Sound Advice On Sleep

 

A man can go two weeks without eating. But if he doesn’t rest at all, he can only survive for one week. Sleeping provides us the time to rest our internal organs, eyes and brains. Poor sleep quality can cause internal damage to our internal organs and brains. Therefore, sleeping is very important to us. If you wish to have a long life and stay healthy, please take note of the advice below.

5 Don’ts When You Are Sleeping:

1. Don’t Sleep With Watch

   • Watches can emit a certain level of radioactivity. Though small, but if you wear your watch to bed for a long time, it might have adverse effects on your health.

2. Don’t Sleep With Bra

   • Scientists in America have discovered those that wear bras for more than 12 hours have a higher risk of getting breast cancer. So go to bed without it.

3. Don’t Sleep With Phone

   • Putting the phone beside your bed or anywhere near you is not encouraged. Though some of us will use phones as alarm clocks, but please put the phone as far as possible. Scientists have proved that electrical items including mobile phone and television sets emit magnetic waves when used. These waves can cause disruptions to our nervous system. Therefore if you need to put your mobile phone near you, switch it off first.

4. Don’t Sleep With Make Up

   • People who sleep with make up might have skin problems in the long run. Sleeping with make up will cause the skin to have difficulty in breathing and problem in perspiring. You will also need a much longer time to go into deep sleep.

5. Don’t Sleep With Others’ Wife
   • You may never wake up again.

P/S: Don’t you love the last one? It’s so true.. Hihihi..

Thanks to kak ZI for forwarding such a useful advices. I had never considered the importance of sleep in maintaining a healthy lifestyle before. My bad, my bad..

Luna Sea – I For You

Just now, when I came upon the word dreamer, suddenly Ozzy Osbourne’s Dreamer struck my mind. Hmm.. it has been so long since the last time I heard this song. It’s a nice song and I used to like it I think. So I went through my music videos collection and played that song (video). After finishing with Dreamer, I watched a couple more videos including Queens Of The Stone Age – No One Knows, Puddle Of Mudd – She Hates Me, some Metallica’s, some System of a Down’s and even a Ricky Martin’s

Ok, then out of nowhere, Luna Sea’s I For You came in mind. This song brought back even more memories. To think that I used to like it a lots! Heck, I’ve memorised the lyric (japanese) to the extend that I can still sing-a-long with it eventhough it has been so long. Ilmu atau ayat al-Quran susah pula nak ingat.. (>_<); I even memorised the bassline for it. Well, I can still play some of them I think.. Anway, it was all begin with the japanese drama, Kamisama, Mou Sukoshi Dake, played by Takeshi Kaneshiro and Kyoko Fukada. If you have watched this drama, you should know that I For You is the opening theme song.

I fell in love with this song the moment I heard of it. The drama has a sad theme thus the lyric for this song is also quite sad I think. But I’m quite disappointed with the PV (music video). In my point of view, it’s not quite portrayed the meaning of this song. They could’ve done something better by putting in some dramatic or some lovey-dovey scene.. hehehe.. After all, it’s a love-theme song, isn’t it? Well, maybe it’s not Luna Sea’s style to do something like that. But if that’s the case, then I think they should’ve put in more band-playing scene. They only appeared for just a short time at the end of the song.

Nevertheless, I really loved this song and I still do. I love the sadness I used to feel when I listened to this song. For whatever reason or whomever I thought of at that time. Or perhaps I’m in sadness right now to suddenly think of this song? Hmm.. I wonder for what reason this time around? Anyhow, below is the video clip for I For You. From I to You

Translated lyric:

You told me
That you couldn’t love anybody
I finally realised what you meant
When I saw that you were afraid of everybody

How ironic is it
If us two met
only to get hurt?

With all my heart
I have to tell you this
All I want to see is the real YOU

You still don’t smile very well
Because even now, you still wear sadness around you

If the only reason I was born
was so I could meet you,
do you think I’ll be able to change everything?

With all my heart
I have to tell you this
We’re hurt, but we’ve still got time
With all my love
I love you
I want to wipe away
All the pain that falls on you
I for You

With all my heart
I have to tell you this
If only you could smile at me like that
forever…
With all my love
I love you
I want to gather every piece of light
and give it all to you
I for You

Source: I for You – translation.

