5th TiMe CeLeBRaTiNG eiDuL aDHa iN DuBLiN

Well, just exactly as what the title suggests, this year is my 5th year of celebrating Hari Raya Haji or Aidil Adha in Dublin, Ireland. OMG. I'm growing older and older and still, I'm still feeling that I'm still a 15 y/o teenager. Hahah. Pathetic, I know. I'm soo damn immatured! Tapi nak buat mcm mane. Most of my friends all around me are younger than me. My housemates pun majoritinya 3-4 years younger. So, to mingle with them, I need to make myself younger la kan?? Hahah. Complicated kan hidup aku ni??

OK. Back to the main topic. Since ni adalah kali ke-5 aku beraya Haji di Dublin, aku takde la happy sgt pun. Mungkin sbb aku terlampau rindukan family di Malaysia. Aku rindukan suasana raya di Malaysia yg sudah 5 tahun aku tak rasai. Atau maybe bagi kita, org2 Malaysia, Hari Raya Haji ni tak semeriah Hari Raya Puasa. We have set that in our mind, haven't we?

First thing yg aku buat adalah bersiap2 utk ke Malaysia Hall utk menunaikan Solat Hari Raya. Tu adalah spt satu kewajipan bagi diri aku. Actually, aku boleh je sembahyang kat Dublin Mosque, which is so close to my house (just in front of it). Tapi hati aku lebih suka menunaikan solat sunat Hari Raya kat Malaysia Hall. It reminds me of my home, Malaysia. Aku & beberape org housemates aku berjalan kaki ke Malaysia Hall bersama2. Solat start pukul 10 pg. Sebelum tu, kiteorg bertakbir raya beramai2. Syahdu sungguh. Sbb tu la aku prefer Malaysia Hall drp Dublin Mosque. Takbir raya di Dublin Mosque tak sesyahdu takbir di Malaysia Hall.

Bersama Kengkawan Di Pagi Raya Haji

Selepas solat, kiteorg berjalan kaki ke rumah terbuka Haji Fauzi. Sudah menjadi tradisi masyarakat Melayu di Dublin utk berkunjung ke rumah terbuka beliau setiap kali hari raya. Rasa mcm tak lengkap raya di Dublin tanpa berkunjung ke rumah beliau. Hihi. Moga Allah SWT memurahkan rezeki beliau sekeluarga.

Bile dah kenyang, aku & beberape org sahabat berjalan kaki ke Clonskeagh Mosque pulak. Ade sorang pekerja Melayu Singapura di restaurant yg terletak di masjid tu bermurah hati utk belanja kiteorg makan di situ. Hihih. Murah rezeki aku hari tu. Aku baru pertama kali berjumpe dgn dia. Die mmg seorg yg sgt peramah & murah hati. Moga Allah SWT memudahkan rezeki dia.

So, tu la serba sedikit cerita aku di Hari Raya Haji yg ke-5 di Dublin. Kadangkala aku tertanya2 kpd diri aku sendiri. Apakah pengorbanan yg aku dah buat utk org lain? Hmmm. Such a tough question, isn't it? Kite ni suke menasihatkan org lain utk melakukan kebaikan, hindari kejahatan, berkorban demi org lain & sebagainya. But sometimes it is easier to advise ppl to do good things rather than we ourselves practise it. Am I right??

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SaLaM aiDiL aDHa 1427H & SeLaMaT TaHuN BaRu 2007M

Kpd semua pembaca2 yg beragama Islam, aku ingin mengucapkan Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Adha 1427H. Semoga Raya kali ni membawa sejuta makna buat kite semue. Sematkanlah nilai pengorbanan dlm diri kita. Kadangkala, utk berjaya dlm hidup di dunia dan akhirat, kite harus melakukan pengorbanan demi pengorbanan. InsyaAllah, pengorbanan yg kite lakukan tu takkan menjadi sia2 jika niat kita ikhlas & murni, kerana Allah SWT itu Maha Mengetahui & Maha Adil.

