Selamat Hari Ibu..

Posted in myself on 11 May 2008 by odee

Mak,

Kesabaranmu membesarkanku,

Tidak dapat dinilai dengan apa jua,

Ketekunanmu mendidikku,

Tidak terbayar oleh apa jua…

Mak,

Pengorbananmu menjaga enam orang anak tirimu,

Tidak akan terbanding oleh sesiapa,

Walau mereka tidak mengenang segala jasamu,

Tuhan masih maha mengetahui segalanya…

Mak,

Mak telah mengajarku erti kekeluargaan,

Mak telah mengajarku erti pengorbanan,

Kan ku pupuk segala pengajaran,

Kan ku utuhkan semangat dan keyakinan…

Mak,

Walaupun badai dan bala menimpa,

Walaupun diancam dan dicerca,

Tak akan ku jemu membela ibunda,

Walaupun nyawa diambil olehNya…

Mak,

Tiada sesiapa yang lebih mengenalmu,

Melainkan ananda mu ini jua…

Selamat Hari Ibu kepada emak ku yang tersayang, Puan Norsiah Binti Hasan..

Malays…

Posted in general on 30 April 2008 by odee

Malays (Malay: Melayu) are an ethnic group of Austronesian peoples predominantly inhabiting the Malay Peninsula and parts of Sumatra and Borneo. The Malay ethnic group is distinct from the concept of a Malay race, which encompasses a wider group of people, including most of Indonesia and the Philippines. The Malay language is a member of the Austronesian family of languages.

The Malay people are believed to have originated in Borneo and then expanded outwards into Sumatra and later into the Malay Peninsula. These people were descendants of Austronesian-speakers who migrated from the Philippines and originally from Taiwan. The main foundation of this school of thought lies in the fact that the oldest Malay settlements have been discovered in Sumatra and not in the Malay Peninsula. This suggests an upward – south to north – migratory route. Malay culture reached its golden age during Srivijayan times. Malays practiced Buddhism, Hinduism, and their native Animism before converting to Islam in the 15th century.

According to the History of Jambi, the word Melayu originated from a river with name Melayu River near to Batang Hari River of today’s Muara Jambi, Jambi province of Sumatra, Indonesia. The founder of Malacca, Parameswara was a prince of Palembang which was once owned by a nation called “Malayu” back in the seventh century. Yi Jing (635-713) clearly recorded in his journal book a nation of name ‘Ma-La-Yu’ existed. According to archaeological research of Jambi, large numbers of ancient artifacts and ancient architectures of Melayu have been found with photo evidence.

The word “Malay” was adopted into English via the Dutch word “Malayo”, itself from Portuguese “Malaio”, which originates from the Malay word “Melayu”. According to one popular theory, the word Melayu means “migrating” or “fleeing”, which might refer to the high mobility of these people across the region (cf. Javanese verb ‘mlayu’ means “to run”, cognate with Malay verb ‘melaju’, means “to accelerate”) or perhaps the original meaning is “distant, far away” (cf. Tagalog ‘malayo’)
Another theory holds that the name refers to the Tamil word Malai Yur which means “Land of Mountains” (malai means mountain and yur means land), a reference to the hilly nature of the Malay Archipelago.

Source: Wikipedia

komuniti ku…

Posted in people on 30 April 2008 by odee
Komuniti ku…
Ada yang ingin berkuasa,
Ada yang suka mendengar,
Ada yang mengikut saja,
Ada yang mahu katanya di dengar…
Komuniti ku…
Suka berkata mengenai yang lain,
Suka bercakap perkara tak patut,
Untuk menutup perkara dalam kain,
Supaya yang lain tidak menyebut..
Komuniti ku..
Rumah sendiri maksiat dibiar,
Rumah lain cerita di canang,
Keluarga sendiri masih terbiar,
Keluarga lain yang hendak diserang….
Komuniti ku…
Anak orang hidup berdikari,
Anak sendiri bermalas diri,
Hidup menumpang belas di hati,
Masih ingin berdengki diri…
Komuniti ku…
Tak tahu cerita pokok dan pangkal,
Sudah menelan segala airnya,
Kalau benar gunakan akal,
Tanyalah juga empunya mangsa..
Komuniti ku..
Jika mungkin ada yang berada,
Masih menetap di teratak yang sama,
Tak perlu menonjol apa yang ada,
Cukup dikongsi sesama keluarga…
Oh..Komuniti ku,
Janganlah kita memandang rendah,
Janganlah kita mengeji memuja,
Kerana hidup hanya pinjaman Allah,
Balasannya datang sekejap sahaja..

