School of Hard Knockers

TO ALL DEAR FRIENDS WISHING YOU
'Selamat Hari Raya Adil Fitri'

Dah lah tu...Baliklah - Student Nostalgic 1978-1984

I feel nostalgic today,looking back at the long and winding road which I took over the years.The memories came running after Fahmy my eldest came home yesterday with a couple of his band wagon from campus.Yes,Fahmy is reading Law at Ahmad Ibrahim Kuliyyah of Law IIU,Gombak.Seeing those fresh faces,determine and daring to go remind me of my hey days including Zees's at UKM where else I go abroad.
Well,actually they came for Mak Su's home warming tahlil cum berbuka at her new house.Congratulation Mak Su,those back aching days are over.In matter of fact Mak Su's bought the house as a gift to apak and mak.She and Mak Teh boards with apak all this while. Mak Su's decided to get a spacious space,after considering current Apak's and Mak's health condition.
Well Apak,it a long story.I will tell about this great man later in the blog.
Keep in tourch bloggers.The story of The Unsung Hero.

Seeing Fahmy's mate from campus brings back memories of 1980's, when I first steps the shore of good olde England.As George Bernard Shaw once wrote 'if you are tired of London,you're tired of life' how true.
London remind me of the laughters ,cries and friendship I developed over the years and uptill today I am still the 'God Father' to my buddy Julian daughter Zsa-Zsa.
Those memories are precious.I might take the wrong steps but it was a learning how to learn process and learned it I do.
How could I forget the cold winter Raya's,hot summer raya, queing for a plate of mee siam and a twick of kueh raya at Malaysian Hall 42,Bryston Sq.W1
How could I forget sitting for exams in the middle of Raya?
How could I forget sleeping at Forgensee Lake,Black Forest Germany,the free flow of River Rhur and the auto bahn trampping during Raya 1983 with Tajam.

Hmmmm..it is part of me. In this bless month, I ask forgiveness from friends where ever you are.Some of them are still in Europe and USA for the reasons they themselves knows best.
All I can say.'...BEB..DAHLAH TU BALIKLAH !,ayam itik pun ada reban tau!!'
When meeting with friends when asked:'......amacam?
my standard answer is '..alahai....umur makin meningkat tapi amal tak kemana pun!

To my mates over there and here:
Rommel(USA),Daud mamak lu kat mana ni?,Jamal Oxford (merajuk with the living situation in Malaysia after serving well for the country),Azam Kuntek and Bababra in Zurich dah lah tu..kuntek,Boe,Jamil Balham,Zaini (aircraft designer),Apek Zul.Tajam,Ajim Warwick,Amok Super Tank,Man Cowboy (alah.. lu dah kaya cowboy lu lupa gua eh!!),Tadjri,Sheila London,Ramlah Sarawak,Kamik,Dollah Ce'Lagi,Tajul,Zak,Mus Guitar,Badak.. (lu macam tu jugak Badak?),Jamil Alor Star,(how could I forget you!)Sharifah,Nadjwa,Ija,Puspha Hempstead Heath,Nor Light,etc..etc...

My High School buddies : Juara Pendek,Isa Majid,Nuraddin,Amran,Rosman Benggali,Yazid Kadok,Yazid Alias and Yazid Kassim and those whom I know but did not mention here:

'SELAMAT HARI RAYA Dan Maaf Zahir dan Batin'

I know some of you won't be reading this rubbish....

Zee's:all mates at UKM 1978-83 graduates of Komsis 'A' :Che Rahim,now a Prof.Shidah,Rose,Nan,Rosie,Soria,and the list goes on........

tiada junjung sebarang junjung,
junjung duli paduka seri
tiada gunung sebarang gunung
gunung bonda anakanda tak terdaki.
First Day To School B.H.E.S 1966

Balik kamponglah hoi...On the way home for Raya 1985 after missing 5 Raya's in a row.

Raya Student Nostalgic 1978-1984- Vol 2

**Yes,that's the beauty of being a student.Trouble and worry free.From Left to Right:Scottish Steve,Iqbal(South Africa)Kamal Khan(Pakistan),Long John Simon(Eng)Anna Fardingo(Portugal)Rozy(M'sia),Caroline Hawthrope.Taken on Urban Renewal Comparative Planning Study Tour with City of Amsterdam 1984.

**It all started 32 years ago,1974 to be precise.Taken 1977 on a school field trip.

**same as anywhere,girls does the studying the boys does the thinking!

**I suppose like any student era,there will always be flockers.(Mat Ampit)

**I suppose other places means of travelling differs from one another.Zee's campus mates,crusing on a tongkang.God knows where they were heading.

**Rayas on the Road with Daud 1984.If Iam not mistaken somewhere near Bois France.

Raya Student Nostalgic 1978-1984- Vol 1

**Arwah Gaffar,Yours Truely,Carlo Italian neighbour and Rozan taken University Village,Old Kent Road 1981.

**Nor Light the Star.Taken Raya Haji trip to Hasting 1883

**Rommel Sidek and Daud where are you man?

**First Winter Raya 1980 with house mate Eja.She's doing very well indeed now.

**Yes,Julian Rota my flat buddy,Eddy and Ely my neighbour at 10,Westbourne Park Villa,W9 London.Taken at Rayas B-B-Q 1984.Eddy your African word of wisdom still do apply today man!

**A small gathering at Oxford with Jamal,Meor Me,Daud and a few of Jamal's neighbours,Raya's 1983 Oxford.Jamal is quite a think tank at Oxford U now so I hear.Meor operated his Akitek firm with MAA last I hear.Daud,yes mamak where are you?

Raya Nostalgic Vol.3 - My Kebaya Queen

**Bonda ku tahu apa sebenarnya perjalanan anak-anknya.Tidak perlu diperjelaskan padanya.Tanpa kata-kata hikmahmu Bonda siapalah aku.

**Bonda ku,letih perih mu biarkan aku tanggunggi supaya perjalanan ke AlKautar mu lancar tanpa sebarang halangan.Cuma satu permintaan anak mu ini waktu pulang kerja jangan suroh saya buat teh petang lagi dan set table untuk kita kalian bersantapan.
Ya...itu my tugas saban hari waktu membesar,tanggung jawab ku preapare Teh for all.

