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bismillahirrahmanirrahim

kali terakhir aku menulis dalam blog ni tahun 2013.

esok ada test urology. aku buka facebook untuk download slides untuk exam esok. biasalah arab style. nak exam esok malam ni baru la ada slides nak buat rujukan. pasrah.

macam mana entah bila cuba bukak website urology ainshams, akhirnya sampai ke dashboard blog aku.

2013

wow.
lamanya aku tak menulis sesuatu. selalunya buat cerpen kat facebook. tapi dah lama tak tulis sesuatu yang betul-betul bermakna. yang ada nilai moral. yang ikhlas dari hati.

aku rasa, mulai esok aku nak menulis novel. haha.

tapi sekarang ni, study dulu hehehe.

Cemburu

Bila aku cemburu, cuitlah hidungku, dan katakan padaku, cintamu hanya untukku. =)

Nabi SAW biasa memicit hidung Aisyah jika dia marah dan Baginda berkata, “Wahai Uwaisy, bacalah doa: Wahai Tuhanku, Tuhan Muhammad, ampunilah dosa-dosaku, hilangkanlah kekerasan hatiku dan lindungilah diriku dari fitnah yang menyesatkan.” (Hadis Riwayat Ibnu Sunni)

Detox day 1.

Cinta atau Rutin.
Aku percaya satu,
Lelaki dan perempuan tidak mungkin berkawan baik.
Tidak mungkin.
Salah seorang,
Salah seorang,
Pasti akan menyimpan rasa.
Atau mungkin dua-dua pasti akan menyubur kasih.
Pasti.
Yang membezakan cuma,
Adakah perasaan itu sebenar-benar cinta.
Atau cuma rutin sahaja.
Ya.
Rutin.
Umpama rutin hari-hari,
Solat.
Makan.
Cuci muka.
Mandi.
Bila sudah biasa, bangun pagi,
Terima ucapan 'selamat pagi si cantik'.
Bila makan di tanya, tidur di suruh,
Bila hari-hari asyik berkepit.
Akhirnya menjadi rutin.
Cukup 40 hari susah ditanggal melekat umpama tidak boleh dipisah.
Rasa kasih bercambah, menjadi sayang.
Hati mula tergaru-garu, adakah dia juga sayangkan aku
Jiwa mula mencari-cari, jawapan yang pasti.
Adakah berkongsi rasa,
Atau hanya bertepuk sebelah tangan sahaja.
Hendak bertanya, tidak mungkin.
Hendak mengaku, malu rasanya.
Apa kata,
Tanya hati dulu,
Adakah ini kasih, sayang, cinta
Atau mungkin, rutin sahaja.
Umpama rasa tidak lengkap hari bila tak mandi.
Ambil masa wahai hati,
Tanya tuhan berkali-kali.
Ambil masa untuk diri sendiri,
Jangan dibiar hanyut tanpa bertanya hati.

23 tahun 9 bulan 19 hari.

<p>Kadang-kadang berharap aku masih berumur 13 tahun.</p>
<p>13, 14, 15.<br>
Mana-mana asalkan sebelum 17.</p>
<p>Bahagia belajar.<br>
Pergi kelas.<br>
Main basketball.<br>
No guys.<br>
Hidup lebih bahagia lebih bermakna.<br>
Tidak perlu fikir masalah dunia.</p>
<p>Tapi.<br>
Berpijak di dunia nyata.<br>
Badan ini diberi nyawa ada sebab.<br>
Hidup tanpa masalah bukan hidup namanya.</p>
<p>Ambil dari 'positive side'.<br>
Masalah itu indah.<br>
Jika dikendali dengan bijak.<br>
Masalah itu guru,<br>
Pengalaman itu hasil pengajaran guru.<br>
Pengalaman itu yang mematangkan.<br>
Mungkin tanpa pengalaman, aku lebih mahu cepat dewasa.<br>
Cepat-cepat habis belajar.<br>
Cepat-cepat bekerja.<br>
Cepat-cepat berkahwin dan punya anak.<br>
Cepat-cepat segalanya.<br>
Tapi tak mahu cepat mati.</p>
<p>Itulah realiti.<br>
Hidup untuk mati.<br>
Semua orang lupa realiti hidup yang satu ini.<br>
Mana ada orang hidup selama-lamanya.<br>
Malaikat pencabut nyawa pun akhirnya cabut nyawa sendiri.</p>
<p>Bila dah semakin banyak mengumpul pengalaman.<br>
Memang rasa tak mahu dewasa.<br>

if i ain't got you

(background music: If I Ain't Got You; cover by Peter Lee Johnson)




Tuhan dah tetapkan yang terbaik dalam hidup kita.
Kadang-kadang kita gagal dan kita mengalah.
Kadang-kadang kita berjaya dan kita mudah megah.
Apa yang bezakan kamu dan aku, kau tahu?

Kenapa suka kamu menyalahkan orang lain atas salahnya kamu sendiri?
Kenapa suka kamu mengaku hebatnya kamu bila kejayaan melangit tinggi?

Lupa agaknya siapa yang beri musibah dan bahagia.
Kamu lupa Tuhan agaknya.

Aku bukan manusia yang baik mana.
Aku manusia penuh hina.
Kamu pun sama.
Kenapa mudah kamu lemparkan semua salah atas aku saja?
Oh lupa,
Kamu kan manusia sempurna.
Maaf aku ini pelupa.

Maaf aku ini manusia hina yang tidak punya harta.
Budi bahasa setakat apa yang ada.
Sabar aku pun sekangkang kera.

Tapi aku takkan lupa satu perkara.
Tuhan itu ada.
Tuhan itu ada.
Tuhan itu ada.

