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Hari ni akhbar utama menyiarkan kanak-kanak mati kerana mercun. Memang dah malang. Tapi kenapa ada mercun terutama di bulan Ramadan? Adakah kita di suruh bergembira dengan mercun selepas berbuka puasa?

Di masjid kawasan perumahan saya, kanak-kanak suka sangat bermain mercun. Yang sedihnya, mercun diletupkan semasa solat jemaah. Tak kira lah solat Isya atau Tarawih. Semasa jemaah tengah khusuk dengan solat, masa tu lah letupan kuat kedengaran. Ada jemaah yang terkejut, nampak tersentak bahu. Kalau tengah sujud, ada yang bergesel dahi dengan hamparan di masjid tu. Apa nak jadi?

Ibu bapa sangkakan anak-anak ke masjid untuk ibadah di bulan Ramadan. Tapi, pahala ke mana, solat ke mana? Yang dapat, kemarahan orang saja. Mungkin ada jemaah yang berdoa, tangan yang membakar mercun tu jadi macam gambar di bawah ni.

Baru tadi beritaTV3 memaparkan yang bapa mangsa mercun tampil ke balai polis. Kena tahan lah tu. Sedih pasal anak, kena lokap pulak.

Berikut berita hari ni pasal mercun.Mangsa mercun

During Ramadan fasting month, parents with small children will be happy to breakfasting together and start anticipating Hari Raya celebration. But for these kids from Kuala Terengganu, is this what they deserved?

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I will never forgive him,

Untuk berbuka puasa, kami sekeluarga menjamu selera dengan masakan di rumah aje. Kalau nak tambahan pun cuma kueh-mueh aje. Setakat ni selera nak beli lauk-lauk di bazar belum terbuka lagi. Mungkin bazar di Taman Tuanku Jaafar tidak ada banyak pilihan. Pasal harga saya tak boleh komen. Tapi yang pasti, penjual-penjual yang mengeluh kerana barang-barang asas naik harga. Bawang puteh sampai RM10 sekilo!
Nak tau, kueh-kueh tradisional yang manis, dah kurang manisnya. Tahu kan sebabnya?

Sejak hari pertama puasa, pembantu rumah saya masih berminat memasak lauk-lauk untuk berbuka puasa. Anak-anak tak membebel, jadi saya rasa bole diterima tekak la tu. Esok giliran isteri saya pula memasak. Tak sabar pulak nak tahu apa menu dia.

Esok kita menunaikan ibadah puasa. Sebagaimana tahun-tahun terdahulu, masjid Taman Tuanku Jaafar sesak dengan dengan jemaah menunaikan solat Tarwih. Semuga sambutan yang serupa sehingga akhir Ramadhan.

Pagi-pagi esok kita bersahur. Menu sahur belum tahu lagi. Ala kadar aje la.

Tapi, kita tunggu waktu berbuka esok. Ada macam ni?

Hujung minggu lepas, saya ke JB. Ada majils perkahwinan sepupu-sepupu saya. Tarikh 08/08/2010 telah ditetapkan dari awal lagi oleh pasangan-pasangan tu. Tarikh yang senang ingat. Fahmy tu anak pertama sedangkan Faaiz pula yang ketiga dari lima adik-beradik.

Dewan serbaguna Kampung Melayu Majidee telah lama ditempah. Boleh dikatakan selesa juga dewan tu untuk majils. Ada spotlights, kipas dan yang paling nyaman ada air-con. Atas pentas pun ada air-con, pengantin nampak ceria walaupun dihujani oleh lampu-lampu panas. Make-up tak cair, baju tak basah dek peluh.

Dewan & Pelamin

Kipas kiri & kanan buat sibuk je. Air-con kan ada

Saya bukan juru foto. Tugas saya hari tu cuma jaga duit sumbangan para jemputan. Bila poket ayah pengantin dah penuh, pindah ke beg bimbit. Saya lah yang bawa beg bimit yang berisi wang ke hulu ke hilir sambil melayan jempuan di kalangan saudara mara. Tapi sebelum saya tinggalkan majlis, sempat saya merakamkan foto mak, kakak dan anak saudara saya. Saya bertolak balik ke Seremban lepas selesai majlis.

Dah hampir penghujung majlis.

Another 4 days will be 1st Ramahdan. End of the month will be Hari Merdeka. Putting them into perspective, there are more events to celebrate Merdeka Day instead of Ramahdan especially this weekend. At Senawang Taipan behind McDonald's, large tent is already setup for tonight's events. I heard N.Sembilan MB will be attending. I'm positive large crowds can be pulled in. Dataran Senawang is popular weekend night spot. That will be an advantage to the organizer.

