If you ask me what I remember most about this place, without hesitation, it's the big prawn.
The mega prawn.
Never miss this whenever drop by this place.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The Star of Pasar Siti Khadijah.
If you ask me what I remember most about this place, without hesitation, it's the big prawn.
The mega prawn.
Never miss this whenever drop by this place.
Breakfast, Kelate style.
This breakfast joint only serve take away. Judging by the size of the perioks, not bad at all, the business.Mind you nasi dagang, it costs you Rm3 a piece.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Sg Krau
Nice river, don't you think?Cool. pristine river deep in the jungle.
Will there be a sebarau or two lurking somewhere in the deep?
I'd like to find out someday.
But I was also thinking, if we could rafting downriver. It would be fun....
But you'd better hurry!
This is the river diverted via tunnels to Selangor to quench their thirst.
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Di manakah cantiknya wanita itu?
Apakah cita2 yg lebih baik bagi anak2 perempuan?Menjadi teknokrat atau birokrat yg berkelayakan tinggi dgn gaji yg tinggi juga atau tinggal di rumah, menumpukan kpd rumahtangga, mendidik anak2 dan melayan suami?
Apakah keutamaanya?
Di antara kandungan buku menyatakan Jepun pada tahun 70an & 80an kebanyakan wanitanya yg berpendidikan tinggi telah menangguhkan atan tidak berkahwin, telah menjejaskan tambahan penduduk untuk memasuki pasaran tenaga kerja yg baru. Ini mengakibatkan kesan yg buruk terhadap ekonomi negeri itu.
Fenomena wanita bekerja dan kebebasan wanita eg Women Lib, yg dilihat berlaku di negeri maju di barat ialah antara lain mengenai kebebasan wanita membuat keputusan dalam menentukan cara hidup mereka. Mereka telah bebas untuk hidup bersendirian atau bersama teman2 di bandar tempat mereka bekerja.
Di sini juga terdapat belia2 yg juga yg tinggal & bekerja di bandar yg sama. Ini adalah peluang bagi kedua pihak untuk bertemu dan bergaul. Kebebasan tanpa pengawasan ini telah banyak menghasilkan perhubungan di luar norma ugama. Ada yg berkahwin ,ada juga yg hidup serumah tanpa kahwin dan ada yg bertukar pasangan seolah tukar pakaian.
Apabila ditanyakan kpd sang isteri, adakah mereka bersedia dan rela membiarkan suami mereka keluar di malam hari utk berjumpa kawan & teman? Kebanyakan tidak bersetuju utk membebaskan suami atau isteri mereka keluar di malam hari utk bergembira di luar rumah!
Nah ini adalah naluri wanita utk pertahankan rumahtangganya.
Wasiat Rasulallah kpd putrinya Siti Fatimah;
1. Ya Fatimah, yg lebih utama dari seluroh keutamaan di atas dunia adalah keredhaan suami thdp isteri. Andaikata suamimu tidak redha kpdmu, maka aku tidak akan mendoakanmu. ketahuilah wahai fatimah, kemarahan suami adaklah kemurkaan Allah.
2. Ya Fatimah, tiadalh isteri yg melayan suami sehari semlm, dgn rasa sng & ikhlas, melainkn Allah ampunkn dosa2nya serta memakaikan pd nya pada hari kiamat, pakaian serba hijau serta menetapkan setiap rambut pd tubuhnua seribu kebaikan.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Islam fastfood?
Menurut hadis yg di riwayatkan oleh Abu Hurairah;
Islam itu ketika datangnya adalah asing dan perginya pun asing.
Kedatangan Rasullallah saw telah di beritakan Allah swt dalam kitab ugama Injil dan Yahudi. Pendeta dan ahli kitab telah mengkaji dan mencari siapakah Nabi akhir zaman itu. Malah api obor ugama Majusi, yang telah menyala selama beratus tahun, telah padam pada tahun kelahiran Nabi.
Sejak dari zaman kanak2nya, akhlak Nabi "terpelihara" oleh Allah swt. Beliau di panggil Al Amin oleh kaum kafir Quraish.
