tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23686403961893208212024-02-20T03:25:52.507+08:00KotaStarA progressive district in the state and being its capital KotaStar is home to many activities. It has a history dating back 200 years plus.KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.comBlogger358125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-79486913745778303972015-09-13T11:57:00.000+08:002015-09-13T11:59:43.729+08:00THE OLD HOME AT A NEW SITE.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was built by my father in early 1948 and thankfully we have moved it to a new site in a kampong 10 kilometres from its original site. Moved? No not the whole house at a time but hard work and skill- fullness of moving pieces by pieces and fixing them together saw the fruits of the day. Of course with the added technical and architectural drawings by my wife.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Standing majestic better than it was last seen at the original land in Alor Setar. With fruit trees around it and a river directly in front it is a treasure piece, a Malay home of the old traditions. You are welcomed to visit.</span></span> </div>
KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-30180633683869833062015-04-29T12:22:00.003+08:002015-04-29T16:23:10.785+08:00PICTURES WITH A STORY .....<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Often we glimpse at a picture or pictures and never attempting to see or read the stories behind them. Often concluding that it or them has or have no stories to tell. Very true for only the photographer can tell us the stories within that picture</span></span>.<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Especially when we have right in our hands pictures dating back many years ago. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's a quiet and peaceful. No traffic except for two persons about to cross the road. Even then they looked cautious. It's early morning, a beautiful day with a slight breeze in the air. Obviously it is not of the current time frame but one snapped in 1957 when Malaya was heralding its Independence (Merdeka) The signage on the arch framing the road tells all. There is a picture of Tunku Abdul Rahman the first Prime Minister for all to see when they passed by. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a picture of Alor Setar in 1955 with imported British cars parked in front of Bangunan Wan Mat Saman ( now the Kedah Religious Department). A 'Humber' or a Hillman Minx could be the model of the car. Angsana trees lined the road stretching from Bangunan Balai Besar to the corner of Jalan Raja and Jalan Tunku Ibrahim. The white building stretching across the picture was the PWD office and later became an art gallery. The open field in front of the PWD office is known as 'Padang Court' the public open field for the Alor Setar community where all state functions were held here. Its proximity to the Zahir Mosque and Sultan's office and in the centre of the town makes it the "Town Padang" typifying itself as many other established town padang in all the state capitals of Malaya and Singapore.</span></span><br />
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KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-9205559240661457172015-04-14T21:44:00.002+08:002015-04-14T22:04:26.653+08:00APRIL 2015 IT'S GETTING COOL WITH THE RAIN FALLING AND THE TREES GREENING YET IT'S WARM OUT THERE ....<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am sure all of us who read and hear perfectly realize what's happening in the country. As if the monsoon, the flood , the immigrants, the illegal entries, the IS and the corruptions plus the GTS have not dislodged us from our positions, now the political awakening of the RULING GOVERNMENT with show of supports to the chief help to shake further the stability of the country.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The question and answer sessions in the newspaper and the electronic media continue relentlessly. Years ago you may expect replies to come days later but now it is directly there soon after one is uttered or published. Never mind who said what, there will always be a prompt answer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We look on and declare that with such going on, will the people have peace and calm. Remembering that the country's security itself is on hold will the discourse over 1MDB, jet plane, Pak Najib, Tok Tun M and IM4U declaration etc continuing beyond its boundary will bring us OUT successfully?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I am sure many of my blogger friends may have been at least dislodged from their favorite outings with the current news headlines in all the media. Stability is an issue.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Salam to all. Two pictures taken recently while in Dubai UAE help to state the feelings we may feel at the moment. </span></span></div>
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KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-29504689504421179542015-02-22T18:43:00.003+08:002015-02-23T10:05:11.947+08:00RETURNING TO THE FIELD<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">A lapse of almost three months, bring me back to familiar ground. However it took a time to click back when password and other directions got entangled due to lack of practice or maybe blanks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Blogging however seems to take a back seat now with 'whatsapp', 'telegram' etc taking a new foothold. The latter is organized and executed right away via your telephone inclusive of photos that added impact and reality.