My brothers and me

School holiday is here again. It is normal during this season; many families will plan their vacation together. These include my brothers’ families. This week, they came to PD as part of their vacation plan.

For my wife and me, we will try to avoid PD especially during school holiday. Based on our previous experience, PD will get congested with vehicle and people during school holiday. It is so true that when we had our dinner at a restaurant near Teluk Kemang, we have to wait for merely 50 minutes for our meal. The restaurant was full packed. Even there’s no empty table but people keep on coming in. I believe the scenery is the same with any other restaurant in PD. We can’t escape that during school holiday.

Qasyief (Abang at the back)

Gathering kat Shah Alam dulu

The morning we had our breakfast the way we want it. Near to the beach, shady and windy area and kids can have fun at the same time. Hadi and Hazwan were not coming because both of them are in Besut with their Tok Wan. Only Hafiz can make it to play with his cousins.

Kak Mona and Kak Zura under the shady area

Naquish with Aimi at the back

Aimi, Hafiz and Afiq

To Abang E and Abang Joi, thank you for coming. Hope you guys had a great time in PD. We can’t offer you 5 star hotel because our house is rated somewhere 6 to 7 star. Hehehehe…. But we will welcome you again at anytime.

Hafiz dok melayan Pak Ngah dia

GAZA MENANGIS

Sepanjang berada di kampung Besut, sempat juga menghabiskan sebuah buku diwaktu lapang. Buku bertajuk GAZA MENANGIS hasil dari gabungan 2 penulis, Aris Hazlan Ismail dan Riduan Mohamad Nor.

Penghasilan buku ini banyak di inspirasikan dari kejadian yang pernah meggemparkan dunia pada tahun 2008. Operasi yang dikenali sebagai CAST LEAD merupakan serangan paling kejam pada dekad ini yang dilakukan oleh tentera Israel terhadap penduduk Palestin pada 27/12/2008. Kedua-dua penulis merupakan sukarelawan yang berada di Palestin pada ketika itu. Justeru, catatan dalam buku ini adalah hasil dari pengalaman secara langsung yang tidak ternilai untuk sama-sama dihayati oleh penduduk Malaysia.

Buku ini bermula dengan sejarah Palestin itu sendiri sebagai bumi para nabi-nabi Allah sehinggalah ke zaman sekarang. Kemudian, buku ini juga memuatkan ucapan-ucapan pemimpin kerajaan dan pembangkang dari Malaysia tentang pendirian Negara kita yang sepakat dalam mempertahankan Palestin dari Israel. Bab seterusnya menceritakan pengalaman berada di Palestin sepanjang bantuan dihulurkan. Banyak gambar disertakan di dalam buku ini untuk memudahkan penerangan mengenai Palestin.

Membaca buku ini membuatkan perasaan bercampur-baur antara kecewa, marah dan pilu melihat penderitaan rakyat Palestin. Perasaan ingin berjihad bersama-sama barisan hadapan pemuda Palestin semakin berkobar-kobar apabila selesai membaca buku ini. Terus-terang, buku ini membuatkan aku berasa serba-salah terhadap diri aku kerana terlalu banyak masa yang berlalu tanpa ada pengisian yang bermanfaat. Contohnya, banyak masa aku habiskan dalam melayani hobi fotografi aku sedangkan saudara seagama kita di Palestin bermati-matian mempertahankan tanah air mereka dari cengkaman Israel. Aku berasa malu kerana terlalu kurang sumbangan dan sokongan aku terhadap perjuangan mulia ini.

Pagi Ahad sebeleum aku bertolak pulang ke Port Dickson, aku mendaki Bukit Keluang untuk melihat keindahan alam dari tempat tinggi. Terasa bersyukur sangat kerana terpilih untuk menjadi umat Nabi Muhammad SAW, beragama Islam dan lahir di bumi Malaysia yang aman. Saban hari aku dapat melihat keindahan matahari yang Allah ciptakan tanpa ada sedikit pun gangguan tentera Israel atau sebagainya. Allah Maha Berkuasa terhadap sesuatu. Sesungguhnya aku tak pernah redha terhadap Negara Haram Israel. Aku doakan semoga pejuang Palestin di sana diredhai Allah. Semoga kemenangan menjadi milik umat Islam. Insya Allah.