Tapi apabila Nabi saw mula menyampaikan dakwah Islam, kenapa kafir Quraish tidak dapat menerima malah dengan sombongnya menentang? Bila Islam cuba membetulkan tauhid mereka kenapa mereka tak suka?
Kerna apabila ajaran islam itu tidak selari dengan nafsu, maka ketika itulah penentangan bermula.
Begitulah juga pada hari ini.
Dalam soal sholat mungkin boleh, puasa pun boleh, tapi dalam hal cari makan ramai yang tak boleh.
Ibarat kata orang, kalau poket penuh, senang nak ikut ajaran ugama? Bagaimana sebaliknya?
Banyak antara kita memisahkan bab cari makam & rezeki dari bab amalan yang lain.
Bagaimana kalu kehidupan yang susah, miskin, sakit dan bermacam lagi ujian yang tak kita ingini? Bolahkan kita bersabar? sebulan , dua.. bolehkan kita redha? Menerima ketentuan Allah?
Bila melihat orang mati kita kata dah ketentuan Allah! Bagaimana jika kita sendiri yang bengkerap(bankrupt)? hilang harta, sakit bertahun tahun? Hilang keluarga? Hilang kehormatan diri? Hilang kemanisan hidup?
Dapatkan kita berlapang dada dan menerima ketentuan Allah???
Saya pun ???. Begitulah kita.
Dalam menghadapi ujian Allah dalam kehidupan ini, sabar yang tak di sertakan dengan redha akan membuatkan kita kecewa.
Berapa lama kita bole sabar dengan keadaan yang kita tak bole terima? Apa penyelesaianya?
Apakah tujuan Allah jadikan kita?
"Apakah mereka menyangka kehidupan dunia itu mainan belaka?"
Apa kah harga yang harus di bayar untuk menjadi seorang Islam?
Sanggupkah kita membayarnya?
Atau kita hanya menganggapnya sebagai sesuatu yang senang, mudah, murah, di ambil ketika keadaan yang sesuai dengan kehendak kita laksana fastfood?
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
My old Sentra.
Like an old wife or shoes, she's has been with me for donkey years.She's frugal, ask very little & give so much.
Very comfortable sometimes I think she's always there for me.
Willingly go wherever I want to go, like a couple in love.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
One fathom bank off Port Klang.
One fathom bank, is a beting pasir at the entrance into Port Klang.There is a light house that can accomodate 20 to 30 anglers at one time comfortably.
Famed for queen fish catches but we only manage to hit the tamban & kembong on apollo
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Going fishing lately?
Imagine these fishes have turned into fish curry mated with hot rice for your lunch or dinner...followed by hot coffee & whatever you care to bring on board.
Who hold the right to brag? Never mind if it is an inch bigger...
The scene has always brought immense pleasure to me.Of hope, friendship, fun & most of all great memories.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Aman's first day in his new school
Aman ketika kali pertama di bilik asramanya, sebuah sekolah jauh di Hulu Perak.
Alhamdulillah, dia nampak ceria dan bersemangat. Semoga dia belajar menjadi org tabah utk kebaikan masa depanya.
Kami doakan semoga dia berjaya.
Bak kata org puteh, smooth seas do not make skillful sailors...
Friday, January 6, 2012
Duck Resto, Tmn Tun
We went to this resto after watching the Best of the world's guy stuff himself silly.Well not bad.
Been looking for for a halal duck eating place for sometime. Theres a variety of vegy & dessert to go along the main course, the duck.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Biddu Orchestra - Eastern Journey
Here are some songs by Biddhu Orchestra. I bet Ayah A remembers well. These songs surface in 1978 & quickly became our favorites along eith other bands like ELO, Rainbow, Deep Purple & others.
Play the song!
Play the song!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
3 Idiots.
Best Hindi movie so far. Not the type that runs rings round the tree.Idiots is a lovable term Indians used on rascals they love.
About friendship & what it takes.
