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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Fw: Kisah Rozita - Pengasas Sendayu Tinggi: Saya berpurdah bukan kerana alim atau H1N1

Rasanya sudah ramai yang tahu tentang kesusahan lampau saya kerana banyak majalah menyiarkan cerita itu. Niat saya tiada lain, hanya mahu menjadi pencetus semangat untuk wanita di luar sana. Biar mereka tahu, sebagai manusia jangan terlalu mengharapkan orang lain untuk berjaya dalam hidup.

Saya pernah jadi penoreh getah, sambil-sambil itu melakukan bermacam-macam kerja kampung untuk menampung hidup. Malah pernah juga cuba berniaga kedai runcit, menyertai MLM dan bekerja kilang.

Apabila berjaya dengan perniagaan Sendayu Tinggi, saya mula sedar manusia perlu ada tiga sifat jika mahu berjaya. Pertama, mereka mesti mengorak langkah untuk memulakan perkara kecil dalam diri. Kemudian, jangan pernah berkata tidak sebelum mencuba kerana tiada apa yang mustahil. Ketiga, jangan suka menyalahkan orang lain.

Nilai sepuluh sen

Bila sudah berjaya mengumpul kekayaan, tiap-tiap tahun saya pergi umrah. Ada banyak peristiwa yang dialami di tanah suci namun ada satu pengalaman yang paling menarik. Ia berlaku ketika saya tidur lalu bermimpi, satu suara menyuruh saya membaca beberapa ayat daripada surah Al-Baqarah.

Sekembalinya saya ke tanah air, saya terus mencari tafsir Al- Quran. Saya mendapati antara maksud ayat yang disuruh baca itu ialah mereka yang mendapat hidayah namun jika memalingkan mukanya, mungkin tiada lagi hidayah untuknya selepas itu.

Saya memang sudah lama terdetik mahu berganjak ke alam (fasa) lain sebaik sahaja usia mencecah 40 iaitu membuat persediaan untuk mati. Saya mula melihat betapa kehidupan di dunia ini sangat singkat, indah dan perlu dinikmati. Saya sedih mengenang ramai orang yang berjaya dalam perniagaan tetapi hidup tidak bahagia.

Ketika saya mengejar dunia, hidup dirasakan huru-hara. Pernah saya beli sebuah kereta dengan harga RM1 juta. Setiap kali tiba di satu-satu tempat, saya senang melihat banyak mata memandang dan berbisik-bisik kagum. Namun lama-kelamaan saya tersedar, rasa bangga melihat kekaguman orang itu menimbulkan perasaan riak dan mahu menunjuk-nunjuk.

Jika syiling sepuluh sen terjatuh, pernah satu ketika saya tidak mahu mengutipnya semula. Waktu itu saya memikirkan kelas sebagai seorang jutawan. Tetapi hari ini, saya tidak mahu lagi bersikap begitu. Saya mahu buang rasa riak, sebab nilai duit sepuluh sen itu besar nilainya pada sesetengah orang dan tidak patut dibazirkan begitu sahaja.

Saya tidak pandai mengaji dan tidak tinggi ilmu agama. Jadi saya mengupah seorang ustazah yang tinggal bersama di rumah ini untuk mengajar serta seorang ustaz untuk berkongsi ilmu agama. Sehari setiap minggu, rumah saya dibuka untuk orang ramai menyertai majlis ilmu yang dibuat di sini.

Impian saya yang masih belum tercapai ialah membina sebuah kompleks hasil perniagaan. Di kompleks berkenaan saya mahu membangunkan aktiviti dakwah di samping memberikan kehidupan kepada fakir miskin menerusi perkongsian ideologi perniagaan.

Saya tidak mahu golongan susah yang saya bantu ini memandang saya sebagai sumber kewangan. Saya tidak memberikan mereka 'ikan' tetapi 'pancing' untuk mengubah kehidupan. Caranya saya beri mereka produk untuk dipasarkan. Saya juga mengambil kuih, kerepek dan lain-lain daripada mereka untuk dijual.

