Friday, July 30, 2010

Minggu yang caca-marba

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Minggu nie agak bercelaru sikit. Bermula hari Isnin sampai la ke hari Jumaat, wife aku kena hadir ke kursus yang dianjurkan oleh Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi di Politeknik Shah Alam. Makanya, tinggallah kami 4 beranak di rumah tanpa Mama disisi.

Bukannya tak biasa dengan situasi sebegitu. Sebelum nie, memang ada beberapa kali kami menghadapi situasi sebegini. Jadilah aku Abah yang mithali kat anak2 aku (waktu tu Hafiz belum ada lagi). Makanya, tiap2 malam la kami akan makan kat KFC ataupun McDonald. Itu jelah yang aku tahu. Nak masak jauh sekali.

Kali nie lain sikit sebab Hafiz tak pernah kena tinggal lagi + Hafiz masih menyusu badan. Bagi aku yang naif nie, itu masalah yang sangat besar.

Kemudian, ada permintaan dari Lotus Engineering Malaysia untuk hantar aku ke China selama lebih kurang 2 bulan (7 minggu sebenarnya). Flight aku jatuh pada hari Khamis jam 1.40pagi. Maknanya, Rabu malam lagi aku dah kena ada kat KLIA dan ketika aku bertolak ke China, wife aku masih lagi berkursus. Notis yang diberi hanyalah seminggu sahaja. Entah kenapa macam tuh pulak arrangement Lotus aku pun tak pasti. Yang best nya, aku memang tahu passport aku hilang. Sengaja aku taknak buat passport baru sebab nak amik peluang boleh claim dari company kalau dihantar bekerja luar dari Malaysia.

Prosedur untuk re-new passport, kena bawak passport lama. Kalau passport lama takdak atau hilang, kena buat report polis dahulu. Hilang ada 2 jenis :-

          1.) hilang dalam simpanan.
          2.) hilang kerana kecurian.

Disebabkan kes aku adalah hilang dalam simpanan, makanya proses pembaharuan passport akan mengambil masa selama sebulan sedangkan notis hanyalah seminggu. Jauh disudut hati aku, aku sebenarnya rasa bersyukur jugak kalau tak boleh pi china.

Sebelum nie pun aku terpaksa tolak offer dari Lotus sebab Hafiz masih kecik lagi. Kemudian ada sekali lagi nama aku di war-warkan untuk pegi ke China. Tapi aku senyap ja waktu tuh. Kali ini, tak dapat nak mengelak lagi...kena jugak pegi. Yang tak best nya, the timing is just not right.

Bila dengar Imigresen kata sebulan baru siap, aku rasa best nya tak payah pi. Tapi pada masa yang sama, aku takut persepsi boss aku akan jadi lebih negatif. Terlalu banyak sangat alasan aku apabila setiap kali nama aku naik untuk dihantar ke China. Secara tak langsung, boleh memberi kesan kat karier aku sebagai Design Engineer.

Tapi nak dijadikan cerita, dalam masa 5 hari passport aku dah siap. Sebabnya permohonan aku tuh, disertai dengan surat sokongan dari majikan dan salinan tiket kapalterbang. Dan di saat aku menulis entry kali nie, aku sebenarnya dah seminggu lebih berada di Jinhua, China.

Aku tak pernah pergi kursus, tak seperti wife aku yang memang selalu kena bersedia kerana kursus kakitangan awam nie memang banyak. Hanya aku yang tak pernah tinggalkan anak2 aku. Waktu aku nak ke KLIA, anak2 aku dijaga oleh ibu mertua aku. Takdak mak, takdak abah. Kesian tengok muka 3 beradik tuh. Tapi, anak tak menangis pun...aku ja yang sebak.

Aku akan berpuasa dan beraya disini. Raya ke-5 baru balik ke Malaysia. Harapannya, tak payah la kontrak aku kat China nie disambung lagi. Walaupun dapat duit banyak tapi I always wanted my family to be close with me. 

