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November 04, 2012

Thank You Datuk...

Selepas tujuh tahun dan tujuh bulan di Tronoh, akhirnya pada 31 Oktober, 2012 Datuk Dr Zainal menamatkan kerjayanya di institusi ini. Datuk memulakan kerjaya pada 1 Mac 2005 kira-kira sebulan sebelum aku mendaftar sebagai pekerja di ITPSB. Dua hari lepas adalah hari yang menyedihkan bagi semua warga institusi, melebihi misteri persoalan bagaimana keadaannya pengganti kepada Datuk nanti?

Satu makan malam penghargaan kepada Datuk dan isterinya, Datin Rosemi diadakan dan telah dihadiri oleh lebih daripada separuh warga UTP. Meriah dengan aktivti tetapi keseluruhannya penuh dengan emosi. Prof Fadzil dalam ucapannya menggambarkan keseluruhan penghargaan atas segala pengorbanan Datuk kepada UTP. Aku juga beremosi tapi memandangkan Zaihan di sebelah kanan, Nuzah di sebelah kiri, staf2 lain di hadapan, maka ku tahan juga air mata dari jatuh berderai….

Antara kata-katanya seperti berikut: -

“……..Tonight, as the UTP community gathers to express our deepest gratitude and appreciation to Datuk Dr Zainal, we are also honouring and celebrating an individual who is leaving behind a huge impact on the university with a legacy to be cherished and remembered in our hearts and minds. We are here to commemorate the successes that this university has enjoyed under his leadership over the past seven years and seven months. 

If you recall Datuk, when you first arrived at UTP and chaired your first Management Committee meeting – you had asked us a question. In particular, your question to us was - where are we now? That simple, but thought-provoking yet a correct question had sparked a lot of imagination within us – and we started to imagine things that were at one time, almost unimaginable. Thus, one cannot speak about the achievements that the university has experienced thus far without mentioning the  Transformation Plan, which is the brainchild of Datuk.

That's how I get into the transformation study team. I had few good moments with Datuk when we struggled in preparing presentation especially...EAC, AAC, TP, etc.. Good moments that I will cherish forever..

Datuk had realized the challenges that were staring at our faces at a very early stage, and being a true leader, Datuk showed his proactiveness by taking a bold step to embark upon a journey – a journey that have since then, transformed our lives almost entirely, and had changed the way we think and act. These changes have impacted all aspects of the university, from academic delivery, research output, student development, operational excellence as well as linkages with our stakeholders….”

Datuk’s traits that I could not agree more: -

“….Perhaps the most notable and appreciated quality of Datuk Dr Zainal is his genuine warmth and concern over his people. I believe this springs from Datuk’s sincere interest to develop his people, both the employees and the students. Datuk is always ready to listen to our suggestions and even problems, and is ever willing to engage with staff as well as students. This has actually made our life easier as the management is able to make informed decisions based on the feedback solicited.

Another particular trait of Datuk Dr Zainal that is extremely important for us to remember and emulate is his motivational skills. I am always, and still am amazed by Datuk’s ability to motivate everyone around him, especially the students. As a lecturer myself, I find it an excruciating task to motivate them, but for Datuk – it seems like a breeze. 

When you are with the students, you are at ease – you can sing, you can dance and you can even play music with them – and not many of us can do the same. You have been generous with your time spent for this purpose, and you have touched the lives of countless students, and even the staff and alumni. In fact, I was made to understand that just last night, you spent more than three hours with the students – giving them advise and sharing them your personal experiences in life…”

Something for Datin too...

“…Behind every great man there stands a woman. On behalf of the university community, I would also like to express our gratitude to YBhg Datin Rosemi Hamdan for her strong and gracious support of our university. It is clear that Datin’s unwavering support and sacrifices have been vital to Datuk’s success and we deeply appreciate her selflessness in sharing her husband with us for the past seven years. So Datin, you can now have him back full time…”

Prof Fadzil could not bear his emotion when uttering these words…

“…No words can express our deepest gratitude to you but..
Thank you for your wisdom
Thank you for your guidance
Thank you for your advice
Thank you for always listening
Thank you for understanding
Thank you for the sacrifices made
Thank you for leaving us a treasured legacy
Thank you for your leadership
Thank you for everything
And most of all, thank you for your willingness to be away from your family to be with us for the past seven years….”

