Wednesday, March 9, 2011

happiness, anyone?? :)

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Assalamualaikum wbt.

Hello en kambing dan pelawat2 en kambing sekalian...En kambing mesti suka sekarang kan, sbb teman rajin dtg melawat..hehe..ish,tak mengaku plak en kambing niii....

Okeh, hari ni teman ingat nak cerita psl satu lagi pengalaman yg tak dpt teman lupakan sepanjang teman di posting psychiatry...Cerita ni teman akan ingat sampai bila2..sebab ia membawa pengajaran yg amat besar dlm hidup teman...dan mungkin dlm hidup kome juga...

Teman ingat lagi, masa tu teman tgh tengok patient dkt klinik psychiatry...
Macam2 kes yg teman tengok hari tu...schizophrenia, bipolar manic disorder, depression etc...

Masa teman tgh sibuk tgk kes yg bermacam2 tu, misi teman bawak masuk file yg begitu tebal sekali ke dlm bilik teman...aisehman.....kekadang mengeluh jugak bila tengok file tebal2 ni...especially bila patient ramai tgh beratur kat luar..sbbnya kena baca cerita dari awal...hmm...kekadang ambik masa jugak ye, especially kalau time tu adalah kali pertama teman menengokkan patient tu...dah la plak, tulisan para doktot ni almaklumlah...cakar ayam pun lagi hensem kekadang tu...hehe...so, agak lama la skit kalu nak mentelaah file tu ye...

Jadiknya, bila dah abih je patient yg teman tgh tengok waktu tu, teman pun dgn tangkasnya membelek2 file yg begitu tebal dan berat tu...

Nama patient: Makcik

Umur: 53

Occupation: Housewife

Diagnosis :Major Depressive Disorder (kemurungan kalu dlm bahasa melayu)

Bila teman belek dari awal case notes tu, rupanya makcik ni dah under follow up dgn psychiatry sejak tahun 1999 lagi!!wahhh...lama betul makcik ni follow up dgn hospital...dah lebih 10 tahun dah ni...ubat yg dimakan, mula2 4 jenis...lepas dah follow up punya lama cuma tinggal sejenis aje lagi...Hmm...that's a good sign tu...maksudnya keadaannya beransur baik...

Cause of depression masa 1999 dulu: Sedih sbb rasa sunyi bila anak2 pergi sekolah/ kolej

Rasa pelik jugak masa teman baca sbb kemurungan makcik ni...i mean, semua anak2 pegi sekolah kan??but how many mothers would actually feel so lonely and affected by that sampai boleh dpt depression???

Hmm....tapi bila teman screen pages2 yg seterusnya...makcik tu nampak mcm slowly improving...mula2 dah x rasa lonely sgt...then after somewhile dah boleh buat kerja rumah...and dah boleh mix around dgn jiran2 pun...

And bila teman tgk entries by doctors sejak 2-3 tahun baru2 ni...semuanya asyik tulis "patient well, no new complaints, able to do household chores, depressive symptoms well controlled"

So, bila teman tgk semua entries tu, plus with the fact that anak2 dia pun dah besar skrg (hopefully she is well adjusted to the routines of her children going to school by now....), plus with the fact that she only needs one type of medication for maintainance nowadays.....membuatkan teman gataaaaall je nak off medication tu, observe her for a few more months and discharge her from psychiatry follow up if she turns out okay....after all, berapa lama lagi she's gonna be under follow up kan...takkan seumur hidup kot....kome pun mesti cemuih kalau dok kena berulang ke hospital bertahun2 kan....hmm, so teman pun panggil la makcik tu masuk....

Fuh...masuk2 je makcik tu, teman pun terkezuttt....kasut tinggi, make up ranggi, tudung ala2 siti nurhaliza..kira bergaya abis la makcik sorang ni...senyumannya berseri2...mmg tak nampak langsung mcm patient yg ada depression okay...mmg menguatkan lagi firasat teman yg patient ni dah sihat dan insyaAllah boleh discharge from follow up tak lama lagi....in fact, masa tu rasa annoyed sikit pun ada dgn doktor2 sebelum ni....kenapa la tak discharge makcik ni awal2 lagi....kesian dia kena dtg follow up hospital bertahun2 kat sini...

Lepas teman bagi salam, kami pun sembang2....

Teman: Mcmmana makcik sekarang??

