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The digital photo workshop in PD

2010-04-01T08:34:00.000-07:00

The digital photo workshop – the Art of Seeing

Had a good exposure to the art of taking photos conducted by our PR unit in PD recently. It was really an exciting and informative programme, apart from being exposed on the techniques of photo taking, we were also taught about how to edit and zoom in on the interesting part of each photo to put in a presentation according to our storyline.
The challenge during the programme was the individual project which were given to us to come up with a presentation about Port Dickson as a tourist town. On the second day were asked to present our project to the class and were given comments on means of improving the photos of the project. This is the most hilarious part as the quick witted facilitator, the well experienced Zahari (ZZ) commented on each of our project. I am just putting up the photos that I have taken in this blog. Hopefully I will improve further in my future photoshoots
TQ Zahari, and all workshopmates for the interesting 2 days. Actually I was really impressed with some of the photos taken by the group. One thing I learn from the programme, you do not have to own an expensive camera to get good pictures…in the end, the photographer’s dedication & creativity matters.

Zhafran celebrated his 22nd too.....last week

2010-02-13T23:58:00.000-08:00

talking about Fayyadh's birthday, i cannot forget the fact that Zhafran also celebrated his birthday (22nd to be exact) a week earlier or vice versa.

I called him the "Weird ONE"....for being rather outragous and fun and adventurous and happy and .....being himself...

I am glad he grew out to be rather a unique person...
Happy birthday to you too Zhafran....

fayyadh,,,,21st birthday

2010-02-13T22:06:00.000-08:00

Oh wow, its been like one 21st birthday after another....my third son Fayyadh turned 21 yesterday. I suppose, having the third child now eligible to register as a voter in the family means that politically our family discussions should be better managed... haha! but somehow, being "financially dependent" on Babah and Umi means that arguments can still be managed and exercising of parental VETO power do take place.....

Whatever..
Fayyadh, happy birthday, big boy now, hope you graduate from your electrial engineering diploma programme this year to proceed to the degree programme as planned...
Sorry, the birthday present list does not include a new handphone nor an upgrade to the current car you are using..should be thankful (alhamdulillah).

Happy Birthday Fayyadh...DAH GODANG PAJAR KO!!!!

Feeling nostalgic all of a sudden

2010-01-29T17:00:00.000-08:00

Suppose age is catching up....suddenly you tend to look at the good times, the bad times, the trying times, the extremely happy times and the people in your life.
too many people has made me what and where i am today... to all the people in my life...TQ and I love you All....

....Feeling Misty......

2010-01-16T17:36:00.000-08:00

yeah...woke up today and felt like playing MISTY on the piano. One of my all time favourites, i think. Feeling rather nostalgic of late... a lot of events have made me wanted to reminisce on the old days when life was simpler.... Well. time flies and money can't buy back lost time....but the memories linger...Feeling Misty.. and the lyrics goes..... Look at me.......

24th year together in living matrimony.....

2009-12-20T10:10:00.000-08:00

sounds like one of those lyrics come true...anyway,to my lovely wife TINA, its been 24years living together as hubby & wife, Alhamdulillah. InsyaAllah we will continue to be together even in the hereafter...amin

I suppose i have no remedy for a good marriage but ours is one good union for the last 24years. No easy task trying to live with another person but i suppose, ours was blessed from day one with the prayers from all our loved ones especially our late parents (Al Fatihah to all of them)
marriage is not just about loving the other person, it has to be also about mutual understanding, trust, prayers, friendship, respect, give and take and the best thing about this marriage is that it has blessed us with 6 wonderful children.

My payers for this anniversary is be continously in love with my wife, and her with me...and for us to grow old together in Iman.
May Allah bless us always...

Ilham & Ziyad....truly belated birthday

2009-12-20T09:52:00.001-08:00

Oh dear, it has been a very busy year end since november 09. Been busy at the office, went to Chiangmai for a regional conference (more about that later) weddings, gatherings, hari raya haji and of course my two little ones' birthdays...

