Taekwondo revisited

date : today - 29/3/2009
time : 8.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m
venue : intec hall
event : 1st intec closed and invitational taekwondo championship 2009

i participated!!!

haha.. it seems like forever since i last sparred. i left taekwondo when i was form 4, that is, in the year of 2006. and i do not join the club here at intec. but still, i participated in the tournament!!
huuu...

to put it simply, i won the first match (against UiTM johor) and i lost the second one(vs Dynamic Shan Taekwondo Club). since it was a kalah mati tournament, so i did not have the chance to continue. and i did not satisfy!! huu.. there were a lot of participants for my category (below 54kg) that i have to win 2 matches to get a bronze medal. as stated, i lost the second match which could actually bring me to the quarter final. so, x dpat la medal.. (sob2)

but it was good enough given my condition. i mean, i left this thing for at least 3 years, i havent practiced even a bit ever since, my stamina entah ke mana dah.. i still managed to win one match. lols~ the most important part was that i had fun! u know, kicking people is fun especially when u can actually do it seriously. i mean seriously as in seriously. full force, full speed, and when it hit, a pleasurable sound produced. dum!! i missed this so much. as one kick is successful, it makes u want to deliver more. haha..

the aftermath, my kaki bengkak2. i did not regret. i was satisfied. i had relieved all my tense that was accumulated during the last few weeks. i code x i code nye, meeting x meeting nye lagi, study, assignments sume.. those made my head smoking. and it is now cooled. dapat lepas gian. hak2. and i am looking forward for another championship. maybe i can do better. huhu..

i always love martial arts. it is beneficial. especially in this world nowadays, where you cant have total peace even in your home. might as well u learn something. at least u can defend urself if not ppl or things around u when u r attacked. and it is a sunnah as well.. nabi dulu pandai gusti, mnurut satu riwayat.. so, blaja lawan2 pon dpt pahala free2..

this is a video of my first match. i was in 'hung' or red (my faveret colour!). you can see how slow and not powerful my kicks were, and how slow i was. huhu.. the effects of not practicing 4 3 years... but i won this one.haha

I-code kot..

Salam alayk....

today is 29/3/2009, so i code has officially ended. heh.. suka~
and it was.. well, i say, a success. though not a big time success.. but a success.
lots of ppl came as lots of activities done. bla2, and bla2 and bla2..
(i dont really feel like writing on this one actually, but since everyone does.. so..u know..)

okay.
i donated blood for the first time. it was not scary. at all. i mean, not a bit. although certain ppl actually collapsed after doing so (ehem.. oopss2), but i did not. wakaka.. yay me!!

me, donating blood. blood group: A

at night, we had this talk by tn haji muhammad abdullah a.k.a. nicholas sylvester, which was also successful. u should visit dira's blog for this.

end~

Bangga Diri~

Salam...

saje nk kongsi satu cerita yang dipetik drpd blog seorang sahabat... memula baca agak kelakar.. huhu.. tp pengajaran dia banyak.. untuk orang yang tahu berfikir, of course..

Diceritakan orang pada suatu ketika dahulu terdapat seorang professor yang tersangatlah pandainya dalam hal ilmu-ilmu sains duniawi. Pada suatu hari professor tersebut teringin membuat satu kajian masyarakat di pendalaman yang tinggal di tepi sungai. Maka si professor tadi menyewa sebuah sampan untuk ke hulu sungai.

Sepanjang perjalanan memudiki sungai si professor terpesona dengan keindahan alam serta kekayaan flora dan fauna di bumi Malaysia Boleh ini. Si Professor bertanya kepada pak cik pendayung sampan ; “Apa yang pak cik tahu tentang ilmu botani ?” Lalu pak cik itu menjawab ; “entah la nak, pak cik tak sekolah.” Professor berkata lagi ; “Kalau begitu pak cik telah kehilangan 10% dari hidup pak cik kerana tak tahu ilmu botani.” Professor bertanya lagi ; “Apa yang pak cik tahu tentang zoologi ?” PAk cik itu menjawab ; “Entahlah, pak cik tak sekolah.” Professor mengulas lagi ; “Pak cik kehilangan 10% lagi dari hidup pak cik kerana tak tahu zoologi.”

Sedang professor memerhatikan flora dan fauna, si pakcik bertanya ; “Professor tahu berenang ?” Professor tu jawab ; “Tak tahu, saya tak ada masa nak belajar berenang.” Lalu pak cik itu mengulas ; “Professor akan kehilangan 100% hidup professor kerana sampan ini bocor dan kita tak sempat sampai ke tebing.”

huuu... moral of the story??

jangan la kita bangga diri dengan apa yang kita ada. dan sekali-kali jangan,ye, JANGAN lah kita pandang rendah terhadap orang lain yang tak tahu apa yang kita tahu. lebih2 lagi kalau dalam ilmu. walaupun kita ni pandai, genius, banyak yang kita tahu dan orang lain x tahu.. walaupun itu satu fakta, sebenar-benar mana sekali pun, jangan kita riak,sombong, ujub, takbur.. apa lagi?? sebab mungkin ada benda yang dia tahu dan kita pula x tahu. dan boleh jadi satu perkara yang dia tahu dan kita x tahu itu sebenarnya terlebih penting daripada perkara yang kita rasa penting untuk diketahui..

sedarlah diri.. kita ni manusia dan manusia ni memang Allah ciptakan tidak sempurna. ada yang lebih dan ada yang kurang. tiada yang ada semua dan tiada yang tiada semua. kita saling memerlukan.. fikir2kan la..

wallahualam..