Not to miss some of the quotes from prominent figures: -

“A nation or race is only civilized if it knows how to appreciate its leaders” – the late Tun Azizan

“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the mind of others, and the stories they share about you” – famous author, Shannon Alder

“Leadership is not magnetic personality - that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not "making friends and influencing people" - that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person's vision to higher sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations” – management guru, Peter Drucker


P/s - To YBhg Datuk and family, thank you for everything, I hope you will cherish all the good moments in UTP as we do. Happy retirement Datuk.


July 30, 2012

Which One‘s Which??


Not long ago, I wrote something about Namewee’s Nasi Lemak 2.0. I wrote about his easy access to see Pak Menteri Nazriwee and how he can get away in promoting his 1Malaysia, better Malaysian for future generation so-called movie. It was a so ‘patriotic’ movie that most ‘Australian born Malaysian and somehow most migrating Malaysian in other countries’ had a long queue waiting and wanting to buy the cinema tickets. Read here. The controversial movie was eventually released in Malaysia and nothing dreadful things happen. Namewee cool, Nazriwee pleased and other Malaysian also happy. 

Recently, there was this yet-to-be-released movie entitled ‘Tanda Putera’ that sparked an issue which is quite similar with the Nasi Lemak. But this time, it was a Malaysian history movie spinning around on the tragedy of 13th May 1969 and is directed by a Malay (a talented Shumi Baba – remember Maya’s Pontianak?). Again, the local and the ‘Australian born Malaysian and somehow most migrating Malaysian in other countries’ made fuss on the illicit and explicit contents of the movie with intention to make it fail, big time. Words were going around and mStar reported on July 19 that the movie’s release would be delayed to an unspecified date. The genuine story of the tragedy was not truly reflected, they said?? Mmm.... reflected my ass!! It will only be reflected if the story of any story is directed and casted by the ‘Australian born Malaysian and somehow most migrating Malaysian in other countries’. After all, the movie has been 30% ‘discounted’ by Dato’ Rais sampai logo 55 tahun Merdeka pun dah tersilap tampal. You won’t see the whole story pun, jangan la risau. Takkan ada pekikan-pekikan ‘Malay Si, ‘lancau’ dsbgnya cos’ most of it has been censored. Then, why want to delay the release of this movie? Kenapa la nak jaga hati sangat the ‘Australian born Malaysian and somehow most migrating Malaysian in other countries’ tu? Bak kata Leman Raja Lawak... “tak paham aku??”

Release, release, release in full as what the majority wants it (rather than concentrating in Bishop Ng Moon Hin or Dong Zong minority’s demands). No more carrot and time to ply the stick.


P/s – Dunno which one is genuine now, but yang Hana Tajima's look-a-like tu so damn cute..




 
 

July 17, 2012

Marhaban ya Ramadhan


Ramadhan will be knocking on our door in less than 4 days time, brings with it so many 'Barakah' to be treasured and pleasured. May it bring lots of Nur to our heart and into our life. 

During ‘heyday’ as a kid, not much can be taken away or learned from the holy month of Ramadhan, thou the month was something that we are looking forward to. It was a period of exciting and exhilarating with mercun, bunga api, main polis sentri dan segala bagai...almaklumlah Setan2 dah kena tambat, so kurang takut main malam2. Fasting can be ¼ a day (dikenali sebagai posa yang yuk), ½ day or full day depending heavily on how we dealt with lust and desire for food. Thus, parents usually allow their kids to play whole day long just to deviate their minds to this lust and desire, which eventually lead to a very minimum stamina towards the end of the fasting. Udah ghope nak separuh mampuih bila duk nengok ayo sirap kaler merah masa nunggu  masuk waktu Magerib..

Over time, you’ll learn that Ramadhan is not only about not to eat, not to look, not to do things that you are not supposed to do, et cetera but obviously it is more than that. It is mainly for the purpose of attaining ‘takwa’ i.e. piousness, devoutness, the feeling of fear to God. Fasting is between you and your Creator, only between the two of you. Thus, it’s really shape up your attitude, your mind, your fear, simply because no one knows whether you are fasting or not, except for Allah. It’s all about takwa that spiritually and mentally force you to continue fasting in the way that it should be.

