"Bila orang perhatikan kita, maknanya orang ambil berat akan diri kita. Jika tiada yang memerhatikan kita, mungkin kita akan leka dengan diri kita. Kita hidup dalam dunia yang pelbagai cerita, tetapi selagi kita yakin dengan kemampuan, kebenaran dan usaha kita, siapalah mereka untuk menindas diri kita."
by suria sulaiman jan 2010
"Tak bermakna bila kita pandang belakang kita takkan maju. Kita pandang belakang untuk dijadikan pengajaran dan pedoman dimasa hadapan. Kita pandang belakang untuk mengingati setiap jejak langkah yang telah kita tinggalkan. Kita pandang belakang supaya kita ingat akar umbi kita. Kita pandang belakang untuk menjadikan esok lebih baik dari hari-hari yang sebelumnya"
by suria sulaiman jan 2010
Thursday, 14 January 2010
MY WORDS FOR THE HEART
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
MIAMI BEACH, PENANG, MALAYSIA
I would like to share with you what MIAMI BEACH PENANG looks like..it is a small public beach situated in BATU FERINNGHI area..nice and cosy, and the best part, it is near to the beach...what i m trying to say, you can open your picnic basket and mat and watch your kids from there, under the shades without even have to walk down to the sea....cool....
Like other beaches, there were some activities in the beach, swimming, gathering, people selling food and beverage and other stuffs...it is not as happening as feringhi beach, with all the sea activities happening at the sea side...but still ok for small picnic...
Tuesday, 22 December 2009
HATYAI TRIP 1
What you can do in Hatyai….
Hatyai is a small town in Thailand, which is famous for all kind of things- starting from massage, dried items, foods, all the bars and girls and don’t forget- the fake items…
"photo of new town in the evening"
I found that there Is not much activities that can be done at Hatyai, but there is still something....you can massage and pampered urself at minimum rate….some of the friend get RM50 package for whole body massage, scrubbing and manicure and pedicure….emmm not bad….quite cheap, as for foot massage, they usually charge you from around RM15 to Rm 25….
What i love the most is their night market...its huge, there s even a small funfair n playground at the night market.....cool...you can find all things here, something from food, lingerie, shoes, jeans, bundles n lots of other stuffs...emm, another thing, make sure that if u like something, u buy it on the spoy,,,,bargain and buy because it will be hard for you to find the way to the same shop again, as i mentioned earlier, its huge man!!!!compared to malaysian night market....
what else that you can get here...emmmm, guess..guess...guesss.....never seen this before in malaysia...or i guess it is not as exposed as in Thailand... emmmm, sabar...sabar.....ni upload gambar yang kecik-kecik ni dulu........
TARIAN ULEK MAYANG
According to http://www.tourism.terengganu.gov.my/cultural/ulekmayang.htm,
The ulek mayang is a pre-Islamic religious trance dance accompanied by singing and music in Terengganu, originating from an unknown nearby island in which the Malay orchestra, comprising drums, gong, violin and accordian is used (Shafiee Ahmad 1992). Tarian Ulek Mayang is another worshiping dance in the Malay dances. The dancing always begins with a person who is suffering from illness either when he catches fish, in the paddy field or any other daily activities in the society. The patient will then healed by a bomoh, a traditional Malay doctor in the traditional way. Seven actors beautifully dressed represent the 7 princesses who come to visit the patient when the bomoh is treating him. Kemayan will be burnt together with chanting of pantun and dancing through the whole performance. Sometimes the rebab and seruling are also used to accompany the singing which is in the form of rhymes and poems. Although Tarian Ulek Mayang was once a folk ritual ceremonial in the Malay society, with its gentle and graceful movement, it has become one of the beautiful traditional dancing in Terengganu culture.
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Talapia yang memakan usus khinzir
Kehalalan memakan haiwan yang telah menelan haiwan yang diharamkan dalam Islam.
