HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAK!

On Wednesday, the 2nd of Sya'aban 1354H @ October 30th 1935, A girl was born to Zainuddin Abu and Nyah Chik in one of the teacher's quarters of Sultan Idris Teacher's Training College (SITC), Tanjung Malim, Perak and was given the name of Zahirah. The girl, today turns 70, a wife, a mother, an aunt, and grandmother as well a teacher to many that knows her. And, She is my mother. Syukur kepadaNYA kerana mengurniakan diri ini seroang Ibu yang hanya ALLAH tahu segala jasa dan kesabarannya membesarkan dan having to put up with her youngest son.

Summer 2004 @ Edinburgh

Ya Allah, Maha Pengasih, Maha Penyayang, Maha Mengetahui, kurniakanlah rahmat dan nur mu kepada Ibu ku, peliharalah imannya, kesihatannya dan ampunkanlah dosa-dosanya. Amin.

salam sayang dari anakanda bongsu,

Iftar at Hotel UiTM

Assalamualaikum.... Semalam pi Iftar kat hotel UiTM, it was a treat for the Faculty members and staff by Prof Raja Ahmad Alauddin... Yes..Director Hati Bukan Kristal dan Qaisy dan Layla itiew....and won a few awards baru2 ni at various Anugerah ceremonies......

mrasalah click di atas untuk ke Fotopages we ols... more pixies there!!! and..comment la yer...hehe

The spread adalah sangat SEDAP ye... Very Malay spread yet the desserts tu yang tak tahan tu... well for RM35 a head.. what more could u ask for? Ice Kacang ado, Roti Bom ado, Kambing Panggang ado, ulam2 ado...macam macam ado! hehehe.. Anyways, thanks to Prof for the treat. Semoga murah rezeki dan di rahamatiNYA selalu.

testinggg......

trying out...

Just trying out my new signature.... later nak edit lagi. :)

Maha Suci Allah...
Segala Puji Bagi Allah...
Tiada Tuhan disembah melainkan Allah...
Allah Maha Besar.

My Ramadhan so far....

Alhamdulillah, it has been a great 21 days for me so far... To date this Ramadhan is the best so far, I do not know why, It could be my last, or Insya ALLAH I would be able to see Ramadhan again next year. Only ALLAH has the answers. This Ramadhan so far had taken me up North to Alor Star, This Ramadhan had me meet my old friend Aireen and Jad, This Ramadhan too brought tears as Datin Serin Endon Mahmood passed away, This Ramadhan too showed me strength by witnessing how strong Pak Lah was at his beloved wife's funeral. This Ramadhan too showed me the meaning of longing and caring, accepting HIS Qadha and Qadhar as a friend would put it. This Ramadhan had also showed me the meaning of FAMILY. This Ramadhan is the best for me so far, but I would not know if I have given my best performance my best for HIM.

All I am hoping for the last remaining days of this Holy Month is that I would go through it gracefully and bring happiness to my Creator when i am to face HIM in the ever-after. I am also hoping that this would not be my last as well. I do not know.

As Eid is approaching, I too am feeling the heat. I just bought my self some fabric to make a suit of Baju Kurung Teluk Belanga and a Samping to match. I had also bought festive cookies to serve to guests visiting my parents house this Eid period. I hope I am not over spending. Insya ALLAH.

Another 9 days. Subhanallah. Alhamdulillah. La ila ha ilallah. Allahuakbar. It's good bye Ramadhan. Till we meet again, Insya ALLAH.

This article by Wak Khalid is interesting, just read it and reflect it on ourselves this Ramadhan. Are we really there yet?

Nafas Teaterikal: Ramadan bulan merebut 'keuntungan'
Oleh Khalid Salleh

“HAI orang-orang beriman, diwajibkan atas kamu berpuasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas orang-orang sebelum kamu agar kamu bertakwa” - Al-Quran surah Al-Baqarah: 184.

Umumnya masyarakat Islam termasuk Melayu menerima al-Quran sebagai kitab suci. Dalam perkara tertentu, al-Quran diletakkan dan ditakwilkan (ditafsirkan) sebagai mewakili nama Allah. Misalnya sumpah saksi mengenai kebenaran sesuatu pengakuan, termasuk upacara mengangkat sumpah menjadi ketua negara atau selainnya.

Nilai al-Quran adalah ‘maha suci’ kitab yang mesti diterima pakai untuk panduan hidup mereka yang mengaku sebagai Islam. Diturunkan dalam bahasa Arab. Namun ada tafsir (terjemahan) ke bahasa Melayu /Indonesia juga Inggeris. Begitupun tafsir sebagaimana dimaksudkan sekadar makna dari segi ungkapan bahasa. Jelasnya, bukan pengertian sebenar sebagaimana yang tersirat di sebalik tersurat (tertulis).

Al-Quran tidak hanya makna sebagaimana diterjemahkan dari bahasa Arab ke Melayu /Indonesia atau Inggeris semata-mata. Ia mengandungi semiotik dan keajaibannya yang tersembunyi. Maka itu ia tidak boleh ditiru oleh makhluk apa sekali pun.

“Tidaklah mungkin al-Quran ini dibuat-buat oleh selain Allah; akan tetapi al-Quran membenarkan kitab yang sebelumnya dan menjelaskan hukum yang telah ditetapkannya, tidak ada keraguan di dalamnya, dari Tuhan semesta alam.

“Atau patutkah mereka mengatakan Muhammad membuat-buatnya? Katakanlah (kalau benar yang kamu katakan itu) maka cubalah datangkan sebuah surat seumpamanya dan panggillah sesiapa yang dapat kamu panggil (untuk membuatnya) selain Allah, jika kamu orang-orang yang benar.” - Surah Yunus ayat 37 dan 38.

Sebagaimana disebut dalam surah Al-Baqarah ayat 184, puasa adalah suatu ketetapan yang wajib dilakukan setiap manusia beriman. Nilai iman, Islam, manusia dan puasa itu sendiri mempunyai kaitan serta analisis ke arah pemahaman mengenai rahsia kenapa diwajibkan puasa. Selain itu ia juga adalah aset kedudukan (martabat) seseorang manusia yang melakukannya. Paling tidak memahami erti kejujuran, keikhlasan dan kebaikan sesudah atau ketika menunaikan ibadat puasa.

Tapi dari apa yang berlaku di persekitaran, pengertian puasa seolah-olah hanya tidak makan dan tidak minum semata-mata. Perkara seperti kerakusan, tamak haloba atau ‘lupa daratan’ masih terus berleluasa. Perlakuan seumpama disebutkan itu memberi gambaran ibadat puasa bagaikan tidak memberi makna dan pengajaran apa-apa. Walhal dalam banyak perkara, sunnah Rasul (Muhammad saw) selalu disebut sebagai rujukan atau panduan. Antaranya, diriwayatkan nabi berbuka puasa hanya dengan tiga biji kurma selain susu.

Ertinya nabi berbuka dengan kadar munasabah sebagai orang yang berpuasa. Dengan kata lain Muhammad tidak berbuka puasa untuk ‘membalas dendam’ kerana tidak makan dan minum sepanjang siang hari. Muhammad mengusulkan teori penjagaan kesihatan di sebalik amalan berbuka puasa. Bayangkanlah sesudah perut direhatkan sepanjang hari, tiba-tiba dipaksa kerja berat menghancurkan pelbagai jenis makanan?

Nilai puasa mengandung rahsia yang sangat akrab dengan perkara kerohanian. Maka itu dihukumkan sia-sialah pahala (kebaikan) puasa seseorang kerana mengumpat, mengeji, bersangka buruk atau menceritakan keburukan orang lain. Ertinya mereka yang melakukan perkara seperti disebutkan itu hanya mendapat lapar dan dahaga. Maka dituntut memperbanyak zikir/ingatan dan rasa terhadap Allah dengan ikhlas. Pahalanya (kebaikan) berganda-ganda. Teorinya; dengan melakukan zikir, terhindarlah kesempatan untuk mengumpat atau mencela perihal keburukan orang lain. Tunailah puasanya.

Bagaimanapun fenomena puasa setiap kali bulan Ramadan, tidak seperti yang dibayangkan itu. Ramadan seolah-olah musim pesta jualan dan makanan. Petak niaga menjadi rebutan. Di Kuala Lumpur, khususnya di Jalan Masjid India petak niaga bererti ‘lombong emas’. Kadar bayaran yang hanya sekitar RM 250 -RM280 sebagaimana dikenakan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) akan menjadi ribuan bahkan belasan ribu apabila bertukar tangan ke pihak ketiga.

