SMALL TALK #2: TO THE FUTURE ME

Hello there, me.

If you're reading this, it's me, your past self.
Remember, if you ever want to give up, don't.
If you ever want to kill yourself, I forbid.
I also have felt the same things as you have.
And I am not willing to let you do it again.
Remember, suicide is not the key to everything.
It doesn't matter if your life is like hell.

Please don't kill yourself.

What will your family think?
What will your friends think?
Do you think they'll be happy that you killed yourself?
THEY WON'T.
They may even want to kill themselves because of what you've done.

So please.
Anytime you think about killing yourself,
Please think back at life.
Remember my words, and you'll be fine.
Thank you, me, for living this far.
If you decide to commit suicide anyways, I'll have no power.
Sorry. But, as long as you still live on this Earth.
Don't. Do. It.

JURNAL HARIAN TUGASAN BM Bil. 8/2016: Hari Sukan 2016

Acara sukan tahunan adalah acara kemuncak acara sukan bagi Kolej PERMATApintar Negara UKM. Sebenarnya banyak acara sukan telah berlangsung dalam mingu-minggu sukantara seperti merentas desa, acara berpasukan dalam dewan dan renang. Pada tahun ini saya hanya memasuki acara renang rampaian dan Rumah Topaz yang saya wakili hanya mendapat tempat ketiga.

Pada Selasa yang lepas, iaitu 26hb April, 2016, Kolej PERMATApintar Negara, telah mengadakan acara Kemuncak Sukan Tahunan untuk tahun 2016. Pada kali ini, rumah sukan saya, iaitu Topaz, telah memilih Hufflepuff, iaitu satu daripada empat rumah dalam filem Harry Potter sebagai maskot untuk rumah Topaz pada kali ini. Sekadar pengetahuan, maskot bagi rumah Sapphire pada kali ini adalah Jack Frost, seseorang watak dalam filem Rise of the Guardians, iaitu seseorang budak nakal yang suka keseronokan dan segala-galanya yang berkaitan dengan salji, yang menjadi penyelamat dunia ketika penjahat cuba untuk memusnahkan dunia dengan mimpi ngeri. Maskot bagi rumah Emerald pula ialah Maleficent, seorang watak dalam filem Maleficent, iaitu seorang wanita yang pada asalnya jahat yang mencabar perbuatan jahat terhadap Aurora, protagonis utama, yang akhirnya mempunyai perubahan hati dan berakhir menjadi seorang yang baik. Sekadar pengetahuan saya juga, saya tidak mengetahui maskot untuk rumah Ruby.

Pada pagi itu, kami telah berkumpul di stadium berdekatan dengan kolam renang dan asrama lelaki pada awal pagi iaitu jam 7:30 pagi untuk memulakan acara. Pada sebelah pagi, acara-acara yang telah dilangsungkan adalah balapan, 1500m, 800m, 400m, 200m dan 100m, bagi lelaki Asas, perempuan Asas, lelaki Tahap, dan perempuan Tahap. Walau bagaimanapun, saya tidak dapat melihat kesemua acara, kerana saya berada di gim memandangkan cuaca di luar terlalu panas pada ketika itu.

Selepas solat Zuhur di surau, saya terus ke stadium, sambungan acara bagi sesi petang.  Pada pukul 2.00 petang, telah ramai pelajar-pelajar berada dipersekitaran stadium, dan ramai bertumpu di gim, bersenam dengan mengunakan peralatan yang sedia ada, dan juga untuk menikmati kedinginan penghawa dingin memandangkan cuaca yang terlalu panas di luar. Pada jam 2.30 petang, acara-acara diteruskan dengan 4x100m dan 4x400m untuk semua kategori. Saya mengambil kesempatan untuk menjaga Sistem 'PA dengan memasang lagu-lagu bagi memberikan sedikit keriangan. Ada juga beberapa kawan lain yang memasangkan lagu mengikut kegemaran masing-masing seperti Naqib dengan Let Me Hear, iaitu yang merupakan tema intro untuk anime Parasyte, dan sebagainya.

Acara-acara diteruskan dengan sesi kedua untuk sukantara. Saya terlibat dalam tarik tali, kami hanya mampu mendapat tempat ketiga. Semua acara pada sesi petang tamat jam 7.15 petang dan kami diarahkan untuk turun kembali ke stadium pada pukul 8.00 malam untuk acara penutup.

Saya dengan agak kekalutan terpaksa mempercepatkan waktu makan, mandi dan pergi ke surau untuk sembahyang Maghrib, sebelum turun sekali lagi ke stadium. Walau bagaimanapun, saya terpaksa ke bilik semula untuk menukar baju, dan saya hanya sampai ke stadium pada pukul 7.50 malam. Saya mendapati bahawa pelajar-pelajar dari PERMATAinsan telah datang untuk sama-sama terlibat dalam aktiviti balapan dan tarik tali, dan saya berkesempatan berbual-bual dengan beberapa pelajar PERMATAinsan.

Perasmian acara sukan dilakukan oleh Yg Bhg Professor Datuk Dr. Noriah dan diteruskan acara pembarisan oleh setiap rumah sukan dan juga pelajar dari PERMATAinsan. Pada malam itu, saya mengambil kesempatan untuk bertugas menjaga PA System dengan memasangkan beberapa lagu sbagi mengurangkan rasa bosan dan mengantuk.

Selepas acara balapan dan tarik tali selesai, lampu besar stadium ditutup, dan kemudiannya, pertunjukan bunga api diadakan. Ia diteruskan dengan penyampaian pingat kepada pemenang. Akhirnya, rumah sukan Topaz diumumkan sebagai juara! Saya dan semua pelajar yang lain bergembira dan mengambil banyak gambar untuk disimpan sebagai memori pada masa akan datang.

