Story Of My Father, My Idol..

MY BELOVED FATHER

Dunggi Marudin, that is my beloved father name. He has 14teen kids; 7 kids frm his 1st wife and 7 kids from his 2nd wife ( my mother ). I don't know much about his work background though he did told me about it so many but it was my fault for being so unobservant.

My father loves all of his kids though he rarely show it but as a person who always spent a lot of time with him before I leave my village to pursue my study, I know that he loves all of his kids unconditionally. Some of us did complained that he was unfair in showing his love yet the truth is he never differ his love to any of us. 

My father was not a wealthy man. He did not own a huge bungalow or fancy car yet he did inherited some good properties from his parent. He manage to support us till we are able to support ourselves. He is very good in fixing thing especially electronic stuff and also vehicles. Some of us did inherited his talent in fixing thing.

My father is the kindest man I have ever know but he is not a pious man. Though he was christian follower yet never go to church or attending anything concerning with religion. I did wonder why and even asked him once when I was still a little kid but all he said; you will understand when you grew up. I understand very much now the reason. He never gossiped about other people though some people always talked bad about him. If people done injustice to him, he never complain though i knew he was sad and disappointed with certain people and I am one of those people who make him sad and disappointed.

My father was the one who asked my siblings to seek and search for me when I was missing, lost my way of life. My mother said he tried to play tough during those period of times yet he was crying every night just thinking of me and even fell sick for worrying too much about me and for that i regret every single thing I have done for causing his misery.

My father accepted me and still love me like before although my other family already considered me as the black sheep in the family after betraying my family trust and tarnished their reputation. My father forgave me and even supported me through my choice of life path. He become my adviser, motivated me to stand up and prove to all people that I still can raised from my fall. 

My father is my idol and will always be. I still remember our last conversation on the night before he was gone. He asked me to never give up no matter what happened because things happened for reason. Those 15min conversation through phone was the last conversation I have with him. (I couldn't even hug my father for the last time). My father was gone forever but to me he is always here close to my heart and i do believed he is up there watching over  me.

My other siblings might have their own story about him but this is my story about him.. But no matter what their story, I believed that all of my siblings love him dearly. He was the center of our life. Without him, we are not who we are now.

I only have 2 pics of my father but I don't need any pic to recall all of our memory together because it's right here in my mind and my heart.

4 years have passed

I’ll never forget the day

Someone rang to tell me

That you’d gone away

The hurt is the same

Still here in my heart
Like an open wound

Keep bleeding when those date approached

There are days
I don’t utter a sound
Some days the pain is stronger
It makes me sick and weak
I can’t stand the pain and regret

I just sit and weep

I was your princess

Daddy's little girl

I took my own path
But still you never cast me away

Yet I am still part of your world

You were like a rock

Strong, faithful and true

What worth has my life

Now I don’t have you

I was not the best

I even the worst

Guilty of neglect

But you know daddy dearest

I had so much respect for you

I always love you

My dad, my idol

Now my pain is
To miss you from afar

MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE

Are you punishing or abusing your child??

Child abuse is not a new issues and I believe that it still happened somewhere out there right now when we are busy with our routine, there are still helpless children being punished more than they should be, more than they should endure..

Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional mistreatment of children. Reading the journal of child abuse and neglect online really give me pang of guilty because unconsciously me too have done something consider as abuse to my own children though all i intended to do is to punish them for their mischievousness. It never crossed to my mind that threatening them emotionally is considered as abusive. It's not like i threatening to kill them, i just said i will cut their finger if they do it again yet i never meant single words. I just said it to scared them off of repeating their mischief.

The journal really open my eyes and mind that there are load of other way into punishing and teaching our kids than starting to abuse them physically or emotionally. The journal said it better if we show them the example of result of their mischief might cause than punishing them. Kids tend to observe tender and gentle words than harsh and mean word..

A home should be a safe haven for our kids not a place where they cringed and hide because of insecurity by their own  flesh and blood. A home should be a place where our kids grow up with warmth of love and kindness.. I am planning to change the way of my approaching in teaching my kids what good and bad, what they can and can't do etc.


Shedding tears for those helpless kids is not enough and will never do good unless we are taking some action with it. We can begin with our own family. How can we preached about stopping child abuse when it does happened in our own family. Before we condemned and talked about other people, why not we ourselves understand the true definition of child abuse than you might surprised to know that you too have abuse your own child in the way that your never thought should be consider abusive. Remember that violence won't do any goods either on children or adult. It's only make thing worst..

