Thursday, September 30, 2010

~Dedicated to a dedicated sister..

It was Raya month,and I didn't have a lot of time to update my blog..
Now,it's back to reality..Me and life..
Dr. Azita to be
Later today,my 3rd sister,Azita or better known as Cik A,will be flying off to U.K to further her studies,doing Ph.D in Bristol..Among all my siblings,she's the most hardworking that I know..She is an example of my parents,combining both character,hardworking and dedicated..Last month, my elder brother just completed his Master Degree in Harvard,and now it's my sister's turn to make my parents proud..


Being sons and daughters of a pair of educationist,we have always been encouraged to pursue our studies as higher as we can..It's not easy though..yet,they have made it..and here I am,still struggling..I am very proud of my siblings,as they have always made my parents proud and happy with their success..Somehow,it is kinda pressure for me sometimes to deliver,as I was very promising at my young age, trying to beat everyone in the family intellectually since school..But I'll keep on fighting my fate,that's for sure..Giving up will never be my chosen words in life..

Sir Bad with beloved n besties
Education is always a priority in the family..All of us was sent to the boarding school when we were still in our early teenager years except for my younger bro..My father became a teacher since he was 15,before Merdeka,teaching students all around the kampung during those days when education was not even a must in the society..My mother used to be an English and discipline teacher during her days..But strangely enough, none of us follow their footsteps becoming an educator..Cik A is the closest as it can get..She involves in e-Learning, although I don't really know what it is,it must have something to do with education..Some of her researches and projects will involve children education in those islands in the Mediterranean Sea..
Proud Bah n Mama:-)
So,Kak A,all the best with your studies~Take care of yourself and make us proud..First doctorate candidate in the family,hopefully others will follow your footsteps next..Err.maybe me,who knows..hehe..Hey,I nearly went to MIT too..so don't write me off yet okayyy..;-)..Have a safe journey sis~Love you..I'll make a surprise visit very soon..Jumpa di sanaaaa..

Click HERE to get Cik A's professional background..

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Adelaide-Melbourne-KL-Kuantan-Pekan

Petang nanti insyallah akan bermulalah perjalanan seorang perantau untuk pulang berhari raya di kampung halamannya.. Perasaan pulang berhari raya sebenarnya akan lebih dirasai jika anda tinggal di negara orang..Seriusss..Imagine,jauh giler perjalanan..Daripada saat gua keluar daripada rumah kat Adelaide ni nanti,nak sampai ke Pekan,hmmm lebih kurang 26 jam..campur waktu transit laa kira..Sampai nanti betul-betul ngam ngam time orang bukak puasa..Pastu orang takbir kat masjid Pekan.. Perghhh.. Memang leleh gua cakap lu..

My parents are still in Mekah,and will touch down KL about the same time as my flight on Thursday..I am going to surprise them in KLIA,because we are going to board the same plane back to Kuantan afterwards, and they have no idea about it yet..:-)..Or maybe surprise them during boarding..heheh..

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Balik..Kampung..Raya..Eve

Lagi beberapa hari nak raya.. Semalam Nik kitai gua sebab tak balik Perth..haha! Dah menduda,balik kampung sendiri laa nampak gayanya..hehe..

tumpang kete baru Hadry tahun nih..
I have a big family..So raya is always quite special..Especially this year,cause raya will be celebrated on my family's side in Pekan..We use a rotational system..haha..Next year,belah mertua dia orang pulak..So,this year everyone will be around and available..My elder brother just came back from his studies in the States..My other sister,meanwhile,is going to UK for 3 years at the end of this month,so this is a rare chance for us to have a complete set of Cikgu Jabbar's family, after long,on the first day of raya..Therefore,I really have to go back for raya this time..huhu..Good excuse huh?;-)..hehe..Dengan menggunakan alasan tu, maka dapat laa gua balik tahun niii..haha..

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Inception of Malaysia


Merdeka!

Al-Fatihah kepada semua pejuang tanahair..
I wish one day I can be like them too..

MALAYSIA~...We are still new and developing..and for a young nation like us,I think we have done quite well,no one can argue that..Of course there are a lot of room for improvements,and there were few mistakes here and there..

