JUk’s

I guess all of you who are normal and conscious plus literated could add the missing word to the title above. I would like to stress the word literated because other letter than E added to the title above would not make any sense, as long as my not-so-literated english is concerned. And I also know that some of you might wonder why i’m writing about this ‘interesting’ thing. Some might think i’m trying to woo the visitors to my blogpage hoping that they would return again later and some might feel that I’m in crush with someone. Well human is born with curiosity and that’s why there are so many yet redundant hypothesis in science out there. I’m not going to rule out any assumptions made by any reader. You’re free to guess because at the end, I am going to finish out writing what i’d like to say about this topic.

I’m going to start with a definition of what is love. Since that i’m the one who write in this entry and it is me who want to write what have I understand about love so I rather use my own definition of love. For me love is like a magnetic force (oh no, please…no more that scientific term please) okay then, I just change the term magnetic force into the force of affection in someone that make him or her attratcted or ‘pulled’ to something. I use the word something because other than human, someone could also fall in love with animals, plants or lifeless objects like cars, house or even …So my definition is generally apply to a universal concept of love.

Some of you might think that falling in love with car is a ridiculous thing ever heard. But, if you think about it again, twice, you’ll find that it is not as ridiculous as you might think. For example, an insurance company,theoretically, would likely to cover the car who has a caring owner than that who has a lousy one. It is because the car who has a caring owner is assumed to be well taken care of and cost them less money to reimburse than the one who don’t. Although, till this day, there is no question in any car insurance form that ask whether you are a caring owner or not. But, the point is love is a really powerful force and it renders those who are being loved pretected by those who give love. Another example to illustrate the above point is the love of a mother. Have you ever wonder why a mother love is so powerful even to an extent when she is willing to sacrifice everything including her own life just for her children? Arguably, from my point of view, it is a natural instinct because if we travel back into prehistoric –era, the condition was hazardous than what it is today and the human progeny were so naive about their surrounding environment. At the same time, wild beasts were ubiquitous and they roamed freely. Therefore, in order to keep the continuity of human species, a mother at that time had to protect her children by any means necessary even by putting her life in danger so that her children can survive and ensure that we do not extinct from the face of the earth.

So, what do we do as the next generation of human race? Certainly the condition today is much better than it was thousands of years before. But, nevertheless, a mother’s love is still vital. They are still dreaded ‘beasts’ out there and instead of just giving care and protection a modern mother should also equipped her children with critical knowledge to make sure they could survive while facing the ever increasing challenges and the ‘wilderness’ of living in the outside world.

Well enough about my theory of mother’s love. Let us continue with the real thing. Love as how it is seen by a young adult like me.

I’ve read a few writings about love written by my friends and based on the readings, i can concluded that it is a feeling hardly to be left out undiscussed. Some say, how difficult life is without love and some are just quoting “ Nak studi dululah…cinta-cinta kendian”. I also like to browse into various websites which has people the same age like me as a regular visitor. One interesting fact is that some of these websites offer a forum space where anyone can discuss any topic, and I say interesting because whenever a topic which is related to love is brought up, it generated a mass response and usually become the most viewed topic at a given time. Pretty hard to be left out undiscussed, huh?

Yup, I know I have to admit that I also couldn’t help myself but to jump into the same wagon. If not, this article won’t exist and my thought about love will remain in my mind chest. Yet, i still wonder why we are so craving about love? Using the information that i’ve got, I like to see love in evolutionary perspective. Yet, another preset natural instinct. I know some of you don’t like me to say that the feeling of attraction towards someone is caused by the pre-determined interplay of electrical activity in our brain. Some of you might even get annoyed when I say that there is an arousal spot in a man’s brain that stimulate exciting sensation whenever a gorgeous woman passes in front of his eyes. And I don’t know whether you like it or not when I say that love is essential for breeding. Whooho…wait a second…bukankah cinta itu sejati or suci or whatever word that you like to put. No. At least for me. Without love, man wouldn’t become attratcted to woman. And without all of this, they wouldn’t get married and get children. Try to think if suddenly love is snatched from the people who had lived thousands of years ago. Would there be us today?

