Ya Allah.. Indahnya ciptaanMu Ya Khaliq, Ya Musawwir. Kali ini kembara kami ke Pulau Jeju, Korea Selatan.  Trip ini istimewa kerana saya bersama Akmal captain SJ4 dan Kak Mai umi kepada Aizat.

Selama 5 hari kami menikmati keindahan ciptaan Allah.  Udaranya amat segar dan persekitaran terpelihara,  Kami juga terpegun mendengar kisah wanita Haenyeo, penyelam wanita jeju yang luarbiasa menyelam tanpa tong oksigen!

Statue Haenyeo Woman 

Day 1 (Barat Pulau Jeju)

Lokasi pertama ini pantainya putih bersih. Laut hijau kebiruan. Speechless. Perfect place to release stress.  Tak perlu apa-apa. Hanya cinta pada Allah dan alam semulajadi. Tarik nafas panjang dan hembuskan dengan perlahan....Aah...

Hyupjae Beach

Syangyong Cave

  Lokasi seterusnya - Hallim Park.

Tempat wanita dan bunga! Alahai...Sukanya tengok Kak Mai dan Akmal di sini. Senyum memanjang, Berbagai jenis bunga di tanam di sini termasuk Bonzai. Istimewanya di sini ada dua gua lava (Syangyong Cave). Dingin

Hallim Park

The floor is yours Section 33!

Tell me what have you learned so far :)

You are contagious - Vanessa

Tell me about your progress - parenting 18

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

The floor is yours!! Come on share please.

Keindahan Istanbul

Ziarah Turki   (17 - 19hb Februari 2018)

Subhanallah.Allahuakbar. Syukur di atas segala limpah kurnianmu.

Terpegun.

Bumi Turki amat istimewa. Jauh dari jangkaan kami.

Rezeki kami juga mendapat pemandu pelancong yang hebat.

Nama sebenar Ali Ekinci. Nama glamer Ali Baba. Berasal dari Istanbul namun fasih berbahasa Melayu dan Indonesia. Semua suka Ali. Kelakar poyo orangnya.

Tapi ciri yang paling istimewa tentang Ali - ilmu sejarahnya; amat tip top 

Sepanjang perjalanan di atas bas dan lokasi ziarah, Ali berjaya terangkan secara terperinci 

sejarah Islam di Turki.

Bukan itu sahaja, Ali juga hafal sejarah negara kita dan sejarah Melayu nusantara. 

Banyak soalan yang dilontarkan membuatkan kami tergamam.  Luarbiasa pengetahuan Ali ini.

Antara lawatan yang menyentuh hati semasa melawat makam sahabat nabi Abu Ayyup al-Ansari di Eyup, para sahabat dan para shuhadah. Mudah-mudahan dengan menziarahi makam dapat menguatkan keimanan dan ketakwaan kepada Maha pencipta disamping mengenang jasa mereka terhadap Islam.

Ziarah ini menyusuri Hadis Rasulullah bahawa Constantinople akan jatuh ke tangan tentera Islam oleh satu tentera, tentera itu sebaik-baik tentera dan rajanya sebaik-baik raja - Sultan Muhammad al-Fateh - yang mana terbukti benar 800 tahun kemudiannya.

Rasa kagum mendengar sifat-sifat pemimpin kerajaan Uthmaniyyah yang kuat beribadat, berilmu dan menjadi contoh yang hebat kepada rakyat. Siapa sangka antara rezeki kami juga dapat menaiki Gunung Uludag dan melihat salji ( walaupun pada awalnya tidak ada dalam itenari perjalanan) 
Kami tergamam lagi.

Niat kami untuk menunaikan umrah selepas ini tetap utuh malahan semakin mendalam selepas kembara menziarahi bumi Turki. Malu rasanya menjadi umat yang lemah dan cepat berputus asa selepas melihat sejarah kehebatan Islam di negara ini.

