future kids-English VS Bahasa Melayu

Assalamualaikum and fine greetings everybody.

Sorry for the late updates. Its been months since my very last entry. Lately, being in the inic make me very tired. when i say very tired it means, super sleepy at 8.30pm, sleeping on the bed with the same clothes i wore in the morning, catching up to Criminal Minds, Pretty Little Liars and Supernatural after waking up at 11 pm, shower at 11.30 pm and then sit down to study whatever i can for the next day.

Anyways...

I was just wondering about the new generation ya know? 

Like your kids and my kids, and their kids after that. 

Right now, all parents are trying to introduce and teach their kids English as early as they possibly can. 

Sheikh Muzaffar's daughters were both introduced to speaking English at such young ages that they could speak as fluent as an American kid. 

It's become a trend. 

Tomok (a local singer) and his wife also introduced their son to English while he was still a little kid. And now, he is 2 years old i think. and he can;t even speak Malay properly. He can't pronounce Malay words properly.

And when he went back to his father's village and he saw a little chicken, he started singing 'Ol Mac Donald. 

Trust me, all parents out there are also implementing this on their kids. Even if it's broken English, it's okay. as long as their kid are able to speak in English.

And it got me thinking...

When these kids enter preschool or Standard 1 (1st Grade), everyone will be communicating with each other in English. And you can't point to a student and say, "He's good in English" because everyone will be good in English.

Probably, English would be just another ordinary language. Being good in English does not make you any special than the other other kids.

What would happen to Bahasa Melayu?

Teachers would have to teach the kids like it's a new language. Ha!

The government would start to come up with "Sayangi Bahasa Melayu" (Love the Malay language) campaigns. 

And who knows what more...

Maybe i should start teaching my kids Arabic language or maybe Mandarin or Italian. just to ensure my kids stand out from the crowd.

See, now my mind has gone competitive mood! 

I was wondering of what kind of a mother i would be. If i could I wanna educate my kids competition isn't everything. That they should have passion and interest in education, not blindly learning it to score in the exams.

But, it would be difficult in a society where teachers and educators rate a child or teen smart and stupid based on their exam results. 

Wow! look at me. thinking ahead of myself. 

I hope all of you ponder about this and bring up your kids wisely.

*i don;t know how to end this entry*

*been erasing and typing and erasing them again*

Wallhua'lam. 

Can i marry your daughter, Sir?

Assalamualaikum, readers.

I'm gonna start my clinic tomorrow. a little nervous, but I hope things go well tomorrow.

Can I have your daughter for the rest of my life?

Say yes, say yes, 'cause I need to know

You say I'll never get your blessing 'til the day I die

Tough luck my friend, but the answer is 'No'

Have you heard of this song before? It's by Magic!

This song is so catchy and everybody's singing the song everywhere I go.

Anywayyyssss...

You know how a lot of people are talking and supporting marriage at early age, some during studying.

If you have been reading my previous entries about weddings, you'd realize that I'm a fan of weddings and ceremonies, but I'm never ready for it...yet.

Somehow, I pictured some dude from my university or anyone in particular, who is young and still studying, come up to my Dad and ask him for my hand in marriage. 

Things didn't work out good.

Pretty sure the first question my Dad asks is "Are you working, son?"

He's definitely not working. Duh.

"Do you have a house or car?"

Motorcycle, probably. 

Does hostel count as a house?

Dad sighes, leans against the couch. Eyes glued to the dude's.

"How will you support my daughter?"

Scholarship. Plus, she has scholarship too. We'll share our money and work things out.

"Why do you want to marry my daughter?"

Adjusts his seat and leans forward. Clears throat. Because I love your daughter, Sir.

Dad (probably) would smile, drink his coffee and pretend he didn't hear the last part. They'd talk about stuff, whatever guys talk about. And, the dude will be sent home. 

"I'll call you in a few days, I can't give you my answer right away"

Do you think my Dad's reactions' a little extreme?

I don't.

Honestly, I tried looking at this matter from a Dad's perspective. 

He raised me for 22 years. He gave me the world, everything I ask, he'd grant them. (well, not all. but you get what i mean)

He takes me on trips, buy great food and provided me with allowance even though I didn't need it.

Will he just let me live with a guy with very little stability? 

What if I want something and he can't grant it? Will we fight? Will my husband understand? Will he eventually buy whatever I want?

Will I be happy living in a rented house with his coursemates?

Will I ever feel happy living with him?

Pretty sure, my Dad will ask this question every day in his prayers: Have I done enough for my daughter?