Bagi yang mengenali aku, aku nak mintak belas ehsan hangpa supaya doakanlah agar dipermudahkan segala urusan isteri aku selama aku takdak nie. Kesian isteri aku sorang2 kena jaga tiga anak lelaki dan pada masa yang sama kena pi kerja. Raya tahun nie, cari-carilah muka aku kat dalam ruangan Salam Perantau dalam Utusan ka, Harakah ka, Nannyang Siang Pau ka....hahahah...aduh, pening kepala aku.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Wedding Photography

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(I have to removed the original picture to respect Nik's wife)

This is Nik. We work in the same Vehicle Engineering Department (VED) in Lotus. He is a good guy and recommended to any girl who wishes to have a responsible husband. Hehehe… but from the picture above, Nik is just not available anymore. Pity, pity, pity….
This is my first time doing wedding photography. Since, Nik didn’t have any dedicated photographer for his wedding (he’s kinda a very simple and outgoing guy), I just decided to volunteer myself to be his wedding photographer.

Since time is against me, I can’t follow the event from the earlier stage..so, my focus was more on the bersanding, makan sama-sama and a bit outdoor at the nearby pool.

But the best part is, I got a chance to make the picture become a coffee album. The whole VED in Lotus agreed to share the cost of the coffee album. It is more like a wedding present from us to Nik…and when the coffee album is completed, I’m so please with the result. Normally, if I print my best picture in big size..I will never get the right color that I wanted but this time around, the result is just amazing. I never expect it to be so close to what I want. I am so please.

(I have to removed the original picture to respect Nik's wife)

the size is 24inch long and 10inch width

Friday, July 23, 2010

Watching them growing

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I enjoy watching my kids sleeping. It just the only way that I can look at their face as long as I wish. And if I am patience enough, I can expect some extraordinary sleeping position from my kids. Good enough to make us laugh together in the future.

Hafiz is doing his magic

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Brilliant move...

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Our government has been very vocal about illegal sand mining and water issue in Selangor. The best part is, everyone in UMNO are saying the same script about the issue. It’s kinda fishy for me.

Earlier, the Government struggling to answer the APCO and FELDA issue to the public. Then, they got away with it when the Israel with Mavi Marmara issue gave them a very good maneuver to their image. I personally support our government in condemning Israel at the time. Hearing Najib and Muhyiddin firmly want to bring the issue to more than just condemning Israel is somehow so aspiring to me. The government got majority of Malaysian backing their back during that time.

But, I don’t know which strategy that they took when out of the blue; the Government suddenly attacks Selagor and PKR regarding the illegal sand mining and water issue. The news spread all over our prime newspaper. All government channels were showing our leaders condemning Selangor about the issue. It took more than 20 minutes a night for merely a week. Without any room for Opposition to explain the actual thing, it’s somehow portrayed our Government as something that we do not like. A portray of a Government that like to politic more and less work.


What I don’t know was that, our Government actually planning secretly to increase the fuel and sugar price in the near time. So last night, fuel and sugar price did increase a little. Nobody ever expect it to increase until the last 3.5hours before the implementation. So today, the fuel price went up, the cooking gas price went up and sugar price also went up. Brilliant move isn't it..???

No wonder I did smell a dead fish recently.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Nothing Much (part 4)

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

World Cup 2010 - South Africa

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I should have put this post in my blog earlier. Its world cup matter and this year, the much dreamed cup for any football nation goes to Spain. It was Spain vs Netherland in the final. After the game was force into extra time, Spain finally got a goal from Iniesta. The only goal that nite and the goal that put Spain as a world champion. I admire Spain because they always play a wonderful football. Netherland on the other hand, they display a lot of karate and kung fu during the game. I can’t understand how can that happened to a team like Netherland. They used to play a wonderful football but this year, it just different ideology altogether.

Anyway, congratulation to Spain. Hoping Malaysia to be like you one day. Adios sanchez…!!!

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Posting kali nie

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Hmm..dua tiga menjak nie terasa macam syahdu ja dalam hati. Terasa rindu pada anak-anak yg tiga orang tuh. Bukannya berjauhan pun, hari-hari jumpa. Kalau duduk kat opis, rasa terbayang-bayang muka bebudak tuh kat depan PC. Tak sabar nak tunggu waktu balik. Rasa nak main dengan anak-anak tuh sampai letih. Tapi bila sampai di rumah, lain plak jadinya. Mainan bersepah, kusyen tunggang-langgang, lantai berlekit, bising tak ingat..macam-macam lagi la perkara kreatif dari tiga beradik tuh yg boleh buat aku pening. Bila kat rumah, rindu jadi hilang..bila kat opis plak, selalu teringat kat diorang.