melayu mudah lupa…

Posted in people on 30 April 2008 by odee

mahathir.jpg

Melayu mudah lupa
Melayu mudah lupa
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya dipijak
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya retak
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya teriak
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya haprak
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya kelas dua
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya hina
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya sengketa
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya derita
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya kerdil
Melayu mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya terpencil
Melayu mudah lupa
Tiada daulat
Tiada maruah
Tiada bebas
Melayu mudah lupa
Melayu mudah lupa
Melayu mudah lupa
Sejarah bangsanya yang lena
Tanah lahirnya yang merekah berdarah
Ingatlah Ingatlah Ingatlah
Wahai bangsaku Jangan mudah lupa lagi
Kerana perjuanganmu belum selesai….

Nukilan: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad

Susahnya orang melayu nak ucap terima kasih..

Posted in people on 22 April 2008 by odee

telah wujud satu sikap org yang melayu sekarang iaitu tak pandai untuk mengucapkan terima kasih…sebagai satu kaum yang amat berpegang dengan adat dan tata susila, perkara-perkara yang remeh seperti itu tidak sepatutnya timbul dalam adab seharian seseorang yang bergelar bangsa melayu…

kes 1

contoh, cuba anda pergi menjamu selera di mana-mana restoran/kedai/gerai makanan orang melayu..selepas makan, anda sudah tentu akan membayar makanan yang telah anda makan sebentar tadi…cuba perhatikan…adakah tuan kedai @ pekerja akan mengucapkan terima kasih selepas anda membayarnya?

kes 2

anda membawa 2 orang anak anda ke pusat membeli belah…kebetulan di sana ada permainan kanak-kanak (marrie- go-round) yang boleh memuatkan 3 orang kanak-kanak…anda memasukkan wang RM2 kedalam slot wang untuk mengaktifkan permainan tersebut…semasa permainan itu berpusing dengan anak-anak anda sedang seronok bermain, tiba-tiba datang satu keluarga ‘menumpang’ permainan tersebut dengan meletakkan anak mereka tanpa meminta kebenaran daripada anda…anda biarkan sahaja…selepas permainan itu berhenti, ibu bapa kepada anak itu segera mengambil anak mereka dan terus pergi tanpa mengucapkan terima kasih kepada anda…is it fair??

kes 3

anda pernah membantu jiran-jiran anda untuk melakukan beberapa perkara yang jiran anda minta untuk membantu…semasa itu, anda rapat dengan jiran-jiran anda itu…anda sanggup berdemam untuk membantu mereka…suatu hari, anda berselisih faham dengan mereka…mereka memulaukan anda…adakah mereka ingat apa kebaikan yang pernah anda lakukan? adakah mereka berterima kasih?

kes 4

anda sedang membawa kereta…dalam perjalanan, anda terpaksa melalui kesesakan lalu lintas di jalan raya dan untuk memudahkan perjalanan anda, anda mengikut lorong yang betul supaya senang untuk anda menyusur keluar dari lebuh raya untuk ke destinasi anda..semasa mengharungi kesesakan itu, satu kereta milik seorang melayu disebelah anda ingin memasuki lorong anda…anda memberhentikan atau memperlahankan kereta anda untuk memberinya laluan…adakah beliau akan mengangkat tangan tanda berterima kasih?

susahnya orang melayu nak ucap terima kasih…

I HATE doing outstation jobs…!

Posted in myself on 15 April 2008 by odee

Someone talked to me, ” waa bestlah odee..slalu pegi outstation..dapat jalan-jalan, boley dapat income lebih..” I talked to myself..Stupid axs hxxe…Are you serious? Best ker outstation..err..anybody want to replace me??

If you want to apply for a job, pls make sure the job description will not include a requirement to do outstation jobs..it is so tiring…especially if you’re married and have kids…

let me tell you why I hate doing outstation jobs:

1. I love my kids..I missed them a lot when they’re not around…

2. I love my wife..I missed her a lot when she’s not around..

3. I don’t gain anything financially..In fact I am spending more…

4. When I’m doing outstation jobs, I am doing the same job..over and over again:

- Entrance Conference

- Checking Financial Documents

- Checking Legal Documents

- Doing analysis

- Interrogates people

- Exit Conference

5. I’ll not be at my own house AT LEAST one week in every month…A year will be at least 12 weeks per year or 3 month per year..translated means that I will not be around with my family for at least 3 month every year..

