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| Saturday, 3-Jun-2006 09:43 |
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KOTA BHARU : ~ There Is No Such Thing As Bad Publicity ~
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Perhaps, there is an element of truth from this famous quote by Brendan Behan :
" There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary "
After those " ultimate backwater " and " Talibanistic " portrayals of Kelantan
in every local mass media and on the internet forum, blog imaginable,
then those " Kelantan Dalam Gerhana " episodes on TV,
followed by those " Kepialu " havoc or even the " Bird Flu " scare
( before they also got one themselves in Gombak ironically caused by an infected Indonesian fowl ) ,
outsiders and foreigners are still coming to Kelantan
day by day, in droves !
Surely, it is a very normal thing for me
as a proud Kelantanese,
to peacefully live amidst the popular stereotypes and bad publicity
( since we are aware that most are obviously baseless or over exaggerated )
However,
for the visitors to come flowing into Kelantan
despite all those "bad publicities" shrouding Kelantan,
is remarkable and awe inspiring.
Now,
to those Non-Kelantanese out there,
to those who are looking forward to visit Kelantan for the first time
or eager for a next visit,
please tell me
do you have at least one very good reason to come to this reputedly
most notorious corner of Malaysia ?
( Sorry, I am just too curious. You are always welcome to Kelantan tho ! )
Tour buses from outside Kelantan, packing the Sultan Ismail Petra Square ( aka the Istana Balai Besar Square ).
The area saw Kota Bharu started as Kelantan administrative and economic center just over 150 years ago.
Now a favorite spot among tour bus operators to park their vehicles, the square often got congested mainly on school holidays.
The Laman Siti Khadijah,
a walkway with open air cafes, stretching between the Siti Khadijah Central Market and The Buluh Kubu Bazaar.
Mostly quiet on normal days,
weekends and school holidays saw the often elusive gems and traditional medicine peddlers of Kota Bharu, flocking the scene.
Psst, I say :
" There is no such thing as bad publicity,
when the bad publicity is not bad afterall ..... "
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| Sunday, 28-May-2006 12:04 |
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Transformasi Bharu
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Nota Penulis :
Koleksi foto di atas adalah sekadar makluman
kepada mereka yang jasadnya di kejauhan
tetapi hatinya tertinggal di Kota Bharu.
Aku.
Sebuah bandar.
Dan transformasi.
Bangunan kayu lama berganti konkrit baru
restoran, pasaraya, rumah kedai, bangunan pejabat, banglo ....
Jalan raya sendat dengan kenderaan
entah dari ceruk mana
plet Kelantan, plet luar, plet Siam .....
haruman diesel dan petrol menusuk saraf olfaktori.
Kaki lima lorong sempit bertempek jasad manusia
gesel sini gesel sana..
Rimas
tapi seronok.
Aku ?
Aku masih lagi di sini
menggaru garu kepala
kadangkala tersengih
melihat
Kota Bharu yang berlenggang
dengan gaya tersendiri
ke hadapan.
Psssst :
Aku bangga dengan Kota Bharu yang membangun,
tapi aku cuma khawatir dengan hala tuju pembangunan itu sahaja,
kerana pembangunan ala "copy n paste" semakin galak di Malaysia sekarang.
Tak perlu aku berikan contoh. Berita seharian di dada akhbar, walau apa pun agenda mereka,
sudah terlalu kerap membuktikan !
Bagi aku sesuatu pembangunan bukan sahaja selesai setelah terpacaknya sesuatu projek.
Bukan sahaja kesan ekonomi dan alam sekitar ( yang selalu kita dengar )
malah kesan terhadap aspek sosial, sejarah, budaya setempat,
bahkan kesan terhadap pemandangan sekitar juga perlu diambil kira dan dikaji sedalamnya.
Aku harap Kota Bharu tidak perlu menjadi seperti Lembah Klang.
Aku harap Kota Bharu menjadi Kota Bharu.
Aku harap Kota Bharu membesar dengan imej tersendiri, bijak dan bertanggungjawab
agar sehebat mana Lembah Klang sekalipun
tak akan tertanding dengan keunikan Kota Bharu.