Aku tak perlu belas manusia.
Hati manusia ini Tuhan yang punya.
Aku hanya perlu minta pada Tuhan aku.
Kasihanilah aku yang lemah.
Kasihanilah aku yang tiada apa sebatang kara.
Aku tak perlu merayu manusia percaya pada aku.
Semua itu tak perlu.
Cukup Tuhan saja yang tahu.
Tuhan tak buta macam kamu, kamu dan kamu.
Manusia tak akan bantu aku kalau Tuhan tak buka hati mereka untukku.
Semua atas ketetapan Tuhan.
Aku percaya itu, bagaimana kamu?

Aku mungkin nampak jahil di matamu.
Ya, benar itu.
Aku tak sangkal.
Tapi banding jahil aku dengan takbur, riak, dan bangga kamu.
Kamu katakan kamu tidak takbur.
Kamu katakan kamu tidak riak.
Jauh sekali kamu berbangga.
Tapi sebenarnya pada hari kamu jatuhkan hukuman pada aku,
Tanpa kamu mendengar walau sekelumit kata dari aku,
Kamu patut sedar siapa kamu.



defying gravity

(background music: defying gravity;Wicked)




for more amazing levitation photos, please visit http://yowayowacamera.com/.

turn to stone

(background music : turn to stone; Ingrid Michaelson)


copy from yahoo. enjoy!


First Person: I Extinguished Almost $10,000 of Debt in One Year


On Friday June 24, 2011, 4:40 am EDT
*Note: This was written by a Yahoo! contributor. Do you have a personal finance story that you'd like to share?Sign up with the Yahoo! Contributor Network to start publishing your own finance articles.
Like many Americans today, I had a ton of debt that seemed to pile on month after month. Between credit cards, car payments, and the like, my debt situation seemed hopeless. I had one Visa card with a $1,250 balance and another with $5,000. I also had a MasterCard with a $1,250 balance and a Discover Card with around $2,500. Then I decided to take steps to eliminate my debt without having to make more money.
The method I used was not rocket science, and anyone can duplicate my success with just a little sacrifice and discipline. Here's what I did to all but eliminate my debt within one year.
Decide What Is Necessary
This is the discipline part I was talking about. When you make up your mind that you want to wipe out debt, then you have to have discipline. This starts with taking a hard look at what you have and what you want to get and then deciding what is really a necessity.
For me, this meant cutting out coffee shops in the morning and making my own cup of joe. I saved about $4 per day or $28 per week, for a total of $1,456 a year. I used this to pay off the $1,250 balance on my Visa and even had a couple of bucks to spare.
Others might decide to brown-bag it instead of buying lunch every day. You could also save if you spend $5 for lunch at the store instead of $9 for lunch at a restaurant.
Downgrade Where Possible
My wife and I went from being a two-car family to a one-car family. We sold the car that had payments and kept the one that was paid off. As our car payment was $450 per month that meant we saved an astounding $5,400 in one year. Include the money we saved on insurance at $70 per month or $840 per year, plus what we saved on gasoline at $25 per week or $1,300 per year. In total our downgrade saved us $7,540 for the year. Goodbye Visa Card No. 2 and Discover Card!
While this was an inconvenience, it saved us tremendous amounts of money each month that we then applied to our debt. We now have two cars again, and both are paid in full.
Cash Is King
My new favorite saying is, "If I don't have enough cash to get something I want, then I don't need it." This can be hard as credit cards allow you to make purchases that you otherwise wouldn't be able to. However, this will catch up with you, and then what good is a house full of material items?
Not Always Top of the Line
You don't always have to have the best of the best. My cell phone is nice, but not too nice. I also ended my long-term contract with a major cell carrier and now use a prepay service. While my phone doesn't do all the latest and greatest things, it still makes calls and texts, which is really all I use it for anyway. Besides, not having the "newest and greatest" cell phone is saving me over $80 per month or $960 per year. That was nearly enough to pay off my MasterCard.
When cutting debt you need to decide what is important. With a little sacrifice and discipline, I have been able to get rid of almost all my debt in one year's time and sock away a few bucks. At the end of the year I paid off $9,956 of debt. Now, I use my credit cards only to secure a hotel room or a car rental, and I've learned the value of what is important over what is wanted. Even though I did this without making any additional money, it feels like I make more since I actually get to keep some of it now.

nice isn't it?

kembang perawan

(background music : kembang perawan; Gita Gutawa)


just deactivated facebook. for how long? sincerely i don't know, maybe for another couple of hours, maybe a week, maybe two months, maybe three years, or maybe forever.

ok sambung layan lagu haha.


(ini namanya tiada motif)

a good story to share Part 1



Al-Waqiah

2009

setiap pagi jumaat, umi wajibkan kami untuk pergi ceramah agama dekat masjid belakang rumah. walaupun malas tapi sebab kecut perut takut umi marah kami pergi juga. aku dengan kaklong sarong je abaya abi beli dekat Makkah, sebab malas nak pikir2 lagi nak pakai baju apa. lepas tu aku bonceng scooter menuju ke surau belakang rumah.

aku ingatkan dah tak ada dah ceramah agama selepas setahun aku pergi belajar dekat mesir. alhamdulillah, istiqamah juga orang taman ria jaya ni. sebenarnya seronok pergi ceramah agama, cuma yang tak bestnya semua yang ada kat situ cuma awek2 yg dah berkedut atau yg berkepit dengan anak masing2. boleh kata aku dgn kaklong dgn 2,3 remaja perempuan lain je yg dtg nk dgr ceramah, itupun mesti mak diorang yg suruh macam umi suruh kami la lebih kurang.