Sedar tak sedar, yg sulong dah umur 5 tahun. Hazwan 3 tahun, Hafiz plak setahun setengah. Semalam, rasa macam kecik lagi. Ntah bila la budak-budak nie jadi besar. Rasa cepat sungguh masa berlalu..tak puas lagi nak main2 dengan diorang. Dulu waktu diorang masih lagi kecik, boleh la nak main lambung2 ka, main naik kuda ka..tapi skrang nie aku dah tak larat dah..sebab, budak2 nie dah bertambah berat. Aduh..rindunya aku pada masa lalu. Rindu pada telatah anak-anak.






Hadi dah besar dah. Dia sendiri cakap dah tanak minum susu dalam botol. Hazwan plak, dia nie cepat matang sebab kawan2 dia semua tua lagi dari dia. Dia berkawan dengan kawan2 Hadi. Dia cepat belajar. Hafiz plak toksah cakap la..kreatif sungguh dalam bab mengemas rumah nie. Selalu ja tak jumpa remote tv. Bebaru nie remote tv hilang seminggu. Nasib baik terjumpa balik. Ada kat tepi washer machine. Jauh tuh tv area ngan laundry area..pening kepala.

umur dah makin meningkat. Badan pun makin tak larat. Nak plak aku hari2 ulang-alik dari PD ke KL naik motor. Sampai kat rumah dah maghrib. Selalunya aku tak terlayan kerenah anak2 sebab aku letih naik motor. Memang aku selalu terlupa nak tanya homework Hadi dan Hazwan. Selalu sangat terlupa. Itu satu hal…hal yg lain plak, ada la aku beli 2 Muqaddam dgn rehal. Harapannnya, boleh la aku ajar mengaji antara waktu maghrib dan isyak. Rupa-rupanya beli saja Muqaddam tuh. Sudahnya aku terkelepet depan tv. Anak-anak plak melantun-lantun macam bola getah dalam rumah.

Ini bukannya gambar aku nie..sekadar hiasan jerk..

Aku rasa, jarak tempat kerja dengan rumah, byk mempengaruhi kehidupan aku. Aku bercadang nak cari kerja dekat dengan rumah. Kurang sikit letih badan. Boleh la aku peruntukkan masa dan tenaga yg ada dengan menda2 lain. Tapi kerja apa yg aku nak buat kat PD tuh.? Jual pelampung ka..?? hehehe..pening aku. Sebab-sebab aku nak cari kerja yg dekat dengan rumah :-

  1.  Supaya aku tak buang masa sampai 2 jam setengah sehari atas jalan. 2.5 jam sehari lebih kurang 10% dari 24 jam. Kalau aku hidup sampai umur 60 tahun, aku sebenarnya habiskan 6 tahun atas motor.
  2. Supaya aku dapat menghantar dan mengambil anak aku kat sekolah.
  3. Supaya aku dapat join kelas2 agama kat surau. Nanti boleh aku ajar kat anak dan isteri aku.
  4. Supaya aku tak letih sangat dan aku boleh beri lebih tumpuan pada pelajaran anak-anak
  5. Supaya aku dapat jogging atau naik basikal petang2 untuk kesihatan aku sendiri. (tahun nie, kolestrol aku dah melepasi tahap yg dibenarkan)
Naik motor nie merbahaya sebenarnya…tambahan plak kalau jalan yg kita lalu tuh sesibuk highway KL-Seremban. Boleh dikatakan, tiap-tiap minggu aku tgk accident. Purata accident yg aku tgk, rasanya 3 kali seminggu. Takut sebenarnya tapi kena redah jugak. Insya Allah, semua menda nie ada hikmahnya yg tersendiri. Insya Allah ada kebaikan di dalamnya.