In the mold of Breaking Away in the 80s.
Be careful it might draw your tears.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Banding revisited.
Went back to Banding last week. Sort of anniversary.
We didn't get to Belum. Only to hang around a group of chalets in Banding.
Ill prepared & poor location so no fish. We spend time by makan, mandi in the lake & watch the sun set.
We didn't get to Belum. Only to hang around a group of chalets in Banding.
Ill prepared & poor location so no fish. We spend time by makan, mandi in the lake & watch the sun set.
Durian dah gugur weh!
Fifteen years ago, we were delighted when one of the tree bore us magnificient fruits.
For almost fifteen when we get back to LK, we can only hope someday the trees will bear fruit.And this year, despite of army of hungry monkeys, our trees did bear fruits! There are 4 of them!
And the fruit are so marvellous......
And for those who didn't make it, I upload gambar buah durian kita.... he..he
My Lipat Kajang+the playground of my time..
What do you see in the pic?A swamp where swamp monster lurks? Swimming in the murky water & grabbed your feet when you get into the water.
I see a place where most of my happiest childhood memories belongs to.
This is where we play mudballs when there was plenty of mud around.
Learn to swim, beside Sg Pahang.
Having hell of a time, catching fishes during dry season.
Our dad is working far away in Temerloh. He went off early in the morning & came back late in the afternoon. So we have plenty of time to ourselves.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
High tech in Siamese boat.
These 2 things really impressed me. No matter how developed is Malaysia, actually there are some areas in Thai that reallybring in the result.Especially fishery & agro.
These 3 light bulbs when light up in proper sequence, you have the squid motionless for you to haul in. They would just swim in the red light forever.
This is another creation that I love.
Live bait well.
Normally what Malaysian boat did, was to run the water from the pump, to keep the baitfish alive.
The Thais just punch some holes & they have maintenance free live bait well.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Sir Gallahad
Somebody managed to convince me that Cobia in waters off Songkla are for the taking. He even scolded me for questioning him to bring 3 coleman for the trip.
"Why 3 coleman?" I asked.
"Separoh cobia dah penoh 1 coleman" was the answer.
How can we weren't impressed.
Where to put 3 coleman?
Well, we should give everybody the benefit of the doubt, don't we.
No choice but to call Sir Gallahad for active duty.
Since we acquire him couple of years ago, we didn't get the full picture on his health. He did overheat a couple of time & tore a large hole in my pocket but the idea of pushing for the limit seemed attractive.
We are travelling with a bunch of hardcore nuts whom very seldom put down by the worst of situation.
So I take the chance & load Sir Gallahad. Fresh engine Oil & tankful of water, that's all.
The ride is comfy enough though you can't do more than 100km/h.
We get to Alor Setar in record time.... 9 hours!
Somehow Sir Gallahad impressed me. No problem really. I thought he would do some antics & leave us stranded by the roadside somewhere. But no.
Really nice chap, Sir Gallahad.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Penn 320 GTI
A reliable & strong workhorse in the fishing scene. 320GTI can overcame anything hurled in his way. Coupled with 50lbs braided it can bring to boat anything that took ur bait.
This model is made in the US but newer model you find in tackle shop are made in the Great Wall County.
I have slightly older model that still working very well considering the minimum maintenance I accorded to it. What I did is to lightly wash off the sea water & spray lightly with WD40 at external the moving parts.
Since Penn reels are now made outside US, those made in the US are now classic Penn.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Bersangka baik kpd Allah.
Apabila Allah cepat makbulkan doa mu, maka Dia menyangaimu,
Bila Dia lambat, maka Dia ingin menduga mu,
Bila Dia tak makbulkan doa mu, sesungguhnya itu utk kebaikan mu.
Dia menangguhkan utk sesuatu yg lebih baik buat mu.
Kadangkala kita tak tahu apa yg kita nak.
Apa yg kita hajatkan yg di sangka bawa kebaikan tapi sebaliknya
Bacalah kisah Nabi Musa dan Nabi Khidir, sebagai pedoman.
