Focus on Problems or Focus on Solutions?

This is an urban legend about US/Russia sending their asronaouts to outerspace.

When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't workat zero gravity. (Ink won't flow down to the writing surface) In order to solve this problem, they hired Andersen Consulting (Accenture today). It took them one decade and 12 million dollars.They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity, upside down, under water, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.

The Russians used a pencil...

p/s: What you think about our "Outsmart Tunnel" ?

Smart Tunnel Facts

The "Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel" or "SMART Tunnel", is a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a major national project in the country. It is the longest stormwater tunnel in South East Asia and second longest in Asia.The main objective of this tunnel is to solve the problem of flash floods in Kuala Lumpur and also to reduce traffic jams along Jalan Sungai Besi and Lok Yew flyover at Pudu during rush hour. There are two components of this tunnel, the stormwater tunnel and motorway tunnel.

It is the longest multi-purpose tunnel in the world. It begins at Kampung Berembang lake near Klang River at Ampang and ends at Taman Desa lake near Kerayong River at Salak South. The project is led by the government, including Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia (Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran = JPS) and also a company joint venture pact between Gamuda Berhad and Malaysian Mining Corporation Berhad (MMC). Construction of the tunnel began in 25 November 2003.

Two Herrenknecht's Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) from Germany were used, including "Tuah" on north side and "Gemilang" on south side. On 11 December 2003, the 13.2 m diameter Mixshield TBM, Tuah, completed a 737 m section after 24 weeks of excavation. By the end of January 2004, Tuah would start a second drive covering a distance of 4.5 km to Kampung Berembang lake. A second TBM, Gemilang, has bored 350 m since getting underway in August 2004. Operated by Wayss & Freytag of Germany, this second Herrenknecht's TBM would drive 5.3 km in the south of the city to Taman Desa lake.

On 22 April 2006, the Gemilang's TBM completed digging on the south side at the Taman Desa outfall, while the Tuah's TBM completed digging in the Kampung Berembang area in 2 April 2007.The motorway sections on the SMART system was officially opened at 3:00PM, 14 May 2007, after multiple delays.[1] [2]Meanwhile, the stormwater sections on the SMART system began operations at the end of June 2007.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Stormwater tunnel

Construction cost: RM1,887 million (US$514.6 million)

Stormwater tunnel length: 9.7 km (6.0 mi)

Diameter: 13.2 m (43.3 ft) (outer diameter)

Tunnelling method: Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) TBM type: Slurry shield

Motorway tunnel

Motorway tunnel length: 4 km (2.5 mi)

Structure type: Double Deck

Ingress and egress: 1.5 km (0.93 mi) at Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Imbi

Length: 1.4 km (0.87 mi) at Jalan Tun Razak

Links: 1.6 km (1 mi) at Kuala Lumpur-Seremban Expressway

Links: City Centre near Kg. Pandan Roundabout KL-Seremban Expressway near Sungai Besi Airport

Rezeki trak penunda

KUALA LUMPUR: Banjir kilat di beberapa kawasan sekitar ibu kota kelmarin umpama `durian runtuh’ kepada pengusaha trak penunda apabila beratus kenderaan tenggelam dan rosak dalam kejadian itu terpaksa ditunda untuk dibaiki.Tinjauan Harian Metro semalam di Jalan Rahmat berhampiran Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) mendapati deretan trak tunda menunggu pelanggan di luar parkir terbuka dan tertutup di kawasan yang teruk terjejas dalam banjir kilat kelmarin.Beberapa pengusaha trak penunda ketika ditemui berkata, mereka terpaksa bersaing sesama sendiri memujuk pemilik kereta mendapatkan khidmat mereka.Seorang pengusaha trak tunda, Jumadi Zakaria, 44, berkata walaupun banyak kenderaan tersadai, namun belum tentu boleh ditarik kerana kebanyakannya sudah `ditempah’ pesaing yang cepat menyedari peluang sejak berlakunya hujan lebat kelmarin.

“Kita berniaga seperti ini mengamalkan ‘siapa cepat dia dapat’. Ada antara pesaing mempunyai ‘kabel’ dengan pengusaha parkir menyebabkan mereka mendapat maklumat kenderaan tersadai dengan segera. “Bagi saya, itu semua rezeki dan persaingan merebut pelanggan setakat ini tidaklah sampai bergaduh,” katanya. Menurutnya, dia lebih mengutamakan membantu pemilik kenderaan kerana menganggap mereka ditimpa musibah dan perlu mengeluarkan kos bagi membaiki kenderaan.