Allahu Akbar!! Allahu Akbar!! Allahu Akbar!! La Ilaha Illallahu Wallahu Akbar!! Allahu Akbar Walillahilhamd..

Dan aku jugak nak ambik kesempatan ni utk mengucapkan Selamat Tahun Baru 2007!!! Selamat tinggal 2006!!! Segala kenangan pahit & manismu akan ku jadikan pengajaran buat diriku agar dpt ku aplikasikan di Tahun 2007 nanti. Moga tahun 2007 nanti bakal membawa sejuta kebaikan buat kita semua. Amin...

Kpd semua umat Islam warganegara Malaysia di Dublin, jumpa di Malaysia Hall esok!!

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SuMMeR iN THe LaNDS oF THe aNCieNTS (BHG XI)

Overnight train yg aku & Jem naik dari Rome tiba di Brindisi pd awal pagi esoknye. Satu peristiwa yg agak pahit berlaku sewaktu kiteorg tgh tidur dlm train tersebut. Bag galas aku hampir2 dicuri oleh seorg lelaki yg masuk ke dlm cabin kiteorg. Nasib baik Jem tersedar dari tidur. Mamat yg masuk dlm cabin tu kemudiannye beri alasan yg kononnye die perlukan sebatang rokok. Huh. Kiteorg mcm dah biasa dgn alasan tu. Kiteorg tau sgt yg niat sebenarnye adalah utk curi barang kiteorg. Kiteorg pun cakap kat die yg kiteorg takde rokok. Then, mamat tu pun blah. Peh. Lega gile. Kalau tak, sure bag galas aku dah kena ambik. Huhuhu. Alhamdulillah.

Bandar Brindisi yg kiteorg jejaki ni terletak di bhg selatan Italy. Takde ape yg menarik sebenarnye kat bandar ni. Ia hanyalah tempat persinggahan pelancong2 yg ingin ke Greece kerana ianya adalah terminal utama ferry2 dari Italy ke Greece. Ferry kiteorg ke Greece bertolak pd waktu ptg nanti. So, kiteorg agak kebosanan jugak la sementara menunggu ferry sampai. Huhuhu. So, kiteorg spend mase yg ada ni dgn travel around bandar Brindisi yg agak kecil ni. Kiteorg bergambar dgn Roman Column yg merupakan kesan peninggalan Empayar Rome yg berusia lebih 1000 thn & jugak sebuah monument yg dibina oleh Benitto Mussolini pd thn 1933 sbg tanda peringatan kpd pelayar2 Italy. Kiteorg jugak berkesempatan bermain dam ular yg Jem bawak. Hahah. Nampak sgt yg kiteorg ni bosan gile kan. Hehe.

Brindisi, Italy

Roman Column, Brindisi, Italy

Monument Of Italian Sailors, Brindisi, Italy

Setelah penat menunggu beberape jam, akhirnya sampai pun ferry. Ferry kiteorg ni dikelolakan oleh syarikat 'My Way'. Kiteorg book online. Kiteorg book 'airplane seat' so that kiteorg boleh tidur dgn selesa dgn harga yg agak berpatutan. Ferry ni agak besar & selesa jugak la. Not bad at all. Semua kemudahan ada.

Perjalanan ke Greece mengambil masa lebih 12 jam. Ferry yg merentasi Laut Adriatic yg memisahkan Italy & Greece ni bergerak menuju ke sebuah bandar di Greece yg bernama Patras. Kiteorg tiba di bandar ni keesokan paginya. Patras adalah bandar ketiga terbesar di Greece selepas Athens & Thessaloniki & merupakan terminal utama kpd pelancong2 yg ingin menaiki ferry dari Greece ke Italy. Tak ade ape yg menarik pun di bandar ni. So, sejurus selepas kiteorg jejakkan kaki di bandar ni, kiteorg terus naik bus menuju ke bandar Athens, ibu negara Greece. Perjalanan ke Athens dari Patras mengambil masa lebih kurang 3 jam.

