Salam Ramadhan

Hello everyone. I am back! The last time I updated my blog was on 3 August. For some mysterious reason I lost my passion for writing while on a week “forced holiday” when our College was closed due to a few positive swine flu cases. I blame it on the pigs because their flu made me lazy! Two important family events have taken place during my absence from blogging: Yasmin’s 13^th birthday and my 17^th wedding anniversary. Anyway I would like to take this opportunity to wish Salam Ramadhan to all practicing Muslims around the Globe. Notice that I used the word practicing Muslims? Well, we all know that there are so many types of Muslims around. So far, I have identified 5 categories: born Muslims, cafeteria Muslim, confused Muslims, forced Muslim, and of course the practicing ones. For those inquiring minds out there, I will briefly describe each category. I think everyone knows what a born Muslim is. S/he is a person who happens to be conceived in a Muslim womb. S/he doesn’t really care about the nitty-gritty of the religion. The cafeteria Muslims are the ones who pick and choose which part of the Islamic teaching that suits their purpose. They refuse to take Islam in totality. For example they say “hey, wearing hijab is not compulsory. It doesn’t go well with the current situation. But Islamic banking is ok because it doesn’t seem to be affected much by the world economic turmoil. That’s good for our pocket”. The confused Muslims are the kind that would be easily persuaded by cult leaders to do things for the benefits of the leaders. The forced Muslims are usually involving those who converted to Islam for the sake of marriage. The last category is the practicing Muslims who constantly try hard to be good to themselves and others. I hope I am in the last category.

Anyway, I am glad that my writing mood is back. It all started 2 days ago when I read a few of my friends’ blogs. So, Norida, Zara, and Yani Yunus, this entry is dedicated to all of you.