Both Aishah & I reached our final destination of Trip IV last night (29 July 2010) at 8.12 PM. We put up at Bayu Hotel, Baling - it's quite a decent hotel but do not be misled by the name yea. [Note: So Fahmy, here "tak ada angin mendayu-dayu" as in your "Pantun"].It's not located by the seaside but at the junction of Gerik/Baling Town.
We have travelled for about 1102.2 from Kuala Lumpur on 26 July 2010 and our next point of "target" for today is Memali before proceeding south to Ipoh/Kuala Lumpur.
Our Trip IV took us from Bukit Keluang Resort in Besut at 10.49 AM towards Baling via Pasir Puteh, Tanah Merah, Machang, Jeli and Gerik, Perak. After seeing the beautiful beaches of Terengganu, we were struck by the beautiful scenery & the green of the Banjaran Titiwangsa.
We cut across Kelantan and stopped at 2 places. The first was at Tok Bali at about 11.32 AM - obviously at that point of time it's already "lengang" with no fish & fish mongers on sight!!!! Then at 12.05 PM we stopped at Jeram Pasu on the way towards Machang. It was a pitiful sight - where have all the water goes and the beautiful scenery when I first went there about 21 years ago with Aishah, Abah, Mak and my sisters in law. Aishah was 'mengandungkan" my eldest son, Adil at that time - so you see that's proof of how "pantang" is Aishah seeing "air terjun/jeram"!!!!
After the short stint at Jeram Pasu, we could not resist but proceeded to the border Bazaar town of Rantau Panjang near Sg. Golok. We reached Rantau Panjang at 1.55 PM after travelling for about 861.9 km. True to our guess & expectation, Rantau Panjang is full of activities with people buying and selling. Not to mention the "activities" criss crossing the Sg. Golok via small "sampan"/"perahu".
Aishah & I took a ride by "sampan" from the Malaysian part of Sg. Golok crossing to the Siam part of the riverbank and voila!!! we reached Siam and became PATI (Pendatang Tanpa Izin) for the 1st time in our life!!!! We were in the midst of the hustle & bustle of the trade activities of Sg Golok .... just by the mere rate of paying RM2.00 to the "sampan: operator.
We did not spent much time in Kelantan as Aishah wanted to be in Baling/Pengakalan Hulu to meet up her friend, Nuri.
The journey cutting across the Puncak Titiwangsa from Jeli to Gerik was so beautiful & green... It was an enjoyable journey especially when we stopped by at the Tasik Temenggor/Pulau Banding, Gerik. Alhamdulillah, we managed to safely made it to Gerik then Baling without being "hit" by wild elephants, tapir or deers as what the Warning Signages remind us along the way at Puncak Titiwangsa!!!.
The Trip was ended in perfection as planned in Baling with Aishah managed to meet up her long "lost" friend, Nuri ...
Now it's 9.35 AM and we are about to start our journey to Memali .... To Noh, Fahmy, Sis Haryati & Adik Sally - thanks for your support & "crazy Pantun", I was literally laughing in tears whilst driving along the Puncak Titiwangsa!!!
Till we meet again .....
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Mystic Poems of Amir Hamzah & Chairil Anwar
I was reading a book on Amir Hamzah, the royal blood great Indonesian Poet entitled " Mysticism & Poetry - A Hermeneutical Reading of the Poems of Amir Hamzah" written by Md. Salleh Yaapar (DBP - 1995).
In the same "breath" as Rummi, Amir Hamzah's poems are also have deep Sufism influence. I was reading and looking for one particular poem by him and found it in the said book...
I have to reproduced the poem in this posting due to its beautiful rhymes and deep meaning - the poem is entitled "Pada Mu Jua":
"Habis kikis
Segala cintaku hilang terbang
Pulang kembali aku kepadanya
Seperti dahulu.
Kaulah kandil kemerlap
Pelita jendela dimalam gelap
Melambai pulang perlahan
Sabar, setia selalu.
Satu kekasihku
Aku manusia
Rindu rasa
Rindu rupa.
Dimana engkau
Rupa tiada
Suara sayup
Hanya kata merangkai hati.
Engkau cemburu
Engkau ganas
Mangsa aku dalam cakarmu
Bertukar tangkap dengan lepas.
Nanar aku gila sasar
Sayang berulang padamu jua
Engkau pelik menarik ingin
Serupa dara dibalik tirai.
Kasihmu sunyi
Menunggu seorang diri
Lalu waktu - bukan giliranku
Mati hari - bukan kawanku..."
The ever rebellious with chaotic freedom & despair great Indonesian Poet Chairil Anwar of Angkatan 45 wrote a spiritual poem - with quite similar beautiful stanza entitled "Doa":
" Tuhanku
Dalam termangu
Aku masih menyebut namaMu
Biar susah sungguh
Mengingat Kau penuh seluruh
CahayaMu panas suci
tinggal kerdip lilin dikelam sunyi
Tuhanku
Aku hilang bentuk
remuk
Tuhanku
aku mengembara dinegara asing
Tuhanku
dipintuMu aku mengetuk
aku tak bisa berpaling."
A short reminder to me via Surah al Ikhlas 112:[1-4] which reads
" Say: He is Allah the One and Only; Allah is the Self-Sufficient
(independent of all, while all are dependent on Him); He begets not, nor
is He begotten (he has no child, nor He a child of any one); And there is
none comparable to Him"...
Now I feel so "small" and fragile ....
In the same "breath" as Rummi, Amir Hamzah's poems are also have deep Sufism influence. I was reading and looking for one particular poem by him and found it in the said book...
I have to reproduced the poem in this posting due to its beautiful rhymes and deep meaning - the poem is entitled "Pada Mu Jua":
"Habis kikis
Segala cintaku hilang terbang
Pulang kembali aku kepadanya
Seperti dahulu.