Kembara ini kami rakamkan utk keluarga, sahabat-sahabat dan team SJ4. Semoga kalian juga dapat sampai ke sini nanti. 

Doakan perjalanan kami seterusnya ke tanah suci Mekah dan Madinah. 
Semoga engkau redha dengan perjalanan kami di bumi mu Ya Allah ❤️❤️❤️



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Mak Oh Mak

Inilah wajah wanita yang menyusukan saya💓
Yang tidur malamnya saya ganggu, entah berapa tahun lamanya.

Semasa saya bersekolah di Singapura dia pastikan saya top 3 dalam kelas.
Dia garang bukan main...pernah bila jatuh no.7  dalam kelas, dia patahkan ranting pokok masa perjalanan pulang dari sekolah.  Rasa macam nak terkencing dalam seluar. Mak kata
"Jangan malas belajar. Kita orang susah!"
Mak tak rotan pun..tapi amat jelas saya belajar untuk jadi yang terbaik dari mak.
Bila kami pindah Johor, mak tak kisah sangat pasal nombor dalam kelas.
Maka saya pun mula selamat hari raya.

Kami tak sempat jadi kawan baik.  Sebab cara mak memang special. Kalau tak bangun solat subuh,
kami bertiga adik beradik merasa air masuk dalam telinga.
Sebab mak siram, satu baldi penuh.
Padan muka. Kejut tak bangun-bangun.
Ya, mak memang garang.  Garang di depan mata.

Tapi bila di asrama dan di universiti, soalan yang mak selalu tanya dalam telepon,
"Bila nak balik rumah Yati?"...
"Nanti mak masak bubur kacang yang yati suka...nak tak?"
Maka berderailah air mata saya. Tanpa mak sedari.

Istimewa sungguh wanita bergelar mak ini.
Dialah satu-satunya wanita yang sanggup berlapar asal saya tak lapar,
Yang sanggup buat apa saja untuk tengok saya KONVO
Yang paling KECEWA bila saya berhenti jadi cikgu di sekolah
Yang paling BIMBANG bila saya gagal
Yang paling GEMBIRA bila saya berjaya

Kalau hidup saya tersekat, cepat-cepat saya cari mak
Kerana doa mak memang special - semua dah tahu - Direct COD

Sayang Mak❤

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      GRIT - What is IT anyway?

Dear Teh,

Ibu somehow found Professor Dr Angela Duckworth when I was searching for answers on what makes a person gritty. My search under the word 'gritty'  led me to her speech in Tedtalks. She explained the concept in the most captivating manner supported by highly reputable research.This famous psychologist gave me clear answers as to how we can be gritty.
Eventually,  I bought her book 'Grit - The Power of Passion & Perseverance' and have been reading it since

If you ever read this entry Teh Aisyah, I want you to go through this book yourself which is now full of highlighted notes and remarks (especially for both of us). It's white in colour and it's one of my favourite collection. 

What drove me was your series of questions asking me why your friends in school are performing  significantly well  while you had to struggle most of the time. Again and again I told you that GRIT is what you need instead of natural talent. You seemed to believe that these friends of yours are somehow gifted and that talent is superior compared to effort. 

I want to share some of Dr Angela's work here so that it will lead you to understand how grit, the power of passion and perseverance is in fact more powerful than  natural talent. What crops up again and again was the notion of commitment, consistency of effort and the willingness to stay loyal in whatever we do. 

We need to learn to be gritty Teh. Only then we will be able to follow the footsteps of the grittiest person ever alive - our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

I'll continue this later.miss you so much. Cant wait for the school holiday!

