Sinatra_Z - On the Eve of Eid / Menjelang Raya

I clocked out at the office,
shook hands with the Human Resource Manager and my boss.
We exchanged greetings and seek for forgiveness in a very casual way.

As I walked off from the office I noticed that it was a beautiful evening.

Just before breaking fast,
The sun was shining,

The sky was blue and the wind blowing.
Golden lights sprinkled everywhere,
in between the green leaves as I walk up G hill.....

It was like a beautiful goodbye.... To the holy month.

And there I stood,
while the wind gushes through my face,
thinking....
What a beautiful send off

I guess these days with people being so busy with their daily lives.
Many forget to stop and notice the weather.

This has been a very good Ramadhan to me,
a very good one indeed.

But is it the best?
Of course not!

For the best is yet to come.

Eid Mubarak to everyone... oh and of course...


Kalau ada salah dan silap,
kalau ada terkasar bahasa,
kalau ada menyakitkan hati,
saya pohon maaf dan ampun.....

Selamat Hari Raya.... Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

Terima Kasih kerana sudi membaca.

Catatan seekor lipas

Ini masa aku kat UTM daa...

Ikhlas Dari
Sinatra_Z

Sinatra_Z - Spoiler

Quiet night with starry skies, a hush blow of wind,
beautiful Ramadhan night...

But blasting from my speakers,
are Enter Sandman by Metallica and Through Fire and Flames by Dragonforce.

Spoiler sial... Spoiler gila!


P/S
I should be listening to Frank Sinatra instead.

Sinatra_Z - Tangguh...

Apahal tangguh-tangguh ni... 

Sesuka hati je ye. 
Kita tunggu apa Mat Taib cakap. 
Mat Taib kan suka letak perkataan dalam mulut akar umbi. 

Sinatra_Z - Cerita Hantu

Ini bukanlah salah satu cerita dalam siri kisah-kisah ramadhan............... Harap Maklum.

Seperti kebanyakan rakyat Malaysia saya juga mempunyai cerita hantu yang tersendiri.
Yeaa sememangnya cerita hantu cukup popular di Malaysia,
Ini dapat dilihat dengan jelas beberapa tahun yang lalu timbulnya majalah-majalah seperti Mastika dan Persona dengan tajuknya seperti Mayat lompat dari longkang atau Bomoh Iban Menurun Jin Penasihat Cinta dan sebagainya.

Hampir setiap minggu ada-ada je hantu yang keluar dari celah-celah ulu bertam hilir dan dihiasi dengan gambar seseorang pakcik yang menunjukan suatu lokasi dengan tulisan
"Di sinilah saya ternampak lembaga itu."
Barangkali sebenarnya pakcik itu hanya menunjukan jalan untuk ke Tampin kepada wartawan berkenaan.

Cerita Hantu 1
Tajuk : Nenek Kebayan..

Masa aku sekolah rendah dulu masa darjah satu kat tandas lelaki blok 3 sekolah kebangsaan lembah keramat jamban paling hujung sekali budak-budak kata ada nenek kebayan. Mahmud kawan aku kata memang ada dia dah pergi tengok. Aku mula-mula tak berani tengok laa sebab nenek kebayan dalam jamban adalah sesuatu yang agak mendebarkan.

Jadi satu hari aku pun pergi la tengok nenek kebayan tu dan rupanya ianya adalah sebatang mop. Mahmud kata nanti malam mop tu menjelma jadi nenek kebayan.

Lepas tu setelah aku bertahun berlalu aku cerita kat kawan aku Anthony Cheang. Dia pun kata kat sekolah kebangsaan melawati satu pun ada nenek kebayan kat tandas lelaki. Itu pun Mop jugak.

Ahaaa jadi kesimpulan ialah nenek kebayan boleh menjelma jadi MOP.

jaga-jaga haaaa


Cerita Hantu 2
Tajuk : Hantu dalam gambar.

