A friend who passed away.......

On 26/12/08 morning.......I received a phone call....from a friend at USM.....to tell me a surprise news......my friend passed away...due to bone cancer (on his right leg)...for more info....pls...visit

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_Is_bone_cancer_2.asp

But, I'm not sure...the exact type of cancer he suffered...whether it was Benign bone tumors, Malignant bone tumors, Ewing tumor, Fibrosarcoma, or other types.....

He was a lecturer at UM & we met during a conference in Sydney last year....6-8/12/07. Even, we stayed at the same hotel.....Metro Hotel, Pitt Street, Sydney. We had visited to Sydney's tourist attractions i.e. Sydney Harbours, Sydney Opera House, Victoria Bridge, museum...etc. together.

A very humble and nice guy.....his children.....about my sons age......

The news of his death makes me feel so nervous.....am fully prepared to be "there"?

Al-Fatihah.....

** pic 1: Allahyarham Lukman with Rohana

pic 2: during conference luncheon....with prof Rahmah, prof Idris Jarji, me, Rohana & Allahyarham Lukman

pic 3: Allahyarham Lukman and me....at the Paddy's Market, Sydney

25 December 2008......

25 December 2001.......I still feel the moment.....then....25 December 2008.......
This is the day......my 7th anniversary.......7 magnificent years....and hoping for more significant magnificent years ahead......
Perhaps...these wonderful love quotes described my feelings for my lovely wife...Gee....
"I love you today, yesterday and every tomorrow"
"Each star in the sky symbolizes one reason why I love you."
""I love you by no stretch of your imagination."
"I love you not because of anything you have, but because of something that I feel when I'm near you."

Thank you very much dear.....

Rejected article for publication

This morning....I woke up very early......as I was very happy to hear that my bro safely arrived at his house from Mekah. It was certainly very tiring journey for him and his wife.....congrats tuan haji Rahmad and Hajjah Rodiah....
However, when I checked my email after my Subuh prayers......an email came in......
Actually, I've sent an article for a publication in a journal.....however.....it was rejected professionally due to my naive and inexperience writings..... skills.......it's ok for me...at least I got the reviewer's comments.
I'm eagerly to work harder to ensure all the comments are taking into consideration to strengthen my thesis of course.

Stress & sports: the answer

I have never received comments from readers of my blog.....except from my bro in law's wife, Danash.

However, it seems that my topic......which related to sports activity might stimulate the response....perhaps I'm right....

The questions from L-Shape & Mona-ice.....(I'm sorry.....I don't know whether you're Muslim or not)

The question of "too much" of course......will differ from individual to individual.....

For me.......it would be.....too much....if.....the abdomen area...being exposed excessively....

Particularly, my wife is strongly advised to avoid such outfits.....and she really marvelous as she knows my expectation.....and....put herself restricted to those kinds of outfits......

T&C.....as long as the limitation as required by Muslim fulfils...it's ok for me.....long pants....to cover at least 3-4 inches below the knee...and no abdomen area exposed (from umbilicus to knee must be covered accordingly).....the singlet-type outfit...is strongly not advisable for Muslim....as it may not able to cover umbilicus accordingly..thus exposed the aurat.....

She spent much money to buy all the outfits....and...she makes me proud......as she always meets my expectation.....

However...it cannot be denied that there are a few of her friends to wear something fulfil their styles and wants during the aerobics session........They're pretty enjoyed it I guessed......

It doesn't matter for me at all......I think.....their hubbies/bfs expect them to wear like that.....and feel comfortable with it........but certainly not for me......

But...as I mentioned.....my wife knows the limitation and manages to follow the right things....as advised.......

The pics below....are the examples of aerobics outfits.....