Kaulah kandil kemerlap
Pelita jendela dimalam gelap
Melambai pulang perlahan
Sabar, setia selalu.
Satu kekasihku
Aku manusia
Rindu rasa
Rindu rupa.
Dimana engkau
Rupa tiada
Suara sayup
Hanya kata merangkai hati.
Engkau cemburu
Engkau ganas
Mangsa aku dalam cakarmu
Bertukar tangkap dengan lepas.
Nanar aku gila sasar
Sayang berulang padamu jua
Engkau pelik menarik ingin
Serupa dara dibalik tirai.
Kasihmu sunyi
Menunggu seorang diri
Lalu waktu - bukan giliranku
Mati hari - bukan kawanku..."
The ever rebellious with chaotic freedom & despair great Indonesian Poet Chairil Anwar of Angkatan 45 wrote a spiritual poem - with quite similar beautiful stanza entitled "Doa":
" Tuhanku
Dalam termangu
Aku masih menyebut namaMu
Biar susah sungguh
Mengingat Kau penuh seluruh
CahayaMu panas suci
tinggal kerdip lilin dikelam sunyi
Tuhanku
Aku hilang bentuk
remuk
Tuhanku
aku mengembara dinegara asing
Tuhanku
dipintuMu aku mengetuk
aku tak bisa berpaling."
A short reminder to me via Surah al Ikhlas 112:[1-4] which reads
" Say: He is Allah the One and Only; Allah is the Self-Sufficient
(independent of all, while all are dependent on Him); He begets not, nor
is He begotten (he has no child, nor He a child of any one); And there is
none comparable to Him"...
Now I feel so "small" and fragile ....
24th Year Wedding Anniversary @ Road Tour - Trip III
Aishah & I ended our Trip III on 28 July 2010 at exactly 9.00 PM after travelling about 731 km from Batu Pahat. The odometer read at 34488 km when we reached our final stop at Bukit Keluang Beach Resort, Besut, Terengganu.
We started our journey from Kuantan at 10.30 AM with a resolution that we would drive along the coastal road towards Terengganu/Kelantan.
Our journey however was started with a very sad news as Aishah received a call telling her that Roslilawati had passed away that 28th morning. Innalillah & al Fatihah for Allahyarham Roslilawati. Aishah was very sad indeed with a "consolation" of at least she managed to visit Ros the previous day at Pantai Hospital, Batu Pahat.
Back to the journey to Terengganu ... Terengganu would be synonym to "Nasi Dagang", "Sata", "Keropok Lekor", the long white sandy beautiful beaches and of course the "green trademark" Masjid Rusila, Rusila (Marang), Terengganu. Alhamdulillah except for the "Nasi Dagang", both of us managed to enjoy the good delicacies of Terengganu and enjoying the panoramic beaches.
Driving along Cherating then towards Chukai/Kemaman really kept us in awe with the beautiful scenery of the long white sandy beaches.
The places which we "landed" ourselves into were Pantai Marina/Telaga Simpul, Kemaman. That was about noon @ 12.12 PM and it was on a very hot but windy afternoon. Telaga Simpul really drove out my curiosity of how it got its name but there was no telling on this except that it was recorded by Abdullah Munshi in his "diary" during his voyage (with Raffles I supposed)centuries ago ...
It was time for "Rest, Relax & Recreation" as the motto at the entrance signage of Pantai Kemasik, Kemaman states. We stopped by the beach eating - obviously "Sata" & "lemang" with ABC & "air kelapa muda"... Our next stop before Bukit Keluang Resort was Pantai Rekreasi Teluk Bidara.
Along the journey what struck me most was the people - be it young or old - are leading a very simple life with no pretentious feeling at anything/anybody. At Pantai Rekreasi Teluk Bidara, there were kids - all boys - fishing and having a good time swimming -with such "freedom" untied to the complexities of life.
Just after Kemaman we stopped by a river where a group of kids having a good time playing by the river bank - one of them was happily swinging using a rope tied from a tree by the jetty .... They were all a bit introvert, shy but polite... I took their photos together with Aishah - all laughing & smiling radiantly.
As I am posting this entry, I could not help but realising that how precious life is - the priceless value of friendship & relationship.. Perhaps all this while I may have take things for granted ... Too much emphasised on work without spending enough quality time with Aishah & the kids...
Most important of all the beautiful creations of Allah and the fact that I do sometimes or rather most of the time failed to value them .....
Till we meet again in the next posting ....
We started our journey from Kuantan at 10.30 AM with a resolution that we would drive along the coastal road towards Terengganu/Kelantan.
Our journey however was started with a very sad news as Aishah received a call telling her that Roslilawati had passed away that 28th morning. Innalillah & al Fatihah for Allahyarham Roslilawati. Aishah was very sad indeed with a "consolation" of at least she managed to visit Ros the previous day at Pantai Hospital, Batu Pahat.
Back to the journey to Terengganu ... Terengganu would be synonym to "Nasi Dagang", "Sata", "Keropok Lekor", the long white sandy beautiful beaches and of course the "green trademark" Masjid Rusila, Rusila (Marang), Terengganu. Alhamdulillah except for the "Nasi Dagang", both of us managed to enjoy the good delicacies of Terengganu and enjoying the panoramic beaches.
Driving along Cherating then towards Chukai/Kemaman really kept us in awe with the beautiful scenery of the long white sandy beaches.
The places which we "landed" ourselves into were Pantai Marina/Telaga Simpul, Kemaman. That was about noon @ 12.12 PM and it was on a very hot but windy afternoon. Telaga Simpul really drove out my curiosity of how it got its name but there was no telling on this except that it was recorded by Abdullah Munshi in his "diary" during his voyage (with Raffles I supposed)centuries ago ...
