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.

Jaya Supermarket, Section 14, Petaling jaya Tragedy

The tragedy happened on last thursday, 30th May 2009 about 4.45 pm when the building collapsed. Historically, Jaya Supermarket building was a well-known landmark for Petaling Jaya since 1974 (I was only born 6 years after that). About the tragedy, i have questions pending to be answered in my head. Among the questions are:

How does our construction industry (in Malaysia) is monitored?

Did they monitor enough in terms of giving approval for this such 'redevelopment' project?

Are the implementation on the work done after the approval monitored?

I'm asking because I was not a civil engineering student, so of course I didn't know and didn't understand the procedure for it. But no matter what answer I will get for the two questions above, one more question will be harder to be answered. Does all building we live in, work in and shop in are 100% safe to be lived in, worked in and shop in? How do we answer this question when car park of Jaya Supermarket building that was only approved by the Local Council to be extended for only 6 storey became 10 storey?. It was the story of early 90's where the disaster took place after approximately 18 years after that. How about other structure around us?. Is it really safe for ourself and our families? Thank god this Jaya Supermarket tragedy happened in the middle of the process to redevelop it and not before or after that to be risky enough for the life of public. It is not impossible for this tragedy to happen on other structure, if no comprehensive and consistent measure be put into place. May this tragedy act as a guide for a better and safer living for Malaysian.

p/s: Until this blog were written, 4 construction worker has been found killed in this tragedy. May god bless them. 12 houses near the tragedy area also has been ordered to be cleared in order for the authorities to run the demolishing for the whole of the structure left.

Info on Jaya Supermarket - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya_Supermarket