6. Am I gain extra income? shit no..I need to spend at least a quarter of my salary just for hotel expenses..not includes other expenses such as food and transportation…

7. Even if I’m taking my family along..my expenses will be double…

8. Sometimes my wife (who is also an auditor) will accompany me when I’m doing outstation..(of course she’s from other agency) and that will be great…but I’ll still missed my kids…

9. I missed my lecture classes, exams…

10. If I bring my kids along..my kids especially aiman will miss his smart reader classes and yamaha classes where we need to pay about RM250 to RM500 per month..

Outstation jobs is not a fun job to do..The job is only suitable to:

1. Those who are willing to sacrifice their normal life..

2. Those who are bachelors..

2. Those husbands or wives who love ‘lari dari tanggungjawab”…

3. Those intended to cheat while doing outstation jobs…

4. Those husbands who dare to leave their wife and kids alone for days..

So, who wants to replace me?

Another Song For My Lila…

Posted in music, myself on 3 April 2008 by odee

 

If

If a picture paints a thousand words, then why can’t I paint you?
The words will never show
The you I’ve come to know…

If a face could launch a thousand ships, then where am I to go?
There’s no one home but you
You’re all that’s left me too…

And when my love for life is running dry
You come and pour yourself on me…

If a man could be two places at one time, I’d be with you
Tomorrow and today
Beside you all the way…

If the world should stop revolving, spinning slowly down to die
I’d spend the end with you
And when the world was through…

Then one by one the stars would all go out
Then you and I would simply fly away…

 

Song by Bread

Video by lauzon1999

Shah, Elly, Lindot, Man and Sya..

Posted in friends on 24 March 2008 by odee

hai hoo…

tq guys for coming to our house during last Thursday.. it’s a very honour to us and what a great day we had..

to syah and elly, it’s nice to meet both of you and gave me opportunity to know Shah better (he’s a good buddy..) We’ll never forget how both of you got bullied by Indra..hehe..to Lindot…thanx for coming and thanx for the toy you bought for aiman and indra…last Saturday we played it at putrajaya…:).. to Man and Sya.., thanx for coming and we definitely will have a gossip session again soon…

All this while make me think how grateful i am to have such a wonderful friends like you all…

ps: sorry kalau ada kekurangan on that day…

Me and iPod..Pod..Pod..

Posted in myself on 21 January 2008 by odee

hai all..

I’m looking for a PDA and I’m also looking for a good mp3 player to replace my old Aiwa 1.5gb mp3 player..I don’t need an “all in one” device as I already have a Sony Ericsson Handphone to make and receive calls, a Sony Handycam to record videos and a Sony Cybershot to take pictures…(i’m am a Sony fan..huhu) I did researched, testing and surveyed all PDA and mp3 players at various shops in Low Yatt and websites..

As the result, finally, I purchased an iPod Touch…

Apple’s iPod Touch

iPod Touch is actually a fancy media player which have same functionalities as Apple’s iPhone except for phone, camera and bluetooth…But as a gadget with a Unix Operating System (Mac OS) underneath it, many don’t realize that it can be converted to be a PDA… I jailbroke (hacked) my iPod by myself after following instructions at various websites and installed many productivity, utilities and game applications…

Screenshots of the iPod after converted to PDA…

 
Now.., all my notes, schedules, contacts and other essentials are stored in my iPod Touch which already function as a PDA..I stored all my kids’ pictures, all my favorite mp3s and my favorite videos in the iPod Touch to accompany me whenever I’m working outside of the office..I read e-books whenever I’m free… I checked the weather, receive and send emails using the iPod.. I’m able to surf the Internet by using the wifi connection instead of using a notebook…

Damn… Now I’m hooked and can’t imagine how it is to be and to live without the iPod Touch!!!!

Who’s Going To Be The New CEO of TH-Properties?

Posted in people on 7 January 2008 by odee

don’t know whether it’s a rumours or not, but according to Business Times Online , the CEO of TH-Properties, Syed  Mohamed Ibrahim, is leaving the Tabung Haji’s property arm to join a RM24 billion city project in Saudi Arabia…

“THE head of Tabung Haji’s property arm is set to become the COO of Seera City Real Estate Development, a firm leading the RM24 billion ‘Knowledge Economic City’ project

By Shahriman Johari

THE head of Tabung Haji’s property arm, Syed Mohamed Ibrahim, is leaving TH Properties Sdn Bhd (THP) to work on a RM24 billion city project in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

Syed Mohamed, the chief executive officer of THP, tendered his resignation earlier this week, a source told Business Times.

“He felt that it was an opportunity that could not be passed. It is a rare opportunity,” the source said.

Syed Mohamed is set to become the chief operating officer of Seera City Real Estate Development Co, a firm leading the 15-year project, known as the “Knowledge Economic City”.

The city is one of six new cities that will be built by Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter.