It was time for "Rest, Relax & Recreation" as the motto at the entrance signage of Pantai Kemasik, Kemaman states. We stopped by the beach eating - obviously "Sata" & "lemang" with ABC & "air kelapa muda"... Our next stop before Bukit Keluang Resort was Pantai Rekreasi Teluk Bidara.
Along the journey what struck me most was the people - be it young or old - are leading a very simple life with no pretentious feeling at anything/anybody. At Pantai Rekreasi Teluk Bidara, there were kids - all boys - fishing and having a good time swimming -with such "freedom" untied to the complexities of life.
Just after Kemaman we stopped by a river where a group of kids having a good time playing by the river bank - one of them was happily swinging using a rope tied from a tree by the jetty .... They were all a bit introvert, shy but polite... I took their photos together with Aishah - all laughing & smiling radiantly.
As I am posting this entry, I could not help but realising that how precious life is - the priceless value of friendship & relationship.. Perhaps all this while I may have take things for granted ... Too much emphasised on work without spending enough quality time with Aishah & the kids...
Most important of all the beautiful creations of Allah and the fact that I do sometimes or rather most of the time failed to value them .....
Till we meet again in the next posting ....
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
24th Year Wedding Anniversary @ Road Tour - Trip II
Aishah & I commenced our Trip II on 27 July 2010 @ 9.30 AM from Batu Pahat. The odometer read at 33744 km and the trip was from Batu Pahat towards Kuantan via Segamat.
The journey commenced at a sombre note as we dropped by at Pantai Hospital, Batu Pahat visiting Aishah's friend, Roslilawati who was in comma. Seeing her & Aishah at the ICU made me realised what friendship is all about....
Since we did not have a pre planned itinerary, we just drove "light & easy" and would stop at any destination which might be of interest to us... True to my guess, the 1st stop was at Hutan Lipur Sg. Bantang, Bekok, Johor. I said I was right because Aishah is the type of person who is "pantang nampak ada air terjun/jeram"....
We reached there at about 12.47 and spent about 40 minutes before reaching our next stop at Pusat Rekreasi Kolam Air Panas, Labis. Our final stop of the day was Kuantan - after travelling for about 339.40 km from Batu Pahat.
It was an enjoyable trip especially during our durian eating session at Buluh Kasap Segamat. The durian eating session by the road side was actually purposely done in "vengeance" of our good friends, Mohd Noh & Fahmy who had a durian eating feast earlier and posted their session in the FB... Hey guys, we had our revenge!!! As for our Adik, Sally sorry - "kita orang makan durian dulu yea!"
The best moment of the trip was seeing Aishah with three "Orang Asal" kids along the route leading to Kuantan ... Those kids were so shy, full of curiosity but polite... I just wonder what would those 3 kids be say, in 15 years from now. What I am sure is their curiosity & politeness would suffice to ensure a good life ahead, insyaALLAH.
Reaching Kuantan at 6.00 PM really took toll on myself as the odometer stopped at 3409 km. I was badly in need of a good rest before our next trip from Kuantan to Terengganu the next day ...
Till my next Trip III posting ....
The journey commenced at a sombre note as we dropped by at Pantai Hospital, Batu Pahat visiting Aishah's friend, Roslilawati who was in comma. Seeing her & Aishah at the ICU made me realised what friendship is all about....
Since we did not have a pre planned itinerary, we just drove "light & easy" and would stop at any destination which might be of interest to us... True to my guess, the 1st stop was at Hutan Lipur Sg. Bantang, Bekok, Johor. I said I was right because Aishah is the type of person who is "pantang nampak ada air terjun/jeram"....
We reached there at about 12.47 and spent about 40 minutes before reaching our next stop at Pusat Rekreasi Kolam Air Panas, Labis. Our final stop of the day was Kuantan - after travelling for about 339.40 km from Batu Pahat.
It was an enjoyable trip especially during our durian eating session at Buluh Kasap Segamat. The durian eating session by the road side was actually purposely done in "vengeance" of our good friends, Mohd Noh & Fahmy who had a durian eating feast earlier and posted their session in the FB... Hey guys, we had our revenge!!! As for our Adik, Sally sorry - "kita orang makan durian dulu yea!"
The best moment of the trip was seeing Aishah with three "Orang Asal" kids along the route leading to Kuantan ... Those kids were so shy, full of curiosity but polite... I just wonder what would those 3 kids be say, in 15 years from now. What I am sure is their curiosity & politeness would suffice to ensure a good life ahead, insyaALLAH.
Reaching Kuantan at 6.00 PM really took toll on myself as the odometer stopped at 3409 km. I was badly in need of a good rest before our next trip from Kuantan to Terengganu the next day ...
Till my next Trip III posting ....
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Cik Siti Wan Kembang In Las Vegas?
NST @ 24 July 2010 came out with a front page picture of Ms Universe/Malaysia 2010, Nadine Ann Thomas wearing a costume which she will be wearing at the world pageant finale in Las Vegas on 7 August. The caption at the front page states: "Las Vegas, here she comes".
On the above, I have no issue, but what I read next at the front page and at page 2 of the newspaper caused concern ...
It is reported in the said newspaper that the costume was specially designed for Nadine by a 25 year old Kelantan born designer who was inspired by the legendary Princes/Ruler of Kelantan Cik Siti Wan Kembang.
I am not a fashion designer or even a fashion conscious person - to me wearing faded jeans with my Pagoda/black T-Shirt and slippers would be fashionable enough ...
When I look at the costume to be worn by Nadine which was said to be inspired by Cik Siti Wan Kembang, I started browsing the Internet looking for what might be the "in trend" fashion of a Kelantanese Malay Royalty women in the 15th century ...
I was in great "pain" trying to visualise Cik Siti Wan Kembang wearing a costume as what appeared in NST that Saturday ... Where is the "kain limar"? Where is the prerequisite 3 cloths (kain) which was normally worn by Malay ladies at that point of time?