Trip Kenyir diatas Pesona Boathouse - kenangan yg sukar utk dilupakan

Lamanya tak bersiaran di sini. Namun trip Kenyir ini seakan wajib dilakar dalam kanvas 2017 kami. Trip dua hari satu malam ini boleh saya simpulkan lebih menarik dari trip persendirian saya ke luar negara. Mengapa? Kerana kami memasak, memancing, berkaraoke, berkayak, mengail, berenang dan bermain ikan kelah bersama-sama! How awesome is that! Semua dalam 2 hari satu malam. Gambar-gambar ini telah berjaya merakam keseronokan kami.Syukur Ya Allah! Kau Maha Pengasih lagi Maha Penyayang. Kau selamatkan perjalanan kami pergi dan balik. Alhamdulillah. Trip ini amat disarankan utk mereka yg cintakan keindahan semulajadi dan masa bersantai bersama keluarga tanpa gangguan  - kerana di sini tiada wi-fi & talian hp. Hubungan kasih sayang dan interaksi terjalin ditengah-tengah tasik buatan manusia keajaiban ciptaan Allah yang juga tasik terbesar di Asia Tenggara.

Dreams Do Come True

                  Kisah Kembara Teh Aisyah Rusli kali pertama menjejakkan kaki  
                            di Sydney Australia 7-14 Disember 2016

Jom Jalan!

Orang kata, nak berjalan boleh, TAPI urus duit dengan BIJAK
Masalahnya, ibu bukan bijak manapun.

Segalanya bermula selepas keputusan UPSR Teh.

2014 memang tahun kontroversi.  Beberapa kertas bocor. Tak silap ibu, paper BM,Sains & Matematik
Kalau 2013 ada 45 orang pelajar 5A, tahun 2014 hanya 11. Mak Shanu kata, nama pertama yang diumumkan pagi tu nama Teh. Masa keputusan diumumkan di dewan, kita masih bergelak ketawa dalam kereta menuju ke sekolah.  Semua orang terkejut. Cikgu-cikgu terkejut. Ibu lagilah terkejut. Yang tak terkejut mungkin Abah. Sebab dia betul-betul berdoa untuk Teh. Menangis dia berdoa memohon agar Teh dipermudahkan urusan menjawab peperiksaan.

Teh memang 'underdog'  berbanding pelajar lain. Cikgu Sains Teh siap letak Teh duduk betul-betul depan meja cikgu sebab Teh selalu tertidur dalam kelas. Siapa sangka Teh boleh dapat A untuk Sains kertas yang perlu diulang dua kali.

Rezeki tak pernah salah alamat nak. Segala kerja keras Teh tahun 6 memang berbaloi.

Jadi macam mana ya. Ibu dah terjanji kalau dapat 5A, ibu akan bawak Teh pergi Sydney huhu . Boleh jumpa kawan baik ibu, Aunty Dar, Ibu Iman Farrar.

Janji mesti dikota.
Tapi macam mana ya nak rancang duit dengan BIJAK?
Bulan berikutnya bermulalah projek menguruskan duit huhu. Orang biasa-biasa kata, ada LEBIHAN baru boleh simpan. Ibu FIKIR. KAlau nak tunggu lebihan alamatnya memang tak simpan.

Jadi IBU tukar cara BERFIKIR. Macam-macam mana pun, setiap bulan mesti simpan RM150 untuk Teh. Tak banyak tapi sikit-sikit jadi bukit. Setahun berlalu. GERAM tengok duit Teh RM1800 dalam bank yang ibu tak gunakan untuk urusan lain.
Handphone pulak dah mula 'hang' memanjang. Loading berzaman. Samsung S3 ibu dah jatuh dua kali dan kena hantar repair. Duit tu melambai-lambai mintak beli Samsung Galaxy S6. Sabar Yati. Ini bukan duit kamu. Ini duit, TEH AISYAH yang punya.

