Norazihan

2011 So Far

2011-11-14T15:35:00.012+08:00

Wow. A lot has happened since January. Fast forward to June .. I got a job!! Controversial it may seem but six more months down the line the gig is great. Last Raya Puasa was FAB! Helmi's video says it all.

Then we got a cat. A beautiful long haired tabby or Persian X as stated on it's card. He was called Hitam. I named him Max. To be more precise, I tried to name him Max. But he never responds. So in desperation to have him acknowledge your call, we tend to switch to TAM. But still he does not respond. Maybe that slight tail wagging is his way to say "oo hi there" unenthusiastically.

Raya Korban was not bad. Paid more attention to the korbaned cow's inside ~(

First YouTube Video!

2011-01-01T12:15:00.001+08:00

Chocolate Harlem!!!!

2010-11-02T12:44:00.001+08:00

Get images on chocolates!

Sillaturrahim

2010-06-27T08:04:00.008+08:00

Hadis Abu Ayub Al-Ansariy r.a:

Seorang lelaki kampung yang dalam keadaan musafir telah menghadap Rasulullah s.a.w, lalu dia memegang tali unta baginda. Kemudian lelaki tersebut berkata: Wahai Muhammad! Ceritakanlah kepadaku perkara yang boleh mendekatkanku kepada Syurga dan menjauhkanku dari Neraka. Rasulullah s.a.w tidak segera menjawab, sebaliknya baginda memandang ke arah para sahabat sambil bersabda: Sesungguhnya dia adalah orang yang telah mendapat petunjuk. Kemudian baginda bertanya kepada lelaki tersebut: Apakah perkara yang engkau tanyakan tadi? Lelaki tersebut mengulangi pertanyaannya. Lalu Rasulullah s.a.w bersabda: Engkau hendaklah mengabdikan diri kepada Allah, jangan menyekutukannya dengan sesuatu, dirikanlah sembahyang, keluarkanlah zakat dan pulihkanlah hubungan kekeluargaan. Sekarang lepaskanlah unta ini

So it has been an exhilarating week. First the much anticipated family get together with Wan Alang's. Must appreciate the fine intention of Kak Norlin and Kak Gaya. Followed by Latifah and Muhaimin's wedding. It was wonderful meeting family members, old friends and acquaintances. Must mention the effort by the elders regardless of their ailments who have made it a point to attend the function .. Pak Busu, Wan Alang, Pak Mid and Yeop. I pray all the children will appreciate their elders more and made a point to meet and get close to their makcik, pakcik, atuks and opahs.

Semoga hubungan keluargaku lebih akrab; lebih lagi dengan kaum kerabat di Perak khususnya di Ipoh dan Bidor, juga di Singapura.

And lastly, the dearful Major (R) Rahman and wife for their very warm hospitality and kindness :)

2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™

2010-06-13T23:43:00.001+08:00

Einstein's IQ = 160+

2010-03-26T13:50:00.002+08:00

Free-IQTest.net - MENSA Test

.. and that's above average.

Wasiat Hasil Pencarian

2010-01-18T07:44:00.005+08:00

Aku musykil akan perihal perkara di atas. Daripada perbualan dan perbincangan dengan suami dan kerabat aku masih kabur. Aku faham wasiat itu dituntut oleh agama seperti ayat (Al-Quran > Surah Al- Baqarah> Ayat 180) namun harta mana yang boleh ku wasiat kan sesungguhnya aku ingin berwasiat seperti tuntutan Islam banyak mana dan kepada siapa.

Aku merujuk ke laman Al-Islam laman web Kerajaan Negeri Saudi, Kementrian Hal Ehwal Agama, Wakaf, Dakwah dan Nasihat yang mana menyediakan pencarian kepada Al-Quran dan Hadis. Terjumpa perihal Pusaka di dalam Undang-undang Kekeluargaan Islam maka terjumpalah aku ayat ini:

Kamu diwajibkan, apabila seseorang dari kamu hampir mati, jika dia ada meninggalkan harta, (hendaklah ia) membuat wasiat untuk ibu bapa dan kaum kerabat dengan cara yang baik (menurut peraturan agama), sebagai suatu kewajipan atas orang-orang yang bertakwa.
(Al-Quran > Surah Al- Baqarah> Ayat 180)

Jadi sekarang harta yang mana yang wajib ku wasiatkan, kaum kerabat mana yang harus ku tinggalkan wasiat kepada (ibu bapa ku sudah tiada jadi bahagian mereka tidak payah ku bimbang lagi namun doa ku untuk mereke agar roh mereka berada bersama orang-0rang yang beriman dan beramal saleh ku panjangkan,) dan pecahan bahagian manakah yang harus ku nyatakan.

Ku baca berulang kali ayat di bawah:

Allah perintahkan kamu mengenai (pembahagian harta pusaka untuk) anak-anak kamu, iaitu bahagian seorang anak lelaki menyamai bahagian dua orang anak perempuan. Tetapi jika anak-anak perempuan itu lebih dari dua, maka bahagian mereka ialah dua pertiga dari harta yang ditinggalkan oleh si mati dan jika anak perempuan itu seorang sahaja, maka bahagiannya ialah satu perdua (separuh) harta itu dan bagi ibu bapa (si mati), tiap-tiap seorang dari keduanya: Satu perenam dari harta yang ditinggalkan oleh si mati, jika si mati itu mempunyai anak. Tetapi jika si mati tidak mempunyai anak, sedang yang mewarisinya hanyalah kedua ibu bapanya, maka bahagian ibunya ialah satu pertiga. Kalau pula si mati itu mempunyai beberapa orang saudara (adik-beradik), maka bahagian ibunya ialah satu perenam. (Pembahagian itu) ialah sesudah diselesaikan wasiat yang telah diwasiatkan oleh si mati dan sesudah dibayarkan hutangnya. lbu-bapa kamu dan anak-anak kamu, kamu tidak mengetahui siapa di antaranya yang lebih dekat serta banyak manfaatnya kepada kamu (Pembahagian harta pusaka dan penentuan bahagian masing-masing seperti yang diterangkan itu ialah) ketetapan dari Allah; sesungguhnya Allah adalah Maha Mengetahui, lagi Maha Bijaksana.
(Al-Quran > Surah An-Nisaa'> Ayat 11)

Dari ayat di atas bagi harta ku, bahagian untuk anak tunggal perempuan ku ialah satu perdua atau separuh, dan untuk yang tiga anak lelaki ku sama banyak satu perdua atau yang separuh lagi. Bagaimana dengan suami ku?

Seterusnya tersentak aku, dari ayat di atas juga perihal bahagian pusaka si mati sekiranya dia mempunyai lebih dari dua anak perempuan. Makanya sepermegian kedua ayah dan ibu ku pembahagian yang disarankan adalah dua bahagian untuk anak lelaki dan satu bahagian untuk anak perempuan. Jadi yang betulnya ialah bagi kami kedua anak lelaki ialah satu pertiga dan untuk anak perempuan yang berlima atau berempat setelah meninggalnya kakak kedua ku. Bagaimana dengan bahagian apak setelah peninggalan emak hari tu?

Dan salahlah pembahagian pusaka apak yang dilakukan tempoh hari. Seperti yang ternyata di sini maka yang lelaki harus mendapat 1/3 dibahagi dua iaitu 1/6 dan yang perempuan harus mendapat 2/3 dibahagi empat iaitu 1/6 juga! Ya Allah dan itu lah yang diwasiatkan apak!

Ingin ku selitkan ayat ini perihal mengubah wasiat si mati:

Kemudian sesiapa yang mengubah mana-mana wasiat sesudah dia mendengarnya, maka sesungguhnya dosanya hanya ditanggung oleh orang-orang yang mengubahnya; sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mendengar, lagi Maha Mengetahui.
(Al-Quran > Surah Al- Baqarah> Ayat 181)

Balik kepada persoalan bahagian si suami:

Dan bagi kamu satu perdua dari harta yang ditinggalkan oleh isteri-isteri kamu jika mereka tidak mempunyai anak. Tetapi jika mereka mempunyai anak maka kamu beroleh satu perempat dari harta yang mereka tinggalkan, sesudah ditunaikan wasiat yang mereka wasiatkan dan sesudah dibayarkan hutangnya dan bagi mereka (isteri-isteri) pula satu perempat dari harta yang kamu tinggalkan, jika kamu tidak mempunyai anak. Tetapi kalau kamu mempunyai anak maka bahagian mereka (isteri-isteri kamu) ialah satu perlapan dari harta yang kamu tinggalkan, sesudah ditunaikan wasiat yang kamu wasiatkan dan sesudah dibayarkan hutang kamu dan jika si mati yang diwarisi itu, lelaki atau perempuan, yang tidak meninggalkan anak atau bapa, dan ada meninggalkan seorang saudara lelaki (seibu) atau saudara perempuan (seibu) maka bagi tiap-tiap seorang dari keduanya ialah satu perenam. Kalau pula mereka (saudara-saudara yang seibu itu) lebih dari seorang, maka mereka bersekutu pada satu pertiga (dengan mendapat sama banyak lelaki dengan perempuan), sesudah ditunaikan wasiat yang diwasiatkan oleh si mati dan sesudah dibayarkan hutangnya; wasiat-wasiat yang tersebut hendaknya tidak mendatangkan mudarat (kepada waris-waris). (Tiap-tiap satu hukum itu) ialah ketetapan dari Allah dan (ingatlah) Allah Maha Mengetahui, lagi Maha Penyabar.
(Al-Quran > Surah An-Nisaa'> Ayat 12)

Dari ayat yang di atas maka bahagian suami ku adalah 1/4 hartaku dan bagi ku sekiranya suami meninggal ialah 1/8 hartanya.

Jadi haruskah wasiat ku berbunyi: 1/4 harta ku untuk suami ku, dari 3/4 harta ku 1/2 untuk anak perempuan tunggal ku dan 1/2 lagi di bahagi tiga untuk tiga anak-anak lelaki ku. WaAllahua'lam. Harus ku rujuk kepada yang lebih mengetahui.

Bagi Jiha pula yang tiada lagi mempunyai ibu bapa, tidak mempunyai anak maupun suami maka kedua abang lelaki nya mendapat dua bahagian setiap orang dan adik dan kakak-kakaknya yang perempuan mendapat satu bahagian seorang seperti ayat di bawah:

Mereka (orang-orang Islam umatmu) meminta fatwa kepadamu (Wahai Muhammad mengenai masalah Kalaalah). Katakanlah: Allah memberi fatwa kepada kamu di dalam perkara Kalaalah itu, iaitu jika seseorang mati yang tidak mempunyai anak dan dia mempunyai seorang saudara perempuan, maka bagi saudara perempuan itu satu perdua dari harta yang ditinggalkan oleh si mati dan dia pula (saudara lelaki itu) mewarisi (semua harta) saudara perempuannya, jika saudara perempuannya tidak mempunyai anak. Kalau pula saudara perempuannya itu dua orang, maka keduanya mendapat dua pertiga dari harta yang di tinggalkan oleh si mati dan sekiranya mereka (saudara-saudaranya itu) ramai, lelaki dan perempuan, maka bahagian seorang lelaki menyamai bahagian dua orang perempuan. Allah menerangkan (hukum ini) kepada kamu supaya kamu tidak sesat dan (ingatlah) Allah Maha Mengetahui akan tiap-tiap sesuatu.
(Al-Quran > Surah An-Nisaa'> Ayat 176)

Bagi harta Emak pulak sepeninggalannya dahulu: 1/8 hartanya untuk Apak suaminya, dari 7/8 hartanya itu 1/3 untuk anak-anak lelakinya seramai dua orang, dan2/3 untuk anak-anak perempuannya seramai lima orang semasa itu.