Azan~

SETIAP KESABARAN AKAN DIGANTI DENGAN KEMENANGAN SETIAP KEDUKAAN AKAN BERGANTI DENGAN KEBAHAGIAAN SETIAP PERPISAHAN PASTI BERMULA DENGAN SATU PERTEMUAN SETIAP YANG BERAKHIR AKAN BERTUKAR DENGAN SUATU PERMULAAN SETIAP KEJADIAN TUHAN PASTI ADA HIKMAHNYA.............. Saya Ada satu epal, anda Ada satu epal. Kita tukar epal, anda Ada satu Dan saya tetap Ada satu. Jika anda Ada satu ilmu Dan saya Ada satu ilmu, kemudian Kita tukar ilmu tersebut, anda Ada dua ilmu Dan saya Ada dua ilmu... Allahu Akbar!! ADAB MENDENGAR AZAN Kematian itu pasti menjelma. Hanya masa Dan waktunya Yang tidak Kita ketahui.Cuba Kita amati. Mengapa Kebanyakan orang yg nazak, hampir ajal tidak dapat Berkata apa-apa.. Lidahnya kelu, keras Dan hanya mimik Mukanya yang menahan kesakitan ' sakaratul maut' . Diriwayatkan sebuah hadis yg bermaksud: 'Hendaklah Kamu mendiamkan diri ketika azan, jika tidak Allah Akan kelukan lidahnya ketika maut menghampirinya. ' Ini jelas menunjukkan, Kita disarankan agar mendiamkan Diri, jangan berkata apa-apa pun semasa azan Berkumandang . Sebagai orang beragama Islam Kita wajib Menghormati azan Banyak fadhilatnya . Jika lagu Kebangsaan Kita diajar agar berdiri tegak Dan diamkan Diri. Mengapa ketika azan Kita tidak boleh mendiamkan diri? Lantas sesiapa yang berkata-kata ketika azan, Allah Akan kelukan lidahnya ketika nazak . Kita takut dengan Kelunya lidah Kita semasa ajal hampir tiba maka Kita Tidak dapat mengucap kalimah 'Lailahaillallah. .' yang Mana sesiapa yang dapat mengucapkan kalimah ini ketika Nyawanya akan dicabut Allah dgn izinNya menjanjikan Syurga untuk mereka. Dari itu marilah kita sama-sama menghormati azan dan mohon kepada Allah supaya lidah ini tidak kelu semasa nyawa kita sedang dicabut. 'Ya Allah! Anugerahkanlah kematian kami dengan kematian yang baik lagi mulia, lancarkan lidah kami mengucap kalimah 'Lailahaillallah. .' semasa sakaratul maut menghampiri kami.. Amin... amin.. amin Yarobbala'lamin. .' Sesuatu yang tak pernah terjangkau dek akal fikiran ku ini. Subhanallah. .. Ketahuilah bahawa pada setiap waktu, ribuan bilal di merata dunia akan melaungkan azan, mengakui 'Bahawa Allah Sahaja Yang Patut Disembah, dan Nabi Muhammad Adalah Rasul Allah.'Dimulakan dengan Indonesia yang terletak dibahagian timur dengan ratusan kepulauan-nya dan jumlah penduduknya seramai 180 juta.Sebaik masuk waktu Subuh, Azan mula berkumandang dari kawasan ini dengan ribuan Bilal yang akan melaungkan Ke-Agungan Allah S.W.T Dan Nabi Muhammad S.A.W. Proses ini akan bergerak kearah barat kepulauan Indonesia . Perbezaan masa antara timur dan barat Indonesia adalah 1-1/2 jam.Belumpun laungan Azan dimerata Indonesia selesai, ianya bermula pula di Malaysia.Berikutnya di-Burma dan dalam masa satu jam selepas Azan dilaungkan di-Jakarta, tiba giliran Dacca di Bangladesh.Berikutnya laungan akan kedengaran di Calcutta dan terus ke Srinagar dibarat India. Perbezaan waktu dikota-kota Pakistan adalah 40 minit jadi dalam jangka masa ini, Azan akan berkumandang diseluruh Pakistan.Belum berakhir di-Pakistan, Azan akan bermula pula di Afghanistan dan Muscat.Perbezaan waktu antara Muscat dan Baghdad adalah satu jam. Dalam jangka masa ini, Azan akan berterusan dilaungkan di UAE, Makkah, Madinah, Yaman, Kuwait dan Iraq . Proses ini berterusan setiap detik sehingga ke pantai timur Atlantik.Jarak masa Azan mula dilaungkan di Indonesia sehingga ke pantai timur Atlantik adalah 9-1/2 jam.Belumpun Azan Subuh berkumandang di pantai Timur Atlantik, Azan Zuhur kini sudah mula dilaungkan di Indonesia. Ini berterusan bagi setiap waktu sembahyang, tidak putus-putus. Subhanallah, begitu hebat dan agungnya Islam! Kalaulah setiap kawasan boleh memasang pembesar suara (yang power habis!), akan bergegar satu dunia dengan laungan Azan tidak putus-putus. Allahu Akhbar!

