10.31.08
Timah, jadilah secantik Aishah.
“Abang tak pernah cakap yang abang sukakan Timah.”
“Timah, satu kampung dah tau yang abang ni sukakan Timah!”
“Timah senyum, Timah ketawa.. Kadang Timah ikut abang pergi tengok wayang.. Tapi itu tak bermakna Timah cintakan abang.. Timah tak ada perasaan apa-apa terhadap abang.”
-Si Timah, dalam drama “Rebah di Hujung Pelamin” yang baru je main kat SURIA ni.. hihi.
Mentel lah you ni Timah. Kalau you jadi anak mak I, mesti dah kene cubit2.
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You know, I used to love reading novels a lot. Novel2 melayu jiwang2 nye type. I cinta you tapi you tak cinta I; I cinta you you cinta I tapi orang tak suke kite cinta each other; I cinta you tapi I tak dapat terima you sebab I nak berkorban.. yang semuanya in the end: yay i cinta you you cinta i and we live happily ever after. (nudges diy. i know you can so relate to this:p)
Betul tau.
I used to be able to sit and finish 1-2 thick novels in a day. Suke sangat. Abeh bile baca tu, macam I become the character la tuh. Very much absorbed into the whole storyline. Sampai once, there was this instance, I was reading this dialogue between the two lead characters. Tengah abang sana sayang sini pune dialogue lah. When suddenly, someone sms-ed me. I can’t remember what he said, but I replied this : “Ok abg.” or something like that. Teros send and sambong baca buku.
-2 mins later-
“abg?u salah hantar ke?”
“oh sorry2! tgh bc novel ah.”
doing.
That was once upon a time lah. Now, with readings piling up my desk (HUDAA. I PON BANYAK BELOM BACA OK READINGS FOR SOCI OF EDUCATN. :( ), mana ada time nak baca2 ni semua. In fact, the interest is no longer there. I no longer have the stamina, and honestly, they have become all too predictable and boring. :(
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Besides Diy and myself, I’m sure many of us pun have experienced this before kan. There was a time when we were soo into novels and stuffs, but now, it just doesn’t seem to be as interesting as before. Fret not. Today, I’m going to suggest one of many interesting alternatives that we can all consider, okeh? *smiles*
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If I ask you, what is the most common name for ladies? Maybe ade banyak pendapat2 berbeza, but if you ask me, it would be “Aisyah (or Aishah or Aisya or ‘Aisyah or..)”. Back in primary (and secondary) school, my batch alone (which was less than 80 students ok) ada FOUR Aisyahs. Aisyah Hamid, Siti Aisha Rilvan, Siti Aisyah Mohd Hassan and Siti Aisyah Saad Bagarib. So what did we do? We called them “Aisyah + nama bapak”.
That was in primary school.
Apparently, we got smarter when we were in secondary and decided to improvise. So it became SyaMID, ShaRIL and SyaSAN. (Aisyah Saad remained as Aisyah Saad since she was not in our class). See? So creative.
But really, it’s no surprise that Aisyah is a popular name. Sebab we all know that it’s the name of the pretty, smart and beloved wife of Prophet Muhammad saw and the daughter of the legendary Abu Bakar as. :)
Now, here’s a book in which the author attempts to portray the characteristics of a good Muslimah with the revered Sayyidah ‘Aisyah as an example. Thus the title:
“Menjadi Secantik Aishah”.
Let’s take a peek ok?
Kandungan
Kata Pengantar
Cantik Diri
Menjaga Panca Indera
Cintai Diri Sendiri
Cantik Hati
Mengelola Perasaan
Iman dalam Hati
Bagaimana Tingkah Lakumu?
Cantik Di Rumah
Dengan Ibubapa
Dengan Suami
Dengan Tetangga
Di Tempat Kerja
Isilah dengan Ilmu
Haa.. Macam best kan? :)
What I think of the book: Buku ni best jugak. Memang sesuai sangat for ladies, especially for those yang tengah cari buku-buku menghiasi diri dengan sifat-sifat mahmuudah. It is also interesting sebab kadang-kadang tu ada diselitkan cerita tentang kisah Sayyidah ‘Aisyah. It’s an easy read, the kind of books that leave you with a smile as you read its contents. Plus, it is written by Nunik Utami, a novelist from Indonesia. So it should also appeal to those yang baru tengah shifting from reading love novels to something more religious and beneficial. And don’t worry if you can’t read Indonesian! It has been translated to Bahasa Melayu for us in Singapore and Malaysia. Yay! :)
And it’s important for me to tell you that the ‘kandungan’ betul2 just summarise in general je. It doesn’t really do justice to the actual contents. Sebab ada banyak lagi pecahan dalam buku tu. Example like, under mengelola perasaan you have “sedih pasti ada akhirnya”, telling us that it’s ok to be sad when facing with ujians but we must remember that it is but a test.. and from other sub headings ada things like tips menjaga diri dari gosip, tips menjadi isteri yang tahu akan haknya dan suaminya, tips jaga anak pun. Semua in short and sweet paragraphs, panjang pun tak panjang mana (definitely NOT like arts readings. blergh).