Setuju atau tidak, sektor hartanah di Kelantan jelas semakin pesat berkembang.
Di tengah tengah pusat bandar, projek pembinaan Kota Bharu Trade Center sedang berlangsung,
di atas tapak yang dahulunya pasar malam yang tersohor di Kota Bharu dan pernah terpampang di muka muka brosyur pelancongan.
Dalam hidup, kita selalu terperangkap dengan semudah dua pilihan.
Ditelan mati emak, diluah mati bapa. Mungkin itulah yang berlaku dalam hal ini.
Namun, hidup mesti terus. Walau sayang, salah satu mesti pergi.
Oh, pasar malam masih ada, cuma telah dipindah ke satu ruang tersorok berdekatan.
Dalam kekalutan menyelusuri arus kemodenan materialisme,
yang pastinya telah dan akan terperangkap di tengah tengah adalah khazanah nenek moyang yang entah,
bagaimana agaknya nasib mereka kelak.
Sesungguhnya, sepanjang aku membesar di Kelantan, telah banyak aku saksikan struktur lama, unik dan bersejarah
dilenyapkan dari bumi bertuah ini, semata mata bagi memberikan laluan kepada yang baru atau sekadar tanah kosong.
Kalaulah tidak Istana Balai Besar ( gambar atas ), dilindungi dan dipelihara oleh Kerajaan Negeri
melalui pihak Istana, boleh jadi di situ telah lama tercegat sebuah hotel atau pasaraya.
Skim Bacaan Tambahan :
Pembangunan Tebing Sungai Kelantan
A Tribute To Kota Bharu Old Quarters
Tembok Kayu Tiada Lagi
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| Saturday, 13-May-2006 00:00 |
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SELINGAN : ~ Aku Dan Dia ..... dan Dia ... ~
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Some three years ago,
a friend introduced me to Fotopages.com.
From there, came my first post.
Shortly later, I got my first digital camera.
~ The Fujifilm Finepix F420.
" Smallest Fujifilm camera to incorporate Super CCD HR technology and 30 frames per second video "
( quoted from Digital Photography Review dot com )
 
Doppleganger 1 : Hey, how come yours is smaller huh ?
Doppleganger 2 : Petrol price went up 30 cent laa bro, so this one is fuel hike special edition, thats why.
First bought in February 2004, I have been using it since.
In fact, 90% of the photos featured here were shot by this F420.
( no surprise cuz the real reason for the F420 was Fotopages.com ! )
With 3.1 M effective pixcels, the F420 print quality is rather low by today's standard.
Plus, the functions are somewhat limited and the image quality is quite frustrating.
To be fair, the size is small which is good ( good for snap and run tactic ! )
but the weight and thickness despite being just nice, still need more attention.
Yet, the handling is easy, the control panel is straight forward, sturdy built
and the LCD screen is comparatively large too.
Other than being an electron guzzler ( which must be its major downside ),
the F420 in general is a great companion for beginners and fun shooters.
Emmm..... considering all those facts,
maybe I should GET a new digicam ....
Sekian. Terima Kasih.
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Psssssst :
My first camera was a cheap Canon, bought in 1999 for a hundred ringgit from the "notorious" Pertama Kompleks.
But after two years at my service, I had it sold to a friend for almost nothing.
It was Spring 2001 in Hachioji, Tokyo that I finally fell in love at first sight with what I called, a " real camera ",
a non-digital Pentax SLR MZ-30 which came along with a 1:4 - 5.6 35 - 80 mm lense.
I added up the arsenal later with a 1:4 - 5.8 100 - 300 mm telephoto lense, and a set Kenko 49 mm filters.
I still own it and as a proud owner, I had put on prints roughly 3000 shots by the MZ-30 alone.
  
When, the F420 appeared in my life, I put aside the MZ-30.
The size, weight, photo developing cost, double non-rechargeable CR2 batt. ( expensive too ! )
and above all, its incapability to go digital, were the reasons why.
Rarely used except for certain special occasions etc.
