The Reader

School holidays

From Sk Rinching Hilir,at KLCC
Originally uploaded by Adibi

May I wish all readers and my friends a Happy and Safe School holidays!

My youngest kid is already 20 years old and I lost track of school holidays.However,yesterday I was reminded by my eldest son who was travelling all the way from JB to KL when he told me of his delayed arrival.When I asked why,he told me of too many cars on the roads and the school holidays just began...

To my friends who have school going kids,this is the time to have a holiday together and to 'balik kampung'.As more and more of us are now living in the urban areas,it is good to bring back our kids to get to know our relatives as well as to experience kampung life.Lest ,they may forget where their roots are..

Enjoy and be safe.

PS:Most people take photos of their holidays but not many write them down in a notebook.I would suggest that when you are on holidays, you write what you see/hear,who you meet and talk to and record your feelings.Below is the cover of two travel notebooks I just bought for my next trip.I bet you will enjoy all these later when you get older...

Jaya Supermarket collapse

My Malaysian friend who lives in London asked me why this sort of thing  keeps happening in our country Malaysia.I gave him my answer via my Twitter.But this is an official comments from NIOSH:

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (Niosh) chairman stressed the importance of carrying out risk assessments before construction work was done.
“The collapse of the old Jaya supermarket building highlights once again the consequences of not implementing good occupational safety and health practices at the workplace.
“It is sad that it takes another tragedy for people to realise what is going to happen if one takes safety at the workplace for granted,” he said in a statement Friday.
“Proper risk assessment is the most fundamental issue of commitment to safety. Unless and until this issue is addressed, accidents such as this will continue to happen in the future,” he said.

IMHO,accidents at our Malaysian construction sites are just waiting to happen  and the usual rhetoric will follow..

NB:About six years ago I wrote about slope failure.

Golongan yang tidak disukai Allah

Khatam Qur'an @ Masjid Ash-Shafie,Taman Maluri
Originally uploaded by Adibi

Minggu lepas saya senaraikan golongan yang disukai oleh Allah swt.Pada hari ini saya senaraikan golongan orang yang tidak disukai oleh Allah swt sebaigaimana tercatit dalam al--Qur'an.Sama-samalah kita semua ambil peringatan:-

1.Al-Mu'tadun-golongan yang menentang dan melampaui batas
-"Kerana sesungguhnya Allah tidak suka kepada orang -orang yang melampaui batas"-Al-Baqarah :190

2.Az-Zolimun-golongan yang suka melakukan kezaliman
-"Allah tidak suka kepada orang-orang zalim"-Ali-Imran:57

3.Al-Mufsidun-golongan yang suka melakukan kerosakan
-"Sedang Allah tidak suka kepada orang-orang yang melakukan kerosakan"-Al-Maidah :64

4.Al-MUsrifun-golongan yang boros
-"Sesungguhnya Allah tidak suka orang-orang yang melampau(melakukan pemborosan)"-Al-An'am 141

5.Al-Kho'inun-golongan yang melakukan pengkhianatan
-"Sesungguhnya Allah tidak suka kepada orang-orang yang khianat."-Al-Anfal:58

6.Al-Mustakbirun-golongan yang sombong
-"Sesungguhnya Dia tidak suka kepada orang-orang yang sombong takbur"-An-Nahl:23

7.Al-Farihun dan al-Mukhtalun-golongan yang suka membangga diri
-Sesungguhnya Allah tidak suka kepada orang yang bermegah-megah(membangga diri)"-Al-Qasas:76
-Sesungguhnya Allah tidak suka kepada orang-orang yang sombong takbur dan membangga diri"-An-Nisa':36

8Al-Mujahirun bil Qaul al-Musi'-golongan yang suka mengucapkan kata-kata buruk
-"Allah tidak suka kepada perkataan2 yang buruk yang di katakan dengan berterus-terang(untuk mendedahkan kejahatan orang)kecuali oleh orang yang teraniaya."-An-Nisa':148

Nota Gambar: Gambar menunjukkan satu jemaah yang sentiasa mendatangi masjid untuk bersolat dan belajar ilmu agama.Cara sebegini akan mengelakkan kiata dari terjumus kedalam kumpulan yang tersebut diatas,InsyaAllah.

Personal notes of my travels..