Perjalanan Ferry Dari Brindisi (Italy) ke Patras (Greece)

Senja Di Laut Adriatic, Dari Italy ke Greece

Hampir Tiba Patras, Greece

Sesampainya di Athens, kiteorg terus menuju ke train station utk beli tiket train ke Thessaloniki pd waktu mlm 2 hari kemudiannye. Kiteorg plan nak ke Istanbul dari Athens. Tapi, kiteorg terpaksa singgah di Thessaloniki dulu sebelum meneruskan perjalanan ke Istanbul. Tak ada direct train dari Athens ke Istanbul. Leceh btul. Itu 2 hari kemudian punye cerite. Hari ni punye cerite, kiteorg akan naik ferry dari Athens ke Pulau Santorini pd waktu mlm nanti. Kiteorg dah pun book ticket ferry tu online. So, lepas selesai beli tiket train, kiteorg bercadang utk jejakkan kaki di seberapa byk tempat yg boleh di bandar Athens ni, sementara menunggu ferry ke Pulau Santorini. Kiteorg terpaksa heret bag2 kiteorg skali sbb tak jumpe tempat yg sesuai utk kiteorg tinggalkan bag2 kiteorg. Kat dlm train station tu pun takde lockers atau luggage room. Hampeh btul!

Greece atau nama tempatannya Ελλάδα (Ellada) adalah antara negara yg tertua di dunia. Ianya adalah 'cradle of Islamic & Western civilisation'. Di sinilah lahirnya para cendakiawan spt Aristotle, Socrates, Plato & ramai lagi. Ilmu2 dieorg ni la yg menjadi rujukan utama para cendakiawan Islam & Barat dari dulu sampailah skarang. Greece jugak kaya dgn hasil2 architecture yg berusia berkurun2 lamanya, kesan peninggalan empayar Mycenaean, Minoan, Hellenistic, Byzantine & jugak empayar Turki Uthmaniyah. Kedudukannya di pinggir Laut Mediterranean menjadikan purata suhunya agak tinggi berbanding negara2 Europe yg lain. Waktu tempatan di sini 2 jam lebih awal drp waktu di UK & Ireland.

Penduduk2 di Greece kebanyakannya beragama Kristian Greek Orthodox yg agak berbeza fahamannya berbanding Kristian Roman Katholik. Senibina gereja2 di sini jugak agak berlainan drp gereja2 Roman Katholik yg aku selalu tengok. Penduduk di negara ni menggunakan bahasa Greek sbg bahasa utama mereka. Namun, ramai jugak yg agak fasih berbahasa English. Malah, English dieorg lagi bagus drp org2 Italian. Tulisan Greek tak menggunakan huruf2 Roman spt yg biasa kite guna. Tulisan Greek menggunakan huruf2 symbol yg kite guna dlm subjek Matematik spt λ, δ, α & byk lagi. Menarik kan? Hehehe.

Huruf2 Dalam Tulisan Greek

Athens atau nama tempatannya Aθήνα (Athena) adalah ibu negara Greece & jugak merupakan bandar terbesar di negara ini. Athens adalah antara bandar yg tertua di dunia. Ianya adalah tempat pertembungan budaya Timur & Barat. Di sini terdapat banyak runtuhan2 peninggalan tamadun2 zaman dahulu. Di sinilah jugak lahirnya sukan yg paling berpestrij di dunia iaitu Sukan Olympic.