Malaysia can be considered as one of the most complicated country in the world..Trust me..In everything we do,we have to consider everyone..If we want to build school,we have to build school for everyone..Malay school,Chinese school,Indian school,English school, Agama school,etc..you name it..If we want to have holiday,we have to give holiday to everyone..Raya holiday,Chinese New Year holiday,Deepavali,Thaipusam, Christmas Holiday,whatever it is,you ask for it..The last time I went back to Malaysia,even the "1Malaysia" song are sung in 7 or 8 language..It doesn't sound right for me..Instead of being ONE,we became "8Malaysia" it seems..haha..Sigh..Sometimes I do think we are a confused country..There is no other country that is too lenient like us..I haven't found any,but still,we are complaining..



But,as I said before,we are still young..We are still learning..We will go through all these phases step by step.. All great countries experienced this kind of things before they become any great..America has experienced this thing back in the 60's,70's..We have experienced some difficulties too,and we have overcome it together.. Most of the time people will become united when there's a common purpose..We had few before,and we were united..In 1957,everyone got united,because everyone shared the same dream,to be independent..Then after the 13th May tragedy,everyone got united again to rebuild the country..I am not saying that we need another crisis, in order to make us unite again..Eventhough I do think that crisis will re-ignite peoples' spirit and be united to achieve more success..Look at Japan after the WW, look at the Jews after the Holocaust, look at China after Mao Tse Tung, Renaissance,etc..I'll elaborate more about this in other post..But anyway, we don't need to come until that stage to achieve success..

We are unique..We even achieved independence peacefully from British..Not so many country could have done that..We solved problems in our own way..and we will solve this problem again..But all this hypes about racial issues back home has to stop..It's too much now..Like my housemate,a cute Sabahan Chinese guy said,"Maybe all the politicians should watch the movie,"Remember the Titans".. haha..Another friend of mine,who has Chinese blood,or you can say mixture of everything (hehe..sorry Daf),even give a cooler idea.."Maybe we need more inter-racial marriage".. which I think I'll give it a very deep consideration this time..haha..So, mana-mana yang ada member amoi tu,ehem ehem..hehe..kidding..

Yes,we are not in crisis yet but who knows what can happen.It's not too late..I still have high hopes for Malaysia..Don't let anyone destroy what ever we have achieved..And yes,we will achieve true unity as Malaysian..

Too much critics won't help anyway..This topic is too huge to be written in here.. Just hoping that one day we will understand each other better and better..Will write again about this issue from time to time..Today, let us all 'bersyukur' with everything we have,and work harder to achieve more..

Happy Merdeka everyone!May Allah bless us..

Sekali merdeka,terus merdeka..:-)..Salam from Adelaide..






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Sunday, August 29, 2010

All I want for Ramadhan....


Meminta dijauhkan perkara-perkara yang buruk dan mengelirukan dalam hidup saya.. 
Dalam bentuk apa jua sekalipun.. Tiada musuh, fitnah, khianat dan salah faham.. I just want peace,honesty, keikhlasan, and some sense of dignity from everyone in my life.. ~And perhaps, happiness in the akhirat.. Insyallah..


Ya Allah, sesungguhnya aku beristikharah dengan ilmuMu, dan aku meminta dengan Kudrat dan kekuasaanMu, dan aku bermohon dengan kurniaanMu yang Maha Agung, sesungguhnya Engkaulah yang menentukan segala sesuatu bukanlah diriku ini penentu, dan Engkaulah yang Maha Mengetahui sedang diriku tidak mengetahui, dan Engkaulah sahaja yang mengetahui perkara-perkara ghaib. Ya Allah, sekiranya Engkau ketahui perkara ini lebih baik buatku, untuk agamaku, kehidupanku dan segala urusanku di dunia dan di akhirat, maka engkau tentukanlah ia untukku, dan permudahkanlah segala urusannya untukku, kemudian engkau berkatilah daku padanya. Namun sekiranya engkau ketahui bahawa perkara ini adalah tidak baik bagiku, untuk agamaku, kehidupanku dan segala urusanku di dunia dan akhirat, maka engkau jauhilah ia daripadaku, dan engkau jauhilah daku daripadanya, sebaliknya engkau tukarkanlah ia dengan ketentuan yang lebih baik untukku di mana-mana, kemudian engkau redha akan daku dengannya pula, wahai tuhan yang maha pemberi rahmat.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Final Fantasy











Forgotten how long, since I've last heard from you,
telling me your favourite story..

