Sambil mengemas-ngemas buku kat umah, tiba-tiba jatuh note ini yang masih tersimpan rapi. Seingat saya ini antara email yang sempat diambil daripada email semasa kerja di astro satu ketika dahulu. So daripada simpan, baik saya kongsi bersama semua blogger yg singgah sini untuk kebaikan bersama, kpd yang dah tahu Alhamdulillah, kpd yg belum, sama2lah kita hayati bersama..
Semua email berguna saya simpan, tp xdapat print kalau yg berkaitan dengan personal kat ofis. So saya salin kalo sempat, tp itulah, bila dah salin manual ni lupa sapa yang send, forward.. Doa saya, mudah2an org itu dapat pahala berganda-ganda. Jom para isteri dan sesiapa yang akan bakal jadi isteri pakat renung fadhilat / kelebihan kita selaku wanita dan seorang isteri kepada seorang suami...
1-memberi/membuat segelas air untuk suami=mendapat pahala puasa sunat satu hari 2-menyedia/memasak makanan yang mengenyangkan suami=mendapat pahala haji/umrah 3-perkhidmatan terhadap suami=mendapat pahala yg tak putus-putus 4-menghamilkan benih suami=mendapat pahala syahid 5-isteri mandi junub dengan suami=sedekahnya seperti sedekah 10,000 ekor kambing kpd fakir miskin 6-suami meninggal dunia dahulu daripada isteri dan meninggalkan anak=fadhilat, isteri mendidik anak itu menjadi seorang soleh , berguna dengan didikan agama yang sempurna, maka suami tetap mendapat pahala dan menjadi banteng dari api neraka. Dan sekiranya isteri berkahwin lain, suami yang meninggal itu tetap dapat pahala sekiranya didikan isteri kepada anak2 berterusan dengan baik.
7-isteri yang memandang suami dengan harmoni dan menyukakan=seolah-olah berzikir kepada Allah 8-sekiranya seorang ister meninggal dunia dengan keredhaan suaminya, dia terus masuk syurga.
it is a fruit season! let's come and eat..you'll never have this if you are not in Malaysia...see, all in one..manggis-duku-dokong-rambutan anak sekolah & tak sekolah semua ada..hambek kau..
inilah pulut durian fav org kelantan,(pulut+santan+gula melaka/ gula pasir=gaul semua sekali & makan..) tp saya kurang suka..amek sket aje..kalo byk cnfrm xabis!!
haha..durian..ada kata berbisa..seulas tue sama dengan sesudu gula..jgn mkn xhengat..
inilah dia muke2 budak 5Bukhari...antara AJK yang bertungkus-lumus buat acara makan utk para cikgu ni...dah tu mkn pun tungkus lumus gak...xlarat nak bangun dah...hehhe salam 1 Ramadhan..bulan yang penuh keberkatan...sama-samalah kita ambil peluang ini membuat ibadat sebaik mungkin..
tadi..kat sekolah saya ada tazkirah bulanan untuk para guru..sebelum tue mudir bagi sikit sebanyak info tentang exam week start thursday nih. Kiranya bulan puasa nnt adalah bulan exam utk students ni..senang la sket nak study, xdela nak pikir sgt pasal mkn..x gitu...hehhe
pastu geng kelab BADAZ (Badan Dakwah Sekolah) buat majlis buah-buahan..antaranya makan pulut durian dan makan segala buah-buahan yang ada kat sini..dengar-dengarnya ada orang kampung sponsor...(ingatkan beli..)baik pakcik tuh..byk pahala dia....
tapi kan, lambakan buah-buahan kat sini menjadi-jadi..banyak tak hengat ..rasanya bukan kat sini jek..satu Malaysia kot...
siti kawan saya ada bagitau, makcik jual goreng pisang pun org xberapa nak beli dah, pakat beli buah..abg burger pun kurang masyuk gak coz semua pakat beli buah..
