Trip ke Pulau Pangkor (2)

So, lepas je settle down barang kat bilik, apa lagi, lebih kurang pukul 5.00 petang terus je ajak mereka-mereka yang berkenaan untuk ke mana? mana lagi, ke laut lah wehh!! Yang mandi Wan, Man, Lili dan of course lah aku sendiri. Cuaca petang ni sangat baik. Pelancong pun boleh tahan ramai. Banyak juga yang beraya kat Pangkor, ingatkan penuh dengan kaum bukan Melayu. Iyer lah, bila lagi nak bercuti. Alang-alang dah cuti raya, campur la sekali dengan makan angin. Turun laut kali ni lain skit daripada yang sebelum-sebelum ni sebab kali ni ada bawak pelampung untuk anak kitorang, Lili. Syok betul dapat dengar bunyi ombak, rasa angin bayu laut berhembus ke pipi, seroi pasir dipijak kaki. Dushh!!! Maka terjunlah kami ke dalam laut dan terapung-apunglah Lili dalam pelampungnya tu. Ibunya hanya memerhati dari jauh, tak mandi, tu je yang tak bestnya.

Permulaannya Lili macam cuak duduk dalam pelampung tu, tapi bila diagah-agah, ok lah dia. Sampai tertidur dalam pelampung tu, rasanya sebab pening dibuai-buai ombak dan juga campur penat mengharung perjalanan dari jam 11.00 pagi. Sepuas-puasnya kami mandi laut, pukul 6.30 petang baru kami naik. Sampai Kecut!! Dah mandi lama-lama ni, sejuk, lepas tu mula lah terasa lapar perut ni. Takpe. Naik bilik dulu, bilas badan dengan air paip, lepas tu tunggu Maghrib, baru bleh keluar makan.

Dalam pukul 8.00 malam kami keluar untuk makan. Banyak warung yang bukak untuk makan malam, walau pun musin raya. Cuma masalahnya, tiap-tiap warung yang ada tu penuh dengan manusia, ramai yang mukanya dah macam makan peria, kelat je. Dah lama menunggu santapan tak kunjung tiba la tu. Kami sampai 2 kali berpindah warung, dah duduk lepas tu bangun untuk cari warung lain. Akhirnya warung (restoran la kot) yang ke tiga baru la confirm kami duduk dan order makanan. Santapan kami, Bihun Goreng dan Chicken Chop. Aku tanya budak waiter tu, chicken chop ni kuah apa? black pepper ke mushroom? Terpinga-pinga dia nak menjawab. Tak apa la, aku order jugak. Bila sampai, rupa-rupanya yang dimaksudkan adalah ayam bahagian dada yang 'digoreng'. Kuahnya? Cili sos. Cis!! patut terkial-kial nak jawab. RM 12 tu harganya. Redha je la, perut dah lapar. Jumlah keseluruhan yang perlu dibayar untuk makan malam 8 orang, RM 89.00. Agak mahal, tapi memandangkan musim cuti raya, kira ok la harga tu. Maka baliklah kami semua ke bilik dengan perut yang kenyang lebih kurang jam 12.00 pagi. Sempat jugak isteri aku window shopping kat gerai-gerai baju, dah target la tu. So tamatlah hari pertama, dan tak sabar nak bangkit subuh esok utk mandian pagi di laut.

Sambungan catatan hari kedua, lepas ni...

Trip ke Pulau Pangkor

21 September 2009 (Selasa):

Perjalanan dimulakan ke Pangkor dari rumah Ayah Njang aku di Sri Manjung, anaknya bertunang. Dengan 2 kereta, Kelisa & Kenari kami terus ke Jeti Lumut. Lepas turunkan orang dan barang, kereta dibawa ke tempat letak kereta bertingkat Majlis Daerah Manjung (MDM). Memang senang dapat parking. Murah pun murah, 3 hari baru RM 14 je, kira ikut jam. Nak naik feri, kami beli tiket pergi balik, seorang RM 10. Ada 8 orang jadinya RM 80 COD. Jaga tiket elok-elok jangan hilang. Perjalanan dengan feri ambil masa lebih kurang 1/2 jam, jangan turun kat jeti pertama, ni untuk orang-orang tempatan kat pulau ni, tunggu jeti yang kedua barulah turun.