Masyarakat kita pernah gempar dengan isu penternak talapia memberi makan ikan tersebut dengan usus khinzir. Malah terdapat juga isu haiwan ternakan yang halal dimakan oleh orang Islam seperti ayam yang berada dalam satu kawasan penternakan yang sama dengan khinzir. Bagaimanakah kedudukan masalah ini? Adakah talapia dan ayam tersebut boleh dimakan? Atau yang lebih penting lagi, adakah daging talapia dan ayam itu halal dimakan?
Hukum makan ikan yang telah memakan usus khinzir hanyalah makruh dan bukan haram. Maka orang Islam boleh memakannya, Cuma sepertimana hukum makruh, jika dapat dielakkan lebih baik.
Petikan dari majalah solusi isu no. 2.
Dalam kitab fiqah, masalah seperti ini ada disebutkan. Sebagai contoh seekor anak kambing yang tersesat masuk dalam kumpulan anak anjing dan diberi minum susu oleh ibu anjing dan membesarlah ia. Bolehkah dimakan kambing tersebut? Jawabnya BOLEH.
Haiwan seperti itu dipanggil haiwan jalallah, di mana jika ingin disembelih, perlu dikurung selama 3 hari baru disembelih. Begitu juga dengan ikan talapia tersebut, kalau dibeli hidup (dalam air), maka perlu dibiarkan selama 3 atau 4 hari baru dimasak. Tetapi kalau waktu dibeli telah mati, maka boleh terus proses untuk dimasak. Ini kerana apa yang dimakan oleh ikan telah bertukar menjadi tahwel ihalah, yakni menjadi daging maka tidak ada masalah jika dimakan.
Begitu juga dengan pokok dan sayuran yang diberi baja organik, walaupun tahi khinzir atau tahi ayam, mana-mana satu juga adalah najis. Tetapi pokok atau sayuran yang tumbuh subur itu bersih dan HALAL dimakan.
Kesimpulannya, ikan talapia atau apa saja haiwan ternakan yang diberi makan usus khinzir, boleh dimakan cuma hukumnya MAKRUH.
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Theater at Istana Budaya Malaysia
Natrah…
Theater Natrah is now at Istana Budaya from 30th Nov until 9th Dec but was extended until 13th December 2009. The story was about Nadra Maarof or her Dutch’s name Maria Huberdina Hertogh. The theater focused on the love story between Natrah and her husband Mansor Adabi, but, I wouldn’t want to elaborate on that because the story was a sad tale of a girl being ripped off her happiness…or that is what we thought her happiness would be. Her story was a sad ending for a girl born Roman Catholic and raised as Islam and later were converted back to her original religion and died in vain.
But that was not what I wanted to write about…I wanted to write about my experience.
It was the first time I went to a theater. The experience was overwhelming until I forget to have feelings for the story itself. Eventhough I brought tissues just in case, but I found myself not needing it…:D:D. I was focusing on the technical aspects of the theater, about the awesome props and how they change and move it about, I was awestruck by the “bombing” and fire on stage, I was mesmerize by the choreography and I was dumbfounded by the dialogs. The whole package of watching the theater had my mouth open and my mind thinking on how good those people were in preparing all those “gadgets” to tackle the audience. The package of emotional was enhanced by its audio, visual and even the “touch” material when they drop some white thin papers from the roof of the theater hall. I envy those at the bottom front seats because they could enjoy the “touch” aspects of watching the theater, and they could also see the face expressions by the actors and actresses when they were deep in their dialogs. But of course I understand, that is what you got when you pay RM150 for being in front of the stage as opposed to RM30..hehe. All in all..I enjoy my experience at the theater last night.
Good job to all the production people who were responsible for making it happen and I would like to congratulate Eirma Fatima for a job well done!...CONGRATULATION!!
I felt like going again…
Friday, 4 December 2009
Wedding in Padang, Indonesia
My Best Friend's wedding
A friend of mine got married early this year. She is an Indonesian friend from Padang. Padang is a town situated in the upper north of Sumatera. Padang people is related to us especially those of Minangkabau ancestries. This can be seen from their buildings and wedding ceremony.