Sememangnya banyak terjadi apabila kita mengambil gambar yang cantik di taman bunga maka terdapat munculnya objek atau bayangan yang tidak disangka. Memang sepatutnya gambar mempunyai 2 orang di dalamnya muncul entiti yang tidak sepatutnya ada. Saya juga pernah mengalami pengalaman ini, nah tak usahlah banyak cerita tengoklah sendiri gambar ini.........


Lihat di belakang, gambar dua makhluk yang tak sepatutnya ada di dalam frame...


P/S - Sekiranya cerita saya telah menakutkan anda usahlah anda risau kerana sekarang ni bulan puasa, setan semua kena ikat.

Sinatra_Z - Zakat Fitrah

Sempena bulan Ramadhan yang mulia ini kita akan teruskan lagi kisah-kisah siri puasa....

Hari ini saya berasa bangga,
hari ini saya telah berjaya melepasi suatu tahap dalam hidup saya.
Dan perasaan pencapaian baru dalam kehidupan ini sama seperti sewaktu saya membeli Jam Casio Illuminator, Kad Touch and Go kali pertama dan kali pertama menaiki monorail KL.

Yeaaa hari ini saya buat kali pertama dalam sejarah hidup saya telah membayar Zakat Fitrah yang berjumlah RM 5.20. Saya dengan penuh bangganya terus menelefon ayah saya setelah membayar Zakat di Carrefour Wangsa Maju, sana ada kaunter zakat dekat depan kaunter perkhidmatan pelanggan.

Saya dengan nada garau dan matang memberitahu ayah saya yang beliau tidak perlu membayar lagi Zakat fitrah bagi pihak saya.

Ayah saya kata "Ok, baguslah tu." Tu je.

Dengan hanya RM 5.20 saya buat pertama kalinya rasa seperti seorang dewasa yang hebat dan matang. Tapi masa nak bayar tu saya ada 50 ringgit je dan lepas tu saya tengok ustaz tu macam takde duit pecah je, jadi saya pergi arcade carrefour tu pergi pecah duit dengan membeli token game. Saya main game gendang percussion master, lawan-lawan king of fighters dan Tekken. Lepas tu saya baru pergi bayar Zakat.

Ahhhh................... Rupanya saya belum cukup dewasa lagi.

Tapi takpelah,
tahukah anda setelah anda membayat Zakat fitrah anda akan mendapat resit yang bertulisan jawi?


Gambar dicuri dari http://blog.irwan.name/?p=251

Ahaaa hari ini anda telah belajar benda yang baru bukan.
Jadi seperti biasa saya pun pulang ke ofis dan berlagak dengan Ramlan dengan menunjuk resit bertulisan jawi tadi. Ramlan pun tanyalah apa benda lah tu jadi saya pun cuba bacalah apa yang tertulis....

Lipas :
Daripada Ibn... Iben... Iban? Oooo Ibnu... Daripada Ibnu Abbas katanya "Rasulullah SAW telah mewajibkan zakat fitrah sebagai membersihkan (diri) oryaan, oryngg... aureng?

Ramlan :
Peh apa dah ko baca ni bak aku tengok, alip wau ro... Aurong? Eruan ko tengok ni apa dua tulis ni?

Lead Engineer :
hmm.. Alip Wau roo..... ORANG YANG lah!

Ramlan dan Lipas:
laaa apahal la dia sambung, ya dengan nga tu asingkanlah... isk siot betullah...

Lipas:
Ok sambung-sambung, mewajibkan zakat fitrah sebagai membersihkan (diri) orang yang berpuasa dan memberi makan orang miskin. Peh ko kutuk aku nah Ramlan ko baca plak, ok nah...

Ramlan :
Rasulullah SAW telah mewajibkan zakat fitrah sebagai membersihkan (diri) orang yang berpuasa dan memberi makan orang miskin. Bagi moreh yang menunaikan.....

Lipas:
Ehhh apa moreh daah! Ini baru cerita Zakat la belum masuk terwaikh lagi.

Lead Engineer:
Mim Ro ya Kap... Mereka laa!!