Peluang untuk ‘menahan lukah di pergentingan’ tidak dipersia-siakan mereka yang mempunyai jaringan dengan orang tertentu. Nilai bulan puasa pada mereka ialah bulan merebut dan mengaut keuntungan, walaupun dengan cara tidak bermoral (rasuah). Kesempatan menggunakan pengaruh nama orang berkedudukan dalam jawatan kerajaan, politik dan sebagainya adalah tiket menghalalkan perbuatan yang berlawanan dengan prinsip agama mahu pun kemanusiaan.

Apa yang boleh diterima masyarakat umum sebagai kepercayaan, apabila mereka yang diyakini sebagai tonggak kekuasaan undang-undang membiarkan namanya digunakan kalangan ahli keluarganya untuk melakukan perkara tidak bermoral itu. Memperoleh tapak perniagaan melalui kalangan tertentu di DBKL, kemudian menjualkan semula dengan harga belasan ribu. Tidakkah itu perbuatan jijik dan di luar batas kemanusiaan?

Mereka tentunya bukan penjaja kaki lima atau peniaga kecil yang dahagakan petak perniagaan. Mereka barangkali boleh dilabelkan sebagai penyumbang ke arah jenayah terhormat. Apabila agaknya keadaan seumpama ini akan terus berlarutan? Selagi manusia masih berasa tidak malu melakukan rasuah, selagi itu perkara seumpama ini tidak akan pernah selesai. Namun mereka tentunya masih mengaku Islam sebagai pegangan agamanya. Mereka juga mungkin berpuasa. Bagaimana rupa puasa dan Islamnya? Itu urusan Tuhan. Tapi siapa sebenarnya mereka itu? Di mana dan apa kitabnya?... Subhanallah.

http://www.bharian.com.my/m/BHarian/Tuesday/Hiburan/20051025062739/Article/

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahaillalah Allahuakbar

YM Conference....

Hehehe... pointless entry.. saje2 aje, janji UPDATE! hehehehehehhehehe UPDATE U OLSS!!! 

Berbuka @ Isis's

Had iftar at Isis's family home today...meriah! mostly all the regular chatters at the Yahoo Conference we have everyday attended the Iftar Do.. so, too see more pics, just click on the pic above and mrasalah ke fotopages I, dosi tengok, jangan lupa komen yer... hehehe

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

ALOR STAR.....many FOND memories.....

Alhamdulillah! that is all I could say... Ever so thankful for such a MEMORABLE trip to Alor Star, a trip in the Holy Month of Ramadhan. Main objective is to interview candidates for the next intake in December. Well, I might write about it..or not? So many things rushing to into my head now..mrasalah PAST TENSE katanya entry ni kan?? hehehe...

Saturday 15th Oct 2005

Went to KL Sentral by cab at 10 AM...flight is at 1345hrs... So I had ample time and so that I would not rush. Checked in my luggage at KL SENTRAL...mudah dan senang u ols... then, went to MPH, and guess what! REMAJA 15 Okt dahKELUAR! mrasalah melihat collection baju melayu we ols...heheh *havesla promosi diri sendiri yang dipakai oleh model yang JESZT u ols! hehehe... I also bought a set of 4 butterflies for Lea... hmmm u ols bile nak snappy2 butterflies itiew u ols? hehe.. And so, by 1445 kapal terbang itu selamatlah mendarat di Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Halim (ke Hamid ah?) heheh.. dan..sedang menati kemunculan bagasi baju we ols, terlihatlah kelibat manusia berbaju KEBATART merah ala2 persis baju terbalik katanya, bercermin mata hitam menanti bak RATU di luar balai ketibaan itiew...WAH!! Laurielle!!! mek teruja u olss... anyway, belum sempat beg we ols terbit muncul di Baggage Belt, we ols dah peluks2 cium2 pipi dah...heheh.... dan setelah mendapatkan bagasi kiews, terus lah kami menuju kereta Che Lea kita yang di parkir di luar airport itiew.... Dan menuju lah we ols ke bandaq AS.. Nak CHECK IN di Hotel Regent yang telah di book oleh Lea itiew... Sesampai di hotel itiew dan setelah mrasa meletakkan beg hems yang persis lari dari rumah untuk setahun itiew.... dgn seronoknya we ols menuju ke WEDNESDAY Hamlet u ols... WAH!! my favourite place to source for traditional food stuff and sweeties... dan..mrasalah we ols terpesona dengan kepelbagaian barangan dan hidangan sekitar PARAM dan BARAM di Aloq Staq itiew.... Untuk IFTAR pertama we ols di AS... Lea telah membooking seat untuk 4 di City One Cafe. Mrasalah I ols berbuka dgn Badarsila (BS - that reminds me, I stil owe u a few RM for theIFTAR! nanti I ols pass thru CA nah!) and Najib CSI_x.... (mrasalah click sini untuk mendapatkan kisah IFTAR itiew yer) Sebelum pi IFTAR tu, Lea habaq dia ada SURPRISE untuk we ols... aiyoh... I was really blurry about the Surprise.. apakah surprise itiew??!! mrasalah click pada link tadi juga u ols... heheh..but, this is my part I WRITE U OLS BACA NAH! So.... selesai Iftar di City One itiew, Lea bawak we ols and BS ke JC dan lepak2 sitiew for a bit sebelum proceed untuk surprise we ols tuh..now I WAS REALLY GETTING NERVOUS! ape laaa dalam kepala si Lea ni nak surprise kan we ols...hmmm...isks...excited ade, nervous ada... So, manakala dari JC itu menuju lah Cik Ndot Rider Lea menuju ke mana2 ntah.. tapi tup2 arah Shahab Perdana, iaitu Stesen Bas Aloq Staq itiew! ehhhhhhhh seswatuh! katanya Lea nak serahkan we ols untuk menjadi bahan @#$%^& . Erk.... MOTIF? anyways... I ols dapat rasa diorang TAREK2 KAKI we ols jer... hehehe... And so, the car pulled depan stesen bas itiew... dan..MRASALAH SURPRISE UNTUK WE OLS... yang membuat diri ini terdiam, speechless, terkesima, terpaku dan hanya mampu diri ini untuk tersenyum.... it was Chef Aduka. Subhanallah! HE WAS ONLY SUPPOSED T BE IN AS THE FOLLOWING NIGHT! BUKAN MALAM NI! isk... anyway, terubat gak hati jumpe CA malam tu... Lepas tu terus Lea bawak I ols pi kedai DVD... dan mrasalah we ols menDVDkan diri... Malam tu Aloq Staq dilimpahi hujan rahmat dariNYA.... and so, we ols dihantaq balik ke hotel oleh Lea setelah menghantar CA pulang ke rumahnya.... Malam tu I ols sahurina MURTABAK kedai ROSE...just a few yards dari hotel penginapan we ols..... dan we old tertido dalam keadaan TERTANYA2 kenapa CA balik awal... dan semuanya terjawab dalam sms2 dari CA sendiri...mrasalah we ols TIDO terus lepas sahurina awal....

SUNDAY 16th Oct 2005

Mrasalah bangun jam 9 lebih... hmmm ALHAMDULILLAH dapat see another day. As I had planned, hari ni is HARI SHOPPING AND WINDOW SHOPPING SEKEDAH RASA 5thE.... hari untuk mengusha apakah barang yang akan dibeli... so, after man-mands at around 1130 itiew.. Mrasalah we ols keluar dan menuju ke...yes... WEDNESDAY HAMLET itiew...hehehe *mati la mak kene carot ngan orang Kedah! :P erk! So, mrasalah we ols membrong HALWA MASKAT dan AGAR2 KERING untuk Eid tak lama lagi.. WAH SO TRADISI! Also got kain sembahyang yang my mom kirim... Lega dapat fulfill hajat my mom tu. Memandangkan tersangatlah heavy dutynya berat Halwa Maskat dan Agaq2 Kering tu, so telah I ols bnalik ke biliks dan OFFLOADkan barangan.... dan terus menuju kembali ke Bandar Alor Star dan cruisy2 kedai2 area BARAM depan Grand Con dan also kedai2 jual laboochies bagai, dapat la spesis2 lama laboochies yang sudah dinch ada di KL... mrasalah borong laboochies..hehehe...