I was in US in early 90s and I’ve experienced fasting in a society that will not pressure you to fast, they not even know what fasting is all about. Again, takwa play its pivotal role whether you have the inner strength to shape up or shift out. Allah says in Al-Baqarah, 183 “O you who believe, Observing the fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may attain piety.”  There are two phases involved i.e. the Believer and those who attain piety. Fasting in the month of Ramadhan, as prescribed to us and doing it in the way it should be, is the linkage between both of them.

To all of us, let’s do this Ramadhan with our utmost best simply because we could never be certain whether or not we would live to see the next one.

Marhaban ya Ramadhan..

July 11, 2012

Bad Supervisors Criticize Others


Something that I've read lately and makes me wonder??

"When a supervisor is insecure, they tend to overcompensate by putting other people down, especially in public. They tend to talk down to people and make themselves appear more powerful. They find things to criticize about anyone who is getting positive attention. When they need to reprimand a subordinate, they will often do it in front of other subordinates because they think it make them more powerful. If only they know how horrible it makes them look!!

(Top 10 Signs of A Bad Supervisor, Dr Kimberley Alyn)


P/s - mudah-mudahan aku tidak seperti ini...

Khusus utk sahabat, Shamo yang tengah diujiNya. Moga cepat2 sembuh especially selepas mendengar lagu kegemaran ini...


June 10, 2012

OMRA 2012 (Finale)


Panjang sungguh posting ini. Sebagai finalenya, berikut adalah beberapa penghayatan dan pengertian bagi ibadah umrah bagi diriku yang boleh dikongsi bersama dengan pembaca: -

Sesiapa yang menunaikan haji dan umrah adalah tetamu Allah dan hadir kerana jemputanNya. Selama ini telah banyak kali bonus yang diterima, duit yang telah cukup tapi sekiranya tidak dijemput, maka tiadalah kesempatan untuk kita ke sana. Sebagai hambaNya kita perlu banyak berdoa, berharap dan sentiasa bersedia kerana sekiranya kita telah dijemput, segala-galanya di dunia ini akan kita tinggalkan untuk menerima jemputan itu. Namun tidaklah layak kita berpergian sejauh Baitul Haram dengan segala dosa dan kekejian yang masih berdaki di hati dan fizikal kita. Jadi, perbanyakkanlah  berdoa dan bertaubat. Keikhlasan hati adalah antara penyebab kepada segala urusan kita dipermudahkan Allah SWT di Tanah Suci Mekah.

Ilmu pengetahuan (be it fikh, tasawuf atau tauhid) amat-amat perlu bagi mendapatkan penghayatan dalam melakukan ibadah. Seseorang tidak akan terkesan dengan segala perbuatan umrah dan haji apatah lagi menghayatinya tanpa ilmu pengetahuan bagi sebab-sebab perlakuan umrah dan haji tersebut. Contohnya berlari-lari anak di antara Safa & Marwah, Intipati doa tawaf setiap pusingan hatta beribtidda bagi orang laki-laki.Dan hendaklah kamu membawa bekal dengan secukupnya, kerana sebaik-baik bekal itu ialah Takwa (memelihara diri), dan bertakwallah kepadaKu wahai orang-orang yang berakal (yang dapat memikir dan memahaminya).” petikan daripada Surah al-Baqarah ayat 197.


PENYERAHAN DIRI

Hidup ini adalah penyerahan diri secara total kepada qada’ dan qadar Allah SWT iaitu sebagai hamba kepada penciptanya. Segala ibadah hanya kepada Allah, segala permintaan hanya kepadaNya. Begitulah konsep penyerahan diri secara ikhlas yang sepatutnya dilakukan terhadap Allah SWT tanpa meninggalkan doa dan harapan. Berserahdirilah kepada ketentuan-ketentuanNya, hukum-hukumNya, dan takdirNya. Setiap jiwa di Tanah Haram akan merasai ujian dan setiap ujian itu harus ditangani dengan konsep penyerahan diri ini. Setiap ujian adalah kifarah. Justeru kepayahan, kesakitan, tekanan yang wujud semasa, sebelum atau selepas menunaikan haji dan umrah adalah ujian Allah SWT untuk hamba-hambaNya. Sebagaimana yang terdapat dalam sebuah hadis sahih daripada Abu Hurairah dan Abu Said Al-Khudri bahawa Rasulullah SAW telah bersabda “Tidaklah seorang mukmin dilanda kecemasan, kelelahan dan kesedihan, melainkan Allah SWT akan menghapuskan segala kesalahannya.”