tapi........dah nak masuk bulan pose nih, pemilik buah xmampu nak jual dah coz hampir semua orang dah ada. nak tak nak dorang main bagi je kat sape2 yg tak kenal. lagi best suami saya pening bila ada uncle tue bagi kat dia 14kg buah duku mintak tlg jual..dia bagi RM1.50 aje sekilo..masih xterjual...huhu
Dahulu..masa duk KL susah sgt nak dengar lagu dikir barat nie, skang dah duk KL hari2 leh dengar dikir barat esp waktu petang kat Kelantan FM. Pada asalnya saya ni tak minat sangat ngan dikir barat, coz ada yg xsampai maksud. Maybe saya jenis yang tak pandai dengar , lmbt sikit pick up ..hahaha..tp kalo lagu anak tupai ni byk bagi kesan kat saya esp masa study kat uia dulu, sebilik ngan budak kedah tue, dia minat sgt dikir nih, tp saya wat tak reti coz malas amik tahu..but sooner and later esp dah balik ke negeri sendiri membuatkan saya menghayati seni dikir barat ini sedalamnya.. Setakat yg saya tahu, dikir barat ada mcm2 stail dan versi, ada bentuk hiburan, lawak, dan juga nasihat, ada juga bersifat kenegaraan. Tp 1 thing best pasal dikir ni ialah nasihat Halim Yazid kepada kita ttg squirrel ni yg semakin lama makin pupus..walau hebat-kaya-bijak mcm manapun kita, xmampu nak cipta seekor tupai..subhanallah Kisah tupai juga ingatkan saya cerita seorang guru Sejarah masa Form 3, (mmg xkene mengena ngan sejarah, tp cikgu ni suke bercerita..P) . Ini kisah benar katanya,pada suatu masa dahulu, ada seorang pekebun buah-buahan ni sangat geram dengan tupai yg suka tebuk buah2an di dusunnya, pendapatan dia akhirnya terjejas, disebabkan terlalu sakit hati, dia berjaya perangkap tupai-tupai di kebunnya. Lepas tu, kejammnya pakcik ni dijoloknya mata tupai2 ni dengan kayu. Hampir semua tupai yang ditangkapnya diperlakukan sebegitu kejam..tapi Allah ini Maha Adil dan lagi Bijaksana, ditakdirkan Allah seramai 5 orang anak yang dilahirkan isterinya buta malah ada juga yang pekak..itulah, kita selalu dengar org kata doa orang terniaya itu sentiasa makbul dan diperkenankan, tp perlu juga kita ingat binatang teraniaya tidak terkecuali dalam hal ini termasukla si tupai2 tadi dan semua keturunannya..bukankah Allah dah sebut “maka tanaman sesiapa yang dikongsi makan oleh haiwan lain, itu dikira bersedekah...Subhanallah..”
Lirik lagu anak Tupai:(kalo xphm lirik nie tanyala mana2 org kelantan..pasti phm..sedih taw.) Artis: Halim Yazid
Ada sekor anak tupa, atah jula mokte, kudung ekor perok lapar, jale cari make,
Kejadian tuhan dipanggil nama tupa, asalnyo dale hute, sejenis mamalia Kejadian tuhan dipanggil nama tupa, asalnyo dale hute, sejenis mamalia kalu pasal jakit kot dahe, diolah yang paling panda, jatuh jare-jare kerano dio tok soba,
pandai-pandai tupai melopat jatuh tanoh jugok, nok wi gambar ko ore jahat, jange telajok manggok, jange telajok manggok,
ore jame ghitu pakat hambat tupa, bimbe ko buoh kayu, takut tok de besa, ore jame ghitu pakat hambat tupa, bimbe ko buoh kayu, takut tok de besa, nyor, durie, duku, kalu de nyo kerik tupa, pendek tahun tu nyor, durie tok leh nok jual
Sekak bedil ado, tupa habih mati, hok ni la sayo raso kito sangat rugi, kito manusia tinggi mano pun kita ngaji, nok buat tupa seko, tentu sekali doh tok jadi
Lo ni kapong atau bandar, jare boleh tengok, bapok tupa, ibu tupa jale bawok anok jale bawok anok
raso kesian sunggoh tengok seko anok tupa, kerano telajok kuruh sampai tok leh nok niti pagar, bulu-bulu pun habih luruh, air mata bera-bera, mari dale baroh, bekali kena racun tebaka
Dear students, you can get simple notes for short stories here. Kindly please go through until the end. You will find that it is much easier to understand. Credit to generous and helpful Madam Azalina from tip top SMSTMFP, Pengkalan Chepa.
