So you want to try having your lunch or dinner in the paddy field, or by a stream or by the lake. This is the place to be, its a 1/2 hour drive from Bandung city along some road with pot holes but the visit is worth the pain in the butt :)Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sapu Lidi Restaurant, Bandung
So you want to try having your lunch or dinner in the paddy field, or by a stream or by the lake. This is the place to be, its a 1/2 hour drive from Bandung city along some road with pot holes but the visit is worth the pain in the butt :)
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Batu Alam sold around Jakarta
various black volcano rock on sale around Jakarta especially around Senayan area.Monday, March 09, 2009
Bumbu Desa, Jakarta
Nice Sunda restaurant with beautiful food and 'hot' sambal'This Bumbu Desa outlet is at : Jl. Suryo no.38, Kebayoran Baru , Jkt.
Tel: +6221 7201244 www.bumbudesa.com/
Thursday, February 26, 2009
We are all immigrants - *Antara pendatang dan penumpang (English Translation)
something I found... which I find interesting. I believe this was written sometime ago .. 2008?
*Antara pendatang dan penumpang (English Translation) *
To begin with, I was quite reluctant to comment on the mess created by the statement made by Ahmad bin Ismail, the head of the Bukit Bendera, Pulau Pinang UMNO Division. Whether he made the statement in reference to Chinese Malaysians is no longer the question, as the issue has spread and has been hotly debated.
If it is not handled carefully and smartly, this issue could make clear water murky, giving opportunity to parties who are keen on seeing this country crash, not to mention falling into the hands of foreigners. In today's borderless world, international electronic media coverage makes it difficult for any country to hide or deny any given event.
The main issue brought up by Ahmad Ismail revolves around the question of "squatters", that is, that Chinese Malaysians are squatters in this country. He explained that he was referring to pre-independence days. However, it had hurt the sensitivity of the Chinese Malaysian community.
I don't know Ahmad Ismail personally, but I was quite close to his late elder brother, Abdul Rahim Ismail, the owner of Rahim Construction Company that was once famous as an "Earth-Prince" (Bumiputra) construction firm in Pulau Pinang. I don't know what has happened to the company after Abdul Rahim passed away. Personally, I don't agree with what Ahmad Ismail said for the following reasons. To me, nearly 90 percent of Malaysians, especially those in the Peninsula, are immigrants, and all of us are actually squatters in the land of Allah anyways. We are anything but permanent owners, we are merely squatters. For example, I come from a family that squatted in this blessed land. My paternal grandfather and grandmother migrated from Mecca and Brunei, while my maternal grandmother came from Hadramut, Yaman. We are immigrants and squatters, as are almost everyone else in this country. As for Ahmad Ismail, he is also an immigrant having descended from an immigrant's family who squatted in this country. Ahmad Ismail cannot deny the fact that his grandfather and grandmother moved from India to this country in search of a better life in this blessed land.
It is also the case with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi whose maternal grandfather hailed from Guangdong in southern China. In short, Pak Lah's grandfather, Allahyarhamah Kailan , whose name was Hasson Salleh or Hah Su Chiang, was an immigrant. He moved to Tanah Melayu from Guangdong in the mid-19th century. He stayed in Bayan Lepas as a rubber estate worker, a padi farmer and later became a diamond trader. Najib Tun Razak, Deputy Prime Minister, is also a descendant of an immigrant Bugis family that came from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Hishammudin Hussein cannot escape the fact that there is Turkish blood running through his veins.
The Malacca Malay Sultanate was founded by an immigrant coming from Sumatra -- Parameswara, a prince who practised Hinduism. A reading of the history of Malay Sultanates would reveal that some of them were founded by Bugis immigrants, while others were of Hadramut and Minangkabau parentage.
Almost all Malays living in this country are from outside Tanah Melayu, but are defined as "Malay Race" by the Federal Constitution. We are "Malay" in definition by the Constitution, that is, we are Muslims; we practise Malay customs and speak the Malay language. Unfortunately, the Malay language itself seems> to have been kil led by the Malays in UMNO when they named it the Malaysian language (Bahasa Malaysia).
