Saturday, October 29, 2011

AKU INGIN BERHENTI DI PLATFORM TAK BERNOMBOR DALAM HATIMU

Oleh Salman Sulaiman

Sudah beratus SMS yang telah kuhantar kepadamu atau mungkin beribu, tapi kau masih tetap juga membisu. Dan sudah beratus juga SMS itu kusimpan dalam buku catatan kerana aku bercita-cita untuk menjadikannya sebahagian daripada kenangan cinta, bolehlah nanti ketika berbulan madu kita mengenang semula bagaimana manisnya saat aku melamarmu. Setiap SMS yang kukirim, aku tidak mahu berbohong – aku sangat ternanti-nanti balasan darimu. Tapi sayangnya kau terlalu sibuk, terlalu sibuk! Perlu kuingatkan di sini, kepada diriku sendiri dan untuk dirimu lebih-lebih lagi – janganlah terlalu mahal menjual diri sampai tak mampu dibeli nanti.

Ramadan tahun sudah, telah tujuh kali istikharahku minta petunjuk dari-Nya, adakah benar kau yang dipilih Dia untuk hidupku yang sementara di dunia dan hidup yang lama di akhirat sana. Setelah istikharah yang kulakukan setiap selepas maghrib selama tujuh malam berturut-turut di bulan ramadan itu, kecenderungan hatiku masih juga kepadamu – masih juga kepadamu. Mana mungkin Tuhanku itu menipu. Aku sebenarnya masih menanti kebenaran dari Tuhan setelah keputusan istikharahku tetap juga kau seorang. Kebenaran, bahawa – hatimu akan tetap terbuka juga untukku.

Aku sedar, keputusanku untuk menunggu cintamu adalah keputusan yang paling berisiko tinggi yang pernah kubuat dalam hidupku ini. Yang mahu kujolok adalah bulan di langit, bukan rimbunan rambutan atau setandan kelapa. Mana mungkin aku akan berhasil mendapatkannya? Tapi aku yang tetap berkeras kepala mahu menjoloknya juga, maka sekarang inilah akibatnya – hatiku juga yang akhirnya teruk terluka.

Teringat prinsip kentalmu yang masih juga seperti dulu dan sayangku pun sebenarnya makin bertambah kerana itu – kau tidak pernah berkata mahu jika kuajak berdua ke kedai makan walaupun di sekeliling kita dipenuhi orang, kau lebih selesa berbual di kaki lima bangunan dekat orang lalu-lalang kerana kau terlalu takut timbul fitnah yang bermacam-macam. Syabas!, atas kekentalan prinsipmu sebagai seorang perempuan dan kerana keteguhan iman sebagai seorang Islam.

Izinkanlah aku berhenti di platform tak bernombor dalam hatimu. Izinkanlah aku terus berdiam lama di platform tak bernombor dalam hatimu itu. Aku tahu, sesiapa saja mahu berhenti di situ kerana ianya tidak bernombor dan juga tidak berpintu. Platform yang tak bernombor dalam hatimu itu terlalu manis dan indah bagiku. Aku sebenarnya sangat bahagia jika diizinkan menghuni di situ sampailah ke akhir hayatku. Dan yang telah sekian lama kutunggu hanyalah keizinanmu.

Aku sebenarnya sedang berusaha mengumpul wang untuk pernikahan kita – menjual buku, menulis untuk pelbagai majalah dan surat khabar, mengusahakan tanaman tembikai dan mengambil tempahan menyiapkan sajak serta teks muhasabah diri atas permintaan kawan-kawan. Menjadi pengacara majlis, mendeklamasikan sajak, mengajar anak-anak tentang seni dan sastera, berceramah dan membentangkan kertas kerja. Dan aku dibayar untuk semua itu. Ini semua kulakukan untuk mengumpulkan wang buat perkahwinan kita yang entah bila, yang entah jadi entahkan tidak sebenarnya – buat membahagiakan dirimu seadanya. Segala macam kerja yang mampu kubuat dengan kederat kerdilku ini, kulakukan. Segala yang boleh memberikan wang kulakukan berbekalkan sedikit kepandaian yang dianugerahkan Tuhan.

Aku bercita-cita mahu membelimu dengan mas kahwin tujuh ribu, walaupun barangkali ramai yang akan beranggapan aku mungkin tidak mampu. Tentu ramai yang bakal berkata, seorang penulis sepenuh masa sepertiku mana mungkin menyediakan wang hantaran untukmu sebanyak itu. Sejak dulu aku memang tidak pernah percaya dengan kata-kata manusia. Kerana yang aku percaya tetap juga seperkara, bahawa setiap rezeki kita makhluk yang bernyawa adalah di tangan-Nya. Dan Dia jugalah yang menetapkan rezeki hamba-Nya. Yang paling utama, kita mesti berusaha – pasti akan diberi-Nya. Nanti, sesudah berumah tangga kita akan menyewa di mana-mana dan aku boleh terus melakukan kerjaku tanpa diganggu – menulis dan membaca buku. Dan kau buatlah kerjamu itu seperti selalu.

Aku mengaku, aku tidak terdaya untuk menjadi seperti Imam al-Nawawi yang membujang sampai ke mati – hidup seorang diri tanpa isteri, hanya duduk menulis dan mengkaji. Aku memerlukan seorang isteri di sisi untuk menguatkan semangat diri bagi meneruskan perjuangan yang sukar ini. Aku telah kehilangan Salmi Rozie, aku telah kehilangan Siti Wan Mariani dan aku tidak mahu, aku juga bakal kehilanganmu nanti – yang tinggal kini hanyalah sebatang tubuh diriku sendiri. Dan yang ada sekarang, memang benar-benar dirimu seorang. Aku sangat takut sebenarnya, terlalu takut bahawa aku juga akan kehilanganmu kerana kini tiada lagi sunti yang akan mengubat sunyi dalam hati ini. Kalaulah kau juga gagal kujadikan isteri, entah siapalah yang akan mengisi kekosongan hidupku ini. Siapalah yang akan mengubat kerinduan hatiku ini. Sebagai lelaki aku sebenarnya sudah terlalu letih mencari. Aku sudah terlalu sengsara mengharapkan cinta manusia. Aku sebetulnya sudah berkali-kali kecewa.

Aku membaca buku Irfan Khairi, Nota Jutawan Nota Motivasi hampir setiap hari dan sangat meminati rancangan Bijak Wang di TV3. Menjejaki Jutawan Senyap oleh Chef Li juga sudah kubaca iaitu ketika aku masih di kampus lagi. Aku juga berkali-kali membaca Pelita Jutawan oleh Azizi Ali. Selain Nota Jutawan Nota Motivasi yang sangat menginspirasi, buku Ke Mana Wang Anda?hasil tulisan Hajah Rohani Datuk Haji Mohd Shahir juga menjadi buku yang berkali-kali kutekuni akhir-akhir ini dan terlalu banyak yang dapat aku pelajari daripada buku yang begitu bagus ini. Aku belajar tentang ilmu pengurusan kewangan, tentang bagaimana mengawal pendapatan – ilmu yang tidak diajarkan di sekolah atau di pusat pengajian tinggi dalam negara ini. Aku memperhalusi semua ini demi untuk memperkukuh ekonomi peribadi buat melamarmu nanti.

