P.Pinang - Jalan Ampas - Kuala Lumpur

Hi all,

Wow! Such a long time not to update the blog. Not to find another excuses, I would like to share our thoughts before our big trip. (Trip?Where?) Let's hold that thought.

After I watched ending credit of Gran Torino, last acting role for Clint Eastwood. Suddenly came across my mind, how P. Ramlee wanted so much to become director & producer at the same time. Unfortunately it was just a dream for him. Don't we miss a very talented & gifted human being passed away with his big dreams, do we?

It is true, life is too short for everyone, knowing that we had a chance to visit his house in Penang recently. This time we did it differently, we stayed at Tabung Haji Bayan Lepas. Not bad for those who're travel by plane because Penang Airport just 2km away from here. We attended a wedding in the same building the next day so on the day we arrived, we took a ride by bus to town.

To tell the truth, to travel domestic is actually very adventerous. But anyway, we survived to get to town after almost 2hours ride from the hotel. (Plus bad traffic & long route) Penang never fails to impress us with the food. We had lunch at the Chowrasta Market (our favourite spot for makan), I had tauhu goreng & cucur udang plus cendol from "Air Dinding"(is what my dad calls that place). Air Dinding has been there for more than 50 years, and now is run by the third(maybe) generation.The best part is the TASTE is still the same.

Don't you ever take taxi in Penang unless you have to. It's ridicilious and cekik darah! That is our Biggest problem in Malaysia. We never had any ...any....any...solutions for that. I wonder how? why? Since we're in a rush, we had to take taxi from Penang Road to Jalan P.Ramlee just to get in time for Rumah P.Ramlee. Tak sampai 5 minit, tempat tu dah nak tutup. Yelah kitaorang pun sampai dah lambat. Sempat lah..posing ambil gambar.

So far, dari Studio Jalan Ampas, Singapore ke Rumah P.Ramlee in KL and Rumah Kelahiran P.Ramlee in Penang, we feel P.Ramlee will always be remembered forever. Just wondering why can we have "him" totally. We still have to depend on Shaw Brothers for his "right". Don't forget to catch "Exclusive" interview with P.Ramlee on History Channel, 31 Oct 9.00pm. You won't regret it!

Looking at Clint Eastwood, do you think P.Ramlee will be like him if he's still alive? Like people say, "Only the goods die young" Stay with us again as we will reveal our destinations for our next trip which just around the corner.

Bye for now!

Mensyukuri Syawal...

Pejam celik pejam celik tau-tau dah masuk 14 Syawal kita berhari raya. Ketiadaan mak sedikit sebanyak membuatkan sambutan hari raya tahun ini agak berbeza buat kami. Segala persiapan dari mengemas dan menghias rumah serta penyediaan kuah kacang, ketupat palas, lontong, rendang, kini digalas oleh kami sepenuhnya. Tiada lagi seorang insan yg dipanggil mak untuk memberi komen. We miss you so much mak… Al-Fatihah.

Tahun ini juga kami menyambut hari raya di kampung halaman arwah mak iaitu di Kg Pulau Pisang, Malim Nawar, Perak. Disini kami mengadakan majlis sambutan hari raya dan tahlil bersama seluruh ahli keluarga arwah mak. Kami rasa begitu seronok dan teruja kerana sudah agak lama, keluarga besar ini tidak berkumpul seperti ini. Lagipun Faizal kata dah lama dia tak beraya dalam suasana kampung sebegini. Bestnya…!!!

Oh ya, remember on our last post pasal Faizal punya van jadi star. The day has finally come as the telemovie is shown on Astro this raya. You guys can see the van in action on "Odisi MJ Raya Lagi"… actually kitaorang pun tak tengok lagi, tengah tunggu Astro rerun. Hehehe...

What's on our next plan? Yep! after 3 month arwah mak passed away, we've been busy adapting our new routine, gainning back our strengh and confidence. It's not as easy as it may seen but InsyaAllah, we'll be back again one step at a time. (*Currently sketching the list...)

*Last but not least...Selamat Hari Raya to all our family, friends and most importantly our blog readers/followers and Flickr contacts.

By the way... Happy "Belated" Birthday to my lovely wife Anna. Muahhh...!!!

Malaysia, where my heart is...

Salam semua,

Apa khabar? Lama kita tak berjumpa ni...Macamana ibadah puasa kita yang sedang meniti 10 malam terakhir ni? Adakah kita masih sibuk bekerja atau sanggupkah kita ketepikan kerja demi ibadah puasa yang setahun sekali datang ini? Barulah pengertian "Beribadahlah sebanyak mungkin seolah-olah ini merupakan Ramadhan terakhir buat kita" benar-benar menusuk jiwa. Jika direnung kembali, memang rugi jika kita meninggalkannya begitu sahaja (sambil mengingatkan diri sendiri sebenarnya). Memang Ramadan tahun lepas merupakan Ramadan arwah mak yang terakhir, biarpun perit dan sayu menjalaninya tahun ini tanpa mak, kami sekeluarga cuba sedaya upaya melaluinya...namun Hari Raya yang bakal tiba nanti mungkin mengundang rasa Rindu yang teramat sangat...