Kem HEP

Salam alayk..

date : 13 - 15 march 2009
venue : kem bina semangat, ampang pecah

huhu... tak terkata sedapnye.. in terms of makan, activities, dorm, what else? ceramah, like always, have tonnes of beneficial inputs but they came with sleeping gas. anyways, i survived those. i mean, not 'survive' as in i did not sleep (for goodness sake, how can i not sleep during ceramah?), but i am still alive and kicking and jumping and rolling and, and...whatever. ckgu hassan told us, or should i say, taught us about organization and its stuff like paperwork, meetings and all. basically, i knew more of the things i already knew. but i hate the quizzes though. huhu...

ayte2. on to the most significant part of the camp, the highlights - outdoor activities! haha..
on saturday evening, the, the..er.. what do u call those ppl again? atok2 pelatih kem tue.. made us build our own rafts, out of 6 barrels, 4 kayu panjang, 3 plank panjang jugak and 12 ropes. there were 5 groups, so practically means 5 rafts. one atok taught us how to tie knots so that the raft wont be falling apart on water. and we did as told. blabla bla bla..finally, our raft was done and then off to water! the lake! we kayuh our own raft, which was nice as it was the first time in my life. i mean, kayuh raft yang dibuat sendiri. and we had a lil race with the rest and we won! big time! haha...thanx to the leader of our group, adlil,who was then awarded as a gud leader from kak g. hoh.. mantap giler rr dier tue.. if it was not for him, i think our group wont go anywhere pon..he was the one yang bsungguh2 menjerit marah2 kt budak2 yg x dayung btol2 after dier ajar cara dayung yg betul and stuff..

and oh, firstly we had to..err.. dayung to the lake. then masuk air.. float.. then only race..haha

as soon as the race has finished, or id rather say, as soon as we won(hoho), its starting to rain, and god, it got heavier.. so we dismantled our raft in the rain. well, since we were already wet anyway, so i dont see why not. haha.. its been like forever since i last played in the rain.

the next day, jungle trekking..yeah! haha..the trekking was not the main attraction, its the river! huhu.. we got to mandi sungai selangor yang indah nian..arus yg agak deras, air yg agak dalam and bersih! hijau dey air dia..huhu.. since the day i came to intec, this was the 3rd time i got to mandi sungai and seriusly this was the best sungai so far..haha.. and we got to the waterfall.. bapak rr sedap gile..cannot be described by words.. u have to go feel for urself.. i maen air and mandi(notice the word used - mandi, not berenang.. huhu) sungai til i was shivering.. but still x puas lagi maen air..ya la, u dont go to that kind of place everyday rite? huhu.. and of course, we took several pictures so we can reminisce the time.. but they are in syazril's camera, so i cannot post them here yet..

so, all in all, i dont think the camp was a waste of time, like most of us thought it would be. we had lotso fun and though tiring, we enjoyed ourselves.(ayat skema esei budak2. wahaha..)

Cendana Cooking Fiesta~

Salam alayk..
wahha..
there's a competition today.. cooking competition, or contest, or.. whatever.
the thing is, we have to cook!
we compete against 'laman' so there was 5 competitors or groups or teams.. or whatever. and we did cook..

the chief chef for our laman was fahmi, while me and other friends were to help..
and we made soup.. out of daging.. though i thought it was a simple thing to cook, and that it is not really that special, but hey! i was wrong. because its not what you cook, its how you cook it that counts..

so soup it was.. and it was marvelous.. seriously, this is not exaggerating, but it was indeed sedap x terkata.. ahaa.. ade yg bepeluh2 makan sup tue..

nways.. to put it simply, we won.. and it was a 'sapu bersih' win. not only did we win for the main course, but we also won the first place for buah hiasan..u know, the one u carve something on fruits like watermelon, stuff like that..

okai.. enough said.. these are some pictures taken..

the faces of victory.. ahaa..

our sup siam.. as fahmi would call it..

our buah hiasan

daging - before masak

basuh daging ke?

more pictures at my facebook..