#stayhome

Wherever in the world you are, I know you’re aware about what’s happening now and most probably you are also in a lockdown like us here in Malaysia. Eventho it’s called Movement Control Order, but it feels like a lockdown already because we’re no longer want to go out. It’s like a scary world we’re living in, the virus are flying everywhere. However, thank Allah that situation is still in control and everyone is calm at home.

Bila duduk rumah dan selalu tengok news pasal Covid, korang ada rasa senang nak nangis tak? I don’t know but I do. Ada masa rindu dan teringat masa-masa dulu dengan famili. Pastu senang je nak mengalir air mata bila tengok orang share gambar-gambar frontliners yang kepenatan, gambar-gambar mereka yang terpaksa bekerja dengan pakai PPE yang panas dan bila baca luahan hati mereka yang positif Covid, dan yang paling teruk bila baca cerita mereka yang kehilangan ahli keluarga. Ya Allah je tahu perasaan sedih tu.

Dan situasi skarang, buat ramai orang tertekan sampaikan macam-macam perangai buruk yang terkeluar. Contoh yang meludah kat button escalator tu. Pfft! I thot orang kat China je yang ada prangai tu, rupanya kat Malaysia ni pon ada. Pastu yang degil namapuih tanak duduk umah, maki hamun polis lagi. Pastu golongan T20 yang dengki bila B40 dapat bantuan. Rupanya kita bukan je kena sama-sama fight Covid tapi jugak stupidity ni.

Tapi kan, sbenanya kita masih boleh tengok ramai lagi orang yang baik kat Malaysia ni. There are many act of kindness, even a small one buat aku nak nangis jugak. Macam aritu tengok news, ada peniaga sayur yang sanggup drive lebih 3 jam untuk derma ke penduduk di pedalaman. Pastu ada tukang kasut offer repair free to all frontliners. Banduan di penjara dan some tailors jahit PPE untuk dibagi free. Big companies also take part to contribute to society. For example, Telcos give free 1GB everyday. Astro free all channels until 14th April. This may look a little but it’s a very much appreciated.

Dan tak sangka government kita banyak duit rupanya. Dengan bantuan prihatin stimulus pakej kepada golongan B40, M40 dan juga untuk SME, itu agak mengagumkan. Gelandangan juga dijaga baik, di beri tempat dan diberi makan secukupnya. Students IPT yang terkandas kat asrama juga diberi makan free. Tempat-tempat kuarantin pon bukan calang-calang. If we want to compare with a few other countries, actually we’re far better.

Tu belum cerita pasal our frontliners and healthcare. Baru sekarang ramai yang bukak mata dan tau betapa bagusnya sistem kesihatan kita. Dan betapa dedikasinya setiap doktor, nurse dan semua yang sama-sama jaga pesakit kat hospital tu. To add more, if you don’t know, Malaysia ranks number 1 in Healthcare last year. 

I’m a proud Malaysian.

Tapi apa yang kita kat uma yang rasa macam takde apa-apa contribution ni bole offer to society? Well, if we have extra money, we can donate to some organization or fund to our frontliners. There are many NGOs that need our help. Bole google untuk tengok charity mana yang berkaitan dan pastikan bukan yang menipu ye.

Lagi satu, bila kita tau ada jiran atau orang terdekat yang cari makan dengan jual food online, sekali-skala tu order la dari dorang. Dan kalau keluar dan nampak orang meniaga tepi jalan jual goreng pisang ke, singgah la beli. You don’t how much it makes a difference to them.

And most importantly, the best contribution we can give back to society is JUST STAY AT HOME. We all can work together to break the chain of this pandemic. We all can be a hero.

So please stay safe and stay home, everyone!

Be Happy

One of the things I do occasionally is – reminiscing.