Therefore, Arabs like Syed Hamid Albar and myself, Achehs like Sanusi Junid, Indians like Kader Sheikh Fadzir and Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Bugises like Najib, Minangs like Rais Yatim, Jawas like Mohamad Rahmat, and others from Madura, Pulau Buyan, Siam, Myanmar, Yunnan (China) and the Philippines are conveniently categorized as Malays.
They are accepted as Malays regardless of whether they speak Malay or otherwise at home like those of us who speak Arabic, the Jawas that speak Jawa, the Minangs that speak Minang, or the Mamak that speak Tamil.
These languages are anything but Malay if we look at it from the perspective of the Federal Constitution, so they should never have been declared Malays. But for the sake of political correctness, all of them are accepted as Malays and "Earth Princes" (bumiputra).
It is grossly unfair to point to the Chinese as immigrants when the Arabs, Indians, Achehs, Minangs, Bataks, Mandailings, Jawas, Maduras, and Bugises are immigrants no less in this country. We cannot deny the fact that most of the Chinese's grandfathers and grandmothers migrated to this country in the days of the Malacca Malay Sultanante, some of whom did so during the period of Kedah Sultanate, Terengganu Sultanate and Kelantan Sultanate respectively. After Francis Light wrested Penang from the hands of the sultan of Kedah in 1786, more Chinese had arrived here.
We are all immigrants squatting in this country. Only the Negrito, Jekun, Semang, Jahut, Orang Laut, Orang Darat, Senoi, and other indigenous people groups (like the Kadazandusuns, ibans and bidayuhs) can be correctly considered the original inhabitants of this country.
We must never forget the contributions and sacrifices made by all the races in building our nation in all its aspects, including the economy, social structure, national defense and, most importantly, national unity. We are all taxpayers whether or not we are descended from immigrants or squatters.
Syed Imran, an Arab-Malaysian born in Penang, Malaysia, an ex-Bernama journalist ( 1971-1998) and former press secretary to the Minister in PM's Department, posted a great blog days ago, which was translated into English.
*Antara pendatang dan penumpang (English Translation) *
To begin with, I was quite reluctant to comment on the mess created by the statement made by Ahmad bin Ismail, the head of the Bukit Bendera, Pulau Pinang UMNO Division. Whether he made the statement in reference to Chinese Malaysians is no longer the question, as the issue has spread and has been hotly debated.
If it is not handled carefully and smartly, this issue could make clear water murky, giving opportunity to parties who are keen on seeing this country crash, not to mention falling into the hands of foreigners. In today's borderless world, international electronic media coverage makes it difficult for any country to hide or deny any given event.
The main issue brought up by Ahmad Ismail revolves around the question of "squatters", that is, that Chinese Malaysians are squatters in this country. He explained that he was referring to pre-independence days. However, it had hurt the sensitivity of the Chinese Malaysian community.
I don't know Ahmad Ismail personally, but I was quite close to his late elder brother, Abdul Rahim Ismail, the owner of Rahim Construction Company that was once famous as an "Earth-Prince" (Bumiputra) construction firm in Pulau Pinang. I don't know what has happened to the company after Abdul Rahim passed away. Personally, I don't agree with what Ahmad Ismail said for the following reasons. To me, nearly 90 percent of Malaysians, especially those in the Peninsula, are immigrants, and all of us are actually squatters in the land of Allah anyways. We are anything but permanent owners, we are merely squatters. For example, I come from a family that squatted in this blessed land. My paternal grandfather and grandmother migrated from Mecca and Brunei, while my maternal grandmother came from Hadramut, Yaman. We are immigrants and squatters, as are almost everyone else in this country. As for Ahmad Ismail, he is also an immigrant having descended from an immigrant's family who squatted in this country. Ahmad Ismail cannot deny the fact that his grandfather and grandmother moved from India to this country in search of a better life in this blessed land.