The most striking "feature" of the designed costume is the fact that Cik Siti Wan Kembang wearing shorts? Not the long pants @ "seluar punjut" ...
I am not an ardent fan of any world pageant - be it Ms Universe, Ms World or whatever "Ms" it might be - but I do know there would be a segment where the competing ladies would be wearing their respective national/traditional costume.
Now, if the above is true and Nadine is going to parade the said costume my issue is does it represent what our traditional costume is/was?
It really a shame as over the years other countries especially those from African nations & the South Americans took great pains in maintaining originality of their respective national costumes but we tend to "fusion" & "modernise" almost everything at the expense of originality ... That's why nowadays you would be frowning every time you see how Joget Asli had been "transformed" into a not so "asli" Joget!!!
To Nadine & the fashion designer, best of luck though .....
On the above, I have no issue, but what I read next at the front page and at page 2 of the newspaper caused concern ...
It is reported in the said newspaper that the costume was specially designed for Nadine by a 25 year old Kelantan born designer who was inspired by the legendary Princes/Ruler of Kelantan Cik Siti Wan Kembang.
I am not a fashion designer or even a fashion conscious person - to me wearing faded jeans with my Pagoda/black T-Shirt and slippers would be fashionable enough ...
When I look at the costume to be worn by Nadine which was said to be inspired by Cik Siti Wan Kembang, I started browsing the Internet looking for what might be the "in trend" fashion of a Kelantanese Malay Royalty women in the 15th century ...
I was in great "pain" trying to visualise Cik Siti Wan Kembang wearing a costume as what appeared in NST that Saturday ... Where is the "kain limar"? Where is the prerequisite 3 cloths (kain) which was normally worn by Malay ladies at that point of time?
The most striking "feature" of the designed costume is the fact that Cik Siti Wan Kembang wearing shorts? Not the long pants @ "seluar punjut" ...
I am not an ardent fan of any world pageant - be it Ms Universe, Ms World or whatever "Ms" it might be - but I do know there would be a segment where the competing ladies would be wearing their respective national/traditional costume.
Now, if the above is true and Nadine is going to parade the said costume my issue is does it represent what our traditional costume is/was?
It really a shame as over the years other countries especially those from African nations & the South Americans took great pains in maintaining originality of their respective national costumes but we tend to "fusion" & "modernise" almost everything at the expense of originality ... That's why nowadays you would be frowning every time you see how Joget Asli had been "transformed" into a not so "asli" Joget!!!
To Nadine & the fashion designer, best of luck though .....
The Music In My Life @ Long Live Rock & Roll et al
Actually the 1st music which I heard & I could recalled was not Rock & Roll .. It was the songs sang by my Mak when I was a small kid. Mak used to 'dodoi" me with these 2 songs... I am not sure whether it's 2 songs or is it 1 instead ..
The lyrics go like this:
"Mendung si mega mendung
Mendung datang dari utara
Termenung jangan termenung
....."
The other (?) song goes like this:
"Angin menderu, dahan jatuh menimpa batu
Guguran
Hatiku rindu
Orang jauh tak kenang daku
Rinduan ....."
What I am sure is that Ning Baizura did a remake of the later song but sorry Ning! You could not beat my Mak's voice - she wins hands down!!!!
Apart from these 2 songs. I was "cramped" by all those Rock songs. The 1st 2 Rock Bands which were "introduced" to me when I was in my lower primary were Grand Funk Railroad with hit songs "Locomotion" & "We are an American Band" and Deep Purple with so many hit songs. Since then, I became the "deepest" fan of Deep Purple!!!
Then came the 80s Rock Groups like Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Dio, Magnum, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the likes.
I would say 80s was the era where Rock & Roll esp. the Heavy Metal was at its peak. I was in Form 4 at that time and I could still remember at that time, every now and then there would be Rock Concert by the local bands being staged either at the Perak Stadium @ Kg Simee or at the Indra Mulia Stadium.
The first Rock Concert which I first attended was a concert by Sweet Charity at the Perak Stadium. There we were - a group of teens wearing black T Shirt - it has to be black anyway!!! - in faded jeans, myself, Lan @ Yang, Sobri @ Steam (actually until now I didn't know how Sobri ended up with the nickname!!), Kirdy, Yusni, Akashah & the rest...
We really had a good time that night - head banging et al... The concert normally end at midnight or slightly after midnight so we ended up walking back home as there was no bus service after midnight. It was fun alright.
What I remembered most from the Sweet Charity concert was this .... That night a group of us ran wildly from the seating area towards the stage and was chased by the ever loyal FRU. Among them was a friend of us who I could not recalled his name but that Monday immediately after the concert we started calling him "Sheikh".. Reason being that Monday after the concert we bumped into him wearing "serban (green) & jubah (of all the colours BLACK!!!!)" at our usual "lepak" place @ Ipoh Central Bus Station ...
We sat together with him and Lan @ Yang being the most outspoken among us said to him "Baru je malam minggu hari tu kita "head banging" sama2x!!!" His answer? "Alhamdulillah ... Tapi agak agaknya boleh gak "head banging" sekali sekala ni!!!" We broke into laughter and hugged him ... After that, we did spend "lepaking" time with Sheikh on a number of occasions. Then he was nowhere to be seen after that & my pray is that our "Sheikh" is in good health ... To me it's very good & "cool" of him still "sudi lepaking" with us during those short period of time .......I really hope "Sheikh" would also pray for me & friends!!!!
As I grow older, I do still hear those Rock songs but occasionally - just to re energise myself .... Whatever it is "Long Live Rock & Roll"
The lyrics go like this:
"Mendung si mega mendung
Mendung datang dari utara
Termenung jangan termenung
....."