Trek naik ke Bukit Keluang. Hiking lebih kurang 15 minit ke 20 minit untuk ke puncak

Palang untuk keselamatan supaya tak mendekati tebing

Pemandangan dari tepi tebing. Pulau dalam gambar tuh = Pulau Perhentian. Indahnya Bumi ciptaan Allah

What a small world

I got some photos from Bukit Keluang, Besut. It just part of a must “go to the beach activity” when we are home in Besut. I never miss my camera when come to this activity.

Ombak kuat sangat arituh. Tadak orang berani mandi

Dengan mak sedara

We stumbled to a wedding couple that is doing an outdoor wedding photography at Bukit Keluang. What surprise me was, I actually know the bride. Tengku Arif Fadzli if I’m not mistaken. When I approached him, he was also in disbelieved to see my wife and me there. Arif used to study in USM along with my wife and me. My wife knew him earlier because they both study in MRSM Kuala Terengganu.

Selamat Pengantin Baru

Well, it’s a small world after all. To Arif and wife, may happiness is always yours.

Hari Raya Aidil Adha

I was in China and alone when everyone celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri with their family. I must admit, it’s kinda bit strange for me but I just get along with it. Now, Hari Raya Aidil Adha has come. It is time to pay my revenge.

It was a round trip. We went back to Alor Setar for 3 days. Then, another 3 days in Besut. This is my first time visiting both families since I got back from China. I never had a chance to go back. Time is the only constraint that keeps me from my families. So in this journey, I brought every souvenir from China that I bought earlier. I was jammed packed in my trunk boot. We just lucky that the combined weight of my whole family is no more than 160 kg. This has always become a major factor of my vehicle speed efficiency. Heheheh.

I got no picture from Alor Setar trips. So busy with 4 cows as soon as I arrived. Then, some housekeeping and fixing to be done due to the worst flood that hit Alor Setar. Although the floodwater entered my house approximately ½ feet high, still the water brought damage to some of the furniture. This is why after a week of the flood incident, the furniture and home appliance industry booming in Alor Setar. The damaged item need to be replaced with a new one. Same with my house, washer machine suddenly broke down and I decided just change to a new one. Bigger and reliable.

From Alor Setar then to my parent-in-law house in Besut. Guess what, the washer machine in my parent-in-law house also broke down. So, like déjà vu, we also change it to a new bigger and reliable washer machine. All of the sudden, I’ve become more knowledgeable about washer machine than before. If anyone plans to buy a washer machine, I’m here to share my review for free.

Since school holiday already started, we decided to let Hazwan and Hadi stay in Besut until end of school holiday. Only Hafiz follow us home because nursery still in operation even during a school holiday.

Total KM that I clocked = approximately 1200km.
Total driving hours = approximately 24hours.
Total song that I sang = approximately 5 songs (I never good in singing)

Siri 100 Pejuang Syurga - Singa Siang Hari

Buku bertajuk Siri 100 Pahlawan Syurga Jilid 1 – Singa Siang Hari ini adalah terbitan Yamani Angle Sdn. Bhd. Sebuah syarikat penerbitan tempatan yang semakin menempa nama dalam menghasilkan buku-buku bacaan yang bermutu.

Buku ini adalah siri yang pertama dari tiga siri. Memuatkan 33 cerita berkenaan sahabat-sahabat nabi yang terpilih yang berpeluang hidup se-zaman dengan Nabi Muhammad SAW. Seringkali kita bertemu dengan kisah-kisah sejarah unggul sahabat yang terdiri dari kaum lelaki. Namun buku ini mempunyai tarikannya tersendiri kerana memuatkan cerita-cerita kaum wanita yang terbilang di zaman Nabi Muhammad SAW. Contohnya seperti sejarah isteri-isteri Nabi dan juga anak Baginda yang tercinta. Pendekatan Harun Arrasyid Haji Tuskan (penulis) ini haruslah dipuji kerana usaha sebegini bukanlah sesuatu yang mudah.

Setiap perwatakan didalam buku ini diceritakan dengan ringkas tetapi padat. Olahan ayat yang digunakan membuatkan pembaca seolah-olah dapat merasai semangat dan pemikiran watak. Setiap bab di dalam buku ini mewakili setiap watak. Justeru, amat mudah untuk membaca buku ini kerana setiap bab tidak mempunyai kaitan antara satu dengan yang lain.

Buku ini amat sesuai untuk bacaan oleh semua lapisan masyarakat terutama sekali bagi mereka yang ingin mendalami Sirah Nabi. Ibubapa juga disarankan untuk memiliki buku ini supaya dapat dibaca oleh anak-anak.

