Say AAAAA..
1 2 3 Do Re Mi
Apa Nak Jadi
Alif Bata A B C
Apa Nak Jadi
Akan Terjadi
Hujan Pasti Berhenti
(Apokalips, M.Nasir)
Silat Grading @ IPBA
November 1, 2009 at 10:52 am (gayong, silat)
After having all the trainings and practices, IPBA silat gayong members had a chance to do the grading. It is a platform to officially move one step forward in the learning stages. Congratulation to all. You made me proud. Believe me, there will be more cool movements coming up. Not to forget pain stages where you find things are challenging but it feels great after you get through them. It is the same feeling as after the grading sessions ended, I guess.
Arshad and Aizat went for their pre-green belt. Buah pasung cina (chinese pillory/stocks)..
Silat is not just about remembering movements and being competence in using it. It is more towards applying it to the real world. People might define the word ‘apply’ differently. It is not not just about protecting oneself on the street, but more towards applying the values and the philosophy that is embedded in the training in the daily life. It can be about discipline, good manners and many more. Note that management skills (individual and club) are also part of silat.
If a person enters any silat school and his/her behaviour becomes uglier, than he needs to find another one which suit to change him to be a better person. It is not just a blink of second process though, it is a long journey. I am still in the early stage of the journey. So, where and when does silat ends? Let’s find the answer together.
Looking at the words that come out from all my friends’ mouth when we had the ‘reflection session’ right after the grading were really inspiring. Even until that moment I didn’t know that silat could be really3 great. I am looking forward to hearing more from IPBA silat friends, even if my life in IPBA has come to an end. huhuhu
The Final Malaysia Cup 2009
October 31, 2009 at 8:02 pm (Kelantan, sport)
The thrill is now over, at least just for now. Kelantan football team manage to get through to the final with an easy win over Perlis. We won by 3-1 and the aggregate is 5-1. Despite of the numbers that we get, I believe that the game in the final with Negeri Sembilan will be a tough one because they won with big aggregate as well.
Let’s not worry about the kind strategies that will be used in the final. Let both of the team managements decide as they know better than us, the fans. Our duty is just to go and support our beloved team. Throw away all the bad habits that were shown in the previous games such as throwing objects to the field and the opposition fans. Strictly say no to the fire crackers. The drums, loud cheers, the same colour and excitement are more than enough to shake even the XXL Bukit Jalil stadium size (if you know what i mean and how it feels).
Another thrill is coming, just around the corner. November, 7th. Kelantan vs Negeri Sembilan. Bukit Jalil Stadium.
To all Red Warriors out there, lets all march to the stadium for our final battle.
Gomo Kelate Gomo
Number Nine
October 30, 2009 at 11:17 am (Family)
This baby was born on o9/o9/o9.
Her name is Masya Maisarah. She is my nephew, the daughter of Kak Atun (same age as abeje).
She was just 2.9 kg when she was born, which according to her father, was too tiny to hold. However, her growth is really fast. In less than two months, her weight gets nearly 5 kgs (if I am not mistaken). huhuhu
Looking at God creations just amazes me. But still, a lot of people are still complaining. This also includes me. Lets complain less and be more grateful with what we have today. However, as we do not know how the future lies ahead, perhaps we can try to draw the future the way we want. But always remember that everything is under His record and knowledge because He is Almighty, All-Wise.
p/s: Masya is currently looking for the place where she can register her identification card so that she can get more 9s as if in 090909-09-XXXX. Which state would that be? Maybe the XXXX can also be the 9s. But the last X is not an option as the odd number is an indication of male while even number for female. huhuhu
Social Visit
October 22, 2009 at 11:32 am (Uncategorized)
Having just an intention without any action won’t move a thing. I have been thinking on going to Batu Kurau since I went back to Malaysia but didn’t have the chance yet. Therefore we had make a few calls and really determine to go to Batu Kurau this time. Alhamdulillah, our last minute plan was a success as almost all of the objectives of the visit were achieved.
Most of the times were filled with eating.. huhuhu.. Row on the left: Ustaz Khalid, Nazmie, Pak Ngah. Row on the right: Warid, Cg Mat, Adi Shahid.
The social visit has made me realise that what I have learned before was just a tip of a tip of iceberg. The conclusion that I could make was that we need more social visits and practices to enhance our understanding, skills and experiences. huhuhu.
