Travelog - Challenging solo backpacking to Myanmar

Myanmar map

Myanmar is the second country that I went to for solo travelling and backpacking! Travelling to Burma is not as easy as it seems. The country is ruled by military, and in my mind I already expect there are so many barriers to enter. But, it doesn't matter for me, so i proceed with booking the flight ticket last 3 months back.

One of the reason why I chose Yangon is because of the cheap flight ticket. I bought the return flight ticket for RM122 only!

The challenge started even when I was in Malaysia. My flight was on Saturday, but during Friday (one day earlier), while I was in the office checking Myanmar information on the web I just realized that to enter Myanmar, foreigners need to apply for visa!

It was 11:30 a.m , and I called my friend Jojo to reconfirm whether do foreigners need to apply for visa to enter Myanmar or not. She said she applied for visa last year during her trip to Yangon.

I straight away went back to my house in Equine Park (8km away from the office) to take my photos and passport. Then, rushed to Myanmar Embassy at Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur. As I arrived at the gate of the embassy office, the guard told me to look for agent details posted on the notice board.

I called the agent, but sadly they said the visa already closed, and I can only apply on the next monday. Next Monday? Oh no... So, I felt like the chance to go Myanmar was little. :-(

I went back to the office and looked for Visa On Arrival (VOA) on the web. Luckily, there was a website which allow you to apply for visa. It costs me RM320 for urgent application. I paid by Paypal.

I managed to get the visa at night. Fuhh........ Thanks to myanmarvisa.com . What a miracle! Sometimes, I feel like God always give opportunity to people who would never give up.

Visa On Arrival from Myanmar 

The next day has arrived, where I was supposed to be at the airport. I checked in my flight at LCCT. When I passed the ticket check, i faced another difficulties. The baggage was too big and I didn't realize the weigh was 16 KG! When I arrive at the baggage counter, the officer told me that luggage gate already closed. She even told me that I need to postpone my flight to Saturday.

I did not even give up.

So, I decided to take my small backpack only. I left the huge bag at the nearest restaurant, then I continue passed through to the boarding gate! The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Yangon Airport took me about 2 hours and 30 minutes.

View from the airplane to housing area at Yangon International Airport

I arrived at Yangon airport around 8:30 a.m. As soon as I arrived immigration check point , I was welcomed by the Myanmar travel agent, Mrs. Khin who managed my Visa On Arrival (VOA). I waited for 20 minutes for the visa upon arrival process to complete.

Mrs. Khin is also working for Tourism Myanmar Co-op Limited. I queued on the foreigner lane, waited for 15 minutes and finally I passed the visa check. Then, I was guided by Mrs. Khin to change the money at the nearest money changer.

Ringgit Malaysia is not saleable in Myanmar. Therefore, I exchanged RM300 and I got USD100 when I was in LCCT airport.

The currency exchange rate was 1 USD = 1000 Kyats. (October 2013)

I took a taxi to go to the hotel named "Triple H Hotel" which costed me 8000 Kyats , or USD 8 . It took about 20 minute-drive from Yangon airport to the hotel. I used agoda.com to book the hotel for 3 days and 2 nights. The price was USD30 per night. I was slightly disappointed because the pictures shown on agoda website are different with the real hotel. The pictures look like 5 star hotel, but the real one is actually like 2 star hotel.

But, everything was fine with me as long as I can access the internet. The hotel staffs were very helpful and friendly. I could even had coffee with them at night and they treated me like a  friend instead of foreigners.

Finding halal food is one of the challenges that commonly encountered by a muslim traveller like me. Based on the blogs and reference written by traveller who came to Yangon before, there are only 2 halal restaurants in Yangon downtown area. The place where I stayed was quiet far from the downtown. So, I plan to find any halal food near to the hotel. I finally managed to find a halal restaurant near Triple H hotel, in Pazundaung. The restaurant is called Seven One Seven, located at No 92, Anaw Ra Tha Road, Pazundaung. In myanmar, they put sign "786" in Arabic numbers which means "In the name of God." 

Based on history, this pagoda was built 2600 years ago making it the oldest pagoda in Burma and the world! According to tradition, two merchant brothers, Taphussa and Bhallika, from the land of Ramanya, met the Lord Gautama Buddha during his lifetime and received eight of the Buddha's hairs in BC 588. The brothers traveled back to their homeland in Burma and, with the help of the local ruler, King Okkalapa of Burma, found Singuttara Hill, where relics of other Buddhas preceding Gautama Buddha had been enshrined. According to some historians and archaeologists, however, the pagoda was built by the Mon people between the 6th and 10th centuries CE.

The next night days I spent my time at Yangon city. I stayed at a budget hotel named "Agga Guest House". The price was cheap as low as USD10 (about RM35) and suitable for backpackers and low cost travellers who want to save money.

