UiTM - Budak Zaman Sekarang

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah and hello everyone

has been nearly 40 days since i last updated this blog. a big sorry to all my friends out there. what a busy month i have had: IMAM Symposium Manchester 2005, Karnival Malaysia Manchester, Program Tasawwur Islam Hadhari Manchester, Sheffield Games, MCOT Bowling Tournament, Minggu Penghayatan Islam MCOT 2005, etc.

it should be a hassle to write everything about them now (yes, i know, i should have updated this blog regularly!!!). anyway, "whatever has been, has been, and whatever will be, will be". i simply need to move on.

ok, there are no classes today and there was none also yesterday. so it must have been very weird for me to wish my pbl-mate on tuesday, "see you next week"... well, it's not a LONG weekend for me actually. i still have the once-a-week GP attachment in newton heath on friday (tomorrow), which only take place for 2-3 hours in the morning (less than half a day!!!).

MCOT is having its own Islamic Awareness Week (Minggu Penghayatan Islam @ MPI) at the moment, and yesterday we played a friendly match with a team of local Pakistanis. most of them are 2nd year medics. we lost 3-2 in a game which we should have won 10-3, or even 20-3!!! such were the shortage of strikers we malaysian mancunians had at present, during the eve of the Malaysian Games in warwick uni this sunday. the midfielders played well, creating lots and lots of chances, but seriously, and convincingly i like to stress that we were the better side. but anyway...

due to the business (or is it busy-ness?), i didn't train with the medics rugby team for the past month, up to the extent that one of the Sale Rugby coaches called me and ask about my well-being. i assured them that i was simply busy with a lot of other matters in which i need to cope with, and i promised to go down for training this week. now i'm waiting for Dan (our captain) to sms us today's training info. i have also committed myself for a match with the Sale 3rds this saturday afternoon. i'll try my best to limit 'contacts' during the game so that i can play in coventry the next day.

still in the MPI mood, there will be a talk at the international society building, manchester uni on friday night, entitled "How do we perceive the clash between Sahabah in the perspective of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah". the speaker will insya allah be brother Abu Sundus, current president of muslim association of britain (MAB) manchester, specially invited by MCOT.

our closing ceremony is on saturday morning insya allah, where there will be a talk show on 'merdeka & islam'.

concerning the JAWI survey which i conducted last month, it is already concluded and the results have already been published. click here to read the results of the analysis.

lastly, regarding the title above - "UiTM - Budak Zaman Sekarang"... well, i was actually sent a song (mp3 format file) with that title... quite a honest and straight-forward rap song for me... those who are interested can download it at my cyberstore, http://download.35mb.com/mamy2517

ok, till we meet again sooner or later (hopefully sooner laa....)

wassalamualaikum warahmatullah