My friend’s wedding started early in the morning with akad niqah which is a formal and religious Muslim marriage matrimony. She was dressed in white and traditional Indonesian songket while the groom wore a smart dark coat with a batik “sampin”. After their akad, we had heavy breakfast while waiting for the couple to change into more traditional attire. However, I would like to talk about their “pelamin” or the stage for the couple. This stage is familiar even in our Malay culture in Malaysia, however, theirs are more elaborated. They had the whole room covered with shining material that matched the pelamin. So when we entered the room..we were struck in awesome because of the fabulous décor. Normal tourist reaction would be to take photos and more photos..:D:D. And that was what we did. 
Akad nikah
pelamin
The ceremony were further celebrated with more food for lunch. One that strikes our attention was that of a satay. Meat-on-sticks, to describe the food for short!..satay were grilled on the spot and best eaten while its hot. It is eaten with peanut gravy just like the one we had in Malaysia…didn’t I tell you that Padang people were very much like Malaysian. 
satay
Later that day we went sight seing in Padang town. Our first destination was the Museum Padang. They charge admission fee but it was worth it. The museum had free open show on its ground every Sunday. The traditional dance were performed by school children and they were fabulous and look very professional. We were impressed!!..Even my parents in law were entertained..(I was worried if they wouldn’t enjoy museum). The exhibits were typical of any museums in Malaysia. Old and liveless..and I wouldn’t want to comment more. But the building is just like any Minangkabau buildings even the ones in Malaysia particularly in Negeri Sembilan.
Museum
After museum we bought some “keripek belado” or in Malay terms kerepek berlada. Later we went to the beach to let the kids get off some steams.
They had an open show at the beach..Dangdut ofcourse!!..
welcoming myself to this blog
Hi..i am chemah, another contributor for this blog. Hopefully my contribution will be beneficial..
Thursday, 12 November 2009
Shopping at Hong Kong
What u can do at Hong Kong? Shopping, of course....the price is cheaper especially if you shop for beauty products and perfumes....my GOD, the price is cheaper than Malaysia...u should visit Sasa, they are everywhere...u can even get the perfume for 1/2 price than Malaysia....emmmmm....
if you want to buy the fake produsts, it is also available here, quite ok the workmanship...i guess..susahla nak terangkan....because me myself do not know how to differentiate it...hahaha...anyway, i dont buy any of it since i already got everything, and since i was preggy that time, everything doesnt seems right for me...membesar la katakan....
if you go to their night market, do bargain for the best price.. u can get all the souveniers there...fridge magnet, t-shirt, all the pyjamas....cheap.....and the one that i regreted the most...painting!!!!u can see a lot of stalls selling paintings at a cheap price...i only bought one....balik Malaysia baru menyesal.....emmmmmmm....should buy a lot....u can just walk through several night market there...they are just nearby from each other...tak yah naik bus pun...jalan ajer....
if u go for branded item, of course, Hong Kong is the best place....u can see all the boutique starting from the medium to high end cust...Giordano, Esprit, Coach, LV, Dunhill, Rolex....just by the roadside...same goes with the gold and diamonds...the tour guide said that Hong Kong also famous for their fine jewelleries...
aaaa, lupa...satu lagi benda yang best untuk shopping kat Hong Kong...bedsheets...i didnt buy any....tau pun bila dah nak balik Malaysia...hehehe....takpela...
theres only one problem with this city: Halal food....hardly found Halal food here, yaaa there are some Indian halal cuisine and dining nearby the mosque...advisable, bring your own stuff from Malaysia...all the Brahims items, not the can item, the vacuum pack..u can get beriyani here but for RM35 per plate...my God...so expensive...not a food heaven for the Muslim...lucky we were told by our friends regarding this matter..
till next time, will put som eof the pictures....adios.
i'm back
its been a long time since i update this blog..quite busy with my things...until i dont realize that time flies so fast...theres not even once blog for october....too busy with ramadhan and syawal celebration i guess...so now i'm back...do wait for the next slot ok....