Dari train station, kiteorg terus menuju ke Stadium Olympic yg terletak agak jauh dari city centre. Kiteorg ke sana dgn menaiki metro. Kiteorg terpaksa bawak skali bag2 kiteorg yg agak berat tu. Huhuhu. Stadium Olympic yg kiteorg jejaki ni bukanlah Stadium Sukan Olympic pertama di dunia yg diadakan pd thn 1896, tapi ianya adalah stadium baru yg dibina utk Sukan Olympic pd thn 2004, which is 2 thn lepas. Kompleks stadium ni sgtlah lawa & menakjubkan. Kagum gile. Lepas spend almost 1 hour kat sini, kiteorg terus menuju ke terminal ferry Piraeus yg jugak terletak agak jauh dari city centre. Kiteorg ke sana dgn menaiki metro. Dari Piraeus, kiteorg akan naik ferry ke Pulau Santorini. So, pd hari ni kiteorg cuma sempat ke Stadium Olympic je. Tapi takpe. Kiteorg still ade satu hari lagi di Athens selepas kiteorg balik dari trip kiteorg ke Turkey nanti.

Di Stadium Olympic 2004, Athens, Greece

Di Stadium Olympic 2004, Athens, Greece

Di Stadium Olympic 2004, Athens, Greece

Di Stadium Olympic 2004, Athens, Greece

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SuMMeR iN THe LaNDS oF THe aNCieNTS (BHG X)

Keesokan paginye pd hari ke-3 di Rome, kiteorg bertiga berjalan menuju je Pantheon, the best preserved building of Ancient Rome, sbb binaannye masih lagi utuh, tak spt binaan2 zaman Rome yg lain. Binaan ini dibina pd tahun 120 M oleh Maharaja Rome pd waktu tersebut iaitu Hadrian, di atas tapak temple yg dibina oleh Marcus Agrippa pd thn 27 SM, menantu kpd Maharaja Rome, Augustus. Pembinaan Pantheon ditujukan khas kpd 'planetary gods'. Namun, pd thn 608 M, ianya dijadikan gereja Roman Katholik. Kubah yg terdapat pd Pantheon adalah antara pencapaian yg terpenting dlm senibina empayar Rome. Makam Raja2 Italy spt Vittorio Emanuele II & Umberto I ditempatkan di sini. Begitu jugak dgn makam pelukis yg terkenal, Raphael.

Pantheon, Rome, Italy

Dalam Pantheon, Rome, Italy

Dalam Pantheon, Rome, Italy

Kubah Dlm Pantheon, Rome, Italy

Seterusnye, kiteorg ke Castel Sant' Angelo yg dibina pd thn 135 M yg menempatkan makam Maharaja Rome, Hadrian. Ianya kemudian dijadikan kubu pertahanan. Ini adalah tempat terakhir yg kiteorg kunjungi. Bile dah puas bergambar, kiteorg kembali ke hostel utk berkemas. Azza akan pulang ke Dublin pd waktu ptg nanti. So, bile dah habis berkemas & berehat2, kiteorg berjalan menuju ke train station. Bile dah sampai kat depan train station, Azza pun terus naik bus ke Rome Ciampino Airport utk pulang semula ke Dublin dgn flight Ryanair. Tinggallah aku berdua dgn Jem. Huhuhu. Goodbye Azza!! Terime kasih atas pengalaman2 yg best sepanjang trip kite ni. Aku & Jem kemudiannye masuk ke dlm train station & lepak kat dlm McDonalds sementara menunggu train ke Brindisi pd waktu mlm nanti. Kiteorg akan naik overnight train ke Brindisi. Dari Brindisi, kiteorg akan naik ferry ke Greece.

Castel Sant' Angelo, Rome, Italy

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CoRK oH CoRK...

Well. I just came back from Cork yesterday, after spending 3 days & 3 nights down there. The weather sux to the max coz it was foggy & we can barely see anything outside the house. I guess Dublin was also suffering from the same weather condition. Huhuh. I stayed at my friend's house. Mamat tu pulak tinggal serumah dgn 2 couples yg dah ade anak, which are my friends as well & jugak seorg mamat yg dah bertunang, pun kawan aku jugak. And I was told by this friend of mine that my 2 other friends are now pregnant & expected to have their babies in this coming June. Hahah. It's like everyone in Cork is already married & having babies & this friend of mine is the only single guy in Cork. Hahah. And all of them now already have cars for the comfort of their families.