2016 pun tiba. Teh pun dah masuk Form 2. Tak nangis dah bila balik MRSM. Bila hantar Teh, ibu selalu terfikir. Bila ya boleh pergi ya Allah? Satu hari dalam bulan Mac, ibu buka laman web AirAsia. AHA! Ada tiket tambang murah. Waktu tu duit ada dalam RM2100.  Return dalam RM2400,tak termasuk luggage, mkn and entertainment. Kawan ibu kata, taklah murah sangat haha. Kan ibu dah kata, ibu bukan bijak mana pun. Yang ada hanyalah semangat untuk menunaikan janji ibu. Jadi tiket kita ibu beli 7 hingga 14 Disember sebab waktu tu cuti sekolah dan Aunty Dar kata ada 'Concert Maulidur Rasul' di Sydney dan kakak Iman Farrar akan perform. Bestnya!

Syukur Alhamdulillah..dreams do come true!

What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness by Robert Waldinger

Dear Section 30,  in 50 words what did you learn from this study?
Happy Writing!

Parenting Section 15, 2015 - Express Yourselves!

Assalamualaikum everyone,

Kindly give your feedback regarding our parenting class :) What did you learn & enjoy most?
Take care!

Oh Osaka!

Benarkah aku benar-benar bersyukur?

I have always loved travelling.  But I discovered something different this time around. I realize that perhaps I don't fancy travelling in a group.  Is that good or bad? I have yet to discover my true self. This time it was Osaka. We arrived at Kansai International Airport on Sunday morning,18th October. The temperature was 23 degrees and soon after we were 'rushed' to TODAI-JI temple.  Imagine seeing some of the qualifiers brushing their teeth at the airport as we had to go straight to our first tourist destination. Quietly, I pacify myself,

                                                  "Be grateful, be grateful Yati. Syukur!"

Before we went down the bus, the tour guide reminded us AGAIN to keep track of time. AHA! This was ONE of the things that bothers me in all my group trips. Time limit. Gosh. I quickly brushed away my negative thoughts. It's never easy to impress a seasoned traveler. 

      

         
               Luckily, my heart guided me well. As soon as we came down the bus, I couldn't believe my eyes! There were reindeer everywhere. How wonderful! They were roaming around the temple park, blending with the crowd. Here we were, flocking into their kingdom and they seemed NOT to be bothered with the invasion! How kind.  I've never been among so many reindeer!. This place is surely full of life.  We had to hurry our steps and as I looked around, there it was... 

               The magnificent Todai-Ji Temple. Built in the Nara period (710-794 AD) during the rein of Emporer Shomu, the temple is a place of prayer and also a center of Buddhist doctrinal research. According to literature, Todaiji has produced famous scholar priests. The width of the current building is approximately 33% smaller that that of the original structure but it still ranks as the largest wooden structure in the world! Wow!

Todaiji Temple

The weather was clear and sunny and so all our photos turned out awesome. Later, I  was told that the second wave of qualifiers who arrived in November had to take photos in the rain with their rain coats on.                                                                     
                                                             Belajarlah bersyukur Yati!

Love it!

    Looking at the fine weather and fresh air, I was hoping to practice my Nafas Damai (a deep breathing technique propagated by my teacher Auk Murat) by the lake when suddenly I caught a glimpse of my tour guide with her poster raised high above her head! -  reminding me to urgently go to the bus.  Well, nothing in life is perfect. Given a choice I would stay for at least another hour exploring the park and it's beauty. That's just me.  I love parks.

           Stay positive dear.  We are having lunch in a while so hang on.

                                                                                                                                                             

An hour later, we arrived at a fancy Japanese restaurant.  We were told that they served the best sought after cuisine. Frankly, I don't know what they are but I heard they mentioned something like Kimchi, Sashimi and Tempura. I am terrible with food. Meaning, if I can't acquire the taste, I can't push myself to swallow them. That's bad. I stayed one hour staring at the food while my two friends Shahid & Din, enjoyed themselves. Too bad yati. Served you right for being picky :(

                After lunch I was told that we would be heading to Osaka Castle. It's a must tourist attraction and according to the tour guide, during the cherry blossom season, people would flock this place and we would have to walk miles away to reach the bus parking area. The castle grounds cover approximately 15 acres.