1. Too much...for me of course

2. Ok....

Anonymous said...
....hmmm....aerobics outfits........how much is too much anyway?????-L-shape-
December 9, 2008 7:40 AM
Anonymous said...
hi....what a nice posting...both of you are really love sports....err....don't you want to share your T&C about the outfits????-mona-ice-
December 9, 2008 7:45 AM
Anonymous said...
hi....is it "too much" = sexy????

c

December 9, 2008 6:31 PM

P-Ramlee: Tiga Abdul Movie

Yesterday.....it was raining from dawn till noon....even the korban events took place in the rain....
I watched a classic P.Ramlee movie.....Tiga Abdul...together with my father-in-law....my wife and my 2 sons.....very fascinated...a lot of funs.....
However, when it came to the song entitled "Sedangkan Lidah Lagi Tergigit"......I really enjoyed the lyrics.......what a great song.....nice melody......the rhythm seemed to be so perfect.....
enjoy the lyrics & the video......


Sedangkan lidah lagi tergigit
Apa pula suami isteri
Sedangkan lidah lagi tergigit
Apa pula suami isteri

Buang yang keruh
Ambil yang jernih
Baru teguh peribadi
Buang yang keruh
Ambil yang jernih
Baru teguh peribadi

Apa guna kita bertengkar
Suami isteri harus bersabar
Apa guna kita bertengkar
Suami isteri harus bersabar

Kasih sayang
Rukun dan damai
Hidup seperti dalam mahligai
Buang yang keruh
Ambil yang jernih
Baru teguh peribadi

Suami isteri mesti berpakat
Rumahtangga mendapat berkat
Suami isteri mesti berpakat
Rumahtangga mendapat berkat
Apa guna selisih paham
Kalau ingin aman tenteram
Mohon ampun wahai kanda


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUc9UBziess

stress & sports

I haven't written quite some time......too busy perhaps....
I become so stressful lately due to my correction progress....
I try to overcome this stress through sport activities....like badminton or futsal....
I feel so great every Tuesday nite.....the day that I really waiting for everyweek.....
enjoy the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5E34XzxrAM

My wife also loves sports as well...but focusses on aerobics.....
It is always my pleasure to allow her to do something not only good for her health..but able to release her stress as well.....
A lot of aerobics outfits available in the market...sometimes it seems too much for me....however for women......certainly.....it's ok.......luckily....she knows how to buy all the outfits accordingly......
She has few friends actively involved in aerobics everyweek.....and...all her aerobics gangs are women...certainly........however.....there are still T&C need to be followed as a muslim......of course.......especially in the outfits chosen......and proudly....she always meets my expectation as her beloved hubby........
Errr...what about others??? It doesn't matter....I'm not answerable for them.....
What is the good things about aerobics??
For sure...it is good for cardio......
enjoy the video :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az6GWdTtUBA

ROMANIA......A JOURNEY

What a day....I'm emotionally disturbed as my sons....both of them cannot help to cry....when they managed to talk to me...."abah.....along/adik rindu kat abah..."


Plenty of memories in Romania will be updated once I'm back to Malaysia....eargerly waiting the date of my flight...11 November 2008@5.00am......



This is The Great Mahmudiye Mosque...I went there for my prayers...and on Friday..managed to meet some of the jemaah.....

BOLING SG. PETANI -26 OKT 08

Meriah sungguh game boling...kt park avenue bowling, sg petani.

rasanya..malamat program ni berjaya dicapai...boleh mengukuhkan hubungan sesama rakan2 kita dan keluarga

foto2 yg sempat dirakam...masa game dan kat umah chiin

enjoy....

Team and performance

I've started a few weeks back to do my write-up....the discussion chapter....an interesting findings from my study...showed that TPM team did not significantly improve performance...in term of manufacturing cost reduction, improved product quality, improved delivery and increased flexibility.....
It's certainly very painful for me to justify.....why this unanticipated finding occured? However....since the types of production process were moderated the TPM Team-performance relationship, therefore, it become my possible justification....of the insignificant direct relationship between TPM team and performance...

"Motivation is like food for the brain. You cannot get enough in one sitting. It needs continual and regular top ups."~ Peter Davies

ECONOMIC TURMOIL

The article by TDM...
http://test.chedet.com/che_det/2008/10/the-financial-turmoil-and-mala.html#more
very interesting to read. He discusses issues...financial policies...fiscal related issues so thoroughly....
what a great contribution to the nation...a very charismatic....wisdom leader...