Penunda, Raymond Kok, 41, pula menafikan mereka mengambil kesempatan dalam kepayahan pengguna kenderaan dengan mengenakan caj tinggi. Menurutnya, caj RM100 dikenakan untuk kerja menunda kenderaan sekitar bandar raya ini, manakala tambahan caj RM10 hingga RM20 akan dikenakan bagi setiap satu kilometer di luar Kuala Lumpur. “Ini harga dikenakan kebanyakan pengusaha trak penunda. Tidak tahulah jika ada pesaing sengaja meletakkan harga cekik darah. “Lagipun dalam keadaan bencana seperti banjir, banyak trak penunda akan berkampung di tempat yang berpotensi. Justeru, pemilik kenderaan boleh menolak pengusaha trak tunda yang meletakkan caj mahal dan boleh memilih sebaliknya,” katanya.

Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan Tepen Style... Kopitiam 333

Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan Tepen Style membawa anda ke Kopitiam 333, Jalan USJ 11.

Apa yang special pasal kedai ni? It's Malay kopitiam & nearby my current house.

Originally premis ni dah ada beberapa owner restoren mamak (bukan kopitiam) yg cuba untuk capture market terutama penghuni USJ 11. Owner saling berubah & sebelum Kopitiam 333 ni bertapak kat sini restoren kat sini 2-3 jugak berubah nama. Tapi hasilnya tetap sama. Tahun 2008 mungkin tahun gemilang utk restoren kat ni sebab ada World Cup di South Korea/Japan. Tapi tak tahan lama sebab MPSJ mengacau big screen kat kawasan lapang depan restoren ni.

Walaupun namanya Kopitiam tapi setting restoren ni macam restoren melayu. Meja & kerusi bukan macam oldtown kopitiam or White Cofee Kopitiam. Ada 2 partition, smoking & non smoking (air cond). Partition dia pakai kaca. Kawasan lapang seberang jalan Kopitiam 333 ni jual yong tau fu, mee bandung muar, char kuey tiaw & sate. Sebelum ni ada big screen setinggi 10 kaki (aku agak) tapi sekarang big screen tu diturunkan jadi 6 kaki (angkara MPSJ).

Aku pergi opening day Kopitiam 333, kelam kabut. Normallah kalau baru first day. Aku order kuey tiaw kung & ice blended mocha. Kalau tengok kat gambar tu byk kuey tiaw & almost jadi kuey tiaw basah. Rasa? biasa saja, isi (udang, ayam & sayur) kat dalamnya biasa saja. Time tu diorang charge aku 15 rengget.

Second time aku pergi ngan adik aku. Time aku pergi kali ni diorang buat order style kopitiam, diorang letak kertas menu kecik kat meja & isi sendiri apa yg kami nak. Aku perasan waiter diorang pun dah tukar attire dah. Pakai topi koboi, t-shirt with name tag & jeans. Aku order air sirap bandung & adik aku order mee hailam dan air jus epal susu. Air sirap & jus epal ok, tapi kuah hailam tu tak cukup pekat. Isi pun kurang. Adik aku cakap kedai ni 'paying for the rent rather than serving their customers'. dalam bahasa kita kedai ni kedai biasa saja, takde yang special. Time ni diorang cas kami 12 rengget.

Aku takde la fussy kalau makan sedap I am willing to pay more. Tapi kalau macam cukup syarat agak susah untuk aku nak kasi high rating.

Rating: 4/10 untuk biasa saja ambience, biasa saja makanan, agak luar biasa utk harga.

Gurau orang arab?

Kawan aku kata mungkin diorang bukanlah muslim, tp sama ada Arab non-muslim atau Yahudi. Allahua'lam...

Bush or Obama

Middle picture will haunt you...

B-Boy in JB town

Ahmad Harris turned 31 yesterday, and he celebrated it in JB town (he had to, no choice due to work requirement), together with two other blokes who are working there, namely Syahid a.k.a. martyr and me, yours truly.

We picked him up from the hotel, and drove towards Dataran Bandaraya JB, where we had steamboats and rojak buah and tauhu bakar. No cakes, because we all tak nak perut jadi makin boroi are on strict diet (muahahaha).

B-Boy with Syahid. Since there was no cake, so we had 31 sticks of steamboats (Actually, I did not really count. Belasah je)

B-Boy with EnAikAY. "Makan la, tunggu apa lagi?"

Syahid tersenyum kekenyangan...

HOLY LAND

Jangan mudah salah sangka...

Ada satu cerita, nak dengar tak? Gini ceritanya...

Ada seorang pompuan, masa tu dia sedang berhenti ditepi jalan sambil melihat keadaan keretanya yang kemek. hari dah nak masuk magrib, dia menjadi semakin resah. Dah lah jalan tu sempit, lampu jalan tak de pulak.

