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Salam,

I am really in a good mood. Purdue football team won at last!! Man, that was after 5 loses but today’s game was fantastic! Michigan led by 14-0 at first but Purdue tied the score with two touchdowns, thanks to Kory Sheets and Justin Stiller (the new quarterback for Purdue replacing Curtis Painter). After that, Michigan once again led with 14 points from two touchdowns but Purdue made a huge comeback with three touchdowns and led 28-35. Then both of the teams had one touchdown each and the clock is 0:53 when the ball was carried by Purdue in Michigan-35 yard. That was when Purdue made a beautiful play with Justin Stiller find Greg Orton, who then passed the ball to D.Tardy for Purdue’s 7th touchdowns of the day. And then only I knew that we can pass more than twice in a football game (American football i mean), what a loser I am. So, that was it. There should be a 35% discount this Monday in the University Bookstore and that’s a tradition here in Purdue. Every winning game means a 5% discount for each touchdown on the next Monday. I guess I’ll try to squeeze in the bookstore since the next two games are away and the last game home is with Indiana, our biggest rival, who’s not that bad. Ok, enough with football.

A bit on Malaysian politics, I was shocked to hear that the government is planning to buy new helicopters, Eurocopter Cougar, just by looking at the specifications on paper. Well, as an aeronautic student(yg x tahu ape2), I admit that the spec is far better than any other helicopters like Sikorsky or Augusta, but the way they do their work are unprofessional. And I pretty much agree with DSAI’s statement that government is risking the life of our troopers. Yes, life and death is on Allah but do you think you are going to survive when riding on a flying-coffin like Nuri? Or the simplest example, do you think Allah will grant you a long life if you stand in the middle of a busy road. Come on, I put a really high hope in you my ‘dear’ government!

Am going out to gym. Hope to get slimmer soon.=p Daa~

Salam.

Writing a new post tonight seems the best option to save me from the goodbye-weekend syndrome even though it is only for a while. Well, it’s not chronic or fatal ain’t it?

Ever heard the song Apologize by One Republic? Man, that’s one of my favorite songs! I love both the music and the lyrics. I memorized the lyrics after I listened to the song like 5-6 times in just one day! Oh how I wish I could use that talent in my study too.

It’s too late to apologize, it’s too late
I said it’s too late to apologize, it’s too late

So that was the chorus. Last time when I was crazy listening to this song, I didn’t really care about the meaning of the lyrics. Lately, I keep on thinking is there a deadline to say sorry? So far, I never fail to accept any apology since I realize that human can never run from mistakes( ok ok, maybe not all but I will sooner or later insya Allah) . And I really hope that I haven’t missed to say sorry whenever I make mistakes (ok for those who feel that I’m guilty and never receive any apology from me, now is the right time to forgive me! Sorry OK!=p). Well, back to the question. Is there really a deadline for an apology? Naaah. I don’t think so. “Kemaafan tidak mengenal masa” .

You know what, not all the times we can apologize just after we made a mistake. Sometimes we need to leave things to cool down first, even if it takes a year or two or even 50 years. But no matter how long does it takes, believe me it’s never late. As long as the person is still alive, it’s never too late to apologize (sorry to the writer of the song…=p). Or if the person is no longer in this world, Allah is always there to accept our apology. As long as it comes from the bottom of your heart, no one will reject an apology without a reason.

Now, let’s put yourselves in the shoes of the victims. What I mean is the person who are going to accept the apology. Ever been one? If yes, then you should know how hard it was to say ‘I forgive you’ because they are not just ordinary words, those words imply an acceptance to whomever once did wrong to you back in your life. For these type of people, let me tell you something. Don’t ever accept an apology from the same person easily. What I mean is if the same person keep doing the same mistakes and apologize to you again and again, don’t just simply forgive them.

Ok, I think there must be someone out there who disagree with my statement. It’s up to you but here’s the rationale why I sometimes did this. First, it is due to the fact that the person keeps repeating the same mistakes which I think the person’s sincerity in apologizing can be questioned. Secondly, to show that forgiving is not a joke. Third, as an ordinary people, feelings is always affects my behavior. So behave yourself please!

Senang cerita, memang senang untuk meminta maaf, tapi ingat! bukan senang untuk memaafkan. Seringkali kita dengar kata-kata seperti “Aku dah minta maaf kira baik la tu”, dan inilah orang-orang sering mengulangi kesilapan mereka dan meminta maaf tanpa keinsafan! (Well, I’m not implying anyone but me. Hope to be a better person insya Allah).

I think you are the only person who know yourself better.Why not we start apologizing and forgiving people in this holy month Syawal (still 10+ days left). May Allah bless us, our family and all Muslims insya Allah. Till then, adios!

salam..

Once again I’m writing here when I’m gonna have a midterm tomorrow. But it’s ARAB 101 paper and it’s not that hard. The only thing I need to focus is memorizing all the vocabulary and hopefully I can score an A since that’s the only course which gives me hope for A. Well, enough on that. Let’s move on..