P/S - Saya dan Ramlan kena lebih berlatih membaca jawi. Sudahkan anda membayat Zakat?

Sinatra_Z - Hujan

Ahh hujan,
Lebat pulak tu, saya memang suka hujan terutama kalau dia lebat.
Dah lama tak hujan dekat sini.
Hujan itu rahmat, Hujan itu kehidupan dan hujan itu juga bukti kekuasaan esa.

Tapi hujan juga boleh membuatkan kita selesa berdengkur siang terutama waktu puasa.

Memang best gila.

Rumah saya takde air cond jadi bila hujan barulah rasa sejuk dan seronok nak tifur.

Jadi masa saya kecik bila panas saya masukkan kepala dalam peti ais kalau nak sejuk.

Nasib baik hari ini hujan,
tak payah bukak peti sejuk.

Sinatra_Z - Pantun Puasa

Yeaa sudah lama tidak saya mengarang dalam bahasa Melayu atau bahasa kebangsaan.
Hari ini ingin saya mempersembahkan satu seni budaya bahasa melayu iaitu berpantun. Sempena bulan Ramadhan ini saya telah cuba mengarang beberapa rangkap pantun berempena dengan aktiviti berpuasa. Harap anda semua suka.....

Ke pasar ramadhan Taman Melawati,
sungguh ramai orang di sana,
Main "parking" kereta sesuka hati,
apa ingat puasa takde undang-undang ke.

Ke pasar juadah mencari samosa,
ternampak gadis beli ayam golek,
ahh nanti bila kau bukak puasa,
makanlah berpada janganlah mencekik.

marilah kita pergi bersahur,
janganlah pulak tak sembahyang subuh,
ah ko ni tolonglah isteri tu dekat dapur,
janganlah pulak buat-buat bodoh.

ke pasar juadah menengok makanan,
eh tertengok pulak si anak dara,
haa tu lah tak jaga pandangan,
tengok kan dah kurang ko punya pahala,

terbau ikan goreng jiran sebelah,
ingin aku nak berbuka di sana,
tengok juadah aku memang tak boleh belah,
roti bakar sapu dengan tuna,
Sedihnya.....

Orang berbuka di hotel shangri la,
pelbagai juadah membuka selera,
aiseyman MRR2 Jam teruk la,
aku berbuka dalam kereta.

Mari membeli kuih tat,
nanti habis kalau lambat,
ko punya tarawikh 8 rakaat,
tapi ko punya moreh 20 rakaat.

Bila cakap bahasa baku,
ah teruknya pantun aku.


Tambahan

-Pantun Kad raya-

Pecah kaca pecah gelas
Sudah baca harap balas

kuih bahulu kuih tat,
kita nak kuih raya awak buat.

Sinatra_Z - P-Ramlee

I love P-Ramlee,
In fact I dare say I love P-Ramlee more most of you. I loved P-Ramlee so much that he was my Form 3 Sejarah Project. If you play some random song of his I there's a very-very good chance I can say what song is it and even sing it. When kids at school were singing KRU AWAS or IBU by Exist I sang Dengar ini Cerita

Once Jonathan Kent of BBC (Malaysian Correspondent) wrote that he loves P-Ramlee as well and how Malays back then were more relaxed and less of an Ultra than today. He reminiscence at how back in those days Malays are quite open to the notion of party, joking and even make jokes about gin. Yes back then Malays or some might say "urban" Malays were more relaxed and are much more open compare to some rigid branding of Islam plastered to them like now. Jonathan Kent also once reminiscence in some other article on how he missed the quiet calm peaceful nature of the Malay fishermen compare to the suit clad marble floor government officer at Putrajaya

It's normal I guess, we all do love P-Ramlee and that peaceful fishermen. And yeah I guess it would be nice if Malays nowdays were more like P-Ramlee, less "ultra", less rigid or islamic fundamentalist and chill out and take a joke. 

But the thing as much as I love P-Ramlee
There are several facts about P-Ramlee which can never will leave my head just as how his songs keep sticking in here. 