**Sunggoh aku nyatakan ibu adalah 'Kebaya Lady'.Collectionnya tidak berlebihana sekira dinyatakan boleh dimuatkan satu lori kecil.Batik Jawanya Halus and Asli. Estatic valuenya sekarang sehelai boleh mencecah ribuan ringgit.Kerana pembuatan Batik Jawa dahulu yang begitu harus.Mungkin saperti Persian/Turkish silk carpet on parnya valuenya sekarang.

Raya Nostalgic Vol.2 -Kasih nya Ayah dan Ibu

**Long before ujudnya 'My Teamnya'ayah aku udah punya his team and a good team player too.

**aku daif waktu dilahirkan biarlah aku mati didalam kedaifan tapi Kaya dalam perbuatan bak kata pujangga 'manusia mati meninggalkan nama'.Taken Hari Raya 1960

**Papa JAK and Ibu Emma My God Father.Taken Hari Raya 1953 - baru kahwin

**Ayah dan Ibu Emma plus nenek and Atuk.Taken during Hari Raya 1938 at Bukit Tinggi,as usual studio photography was mostly operated by Japanese immigrant as per this one.From recorded it noted at Galari Sutdi Potograpi Katmisan.Bulit Tinggi

**The Iron Lady-Firm but Loving Till death Depart.

**Bonda pun boleh tahan,bersocial hebat!!!

Hari Raya -Down In Memory Lane Vol.1

**It's mambo and Cha-Cha time.Ayah 'The Bachelor Boy'

Ayah and his Gang at one of the Rayas mind you he's quite a play-boy.

**Bonda ku Gadis Sunti celebrate her Eid at her Garanny's house I think its take some where 1952???

**Bila Papa Pakai Baju Raya - Al Fatihah to both of them On The Left Pak Sharif man with the camera I mean real camera freak back in the 60's name it his camera collection amazing ...all the old nikon a the getz made..Right my Papa Idrus at one point in time his dreams was to be Kassim Selamat..no joke a sax blower and dammed good at it.I have always call him Papa Nandung coz'of his sax blowing.

***other people has other reasons to celebrate Eid,so do all deed and creeds.

Ya Haq Ya Qayull Qayum- Hasbin Nal Allah Ya Nikmah Wa'Akil

Terasa Sejuk dijiwa ini
bila mendengar takbir mu
lalu aku sahut dalam senyum sinis..
kau yang haq
menggigil aku mencari pengertian mu
merantau kami untuk mengenal mu
berlapar kami diajar oleh mu
terdengkur kami mengenang mu
bersyhadu kami teringat kalam mu
tersungkur kami mengenang dosa terdahulu
bertabur kami memberi kerana mu

Tanpa kau aku ....mati
Tanpa aku pasti sangsi

Aku lari.. mencari
aku nari.. menyerah diri
aku tantang penoh kemanjaan
aku lindungi saban semalaman
supaya mengenal hanya yang hakiki
supaya tubuh mu ini akur
dan tidak pernah dengkur dalam dengungan

A Minang Joke

I bet as any social group there plentyfull of jokes, witty one I mean to explain the social fabric of the society.
Yes I am 'Minang Murtad' but I am able to understand the conversation pretty well.
When I was growing up when arwah atuk converse to me in his thick minang accent I will aswer in Malay.

It happens to me now.
Two of my nephews are in London grew up there.They specks English as any English does with a slight accent.
Every time I phone I will conversed in Malay but he would answer me in English.
Lah.... terkena kat batang hidung sendiri sekarang.

Anyway back to a minang joke..see this guy complaining to his friend,

'keceliak mato..karajo..karajo hingapan malam
omak den kabari,apo karajo,
ni lallui mato karjo hingapan malam.
goyang..goyang kaki den kapiti sanggag diurang.

kapulang karumah si padusi manyo bara
piti bawok pulang.he......lah sipadusi kaceriak dilabur hai.

Its a joke about the gender domination of women over men in the society of 'Adat Perpatih'.

Well,bloggers you have to have that minang time frame to caught the hilarious meaning.

Anyway do share with me any joke about any anything from various race craddle.I do need any jokeor antedotes from Boyan,Jawa Pekat,Madura,Batak,Siam,Betawi and mind you, Betawi has awesome good jokes,Always about Pak Kiai or abot Pak Kiai Batawi pergi or pulang aji,even tha late Alahyarham Benjamin S himself a Betawian is as good as Bob Hope.His stand up comedy is class.Wish Aflin Shyki could pick up.
Anyone whom wishes to share, the line is open.
Ileave my email open and all are welcome.

Alfatiha to Allayarhama Seha.Such a pity her cute little daughter is alone this Hari Raya so do all the anak yatim piatu all over the world.Spare a thought to them is a noble practice.

Once a tickel thought wrote 'I love myself better when I laugh'.

Selamat berbuka.

10 People I Knew who doesn't practice Poligami - a ticker thought

1. My father in law - youooooo...man....what a man !

2. My Papa & in Jak with 10 children - yes ......a BIG YES !

3. My Bang Long - maaaaaaaaaan !

4. My papa - smooth guy...many years of marriage with the only child.Full Moon Guy.
My other papa even with 3 disable children yet with full force maintain as
sole bread winner and still going strong even have to work at 60.

5. My Uda & Uni ....hmmm my love and devotion

6. My Atuk Alym.Temenggong Pakeh .....remain a bachelor till death depart

7. My Alym.Tok Ngah - Loving and Caring.Well remember for his badminton jumping smash at 65 years of age.

8. My adap teacher - Alym.Tuan Hj.Ibrahim Bongek

9. My saksi on my nikah - Alym.Tuan Hj.Manan

10. off course........... My AYAH.....yours truly.

the List could go on
yes benda tu Halal but.........

Al Fatihah to my beloved one.

Count Down to Al Qadri

Count Down to Laitul Qadar...Yallah ya.yaakhir

Grap it and do Hit and Run.Home Run they call it!!!!!!!!!!!

20 Dalils Why Dr M is a Real Malaysian Hero

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**copy and paste WITH PERMISSION from owner :
'The Superman - THE CREATIVE MIND' - What and How do you Think?
http://amirhafizi.blogspot.com/2006/10/20-reasons-why-dr-m-is-real-malaysian.html
***** Untuk Terjemahan Ke Bahasa Melayu sila lawat ke
http://amirhafizi.blogspot.com/2006/10/masukan-bahasa-melayu-20-dalil-mengapa.html
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1. Whenever Dr M has an idea, an electro-magnetic pulse is discharged from his head, damaging all electronic devices within a 100km radius.

