Oh Angin...

something has really caught my mind just now when i sat
at the window near to my bed.
tonight it is a full moon. what a view! well consider im lucky because im still able
to enjoy the view of a moon at night and it is a full moon.
its a windy night precisely.
to GOD, im thanking you for what im able to have right now.
im thanking you GOD for the food that im able to eat, for the peace that im able to enjoy,
for the friends that are always there for me, for the family that always
shows their love towards me.

Consider Im lucky!
hell yeah! why should not i?
compare to many people out there who is not having this kind of
pleasure to enjoy. a poor kid and baby in palestin who is now being bombed by
that damned israelis who violates and did not respect
the rules in war.

well im no one to say much about this. just pray and hope that things will turns out
in a better way. Hoping for the rise in ummah yet im kind of naive to believe it.
Fact is a fact.
Nothing can changed it. But by GOD's will.
The problem is, many people claims that they are Islamic follower yet, are they
a muslim that really holds their virtues and what they believe?
think about it for second.
yeah. many of you will questioned me back by provoking am i too good or am i
pious enough to say thing like this?
but that is the truth. we are not able to change it untill
we are not afraid to sacrifice the things that really precious to us.
our brother and sister are killed each second and what are we doing? sleeping in a good
condition under the blanket. in a good air conditioning system.

just forget about it.
like what we know,
"kalau mula bercerita, memang lebat dentam
dentum kalah orang yang sibuk debat harga minyak"
"tapi apa ada? habuk pon tarak la ni."

action speaks louder than words!
not
words speak louder than action.

what ever it is, i think im gonna post something really exciting.
how does the wind occurs~
yeah! been thinking about it.
later on i might update on how the wind occurs and the process is.
kindda interested in it.
if anyone knows, please, please and please tell me! :D

warms regards

vulnerable

when u tried ur best.. but u dont succeed,
when u get what u want, but its not what u need..

-coldplay - fixed you-

well, there's nothing that i can say much about it.
i bet that most of u guys really know and understand on how does it feels when things are not going
according to what we planned right?
sometimes, what we aimed is far beyond the bull's eyes.
what can i say about it?

NOTHING!

nothing came into my mind on how to express this kind of feeling. worst come to worst, we
just have to absorb it.

SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN it.

yeah! just smile and accept it as what it is. set the new target. do not be over confident when
dealing with it. just give your best shot towards it.

what ever it is, only this one thing that can make me move forward and
be motivated

SABAR DAN IKHLAS.

:)


WARMS REGARDS~

Counting days...

Result hampir keluar!
im gonna be a dead meat..
horror horror horror!!
semoga semua usaha berbaloi.. im not asking to be in a dean's list!
just that hopefully all my hard work berbaloi for this new result compare to last sem!
gosh! im out of words! Horror.. Horror Horror!!!
wish me luck!!

p/s: btw just wait for the new info for vacation in Pangkor Island ya! :D

wish me luck again ya..

Langkawi has been raped!! BY US!!!.. :D

" Any area could be designated as geopark if they possess
several geoheritage features and outstanding geological
landscape within which they form the nucleus for the
development of local communities through conservation and
ecotourism . Essentially ,a geopark should have components
of conservation ,local community and ecotourism "

-http://www.mail-archive.com/99venus-international@yahoogroups.com/msg00117.html-

Hello guys! i'm back! back to the track for keeping u guys updated with
my journey! And oh well! yeah! forgot to say the most important thing!
Happy New Year! Happy 2009! and the most important part of it! For those
who are celebrating their wonderful birthday along this day, happy birthday
and may god bless u and may u succeeded in what ever u're working with! :D

As what i've promised to u guys before, it is the time when i'll update
u guys with budget trip to langkawi island~ yeah, dont get too excited ya! :P

okay! from Kuala Lumpur, there are basically four ways on getting to
Langkawi island from Kuala Lumpur.

