12 Years and Still....

Today is the day that marks my 12th year of serving my company. Last 2 years, I receive quite a few memorabilia and well wishes from friends for the Jubilee of 10 years. I can't really recall for the 11th year, I think it was only a few emails of good wishes as well.

But this year, it is quite special I guess. I am stuck here in Bangi for 2 weeks, attending a course which is supposed to enhance my management skills. It is also nice, since workload in the office has been really crazy. Escape as you may call it, it is heaven for me as of today. Sometimes we need that variety in life. Routine kills.

Just now at the Ice Breaking, my partner told the class that my favorite food is Keropok Lekor. Straight away the trainer said, "You must not be a Ganu person, coz Ganu people take that food as staples!". Betullah tu. That's why I am married to a Ganu man.

This morning at the new Senai Airport, I tried the kuey tiaw goreng with telur mata at their cafe right before that departure gate, coz I was really starving. It looked good from the glass. I was eating half way, then only I realized that it was "plainly tasteless". So I went to the counter girl, asking for salt or some sauce. She said,"Takdelah Kak". That's it. RM7 quality of an airport food. They say never complaint about airport's food. True enough.

Have you heard a story about a golf course which have caddies that wear no bra? Gosh...the men would be very excited...imagine after 2-3 rounds of hitting the ball, when the caddies start to sweat....huhu....but it was a joke. The caddies are indeed men, that's why no bra. That's a new joke I heard at the dinner table tonight.

This Sunday insya Allah I will be meeting with Yatie Pitt and Nikki Taylor. I last met them in year 2002, I think. Wow, how time really has passed. Suddenly we are these Gen-X people trapped in the craziness of fulfilling needs of this modern life, busy with kids and career, but one thing for sure, I want to ask Yatie how's life now by still being single. Or she has somebody but she's not telling. Biological clock is ticking, better hurry.

You know this book of Dale Carnegie, I am like obsess with the lessons which I need to apply. Actually I have to record down how I apply those lessons to my daily working. It has turned into obssession. Even though it's good, I hate it. Well, I need to provide update to HR again in December. So better start to record it down.

ESQ Training Must Go On

Aku agak terkesima di saat aku menerima email forward dari seorang rakan (yg belum lagi attend ESQ) yg mengatakan ESQ adalah HARAM. Kenyataan dari Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan yg telah diwartakan, amat memeranjatkan.

 

Terus aku mem"forward" email tersebut pada alumni ESQ yg aku kira sangat bersyukur kerana mereka telah terpilih untuk menghadiri kursus tersebut dan mendapat manfaat yg tiada tolok bandingnya. Mereka semua seperti tidak percaya. Kami semua merasakan tidak ada langsung akidah kami yg terjejas setakat ini. Malah ia berjaya mendekatkan kami dgn Sang Maha Pencipta. Seperti yg aku biasa tulis dalam entry2 tahun 2008, aku byk mengingati pelajaran dan peringatan dalam syllabus ESQ untuk aku mencari kekuatan di saat aku diuji dgn hebat oleh Sang Maha Mengasihani.

 

Alkisah rupanya Mufti Wilayah belum pernah pun menghadiri kursus ESQ. ESQ mempunyai 5 orang panel syariah yg amat berpengalaman dalam hal ehwal agama dan ramai cendiakawan dan ahli agama telah menyertai program ESQ dan semuanya menghargai dan meluluskan program tersebut. Termasuklah pihak JAKIM juga.

 

Perkara ini memang pelik. Aku ada terdengar ada ramai non-muslim yg telah mendapat hidayah dan petunjuk dari Yang Maha Pemberi Jalan dgn menghadiri kursus ESQ. Jadi persoalannya, kenapa perkara yang baik ini telah diharamkan?

 

Bukan senang untuk mendapat Hidayah dari Allah. Salah satu cara yg memudahkan ialah melalui ESQ training ini. Pelajarannya amat aku ingat, di saat aku menghadirinya pada bulan Mei 2007 di Persada Johor, akulah salah seorang ALUMNI JB Angakatan 1, sampailah sekarang, no course can reach right through your heart and connect you with the Ultimate Force, other than this one special course.

 

Entahlah. Agaknya ini satu ujian buat pihak pengurusan ESQ dan Dr. Ary khususnya. Perjuangan biasanya akan ada halangan. Seperti kisah para rasul2 dan nabi2 kita, semuanya mengharungi rintangan yg amat mencabar. But triumph will prevail at the end. Barulah namanya perjuangan.

 

Salam Perjuangan 165!!!!!