Tuesday, November 11, 2008

The Day I Finally Understand

Dear Diary,








I GIVE UP.









I finally understand their arguments
and to why, they insist on banning yoga.
I finally admit and eventually came to realize that

YOGA IS DANGEROUS AND THIS IS NOT A LAUGHING MATTER.

If I can share my facts and findings,


Fact #1:
Yoga is a cult and its' obedient followers possess superpower
that enables them to fly


everywhere













on garbage bins (pengotor!)



















at parks (tak senonoh!)



















at bowling arena (berlagak!)















on some bright red sofa (aku dah habis idea nak mengutuk apa dah!)





















Fact #2:
Yoga evidently has the effect to make one lose their head,
to make one forget that they are human,
to make one go crazy and imitate every possible thing around them


Like these Fishes















and this lamp post



















Tuhan bagi amanah jadik orang,
kau nak jugak jadik tiang lampu, apahal?
Takde otak ke, takde tulang belakang?



Fact #3:
Dedicated yoga practitioners are mostly cursed
and have been turned into


either being a short, black and ugly Scorpion


















or a heavy-chested female Cobra













or a One Legged Pigeon



















and even a pink karer Eagle





















Fact #4:
Yoga makes one do impossible things
humans are never meant to do


Fly













Stretch in 4-inched heels



















Blog with their legs wide open













Split on their mom's dining table



















Stand on their hands














Kepit botak people's head and make them smell your feet














A 73-year-old man to stand on his head




















Fact #5:
Yoga makes one feel they are more flexible and superior than everyone else

hence one's tendency to dislocate the shoulder of that colleague they don't favour



















or break the spines of Channel [V] VJs that they have always envied














and attempt to sprain the wrists of
Malaysia's most famous blogger
they wish to have had his tits hits




















Fact #6:
Yoga is a cult and
a two-faced sorceress witch who blogs and brags herself as
the nation's most visible instructor can turn


a Superman,















a multi-talented songbird,



















Indonesia's heartthrob bandmembers















and even a chicken (ayam KFC tapi pinjam kasut Ronald McDonald)



















into Trees!



Hence you should be scared,
be verrrrrrrryyyyyyy scared now.

55 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh Ninie...I feel for you, I feel for you, I feel for you.... *rasa nak nangis tengok you mcm ni* This is not the happy yoga instructor I know...

Love you, and I am sending you strength from abroad.

Anonymous said...

How can they say that yoga is haram!?! There is no proof that a Muslim who performs yoga meditation is a murtad. This is the highest of sins that a Muslim can commit. This sin of being called a murtad is along the lines of being guilty of killing somebody or doing something that someone who do not have the reasonable state of mind can commit. All that sembahyang poses that they have to do 5 times a day are also movements of the body right? I'm a light yoga practitioner and I have to say that there is nothing in yoga that makes you feel like you're praying to another God or anything. It's just a calm and serene state of place that you are in while you're in a yoga session. This is coming from someone who grew up surrounded by people who are real devout Muslims. Muslims who do not drink or gamble or do something that is prohibited in the Quran. Yeah, I know it's a dying breed out there. Most Muslims that I know back at home or in US here often commit one at some point or another.

You know what they should have fatwa against? Polygamy. There is no need for one man to have so many wives. Isnt that just pure greed?? I thought Islamic teaching teaches you that you have to be careful with your money and do not indulge in things that will make you stray from your religion. Having that many wives is greedy and wouldn't that take up alot of your time with all the activities in the bedroom? There is clearly no epidemic of shortage of men in the world so why the relationship of one man to many woman?? Why is this need relevant in the 21st century. A religion should not be dead. They should change with the times. I definitely think they should alter that part of the religion and not make up fatwas against something that does not make sense at all.

I saw the news that a married male celebrity (who has children) was caught having khalwat with a much younger unmarried celebrity. And what pissed me off the most was the fact that the married man said maybe he was fated to be with her in the name of Allah? What is in his brain can I ask? Obviously there are no moral values whatsoever. Don't even let me get started about sins of having premarital sex for a Muslim. And this man is married as well. Infidelity, that's a sin. And the worst thing he said "MAYBE" he was fated to marry the woman? Okay so you are saying if you were never found out of committing khalwat, you would carry on having an affair with this woman till maybe she gets pregnant? And so to save face, he would then marry her? This becomes a valid reason for polygamy? Isn't your wife at home enough to satisfy your needs? Did you ever think of your kids and their psychology needs? How would they feel when they are old enough to understand that their father is man who is weak in his faith and keep using the God's name to commit adultery? He doesn't care about the children enough clearly to allow himself to stray so far. Why wasn't he taught to keep his penis in his pants and none of this khalwat mess would have happened? Whatever happened to self control and living moderately as a Muslim?

