Bola Lagi

Anda kempunan hendak melihat perlawanan England (atau perlawanan-perlawanan lain) di kaca Televisyen? Tidak mempunyai perkhidmatan Astro di rumah? Jika begitu, ikutlah cara saya: tontonlah 'perlawanan-perlawanan' ini dengan 'menontonnya' melalui permainan video.

Adik yang hendak ambil UPSR ni, kemaruk main permainan 'Winning Eleven 9' (apa jadi dengan UPSR tu?). Antara kelebihan menonton perlawanan cara begini ialah:

1. Boleh mengatur untuk melihat perlawanan apa. Baru sebentar tadi melihat perlawanan England menentang Brazil. Dan England menang. : ) (Oh, anda juga boleh menentukan keputusan perlawanan)
2. Boleh membuat drama-drama : "Izzul, buatlah own goal." "Izzul, dive la dekat tempat penalti, bagi dapat yellow card." "Izzul, (yang bermain Brazil) jatuhkanlah Owen dekat tempat penalti tu." "Izzul, tackle la Gerrard tu, biar dapat yellow card." "Izzul, langgarlah pengadil." dan Izzul menjawab : "Tak bolehlah, dah cuba dah.."
3. Boleh melihat Michael Owen menjaringkan gol! Ya.. saya sangat rindu pemandangan itu..
4. Boleh melihat muka pemain-pemain yang di'digital'kan . Semuanya hodoh-hodoh belaka. (Termasuk Michael Owen..hu..hu..) kecuali Kaka'. Hmm, kenapa ejaannya Kaka'? Adakah sebutannya Kakak?

Saya betul-betul inginkan England menjuarai Piala Dunia kali ini. Ataupun, biarlah ia maju sehingga separuh akhir. Supaya dapat juga saya melihat perlawanannya secara langsung di saluran televisyen tidak berbayar Malaysia.

Di bawah ialah gambar "The Last Supper" karya Da Vinci yang telah di'digital'kan (klik untuk paparan lebih besar). Dipamerkan di sini atas dasar kebebasan media (ha..ha..ha..). Bukan karya saya, ianya saya curi dari Internet.

Go go England!

Sang Pencinta

Terlalu lewatkah hendak memberi review album ini? Mungkin 1 bulan terlalu lewat. Kerana album ini sebenarnya sudah dikeluarkan hujung bulan Mei yang lepas. Tapi, baru dapat dengar hari ni. Jadi, tak kisahlah kalau bagi review hari ini pun. Takkan lah nak bagi review sebelum mendengarnya pulak kan?

Tak pandailah pulak nak review setiap lagu, tapi seperti album-album M. Nasir sebelum ini, ianya tidak mengecewakan! Agak terpana juga mendengar lagu-lagu di dalam album ini. Berlainan dengan album 'Phoenix Bangkit' nya sebelum ini. Album ini berjiwa muda. Begitu romantis. Dan saya yang muda (he..he..) menyukainya! Terpana juga melihat pose-pose M.Nasir dalam inlay/booklet CD ini. Bak kata makcik (yang.. ya..ya.. anda comel), : "Makin hensem eh M. Nasir ni? Tak puas hati betul."

Setakat ini, saya menyukai hampir kesemua lagu-lagu di dalam album ini. Namun, yang paling saya cintai ialah "Tujuh Nafas Lagi". Mungkin kerana rentaknya yang rancak? Yang lain daripada irama-irama M. Nasir yang biasa? Ala kabaret seperti kata sesetengah pengulas album lain. Tapi, irama kabaret pun dengan suara M. Nasir ianya menjadi begitu mengasyikkan. Saya juga sangat-sangat terkesan dengan liriknya. Jaga-jaga.. saya ingin menaipnya di bawah ini.

Inikah dia
Yang ku impikan
Dalam lambaian firdausi
Kali ini ku harapkan
Bukan fatamorgana lagi

Jiwa lama bersengketa
Sedang hakikatnya kita sama-sama redha
Hati hamba dah sedia
Perjalanan ini tinggal tujuh nafas lagi

Sepertimu
Aku juga pernah persoalkan kekuatan batinku

Dalam seribu kekalutan ku cinta
Dalam sejuta resah ku cinta jua
Dalam mimpi ngeri aku lihat cinta
Dalam rasa paling rendah ku angkat cinta

Rinduku bukanlah murahan
Jika mahu dianggapkan mainan
Kau tanya bilangan namamu ku sebut
Jawapnya hanya sekali lafaz tak terputus

Cinta ku yang ku maksudkan
Seperti buih-buih di milik lautan
Seperti nafas yang meresapi badan
Seperti kenangan yang tak pernah luput selamanya

Usah ditanya mengapa lirik ini begitu mengesankan saya. Setiap orang berhak membuat penilaian sendiri terhadap maksud bait-bait ini bukan? Lagu ini sekarang tengah diputar berulang-ulang kali. Sambil liriknya diamati dan dihayati juga berulang-ulang kali. Esok hafallah saya lagu ini.

