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 Topic: Fara7's Journey

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  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #90 - August 23, 2011, 12:19 PM
    Actually I make it here except without the banana leaf and my husband says it is the best nasi lemak ever and he's not just being polite Wink
    I buy the little dried fishies in Malaysia though; can't get nice ones here.
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #91 - August 23, 2011, 12:37 PM
    Quote from: strangestdude on August 23, 2011, 11:56 AM
    Ahh, I miss Teh Tarik and Roti Chanai. I was amazed to see religious artefacts and architecture everywhere; Hindu temples, Mosques, and Buddhist/Daoist shrines. Have you seen that Huge hindu statue outside of a hindu temple in KL?

    Outside of KL has some breathtaking scenery, and I remember staying in a broken down house in a village eating breakfast before dawn, and hearing the haunting sound of a beautiful Quran recitation from a local mosque in the distance... I miss Malaysia




      



    Yes visited all the temples and the sceneries, was very good trip, but I must admit I enjoyed the massages and the spa treatment the most Smiley 
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #92 - August 24, 2011, 12:57 PM
    يكاد يفقد هذا المكان اللون والرائحة والطعم دون هذه الروح التي تكتب باقتدار هنا
    يا دام سعدك وما يراد منك : فرح
  • Sorry
     Reply #93 - August 24, 2011, 06:00 PM
    Quote from: Whabbist on August 24, 2011, 12:57 PM
    يكاد يفقد هذا المكان اللون والرائحة والطعم دون هذه الروح التي تكتب باقتدار هنا
    يا دام سعدك وما يراد منك : فرح

    To whom it annoyed and made them complain; it means her writings have a certain je ne sais quoi which makes them delicious to read.
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #94 - August 25, 2011, 01:53 PM
    Hey Wahabi Shukran Smiley Keefak?  

    Someone I dated  for a short while and really liked (but it didn't work out) also got married in the last month, felt sad for a day then the next day I was fine... meh... am sure his marriage is not going to be a happy one lol  I know him too well.

    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #95 - August 25, 2011, 01:56 PM
    When I went to Malaysia I went to see Putrajaya, and visited the Putra mosque: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Masjid_Putra.jpg
    Throughout my travels I have seen such extravagant mosques, made of marbles and granites, gold embroidery and such, but firstly, is this Islamic?? What a waste of money and resources… why do they spend so much money on a building that is not even required, when there are so many other worth causes !!

    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #96 - August 25, 2011, 03:32 PM
    You could say the same about all those enormous churches in Europe  Wink
    Religion is organized superstition
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #97 - August 25, 2011, 04:13 PM
    Majority of the enormous churches were built centuries/decades ago, but we are talking about extravagant mosques being built in the last 10 years... no one in the UK will attempt to build a second St.Paul or Canterbury cathedral..
    In fact nowadays a lot of churches got converted to fashionable wine bars and executive type flats !!
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #98 - August 25, 2011, 04:21 PM
    It seems that at last Muslims have reached the Middle Ages  Wink
    Religion is organized superstition
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #99 - August 25, 2011, 04:26 PM
    Quote from: Fara7 on August 25, 2011, 01:56 PM
    When I went to Malaysia I went to see Putrajaya, and visited the Putra mosque: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Masjid_Putra.jpg
    Throughout my travels I have seen such extravagant mosques, made of marbles and granites, gold embroidery and such, but firstly, is this Islamic?? What a waste of money and resources… why do they spend so much money on a building that is not even required, when there are so many other worth causes !!




    Because religion is about institutionalising itself, and Islam is particularly imperialistic and concerned with asserting itself, because like Christianity, it is a prosletysing belief system, in which the ends of expansion justifies the means. All else is secondary to that.

    Christianity has been blunted and castrated and forced to behave itself for the last couple of hundred years by secularism, liberalism, democracy and the aftermath of the enlightenment. However, broadly speaking, Islam has not encountered that yet, and so it is still in heat and hungry.


    "we can smell traitors and country haters"


    Quote from: arX on May 01, 2011, 03:33 AM
    God is Love.
    Love is Blind. Stevie Wonder is blind. Therefore, Stevie Wonder is God.

  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #100 - August 25, 2011, 08:16 PM
    I wish Muslims grow up, mentally I mean
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #101 - August 25, 2011, 08:18 PM
    I have had now hot water for the last few days, boiler is broken  Cry
    Trying to get BG to come and fix it, fed up of having cold showers... tomorrow I wont have a cold shower, I'll just go to the gym at work and have a hot shower there.... hope they'd fix it soon  Cry
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #102 - August 26, 2011, 12:22 PM
    BG should be fixing my boiler today I hope !!  pray for me Wink

    Aaaah bank holiday weekend... can't wait  dance
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #103 - August 28, 2011, 06:35 PM
    Was in the middle of watching a drama series on Arabic sat, MBC, suddenly the broadcast move to salat altaraweeh at Meccah   finmad
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #104 - August 29, 2011, 01:59 PM
    finding myself getting addicted to the Menna&Salwa desert I brought with me, well hope this last box will finish soon, and then no more!
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #105 - August 29, 2011, 02:33 PM
    Atheism is a non prophet organisation.