Ku jumpa juga beberapa hadis perihal wasiat --> di sini dan wasiat Nabi Ibrahim (a.s.) dan Nabi Yaakub (a.s.) kepada anak-anak mereka:

Dan Nabi Ibrahim pun berwasiat dengan agama itu kepada anak-anaknya dan (demikian juga) Nabi Yaakub (berwasiat kepada anak-anaknya) katanya: Wahai anak-anakku! Sesungguhnya Allah telah memilih agama (Islam) ini menjadi ikutan kamu, maka janganlah kamu mati melainkan kamu dalam keadaan Islam.
(Al-Quran > Surah Al- Baqarah> Ayat 132)

Facebook

2010-01-06T19:17:00.005+08:00

This is one thing that I am hooked on. Serious.

It used to be my routine to first go to Yahoo Malaysia and check my email whenever I'm in front of a computer. Nowadays, yeah I still do, but on top of that I would open another tab to open my Facebook account. (You know what, they should pay me for what I'm about to write.)

So what's so great about Facebook. First it has taken my blogging activities to a whole new level. Now I'm linking my blog content to my Facebook account via Blogcast. I have a Facebook business account for my business. That is so awesome. I can suggest friends to become fans of my business to create a bigger network. Through our communication and interaction in Facebook their friends can get informed of what goes on between us and my business updates.

I must say that it is a thrilling experience and a wonderful journey exploring the possibilities of internet marketing with Facebook.

Maybe I should write an e-book and make it available at a small cost to friends and whoever who wants to know the ropes around to where I am in developing my small online business.

P.S. Forgot to mention about Facebook games. They are exhilarating!! Love Zynga games. FarmVille is for me!! Add me as neighbour ok. See u there folks!

If I Was A Man

2009-11-09T18:07:00.003+08:00

... i'd fix the broken ceiling, painted the whole house and throw away all the garbage. But I am a woman.

Fruit Enzyme

2009-11-02T10:06:00.006+08:00

Material:

3kg of raw kitchen waste (fruits and vegetables)
1kg of brown sugar (gula merah/kabung/nise/melaka)
10L of water (no need mineral water or deionized - pipe water will do)

Preparation:

Get a 15L container with cover and measure in the water.
(Water level could get up to 3/4 full)
Cut the raw kitchen waste into small size and dump into the water.
(Now water level could get to 1" from full. Use a bigger size container if container becomes too full.
The process needs air to complete and extra space will allow for good mixing later.)
Dump the brown sugar into the mixture and mix.
Cover the container and keep at cool and dry place.
Open the container and stir the mix everyday to release built up gas and to propogate the process.
After a good mix, close it and leave it until the next day.
Repeat daily for the first 30 days.
Leave the container closed for another 60 days.
After the 3 months process filter off the residual solids from the liquid.
Keep the liquid ready for use in plastic bottles.

Usage:

The liquid is ready for use diluted 1:10 for house hold cleaning or plant caring
or more concerntrated for drain or sewage cleaning.
The solid can be dumped into ground as fertilizer or reused in the next batch making.

Use the same above ratio (3:1:10) to porportionate when preparing smaller or larger quantity.

Note:

The gas emitted during the initial days is good for the environment.
It reacts with CO2 and results in O3 which is foundation for ozone.
Our air has a natural ozone layer which filters harmfull sun radiation from reaching earth. Excessive CO2 or CO3 from industries or motor vehicles has reduced this natural ozone layer. Thus gas from the making of this fruit enzyme helps heal our natural ozone layer.

Thrown away kitchen waste results in methane gas produced as it degrades at garbage dump. Methane gas is bad for the environment as it reacts and decays our natural ozone layer. So reworking our kitchen waste into enzymes helps protect the environment and also helps our household economy by reducing cost for cleaning detergents. By using natural enzyme for our daily use, decreases the amounts of chemical used for cleaning and the chemical we dumped back to the environment (trough our drains.)

Help protect and heal the environment.

The info in this material is from reference to information found on the internet from other webs. I hold no responsibility for inaccuracy or ill result from preparation or usage of the said product. However, have tried the enzyme (as prepared by other) and prepared myself the said enzyme with papayas.

DIY

2009-10-07T11:48:00.002+08:00

Cheezy term coined from "do it yourself". Even as a child, I was always interested to do things myself. Remember those building blocks? Or the ABC which we'd arrange to make words etc. Remember LEGO!? The ultimate toys for the constructive mind. There are many other toys that you'd put together pieces to end up with the actual toy. Well I'm in my 40s now. When I first come across DIY term on the internet it just continued to interest me. Probably DIY at home was the most popular search. Then I began to search for DIY sewing projects. Then I came together with my own DIY kit. Through Sulam Sayang I created a Beginner's Beading DIY Kit. Then I came up with Tudung Bawal DIY Kit for hand embroiderers. Latest is through Eazy-Grow I'm promoting Hydroponic Kit, Hydroculture Liquid Fertilizer, Seeding DIY Kit and Fertigasi Kit. Wow! Am I thrilled with DIY kits. Would like to share my interest to everyone, get yourself a DIY kit. It'll probably be the best gift for yourself or your love ones.... very productive!

This's Year's Ramadhan Experience

2009-09-09T07:18:00.003+08:00

This year's experience is different. Kak Long is away, Baba is away, so there's just me and the boys. The boys are sweet at times, like pic showing them making ondeh-ondeh. But at other times, I can't catch up with the em, as I tire very easily.

Even without Kak Long the boys got me presents for my birthday and put up an effort for a surprise party - although I knew it coming.

My mind ping pongs a lot nowadays, thingking of projects for me to take on. Unfortunately it's all a blur. I'm good at thinking for other people I guess but hopeless when thinking for myself.

This year I cook for breakfast and sahur most of the time. Going to Pasar Ramadhan is like trying to cross Chow Kit Road at 5. What with the swine flu and all. Plus things are so expensive nowadays. I guess that's what drove me into trying out new recipes. I love trying out traditional malay kueh and dishes. There's a few which I've updated at my Famili Cooking. But truly most of my trials are pathetic. The try out was fun though.

We consumed a lot from our new vegetable garden. The Salads are wonderful. It just goes with everything - budu, mayonnaise, tempoyak. Can't wait for the tomatoes, cucumber and bendi to fruit.

Selalu teringatkan my experience buat Umrah and Mekah and Madinah. Rindu. Rindu jugak of my late mom and sis.

Would like to link again to my earlier post on Dua Malam Lailatul Qadar as I noticed it drives the most traffic into this blog. Readers, whatever good you've obtained from this site is from Allah S.W.T. and whet ever bad is from my ignorance on subject matter. Selamat Berpuasa dan menjalankan ibadah di sepanjang bulan Ramadhan Al-Mubarak ini dan Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Fitri yang akan datang.

Beautiful Song

2009-09-01T12:10:00.000+08:00

LabbaikAllah hummalabbaik.....

2009-05-14T10:05:00.006+08:00

Almost a month since we plan for our umrah trip, insyaAllah, we're set to leave for Saudi Arabia 18th of May 2009, 23 Jamadilakhir 1430H. This will be our first trip to SA to do our first umrah. The feeling is overwhelming. We will start our ziarah at Madinah, followed by our first umrah and ziarah in Mecca.

Our milestone:

Decide if we're ready, physically, spiritually, financially, mahram
Choose the agent, price and package
Pick the date
Register, photo, ic's, passport, vaccination (at Poliklinik Kerajaan for special umrah vaccination service and health card for RM2 only)
Umrah classes - Thank you Ustadz Wan and Rayhar for the free umrah classes held at Rayhar's Kuantan office.
Preparation - that means shopping! Jubah, stockings, hand guard, inner wear. Mydin's a good place to start.
Research - self study, ask people who've already done the umrah/haji, internet explore;
Perangkaan Umrah http://dalil-alhaj.com/my/mo.htm
Plan lokasi hotel di Mekah & Madinah http://www.thts.com.my/myhajj.html
Nice & informative photos of Mekah & Madinah http://www.flickr.com/photos/chinx786/sets/72157600685895022/
Ibadah Haji dan Umrah Berita Harian http://www1.bharian.com.my/Misc/HajiUmrah/index_html
Beautiful presentation on where and what we've going to do with nasyid Pergi Haji by Raihan - MUST SEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX1M_m7UDoo
Packaging, and we're all set

Angels & Demons - the sequel to The Da Vinci Code -

2009-04-21T12:26:00.004+08:00

Advertlets is presenting a special screening of Angels & Demons (The sequel to the Da Vinci Code) for registered Advertlets bloggers. So I would like to get the two tickets they are giving away to the fast action blogger and watch the movie TWO days before the world premiere!! This post is my entry.

Another thing, I would also like to win a Sony Cyber-shot™ Skinny-T worth RM 1299, for best blog page with illuminati's from the movie. So please help me out and vote my blog for the grand winning prize. Just follow this post title link (click the title), at the contest post click comment and paste the following:

I vote this blog for the best blog page:

http://norazihan.blogspot.com/

If you do that then I owe you one. When you need a similar favour just let me know - leave a comment here with link to your comment voting my page as earlier and I will return the favour. Tks.

Happy blogging!!

Thank You

2009-04-02T08:58:00.004+08:00

.... and He will give us rezeki from sources we don't even know.....

Yesterday after a few hours of tossing and turning following an afternoon nap I decided to go to town. Thought I would shop for a suitable shirt to wear to a much anticipated lunch interview. Even though still in my day clothes I drove myself to Megamall to head to the one outlet that offers great office wear in my size. I didn't expect to be attended to eagerly by the staff coz I was dressed very casually in T-Shirt and crumpled linen slacks, both over sized, with my tudung tied in the usual way, which is unacceptable by many, and in floppies. We were discussing over this one beautiful pastel top in chiffon with lining. It's very light and airy and as we were talking this other lady who was trying on some other blouses called out for the one I was looking in her size. A minute later she danced out with the blouse on with her white jeans. She's probably around my age, but she looked glamorous in that blouse and I pointed her out to the sales assistant. Just out of curiosity I asked the lady what she would wear the blouse with. She said with pants as she's not comfortable in long skirts. I mentioned that we were considering the blouse with it's matching skirt and she volunteered to put on the skirt so I could take a look. Hmm.. how nice. It's easier to evaluate a look when it's on somebody else. She looked gorgeous. From there we were chattering about the fabulous blouses in the shop and her three daughter there were pulled into the discussion. In two minutes they were going like auntie this and auntie that. I was amazed at their friendliness and there we were, including two sales assistants, continued our make believe make over, enjoying ourselves with chatters and laughter, to find a right blouse, a new look, for my interview.

