mt. isa

Mt. Isa

Ok, this will be my last entry before Mt. Isa. So, to anybody going to Melbourne, have a nice journey. And may Allah bless all of you. And make dua for me, because I have major project up there. Cheers guys

sistematic...perfectionist???

FLEXIBLE...SISTEMATIC...PERFECTIONIST????

Dalam dunia ni kita encounter ramai org. Ada org yg lay back, ada org yg simple, ada org yg tak kesah. Ada leader, ada follower, ada org berhati besar, ada org tak dek hati, ada org nak jadi pm, ada org nak bukak gerai belakang rumah je, ada org sistematic, ada org flexible.

Nama2 seperti, Bill Gates, The Walton Families, Micheal S. Dell, Donald Trump, or at our own backyard, Li-Ka Shing the asian tycoon, are not being where they are, in a blink of an eye. Firstly, they have big heart to conquer the world. Even though they after money, but they know what they want. They know what they need to have what they want. And they really, really work for what they want.

Is is hard to be like bill gates? What does it take to be like him? Think big man. Yup, if you want to be big person, then think big. But not like angan-angan mat jenin. He thinks really big, but just useless, because he doesnt work on his resources. Think what you have and work on what u have.

Rasulullah, walaupun Rasulullah bukan the most "powerful", "richest" man in his time. But he thinks big. And he made his companion think big. Ketika di mekah, seorang sahabat tanya Rasulullah (cik nur tak ingat sapa nanti check balik)..

"Ya Rasulullah, yg mana satu kita nak tawan dulu, Rome atau Constantinopel?"
"Constantinople"jawab Rasulullah.

Dan akhirnya, setelah kewafatan Rasulullah, sahabat dpt tawan bukan sahaja constantinople, malah rome, parsi, india, china, sepanyol. (juga tak ingat sahabat2 yg tawan tpt2 ni, nanti check balik) dan kuasa2 besar dunia yg lain. Tapi Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi tak pergi dgn tangan kosong. Beliau pergi setelah work on his resources, dan segalanya berserah pada Allah. Cara beliau work on his resources... baca la sirah.. mcm mana beliau tanamkan sifat dan pengharapan kepada Alah kepada tentera2nya, this is how we work on our resources utk menawan dunia.

And utk work on the resources, u need to sacrifice everything. Even your family. Lagi bagus kalau family pun faham akan matlamat kita. Dan di sini la datangnya, flexibility, and sistematic. We know our long route, Cam flow chart yg besar, dari CEO to jatuh kat bawah, adala 4 ke 5 tangga utk pergi ke director for each OPU (operation units). Tp, in each section, ada bnyk lagi tangga dia. eg. from an executive, then manager, than general manager, then senior manager, then director (kot tak ingat sgt)

anyway, utk sampai ke matlamat yg besar tu, basically kita kena lalui tangga yg kecik2 dan bnyk ni dulu la. Dan dalam tangga2 yg banyak ni la ada org yg flexible berjumpa dgn org yg sistematic. dan kadang2 berlaku clash, in these 2 categories.

Flexible vs Sistematic

what is flexible and what is sistematic??? Mengikut definition cik nur.. flexible is somebody that can easily lentur him/herself, towards the situation. Org yg flexible juga kadang2 adalah org yg sistematic. Cik nur menyifatkan, lawan flexible adalah rigid. Dan lawan flexible bukan sistematic.

Kalau kita belajar management skills, kita kene jadi sistematic. Tapi kita tak boleh rigid. Sesuatu rancangan yg dirancang itu mestilah bersistem, teratur, dan work on the strategies, so that we achieve our goal. However, sometimes, the thing that has been planned doesnt always work out. Such as, we planned to go to some place with a muslim brother and sisters there, it turns out that those people didnt welcomed us at all..