The main tower which is the Osaka tower itself was built overlooking a moat. It is five stories on the outside and eight stories on the inside. To reach the castle, we had to past through the a lawn covered park which was thronged with cherry trees .  Many would prefer to go during the cherry blossom season. By this time, I wasn't complaining at all.  It was just breathtaking. I think I finally fall in love with Japan! At 6 p.m. we finally reached our hotel. My feet hurt and my body ached. I followed my tour guide advice - Don't forget to soak your body in the hot bathtub!

Well, there's nothing more to share other than the shopping at Rinku Premium Outlets which didn't really thrill me (sorry people). But I have one last picture which I thought had value in it.  So I should share with all of you. I call it an act of love. 

       I thought what this qualifier from Johor did was so sweet. This guy brought along his parents to Osaka. I have to say, they were really sporting and they walked as much as we did! Shame on me!
     It's so awesome to work hard and having to spend time with your loved ones. Take them for trips.  Well, this guy did. The question is. When was the last time we did something similar?

Let's give it a thought.
Have a blast life everyone!

PKNP group 2, 2015

Asklm everyone. I found that this video has taught me a lot. Please watch and comment.." It's a beautiful day..and I can't see it" . ..What did you learn? Please write in not less than 100 words😎

Parenting Group 1, Sem 2, 2014/2015

Asklm everyone,

Please share your opinion on Tracy McMillan's "The person you really need to marry" - hope you learn something ;)

Parenting Group Semester 1,2014/2015

Assalamualaikum w.b.t. to all my 12 special Caliph!

What do you think of the video ' The Person You Really Need to Marry' ?

Know Our Roots

The next day, we found out who they were. The couple were Indonesians lecturers who were carrying research in one of the local universities in that state. They were so down to earth and full of joy to meet us there. Well, this is Spain. Not England. Here, people hardly speak English except in big cities like Barcelona. This wonderful couple were able to speak the local French or Catalonia language.
I on the other hand, was only able to understand a few words of French like Ola!(Hell0!), Si (Yes), Gracias (Thank you) and Satirda (Exit) hehe.

This experience draw my attention. When I travel, I tend to think more and learn from my observations. It dawn on me that the knowledge that this couple has acquired hasn't changed them into arrogant and 'Know-it-all'' attitude. It reminds me of a pinch of arrogance that I might have felt in instances when I was caught off guard. Gosh..got to be humble and stay grounded regardless of our level of education yo! Just like the Malay phrase "Ikutlah resam padi, semakin berisi, semakin menunduk,"

Do we tend to be friendlier when we are outside our own country? Hem..well I don't know.
What about when we are IN Malaysia?  Notice the attitude of arrogance and flashing each other's credentials in our society? Sometimes we forget the true quest for knowledge. Acquiring new knowledge should make us realize the very little knowledge we have so far. There is always so much more to learn and as a matter of fact, we are no where close to the knowledge of our Creator.
And so my students, let's be humble individuals regardless of the qualifications that you might have. Our exams results and achievements are just evidences to our learning process. Period.

I am,however, proud of your quest for knowledge. I pray for your success in your coming exam.


Gracias.

Parenting Class Semester 2,2013/2014

Assalamualaikum w.b.t,

Dear all,

Once again, I thank God for the opportunity to share with you some concepts and ideas on parenting in my class. I am also learning with you - to always learn and relearn is a concept we should always apply. I appreciate if you can share your views, ideas and experience in my class.
Being in that present moment with all of you was priceless and I wish you the best in educating and upbringing future Caliphs.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Section 3, Sem 1,2013/2014 Pharmacy students -How to be Good Parents?

Dear all, can't wait to see your notes, videos & ppoint that you have presented in class. What was the topic again? Ah yes! How to be Good Parents. Don't forget to indicate all your group members names. Thank you so much for your generosity :)

Thank you my friend: I shall begin with Ya Affuw

To my dear sister and friend Marzita, thank you for introducing the deeper meaning of Asma Ul Husna 99 Names of Allah.