Saya amat bersyukur kerana menjadi ahli rumah sukan Topaz yang menjulang kejuaran pada kali ini, dan saya juga cuba membantu Topaz mengekalkan kejuaran pada tahun depan.


GG TOPAZ!

Sekian sahaja daripada saya. Assalamualaikum.

JENAKA MELAYU

Seorang pesakit yang akan dibedah terbaring di katil bilik bedah dengan muka yang pucat. Seorang doktor bedah muda masuk sambil menyapa pesakit tersebut dengan ramah.

“Awak kelihatan takut sekali, jangan bimbang, semuanya akan berjalan dengan baik dan lancar, jadi tabahkan hati mu…”

“Bagaimana tidak takut doktor, seumur hidup, inilah kali pertama saya dibedah.”

“Sama-sama, saya juga kali pertama buat pembedahan, saya sama sekali tidak merasa takut…”

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Seorang Tok Batin di Bukit Ibam telah membeli sebuah motosikal terpakai. Seperti biasa motorsikal tersebut tidak mempunyai mud-guard, side-mirror malah plate nombor.

Suatu hari Tok Batin ingin pergi ke Pekan. Dengan semangat yang berkobar-kobar Tok Batin mengunggang motor kap-chainya melalui denai yang berbengkang-bengkok. Tiba di pertengahan jalan ia telah ditahan oleh seorang anak buahnya.

'Tok, tumpang ke Pekan."

" Boleh, naik di belakang" jawab Tok Batin sambil menunjuk ke belakang. Sampai di suatu tempat, ada seorang anak buahnya lagi menahan Tok Batin.

'Tok, boleh tumpang, kite nak ke Pekan ni."

"Apa salahnye, naiklah di belakang." Motor pun sampailah ke jalan besar.

Ada kira-kira lima kilometer lagi baru sampai ke Pekan. Tok Batin pun memecut motorsikalnya dengan membawa dua orang anak buahnya di belakang. Hembusan angin yang meniup tiga biji kepala tanpa topi keledar itu membuat perjalanan mereka sangat mengasyikkan. Tiba di kilometer dua, sekatan jalanraya sedang diadakan. Seorang polis trafik menghulur tangan menahan mereka. Tok Batin dengan muka selamba memecut motornya dengan bertambah laju melepasi sekatan tersebut. Melihat beberapa kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh Tok Batin, polis trafik terus

mengejar beliau.

Ia dapat memintas Tok Batin. Tok Batin dengan serta merta memberek motorsikalnya.

"Oi ape ni, nak bunuh kite ke. Berhenti depan kite macam ni. Tenguk belakang kite ade due orang anak buah kite. Kamu takpe le pakai topi keras, yang kite ni kepale togel, kalau jatuh tak

ke kite mati." Marah Tok Batin.

"Pak Cik, kenapa bila saya tahan Pak Cik tak berhenti tadi."

"Oi, tak ade otak ke, belakang motor kite dah penuh due, tak boleh tumpang lagi..."

PHILOSOPHY : WHO AM I?

WHO AM I?

In my opinion, I define myself to be a human. According to the definition given by Google, the word ‘human’ means: “a human being, especially a person as distinguished from an animal or (in science fiction) an alien.”

Darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in his book On the Origin of Species, overcoming scientific rejection of earlier concepts of transmutation of species. The scientific community and much of the general public had accepted evolution as a fact. However, many favored competing explanations and it was not until the emergence of the modern evolutionary synthesis that a broad consensus developed in which natural selection was the basic mechanism of evolution.

As a Muslim who believes in Allah s.w.t., it is mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah Al-Mu’minuun, the 23rd Surah, in Verses 12 – 14:

“Verily We created man from a product of wet earth; then placed him as a drop (of seed) in a safe lodging; then We fashioned the drop into a clot, then We fashioned the clot into a little lump, then We fashioned the little lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of Creators!”

I was born a Muslim Malay, and I stand by the belief that we were created by the Almighty Allah s.w.t. as one of the most honored species. I shall submit my will to the Almighty Allah s.w.t.

Now, I will speak about myself. Who am I? I am a son of both of my parents, my father being Johorean and a mix of Bugis, Java, and Malay, and my mother being from North Peninsular, and a mix of Minang, Siam and Malay. It means that my DNA is a mixture of a variety of sub-Malays, and therefore, I am classified as Malay under the Federal Constitution of Malaysia.

Article 160 of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia defines “Malay” as ‘a person, who professes the religion of Islam, habitually speaks the Malay language, and conforms to Malay custom’.

After studying in an international school, my thoughts on who I am became confined to ‘a person, who likes music and can speak fluent English’ alone. These two fields of study helped shape me into the person I am now, and formed my perception as stated above. A likely thing is that I inherited both my English and musical talent from my father. As a Johorean, he loved and still loves to listen to ghazal and zapin. That is also a reason I like ghazal currently.

And then, there comes my talent in mathematics, which mostly came from my mother’s and uncle’s sides. When my mother was pregnant, she was pursuing her Master’s in Science and she received straight As in Mathematics. The same goes to my uncle, who received professorship in Economic Mathematics at the age of 41.

Then, I began to fully explore this untapped potential at the age of 10, when I moved to Stella Maris. One of the reasons I was able to explore this talent was of two very talented teachers who tutored me in Mathematics; Mr Teh, and Mr Francis. They helped me to explore this potential, and helped increase my level of knowledge in Mathematics to where it is today.

Later on, when I moved to PERMATApintar in 2014, I was tutored by a special Mathematics teacher, Ms. Su, who taught me the fundamentals of SPM Mathematics and gave me the ability to sit for Level 1 and Level 2 papers in Mathematics, which made me really happy and excited.

