where it all begun: Journey to our new home

I should have published this last year. Today exactly a year ago, we began our journey here to a place we now call home, at least for a period that I will get posted here. Time flies really fast.

HOW TO: Undo “Send” in Gmail

Article from Mashable

http://mashable.com/2010/08/22/how-to-undo-send-in-gmail/

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"biar papa asal bergaya" adalah ungkapan melayu bodoh!

"biar papa asal bergaya" adalah ungkapan melayu bodoh!

Sebelum saya meneruskan post ini saya kena minta maaf lah dulu. Ini kerana pasti ada kawan dan saudara saya yang akan rasa terguris hati membaca post ini. Tapi niat saya hanyalah untuk menyampaikan nasihat bukannya hendak mengutuk. Bapa saya sering mengatakan sewaktu saya masih kecil lagi, "kalau orang paloi, kitani jangan buat paloi jua" terjemaahan: "kalau orang lain buat bodoh, kita jangan buat bodoh juga"

Apa yang saya rasa tak kena ialah, tabiat kitani orang Brunei yang suka berhutang kerana untuk bergaya ataupun untuk show off hingga lupakan diri. Ada yang pasti mengatakan yang ini hal dia orang so apa saya peduli. Okay, tapi apahal pula kalau dia orang ini menyusahkan kita pulak? Bila time hendak pinjam wang dengan kita, nampakan pula muka seposen dengan air mata sedih ngalahkan pelakon zaman P Ramlee dulu. tapi bila time kita tanyakan bila nak bayar balik, seribu dalih pula yang diberikan sampai ada yang ngatakan kita pula.

Saya harap saudara, cousin cousin saya yang baca post ini harap fahamlah buanglah sikap berhutang untuk bergaya. Yang saya lihat inilah tabiat paloi yang patut kitani kikis. Harap yang terkena pedas cili padi ini taulah sendiri untuk mengubah sikap ini. Di bawah ini saya senaraikan tabiat-tabiat yang saya temui and unfortunately yang buat pun ada yang saudara saya sendiri:

1. Pinjam wang untuk beli kereta mewah tapi gaji tak cukup untuk beri makan anak sendiri- tabiat paloi
2. Pinjam wang untuk naik haji tapi hutang-piutang saudaranya tak pernah dijelaskan- niat bagus tapi tabiat masih jua paloi
3. Pinjam wang untuk holiday- another tabiat paloi
4. Mau kawin baru tapi anak dari isteri awal masih terbiar sampai ada yang melakukan jenayah- yang ini bapanya paling paloi
5. Mau kawin lavish nak nampakan status so pinjam duit sana sini. Sampai anak sudah besar-besar pun hutang belum dijelaskan. Tabiat paloi!

Dibawah ini saya senaraikan tabiat berhutang yang berakal:

1. Pinjam wang untuk beli tanah atau pun buat rumah
2. Pinjam wang untuk membuat perkara yang berkebajikan seperti membantu membayar kos perubatan ayah atau ibu yang sakit.

So, ingatlah ungkapan "biar papa asal bergaya" adalah ungkapan melayu paling bodoh!

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Is nuclear energy an option for Brunei?

I often ask myself this question, will there be life after oil? And if so what will that be?

Following last week’s Kuwait announcement by unveiling plans to construct four nuclear reactors for power generation by 2022, it came to me as no surprise as the Arab countries are scrambling in looking at the various options before the final drop of the precious oil will finally start to drain out. Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan had already begun the push for civilian nuclear energy and I wont be surprised many oil producing countries will begin to explore this possibility.

Any decision to move into nuclear energy will stem from the increase in electricity demand which is expected to grow in Brunei as population increases and as we begin our push for industrial development. Internationally, there is already a growing expectation that the oil prices will remain above $50, which makes our oil to be more valuable as an export rather than as an energy source. But the very moment we say the word “nuclear”, one thing that comes into our head is obviously is its “safety” and as well as obviously after post-911, the worries on “terrorism”. This will be, I am sure will be a tough consideration for the policy makers. But like what I used to say, it is a lot easier to predict the future of Brunei if we can shape it today. So my parting question is: do we want to be with the guys who are wrong or with the other guys who are right?

Huffington Post: Another Wound For Muslims Who Lost Loved Ones On 9/11

 

		Another Wound For Muslims Who Lost Loved Ones On 9/11
	By Omar Sacirbey Religion News Service (RNS) When the subject of the proposed Islamic center near Ground Zero came up in Fahina Chowdhury's government class...

 

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Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri

Raya is coming. And this is the second time my family and I will be celebrating it away from home :-(

I do miss miss my parents and my siblings but I have to make do with what I have here. Well I have no reason to be unhappy as my kids and my missus are still besides me during this joyous occasion with the exception of my eldest princess who is boarding back home of course.

Anyway I came up with this pantun raya versi nusantara (sorry no indonesian as I cant speak the language). I have to admit some of them I plagiarized from the Internet but some I created my own..

Brunei…
Makan ambuyat cacah binjai,
Bersama lauk rumahan salai,
Jangan belanja raya sehingga lalai
Karang sampai rumah tergadai

Labuan:
ku idang kuih kan biskita,
bukannya tah kali diliat nganya,
di malam raya memasang pelita,
hati happy bis liaunya.

Sabah
Orang Papar suka bedundang bah,
Mengkali memang keturunan Barunai kali ah,
Baru ku tau sana banyak sudara ku bah,
Di raya ane, balum tah ku ta agai ne nah,

Singapura..
Minah ku shopping di Geylang Serai
Hendak membeli sehelai selendang,
Di raya ni janganlah bercerai-cerai
Kita kan melayu bangsa yang tenang

Sarawak…
Anak manok terciak ciak,
Situk lepas sia pun sik boleh,
Tegal mengenang urang yang jaoh
raya klak kamek ngidang kek lapis sarawak, boleh?

Kelantan…
Make ikke cicoh budu
Jange lupo tamboh satar?
Kelik rayo taksir laju
Nanti rayo dale sepita

Terengganu…
Makang ubi jamang jepong
Makang kepok cicoh cuke
Bulang pose mung bengong
Bulang raye mung suke

Pahang…
Sepadan Pahang ada kasino
Nasi dagang ikan patin
Jange mu masam muko
Raya makan rendang sadin

Johor…
Cegitu cegini awak suke
Awak suke kite tak suke
Esok luse hari raye
Sama-sama bersuke rie

Melaka…
Hawau kau berak merate
Kaki bengkak ulau patok
Kalu balik naik kerete
Jangan pandu kalau ngantok

N. Sembilan…
Masak lomak cili api
Campo dongan ! daun turi
Hari rayo kolumpo sopi
Tinggal penyamun dongan pencuri
(org kolumpo jgn kocik ati!!)

Selangor/K.Lumpur…
Wa cakap lu wa tak tau
Tapi wa tipu sama lu
Raya jangan buat tak tau
Angpau ada bagi gua dulu

Perak…
Gulai tempoyak ikan mayong
Deroyan busok tebok tupai
Pandu hemat ingat kampong
Asal teman selamat sampai

SELAMAT HARI RAYA MAAF ZAHIR BATIN

Huffington Post: Who's Afraid of Shariah?

 

		Who's Afraid of Shariah?
	How many of those anti-Islam protesters holding "No Sharia Law" signs (as if anyone were advocating shariah law in the U.S.) actually know what the word means? I'd say, oh, none.

 

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