Sampai kat jeti Pangkor, perasan perubahan berbanding kali terakhir datang tahun 2005. Jeti pangkor sekarang ni tengah diubahsuai untuk lebih 'world-class' dengan interior, landscape dan laluan yang lebih selesa dan teratur. Macam dulu jugak, satu-satunya pengangkutan nak ke tempat penginapan (Pasir Bogak atau Teluk Nipah) adalah dengan menaiki 'Teksi Pink'. Teksi ni boleh muat 8 - 9 orang, jadinya sedang elok la untuk kami. Dengan bayaran tambang RM 20 untuk sebuah teksi, kami selamat dihantar ke Teluk Nipah, betul-betul di depan chalet penginapan kami, Palma Beach Resort, Teluk Nipah. Lepas bayar bayaran baki chalet, dapat kunci terus naik bilik untuk hantar barang. Dalam kepala ni dok terbayang mandi laut dah. Harga chalet ikut jenis. Kami ambik 1 'Standard' RM 95 dan 1 "Family' RM 150. Untuk percutian 3 hari malam kami tempah chalet untuk 2 malam. Jumlah keseluruhan yang perlu dibayar adalah RM 490. Itulah harga waktu cuti macam sekarang. Sebelum sampai dah 'bank-in' RM100, baki dijelaskan bila dah selamat sampai ke chalet. OK chalet ni, bilik-biliknya baru di 'touch-up' siap bagi tilam extra lagi. Sikit je la masalahnya, pressure air selalu rendah kadang-kadang sampai takde air langsung. Kene la telefon makcik di bawah bagi tau lepas tu ok la. Rasanya pam diorang rosak kot.

Ngantuk pulak mata ni, tak habis lagi cerita hari pertama kat pangkor. Esok aku sambung lagi...

It's Eidul Fitri !!!

Busy-ness and tiredness has made me unable to arrive to this blog for some time. Only today, at 3-rd day of Eidul Fitri I'm able to create some post as its a week holiday since last friday. It has been a joyful raya for me and the whole family. Visiting relatives had bring tiredness but thank god, its not as tired as in Ramadhan because after a month fasting, Muslim now can eat and drink during the day (Also a factor of tiredness, have to eat rendang, lemang, nasi impit, kuih raya etc.). Hope to see the blessed Ramadhan again next year. Actually today me and family are preparing for Pangkor in less than ooo7 hrs. It will be a first time trip for my baby, Liz Halili Husna, 11 months to an island. Previously she had a trip to Genting Highland when she was 3 months. Her father also eagerly wanted to go to Pangkor after months of restless work at office. Already imagine doing a nasty jump (terjun tiruk) at the white sandy beach of Teluk Nipah, Pangkor Island. Before ending this post, me and family would like to take this opportunity to seek forgiveness to all Muslim, relatives and friend for any misbehaviour or mistake and also give forgiveness to all. May Allah bless us all and drive us to His 'Hidayah' and enable us to meet holy Ramadhan 2010. Don't forget to drop by this blog as I will post our experience on the trip to Pangkor as soon as I get back....

Superstitious vs Things That Should be Believed

Superstitious: An english word when translated in malay language is 'Hal-hal yang Karut'. For me, it is not including 'makhluk halus', 'perkara ghaib' etc. that should be believed.

In Islam, Rukun Iman that consist of 6 subject are by all means need muslims to believe in 'perkara ghaib', in my humble opinion. So using that one example, it is really true that 'perkara ghaib' and 'makhluk halus' are exist and should be believed though it is not superstitious. Other things that should be believed are 'syaitan' and 'jin'.