Other than that, there is also my somehow extraordinary talent in writing, which came around when I began writing back in 2014, in my first year at PERMATApintar. Before this, I was exposed to the arts and crafts of literature, from learning poems in Primary 1 at the age of 5, and blogging via MySpace when I was 3 ½, and moving to Blogger from the age of 5.

Back in international school, there were no limits in exploration and students were actively involved in arts, filled to the brim with creativity. Just a short note, I have written 10 short and unfinished fanfictions, and they are on a website called FanFiction under the pen name of ElementalTransvoid.

When I entered Kolej PERMATApintar, at the age of 12, it began to affect my inner perspective, because I had to adjust to the new system, where almost everybody was speaking Malay as their first language. At first, I sounded really weird when it came to my Malay, but overtime, it has become better and better. There were many subjects and the concept of so-called ‘holistic-ness’ was emphasized on.

At the same time too, I expected that it would be possible to increase my level of talent in Mathematics, English, and Music, with outside help, but somehow, I was brought down with long class hours, regulated prep classes and too many subjects. In PERMATA though, I had been given lots of opportunities to enter competitions that I would not normally have entered before, and it gave me chances to perform in the traditional performing arts, which previously, I was only exposed through the piano, choir, and orchestra.

So, I ask myself again, who am I? In reality, I may be able to perceive of myself, but I am unable to fully grasp the concept of knowing myself. Maybe, in due time, after lots of experiences, guidance, exposure, and help, I may be able to finally know, who I am.

Yuna - Crush ft. Usher

MIND MAP NOTA KULIAH MINGGU 9 - PERKAMUSAN

JENAKA PERIBAHASA MELAYU BAHARU

PERIBAHASA TERBARU.!!!
       
😄 ALANG-ALANG MANDI BIAR GUNA SABUN.
😄 BIAR PUTIH TULANG, JANGAN KUNING GIGI
😄 CUBIT PAHA KANAN, PAHA KIRI TAK RASA APA-APA PUN.
😄 DARI MANA HENDAK KE MANA , KENAPA KAU TANYA,MENYIBUK PULA.
😄 DIAM-DIAM UBI, BERISI, DIAM-DIAM ORANG, BISU.
😄 GAJAH MATI MENINGGALKAN GADING,HARIMAU MATI MENINGGALKAN BELANG, MANUSIA MATI MENINGGAL DUNIA.
😄 HABIS MADU SEPAH DIKITAR SEMULA.
😄 SEDIKIT-SEDIKIT LAMA-LAMA TINGGAL SIKIT.
😄 HARAPKAN PAGAR, PAGAR MEMANG TAK BOLEH DIHARAP.
😄 HENDAK SERIBU DAYA, TAK HENDAK TAK APA.
😄 HIDUP SEGAN, MATI DITANAM.
😄 HUJAN EMAS DI NEGERI ORANG, HUJAN BATU DI NEGERI SENDIRI,LEBIH BAIK KALAU HARI TAK HUJAN.
😄 JAUH DI MATA SAKIT DI HATI.
😄 KAIS PAGI MAKAN PAGI, KAIS PETANG MAKAN PETANG, NAK MAKAN ESOK KAIS ESOK JELAH
😄 KALAH JADI ABU, MENANG JADI ARANG, SERI JADI ABU BAKAR.
😄 KE MANA TUMPAHNYA KUAH KALAU TIDAK KE BAWAH.
😄 KECIL-KECIL CILI PADI, KECIL LAGI BIJI CILI.
😄 LEMBU PUNYA SUSU, CAP TEKO DAPAT NAMA.
😄 MASUK TELINGA KIRI, KELUAR TELINGA KANAN, TERSUMBAT KAT MULUT, MELELEH KAT HIDUNG.
😄 MEMBUJUR LALU, MELINTANG PUKANG.
😄 ORANG MEMBERI KITA MERASA,ORANG TAK BERI KITA PAKSA DIA.
😄 PATAH TUMBUH , HILANG REPORT POLIS.
😄 PEMUDA HARAPAN BANGSA, PEMUDI TIANG NEGARA, PONDAN TIANG TELEPON.
😄 SEBAB PULUT SANTAN BINASA, SEBAB MULUT HABIS PULUT.
😄 SEDANGKAN LIDAH LAGI TERGIGIT, INIKAN PULA MAKANAN DI DALAM MULUT.
😄 SEHARI SELEMBAR BENANG, LAMA-LAMA BENANG HABIS.
😄 SEPANDAI-PANDAI TUPAI MELOMPAT, AKHIRNYA TAK DAPAT MASUK OLIMPIK JUGA.
😄 SESAL DAHULU PENDAPATAN, SESAL KEMUDIAN HILANG PENDAPATAN, YANG PALING SESAL CUKAI PENDAPATAN
😄 TIADA ROTAN PELEMPANG PUN BERGUNA.
😄 ALAH BISA, TAK ALAH HOSPITAL JAWABNYA.
😄 ALAH MEMBELI, MEMBER YANG PAKAI.
😄 CARIK-CARIK BULU AYAM, KESIAN AYAM.
😄 KERA DI HUTAN DISUSUKAN, BAIK JADI KERA.
😄 KERANA NILA SETITIK, HABIS ROSAK BAJU SEKOLAH.
😄 KALAU KAIL PANJANG SEJENGKAL, BAIK PANCING KAT AKUARIUM JER.
😄 HIDUNG TAK MANCUNG, TAIK HIDUNG BESEPAH.
😄 SORONG PAPAN TARIK PAPAN, NAK BELI KE TAK PAPAN NI?
😄 AIR DICINCANG, SAH DAH TAKDE KEJER LA TU.
😄 PECAH KACA, MAK AKU MARAH.
😄 KALAU TAK DIPECAHKAN RUYUNG, SELAMATLAH SAGUNYA.
😄 BAGAI ITIK PULANG PETANG. PULANG PAGI KER, TENGAHARI KER, TETAP ITIK JUGAK.
😄 DI MANA ADA KEMAHUAN, DI SITU HABIS KEWANGAN...😂😂😂😂