There are 5 short stories in Form 4:
1-THE LOTUS EATER by SOMERSET MAUGHAM
2-THE NECKLACE by GUY DE MAUPASSANT
3-THE SOUND MACHINE by ROALD DAHL
4-THE DROVER’S WIFE by HENRY LAWSON
5-LOOKING FOR A RAIN GOD by BESSIE HEAD
THE LOTUS EATER by SOMERSET MAUGHAM
Introduction: A lotus eater is a person who lives an idle, comfortable life and does not think or care very much about anything. The story tells us about a man who plan to live a happy life to a certain period of time but faces difficulties when things do not work out the way he wants them to be.
Setting:a beautiful Island of Capri, Italy
Main characters: 1) Thomas Wilson
2) The Narrator
3) The Friend
4) the cottage owner’s wife (Assunta)
Sequence / Summary of events:
Before the age of 60
Thomas Wilson, the main character, is a bank manager in London.
He goes for a holiday on the island of CapriItaly
He likes the island very much
He has no family or friends
Wilson decides to stay on the island
He returns to London and thinks seriously about staying on Capri for the rest of his life.
Wilson plans to live a happy life
he sells his house and buys annuity for 25 years
he returns to Capri and stays there
After the age of 60
The narrator returns to Capri
Wilson runs out of money when he is 60
He lives in the cottage for another year
The landlord asks him to leave because he has not paid rent for over a year.
He tries to commit suicide
He does not succeed
The landlord and his wife sympathize with him and help him
The condition of the place where he lives in is shabby
His life changes for the worse
Wilson dies six years after he tried to kill himself
Character Analysis
1.Thomas Wilson
Before the age of 60:
üAbout 50 years old with grey hair and face burnt brown by sun
üA careful person; does make decisions in a hurry (“But I did not decide in a hurry. I had to be sure that I was not making a terrible mistake”)
üIdealistic (“I decided I was going to live a happy life before I died”)
üA loner (“I had no other relations and no close friends”)
üLikes meeting people
üLazy (“For a very long time, Wilson had lives an easy life”)
After the age of 60:
üIndecisive (“When the tine came to make a decision, he was unable to do anything”)
üDoes not recognize friends
üMay have become insane(“Perhaps her mind was damaged by the smoke”)
üWas like a wild animal
2.The friend
üFriendly
üConcerned (“I went to visit him in hospital”, “I’ve tried to speak to him”)
üKind and generous (“I gave her some money so that she can by tobacco for him.”)
3.Assunta
üHardworking (“She cleans the rooms and she cooks my meals”)
üHelpful (“They took him to hospital)
üKind, considerate, sympathetic (“She and her husband let him live in the woodshed behind the house”)
4.The Narrator
üInquisitive (“What about your family?”, But what about your work?”, “And you have no other regrets?”)
üPractical, realistic (“But what about money? Did you have money to leave work and come here?”)
Theme:
1. Man’s quest for happiness
Thomas Wilson wants to live a happy life and goes through the trouble of preparing himself financially until he is 60 years old. When he is 60, he realizes that he is incapable of taking his own life. He is then forced to leave his home and to live on the charity of others. He lives in a very pitiful state. Wilson des find happiness but he has to pay a very high price for it during the last few years of his life.
2. “Man proposes, God disposes”
Man only has limited control over his destiny. Thomas Wilson plans out carefully to make sure that he leads a happy life until the age of 60, after which he decides to kill himself. However, when the time comes, he is unable to commit suicide. Despite his careful planning, he has no control over his fate and destiny.
THE NECKLACE by GUY DE MAUPASSANT
Introduction: The whole story of The Necklace revolves around 3 main characters and their relationship.