I was busy taking photos and I asked for help from a local guy to take my photo. He helped me to take my photos and we had a very long conversation. He invited me to come over to his house in Tharkayta. We also went National Races Village.

I shared the room with 5 other travellers. I managed to have a short conversation with Taiwanese , German, and swiss guy in the room.

Mrs. Khin from Tourism Myanmar

Myanmar notes, Kyats

With Triple H hoteliers at night

A burmese riding a bicycle on the road

Construction worker

Seven One Seven Halal Restaurant

186 Arabic Sign in Halal Restaurant

Steamed Rice, Milk Tea, green Tea, Squid Burmese Style, Cauliflower and beans

Shwedagon Pagoda

Shwedagon Pagoda

Burmese walking under the rain at the temple

Shwedagon Pagoda at night

Shwedagon Pagoda at nightfall

Fish-tail bird hanging on electric cable at nightfall

Myanmar Guide Map in the National Races Village

Fishing device used by Burmese, at National Races Village

                         

Burmese family at Tharkayta

Agga Guest House

Overall, the trip to Yangon was exiting and challenging to me. Looking forward for my next solo trip to China in December 2013.

Thanks for reading and have a good day ahead.

Signs you are a traveller at heart

-My solo trip to Myamar in October 2013-

-Mount Bromo , Surabaya Indonesia-

Based on my experience on travelling, below are the signs that you are a traveller at heart:-

1. You never have any money in your bank account, because as soon as you save, you’re off on your next trip.

2. Airports are your favorite place to be, because it means you’re going somewhere.

3. You have at least one map hanging up in your house somewhere (if not many more).

4. And another one marking all the places you’ve been to/ want to go next.

5. You’ve had your travel outfit down pat for a long time.

6. You’re an excellent packer.

7.  You know checking a bag is for n00bs.

8. These two hashtags appear far too regularly in your social media profiles.

9. You’re no stranger to sleeping in a train station.

10. The real reason you love traveling is because of all the food.



To find more details about signs you are a traveller at heart, kindly visit BuzzFeed Website.

Top 25 Free Online Resources In Computer Science

According to efytimes.com, here the 25 best online websites that can assist you in strengthening your fundamentals in Computer Science :-


1. MIT OpenCourseWare: 
This has the widest collection of open courseware along with a number of offerings in computer science from some of the pioneers in the field.

2. Stanford Engineering Everywhere: 
You can opt for online courses in basic computer science, artificial intelligence, linear systems along with other engineering topics here.

3. Academic Earth: 
This site has over 12 free lectures on computer science from renowned colleges like Stanford, MIT, and Berkeley.

4. MIT World: 
This site offers lectures, conferences, and demonstrations on a wide range of topics, including computer science.

5. Harvard Extension School: 
This provides access to some of the free Ivy League educational resources collecting course materials from a host of different computer science courses having been held over the past years.

6. UC Berkeley Engineering: 
You can look into UC Berkeley’s iTunesU archive for an amazing collection of computer science and engineering lectures.

7. The Open University: 
This is a great place to search for free educational resources on any topic with a good amount of computer science material too.

8. UC Irvine: 
By using UC Irvine’s online resources, you can get intro to AI, Machine Learning, Kernel-Based Learning, or Bayesian Statistical Analysis.

9. w3schools : 
The site has tutorials to learn HTML, CSS, AJAX, and a number of other programming languages.

10. Wikibooks: 
This site helps you in supplementing any of the courses undertaken by you for free online with the help of textbooks from Wikibooks.

11. Google Code University: 
This has a host of resources to assist computer science students with courses on programming, web security, algorithms, and a lot more.

12. ArsDigita: 
This is based on the undergrad computer science program at MIT and offers good courses worth checking out.

13. Grinnell College:
 You can find a number of computer science classes taught at Grinnell between 1997 and to date over here.

14. Codeacademy : 
For assistance in learning a coding language, you can check out this site for guidance to make everything easier.

15. Swinburne University of Technology: 
This is an Australian school offering free courses on topics including HTML, web graphics, higher level math, Java, and much more.

16. iTunesU: 
You can search for computer science for locating over hundreds of lectures on the subject to opt from.

17. UMass Boston: 
For acquiring skills about artificial intelligence, one can go to UMass-Boston’s OCW site for free course materials.

18. Udacity:
 This was started by a professor at Stanford and is an essential resource for any CS student offering courses in cryptography, web application engineering, computer program design, programming languages, including programming robotic cars.

19. Caltech: 
You can get sample what computer science classes are like over here tuition-free, for a limited time.

20. Sofia: 
On this site you can opt for a course in Java programming, Macromedia Flash, statistics, network security, or webpage authoring.