Baby die at daycare centre & SIDS

Baby dies at daycare centre

I am surfing through the star online when this headline catch my attention.. Not again, i said to myself right after i read this title..

My 1st impression is the daycare center must be careless..

But after reading the news further, I feel a bit guilty for jump into conclusion before knowing the whole story.. and the story make me think of sudden death infant syndrome (SIDS)..

What is sudden death infant syndrome? Typically the infant is found dead after having been put to bed, and exhibits no signs of having suffered. However, it should only be applied to an infant whose death is sudden and unexpected and remains unexplained after the performance of an adequate postmortem investigation including:

1. an autopsy;
2. investigation of the scene and circumstances of the death;
3. exploration of the medical history of the infant and family

The cause of SIDS is unknown. Although studies have identified risk factors for SIDS, such as putting infants to bed on their stomachs, there has been little understanding of the syndrome's biological cause or potential causes. The frequency of SIDS appears to be a strong function of the infant's sex, age and ethnicity, and the education and socio-economic-status of the infant's parents.

In the case of above headlines, I really hope that the baby death is related to SIDS and nothing to do with the people who manage the daycare centre.. I have a kids being taken care by other people and news like this really terrified me.. People to whom we entrust our kids should carry their responsibility honestly..

8TH RAMADHAN IN MY LIFE..

I learn to fast for the 1st time on year 2002. Its really hard for me since i love to eat very much and training myself to stop thinking about delicious food is really hilarious experience. But Alhamdulillah, I managed to go through the whole month except for few exceptional days for woman.

Though i must confess that I am not a good Muslim because i am lack of knowledge about Islam in many aspect and still in process of learning but I know quite a lot about Ramadhan, thanks to my my mom-in-law and sis-in-law and also my husband..

This year is the 8th Ramadhan in my life and I am really excited about it..

Hopefully i will learn and redeem my self during this sacred month..

FAMILY PORTRAIT

Many people like to take a family portrait every single year for collection.. But I am not one of those people who like to keep family portrait. I was once like to keep one but now I don't really like to keep one.. I only cherish and keep few portrait as my valuable possession; the picture of my beloved mother and father, my siblings and my kids.. 

People may say I am hypocrite but I am not.. I have my own reason on why i don't like family portrait..

Don't believe what your see on those portrait.. Family Portrait hide a lot of secret and misery.. In those portrait you have to posse the best of you, faking smile and faking the happy expression thus deep inside your heart you  are raging with anger,pain and betrayal..

I loves the portrait of my kids because the smile from them is genuine and angelic...

My Baby Son's 1st Step.. A moment to remember

My baby son's is learning to walk!!! What a great and joyous news for me.
My 4th kid is a bit late in learning to walk than his brother and sister.. Maybe it's due to my habits putting him inside cot to prevent him from crawling all over our house while I am busy with the house work..

Maybe i missed his real 1st step but it's still make me happy to see him trying to walk..
It's still a moment that i will treasure.
 

"Ilyas Maliq, The Prince Of Smiling"

THE GIFT

by Melinda Poulsen

His little arms reach out to me 

When I walk in the room,

This special little spirit, yes

This child of my womb

 

The trusting smile he gives to me

While gazing in my eyes,

It causes me to feel as though

I've won the greatest prize

 

          The mischievous smile from his Daddy flashes

In his twinkling eyes,

The love I feel inside for him

So strong I cannot speak

 

I hold him close and kiss his brow

And whisper of my love,

I say a prayer of gratefulness

And send it up above

 

His Mother? What could I have done

To earn this gift, this right?
I'm still not sure, but I'll thank God

                                                           Each morning and each night.

CONGRATULATION FB!!!!!!!! THANK YOU FB =)

First of all, congratulation to Facebook!!! Now FACEBOOK USER HITS 500 MILLION !! 

What a great achievement for a social web that was created to mend a broken heart in the 1st place. Nowadays, Facebook become one of world's largest and most popular social networking website.

I am grateful to Facebook because through this social networking now I am connected to my family and relative from Sabah and enable me to know about their updates and what happened to them though I am staying far away from them.

I joined F on September last year in hope to track back all of my friend that i have lost contact for several years due to my personal crisis. My 1st successful find are my friend from Ibukota Kinabalu Collage (KIK), Nattana Simon and she was the one who suggested most of my friend from KIK. Then i managed to track down my relatives and friend from Sabah especially from my hometown Ranau. Though I rarely meet them all in person but at least I shared a lot of things such a ideas, updates, pictures, events, interest etc. with them via FB. 

