Allahu akbar ( God is great )

Allahu akbar , Alahu akbar , Allahu akbar , ( God is great,God is great,God is great.). Muslims used to utter these words whenever they are faced with difficulties or whenever they are being challenged or threatened. The call for prayers ( azan ) also begins with these words . In other words these words are so familiar and close to all Muslims .Muslims are called upon to submit to God ( Allah ) and therefore we accept God as great .There are not many people who knows that Islam means sumission to God .That is why Muslims believe that before the advent of Islam through Prophet Muhammad (pbh.), earlier people of the book who submit to God were also Muslims .Islam is the last religion sent by God to suit all times and Muhammad is the last Prophet .Islam is the perfect religion which could guide mankind to happiness in this world and the world after . Muslims men and women should be thankful that they are borned Muslims. However, this means nothing if we do not perform our obligation to Him .Chapter 51 ( al-zariat ): 56 - God created men and jin for nothing else but to pray to Him .

As Muslims we should work hard in order to be successful both in this world and the world after . No success comes easy . The Hadith of prophet Muhammad says ( pbh.) - God do not improve our destinies , unless we do it ourselves. The Malay proverb also says - The moon ( bounties ) will not simply drop on to our lap .

We must be smart to take good opportunities as long as we do not hurt others .Good opportunities do not come often and so do not miss any .I used to tell my children not to miss any opportunity of having a good education .I do not want them to hurry getting a job as I want them to have the optimum education.In the long run having a high education pays as the opportunity in career development would be brighter .I am glad that my second son Azman has registered himself at UiTM to do his MBA .I hope and pray that my eldest son Aizad would soon follow suit .

In memory of my dear late father.

Abah,

If I only I could have just one more day with you........
I would take you out to have your favourite meal,
show you where I once worked and introduce you to my friends,
take you on the LRT,go about town , stop for a drink,
talk non stop ,while showing you so many things.

If only I could have just one more hour with you........
I would tell you how grateful I am for all you have done,
how very proud I am for you ,
all the while holding your hands ,
taking comfort in your words .

If only I could have just one more minute with you........
I would tell you how very much I miss you ,
how my heart aches without you ,
and how I wish you could stay ,
but most of all how much I love you .

Abah,

If only....................................

Abakjr.

In memory of my dear late father who passed away on 8th.March 2000 .Although it was 5 years ago you left us,I miss you so much abah .May you rest in peace .Insyallah .Amin .

Farin scored 9As for her SPM 2004. Congratulations.

On 9th.March 2005 at about 6.30 am.we ( myself,wife,Farin and Alisya)left Shah Alam for Kangar.I was driving Azman's car as my car tyres were already in bad shape.We made use of the PLUS highway and passed through Arau .We reached Kangar at about 1.30 pm and checked in at the Putra Palace Hotel. In the evening we came out to have dinner at a favourite seafood restaurant.However, we were disappointed as the said restaurant was closed on that day .We had no choice but to have dinner at another restaurant. The food was not up to our expectations .Any way we had to make do with whatever was available and be satisfied with it .After dinner we came back to our hotel room where a big crowd of VIPs were seen at the lobby.Apparently there was a function and the Pemangku Raja was in attendance .

On 10th.March 2005 at about 10.20 am after breakfast at the hotel we left Kangar for MRSM Beseri , Farin's alma mater . We came to the school's hall where the SPM 2004 would be made known .There was already a crowd of students and parents waiting outside the hall .We were surprised when told that the results had yet to be made known.However ,about 10 minutes later I saw a lady teacher making announcement that the result slips were ready for collection. I then called Farin and told her to come inside the hall to fetch her result slips .She looked not too happy .I belived she was afraid to look at the results .She then reluctantly came into the hall . While I was seated on a bench outside the hall I was murmering the ' ayat kursi ' and prayed ( doa' ) continuesly for her success .I was hoping she could get straight 9 A1s. Then I saw my wife who was inside the hall hugging Farin and I belived there could be a good news .Not long after my wife walked up to me and told me that Farin had scored 9 As ( 7 A1 and 2 A2s ) .She got A2 in subjects of Chemistry and Additional Maths .Although the result was a little bit fell short off my expectation , I was grateful she had done quite well . I then congratulated her .

We then left for Padang Besar to do some shopping leaving Farin at the school for her to meet her friends and teachers. At about 1.30 pm we came back to the school and picked up Farin .We left Kangar and headed back for Shah Alam .Like our coming journey we passed through Arau before proceeding to the PLUS highway .We reached home at about 8.40 pm .where Azman was ready to treat us with a barrel of sumptious KFC .

Farin has yet to reveal to us on her next course of action - whether she is applying for the JPA/MARA scholarship to study overseas and what discipline she is interested in . One thing about this youngest daughter of ours ,she is very discreet on her wishes .Perhaps , before this she was not fully confident of her capabilities due to inferiority complex. Now that her SPM results is good , this should inject some strength of confidence in herself and she would make known her plan . As a parent I could not plan for her and more so force her to be interested in a certain discipline . I could just advise .She has to make her own decision .

