When you stop chasing the wrong things..
..you give the right things a chance to catch you.

Stop spending time with the wrong people. 
Life is too short to spend time with people who suck the happiness out of you.  If someone wants you in their life, they’ll make room for you.  You shouldn’t have to fight for a spot.  Never, ever insist yourself to someone who continuously overlooks your worth.  And remember, it’s not the people that stand by your side when you’re at your best, but the ones who stand beside you when you’re at your worst that are your true friends.
 
Stop running from your problems
Face them head on.  No, it won’t be easy.  There is no person in the world capable of flawlessly handling every punch thrown at them.  We aren’t supposed to be able to instantly solve problems.  That’s not how we’re made.  In fact, we’re made to get upset, sad, hurt, stumble and fall.  Because that’s the whole purpose of living – to face problems, learn, adapt, and solve them over the course of time.  This is what ultimately molds us into the person we become.
 
Stop lying to yourself
You can lie to anyone else in the world, but you can’t lie to yourself.  Our lives improve only when we take chances, and the first and most difficult chance we can take is to be honest with ourselves.
 
Stop putting your own needs on the back burner
The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.  Yes, help others; but help yourself too.  If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do something that matters to you, that moment is now.
 
Stop trying to be someone you’re not
One of the greatest challenges in life is being yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else.  Someone will always be prettier, someone will always be smarter, someone will always be younger, but they will never be you.  Don’t change so people will like you.  Be yourself and the right people will love the real you.
 
Stop trying to hold onto the past
You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading your last one.
 
Stop being scared to make a mistake
Doing something and getting it wrong is at least ten times more productive than doing nothing.  Every success has a trail of failures behind it, and every failure is leading towards success.  You end up regretting the things you did NOT do far more than the things you did.
 
Stop berating yourself for old mistakes
We may love the wrong person and cry about the wrong things, but no matter how things go wrong, one thing is for sure, mistakes help us find the person and things that are right for us.  We all make mistakes, have struggles, and even regret things in our past.  But you are not your mistakes, you are not your struggles, and you are here NOW with the power to shape your day and your future.  Every single thing that has ever happened in your life is preparing you for a moment that is yet to come.
 
Stop trying to buy happiness
Many of the things we desire are expensive.  But the truth is, the things that really satisfy us are totally free – love, laughter and working on our passions.
 
Stop exclusively looking to others for happiness
If you’re not happy with who you are on the inside, you won’t be happy in a long-term relationship with anyone else either.  You have to create stability in your own life first before you can share it with someone else.
 
Stop being idle
Don’t think too much or you’ll create a problem that wasn’t even there in the first place.  Evaluate situations and take decisive action.  You cannot change what you refuse to confront.  Making progress involves risk.  Period!  You can’t make it to second base with your foot on first.
 
Stop thinking you’re not ready
Nobody ever feels 100% ready when an opportunity arises.  Because most great opportunities in life force us to grow beyond our comfort zones, which means we won’t feel totally comfortable at first.
 
Stop getting involved in relationships for the wrong reasons
Relationships must be chosen wisely.  It’s better to be alone than to be in bad company.  There’s no need to rush.  If something is meant to be, it will happen – in the right time, with the right person, and for the best reason. Fall in love when you’re ready, not when you’re lonely.
 
Stop rejecting new relationships just because old ones didn’t work
In life you’ll realize that there is a purpose for everyone you meet.  Some will test you, some will use you and some will teach you.  But most importantly, some will bring out the best in you.
 
Stop trying to compete against everyone else
Don’t worry about what others doing better than you.  Concentrate on beating your own records every day.  Success is a battle between YOU and YOURSELF only.
 
Stop being jealous of others
Jealousy is the art of counting someone else’s blessings instead of your own.  Ask yourself this:  “What’s something I have that everyone wants?”
 
Stop complaining and feeling sorry for yourself
Life’s curveballs are thrown for a reason – to shift your path in a direction that is meant for you.  You may not see or understand everything the moment it happens, and it may be tough.  But reflect back on those negative curveballs thrown at you in the past.  You’ll often see that eventually they led you to a better place, person, state of mind, or situation.  So smile!  Let everyone know that today you are a lot stronger than you were yesterday, and you will be.
 
