Song: You've Got A Friend - Carole King

When you're down and troubled And you need some loving care And nothing, nothing is going right Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night
	You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you have to do is call And I'll be there You've got a friend
If the sky above you Grows dark and full of clouds And that old north wind begins to blow Keep your head together And call my name out loud Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door
	You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you Winter, spring, summer or fall All you have to do is call And I'll be there
Ain't it good to know that you've got a friend When people can be so cold They'll hurt you, and desert you And take your soul if you let them Oh, but don't you let them
	You just call out my name And you know wherever I am I'll come running to see you again Winter, spring, summer or fall All you have to do is call And I'll be there You've got a friend

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To be able to be the person whom at least someone can turn to, is indeed an honour. It means that someone trusted us enough to tell her/his deepest and darkest secrets; can be counted to sooth her/his fears, relieve her/his sorrow, and to cheer her/his victory.. Hope that we will be that person for someone...

Song: One Thousand Million Smiles - Sudirman

There's a gift I'd like to give you That can't be bought or sold A ray of sunshine across the waters That comes straight from the soul
	Let us join our hands together To bind the colours of our skin A rainbow under GOD's Great heaven A sign that love will always win
One thousand million smiles I bring joy across the miles In my land of sunshine Or in your land of snow Makes no difference where you are If you let your feeling show
	One thousand million ways To love each other every day For the poet and the old man For the mother and the child These One thousand million smiles
If the world is full of sorrow Then what's the meaning of life If war's the master of the house And hunger is his wife ooo...
	But a shining bridge of loving smiles And tender helping hands Will bind all men on earth together And will forever stand
So here! Stand with heart in hand I bring this gift from my homeland So take these smiles and sweets hellos Keep then in your heart where ever you may go

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This song was sung by the late Sudirman at The Royal Albert Hall, London and won him the title of Asia's Best Performer 1989.
A smile is the cheapest gift you can bestow on someone...a smile that comes from your heart will show on your face and goes straight to the heart of the receivers. Sometimes all a person ever need is a smile as an encouragement.. Start your day with a smile, and the world will smile back at you..
I couldn't find the song in the playlist, so here's the video (taken from YouTube), and was sung by Jaclyn Victor in Konsert Suara Hati Sudirman 2007 (RTM).

PRACTICE OF THE PROPHET (SAAS)

One of the most important characteristics, frequently mentioned with regards to the Prophet (saas) in the Qur'an, is that he only practiced what Allah revealed and asked of him, with no concern about what others might think. Important figures and members of other religions at the time wanted him to impose rules that would benefit them. Although these people were more numerous and powerful, the Prophet (saas) was punctilious about abiding by Allah's commandments and the Qur'an. Allah tells us the following in one verse: When Our Clear Signs are recited to them, those who do not expect to meet Us say, "Bring a Qur'an other than this one or change it." Say: "It is not for me to change it of my own accord. I follow nothing except what is revealed to me. I fear, were I to disobey my Lord, the punishment of a Dreadful Day." Say: "Had Allah so wished, I would not have recited it to you nor would He have made it known to you. I lived among you for many years before it came. Will you not use your intellect?" (Surah Yunus: 15-16) In a number of verses of the Qur'an, Allah warned the Prophet (saas) about the conduct of his people. For instance: And We have sent down the Book to you [Muhammad] with truth, confirming and conserving the previous Books. So judge between them by what Allah has sent down and do not follow their whims and desires deviating from the Truth that has come to you. We have appointed a law and a practice for every one of you. Had Allah willed, He would have made you a single community, but He wanted to test you regarding what has come to you. So compete with each other in doing good. Every one of you will return to Allah and He will inform you regarding the things about which you differed. Judge between them by what Allah has sent down and do not follow their whims and desires. And beware of them lest they lure you away from some of what Allah has sent down to you. If they turn their backs, then know that Allah wants to afflict them with some of their wrong actions. Many of mankind are deviators. (Surat al-Ma'idah: 48-49) The Prophet (saas) told people repeatedly and determinedly to do nothing but that which Allah had revealed to him. One verse concerning this superior morality of the Prophet (saas) reads: Say: "I do not say to you that I possess the treasuries of Allah, nor do I know the Unseen, nor do I say to you that I am an angel. I only follow what has been revealed to me." Say: "Are the blind the same as those who can see? So will you not reflect?" (Surat al-An‘am: 50) Alongside that determination and constancy in the way of Allah, the Prophet (saas) told people about the true religion in the best and most pleasing manner. Comparing the Prophet (saas) to the great majority of people will be very helpful in understanding his superior qualities. Most people, now as in the past, are consumed with desires, longings and passions. Although the great majority believe in religion, they are unable to overcome those obsessions. Instead of giving up those desires, they make concessions when it comes to their religious obligations. They fail to carry out some of those obligations out of concern, for instance, over what their spouses, relatives or friends might say. Or, they are unable to give up habits that are unacceptable to the religion. They therefore interpret religion according to their own interests, accept those rules which suit them, and reject those which do not. The Prophet (saas) never made any concessions to what such people wanted. He conveyed the Qur'an to mankind with no alteration to what Allah had revealed, taking no one's personal interests into account, and did so simply in the spirit of fear of Allah. Allah speaks of the Prophet (saas)'s godliness (taqwa) in the Qur'an: By the star when it descends, your companion is not misguided or misled; nor does he speak from whim. It is nothing but Revelation revealed, taught him by one immensely strong, possessing power and splendour [i.e., Gabriel]...(Surat an-Najm: 1-6) Know that the Messenger of Allah is among you. If he were to obey you in many things, you would suffer for it.However, Allah has given you love of faith and made it pleasing to your hearts, and has made disbelief, deviance and disobedience hateful to you. People such as these are rightly guided. (Surat al-Hujurat: 7) For further reading: http://us2.harunyahya.com/Detail/T/EDCRFV/productId/5394/PRACTICE_OF_THE_PROPHET_(SAAS) (obtained from Harun Yahya: An Invitation to the Truth; http://www.hyahya.org/)

