Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Tinggal Kenangan...

Assalamualaikum wbt

Copy paste from my YM chatbox with Faiz Khaleed, the candidate of Malaysian Astronaut.

You currently appear offline to faiz khaleed.

faiz khaleed: assalamualaikum..sarah..u there?
k.s.: w'salam wbt.. yup im here.
k.s.: wah..good guessing that im invi.
faiz khaleed: know u well already.
faiz khaleed: sejuk kat sini hari ni. extra extra cold.
k.s.: owh.. teringat last yr ramadhan u came to my place. to collect the IDD and jadual solat.
k.s.: in cold weather but not winter yet.
faiz khaleed: yeah. i remember that.
faiz khaleed: it was my 1st time ride on cab alone in moscow.
faiz khaleed: mcm mana classes so far?
k.s.: ok aje. but u know it. tiring. (u shud know it~)
k.s.: actly, i just bumped into 1 blog stated about the NASA announcement.

(cut off) bla bla bla bla bla

k.s.: that sounds great too.
k.s.: i never dreamt that msia wil hv 1 astronout oneday.
k.s.: n now it almost comes true.

(cut off) bla bla bla bla bla

k.s.: so, bila u all akan bertolak ke kazakhstan?
k.s.: on 27th, isnt it?
faiz khaleed: right...how do you know?
k.s.: laa..
k.s.: smalam kn ada majlis doa selamat di embassy.
k.s.: some1 who went there told me.
faiz khaleed: oic...hehe,terlupa plak.
k.s.: actly kan
k.s.: in the blog that i read
k.s.: it belongs to a fren of mine
k.s.: he's a blogger as well
k.s.: bukan kawan dalam real world la
k.s.: n amazingly
k.s.: he said that he's on ur side
k.s.: if he could choose who can be the 1st astronaut
k.s.: he would hv chosed u
k.s.: n me too!
faiz khaleed: thanks....i appreciate it sarah....
faiz khaleed: you know what, its more complex then that...
faiz khaleed: really....it is actually due to some unforeseen circumstances...
k.s.: oo really
k.s.: everyhthg happens for a reason
faiz khaleed: yeah....everything happens for reason...

(cut off) bla bla bla bla bla bla

faiz khaleed: hep, gtg now...sorry.....selamat berbuke and take care k
k.s.: ok
k.s.: selamat berbuka
faiz khaleed: and thanks for helping me when I first sampai russia...can't believe dah setahun dah....time flies
faiz khaleed: thanks.....
k.s.: my pleasure..its so memorable to hv had the chances to know u personally
k.s.: all the best then
faiz khaleed: all the best to you too....all the best to you too *smiley*
k.s.: thanks

Sudah setahun lebih saya mengenali 2 orang bakal angkasawan negara, Dr. Sheikh dan Dr. Faiz, secara dekat. Sejak kali pertama mereka datang ke Russia atas misi latihan dan pemilihan untuk 'Top Two' di Star City bersama dengan Kapten Faiz (pilot) dan Vanajah (V.J).

Ketika itu kami sempat keluar ke Old Arbat Street untuk membeli cenderamata, ke Victory Park untuk menyaksikan tulip pada musim bunga dan matahari terbenam, ke Mega untuk ice skating, ke IKEA untuk minum petang dan ke Korean Restaurant di Baravyovy Gory untuk makan malam. Mereka juga pernah datang ke rumah kami (House No. 16, Room 205, Malaya Piragovskaya Street), untuk makan-makan di sini. Betapa berharganya kenangan itu.

Dan secara peribadi, saya lebih rapat dengan Faiz. Sedari awal kedatangannya ke sini setelah terpilih sebagai 'Top Two'. Mereka berdua rapat dengan kami serumah (6 orang). Tapi memandangkan jarak umur Faiz dan saya tidak jauh bezanya (housemates yang lain adalah junior), mungkin dia lebih selesa untuk berkomunikasi dengan saya. Bermula dengan mendapatkan simcard untuk dia, IDD card, jadual solat dan bermacam-macam info yang saya dapatkan untuknya. Sebagai tanda terima kasih, Faiz pernah membawa saya makan di sebuah Arabian Restaurant di Old Arbat Street di awal musim sejuk tahun lalu. Bila teringatkan semula, kasihan Faiz sebab terpaksa menunggu lama kerana saya punya tetamu yang datang berkunjung dari Nizhny Novgorad pada waktu itu dan terpaksa menunggu menghantar mereka ke stesyen keretapi sebelum saya ke tempat yang dijanjikan.