The other (?) song goes like this:
"Angin menderu, dahan jatuh menimpa batu
Guguran
Hatiku rindu
Orang jauh tak kenang daku
Rinduan ....."
What I am sure is that Ning Baizura did a remake of the later song but sorry Ning! You could not beat my Mak's voice - she wins hands down!!!!
Apart from these 2 songs. I was "cramped" by all those Rock songs. The 1st 2 Rock Bands which were "introduced" to me when I was in my lower primary were Grand Funk Railroad with hit songs "Locomotion" & "We are an American Band" and Deep Purple with so many hit songs. Since then, I became the "deepest" fan of Deep Purple!!!
Then came the 80s Rock Groups like Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Whitesnake, Dio, Magnum, Dire Straits, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the likes.
I would say 80s was the era where Rock & Roll esp. the Heavy Metal was at its peak. I was in Form 4 at that time and I could still remember at that time, every now and then there would be Rock Concert by the local bands being staged either at the Perak Stadium @ Kg Simee or at the Indra Mulia Stadium.
The first Rock Concert which I first attended was a concert by Sweet Charity at the Perak Stadium. There we were - a group of teens wearing black T Shirt - it has to be black anyway!!! - in faded jeans, myself, Lan @ Yang, Sobri @ Steam (actually until now I didn't know how Sobri ended up with the nickname!!), Kirdy, Yusni, Akashah & the rest...
We really had a good time that night - head banging et al... The concert normally end at midnight or slightly after midnight so we ended up walking back home as there was no bus service after midnight. It was fun alright.
What I remembered most from the Sweet Charity concert was this .... That night a group of us ran wildly from the seating area towards the stage and was chased by the ever loyal FRU. Among them was a friend of us who I could not recalled his name but that Monday immediately after the concert we started calling him "Sheikh".. Reason being that Monday after the concert we bumped into him wearing "serban (green) & jubah (of all the colours BLACK!!!!)" at our usual "lepak" place @ Ipoh Central Bus Station ...
We sat together with him and Lan @ Yang being the most outspoken among us said to him "Baru je malam minggu hari tu kita "head banging" sama2x!!!" His answer? "Alhamdulillah ... Tapi agak agaknya boleh gak "head banging" sekali sekala ni!!!" We broke into laughter and hugged him ... After that, we did spend "lepaking" time with Sheikh on a number of occasions. Then he was nowhere to be seen after that & my pray is that our "Sheikh" is in good health ... To me it's very good & "cool" of him still "sudi lepaking" with us during those short period of time .......I really hope "Sheikh" would also pray for me & friends!!!!
As I grow older, I do still hear those Rock songs but occasionally - just to re energise myself .... Whatever it is "Long Live Rock & Roll"
24th Year Wedding Annivesary Road Tour @ Trip I
The odometer of my car stood at 33494km, the time was at 9.45 PM @ Monday night. That was the when Aishah & I started our journey - the road tour of our 24th year wedding anniversary...
Back tracking a bit ... I have been toying with this idea of road tour for quite some time. When I suggested it to Aishah - knowing her - she literally jumped with joy & said "Let's do it, something different eh?" ...
This journey/Trip I took us 247 km & reached our 1st destination at 12.47 AM - from KL to Batu Pahat... Why Batu Pahat? There's a main reason to it which I would state below. Coincidentally Mak @ my beloved mother in law is taken ill for quite some time.We would also take the opportunity to visit Aisha's friend, Rosilawati who is in comma at Pantai Hospital, Batu Pahat....
Back to the main reason on why Batu Pahat being the 1st place. Obviously due to Aishah hailed from Batu Pahat!!!
I remember slightly more than 24 years ago, I came to Batu Pahat for the first time accompanied by my loyal friends Yusni, Lan @ Yang & Akashah. The idea was mooted by Yusni who said that I have to "introduce" myself to Aishah's parents & family. I was a bit reluctant but those 3 guys pushed me all the way to Batu Pahat!!! We ended up putting a night at the only decent hotel at that material time - I could not recalled the hotel's name but now it had been converted into an UMNO Batu Pahat office!!!
The funny thing was that when we reached Aishah's house, it was Yusni & Lan who did the talking - I just kept to myself and interjected here and there!!! I was actually dumbfounded & lost of words. Well Allahyarham Abah had a very stern & commanding voice - he was an ex policeman ... I was quite panicky on that day.
About 3 months after that Aishah & I went through the Akad Nikah ... the rest - as they say - is history ....
My dear Aishah - she's fast asleep at this moment, he he -, that was about 24 years ago and our love is stronger as time passed by ....
I pray for our happiness with the kids. To Mak, get well soon and to your friend, Ros, let's pray for her speedy recovery ... InsyaALLAH...
The next post, InsyaALLAH would be Trip II of our Road Tour ....
Back tracking a bit ... I have been toying with this idea of road tour for quite some time. When I suggested it to Aishah - knowing her - she literally jumped with joy & said "Let's do it, something different eh?" ...
This journey/Trip I took us 247 km & reached our 1st destination at 12.47 AM - from KL to Batu Pahat... Why Batu Pahat? There's a main reason to it which I would state below. Coincidentally Mak @ my beloved mother in law is taken ill for quite some time.We would also take the opportunity to visit Aisha's friend, Rosilawati who is in comma at Pantai Hospital, Batu Pahat....
Back to the main reason on why Batu Pahat being the 1st place. Obviously due to Aishah hailed from Batu Pahat!!!
I remember slightly more than 24 years ago, I came to Batu Pahat for the first time accompanied by my loyal friends Yusni, Lan @ Yang & Akashah. The idea was mooted by Yusni who said that I have to "introduce" myself to Aishah's parents & family. I was a bit reluctant but those 3 guys pushed me all the way to Batu Pahat!!! We ended up putting a night at the only decent hotel at that material time - I could not recalled the hotel's name but now it had been converted into an UMNO Batu Pahat office!!!