Catching the moment
October 22, 2009 at 10:11 am (Event, sport)
Yesterday, we had our family day for our batch which is officially known as ‘Hari Pengurusan Gerko’. This is when a few of my friends showed their talent catching the moment- taking pictures. This very moment will be kept forever and not easily being forgotten. Their skills was superb far beyond mine.. huhuhu
Galah Panjang in progress
As I am not an expert in taking pictures, I would rather ask the professionals to take pictures using my own camera. Although the camera is nothing compared to the SLR cameras, I believe that the art of taking picture is not solely depending on just the type of camera that is used. It is the combination between the camera used, the setting in using the camera, the art of taking picture itself and the editing part, which none of them I have. huhuhu
Futsal- coincidentally, WA stands for wing attack.. huhu
In taking action pictures, one need to be extra alert as an action would not happen twice. This is the time when you need to decide fast because you would not find the same moment ever again. It is quite different from the picture in which the photographer count before he or she takes the picture. I am ok in taking count-before-take and say-cheeeese pictures. huu..
p/s: There are angles on our shoulders taking care of capturing every moment of our lives. Are we at least aware of it? huhuhu
My Toys IV
October 18, 2009 at 6:22 am (review, weapon)
I have just got an exclusive chef knife given by my brother though bro Kerol. As we met at a fast food restaurant packed with people, I had to postpone my eagerness to watch the Englishmen technology which is portrayed through the piece of metal. I afraid that we might create havoc if I took out the blade. Not because people think that we want to rob the restaurant or something , but they might want to have the blade as well.. huhuhu
Excell, Richardson Sheffield product. Made of hard titanium edge, the cook knife stays sharp five times longer than a conventional blade.
The knife comes just on time as the Eid is just around the corner. I can experiment on the effectiveness of the blade. If it passes the standard that I have made which is sharp enough to cut an amount of meat in a lenght of time, I may consider putting some assessory to the blade. huhuhu
p/s: Abah has got his blade as well. It is proven to be as sharp as tack because maa has cut a little bit of her finger when she touched the blade. huuu
A tribute to Mok Raa
October 9, 2009 at 5:00 am (Family)
On the first day of Eid, we had a chance to go to Umi’s house, where we met Umi, her daughter (Kak Nor), her son in law (Abe Azizi), her grandchildren and last but not least Mok Raa..
As usual, when I met my Mok Raa, she would smile at me as she always do and saying that I was only a small innocent kid when she took care of me. Now I have grown a lot.. She would tell Kak Nor’s children that I was about their age when I stayed with her. It really brings back memories, although things was a bit blur as I was just a tiny little kid at that time.
Mok Raa with her smile..
I used to live at Ayah Su and Umi’s house back then, at the end of 80’s and early 90s’. As I came from working parents, my elder brothers, my sister and I was sent to their house. It was when we were in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, to be precise..
Mok Raa was the one who was in charge of taking care of us. She was our Nanny, our Godmother. According to Mok Raa, I liked to ask a lot of weird questions to everybody including her. “What is that?”, “Why is it like this?” “Why is it like that?” even to the extend that it may be perceived as rude by others.. but not for Mok Raa, she looked it as parts of my learning. That was when the inputs were crammed into my heart..
My mother always says that children of the age below 5 years old gain the most rapid input in their lives. They are fast learners at that time although the production part might come in later part of their age. As for Mok Raa, she was really patient in provided us with our different needs, faced our different split personalities with smile, and loving us without condition. Sometimes we were autobots but most of the times I guess we were decepticons (warid 2009). huhuhu
Thanks from all of us.. We love Mok Raa as well..
Al Fatihah to the late Ayah Su (Pok Su Wi).. His last smile will always be in my heart..
p/s:
- Perhaps more elaboration about this entry can be shared as I has quite a blur memory about what particularly happened at that era.. Maybe another entry? huhuhu
- I was told that I have a rival who was my sparring partner at that time? We lived together with Mok Raa.. Who was that guy again? huhuhu..
First love
October 7, 2009 at 6:57 pm (education)
I had a chat with my student in the Facebook who apparently has the same birthday as Abe Hapih’s.. She sent a FB message to my inbox telling that it was her birthday on that day, and the day before was her friend’s birthday who was also one of my students. So, the conversation went like this..