Looking at old photos in album – offline and online, reading old posts in my blog. Just to admire myself. Haha memang perasan. But on the serious note, it’s actually letting me to see how far I’ve grown. Tengok balik camane rupa masa dulu, apa fashion aku pakai, camane style aku menulis. Bila baca balik post lama, rasanya aku dulu lagi kelakar la. Mungkinkah faktor umur menyebabkan aku hilang sense of humor? Sigh~

This year resolution? Masih tiada BIG target dan masih sama macam tahun-tahun yang lepas which is - I just want to be HAPPY. Happiness that I don’t search but will create. Walaupon aku hanya duduk rumah takde buat apa time weekend, aku tetap rasa gembira dan bahagia. That’s what I want. I want to feel happy for whatever happens in my life. Tak susah pon kan?

I don’t worry about future. I don’t care about what other people think of me. I don’t need to get anyone’s approval to do what I like. I’ll do me.

And I’ll do whatever that makes me happy too, like reminiscing.

Happy more happy days for me!

Kau rasa dunia ni adil??

Orang yang penah tipu kau sampai kau hidup tersungkur, tapi dia masih bebas hidup menipu orang lain. Adil ke tu?

Orang yang penah curang dengan kau sampai luluh hati, kini dia bahagia hidup beranak pinak. Adil ke tu?

Orang yang aniya kau kat tempat kerja, tapi dia pulak yang dapat naik pangkat. Adil ke tu?

Orang yang hidup bebas macam takde pegangan agama, tapi dia hidup kaya raya. Adil ke tu?

Orang yang pernah buat hati kau merana, tapi dia masih bahagia berpoya-poya. Adil ke tu?

Let me tell you. 

Dunia ni memang tak adil. Dunia ni kejam! Kita hidup kat dunia ni akan ditimpa macam-macam dugaan. 

Kadang-kadang dugaan itu sesuatu yang tak tertanggung. Dada rasa nak pecah, hati calar berdarah. 

Tapi ada satu perkataan yang mampu buat kau terus hidup. Redha. Ye, redha dengan setiap dugaan yang datang sebab kau tahu apa yang terjadi pasti ada hikmahnya. 

Setiap dugaan itu kita sendiri yang tentukan samada ianya sebagai ujian atau musibah. 

Bila kita sedar hidup ni memang kejam, kita lebih sedia untuk redha, kita akan lebih kuat bila datang dugaan yang hebat.

Hanya satu kita perlu yakin, Allah Maha Adil.

Day-out @ Tadom Hill

Tadom Hill - went there last Saturday for Office team day-out. It’s not difficult to find the place using Waze. Only that the junction from main road quite narrow and I only noticed the small banner once we turned in. No big archway, no tarred road, just drive through the palm trees.

The place - there are many bamboo huts provided which is good for a group to sit, relax and to have BBQ too. I would say the place is quite nice to chill, by gazing at nature. But the place is smaller than I thought, and for me, it's only nice for a day trip not for overnight. Probably cos I find the place is not so reassuring. (I think it’s creepy at night)

The Splash – I think the height is about 1.5 storey. So be careful. Don’t jump with your face down, cos its seriously pain. (That’s what happened to me. Hwaa~) I did 3 jumps and caused several bruises. Sob~

The Water – is my main concern before going there. “What’s under the water?” I must’ve been watching too many nonsense stories that I imagine dragons (ah it’s a band!) or any eerie creatures down there. I even brought a goggle to find out if I can see anything. But nop, nothing. Only green water (not so emerald green anymore cos I believe urine color is taking over. Yuckss!) Yeah, water is not clean. My skin started to feel itchy a few hours later.

Conclusion, dead water is not my type. I rate 2 stars.

Arghh I need vitamin sea now!!

Salam Nuzul Quran

I rarely speak about Islam because I know I’m too far from perfect. But I’m writing this as I was triggered by reading some nasty comments about Islam – which you can also read from this video on Facebook.

I just want to spread the idea that - we all should respect each other.

Respect everyone.

Respect every religion.

