I'm Back!

It's good to have a month long holiday! Now I'm back in Lancaster with a severe jet lag. Strangely both my children are not really affected compared to when they first arrived in Malaysia. Back then they kept waking up around 3am for a full week! Plenty to write about, but need to attend some other matters first. Ciao!

On a Holiday

It is less than 24 hours now, before my family and I take Etihad Airways flight from Manchester Airport-Abu Dhabi-KLIA. I guess this means plenty of teh tarik and roti canai sessions for the coming days and less of blogging. Adios!

Raihan - Thank You Allah

Raihan - Puji-pujian

Preparation

Since we are going back for a month long holiday in Malaysia this Saturday, the week has already becoming a very busy one for me and Jo, work and pleasure included. Let start with the pleasure first. Since the 10 sets tournament last Saturday, I have been playing in two more badminton sessions in Monday and Wednesday. I have tried to smash very hard whenever the opportunity came because I secretly wished that the string will get broken and I can get a new one back in Malaysia, hehe, but to no avails.

As for work, I've been busy preparing all the necessary arrangements for data collection and analysis once I'm in Malaysia, so it's not really a total break for me. Jo is currently trying to figure out how to put all the gifts that we have bought into the 4 tiny suitcases, which seems to be quite impossible at the moment. There are several gifts still scattered around the flat, and I had a feeling that they will remain there until we come back here again.

Well, time for me to pack up my futsal shoes and badminton rackets, my only essential stuff!

Siti Nurhaliza - Bukan Cinta Biasa

Siti Nurhaliza - Seindah Biasa

True Ghost Story - Ever Lasting Love

*Received in my e-mail, thanks Bong!

This is a true story of a young college girl who passed away last month, at Shah Alam. Her name is Priya; she was hit by a lorry. I don't want to mention the name of the college. She had a boyfriend named Shankar. He lives in Johore. Both of them are true lovers. They are always on the phone with each other. You can never see her without her handphone. She spends ¾ of the day talking with Shankar. Priya's family knows about their relationship. Shankar is very close with Priya's family (just imagine their love).

Before she passed away she always told her friends "If I pass away please burn me with my handphone". She also said the same thing to her parents. After her death, people couldn't carry her coffin. I was there ~ a lot of them tried to do so but still couldn't, everybody including me, had tried to carry the coffin, the result was still the same. Eventually, they called their neighbour, a "bomoh" from Thailand (Pak Darin), who is a friend of her father's. He took a seat and started speaking to himself slowly. After a few minutes, he said "this girl misses something here". Then her friends told Darin about her intentions to burn her with her phone. He then opened the coffin and place her phone, together with the SIM card inside the casket. After that they tried to carry the coffin. It could now be moved and they carried it into the van easily. All of us were shocked. (can you feel the fear? I'm shaking at this moment.)

Priya's parents didn't inform Shankar that Priya had passed away (pity Shankar). After 2 weeks Shankar called Priya's mom. Shankar: "Atte, I'm coming home today. Please cook something nice for me. Don't tell Priya that I'm coming home today; I want to surprise her." Her mother replied, "You come home first, I want to tell you something very important."After he arrived at Shah Alam, they told him the truth about Priya. Shankar thought that they were fooling around. He was laughing and said,"Don't try to fool me ... tell Priya to come out ... I have a gift for her. Please stop this nonsense." Then they show him the Priya's death certificate; they gave him proof to make him believe.

Shankar started to sweat profusely. He said, "It's not true. We spoke yesterday. She still calls me." Shankar was shaking so badly when suddenly, his phone rang."See this is from Priya. See this ...." he showed the phone to Priya's family. All of them told him to answer. He used the loudspeaker mode. All of them heard this conversation, loud and clear. No cross lines, no humming. It was Priya's voice! And there was no way others could use her SIM card as it was nailed inside the coffin! They were so shocked and asked for Pak Darin's help. Pak Darin brought his master (Tok Chen) to solve this matter. He and Pak Darin worked for 5 hours ... then they discovered one thing .....