• Bus
• Aeroplane
• Car
• Train

-BUS-


There are two station that u are able to purchase ticket if you want to go by bus. First is the Hentian Puduraya and second one is Hentian Duta. The bus ticket is fixed RM 43.00 for a single trip. But if u purchase the ticket from the both station i've mentioned, it is only for a single trip from both station to Kuala Perlis bus station. Don't worry because when u arrived at the station of Kuala Perlis, u can still be able to purchase the ticket for heading back to KL at the same price.
Most common buses that have a trip to Kuala Perlis station is MARA LINER, Transnasional and Etika Delta company. the journey is approximately 7 - 8 Hours. But they do stop at 2 places along the way for having a break and for the toilet session. :D

-AEROPLANE-
from Kuala Lumpur international airport, or from the low cost carrier terminal (LCCT), air asia and malaysian airlines provides u a flight twice a day to the airport of langkawi island if i'm not mistaken. the fares for the journey u are able to check with their websites since the price is not fixed due to the early booking and may changes without prior noticed. For more info, u can google it and check it for yourself. here are a few link that will direct u straight for the booking flight ticket.

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Flights-g298283-Langkawi_Kedah-Cheap_Discount_Airfares.html

http://www.malaysiaairlines.com

-CAR-
From kuala Lumpur, just take any exit at PLUS highway and headed straight north to Kuala Perlis. The signboard will always be useful along the way. for ticket price, i'm sorry because i'm not so sure about it. The journey is approximately around 6 or 7 hours depending on your speed. if you're speeding at 160Km/h, then the time estimated will be less than the time that i've mentioned.

-TRAIN-
From Kuala Lumpur, the price for a single ticket is RM 21.00 for economy class. The journey is 14 hours from Kuala Lumpur to Arau station which is the station that is near to Kuala Perlis jetty. The view is quite magnificent and for the best time to take the train is departured at night. U'll find it amazing and relaxing because the view at night is fantastic! :) from the arau station, u can take a taxi that will charge u RM 24 to the jetty of Kuala Perlis. but be smart and car pool with a few people to pay less. the journey from Arau station to jetty of Kuala Perlis is 20 minutes. for more info on the ticket price and booking, feel free to view this website,

http://www.ktmb.com.my/




-Ferry-
The ticket for a single trip to Pulau Langkawi is RM18.00. the ticket only can be purchased at the ticket counter at the jetty itself. there are quite few ferry services provider and what ever it is, never buy it from people who are selling the ticket without going to the counter. What i mean is that u might be cheated for the ferry ticket. Buy it straight from the counter itself.

Okay! done with the transportation on getting to Langkawi island. next let's move on to the accommodation thing! I prefer to stay in Pantai Chenang or Pantai Tengah since both of this place is quite strategic to the sea and as well as to the night life compare to other places and Kuah town. Disadvantages of staying at Kuah town is that, around 10 p.m the shops are closed and the town is like dead and becoming like a cowboy town compare to this two place. Besides, this two places is quite easy for a tourist who go to langkawi to get food and the price is quite the same as in Kuala Lumpur. One of the best restaurant in Pantai Chenang is Kedai Haji Ramli where they serve local food but with a great and delicious taste. the price is affordable and not expensive at all.

Chicken Rice at Haji Ramli restaurant.


Mixed Rice provided by the Haji Ramli restaurant.

This time i went to langkawi with my utpian-mates, we stayed at Charlie's motel. the rates for the room is RM 85 for one night. but they provides two queen's bed, 24-hour air conditioner, TV, and as well toilet inside of the room. so, for a room, 4 people can be put and the amount of payment to be made can be reduced to RM 20 per person for a night. we went there and book 2 rooms for 2 nights. but hey! since yana and her brother came along, we split the ratio of 8 person to 2-6 for both room. guess what, we still can fit all in for the 6 person sharing one room! just imagine how big is their bed! :D *i'm a bit impressed when i thinked of it*

Well, here are the links that will direct and give you a few places on a budget motel that you are able to get in Langkawi island.