OMG!!!! Aku mcm culture shock gile mase aku kat Cork ni eventhough I've been there for 3 times. I so can't imagine how my life would be if I were happened to study there. Semue org mcm dah matang gile. Semuenye fikir pasal kahwin, anak & beli kereta. Hahah. Ni yg buat aku rase yg aku ni mcm dah tua gile bcoz all of them are at the same age like me. Am I not matured enough or what?? Well, I guess I'm just not ready for these kinds of things yet. Sbb hidup aku masih lagi terumbang-ambing & belum stabil. Heheh. I just need a few more time to settle down with my life first. Hmmm. Ape2 pun, I wish all my friends in Cork happy marriage lives till the end of time. And semoga dikurniakan anak2 yg soleh & solehah. Ameen...

Pawie, Feeza & beautiful Syafeea

Asyik & handsome Iman

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PoST-eXaM SYNDRoMe

OK. Exam has already over. Hari Khamis hari tu dah habis dah. So far, MCQs hampeh & long case sux. Hahah. Hopefully I'll pass. Cukup2 makan pun takpe la. Hmmm. Skarang ni I'm getting soo bored. Bebudak junior rumah aku kebanyakannye takde kat rumah. Dieorg pegi UK. Yg tinggal hanyalah senior2 & 2 org junior yg masing2 suke berkurung dlm bilik, same spt aku. Huhuhu. My life is soo sad & boring. I really don't know what the hell I should do to fill my time. Ni la namanya 'post-exam syndrome'. B4 exam, dok sibuk study bagai nak rak (Hmmm. Takde la study gile sgt pun. Heheh). Bile dah habis exam, taktau nak buat ape. Hahah. Nak pi jalan2, duit pun dah kering. Nak kena simpan duit utk balik Msia lagi summer ni. Huhhu. Jeles btul tgk org2 lain pergi melancong. Ade yg pi Morocco, Spain, Turkey. Bulgaria & Romania pun ade gak. Cis. Jeles btul. Aku tak sampai lagi Morocco, Bulgaria & Romania. Takleh jadi ni. Hmmmm...

OK. I might go to Cork tomorrow. Just can't stay in Dublin like this any longer. I'll be mad. Hahah. Hmm. I'll be staying in Cork for a couple of days. Lame pulak tak jumpe member2 kat Cork. And I might also spend the rest of my winter break (which will end on 7 Jan) to watch dozens of movies that I've downloaded from torrent, read novels that I still haven't read & finish writing my summer travel story (Italy, Greece, Turkey & Egypt) & post it in my blog for u guys to read. Heheh. So, till then. All the best to u all. Happy holidays!!

Oh ya. By the way, I've just found an interesting animation on Google's video about the story of how Sultan Muhammad Al-Fatih (Ottoman Sultan) & his great army conquered Constantinople aka Istanbul from the cruel Constantine XI (Byzantine Emperor) & his army in the year of 1453. This is really a great animation & u all should watch it. Rasulullah SAW has once promised to the Muslims: "Lataftahanna al-Qustantiniyya wa lani`ma al-amiru amiruha wa lani`ma al-jayshu dhalika al-jaysh" which means "Verily you shall conquer Constantinople. What a wonderful leader will her leader be, and what a wonderful army will that army be!". To watch this animation, just click on this link:

SULTAN MUHAMMAD AL-FATIH

Modern Istanbul, Turkey

Aya Sofia, Istanbul, Turkey

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I'M So LoST...