What amazed me most is Kak Nor (I overhead her calling herself that) was tak lokek in sharing her moment with her daughters and experience and thoughts with a stranger like me, who is not the least like her, and in that close vicinity of the shop, was so open and honest giving out her opinion. I felt blessed that Allah have given me the opportunity to meet such a person and family.

During the last year, when I have pulled myself back into a full time housewife, I thought that apart from spending time at home, surfing the Internet and watching documentaries and drama series following the lives of professionals i.e. lawyers, doctors, crime investigators etc losing contact with the corporate world I was so familiar with, I would lose contact with people. I have lost contact with the people I knew from work I mean I hardly met any of them anymore. But to then meet or virtually meet new people who then became friends is something I did not expect at all. I'm not talking of people like housewifely only you know but professionals and business people and wow I am amazed. I'm fortunate that I have kept my eyes and heart open to others. That I have got acquainted with the likes of Kak Nor - although our encounter only lasted about 15 minutes I didn't get a chance to know her more than that she has three beautiful young adults daughters. But the point is that as low as I have felt since taking time off from my career appreciating people who I have bumped into unexpectedly and get to know them lifted by spirits high. Thank you Allah.

Thank you Kak Nor. Thank you young Zatul whom I met at the polyclinic during one of my visits there who turned out to be a lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Pahang and who later called me in to become a panel evaluating projects for some of the final year students, and a constant and persistent motivator for me to watch my diet and care for my ailment. Thank you Edina (mother of three young ones) whom is a fan of Sulam Sayang who has since visited my home and somebody who I horned at when we were either sending or picking up our kids at school. Thank you Mc Budu a virtual friend who seems to care. I appreciate your soothing words and strong suggestions just as what I would expect from a good friend. There are more, visitors to Sulam Sayang. Even though our acquaintances are just under the umbrella of embroidery you all have been my strength to face the life I am facing now. Thank you. JazakAllahu kasiran.

Fix my Jeep

2009-03-25T11:58:00.011+08:00

Where to start with this old '96 Jeep of mine. Must have been 5 years now since we last used it. (Pic is taken during the good old times, probably in '98! From left: Ajim 4 now 15, Emi & Liyana)

A lot of mishaps with this Jeep, ever since we first bought it. A week after taking it from the dealer, I took it to KL with my kids and maid. We had our first break down, at Karak, a brand new car, rosak tepi jalan, with kids in it... what a blow that was. We had it towed to KL and fixed a leaking clutch fluid tube, purgh.

The wear and tear is expensive for this Jeep. One by one the sensors failed on us! They must have been substandard, locally assembled lah kan. Then a major part rosak and not available locally. Tah macam mane, one workshop managed to fix it. But then other problems arise and we didn't use it for quite a white.

Then we bought a Wira hatchback and I got to use a company car. So we gave the Jeep a rest. Just too long.

It ended up at a garbage dump hauled there by MPK!

Aduh! It must have been there for months by the looks of the weeds at the front fenders. We had a call from a friend asking if we had fixed the Jeep coz it's no longer at the workshop. When we asked the workshop it seemed it got towed away as non-moving vehicle in the city compound at had been placed at the Pusat Pelupusan Sampah!! God! How could they....

Since then it has been in and out of a workshop in Beserah. Now it's back to a stand still under our porch.

I am going to have it fixed.

Intro To Fun Blogging

2009-03-25T11:20:00.003+08:00

Terasa nak share the how to start blogging pulak. Love doing it so much and w'like to assist others to catch up. Here's what's needed:

Generally to have fun at a computer:

PC with internet connectionlah kan, a headphone and speakers, a lot of USB ports
A digital camera, printer scanner - normally these gadgets comes with their own application simple enough for photo/doc editing and printing
antivirus (use AVG for free, that's what i use)
microsoft office for your basic text work, spreadsheeting and presentation
music player so u can download and play yr favourite songs
games but u'd probably know this right

For surfin n socializing:

Internet browser - there are many i just use Internet Explorer
A Search engine - i just use Yahoo - make it your default home page and start surfing
an email account (i use yahoo!mail, good and reliable)
Facebook or myspace etc or other groups - u'd need yr email account to start
U can also do serious stuff on line u know like banking, job search and other business.

For blogging:

A blog account, I prefer free, reliable and easy to use - Blogger (u'll get a http://.....blogspot.com account)
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Me Unsweetened

2009-02-18T16:31:00.004+08:00

I am 45, female, bp 110/70, weighs 63kg, height 164cm, bmi of 23. Able to climb Bukit Tabur. Twice! A Chemical Engineer. And a mother of four. Did I tell you that I've climb Bukit Pelindung, Kuantan? Well that story some other time. Well! Fantastic! You'd think. This is one well rounded woman ha! But my glucose level was 7.3, that makes me a pre-diabetic person. What was that? Pre-diabetic? Well that means in Malay "disyaki kencing manis."

That was in November last year.

Last Monday I was CONFIRMED with diabetes (kencing manis.) Doktor kata penyakit kencing manis ni tiada ubat. Ia cuma boleh dikawal. Kene kurangkan berat badan, no sugar, no susu pekat, no rambutan, no pisang, makan nasi satu cawan je, ambik sayur and ulam banyak2. Sedih.

So skrang doktor start medication utk kawal gula lah. Ubat ni mujarab katenye. Saya kene turunkan berat badan, bila berat turun, cholesterol pun turun dan gula pun akan turun dan mudah dikawal. Kata nurse pulak, ubat yg dibagi tu utk membantu kurang kan berat badan. "Slim lah lepas ni!" Tergelak kami berdua.

So saya pun startlah makan ubat ni sebiji dua kali sehari. Saya disuruh makan ubat ni SEMASA makan. "Semasa makan?!" Ha! Semasa makan. Appetite depressent lah tu. Mula2takut jugak nak makan sebab doktor kata nanti ada sikit loya. Alamak. So malam tu, saya pun makanlah, sebelum tidur, tapi, makan dulu banyak2, he.. he.. he.

So today, I feel light and content and tenang dengan perubahan gaya hidup ni. Of course, first day hari tu, lepas dapat tahu, lepas balik rumah bila SMS kat Zul and the kids hari tu terlinang jugak airmata. But today, rasa ringan je badan. Selalunye membuang tu sekali pagi je. Hari ni pagi skali, tengahari skali! Nanti malam.. .. nanti tengok.

Saya tengah cari total calorie untuk typical dish and drink orang melayu kite ni makan so i can figure out calories and menu planning. Maklumlah nak kena jaga food intake sekarang. Kat hospital hari tu ada tulis tapi tak tulis pulak. Takpe, next appointment saya salin and share kat blog ni.

So, sesiapa yang umur dah 45, pergilah screening untuk blood pressure, jantung, kidney and check glucose level, dan breast check and pap smear untuk wanita. (Actually, do one screening at age 20 and another at 40, then every 5 years.)

Nov 08 saya buat basic health check up seperti diatas. Itu pun unplanned. Memang ada niat nak buat check up tapi tak pegi-pegi pun. Terserempak dengan Hospital Kuantan punya road trip, saya pun sukarela untuk di periksa tahap kesihatan.... rupa2nya dalam sihat tu ada juga yang tak sihatnye.

Then saya selalu gatal-gatal di kaki dan other area and I noticed kesan garu jadi macam kudis sikit and only dried up well selepas sebulan. Eh... something wrong I said to myself.

Jan 09 saya pergi tanya doktor. Doktor suruh buat full appointment utk check my glucose level and others. OK jugak. Dapat buat free medical checkup. I started using body lotion and scrubs to better care of my skin condition.

The next week ambik darah utk di test. (Biasalah poliklinik kerajaankan, kene appointment dulu, results in two weeks)

The following two weeks, dapat result. Glucose still high at 6.8 and cholesterol pun tinggi jugak. Doktor kate ni diabetes ni but need another test to confirm.

The next working day, buat dua tests, once before and once after drinking a glass of air gula. The result before is 7.2 and after is 13. Tinggi. Penurunan glukos tak cukup so confirm diabetes. So kad pesakit di cop Klinik Diabetes in red. Buka buku hijau untuk klinik and a smaller buku hijau untuk saya - all weight, height and glucose level will be monitored with yearly throurough diabetic medical check up.

That wasn't so bad. Rase macam di pamper pulak oleh the medical staff kat Poliklinik Beserah tu. Anyway, terima kasih bebanyak kepada doktor-doktor, staff nurse, nurse, lab techs yang membantu. Terima kasih sekali lagi and i guess you'll be seeing more of me in the near future.

Palestinians Brothers and Sisters

2009-01-13T09:06:00.002+08:00

I pray that Allah (SWT) would help our Palestinian brothers and sisters in Gaza who has been attacked ferociously by Israel. I wish I have the strength to give more to help. To extend a lot more duas for you, to do more prayers to ask for you. Forgive me as I am just a lowly humble servant of Him. May you be strong in facing this indefinite hardship.

Abu Sa'id's Hadith, may Allah be pleased with him. Tariq bin Shihab reported: It was Marwan who initiated (the practice) of delivering sermon before the Prayer on the 'Id Day. A man stood up and said: the Prayer should precede the sermon. He remarked: This (practice) has been done away with. Upon this Abu Sa'id remarked: This man has performed the duty prescribed on him. I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) say: Whoever, among you, sees something abominable should rectify it with his hand; and if he has not strength enough to do it, then he should do it with his tongue; and if he has not strength enough to do it, (even) then he should (abhor it) from his heart, and that is the least of Faith.

Hadith number in Sahih Muslim [Arabic only]: 70

Bukit Tabur, Climb 2

2008-12-08T10:57:00.011+08:00

This time we made it in 5 hours. Sixteen (16) of us. One person finished with torn pants, one with teared shoe sole, one with a bad throw-out, and a few with a few tumbling here and there. This climb we made a day before Hari Raya Aidil Adha. Still we met many climbers Malay and Chinese and a dog. This time round the weather was much cooler with a little drizzle as we started off at 8am. Personally, this time round the climb is much easier and the track maneuverable. Still the rope descend is troublesome - gotta get a grip on this one.

Below pics show Aween on the rope descending down. Ayah Su ready to grab her just in case. Next, me and Azran giving instruction and moral support. While Azhar, posing for early victory to photograper Aizat at the other side of the cliff. Below not shown is Ikram guiding her footsteps. (Behind Azhar are some other climbers who have caught up with us managing the rope.)

The climbers (the number of climbs):

Ikram (7th), Azhar (5th), Aizat (4th), Baba (2nd), Mama (2nd), Liyana (2nd), Hazem (2nd), Helmi (2nd), Hana (1st), E E (1st), Aimi (1st), Shereen (1st), Azran (1st), Aween (1st), Atira (1st), Atirah (1st) - this is again a family outing with my nieces and nephews.