Though Facebook have been condemned of being the cause of martial problem increases yet I am not totally agreed with those who condemned FB because it depended to the user to determined whether FB gave good or bad effect in our life. As for me, I am using FB mainly to stay in touch with my friends, family and relatives beside to have more friends all over the world. Importantly, we must use our brain while using social networking such as FB and not our gut or lust.

So, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FB for reconnecting me with my friends, family and relative especially those who live in Sabah.

UFO in Sabah??? Do You believe It?

I was browsing through the star online when an article about UFO sighting at Sabah caught my attention ( Read this link----> UFO sighting cause stir at beach resort. )
My 1st reaction was " gosh, not again".

UFO sighting is not a extraordinary topic anymore. A lot of pro-claimed have been reported about UFO and some of them also claimed that they were abducted by those UFO. A lot of TV series or movies also inspired from UFO story such as The X-Files and Roswell. ( Well, I am fan of this series actually )

I have read an article from CNN reporter, Phil Gast about a recent sighting at China at this link Talk about EERIE

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Two UFO sightings were recently reported in eastern China
• One incident shut down operations at an airport
• Museum in Roswell, New Mexico, gets reports of UFO sightings
• Web site contends purported photos of one incident are not legitimate

No country in the world seems to lack manifestations of the UFO Phenomenon. Malaysia, situated geographically in the heart of South-East Asia, has its share too of this baffling and controversial mystery. 

Here is the link of article & document about UFO in Malaysia----> UFO EVIDENCE ; UFOs in Malaysia

I am not UFO fan but it just shocked me to know that UFO sighting also occurred in Sabah. Hopefully what all of those witness said were based on the truth and not their add-on story. Sometimes we can't really trust our sight because bias always happened especially with our eyes that can tricked easily.

Most important, whatever they said, hopefully they say it in their sane condition and not with tapai or lihing or montoku effected their system..

OXIS : Review

 

OXIS International, Inc. develops technologies and products to research, diagnose, treat and prevent diseases of oxidative stress associated with damage from free radical and reactive oxygen species and the related increased inflammation that accompanies oxidative stress. OXIS presently holds the rights to three therapeutic classes of compounds in the treatment of oxidative stress, and has focused commercialization programs in clinical cardiovascular markers, including MPO myeloperoxidase and GPx (glutathione peroxidase), as well as the super potent antioxidant, Ergothioneine, that is planned to be introduced as an over-the-counter nutraceutical supplement. OXIS's customers include leading pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer, Glaxo Smith Kline and Genzyme and universities such as Baylor College of Medicine, University of Minnesotan., Virginia School of Technology, distributors and government laboratories.

OXIS International, Inc. is engaged in the research, development and sale of product that counteract the harmful effect of " Oxidative Stress ". Their product were include therapeutic nutraceutical product, cosmeceutical product and proprietary formulation and clinical product.OXIS primary products incorporate and emphasize the multifaceted “super antioxidant” compound, L-­Ergothioneine (“ERGO”), as a key component .

Oxidative stress represent an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species and the biological system's ability to readily detoxifying the reactive intermediate or to repair the resulting damage. All form of life maintain a reducing environment which is preserved by enzymes that maintain the reduced state through a constant input of metabolic energy within their cell. Disturbance in this normal redox state can cause toxic effects through the production of peroxides and free radical that damage all component of cell, including protein, lipid and DNA. 

ERGO is a unique, naturally occurring anti-oxidant/anti-inflammatory agent that is abundant in most plants and animals. ERGO cannot be synthesized by humans and therefore is available only from dietary sources. Oxis was the first company to develop a patented synthetic process for the manufacture of pure ERGO. The proprietary manufacturing process has been approved in North America, Japan, and Western Europe.

Ergothioneine protects the skin from oxidative and DNA damage.   It is an antioxidant, protecting the mitochondrial membrane against oxidation.   It will transfer fatty acids into the mitochondria to help use oxygen efficiently and to produce more energy.  It also protects DNA from the oxidation of guanine.  Ergothioneine reduces TNF-Alpha (Tumor Necrosis Factor), a stress signal cytokine.In other words, product with EGRO also contained with Glutathione, an antioxidant that help protect cells from reactive oxygen species such as free radical and peroxides.