Makcik: Alhamdulillah Dr...byk okay dah skrg ni...dah takde masalah apa2 dah...anak2 pun semua dah besar2....ada yg dah kahwin pun....

Teman: Ooo...ye ke...dah ada cucu, makcik?

Makcik: Iya Dr...Dah ada 2 org cucu....skrg ni mengasuh cucu le keje makcik...

Teman: Aaaaa....bagus la macam tu makcik...tidak le sunyi sgt ye rumah tu....

Makcik: heheheh...mmg tak sunyi dah Dr...riuh aje kat umah tu....

Kami pun continue lagi sembang2...nampak gaya mmg makcik ni semakin sihat...kejap2 ketawa siap cerita pasal cucu2 dia lagi...bila teman assess pasal routine harian dia, it sounded even more healthier than mine...pagi2 she will go for a walk with her hubby at the park...she's able to cook and perform household chores...bila masa cuti sekolah, anak2 dia akan bawak dia pergi melancong...merata dah makcik ni pegi...cameron highlands, medan, phuket...merata2 lah....seronok benor medengorkan cerita makcik ni....nampak gayanya mcm dia dah betul2 sihat...and when i explored a bit more, there's basically no reason whatsoever for her to remain depressed...

So, bila dah sembang lama2, teman rasa confident nak off her medication...so secara selambanya teman pun tanya lah makcik tu....

Teman: Hmm...seronok saya tgk makcik dah semakin sihat...jadi, sekarang ni mmg makcik dah tak ada langsung rasa murung mcm dulu ya??

Makcik: errr..............................................................................

Teman: Makcik??

Silence.

Then, out of nowhere....angin takdak, ribut takdak...she suddenly burst into flames....eh tak lah...burst into TEARS!!!!.....And i tell u...it was so very abrupt that i just stared at her and wondered if i was still talking to the same person....

Makcik: Makcik tak tau la Dr.....(uwaaaaaaaaa!!) sekali sekala tu jadi jugak mcm ni....makcik pun tak tau sbb apa.........huwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

I tried to calm her down...and when she was a bit better, she continued...

Makcik: Makcik pun tak paham Dr...kenapa makcik rasa sedih sgt....family makcik semua support makcik....semua dah buat mcm2 nak tolong makcik....suami makcik baik orgnya Dr.... kami jarang bergaduh...tengking makcik pun tak pernah....orgnya lembut betul Dr...bila dia tau makcik ada masalah ni, dia selalu ada dgn makcik...pegi mana2 tak pernah tinggal makcik....sob sob...anak2 pun baik2 semuanya Dr...cukup ambil berat pasal makcik....selalu dtg melawat makcik...yg duduk jauh2 pun tiap2 hari telefon makcik tanya khabar....tapi makcik tak tau la Dr...kadang2 tu...takde sebab apa2 pun...makcik rasa sediiiiiih sgt....rasa mcm duduk kat dunia ni sorang2....ish...nak cerita pun tak tau mcmmana Dr....

I just sat there in silence and looked at her...let her ventilate all she wanted....i tried to explore other reasons that she could be sad for....any histories of family feud ke...any major mistakes that she's done in the past that could have caused her to feel guilty thus the sadness....but there was NONE...!!she was really sad for no reason...and she has been in this state for years!!! poor makcik..i really felt for her....And after consulting my specialist, apparently mmg ada some of depression cases yg mana tak ada concrete reason pun for them to feel sad....they just feel...sad...for no reason.....huhuhu...sedihnya....patut lah tak boleh nak discharge lagi walaupun dah bertahun2 follow up....and when i related her case to my specialist...bukan setakat kena continue medication yg sedia ada, siap kena tambah lagi satu jenis medication and kena jumpa balik dlm masa sebulan...nasib baik makcik tu tak ada suicidal ideation ke apa..kalu idak kena masuk ward pulak....huhu....

That meeting with the makcik really taught me some valuable learning points ya....

1- Never judge a person by their looks...!!even though they look super cool...they may be super hot inside...heheh....apa yg teman merepek ni....well, u guys get the idea right....walaupun luaran seseorang tu nampak tenang...tak semestinya org itu takde masalah yg sedang menggugat jiwanya...and apatah lagi utk teman...i have to master the skill of listening and understanding without even being told directly....