P-Ramlee did not receive a single cent for his albums or songs in the form of royalty. P-Ramlee though a director, script writer, actor and even composed the music theme he never really owned his movies. P-Ramlee was poor before he died, Dirt poor, he died in debt. The house in Setapak which is now his museum originally was not even his own house, they had to buy the house. P-Ramlee write and sing songs but they are not his, his movies are not his, his studio is not his in fact nothing is his. 

P-Ramlee is just a flamboyant talented Malay who like to party around and drink. Of course people around him loved him, he made them rich, he let them use him and when he is old and no longer popular they dumped him. Of course early on he led a prosperous glamorous life, but it is all artificial. He didn't own anything Shaw Brothers owned him. 

Go to Singapore, Jalan Ampas, Visit that famous Studio Jalan Ampas and see for yourself what is left. Apart from a puny stone has words less than a paragraph you won't find it in any tourist attraction map. 

Yes P-Ramlee was fun, talented and loved(only on certain times).

P-Ramlee is indeed the mascot of how the Malays were back then. Seriously, every time I go back to Perak and hear stories about my grandfathers and great grandfathers I couldn't help thinking "ahh so... more P-Ramlee's

They lived a good life, people loved them, they party around at cabaret and socialise like Frank Sinatra. But the sold off their land, their businesses and their heritage. 

They become slaves on their own land. 

So No Thank you. 
I do not wish the P-Ramlee kind of Malay. 
Even though you might love me for that.



p/s - Some foreigner journalist may be romanticising about the peaceful malay fishermen living a simple life. But seriously, ask those fishermen whether they do it because they love it or they would rather have something better. It's always fun and romantic to write about peaceful fishermen, but try being one. Maybe after that you would wish you work in an air conditioned office with marble floors and wearing a suit.  




Sinatra_Z - How Dreams Die

When I was a young boy back in primary school students would have to fill in their information on a yellow academic card which is the size of an A4 paper. It is to be used as a record of our academic achievements throughout six years in primary school. One of the thing that I distinctively remember was that each year would fill in 3 answers as to what is our ambition"Cita-Cita Saya". 

Boys being boys the usual answer you get would be firemen, Doctor, Soldier,Fighter Pilot, Police, Adventurer, Sailor and sometimes things like Batman, Kesatria Baja Hitam or Ultraman

But then these boys will grow up and realised that it is not that easy to be what they wanted to be back then. For instance they realised that they are not that fit or just to lazy to exercise to be a firemen, Police payroll is too low, they hate mosquitoes and jungle thus ditching in becoming a soldier and opt for a job that has an air conditioner in it. 

Then these boys go into secondary school and a whole new world open. They realised that life is more than just about cool looking guns, uniforms and killing alien monsters that invade earth on a weekly basis. So you get answers like Musician, Lawyer, Inventor, Computer Programmer, Painter, Engineer, Architect and etc... It's the romantic thought that they want to create, build, design and do something interesting.

They dream of doing something great, building something big, experience something good or produce something beautiful. 

But then as they grow older some of them may come to the conclusion that they are not smart enough, not talented enough, pay is too low or the job market is not that good for that industry and pressure from parents or society. 

So they went to college and due to the restrictions of their grade, cash and other influences they opt for something more realistic. So they went into Business Studies, Marketing, Finance, Mechanical Engineering, Statistics, Human Resource, Foreign Language, Psychology and etc... 

But still they do dream of making something out of life using the path that is beyond them. Some are still dreaming of building something or making something which is similar to their childhood dream but most opt to dream about cars, cash and other material things. 

So they graduated but due to the economy, interviews or vacancies they again reroute their path to something no longer based by their dreams but by necessity to survive in this society. Some become white collared worker, some go into private sector and a small number may decide to be an entrepreneur or inherit their family business. This is where you get answers like Production Engineer, Insurance agent, district officer, immigration officer, marketing executive, systems administrator, office administrator, assistant auditor, bank teller or financial advisor. 