THE FINANCIAL TURMOIL AND MALAYSIA
Posted by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at October 20, 2008 6:19 PM Permalink Comments (275) TrackBacks (0) Previous Blog
1. I am glad to hear that Malaysia will be spared from the fallout of the systemic collapse of the whole world's financial system. This ability to isolate Malaysia and Malaysian banks from the effect of the bankruptcies of all the biggest banks in the world must be regarded as a miracle. Our ability to manage our financial system better than others must earn us the admiration of the world.2. I hope we are right in forecasting the effect on us of the collapse of the world's financial system. But I have a sneaking feeling that all is not well.3. We are a trading nation which trades with all countries of the world. The United States and Europe are among the biggest of our trading partners. Roughly 40 per cent of our total trade is with them. I may be wrong but I believe that if our buyers cannot pay for what they import from us, we would not make the profit we had expected. In fact we would lose a lot of money as we will not recover the cost of the goods we sell even.
4. Now the common practise is for importers to open Letters of Credit (LCs) with banks to ensure that when they receive the goods the corresponding banks will release the money. However, if the importers' banks go bankrupt they would not be able to transmit the payment.5. They may be bailed out by the US Government. But they may not consider paying Malaysian exporters as a priority. In which case we will not be paid. Worse still we can no longer entertain orders coming from this market. Our trade must shrink.6. We are not talking about one company. We are talking about hundreds of companies trading with America and Europe and other countries not getting paid for their exports. We are talking about tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of Ringgit worth of goods not being paid for.7. These companies all borrow from banks to finance their operations. They hope to pay the banks from the proceeds of their export. When they cannot pay the banks, the banks in turn would have a lot of non-performing loans.8. The banks would be wary of lending money to not only the exporting companies but to others as well. There will be a credit squeeze which would hurt other businesses. There will be margin calls. When the borrowers cannot meet this there may be foreclosures.9. We see a lot of construction in Kuala Lumpur, all dependent on borrowed money. If these buildings are not sold or rented, payment by the developer to the banks would not be forthcoming. Again there will be a lot of non-performing loans.10. When the Government withdrew the subsidy for oil the pump price increased by 40 per cent. The immediate result was to increase the prices of a wide range of food, goods and services commonly needed by the people. In other words the purchasing power of the people had been reduced.11. Since then the price of oil had been reduced three times. But the prices of food, goods and services have stayed up.12. Some cranks estimated that every citizen had lost purchasing power by RM300 a year. Since we have a population of 27million, the country's loss of purchasing power amounts to RM8.1 billion. That is a lot money which is lost by food suppliers, cooked and uncooked, goods and service providers at various levels. A lot of small businesses would just fold up.13. The Government has given back some money but not enough to reduce the losses sustained by the economy.14. Now the corridors cannot be fully implemented. But this is fine because nothing had been implemented anyway. Unfortunately the anticipated earnings by contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers, workers, teh tarik and nasi lemak sellers would not materialise.15. Maybe we will not need several hundred billions to bail out our banks. But the banks will also face the problem of unpaid loans incurred by their credit card users. They have been rather lax in providing credit card facilities to their customers, many of whom have no accounts with them. It is believed that unpaid credit card loans is in excess of RM20 billion. 