It will be an education and technology hub near Islam’s second holiest shrine in Madinah.

Syed Mohamed’s departure highlights the attraction of Malaysian expertise to foreign markets.

Malaysia’s MMC Corp Bhd and Saudi’s Binladin Group are developing another city, called the Jizan Economic City, a US$30 billion (RM101 billion) 30-year project.

Saudi Arabia is tapping its massive oil wealth to build infrastructure and create jobs.

Seera is owned by investors like food company Savola Group and property developer Taibah. The Knowledge Economic City will cover an area of 4.8 million sq m housing information technology companies and research institutions.

It is unclear who will replace Syed Ibrahim, although Tabung Haji is likely to consider internal and external candidates to lead THP.

THP is currently developing Bandar Enstek, a RM9.2 billion township in Negri Sembilan.

The township has attracted investments in excess of RM500 million from both the government and private sectors that have established institutions of higher learning and research there.

It is expected to be completed by 2025.”

well Mr. Syed, i admired you for your ideas and aggressiveness on developing and promoting Bandar Enstek.. I purchased a property and lives in Bandar Enstek about 4 years ago..and during your tenured as the CEO, I admit that there’s a lot of progress happened in Bandar Enstek..In fact today, many of my friends know about the township…I am one of the proud owner of property in Bandar Enstek and can’t wait to see more fast pace development happens in this township..hopefully the new CEO will have the same spirit as him….

well mr syed, good luck to you…

6 Hamba Allah..(Bad Guys’ Version)

Posted in people on 4 January 2008 by odee

Selamat menhadapi Tahun 2008, sempena tahun baru ini, teman hendak berkongsi pandangan teman supaya dapat kita fikir-fikirkan…insyaallah…pandangan ini tak ada kena mengena dengan yang hidup atau yang mati…

Hamba Allah 1

eager to be a leader…that’s okay to me..you want to be.., so be it..tapi kita kena cara dan gaya jika hendak jadi pemimpin..

1. Ingatlah siapa yang menaikkan kita..

2. Jangan memandang rendah keupayaan orang lain..

3. Jangan bongkak dan rasa diri kita dah bagus..

4. Jangan jadi syok sendiri..

5. Jangan menggunakan orang lain untuk kepentingan dan agenda sendiri…

6. Jangan merasa semua orang bersetuju dengan kita kerana rambut sama hitam tapi hati lain-lain..

7. Hormatilah jasa dan pengorbanan orang lain..

then.. you’ll be a respected leader…but for me, as long tak kacau my family or my life..i don’t care and i don’t bother…enough for me just to be a leader in my family…

Hamba Allah 2

this kind of people, judge other people through other people stories…tak mahu kenal betul2 dah anggap orang lain jahat, sombong and etc and those impressions come from other people stories..kesian orang yang jadi mangsa…cuba kenal betul2 orang yang jadi mangsa..atau, cuba tanya empunya mangsa the version of his stories..kemudian barulah evaluate sendiri.. how do you think if YOU ARE THE VICTIM

this kind of people suka jadi popular… so dia akan join groups yang popular and dia merasakan dengan join group yang popular maka orang akan menganggap dia bagus dan baik dan alim dan warak…kadang2 jiran-jiran pun boleh jadi mangsa dengan orang macam ni..

Hamba Allah 3

hamba Allah yang ini pula asyik jeles pada orang lain..tak boleh tengok orang lain senang atau bahagia..ada aje dia nak buat bagi orang tu susah hati atau nak melawan orang tu…kadang2 orang macam ni masih muda..tapi kadang2 dah berumur..kalau kita dah berumur…, tak perlulah kita buat benchmark dengan orang yang muda…katakan kita berumur 45 atau 60 tahun, kita buat benchmark hidup orang yang berumur 31-35 tahun..benchmark dari segi harta dia dan keupayaan dia..we cannot do like that…sepatutnya orang muda buat benchmark dengan orang tua..itu yang dinamakan Role Model… Kalau orang tua samakan diri harta dan keupayaan dia dengan orang muda, bayangkan bagaimana orang muda itu bila dah berumur seperti dia..mestilah orang muda itu lagi hebat, am i right? fikir-fikirkan lah…

Pada yang muda pula…asyik nak sama kan kelemahan dirinya dengan orang lain…mungkin nak tutup kelemahan dia agaknya..such as…”kau ni sama lah dengan aku..” (walhal diri sendiri bergantung kepada bini..) spesis ini jenis tak hingat apa kebaikan org dah buat kepada dia..ada orang yang sentiasa ingat untuk belikan barang kepada family hamba Allah 3 ni bila mereka pergi mana2…tapi jeles pulak bila org bercerita duduk kat hotel..org bercerita duduk kat hotel tu bukan nak menunjuk-nunjuk, tapi kalau tak duduk kat hotel masa outstation ke, bercuti ke, nak duduk kat mane? dalam khemah? tak payah nak jeles-jeles…tak baik tu…

this kind of people juga suka jadi popular… so macam hamba Allah 2, dia juga akan join groups yang popular mahu dianggap bagus dan baik dan alim dan warak…kadang2 mahu orang lain menganggap dia seperti menjadi mangsa keadaan..pathetic!