Satu lagi impian yang sedang diusahakan, saya mahu bina sebuah rumah perlindungan untuk anak yatim piatu dan mualaf. Rumah sudah ada, tenaga pengajar pun tidak ada masalah. Cuma tinggal mencari bayi dan kanak-kanak untuk dibesarkan dengan pendidikan akademik berserta ilmu agama di rumah tersebut.

Kini mula berpurdah

Purdah ini sudah lima bulan saya pakai. Bukan sebab alim, dan bukan juga sebab H1N1. Sebaliknya inilah antara cara saya menjaga hati daripada dirasuk perasaan riak. Bila mengenakan purdah, tiada orang yang mengenali saya jadi tiada lagi layanan istimewa yang biasa saya dapat.

Saya tidak malu untuk mengaku, selama ini memang saya pakai tudung tetapi hati masih kotor. Ini kerana walaupun memakai tudung saya sering kalah bila syaitan berbisik supaya bersolek setiap kali ke luar rumah sesuai status selaku pengasas produk kecantikan.

"Kau kenalah pakai baju yang menampakkan kelangsingan, barulah orang tahu produk kau bagus" - itu juga antara bisikannya yang sering menewaskan saya. Barangkali ketika itu saya antara wanita akhir zaman yang disebut dalam hadis 'menutup aurat tetapi masih bertelanjang'

Sebagai majikan pula, kadangkala saya memarahi pekerja kerana mahu semuanya serba sempurna. Saya menjadi sungguh takut apabila tersedar dan berfikir bagaimana pula saya di sisi majikan paling besar iaitu Allah Taala? Dia pun berhak marahkan saya kerana sungguhpun solat, di mana zikir dan amalan sunat bagi menyempurnakan lagi amalan kepadanya?

Syukurlah, perubahan yang dibuat melimpahkan bahagia dalam hidup. Anak-anak (Nurhayati, Alif Syukri, Aiman Hazim, Nurazizah dan Nurain Sufiyah) dan suami melengkapkan lagi dunia wanita ini.

Kini hari-hari saya lalui sambil meneguk kelazatan ilmu akhirat. Melayan keletah anak-anak, mengulit orkid, epal Madura, daun kesum, kedondong, kari, limau purut dan pokok herba lain; juga melayan burung, ayam, lampam, puyuh, puyu dan tilapia melengkapkan lagi kediaman bak syurga dunia yang saya gelar Sorga Ammi.

Sesudah solat Subuh, tatkala berdiri di balkoni rumah menyaksikan kabus berlalu dibawa angin sambil merenung kalam-kalam bukit , saya semakin yakin betapa perlunya saya bersyukur menjadi hamba yang dilimpahi kasih sayangNya.

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Fw: Eat Less Rice!

The human body was never meant to consume rice! You see, our genes have hardly changed in more than 30,000 years. However, our food choices and lifestyle have changed dramatically. The caveman would hardly recognise our food or way of life.

Caveman food was never cooked as fire was not yet tamed. Thus, he ate only those foods that you can eat without treatment with or by fire.. He ate fruits, vegetables, fish (sushi anyone?), eggs, nuts and meat. Yes, even meat! You can even eat meat raw if you were starving in the forest. You have the necessary enzymes to digest meat.

However, rice, like wheat and corn, cannot be eaten raw. It must be cooked. Even if you were starving in the desert, you cannot eat rice in the raw form. This is because we do not have the system of enzymes to break rice down. You were never meant to eat rice. To make matters worse, you not only eat rice, but also make it the bulk of your food.