However, we should not be 'over-react' towards 'perkara ghaib' such as disturbance on a children, suspicion of 'buatan orang' towards ourself and few other things because it will make our life dependant on the kind of treatment for this, also not to mention the feeling of scared and always unsecure even to do solat in a surau. Up to these stage, it means that the dark side has won over us and also over our life.

The best way is to seek protection from Allah, and it is not a superstitious act to practice any 'bacaan' from Quran or 'amalan' (as advised by Rasulullah S.A.W) as long as it is not to the stage of 'mensyirikkan Allah' (Tangkal, Azimat, Mandi Bunga etc).

I'm more to scientific or psychologically explaination when come across any problem arised. For example, a children that cries more than usual may have not been disturbed by a 'makhluk halus', they maybe just need extra attention after a period of unhealthiness (fever, cold or flu) so their parents should be calm and not making assumption. Normal human being, especially the muslims should know when to seek help of 'orang alim' on the children. There are obvious sign when disturbance happen (Super loud screaming (not crying), wide red open eyes, hurting own self etc.) and these signs should be take seriously and be treated by the special way.

It is true that 'Superstitious' and 'Things That Should be Believed' stand side by side and have a grey line as their border line. Up to us to think rationally and decide. Also remember, what we do are watched by our children and sooner, they will practice it to the other generation. So do good now for other generation to be good. May Allah protect us and our family.

Going Back Hometown - A Feel Good Factor

We're enjoying our holiday at our hometown, Batu Gajah and Pusing (Perak) to be exact. It has been 1 month plus since our last visit. Hectic work task and unexpected work schedule made our plan to 'balik kampung' for at least once per month cannot be realized. Going back hometown not only resemble of just meeting our parents, siblings and relatives, but also a good time to relax from daily work. Despite that, there's still a lot of things that has to be done during our stay at hometown such as attending friend's and relative's wedding invitation eventhough that will be a sort of exhausting activity. Anyway, going back to hometown for me is one of a feel good factor to reduce unnecessary stress resulted from city-living syndrome. Okay, got-to-go for a wedding invitation right now. Bubbye...

Woodward's Gripe Water for babies - What a Miracle?!

It was our baby, Liz Halili Husna, 7 months plus, suddenly crying out loud seems like don't have an ending. It' s not that she never cry like this before but this one seems a bit 'painful'. Luckily I bought this Woodward's Gripe Water. It stated at the bottle pack 'Relief of Wind & Gripe'. We gave her 2 teaspoon of it and, in less than 5 sec, our baby are back to her smiling grin, sweet as always. phewwww.... What a wow!! So could anybody give a scientific explanation about this miracle? For info, the active ingredients in this product is as below:

Terpeneless Dill Seed Oil 2.3mg

Sodium Bicarbonate (B.P.) 52.5mg

Preserve with nipasept sodium 0.15% w/v

Just for the sake of adding knowledge into self, I would appreciate any comments out there about how's this thing works. Anyway and anyhow, I really recommend this for parents. Try it....

My 5th Anniversary @ MPC

Today, 1st June was the day of my report duty at National Productivity Corporation (NPC) now have been known as Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC). It was on 2004. There's a lot of experience both good and bad had been collected from since that day. From bachelor until I'm married and became a daddy now. I hope I'll be able to continue as an asset to MPC rather than a liability so that this line of life could be proceeded as it is now. There were some of my batch that had taken the opportunity to expand their wings and make MPC as their 'jumping rock'. Well.... it's their right for their future. I'm in support of whatever that is better than the past. From about 10 (someone please correct me if I miscount on this) officer and support staff that made report duty with me at that day, 2 have chose to 'fly away'. For me.... I think MPC still the best for me, and my wife because she's also an MPC ian (may she think the same as me). For that, happy 5th anniversary at MPC for myself and all my badge. Keep up our good work ;)

p/s: may there be another anniversary at MPC for year 2010.