Friday, July 13, 2018

Friends For Benefits?? Anyone interested?



Assalamualaykum everyone!


Happy Friday! Have a Baraqah Friday, my favourite day of all.

I wanted to express my feeling to someone, but I was wrong. I don't have anyone that I can trust to speak about it. That’s why I wrote in this platform. Writing is much more easy than speak.

I was wrong again as I would be crazy to choose human over Allah. I should ask Allah first before I figure out who should I speak to. Right?

Well, I do have a lot messy on my plate. But compared to me, I know someone who always have something to share too. To be honest, when I listen to her story I feel more grateful than before. This is because she has a lot of complaint, when I know that she has everything that I don’t possess. She keep complaint about her family, her job, her boring life when the husband not around, her boring work when she got paid very high, her fierce mother and father who always ask for money, her siblings who is not helping and many more.

To start off, we used to work in the same office. We became really closed because of that. But recently, we both change our job. We’re now working in a different office, but she never fails to WA (WhatsApp) me with the same stories. Not that I’m bored, but I do find it really strange.

I would think of her as one of my best-friend as we shared a lot. We cried and happy for each other. We understand each other. We also went holiday together. I was with her when she had a tough time, I was with her through her marriage journey. I know her husband, I’m the one and only friend who came to his husband’s kampong and met his family. We took a lot of pictures together. But surprisingly, when I scroll into her IG (Instagram) I couldn’t find any picture of me.

When we separated, we start to follow each other in social media. That is how I can scroll her IG. Before this, both of us are on private mode. We never follow each other in social media while working together as we afraid of others will spying on us. Hahaha.

Well, I didn’t ask her but it took me by surprised. Not that I’m offended as she didn’t keep my picture in her IG where I put a lot of our picture together. But it makes me thinking, who am I to her?

I know her whole story, I know she has friends who always took advantage on her, used her for their own good. She always feel sad by the way they treated her.

Despite of being treated like sh**, she still hang-out with these people. She even invited them for makan-makan raya, purposely cooked for them, going shopping, karaoke some more together. When I ask her why she did that, she tell me that they were just her friends for benefits. She wanted to do the same to them. She wanted to used them and have fun whenever she get bored. I wasn’t agreed to this. I always remind her, you only hurting yourself all over again. If you can’t handle it, please stay away from those people.

I just can’t understand that there are some people who choose to be like that. She’s one of it. Just because she wanted to be in the circle of people who perceive to be FUN. Those people whose living like a celebrity wanna be. Baju raya always from a designer’s collection, IG full of FUN time pictures. Always talk about fashion, make-up, really follows trends, always look stylish, went for concert, theatre, carry branded item, have a great place for vacation, this and that.

#bff #lovelyfriends #greattime #greatfriends #girltime #girlfriends

And whenever she post picture with her ‘high-level’ friends, she always put hashtag of #bff #lovelyfriends #greattime #greatfriends #girltime #girlfriends and their picture are all over her IG. She did told me that her friends never post or tag her picture in their IG, not even double tab (like) her picture like I did all the time. Now, I understand why she did the same to me. Because I am her friends for benefits too?? Am I right??

A bit sad to find out there’s something like this. But I won’t do the same to her. I’m sincerely wants to be her friend and being a listener to her story. I just feel a bit sad for her. Whether I’m her friends for benefits or whatever they called it. I’m just grateful enough that I don’t have to be fake just to makes friends with others.


Dear ma friends, I hope you will realize someday. I’ll never feel tired to remind you about this (sometimes I feel I want to slap you). 


Stop hurting yourself. Have pride and move on with your life. You have so many things to be thankful to Allah. Look at the bright side, Allah gave you everything you need without you noticed. Don’t forget that.


I won’t go anywhere. I’ll be here, if you need (want to use) me.

“Be genuinely interested in everyone you meet and everyone you meet will be genuinely interested in you” - Rasheed Ogunlaru.

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Slim Project Begins - Step 1 : Betulkan Niat (Nawaitu)


Assalamualaykum wbt..

Sempena pasca-raya ni, berat badan dan spare-tyre makin bertambah menjadi-jadi. Untunglah bila dengar ada orang boleh turun berat badan di musim perayaan ni..derrr!