2. Dr M’s right hand is also his left hand.

3. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Unless it’s Dr M. In that case, you’re on your own, sucka.

4. Dr M’s bush-jackets are made from real bush.

5. Dr M once went to hell. He managed to get elected as Prime Minister and organize enough funds to put out the fires and air-condition the damn place.

6. Dr M’s brain can be seen from outer space.

7. Dr M uses Cerebro as a pocket calculator.

8. Every night, Dr M smoothes out the wrinkles on his brain with a National iron set at ‘linen’.

9. Dr M once ‘out-spreadsheet’ Microsoft Excel.

10. When Dr M goes on a war of words, the casualty list would be equal to the first and second world wars.

11. Dr M never curses. If he did, a 1000-megaton thermonuclear explosion would happen.

12. David Blaine once performed his famous levitation trick in front of Dr M. Unimpressed, Dr M bought David Blaine, tied him to a string, and used him as a balloon for his granddaughter’s birthday party.

13. Dr M once had a headache. He went into a room and everybody’s head exploded.

14. Tornadoes happen when Dr M tries a new tongue twister.

15. Dr M uses only 0.05% of his brain. Any more than that, and another Big Bang would happen.

16. Dr M’s mouth is classified by CIA operatives as a weapon of mass destruction. NASA calls it a ‘World Killer’.

17. Dr M beats Gary Kasparov in chess with a single move – King to your ass.

18. Getting into a debate with Dr M is considered by all insurance companies as suicide. The man himself is classified as an ‘act of God’.

19. Dr M can combine to form Voltron.

20. Before Dr M got through with them, My Little Pony was called My Big Ass Dinosaurs.

Diantara Hati ,Keiklasan dan Pengorbanan -Kisah Benar

Maaf dan saya meminta izin dari Apak untk meluahkan pandangan yang tersirat begitu lama disanubari saya melalui laman web Apak.
Permisi ya.

Pelajaran saya tidak lah seberapa tetapi saya boleh menilai sesuatu tanpa menggunakan emosi yang keterlaluan.

Saya rakyat Malaysia dan pekerja bawahan.Insiden ini berlaku sekitar tahun 1996-97 iaitu sewaktu Republic Indonesia bergelora dengan gerakan Reformasi untuk menjatuhkan Presiden Suharto dan GOLKAR nya.

Saya bertugas disebuah Hypermarket waktu itu.Di waktu masa bergeloranya Indonesia saya saksikan begitu ramai tetamu berbangsa China Indonesia di sekitar Kuala Lumpur.
Maaf sekali lagi,ini tidak sekali-kali bermaksud yang saya ini seorang yang menganut fahaman'Racistma'.Hanya sekadar menganalisa keadaan semasa pada waktu itu.
Seluroh hypermarket dari pagi hingga ke malam di hujani oleh tetamu kita dari INDO.

Berbelanja mewah, malah sales pada waktu itu begitu memerangsangkan.

Saya membuat penelitian selama seminggu, saban hari begitulah keadaannya.
Jestru telah seminggu berlalu,saya bertemu seorang customer dari Indo,menanyakan padanya akan di Indo.Perbualan kami hanya secara casual,dari iras rupanya dia berbangsa China Indonesia.Agak mewah kayaknya bersama-sama keluarga,

Begini soalan saya padanya.

Saya : Bapak dari Indo ya?

Bpk : Ya?Kenapa?

Saya : Kapan bapak libur kemari?(sambil tersenyum sinis)

Bpk : Udah kurang lebih sebulan?

Saya : Dimana ginap?

Bpk : Di Apartment Sunway

Saya : Keadaan tenat ya di Djak?(saya mengatur soalan)

Bpk : Kurang lebih begitulah penjelasannya.(saya terus ke persoalan pokok)

Saya : maaf ya pak? yang menjadi tanda tanya saya ialah,Indo negara'TUMPAH DARAH' bapak,dimana bapak dilahirkan dan mengali emas ketulan sedang bergelora,bagaimana bapak bisa meninggalkannya begitu sahaja bukankah ia seolah-oleh boleh diertikan bahawa bapak hanya merampok disiang hari dibumi sendiri walhal diwaktu-waktu negara bapak memerlukan bapak,bapak meninggalkan nya tanpa sebarang nota Good-Bye?
Itu tidak partriotic bukan?Itu namanya menderhaka kepada negara bukan?
(Tergaman dia dengan soalan tersebut)

Bpk : dia dan keluarganya terus meninggalkan saya segera dan tidak menjunjungi lagi di hypermarket tempat saya berkerja.

Begitulah Pak kurang lebih pengalaman untuk renungan kita bersama.
Saya tidak bermaksud menyalahkan sesiapa.

Tetapi teringat saya,sewaktu Rasullulah sedang diambang siratul maut,
Baginda berterusan menyebut,umati,umati,umati,

Terus....bagi saya bangsaku,bangsaku,bangsaku......
Bak kata pujangga Charil Anwar
'Aku ingin Hidup seribu tahun lagi'

Wassalam.

Diantara Darwin dan Sigmund Freud Siapa Beruk.....?

Yang mana satu Beruk?
Mereka atau kita?

Setahun lagi Ia menjelma.........

To all fellows humans where ever you are,
If any one could translate it please do....thank you,

tiada indah secantik indah
indah lagi malam purnama
tiada sudah penyeri penyudah
penyudah penyeri rahmat al'Qadri

bukan usul sebarang usul
usul istihad berfatwa pujangga
bukan renong sebarang renong ,
renongi diri kenal marifat

pakaian disalut kulit bibiri
buatannya kasar penutup aurat
buatlah diri ini hamba sejati
mengenal kalam alhaq sepakat

Buatlah diri hamba sejati
mengenal kalam alhaq sepakat
kita tersenyum serta bertaubat
mendengar dan itikaf mendapat berkat.

Wassalam.

Selamat Mengerjakan Ibadah DiBulan Ramadan alMubarak

Wir.........Sekolah wir..........ya...Bok

'sang bulan menghinggap di jendela mu tapi malam,
siapakah dia yang ingin duduk setara dengan mu,Bonda?
-Jalaluddin Rumi-

Antara Ibnu Farabi dan Tun

“Kita dipilih untuk bekerja, jika kita tidak menjalankan kerja kita, kita boleh disingkirkan.”