Born on the same date but a year apart, my fifth child ILHAM DAMIA is now 10 yrs old and my sixth child AHMAD ZIYAD is now 9. Both were born on 23rd November (1999 & 2000 respectively)
How time flies and how these two have been soooooo lovely and full of life that they do keep us (tina and myself) on our toes and sometimes on top of our voices!!! hahah
Anyway they are never short of attention from us and from their other siblings which they have to compete to get attention...
But nowadays, only Ilham and Ziyad would follow us on our trips...I suppose that make us a YOUNG family when we travel.

Kuatagh get together @ Janda Baik 7-11

2009-11-08T05:25:00.000-08:00

Kuatagh (batch 78) member Abdullah a.k.a Dollah and wife Liza (the actress Liza Othman) played host to the group last saturday (7/11) at their home in Janda Baik. Have to thank Dollah & Liza for putting up with the boisterous crowd from Ansara Kuatagh.

Some came alone but a few of us (moi included) brought spouses and family members. Who wouldn't want to spend a saturday afternoon at a farm in Janda Baik???
....cool janda baik, fresh air, clean & green...and WET (rainy season ma...)
Well, unperturbed by the weather, we were just too occupied with the food and the conversation...good company, good food, good venue... the perfect combination for a perfect afternoon. The wives had a good time too...although one jokingly remarked, Husband Ansara, Isteri Sengsara....hahaha!

Salute to Dollah & Liza again for the slumptious spread of mutton(fresh from his farm), chicken, potato salad and top it all off with home grown durian,rambutan, buah salak, markisa and banana... Dollah & Liza's home is the perfect farmhouse on anybody's dream and only a relaxing 40mins drive from KL, off the KL-Kuantan Highway after Genting Sempah.

Raya update-2: Zhafran's attempt at cooking Lasagna

2009-10-18T08:39:00.000-07:00

Its been a marathon majlis raya this month of syawal...almost every day there is this invitation to attend a majlis by either a department at the office or friends who have not forgotten me in their invitation list...

But before I dwell on the month of feasting (as though we were fasting a whole year to deserve it!!) I am actually amazed to discover my son Zhafran's sudden interest in learning how to cook the lasagna (thanx to the ever patient Umi, who went through the whole episode with him in the kitchen....with splendid results!!).To proof this, he prepared the dish to our family raya gathering on the third day of raya...thumbs up from them, and us. So frens of Zhafran at Uniten Muazam, you can rely on delicous lasagna prepared by him in your next get together....before he start charging for it...

Aidil Fitri 1430 H / 2009 AD - update 1

2009-09-23T17:25:00.000-07:00

Selamat hari raya to all, maaf zahir & batin..

SMS's has replaced the traditional greeting cards. Its quick, cheap and can be rather creative... depends on how much time you want to spend on "typing". Best of all, it will get to your destination within seconds...thanx to technology.
I wonder how much it has affected the traditional greeting cards.
I do both this year, the raya greeting cards that i sent to the older folks and close friends and the sms's to those in my handphone contact list (which can be endless...telecommuncation companies do know how to make money!!)

I'm posting one pantun raya i received in Rawanese...

Anak kambieng curi ketupek
Kono koja terlumpek-lumpek
Nak anta kad rayo dah tak sompek
SMS sang lah yang palieng copek..

and another i received from a Kelantanese...

Lembu cokek boyo
Boyo pekong teng
Selamak hari rayo
Maaf zaher bateng

After all, Malaysians consist of many dialects.

Well to start with my raya postings, I will play one familiar tune. Listen..

Watch out for future postings on raya activities..