It is also the case with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi whose maternal grandfather hailed from Guangdong in southern China. In short, Pak Lah's grandfather, Allahyarhamah Kailan , whose name was Hasson Salleh or Hah Su Chiang, was an immigrant. He moved to Tanah Melayu from Guangdong in the mid-19th century. He stayed in Bayan Lepas as a rubber estate worker, a padi farmer and later became a diamond trader. Najib Tun Razak, Deputy Prime Minister, is also a descendant of an immigrant Bugis family that came from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Hishammudin Hussein cannot escape the fact that there is Turkish blood running through his veins.
The Malacca Malay Sultanate was founded by an immigrant coming from Sumatra -- Parameswara, a prince who practised Hinduism. A reading of the history of Malay Sultanates would reveal that some of them were founded by Bugis immigrants, while others were of Hadramut and Minangkabau parentage.
Almost all Malays living in this country are from outside Tanah Melayu, but are defined as "Malay Race" by the Federal Constitution. We are "Malay" in definition by the Constitution, that is, we are Muslims; we practise Malay customs and speak the Malay language. Unfortunately, the Malay language itself seems> to have been kil led by the Malays in UMNO when they named it the Malaysian language (Bahasa Malaysia).
Therefore, Arabs like Syed Hamid Albar and myself, Achehs like Sanusi Junid, Indians like Kader Sheikh Fadzir and Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Bugises like Najib, Minangs like Rais Yatim, Jawas like Mohamad Rahmat, and others from Madura, Pulau Buyan, Siam, Myanmar, Yunnan (China) and the Philippines are conveniently categorized as Malays.
They are accepted as Malays regardless of whether they speak Malay or otherwise at home like those of us who speak Arabic, the Jawas that speak Jawa, the Minangs that speak Minang, or the Mamak that speak Tamil.
These languages are anything but Malay if we look at it from the perspective of the Federal Constitution, so they should never have been declared Malays. But for the sake of political correctness, all of them are accepted as Malays and "Earth Princes" (bumiputra).
It is grossly unfair to point to the Chinese as immigrants when the Arabs, Indians, Achehs, Minangs, Bataks, Mandailings, Jawas, Maduras, and Bugises are immigrants no less in this country. We cannot deny the fact that most of the Chinese's grandfathers and grandmothers migrated to this country in the days of the Malacca Malay Sultanante, some of whom did so during the period of Kedah Sultanate, Terengganu Sultanate and Kelantan Sultanate respectively. After Francis Light wrested Penang from the hands of the sultan of Kedah in 1786, more Chinese had arrived here.
We are all immigrants squatting in this country. Only the Negrito, Jekun, Semang, Jahut, Orang Laut, Orang Darat, Senoi, and other indigenous people groups (like the Kadazandusuns, ibans and bidayuhs) can be correctly considered the original inhabitants of this country.
We must never forget the contributions and sacrifices made by all the races in building our nation in all its aspects, including the economy, social structure, national defense and, most importantly, national unity. We are all taxpayers whether or not we are descended from immigrants or squatters.
SJMC ICU 23 Feb
Platelet count at 11,000 (normal average is 150,000)
and I was warded into the NICU
(well the ICU was full so I was sent to Neo Natal ICU)
and stayed there for 2 days.
2nd day - 15k
3rd day - 40k
4th day - 83k and I was sent home to recuperate
... my daughter is still in the ward even though her PC is 100k.
and I was warded into the NICU
(well the ICU was full so I was sent to Neo Natal ICU)
and stayed there for 2 days.
2nd day - 15k
3rd day - 40k
4th day - 83k and I was sent home to recuperate
... my daughter is still in the ward even though her PC is 100k.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
CAK’ TU’ CI Manado grilled fish, Jakarta
hot and spicy Menado food in Jakarta. With their motto
” For taste, we maybe your taste expert. With reasonable and suitable price for your pocket, we are guarantee satisfy is belong to you”
(as written by them without any change to spelling etc)
Cak Tu Ci (Restaurant & Cafe)
Jl. Panglima Polim 5 No. 15
12160 Melawai - South Jakarta
” For taste, we maybe your taste expert. With reasonable and suitable price for your pocket, we are guarantee satisfy is belong to you”
(as written by them without any change to spelling etc)
Cak Tu Ci (Restaurant & Cafe)
Jl. Panglima Polim 5 No. 15
12160 Melawai - South Jakarta
| Phone | : | +62-21-7244833 |
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tugu Negara (National Monument)
A brainchild of Tunku Abd Rahman (the 1st Prime Minister), the 15.54m high bronze monument was constructed in 1966 to honor the country's fallen heroes. The monument was designed by Austrian sculptor Felix de Weldon, the same designer for the USMC War Memorial in Virginia, United States.