Stop holding grudges
Don’t live your life with hate in your heart.  You will end up hurting yourself more than the people you hate.  Forgiveness is not saying, “What you did to me is okay.”  It is saying, “I’m not going to let what you did to me ruin my happiness forever.”  Forgiveness is the answer… let go, find peace, liberate yourself!  And remember, forgiveness is not just for other people, it’s for you too.  If you must, forgive yourself, move on and try to do better next time.
 
Stop letting others bring you down to their level
Refuse to lower your standards to accommodate those who refuse to raise theirs.
 
Stop wasting time explaining yourself to others
Your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it anyway.  Just do what you know in your heart is right.
 
Stop doing the same things over and over without taking a break
The time to take a deep breath is when you don’t have time for it.  If you keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting.  Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly.
 
Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments
Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and discover they were the big things.  The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you.
 
Stop trying to make things perfect
The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done.
 
Stop following the path of least resistance
Life is not easy, especially when you plan on achieving something worthwhile.  Don’t take the easy way out.  Do something extraordinary.
 
Stop acting like everything is fine if it isn’t
It’s okay to fall apart for a little while.  You don’t always have to pretend to be strong, and there is no need to constantly prove that everything is going well.  You shouldn’t be concerned with what other people are thinking either – cry if you need to – it’s healthy to shed your tears.  The sooner you do, the sooner you will be able to smile again.
 
Stop blaming others for your troubles
The extent to which you can achieve your dreams depends on the extent to which you take responsibility for your life.  When you blame others for what you’re going through, you deny responsibility – you give others power over that part of your life.
 
Stop trying to be everything to everyone
Doing so is impossible, and trying will only burn you out.  But making one person smile CAN change the world.  Maybe not the whole world, but their world.  So narrow your focus.
 
Stop worrying so much
Worry will not strip tomorrow of its burdens, it will strip today of its joy.  One way to check if something is worth mulling over is to ask yourself this question: “Will this matter in one year’s time?  Three years?  Five years?”  If not, then it’s not worth worrying about.
 
Stop focusing on what you don’t want to happen
Focus on what you do want to happen.  Positive thinking is at the forefront of every great success story.  If you awake every morning with the thought that something wonderful will happen in your life today, and you pay close attention, you’ll often find that you’re right.
 
Stop being ungrateful
No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life.  Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.  Instead of thinking about what you’re missing, try thinking about what you have that everyone else is missing.

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Ya Allah,
ampunkanlah dosa ku,
ampunkanlah dosa kedua ibu bapaku,
ampunkanlah dosa isteri ku,
ampunkanlah dosa adik beradikku dan seluruh kaum keluargaku,
ampunkanlah dosa guru guruku,
ampunkanlah dosa sahabat sahabatku,
dan ampunkanlah dosa sekelian kaum muslimin dan muslimat

“Wahai Tuhan
selamatkan umat ini,
dari kecelakaan dan segala kecelaan. Dari kebimbangan dan keluh kesah ya Allah,
Perkenankan doa kami ya Allah”

Sesungguhnya
langit kelam dikala malam,
Hanya bulan nampak cerahnya
Namun yang pasti,
bintang itu sentiasa ada
Walau tidak nampak dilihat mata

Bersabarlah wahai sahabat

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Haritu..

“Abang, tadi mak dah buat dah maybank2u kat bank. Ni macamana nak log in..?”
“Haa. Meh abang ajar. Ni nanti mak boleh bayar semua bil kat sini. Tak payah dah pegi beratur panjang panjang kat pejabat pos nak bayar bil..”
“Ooo. Boleh jugak ke? Macamana nak bayar dia?”
“Mak click kay Pay Bills ni, pastu select bil ape nak bayar, pastu click kat request TAC. Pastu nanti dia hantar la pin cide kat henpon mak, pastu mak masukkan la pin tu kat sini..”
Sambil gua tuding kat skrin lcd kompiter..

“Ooo. Ok. Paham dah..”

