A Dream...

I once had a dream of owning a bookstore (because I love to read! Not academic books by the way!) - I declared this in January 2005.

I once had a dream of sending my family to pilgrimage - I declared this in 2007.

I once said this to someone who used to be my *ohok-ohok*, "One day, one of my dreams is to speak in front of tens of thousands of people in a stadium and said a bonus sentence especially for you, *CENSORED* (Lebih kurang cematulah bunyinya in Englush." - I declared this at Multi-Purpose Hall, UBD, on Wednesday, 2*th May 2008 (I still remembered it, duhhh!).

And so on... Thinking about it now, wow, so many unfulfilled dreams of me that had not been fulfilled.

But, recently, I made a new dream. Cuba teka, apa nah??

And my dear readers, my dream is, impian saya adalah:

TO MEET ALLAH SWT IN THE HEREAFTER!

Insya-Allah!

The number one nikmat mengalahi nikmat tani mendapat syurga! And yes, in other words, syurganya syurga adalah bertemu dengan Allah, yang mencipta semua ani, the rahmatan lil 'alamin. Let's think about it this way people, di syurga atu ada lagi syurga bah. And syurganya syurga atu adalah bertemu dengan Allah. And so, dengan mendapat syurganya syurga, automatically tani pun mendapat syurga jua macam bidadari-bidadari, makanan-makanan, negeri-negeri, and so on.

And my dream and my focus is, once again, 100% fully TO MEET ALLAH SWT...

But, it's hard people, I tell you... I understand that it's not easy... Sakit rasanya... Sedih rasanya... Kan menangis ada jua... Kan give up ada jua... And bla bla bla... Sabar, sabar, sabar... This is nothing and only a very, very small thing compared to the meaningful adventure of nabi Muhammad SAW...

Ohh no, pukul satu dah... nanti lagi ku sambung ya, insya-Allah... Kan sambung revise, then tidurrr...

Pray for me, people... Pray for me to stay in the right road that I chose...

*Building blocks after blocks to make stairs of unknown heights to meet Allah in the hereafter and really, really hoping for his rahmat dan keredha'an, insya-Allah... Though, I know and I expect that I would fall so many times along the way because of this dunia yg bagaikan 'bangkai'...*

Apakah kamu mengira bahwa kamu akan masuk syurga, padahal belum datang kepadamu (cubaan) sebagaimana halnya orang-orang yang terdahulu sebelum kamu? Mereka ditimpa malapetaka dan kesengsaraan, serta diguncangkan (dengan bermacam-macam cubaan) sehingga berkatalah rasul dan orang-orang yang beriman bersamanya: "Bilakah datangnya pertolongan Allah?" Ingatlah, sesungguhnya pertolongan Allah itu amatlah dekat." [Surah al-Baqarah, ayat 214]

MYC 10th Program: Begin with the End in Mind

"Assalaamu'alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh...

Afwan (sorry ^^) we could not do any activities tomorrow..but we'd replace it this week on:

Topic: Begin with the End in Mind
Date: 5th November 2009 (Thursday)
Time: 4.30 - 5.30 pm
Venue: Bilik Muzakarah, Masjid Universiti, UBD

This is our LAST activity this semester,as exams are coming up (Bittaufiq wannajah : Good Luck! everybody! XD)..planning a lil' something for this 'finale', so hope to see everyone there~ =D"

Dipetik dari: http://myc-ubd.blogspot.com

MYC 9th Program: Unlock the Qur'an Part II

Assalamu’alaikum,

Biskita semua dijemput untuk datang ke program Muslim Youth Club (MYC)/Kelab Belia Muslim yang ke 9:

Tajuk: Unlocking The Qur’an Part II
Tarikh dan Hari: 28/10/2009, Rabu
Masa: 3:30 – 4:30 petang
Tempat: Bilik Muzakarah Perempuan, Masjid Universiti, UBD

Untuk keterangan lebih lanjut, sila layari http://myc-ubd.blogspot.com.

Biskita boleh juga membawa kawan-kawan biskita,

Terima kasih,

"Aku hanya bermaksud mendatangkan perbaikan selama aku masih sanggup. Dan petunjuk yang aku ikuti hanyalah dari Allah. Kepada-Nya aku bertawakkal dan kepada-Nya (pula) aku kembali..." [11:88]

Some Pictures of MYC 8th Program (Guys Only)

The Belalang Belatuk game


Be-la-LANG! xD


The Disposal Bomb game


Amirul was guided by the his team to the left and the 'bisikan-bisikan yang menyesatkan' to the right. ;)


Group discussion and sharing of the lessons to be learned from each game (plus application of Islamic values).