Thursday, 10 September 2009
syawal at malls
last weekends, i went to ikea, ikano wan utama and berjaya times square, kuala lumpur....just want to see the scenario of syawal decoration at the mall and blending in with all the people there, the peak and busy syawal preparation....
the malls were decorated with lots of lantern, variety of colors and there was a small village set up at berjaya, with little kiosk which were really kampong style...at ikano, chef zam was there doing some demonstration of simple food preparation for syawal and at the same time promoting the philips eletrical appliances...
at berjaya times square, a small set up that looks like a village at lower ground of the mall..at certain time, before the 7pm, there are a group of musician playing the traditional instruments- called gamelan....emmm, the spirit of syawal....its seem like time flies...so fast...
well, to all muslims...selamat hari raya, maaf zahir dan batin...
Thursday, 27 August 2009
HOSPITAL ETIQUETTE
I like this article regarding hospital etiquette, written by zuhaila sedek, nst on august 26, 2009.
Things to remember when visiting:
- Do not wear too much perfume.
- If you do bring a gift of food, do not eat any of it. Don't eat the patient food either.
- When you greet the patient, take his hand gently. Never hug. Most people do not like to be touched, especially if they have undergone surgery.
- Be polite and stand if there are not enough chairs. You are only going to be there for a short time.
- Never sit on the bed: it cramps the patient.
- Only talk about happy situations not about bad news. never talk about illnesses or operations.
- Don't diagnose. Don ply him with questions such as, "Why are you so pale?", "I cannot find your pulse", "Are you sure your case is not a terminal one?". leave that to the doctors.
- Bring vases when you bring flowers and arrange them in the room yourself. Nurses are busy most of the time. Make sure that the patients are not allergic to the flowers.
- Give the doctor some space and go out of the ward when he examines the patient.
- Remember that the main point of your visit is to cheer the patient up.
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
TABLE SETTING
This is an example of table setting for set menu..which contain few courses from appetizer to dessert..
just a review: use the cutlery from outside to inside..beverages will always be on your right side and your side plate (bb plate and bb knife) on your left side, and the upper cutlery for dessert. salt and pepper shaker (salt-with one hole, pepper- more than one)..napkin to be placed on your lap..advisable turn the napkin to triangle and place it on your lap...
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
CITY BAYVIEW PENANG
CONCORDE SHAH ALAM
HYDRO MAJESTIC PENANG
Hotel UiTM Shah Alam
HOTEL UITM SHAH ALAM
a training hotel for the students, but still have all the facilities that u need..banquet hall, seminar room..but no swimming pool...hehehe..but all the basic facilities are there...
try the menu in the coffee house- Aggerik Terrace...the mee goreng and choc ice blended....emm yummy...for tea break, try the keropok with tea tarik...hahaha....
the buffet ramadhan...emmm...nice...you should try it...
you can even taste all the food that cooked by the students...but of course, you have to make reservation through the class supervisor for meranti grill, mock restaurant 1 and 2... set meal inclusive tea or coffee which only cost you RM15-RM20 per pax..operation hours for the classes just for lunch and dinner only..
NAZA HOTEL PENANG
NAZA HOTEL PENANG
No.555, Jalan CM Hashim, Tanjung Tokong, 11200 Pulau Pinang
been here once....emm i was quite impressed with the layout...we were having bbq party here, it was amazing...the scenery....you can see all, along the white sandy beach and all the activities from the swimming pool area....
as for the food...wow...value for money...lamb, satay, spagthetti, soup..and desserts...
but the best part is the view from the swimming pool area....awesooom.......
BERJAYA LANGKAWI
Saturday, 15 August 2009
FOOD AND HOTEL MALAYSIA 2009 (FHM2009)
more details, check out this website:
www.foodandhotel.com
Wednesday, 12 August 2009
According to Robert W.Lucas in his book- Customer Service- Building Successful Skills for the 21st Century, there are several steps a concept than can be applied to produce positive results in communication.