kami sampai dah agak lewat, tapi biasa la ceramah agama, banyak selit menyelit ceramah benda lain yang lari dari tajuk. jadi tak banyak la yang ketinggalan.

hari ni ceramah agama pasal macam mana nak jadi kaya (hahaha). sebenarnya tajuk dia lain, tapi sebab datang lambat aku pun buat la tajuk sendiri berdasarkan isi2 ceramah. 

ustaz abdullah (bukan nama sebenar, sebab tajuk pun tak tahu inikan pula nama ustaz tu) berkongsi tips2 kaya atau dengan nama yg lebih sedapnya, mengelak kefakiran, dan dikurniakan Allah rezeki yang melimpah ruah.

antara yg aku masih ingat :

1) baca surah al-Waqiah
2) berdoa semasa gap antara selepas azan dgn sebelum iqamat.
3) berdoa antara dua khutbah
4) rajin-rajin baca matsurat sebab ada doa untuk elakkan kefakiran

hehehe itu je kot yang aku still ingat smpai sekarang, tapi tak amal sebab tgh tak sesak sangat. ada la aku beli buku tentang amalan2 tu tapi kaklong aku pergi bagi buku tu kat boyfriend dia dengan harapan boyfriend dia dilimpahkan rezeki yg byk dan boleh kahwin cepat cit.

2011

aku menangis teresak-esak mengenangkan nasib aku. haih, duit dalam purse tinggal 5LE 4 keping, 25sen 2 keping, coins ada la 5.50le. hari ni baru 16/6/2011. ada lagi 14 hari lagi nak hidup untuk bulan june ni. cukup la kot 26LE amin.

entah kenapa selak2 buku Surah-surah Pilihan teringat dekat surah al-Waqiah. terbaca fadhilat membaca surah al-Waqiah.

Rasulullah berpesan kepada sahabat baginda supaya diajarkan anak-anak permpuan surah al-Waqiah untuk mengelakkan kefakiran.

Rasulullah bersabda :
Man qara’a suratal-Waqi’ati kulla lailatil lam tusibhu faqah, wa suratul-Waqi’ati suratul-gina faqra’uha wa ’allimuha aulada-kum.
Ertinya:
“Barangsiapa membaca surat Al-Waqi’ah tiap malam, maka tidak akan menimpa kepadanya kepapaan. Dan surat Al-Waqi’ah adalah surat kaya, maka bacalah dan ajarkanlah kepada anak-anak kamu.”

aku pun baca surah al-Waqiah 3 kali selepas waktu asar. lega juga rasa serabut dalam hati. tawakal je la, ada insyaAllah rezeki tuhan untuk aku, amin.

baru teringat malam ni ada program solat sunat Hifzi dekat imarah malaya. lepas bersiap tgk purse balik. hurm, tadi ika pesan belikan air dengan cawan plastik. aku korek semua 26LE kat dlm purse dan berjalan keluar rumah sebelum masuk maghrib, takut malam sangat tak pergi terus pulak.

sampai kedai plastik beli cawan plastik 20 cawan 2LE (dalam hati, oh murah jugak cawan plastik ni). lepas tu on the way dah masuk azan. dah nak sampai imarah malaya singgah kedai runcit kecil, nak beli air mineral. pakcik tu cakap air sebotol 2LE. kira2 duit kertas, ada 20LE, boleh beli 10botol. tapi korek2 lagi poket, jumpa duit syiling lagi 4LE. boleh beli air mineral sekotak (12botol).

dah beli semua, dalam hati terdetik nak sedekahkan semua yg baru beli tadi. macam ada konflik dalam hati, kalau sedekah semua, itu duit terakhir aku untuk bulan ni. tapi bukan selalu dapat buat amal, aku dah la banyak dosa, amalan sekangkang kera. dalam hati ragu2. dalam ragu2 tu sampai rumah yang dituju. bila masuk je rumah tengok semua tengah buka puasa, aku terus tekadkan hati. aku tak puasa hari ini!!! aku kena juga buat sesuatu untuk ganti puasa yang orang lain buat tapi aku tak buat. aku nak sedekahkan duit terakhir aku demi mendapat redhaMu ya Allah. kemudian, aku duduk bersandar pada dinding, sambil baca al-Quran sementara tunggu semua jemaah sampai.

kring kring (ini bukan bunyi phone atau jam loceng, tapi bunyi loceng pintu)

ada seorang sahabat sampai. oh, wan rupanya. tiba-tiba dia duduk depan aku sambil buka zip beg. lepas tu dia keluar kan sampul putih dari beg.

" sofiyyah, ini ada pesanan dari Ili, duit modal hari tu. "

...



tergamam. memang rasa sangat sebak dan sedih masa tu. sebab tak sangka rezeki tiba-tiba muncul depan mata.


ALHAMDULILLAH. syukur tidak terhingga dengan limpah dan kurniaMu ya Allah. sesungguhnya Kau Maha Pemurah lagi Maha Penyayang.






apa nak jadi?

dah lama tak update. takpe insyaAllah soon.

diam

layan asian food channel lagi best.

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credit : 
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-03-11/shocking-videos-and-photos-from-the-2011-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami/




salam,

semoga Allah swt merahmati dan memberkati semua dan semoga pembaca tergolong dalam orang2 yang beriman dan beramal soleh.

go to this link for better view of japan, before and after the disaster :



i took this from fb : 


thank you jun.

*****


Japanese people have been very open on Twitter about their experiences following the quake.  These snippets of what moved them and touched them during these very trying times are heart-warming.  I have attempted a rough translation on some of them so that you can

have a read.  

Please continue to pray for the people in Japan. 