So now their dreams are no longer about being someone, making something, doing or experiencing. Instead now their dream merely focus on getting promoted to assistant manager before 30, getting 3 months bonus by the end of the year, achieving this months sales target, going home by 5.30, gather enough money to get married in one year's time or simply getting new rims for their car. 


And that is how most dreams die, 
 

A Slow and Quiet Death. 


Sinatra_Z - Test Your Eyes

Got this from Aiishi

So are your eyes okay? Then try reading this..



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Sinatra_Z - Ohoo Menarik

Nak Kenal Siapa Ahmad Ismail Sebenarnya.......

Naah tengoklah sendiri,

Buatlah kesimpulan sendiri..

http://sahathevan.blogspot.com/2008/09/who-does-ahmad-ismail-of-bukit-bendera.html

Yang pastinya burung yang sama bulu duduk berkumpul.

Ye lah sekarang dia memang lah lain.

Tapi inilah dia yang dulu..... Dia yang sebenar. Dia yang dah berubah dari perjuangan siswa golongan susah, kepada Islam kepada Melayu dan kini kepada kononya Malaysia....

Dan saya bukan maksudkan Ahmad Ismail.......

Patutlah Ezam keluar, Nallakarupan, Chandra Muzaffar dan tidak ada seorang peguam yang membelanya dulu kini membelanya sekarang.

Bak kata Ezam laa...

"Saya tak tinggalkan dia masa dia susah, masa dia susah saya susah sekali. Saya tinggalkan dia masa dia senang.."

Sinatra_Z - Kehidupan Kampus

Sebelum aku masuk Universiti dulu macam-macam aku bayangkan. Kononya macam dalam TV yang orang muda-mudi bergaul dengan gembira dengan pengembaraan gila-gila dan drama cinta yang hebat. Tak pun macam "fraternity" atau tempat berkumpul golongan bijak pandai sarjana membaca buku tebal-tebal dan ghairah berbincang dengan professor, dalam dewan kuliah berlatar belakangkan papan hitam yang diconteng dengan kapur.

Malangnya aku salah Universiti.

Kalau aku nak pesta muda-mudi dan pengembaraan aku patut masuk UTP, MMU tak pun UNITEN. Diorang ni swasta jadi pelajar dia meriah sikit. Aku banyak jugak dengar cerita dari Kepen dan Anand Shawn.

Kalau aku nak bergaya sarjana berbincang Isu Semasa dan berdebat dengan professor rambut putih aku patut masuk Universiti Malaya ambil Sains Politik tak pun aku tak tolak tawaran UIA dulu tu.

Kalau aku nak Drama Chenta hebat UiTM ataupun kolej mungkin suatu tempat yang sesuai.

Tapi aku pergi masuk dekat Universiti yang paling skema atau Belia 4B.
Aku masuk Pengajian tinggi yang jauh dari Kuala Lumpur.
Tempat pelajar biasiswa Intel yang kegiatan masa lapangnya adalah menekan kalkulator.

Namanya UTM - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

UTM mempunyai beberapa nama samaran seperti Universiti Tendang Menendang, Universiti Tendang Mahasiswa dan Universiti Terrorist Malaysia.

Dalam kelas pensyarah aku conteng papan putih dengan nombor dan huruf guna pen marker, pakai slide projektor dan cakap. Takde bincang-bincang, samaada ko betul atau ko salah. Dan kalau ko salah tu salahlah. Ye lah dah nombor.. Tak payah baca buku tebal-tebal yang lama-lama. Baca buku baru, tak berapa tebal penuh dengan nombor, litar dan lukisan.

Gig? Konsert Band? Ada sekali tu UTM nak anjur konsert konvokesyen panggril KRU. Persatuan Mahasiswa Islam UTM sudah tunjuk perasaan lah pulak. Selalunya diorang jemput In-Team tak pun NowSeeHeart.

Banyak benda aku belajar kat UTM tu, boleh kata ia banyak membentuk aku kepada apa aku hari ini (termasuk badan). Tapi tu cerita lain kali.