As a leader, or somebody that has been studying at the University overseas, eventhough you are doing engineering, and not taking management or what ever subject related to it. U are expected to think like a manager. First and foremost, how can somebody be called a person doing daawah work, if he is not a good manager to himself?Even How can somebody, be sent to australia such for example by big multinasional company if they cant manage their time. and they dont know how to work on their resources????

So, dont make any excuses if you are not doing management, then you cant manage yourself. Because, Allah has provide us with akal, and u have to use it to think, like a manager!!!. However, this doesnt always work. People might think, bump into something and if its doesnt work out, then change our planned directly.Or doesnt even have any calculated, sistematic, strategic plan in the first place and just go and bump into something and stay calm, and change whatever that suits the situation... as a flexible person.

This is for me is maybe flexible, but so unorganised, not sistematic, and unstrategic. Maybe I'm perfectionist but, thats it. Donald Trump didnt built his empire by bump into something and change it directly if it doesnt suits the situation. He has calculated the risk, he did all the hard job and planed his strategies, and work on it. Ask him man, how many planned he has. Micheal Dell when he starts to sell his computer, i bet you he has at least 3 plans. if one doesnt work, then he goes to his plan B, if it doesnt work, he goes to his plan C. When he wants to sell his computer to south east asia for example, firstly he has build his repor, he work on the culture, he did the study on his customers, and not just... ring a person that he doesnt even know and say...

"We want to sell our dell computer there, and the truck is coming next week, and we need a place to store our computers, and we need bla bla bla bla bla bla!!!"

He didnt just do this thing man!!!! I kept thinking, why people take something too unseriously. Such for example, doing jaulah to some place that u doesnt even know the people, you want to bump into them and then ask them to do what u want. Hey man!!! please have some emphaty in yourself. And use your akal that has been given from Allah to think, and put yourself into some other people's shoe.

Bukankah, org Islam itu lembut, dan tidak keras, bukakah org Islam itu sepatutnya memahami. Bukankah sepatutnya, apabila anda telah melalui proses tarbiyah, secara tak langsung, sifat2 yg baik ini akan ada juga??? I dont know, maybe I'm not the best person to talk about this since I dont know the people who are working on these things.

However, what I do know is, when you want to bump into some people, and you want them to do what you do (if you think what you r doing is good), then create a win-win situation.

Maybe something like jaulah and lawat your brother and sisters in Islam, is soooo noble and you cant use the word win-win situation.. (because it sounds so materialistic, and business minded!!!).. But Islam teaches us to make easy for everybody. Especially to our muslim brothers and sisters. And dont tell me that u never think of, org ni willing ke nak terima kita or, derang ni bersedia ke atau tidak or, kita tak susahkan derang ke???? If we didnt think about what others feels when we want to do something, check back your heart. Maybe u r worried too much about something until you forget what the best thing to do to please your brothers and sisters in order to please Allah.

So, am I perfectionist? I would say yes, I am fussy, too sistematic in some tasks, some people might think it is hard to work with me. Yup, think what ever you like. But I think I'm pretty flexible, I have plan B and C, for the things that Ive planned. And frankly speaking, I can be really harsh at sometimes, especially when you are creating win-lose situation. I am sell fish!

5 bucks

5 bucks

went to the city and trying to get my atm card back. Why? Yup, the atm machine eat my card, and leave me without a cent last week. I was broke, and I need money. But, penat je pegi bank, they put me on the telephone banking, instead of layan face to face. But I did withdrawl my money manually, first time ever holding 400 bucks on your hands, hehe cuak jugak laa.. Anyway, now I'm left with nothing after paying all for the field trip.

Stop at cash converter just now (planning to sell something before leaving for good, not thinking of bring everything back), after buying some meat for Mt. Isa. (I have to cook by myself up they, and I hate it!!). Sementara tunggu diservis, ada la sorang mamat ni he was buying a nice rolex watch for his girlfriend i guess, and he was trying to buang the "tali" so that it fits his girlfriend wrist.. sambil tgk2 kat cik nur.. lalu...