Are the people in Fatwa Council too free and also too blind in their ways? Do they feel challenged that more Muslim women and men are engaged in yoga? Perharps, they feel that their people should not contribute money to attend a yoga class that comes from Hindu/Sanskrit lineage. Why ban yoga? Why not make up an Islamic yoga class? I'm a marketing major - this could be the next big thing in all Muslim countries. I really think that the Fatwa Council is just bothered that nobody refers to them recently and so stir up this controversy over yoga.

Don't ever give up! You're really good :)

Anonymous said...

If you haven't already, please read this : http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_300202.html

Hope the link works. You can also show the news on your website.

Karin said...

Hi Ninie,

That was great! Really love how you put it.

the lazy turtle said...

Oh I smell sarcasm! Hahaha. Nice one, Ninie. In fact, my former university lecturer once asked me when he found out I was practicing / teaching yoga, "Are you able to fly already?" And I'm like what?? Jadinya yoga boleh terbang lah tu. Hahaha.

莎曼妲 said...

Ninie teacher, you are really yogini!! I really 'envy' you can manage to do all the posture so beautiful! How can make you sooo determined and passion on yoga ..? I was kind of give up already after YZ gone...

thelaughinggas said...

cult? cult pala hotak dorang lah...ni takde lain, semua dengki punya hal. Prof apa tu? Prof dah rajin sgt buat proposal, lepas ni tolong la buat proposal haram bersilat, berkuda kepang, joget makyong, wayang kulit segala pulak OK. Mcm2 mentera depa dok baca...kalau tak buat proposal tu...aku nak suruh si ninie ni...kepit kepala prof ni pulak.

ninie..i suggest why don't you change that 'yoga' classes name to...'kelas lipat-lipat badan' ke...or maybe 'kelas bersenam manja' ke..as long as it doesn't sound like yoga. And all the poses macam jadi ikan semilang, tiang gol segala tu...tukar la nama2 poses tu ...to...'pose peace' 'pose prof' 'pose..pose...postman'..as long as takde nama2 binatang..ok ninie?

so lepas ni prof..., tolong pantau kindergarten2 kat msia ni..pasal bila end year concert depa dok berlakun jadi monyet la.., pokok la.., kodok la..., sang kancil la...(macam bunyi nak haram je tu kan? dorang immitate rupabentuk binatang kan prof?)

marah la aku ni...!!!!

Marliza Radzi said...

hahaha comel comel comel!

Unknown said...

Darling,

You are sooooo funneeeee!

I'm gonna lin you, ok?

Anonymous said...

Sigh..

Ninie, it is not the end of the road. Dapatkan lagi sokongan, fatwa boleh diubah jika ada hujah yang lebih berat. Kalo you boleh cari sokongan dari luar, let say ilmuan dari luar untuk berhujah mengenai YOGA, Insyallah benda ni dah tak jadi issue.Kalau niat kita betul segalanya dipermudahkan.

Don't give la.

Pekara ni small matter.

Betul.

=)

Aniz . said...

hahaha. i likeee the joke. ;P

Anonymous said...

oh i love yoga!! (even my yoga mat tu dah berabuk hihi). how come they say yoga haram ??? tak faham...!!!!

Nabil said...

Just rebrand the product...^_^ macam Bruce Lee created his own form of martial art...there's already tai-bo and other fusion of things...mcm peanut butter tulis tu.

well they already hv cakar harimau...u just hv to be creative. Think it up or brain storm it with ur friends.

Melayu actually ada a brand of similar things to yoga...it's called Senaman Tua. U can create Senaman Alam or something since ada pokok la matahari kucing ular ^_^...

Monica said...

Hi Ninie,

This is what I found from TheStar http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/11/9/nation/20081109181411&sec=nation

Why other country Muslim can do yoga but not Malaysia? Support you here.

Anonymous said...

1. Members of the Majlis Fatwa are selected from scholars of various disciplines of Islamic knowledge such as Hadith, Qur'an, Fiqh, Usuluddin etc.

2. Fatwas are not issued for fun.

3. A Fatwa is needed for issues where its halal or haram is not direclty mentioned in the Qur'an.

4. A Fatwa is the interpretation based on the knowledge and understanding of an issue in a particular time, and place. So a Fatwa can change as an issue is better understood by way of research, or sudden inspiration. Since our life evolves around new things, we will certainly need Fatwas from time to time.

5. A Fatwa is a way out for those who do not wish to push the limit of 'harus' to the maximum. He or she prefers to remain safe from 'syubhah' or associating themselves with something that is close to being haram.

e.g: Majlis Fatwa has issued a decision on cigarette. It's haram based on medical reasons of the day and statistics i.e people who smoke are more prone to getting cancer compared with those who don't. So if you smoke it's like you're subjecting your body to getting cancer, which is close to suicide, which is haram.