I hope these mini-stories will bring strength and encouragement to my friends and family in Japan by letting them know that, not only does the world sympathize with them, it looks up to them in admiration!  My thoughts are with you.  

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine on you and be gracious unto you;  the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace."  (The Holy Bible)

「主があなたを祝福し、あなたを守られますように。 主が御顔をあなたに照らし、あなたを恵まれますように。 主が御顔をあなたに向け、あなたに平安を与えられますように。」  - 聖書より -


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ディズニーランドでの出来事
ディズニーランドでは、ショップのお菓子なども配給された。ちょっと派手目な女子高生たちが必要以上にたくさんもらってて「何だ?」って一瞬思ったけど、その後その子たちが、避難所の子供たちにお菓子を配っていたところ見て感動。子供連れは動けない状況だったから、本当にありがたい心配りだった
At Tokyo Disneyland:
Tokyo Disneyland was handing out its shops’ food and drinks for free to the stranded people nearby.  I saw a bunch of snobby looking highschool girls walking away with large portions of it and initially though “What the …”  But I later I found out they were taking them to the families with little children at emergency evacuation areas.  Very perceptive of them, and a very kind thing to do indeed. 


国連からのメッセージ
国連からのコメント「日本は今まで世界中に援助をしてきた援助大国だ。今回は国連が全力で日本を援助する。」 に感動した。良い事をしたら戻ってくるのです。これがいい例なのです
Message from the UN
Secretary General Ban Ki Moon: “Japan is one of (the UN’s) most generous and strongest benefactors, coming to the assistance of those in need the world over.  In that spirit, the United Nations stands by the people of Japan and we will do anything and everything we can at this very difficult time.”  I was moved at his words.  What better example that good things happen to those who do good.



渋滞した交差点での出来事
一回の青信号で1台しか前に進めないなんてザラだったけど、誰もが譲り合い穏やかに運転している姿に感動した。複雑な交差点で交通が5分以上完全マヒするシーンもあったけど、10時間の間お礼以外のクラクションの音を耳にしなかった。恐怖と同時に心温まる時間で、日本がますます好きになった。
At a congested downtown intersection …
Cars were moving at the rate of maybe one every green light, but everyone was letting each other go first with a warm look and a smile.  At a complicated intersection, the traffic was at a complete standstill for 5 minutes, but I listened for 10 minutes and didn’t hear a single beep or honk except for an occasional one thanking someone for giving way.  It was a terrifying day, but scenes like this warmed me and made me love my country even more. 



揺れている最中でも・・・
聞いた話でびっくりしたのが、とっさに「入口の確保」と揺れてるにも関わらず、あの状況で歩いて入口を開けた人が居たのが凄いと思った。正直、シャンデリアも証明も何時落ちるか分からないのに、凄く勇敢な人が居た事に感動した。
During the earthquake
We’ve all been trained to immediately open the doors and establish an escape route when there is an earthquake.  In the middle of the quake while the building was shaking crazily and things falling everywhere, a man made his way to the entrance and held it open.  Honestly, the chandelier could have crashed down any minute … that was a brave man!



バス停で・・・
バスが全然来ない中、@saiso が、バス停の前にある薬局でカイロを買ってきて、並んで待ってる人みんなに配った!
Bus stop mini episode:
It was freezing and bus was taking ages to arrive.  “@saiso” left the queue to run to a nearby pharmacy.  He bought heating pads and gave one to everyone in the queue!



ディズニーシーにて
ディズニーシーに一泊した娘、無事帰宅しました!キャストのみなさんが寒い中でも笑顔で接してくれて不安を感じることなく過ごせたそうです。防寒のカイロやビニール袋、夜・朝の軽食と飲み物、おやつまで。ディズニーの素晴らしさに感動です。頑張ってくれたキャストさん、ほんとにありがとう!!
Thank you Tokyo Disney Sea
My daughter who was staying at DisneySea just made it back home!  Many, many thanks to the staff who worked very hard in the cold with ready smiles that made her to feel safe and secure during the entire night.  They brought her food, drinks, snacks, heating pads, and anything necessary to ensure she was comfortable and secure throughout her stay.  I was touched by the Disney staff’s warmth and hospitality.  Thank you so much!



日本人の良さを再認識
この地震が、きっかけになって、失いかけていた日本人本来の良さが戒間見れた気がする。犯罪はする様子はなく、助け合い、律儀、紳士的。普段日本人は冷たい人が多い…。って個人的に感じてるんだけど、多くの人が今回で「絆」を取り戻しつつあるように見えて、それがなんか感動して、泣けてくる。
Reminded of the goodness of the Japanese people
This earthquake has reminded me of that Japanese goodness that had recently become harder and harder to see.  Today I see no crime or looting: I am reminded once again of the good Japanese spirit of helping one another, of propriety, and of gentleness.  I had recently begun to regard my modern countrymen as cold people … but this earthquake has revived and given back to all of us the spirit of “kizuna” (bond, trust, sharing, the human connection).  I am very touched.  I am brought to tears.



段ボールに感動
ホームで待ちくたびれていたら、ホームレスの人達が寒いから敷けって段ボールをくれた。いつも私達は横目で流してるのに。あたたかいです。
Card board boxes, Thank you!
It was cold and I was getting very weary waiting forever for the train to come.  Some homeless people saw me, gave me some of their own cardboard boxes and saying “you’ll be warmer if you sit on these!”  I have always walked by homeless people pretending I didn’t see them, and yet here they were offering me warmth.  Such warm people. 