Hmmm. Esok (Isnin), kiteorg ada 2 exam MCQ. Medicine & Surgery. Hari Khamis pulak, aku ada long case which is a bit like practical exam laa. Menurut kata senior2 aku, exam MCQ tu mmg susah gile. Ape yg kite baca drp buku2 pun bukannye cukup. Huhuuhu. Pasrah je aku dgn kata2 dieorg tu. Tapi aku rasa mmg betul pun. Tapi, apa yg paling menakutkan aku adalah long case tu. I'm afraid of being asked questions that I would know the answers but bcoz of being nervous, I might be blank. It happens to me a lot. Sh*t.. I really need to control my nerves. But sometimes, I just don't know how. Huhuhu.

Skarang ni aku rase mcm dah penat dah membaca buku2 Medic. Nak termuntah pun ade. Baca2 pun, bukannye boleh ingat semua. Esoknye, lupe semule ttg apa yg dah dibaca. Is this normal? Huhuhuh. I'm soooo lost right now. I've never felt this lost in my entire life. Could someone pls be my saviour!!! Well, I guess I need to be more motivated & in order to be motivated, I desperately need to have one good idol to influence me to be an excellent medical student. I've been searching all over for this idol, but still no one has shown up. Are we lack of good medical students these days? Or I'm not searching thoroughly? Or should I just hope for some miracles to happen?? Ntah la..

So, skarang ni aku hanya tawakal je. May Allah show me His guide to the right path to success & peace that I've been looking for all this time. Amin.. Dan semoga aku & member2 batch aku semue dpt menempuhi exam yg bakal menjelma ni dgn cemerlang. InsyaAllah. Moga doa2 aku & doa2 mak & abah termakbul la hendaknye. Tak ada doa yg lebih mujarab selain drp doa ibu & ayah. Btul tak? And to all readers, pls pray for us too, ok?? Allah bless you all..

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HiSToRY oF iSLaMiC CiViLiSaTioN iN euRoPe

Most of us know how Islam was really flourishing in Europe for 700 years (8-15th century), particularly in the Southern part of Spain or better known as the region of Andalusia during the period of Medieval Time or Middle Ages or also known as the Dark Ages according to the Europeans. Cities like Cordoba, Granada, Seville & Toledo were the modernest cities in the whole Europe at that time. In Cordoba, the capital city of Islamic Empire in Spain, people live in proper houses made of bricks & there were even lamp posts on the roads while people in other part of Europe were still living in wooden houses, suffering from the feudalism system & tension from the Church. Religion, knowledge & culture were the top priorities of the Muslim people back in those years. Names like Ibnu Rusyd, Ibnu Sina and many more were so famous because of their knowledge & contributions.

Nevertheless, this great empire was soon getting weaker & weaker from days to days. This was seen as a great opportunity for Christian kingdoms of Northern Spain to reconquer the land of Spain from the Muslims. Their mission was called 'Reconquista' which means Reconquest in English. From time to time, one by one Muslim cities like Cordoba, Seville, Toledo & many more fell into their hands. In the year of 1492, Granada, the last Muslim's stronghold in Spain also eventually fell into the hands of Ferdinand II of Aragon & his queen, Isabella of Castille. This means Christian kingdoms of Northern Spain have officially succeeded with their mission to reconquer the land of Spain for the Christian people from the Muslims. And they eventually forced all Muslims & Jews who lived in Spain to convert to Christianity. This order was called as 'Inquisición' or Inquisition in English. It was established to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms & also as an act of cleanliness of blood in Spain. Those who didn't want to convert were expelled from Spain & have their assets seized. Some were even killed. It was indeed a very ruthless action.

This is just a short story from the history of Islam in Spain. To those who are interested to know more about it, I'd like to recommend you guys to watch these documentaries. It is important to know that without Islamic civilisation in Spain back in the Middle Ages, there won't be Renaissance & there won't even be a modern & civilised Europe that we see these days. All knowledge that they have today are all sourcing from the Islamic Spain during the Middle Ages. Nevertheless, some still don't want to admit this. So, enjoy watching these documentaries:

a) AN ISLAMIC HISTORY OF EUROPE (1:28:52)


b) ISLAM IN EUROPE: WHEN THE MOORS RULED IN EUROPE (9:55) (I just embed only Part 1. There are 11 parts all together. You guys can watch the rest parts on You Tube)


p/s: Geeez.. I just realised how I love history so much. Hahaha.