-Tun Dr.Mahatir Mohammad

adapted from :'Persidangan Agung Umno tahun 1983'
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"Wahai anakku!...Barang siapa memperbaiki batinnya,Allah tentu akan memperbaiki lahirnya. Barang siapa memperbaiki akhiratnya, Allah tentu akan memperbaiki urusan dunianya."

"Anda harus menunaikan jihad akbar, yakni memerangi hawa nafsu Anda. Allah Swt berfirman, Wahai orang-orang yang beriman, perangilah mereka yang kafir (ingkar) di sekitar kalian! Padahal tidak ada yang lebih kafir daripada hawa nafsumu, karena ia selalu mengingkari nikmat Allah yang dikaruniakan kepadanya."

Itulah kutipan ringan dari nasihat Ibn Arabi kepada salah seorang murid terdekatnya, yang beliau sapa dengan panggilan "wahai anakku". Ringkas, praktis, tapi penuh makna dan amat medalam.

-Ibnu Farabi-

hmmm....fikir-fikirkanlah

Gua Hantam Sama Lu....12 Stupid Comment

I opened my blog yesterday and found twelve comments by very stupid people who were obviously pissed off with the country, the Malays or whatever. I just had to laugh. Whoever it was that intiated this prank was silly enough to air his/her grouses on this blog. He/she cannot be very smart, eh? Does this look like a blog that's politically inclined? I don't think so. Naturally, I deleted all of them. Go play silly buggers elswhere.

What can I say? Some people are just so dumb that it makes us SUFI's look like quantum physicists.

And thanks Esah GRO for your support on this matter. I appreciate your comment on my previous post.

Any nonsense ....gua hentam lu punya belakang!!!!!

Help Our Local Bomoh..........!!!!!!

hmmmm...another budget day right after Merdeka Day?

What in store lah PM?
Dah tersurat dah..........
This is a truth about life in the hustling buzzzzing city.
A bore Laywer cum Financial Consultant cum Software Consultant,name it he does it decided to open up a new joint call after the unpredicted the socio economic climate lately

This guy mannn....is trying to make a decent living out of it and I envy him for being brave and stood up the fight.Imagine having to face the world with old ties whom are rather doing well in the social ladder.
Bravo man.

http://www.duroilwellnesscentre.com

Check it up bloggers.This joint is a must.
All I can say after Merdeka stop bragging,complaining and work we do.

Please help by helping yourself.

Thus, probably you could become like

http://www.kisahesah.blogspot.com

Happy Hunting.
Help Our Local Bomoh !!!!!

Alhamdullilah Papa 47 Today Boys but.....

Watch it and you will understand why !!!!!!!!
a bit nostalgic after reading a blog by our Tok A Kadir Jasin

Do we have the Quality?

Hmmm...
why doesn't someone does like what Allahyarham Tan Sri Nordin Sorpee did to Al Gore or even braver face The US Senate hearing over the bombardment of Qana Lebanon

Watch this.......this is not half past six MP specking !

Dari Generasi Ku Buat Generasi Mu.........

Tahnniah Kepada semua yang terpilih keIPTA.
The Struggle has just begins
Its a 'Long Walk To Freedom'

Buat semua, hayati Sajak ini.


Dek,
Kami dilahirkan didalam fitrah
anugerah maha azali
Kami serba kekurangan tanpa bantuan kecanggihan,
Tanpa 'online' untuk menambahkan pengetahuan am.

Dek,
Kami dilahirkan tanpa ucapan singkatan abdja membolehkan
semua tawa riang
duka ditagih
simpati diraih
hanya untuk pasarana manja

Kami hanya diam
memperbetulkan permainan pistol-pistolan kayu kami yang usang
pelepah-pelepah nipah menjadi sorotan
roda-roda rim berputaran
Kami terhibur
Kami menhibur Kami bertempur
Kami akur pada waktu-waktu pilihan

Dek,
Berita kami terima hanya dari sumber yang satu
Lagu didendeng dari corong-corong mono usang
Teriakan azan hanya dari rumah-rumah azali usang
tanpa ulaman-ulaman keserian
tanpa sejadah tebal hingga menenggelamkan kaki-kaki hitam
tapi kami masih menyerah dalam redza

Dek,
Mimpi yang dikejar diselit oleh kata-kata fatwa dari hati yang pasrah
keakrapan kawan bukan diselitkan dengan piti jutaan
kekaguman jati diri sesama insan,kami pelajari sesama sendiri,
supaya dapat memperbetulkan langkah-langkah kami yang sumbang
melalui indra kami yang serba sederhana.

Kami masih boleh mendabik dada mesti pun
kami letih....
kami perih....
kami tidak secanggih tapi terus menabur benih-benih putih
untuk kalian menikmati keindahan dengan nyaman tanpa gangguan
berserta ketulan-ketulan rebutan
supaya kalian dibekalkan tanpa bebanan.

Dek,
Jangan kau leka
hanya alpa dengan Iswara
Jangan kau tawa kecacatan kami yang ada,
semasa kami cuba sedaya
semasa menyediakan pasarana yang ada
....nah Menara Angkasa
....nah Putrajaya
....nah Cyberjaya
....nah Mercu Tanda
....nah Kahzanah Bangsa atas nama yang terukir.

Eeeeiiii.....yaaaa,
keringat kami cuma setitis
tapi masih ada peninggalan kami untuk mu bukan?

Dek,
Teruruskah engkau?
Menguruskah engkau?
Terbagikah engkau?
Membagikah engkau?
segala-galanya?

Usah dicari erti negeri
sekiranya hati kau masih sangsi
Sekiranya mata kau belum suci
Hanya Maha Azali
pembuka diri melalui pintu-pintunya yang suci.


-akusufi-
April 13,2004

Keretek -Tak Nak Ke ?

Some 50 years ago at a diplomatic reception in London,one man stood out.He was short by European standard and thin and he wore a black fez ie. songkok over his white hair.And from his mouth he breathed a stream of aromatic smoke that permeated the reception hall.

This man Hj.Agus Salim,the Republic of Indonesia first ambassador to Great Britian,refers to in his country as the 'Grand Old Man'.
Pak Agus, was among the 1st.generation of Indonesian to have recieved a western education.In this regards he was a 'rare spicies' for at the end of the Dutch hegemony over Indonesia in 1942,less than 4% of the country population could read or write.

