Faithful or faithless ?

There's a pressing issue bothering me and I have to let it out.


Disclaimer: I am not in any way trying to insult or criticise other religions. And I'm not a qualified person of any sort to advice anyone about this, so i apologise for my shortcomings.



When someone asks you, "Hey, what is your religion ?" What do you answer ? Well for me, my religion is Islam and I am Muslim. To have been able to tell someone that you are a Muslim, just shows that you are not embarassed of it and you are proud to be one. So being a Muslim is one thing, born a Muslim is another, so how do you be a Muslim ?



I'm sure for all the Muslims out there, you must be somehow familiar with something called The Five Pillars of Islam. I'm not gonna be Wikipedia and state the details but I'll give you the basic idea.



1. Shahadah

2. Salat (Islamic prayer)

3. Sawm (fasting)

4. Zakat

5. Hajj



Why do we Muslims need to always profess the shahadah everyday five times a day at least ? Do you realise that we are required to say the shahadah at least 9 times a day if we were to perform our five daily prayers ? Once during our first prayer, Fajr, twice in our second prayer, Dhuhr, twice in our third prayer, Asr, twice in our fourth prayer, Maghrib, and twice again in our last prayer, Isya'. From what i know, this is to always ensure that we are still considered Muslims and that we are still aware that we are Muslims, in case anything we did during the day might have gone against the laws of Islam. It is a requirement as it is a declaration of our faith to Allah. And that is also why, when we Muslims are at the brink of death, taking our last few breaths, we are always asked, forced, screamed at, repeatedly told to recite the shahadah to ensure that we die as a Muslim.



Prayers are compulsory in Islam. But sadly and surpisingly, many of whom i know, do not perform this basic act that is a vital requirement in Islam. So if you're a Muslim, do you pray ? No ? Then may i ask, why do you call yourself a Muslim ? Because I am born as one. So what is Islam then ? A religion. Why do you have a religion ? Because i have faith in it. So are you trying to tell me that you have faith in being called a Muslim but not living as one ? No. So where's your faith then if it's not in Islam ? In myself. How do you even have faith inyourself when you don't even have faith in the One who created you ?



Sorry if the conversation above is a little retarded, I made that up.



I am just furious at my fellow Muslim friends who claim to be Muslims but don't perform their prayers. Yet, they fast during the fasting month, which is Ramadhan. I mean if they were to know, fasting is one of the five basic acts in Islam, and so is praying. It's pointless for me to relate them to a story about the used-to-be 50 prayers a day because if they can't even make themselves to perform just five prayers daily, why would they care about fifty ?



For more information on The Five Pillars of Islam, you may proceed to Wikipedia.com

Snorting.

So you think you think you can snort ?

Snorting in my opinion, is equivalent to nasal farting or grunting. Though, grunting may be slightly shorter in length. Can you snort ? Well everybody can snort, if they try hard enough.

You didn't think i'd talk about snorting right ? Of course not, that's mental. Well, when I try to associate mental images with snorting, a thousand noses of different shapes, sizes and color come to my mind. All of it, has everything to do with hygiene.

Hygiene is one of the most essential survival skills. We are humans, our immune systems can only work so hard, but it's our part to play to maintain our health and cleanliness. Hygiene may seem to be a simple issue that only involves the physical contact between objects but there's more depth to just hygiene and it's definition. Hygiene leads to various other challenges and shapes certain aspects of life. It also branches out into different sections. There's hygiene for the skin, body, sensitive areas, organs etc. Problems and solutions work together yes, but how far can you depend on hand sanitizers to carry out their job well, as your only ultimate solution to change your hygiene regime.

If the world were to be really paranoid over hygiene, Dettol and other various companies that manufacture hand sanitizers would be filthy rich ! For everything we touch, we pump some hand sanitizer. That'd be really superb but absolutely mental. Plus, if you notice, Dettol always emphasises on how effective their hand sanitizers are. Yes, 99%. They can only kill 99% of germs. Who knew how much germs and bacteria you have had on your hands and your body ? Possibly, for just that 1% that Dettol can't protect, there could be 1 000 000 germ cells lurking on your skin. Freaky, tell me about it.

