I want to marry a Muslim-Malaysian guy

there is no ending for the journey I had begun~

setiap insan mempunyai nilai dan pegangan hidup yang berbeza..

they came from different background and values...

their background shaped their values and how they perceive the world..

everyone is unique...

ada pelbagai jenis warna kulit..mengikut tona warna..dari putih albino, putih biasa, kuning cair, kuning gelap sikit, sawo matang, coklat cair, dark chocolate sehinggalah gelap-segelapnya... tapi apabila difikirkan, semuanya berasal dari 'base' warna tanah...

when i attended the research conference at the All Nation Centre last Friday, I met again with my friend from the other course, Radiography (school sama tapi course lain), her name is Sibbs, she's from Botswana.. dia orang kulit hitam..

We had spent time together all the way throughout the conference... 9 to 4. when its time to pray Zohor, i asked her whether she knew any other place that i can pray in the building. "oh, you need to pray..so you are a muslim!! how many times do you need to pray a day?" dalam hati aku pun berkata, eh takkan dia tak tahu aku pakai tudung, sah-sah la aku Muslim. aku menjawab soalannya.. tapi setelah kami pergi ke kaunter reception untuk bertanya di mana tempat aku boleh solat, org reception tu cakap.."sorry, you cannot pray here sweetheart, this building is a church, so other religious practice are restrainted to practice theirs here"

lerrr...apa lagi, aku pun niatla jama' siap-siap, nak curi-curi solat kang diorang nmpak dihalau nya aku..x dapat la teruskan conference tu..

selesai je conference pukul 3.40pm, terus merempit basikalku pulang ke rumah untuk mengejar time solat... takut masuk maghrib, tak sempat pulak..(inilah dilemma penuntut Islam di luar negara)

wahh..alhamdulillah sempat sampai rumah pukul 4.01pm...berwudhu' dan terus solat zohor dan asar ..alang-alang..tunggu azan maghrib sekali la...at that time, maghrib masuk pukul 4.17pm.. hah...3 solat sekaligus....

alright, ni dah terlepas cerita ni...back to the top, at the point where i had conversation with Sibbs during lunchtime..

she asked me this question, "do u have a boyfriend?" i said, "specifically no, but i had this one guy who is so sweet and care about me. and i started to think of falling in love with him". "oh, is he a muslim too?" i said, "oh yes, he is. why?" "no, i just wondering..if that guy is not a muslim, are you allowed to have relationship or marry him?"

"hurm, the guy have to be a muslim first before i can marry him." "oh, do you prefer to marry a guy who believes the same religion as you?" i said, "yes, i prefer. what about you?" "yes, same, luckily my boyfriend is a Christian too, so no need to worry about that."

and the conversation went on and on. ditambah-tambah pula dengan perbualan-perbualan lain yang melucukan..haha..kelakarla Sibbs ni..

the conversation made me think that, relevant kah kita sebagai umat Islam untuk hanya memilih bakal suami dari kalangan yang sudah Muslim dan juga dari bangsa yang sama, negara yang sama?

it was just a thought...


p/s: jawapan yang saya tulis dalam entry ini semasa perbualan dengan Sibbs adalah bercanggah dengan jawapan saya dalam perbualan yang sebenar..hehe...tetapi pertanyaan dan persoalan dari Sibbs dikekalkan keasliannya..terima kasih..