After tsunami ,the country is facing a hot season .

Not long ago our country had to struggle with the tsunami disaster.Those affected are still recuperating from the shock and now the nation have to face with another problem - hot season . Till date the Meteorological Department has recorded a temperature as high as 38.4 degree Celcius .The hot weather is compounded further with the haze problem due to the open burning in various parts of the country . This is also due to the hot weather where bushes can easily get burnt .Visibilty in the Klang Valley is really bad.It is expected the situation to last till April .Although officers from the Fire Department have been deployed to control the fire , till date it is still without success .

The Health Department has advised us not to go out of our houses unnecessarily .Infact I am beginning to feel really uneasy due to the hot weather.At certain times I feel like cram on my knee . At night I find it difficult to sleep without the air-condition .
I hope this situation will soon end .
Farin came back yesterday for 2 weeks leave .It is expected that the SPM result would be known on 8th.March 2005.I hope and pray she would get excellent results .

We could only plan , He disposes .

I was flipping through the pages of ' The Star ' today and by chance my eyes was attracted to the column - 'Orbituaries' , where was shown a photo of some one I knew .He was Mr.Lau Yew Chong a former Superintendant of Police . He passed away on 12th.February 2005 in Petaling Jaya at the age of 73.

I knew Mr.Lau Yew Chong about 30 years ago in Segamat ,Johor where I was then a young Police Inspector while Mr.Lau Yew Chong was the OCPD of Segamat ( Officer in charge of Police District ).He was then of the rank of DSP ( Deputy Superintendant of Police ).He was a good boss who guided his officers well .I remember some time in 1973, I was so shocked and panicked when one prisoner whom we were interrogating jumped over the office railings on the 1st.floor and fell to the ground. He broke one of his legs .( Luckily he didn't kick the bucket ).When I informed him of the incident he coolly told me not to worry and he taught me how to prepare the report so that none of us would be blamed for the incident. He was with us for a about 2 years only after which he was transferred to Kuala Lumpur .

I met Mr.Lau Yew Chong again in 1982 in KLang where he was then the Deputy OCCI ( Deputy Officer in Charge of Criminal Investigation ) of Selangor .The Selangor HQ then was in Klang-the building next to the present Post Office .I was then the Deputy OCPD (Admin.) of the District of Klang with the rank of ASP while Mr.Lau was a Superintendant .Not long after that he retired .

I met Mr.Lau Yew Chong for the third time in Petaling Jaya where he was working as a Security Manager at Yeo Hiap Seng Sdn.Bhd.,(a factory that produce bottle/packet drinks) , in 1993.I was then the Deputy OCPD of Shah Alam with the rank of Superintendant.I went to see him because I wanted his company to sponsor publishing our pamphlettes on Crime Prevention. He was very helpful and the company agreed to sponsor us .After that I loose contact with him .

This morning I was stunned for a while after reading about him who passed away 2 days ago.At first I could not beleive it that it was his photo that appeared in the newspaper .A second and third look at it , I realised that it was really him .It was stated that his age was 73 .Well if that is the case may be it's time for him to go .He manage to taste his pension for about 18 years .

Then I was thinking about myself .Time seems run very fast now a days .Soon my time will also come .But , oh God , please do not take me away because my family still need me and I still have many things to accomplish.I want to see our new house in Klang completed.I want to go on a world tour .I want to see my children successfully graduate from universities and I want to see them getting married .I also want to see my grandchildren growing up and I want to go on a second Haj pilgrimage with my wife .But most importantly I want to study my religion (Islam)in depth ( which I am doing it at the University of Malaya ), be a religious person and be ready to face God almighty. Any way as the saying says , we could only plan , He disposes .

Today ,President Susilo of Indonesia is in Kuala Lumpur for a one day official visit .He is here to discuss with the Malaysian government on the plight of the Indonesian legal and illegal workers in this country.The illegals has been given till the end of the month to leave the country .Those arrested after that date would be arrested , repatriated and then banned from coming back into this country .The Indonesian government is worried about this because these Indonesian workers send RM millions every month back to Indonesia and it is a valuable revenue to their government .Any way the Malaysian building industry still need the workers without which the industry would become idle .

Chinese New Year and Maal Hijrah for a bright future.

This year's Chinese New Year fell on the 9th.February 2005. The year of the rooster is not a very good year according to most Feng Shui's masters.We do not know what is ahead of us . We Muslims are forbidden to forecast our future because only God can do so .We are just required to pray to Him and ask for His help and guidance .