At about 3 pm plus, my colleague pun sampai dan check in kat hotel Regent itu. Lepas dia settle down sat, dia kol I ols... so we decided to keluaq to town lah katanya... IFTAR kali ni plak dah janji dengan kawan we ols, Aireen yang dok kat Jalan Langgar... Aireen ni kawan baik I ols time di ITM dulu. Dosi kawin dan sudah ada 3 cahaya mata, 1 gurgurl and 2 boboys... hehe.. So sebelum we ols jumpe Aireen yang telah kami setkan janji untuk dijemput kami di tangga titi di WEDNESDAY HAMLET itiew, sempat lah PM Raja and me senyopping kueh mueh Eid di WEDNESDAY HAMLET itiew... And as expected, I telah memeranjatkan Aireen dan hubbynya yang menanti dalam kerets mereka dengan membawa SEBUAH KOTAK BESAQ berisi KUIH MUIH TRADISI pesanan kawan2 dari KL...isks...hehehe...biasalah I ols, u ols...hehehe

We then adjourned to rumah Aireen di Jalan Langgar itu sementara menanti waktu untuk Iftar. Kat umah Aireen yang sangat spacious dan luas itiew, telah terungkaplah kisah2 past tense dan present tense kawan2 sepembelajaran dulu.... heheh...*haves la PUASA-O-METER we ols, hiks! I also telah memperkenalkan blog kawan2 pada Aireen yang dahagakan hiboran tat kala di Alor Star itiew *Havesla mak kene carot ngan Aireen..hehehe....

As the clock clicked on to 6 pm, kami decided to go out for Iftar, and pot pet pot pet, decided to have Nasi Kandar... And so we headed to this Nasi Kandar outlet called DEEJAYS (god knows where la kan...) The nasi briani was delicious! Ada satu insiden yang agak kelakor... Maklumlah, tgh puasarinas kan.... so ala2 menunggu lah Azan itiew, manakala di kedai itiew hanya kedengaran lagu2 Bollywood kaedahnya... jam terus berdetik, and I SWORE IT WAS PAST 7.06pm... and we were obviously looking at other eople to see if anyone had started eating..and behold! this Pak Cik next to our table pun mula lah berdoa dan mula makan..... Kami pun ape lagi, follow suit sahaj... only to notice that orang lain ala2 menten lagi..dan..setelah 2 suap nasi maka..BERKUMANDANGLAH AZAN YER!!! aiyoooo...hiks! well, I bet the Bilal would have to buka first before he laungkan the Azan right? hehehe... mrasalah kami tersipu2 ajer dan maintain composure kami...hehehe... Well, sedang2 berborak setelah selesai makan-makan tadi, Lea called me.. asking me where I was sebab dia nak join...but again, she called...only to inform us that.. TAYAR KETER DIE PECAH U OLS!!!! aiyoooooo.... manakala... terngiang2 lagi kata2nya... " I COULD USE SOME HELP U KNOW..." hehehe... so, to the rescuelah Aireen, Hubby, moi and PM Raja..... hehehe... Ke Jalan Sultanah la kami mencari kereta Lady yang tersadai.... hehehe... Nasibbaik la hubby Aireen ade, dia la the only lelaki...heheh.. so he changed the tire... and Aireen being Aireen... tetapp menten reti technical stuff about changing tyres..sekals dgn hubby dia.. I, Lady n PM Raja just looked on...hehehe...

After berjaya menukar tayar itiew, me and PM Raja and Lea went pusing-pusing, on the Cik Endot Rider.... went to Rendezvous De La Jayzeez and here there and everywhere...he he, had FUN! And before retiring for the night, me and PM Raja lepaked at STAR WALK katanya...makan bubur pulut hitam sambil memerhatikan gelagat anak-anak muda di Utara Semenanjung ni... and before balik hotel, mrasalah singgah Restoran Rose sekals lags...dan membeli Murtabak famous itiew untuk sahur.... hmm the next day nak pi interview anak orang la pulak kan... hmm..so tiduran la we ol...

MONDAY 17 Oct 2005

Started the day at about 430 a.m for sahur, tido-tido ayam till about 6 when the hotel made the wake up call got ready and by 8 am, me and PM Raja were off to Merbok Campus for the interview session. Upon our arrival @ Merbok, we were directed to the Art and Design Fac, where it was said that th einterview is being held there. Got to AD only to find out that our interview room was not being prepared..aiyah! CHOI! did some phone calls and in 1/2 an hour, we got our interview rooms. Thank goodness somehow my tutor when I was in foundation year was teaching there now, and so is one of my juniors, Thanks Kak Mumtaz and Azmi for all the kind help!

Interviewees

Aiyoh.... I had only 6/15 candidates for the Acting course and about 10/17 candidates for arts management course who attended the interview. *havesla aku tak buat analysis laghiks...hiks..

Well, most of them came prepared and in general were ok, but only the best would proceed. Perluke cerita u ols? nanti lah later2 we ol buat entry, insya ALLAH...

Got back to Alor Star at about 6-ish and we stopped by Nasi Lemak Ali to TAPAU our Iftar... Ni hajat PM Raja u ols, kalau mai Alor Star, kalau tak pi makan Nasi Lemak Ali ni...tak SAH u ols. So manakala hem lupe nak snappy2 nasi lemak tu dari dekat sebab tunggu dalam teksi itiew, so takdelah pixies yang menarik, but tetap akan buat review..a mini one lah...

NASI LEMAK ALI

Location: Somewhere in Alor Star, it is SO famous, everyone knows where it is, mrasalah tanya2 aje kalau nak tahu kat mane kedai itiew...

FOOD: The nasi lemak is different from the nasi lemak one would find else where in Malaysia, the NASI itself is different, nakkata nasi minyak, tapi bukan, nak kata nasi lemak biasa pun bukan, it is very rich. Lauk pauk also very vast u ols... I had Ayam Goreng Rempah with my nasi lemak, and they have different types of kuah to go with it, something like nasi kandar, but its not. Ayam dia tak kering ya, but very moist. Ada special sambal katanya, something similar to the coconut chutney one would have with Tosai. Memang sedap.

I highly reccomend sesiapa yang melawat Alor Star kan, to singgah kat Nasi Lemak Ali yang dah sekian lama bertapak itiew ya, dan mrasalah keunikan NAsi Lemak Ali ni. Its one of its own kind, maklumlah, dengar kata, been passed down for 2 generations already...

OK, Enuff...heheh lapor lak rase puasa2 ni...hhehe

After Iftar malam itiew, memandangkan malam terakhir we ols di Aloq Staq, Lea telah membawa kami menaiki Cik Endot Rider nyer putar-putar Jayzeez dan Bandaq Alor Staq...

DAN

Malam tu jugak la I ols kene ABDUCT dek Chef Aduka yang nak balik ke KL. I was actually already in bed, nak tidurans dah, and of all the sudden, the phone rang, "Hang siap sekarang, dalam masa 10 minit, hang turun bawah" - katanya.... erk..sepantas kilat la I ols memakai baju dan bersiap dan tunggu di lobby hotel itiew. And CA arrived with Abang Saleh and took me to Jayzeez and there I was introduced to Mie... CA's friend, at about a quarter to midnight, we sent CA to Shahab Perdana Bus Station for him to take his bus back to KL. I was then asked by CA (Via SMS) to accompany Abang Saleh for the night... so I did accompany Abang Saleh for drinks at the stadium.. at this stall called KENARI where people really do Karaoke till the wee hours in the morning... Abang Saleh crooned Dendang Perantau and Ikan Kaloi.. what vocal strength he had! anyway, he sent me back to the hotel at about 1.30 in the morning. I had Alor Star's famous Kueh Teow goreng for sahur... Actually woke up at 5 AM to have sahur :P

TUESDAY 18th Oct 2005

I woke up with a phone call from the faculty, saying that we have (PM Raja actually) has a candidate that wants to be interviewed at MERBOK. Half asleep, I told my AO to get in touch with PM Raja, and I went straight back to sleep..*ClAssIc* I really woke up at about 9 45 am, got ready and by 1030, me and PM Raja went out to PEKAN RABU (yep.. Wednesday Hamlet...hehe) to do our last minute shopping, well, before that, I and PM Raja walked around Alor Star's Tourist Attraction sites... Well, PM Raja grew up in Alor Star, so he knows his way around.. So i snapped pixies of : Abang Asks...hehe, Masjid Zahir and the famous Balai Nobat, not forgetting Menara Alor Star.

After walking around Alor Star in the month of Ramadhan, we then proceeded to the BARAM and PEKAN RABU to do our last minute shopping, and after that, back to the hotel to pack up. Lea came later on to clear the hotel bills and then we decided to have our final Iftar in Alor Star at MENARA ALOR STAR...

well, the three of us surely had SO MUCH FUN Iftar hari tu. I really enjoyed that IFTAR and it's one of my best Iftar outing so far this year. Thanks Prof treat we ols kat Seri Angkasa itiew. Well, i pun tak nak stretch lagi entry i nih (mrasalah ke link ataih nu ha)... so lastly...