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LoReNZo'S oiL

Filem Lorenzo's Oil yg ditayangkan pd thn 1992 ni dibintangi oleh Nick Nolte & Susan Sarandon. This film is based on true story that occured in middle 80's. Filem ni menceritakan ttg sepasang suami isteri, Augusto Odone (Nick Nolte) & Michaela Odone (Susan Sarandon) bersama2 dgn anak lelaki dieorg, Lorenzo Odone berhijrah ke United States selepas beberapa thn tinggal di Comoros, sebuah negara pulau yg terletak di Lautan Hindi, di timur benua Afrika. Anak lelaki dieorg tu berusia 5 thn.

Beberape bln selepas dieorg berhijrah, tibe2 si Lorenzo ni mengalami beberape symptoms yg pelik. Mule2, doctor2 yg dieorg jumpe tak dpt nak mendiagnose penyakit ape yg die hidapi. Tapi, setelah beberape kajian dibuat, akhirnya dieorg dpt mengenal pasti ttg penyakit yg Lorenzo hidapi. Dia menghidapi penyakit adrenoleukodystrophy, a sex-linked disease that just occurs among male which is a bit rare back in 80's. So, doctor2 semue tak dpt berbuat apa2 sbb kajian ttg penyakit ni was still on going & they was no cure found yet at that time. Adrenoleukodystrophy is a fatal disease and can cause death in a few months.

Pasangan Augusto & Michaela ni tak sanggup tgk anak dieorg menderita. So, dieorg berusaha sedaya upaya utk memahami ttg penyakit adrenoleukodystrophy ni & cuba mencari apa2 alternative utk merawatnya tanpa bantuan mana2 doctor. Dieorg membaca semua buku yg berkaitan dgn penyakit tu tanpa henti. Akhirnya, dieorg berjaya menjumpai cara utk merawat dgn menggunakan extract from olive oil. Penemuan dieorg ini sgt besar sumbangannye terhadap dunia perubatan. Sampai skarang, extract from olive oil ni, atau lebih dikenali sbg 'Lorenzo's Oil' masih lagi digunakan utk merawat kanak2 yg menghidapi adrenoleukodystrophy. Utk menghargai sumbangan dieorg, Augusto telah dianugerahkan ijazah perubatan & dia adalah pengasas kpd The Myelin Project yg masih lagi dijalankan sampai sekarang. Michaela Odone meninggal dunia beberape thn lepas kerana lung cancer. Kini, Augusto tinggal bersama2 dgn anaknya Lorenzo yg masih lagi hidup, but he is bedridden.

Augusto & Michaela Odone

Augusto Odone: The Founder Of Myelin Project

Love Of A Father For His Child: Augusto & Lorenzo Odone

So, from this film, we can see that even common people like Augusto & Michaela can give a big contribution to the world of medicine. So, never underestimate other people's potential. We can do anything if we have the gut to do it. Nothing is impossible. Kalau nak seribu daya, kalau taknak seribu dalih. And the biggest human value that we can learn from this film is how a mother or a father would do anything in the whole world for her/his children, like Lorenzo's parents. They read every book about the disease, they spent thousands of dollars to find the cure, they went to lots of places to look for clues, they met hundreds of people to seek for advices. All those are just for the sake of their child, Lorenzo. So, there is nothing that can be compared to the love of a mother or a father for her/his children. Sbb tu la filem ni tersangat2 menyentuh hati aku. To Abah & Mak, I love you two sooo much. I can't imagine a life without you two...

p/s: To Fadhlil aka FahdRazy: Thanx for lending me your Lorenzo's Oil DVD. To my blog readers: Don't forget to watch this film. You won't regret!!!