16. Will the Government guarantee depositors will not lose their deposits when the banks which had in the past made huge profits now go bankrupt because of their mismanagement?17. This is what the peoples of America and Europe are asking. Their money is used to bail out the banks whose profits had enriched their Chief Executive Officers and their share holders so much in the past. The people did not get a share of the profit, but they must pay for the losses.18. We are told that six billion Ringgit in Foreign Direct Investment would flow into the country. But what about the RM30 billion outflow as foreign investors pulled out of the stock market?19. I pray that I am wrong. I pray that the Government is right in declaring that the whole world may collapse but we would be the only country which won't. We will sail calmly through the seas of shattered economies.20. What is happening in the world today is the total collapse of the international financial system. This has been brought about by greedy people abusing the system. Instead of doing business in goods and services they now do business in money, in fictitious money.21. We had experienced the effects of the trade in our currency in 1997-98. For no very good reason, our Ringgit was devalued so that its purchasing power was halved. And we became poor.22. Fortunately for us we succeeded in stopping the trade in Ringgit and restoring its value. But the system is still in place. And now it is the US Dollar which is devalued.23. But trading in currencies is only one of the abuses. The banks are lending more money than they have. They actually go to the people to persuade them to borrow.24. Their clients can borrow 100 per cent of the money to buy a house for example.25. They need not worry about paying or servicing the loan. The price of the house would appreciate. You may even have a second mortgage. You may even sell at a profit.26. In the meantime the bank would register the loan and add the projected earnings from interest maybe over 20 years. That done the bank can put all the loans together and sell it to the hedge funds at a discount after adding potential interest.27. The more risky the loan the higher would be the interest and the higher would be the profit. The hedge funds which buy the loans can basically sell the mortgages to investors in the fund or to the huge Government financed Federal National Mortgage Association, nicknamed Fannie Mae, and the Federal Home Mortgage Corporation, nicknamed Freddie Mac. 28. Now the hedge funds and the banks would feel safe and enjoy the huge profits that they have made.29. But when hundreds of thousands of house buyers find themselves unable to pay simply because they have no money, and could not sell the houses and could not borrow from banks, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae would not be able to pay the hedge funds. Then the hedge funds would collapse and drag down the banks with them.30. This simply is what happened. The same applies to credit cards. People with little or no money would be given credit cards. They would spend more than they can afford and the banks would be faced with huge amounts of non-performing loans. The banks cannot pay the bills submitted by the sellers of goods or suppliers of services. The banks would collapse and there would be a run on the banks and on other banks which had lent the money to the affected banks. And so we see one after another of the giant banks of America and Europe going bankrupt.31. The Government may try to bail them out. But the confidence does not last long. Soon the bailout would be seen to fail.32. Actually I am giving a very simplified version of what is happening. All these shuffling of papers and figures cannot but encourage cheating. The bigger the amount of money involved the bigger would be the returns. The tendency is therefore to play with very large sums of money.33. But where does the money come from? From nowhere. The Government and the banks, including the Federal Reserve Bank conjured up the money from nothing. If you ask yourself where do the US700 billion Dollars come from when you know the United States' Government has to borrow US1.5 billion every day, you will find no answer. Is the US Government holding US700 billion Dollars in its treasury just in case it has to bail out the banks? Not likely when it cannot even make ends meet, when it has twin deficits.34. So money can be conjured up out of thin air. And this must be the money the banks lent, the money the hedge funds and currency traders play with, the payments for expensive wars etc.35. Basically the international financial system and the market economy has failed. Unless and until a new system is introduced and Governments regulate with the running and operation of national and international finance and the so-called free market we are going to see the financial turmoil and collapse repeated over and over again.