Ramadhan and doa for Suhairi

2009-09-05T09:11:00.000-07:00

Ramadhan is here again, its been 15 days into the holy month for muslims and are occupied with fasting and the spiritual activities. Had a good start to ramadhan this year, went back to Penang to congregate with family members for the tarawikh prayers and buka puasa.
Dapek juo ti sembahyang sunet terawikh sesamo adiek beradiek awak di Penang lopeh bukak puaso tu. Di jamu pulo ti bubor gandum dagieng dongen lipek som....Of course, my brother inlaw Ustaz Dr Mujahid Rawa lead the prayers and gave the usual tazkirah during the Prayers.

Back to PJ, and work, i find that Ramadhan just breezes through and seemed that time is just not enough to balance between work during the day and the other evening activities at the Sultan Salahudin Abdul Aziz Mosque and Surau Gasing Indah in PJ. Somehow this year i frequent the mosque more, i suppose, the ambience is rather serene and "welcoming"...
I seldom go the various Pasar Ramadhan of late out of sheer unwillingness to be swept off my feet by the variety of slumptious food on sale. The temptation is beyond one's endurance...arrrgh! I suppose, pasar ramadhan is one good example of ONE MALAYSIA events in our country...all races and religions are represented at these places scouting for local delicacies in the ultimate and affordable variety...one example is the PENANG POPIA BASAH @ Section 14 PJ. Today i queued for 40 minutes just to buy 10 pieces of the popia...with me are PJ multiracial locals and the guy immediately behind me was from Shah Alam...but it was worth the wait..YUMMY!!!
More about pasar ramadhan and ramadhan shopping in my next entry.

But one sad event occured this ramadhan. My ex-schoolmate from MRSM Kuantan back in 1974-1978 suffered a stroke on Wednesday 3rd September and has been hospitalised at Hospital Putra Jaya since. Visited him today and I was moved to tears... a far cry from the usual bubbly and ever friendly Suhairi Senawi whom i remember. Had to hold my emotions though as I saw his wife was emotionally "drained" herself. I suppose this remind me that my health and life should not be taken for granted. Alhamdulillah. and not take take our spouses for granted too....in any eventualities our other half would always be there by our side.

My prayers are for you and your family Suhairi. May you recover from this trying times and return soon to normalcy...Amin. To his wife, i hope that she will get through this very trying times... May Allah bless us all.

Babah's gurl...Hanan

2009-07-09T09:06:00.000-07:00

Happy belated birthday Hanan... babah's girl is now 14yrs old (5th July). My wife and I waited 10 years into our marriage before Hanan was born..our first girl (Ilham is the second girl 4 years later). Hanan is full of surprises and full of life...she would make a tense moment "CERIA". I can't get a serious conversation with her...hahah. She is musically inclined but a bit of a rebel I would say. Doesn't want to continue with formal piano lessons but can play the piano very well by ear. She and siblings would just get together and sing their favourite songs and sometimes just have a solo rendition of her favourite songs on the piano. For her birthday this year she didn't want any presents, so it was a series of treats instead, started with Pizza Hut (TTDI),Seoul Garden (Plaza pantai) and Madam Kwan's (MidValley Mega Mall)....in THREE CONSECUTVE DAYS!!!! Orang Rao soboit memang BUROK LANTAK...Anyway Hanan, too bad you had a big pimple on your birthday...that's just Allah's way of telling you, you're a BIG GIRL now...dah godang, dah jadi pedusi, indo laii budak ingusen... Here is a picture of you with your plastered pimple on your 14th birthday...hahahah Apepun Hanan, your friends has been asking for you to play the song from your favourite Korean Pop Stars (Super Junior)...until i have it in my collection, here is the last recording of you playing one of your favourite numbers...(sorry only your hands and the piano keys...as you were without your tudong at the time..)