Respect every opinion.

Even when you don’t agree.

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There are many people want to seek the truth about the purpose of life but only a few are fortunate to get the Hidayah (guidance). He was lucky that he found someone who is pious and knowledgeable about Islam when he’s in the search.

I know there are a lot of bad perceptions towards Islam have been spreading all over the world.

"Muslims are terrorist"

"Islam teaches to kill others"

"Islam is a fake religion"

Most probably, they are pervasively influenced by what they see in media and what they read on Internet, but it’s unfair to blame all Muslims and to condemn the religion when the fact is they know nothing about the teachings in Islam.

There is no bad religion and there is no religion that teaches people to be evil.

There is no bad religion, only bad people.

Reading from some comments that I found on Internet, there are many ignorant people who dare to throw an outrageous statement to show their hatred on Islam. Those comments are bluntly made without any concrete facts to support their statement. 

Clearly, they never do any research, not even open to accept opinion and just want to provoke by making a comment like “Muhammad is crazy”.

Why would some people being so offensive? 

I believe that we were taught to respect everybody’s religion. Yes you can open for a debate but don’t critic, don’t mock, don’t insult their belief. If you want to share your thoughts about something, please ensure that you’re well-versed on the topic and be prepared with the true facts. Don’t quote something that you found on Google without further studies the source. And most common confusion that I see is, they misinterpret a verse from Quran without reading the whole context.

If you have questions such as:

“Why women need to wear hijab? But why some don’t wear it?”

“Why one needs to convert to Islam to marry a Muslim?”

“Does Quran says to kill non-believers?”

“Is Muhammad a pedophile?”

“Why can’t Muslim eat pork?”

And for many more questions that you have, you should look for the righteous person who can give you the answer - based on Quran, not by their own opinion. Also, reading the Quran would certainly help. Or probably start it by reading a book, for example, about the questionnaires in Islam or a story of Muhammad – from a trusted publisher of course.

Eventhough I’m a Muslim-born, but I’m not a good person, not an example to portray Islam. Rule number 1, if you want to learn about Islam, don’t look at Muslims, but learn from Quran and Sunnah instead. This statement came out because nobody’s perfect, we all are sinners and many Muslims out there don’t practice Islam properly.

That’s just in case if - you want to know about Islam.

However, if you still don’t think that Islam is the way of life, it’s okay. “Let there be no compulsion in Islam” (2:256). And as I said earlier, Hidayah only comes to the chosen ones. As long as we can stop the hate and always respect each other’s faith.

“For you is your religion, and for me is my religion” (109:6)

Spread love and peace.

- ck | 12062017

Oh duit

Duit duit duit
Pagi petang siang malam asek pikir duit
Cuba jugak simpan dalam tabung sikit sikit
Tapi hutang yang membukit

Bila dapat gaji bayar bil sana sini
Tambah headache time ada emergency
Blom kira kalau kete rosak lagi
Terpaksa hidup kais pagi makan pagi
Hmm apa nak jadi hidup macam ni?

Ada masa tak bole dah nak bernafas, rasa sesak dada
Macam jalan dalam swimming pool bila air da cecah kepala
Usaha lonjak-lonjak curi udara tapi akhirnya terkapai jua
Masa tu la terpaksa tebal muka mintak pinjam kat member
Itupon delay delay sebab rasa kelu lidah nak berkata
Sampai beras tinggal sebutir baru nak buka mulut meminta
Tambah hutang kann... mana ada orang suka
Ye tak ye?

Tapi aku tengok ramai jugak orang yang macam tu
Bila hujung bulan nak beli milo ais pon da tak mampu
Apa teruk sangat dugaan zaman skarang ni
Kos hidup makin meningkat, harga barang makin meninggi
Sewa rumah, transport, nak tanggung makan pakai famili
Duit gaji memang tinggal takat celah gigi
Aihh gimme 5 la kawan-kawan, kita memang selori
Mari sesama berhuhu mengenang nasib sendiri

- ck • 30.01.2017

Which flower would you pick?