外国人から見た日本人
外国人から見た地震災害の反応。物が散乱しているスーパーで、落ちているものを律儀に拾い、そして列に黙って並んでお金を払って買い物をする。運転再開した電車で混んでるのに妊婦に席を譲るお年寄り。この光景を見て外国人は絶句したようだ。本当だろう、この話。すごいよ日本。
What foreigners are saying about Japanese people
At a supermarket where everything was scattered everywhere over the floors, shoppers were helping pick them up and putting them back neatly on the shelves before quietly moving into line to wait to pay for them.  On the totally jam-packed first train after the quake, an elderly man gave up his seat for a pregnant woman.  Foreigners have told me they are amazed witnessing sights like these.  I do believe they actually saw what they said they saw.  Japan is truly amazing. 



メディアの動きについて
ツイッターやUSTでの状況共有と、それに連動するマスコミの動きは、阪神淡路大震災の時とは比べ物にならない質の高さを感じる。もちろん過去の辛い経験から得た教訓を、みんな活かそうとしている感動。
Information network this time around
The information sharing efforts on Twitter or USTREAM, together with the quality of coverage and crucial updates provided by the mass media this time around is incomparable to what we got during the Kobe earthquake.  I am deeply impressed by Japan’s successful efforts and ability to put to practice lessons learnt from past tragedies. 



絵師さん
絵師さんたちがこの地震でみんなに元気付けようと必死に美しい絵や励ましのイラストを描いていることに感動。みんな自分にできることをしたいと思っているんだね。
Touch of art
I saw artists and painters trying to keep things upbeat by painting or drawing beautiful or encouraging drawings for the evacuees around them.  I was touched at how everyone was doing their very best to help.



* BBCの報道
本当に感動。泣けてくる。⇒BBCめっちゃ誉めてる。地球最悪の地震が世界で一番準備され訓練された国を襲った。その力や政府が試される。犠牲は出たが他の国ではこんなに正しい行動はとれないだろう。日本人は文化的に感情を抑制する力がある。
BBC Reports
The words of BBC’s reports are so moving they make me cry.  They were praising us with words of admiration!  “One of the worst earthquakes in recorded history has hit the world’s most well-prepared, well-trained nations.  The strength of its government and its people are put to the test.  While there have been casualties, in no other country could the government and the people have worked together in such an accurate and coordinated way in the face of such tragedy.  The Japanese people have shown their cultural ability to remain calm in the face of adversity.”



父親の行動
1階に下りて中部電力から関東に送電が始まってる話をしたら、普段はTVも暖房も明かりもつけっぱなしの父親が何も言わずに率先してコンセントを抜きに行った。少し感動した。
A little story about Papa
We live in an area that was not directly hit.  When my father came downstairs and heard the news saying that our area had begun allocating electricity to the hard-hit areas, he quietly led by example, turning off the power around the house and pulling the plugs out of their sockets.  I was touched.  He usually NEVER turns off the lights or the AC or the TV or anything! 



整列する日本人
日本人すごい!!こんな時にも山手線ホームできれいに整列してる …涙。有楽町駅を上から眺む。 http://twitpic.com/48kn1u
Japanese people don’t shove
I'm looking at Yurakucho station from above.  I see people standing in line, not pushing or shoving to get onto the Yamanote Line (probably the busiest line in central Tokyo), even at a time like this! 



パン屋
昨日の夜中、大学から徒歩で帰宅する道すがら、とっくに閉店したパン屋のおばちゃんが無料でパン配給していた。こんな喧噪のなかでも自分にできること見つけて実践している人に感動。心温まった。東京も捨てたもんじゃないな。
The bakery lady
There was a small bread shop on the street I take to go to school.  It has long been out of business.  But last night, I saw the old lady of the shop giving people her handmade bread for free.  It was a heart-warming sight.  She, like everyone else, was doing what she could to help people in a time of need.  Tokyo isn’t that bad afterall!



日本ってすごい
日本って凄い。官僚も民間も、皆で助けようとしてる。トラックの運転手も有志で物資運んでるらしいし、東北の交通整備をヤクザさんがやってるという話も聞いた。最近、日本に対して誇りを持てないことが続いていたけれど、そんなことない。日本は凄い国だ。素直に感動してる。日本国の皆さん頑張ろう!
Japan is a wonderful nation! 
Both the government and the people, everyone is helping one another today.  There are truck drivers helping evacuees move.  I even heard that the “yakuza” (gangsters, organized crime groups) are helping to direct traffic in the Tohoku region!  There have been many recent developments that have made me lose my sense of pride in my country, but not anymore.  Japan is an amazing place!  I’m just simply touched.  Go Japan!



* twitterすごい
Twitterの方々の情報とかが一致団結しててすごくたすかります。みなさま親切です!!こういうとき、なんか、感動します。最近は近所とつきあいなかったり冷たい世の中だとか思ってたけどそんなことなかったね。
Twitter is amazing!
The information shared to us all by the twitter community has been amazingly consistent with each other and has been so helpful.  Thank you Twitterers!  I’m very moved. People recently talk about social networks replacing traditional social life and making people cold and unsociable in real life.  But … I guess that’s not true at all. 



ドイツ人の友達
ドイツ人の友達が地震が起きた時に渋谷に居て、パニックになっていた所を日本人に助けてもらったらしく、その時の毅然とした日本人の態度や足並み乱さずに店の外に出てやるべきことを淡々とこなす姿にひどく感動し、まるでアーミーのようだったと言っていた。
From a German friend
A German friend of mine was in Shibuya (downtown Tokyo shopping district) when the earthquake hit.  He was panicking when a Japanese passerby saved him, taking him into a building.  My friend was blown away at how calm and disciplined this Japanese man was.  He went out of the building with firm, unfaltering steps, did everything he was trained to do and came back.  My German friend was deeply impressed by the Japanese people’s actions during the earthquake, saying they looked like a trained army. 



