Summary – Lesson learnt from washing dishes

It has always been established between me and the mrs that cooking will be her duty and washing dishes is mine. Obviously we will help each other out but the responsibility is clearly as such.

So here I was doing my dishes when I suddenly noticed something about the way I wash the dishes. 🙂 Apparently there is a pattern and I just realized it. Instead of washing what ever come first, I always choose the biggest items in the sink (like plates etc) first before the smaller one. Yes, even if that piece is located deep down the mountain of dishes.

I know what you’re thinking, banji.. you have way much time eheh bear with me for a while. I then try to figure out why do I wash dishes in such a way, bigger plate first and then the smaller plate. Here’s why…

The reason for my methods is because I want to have an immediate visual satisfaction. When I see the big plate washed, (meaning no longer in the sink) I feel like this work I’m doing is actually making progress and I can see it clearly. Imagine if I washed all those spoon and fork first, the mountain of plate will still be there and it is quite demotivating.

Heheh when you wash dishes, your mind tends to wander, and this is when ideas will come in pouring. So what is it I am trying to highlight here?

That maybe in everything we do, we can start with the most important things first (or big things). This way when we finish that one, we will be more motivated to finish off those smaller ones, because from visual point of view, we had already finished half of the pile of work with one completed job.

Classic example is like when you clean your room. All the garbage is still left on the floor, but you spend your time cleaning all the dust at the window (which by the way, nobody will notice). This will be very demotivating because after you had finished with the dust, you will see those garbage and it seems that all your work is for nothing.

Obviously this “Finish the bigger task first” rule has better application for other things in life, right? 🙂

Where else we can apply this rule? Or do you even agree with it? If not, care to share any other suggestion?

————–Personal Note————-
Now that the mrs is pregnant, I will have to help more with the housework. I truly respect those working wives. You work just as tough and when you get back from work, you cook, clean and entertain your family with so much energy. I salute you….One of the biggest mystery of life… Working wives 🙂 (Note: By wives, I meant the whole group of wives in general, not one husband 4 wives 🙂 )

Summary – Lailatul Qadar, another POV

We had reached the third phase of Ramadhan. It is popularly connected with one of the greatest gift from Allah himself to us, the Lailatul Qadar.

As a quick introduction to Lailatul Qadar, this night is one of Allah’s secrets. One night in the whole 30 nights of Ramadhan will be chosen by Him and whoever strive to perform “ibadah” that night, will be awarded the same “pahala” as performing “ibadah” for 1000 months.

That is more than 83 years. I’m not sure exactly how Allah will reward that person. But simple logic (within my limited mind) believe that if I perform one “solat sunat” that night, it will be equivalent of me performing one “solat sunat” every night for more than 83 years.

Imagine if we strive every year to find that lailatul qadar, and perform that one “solat sunat” in that night. And imagine we can get hold of this lailatul qadar for 40 years of our life. That would equivalent of us performing one “solat sunat” every night for 3320 years 🙂

There’s so many things we can talk about lailatul qadar. The malay myth of how water will freeze that night, some ignorant folk even stay up that night to see miraculous thing and try to capture it so that their wish is granted.

We can discuss how certain “ulama” had even predicted lailatul qadar based on the day of the first of Ramadhan. Personally, I think this is just a mere conclusion based on experience. Even Rasulullah didn’t disclose the exact date and only specified the range of the nights. And we must not forget, the actual reason lailatul qadar is kept a secret is to motivate muslim to perform “ibadah” the wHOLE month.

It would be very wrong if we aim to find that night and perform all the five solat (Subuh, Zohor, Asar, Maghrib and Isyak) with the intention not having to pray a single day for 83 years. (silly)

We can talk about all that… but what interest me is this

If any “ibadah” we performed in that night, will be rewarded as if we performed it for 83 years, how about if we commit sin that night? What if that night, we stayed up all night talking about other people (mengumpat or fitnah)? What if that night we scold our parent and hurt their feeling?There is no “hadis” explaining this. But I have to say that it is so much easier to commit sins than performing “ibadah”. We need to be very very very careful this time of the month.What do you think? Or maybe you know anything else about Lailatul Qadar worth sharing here?

————–Personal Note————-
I’m not sure whether this is true or not, but I once heard that the next morning after Lailatul Qadar, we can even look at the sun directly. This is because all angels are flying back to the sky that the sun’s brightness is reduced. Again… I’m very not sure whether this is true or not. But when I was in form 2 and 3, I had to travel to my school very early in the morning. And I can assure you that there will be one morning every year in Ramadhan that the sun is very beautiful and I can stare at it for a very long time. At the time, I really believed that lailatul qadar was last night and I had missed it. 🙁  

First of all, please accept my apology for not updating yesterday. I actually accidentally slept till morning 🙂

Today I want to try something new (at least new to this blog), I’m sure most of you are familiar with the niche of this blog. It is where we share our ideas or experience with the ultimate goal of letting people learn from it.

It can be from as simple as why we have two ears and one mouth. They are maybe meant to show that listening is twice more important than speaking.

Or more complex tips like how to be RM10000 richer by the end of the year. Or lesson that can be learnt from children etc. I think you understand what I meant.

With that remark, I would like to invite you to share your very own stories and ideas here. It can be about anything. It can be short or long (totally up to you). Please send them to me through my email and I will published it here for the rest of us to benefit.

Now why should you publish it here?

• The friends reading here are generally very interested in sharing ideas and learning from them. So your entries will be highly valued and received.

• Obviously all credit will be given to the author, and I will personally put up permanent link to your blog within the post. FYI, link within a post is very valuable in term of SEO (which simply means people using search engine will more likely to find your blog)

• This is actually what this blog is all about. Sharing ideas and experience for the benefit of us all. Again.. the blog is not mine, I am just the person with the password. It is ours 🙂

What are the rules?

• Please do not copy from other resources. If you must, do include the source.

• I will reserve the right to correct / modify the entry, however I will consult the author first before publishing it. If for example the author ask for the entry to be removed, it will be removed.

• I will also reserve the right whether to accept or not an entry. This will be totally according to my discretion. (I will be fair.. no worry 🙂 )

• Both English and Malay language can be used. Maybe yours can be the first Malay entry here. 🙂

• The selected entry will be published once a week, depending on the participation.

So come on guys… I’m sure there’s something about your life and experience that we can all learn from. Short or long, please email them to me ya….

A rich man gets on a train to go on a trip. Apparently he share his cabin with an old man. To pass the time the man decides to play a game with the old man.

“I will ask you a question and if you get it wrong, you have to pay me RM1 (thinking that the old man must be poor). Then you ask me a question, any question… and if I get it wrong, you get RM10. You ask me a question first.” The old man thinks for a while.

“I know. What has three legs, takes 3 hours to climb up a palm tree, and 12 seconds to get back down?”

The rich man is confused, he thinks long and hard about the question. Finally, the train ride is coming to an end. As it pulls into the station, the rich man takes out 10 ringgits and gives it to the old man.

“I don’t know. What has 3 legs, takes 3 hours to get up a palm tree and 12 seconds to get back down?”

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