You were asked to walk through the garden and pick just 1 flower that you think is the most beautiful.

You are only permitted to walk ahead, cannot turn back.

When you start walking, you see a lot of beautiful flowers. You didn’t know which one to pick so you were just keep walking as you believe there will be more beautiful flowers at the front.

Time goes by, you walked too far and suddenly realized that you’re already at the end of the garden. Still, no flower in your hand.

Ever heard of the story?

Yes, life is about a choice. Neither is right nor wrong.

There are people who picked the flower too soon, and still be happy with their choice.

There are people who picked the flower too soon, and feel regret for not making a better choice.

There are people who had seen all the flowers and glad they chose the most beautiful.

There are people who had seen all the flowers but still none to choose.

There are people who didn’t pick any flower because they scared to make a choice.

There are people who didn’t pick any flower because they are not easily satisfied.

There are people who didn’t pick any flower because they don’t need one. Yet.

There are people who didn’t pick any flower because they think the grass is greener on the other side.

Win or lose

Happy or sad

Glad or regret

It’s all in life.

Don’t compare yourself with others. Everyone has their own story. Be grateful and believe in fate.

Just live, love and enjoy the moment while you still can.

“If you love a flower, don’t pick it up.
Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love.
So if you love a flower, let it be.
Love is not about possession.
Love is about appreciation.”

― Osho

Dari kawan untuk kawan

Kalau tak suka 

Cakap je 

Jangan tarik muka 

Kita bukan budak darjah 5 

Suka merajuk sini sana 

Tetiba tak bertegur sapa   

Aku berkawan senang je 

Tak suka berkira 

Lebih kurang dah le 

Hal kecik takyah terasa 

Tak suka marah tak tentu hala 

Kalau kau timbangrasa 

Aku lagi bagi muka  

Berkawan bukan setakat lepak sesama kat kedai mamak 

Bukan setakat tempat kau carik masa tengah sesak 

Bukan jadi peneman hanya bila kau bosan bagai nak rak 

Tapi lebih dari kau sayang kereta, tau tak?  

Kawan tu macam keluarga 

Macam kau layan adik beradik sama bapa 

Kalau tak sama pon kau tetap tak beza 

Sebab kau tau kalau da famili tu tetap stick together  

Tapi aku tau Tak semua orang camtu  

Sayang kawan pon mau tak mau 

Kawan ada ke takde pon tak amek tau 

Takpela kalau kau hepi begitu 

May God bless you! 

ck | 01022016

Goodbye! 2015

This year, we see a lot of increment

The price of petrol, toll, almost everything in market

Plus, GST

Not to mention, the worrying increment of stupidity among Ministers

After increasing the living cost, they advise people to do 2-3 jobs in a day

Do part-time job, online business, open up burger stall, apam-balik or any

Which adding another burden

I don’t want to live wealthily

But I want to live moderately, peacefully, happily and restfully

As encouraged by the greatest leader in the world, our prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h and written in Quran:

“He it is Who made for you the night that you should rest therein, and the day to see. Surely in those are signs, indications of His Oneness, exalted be He, for those who are able to hear (who think deeply).” (Surah Yunuus: 67)

Similar message is repeated many times in Quran and sure there are a lot to share

The point is, a great leader will help to provide a balanced work-life for people

While a stupid leader do the opposite

Talk more, think less

Hope for a better standard of living and giving in 2016

Oh my English!

Born in a Malay family, lived in Malay neighborhood, raised up with Malay friends, went to Malay school. So, English is definitely not my mother tongue.

I picked up quite slow in English. During my primary school days, I was not among the best students in the subject. The highest I scored was probably B. That resulted in my UPSR, 3A 1B L

In Secondary school, the exposure in English was way better. I remember the English week. Every student needs to converse in English, or else we had to pay penalty if we get caught. There were also many activities organized such as coral speaking, storytelling, debate that we got to involve. I think by that time I already can speak and write quite well. Only my vocabulary was still poor.