Song: The Power of the Dream - Celine Dion

Deep within each heart there lies a magic spark That lights the fire of our imagination And since the dawn of man The strength of just 'I can' Has brought together people of all nations There's nothing ordinary in the living of each day There's a special part every one of us will play
	Feel the flame forever burn Teaching lessons we must learn To bring us closer to the power of the dream As the world gives us its best To stand apart from all the rest It is the power of the dream that brings us here
Your mind will take you far The rest is just your heart You'll find your fate is all your own creation And every boy and girl as they come into this world They bring the gift of hope and inspiration
	Feel the flame forever burn Teaching lessons we must learn To bring us closer to the power of the dream The world unites in hope and peace We pray that it will always be It is the power of the dream that brings us here
There's so much strength in all of us Every woman, child, and man It's the moment that you think you can't You'll discover that you can
	Feel the flame forever burn Teaching lessons we must learn To bring us closer to the power of the dream The world unites in hope and peace We pray that it will always be It is the power of the dream that brings us here
Feel the flame forever burn Teaching lessons we must learn We've got to learn To bring us closer to the power of the dream The world unites in hope and peace We pray that it will always be It is the power of the dream that brings us here To realize the power of the dream To realize the power of the dream

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Almost everything we do now started with a dream...we dreamed to become successful in life, and so we worked hard to achieve that dream...great inventors also dreamed their inventions, and they strove to realize their dreams...we must have dreams because without them, we'll have nothing to look forward to...

This song was the opening song for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Lies of Shaitan

Translation from The Holy Quran, Soorah Ibrahim verse 22:-
And Shaitan (Satan) will say when the matter has been decided: "Verily, Allah promised you a promise of truth. And I too promised you, but I betrayed you. I had no authority over you except that I called you, so you responded to me. So blame me not, but blame yourselves. I cannot help you, nor can you help me. I deny your former act in associating me (Satan) as a partner with Allah (by obeying me in the life of the world)." Verily, there is a painful torment for the Zalimoon (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.).

** I hope that this verse will always be in our heart and will stop us from succumbing to shaitan's temptation...**

Song: From A Distance - Bette Midler

From a distance the world looks blue and green, And the snow-capped mountains white. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, And the eagle takes to flight.
	From a distance, there is harmony, And it echoes through the land. It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace, It's the voice of every man.
From a distance we all have enough, And no one is in need. And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease, No hungry mouths to feed.
	From a distance we are instruments Marching in a common band. Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace. They're the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God is watching us. God is watching us from a distance.

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We certainly wish that the world is free from war, famine and starvation...but as man evolved into a "more intelligent" being, we started to feel superior and careless of what might happen to others as long as we're not directly affected by it... Let us change all that..show more regards, sympathy and empathy towards each other.. Let us make this world a better place to live...