21. Carnegie Mellon OpenLearning Initiative: 
At this time, it only offers a few CS-related courses, but plan to add more over the years.

22. University of Notre Dame OCW: 
The two notable courses in computer science here are Applied Multimedia Technology and Applied Multimedia.

23. Saylor.org: 
This is an introductory course in computer science utilizing great free resources on the site.

24. Khan Academy: 
This site offers a number of courses covering topics like Fibonacci functions, Python programming, and binary numbers.

25. Higher Computing for Everyone: 
The site offers a course in writing basic programs. It is a great introduction for anybody entering programming.

How to upgrade Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition to Enterprise

Below are the steps on how to upgrade Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition to Enterprise :-

1) Run the server as normal. Click Start. Right Click "Computer".

2) Load Windows Server 2008 R2 DVD. Double click the icon.

3) Double click the icon setup.exe.

4) Run Install now.

5) Click on "Do not install the latest updates for the installation."

6)  Choose "Windows Server R2 Enterprise (Full Installation)"

7) Tick "accept the license terms" and click Next.

8) Click Upgrade

9) Click "Next".

10) Let it run.....

11) After it has successfully rebooted, check the Operating System now.

Eureka! You have successfully upgraded to Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard to Enterprise. :-)

Common Computer Related Queries Resolved

Good day to all readers, thank you for continue reading my blog. Even though, I'm an IT Engineer but I do not consider myself as an IT expert who knows everything about computers!  I deal with computer servers, but I do not fix laptop, if you ask me in details about laptop, I might not answer all of your questions. Hehe. Technically, I'm a laptop user for more than 5 years and I had so many questions to ask about computer and laptop. Eventually, I just forget about it, but the information posted by OpenSourceForYou on their facebook page has caught my attention which answered the questions I always wanted to asked earlier.

Thanks to efytimes website which provides information about this. This website tells you the top 10 common computer-related question that most people often ask. Therefore, I repost what stated on the website which might beneficial to you. :-)

 Below are the top 10 common related questions about computers:-

1. How to maintain your laptop's battery in good health?
There is a lot of debate regarding how long you should charge your batteries. As many of your gadgets run on Lithium Ion batteries, they can be taken care of quite easily. These batteries perform best when doing shallow discharges, keeping them cool, not leaving them plugged while it is running at 100 per cent battery.

2. What do viruses, trojans, and other malware actually do?
Viruses are known as programs that copy themselves infecting a computer, spreading from one to another real life virus. Alternatively, trojans are applications that may seem normal but have a code that performs like someone else is controlling your computer.

3. What's wrong with using public Wi-Fi?
Public Wi-Fi networks come with a lot of problems, in particular, they are very insecure. It does not keep you safe from other people on the network even if you have a password. It is simple for anyone to see what you are doing and steal personal information or passwords.

4. Why do you need to "eject" USB drives?
Computers utilise a certain thing known as write caching for improving performance. Whenever you copy something to your drive, your computer will generate a message that it has completed the task but it’s actually waiting for some other tasks to perform so all of them can be done together. Once you press eject, it completes any task in the queue to ensure that you don't take it out before it's complete.

5. How can you identify an email as spam?
Most spams are obvious as they come with messages like "I lost 30 pounds and made $24356 in five hours by taking this special pill!", but there are others that are subtle. Many rely on "phishing," where a spammer will make their email appear as it's coming from a valid source. It may ask you to click on a link that appears to seem it’s going to paypal.com, but goes to their PayPal-disguised site where you type in your personal information.

6. Why are cables so expensive?
When purchasing a HDMI cable for your Blu-Ray player, you can opt for simpler and cost effective cables. A cable from Monoprice will perform in an efficient manner so no point investing money on an expensive one. You can even buy refurbished and not go for the extended warranty to save extra money.

7. What happens when a site you are using gets hacked?
Whenever a site gets hacked, the hackers try to get your username and password and it depends on how a site stores your password, along with your password's strength. You must protect yourself with a good password manager and a different strong password for every site you use.

8. Why do you need to keep resetting my router?
If you encounter Internet issues, it is best to unplug your router and plug it back in, you will see that it starts working again. There are a number of things that could lead to this issue, it could be overheating, becoming slow due to heavy traffic (like BitTorrent). There are many things you can do to fix the problem. You must wait a complete 10 seconds before unplugging your router.

9. Will you get caught if you download a movie on BitTorrent?
Your internet provider might monitor your traffic to check if you are torrenting. The legal repercussions of it are not so heavy as earlier, but may lead to getting letters from your ISP, throttled speeds, or other punishments.

10. Do you really need to care about your online privacy?
It is an obvious fact that it is a bad thing if somebody steals your password or credit card information, but more people are not cautious about what they put on Facebook, their personal blog, or anywhere else. You must protect your personal data as it gives companies and governments more power to track you, and it can make it easier for anyone to steal your identity even if it may not seem like it.