I still can recall when I was in Form 5, I went to a Chess competition which that was my 1^st time ever. On 1 round, my opponent and I were stuck in the game. No one win, no one lose. At that time, I did not know what ‘draw’ means.

Pure lack of vocab.

I believe one of the factors that could attract students to learn English is the teacher. Ya I remember my English teacher in Primary school. She’s fierce and didn’t treat her students equally, she’s biased. She only liked those clever pupils.

But my English teacher in Secondary school was very good. I still remember her name, Susaibah. She’s funny, she always made her class interesting and always encouraged us to learn English. She loved every one of us and I can feel that she loved me too J

Then moving on, I improved a lot in English when I started to work. Working in multi-racial and multinational corporation, English is absolutely the no. 1 language. No longer scared and anxious to speak and as time goes by, I could speak English as good as Malay.

But nowadays, whether you can speak English is no longer important because people more keen to know; "How good is your English?".

Never date a person who…

That’s the topic discussed on Hitz.fm this morning. I got to listen to only 1 caller before my radio went ‘out of signal’. Duh~

The caller said, “Never date a person who had been rejected by your mom”. Ok that obviously NO NEVER. Bak kata orang, hubungan takkan kekal kalau tak direstu orang tua. Kan kan?

Oh yeah, another one I heard, “Never date a person who never been on date and he’s 30. Haha yep, there must be something wrong. So don’t take any risk. Hehe.

And based on my own experience and observation, I would say, “Never date a person who…”

1. Had been dumped by his ex. – Be careful. There must be something that he’s done to make himself been dumped!

2. Says he likes you but hardly replies your SMS/Call. – Benci kan?

3. Had a crush with your friend before. – Owhh no way!!

4. Focus on his gadget more than talking to you. – Leave him to be alone with his gadget then!

5. Always forget the things you said. - Well, guys always like that. But unacceptable when it’s too much!

I surely have verrryy long list to share. But 5 are just enough ;)

Am I secretly sad?

When was the last time you were laughing out loud?
When was the last time you cried?

If you can’t answer the first question and the second has just happened few days or hours ago, you need to seek a professional advice.

Note:
You don’t have to be ashamed, scared or miserable for having this syndrome.
In fact, feeling gloomy, heart-wrenching sadness or chronic emotional flatness is no longer rare in 'depression'.

New year resolution, I don't want any stress, pressure and depression. I will enjoy life to the fullest and I wanna be happy as much as I could :)

Tolak jodoh?

Ada orang pernah berkata, "ko ni asek mereject orang je, tu pasal la jodoh lambat".
Ada juga yang pernah bermadah, "bila kita asek tolak jodoh, lama-lama jodoh tu da makin jauh dengan diri kita".
Ada pulak yang berfalsampah, "agaknye salah satu orang yang ko penah reject tu sebenarnye adalah jodoh ko, so maksudnye skang ni ko da terlepas jodoh".
Jadi, kalo betul la teori ni, maksudnye aku takkan kawen la eh? Hishhhh!! Mintak simpang malaikat empat plohpat!

Fikir punye fikir, buat ape aku nak fikir-fikir sangat ye tak?
Kalau ada jodoh tu, adalah. Kalau takde pon, redho jelah. Semua tu kan ketentuan Tuhan. Wat tudu...huhu.

Lagipon, buat apa kita nak terima seseorang tu kalau awal-awal kita da rasa tak bole nak suka? Tak bole ngam, tak bole feel. Atau bak kata omputeh, no chemistry. Kan tak elok kalo terima tanpa rela, tak ikhlas atau kesian punya pasal, ye tak?