Today,I stumbled upon a nice and artistic notebook with nice graphics to write my personal notes about my personal notes of my travels.During my younger days, when I travelled overseas,I only took pictures but never carried notebook like I do now to record what I saw,heard and felt during my journeys.Before I forget those sweet memories,I better put them in a nice little notebook for the records.

I only began to record my travel beginning in 2000 when I visited London.Since then I always carry my little notebooks.While performing my Haj in 2003,I used up two notebooks to record my journey.It is not for public consumption because it was very personal.So, no Haj Travelog from me.As I mentioned before,in Haj everyone has the same roadmap but everyone has his or her personal journey.

This notebook has a nice cover as shown(right above) and contain about 60 pages and it costs RM6.40.On every page, there are a few small photos and sketches as decorations.The artists would prefer their own artworks but for people like me who cannot even draw a good potato,these artworks look great to provide 'sceneries' for my short notes of sweet memories of each place I have visited in the last three decades..

Below is one example  of the internal pages..On second thought,I must go and get another copy before everyone will rush to buy these cute notebook at Parksons,KLCC.

Better late than never..

I am glad to hear about this project is finally taking off from the drawing board.It was ready on paper for more than three years.Luckily, the projected water demad did not materialise due to slow down in our economy.Otherwise,we the people of Klang Valley had to suffer water shortage like the one we experienced in the late 90's.

My congratulations to Dato' Ismail Mat Nor on being appointed as the project director.I wish you all the best,my friend.More info here.

Published: Monday May 25, 2009 MYT 4:15:00 PM

Work on Pahang-S'gor water tunnel to start next Monday

By MAZWIN NIK ANIS

PUTRAJAYA: Work on a 44.6km-long tunnel to channel almost two million litres of water daily from Pahang to Selangor will start next Monday.

The federal project, aimed at meeting the needs of water consumers in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya until the year 2025, will cost RM3.936bil.

Project director Datuk Ismail Mat Noor said the tunnel, which alone would cost around RM1.3bil to build, was the first and “most critical” component in the project and would take five years to complete.

Ismail said works would commence in Karak, Pahang and end in Hulu Langat, Selangor before 1.9mil litres of water could be transferred daily.

“We have planned to start the project on June 1,” he told reporters at a signing ceremony for the construction of the tunnel here Monday, which was witnessed by Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui.

mama mia!

As I was enjoying my lunch,I saw this sign.Immediately I snapped it uisng my mobile phone camera and I like it.If you find it interesting,kindly tell me why.Thanks. I

The Guide

FRIM230509
Originally uploaded by Adibi

Yesterday,Allah answered my prayer when Aru just came to our RV point a few minutes before my briefing and our bicycle wheels about to roll.I was supposed to show the cycling  trail  to 5 men and two boys to Sg Buluh Hospital beyond Steroid Hill,FRIM{Some months back, Aru,Kamal and Lee took me and Bi there but I forgot the route.}

Aru lives about 200 metres away from FRIM. He cycles here about every other day and knows the terrains and the geography and POI's of FRIM and surrounding areas like the back of his hand.Along the ride,he showed us the short cuts and the routes I have never seen/ridden before.Thank you Aru for your kind assistance to my riding buddies and me!

We started about 8.45am and finished around 11.30am.The distance covered was almost 28km in about 2.5 hours.Before we went home,my friends told me that they had a great ride.That made my day!I am gratefull to Allah swt for a safe and  enjoyable ride for all of us.

One of the reasons why it was a success because of the presence of the guide.Similarly,in our lives, we also need a guide for a good and rewarding journey..

This morning,our masjid organised a morning talk on how to identify guru murshid[a guide] for our ibadah  to Allah swt.InsyaAllah,I will blog it in my tazkirah series.

Shoes/hand bags..

What would you do when your wife who was trailing behind you at a shopping complex suddenly gone missing? With more than 30 years experience behind me,I just turned and walked back and scanned certain shops where ladies normally cannot take their eyes off.Below is the photo of the shop where I got back my wife.Men are no better.In my case,I can just got lost in computer shop.Have a good weekend...I am going cycling today.