Banyak sungguh kenangan bersama mereka berdua. Ramadhan yang lalu, mereka berdua telah datang berbuka dan bertarawikh di rumah saya. Bersama Dr. Zul (in-charged doctor for these 2 astronauts and also my uncle). Sungguh banyak kenangan.

Dan kurang sebulan dari sekarang, salah seorang daripada mereka dengan rasminya akan bergelar Angkasawan Pertama Negara. Satu sejarah buat negara kita! Satu sejarah! Dan dengan itu, persahabtan kami juga mungkin akan tinggal sejarah. Terutamanya dengan Faiz. Masakan tidak. Selepas berlepasnya Roket Soyuz milik Russia di hujung Oktober nanti, maka gelaran mereka berdua juga turut berubah kepada the very very important figures. Sungguh. Faiz seorang yang normal seperti kita semua kerana mungkin tidak keterlalulan jika saya katakan bahawa Sheikh mempunyai 'kelas' yang tersendiri dan bercitarasa.

Semoga pengorbanan mereka berdua diberkati Allah dalam membuktikan Islam itu tidak jumud, malah lebih dari itu Islam adalah agama yang syumul dan menggalakkan penyelidikan tak bertepi. Juga jasa mereka buat nusa bangsa.

Iya. Malaysia Boleh!

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Hari buat dia:

51) Hadis riwayat Abu Hurairah ra., ia berkata: Rasulullah saw. bersabda: Seorang yang berkenderaan hendaklah mengucapkan salam kepada pejalan kaki dan pejalan kaki mengucapkan salam kepada orang yang duduk dan jemaah yang beranggota lebih sedikit mengucapkan salam kepada jamaah yang beranggota lebih banyak.

42 comments:

ainishamsi said...

wow, this is cool! send my regards to them. :)

akirasuri said...

oh! kirim salam pada mereka-mereka..

insya-Allah dengan ijin Dia, perhubungan tu akan kekal :)

Shazwani Adnan said...

salam..

seronok bile mengenangkan memori setahun lalu kn ks? betol kate ks, now they r going to be very very important figures. terutama kpd Malaysia dan seluruh isinya. hanya boleh doakn kejayaan mereka untuk kerjaya mereka akan datang..

*sangat ingat memori berbuka puasa n terawikh kt bilik kita setahun lepas dengan dorg.. *

MakcikMuda said...

sarah,meh pas nomor tepon die kat ryn meh.

die single agik kan.kehkeh!

cry4freedom. said...

Frankly, I was one among million citizens who criticize Malaysia government's decision to send them outterspace for the sake of doing scientific research as mentioned by *particular* minister in parliament, since we're not ready to move to space-technology, we should need to give more focus to our R&D projects as highest priority.

But, yes. Good luck and God bless them. May someday they'll give us something back in return. It's cool to know any astranauts :)

Anonymous said...

Salam Sarah.bestnyer dpt kenal ngan mereka. insyaAllah semoga berkekalan persahabatan tu..x mungkin Dr. Faiz tu dpt lupe awak punye sarah, afta what u've done.hehe..

arsaili said...

salam..i dun really follow abt them but i'm on faiz side as well..i heard both of them qualified but only one will go..so harap tade yg keciwa...

[MH] said...

salam kak sarah
best nye kak sarah eh

huhu
best nye dpt kenal raamai org
best nye
best nye bc blog kak sarah!!
bile la sy nak jd cm kak sarah..
huuhu

hehe
mcm budak kecik

Anonymous said...

waaaaa kim salam kat angkasawan tu!!!!! tak sempat beraya ke diorg???

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Salam to all,

Aini:
Au..sejuk sejuk :) insya allah i'll.

Cik Ati:
insya allah..makan dgn itu, sy berharapkan ijinNya agar kami tetap kekal berkawan..