*DiGi. Best coverage ever, ONE LOW FLAT RATE~!!!!!!! Anyone, any network,anytime, ANYWHERE!!!*

I WILL FOLLOW YOU... FOLLOW YOU WHEREVER YOU MAY GO...

Sheila On 7 - Berhenti Berharap

Sheila On 7 - Dan

Kain Kapan Hj. Teepoo

Al-kisah ada seorang businessman yang kaya raya bernama Hj. Teepo. Apa saja nama bisnes atas muka bumi ini, dia ada. Sayang, kekayaan Hj. Teepo adalah sebahagian besar hasil penipuan dan putar alamnya dalam bisnes. Sahamnya berpuluh juta, hasil penipuan. Tanah ribu hektar, pun hasil tipu. Wang beratus juta juga, tipu punya hasil. Puas isterinya memberikan kaunseling agar Hj. Teepo berhenti menipu, namun tak dihiraukannya. Kerana makan terlalu banyak dan mewah, dinner tiap-tiap malam (orang belanja of course), exercise tarak, satu hari Hj. Teepo disahkan oleh doktor mengidapi penyakit barah dan disahkan akan padam dalam masa sebulan.

Maka teramatlah hiba hati Hj. Teepo nak meninggalkan dunia ini, tambah pula mengenangkan segala aktivitinya selama ini. Maka dipanggillah anak isterinya untuk berwasiat, "Kain yang dah buruk, koyak pun tak apa, buat kain kapan aku. Aku dah banyak merasa kemewahan di dunia ini. Biarlah kain buruk yang ku bawa ke akhirat," jelas Hj. Teepo dengan genangan air mata. "Kenapa begitu bang?" tanya isterinya. "Saja aku nak merasa pakai kain buruk pula," jawabnya lagi. Isterinya terdiam, tapi hatinya berbisik, "Syukurlah, walau dah agak terlambat, ada juga kesedaran dan keinsafan di hati suamiku."

Maka tempoh sebulan cuma tinggal 24 jam lagi. Dengan wajah sugul, Hj. Teepo berbaring di kamarnya. Kain putih yang dah lusuh dan terkoyak sana sini telah siap disediakan. Untuk terakhir kali, si isteri menghampiri Hj. Teepo. "Bang", bisiknya perlahan. "Buat kali terakhir sebelum abang meninggalkan kami, berilah tahu kenapa abang nak dikapankan dengan kain yang dah buruk. Sedih saya melihat keadaan kain itu bang. Apakah abang telah insaf dan bertaubat dengan perbuatan abang selama ini?" Hj. Teepo merenung isterinya lama-lama dan bersuara, "Baiklah, mari rapat kepadaku" isteri Hj. Teepo terus menghampiri suaminya.

Dengannada yang sedih Hj. Teepo bersuara, "Yang, you pun tahu, terlalu banyak dosa yang I lakukan selama ini. Berapa ramai orang yang dah I kelentong. Jadi cukuplah kemewahan yang I rasakan. Biarlah I dikebumikan dengan kain buruk saja." Isterinya masih ragu-ragu."Apakah abang fikir dosa-dosa abang boleh diampunkan dengan berkain kapan yang buruk begitu?" tanyanya lagi.

"Bukan begitu Yang. Kalaulah abang pakai kain kapan yang buruk, nanti Malaikat Mungkar dan Nakir fikir abang dah lama mati. Mereka juga akan fikir abang dah kena soal. Taklah nanti mereka soal abang lagi. Jadi selamatlah abang....""Astaghfirullah hal 'aziiiiiiiiiim" isteri Hj. Teepo terus terlentang kerana terkejut berok dengan penjelasan suaminya.

P/S: Mati pun nak kelentong. Nak kelentong Malaikat pulak tu..... Ambik le iktibar....

*Received in the e-mail, thanks Bong

Rabbani & Mawi - Intifada

Raihan - Peristiwa Subuh

Temuduga

Beberapa hari yang lepas, satu temuduga kenaikan pangkat telah dibuat oleh salah sebuah anak syarikat TNB. Biasalah kan kalau nak naik pangkat mestilah duduk ujian bertulis dan lepas tu barulah ujian bercakap pulak (temuduga lah tu) test suaralah pulak. Dan dalam ramai-ramai yang terpilih tu ade tiga kawan kita dari Terengganu telah dipilih untuk di temuduga.