Walaupun UTM tu dekat dengan JB bandaraya besar yang agak meriah tapi hujung minggu aku jarang keluar ke JB. Sama seperti kebanyakan pelajar UTM. Hujung minggu aku lepak dengan Ecam main game, tengok anime dan buat benda yang sangat Nerd.

Aku takde nak berjiwang mahupun tidak banyak terlibat dalam aktiviti drama kehidupan.

Ye hidup aku memang kalau ko dengar agak membosankan, lipas sepi pun ada jugak laa tapi takdelah sepi sangat. Sepangjang aku kat sana aku cuma ingat aktiviti tidak berfaedah yang Nerd aku buat di antara aktiviti yang hebat.

Antara aktiviti aku

DOTA, Anime, Warcraft, Anime, Debate, Anime, Electronics, Anime, Internet, Anime, Pantun, Tarik Tali, Conference, Ucapan Umum, Anime, fotografi, Anime dan Anime.

Aku suka tengok anime sambil makan keropok belinjau pahit dan minum Pokka Green Tea.
Memang aku banyak buang masa dekat UTM dulu.
Agak Meriah la hidup aku masa kat kampus........... Bagi seorang Nerd.


P/S - Masa pilihanraya Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar aku buat poster ni dan tampal dekat satu kampus.

Kamaruzaman adalah Calon yang ditaja oleh P.I-M.A.K.A.N Perikatan Mahasiswa Aliran Kiri Angkatan Nasionalis...

Sinatra_Z - Ramadhan Wisdom 1

BerWisdom

I head this from my mom who heard it from her friends.
When buying food from Pasar Ramadhan it is good to buy with Wisdom. There would come a time when you have 5 stalls selling the same thing eg. curry puffs and how would you know which one to choose from.

Takkan nak mintak sample kot, Malulah orang tau ko tak puasa.

So..

Pick the one that has a worn down umbrella, try not to buy from the one that has a spanking new stall parasol.

Why?
Because during Ramadhan you have these ramadhan traders mushrooming all over Pasar Ramadhan all over the nation. Ramadhan Traders are stall owners who don't usually sell food the rest of the year, they just merely taking the chance of making some extra money by opening a food stall at the Pasar which is why their parasol is usually clean. Where as the dirty or worn down parasol are your regular curry puffs seller, these stall owners are definitely not going to ditch their old stall umbrella and buy a brand new one for the spirit of Ramadhan.

So now you know eh...

Pretty Obvious no.....

"Is it a bird? Is it a flying Plastic Bag? No it's SOHperman"

p/s - This technique will not work if the regular curry puff maker decided to buy a brand new parasol because the old one has gone missing.

Sinatra_Z - Bangsa Malaysia

It is funny these days that so many people seem to be hyping about Bangsa Malaysia without really understanding the fundamentals of it.

Many of us equate the concept of BangsaMalaysia similar to being an American or British. We would like to erase the notion of having race definitions and just brand ourselves as one unifying concept of the Malaysian Race. Yet even Americans and even Brits do differentiate themselves along racial lines. You have African Americans, Hispanic, Asians, Scotts, English, Irish and etc.

They do not have one definitive race but instead use concept of citizenship. That is why you have Indian who is an American Citizen. The only nations that truly use one definitive race concept which is defined by the nation would be the communists and they are all gone. Even China is no longer communist is you ask me.

So technically Bangsa Malaysia is flawed even by it’s name. But for sake of argument let’s just go along with this.

Some “intellectuals” and many foreign reporters hailed the last general election results as a turning point of the Malaysian History where people are no longer bind to their race. This of course seems to be wishful thinking oh their side and shows that some of these pseudo intellectuals do not really understand the Malaysian Public.

People vote the other way as a sign of protest against the current government lead by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. A sign of protest against bad economic policies, rising cost of living and disgust among Barisan traditional supporters and members who were disillusioned by his leadership.

Ask yourselves who is more Ultra Malay. Is it Mahathir or Abdullah? Yet Mahathir had the backing of the non malays in during the 1999 elections.