Daddy's little girl.

I guess I've made you guys see this matter from a father's perspective.

Thanks for reading.

Wallahua'lam.

God works in mysterious ways

Assalamualaikum, readers.

Currently I'm in a crazy-freaky-nervous-almost reaching breaking point self. 
I'm starting my clinic session in less than one week, and I haven;t found myself a patient! Whatt???

Back to the topic...
In all the hectic-ness of, "Oh my God, I don;t have patient!" and "I tried calling a few times but they didn;t pick up their phones!" situations, I have relied more on God. 
You know coz in the end, He's the one who could help change the minds of the patients in calling me and opening their hearts to accept some dental treatments I'm offering.

Yesterday, I gave a few patients my numbers and this morning, I've prayed hard for the patients to reply or call me back to set a date for appointment.

I went to the clinic with an empty head, no expectations whatsoever and called two paeds patients, inquiring if they'd like to continue treatments.
Both of them said 'Yes'!

Wow! 

Alhamdulillah, all praises to Allah!

And the last person on earth I thought who'd give a damn about anybody else but themselves have came up to me and offered me a number. a patient's number!

Seriously??

Moral of the story is to try not to complain all the time (telling myself this) and to leave everything to God after you've tried your best.

Please pray for my success in clinical life! And...anybody here who lives in Kelantan, Malaysia, please, drop me a comment if you'd like any dental treatment. Everything is free! ;)

Wallahua'lam...

Hey, Pluto! Can I pat you?

*this entry was supposed to be posted a week ago, but there was some bad internet connection* 

Assalamualaikum, readers.

Today’s entry is quite a sensitive issue. *inhales and exhales* I’ll try and keep my cool on this entry, don’t worry.

Currently in Malaysia, people are battling back and forth about dogs.

Say whaaattttt?

Yeah.

We can't do this? Bummer!

I have no clue what initiated it, but out of nowhere, more and more Muslims were posting pictures and statuses on social networks about dogs.

One girl rescued a dog and snapped a few pictures of the dog sitting on her lap, while another guy snapped a picture of feeding a dog outside his house.

Out of nowhere, came out this campaign, “Touch a dog” and people went haywire!

Lots of Muslims were against this, and they were not shy of sharing their opinions. Hate comments were shared on social networks, people were arguing about this openly, the ustazs gave their piece of minds…and finally, the person who started the campaign apologized publicly.

Even so, there was one video about how DANGEROUS dogs are to humans.

I watched the video and I thought it is only right if I could set things straight.

First of all…

Dogs are not HARAAM!

Well, it depends on how you see it. If you’re talking about eating a dog (or a pig), yeah, that’s haraam. Touching a dog is not haraam. It’s just ‘dirty’.

If you stepped into mud, and your shoes get dirty, what do you do?

You wash your shoes until they are clean, right?

Same goes to the dogs. If you get in contact with them in any way, all you have to do is clean the particular area. But, it’s not just spraying water over the area with lots of soap.

In Islam, we have a specific way to clean ourselves if we get in contact with dogs and pigs. We need six buckets of water and another bucket of water mixed with soil. After that, you’re completely fine!

You can pray, read the Holy Quraan…whatever! You’re good to go!

Second of all…

Dogs are not HARMFUL!

Based on the video I watched (a documentary done in Australia), the host revealed how harmful man’s best friends are. The host was talking about parasites that are found in dogs, Echinococcus granulosus.

The true story about dogs and parasites is, (currently squeezing my brain out for all these facts) the dogs will only get infected IF and ONLY IF the dog consumed some infected meat (infected sheep, lamb or cow). Apparently, this parasite is found on grass and when a healthy ruminant eats the grass that is infected with the parasite, the parasite will colonize the ruminants. The parasite infects the main organs of the ruminants, usually the lungs, muscle and brain.

And, when the infected ruminants are butchered, the parasites live on. 

Problem arises when these meat that has live parasites on them are fed to domestic dogs, then, the parasites will colonize the dogs. The parasite can be transmitted to humans, by contact.

So…as long as you’re feeding your dogs with dog food, or uninfected meat, your dog is clear of any infection. And so are you!

Thirdly…

Muslims CAN rear dogs!

However, this statement is arguable.

People in the past, our great-great-great-great ancestors used to be farmers. They rear lambs and cows, and in this case, they are allowed to rear a dog to look after their cattle.

But, he has to place the dog outside of his house and it should be at the back, not in front of his house.

Why?

The dog should be outside of the house so that his house is ‘clean’ for him. You can’t expect him to ‘wash’ his house every day with six buckets of water and one bucket of water mixed with soil right?