Upin & Ipin Episode 4

This evening, TV9 broadcasted the same episode 4 of Upin & Ipin which we had already watched last week. Someone mentioned that they’ll air episode 5 and 6 during Hari Raya. Which means, no new episode even on the next weekends.. sigh..

Anyway, for your viewing pleasure, catch Upin and Ipin going to their first tawareh.. ops, terawih.. in episode 4;

Going Home vs Going to Work

I probably felt like the penguin this afternoon and hopefully won’t be like the bear on the next Monday I know it’s Thursday.. but tomorrow is an off day for us (me and my colleagues)!! So, shouldn’t I feel like the penguin?

P/S: The penguin is sooo cute~

Happy Ninth Birthday, Google!

Google turns 9 today. So, happy birthday and congratulation guys!! Keep up the great works!! I was thinking of using the official 9th birthday logo as the picture, but then I found out that we are not allowed to do so By the way, if you like to find out more on Google’s interesting history, it can be found here.

Ayat-Ayat Power Mr. Samy

I don’t know whether these are his true words or not, but they’re so funny and hilarious..!!

• Samy Vellu on PosLaju: “BESOK KIRIM, HARI INI SAMPAI”
• On TV when trying to say he was ashamed, he said: “Kemaluan saya besar”
• Samy said in a ceramah “Kita akan bina satu jambatan untuk orang-orang kampong di sini”. One pakcik asked, “Datuk, sini takde sungai, buat apa bina jambatan?” and Samy glorious replied, “Kalau takde sungai, kita bina sungai!”
• Samy’s favorite quote on national television for the decade is this lah: “Toll naik sikit, manyak marah saya. You ingat semua ini toll saya punya bapa punya kah!”
• Semasa krisis air: “semua orang diminta jangan membuang aiyerr..!”
• Tentang masalah sosial: “..orang-orang muda sekarang banyak hisap dada..”
• Semasa kempen derma darah Sungai Siput:”..marilah kita semua menderma dara..”
• Semasa memberi ucapan dipelbagai function: “…selamat datang saudara-mara semua..” (sebenarnya saudara-saudari)
• During the height of the al-arqam saga, he said in a press conference, “Saya gembira bahawa didapati tiada pemuda MIC terlibat dalam kes arqam..”
• At an opening ceremony: “Mempersilakan Datin Paduka Rafidah Aziz naik ke pentas untuk membuka kain”
• Commenting about his modesty: “sebenarnya, kemaluan saya sangat-sangat besar”

Credit: The handsome picture of YB. Dato Seri S. Samy Vellu above is courtesy of copyright © 2003 Malaysian Indian Congress.

Doa Elak Diri (Perempuan) Atau Anak Perempuan Dari Dizalimi

Petikan dari email yang aku dapat Pn MO. Khas untuk orang perempuan dan anak-anak perempuan. Sebagai langkah pencegahan dan tawakal susulan dari peristiwa adik Nurin Jazlin Jasimin.

Assalamu’alaikum….

Oleh Ustaz Wan Sohor Bani Leman

Berikut (lampiran) adalah doa yang beliau bacakan untuk kita amalkan untuk diri dan anak-anak (yang ada anak-anak perempuan). InsyaAllah kita dan anak-anak akan terhindar dari menjadi mangsa PERKOSAAN!! Jangan ketawa, jangan ingat jika ada di antara anda adalah mak-mak orang, nenek yang berumur 74 tahun pun baru diperkosa tak lama dahulu. So, moga2 ilmu ini dapat dimanfaatkan untuk kita dan keturunan kita.

Doa tersebut dibaca oleh Siti Sarah semasa zaman Nabi Ibrahim. Siti Sarah membaca doa tersebut ketika berkali-kali cuba dirogol oleh raja yang zalim ketika itu. Menurut Ustaz (dalam kuliyyahnya), doa tersebut boleh diamalkan untuk mendapat perlindungan dari dianiaya oleh orang kafir.

Dapatkan doa Siti Sarah di sini.

Tazkirah Ramadhan III

Tazkirah Ramadhan pada hari ini pula disampaikan oleh ustaz Zaharom Ridzwan, pensyarah bahasa arab di UKM. Ustaz Zaharom membawa tajuk Penghayatan Puasa. Hari ni rasa mengantuk pula. Tersengguk-sengguk juga la.. Buat malu je. Dah la duduk kat depan sekali..