When you followed Prof Wan Maseri Wan Mohd to Kedah,  you shared an invaluable experience accompanying her.  I can see that your spirit is now soaring high and that your belief in God the Almighty is greater than ever.

Apabila aku melihat kau mula berhati-hati berbicara sambil mengupas nama2 Allah tu dik, air mataku mengenang ...hatiku  berdebar-debar ....jiwaku amat tersentuh.   Terima kasih kerana pencerahanmu dik. Hadiah yang tidak terhingga. Kau pergi meninggalkan dunia sementara ...di saat pemimpin lain risau produksi kumpulan di hujung tahun ini..sungguh luarbiasa semangatmu dik..kepercayaanmu bahawa Allah itu Ar-Rozzaq pemberi rezeki,The Provider.  Oleh itu kakakmu pasti kau akan mencapai matlamat tahun ini dengan bantuanNya...kerana tiada yang mustahil dengan izin Allah.



Thank you for guiding me sister. You told me that I should start with Ya Affuw as this name represents him as The Forgiver.  Seek forgiveness and he shall forgive.


"Ya Allah, maafkan aku" maafkan kebodohan dan kejahilan ku selama ini. Mana mungkin aku bisa hidup di bumi mu ini tanpa kemaafan darimu yang Allah.  Aku yang kelihatan seperti mengejar dunia ini sangat mudah  LUPA mengingati MATI. Sedangkan MATI itu PASTI. Maka di saat aku masih bernafas..di saat peluang yang masih kau berikan ini, seharusnya KEAMPUNAN  mu yang seharusnya PALING BERNILAI. ..lebih bernilai dari apa2 bentuk keduniaan yang aku kejar... .sedangkan tanpa KEMAAFAN mu aku hanyalah manusia yang sia-sia hidup di bumi mu ini. Alangkah bertuahnya Ahmad Ammar di sayangi Allah dan diambil nyawanya di Turki di usia 20 tahun. Aku yakin kau telah memaafkannya ya Allah kerana kematiannya mengingatkan aku kepada pemergian anak muridku Allahyarham Adha...jiwanya sangat lembut..jiwa seorang pemaaf..dia pergi dua minggu selepas membantuku di dalam English Programme sebagai fasilitator..sebagai Khalifahmu yang Allah..Subhanallah!..Syukran Allah kerana menghantar  teladan2 sebegini kepada manusia yang alpa seperti aku.


Maka ya Allah..izinkan aku memulakan proses penyucian jiwa ini dengan sifat mu yang ke 82 Al-Affuw...Agar aku juga bisa menjadi manusia yang mudah memohon maaf dan satu masa nanti akan sentiasa memaafkan orang lain hasil kurniaan Allah Al-Affuw.  Semoga dengan sifat Al-Affuw ini, aku  mudah menerima orang lain SEADANYA.....sentiasa memberi peluang kepada orang disekelilingku untuk berubah dan sentiasa sudi membimbing mereka..agar  dengan sifat Allah Al-Affuw ini aku mudah mengaku kesilapan sendiri..sentiasa merendah diri dengan sentiasa memohon maaf dan akhir sekali tidak sombong dengan segala pencapaian kerana sesungguhnya semua itu adalah kurniaan dan dengan izin Allah semata-mata.


Mencintaimu kerana Allah dik. Syukur yang amat. Terima  kasih.

Dedicated to Marzita Abdul Mazak, Unit Manager 2, Million Dollar Agency, Future President Club, Kuantan, Pahang.

Aloha IfLA students intake 2/1013

Salam Misah, Ani, Anuar,Ray,Jannah,Ain,Aisyah,Ely,Sue, Haris & Aida.  Have you read all the entries? Which one is your favourite? Kindly share it with us in class ;)