MH17

Recently, I have been shocked when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 went down on July 17, killing all 298 people on board. The United States, Australia and European countries have suggested pro-Russian rebels shot it with a Buk missile launcher.

This was one of the tragedic incident ever happened in aviation and I could not even spoke a world due to this tragedy. Not more than 4 months since the Malaysia Airlines flight MH730 mysteriously dissapeared yet another flight has gone awry. 

It was an intense moment for Malaysia especially Malaysia Airlines to handle this situation. Surely it would be a complicated issue to be solved in a nick of time. A split has emerged between airlines about whether it is safe to fly over war-torn Iraq, after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed in Ukraine.

My deepest condolences go to the relatives and loved ones of the passengers and crew who perished in this horrific air disaster. In particular to the families of our Malaysians who have lost their lives, I share their sorrow and bereavement and pray for strength to get through this tragedy.

Ramadhan.

Ramadan is now leaving us slowly. 1 week remaining and it saddens me how fast time flies. I hope that this month of fasting will not be the last for me. The very thought of it conjures up images of a splendid month of fasting and the general spirit of well-wishing and generosity.

Fasting is not only to make us feel what poor people experience, for it has a lot more to it. It is also about patience and forgiveness, it is about trying to be honest among the society, and help them do good things for one another. 

As the maghrib prayer approaches the fasting people, the streets get emptier, as the tables get crowded with food, and as the people rush to the dining table. There is complete silence as they wait for the prayer to be announced, so that they could break the fast. There isn't better feeling than the cold water running down your throat, and the taste of the delicious food.

Besides worshiping god, Ramadan has another side to it, a side of full happiness, where the whole family sits together and discusses a lot of things. It is a month where people get closer by just seeing each other every day in the mosque as they share the religious moments together. 

All in all, the month of Ramadan allows all muslims to gain self discipline, concentrate on things that are vital in life, worship Allah and become closer to Him, have a great change in their diet, and most importantly, gain mindfulness. 

Me, Myself and I.

As I am writing this, I realized that how time flies as I left my childhood memories behind. I have grown up, to be a man and I knew I couldn’t rewind back to the time when I was a kid. I still remembered some of the wonderful memories when I was young. I used to play hide and seek and police and thief with my playmates. But now, it is just me writing this article with all the warmth left the night with me.

My name is Luqman Hakim bin Mashuri. I was born in Tangkak, a small town located at Johor. My father, Mashuri bin Desa works as a banker and I my mother, Norani binti Rosman is a housewife. I have 3 siblings including me. My brother studies in primary school while my sister in elementary school. I am an active, easy-going and talkative person. I love to talk to new people. 

I love writing, as well as reading novels. As for me, reading a novel brings you to a world with a lot of surprises. Everything is unexpected. I read novels written by John Green, Haruki Murakami and Sylvia Plath.  If you are reading this you must be thinking that I am very keen in reading love stories.  Back to the time when I was in elementary school, all my essays were mostly love stories. I have been influenced by the novels that I had read. But still, my vocabulary level in writing is not as high as Hugh Grant or Jean Paul Sartre.

I do love music as well. I am addicted to the songs from Pink Floyd, as their songs mean a lot me. Radiohead, Artic Monkeys, Daft Punk once are very popular with their music. Oh, not to forget is The Beatles. They become widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. People nowadays, are mostly addicted to the mainstream songs. For instance, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber which are the biggest distraction in music era.

That is all about myself. However, sometimes I have hard times since there are a lot of challenges as well. But even so, I have tried to look at the positive side, because I know dealing with human is not an easy thing. In order to improve myself, I believe there are still many things I have to learn, and need to strive for having a better life in the future

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