Friday, February 27, 2009

PKPSM KELANTAN THE LANDMARKS

THE WISMA PKPSM KELANTAN

The idea of owning a secretariat burst out since 1995. Agreed by the Kelantan Education Department, a committee was organized to proceed the matter. The School Complex, Wakaf Mek Zainab, Kota Bharu was chosen as a site. The tender was then issued on Mei 1999 and followed by the construction work seven months later.

The RM 218,000.00 building completed on July 2000 and was officially inaugurated by the Director General of Education of Malaysia, YBhg Datuk Hj. Rafei bin Mahat on October 2000. Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) was also signed on that particular month and year.

The building comprises dormitories, a hall and a conferencence room. As a matter of appreciation to the State Education Department, part of the building is granted to the Kelantan School Sport Council(MSSK) to develop sport activities and other social functions but priority must be given to PKPSM.

It can be clearly seen from Jalan Long Yunus, hardly a couple of kilometre from the heartof the capital city, Kota Bharu the Islamic City and only a stone throw from neighbouring schools, SMK Kota Bharu, SMK Puteri, SMK Ismail Petra and SMK Putera.

Source: PKPSM Kelantan: Menyusur Sejarah Memahat Keutuhan(1977 - 2006)




Sunday, February 15, 2009

SMK PAK BADOL. Marhaban Ya Muharram 1430








Students lending their ears to an oration by the guest orator from The Kota Bharu Teacher's Institution(IPKB)



The new year of Hijriah 1430, in the Muslim calender, starts with the month of Muharram. It literary means to forbid or cease fire.
It is a tradition to mark its coming, some folk cooperate to cook a spicy porridge known as 'bubur asyura'. Teachers, students and supportive staff of SMK Pak Badol is not an exceptional. The porridge is cooked in a huge half oval shape pot known as kawah. Main ingredients are cereal such as rice and corn, nuts, tubers, sugar and salt to taste, coconut milk to make it fatty, beef or chicken and grounded spice. It takes a long, exhausted and tears but interesting six hours to serve. The most important, of course, cooperation, patience and tolerance. We are to prove that we possess all these qualities. All teachers, students and their parents and staff of this school, our neighbours and some passerby walk away with their share.

An oration in memory of the migration of the beloved Prophet Muhammad(bless upon him) and his faithful companions from Makkah to Madinah and the importance of sacrification was held.
















Staff and students cooking the bubur asyura.
Long poles with their ends fixed with metals to
avoid hot jumping porridge from injuring the body.


Ready to be served. Hmmm, looks tasty and nourishing! Mintak sikit kak cik. Boleh, lepas ni gi jauh-jauh nanti ketuk ngan sendok ni kang

Saturday, February 14, 2009

SMK PAK BADOL; The Panoramic Views















A garden between class blocks.















Green, shady and conducive "Wakaf Comel" or The Beautiful Gazebo for staff and students to relief and relax.















Edible garden comprising local vegetables, some fruits plants, a mushroom house and a fish pond. In 2008 this garden won the 1st place in such competition organized by the Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority(FAMA). This year(2009) we are looking forward to retain the trophy and absolutely to make it much better .















The Herbal garden containing some valuable medicinal herbs such as mengkudu, kacip fatimah and misai kucing, tujuh jarum, serai wangi etc. Formerly a few longjack or tongkat ali was planted but disapppeared before it reached maturity, until at this moment is still at large.















Assembly square, administration office and a staff room















The school landmarks, surrounded by palm trees.















Part of the playing field, the "astaka"or stage and students' hostel in the foreground. The hostel acomodate 150 students comprising 90 girls and 60 boys, physically well equipped with comfortable bedrooms, study rooms, prayer rooms, warden quarters, dining rooms and a mosque.


















The main entrance. It is accessible to Kota Bharu, Pasir Puteh and all main villages in the district.

I begin the day as the Principal of SMK Pak Badol on the 1st of December 2008. Categorizes as a rural school in the district of Bachok, Kelantan, one of the 14 schools administer by the District Education Office of Bachok. This school is so call in relation to the village, Pak Badol one the villages in the mukim of Mahligai. It is accessible by road, only 20 minutes drive from Kota Bharu and 15 minutes to Pasir Puteh. So no problem at all. Above are some attractive panoramic views of the school esp. in the compound to share.