Not surprising,Pak Agus appears and demour not to mention the strange smell of his cigarettes - quickly turned him into the centre of attention.One gentleman put into words the question that was on everyone lips,"What is that thing you are smoking ,sir?"

Replied candidly and sharp by Pak Agus,"That,your Excellency?"
Pak Agus is reported to have said,it is the reasons for which the West conqured the world".

In fact,he was smoking a Kretek,an Indonesian cigarettes spiced with cloves which for centuries was one of the worlds most sought after spice.

Hmmm....I remember watching 'The Tengku' a chain-smoker, on the 31st August 'Merdeka Day' state of address to the nation before live TV telecast,Sipping Kopi 'O' and a few puff of John Players unfiltered.

I am sure the Film Negara or Akib Negara film archives has the reels to prove my point.
Again not only Proton or Petronas could be a National pride,cigarettes too could be our main exported to sell the countrys name and image.

So...what so special about the Tak Nak programme?
Nak Tak Nak aje?
Me a 'Sempoerna Mild' guy.

Football.....The Curi Ayam Game

**ayah 1952**

Yes..yes the football fever is on again.
Me like any others male species are hook to the game and could not resist to watch the live telecast.

Wow....hang on a minute,anyone has any interesting tale to tell about football?
Yes the 'curi ayam'slang meaning a foul play by footballers every time a players cross over before the ball reached the line.
What ever it means, it does mean something to our local foot pundits.

Me basically,my daily pocket money comes from football.
Yeap..ayah is a football umpire and active one too,
'Joe Play Go'- The Football Umpire the locals nick name him.
Call it a shot he will be there on any afternoon at the Bandar Hilir padang,that is before the Padang turns into a concreate jungle by the State Government,turning the Padang at first as a 'Sound and Lighting Arena' and later I don't know what other mall they wanted to build for a population of a small city of 100,000 population.
Gone with the playing fields supposed to dig the talented Malaccan football players and up the mass super shopping mall.
Well,any newly decorated so call city needed a brand new shopping mall,I supposed

Yes, being a football freak the Imam of my kampong,the late Iman Hj.Sapau is one freak of a footballer.
There was on one occasion,the Malacca Team led by 'The Towkey aka Soh Chin Ann" was playing for the FA Cup.It was the was the semi-finalist game,if I may recall.He refuses to leads the Fridays prayers solely to enable him to see the match at the Kubu Stadium.I wonder when will the new state Stadium would be ready?
It seems it take ages to built one.

The Padang do have historical significant.
Firstly, it was the first Padang where the Proclaimation of Independence was hail by 'The Tengku' in 1956 arriving back from the pre independence discussion with the English Authority.
During its hey day, the padang not only breezees with cooling air from the seas of the Straits of Malacca but fill with leisure activities in the evening.
After a football match ayah will walk with me to the nearest stall for supper of Rojak and Satay not forgetting Air Tebu at Wak Temu stall under the 'Old Gum tree' right facing the famous 'A Famosa'.Fresh food off course.
Arwah Wak Temu is the dad of the National Hockey player Kamaruddin Temu.


It was from this field the birth of our National Skipper, now a Dato Soh Chin Ann aka 'Towkeh' is born.So does the national hockeys players Tam Kuan Seng,Haridas,Zamani Othman,Razak Leman,Zulkifli Bakar and Adnan Bakar both are sibling is groom.
Those were the days we play football and hockey for the love of the game not for the sake of money.The pride to be able to represent the state was a honour and be look up at,since under 12 MSSM competition.

Ayah, an avid sportman ever since his young age till now has instill a high level of sportmanship in me ever since I was a wee lad.
Even though I do not excel in any sports but I do enjoy watching a good game.
It haves been instilled in me and it comes naturally.

That was how ayah got his extra money, by being a football umpire in the evening.
All the amature clubs matches, he will be there,umpiring the games.Ayah keep fit by running up and down the football feild.
Malacca has vast amount of amature football clubs, those days.Name it, Kubu United,Dunlop United,Lee Sports Club,MCI United,Kg.Morten F.C.
They were the pioneers in the minor league.

Each match the umpire service charge WAS RM5.00.Saturday and Sunday is a full schedual for ayah.At time he has to matches one in the morning and one in the afternoon.Thus if there is 5 games in a week there is an extra RM20.00 a week for ayah.
RM5.00 in early 60's is a big amount.
Considering a goverment clerk pay was only R150 a month and that is how he managed his finance to feed all four of us,educate,and dress us decently.

I bear witness to Allah Almighty, ayah is not a 'CORRUPT' government servant.
He leads his life decently and earn his piece of bread to feed us in a likely manner, far from the the element of corruption.

Anybody dares to challege this statement please do so 'BUT' beware the court is all hearing!

The evening collection will goes to his LP collection of Titik Puspha,Ernie Djohan,Lilie Suryani,S.Affendi.Bing Selamat,Gersang etc.etc.etc.Not to forgetting Matt Monroe,Big Brother Frank,King Nat etc etc.

It was from ayah I learn to appreciated collectable items.
Ayah has amazing oldies LP's and still in his possession at home.
The umpire fees, goes to his little collectable space nice and neatly arrange

His sportmanship brought him everywhere.He plays tennis for the RISDA sport club,and still plays tennis right up when he is retired up until he met with an fatal accident which causes him to limp.
A handicap man,now but he still does 'senamrobik' everyday.
You find him doing his routine at the Bukit Serindit Park everyday except when it is raining.

May Allah protect my beloved Ayah.
May be one day I tell the story how ayah tried to groom me to be a national tennis player and match me with Adam Malik the first Tennis Pro from Malaysia.Its a long to brag and it begins way back in 1970 when I was in Standard 5.

In the mean time there is only one Dad,that is My Ayah that has 'NEVER EVER'
"Curi Ayam To Feed His Entire Family"
Syukur Lillah my families purely tummy is clean.

3 Eggs in one Basket - Is it Possible?

“ Adalah suatu hairan lagi tercengang aku sebab melihat dan memikirkan hal orang melayu ini belum sedar akan dirinya, dia tinggal dalam bodohnya itu oleh sebab ia tiada mahu menaruh tempat belajar bahasanya, maka mustahil pada akal adakah orang yang tiada belajar itu boleh menjadi pandai dengan sendirinya. Bukankah segala bangsa di dunia ini masing-masing ada belajar bahasanya?.”