I have thought for a long time,and start to feel uneasy,
Have I done something wrong again?..

You said to me in tears, fairytale is just a lie,
And there is no way I am your prince..

Perhaps you don't understand,ever since you said you loved me,
The stars in my sky started to twinkle..

Then I am willing to become, the angel you love,
Open my arms,turning them into wings to watch over you..

You have to believe,believe that we'll be like the fairytale,
With happiness and joy at the end..

Together, we'll write our own ending..




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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Friendship + Football



People make friends through a lot of different ways.. Some can make friends easily,and some don't.. Some are friendly,and some are reserved.. But there are certain tools that can be used to connect people and make them click.. And one of the tools is sports,which in this case..FOOTBALL..and this is where the idea of Dan Dan FC came from..

History
Prior to 2006,there were not so many Malaysians around in Perth, or maybe people are just strangers to each other..So everyone was like scattered around..We can't even form a full Malaysian team..We had to mix with our Singaporean and some Indonesian friends..There was no such thing as friendly matches every weekends and such..There's only Sunday soccer to be played socially.. Main petang-petang orang kata..
Dan Dan FC '10


In 2006, with the friendly attitude of Fairuz, Hadry, Kale and Saz,we managed to get more people who play football..Since then, we had a proper team of Malaysian students..We even bought a set of Malaysian jerseys,and everytime we played,we brought our national flag along proudly..Seriously,it felt like playing for the national team..heheh.. Since that moment, we've been through a lot and have come a longgg way,with ups and downs,happy moments, conflicts,success, failures and everything.. That Malaysian team has evolved, and has become Dan Dan FC like how you see it is today..

new stars of DDFC

Football is just the tool,the medium to bring people together..And friendship is priceless..That is why in DDFC, "Friendship comes first,football second".. It's the networking,the bond created.. And so far,this thing has continued from generation to generation.. Even when you go back home after finishing studies, we'll be together.. You don't have to play the sport,or know anything about soccer at all..

Gold Coast '08
Dinner '09
champion futsal merdeka
Before 2007,we usually played only in futsal or 7a-side tournaments.. There were Umno Merdeka Cup, Kampung Liga, SSS-tourney,etc.. Not more than that.. It was at the end of 2006, in Gold Coast,at Umno meeting, when me and Zac heard about Masca NCG..and WA had never sent any representatives before.. From there on, Masca NCG has become our primary target every year..It's like a World Cup for DDFC.. Imagine,naik flight pegi main bolaaaaa...hehe..

Melbourne '07
Sydney '09

champion Bru tourney
Till today,we never failed to send a contingent every single year.. Melbourne,Brisbane,Sydney and Canberra.. Although luck was not on our side to win it yet.. But anyway,to be able to bring a full squad with the high costs and long journey every year is already an achievement in my opinion.. Considering that most of us are not that loaded ,not sponsored by anyone..It's all our own struggles, commitments and high spirits..



wedding Fad
Dan Dan is not exclusive,not groupy..thats what I hope it is.. It's just a name,a medium.. Back in Malaysia it is like an alumni.. After study,life's gonna be hectic and busy.. Once a year we'll try to gather everyone during summer holidays either December or January.. New generation,and those who already left.. We had few gatherings past few years,and hopefully will continue doing it annually.. We had futsal,football Dan Dan Legend vs DDFC Perth,buka puasa,attend weddings ramai-ramai, annual dinner,and such.. This coming 4th of September they'll be doing "Buka Puasa" for the second time,some where in KL..Last year we had it in Umbai,Melaka..
Dan Dan Yearbook
Hmm..I'm not sure how long it's gonna stay and continue like this..but I believe,Dan Dan has already created histories and memories for some..:-).. My only hope is that DDFC will continue to do what it's doing.. I've seen a lot of this kind of 'club','bond',that come and go.. Either because of mismanagement,or stupid conflicts..So far, DDFC has done well.. Even club Umno pun takleh maintain macam ni..trust me.. So,all the best people.. Enjoy!