• http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Kedah/Langkawi/langkawi_hotel.htm
• http://www.blogcatalog.com/topic/charlie+motel+langkawi/
• http://www.wcities.com/en/record/,198896/465/record.html
• http://www.langkawi-beaches.com/langkawi-beach-motels-list.html
• http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g298283-d557776-Reviews-Charlie_Motel_Restaurant-Langkawi_Kedah.html
  

Bills for staying 2 nights at Charlies motel.

Charlie's Motel, Pantai Tengah

The car rental for 3 days and 2 nights that we stayed in Langkawi is only RM 320! Want to know what kind of car that we rented? Definetly not a van! hell no to Van! We managed to get a Toyota Innova for 2 days and the payment is only RM 320! Just imagine the space and comfortable of the car and it suits 8 person compare to a van. Besides, the performance of the Innova is better than any cheap Van that will cost us more than we are able to pay~. For more information on getting the car, u can deal with this person :

• Toro : 012-5533721
• Faisal : 012-5752665

Second day at pulau langkawi, we just chilling around and tour the island! Stop for a lunch and had Laksa Langkawi (Which is extremely delicious) near the Kampung Beras Terbakar and after that we went to Tanjung Rhu to drink Coconut and just stay near to the beach and had Pisang Goreng. The view was beautiful and the sea breeze was cool thou. Then we headed to Pantai Pasir Hitam to see ourselves the black sand. If u learn Geology 101, then u will know why the sand is black compare to other sands since the mineral content is consists of what mineral and the colour of the mineral itself. After the trip to black sand beach, we headed back to our motel because all of us wanted to swim at the sea.

- Laksa Langkawi at kampung beras terbakar -


- Cendol at Kampung Beras Terbakar -


Tanjung Rhu - pantai yang cantik -

- Kampung Beras Terbakar -


- Beras Terbakar at Kampung Beras Terbakar -


Sharp at 7.30, we headed to Medan Nelayan Ikan bakar at Bukit Malut to enjoy seafood! The price was unbelieveable! It was cheap! For 8 persons having 6 fishes (siakap sweet sour-2, siakap bakar-2, pari-2), prawns (butter prawns), vegetable (kailan ikan masin), a jug of orange juice and squid (udang goreng tepung), and Kerang bakar, it only cost us RM 250! the food was delicious!

- Origin of Pantai Pasir Hitam -

- night life in pantai Chenang-

Then the third day was the day that we have to leave langkawi island since most of us wanted to celebrate New year in Kuala Lumpur. So we check out from the hotel at 11 a.m and headed to Kuah town to buy some sourveniours and chocolates for our family members. At 2 p.m we departed from Kuah jetty to Kuala Perlis jetty. Our bus was at 3.45 so we did not want to be late. but guess what!! the bus was late by an hour and half! ended up.. we celebrate New year by the coolest event of all which is inside the bus! Hahaha sorry guys! I've tried my best~ hahaha but surely it will be an event that we will never forget! celebrate new year inside bus! hahah cool right??!! hahahah

If u guys have anything to ask regarding the trip to langkawi, just drop me a comment and i'll reach back to u as soon as possible~








warms regards~

Langkawi~ Here we come!!!

"segala-galanya ada di Malaysia~ pergilah melancong" - zoom malaysia

Tonight i'm going to Langkawi island! One of the islands in Malaysia situated in Kedah Darul Aman. Everything has been checked!! no need to worry about ticket, food and expenses. Just need to bring own luggage and money to spend there! haha But don't worry guys! I'll keep u update with the journey as well as the budget as soon as i got back from Langkawi. How to get a cheap budget and save you a big bucks and still able to enjoy the beauty of Malaysia~