16:03 S*******hai.. 16:25 Mohd Faiz
hai s*******
happy birthday 16:40 S*******
thanks sir
thanks sir 16:45 Mohd Faiz
how was your class? 16:45 S*******
very dirty S******* is offline.
ROTFL terbahak2..
Do not get her wrong. Dirty here means that the class got rubbish all over the place. Yes, children of mine are so innocent. They are just Standard Three kids.. That is one of the sample on cases that I had to face almost everyday for the past three months. Because of all the unintentional jokes, they have made me look younger (awet muda). Am I?
With love, 3 Mesra 2009, S.K. Jalan Raja Muda..
However, it is all over now. I miss their charm and harm.. I’m gonna miss them so much (wiping off the tears).. huhuu.. Hopefully, I will be posted to a school where I can meet sweet students and supportive teachers like I get in my ex-school. Amin..
One could fall in love many times during the course of a lifetime, but the first rush of love always holds a special place in our hearts.
p/s: I am still searching for my true love though… huhuhu
No more Ayam Bapak 2
October 5, 2009 at 9:31 am (Uncategorized)
When I did some cleaning in my messy place, I have finally found our Ayam Bapak.. It stays safely there, and no one seems to take care of her.. Look at the dust and mess around her..
The legendary most wanted killer machine
Sad to say that it was just a soft copy of JPEG file.. The Vespa was found when I did some house keeping in my hard disk.. At least we still have the picture which have captured our sweet memory together.. huhuhu
More info:
No more Ayam Bapak (here)
The Merchant of Venice
October 3, 2009 at 5:26 pm (Event)
I went to watch a play performed by my juniors as part of their assignment entitled The Merchant of Venice, same like we did years ago, but ours was on Romeo and Juliet. Both plays were written by Shakespeare.
Their play was remarkably great. I did not know that my housemates were really great in acting. It is true that still water runs deep. The fantastic costume, props, actors, script and enthusiasm was poured for the audiences’ enjoyment.
Mr Alip acted as Bassanio.. Splendid..
As my background knowledge about the play was zero when I watched the play, I was not able to comprehend the play well. In addition, I went to watch the play a bit late and went out of the auditorium early because of some family matter (do not follow this as it is rude to do so when you watch others perform).
Therefore, to make it up, I have made some research about the play. I found out that the play was pretty interesting. Although I was never been a fan of Shakespeare and never will, I believe that he was able address a few issues in the play pretty well. The use of a Jew to portray the greedy and unmerciful creature was really hit the nail on the head. Although the play was written between 1596 and 1598 (wiki), it is applicable today and will remain relevant in the future. huhuhu..
Hopefully we gain something from the play. History is not just about the past, it is incidents that will repeatedly happen happen again and again. The question is where will we be when it happens? either in the dark path with Shylock (Abu Lahab and the gang) or on the straight and bright side. You choose side that best suits you, but there will be consequences for everything..
Congratulation to the whole cohort. The whole team had put enormous effort to the performance.. Thanks for the great lesson. huhuhu
Why rap?
October 1, 2009 at 1:58 pm (education, language, review)
When people looked at the mural that we drew at school, they responded to the mural really well.. What comes to your mind when you look at the picture?
Work on progress.. Bob is not in the picture..
Based on our observation, people would ask “Why rap?”. I do not have the answer either as it was plagiarised directly from somewhere in the net. However, it is good to make others not just looking at the mural, but also thinking about it as well. huhuhu..
So, why rap?
Kertuk
September 27, 2009 at 5:31 pm (Food, animal, nature)
People use kertuk for entertainment, communication and security purposes. This post will only focus on one of the purposes of using the kertuk which is for security reason.
The durian tree
It has been three times this year a durian three in Hj Nor’s farm bears fruits. Something strange has happened as durian tree usually produces its fruits only once a year. But this year not two but tree timesthe durian bear its fruits. Although it is just a plain village durian, the taste of the fruit is beyond imagination. So don’t you dare thinking on how it tastes. huhuhu
Hj. Nor was searching for his newly fallen durian
However, for the past two times the durian beared fruits, Hj Nor was not able to fully feel the delight and share the appreciation with his relatives. This was due to the occupation of the wild and hungry squirrels from all over the village to his durian tree. It was amazing to observe how these squirrels were able to detect which durian were almost ripe (hawker who sells durian need to keep this detector to choose which durian is ready to be sold to the customers) and then, drill the hard durian skin for their meal.