Golongan yang disukai oleh Allah swt

Izinkan saya berkongsi lapan jenis mereka yang disukai oleh Allah swt:

1.Al-Muhsinun-golongan yang baik-baik

"Kerana sesungguhnya Allah mengasihi orang-orang yang suka berbuat kebaikan"-Al-Baqarah:195

2.At-tawwabun-golongan yang suka bertaubat

"Sesungguhnya Allah mengasihi orang-orang yang bertaubat kepada-Nya"-Al-Baqarah 222

3.Al-Mutatahhirun-golongan yang suka menyucikan diri kepada Allah

"Dan mengasihi orang-orang yang sentiasa menyucikan diri"-Al-Baqarah 222

4.Al-Muttaqun-golongan orang-orang yang bertaqwa

"Maka sesungguhnya Allah mengasihi orang-orang yang bertaqwa"-Ali-Imran :76

5.Al-Sobirun-golongan orang-orang yang sabar

"Dan Allah sentiasa mengasihi orang-orang yang sabar"-Ali-Imran :146

6.Al-Mutawakkilun-golongan yang hanya berserah diri kepada Allah

"Sesungguhnya Allah mengasihi orang-orang yang bertawakal kepada-Nya"-

7.Al-Muqsitun-golongan yang berlaku adil

"Kerana sesungguhnya Allah mengasihi orang-orang yang berlaku adil"-Al-Maidah:42

8.Al-Muqatilun fi Sabilillah-golongan yang berjihad kepada jalan Allah

"Sesunggunya Allah mengasihi orang-orang yang berperang untuk membela agama-Nya,dalam barisan yang beratur rapi,seolah-lah mereka sebuah bangunan yang tersusun kukuh"-As-Saff:4

Nota:Senarai diatas dipetik dari Buku Inspirasi Menuju Jalan Sempurna oleh Muhannad Ibrahim Salim.Terjemahan oleh Ustaz Zainudin Hashim

Untuk renongan dipagi Jumaat dari Surah Al-An'aam:

[25] Dan di antara mereka ada yang mendengarkanmu (membaca Al-Quran), pada hal Kami telah jadikan tutupan berlapis-lapis atas hati mereka, yang menghalang mereka daripada memahaminya dan Kami jadikan pada telinga mereka penyumbat (yang menjadikan mereka pekak) dan kalaupun mereka melihat tiap-tiap keterangan (dan mukjizat yang membuktikan kebenaran Rasul), mereka tidak juga akan beriman kepada keterangan itu; sehingga apabila mereka datang kepadamu, sambil membantahmu, berkatalah orang-orang yang kafir itu: Ini tidak lain hanyalah cerita-cerita dongeng orang-orang dahulu.

[26] Dan mereka pula melarang orang ramai dari mendengar Al-Quran dan mereka juga menjauhkan diri daripadanya, padahal mereka (dengan perbuatan yang demikian) hanyalah membinasakan diri sendiri (dengan bala bencana dan azab yang disediakan untuk mereka di dunia dan di akhirat kelak), sedang mereka tidak menyedarinya.

[27] Dan sungguh ngeri jika engkau melihat ketika mereka didirikan di tepi Neraka (untuk menyaksikan azabnya yang tidak terperi), lalu mereka berkata: Wahai kiranya kami dikembalikan ke dunia dan kami tidak akan mendustakan lagi ayat-ayat keterangan Tuhan kami dan menjadilah kami dari golongan yang beriman.

Good bye,my friend..

Two days ago,after his solat magrib,my friend Y (58 years old)had a stroke and passed away.May Allah swt accepts him among the solihin.My Al-Fatihah and Yaasiin for you my dear friend.Y and me worked as managers in the same group of companies in mid-80's and later we went our separate ways-he went into corporate world and later opted out  and chose to live in Dungun,Terengganu as a gentleman farmer.

With a few millions in his account, he bought a few hundreds acres of land in Citrus Valley and planted sweet orange trees.He made a few hundreds thousands profit a year selling oranges to supermarkets in the Klang Valley.When I asked what he did with so much profit(we don't need that much to live in Dungun),he said half went for 'sabilillah' and the other half for him and his family.May Allah bless you my friend.

Another reason why he left a nice house in Taman TAR and had chosen to live in Dungun was to live close to his Sufi teachers.By the way,he also loved fishing in the open seas.Whenever he was in KL for his business and visiting his children,he always called me up for a chat at MaxValu,Ampang and he kept telling me to get a teacher for my zikrrulah.Alhamdulillah,I have found one.Thank you my friend for your advice and your helps in my personal and business life.

Illal liqaq in the Akhirat,InsyaAllah.