Aku membaca semua jenis buku, di MPH Mid Valley atau di PDM DBP Kota Bharu. Sampaikan komik Mat Som karya Lat pun kubaca dan aku sempat menghabiskannya tatkala lebih sejam tersengguk terhangguk di MPH, Mid Valley itu. Tauqul Hamamah oleh Imam Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi juga sedang kutekuni buat mengubat hati yang sudah entah berapa kali dikecewakan sunti. Aku sebetulnya mengembara seorang diri dan janganlah kau khuatiri – aku, laki-laki.
Apalah nasib diriku ini, terlalu sukar mencari hatta seorang sunti untuk dibuat isteri. Sudah bertahun-tahun sebenarnya aku tidak pernah putus-putus bertanya diri sendiri, siapakah yang akan Tuhan beri buat diriku ini untuk dijadikan isteri? Dan sudah bertahun-tahun juga sebenarnya aku mencari. Aku memang tidak pernah berhenti mencari, dari teduhan kampus di universiti hinggalah ke saat ini. Malah, ketika masih di bangku sekolah lagi. Dan kini, cintamu seorang sajalah yang kunanti walaupun kau sebenarnya sudah memberi kata putus bahawa hatimu masih juga tertutup untuk lelaki.

Bila sudah tiba masanya hatimu terbuka dan kau masih belum punya sesiapa, maka carilah aku di Pantai Tanjung Nipah ini, di atas buaian – dekat Masjid Tanjung Nipah. Tolong datang seorang diri. Aku memang masih setia menunggumu seperti selalu di pantai yang penuh kenangan ini. Tidak kisahlah hatimu terbuka dua atau tiga tahun lagi pun, aku masih tetap juga di sini – seorang diri bermain buaian di Pantai Tanjung Nipah ini. Aku ke mari dengan motosikal cabukku, bersama ibu atau kadang-kadang seorang diri – ke pantai yang sunyi dan sepi ini. Aku bahagia di sini – melihat deburan ombak, memerhati pantai yang memanjang yang penghujungnya entah di mana, mendengar deru angin dan kicau burung, melihat anak-anak bermain pasir, merenung kelibat nelayan yang menahan ikan atau udang serta melihat laut luas yang tak berpenghujung. Aku juga tidak pernah lupa mencari-cari kelibat si kecil Siti yang sangat berani – dia mahu mandi dan bermain ombak seperti orang dewasa. Dia hanya mahu berlari ke tengah laut tanpa mengira dirinya adalah seorang anak yang baru beberapa tahun cuma. Aku akan asyik pula mendengar neneknya bercerita tentang kenakalan cucunya yang bernama Siti ini.

Di Pantai Tanjung Nipah ini, aku akan asyik mengarang cerpen atau menulis puisi di telefon bimbit. Barangkali orang akan menyangka aku sedang menaip SMS yang panjang lebar kepada sesiapa, padahal mereka tidak pernah tahu aku sebenarnya sedang menyiapkan cerpen atau menyudahkan puisi. Dan sudah berapa banyak puisi yang telah kusiapkan dalam telefon bimbitku ini, puisi untukmu lebih-lebih lagi. Bersunyi-sunyi di sini mengembalikan aku jauh ke dalam kenangan – aku kembali teringatkan Teluk Ketapang. Sebuah pantai jauh di Kuala Terengganu yang pernah kuhuni lebih seminggu. 

Aku kembali teringatkan Kak Rosmani dan Abang Zahari. Aku kembali teringatkan Along, Angah, Firdaus, Aiman dan Ali. Kenangan bersama mereka begitu manis sekali dan sangat membekas di hati. Sekarang, yang tinggal untuk diriku hanyalah Pantai Tanjung Nipah yang sunyi dan sepi ini. Hampir setiap petang jumaat aku akan membawa diri ke sini. Bersendirian di sini memberikan aku sejuta ketenangan. Dan inilah satu-satunya cara yang dapat kulakukan buat mengubat kelukaan hati ini kerana aku sudah tak punya siapa-siapa lagi selain diriku sendiri.

Jangan cari aku di Facebook kerana aku belum sempat mendaftar di sana. Walaupun aku tahu ia sudah menjadi kegilaan begitu ramai manusia moden hari ini. Sampai kurasakan seperti hampir setiap orang yang menggunakan perkhidmatan internet itu mempunyai akaun Facebook. Aku bukannya suka sangat terlalu menjual diri hinggakan begitu dikenali. Aku lebih senang begini, seadanya diriku ini – aku lebih suka berjalan kaki dan naik bas pergi rata-riti atau terkadang-kadang menahan teksi, bersesak-sesak dalam komuter atau LRT, dan pernah juga aku merasa betapa seksanya duduk berhimpit atas beca roda tiga. Aku lebih senang tidak dikenali. Aku sangat bahagia sekali jika lebih ramai yang tidak mengetahui bahawa aku ini lulusan universiti. Biarlah aku dikenali hanya sebagai seorang anak petani yang mengerjakan sawah padi. Kerana aku memang dibesarkan dengan percik susu di kebun getah dan hanyir selut lumpur di tengah sawah. Aku bukan anak nelayan, jauh sekali jutawan.

Aku berkeyakinan sekali tentu benar jawapan Tuhan selepas istikharahku yang genap tujuh kali seperti yang pernah kulakukan dulu, maka aku akan tetap menantimu dan menunggu saat-saat indah menghuni di platform yang tak bernombor itu. Akan sampai waktu hatimu akan terbuka juga untukku. Aku tetap akan percaya itu dan tidak pernah putus-putus doaku dari waktu ke waktu sehinggalah hatimu benar-benar terbuka untukku, “Ya Allah ya Tuhanku, kurniakanlah kepadaku isteri dan anak-anak yang menyejukkan mata hatiku dan jadikanlah kami imam ikutan bagi orang-orang yang mahu bertaqwa.”

[Cerpen ini telah disiarkan dalam akhbar Mingguan Wasilah edisi 25 - 31 Oktober 2009

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS


Dr. Harlina Halizah Siraj (( Alumni HO ; General Hospital KL - August 1991 to July 1992)
( I am a blessed mother of three beautiful living children and a deceased son since 1993 plus thousands more medical students since 1997. I started writing these tips as FB page entry since June 29th, 2011. If you can benefit from these, let's share them with as many parents out there)

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no.1 - Strive to be the best role model to your children. Make them proud of you first before you can expect them to make you proud. How about asking this question to your adolescent kids today : ` Have I ever made you proud, son/daughter?' Reflect on the answer, if you're gonna get one. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no.2 - Display your commitment, affection and love for each other (as parents & couple) for your children to see. Put on your best smiles the moment you step into the house, no matter how bad things are at work. Make your home as the sanctuary & heaven on earth for the kids. Keep it warm & cozy with your prayers and unconditional love for everyone. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 3 - Avoid degrading or talking bad about your spouse in front of the children. Remember, it is their father/mother you're complaining about. Don't try to win them over & make them go against your spouse. That's not win-lose, in fact, it is definitely a lose-lose! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 4 - Appreciate every single deed and help you received from your children. Thank them, praise them - loud and clear for everybody to hear. Put on your best smile while thanking them. You have just made up their day 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 5 - Practice what you preach. But don't preach every time you talk to the children. It might sound like a good sermon to you, but to them, it is simply a nag! Don't ever begin your sentence with ` When I was your age,..'. If you do, just watch their eyes rolling up & their ears turning deaf. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 6 - Provide spiritual guide to your children - they need the framework & structure. Never neglect spirituality in everything you do. Pray together as much as you could. Read the Quran and reflect on its meaning. Convince them, spiritual health is as important (if not more) as physical, mental & emotional health. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 7 - Apologize for your mistakes and shortcomings, tho' sorry is the hardest word, esp. for parents. We can be wrong too. The children need to be reminded that they're being raised by HUMAN BEINGS, not angels. Try hard not to repeat the mistakes. This might be the most difficult tip to practise! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 8 - Allow some space for your adolescents to make decisions and guide them from there. Trust them. Who else will if not you, the parent who raised them up! Don't doubt your parenting. Avoid suffocating them with your over-protectiveness. Let them learn from their mistakes. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no 9 - Introduce your children to your friends/colleagues. Exhibit how much you appreciate them & proud to be associated with them. Only then you could expect your kids to introduce their friends to you! 


SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 10 - Learn about your children's love languages. Each has a different, dominant type, tho' they might come from the same womb. Manage the diversity. Adapt the best parenting method for each of them. Get feedback - that's the only way to improve. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 11 - Thank Allah everyday for selecting you, of all the parents in the world, to be THE parent to these beautiful children. Feel honoured by the privileges of being a parent. Enjoy your parenthood - despite the hardship, pain, worries and sleepless nights (not mentioning the big bucks). Cherish your role - show how much you love being a parent! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 12 - Treasure your own parents, and let the children realize how much you love them. Visit their graves (if they are no longer alive) & tell the children amazing stories about their deceased grandparents. If they're still alive, allow the children to spend their holidays together. Allow grandparents to occupy a special place in the children's hearts & lives. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 13 - Involve the children in making plans for the family - renovating the house, buying a new car, selecting gifts etc. Best time to teach them about family value & traditions. Let them suggest, however indicate who's the boss. Be fair, sporting and reasonable - this is when the children learn the rules of the game. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 14 - Instill love for books & knowledge into your children's lives. Hang around in bookshops & never miss the annual book fair. Being digital natives, introduce them to e-books, digital readers & tablets. Read together as a family. You're enriching them with a legacy. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 15 - Be fair in showing off your affection to each of your children. Deal with sibling rivalry - do not just ignore it. Make time to understand the dynamics, address the dissatisfaction, attend to each complaint. Put yourself in their shoes - they always see things differently! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 16 - Learn to say NO to your children, esp. on matters of principles. Do not compromise your values to accommodate their demands. Provide guidance, framework & structure. They need those to lead a successful & meaningful future. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 17 - Avoid calling your children `problematic' - esp when you can't handle them. Let's rephrase - they are children with `difficulties' - varying degrees, of course. Some quite trivial, some really massive! They need your help & assistance. Do not give up or abandon them now! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 18 - Support each other in your parenting process. Display solidarity, restrain from open contradiction on parenting styles. Kids tend to be manipulative if they know you both have disagreement. Single parents, engage others (family, close friends) to support you. You shouldn't shoulder these duties alone! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 19 - Instill sense of belonging among your children. Train the young ones to respect the elder siblings, vice versa. Keep them closely knitted.Treat them equally, avoid favoritism. Express unconditional love. Everyone matters & has a special, dedicated place in everybody's heart. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 20 - Befriend your adolescent kids - if possible be their best friend . Avoid being their worst enemy. No doubt parenting adolescents can be most challenging, but they're also facing the most difficult phase of their lives. Friends are not judgmental, loyal and keep secrets well, while enemies despise & couldn't stand one another.Which one is you? 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 21 - Respond appropriately when others complained about your children's misbehavior/misconduct. Do not take it personally. Do not stage war or threaten to take legal action against the complainant before investigating thoroughly. It takes the whole world (not just a village) to raise a child these days. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 22 - Make time to read the Quran together with your children, especially the adolescents. Ponder on the translation. Help each other to memorize some parts of the Quran. Each child should have his/her own Quran (+ translation) hardcopy, besides a mobile phone @ laptop! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 23 - Raise your boys to be caring, thoughtful and responsible men. Never humiliate them in front of others, esp the siblings. Be a good listener and mind-reader. Listen to his silence. Read his body languages. Your teenage boy is sending out a message : SOS, help me survive this rapids of adolescence! Anybody listening out there? 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 24 - Engage in intellectual discussion with your spouse - on issues of environment, politics, socio-economics. Include the children in the discourse, get their opinions. Avoid gossiping about the neighbours/artists/politicians​. Stop quarelling over petty matters. Enlighten your home with rays of wisdom and virtues. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 25 - Play with your toddlers ( below five years) - that was what Saidina Ali ra proposed. Dads, carry them over your shoulders - give them the chance to see the world from where you stand. Rasulullah SAW did that to his grandsons. The child psychologists agreed that is the best way to carry your toddler! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 26 - Pay attention to your adolescent girl. She really wanna know whether she inherits your beauty, Mum! She desperately needs to know whether you think she's pretty and presentable, Dad! Assure her that in your eyes - she is the most beautiful and charming. She needs that affirmation to face the world of fake beauty outside! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 27 - Discipline your children (esp those between 7-12 years of age) with love. Sound familiar,eh? How can that be possible? If you really love them, train your children with discipline, self-restraint and strong will. Instill consistency and high standard of self-management. Unfortunately, it all has to start with you first!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 28 - Watch your children sleeping. See how innocent and peaceful they are! Thank Allah for trusting you to look after His beautiful, tender creatures. Promise Allah that you will seriously take good care of them. Keep to your promise - never ever forget that!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 29 - Listen to your children. I really mean it. LISTEN to their stories, laugh at their jokes and answer their questions. Give your undivided attention if they need you to listen to their worries, complaints etc. Look into their eyes. Once they're assured that you care enough for them, they are ready to face ANY challenges out there! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR PARENTS : Tip no. 30 - Groom your children with good manners - train them to say`Please', `Thank you', `Excuse me' etc. Teach them the right body language, facial expression and voice intonation that goes along with those pleasant words. Explain what rudeness means, make them aware of social norms & cultural values surrounding them.