Petang tadi..
“Abaaaaaaannngggg..”
Macam suara datang dari langit..

“Apediaaa?”
“Apasal bank tak hantar TAC pon?”
“Aaa..mak kat mana? Nak bayar bil ke?

Dari suara macam dari bawah
Gua turun tengok mak tengah dok kat meja study, buat penilaian prestasi guru. Hmm..musykil..

“Aaa? Apsal pulak nak pakai TAC? Mak ade nak bayar bil ke tadi?”
“Tak la, ni nanti bila bila mak nak bayar bil, bila bank nak hantar TAC ni?”

Adehla ibuku~

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Di satu pagi yang hening..

“Abang, taknak turun breakfast ke? Tu kakak masak Teriyaki tuu..”
“Hah? Teriyaki?..”
“Eh.. Tepanyaki..”
“Haaaahhh??”
“Eh..habistu ape?”
“Takoyaki laaa.. Tako~”
“Heh heh..sama la tuu..”

Selang beberapa hari, sebab tak puas makan, gua buat sendiri takoyaki tu lagi..

..dan berkata la cek mek molek tu lagi

“Pandai jugak ye abang buat Tokayaki“
“Haaaaahhhhhh????”

Tak tak..
Tak salah pun mencuba.
Yang penting yakin kan?
Tapi ape pon..

Ahahahahaha
*gelak guling guling*

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malam yang gelita
perjalanan menuju pantai timur
ku susuri cermat agar selamat
hujan renyai masih membasahi bumi

sejuk
penghawa dingin sudah ditalakan ke minima
namun dinginnya masih menusuk dada

jarak penglihatan yang agak pendek
kadangkala membuahkan risau di jiwa
tragedi lepas menambahkan lagi gusarnya

persimpangan membuatkan aku bersuara

“bapak, ikut jalan mana satu ni..?”

aku terdiam tergamam.
bagaikan tak percaya apa yang keluar dari mulutku

Ayah mertua yang mamai menunjuk ke arah Kuala Terengganu
dan kembali ke lenanya

MasyaAllah,
rindunya aku dengan waktu dulu

Cinta itu adalah anugerah,
namun sering kita menyangka,
cinta itu milik kita,

hakikatnya
cinta itu hadir untuk disayangi
bukan dimiliki

insan yang merasai memiliki cinta
mungkin akan mengharap
cinta itu bertindak
seperti yang dijangka
seperti kehendak hatinya
kerna hatinya fikir dia sudah miliki cinta.

sehingga akhirnya
cinta itu sendiri yang membunuhnya

oleh itu,
hargailah cinta sementara ia masih ada.
sementara kasihnya masih boleh disemai
sementara ihsannya masih ikhlas
sementara ruang hatinya masih luas

…bukan seperti cinta yang dimiliki

dan sesungguhnya
apabila satu titik dapat dikongsi dua jiwa
mungkin di saat itu
tiada lagi engkau
tiada lagi aku

hanyalah kami dan kita.
dan yang selebihnya akan terurai dengan sendirinya
kerna persefahaman sudah membuahkan hasilnya.

Namun begitu
sekiranya cinta itu tidak pernah hadir
hadirkanlah cinta itu kepada diri sendiri

kerna hanya manusia yang dapat mencintai dirinya
dapat menerima cinta dari orang lain

Kuasa fitrah
Lembut tetapi sangat berkesan
Tidak perlu di pelajari kerna ia ada dalam diri

Cuma
Amat malang
Manusia tidak memperdulikan kuasa fitrahnya
Dalam mencari arah kebenaran dan kebaikan

Rasa dari dalam ini
Tidak dipedulikan
Sehingga akhirnya terbelenggu
Oleh kepentingan kepentingan tertentu

Fitrah jadi bisu
Tuli dan buta

Justeru
Manusia
Seandainya inginkan kebaikan dalam hidup
Maka
Dengarlah suara hati
Bertanyalah kepada fitrah di dalam diri

Jawapannya akan menepati kebenaran
Kerana fitrah tidak pernah berbohong!