Nature's trail @ Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu Darul Iman

2009-06-15T06:35:00.000-07:00

Great working trip on the 4-7 June...My company were host to a group of students from a less fortunate primary school in Kg Kuantan Kuala Selangor. This is part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity for this financial year. Thanx to the TNB's Kenyir Sultan Mahmud Hydro Power Plant staff who went out of their way to jointly coordinate most of the activities....two busloads of 11-12 year olds with their school teachers..a trip of a lifetime, some would say

First stop Tasik Kenyir main dam en route to the (Ikan) Kelah Sactuary.

nature lovers.....kelah sanctuary @ tasik kenyir is your next stop....

Alfatihah...Pak Su

2009-06-08T11:24:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we lost another family member... AlFatihah.
Pak Su @ Hj Ariffin, who succumbed to his illness which lasted 11 days after being hospitalised, last saturday 6th June 2009. He was 3 months towards his 80th birthday.

I was in Terengganu when he died and couldn't make it to the funeral. But i will always remember him as the man who likes to be around his nieces and nephews especially the kiddos. Today on the third day, i managed to visit his wife, my Mak Su and visited his grave at Kg Gunong Mesah muslim cemetery. We would like to thank all those who came to his funeral and conducted the tahlil on 3 consecutive nights....

May Allah place him amongst the pious in the hereafter...amin

Angsana blooming in Penang... & a death of a family member

2009-04-12T08:40:00.000-07:00

Had to rush back to Penang Saturday morning, my wife's aunt passed away. Innalillah.... The late Hjh Jawahir Hj Abdullah Rawa, popularly known as Mami Jawahir or Mak Cik Wa, was the younger sister to my late father in law, Hj Yusof Rawa. Her husband the late Hj Jaafar, died 4 months ago. My condolonces to their family...These are prominent Rawa clan members of the Acheen Street mosque community and the Kg Rawa neighbourhood.

It was a weekend of sorts, I would say, was supposed to attend my boss's housewarming do at Bandar Tun Hussein Onn in Cheras...sorry boss, will drop by your place for the left over of the nasi dagang that i missed...But the trip that weekend also allowed me to visit my bedridden uncle Hasan Hj Ali in Kulim, who is suffering from diabetes. On the way back from Penang, dropped by to visit my cousin in Ipoh, who went through a surgery to remove a blod clot in his brain...btw he is he same cousin who i wrote about in my last posting who invited me to his daughter's wedding in our kampong in Gopeng. He suffered a stroke two days after the wedding..

Enough sad stories, while in Penang, I managed to squeeze through a visit to my favourite Nasik Kandaq @ Kg Melayu Air Itam..yummy.
Penang is experiencing the Angsana blooming period now..the beautiful golden yellow flowers have brighten up the roads in Penang.I suppose, only in Penang are the angsana trees very conspicous, ever since I was young, I would be amazed at how the flowers just covered the roads with gold. I would like to congratulate the Majlis Perbandaran P.Pinang (city council?) for being able to retain the trees (and plant more trees) amidst the rapid developement that is drastically changing the skyline...

my mum's kampung: Gopeng a.k.a Gopenghagen

2009-04-06T06:36:00.000-07:00

My cousin invited us to his daughter's wedding last weekend...where else but at my Omak's kampung. Here, the local dialect is Rao, decendants from a remote region in Padang Sumatra... by the way, Gopeng'hagen' is one of two similar sounded european cities in the state of Perak....the other is Parit or Paree....Get It? hehe, gotta have some sense of humor there...

A few kampongs dotted along the Gopeng-Kampar trunk road where the Rao descendants reside since the turn of the 20th century...my great great grandparents were the early settlers there, they were the people who were attracted to the bustling tin mines then (Kinta Valley, the tin mine centre of the world in its heyday) and also the lucrative rubber plantations. They set up their residential kampongs like Kg Lawan Kuda, Kg Pulai, Kg Gunung Mesah Ulu dan Hilir, Kg Gunong Panjang and Kg Sg Itek. Right up to the Selangor border,there were a few Rao settlements in Bidor, Tapah, Telok Intan, Tg Malim and Kalumpang (Selangor). Northwards they had settlements in Padang Rengas, Selama and of course Penang Island (Leboh Acheh & Kg Rawa). But in Penang, on my father's side, they were businessman who thrived on trades between middle east (haj sheiks) and South east asia. They also involve themselves in publishing and printing activities...i suppose, being educated during those days gives you added advantage.

