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Assalamualaikum and Pick Up Line

Muslims are obligated to reply a salam. However, I find it rather strange when girls give me ‘that’ look.

Bazar Puasa

I was walking along the Ramadhan Bazaar, I passed some random chick and conveyed my salam. They gave me ‘that’ look, the WTF look. Note, random, not just pretty and hot ones.

I did not asked for their name. Nor did I asked for their telephone number. Just a simple ‘Assalamualaikum’, no and is not harassing at all.

I wore a decent white T and blue jeans, far from the cries of a liberating street rapist, who’d pull girls off the sidewalk and rape them in the back alley, with ‘hamsters’ (rats) witnessing the deflowering.

Come on, I look better than that. You and I know it.

So if a salam is unanswered, what other ways to say hi for fun?

“Hi, you have a nice rack!”, would certainly land me slap. Most definitely.

“Hi, you’re cute, what’s your number?” too direct, scares me too.

“Hi, you a doctor? My sudden protracted cardiac arrhythmia makes me think I’m falling for you”, very rare to bump into doctors unless I’m somewhere around Medical School.

Hi, I’d like to be more than just your brother in Islam”, not much kick to it.

Then I shall resort to my last pick up line, “Hi, I need to break my fast. Can I have a date?

Oh well.

ps: So girls, what best way to say hi for no reason?

 

There are 81 Comments for “Assalamualaikum and Pick Up Line”

salam kena jawab eh? haha.

well, there are couples of reason why she was acting that way. either
a) she wasn’t expecting a salam from anyone and therefore, didnt know how to react (slowww)
b) she’s not really a friendly person or,
c) she’s paranoid/sceptical or;
d) all of the above

but most of all, I think it’s because it’s not our culture, unfortunately.

IDK la Eddie, if a guy comes up to me and greet me with salam, and eventho it is sincere, it does feel a bit weird, unless if he has an ‘ustaz’ or ‘good boy’ look.

But kalau, a casual, friendly hello or hi from a random guy, I would atleast respond with a smile. Unless, if he says hi followed by a menggatal sengih. :$: that’s a total turn off. A sincere smile is fine. especially if he has a nice row of teeth. but that’s just me.

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NoktahHitam replied #1

a smile would suffice, unfortunately, but I see frown faces je.

Of course I did not include the ‘pakcik gatal smile’. A usual kiddish smile who got an ice cream je I put on. Oh well.. jual mahal sgt, macam orang nak je.

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bongkersz replied #1

biasa.. awak kurang cun lagi jual mahal kalau ko tak perasan… :P eh, we talked about this before no? difference between awek cun, kurang cun, dan langsung tak cun.

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NoktahHitam replied #1

itu boys talk, tak leh bubuh kt blog. nanti people offended :razz:


Aisyah replied #1

nak dgr itu boys talk! :grin:

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bongkersz replied #1

ko tak bubuh… macam mana nak jadi wicked? :P

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Aisyah wrote on September 8, 2008 #1

hahaha. panjang nye komen.

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Aisyah wrote on September 8, 2008 #2

it’s not just girls. semua pun macam tu. we did not used to salam “stranger” on the street. of course he/she will feel awkward.

betul kata aisyah. it’s not our culture. sad but it’s true

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arep wrote on September 8, 2008 #3

النظر سهم مسموم من سهام إبليس
Setiap mata akan menangis di hari kiamat kecuali mata yang dilindungi (berpaling) dari perkara yang diharamkan Allah s.w.t” ( at-taysir bi Syarhi al-Jami’ as-Soghir, 2/216 : Hadis Hasan)

كل عين باكيه يوم القيامه الا عينان عين غضت عن محارم الله
“Pandangan mata adalah panah beracun dari panahan Iblis” ( Mirqatul Mafatih, 1/255; Ruhul Ma’ani, 22/7)

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NoktahHitam replied #1

please keep your comment related to the topic.

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pening wrote on September 8, 2008 #4

beb…pompuan skang ni pelik sket…dia suka lelaki2 jahat sket kot…org puteh kata bad boy la…moral dia..ko nak ngorat..ko jangan jd budak baik…ko nak reject pompuan ..ko kena jadi konon nyer budak baik…tp part salam tuh..diorang xbiasa gamak nyer menerima salam dr org lalu lalang…huhuhuhu~~
camana2 pon..wajib dijawab !