L.I.F.E : LIVE IT FULLY EVERYDAY

One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprised test. They all waited anxiously at their desks for the exam to begin. The professor then handed out the exam papers with the text facing down. Once he handed them all out, he asked the students to turn over the exam papers.
To everyone's surprise, there were no questions - just a black dot in the center of the sheet of paper. The professor, seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, told them the following: "I want you to write what you see there." The students, confused, got started on the inexplicable task.
At the end of the session, the professor took all the exam papers, and started reading one by one out loud to the students.
All of them without exception, defined the black dot, trying to explain its position and why it was placed in the center of the paper. After all had been read, the students were silent, the professor began to explain:
"I'm not going to grade you on this, but I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white portion of the paper. Everyone of you had focused on the black dot instead - and the same happens in our lives. We have a white piece of paper to observe and enjoy, yet we always focus on the dark spots.
Our life is a gift from God with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate - nature renewing itself everyday, our friends around us, the job that provides our livelihood, the miracles we see every day...
However, we insist on focusing only on the dark spot - the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the complicated relationship with a family member, disappointment with a friend and small insignificant issues.
The dark spots are very small when compared to everything else we have in our lives, but they're the ones that pollute our minds.
It's time to take your eyes away from the black dots in your life. Instead, learn to enjoy each one of your blessings, each moment that life gives you. Be happy and live a life filled with joy and love.
LIFE - Live It Fully Everyday.

The Creation of Man as Mentioned in the Quran

The Creation of Man as Mentioned in the Quran

Sadaf Farooqi

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ

We are living in an era of information explosion in which data, news and knowledge of all kinds stream into our lives 24/7 via multiple media inlets, so much so that now it has become a challenge to pick and choose that input which we want to receive; which we deem relevant. Pregnancy, childbirth, infant care and parenting topics are no exception.

From detailed pregnancy books to 3D-animated videos; subscriptions that facilitate personalized, week-by-week email pregnancy updates, to extensive online obstetric resources and pediatric websites, an expectant mother nowadays is amply aware of every change that is going on inside her body, as it happens or even beforehand.

The Qur'an revealed the process of the creation of man long before science gave every part of his anatomy, down to the inner contents of his individual cells, a unique name and pictorial description.

In fact, in the Qur'an, Allah described the chronological phases of fetal growth and development 14 centuries ago, long before any ultrasound machine existed:

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن سُلَالَةٍ مِّن طِينٍ

ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُطْفَةً فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ

ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظَامًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَرَ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ

“Verily We created man from a product of wet earth; then placed him as a drop (of seed) in a safe lodging; then We fashioned the drop into a clot, then We fashioned the clot into a little lump, then We fashioned the little lump into bones, then clothed the bones with flesh, and then produced it another creation. So blessed be Allah, the Best of Creators!” [23:12-14]

هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُم مِّن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ مِنْ عَلَقَةٍ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُكُمْ طِفْلًا ثُمَّ لِتَبْلُغُوا أَشُدَّكُمْ ثُمَّ لِتَكُونُوا شُيُوخًا وَمِنكُم مَّن يُتَوَفَّى مِن قَبْلُ وَلِتَبْلُغُوا أَجَلًا مُّسَمًّى وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

“It is He Who has created you from dust then from a sperm-drop, then from a leech-like clot; then does he get you out (into the light) as a child: then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then lets you become old,- though of you there are some who die before;- and lets you reach a term appointed; in order that you may learn wisdom.” [40:67]

According to Tafsir Ibn Kathir, this reference to man's creation from “تُرَابٍ”, or dust, implies the origin of mankind viz. the creation of the first human being, Prophet Adam [عليه السلام], from dust: “[“And Allah did create you from dust, then from Nutfah”], means, He initiated the creation of your father Adam from dust, then He created his offspring from semen of worthless water.”

Modern science has, by now, explained the entire process of the creation of a human being, down to those minute, microscopic intricacies that were invisible to the human eye centuries ago.

Many times in the Qur'an, Allah draws our attention to the way we were created. It is interesting to remember though, that at the time when these verses were revealed, human beings had limited knowledge about the process of human birth, unlike now.

Why would Allah then invite us to ponder on the origin of our creation? The contexts in which He mentions our origins lead to some interesting observations. But first, lets analyze the word most oft-repeated in the Qur'an when Allah mentions man's creation:

The “nutfah”

The root of this word is: نَطَفَ يَنطِفُ – natafa yantifu: “To flow gently, trickle, ooze, drop.”

The dictionary meaning of the word “nutfah” is – “Drop of fluid; semen“.

النطفة: الماء الصافي، قَلَّ اَوْ كثرَ – “It is clear liquid, a little or a lot. From this it is used for ماء الرجل maa-ur rajul: The water (semen) of a man.”

ليلةٌ نَطوف is when it rains all night long.

Man is a disputer

Allah says in the Qur'an:

خَلَقَ الإِنسَانَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ

“He (Allah) has created man from a sperm-drop; and behold this same (man) becomes an open disputer!” [16:4]

أَوَلَمْ يَرَ الْإِنسَانُ أَنَّا خَلَقْنَاهُ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ خَصِيمٌ مُّبِينٌ

“Does not man see that it is We Who created him from a sperm-drop? Yet behold! He (stands forth) as an open disputer!” [36:77]

The word خَصِيمٌ is derived from خَصمَ which means “he contended with in an altercation“, and the word الخِصَام means “the statements that a listener is made to hear, which may cause him to desist or refrain from his assertion, plea or claim“.