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS


>> THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 1 - Thank Allah (God) for this golden opportunity. Allow yourself to be trained with the basic medical knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours that are essential for the profession. If you're a caring, responsible, unselfish and emphatic person, half the battle is won. If you're not, it's a long way ahead! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 2 - Do not be afraid to make mistakes now. As students, you learn thro' your mistakes and corrections by your teachers. If you're scolded or criticized for your mistakes, be strong. You could only be hurt or affected as much as you have allowed yourself to be! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 3 - Look forward for your exams, instead of being depressed over them. Two reasons for that; first - exams are TRADEMARK of medical schools (they are here to stay!), secondly - they serve as signboards, telling you how close (or how far) you're to the destiny. Enjoy & cherish them! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 4 - Enhance your passion & hunger for knowledge. You might have your own learning style, but you can always switch your approach from superficial to deep. Learn because you really wanna know, not for simply passing exams (superficial approach)! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 5 - Appreciate the cooperative patients who have agreed to allow you to examine them. Give them their due respect. Despite their pain and misery, they let you `disturb' their rest/sleep. Promise yourself that you will be a competent doctor one day, so all the patients' sacrifice for you would not go wasteful! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 6 - Apply active participation in your learning process. Force yourself to come forward the next time your clinical teacher looks for a volunteer to clerk a patient, perform a physical exam, assist in a procedure or operation. You will be rewarded with a great sense of achievement, much more than your passive friends - even if you gonna get some criticism/ negative feedback at the end. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 7 - Do not procrastinate, submit assignments before deadline. Do not postpone till the very last minute, no matter how tempting it is to delay. Put in your best effort in everything you do. Be exceptional, not just a mediocre! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 8 - Ask questions, clarify any area of doubt. Make it a must to ask your teacher before a teaching session ends. Keep asking - there are no such things as stupid questions - only stupid answers! A lot of active, critical thinking must come before asking...it might be too much for some, eh? No wonder you all are no longer asking these days! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 9 - Never leave God behind in your pursuit to be the men/women of medicine. As healers, we are the INSTRUMENT of God's mercy. Continue your strive to be close to Him, for you will definitely need Him endlessly. It is through your hands, words, eyes and smiles that God is going to cure and care for the sick and fallen. May you deserve such honour! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 10 - Keep in touch with your parents & family. They're your best support. Update them with your progress. Include them into your busy, busy stressed-up life. Share with them your sorrow, but convince them that you'll be fine with their prayers tagged along. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 11 - Try your best to make your teachers feel respected and appreciated. Take what is good from them, whilst forgive them for their shortcomings. Assist your teachers by getting actively involved in teaching learning activities. Make them interactive, lively, fun and enjoyable. Help your teachers, they need you to be on board! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 12 - Strengthen your friendship with peers, seniors & juniors. Don't be a loner. Help one another always. Study in a group, studying alone limits your understanding & perspective. The best way to learn is to teach! So, teach one another - you'll be amazed by the result of such teamwork. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 13 - Spend your holiday/semester break with your family. Visit your grandparents, uncles, aunts & cousins. Let them see the `new, better, matured' future family doctor whom they're so proud of. Impress them with your improved communication & interpersonal skills. Listen attentively to their complaints, groans & moans. Gently remind them, you're not yet licensed to treat... 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 14 - Manage your time wisely. Sleep early and wake up fresh. Do not compromise your sleeping time by spending too much time online. Chronic sleep deprivation will only result in higher level of stress! Stop the vicious cycle, NOW! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 15 - Pluck your courage to greet ALL your teachers when you meet them at the corridors/cafetaria/lifts etc. Don't expect them to remember your name, unless you're really exceptional. They might not be smiling back to you, but your consistent greetings will somewhat make your face familiar to them. At least they realize that you EXIST....and that really matters. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 16 - Train yourself to serve others always. After all, medical profession is about public servitude. Your calling is to go all out to help, assist and facilitate others. Altruism (placing other's interest before one self) is the keystone of medicine. Without it, the whole arch of medicine collapses! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 17 - Overcome your fear, sadness and uncertainties with constant reminder that what you're aiming for is not something ordinary. Training to be a medical doctor pushes you to your limits! Be warned, the sailing is not going to be smooth, it's an uphill climb, a lifelong commitment. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 18 - Learn to be genuinely interested in your patient's life - not simply his/her diseases. Remember this equation : Patient = Person + Disease. While learning how to doctor the disease, never forget to doctor the PERSON, who is made up of body, mind, heart & soul. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 19 - Jump out of the bed with enthusiasm and excitement each morning. Promise yourself that you're going to make full use of the many golden opportunities in front of you. Say your morning prayers consistently, without fail. Look into the mirror and say it out loud : I believe I can be a better person today, better than yesterday, InsyaAllah! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 20 - Be emotionally intelligent. Manage your emotions wisely. Remember, emotion is the window to your thoughts. When you're feeling happy and motivated, you're thinking positive thoughts. When you're feeling down and demoralized, your head is full with negative thoughts. Ask yourself, how much do you want to ALLOW the trigger/stimulus to affect you emotionally...it's your own choice! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS : Tip no. 21 - Stop being a perfectionist, for one good reason - no human being can be perfect! Be kind to your self, please. Set an achievable target, strive to overcome challenges and acknowledge your own achievement, no matter how small. Wanting to excel will motivate you, aiming for perfection will only drain you out DRY!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: Tip no. 22 - Focus on your study. Do not allow distractions to interfere with your concentration. Apply deep learning strategy - focus on YOUR own pumping heart when you're studying CVS, on YOUR own thinking brain when you're reading about neurons & synapses! Studying is not supposed to be burdening, it should be liberating, enjoyable and empowering.

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: Tip no. 23 - Fight your laziness with this reminder - nobody likes to consult a LAZY doctor, not even yourself! Being lazy is a waste of resources, a thief of your precious time and a betrayal to your potentials. Come on, grab the books, spend a lot of time in the wards/clinics and finish off your calls. Say goodbye to laziness TODAY!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: Tip no. 24 - Seek professional help ASAP once you detect symptoms of depression & anxiety within yourself. Lack of energy, loss of interest, insomnia, isolation and crying spells...to name a few. Help your friends with such symptoms - esp. if they're still in denial. Life as medical students can be very challenging & frightening, so monitor your progress closely!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: Tip no. 25 - Be exceptionally strong in your spiritual development. A doctor's soul needs constant enhancement and purification. It's your pure and sincere intention that serves as a shining beacon in the dark, showing you the way. Do not ever neglect your soul, or else you'll get easily de-motivated, demoralized, derailed and defeated!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: Tip no. 26 - Optimize your studying time to obtain as much medical knowledge
as possible. Take up all opportunities to sharpen your generic and medical skills. Equip yourself with appropriate manners and attitudes. Do not just aim for a borderline pass. How would you like consulting a doctor who only knows 5 out of 10 causes of acute abdominal pain?

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: Tip no. 27 - Take care of your love life, if you have decided you’re ready to commit for one. If it’s taking away too much of your time and energy, simply trying to make the other person happy – I guess you know where you’re heading to. Be wise in managing your priorities, first thing first! If things between you and him/her turn sour, do not mourn too long. Pick up the pieces and move on.

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: Tip no. 28 - Return to your old schools if you have the opportunities to do so. Meet up your old teachers and motivate the juniors to follow your footsteps. Walk down those familiar corridors and bring back good memories, of how confident and enthusiastic you were feeling, once upon a time! Wonder where have all those feelings gone to? When did you exactly lose them? Work hard to regain those feelings.

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: Tip no. 29 - Pray that you are going to do everything better today, InsyaAllah. Promise yourself that today is going to better than yesterday and tomorrow should be better than today. That's the only way to improve and move forward. If you're doing otherwise, whereby today is worse than yesterday - you're really regressing, not progressing here!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: Tip no. 30 - Pay attention to the needs of your body, mind, heart & soul. When your body is tired & your mind is exhausted, find rest by uplifting your emotion & spirit. Do not drown your soul with fake entertainment - providing temporary relief. Handle your fragile emotion with care.












SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS


from Dr Harlina Halizah Siraj

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 1 - Set your intention right. It's neither about the money, the highly respected position and the power. It is about PUBLIC SERVITUDE, serving those who are in need of healthcare. Only after you have served well, then only you could deserve the rewards, privileges and rights allocated for medical practitioners! Welcome on board!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 2 - Have the right attitudes. Being the most junior officer in the team, you really have a lot to catch up and learn. Never pretend that you know all. Never hesitate to admit that you do not know, to ask questions and assistance. Respect those who are more experienced than you. People with the right attitudes are welcome wherever they go, always...all the time!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 3 - Put on your best smile and outstanding manners. Greet everyone with a cheerful salam. No matter how busy you are, don't forget to move your temporo-mandibular joints and carve out a big smile. It will stimulate a fountain of endorphins in your neuron synapses, and aha...the feel-good feeling will set in. Don't believe this? Just try....just do it.

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 4 - Work extra hard to convince people that you are reliable, responsible, accountable and able to complete tasks and meet expectations - within the first two weeks! Once people know you're committed, you'll gain their trust, respect & cooperation. Just mark my words! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICER : Tip no.5 - Refresh your inner self with daily, constant and effective spiritual input. For Muslim, don't ever neglect your 5 times daily prayers, no matter how busy you are. You really need that 5 -10 minutes regular breaks. It acts as a cooling oasis for you to rejuvenate. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no.6 : Mend your bruised heart and dented self-esteem, quickly and effectively - each time you received unpleasant reminders of your incompetency & shortcoming from your seniors. It's a part and parcel of the job. Admit your mistakes, but PLEASE, try hard not to repeat them. To err is human, but to keep doing the same error is a major blunder! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no.7 : Keep in touch with your loved ones - parents, spouses, close friends, teachers etc. Don't shut out your life, which mainly linger around your wards, call roster and private room now. There is more to life out there than just work or crashing into bed to recover from sleep deprivation. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no.8 : Make friend with the nurses. Never ever be their enemy. Life would be much easier if you know how to win their hearts. Dr Meena (Paeds MO) gave me this very precious advice : Harlina, be nice to these people (nurses). They will decide whether you will have your meals or not during your calls. Yesss, I later realized how true that advice was! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no.9 : Forgive those who raised their voices at you. They might be angry patients, stressed-up MOs, overwhelmed colleagues, frustrated consultants, irritated nurses etc. Nobody had ever shouted at you before,eh? Being a HO, anticipate your first experience here. Forgive them, forget them and live on. After all, we're all just humans living in the same pressure cooker! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no.10 - Thank God for the honour of being His instrument/tool of Mercy to mankind. A great opportunity is at your doorstep to catapult your good self to be bigger than life. Grab that opportunity and seize the golden moments. Nothing compares with the feeling of satisfaction whenever your patients & relatives say : Thank you, Doc !

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 11 - Handle yourself well when dealing with difficult people. Feeling victimized, bullied and discriminated? After reflecting on yourself, I suggest you pluck some courage to meet face-to-face. Clarify, admit your mistakes and make peace. InsyaAllah, things will be fine. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 12 - Treat your patients as if they are your own parents/relatives. Just as how you would like any doctor to treat your parents, that's exactly how you should treat your patients now. Remember, what comes around, goes around! Motivate your patients always, you'll feel the positive energy seeping into you too. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 13 - Express your love to your spouse everyday, using his/her love language. Let him/her know how much his/her support & understanding means to you. Share your ups and downs, laughter & tears. Thank Allah everyday for sending you this special person. Those who are still unmarried, what's keeping you, guys? 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 14 - Be sincere in treating your patients, be gentle and caring. Control your anger and frustration, avoid explosive emotional outburst in front of your patients. If you really need to release the steam, do it in the washroom with the tap running (peace, Mother Earth)- I consider that as an effective form of anger management! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 15 - Keep abreast with what's happening around you - medical & non-medical, locally and globally. Read the papers, journals & magazines, listen to the news bulletin, engage in general discussions. Have your own opinions. You're a doctor now! People wanna know what's going on in your brain. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 16 - Always extend a helping hand to your peers/colleague HOs.That's the only way to ensure help comes your way the next time you desperately need one. Less of `Me, Myself & I', please! More of `We & Us' now. Be a sporting team member, will ya! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 17 - Make effort to remember names esp. your patients'. Address them appropriately. If you're greeting them for the first time, use `Encik, Cik & Puan' instead of `PakCik, Makcik, Pak Aji, Apek, Aci, Akak, Abang, Adik'. Make quick glances at the patient's file and pronounce his/her full name clearly. Just see how impressed they will be! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 18 - Endure the disappointment when you discover the realities of the system. Witnessing unprofessional, unethical conducts - far from what you learnt in med schools? Feeling upset, angry, demoralized? Good, at least I can count on you to be a future committed agent of change! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS: Tip no. 19 - Learn to read your consultants'/specialists' minds. What do they want from a HO? Dedication, commitment, eagerness to learn, willingness to be corrected & guided. Give them those, and they won't make your life miserable. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS: Tip no. 20 - Keep your room in the HO quarter clean, tidy & cheerful! Hire a keeper if you could afford one.Throw away all the rotten left-overs. Buy an air-freshener & some flowers. Pull up the curtains, let the sunlight in. It's supposed to be a bedroom, not a cave! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS: Tip no. 21 - Spend your salary wisely. Share your first paycheck with your loved ones. Pay up your debts / credit card bills. Recall your financial planning lessons. Avoid weekly shopping mall rounds. Window shop with your stomach full, you'll be able to control the cravings 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS: Tip no. 22 - Push the `pause' button, get out for some fresh air, watch the sunrise/sunset. Reflect & contemplate. Remember, you just a small part of a very complex design. Put your perspectives back on track. Inhale & exhale - be grateful to Allah for everything you have. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 23 - Volunteer to help arranging the call roster.Experience the pain in accomodating all requests and dealing with unhappy colleagues who could not get their wishes. Best time to learn how to give & take here! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 24 - Be friendly & mix around with everyone. Do not reserve your greetings only for the bosses & VIPs. Greet the staff nurses, PKs, cleaners, security guards, gardeners etc. Drink your coffee at the pantry. Stop being choosy & selective. Snobs are lonely people. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 25 - Pray for your patients' well-being. Support their emotional & spiritual needs. Listen to their stories. Don't be afraid to be close to your patients. You will learn how to detach your emotions & rational thinking while looking after patients - so you'll remain objective and professional.Learn the balance to keep the ideal distance between you and the patients. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 26 - Surprise those who look down upon you by exceeding their expectations. Impress those who think highly of you by exceeding their expectation too. Whatever it is, do your level best. Be brave to take up challenges, be humble enough to ask for assistance and be ready to receive feedback - Recipe for a satisfying career! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 27 - Do not allow self pity to consume you now. Never curse yourself. Regretting your life choice of becoming a medical doctor, feeling envious with those friends who are enjoying life, free to do whatever they like? Well, I bet they're envious of YOU too! Just hang on there, persevere & be strong. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 28 - Admit your mistakes and try to redeem yourself. It takes a lot of courage, self-esteem and confidence to own up for your shortcomings. At the same time, do not boast around and inflate yourself. If you've really done good, let others acknowledge. You do not have to keep reminding others. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 29 - Enhance your medical knowledge thru' revising textbooks/notes ( I hope you haven't sold all textbooks to the juniors in med school!). Get answers to questions ASAP. Experience medicine with accurate knowledge/information, not simply following orders like zombies -without critical thinking. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 30 - Let the deaths of your patients serve as gentle reminders/ tazkeerah - that you will also face yours, sooner or later. Treat the dead with respect, whoever they were. Look at those cold, still bodies - now separated from their souls. Pray for them. Convey your condolences to the mourning relatives... they'll appreciate that. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 31 - Keep in touch with your emotions, but avoid being overwhelmed. Acknowledge the anger, sadness, frustration, confusion etc. Don't simply brush them off, what more trying to stiffle them! Manage those emotions - you're a human being, not a robot! Ventilate, it helps clearing up your lungs & mind. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 32 - Promise yourself that you're gonna make one person smile today! He/she might be your patient, colleague, MO, consultant, staff or spouse & parents at home. Simple rule of life - if you wanna smile, make another person smile, if you wanna be happy, make another person happy, if you want people to appreciate you, appreciate others first!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 33 - Commit yourself to life long learning from your surroundings. Your patients are your best teachers. Learn how they handle bad news, manage their emotions, ask for help and accept their fate. Despite all the pain & sorrow, they still tell you how much they appreciate what you've done for them. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 34 - Master the negotiation skills, otherwise life can be so inflexible and stressful. No matter how busy, there is definitely time for short prayers, quick meals, brief naps & shower time. The secret? You just have to know how to negotiate with people around you. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 35 - Start scribbling your life journal / log book. You're facing new challenges everyday, it's too precious to simply let them pass by without any acknowledgment. Write down the lessons learnt. You will have to share those with others one day. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 36 - Agree to disagree - the best way to handle difference of opinions. Speak your mind out, share your concerns & input. Don't be a YES-man all the time, people won't notice that you exist! Learn to say ` I beg to differ' as a subtle way to say `No, I don't agree with you! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 37 - Observe your consultant's leadership style closely - emulate what is exemplary, avoid what is not impressive. Do not get involved in power play. Be principle-centred. At times you have to disagree with your friend if he/she is wrong and compliment your enemy if he/she is doing the right thing 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 38 - Be professional - what does that mean in simple term? Doing the right thing when nobody is watching! Three elements of professionalism - self reflection, self regulation, self correction. You're expected to give your best and place patient's interest above self! How's that? 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 39 - Put aside some money for charity. For Muslims, start saving for your Hajj pilgrimage. Make time to open Tabung Haji account, if you haven't done that yet. Share and be generous. Enjoy the feel-good feeling of sharing your wealth with others. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 40 - Try to perform one task extra than what is expected of you each day. This is to avoid boredom out of routinized activities. How about volunteering to push the patient's trolley to the OT, buying lunch at the warong for the ward staff or helping a patient to the washroom? Yes, it is not YOUR job, I know. I'm just suggesting. Don't be angry with me!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 41 - Ask yourself these questions time and again: `Is this world a better place because I am around?' Do I make a difference?' Human beings need to have answers to those questions. It's our spiritual need : self-actualization in Maslow's Pyramid on Hierarchy of Human Needs.