Zul Ramli M.Razali
U-Turn Ke Jalan Lurus
2011

mengapa ramai orang menjerit bila sedang dalam kemarahan?
mengapa ramai orang meninggikan suara kepada satu sama lain ketika mereka marah?

kerana kita tidak tenang, sebab itu kita menjerit..?

tapi kenapa perlu menjerit walaupun orang tersebut berada di sebelah kita?
tak bolehkah kita bercakap dengan menggunakan suara yang lemah lembut?
kenapa kena menjerit pada seseorang bila anda sedang marah?

…

ketika dua orang sedang marah,
jarak antara hati mereka begitu jauh
untuk mendekatkan hati mereka
mereka harus menjerit supaya suara hati mereka
dapat didengar satu sama lain

semakin mereka marah,
semakin kuat suara mereka

* * * *

kehilangan itu
telah memisahkanku dari keduanya
tiada lagi pelindung secara zahirnya
tiada lagi pendengar setia secara batinnya

bicaraku bagaikan tidak bersuara
laguku bagaikan tak berirama

dan nukilanku hanya bersarang di minda
dan di dada.

terlalu sukar untuk diutara
kerna semuanya dipandang noda

maka,
tiada lagi semuanya

prasangka telah membunuh semuanya
dan semuanya bagai menikam dada.

aku tetap cuba untuk melahirkan suasana itu semula
ternyata hanya kegagalan yang aku terima
ditambah darah muda yang kian membara

hari ini aku berteleku berdoa
berserah kepada yang Esa
ku pulangkan ujian ini kepadaNya

kerna,
ku tahu Dia maha pengasih kepada hamba-hambanya

Ya Allah,
hari ini aku menadah tangan berserah kepada Mu Ya Allah
aku berserah atas segala ujian yang Kau kurniakan kepada ku,
atas segala nikmat yang kau limpahkan kepada ku Ya Allah.

sesungguhnya aku redha dengan apa yang kau aturkan kepada ku,
dan aku tahu akan ada jalan jalan keuntungan di sisi mu Ya Allah
walaupun jalan jalan itu dipandang tewas di sisi orang lain.

“Cukuplah bagi kami ini Ya Allah,Dialah sebaik baik tempat diserahkan urusan”

Duhai kasih pujaan kekanda
Dengar ku mengeluhkan rindu
Merayu setiapnya waktu, sayang
Padamu duhai kekasihku

Namun ku takkan putus asa
Duhai kasih pujaan kekanda
Di dunia kita tak berjumpa, sayang
Ku menanti di ambang syurga

Sedap sungguh lagu lama lama ni kalau layan sekali sekala
Kena pulak dengan mood cerita sedih Fauziah Nawi dengan Nasir Bilal Khan yang tajuk dia ‘Titian Siratul Mustaqim’.
Pandai betul Rashid Sibir mainkan peranan music score lagu lama lama yang mana banyak lagu Ahmad Jais digunakan..

Penghujung cerita yang agak sedih dengan pemergian si suami dihidangkan dengan lagu Menanti Di Ambang Syurga.
Sedikit imbas kembali janji si suami yang ingin meniti titian sirat bersama isterinya (scene yang betul betul kena pada rangkap lagu “..Di dunia kita tak berjumpa sayang, Ku menanti di ambang syurga..”)menambahkan lagi mood sedih.

Tapi elok habis je lagu tu scene tu,
Mak mencelah..

“Kalau masuk syurga la isteri dia tu..kalau tak, penat le suami dia tunggu tak sampai sampai…”

Huih. Keras betul komen mak..
Air mata mood sedey tadi pon dah tak jadi keluar.
Hmmpphh…

Is anybody out there?
Is anybody listening?
Does anybody really know?
Is the end of the beginning

A cry
A rush
A one breath
Is all we waiting for
Sometimes the one we’re taking
Changes every one before

It’s everything you wanted,
it’s everything you don’t
It’s one door swinging open
and one door swinging closed

Some prayers find an answer
Some prayers never know

We’re holding on and letting go

..”..kenapa kadangkala mencari kebahagian diri sendiri
lebih susah dari memberi kebahagiaan kepada orang lain?..”..