Nak say thanks to:

ALLAH for letting everything happen and possible

Lea, for being a great host and friend

Aireen , for our friendship since July '95

PM Raja, for being a great colleague and travel companion

Chef Aduka, for the great surprise and friendship

BS, Najib and Abang Saleh (not to 4get whoever i met on this trip)for getting to know you guys...

Insya ALLAH, akan sampai lagi ke Alor Star....

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah

Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

Balasungkawa

Al Fatihah

In memory of Datin Seri Endon Mahmood

1940 - 2005

Inalilah Wa Inalillahirajiun, dari ALLAH kita datang, kepadaNYA kembali kita.

Kepada YAB PM Malaysia, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sekeluarga, diucapkan takziah atas kembalinya kerahmatullah isteri dan ibu tercinta kalian. Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat.

Amin.

Obituary: Datin Seri Endon Mahmood (1940-2005)
By NST Online Team
DATIN Seri Endon Mahmood, 64, wife of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, had never given up fighting breast cancer since she was diagnosed with the illness about three years ago. Endon had said she never lost hope or felt sad when the doctor told her about her illness. Instead, she accepted the diagnosis with an open heart and fought it with modern and traditional treatment, both locally and
abroad.Her determination to fight the disease gave hope to many who suffered
from the illness.Her family’s solid support and strong will also helped her
reduce the burden she had to bear.

Endon hid her own suffering to be with the people and gave support to her husband during the general election in March 2004, as soon as she returned from a one-month follow-up treatment in the United States. On April 17, 2002, Endon underwent a radical mastectomy at St John’s Medical Centre in Los Angeles, United States. She had also undergone 33 radiation and physiotherapy sessions at the same
hospital. After that, Endon continued to receive Abraxene chemotherapy in the
United States. She returned home last Oct 2 hoping that she could celebrate
Aidilfitri with her family and the people. Following the chemotherapy and
long-haul flight from the United States, Endon was admitted to Putrajaya
Hospital for observation as she was still physically weak. After 15 days there,
Endon was brought home to Seri Perdana to enable her family members to always be with her. Abdullah, Endon’s mother Datin Mariam Abdullah, her two children
Kamaluddin and Nori, daughter-in-law Azrene Abdullah, son-in-law Khairy
Jamaluddin and her four grandchildren, who are Kamaluddin’s children, were by
her side before she breathed her last at 7.55am today.

Born on Dec 24, 1940, Endon received her primary education at the Anglo-Chinese School in Kampar, Perak, from 1951 to 1952 before continuing her studies at the St Mary Secondary School in Kuala Lumpur till she completed the Senior Cambridge
level.Endon married Abdullah in 1965 when she was in the government service. She
opted to retire from the public service in 1976. In her life, she was active in
charity and community works. She was involved in several charity funds,
including the Bosnia Relief Fund, the North Korean Children’s Fund and the
Kosovo Welfare Fund. She also lent her support to various non-governmental
organisations such as the Pergerakan Pandu Puteri Islam Malaysia, the Malaysia
Women Writers’ Association and the Caring Culture Foundation Malaysia
(Penyayang).

Endon was also known for her aggressive moves in promoting the country’s fabric art heritage, which includes kebaya Nyonya, batik and songket. She was named Tokoh Jarum Berlian Malaysia 2004 for her contribution in dignifying the national arts heritage to the international level. Despite her fragile condition, Endon was
dedicated to her effort in promoting songket and batik and had planned to
organise the Kuala Lumpur International Batik Convention 2005 to promote
Malaysian batik to the world on Dec 8. Her interest in local handicraft since
her younger days, spurred her to collect and host exhibitions on various types
of garments including songket and kebaya nyonya. She recorded her collection in
a book entitled The Nyonya Kebaya produced in November 2002. It was followed by
a symposium and exhibition at the National Arts Gallery in 2003. The book was
reproduced in March this year with a new title A Century of Straits Chinese
Costume. To inject a new lease of life to the batik industry, Endon initiated
the “Malaysian Batik Movement - Creation For The World” competition. It had
successfully brought up new talents and their batik creations were then promoted
through several fashion shows overseas.Besides being the president of the
Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti), Endon was also
made the Chancellor of Open University Malaysia in December 2004. A new orchid,
produced by Mardi, has been named Mokara Datin Seri Endon after Endon.

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

Outstation

Assalamualaikum WM

I would be away for a few days on official matters and would be taking the opportunity to visit some friends up North. I would be back by Tuesday night Insya ALLAH. Thank you for dropping by.

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

Memories of Ramadhan Past: 1423H Edinburgh

Assalamualaikum…

Hmmm the series continues…My first Ramadhan out of Malaysia… Ramadhan of 1423.

That was my first term at QMUC, and my first time ever being away from my family for a very long duration of time. It was around November 2002 if not mistaken.

Ushering Ramadhan was a memorable day for me, as I moved to Grainger Stewart Halls form Waverly Halls. I can’t afford paying GBP395 a month for this room…. Pity, I did not take any photos of the kitchen and sitting room...

So I sent in my request to the Accommodations Officer and got this room instead. And so, I moved in to this room on the day before Ramadhan if not mistaken..or was it on the first day. Anyway, I stayed in this room for the next 7 months, and I do miss this cosy little room of mine. The flat I stayed in consists of 3 rooms, shared kitchen and other utilities.

Well, Ramadhan in the winter months up north in Scotland is really fun, why? Well, it is not because the day time is shorter, but it’s the challenge to upkeep one’s fast. Eventhough Subuh was at 6 a.m, but in general in winter times, the fasting period is very short. As my memory recalls, the first Iftar was at about 4.20 in the afternoon and my Eid eve, it was 3.45 pm. Remembered that day when Zoody and I went to IKEA (More on Zoody after this) at about 4.45 pm after Iftar at Palmyra, a Halal kebab shop near the mosque, I confidently took the 37 bus towards IKEA, but the thing was, I slept right through the trip, only waking up and finding out we were elsewhere! Oh my! What a ride! I think we got to Peebles or somewhere in the outskirtd of Edinburgh, but we did manage to get ti IKEA at last.. and by 6 pm, IT WAS LIKE 10 PM! and the tempreature...FREEZING!

I wonder what my first sahur meal was. Huh I can’t recall, but all I could recall is the IFTAR at the Edinburgh Central Mosque. I would be at the mosque a few minutes before the Azan, and take my wudhu, do a 2 rakaat prayer and wait till the Muezzin announce the Azan for Maghrib prayers, sunset, where all Muslims break their fast. A plastic sheet is spread out at the back row of the mosque, and dates are placed on it. All Muslim brothers from all walks of life and nationality sit together and break their fast with a date or two and then proceed for Maghrib prayers. Beautiful! And after prayers, we would then adjourn to the next building for the meal, which consists of Rice/Bread and curry… cooked by this Pakistani Brother. He now has a small business selling Rice for lunch..very cheap as well that’s 3 quid for rice and curry, and the portion is HUGE! ALLAH IS GREAT!

Does this Pic look familiar? hehehe..get the recipe from my friends BLOG by just clicking on the picture...Lets u ols!

Anyways, fasting on my own without my family is compensated with having new found friends alongside you. Well, it is NOT that bad fasting away from Malaysia… Breaking fast at another Malaysian home would cure that homesick. Especially when it comes to PROPER KUIH MELAYU!!! Even though I was in SCOTLAND, it was my rezeki to get Seri Muka, Pulut Panggang, Mee Rebus, Mee Rojak. I would have to give credit to Kak Fiza, Kak Rose, Kak Aida Ariena, Kak Aida Ustaz, Kak Nini and Abg Sham as well as Kak Saba Abang Lan for having me over at their place often for Iftar or weekend meals. Not forgetting Anis, Noi, Oja…heheh…

These pics were taken during a buka puasa session at Anis's, Noi n Oja's flat. A year after that, I moved in to the flat 2 floors above this one.

This Ramadhan too had destined me to meet Mahmud Zuhdi (cream Baju Melayu), UKM's Law Fac PhD candidate. He is a mutual friend of Rashid (my former coursemate in ITM) and that is how I came to know about Mahmud's whereabouts in Edinburgh. He stayed at the top floor in Zone 1 (Peter Geddes Halls Of Residence if not mistaken)...very posh room he had, overlooking Princess Street. We became good friends ever since and we really enjoyed each other's company till the day I came back to Malaysia. He is finishing up his PhD by March 2006. Good luck Zoody! That Ramadhan too we had fun going about Edinburgh exploring new things (Zoody is more adventurous compared to me, so he was the one who brought to ALL SORTS OF PLACES) *havesla mak pech lubs...pech ker? ekeke... So it was that Ramadhan as well that I exposed him to the Malaysian Community!- During a buka puasa do organised by EMSA *mati la mak, apakah maksudnyer itu? hehehe... The pictures below was taken during Ramadhan that year, and the one on the right hand side actually was in HARIAN METRO Eid Greetings in Malaysia! heheh..Cik Najib texted me to inform about it..hehe..Gila Glamer u ols....