Kotornyanya jukep nih…Hurm, I couldn’t agree more. But, a fact is a fact and for every event there is a rationale explanation behind it including love. I don’t see any wrong with having that kind of interpretation of love. In my opinion, it reflects the supreme intelectual of Allah. He wants us to breed and to populate the world. And in order to do so he creates love. Is there any possible reason for a man to become attracted to woman other than love? Hurm… however, I also like to stress out that love is not solely purposely created by Allah for breeding. It also reflects the benevolent ( Ar-rahmah) nature of Allah. With love He wants us to like each other and by this way it could to lead to the rise of the sensation of tranquility in our heart. This is important because without it human heart will become restlessness and when it is in this state it usually tends to revolt. In other words, without love that creates peace human are tend to fight with each other and consequently erupting a war.

Am I in love right now? Wow, that’s hard question to answer. Although it’s a ‘hard question to answer’ it doesn’t necessarily means that i’m in love. It’s just that I’m afraid that my answer will be arbitrarily enough that it couldn’t satisfy anyone. Simply put, I can’t deny the feeling of attraction to someone (is this mean that I like somenone?), but I’d rather to put love in this context out of my way for a moment. I think there are still more need to be done and learned at this stage of life. I’m also afraid that I’m not prepared myself well enough to carry a resposibility as a hubby. However, I believe that the time will surely come when a whispering voice will tell me that I’m ready to carry such a heavy burden.

Well jukep, jodoh apa cerita? Haa? Jodoh? Well, that thing never bother me even for a second because isn’t jodoh is in Allah’s hands?

    Saya yakin komen saya mengenai PRU-12 yang baru sahaja
selesai semalam hanyalah gemaan nada yang selari dari ribuan rakyat malaysia
yang turut melahirkan pendapat masing-masing di serata tempat baik di meja
bulat warung mahupun di ruang diskusi forum yang terdapat di alam siber.

    Walaupun saya tidak dapat mengikuti keadaan PRU secara live
kerana berada diseberang benua Eropah, ini tidak bermakna saya ketinggalan
dalam menyelubungi diri dengan kehangatan musim pilihanraya. Apa yang pasti,
dengan nikmat teknologi serta capaian internet yang ultrapantas di UCD,
kedinginan musim sejuk di Ireland bagaikan tidak terasa dek penangan bahang PRU
yang pantas menular dari Malaysia.

    Pertama sekali saya ingin ucapkan syabas kepada Barisan
Rakyat kerana berjaya memonopoli DUN di 5 buah negeri dan meleburkan majoriti
2/3 kerusi parlimen yang dinikmati oleh kerajaan Barisan Nasional sebelum ini.
Selain itu, ucapan tahniah bersulamkan peringatan juga tidak harus dilupakan
untuk diberi kepada pakatan 14 parti Barisan Nasional kerana walaupun berjaya
mengekalkan tampuk pemerintahan pusat untuk ke sekian kalinya mereka seharusnya
menilai prestasi mereka pada PRU edisi kali ini serta mencari dimanakah
compang-campingnya yang menyebabkan selera rakyat berubah.

    “People Power, Yeay !!!” itulah status mesej YM salah seorang rakan saya malam tadi(klu: Presiden
ALMEC 2006) yang menggambarkan betapa kita sebenarnya, sebagai rakyat malaysia,
mempunyai kuasa yang mampu mencorakkan landskap politik negara. Tidak percaya?
Teropong saja negeri Pulau Pinang dan saya ‘confident’ mungkin ramai yang
bersetuju.

    Kita boleh perhatikan bagaimana corak pemerintahan di negeri ini yang
bersifat dinamik, yakni boleh berubah pada sesuatu masa. Hal ini kerana rakyatnya
sentiasa sedar dan celik. Malah, rakyatnya matang dalam berpolitik dan juga yang
paling penting sekalu, rakyatnya  berani mengambil
risiko dan tidak takut kepada perubahan. Tahun 1969 dan kini, 2008, menjadi
saksi kepada point saya diatas dan juga bukti yang menunjukkan kalau kita faham
kuasa sekeping kertas undi, kita akan tersedar akan kuasa kita dalam memilih
pucuk pimpinan baik di peringkat negeri mahupun pusat.

