MU without Rooney

Assalamualaikum,

This posting is about my passion in football.

I still remember back in 1983 when I went for the interview for overseas scholarship. The panel asked what is my ambition. Frankly, back then, I just wanted to be a footbal manager. I did not say that in the interview, I just said any course will do, but please send me to UK and not US. They gave me scholarship to do Electrical Engineer in England.

Anyway, back to the main topic, Rooney got injured in the Champions League QF against Bayern Munich. The press all wrote that MU will be difficult without the talismanic Rooney. Almost half of MU's goals in all competition comes from Rooney. Without Rooney, MU is as good as gone.

I am writing this on Thu 1 Apr (my 3rd daughter's birthday). And readers can review at the end of the season my personal view. Yes, Rooney will be sorely missed. But the most important man in MU is Sir Alex Ferguson and not Rooney. He will ensure that MU is a SQUAD and not just a one man team. I can recall many instances where MU lost key match winning players, but at the end, the team responded by winning. Take this season, many belief that without Ronaldo, MU is as good as finishing 2nd fiddle to Chelsea. But in came Rooney to replace Ronaldo. Business as usual.

1999, MU lost their most influential players (their captain Roy Keane and strikers Andy Cole & Dwight Yorke) during the most vital part of the season. In came Solskjaer & Sheringham to win the treble.

The game against Bayern on 30 Mar is a fair result. MU lead for most part of the game yet lost it thro injury time goal. Back in 1999, Bayern lead for most part of the game, but MU won 2-1 and scored 2 goals in 89th & 92nd minute. That's football!

Interesting to see how the team responded without Rooney. You will be amazed at the spirit & character of the teams. I sincerely know the atmosphere where a team lost their hero, yet responded positively after that to win the tournament. MU players will show that the team is intact. In fact, the spirit is higher!

I use to see advertisement of BFM radio at the back of taxis. Now I can see BFM stands for Berbatov Ferguson Macheda. The manager + the 2 strikers will provide MU the winning formula - insyaallah

My view only - maybe I can replace Shebby Singh someday...

Weekend 27Mar2010

Last Sat 27 Mar 2010, I went to Pekan, Pahang with my mother to attend my cousin's wedding. We started at 7am and arrive in Pekan at 10am. Weather was fine and I enjoyed the morning drive on LPT (Lebuhraya Pantai Timur). Exit at Gambang and took the road to Pekan.

My cousin (the groom) is the Chief Police Officer of the Pekan District. His wedding was a state affair with Sultan Pahang & Tengku Mahkota coming to the wedding.The venue is the Main Dewan in Pekan. Well, a very high protocol wedding!

The groom is 44 years old and this being his 2nd time after his divorce some 12 years ago. Nice setting (pelamin & decoration), good food, good music by the police band and most of all I got the chance to meet the Sultan. This is my second time watching him "life". I saw him during sports day at MCKK in 1981. My mother really got to talk to him briefly and she was flattered.
The bride is from Tawau, Sabah.

At 4pm, after getting half an hour nap, I drove back to KL. Another enjoyable drive with temperature around 40 deg Celcius.

8.30pm that day, I observed the start of Earth Hour in my neighbourhood, with very little response. Only 1 house shut their light out of 15 houses.

Sun morning, checked the internet and got to know ManU won 4-0 against Bolton (away), while Arsenal drew with Birmingham (1-1). A very good weekend indeed. Praise be to Allah.

Ingat Allah semasa bercuti

Assalamualaikum,

Posting kali ini saya nak tulis dengan selamba aje. Apekebenda saya rasa nak tulis saya hentam aje.

Tapi walau apapun saya harus selitkan topik ingat pada Allah sebagai satu perkara yg mesti saya tulis. Ingat pada Allah ini mudah aje. Sambil2 kita atas kereta, sambil2 kita mengelamun sendiri, apa kata kita luangkan sedikit dari fikiran kita untuk ingat pada Allah. Tengah jalan, tengah duduk, tengah baringpun boleh kita boleh ingat.

Cuti sekolah 1 minggu yg lalu saya manafaatkan bercuti bersama keluarga. Kami bercuti di Teluk Chempedak, Kuantan mulai 13 Mar lalu. Sambil bersantai dipantai TC, bermain bola pantai, bermain lelayang, buat sand castle on the 1st day. 2nd day, swimming di swimming pool dari 10 pagi hingga 4 petang. Kulit saya & anak2 dah jadi hitam melegam.

3rd day- check-out dari Hyatt Kuantan, isteri & anak2 ke Kota Baru kerana mak saya admitted ke Hospital. Saya pula terpaksa pulang keKL kerana diminta boss utk hadiri satu mesyuarat.