"Can I try it on your wrist" last2 dia cakap jugak hajat dia

Try la then derang budget2 berapa kene potong. "Her wrist look exactly like this".. then, dah potong mamat tu suruh try lagi skali so that dia conform, pastu siap tanya lagi. "Its it ok?"..

pastu masa dia nak keluar, dia hulur 5 bucks, "Youve help me a lot today"
"Dont be silly I was just trying the watch!"

but the guy insisted, so I just took the 5 bucks. But.. hahahha that is the story of my 5 bucks!!!... But I think, its not what you give to your love ones..

Its the thought that counts. Surely, he did a great job, by buying a nice gold coated rolex watch, and if it fits her, she'll melted into tears.. (i guess la).. But is it true that women are materialistic. Can you buy them with beautiful gold coated rolex watch, or white gold with 8 carats 58 faces diamond ring?

I guess it depends on what type of women she is. If she is the Julie Cooper type from the O.C, she'll just fall into you when you pour her with thousands of money. Just remember mastercard ad..

"there is something money cant buy, but for everything else there is mastercard"!

people paid thousand of dollars to look beautiful, they even risk their life to have their nose job, facelift, laser treatment, or even boobs job. Why, because they wanna have something that money cant buy. The look on your "exboyfriends face!!", n whatever worldly "flirty stuff".

When the capatalism conquered the world, you even have to buy love with money! When watching the extreme make over stuff on the TV, hatred just came into me especially to the man who wanted more. When their wife getting older, of course she is not as beautiful as she was 20 years ago, and all they wanted is someone that doesnt exist.. And women themselves have been trying hard to please these guys..why???

I dont know, maybe because our heart hasnt been filled with the real beauty of life. The real priceless thing. Nikmat yg Allah bagi sgt banyak. Melimpah ruah. But the most expensive thing is the nikmat of being a muslim. The nikmat of being free from anything else. Dont have to worry about money, dont have to worry about whether or not im gonna get married in 2 to 3 years time. The nikmat, that'll make you a better person each day. No matter how you look, or how rich you are, at the end of the day, Allah will only look at your ketakwaan.

He only looks at your redha towards Him. Ever wonder why that He makes your life hard, and test you with a lot of stuff, until sometimes you just cant take it anymore. He loves you more than you could ever give Him. He gave you more than you could ever earn. If there is Allah in everybody's hearth, surely there will be no mastercard. Everbody will be happy with anything that theyve got. Never windging and and complaining for the bad things that happens, redha. Yup, cant we just redha!!!!

FANATIK

someday last week, I had a discussion with brooke.. about "religous" stuff. She openly said to me.. I hope you'r not offended if Im saying that I dont believe in God.. and what did I say.. "Ohh no.. its your choice for not believing in something and I dont think that I have any right to feel offended"... the world's most dodgiest answer ever... anyway.. then the conversation continues...

Brooke: Yeah.. I hate people when they are so fanatic about their religion. Until.. they kind of go to your home and...
Cik nur:Preaching?
Brooke:exactly
Cik nur: just a quick question. Am I fanatic???
Brooke: No you're not.
and then the conversation continues...

What is fanatic???

bagaikan kilat... when she said that I'm not fanatic.. that means what???? I didnt do my job man.. For almost three years I ve known this girl.. and she thinks that Im not a fanatic???... yeah maybe we have to redefined a definition of fanatic then...

person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill.. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist"

these are some definition that I got fast from the google.. I guess everybody knows right.. fanatic is excessive irrational enthusiasm... basically fanatic is not good... the opposite of fanatic I guess maybe to be MODERATE??? like you r not into something that much.. but you sort of stay on the line...

but then.. what is IRRATIONAL IDEAS?? how can you defined something to be irrational??is there any guidline that has been made maybe by the United Nations about what is rational thing to do in the earth.. years ago.. people might think go to the moon or even flying like a bird is irrational.. the Wright brothers might have gone through hard time when they want to build their first plane.. people said that they were crazy young man who wants to fly.. they are fanatic then.. but nowadays.. flying is not impossible.. go to the Mars is rational... so what is irrational???