In some parts of Asia , rice forms up to 85% of the plate. Even if you take rice, keep it to a minimum. Remember, it is only for your tongue - not your body. Actually, rice and other grains like wheat and corn are actually worse than sugar. There are many reasons:

Rice becomes sugar - lots of it! This is a fact that no nutritionist can deny: rice is chemically no different from sugar. One bowl of cooked rice is the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. This does not matter whether it is white, brown or herbal rice. Brown rice is richer in fibre, some B vitamins and minerals but it is still the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. To get the same 10 teaspoons of sugar, you need to consume lots of kangkong-10 bowls of it.

Rice is digested to become sugar. Rice cannot be digested before it is thoroughly cooked. However, when thoroughly cooked, it becomes sugar and spikes circulating blood sugar within half an hour-almost as quickly as it would if you took a sugar candy. Rice is very low in the 'rainbow of anti-oxidants. '

This complete anti-oxidant rainbow is necessary for the effective and safe utilisation of sugar. Fruits come with a sugar called fructose. However, they are not empty calories as the fruit is packed with a whole host of other nutrients that help its proper assimilation and digestion.

Rice has no fibre. The fibre of the kangkong fills you up long before your blood sugar spikes. This is because the fibre bulks and fills up your stomach. Since white rice has no fibre, you end up eating lots of 'calorie dense' food before you get filled up. Brown rice has more fibre but still the same amount of sugar.

Rice is tasteless-sugar is sweet. There is only so much that you can eat at one sitting. How many teaspoons of sugar can you eat before you feel like throwing up? Could you imagine eating 10 teaspoons of sugar in one seating?

Rice is always the main part of the meal. While sugar may fill your dessert or sweeten your coffee, it will never be the main part of any meal. You could eat maybe two to three teaspoons of sugar at one meal. However, you could easily eat the equal value of two to three bowls (20-30 teaspoons) of sugar in one meal. I am always amused when I see someone eat sometimes five bowls of rice (equals 50 teaspoons of sugar) and then asks for tea tarik kurang manis!

There is no real 'built in' mechanism for us to prevent overeating of rice:
How much kangkong can you eat?
How much fried chicken can you eat?
How much steamed fish can you eat?
Think about that!

In one seating, you cannot take lots of chicken, fish or cucumber, but you can take lots of rice. Eating rice causes you to eat more salt. As rice is tasteless, you tend to consume more salt-another villain when it comes to high blood pressure. You tend to take more curry that has salt to help flavor rice. We also tend to consume more ketchup and soy sauce which are also rich in salt.

Eating rice causes you to drink less water. The more rice you eat, the less water you will drink as there is no mechanism to prevent the overeating of rice. Rice, wheat and corn come hidden in our daily food. As rice is tasteless, it tends to end up in other foods that substitute rice like rice flour, noodles and bread. We tend to eat the hidden forms which still get digested into sugar.

Rice, even when cooked, is difficult to digest. Can't eat raw rice? Try eating rice half cooked. Contrary to popular belief, rice is very difficult to digest. It is 'heavy stuff'. If you have problems with digestion, try skipping rice for a few days. You will be amazed at how the problem will just go away.

Rice prevents the absorption of several vitamins and minerals. Rice when taken in bulk will reduce the absorption of vital nutrients like zinc, iron and the B vitamins.

Are you a rice addict? Going rice-less may not be easy but you can go rice-less. Eating less rice could be lot easier than you think. Here are some strategies that you can pursue in your quest to eat less rice:

Eat less rice-cut your rice by half.
Barry Sears, author of the Zone Diet, advises 'eating rice like spice'. Instead, increase your fruits and vegetables. Take more lean meats and fish. You can even take more eggs and nuts.

Have 'riceless' meals. Take no rice or wheat at say, breakfast. Go for eggs instead. Go on 'riceless' days. Go 'western' once a week. Take no rice and breads for one day every week.

