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alhamdulillah.. dah 7 minggu i’ve been in aussie.. it is indeed a great experience for me, as it is not a usual thing for me to go overseas with my friends. i’ve learned a lot thru out the journey.. either about ppl around me, about myself and to be nearer to Allah.. alhamdulillah..

thruout this journey, we’ve met a lot of nice people.. dekat geriatric centre (old folk home) or anywhere either in the train, students of melbourne uni..auntie khadijah and her nieces..(she’s from turki).. we met her during a talk at melbourne uni.. the talk was very interesting, which entitled constantinople.. during the talk, asma’ speaked her mind, that it would be very nice if we can meet with someone from another country and have a dinner with..hehe.. and then as we had a short break during the talk, we met aunty khadijah.. she is extraordinaryly nice.. alhamdulillah we met her.. we went to her house to enjoy the turkish delicacies twice.. we overnight at her house.. hehe, melayu yang tak malu, that’s us.. and i actually cried when it was the time to say goodbye..

we made a card for her..

Constantinople is a blessing

For God has brought us together

Like Ansar to Muhajirin

You treated us like we’re not strangers

Cuddled us like mother to daughters

To you goes our blessing and prayers

We maybe separated by the sea and land

but insya Allah in Jannah we’ll be hand in hand…

Ameen..

my friends met mariem her niece today..and she said her aunty cried for almost 2 hours after we left..and her talkative sister, safiah was silent for half an hour.. im gonna miss them a lot..

that is the beautiful of friendship built by Islam.. though we never know each other, Allah has brought us together..

i guess belajar kat overseas byk sgt advantages.. and i hope imran and those who has the opportunity learned a lot, and will be a better muslim and benefit the ummah..if imran is still single, i have a lot of calon2 to be wed to him..hihi..ramai betul budak perempuan baik2.. harap semuanya bertemu jodoh yang baik.. ameen..insya Allah..

and the non-muslim that Ive met.. they are all very nice too.. i cried to myself when i think of them.. i hope they will get Allah’s hidayah soon.. i cried when I imagined them not with the muslim in the heaven… we have a lot of work to do.. rasulullah must have cried a lot when he thought about abu talib..

this journey is for me to see.. Ya Allah thank you for all the neverending blessings you’ve given to me..

i prayed to Allah that i wanted the birds to be on top of my head

He answered my prayer

I prayed to Allah that I wanted a good weather so that I go sightseeing

He answered my prayer

I prayed to Allah to give blessings to those who helped me along the journey

I knew He has answered my prayers

jazakumullah KK to those who lived in Bedford as-solehah.. pelajar2 melbourne uni, monash uni adelaide, yang duduk kat malaysian hall sydney.. moga pertemuan yang sekejap ini diberkati Allah.. insya Allah kita bertemu lagi.. di bumi Malaysia..

balik nanti, I have one more year to go..insya Allah im gonna be a great muslimah doctor so as my beloved friends..

lupe nak ckp time kasih pada rakan2 seperjuangan.. asma, saidah, syah, ahmed and ramzi.. moga perjalanan kita ini diberkati Allah..dan minta maaf kalau ada terkasar bahasa, etc etc. semoga menjadi doktor yang baik, iA..

this basically what i have been observing for almost 4 weeks here.. our cultures are quite different from the west.. it is accepted here to send ur loved one (your SPOUSE! your parents) to the aged-care services (rumah orang2 tua).. but in malaysia for those who did that, you’ll be considered as derhaka and such.. but sending ur loved one to Aussie’s aged-care services is not as bad as sending ur loved one to the current centre that we have in Malaysia.. they have properly trained medical staffs, and visiting drs.. even visits from families are very often..

some of my friends even think that if malaysia has the same system as aussie, maybe she’ll be considering doing the same things.. instead of sending ur loved one away due to hatred, or whatever reason, u send them to have a proper care.. they have a lot of activities everyday, so that the elderly social function is maintained.. we played bingo, we sang (our favourite song show me the way to go home!) and partying (which we didnt join.. wine was served) and catholic church session (we did join once- just curious)..

