Salaam - Sami Yusuf

I dream for a day
When there’ll be
No more misery

When there’s no more hunger
No need for shelter
Isn’t there enough to share
Or is that we just don’t care?

We’re here for a day or two

Let me show my way
Salaamu alaik, Salaamu alaik, Salaamu alaikum
I pray for a day
When there’ll be
Justice and unity

Where we put aside our differences
Fighting makes no sense
Just a little faith
To make it a better place

We’re here for a day or two

Let me show my way
Salaamu alaik, Salaamu alaik, Salaamu alaikum
Salaamu alaikum Ya ahlas-salaam, Salamu alaikum
Salaamu alaikum Sayyid al-Kiram, Salaamu alaikum
Let me show my way

Salaamu alaikum, alaikum, alaikum

Afternoon tea by UQ scholarship unit

Bismillah,

Today was very tiring. I have no time to rest and goyang - goyang kaki at home. Alhamdulillah managed to safely arrive from Newcastle yesterday evening. The trip to Newcastle was a success. =) There will be another post for that trip alone insyAllah.

Okay, so today I went to the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) for a seminar regarding on safety induction for working with biological material. It's for my summer research project. This 2-hour seminar is compulsory for anyone who's going to work in PC 2 laboratory. So what is physical containment (PC) ? Click here. The seminar thought us how to appropriately play around with genetically modified organisms. 

Okay done with that. On the evening, I had an afternoon tea organised by UQ scholarship unit. The scholarship recipients come from various expertise. Psychology, economics, IT, engineering, medical, biology, arts etc. Before that we had a wonderful talk presented by Mr Dennis Schatz on how to communicate your research to public.

My team; a 3rd year student doing economics and 1st year student doing IT. Great people! Sorry with the quality of the picture, a bit dark.

Okay guys, I'm going off to bed early tonight. Tomorrow gonna be my 1st official day for my summer semester. Wish me luck! Can't wait to update about the Newcastle trip =D *yawning...*

Missing lovely Hani from Newcastle.

And stunning Ilia. 

Thanks a lot to Newcastle people (including Nadia and Cik Ijat) for the hospitality. Next trip to Newcastle is gonna be for the hot air balloon rides pulak! =)

Muhasabah cinta - edCoustic

Another struggle

Bismillah..

The first entry (and probably the last) for October..

I'm looking forward for my revision week (konon nye). Heaps of assignments have been submitted. Alhamdulillah2. Lots of obstacles have been overcame along the way. And finally, the end of 2nd year is just around the corner! =) Yeay!

So let me sum up all the 'events' for the past 3 weeks of October:

•  Assignmentssssss
• Tutor application has been submitted
• The application for summer research scholarship has been approved! Alhamdullilah.. *saat terbaca email pemberitahuan dr UQ sponsorship unit mlm tu, terus sujud syukur. Ya Allah, ya Allah ingat kan tak ada harapan. Hasil berkat pertolongan dari Kak Syafinaz dan Kak Zatil yang bagi panduan tulis CV malam tu. Amin, amin..*
• Mukhayyam at Sunshine Coast with all the sisters, and got the chance to co-drive this black Audi!

 

 

•  I'm planning for far-distance trip next year, like very far (traveling to other continent perhaps?). Fulus mahu cukup.. So, I'm going to work part time next year. Seniors said that a third-year-student life is not as busy as second year life. InsyAllah2..

Akhir kalam, see you till then next entry! Well, hopefully.. =) Pray for my final!

Saudi National Day Celebration

Bismillah,

Yesterday, there was a Saudi Arabia National Day's celebration. It was the 78th National Day. This event was organised by the Saudi Students Association.

The pamphlet..

They lined up several interesting activities such as folklore dance (using stick and sword), trying their sweet Arabic dishes, have a feel of their traditional attire and have your name spelled in Arabic calligraphy.  

Me putting on the abaya. It was so huge!

The back of the postcard. My name in Arabic letters. I think it's supposed to be 

'shod' instead of 'sin' to really represent the meaning of my name.

The front of the postcard, the picture of The Kingdom Tower.

Locals putting on the Arabic attire.

This guy also performed on that day. Is that kain pelikat?? Yup, it looks like one. 

 The real Pak Arab.. =P

(Disclaimer: All those photos are not mine. It belong to Saudi Students Association, UQ. You can find the picture on picasa. Click here.)

When I looked at the postcard picture, the Kingdom Tower reminds me of one authentic hadith:

Abu Hurairah r.a narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) was asked by a man with extremely dark hair and white clothing, "Tell me about the Hour". The Prophet (pbuh) said, "The questioned one is not more knowledgeable about it than the questioner". Then the man said, "Then tell me about the signs". The Prophet (pbuh) replied, "That the slaves girl shall gives birth to her mitress, and that you see barefoot, naked, poor shepherds builds tall buildings. [Sahih Muslim] 

Moga kita semua sentiasa dalam golongan orang beriman hingga hari Kiamat, Amin2..