2- Bersyukur dan berbahagialah dgn apa yg telah Allah kurniakan kepada kita...tak kira lah dari segi agama kita, kesempurnaan tubuh badan kita, keluarga kita, pekerjaan kita, rumah kita, kereta...segala2nya....kerana ada org di luar sana....yg punya segala2nya....tapi telah ditarik nikmat 'kebahagiaan' daripadanya....dan apabila tiada lagi nikmat 'kebahagiaan' itu....segala apa jua di depan mata kita sudah umpama tiada maknanya....

In fact, tiap2 hari kita berdoakan??kita berdoa mcm2....doa ditambahkan rezeki...doa semoga anak2 kita menjadi anak2 yg soleh dan solehah...doa disihatkan tubuh badan...doa dipermudahkan urusan...untuk apa kita berdoa semua ni.....untuk kebahagiaan.....sbb kita sbg manusia yg lemah...akan merasa amat sukar utk meneruskan kehidupan seandainya tiada kebahagiaan...

Jadi...solat satlagi..jgn lupa buat sujud syukur ye....sujud lah dgn penuh rasa syukur...kerana hanya dgn rasa syukur itu kita akan rasa diri kita lengkap dan semoga kita semua dpt mengecapi kebahagiaan yg kita cari itu di dunia dan di akhirat....ameen... :)

Wasallam.

Monday, March 7, 2011

kisah malangku di pagi hari

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim..

Assalamualaikum wbt.

Hello encik kambing...rindu teman tak??teman pun rindu en kambing..asyik tengok gambar en kambing je dlm blog nih..ish...hensem betul la en kambing ni teman tengok...teruja teman..............ntahapahapa...

Okeh...hari ni teman punya cerita pun ntahapahapa..
setakat luahan rasa kerana sedih yg tak terhingga...huhuhuh....apa lah nasib ku....

Alkisahnya, skrg ni teman tinggal kat sebuah apartment dkt cheras ni...
Apartment ni okay..org2nya sporting..management so far so good, security okay Alhamdulillah...tapi yg teman suka betul dgn duduk kat apartment ni is because i get to see bermacam jenis gelagat manusia tiap2 hari...ye lah apartment ni unit dekat2...so, mmg boleh faham rutin harian seseorg tu kalau diperhati setiap hari...

Masa mula2 teman duduk dkt apartment ni, pernah sekali teman terjaga dlm keadaan ketakutan dan kelam kabut sbb ingat apartment terbakar...sbbnya ada bunyi loceng kuat gile kat depan bilik teman ni ha...lepas tarik tudung sehelai bukak pintu rupa2nya ada aci tengah sembahyang guna loceng....heheheheheh....lepas tu sekarang bila dah jadi rutin..bila teman dgr aje bunyi loceng tu..maksudnya teman dah kena keluar pegi keje la time tu..sbb nya aci tu punctual, tiap2 hari pukul 7.45am dgn pukul 6.30pm dia akan sembahyang...

Hehe...dlm byk2 gelagat org yg teman perasan..ada seorang lelaki mcm OKU sikit yg teman selalu nampak melepak dkt ground floor apartment ni...OKU bukan dari segi fizikal..tapi mental...badannya besar...tiap2 pagi bila teman pegi keje, mesti dia akan duduk kat dpn lif, sambil makan kerepek pastu ucap 'good morning' kat semua org yg lalu...hehe..sweet sgt...

Alkisahnya, pada suatu hari teman terjaga lambat uk pegi keje..setelah terkocoh2 mandi n menyiapkan diri..teman berlari keluar dari apartment menuju lif...dari jauh teman nampak lif sedang turun dari tingkat atas...13....12......11.....teman duduk kat tingkat 10...jadiknya teman sgt la bersyukur sbb tak payah tunggu lif lama...dah la lambat nak pegi keje dah ni....berlari teman pegi ke arah lif utk tekan butang tu...

Namun alangkah terkejutnya teman bila lif tu terbukak aje, teman nampak lif tu penuh dgn tong2 sampah...mungkin dari tingkat2 atas utk di bawa ke tong besar di ground floor....and yg tgh membawa tong2 sampah tu adalah budak OKU tu tadi...