If you wish to smoke, it's all right because Qur'an doesn't mention anything about smoking. As far as Qur'an is concerned you can smoke the whole cigarettes in the ciggy factory if you want. And you can still argue with God that since it's not mentioned in the Qur'an you figure it's all right to smoke.

But for those who wish be closer to Allah - they may chose not to smoke based on this Fatwa.

(Not a big deal - the choice is yours)

Members of Majlis Fatwa is made up of liberal-minded individuals with exceptional intelligence that Allah has given them. They have more open discussions than what you have accused them of here. They've had discussions with M. Nasir on lyrics, music and such. They've had discussion with gays and homosexuals. They don't have to tell you about this.

A Fatwa (yet to be issued) on Yoga is in the process of being discussed. You can bet your left ear that by the time they're done with it, they will have understood Yoga better than the most senior Yogi the bear.

The Majlis Fatwa, like the rest of Majlis Fatwa in other Islamic countries, have issued thousands of Fatwas for matters you may consider trivial, but a big deal to those who want to be close to Allah and do not wish to commit 'syubhah'.

That's what Islam is about. It's about obtaining the 'redha' from Allah because you know everything you do here, will be questioned in the hereafter.

Of course, a great many Muslims do not really think that the hereafter is a big deal and so it doesn't really matter to them whether or not Allah 'redha' for all their actions here.

One of the signs that you don't care all that much about Allah is when you feel uncomfortable with the sound of people reading the Qur'an. Or people talking about Qur'an. Instead you make it your mission to point all the 'flaws' in the Qur'an so that you have this thing in your heart whispering; if Qur'an is perfect, then how come Allah has imposed so much rules on women like tudung.

And you have this doubt in your heart that Qur'an is not the ultimate truth, which is why you don't read it every day. Besides you don't speak Arabic. Since you're the type who understand what you read, you figure there's no point in reading the Qur'an. But you forget, people have read Qur'an for more than a thousand years and a great many of them don't understand a word what it means but yet, they find it beautiful.

This blows your mind away. Which is why you figure; I'm a Muslim but I'm a thinking Muslim. Which why you figure you don't need HIDAYAH.

It's just a Fatwa. Not a big deal. You may choose to follow. You may choose not to follow. You may choose to make Yoga your way of life because it is just a form of exercise. Or you may choose to sing songs in a church because you figure, it's just a song.

Each will answer before Allah our action. There's no force in Islam?

Anonymous said...

Ninie...

If let say they really ban yoga...What is your back up plan? I`m so upset about people nowadays..there are lots of things that they should concern about...tapi bab yoga plak yang dijadikan issue...I have not seen people do any harm from Yoga..

Anonymous said...

Somebody sounds very bitter ... to the comment above

the Razzler said...

Wakakaka.. Hidup Yoga!! :) :)

Anonymous said...

bersabarlah ninie. jgn bersedih. jgn emosi. be calm.

ladyhermanas said...

i like sarcasm.hehehe:)

Zara in Germany said...

ninie...there will always be lovers and haters here...and some people can be so shallow...always pretending to be so pious on the surface, but no one can ever run from mistakes, directly or indirectly. A 'thinking Muslim' is not necessarily a good Muslim...we never know, only Allah can judge. Go with what you believe, Ninie...I know you don't puja any hindu spirits or whatever...for every hater out there,you have threefolds of supporters in return. I will always toing you in whatever you do. Hehehe

Anonymous said...

If thats the case, they should ban everything!

Ban planes cause human should not fly.
Ban cars because human should just walk.
Lame Lame Lame.

Fight for your right!

Emmy Dahliana said...

Hi Kak Ninie,

*hugs*

I was in India last May, and went for my first yoga class there. It was fun! The instructor told us the Muslims in the class that during the meditation/spiritual parts we can either not do it, think of something calming or just think about our own God.

All the best Kak Ninie! :)

Anonymous said...

anonymous is right but I dont understand why in the world he/she want into why dont care much about Allah etc. etc.

With regards to the majlis fatwa, even with my own research, its hard to say yoga is even close to being a religion nor can it make someone commit syubhah.

There are some 'yoga' classes that have pictures of their 'guru' and you are REQUIRED to meditate and mentioning the GURU in your head. Well, I can tell you anyone with religion wont be comfortable at all with this.

SO worst come to worst, I think the majlis fatwa wont make yoga haram.

They might make guidelines for what makes yoga ok for exercise, although I cant find any articles that said the Majlis Fatwa has given guidelines to something.

And I must say, whether you are a thinking muslim or not, we get hidayah from the quran and sunnah, definitely. Not needing them to me makes you really not a muslim.