-stay tune with my blog ya-

Warm regards~

Keindahan yang Sebenar

"apabila seseorang kafir memasuki negara islam dengan cara yang sah, bererti dia haru diberikan hak keselematan, perlindungan dan keamanan kehormatannya"

Ayat-ayat di atas sangat-sangatlah sangatlah menarik untuk kita perhatikan dan memberi sepenuh kefahaman dalam kehidupan kita. well.. im not saying that im the pious and sangat-sangat2 arif dalam bidang agama. tetapi setiap harta warisan yang telah ditinggalkan kepada kita oleh our beloved prophet Muhammad S.A.W (may peace be upon him) haruslah diteliti dan diungkapkan dengan kefahaman yang sepenuhnya.

Fenomena yang melanda dunia peradaban islam pada masa kini yang terlalu membenci terhadap negara-negara barat amat ketara kalau kita perhatikan di media-media massa, media cetak mahupun media elektronik yang melaungkan unkapan anti-amerika dan negara sekutunya. sehinggakan kita terlupa yang apabila kita melihat orang-orang bukan beragama islam = kafir yang datang ke negara kita, kita sanggup menutup mata dan mengendahkan mereka kerana mereka datang dari negara yang melakukan kezaliman, kemusnahan dan kecurian kepada negara islam atawpun negara saudara seagama dengan kita.

Kita terlalu senang untuk menilai sesuatu yang buruk pada seseorang sehinggakan kita tidak berusaha untuk menunjukkan keindahan islam yang kita laung-laungkan dengan sebenar benarnya. Bukan ingin bermain kata dan menunjukkan diri ini seseorang yang amat alim dalam bidang ini tetapi hanya sekadar meluahkan pendapat berdasarkan sekadar ilmu yang dipelajari. minta maaf jika tidak dapat memenuhi tuntutan setiap orang berdasarkan ilmu yang berjaya dipelajari.

Sesungguhnya, islam telah mengajarkan kepada setiap umatnya untuk berbuat baik kepada sesiapa pun.

"Barang siapa yang menyakiti orang asing, bererti die telah menyakiti diriku dan barang siapa yang menyakiti diriku, die telah menyakiti Allah S.W.T "

Well, what i really want to say is that, those few hadith that i got after watching a movie ayat-ayat cinta oleh pengarah yang berwibawa Hanung Bramantyo has really changed my whole perspection towards the beauty of islam. this is mny review after watching the movie for second time. it is a really good movie and i recommend that you guys should watch.

This movie really teaches us and shows to us the real muslim and muslimah that we should apply in order to become the greatest ummah after all. Islam mengajar erti poligami tetapi dengan kemampuan dan harus berlaku adil kepada setiap isteri-isterinya. untuk berlaku adil kepada seseorang isteri juga amatlah payah inikan pula kepada dua, tiga dan empat. fikirkan masak-masak diri sendiri adakah kita mampu berlaku adil kepada semuanya?

Islam juga memang telah memberikan kuasa kepada ketua keluarga untuk memukul isteri tetapi lelaki kebanyakan pada masa kini terlalu penakut dan bacul dengan menggunakan dan memanipulasi surah an-nisa untuk bertindak kasar kepada isteri mereka. peraturan yang pertama dan kedua sememangnya telah dilupakan langsung dan terus menjerumus kepada peraturan yang ketiga. well what we soo called the massive violance in marriage?? look at this:

if a wife does not respect the commitment of the marriage, then :

• first : give advice
• second : warn
• third : then ure allowed to hit her but not at her face and without intention of hurting her!

Itulah sebenarnya yang telah diberitahu dan cara yang betul sekiranya kita mahu bertindak adil. bukan dengan mengikut hawa nafsu dan membabi buta. walhal apabila kita telah berpacaran, dengan sewenang-wenangnya kita mengangkat tangan memberikan sedikit "hadiah" percuma kepada teman istimewa. Kaki dilayangkan tanpa merasai sebarang beban ke atas badannya. Islam telah mengajar kita bahawa wanita mempunyai darjat yang tinggi dalam kedudukan social. Jika tidak, kenapa dari kecil kita telah diajar basic principle yang :

"heaven lies on our mother's feets"

Jadi sebenar-benarnya, islam really honours women! why should we as a men trying to alter that fact? apabila keindahan islam itu dipelajari dengan sebetul-betulnya, masalah dalam rumah tangga dapat dihindari dengan mudah.