That can't be too difficult. Appreciate the richness of your food. Go for taste, colours and smells. Make eating a culinary delight. Enjoy your food in the original flavours. Avoid the salt shaker or ketchup. You will automatically eat less rice. Eat your fruit dessert before (Yes! No printing error) your meals. The fibre rich fruits will 'bulk up' in your stomach. Thus, you will eat less rice and more fruits..

It's your life. Decide what you want to eat! But eat less rice!

Just for laugh: Love and Marriage

One day, a man came home and was greeted by his wife dressed in a very sexy nightie. 'Tie me up,' she purred, 'and you can do anything you want.' So he tied her up and went golfing.

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A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs, 'Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!' The husband said, 'Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?' 'Doesn't matter,' she said. 'Just get out.'

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Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right, and the other is a husband.

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A Polish immigrant went to the DMV to apply for a driver's license. First, of course, he had to take an eye sight test. The optician showed him a card with the letters: 'C Z W I X N O S T A C Z.' 'Can you read this?', the optician asked. 'Read it?' the Polish guy replied, 'I know the guy.'

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A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. 'Careful,' he said, 'CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my GOD! You're cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. Oh my GOD! WHERE are we going to get MORE BUTTER? They're going to STICK! Careful . CAREFUL! I said be CAREFUL! You NEVER listen to me when you're cooking! Never! Turn them! Hurry up! Are you CRAZY? Have you LOST your mind? Don't forget to salt them. You know you always forget to salt them.. Use the salt. USE THE SALT! THE SALT!' The wife stared at him. 'What in the world is wrong with you? You think I don't know how to fry a couple of eggs?' The husband calmly replied, 'I just wanted to show you what it feels like when I'm driving.'

Monday, August 24, 2009

Know the Difference between Cold and Swine Flu Symptoms

Symptom

Cold

Swine Flu

Fever

Fever is rare with a cold.
Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100�F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.

Coughing

A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.
A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).

Aches

Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold.
Severe aches and pains are common with the flu.

Stuffy Nose

Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week.
Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu.

Chills

Chills are uncommon with a cold.
60% of people who have the flu experience chills.

Tiredness

Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold.
Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu.

Sneezing

Sneezing is commonly present with a cold.
Sneezing is not common with the flu.

Sudden Symptoms

Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days.
The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.

Headache

A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold.
A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases.

,Sore Throat

Sore throat is commonly present with a cold.
Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu.

Chest Discomfort

Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold.
Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu..

Friday, August 21, 2009

Checklist Ramadhan

Selamat Menyambut Ramadhan
Wishing all Muslim friends - selamat berpuasa..

Ramadhan hampir menjelang dan persiapan hendaklah diadakan dengan memahami cara beramal di bulan Ramadhan mengikut sunnah dan jangan menjalani ibadah Ramadhan mengikut adat kerana Rasullah pernah bersabda didalam hadisnya :

Barang siapa menghidupkan sunnahKu ketika rosak umat-Ku maka baginya mendapat pahala seratus syahid. Oleh itu berhati-hatilah melakukan amal supaya mempunyai nilai yang tinggi dan mendapat kesan yang baik disepanjang bulan Ramadhan dan dibawah ini dicatatkan amalan-amalan mengikut sunnah.

CHECK LIST AMALAN DI BULAN RAMADHAN

1. Mengucapkan tahniah (Selamat datang Ramadhan atau Selamat menyambut Ramadhan.

2. Niat sebulan bagi malam yang pertama dan selanjutnya niat untuk hari-hari.

3. Sembahyang Isyak berjamaah di masjid/surau.

4. Solat Tarawikh 20 rakaat.

5. Tadarus membaca bersemak dan berturut-turut juzuk.

6. Tidur malam membaca 4 ayat terakhir Surah Al Kahfi supaya dikejutkan bangun tepat jam 4.00 pagi.

7. Bangun jam 4.00 pagi dan setengah jam untuk Qiamullail ringan (Solat Tahjud, Solat Taubat dan Solat Hajat)

8. Jam 4.30 pagi kaum ibu masak sahur.

9. Jam 5.00 pagi/5.15 pagi makan sahur.

10.Jangan tidur sesudah sahur.