Now singing gospels is a bit far stretched for an argument. It is a gospel. It is about christianity. its not just a song. its praising Jesus and the holy trinity at times.

Yoga has nothing referring to Hinduism. Or any religion. its just a serious of poses/exercise.

Anonymous said...

Hey.. keep going strong! THEY really need yoga to calm their paranoid minds... Will support you!

kiyoe_lain said...

i know Ninie.maybe ni cuma sedikit dari dugaanNya for you.i think Majlis Fatwa has forgot that the most important thing in doing anything is 'NIAT'.in form of doing Yoga,nowadays people doing yoga because of exercise.lagi pun bukan ke Islam mengharuskan umatnye beriadhah(bersenam) to be healthier?so,knape mesti keluarkan fatwa berhubung perkara yang sememangnya tidak menggugat tahap keimanan seseorang.(formal plak)
-http://lavendernikita.blogspot.com-(^_^)

Anonymous said...

well, after yoga, what's next?

Ayume W said...

Dear Ninie,

I have been quietly watching this drama unfold but I feel that I have to speak up after the whole debacle.

I practice Ashtanga yoga and at the end of every class, I chant a closing mantra (prayer, in Sanskrit) in Sanskrit, which translated to English means:

"May all be well with mankind.
May the leaders of the earth protect in every way by keeping to the right path.
May there be goodness for those who know the earth to be sacred.
May all the worlds be happy."

I don't know about what "religion" dictates but as a believer in the Christian God, which says that I could "call out His name in many languages", this is my prayer for the world - in Sanskrit. I would not understand any faith that prohibits its followers to pray for the peace of this world that we live in.

One of my teachers (who is a practicing Tibetan Buddhist) always say that yoga is a philosophy, not a religion. In fact, the founder of Ashtanga yoga (Pattabhi Jois) is a Brahman and Hindu priest, but he has never attempted to convert any of his students of other faith, be it Buddhism (which differs from Hinduism as it does not have a concept of "God" or "gods"), Muslims, Christians or Atheist.

I hope this enlightens your readers on what yoga is about.

Om Shanti (Peace)

Sarclover said...

babe,

what you believe in is between you and YOUR God and nothing that concerned the rest of them? I mean who the fuck are they all anyway...

So that said, dont let them get to you...

Thanks for the heads up about the 'blog'. I am too classy to care about things like that i figured... :P

Anonymous said...

all you need is support, tons of it =).
I found your blog through Kennysia, and I was actually very touched.
This is life, when we have good times, eventually we will have the bad times too. Be tough and strong. Yoga is definitely not a religion, i mean come on lah, until now there's no "agama : Yoga" in anyone's birth certificate LOL. Yoga is a sport, a very healthy sport in fact. =).

But dear ninie,
i'm sure there's some people who just don't understand you but i'm also sure there's a large number of people that supports you too.

Be strong, =). You know what you are doing, go girl! =)

Anonymous said...

hmmmm .. I believe that the Fatwa Council is just taking a short cut by declaring Yoga "haram"! Seriously! Like many things in this world .. the practice of yoga is never Black or White... its a whole lot of grays .. a range of practices, from the ones that has religious connotations in it and those that has none whatsoever!

What I believe is that, so long as your "niat" is betul, then insyallah, you will not go to hell for this. Everyone in this world have their own "tests" on their faiths. You can never judge others for only Allah knows whats in their hearts.

Ninie, If your intentions is to help people improve their health, and not to divert their beliefs in Allah, then by all means go ahead. Besides, from what I have heard, there are even classes for only women, so that those women do not have to show their "aurat" to other men. Seriously, so long as you make it clear to the muslims that you teach that your classes has NO religious practices whatsoever, I think you would not sesatkan org. Besides, I think people are more educated now. We're not in the middle ages, filled with ignorance and hatred. I think people can think for themselves as to what would ruin their akidah and what would not.

For those who are so quick to judge people and condemn people ... please look deep into yourself. There is a high probability that you have sinned one way or another, somewhere in your short life time. Self righteousness (takbur) is also a sin you know!

Just thought you might check the mirror before saying things that would make you look bad.

Anonymous said...

kepada PEANUTBUTTER..jangan lah nak melahirkan kemarahan dengan menggunakan ayat2 sebegitu..sedarkah apa yang anda maksudkan??

kepada NINIE..lebih baik bersemuka sendiri dengan Majlis Fatwa dari melahirkan ketidakpuasan hati di dlm blog ini..sesungguhnya, org kafir disekeliling kita sedang mentertawakan orang islam..