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Be as it is, this chapter identifies activities and visitations of the past months helping to record them while of course remembering that the nation Malaysia has not been spared of calamity and incidents of varied kinds. The tragic flooding on the east coast coming with Christmas Day 2015 and earlier the Cameron Highlands landslides and flooding hit the nation with tragic impact. People are still reeling with the tragedy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">On the eve of the Chinese New Year we traveled to Batu Pahat in Johore . Batu Pahat however has been on the map but unvisited by us until today. Segamat, Muar, Johore Bharu, Kota Tinggi , Ayer Hitam situated closer to the highways and main roads have not been missed. Now what do we discover at Batu Pahat in the confined of a 24 hour visit and that too compounded with attending a wedding function; maybe a glimpse of the town but enough to know its potentials and directions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Batu Pahat takes its name literally from this sculpture or monument you see in town. Appreciate of the skills inherent in the people you would of course like to see the products and meet the craftsmen. Alas that would not be fulfilled. Centuries has passed and old traditions have departed too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our visit to Batu Pahat was to attend a wedding reception and solemnization and the visit to the resident's of the bride yet again introduce us to other aspects of the community and people who make up Batu Pahat and this sector of Johore.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A picture taken from the 7th floor of the hotel gives some idea of the landscape of the town. A highland close by added that it is not a flat land though rice farming and rubber plantation have shifted to oil palm plantation.</span><br />
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KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-82533371385360659532015-02-22T18:22:00.001+08:002015-02-23T12:29:42.596+08:00HAVE YOU VISITED BATU PAHAT?<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> At the home of a family friend near Batu in Kuala Lumpur, it was a surprise to meet up with an old friend of the teaching days. Only upon asking we found out the next person sitting near to us was Abdul Rahman Yeop, a former headmaster and Pengarah Pelajaran Selangor in the 1970's.Forty years and more have passed by and thankfully recognition stays put and help us to be connected again. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last month while driving to Baling that historical town where Tunku Abdul Rahman met Chin Peng, we saw again this building at Jeniang in the district of Sik Kedah. Astride a river, I stopped to take this photo from the bridge of an old police station dating back to the prewar days and still in service with its well kept grounds. How much longer will it stay there? Will it give way to a new police station? Badan Warisan Negara must take note of this building in Sik Kedah. </span></span></div>
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KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-88747445763401502962014-11-24T14:57:00.001+08:002014-11-24T15:10:32.254+08:00NOVEMBER 2014 ROYAL BELUM VISIT<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It has been several months since I am back here on the blog. Not that it escapes me to pen down the happenings and observations that passed by through the days of the past weeks but directions towards other obsessions perhaps divert the attentions. By doing that I too missed out from getting close to other blogger and friends especially who continue to pen down their stories and observations. Never to worry since the writings are there and only a click will get you to read them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Members of Precinct 16 Putrajaya who traveled by bus to Belum and the two of us joined them after our drive from Alor Setar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The house boat which can take up to 40 passengers complete with the amenities you would find at home. The owner and guide Sdr Abd Mutalib an ex-army officer familiar with Belum would assure comforts as well as safety and guidance.. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Not necessarily being in a Jurassic Park but you will admire the giant growth of existing trees at Belum</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> You may choose to stay in the Boat House or stay in the several chalets built for Northern Corridor or the Royal Belum Authority </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">An opportunity to visit a 'Kampong Orang Asli' is possible since there are several in the Belum Valley. You will notice their homes are built of natural materials found in the jungles. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The time line as given marked a significant date in my life hitting a two digit number in the progressive years of my life and remembering that would be best to recapitulate the activities or programs that passed by within that vicinity. Firstly Ramadan and Syawal would definitely take preference and therefore activities if any were related to that special months. Nonetheless these photos accompanying best tell it all. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is 'Pondok Maharizan' , home of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at Titi Gajah Alor Setar Whenever he and Tun Siti Hasmah are back in Alor Setar they would be staying here. During Ramadan he came home for several visits and I had this golden opportunity to take a picture of him with one of my grandson. A picture the young man would treasure many years later. He may not realize its significance just now. I only realized that Tun Dr Mahathir had put his arm on Danish's shoulder after viewing the photograph later. Truly a father's touch. Be it as it is I would believe that I have several good photos of this 'Negarawan', maybe able to compare with some of the press photographer's collections. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The morning and afternoon session must have passed with full of enjoyment and refreshment to have caused the young persons as depicted in the photograph below. Only three hours after noon and ALL of them are in deep slumber. Surely affected by walking, visiting and consuming all the delicacies laid on the tables at places visited and at home.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> That would not be an unfamiliar situation for many of us too many years ago.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Necessarily our attendance at such get-together allowed us to meet friends whom we have not met regularly since they live away from our normal circle. More so a golden opportunity to know new friends as well.</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I know she must be grateful for the current project that Anak Arshad Architect has been monitoring as the lead consultant for design, construction and completion of a mosque at Bakar Arang Sungai Petani Kedah. As an architect an opportunity to design and see the completion of a mosque is an opportunity that comes not too often. When it does you can be truly thankful to Allah SWT. Thankful and trusting that it could see the building being used in good time. AAA has designed and completed mosques before and the</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> opportunity and trust given</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> allows for creativity in line with the request and option of the owner or department.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> However in this case the design and construction of the mosque is sponsored by a single person who naturally bears the complete package of its cost</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> himself. We know there are persons who take upon themselves to contribute for such construction. However meeting one ourselves and working in association with his hopes and commitment is another matter. Thankful that there was that trust and opportunity. Yes not always you get an opportunity to design and build a mosque together with the team of consultants, the contractor and especially the donor. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kita sama-sama mendoakan yang terbaik dan mengharapkan masjid mendapat sambutan penuh daripada jumaah sekitar bakar Arang Sungai Petani dan tidak lupa syukur serta bertambah rezeki kepada perdermanya</span></div>
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KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-67580888914234969242014-06-07T20:30:00.000+08:002014-06-08T00:40:10.733+08:00SHAABAN NEXT TO RAMADAN <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> As the days come closer to a much awaited month, we keep ourselves active in the normal way, meeting friends, visiting them where and when possible and in between do what is possible to keep the momentum and be motivated. For sure an open house would permit friends and families to call at your place but it would not be possible to have open house all through the year. A solution comes naturally when we started and opened the restaurant. Much as we expected customers to visit and patronized, it hits the jackpot when friends and colleagues come visiting too</span></span>. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Many of our friends have called and it has been a pleasure to meet them, unexpected mostly. </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Neither we ourselves or them expected us to be in this business, though the business is managed by our son and his team.</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unexpected it was when Dato Professor Abdul Halim Othman formerly of UKM and his family came for dinner last week</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. It was an opportunity for us to introduce ourselves to each others family and struck the comradeship of our early youth and school days.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Both my wife and I have enjoyed such meetings in the months passed and we are sure to continue meeting friends at our 'open house'.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not that it was a quiet week because we actually moved many kilometres from north to the east , south and north again. This time touching Penang, Cameron Highland, Ulu Dong, Raub, Bentong, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and back to home base Alor Setar. An event in Penang, saw a 'merisik dan pertunangan' session at a brother-in-law's place where I 'preside' at the occasion and being quite familiar with the tradition or ceremony it ran smoothly. When normally the parent would request a representative to break the ice and be the spokesman on behalf of the 'young man' who seeks the hand of his chosen partner, here the father himself came to the fore. After the normal salutation, he politely asked if the young woman in question is unattached i.e in other terms available for the subject to be continued. Tradition takes it normal course and soon enough both parties are happy and the ceremony was over with the original objectives fulfilled. Now we await for the grand occasion when both would be joined in marriage. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At first I thought maybe I could take a good aim and bring each one of them with a good shot from my gun. That would be a good practice of marksmanship. Then the price of each bullet does not meet the cost of the fruits themselves. So it has to be a strong, tall bamboo pole. The one you see leaning on the branch of the third picture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">We are at it again... traveling to places around the peninsular. This time to the island of Bali. No this is not our first visit to the island since there were two previous visits though the first one was more than a decade ago. However on this occasion I was the tour organizer for the thirteen pax in the group made up of friends and seniors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes it was another exposure to become an organizer, tour guide and involved in the tourism business.I may say it has added more experience and know- how re organizing such a visit. The planning had been arranged at least three months ago with prior reservation and booking for the airline tickets thereby to get the best offer and contact for reservation of the accommodation facilities. With all expectations hopefully ready and completed the group departed from KLIA on 17 of March 2014 for the 4N/5D visit. Our flight on Malindo Air took three hours to reach Den Pasar Airport. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our stay in Bali was not at the normal hotel sites, though there are plenty on the island offering all the facilities you would like to choose with all the comforts but I chose to stay at Siyut an area close to Ubud and north of Den Pasar close to the traditional and cultural centre of the island. Below you see part of the home and the swimming pool with its greenery and flowering shrubs. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just as fast like lightening, the months rolled on and we are already in the third month of the year. The speed or otherwise is measured by our achievements in what we have managed to do or otherwise. Naturally at our passage in time, it would not be fair to claim any records, but suffice to know that we have not been dormant but striving to do what should be done, necessarily for the home, family and community. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be that as it may be, perhaps a retrospect of the past weeks would help to pacify the reasons for the lack lustre. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wah! Saudara juru acara majlis dengan pakaiannya. Tak hairanlah beliau di pilih sebagai Johan berpakaian ala Arabia.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sdr M Kassim , seorang lagi ahli dan juga jiran kami di Presinct 16</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Crowning what seems a lack lustre month arrived on 03/03/ 2014. This would naturally makes March and the following months dotted with activities, particularly attending to the new arrival. Happily and on record we could say that we have enough members ( grand children) to set up a rugby team if girls can be included. I could be the master coach and with still three reserves standing by. Another grandson comes into the family and delivery was at Hospital Colombia Asia. Wow! Can you expect the South American country to have its hospital here in Selangor? Yet that's what it is called. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">03/03/ 2014 In the morning as we moved to the railway station at Putrajaya, I caught this morning sun as it moved through the branches signaling that haze that over - casted the sky especially in Selangor was clearing. ( As the traffic on the road gets heavier each day the ERL connecting Putrajaya and KL Central serves the commuters and senior citizens get their good share of discounted tickets ) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But we do need connections - even to get things DONE fast and with success we need help or assistance. Our connections with friends or friends of friend's come handy and expected. Recounting the past, our movements through the decades surely cannot escape the connections that came our way. We owe and salute all the assistance that have come our way. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Moving on from our previous service or career we would naturally accumulate much connections : especially in terms of friends and office or career colleagues. These are true and sincere connections that give spice, assistance and foremost continuing friendships. However as days go by, that connection begins to wain by nature of displacement, transfer and irregular meetings face to face. How often when we meet again, it takes time to recollect and to remember names. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I find therefore a need to be circulating where and when possible so that the connection continue to hold. It is therefore a grand opportunity when former office staffs meet again in a big way; when students call on their former teachers or when association of members function to keep this spirit of togetherness alive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The calender saw the month of January 2014 stripped away and replaced by February. So too our diary closed its pages for the month. However not many people keep diaries now, especially to record what has passed through the days, weeks and months. If there are they only noted appointments, meetings and dates to be remembered</span></span>. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another day we had the golden opportunity to meet with Saudara Hj Hashim Abdul Rahman and his family at Putrajaya too. Hashim lives in Canberra Australia since he graduated in Computer Science in early 1970's. Without the prospect of entering that specialized career then in Malaysia, he saw the opportunity to do so in Australia. That took him there and remained since. We met him and his daughter together with his grandson and grand daughter. An ex teacher from the former Malaysian Teachers College at Brinsford Lodge England he traveled often between Australia and Malaysia and on occasion touched the Hawaian Isle as one son has started a career there. Truly we can never predict where we would be. A widower he has kept himself busy with religious and social activities .