merdeka and ramadhan al-mubaraq

malaysian is celebrating its 51st merdeka today and in each state capital there were celebrations being organised for it. Selamat menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan yg ke 51.

for all the muslim 1st sept is also the first day of ramadhan. It is the holy month in Islam. Selamat menunaikan ibadah puasa untuk semua saudara muslim. Moga ramadhan kali ini akan menjadi yang terbaik.

malam ini dimulakan dgn sembahyang sunat terawih, i did join at the nearby surau. The crowd were there and hoping to see it till the end of ramadhan.

ni pagi nanti jam 5 nak bangun sahur. My wife buat rendang daging walau pun dia tak berapa sihat. Tqvm my dear.

as usual,my mum in law will be with us till nak balik raya

it is budget day

on air at the moment is pak lah delivering his motion for the 2009 budget in parliament. Sound to be 'budget prihatin' as in his earlier part he has announced that free electricity will be given to those whose usage is below rm20.00 per month.

public transport has been taken care off and some new lines for LRT and also other modes of public transport being announced. Hoping it will helps in easing the jammed in klang valley.

some other measures has been table by such as the increase for allowances for pentioner (those served 25yrs and above) to a minimum of rm720. It do include the pencen terbitan. So, my mak mertua will benefit, sure a big smile if she come to know about it.

for smokers like myself, an increase is expected and has been said. It will cost 0.60cts more for a pack of 20. Better start thinking of quitting as more money needed to puff.

for the govt servants, thanks pak lah for announcing a month bonus for us though it will be given in two stages. Definetely it will ease us in preparing for the coming hari raya and new year.

selamat menyambut hari kemerdekaan yang ke 51. Happy Ramadhan for all my fellow muslim and family.

pak yiew rugby boys reunion dinner

last wed there were a small ghatering among us the old boys of King Edward VII at Eastin Hotel PJ. Those presence mainly the former team-mates of the great rugger boys of KE VII from the squad of 1978 - 1981.

jalil shaaib (stand off), keat swee (jumper), mariappan (fulback), ramli (baie), yusof arif (wing fwd)and myself (winger) were there and later being joined by thong chee meng (no 8). The atmosphere were lively as everybody were talking of the goods old days.

since our former school will be celebrating its 125 years, a special dinner is being organised on this coming Oct 11, 2008. The goal was good but we disagreed with it as there will be two (2) types of tables on sales, each at 1k (for outside the dewan) and 3k (inside the dewan).

we totally agreed to have one for our group that consists of all rugby players during the era of our great coach, pak yiew. He will be our quest of honour for that occasion. A few others will be on our list.

the dinner will be held on 10.10.2008 at a venue yet to be confirm as we are trying our best to find one in Taiping. A minimal charge of RM150 has been agreed upon for the dinner that will cover the makan, jersey and also momento for our coach and teachers invited.

former players will be informed and updated.

MAGNI NOMINUS UMBRA
from the captain of 1981 team

anwar back to parliament

dsai was sworn in today as MP after his landslide victory during the by election held recently. He was also made the head of the opposition in the parliament.

it will be tough in the days ahead for pak lah and co as anwar will be raising issues and demanding answers from the govt.

i did agree with tun m that anwar could convince even the devil to follow him. That was his biggest asset and ones could not deny it. As one of my friend who is also an MP for PKR, Abdullah Sani (Edwardians) put it, anwar is at par with the late Soekarno.

for the rakyat that who has given him the mandate and support for sure they will be eagerly waiting for the changes from him as promised b4 the by election and also prior to it.

is pak lah a match to anwar? i don't think so. The demand for pak lah to step down is on the increase lately be it within or outside the party. Beside tun who has been very vocal in asking pak lah to step down, same goes to his son mukhriz. I believed there are many more in the party itself but they don't have the guts in calling the shot.

b4 the by election, i did tell some of my friends that it will be an easy task for anwar to wrest back the seat made vacant by his wife to pave the way for his return to parliament. Some were with me and of course some were not.

could anwar form the government comes this Sept 16 as promised? will the cross over takes place? I wonder and it is going to be a quessing game till the date approach. Lets wait and see.

may DSAI deliver as an MP and also the opposition head for the benefit of the rakyat.

permatamg pauh

esok tanggal 26 ogos 2008 pengundi2 di P 44 Permatang Pauh akan membuat pilihan siapakah yang akan mewakili mereka di Parlimen untuk 4 tahun akan datang.

dsai akan ditentang oleh dato' ariff shah dan terselit seorang calun lain dari AKIM. Namun begitu saya percaya ianya hanya akan merupakan pertandingan dua penjuru sahaja iaitu BN dengan PKR. Hanya tinggal beberapa jam sahaja lagi untuk kedua-dua parti untuk berkempen dalam usaha untuk meraih undi.