See you all next time, insya-Allah! :)

MYC 8th Program

Assalamu’alaikum,

Biskita (guys only) semua dijemput untuk datang ke program Muslim Youth Club (MYC)/Kelab Belia Muslim yang ke 8:

Aktiviti: Riadah, team building games dan pengisian rohani
Tarikh dan Hari: 25/10/2009, Ahad
Masa: 7:00 – 10:00 pagi
Tempat: UBD Sport Complex, UBD
Meeting Point: Di depan bangunan UBD Sport Complex

Biskita boleh juga membawa kawan-kawan lelaki biskita,

Insya-Allah, peserta-peserta dari luar UBD juga akan dijemput untuk menjadi facilitators dan peserta,

Terima kasih,

Mohammad Arina

Rasulullah s.a.w. bersabda: "Orang mukmin yang kuat lebih baik dan lebih dikasihi Allah daripada orang mukmin yang lemah, pada masing-masing itu ada kekuatan. Bersungguh-sungguhlah terhadap perkara yang memberi manfaat kepada kamu. Mintalah pertolongan daripada Allah dan jangan lemah. Jika sesuatu menimpa kamu maka janganlah kamu berkata: kalau aku buat begini tentu akan jadi begini. Tetapi ucapkanlah Allah telah menentukan dan Dia telah lakukan apa yang Dia kehendaki, kerana sesungguhnya, `kalau’ itu membuka peluang syaitan untuk bertindak." [Hadis riwayat Muslim]

Our Fieldtrip to Pusat Ehsan

On Wednesday, 14th October 2009, we had a visit to Pusat Ehsan. For more info, do go to the link below:

http://www.brudirect.com/index.php/200910148429/Local-News/ubd-students-field-trip-to-pusat-ehsan.html















Thanks to Sut for the above photos. =)

For more photos, do go to the link below:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/album.php?aid=330099&id=896925376&page=5

MYC 7th Program

Assalamu’alaikum,

Biskita semua dijemput untuk datang ke program Muslim Youth Club (MYC)/Kelab Belia Muslim yang ke 7:

Tajuk: Unlocking The Qur’an
Tarikh dan Hari: 15/10/2009, Khamis
Masa: 4:30 – 5:30 petang
Tempat: Bilik Muzakarah, Masjid Universiti, UBD

Untuk keterangan lebih lanjut, sila layari http://myc-ubd.blogspot.com.

Biskita boleh juga membawa kawan-kawan biskita,

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, Mohon Maaf Zahir Dan Batin,

Terima kasih,

Mohammad Arina

"Aku hanya bermaksud mendatangkan perbaikan selama aku masih sanggup. Dan petunjuk yang aku ikuti hanya dari Allah. Kepada-Nya aku bertawakkal dan kepada-Nya (pula) aku kembali..." [11:88]

Happy 57th Birthday Babah! ^_^

A photo taken by me on December 2007 when we were going to Tangkuhan Parahu, Bandung, Indonesia

Bah, happy birthday bah... Ari sayang babah... ^_^

“Dan rendahkanlah dirimu terhadap mereka berdua dengan penuh kesayangan dan ucapkanlah: “Wahai Tuhanku, kasihilah mereka keduanya sebagaimana mereka berdua telah mendidik aku waktu kecil.” - Al Isra’:24

Study Visit to Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam (Kiulap Branch)

You could find the news about our yesterday's study visit (Wednesday, 30th September 2009) here:

http://www.borneobulletin.com.bn/thu/oct1h21.htm

and here:

http://brudirect.com/index.php/200910017509/Local-News/ubd-students-visit-bibd.html

P/s: Thanks to Sut for the beautiful pictures. :)

BRIDEX Conference 2009

On Tuesday, 11th August 2009, BRIDEX (Brunei Darussalam International Defence Exhibition) Conference 2009 was held at Jerudong, Brunei Darussalam. Many top defence officials from about 25 plus countries came to the conference with the theme, Emerging and Future Security Threats and Challenges. Alhamdulillaah, I came to the conference as one of the ten conference delegates from Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Below are some of the pictures during the one day conference:


Thanks to Uncle Reeda of anakbrunei.org for taking this picture. :)


Networking with Pehin Halbi, Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (three from left), and the other top defence officials from the other countries.


During the conference...


Luxurious lunch at the Royal Berkshire Hall, Jerudong Park.


After the conference...


Some of the things that I would like to share during the conference:

1) "What actions have you done to Palestine?", said one of the conference delegates (I think he's from Pakistan) with an angry tone and expression to one of the speakers from Sweden who talked about the Port and Maritime Security (he also mentioned the situation in the Middle-East especially in the Mediterranean Sea) during the conference. I really saluted and respected this uncle for questioning such a brave and risky question during the Q & A and Panel Discussion session. The conference's situation became silent for a while at that time for questioning such a sensitive issue. The speaker replied with a smile and it seemed that he tried to change the topic which made this uncle repeated the question for the second time. Once again, I would like to salute him for being brave to ask such a question to the Denmark's speaker. I felt ashamed and I felt like a coward for being silent with the rest of the delegates. It seemed that I was supporting the speaker. And wallaahi, NO! Ya Allaah, what have I done... I should, at the very least, do something like that for the people of Palestine. It might seem stupid if I did that. but, one day, Allaah would ask in aakhiroh, "What actions and efforts have you done in order to protect the ummah of Muhammad?"

2) "Kita Pengirahkah? Pengiran Anak kali?", said one of the conference delegates to me. Uncle, I'm not one of the royals and I'm not even married yet, haha... xD I'm just a slave of Allah. ;)

3) I found out that two of my students' father who attends my tuition classes, one is the director of Brunei Investment Agency (BIA), and another is the top officials from the Royal Brunei Technical Services (RBTS), attended the conference. And, I realized it after the conference! xD

Hmmm... after attending the conference, I feel like applying for a post of cadet officer next year after I finished my degree program. My plan before this was to apply for master's scholarship of Islamic Finance at UNISSA (and maybe, other universities).

Hmmm... wallaahu a'laam...