Still, the SLR is actually what I wish for a camera.
Having experience with the SLR before plus the need to move along with the change of time,
I think I would love to lay my hand on a spanking new DSLR in near future.
Looking down, deep into my pockets, only God knows when ..... * sigh * 
* With my Pentax MZ-30 SLR. No, not that big thing in the background .....
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| Tuesday, 2-May-2006 00:00 |
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AbSoLuTeLy NOT KeLaTTe : Wrapping Up & Going Home
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Malaysia 30 C, Jepun 15.5 C
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Kelibat makcik ini mengimbau kenangan silam
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Tokyo Bay Bridge aka Rainbow Bridge
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* Wrapping Up my visit and heading home .....( photos posted : miscleneous )
Ambo kelik dulu la daeh ....
Ma'ah laaa
hok ghummoh tanggo mano ambo gi glaewak
Puyok nasik orghae hok mano ambo gi kosek
Poket orghae hok mano wak tubik pitih ko ambo
Kassih orghae hok mano ambo pissoh kachaa
Terghimo kasih banyok laaa
kor Anas Hakase
sebak bui sedikit ruwwae tanoh Kawasaki
buat ambo berlabuh semalae duwwo
Terghimo kasih banyok laaa
kor Aris chan nga Shaf chan
sebak boley wak tupae gi derghak..
Bukae sokmo ambo gi alah Matoharghi nnaik
bukae sokmo ambo tijok kaki atah seming kerghah Tokyo
sekali sekalo tikko ado peluwwae nga rezeki jah
tu pong gi keno tambak kor orghae.
Duk Jeppong lonih, tock supo nga mullor
Dulu tikko jamae kayo ghayo tock kabaa kerghingak
hidup baebah kakloh
blae blae naerghak pong pitih masuk
tapi lonih, duk berghambak gi marghi pong
tock tettuu pokek ado isi
kohhor tubik ado laaa.
Pasaa diyyo doh,
langik tock sokmo cerghoh
Jamae ghitu maemae baeh, sergho nok kelik semulaa pong ado
tapi koyyaa, koyyaa jugok
kaki tuh keno gherti jijjok tannoh..
Ambo kelik dulu la daeh...
Negara Malaysia di negara orang :
Lampu isyarat yang dipasang papan tanda lokasi Kedutaan Besar Malaysia di Jepun
( beralamat di Nanpeidai-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo ).
Shibuya merupakan sebuah daerah dalam megalopolis Tokyo, tumpuan paling utama golongan muda mudi Jepun.
Di Shibuya juga terdapat lintasan pejalan kaki bersilang yang diwar-warkan sebagai paling sesak di dunia.
Jalur Gemilang Di Mata Dunia :
Bendera Malaysia berkibar di suatu tiang lampu berdekatan Stesen JR Akihabara.
Turut dikibar (tetapi tiada dalam foto) adalah beberapa bendera negara lain. Oleh siapa dan tujuan apa, tidaklah diketahui.
Sekadar trivia, di Jepun, mengibarkan bendera kebangsaan dianggap sebagai taboo,
khabarnya masing masing tidak mahu dilihat sebagai cuba mengaitkan diri dengan sejarah silam yang berdarah.
Tentang Akihabara, kalau Jepun dikenali sebagai pusat elektronik high tech dunia,
Akihabara pula adalah pusat elektronik high tech bagi Jepun.
Jika dita'akul secara mantik, jika A adalah B dan jika C adalah A, maka C juga adalah B !
Natsukashii Shinjuku :
Suasana di sekitar Stesen Shinjuku di kala senja, pada suatu hari hujung minggu.
Hujung minggu, ramai orang lepak rumah, maka lautan manusia tidak sedalam sebagaimana hari hari biasa.
Secara Literal, Aku Sudah Tiba di Kota Bharu :
Pesawat Singapore Airlines melintasi ruang udara Kelantan ( Kota Bharu )
dalam penerbangan ke Changi Airport Singapura setelah transit di Bangkok.
