Ouch, it must be so hurt that he couldn't stop crying :( I pray someone will come forward and help this kid fighting his rare disease. amin~

Stop and Stare

"After the last note of the anthem had faded, the children sat in a neat circle and begin copying their multiplication tables. Most scratched in the dirt with sticks they'd brought for that purpose. The more fortune, like Jahan, had slate boards they wrote on with sticks dipped in a mixture of mud and water... [T]here was a fierceness in their desire to learn, despite how mightily everything was stacked against them..." - Greg Mortenson, from the Three Cups of Tea

*Let's ponder on ourselves. Do we feel grateful of what we have ?

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I came across this passage a few weeks ago while reading the book. Somehow, I feel like writing about it as a reminder to you, my beloved readers, and to myself. We rarely appreciate and feel grateful of what we have until we loose it from our grip. And we often feel frustrated and get mad when we don't get what we want or when things don't turn out the way we expected to.

Yeah,...you might have heard these words so many times before, and it's probably a cliche...is it? Hopefully, nope. This is the fact that we have to face on every single day. Our life is never all ups. So, we just have to be patience and put our heart and soul in everything we do even though it's hard.

From the Quran:
"It may be that you detest something which is good for you; and it may be you love something even though it is bad for you. Allah knows, and you do not know" - Surat Al Baqarah, 2:216

=D

Thomas - a man who gets pregnant?

"Is this for real or it's just a joke??," I asked myself when I heard about this news while listening to wplj radio. Hey, how can a man gets pregnant, right? He don't even has a womb! hmm, this thing manage to distract my attention from doing my design homework. So.., I google "thomas - the pregnant man" in the internet and I found many articles, discussions on this issue. And luckily, I also found archives videos of this hot topic on Oprah's show, where this thing was exposed live on TV.

After watching all parts of the episode, I discovered that HE IS PREGNANT. He is now six months pregnant! How could this be possible? A man became a biological mother? - you might having those questions at the moment. Yes, this is a very complicated thing but yet, there is an explanation. Despite the fact that Thomas has grown thin beard and mustache, and has no woman's physical attributes, he was actually a beautiful woman in the past; he was born as a woman. His name was Tracy and was the only girl of three siblings. Nevertheless, today, he is a transgender-identified man, who is "legally" married to Nancy.

In the first place, I think this American society really got into trouble when announcing Thomas's marriage as legal just because he is a man and his spouse is a woman. My reason is just easy...even though he has "turned" into a man, he IS a woman - he still has a woman's reproductive system! and...because of his confusion on personal identity, I also get confused here - should I refer him as "he" or "she"? (-.-)??? ayoyo... and again, I'm wondering...what would be the relevant guidelines/characteristics saying that you're a man or a woman? or what is the main genetic role of the so-called father and mother?

sigh~

I don't want to give a point of view from same-sex marriage perspective here since he seems to strongly believe on masculinity. He said that he rejects himself as a woman and yet, he believes that he wants to get pregnant someday (he said about this pregnancy thing before he become transgendered) and wants to have children. - For me, it's like saying you wanna be a sth that is completely different but, at the same time part of yourself realize that you're belong here.

hmm (-.^)?

Another reason why I'm opposed this thing is because I strongly believe this misconception can be another bad milestone in gender and role issues in the future - even if his status as a "pregnant man" might not ring you any bell, but believes me...in the next few years or maybe after a decade, this thing could be a common lifestyle in the society. But then, see what happen to the mindset of that generation. Would that be better or worse?

* this won't be a big thing if he didn't announce himself as a man. so, moral of the story is...

it's never too late

Although Malaysia's General Election 2008 took place for almost a month from today, I believe that it's never too late to say a word about its result. Since before the election day, I was hoping that the opposition parties which consists of PAS, PKR, and DAP could win fair votes and maybe could recapture Terengganu state. I am confident that they can bring change in the Malaysian government and help our country combat all kinds of corruption and misused of power among most of the current ministers. I was really tired of the deceit and secrecy in the administration and now, only looking for one thing - a change! And Alhamdulillah, all praise be to Allah, it turned out that the opposition parties got majority supports at 5 states, which is totally a breaking news! Even though Terengganu turns out to remain under BN rule, I'm happy that many people can see the need of change. Bravo! So now, I hope the new elected ministers/politicians will keep their words and make us feel better and safer living in the country. And please do not make us loose our trust on you.

I guess that's all for now; I sees no need to write more. Here I attach my sketch to narrate the rest of my thoughts:* shaded areas show states where the opposition alliances won control
of state governments

not feeling very well lately with some attitudes that makes me really sick to think of. I'm not trying to say that I'm good or what, but their cynical attitudes really makes me feel so miserable and inferior.

Benarlah kata ibu ilmu
satu kata, makna beribu
sampai yang buta tercelik matanya
atau yang bergerak...terkaku pula

sigh~
pls don't push my patience to the limit!

Sahabat

Thanks Nora for giving me this mp3 song! =) I like it because it has a deep meaning to it. hmm, I don't know how to link it from my laptop so, here I posted the same song I found from the imeem playlist. enjoy!