BTW, Rao calls their mums Omak (emak) or sometimes referred to as ONDAIK. Grandmas are called UCI and grandpas as NINIEK. Favourite dish is GULAI LOMAK, and in any Rao kenduri in my kampung, there will be GULAI LOMAK NANGKO (nangka) and RONDANG Tok...and during Hari Raya, there will be the Rao version of dodol cooked in bamboo known as KELAMAI. Another favourite dish is ASAM DAGIENG. And i would also like to mention here that one of the best tasting durians in the world comes from my mum's kampong in Gunung Mesah & Lawan Kuda.

Some Rao's terms that would describe free time activities would include mengecek, melantak, melalak, berpeleseran but not mengumpek.
Young men is Pajar and young women is Pedusi....
In malay the typical term would be "Lah" as in boleh Lah...but in Rao it would be TANG or PAK EI, SANG etc...eg mengapo TANG kilen ko, mm pak ei, bak pareh borok sang, indo sang ketuen nampak ku....
(if you understand that, you're a true blue Rao-an.

Oh well, the kampong has been replaced by more modern houses now, but the old houses are vacated and dilapidated. I suppose the younger generation tend to move on to the cities where employment is abundant...

Kuatagh Batch 1978 - Happy 35th Anniversary

2009-03-07T09:26:00.000-08:00

Yeah great... this is the 35th year since 9th March 1974 that group of 142 form 1 students from all over Malaysia registered at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA (MRSM) @ Kuantan. Graduates from this college set up the alummni under the name KUATAGH which is a part of the MRSM group of ex-students alumni of ANSARA (Anak Sains MARA).

We have had many reunions since 78 and the most recent being the well organised dinner in January 08 with a record attendance from the first batch...all old & grey but with the same spirit as back then in 1974. For this years' anniversary, there is a gathering planned in Kota Kinabalu, unfortunately I can't make it to go over this time...so friends meeting up in KK, say hello & salam to our friends from Sabah.

Hopefully you guys over here who cant make it to KK like me will arrange a get together in KL this time. Apart from some weekly futsal games, we hardly meet on a bigger capacity involving bigger groups. our last attempt was at Jingga's daugther's wedding end of 2008..

The good old days at MRSM Kuantan is very dear to my heart. Good friends like (Dr) Rayney & (Dr)Kamarizan...we were the 3 musketeers then, we even had our own band heheh.. but I was also 'freelancing' with another band back then lead by Roslan Aziz & Tapok (Mustafa). Other band members include (Dato') Kamarudin and (Dato') Shazali. oh yes those were the good old days... I suppose I was the only one in the group who was able to play the keyboard. But come to think of it MRSM was where I developed this real interest in Music until today...

Happy 35th Anniversary Kuatagh's...

Sayangku Tina

2009-02-26T07:22:00.001-08:00

Sayangku Tina, here is the birthday card which i post in my blog for all to see (jiwangnya!). ha!ha! now our age are equal...
The love of my life is now as old as I am, but after having 6 children, she is still the sweet petite little lady who i married 24 years ago. How time flies... if feels like yesterday that i was the anxious groom awaiting to recite the akad nikah conducted by her father, the late Hj Yusof Rawa. Of course, 24 years ago i was 15 kgs lighter and with a 28inch waist, and probably was good looking enough to be noticed by my wife...but your love for me has not mellowed over the years Tina, and mine for you. I hope we will grow older together, still in love and healthy enough not to burden the children having to care for "old folks"

For your birthday this year Tina, I pray for your hapiness & health and may Allah bless you always. Abang Wah redha dengan mu Sayangku Tina.....