Pandang lah apa yang dah berlaku disekeliling kita..betapa tidak sedar nyer kita bahawa tanda-tanda KIAMAT sudah ada..

shoe-addict-mom said...

hehe!! this entry left me smiling Ninie! good one..

Nora said...

Hi Ninie..

Be Strong okay.. Dont let this let you down. Semua kejadian pasti ada rahmat di sebaliknya.

mimi said...

ninie,
as someone who is close to you, been to school with you, been on TV with you, heck! we've been together most of the time anyway... i feel a need to say something abt this as someone who (I can't believe i'm writing this!) actually cares for u.

i just came back from melbourne & perth a week ago. so i just came to know abt this, & hell yeah, i knew u were gonna retaliate. but i didn't expect u would write up so many letters etc to these nincompoops. first of all, CALM DOWN! they banned smoking & i'm still lighting up as much as ever. just chill, sit back & let these org tuas handle these shenanigans. it's just a political fiasco to deter malaysians from the real thing.

2ndly, i disagree on your comments on similarities between islam & yoga. albeit, i am not a good muslim myself, but i don't go around publishing letters claiming that i'm a good muslim and writing blogs about it. i yg tak famous nih pun tak berani nak make such claims. i think u shud sit back, rethink your akidah balik. sapalah kita nak claim kita nih good muslim? even nabi pun tak berani nak put such claims onto themselves, padahal diaorg dapat wahyu lagi.

you are undeniably infamous in ur own way. altho i hear a lot from our schoolmates and from other crowds as well, that ur fame was mainly earned from hatred by these ppl, but undeniably, u earned ur fame. however, these feelings of hatred should make u realise, if more than 50 ppl in this world hate u, dont be living in ur own cocoon girl! WAKE UP! dont be living on ppl's praises, dont be thinking that what other ppl think dont matter. in the end, it does becoz its the only way u can actually use it as a mirror onto urself. Don’t listen to your so-called friends nih, yg keep on prodding u with “I heart you ninie” and “u go girl, just be yourself” comments. Sapa kawan2 u nih?? UR TRUE FRIENDS WILL TELL IT AS IT IS. Ur true friends are the ones who tell u the most bitter things, who scold u, but deep down, they do it becoz they love u. THESE ARE THE KIND OF SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP U SHUD LOOK FOR! Bukannya supportive,-cry-on-my-shoulder-tapi-tak-offer-any-solutions-pun kind of friends.

ok dah dah. i am preaching plak nih. macamlah aku nih bagus sangat. i just pity u, sometimes deep down inside, i hear ppl kutuk u, i feel a need to actually stand up & defend u. i feel ur a good person. but u go around parading ur "assets", publishing to the world abt ur "social" activities. How do u expect ppl who love u nih to defend u? actions speak louder than words. hunny, i AM in ur circle. i AM not wearing tudung too. i AM wearing skimpy clothes too & parading the pics on my fs & fb. but i dont go claiming i'm a good muslim! ustazah kamariah would kill me if i say any such thing! haha.

ok forget abt the past. focus on what u can do to rectify this mess. u r undeniably "renowned". why not, instead of keep making that letter BOLD AND UNDERLINED all the time, why not u use ur fame? i mean, i'm sure kids look up to u. thats the perfect example. u ask a kid,"what do YOU think of yoga when you look at me?". they'll NEVER say "oh, i think of yoga as being good for muslims and you are a good muslim and yoga has helped u be a good muslim". HELL NO! they would say "yoga tuh lipat2 & pusing2 badan sambil pakai2 baju sexy.nampak tetek macam mama." betul i tell u.

u jgn take to heart abt all this. i feel bad if i say this 2u face-to-face. I’m scared i might cry! haha. but as ur sister, i feel obliged to actually write this 2u. u can disapprove this comment (dah panjang gila anyway haha). its just something personal i nak tell u. these are all my opinion. u can just ignore it.

but as a person who loves u, what i am suggesting to u is to talk to the younglings. talk to ur younger sis. what does she honestly think abt yoga when she looks at u? dont go feeding words into her mouth! or better yet, u dress in ur yoga clothes, go do yoga on the streets and ask the kids walking past u. children are the most non-judgemental ppl on earth. they see it as it is.

if i were u, i would honestly think carefully abt what i write and do. if i were u, highly wanting to promote yoga to malaysians, the only way to appeal to the masses, is to actually NOT be yourself. if u love yoga so much, i think it is the ultimate sacrifice to actually let go of urself, ur infatuation of being "the renowned ambassador of yoga", ur lifestyle, ur friends even. Embrace your true calling.

steps to let go:
1) pakai tudung. f#$% these judgemental ppl and go blardy surprise them by doing a 180. i would bet on my blardy life these ppl will judge u at first, but then who cares?! if betul2 yoga make u a better muslim, mesti u dah sampai seru utk pakai tudung and cover up tul tak? bear in mind, ur clothing is the FIRST point ppl attack u.