Group photo (Hana's camera) at the end of the ridge - next is descending downhill:

Take 1 - original pose - tired!

Take 2 - directed to make happy pose -- ! Yeah.. Peace... Thumbs up!!

More at Hana's facebook photo album Bukit Tabur - Part 1 and Part 2.

Bukit Tabur, Gombak

2008-10-27T17:25:00.030+08:00

Our planned family trip to Jerantut over the 4 day weekend didn't turn out as it should. We left Kuantan Friday about 9am and reached Jerantut about eleven. It was drizzling as we set out. Not that it dampen our spirit for camping and fishing at Kg. Bukit Dinding, the cool morning made us more excited and eager to set camp. The weather was forecasted 60% chance of rain throughout the weekend. So the backup plan should we decide not to camp out was to head for KL. That was what we did as the Pahang river had risen high and there were noticable floods at low grounds besides the road.

Next day we took up an offer to hike Bukit Tabur near Melawati and Ulu Klang Dam.

Our nephew a regular to Bukit Tabur offered to take us up and we were up to it. Looking at pictures of the hill, we were skeptical of us managing it. But it was just too good of an opportunity to refuse. 11am we started our way up hill. Ikram estimated the hike would take us 4 hours.

The trail started straight uphill and we were advised to take small steps at a time. My son Hazem offered help as we started to make the climb. The further up we went the more lagged behind from the group I was. The group: Me (45), Baba (44), Liyana (17), Ajim (14), Helmi (12), Ilham (8), Nazmi (14), Aizat (23) and Ikram (32).

By 12 we reached the first clearance to see the Tabur East, the Ulu Klang Dam water reservoir and KL. The trail took us uphill and downhill. We heard the azan for solat Zuhur when we were up there. It must have been from the UIA mosque nearby. With many stops to rest ourselves we walked along side cliff, climbed walls of stones, down a rope, down under large stones. Man it was challenging.

Towards the end of the ridge UIA is very close by. We can see the whole campus spread in front of us. 3:30 we reached the end of the trail.

We then started to follow the downward trail. You'd think it's a short way down, but it was like an endless walk along trees, shrubs, kebun durian, dusun, more trees, houses, fish pond and finally the road at the foothill. I can feel my toe nail biting the flesh with each step I took. I can barely walk but pushed myself to end the hike.

Bottom line, we made it up and across the Bukit Tabur ridge, and down in 6 hours!!

Clap! clap! clap! (Photo from Aizat's Flickr taken with timer)

Next we setup camp at the Ulu Klang Dam Recreational Park.

(Photos at MySpace Photo Album. Photos taken with Canon PowerShot A70, Nokia 6820, Sony Ericson Cyber-shot K550 by the children.)

(More photos with Aizat from his Nikon D300 at Flickr)

Selamat Hari Raya, Maaf Zahir dan Batin

2008-09-25T20:28:00.000+08:00

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Serunding Daging

2008-09-23T10:34:00.003+08:00

Yummy! Serunding daging is much like rendang but cook until dry. Not dry as in no gravy but dried until flaky. The meat is not cut cube as in cooking rendang. It is separated into tiny pieces.

Serunding can be considered as a fast food. It can be a dish for lunch or dinner typically for the Malays.

During the fasting month of Ramadhan AlMubarak, serunding is a favourite dish expecially for Sahur. This is because when eating sahur one's appetite differs from eating at normal meals. Not only had one restained from eating during day time, one also had to wake up from sleep in the wee hours of morning to eat sahur. Waking up for sahur, the body is still dizzy, the eyes is hard to adjust to light, and the throat is dry, and mostly the desire is to go back to sleep. The tasty serunding will open the appetite for a sufficient meal in preparation for the next day puasa.

For Hari Raya, serunding is taken with ketupat, or used as filllings for ketupat palas

In Kelantan, there are many families making serunding as their small business at their homes, especially at Kampung Laut, Tumpat. Here serunding is made in large "kawah"s batch wise. An eight kawah proces is manned by three ladies. The process is systematic to ensure productivity. Here you can buy them in kilo bags or in 250gm pre-packed packages.

Contact me if you wish to get some for your own consumption or business.

Doa Malam Lailatul Qadar

2008-09-20T10:02:00.002+08:00

"Allaahumma Innaka 'Afuwwun Tuhibbul-'Afwa Fa'affoo 'annee."

"Say: O Allaah, indeed you are All-Pardoning. You love forgiveness, so forgive me."
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The Virtues of the Night of Al-Qadr
Author:'Abdullaah Ibn Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Source:Ahaadeeth As-Siyaam (pg. 141-143)

Abu Hurairah (raa) reported that the Messenger of Allaah (saws) said: "Whoever performs the night prayer on the night of Al-Qadr with Eemaan (firm belief) and seeking reward will have all his past sins forgiven." [1]
This hadeeth is evidence for the virtue of the night of Al-Qadr as well as performing qiyaam (night prayer) during it. And it indicates that it is a grand night, which Allaah has honored and made better than a thousand months, with regard to its blessing and the blessings found in the righteous deeds that are performed in it. Thus it is better than the worship of a thousand months and that is equivalent to eighty-three years and four months. Due to this, whoever performs qiyaam (night prayer) with true faith and while seeking reward in it, will be forgiven his past sins. There were certain verses revealed concerning this virtue:

Allaah says: "We sent it (the Qur'aan) down on a blessed night. Verily We are Ever-Warning. Therein (on that night) is decreed every matter of ordainment." [2]

Therefore, it is a "blessed night" meaning it possesses much good and blessing due to its merit and the great reward that awaits the one who does good deeds in it. Among its blessings, is that Allaah revealed the Qur'aan in it. Allaah says:

"Verily, We have sent it (the Qur'aan) down in the night of Al-Qadr. And what will make you know what the night of Al-Qadr is? The night of Al-Qadr is better than a thousand months. Therein descend the angels and the Rooh (Jibreel) by their Lord's permission with all decrees. (All that night) there is peace, until the appearance of dawn." [3]

Ibn Katheer (rahimahullaah) said concerning Allaah's saying: "Therein descend the angels and the Rooh": "This means that the descending of the angels increases during this night due to the vast amount of its blessings. And the angels descend along with the descent of blessing and mercy, just as they descend during the time when the Qur'aan is recited and encompass the gatherings in which Allaah is remembered and spread their wings for the true seeker of knowledge, out of respect for him." [4]

This night occurs only in Ramadaan, since Allaah revealed the Qur'aan in it. He informs us that its revelation occurred during the month of Ramadaan in His saying: "Verily, We have sent it (the Qur'aan) down in the night of Al-Qadr." [5]

And His saying: "The month of Ramadaan in which was revealed the Qur'aan" [6]

This means that its revelation from Allaah to His Prophet Muhammad (saws) began in it.

Allaah's statement: "The night of Al-Qadr" is either an indicative of the honor and station of that night, as it is said: "Such and such person has great Qadr". The conjunction of "the night" to Al-Qadr is the joining of a descriptive feature to it, thus making it mean "An honorable night". The word "Al-Qadr" may also be in reference to the ordainment and disposal of affairs. Thus, its being joined to the word "the night" would be in order to denote a place or time for it. So it would mean "the night in which all that will occur in the following year will be decreed." This is similar to Allaah's saying: "Therein (on that night) is decreed every matter of ordainment." [7]

Qataadah said of this: "Therein is decreed every matter for the (upcoming) year" [8] and Ibn Al-Qayyim said that this is the correct opinion. [9]

What seems most correct is that there is nothing that restricts the possibility of these two understandings and Allaah knows best.

His statement: "with Eemaan" means with firm conviction in what Allaah has prepared for those who stand in prayer during this magnificent night. And "seeking reward" means looking for reward and the attainment of recompense.

Thus, this is a grand night, which Allaah has chosen for beginning the revelation of the Qur'aan. So the Muslim must acknowledge its weight in worth, by guarding it and spending it in worship whilst having firm conviction and seeking the reward of Allaah, in order that Allaah may forgive all of his previous sins. This is why the Prophet (saws) warned us about being heedless of this night and being neglectful of spending it in worship, for the Muslim would be prevented from its good.

Abu Hurairah (raa) reported that the Messenger of Allaah (saws) said: "Ramadaan has come to you - a blessed month. Allaah has made it obligatory upon you to fast in it. During this month, the gates of heaven are open, the gates of the Hellfire are closed and the evil devils are chained. To Allaah belongs a night in it, which is better than a thousand months. Whoever is prevented from its good, then he has been deprived." [10]

The Muslim should supplicate much on the nights in which the night of Al-Qadr is sought. And he should supplicate with that which the Prophet (saws) instructed 'Aa'ishah (raa) with, when she asked him: "What if I know on which night the night of Al-Qadr occurs, what should I say?" So he (saws) said: "Say: O Allaah, indeed you are All-Pardoning. You love forgiveness, so forgive me." [11]

Ibn Katheer (rahimahullaah) said: "It is recommended to supplicate a lot at all times and (to supplicate) more than that during the month of Ramadaan, its last ten days and its odd days. And it is highly recommended to increase ones invoking with this supplication: 'O Allaah, indeed you are All-Pardoning. You love forgiveness, so forgive me.'" [12]

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Footnotes:

[1] Al-Bukhaaree (4/2550 and Muslim (759)
[2] Surat-ud-Dukhaan: 3-4

[3] Surat-ul-Qadr: 1-5

[4] Tafseer Ibn Katheer: (8/465)

[5] Surat-ul-Qadr: 1

[6] Surat-ul-Baqarah: 185

[7] Surat-ud-Dukhaan: 4

[8] Reported by At-Tabaree in his Tafseer (25/65) as well as Al-Bayhaqee in his book Fadaa'il-ul-Awqaat (pg. 216). Its chain of narration is saheeh.

[9] See Shifaa'-ul-'Aleel of Ibn Qayyim (pg. 42)

[10] This hadeeth is reported by Ahmad and An-Nasaa'ee. See Ahmad Shaakir's checking of the Musnad (no. 7148) and Saheeh At-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb of Al-Albaanee (1490) as well as Tamaam-ul-Mannah (395)

[11] Reported by At-Tirmidhee and Ibn Maajah with an authentic chain. [Translator's note: The supplication transliterated from Arabic reads: "Allaahumma Innaka 'Afuwwun Tuhibbul-'Afwa Fa'affoo 'annee." ]

[12] Tafseer Ibn Katheer: 8/472

I Love Malaysia

2008-09-18T20:24:00.005+08:00

Malaysia has passed the second half of the century after merdeka. At 50+1 years old, Merdeka Malaysian can be thankful for the peace and harmony we experience. Lee Chong Wei's "datuk"ship is indeed well earned. He represents the vibrant and energetic Malaysia is today. The TV ad about a young man wanting to buy half a teh tarik from a mamak is so cute. It's not only cute, the ad is a sneak preview of our beautiful mix culture. Mix believe, mix language and alamak my post is getting too long already.

