kematangan

ada rakan sekuliahku bertanyakan tentang kematangan di facebook. apakah yang dimaksudkan dengan kematangan dan dari segi apa kematangan itu diukur?

ada yang kata matang itu apabila kita dapat berlapang dada dalam setiap hal dan hidup dengan pemikiran posifit serta boleh menyumbang secara positif kepada orang sekeliling jugak.

ada yang cakap matang ni ialah bila kita dah sampai pada satu tahap pemikiran dimana perbuatan kita tak seperti kanak2. kita sudah dapat merancang kehidupan dengan baik dan tidak menyusahkan orang. senang kata, kita dah tau ape yang kita nak buat dalam hidup.

ada juga yang berpendapat matang ialah bila kita menilai dan membuat keputusan tentang sesuatu perkara itu tidak mengikut nafsu dan emosi semata2 sebaliknya menggunakan pengalaman dan ilmu yang sudah kita kumpul serta bersedia untuk bertanggungjawab terhadap segalan tindakan dan keputusan yang bakal/telah dibuat.

ada yang menberi analogi kematangan seperti air yang dimasak. setelah air tersebut mendidih menandakan ia sudah masak, kita tak terus minum air tersebut sebaliknya menunggu air itu sejuk sebelum meneguknya.

bagi kayu ukur kematangan ini pula, ada yang cakap, kematangan ni diukur pada cara percakapan, perbuatan dan sikap dimana ketiga2 faktor tersebut mencerminkan kematangan seseorang. seseorang yang walaupun usianya sudah melebihi 20-an tetapi masih berfikiran kebudak2an, makan ia akan menterjemahkan sikapnya seterusnya percakapan atau gaya dia dengan masyarakat.

as for me, maturity can be in a lot of forms. you can be called 'mature' for being able to strike a conversation with a complete stranger or you can be called 'childish' if that said conversation centers mainly around comic books, animations, or cartoons.

eheh. (=_=)

but really, what matters is what you think of yourself. if you think you're a mature adult, then a mature adult you'll be. however, do remember that being childish every once in a while is really not that bad. after all, inside every adult, there's a kid waiting to come out and play. :P

31 May 2010

it's shocking to see the news of Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launching an attack on the gaza aid flotilla and yet, at the same time, it's really not that shocking at all. stupidity doesn't even begin to describe the cowardly actions of the zionists. guess what, they dare to call the murder of 9 people (and most probably more) as self-defense. oh and of course, let us not forget that the civilians (gathered from 50 countries) were asking for a fight and a fight they got.

it should come as no surprise when all hand phones, laptops, cameras and video cameras of the people on board the mavi marmara and other boats were snatched and smashed to pieces. i mean, of course the IDF have to hide the evidence of what really happened in the early hours of 31st May and feed us with a fabricated video that clearly showed their fakery. duhh. (=_=)

the more the Israeli PRs clings to the concept of Israel being the victim without even considering the public statements from the other 600 surviving activists onboard that claims otherwise, the more they become their world's target of ridicule.

well, personal feelings aside, i believe this report describes the situation on Israel, America and the world's reaction best.

Allah is forever the Almighty. let us never forget that.

have a nice day, peeps. :)

hold on

i was never a fan of country music, even when taylor swift made it big with her hit songs such as love story, white horse and teardrops on my guitar. it's a bit too odd for my taste and yet i found myself falling in love with this genre of music when i first listened to this particular song called hold on by kareem salama few months ago.

i would like to dedicate this post to my dearest mother again!, who is in dire need of her favorite daughter to be home as soon as possible. :P

The teardrops fall from his eyes at night
Too much a man to be crying in plain sight
Finds himself at the beginning again
Can't understand why he can't break this sin

I don't know who said that it was easy
To conquer the world that exists inside of me
My lights are dim and the roads are dark
But the night's always darkest just before dawn

So hold on in this moment 'cause it might be just what you need
And you know that you're growing when you find yourself down on your knees
It's the trials of life, it's the rain and the light that make you more than just your dreams

