Sunday, August 23, 2009

220809 Ramadan Moon

Precinct 9 - Kampung Limau Manis


me, Wan Pilot, Azam, Rahman, Izat (Rahman's Jr), Dan JAS, Ayie, Najib, Sam, ?
Rizal, Kent, Nazmi (
Wan Pilot's Jr), Wak Jali & Haizaini

The clock strike 12 midnight.
Devils, ghouls, vampires, banshee, the damned are chained.

Who would dare encroach Kampung Limau Manis in the middle of the ink blotted night? It was pitch black, only the blinkering blinkers blinks like a vertigo firefly. Swirling left nor right into the endless darkness.
Only the Clan of CIOCC would. 14 goons armed with a few LED torches & a pinch artificial bravery. I'm taken aback by the willingness of all riders to face the unknown. No doubt the condemned are shackled, to dare & fuel the idiotic bravado of the sort shown, arguably persuading all of us to go, was a misplaced judgement.

Mindless Limau Manis hills crushed us to the edge.Some tried to ride it off with feigned finesse, but the mount gnarled & shocked the dead of night. Slumped on the tarmac with twitching limbs & sweat of blood, gone now the display of such swagger, face slouched forward to the agony of defeat.
Then again why are we afraid of the darkness during Ramadan?
Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said, "When the first night of Ramadan comes, the devils and the rebellious jinn are chained, the gates of Hell are locked and not one of them is opened; the gates of Paradise are opened and not one of them is locked; and a crier calls, 'You who desire what is good, come forward, and you who desire evil, refrain.' Some are freed from Hell by Allah, and that happens every night." (Tirmidzi).

If it is asked, how come we see many evil actions and sins committed in Ramadan, for if the devils are chained up that would not happen? The answer is that evil actions become less for those who observe the conditions and etiquette of fasting; or that the ones who are chained up are some of the devils – namely the rebellious ones – not all of them;or that what is meant is that evil is reduced in Ramadan, which is a proven fact. If evil happens at this time, it is still less than at other times. Even if all of them (the devils) are chained up, that does not necessarily mean that no evil or sin will happen, because there are other causes of that besides the devils, such as evil souls, bad habits and the devils among mankind. (Al-Fath).

Days will pass so quickly, as if they were mere moments. We welcomed Ramadan, then we bade it farewell, and only a short period of time passed and we are welcoming Ramadan again. So we should hasten to do good deeds in this month and strive to fill it with that which Allah is pleased with and with that which will help us on the Day when we meet Him.

Earlier, after the Tarawih prayers, we plotted our route to go forward & try to tame the Limau Manis peak. Coming from Pinggiran Putra, the incline was rather unmerciful. You'll crack if you're not prepared.




...it leads to nowhere...


or somewhere...


Horses of Wilderness in Darkness






The Clan & nothing else but The Clan



Oh Limau Manis Hill, you are the damned that nite, though you're pinned to the earth crust, you reminded us of who we are...

...a fraction of dust within GOD's universe.

6 comments:

ujang said...

Man...ni spesis spesel yo yang buleh kayuh manjek bukit mlm2 buto bulan poso ni..jeles den ni...moruap ruap somangat den nk join..tp den kek soromban..mau subuh den sampai rumah...camano pun den tabik spring pado sumo orang yang join kayuh ni....

bravo.....

Man CIOCC said...

Jang oh Jang...semuanya species Hantu Raya yang dok kayuh geghek mlm-mlm buta.
Alaih, Seghomban bukannya jeuh sangat. Stengah jam saja, aparaaa. Kegehiau pun bulih dengaq.
Mlm isok hang mai la join kami. Lagi ghamai lagi meghiah! Mesti hantu, setan, red devil, polong laghi lintang pukang.
Sat lagi ambik gehek sumbat masuk dlam kegheta tu. Lepaih tarawih isok teghuih mai join kami. Bukan kami stat awai pon. Pukui sebelaih (11pm) baghu jalan.
Takpun lepaih bukak posa mai semayang tang Mesjid Putrajaya.
Mesjid Besi yg baghu tu habih awai sikit, semilan stengah (9:30pm)

Tepuk saddle tanya kaki!!!

bola2api said...

besar nya lampu beskal

nanti dah 10 mlm terakhir, pasang pelita kat beskal tu hehe..

ujang said...

mak aii...lomah sondi2 den bilo kau ngajak kayuh tuh..bukan apo..den sogan kek grup kau ..basikal sumo canggih2..basikal mtb den pulak baru yo nyambut ulang tahun kosopuluh umur dio..kok sekolah dh darjah ompek..tapi takpo..skg ni den tongah intai2 road bike..haa nanti baru lah den buleh naik bukit tu...err klu bajet 5k apo basikal den buleh sambar..kek soomban ni kurang road bike..kok ado pun hampeh..hargo yo mahal...barang cap ayam..
bravo....

Man CIOCC said...

Balls of Fire,
Baguih idea hang tu. Kalu ada marka spot light dia besaq 2 biji sure lagi tebeliak bijik mata!

Jang oh Jang,
Geghek tak penting, yg penting kaki. Kalau kaki lembik, geghek canggih mcm manapun pun tak guna.

Geghek saya (MTB), ghega pat ghatuih saja (RM400). Upgrade crank nam puloh (RM60). Tu pun seken hand.

Tepuk pungkoq tanya kaki!

Anonymous said...

Betoi le lepas ni kita pakai pelita pulak..

Ken@Kamarul
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