<span style="color: orange;"> 15 January 2014 </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Two restauranteurs met. Abu Bakar Sidqi with Auntie Annie talking business at Auntie Annies Restaurant in Nilai Negeri Sembilan. Famed for her culinary cooking, her restaurant pulled in visitors and the ambiance of the place was an added factor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">23 January 2014 saw me traveling north and to the Universiti Utara Malaysia Campus at Sintok. It was an opportunity to meet with old friends and former staff of the University. It was an occasion after thirty years when the administrators realized that an association of former staff of the University has to be formed and this was the launching ceremony of the Association. Hopefully the Association will grow and function successfully supporting ex members of the University. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spring time brings colour to the temperate countries while winter puts everything white. Two other seasons have reasons for the populace to enjoy the sunny sides of things.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">However January 2014 has already given a sign that the dry season has already touched us. Therefore expect, dry, cool wind to blow from the east with no rain forthcoming. The firemen will be kept busy putting out grass fires. Plants would require good watering etc , etc ....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This picture heralds the entry of the dry season in Kedah. Many other flowering trees and plants will follow casting their blooms soon. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Significantly we greet the 14th and 19th of January 2014 with Maulidur Rasul and the Birthday of The Sultan of Kedah.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hoping that it will be a blissful year as bright as the colourful scene of this wayside tree along the Alor Setar - Bukit kayu Hitam Highway ....... 07/01/2014 </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our normal search for the 'comfort room' this time was rewarded by a pleasant surprise. We not only saw the normal narrow corridor that led to the zone but instead was greeted by this wide pathway towards a lighted or bright zone with entries left and right to the 'peria' and 'wanita' (men and women) sections. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">At the end of the corridor, we came upon this pool with fishes and greenery, the left turn led to the 'ladies' and the right to the 'gentlemen'. I was unable to have a look at the other sector but what was registered on camera of the right section pleased the eyes and rightly showed that the establishment really took pain as well commitment to give the best without spending much for the upkeep and maintenance. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The 'gentleman' zone is enclosed with creeping vines as a privacy factor yet continuing the greenery of the whole public toilet at a shopping small in one sector of Bandung City. </span></span><br />
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KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-8831461185974664942013-12-13T20:36:00.002+08:002013-12-13T20:40:23.623+08:00MEE BANDUNG DAN AIS BANDUNG - APA PULA YANG ADA DI BANDUNG?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BANDUNG sebenarnya tak asing kepada kita, sekurang-kurangnya kita sentiasa menikmati <u>'mee bandung'</u> dan sekali sekala mencoba pula <u>'ais bandung.</u>' Para pelancong khusus dari Malaysia berduyun-duyun ke kota ini yang terkenal dengan barangan dari kilang-kilangnya. "Factory Outlet' menjadi sebutan ramai dan penerbangan Air Asia merupakan satu-satu pengangkutan udara yang mendarat di lapangan terbang Bandung. Anehnya tidak terdapat penerbangan tempatan seperti Garuda atau SriWijaya yang mengguna lapangan terbang Bandung.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mereka yang mendarat di Jakarta jika hendak ke kota ini perlulah mendapat teksi, bas atau perkhidmatan keretapi . Perjalanan tentu memakan masa lebih daripada tiga jam. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kami mengalami peristiwa itu apabila dipandu terus dari Lapangan Terbang Jakarta ke Bandung. Jalan yang sesak bermula dari Lapangan Terbang Jakarta lagi menyebabkan perjalanan itu mengambil lebih daripada empat jam.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Kebetulan kami ke sini bukan untuk berperwisata tetapi kebetulan menyertai satu persidangan. At least my wife attended the conferance and I was able to take time to see parts of the city while the program was on. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So enjoy viewing the photographs accompanying as we found the city keeping close with its historical </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and geographical</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">origin, preserving its characteristics </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">and able to sustain the old while developing and extending with a huge population of more than 14 million people.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cool and refreshing, resemble Cameron Highland and the sun comes up quite early in the day. By Malaysian time it was 8.18 am as registered on my camera. In fact it is an hour behind at Bandung. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> The cool highland location of Bandung made it a favourite week-end destination from the populace of Jakarta. Greenery and flowering plants added beauty to the city.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The wooded area around the province must of course provide quality wood for the furniture industry</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> but my close encounter with this masterpiece at a shopping arcade indicate that there must be excellence craftsmen in the province while of course not denying the availability of quality wood..