Brightonian 79 celebrating their first retiree..

2009-02-17T09:06:00.000-08:00

Oh well, this afternoon we celebrated an alumni member who decided to retire from work and "balik kampong" to KB...
So we took him out to lunch for a get together...of course Jik voluntarily foot the bill. it was a good get together for old times sake. By the way, the group are ex LLN sponsored students who were sent to study in Brighton UK back in 1979. Some continued to stay with TNB but a few had left for "greener pastures" and Kime is one of them. Coincidently this is also our 30th anniversary since we set foot in Brighton.

We do look a lot different after 30 years but the friendship remains the same i suppose...good to reminisce on the good old days, and we had a good laugh over the Kelantanese menu lunch which was held at Anis's corner in Pantai Dalam. rather apt for celebrating a friend who is going back to kelantan to retire.

Its Fayyadh's 20th Birthday

2009-02-12T07:52:00.000-08:00

Today (13th February) is Fayyadh's birthday.... my third son, is no longer a teenager..
being closest to Zhafran (just over 1 year apart) he has a mind of his own, probably now the only son to actually venture into engineering due to his strength in mathematics, i think. A student at Uitm Penang, he is also a self taught guitarist like his brother, once in a while he would attempt his favourite numbers on the piano too.

But his favourite past time is still in front of the computer and the tv games...has long chats with Hanan & would jokes with all his other siblings especially Hanan & Zhafran. I suppose he is also very polite and seldom raise his voice...but don't be fooled by his quiet outlook... underneath the calm, there is this rock indie singer in the making...hahahhaha (help! give me the ear plugs!!!)

Abah & Umi wish you the best Fayyadh in this world and the hereafter and we love you very,very much (he would normally say Yucks! if he hears that from me...hahahah)

will write longer on your 21st birthday next year but i hope you don't mind me pasting these pictures in my blog...

The Bandung Trip: Part 4

2009-02-11T09:06:00.000-08:00

Oh well, trying to upload the street kids musicians... again

The Bandung Trip: Part 3

2009-02-11T07:31:00.000-08:00

The city would not be without the people...a majority muslim community with a dutch colonial history which is evident in its older building architecture. There are mosques everywhere even on top of the Pasarbaru shoppers paradise for cheap Indonesian products. The many faces of Bandung... and the most memorable was the street kids musicians which brought tears to my wife's eyes... I suppose we tend to forget how fortunate our kids are back home. Alhamdulillah a short clip of them entertaining us outside a factory outlet store...

The Bandung trip: Part 2

2009-02-11T07:01:00.000-08:00

The city is a stark contrast between rich and poor. From the well decorated modern shopping complexes to the road side peddlars. Culturally a city of musicians i would say,... at every road junction, you will get street musicians entertaining for the extra cash from the weary drivers awaiting the next "green" from the traffic lights.
It is also home to a number of Universities eg Universitas Padjadjaran (A numberof Malaysian doctors graduated from here) and the Institut Teknologi Bandung to name a few.

But those with a passion for branded goods would love this place. It is overwhelmed with shops and factory outlets...My wife liked this best (she bought herself 4, yes i mean FOUR, handbags on this trip. Of course my kids have their share of the shopping budget too...very small share..hahahahah

Bandung is also a city where food is abundant in the form of good restaurants western and local...but we spent our three days in either Sunda or Padang food restaurants...and they do not cost a bomb!!!
The adventurous would try the hawker food..