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 42 - Always end your conversation with your patients with this magical question : ` Is there anything else that you would like to know from me?' So many questions can spring out from the patient's mouth - worries, concerns and misunderstanding which need immediate attention & clarification. Now you know why so many patients did not turn up for their follow-up visits, eh?

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 43 - Visualize who you would be in 10 years time. It's not too early to apply creative visualization techniques now. That's the first step towards your success. Come on guys, you shouldn't just barely survive this housemanship, you have to succeed!

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 44 - Keep holding to your principles, even when nobody seems to bother. Be the only one doing the right thing, tho' everyone else seem to favour & do the opposite. Truth will always prevail, sooner or later. You have to be strong to be a person of substance & integrity.

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS : Tip no. 45 - Be an outstanding team member. Always be helpful, considerate and committed. Be ready to take up leadership role whenever necessary. At the same time, don't be bullied around. Defend your rights, stand strong on your ground. You'll be liked and respected, just mark my words! 


SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS: Tip. no 46 -Convince yourself that you play a very important role in the healthcare system of the country. You might feel like a slave sometimes, being pushed around, instructed to do this & that. Just bear with those a little while more. You will soon transform to be a matured, experienced medical officer,in-charge of junior HOs who come after you. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS: Tip. no 47 - Think seriously about starting a family soon. Family commitment pushes you to another level of life and forces you to consider others in making decisions. If you're still looking for the right suitor, keep on praying. If you already have the potential suitor, just proceed making arrangement for a simple wedding. Let's continue with life..do not get stuck forever with your career! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS: Tip. no 48 - Clear up your mind, clean up your heart regularly and constantly. Spend your holiday in a quiet, peaceful outdoor environment. Keep in touch with nature. Feel the magnificent power of God, the Creator around you. Remind yourself, how small, weak and dependent you are to God's help every second of your life. Pray - O Allah, just don't leave me alone! 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS: Tip. no 49 - Have the courtesy to meet and thank all your consultants, clinical specialists, registrars and MOs whom you have worked with, before finishing your posting in that particular department. Do not just disappear into thin air. Greet them at the corridors, acknowledge their presence. 

SURVIVAL TIPS FOR HOUSE OFFICERS: Tip. no 50 - Get use to the fact that `Once a doctor, always a doctor!'. Internalize life-long learning commitment. You are allowed to add the title `Dr.' to your name, but be aware of the responsibilities that come with it. Prove that you deserve such a noble title to be put in front of your own name! 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI


TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 1 -12 (Nukilan Dr. Harlina Halizah Siraj)

>> FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2011


TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 1 - Ikhlaskan niatmu menjadi teman hidup pasanganmu. Ketetapan Allah memilih yang seorang ini buatmu, dari berjuta lelaki di dunia. Pasti ada hikmah yg tersirat dan tersurat. Ayuh, kita selongkar rahsia Allah itu dalam hidup seharian bersama, pasti di situ kau kan temui bahagia.... 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 2 - Pertahankan ikatan pernikahan yang dibuat atas nama Allah yg Maha Agung. Hanya dgn nama-Nyalah, apa yang asalnya haram antara engkau & sidia, menjadi halal dan dibolehkan. Genggam erat ukhuwwah yg terjalin - penuh pasrah dan tawakkal. 