Love you Malaysia, may we prosper in peace and harmony.

Legal Fee

2008-09-16T18:18:00.004+08:00

Feels like being ripped off for the second time from the same event.

I was unfairly dismissed from my job, twice terminated the case ended up at the industrial court. The result is of course I won. But somehow the term where the award money is to be paid to the lawyer becomes and issue to me now. It's best to forget, but I'd like to learn from mistake. Was it a mistake to accept that term and not paid directly to claimant? At that time I didn't think that much cause that's the kind of thing the lawyer would decide that's best for his/her client. In this case, maybe it was for the best of the lawyer.

Anyway, the money went to the lawyer - at the end of the term. Good. Then after a long wait from the lawyer, i was informed that the lawyer's fee is a staggering amount of RM35000 to be deducted from the award!! And I had to fight for the case the whole way. All the lawyer did was write up a few documents. And they have the cheek to bill me 35k.

During the course of process, i was always advised to settle with whatever they offer. And that was my lawyer's advice when they offered 100k settlement, 2 yrs after the event, and 2 days before the hearing date!! Think about it.

So back to the lawyer's bill, I feel he should just settle at an amicable percentage at 100k. The total award money was more than 60% from the original offer. And it was obtained through my voice. The lawyer was like arm folded during the discussion and was a yes sir or yes maam for this case when facing with the defendant.

The nerve.

Well, the money is with them now so give it to me. Astaghfirullah.

Hari tu kat Kort

2008-09-06T08:38:00.002+08:00

U kat mane ha Zihan? I'm on my way, 10 minit lagi sampailah. Selalunye kort mane eh? Kort 1, mahkamah sesyen, bangunan belah kanan. Oh. OK. See you there.... that was perbualan on the phone between my lawyer and me on the phone. Lawyer pun satu, lawyer tanya anak guam bilik mane? Hm....

9 pagi me and my hub tunggu depan kort 1.

Itu die. Ye ke lain je muka die.... we met up with our lawyer whom we met for the second time after 2 years. Diorang ubahlah; pukul 11 mahkamah magistrate. kite minum dululah.

11 pagi we were waiting depan mahkamah magistrate for the chairman.

Dia tak de pun. Yang ada lawyer die dan seorang perempuan bertudung. Badan besar sikit ye? Itu HR Executive. Dia (Kling) tu ada, menyoroklah tu. Bila perlu baru minah ni call die.

I masuk dulu dengan lawyer diorang. U tunggu. OK.

Then, hakim nak jumpa u and your husband. Okay.

... perbincangan di kamar hakim..... kes close dengan court award of RM....

So kite tunggu duit. Sampai hari ni no news. Rase tak sedap. Kite tunggu sampai the 10th.

Learn Free Vocabulary & Earn Free Rice

2008-08-09T09:35:00.004+08:00

Hi Bloggers! LFV & EFR have been around for sometime. It's a cool game app. Play it to improve your English vocabulary while donating rice to the needy through the United Nations World Food Program to help with world hunger. Why improve your English vocab?

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Read after taking your meal

2008-08-06T23:41:00.006+08:00

I had a dream of that animal during my afternoon nap today. He was bed ridden for high fever.

... I went to the plant and wanted to go look at the lines. I ask the engineer for PPEs. Thought of first asking plant manager's permission to enter the lines. Knocked his door. Opened the door. There he was in bed! (?) He smiled, tried to get up, he had lost a lot of weight. His skin is flapping behind him as he tried to sit up. "Saya demam lah. Kena makan ubat. Ubat pun kena makan, ludah dulu kemudian telan balik." Uuggghh. Disgusting. Disgusting creature he is. ...

I woke up feeling very dizzy. Pulled myself together to go pick up Ilham from school.

Personal Account of My Father Zulkifli Abdul Rahman

2008-08-01T11:11:00.018+08:00

I was in the navy (Malay Section of the British Royal Navy). We sailed in HMS Scorpion (ABDUL RAHMAN B.Y. A.B. MN 713 (Malay Section) SCORPION) and sailed the South China Sea to the Borneo and surrounding areas. I was handling the telegraph machine, that was my job. It was the during the World War II. (The Japanese started to raid South East Asia December 1941 thru Songkla and Patani Siam, then Thailand, followed by Malaya thru Kota Bharu. From January to February 1942, heavy war between the Japanese and British over Singapore resulting in the British surrender.)

Then our ship was bombed by the Japanese. That caused a large hole on the ship and ship began to capsize. I was with two other ship personnel - Chinese. They were cooks. We jumped ship, and swam. (13/02/42 M.P.K. SHIP LOSS)

Then we made it into a sampan and got away. We made it to Padang of Sumatera. Then the Japanese found us and we were captured. (True account of HMS Scorpion is that it was attacked by Japanese fighter plane and later sunk by Japanese war ship February 12 1942, a few months after Pearl Harbour, when Japanese made mass attacks on British ships and conquered Asia. This was near the Banka Island near Singapore. Five ship crew survived the hit. Five hours left at sea in the dark the ship Mata Hari saw them and rescued them. Mata Hari anchored at Palembang. They were found by the Japanese and had to surrender. The ship was forced to sail back to Banka Island where most of the people on the ship became Japanese prisoners .)

We were send to Singapore then to Indochina, Vietnam. We were put in a Japanese captain's house. We only followed instruction.

Then directions came for us to be moved to Singapore. We were jailed at Changi jail for two weeks.

We were then released and I was sent to Batu Gajah. We traveled by military truck (possibly after September 1945, after the Japanese surrendered Singapore to the British. He must have served the RMN for at least four years 1941 till 1945.)

There I was directed to the Agricultural Department. Because I was in the military and very disciplined I was appointed Agricultural Officer looking over padi plantings.

There my father married Tun (my mother was Mariah.)

As a step mother, she, Tun, was cruel. We couldn't stand her (my wife was carrying a baby and all) so we moved to Batu Gajah. We stayed with our uncle Sulaiman. It was a small house, a government quarters. I was still with the Agricultural Department.

Then I had Tibi. I was hospitalized at Batu Gajah hospital the only medical facility for Tibi in the whole of Malaysia. I was treated by Dr Phang. I was held there for two years.

Then there was this new Tibi facility in Kuala Lumpur. I was moved there and spent another two years in that hospital. (All in all he spent four years of his life in hospital for Tibi.)

We lived at Jalan Pasar.

(We later lived at Jalan Ipoh, when he was posted at the Depot Pusat Bekalan Tentera. He retired from being a government servant. We moved to Taman Perwira, the house he had lived till today. He continued to work with RRI and later Hong Leong Bank. He resigned at 60.)

(Last June, at 90, he was diagnosed with cancer. He underwent a major surgery to remove the effected area. He recovered extremely well from the major surgery done at the KL General Hospital.)

(28th July, his second daughter, Zunaida, left him after battling Leukemia. It was after lunch 30th July he told us his life story when my son Hazem, his grandson, asked him about his life in the navy.)

In Memory of ....

2008-08-01T10:54:00.008+08:00

She passed away 28th July 2008 10pm at 57 after fighting leukemia for more than one year. Innalillah wainna ilaihi rajiun. That would be my late sister Zunaida Zulkifli. A strong woman indeed.

We arrived at the hospital earlier the afternoon at about 2pm. Sis Jima, Jiha, Kak Asiah, AbaChit, Ana, and Shazlan were there. The sight of her poor condition face was sorrowful. We all greeted each other before I proceeded to close upon arwah. Her eyes was closed shut, her face was spotted with broken blood vessels and she had a O2 tube going into her mouth and plasters were all over her face and head. On top of that, many smaller tubes with antibiotics, pain killer etc from syringe pumps surrounded her. BP and pulse machines were there too. So was a life supporting equipment. She had been laying there under sedative since Sunday.

Smoking: A suicidal practice! < inside ISLAM >

2008-07-28T20:46:00.001+08:00

< inside ISLAM > - Smoking: A suicidal practice!!

Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): ".... And make not your own hands contribute to (your) destruction. " (Al Qur'an Al-Baqarah, 2:195)

"...dan janganlah kamu sengaja mencampakkan diri kamu ke dalam bahaya kebinasaan (dengan bersikap bakhil) ....

Need I say more my dear husband and fellow muslims?

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Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook Class of 1983 Page 557

2008-07-11T22:49:00.003+08:00

"Our purpose is to foster a closer relationship among members, organize social activities, look after the welfare of the members, and to promote Malaysia among the Corvallis Community. We meet at least once a term and have celebrations to welcome newcomers and say farewell to graduates." - Abdullah Tengah, president MALAYSIAN STUDENTS
Left to right:

First row, Ellina Abu-Bakar, Puteri Farida Megat, Fazilah Abdul-Latif, Mazibah Mohd-Zin, Mariah Omar, Faizah Osman, Norazihan Zulkifli;

Second row, Soleha Ishak, Md-Yunus Ab-Wahab, Abdul Shukor Abu-Bakar, Muhamad Kamal Abdul-Rahman, Badrulhisham Abdul-Aziz, Mahamad Ramzi Abdullah, Norhana Abdul Jabbar;

Third row, David Mandel, Abdullah Tengah, Mohamad Shukri Aziz, Burhanuddin Abdul-Salam, Mohamad Nazif Daud, Mohamad Kamal Idris;
Fourth row, Amin Mohamad Salleh, Pee Keong Or, Ahmad Rizan Ibrahim, Peng-Kong Choong, Ihsan Ismail, Kwai Foon Sam, Jadid Ismail.

Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook Class of 1983 Page 557

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Islam Question and Answer - Does donating blood invalidate wudoo’?

2008-07-11T22:27:00.005+08:00

Does donating blood invalidate wudoo’?

Can a muslim donate blood, and if so can he read salaah straight after donating blood?

Praise be to Allaah.

If it is necessary to carry out a blood transfusion, there is no sin on the patient, the doctors or the donor, because of the following:

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “… and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind…” [al-Maa’idah 5:32] . (Melayu) . This aayah indicates the virtue of being the cause of saving the life of someone whom it is forbidden to kill, and there is no doubt that the doctors and blood donors are among the causes of saving the life of patients who are at risk of dying if a blood transfusion is not carried out.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “He has forbidden you only the dead animals, and blood, and the flesh of swine, and that which is slaughtered as a sacrifice for other than Allaah. But if one is forced by necessity without wilful disobedience nor transgressing due limits, then there is no sin on him. Truly, Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” [al-Baqarah 2:173]. This aayah indicates that there is no sin on the one who does a forbidden thing out of necessity; the sick person accepts a blood transfusion out of necessity, and there is nothing wrong with the donor giving his blood either. The guidelines of Islamic sharee’ah dictate that donating blood should be permitted, because one of its principles is that in cases of necessity, things that are ordinarily forbidden are permitted, and that ways should be found to ease hardship. The sick person is certainly in a hardship situation, and is compelled by necessity. The hardship he is facing could lead to his death, so it is permissible for him to receive a blood transfusion.

slam Question and Answer - Does donating blood invalidate wudoo’?