As what ive stated above, i really recommends you guys to watch this movie because it will show to us the reall values of islam that we should carry on our heart. :) but im soo sorry if this post does not fit you and can't really change your perspection about the woman's rank in our socety.

do remember this hadith by our prophet Muhammad S.A.W

"Setiap kaum hawa dijadikan dari sisi kaum adam. Bukan dari kepala untuk dijunjung setiap masa, bukan dari kaki untuk kita jadikan tempat pengalas. TETAPI dari sisi untuk dijadikan teman hidup, dekat dengan lengan agar dapat dilindungi dan yang paling penting, hampir dengan hati untuk disayangi"

warm regards~

Vacation at Kapas Island

Well, let me share with you guys something about my last vacation with my best buddies to Pulau Kapas. First, for the person who is quite blur on what the hell pulau kapas is, or where does the island situated, let me help and guide you guys by telling a story about this island. Well, Pulau kapas or Kapas island is located in the Northern part of Malaysia in the state of Terengganu Darul Iman. journey from kl to the jetty is about approximately 7 hours since now here in Malaysia, we allready have a new highway that connects Kuala Lumpur and northern part of Malaysia which is called Lebuhraya Pantai Timur (East coast Highway)

how to go there?? aha.. a good question there. for a young traveler who likes to explore and try their own way, you are able to go there by:

1) Bus (you can search the ticket at Hentian Puduraya or Hentian Duta)

From Hentian Puduraya or Hentian Duta, there are buses company that provide an hourly journey servises from 10.00 a.m until 10.00 p.m such as Transnasional, Maraliner and etc. The bus ticket is roughly RM 48 plus minus for a single trip. Make sure that you told the bus driver to stop at Marang Jetty right before reaching Kuala Terengganu's town. For a better information, you are able to google the bus provider about their price, and schedule.

• http://www.plusliner.com.my
• http://www.maraliner.com
• http://www.nadi.com.my
  

2) Airplane

Based on my opinion, Malaysian airlines provides a trip here to Kuala Terengganu's airport and Air Asia as well. but from the airport, you have to take a taxi which might cost you additional amount of money about roughly RM 30 per trip to the Marang jetty and the journey will take 35 minutes

3) Car

From kuala Lumpur, you have to the exit Karak Highway which is located near Gombak. From there, you have to enter the highway (monitored by MTD Prime corporation) and keep your journey headed up towards northern until yyou arrive at the Jibor exit. There's a lot of signboard that will guide you until you reach Kuala Terengganu. and when you enter Kuala Terengganu, always head on to the town of Kuala Terengganu. Out of nowhere, you will find the signboard that will direct you until you reach the jetty of Kapas island (marang jetty).

At the marang jetty, what should you know when you get there??

• Make comparison between the ferry servicfe provider because the fare may be different from one another. and by doing this, it will help you to choose wisely which company serves at a lower rate and save you quite a big bucks!
  
• Go and ask the local people about this one store that is selling "roti canai". this shop is run by a local malay couple. the taste of their originally hand made doh is really fantastic! and believe me after you try it, u will order for a take away meal with you. *wink2*
• buy some mineral waters from the shop that u can find by walking distance there. since the island will be very2 hot especially during noon. your body will be dehydrated far quicker than u expected it to be. at least two big mineral bottle should be drink per day when you are there.
• keep your car safe by parking at the parking space provided. if the ask for a payment. consider yourself lucky because when the local people there say that they will take a good care of yours when you are not around, they really do. thanks to the brother who take a good care of our satria there for 3 days. the payment was quite cheap
• the most expensive price for round-trip ticket from mainland towards the kapas island is RM40 per person! dont be fooled by few peoples there. do make a check up on price from one shop towards another.
  

