Fareen attended an interview at MARA HQ. today.

Almost the whole day was spent in KL today .It was because we had to send our daughter Fareen to the MARA HQ where she attended an interview for a scholarship to study medicine/dentistry/biotechs overseas.It was quite a crowd there with other activities being held there simultaneously . Immediately after her interview was over we sent her to the Pudu Bus station for her to get back to UTM Skudai because she would have to sit for a test the next day.I do not know of her chances in seeking the sponsorship to study overseas .I could only pray for her success . I want the best for her .If she chooses to study overseas then I'll have no say but to support her .She chooses to study in Australia if she is successful in her application .Obviously she do not want any thing less than her sister, Eileen .This is a good development for it is a healthy competition which keeps her spirit going and motivate her to study harder .On the other hand ,I hope her sister Eileen would not feel threatened . Instead she should feel proud because she had helped to motivate her sister to follow in her footsteps . I would be the happiest man in the world if both of them would be successful in their profession as doctors and could work together in a clinic which they would share as equal partners .I am looking forward to seeing them being nice to each other .I am a bit unhappy of their present relationship which is not very sisterly .I hope both of them would try to mend matters .After all they are the only 2 sisters in our family .

To reminisce what happened to me more than 38 years ago ,after my Cambridge School Certificate ( equivalent to SPM today ) ,because of poverty my father failed to send me to Form VI although I passed my Sixth Form Entrance Exams.(I was one of 4 students only from my school who passed that exams) .I was very eager to continue my studies. At that time that was the only way for us to go to university . Feeling frustrated ,shamelessly , I cried so hard that even the neighbours could hear my cries ,despite of the fact that our kampong houses were quite far apart . Cleverly , my father tried to console me by telling me not to blame fate for what had happened . Further, he told me that there could be a 'hikmah' ( hidden agenda by God ) for my failure to continue my studies then. He further hinted to me that my chidren ( although I was not yet married then) could be very successful in their studies instead .Today , I am grateful to my late father for what he had predicted 38 years ago are beginning to show signs of the truth .May he rest in peace .

I am grateful to Allah too .

American Policy on Palestine must change.

Who dare says that terrorism has nothing to do with Palestine ,especially Muslim terrorism. It is a well known fact that Muslim terrorism culminates from the American bias policy towards Palestine .George Bush seems to think that Israeli occupation of Palestine land as that of their rights .He also seems to think that Israel's aggression of the Palestinians as trivial , as if the Palestinians are no human beings .He seems to think that the Israeli's continous dehumanising acts on the Palestinians as a right of the Israelis .Israeli acts of terror on Palestinian children and women seems to be regarded as no act of terrorisms .However ,when the Palestinians acted to defend themselves these acts are regarded as acts of terrorism.Does Bush expect the Palestinians just to stand still while their houses were being demolished by the Israelis and their women and children being massacred almost daily. In other words the Palestinians should not do anything because whatever they do would be termed as acts of terrorism while the Israelis could do anything .

We all know that there was no country called Israel before the World War II. Israel was created by the Western allies as a result of the Balfour Treaty as a reward to the Jews for supporting the Allied Forces during the World War II . Israel was created at the expense of the Palestinian nation .The Palestinians had loss their lands and many of them migrated to other countries .However the majority of them remain on their land in the new country of Israel .These are the Palestinian people who are being subjected to aggression by the Israelis today. As a result of some resolutions of the United Nations , Israel was to give a portion of it's land to the Palestine nation with Jerusalem as it's capital to co-exist side by side with Israel . Unfortunately Israel failed to honour such resolutions .Resolutions after resolutions were passed by the UN and each time it was vetoed by the US, Israel's greatest ally .United States acts as if they are the Police of the world but at the same time she also acts as the biggest gangster who would terrorise small defenceless nations. What hope the Palestinians still have ? Either way , they would die . Rather than die without a fight ,the Palestinians chose to fight . Some even to the extent of blowing up themsleves in order to kill as many enemies ( they have since regarded the Israelis and the Americans and it's allies as their enemies ) as possible .

If the US is really serious to stop terrorisms , she must first of all change her policy towards Palestine .She must be fair to the Palestinians and the Muslims ,otherwise Muslims through out the world would have no bloody respect for her .The Muslims have lost their faith in President Bush .

When can we have a fair world ? Enemies of Islam are controlling our world .Are we just to sit still and watch them humiliating and dehumanising us. The Muslims should strengthen their 'ukhwah '( esprit de corps ) .We must be sensitive to all what happen to our brothers and sisters be where they are and try our level best to provide whatever help we could .Arab Muslim nations should also stop being double faced . On one hand they are calling for Muslim solidarity but on the other hand they are siding/aiding the Americans ( eg.during the American's aggression on Iraq (Gulf War) etc.)because that big power could guarantee to sustain their power.There is always suspicions among the Arab Muslim countries.They are always envious of each other .No country can lead the Arabs .Perhaps they could only be led by a non Arab country like Malaysia .Typical Arabs. Because of that it is no surprise that God has selected Prophet Muhammad from the Arab community to reveal our great religion of Islam in order to guide the Arabs and all mankind to the right path.

Our daughter Farin has been offered to do her matriculation at Kolej Matrikulasi Perak in Gopeng .However ,she has turned down the offer and she is still in UTM Johor Bahru, where she is due to complete her university prepatory course course in mid May 2005 . She is hoping for an offer either from JPA/MARA ( medic . ) or UIA ( medical matric.) which would be known in June 2005. Any way I hope she would accept an offer from UIA because we cannot afford to be too far away from her . Her elder sister is already away in Ireland .

I am still stuck at home . Just could not be away .Our new house is nearing completion .It is expected to be ready in August/September 2005 . Then only I could think of going overseas to pursue my dream - to be on the Silk Road of Central Asia and other exotic places .