Good luck and have a nice day working with your computers!

Benefits of eating Seaweed

Thanks for visiting my blog again. I'm an IT engineer and most of the working hours I deal with a lot of computer servers and electronics. Even though during my daily job I'm exposed to radioactive and air pollution in the data centre, it does not stop me to take care of my health.

Nowadays, normal people like me are more likely to be more health conscious than high tech. Let's put aside information technology for the moment, let's talk about health food. 

I love eating seaweed, it tastes good.  And let's see what are the benefits of eating this marine algae!

Below are the benefits of eating seaweed:-

1. Great for digest system.

Seaweed contains magnesium which help to flush excess fluid, as it is a natural diuretic that also reduce bloating. So good, in fact, that seaweed might soon be an ingredient in functional foods - to make white bread, for example, higher in fibre. It can strengthen gut mucus, slow down digestion and make food release its energy more slowly. It's also high in fibre. It increases the good bacteria in the gut. The enzymes in kombu, which you can add in dried form to soups and stews, help pre-digest pulses, which in turn reduce wind.

2. High in nutrients and low in calories.

Seaweed are great sources of calcium, iodine, folate and magnesium, while purple laver is especially rich in B vitamins.

3. Improve heart health.

The fibres from brown seaweed lowered blood pressure and reduced the risk of stroke in human predisposed to cardiovascular problems.  A 25-year study of the longest-lived population, the Okinawans, who have unfurry arteries, low cholesterol and low homocysteine (a heart-damaging chemical) levels, showed that sea vegetables were among the seven to 10 portions of fruit and vegetables they eat daily. So they're part of a package deal in Okinawa, making sea vegetables a valuable addition to the much-touted variety of vegetables and fruit we are told to eat for health.

4. Detoxing the body from radioactive.

A study from McGill University in Canada showed that seaweed was great for detoxing the body from the radioactive chemical strontium.

5. Help regulate hormone.

Seaweed is very high in lignans - these are plant substances that become phytoestrogens in the body, which help to block the chemical oestrogens that can predispose people to cancers such as breast cancer. 

6. Combat depression and fatique.

Seaweed can also combat depression and fatigue through its high vitamin B1 content while aiding in cognitive functioning through the vitamin B12 it offers.

7. Maintain your blood pressure.

Seaweed helps to maintain blood pressure level through its high potassium content and controls cholesterol levels through taurine. 

7. High in vitamin and minerals.

Seaweed contains essential fatty acids as well as multiple vitamins and it is particularly high in vitamins B12, C, D, E and K. Seaweed also contains many minerals, including potassium, selenium, calcium, iodine, nickel, bromine, chromium, copper, zinc, nitrogen, boron, sulfur, soluble fiber and more.

References are from few websites such as :-

http://www.tidalgreens.com

http://www.theguardian.com

http://www.naturalnews.com

http://www.seaweedpete.com

7 steps on how to release stress

Good day to all of you. Thanks for visiting my website again. I'm gonna post something related to stress.
Everybody has their own way dealing with stress, but I will share with you based on my experience.

Below are few steps on how to release stress :-

1) Perform prayer and yoga
Thousands of studies have shown that prayers will help your body to balance the blood pressure and stabilize your heart beat. If you are a muslim, try solat sunat and spend more time in sujud position. There are certain parts of our brain which are unreacheable by blood circulation, except when you do sujud. Some researches also proved that yoga exercise will help you to relax your body and mind. Stretching and holding a postures also causes muscle to lengthen which the body a longer and leaner look. If you don't even know how to do yoga, just try sit down at a very quiet place with cross-legged and breathing slowly. Empty your mind, and think about good things will happen in the future.
   
2) Learn to forgive people, and forgive yourself.
A lot of people are getting stressed out due to dealing with complex human nature. Nobody likes daily boring task and to some extend some people even getting mad and plan to do revenge to their bosses, colleagues, even their family members. Other people makes mistakes so do we. Before you go to bed, you must learn to forgive all people around you and forgive yourself, so that tomorrow will be a better day for you.

3) Listen to music
Never listen to any rock, heavy metal, or sad songs. It will make you even worse.  Rock music stimulates your heartbeat to run faster, and sad songs will make you feel demotivated. The best type of music to listen are jazz, soul and ballads. Some people will prefer to listen to religious songs. For Muslims, they will listen to recite of the Quran that give peace and calm mind.

4) Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy is the practice of using natural oil to enhance psychological and physical well-being. The inhaled aroma from these essential oils widely believe to stimulate brain function. Essential oils can also be absorbed through the skin, where they travel through the bloodstream and promote whole-body healing. You can try find something smells nice such flowers, and put in your house, office or toilet.