Tiba-tiba datang sebuah motosikal datang dari arah bertentangan. Dah lah tak pasang lampu, tak pakai topi keledar, laju pulak tu, macam pelesit. Perempuan tu apa lagi, dia terus menjerit " Hoi.. Babiiiiiiiii....... Slow sikit....."

Bila mendengar laungan perempuan tu, apa lagi, penunggang motosikal tu pun menoleh sambil menjerit balas,"Celaka... F**k you! Pu**mak kau!!!".." Bagerooo..."Sedap jer cakap aku babi...."

Selang beberapa saat, tiba-tiba terdengar satu dentuman yang kuat. Perempuan tadi berlari ke arah bunyi dentuman tersebut. Apabila sampai ke sana, kelihatan budak tu terpelanting dalam semak manakala motosikal nya remuk sama sekali. Rupa-rupanya, dia dah langar babi yang telah dilanggar oleh perempuan tadi.

Moral of the story: Pandu cermat, duit jimat, jiwa pun selamat…

HIGHER CRIME RATES NEAR YOU

Just be very mindful and careful nowadays with your mobile phone, laptop bag & handbag (for ladies)

They may hit your windscreen at the traffic light and there were few cases already last week reported in Shah Alam area. Kindly put your bag under your seat or in the boot.

Also, make sure you place your handphone safely. Do not put on the passenger seat beside you.

People made redundant and they are looking to make quick bucks. Please pass this message to your family, relatives & friends as precaution.

TQ

Hikmah menunda tindakan negatif

A nice article for our sharing...

Sepasang suami isteri yang sudah menikah selama 7 tahun dan memiliki 3 orang anak, terlibat dalam sebuah pertengkaran hebat. Begitu hebatnya pertengkaran mereka, sampai akhirnya mereka memutuskan untuk bercerai, mengakhiri kehidupan rumah tangga mereka secepat mungkin.

Mereka menemui seorang peguam, untuk melangsungkan perundingan pembahagian harta sepencarian di antara mereka, perundingan berlangsung lancar dan akhirnya sebagian besar masalah dapat diselesaikan, baik tanah, rumah, dan semua asset harta mereka dapat dibahagi dan mencapai kepuasan kedua belah pihak. Hanya satu hal tidak ditemukan jalan keluarnya, yaitu mengenai pembahagian anak [jangan lupa anak mereka tiga orang]. Baik si suami maupun si isteri, sama sama ingin mengasuh 2 anak, tidak ada yang mau mengalah, dan anak tidak mungkin dibelah dua seperti pada Zaman Nabi Sulaiman a.s. dulu. Akhirnya mereka menemui seorang tokoh agama, meminta nasihat bagaimana jalan keluar yang harus ditempuh.

Sang Imam akhirnya memberikan jalan keluar yang bijak, yaitu mereka diminta menunda perceraiannya selama satu tahun, mereka harus menambah satu orang anak selama satu tahun, bila Tuhan mengizinkan perceraian mereka, Tuhan akan memberikan tambahan satu anak, total menjadi 4 anak, sehingga mudah untuk dibahagi di antara mereka berdua. Kerana si suami dan si isteri sangat serius untuk bercerai, mereka mengambil keputusan berusaha keras untuk menambah anak, dan akhirnya mereka berhasil.

Setahun kemudian, ketika Sang Imam berjalan jalan, beliau bertemu dengan pasangan suami isteri ini, sedang bergandingan tangan dengan mesra, sehingga Sang Imam bertanya, : "Apakah Kalian tidak berhasil menambah anak sehingga kalian batal bercerai?". Sang Suami lalu menjawab : "Tuhan maha pengasih, Dia memberikan kami tambahan anak, tapi sekaligus juga memberikan isyarat agar kami saling memaafkan dan saling mengasihi, kami memutuskan untuk tidak bercerai". "Bagaimana Tuhan memberikan isyaratNya?" , tanya Sang Imam. "Tuhan memberikan kami tambahan anak, bukan satu anak, tapi kembar".

Beberapa hikmah:

1. Menunda tindakan negatif sering bermanfaat, apalagi ketika seseorang sedang dikuasai emosi. Ada baiknya jika kita sedang marah kita menunda sesuatu yang ingin kita lakukan. Betapa banyak penghuni penjara yang menyesal: mengapa ketika marah memukuli isteri/anak/ dsb sampai tewas....

2. Mampu mengendalikan marah [emosi] adalah kunci kebaikan, sehingga nabi saw menekankan (لا تغضب) [jangan marah] kepada sahabatnya.