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Dah biase dgr suke bad boy type for BF, but for husband, still resort to the good guy ;)

Aku bagi salam, saje nak test. Kalau tak jawab, dorg yg dose. Memang keje aku nak tambah dose org :wink: :razz: :grin:

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Aisyah replied #1

wicked.

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Extremist Thinker replied #1

pakej muka… ye hari ini kita bercakap tentang pakej muka. ade pun pakej muka tanpa pembedahan plastik akan direjek walau pun berpoket tebal. manusia inginkan kelainan. ape kate org kat atas buat muka jd mikel jensen lu. :grin:

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|1f34|-|1r3 wrote on September 8, 2008 #5

Hi, I need to break my fast. Can I have a date? <– Mmg comfirm dapat la..

Hi, you a doctor? My sudden protracted cardiac arrhythmia makes me think I’m falling for you <– this one also..

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taukey replied #1

Hi, I need to break my fast. Can I have a date? <– Mmg comfirm dapat la..

Totally agree with you… hehehe.

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crime_genius86 wrote on September 8, 2008 #6

well, sometimes….maybe she is NOT a Muslim?? You just mistaken! I get that a lot! I open the office door, and a salesman walks in, give me salam, and I’ll stare at him blankly, trying to figure out what to say, and HOW to say! and randomly, ppl on the street, do that too! and, yeah, i DO stare at them blankly! yikes~ just bcoz my looks deceive you…aihh…
and ohh, did you consider the fact that there are sooo many perverts on the street these days, and that is why, we girls, are very much afraid of ANY strangers attention! yeah, do that to me, you’ll get the ‘wtf’ look! :lol:

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bongkersz replied #1

is it okay if just to smile at you then? :P senyum mesra.. hahaha!

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atreyu strange wrote on September 8, 2008 #7

cardiac arrhythmia?!? hahaha :lol: now that’s sumtin new!!!

u know…she prob gave u ‘that’ look coz…seriously in this zaman, miang ppl are pretty much colonizing! it doesn’t matter if u’re decent looking etc…chances of a random guy speaking to u, in a pasar plak tu, 93% slalunye tak sincere! horror tau! :shock:

soooo…next time, a nice simple smile would do~! :halo: …just don’t tersengih over2 plak! hehe

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NoktahHitam replied #1

cardiac arrhythmia < I’m sure you know what this is. Im not sure I got the spelling right though. :oops:

I am within the 7%. I just want to say Hi for no good reason. Not trying to pick anybody up.

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elaynie wrote on September 8, 2008 #8

ice breaking. ice breaking.

ayat ayat panjang kebiasaannya akan memendekkan lagi bicara orang yang baru bertemu.

Buat permulaan, Hai!

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Medea, mentang2 dah kawen, bole la cite byk. ciss.

Between Salam and Hi, which would you prefer?

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sorsurus replied #1

bagi salam tu sunat. menjawab tu wajib. tu yang aku belajar la.

aku lebih suka kalau mula dengan salam. tapi, perlu betul caranya. kalau tetiba berselisih dengan orang, kau bagi salam, die pun terkejut. tergamam. pelik. ni kenapa mamat ni. walaupun sepatutnya die jawab dulu salam kau. tapi, sebab bende tu die jarang aplikasikan, jadi, pelik la bagi dia.

setengah orang yang membesar tanpa salam, lebih mudah menerima hai. bukan semua orang sama ed. yang paham, paham la. yang tak paham. macam pompuan tu la.

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bongkersz replied #1

kalau dia jawab salam tapi dalam hati.. berbisik boleh ke?

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k3i replied #1

boleh :lol:


sorsurus wrote on September 8, 2008 #9

hmm… salam should be it… better than other pick up lines in the market…

for me, I’ll try my best to answer salam… the point is, normally it was not just ‘salam’… it sometimes will be accompany with…”dah makan ke blom?” – hello, it’s puasa time okay? that explain the ‘look’!

Or, after “salam”… accompany with not-so-funny face expression which will made me go ‘Uhh?’ and ‘Duhh!’