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The picture shows one 'factory outlet' which sells products produced in Bandung. We never got to see any factory but the amount of goods of various types and quality assure that the production must be strong both for export and home consumption. The large number of Malaysian buyers naturally allowed RM to be accepted by the sellers at most establishments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If in Malaysia we had heritage buildings reflecting British presence in the country, Indonesia has Dutch built buildings to show its linkages with Holland. We had the opportunity to visit a great building currently used as the office of the Governor. It is named as Gedong Sate for the sate stick that tops the building as a symbol. The view from its highest point is as seen in the picture below. A dinner reception was held in one of its hall. Observe its ceiling height. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Imagine being serenaded when you are having breakfast. This two musician were at their best during breakfast time at the hotel we stayed. Don't be surprised that guitars are freely available at this city and at a take away price too. I ended taking home one, hoping to start plucking away or let my son do justice at it. </span></div>
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<br />KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-45266243768649603852013-12-06T23:15:00.000+08:002013-12-06T23:15:21.337+08:00CITY LIFE A CHANGING LIFESTYLE<br />
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<br />KotaStarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07313216823302842300noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2368640396189320821.post-38374752692838979342013-12-02T17:15:00.000+08:002013-12-03T10:12:39.033+08:00WHAT CATCHES THE EYE AND THE CASE FOR ENTREPRENEURS<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> It wasn't the articles or the precious items that caught our attentions, though there were by themselves of exquisite quality and design but the manner and arrangement they were displayed. Take a look at the pictures and you will notice the approaches to display all the items in a unique way. I stood amazed at the arrangement made to show case the items. Old trunks and drift woods collected by the owner become centre pieces.Never- the- less they were crafted beautifully and stood as objects of arts rendering a richness of their own. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have often admired people who collect drift woods especially washed by the sea. But here the owner, I was told ventured all out to collect the pieces. Rightly you would want to purchase them rather than the better items that stood on or around them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My recent reading, alerted me to the needs of under standing the photographs we take. Seriously each one of us as photographers have owned cameras of all types and the seniors among us would know that there would be a large collections of photographs stocked somewhere at home. Not surprising the old cameras may still be around. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What do you do with the pictures taken? Print and keep them or sent to friends etc. Not likely you would sell them, unless you are a professional photographer. With face book, you may post them for others to see. Now with 'WhatsApp' it opens a new direction. With 'photobooks' you may start a collection.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lately I have been scouting for the 'beca' or trishaws. Typical was the one seen in Penang, Kelantan or Malacca. Hoping to purchase one at least. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The likes of one seen above have never been seen in Kedah but this picture definitely shows that such vehicle was available in Alor Setar before the second world war. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Only on a recent visit to Bangkok we found the likes of it there. With the tourist guide I posed for the picture.Obviously the vehicle is not on the road, since congestion would not allow such as one to move around. Yet there is continuity, the old vehicle is taken care with love and now positioned for others to admire and a collector's piece . </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Excepting the Alma Mater (SAHC) which is a centenarian, the general attendees are at no account youths or persons of agility and steadfastness for many are grouped as octogenarian, sexagenarian and the seventieth , though there were a sprinkling of football or rugby loving youth at the SAHC or SAHOCA Bangsawan theme gathering held at Dorset Subang Jaya on 1 November 2013. Our table attendees are surely not by accident members of the seventies all having finished schooling in the mid 1950's as the invitation came from one member of the association and a classmate. Tunku Yusoff and wife came down from Kota Bharu and we arrived from Alor Setar to be with colleagues whom we would not have met otherwise. A get together the likes of former school associations, bring about the best of the school with former students meeting associates whom they may have missed for years and no surprise if you could not recognize many of them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I had the opportunity to meet Tan Sri Hanafiah earlier on and reminded him that he was one of my teachers in the Special Malay 1 class of 1948. He was then a temporary teacher and laughingly he asked whether I was 87 years old as he was. Moments as this brought us back to reality and days when we were growing up.</span></span></div>
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