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Yahoo! Malaysia Yahoo! Pulse - Today

2008-07-09T20:56:00.001+08:00

Yahoo! Malaysia

Search Buzz

Saiful Bukhari Azlan
Accusing Anwar Ibrahim
Rainforest Music Festival
Party at Kuching this weekend
Rocky Bru
Popular blog
Elyana
New music sweetheart

Terkejut jukak lihat Rocky Bru jadi popular blog. So saya pun visit follow the link. Panas..... Also followed thru his link to one Mathias Chang blog post on who's behind .... Also Panas......

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Blood Stem Cell Transplants - National Cancer Institute

2008-07-09T20:12:00.003+08:00

Preparing Donors for Allogeneic Transplants

Blood stem cells are extracted most often from the peripheral blood of donors and occasionally from their bone marrow. Because there are significantly fewer stem cells in peripheral blood than in bone marrow, doctors prepare peripheral blood donors by injecting them with a series of growth factors to move blood stem cells from their marrow into their bloodstream. This increases the blood stem cells concentration 10- to 100-fold in the blood.

If stem cells are harvested from bone marrow, the donor is placed under general anesthesia. In a procedure that takes about an hour, marrow is removed through a large needle inserted into the donor's pelvic bones, and it is processed to remove blood and bone fragments. After the collection is completed, the donor may be given a transfusion of his or her own red blood cells from units of blood that were self-donated a week earlier.

Apheresis: Harvesting Stem Cells From Peripheral Blood

Nurses harvest blood stem cells from a donor's peripheral blood using a process called apheresis. This process involves removal of whole blood from the donor. As blood is drawn from the donor, circulating stem cells (and sometimes mature immune cells) are extracted. A centrifuge-type machine then separates the components. The blood itself, minus the stem cells, is returned to the donor. Apheresis requires no anesthesia but can take several hours.

Blood Stem Cell Transplants - National Cancer Institute

The Blood & Marrow Transplant & Hematologic Malignancy Program Donor Guide

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AllMalaysia.info - AllMalaysiaN Bloggers Project

2008-06-29T12:07:00.001+08:00

AllMalaysia.info - AllMalaysiaN Bloggers Project

45 year old lady needs to attend this Baking Workshop. She couldn't bake a pie without having a recipe at hand. She couldn't add salt and sugar for taste correctly. She couldn't mix the ingredient well. She couldn't beat until just enough. She needs help.. better late than never. Plus, she has a seventeen year old daughter who would make the most out of this workshop. Call us in please.

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MyShot - National Geographic Magazine

2008-06-24T09:26:00.001+08:00

MyShot - National Geographic Magazine

Hi Kids,
(Namely, Kak Long, Aizat, Shereen)

Found this great place at National Geo on your common interest - photography. Mama/Acu dah pun try upload some pics. Why don't you guys start sharing your works there. For Aizat since you're into commercial photography, tak sahlah upload gambar yang nak dijual. Continue with your fun interest.

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Michael Rasmussen's "Mini Site Profits Exposed" Video Series: How To Create A Mini Site That Runs On Autopilot And Makes You Money While You Sleep!

2008-06-17T12:11:00.000+08:00

Most Internet marketers understand that having mini
sites is the fastest and easiest way to make money
online. They don't require a lot of time, energy, or
money to set up, and once you've got one up and
running, you can sit back and just collect money from
all the sales you're making.

At least... that's how it's supposed to be, right?

The truth is that mini sites really ARE easy to set
up. They really DON'T require much time, energy, and
money to set up. So why is it that so few people
actually make money with their mini sites?

The answer is that they never learned how to actually
turn their mini site into a profitable moneymaker that
runs completely on autopilot. The good news is...

*************************************************
YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEARN HOW TO DO IT!
*************************************************

Here's what this is all about: My colleague Michael
Rasmussen has just released a brand new video course
that will walk you through the process of creating a
killer mini site from the ground up, and then he'll
also teach you how to actually start making money with
it right away and into the future.

If you've been looking for help with monetizing your
mini sites, then this is exactly what you need. The
best part? The videos are FREE! I'll tell you more
about that later. First, let's talk about the videos
themselves.

If you're in a hurry, you can just check the
videos out right now for free. Here's the URL:

http://www.minisiteprofitsexposed.com/?thankyou-page=13904

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OVERALL QUALITY
*************************************************

It's important to note that these are online videos
that you access from your web browser. Michael uses
Camtasia Studio to create these videos, which is the
premier software program for creating screen capture
tutorials such as these.

The first thing I noticed when I hit the play button
on the first video was the incredible production
quality. These are NOT your ordinary screen capture
videos. In fact, I don't think I've ever seen someone
make videos that are this high quality before.

He uses beautifully created graphics to pass his
wisdom along to you, and the sound quality is the
highest you will ever hear in an Internet marketing
product. They sound like they were recorded in a
professional studio.

Michael explained to me that he was sick and tired of
seeing all the low quality videos out there, and so he
set out to create something different in order to
raise the bar in our industry. I think that, when you
see Mini Site Profits Exposed for yourself, you'll
agree that he has succeeded.

Now let's move onto...

*************************************************
THE ACTUAL VIDEOS
*************************************************

Here's a brief summary of each video. Obviously
it's impossible to list every single thing here,
but I want you to get a feel for what each one
covered, and how well it covered it.

If you're in a hurry, you can just check the
videos out right now for free. Here's the URL:

http://www.minisiteprofitsexposed.com/?thankyou-page=13904

VIDEO 1 - INTRODUCTION

This videos introduces you to the entire course, as
well as the teacher himself. You'll learn what you can
expect from the course, and why it's structured the
way it is.

Michael realizes that you may not have heard of him,
and so he spends some time establishing his
credibility with you by sharing some of his biggest
successes. It doesn't come across as bragging at all.
Michael explains that, in order for you to get value
from the teachings, you need to have faith that the
teacher actually knows what he's talking about. By the
end of this video, you will have no doubt.

By the way, this is a good lesson for all of us
product developers. If you want people to accept you
as an authority on any subject, you first need to
establish your credibility with the reader. That way
he's willing to relax, and trust that what you're
telling him is sound advice.

VIDEO 2 - THE BASICS

This video will introduce you to the basics of mini
site marketing. This will set the foundation that all
future learning will rest upon, so it's important to
pay close attention to this one.

You'll learn:

* What mini-sites are, and what makes them different
from regular content sites.

* Which businesses they work well for… and which ones
they don’t.

* The right mindset to have when it comes to creating
mini sites as part of your online business strategy.

* And the different tools you need to get started.

This was a great video, and did an excellent job of
kicking things off, and building the foundation for
the rest of the course.

VIDEO 3 - SQUEEZE PAGES

This is probably one of the most useful videos of the
entire course. Every Internet marketer needs to build
an email list, but how do you do it? What is the best
way to capture the most opt-ins?

The answer is 'squeeze pages'. This video will teach
you:

* Why using a squeeze page is far superior to other
opt-in methods.

* The single most important thing you must include at
the top of your squeeze page to skyrocket your opt-in
rate.

* The secret structure of a squeeze page, and why most
marketers get it wrong (which costs them a LOT of
money).

* The most important to include in your opt-in process
that will make sure that people actually receive your
email.

After watching this video, you'll know everything you
need to know to start building a massive opt-in list
right away. This will probably be the first video that
you 'take action' on. You'll be so excited about the
possibilities, that I guarantee you'll go and create
your own squeeze page right away.

VIDEO 4 - MINI SITE COPYWRITING - PART
ONE

Nothing happens until the sales copy is written.
Graphics alone will never sell a product, but sales
copy alone WILL. This video begins to demystify the
mysterious process of writing words that make people
whip out their credit cards and buy.

Specifically, you'll learn:

* Why you need to learn copywriting, even if you “hate
to write”

* What a compelling offer looks like, and how to tell
the difference.

* How to write an eyeball-grabbing headline that
practically forces your readers to go through your
entire page.

* A simple trick you can use in your opening to make
your reader want to learn more.

There is no skill that is more important to your
success than the ability to write killer sales copy.
Make sure you pay extra attention to this video, as
well as...

VIDEO 5 - MINI SITE COPYWRITING - PART
TWO

This video dives right into the individual components
of a killer sales letter. You'll learn how to create
the "secret structure" of a mini site sales letter
that makes big money. Specifically, you'll learn:

* How to create captivating body copy that draws your
reader into the sales letter.

* Bullets that force your reader to keep reading the
whole page, and makes them insanely curious and want
to buy your product

* How to take the risk off people's shoulders, so
they'll feel safe buying from you.

* How to craft your 'call to action', and get people
to whip out their credit cards and buy immediately.

* The secrets of writing a killer P.S. that helps seal
the deal, and flip your prospect into a buyer
instantly.

This video covered a surprising amount of detail,
especially considering that this course is not
specifically about copywriting. Michael Rasmussen is
definitely someone who overdelivers in his educational
products.

VIDEO 6 - HOW TO AUTOMATE THE
DELIVERY OF YOUR INFOPRODUCT

Unless you want to be chained to your computer, you
must learn how to put your mini sites on autopilot.
The only thing you should be doing is driving traffic,
and letting the site itself do all the work, including
the work of instantly delivering the product to the
customer.

This video will walk you through the process of
automating your product delivery, so you can just
relax, and collect the money. The best part is... once
you have this automated system set up, you never have
to touch it again.

VIDEO 7 - HOW TO "GROW" YOUR SALE

This video is guaranteed to be an eye opener for
almost everyone who watches it, even the experienced
marketers. Michael dives into some of the most
effective 'upselling' techniques that I've ever seen.

Nowhere else on the Internet have I seen such a
thorough tutorial on how to increase the 'size' of
your orders. You'll learn:

* The psychology of 'upselling', and how to use it
make your customer spend even more money with you.
The best part? He'll think it was his idea!

* The absolute best time to upsell your customer. This
one will surprise you when you realize how much money
you've been leaving on the table by skipping this
step.

* 5 simple techniques to increase your profit by up to
100%.

If you've already got a mini site that's up and
running, this video will make a big difference for you
right away. Use any of these 'plug and profit'
strategies to increase your income literally
overnight!

VIDEO 8 - CREATING AN AFFILIATE SALES
FORCE

If there's one thing I've noticed that all successful
marketers have in common, it's that they have a great
affiliate program. They create a program that allows
other people to make good money by promoting their
products, and they get to just sit back and relax,
while everyone else is doing the hard work of
promoting FOR them.

If you've ever dreamed of having an army of motivated
sales people working hard to make you money, then
you're going to love this video. Michael will teach
you:

* What an affiliate program is, and how to set one up
very quickly.

* Exactly what tools you need to give your affiliates
(most people miss the mark here, so pay extra
attention to this part).

* Why merely having an affiliate program is NOT enough
to convince people to sign up, and what you can do
instead to have people eagerly trying to become one of
your affiliates.

* How to motivate affiliates to sell for you.