Aku berhajat nak jadi lecturer ja kat Poli PD. Mengajar ilmu kat orang, byk pahala tuh. Tapi aku kena bersedia untuk downgrade gaji yg mmg boleh tahan punya sikit. So, apa counter measure aku..?? Aku cuba kurangkan komitmen pada hutang supaya aku tak terbeban. Kalau aku tadak hutang, pilihan untuk upgrade atau downgrade gaji adalah di tangan aku. Itu yg bagus tuh..aku create option yg luas untuk diri aku sendiri. Tapi, untuk tolak dunia nie kena ada pengorbanan. Terpaksa la aku lepaskan hajat memiliki kereta idaman aku. Nak buat camner, tadak pilihan. Kalau strategi aku menjadi, hujung tahun nie aku cuma kena allocate gaji aku untuk bayar duit rumah sahaja. Kalau menjadi, kalau tak jadi kena la usaha lagi. Tetapi selalunya tak jadi sebab aku selalu cair dengan product camera nie. Ada ja menda yg aku beli saban tahun yg akhirnya melambatkan perancangan aku dalam hidup.

Aku kena focus..untuk anak-anak aku, isteri aku dan diri aku sendiri..aku kena focus.

Thursday, June 17, 2010

School Holiday

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Has been quite sometimes since my last post in this blog. I’ve been busy since the first day of school holiday. Balik kampung, attending wedding ceremony and doing a photography job for wedding ceremony are among the thing that I did during this school holiday.

It is not my truly attention to be a wedding photographer at all but I always welcome any sort of experience in that area. It will be handy if I want to capture a wedding moment for my family member in the future. My wish finally came true. My frenz asked for help for his wedding job. I am more than happy to help him as part of my learning curve.

Before this, I always browse through the Internet on any sort of wedding picture, especially in Malaysia. Just to get the idea and tricks for a better picture. Browsing lots of wedding pictures, I can’t help but speak to myself that lots of these pictures can be improved in certain way. I can find constantly lots of technical mistake in the pictures. Some of it does not even deserve to be uploaded in the Internet. Yet, the photographer can earn handsome rewards for that kind of pictures. I just could not understand it at the beginning.

But after I involved myself in the area, I finally found the answer to it. It is way too difficult than I thought. I have to admit, a photographer that can deliver a good result for wedding job…is an extraordinary photographer. My salute to him/her.

The difficulties that I mean are different from one wedding to another. A wedding in a big hall is even difficult compare to having the same event in a house (for photographer). Finding the right setting of the camera, the right moment, the right angle…all that require you to work very quick and sharp. The event will never wait for you. In my case, I ended up snap as many as I can and think later.

At least, two photographers are required in any wedding ceremony. Otherwise, the possibility of missing the right moment is high. For many people in the world, wedding is a significant moment in their life. As a hired photographer, it is your job to capture that wonderful moment so that it will be forever remember.



I’m quite happy with my result. These are just from my camera alone. Combine with my partner’s pictures; I believe it will be better. It was a very good experience and I’m looking for my next wedding job this coming weekend. To Raihan...Selamat Pengantin Baru...

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

UITM Convocation Day

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My graduation day was in August 2002 and that’s all I can remember. If you ask me where is my degree now, I need 3 days at least before I can answer that question. Why such attitude..? because my degree is not recognize by BEM (Board of Engineers Malaysia) Thanx to the flip flop government education policy.

But today is a different thing. I got a job to shoot a graduation day. I was surprised at first coz’ never expect a student will hire a photographer on his/her graduation day. My guess that this person must be some big shot or something but I was wrong. Turn out, almost everyone have his or her own hired photographer. Never thought I was so backdated.

This is my frenz and me. He was the one who won the job. I just came along as a hobbyist.

The whole UITM in Malaysia, from Perlis to Sabah will celebrate their graduation day in UITM Shah Alam. Without a doubt, this is a very long ceremony.

Kids just can’t stay that long.

Even adult also failed to keep their eye open.

To keep the traffic inside the campus remain under control, all visitors and graduate have to park their vehicle at designated area. From there, they will be transported by bus to the main Hall.

It just so convinience

Imagine just how this ceremony has a huge impact on Shah Alam alone. The hotels will be fully booked, the florist will sell a lots of flower to the graduate, the restaurant nearby, the souvenir shops…everything. It all about big scale and huge profit.