**good luck in finding your best pick up line…

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Well, it depends on the location. Different place, different pickup line.

Honestly, I dont need a pick up line. My smile is good enough to convey my transparent thoughts which is, miang. Hahaha. (joking only ok!)

Just so we are clear, I’m not trying to hit on, just pure Salam and thats about it.

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love-n-hate replied #1

clear enough, I believe… :) winkwink

It’s good to practice ‘salam’… but not as pick up lines, okay… As you’ve said, your smile enough to portray ‘you’…

Next time, if I heard ‘salam’ from someone… I know it’s from you… :) salam saudara sesama Islam gitu…

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love-n-hate wrote on September 8, 2008 #10

A simple, sincere smile would do it for me. :smile:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Here you go :smile:

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ayumin wrote on September 8, 2008 #11

:twisted: pity you. i never try to give salam in public, as i’m affraid they gonna think that i’m just trying to flirt with them. aduhai.

Even, if i met new people, and say, “Hai, i’m salaam”, people will just gave that blank look. huhu. :lol:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Abdus Salam. You can introduce yourself like Bond. Cool!

Well, I’ll never give up giving salam. Maybe one day ade org segile aku, will join me and give salam to everyone on the streets. Sure pening.

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abdusfauzi wrote on September 8, 2008 #12

GENERALLY you cant say anything la bcoz malaysian perceive eye-contacts more appropriate than random Hi kan..as if the former is less harmful~

only girl who dwells in two different worlds at the same time can accept salam without having prejudice towards you..
I myself have met guys like you who gv random salam without looking at each other. naturally u’ll know that there’s no hidden intention so reply je la kan n walk away. flirting is set thru eyes so i wont regard such greetings and the reply as GATAL.. seriously ed-ku if i cld have my way of saying my view, the girls are mostly stuck-up sikit..hehe

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NoktahHitam replied #1

undoubtedly stuck up byk. Come on la, salam je pon.

Today, I got a different stare. I gave salam to the hawker and penjual. Chick dig friendly guys?

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In Za wrote on September 8, 2008 #13

Well for me…orang bagi salam wajib di jawab….but its depends whether senyap-senyap dalam hati atau zahirkan di mulut… but usually still depends on how your “salam” tone…if it sound like nice gud boy tone…probably we as gurl senang hati nak menjawab….but if your “salam” sounds like gatal n miang….of course we will give that muka kedut seribu…..pelik of course….plus you are strenger….

Kadar crime rate terhadap wanita yang semakin tinggi mungkin main reason why we act like that….

Well…just my 2 cents. :wink:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

true, crime rate tinggi. But this is at bazaar ramadhan. While waiting for the murtabak to siap, a salam or two doesnt hurt does it? I hate to blissfully stare at the hawker as he prep my stuff.

And I utterly hate pure silence, unless I’m working.

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yumi wrote on September 8, 2008 #14

or maybe that gurl is not friendly enuff….you got the wrong gurl la…hohoho… :p

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NoktahHitam replied #1

next, I’ll make sure I’ll convey my Hi to you :eek:

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yumi wrote on September 8, 2008 #15

salam lelaki kepada wanita ajnabi tidak wajib dijawab oleh wanita tersebut dan wanita tersebut tak berdosa kalau x jawab salam.

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NoktahHitam replied #1

ade dalil? just to be on the safe side. I’ve heard about this but could never find the dalil.

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fariz bakar replied #1

http://www.brunet.bn/gov/mufti/irsyad/pelita/2005/ic43_2005.htm

klu nk playsafe, say ‘hi’ jer. nk tau dalil, tanya org yg lebih mengetahui. aku tahu pun waktu menuntut dulu2. klu jawab jgk, makruh kalau xsilap hukumnya.

The best way to give hi for no reason aku rasa senyum dh memadai. esok senyum lg. lusa say senyum+hi. tulat ajak jalan skali. ;)

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fariz bakar wrote on September 9, 2008 #16

haha. u r being very defensive and have that i-am-100%-right-and-do-no-wrong attitude but at the same time being very innocent.

mmg la kena jawab salam tapi phrase “I passed some random CHICK and conveyed my salam.” buat aku rasa pelik dah.
nape kat pompuan saja?nape tak kat pakcik/laki jugak? mesti ada reason kan?

haha..maybe this is just a fun post. nape aku serious sgt ari ni? haih…

#tgh mengpraktiskan european values “hold the door for others”…

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Well, this is an experimentation to understand grass root (woman), nothing more.