2) move house. stay in a girls' only house. or if u choose not to do numero uno above, & u still want to maintain ur lifestyle, just LIE abt staying with guys. dont publish anything of the sort that would make them wanna judge u. dont reveal too much abt ur life. nobody's gonna stalk u to find out the truth anyway.

3) stop making these "CONFIDENT" remarks. being malaysia's renowned yoga ambassador of the sort. mmg betul, if i dont know u, i would judge u as being arrogant. but sayang, i do know u, & i hate when ppl actually bitch abt ur statements nih. i would tell them, "hey mamposlah dia nak ckp apa. blog dia kan? hell i like it. she IS the most "semangat" yoga ambassador i've ever known". haha. but IMHO, just stop making these statements. not everyone is as relenting & couldn't-care-less as me. just give in to the masses. be ordinary, but not up to the point ur unnoticed. Fame tuh kene maintain babe. Haha.

my conclusion is: the only way u wanna be taken seriously in this country is to NOT be yourself. u have to cover up, u have to lie abt urself. u have to be like the others. I know this is a shitty piece of advice, but then, nak buat camna? It’s the only solution I can see. But it’s entirely up to u, I am simple minded person who doesn’t mind just blending in. I’m not a fighter like u. but I do admit pulak, if u take my advice, halamak I would be bored lah pulak. Hehe. U r by far one of the most interesting characters I have ever known in my entire life. For the life of me, I takleh nak imagine WHA T u will do next. Haha. I love u for that.

Anyway, back to topic. how much u want yoga NOT to be banned? how much u willing to sacrifice urself in the name of yoga? how much do u believe in yoga?when u say u believe in yoga, does that still make u a full-abiding citizen of Islam? can u do yoga & still pray, tutup aurat, puasa, tinggalkan semua yg haram ie sex, alcohol, contact with non-muhrims? if u can, THEN I PRONOUNCE U MALAYSIA'S MOST VISIBLE MALAY MUSLIM YOGA PRACTITIONER!!

ninie hunny, take this as a positive comment from somebody who loves u & can only watch u from afar. i dah tak tahan tengok u kene kutuk, honestly. u deserve better, but only if u improve ur too-positive thinking. we r not the best in the world. its sometimes ACTUALLY good to think badly of our actions, & take in the negative things ppl say abt us. we r not right ALL the time sayang. maybe dlm berpuluh2 hate comments u get from this ppl, one or two DOES make sense and u shud amik iktibar from it. Sedar diri sikit ok sis! Hehe. Go on, do some soul searching. Who u want to be when u grow up (not physically obviously haha!)? u nak jadik somebody famous, unique, bending like a pretzel sambil pakai skimpy clothes, live with ur ang-moh buddies, talk abt S.E.X. ke, whilst getting all these hate mails, being kutuk to kingdom-come and hated by everybody yg “envious” of u OR just be ordinary, simple, nothing unique, and just fading into the background and die as somebody who only ur family can remember u by, but only kene kutuk by ur besties and ur sisters? Its entirely up to u, but as an adult, u shud know there is very gray line among the 2 extreme characters. Both characters can actually combine and become one person. Its whether u wanna DO it, or just TALK abt it. Forget abt friends, forget abt ur reputation, forget abt fame. Think of yourself, ur family, of your precious and much loved yoga. What is the best way to come around this conflict? I trust you can make an informed decision.

someone who loves u,
e.j.
(u know who i am)

zaini said...

You're missing the whole point. It's not just about forsaking Islam by practising Yoga.

Let's put aside for a moment the argument on whether Yoga is unIslamic or otherwise ok girl....Just look at your photos! Terkangkang & menonggeng sana sini....sigh......

Put your terkangkang & menonggeng photo next to a woman praying while bersujud. The latter is so much more beautiful to look at Ninie.

Anonymous said...

Yoga suppose x haram sbb ia disiplin sukan.Tp org yg praktis yoga tu pakai tgklah..

Wallahualam

Anonymous said...

Hey =) don't know if you remember...but i met you during the Nescafe kickstart competition at Help Uni quite some time back *Juliana Ibrahim was there too*, you were promoting your yoga magazine....I was part of the group where you made us do the same hand pose as Kenny Sia *ouch* =)you are really good and i believe that you should fight for what you believe in !! Those religous nonsense about Yoga comes from nutters who have to much free time on their hands to do anything usefull for the nation...so instead they decided to make it look as if they are busy guarding the nation's interest....eventually Yoga was chosen as the scapegoat because its the only form of exercise that they couldn't do..*all stiff like bricks*....I admire those that can pull of the poses, as it takes skill to do =) hang in there.....hopefully it will blow over, and then those nutters will be exposed as useless fools with too much free time on their hands !!!

