PIALA MALAYSIA 2012

FINAL 
PIALA MALAYSIA 2012

   











                                                           Lawan

Perlawanan Bolasepak Piala Malaysia 2012 telah sampai ke kemuncaknya. Perlawanan akhir akan diadakan di Stadium Shah Alam Selangor pada 20hb Oktober ini ketemukan Juara Piala Liga Super Kelantan atau lebih dikenali THE RED WARRIORS(TRW) dengan Juara Piala Liga Perdana, ANGKATAN TENTERA MALAYSIA(ATM) bagi menentukan juara.

 Perlawanan ini menarik kerana Kelantan juara 2010 bercita-cita memenangi tiga piala dalam satu musim. Dua telah dimenangi iaitu Juara Liga Super dan Juara Piala FA. Manakala ATM bercita-cita memenangi piala Malaysia buat pertama kali setelah 46 tahun menanti.

Beberapa perkara yang menarik perhatian saya dalam perlawanan ini, macam-macam hal diperbincangkan secara tidak formal, secara terbuka dan di dalam akhbar-akhbar tempatan. Ramai yang menganggap Kelantan atau TRW sebagai 'favourite winner'. Pelbagai insentif telah diberikan dan dijanjikan. Sebanyak RM200,000.00 telah di bahagikan kepada pemain2 dan pegawai2 sebagai ransangan. Sekiranya berjaya menjulang piala ini selot tanah bernilai RM60 - 80K sedia dijadikan milik.

Diantara cakap-cakap yang boleh dibahaskan adalah ada ura2 supaya ATM menang, antaranya:

1. Dalam perlawanan separuh akhir kedua menentang Lion XII masa tambahan 5 minint sudah tamat tapi diteruskan sehinggalah gol penyamaan dijaringkan yang membawa kepada masa tambahan dan penalti.

2. Penggantungan satu perlawanan secara kebetulan final ini terhadap dua tonggak utama TRW, Mat Ghaddar dan Norfarhan akibat menerima kad kuning kedua seolah-olah dirancang bagi melemahkan TRW. Kad-kad itu diberi pada hampir-hampir permainan tamat dan TRW dah nampak akan masuk final.

3. Akhbar-akhbar highlight beberapa pemain TRW, Apek, Mat Yo, Farhan, Daudsu dan beberapa orang lagi akan meninggalkan TRW musim depan tanpa diketahui sumber ynag sohih.

4. Hukuman denda RM40,000.00 kerana kesalahan penyokong-penyokong TRW membaling botol ke dalam padang sehingga tergendala perlawanan beberapa minit ketika TRW lawan ATM dulu dikenakan hanya 2 hari sebelum perlawanan akhir. Mengapa tidak dulu lagi atau selepas perlawanan akhir?

5. Aturcara-aturcara memberi rangsangan kepada ATM melibatkan pemerintah tertinggi negara dan negeri, pertubuhan terutamanya FAM dan menteri seolah-olah Malaysia lawan Kelantan.

6. Pemergian Presiden KAFA, Tan Sri Annuar Musa ke Mekah bagi menunaikan haji seolah-olah tidak mahu berdepan dengan pembesar-pembesar ini kerana mungkin sesuatu yang kurang disenangi buat ketika ini, lebih baik ambil langkah awal, berdoa di depan Kaabah akan kemenangan TRW.

Walaumacamana pun ini semua hanyalah pendapat peribadi dan perang saraf antara pasukan yang akan bertanding. Walaupun saya menyokong TRW kerana orang Kelantan, kalah menang itu adalah adat permainan, pasukan yang kuat akan menang. Apa yang diharapkan ialah satu perlawanan yang adil, berkualiti dan boleh membantu memajukan bolasepak tanah air.

Akhir kata salam hormat dari saya,
Selamat menonton perlawanan akhir dengan penuh semangat kesukanan.

Alhamdulillah perlawanan sudah selesai. TRW berjaya mengalahkan ATM 3 - 2 dan sekali gus mencapai cita-cita menjadi TREBLE CHAMPION. 
CONGRATULATIONS THE RED WARRIORS!


Perlawanan seimbang, kedua-dua telah menunjukkan semangat perjuangan dan kesukanan yang bermutu. Segala cakap-cakap dan tomahan adalah tidak berasas. Tahniah kepada pengadil-pengadil perlawanan kerana mengawal perlawanan dengan adil dan penyokong2 kedua2 belah pihak dapat mengawal emosi dan disiplin. Inilah yang kita mahu bagi meningkatkan mutu sukan di tanah air kita terutamanya dalam permainan bolasepak.