Plus, macam - macam yang jadi kebelakangan ni. Faktor gaya hidup yang busy, balik malam, makan lewat malam tu jadi rutin (supper kononnya). As a result, apa lagi naiklah berat badan tu!

Sebenarnya, nak start tu senang je. Tapi nak kekalkan momentum dan semangat tu yang sukar! Siapa rasa dia sama macam Iolls? Say I!!

Tetapi, tiba-tiba hari ni rasa berkobar-kobar nak menurunkan berat badan. Siapa nak join kempen kuruskan badan dengan aku? Say I!!! Say it la, baru ada geng!

Sebenarnya, ilmu nak kuruskan badan tu dah ada cuma nak start and continue tulah challenge nya!

Ok, mula-mula sekali kita mesti set target untuk kurus!
Kena ada clear goal and target baru boleh set time and action. Ni sebenarnya nak tolong orang-orang yang memang susah nak control habits and susah nak istiqamah, macam aku! kejap je semangat, pastu dah ilang. Tak nak macam tu, kita kena ade high determination, clear goal baru boleh capai matlamat kurus tu. Niat kena betul.

Jom betulkan kembali niat kita

Nawaitu kurus........Lillahi ta'ala. (hahaha..gurau je). 
Niat tu masing-masing, tapi mestilah tidak bertentangan dengan syarak. Contoh nak kurus, supaya boleh tayang curve kan orang, nak buka aurat, boleh pakai baju ketat zaman jahiliyah atau sebagainya.

Astaghfirullahala'zim

Ok. Dah betulkan niat, kemudian set kan target berapa kgs and berapa lama masa yang akan diambil. Masa kena realistic sikitlah. Nanti tak tercapai kecewa menangis kat bucu katil pulak.

Ni step pertama yang aku dapat masa mengikuti Seminar JK1M bersama Coach Kevin Zahri. Sepagian bersama mereka-mereka yang ada matlamat yang sama iaitu untuk menurunkan berat badan, untuk kembali aktif dan mengamalkan hidup yang sihat. Semangat dia lain macam. Ok, jujur aku terkejut jugak sebab ramai lagi yang bersaiz besar tapi tak malu untuk berubah, bergerak, bersenam walaupun dengan keadaan yang mencabar. Ok, Nak tayang gambar sikitlah, nanti korang tak percaya pulak.

Cer teka, aku yang mana??

Balik dari seminar tu, mulahlah berjinak-jinak dengan muscle pain, muscle sore, term-term yang seangkatan dengannya. Sakit-sakit sedap bak kata Coach Kevin. Sebenarnya sebelum pergi seminar tu memang kena get ready mental and physical and be positive!

Kalau korang nak tahu, sebelum ni bermacam-macam cara aku dah cuba untuk kurus. Dari pelbagai produk kurus (jus kurus, teh kurus, susu kurus, protein shake, pill kurus, krim kurus, korset kurus, serbuk telan-telan (stem-cell jadah), tablet kemam-kemam dan pelbagai cara lagilah). Berhabis cuba macam-macam. Pantang dengar ada produk baru, semua nak cuba. Dari yang murah ke mahal. Rasanya paling mahal beli food replacement (malas nak cakap nanti kena kecam). Concept dia, jangan makan karbo dan benda-benda lain, gantikan dengan shake tu je. Ok, memang la kurus. Tapi tahan ke orang melayu makan benda tu je selalu? Sampai ada satu fasa tu, satu hari tu memang kena ambil benda tu je. Muntah hijau kot hari-hari. Hahaha.

So ape lagi, aku terus stop consume sebab tak relevan untuk long term.

Aku pun kembali ke jalan yang benar, aku nak kurus yang natural. Actually, bukan nak kurus pun. Tapi nak tukar gaya-hidup yang sihat. Diet ni bukan untuk sehari dua. Ianya adalah life-style. That's why aku join JK1M program. Ni bukan sebab nak promote program tu pun tapi nak share pengalaman aku je. Mungkin ada orang yang sedang mencari-cari jalan untuk kurus, jadi jom kurus sama-sama!

Nak tahu lebih lanjut? Tunggu next post K!

Nak baca my previous post about How to Eat for a Flat Belly - Mengikut sunnah Nabi Muhammad SAW. Click here.