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIBI!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIBI !!!

Many happy returns of the day!!

Semoga ALLAH merahmati u ols selalu and good luck facing life...All the best!

*hugs*

5thE

Memories of past Ramadhan: 1424H part3

Found the pics of the hotel I stayed while in 'transit' in Delhi on the net...hehehe...NO OFFENCES ah!


This is the swimming pool i mentioned where I witnessed the preparation of a Wedding Party - yeszlah...the one with Bunga Tahi Ayamand colourful backdrop!

The lobby (top) SOOO DYNASTY kan? reminds me of HILTON KL...ehehehe

This side mmg la nampak ok...but I COULD RECALL orange coloured-spheric shaped lighting features!! LOL!!

Yes, this is somewhat similar to the room I stayed in.. It looks plush, but I guess this picture was taken during it's early days when the hotel just opened.... The windows in my room was CLOUDY ok! hehehe *mati la mak.......


Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

Memories From Past Ramadhan: 1424H PART II

Ehemm… kembali bersiaran dengan sambungan kisah MEMORIES OF PAST RAMADHAN: 1424H…

So, Al kisah, the flight touched down in Delhi and we were ushered like a herd of sheep round and round the Delhi Airport. First impression of Delhi International Airport: AIRPORT SUBANG in the 1980’s..EARLY 80’s that is… AIYOOO… CLASSIC U OLS! So.. me and the Last Row gals stayed close to each other, we did not know where we were going to be taken.. All that we knew was that we were hoping that we would be placed somewhere, together with the cabin crew…ye la, kalau nak pi SHOPPING kan senang!! But, it was fated that we somehow broke off… I went on this bus, and they went on the other, and we were hoping that somehow we are going to be placed (the whole flight lah) at the same hotel.. Well.. NOT!

Ni 2 of the 3 gals that i made friends on that trip back to KL, this was taken few months later in London whilst I was doing this make up workshop at Charles Fox.. apa nama diorang? oops.. *Haveslaku tak hengat nama orang, tapi sorang tu Dentist dan sorang lagi Pharmacist... kalau u ols terserempak dgn pis ni, pls get in touch yer...hehehe Miss u guys.. erm..balik Raya tak????

The bus that took me looked like one of those busses that you would see in a Tamil movie, and this bus I was on HAD BARS on the windows.. like a jail! GAWD! And imagine, we were all squeezing with our hand luggage’s and like fighting for seats, which, If one could imagine, a two seater seat became a three seater seat! Oh my… It was about 4a.m local time that we were brought to the Hotel. I cant remember the name of the hotel, but it was really like the relics of a 1980’s hotel set for a motion picture. It also reminded me of the images of this one particular hotel in Baghdad where international press stayed in during the recent Iraq War… SCARY!

I also made friends with this Aunty, she asked me to call her Aunty Rose, she’s been living in the UK for the past 10 years and working as a nurse. ( I actually started talking to her while waiting to board the flight earlier on) We ended up in the same hotel. The thing was, there was NO MAS representative available to inform us of anything ( And I was traveling WITHOUT ANY CHANGE OF CLOTHES!) aiyoo… RIMAS U OLS! So, me and aunty Rose stayed in rooms nest to each other. We were hungry… and being me, I wanted to continue fasting the next day, so we ol pun decide turun kat Coffee House hotel tu..which ACTUALLY LOOKED LIKE A 70’s Hindi Film Set! AIYOOO !!!

ROSZA

Bukan Mama Rosza ye! Well, when we got down to the Coffee House, there was nothing left actually, and they were setting up for breakfast. We had to use sign language just to ask simple questions like ‘IS THE FOOD SERVED HERE HALAL?’ ?sebab ade BACON tau dalam MENU dier…isks… ‘WE WANT TO HAVE OUR MEAL NOW! WE WANT TO FAST TOMORROW…’ ‘ DO U KNOW WHAT RAMADHAN IS?’ aiyoh…it WAS really HARD to communicate! Anyway… one helpful hotel staff came into the scene and he spoke English..THANK GOD! So we told him that we want to grab a bite for SAHUR…Oh yeah..looking for a Muslim staff was also very hard..anyway, he knew about Ramadhan and then asked us if we wanted to have ROSZA… We die die thot it was a type of FOOD…LOL!! Ye lah..communication breakdown kan?.. and suddenly I remembered seing the word ROSZA on a Ramadhan Pamphlet in Edinburgh earlier, the pamphlet given out at Halal Butchers from an Indian Moslem Community Mosque which had the word ROSZA on it.. next to the word SUBH… So, I came to understand that it was SAHUR. Well, we had a full continental breakfast and I had HOT MILK to finish up my Sahur. At that time, all I could ever think of is my family in KL, and HOW SOON ARE WE GOING TO BOARD THE PLANE enroute to KUL. SEDEH uols…huhuhuhu (DQ jap)I was also feeling not well at that point. Some more, I was depressed because I was separated from my friends…huhuhuh DEPRESSED… well, went back up to my room, and slept it off…

My mobile rang a few hours later…It ws my mom. I briefly told her what was happening, and I was really feeling low and down. The sun had already shined at that time. Ehem.. did I tell you about the bed at the hotel? And the bathroom? Aiyoooo…..

TILAM GETAH

Okay, Me being a Malaysian, ala2 dah terbiasa with COMFORT, Alhamdulillah for that. So far in my travels, tak pernah came across tempat tido yang SEDEH.. except for one time when I visited London in 99, where I stayed with my sis at this B&B kat Marble Arch, where the bed was…I mean..the room was ok..but tak sesuai dgn what we paid for. Ok back to this hotel in Delhi (outskirt, sebelah Airport je kaedahnye), After my mom called and feeling really homesick and sick…Well about the bed in this so-called 4 **** (star that is) hotel, the mattress was actually RUBBER MATTRESS… the ones that one would easily find in HOSTELS all over Malaysia…. Dari MRSM ke UiTM ok! *haveslakuuu. So imagine lah, the pillow also that HARD FOAM pillow..not the usual sort of mattress and pillow one would get in 4 **** (star that is) hotels anywhere else (Even in Sumatera, the hotels in small towns punya tilam very pleasant to sleep on) That added salt to the injury. At about noon (and still fasting) I went to take my bath, aiyoo..the bathroom like VERY 80’s, got Rust mark in the sink and bath tub some more…but, yang bestnye, ade GAYUNG!! Hehehe… After the shower, I went to get Aunty Rose next door and we went down to the lobby, where majority of the people hanging out there was from that fateful flight. And when we went down, THERE WAS STILL NO NEWS or UPDATES regarding our flight out of India.

Niat nak pi shopping tu ada, but, it turned out to be, we cant leave the hotel premises because we had no VISA to enter India… SEDEH! But I didn’t mind at all, as I was feeling really lethargic. So, sat at the lobby while chatting with other people from the flight. At the same time, I witnessed the preparation of a wedding taking place by the poolside. Well, tell you the truth..it was SO COLOURFUL! SO CITRAWARNA u ols!! LOL!! Ballons, lights, flowers, streamers… like what you would see in a Tamil movie..well..it’s all there! Hehehe.. and the best part… the Dais, WAS IN DARK PURPLE, BRIGHT RED, BRIGHT GREEN, YELLOW and BLUE…and there were bouquets and bouquets of BUNGA TAHI AYAM (Marigold) mixed with RED carnations …. MERIAH U OLS!!!

By 5 pm, there were still no news about our flight out, as I was leaving for my room to rest, suddenly the front desk called for us to gather at the Lobby. Giving us the news that the flight WAS SCHEDULED for 10 PM INDIA time for KUL. ALLAHUAKBAR!

So, went back to my room, siap-siap, mandi manda… and went down at about 6 pm (God knows what time it was because my mobile and my wrist watch was still set at UK time) main agak2 ajer… Anyways, besides feeling lethargic, the pang of hunger hit me hard… So, after getting my stuff together, went to get Aunty Rose, we left our rooms and went down for IFTAR. We and a few other Aunties (all mak cik-mak cik – I was the only orang muda u ols…) sat down and ordered food..we had CHICKEN BRIYANI and SALAD, and of course, HOT MILK for me… and some Indian sweets. How did we know the time of Iftar? Well, the front desk clerk was very helpful and asked some Moslem staff… And so, we broke our fast with Chicken Briyani (SUPERB one!) and the trimmings… Alhamdulillah.