Dan SELAMAT HARI RAYA EIDUL ADHA.



The Red Warriors tetap dihatiku,
 selamat berjuang wira-wiraku
kejayaan menanti kalian
Piala Malaysia kembali ke Kelantan.

TERIMA KASIH

EKSPO PERDAGANGAN DUNIA ISLAM

Ekspo Perdagangan Dunia Islam 
 World Islamic Trade Expo.

Tema/Theme: Mata wang syariah menyatukan ummah
                      Syariah currency unifies people.


Masa/Time:    15 - 21 Jun/June 2012


Tempat/Venue: Perkarangan Stadium Sultan Muhammad V, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.


Penyertaan/Participations: Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Iran, India, Turkey, Palestine, Thailand, Singapore and Kelantan as a host.


Officially launched by the Menteri Besar of Kelantan, Dato' Tuan Guru Hj. Nik Ab. Aziz bin Nik Mat.


The above is a world level expo, Kelantan acts as a bridge of connecting the outside world. Iran dominated the expo, had brought in 60 manufacturing companies including motorbikes and washing machines. The companies were interested in opening assembly plants in Kelantan.

Please view the photos at the scene below

The opening ceremony

Menteri Besar of Kelantan, Dato' Tuan Guru
Nik Ab. Aziz Nik Mat launching the program.

The syariah currency.

Creativity and innovation by the local students

Specialties from South Thailand

Dried and preserved sea foods

Wok with Muslim Thai

Glutinous rice and mango

Nasi kerabu, Thai rice noodles and ABC(mixed ice?)

Products from Islamic Republic of Iran

Motorbikes.
A 200cc powered motorbike at only
 RM3,900.00 per unit!

Fine embroideries

Fine arts and frames

Al Qur'an on hand weaving rug.

Exclusive, fine and high quality carpets

High quality agricultural products

Special from Uzbekistan

Visitors to try a specialty from Uzbekistan

Bhukari rice and kabab(chicken, beef and mutton)

Fine calligraphy.
 One can order own's name in this style

Myself and a participant from Uzbekistan

Fine potteries

Wood craft.

Thank you.

BEIJING - TIANJIN, CHINA.

        April 18 - 21  2012, my spouse and I joined a group of 35 on an excursion to Beijing and Tianjin, China.  I visited Beijing for the second time formerly in 2005. We enjoyed visiting  interesting historical places, compulsory government economic centres,  had our meals at halal Muslim restaurants and of course shopping at the local public market. It is spring time, the temperature is cold and soothing, misty in the morning and sometimes raining. Trees are leafless but blossoming gorgeously, soothed our eyes.

TIANJIN: Also known as Port of Heavenly Capital is the sixth largest city in China. Formerly a garrison town enclosed by walls, currently is one of the China's leading manufacturing and commercial centre.

BEIJING: The current capital city of China, with  population exceeds 20 million, the second largest next to Shanghai. One of the four great ancient capitals of China, a political and cultural centre and the heart of China's history for centuries, renowned for its opulent palaces, mosques, temples and huge stone wall and gates

                                                     THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA

A series of fortifications made of stones, bricks, earth and woods. It stretches 8851 km along east to west border line to protect the Empire against the intrusion of nomadic forces from the north. First built by Qin Shi Huang between 220 - 206 BC merely of rammed earth and woods and rebuilt by the Ming Emperors in the 14th century with improved technique and materials such as stones and bricks. The visited part was the South Gate, near Beijing constructed during the Ming Dynasty.

Modified part of the Great Wall, especially for
 visitors, one of the fortresses in the background

My spouse on one of the walls and the 
extent of the Great Wall in the background

Special pose by the Great Wall

Slowly ascending the sloping steps to the next station.

Take a short rest after descending 
the sloping steps before terminating the visit.

SUMMER PALACE:


Known as "The Garden of Nurtured Harmony" and  it is a palace in Beijing dominated by Longevity Hill(60m) and the Kunming Lake. It covers an expanse of 2.9 sq. km, 2.2 sq km  of which is lake. It is a man made lake and the excavated soil was used to build Longetivity Hill. The construction began in 1749 by Emperor Qianlong of The Qing Dynasty and completed in 1752.  

At the main entrance

Aerobic exercise, one of the activities
 at  the Summer Palace,
 I love to join in as at home.

Some of the group members in memory with the
Muslim Chinese from Xinjiang

Myself and our local Malay speaking tourist guide, 
Mr Terry.