But back to the topic at hand which is Bangsa Malaysia. Here is some of the reasons why I find it baffling whenever I hear politicians talk about Bangsa Malaysia. You see Bangsa Malaysia is an identity not a policy. Fighting corruption, better education system and economic restructuring are policies. Bangsa Malaysia is an Identity.

To have the identity of Bangsa Malaysia is it not best to start educate our children first in disregarding their differences?

Why is there the need to have different schools with difference language?

Bahasa
Malaysia
should be the lingua franca in Bangsa Malaysia is it not?

So why do you need Chinese schools or Indian Schools, We are not in
China or India are we. Hence we should only have National School with Bahasa Malaysia as the de facto language.

What is the point of changing the name of Bahasa Melayu to Bahasa
Malaysia if "Malaysians" are not using it.

Irony is when the very people who hails and shouts about Bangsa
Malaysia can at the same time chief defenders of this segregation our children policy and parallel Identity education system.

Is Bangsa
Malaysia issue only applicable to open tender projects, university qualifications and questioning the Malay Rights or the so called fantasy of social contract?

Is it not the best way of having a national identity is to adopt or integrate society. This is why you have strict integration rules in countries like France and Germany. Once you are a French Citizen you are to be expected to speak French, embrace the French values and the constitution.

But it seems here that being a Bangsa Malaysia is to not be a Malay.

In fact the Irony is so clear and obvious that it baffles me at why some people are oblivious to it. Do you notice that almost in all discussion of Bangsa Malaysia is done in English.

Now this paradox is similar to having invited a bunch of Chinese (China) intellectuals to discuss about the Chinese identity in Hindi with members of the audience all citizens of China.

This article itself speaks of the paradox, why is it so? Because if it were to be written in Bahasa Malaysia many of us Malaysians might not be able to fully participate in the discussion.

Ahh yes, Indeed Hypocrisy at it's best.

It is true that these days there are many racists who mask themselves as liberals...

I guess many here want's to adopt the concept of Bangsa Malaysia only when it is convinient or benificial to them.

Sinatra_Z - Kisah Puasa 2

Tiba tiba hari ni.....
Saya rasa hendak melakukan sebuah anjakan paradigma.
Saya membuat keputusan untuk menggunakan dapur rumah yang sudah sekian lama sepi.
Maka saya pun menuju ke arah Giant Hypermarket untuk membeli bahan-bahan dan setelah sekian lama kini rumah saya sudah ada Air Oren kembali. Saya beli tadi, air oren berjenama Sunkist. Kalau rasa nak main Saidina dekat rumah saya anda tidak perlu risau lagi tentang air oren atau air masak, tadi saya masak air sempena buka puasa. Tapi Saidina belum beli lagi.

Kembali kepada tajuk asal,
Maka saya telah membuat keputusan untuk tidak membeli bungkusan dari pasar juadah hari ini saya akan masak sempena buka puasa!! Dan saya telah berjaya melakukan perkara ini. Yeaaa satu lagi pencapaian pada bulan Ramadhan ini..

Menu Buka Puasa Lipas Sepi

Kurma
Sausage (Ayamas)
Scramble Eggs
Bake Beans (Ayam Brand)
Roti Bakar
Margarine
Air Oren Kordial Sunkist dibancuh dengan Ais dan Air Masak.
Cempedak (aku beli dekat ofis daa)

Amacam Happening tak buka puasa aku....
Macam breakfast daa. Tapi betul lah breakfast meal for BreakFast!!

Mak aku kata kalau nak kahwin kena pandai masak.
Ahaaaaa aku dah pandai masak dah...


Buka Puasa aku nampak lebih kurang macam ni la,
Cuma dalam gambar ni nampak lagi sedap.

Sinatra_Z - Kisah-Kisah Puasa

Kini tibalah bulan ramadhan, bulan paling mulia dalam kalendar Islam. Bulan ketika umat islam berpuasa sebagai tanda ibadah kepada yang maha Esa. Di sini ingin saya berkongsi beberapa kisah mengenainya sepanjang pengalaman saya berpuasa sejak berumur 9 tahun.