And the dog has to be put at the back of his house because…(honestly, I’m not quite sure about this, but my dad told me this) the angels will enter every house from the front door. And if we put the dogs at the front, the angels will not enter because it’s ‘dirty’. Get it?

I hope I helped a lot of you with this dog issue.

My friend and I were walking down the road when we saw a large dog coming from the other direction. What she said was something I’ll never ever forget.

“It’s better for us to touch a dog than to touch a non-mahram”

Mahram is a group of individuals that is forbidden for us to marry legally in Islam. For example: our biological father/mother, biological siblings, biological grandmother/grandfather.

So, the non-mahrams are everybody else that could get married to us. For example: our 

cousins (even though it’s weird), friends, stranger walking down the road, etc. etc.

Lastly, I would like to stress on the fact that dogs are not haraam. *woof woof*

Wallahua’lam.

Kelantan-my own definition

Assalamualaikum, readers.

*gasp*

*gasp again* 

How long has it been since my last update? 7 months?

seriously? 

*falls to the ground*

So, it's been 4 years since I lived in Kelantan. There were lots of stigma about how Kelantan and the people really are. 

I've been planning to blog on this since first year but I kept forgetting...

Ready for the TOP 5 MYTHS about Kelantan that are not true?

anyways, here we go!

1- Kelantanese are poor

To be honest, I have no idea how do you judge a person poor or rich just by looking at the person.

Some people may drive imported cars, but they still struggle to pay their bills every month.

Some people don't own lots of jewelleries, but they have lots of savings in the bank.

Based on my observations, majority of Kelantanese are involved in business. Whether it's selling tudungs, kitchenware, vegetables and food or toys, they are up for it. And surprisingly, the ones you see running the business are both teenagers and the elderly. 

Pasar Siti Khadijah: 3 floors packed with all kinds of stuff you wanna shop for!

Most of the teens who start business at an early age are the ones who refuse to further studies and the elderly are just spending some time doing something else other than sitting on a lazy chair at home, watching TV and sleep all day.

Nevertheless, there are people who are so poor, they starve every day. I've came across a small boy eating french fries from the floor because he had no money to eat. 

2- Kelantan has no tar roads

This was the first thing I imagined when people even mention Kelantan. I've always imagined the roads were sandy with no tar, and people either walk or use bicycles to travel because they had no cars. 

*laughs hard*

Much to my surprise, people here drive imported cars and own more than one car! and yes, the roads are tarred!

3- Kelantan is an Islamic country, ALL Muslim women wear tudungs, zero crime rate.
It took me by surprise as well when I first stepped foot in Kelantan. 
Kelantan is ruled by an Islamic political party (PAS) and is by far the only state ruled by it. *PAS is known as the opposition party here*
The politicians in this party are very religious, or appear religious. I was told once that the state fines any Muslim women who does not cover their heads (part of aurah), about 10 years back. 
I have no idea what happened after that, but now, nobody is fined anymore. And so, you'll still see Muslim women exposing their hair, men and women who aren't married sitting so closely...just like anywhere else.
Zero crime rate? Pfftttt...
People has nothing to do with a state. If a person is bad, then, nothing you can do to change the person to a good one, none other than the person himself. That's pretty much it.
Not in the mood to elaborate on this any longer...

4- Kelantan is under developed, there's no proper buildings there.
Excuse you! 
There's a few malls in Kelantan now. And the malls are always packed with people. 
We have Sushi King, Domino's Pizza, Big Apple's, Watsons....you name it, we've got it! 
*eh, since when did I become a Kelantanese myself?* *oppssss*

5- Food in Kelantan are all sweet, highest diabetes prevalence.

Nasi kerabu

Not TRUE!

You can ask for your food to be less sweet, if you want. They'd actually make yours just the way you want it...

Kelantan also serve savoury food like sambal pedas and masak lemak cili padi. And, we also have nasi kerabu. It's pretty spicy because of the chilli...
About diabetes...
One question. Will you get diabetes if you drink two glasses of sugar dissolved in water?
NOPE!
You'd get diabetes if your Beta cells on your pancreas are resistant to glucose or your Beta cells are not producing enough insulin. 
If you exercise and monitor what you eat, you'll be safe from diseases. Nothing to do with the state or whatever.  

What do you think of Kelantan now?
I hope you realize that Kelantan is just another state, the people are as NORMAL as the ones in KL, Johor or Sarawak. 
They have the right to live, just as much as we do. 

Wallahua'lam.