5) Massage
You do not need to go to full body massage to get rid of stress. The easiest way to massage is by using your finger and massage your neck and head. Take a break to relax your muscles. Stretch your body parts one-by-one during free time at work.

6) Run away from stressor
Stressor is an event, condition, or experience that causes you stress.
Try as hard as you can dealing with these stressor. If you cannot stand for it, Run away from the stressor. If you dont like your job, just quit and search for other job. If your relationship always give you more pressure than happiness, it is better for you to break up and move on to a new life. Find a new environment that will cause you less stress and you will live happily.

7) Control your food intake
Avoid caffeinated drinks beverages, high fatty acids food, sugar, alcoholic drinks
Take foods that contain high in Vitamin B. Eat fruits drink alot of plain water.



Good luck and you will live a stress-free wonderful life!

Kebaikan menyertai program sukarelawan

Assalamualaikum  dan selamat sejahtera kepada semua. Saya berharap anda semua sihat-sihat belaka dan terima kasih yang tidak terhingga kerana sudi melawat web saya ini.

Jam di tangan sedang menunjukkan pukul 6:30 petang bertarikh 6 Oktober 2013 hari Sabtu, saya baru saja balik dari program sukarelawan Aman Palestine yang dijalankan di Souq, 10, Jalan 16/2 , Seksyen 16, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Ini lah kali pertama saya menjadi sukarelawan mewakili komuniti untuk mendedahkan maklumat Aman Palestin , di samping mengutip derma, menjual barang-barang seperti tafsif Al-Quran, Kain mafla, bagde, buku, novel, alat tulis, kuih biskut, sticker kereta dan banyak lagi. Hasilnya akan disumbangkan kepada tabung Amal Palestin Berhad.

Saya telah dijemput oleh wakil dari Islamic Aid Malaysia. Saya juga berasa senang hati kerana dapat menyumbang tenaga sukarela ke arah agama, bangsa dan negara. Saya sangat bersyukur kerana masih lagi bernyawa untuk membuat ibadah di Malaysia dengan selamat, jika dibandingkan denga negara-negara yang dilanda perang seperti Palestin, Syria, dan Afghanistan. Kita orang Malaysia masih lagi boleh sembahyang 5 waktu dengan tenang dan selamat, jika dibandingkan dengan bunyi-bunyi bom di negara sana.

Sudah lama terdetik di hati saya untuk menyertai program-program seperti ini, dan akhirnya tercapai juga cita-cita saya.

"Sebaik-baik manusia adalah orang yang memberi manfaat kepada orang lain."

-Dato Dr. Fadzilah Kamsah-

Berikut adalah kebaikan-kebaikan menyertai program sukarelewan:-

1) Mempelajari kemahiran-kemahiran baru.
Mahatma Gandhi pernah berkata, Live as if you were to die tomorrow, Learn as if you were live forever.
Ia masih belum terlambat untuk belajar kemahiran baru, walaupun anda telah tamat pengajian di univerisiti, ini tidak bermaksud anda perlu berhenti belajar. Semasa program sukarelawan, anda akan belajar kemahiran seperti berkomunikasi dengan masyarakat, belajar pasal serba sedikit tentang kira-kira kewangan, pengurusan manusia, dan bekerja di dalam berkumpulan.

2) Menjadi sebahagian dari komuniti
Manusia ciptakan untuk hidup dalam kelompok dan saling perlu memerlukan. Kerja yang besar harus mendapat tenaga kerja yang banyak dari masyarakat. Sukarelawan anda sedikit sebanyak membantu komuniti untuk bekerja dalam satu kumpulan. Lihatlah penduduk-penduduk di Jepun, mereka lebih mementingkan aktiviti berkumpulan di dalam organisasi. Sebab itulah mereka berjaya menghasilkan produk-produk bertaraf antarabangsa seperti Honda, Toyota, Yamaha, Suzuki, dan banyak lagi.

3) Memupuk sikap hidup berkelompok, bermasyarakat, dan saling bantu membantu
Manusia tidak dicipta dengan sempurna. Ada yang bernasib baik, dan ada yang tidak. Ada banyak orang yang kurang bernasib baik dari kita. Bagaimana perasaan anda jika ahli keluarga anda terbunuh dalam peperangan? Beribu-ribu kanak menjadi mangsa keganasan peperangan, ada juga bayi yang baru beberapa bulan dilahirkan di negara-negara berperang mungkin menghadapi risiko penyakit akibat tidak mempunyai makanan yang seimbang. Rakyat Malaysia haruslah berasa bersyukur kerana kita masih lagi boleh menikmati makanan-makanan yang enak, tidur dalam keadaan nyenyak, sembahyang dalam keadaan aman, dan hidup dalam keharmonian di negara yang berbilang kaum.Jika kita berada di tempat yang tinggi, kita haruslah lihat ke bawah. Suatu hari nanti kita pula akan berada di tempat mereka juga.