Soon after that, we boarded the bus (this time was a nicer bus) to the airport, which turned out to be just 5 minutes from the hotel! (and from what my back row friends told me, it took them 30 minutes to get to their hotel-WHICH WAS RADDISSON or something…SEKALS DGN CABIN CREW! NANGIS! – well xde rezki I, and yes, THEY DID WENT SHOPPING!!) And, Alhamdulillah, sampai KL at about 5.50 am… tgh2 chew itu chewing gum….tetibe nampak AZAN SUBUH on TV!! LOL!! Kelam kabut I ngan the Back Row gals mencari tong sampah utk buang chewing gum itiew…

Alhamdulillah, dapatlah merasa how puasa dalam flight…Dari tanah Scotland ke tanah London, berhenti seketika di India dan akhirnya berbuka bersama keluarga tercinta di Seksyen 17 PJ. ALL IN 48 hours! hehehe

AND, DALAM PERJALAN BALIK DARI KL SENTRAL KE RUMAH FAMILY WE OLS, DLM TAXI TU ON RADIO BERKUMANDANG LAGU BALIK KAMPUNG BY ALLAHYARHAM SUDIR…SUBHANALLAH…NAK NAGIS TAU, SEBAB, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, THAT SONG REALLY MEANT SOMETHING TO ME. TRAFFIC TIME TU DAH LENGANG! ISKS…..

Balik Kampung

Perjalanan jauh tak ku rasa

Kerna hati ku melonjak sama

Ingin berjumpa sanak saudara

Yang selalu bermain di mata

Nun menghijau gunung ladang dan rimba

Langit nan tinggi bertambah birunya

Deru angin turut sama berlagu

Semuanya bagaikan turut gembira

Balik kampung oh oh...( 3X )

Hati girangHo ho...

Balik kampung (3X)

Hati girang

Terbayang wajah-wajah yang ku sayang

Satu-satu tersemat di kalbu

Pasti terubat rindu di hati

Menyambut kepulangan ku nanti

( ulang dari mula )

Ya ALLAH, sesungguhnya Engkaulah yang Maha Pemberi Rezki, Maha Penentu segala Ya ALLAH. hamba MU ini hanya mampu memohon tetapi tidak mengerti bagaimana mahu membalas segala pemberianMU Ya ALLAH. Ya ALLAH, thank
you for all the past tense memories.

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

Memories From Past Ramadhan: 1424H

Wah, I’m inspired from Lea’s blog..heheh.. well, it’s basically about my past tense memories of fasting on the flight home from the UK. It was Ramadhan 1424 H, Nov 2003. I cant recall the flight number etc… (MH 02 I think) but I really wanted to balik kampong for Eid that year. I just did not know why, but I was glad I did.

I started the day after sahur, Abang Lan fetched me about 4 am form my Nicolson Street flat, Anis and Zam sent me downstairs.. and of course, Zam was really pissed with me coz I was leaving him alone for Eid! (Anis went back on Eid itself after Eid Prayers) Well, the weather was NOT FINE at all..heavy FOG through out the UK. My flight to Heathrow was supposed to take off at 6 AM, arriving in Heathrow at about 8-ish, and I had to catch the connecting flight to KUL at 10-ish a.m, I was all dreary and worried, ye lah, takut miss my flight back home *mati la aku raya kat Heathrow! I was only holding on to what the Stewardess said on that BMA flights from LHR is all delayed because of the bad weather…All I could do was pray that I manage to catch my flight home. Alhamdulillah, when my flight touchdown in LHR, I learned that MH02 was delayed to take off at about noon…Oh well, Alhamdulillah.. I even managed to shop for chocolates at LHR!!! And so, I boarded the MH flight… learnt that my seat was at the VERY LAST ROW!! 62 or 64 D or something…Huhuhuhuhuhu….

And so, the flight took off… And I was still fasting… well, it’s not that often u get to fast on the plane anyway. So, my meal was kept aside… I also manage to do my prayers on the plane, at a makeshift Mushola (surau) between the business class and the, erm Lea what is it? EY? (Economy Class) – well, I have to thank the cabin crew…(ok! Standing Ovation for the crew on that flight!) sebab all very helpful and chirpy, smiling away and chatting away with the passengers. Dalam flight tu best..coz I made friends with some Malaysians whose already workin in the UK, one was a dentist, Atikah and another was..hoo hoo…forgot her name…but they wre great traveling companions.

And so, when the flight crossed somewhere just after Europe.. erm..middle east (lalu ka LHR-KUL??!) so it was time for me to break my fast.. And so, I was given Dates in a special container, and of course, my meal…Lea… I really like inflight meals ok! Ekekek.. nak nak Ice Cream vanilla (brand COTTAGE or Country Farm tak silap I )yang sangat YUMMY (u’ll only get it on the flight from LHR-KUL) . So, after my Iftar..ade lah energy sket…but still, just lepak aje.. dalam hati dah plan dah ape nak buat upon arriving… kire sempat la puasa kat mesia, dan berbuka ngan family tercinta kat PJ… hmmm….kusangka panas kepetang… rupanyaa…..

AS THE FLIGHT WAS A FEW THOUSAND FEET UP IN THE SKY….tiba2 tengok all the cabin crew sibuk kehulu kehilir… and then ah... (it was another 4 hours to touchdown in KUL) the pilot made an announcement :

THERE SEEM TO BE A TECHNICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS AIRCRAFT, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS, WE ARE GOING TO LAND IN NEW DELHI, blah blah blah…

AIYO!!!! My heart stopped for a moment…aiyoh..what was happening? Anyway, as I said earlier, that the cabin crew was really friendly… we (me and the girls at the last row) decided to ask them the problem…. And guess what we were told? THERE SEEM TO BE A CRACK AT THE COCKPIT WINDSCREEN! (cockpit ada windscreen ka?) Aiyooo….NERVOUS U OLS!! Time tu secara automatis..terus baca Al Fatihah dalam hati ok… Our hopes were dashed, as all our shopping plans had to be cancelled (in KL la kan) aiyooo…how?? Eid was only 2 days away!

Anyway, the cabin crew made our spirits high again by telling us that: Y DON’T U SHOP FOR EID AT DELHI?? Wah…… tiba2 mata kami bersinar kembali!! Aiyohh SHOPPING KATANYA!!! Heheh tak sabar plak nak land kat Delhi!..yang penting, I only had 20 quid in my wallet!! LOL!!!

So, apa jadi upon landing di Delhi? Geng Last Row berpecah? Apakah menu ROSZA we ols? Apa jadi seharian di hotel tilam ALA2 TILAM GETAH ASRAMA JATI? *mati la Kolej Jati? Apa menu IFTAR? Apa lagi terjadi lepas itiew? Haaaaa.. TUNGGUU..nanti ade update… aiyo…its beginning to look like Lea’s blog? How? Lea: jadik mentor mak lah? Bleh? :P I WRITE U READ AH! Lea..thaks for inspiring me to write this entry...dan nampak gaya...it's going to be a SERIES!!!! LOL!!!!

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BLOGGERS IDOL ENTRY WEEK 8

First and foremost, I wd like to thank those who had BIUNDIed me back to be in the first season of Bloggers Idol 2005. Many thanks to the organizer herself to take the trouble with the surprise. Ok.. I know very well this is a second chance, and I would try to fulfill all the appetites here. To the juries, thanks for the comments. I really appreciate them. OK! Now the nitty gritty stuff…and selamat berpuasa to all!

Aiyoh! Me? Talking about ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FINANCE and ECONS?? Huhuhuhu *Mati la Young Enterprise Programme! Aiyoh… dan the tajuk given to me is :

Ta Dah!!

TIPS MENJADI SEORANG BUSINESS PERSON YANG CEMERLANG *Havesla buku teks Perdagangan Form 4!

Wah! Haveslaku! I’m FINISHED.. eh not yet.. Ok la, generally lah yer, from lay man’s term and understanding, to be a succesfull business person one has to be:

1 a risk taker
2 creative and innovative
3 organized
4 Do What Ever It Takes!