beside all those program, i guess they have emptiness that could not be replaced
by anything.. i always wanted to say something about islam to them, but they are demented…i  didnt know if they understand since their cognitive function is not very good (herm, i always find excuses for myself.. i should have at least try)..

anyway..despite all the benefits, i wont send my family to an aged care centre.. i dont know if i am able to be with them 24h but at least they’re with me.. but i hope all my family members will stay healthy and active until the end of their lives… becos once u become dependent,u will have all symptoms of depression.. doing geriatric study is quite good coz i’ll be able to understand the elders more..

anyway, here they like hug and kisses.. which is not in our culture.. i guess mama kissed me when she went for hajj,i never kiss ayah after the age of 7? i dont know.. but here.. they like to be hugged and kissed.. i have problem with that until recently that i started to give them TLC they needed (tender love and care).. it makes me sad though, u were kissing someone else’s mother.. hehe, i hope i can do that every now and then to my parents.. i guess i am missing my family a lot.. travelling with friends are not bad at all, but sometimes u may have some argument, disagreement.. yeah, everyone is not the same… some prefer to be like this, some prefer to be like that.. sometimes we are tired and act like a jerk..comment those and this.. the hormonal changes period.. etc etc.. there’s lot of ups and downs.. of course u tend to know ur fren better.. but things like that just cant be avoided.. it brings a lot of stress.. i am sorry for my rudeness and those comments that were not needed.. yeah, and there’s a lot of assumptions too, like they’re talking behind my back etc.. we’re frens.. we talked about other frens.. but we never say something bad.. we maybe hurt by each other.. but in the end, we prayed that our fren will understand that we’re sorry, and may she/he be in the best health and iman.. i am stressed right now.. it’s not good to write when ur stressed, but i have no body to talk to at this moment.. i feel quite relieved.. ya Allah, give me strengths to continue the journey.. may this friendship remain aman as kami semua bersahabat untukMu.. jadikanlah teguran sesama kami adalah untuk mendekatiMU tetapi seandainya kami tersalah, ampunkanlah kami, dan lapangkanlah hati sahabat2 kami terhadap kami.. ameen..

ASSALAMUALAIKUM..   

tak dapat nak update selalu.. sebab kitorang takde computer, asma nye takley wayarless.. so bile dpt komputer takleh nak karang pjng2 sebab ramai tunggu turn..hehe
byk gmba on perjalanan kami.. takde pun kat centre tuh sgt, since die private.. kene maintain the privacy.. so takleh amik gamba residents sgt, boleh amek gamba facilities.. the geriatric system in aus sgt different from malaysia.. they have division for those who need assistance for their ADL and those who independent.. even clerking the patient (who is not demented), was easy… they remember the medication even their findings.. one of the patient said she had tricuspid regurgitation (a valvular-heart problem).. wow! syah asked one patient on compliance, pastu die jadi annoyed.. who’s gonna do that stupid thing? (missed the drugs)..bagus2.. mind the language anyway..mule2 ktorang pegi satu tempat je (amity at south morang), pastu the manager arranged beberape tempat untuk kitorang pergi, baik sgt.. next week kitorang makan chapatti! kari ayam halal dan kuah dal.. HALAL! die belanja sambil lecture (alhamdulillah, proper lunch finally after 3 weeks of bread and jam –> sampai orang2 kat situ ingat itu makanan ruji malaysian.. hehe, sorry guys, wrong impression..

susah nak terang kan pasal halal..td fay (lifestyle coordinator kat amity) ckp muslim asek2 sume tak boleh.. kitorang suke lari2 nampak anjing.. pastu asek tolak makan.. minum je.. campur puasa sunat isnin khamis.. (tapi tak kurus pun)..
tapi dia kate la patutla ramzi kurus, sebab banyak tak boleh makan.. die nak peluk islam la.. tapi die interested in islam despite all her comments.. we have another 3 weeks to explain to her about islam and muslims.. hope we can do a good job!

suke la duk sini.. tapi rindu sgt kat malaysia.. owh asma` suh ckp tadi ada snow.. lebih pada hujan ais batu.. hujan ais batu di negara orang, hujan batu di negara sendri.. lbih baik di negara sendiri..