-Abdullah Munshi

"It puzzle and makes me wonders thinking of the Malays whom hasn't changed.They live in their stupidity and do not want to learn languages.
It it impossible to learn without learning and it is impossible to be self taught.
Doesn't all nationality learn their own language?

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"Bak kata pepatah Cina “busuknya seekor ikan bermula dari kepalanya”, inilah senario yang kita hadapi dimana pada masa yang sama kita sibuk melaungkan dan mempromosikan penggunaan bahasa Melayu dikalangan pengamal undang-undang tetapi dipihak Badan Kehakiman pula masih ada hakim-hakim yang tidak yakin dengan kemampuan, kekayaan serta keindahan bahasa Melayu sehinggakan ada yang enggan bertutur bahasa Melayu semasa prosiding apatah lagi mengkaryakan penghakiman mereka dalam bahasa Melayu. Malah, kadang-kadang pepatah atau perumpamaan Inggeris yang di sebut dalam penghakiman mereka amat tidak difahami oleh masyarakat tempatan".

UCAPAN YAA KETUA HAKIM NEGARA
BAGIPERASMIAN PERTANDINGAN DEBAT DAN MAJLIS PENYAMPAIAN HADIAH PERTANDINGAN MENULIS MAKALAH UNDANG-UNDANG 2005
ANJURAN JAWATANKUASA BAHASA MELAYU, MAJLIS PEGUAM DENGAN KERJASAMA DEWAN BAHASA DAN PUSTAKA SERTA INSTITUT TERJEMAHAN NEGARA MALAYSIA

11 MAC 2006

Amendment - Is There a Need for It or Just Paranoid !

Laillahaiiallah...........

Am I being a pest to my society?
Am I living in fear in my own backward?
Am I living in a city of Living Death?
Am I living in a city with the similarity of Belfast,Dublin,Gaza,Modagishu,Paris,New York,etc.etc
I feel its better to live in the Planet of the Ape,where Urko is more just following the right intrpetation of the Quran in Surah Al Maidah ayat 44,45,and 47

'..janganlah kamu tergulong daripada golongan orang-orang yang
ZALIM,FASIK ATAU KAFIR.

Allah love justice.Does using justified ACTION makes our action Just?
I wonder what a reasonable man on a daily KTM commuters thinks about it?

read the site and you understand why?
http://www.aliran.com/oldsite/monthly/2004b/10h.html

Another amendment of the Criminal Procedural Code is on it way.
hmm....Allah sees each intention with a microscopic lens.

Advertiser and For Name Sake

aha......browsing the NST today I found this advert.
'Pisang Tanduk' - APHRODISIAC.

hmm..I wonder what Aphrodisiac is? and the answer ...
"something for the Willie and Sally"
you knowlah that one!
that make you smile when you wake up in the morning feeling happy.
Yalah !!

Well....after all the Fuss on Article 11 !!!

It's shooo....w...time!!
Article 11 is either you rock it or rack it!!

Budi Seketek Lurah diberi,Nila ketitik hitam sebelanga.
- Minang Proverb

Take A Test Before You Decide To Be 'First Among Equal'

1.You are in a buffet (free or otherwise), do you

A.Pile your plate with as much food as you can carry regardless of whether you can finish them off
B. Pile your plate with only the expensive stuffs
C. Take only what you can consume
D. Take a doggie bag and bring home as much food as you can

2. You are driving your car during the rush hour and you are at the tail end of a long queue, do you
A. Stay in the queue
B. Move ahead, find a spot, give your signal and cut in
C. Cut in without giving your signal
D. Find a legal parking space and take the LRT

3. When manning a service counter, your mission is
A. To be as intimidating and unpleasant as possible
B. To frustrate customers until nearly your lunch time
C. To confuse as many people as possible
D. To serve everyone to the extent of going the extra mile

4. As far as your job is concerned
A. You are passionate about it
B. You do the minimum so that you don't get sacked
C. It is something you do to avoid staying home
D. It is something you do to get blind salary
5. Pursuit of knowledge is


A. A waste of time and money
B. A lifelong endeavour
C. Not as much fun as other pursuits
D. I do not know the meaning of pursuit


6. Books to you are


A. Sources of entertainment and enlightenment
B. Very expensive
C. Things I borrow and never returned
D. I will wait for the movie to come out


7. If you were a public official caught lying


A.You save yourself by lying further
B. You humbly apologize and face the music
C. You humbly apologize and resign honourably
D. You mumble jampis and wait to be sacked


8. On the LRT
A. You give up your seat to a senior citizen
B. You give up your seat only when the senior citizen hits you with his tongkat
C. You give up your seat only to pregnant ladies
D. You give up your seats only to ladies you made pregnant

9. If you want to show off your brand new expensive phone in cineplexes you
A. Get friends to call you every 10 minutes during the show
B. Call yourself every 10 minutes in between shows
C. Send videos of yourself via Bluetooth to everyone within range
D. Pay for slides announcing your acquisition of the said new phone


10. When your son/niece/friend/anyone asks you about, say, "nanotechnology" and you do not know the answer, you


A. Look it up
B. Look blurred
C. Look pained and insulted
D. Look at the fellow and ask for a simpler question

The Pencil

The pencil maker told his pencils five important lessons.

1st. everything you do will always leave a mark.

2nd. you can always correct your mistakes.

3rd. what is important is what is inside you.

4th. in life you will undergo painful sharpenings which will make you a better pencil.

5th. to be the best pencil you can you must allow yourself to be guided by the hand that holds you.

The Mestro-Al Fatiha

It was past two Ramadan ago,I wrote a story of an extra ordinary old man "Pak Sako" yes,name it, the Nationalist,the easy going novelist to a walking dictonary.Pak Sako earns it.The witty nationalist.Dare to challenge the BMA till was put to cold storage by the master at that time era.
The strong feel for his simple novel approx.200 pages thick but fullfill my quest to a write about him.It was 'Putra Gunung Tahan', a witty political staire novel.
In a sudden, the feel came and I just couldn't stop the strong desire to find and buy the book.