Ok la kan, to say I was never involved in business or entrepreneurship, it’s a total lie la kannn… Well..back in 1993 (WAH PAST TENSE LAH! Havesla Lea!) I did take part in the Young Enterprise Program.. I was in form 4…. Ape eh nama company tu? Bintang Entrepreneurs…AHAHAH!!! Ingat lagi I rupenyer… anyways, why Bintang? Sebab I went to Bukit Bintang Boys School PJ (BBBSS) note: bukan BLUE BOYS BAR SCHOOL yerr!! *mati la budak SMSAS n La Salle PJ.. so anyway, kire I ade lah experience jadi Production Manager for that company (and at that time pun, nampak sangat I takde tokoh in business missness ni…heheheh) Well… I was not only the production manager (aiyo, terminology PM ni terbawak2 ke ari ni yer…but now in Theatrical/Film context la) Anyway, I also kene come up with ideas on products and obviously, I had to source for stuff to produce, kene buat flow chart and etc lah.. I did enjoy myself tho, and the pulangan was great, experience wise as well… ok la kan.. so back to my entry…

Ok… firstly, RISK TAKER… yes..kena berani mampos@kamikaze kalau nak jadi a successful orang bisnes ya. Contohnya la kan, drug pusher tu kire berani mampos la nak jual dadah kan..ye lah..tau2 je la kalau get caught kan….ala2 kalau guilty..alamat tergantunglah dan tercerailah jasad dari badannya..oops nyawa dari badan…huhuhu SCARY! Tapi it’s a reality.. sebab depa ni (I actually feel tak sedap nak write up abt this contoh, but I guess it’s a good one) VERY SUCCESFUL and lead a very der easy life..by making other people’s life miserable…hmm so much so for these people la. BERANI MAMPOS..yes…(Erm SSBM kah? *havesla SSBM ) Well, even pak cik jual pisang goreng itu pun risk taker… kalau hari hujan…adeke orang nak beli kan? Yet tup2 tengok bawak MERZ ye u ols! Even ABANG BURGER kat umah Lea tu kan, sure a risk taker… ha la..pic dia terpampang dalam website orang kan…?? *havesla abang burger…(pushes Lea aside…) He he he.. Abang burger… adakah abang burger ini seorang RISK TAKER? Abang burger itu kemiudian menjawab: Ya saya, terutama setelah saya dipaparkan dalam blog Lea ye..(sambil menghulurkan tangannya untuk membantu Lea yang tersugkur – lalu di CARAS dan ditepis oleh penulis blog ini *Havesla AS trip mak!) EHEM ! Abang Burger! I NAK INTERVIEW U OLS NI! MOTIFF NAK TOLONG DIA? (siaran dihentikan kerana takut jadik kes lak trip Ramadhan AS kiews) *mati la copaste! **Caption: Abang Burger sedang membantu Cik Lea yang di PUSH UP..oops..PUSHED (br betul tensesnya yer) oleh 5thE sebentar tadi ***Terima kasih Lea benarkan (benarkan ke?!!) pic ini di gunakan...huhuhu VOTE LEA ok u ols !!

Ehem…Creativity and Innovation of a business person WOULD REALLY ACCELERATE his or her business… hmm.. Ini antara undang-undang asas keusahawanan *ETR300 sangat! Well, to attract customers, pelbagai cara yang diperlukan untuk mendapatkan perhatian, so jelas di sini, kreativiti seorang usahawan, usahanita mahupun usahanyah amat penting demi mendapatkan pulangan yang setimpal ya. Tahap kekreatifan ini juga tidak terbatas dari membuat poster2 menarik sehinggalah ke cara berpakaian yang tervast, siap dgn wig scarlet *aiyoo..LARIII!! mahupun GAUN PUTIH dan BAJU KEDAH COKLAT! *havela mak promote blog! Begitu juga dengan produk yang dihasilkan, haruslah mampu untuk memenuhi permintaan mahupun mewujudkan suatu pasaran baru, malahan memulakan trend terkini dalam pasaran. Starting a new trend in business brings in the cash…just like Kellis selling milkshakes that brings boys to the house… hmmm… anyone nak try jual milkshake? Heheh..tahu la puasakan…:P Well, tu la, apekah produk terkini yang diingini oleh pasaran? Adakah ia memudahkan kehidupan anda? Hmmm… itulah problem yang perlu ditackle oleh usahawan2 ini yer… I rasa Abang Burger Lea tuh sure creative dan innovative kan? Masakan Lea kembali berulangkali membeli burger2 abang itu kan?? I bet burger Abang Burger tu dapat menyaingi McD atau BK…tak gitu? – oh I have SOO to mrasalah tryout Abang Burger tu (punya burger lah!) iskk.. hehehe haruslah inovatif burger nyer itu…

Hmmm…Organization and organizing the marketing strategies, as well as oneself is sangat penting to ensure one’s success in business yer. Hmm.. I personally tak la organized sangat…tapi kalau bab nak organize show tu..heheh cepat aje..oops..over laks..hehe Ok lah… Nak organize something ni mesti ada skill yer, contohnya nak membahagikan tugas pekerja2, mengatur pengeluaran di kilang, itu semua berkehendakan seseorang yang mampu mengurus sesbuah organisasi. Oleh sebab saya tak reti bab organizing ni kan.. apa kata u ols click kat link nih http://www.solbaram.org/articles/clm3.html.. semoga kita semua mendapat faedah dari laman web itu ya… hehehe.. tapi satu la nak habaq kan… Abang Burger ni sure organized, sebab tgk gerai dia very der kemas dan tersusun, dan workflow dia tak terganggu langsung! So..mudah dan pantaslah burger2 nya disiapkan dan mudahlah Lea mendapatkan Burger Special Abang Burger.. (tongue-twister? – NOT!) hehehe *HAVESLAKU!!!

Dan terakhir sekali ya, DO WHAT EVER IT TAKES… ini adalah semangat yang penulis rasakan SANGAT PERLU kepada seorang business person yang mahu berjaya…KALAU HENDAK SERIBU DAYA, KALAU TIDAK, SERIBU DALIH… ala2 contoh yang boleh I perkatakan ialah seperti Sate Haji Samuri itiew ya..Erm..mintak maaf la yer, tahu bulan puasa, tapi, hehehe ijinkan apa yang bakal awda baca ya bah!

Haji Samuri & Anak-anak Enterprise Sdn. Bhd. adalah sebuah syarikat perkongsian yang didaftarkan pada tahun 2000 dengan modal berbayar sebanyak RM 100,000.00. Sebelum ini, syarikat ini pernah didaftarkan di bawah nama Hj. Samuri & Anak-anak Enterprise pada tahun 1994.
See… they started SMALL yer..enterprise dulu dan selepas 6 tahun terus dafter sebagai syarikat sendirian berhad, wah… lihatlah modal nya! RM100K ya… to invest dgn modal demikian semestinya mereka ni RISK TAKER, WELL ORGANISED dan DID WHAT EVER IT TOOK (PAST TENSE!! HURRAH!) to be a well known Sate outlet…

Syarikat yang pada mulanya beroperasi dengan menjual sate secara kecil-kecilan pada tahun 1992, kini telah berkembang menjadi sebuah syarikat yang boleh dikategorikan sebagai monopoli dalam bidang perniagaan sate secara komersil di Bandar Kajang. Kini, syarikat ini mempunyai lebih daripada 9 buah cawangan yang beroperasi di sekitar Kajang dan Lembah Kelang. Syarikat ini juga merupakan pembekal sate utama kepada beberapa buah hotel dan kafe terkemuka di sekitar Kuala Lumpur. Mempunyai lebih 300 orang pekerja, syarikat ini dijangka akan lebih berkembang lagi dalam jangka masa terdekat ini dengan pembukaan lebih banyak cawangan-cawangan baru.
Creativity mereka memasarkan Sate mereka ke pelbagaipihak membautkan nama Haji Samuri lebih acclaimed ya! Abang Burger tak nak try ke? Hehehe.. Ramly Burger dulu pun ala2 start SMALL yer…

Dengan perancangan yang teliti dan peningkatan prestasi yang berterusan, syarikat ini bakal mengorak langkah untuk memperluaskan lagi empayar perniagaannya ke seluruh Malaysia. Pengiktirafan-pengiktirafan daripada pihak kerajaan mahupun badan-badan swasta telah menjadi sumber inspirasi syarikat ini. Selain daripada itu, keperihatinan syarikat terhadap kepentingan memperkenalkan sate sebagai makanan tradisional masyarakat Malaysia ke serata dunia juga menjadi peransang untuk lebih berdaya saing dalam menempuh dunia perniagaan yang semakin mencabar.

The company is WELL ORGANISED u ols! Tu pasal diorang leh berkembang dan maju .. and not to forget SUCCESFUL ya! Well, ini salah satu contoh yang kita boleh proud of! Idup AWAN BESAR!!! *Havela org tak tahan tgk pic MAKANAN!

So from this article taken from http://www.satekajang.com.my/ I conclude my entry for this weeks Blogger’s Idol Task on tips of becoming a successful business person.

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

Subhanallah.....Thank You ALLAH.