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Hati Yang Kesedihan


Assalamualaikum wbt kepada semua.

Lama tak coretkan sesuatu di sini, kerana agak 'busy'. Tetapi oleh kerana seorang sahabat saya baru menceritakan perihal dirinya yang tiba-tiba dilanda kesedihan. Bersedih dan murung tanpa sebab di tengah - tengah kemeriahan sambutan Hari Raya yang lalu menyebabkan saya perlu coretkan sesuatu! 

Pernahkan anda merasakan hari anda seolah-olah macam tidak kena?

Rasa yang menyebabkan kita tidak selesa, rasa tidak lepas dan tidak puas bila melakukan sesuatu. Semuanya berasa hambar dan tawar. Seperti tiada kepuasan dalam hidup. Seperti nak menangis, nak menjerit dan nak bersembunyi dari semua perkara yang biasa kita lakukan.

Kita juga selalu mudah untuk rasa terluka dan berkecil hati dengan orang-orang dan suasana sekeliling. Rasa seperti kita tidak difahami dan merasa sentiasa bernasib malang.

Itulah yang dialami oleh sahabat saya itu. Melihatkan dirinya, tiada apa yang kurang. Punya keluarga yang lengkap. Punya ada Ayah dan Ibu, Suami yang menyayangi, Kawan-kawan yang ramai, keluarga mertua yang baik. Apa lagi yang kurang?

Lantas, saya boleh buat kesimpulan, semuanya berpunca daripada hati yang tidak tenang.

Apakah sebenarnya yang menyumbang kepada hati tidak tenang dan perasaan-perasaan yang menyesakkan ini?

[ Ini adalah pembacaan saya dari page ini ]


1. Hati Tidak Tenang Kerana Tidak Memaafkan Atau Sukar Memaafkan

Kadang hati kita tak tenang dan terus-terusan terluka sebab kita terlalu sukar untuk memafkan.

Cuba perhatikan aliran air. Apa jadi kalau sesuatu terkumpul dan bertakung terlalu lama? Air tak dapat mengalir lancar, jadi keruh dan kotor.

Begitu juga hati.

Kita terlalu sukar nak memaafkan, dan benda tu jadi benci, jadi dendam dalam hati. Maka hati kita pun kotor, sebab kita tak dapat lihat hikmah dan kebaikan dalam memaafkan.

Nah, itulah puncanya hati tidak tenang.

Apa yang harus kita buat?

Maafkanlah.

Sememangnya kemaafan tak dapat mengubah apa yang jadi, tapi sekurang-kurangnya ia membukan jalan kepada sesuatu yang baik untuk masa hadapan, membuka hati kita sekurang-kurangnya untuk melihat hikmah, untuk tidak bersangka buruk dan mengajar hati menjadi lembut dan baik.

There’s a lot of beauty things in this world.

You will not be able to see it if you fulfill your heart with anger and hatred. To see ugliness in others people is the reflection of the ugliness in our own heart.

Ketika diri dibenci dan dilukai, tanyalah kembali kepada diri ; kepada apa kita bergantung harap? Kepada apa kita terikat? Jika jawapan kita adalah Allah, inshaAllah, kita akan tenang, dan menyerahkan kembali hal kelukaan hati kita kepada DIA.

Seek the higher healer, carilah penawar terbaik daripada yang paling tinggi, Allah. Dan maafkanlah sesama manusia, supaya hati kita tidak tenat dan membuka ruang lain untuk kebahagiaan.

Love with all of your heart, but depend only on Allah


2. Menggunakan Sesuatu Yang Haram Dan Tak Terfikir Tentangnya

Kadangkala kita terlepas pandang tentang perkara-perkara yang sebenarnya boleh menjadi haram didalam kehidupan seharian kita.

Ya, memang kita amat sensitif dalam bab menjaga soal halal haram makanan kita, tetapi adakah kita peka dengan haram-haram yang lain?

Salah satu contoh yang paling senang dan terbaru dalam kehidupan masyarakat kita ini, adalah ramai diantara kita menggunakan simkad ghost, iaitu simkad yang dimanipulasi oleh pihak tertentu untuk membolehkan kita menggunakan internet dari telco di negara kita, secara percuma dan unlimited.