In another place in the Qur'an, Allah says about man: “وَهُوَ أَلَدُّ الْخِصَامِ” – “And he is the most rigid of opponents” [2:204], where this word الخِصَام is used again to describe man.

Question is, why does Allah mention the origin of man (the nutfah) along with the fact that man is an open disputer?

Man disputes about Allah; about religion; about being right. Sometimes, man goes on arguing even if he possesses little knowledge of what he is arguing about, just to prove himself to be right, or to be better, than his “opponent”.

This type of arguing and disputing is, usually, less about establishing the haqq and abolishing falsehood, and more about one-upping the adversary to come out looking better, or on the right path, as the definition of the word الخِصَام implies; also, to attempt to make the adversary clam up and desist from putting forth their claims or opinions.

Allah mentions how man was created from nothing but a microscopic sperm, which is not even visible, and yet he grows into a creature who argues about the very being that created Him from this miniscule little drop of fluid – he disputes about Allah, His attributes, or any other aspect of Islam, to avoid submitting to Him – the Creator who not just created him, but also gave him provision since day one to make him grow, acquire a physical form, then be blessed with sight, hearing, and intellect:

إِنَّا خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ أَمْشَاجٍ نَّبْتَلِيهِ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا

“Verily We created Man from a drop of mingled sperm, in order to try him. So We gave him Hearing and Sight.” [76:2]

Man falls into disbelief and ingratitude

Another context in which Allah mentions the origin of man as being from the nutfah, is the fact that man falls into kufr, i.e. when he grows up, he starts to deny Allah's blessings, or to belie His Prophets and their monotheistic message, or reject Allah's commands, refusing obstinately to obey them. Kufr also constitutes the denial of the establishment of the Hour (الساعة).

In Surah Al-Kahf, a man who owned 2 luscious gardens was conversing with his pious companion and bragging about possessing more wealth and a larger family than him. He went on to say that “I do not think that this (wealth) will perish – ever. And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return.” [18:34-36]

His pious companion, who was a believer, responds by making him recall how Allah created him, saying:

قَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُ أَكَفَرْتَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَكَ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍ ثُمَّ سَوَّاكَ رَجُلًا

“His companion said to him, in the course of the argument with him: “Do you deny Him Who created you out of dust, then out of a sperm-drop, then fashioned you into a man?”” [18:37]1

In this context, Allah warns us through these verses of the Qur'an, not to fall into the same trap – that if we have been blessed with abundant wealth and a large family, we should not be fooled by this superfluous worldly benefits into denying the absolute reality of the imminence of the Hour (الساعة).

Heedlessness about the Akhirah makes one slowly slip down the slope of adherence to the commands of Deen, and disbelief starts to creep into our hearts like rust, chipping away our faith in Allah and in the Akhirah.

One of the ways suggested, in the above verse of the Qur'an, to keep ourselves humble before Allah and firmly grounded in the correct belief (aqeedah), is to remember our origin – our creation. How, once, we were nothing more than a tiny embryo, a single ovum fertilized by a single sperm (مِن نُّطْفَةٍ), from which Allah fashioned us into a complete, symmetrical, fair-looking human being (سَوَّاكَ) in our mothers' wombs, having a body that contains innumerable anatomical systems (respiratory, nervous, digestive, cardio-, reproductive etc.) functioning together in perfect unison:

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ خَلَقَهُ فَقَدَّرَهُ

“From a sperm-drop He had created him, and then moulds him in due proportions;” [80:19]

وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَى – مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَى

“That He did create in pairs,- male and female, from a seed when lodged (in its place);” [53:45-46]

The “miracle” of our creation enables us to recognize and remain in total awe of Allah's limitless powers. That in turn allows us to submit to Him and to His message conveyed to us through His Prophets.

For surely, the Magnificent Creator who fashioned a complete living being out of a mere sperm drop, can resurrect that same human being hundreds of years after his death; after his total decomposition into nothingness.

Because for the One for whom the first, original creation was so easy, the resurrection will be even easier:

كَمَا بَدَأْنَا أَوَّلَ خَلْقٍ نُّعِيدُهُ وَعْدًا عَلَيْنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا فَاعِلِينَ

“…Even as We produced the first creation, so shall We produce a new one; a promise We have undertaken. Truly shall We fulfil it.” [21:104]

The “despicable” water

Another context in which Allah mentions the creation of man, is how he originates from a “lowly” water viz. human semen. Whilst the first human being was created and fashioned from dust, his progeny continued on earth via this water:

أَلَمْ نَخْلُقكُّم مِّن مَّاء مَّهِينٍ

“Have We not created you from a fluid (held) despicable?” [77:20]1

The place in the human anatomy from where this “despicable” water originates is also mentioned by Allah:

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ – خُلِقَ مِن مَّاء دَافِقٍ – يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ

“Now let man but think from what he is created. He is created from a drop emitted. Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.” [86:5-7]

Allah then goes on to exhort how, if He could create a human progeny from such a water that gushes forth from man's own body, He is utterly and completely able to recreate man in the Akhirah, after his death and decomposition in this world/dunya:

إِنَّهُ عَلَى رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ

“Surely He (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!” [86:8]

Allah mentions 3 other words in another place in the Qur'an where He mentions the “despicable” water – “طِين”,”نسل” and “سلالة”:

الَّذِي أَحْسَنَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقَهُ وَبَدَأَ خَلْقَ الْإِنسَانِ مِن طِينٍ – ثُمَّ جَعَلَ نَسْلَهُ مِن سُلَالَةٍ مِّن مَّاء مَّهِينٍ

“Who made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay; And made his progeny from a quintessence of the nature of a fluid despised.” [32:7-8]

The point that comes across is how Allah brought every one of us into this world from a mere drop of fluid – a fluid that is considered dirty, lowly and worthy of being washed off and discarded; which emanates from a part of the body that is also kept hidden and considered shameful; a part that excretes the filth (urine) from our bodies.