The florist will make a fortune from this event


The catering also ( I don’t remember USM ever give us a coffee or tea on our graduation day. They should really look into it very soon)

I think, photographers make the most fortune during the whole event.

When it comes to graduation day, you just can’t miss the series of happy face. Combined with colorful flowers and smile on their face, it just makes a picture become so alive.




Anyway, I really got some nice shot that day. It has been long since I got the last picture that please me. I hope my client will love what we are going to deliver. To potray someone as a real her or he in a 2D picture is something so hard to achieve. I hope my piece is not just merely a picture. I hope its more than a picture.



This our client. Congratulation on your Graduation Day and all the best in the future

Sunday, May 23, 2010

An Emotional Day

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My life as a married man began on 17 November 2004. 18 November was the ceremony at Besut. Then, 25 November 2004 we had the ceremony in Alor Setar. At first glance, people thought it was the Christmas day and that was exactly what had happened when some of my friends come to attend my wedding ceremony on Christmas (I still appreciate your effort to come Ita, even at this point when I’m writing this entry). Alhamdulillah, it was the most wonderful moment in my life.

Anyway, I rent a house in PD for a year before I finally bought a house in the same area. We officially moved to our new house on 11 December 2005. We are so excited about it that we plan to have a house-warming the next day. I did make an announcement at the nearby surau to invite anyone available for the house-warming. We would like to know our neighborhood and we want them to know our present. What we don’t realize is that, Hadi also was so eager to meet the neighborhood. So, the house-warming was still continuing but my wife and I was in hospital waiting for our first new born son. House-warming without the house owner….
And the year goes by. After Hadi, Hazwan come to cheer our already cheerful life. Then Hafiz also joins the party. What is already wonderful become more magnificent in our life now. 6 years of happiness and I hope this happiness will never end.

Only one thing is missing. It’s probably nothing but it really matter for me. My parent, they actually never come to my home since the first day of our marriage. I’m not talking about weeks, I’m not talking about months but I’m talking about 6 years, 2 different houses and 3 grandchildren, yet they never set a foot in our house. I don’t feel it that much at the beginning but after a while, it kinda hurt me inside. My parent is still alive, only that my father is not that healthy as he used to be. All happened because he felt in bathroom and knocked his back neck at the bath tub. Since that day, he has lost hias ability to walk. His right body paralyzed from top to bottom.

He stayed paralyzed for months but after siries of physiotherapy in Italy (he felt in my sister's house in Italy) he finally gained 70% - 80% of his previous condition. That is more than good enough for a man in his age. Coming back to Malaysia, he forgot to say no to pulut. The effect of that food is so rapid that the next day he woke up from bed, he just back to square again. He got paralyzed again from head to toe and months of physio just went down the drain.

People said, if you hit the first time then you still got a chance but when you hit the same thing the second time, it's gonna be very nasty. Same goes with my father, this time around is just too difficult for him to recover. No more travelling to children's house, no more kedai kopi just sitting and lying.

But today is an emotional day. My parent finally come to my house. After 6 years of hoping and waiting, they finally come and see where I live and stay. Like I mentioned earlier, it's probably not a big deal but for me it's just enormous.

Abah

Yong and Abang E

My wife has been very supportive today. She cooks, she cleans, she did everything that she can to treat my parent like a king and queen. You probably rarely hear me saying this but I love you so much Dear. I can't thank you anymore for what you've done today. It just beyond words to show how I'm happy that you're around. You're simply amazing.

Wow..!! this entry is just too long now. Got to log off now before it's too late....hehehehhe

Saturday, May 22, 2010

My mistake

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I messed up with my blog. I’ve mistakenly upload the wrong coding resulting to something I don’t prefer..

Well, everybody has their own bad day…

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

1st step..

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Not to say that I know exactly what I'm doing but, I'm just trying my luck in this. Wait for my edited version pictures and the coming soon new blog. Adios sanchez..!!!

Monday, May 17, 2010

Happy Teacher's Day

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It just so coincidence that during Teacher's Day, I got to see my former lecturer from USM. Well, she is now still teaching but not in USM anymore. She joined Kolej Tunku Jaafar, Nilai some 6 years ago if not mistaken.