On the base of the monument bears the inscriptions in Malay with Jawi script; - "Memperingati perwira-perwira yang berjuang untuk menegakkan keamanan dan kebebasan. Moga-moga Allah cucurkan rahmat ke atas mereka"
- and English with Roman script:
- "Dedicated to the heroic fighters in the cause of peace and freedom,
- May the blessing of Allah be upon them"
It was proclaimed a memorial park dedicated to the 11,000 people who died during the 12-year Malayan Emergency (1948-1960). Every year, on July 31st, a wreath-laying ceremony takes place at the monument on Warriors Day.
In 27 August 1975, it suffered extensive damage due to an explosion set off by a communist terrorist. The restoration was completed on 11 May 1977.
There is also another monument called cenotaph, which was set up during the British administration, to commemorate the fallen heroes during the 1st and 2nd World Wars and during the Malayan Emergency , which lasted from 1948 until 1960.On it is written it is written;
In 27 August 1975, it suffered extensive damage due to an explosion set off by a communist terrorist. The restoration was completed on 11 May 1977.
There is also another monument called cenotaph, which was set up during the British administration, to commemorate the fallen heroes during the 1st and 2nd World Wars and during the Malayan Emergency , which lasted from 1948 until 1960.On it is written it is written; “To Our Glorious Dead with dates of the First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945) and the Emergency (1948-1960).
Sate Hj Samuri, Medan MARA
one of the most famous local franchise - Sate Hj Samuri. On last count I believe they have about 15 outlets including the ones at the R&R areas along the expressway. They have certainly come a long way from the sleepy town of Kajang where in the 70's I used to frequent the first shop near the Kajang Bus Terminal. Especially during our 'balik kampung' trip as my grand parents used to live near Kajang.Known as sate in Malay (and pronounced similarly to the English), Hj Samuri sate outlets offer chicken sate, beef sate, deer sate, rabbit sate, fish sate , goat sate and many other variants.
The Malaysian sate is just one variation of sate as you can find something similar in all other ASEAN countries.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Kuala Lumpur during Chinese New Year holidays
as like any other long public holidays KLCC will be full of people especially foreigners including the foreign workers who use it as the central meeting point with their fellow country men/women
the major roads which would normally be jam packed with cars is now quiet - Jl Ampang, Jl Raja, Jl Raja Chulan - rarity :)E71 Theme
Found this great site for NOKIA E71 theme http://axthemes.extra.hu/
Here are some sample themes you can find there;
Here are some sample themes you can find there;
Monday, January 19, 2009
Jakarta trip, 16-18th Jan 2009
Sunda food
Monument
Sign at Sukarno-Hatta airport
Cengkareng toll
Tanah Abang complex
Colourful seats - Malaysian airlines
Sop Iga & Iga goreng (ribs)
Harvey Nichols
Dapur Sunda
Batik at Tanah Abang
Gen 2 in Jkt
Bajaj
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Sana boikot.. sini marah....