When Hj. Nor pulls the string, the tins hit each other and make noise which would scare the squirrel away.. huhuhu
Therefore, Hj Nor has taken a drastic measurement to eliminate his rivalry this time around. He has made his own version of kertuk. The traditional version of kertuk would use bamboo rods but Hj. Nor uses the tin containers to chase the squirrel away. Although the kertuk was hang just on a duku tree below the durian tree, it still manages to scare the squirrel. The writer suspect that the squirrels are not to desperate to eat the durian as that was not the only durian available in the village. There are also a few other durian trees bear fruits next to the farm.
Say no to squirrel, say yes to durian.. huhuhu
As a result, Hj Nor is able to enjoy the durian to the fullest. He can share the durian to many visitors who came to his house especially in this festive season. People nearby and even from KL, Pahang, Terengganu and many more were able to taste of the fresh and juicy durian.
Alhamdulillah ‘ala kulli hal wafi kulli halin wanni’mah..
What a rich language!
September 25, 2009 at 10:17 am (Bahasa Melayu, Kelantan, education, language, review)
When I stuck in the traffic jam yesterday, my time was still filled with beneficial activity. I discovered something amazing about my state dialect (Kelantanese), how rich it is compared to the standard Malay language (my sweeping statement as I do not read the Kamus Dewan dictionary.. huhuhu)
Trapped in the flood of cars: Behind Tok Guru’s official car. huhuhu
My learning space was through the radio. The program is called ‘Rampai Budaya: Kayanya Bahasa Kita’, on air at Kelantan FM every Thursday at 5.15 p.m until 6.00 p.m.. It was a light yet informative program. The DJ worked together with one guy who is an expert in the area.
Yesterday, they talked about the word ’song’, ‘tok song’, and ‘tok song ko lagu’. The listener were invited to make a call and show their understanding towards the three about the same yet different words. Could you make three sentences to indicate the different usage of the words? It was really entertaining listening to how they played with the language. huhhu
Photoshop jokes
Then, they moved on to the next stage. They gave a few synonym words and asked listeners to tell the different between the words. The words that they gave yesterday was ’song’, ’sekung’ and ‘rasi’. The listeners gave variety of interpretation on the words. They way the words were viewed were amazing. Some context were rarely being used and some are used regelarly. Can you tell the different between these three words?
Is there any dictionary for the Kelantanese dialect? Younger generation (me) tend to mix languages between Kelantanese, standard Malay and English language. I am afraid that ‘yang dikejar tak dapat, yang dikendung keciciran’. Is it similar to ‘a bird in hand is worth than two in the bush’? huhuhu.
more info:
The Evergreen Gayong
September 24, 2009 at 12:08 am (Event, education, gayong, martial art, silat)
I just wanted to share the picture of how Anak Gayongs looked like, once upon a time (thanks to Ayah Su for the book). I suspect that silat was really a hit at that time (it was not long after the black incident, 13 May 1969). People felt that they need to have ’something’ to protect themselves, family and so on.
Today, people slowly forget that they still need to have that ’something’. There should not be any lame excuses. For instance:
- People use guns nowadays- have you encounter any so far?
- I do not know how to do silat – that is the reason you need to learn it!
- I do not have time for it – you must make some time for it as it is not just for your safety, there are a lot more benefits from it.
- I am a girl- you’ll need silat even more than a boy need it.
- Is already late- better late than never.
- Silat is brutal- better sweat in the gelanggang than blood on the street.
- etc….
Please do not make lame excuses. If you do not like Silat Gayong Dato’ Meor, join other silat. If you do not like silat, join other martial art. If you do not like martial art, do something that will protect you at the crucial time. We do the ikhtiar, and leave the rest to the Almighty.
I may sound a bit harsh. But in my opinion, that is the way it should be.
Reference
Arkib Negara Malaysia (2006). Citra merdeka 1957-2005: Buku cenderamata khas sempena sambutan hari kemerdekaan ke-49 tahun 2006. Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publication & Distributors Sdn Bhd.
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