Our dependence on new technology and the ever-changing world, has taken our perceptions on every aspect of our life a notch up. This may not necessarily be good. Just as i was suggesting earlier on hand sanitizers, companies are now able to come up with their best solutions to aid people in their daily hygiene regimes, but would that be actually compensating for the basic cleanliness skills such as washing hands after visiting the restroom, after having a meal, after sneezing, after coughing etc. ? Technology can fail us, why depend on it ?

Well, that's about it on snorting. As a matter of fact, nothing !

Blessing in Disguise.

What do you do when life throws sour stones at you ?

Just open your mouth and swallow it whole. 

This is what life tastes like. Once you step into this world, and taste the air, take your first breath, everything just doesn't feel right. Everything that once felt warm on your tongue, warm in your throat, doesn't taste that way any longer. It just feels cold, tasteless and even it times, bitter, so bitter that it made you feel pain. That pain you feel just doesn't seem to make you better. It feels empty, it stinks, stings and even causes the most inhumane sensation which is suicide. Let's not press on that depressive matter.

Nevertheless, that pain you feel, is that vital juncture where the opportunity to turn tables and change things anticipates your arrival. Pain is temporary, wounds may be inflicted, scars may be etched but it's the pain of falling and failing is what makes you stronger each time. Words may be easy to enunciate but what goes on inside you, is what you battle. Win or lose, it's your choice to make. Because, this has nothing to do with supernatural powers or anything of that sort, it's just mainly based on your will and your psychological strength. When there's a will, there's a way.

And so, just take in whatever life throws at you, swallow them, force it down your throat, no matter how sour it can be. All you need is a glass of water to calm your exploding taste buds. Time is the matter, we all need time. It is never on our side, for those of you who have too much of this, you know there's something wrong somewhere. Just as much as a deep wound would take months and even years to heal with consistent medication, a wounded heart would need similar attention. So would a problem, because every problem has a solution. Be it positive or negative, that's your life to bear with. We live not just for the pure fun and enjoyment of it, we live because we have our duties to fulfill as a human, a sibling, a child, a parent and most importantly, a faithful and loyal being to the God Almighty, the ruler of this universe.

He's God for a reason, he knows what he's doing. And who are you to question his decisions for that matter ?
Allahuakbar.

Fashion Police.

Outfits and fashion, that seems to be something that instantly pops in my mind today.

Ever had that mental image of someone wearing a fashion piece like they totally owned it or they totally trashed it? Don't worry, you're pretty much normal as much as i am. Hang on, i'm not going to criticise fashion, as for now. That'd probably be done in another post. But the focus here is, to nail it or not ?

I've had this really disturbing mental image of a schoolmate of mine dressing up for a band concert that was held roughly 2 years ago. Well, it's first and foremostly, a concert held in a pretty standard and classy concert hall. It's only natural to think that this concert is partially formal, somewhat formal, in some way or another. Secondly, it's an evening concert.

Guess what she wore ? A strapless half-fluorescent pink strapless bandage/bodycon dress that stopped mid-thigh. No jacket whatsoever. Totally trashy! And not to mention, slutty. Who does she think she is, Lindsay Lohan ? Well she could be, the asian person. But hey, even Lohan has a better sense of fashion for evening events. And, it's late for God's sake, is she trying to sneak herself into a club

Baby Steps.

Hi there dear readers, well if there any !
I've just created a new blog, well under the same account but a different blog because I figured that I should leave all the old memories and not dwell on the past, resisting the temptations to reread my previous posts and remembering what i left years before.

So, to a new blog and to a new me ! Hopefully. I wish i could maintain this i-feel-like-blogging mood daily !