Wanie:
ks sgt ingt time bukak puasa thn lepas tu sbb wkt berbuka tu, diorg sume tersandar lepas makan sbb kekenyangan. plus, someone ordered my special nescafe after the iftar *wink wink* n wkt tu ks buat cek mek molek. kebetulan td kita berbuka dgn cek mek molek. betul2 mengimbau kenangan kn.

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Ryn:
Ewah..dh nk ganti May plak eh. no fon dia adlh rahsia n x bleh diserah bagi kpd org bernama ryn :p yup..he's single..nk try la tu ye..hihi.

Azwan:
when the 1st time i met them, i tot they r just aeronautical engineering students. huhu. bcos i had no idea that in msia at that time they had undergone all the qualification tests. seriously i kinda treating them as students merely. in my mind, i was imaging that they're maybe doing their postgraduate in aeronautical engineering! but after listening to their stories, then i realized how big my mistake was! lucky me, i didnt say any words telling that they're students. lega lega.

actly, msia has been rewarded this chance to send 1 astronaut to the international space station (ISS) with russian rocket after we bought 20 (or 200) sukhoi jets from russia. in conjuction with 50th anniversary of our merdeka, Government decided to send them by this yr. by counting, it sounds like fair n square bcos we've got something precious in return by buying the jets. but actly, the training programme for these 2 people costs millions of USD! hmm.. at 1st, i dont understand (more to i dont agree) why we still want to send them to the ISS. but, get real. this is the chance. if we dont grab it this time, it might cost more n much expensive if we go by our own.

it's like the issue of Penang Bridge in 1985. people were blaming Dr. M. it's a waste of money. but only after years, people realized how important the bridge is to the Pulau Pinang residents.

hmm.. its a long idea of mine. myb u r not agree, still, with me. but as for now, i hope this mission of ours will succeed. n the astronaut of ours will return back safely n bring some new discoveries from up there.

just my 2 cents :) sorry kalau ada salah silap.

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Doyot:
x de la best pn. manusia biasa jgk diorg tu. hehe. harapnya mcm tu la.. biiznillah..

Arsaili:
ups..sy x boleh pecah mulut lg sape yg akan jd the very 1st astronaut of malaysia. but i know people can guess it alrdy. actly, NASA alrdy announced it last week. it's not supposed to happen. Paklah wanted to announce it officially by himself bcos it's a history of our country. but NASA did it somehow. x de sape yg akn keciwa merana insya allah :)

Fathiyyah:
peluang dpt kenal dgn diorg mmg best tp hakikatnya diorg ni pun ordinary normal people like us as well :) best baca blog? huhu..apakah? biasa2 aje la fathiyyah. nk jd mcm akk? part mane tu? tang hidungnye ke? tang matanye ke? tang pipinye ke? hehe :p

Amani:
insya allah. yg akn naik ke ISS x sempat beraya di bumi (kelakar je bunyinya. mcm dia tu alien la plak. haha). yg back up astronaut akn rasa d moscow or kazakhstan kot. im not sure abt this.

cry4freedom. said...

Brilliant reply.

I get the idea that Russia offered Malaysia Gov this very opportunity after we bought 20 Sukhoi jets from them. If u dig my old posts in my blog, u'll get the idea, how I went berserk when the particular minister announcing at the parliament when they want to do batik chanting, playing gasing and batu seremban at zero gravity. It was totally ridiculous.

Maybe that particular minister realized that majority of citizens were not happy and made up a counter reply statement explaining the real idea. Typical Malaysian's leader. As i follow every single progress about this issue, it tickles my belly.

Don't forget their training programme cost us USD 34 mil (RM 95m) footed by taxpayer money. I hope they take a good opportunity, and as you said, bring us something new from discoveries up there.

P/S: Don't shoot me, I'm just an innocent citizen who cares about how well citizen's money is spent.

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Azwan:
ups..no.. im not shooting u. it's just my 2 cents on this. if it tickles ur belly, then i actually had giggled the day i knew that they are really the spacedude candidates of malaysia :)

p/s: love to exchange opinions like this.

cry4freedom. said...

You aren't going to shoot me?