Setting: France (19th century)
Main characters: 1. Madame Mathilde Loisel
2. Monsieur Loisel
3. Madame Foresteir
4. Monsieur Georges Ramponneau
(Minister of Public Instruction)
Sequence / Summary of Events
Mathilde is not happy with her life
Monsieur Loisel receives an invitation to the ball, held by the Minister of Public Instruction
Mathilde does not want to go to the ball withouta suitable gown
M. Loisel sacrifices his interest for Mathilde to get a gown
Mathilde needs jewellery to go with the gown.
She borrows a necklace from her friend, Madame Forestier
She enjoys herself at the ball and makes a great impression on the people there.
She loses the necklace
M. Loisel looks for the necklace without any success
They purchase a replacement necklace and end up with a huge debt
They do not tell Madame Forestier the truth
They work hard for 10 years to repay and have aged terribly in the process of doing so
Mathilde meets Madame Forestier one day and tells her what has actually happened
Madame Forestier reveals that the necklace is only an imitation
Character Analysis
Madame Mathilde Loisel
In the beginning:
üPretty, charming, young
üMaterialistic
üSelf-centered / vain
üThinks highly of herself
üFull of self pity
üUngrateful / unpleasant
üUnsympathetic
üInconsiderate / selfish
üNot very resourceful
üFoolish
üImpatient
At the end:
üAware of position/ status in life
üLess self-centered
üGains confidence
üCoarse
üSpeaks loudly
üCo-operative
üHonest
üAccountable
üStrong
üResponsible
üPreserving
üProud
Monsieur Loisel
üCompassionate
üAccommodating
üPatient
üLoving
üConsiderate / reasonable
üCaring
üSacrificial
üResponsible
üPractical
üThinks fast / suggest ideas
üInitiates action
üPersistent
üOptimistic
üAccountable
üSupportive
üDiligent
üUnselfish
üRather soft / too gentle
Madame Forestier
üYoung
üGalamorous
üWealthy
üHelpful
üPretentious
Theme
Illusion vs. Reality
Mathilde Loisel daydreams of having wealth- she is unable to accept the fact that she has to live as an average person in society. The reality of what hardship in life is about is revealed after the loss of the necklace. The misfortune, her loss of youth and beauty make her grow into a responsible human being.
2. Wealthy vs. Poverty
Deception vs. Truth
Pride goes before fall
The Loisels do not admit the truth about the lost necklace to Madame Forestier because of pride. Because of this,. They end up in a huge debt.
Love is blind.
Monsieur Loisel loves his wife so much that he goes all out to please her,sacrifices his own needs and interests to make her happy and works very hard to make ends meet. He never treats Mathilde badly.
3-THE SOUND MACHINE by ROALD DAHL
Introduction: The story is mainly about a person who invents a machine to detect the sounds of plants and trees. He is considered by society as weird and almost crazy. However the author has many hidden messages in this story such as, we should respect people even if they hold different views; be open to new ideas; accept and admit the truth; dare to be different and respect all life forms and love the environment. We also should not reject or ridicule people who think differently from us and should not label people who are different.
Setting: Klausner’s house, garden and nearby park.
Main characters: 1. Klausner
2. Dr. Scott
3. Mrs. Saunders (Klausner’s neighbour)
Sequence / Summary of events:
Klausner has a new theory of sound and invents a machine to capture sound. He is experimenting with his new machine one summer evening in his garden shed.
Dr. Scott (Klausner’s doctor) pays a surprise visit
Klausner explains his theory of sound to Dr. Scott. The doctor shows interest in the machine but is not convinced that the machine can detect sounds unheard of man.
Klausner tests his machine in his garden
He tunes the machine and finds that it picks up sounds (cries) that coincide with the cutting of roses by Mrs. Saunders. He tries to explain his theory to her but she runs off in fear.
After she leaves, he pulls up daisies and finds that they let out the same kinds of sounds as the broken rose stems.
Early the next morning, Klausner goes to a park and cuts a beech tree. He detects a similar cry and quickly returns home to telephone Dr. Scott.
At the park, while demonstrating his theory to Dr. Scott, a branch falls on the machine.
Klausner demands to know from the doctor whether he has heard a sound but the doctor denies it.
