Monday, February 28, 2011

MCKK PREMIER 7s : 26-27 FEB 2011 @ MCKK, KUALA KANGSAR, PERAK)





24 teams, 2 days, 1 champion






4:30pm Plate FINAL

SMS Hulu Selangor (5) vs Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (24)

3:55pm Bowl FINAL

Malay College Kuala Kangsar (7) vs Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak (24)



 line out macam ni kalu.... memang la jadi score macam bawah ni....
Good try though for coming in 2nd in the bowl final


Wednesday, February 23, 2011

tee off @ Bukit Kemuning Golf & Country Resort

Teed off today with Drs Maksum, Dr. Poengki and Shukor at Bukit Kemuning. Was a good outing, there were not too many patrons on the course and there was no real pressure to hurry up.. my kind of outing :)





my 1st EGM

This is my first experience sitting on the stage at an EGM. It went well enough, don't even have time to warm my seat.. its all over in 20 minutes... lightning FAST :)

Friday, February 11, 2011

dam dam dum.....

I'm not sure what is the celebration 7 days after Chinese New Year, but it sure was a tad too noisy starting at just after 12 o'clock last night. Well, I tried to put my head under the pillow but I can still hear the 'thunder' so I might as well get up and try to shoot something. This is what I get using my 50-200 telephoto lense and the PENTAX Kx positioned on the balcony.









Melayu.. puisi lama dan puisi "world"

Ada masa untuk berubah ada masa untuk tetap berpegang pada budaya dulu, bandingkan puisi hal Melayu Usman Awang ini dengan puisi Melayu baru yang membawa angin baru Melayu untuk lebih sesuai di abad ini;


Melayu itu orang yang bijaksana
Nakalnya bersulam jenaka
Budi bahasanya tidak terkira
Kurang ajarnya tetap santun
Jika menipu pun masih bersopan
Bila mengampu bijak beralas tangan.

Melayu itu berani jika bersalah
Kecut takut kerana benar,
Janji simpan di perut
Selalu pecah di mulut,
Biar mati adat
Jangan mati anak.

Melayu di tanah Semenanjung luas maknanya:
Jawa itu Melayu, Bugis itu Melayu
Banjar juga disebut Melayu,
Minangkabau memang Melayu,
Keturunan Acheh adalah Melayu,
Jakun dan Sakai asli Melayu,
Arab dan Pakistani, semua Melayu
Mamak dan Malbari serap ke Melayu
Malah mua'alaf bertakrif Melayu
(Setelah disunat anunya itu)

Dalam sejarahnya
Melayu itu pengembara lautan
Melorongkan jalur sejarah zaman
Begitu luas daerah sempadan
Sayangnya kini segala kehilangan

Melayu itu kaya falsafahnya
Kias kata bidal pusaka
Akar budi bersulamkan daya
Gedung akal laut bicara

Malangnya Melayu itu kuat bersorak
Terlalu ghairah pesta temasya
Sedangkan kampung telah tergadai
Sawah sejalur tinggal sejengkal
tanah sebidang mudah terjual

Meski telah memiliki telaga
Tangan masih memegang tali
Sedang orang mencapai timba.
Berbuahlah pisang tiga kali
Melayu itu masih bermimpi

Walaupun sudah mengenal universiti
Masih berdagang di rumah sendiri.
Berkelahi cara Melayu
Menikam dengan pantun
Menyanggah dengan senyum
Marahnya dengan diam
Merendah bukan menyembah
Meninggi bukan melonjak.

Watak Melayu menolak permusuhan
Setia dan sabar tiada sempadan
Tapi jika marah tak nampak telinga
Musuh dicari ke lubang cacing
Tak dapat tanduk telinga dijinjing
Maruah dan agama dihina jangan
Hebat amuknya tak kenal lawan

Berdamai cara Melayu indah sekali
Silaturrahim hati yang murni
Maaf diungkap senantiasa bersahut
Tangan diulur sentiasa bersambut
Luka pun tidak lagi berparut

Baiknya hati Melayu itu tak terbandingkan
Segala yang ada sanggup diberikan
Sehingga tercipta sebuah kiasan:
"Dagang lalu nasi ditanakkan
Suami pulang lapar tak makan
Kera di hutan disusu-susukan
Anak di pangkuan mati kebuluran

Bagaimanakah Melayu abad dua puluh satu
Masihkan tunduk tersipu-sipu?
Jangan takut melanggar pantang
Jika pantang menghalang kemajuan;
Jangan segan menentang larangan
Jika yakin kepada kebenaran;
Jangan malu mengucapkan keyakinan
Jika percaya kepada keadilan.