BN dengan segala jentera yang ada akan berusaha untuk merampas kembali permatang pauh yang telah 10 tahun dikuasai oleh pembangkang. PKR sudah pasti akan berusaha keras untuk mempertahankan kubu kuatnya itu.

yang pasti semoga pengundi P 44 akan membuat pilihan yang tepat dan tidak akan menyesal nanti. Semoga pilihanraya kecil ini akan berjalan dengan sempurna dan menunjukkan kematangan pengundi2nya.

saiful lafaz sumpah di masjid wilayah persekutuan

di masjid wilayah persekutuan, jalan duta, jam 6.30 ptg tanggal 15.8.2008 saudara saiful yang mendakwa telah diliwat oleh anuar ibrahim telah melafazkan sumpahnya dihadapan Al-Quran dgn disaksikan oleh Imam masjid tsbt serta bbrp ulamak lain dan dihadapan wakil2 media.

Saiful lafaz sumpah di Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan
15/08/2008 6:33pm

Mohd. Saiful melafazkan sumpah bersama bapanya, Azlan Lazim di Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur. - Gambar Utusan
KUALA LUMPUR 15 Ogos – Mohd. Saiful Bukhari Azlan hari ini mengotakan janjinya bersumpah mengikut syariat Islam untuk membuktikan kebenaran dakwaan dirinya diliwat oleh Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim di Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan, Jalan Duta di sini pukul 6.30 petang ini.
Dalam upacara yang berlangsung di Dewan Solat Utama masjid berkenaan, Mohd. Saiful, 23, yang berbaju Melayu coklat menghadap kiblat sebelum melafazkan sumpah berikut:
“Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Pada hari ini, 14 Ogos 2008, saya Mohd. Saiful Bukhari Azlan Nombor Kad Pengenalan 850706-01-5687 dengan ini sesungguhnya dengan nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Penyayang berikrar dan bersumpah seperti berikut...
"A'uzubillahi minas syaitanirrajim. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. Wallahi, Wabillahi, Watallahi. Saya bersumpah bahawa saya telah diliwat oleh Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim pada 26 Jun 2008 iaitu pada tarikh tersebut Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim telah memasukkan zakarnya ke dalam dubur saya.
“Jika saya berdusta atas pengakuan ini, maka saya berdusta terhadap Allah S.W.T dan saya sanggup menerima azab, dilaknat dan kutukan daripada Allah S.W.T sehingga ke kiamat. Wallahualam."
Sebelum lafaz itu, beliau mengucapkan kalimah syahadah sebanyak tiga kali diikuti bacaan surah Al-Fatihah.
Majlis itu disaksikan beberapa pegawai masjid tersebut dan ahli keluarga Mohd. Saiful di samping para pegawai dari Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (Jawi).
Antaranya ialah Pengarah Jawi, Datuk Che Mat Che Ali. – Utusan.

berikut adalah clip video saiful semasa melakukan sumpah tersebut:-

http://thestaronline.tv/default.aspx?vid=1892

- so, siapakah yang benar? pening kepala memikirkannya. Adalah sesuatu yang amat memerit dan menyukarkan untuk membuat keputusan sebegini sekiranya tidak dipihak yang benar kerana kita semua sbg umat Islam amat arif akan akibatnya. Pada sidang akhbarnya disebuah hotel selepas itu saiful menyatakan merasa lega setelah beliau berjaya melakukan sumpah tersebut dan menjawab kebanyakan saolan wartawan bahawa beliau akan menjawab di mahkamah nanti.

the olympic

08.08.08 and at 8 pm was the day china began as host for the 2008 olympic with a stunning performances during the opening ceromony. I was watching the live telecact of the opening ceromony. What a wonderful performances by the chinese.