Very well

Then are you going to poke my waist with biopsy needle? *Larrikkkk*

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Only if u nakal2 there! beware..~ *kejarr*

p/s:ish..x matangnya main lari2 kejar2 gini :p

13may said...

waaaa....kim salam kat mereka :)

Anonymous said...

sbg bakal aerospace engr (keperasanan berpanjangan) sy excited dengan usaha membawa angkasawan pertama malaysia ke outerpsace.. and im sure the'll gain something from their journey there.(err, sorg je kan yg gi?) and i'm looking forward to work with them in future..tapi sebagai seorang warganegara yang kesempitan wang, sy melihat keutamaan pelaburan adalah lebih kepada pembangunan sumber manusia..namun, setiap perkara tak dijadikan sia-sia..terpulang kepada kita manusia sebagai khalifah di dunia untuk memakmurkannya..(maaf atas pertembungan bahasa dalam komen) muahaha kak sarah, sy x biasa ar bagi komen seperti ini..

Puteri Melur said...

Assalamualaikum Cik Sarah!

InsyaAllah dalam sehari dua lagi, kita pasti tahu siapa yang akan menjadi angkasawan Malaysia yang pertama.

Kesempatan Dr. Faiz dan Dr. Sheikh ke Mardi, Malaysia menyebabkan saya berpendapat sekiranya mereka meminta pendapat saya (heheh..mcm saya org besar pula), saya pasti memilih Dr.Faiz. sebab-sebabnya, dari pemerhatian sejam cuma itu. heheh
tapi, kita kena akui keduanya mempunyai kelebihan yang tersendiri. InsyaAllah, pasti mereka akan memilih terbaik :)

Ibn Salim said...

best la dapat kenal diorang.mesti dapat banyak 'behind scene' story kan..i mean, kita rakyat malaysia nampak yang diorang tu hepi je tapi mungkin ada kesusahan lain yg terpaksa ditanggung yang kita tak tahu..mungkin kapten faiz tu ada citer kat sarah... :)

~hayyie~

Anonymous said...

assalamualaikum

tadi explore NASA(dpt klu bila bc komen dr blog ini)..n dpt tahu siapa..

siapa terpilih, sudah ditakdirkn....
manusia kdg2 nmpak tersurat, yg tersirat ALLAH MAHA MENGETAHUI
ttp saya kurg stuju dgn projek ini, apa kpntingan projek ini kpd saya n org2 kampung, org2 pekan, org2 bndar....mungkin xmndlm lagi pmikiran saya....sory ye...tumpang lalu jap....

-salam Ramadhan....

wassalam

Girl A said...

Sarah, cakap kat mereka, saya ucapkan Good Luck! ok...

p/s: jgn bg rynakk no fon tu!hehehe

MakcikMuda said...

azah jeles lew tuh.lallalallala~

ala, ryn kan nak dgn abg sarah jekk.

hiks !

*mensorok bawah katel!

Anonymous said...

salam sarah:
moga mereka berjaya..siapa pun terpilih tidak menjadi persoalannya..
..and good luck jg utk sarah..ok

Anonymous said...

Sarah,
assalamu'alaikum.

...betapa kecil dunia ini.

seperti yang dijangka, tentu sekali semua finalis untuk merebut "Angkasawan Malaysia Pertama" itu akan 'bercampur' jugak dgn penuntut2 Msia di Moscow...

nanti bila dah hilang kesejukan, masuk semula blog pakcik yer...tentang entri berkaitan.

selamat bersahur nanti.

Mimiamilia said...

Berbangga dengan mereka berdua.Saya tahu bukannya senang nak jadi angkasawan.Bila belajar sahaja di kelas mengenai subject ni..saya duk terbayang2 betapa susahnya latihan yang diorang kena lalui.Itu belum lagi cabaran bia berada di atas sana.Doa saya semoga siapa yang pergi selamat pergi dan pulang. Moga ini jadi titik mula industri aeroangkasa negara terus berkembang.Saya rasa sekarang dah ramai anak-anak muda tertarik dengan bidang.Tidak lama lagi kami bukan golongan minoriti..InsyaAllah.

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

May:
semua salam sy dh smpaikn wkt online dgn faiz ptg td.