The boys of course would pass the Salam test.

haha. u r being very defensive and have that i-am-100%-right-and-do-no-wrong attitude but at the same time being very innocent. << I told you I’m wicked.

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jipo wrote on September 9, 2008 #17

hehe. mana tau, dia jawab dalam hati ke?

but anyway, I think a smile would do.

she gave u that look probably because dia tak jumpa fav kuih dia kot..
:)

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NoktahHitam replied #1

kesian die. hopefully she finds the kueh she’s looking for.

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Dayana wrote on September 9, 2008 #18

:arrow: harus bermuka pirate skang
:vangry: bermuka nk telan org pun di galakkan
:kiss: muncung tanda sayang
:twisted: kenyit mata tanda anda fokus
:evil: adapun telinga terbang tanda akan dipulas nanti.

lawak je NH. taaa. saje spam. jgn approve. :neutral:

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Extremist Thinker wrote on September 9, 2008 #19

dulu. aku pun suka wat macam tu. Asal jumpa yg best2 sket, test bagi salam. Yang melayan, lebih bnyak dari yg lari.. :twisted:

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bantingboy wrote on September 9, 2008 #20

aku suka jawab dalam hati je.
xpe kan?

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cik simpankira wrote on September 9, 2008 #21

aku paling tak suka bila call kasteme dan aku bagi salam. boleh dia jawab haa? pale otak dia la jawab salam dengan haa?.. dan aku geram aku bagi salam lagi sekali dan aku cakap jawab salam waalaikumsalam ya.

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t.a.t.a wrote on September 9, 2008 #22

dia jawab dalam hati kot. takpun jawab slow sangat <— sambil tersipu2 malu. haha

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KNizam wrote on September 9, 2008 #23

Spatutnya ko kena tanya macam ni:

Kakak, Kakak nak jadi kakak saya?

Ok tak? :twisted:

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love-n-hate replied #1

chomel btol iklan celcom tu… budak itu pun sangat kiyut!

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ImamKhalid replied #1

Tu lah pasal, dengan budak sechomel ittew pun orang masih tekezut dan tak terjawab serta kehairanan.

Apatah lagi si Eddy-Wicked-Minded-NH yang bagi salam, lagi lah tekezut beruk mangsa di tempat kejadian hahaha…

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ImamKhalid wrote on September 9, 2008 #24

did you smile first? at least, kalau senyuman tu dibalas, boleh le bagi salam, but if she didnt smile back .. ha..ha.. padan muka :)

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azwan wrote on September 9, 2008 #25

aku setuju ngan azwan.. lain kali senyum dulu.. hehehe

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adry wrote on September 9, 2008 #26

crudest line i’ve ever heard:

“hi, nice legs. what time do they open?”

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Noted. I’ll try that some day, tgk kene sepak ke tak :eek:

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mlle linie wrote on September 9, 2008 #27

hmm.. one possible solution.. try giving salam to random MUSLIM BROTHERS as well.. then those chicks will see (hopefully) that you are not being “genderly selective” (?) and you are a “salam to all” kind of guy.. that is of course if you are indeed.. ye,.. kan?

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Hero wrote on September 9, 2008 #28

The weirdest pick up lines (or not) that I’ve come across were when I went to Spain.

Random strangers (muslim guys, obviously) approached me smiling and reciting Quranic verses (mostly Yasin and al-fatihah) since they for some strange reason knew I understood no French or Spanish and they couldn’t speak English at all. Needless to say, none of them succeeded. :lol:

As for the salam, I would answer them most of the time, provided I’m not in a foul mood. :grin:

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nuni wrote on September 9, 2008 #29

Hahahahahaahahaha, you got me rolling on the floor, laughing out loud with this one!