Ingat-ingat balik, banyak btol alasan yang aku bagi. Tapi sume alasan ni aku simpan sendiri jela. Ofkos! Takkan nak bgtau direct kat muka dorg. Tak baik wor..

So aku bgtau kat sini jela. Antara alasan-alasan bodohnya ialah:

1. Muka tak ensem. Biasala alasan ni.
2. Dressing tak bole blah. Macam bangla jual karpet je.
3. Blaja tak tinggi dari aku.
4. Keje tak bape best.
5. Dengar-dengar citer, mak dia mulut laser.
6. Bulu kaki lebat sangat.
7. Dia penah suka kat orang yang aku kenal.
8. Kurus sangat cam papan.
9. Cakap omputeh berterabur

Bodoh tak bodoh?

Sebenarnye, alasan yang bijak pon banyak...hmm takyah bagitau laa.

Typical Malaysian: "Actually...aaa..."

Perasan atau tak, kadang-kadang memang ada sesuatu perkara yang kita buat tu menggambarkan yang kita ni sangat Malaysian. Bak kata omputeh, typical Malaysian.

Dapat tak terpikir apakah perkara-perkara itu?
Buat masa ni tak banyak yang aku dapat ingat, tapi yang paling femes Malaysian ni suka breakfast makan nasik lemak ngan teh tarik.
Begitu juga roti canai, sungguh sinonim ngan Malaysian.
Betul kan?

Dan yang paling betul jugak, bila nak cakap omputeh selalu guna Actually...actually...berapa puluh kali ntah. Kalo yang advance sikit, suka cakap Basically...itu la perkataan pertama yang keluar bila nak mula spiking. Err basically...

Lagi satu aku perasan, ramai yang suka guna perkataan already..sikit sikit already. I eat already atau 'i makan dy', 'i know d'. Sampai dah jadi bahasa pasar si already ni. Oh pasar oredi.

Dulu mase attend kelas 'Softskill', trainer pon penah suruh tolong jangan guna Actually, Basically, banned terus. Katanya, kurang professional. Sebab dah terlalu biasa orang guna. So kita kene guna perkataan yang lain baru ade kellasss. Normally? Ermm..tak best jugak.
So, sungguh susah payah la bagi sesape yang selalu guna itu untuk mengontrolnye.

Teringat kat hitz.fm pon ada pasal "Actually" ni. Gendang gendut pecah perut gelak setiap kali dengar. *Biar pecah di perut, jangan pecah di mulut* Ahh sengsaranya kalo pecah perut!! (Oh ni cuma imaginasi ntahapehape sekejap.)

Sejak tu, aku mesti rasa nak tergelak bila dengar orang cakap Actually. Lebih-lebih lagi bila tengah dalam meeting, training, presentation ataupon dalam seminar.
Hee~ tipikalnye kamo!

Being Customer 'Service'

May I ask, what is your occupation?
Is your job requires you to communicate with people?
Or just working by your own self with no interaction to others?

I wonder, is there such a job?

Ok, let me roughly introduce myself.
I was graduated in Information Technology, major in Software and was aiming to be a programmer. But to get a job as an IT programmer was quite difficult. Most of the job required an experience. So for a beginning, I worked as an IT Support Consultant in one multinational company.

It is called IT support consultant, also known as IT Support Engineer, or IT Helpdesk. Or you may call it any name, but genuinely we all do the same task. To assist the customer/client/user on solving their IT related issues, via email and phone call.

That was a great job with high pay. But after few years, I started to feel extremely bored, fed up and sick of servicing the customers which most of the times are very irate and demanding. Day by day, I did not feel motivated to go to work till I decided to leave the profession. The worst thing was, I felt the job has changed myself to be a hot-temper type of person. I was glad that I made a right decision.

Then, I tried another job, but still dealing with people. But this time was meeting face to face, which I rather like it more. I like the job eventhough it was tough most of the time as it involved in convincing and persuading. In another words, doing sales. So, you know how it works. But it went quite well, until I encountered a personal issue in mylife.
That personal issue had forced me to leave the job.