3. Kisah diatas menunjukkan kasih sayang Allah, tetapi ada yang lebih baik daripada kisah di atas yaitu pasangan suami isteri yang selalu berhasil meredam pertengkaran mereka. Mungkin keluar rumah meninggalkan isteri/suami yang marah untuk sebentar kemudian kembali membawa buah tangan/peralatan baru kesukaannya akan membuatnya tersenyum, meminta maaf dan berfikir betapa baiknya suaminya/isterinya.

4. Pertengkaran itu lumrah rumah tangga. Dengan pertengkaranlah membuat keharmonian semakin terasa nikmat. Orang bijaksana akan menikmati pertengkaran dan masa-masa setelahnya dengan tetap mengendalikan suasana agar tidak sampai keluar dari sunnah Nabi saw. Karena pertengkaran itu seperti api: sedikitnya bermanfaat tetapi besar dan luasnya membinasakan.

Artikel Mingguan dari Dr Asri

Saya mengambil masa yang panjang berfikir tentang tajuk poligami untuk ditulis di ruangan ini. Pasti lepas ini, mungkin ada wanita pembaca tulisan saya sejak sekian lama akan merajuk atau kurang senang. Pohon saya ingin menyentuh juga tajuk ini bagi berbicara dengan lojik feminis sekularis yang cuba menilai isu ini dengan mentaliti Barat.

Secara umumnya, masyarakat ‘Barat’ ini menganggap seseorang lelaki memiliki perempuan simpanan atau ‘mistress’ adalah perkara biasa. Bahkan menjadi trend di Barat ini untuk pasangan hidup bagaikan suami isteri tanpa perkahwinan yang diiktiraf. Bertukar-tukar atau menambah bilangan ‘mistress’ bukanlah satu keganjilan.

Namun pemikiran dan undang-undang mereka tidak menerima seseorang lelaki memiliki lebih dari satu isteri atau berpoligami. Poligami bagi mereka mempunyai unsur penghinaan terhadap wanita, atau unsur kerakusan nafsu lelaki. Sementara perempuan simpanan atau seks dengan wanita tanpa perkahwinan bukan satu penghinaan atau kerakusan nafsu.

Eksploitasi setiap inci alur tubuh wanita dalam media mereka juga adalah bagi mereka lambang kebebasan dan kemerdekaan wanita. Adapun wanita muslimah yang menutup auratnya dengan rela adalah lambang kezaliman atau penghalangan hak wanita.

Malang sekali, aliran ‘liberal melulu’ yang menghantui sesetengah pihak, termasuk di negara kita yang menonjolkan diri sebagai pejuang hak wanita, menelan cara fikir Barat ini lalu menjadikan isu poligami dan menutup aurat sebagai sasaran.

Berbalik kepada isu poligami, perkara yang selalu dibangkitkan adalah bahawa ia menafikan hak wanita atau merendahkan wanita. Padahal beza antara seorang isteri kedua, atau ketiga, atau keempat dengan seorang wanita simpanan begitu besar.

Selain dari soal haram dan halal yang dilihat pada neraca agama, seorang yang berstatus isteri mempunyai hak ke atas suaminya; hak nafkah, hak keturunan anak, hak keadilan pembahagian hari dan harta, hak dihormati dan disayangi, hak untuk tidak dipersiakan apabila jemu dan berbagai lagi.

Sementara seorang ‘mistress’ yang ‘dijamah’ dalam senyap atau terang, boleh ditinggalkan tanpa pesan apabila jemu dan diratah apabila bernafsu, tiada apa hak yang boleh dituntut atas kekudusan perkahwinan.

Mereka memandang sinis kepada poligami tapi menganggap fonomena biasa bagi perempuan simpanan. Poligami bagi mereka membawa ketidakadilan antara wanita. Mereka patut ditanya; apakah memiliki perempuan simpanan itu adil bagi wanita? Begitu juga, apakah hidup ‘berumahtangga’ tanpa kahwin itu penghormatan bagi wanita?

Ramai masyarakat Barat ini menyangka bahawa hanya Islam sahaja yang mengizinkan poligami. Padahal asalnya, seseorang lelaki Kristian diizinkan berkahwin sebanyak mana bilangan isteri yang dia suka, kerana Bible tidak menghadkan bilangan isteri. Hanya beberapa kurun kebalakangan ini gereja menghadkan bilangan isteri kepada satu.

Poligami juga diizinkan dalam Yahudi. Ini berdasarkan undang-undang Talmud, di mana Nabi Ibrahim isterinya tiga, Nabi Sulaiman isterinya seratus. Perlaksanaan poligami berterusan dalam Yahudi sehinggalah Rabai Gersom Ben Yehudah (960-1030M) mengeluarkan perintah menentangnya. Namun masyarakat Yahudi Sephardic yang hidup di kalangan umat Islam terus mengamalkannya sehingga tahun 1950. Namun di Barat, trend hidup pragmatik yang mereka cipta menggantikan agama.