ALLAH MAHA KAYA, ALLAH MAHA ADIL

Ya Allah, sesungguhnya dengan kehadhiran Ramadhan tahun ini Engkau telah menemukankan ku dengan seorang hambaMu, yang tersepit di dalam pelbagai persimpangan hidupnya, Alhamdulillah wahai Penciptaku, ia benar-benar menginsafkan diri ini Ya Allah. Betapa Engkau memberi daku pelbagai nikmat dalam kehidupan ku ini, hampir apa saja yang terdetik dalam hati ini dimakbulkanMU, bermacam lagi anugerahMU, bermacam kebahagiaan KAU memberi tanpa syarat kepada diri ini. Betapa hina diri ini kerana masih tidak tahu bersyukur dengan nikmatMU, Ya ALLAH, diri ini tidak tahu bagaimana lagi hendak menyampaikan rasa terima kasih, rasa syukur… lima waktu yang ditetapkan juga tidak tercapai Ya ALLAH!

Ya ALLAH, sesungguhnya hati ini milik MU ya ALLAH. Roh yang mendiami jasad ini milik MU ya ALLAH. Segala urusan ku di dunia ini telah kau susun ya ALLAH. Aku Redha. Redha. Redha. Ya ALLAH, segala apa yang KAU tunjukkan didepan mataku kini ya ALLAH, benar-benar membuat daku memikirkan, apakah yang telah diri ini lakukan untuk membahagiakan kedua ibu bapaku? Adakah aku ini anak yang membahagiakan kedua ibu bapaku? HambaMU yang diKAU temukan dengan diri ini ku anggap sebagai suatu Rahmat dan Hidayah… KAU memberikan ku kesenangan dan kebahagiaan , namun tidak semua insan merasa kesenangan dan kebahagiaan yang diKAU berikan itu. hambaMU ini akur dengan ketentuanMU. hambaMU ini sememangnya amat malu untuk meminta dariMU kerana apakah yang dapat hambaMU ini beri sebagai balasan? (hambaMU ini tahu, tetapi amat takut kerana tidak tahu berbaloi atau tidak dengan apa yang diKAU kurniakan) Ya ALLAH, Terima kasih kerana menemukan hambaMU ini dengan seorang hambaMU itu Ya ALLAH. Rahmatilah pertemuan kami, berikan kami petunjuk dan hidayahMU, tunjukkan kami jalanMU yang kamu kehendaki. Janganlah sesekali memesongkan kami dari menggapai sinar NurMU, dunia, akhirat. Ya ALLAH. Help me.

To that particular hamba ALLAH, i really adore your courage. May ALLAH bless you with many rewards in this life and after, insya ALLAH.

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah

Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

Ramadhan datang lagi

Bismillahirahmanirrahim...


يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ 2. 183.

Hai orang-orang yang beriman, diwajibkan atas kamu berpuasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas orang-orang sebelum kamu agar kamu bertakwa,

طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ فَمَن تَطَوَّعَ خَيْراً فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّهُ وَأَن تَصُومُواْ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ 2. 184.
(yaitu) dalam beberapa hari yang tertentu. Maka barangsiapa diantara kamu ada yang sakit atau dalam perjalanan , maka sebanyak hari yang ditinggalkan itu pada hari-hari yang lain. Dan wajib bagi orang-orang yang berat menjalankannya (jika mereka tidak berpuasa) membayar fidyah : memberi makan seorang miskin. Barangsiapa yang dengan kerelaan hati mengerjakan kebajikan, maka itulah yang lebih baik baginya. Dan berpuasa lebih baik bagimu jika kamu mengetahui.

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِيَ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ فَمَن شَهِدَ مِنكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ وَمَن كَانَ مَرِيضاً أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِّنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ يُرِيدُ اللّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلاَ يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ وَلِتُكْمِلُواْ الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُواْ اللّهَ عَلَى مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ 2. 185. (Beberapa hari yang ditentukan itu ialah) bulan Ramadhan, bulan yang di dalamnya diturunkan Al Qur'an sebagai petunjuk bagi manusia dan penjelasan-penjelasan mengenai petunjuk itu dan pembeda. Karena itu, barangsiapa di antara kamu hadir (di negeri tempat tinggalnya) di bulan itu, maka hendaklah ia berpuasa pada bulan itu, dan barangsiapa sakit atau dalam perjalanan (lalu ia berbuka), maka (wajiblah baginya berpuasa), sebanyak hari yang ditinggalkannya itu, pada hari-hari yang lain. Allah menghendaki kemudahan bagimu, dan tidak menghendaki kesukaran bagimu. Dan hendaklah kamu mencukupkan bilangannya dan hendaklah kamu mengagungkan Allah atas petunjuk-Nya yang diberikan kepadamu, supaya kamu bersyukur.

Dear Friends and loved ones, selamat menempuhi Ramadhan 1426 ni, semoga ibadah kita diterima ALLAH dan semoga kita semua mendapat rahmat dan hidayah dariNYA. Semoga Ramadhan tahun ini membuka pelbagai lembaran dan harapan baru dalam kehidupan kita di masa hadapan.

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

Elegi Sepi

Bismillahirrahmanirrahim

This song is being used as a calling tone on someone's mobile. It's been playin in my head and I do not know if it is somehow trying to tell me something. Only ALLAH knows. Hmm.... so Enjoy the song i've uploaded and the lyrics i've posted here.

Elegi Sepi
Azharina

Saat mentari beradu
Rembulan pun bertamu
Hatiku menjadi sayu

Dalam kesamaran waktu
Mengapakah rinduku
Masih ada dalam kalbu

Sedangkan cinta itu
Sudah berlalu
Mungkinkah rasa bersalah

Masih menghimpit jiwa
Kerana terlalu tega
Membuatmu terluka

Dikau yang begitu setia
Tabah hadapi segala

Namun ku menjadi alpa
Kesal akhirnya

Aku pinta kepadamu
Maafkanlah kesilapanku

Aku tahu kau dan aku
Tidak mungkin akan menyatu

Apa yang tertinggal kini
Kesedaran di hati
Yang kan tetap bersemadi
Menjadi elegi sepi

Oh biarlah doa tulusku
Mengiringi jalanmu

Kan menebus khilafku
Terhadapmu

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

TAUFIK

Bismillahirahmanirrahim

was just browsing my picture folders, and stumbled upon some pics of mine while I was in Scotland. Yeah, it's been a year since I came back. So, last weekend Taufik was in town, he came back for a bit (summer hols) and me, Jess, Cik Kap and Taufik (Kak Mas... *mati la mak) so here are some pics that I snapped on my Nikon Coolpix 2500 that day we met at Coffee Bean KLCC. Would update later with more pics of Taufik

"3 Witches on a Witch Hunt at Cofee Bean" *mati la Cik Kap tak enter prem!!!

"3 Witches found the Chief Witch" *mati la Cik Kap jadi Chief Witch.. Motif WITCH??!!

Ha Jess...pueh? ekekekeke....*mati la RATU KUITHO erms... if Iman or Chef Wan is reading this, saw u on Taufik's Lappy... wahh Chef Wan!! sungguh vundevar sekals menjadi wakil pengantin lelaki yer..pantun bagaii *mati la wedding planner berangan..aiyohhh...vundevar sungguh! Wawawa Iman...jadi pengapitz ek? eh u ols dah contact Zizi tak? she's still in UK u ols!

Oh! 'zaman-zaman itiewwwwwww' kan Jess??? *mati la mak!

Wahh... ini apa la pulak kan??? tetibe LASAGNA laa kann?? huhuhu... heheheh

kenangan kat Venice..... mana Jess? die amik gambo nih...

ni lak dinner kat Venice.... pasta dia VAST! Frsh Tomatoes ok!!

tu aje la kot entry kali ni, i nak mandi segala, nak pegi jumpe Bun, kawan i semenarian zaman2 PESKA 2000-2002...huhuhu comments plsss!! :P

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah Lailahailallah Allahuakbar

Hmmmm.....

Bismillahirahmanirrahim

Dengan nama ALLAH yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Mengasihani.

Dah dua pertemuan dengan seorang hamba ALLAH ni. Semakin tak menentu hati ini. Entry ni bukan nak kompang or anything, but I dont know. Hanya ALLAH yang mengetahui apa akan berlaku dan terjadi seterusnya. I am NOT in control. I am hoping only for the best.

Ya ALLAH, sesungguhnya ENGKAU yang MAHA MENGETAHUI kesemuanya, pimpinlah aku ke jalanMU, bawalah aku ke arahMU, peliharalah Iman, Takwa dan Nur yang telah ENGKAU anugerahkan kepadaku.

Nak nangis ada, ketawa ada.. Ya ALLAH, pls help me keep cool and have my sanity kept in its right place. Saya PASRAH. REDHA dengan apa ketentuanMU.

Subhanallah Alhamdulillah
Lailahailallah Allahuakbar