The funny thing was that when we reached Aishah's house, it was Yusni & Lan who did the talking - I just kept to myself and interjected here and there!!! I was actually dumbfounded & lost of words. Well Allahyarham Abah had a very stern & commanding voice - he was an ex policeman ... I was quite panicky on that day.
About 3 months after that Aishah & I went through the Akad Nikah ... the rest - as they say - is history ....
My dear Aishah - she's fast asleep at this moment, he he -, that was about 24 years ago and our love is stronger as time passed by ....
I pray for our happiness with the kids. To Mak, get well soon and to your friend, Ros, let's pray for her speedy recovery ... InsyaALLAH...
The next post, InsyaALLAH would be Trip II of our Road Tour ....
Saturday, July 24, 2010
The 3 Great Poets - I Finally Got it all ....
I have been looking high and low for the "Antologi Puisi" by my favourite 3 Poets namely Amir Hamzah, Chairil Anwar & W S Rendra. The last time I read their poems when I was in my Sixth Form (1983) and years before when I was in my lower primary in the 'hip' 70s.
I managed to have all "Antologi Puisi" by Chairil Anwar few months back.... Thanks to Aishah as she scoured through Jakarta & Medan just to buy them for me... I really appreciate it and thanks....
Today, I managed to get hold of my self "Antologi Puisi" by W S Rendra .... The bonus of the day was I also bought an autobiography of another great Poet, Amir Hamzah. He could be considered as the "father" of Indonesian modern poems and has great influence on Indonesian/Malaysian poems - even in the Malay Archipelago - in the 50s & the contemporary....
I might share with you the tragic life of Amir Hamzah & Chairil Anwar plus the "rebellious" Rendra in my next posting - though I believe most of you might have known it ....
Good night all ...
I managed to have all "Antologi Puisi" by Chairil Anwar few months back.... Thanks to Aishah as she scoured through Jakarta & Medan just to buy them for me... I really appreciate it and thanks....
Today, I managed to get hold of my self "Antologi Puisi" by W S Rendra .... The bonus of the day was I also bought an autobiography of another great Poet, Amir Hamzah. He could be considered as the "father" of Indonesian modern poems and has great influence on Indonesian/Malaysian poems - even in the Malay Archipelago - in the 50s & the contemporary....
I might share with you the tragic life of Amir Hamzah & Chairil Anwar plus the "rebellious" Rendra in my next posting - though I believe most of you might have known it ....
Good night all ...
Friday, July 16, 2010
Save The Turtle Advertisement - Terengganu Accent
I heard the other day over Radio [Light & Easy] an advertisement, I could not really reproduce it in verbatim but amongst others it goes like this:
" Hi, I am Syed Fazli ... "Imajing" (imagine) yourself being "bong" (born)...
(suddenly you could hear a lady's voice - Syed Fazli's mother - said) ... "dong"
(don't) "ik" (eat) "telur penyu"!!! ..."
Syed Fazli went on in his Terengganu accent and ended the advert by inviting us to save the turtle and go to the website - in his own words:
" ... www."hek" (hatch).turtle.com".
Now, I find it annoying and irritating because I know of my Terengganu born friends who could speak English well... It is an insult to them actually.
Secondly, since the objective - I firmly believe unless I am damn wrong!! - is to create awareness to us Malaysians to save the turtles from extinction - can't the advertisement be in "Queen's English" or at least proper English? It definitely defeat the purpose by running an advertisement which you have to hear it over and over again to understand the meaning/objective of the same...
It is so sad, annoying and pathetic ... which reminds me of the poem by J. M. Aziz "Penyu Menangis" ......
Good night all & till the next posting .....
" Hi, I am Syed Fazli ... "Imajing" (imagine) yourself being "bong" (born)...
(suddenly you could hear a lady's voice - Syed Fazli's mother - said) ... "dong"
(don't) "ik" (eat) "telur penyu"!!! ..."
Syed Fazli went on in his Terengganu accent and ended the advert by inviting us to save the turtle and go to the website - in his own words:
" ... www."hek" (hatch).turtle.com".
Now, I find it annoying and irritating because I know of my Terengganu born friends who could speak English well... It is an insult to them actually.
Secondly, since the objective - I firmly believe unless I am damn wrong!! - is to create awareness to us Malaysians to save the turtles from extinction - can't the advertisement be in "Queen's English" or at least proper English? It definitely defeat the purpose by running an advertisement which you have to hear it over and over again to understand the meaning/objective of the same...
It is so sad, annoying and pathetic ... which reminds me of the poem by J. M. Aziz "Penyu Menangis" ......
Good night all & till the next posting .....
Post Fifa World Cup - Some Trivia
Here are some "results" of the post World Cup which worth - maybe not depending on your "inclination"/"leaning" of believe - to be noted:
1. A survey carried out in Britain revealed that 60% of Britons are suffering from post World Cup depression. While about 12% "skip" having sex during that period and 6% had their relationship "severed";
2. The Fifa World Cup rankings changed drastically with Spain at the top followed by Netherland, Japan moved up to 32, Ghana at 23, South Korea at 44 and Malaysia ... I could only count up to 100 as I am not good in numbers!!!!
3. Nelson Mandela just celebrated his 92nd birthday;
4. The best of all, Paul the Oracle retired!!!
Last but not least, Paris Hilton (Paris who?) or is it some other Blondie is "busy" with marijuana ....
Wonder what will happen in Brazil next 4 years ....
1. A survey carried out in Britain revealed that 60% of Britons are suffering from post World Cup depression. While about 12% "skip" having sex during that period and 6% had their relationship "severed";
2. The Fifa World Cup rankings changed drastically with Spain at the top followed by Netherland, Japan moved up to 32, Ghana at 23, South Korea at 44 and Malaysia ... I could only count up to 100 as I am not good in numbers!!!!
