New Year Resolution.........

Salam,

Nampaknya tahun 2008 dan 1429 hijrah dah nak sampai ke penghujungnya. I think this is the first time for me that these new years coincide together(The Gregorian and the Hijrah calender). Yela, dua2 datang dekat-dekat. Jadi sepanjang tahun ini apa yang telah capai? Is it for the good or the bad? Memang tahun ini penuh dengan warna-warninya. First time duk umah sewa, akhirnya dpt gak memandu secara halal, learn new things and also making new thing and etc. Kalau tengok listnya memang endless. Jadi, what does next year hold for us? Well, its something that is worth looking for. Getting better grades and becoming a better person is just a normal resolution being repeated from year to year. So, kita berdoa agar apa yang kita hajati akan terlaksana dan tercapai. Amin......

Jadi jangan lupa untuk baca doa akhir dan awal tahun. Kalo doa akhir tahun, selalunya dibaca lepas waktu asar till maghrib, apabila masuknya waktu maghrib maka bacalah doa awal tahun..

Semalam, kita dikejutkan dengan kemangkatan Almarhum Tuanku Jaafar, iaitu agong malaysia yang ke-10 dan Yang Di-Pertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan. Semoga rohnya dicucuri Allah SWT.

Apa pun, saya ingin mengucapkan selamat menyambut kedatangan 1430 Hijrah. Semoga kedatangan anda penuh dangan warna-warni........

P.s: sorry for using the rojak style language. I don't usually do that somehow.....

Books......... of Pendragon n Menzies 1421

Salam,

Been out of the limelight for quite some time. A person had been curious why I haven't updated this blog. Being busy is not the answer, it's just that I don not have a slight idea what to jot down here.

Anyway, thanks to EOP, I've got to find a book to read and review. During the holidays, I did bought a book from the Pendragon series. The book was written by DJ MacHale. The cover and the synopsis was very interesting. So, after doing a lot of thinking, I bought the book without any regret. It turn to be otherwise. After just reading 3 chapters, I began to dislike the book. The plot was okay, but the way and the language didn't satisfy my taste. The storyline was about a boy who is good student with the complete package being transported into another world to become their saviour working together with his uncle to defeat Saint Dane. Anyway, I've only read the book halfway due to my dislikement. So, today, I've ventured out to find a book worthwhile to be read and review.

After doing some thinking for about ten minutes, Gavin Menzies's 1421 The Year China Discovered The World won my heart. I've been longing to buy that book. I first postponed it due to the lack of funds in my wallet. In this book, Menzies described on how the Chinese are the first explorer of the world rather than Columbus or Vasco da Gama who did that a century later. His fascinantion of the topic began with the discovery of a very ancient map of the world produced in 1424. The map almost depict the European and the African continent with an additional mysterious island labeled Anthila and Satanazes. The words are in Portugese. Anthi which means other and ila for island . Satanazes means Devil's Land. 

I've only read chapter 1, so I can't further elaborate about Menzies's work. Well, if you are an avid history fan, you'll surely love this book.......................

Its the season again

Salam

We are having a gloomy month when we are approaching the end of 2008. Many joyful, sorrowful, shocking event we have seen this year. But, now its the rainy season. Most people believes that rain is a blessing. In Malay its "Hujan Rahmat". Even the Pahang's Jabatan Bekalan Air moto is 'Air itu rahmat' or in English, water is a blessing. With rain, it'll replenish our water reservoir and also allow the paddy farmer to start planting paddy back after the harvest season. Anyway, that is not the issue here.

What I''ll be writing is about the flood and the landslide at Bukit Antarabangsa. Yup, Terengganu, Pahang and Kelantan had been hit with the flood. Not forgetting the small area in Johor. Lives were lost. Houses covered with mud, electrical appliances soaked with water, savings were lost( some don't know what a bank is though). Those the were damaged cause. Don't forget the psychological aspect, some were badly traumatized. Some kids enjoy it to the fullest. Having fun playing with the water. This morning we've heard another landslide, this time at Bukit Antarabangsa, where most rich people live. The landslide was to be believed caused by the heavy rain. Lives were lost, houses, belongings gone in a instant. Sadness and sorrow will fill the hearts of those affected.

Now, let us wander, who are we to blame? The government? The developer? The engineer? The PBT? God even? In actuality, it is us who should take the blame. Its our attitude which might have caused this tragedy. The hills were trimmed down, logging of timber, land clearing to pave way for development, natural reservoir destroyed, who did this? Us again. Its just an application of the cause and effect law. For example, when we destroy the forest, where's the rain water gonna go? Normally the trees will sap in the water, while reducing the amount to absorb by the earth. Now, with the trees gone, where does it flow? Well we have the sewage to regulate the water flow. If its clogged, fill with rubbish, the water can't go with the flow and making it  go elsewhere. If its near a housing area, a flood is going to occur. Some folk in the village, didn't have the concern to create a drainage system. If they had, some are filled with overgrown lalang. A flood happen, and they'll blame the authorities for the cause. In a logical sense, why the PBT had to be concern with the matter as it occur due to their own negligence. Its our attitude which is the cause of this.

Just because of one idiot, those near to him will suffer also.........

Happy Eidul Adha!!!

Suasana kt Umah n wedding cousin..

Salam,

Tgh xder idea nk tulih apa, jd just masukkan gambar je....