Di atas kerusi empuk Kelas Ekonomi SIA, aku berangan seorang,
alangkah baiknya jika diadakan suatu hari nanti, "escape pod" dan payung terjun bagi setiap penumpang.
Agar bolehlah aku menjimatkan 8 jam usia aku daripada terbang dari Bangkok ke Singapura, kemudian naik ke Kuala Lumpur, kemudian naik semula ke Kota Bharu.
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| Sunday, 30-Apr-2006 00:00 |
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AbSoLuTeLy NOT KeLaTTe : Yasukuni & Yushukan
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What :
A VISIT TO THE YASUKUNI SHRINE AND THE YUSHUKAN
Where :
Somewhere in Tokyo metropolis, in Chiyoda-ku, at a place called Kudan Kita.
When :
On one cool spring day.
Opening hours : 0900 ~ 1730 ( Mar to Oct ), 0900 ~ 1730 ( Nov to Feb ).
Open through out the year.
Who :
Me and few companions, to a shrine dedicated to the Japanese soldiers and civilians,
died in defending / fighting for the nation since the Meiji Restoration.
Why :
The controversy surrounding the Yasukuni Shrine had been around for years, and the latest visit by the Japanese Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi had sparked a renewed tension with neighbouring China and Korea, deemed by the two as insulting act to their bloody past.
So, I wanted to learn more about the shrine and from my research,
there is another irresistible attraction at the site known as the Yushukan.
The Yushukan is a museum, built by the nationalist, to explain to the public and the world on why Japan had to go to war. Housed in it, are various extraordinary collection of war relics and artefacts left by the Japanese militarism, which was put to end by a double atomic blasts 60 years ago.
But one thing about the museum, unlike any other war museum commemorating the World War II in Asia, is that it celebrates Japanese militarism and justifies the WW2 as an act of self defence and freedom fighting.
Interesting, eh ?
So, I happened to be in Tokyo on a business trip for a few days.
Eager to know how the Japanese ( the nationalist ) see the war from their own perspective , I decided to drop by at the Yasukuni and the Yushukan.
How :
Perhaps best reached by Tozai Line ( Kudanshita Station ) from Shinjuku Station.
How much :
800 yen for adult and 500 yen for university/high school student, 300 yen for children ( per entry ).
Conclusion :
From my Yasukuni & Yushukan visit, I learned that the Japanese :
- went to war with Russia to stop the Western power from expanding further into Asia thus saving Asia.
- went to war with China as a self defense against Chinese terrorism.
Previously, the Chinese Nationalist had repeatedly attacked Japanese interests and its nationals residing in China.
- declared war on the US and the British to protest their economic embargo against Japan.
US had stopped supplying the much needed oil to Japan in an attempt to pressure the country to move out its police and military from China - which was seen by the Japanese as a national suicide.
- moved further South into Dutch and British controlled South East Asia to get raw materials
( the ones sanctioned by the US and its allies) .
- invaded other Asian countries to free them from Western grip. " Asia for Asian ".
Honestly, sometimes, it is nice to hear what others have to say.
You may laugh or tease me or even criticise me if you like, for stating them here,
but for sure, I think those must be what the Yasukuni controversy is all about.
Doesn't it ring a bell in your mind that the US is currently at this so called "war on terrorism"
in much like the way Japan went to war decades ago ?
Does it seem that history is repeating itself or at least, going in the same way?
While the consequences of war is about death and destruction,
the Law of The Jungle dictates that the victor will write the history for the masses and the defeated
will settle in pain and embarassment. Now, the defeated finally made its voice heard.
No matter what you will think of it, it is now a fair deal.
One thing for sure,
my visit to the Yushukan has opened a new chapter of thought inside my curious mind.
Come to think of it, when it comes to fighting for your "kepentingan",
that instinct in you would hope that nothing would get in your way or else things would go "rough".
I am not looking forward to any fiery argument on this matter therefore I should not comment further.
Thank you for your time.
Fullstop.
 
Some descriptions on the Malayan Campaign 1941 ~ 1942 as shown in an exhibition room in the Yushukan.