"Tangan yang memberi adalah lebih baik dari tangan yang menerima."

Jadi, sikap bantu membantu akan terpupuk jika kita menolong orang-orang di negara yang dilanda kemiskinan dan berperang.

4) Berpeluang berjumpa dengan ramai jenis orang
Mengikut pengalaman saya ketika hari pertama menyertai program sukarewan Amal Palestin, saya telah bertemu dengan pelbagai jenis orang, antaranya pengarah syarikat, guru, pensyarah, peniaga dan ada juga orang yang tidak mempunyai pekerjaan! Dunia ini sangatlah kecil, saya juga berjumpa orang-orang yang saya kenal sebelum ini. Sebab itulah kita tidak digalakkan untuk berhasat dengki atau berbuat sombong dengan orang lain, suatu hari kita pasti akan jumpa dia lagi. :)  Di saat inilah terdetik di hati saya bahawa kita hidup kita ini akan sentiasa  dikelilingi oleh orang yang senang dan susah, tetapi masih ada juga yang mempunyai hati yang sangat ikhlas dalam menyumbangkan tenaga kepada sukarelawan.

8) Melatih diri untuk berkomitmen dan memegang jawatan komuniti .
Saya telah ditugaskan untuk menjaga booth selama 6 jam. Kepercayaan yang orang telah berikan kepada saya, alhamdulillah saya pikul dengan baik. Saya telah dilatih dengan sendiri untuk mengurusakan lebih 100 barangan Amal Palestin untuk dijual kepada orang ramai. Di sinilah saat saya diuji untuk berlatih kebolehan saya untuk berkomunkasi dengan baik. Walaupun cabaran ini tidaklah sehebat duta Malaysia yang ditugaskan ke Gaza, tetapi saya masih lagi ada sikap amanat dan berkomitmen dalam diri sendiri.

9) Melabur pahala kita di akhirat esok
Kita harus sedar bahawa manusia akan banyak mebhabiskan masa di akhirat. Sekaya-kaya seorang manusia pun , harta akan boleh dipakai di bumi saja. Setinggi-tinggi pelajaran kita di menara gading sekalipun, jika tidak digunakan untuk masyarakat tidak berguna juga.  Sebenarnya tujuan asal kita adalah untuk berbuat baik kepada masyarakat setempat. Berlaburlah di jalan akhirat yang kekal abadi. Bila kita meninggal dunia esok, sekurang-kurang tercatit amalan kita menderma dan berbakti kepada agama, bangsa dan negara. Insya Allah.

Banyak kelebihan-kelebihan apabila anda meluangkan masa pada aktiviti sukarelawan. Jika saya ditawarkan  untuk menjadi sebahagian daripada sukarelawan Malaysia pergi ke Gaza (Palestin), saya akan berikan komitmen yang tinggi , memberi sumbangan tenaga yang terbaik , demi agama bangsa, dan negara. Oleh itu, saya amatlah menyarankan kepada remaja-remaja di luar untuk menyertai program-program seperti ini.




Semoga kita semua dapat meluangkan masa untuk menjadi sukarelawan pada masa akan datang. Program yang akan datang adalah Hari raya Qurban pada 15 Oktober 2013 & Larian Amal Palestin pada 13 November 2013.

Untuk sebarang maklumat lanjut, anda boleh melawati laman web amal palestin di www.amanpalestin.net  , atau hubungi 019-2007648 / 019-7355018 / 017-2517325

Sebab-sebab anda perlu ada blog sendiri

Semasa waktu zaman kanak-kanak saya berusia 7 tahun, saya mempunyai terlalu banyak hobi. Antaranya, mengumpul setem, bermain basikal  stunt, kumpul kad, bermain layang-layang, memancing, bola lisut, sepak takraw, tamagochi, dan macam-macam lagi.

Lumrah seorang manusia biasa, kita memang tidak dapat lari daripada mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya satu hobi. Hobi ini semakin berubah mengikut peredaran masa dan umur kita yang semakin lanjut.

Bagi saya, saya jadikan penulisan blog sebagai hobi. Blog adalah tempat yang sesuai untuk kita berkongsi pengalaman kita untuk dijadikan rujukan untuk diri kita sendiri dan juga orang lain. Saya pilih blog sebagai hobi baru saya kerana ia memberikan banyak kebaikan.

"Kalau kita ada ilmu setinggi gunung pun, kalau disimpan bawah katil untuk rujukan kita seorang, ia akan menjadi benda yang akan lapuk dan tidak bernilai lagi."