スーパーでの出来事
スーパーで無事買物出来ましたヽ(´o`; でもお客さんのほとんどが他の人の事を考えて必要最低限しか買わない感じだったのが感動しました(涙)
At the supermarket
I just came back safely from the supermarket!  Man, I was so touched at how everyone there was mindful of others, buying only as much as they needed and leaving the rest for the people behind them. 



御殿場で
実際日本すごいよ。昨日信号が一カ所も機能していない御殿場市でもお互いにドライバー同士譲り合ってたし、地元のおじいちゃんおばあちゃんが手信号やってくれてたりで、混乱もなく本当感動した。9時間運転してたけど前車を煽るようなドライバーはもちろんいなかったし、みんな譲り合い精神。
Gotenba traffic
Japan is really something!  Yesterday, not a single traffic light was functioning in Gotenba City.  But drivers knew to take turns at intersections and give way to others when needed.  Local people were using flags to direct traffic at intersections.  I drove for 9 hours but never saw a single car trying to get in front of another.  Every single driver on the road contributed to the traffic situation and as a result there was no confusion at all. 



「みんな」
タクシー運ちゃんと電車駅員さんとおばさんと話したけど、みんな遅くまで帰れなかったりしてすごく疲れているのに、苛立つ事なく、言葉遣いもふるまいも丁寧で、逆に気遣われてしまった。「みんな大変だから」という"みんな"って意識があることに感動するし、私も受け継いで大事にしたい文化。
“All of us”
I spoke with an old taxi driver and some elderly staff at the train stations.  All of them had been working non-stop and had not been able to go home for a long time.  They were visibly very tired, but never once did they show any sign of impatience; they were gentle and very caring.  They told me “… because all of us are in this together.”  I was touched at what the notion of “all of us” meant to these elderly people.  It is a value I will treasure and carry on to my generation. 



日本の強さ
サントリーの自販機無料化softbankWi-Fiスポット解放、色んな人達が全力で頑張っててそれに海外が感動・協力してる。海外からの援助受け入れに躊躇したり自衛隊派遣を遅らせたりしてた阪神淡路大震災の頃より日本は確実に強い国になってるんだ。みんな頑張ろう。
A strong Japan
Suntory Beverages has set up free vending machines.  Softbank Telephone services is offering free Wifi spots.  Everyone in Japan is putting everything they can into helping one another.  Japan is also now receiving aid from abroad.  Compared to the Kobe earthquake, when Japan took too long to contemplate accepting foreign aid or dispatching the self-defense force to join the rescue effort, Japan has definitely grown into a far stronger nation.  Be strong, everyone!



朝礼
今朝の朝礼で「何があっても決して不安な顔は見せずに売り場に立つ以上はおもてなしをする気持ちを忘れずにお客様を安心させてあげてください」ちょっと感動した。がんばるか。開店です!
Morning Ceremony
At the shopping center I work at, every morning we have a ritual (common in Japan) where we stand and recite, “No matter what the situation, I will never show anxiety before my customer; in all customer-facing situations I will treat my customers with respect and do everything I can to make them feel comfortable and at ease”.  Today, these words were all actually kind of touching.  Well, so the day begins!  Here we go people, open shop!



井上さん
井上雄彦さんがものすごい勢いで笑顔のイラストをいっぱいあげてて感動する。励ましとか勇気とかメッセージって、こういうことなんだなーと思う。 RT@inouetake Smile42. 
Mr. Inoue
Mr. Inoue has been churning out drawings of smiling and laughing faces at an amazing pace!  Things like this remind me again of what it truly means to give people a message of strength and courage. 



学び
TLの拡散希望を見て思ったことは、阪神淡路大地震から学んだことがとても多くツイートされていること。当たり前のことなんだけど、やはり人間は、学んで考えることができる生き物なんだと改めて思い、感動した。
Lessons Learnt
What caught my attention on twitter is that a lot of the tweets were about the Kobe earthquake and how what we have learned from it has been put into practice this time around.  I know it goes without saying, but I was once again reminded of how humans are indeed creatures that possess the amazing ability to think and learn from experience.  It’s a great thought. 



ローマから
ローマにいる友達からメール。ローマの人々はニュースを見ながらこのような状況でも冷静に対処する日本人に感動し、尊敬の念を覚えながら、非常に心配しているとのことです。
Message from a friend in Rome
My friend in Rome emailed me.  He said that people in Rome are watching the news and sharing their amazement and their heartfelt respect at how, even at a time like this, the people of Japan are able to remain calm and systematically respond to the situation.  People in Rome are thinking of us and are very concerned for us. 



声をかけること
昨日、裏の家の高1になるお兄ちゃんに感動した。 家に1人で居たらしく、地震後すぐ自転車で飛び出し近所をひと回り。 【大丈夫ですか―――!?】と道路に逃げてきた人達にひたすら声掛けてた。あの時間には老人や母子しか居なかったから、声掛けてくれただけでもホッとしたよ。 ありがとう。
A strong voice
Yesterday, I was impressed and touched by the actions of my neighbor’s 13-year-old-boy.  He was home alone when the earthquake hit.  But instead of hiding, as soon as the earthquake quieted down, he jumped on his bicycle and road around the block repeatedly shouting at the top of his voice, “Is everyone alright?  Is everyone okay?”  At the time, there were only women and children and the elderly in the homes.  I cannot describe how comforting it was just to hear a strong voice asking if I was okay.  Thank you!