So it’s definitely good for us ladies. Gentlemen, it’s not a bad idea if you want to get this for your sisters/mothers/friends as a gift. I’m sure they will appreciate it:)
Ok seriously, I know that this is not a good review, so that is why you should read it for yourself and find out how good it is! Jangan tunggu lama-lama. It can be found in Islamic bookshops all over in Singapore and in some parts of Malaysia. (Psst, kalau yang suke pergi Johor tu, beli sana sudah. Lagi murah. Takde tax you see. Shh. Tell not the publisher that I reminded you guys of this fact ok? :D)
Verdict: 3.8/5.
Book title: Menjadi Secantik Aishah
Price: RM 12.00 / SGD 7.00
Where to get it from: Any Islamic bookstores in Singapore and some parts of Malaysia.
Timah should have read this book. Never mind Timah, it is still not too late, not too late.
fana said,
October 31, 2008 at 8:23 pm
talking about cintan-cintun, i read my friend’s essay which was published in a book and there was this particular part which i read, and automatically my paip bocor. the words are so simple yes, but very moving. (to me la)
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Assalammualaikum wahai permaisuriku
Abang ingin meminta maaf kerana tidak berada di sisi mu pada hari ini. Abang ingin Ma tahu bahawa Abang amat mencintai Ma, tiada wanita lain yang bertakhta di hati Abang selain Ma. Maafkan Abang seandainya Abang telah megguriskan hati Ma dengan perubahan sikap Abang. Maafkan Abang kerana bertindak tanpa berfikir. Abang berbuat begitu kerana ingin membuat Ma benci kepada Abang supaya lebih mudah untuk Ma melupakan Abang setelah pemergian Abang tetapi Abang silap Ma. Abang tidak patut berbuat begitu. Maafkan Abang sayang. Abang mahu Ma hidup gembira. Maafkan Abang kerana harus meninggalkan Ma. Abang sekarang berada jauh sekali dan tidak akan kembali. Tetapi janganlah Ma bersedih wahai sayangku kerana sememangnya Abang hidup di dalam diri Ma.
Berjanjilah sayang bahawa Ma akan menjaga anak kita dengan sempurna. Andainya tidak bersatu di bumi yang fana ini, akan Abang damba sayangku di syurga.
Salam sayang,
Arman
Kekasih sehidup semati
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it even mentions my nick. mane plak tk feeling2 kan.
alahai…
ummsofiyyah said,
November 1, 2008 at 3:39 am
Oh nick kamu Ma? Baru saya tahu..
ARMAN! Itu pulak nama kekasih saya.. yang dalam cerita hikmah tu.. :p
feeling habes. assignments pulak tak habes2. pfft.
fana said,
November 1, 2008 at 1:44 pm
ape plak Ma. tk glam la nick mcm tu. fana ler…yang last2 part tuh. hahaha.
ummsofiyyah said,
November 1, 2008 at 2:18 pm
LOL. OHKEY. minta maaf lah. ingatkan feeling pasal nick nye MA. tapi kalau setakat dunia yang FANA ini.. eheee. takpelah, lain orang feeling pasal benda yang lain2 kan :p
diyana said,
November 1, 2008 at 3:42 pm
ahahhaha.. “i know you can so relate to this” ehhh? heee right on target! ehem tapi ni part cuma berkait dgn “suke novel jiwang” je k. tkde kene mengene ngan ape2 real life story :p
eh tapi kte taklah shiok sgt ngan buku2 camtu dulu.. jaaaauh skali dari awak punye “1-2 thick novels in a day”. waah hebat2! jiwa sungguh hehe! novel Ahadiat Akashah kan kan? slalu nmpak awak dgn tu klw kte igt lagik :D
and yes.. with soo much readings to handle, lagilah nak kene lebih “selective” dgn novel2 camni.. tp yg pasti, those with an Islamic touch are really worth it! tertib, manisss & membahagiakan. chey :P nanti kte pass awak a booklist yg kte highly recommend k! boleh hunt them down masa holiday!