Hamba Allah 4

this kind of people pula sentiasa rasa diri dia lagi pandai, lagi hebat, lagi kaya dan macam2 lagi…kalau orang lain kata “aku selalu pergi outstation”, dia akan kata “aku pun selalu pergi outstation juga”…damn…who cares about your outstation things…? kadang-kadang orang cuba nak bercerita mengenai situation dia..masalah dia..so try to understand instead of sentiasa ingat orang yang bercerita itu berlagak.. this kind of people juga kadang2 berfikir bahawa orang lain tak mampu possesed things he owned..something like, “kau boleh pakai kereta ni..tapi susah sikitlah sebab kau kena bayar lebih sikit, mungkin dalam Rm700 lebih ke…” (hehe..RM700 tu mahal ke?)

hamba Allah seperti ini, kena ingat bahawa kadang-kadang orang lain tak pakai benda seperti dia pakai kerana:

1. Tak perlu atau tak ada keperluan untuk pakai…

2. Orang lain tak beli benda untuk menunjuk-nunjuk

3. priority orang lain dengan kita lain..maybe they need to feed their sons, daughters…bukan orang lain tak mampu cuma those priority akan di soal di akhirat… Allah tak tanya “kereta apa kau pakai?” tapi Allah akan tanya “apa sumbangan kau atau pengorbanan kau kepada isteri dan anak2 kau?”…am i right?

jadi janganlah kita under estimate orang sangat..better concentrate with your own life…

Hamba Allah 5

this kind of people pula nampak kejahatan orang lain sahaja..walhal dalam keluarga sendiri lebih teruk.. bercerita dengan rakan atau jiran bahawa “orang rumah hujung tu bawa perempuanlah..”, “anak orang tu teruk sangat” lah..

tapi, the truth is..anak sendiri yang bawa perempuan..bila dia balik kampung, anak sendiri bawa perempuan & duduk diam2 dalam rumah..kadang2 anak sendiri yang buat perangai… ada yang pemalas…tak pernah buat kerja kat rumah…menyapu ke..siram pokok ke..tak mahu bagi duit belanja pada mak bapak..

kadang2 orang macam ni suka bergossip dengan orang lain…jiran dia ke..dengar cerita dari bibik mengenai hal rumah tangga orang lain, kemudian canang kepada orang lain.. and the best thing is orang dengar cerita tak kecoh pun & tak cakap apa2 pun tetapi orang yang dengar cerita tu pula yang jadi mangsa kononnya dia yang bawak mulut…

Hamba Allah 6

this kind of people pula sebelum ini, ok aje…rendah diri, tak campur hal orang lain…tapi alih2 lepas mula bercampur dengan masyarakat…dia pula yang lebih…mula pandang serong pada orang yang ikhlas dengan dia..

Orang ini selepas berubah bolehlah join dengan kumpulan Hamba Allah 2

Moral of the stories:

1. Ikhlas pada diri sendiri..

2. Jangan ambil tahu sangat mengenai orang lain..

3. Bergaul dan berkawan berpada-pada..

4. Concentrate pada diri dan keluarga sendiri sebelum bercerita hal orang lain…

5. Jangan pandang rendah kepada orang lain..

6. Hormati kepada orang lain…

7. Bersyukurlah apa yang ada..

8. Jangan menjadi riak..sombong…

9. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover..

10. Bersikap berterima kasih..

…semata2 untuk pedoman for all of us..

Hehehe..Latest Addition for 2008!!

Posted in friends, myself on 31 December 2007 by odee

hehe..man..i’m going to be a father of Three or ‘3′ or ‘San’ or ‘Telu’ or ‘Thalasa’ or err. Tiga…hehehe

hehehe..my wife got pregnant a month ago… and new baby will be expected on August 2008..hopefully the baby will be a ’she’..because I need to add a ‘Wonder Woman’ to my family..to balance with 2 of my ‘Superman’ and ‘Superboy’ aka the ultramen as called by my sis, Lindot…hehe..

hehe..can’t stop smilling for the past 4 days..hehe..sorry for my ‘kerang busuk’ thing..hehehe..too happy now…

hehehe..well elly and anoi…, you both will have a competitor during the upsr, pmr and spm later..hehe!