Meniti kehidupan di penghujung zaman ini, anak-anak kita banyak disajikan dengan hero-hero dari siri tv. Karektor Ultraman terus-terusan hidup hingga melahirkan banyak lagi Ultraman. Sedangkan hero-hero rekaan ini hanyalah imaginasi manusia sahaja. Justeru, kehadiran buku pejuang Islam ini diharapkan dapat memberikan pedoman kepada kita dan anak-anak dalam mencari contoh teladan dalam kehidupan. Ini kerana, zaman dimasa kehidupan para sahabat Nabi terbukti adalah zaman kegemilangan Islam yang paling unggul sekali. Dunia tidak terkesan langsung pada mereka kerana ajaran Nabi Muhammad telah menyebabkan mereka mempunyai iman yang kukuh di dalam dada. Merekalah sebaik-baik hero yang patut kita jadikan ikutan dalam kehidupan. Insya Allah



P/S: baru ja sebulan beli buku nie tapi dah tak ingat letak kat mana. Ada bagi pinjam kat orang lain kot, tak pun tertinggal kat Poli Sabak Bernam. Sayang sungguh...

Al Amin Hassan

Amin is my ex-classmate in USM. He lives in Tronoh, place where we did our 1st and 2nd year of degree in year 1999. I always wanted to go to Amin’s house when I travelled back to Alor Setar but I just never had that chance. This time, I made it at last. This is due to Amin is going to go to Auckland after Hari Raya Haji this year. That will be 3 weeks to go. His wife is going to pursue her study for PhD in architecture. The whole family will be in Auckland for at least 3 years. Amin, for the time being will be Mr Mama.

Amin and Huzei

Smiling, eating, chtting..etc

Usop is doing his magic behind Amin. He try to finish all the food without Amin know it 

All the best for Amin and family.

It’s good news when you heard your friends is going oversea to further their study. They maybe have to give up everything that they have in Malaysia to balance their cost of living in oversea. This sacrifice will continue for 3 years at least. When back to Malaysia, they have to start all over again like car, house, influential, trust, and seniority. Things that take years to mature. But I also witnessed a lot of lecturers in Malaysia become more valuable after sometimes. And when that valuable time come, what ever that they have sacrificed earlier will be paid off in just a blink of an eye. To Amin and his wife Huzeima, all the best to you guys and be patient. Because good things will come when we patient enough.

Hujan Bukan Penghalang

It just my habit that I like to go to places. I enjoy travelling so much that I just care less about how do I travel. Once I used to visit Bangkok and my means of transportation from Malaysia is train. The journey took me about 20 hours but that never bored me. In fact, I plan to go to Russia with train one day if I got a chance.

The same habit also took my family to places. Well, to move all 5 members of my family at once is costly so we plan our destination accordingly. Last weekend, we went to Lost World of Tambun. Along’s and Angah’s family were also among the group. Like some famous saying goes “ the more the merrier”… I can’t agree anymore with that phrase.

Main entrance

We rent a homestay for like RM90 per day. So economical if we compare to stay in a hotel. The homestay also is so near to Lost World of Tambun. We were there for 3 days 2 nights. With so many facilities nearby, the homestay really feel like home after all.

Hadi, Hazwan and Hafiz were the happiest with this trip. With their cousins in the same house, they never stop playing which each other. Our house was so noisy for 3 days and 2 nights that my wife got headache after that. Hehehe.

The middle "pillar" is where the rock climbing activity taken place

Lost World of Tambun surrounded by a beautiful hill. The water park itself is like a natural valley of that area. I’m quite surprise with the beautiful and natural scenery. Apart form the beautiful scenery, I’m not sure what is the other main attraction but we can find variety of activities suitable for family. Kayaking, boats paddling, rock climbing, zoo petting are among the family activities that we can enjoy.

Hadi, Juan and Hafiz with their cousins

Sebab tak cukup 90cm, Hafiz dapat masuk free

Senyum sebab tak payah bayar...heheh

Ultraman Tiga

Bersama ibu Ultraman

Beraninya Hadi kasik makan angsa

Playing with racoon

Gambar bapak Ultraman pun ada gak..

The entrance fee is RM38 for adult and RM32 for children. On top of that if we add toll cost, fuel and accommodation… I think, Sunway Water Park is just good enough for people who leave in Seremban, Shah Alam and Kuala Lumpur. Just my 2 cents. Anyway, had a good trip and wonderful scenery. The only setback is, too many cars in the highway on the way home.