TALIAN HAYAT UNTUK ISTERI : Nota 3 - Pandu arah kehidupan bersama ini semata2 utk mencari redha Allah. Saling bantu membantu dalam usaha kebaikan dan takwa. Kumpulkan sebyk mungkin bekalan. Moga tika kita terpaksa berlutut di depan Allah sendiri-sendiri, amal bakti yg kita kutip bersama mampu meraih belas ihsan Allah buat kita sekeluarga. 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 4 - Fahamilah erti sebenar taat kepada suami yang disarankan agama. Ketaatan itu bukannya menurut semua perintah suami tanpa usul periksa. Demi hubungan yg harmoni & sejahtera, elok benar kalau siisteri yang mengalah / `surrendered',di saat kita mampu menunjuk lagak menyombongkan diri terhadap suami. Merendah diri bukan minta dipijak-pijak! Sekadar menunjuk akhlaq terpuji, agar tenang hati suami. Rugikah kita para isteri kalau kita taat secara rela diri? 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 5 - Selitkan doa setiap masa, moga Allah SWT mencampakkan hidayah-Nya ke dalam hati suami kita. Moga lebih cinta dia kepada iman, takwa dan ihsan. Moga dia terus gigih mencontohi suami teragung, Muhammad SAW. Mudah-mudahan jua, bersama kita meniti kehidupan dalam redha dan kasih sayang Allah setiap masa dan ketika! 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 6 - Hargailah setiap usaha, kasih sayang, saraan hidup dan pemberian suamimu, insan kerdil yg begitu gigih cuba melaksanakan amanah berat di bahunya. Hentikan cemuhan, kritikan, sindiran dan perli dlm setiap patah ayat yg ditujukan utknya. Gantikan dgn kata semangat dan keyakinan yg mampu mendorongnya menjadi suami yg lebih menyerlah, InsyaAllah. 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 7 - Didiklah hati agar menyayangi wanita yang melahirkan suamimu, kenanglah jasanya mendidik anak lelakinya menjadi pasangan yang mengasihimu kini. Jangan sekali jadi musuh @ saingannya, sekalipun itu mungkin tanggapan ibu mertua terhadapmu. Yakinkan hatinya, bahawa engkau bukanlah perampas kasih anaknya. Engkau sebenarnya permata yang menyinari hidup suami dan juga penyeri hidupnya, jika dia sudi memberi peluang tersebut kepadamu! 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 8 - Belajarlah untuk ikhlas dalam memberikan kasih sayang dan cinta utk suamimu. Seringkali ada sahaja niat dan sebab musabab lain semasa kita melafazkan ikrar kasih. Jika benar ikhlas, engkau takkan mudah kecewa jika sesekali seperti cintamu tidak berbalas, penat lelahmu tidak dihargai. Keikhlasanmu kan menjadi daya penarik yg kuat mengikat hati suamimu kepadamu! 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 9 - Serlahkan bakat dan potensimu, gunakan kecerdasan dan keupayaanmu untuk memberi manfaat kepada orang lain. Prihatinlah kepada keperitan hidup masyarakat di luar sana, bantulah semampu boleh. Jadilah manusia yang banyak jasanya - pasti suami dan anak-anakmu bangga beristeri dan beribukan seorang yang istimewa seperti kamu! 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 10 - Bijaklah mengurus masa, modal anugerah Allah kepada kita semua. Senaraikan keutamaanmu dan tumpukan usaha mendahulukan mana yang sepatutnya dibereskan dahulu. Dapatkan bantuan suami dan anak2 untuk menyelesaikan tugasan. Jangan bebankan dirimu cuba menjadi `wanita luarbiasa' - suamimu cuma inginkan seorang isteri solehah yg bijaksana! 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 11 - Beranikan dirimu untuk mempercayai kejujuran suamimu dalam melayari bahtera ini bersama. Sesungguhnya, kepercayaanmu ibarat titisan air yg diperlukan oleh rimbun untuk kekal menghijau. Tanpanya, ia akan layu kekuningan. Namun, suamimu perlu jua diperingatkan - agar cermat menjaga kepercayaan itu ibarat kaca yg mudah retak & calar. Sekali tercalar, mungkin selamanya terluka... 

TALIAN HAYAT BUAT ISTERI : Nota 12 - Imbangilah antara kebergantunganmu kepada suami dgn keupayaanmu untuk berdiri di atas kaki sendiri. Pasrahmu yang total hanyalah kepada yg Maha Agung. Saling bergantung, perlu memerlukan adalah perencah kenikmatan hidup bersama. Jikalau masih sendiri-sendiri, apalah erti hidup sebumbung. Sementara dia masih ada di sisi, kita serahkan kemudi bahtera di tangan suami. Namun jika dia harus pergi, kita akan mampu memikul amanah yg ada, InsyaAllah! 

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

PENERBANGAN JALAN SEHALA KELAS PERTAMA DARI LAPANGAN HATIKU


Meladeni ujian hidup, adakala kaki terasa goyah. 
Terasa keseorangan, saat insan yang biasa menemani menyepi. 
Pengajaran buat diri, usah terlalu percaya janji, yang kekal hanyalah kasih Allah yang sentiasa mengalir. 
Saat ini ketepikan segala talian dengan insan dan biarkan hanya kasih Tuhan berbicara. Andai dia mahu pergi, biarkan saja, mungkin antara kita tiada tali yang menghubungkan silah. 
Biarkan semalam berlalu, hanya tadah biar hari esok membawa sinar yang lebih menyuluh. Selamat tinggal kenangan. 
Selamat tinggal semalam. Selamat tinggal dia. 
Biar kisah kita berkubur tanpa nisan. 
Hanya tahap ini sabar aku bertahan. Biarkan esok aku mengalir aman. Usah datang menagih lagi. Kerana aku tidak mahu jadi hanya persinggahan. 
TAMAT.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

TANDA-TANDA HATI YANG MATI



Menurut Syeikh Ibrahim Adham, antara sebab atau tanda-tanda hati mati ialah:

1. Mengaku kenal Allah SWT, tetapi tidak menunaikan hak-hak-Nya. 

2. Mengaku cinta kepada Rasulullah s.a.w., tetapi mengabaikan sunnah baginda. 

3. Membaca al-Quran, tetapi tidak beramal dengan hukum-hukum di dalamnya. 

4. Memakan nikmat-nikmat Allah SWT, tetapi tidak mensyukuri atas pemberian-Nya. 

5. Mengaku syaitan itu musuh, tetapi tidak berjuang menentangnya. 

6. Mengaku adanya nikmat syurga, tetapi tidak beramal untuk mendapatkannya.

7. Mengaku adanya seksa neraka, tetapi tidak berusaha untuk menjauhinya. 

8. Mengaku kematian pasti tiba bagi setiap jiwa, tetapi masih tidak bersedia untuknya. 

9. Menyibukkan diri membuka keaiban orang lain, tetapi lupa akan keaiban diri sendiri. 

10. Menghantar dan menguburkan jenazah/mayat saudara se-Islam, tetapi tidak mengambil pengajaran daripadanya. 

Semoga dengan panduan yang disampaikan itu akan dapat kita sama-sama mengambil iktibar semoga segala apa yang kita kerjakan akan diredai Allah SWT. 

Menurut Sheikh Ibni Athoillah Iskandari dalam kalam hikmahnya yang berikutnya; 

Sebahagian daripada tanda mati hati itu ialah jika tidak merasa dukacita kerana tertinggal sesuatu amal perbuatan kebajikan juga tidak menyesal jika terjadi berbuat sesuatu pelanggaran dosa. 

Mati hati itu adalah kerana tiga perkara iaitu; 

1-Hubbul dunia (kasihkan dunia) 
2-Lalai daripada zikirullah (mengingati Allah) 
3-Membanyakkan makan dan menjatuhkan anggota badan kepada maksiat kepada Allah. 

Hidup hati itu kerana tiga perkara iaitu; 

1-Zuhud dengan dunia 
2-Zikrullah 
3-Bergaul atau berkawan dengan aulia Allah. 

10 SURAH YANG MUJARAB DARI NABI SAW



SURAH AL-FATIHAH

Amalkan membaca Surah Al-Fatihah semasa hendak tidur diikuti dengan membaca Surah Al-Ikhlas 3 kali, Surah Al-Falaq dan Surah An-Nas. Insya’Allah akan aman tenteram dan terjauh daripada gangguan syaitan.


