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Selamat berpuasa..

My best wishes to everyone and Selamat Berpausa to all my fellow muslim readers.

My slides of Putrajaya Wetland

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A Ramadhan To Remember[2]

When was your Ramadhan To Remember?Most of us have ordinary Ramdhan year in and year out.It is just another fasting month.If that is our attitude,nothing special will happen to you this Ramadhan.We are complacent because of our situations-age,health,wealth etc but this Ramdhan may be the last for some of us.

So let us do the best we can to make Another  Ramadhan to Remember..Below is a note I wrote two years ago about my Ramadhan trip to Makkah and Madinah with my late grandma and mother and brother in 1995.To experience different Ramadhan,we must do different things from what we did the previous years and to make it extra ordinary,we must do something special-not necessarily in Makkah:

More than a decade ago, my late grandma,my mother,my brother and me went to fast in the Holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.It was a Ramadhan To Remember for me.It was then that I experienced the Festival of Ibadah.

 

How do we make this coming fasting month as A Ramadhan to Remember wherever we are?

 

One of the things that all of us can afford is to make it better and different from the previous years.To those who could read the Qur'an but seldom read the Qur'an,try to read everyday during this Ramadhan.To the regular readers but have not khatam even once this year,try our best to khatam the Qur'an in this Ramadhan and many more ibadah sunat we can do.From my experience over the years,there is always something that I could have done but failed to do the previous year.

 

The choice is ours.Let's make this Ramadhan better than our previous Ramadhans and a Ramadhan To Remember! Let's make it The Festival of Ibadah and NOT the festival of al-maidah(perut).Selamat berpuasa!

AHLAN WASSALAM YA RAMADHAN!!!!

Food courts in Malaysia

After my night cycling at Putrajaya last Tuesday night,we went for refills or suppers at Mamak Double Troubles at presint 9 Putrajaya.If you are wondering why it is called Mamak Double Troubles,please go there to find out for yourself. When we left at 12:30am Wednesday morning,the two mamak shops were still full to brims-just like 8:30pm dinner dinner time!Now I know why my English friends love to come to Malaysia.They told me the shops here are open 24/7!Much better than the cyberspace because they order teh tarik and maggi goreng even at 1am. Well... that is what we{Malaysians} are when it comes to food.

When did the food court come into existence in Malaysia?Anyone knows the year?My first encounter was in Kota Bahru many decades ago.It was called Taman Serendah Sekebun Bunga[please correct me if my memory is not accurate],next to Lido cinema.Now,it is gone-replaced by a big hotel.

Below is a snapshot of Pavilion fooc ourt in KL..

Nowadays,food courts are every where...my number one favourite is at Food Republic, Pavilion-formerly it was Signature at KLCC.However,the one that I often go is RASA at Alamnada-closer to my home.May I know what is your favourite foo court and why? thank you. Below is a nice one near Keramat:-

LX5 Night photos:

Taken during my cycling at Putrajaya last night..

Below is a shot I took from my car as I came out from Sg Besi Toll at aboy 7:45pm two nights ago..

Here is a shot taken at about 9pm from Kelab Tasik,Putrajaya:

My latest tea and scones..

I could not remember when was the last time I had tea and scones with my friends...Alhamdulilah,I got my dosage yesterday afternoon when my mentor who lives in Shah Alam invited me and my English friend Peter.It is a cute restaurant located on the 2nd floor of SACC,Shah Alam.I can't remember the name but it has something like tea pot..

It is good?Yes,good enough for me but not like the real thing in England.My best afternoon tea was more than a decade ago when I was at Stratford-upon-Evon.What is more important is the company and the conversations.The tea and the scones are only in attendance..

Thank you TSO and Peter.Here is a link to my "Tea 2 Remember.."

AIDS AROUND THE WORLD

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Yesterday I gave a talk and a workshop to a group of researchers on AIDS related subjects.There is a lot more to be done even though there is a slight dip in the growth of AIDS patients.

Very loud advertisement

When I saw this advertisement from the road side,I 'heard' big noise.A lot of money spent on the billboards but as a potential customer,I did not get any message other than this shop is selling some electrical products.But what products?So many..I could recall which one!

May be some readers who have MBA in marketing can comment why it did not work for me.It failed to persuade me to go into the shop.

 

On the right,it sells four types of 'healthy' rice!Too much to swallow.

Note on photo: I was actually attracted by the colours and not by the advertisement.

Nampak tapi tidak lihat!

Keindahan ciptaan Illahi!

Kita sentiasa sibuk-tiada masa untuk melihat dan memikir keindahaan dan keajaiban ciptaan Allah swt.Kita hanya nampak tapi tidak melihat.Bila melihat kita tidak fikir...Mana mungkin dapat kita merasai nikmat makanan yang sedap jika kita tidak menguyah dan memakannya??? Kita tidak dapat melihat Allah swt didunia ini,tapi jika kita buka mata,otak dan hati,insyaAllah kita akan dapat melihat dan menjadi saksi kepada kebesaran dan kewujudan Nya. Melalui hobi fotografi,saya berpeluang untuk melihat pelbagai keindahan ciptaan Illahi dengan lebih dekat dan dapat merasa kebesaran Allah melalui ciptaanNya.

Food Republic!

I love to eat at food courts...

My first choice was the food court at KLCC.That was one year ago...

Now,my choice number uno is at Food Republic at Pavilion when it comes to high quality and choice.However for normal days,the RASA food court at Alamanda is more than good enough for me.On weekend,I love to eat at Teja Food court,Presint 11 Community Hall.