Kebetulan pulak tiga kawan kita ni adalah peserta ketiga yang pertama. Apa lagi berdebar-debarlah depa orang ni. Kawan yang nombor satu mula la merungut. (baca ayat seterusnya kena ikut loghat Terengganu!) "Baru je sapa sini, letih tok hilang lagi doh bale baru sapa pulok". Sampuk pulak kawan yang kedua, "Mapuh kite kalu lagu ni. Aku doh kecut perut ni ." Dan bersuara la pulak kawan yang ketiga dengan berlagak macho seraya berkata "Mu nok takut bende gok awang eh. Kalu die tanye, mu jawap je la. Kalu mu tak tahu, mu bahang gi la jawap bende pun. Janji mu jawap. Doh hok mu due ekor ni takut sangat bak pe. Bukang nye tukang interbiuw tu nok makang mu". "Cee mu tengok aku nih, rilek je. Siap buleh control macho lagi".

Tiba masa yang ditunggu-tunggu, maka nama kawan kita yang pertama ni pun dipanggil. Dalam 15 minit kemudian, kawan yang pertama ni pun keluarlah. Apa lagi macam kera kena belacan la kawan nombor dua ni dok tanya apa soalan yang di tanya oleh tukang interbiuw tadi. "Eh awang menatang bende tukang interbiuw tanye mu tadi". Kawan nombor satu tadi pun jawap, "Susoh jugok soalan die, tapi aku tok ingak dok bende yang die tanye tadi, tapi se je yang aku ingak die tanye, Pengerusi TNB yang baru siape name. Aku pung jawap lah Datuk Jamaluddin Jarjis".

Kawan nombor dua pulak menyampuk "Ah sudoh aku tok reti nok sebuk name tu. Guane nih awang. Aku rase nok terkecing doh ni. Ah aku tulih kat tangan je la awang. Kalu die tanye senang le sikit aku nok jawak." Pastu sampuk le pulak kawan nombor tiga yang berlagak pandai ni, "Bak pe yang mu jadi bodo sangat nih. Jangan tulih kat tangang, nanti tukang interbiuw tu nampok mu tulih situ. Mu tulih kat getoh spenda (seluar dalam la tu) mu tu. Kalu die tanye, mu selok la sikit spenda mu, mu buat-buat la gatal kat perut. Pas tu mu kerling la sikit name Pengerusi TNB".

Apa lagi kawan nombor dua suka la dengar idea bernas kawan dia tu.Tapi dia tak tak tahu yang kawan die nombor tiga tu pun panik gak, sebab dia pun tak tahu nak sebut macam mana. Nama kawan nombor dua pun dipanggil. Dalam 20 minit kawan nombor dua tak keluar-keluar lagi. Kawan yang nombor tiga dah panik kenapa kawan dia tu tak keluar keluar lagi. 5 minit kemudian keluar la kawan nombor dua ni dengan muka tersenyum. Kawan no. 3 pun tanya la, ape soalan yang keluar, jawap la kawan no 2 ni, "Susoh jugok soalang die tapi soalang Pengerusi TNB tu aku buleh jawap, aku sempat selok spenda aku. Tukang interbiuw tok nampok aku selok tadi." Aku pung sebenor nye tok tahu jugok nok sebut name Pengerusi TNB tu."

Jawap lah kawan no 2 tadi." Mu tulih pade getoh spenda mu tu macang aku buat nih" Kawan no 3 pulak jawap," Aku nok tulih macam mane aku tok pakai spenda". Ape lagi kelam kabut le kawan kita. Tibe-tiba kawan no 1 yang dari tadi berdiam diri tadi bagi idea. "Ape bende yang susoh sangat ni. Awang, mu beri je spenda mu kat die kejap." Apa lagi bergegas la kawan-kawan ni pegi toilet untuk berpindah seluar dalam. Tak lama lepas tu nama kawan no 3 ni pun di panggil. Dengan semangat berkobar-kobar dan rase confident yang amat sangat kawan kita ni masuk dalam bilk interbiuw tu.