So, as you can see in the title above, I’d like to touch on ‘being serious’. Have you ever been serious in your entire life? Or at least once? Well, I guess I’m not the type of person who likes to be serious. Or maybe sometimes I do become serious but at a wrong time and a wrong place. And today, I’ve learned that if you are not used to take things seriously, you will be confused with yourself. You’ll only realize it when it’s all over and nothing you can do to turn back time. Sigh. Well then, life has to move on. And we eventually learn from our mistakes and try not to make the same mistakes again. But what totally pissed me off was I had never want it to be serious. Meaning that I was just fooling around all this while. Seriously! And now, I suffered because of it. duhh~

So that’s all for now. I’m gonna watch SEPI and hopefully I won’t be affected with my feelings right now. Don’t want to break my record for never cry while watching movies. So if you guys have somewhat tips for ’serious control’ (really sound like pest control..haha), let me know, ok! That’s all for now. Adios!

Alhamdulillah, the Eid is gonna be tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow! It should be a huge relieve for me since I’m gonna have 2 midterms on Wednesday but, quite a number of my friends will have to celebrate it in the exam hall. Feel sorry for you guys especially those who have exam tonight. Someone told me he’s gonna ‘bertakbir raya’ in the exam hall. Haha. Anyways, good luck and may the Eid brings ‘keberkatan’ to your exams.

At the moment I knew that Eid is gonna be tomorrow, I felt like luck is on my side. Shida knows how I felt (coz I’m on the phone with her when Lin told me about the Eid). But soon after that, I realize that no matter when is the Eid, I still have to celebrate it without my family. And only God knows what happen after that. Ok ok, I did cry but that’s really not me. I wonder why I became such a sensitive person lately. Enough on the not-so-cool me.

It’s 7.25pm and I’m going out for ‘berbuka’. Will update soon! Just a quick reminder, take a good care of yourself during Eid. “Bersederhanalah dalam setiap perbuatan”. Salam alaik!

I got a midterm this Monday or TOMORROW to be exact and I ended up writing this blog…duhh~ Since I’m not yet in Raya-mode (due to the unwanted exams this week), let me reminisce my memories on the last Eid, hoping that I can gain my Raya-spirit back.

In case you forget, Muslims in Malaysia celebrated the 1st of Syawal on Saturday the 13th, but who cares….haha. I or we, the Lafayettese were lucky enough to celebrate the Eid on Friday, one day earlier than most of the countries including our fellow neighbor Bloomington (which is like in the same state, Indiana). So on the early morning of Eid, as usual, I woke up and straight away went to the toilet and took my bath as if there was someone else is gonna conquer the bathroom. And that’s when I missed those time when I need to queue up every Eid morning in my grandma’s house because of ‘terlajak tdo’ and I need to boil water or else I will end up screaming in the toilet or might suffer from ‘hypothermia’ (thanks to hanif for the term..).

Then, as early as 7 am, off I went to class. Yes, class at 7.30 am on a freezing Friday morning which happen to be Eid ul-Fitr. On my way to class, which this time felt like 5km away, I sang Raya-songs to cheer me up. I was like managed to sing the whole Raya-album before I reached my English class (fine, it’s too exaggerated but it’s quite a number ok!). As usual, nothing interesting happened in the class but that class ended quite early so, I headed to Brownstone 101, the public-welfare house for Malaysian students (haha, it’s the sophomore’s apartment), hoping that there’s something special to be eat.

When I arrived there, the guys were going out to attend Eid prayer so I took off with them to the hall with an empty stomache(ouch..). Realized that I haven’t had my wudu’ yet, I went to the toilet and as you know, it’s quite difficult to have wudu’ in a public toilet but I try to make it fast since the prayer was already started. As soon as I entered the prayer hall, the Imam was already citing doa.Shoot, I’ve missed the prayer and I need to wait for like a year for this prayer again. So I just sat at one corner of the hall, listening to the khutbah while thinking of my routine on every Eid morning with my family (fine fine, I’m not listening to the khutbah, but I’ve missed the prayer already so its not a problem right?). Finally, the moment that I waited the most, makan time! And for the first time in my life, I ate a slice of cheese cake and a bunch of grapes( I can’t recall the ‘penjodoh bilangan’ for grapes) on an Eid morning. No more, ketupat, lemang, chicken and beef rendang, chicken curry, sambal goreng, kuih raya, etc. And at that moment, I really felt like what am I doing here?? I’m supposed to celebrate Eid with my beloved family but where in the world am i right now? And lucky me not to burst in tears in front of the people.

Ok wait, it’s not finished yet. I need to clarify the most important thing happened that day. Saini has cooked a tremendously delicious beef-rendang the night before and boiled the home made nasi impit which we made together, and I ate them ‘dengan terharu sekali’. That has really ‘mengubat rindu’ on an Eid morning. Soon after that, I’m back as a dedicated Purdue student with classes, homeworks, etc.

So what can I conclude here is, Raya di perantauan is only on the morning. No open houses nor graves to be visited. And I’m about to experience it once again this coming Tuesday or Wednesday. I’m not complaining nor being childish. Just wanna share it with my fellow friends so that they would appreciate every single moments they got to share with families and relatives. Still hoping that we will once again celebrate Eid a day earlier so that it’s not gonna be an Eid ul-Exam day. Since my salam perantauan is not yet on newspaper, let me wish all of you selamat hari raya here:

Di kesempatan ini, saya ingin mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri kepada keluarga,sanak saudara, rakan taulan, jiran tetangga dan seluruh umat Islam. Semoga ia dapat membawa rahmat dah kebaikan kepada kita. Maaf jika ada tersalah kata, terkasar bahasa, tersilap bicara. Semoga kita dapat bertemu kembali dengan Ramadan tahun hadapan insya allah. Assalamualaikum!