Ibadah umrah dan haji mampu menjadi agen perubahan kepada keperibadian makhluk Allah. Itulah yang dapat aku rasakan sehingga posting ini ditulis. Esok-esok aku berserah lagi kepadaNya tetapi doaku untuk sentiasa diberikan petunjuk ke jalan yang benar tidak akan lagi lekang dari bibir. Kalaulah aku tahu ibadah umrah ini mampu mengubah keperibadianku sebegini rupa, sepatutnya dari dulu lagi aku patut ke sana. Apabila kita mampu membuat diri terasa berdosa ianya adalah hasilan dari sifat terpuji yang telah kita miliki. Ianya jelas merupakan agen perubahan terbesar yang terhasil daripada ibadah umrah tersebut.

Berdoa dan bertaubatlah dengan sebenar-benarnya kerana segala permintaan InsyaAllah akan dikurniakan oleh Allah. Begitulah juga halnya walaupun kita tidak lagi berada di Tanah Haram. Berdoalah kita sentiasa kerana Allah SWT pasti menunaikannya dengan caraNya yang tersendiri.

Mengunjungi Rasulullah SAW seolah-olah seperti kita bersemuka dengan Baginda. Namun hati yang keras dengan segala macam dosa tidak akan dapat melihat Baginda seperti yang sepatutnya. Jadi banyakkanlah mendengar kisah2 Baginda, banyakkanlah memahami jerih payah SAW meninggikan syiar Islam sehingga kita ini diberikan harta yang paling berharga – iaitu dilahirkan menjadi seorang Muslim. Begitu juga dengan pengorbanan dan perjuangan sahabat-sahabat serta teman perjuangan Rasulullah SAW patutnya dihayati dengan penuh keinsafan dan kesyahduan.

P/s – sebagai panduan untuk diri ini (juga anda perhaps)..

May 28, 2012

Omra 2012 (Part 6)


Hari-hari seterusnya di Madinah, kami berpeluang menziarahi tempat2 yang penuh dengan sejarahnya yang tersendiri. Masjid Quba, Qiblatain, Masjid tujuh dan Gunung Uhud. Terbayang kehebatan Singa Allah di medan perang Uhud walaupun dia akhirnya tewas dek kesilapan pasukan pemanah. Kami tidak sempat ke tempat2 lain disebabkan salah seorang Jemaah tiba2 gagal dikesan sewaktu di Masjid Quba. Setelah dua jam di sana mencari di setiap arah, akhirnya beliau diberitakan telah kembali semula ke hotel bersendirian. Mutawif pulak tidak mahu kami terlepas menunaikan sembahyang di Masjid Nabawi, maka tidaklah dapat kami menziarahi semua tempat2 yang sepatutnya dilawati.

Pagi akhir sebelum bertolak pulang, aku sekali lagi ke Masjid untuk bertemua Nabi mengucapkan selamat tinggal kepada Baginda. Sedih sungguh meninggalkan Kota Madinah dan isinya apatah lagi memikirkan mungkin tiada lagi kesempatan untuk datang ke sini. Aku berdoa di Raudhah agar aku dipertemukan lagi dengan Rasulullah SAW. Itu saja yang termampu kulakukan. Sebelum itu, aku berkesempatan ke perkuburan Baqi’ melawat para Syuhada’ dan Anbia yang tenang di sana menunggu2 masa sebelum ditempatkan di Syurga. 

Tengahhari 30hb kami berangkat pulang ke Malaysia. Maka bermulalah episod baru kehidupan seorang manusia yang bernama Fadil Ariff… InsyaAllah!!