Ish...dalam hati teman....nak ke aku masuk dlm lif penuh dgn tong sampah ni??...karang baju berbau plak...tu satu hal...boleh ke tahan duduk dlm lif sampai nak turun 10 tingkat ni??...hmmpphh...tapi memandangkan teman dah lewat, and mmg ada space skit pun utk teman dlm lif tu..teman pun ingat, tong sampah pun tong sampah la...tahan je la skit...kejap je pun...

so teman pun tanya la budak tu...

teman: erm, boleh ke nak masuk lif ni??

budak tu diam je...dia buat muka mcm tak paham cakap teman...

teman ulang lagi soalan yg sama...

teman: ermm...saya nak masuk life ni, boleh ke??

sekali lagi dia mengamati muka teman...siap kerut2 dahi menengok muka teman....mcm tak paham langsung apa yg teman cakap kat dia....

and i was about to repeat my question in a louder voice....

.....when he started to laugh....

HAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHA!!!!
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

kuat sgt dia gelak okay...siap pegang2 perut and tunjuk2 kat teman lagi....

HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA!!!
HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH!!!

okay...so now im confused.

teman pusing belakang....tengok, takde sape pun kat belakang...and this guy was still laughing at ME....

i was so really confused....kenapa tetiba gelak kat teman plak ni??teman pakai baju terbalik ke..tudung terbalik ke....ada taik hidung selepet ke...

and when i was just about to ask him that...

When he suddenly closed the door.

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So there i was...standing like an idiot...staring at the closed door lift...and late for work

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.....GOD!!!the things that i go through in my life!!!!!!! T.T

the end.

p/s: and no, my baju was not terbalik..and my saluran pernafasan was also clear...my rear mirror confirmed it...hehe

Wasallam.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Cerita si tokei kedai dan kedainya

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim...

Assalamualaikum wbt.

Alahai kambing...nampaknya, memang konfom sebulan sekali aje teman dapat menjenguk kamu ye...kesian kamu...nampak tak bermaya...muka tak berseri...kusam..haa, apa kata teman rekemen tia amelia utk kamu...ya....!!tia amelia.....tia amelia!!! hanya tia amelia!!!!hahhahahhahahahhahahah....!!!

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teman sebenarnya bengkek benor mendengorkan iklan tu....merobek2 jiwa ku rasanya...dah la dok ulang 'tia amelia' tu berulang2 kali...yg teman paling tak tahan bila deme gelak tak tentu pasal kat hujung iklan tu...eeee...kenapa iklan radio byk yg mcm tu hah??ish...cuba encik kambing kasi idea skit kat deme nih...encik kambing lagi terrer mengiklan kan diri...siap dah main facebook skrg nih teman nampak...naik aeroplane kasi kad tesco lah...apa lah...hehehe...bagus en kambing...bagus...lepas ni bagi kad touch n go plak ye...

Okeh, hari ni teman nak cerita pasal sorang tokei baju muslimah ni...

Kedai baju muslimah ni dah lama teman suka pergi...banyaknya menjual jubah2 yg dibawa dari timur tengah...mmg cantik....mcm2 design...ada yg simple, elaborated..ada yg ada batu sana sini...ada yg tangan ropol2...mcm2 lah...

dan adat lah...baju2 import mcm ni dah tentunya mahal...majoritinya mencecah ratusan ringgit...teman selalu jamu mata aje...seronok tengok jubah cantik2 ni....dah la praktikal, mudah pakai...versatile plak tu..dan sesuai dipakai ke mana2...

selain jubah2 tu ada jugak blouse2 muslimah yg panjang2 sampai ke lutut..yg jugak cantik dan simple...dlm 2-3 bulan lepas, teman ada jugak beli blouse2 muslimah tu...hajat di hati pada mulanya nak ambik 4 pasang...

tapi masa nak bayar, alangkah terkejutnya teman bila pembantu kedai tu kata mereka tak ada kemudahan credit card..cash only....hmm, pelik jugak teman...sbb kedainya begitu exclusive...and baju2 n jubah2nya mmg mahal....mcm teman katakan tadi, jubahnya boleh mencecah ke ratusan ringgit...so...mcmmana org nak bawak cash byk2 kalau nak shopping kat situ???...hmm, tapi teman tak kata apa2...mungkin pada waktu tu, kedai tu baru dibuka..and kemudahan credit card tu tak sampai lagi....

Jadiknya, teman ambik 2 pasang je lah haritu..and bayar secara tunai....

Dlm 2-3 hari lepas, teman sekali lagi pergi menjamu mata dkt kedai tu...kali ni, berkesempatan pulak berjumpa dgn tuan punya kedai tersebut...teman tanya sikit ttg latar belakang kedai tu etc...beliau menjawab 'family business'...ooooo....