Shafiq yg makin hensem:
tu la..mcm lucu je bila kamu guna ayat2 skema :p so, akk doakn kamu grad nnti dgn jayanya berserta warna2 yg berterbangan. n lepas tu dpt jd aerospace engineer yg berjaya lg terbilang n dpt bekerja dgn astronaut team yg gempak2 ni. smga doa ni dimakbulkan allah khas utk shafiq yg makin lama makin perasan yg dia hensem ni :D

Nadyz:
baru ye kt sini? slmat dtg ke my world yg hina dina ni. sy pun mcm awk jgk la. klu diberi pilihan memilih, sy mmg akn pilih Faiz. byk sbb. tp x perlulah di beritau kot. hehe. Yup. insya allah dlm 2-3 hari lg Paklah will announce it to the public eventho pple around the world knew abt it alrdy, but not msians. wait n see. sape2 je yg terpilih tu pastinya yg terbaik, insya allah.

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Hayyie:
Aik..knp lain plak dh profile ni? *pelik2* too many behind scene stories to be kept :) susah senang suka duka diorg kt sini mmg sgt byk. tringat dr. faiz penah kata, dia rindu nk solat jumaat dgn jumlah jemaah yg ramai :)

Encik Anon:
salam. owh..dpt clue dr blog ni ke :) abis la sy kena saman lepas ni! bila fikir n tgk secara luaran n x ke hadapan, mmg kita yg org kampung, org pekan, org bandar yg kecik ni x akn rasa n dpt faedah dr penerokaan angkasa ni buat masa ni. kita berdoa je la smga duit rakyat yg kerajaan abiskn utk 'projek menggahkan malaysia' ni satu hari nnti bawak pulangan yg setimpal n berguna utk seluruh rakyat, bukan setengah2 n bukan yg terpilih saja.

klu dh x mau dgn idea2 pak pak menteri kita yg sedia ada skrg, jom la pakat tukar kerajaan ramai2 dlm election nnti :p

ups..berbaur politik.. huu.. lantak la..it's MY WORLD.. who cares.. kan encik anon kan :)

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Azah:
sy dh sampaikan dh. oh, tidak skali kali akn sy serahkn no tepon pd si rynakkkk *lariiii*

Ryn:
ryn, kami berkonflik..sy rasa kehilangan bila kami berkonflik ni.. ryn tolong pujukkn dia boleh? klu x, sy x mau la kasi abg sy pd ryn :(

bulanbiru (BB):
yup..good luck utk mereka.. trma kasih ye BB. all the best to u too :)

Pakcik Sab2:
wa'alaikumussalam wbt. dh hilang dh sejuk n dh masuk semula ke blog pakcik. oh..tribusi itu sungguh bermakna :) bila dpt komen dr pakcik td, sy baru je nak berbuka d sini. selamat beribadah di malam hari, pakcik.

Mimi:
awk tak akn lg berada dlm golongan minority, mimi. sikit masa lg, berlambak budak2 aerospace n aeronautical engin yg blaja d moscow ni akn grad. maka kamu semua ni akn jd pelopor muda n manalah tau 1 hri nnti mimi jd pengganti dato mazlan plak :) yahuuu..~ sy tumpang gembira wkt tu nnti. sbb kwn sy ni dh jd org glemer wkt tu :p nnti jgn lupa sy ye Mimi *senyum*

Wanpetunjuk said...

salam....berpuasa di tempat orang, bnk cabaran dan cubaannya...semoga sarah tabah....orang kata, jauh perjalanan,byk pengalaman, luas pandangan dan pemandangan...hehehehe

sy dah linkkan url sarah...first from abroad!!!

selamat berpuasa...bersahur..dan berbuka...dan...berhari raya....hehehe

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Hidayat:
Salam... yup..byk cabaran tp best sbb keizzahan ramadhan tu lebih trasa. oh..trma kasih sbb link kn. ehem..org pahang ni, so sy pn kena bg special treatment jgk ni :p selamat berpuasa n bekerja ye.

MakcikMuda said...

meh kasi nomor die kat ryn.huhu!

