Sungai dalam sungai/laut ?

Since I know that certain prinny(the term I use for 'people' in here from now on) doesn't know much about what's happening in the outside world nor read the newspaper or watch the news on tv, here I'm posting about something for those prinnies who are interested in something that's quite unnatural for them :)


Maha Suci Allah yang Maha Menciptakan
Sungai dalam Laut

“Akan Kami perlihatkan secepatnya kepada mereka kelak, bukti-bukti kebenaran Kami di segenap penjuru dunia ini dan pada diri mereka sendiri, sampai terang kepada mereka, bahwa al-Quran ini suatu kebenaran. Belumkah cukup bahwa Tuhan engkau itu menyaksikan segala sesuatu. ”
(QS Fushshilat : 53)


“Dan Dialah yang membiarkan dua laut mengalir (berdampingan) ; yang ini tawar lagi segar dan yang lain masin lagi pahit; dan Dia jadikan antara keduanya dinding dan batas yang menghalangi.” (Q.S Al Furqan:53)


Jika Anda termasuk orang yang gemar menonton rancangan TV `Discovery’ pasti kenal Mr.Jacques Yves Costeau , ia seorang ahli oceanografer dan ahli selam terkemuka dari Perancis. Orang tua yang berambut putih ini sepanjang hidupnya menyelam ke perbagai dasar samudera di seantero dunia dan membuat filem dokumentari tentang keindahan alam dasar laut untuk ditonton di seluruh dunia.

Pada suatu hari ketika sedang melakukan eksplorasi di bawah laut, tiba-tiba ia menemui beberapa kumpulan mata air tawar-segar yang sangat sedap rasanya kerana tidak bercampur/tidak melebur dengan air laut yang masin di sekelilingnya, seolah-olah ada dinding atau membran yang membatasi keduanya.


Fenomena ganjil itu memeningkan Mr. Costeau dan mendorongnya untuk mencari penyebab terpisahnya air tawar dari air masin di tengah-tengah lautan. Ia mulai berfikir, jangan-jangan itu hanya halusinansi atau khalayan sewaktu menyelam. Waktu pun terus berlalu setelah kejadian tersebut, namun ia tak kunjung mendapatkan jawapan yang memuaskan tentang fenomena ganjil tersebut.

Sampai pada suatu hari ia bertemu dengan seorang profesor Muslim, kemudian ia pun menceritakan fenomena ganjil itu. Profesor itu teringat pada ayat Al Quran tentang bertemunya dua lautan ( surat Ar-Rahman ayat 19-20) yang sering diidentikkan dengan Terusan Suez . Ayat itu berbunyi “Marajal bahraini yaltaqiyaan, bainahumaa barzakhun laa yabghiyaan.. .”Artinya: “Dia biarkan dua lautan bertemu, di antara keduanya ada batas yang tidak boleh ditembus.” Kemudian dibacakan surat Al Furqan ayat 53 di atas.

Selain itu, dalam beberapa kitab tafsir, ayat tentang bertemunya dua lautan tapi tak bercampur airnya diertikan sebagai lokasi muara sungai, di mana terjadi pertemuan antara air tawar dari sungai dan air masin dari laut. Namun tafsir itu tidak menjelaskan ayat berikutnya dari surat Ar-Rahman ayat 22 yang berbunyi “Yakhruju minhuma lu’lu`u wal marjaan” ertinya “Keluar dari keduanya mutiara dan marjan.” Padahal di muara sungai tidak
ditemukan mutiara.

Terpesonalah Mr. Costeau mendengar ayat-ayat Al Qur’an itu, melebihi kekagumannya melihat keajaiban pemandangan yang pernah dilihatnya di lautan yang dalam. Al Qur’an ini mustahil disusun oleh Muhammad yang hidup di abad ke tujuh, suatu zaman saat belum ada peralatan selam yang canggih untuk mencapai lokasi yang jauh terpencil di kedalaman samudera. Benar-benar suatu mukjizat, berita tentang fenomena ganjil 14 abad yang silam
akhirnya terbukti pada abad 20. Mr. Costeau pun berkata bahawa Al Qur’an memang sesungguhnya kitab suci yang berisi firman Allah, yang seluruh kandungannya mutlak benar.


Jika anda seorang penyelam, maka anda harus mengunjungi Cenote Angelita, Mexico. Disana ada sebuah gua. Jika anda menyelam sampai kedalaman 30 meter, airnya air segar (tawar), namun jika anda menyelam sampai kedalaman lebih dari 60 meter, airnya menjadi air asin, lalu anda dapat melihat sebuah “sungai” di dasarnya, lengkap dengan pohon dan daun daunan.

Setengah pengkaji mengatakan, itu bukanlah sungai biasa, itu adalah lapisan hidrogen sulfida, nampak seperti sungai… luar biasa bukan? Lihatlah betapa hebatnya ciptaan Allah SWT.