Jadilah bangsa yang bijaksana
Memegang tali memegang timba
Memiliki ekonomi mencipta budaya
Menjadi tuan di negara Merdeka


NUKILAN
Almarhum Usman Awang







dibandingkan dengan yang ini......melayu mondial, melayu WORLD (diciplak dari sajak melayu kuno USMAN AWANG )

Catatan Inspigob: Tulisan ini sebahagian dari siri pembebasan minda melayu dari penorowongan, menyahkan stereotaip melayu usman awang. Sila lihat memperkasa diri#1 

Melayu itu halus peradabannya
dunia itu pentasnya,
borobodur itu binaannya
nusantara kampungnya,
berdagang, bertani meredah lautan dengan penisinya
membina kota dimana-mana
Orang kuala itu melayu, tapi kecil bilangannya
jawa, bugis, minang, acheh, moro, kape, cham, pattani, manila itu melayu
bertaburan diseluruh dunia 
melayu itu berani kerana benar
kecut takut jika bersalah
janji sentiasa di kota
Biar mati adat jangan mati syariat
Baiknya hati Melayu itu tak terbandingkan asal kan dapat pulangan dan ada kiraan
 hujan emas dinegeri orang akan ditinggalkan negeri sendiri
 tak kan ditinggal anak kebuluran
Punya telaga punya timba pegang talinya 
anaknya tetap disusukan, biar kera balik kehutan
biar kuat kuat sorak dan kerjanya 
biar ghairah pestanya 
jadikan dunia kampung nya di manamana
Tanah sejalur dijadikan modal
 sedia berdagang, mengembali maruah, menebus yang tergadai
Hasil taninya bergandaganda 
Berbuahlah pisang  berkali kali
mendatang hasil bukannya mimpi 
Sudah punya universiti
sudah punya kuda dan  pedati
bergerak bebas di dunianya
berdagang berkampong membina kota di mana-mana

Tuesday, February 08, 2011

WHAT HAPPENED IN THOSE 100 YEARS? by RAJA PETRA KAMARUDIN

found this on my mailing list.....


WHAT HAPPENED IN THOSE 100 YEARS?


Today, the newspapers are carrying a story about eight Malay College Kuala Kangsar (MCKK) students transferred out for threatening a teacher with parangs and Rambo knives. No one in authority, however, seems overly perturbed about the alleged affair. It appears like they are taking this incident in their stride, something as normal and something schools all over Malaysia experience every day. The only punishment the eight have been subjected to is “transfer to a day school”. In our times the punishment would have been worse.

Anyhow, I am sure those who are products of MCKK are not taking this matter lightly. This is certainly a blemish on our reputation as the “King of Schools, School of Kings”. Other schools may take this incident as normal and not something one should lose any sleep over. But MCKK is not a normal school and an incident of this nature is not normal.

Her Majesty the Queen of England once called MCKK “the Eaton of the East” when she visited Malaysia a couple of years ago. It is said His Highness the King of Malaysia then corrected her by calling Eaton “the MCKK of the West”. This, of course, cannot be confirmed but ask any “Old Boy” -- what an ex-Collegian is called though, let me assure you, none of these Old Boys act old -- and they would all agree that Eaton is what it is because they copied the traditions of MCKK.

The Battle of Britain was won on the playing fields of Eaton, they say. Well, Malaya’s independence was won on the playing fields of MCKK. The history books fail to mention is that many of those “independence fighters” were products of MCKK. Granted it was a “peoples’ struggle”, but the rakyat were like a herd. They just follow the leader, and it needed a leader to lead them to independence. And MCKK provided these leaders of independence.

No study of early Malayan history would be complete without a mention of the Malay College Kuala Kangsar, better known as MCKK. MCKK was founded 98 years ago on 2nd January 1905. It was then called the Malay Residential School and was initiated with a vision and mission to produce a vigorous and intelligent race of young men who would be in touch with modern progress but not out of touch with old traditions.

“...establishing at a suitable locality in the Federated Malay States, a special residential school for education, of Malays of good family and for the training of Malay boys for the branches of the government service ...”
Thus were the words of the British Inspector of Schools for the Federated Malay States, R. J. Wilkinson, during a Rulers Conference (Durbar) in 1903.

Wilkinson’s efforts paved the way for the birth of Koleq, as it is fondly referred to by the Old Boys of MCKK. Invariably, MCKK was the first residential school in Malaya, and its syllabus would contain the essence of modern education with knowledge of Islam and Malay culture. Some say MCKK was a secret weapon of the British colonial masters of that time. They realised, one day, they would have to hand this country back to the locals. The British decided that the Chinese would inherit commerce while the Malays, the administration of this country. If they had to hand the administration of this country back to the Malays, reasoned the British, they might as well groom these Malays who would eventually take over.
The British knew their only hope for the future -- in an independent Malaya -- would be if they could deal with cricket-playing, whisky-drinking, English-thinking Malays, rather than with a bunch of “religious-minded fanatics” who would probably kick the British out the first chance they got. And so these cricket-playing, whisky-drinking, English-thinking Malays would need to be groomed, and then sent to England for the final “polishing”.