That weekend in Bandung : Part 1

2009-02-11T05:51:00.000-08:00

Salam to all, Oh wow...it was a good break. My first step on Indonesian soil. And it started 750 metres above sea level in the cool city of Bandung. The trip was planned by my old office mates at HRPD TNB. Thanx guys for "cajoling" me to join the trip. Hj Sob & team plus spouses...there were 15 of us. My lovely wife also tagged along (with an additional shopping agenda up her sleeve...as if I am that naive..) thanx also to TNB Co-op Travel for a well organised and managed trip. And yes...our tour guide Pak Agus (Agustian) did his job well..right up to the last moment.. Not wasting any time, the first day I had my first experience witnessing an "active" Volcano....Gunong Tangkuban Perahu (the overturned boat) rising over 2000 metres above sea level about 1 hours' drive / 30km from the city centre. The breezy mountain peak was breathtaking....plus there is the faint smell of sulphur from the volcano's crater. As the cameras clicked away, i was just amazed with the scenery... I suppose, just coming to witness the volcano is worth the trip from home...

Zhafran - happy 21st birthday

2009-02-05T07:50:00.000-08:00

I celebrate all my children's birthday every year, 6 times a year of course!! (Pokai lah babah macam ni) Not to mention the dear wife's and of course my recent birthday...which i treated the whole family for the whole weekend..
But today is a special day for my second son, Ahmad Zhafran.

Born 21 years ago in Penang, Zhafran was a "lazy" baby according to Dr(Mrs) Gill,...instead of crying, he just gave a short squeek and yawned throughout the whole episode.
He had a very lively childhood, moving from TNB Quarters in Glugor Penang to Bagan Jermal Butterworth quarters. He attended various schools from Taski Attahzib Kg Kastam Butterworth, SRK Bagan Jermal (std 4), SR La Salle Petaling Jaya (std 6), Maahad Al Ummah Chemor (Form 3) and SMKA Kuala Selangor (Form 5). His varied education background actually build his friendly character and i think he would one day be a trendsetter (hah!).
He attempted engineering at UiTM Permatang Pauh (diploma programme) but quit after 2 semesters and joined the Business Admin foundation programme at Uniten (Bandar Muazam Shah) since 2008.I think he finnaly found his niche in the subject matter...
Although I exposed him to formal organ classes at primary school, he only discovered his love for music after SPM. he is a self taught guitarist and enhanced his skills at Uitm (he cofessed to have attempted his luck in the battle of the bands...no, he didn't win any prizes...but he had fun!!! and found fame amongst the local student community i think...)

Anyway,i find him good company and someone i find easy to talk to, and extremely good sense of humour...he has been demonstrating his independant character since his teenage years..(mmm, can be strong minded too.)
Ok Zhafran, babah and umi wish you a happy 21st birthday and hope that you will find success in this world and the hereafter...and also hope that you will find the girl of your dreams (is it.....???)

A piano recital for those who knows me

2009-01-24T01:42:00.000-08:00

Well, I will be celebrating my birthday tomorrow, Alhamdulillah. So instead of waiting for the gifts my loved ones will give me (Hint! Hint!) I will instead play the piano to one of my all time favourite Tan Sri P.Ramlee's compositions... Eat your heart out Richard Clayderman... Here comes Penang's very own Zul.....(i am a Petaling Jaya local now..) Note: sorry about the premature end to the video...gotta to learn how to reduce video size for future postings..

the big balancing act

2009-01-18T00:59:00.000-08:00

Life is too short to waste any minute...
triggered by reading my son's attempt at blogging (farhanyamin.blogspot) i suppose it could be quite interesting to pen my thots about things that matters to me...currently its my career and my family...will add all other interests later...
After almost celebrating 48 years of a fulfilling life and 25 years of career with the biggest & sole utility company in Malaysia, i think it would be good to also share some experiences which others could learn from (not much tho.. too shy to share what others consider trivial, nevertheless...at least my children would appreciate that, i tried my best at being the best father they could possibly have and the best husband for their mom (umi) that they loved, including her slumptious cooking, skills which she inherited from her mother (could write a book about my late mother in law...maybe later).

To my children, if you read my jottings...consider it my attempt to look back at the good times that we share... and to my colleagues & friends...we can't relive the happy times but drop me an sms once in a while... at least i know you are still alive...hahahahahh!