助け合い
警備員の友人何人かが町田〜相模大野で夜間警備のボランティアをしていたので手伝ってきた。年齢問わずいろんな知らない人同士が助け合っていて心強かった。ちょっと感動してトイレの隅で泣いた。
The beauty of helping one another
I went out last night to help some friends who were volunteering as security personnel between Machida City and Sagami Ohno City.  I saw total strangers, both young and old, helping each other along everywhere I turned and was heartened with an overwhelming feeling of encouragement.  I was so touched I hid behind the toilets and cried. 



バイクでよければ
僕は感動しました。バイトの先輩が1人でも救うために寒い中紙に「バイクでよければ送ります」と書き駅前で掲げ鳶職のお兄ちゃんを所沢まで送ったそうです。世の中まだ捨てたもんじゃないなって思いました。本当に尊敬です!!自分もなんか人の役に立ちたいと生まれて初めて思いました。
I just have a bike
I’m so touched!  My colleague at my part time job, wanting to help even just one extra person, wrote a sign saying “I just have a bike, but if you don’t mind hop on!”, rode out on his motorbike, picked up a stranded construction worker and took him all the way to Tokorozawa!  Respect!  I have never felt so strongly that I want to do something helpful for others. 



乗り合い
浦和美園からタクシー使えると思ったのが甘かった…30分歩いてたら知らない人が車に乗せてくれた(つд;*) 人間の優しさに感動。ありがとうございました。
Sharing your ride
It was stupid of me to think I could catch a cab at Urawamien Station.  I ended up walking 30 minutes and then finally was picked up by a stranger who offered to give me a lift.  I’m touched by the warmth of human kindness.  Thank you, thank you!



開放
昨日、歩いて帰ろうって決めて甲州街道を西へ向かっていて夜の21時くらいなのに、ビルの前で会社をトイレと休憩所として解放してる所があった。社員さんが大声でその旨を歩く人に伝えていた。感動して泣きそうになった。いや、昨日は緊張してて泣けなかったけど、今思い出してないてる。
Rest here!
Last night, I decided, rather than stay at the office, I should try walking home.  So I slowly made my way west on Koshu freeway on foot.  It was around 9PM when I saw an office building that had a sign that said “Please use our office’s bathrooms! Please rest here!”  The employees of the office were loudly shouting out the same to all the people trying to walk home.  I was so touch I felt like crying.  Well, I guess I was too tense yesterday to cry, but now the tension is wearing off and am very much in tears. 



コンビニ
停電地区のほとんどの店が店を閉めてる中、あるセブンイレブンが店内陳列棚にいくつもろうそくを置いて、営業をしていた。レジが使えないため在庫確認用のハンディで値段確認し読み上げ、もう1人が電卓で計算、もうひとりが懐中電灯で照らす。その状態でレジ2台稼動させていた。感動した。
At the convenience store
While most of the convenience stores near the station were closed because of the quake, there was just one Seven Eleven that was open.  The employees had lit lots of candles and put them on the stores shelves.  The cash register was not working and they could not take inventory, so the employees worked in threes, one reading up the item description and price, another punching the numbers into a calculator, and the last one using a flashlight to help them work.  The store managed to operate both “cash registers” efficiently this way.  Impressed!



避難所
長女いわく、横浜の避難所に向かう時に、知らない人達と声を掛け合い、場所を教え合っていたそうです。普段は冷たいと思っていた他人の優しさに触れ、感動したそうです。日本人のいざという時の団結力を再認識しました。まだまだ日本も捨てたものではないです。
On the way to the emergency evacuation area
My oldest daughter was making her way to Yokohama’s emergency evacuation area.  Total strangers were helping each other out and showing each other the way to the emergency evacuation area.  She told me she was moved at how strangers, who can seem so cold at times, showed her kindness and care.  I was reminded at the Japanese peoples’ inherent ability to immediately unite in the face of adversity.  Today, I have discovered a newfound faith in my nation and my people. 



呼びかけ
何時間も歩き続けてたんだけど、至る所でトイレかしますとか、休憩できますとか言うビルや飲食店が沢山あって感動しました。とある企業ビルの人がボランティアで、○○線運転再開ですー!とか、休憩できますー!!って呼びかけてるの見て感動して泣きそうになったマジでw日本も捨てたもんじゃないな
A big, kind voice
I’ve been walking for many hours now.  I’m touched at how everywhere I turn, there are shops open with people shouting “Please use our bathroom!” or “Please rest here!” There were also office buildings where people with access to information were voluntarily shouting out helpful tips, like “**** line is now operational!”  Seeing things like this after walking for hours and hours made me feel like weeping with gratitude.  Seriously, there is still hope for this country!



ホームにて
都営大江戸線の光ヶ丘方面行きは、非常に混雑しています。ホームにも、改札の外にも、電車を待つ溢れんばかりの人。でも、誰一人列を崩さず、通路を開け、係員の誘導に従っている。ロープがあるわけでもないのに、通る人のための通路スペースが。その不自然なほどの快適さに、ただただ感動するばかり。
On the platform
The Oedo Subway Line for Hikarigaoka is very congested.  On the platform and at the gate there are just crowds and crowds of people waiting for the train.  But in all the confusion, every last person is neatly lined up waiting his or her turn while managing to keep a passage of space open for staff and people going the other way.  Everyone is listening to the instructions from the staff and everyone acts accordingly.  And amazingly … there isn’t even a rope or anything in sight to keep people in queue or open space for staff to pass, they just do!  I am so impressed at this almost unnatural orderliness!  I have nothing but praise for these people!



駅員さん
終夜運転のメトロの駅員に、大変ですねって声かけたら、笑顔で、 こんな時ですから!だって。捨てたもんじゃないね、感動した。
Station staff
I said to a Tokyometro station staff who was on all-night duty, “I’m sure it has been a tough night for you.  Thank you.”  He responded with a smile, “On a night like this, gladly!”  I was touched. 