Berikut adalah sebab-sebab kita perlu ada blog :-

1) Berkongsi maklumat untuk dijadikan rujukan

Blog adalah seperti diari kehidupan seseorang. Ia boleh ditulis pada bila-bila masa dengan syarat ada line internet. Apa yang kita tulis dalam blog boleh dijadikan rujukan untuk orang lain. Secara tidak langsung, kita memberi maklumat secara terperinci kepada orang lain secara percuma. Dari segi keagamaan dan nilai murni pula, penulis blog akan dapat pahala secara percuma setiap kali orang membaca ilmunya. Banyangkan jika anda mempunyai blog sendiri , terdapat banyak maklumat dalam blog tersebut yang berguna kepada pembaca, jika sedang tidur dibuai mimpi pun, pahala masuk secara tidak henti disebabkan anda memberi tunjuk ajar kepada orang lain secara tidak langsung.

2) Memperbaiki tatabahasa penulisan

Menulis blog tidaklah semudah update status di facebook. Penulis blog perlu memerah otak untuk memikirkan kata-kata yang sesuai dan mudah dibaca untuk orang lain. Sususan perkataan dalam suatu ayat juga perlu diteliti dengan cermat sebelum ditulis. Penulis blog melatih otak untuk memikirkan idea-idea baru, lalu ditulis dalam blog dalam keadaan yang tersusun dan mudah difahami. Ia seolah-olah menulis buku.

3) Melatih otak supaya menjadi lebih kreatif.

Banyak tools yang ditawarkan oleh website blog. Kita boleh menggunakannya dalam pelbagai bentuk, warna dan susunan. Anggaplah blog anda seperti buku diari kecil. Setiap perkataan boleh ditulis dengan pelbagai warna, bentuk dan bergaya. Anda juga boleh meletakkan gambar dan video mengikut cara kretiviti anda yang tersendiri.

4) Memupuk sifat keyakinan dalam diri sendiri

Menulis blog dapat meyakinkan diri sendiri kerana apa yang ditulis benar-benar telah berlaku. Pengalaman yang kita terima itu, kita sampaikan dalam bentuk penulisan cerita sebenar dan bukan angan-angan. Secara tidak langsung anda akan berani untuk cerita pada kawan-kawan diluar sana, tanpa rasa ragu-ragu lagi. Menulis blog sama seperti menulis karangan di sekolah. Kalau di sekolah anda tidak yakin sebab guru-guru akan memperbetulkan karangan anda. Sebaliknya bila anda menulis karangan dalam blog, tidak ada seorang guru pun boleh memperbetulkan cara pemikiran anda. Cuma, penulis blog haruslah bersabar di atas kritikan dan komen yang bakal diterima dari kawan-kawan atau orang yang tidak dikenali. Ia menguji penulis blog supaya lebih menjadi seorang yang tetap pendirian, yakin pada diri sendiri , dan berani menghadapi cabaran.

5) Sebagai tempat luahan rasa bersyukur dan gembira

Dunia IT yang serba moden dan pantas ini telah mengheret manusia dari alam nyata kepada alam maya. Manusia sudah jarang untuk berjumpa dan bersosial di luar, tetapi hanya berkomunkasi melalui internet saja. Hampir 90% perbincangan di lakukan di dalam alam maya, seperti whatsapp group, Facebook group, Viber dan Skype. Jadi, blog lah cara kita untuk meluahkan rasa syukur kita diatas pencapaian yang pernah kita dapat. Segilir orang lebih selesa untuk meluahkan perasaannya di alam maya, berbanding dengan alam nyata.

6) Melatih otak supaya lebih berfikir di luar kotak

"Do not reinvent the wheel."

Penulis blog tidak digalakkan untuk membuat suatu idea yang telah ada.
Sehebat mana skil penulis, masyarakat mahu lihat sesuatu yang berlainan daripada yang lain. Contohnya, kita lihat dunia hiburan di Malaysia. Orang malaysia tidak lagi mahu lagi dengar dan lihat di kaca TV seorang penyanyi baru yang suaranya sedap seperti Siti Nurhaliza, kerana telah lahir penyanyi nombor satu tersebut, tidak perlu ada Siti Nurhaliza yang ke -2. Kalau ada pun, masyarakat mahukan yang lain daripada yang lain , dan masyarakat lebih cenderung untuk menanti idea-idea baru. Oleh itu, penulis blog harus berfikir lebih lagi dari apa yang orang telah direka oleh penulis blog yang lain. Contohnya, apabila seorang mencari maklumat dalam internet tentang cara-cara untuk mengurangkan berat badan. Saya pasti beribu-ribu laman web yang telah wujud memberikan maklumat tentang itu. Apa yang kita cari adalah sesuatu yang berlainan sikit, seperti....... bagaimana untuk mengurangkan berat badan dalam masa 1 hari dengan cara minum air suam sahaja! Pasti ramai yang nak tengok kaedah baru itu.