Secara bahasa ringkasnya, simkad ghost ini ‘mencuri’ data dari pihak telco (celcom, maxis, digi). Jadi, apa masalahnya?

Masalahnya, ramai diantara kita secara sedar dan tidak sedar bahawa perbuatan ini haram (data internet curi) dan secara gembiranya melayari internet tanpa had.

Oleh itu bagaimana kita hendak mengharapkan hati kita tenang bila menggunakan perkara yang haram?

Sebenarnya perkara-perkara seperti inilah membawa kepada ketidaktenangan hati dan keresahan jiwa, serta menyekat limpahan rezeki kepada kita.

Mungkin kita boleh berjimat dengan membeli simkad ghost ini, tetapi adakah ia berbaloi untuk kita kehilangan ketenangan hati yang mahal harganya? Bahkan menghalang kita dari mendapat rezeki-rezeki. yang lain

Ini adalah satu contoh. Banyak lagi contoh-contoh lain lagi yang membawa kepada haram dan syubahah.

Apa yang harus kita buat?

Elakkan benda yang syubahah dan haram.

Sentiasalah berfikir panjang sebelum melibatkan diri kita dalam satu-satu perkara. Fikirkan darimana sumbernya, bagaimana ia berfungsi dan adakah ia selari dengan kehendak syariah?

Sentiasa sematkan dalam fikiran, “Jika aku buat ini, adakah Allah redha dengan perbuatan aku ini?”

InsyaaAllah jika kita sentiasa menjaga soal halal-haram ini, Allah akan menganugerahkan kenikmatan ketenangan hati yang tidak terhingga kepada kita.

Sebab tiada apa yang lebih bernilai didalam dunia ini melainkan mempunyai hati yang tenang.

Jadi mulai sekarang, sila audit setiap apa yang kita gunakan, skim pelaburan yang kita ceburi, dan setiap perbuatan kita – adakah ia mempunyai unsur haram?

Semoga Allah membantu kita membersihkan kita dari segala yang haram.


3. Hati Tidak Tenang Kerana Selalu Melambatkan-Lambatkan Solat

*Pukul berapa biasa kita bangun solat subuh?*

Tepat pada waktu atau pagi sudah terang? Atau langsung terlepas solat subuh?

– maaf atas soalan cepumas diatas

Kadang-kadang kita tidak perasan dan tidak sedar, ada perkara-perkara kecil yang kita buat menyebabkan hidup kita musnah seharian. Jiwa tidak tenang dan selalu rasa susah hati.

Ini kerana kita melakukan dosa-dosa yang dianggap remeh dan kecil sedangkan dosa adalah tetap dosa. Tetap ditulis oleh Malaikat sebagai amalan buruk yang akan dibalas dengan hukuman yang setimpal oleh Allah s.w.t.

Apa yang harus kita buat?

Kita tidak sedar, rasa susah hati, jiwa tidak tenang, hidup kelam kabut, kerja selalu tidak menjadi, selalu kena marah adalah sebagai hukuman kepada kita yang memandang remeh kepada setiap dosa yang dilakukan.

Oleh itu mulai sekarang: 
  • Solat diawal waktu 
  • Berjamaah (dimasjid bagi lelaki) 
  • Jangan solat terburu-buru. Ambil masa untuk solat dengan tertib dan sempurna. 
  • Berdoa 
  • Jaga solat subuh! 



4. Hati Tidak Tenang Kerana Tidak Membaca Al-Quran Lebih Dari 3 Hari 

“Ingatlah, hanya dengan mengingat Allah-lah hati menjadi tenteram.” ( QS Ar Ra’d : 28 )

Orang yang selalu mengingati Allah biasanya tidak pernah terlepas masa untuk membaca Al-Quran. Walau sesibuk mana pun dia, dia tetap mengambil masa untuk membaca Kalam Allah ini.

Apa yang harus kita buat?

Murabbi Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man menasihatkan supaya jangan tinggalkan membaca Al-Quran melebihi 3 hari walaupun kita sangat sibuk.

Al-Quran bukan untuk sekadar dibaca dan didengarkan. Tapi juga untuk diamalkan.

Kebanyakan dari kita, Al-Quran hanya sekadar didengar oleh telinga, padahal yang sebenarnya harus dihayati maknanya sehingga sampai ke hati.