Few months after that, I started a new life by unwillingly becoming customer service again but have to do it for the sake of living. And was trying to hunt a job which doesn't need me to meet other people. Or at least working in an office without any communication to outside people. But in the process of searching, I noticed, most of, or I could say, all of the job round the world has 'customer service' in it. There's no job for me to hide from public/people.

Who says, accountant doesn't need a good customer service? Even a busdriver also need to have that softskills.
In life, you need to learn being nice to other people. And, customer service is the best way to improve yourself as a person. It will teach you to be patient, soft-spoken, be respectful, helpful and friendly.

Now, I start to enjoy this job.
:)

Perjalanan Masih Jauh

Setelah beberapa jam perjalanan, akhirnya kami sampai ke destinasi. Dan akan terus berada di sini selama 3 minggu sebelum memulakan perjalanan yang baru.

Dalam kehidupan, terlalu banyak destinasi yang ingin kita tuju. Semata-mata mahu mencapai apa yang kita hajatkan. Namun ramai yang tidak sedar, apa yang paling bermakna bukanlah apabila kita tiba ke destinasi itu, tetapi kisah-kisah di sepanjang perjalanan yang telah kita lalui.

Drama sebabak: quiteck, kweetex, kuwitek? Jangan mencarut suda...

Di satu hari, di sebuah kaunter bayaran, aku menjadi saksi bagi satu drama sebabak yang dilakonkan oleh 2 orang perempuan.

Perempuan 1
- Yang jaga kaunter tu korang panggil ape? Customer Service la kot.
- Seorang perempuan muslim yang memakai tudung.

Perempuan 2
- Pelanggan yang datang nak bayar bil.
- Juga wanita muslim, tapi tiada tudung.

Apabila tiba giliran Perempuan 2, dia pon terus duduk di kerusi dan menyerahkan bil-bil yang nak dibayar.
Maka, bermulalah satu perbualan.

Perempuan 2: Eh dik, ko pakai quitek eh? (Sambil menjeling-jeling ke arah kuku Perempuan 1)
*quitek = nail colour.

Perempuan 1: err...a'ah. nape eh?
*kaler kwitek dia merah jambu cair je pon.

Perempuan 2: kau tu pakai tudung, orang lain tengok tak elok la.

Perempuan 1: hmmm...yela.
*malas nak layan la kot.

Tirai pon dilabuhkan. Sekejap je babak 1 da tamat.

Soalannya:
1. Apakah disebabkan Perempuan 1 itu memakai tudung, maka dia tak boleh pakai nail colour? (Sila andaikan bahawa masa tu bulan dia tengah mengambang).

2. Apakah sekiranya seseorang perempuan Muslim itu tidak memakai tudung, maka dia tidak akan dipandang serong jika melakukan perkara-perkara yang dianggap salah?

3. Adakah Perempuan 2 itu merasa dirinya berhak menegur kerana dia sedang duduk di atas kerusi pelanggan? Yelakan, 'customer is always right'

4. Antara pakai nail-colour dan tak pakai tudung, mane satu yang berdosa sebenarnye?

Renung-renungkan dan selamat beramal. Ngehh :D

p/s: quitek, kweetex, kuwitek. oh camane nak eja pekataan ini? dan apakah asal usulnya?

Rakus dan Rasuk

• Penjara Pudu hanya menjadi mangsa kerana ia terletak di kawasan yang strategik untuk dikomersilkan. Dan kita juga mempunyai banyak lagi bangunan bersejarah yang terletak di dalam lingkungan kota metropolitan Kuala Lumpur. Stesen Keretapi Lama, Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad, Dataran Merdeka, Pasar Seni, Masjid Negara, Muzium Negara, Bangunan Parlimen semuanya berpotensi mengalami nasib yang sama.