All women in, on the bridge over the Kunming lake
connecting the Longevity Island 

TIENANMEN SQUARE

A large city square in the centre of  Beijing. Named after the Tienanmen Gate, separating  from the Forbidden City. It is the third largest in the world and measured 440,000 sq metre. Firstly built in 1415 during the Ming Dynasty. Due to heavy fighting the gate was damaged. Designed and built again in 1651 and has since enlarged four times its original size in 1950s.

Tienanmen Square in the background. 
The pagoda like building is a  muoseleum 
lies the preserved body of Mao Zedong 
embedded in a glass cube

Special pose, the main entrance to the
 Forbidden City in the background

 June 4 1989,  at this very place,
 a thousand of pro democratic
protesters mainly students were massacred
 by the armed military force.

THE FORBIDDEN CITY

A Chinese Imperial Palace from Ming Dynasty and the end of Qing Dynasty. Located in the middle of Beijing and almost 500 years served as the  home of Emperors. It took 15 years       (1406 - 1420) of construction and required a million workers. It consists of 980 surviving buildings with 9999 bays of rooms. It covers 720,000 sq metre and in 1987 was declared World Heritage Site

Special pose in the midst  of  the Forbidden City

In the heart of the imperial ancient palace,
 the floor is original.

The Garden of Harmony,
the rock is naturally carved

Another part of the Garden of Harmony.

Travelling by bullet train from Beijing to Tianjin was unforgettable. In only 30 minutes we reached Tianjin about 160 km away with a cruising speed of 250 km/hour. 

At the Beijing railway station. Patiently wait
 for the schedule to Tianjing

My spouse at the Tianjin railway station 
after arriving from Beijing

Arrived in Tianjin about 160 km from Beijing
in only 30 minutes!

At the Food and Cultural Street, Tianjin

There are differences between the four seasons area and the tropical area. 

The cold and soothing temperature that we feel 

and captivating blossoming trees that we witness.

At the Great Wall, trees with only stem
and branches, few leaves begin to appear

A flower tree with only trunk, branches and  
blossom.

The close up Sakura

Peony, some regard that it is a China's
 national flowerand some said cherry blossom 

An ancient dead tree stump preserved
due to its uniqueness,
 historical and sentimental values

Visiting Beijing in spring time is interesting and unforgettable. One could feel the soothing temperature and witness the unique surrounding that could not be felt and found in our tropical locality as well as ancient buildings and spots

感谢，并看到你
(Xie Xie,  zai jian)
Thank you and see you again

KAWAH PUTIH, BANDUNG.

KAWAH PUTIH or WHITE CRATER is a crater lake, one of the crater lakes of Mount Patuha. Situated 2430 metres above the sea level experiencing chilled temperature between 8 to 12 degrees Centigrade. Approximately 50 km south of Bandung City, accessible by road and it takes a couple of an hour due to road condition and ascending slope.

Opened to visitors in 1987. The name derives from lake water, the milky white colour could change from bluish to whitish green depending on sulphur concentration and the change of temperature. The surrounding rocks and sand are whitish in colour due to interaction with the acidity of the lake water.

The area is heavily forested and well preserved flora and fauna.

Formerly a sulphur mine operating during the Dutch rule and the Japanese occupation in Java.

Flora and fauna of the area are well preserved

Specially built steps about 20 metres descending the lake site.

Once has to wear thick clothes to protect the body from the chilled temperature.

The clothes are rented about IDR10,000.00 or RM3.50 per piece at a time

At the information centre.

Warming myself temporarily to keep away from chilled temperature.

An officer on duty will announce the height and the current temperature to visitors.

The chilled strong wind and temperature force every visitor to put on thick clothes

and covering their nostrils and mouth.

Be careful to those are suffering from asthma

Good facilities at the place

The lake water differs in colour due to sulphur concentration

and the change of temperature

The sand and rock are whitish in colour.

The lake water and the ground are of no different and can be mistaken as snow.

The lake and the forested mountain in the background

Swimming and dipping are prohibited

Myself and spouse admiring a crippled Sundanese plucking a kecapi,

a traditional musical instrument.

My spouse, the signboard and the forested mountain in the background.

On our journey from Bandung city to Kawah Putih or back to the city, we are astonished, the surrounding areas were intensively cultivated on both limited flat land and slopes, that remark the populations are hardworking and lead a simple life. Young ladies take opportunity to offer fresh strawberries to visitors with only IDR10,000.00 per packet

Intensively cultivated terraced slope mainly with a staple crop

Cultivated land close to the house compounds

Limited flat land and slopes are intensively cultivated with various crops

Cultivated terraced slopes, well watered, houses and forested mountain.

The local rural people are hardworking and lead a simple life,

creative and hospitable to visitors.

The lands are intensively utilized and the nature is well preserved .

We are looking forward to be back again.