Kisah Puasa 1 -

Ada sekali tu saya ada baca dekat Majalah Ujang Bumper raya, masa tu semua orang memang tertunggu-tunggu Ujang bumper raya ketika zaman kegemilangan komik-komik seperti aku hidup dalam blues, lawak keluarga, selangkah ke alam misteri, ali dan davidson, murahguru tandoori payat dan bersama selamanya. Dalam majalah Ujang Bumper raya edisi ke berapa entah ada sorang kartunis ni (aku dah tak ingat) berkongsi penngalaman beliau berpuasa..

"Aku ni takdelah banyak kisah menarik bila puasa masa kecik-kecik ni tak macam kartunis lain. Kira pengalaman aku ni agak biasa lah. Cuma ada sekali tu masa puasa, aku masa tu tengah balik dari mengaji kena lalu ada satu jalan tepi lombong, kaki aku tergelincir lalu aku jatuh dalam lombong dalam lombong tu aku pun terminumlah sebotol air oren."

hmm.......


Kisah Puasa 2 -

Masa sekolah dulu aku selalu kata kat mak aku aku nak pergi sembahyang tarawikh tapi sebenarnya lepas Isyak aku pergi merayap. Aku rasa seronok sebab bulan puasa merupakan bulan yang aku ada sebab nak keluar malam-malam. Mak aku pun kasilah aku keluar pergi surau ye lah kan buat benda baik, kononya lah tapi pada suatu hari kawan aku Joe Lee telefon rumah aku lalu mak aku jawab

"hello makcik Zaidel ada?"

"Zaidel takde dia pergi surau sembahyang terawikh."

"Oh ye ke, ok takpelah nanti saya call balik."

"Tak pun cuba awak cari dia kat padang, dia kata je pergi surau selalunya dia kat padang cuba cari dia kat sana."

"Ohh ok..."

Halamak rupanya mak aku tahu daa. Tapi ye laa macamana dia tak saspek, bapak aku sembahyang full aku cuma lapan rakaat je (aku bagitau mak aku) boleh balik lagi lewat dari orang tua aku.


Kisah Puasa 3

Aku habis SPM dekat puasa dan ketika itulah aku dapat kerja pertama aku iaitu menjual kuih di pasar ramadhan. Makcik Salsuri tu suka aku sebab aku suara lantang dan pandai memanggil pelanggan untuk membeli kuih. Antara ayat-ayat lebat aku ketika menjual kuih adalah..

"Ahh Kuih bukan sebarang kuih, mai beli kak mai beli ahh boleh rasa ye boleh rasaaaaa ... Kita bagi rasa percuma kak kalau sedap baru beli!"

ataupun

"ahh kak mai beli kuih ni kak kita ada offer kak! Dengan setiap pembelian satu ringgit kuih kita bagi Plastik Beg percuma kak! Yeaaa..."

Ahaa hebat tak ayat aku, malangnya aku tak sehebat ini ketika mengayat gadis-gadis. Maka mereka tidak tertipu dengan aku.


Kisah Puasa 4

Ni masa adik sedara aku kecik lagi la, masa tu dia nak berlatih puasa sebab mak dia janji setiap hari dia puasa dia akan dapat duit raya lebih. Jadi dia pun puasa la, cuma ada satu hari dia tak bangun sahur. Bila dia bangun dah pukul lapan pagi jadi lepas sahur, itu membuatkan dia tidak puas hati. Lalu adik sedara aku pun makan breakfast pada pukul 8.30 pagi lepas tu sambung puasa.


P/S - Masa aku mula-mula belajar kat UTM dulu kawan-kawan aku ajak aku pergi Param. Aku pun terkejut sebab Param ialah nama bapak Ramesh ataupun Paramesvaran, kitorang panggil dia Param, rupanya param kat johor ni ialah Pasar Ramadhan daa.. Aku pun pelik sejak bila bapak Ramesh pindah Johor...