pigas

like me, pigas is still alive and kicking, after many years in critical condition,iqbal feiruz khan is still unable to kill it off, my, this mamak is the pits, fitnah is one of the most serious of sins in ALLAH'S book, surely hell is what awaits this extortionist, wonder who is his current intended victim???

opa annual dinner

the dinner came and quietly went off, nothing new, just new news to be circulated.the most poignant news was that there is an ever increasing amount of datuks inthe opa, the type of datuks that are sleeping with grandmothers, my we are all definitely getting old, how 30,40,50 years have passed us by and as pink floyd says, one day closer to death.i wonder what happens to old boys associations when all of its members are dead, do they reformed one either in heaven or hell?

petrol price increase

at pak rahmans warong, this is a continuous recurring theme, everyday someone would come with news of another commodity price increase stemming from the petrol price increase.i could not help but wonder what gave paklah the balls to allow this to happen inspite of his present reputation of sleeping on the job.this is a good man mired in mamaks shit

all these increases of course makes living , especially in the rural areas, more expensive and difficult. many lifestyles will have to be reviewed,analysed, and drastic cost reducing measures taken,there can only be one result:- a more frugal lifestyle cutting off all the waste, this can only be good as i do firmly believe that the ultimate in existence would be the denial of any desires. of course this cannot be completely cut off as then there cannot be any life but if only basic material desires are pursued, life would be simpler and once we are free of the consumerism that the americans propagate, we should have more time and resources to devote ourselves to a simpler life. lets list things that we can forget about- tissue papers, mineral water,mosquito aerosol spray, mobile phones(we should share more, surely one mobile phone per household is enough),filtered cigarettes, hair shampoos,etc..etc..)) i would be the first one to cry for joy if i can cut off most of my desires. desires lead to this endless pursuit of money and for what?, profits for the pirates( lanun???)

lyanne batik

upon my initiative, yesterday two of my beloved siblings visited us and there was a very fruitful discussion on the future direction of lyanne batik, especially inputs from my middle sister who is a senior ranking marketing executive in an american mnc.after almost two hours we managed to pin down the objective of participating in an invitation by a local group to participate as merchandisers in an entirely new halal hypermarket venture that they are promoting.the key words were that" we would be creating a new market whereby malaysians would in the future be buying batik products in hypermarkets. it is now left to my wife to conceptualise and implement this objective, which if successful offers exciting future profitable prospects for lyanne batik. this is exciting, can you believe that creating a new market,changing curerent trends??????. this is stuff you read all the time in business magazines and yet here we are going to experience first hand this venture, it would be my duty to observe and monitor developments in this future as it could be material for an mba thesis.momentarily, i am flummoxed, is my wife up to the task??? why ask!!!the important thing is to make sure everything is executed in accordance with ALLAH'S STRICTURES AS LAID OUT IN THE KORAN, we must use the koran as a guide and inshaALLAH ALLAH WOULD BE THERE FOR US SUBHANALLAH ALHAMDULILLAH, ALLAHUAKBAR

pulau meranti developments

today, 30th june, would be a significant day for this kampung as the parti keadilan is supposed to take over it's administration. there being no precedence in living memory, nobody knows or could elucidate on how events today will transpire, although it is hoped that commonsense will prevail. what is delightfully obvious was that in the past weeks the numerous incumbents have been making themselves conspicuously scarce. i do intend to park myself at pak rahman's warong in order to get a grandstand seat to the proceedings. it would definitely be fun, why not?, a ringside seat to the ongoing political circus, there should be a new ketua kampung, jkkk and the mosque committee man!, this is more interesting than the shennanigans at the lake club.just have to remind myself not to keep my hopes too high, after all most pkr activists were former disgruntled umno members, it could be more of the same shit, then again miracles do happen, inshaALLAH.

recovering from stroke

last week have indeed been another milestone in my attempt to recover. Round between the primary entrance to the house and the front of the supposed future cafe the crusher run covered road, a distance of approximately 5o feet have been off limits to me since the stroke, but in the last three days i have managed to walk the path independently unaided, it was a slow walk, one step at a time,taking from sixteen to twenty minutes., those were tentative steps and shukur alhamdulillah there was not any untowards incident as i am certain ALLAH was always with me alert to my repeated recitation of surah al-ikhlas- subhanallah.i have been eyeing this feat for quite some time and previously there was always the lingering fear of falling down, not that the fear is not there anymore, just that it took repeated reminder to myself that even if i did fall, i could still get up even if bruised, if death did occur, death is what we all have to face sooner or later, so the sheer pleasure of being able to walk that path again should be attempted come what may, if progress is to be made. i am committed to make this walk again and again in the coming weeks until the fear is completely set aside, inshaALLAH, then i would have a distance of approximately 200 feet to attempt my independent walk as the next target. it is very obvious that my brain is healing, slowly, but there is still a long way, the walking automaticity is still a long way and in this only allah can help me.