• Walau kita yang melihat Penjara Pudu dari luar sahaja pon dah terasa kehilangan bangunan itu, apatah lagi orang-orang yang pernah berkhidmat dan juga orang-orang yang pernah menghuni didalamnya.

• Sekarang ni dah ada page ‘Alumni Penjara Pudu’ kat Facebook. Haa jangan tak tau bekas penghuni Penjara Pudu pon ada facebook tau. (Tapi aku rasa page ni untuk tujuan melawak je).

• Aku bukannya seorang Melayu yang berfikiran kolot, tapi kalau ditanya pada bangsa lain pon mereka percaya ada unsur-unsur misteri nusantara pada bangunan Penjara Pudu ni. Jadi, orang-orang yang tinggal di hotel, di condo, berjalan-jalan waktu malam di dalam terowong bawah tanah yang akan dibina itu nanti, adalah antara orang-orang yang sangat berani.

• Nantikan saja kalau ada cerita-cerita menarik yang akan berlaku apabila projek pembinaan sudah dimulakan.


p/s: Aku baru je nak telefon Ghost Adventures team untuk buat rakaman kat Penjara Pudu. Hehe.

Disebalik Penjara Pudu

Walau beribu bantahan diterima, akhirnya Penjara Pudu akan tetap hilang dari peta Kuala Lumpur.

Bekas tapak penjara pudu akan dijadikan tapak komersial yang bakal dikenali sebagai Bukit Bintang City Centre. Projek yang dijangka siap dalam masa 10-15 tahun itu menelan kos lebih dari RM5 bilion. Fuyoo.

Makanya, nanti akan berdiri teguh kompleks-kompleks perniagaan, menara pejabat 100 tingkat, condominium mewah, hotel yang banyak bintang, shopping complex dan dengar-dengarnya akan ada jugak lorong bawah tanah. Tapi tak pasti untuk kenderaan ataupun pejalan kaki.

Jadi, nak taknak kita semua terpaksa terima kenyataan yang Penjara Pudu takkan dapat diselamatkan lagi. Siapalah kita pipit yang hina nak melawan jerung besar kan?

Persoalannya, kenapa ramai yang tak setuju penjara pudu ni dirobohkan?

Bagi sebuah bangunan yang sudahpun melebihi usia 115 tahun, semestinya banyak mencipta kenangan dan mencoret sejarah. Ia siap dibina oleh penjajah British pada tahun 1895 dan juga digunakan oleh penjajah Jepun pada perang dunia kedua untuk menyeksa dan mengurung tentera bersekutu.

Ia pernah dihuni oleh beberapa penjenayah terkenal dan juga mencatat sejarah menyimpan ramai tahanan politik. Penjara Pudu ditutup pada tahun 1996 dan dibuka semula pada Mei 2007 kepada orang ramai dan pelancong asing untuk dilawat. Namun, ia hanya beroperasi sehingga tahun 2005. Menurut rekod, pada tahun 2007 itu sahaja telah menarik 400,000 orang pelawat.

Mural pemandangan yang dilukis disepanjang tembok Penjara Pudu ini mengambil masa selama 2 tahun oleh banduan dengan menggunakan 2,000 liter cat. Panjang mural ini adalah 384 meter, tinggi 4.5 meter dan merupakan mural yang terpanjang di dunia.

Bukankah ini sudah cukup untuk dijadikan tapak warisan?

Menteri Penerangan Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan, Datuk Seri Rais Yatim berkata, "Penjara semata-mata bukanlah satu warisan yang boleh melonjakkan nilai nasional atau nilai estetika”.

Jadi, perlu apakah lagi kita ‘menyalak ke bukit?’. Yang nyata, kita tak mungkin dapat melawan kekuatan arus pembangunan. Tapi diharapkan, sekurang-kurangnya Pintu Gerbang Penjara Pudu dapat disimpan sebagai tatapan generasi akan datang.

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