Wah! what a long description of guiding you on how to get there. :D now, let me tell you how about the island itself! the best part is coming~ haha i'm getting excited about it. nah just bare with me. haha XP.

Okay the journey started early morning roughly at 3.00 am when we departed from Petaling Jaya. we went there by using a car or Satria produced by Proton company. The journey to Kapas island was approximately 4 hours since we arrived a bit early at 7.30 to the exit of Kuala Terengganu. then from there we have to follow the coastal road up further until we reached Kertih where Petronas actually have a refinery plant there. Then meet up with my friend from utp (Petronas, university of technology) at Mcdonalds kertih.

After having a chat with teddy and done doing our business there (well teddy thank god ko da change gaya rambut yang aku cakap ala2 "****la" tu! haha ), we continue our journey back all the way to marang jetty. After 2 hours, we finally and finally and finally arrived there and buy the ticket for ferry. For three person it cost us RM 120 for a round trip ticket.

From the jetty to Kapas island, it takes 15 minutes. after 10 minutes leaving the mainland jetty, the water seems Crystal clear and the view getting better! its really unbelievable since most of the island in Malaysia, the water is like... the colour of Teh Tarik (contaminated 120%) but this is really something far different. the water in Pangkor Island also not as good as this place has! compliment on that towards the terengganu district department for preserving a good scenery where the tourist still be able to enjoy the beauty of Malaysia! and hey i've got the pictures of the water. see it for yourself! unbelievable~!

Okay. first thing after we arrived at the chalet where we are going to stay for the next two nights, we jumped into the ocean. the water is so intimidating and irresistible. seriously. we put all our stuff inside the room and headed straight to the beach about 300 metres from our chalet~ the white sand is amazing and it is fine grain sand! which is great! the water is so amazing and cool to! u can see the bottom while you are swimming. the corals also u can pick it up and bring back for a souvenirs.

But everything was not as smooth as we planned. the food there is quite tough for u to get. the price is double and only at certain place you can get it. and believe it or not, they even have a fixed time for serving the food! frankly to say, its stupid because we are tourist and we pay the food using our own money. so i believe that the consumer have the right in deciding when we want to eat and not controlled by the people who sell it since because we are the one who is paying for it. SO my advice is, do buy something from the mainland for u to eat. what i mean by purchase something from the grocery shop from the mainland is like a biscuits, mineral water (recommended! the water is so expensive there), Maggi hot cup, snacks, etc.

Well another thing that is really make me pissed off is that the electricity. they only provide the electricity after 6 p.m until 6 a.m. besides, for certain chalet, they only provides u with a fan and can u imagine that at an island, and it is 12 p.m. the weather is extremely hot but u have nothing to keep u cool down?? its like a contest of determining who sweat a lot in less than 2 hours. seriously do check or take an opinion from the people at the jetty about the best place for u to stay.

On the second day. the weather was not that good since it was raining from early morning until evening. we could not do anything there. SO, planned carefully and do check the weather before u plan to come here. the water is not that clear anymore since it was raining.

The third day came, and it is finally our last day there. we did all the things that we really want to do which is swimming again and again and again until 11 a.m. after check out from the chalet, we headed to the restaurant next to the chalet where we spend our 2 nights there for lunch. and thank god that we came just at the right time. sharp at 2.00 pm, we say goodbye to the island and headed back to the mainland. even though the weather was not on our side, yet we still enjoy our vacation there!

I'm quite sorry if the post does not contain much information but drop a comment if you want to know more about this place and i can give you advises on how to save your budget a bit for the trip there. and i hope that this post will help you guys a bit. have a good day then! :)

warm regards ~ :)