13may said...

sarah...
pass number tepon 13may ajer la kat Ryn dan Azah tuh...

hahha :D

Wanpetunjuk said...

doktor muda...nnti balik temerloh bagi tahu,kita pi menyelam kat sungai pahang tangkap patin (sebenarnya tak makan pun patin)...ermmm, besh arrr dpt spesel treatment...dah fobia nak masuk HTAA,Kuantan...doktor tu dera sy, seluruh badan di cucuk smpai gaduh2 ngn member...kita ni senyap jea lah sbb dah tak mampu bersuara...hanya keran nyamuk, sume salah sangka...measles ghopenye!!!

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Ryn:
YM bleh la kot. klu kasi fon no bukannye ryn bleh call pun. hihik

May:
nak kasi apanye. no fon ofis awk je la yg sy ada (ups). lg pun, ryn ni bawah umor lg. azah plak nk no fon polis trafic yg dia jumpa tu je *abis la sy kena marah dgn 2 org ni pasni!*

Hidayat:
sy bru je 3 minggu sampai dr msia. hujung bln 6 smpai la merdeka day hari tu sy ada d msia. lg specific d temerloh tu. ups.. klu boleh sy x nk keja d kuantan. hehe. klu hosp temerlog, consider ok jgk la sbb hosp temerloh fully air cond n baru. HTAA dh lama n sgt panas. attach d HTAA buat sy demam 2 hri. doctor tu cucuk2 tu ada la sbb nye tu.

kesiannya.. kena measles ke..

Anonymous said...

waaa.. really admire dr. faiz.. walaupun tak dapat jd 1st astronout, tak pe la, peluang tu mungkin datang lambat lagi...insyaAllah.. klu jumpe tolong kirim salam tau!

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Nerdy:
salam..ooo yeke.. ramai betul yg minat dia ye. insya allah kalau sy jumpa dia, sy akn smpaikn salam awk :) trma kasih sudi ke blog ni.

Anonymous said...

kirim salam pada Dr. Faiz ye kak Sarah.. mesti best dpt berjumpa n berkawan dengan angkasawan malaysia kan..byk story pasal latihan n pengalaman diaorg blh share..kak sarah, Dr. Faiz n Dr. Sheikh tak de blog sendiri ke??

eyza said...

eee....
kak sarah best la jd kak farah nie....
dpt kwn ngan malaysian eligible bachelor....
e best nyer....
kak sarah tlg jgn lpe kirim salam sye kt dr. faiz yek.....


p.s.
blog akak mmg best...
keep it up...

Anonymous said...

salam,
me having the same tot with u that dr faiz should be d 1st angkasawan. But it's ok, who ever yg jd, he will bring d same mission n to make us proud.
But the most important thing is, Dr Faiz makes me think a lot with his words "Keluar dari zon selesa". B4 this, saya cuma struggle to hv n maintaining a good career in a top list most-fortunate company. But then, after i read his statement in papers, i realize... i've done nothing, esp to my M'sia, Islam, people n world. He open up my mind, my zon selesa nih is not everything. N now i'm trying to "memaksimumkan keupayaan diri", hehehe... nampak cam tiru dr faiz nyer motto.. hoping he's no angry with this.
Dear Sarah,
can u send my regards to him n thanx to him. His words really make me think a lot. Hoping that he will be to ISS next.InsyaAllah

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Eyza:
insya allah kalau akk jumpa dia lg akk akn smpaikn salam. ni eyza yg add akk di YM kn? :)

Hana Wahid:
Tiba2 sy rasa terharu baca komen hana ni. Tak ramai org mcm hana ni. Boleh terkesan dgn kata2 yg pendek dari faiz. insya allah sy akn sampaikan. ini akn jd most important msg yg sy akn sampaikn pd dia. he will be glad as well. and i do hope the same, he'll be the next 1 who will go to the ISS, or maybe to more extent, for the mars expedition insya allah. terima kasih sudi berkongsi apa yg hana rasa ni.

Sarah Mohd Shukor said...

Ijat:
diorg berdua ada blog sendiri. blog rasmi la tapinya. angkasawan blog. insya allah klu jumpa dr faiz lg, nnt akk sampaikan salam ijat ye :)