A Letter to My Sister

A Letter to My Sister

I sat in the car that night, after the blessed day of Eid, and watched you while my heart tore to shreds. You were so pretty, so confident, so relaxed as you strolled across the street while your "boyfriend" casually rested his arm on your shoulder. How I longed to get out of the car, take anything I could get my hands on, and cover you with it, that I might conceal some of what you deemed prudent to reveal and save you from being the object of lustful gazes.

Sure, your jeans fitted well, like a second skin, and your bare shoulders glistened beneath the street lights. No doubt, the effect you had aimed to achieve had been realized, but was Allah pleased with the effect you produced?

That "look" that you spend such a lot of time cultivating — tell me, what will be its end? All of us at last will enter a dark and lonely earth-filled grave, where your body that you spent so much time trying to perfect for the eyes of others will be food for the worms and ants.

The music that blared from the speakers of the car that you had emerged from shook the very earth beneath me, but undoubtedly an earthquake from Allah would have shook the ground even more. Where would that have left us, my dearest sister? Are you ready to meet your Lord?

And then the Adhan rang out. Not one of your friends switched off their thumping music. The call, sent to us by Allah since the time of His blessed Prophet, fell on deaf ears that were accustomed to the voice of Shaytan alone.

And I cried as I thought of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah upon him) wandering the streets of Ta'if, calling towards the Oneness of God, towards a path that you have been blessed with, without any effort on your part. I cried as I pictured the stones from street urchins hitting his blessed body. Could you imagine yourself to be one of those who cast stones at the beloved of Allah and said to him, "Your way is not for me. Go, for I am at peace with what I have found. My desires reign supreme." Could it be that you are thinking like them — those who drew blood from his blessed body and caused his shoes to stick to his feet because of the excessive blood flowing into them?

I had to stifle the urge to get out of the car, stand in the middle of the street, and shout at all of you to stop! For Allah's sake — stop! My dearest sister, I love you. More than anything, I desire success for you. And what is success? Is it attracting the glance of men who desire you for nothing more than your body? Is it going out and having a "good time"? I would never want to see you suffer. But time has taught me that the path you are on is a slippery one that leads to nothing more than misery.

Once upon a time, I too believed that there was nothing more to life than having "fun." I too reveled in male attention that gave me a sense of self-worth — until I found purpose.

"What is purpose?" you ask. One word — Allah and following His way. That means leading a life filled with service to mankind and spreading goodness. No amount of male attention is going to fill that emptiness, the void left by not having Allah in your life.

I will pray for you and keep hoping that we will someday be friends in Paradise. Ameen. Until then, I'm ready to help you in any way. I am your brother in Islam.

Source: http://www.iluvislam.com

Breathing Therapy for Remedy

Alternate Nostril Breathing

The name alternate nostril breathing is due to the fact that we alternate between the two nostrils when we do the breathing. It is believe that this exercise will clean and rejuvenate your vital channels of energy.

With this exercise, we breathe through only one nostril at a time. The logic behind this exercise is that normal breathing does alternate from one nostril to the other at various times during the day. In a healthy person the breath will alternate between nostrils about every two hours. Because most of us are not in optimum health, this time period varies considerably between people and further reduces our vitality. When the breath continues to flow in one nostril for more than two hours, as it does with most of us, it will have an adverse effect on our health. If the right nostril is involved, the result is mental and nervous disturbance. If the left nostril is involved, the result is chronic fatigue and reduced brain function. The longer the flow of breath in one nostril, the more serious the illness will be.

Benefits

1. The exercise produces optimum function to both sides of the brain: that is optimum creativity and optimum logical verbal activity. This also creates a more balanced person, since both halves of the brain are functioning property.

2. The yogis consider this to be the best technique to calm the mind and the nervous system.

The Scientific Confirmation of Alternate Nostril Breathing

Medical science has recently discovered the nasal cycle, something that was known by the yogis thousands of years ago. Scientists have recently found that we don't breathe equally with both nostrils, that one nostril is much easier to breathe through than the other at any particular time and that this alternates about every three hours. It is claim that the natural period is every two hours, but we must remember these studies were done on people who do not have an optimum health level.