Cik nur menyifatkan.. sesuatu yg rational, adalah yg boleh diterima akal. Memandangkan bukan kita yang mencipta akal, maka bukan kita lah org yg terbaik utk tahu apakah fungsi akal sebenarnya. Tp pencipta kita tak tinggalkan kita dengan hanya ciptakan akal kita, then let us think by ourselves what is rational. He provides us with a complete, endless manual. He even provides us with they best instructor ever.

Jadi, semua yg ada dlm Al-Quran itu adalah rational, semua yg ada didalam sunnah itu adalah rational, yup hanya itu yg rational. Basically, anything outside the quran and the sunnah is irrational... therefore it is fanatic... anyone's agree???

Kita selalu menyampah dgn org2 yg berjanggut-janggut, pakai jubah sket2 datang rumah dan ketuk rumah. Ajak org pi masjid... (walaupun cik nur tak pernah diencounter dgn org2 ni tp dpt rasa laa kemenyampahan nya).. kita juga bengang dgn org yg suka call2 org, ajak2 org pi meeting, pi travelling. "Hish budak ni over laa" (baik sikit bunyinya dari fanatic).. Lepas tu kita label2 org2 begini.. "oooo tuu budak2 baik"..

Tanpa kita sedar, sebenarnya jarum musuh2 Islam dah lama masuk dan tertanam dlm hati kita. Preaching other people.. is fanatic about your religion and belief.. Do what ever u have been told to do, is fanatic and melebih...

Padahal kita tak sedar, kita laa yg fanatic because.. we did unrational things.. what are unrational things, things outside the quran and sunnah... we are late to uni.. we are late for our appointment with friends.. this is fanatic, because late is not the true teaching of Islam.. we rather sit in front of the TV and watch rugby (saying this to myself) and 22? mens kicking one ball (this doesnt really apply to aussies.. they only have euro on foxtel).. but still we were dying so hard to sit in front of the TV and watch the game until its finish... how many minutes have we been spending.. sitting around and gabak2 when somebody from the other team nak buat try... we rather do all these than go to our muslim brothers or sisters and ask them "how are you?"

Why.. because we think this is fanatic.. "argghh geli aa lawat2 org nih" ...

So... talking about fanatic again.. Yup frankly speaking I didnt do my job... I never said to any of my coursemates "Be a muslim, Lailah haillah muhammadarrasulullah.. there is no God except the God, and Muhammad is his massenger"... thats it.. the hardest think that I've ever said is...

"I think the trinity concept doesnt make any sense. How can 3 Gods be consider 1 God. And whats the point of God sending himself to the Earth, but finally he wants to forgive our sins.. and whats the point of God just let us be here if he has forgiven all mens sins??" and the answer I got back.... "Yeah you really have a point.. it doesnt even make any sense to me sometimes.. but I thing Im not the best person to talk about this."

Thinking that "silent outreaching" might work. By just showing good akhlak, and trying hard to maintain a good result.. However, this doesnt always work, I'm late to uni, late for appointment, sleep in the class. How can anybody knows the real teaching of Islam, if we are lay back kind of person, who doesnt care about time that much. The prophet himself was the person who had the best akhlak ever at Mekah. people called him al-amin, yet they betrayed him.