VIDEO 9 - MINI SITE MISTAKES TO AVOID

Let's face it... it's not enough to explain what you
should do. You also need to know what mistakes you
should avoid. Michael has already made these costly
mistakes, but you don't have to. You'll learn:

- Why people do judge a book by its cover... and how to
capitalize on that for your mini-site

- The single biggest reason people don’t buy from a
mini site, and how you can apply this 'instant fix'.

- The single biggest thing that will kill your
mini-site (it's not what you think, and making this
mistake is a surefire way to drain money from your
bank account FAST!)

- Two list building mistakes that’ll cripple your
long-term profits.

VIDEO 10 - SECRETS OF CREATING A
PRODUCT FUNNEL

This video will walk you through the process of
designing a product line that will make you a TON of
money. There's a lot more to it than you'd think,
which is why this important concept (which was taken
from direct marketing) gets it's own video.

After watching this video, you'll understand why you
can't just have a single front end product, and you'll
know exactly what to do in order to get your customer
to keep buying more and more expensive products from
you... completely on autopilot!

This video is a MUST for any serious marketer who
wants to make a lot of money from their online
business.

VIDEO 11 - OUTSOURCING SECRETS FOR
WORKING LESS, AND MAKING MORE

The title of this video says it all. You'll learn
all of Michael's secrets for getting top notch
freelancers to help you create your mini site empire
in record time.

Let's face it, you can't be an expert at everything
that mini sites require. For example, it's really
tough to be a top notch graphic designer, while also
mastering HTML, and then becoming a killer
copywriter, on top of also creating the product
itself.

And the list goes on and on. If you want to be
efficient, and begin making money as fast as
possible, outsourcing is the secret to making it
happen. This video will show you exactly what to do,
as well as some common (and very expensive) pitfalls
to avoid.

VIDEO 12 - OUTSOURCING SECRETS FOR
WORKING LESS, AND MAKING MORE

Let's face it... it doesn't matter how great your
mini site is if you don't get any traffic coming to
it. Getting traffic can be one of the most confusing
and mysterious parts of making money online IF you
don't get the proper education.

Thankfully, Michael really dives in, and gives you a
lightning fast education in this area. Specifically,
you'll learn:

* How to use Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising to get
targeted traffic fast.

* 3 ways to get targeted traffic without spending a
dime.

* 2 ways to leverage the experience and contacts of
other people to explode your traffic.

* 3 traffic strategies to avoid like the plague!

By the time you're done with this video, you'll know
what to do right away to begin driving targeted
visitors to your mini site.

Wow, you get all those videos for free? Click
here to check out the Mini Site Profits Exposed
course for yourself:

http://www.minisiteprofitsexposed.com/?thankyou-page=13904

*************************************************
DELUXE VIDEOS
*************************************************

Mini Site Profits Exposed comes with 12 videos, and
has more content than most 300 dollar home study
courses. And did I mention that it's free?

If you decide that you want to continue your
education, and get the biggest possible advantage, you
can also upgrade to the deluxe course for a small fee.
The deluxe course contains four full-length videos
that each cover one advanced topic in great detail.

Here's a breakdown of each video:

*************************************************
VIDEO 13 - DESIGNING A KILLER BACK END
THAT RUNS COMPLETELY ON AUTOPILOT
*************************************************

This deluxe video could easily be a whole course in
itself. It walks you though the entire process of
setting up a back end that is completely automated
using an autoresponder system.

You'll learn how to set up your autoresponder to
automatically remove a person from your prospect list
after he buys, and then insert him into your customer
list. This is where your new autoresponder sequence
will start promoting your back end products
automatically.

Bottom line... if you want to make the big bucks like
all the Internet marketing gurus, you need to create a
back end that works hard for you while you're out
creating new mini sites and developing new products.
This video will show you how.

*************************************************
VIDEO 14 - LIST BUILDING SECRETS
*************************************************

In this deluxe video, Michael will walk you through
some of his best tactics for growing a massive list
from your mini site. He'll not only teach you what to
add to your mini site, but he'll also show you what
you must REMOVE from your mini site in order to get
the most possible subscribers.

Building a list is about SO much more than just
offering a free newsletter. In fact, Michael shows you
five different things you can offer your readers to
get them to instantly give you their name and email.

You'll also learn the best places to actually put the
opt-in email form on your mini site. You'll also learn
about pop ups and tell-a-friend scripts, as well as a
bunch of other incredible tactics for growing your
list.

I have a hunch that you'll find yourself referring to
this video over and over again.

*************************************************
VIDEO 15 - MARKETING ACTIVITIES THAT
MAKE YOU MONEY
*************************************************

When you think about all the 'stuff' you can do to
drive traffic to your site, it's hard to know what you
should focus on first. This video will walk you
through the four most important marketing activities
you can do to drive traffic to your mini site.

Once you master these four, you'll never have to
wonder what you should do when you start a new mini
site. You'll have an easy-to-follow road map for
driving tons of targeted prospects to your site, so
you can begin making money ASAP!

*************************************************
VIDEO 16 - MAKE MAXIMUM PROFITS FROM YOUR MINI SITE
*************************************************

In this final deluxe video, Michael will reveal his
best kept secrets for squeezing maximum profit out of
any mini site. These are techniques that you have NOT
seen before, so you'll want to pay extra close
attention to this one.

Think about it... if you're going to put the time in,
and set up a mini site the proper way (like Michael
shows you in these videos), then it only makes sense
that you'd want to make the most amount of money
possible from it.

In this video, you'll learn:

- How changing one sentence on your mini site could
double your profits easily.

- How to instantly increase the dollar amount of your
average order (which puts more money into your
pocket).

- The one thing you must add to your 'download page'
that will instantly increase your income (with no
extra work, once this thing is put into place).

- How to turn your actual product into a money making
machine!

*************************************************
CONCLUSION
*************************************************

Whew! That was a lot of information, and I hope it
helped you decide to check out Michael Rasmussen's
Mini Site Profits Exposed video course. Remember the
course is absolutely free, so you have nothing to
lose.

Michael believes that it's important for him to prove
himself to you before he ever asks you to buy anything
from him. He wants to show you that he will deliver
you the absolute best education available anywhere,
and he'll gladly do it for free... just to win you
over!

So go ahead and check out Mini Site Profits Exposed
right now, and see what all the fuss is about. I
highly recommend that you upgrade to the deluxe
course as well. Here's the URL:

http://www.minisiteprofitsexposed.com/?thankyou-page=13904

Warmly,
Norazihan Zulkifli

< inside ISLAM > - U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice; military apologizes - Peti Masuk - Mel Yahoo!

2008-06-07T08:33:00.001+08:00

< inside ISLAM > - U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice; military apologizes - Peti Masuk - Mel Yahoo!

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AllMalaysia.info - AllMalaysiaN Bloggers Project

2008-05-23T12:10:00.001+08:00

AllMalaysia.info - AllMalaysiaN Bloggers Project

1) answer the following questions:

Who is the Lead Singer of the band Maroon 5? ADAM LEVINE
What was the original name of the band before they became Maroon 5? KARA'S FLOWER
Name the guest singer in the Maroon 5 song “If I Never See Your Face Again?” RIHANNA

3) Write a little (could be 5 words, could be 500 - it's up to you) about Maroon 5 or Rihanna or Rihanna's undeniable physical presence,

IT'S SURE GONNA BE HOT!!!

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AllMalaysia.info - AllMalaysiaN Bloggers Project

2008-05-23T11:57:00.002+08:00

AllMalaysia.info - AllMalaysiaN Bloggers Project

Answer the following three (3) questions in the same post;
- Who is the professional image consultant dishing out juicy tips on how to look your best at CloveTWO.com's Lookin' Good section? WENDY LEE
- Name the bloggers at the Guy and Parent blogs. ANDREW WILLIAM and SHARMILA RAJAH
- At which section do you find stories on women's fashion and beauty? STYLE SHEET

(All answers can be found at our CloveTWO portal)

Complete this slogan (also in the same post):
Attending Dreamz would be a dream come true for me because... IT WOULD BE DREAMING IN REALITY

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Nyonya of the Peranakan Bead Work

2008-05-02T11:27:00.002+08:00

Found an interesting bead group today. Their website has loads of information on the Peranakan Nyonya and what exites me most -- they BEAD!!!! They make beaded shoes. Their URL is http://peranakan.web1000.com/page4.htm

Wish I could copy paste a picture of the beaded shoes here unfortunately they are restricted. Maybe I will try doing my own and post the results here later. Would you think I'll be successful?

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Ads by Nuffnang

2008-05-02T09:24:00.003+08:00

What the ... does it mean? Many blog I've visited has this ad. They have cool pics too. So my first to Nuffnang. Just registered and placed the ads to some of my blogs. Hopefully I'll get the first RM50. That will boost my mood.

My 2nd Complaint to IR

2008-04-10T09:25:00.004+08:00

Latar Belakang Pembuangan Kerja 10.8.2006

2008-04-10T09:21:00.003+08:00

Report for Duty

2008-04-10T09:20:00.002+08:00

IR Reconciliation Meeting

2008-04-10T09:17:00.004+08:00

My IR Complaint

2008-04-10T09:16:00.004+08:00

Latar Belakang Pembuangan Kerja 17.5.2006

2008-04-10T09:06:00.004+08:00

This report is extracted from my Laporan Pembuangan Kerja Di Bawah Seksyen 20 Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967 Rujuk Fail: JPP (PAH) SEK 20 184/2006 I prepared for the
Ketua Pengarah, Jabatan Perhubungan Perusahaan, (Kementerian Sumber Manusia), Tingkat 7, Wisma Persekutuan, 25532 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur on the 16.8.2006

Pada 16hb Mei 2006 jam 4 petang saya dipanggil ke pejabat Pengurus Kilang semasa itu iaitu saudara Fairuz. Beliau memberitahu saya, berhubung dengan restructuring, jawatan saya (Quality Assurance Manager) adalah tidak diperlukan dan perkhidmatan saya juga adalah tidak diperlukan lagi. Beliau menyuruh samada saya menamatkan perkhidmatan saya dengan meletakkan jawatan (resign) dengan menerima wang hadiah 1 x Gaji Kasar x Tahun Perkhidmatan atau diberhentikan dengan tiada apa-apa pampasan. Dengan cara diberhentikan saya juga tidak akan menerima referral yang baik sekiranya diminta oleh mana-mana organisasi. Saya meminta untuk memberi keputusan keesokan harinya kerana perlu merujuk kepada yang lebih arif dalam hal seperti ini.

Keesokan harinya 17hb Mei 2006 jam 4 petang saya sekali lagi dipanggil saudara Fairuz. Beliau bertanyakan keputusan saya. Saya menyatakan sedia meletakkan jawatan dengan pampasan Ringgit Malaysia Setengah Juta dan menjelaskan butiran keatas tuntutan saya itu seperti yang telah saya tulis pada draf surat perletakan jawatan saya (Lampiran 1.) Beliau tidak bersetuju dan minta melihat surat tersebut. Saya menunjukkan surat saya itu. Beliau tidak bersetuju kerana katanya pampasan yang beliau sedia tawar adalah bukan seperti pampasan “VSS” yang biasa. Beliau mengeluarkan dua surat yang siap beliau tanda tangani dan menyuruh saya pilih. Satu surat ialah surat Termination dengan tiada pampasan dan satu lagi surat ialah acceptance of Resignation (Lampiran 2.) Saya minta untuk merujuk kedua-dua surat kepada orang yang lebih arif. Beliau tidak membenarkan. Beliau suruh saya pilih.

