TAQWACORES

I was attracted to the word itself…taqwa + hardcore(I assume) = taqwacores (my thinking of how the word came about hehe) That should be good.

I read about taqwacores related article and then I decided to read the book but turn out I could only get the excerpt of the book online which I found it interesting and would actually hook me til the end if I got my hand on the full version.

As much as I am impressed on the writer’s fantasy, I feel ‘takut’ too. If only the writer or characters are not muslim, It would be ok…in fact it might seems cool. I may laugh but then instantly I would like ‘takutnye’ and the feeling of ‘meremang’ come next. The book is like joking around with the religion but then the happenings in the book are now reality. How the writer have the ‘courage’ to make fun with Islam and how I wish he could show his ‘courage’ in other form by standing up for Islam. We in Malaysia, we don’t make fun of our religion no matter what religion; I guess it is not our culture. Or am I not aware of this changing? A much as people break the religion’s law, they won’t innovate it to be ‘better’.

What I meant by innovate..example from the book , when someone azan, the writer instill his fantasy by playing the electric guitar tuning to azan rhythm. It sounds cool but at the same time scary. Or a hijab girl living with all boys in a house. When I say hijab, they could not even see her eyes for she covers all her entire self. Macam orang arab.Yet she is otak brutal. Another one, is actually became history of muslim world when the writer’s character Rabeya lead the prayers whom her ma’mum are all guys.

This one female reader read the book and got inspired to the idea of leading a prayer and then in 2005 I think, the reader’s friend or someone she knew named amina wadud lead a prayer.

These innovations look good in human sense but not religion sense. The settings are in cool relaxing environment, that’s why you will feel cool too. That’s why you will ask, why not? (sesaat je la, lepas tu rasa mana boleh :p) the writer makes the innovations feel normal and acceptable. I can understand why readers agree.


From this book, the readers start the punk muslim or punk islam idealism. The readers somehow get the calling even though I would believe the writer would not imagine to be this far. Now they have taqwacores music.

Again, if these happenings are not in Islam setting, that would be cool. If only you can change the law by your ruling, then any religion would be so confusing. The secular should curve around religion, not religion to curl around secular right? That’s how life should be lead in normal circumstances.

Here I am giving opinions. I am not pious. I am average (or I presume).

kembali berswimming dan elizabeth gilbert

after 1 year of retiring....akhirnya aku kembali berswimming :) pancit seh...mcm dah tak reti berenang lak...tercungap2 :p

- eat pray love -

jika itu dikatakan depression, takut untuk aku rasa seperti itu...hope it never happens...pelik kan bila semua bende dia ada, dia tetap rasa kosong, rasa depress..bila dia jumpa kebahagiaan yg dia cari...dia sebenarnya aku rasa mencari cinta....agaknya dia tak lah cinta mana kat first husband kot. end up, pencarian dia selesai bila dia jumpa mr brazil.

tertarik aku bila dia cari tuhan, aku pikir...end up manusia akan tetap cari tuhan bila jalan sudah buntu. dia ada, tinggal kadang2 kita yg tak pegi jumpa dia. aku yg tak pegi jumpa dia.

aku rasa macam boleh paham je perasaan dia yg dlm depression tu...tapi travel life dia memang untuk dia dan dia sahaja. kalau orang lain yg travel sebijik macam dia buat, blum tentu sama hasilnye.. tapi kalau aku, aku nak lalui 'eat' process dia. elizabeth mempunyai 'eat' life yang menarik :)

aku usha gak ketut liyer tu...haha...pawang yg menarik. tapi aku orang asia, rasanya penah jumpa lebih hebat dari dia...bila orang itu boleh 'melihat' basically semua?