Nuyui said...

OMG! You make me laugh in a cry! LOL

Anonymous said...

This is a really good one! Altho not a muslim, I've practiced yoga for years (but can't do the asanas as beautifully as you) and like you, I've not found anything religious about it. Sigh. sometimes, people tend to cari pasal when they too free...or maybe they envious that they can't bend like that kot?

Anonymous said...

actually, where is the fatwa on yoga? has it been published?

Flo Flo said...

heya,

just to say u r supported no matter what happens. :)

Anonymous said...

Hi ninie, I cried for your courage and guts you have! Bravo! To majority of people, YOGA is a form of exercise! Is as simple as that...nothing to do with religion. Only the ignorant people mislead themselves all the way...just like the blind leading the blind; they know nothing about yoga. Ask them to try out yoga for tree months n feel the benefit of health change; why are fatwa make it so complicated? Your niat is to exercise n get healthy n why are these people digging into the buffulo horn? When a person benefited from something, we just want to share the good thing , right? So, if Fatwa ban yoga, can they take the responsibility of your health??? Can they guarantee your asthma will not recure if you are forbidded to practice yoga? I used to have neck pain, back ache, hi blood pressure,joint stiffness,always tired; spending so much money on physiotharaphy and medication but nothing works until i found yoga. I hope more people can see the benefit of yoga, it will help to build a healthy nation and save our country millions of ringgit in hospital bills!!

Anonymous said...

Forgive me first for offending anybody (if I do)...

I am a Malaysian but I don't live in Malaysia. I once asked a non Muslim guy if a woman wearing shorts or swimming bikinis arouse him. He said without hesitation, no because to him it is an appropriate clothing for example for swimming, it is appropriate to wear swimming suits, and for yoga as an example, it is appropriate to wear yoga attire.

To Muslims, women not covering aurat is a sin because I was told that it arouses the opposite sex. Is this really true? Then, I would just like to say, wow, how can someone's faith/iman get shaken just by looking at women wearing shorts, or swimming suits or yoga attire or that expose their hair???

Anonymous said...

nini..... i wanna see more pics of u doing wicked yoga poses in strange locations... the crow on the bin made me giggle...ehheheheh.... thanks for that.. mwah

Anonymous said...

Poyo la ko EJ.. nasihat org mcm bagus, ko ingat aku tak tau ke aktiviti ko tu? ko tau tak dosa org yg suruh org lain buat kebaikan tapi ko sendiri tak turut, dosa yg ko dapat itu adalah double la bongok! kalau ko buat dosa, tapi ko tak suka org lain buat dosa, ko ubah diri ko sendiri dulu la.. macam bagus..

walaupun aku takde la suka Ninie ni.. tak pernah pun nak baca entry2 dia semua.. aku pun tak tau macam mana aku bleh terjebak gado2 kat comment box ni.. rasa mcm best lak jaga tepi kain org..

aku tak minat pun yoga walaupun aku jeles la dgn body dia.. erk Ninie, buat yoga bleh bagi tetek besar ke? kalau boleh, esok gak aku join kelas ko.. aku serious ni..

yg ikhlas,

akuyangmengkagumibreastninie

Anonymous said...

following this blog till now brings up mixed feelings, i am not sure whether i should be feeling funny or feeling sad....

there are in fact many other matters that require our most immediate attention, but yet some one has come up with this "funny" idea to kind of like ban yoga? or i should be sad because we really have nothing to do that we have to find something to say in order to get some attentions? -not to offend anyone, but....-

yoga is one of the most well known exercise that is practiced by millions of people around the world, if that can have a negative spiritual effect, or to interfere with religion teaching, decades have passed and now only we can realize the downside?? does that means all the those practicing yoga till now are just too "slow" to realize it? i dun think so.

is the one who first raise this idea has a deep enough understanding in yoga? whether or not yoga is from india, it surely doesn't teach you to stray away from religion, right?

even the health care sector accept yoga as one of the best exercise, and we are going to ban it, can we have a more solid reasoning?

quoting this:
'Majlis Fatwa has issued a decision on cigarette. It's haram based on medical reasons of the day and statistics i.e people who smoke are more prone to getting cancer compared with those who don't. So if you smoke it's like you're subjecting your body to getting cancer, which is close to suicide, which is haram.' so is yoga practically brings any harms? though the positions may not be suitable for all, but with careful and proper instruction, i believe the benefit is there, not the harm. yoga also help us to relax and bring peace to our mind, and the chanting is optional, not to mention the good meaning it carries. i guess it is the different interpretations that people have, whether or not can you realize the meaning without thinking 'too much'.......