As the previous few years after my retirement ,I just went to one house ie. a truely good friend of ours, Mr.Tan Poh Sim and his wife at Jalan Batu Belah Klang . Mr.Tan and his wife are special friends of ours .We have known each other for more than 20 years .He and his wife never miss to visit us during Hari Raya and vice versa .We have other Chinese friends but not as close as Mr.Tan . I am sorry to say that most others are just periodic friends.They are just friends whenever they need us .

I am used to this and I do not care a damn about that .I was prepared to expect this situation .I do not depend on others to continue on living .

February 10, 2005 is the first day of the Muslim Calender Muharram, year 1426.It is also called Maal Hijrah -commemorating the day when Prophet Muhammad went on hijrah from Mecca to Medina. It also means that we Muslims are required to undergo a process of hijrah(change) from bad to good ,from negative to positive .We are called upon to ensure that today is better than yesterday and tomorrow is better than today .As for me I want to make sure that I'll be a better man in the future - better in all aspects ,be it worldly and spiritually .I want to improve my understanding of my religion and to fulfill all my obligation to God .

It's public holiday . But only the two of us are at home . Azman is in Port Dickson having his barbecue party with his friends while Farin is in Batu Pahat where she is spending the Chinese New Year Holidays with her ex-room mate at MRSM Beseri, Perlis and now a course mate at UTM Skudai .

Sometimes I wish I could have more children .The house is so empty without them .We have not move to our new house in Klang - a much bigger one .It would be worse if the situation persist .Any way I have discussed with my wife about what we are going to do when we stay in our new house .If it is possible I would want all my children to stay together under one roof .If it is not, at least I want to make sure that they come back during the week ends ,stay with us for the night and their wives including my daughters ,would take turn to cook the meals for us .I want my wife to rest during the week ends .

JAWI officers - keep up the good work .

It's a controversial hot topic in the Malaysian press recently - the raid by Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan ( JAWI ) officers on a certain night spot in Kuala Lumpur . Apparently it was highlighted by a certain lady 'celeberity' who was one of them who got arrested at the said premises. This so called 'celeberity' alleged that she was man-handled and detained for a few hours at the JAWI headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. She even alleged that the JAWI officers were enjoying themselves looking at the scantily dressed women ,and I presumed including herself too.Well ,does she expect these officers to close their eyes while performing their duties ?

As usual there was a row in the press by those so called moderate and progressive Muslims and of course eagerly chipped in by the non-Muslims expressing their displeasures on the action by the JAWI officers while passing judgement on them without further investigations or attempts to hear their side of the story , typical Malaysian public .It didn't occur to their minds that it is normal for some one who find herself/himself caught in beween the two deep blue seas would find execuses and even to the extent of making wild allegations to justify herself/himself why they are in that predicament .

In the first place what bloody reasons they have to be in that premises where alcohols and drugs being the major menu and being scantily dressed in that hour of the day , way passed mid-night . Don't they think that as cultured single ladies and single men that they should not behave in such a way and be at such premises .Further more it was on the eve of Hari Raya Haji when one should be at home or at the mosque having their prayers .If the non-Muslims want to do such , let them and leave them to enjoy themselves. As Muslims we have certain guide lines and certain laws to abide to .Otherwise don't call ourselves Muslims . Then perhaps we can follow the law of the jungle .There is a law promulgated by the Malaysian parliament that Muslims should not consume liquor and drug and that they must be properly dressed and that they should not frequent such nightspots . The JAWI officers are just doing their duty to enforce such laws and they got lambasted for doing an honest job .Do not think that they preferred to be at the night spot because they would be happier to be at home or at the mosque on that eve of Idil adha .

When there was a hue and cry over juvenile delinquencies and other social problems among our youths , these same people complained that our enforcement officers failed to take actions against these youths .A typical Malaysian public too .For the sake of the so called moderate Muslim country are we to allow these immoral activities to flourish in this country at the expense of our future generations ?

I would like to call upon the JAWI officers not to be deterred by these adverse comments .As long as you are honest in upholding the sanctity of our religion ,you do not have any one to fear, except Allah .Keep up the good work and ensure to maintain a high standard of disciplin among the ranks and files.Leave no opportunity for complaints and God willing ,you will be reawrded , perhaps not in this world but might be in the world after .