Malam ini merupakan malam yang sangat istimewa, selain kita semua mendekatkan diri kita kepada Allah s.w.t, malam ini juga merupakan Malam Merdeka yang mana ianya juga mengundang rasa pilu, sayu dan juga bangga bila terkenangkan bagaimana pemimipin kita dulu berjuang untuk mencapai kemerdekaan. Dengan rasa rendah diri, we would like to salute and thank our Heroes for what they have done for us. Without their courage and determination, I don't think we could've achieved what we have now.

1Malaysia? My humble opinion, I don't really know what exactly the definition is, because I was born with it. I was raised to be friend with everyone, I never acknowledged my friends as budak Cina or budak India. I like to refer them as friends. I thought Malaysia is the only One in this world, where we live in multiracial society and accepting our differences. I don't know why we need to say 1Malaysia when we are already as One.

To think of it, maybe the new generation never experienced what 1Malaysia is. I guess to remind or to recall what Malaysia means, our beloved Prime Minister has to come out with 1Malaysia. For me, whether it is Malaysia or 1Malaysia, we must ready to carry out our responsibilites as Malaysian where we respect each other, keep our country clean, stop vandalisme and last but not least, Do Not "Betray" Our Own Country!

To all Malaysians, Selamat Hari Merdeka yang ke 53! 1Malaysia Menjana Transformasi.

*(Btw, Keranamu... is still my all-time favourite tagline).

Keep it Green... Our Way!

Hmmmmm, tak sabar rasanye nak cerita pasal Garage Sale ni. Walaupun hari ni hari Ahad, dan bakal menempuh bulan puasa namun sambutan yang diberikan tadi pagi cukup memuaskan. Actually kat Putrajaya pun ada buat "Hari Kitar Semula"..rasanye, kitaorang pun seiring la dengan acara tu...

Cuma yang agak sedihnya, kalau kat Malaysia secara keseluruhan pasal recycle ni...kerajaan terpaksa berbelanja berjuta-juta ringgit untuk laksanakan kempen macam ni. Padahal kita sendiri boleh buat walaupun tak sebesar mana, impaknya akan jadi besar jugak. Misalnya baru2 ni, ada jiran kami nak buang TV 29 inci, kitaorang pun apalagi angkut masuk dalam rumah, tak sampai seminggu dah ada orang beli. Sekurang-kurangnya kat tempat pelupusan sampah dah kurang satu TV untuk dilupuskan. Orang yang beli tu dapat jimatkan duit dari beli TV baru dan kitaorang pulak dapatlah habuannya..He..he..Kan win win situation tu namanye...

Cuba bayangkan kalau satu Malaysia buat macam tu, mungkin takde la orang terpaksa duduk kat tempat pelupusan sampah..Kesian kan...Lagi satu yang kitaorang perasan la...sebenarnya tak ramai lagi orang Malaysia yang appreciate pre-owned stuff. Maybe takde class kot atau memang tak minat langsung. Bukan apa, kalau barang2 yang masih elok dibuang macam tu sayang rasanya, sebab ramai diantara kita yang nak atau teringin nak barang2 macam tu.

Tapi tak apalah, lama2 nanti pemikiran sesetengah daripada kita akan berubah jugak. Walau macamanapun kami ingin mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih yang tak terhingga kepada semua yang menyokong dan datang pagi tadi. Siapalah kami tanpa anda semua..Peh! Macam artis la pulak!

Kepada semua kaum keluarga, rakan2, pembaca blog kami yang beragama Islam, Selamat Menyambut Bulan Ramadhan Al-Mubarak, semoga kita semua mendapat keberkatan dariNya. InsyaAllah...

Mengapa Sepi Tanpa Berita...?

Salam semua,

Lamaaaaaaaaaaanye kami tak bercerita, bukan melarikan diri atau apa, tapi ada beberapa perkara yang kena diselesaikan dulu (macam cari alasan je...he..he..). Mungkin disebabkan dah nak masuk bulan puasa diikuti bulan raya dan jugak bulan kenduri kahwin, so i take this opportunity to story a bit la..what have we've done lately..

Ingat tak Faizal tulis tentang van "A-Team" dia? It is a dream come true for his Juara to be a Star!. Ini semua gara-gara this production company scouted our Juara, and made it "acting" in one of Hari Raya shows. So, i guess "Dream is Possible" even just for a car. Lagipun Anna memang suka giler cerita "Cars", selalu imagine Cars do have feelings...actually.

Aha..dan satu lagi upcoming event before puasa, this Sunday 08.08.10 kitaorang buat sekali lagi "Garage Sale". Kalau ada sesiapa yang terlepas hari tu, bolehlah cuba2 datang this time.

InsyaAllah, this coming October we'll be going to......surprise! Takleh bagitau lagi, tunggu! Walau apa-apa pun, Selamat Menyambut Bulan Ramadan Al-Mubarak dan Stay Happy, Stay Healthy!

Jumpa lagi.