3. Nelson Mandela just celebrated his 92nd birthday;
4. The best of all, Paul the Oracle retired!!!
Last but not least, Paris Hilton (Paris who?) or is it some other Blondie is "busy" with marijuana ....
Wonder what will happen in Brazil next 4 years ....
Monday, July 12, 2010
The World Cup - Phewww!!! It's About To End ....
Initially, I thought of writing a post especially for Paul the Octopus. However, come to think of it, Paul is nothing but another creature in this Universe - slimy at that!!! I have decided and resolved to leave Paul alone in Berlin - huh! Of all the places, why do you pick German as your "adopted" home? Can't you just stay put in Weymouth, England?
Well, in another 45 minutes or so, the World Cup would be put to an end. Which country is going to win the World Cup? Is it Spain or the "Oranje"? Paul the Octopus predicted Spain would win the Cup while Mani the Bird predicted Netherland. As for me, it does not matter as the Germans are not the finalist!!! What I am sure is for the next 4 years, I am allergy to the words "squid", "octopus","sotong" - be it "basah" or "kering".... How could we let this slimy vertebrae predicted and control the game ... Believing in it I am not.
It's football anyway.
But on hindsight, I am just wondering, if I am not "believing" in what Paul had predicted why am I so "angry" with this creature? Is it not a sign of "believing" - even an iota of it?
Perhaps this verse 90-93 of Surah Al Maidah would "convert" me to be an "unbeliever" of Paul the Octopus:
"O believers! Intoxicants and gambling (game of chance), dedication to
stones(paying tribute to idols) and division by arrows lottery) are
the filthy works of Shaitan. Get away from them, so that you may prosper
Shaitan desires to stir up enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants
and gambling, to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah and from Salah
(prayers). Will you not abstain? Obey Allah and obey the Rassol and abstain
from these things. If you do not, then you should know that Our Rasool"s
duty is only to convey My message clearly. There is no blame on those who
believe and do good deeds for what they ate in the past, provided they
abstain from those things which have been made unlawful, then remain
steadfast in their belief and do righteous deeds, then abstain themselves
from whatever they are forbidden and believe in Divine Law, then fear Allah
and do good deeds. For Allah loves those who do good deeds."
So Paul, I will let you "swimming" & "crawling" in peace - you are nothing but another creation & a mortal - just like me ......
By the way it's still 0 - 0 (71st minute).... till the next posting... Bye!!!
Well, in another 45 minutes or so, the World Cup would be put to an end. Which country is going to win the World Cup? Is it Spain or the "Oranje"? Paul the Octopus predicted Spain would win the Cup while Mani the Bird predicted Netherland. As for me, it does not matter as the Germans are not the finalist!!! What I am sure is for the next 4 years, I am allergy to the words "squid", "octopus","sotong" - be it "basah" or "kering".... How could we let this slimy vertebrae predicted and control the game ... Believing in it I am not.
It's football anyway.
But on hindsight, I am just wondering, if I am not "believing" in what Paul had predicted why am I so "angry" with this creature? Is it not a sign of "believing" - even an iota of it?
Perhaps this verse 90-93 of Surah Al Maidah would "convert" me to be an "unbeliever" of Paul the Octopus:
"O believers! Intoxicants and gambling (game of chance), dedication to
stones(paying tribute to idols) and division by arrows lottery) are
the filthy works of Shaitan. Get away from them, so that you may prosper
Shaitan desires to stir up enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants
and gambling, to prevent you from the remembrance of Allah and from Salah
(prayers). Will you not abstain? Obey Allah and obey the Rassol and abstain
from these things. If you do not, then you should know that Our Rasool"s
duty is only to convey My message clearly. There is no blame on those who
believe and do good deeds for what they ate in the past, provided they
abstain from those things which have been made unlawful, then remain
steadfast in their belief and do righteous deeds, then abstain themselves
from whatever they are forbidden and believe in Divine Law, then fear Allah
and do good deeds. For Allah loves those who do good deeds."
So Paul, I will let you "swimming" & "crawling" in peace - you are nothing but another creation & a mortal - just like me ......
By the way it's still 0 - 0 (71st minute).... till the next posting... Bye!!!
Monday, July 5, 2010
The World Cup, Abandoned Babies ... Again
At last the World Cup is nearing its end ... I wonder what would Malaysians & the rest of the world would do after it's over.
For some, life would be back to normal - back to the sedantry lifestyle, I guess. Just like how our (national)football is - it has been in a sedantry state of affairs for ages!!! Prove? Just look at the adverts over TV. They have to do a "re run" - in BLACK & WHITE just to prove a point of how long it has been & how great we were during Allahyarham "Super Mokh", Soh Chin Aun, Santokh Singh, Dolah Sani & James Wong era... The problem is we tend to live in the past & being entrapped in the past great era. Stop being melancholic!!! FAM needs to look ahead & within - clear up your own backyard, please.
As for the World Cup, I have no comments except to note that why on earth Mick Jagger is being blamed for Brazil's defeat? One guy - at least - in Haiti jumped to his death when Brazil lost... The funniest thing that was Paris Hilton - who? - was arrested for allegedly in possession of Marijuana - a case of mistaken blond? What a joke!!!!
To my wife, Aishah, Kaka (the handsome player whom you adored so much) is back to Brazil unlike Felipe Melo who was advised to take leave and not to go back to Brazil for security reason.... For the ladies out there, with Kaka out of sight, please turn your view to the German's coach - he's quite a looker unlike the average Germans who normally look a bit "garang" ....