Klausner forces Dr. Scott to treat the “wound” of the tree.
Dr. Scott obeys and both he and Klausner walk back to the house.
Character Analysis
Klausner
üMeticulous & patient (“studied it carefully…checking each wire. He did this for perhaps one hour.”
üInsecure / unconfident (“he kept on talking to himself with little words of comfort…afraid that the machine might not work..”)
üNervous (“he was a small, frail man, nervous and twitchy with always moving hands.”)
üCrazy / mad (Mrs. Saunders had always believed her neighbour to be a rather peculiar person; now it seemed that he had gone completely crazy.”)
üExcited
üConfident
Dr. Scott
üInquisitive (“What’s this? He said, “Making a radio? Curious to know what this strange patient of his was up to.”)
üSkeptical (“well,” he said, “As a matter of fact”, “No, I’m not sure”)
üNervous (“He saw Klausner’s hands tightening on the handle of the axe. He decided …to run away fast.”)
Mrs. Saunders
üObliging (“Certainly,
üNervous
Theme
Madness vs. Sanity
People who hold different views from the rest of society are often labeled as mad. Klausner’s behaviour and what he believes seem strange to others.
Appearance vs. Reality
Are the sounds heard by Klausnerreal or just a pigment of his imagination? The sound machine that is supposed to prove that plants cry out when they are cut is destroyed, therefore the question is unanswered till the end of the story.
Rejection vs. Acceptance
The story shows that people are different. We should not reject people who are different from us or whose ideas we find rather controversial. It is important that we live harmoniously together despite our differences.
Salam semua…lihatlah wajah-wajah comel anak-anak kecil ini yang mungkin antaranya bakal manyandang jawatan jawatan tinggi dalam Negara kita kelak.mereka dibesarkan dengan penuh kasih saying..mendapat perhatian sewajarnya daripada ibu bapa..dipeluk..dibelai dan dicium selalu oleh ibu bapa mereka. Malah mereka juga dibenarkan bergaul mesra dengan rakan2 sebaya mereka, dengan sepupu..saudara mara dan sebagainya. Mereka semestinya sangat bahagia dalam dunia kecil mereka.Syukurla mereka mempunyai ibu bapa yang cukup prihatin dan sangat menyayangi mereka.
..namun,sejak akhir-akhir nie hampir setiap hari kita dengar-baca-lihat tentang pembuangan bayi di merata tempat. Ada dlm tandas, tong sampah, dalam sungai, dalam semak, hutan, paya,masjid, surau, tepi rumah orang, tepi longkang pun ada. Astaghfirullahalaziim…saya secara peribadinya sangat kecewa, sedih dan kadangkala menangis sendirian mengenangkan si bayi yg sangat kecil & tak tahu apa2..di saat baru dilahirkan kemudian terus dicampak buang. Alangkah dangkalnya pemikiran si ibu yang melahirkan. Biarpun kandungannya itu haram,(luar nikah) namun dia tiada hak membunuh satu lagi nyawa yang selama ini 9 bulan diusungnya ke hulu ke hilir.
Saya sering juga cuba letakkan diri saya dalam jiwa si ibu berhati binatang ini, namun tak berdaya. Alangkah baiknya jika bayi2 ini diletakkan di tempat sebaikya dan sepatutnya. Dia ada hak untuk hidup…dia telah ditetapkan rezeki Allah SWT, jodohnya, malah ajal dan mautnya pun telah Allah tetapkan, kenapa pula dengan selambanya si ibu ni merancang kematiannya pula???!!!
Lahirnya anak adalah untuk disayangi dan inilah amanah Allah yang paling besar. Dengan amanah inilah ganjaran akan disalurkan untuk pelaburan di akhirat kelak…
Walau seluas lautan dosa pun yang umat manusia, selagi dia bertaubat, selagi itu akan diampunkan.Allah yang Esa.insaflah wahai semua..(termasuk diriku yang kerdil ini..) wassalam
wajah-wajah suci insan tidak bermaya..lahirnya bukan untuk dianiaya, lahirnya untuk setitis kasih sayang ibu bapa...