For those who looking for anti-aging supplementary based on plant extract, i think Oxis offered alternative solution with their coming soon product. 

lants and Animals are a Canadian indie-rock band from Montreal, comprised of Two product from OXIS as below that have the benefit of "super antioxidant"  will launch on summer 2010: 

• “Ergo-Pur™”  - ERGO-Pur is a pure form of our highly potent multifaceted antioxidant which we anticipate will be used in some cases in concert with:
• “Ergo-Plex™” – ERGO-Plex is a combination of ERGO plus other functional nutraceutical ingredients directed at Joint Health.  

More information about OXIS and their products, services as well as current SEC filings may be obtained by visiting http://www.oxisresearch.com/  and http://www.oxis.com/

People who interested with the Oxis updates may join and follow them on http://twitter.com/oxisinc and also at http://www.facebook.com/OxisInc

 

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READ BOOKS, THEY ARE GOOD FOR US.

I am book lover. It's sound funny but i do love book as much as i love my work..
When I start reading I won't sleep, not until I finish reading the book. Once I start reading, nothing can't stop except for attending my kids need.

Before i was introduced to online website that enable me to download a book/novel/etc. I bought my reading material from local bookstore such as MPH and POPULAR. Since I get to know  website such as Wattpad, 4Shared etc. I prefer to download it from those website. However for my hard copy collection I still buy some of it from the bookstore.

Reading the downloaded copy and reading the hard copy is two different experience but i like either of it as long as i can read as  many as i can. Well reading the hard copy one will definitely save energy a lot because it won't need us to switch on our computer and we can bring it anywhere we want. However when i am out of budget to buy one, i will surf through the web and download it from there.

Reading is one of my way to release my tension. My hubby found it weird and funny but I do find my peace in reading.I have no preference in my reading material. I can read fictional, non-fictional, science, art, magazine etc as long as it can give me information and satisfaction.. However I love reading romance novel. My favorite author is Julie Garwood, Sidney Sheldon, Agatha Christie, Sara Craven, Lynne Graham, Judith McNaught, L.J.Smith and many more..

I also like classic book such Jane Eyre, Bronte' Sister, Wuthering Height, Pride and Prejudice, Sense And Sensibility, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet etc.. I have a very long list!

I am trying to plant my reading enthusiasm in my kids and I am very proud of myself because so far all of my kids show their interest in books. I really hope they won't follow their father dislike in books. My hubby never show interest in reading material other than entertainment and sports magazine and also newspaper. But I think it's better than nothing.

People who do not read tend to miss a lot of useful information, idea, knowledge, alertness etc. In fact, they will miss a lot of things.. No wonder person like Paris Hilton who admitted that she never read don't know anything about life but her own life.. Following link noted down few tips for those who want to learn to love reading;

How to Love Reading

I know how hard to educate our kids to love books because me too having the same problem. I have search through the net and found some useful tips for mother and father out there who want their kids love reading:

Reading Tips ( By Reach Out And Read National Center )
1) Make Reading Part of Every Day - Read at bedtime or on the bus.
2) Have Fun - Children who love books learn to read. Books can be part of special time with your child.
3) A Few Minutes is OK - Young children can only sit for a few minutes for a story, but as they grow, they will sit longer.
4) Talk About the Pictures - You do not have to read the book to tell a story.
5) Let Your Child Turn the Pages - Babies need board books and help to turn pages, but your three year-old can do it alone.
6) Show Your Child the Cover Page - Explain what the story is about.
7) Show Your Child the Words - Run your finger along the words as you read them.
8) Make the Story Come Alive - Create voices for the story characters and use your body to tell the story.
9) Ask Questions About the Story - What do think will happen next? What is this?
10) Let Your Child Ask Questions About the Story - Use the story as an opportunity to engage in conversation and to talk about familiar activities and objects.
11) Let your Child Tell the Story - Children as young as three years old can memorize a story and many children love an opportunity to express their creativity.

READING QUOTES :-
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to
mankind, which are delivered down from generation to
generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn,
~ Joseph Addison  ~

 A room without books is like a body without a soul.
~ Marcus T. Cicero ~

When I look back, I am so impressed again
with the life-giving power of literature. 
If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of
myself in the world, I would do that again by reading,
just as I did when I was young.
~ Maya Angelou ~

Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted;
nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed,
and some few to be chewed and digested:
that is, some books are to be read only in parts,
others to be read, but not curiously, and some few
to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. 
~ Francis Bacon ~
Why does a charge disrupt the varying mystic?