Last week in the midst of the World Cup, the 1st Baby Boy was dropped off in the nation's 1st Baby Hatch. By looking at his picture in NST the other day I couldn't but agree with the caption which said his face is so "angelic" ... I can't really say whether I am happy or sad with the report - happy because the baby was safe and sound & the objective of setting up the baby hatch - to safe abandoned babies from fatality - but sad because with that very first drop off, it just confirmed the fact that we have gone so low & decay in our humanity ... The irony of it all that very same day, 3 cases of abandoned babies were reported all over the country ...
It's definitely a sad day/week for us Malaysians, the Brazilians, Argentines & of course to the ladies out there ... bye bye Kaka .....
Till we meet again ....
For some, life would be back to normal - back to the sedantry lifestyle, I guess. Just like how our (national)football is - it has been in a sedantry state of affairs for ages!!! Prove? Just look at the adverts over TV. They have to do a "re run" - in BLACK & WHITE just to prove a point of how long it has been & how great we were during Allahyarham "Super Mokh", Soh Chin Aun, Santokh Singh, Dolah Sani & James Wong era... The problem is we tend to live in the past & being entrapped in the past great era. Stop being melancholic!!! FAM needs to look ahead & within - clear up your own backyard, please.
As for the World Cup, I have no comments except to note that why on earth Mick Jagger is being blamed for Brazil's defeat? One guy - at least - in Haiti jumped to his death when Brazil lost... The funniest thing that was Paris Hilton - who? - was arrested for allegedly in possession of Marijuana - a case of mistaken blond? What a joke!!!!
To my wife, Aishah, Kaka (the handsome player whom you adored so much) is back to Brazil unlike Felipe Melo who was advised to take leave and not to go back to Brazil for security reason.... For the ladies out there, with Kaka out of sight, please turn your view to the German's coach - he's quite a looker unlike the average Germans who normally look a bit "garang" ....
Last week in the midst of the World Cup, the 1st Baby Boy was dropped off in the nation's 1st Baby Hatch. By looking at his picture in NST the other day I couldn't but agree with the caption which said his face is so "angelic" ... I can't really say whether I am happy or sad with the report - happy because the baby was safe and sound & the objective of setting up the baby hatch - to safe abandoned babies from fatality - but sad because with that very first drop off, it just confirmed the fact that we have gone so low & decay in our humanity ... The irony of it all that very same day, 3 cases of abandoned babies were reported all over the country ...
It's definitely a sad day/week for us Malaysians, the Brazilians, Argentines & of course to the ladies out there ... bye bye Kaka .....
Till we meet again ....
24th Year Wedding Anniversary - Aishah & Me
At the strike of 12 midnight about 14 minutes ago, it's 5 July, 24 years ago I was married to Aishah Binti Hashim... To be exact at 3.30 PM on 5 July 1986....
This is a short entry especially dedicated to Aishah who has been so extremely patience with me - the "unromantic type"!!! It has been a wonderful 24 years together, the ups and down together ....
I am blessed and contented by your undivided & borderless love. The greatest moment? The best was exactly after you were officially declared as my wife after the "akad nikah' ... until now it bemused me that I have to leave you in Batu Pahat and rushed back to KL since I would be registering for my 2nd Year on 7 July 1986... It was Jai (my class mate) who first knew about the marriage and I was teased by him for that whole week!!! Words spread around and the common remarks then especially among the Seniors were " Budak kecik tu? Yang always in jeans & pakai selipar tu? He's married?"
Life went on and the next best thing happened when our 1st son was born - Muhammad Adil Ridhuan - he's 22 years now! How time passed by ... I remember early that morning of 29 November 1988, I was literally scrambled to the SS21 PJ Police Station to register his birth - with mixed feeling... I couldn't believe it!!! at the age of 25 & in my Final Year, I was a father to a healthy & cute little boy - another human being at that!! He is now bigger and taller than me ...
Then, it was Fathin Nadia's turn on 15 December 1990 - our "moody" pretty lass and the last was Muhammad Adil Ridhuan - the "quiet" but witty Afiq...
All in all it had been a wonderful 24 years - happily "stuck" with you, Aishah and InsyaALLAH I intend to stick together for years to come!!!
Thanks for being an understanding wife & being a good mother to the kids. Glad that you accept me as what I am - the "unromantic" type, a bit "rough" but deep inside I know that I love you so much ....
Happy 24th Anniversary, my dearest ......
This is a short entry especially dedicated to Aishah who has been so extremely patience with me - the "unromantic type"!!! It has been a wonderful 24 years together, the ups and down together ....
I am blessed and contented by your undivided & borderless love. The greatest moment? The best was exactly after you were officially declared as my wife after the "akad nikah' ... until now it bemused me that I have to leave you in Batu Pahat and rushed back to KL since I would be registering for my 2nd Year on 7 July 1986... It was Jai (my class mate) who first knew about the marriage and I was teased by him for that whole week!!! Words spread around and the common remarks then especially among the Seniors were " Budak kecik tu? Yang always in jeans & pakai selipar tu? He's married?"
Life went on and the next best thing happened when our 1st son was born - Muhammad Adil Ridhuan - he's 22 years now! How time passed by ... I remember early that morning of 29 November 1988, I was literally scrambled to the SS21 PJ Police Station to register his birth - with mixed feeling... I couldn't believe it!!! at the age of 25 & in my Final Year, I was a father to a healthy & cute little boy - another human being at that!! He is now bigger and taller than me ...
Then, it was Fathin Nadia's turn on 15 December 1990 - our "moody" pretty lass and the last was Muhammad Adil Ridhuan - the "quiet" but witty Afiq...
All in all it had been a wonderful 24 years - happily "stuck" with you, Aishah and InsyaALLAH I intend to stick together for years to come!!!
Thanks for being an understanding wife & being a good mother to the kids. Glad that you accept me as what I am - the "unromantic" type, a bit "rough" but deep inside I know that I love you so much ....
Happy 24th Anniversary, my dearest ......
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