Islam apabila membenarkan poligami, seperti biasa menetapkan dalam setiap perkara peraturan dan disiplinnya. Soal berlaku baik dan adil kepada isteri, bukan sahaja diwajibkan untuk mereka yang berpoligami, bahkan kepada sesiapa yang bermonogami juga wajib melakukan kebaikan dan keadilan kepada isterinya.

Jika ada kecuaian mereka yang berpoligami bukan bererti poligami itu buruk, tetapi sikap pelaksananya itu yang salah. Betapa banyak mereka yang monogami yang menzalimi isteri, tidak bertanggungjawab terhadap keluarga dan berbagai lagi. Apakah kerana tindakan salah mereka itu, maka monogami juga patut dilarang? Inilah mentaliti kelompok liberal yang tidak terurus pemikiran mereka.

Ramai isteri yang menghantar email kepada saya bahawa mereka tidak dapat terima suami mereka berpoligami. Ya, itu adalah perasaan yang dikongsi oleh kebanyakan wanita. Apatahlagi jika suami mereka itu tidak menunaikan tanggungjawab yang baik selama belum berpoligami pun.

Apabila Allah dan rasulNya mengizinkan poligami, pasti ia mempunyai hikmah yang tersendiri. Poligami adalah ubat yang dimakan di waktu perlu dan jangan memakannya jika anda tidak memerlukan. Poligami dalam sejarahnya, menyelamatkan wanita-wanita yang kehilangan suami seperti isteri tentera yang terkorban kerana umat. Mungkin mereka masih muda dan perlukan perlindungan. Jika diharapkan orang bujang, biasanya mereka mencari pasangan dara. Siapa yang akan mengambil tanggungjawab ini? Biasanya lelaki yang stabil dan matang mampu mengendalikan mereka. Mereka ini kebanyakan sudah berkahwin.

Saya lihat dalam negara kita, poligami dapat membantu wanita yang baru menganut Islam yang kadang-kala tiada orang bujang yang dapat menjaga mereka dengan baik.

Wanita sama seperti lelaki terdedah kepada sakit dan ketidakmampuan seks. Jika suami tidak mampu dari segi seks, isteri boleh menuntut dipisahkan perkahwinan. Jika isteri tidak bermampuan dari segi seks, amat tidak wajar wanita yang lemah dan sakit ditinggalkan begitu. Namun, dalam masa yang sama naluri suami juga hendaklah diraikan. Poligami boleh menyelesaikannya.

Begitu juga jika isteri tidak mampu melahirkan zuriat, apakah patut suami menceraikannya? Poligami sebagai penyelesaian keinginan kepada zuriat keturunan. Maka apabila Islam membenarkan poligami, ia adalah ubat.

Barangkali juga ada isteri yang tidak terdaya melayan kehendak suami yang ‘tinggi’ dalam seks. Poligami juga jalan keluar dari beban ini. Kadang-kala ada lelaki yang berwibawa yang memampukan dia memiliki lebih dari seorang isteri yang diberi keadilan yang rata.

Maka dalam sejarah Islam, poligami tokoh-tokoh telah membuahkan kebaikan ilmu, keluasan keluarga dan keturunan. Berbagai lagi hikmah poligami yang boleh disenarai panjang. Malang sekali, apabila golongan Pro-Barat atau ‘Islam-Liberal’ ini menyatakan tujuan mereka menentang pologami itu kerana hendak membela wanita, apakah pada mereka selain isteri pertama itu bukan wanita? Wanita itu, bukan isteri pertama sahaja, tetapi setiap yang berjantina wanita termasuk yang akan menjadi isteri kedua dan seterusnya. Perasaan dan kehendak mereka juga adalah tuntutan dan hak wanita yang perlu dihormati.

Pernah saya sebutkan bahawa kadang-kala hukum-hakam Islam boleh diumpamakan sebuah kedai yang menyediakan berbagai jenis ubat untuk semua jenis penyakit. Jangan kerana ada ubat yang dijual itu tidak bersesuaian dengan penyakit kita maka kita menganggap ubat tersebut mesti dihapuskan. Poligami adalah salah satu ubat bagi penyakit yang bersesuaian dengannya. Menghalang zina dan membantu wanita. Bagi yang tidak memerlukan ubat ini dia tidak disuruh meminumnya.

Poligami juga adalah jalan keluar kepada kehendak cinta di luar kawalan. Di zaman ini, untuk seseorang lelaki mendapatkan wanita secara haram, amatlah mudah. Namun jika ada lelaki yang ingin berkahwin sekalipun atas poligami yang membawanya menanggung berbagai risiko, saya rasa dia patut dihormati dan ada nilai tanggungjawab terhadap wanita.