as of today China is leading the medal tally with 14 gold, 12 gold for USA and 8 gold for South Korea who were 2nd with 3rd at the moment. How about Malaysia? Hoping to see some medal being won by our team. Our shuttlers were making a good debut at the moment. Don't forget the Gold medalist will turn millionaire soon.

my humble opinion

malaysia bergolak lagi as today dsai was charged for sodomising ones mohd saiful bukhari. Pleaded not guilty and another date was fixed for mention. Bailed was given and dsai is free to walk around pending the coming court case and start campaining for the coming by election.

who is right and who is wrong? let put ourselves in the shoes of the accused and also the said victim. Both have the right to be heard and they should be given a chance to prove their claim. First and foremost, the complainant has to prove his case and i beleived it will not be an easy task. Of course the complainant will be depending on the prosecution team and the investigation by the police. Many parties will be called to testify in order for the prosecution to prove that there is a prima-facie case. It has to be beyond reasonable doubt.

the willingness of the complainant to take an oath under the Quran was something for us to ponder. It's not an easy decision ( i believed ) for someone to do so knowing very well of the implications by doing so if he / she is in the wrong path.

as for the accused (dsai) he will only be called to enter his defence once the court satisfy that there is a case to answer. Forget about the conspiracy, let the court do their job with all their learned officials including lawyers from both parties.

today the so called doctor who examined saiful at pusrawi hospital stand by his finding and he confirmed it with the latest SD.

http://us3.malaysia-today.net/2008/content/view/10901/84/

dsai also i believed do has his alibi and heard going to produce 4-5 winesses said to be with him at that material time.

points to ponder, the accuser i believed has an ample time to escape or to fight back. Why he didn't do so? being 40yrs younger i'm sure he could overpower anwar anytime.

why DSAI was not willing to take an oath under the Quran? is he waiting for the four witness (male) to testify first (which i don't think is any) ?

so, lets pray for the truth to prevail and may the court exercise their duty without fear or favour ( as what shown today by giving anwar the bail ). May professionalism being seen to be practices and done by all parties during the trial.

may i submit

harapan seorang bapa

setiap bapa atau ayah pastinya mempunyai harapannya yang tersendiri terhadap diri, isteri, keluarga dan tentu sekali anak-anak

esok anak bongsuku akan menduduki peperiksaan percubaan untuk PMR. Hari ini aku akan balik ke rumah dan akan memastikan beliau segar dan bersedia untuk peperiksaan tersebut. Walau pun ianya hanya 'trial exam' ttp ianya akan dapat membantu dari segi mengukur tahap persediaan sebenar anak bongsuku bagi peperiksaan yang akan didudukinya pada tanggal 13hb oktober 2008 nanti.

apa yang merungsingkan aku ketika ini ialah kesihatan anak bongsuku yang seidkit terjejas kebelakangan ini. Maybe it was because of the stress or the heat factor. As she is having asthma and being advised by the doctor to avoid certains foods and drinks, but as grown up girl sometimes she can't controll herself and dia curi-curi minum and makan apa yang tak boleh.

so, my only wish at the moment is seeing her in good health in order for her to be fit and ready for the trial exam. Hoping to see her performing well so that her confident level will be there for the real exam. As thre are still time before the real exam, hoped she will double up her efforts if the current ones is not enough yet.

so, best of luck my dearest girl. With LOVED

a new look

as i'm the only man in my family, with three daughters, a wife and of course a maid and starting from today my mum inlaw is going to be with us for the next two mths, a new look being chosen for my blog. So, enjoy reading.

learning process will never ends as the teaching of Islam did asked us to study though we have to go to China for that purpose. Now org pi sana nak tengok olympic game.

i put up my 2nd and 3rd daughters here as inspiration for them as my youngest will be sitting for her PMR trial exam on tuesday. The flower is a symbol of loves in our family.

btw to gee as u have made it public, once again congrats from all of us. Your mak cik did complain as most of my posts reflects you, may be cos u r away from us. Last sat nite our hse penuh dgn family pak lang it and on sunday sblh mak cik pulak. Durian sampai tak larat nak makan.

ok. dah ngantuk and on tv now arsenal is leading real madrid 1-0.