TERAKHIR

HARI INI HARI TERAKHIR DI USIA 47.

MOGA ALLAH PINJAMKAN AKU

SEJALUR WAKTU LAGI

UNTUK AKU MENEMUI ESOK

MOGA ALLAH PINJAMKAN AKU KETABAHAN

SEKUKUH GUNUNG

UNTUK AKU MENERUSKAN

HARI-HARI MENDATANG

MAN PROPOSES GOD OPPOSES

Early in the morning, with rain pelting on my windscreen I drove to my old college to attend a literature course. Met some old friends, got new ones. Carried out the first activity with enthusiasm.

Then there was the coffee break where the plastic spoons and forks were not enough for all the participants,( including me!!) to eat their fried noodles. When I finally found the spoon and fork and started eating I received a text message from my second daughter who was at home for the university long holidays. She had asthma attack.

Leaving the fried noodles half way, I snatched my bag, told the facilitators that I had to leave and came back to fetch her and took her to the hospital.

Spent some time there because she had to be given the inhaler.Then she was examined by the doctor, waited for the medicine and only then we came home. It was raining, the kind of weather that aggravated her asthma.

After having chicken soup for lunch, she took her medicine and rested in bed. She coughed and coughed and that made me decide not to go back for the course. My daughter's well being is not to be traded with the literature course. And that's final.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE WORKSHOP

The English Language Workshop for form 4 was held at the hall from 7.30 to 2pm. We received backdated issues of The Star and Galaxie from Star Publication for the students to carry out the activities.

The students were divided into 26 groups with 8-10 members in each group. In every group, the members were from the 9 classes. So they really had to cooperate with students from other classes.

The first activity was naming the group. Some of them chose such hilarious names such as PINK ELEPHANT!!The rationale: a pink elephant would be something very unique, like each and every one member in our group.

Another group chose the name MOSQUITO and they really smacked the insect and glued it on the paper!! When I asked the group leader to explain the rationale: because a mosquito is small but sucks blood...

Other names include: Crazy For Cash, Volkswagen, Chelsea, Broadband, Dazzle,Proximal and Tech Juniors.

One of the activities was writing obituary but NO human!!So there were obituaries for a cell phone,("died" because it fell from the 2nd floor!!) a notebook,(cause of death: tsunami!!) car(which belongs to my fourth wife!!), among others. My students were creative and talented. Its just that they lacked confidence and they were busy thinking of mischievous things.

When I gave them a riddle: I AM AN INSECT. THE FIRST HALF OF MY NAME IS THE NAME OF ANOTHER INSECT. WHAT IS MY NAME?

My colleagues and I laughed when one the students answered:

BUTTERFLY. I commented: IS BUTTER AN INSECT??

But the best answer that tickled us so much was:DRAGONFLY.

And I said jokingly: HELLO!!A DRAGON IS NOT AN INSECT, PEOPLE!

Do you know the answer??

Well, next year we will have another workshop, InsyaAllah.

Heart

My heart to you is given:
Oh, do give yours to me;
We'll lock them up together,
And throw away the key.

-Frederick Saunders

Solat Hajat

Semalam 4 Nov 2010 tatkala banyak sekolah sudah bercuti sempena Deepavali, SMTM mengadakan Solat Hajat SPM/STPM.

Sekolah tamat jam 12. 30 dan guru-guru diminta berada semula di sekolah jam 4ptg untuk Majlis Dialog dengan Ibubapa untuk berbincang keputusan Peperiksaan Percubaan SPM 2.

3.45 aku dah sampai ke sekolah tapi aku tak pegi ke Dewan jam 4 sebab aku nak solat Asar terlebih dulu. Dekat 4.30 baru aku pegi dan dah ada ibu bapa yg menunggu aku. Sebelum mereka bertanya aku dah siap-siap bagitau: Maaf ye, saya solat Asar dulu.