Setelah menerai satu lagi blouse yg teman mmg dah aim lama...teman pegi ke kaunter utk membayar...and sekali lagi teman notice yg mereka masih tak ada kemudahan credit cards...

Teman pun bertanya..sekadar ingin tahu:

Teman: U all, takde credit cards ye...?

Tokei: (memandang bawah).. Ha'ah...takde....

Teman: I see...ookay...

Tokei: Errmm....U tau kan kenapa??

Teman: (sekadar meneka...agaknya pasal taknak menggalakkan customer mereka berhutang dgn bank kot) Erm...maybe.......(sambil buat muka konpius...alaaa...muka yg mcm selalu tu...hehehheheheheheh)

Tokei: (senyum sambil angguk2 kepala)

Teman: ermmm....what about debit cards then?

Tokei: Well, debit cards are okay..but then u tau kan mereka ada some charges that we have to pay??

Teman: yeaa....well.......u use their facility..isnt it just logical that u have to pay them...?

This was when he smiled and asked me of my occupation...I told him i'm not in business line so, there's nothing to worry...he's not gonna insult me in any way....so he continued...

Tokei: Well, it's alright if u are paying the good guys..the thing is when we use their facilities...we are paying them- the bad guys....we are basically supporting them...and they are just manipulating the whole system so that we continue to support them (lbh krg mcm ni la ye yg teman ingat dan faham)

Teman: I see...

Tokei: Do you like working?

Teman: Yes.

Tokei: Do you know that many Muslims nowadays find it hard to get up for Subuh...but they make sure that they reach on time to their working place because they are scared of their bosses??

Teman: Okay...

Tokei: Dont you find that some sort of 'perhambaan' other than Allah and it's a form of syirik?

Teman: (terbeliak mata) Ohh??

Tokei: So, you see...to me....if something as simple as that is considered as syirik, apatah lagi directly supporting the bad guys by giving them money

Teman: Ehem...but you have a problem..u see....a small problem...

Tokei: Yes?

Teman: The thing is, the stuffs that u sell here are rather pricey and people generally do not carry too much money around to spend..

Tokei: Yes, i know...and i take it as a sacrifice to Allah...

Teman: Ah..??Really? How?

Tokei: Ya, like the other day...we had this lady who wanted to buy RM3000 worth of jubahs...and she got angry with us because we didnt have credit card facilities...she ended up leaving the store just like that....without buying anything in the end...and it was hard for us to see her go away..but then....that's the sacrifice that we make, u see...maybe it was not our rezeki that day, maybe not hers as well...tapi rezeki Allah ada di mana2....

I nodded...understood his family's noble intentions...but i still had that unsettled feeling deep down in my heart...After paying the price of my blouse (CASH- i got RM2 discount for listening hehe) i drove slowly back home...all the while thinking bout the conversation i had...

Well, i must applaud the noble intention's of making the best out of the business you own...u want rezeki yg purely halal...and surely yg mendapat keberkatan drp Allah SWT...

and i applaud the sacrifice that the family went through in obtaining these objectives in their business...tak ramai yg boleh buat mcmni tau...really clear with their mission and fullheartedly practice what they believe...Alhamdulillah...masih ada manusia di luar sana yg tidak memikirkan keuntungan semata2 dan dgn secara senyap2 berjihad di jalan Allah...insyaAllah, ganjarannya pasti berlipat ganda di akhirat kelak...

Cumanya I would feel a whole lot better if there is a way that customers are able to shop in big amounts in this store without resorting to credit/debit cards or having to carry huge amounts of money in their handbags which is a BIG no-no due to the crime rates these days....i've been cracking and cracking my head over this issue...and found only one solution...

hehe...maybe not a very good one...as it involves lots of trust...but then again, rezeki ni kan semuanya Allah yg punya...

so my suggestion is: bagi je customer bawak balik dulu jubah2 tu...lpstu bagi number akaun bank kedai tu and suruh customer tu transfer in je...hehheheh...boleh pakai tak suggestion ni...??teman pernah buat...sbb tu berani suggest...

anyone else ada idea yg bernas yg boleh dikongsi???would be good if we could help this budding islamic bussiness yg berkobar2...mana tau kita pun boleh berkongsi syafaatnya di akhirat kelak?? :)

Thank u peeps!!

Wasallam.

p/s: is it time to gunting my credit cards into 2???????huhuhu~~