My hometown, Kota Bharu, in the East Coast of the Malay Peninsula, is clearly stated on the map ( written in Katakana ) as the first Japanese troops landing point on the then British-controlled Malaya. Their mission was to capture Singapore.
A bronze statue, next to the entrance into the Yushukan,
dedicated to the fallen Special Attack Force pilots ( the Tokkoutai or famously known as the Kamikaze ).
Most of them were very young, sent by their superiors to engage the American Pacific Fleet, on a mission of no return.
The legendary Mitsubishi A6M Rei-sen ( Zero Fighter ), restored and on display at the main entrance of the Yushukan.
( The above mentioned Kamikaze pilot bronze statue is at the top, right hand side of this photo )
Japanese artillery guns from Okinawa bearing scars left by American bombardments ( Battle of Okinawa ).
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Related Fotopages Entries ( mainly on the World War II in Kelantan ) :
Note : Clicking on each image will direct you to each different entry.
   
   
READ :
BBC News : Japan backs 'patriotic teaching'
BBC News : Japan's controversial shrine
Yomiuri Shinbun : Yasukuni: Behind the torii / From government-run shrine for war heroes to bone of contention
BBC News : Japan history texts anger East Asia
TAWARA Yoshifumi : Junior High School History Textbooks: Whither "Comfort Women" and the "Nanking Massacre"?
Ishiyama Hisao : Japanese Textbooks Censored to Support US Wars
Wikipedia : The Rape of Nanking
Centurychina.com : Nanking Massacre - The Japanese Version
BBC News : Scarred by history: The Rape of Nanjing
Utusan Malaysia : Buruh paksa Jepun terima pampasan
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| Friday, 28-Apr-2006 00:00 |
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AbSoLuTeLy NOT KeLaTTe : Currently in TOKYO
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Washington Hotel 16th Floor - Ariake, Tokyo Bay.
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| Tuesday, 25-Apr-2006 00:00 |
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SELINGAN : It's A Durian Life
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A Japanese and two Hungarians, on what seemed to be their first introduction to the Durian Life.
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| Thursday, 20-Apr-2006 00:00 |
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AbSoLuTeLy NoT KeLaTte : ROAD TO TOKYO
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ROAD TO TOKYO
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Aaah ~ Nihon no dokoka ni watashi wo matteru hito ga iru
ii hi tabidachi futatabi no kaze no naka
ima mo kikoeru ano hi no uta wo michizure ni ......
Onitsuka Chihiro, " Ii Hi Tabidachi, Nishi he "
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" Ah, somewhere in Japan, there is someone waiting for me
Setting off on a fine day, once again in the wind
with the song of those days, to accompany me ... "
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| Friday, 14-Apr-2006 00:00 |
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THE MALAYS : Of Lazy and Contented
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It was during my last visit to my former high school.
A friend was talking, maybe about life after SPM, to a curious student.
I was looking at students' presentations nearby when the friend pulled me along.
He introduced me to the young lady,
as a Japanese educated who knows a lot of things about studying in Japan.
Excited, the girl blurted out questions,
I couldnt recall the exact words she said but I remember one of those which obviously sounded like ,
"Payyoh dok ngaji Jeppong? Orghae Jepong ghajing dih, ado kor hok mallah serghupo orghae Melayu ?".
I laughed a little and remember replying with,
" Demo tuh maknusiyyo jugok, serghupo jah "
Honestly,
I don't like the stereotypical idea of labelling the Malays as " lazy ",
and when the word came out from the Malays themselves, my heart breaks.
Even though I would like to basuh her much more,
but thinking that perhaps she was only exagerrating her anxiety over her future,
I decided to end up the conversation after a few exchange of harmless words,
away from the subject I deemed sensitive, for not causing further confusion up in her young mind.
But her words did hit me hard at the right time.
About a month ago, I found this article in the local newspaper.
The comment stole my attention so I decided to have it scanned and kept for future reference.
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This erroneous perception of Malays is
the result of a misunderstanding of the psyche of the Malays.
Most Malay farmers, fishermen and hawkers are hardworking individuals whose
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I love the word " CONTENTED " which the writer used.