Furthermore, when a human baby comes into this world, it again does so through the same anatomical part of his mother's body.

Allah reminds man again and again of his lowly and inferior origins, of his first and subsequent creation, in order to cull his arrogance and reinforce his belief in Allah's absolute power of creation and resurrection.

Because as long as we keep reminding ourselves of how we were created, how we were born, and how we came into existence from nothing, to ultimately grow bigger and take the shape of a functioning human being from the merger of two tiny cells, we will perhaps be able to stop doubting how Allah will put us back together in the Akhirahwhen the Hour is established.

PHILOSOPHY - COSMOS

★ COSMOS (21/04/2016 - 1130*1230) ★

☆ Can we really know ourselves? ☆
☆ Can we really change ourselves? ☆

Answer:

☆ Can we really know ourselves? ☆

It is rather probable that we can know ourselves, based on the knowledge we possess about or own existence and what other people know about our existence. Those two sources of knowledge can be combined, filtered and reliably known.

However, it is possible that we can never really know ourselves, mostly because of two situations. One is that what we possess and what others possess are of entirely opposite facts and they cancel each other, leaving nothing left.

Another situation is that the final result we get is a false result, leading to the conclusion that we know nothing about ourselves.

☆ Can we really change ourselves? ☆

For a probable and likely answer, we can and are able to change ourselves, by two methods; the outer and the inner selves.

Regarding the outer self, is as regarding to one's physique. This part of self is rather easy to modify, especially if you bring surgery into the play.

However, changing the other part of self is easier said than done though. What is being referred to is the inner self, more commonly known as one's personality or traits.

The most efficient way to change the inner self is by one's self. It is by saying that one of the only ways to change one's personality and traits is by self. I know this because I was told the same thing over and over again.

As a final answer, we are definitively able to change ourselves.

SMALL TALK #1

Hello there, everybody! Blog posts now may be scarce, with the upcoming examinations and all, or maybe not, not like I cared anyways.

Anyways, I just came to, you know, babble and ramble about just random stuff. Now, I literally am kind of addicted to two anime I recently began watching a few days ago; Dragon Ball Super and One Punch Man.

I mean, I know they're both mainstream animes, but it doesn't reduce the fact that they're both really amazing. I mean, I came to watch Dragon Ball Super because I used to watch Dragon Ball Z when I was younger, but damn, One Punch Man is more amazing than I thought it to be.

I mean, you know, Saitama is rather OP, but still, the graphics and probably everything are awesome! I've been singing the intro for the past night (is that a good thing or bad thing?) and I'm waiting for the next episode, if it hopefully comes out.

Breaking stereotypes is what it does, and its amazing to see how much its creator dumped into making this. Kudos to the creator!

Other than that, I've also became addicted to Steven Universe. Before this, I never really watched Steven Universe, but now it seems interesting to me, so whatever.

I mean, I really like the song 'Stronger than You' mostly because it sounded catchy, and while I'm writing this blog post, I'm listening to a cover of it by NateWantsToBattle (go check him out on YouTube!). He's made really good covers and originals, and he's one of my more favorite artists.
And for another thing; I have a new story in the making. I'm not revealing when it'll come out, or what it relates to, but I decided to make an original story, mostly because I want to try and compile it into a book after the first volume is completed.

I have not written a story in so long, mostly because of a demonic level of writers' block I've been having for the past month or two. I'll begin writing it soon, so wait for that!

Anyways, I should stop rambling and babbling about life for now, 'cause it looks too long on my phone. Anyways, see you next time, and have a good day!

★ I am even more than the two of them ★
★ Everything they care about is what I am ★
★ I am their fury, I am their patience, ★
★ I am a conversation, ★

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Chemistry Jokes and Riddles

Fun for Chemists

Every chemist deserves a break. So put down that beaker, take off your safety glasses, and enjoy a few chemistry jokes and riddles. And the next time you need aninorganic standard, be sure to think of Inorganic Ventures.

Chemistry Jokes and Riddles

Don't trust atoms, they make up everything.

Did you know that you can cool yourself to -273.15˚C and still be 0k?

H₂O is water and H₂O₂ is hydrogen peroxide. What is H₂O₄?
Drinking.

Have you heard the one about a chemist who was reading a book about helium?
He just couldn't put it down.

How about the chemical workers… are they unionized?

Did you know that oxygen went for a second date with potassium?
How did it go?
It went OK2!

Why do chemists like nitrates so much?
They're cheaper than day rates.

I asked the guy sitting next to me if he had any Sodium Hypobromite…
He said NaBrO

Q: What is the show cesium and iodine love watching together?
A: CSI

Q: What is the chemical formula for "coffee"?
A: CoFe2

Q: What is the chemical formula for "banana"?
A: BaNa2

Q: What do you do with a sick chemist?
A: If you can't helium, and you can't curium, then you might as well barium.

If the Silver Surfer and Iron Man team up, they’d be alloys.

Q: Did you hear oxygen went on a date with potassium?
A: It went OK.

We would like to apologize for not adding more jokes... but we only update them.... periodically!

