The Sacred Blood

Blood is vital for living organisms and presumed to be associated with mystical phenomena and myths in certain cultures.

In the era of modern science and medicine, blood is undoubtedly crucial for the well being of human systemic body function.

Blood generally consists of red packed cell (45%) and plasma (55%).

Buffer coat of the plasma made up of several types of granulocytes and agranulocytes white blood cells or leucocytes.

There are a lot more components present in blood plasma including protein plasma, water, body waste, electrolyte, clotting factors, antibodies etc.

All of these carry numerous of physiological functions within body. Teruskan..

COP17 in Durban South Africa 2011

Starting from 28^th November to 7^th December 2011 the 17th international climate talk on climate change (COP17) will be held in Durban South Africa.

The series of international talks derived from unanimous commitment by 194 nations after an international environmental treaty called United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was produced in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

I may not fully aware of this issue in depth before (as I was in my second year of primary school in 1992) but the issue of climate change or global warming successfully came into knowledge of the students in school.

Publicity and campaign had also reached the community superficially if not in great impacts.

I see all of those as sincere and noble efforts exemplified by most nations around the globe including Malaysia. Teruskan..

Minimum Wage in Malaysia

It is until most recently before this issue been highlighted in the news by the mass media in Malaysia. I guess not all Malaysian are aware of it despite most of us are workers and labors.

I may not an economist or what, but few of my readings and understanding suggest at least to me that the absence of national minimum wage (NMW) in Malaysia has been contributing a lot to the persistence of poverty, be it urban or rural poverty in our country.

And today, what a shattering experience it was after streaming into the local news to find out that 33.9% of the workers in Malaysia especially in the public sector earn less than RM700 per month.

The statistic was released by Deputy Minister of Human Resources Senator Datuk Maznah Mazlan in parliament yesterday.Teruskan..

The New Model of Islamic Politic

The fall of the Uthmaniyyah Empire in 1924 had left Muslim in a disorganised world. Muslim countries lived on their own, in the modern world molded by their Western colonizers.

Then, the wind of hope was blown by As-Syahid Imam Hasan Al-Banna with the foundation of Ikhwanul Muslimin in 1928.

The influence of the movement spread over the Muslim globe hoping for a right direction in upholding Islam and re-united as one ummah.

Of course the idealism was not back by the West hence the equal Western secularist Muslims are appointed to continue the legacy of colonizers such as ‘divide and rule’ policy meant to disunite the Muslim nations despite having the same aqidah. Teruskan..

Tetamu Tidak Diduga

Kira seminggu yang lepas, bumi Sheffield sangat bertuah menerima kunjungan rombongan Ulama daripada Malaysia yang diketuai Al-Arifbillah Sheikh Tokku Ibrahim Muhammad, Mudir Ribath Pulau Manis Terengganu bersama 6 yang lain.

Mereka di dalam musafir untuk menziarahi Syeikh Afifi Al-Akiti di Oxford serta Syeikh Abdul Aziz Fredericks di Glasgow.

Alhamdulillah, rombongan Tokku Sheikh Ibrahim Pulau Manis ini sempat berprogram di Sheffield bertempat di Muslim Welfare House Sheffield di sebelah malam sebelum sudi bermalam di 74 Hamilton Road Firth Park sungguhpun keadaan tidaklah selesa mana. Teruskan..

Sejarah Perjuangan Kemerdekaan

Tengah suasana untuk beraidilfitri, umat Malaysia digemparkan dengan kenyataan Timbalan Presiden PAS yang dilihat memperlekehkan perjuangan Konstabel Khas (SC) ataupun mata-mata rumah pasong Bukit Kepong dan menjulang pasukan komunis yang menyerang sebagai hero kemerdekaan sebenar.

Tergamam seketika. Apa jenis kenyataan bunuh diri yang cuba sampaikan ini.

Atau memang kerana kejahilan diri ini tentang sejarah tanah air yang menjumudkan kotak pemikiran.

Masakan pula begitu sedangkan sejak bangku sekolah subjek Sejarah adalah matapelajaran yang tidak pernah terlepas untuk dijawab dengan cemerlang setiap kali peperiksaan. Teruskan..

 

1 Syawal 1432

Allahuakbar! Allahuakbar! Allahuakbar!

1 Syawal muncul buat ke 27 kali di dalam hidup.

Kali ini perasaan seolah percaya dengan tidak dek kerana pantasnya Ramadhan berlalu.

Alhamdulillah perintah ibadah puasa ditunaikan namum sebagai manusia yang dhaif terasa masih banyak kelompongan.

Entah sampai bila akan Ramadhan di dalam hidup akan berlalu dengan penuh kekesalan kerana kurangnya amal beralasan kesibukan dunia.

Mudah-mudahan Allah menerima amal ibadah yang dipersembahkan di hadapan-NYA nanti. Teruskan..

Devalued Society

It takes me a while before I can draw my view on this issue.

Riot in UK?!! Could this be true?

I am pretty much aware of strikes and picket that are already part of the society’s culture in expressing their democratic right.

Anti-cut strike is one of the example even though sometime it sounds too much political rather than a pure and sincere expression.

But seriously, a riot?!!(Or should I highlight merusuh)

This is indeed far from expectation. Teruskan..

Racial Integration in Malaysia

On 11th of August 2011, I managed to attend a dialogue session with the Deputy Minister of Ministry of Sport and Youth, YB Senator Tuan Gan Ping Sieu.

It was organized by SMSA at the Student Union of the University of Sheffield. The participants were a small group of 30 from undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The YB first shared his own experience as a student himself in London twenty years ago. One of his regrets is not to make more Mat Saleh friend beside his Chinese and Hong Kong friends that he already had at that time.

Looking back then to compare it now, the YB said nothing is much different. There are still racial boundaries that stop us from enjoying the real meaning of integration among diverse ethnics. Teruskan..

Ramadhan Datang Lagi..

Tiada pengumuman Pemegang Mohor Besar Raja-Raja Melayu, cukup sekadar hebahan daripada kakitangan Muslim Welfare House Sheffield, Ramadhan kali ini tetap disambut dengan penuh syukur.

Syukur kerana Allah SWT memanjangkan umur kami sekeluarga untuk sekali lagi berjumpa bulan penuh keberkatan ini buat sekian kalinya di dalam hidup.

Rasullulah SAW bersabda:

Ya ALLAH berkati kami dalam Rejab dan Syaaban dan sampaikan kami Ramadhan” (Hadis riwayat at-Tabrani dan Ahmad).

Namun perbezaan kali ini akan tetap ada. Berpuasa di luar negara sehingga 16 jam lamanya tanpa keluarga kami untuk berbuka bersama pasti menggigit sedikit perasaan.

Tiada makanan istimewa yang boleh dibeli di bazar Ramadhan. Tetapi cukuplah masakan isteri dari dapur yang makin hari persis masakan chef bertaraf dunia. Teruskan..