Cuma malangnya, poligami ini jika digunakan oleh lelaki yang tidak bertanggungjawab sehingga mencemarkan institusi berkenaan. Apatahlagi golongan anti poligami ini hanya menonjolkan contoh-contoh buruk poligami dan melupai contoh-contoh baik yang banyak. Lelaki-lelaki yang baik dan berkemampuan patut tampil membawa contoh yang baik dalam perlaksanaan poligami. Sementara yang tidak berkemampuan dan ‘lemah’ kewibawaannya untuk adil, maka janganlah memakan ubat yang tidak diperuntukkan untuk anda.

January 2009 Visitors

Summary
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TRIP TO THE HOLY LAND

There are loads to 'story mory' about the trip, but its really personal. People always say, you have to try it yourself. I am out of superlative to describe what happened to me over the period of 12 days I was there.

What I can share with you are as follows:
1. Get your niat right. If you do that, Insya Allah, Allah will show the guidance for you whilst you are in the Holy Land.
2. Be generous in the Holy Land. Insya Allah you will be rewarded.
3. Plan your umrah during 2 months after Hajj. It will be a bit expensive than normal umrah but the masjid area is almost empty (compare to the time of Ramadhan and Hajj. There are 2 million ppl during Hajj & 5 million during Ramadhan in Makkah). I were lucky to have the privillage of doing my prayers and ibadah at Raudah, Masjid Nabawi every day & do my prayers in front of Kaabah. Do you know if you are praying inside Masjidil Haram, its sunat to look at Kaabah rather than staring on your sejadah>

More pictures will follow...

Gambar Tanah Suci

at bukit rahmah - believed the place of adam & hawa met for the first time on earth

Jabal-Uhud. The place where Muslim lost the war.

@ Masjid Quba

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QUICK NOTE

A Quick note, since dah kena serang SPAM @ comments aku tukar setup utk comment.

Kalau nak post comment, kena key-in word/numbers verification. Ini utk mengelakkan SPAM ni berkuasa di masa hadapan.

Mintak maap kalau mende ni jadi buat leceh nak post, tapi necessary utk control masa aku utk blog yang makin berkurang... Ada cerita-ceriti yg aku akan outstation within period of 4-7 months start bulan depan.

Happy reading!

Drama of LTDL 2009 up to Stage 5

Cervelo bebeh!!!!

I have been watching the Le Tour de Langkawi since Monday. Monday, went to see the start at Putrajaya, then the finishing at Senawang. So far, the ex-Letua boys, Haidar and Nua managed to get top ten. Akmal from MNCF popped a surprise when he joined the breakaway riders and soon obtained some sprint points for the day. Salute to you!

Akmal

Second day, Senawang - Melaka saw the same style - some breakaways and subsequently obtaining points for themselves and left the bunch to scramble for the 3rd and 4th places. Looked like this was gonna be the style for the tour. Breakaway and stay to the end. However, Diquigiovanni team, ever so efficiently placed their domestiques in front of their yellow jersey rider and pulled him to the end, then left him to sprint for glory. Manager acknowledged that it's teamwork that got Gavazzi the yellow jersey. What a nice thing to do for your fellow teammate - shade him from the wind, help him save some energy for the final sprint and the sprinter delivered his package. Podium for 3 straight days. Bravo!

The ex-Letua boys still did OK, though Nua had some bad luck with punctures for 2 stages in a row. Nua, I think you should use my Duraace rims and let me have your Bora Ultra hahaha!

Third stage, Fallanie got a big break. Followed some breakaway guys and managed to coin some points. Cayalah! But unfortunately, the peloton, who was left behind at a max of 7 or 8 minutes, managed to catch them. And surprise surprise, it's the Diquigiovanni team and some Australian team, I think, that controlled the pack. Obviously scrambling for points was not their cup of tea and they'd rather keep the pack in tact and foil any attempts for breakaways from Nua or Letua or Iran or whoever for that matter. Tactics, tactics. Who'd have thought that this would be the way the game is played this year?

Fallanie

Dirty, but it got the job done. Gavazzi was again wearing yellow at Stage 3. Good job to the Diquigiovanni boys. You protected you guy well, and you didn't let anyone cross his line. Bravo. I'm amazed. What can I say.

Fourth stage, the longest ever, 220km approx. Nua didn't have gas to pedal through. Haidar fell on the way down from Perez. AKU SEDIH! Where were their friends to pull them through? Previously Nua would be protected by Duan and Haidar. But now Duan is in MNCF, while the other 2 are in Malaysia National Team. So basically, 2 different teams, so cannot help the other. Haih. Why has it come to this?