Mak beransur pulih. Discharge dari hospital pada keesokkan harinya.

Bersyukur saya kpd Allah kerana telah diberi kesempatan bercuti bersama keluarga, menikmati keindahan pantai ciptaan Allah sambil mengingatinya.

Negara2 yg pernah saya lawati

Assalamulaikum,

Tergerak hati saya untuk mencatatkan negara2 yg pernah saya lawati.

Semasa belajar di England pada tahun 1983-88, saya pernah 2 kali bercuti diEropah.

1984 (spring) - Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemborg
1985 (summer) - France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Denmark & Sweden.

Semasa kerja - Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia

Semasa umrah - Saudi Arabia

Semasa lawatan teknikal - USA dan Ireland

Semasa lawatan hydro - Brazil dan Norway

Kesimpulannya - sebanyak 19 negara pernah saya lawati (13 diEropah, 1 Amerika Utara, 1 Amerika Selatan, 1 Asia Barat, 3 Asia Tenggara)

Maha suci Allah, bumi ini amat luas, orang2 pelbagai rupa dan perangai. Saya rasa sangat bersyukur pd Allah kerna dapat berpeluang untuk melawati negara2 diatas. Tidak sia2 Allah mencipta bumi dan isinya supaya kita yakin akan kebesaran Allah...

Hidup sepanjang hayat ibarat 24jam dalam sehari

Kali ini saya nak kongsi akan analogi hidup dengan 24 jam dalam sehari.

Sering saya ibaratkan umur kita sebagai perjalanan 24 jam dlm sehari. Saya assume a male Malaysian, purata umur ialah 72 tahun.

Jadi 72 tahun bersamaan dengan 24 jam. 1 jam bersamaan dengan 3 tahun. Oleh itu, jika umur saya sekarang 45 tahun, then the time is 3pm and I have 27 years left. Jadi pada waktu senja (1900hr), umur kita akan berada pada 19x3 = 57 tahun. Padanpun masa itu kita dah pencen!Seharusnya masa2 senja adalah masa yg sesuai utk kita beribadat. Masa itu hari dah gelap dan kita sebenarnya tunggu saat2 untuk kembali kerahmat Allah.

Jadi, sebaik2nya munafaatkan hidup ini dengan amal2 ibadat, amal2 saleh dan amal2 jariah. Kita akan bergelar dewasa pada waktu 7 pagi (langit dah cerah) (21 tahun). Life at 40 ibarat, pukul 1.20 tengahari. Masa-masa lunchtime begini kita akan bertanya diri sendiri kemanakah arah tujuan hidup yg dah melebihi separuh umur. Jadi umur di antara 40 hingga 56 tahun, adalah umur yg sangat "crucial". Rasullulah diangkat menjadi Nabi umur 40 tahun. Umur crutial ini harus dipenuhi dengan amal2 yg baik. Solat mesti dijaga dan segala perbuatan diniatkan kerna Allah. Walau apapun, jika kita sentiasa mengingati Allah, insyaallah pada umur apa sekalipun, kita reda akan hidup ini dan setiap hari mendatang adalah dianggap selangkah lagi kita akan menemui pencipta kita.

Renung2kan...

Cuaca panas beserta hati panas

Assalamualaikum semua,

During second half of Feb and early March, the weather is very hot in Malaysia. Temperatures reached to nearly 40 degrees Celcius and demand for electricity is very high due mainly to the air-cond load.

Sometimes, saya terfikir apakah ini ujian Allah kepada umatnya? Cuaca panas sebegini, kita digalakkan minum banyak air. Sudah tentu dengan ujian sebegini, kesabaran & keyakinan kita pada Allah harus sentiasa dijaga.

Ujian dari Allah akan menentukan bahwa adakah kita sebagai ahli syurga atau sebaliknya. Bersama2 cuaca panas lazimnya diikuti dengan hati yg panas. Teringat saya akan seorang sahabat saya yg mengatakan jika hendak masuk syurga, janganlah kau marah. Hadis ke ini? Saya tak pasti, tapi ia harus saya dikaji. Kemarahan harus ditumpukan kepada perkara2 khusus. Jangan kita ikut nafsu dengan marah dengan membabi buta.

Sebaliknya, tumpukan kemarahan kita untuk kerja2 amal makruf nahi mungkar. Harus diingat, jika kita dapat mengawal kemarahan, dan tumpukan kemarahan kita pada perkara2 yg khusus, kita sudah dapat satu sifat yg boleh membawa kita kesyurga.

Sekian coretan buat kali ini... Jangan marah....