Monday, November 23, 2009

Money Matters

Ringgit Malaysia, Aussie Dollars, US Dollars, Pound Sterling, Gneh etc etc etc...these are all the world currencies which resembles one important thing in one's world....MONEY!

Yup, don't deny it guys...money is one of the important things in life..
Well, to be frank, I am in denial for quite a long time..
I believe money is not that important...
money is rezki, rezki yang Allah turunkan kepada hamba2Nya yang berusaha, yang layak menerimanya, yang tidak mengamalkan pembaziran...
Even in Al Quran it is clearly stated dat He does not like people who like to waste their money...
Firman Allah yang bermaksud: “Sesungguhnya orang yang membazir itu adalah saudara-saudara syaitan dan syaitan itu adalah sangat ingkar kepada Tuhannya” (Surah al-Isra', ayat 27).

I am not a kind of person who love to waste my money on unimportant things (for me la, some people might find that the 'things' are important to them ;P) such as branded items, makeups etc etc and I am happy with it.
So it means here that saya tidak suka membazir, jadi insya Allah the rezki will always be well preserved in my vault -untouched-

However guys, I have learn my lesson well (very well in fact!!) that money is REALLY REALLY important if you want to survive as a student moreover overseas' student.

Saya tidak membazir, insya Allah ( I guess...). I hardly spend my money only on barang2 rumah, on my car payment, flight tickets, rents, bills, and y'know those important stuff...
For pampering myself? yes I do allocate some amount of money for entertainment or shopping for my rooms and that's it.
And for about after 9 months being here, Alhamdulillah, money is not a problem..syukur2...(^^)
That is why I never thought that money is important, because I believe I will never run out of it...(ni dah kes riak ni...huhu...astaghfirullah)

Inilah masanya Allah nak tunjuk, biar secermat mana pun kita dah jadi, seorganize mana pun kita dah rancang for our upcoming future...
kita hanya mampu merancang kawan2...hanya mampu merancang...
but He decide..the decisions are His to be made...

Alkisahnya, this will be my very first time (hopefully the last) in facing financial problems as an oversea student..
I really try hard not to ask any help from my parents...I really2 don't want that to happen...
It's not that they can't, but I refuse...
people might ask, why? so pelikla you..parents want to support also u dont want ka?

Independence.

that will be my reason for being such a crazy-stubborn person that others might assume out of me.
what is the meaning of being far from family other than to sort everything yourself? hmm..
well, here goes, my money matters in Perth!!

Well, I'm not going to make my matters a public matters though..hehe
Let me keep it to myself and I guess this is the limit..
All I can say it is about house rent, agreement, compensation etc etc etc..
and in conclusion, my savings cant cope with it...
yup. NOT ENOUGH!

Bagi seseorang yang telah berjimat cermat sepanjang 9 bulan di perantauan tapi masih menghadapi masalah kewangan, ini merupakan satu tamparan buat saya yang daif ini. huhu..
Masalah ini muncul tatkala final exam sedang ganas melanda dan saya ini hanya mampu berdoa dan berdoa dan berdoa agar selain daripada result saya memuaskan, smoga rezki Allah sentiasa ada buat saya yang daif ini.

"Ya Allah, sesungguhnya waktu Dhuha itu waktu DhuhaMu,
kecantikannya adalah kecantikanMu,
keindahan itu keindahanMu, kekuatan itu kekuatanMu,
kekuasaan itu kekuasaanMu dan perlindungan itu perlindunganMu.
Ya Allah, jika rezekiku masih di langit, turunkanlah, dan jika di dalam bumi, keluarkanlah,
jika sukar, permudahkanlah, jika haram, sucikanlah dan jika jauh, dekatkanlah.
Berkat waktu dhuha, kecantikan. keindahan, kekuatan, kekuasaanMu,
limpahkan kepadaku segala yang Engkau telah limpahkan kepada hamba-hambaMu yang soleh,"

Doa, doa itu senjata orang mukmin. And dats what I did, but is it enuf?
I believe all of you have heard a verse from Him that goes
"....sesungguhnya Allah tak akan mengubah nasib sesuatu kaum sehingga mereka mengubah nasib mereka sendiri..."
Which in short means that we need to strive for something and yet never forget to ask from the Creator which owns the universe azza wajalla...

So now, here I am a week after my final. If I ask you, after exam, what did you guys normally do? outing? shopping? eating? sleeping?
well...as all of the things enlisted above require money (except sleeping of course...(^^)), I end up avoiding them...
Instead, straightly after exams, I went to the nearest shopping complex, passing my resumes to any potential shops that require assistance..
yup, I went for job hunting guys!!
The hunt still on, and I will not give up...no!!
Setakat ini masih belum ada yang response, but I will keep on praying...smoga rezki itu ada buatku...insya Allah...amiin...

Rasanya mesti ada yang tertanya2...
"Teruk sangat ke masalah aleen ni?"
"Kesiannya Aleen....ish nak tolong tapi diri sendiri pun tak termampu...huhu,"
"Tula, sape suro gi stadi jauh2, kalau dok dekat2 kan senang nak tolong,"
haha...ini semua monolog dalaman yang saya cipta seandainya saya berada di tempat kalian...
and I have answers for that questions...

"Actually, masalah ini takdelah teruk mana pun, Alhamdulillah, makan n minum masih terurus di sini, jadi jangan risau. Kalau sape yang dah kenal Aleen lama, rasanya you guys akan tahu yang saya ni terkenal dengan sikap suka pikir susah...benda senang suka buat jadi susah...yup dat's me...syazleen razak *peace* hehe...and if I really cant cope with it, I will finally ask my parents...huhu"

"Eh, saya hargai perasaan ingin membantu tersebut, tapi tak mengapa...let me deal with my own disaster or shall I say reminder from Him. Yup, dengan adanya ujian ni, Aleen bukan sahaja akan jadi lebih berjimat tapi juga lebih beringat bahawa, kita sebagai manusia biar seperfect mana pun kita rancang, ingatlah bahawa ada kuasa lain yang menentukan..maka selalulah berdoa, agar kita sentiasa dibawah lembayung kasih dan rahmatNya sentiasa...insya Allah...(^^)"

"Saya tak rancang akan sampai sejauh ni, saya tak rancang akan berada di sini pada tahun ini, waktu dan ketika ini, jadi tak perlulah kita persoalkan apa yang telah terjadi..redhalah dengan kehendak ilahi...teruskan berjalan di bumiNya...andai terjatuh, bangkitlah...andai perlu berlari, berlarilah...dengan ingatan Dia selalu memerhatikan kita, dan Dia yang menentukan segala...insya Allah (^^) "

Maka rakan2 pembaca sekalian....saya harap anda akan sentiasa doakan saya di sini...smoga sihat walfiat selalu, bersama nikmat iman dan nikmat rezki insya Allah...

sekian dahulu coretan rasa hati ini...
jutaan maaf sebab tidak membersihkan sawang2 di blog ini buat sekian lama...
sesi mengemas kini akan bermula nanti...(^^)

"fasTaBiQuL KhaiRaT"