Perhaps that is the magic word that explains all.
I like how he made up his point by simply putting it as a matter of simple philosophy which is
" wise, pragmatic, balanced and requires a certain presence of mind ".
He even argues that it also " gives more equanimity to one’s outlook on life "
and that " no philosophy that measures success only in monetary terms can be superior ".
Then, there is this old handbook on Kelantan written a hundred years back which I read and would love to recall,
the author, in his honest view on the Malays' working culture, used the very same word - contented !
Maybe I should have told the girl that way
that we are under estimating ourselves to an extent that everything we do and live by are all erroneous, worth lamenting.
I have no further say on this matter.
The article and the book had already made some excellent points againts the popular stereotype.
Therefore, I rest my case.
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Note :
When the Bapa Penulisan Melayu Moden, Abdullah Munshi
wrote in his " Kesah Pelayaran Abdullah Ka Kelantan " ( 1838 ) that the Kelantanese men are a lazy bunch,
an Englishman, Walter Armstrong Graham, the former Siamese appointed British Advisor to the Court of Kelantan ( 1903 - 1910 )
wrote otherwise.
Amazing isn't it ?
I have no idea the real reason why Abdullah Munshi had to put it that way
but it is indeed amazing to see the Mat Salleh aka the notorious penjajah in your history books would came up with such comment which in his time, unthinkable, even to Abdullah Munshi !
( Source : W.A Graham, " Kelantan : A State Of The Malay Peninsula " ( 1908 ), Chap. " The People ", page 19 )
Pokchik Gateih Teksi, panah chae chae pong pokchik ghok gatteih lagih. Ambo tabik ko pok chik.
Ghamma orghae senae nga sumbangae pok chik. Lambae ketabahae nga keghajinae orghae kito.
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| Monday, 10-Apr-2006 00:00 |
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KEMBALI KE SEKOLAH
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Pengalaman asrama bermula di sini
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Ada Pesta Type III ( Thesis )
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Kedai Koperasi baru
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( mengingati Ulang Tahun ke - 8, aku meninggalkan zaman SPM. Maaf, entry kali ini agak bersifat peribadi )
" Tempat jatuh lagi dikenang...
inikan pula tempat ambik SPM... "
Pengalaman pertama aku berasrama adalah di sini ( yer, berasrama, susunan huruf yang selain ini adalah tidak diterima ).
Keputusan PMR
telah membawa aku keluar
dari keserasian di Maktab Sultan Ismail ( SIC ), Kota Bharu, Kelantan
tanpa kerelaan aku ke
Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Pengkalan Chepa ( MRSM PC ),
yang juga di Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
Tanpa kerelaan hati kerana aku hanya mengisi borang
dan bukan aku yang meminta ditempatkan begitu dekat dengan rumah
walau jauh dalam hati, aku mahu pergi jauh.
Dan di MRSM PC,
aku tergolong dalam etnik pelajar separa skima yang berwasatiyyah.
Akibatnya, aku tenggelam dalam khalayak.
Kerana hanya pelajar yang paling skima tetapi gedebe
dan paling nakal ( dan juga gedebe ) sahaja
yang menjadi perhatian rakan rakan dan guru guru
sekaligus juga berpotensi tinggi untuk dikenang dan diingati.
Kisah panjang tetapi dipendekkan,
aku akhirnya meninggalkan MRSM PC dengan keputusan SPM warna berterbangan
( kamu akan faham maknanya bila kamu terjemahkan ke bahasa Inggeris )
seterusnya membelanjakan usia aku di Bangi dan Osaka selama beberapa tahun
sebelum kembali semua ke pangkuan Che Siti Wan Kembang.
Aku tidak ingat bilakah kali terakhir aku datang semula ke sekolah itu.
Sekiranya tika peninggalan pertama aku itu, aku ada menerima cahaya mata
pastinya dia sekarang sudah bersekolah Darjah 2.
Tetapi hari ini
walau terasa berat kaki ini..
aku kembali juga.
Guru lama yang aku kenali, ramai yang masih di situ.
