Hikmah Piala AFF 2010

Tahniah pasukan bola sepak Malaysia kerana menang piala AFF Suzuki! (dan kami dapat cuti! hehe)

Safee Sali, Top Scorer AFF Cup 2010

My choice for best player: Khairul Fahmi

Malaysia memang hebat, terutama Safee dan Fahmi! Buat pertama kalinya saya yang hanya pandang sebelah mata terhadap arena bola sepak Malaysia (shame on me), saya tertanya-tanya, "Siapakah jejaka itu?" ;p They are good! Bukan sebab diorang pemain Malaysia atau sebab mereka menang piala AFF kali ni, kalau kalah pun I think they are almost the same skill level as the Europe and Latin soccer player. Selamatkan bola penalti??! That's a WOW man! Chelsea main (waktu semua star player injured) pun tak sebest Final leg I dan II Piala AFF. So keep it up Malaysia!

M. Nasuha berjaya merampas spotlight dari penyerang ternama Gonzales

Pemain Indonesia pun ape kurangnya. Nasuha dan Firman berjaya menggugat gawang Malaysia beberapa kali sampai akhirnya menembus juga pertahanan 'kebal' Fahmi. Bambang yang masuk padang beberapa minit setelah separuh masa kedua bermula turut memberi kelebihan buat Indonesia. Mereka layak mendapatkan kemenangan di Gelora Bung Karno tapi mungkin nasib lebih berpihak kepada Malaysia bila membelasah mereka 3-0 di Stadium Bukit Jalil. (bunyi dah macam pengulas sukan la pulak. hentam sajalah.)

Apapun kita sebagai penyokong cukup terhibur dengan permainan kedua pasukan. Semua drama, caci maki, rusuhan dan tunjuk perasaan akhirnya berakhir dengan keputusan yang penuh hikmah. Ketika Malaysia menang di Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia menyalahkan laser yang tak pasti ulah siapa. Buat beberapa hari airmata pun tumpah, berbalas sumpah seranah, batu menyergah dinding rumah. Doa berbalas doa sampai tibalah 29 Disember 2010, semua mata terbuka. Buat Malaysia, kita kagum dengan sikap matang Indonesia yang tidak membalas ketidakmatangan penyokong Malaysia pada leg I dan tetap unggul di tempat sendiri. Rakyat Indonesia pula sedikit sebanyak akur dengan kesungguhan pemain Malaysia. 2-1 buat Indonesia adalah tanda kemenangan, dan agregat 4-2 diharapkan dapat memberi kehormatan buat pemain Malaysia yang saya rasa sudah berusaha sebaik mungkin demi membanggakan negara mereka.

Allah ada perancangan-Nya. Cukup kita berusaha dan bersyukur dengan nikmat-Nya.

-IMAN NAILAH 2010-

Just finished SPM! Yahooooooo! NOW WHAT?

1. Define your own future
- This is definitely not the end but the beginning of a new stage of life. You are entering the ADULT life where there's nobody will (or should) tell you what you should do. It's you who makes the decision. So decide who you will be in the next 15-20 years. (Still it's important to seek advices from the more experienced people such as your parents before making the decision).

2. Discover yourself
- What do you like or talented to do? What you can produce for everybody's benefit? How can you develop these talents of yours? If you want to be a lawyer, ask yourself can you convince people? Can you analize problems and bring to the people the truth? If you are not sure, train and test yourself! Go to self-building camps, take English classes, make connection with people!

3. Turn your assets into gold
- See where you are going? Now to have something you have to give first. What do you have? Money? Freedom? Knowledge? Time? Let me suggest. I guess the best thing you can invest in is your time. It's free, it gives you freedom and your knowledge will increase by investing in it. So make it your greatest asset to build your castle of dream. Never waste a minute of it.

4. Take the trip of your lifetime
- You are going to KL for example. How will you bring yourself to the destination? By bus or train? Maybe by airplane? Which way will you take? The highway? The state roads? This is called strategizing. List all the options you have and use pro and cons.

5. Collect beautiful pebbles along the way
- Don't focus too much on your destination until you forget to enjoy the scenery along your trip. Capture it in your camera. Learn big from small things. Savour the moments!

Whatever the result is, remember there is no winner that never fails. And a winner becomes a failure when he stops with the success. And the most important, remember that Allah seeks for efforts, not the result.

Happy tripping to success ^_^

-IMAN NAILAH 2010-