    Bukan sahaja Pulau Pinang malah angin perubahan semalam yang
bertiup dari arah utara semenanjung pantas bergerak menuju ke arah barat.
Selepas Pulau Pinang diumumkan menjadi milik pembangkang pada pukul lebih
kurang 1 pagi, kubu Barisan Nasional mula terhakis sedikit demi sedikit di
Kedah dan juga Perak. Angin yang bertiup kencang itu juga berjaya merentasi Sungai
Bernam dan menuju ke Selangor dimana ia ,akhirnya, menyebabkan ketiga-tiga
negeri tersebut ‘eventually’ berjaya ditakluk oleh pembangkang.

    Namun,
kederasan angin tersebut hanya mampu menipiskan sahaja tembok majoriti BN di
N.Sembilan tetapi gagal untuk memberi kesan signifikan kepada Melaka dan
dihadang secara efektif di Johor. Apa-apapun, termasuk Kelantan, BR berjaya
menguasai 5 buah negeri dan ia menjadi
bukti yang rakyat kini semakin peka kepada keadaan sekeliling dan semakin sedar
akan perubahan yang mampu mereka lakukan.

    Apa yang menarik juga dalam PRU edisi kali ini ialah pen’talkinan’(mungkin)
karier politik ataupun jawatan menteri sebilangan calon BN oleh undi rakyat. Di
Sungai Siput, Dato’ Seri S.Samy Vellu dijangka tidak akan meneruskan lagi
karier politiknya sebagai menteri mahupun presiden MICmemandangkan usianya
sudahpun menjangkau ¾ abad manakala Dato’ Seri Sharizat mungkin boleh mencari
di mana silapnya hingga penduduk Lembah Pantai lebih rela memilih calon
Keadilan yakni Nurul Izzah Anwar yang kalau boleh saya katakan agak muda dalam
pentas politik negara. Datuk Koh Tsu Koon pula mungkin terpaksa melupakan
keinginannya untuk ke parlimen (mungkin untuk menjadi menteri)kerana tumpas
mengejut di Parlimen Batu Kawan kepada calon BR.

    Selain itu, bagi mereka yang berhasrat ingin bernafas
panjang sebagai seorang menteri, elakkanlah bersikap emosional dan terburu-buru(maaf
sedikit kasar) ketika berdepan dengan konflik kerana rakyat inginkan pemimpin
yang matang dan rasional dalam menyelesaikan masalah. Jika tidak, jangan
terkejut jika jawatan anda akan di’talkin’kan seperti yang berlaku di kepada
salah seorang menteri yang bertanding di Sg. Petani (Al-Jazeera – ring any
bell?)

    Sebagai celoteh terakhir dan penutup, saya berpendapat edisi
PRU kali ini adalah edisi yang paling bersejarah berbanding siri PRU
sebelumnya. Bukanlah nilai sejarahnya dari segi bilangan negeri yang berjaya
dikuasai oleh pembangkang tetapi dari segi peningkatan kesedaran masyarakat terhadap
kemampuan mereka dalam menentukan pemegang tampuk pemerintahan.

    Selain itu, edisi
kali ini juga menonjolkan yang rakyat tidak akan mudah lagi diperdaya dan
menyokong mereka yang mempunyai agenda tersendiri. Jadi, untuk segologan
tertentu yang ingin berkuasa agar dapat menyalahgunakannya, jangan harap rakyat
akan terpedaya dengan habuan dunia yang ditawarkan anda untuk meraih undi. Rakyat
kini sudah bangkit dari lenanya dan semakin matang dalam menilai sesuatu.
Rakyat juga sedar yang sumber kekayaan negara adalah hak mereka untuk dinikmati
bersama dan bukannya untuk digelojohi oleh golongan tertentu sahaja.

Alhamdulillah, rakyat sudah sedar. Kami sudah sedar. Makhal
Sakhti!!!