Kerana antara manfaat yamg besar dari membaca Quran itu ada dua, kalau tidak untuk menenangkan hati, ia akan menjadi penawar untuk mengubati.


5. Terlampau Berkira Dan Kedekut

Jangan pernah kita terlampau berkira dalam kehidupan kita.

Percaya atau tidak, orang yang kedekut serta berkira ini rezekinya sempit dan hatinya selalu tidak tenang.

Pernah ada seorang kenalan saya meluahkan perasaannya bahawa dia berasa hidupnya malang kerana barang-barangnya selalu hilang dan rosak. Malah penyakit selalu datang bertimpa-timpa kepadanya sehingga selalu keluar masuk hospital.

Hatinya rasa tidak tenteram memikirkan masalah selalu menjengah kepadanya.

Saya hanya mendiamkan diri.

Sebenarnya dia seorang yang amat berkira dalam segala hal. Berkira dalam membuat kerja, kedekut dan selalu beranggapan bahawa dia akan rugi jika menolong orang lain kerana belum tentu menolongnya lagi.

Berbeza pula dengan kenalan saya yang seorang lagi, dia sangat pemurah (suka bersedekah / memberi hadiah) dan suka membantu orang lain.

Apa yang saya perhatikan, hidupnya cukup gembira dan senyuman sentiasa mengukir. Kelihatan jelas ketenangan diwajahnya, suka untuk melihat wajahnya.

Pernah semasa kami berbual-bual, dia mengatakan dia berasa tenang bila dapat bersedekah. Mungkin amalan sedekah ini salah satu kunci untuk mendapat hati yang tenang?

InsyaaAllah.

* Mungkin tidak adil saya menilai orang lain dari perspektif saya, namun apa yang saya dapat perhatikan, orang yang terlalu berkira dan kedekut ini bukan sahaja kurang disenangi sesama manusia, bahkan sentiasa mengalami masalah.

Melakukan kebajikan bukannya bermaksud kena ‘memberi sesuatu’, bah kan ianya boleh datang dalam bentuk yang pelbagai. Antaranya ialah melakukan kebajikan dengan bersikap menyenangkan hati orang lain.

Apa yang harus kita buat?

Buangkan sikap negatif dalam diri kita. Mudahkan untuk menolong orang lain, sentiasa senyum dan jangan kedekut untuk mengeluarkan sedekah.

Kerana kita kena yakin setiap kebaikan yang kita buat itu akan dibalas oleh Allah dengan beribu-ribu kebaikan dan rasa hati yang tenang.


Manusia yang kaya dan beruntung sebenarnya adalah mereka yang memiliki hati yang tenang dan lapang.

Sebenarnya kita selalu lupa bahawa hati kita itu Allah yang pegang. Dan lupa bahawa rasa ketenangan itu Allah lah yang berkuasa mencampakkan ke dalam hati kita.

Kita selalu beranggapan bahawa kita akan gembira bila mendapat apa yang kita mahukan.

Tapi sebenarnya kita silap.

Gembira sahaja tidak cukup tanpa hati yang tenang. Hati yang tenang akan menjadikan kita aman dan sentiasa lapang walaupun mempunyai banyak kekurangan dan masalah.

Sedangkankan rasa gembira itu hanya bersifat sementara.

Dan kunci ketenangan hati adalah dengan menjaga hubungan dengan Allah diikuti dengan menjaga hubungan dengan manusia yang lain.

Wallahua'lam. Semoga bermanfaat.

Thursday, June 21, 2018

The Most Challenging Interview Ever - Pegawai Tadbir dan Diplomatik (PTD) / Administration and Diplomatic Officer



#throwback #cleaningmydesk

Assalamualaykum wbt everybody! 

I hope you have enjoy your Raya celebration as much as I do!

Before I end my Raya holiday, I better do some cleaning of my files and all my stuff. Tomorrow, I will be back to office (wish me luck!). 

While do the cleaning, I found these in my old file. It is all the letters and question papers during the most challenging interview ever! PTD Exam. Who sat for the PTD exam? Say I!! Haha..

To be honest, I wasn't interested working in Government sector except for PTD (Pegawai Tadbir dan Diplomatik)/Administration and Diplomatic Officer.