England’s doors were first thrown open to the Malays immediately after the Second World War, and my father, Raja Kamarudin Raja Sir Tun Uda, was amongst this first group of Malayans who stepped onto England’s shores. Others were the likes of Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak, Tun Dr Ismail, and many future leaders of Malaya, most whom received their education in MCKK.

In the beginning, MCKK was only open to the sons of royalty and of the elite; that is, sons of the Datuk Bergelar (titled Datuks) of the various Istana (palaces) all over the country. Then, more and more scholars but sons of the orang kebanyakan ('common people' or proletariat) were let in and the elite crowd dwindled to but a mere fraction of the total intake. Invariably, amongst some of these sons of the masses, were people not too fond of royalty or of the British colonialists.



What the British did not anticipate then was, educating the Malays had its drawbacks. While they were able to mould the minds of these young and impressionable boys to become more English than the Englishmen, education also gave the Malays the power to think. And think they did. And they thought, why allow the British to continue mismanaging this country when the locals can do exactly the same? (And the Malays did eventually take over from the British and screw up the country worse than the British did).

The Japanese occupation also brought new ideas into the heads of the Malays. If the all-mighty and all-powerful British could be defeated by a lesser power like the Japanese, then the British were not that invincible after all. 1946 was a significant year for Malay nationalism. That was when UMNO was formed. UMNO was merely a collection of many societies, associations and what we would now call NGOs. With it saw the emergence of many independence fighters. I cannot resist mentioning that many of these early independence fighters like Sir Dato Onn bin Jaffar (Hussein Onn’s father), Dato Abdul Wahab (Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang and one time Menteri Besar of Perak), Dato Laksmana Razali, Tun Aziz bin Abdul Majid (one time Governor of Melaka), Dato Haji Kamaruddin bin Haji Idris (Dato Suhaimi’s father), Tun Abdul Razak (Dato Seri Najib’s father), Raja Sir Tun Uda (my grandfather), Dato Bahaman, Dato Andika Indera, and so on, were mostly old boys of the MCKK.

MCKK had become the seat of Malay nationalism. This was probably the biggest blunder the British ever made in Malaya. If R. J. Wilkinson was still around today, he would probably say, “Give the Malays education, old chap, and they start having VISIONS!”

Ironically, the father of all visions (Vision 2020), Dr Mahathir, did not get his education at MCKK. Maybe that is why he turned out the way he did. Some say he did try to get into MCKK but was rejected because he is not Malay, but this could not be confirmed. The independence movement had begun and the British knew they could not resist it. But they needed an independence movement they could control. (As they say, if you can’t beat it, join it). And UMNO fit this bill perfectly. While many of the other non-UMNO political dissidents and independence fighters were rounded and up and jailed by the British, the UMNO “fighters” were left unscathed.

Was it a coincidence that the early UMNO leaders were mostly sons of the elite, nobility, and those who had received an education in MCKK and Britain? Certainly not! And Dato Andika Indera (another MCKK Old Boy) related a very interesting story that gave an insight into the British plan for UMNO.
“I was then the ADO (Assistant District Officer) for Dungun (Terengganu),” said Dato Andika. “The DO was, of course, an Englishman.”
“At that time, the UMNO leaders were touring the country to set up branches and campaign for support in the fight for independence. Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Razak were due in Kuantan that weekend and the DO suggested that I attend the gathering.” (Today, the FRU and their water cannons would be out in full force and the organizers arrested under ISA for holding an “illegal gathering”).
“The DO gave me five days leave so that I could attend the UMNO gathering in Kuantan,” related Dato Andika. “In those days, there were no bridges so it would take a day and a night to travel from Terengganu to Pahang, unlike today where it would take just three hours or so.”
“At first I did not want to go, but the DO convinced me that I should. He explained that I should join UMNO so that Malaya could one day achieve independence. He was not only supportive of the idea, in fact, he even gave me the money to go there.” (Dato Andika later set up the UMNO Dungun Division and became its first division leader).

The British were in full support of UMNO. Not only that, if anyone opposed UMNO, they would be arrested as “anti-British elements”. Clearly, not only was MCKK and a British education aimed at controlling the minds of the future Malayan leaders, but UMNO itself was an “independence movement” that not only received encouragement, but full British backing as well. The British wanted to ensure that the future Malayan political leaders as well as their political party would, as the Chinese say, become British running dogs.
Yes, the British were certainly the architects of UMNO, and UMNO the architect of Malaya’s independence movement. But it was the MCKK crowd that was the prime mover to both UMNO and the independence movement.