How can people know what is the real rational thing to do as a human. If we are afraid of doing the rational thing.. The Prophet himself, has been called a crazy man when he deliver the message of Islam.. So, why are we afraid of being called a crazy foolish person, when we know something is right and rational. Wake up and think, because time is life. The moment you've pass by without thanking Allah for what He has given you, is useless, the moment you've pass by, without doing what u have been told to do is waste of time.. dont make yourself a fanatic.

fanatic

assalamualaikum warahmatullah. Segala puji bagi Allah Selawat dan salam buat rasul junjungan. Alhamdulillah exam dah habis semalam. Semoga Allah bantu utk dpt result yg bagus. Bak kata huda, "Ya Allah kau bagi aku 7 pun jadilah(its equivalent to high distinction) hehhehe Blank2 dlm exam room adalah satu menda yg tak boleh dielakkan utk subject seperti ore deposit. Subject yg previously dioffer untuk setahun dipendekkan jadi satu semester, tapi material dia ttp sama. Dah habis baca rasa mcm tau bnyk sgt benda... dlm exam room still blank tak tau nak jawab apa... freaking out.. adalah menda yg normal..Ya Allah kau permudahkan lah aku... ameen.. dah tutup cerita exam.

lain kali lah sambung balik.. mengantuk

bertanya pada yg arif

alhamdulillah habis dah geophysics. exam yg pressure setelah 3 tahun (ye ke????).. pressure sbb whole exam worth 80%.. bnyk tu.. selalu kitorang exam satu 30-40% je, tp ada beberapa la exam, and assessment yg lain. anyway dah habis.. ore deposit pulak.. ni mmg bbetol2 PRESSURE!!!!

bertanya pada yg arif

semalam tgh2 duk memecahkan kepala otak study.. ada la pulak org call.(cik nur mmg akan jadi grumpy gila kalau org call masa esok nak exam atau pagi tu ada exam.. yg sekutu dengannya..) Hmm dengar je bunyi phone terasa mcm nak hentak je phone tu, tp nasib baik dia handphone sony erricsson yg baru so tak jadi hentak. Tgk nama, eh tak jadi la nak marah2.. ok laa angkat...

Org sana: kimah ko kene tolong aku.. aku tak tau nak minta tolong kat sapa lagi..
cik nur (dlm hati) - haaaa ??? apa kah jenis pertolongannya??? mmg kene tolong nih kalau tak tolong susah nih...bunyik mcm sgt desperate je..
org sana: ko amik kertas ko salin menda nih.. 0.3 exp j(0.2/0.3)pi (lebih kurang je nih tak ingat laa tapinya)
cik nur: mmm ko log kan lah dia..(dlm hati .. oo maths yg dah lama aku tinggalkan rupanya)
org sana: nak log kan mcm mana haa.. aku dah lupa..
cik nur: mmmm kan menda nih sepatutnya ada equation kan.. apa equation dia.. kan dia lebih kurang mcm 2 kuasa n equals to four.. yg nih dia equals to apa ...

pastu conversion berikutnya adalah cik nur arguing kat org tu minta dia sepatutnya equals ngan apa...

cik nur: kan j ni unknown, nak cari unknown kan kene ada equation...
org sana: laa j tu complex number laa...
cik nur: laaa complex number ke.. aku belajar complex number dulu baru sampai i je... ko tanya org yg salah laa..

pastu gelakkan diri sendiri.. hahahhaha berusaha sedaya upaya, org di sana, cik nur dah capai buku calculus yg dah tujuh abad tak bukak tu dah.. sedaya upaya nak cari cam mana nak solve the problem, tp bila dengar complex number jee.. hahhaha mmg tak leh nak jawab laa..

so kesimpulannya di sini. engineer kalau ada problem kene la tanya engineer dulu, then kalau problem tu di luar kerja engineer (contohnya problem seperti sakit gigi ke, lapar ke) kena la tanya kepada org yg layak... Kita dah sampai satu stage di mana, kita tidak akan tau semua menda, kita hanya tau satu2 menda dgn mendalam... tp???? kan best kalau tau semua menda??? jadi jack of all trades.. so what's ur choice jack of all trades or and expert.. cik nur selalu teringin nak jadi,expert jack of all trades.. haa boleh tak????