Scientists also discovered that the nasal cycle corresponds with brain function. The electrical activity of the brain was found to be greater on the side opposite the less congested nostril. The right side of the brain controls creative activity, while the left side controls logical verbal activity. The research showed that when the left nostril was less obstructed, the right side of the brain was predominant. Test subjects were indeed found to do better on creative tests. Similarly when the right nostril was less obstructed the left side of the brain was predominant. Test subjects did better on verbal skills.

It is observed that a lot of disease was due to the nasal cycle being disturbed; that is, if a person breathed for too long through one nostril. To prevent and correct this condition, they developed the alternate nostril breathing technique. This clears any blockage to air flow in the nostrils and reestablishes the natural nasal cycle. For example, the yogis have known for a long time that prolonged breathing through the left nostril only (over a period of years) will produce asthma. They also know that this so-called incurable disease can be easily eliminated by teaching the patient to breathe through the right nostril until the asthma is cured, and then to prevent it recurring by doing the alternate nostril breathing technique. It is also believe that diabetes is caused to a large extent by breathing mainly through the right nostril.

Technique
•Assume a sitting position, with the back comfortably straight. The main thing is for the spine to
be fairly straight.

•Bring your right hand up and place the fore finger and middle finger between the eyebrows.

•Use the right thumb to close off the right nostril and breathe in through the left nostril. Then close the left nostril with the ring finger, release the thumb and breathe out through the right nostril. Breathe back in through the right nostril, close with the thumb and out
through the left again. This makes one round.

•Continue like this — out and in through one nostril, then out and in through the other nostril. Keep the breath comfortable and relaxed. There is no need to strain.

Practice tips
1.If you find that one nostril is blocked or the nose feels a bit stuffy, then close one nostril and do a few short sharp sniffs through the other nostril. Repeat on the other side.

2.When you first practice just do 1 or 2 minutes, slowly build up to 5 minutes and then even 10 minutes if you feel to.

3. If your right arm becomes tired, you can support the right arm by holding under the elbow with the left hand.

4. Although a formal practice is useful this practice can be used in your daily life when you are feeling upset or stressed. To just stop and do a minute or two of alternate nostril breathing can bring you back to your centre.

source: http://www.usefultipsforlife.com/
http://www.holistic-online.com/

Movie to Watch

A talent search competition has matched two hearts - that of Melur, a Malay-mixed girl and an Indian male student, Mahesh. Melur, with her melodious voice, singing whilst playing the piano is one of the seven finalists of the Talentime competition of her school organised by Cikgu Adibah. Likewise Hafiz, enthralling with his vocalist talent while playing the guitar, dividing his time between school and mother, who is hospitalised for brain tumor.

It all started after Mahesh, amongst the students assigned to get the finalists to school for practice, delivered the notice of successful audition to Melur's house. His handsome looks attracted the girl. Early on of their relationship, tragedy struck Mahesh's family when his uncle Ganesh who had been the care-taker of the family since the loss of Mahesh's father, was stabbed to death on his wedding day. Melur thinking that Mahesh's silence was due to his grief over the tragedy became furious when she was continuously ignored. She regretted it however after Hafez revealed Mahesh's situation.

That changed Melur's perception of Mahesh. Likewise Mahesh, who grew comfortable with the presence of the girl who often quotes beautiful poetry. Mahesh, realizing that the relationship will be opposed, kept it hidden from his mother,still grieving over the death of Ganesh. Alas, the secret was exposed and Mahesh was assaulted before Melur's very eyes. Just a day before the competition, is Melur resilient enough to sing the poetic lyrics of her song when her heart is tormented by the thoughts of Mahesh? What about Mahesh who has found his first love? On Talentime night, everything unfolds.

Starring: Mahesh Jugal Kishor, Pamela Chong Ven Teen, Mohammad Syafie b Naswip, Jaclyn Victor, Howard Hon Kahoe and Adibah Noor.
Directed by: Yasmin Ahmad
Release date: 26 March 2009

cast from Tale'n'Time

source : http://www.talentimemovie.com/

Public Relations: Issues and Challenges

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Overview

A NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS SEMINAR themed “Enhancing Professional Practice of Public Relations: Issues and Challenges” will be focusing on the growth of public relations industry in Malaysia. The seminar will bring forth professional practitioners from both corporate and government agencies to enlighten us on various contemporary Public Relations issues.