Nua in Genting

I'm just devastated at what is happening now. Everyone had high hopes on Nua. I understand that. Now Nua is not performing, or at least not getting the green jersey like last year, or not winning stages as he'd said he would, I'm hearing funny, sarcastic voices that said, "Normally when they get to national team, they will start to get lazy and under-perform." PIRAH MABUK KORANG!

Haidar

Talk is cheap. Have you tried asking them their training regimes? They have the capabilities, no doubt, but cycling is not like making instant noodles. It doesn't happen overnight. It needs a lot of training and a good regime to prepare them for the race. Yang selalu instant noodle training tu aku jer sebab aku tak pro. Abis last pun bos tak marah. Bos cuma cakap, lainkali kayuh laju lagi ye... Ada faham, adik manis??? (OK, part 'adik manis' tu aku sendiri saja tambah hehe)

Genetics, without the right environment or nurture, is a waste of talent.

I'm upset and frustrated at those who don't seem to understand and just blame them for their under-performance. Haidar did make the top 20 three times. Until the fourth stage, that is. I know they are frustrated too coz they know that people are looking at them to deliver their promises. So what if they fail this year? MSN's gonna throw them out? Well, I hope so, so that they can get out of the current training regiem and get some serious help elsewhere. I'm not saying they are crap. Go read my 'genetics' statement up there.

As a friend and a fan, frankly I can know they are disappointed with their results. It showed on their faces. I don't want to say that I am disappointed too. I don't blame them. I have faith in them and with the right nurturing I know they can perform. Maybe their future teams can prepare them better for their next races.

2 more stages to go. Let's see if they can cook up something for these remaining stages. Keeping everything crossed and hoping for the best for them.

With Serpa and some monkeys at Genting

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Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan, Tepeng Style.. JM Bariani

Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan Tepen Style membawa korang ke JM Bariani House.

Aku pergi ke kedai depan Tesco Shah Alam utk beli barang anak aku & on the way nak keluar dari bangunan Tesco ada satu kedai nasi bariani. Biasanya aku memang kurang berminat nak cuba, tapi entah pesal hari ni terliur plak nak makan nasi beriyani nih.



Kebiasaannya kalau hari minggu memang penuh kedai ni sampai aku nampak ada meja yg reserved. Menunya simple. Just Nasi Bariani Ayam/Daging/Kambing, Nasi Bariani Gam Daging/Kambing/Ayam dan ala carte Nasi Bariani kosong dan boleh pilih lauk Ayam Goreng Berempah, Ayam Masak Merah dsb. Aku order Nasi Bariani Daging & aku order kat wife aku ala carte Nasi Bariani kosong + Ayam Goreng Berempah.

Servis bagus, cepat dan cekap. Tapi masa aku dapat nasi bariani aku aku rasa portion dia sikit. Daging ada dua ketul disorok dlm nasik. Biasanya customer yang buat (sorok daging dlm nasik) tapi ni kedai yg buat. Tapi after aku habis makan, the portion tu sebenarnya 'just nice'. Daging dia pun very tender. Boleh pakai sudu dan garpu & sudu korang takkan bengkok.. hehehe

Ayam Goreng Berempah yg aku order pun sedap. Rangup diluar & dagingnya puteh di dalam, tak hangus. Maybe diorang bakar dulu kot. Ayam dia mmg good portion, aku pun bley tumpang sama makan!

Ambience OK cuma customer sebelah meja aku dok pot pet pot pet gossip sana gossip sini pasal ahli politik sana sini & mmg bising. Susunan kerusi meja bagus, banyak ruang utk berjalan. Satu lagi, harga pun agak menarik. Yg aku order kat atas tu + air soda bandung 2 gelas dah menjangkau 28 rengget. Empat belas rengget per person.

Kalau korang nak try, diorang byk outlet around KL nih. HQ kat SS18 (kawasan perumahan), Tesco Shah Alam, Tesco Ampang, Alamanda, Giant Kota Damansara & Mydin USJ 1. Rating: 7/10 (Sebab a bit pricey, otherwise recommended place to visit).

Once upon a time in 2006

Once upon a time in 2006, few bunch of ex-Maresmart had a Hari Raya gathering at Webmod's palace place. (Webmod, sorry la for posting this images, aku terjumpa kat dalam pendrive lama aku daa.. dalam keadaan takde keje sangat pagi ni, aku upload je la kat sini.. jangan marah aaaa)

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Roses for Rose

In order to fully appreciate the poems..Try to read each line very slowly... and at the same time try to visualize yourself in her position, a very lonely person living in real pain after the lost of her true love one...

Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose.
And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty bows.
The year he died, the roses were delivered to her door.
The card said, "Be my true love," like all the years before.