diyana said,
November 1, 2008 at 3:54 pm
hannah, kte pun tgh jejak karya2 Habiburrahman el-Shirazy. dpt beli salah satu: Ketika Cinta Berbuah Syurga. sukeee~ ^_^
ni petikan bukunye, as inspired by Fana who shared the particular excerpt above hehe :D
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“.. Anakku, sudah saatnya kau mencari teman sejati yg setia dalam suka dan duka. Teman yang baik, yang membantumu untuk menjadi orang baik. Teman sejati yang
bisa kau ajak bercinta untuk Syurga.”
Said tersentak mendengar perkataan ayahnya. “Apa maksud ayah teman yang bisa diajak bercinta untuk Syurga?” tanyanya dengan nada penasaran.
“Dia adalah teman sejati yang benar2 mahu berteman denganmu bukan kerana darjatmu, tetapi kerana kemurnian cinta itu sendiri, yang tercipta dari keikhlasan
hati. Dia mencintaimu kerana Allah. Dengan dasar itu, kau pun bisa mencintainya dengan penuh keikhlasan, kerana Allah.
Kekuatan cinta kalian akan melahirkan kekuatan dahsyat yang membawa manfaat dan kebaikan. Kekuatan cinta itu juga akan bersinar dan membawa kalian ke Syurga..”
ummsofiyyah said,
November 1, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Ahadiat Akashah? Takdelaa. Tak minat. Suke Norhayati Brahim, Nia Azalea ke apa tu.. tu first novel “kau yang satu”. lol. ingat eh.
yay ade booklist! ok kite hunt sama2 k?we have a date diy, insyaAllah:) (padahal exams belom start!)
ummsofiyyah said,
November 1, 2008 at 3:56 pm
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
diyy. jgnlah… belum exams ni… banyak lagi nak kene baca nii… jgn goda kite mcm nii.. tsk tsk. :p
cantik spt hannah said,
November 1, 2008 at 4:25 pm
boleh?
ummsofiyyah said,
November 1, 2008 at 4:31 pm
ahahahahahahahahaha.
helo, whoever you are, thanks for popping by:) that’s a good one, that joke. hehe:)
ukhti said,
November 3, 2008 at 4:57 pm
sis,i really like you seh. :) hehe.ops.ade koyak tk?
heheh and this book.seriously.soo cute tau.i’ve bought it.tp blm bace lgk.macam2 ada!wait kalo ade new book,u recommend kn lagi ah k!
ummsofiyyah said,
November 3, 2008 at 5:00 pm
haha. i really like you too dear:)
koyak? mana ade! brand new ok:p fresh off the shelves punye. haha.
you’ve bought it?? MasyaAllah.. it’s good isn’t it? nice and easy read kan? at least i have someone to further prove my case eh. hehe. thanks iqah! ;)
sure sure. I’ll reccommend the new books yg I get to know of, and I’ll try to give as honest a review as possible. :)
fii amanillah!:)
miss smiley said,
November 5, 2008 at 1:47 pm
back in our Maarif days, klw karangan, Hannahlah top Cikgu’s list cos her karangan will definitely bnyk twist and the plot mmng sungguh unpredictable.
Hannah was definitely known to be the novel reader yang klw da ngadap tu buku, hilanglah die. & she sure read ALOOOOT of novels!
I terpikat dgn reccommendation u & now I already have a list of females that I wanna give the book to.
But first, I need to read the book. After exams of cos.
All the best for urs!! =D
ummsofiyyah said,
November 5, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Wahaha. alamak. cerita lama sume sudah keluar. ini banyak dangerous. azimah, stop at only the nice stories ok? lol:p
Yelah yelah. I know that I was burok whenever I read novels. Orang panggil sume tak sedar. Tsk tsk.
You terpikat you? Bagus2. Buku ni memang bagus. Memanglah bukan you know, the ‘intellectual’ kind of read. But it’s really a nice an easy read, and I think almost anyone can read and appreciate it.:)
Sure sure, read it first and give me your feedbacks ya? ;)
Oh yeahh. mine’s starting on the 24th. habes on the 2nd of dec. *soooob*
bittaufiq ma’annajaah ya ‘aziizati:)