At the same spot, you can see many smaller tents. Those are for people who celebrate Ramahdan. Yes, for Ramahdan feasts. Those tents will see food, cookies, eyewares and even lingeries at thier doors. Some of us are looking forward for Ramadhan/Merdeka for something like that. Some of us are happier to look forward for Hari Raya now for new outfits and hypermarkets, malls and small businesses are looking forward for deeper pockets.

But alas are we not supposed to celebrate Ramadhan to ask forgiveness from Allah, to be closer to Allah, to improve our morality, spirituality, and hope for abundant rewards?

What am I going to choose? What are you going to select?

Dah hampir setahun sistem pengera rumah saya tak berfungsi. Awalnya bateri dah tamat tempoh. Kemudian pendawaian dimakan tikus. Memang ada tikus atas siling. Bila kena racun, mati pulak kat atas tu. Tak lama tu panel pulak buat hal. Akhirnya "give up" tak kesah langsung nak pasang pengera.

Tiga minggu lepas rumah jiran yang hanya selang satu rumah dipecah masuk. Masa tu jiran saya balik ke kampung di Kedah. Baru minggu lepas, jiran saya beritahu pembantu rumah saya yang rumahnya dicerobohi. Isteri dah cuak dan mula pujuk minta suruh sistem pengera dibaiki semula. Anak isteri punya pasal, saya pun panggil technician ke rumah. Tambahan pula, Ramadhan dah nak mula, bila Hari Raya mesti nak cuti panjang. Jadi saya pun setuju baiki sistem pengera tu.

Dah okay bang, semuanya dah dibaiki. Bila dah sampai rumah, "work order" ada atas meja. Hujung bulan sampai la bil dia tu.

Tu dia papar litar lama yang diganti. Dah kena petir tu kata technician. Saya tengok tak ada apa-apa pun yang rosak. Entah lah, saya memang tak puas hati kalau tak dapat tahu punca kerosakan tu (jurutera lah katakan). Apa-apa pun, kita usaha dan berdoa agar kami sekeluarga dilindungi Nya, Amin.

Water Filter Right After Supply Interruption

Clean Water Filter Apa agaknya yang berlaku selepas gangguan bekalan air? http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=516269 Do you know how much percentage of human body is composed of water? Babies have the most, being born at about 78%. By one year of age, that amound drops to about 65%. In adult men, about 60% of their bodies are water. However, fat tissue does not have as much water as lean tissue.  In adult women, fat makes up more of the body than men, so they have about 55% of thier bodies made of water. Kenyataan ini menjelaskan pentingnya air untuk manusia. Air yang bersih perlu untuk badan berfungsi dengan baik. Sistem kumbahan seperti buah pinggang manusia terganggu sekiranya makanan dan mimuman tercemar walaupun tidak kelihatan oleh mata kasar. Akan tetapi setiap kali gangguan bekalan air, kita akan menerima air yang berwarna keruh dan berbau. Kebanyakan pengguna akan membazirkan air dengan membiarkan pili terbuka dengan harapan air akan kembali elok sebelum digunakan. Yang merungsingkan, adakah air pili yang dibekalkan selamat untuk diminum walaupun sesudah dididihkan sehingga lebih dari 100C? Clean water is what everybody is paying especially for drinking. Until someone in SAINS drinks straight from the tap for a year, I choose Water filtration system for my family. Nevertheless, I am still thankful that we, Malaysian do not have to take NEWater like our Singapore neighbors do. SAINS: Syarikat Air Negeri Sembilan NEWater: Brand name given to reclaimed water produced by Singapore's Public Utilities Board.

My auntie was already diagnosed to have cancer. It started with ovarian cancer about 10 years ago. With chemotherapy and operation to remove the ovary, she survived the years. Now the cancer is spreading to the colon and kidney. She underwent colostomy just 2 months ago. But the condition does not improve much.

I went to JB 2 weeks ago. My auntie needed to go for followup. She was admitted since she loss too much blood. Now she is back in my mum's home. I wish and hope she will be better. Let's doa for her health and patience to endure the sickness.

Petang tadi, saya dapat SMS dari adik. "Harga petrol naik 5 sen malam. Yok kita ramai-ramai top up". Begitu bunyi SMS tu.

Hari ni saya pulang kerja awal. Sebabnya untuk penuhkan tangki petrol kereta saya sebelum orang ramai berpusu-pusu ke kiosk petrol. Saya ke kiosk yang terdekat di rumah. Dapat lah 50 liter. Jika 5 sen naik (media kata subsidi turun 5 sen), saya kena tambah RM2.50 esok jika nak dapatkan 50 liter. Boleh beli sarapan pagi dengan RM2.50 tu!