Tempat bersemayamnya Penghulu para Syuhada'. Pernah sebelum itu terjadi banjir besar di kaki bukit Uhud. Dengan izin Allah, terkeluarlah semula jasad antara 70 para Syuhada' termasuklah jasad Saidina Hamzah. Walaupun selepas beberapa lama, jasadnya masih elok malah masih ada kesan2 luka dan berdarah...




Model sambilan...











Di suatu pagi yang tenang di perkuburan Baqi'..tempat tinggal sementara lebih 10,000 tabiin, anbia, sahabat2, isteri2 dan keluarga nabi..








bergambar bersama pakcik & makcik Norela dari Shah Alam yang menganggap kami berdua sebagai anak angkat mereka...







P/s - dah nak balik...baru teringat Raischa..


May 27, 2012

Omra 2012 (Part 5)


Madinah agak berbeza dengan Mekah. Tiada lagi gerombolan dan hiruk pikuk manusia. Tiada lagi kedengaran pak polisi mengalunkan perkataan “Hajjah..hajjah..Hajj..hajj” menyuruh Jemaah beredar atau pemandu teksi yang sentiasa membunyikan hon (teringat driver Salman semasa di Karachi yang selalu membunyikan hon keretanya, kadang2 hanya kerana suka-suka!!). Kalau pun ada semuanya agak bersopan. Agak hampir juga hotel Ishraq Al Madinah kami dengan Masjid Nabawi. Kusimpulkan, semuanya agak tenang di Madinah. Hari pertama, kami ke Raudhah pada jam 8 pagi di bawa oleh Mutawif yang sama. Masa itu merupakan masa yang paling sesuai (bagi kaum lelaki sahaja) untuk bersolat di Raudhah kerana kurang sesak dengan Jemaah. Namun bagi kaum Hawa, beribadah di Raudhah bukanlah sesuatu yang mudah disebabkan oleh prosedur yang ketat oleh pihak pengurusan Masjid. Sepanjang berada di sana, aku sempat bersembahyang di Raudhah sebanyak tujuh kali, berdoa dan berdoa. 

Aku berkesempatan untuk membawa buah kurma (yang juga kubawa bertawaf di Masjidil Haram) di Raudhah. Buah2 kurma ‘special’ itu kudoakan untuk kesejahteraan keluarga yang terdekat dan sahabat yang handai. 

Setiap kali ke Masjid aku akan cuba samada ke Rudhah atau berjumpa dengan Rasulullah. Setiap kali berjumpa Baginda, aku rasakan keadaan lebih baik dari sebelumnya. Kalau hari ini penuh dengan malu, kali kedua perasaan malu itu berkurangan dan digantikan pula dengan ketenangan dan emosi. Bukan mudah untuk berjumpa Rasulullah rupanya. Kalaulah ditakdirkan aku ke Madinah dulu, mahu aku malu untuk berjumpa dengan Nabi kerana aku merasakan ‘pakaian’ku penuh dengan kekotoran. Namun, setelah agak yakin semua ‘kekotoran’ itu kutinggalkan di Mekah, aku agak berkeyakinan untuk bertemu dengan Baginda. 

 
Maqam Nabi SAW, Abu Bakar & Umar..











 

Raudhah...















 
Keindahan Masjid Nabawi tiada taranya. Itu belum lagi kalau berada di dalamnya..











Di Madinah aku keseorangan tanpa ditemani oleh Nora yang masuk ke Nabawi dari pintu yang berlainan (walaupun balik ke hotel bersama2). Jadi aku kerjakan ibadahku bersendirian. Kalau di Mekah aku berjumpa dengan Uncle Hailem dari Algeria (bercerita tentang kisah2 kemerdekaan kedua2 negara) atau Pakcik Umer dari Sri Langka (yang berumur 71 tahun tapi masih kuat mengerjakan umrah) tetapi di Madinah aku keseorangan. Jemaah2 Malaysia pun sudah kelihatan berkurangan. Walau bagaimanapun, Masjid Nabawi tidak pernah lokek dengan orang2 buta, orang2 yang cacat, orang tua bongkok dan anak2 kecik yang bersama2 bapanya sama keadaannya seperti di Masjidil Haram. Semua orang mahu bersembahyang dan semua orang tidak mahu ketinggalan untuk beribadah. 

P/s - Apa alasan aku untuk tidak ke masjid selepas ini??

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