Home sweet home...

sekeliling rumah


tepi rumah, br lps mesin rumput

itik-itik yang dibela


ayam burung, yang warna biru tu

mesin rumput......, kerja masa cuti...

tempat makan pengantin, the theme is purple

makanan yg disaji

pasangan pengantin (btw cousin ak yg perempuan tu)


why my picture isn't here? well, I don't like to be photograph.....

Takziah..

Salam,
Di dalam ruangan yang sempit ini, saya ingin mengucapkan takziah kepada Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran , Dato' Razali Ismail yang telah pulang ke rahmatullah. Beliau meniggal disebabkan serangan jantung.

Takziah juga diucapkan kepada Allahyarham Pak Ku Shadat atau nama sebenarnya Ku Nafiah Ku Aman. Saya pernah berjumpa dan sempat berbual dengan Allahyarham ketika beliau masih hidup kira-kira 4 tahun yang lalu dalam sebuah majlis. Beliau merupakan seorang yang sangat senang didekati dan mampu menutur pelbagai bahasa. Memang tak kering gusi kalau dok bersembang dgn dia. Lagunya yang paling terkenal ialah Vespa Haji Samad, Proton Saga dan lagu kegemaran saya, Anak-anak Mata. Lagu-lagunya semua berunsurkan nasihat yang ditujukan kepada semua lapisan masyarakat. Kehilangan Pak Ku Shadat pastinya akan dirasai dalam arena seni yang berfokuskan lagu rakyat/ seloka rakyat. Walaupun beliau kurang dikenali oleh generasi baru, namun karyanya tetap kedengaran di majlis keramaian (kenduri kahwin, majlis berendoi dan lain-lain) terutamanya bagi orang Utara. Pengakhiran hidupnya penuh dengan derita.

Semoga roh mereka berdua dicucuri rahmat Allah. Amin.

An update ...................

Salam,

It's been quite sometime that I've updated my blog here. The internet connection had been down since last Tuesday(almost a week you can say). The circuit for the Streamyx box in Changlun was struck by lightning. It was replaced this afternoon after a complaint had been lodged. It was slow.. They really took all the time they need.

Been very busy the past week. As some might've known, I had pass the driving test. The test was done in a rainy day and the field of vision weren't good. Thank God I'd pass. If not, it will another horrid experience. At the testing site. You can see a lot of interesting things.Some were overconfident. Some were a bit worried. Some talks as if he can do it, but apparently not as well as he could. The JPJ officer were quite nice especially the pak cik-pak cik. The mak cik -mak cik however, was the opposite. You know what I mean right. They just make you more nervous. We just need a little cheerfulnes to overcome the nervousity.


My cousin got married last Saturday. Had to be there from Friday to Saturday in Air Hitam, Kedah, helping my aunts and uncles. There's interesting tale............... I wanna leave it to next time.

Happy Holiday!!!

A story of annoyance...

Salam,



It's been a while I haven't updated my blog. Nurilahi been bugging me to update my blog, so here there are...... Been very busy lately, got my driver test tomorrow. Anyway, here I would like to share with you about a guy from a friend of mine. He(my friend) had been telling me stories about this guy he met a long time ago . Its quite interestig though......

Here is just the summary....Whatever he says is right in his judgement. That guy in a certain sense can not takes the ideas from other people. He want people to follow and obey him. People usually keep quiet and just follow bluntly in order to avoid any hostility. Its just that whenever you talk back, he always have a way to get back at you. His action sometimes really annoys those near to him. What ever he said is different from what he did.S o, the best solution my friend said is to just keep quiet and never hit back. Just keep all of your anger secluded in your heart. Don't know when its going to burst though.... My friend had become irritated to the point that he just listen and reply to any question he ask awkwardly.

Listening to his story makes me think. This kind of person my friend been describing can't last long in this world. You've got to listen to others. If not a 'told you so' will happened later on. A pain in the neck will surely make you want to avoid that guy.

-Fin-

Cheap vs Expensive

Salam,

Cheap versus Expensive. The title here can mean anything. I think the both of the term here covers from a human being to non living being. What the heck I'm babbling about..... To put it at ease, I would like to make a comparison of these two term.

• Expensive stuff last longer ain't it? This is indeed true. During my secondary school years, I usually bought my black shoes from Bata. This shoes cost only RM30.00 at that time. It only lasted a year with the shoes getting ready to be ripped in half. Then when I was form 4, I've bought a pair from Levi which cost RM150.00. The cost is 5 times more expensive than the Bata's. Surprise-surprise, it lasted till my 2nd year at the IIUM Matriculation Center. The shoes is still ok, but my dad had used to do the gardening stuff. Now, its too messy and had to be thrown away.....sob..sob...

• Cheap stuff sometimes better than the expensive one. Hmm, this statement is hard to describe.. if you look at it at one side its true. Try compare a cheap sugar(cheap brand) and expensive sugar(expensive brand). Both are sugar and tasted the same. Better buy the cheaper one then. You can save a lot of money.

Lets digress a bit.
This holiday I'll be taking my driver's license- 24th November. A license to grill anyone I like. Pray for me that I pass. Apart from that, got to mow the grass around my house. Should take a week to complete, since the premise is big. And finally, my cousin is getting married this 29th November at Air Hitam, Kedah which is KM 18 Jln Putra. It'll be a bit busy for me.( My aunt urged me to come and help her). Again finally, my little brother will 'bersunat' this 1st December. Got to take care of him for a while... Congrats to my 'anak saudara', Faiz n Along(can't remember her real name though) for getting 4A n 1B for the UPSR. This is just the beginning, long way to go.....