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NoktahHitam replied #1

you do know I ONLY shop at Setiawangsa’s Bazaar :shock:

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Elviza wrote on September 9, 2008 #30

Ohhh.. This is one interesting topic. I rarely get salam from any random guy back in Malaysia. But here in Jakarta, I get it quite a lot of times actually. Probably because they know I’m a foreigner. Heh. There’s this old guy (not very old la but still old!!) who always stares at me everytime I pass him by and sometimes even give me salam, which I always ignore. (Coz I thought I’m not obliged to reply a salam from a total stranger).

But usually when a stranger (especially guys) gives me salam, I reply je dalam hati. I will not say it out aloud sebab takut orang tu ingat kita nak menggatal plak. Huhu. Dilema tuh! :twisted:

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Mira wrote on September 9, 2008 #31

perlu diingat salam itu bergantung pada niat..
the best thing to do is SENYUM kot.. :wink:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

if no niat? senyum is so uninteractive… maybe I’m so into web technology, everything needs to interact.. kakaak

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nono replied #1

ye la tu mr webby.. tapi just put a smile in your face je dulu, insha allah things will turn out great. believe me.. i tried it before.. ngehngehngeh.. pastu if slalu snyum tak la dia rs kekok if you bagi salam… (kot).. incase jumpa lagi la..

alpha male bukan terer ke? :razz:

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NoktahHitam replied #1

who says anything about me not being able to interact with people? Alpha male, you je claim macam tu. I rase biase je


nono wrote on September 10, 2008 #32

:neutral:

Rasa kacak ompuan ya….

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Wahaha.. You give the salam to random girls?
If I were they, I will also react like them. ( im a boy not girl)

Of course lah..
our minds were set like that. if a boy give salam to a girl with a sudden. It sounds like the boy wanna ‘tackel’ the girl la..
haha.

ade jgk yg ckp, ” assalamualaikum, x jwb berdosa,
jawab , suka kat sy ” >.<

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NoktahHitam replied #1

I like to experiment on people :grin:

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Elafyf wrote on September 10, 2008 #35

i thought i saw a new entry..something about testing,live writer,..and u put up a music. hmm..website glitch?

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NoktahHitam replied #1

You do have good eye. I deleted it. I was only testing LiveWriter.

You liked the post?

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jipo replied #1

sori. xbrapa igt..hehe. but i did remember someone commented it.

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jipo wrote on September 11, 2008 #36

hehe.
actually… kebanyakan gadis lebih suka jwb dalam hati. sambil senyum simpul mungkin. itu kalau friendlylah. kalau tak berapa nak friendly tu… maapkan saje. bulan2 puasa ni kan.. mungkin dia overdose kebuluran barangkali. :p

p/s: taman melawati punya pasar ramadhan mmg gila teruk dia punya jam. sampaikan satu melawati sesak.

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NoktahHitam replied #1

Ok, next time I sampai kt Melawati. I bagi salam kat you. amcam?

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famia replied #1

jawab siap-siap… waalaikumsalam warahmatullahi wabaraktuh :smile:

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famia wrote on September 11, 2008 #37

huhu..mak aii.. :smile:

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titan wrote on September 12, 2008 #38

Well, in my experience, I have tried to be just ‘saje’ friendly with people around, just random, by answering their salam or responding to their remarks, but some people take this to be a ticket to, ask for phone numbers, or ask to go on a date?? I don’t do that, I just respond to be friendly. But since most of the time I do that, I always get what comes next, so I have started to ignore people. :roll:

Saying that it isn’t our culture..I agree to that, since when we are in a western country or any western tourists in Malaysia say hi to us, thats it. It really is just a sincere hi..as oppose to ‘I want your number’-hi or ‘I want a date’-hi. so the best way to say hi to random people…just make it a sincere one, no ulterior motives..I guess…

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Moesha wrote on September 21, 2008 #39

nak wat camne, harap bersangka baik jer la, fgn fikir mcm2 bro. munkin pompuan tu plik mamat mane tah tak knal tiba2 tego.lain la sdara mare dia ker. should think positive pal, coz nowdys many cases white colar crime,look decent on the appearance, but actually evil on the inside.the chick might think some crook want to take advantages of em.
better u just bought some dishes wiout looking too other chicks during ramadhan,coz, u must think, u still fasting, not just ur stomach, but “ainun” eyes. tazkirah la sikit2, dont get angry pal, for wut i just said.

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rodin wrote on September 25, 2008 #40

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