and in the end, from the above post, FATWA is something that you can still choose to continue, even if it is 'banned', so it will be a 'guide' then, but who can say that the 'guide' is absolutely 'right'? and again that depends on different perceptions from different people.

lastly talking about the perceptions, "Then, I would just like to say, wow, how can someone's faith/iman get shaken just by looking at women wearing shorts, or swimming suits or yoga attire or that expose their hair???", this is a point that i really agree on, so u have a strong religion background, and yet you are easily stray away with some chanting??? which doesn't carry such negative meanings itself??? so this is a fault of the yoga??? so when a swimming coach looks at all the female learners just like normal, then everything is ok, then a rapist saw those swimmers and get aroused and commit crime, then it is the fault of those swimmers because they don't wear proper clothes??? i have always believe that the teachings are holy, but we the human can not get the proper meanings, think about it. and the problem staying with a guy, so is staying peacefully a crime? or staying at different place but committing something 'sumbang' a crime? again, it is the way how people handle things.

back to the main topic, yoga is a good exercise, and it certainly should be allowed to be practiced by all, with the proper instructions.

p/s: please forgive me if i have screwed up some points, as i am not perfect also. i certainly do not have the most complete understanding, but who will have that? lets us learn to think more like a mature person, discuss things with importance, not just creating an issue that benefits no one.

cheers for ninie =) cheers for yoga^^ cheers for healthier body, mind and soul^^

Anonymous said...

hey... just do what you think is right, as your student, i'll support you always. you're a true yogini. :)

-J

Anonymous said...

zaini..itu ari gua nampak lu tertonggeng terkangkang tepi longkang...apasal? lu rasa lu cantik ke?

Anonymous said...

ninie..

i can't imagine if you having sex..
lot of skills girls..

mimi said...

kepada aku nak breast besar gak:

ahaks. gila klakar siut aku baca komen ko tuh. bitter tak tentu pasal. gua tau lu nih confirm budak STF gak, or u hang out too much with STFians to use the word bongok. so disbbkan ko maybe someone aku kenal, i will go slow on u. muahaha.

first of all, ADA KE AKU CKP AKU CAM BAGUS? ADA KE AKU CKP AKU DIFFERENT DR NINIE? wakakak tuhlah cik kak oi, lain kali, nak menyampuk pun kene bagi salam. sapa yg bongok skang nih? aku ngaku aku poyo, aku ngaku aku pun tak perfect, aku ngaku aku pun bukan Muslim yg bagus. aku tak pernah ckp dlm komen aku tuh aku nih perfect. aku nasihat kat ninie sbb aku tak tahan tengok dia kene kutuk, tuh je. ada aku ckp aku nasihat diri aku ke? ada aku ckp nasihat aku dia kene ikut, kalau tak buat dosa? macamlah nasihat aku tuh bernas pun. wakakakak aku tak pernah ckp nasihat aku bernas. aku ckp pakai kepala aku yg logik je. alah amik jln senang, suka ati ninie lah nak ikut ke tak.

lastly, i never said i didn't like ninie's social life. NEVER! i only said i didn't like her comments on similarities of yoga & Islam, & her being the most visible malay muslim yoga practitioner. NEVER ONCE i said i didnt like her buat dosa ke apa. my comment is not abt me not liking her lifestyle, it's abt giving suggestions on how she can be more diplomatic abt what to write on her blog. THAT's IT! aku tak pernah suh dia ubah apa2, i gave her suggestions, entirely up to her to choose. she chose, we kissed and made up.

lain kali lu nak menyampuk, cermin diri tuh dulu. wakakakak. aku malas nak komen balik sebenarnya, but this was too precious to pass. the opportunity to let others make a fool of themselves, then me laughing precariously about it.

makacih. no hard feelings weih. kita suma manusia. aku tadahal ko buat salah silap sekali sekala. orait? e.j.

Anonymous said...

I have a funny feeling somehow that Tun Dr M actually posted a comment here..hmmm

raquel said...

Hi nene!
Waaa i really feel the sincerity in every words of it. I still love your site, no matter what. Keep it up!

Moving Yogini said...

if only,ever,those people who made such claims,actually experience for themselves,what yoga is actually all about.

if...

i wish you could keep fighting for your rights.You're my idol.

people should be able to do what they like.

LOts of love <3

Feather's Mother said...

With this, I end my allowance of approving EVERY comment at this blog.

However you see it,
to me I was just conducting social experiment of how people love taking advantage of kindness and freedom of opinions.

I got my conclusion, alright
and I'm happy to end it here.

If there's any you need me to answer personally, drop them at ninie.ahmad@gmail.com. My apology in advance if I might take time in replying.


Peace, love and light,
The Yoga Instructor