Power! It is all about power!

Yeah people. It is all about power. What power am I talking about? Well it is not the power status kind but power as in power itself. Energy. Power as in electricity. Yes that is right, I am talking about electricity. But why am I talking about electricity?

Well as most you should have known, oil prices have gone up. Since electricity has direct connection with oil, the price for electricity will also go up. Meaning our bills will also be higher soon. My mum has increased her nagging about not switching off lights and appliances when not using. She even switches off the lights to my workstation even though I just left the place to get something from the kitchen. I am not angry or affect about her nagging or action because I understand well of the intention. Electricity cost money and money are hard to come by. Our household bills have steadily increased over the months and that is not a good sign.

When I think about it again, I feel that she is right. We need to conserve electricity. Think about all those people in other countries without the leisure of lights at the flick of the switch. Yeah.. Yeah.. I know you have heard about that a thousands times but let us reflect properly and sincerely.

As a muslim, it is wrong for us to allow wastage. Leaving lights on, turning on the TV when there is no one watching or even using the aircon when it is already a cold day is a practice of waste. Some of us do it without realising it because we are so lazy to switch it off. For example, I am using my laptop doing some work, then I feel like watching a DVD. SO instead of switching off my laptop, I just leave it on while watching DVD. That is wasting!! I use laptop as an example because laptop uses a lot of electricity. Believe me, I study energy at university level, I know.

So my dearest brothers and sisters, please conserve electricity. Many of us might think it is just a small matter but it is not. The earth is being depleted of its natural resources. Soon we will find ourselves with any resources to produce electricity. Solar energy is definitely not the answer so it nuclear. Let do our bit by not wasting energy. Lets always remind ourselves to switch off any lights or appliances(laptop) when we are not using them even for 15 mins long. Every single effort will insyaAllah be rewarded in the hereafter.

Its a reminder from Him...

Sometimes we can't help but to wonder why is life tough for us? Why such problems befall upon us? How come we are always facing challenges and before we solve or overcome the first challenge, the next challenge will already hit us. I am sure we think of much more than this. And I am glad that we think about it. For thinking about it makes us special. By thinking about it, we are making effort to find out the reasons and that is one of the triad of a good Muslim.

Don't expect to look for answer here because I am not going to give any. I just hope that the Almighty will continue to guide me and all my dearest brothers and sisters in facing all our challenges. We are indeed weak creatures. No matter how many muscles we build, we are still weak. Weak in controlling desires, weak in preventing mungkar, weak in developing wisdom and much more. We certainly need Him. Need Him to give us the wisdom and knowledge. We need Him in EVERYTHING!

Let us continue to seek mardhatillah in everything we do. Sometimes in the midst of our busy schedules, we fail to see the very reason why we are put into this world. Let us not lose focus of the end in mind. May Allah guide us and protect us for the evil whispers.

Pengapit(Best Man) Bully Pengantin(Groom)

The Boys Band of Saff...

Zaman muda-muda(Younger days). They aspire to go far and create their own album. Watch out for it!

Alas, nothing goes without hard work. The bestman request such services before he agrees to help the groom.

Those were the days...

Speaking Frankly about pay a.k.a salary a.k.a remuneration

Yes, yes. Everyone favourite topic. Salary. Bonus. Allowance.

Salary is paid to you because you have contributed or done some useful work to the organisation/company which pays you. Salary is also given in recognition of the good work done and effort put in the task given. Some can be based on the number of hours or the amount of output produced. Whatever it is, you have to give something before you get anything.

I got a friend, who everytime we meet, will talk about salary. He will always start by saying that his salary is not enough. Then he will continue by saying that he wants to change job. Mind you that is like 4 months ago, now he is still here working in my workplace. While listening to him, deep down I wonder and search my feelings about salary.

Frankly, I too want a higher salary. I too envy those who put in the same effort as me but earning higher. I too wish that I could have a job that pays me higher. In fact, deep deep down, I wish I had the highest paying job among all my friends who graduated with me. There! You have it, it is all out.

But wait, I am not done yet. The previous paragraph is the Nafsu talking. Human will never have enough. We always want something better and when we got it, we demand something even better. And so on. So how to cure this? Simple. With Kesyukuran(Sorry at this instant I can't remember the English word for that). Be glad that you are earning and have food on your table. Some of us aren't as lucky to have a stable job to support the family. Allah has made the plans for you. The job you are doing is meant for you. The salary you are getting is meant for you. You will never know, if you were to get more than what you are getting now, Allah might pull His other nikmat from you. So beware, money will blind you and cannot be brought to the grave. Always say Alhamdulilah for all the things that you get be it small or a lot. InsyaAllah, you will be happy in life.

But wait, I am not finished yet. Having said all that, Allah also encourage us to aim as high as we can and achieve as much as we can. As Muslim, we must try to be the best in whatever we do. Afterall, we are the best of mankind(quote from the Quran). So we must strive to be the best. If getting the highest paying job means to be the best, so be it. Let other know that, a Muslim can also get a high paying job. Be a company director, CEO etc.

So what am I saying here? Am I confused? To seek a higher pay or not? To look for higher paying job or not? Huh?

Well, the key message here is Mardhatillah, to seek the pleasure of Allah. The intention must be set right right from the start. Why are you working? Who are you working for? What do you intend to do with the money you earn? What do you want to achieve at the end of your life? and much more. These questions need to be answered and answered correctly. Then you will have happiness in life. Let Allah and Islam be the centre of our life.

Easier said than done huh? Yup, this is a reminder to myself too. I too have been blinded by the materialistic value of this life. May Allah guide us and give us His blessing in whatever we do.

I am Back!!!

Yes people. I am back. And I hope it will be for a long time before I disappear again. Been very busy and lazy for the past 5-6 months. And since blogging is the least priority, it was made to be the sacrifice for the laziness. I am truly sorry to those of you who continue to visit this blog and found it to be out dated. I will try to blog as frequent as I can and share with you what my mind is thinking.

Just return from the movies with a few brothers of mine. The movie was about Americans in the Saudi Arabia being killed and some FBI officers investigating and trying to find the terrorist who did it. The whole story was more like CSI where the officers investigate for clues and narrow down the suspect. Along with it is the usual American propaganda. From the whole story, I only like the starting and the ending. If you want to know why, ask me when you see me online.

I have a discontentment in my heart. Deep down inside, I felt regretful for not getting an engineering job. I have always wanted to be an engineer. I had an admiration of engineers because of the importance of their job and responsibilities. I thought to myself that one day I would want to be an engineer too. But as I move along in life, I realize that being engineer is not as glamourous as it is seen. Yes the title is glamour but the job is actually quite stressful. But that is not the reason why I am feeling regretful. I actually regret that I am not able to apply what I learnt into practice. All those years of study felt so wasted and gone. All my knowledge about energy and power saving technology seems meaningless other than just empty talks to my friends once in a while. There is an urge inside me that want to continue to do engineering especially in my field of “expertise”.(not that I am an expert but I would like to think that I am… hehehe) Hearing about the government promoting clean energy makes my finger itch to open the Recruits in the Straits Times to look for new jobs. I know once the government had mentioned it in the news, the industry will guarantee to set off soon. Well, let just see how it goes. After all, I really like my job now.