By hml on October 21, 2008 9:36 AM
AssalamualaikumYg Amat berbahagia Tun dan isteri
What a nice posting.....hope our current PM, his advisors, all cabinet members....... should read this......
wassalam

MELAMINE

For the past few weeks, a very disruptive news..related to health matter really make me feel so uncomfortable.....
since the corrections still long way to finish.....just another brick in the great wall of china..

please refer below

KENYATAAN AKHBAR MENGENAI BISKUT YANG DISYAKI TERCEMAR DENGAN MELAMINE
Merujuk kepada laporan beberapa akhbar tempatan dan antarabangsa pada 4 Oktober 2008 di mana Negara Vietnam telahmelaporkan pencemaran melamine pada biskut jenama Khong Guan dan Khian Guan dari Malaysia, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) telah menjalankan siasatan ke atas kilang biskut jenama Khong Guan di Johor dan kilang biskut jenama Khian Guan di Pulau Pinang serta gudang biskut jenama Khong Guan yang terletak di Negeri Sembilan. Pensampelan dan analisis dijalankan ke atas biskut berkaitan.
Hasil keputusan mendapati 38.3% (18 daripada 47) sampel biskut yang dianalisa daripada kedua � dua jenama ini melebihi tahap melamine yang telah ditetapkan iaitu 2.5 mg/kg atau 2.5 ppm seperti di Lampiran 1 dan 2. Bagi mengenalpasti punca pencemaran melamine dalam biskut, pensampelan dan analisis dilakukan ke atas semua ramuan biskut kedua-dua jenama tersebut. Hasil analisa menunjukkan hanya agen penaik ammonium bicarbonate mengandungi paras melamine yang tinggi iaitu 33.4 ppm bagi kilang biskut jenama Khong Guan dan 508 ppm bagi kilang biskut jenama Khian Guan. Sumber ammonium bicarbonate bagi kedua-dua kilang biskut tersebut adalah dari Negara China
Berdasarkan keputusan analisis, KKM telah menjalankan penyitaan dan pensampelan ke atas agen penaik ammonium bicarbonate dan semua biskut jenama Khong Guan dan Khian Guan yang menggunakan agen penaik ini. Pengusaha tersebut diminta untuk menarikbalik semua produknya dari pasaran. KKM akan memantau dan memusnahkan mana-mana biskut yang melebihi tahap melamine yang ditetapkan sekiranya masih berada di pasaran. Ammonium bicarbonate adalah bahan yang biasanya digunakan sebagai bahan penaik dalam pembuatan biskut. Walaupun ianya adalah dibenarkan dalam Peraturan-Peraturan Makanan 1985, memandangkan ia didapati tercemar dengan melamine, KKM mengambil tindakan tegas bagi memastikan keselamatan pengguna.
Pendekatan yang diambil oleh KKM adalah menangani masalah tersebut di peringkat punca. Dalam hal ini, usaha sedang diambil oleh KKM untuk mengenalpasti pengimport, pengedar dan pembekal ammonium bicarbonate dari Negara China. KKM juga sedang menjalankan pemeriksaan ke atas kilang biskut di seluruh negara dan sekiranya terdapat ammonium bicarbonate dari Negara China digunakan, ammonium bicarbonate dan biskut akan disita dan sampel akan diambil bagi tujuan analisis. Sekiranya biskut melebihi tahap melamine yang ditetapkan, adalah menjadi tanggungjawab pengusaha untuk menarikbalik semua produknya di pasaran. Di samping itu, KKM akan terus memantau dan memusnahkan mana-mana biskut yang melebihi tahap melamine yang ditetapkan di pasaran.
Buat masa ini, KKM melarang pengimportan ammonium bicarbonate dari Negara China yang diletakkan di bawah Pemeriksaan Tahap 6 (Auto-Rejection) manakala yang diimport dari lain-lain negara diletakkan di bawah Pemeriksaan Tahap 4 (Surveillance Examination) melalui Food Safety Information of Malaysia (FoSIM). Dalam hal ini, KKM bekerjasama dengan pihak Kastam DiRaja Malaysia (KDRM) bagi melaksanakan pemeriksaan tersebut.
KKM masih mengekalkan larangan mengimport di bawah Pemeriksaan Tahap 6 (Auto-Rejection) melalui FoSIM bagi konfeksi yang mengandungi susu termasuk konfeksi tepung seperti biskut; coklat, coklat susu dan coklat putih; dan makanan lain yang mengandungi susu yang diimport dari Negara China. Dengan perkembangan terbaru mengenai penggunaan ammonium bicarbonate yang mungkin tercemar dengan melamine dalam biskut, pengimportan biskut yang tidak mengandungi susu dari Negara China dan semua biskut yang diimport dari negara lain telah diletakkan di bawah Pemeriksaan Tahap 4.
Penjual dinasihatkan untuk menyemak senarai produk yang tidak mematuhi standard bagi melamine di laman web Bahagian Keselamatan dan Kualiti Makanan (BKKM) (http://fsq.moh.gov.my) dari masa ke semasa dan segera keluarkan produk makanan tersebut dari premis. Penjual juga boleh menghubungi Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah (PKD) dan Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri (JKN) untuk mendapatkan maklumat selanjutnya.
Sekiranya pengguna memerlukan maklumat lanjut, bolehlah menghubungi BKKM di empat (4) talian 03-88833655/ 88833503/ 88833652/ 88833500. Talian ini dibuka setiap hari dari jam 8.00 pagi hingga 9.00 malam termasuk cuti umum.
Merujuk kepada berita yang tersiar dalam laman web CBC News pada 15 Oktober 2008 bertajuk "Taiwan Halts Octopus Balls on Melamine Fears" melaporkan bahawa Julie's Crackers yang diimport dari Malaysia telah dikesan mengandungi melamine melebihi tahap yang dibenarkan dan telah ditarikbalik dari pasaran tempatan Taiwan, KKM sedang menyiasat perkara ini. Berkaitan dengan berita di akhbar The STAR pada 16 Oktober 2008 bertajuk "Melamine found in sample of Thai Milk" melaporkan bahawa susu pekat tawar (unsweetened condensed milk) jenama "Mali" yang dikeluarkan oleh syarikat di Thailand mengandungi paras melamine yang tinggi. KKM sedang mendapatkan maklumat lanjut daripada Pihak Berkuasa Thailand berkaitan dengan isu ini. KKM ingin memaklumkan maklumat terbaru berhubung dengan keputusan analisis pencemaran melamine di dalam produk makanan yang telah disita. Pada hari ini, keputusan analisis bagi empat belas (14) lagi sampel produk makanan telah diperolehi dan semuanya mematuhi standard bagi melamine seperti di Lampiran 3.

Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
Putrajaya
16 Oktober 2008
Lampiran 1
Jadual 1: Senarai Biskut Jenama Khong Guan yang Melebihi Tahap Melamine yang Ditetapkan
Bil. Nama Sampel Keputusan Melamine (mg/kg)
1 Biskut Soda 2.93
2 Biskut Lemon Puff 3.28
3 Biskut Lemon Pof 3.7
4 Biskut Butter Cream 3.76
5 Biskut Baby Fish 4.08
6 Biskut Healthy Cracker 4.21
7 Biskut Cocoa Puff 4.91
8 Biskut Sandwich Oren 5.04
9 Biskut Family Crackers 7.6
10 Biskut Bentuk Binatang 8.99
11 Biskut Rokok 10.2
12 Biskut Mini Puff 22
Lampiran 2
Jadual 2: Senarai Biskut Jenama Khian Guan yang Melebihi Tahap Melamine yang Ditetapkan
Bil. Nama Sampel Keputusan Melamine (mg/kg)
1 Biskut Creamy Chocolate 3.66
2 Biskut Lemon Puff 3.91
3 Biskut Square Puff 4.36
4 Biskut Cocoa Puff 5.04
5 Biskut Jagung Puff 6.46
6 Biskut Campuran (Party) 7.99
Lampiran 3
Senarai B : Keputusan Terbaru Produk Makanan Yang Dianalisa dan Didapati Mematuhi Tahap Melamine yang Ditetapkan
1. Amoy Flour Vermicilli (Shun Shun Fuk)
2. Animal Biscuits Chocolate Cream Certified (ZQ)
3. Coconut Biscuit (Bairong)
4. Creamy Peanut Butter (Lady's Coice)
5. Creamy Peanut Butter (Skippy)
6. Crunchy Peanut Butter (Kinus)
7. Durian Cream Biscuits (Sanwa)
8. Magic Chew Candy (Cap Layang)
9. Marsh Mellow Blueberry Flavour Candy (Ego)
10. Marsh Mellow Grape Jam Candy (Ego)
11. Magnum Mini Classic Vanila Flavoured Ice Cream With Chocolate Coated (WALL's)
12. Peanut Butter & Chocolate Rice Crisp (Lady's Choice)
13. Peanut Butter & Strawberry Flavoured Stripes (Lady's Choice)
14. Sesame Paste Cookies (C&OK)
Nota: Senarai produk yang telah dianalisa sebelum ini boleh dirujuk melalui laman web BKKM

raya....1429H....kat kg tok dam...

petang raya pertama..balik ke k.pjg...

ada majlis bacaan yassin & doa selamat 2nd hari raya

selected pic...kt umah tok som

izati dgn aksi peace sb dpt $$ raya....abg long...buat tunjuk perasaan sebab x dpt $$ raya.....

raya...1429H..kt bukit tambun

raya....1429h..selected

pic kt bukit tambun....

hari ahad...

hujan....hari isnin-selasa malam pun hujan....