Where I was in 1987-1988 ....

I was in my first year at Glasgow University from September 1987 until through out the summer of 1988.

My matric number: 871243

Initially my first flat was at:

29, Oakfield Avenue

Glasgow G12 8LL

Oakfield Avenue

After few months, I moved over to another flat at:

87 (1/R), Barrington Drive

Glasgow G4 9ES

Throughout the academic calendar year, in between the Martinmas, Candlemas and Whitsun Terms, I did some travelling in the UK as well as around Europe to the following cities or towns:

1. Dewsbury


2. Blackburn


3. Loch Lomond


4. Edinburgh


5. Newcastle upon Tyne


6. London


7. Paisley


8. Stirling


9. Falkirk


10. Carlisle


11. Sheffield


12. Manchester


13. Bradford


14. Leeds


15. Balloch


16. Southall


17. Stretenham


18. Dover


19. Calais


20. Brugge


21. Anterwerpen


22. Breda


23. Gorinchem


24. Bremen


25. Hamburg


26. Odense


27. Nyborg


28. Helsinger


29. Helsinborg


30. Stockholm


31. Fittja


32. Tensta


33. Rinkeby


34. Goteburg


35. Malmo


36. Copenhagen


37. Amsterdam


38. Brussels


39. Gent

It was on 17th May 1988, I celebrated the 1st day of Syawal in Glasgow, UK while the Aidil Adha on 24th July in Malmo, Sweden.

I also worked part time in a cafe with a mere salary of 12 pounds per day :(

Tok Guru

Supposedly, I was the great grandson of a Tok Guru.

My great grandfather the Tok Guru was a well known 'orang alim' originated from Penang. His name was Ahmad bin Abbas, or famously known as Lebai Ahmad.

Sometimes he goes under the pen-name Malik al Faqir al Haqir Ahmad bin Abbas Filfilan.

He passed away peacefully in 1963.

Aqaaid al Iman, written by Tok Guru

Seketika Itu

Seketika itu aku terpegun di jendela kamarku yang membuka luas pandangan luar. Salji sedang turun. Putik-putik sehalus kapas, melayang-layang menjunam dari langit. Aduhai, aduhai indahnya suasana. Aku semakin enak di situ. Salji makin lebat. Semuanya memutih. Aku turun ke bawah.

Inikah salji?

Kukepal, kuramas, kukepal, kubaling ke dinding. Aku kemudiannya berlari-lari ke Kelvingrove Park.

Memang, dingin bagai salji, putih bagai salji, suci bagai salji.

Cuma di keriangan ini, aku sendirian yang merasakannya. Benar, sungguh aku, aku suka begini. Tapi, di suatu sudut yang terceruk di dalam hati ini membisikkan, 'tentu lebih indah kalau berteman.'

Kelvigrove Park
Glasgow
Feb 1988

di mana-mana

Rose, kulihat engkau di mana-mana. Walau sekarang ini tiada sekerap dulu, tapi engkau tetap mendatang. Aku rindu pada dirimu sayang. Tapi aku juga tahu, bukan sekarang masanya.

Sabarlah, tunggulah, haraplah dan yang terutama ... pohonlah kepada Allah, agar dapat kita bersama keranaNya.

Glasgow

Rinduku Kini

Rinduku kini
pada Jannah
tapi bukan pada 
berjenis sungai
atau merdu
bidadari memanggil
juga tiap pohon
yang ditanam
tapi padamu
oh Allah
biarlah hambaMu 
yang sebegini dhaif
dapat bertemu 
Tuhannya

Barrington Drive
Glasgow 
Jan 1988