Each year he sent her roses, and the note would always say,
"I love you even more this year, than last year on this day."
"My love for you will always grow, with every passing year.
"She knew this was the last time that the roses would appear.

She thought, he ordered roses in advance before this day.
Her loving husband did not know, that he would pass away.
He always liked to do things early, way before the time.
Then, if he got too busy, everything would work out fine.

She trimmed the stems, and placed them in a very special vase.
Then, sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face.
She would sit for hours, in her husband's favorite chair.
While staring at his picture, and the roses sitting there.

A year went by, and it was hard to live without her mate.
With loneliness and solitude, that had become her fate.
Then, the very hour, as on the year before,
The doorbell rang, and there were roses, sitting by her door

She brought the roses in, and then just looked at them in shock.
Then, went to get the telephone, to call the florist shop.
The owner answered, and she asked him, if he would explain,
Why would someone do this to her, causing her such pain?

"I know your husband passed away, more than a year ago,"
The owner said, "I knew you'd call, and you would want to know."
"The flowers you received today, were paid for in advance."
"Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance."

"There is a standing order, that I have on file down here,
And he has paid, well in advance, you'll get them every year.
There also is another thing, that I think you should know,
He wrote a special little card...he did this years ago."

"Then, should ever, I find out that he's no longer here,
That's the card...that should be sent, to you the following year."
She thanked him and hung up the phone, her tears now flowing hard.
Her fingers shaking, as she slowly reached to get the card.

Inside the card, she saw that he had written her a note.
Then, as she stared in total silence, this is what he wrote...
"Hello my love, I know it's been a year since I've been gone,
I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome."

"I know it must be lonely, and the pain is very real.
For if it was the other way, I know how I would feel.
The love we shared made everything so beautiful in life.
I loved you more than words can say, you were the perfect wife.
"
"You were my friend and lover, you fulfilled my every need.
I know it's only been a year, but please try not to grieve.
I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears.
That is why the roses will be sent to you for years."

"When you get these roses, think of all the happiness,
That we had together, and how both of us were blessed.
I have always loved you and I know I always will.
But, my love, you must go on, you have some living still."

"Please...try to find happiness, while living out your days.
I know it is not easy, but I hope you find some ways.
The roses will come every year, and they will only stop,
When your door's not answered, when the florist stops to knock."

"He will come five times that day, in case you have gone out.
But after his last visit, he will know without a doubt,
To take the roses to the place, where I've instructed him,
And place the roses where we are, together once again."

Author : Unknown

After the recession is over...

JEWS vs. MUSLIMS

I am sure most of you received an email comparing how Jews has set the world alight the gap between Jews and Muslims are widening every second.

The reason on Nobel prize winners do not bother me a slightest. Why? The judges are human being and being human we are biased and discriminate. Academia? We have Ibnu SIna on medical research (mind you he did medical research as a hobby not his major interest, his interest in in plantation!), Ibnu Khaldun who produce a book on different behaviour based on continent, Al-Khawarizmi a well known mathematician. I believe our ignorance to acknowledge these Islamic genius may contribute to our downfall. Even more compeling that some of Europe genius learned from our Muslim scholar during Uthmaniah's (Ottoman) era but has been omitted from western history books.

As per company's who setting the pace in world market, we have ourselves to blame. We are the consumer and we buy their goods. A company can only survive if they have customers. I am not sure now, but in 1998 my friend's colleague from South Africa told us that they boycott Nestle due to their business decision in South Africa (Sorry, no details were provided). It is our choice and hopefully, we can make the right decision.

However there is the figures that I could not argue, the number of universities around the world. Here are the stats.

We have lost the capacity to produce knowledge.
o In the entire Muslim World (57 Muslim Countries) there are only 500 universities. o In USA alone, 5,758 universities
o In India alone, 8,407 universities
o Not one university in the entire Islamic World features in the Top 500 Ranking Universities of the World (I beg to differ, this is just marketing ploy)
o Literacy in the Christian World 90%
o Literacy in the Muslim World 40%
o 15 Christian majority-countries, literacy rate 100%
o Muslim majority - countries , None
o 98% in Christian countries completed primary
o Only 50% in Muslim countries completed primary.
o 40% in Christian countries attended university
o In Muslim countries a dismal 2% attended.
o Muslim majority countries have 230 scientists per one million Muslims
o The USA has 5000 per million
o The Christian world 1000 technicians per million.
o Entire Arab World only 50 technicians per million.
o Muslim World spends on research/development 0.2% of GDP
o Christian World spends 5 % of GDP

WEB MOD IN DA OFFICE

TQ for doa. Just came back from umrah. Currently recuperating at home >_<.

Lots of catch up to do, I will try my best to re-start blogging at the earliest.

TQ