Objectives

To expose students and public to Public Relations events and gain first hand experience in dealing with Public Relations strategies and tactics. Besides that to instill awareness in Public Relations students and the public on the contemporary issues in Public Relations. This seminar also is to create networking among Public Relations students, public with professional Public Relations practitioners from the industry. Subsequently, this seminar is to foster students’ and publics' confidence and self esteem before entering the job market To build and strengthen networking between PR students from various higher learning institutions

Who Should Attend?

Students

Working people (from government and private sector)

Public Relations Practitioners

Panelists/Speakers:

Datuk Pozia Abdul Rahman, Department of Information

Datuk Azman Ujang, Bernama

Datin Wan Norhayati, MAE

Assoc. Prof. Kiranjit Kaur, UITM

Ms. Aisha Rashid, Samanea PR

Dr. Amarjeet Singh, Ministry of Resources and Environment

Ms. Hamidah Karim, Prestige Communication

Participants are entitled for :

Pocket File

Breakfast and Lunch

Certificate

If you are interested, kindly contact us at:

Nazreen: +6012-241 3656

Fax : +603-2056 5132

MAN vs WOMAN

ROMANCE MATHEMATICS

Smart man + smart woman = romance
Smart man + dumb woman = affair
Dumb man + smart woman = marriage
Dumb man + dumb woman = pregnancy
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OFFICE ARITHMETIC

Smart boss + smart employee = profit
Smart boss + dumb employee = production
Dumb boss + smart employee = promotion
Dumb boss + dumb employee = overtime
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SHOPPING MATH

A man will pay $20 for a $10 item he needs.
A woman will pay $10 for a $20 item that she doesn't need.
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GENERAL EQUATIONS & STATISTICS

A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man.
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HAPPINESS

To be happy with a man, you must understand him a lot and love him a little.
To be happy with a woman, you must love her a lot and not try to understand her at all.
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LONGEVITY

Married men live longer than single men do, but married men are a lot more willing to die.
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PROPENSITY TO CHANGE

A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn't.
A man marries a woman expecting that she won't change, and she does.
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DISCUSSION TECHNIQUE

A woman has the last word in any argument.
Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
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HOW TO STOP PEOPLE FROM BUGGING YOU ABOUT GETTING MARRIED
Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs and cackling, telling me, 'You're next.' They stopped after I started doing the same thing to them at funerals.

~Wonderful @ Wondermilk~

Have you ever tried delicious cupcakes baked fresh and you can also order the cuppacakes with only the finest and freshest ingredients. It is definitely satisfaction guaranteed with every order and every bite you take. The design is always defined by attention to detail, beautiful colours, delicious flavours and forever known for Wondermilk creative approach to cupcake design. Wondermilk Cafe is located in Uptown Damansara Utama and fully owned by group of designers under the Wondermilk (M) Sdn Bhd. They started as designers and they fall in love in baking cupcakes, thus the Wondermilk Cafe was born after received lots of order from friends and families.

Cozy interior

Wondermilk Cafe also sell vintage products

At Wondermilk Cafe, you can enjoy not only delicious freshly baked cupcakes in a variety of flavours and design, but Wondermilk offers heavenly fresh brewed espresso, cappuccino and cafe latte, tea, hot and cold. There are also selection of light snacks from toasted sandwiches to delicious baked potato.

Beverages Menu

Light Snack Menu

BBQ Chicken Baked Potatoes

Tuna Mayo Baked Potatoes

Beef Rasher Sandwich
Blackcurrant Soda and Cappuccino

Wondermilk Cafe Interior Design

They also sell creative art design

Assorted Cuppacakes

Some of the cupcakes almost sold out

You can also have your light snack outside

For further information:

Wondermilk Cafe
39-41, Jalan SS21/1A,
Damanasara Utama,
47400 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor MALAYSIA

Tel: 603-7725 8930
email: info@ilovewondermilk.com
Website: http://www.ilovewondermilk.com/