Thursday, July 23, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Sedapnya Udang Geragau
Selama 3 hari bermula 10-12 Julai 2009, aku berkesempatan mengiringi Ketua Jabatan ke lawatan penyelidikan ke Daerah Larut Matang dan Kerian, Perak. InsyaAllah bermula dengan entri pada hari ini, aku akan menyelitkan apa yang menarik di daerah tersebut. Mana yang baik ambillah ia dijadikan contoh. Manakala yang tidak dijadikan ingatan sepanjang hidup.
Aku pasti, bila ditanya tentang udang geragau. Pasti kalian rasa teruja dengan rasanya. Udang geragau ini apabila dimasak dengan nasi goreng memang menyelerakan. Itu belum lagi di tambah dalam masakan-masakan lain dan ada sesetengah mereka menjadikannya bahan utama utama untuk resipi sambal dan kuah bagi mee.
Aku terjumpa secara tidak sengaja industri ini ketika hari terakhir selepas tiba di jeti Kuala Gula, Kerian semalam. Aku lihat masyarakat Cina di sini yang merupakan nelayan kebanyakannya, menjadikan udang geragau sebagai hasil pendapatan mereka. Aku agak terkejut dengan penemuan ini. Lihat sajalah udang yang dijemur itu hanya diletakkan di atas kanvas di atas tanah. Selalunya bagi mereka yang arif, penjemuran seperti ini dibuat di atas pangkin khas.
Udang geragau yang basah dijemur. Kemudian pekerja Indonesia membalik-balikkan udang itu supaya ia cepat kering. Apa yang tidak sepatutnya berlaku ialah, pakaian pekerja berkenaan.
Lihatlah mereka hanya berpakaian seluar pendek sahaja. Rambut dan peluh bila-bila masa sahaja boleh tercampur sekali dengan geragau tersebut.
Lihat juga kasut yang mereka pakai. Kasut itulah juga digunakan untuk memijak tanah di luar kanvas. Sedap bukan udang geragau yang kita makan?
Ini pula penemuan yang lebih mengejutkan! Tiba-tiba aku ternampak dua ekor anjing berkeliaran di kawasan jemuran tersebut.
Anjing-anjing tersebut dengan selamba melalui kawasan kanvas jemuran. Manakala pekerja industri itu hanya membiarkan anjing-anjing itu tanpa dihalau.
Lihatlah betapa enaknya geragau yang bakal tiba di rumah kita dikongsi bersama dengan anjin -anjing ini. Malah dapat dilihat anjing-anjing berkenaan memijak geragau yang sedang dijemur tersebut.
Aku semakin teruja melihat gelagat anjing-anjing tersebut dan terus menghalakan D60 untuk meneruskan kerja-kerja mengambil gambar. Dan…..
Gambar di atas menjadi finale kepada industri geragau yang aku lihat! lihatlah kelibat sang anjing di kiri gambar yang sengaja kencing hanya beberapa sentimeter sahaja dari kanvas jemuran. Astagfirullah! Jadi kalian, masih mahu makan udang geragau ini? Entah mengapa aku geleng kepala. Dalam keadaan kita gegak gempita dengan isu makanan halal di Malaysia, kita masih terlupa melihat perkara syubhah seperti ini. Aduhai!
Secret Of The Hidden Time
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion.
There were many waiting; perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and sat down in the waiting room. There were many faces, young and old, but all silent. Some brothers made use of the many booklets available in the waiting room. Some of those waiting had their eyes closed, while others were looking around. Most were bored. Once in a while the long silence was broken by a nurse calling out a number. Happiness appears on the one whose turn it is, and he gets up quickly; then silence returns..
A young man grabbed my attention. He was reading a pocket-sized Qur’an continuously; not raising his head even once. At first I did not think much about him. However, after one hour of waiting my casual glances turned into a deep reflection about his lifestyle and how he utilizes his time. One hour of my life wasted! Instead of making benefit of that hour, it was just a boring wait. Then the call for prayer was made. We went to prayer in the hospital's Masjid. I tried to pray close to the man who was reading the Qur'an earlier in the waiting room.
After the prayer I walked with him. I informed him of how impressed I was of him and how he tries to benefit from his time. He told me that most of our time is wasted without any benefit. These are days that go from our lives without being conscious of them or regretting their waste. He said that he started carrying the pocket-sized Qur’an around when a friend encouraged him to make full use of his time. He told me that in the time other people waste he gets to read much more of the Qur’an than he gets to read either at home or in the masjid. Moreover, besides the reward of reading the Qur’an, this habit saves him from boredom and stress.
He added that he has now been waiting for one and a half hours. Then he asked, “When will you find one and a half hours to read the Qur’an?” I reflected, “How much time do we waste? How many moments of our lives pass by, and yet we do not account for how they passed by? Indeed, how many months pass by and we do not read the Qur’an?” I came to respect my companion, and I discovered that I am to stand for account and that time is not in my hand; so what am I waiting for?
My thoughts were interrupted by the nurse calling out my number; I went to the doctor. But I want to achieve something now. After I left the hospital I quickly went to the bookshop and bought a pocket-sized Qur’an. I decided to be mindful of how I spend the time.
If this information is beneficial to you, then please do forward it to your friends and relatives. Our Prophet (Sallallaahu 'Alayhi Wasalaam) said; "Whoever guides or directs to good, then he gets the same amount of blessing (reward) as the one who does it"
The Prophet (Sallallaahu 'Alayhi Wasalaam) also said "Pass on knowledge from me even if it is only one verse"
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Few seconds from death
See the shots taken inside the plane before it crashed. Just unbelievable.
Photos taken from the GOL B 737 aircraft accident in Brazil
Last month a B737 had a mid air collision with a Embraer Legacy while cruising at 35,000 feet over South America . The Embraer Legacy, though seriously damaged, with the winglet ripped off, managed to make a landing at a nearby airstrip in the midst of the Amazon jungle. The crew and passengers of the Embraer Legacy had no idea what they had hit. The B737, however, crashed killing all crew and passengers on board.
The two photos attached above were apparently taken by one of the passengers in the B737, after the collision and before the aircraft crashed. The photos were retrieved from the camera's memory stick. You will never get to see photos like this. In the first photo there is a gaping hole in the fuselage through which you can see the tailplane and vertical fin of the aircraft. In the second photo one of the passengers is being sucked out of the gaping hole.
Photos taken inside the plane.
These photos were found in a digital Casio Z750, amidst the remains in Serra do Cachimbo. Although the camera was destroyed, the Memory Stick was recovered. Investigating the serial number of the camera the owner could be identified, as Paulo G. Muller, an actor of a theater for children known in the outskirts of Porto Alegre It can be imagined that he was standing during the impact with the Embraer Legacy, and during the turbulence he managed to take these photos, seconds after the tail loss the aircraft plunged, so the camera was found near the cockpit. the structural stress probably ripped the engines away, diminishing the falling speed, protecting the electronic equipment but not, unfortunately, the victims. Paulo Muller leaves behind two daughters, Bruna and Beatriz, from a previous relationship.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Prime Perdana Club
11 Jul 09, Sabtu lepas aku join TT ngan budak2 perdana di Batu 3 Port Dickson. Seronok jugak lepak2, BBQ, borak ngan kawan2 baru.. wife ngan anak aku pun enjoy... ni lah dia gambar2 yg ada.