No matter what, ''dia'' juga menang

aku pergi jumpa lhdn nak settlekan tunggakan aku yg dah berapa kali tertunggak..dan dah berapa kali bayar....still diorang kejar aku kata aku tak bayar....tahun taksiran 2006 and 2007....boleh tak tengah musim raya, surat pun datang.
geram pun geram....aku tau lawan dengan diorang mcm mana sekalipun mesti tak menang. tp aku nak diorang explain kat aku jugak.

taksiran 2006 dia kata aku lambat declare. iye. memang aku lmbt declare...sbb frontliner lhdn kat kelana jaya ckp, gaji aku tak sampai 2.5 k lagi...sbb tu aku tak bukak. dia kata tak payah bukak. tp bila da sampai 2.5k, aku bukak jugak all past years files to avoid predicament in future. a good citizen i am.

so, ikutkan bukan salah aku...salah frontliner yg tak de standard answer kat rakyat...i dont think they have training pun...they gave different answer to my frens with the same question we asked.

despite dia tau dia salah, tapi aku still kene bayar :( bodoh tak...malas aku nak fight for rm40...nanti dia charge denda lagi bila aku lambat bayar...

and for 2007, they claimed for tunggakan bonus...hmmm....dah tahun 2010 kot...ungkit la tahun yang dekat skit...

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What would you ask of me papa if you were beside me now? I suppose “when are you going to get married?” That is what mama used to ask too :)

It has been 16 years of separation. I am sure you have a comfortable place there.

When are you going to visit me again? in my dream of course :)

miss you..and love you always..

My wife got Married

yup, you got it right. i too have the exact notion. a different from any other movie, the concept that is. the core argument of the story is very much different and against the norm.
the wife character, i must say is such a character. she can say such abnormal things to sound normal, quite convincingly. the potray of the relationship is much related to football. one should watch it.
impressive direction.witty. a good choice of adaptation from a book.

and i thought the game is today

aku ingat malam ni (2am nanti) lawan spain vs german...rupa-rupanya pagi tadi (2am tadi) lawannye :(
aku selalu confius, for example pagi khamis dengan pagi rabu when it comes to 12am-4am. 2am pagi tadi, orang panggil khamis dah. aku still panggil rabu. sbb tu aku terlepas huhuhu

Muntahan Alexis

Aku suka makan mewah ala2 setiap kali masuk gaji. It is supposed to grant yourself for kerja kuat :p . So aku pun bersama nad makan di alexis kat the garden. Aku suka juga pilih makanan yg namanya pelik supaya dapat rasa makanan yang lain, nanti balik2 spaghetti, spaghetti, spagehtti.

So aku decide makan lemon risotto. Aku tau risk dia ada. What if tak sedap? Aku akan makan je. Biasa je cuba2 tak sedap mana pun, bayar je yg mahal. Tapi takpe, makan je.

Bila hidangan berharga RM34 datang, first impression aku tak cantik dan kosong. Tp aku positif, sedap kot rasanya. Ala2 rupa bubur.

Bila makan.....

Aku cakap dekat nad tak sedap. Nad makan. Muka nad telah memberitahu aku betapa tak sedapnye risotto itu. Serius tak sedap. Aku cuba nak makan separuh, tapi tak boleh. 5 sudu jek kot aku telan. Lepas tu aku ketepikan.

Lalu aku lukiskan senyuman songsang di risotto. Hoping waiter/manager dia nampak dan tau aku tak enjoy juadah RM34 itu.
Lihat lah hasilnye.

Tapi aku rasa waiter yg angkat tu pun tak nampak, aku ikut dengan lirikan mata aku waiter tu ke dapur, dia tak tengok pun. Uhuhuhuh...tak berjaya. Ingat kan da cukup menangkap mata da lukisan aku... hehe



Aku cakap kat nad bila keluar dari restaurant "aku rasa macam aku makan muntah" huhu
Aku gambarkan betapa tak sedapnye tak sedap itu. Selalu tak sedap pun boleh makan lagi la....ni tahap below tak sedap.

p/s sebagai gantian tak sedap itu kepada sedap, aku ajak nad gi delifrance makan bread pudding. Terbaik! :) cover semua perasaan tak sedap itu.