Today,I just couldn't stop the urge to write about a man,"Peoples Man" if you could name it.It has been 2 weeks since he 'pulang ke ramatullah' meets his lord.I haven't met him personally neither do have a chat with him.I do not have any family connection with his family neither,either have asked any direct favor from him.
Very influential figure and am able one.Victim of circumtances at time during his tenure.

Why do I decide to write about this man?
I don't know him only in news headlines
either asked a favour 'BUT' I am a fair person.
'Credit and Honour' given where it is due,I suppose.

About two years ago ibu, told me this story and the story was confirm by a close friend of mine,treated like a son by my mum and members of the family.The event took place while arwah apak was still alive.They were having supper at the famous Nasi Lemak Berlauk Ujung Pasir Melaka.The meeting took place approx 10 years ago.

This old giant man in size and status walk towards my mum's table.
Asking her,"...awak Shamsiah anak Cikgu Dollah Pucung ya?
To ibu suprise, she answer sheepishly answered "Ya".
Tok Wak aka. Cikgu Dollah Puchung met his Lord 15 years ago.He retired as Nazir Sekolah-Sekolah Melayu in Melaka way back in the 50's at ripe age of 88.
Goodness me,this man remember Cikgu Dollah Puchong and asked all his children.
He asked each and everyone of my mum sibling.Mind you, he remember all the 10 names.

So when the news of his death reached the public,I took the steps to pay a respect at his home at Bukit Bandar Raya and his burial ground at'Makam Pahlawan'
BECAUSE:

'A man whom who could remembered a small retired school teacher from A Solok', retired late 1950's and all his 10 children names
'Stood A Great Statemanship Skills and Stands Tall Among Peers of the Nation.'


'Budi seketek Gunong Selembah,Nila setitik Hitam sebelanga'. - Minang Proverb

AlFatiha.

TUN ABDUL GAFFAR BIN BABA.

Good Old Imam

Several years ago an imam moved to my area. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. Some weeks after he arrived, he had occasion to ride the same bus. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him twenty cents too much change.
As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, you better give the twenty cents back. It would be wrong to keep it. Then he thought, oh forget it, it's only twenty cents..
Who would worry about this little amount? Anyway, the bus company already gets too much fare; they will never miss it. Accept it as a gift from Almighty Allah and keep quiet.
When his stop came, the Imam paused momentarily at the door, then he handed the twenty cents back to the driver and said " Here, you gave me too much change." The driver with a smile replied,
" Aren't you the new Imam in this area? I have been thinking lately about going to worship at your mosque. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change."
When the Imam stepped off the bus, his knees became weak and soft. He had to grab the nearest light pole and held for support, and looked up to the heavens and cried
"Oh Allah, I almost sold Islam for twenty cents!

Remember, we may never see the impact our actions have on people. Sometimes we are the only knowledge of Quran someone will read, or the only Islam a non-Muslim will see. What we need to provide, Insha Allah is an example for others to see. Be careful and be honest everyday, because you never know who is watching your actions and judging you.

Angkasawan Nak Ke Bulan !! oh! nasib Fakulti Sains Ku

hmm..nak pergi ke bulan. Lihat majallah Budiman Universiti Malaya

Bila di tanya kepada Dean Fakulti Sains apakah wawasan Fakulti Sains and harapannya and matlamatnya Fakulti

dipetik Daripada majallah Budiman Keluaran Universiti Malaya Januari 2006.Bil.77

*Fakulti Sains berhasrat untuk melahirkan graduan yang serba lengkap, sama ada dari aspek akedemik ataupun 'softskills' yang akan menjadikan mereka pilihan utama majikan.

*Fakulti telah menyediakan pelan strategik komprehensif yang akan meghasilkan graduan yang apabila ....dia pergi meminang,sejurus sahaja bakal Ibu Mertua mendengar dia adalah seorang graduan Fakulti Sains Universiti Malaya,
pinangan akan diterima.

Sekiranya P.Ramlee menulis skrip cerita 'Ibu Mertua Ku' hari ini,dialog akan berbunyi saperti ini :

Nyonya Mansor : "Kassim Selamat? Siapa dia Kassim Selamat? Lawyer? Graduan Fakulti Sains Universiti Malaya?"

Sabariah : "Ahli Musik"

Nyonya Mansor : "Ahli Musik? Memang pantang datuk nenek aku ahli musik.Anak tidak mengenang jasa!!"

*Untuk mencapai hasrat in Fakulti Sains telah mengariskan 13 tindakan strategik yang telah dimuatkan dalam dokumen Universiti Maya Strategik Plan 2006.

Hmmmm...so sadlah our future saintist.
Have a peep at the faculty, you know what I am taking about and the concerned of the Dean.

That Is My Inyik.- Sheihk Sulaiman AlRasuli Candung

Memegang Teguh Mazhab Syafi'i

Perkembangan Islam di nusantara tidak bisa dipisahkan dari kiprah para tokoh agama dan ulama besar yang giat menyebarkan sunnatullah serta Hadis di berbagai wilayah. Sejauh ini, Sumatra Barat merupakan salah satu daerah yang melahirkan banyak ulama terkemuka.

Di antara tokoh ulama asal Sumatra Barat terkemuka adalah Syekh Sulaiman ar-Rasuli. Semasa hidupnya, Syekh Sulaiman dikenal masyarakat luas sebagai ulama yang gigih mempertahankan serta mengembangkan paham ahlusunnah wal jamaah dan mahzab Syafi'i. Selain itu, dia merupakan pendiri organisasi Ittihadul Ulama Sumatra (Persatuan Ulama Sumatra) dan Persatuan Tarbiyah Islamiyah (Perti).

Dari buku Ensiklopedi Islam, Syekh Sulaiman lahir tahun 1871 di Candung, yang terletak 10 km sebelah timur Bukitinggi, Sumbar. Oleh karenanya, dia pun lebih sering dipanggil dengan sebutan "Inyik Candung". Dia bernama asli Sulaiman bin Rasul, namun murid-muridnya di kemudian hari, akrab memanggilnya dengan nama Maulana Syekh Sulaiman ar-Rasuli.

Ayahnya bernama Angku Mudo Muhammad Rasul, yang juga ulama di daerahnya. Dari ayahnya pula, Syekh Sulaiman memperoleh pendidikan awal, terutama untuk bidang pelajaran agama. Di samping itu, sejak kecil dia menimba ilmu kepada Syekh Yahya al-Khalidi di Magek, Bukitinggi.