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CoNCePT oF SeNioR & JuNioR

Tibe2 aku tergerak hati utk menulis sikit ttg isu senior & junior ni. Bagi sesape yg pernah bersekolah kat sekolah berasrama penuh (Form 1-5), mungkin korang dah biasa dgn konsep senior & junior ni. Same la jugak dgn diriku ini. Aku dah tersangat biasa dah dgn isu ni. Kalau kite imbas semule zaman2 persekolahan dulu, mmg selalunye la junior2 dibuli sakan oleh senior2, termasuklah diri ini jugak. Huhuh. Maybe bagi sesetengah org tu adalah perkara normal. Tapi bagi aku, aku 100% tak setuju dgn bab buli-membuli junior ni. Sememangnye takde faedah langsung. Kalau sape2 yg tahu ape faedah di sebalik buli-membuli ni, tlg segera inform kat aku, ok. Tapi seriously aku rase buli-membuli bebudak junior ni mmg takde memberi ape2 kesan baik. Sepatutnye konsep senior & junior ni boleh je diserapkan dgn unsur2 moral yg baik. Yg senior tlg si junior kalau dieorg ade ape2 masalah. Yg junior pulak mintak nasihat atau pertolongan dari senior kalau ade ape2 masalah. Dan yg penting, kite saling hormat-menghormati antara satu sama lain, tanpa mengira beza umur. Tu yg penting sekali.

Tapi beberape peristiwa yg berlaku dlm hidup aku baru2 ni benar2 membuat aku tak puas hati. Ada antara kite ni kadang2 terbawa2 konsep senior-junior yg kite alami sewaktu sekolah dulu ke alam university, lebih2 lagi bile kite duduk serumah dgn mereka yg lebih muda dari kita. Kite kadangkala tak sedar yg sifat ego kite sbg seorg senior benar2 buat kite lupe diri & memakan diri kite sendiri. Kite anggap bebudak junior yg tinggal serumah sbg bebudak hingusan yg patut diajar dgn kekerasan & tak patut diberi muka supaya dieorg hormat dgn kite. Tapi bagi aku, sifat ego sbg seorg senior tak patut ade dlm sesebuah rumah. Come on laa. Grow up! Home is the place where you live with your loved ones. It's not an asrama like where you used to live once upon your lifetime dulu, where the seniors bullying the juniors. Semue org dlm sesebuah rumah tu adalah ibarat adik-beradik. So, kite patut membuang ego kite sbg seorg senior & menyamaratakan diri masing2 serta bergaul antara satu sama lain tanpa memikirkan pasal jarak umur masing2. Everyone is equal.

OK. Kadang2 kite rase yg junior2 ni perlu hormat akan senior2 dieorg. Tu mmg betul. Aku tak nafikan. Tapi, kalau nak buat org hormat akan kite, kekerasan & memaki hamun bukanlah caranya. You won't get respect from others by downgrading them, but you will get respect from others by respecting them. Respect is what we obtained, not what we ask for. People in a real world don't respect you because of your age. In fact, they don't really care how old you are. They respect you for your knowledge, for your behavior & for your contributions. So, live in reality. Don't live in your own fantasy. And one more thing, every human being wants to be treated equally & to be respected. Kite sbg manusia, tak ade hak nak membeza2kan antara satu sama lain. Hanya Allah SWT saje yg ada hak membeza2kan makhluk2-Nya berdasarkan ilmu & amalan masing2.

So, kpd mereka yg faham akan apa yg aku cuba sampaikan ni, cubalah ubah diri kite agar kite dpt hidup dlm suasana rumah yg harmoni. Kpd sape2 yg terasa atau tak puas hati dgn post aku ni, aku mintak maaf la ye. I just wanna express my thoughts. This is my blog. So, I can write whatever I want, I can write whatever I like. So, back off..

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