old age

old age is god's curse on mankind, my mother-in-law is grappling with all the downside of old age, dementia, immobility, senility and loneliness, but bless her her inborn stubbornness provides the energy for her to fight this slide towards death's door. there has been several near miss, but she will always be up and running within days though it is her wish to go, you can't hurry that, that's gods prerogative.it's so painful to watch :- walking around naked, body all shrunken and shrivelled, eyes looking straight far away to noehere in particular, the mouth spouting profanities to the caregiver and uttering inconsequential remarks in a vain effort to be of substance, seeking attention, that's what it is , the need for attention.oh, what a sight, ya allah, when it's my turn to go, please let me go quickly and fuss free.

salary in 2 tranches for gov't servants.

i heard this news on tv the other night and it bothered me for a few days that i couldn't fathom how this would assist gov't servants during this inflationary period, not until i talked to my eldest son, who i think is the cleverest 24 year old that i know of. his explanation is that it was more a physchological move as by mid month, cash-strapped gov't servants will find temporary relief instead of waiting for the end of the month, this relief if not available,could lead to suffering, inactivity or resorting to moneylenders.hello pak lah! which planet are you from? why withdraw the so-called subsidies in the first place? my, what twisted logic, surely we can find some other person or party to run this beloved country of ours, especially for the sake of our children, we want a government whose niat is to really take care of the people, not one who resorts to mental manipulation when the coffers are dry due to the rape that was sanctioned.

pulau meranti- developments

things have been quiet, the old jkkk is still in place and doesn't look like they are going,haven't seen the new wakil rakyat though, the main changes are that the traffic on the old dengkil road seems to be increasing, it's toll- free. secondly there seems to be more chinese middlemen making enquiries about land for sale

opa annual dinner

the opa annual dinner is around the corner again, why do they keep holding it every year?i have attended a few and now find it boring, it's the same old programme recycled every year, well hello opa, do something different for gods sake, something meaningful, like give free dinner to anak yatim, or contribute all the money to a special petrol relief fund to assuage the increase in petrol, for heavens sake there are other things better than annual dinners, what is annual dinner ?anyway, we have dinners every night don't we?

my stroke recovery

yesterday, 9th june 2008, was a strange day. firstly my mother-in- law was again rushed to the hospital due to internal bleeding, the tingling and jerking of my affected leg went on from 8.30a.m. till around 11.30 a.m., thats the first time that its gone on for so long, for a moment the thought crossed my mind that her affliction was related to the legs spasm's, but what and how is it connected?, nothing at all, it is said that god acts in mysterious ways this is surreal, anyways she survived and may yet outlive me.ha,ha, reimds, me of kumar's father-in-law, many years ago, how things repeat themselves

increase in petrol price

looks like everything naik except my little brother

lyanne batik

there has been contiuous work since january and inshaallah we pray and doa that this will continue, the coming week is important as we are trying to penetrate the telekoms market by working with their cooperative. ya allah please provide your guidance so that we can be successful here

my stroke recovery

the past week is an important milestone in my recovery. i am now able to walk unaided around my front porch, a distance of around 6o feet, once every hour from 8 a.m. to twelve noon, my emotions are mixed, euphoria that i managed it, then depression as there is no noticeable improvement in my walking automaticity, the 60 feet takes me betwen 12 to 14 minutes to perform. i suppose theres no other way but just to slog on, maybe every week i will try to extend the walk by another 20 to 50 feet until i can walk unaided around the front of my property, thats a distance of almost 300 feet, inshaAllah by year-end

thepast catching up

today, another chapter of my past caught up with me, the times i spent in cardiff doing my degree, several ex cardiffians have formed a forum to link up with each other. i am in a dual mix of emotions happy and sad at the same time, happy that old friendships and acquaintances are being renewed which brings back many memories, sad that we are all in the twilight of our life.