She's like a boat that's caught in the storm
Sees the sun through the clouds but she can't stay warm
Now she's in pain and she can't bear the load
But she don't know there's something better down the road

Everything life is born then it dies
After the storms the rooted plants do rise
So let pain die and plant yourself deep
'Till this whole wide world falls down at your feet

So hold on in this moment 'cause it might be just what you need
And you know that you're growing when you find yourself down on your knees
It's the trials of life, it's the rain and the light that make you more than just your dreams

You say that you want to fly in the sky, but you won't build the wings; it won't be
Then, you say that you want the love of your life, but you give up too easily
It's the eyes wide as you fall that make you see

So hold on in this moment 'cause it might be just what you need
And you know that you're growing when you find yourself down on your knees
It's the trials of life, it's the rain and the light that make you more than just your dreams

i know you're strong enough to get over this phase so please keep holding on. i'll see you near the finishing line and then we'll cross that ribbon together, alright? love you always, mom! :)

mama, i love you!

petang tadi, aku bukak ym. borak2 dengan si nadhrah pasal exam praktikal semalam. alhamdulillah, dapat tiupan semangat daripada beliau untuk terus berusaha menggapai kejayaan selagi masih ada masa. terima kasih, kakakku! :) sebelum sempat aku offline untuk sambung baca buku praktikal biochem konon nye la kan~, dapat satu mass message daripada si ina tentang seorang sahabat sekuliah kami yang kehilangan ibunya malam semalam.

tercengang aku.

terus aku online facebook, cari profile page dia dan ucapkan takziah atas kehilangan beliau. sepanjang petang tadi, aku terfikirkan keadaan si dia. bagaimana agaknya dia? sudahlah sekarang ini merupakan musim kemuncak di mana satu kesalahan kecil pun boleh mengundang rasa stress yang melampau, ditambah pula dengan ujian berat sebegini. ujian yang cukup hebat sehingga mampu melemahkan semangat yang sebelum ini berkobar2 untuk menghadapi final exams di akhir jun nanti.

i tried picturing myself in his shoes and i simply cannot imagine what i would do if i were to be the one to receive such devastating news. would i book the next available flight ticket and demand to go back home despite the fact that i'm having my practical exams now? cry endlessly until my eyes go red? throw a childish tantrum? or retreat into a severe depression and isolate myself from the society?

it might seem exaggerated but i do not doubt any of the above possibilities if i were to lose my mother or any members of my family during these hard times.

sungguh, Allah takkan uji seseorang itu jika dia tak mampu nak hadapi ujian tersebut. [1:286]

nota kaki 1: kepada sahabatku, semoga Allah kurniakan kau ketabahan dan kekuatan.

nota kaki 2: mother dearest, i love you very, very much and i shall spend the rest of my life saying and proving that to you.

she used to be my only enemy and never let me free,
catching me in places that know i shouldn't be,
every other day i crossed the line,
i didn't mean to be so bad,
i never thought you would
become the friend i never had

back then i didn't know why,
why you were misunderstood,
so now i see through your eyes,
all that you did was love,
mama i love you, mama i care,
mama i love you, mama my friend,
my friend

i didn't want to hear it then but
i'm not ashamed to say it now,
every little thing you said and did was right for me,
i had a lot of time to think about,
about the way i used to be,
never had a sense of my responsibility.

back then i didn't know why,
why you were misunderstood,
so now i see through your eyes,
all that you did was love,
mama i love you, mama i care,
mama i love you, mama my friend,
my friend

mama i love you, mama i care,
mama i love you, mama my friend,
you're my friend~

the proposal

i was re-watching 'the proposal' last night, a 2009 romantic comedy film starring ryan reynolds & sandra bullock, when i found my ideal proposal words and my latest favorite quote so far.

will you marry me?

because i'd like to date you.
(^_________^)

teheee~ =D
will explain more later.