P/s: Maaf M. Nasir, albummu ku anak-pinakkan.

Demam Bola

Ya.. blog ini tergendala kerana World Cup. Bukanlah alasan yang kukuh. Ada magis di sebalik World Cup itu:

1. Perlawanan ini 4 tahun sekali. 4 Tahun seterusnya saya akan menjadi seorang makcik yang dah tua. Kerana World Cup ini satu occassion yang diingati, bila teringat kembali, "Oh, World Cup 2006, sewaktu saya muda belia! Betapa rajinnya saya berjaga melihat perlawanan"
2. World Cup ini adalah perlawanan antara negara. Tidakkah anda berasa kagum mendengarkan lagu kebangsaan negara dinyanyikan pemain dan penyokong sebelum perlawanan bermula? Bagi saya, itu antara bahagian paling menarik sesebuah perlawanan.
3. "Drama-drama" perlawanan. Siapa tidak sukakan apabila pengadil memberikan penalti? Apabila pemain 'menjunam' di kotak penalti untuk mendapatkannya dan diberi kad kuning pula oleh pengadil. Apabila ada pemain dibuang padang. Apabila coach/manager mengamuk-ngamuk dan mengaruk-ngaruk ditepi padang?
4. Skill permainan tahap tinggi yang dipamerkan. Namun kali ini, hanya beberapa perlawanan yang menunjukkan taraf sebegitu. Tapi takpe, we root for the underdogs!
   
5. Negara-negara boleh berlawan sesama sendiri tanpa keganasan (kecuali kes kes terpencil). Saya sebenarnya mengharapkan pertemuan Negara-negara Islam melawan Negara-negara "Coalition of the Willing" penceroboh Perang Iraq. Tapi, Iran semakin jatuh. Arab Saudi? Tunisia? Ah..
   
6. Sudah tentu melihat pemain-pemain kesukaan bermain juga one of the perks of watching World Cup. Saya sukakan Michael Owen (ah.. dia sudah tumbang..), Steven Gerrard, Luis Figo, Ahn Jung Hwan, Ali Daei, Omar Bravo dan okay..okay.. Michael Ballack.

Apakah pasukan yang saya sokong untuk World Cup kali ini? Sama seperti World Cup 1998 dan 2002. Lihat gambar di bawah.

Kucing ke Ayam?

Adik sepupu di kampung, Ibrahim yang dipanggil Baem. Baru berusia sekitar 3 atau 4 tahun. Sangat sayangkan kucing. Walaupun rasa sayangnya dimanifestasi dengan membuli kucing-kucing yang enam ekor di kampung tu.

Ada ura-ura nak membuang seekor dua kucing di kampung tu. Perbualan dia dengan kakak sepupunya lebih kurang begini:

Nadiah (bukan nama sebenar) : Baem bagi kucing makan tak?

Baem : Bagi.

Nadiah : Tapi, kucing tu makan ayam nenek.

Baem : (Diam)

Nadiah : Jadi, kena buang kucing tu.

Baem : Janganlah buang kucing.

Nadiah : Habis tu?

Baem : Buanglah ayam.

Nadiah : Keh keh keh...

To Wear or Not To Wear?