Dengan tiada pilihan lagi saya memilih Resignation kerana pada masa itu, cara itu adalah pilihan yang terbaik buat saya. Saya merunding untuk pampasan yang lebih dan beliau setuju setakat 1.2 x Gaji Kasar x Tahun Perkhidmatan. Dengan itu jumlah pampasan adalah RM102,228.00 (Lihat Lampiran 9 untuk slip gaji terakhir sebelum pembuangan kerja iaitu bagi bulan April 2006.) Bayaran lain-lain seperti bayaran cuti dan bonus tahunan akan dikumpulkan dengan gaji penuh Mei 2006 (seperti slip gaji bulan Mei 2006 Lampiran 10.)

Seterusnya, beliau menyatakan oleh kerana bunyi draf surat perletakan jawatan saya tidak selaras dengan bunyi surat acceptance of Resignation nya beliau menyuruh saya menulis surat perletakan jawatan yang lain yang lebih standard. Saya meminta pen dan kertas dan menulis surat yang diperlukan. Surat itu beliau terima pakai walaupun ianya ditulis tangan (doctor’s handwriting) dengan ringkasnya. Saya disuruh menyerah kembali apa-apa barang/dokumen syarikat dan saya diescort EHS Coordinator keluar.

Blogging Power

2008-04-10T08:51:00.003+08:00

I learnt about blogging during those early months of unemployment. I was forced to resign from my job May 2006 with 10 years of service. I don't know why they have to do it by this crooked way but we will hear their reasons this coming case hearing June 11 in Court 20 Kuantan.

When I first started this blog back then I wanted to write this sad experience of unfair dismissal, and victimization. But I didn't have the heart. So I started to post light stuffs. Even the layout was colorful. Now I will try to share what had happen and what will happen .. my mission to stand up for my rights as a citizen of this the democratic country Malaysia. So my blogsite has a new face.

Bead Embroided Kain Tenun Pahang Purse

2008-02-27T08:54:00.005+08:00

This item can be ordered with your name at RM7.50 or other interesting text or pics bead embroided. Email norazihan@yahoo.com or call 019-9846026 for your order.

Oops ... have exceeded the photo size limit so can't show the pic. Please go to http://sulamsayang.blogspot.com/

Beads Embroidery

2008-02-27T08:37:00.003+08:00

Picking up again an old hoppy of stitching I now am doing bead embroidery. With the experience in embroidery, cross sticthing, crothchet, knitting, quilting, tieing knot, learning bead embroidery is easy (thanks Mok Su Zana.)

Getting the stuffs:

Then finding a project to work.

First one should be an easy and fun project. I went to search for bead embroiderable items such as purses and sling bags. Found some easy to work item at Mydin and Pusat Kain Tenun Pahang (see http://fabric-malaysia.blogspot.com/ for some educational info on Kain Tenun of Pahang.) For the results see my upcoming posting.

Latest Personal Achievement

2008-02-18T09:12:00.008+08:00

Chinese New Year long weekend, selalunya balik kampung Gombak atau Wakaf Bharu, tapi nak jimat kami bercuti sekeluarga di Beserah sahaja. I followed thru my ambition of bringing SMK Beserah netball team to champion the MSSM Kuantan Netball competition. Pagi raya china I joined their morning training session. Even my husband chipped in with some physical fitness routine. The girls loved and enjoyed the session.

The team tak lah strong sangat with some of the girls not serious about competition. Cuma nak thrill sikit-sikit bermain bola. That actually crippled the intention of winning the competition. My daughter was the key player. Her teacher only agreed to take on the netball team just because she is in the team. I sensed the problem the team would have and hated the thought of wasted energy and hope of the girls in successful participation in the tournament. So, turun padanglah saya in between hantar dan ambik the boys (my other children) to and from school.

I tak ajar banyak technique bermain sangat coz the teacher dah ada "strategy" dia. I tekankan the basics of good throw, and proper ball catching. Introduced jugak passing the ball while running tapi the girls weren't fit to pick it up. Namun stressed the need to find space and spread out verses their routine "main side" where everybody goes to one side of the field to attack.

Sesiapa yang tengok training session budak-budak ni mesti kata "ala.. lembik nye, macam mana nak menang." True enough, even the the school football coach/teacher pun comment the same thing. From beginning, I stressed proper running and jumping. Then mental strength to take on the challenge of facing fast game and noisy crowd and more self disciplined team from boarding schools.

Alhamdullah, during the first round the team had 2 good wins and 1 seri with MRSM.

Second round is kalah mati. The first game is "now or never strategy". Yang tak pandai terbang ambik bola pun kena terbang, sapu cream kat betis and wherever needed, scram sekuat hati, doa kemain banyak, and tawakkal kat Allah. Alhamdulillah menang.

Kami baca jadual pertandingan dan spot teams yang akan kami hadapi... Bukit Rangin kemudian Seri Pelindung. Bukit Rangin to me was nothing and Beserah can win easily. It was Seri Pelindung (last year champion, and the team Beserah lost to at semi finals landing to third place.) I had to handle Liyana's brother to school and had to miss the games. Thank God, they even beat Seri Pelinding by playing extra time with only 2 points lead. Actually, maybe it is a good thing that I had missed the game as it was a heart pounding one. (Seri Pelindung had a man coach!!) So that win took the girls to the final to again meet MRSM.

The strategy was start with a fast game, take the lead, then play MRSM slow controlled game. Actually the later was our strategy most of the time. See, the girls are mostly short for netball players. The attacking players are all below 5ft. Harapkan Kak Long who's at 5'5" and GK and GD who are the taller ones. Half time they lead by 1 point. Strategy tak jadi sebab diorang pun main fast game. Tak pe. Kita boleh kejar lepas tu controll game as usually. That's what we did and won. The girls played a splendid game showing off skills yang ade and playing a smart game.

Congratulations SMK Beserah for a job well done.

2nd Place MRSM Kuantan 1st Place SMK Beserah 3rd Place SMT Seri Pelindung

Bonus, the under 18 football on the same day also won 1st place for their MSSM Football Kuantan. Double joy.

Mel Yahoo! - norazihan@yahoo.com

2007-11-09T16:46:00.000+08:00

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2007-03-01T07:38:00.000+08:00

Now that i've published by first e-book, Silver Corvette - a romance novel, i think i'm ready for the next step --> DIGITAL PUBLISHING.

From digital publishing, comes digital books.... these are the e-books, e-magazine, e-journal etc.. etc..... Basically any paper document can be corverted to e-format. Follow?

Imagine the distribution you can create. Say you're a satay seller and you want to tell your friends about your satay and today's promotion. The solution? You can produce an e-catalog with interesting info about your business and product (the satay or the kuah which i think must be sedap to have a good satay meal), and the promotion. Then what. Then what? Well you can e-mail it to all your friends, neighbours, community or you can sms the people you know. What is the benefit, quick publishing, quick promotion, cheap marketing, they can't miss it coz it's right in front of their face, advertising straight to the customer's personal hand gadget.

If you have a business tell me about it. I'm willing to publish an e-promotion for you for FREE. Call me now 019-9846026 or e-mail norazihan@yahoo.com . Hm.... why wait for you to realise the benefit of this service. I'll do it myself. I will promote my e-publishing service to you first by e-mail (this is free since i capitalizes yahoo) then sms (hm... there will a little cost involved here.)

So watch out for my e-promotion on my e-Publishing Service

Silver Corvette

2007-02-24T13:59:00.000+08:00

The eBook is out. Get your copy now. Click the title.

Maya and Jim both went to University of Denver. They also lived in the same apartment building. But then, they hardly knew each other. Maya admired Jim from a far for his good looks and his sleek sports car, a silver Corvette. To Maya, Jim hardly had noticed her. Let alone consider her a girl worth looking at twice. Unknown to her, Jim had secretly admired her. The relationship between the two young hearts did not grow. They had their schooling to finish. Years later, Maya had resided in her beautiful tropical home country, Malaysia. Jim had to take a long business trip to Asia. Maya started to haunt his thoughts again. Following a laborious manhunt, with the help of a private investigator, Samad, Jim found Maya. Clara, the name Maya goes under now, faces a turning point in her life. She came across Jim’s business card at a beach. Old romantic feeling rushed out again. She found love, lost her job, got involved in a scam that took her around the globe back to Denver.

Must have for all muslim and non-muslim

2007-02-07T08:56:00.000+08:00

Let Your Personality Shine! My personality test result ...

2006-12-02T07:46:00.000+08:00

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Business Siber

2006-10-19T11:21:00.000+08:00

This was like rocket science to me. I'd picked up a book once with Klik Untuk Kaya embossed on the front cover page. My sister ridiculed me for wanting to be a cyber millionaire. My question was, what is it all about. Follow my journey as I venture into this... and see what I've found...

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Type "YourName" in search engine

2006-10-15T07:51:00.000+08:00

You'll be surprised how many links to your internet activities will be listed.

With "norazihan" on Yahoo! there're eight (8) listings from nineteen (19).
With "norazihan" on Google there're four (4) listings from thirty nine (39). But I'm on TOP.

I never thought signing on the internet will expose myself that much.

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With "zihan" on Google there're 25,300 listings! wow.

There's a place in China called Zihan. No wonder. See location-->

Dairi Perancang Ku

2006-10-09T09:24:00.000+08:00

"Agh!! Tak sempat."

Sering dikejar masa? Masa tak cukup? Terlupa temujanji? Terlepas peluang? Tak sempat? Belum Siap? --- Jangan risau. Ubatnya ialah buku perancang.

catit temujanji (Appointment) atau yang nak dibuat (To-Do) dalam Dairi Perancang Ku.
bawa kemana-mana
catat semuanya mengikut tabiat dan kesukaan kamu
ikuti perkembangan sendiri daripada catitan-catitan itu.

Jangan terkejut betapa banyaknya perkara yang akan kamu lakukan dengan lebih effisien dengan cara perancangan yang mudah ini.

Tak lama lagi -- dapatkan Dairi Perancang Ku anda disini!!

Silver Corvette

2006-10-08T23:31:00.000+08:00

In progress!! Romantic novel.

He flew cross continent in search of her. Will they meet? Will she remembers him? Will she agree to his proposal?

Will be available soon in PDF e-book.

2006-10-06T08:39:00.000+08:00

You're a winner Zihan. Always.

Unfair Dismissal

2006-10-06T07:13:00.001+08:00

In May 2006 I was called to meet my boss and was told that I was no longer needed in the company. I was asked to resign with compensation and no further claims, or be terminated without anything nor good recommendations from the company. What a rip off.