    Mind how you 'dabble' with it...
    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #106 - August 29, 2011, 03:45 PM
     Huh?
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #107 - August 29, 2011, 06:33 PM
    Dabbling in atheism done with or still dabbking?
    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #108 - August 29, 2011, 06:48 PM
     Huh?   Huh?   Huh?
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #109 - August 29, 2011, 06:51 PM
    Quote
    In summary, am from an Arabic origin living in the UK, widow, dipped in and out of religion both Islam and Christianity, but recently I am contemplating atheism, but worried atheism would make me unhappy or even depressed because I always relied on God to be there for me.    


    Sorry this is from 1st page...have i missed something?
    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #110 - August 29, 2011, 07:50 PM
    Good you put it in context now  Wink

    I am not thinking about it too hard now, let things take its course, I know now that Islam is not the truth, and other religions are a fairy tale.   I decided not to bother with labels,  I perhaps will stay somewhat spiritual, but not in a hurry to force a label onto myself.   Life is too short, I spent too much time and effort following Islam, so I don't want to waste the rest of what I have left of my life exploring the why, how, when and what if etc etc  I just want to live free and happy, if there is a God or any other higher entity he/she will understand.
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #111 - August 29, 2011, 08:03 PM
    Good approach  Smiley

    Have fun  Smiley
    Little Fly, Thy summer's play
    My thoughtless hand has brushed away.

    I too dance and drink, and sing,
    Till some blind hand shall brush my wing.

    Therefore I am a happy fly,
    If I live or if I die.
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #112 - August 29, 2011, 08:10 PM
    Quote from: Fara7 on August 28, 2011, 06:35 PM
    Was in the middle of watching a drama series on Arabic sat, MBC, suddenly the broadcast move to salat altaraweeh at Meccah   finmad


    like a baws
    [13:36] <Fimbles> anything above 7 inches
    [13:37] <Fimbles> is wacko
    [13:37] <Fimbles> see
    [13:37] <Fimbles> you think i'd enjoy anything above 7 inches up my arse?
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #113 - August 29, 2011, 08:26 PM
    Dunno, my brain is not with me today or are you guys just being cryptic today??

    Kod what does like a baws mean?? 

    Kul 3am wenta fi Khair btw Smiley
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #114 - August 30, 2011, 07:15 PM
    There are no atheists on a turbulent aircraft!
    I got this quote one from a link posted on the other thread with idiotic statements from fundies
    https://www.facebook.com/HamzaAndreasTzortzis/posts/274458562564585

    Anyway, got me thinking, I wonder how would we all behave in extreme situations, I know in times of stress and absent mindness, I end up looking up at the sky, or catching myself saying something to Alla (Yarab  grant this or the other)
    But wonder how I'd behave in a turbulent aircraft or such situation?

    I know my late hubby was dying, and until the last moment he was adamant there was no God, he went on and on about it in spite of his pain and knowing he is near death.  The extreme situation just made him even more atheist than normal!
    Would people rethink their stance on existence of God in extreme situations?


    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #115 - August 30, 2011, 07:42 PM
    Quote
    Would people rethink their stance on existence of God in extreme situations?


    Why should I? Why schould I rethink my stance? IMO God does not exist. I might die, so that would just be it. When I don't need a god in my life, why would I need one in my dying?
    Religion is organized superstition
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #116 - August 30, 2011, 07:55 PM
    Good reply Hallakuf  !

    Decades of God (or hell) fearing years means I still need a lot of time to understand my own thinking and behaviour.
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #117 - August 31, 2011, 04:39 AM
    Quote from: Fara7 on August 29, 2011, 08:26 PM
    Dunno, my brain is not with me today or are you guys just being cryptic today??

    Kod what does like a baws mean?? 

    Kul 3am wenta fi Khair btw Smiley


    means boss

    and we enty bel se7ah wel salamah Smiley
    [13:36] <Fimbles> anything above 7 inches
    [13:37] <Fimbles> is wacko
    [13:37] <Fimbles> see
    [13:37] <Fimbles> you think i'd enjoy anything above 7 inches up my arse?
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #118 - September 02, 2011, 06:42 AM

    Watched the last episode of the Arabic series Fursah Thanya (Second Chance) on MBC.
    I got a bit angry, the series is so promoting polygamy, all the men ended up happily married to several women lol, that wasn’t a comedy series, it was a drama, realistic drama.  But really pissed me off, trying to justify men having multiple wives is the right thing to do, for them dependent women. All the women were so happy and grateful to be under the shadow of their men !!
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
  • Re: Fara7's Journey
     Reply #119 - September 02, 2011, 06:43 AM
    heh, and previous wives, sitting their own husband's wedding to the new wife smiling.... yeh right!!
    Teach us to care and not to care / Teach us to sit still.
    What do we live for; if it is not to make life less difficult to each other
    You are the music while the music lasts.
    T.S.Eliot
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