Q: Anyone know any jokes about sodium?
A: Na

Making bad chemistry jokes because all the good ones Argon

Q: What is the most important rule in chemistry?
A: Never lick the spoon!

Helium walks into a bar,
The bar tender says "We don't serve noble gasses in here."
Helium doesn't react.

Silver walks up to Gold in a bar and says, "AU, get outta here!"

Two chemists go into a restaurant.
The first one says "I think I'll have an H2O."
The second one says "I think I'll have an H2O too" -- and he died.

Q: What did the scientist say when he found 2 isotopes of helium?
A: HeHe

Q: Why was the mole of oxygen molecules excited when he walked out of the singles bar?
A: He got Avogadro's number!

A proton and a neutron are walking down the street.
The proton says, "Wait, I dropped an electron help me look for it."
The neutron says "Are you sure?" The proton replies "I'm positive."

Money has recently been discovered to be a not-yet-identified super heavy element.
The proposed name is: Un-obtainium.

As an ion chromatography chemist I made this one up:
Anions aren't negative, they're just misunderstood.

The optimist sees the glass half full.
The pessimist sees the glass half empty.
The chemist see the glass completely full, half in the liquid state and half in the vapor state.

Q: What do chemists call a benzene ring with iron atoms replacing the carbon atoms?
A: A ferrous wheel.

Q: If H₂O is the formula for water, what is the formula for ice?
A: H₂O cubed.

Q: What did the bartender say when oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, sodium, and phosphorous walked into his bar?
A: OH SNaP!

A neutron walks into a bar. He asks the bartender, "How much for a beer?" The bartender offers him a warm smile and says, "For you, no charge".

Q: What do you do with a dead chemist?
A: Barium

Q: What did one ion say to the other?
A: I've got my ion you.

Q: Why did the chemist sole and heel his shoes with silicone rubber?
A: To reduce his carbon footprint.

Q: What do you call a tooth in a glass of water?
A: One molar solution.

A small piece of sodium that lived in a test tube fell in love with a Bunsen burner. "Oh Bunsen, my flame," the sodium pined. "I melt whenever I see you," The Bunsen burner replied, "It's just a phase you're going through."

Q: What do you call a clown who's in jail?
A: A silicon.

Q: Why do chemists enjoy working with ammonia?
A: Because it's pretty basic stuff.

Q: What emotional disorder does a gas chomatograph suffer from?
A: Separation anxiety.

Q: Why does hamburger yield lower energy than steak?
A: Because it's in the ground state.

Florence Flask was getting ready for the opera. All of a sudden, she screamed: "Erlenmeyer, my joules! Somebody has stolen my joules!" The husband replied, "Calm down, honey. We'll find a solution."

Q: If H₂0 is water, what is H₂0₄?
A: Drinking, bathing, washing, swimming, etc.

Titanium is a most amorous metal. When it gets hot, it'll combine with anything.

Q: What did one titration say to the other?
A: "Let's meet at the endpoint."

Q: What did the Mass Spectrometer say to the Gas Chromatograph?
A: Breaking up is hard to do.

Old chemists never die, they just stop reacting.

Q: What is "HIJKLMNO"?
A: H2O.

Q: When one physicist asks another, "What's new?" what's the typical response?
A:C over lambda.

Q: How did the chemist survive the famine?
A: By subsisting on titrations.

Q: What happens when spectroscopists are idle?
A: They turn from notating nuclear spins to notating unclear puns.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.

Q: Why can't lawyers do NMR?
A: Bar magnets have poor homogeneity.

Q: What element is derived from a Norse god?
A: Thorium.

Q: What happened to the man who was stopped for having sodium chloride and a nine-volt in his car?
A: He was booked for a salt and battery.

Q: What element is a girl's future best friend?
A: Carbon.

Little Willie was a chemist. Little Willie is no more. What he thought was H₂O was H₂SO₄.

Q: What is the name of 007's Eskimo cousin?
A: Polar Bond.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Ghazal Kolej PERMATApintar Negara

JURNAL HARIAN TUGASAN BM Bil. 7/2016: GURU MATEMATIK

Semenjak kecil, saya amat meminati dengan angka. Jurnal kali ini, saya ingin mendedikasikan kepada semua guru yang pernah mengajar subjek matematik secara formal dan tidak formal. Guru matematik paling awal saya adalah ibu dan bapa saya. Setiap kali saya menaiki dan menuruni tangga, saya akan mengira. Ibu dan bapa mengajar campur dan tolak menggunakan kaedah mental arithmetic. Angka besar selalu dalam minda. Setiap kali memotong kek hari jadi dan memotong buah-buahan, saya belajar bab tentang pecahan. 'Setengah kek campur setengah kek jadi satu kek!'.

Apabila membahagi-bahagikan kek semasa hari jadi saya, saya diajar membahagi-bahagikan kek mengikut pecahan, sama ada satu per empat, satu per lapan, dan sebagainya. Secara formal, saya belajar matematik di Tumbletots dan Letterland, semasa saya berumur 1 1/2 tahun hingga 2 tahun. Apabila memasuki alam persekolahan di Sayfol International School, guru matematik saya yang pertama adalah Ms. Sherley. Di darjah dua, Ms. Gloria dari Filipina. Semasa darjah tiga, Ms. Sathi. Kesemuanya mereka ini menyumbang kepada minat saya dalam matematik.

Semasa saya darjah empat, saya diajar oleh Ms. Anusha, dan semasa darjah lima, saya diajar oleh seseorang guru yang terlupa nama. Selepas itu, saya berpindah sekolah ke Stella Maris Private School, Ampang. Saya di bawah tunjuk ajar seorang sifu dalam matematik iaitu Mr. Teh. Dari pengamatan saya, beliau seorang guru yang amat berdedikasi. Beliaulah yang telah membuat eksplorasi dan eksperimen ke atas saya sehingga saya bebas belajar sehingga silibus Tingkatan 3 dan 4, dan juga silibus Singapura dan Australia.