1. Plan your messages
2. Greet customers warmly and sincerely
3. Use customer focused language
4. Use eye contact effectively
5. Listen carefully and respond appropriately
6. Be specific
7. Use positive "I" or "We" messages
8.Use "Small Talk"
9. Use simple language
10. Paraphrase
11. Ask positively phrased questions
12. Communicate to your customer's learning style
13. Ask permission
14. Agree with customers
15. Elicit customer feedback and participation
16. Close the transaction professionally
17. Address pet peeves
Maybe the tips/steps given above can help you in the future...further information, refer to the book.
petua h1n1
ini adalah petua yang diamalkan di thailand..untuk cure h1n1
bahan-bahannya:
buah kurma
air kelapa
mangkuk
cara-caranya:
1. masukkan air kelapa kedalam managkuk.
2. kemudian masukkan beberapa biji kurma kedalam mangkuk yang berisi air kelapa tadi..
3. Biarkan selaman 1-2 jam..
4. kemudian minum air kelapa dan kurma tersebut.
selamat mencuba.
Monday, 3 August 2009
12th PENANG international salon gastronomique
jsut want to share some of the pictures during the last 12th penang international salon gastronomique....
a successful event, even some of my student and co took parts in the event of battle of the chef....it is seen as a stepping stone especially for the young ones, brushing up their skills and talents...
check out some of the details from fruit carving, food presentation, services and skills....really impressed with the creativity and details.....so attractive, yummy and interesting......
Sunday, 2 August 2009
DEMOSTRATION...NOT AGAIN....
i wonder what is wrong with malaysian...is it the attitude or is it the system that is bothering them...
yesterday, once again, the demonstrators were there, in the street of jalan tunku abdul rahman....fighting for their right.....are they really fighting for their right or they are just the follower and didnt know anything about what going on around them???gush, and sadly, 99% of the protestors were malays....but the leader, as i can see on the tv were from the other races, those who gave the speech that day...is like something wrong with the scenario...if the leader comes from the other races, then why there were only minority of them in the pictures???? quite ackward right...something to think about....
i m not against those who wants to fight for their right...if you think that you should, go ahead but please.....consider all the people around you...watching the news tonight and listening to the mantan and leaders give their comments towards the issue, it really make sense....these demonstrator give a bad impact to our hospitality and tourism especially...those people who sell their goods along really being affected by the event...rm100m-rm200m...it make sense....for those who didnt really know, they might think that this figure being pick up from the sky, but if you really look into it, it make sense...for example, secret recipe at sogo..i believed that they have a great lost yesterday..not to be forgotten, all the boutique such as gulatis, jakel, ariyani, all the shopping complexes, hotels, and more than 500 shops along the road.....please, have pity to these people....
what the impact to the state and country?? bad reputation, maybe decrease of income from the tourist, H1N1 already one of the issue, and now another event....of couse, this will give an image to the country....our prime minister suggested that these people used the stadium instead of the street...yah, why not???the state being rule by the opposition and i believed it will not be a problem and at the same time it will decrease the number of people being captured and maybe none...some are the innocence one, i believe..
moral from the story, what ever our agenda is, please think about others and respect others space...and for the rest, please think before you act....you have the right to fight for your right...definitely, but if you do it in a correct and well planned way, it will be a successful one and being respected by others....
Saturday, 1 August 2009
customer service in Malaysia
I went to a cinema to watch TRANSFORMERS, at Jusco Seberang Prai...wow, it was a great movie...don't even have time to go to the ladies...but then what i want to comment is regarding to the customer service in MALAYSIA..
the problem with our local people is the way they used to treat their customer...if we look into any customer service book, it is recommended to greet and acknowledge the customer with the formal title, miss, mdm, sir, puan, tuan, cik....but in the real environment, the front personnel/ customer service personnel love to used kak, abang, adik.....i really have problem with that...why cant these people treat us the same as the outside tourist? when they see the outsider, they can use the proper title, but not with the local people, especially if you are malay customer....i wonder why...i dont have any blood ties with the personnel, why must they acknowledge me like that???? sometimes, it feels that i m getting older when they acknowledge me with akak title...hello....i don't really like it...
hopefully the management out there will remind their employees about these. these situations usually occur in the counter for buying the ticket for cinema, public transport, stalls and other few palces...if we really want to upgrade our hospitality in Malaysia...this will be 1 of the challenge that you have to deal with....