"I'm so tired."
"Tired of what?"
"Of all these people judging me."
"Who judged you?"
"Like that woman, every time I sit with her, she tells me to wear hijab."
"Oh, hijab and music! The mother of all topics!"
"Yeah! I listen to music without hijab haha!"
"Maybe she was just giving you advice."
"I don't need her advice. I know my religion. Can`t she mind her own business?"
"Maybe you misunderstood. She was just being nice."
"Keeping out of my business, that would be nice..."
"But it's her duty to encourage you do to good."
"Trust me. That was no encouragement. And what do you mean `good` ?"
"Well, wearing hijab, that would be a good thing to do."
"Says who?"
"It's in the Qur'an, isn't it?"
"Yes. She did quote me something."
"She said Surah Nur, and other places of the Qur'an."
"Yes, but it's not a big sin anyway. Helping people and praying is more important."
"True. But big things start with small things."
"That's a good point, but what you wear is not important. What's important is to have a good healthy heart."
"What you wear is not important?"
"That's what I said."
"Then why do you spend an hour every morning fixing up?"
"What do you mean?"
"You spend money on cosmetics, not to mention all the time you spend on fixing your hair and low-carb dieting."
"So?"
"So, your appearance IS important."
"No. I said wearing hijab is not an important thing in religion."
"If it's not an important thing in religion, why is it mentioned in the Holy Qur'an?"
"You know I can't follow all that's in Qur'an."
"You mean God tells you something to do, you disobey and then it's OK?"
"Yes. God is forgiving."
"God is forgiving to those who repent and do not repeat their mistakes."
"Says who?"
"Says the same book that tells you to cover."
"But I don't like hijab, it limits my freedom."
"But the lotions, lipsticks, mascara and other cosmetics set you free?! What`s your definition of freedom anyway?"
"Freedom is in doing whatever you like to do."
"No. Freedom is in doing the right thing, not in doing whatever we wish to do."
"Look! I've seen so many people who don't wear hijab and are nice people, and so many who wear hijab and are bad people."
"So what? There are people who are nice to you but are alcoholic. Should we all be alcoholics? You made a stupid point."
"I don't want to be an extremist or a fanatic. I'm OK the way I am without hijab."
"Then you are a secular fanatic. An extremist in disobeying God."
"You don't get it, if I wear hijab, who would marry me?!"
"So all these people with hijab never get married?!"
"Okay! What if I get married and my husband doesn't like it? And wants me to remove it?"
"What if your husband wants you to go out with him on a bank robbery?!"
"That's irrelevant, bank robbery is a crime."
"Disobeying your Creator is not a crime?"
"But then who would hire me?"
"A company that respects people for who they are."
"Not after 9-11"
"Yes. After 9-11. Don't you know about Hanan who just got into med school? And the other one, what was her name, the girl who always wore a white hijab ummm "
"Yasmeen?"
"Yes. Yasmeen. She just finished her MBA and is now interning for GE."
"Why do you reduce religion to a piece of cloth anyway?"
"Why do you reduce womanhood to high heals and lipstick colors?"
"You didn't answer my question."
"In fact, I did. Hijab is not just a piece of cloth. It is obeying God in a difficult environment. It is
courage, faith in action, and true womanhood. But your short sleeves, tight pants"
"That's called `fashion`, you live in a cave or something? First of all, hijab was founded by men
who wanted to control women."
"Really? I did not know men could control women by hijab."
"Yes. That's what it is."
"What about the women who fight their husbands to wear hijab? And women in France who are
forced to remove their hijab by men? What do you say about that?"
"Well, that's different."
"What difference? The woman who asked you to wear hijab, she was a woman, right?"
"Right, but"
"But fashions that are designed and promoted by male-dominated corporations, set you free? Men have no control on exposing women and using them as a commodity?! Give me a break!"
"Wait, let me finish, I was saying"
"Saying what? You think that men control women by hijab?"
"Yes."
"Specifically how?"
"By telling women how and what to wear, dummy!"
"Doesn't TV, magazines and movies tell you whatto wear, and how to be `attractive'?"
"Of course, it's fashion."
"Isn't that control? Pressuring you to wear what they want you to wear?"
[Silence]
"Not just controlling you, but also controlling the market."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, you are told to look skinny and anorexic like that woman on the cover of the magazine, by men who design those magazines and sell those products."
"I don't get it. What does hijab have to do with products."
"It has everything to do with that. Don't you see? Hijab is a threat to consumerism, women who
spend billions of dollars to look skinny and live by standards of fashion designed by men and then here is Islam, saying trash all that nonsense and focus on your soul, not on your looks, and do not worry what men think of your looks."
"Like I don't have to buy hijab? Isn't hijab a product?"
"Yes, it is. It is a product that sets you free from male-dominated consumerism."
"Stop lecturing me! I WILL NOT WEAR HIJAB! It is awkward, outdated, and totally not suitable for this society ... Moreover, I am only 20 and too young to wear hijab!"
"Fine. Say that to your Lord, when you face Him on Judgment Day."
"Fine."
"Fine."
[Silence]
"Shut up and I don't want to hear more about hijab niqab schmijab Punjab!"
[Silence]
She stared at the mirror, tired of arguing with herself all this time. Successful enough, she managed to shut the voices in her head, with her own opinions triumphant in victory on the matter, and a final modern decision accepted by the society - but rejected by the Faith: "Yes!" - to curls on the hair - "No!" - to hijab!

"And he (/she) is indeed a failure who corrupts it [the soul]!"
[Holy Quran 91:10]

Subhana'Allah!!!

"Nay! You prefer the life of this world; While the hereafter is better and more lasting."
[Holy Quran: 87:16-17]

"You are the best community (Ummah) raised up for (the benefit of) humanity; enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong and believing in Allah."
[Holy Quran: 3:110]

-diambil dari faizulazmil.blogspot.com . Benda baik harus dikongsi kan? :P

Window Shopping

Cuti sekolah, adik-adik pun mengajak berjalan.

"Kak Lin, jomla pergi Summit."

"Kak Lin tak ada duit, kalau nak window shopping bolehlah."

Petang semalam, agaknya terlalu bosan di ajak juga.

"Jomla Kak Lin pergi window shopping."

"Window shopping tu apa Aiman?"

"Kedai Tingkap."