Well, for your info PTD is the among the most sought after post in the market. There are as high as 50,000 applicants applied for PTD every year. Those applicants come from almost all academic qualifications and multi disciplines working experiences except for Medical (due to bound by contract to serve as doctors). Some are even go extra sacrifices quitting jobs that earning much better than a PTD. Why? Because of perceptions that PTD is an elite and glamour post. However, it might not be true as some are seeking a more stable long term career and wanted to serve the nation! 

Me? I was more keen on the career development. There are chances of PTD working in overseas and serve the country as a Diplomat. Which I think is very cool! hahaha




OK. There's no easy way to pass the Exam, you need to get ready for it. Let me gave some ideas and expectation of the exam. As the general guides, the questions will be divided into several areas namely (but not limited to):-




About Malaysia

* History of Malaysia

* Malaysian government administrations

* ASEAN
* United Nations (PBB)
* Malaysia's international relations
* Parliament - Legislation, Executives and Judiciary
* Economic, Education, Social, Politics, Cultural, Defence & Security, Local Government etc.

Current Issues
* Domestic, regional and international issues

Attitude Test
* It's all about your attitude!

Thinking & IQ Test
* Mathematic, calculation test
* Logics test
* Critical thinking
* Decision making

Writing Test
* anything as above! But mostly about contemporary issues. How do you see the issues and suggesting the solutions to the problems. (This part, there is a catch! It will smell where your political inclination is! and it measures how radical is your perspectives i.e. on racial, language, religion, unity issues). Word of advices are ANSWER WITH MODERATION!

Public Speaking Test, this part may be conducted at this stage. But often it is done during the Second stage - PAC session. Just be aware!

Tips to overcome the exam challenges! Read, read, read everything and anything especially newspapers (BM & ENG) - Editorial articles, local & international news, business section, sport and a little bit about entertainment. Watch news on TV i.e. News, Budget tabling session, Parliament news and Forum. As a summary, be up-to-date and do a lot of reading about Malaysia. That's the key! 


OK, back to my story.
After I pass for the public exam (which I don't know how I did it as I haven't done enough preparation as I already started my job during that time). But what I do, I read a lot of tabloid and The Star newspaper. During that time, we don't rely on the social media. You will get information if you read. To be able to come up with ideas, you need to read a lot. Nowadays, you can only scroll on you smart phone and plenty of information are available online. How I missed old my reading hobby. hmm.

Then I went to the next stage which is the PAC (Program Assessment Centre). It was in 2010.




I still remembered, the day when I took the PAC PTD Exam far away at INTAN Wilayah Utara or known as INTURA, I thought that the Government purposely send me there. Luckily, I had a brother in Penang and he is the one who send me to the exam centre.




It was so intense that everyone trying their best to be in the spotlight and to make sure the examiner/ secretariat acknowledge your talent. It's no more about writing essay skills, maths, IQ test. It's more on your ability to speak, to come up with out of the box ideas and spontaneous fact to debate.


I admit that this is the most challenging interview I ever attended. 


There's an individual, teamwork and leadership evaluation. 



You will be group together between 5 - 10). The group will be given tasks or games which will require each member to do a role play like acting or to solve a problem or brainstorming the ideas or just a discussion. My piece of advice is you have to grab this opportunity to demonstrate your communication skills, problem solving capabilities and leadership personalities. A PTD is expected to speak with facts, rational and analytical. Thus, participation is inevitable. 


My golden tips to attract a positive attention from the panel is try to speak with a soft voice, calm but audibly clear. Find the right time when to go in. For example, when the group 'pause' because of everybody has lost their points or ideas. Then you stand up presenting your constructive points and arguments or suggesting on how to fix the problems. You will look 'stand out' among the crowd!

Be the first to speak can be a great advantage. But do it with extra careful. If you do it right, that's a greatest point for you. But, if do it terribly, you may jeopardise your reputation during that session. While you are talking on something, if someone is trying to cut your words, give him or her a way to do so, then continue with your thoughts. Whatever you say, try to back it up with facts, reasonings and logics as well as examples. You may choose either to be a serious talker or casual talker. But not a joker!

When I get my chance to talk, I will give my best! The very important is, do not get overboard. Seriously!