Akhir-akhir ini sejak serangan di Gaza yang entah keberapa kalinya, banyak sungguh saya terima email dari teman, rakan, taulan yang seperti marah, cuba memberi kesedaran tentang zalim nya bangsa yang memang sejak dulu di laknat itu. Dalam usaha memboikot dan kemarahan yang meluap-luap jangan lupa yang ada benda lain yg lebih simple lebih senang yang kadang kala terlupa dan terlepas kita buat.
satu tulisan yang baik yang saya terima untuk bacaan, jika faham elok lah kita mulakan dengan yang basic dan simple dahulu sebelum yang lain lain;
satu tulisan yang baik yang saya terima untuk bacaan, jika faham elok lah kita mulakan dengan yang basic dan simple dahulu sebelum yang lain lain;
Doa doa tu memanglah digalakkan tetapi pada solat harian bila kita ucap "....assalaamu 'alaina wa 'alaa 'ibadillaahis saalihiin... .." (lk: selamatkan kami serta para solihin dr kalangan hambaMu), adakah kita benar menghayati dan memaksudkannya atawa sahaja ucap dan ujar sbg satu kebiasaan ritual semata-mata. Jika satu kebiasaan ritual, malahan bangun terus tanpa bersalam dgn org yang bersolat di sebelah apalah ada makna doa bg kesejahteraan orang yg lebih jauh.
Bukankah firman ".... wa iitaa iii dzil qurbaa wa yanha 'anil fahsyaaa iwal munkar...." itu menegaskan bhw kita hendaklah bersedekah / berlaku kebajikan kpd mereka yg hampir/dekat/ karib dgn kita. Jika dmkn dan benar dimaksudkan maka tentulah doa kebajikan bg org yg jauh yg menderita akan dimakbulkan.
Jika di sini pun kita berkelahi manalah konon kita upaya berikrab seolah-olah seperut (silaturrahmi) dgn muslimin di loka dan kala/ketika lain.Namun Allah masih menjanjikan seraya mendesak 'berdoalah kepadaKu kelak Kukabuli'.Ya Allah anta laa tukhliful mii'ad.Wallahu a'laam.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Pieces of history about mourning
I always like to read bits of history especially when its written by a certain person in my college mailing list. Some facts may not be known because it is not normally found in history books. He did mention in his writing that .."Much of the tradition/custom is not generally followed save those that have to attend the formal ceremonies, owing to lack of knowledge or concern or interest or just non-conformists for various reasons."I honestly feel that I should reproduce it here, I hope he won't mind. This is in response to a question;"Would like to know what is the white band around the songkok for and would one be refused entry if such white band is not donned."
I do not think you were in KK when the late S Yusuf Gahafarullah expired in 1962,about an annum post the demise of his consort RPTaayah in 1961. Perhaps you were around at the time of the demise of the last Rajabendahara of Perak, whose house was along Jalan Setesen near and opposite that China school close to theRlyStation. He passed away circa 1957 about a year before the late Sultan Badli Shah of Kedah in 1958.
The mourning for RajaBendahara was prescribed for 7 days. I remember being pulled up for not donning the white ribbon during evening prep hours. Yes a black armband on the left upper arm or a white band on a songkok was the order.I am quite sure Nana's father CCIsmail had to wear the black armband during the 14-daymourning for the late KingGeorge VI in 1952 as loyal servants of His Majesty's govt of Penang. But despite the adat and adab rule of the Lembaga Perak darul Ridzuan, during the funeral proper RP Taayah no black band nor white band were used by Kolet boys preceding the funeral parade from IstanaIskandariah to Royal Mausoleum at Mt Chandan.
Still on topic of toha/belasungkawa/ mourning/ kabung, Kelantanese who abide by the custom are supposed to cover their kopiah tops with a white kerchief while old Perakian custom stipulated a white headkerchief (tengkolok) now made substitutable with black songkok/kopiah, complete with all-black baju/seluar/ samping. Kedah's traditional form of mourning was/is black baju/seluar with white/offwhite plain samping but for courtiers who do not don samping they wear tetampan (kainsebai) or selempang (sashes) of white.Of course those unable to are expected to wear simplest dark/and/or white dress, thus not manifesting gaeity.Much of the tradition/custom is not generally followed save those that have to attend the formal ceremonies, owing to lack of knowledge or concern or interest or just non-conformists for various reasons.