History has always fascinated me .

History has been my favourite subject right from my school days and infact till today.I used to wonder how life was during the early civilisations .With what little things they had , they managed to build the pyramids in Egypt ,the hanging garden of Babylon,statue of Zeus (Jupiter) in Olympia, the Angkor Wat of Cambodia,the gigantic steps of the Mayans in South America,the Borobudur in Java,the Taj Mahal in India and many many more wonders of the world .Most recently a historical site was discovered in Johor whose history believed to be dated much earlier than the Angkor's of Cambodia and the Borobudur of Java.This clearly means that there is no end to the study of History unless one has the niche to probe .

However facts of history depends very much on who wrote them . Some has been written with the interests of the person or the persons who instructed them to be written .What is written today might not be rightfully true .It remains so until proven otherwise .

What is taught in school today about how our country gained it's independence is from the version of the government's .All these while students has been taught/told that UMNO and the Alliance party was solely responsible for the country's independence from the British.What transpired earlier that led to the British being pressured to leave were never told or just scantily mentioned in History books. Freedom fighters like Ahmad Boestamam,Prof.Zulkifli Ahmad ,Ishak Hj.Muhammad ( Pak Sako ),Ibrahim Yaakub and many more were advertently left out .All because these personalities were from the opposition .They did not belong to UMNO but to other political parties of the opposition.They were the radicals who refused to co-operate with the British. Through organizations like Kesatuan Melayu Muda ( KMM ) , Angkatan Pemuda Insaf ( API ) etc.they organised pickets ,demonstration and other non-cooperation activities against the colonial government .Since they were also journalists ,through their writings they manage to galvanized support from the people .They were arrested and detained without trial a number of times.They sacrificed their liberties for many years in detention for the love of the country .Instead UMNO and the Alliance leaders who claimed much of the credit for the success of independence did not have to undergo such sacrifices and pains . All because they played to the tune of the British colonizers . The majority of them were from the upper echolon of society including the palace .The poor uneducated Malays then were easily influenced and made to believe and support them .The radicals were called trouble makers short of being a Communist .Other radicals such as Musa Ahmad, Rashid Maidin ,Shamsiah Fakeh and many more were forced to fled to the jungle to escape arrest .To achieve their gaol they alligned themsleves with the Communists to fight for independence by force .Whether they really professed the Communist ideology ,no one one knows.It was between them and God .They could just were using them as a tool to achieve their gaols .The British colonials then painted a black picture of these personalities accusing them as terrorists .( Shamsiah Fakeh educated in a renowned Islamic school in Sumatra was a schoolmate of Senator Tan Sri Aishah Ghani ).However during the Japanese occupation of Malaya it was the British who requested the Communists to fight along side their soldiers under the Malayan People's Anti Japanese Army (MPAJA).When the Japanese were defeated, the British turn their back against their former comarade in arms .The communists demanded independence there and then which the British refused .

In 1957 the British who were too agitated then by the pressures for independence finally decided to leave this country and handed over power peacefully to UMNO and the Alliance whom they had the trust to continue protecting their economic interests .

We will be going to Kangar tomorrow accompanying Farin to her alma mater to get her SPM exams results which would be known the next morning (10th.March 2005) .I hope she would score excellent results.I have a surprise big present for her if she could get straight A1s .

Pensioners worst hit by the inflation.

Beginning today the price of diesel has increased by 5 sens per litre.I had expected this to happen a few weeks ago when there was a hue and cry in the media that the country was facing a shortage of diesel due to our diesel being sold illegally to neighbouring countries of Thailand and the Philippines .I then believed that the scenario was purposely created in order to justify the price increase .The authorities surely knew that the petrol stations at the border towns were frequented by vehicles from across the boarder .Why didn't the authorities placed their enforcement officers at these places ? We were told that these vehicles were fixed with additional tanks in order to purchase more diesel .Why weren't the enforcement officers not put on the carpet for failing to take action against these petrol station operators for selling diesel more than the amount allowed ?

Actually these activities has been going on for quite some times right under the nose of the petroleum companies .If the petroleum companies were really serious about it they should have enforced a quota of diesel supplied to these petrol stations at the boarder towns.Instead they supplied extra diesels to them in order to boost up sales .These are all business tactics .

Today the Minsiter of Entreneural Development announced that fares of taxis , buses and lorries would be increased next month .Wow , what the heck on the very first day of price of increase of diesel, the Minister announced the price hikes of fares of public vehicles .Culminating from the price increase of fares of public vehicles , prices increase of food products would definitely follow suit .So , this will give rise to another inflation in this country .Worst affected by the inflation would be the fixed income earners especially pesioners like me .As pensioners we get a fixed amount which is half of our last drawn salary prior to our retirement .There is no more yearly increments and it remain so until we kick the bucket . Those pensioners who do not have other extra income but still have school/college going children to support would be left to the mercy of no one .

Alisya's new pet Brunny Jr.
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Alisya unpacking her Birthday presents.
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