To Elly, Lindot, Flinstone and Anoi..

Posted in friends, music on 27 December 2007 by odee

Love you all…,

Sahabat…

mengapa kau pergi
Tinggal aku sendiri
Kau tahu ku tak sanggup

 Sahabat…

ingat lah kau slalu
Jadi yang terbaik
Walau kau tak disini lagi

Sahabat…

aku rindu padamu
Datang walau sesaat
Ku ingin kan kau hadir

Aku disini dan menunggu
Diam tanpa dirimu
Kau tahu ku tak bisa
Beranjak terbang dan melayang
tanpa diri mu ku tak bisa dan kembalilah

Retrograde Motion of Mars, Is It Possible On Earth?

Posted in general on 26 December 2007 by odee

During this period time, I mean from 15th November 2007 to 30th January 2008, Mars began to slow its movements until it showed no eastward motion at all. Then, strange as it may seem Mars will begin moving westward through and it will continue to do so until about January 30th, when Mars will once again slow down, halt and then begin moving eastward. This phenomenon will create a vision that on Mars, the sun will rise from the west and sets on east. What actually happens is the Earth moving faster than Mars during the period and so we overtake Mars and pass it. Mars will appear to be moving the opposite direction, a motion we called as retrograde motion. When Mars displays retrograde motion, it appears to etch out a looped path. The loop is because Earth and Mars’ orbits are not in exactly the same plane. This retrograde loop of Mars is a terrific display of celestial geometry. The loops vary from opposition to opposition and the pattern of the loop changes depending on where Mars happens to be in its’ orbit when Earth passes it.

Many relate this phenomenon to events that happened through the history of mankind. 

During retrograde period of November 7, 1975 to January 20, 1976, Indonesian forces launched a massive air and sea invasion, known as Operasi Seroja, 60,000 Timorese were dead by mid-February.

During retrograde period of February 20 to May 12, 1982, Argentina was in the midst of a devastating economic crisis and large-scale civil unrest against the military junta that was governing Argentina in the period leading up to the war. The government, headed by President General Leopoldo Galtieri, decided to play off long-festering nationalistic sentiment by launching what it thought would be a quick and easy war to reclaim the Falkland Islands. The ongoing tension between the two countries over the islands increased on 19 March when 50 Argentines landed on the British dependency of South Georgia and raised their flag, an act that is seen as the first offensive action in the war. On 2 April, Galtieri ordered the invasion of the Falkland Islands, triggering the Falklands War. Though initially surprised by the Argentine attack on the South Atlantic islands, Britain launched a naval task force to engage the Argentine navy and air force, and deployed Royal Marines on the ground. After heavy combat, the British eventually prevailed and the islands remained under British control, although as of 2005, Argentina has still not relinquished its claim to the Falkland Islands. The political effects of the war were strong in both countries. The Argentine loss prompted even larger protests against the military government, which prompted its downfall, while a wave of patriotic sentiment swept through the United Kingdom, bolstering the government of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

During retrograde period of March 18 to June 4, 1999, The Kosovo War occurred and inflicted many casualties. Yugoslavia claimed that NATO attacks caused between 1,200 and 5,700 civilian casualties. Human Rights Watch counted a minimum of 500 civilian deaths in 90 separate incidents. NATO acknowledged killing at most 1,500 civilians. The majority of deaths appear to have been within Kosovo itself; there were up to 5,000 military casualties according to NATO estimates, while the Serbian figure is around 1,000. Large numbers of Albanian civilians were also killed, although the exact numbers are unclear.

Like other planets, Retrograde motion is expected to happen on earth as verified by the scientists, soon or later.

In Quran (Chapter 02:Verse258) “Abraham said, Verily! Allah causes the sun to rise from east; then cause it to rise from the west”
In Chapter 06 : Verse158:- “The day (ie. Portents of the hour e.g., sun rising from the west)that some of the signs of your Lord (Allah) do come, no good will it do to a person to believe then, if he believed not before, nor earned good through his faith”.

Guys, I believe that the retrograde motion phenomenon can occur on earth and the sun will rise from west. Let us be prepared and pray to the Almighty that when that time comes, we will be among the one who were blessed.

Teman Oghang Melayu…

Posted in people with tags on 11 December 2007 by odee

Teman ni soghang melayu..Biarpun bangsa teman dipandang ghendah..semangat teman jati dighi teman sebagai oghang melayu tetap tak akan tergugat mahupun beruboh..teman berbangge kerane bangsa teman berpegang kepade nilai agame, maruah dan adab susila..Orang tue teman mengajar teman mengenai semue tu sejak teman dilahirkan…Itulah prinsip yang teman bawe..Itulah prinsip yang sentiasa teman pegang..