Oleh itu bersangka baiklah kpd Tuhanmu
Setiap suatu yg dikurniakan kpd mu adalah yg terbaik buat mu
Mungkin keadaan diri kita sekarang buat kita ketawa sinis
Dgn kurnia yg terbaik!
Minta lah kpd Allah dalam solatmu
Dalam sujudmu bisiklah kpdnya isi hatimu.
Ya Allah, yakinkanlah kami bahawa Islam itu membawa rahmat & bukan laknat
Membawa bahagia & bukan derita,
Kehidupan manusia terpimpin oleh pembuatnya iaitu Allah swt
Manusia di pimpin oleh apa yg terkandung dalam Quran, Surah & Ijmak Ulama
Dlm masyarakat Islam yg benar, sepatutny, tak ada org yg kebulur
Semua org kaya bayar zakat, sebab zakat buat dia tambah kaya,
Bila dia kaya, dia belanja duitnya,
Maka multiplier effect dalam ekonomi menjadi nyata
Semua org bole berusaha utk rezeki yg halal.
Baitulmal akan penuh dgn duit.
Tapi dlm masyarakat Islam yg benar, umatnya tak heran dgn duit yg banyak
Reward yg sebenar bukanlah nikmat kehidupan yg sementara ini
Targetnya ialah kehidupan yg kekal di Akhirat.
Tak ada org nak seleweng duit Baitulmal atau mana organisasi yg pegang amanah org lain,
Kalu dia Islam yg benar
Sebab itu Islam pilih pemimpin bukan guna demokrasi
Demokrasi is the law of large number
If the large number is full of org yg ingkar
Negara Islam akan rosak.
Dalam negara Islam, org bukan Islam tak punya kuasa mengundi
Hanya org yg beriman yg bole jadi pemimpin.
Dalam Quran ada di ceritakan
kita akan di uji dengan sedikit ketakutan, kesusahan, kelaparan
Islam tak menjanjikan kekayaaan harta yg berbukit,
Allah janjikan balasan yg tak terhingga, di dunia dan akhirat.
Dalam bentuk apakah balasan Allah itu?
Purity of soul. Bukan mountain of gold.
Hamba Allah yg ikhlas mencari the pleasure of Allah.
Allah please dgn negara Islam yg pemimpinnya jaga kedaulatan Islam,
Allah please dgn umat yg berjalan setapak kpdNya,
Lalu Dia berlari sepuloh tapak kpd hambanya
Kalu semua yg masuk Islam jadi kaya dgn harta, semua nak masuk Islam.
Tapi bukan nak jadi baik tapi nak kaya.
Itu adalah ujian Allah bagi uji mahluknya
Saturday, June 11, 2011
My Mak Sedara & Your Nek Sedara.
These are the people I grew up with. These are Tok's siblings.People who welcomed me to their homes
bcos I was their anak sedara.
People who make time to come & helped out whenever there's something that need help.
Maybe they looked foreign to you bcos we seldom bring you round to see them.
Whenever we balik kampung, we seldom pay them visits instead we holed up.
Like I said it's none of your fault, it's entirely ours, your elders.
My apology.
These are your flesh & blood.
You should know them personally.
They are not unimportant
They are who we are
See,
there are three generations sitting together on the steps.
Mak Sedara during Zairin kenduri.
Friday, June 10, 2011
Going to Rompin.
What you imagine in ur head before u head somewhere won't match what you will see in real life.That's what I think of Lanjut, somewhere in Rompin.
But not too disappointing, though.
Never been to this side of the country all my life, though we did stay briefly in Pekan when I was too small to remember anything.
Heard a lot of fascinating stories like Siakap of Mercong, Udang Galah of Sg Rompin & Tenggiri & sailfish of Nenasi.
Nek Yang Masari
While rummaging through some old stuff found this rare photo of Nek Yang when she was a young mother holding Pak Long.
Maybe the photo was taken in late 50 or early 60.
Should ask him if he remember anything?
Ha ha
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