Master sifu saya seterusnya adalah Mr. Francis. Beliau memang seorang mahaguru. Semasa saya belajar di bawah tunjuk ajarnya, beliau telah berumur 81 tahun. Sebenarnya, sehingga kini, beliau telah mendidik anak bangsa di pelbagai sekolah seperti Pengetua Sekolah La Salle, Brickfield, Sekolah Antarabangsa Seri Chempaka, dan sehingga kini, beliau telah berkhidmat lebih kurang 10 tahun di Stella Maris Private School.

Dari masa ke masa, sepupu saya amat sayangi, iaitu Kak Effa, telah mengajar subjek matematik sehinggalah saya menamatkan silibus matematik moden Tingkatan 5. Setiap cuti, saya akan berguru dengan beliau.

Apabila saya melangkah kaki ke Pusat PERMATApintar Negara, bagi program PPCS, saya diajar oleh Cik Shamim, dan kemudiannya mengajar saya semasa Semester 2 Foundation 2. Saya terus belajar secara perseorangan dengan beliau bagi subjek Matematik Tambahan. Guru Matematik yang paling dedikasi, ramah mesra dan cantik adalah Ms. Su. Beliau memberi saya peluang dan mengusulkan saya untuk memasuki kelas pecutan (acceleration) dalam Matematik.

Walau bagaimanapun, atas kesibukan masa, beliau telah melepaskan pelajar-pelajar Foundation batch kami untuk mengajar pelajar Tahap 2. Kelas kami diambil alih oleh Cik Amirah semasa suku pertama Foundation 3. Malangnya, beliau terpaksa melepaskan kelas kami untuk melanjutkan pelajarannya ke tahap PhD. Akhirnya, pada masa kini, kelas saya diambil alih oleh Cik Elena. Uniknya Cik Elena, beliau adalah bekas pelajar PERMATApintar batch pertama yang baru sahaja pulang menamatkan ijazah dalam Matematik dari Ohio University, Ohio. Beliau baru berumur 21 tahun dan datang daripada keluarga hasil perkahwinan campuran Melayu dan Jepun.

Beliau fasih berbahasa Jepun, Inggeris, dan bahasa Malaysia. Beliau akan melanjutkan pelajaran ke tahap sarjana di England dalam bidang Mathematics Finance. Beliau berjanji untuk memdedahkan saya ke silibus matematik O Level dan A Level, termasuk juga matematik yang berkaitan dengan kewangan, memandangkan cita-cita adalah untuk menjadi chartered accountant.

-TAMAT-

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COLLECTION OF PHYSIC JOKES

Q: What did the male magnet say to the female magnet?

A: From your backside, I thought you were repulsive. However, after seeing you from the front, I find you rather attractive.

Q: What do physicists enjoy doing the most at sporting events? 

A: The Wave 

Q: Why can't you trust an atom? 

A: They make up everything 

Q: What is the name of the first electricity detective? 

A: Sherlock Ohms 

 Q: What did the physicist snack on during lunch? 

A: A 'gram' cracker. 

Q: Why does hamburger have lower energy than steak? 

A: Because it's in the ground state. 

Q: How many theoretical physicists specializing in general relativity does it take to change a light bulb? 

A: Two. One to hold the bulb and one to rotate the universe. 

Q: What do you get when you mix sulfur, tungsten, and silver? 

A: SWAG 

Q: Where does bad light end up? 

A: In a prism. 

Q: What is the simplest way to observe the optical Doppler effect?

 A: Go out at and look at cars. The lights of the ones approaching you are white, while the lights of the ones moving away from you are red. 

Q: What animal is made up of calcium, nickel and neon? 

A: A CaNiNe 

Q: Why couldn't the moebius strip enroll at the school? 

A: They required an orientation. 

Q: What would you call a clown in jail? 

A: Silicon (Silly Con) 

Q: What does a mathematician do about constipation? 

A: He works it out with a pencil. 

Q: Why is a physics book always unhappy? 

A: Because it always has lots of problems. 

Q: How do you call a one-sided nudie bar? 

A: A Mobius strip club. 

Q: What is non-orientable and lives in the ocean? 

A: Mobius Dick. 

Q: What is a proof? 

A: One-half percent of alcohol. 

Q: According to a physicist, why is the world so diverse?

 A: Because it's made up of alkynes of people. 

Q: How ugly is your mom? 

A: Even Fluorine won't bind to her! 

Q: What did Donald Duck say in his graduate physics class? 

A: Quark, quark, quark!

Q: What did one uranium-238 nucleus say to the other? 

A: "Gotta split!".

Q. What did one quantum physicist say when he wanted to fight another quantum physicist? 

A: Let me atom. 

Q: What do physicists call a benzene ring with iron atoms replacing the carbon atoms? 

A: A ferrous wheel. 

Q: Why did Carbon marry Hydrogen? 

A: They bonded well from the minute they met.

Q: If H2O is the formula for water, what is the formula for ice?
A: H2O cubed.

Q: Why did the chicken cross the Moebius strip?
A: To get to the same side.

Q: What did Al Gore play on his guitar?
A: An Algorithm

Q: How would you skin Schroedinger's cat?
A: Using an inverse furry transform.

Q: Why was the Calculus teacher bad at baseball?
A: He was better at fitting curves than hitting them.

Q: What's the integral of (1/cabin)d(cabin)?
 A: A natural log cabin! Did you hear oxygen and magnesium got together? OMg!