In those days, MCKK was an “elite club”. You were handpicked to enter MCKK. Of course, in the beginning, only the sons of the rulers were admitted into MCKK. Eventually, however, even the “normal” people were allowed in, but there were stringent criteria in accepting these “non-elite” children.


Even in my days, in 1963, when I first entered MCKK, I had to go for an interview before I could be accepted into MCKK though my uncle was the Sultan of Selangor and my grandfather the then Governor of Penang. It was not automatic though I was clearly from an elite family. I spoke very little Malay or Bahasa Malaysia then. But this was no problem as MCKK was an “English” Malay school. In fact, I did not really want to go to MCKK and this was how my interview went.

Interviewer: Raja Petra, why do you want to go to MCKK?
Me: I do not!
Interviewer: Excuse me. But you have applied to go to MCKK.
Me: I did not. My father applied on my behalf.
Interviewer: Oh, and why is that?
Me: Well, my grandfather went to MCKK, my father went to MCKK, all my uncles went to MCKK, in fact the entire Selangor Royal Family went to MCKK. So my father wants me to maintain the family tradition and be the third generation to go to MCKK. In fact, I will be the first from my generation to go to MCKK. So they want me to go to MCKK just to maintain the family tradition. And, with that, they admitted me into MCKK.

But I did not enjoy my stay there. I obtained my early education at the Alice Smith School in Kuala Lumpur, a school for expatriate children, and I was the only Malay in that school (my “official” name while in the Alice Smith School was “Peter Kamarudin” and not “Raja Petra Kamarudin” -- my family still calls me “Peter” till today). My mother was English and my father, a barrister, a graduate of Lincoln’s Inn. Understandably, with this background, I only spoke English and very little Malay, so I was bullied like hell.
“Hoi, Mat Salleh, tak tahu cakap Melayu,” were the daily taunts I was subjected to. My punishment for this was to clean the shoes of the seniors. One student, however, came to my defence, a boy called Anwar Ibrahim who was then in form four. He helped keep the bullies at bay.
But I did not like Anwar Ibrahim. Even then he was a great orator and would give anti-British speeches (the Merdeka fever was still blowing strong in 1963). My mother, as I said, was English, so I took this as a personal insult. I would walk off in disgust whenever he spoke.
MCKK then was not about passing exams. It was not a paper chase. It was about character building. And MCKK certainly built character in all those who passed through its halls.

Today, MCKK is just another residential school, and Malaysia has many. It is no longer an elite school. You need not be people of character to be admitted into MCKK. The rulers no longer oversee MCKK but it comes under the jurisdiction of the local education department. Today, MCKK is not about traditions.
Those in power after Tun Razak, the only Old Boy Prime Minister, did not like the idea of MCKK being so far ahead. If they could not bring the level of the other schools up to that of MCKK, then MCKK would have to be brought down to the level of the others. And that was when MCKK deteriorated. MCKK no longer is a school that breeds leaders. Gangsterism is now prevalent in MCKK. The Malays destroyed what the British so painfully created. The British paid the price for creating MCKK. It was because of MCKK they were kicked out of Malaya. But the British never regretted their “folly” as what they left behind was a great independent nation led by great leaders educated at MCKK. However, out of jealousy for MCKK’s success, the Malays of independent Malaya tore all this down and today MCKK has traditions equivalent to a kampong school.

By the way, as my parting shot, Sir Onn Jaffar, the first UMNO leader, was a product of MCKK. Maybe that will show how progressive MCKK was. It was ahead of its time.

RAJA PETRA KAMARUDIN
As appeared in the FAC News 30 August 2003

Sunday, February 06, 2011

from North to KL coming back - CNY holidays 5 Feb 2011




 ambik kau... guna lagi emergency lane tu.. macam dia sorang aja nak cepat

 39C @ 5 p.m. isshh HOT

 ni kes dah tak tahan sangkut dalam jam



Menora tunnel

"world's cutest driver" konon.... when was the last time you seen the mirror

a quick lunch detour @ Kuala Kangsar

after 3.5 hours drive... on an empty stomach... we decided to do a lunch break @ Kuala Kangsar...

 showing Udin the feel of my old school..


 mmmmm... lunch.. various exotic fresh water fish

 keli with tempoyak

 this bugger cost us RM48.... priceyy

 looks ugly but danggg tasty


 a happy boy blowing bubbles

 I was here in 1979

 even the town was jammed with cars running away from the highway

the sight at the exit Kuala Kangsar.. back to crawling traffic

1st leg - Sg Petani to Juru

It took us 2.5 hours to reach Juru..... on a journey that would normally be 45-60 minutes. Its a start of our 9 hours journey from Sg Petani to KL.

Funny yah.. on Wednesday we took 4 hours on the same route from KL to Sg Petani.

 5 km from Penang bridge and this was the traffic..

 these guys choose the best method of travel I guess.

this pink Hello Kitty car made us smile :)

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