7) Berjumpa dengan ramai orang
Apabila anda rajin untuk menulis blog, anda berpeluang untuk berjumpa dengan pelbagai jenis orang secara maya. Rangkaian kita akan semakin bertambah dan kita akan saling bertukar-tukar pendapat dengan orang yang mempunyai minat yang sama.

8) Memberi inspirasi kepada orang lain
Jika anda menjadi seorang penulis blog,anda sentiasa menulis kata-kata positif, orang ramai akan berasa yakin pada anda pada masa akan datang. Sekurang-kurangnya anda dapat menaikkan semangat orang yang berada di sekeliling anda.

9) Mencuba teknologi secara percuma
Lumrah manusia untuk mencuba sesuatu yang baru dalam hidupnya. Bagi saya, setiap hari saya akan belajar skill-skill baru dalam blog.
Membuat satu akaun blog di blogspot.com / wordpress adalah percuma. Ambillah peluang ini untuk mencuba. Selagi kita takut untuk mencuba, selagi itulah kita tidak akan maju ke hadapan.

10) Melatih diri supaya lebih berdisplin dan cemerlang
Untuk menulis blog yang baik, seseorang penulis haruslah mempunyai sikap menyiapkan kerja sampai habis. Mengikut pengalaman saya , ia akan mengambil masa lebih kurang 15 minit untuk menulis 1000 patah perkataan. Apabila kita menulis blog , kita akan melatih diri kita untuk berdisplin di tempat kerja seperti menyiapkan projek yang ada deadline!

Selamat maju jaya!

Cara-cara untuk murah rezeki

Assalamualaikum dan selamat sejahtera semua. Alhamdulillah, kali ini masih lagi tuhan melanjutkan usia saya untuk kembali menulis blog ini. Saya sungguh gembira kerana berjaya mendaftar domain www.shahrinfuzi.com pada hari ini. Tahniah buat anda semua kerana berniat untuk membaca cara-cara nak murah rezeki.

Anda tentu "familiar" dengan dialog macam ni :-

"Selamat hari jadi buat awak tersayang, dipanjangkan umur dan dimurahkan rezeki."

"Mak doakan semoga murah rezeki kau suatu hari , wahai anakku."

"Fahmi, kau jangan lah risau pasal bisnes kau tu. Kau dah cuba tempat lain tak? Rezeki tu ada di-mana-mana lah."

"Ya Allah , kau berkatilah rezeki yang engkau kurniakan kepada kami dan kau jauhkanlah kami dari seksa api nearaka. Amin...."

Sedar atau tidak perkataan rezeki ini kita selalu gunakan dalam kehidupan seharian kita.. Seperti hari jadi, doa makan, perbualan tentang perniagaan, ataupun doa yang datang dari ibubapa.

Dari mana datang perkataan rezeki ?
Perkataan rezeki itu berasal dari perkataan arab yang berbunyi "rizq". Ia bermaksud apa saja bantuan Allah yang diberikan kepada umatnya yang meminta bantuan daripadaNya.

Jadi, dari mana datangnya rezeki ini? Sudah tentulah ia datang dari pencipta kita, dan kita digalakkan untuk mencari dan meminta bantuan daripadanya.

Rezeki adalah perkara yang tidak dapat dilihat secara kasar, tetapi dapat dirasai dengan hati orang yang mengamalkannya. Oleh itu, saya sendiri tidak dapat membuktikan secara kukuh  kerana kehidupan itu sendiri mempunyai banyak perubahan.

Marilah sama-sama kita cuba mengamalkannya.

Cara-cara untuk murah rezeki :-

1) Bersedekah

2) Membantu orang-orang susah

3) Berbakti pada ibu bapa

4) Tunaikan hajat orang lain

5) Buat kebajikan banyak-banyak

6)  Menjalinkan & merapatkan hubungan sillaturahim sesama manusia.

7) Berdoa, berselawat, dan sentiasa dalam keadaan berwudhuk.


Banyak lagi cara-cara yang dapat memurahkan rezeki anda , tetapi saya hanya dapat kongsikan setakat ini saja. Saya pasti tentu ramai yang ada pengalaman masing-masing . Ingatlah peribahasa Inggeris yang berbunyi:

"Practice makes perfect."

Bagi saya, tiada orang yang dilahirkan sempurna atau "perfect" .

Yang sepatutnya peribahasa ini perlu diubah seperti ini :

"Practice doesn't make you perfect. But, it will make you excellent."

Jadi , teruskan practice.. Semoga rezeki anda semua murah. Kalau bukan sekarang, mungkin suatu hari nanti. :-)