I hv sent photograph showing Kolet SJAB and Kolet boys preceding the funeral procession of late RajaPerempuanTaayah without armbands or white ribbons.I am sending a photograph showing the royal hearse of then Regent of Kedah whose demise made way for Tunku Badishah to succeed him as Regent and later Sultan of Kedah. The picture explains the royal mourning attire during pre-war Kedah Darulaman. The Regent being taken to the Langgar (= RoyalMausoleum) was Tunku Muhammad.
Awat nak tahu pasal (Datuk) Seraja Imam ?
Saya sebut SerajaDiraja sbg kenderaan Perusungan Jenazah Raja-raja khasnya di Perak. Ianya serupalah 'MeruMas' tang KhrungthefMahanakor n Siam.Tang Kedah Seraja Imam adalah satu gelaran Orgbesar pd zaman Sultan Mahmud Shah (1505-47).Lani takdak kut dah gelaran dmkn. Ttp ada gelaran Datuk Seraja Setia yg mungkin berilhamkangelaran lama itu. Disebutkan bhw Datuk Seraja Imam wujud seera dgn seolah mualim bernama Sharif Azlan org Arabyang menikahkan Cik Tempawan. Kalu tak silap. Sila cuba tengok kalu-kalu ada diperihalkan dmkndlm Salsilah Nenggeri Kedah karangan / susunan TukKeraniArshad (KeraniRosiaRaja aka SUS lani).
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Translate English - Malay - English
I found this site for English - Malay - English translation. Its free, can do some translation, not perfect but it helps :)
The site is at www.citcat.com
The site is at www.citcat.com
Flea Market at Amcorp Mall, P.Jaya
The flea market at Amcorp Mall is on every Saturday and Sunday. Quite an interesting mix of items you can find there. Over the years I guess some of the regular sellers at the flea market has taken up permanent shops inside the mall. The flea market vendors sell everything from antiques, handicraft to actual vinyl records (Gosh.. a Madonna True Blue vinyl selling for RM60? Old Rainbow LP for RM70? I think I should go through my old vinyls.. maybe I can find some hidden fortune there too hehehe) . Other items include toys, branded apparel, homemade food, knick-knacks and gift items.Amcorp Mall Opening Hours
Weekdays 10.00am to 10.00pm
Weekends & Public Holidays 10.00am to 10.00pm
Going to Amcorp Mall
By LRT: Take the Putra LRT to the Taman Jaya station. Amcorp Mall is just within few minutes walk from the station.
Salero Negori at Amcorp Mall
Padang/Negeri Sembilan food in Amcorp mall, Petaling Jaya on the 2nd floor. tried the sambel ijo, duck's egg in garavy (masak lemak) and kikil but I don't have the courage to try the cow's brain... mmm deliciousSaturday, January 10, 2009
Gaza March 2003: Rachel Corrie and Israeli bulldozer
Much has been written on the Gaza occupation but events in past few weeks reminded me of an American lady who was crushed to death by an Israeli bulldozer in March 2003. She was a member of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) who traveled to the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada.
Read it here Photostory: Israeli bulldozer driver murders American peace activist
Corrie immediately after being injured
She was trying to stop the demolition of a Palestinian home. According to the other activists who were with her, she was in dialogue with the operator of the bulldozer. Rachel climbed up on the bulldozer to talk to the soldier in the cockpit. She climbed down. She sat in front of the bulldozer. The soldier in control of the huge machine drove it deliberately over her. He then backed up, and ran over her again.They don't care who is in front of them, if they can kill an American, they can kill anyone, let alone a Palestinian. Murder seems to be a normal thing to do to anyone who tries to stop them. It goes beyond being brutal..cruel.
Read it here Photostory: Israeli bulldozer driver murders American peace activist
Corrie immediately after being injured
Perkara tentang Siam... yang aku tak tahu
Beberapa perkara tentang Siam yang saya tidak tahu sehingga di ceritakan dalam mailing list saya. Harap penulis tidak marah apabila saya letak tulisan beliau disini.
1. swas-dee (sebut swatdi) dari "wai" (=sembah Siam), depa melakukan 'swas-mon' (sebut swatmon) terhadap tu sami dan bg seruan hormat disebut swatdi (lk maknanya sembah-baik @ semoga bahagia dsb).