Itu baru harga petrol RON95, tambah pula kenaikan harga gula 25sen / kg dan gas LPG 10sen/kg. Esok lusa harga tepung pula.

Saya keliru samada Malaysia sudah pulih daripada tekan ekonomi tetapi rakyat pula yang terasa keperitan. Gaji tidak naik sekerap kenaikan harga barangan asas. Anak-anak saya akan kata saya bertambah kedekut. Tak mahu makan luar. Double the cost, harga petrol ke kedai + harga makanan + harga minuman.  Mungkin hujung minggu ni, bila saya memesan teh ais di kedai makan, ianya seperti meminum teh cina.
 

Esok 8/Jul/2010 pasukan mencari dan memusnah tempat pembiakan nyamuk aedes dan pasukan semburan asap bagi membunuh nyamuk dewasa aedes yang telah dijankiti.

Kalau enggan memberi bantuan dan kerjasama bermakna telah melakukan kesalahan di bawah sek 9(1) APSPP 2001.

Silalah Dr Noorizah bt Mokhtar. Jalankan tugas anda. Asalkan jangan pecahkan rumah saya. Buatlan semburan asap seperti yang dikehendaki.

Yang penting, tiada aedes, tiada denggi. Bulan April dulu dah hampir kena. Alhamdullilah tak masuk wad. Cuma 2 hari demam. Isteri masakan sup ketam. Petua kata elok untuk deman denggi. Cuba aje la. Yang baik, baik la dia.

Plusliner and Plus Roda, the fimilar sights on north south highway between JB to KL. Today, I give Plus Ronda a thumbs up for doing a favor to Plusliner which deserved bad review, my view.

I was travelling with Plusliner bus to JB from Seremban. The bus was full and I am sure the bus driver knew that. Everything was fine until the bus reached rest area near Simpang Rengam. The driver went for a quick visit to toilet, as as some passengers. It stopped for not more than 10 minutes.

When the driver stepped back onto his driver seat, he honked twice to alert passengers that he was about to leave. He did a lousy count on the passengers and drove on leaving unfortunate two young ladies still at the rest area. The driver was told about the missing passengers, seemed did not care.

To my surprise, the passengers left behind were brought by the Plus Ronda car to Senai toll plaza. Both of them rejoined the Plusliner bus after that. What a relief to both ladies. I am sure other passengers in the bus sighed with relief too.

Is this expected form Plusliner? Is that what Plus Ronda should be doing?

Eclipse. Yes eclipse.

Not that Twilight Saga eclipse... The actual one. It will happen on June 26th. You should perform Solat Gerhana Bulan instead of hitting straight to movie theater for Twilight Saga.

Link is here.http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/bm/newsgeneral.php?id=508053

Semalam saya ke Melaka. Tujuan utama untuk mencuba rawatan alternative untuk ibu saudara.

She has been suffering from colon cancer. Dah buat chemotherapy. Sekarang ni kaki kiri pulak bengkak. Bertongkat kalau berjalan. Doktor tak tahu apa sebabnya. Tapi kena follow up check hujung bulan June.

Rawatan alternative itu di Bukit Pegoh Melaka. Orang yang datang pun ramai, Melayu, Cina dan India. Ada disediakan katil untuk semasa rawatan tu. Ikut giliran. Ibu saudara saya dapat nombor 8. Itu pun buat dua pusingan selepas habis lebih kurang 30 katil lagi "doktor" visitation. Dekat-dekat 4 jam saya di sana.

Sebaik selepas rawatan ibu saudara cakap kaki dia ringan sikit. Mudah-mudah kurang penderitaan dia, Insyallah.

She is the greatest sister I ever had. We had a lot of memorable younger days. I still remember going mengaji and chased after by the swans, climbing cherry tree, playing batu seremban, war games with green beans as pallets to name a few.

Speaking about mengaji, she always got started first although I was there earlier. To make sure it did not happen very often, I had to leave her and made my foot steps early for 1km walk to Pak Lah's house (not our ex-PM for sure).

My sister was well taking care off by my late father although we are not born with silver spoons in our mouth. My late father caller her jampuk (an owl probably, I am not sure how she got the nick name though). I wondered then, why my sister got all the attention and now I know. Being a father myself to 2 lovely daughters, I would have done the same.

Among other things I will remember forever, she got me whipped by a rotan by father for screaming out loud while father was on his afternoon nap. But tok mak came to rescue and put ointments. Tok mak passed away last year.

Those are yesteryear's...

Here is my sister, my niece, emak back from umrah and me.

My sister is my greatest sister in the world, she is one and only sister, that's why.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIS!

My wife, 2 daughters now have facebook. They want me to have my own. Now here is my first posting in the blog. Let's see where I go from here.