CANTIKKAN GIGI DENGAN GARAM DAN BEDAK BATU
Cara-caranya:
1. Gosok sedikit garam dan bedak batu kegigi dengan menggunakan tuala.
2. Bilas.
3. Lakukan setiap hari.
BERSIHKAN DAKI DENGAN LIMAU KASTURI
Cara-caranya:
1. Limau kasturi dibelah dua.
2. Sapukan pada bahagian yang dikehendaki.
3. Biarkan selama 5 minit.
4. Kemudian gosok sehingga keluar dakinya.
5. Bilas dengan air.
5. Lakukan setiap kali hendak mandi.
SIRIH DAN GAMBIR MENGHILANGKAN SAKIT TUMIT
Cara-caranya:
1. Ambil 3 helai daun sirih.
2. Ramas bersama gambir.
3. Sapukan ke bahagian tumit.
4. Lakukan 2 kali sehari.
5.Sesuai untuk mereka yang bekerja sambil berdiri sepanjang masa.
HILANGKAN BENGKAK BAWAH MATA DENGAN SENGKUANG CINA
Cara-caranya:
1. Parut halus sengkuang cina dan timun.
2. Rendamkan bahan tersebut dengan serbuk teh.
3. Sapukan dibawah mata.
4. Lakukan ini seminggu sekali.
SERIKAN WAJAH DENGAN PUTIH TELUR
Cara-caranya:
1. Sapukan kulit dengan putih telur.
2. Biarkan sehingga kering. Ia bertindak seperti masker.
3. Bersihkan dengan air.
4. Lakukan ini seminggu sekali.
SERIKAN WAJAH DENGAN KHASIAT DAUN TEH
Cara-caranya:
1. Sapukan muka dengan daun teh yang sudah direndam
2. Bilaskan selepas 10 minit.
3. Lakukan ini setiap pagi untuk melihat hasilnya.
TURUNKAN BADAN DENGAN AIR KULIT DELIMA
Cara-caranya:
1. Kikis kulit buah delima
2. Kisar bersama secubit garam dan setengah gelas air
3. Tapiskan air tadi dan simpan didalam peti sejuk.
4. Minum seminggu sekali selepas makan tengahari.
Thursday, 30 July 2009
job opening@kenny rogers@northern area
looking for a job? job opening at kenny rogers roasters restaurant, northern area....
details:
POST: ASSISTANT RESTAURANT MANAGER/ TRAINEE ASSISTANT RESTAURANT MANAGER
AREA: PENANG AND LANGKAWI
QUALIFICATIONS: DIPLOMA/ EXPERIANCE IN FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANAGEMENT
INTERESTED?????
send your resume to haris@krr.com.my
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
H1N1
next stop after uitm melaka is uitm pulau pinang...the campus is close offically for students from 22 o 28 july..damn, when this disease will stop from spreading throughout the world.....it affected the situation and of course the revenue that been generate from tourism....
i wish they will solve this problem sooner...pray to GOD so that we can go through the day without being infected by this disease...
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
chicken run- kenny rogers
SUNDAY 19 july 2009
ROASTERS Chicken Run 09 in aid of “Tabung Kebajikan Pesakit PPUKM – Young Diabetic Patients”- the beneficiary providing care and support for children with diabetic condition.
DONATE...RUN.....FUN......
it was a sunny day, and i believed that everybody were enjoying themselves, walking or running with an egg on a cone, sound easy right...give it a try at home...hahaha..the event started as early as 7 am....
there were clown and magician and also the mascot at the place of the event...as for the goodies bag, all participants got themselves several cans of isotonic drinks, a shirt, shampoo, body shampoo, a can of tuna (if i m not mistaken) and a free entrance to the cosmo world at the berjaya times square on the same day as the event...
by 11 am, i can see that the people started coming in to the indoor theme park...lucky enough, there are rides for the kids...my children were enjoying themselves, so as their nephew and niece, and several of our family friend's kids...
the event was a success, and definitely worth it....