Dan Dan Reunion Jan '10 (Football n BBQ Dinner)



Here are some collections of videos if you wanna watch..Hadry's Goal in Masca Melbourne, Kale's Crazy Celebration.. Tu jer yg ada kat youtube..huhu Yang lain semua kena tgk kat page fb DDFC lah.. Cheers guys..

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Merdeka..Abroad..Perth

In less than a week,we are going to celebrate our 53rd Merdeka Day.. Just wanna share with you another experience, of me as a Malaysian who lives far away from home during merdeka...:-)..

In 2007, I got the opportunity to become the project manager for our Merdeka celebration again.. (click here for 2006).. Hmm,when we think about "Merdeka", there's only one thing in mind..UNITY.. So,that year,the basic idea was to involve everyone, all students..The reality in Perth during that time was,there were some gaps among the students community..We wanted to bridge that gap..So,for the first time ever,Umno, Masca, Petronas,and all Malaysian Student's Society of (Curtin,UWA,ECU,Murdoch), joint-ventured to organize it..The rest,was history..:-)

Other than the opening speech that I had to do on that day,

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Adoiiii..Liverpool

Adoiiiii...inilah dugaan bulan puasa orang cakap..Tanda-tanda awal kekalahan Liverpool telah dapat dihidu dengan kesilapan aku membeli beras pulut 5 kilo sebelum bukak puasa tadi..wakaka!

Mungkin kemenangan Man City tadi jugak sebab Yaya Toure adalah seorang devoted Muslim,berpuasa seolah-olah seperti umat Islam ketika perang Badar..Makin puasa,makin kuat..and a great humble guy too..hehe..see here..Wallahualam..

Liverpool lak,tak tau laa kenapa.. Dah laa last week Reina practice tangkap ayammmm..huhu.. Another thing,ingatkan Benitez jer suka kat Lucas tu... Rupa-rupanya si Hodgson ni pun sameeeee..adoiiiiii! Lucas ni klu nak masuk Dan Dan pun gua tak bagi main kut.. Walaupun gua pun tak bagus manaaa..haha.. Lucas ni dibandingkan ngan player DDFC,jauh bagus Boy,Zubair,errr Afzal gua malas sebut,sebab dia kitai gua tadiii..haha..dan few others.. Manager pun lemahhh jer aku tengok..Dah 3-0 baru nak tukar player.. Time lain duk diammm jer kat bench..
(favourite player DDFC)

Dah laa tak beli player..Nasib baik aku takde duit,kalau tak boleh gak aku tolong belikan..huhu.. We need 2-3 more star quality attacking players..

Oleh sebab kita takde duit,kita main fantasy league jer lah..Join Hadry punya Pundek League.. Kalau nak main yang betting,tanya dia lah.. Macam biasa,tiap-tiap tahun gua menang..hahaha..

Tapi,apa-apa pun,menang ke,kalah ke....You'll Never Walk Alone everyone!! Beat those Devils..;-).. Ibarat kata Spartan kat bawah tu...Cheers!Time to studyyy..


THIS IS ANFIEELLD!!

Monday, August 23, 2010

Kampung Perth

Perth...Apa laa yang ko best sangat??huhu.. Sometimes,I don't even understand it myself.. Is it the life,the memories,the people,the fresh air,or the place itself?

I've been around a lot of places in my life,but nothing compares to it.. The only place that can beat the feelings is Mekah I guess..Kuantan came close neck to neck,Boston is not too bad either,Madrid seems nice,London pun ok,Hawaii is heaven..

But nothing comes close..

I'm not saying other places are not good or unsuitable..I don't know,you just have to experience it yourself.. It can't be explained..Maybe it's just me..

Kat Perth,duduk diam kat rumah tak buat apa pun best..huhu!

Okeh,,time to studyyyyyyyyyyyyy...haha!