don't know la..=_=

My father loves to give us a pop quiz randomly..about history, physics, chemistry to current issues, religious stuffs and general knowledge. You name it! And it will usually occur during our breakfast or lunch or dinner or in the car, anywhere. Our usual answer will be, "Ntah, tak tau..=_=". And his standard response in a sarcastic way to our answer will be, "Kalau tak tau buat ape? tengok kartun? citer korea?" erk..>__<. *dush2*

It amazes me that my father knows about a lot of things. The things that he learnt during his school days, are still fresh in his mind and he knows about lots of things! [this might sound like I'm promoting my dad, but who cares, he is super cool! ^__^]. One of the many things that my father loves to do is reading. Lots of books that sometimes I wonder if he did finish reading all of them [of course he did..=P].

I do loves reading, I pick it up after him I guess =). I can finish reading a thick book with hundreds of pages in a day. "Impressive", you might or might not say. But, before you get the wrong idea, that is in the case of a novel, a story. Not an educational one..=_=". If you come to my house, you'll see these collection of books, mostly novels, from Meg Cabot, Danielle Steel, Jodi Piccoult, Sophie Kinsella, JK Rowling and lots more. There are educational books like the Disney's Encylcopedia and these series of "I wonder why" which I don't think I've finished reading all of them as compared to Harry Potter series which I've managed to read all the 7 books 2 times.

Knowledge are meant to be seek. It doesn't come naturally. We did not wake up one day, and we suddenly know everything about the "Chebyshev Inequality" or "Gordon's growth of perpetuity model" [Mr Google is there if you need them ;)]. We need to find and learn about this stuffs in order to understand them. Even geniuses, I think, have to put effort in learning about something.

Anyway, my point is, seek knowledge. As much as you can. The typical answer, "Ntah, tak tau lah.." should be changed to, "Oooh, I don't know about that. I will look it up after this" (^____^). The positive spirit to learn about something new should be there, cause there are many interesting, exciting and wonderful things that we are yet to discover. Reading is one of the medium to learn about these new things. Even the very first revelation from Allah to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) for all of us was to Read!

Here's a snippet of the translation of Surah Al-'Alaq:

Read! in the name of your Lord who created all things, He created man from a clot of blood. Read! Your Lord is the most Honorable One, who, by the pen, taught the human being; He taught the human being what he did not know. Despite this, the human being still tends to rebel, because he thinks that he is independent. However, all things will return to you Lord.....(Al-'Alaq 96:1-8)

MashaAllah, amazing isn't it? Allah asked us to read, of course, it makes sense! Because His guidance to us are written in a book, The Holy Qur'an for us to read.

The culture of reading, I noticed, is widely practiced here in Australia, be it the businessmen, the construction workers or even the skateboarders love to read. While waiting the tram, while drinking coffee in the cafe, while in the tram, while lying down on the grass, while sitting on the bench.. most of these Aussies will have a book in their hand to read.

I wish this culture can be adapted in my home country. So, instead of gossiping or sitting there doing nothing, why don't we grab a book and read? Or even better, read the Qur'an with translation if you don't understand arabic. If you say, "Nah, it's too bulky/heavy", we have these smartphones and gadgets that have apps for books right? and the Qur'an with translation nowadays came in various of sizes that can be carried around easily. It may seem a bit awkward at first. Maybe we are conscious at what people might say about us being a nerdy or weird. But guess what? Who cares? As long as we get the benefit and doesn't harm other people, why all the worries? Like the Aussies favourite quote, "No worries mate!". Sometimes, we think too much about what other people think and we forgot about what really matters.

So, back to my personal problems.. I'm now trying to channel my love of reading from reading something that is not really beneficial to something that can increase my knowledge and my faith in Allah..insyaAllah =)

Wait a minute, those readings actually helped me somehow to improve my English but not beneficial spiritually, of course. heh. =_=. My love of writing also developed from one of the books that I've read.

Hmmm, anyway, my point is find your passion to read and seek knowledge! [heh, macam promote untuk kempen membaca la pulak..=P]. Happy reading!! ^_^