Antara yang dapat dikongsi;

• Dari hadis Qudsi: “Puasa itu sebagai benteng”.
• Persoalannya:
  1. Ada atau tidak benteng ini dalam diri kita? Atau, terbinakah benteng itu?
  2. Untuk apakah benteng itu?
• Ustaz memikirkan bahawa puasa sepatutnya menjadi benteng kepada 3 perkara:
  1. Benteng kepada diri
     • Sukar untuk melakukan maksiat atau dosa.
  2. Benteng kepada penyakit
     • Boleh meningkatkan taraf kesihatan dengan mengawal pemakanan.
  3. Benteng kepada keinginan nafsu
     • Mengawal kecenderungan hati kepada hal-hal duniawi.
• Benteng yang dibina hendaklah berkesan. Jika tidak, akan jadi seperti membina benteng menahan banjir dengan menggunakan kertas. Sudah tentu benteng tersebut akan hancur.
• Kalau tidak sahur, tidak dapat berkat.
• Sahur tidak semestinya perlu makan banyak. Biar makan sedikit tapi dapat berkat kerana bersahur.
• Pada bulan Ramadhan, 1 kebaikan yang dikerjakan akan dibalas dengan pahala sehingga 700 kali ganda.

Minggu depan ustaz akan membicarakan tentang solat terawih pula.

Tazkirah Ramadhan II

Tazkirah pada tengah hari tadi disampaikan oleh ustaz Drs. Sapawi Che Mat. Ustaz Sapawi bawa tajuk fadhilat-fadhilat Ramadhan. Aku tak dengar betul-betul rasanya, so tak banyak yang dapat dikongsi.

Anyhow, ustaz ada sentuh pasal niat puasa sebulan sebab beberapa hari sebelum Ramadhan tu, aku ada minta dia niat puasa sebulan melalui email. Ustaz beritau dia habiskan selama 3 jam untuk cari pendapat yang membolehkan niat puasa sebulan.

• Jumhur ulama mazhab Syafie mewajibkan niat pada tiap-tiap malam.
• Ini kerana ibadat itu mesti dengan disengajakan (disertakan dengan niat).
  • Tambahan dari saya: Niat membezakan antara ibadat dan adat (ritual).
• Bangun makan sahur juga boleh dikira sebagai niat sebab kita bangun untuk makan dengan niat untuk puasa pada esok harinya. Kalau tidak puasa, kita tidak bangun makan.
• Sekiranya telah menjadi kebiasaan kita untuk bangun makan, maka bangun sahur sahaja tanpa niat tidak boleh dikira sebagai niat.
• Niat puasa untuk sebulan pada malam pertama Ramadhan dibolehkan oleh mazhab Maliki.

Solat terawih dan witir:

• Nabi pernah tidak datang ke masjid untuk solat terawih dan pada keesokan paginya, beliau mengatakan bahawa beliau sengaja tidak ke masjid kerana bimbang umat akan menganggap solat terawih sebagai ibadat yang wajib.
• Solat terawih yang dilakukan oleh Nabi dan saidina Abu Bakar r.a adalah sebanyak 8 rakaat dengan 3 rakaat witir. Surah-surah yang dibaca adalah surah-surah yang panjang.
• Solat terawih 20 rakaat dimulakan pada zaman saidina Umar r.a kerana para sahabat pada masa itu ingin menambah amalan mereka. Tetapi membaca surah-surah yang pendek.
• Tidak salah untuk kita mengikut amalan para sahabat kerana Nabi pernah bersabda yang bermaksud, “Sunnah para sahabatku adalah sunnahku”.
• Berapa rakaat terawih sekalipun tidak menjadi masalah. Yang menjadi masalah ialah mereka yang tidak ke masjid untuk berterawih.
• Solat witir boleh dilakukan 3 rakaat dengan 1 salam. Dengan syarat setiap rakaat perlu baca surah selepas bacaan Al-Fatihah dan tiada tahiyat awal. Ini untuk mengelakkan dari terkeliru dengan solat fardhu.
• Dikhabarkan Nabi pernah buat 5 rakaat witir dengan 1 salam.

Upin & Ipin on YouTube

As told by Angkasawan on Jom tengok Upin & Ipin! (thank you Angkasawan for the heads up), someone posted on YouTube the first 2 episodes of Upin & Ipin. Actually, by now all 3 episodes are available. For your viewing pleasure, I posted them here. Enjoy!!

Episod 1: Esok Puasa

Episod 2: Dugaan

Episod 3: Nikmat