9. Memang bbrp nama sebelah Selatan Siam tu berasal/berasaskan bhs Melayu eg similan (=9), rian (=rial=ringgit) , tarutao (=teratur), satul/satun (=setul/setui/ ster), pulaudua dekat tepilaut tennaserin adalah disebut koh-songh bermaksud sama (iaitu = two-island)
10. In Thailand, both Father''s Day and Mother''s Day are celebrated on the birthdays of Their Majesties the King and Queen. Father's/Mother's depa bersamaan ulanghariterbit Raja/Rani? Tu nampak sangat depa kreatif, sbb Father's Day dgn Mother's renggangnya 9 bulan10 hari seyogianya.11. Hingga selepas 1946 tiada Thai wujud sabit istilah tepatnya ialah 'Siam'. Thai/Thailand hanya direka dan dipopularkan oleh Gen PhibunSonggram yang berpolisikan perlenyapan jatidiri berbagai (khasnya Melayu-Islam) ) di Siam dengan menekan (=suppress) dan menegaskan (=emphasise) kesatuan bangsa Siam sbg kon Thai dlm PrathesThat (supreme-territory of the never-colonised country).14. Bahn Kuok > Bangkok mungkin juga Bahn (=Kampung) Koh (=Pulau) selain drpd yg disangkaka sbg Kampung Zaitun.15. MaeKhong benar bermaksud 'Sungai/Batang Khong' menjadikannya salah (redundant) bg menterjemahkannya sbg MaeKhongRiver. Ttp setepatnya Mae/Me itu maknanya 'ibu' dan Nam ertinya 'air'.Maka Menam/Maenam = ibu-air = sungai, cuma Siam meringkaskan Menam > Mae shj spt MenamChaoPhraya/ Menam Sot dll > Me Chaophraya/Mesot dll.18. Wat Trymit diperihalkan sbg GoldenTemple bukanlah terjemahan sbb Trymit/trimitr bermaksud tiga-sahabat. Dmkn jugalah Nakorn Phatom tu Nakorn tu adalah sebutan ikut lidah Siam bg perkataan yang dieja dlm aksara (alphabet) Siam dgn huruf-huruf naw-khaw-raw iaitu sama maksudnya dgn 'nun-ga-ra-ya/ alif kita iaitu 'negeri/negara' Phatom. Cuma dlm bhs Siam 'negeri' bererti kota eg megapolis adalah 'mahanakorn'.26. Bangkok memiliki nama terpanjang di antara ibukota ? Ya, namun yang direngkaskan pun sudah agak panjang mengikut piawai kita iaitu BahnKuok > Bangkok secara perihal Siamnya ialah Khrung-thef- maha-nakorn bermaksud City (Khrung) of Angels (thef=dev/dewa- dewi) Maha (great/raya) Nakorn (negeri/kota) yg boleh dialihbahasakan kpd LosAngelesthe Megapolis.27. Adulyadej/adunjadet memang anak kelahiran Barat yg amat disenangi mereka sbg victors dlm Perang Dunia II dan kita boleh agak depa di Barat taksukakan abangnya yg memerintah sehingga zaman peperintahan. Raja itu putusnyawa secara mysterious dan tak diketahui hasil siaisatan kemangkatannya sejurus selepas Jepun menyerah kalah. Maka diangkatkan King Adunjadet sbg ganti.
From www.asiatour.com: 1946, Jun 9 - King Ananda Mahidol is found shot dead in his bed at the Grand Palace. His brother Bhumiphol Adulyadej is proclaimed King of Siam under the royal title King Rama IX.
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Sunway Lagoon
used to be an old mining pool, now they have man made beach
"Water water everywhere, and all the boards did shrinkIron Maiden - Rime Of The Ancient Mariner lyrics
Water water everywhere, nor any drop to drink." (S.T.Coleridge)
splash.. splash
you swing, you turn till you get dizzy...BEWARE!! Tiger in the park
Thursday, January 01, 2009
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