*This article was not written by me. I copied it here just in case a prinny haven't read about it from anywhere else :)
*To know more, just google out. There are many entries about this on the world wide web. Read until you're bloated of knowledge. Haha! :p

Architects 'are sexiest'

Okay.. maybe some of you have read this, but I still want to post it here in my first-in-my-lifetime blog! haha! :p


I guess architects are indeed sexy. Hm... Are lecturers sexy too?

Architects Vs Doctors Vs Engineers Vs Dentist Vs Accountants Vs Lawyers

Haa.. Ni fakta best punya. Jangan lupa baca LFAQs di bawah nanti ye :)
It seemed to me, architects are loved by many, hated by few, but respected by all.. I feel sexy now :p


Engineers on the other hand are immune to swine flu.


Lawyers had it worst, from rats to being a scum of the earth, not to mention crooks & thieves. Just like the old saying goes, it takes a thief to catch a thief.


Yep. Dentists are doctors, too. Are they not? Kita address pada seorang dentist pun kita panggil dia dengan panggilan Dr. Fulan kan? haaa betul lah~ Bukannya Encik Fulan.. ehem.
As for the accountants, sorry to say that anything to do with maths are simply not sexy.


Less Frequestly Asked Questions

Q: What's up with the title?
A: You attracted to the title? haha.. this post is about something that I didn't made up, it was the TRUTH.

Q: Why?
A: Because what you see here are like the 'graph' to compare Google Suggest results.

Q: Why are there thicker arrows?
A: Well, the thicker the arrow, the more search results/ index for the particular query/ keyword.

Q: I can't believe this.
A: You should. It's not me that made the Google Search engine, so you should believe it.

Q: Why should I believe you or any of these facts?
A: I didn't say that these are the true facts about each type of the professionals. Like I said, these are the 'graph' that shows comparison from the Google Suggest results. Jangan marah aaa~

Architecture Presentation Crits 2


  • “You don’t care about this project, do you? So I won’t say anything about it”
  • “Anyone got any matches… so I can burn this”
  • “Architecture? I think you should just go straight to becoming a demolition man because you just created a mess”
  • “My cat would not even live in this”
  • “I like where u put that balcony, looks like a good place to jump from after setting eyes on this horrible building”
  • “Do u draw with you mothers eyeliner?”
  • “Were you on drugs when you did this (model)?”
  • “Where did you shove your colour pencils when you draw that”?
  • This girl presented her project, and at the end of it the tutor asks her how long she spent on it, she explains that she spent all night and worked really hard on it… He tells her that she’s lying because she’s wearing make-up, and if you have time to do your make-up, you have time to work more on a project… He then proceeded to fail her.
  • A girl brought in a model she had finished with plaster. When she entered the room, students and crits thought it was a cake and started singing happy birthday. Needless to say she was devastated.

Architecture Presentation Crits

What is 'crit'?
Crit is a term used during an architectural presentation session. The term 'crit' came from the original word, 'critic'. You know what it means, right? No? Okay.. go get a dictionary, search for the letter 'C', & find the word..


ehem, stop with the formality-----
ya tu dia!~
muahahahha..
Sini ada beberapa best comments daripada lecturer2 & professor2 Malaysia & oversea. Kebanyakannya Afiq dapat dari pembacaan web/blogs yang berkaitan dengan architecture, beberapa komen daripada mulut lecturer sendiri, dan yang lain pula komen yang ditujukan pada Afiq.. pedas woh~
Untuk pengetahuan anda, ketika sesi 'crit', kita akan 'ditembak' bertubi-tubi daripada lecturer2 kita. So, ready la shield awal-awal untuk defend bila perlu. Jangan lemah! Mesti yakin dengan design sendiri! Apa yang penting? Bukan kerjasama, tapi memiliki reasons yang kukuh untuk defend design kita :)


  • “Why are you here? Don’t come back next semester.”
  • “Here’s a quarter. go call your mom and tell her you’re not going to be an architect.”
  • "What is that boxy thing (model)? A coffin?"
  • "Your design is boring.."
  • "Your design is very tasteful… … for the tasteless."
  • “Is this a … structural… glob of glue?”
  • “When I went to school, at a different school than this one, there were students who would present projects like this one."
  • “Your project looks like something that’s been through a trash compactor” And they would fail.”
  • “This space that you’ve designed is the type place where beggars and dogs go to die”
  • “Are you in interior design?”
  • “Why are you studying architecture if you’re producing things like that?”
  • “Hey, everyone, gather round this project, come in close…because this is a great example for everyone of exactly what NOT to do..”
  • “This drawing isn’t worth the paper it is printed on.”
  • “This (model) is great…..just don’t let your cat play with it next time.”
  • "If you build this and after 10000 years the aliens see it, they would understand why humans extinguish"
  • “Have you ever considered a career in accounting or office management?”
  • “oh, so it’s like some kind of orgy pit!”
  • “Your theory is bullshit. You don’t need that”
  • Prof pointing to part of a model, “Did you chew this?”
buat masa ni, setakat ni sajalah yang Afiq post. Masa akan datang, ada lagi komen2 lain yang akan di-post-kn. Sabar ya :)