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Sir Frank Swettenham wrote in 1906, "Thirty years ago, a Malay never moved without his keris. When he bathed, he took it with him and when he slept it lay by his hand. "He gave it more attention than his wife and probably put a higher value on it. If it is a famous blade, of Bugis make and perfect in all measurements and every other test, no amount of money would buy it." Berdasarkan pemerhatiannya itulah tanggapan Swettenham seorang orientalis. Mungkin senario ini digambarkan bagi membentuk imej ganas dan 'barbaric' terhadap masyarakat Melayu. Kalau beliau masih ada pada zaman ini pastinya beliau akan melihat senario yang berbeza. Walaupun harga keris pada masa ini masih mahal namun ianya bukanlah barangan perlu bawa bagi jejaka melayu alaf ini. Apa yang menjadi pilihan pada masa ini adalah telefon-telefon bimbit(samaada murah atau mahal) dan bagi yang mampu ada juga yang membawa PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Itulah hakikat pada masa ini. Bagaimana a...

Recently I have heard many complaints on the hot weather we have had. Sometimes the complaints are too much where I felt they like arguing the God's business. Now, I feel that their request to have rain is answered. Rain falls almost everyday and some east coast states is now in flood. Moral of the story: Do not interupt God's business, accept it as a test. Be grateful .

Today is the climax of the Hajj. All pilgrims will assemble at a place named Arafat where they have to stay from midday to sunset in meditation before God. After that they will move to Muzdalifah to gather pebbles for the next ritual of throwing the collected pebbles against three stone pillars (The 3 Jumrahs: - al-Ula, al-Wusta, al-Aqabah) in the neighbouring village of Mina . This ritual is to follow the act of Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be Upon Him) resisted the temptation of satan who tried to make him disobey God's order to sacrifice his beloved son, Ismail. The order to sacrifice Ismail was to test Prophet Ibrahim's (Peace be Upon Him) faith. God is the most compassionate and merciful won't let his obedient prophet lost his son then had ransomed Ismail with a ram. Rembering this great event, all Muslims follow this ritual during the festival of Eidul Adha. It is not the blood and the flesh God seeks for but their sincerity and devotion. I hope one day I will be ...

Yesterday, I watched Pearl Harbor at TV3. The things that I have learnt from it were, be prepared for unexpected surprise (is surprise ever expected?). Always alert on whatever happened around us. Never live in satisfaction. The movie also shows us that war is the most unwanted event on earth. Those who encourage and love war are crazy and inhumane. They are brethren of terrorists. Similar in actions even though different in objectives. It could be better if we spend the large amount of expenditure in wars to fight the poverty in many 3rd world countries. Let us live in peace and harmony, out of prejudice and hatred. Let our future generations inherit world of peace and freedom. War never gives us any good. It left us with ashes and burns which mixed with our tears and cries when it over. Is this what we want our children to face? It is all in our hands to shape the future. Yes, the future is not for us to see, it belongs to the ALMIGHTY but I believe the present is the bridge to the ...

This should be my first post for this year 2006. A little bit to say for this new year, I want to thank all of you out there who support this blog. Without all of you this blog may look dull. Many thanks for the comments made. I wish this year I could have more participation and contribution of ideas and thoughts from you all to make this blog more happening. Just throw out your wonderful, crazy or serious ideas and thoughts and we share it with others. Ok...I wish you a happy new year! Boom...boom kababomm...(fireworks la)

1. ALHAMDULILLAH akhirnya cahaya yang hilang tempohari kembali semula. Tiada lagi kekusutan, tiada lagi kegusaran apa yang ada kini kegembiraan. Keputusan yang aku dapat semalam menceriakan semula diri ini yang sekian lamanya (sebulan je)dilitupi mega mendung. Apa ni??? Apa lagi.... C++ aku dah lulus, over dari target lagi... dapat gred C... ada orang pelik kenapa suka sangat dapat C... (kalau nak tau tengok le Aduh Saliha part I) lantak le deme nak confius ke keliru ke whatever... yang penting aku tak perlu mengulang walaupun gred jatuh... ALHAMDULILLAH...(1000x) 2. Welcome back to all my beloved friends... now we are in SEM-4. Two more semesters to go. This time we are separated very badly, very few subjects we are together. Anyway our friendship remains fresh as usual. Let us ensure our friendship will remain forever. 3. 3 Penantian - ada satu hakikat yang tidak boleh dinafikan sewaktu menuntut di Universiti pada ketika ini, iaitu 3 penantian. Yang pertama, menanti keputusan peper...

Sebuah album sulung artis baru tempatan, Farish Boobley yang ditunggu-tunggu telah menemui peminat di pasaran. Album ini merupakan produksi sebuah syarikat rakaman tempatan iaitu SELF ENTERTAINMENT WORLD EPILOGUE LIMITED (SEWEL) . Lagu-lagu yang dimuatkan di dalam album ini adalah sentuhan Farish Boobley sendiri yang berinspirasikan pergolakan yang sedang berlaku di dunia sekarang ini. Album ini memberikan konsep gabungan dua bahasa di dalam satu album iaitu Inggeris dan Melayu. 11 buah lagu yang dimuatkan di dalam pakej album ini adalah: Di mana Sijil Dekan ku? Epilog cinta dari Fahmi John, Johnny, Jahanam Muhasabah diri I can see the poverty B+ isn't excellent Che' Farish anak tiga Antara Vasuki dan Vasugi Taman Rashidah Pertama Seremban Kite Masih darakah Selva? ------ Album ini lahir daripada keadaan bosan penulis blog cikgusir oleh itu nama-nama dan judul tiada kaitan dengan yang masih hidup ataupun yang telah meninggal dunia -----