Ibadah haji dijalaninya pada tahun 1930 yang kemudian bermukim di tanah suci Makkah selama beberapa tahun. Di sana Syekh Sulaiman menuntut ilmu dari sejumlah ulama terkemuka. Antara lain Syekh Achmad Khatib Minangkabau. Sedangkan teman-temannya saat belajar di Makkah ialah Syekh Abbas Ladang Lawas dari Bukitinggi dan Syekh Muhammad Jamil Jaho.

Ketiganya tetap beraktivitas bersama sekembalinya ke tanah air dan menjadi tokoh ulama terkemuka. Mereka lantas gigih memperjuangkan dan mengembangkan paham ahlusunnah wal jamaah. Tiga sahabat karib ini dikenal dengan sebutan "tali pilin tiga."

Pulang ke kampung halaman, Candung, segera Syekh Sulaiman membuka sebuah pondok pesantren besar. Dalam waktu singkat, pesantrennya ini mendapat sambutan menggembirakan dari warga masyarakat sekitar. Makin lama jumlah murid-muridnya kian bertambah banyak. Tak hanya dari wilayah setempat, mereka yang ingin belajar di pesantren itu juga datang dari berbagai penjuru Sumbar, Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, Tapanuli, Aceh bahkan Malaysia.

Materi utama pendidikan di pesantren tersebut adalah pengajaran paham ahlusunnah wal jamaah serta mazhab Syafi'i. Dia sangat konsisten menjalankan paham dan aliran tersebut. Begitu pula ketika ada muridnya yang telah berhasil menyelesaikan masa pendidikannya, maka pada ijazah kelulusan akan dicantumkan pernyataan bahwa si pemegang ijazah, jika berfatwa, harus mendasarkan pada mazhab Syafi'i. Selain itu, masih dalam ijazah tadi, tercantum tulisan bahwa Syekh Sulaiman tidak akan rela bila muridnya berfatwa atau menganut paham selain paham Syafi'i.

Syekh Sulaiman tidak cuma dikenal sebagai ulama, kiprahnya merambah ke bidang politik dan keorganisasian. Tahun 1921, bersama dua teman akrabnya, Syekh Abbas dan Syekh Muhammad Jamil, serta sejumlah ulama kaum tua Minangkabau, membentuk organisasi bernama Ittihadul Ulama Sumatra. Ini merupakan organisasi saingan Persatuan Guru-guru Agama Islam (PGAI) yang didirikan kaum muda tahun 1918.

Tujuan dari pembentukan Ittihadul Ulama yakni untuk membela dan mengembangkan paham ahlusunnah wal jamaah serta mazhab Syafi'i. Dipilih selaku ketua umum pertamanya adalah Syekh Abbas Ladang Lawas. Organisasi tersebut kemudian menerbitkan majalah ar-Radd wa al-Mardud dibawah asuhan KH Sirajuddin Abbas dan H Mustafa Salim bin Syekh Muhammad Salim.

Dalam satu rapat yang berlangsung tanggal 5 Mei 1928 di rumah Syekh Sulaiman, muncul pemikiran bagi pembentukan organisasi persatuan sekolah-sekolah agama yang berpaham ahlusunnah wal jamaah. Sejumlah ulama tersebut secara tegas tidak setuju dengan aliran pendidikan yang dikelola kaum muda, semisal madrasah diniyah serta Sumatra Thawalib.

Selanjutnya, sekolah-sekolah agama yang tergabung dengan Syekh Sulaiman dkk dinamakan Madrasah Tarbiyah Islamiyah.

Syekh Sulaiman seringkali berbeda pendapat dengan tokoh muda lantaran keteguhannya mempertahankan paham ahlusunnah wal jamaah. Kendati demikian, dia sangat toleran dan menghargai pendapat orang lain. Oleh sebab itu, tak aneh bila tokoh ulama ini kerap bekerja sama dengan berbagai pihak meski ada ketidaksepahaman.

Pernah suatu ketika, Syekh Sulaiman berbeda pendapat dengan Dr H Abdul Karim Amrullah, yang pada intinya mengenai tarekat Naqsabandiyah serta rukyat dalam penetapan awal Ramadhan. Akan tetapi, keduanya tidak serta merta mengedepankan perbedaan pendapat itu ke dalam suatu debat kusir. Keduanua justru bekerja sama erat khususnya untuk menghadapi kolonial.

Mereka berdua bahkan acap kali mengisi ceramah di suatu tempat. Dan bersama dengan Syekh Ibrahim Musa --seorang ulama dan tokoh pembaru di Parabek, Bukitinggi-- berjanji untuk membawa semangat persatuan kepada segenap umat di wilayahnya.

Di bidang politik, Syekh Sulaiman pernah pula menjadi anggota Konstituante hasil Pemilu tahun 1955. Dia merupakan salah satu anggota tertua dan sempat ditunjuk untuk memimpin sidang pertama Konstituante. Selain itu, kiprahnya berpolitik sempat mengantarnya menduduki jabatan ketua Majelis Islam Tertinggi Sumatra Barat yang berkedudukan di Bukitinggi. Syekh Sulaiman pun tercatat pernah menghadiri konferensi ulama-ulama Sumatra dan Malaysia di Singapura pada zaman pendudukan Jepang tahun 1942.

Sejumlah karya tulisnya di bidang agama hingga kini masih dirujuk oleh beberapa sekolah agama. Antara lain karyanya adalah Kisah Isra dan Miraj Nabi, Cerita Tentang Maulid Nabi, Kisah Nabi Yusuf dan Yakub, Tassawuf, Ilmu Tafsir, Usuluddin, Doa-doa, Kisah Muhammad Arif-Tassawufdan Perdamaian Adat dengan Syarak.

Demikian sumbangsih Syekh Sulaiman ar-Rasuli untuk mengembangkan agama Islam dan pendidikan agama. Sejarah membuktikan, Perti yang dibentuk bersama dua sahabatnya dulu, kini telah menjelma menjadi sebuah organisasi yang mapan dan memayungi ratusan sekolah dan lembaga pendidikan Islam. Agaknya Syekh Sulaiman hendak menitipkan pesan bahwa dengan memajukan pendidikan, maka umat akan dapat bangkit dan berkiprah lebih aktif dalam usaha membangun bangsa dan agama.

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