Dalam 10 minit kawan nombor 3 ni keluar sambil tergaru-garu kepala dengan muke kepelikan. Kawan-kawan dia yang luar ni tanya la kenapa keluar awal sangat. Dia menjawap, masa ahli panel tanya nama Pengerusi TNB, lepas tu dia jawap la. Tak pasal-pasal semua ahli panel tergelak-gelak sampaikan ada yang mengalir-alir air mata tak tahan sangat. Pastu kawan-kawan ni tanya la, "Masa ahli panel ni tanye nama Pengerusi TNB tu, ape mu jawap?" Dengan confident dia bagitahu dengan kuat dan lantang " Datuk Calvin Klien!".

Rupe-rupanye masa kawan-kawan ni berpindah seluar dalam tadi, kawan yang sorang ni dah terpakai terbalik, yang belakang ke depan, yang depan ke belakang. Name Pengerusi TNB yang baru tu kat belakang, nama jenama spenda tu pulak kat depan. Apalagi tergelak besarlah kawan-kawan yang dua orang lagi tu. Sebagai pengajaran untuk anda semua jangan la cuba menipu mase interbiuw nanti. Tak berkat.

Raihan - Senyum

Raihan - Allahu

Mercy Malaysia

Alhamdulillah, LUMSS and KULM have decided that all players fee during the sports carnival will be donated to the Mercy Malaysia. They have a London office so Lopes will bring the money to them. In total, we managed to collect 35 pounds from the players. Hopefully this will be the first step for both societies to make more contribution to the needy.

Raihan - You Bring The Light

Raihan - I'tiraf

Karnival Sukan Lancaster

Today is a very exciting and tiring day for me. KULM and LUMSS organised a sports event in the university sports centre from 9am until 1pm. There were a badminton tournament (men and ladies double) and a futsal match between undergrad and postgrad. Winner of the futsal match will receive a 'Piala Pusingan Presiden KULM'.

I partnered with Huzaimi for the men double and our wives were also partnered with each other. We had to play against 5 other doubles with two sets for each match. Ladies double is a knockout tournament and since our wives were beaten in their first match, they were no longer involved in the tournament. Not like they care so much, because it was a very tiring match for them (they lost 17-14, 9-15, 13-15 to Linda and Nitty, the eventual runners up).

As for the men double, Huzaimi and I are considered top seeded and we lived up to the reputation by becoming champion (we won all 10 sets that we played). Bazlan/Ijan came second and Ken/Lopes were third. Jun/Nazihah easily beaten Linda and Nitty in the ladies double final. We all received our medals but it was quite funny when we realised that both winners for men and ladies were actually receiving a cricket medals! It seems that the shop has misplaced the 1st place medals.

During this tournament, they have various kind of activities for the children like 'tarik tali', egg and spoon etc. It was a very lively affair with all the music and the laughter. And all the kids were given presents and sweets.

The final event is the most anticipated one, where undergrad will play against postgrad in a futsal match. Since there are only 5 undergrad players, they imported Tun, KULM President as one of theirs. Postgrad team has 7 players, all of them just finished playing badminton previously. The game started in balance where both team trying to get an early goal but undergrad seems to have an upper hand. However, postgrad managed to get an early break when I managed to assist Huzaimi to score the first goal of the match. Undergrad just couldn't recover from that goal as we added two more goals from Asmadi (another assist from me) and myself.

Second half started just like a first half where the undergrad were trying very hard to get their first goal and managed to do so when Tun scored from an acute angle. However, Tun quickly managed to score an own goal afterwards when he deflected the ball into his own net from my corner kick. The postgrad managed to put the final nail on the undergrad coffin with another goal by Asmadi. So the final result is 5-1 to the postgrad team. We presented the cup to Tun for him to keep since he is considered a postgrad leader (being a KULM President).

Afterwards, the undergrand wanted a futsal rematch. Maybe once we finish basking in the glory (which could take several weeks, or even months) then we will think to consider a rematch, hehe.

*Thanks Jun for the pictures