Then we came to the main part of the exam. This is the part when I had to run for 2.4km within a specific time, then pick a topic and do a spontaneous 20 minutes public speaking in English. Once I arrived after running, the PTD secretariat gave me my time result and ask me to pick something in a box. That was actually the thing we need to talk in our public speaking. I didn't have time to catch my breath and had to begin talking when I pick a plastic spoon. Yes, a plastic spoon! I had to talk within 20 minutes in front of the secretariat and other candidates. Can you imagine! There are candidates who can't say anything till the end. huhu..



Surprisingly, I pass the PAC and went for the final interview in Putrajaya. I was among the 50 candidates who managed to pass the exam out of 50 000 candidates around Malaysia..cool hah! Haha..(meriak plak)..



The point is, I don't understand how they conducted the most difficult, elite interview and yet appointment is based on favour. I still remembered, the 2 interview panel did asked me, if I had anyone I know in the Government, I will have a better chance. This has to be added into the form. They continue asked unnecessary questions which I didn't expected to be the final interview question look like. After all it takes, guess what? I didn't passed the final interview. I didn't regret it, in fact I was so thankful not to be working under the previous Government, sorry to say..hahaha..


From my experience, it was a challenging yet interesting interview session for me. But I don't know whether they still have the same exam format or not. If yes, I wonder what happened to those who has been selected? 


I do hope if the Government are recruiting the best candidate for PTD, it should be reflected in their administration. To be added, PTD is the backbone of the Government administration and they have a very heavy responsibility in carrying out noble duties to serve the people and the nation. If these people are corrupted and among those who didn't have the credibility to carry out their duties, the whole institution will be collapse. And that is what happened to the previous government.




Well, I do hope the new Government will look into it seriously. No more favouring certain individual and biased interview. Who knows, I might want to try into SPA again. 



#letshopeforbetterMalaysia

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Coretan Ramadhan Terakhir 2018 ~ Ramadhan Is Waving Goodbye


In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful.. 



So, I take this opportunity to wish everyone of you a blessed Eid Mubarak! I would like to seek your forgiveness, for anything and everything that I've done and I wrote that might hurt you. It was never my intention to do so. I just hope that everything that I wrote here might be beneficial to others, Lillahi taa'la.



With Ramadhan coming to an end, I have a mix feeling. I'm sad as Ramadhan is leaving but at the same time I'm happy that the coming Eid is about to celebrating the hard work's (if it is) we have put in for Ramadhan. 



"Taqabbal minna wa minka" (May Allah accept our deeds from us and you) 



I pray that may Allah never keep His Gaze away from us, and may we keep trying to find Him in our every day, InsyaAllah.


I wrote this in English so that everyone visiting my Secret Shifter will get the message and understand.


I love you guys Lillahi taa'la,

EID MUBARAK!!























~Moonlight Lady playing with fireworks~

Monday, June 11, 2018

Coretan Ramadhan Ke-26 ~ Ramadhan Akan Berlalu Pergi


Pejam celik terkebil-kebil, dah nak habis Ramadhan tahun ni. Kejap sangat rasanya. Bagaikan baru semalam kita mendengar pengumuman puasa oleh Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja. Hari ni dah masuk Ramadhan ke 26. Malam ni malam ke 27. Jumaat ni InsyaAllah kita akan menyambut Hari Raya Aidilfitri.


Allahurabbi, rasa sayu dan rugi rasanya sebab tak all out puasa ni. Rasanya belum all out lagi, di saat melayari puasa, tiba-tiba keuzuran tiba. Menggagaulah daku mencari momentum semula untuk teruskan perjuangan yang tinggal beberapa baki cuma. 



Apakah yang kita rasakan sekarang? Sedih atau tiada apa bila bulan keberkatan, rahmat, keampunan sudah hampir menutup tirainya. Syaitan-syaitan hampir dilepaskan belenggunya, pintu neraka hampir dibuka. Namun kita sebagai manusia (termasuk diri ini), masih terleka dengan kegembiraan syawal lebih dari kelebihan ramadhan yang disebut. 



That's it! Wake up! We still have time to go all out again! Came on! Let's do our best in the last few day of Ramadhan.




Who's with me? Say I! InsyaAllah will go through this together. Bismillahirrohmanirrohim..