おっちゃん
昨日4時間かけて歩いて帰ってきた主人。赤羽で心が折れそうになってた時「お寒い中大変ですね!あったかいコーヒーどうぞ!」って叫びながら無料配布してるおっちゃんに出会った。これがあったから頑張れたそうだ。もう5回もこの話をしてくるので本当に嬉しかったんだと思う。おっちゃんありがとう。
Coffee
My husband finally got home very late last night after walking for 4 hours.  He told me he felt like giving up at around Akabane, when an elderly man who was going around handing out free coffee saw him, gave him a steaming cup and said, “You must be tired and cold.  Here, have some coffee!”  My husband told me that it was because of this elderly man that he found the will and strength to continue walking.  I’ve already heard this story from him five times tonight, so no doubt he was really, really touched!  Thank you to my husband’s anonymous helper!



献血の列
日本は強いです!大阪難波の献血施設は被災地の方の為に超満員の順番待ちでした。私欲の無い列を初めて見ました。感動しました。被災地の方々、全国でその辛さを受け止めます。諦めずに頑張って下さい!
Blood donations
Japan is strong!  At Osaka I saw a LONG line of people waiting to give blood at the blood donation center.  This is the first time I have seen such a queue of selfless people waiting patiently in line just to give.  It was a moving sight!  To everyone in the hard-hit areas, we your countrymen accept your suffering as our own and we share in your grief.  Do not give up!  Stay strong!



節電営業
近所のスーパー・サミットに来てみたら、通常深夜1時まで営業なのに大きい看板が付いていなかった。早めに店を閉めたのかと思ったら、外の電気だけ消して節電しつつ営業していた。ちょっと感動
Saving electricity for the North
I went to my neighborhood supermarket and was initially surprised that their neon signs were off.  They usually are open till 1AM.  I then found out that they were open, but were saving electricity so that more power could be channeled to the hard-hit coastal areas.  Wow!



買うのやめるわ
バイト先に若いお兄さんたちが軍団でお酒を買いに来たんだけど、その中の一人が「やべえ、オレお酒のためにしかお金持ってきてないから募金できん。ちょっとこれ買うのやめるわ」って言って商品返品してそのお金全部募金してた。お友達も続々と募金しててすごい感動した。 すごいよ
Not enough money!
At the store where I work, a huge group of young men suddenly came in to buy booze.  One of them suddenly said, “Oops, I only have enough money to buy booze, I can’t donate!  Forget the booze, maybe next time!” and instead put ALL his money into the disaster relief donation box.  One by one, every single one of the army of youths threw all their money into the box after him.  What a heart-warming sight that was!



いつでも買える
今日、募金箱に金髪にピアスの若い兄ちゃんが万札数枚入れていた。そしてその友人に「ゲームなんていつでも買えるからな」と言っていたのが聞こえて私含め周りの人達も募金していた。人は見た目じゃないことを実感した。そんなお昼でした。 この話感動しました。
Goth youth
A goth youth with white hair and body piercings walked into my store and shoved several hundred dollars (several tens of thousands of yen) into the disaster relief fund donation box.  As he walked out, I and people around me heard him saying to his buddies, “I mean, we can buy those games anytime!”  At that, we all opened our wallets and put our money into the donation box.  Really, you cannot judge people by their appearances. 



絶対うまいはず
僕も秋葉からの帰りにおにぎりとみそ汁配ってる方に会いました、感動しました、チャリだったからダイジョブです他の人にって言ったけどもらっておけばよかったなぁ絶対うまかったと思う
They looked absolutely delicious!
I too saw the guy handing out free rice balls and miso soup on the way back from Akihabara.  I was on my bicycle so I told him, “I’m okay, please give it to other people!”  On hindsight, I should have taken one … they looked absolutely delicious!!



お菓子いっぱい
すごい。弟たった今ディズニーランドから帰宅したんだけど。新品のお菓子袋いっぱいにもらってきて、客全員分の帰りの交通費負担してくれたんだって。一晩中、何か言えば全て対応してくれたって。やっぱり世界のディズニーランドなんだね。
Another Disney episode 
Amazing!  My brother just managed to get home from Disneyland right now.  He’s got bags and bags of free sweets.  Furthermore, Disneyland paid for every customer’s travel fare back.  All night long, the staff responded immediately and fully to every request he made.  Disneyland is truly a world class brand!



困ったときは!
昨日青葉台駅で帰宅困難者が溢れる中、車に乗ってる人が「○○方面の方どうぞ!」って行って車に乗せてた。「困った時はみんな一緒ですから!」って言ってた。超感動したの思い出した。
Same boat! 
Last night, Aobadai station was jammed with stranded people unable to get home.  But there were private cars with drivers shouting “If you’re going in the direction of ****, please hop on!”  I was able to hitch a ride on one of them.  When I thanked the driver, he replied “No worries! We’re all on the same boat. We have to stick together!”



充電されたい方は・・・・
避難所にいたときに、社会人1年生で、研修でこっちにきてた女の子が、たまたま携帯のバッテリーも持参してたらしく、体育館のコンセントを使用する許可ももらい、「携帯の充電をされたい方は、ご自由につかってください」と呼びかけて回ってたんだ。僕はその子にとても感動したんだよ・・
Need to charge your phone?
At the emergency evacuation area, a young first-year intern at my company who had brought her phone’s charger got permission from the facility to use their power socket and went around shouting “Anyone need to charge their phone?  Please use my charger!”  Just a little thing, but I was touched.

pray for them, ok?