So, never thought that she'll be in PD with her family. She stayed for 3 days in Palm Spring. It just opposite Tiara Beach Resort. Nice and beautiful place but a bit creepy because the area is just so huge but not so many people around. Anyway, as long as you can relax your mind and body, I say what the heck...


Her name is Puan Ruaida but most of her student call her Kak Yang. She was also our hostel master and I bet any USM student who used to stay in Lembaran will know her even until today. Still the same friendly person. Seem like she never get old. Still love to cook and I enjoyed very much.

We found our way to swimming pool. What relieved me with the pool is that, the deepest water inside the huge pool is just 0.7 metre deep. It's about Hazwan' chest only in standing position. So, no worries...minimal supervision, kids having fun and dad can find his way with his camera. A win-win situation..heheheh

Mommy and Hafiz..Mandi pun still pakai Cloth Diapers...memang obsessed.

Perasmian

Bulat datang lagi

Juan and Sasha

And Hadi at the artificial beach pool

Happy Teacher's Day to my teachers and to all the teachers in the world.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

My Malaysia

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I read a book from the late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong. The owner of Genting Group, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong did mentioned why the late Tunku Abdul Rahman and the government permitted him with the gambling license back in year 1970s

He stated that during those eras, there are lots of illegal gambling activities in Malaysia. By legalizing gambling, government can monitor all sorts of betting and minimizing illegal gambling activities. Starting from that day onwards, Genting in Malaysia has become one of the most successful gambling casinos in the world.

Today, in conjunction with the upcoming World Cup 2010… our trusted government wants to permit sports betting in Malaysia. The license will be given to Tan Sri Vincent Tan’s Ascot Sports Sdn. Bhd. and the betting will be operated at 200 out of 680 Sports Toto outlets offered by Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd. The reason to issue the license is part of steps taken to overcome illegal gambling and betting. The tax (enormous amount of it) can be collected by government and the revenue can be used to develop sports program in Malaysia. Currently, it is estimated that Malaysian place RM20 billion in bets a year to offshore and illegal bookie. If proper mechanism is worked out to legalize betting and gambling, our government can tap a huge amount of tax from this industry. After loosing a huge income from Penang and Selangor, this is some good news for certain party.


Isn’t this a de ja vu..? The late Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong said, government granted Genting gambling license to minimize illegal gambling. Then in year 2010, the very same statement used by the government to justify their act to permit sport betting. If permitting crime will decrease the crime number, why in this lesson we learned the opposite? For me, the method taken to minimize the crime has failed to meet it objective.

Loan shark, Ah Long, Cheti Haram, the collapse of family institutional are all closely linked to gambling. It is true that gambling and betting can create a very handsome fortune but there are lots more dark side compares to good one. It is pity that our government lead by BN can’t see all these and just blinded by the money solely?

In case if Malaysian disobey or questioning the Sultan like what happened in Perak and Selangor, Pemuda BN will bravely come forward to be the Malay champion…lodging a police report, walking in a large groups as a symbolic of support received, handing over a formal disagreement letter to the related party/person, calling over all national television to express their displeased feeling against the party that questioning their Malay Sultan and the list goes on….I do hope that Pemuda BN will act the same because this issue is greater than the Sultan. The Quran prohibited it and so must we.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Some pictures from Besut

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I always have something to do with my camera everytime I come to Besut. At first, it just normal to me but after sometimes, I begin to realised the pattern. Probably there's a lots of people that I can count on to babysit my kids and resulting for me having extra time on doing what I wish.

Here is Hafiz listening Yassin recited by Tok Wan

..but wait, where is Hazwan...

 Don't run too far son..!! Mom will worry if you're not around

Mana la budak nie..??

Not to worry mom, I will still within your eyesight..promise..

I just excited about witnessing a cross-culture like these dancers in Besut. They are doing shuffle dance. It made me smile looking at them.

..ahhh..this is good. A beach soccer

Ok, that's should be enough for this time now. We have to go back to PD. We'll be back again in the near future.

Say goodbye to Tok Wan. Hafiz will continue his learning to recite Yassin with Abah. See you Tok Wan...babai..
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