11.Solat Subuh berjemaah di Masjid.

12.Tadarus pendek.

13.Matahari tinggi segalah, lakukan solat Isyraq.

14.Menjalankan kerja harian dan menjaga pancaindera.

15.Jam 11.00 pagi tunaikan Solat Dhuha.

16.Lakukan Solat Kafarah Baul 2 rakaat. Rakaat pertama selepas Fatihah baca Surah Al Kautsar 7 kali dan rakaat kedua selepas Fatihah baca Surah Ikhlas 7 kali.

17.Jam 12.00 tengahari tidur, niat tidur waktu Qailulah (ganti jaga satu jam diwaktu sahur)

18.Solat Zuhur berjemaah.

19.Tadarus pendek.

20.Sebelah petang kaum ibu menyediakan berbuka petang.

21.Solat Asar berjemaah di Masjid.

22.Jika masa petang jangan gunakan untuk bersiar-siar atau menonton TV yang melibatkan kemaksiatan. Sebaik-baiknya digunakan untuk mengikuti majlis-majlis ilmu atau berdoa kerana waktu itu amat mustajab.

23. Berbuka dengan ala kadar iaitu minuman yang belum dipanas oleh api atau dengan buah kurma atau buah tempatan.

24.Segera Solat Maghrib di Masjid.

25.Makan malam bersama keluarga.

26.Bersiap sedia untuk ke masjid menunaikan Solat Isyak dan Tarawikh secara berjemaah.

KELEBIHAN-KELEBIHAN YANG LAIN

1. Menghadiri majlis ilmu setiap langkah di beri pahala ibadah sunah setahun.

2. Mengekali berjemaah diberi balasan dengan disediakan sebuah bandar khas di Syurga.

3. Membuat hubungan baik kepda kedua ibu bapa, Allah pandang dengan penuh kasih sayang.

4. Isteri taat kepada suami diberi pahala seperti pahala Asiah dan Mariam.

5. Sesiapa yang menyampaikan hajat saudaranya disampaikan 1000 hajatnya di akhirat.


Mengurangkan berat badan di dalam menjalani ibadah Ramadhan

1. Sebelum puasa timbang badan

2. Kawal berbuka puasa

3. Pastikan semakin lama menunaikan ibadah puasa akan semakin kurang berat badan

4. Elakan daripada makan berlebihan


RANCANG PENINGKATAN IBADAH RAMADHAN

1. Sepuluh hari yang pertama adakan muhasabah amalan.

2. Sepuluh hari yang kedua, pastikan keimanan bertambah kuat dan selaraskan dengan sempena Nuzul Quran.

3. Sepuluh hari yang ketiga kuatkan azam untuk beramal di malam Al Qadr :

i. Dengan melakukan Solat Maghrib,Isyak dan Tarawikh berjemaah.

ii. Atau ditambah dengan Solat Subuh berjemaah

iii. Duduk dengan air sembahyang dan baca Al-Quran, Ayat Kursi, Surah Al Baqarah terakhir (Amanarrasul), Surah Az -zalzalah, Suraah Al Kafirun, Surah al Ikhlas dan Surah Yasin.

iv. Bagi kaum ibu yang uzur, baca zikir.

v. Bangun pukul 1.00 pagi tunaikan Solat Sunat Wuduk, Solat Hajat, Solat Tasbih, Solat Taubat, Solat Istikarah.

vi. Jika sedang beramal, badan terasa sejuk dan terharu maka inilah tanda-tanda mendapat Lailatul Qadar.

SELAMAT TINGGAL RAMADHAN

i. Pastikan Tarawikh terakhir

ii. Ucapkan Selamat Tinggal Ramadhan dengan penuh terharu dan berdoa semoga dipertemukan sekali lagi dengan Ramadhan yang akan datang.