Teman utamakan maghuah keluarge teman..teman tak akan biorkan oghang senang-senang ambik kesempatan dengan keluarge teman..kadang-kadang, oghang pun tak betui juge..takkan kite baghu kenal 2 minggu kite nak anggap die adik beradik kite…betul tak cakap teman ni? kite bukan kenai pun ati budi die…kadang-kadang oghang tu pun lagi teruk masalah die..ade yang bapok tak suke suami, ade yang anok buat perangai..macam-macamlah..ade yang sajeee nak tunjuk die tu banyak duit..tapi ngojenye tak seberape..pangkat kecik je teman nengoknye…kadang-kadang tu, oghang ni ambik kesempatan dengan tunjuk die tu kuat sembahyangle, kuat agame le..tapi bile teman ajak pegi sembahyang terawikh, tak nok le pulok die..agoknye datang bulan le tu….

Kitepun janganle bile dah disuo oghang dengan duit ke, enpon ke, dah sayang macam tak ade anok2 yang berbakti..ape perasaan anok2 tu..kesian budok2 tu..jenuh teman nengok anok2 cube nak tolong orang tue die..alih-alih orang lain yang orang tue sayang…janganle kite ni bertuhan ke duit..kite ni bertuhankan Allah Taala…

Kesimpulan nye lah..kite ni sebagai oghang melayu..berpegangle adat melayu kite tu..janganle kite jadi muke tak malu…Itu je le teman nak pesan…

Luxury Cars Arrogance Syndrome

Posted in people with tags , , , , on 6 December 2007 by odee

 if you use the PLUS highway, how much should you pay for the toll? From KLIA to Taiping, I need to pay about  RM38.70.. for  a class 1 vehicle..I asked a rich guy…”if your salary about RM10,000 a month, how much should you pay for the toll?” He answered, “..come on…,i ‘ll pay the same rate as you la…!!”

oh! Oh! I’m sorry, I forgot that you’re the same as me..a normal citizen who need to be treated equally as required by a democracy system..

“But wait..” the rich guy said to me with a ‘gangster’ type of expression..”what car are you driving?”   I said humbly, “I drive a Waja” ..Then he said, ” well, don’t ever try to overtake or drive faster than me because I’m driving a 318i BMW..” heh heh..if  you think you are rich guy why you bought a ‘318′? Why don’t you buy a GTI Golf or a Ferarri? Oh I see.., my car is cheaper and has lower cc spec than yours…sorry sir I forgot..

i have my own experienced relating these ‘Luxury Cars Arrogance Syndrome’ guys.. I drove thru the PLUS highway to Taiping at 10.30pm and there’s a car, a luxury car drove using the right lane at speed of 90 km/h…when I gave lamp signal to him, he just ignored..i overtook him using the left lane at the speed of 130km/h..Suddenly he sped towards me, chasing me and gave lamp signals to force me turn to the left lane..F**k you a*shole..i know you drove a Compressor Merc but I paid the same toll rate as you..

For these kind of aliens, other road users (cheaper or smaller cars) should obey to rules, don’t overtake our cars because you don’t afford to fork RM200,000 above to buy one..you’re only eligible for left lanes but not the right lanes..if you want to overtake us, please think twice because our car is so expensive that we just need 0.01 second to overtake you..

Sorry sir, I’m not intending to humiliate you, I’m  paying the toll using my ‘hard days work’ salary..let me thru..i just need to reach my ‘kampung’ as soon as I could.. ‘opah’ and ‘tok wan’ are eagerly waiting to meet their grandsons…

Honesty..

Posted in general with tags on 6 December 2007 by odee

“Honesty is the rarest wealth anyone can possess, and yet all the honesty in the world ain’t lawful tender for a loaf of bread.”  ~Josh Billings

“Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom.”  ~Thomas Jefferson

“People who are brutally honest get more satisfaction out of the brutality than out of the honesty.”  ~Richard J. Needham

“Honesty pays, but it don’t seem to pay enough to suit some people.”  ~Frank McKinney “Kin” Hubbard

“It is always the best policy to tell the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.”  ~Jerome K. Jerome

If you search for tenderness
it isn’t hard to find.
You can have the love you need to live.
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind.
It always seems to be so hard to give.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.

I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.
But I don’t want some pretty face
to tell me pretty lies.
All I want is someone to believe.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.

I can find a lover.
I can find a friend.
I can have security until the bitter end.
Anyone can comfort me
with promises again.
I know, I know.