Agaknya kalau mereka nak marah pun tak jadi nak bersuara! Maka sesi tu berlarutan sampai 6.30. Tukar pakaian dan terus ke surau kerana Maghrib dah sangat awal sekarang. Baru saja angkat takbir untuk solat Maghrib, aku dah mula rasa terganggu. Sepanjang 3 rakaat tu, telefon bimbit seorang wanita( aku tak taulah emak siapa orang ni!!) yang hanya berselang 5 orang dari aku, asyik berbunyi. Sakitnya telinga aku.

Ada 2 hal yg buat aku jadi marah.

Pertama: Tuan punya telefon tak reti nak tutup atau silentkan telefon dia bila masuk ke surau. Tak biasa tengok agaknya pesanan syarikat telekomunikasi yg berbunyi: TIADA PANGGILAN SEPENTING SERUAN ILLAHI.

Kedua: Orang yang menelefon tu teramatlah bangangnya kerana tak sedar itu waktu solat. Tak boleh agak ke, kalau jam 7pm orang tak jawab call kau tu tandanya orang tengah mengadap Allah?

Imam Besar Masjid Al Azim sendiri yang imamkan solat Magrib/Taubat/Hajat dan Isya dan beri tazkirah yang ringkas, tepat, padat dan bernas. Intipatinya, Yang Berbahagia Datuk mengingatkan hadirin akan kehebatan DOA.

Tapi yang sedikit mengelirukan ialah ucapan oleh NYDP PIBG yg suruh budak2 spot soalan periksa dan kuasai!!Nasib baik Ustaz Musa yg jadi pengacara malis dengan nada bergurau membetulkan persepsi dgn kata-kata: SAYA CADANGKAN , SEBAIK2 CARA UNTUK SPOT SOALAN IALAH DENGAN SPOT SEMUA TAJUK DAN SEMUA BAB!!

Jawapan yg bagus Ustaz!!Saya sokong.

JALAN

Kususuri jalan berliku
Luka kakiku ditusuk kaca berbisa
Berdarah hatiku diguris duri tajam
Pun begitu
Berpaling tidak sekali
Kerana percayanya aku
Pada janji keramat
Di hujung jalan berliku ini
Ada cahaya melimpah sinar

NAMA

Semasa menjadi MC Majlis Graduasi Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia Sekolah Teknik/Vokasional Zon melaka/ negeri Sembilan pada 30 Oktober, aku telah menemui satu nama yang kurasa unik dan belum pernah aku jumpa. Aku tak pasti bagaimana nak menyebut nama pelajar itu: MIFTAKHUKUL JANNAH BINTI...(tak payah tulis nama bapa dia, nama biasa saja). Aku tanya pelajar tu: BAGAIMANA NAK SEBUT NAMA KAMU NI? MAU TERBELIT LIDAH SAYA NI. Dia ketawa.

Bila aku bertanya begitu, kawan-kawannya yang lelaki gelak macam mengejek Nama dia tukul cikgu, kata seorang dengan celupar!!. Aku dah rasa lain macam. rasa macam nak baling dengan microphone! Kau ingat nama kau hebat ke??Dengan selamba dia menjawab: MIF TA' KHU KUL JANNAH. Hati aku berkata-kata. Jannah ni syurga. Tapi yang bahagian depan tu apa maksudnya.

Tadi aku pun bertanya kepada rakan setugas, Ustaz Hassanudin Bin Adnan Al Hafiz. Jawapannya?? Sungguh buat aku terkesima dan kagum dengan ibu bapa pelajar itu. Maksud namanya ialah: KUNCI SEGALA PINTU SYURGA.

Sungguh aku kagum dengan ibu bapanya yang mendoakan anaknya dengan nama yang sedemikian baik. Malangnya, kawan-kawannya yang jahil mempermainkan namanya. sedangkan ada di antara mereka kalau diterjemah ke Bahasa Arab, nama mereka maksudnya, entah-entah kuda, takpun belalang!!

Dek kerana namanya yang unik itu, aku terpaksa menarik nafas dan menyebut namanya dengan cermat supaya tak terbelit lidah!!

Siapa kata kerja MC ni senang??Try sebut , MIFTAKHUKUL JANNAH!