 Dianjurkan juga membaca surah ini sebanyak 44 kali untuk mengubati sakit mata, perut, gigi dan lain-lainnya dengan izin Allah s.w.t. Untuk mencegah kemarahan Allah, bacalah surah ini sebanyak 17 kali sehari iaitu dengan mengerjakan solat 5 waktu.

SURAH YAASIN

Telah bersabda Rasulullah s.a.w., sesungguhnya bagi setiap sesuatu itu ada hati, dan hati Al-Qur’an ialah Surah Yaasin iaitu jantung Al-Qur’an. Sesiapa yang membaca Surah Yaasin, nescaya dituliskan oleh Allah pahala menyamai sepuluh kali membaca Al-Qur’an seluruhnya. (Hadis riwayat At-Tarmizi dari Anas r.a.) 


Rasulullah s.a.w. juga bersabda : Surah Yaasin dinamakan di dalam kitab Taurat dengan sebutan “At-Mu’ammah” (yang umum), yang mengumumkan pembacanya dengan kebaikan dunia dan akhirat, menanggung segala bala baik dari kesusahan di dunia mahu pun akhirat. 


Pembaca juga akan dilindungi dari setiap keburukan dan kejahatan serta segala hajat dan kemahuan akan Allah kabulkan. Jika dibaca dalam satu malam semata-mata mengharapkan keredaan Allah, nescaya Allah akan mengampunkan dosanya. (Hadis riwayat Malik, Ibnu-Sunni dan Ibnu Hibban).


Surah Yaasin ni juga jika diamalkan, akan terselamatlah kita dari kehausan di hari KIAMAT.

SURAH AD-DHUKHAN

Dibaca sekali pada malam Jumaat agar kita terselamat dari huru hara di Padang Mahsyar.

SURAH AL-WAQI’AH

Menurut beberapa hadis Rasulullah s.a.w., mereka yang mengamalkan membaca Surah Al-Waqi’ah pada tiap-tiap malam, insya’Allah tidak akan merasai kepapaan. Mereka yang membacanya sebagai wirid, insya’Allah akan beroleh kesenangan selama-lamanya. 


Mereka yang membacanya sebanyak 14 kali setiap lepas solat As ar, insya’Allah akan dikurniakan dengan rezeki yang banyak. Selepas solat Isyak, ambillah segelas air lalu bacalah Surah Al-Fatihah sekali, Ayatul Qursi sekali dan Surah Al-Waqi’ah ayat 35-38 sebanyak 7 kali. Tiup dalam air dan minum. Dalam hati, niat untuk menjaga kecantikan diri dan kebahagiaan rumahtangga kita. 


Makna Surah Al-Waqi’ah Ayat 35-38 ialah : “Sesungguhnya, Kami telah menciptakan isteri-isteri mereka dengan ciptaan istimewa. Serta Kami jadikan mereka sentiasa dara (yang tidak pernah disentuh), yang tetap mencintai jodohnya serta yang sebaya dengan umurnya.

SURAH AL-KAUTSAR

Sesiapa yang mengamalkan membaca surah ini sebanyak 1,000 kali, maka Allah s.w.t. akan menghasilkan hajatnya termasuk rezeki dan kenaikan pangkat. Sesiapa yang membaca 1,000 kali juga selepas solat Isyak hingga dia tertidur, insya’Allah dia dapat melihat Rasulullah s.a.w. dalam tidurnya.

SURAH AL-KAFIRUN

Sesiapa yang membaca Surah Al-Khaafiruun, maka bandingannya seperti membaca seperempat Al-Qur’an, disamping terlepas dari syirik, terjauh dari godaan syaitan dan terlepas dari peristiwa yang mengejutkan (Riwayat At-Tarmizi). Sebelum tidur, bacalah surah ini agar kita mati dalam iman serta membersihkan kotoran dalam diri kita.

SURAH AL-MULK

Sebuah lagi Surah dari Al-Qur’an iaitu Surah Al-Mulk mempunyai fadilat dan faedah yang amat besar bagi sesiapa yang mengamalkan membacanya.


Menurut beberapa hadis Rasulullah s.a.w., mereka yang mengamalkan membaca akan surah ini, akan mendapat syafaat dan keampunan dosa-dosanya. Mereka yang membacanya pada setiap malam, insya’Allah, akan terselamat dari azab kubur..

SURAH AL-IKHLAS

Rasulullah s.a.w. pernah bersabda kepada isteri kesayangan baginda, Siti Aisyah, antara mafhumnya : “Wahai Aisyah isteri ku, sebelum kamu tidur, khatamlah dulu Al-Qur’an.” Siti Aisyah lalu berkata, “Wahai suami ku, saya tidak mampu khatam Al-Qur’an sebanyak 30 juzuk itu.” 


Apabila mendengar kata-kata Siti Aisyah tersebut, Rasulullah s.a.w. sambil tersenyum lalu menjawab, “Barangsiapa yang membaca 3 kali sebelum tidur, seolah-olah ia telah khatam Al-Qur’an keseluruhannya. ” Dari Rasulullah s.a.w.. pernah bersabda kepada Saidina Ali r.a., “Sesiapa hendak pergi musafir, kemudian ketika dia hendak meninggalkan rumahnya, ia membaca surah Al-Ikhlas 11 kali, maka Allah memelihara rumahnya sampai ia kembali. 


Ibnu Said Al-Khanafi menerangkan : “Surah ini dinamakan Surah Al-Ikhlas, ertinya bersih atau lepas. Maka barang siapa yang membacanya dan mengamalkannya dengan hati yang ikhlas, maka ia akan dilepaskan kesusahan duniawi, dimudahkan di dalam gelombang sakratulmaut, dihindarkan dari kegelapan kubur dan kengerian hari kiamat.”

SURAH AL-FALAQ

Siti Aisyah menerangkan : “Bahawa Rasulullah s.a.w. pada setiap malam apabila hendak tidur, Baginda membaca Surah Al-Ikhlas, Surah Al-Falaq dan Surah An-Nas lalu ditiupkan pada kedua telapak tangan, kemudian disapukan keseluruh tubuh dan kepala. 


Barang siapa terkena penyakit kerana perbuatan syaitan atau manusia, hendaklah membaca Surah Al-Falaq dan Surah An-Nas sebanyak 41 kali selama 3 hari, 5 hari atau 7 hari berturut-turut. Barang siapa yang takut akan godaan syaitan dan manusia, takut dalam kegelapan malam atau takut dengan kejahatan manusia, bacalah Surah Al-Falaq dan Surah An-Nas sebanyak 100 kali.

SURAH AN-NAS

Surah An-Nas adalah surah yang terakhir (ke-114) dalam Al-Qur’an. Nama An-Nas diambil dari kata An-Nas yang berulang kali disebut dalam surah ini yang bermaksud manusia. 


Surah ini termasuk dalam golongan surah makkiyah. Isi surah ini adalah bagi menganjurkan manusia memohon perlindungan kepada Allah dari godaan syaitan baik yang berasal dari golongan manusia mahu pun jin. Surah An-Nas ini juga adalah penerang hati

Semuga menjadi amalan harian kita untuk membaca surah-surah berikut.