When I’m deep inside of me
don’t be too concerned.
I won’t as for nothin’ while I’m gone.
But when I want sincerity
tell me where else can I turn.
Because you’re the one I depend upon.

Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.

Song by Billy Joel

Tuuu dia..geng aras 6!

Posted in friends on 4 December 2007 by odee

Geng Aras 6

this is the picture of my colleagues working at 6th level of our department’s building.. From left: Lia, Bulat, kak Ani, Mona (makcik selema), Liza (pocoyo), Yus, Pali, Zaidi (mon) and me..(not in picture, Rizal (pendek))..

What does ODEE stands for?

Posted in general on 4 December 2007 by odee

according to ‘acronyms.thefreedictionary.com’, ODEE stands for ‘Operations, Deployment, Employment, and Execution’

according to ‘aquatic dictionary.com’, another name for a ODEE is a ‘Epinephelus goreensis’..Reported to occur from a variety of habitats (rock, mud and sand). The adults live in relatively deeper waters. Little is known about its biology.

Hehehe…

Good Neighbour, Bad Neighbour

Posted in general, people with tags on 4 December 2007 by odee

if you’re a rich guy, you may afford to buy a banglow with ample land for kids to play or doing your ‘casa impian’ things..but for an average income like me, i’ll only afford to settle with a terrace house…a terrace(d), row house, or townhouse (though the latter term can also refer to patio houses) is a style of housing in use since the late 17th century, where a row of identical or mirror-image houses share side walls. The first and last of these houses is called an end terrace, usually larger than those houses in the middle.

living in a terrace house will force you to have neighbours at the left and right side of your house..they will be different in every aspects such as family relationship, education, family income capacity, attitudes and religion or faith..they may be friendly or they may be as rude as a dog…a good neighbour is someone who cares about his neighbour (but not gossip searcher)..respect his neighbour’s right, avoid conflicts and can be trusted..but never expect your neighbour to become like a family member of yours as they may be different than what you’re expected.. in islam, neighbours can be defined as someone who; “serve Allah and join not any partners with Him: and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are near, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by your side, the way-farer (ye meet) and what your right hands possess: for Allah loveth not the arrogant the vainglorious;” – An-Nisaa (4),36

most of us may soon or later will have either small or big conflicts with your neighbour..sometimes you may feel that every good deeds you gave was not been appreciated by your neighbour(s)..well, take it easy and don’t take it seriously..they’re just your neighbour and not your family members..some of them may experienced ‘tak cukup kasih sayang’ syndrome, some of them may have a  ‘jealous’ envy kind of heart, some of them may just a community follower or a trend follower..just take care your own well being and family…avoid financial embarrassment..then you’ll be respected..more or less..

we need to be good to our neighbour..in hadith, Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) commanded me thus, “O Abu Dharr! Whenever you prepare a broth, put plenty of water in it, and and give some of it to your neighbours”. In another narration of Muslim, narrated Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him): My friend, (Messenger of Allah (PBUH)) advised me saying, “Whenever you prepare a broth, put plenty of water in it, and give some to your neighbours and then give them out of this with courtesy.”  This Hadith makes it clear that Islam does not like a Muslim to ignore his poor neighbour and eat up everything himself. It stresses that one must take care of his poor neighbours. If a person is not in a position to do more, he should at least add some water in the broth he cooks for his own food and send a portion of it to his deserving neighbour. It leads us to the conclusion that a Muslim should in no case be unmindful of his neighbour and if he is well-to-do, he should be all the more charitable to his neighbours.

in another narration of Muslim is: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “He will not enter Jannah whose neighbour is not secure from his wrongful conduct”.  This Hadith reveals that hurting or troubling a neighbour is such a serious offence that it causes Allah’s Wrath, and thus punishment in Hell.  

we are encourage to present gifts to our neighbour as Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “O Muslim women! No one of you should consider insignificant (a gift) to give to her neighbour even if it is (a gift of) the trotters of a sheep”. This Hadith means that neighbours should present gifts to each other. The rich men and the poor according to their means. One who is poor should not think that what he is presenting to his neighbour is not worthy of giving. Even his humble gift, provided it is presented with sincerity, will find acceptance with Allah. According to the Noble Qur’an: “So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an ant (or a small ant) shall see it.” (99:7).. it is, however, better for a rich person to present a gift which goes well with his means. He should not give anything to his neighbour which is stale or which he does not like for himself because apart from insincerity, such a thing shows his contempt for the neighbour while gift is, in fact, a token of sincerity and brotherhood.

well my neighbours… i’d done and tried to follow the guidelines of Quran and Hadith…it’s up to you all now…