Fikir aku, mereka telah lupa siapa aku.
Namun aku tersenyum bila mana guru Matematik Tambahan masih ingat akan aku
bukan kerana aku pelajar terbaik
tetapi kerana aku kadang kadang tidak menghadiri kelasnya.
Tidak.
Bukan ponteng.
Cuma pernah ada sedikit urusan membidik bagi pihak negeri Kelantan.
Cikgu Fizik aku pun begitu. Cikgu Matematik Moden pun sama.
Mereka masih kenal
siapa aku
kerana perkara lain yang tiada sangkut paut.
Ironik.
Namun aku bangga.
Kerana dapat juga aku jejak semula memori lama.
Kerana di sini lah
aku kenal SPM
dan mereka yang membantu mewarnai lembaran hidup ini.
( Sejenak di Pesta Thesis Type III MRSM PC )
Kajian yang paling hebat dalam sejarah Ketamadunan Manusia.
Adik ini, setelah berjalan kaki dari sekolah rendah berdekatan, termenung dalam tafakur setelah meneliti hasil kajian itu.
Barangkali terbayang di benak nya, jenis jenis kecurangan yang dilakukan pelajar MRSM PC selama ini !
" Dongak dik. Nyesal kalau tak dongak. Zaman abang dulu setakat TV cabuk berpakej RTM ngan TV3 sahaja.
Sekarang kamu dah ada ASTRO. Kat Pondok Jaga pun dah ada ASTRO ! Apa lagi yang kamu mahu hah !!?
Psstt.. bilik korang skang dah ada ASTRO gak ker ? "
Kata kata hikmah Pendita Za' Ray :
" Zat besi yang kamu dapat dari bekas santapan kamu itu bisa mengeraskan urat dan tulang kamu,
buat persediaan kamu merempuh zaman harga minyak cecah ke siling kelak ".
Hasil ketekunan kerja tangan para ilmuwan yang vandalis.
Kalau boleh, aku mahu ORKIBAL supaya menukar genre nya kepada seperti ini pula
( Encik Ork, sekiranya anda terbaca, maaf, aku cuma melawak sinis )
DALAM MEMORI
Aku tujukan entry ini khas kepada bekas pekerja Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Pengkalan Chepa aka MRSM PC
( maksud " pekerja " di sini adalah pelajar. ya, pelajar juga adalah pekerja )
dan juga kepada semua guru guru dan staff yang telah menyerikan hidup kami selama 2 tahun di sana pada 1997 ~ 1998.
Tahniah kepada Sleme, ex-classmate aku, kerana baru sahaja dikurnia cahaya mata pertama, Sofiyyah ( betul ker eja ? ).
Selamat Bersara kepada Teacher Nik Faridah
( walaupun saya dah tak berpeluang jumpa Teacher Nik di sekolah, saya yakin saya masih berpeluang terserempak dengan Teacher Nik di Pasar Kubang Pasu pada setiap Jumaat. )
Al Fatihah kepada Gemuloh Cikgu Zamil, bekas Ketua Warden dan Guru Pakar Fizik kami.
Dan Entry ini saya tujukan juga kepada semua pelawat Fotopage ini
yang pastinya turut memiliki kenangan zaman SPM yang tak boleh dilupakan,
tak kira dari sekolah mana anda pernah belajar.
Setinggi phD mana pun kita belajar, sejauh mana pun kita pergi mengaji,
sebesar mana pun pangkat kita sekarang
mungkin
tanpa tiket SPM, aku tak fikir kita mampu untuk ke semua itu.
SEKADAR REKOD :
Perjalanan alam pendidikan aku :
1) Tadika Raja Dewa ( Jalan Raja Dewa, fuuh, femes Tadika nih, satu Kota Bharu kenal ! )
2) Sekolah Rendah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail ( 1 ), Jalan Kuala Krai, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
3) Maktab Sultan Ismail ( SIC ), Jalan Telipot, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
4) Maktab Rendah Sains MARA Pengkalan Chepa, P.Chepa, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
5) Program Japanese Associate Degree ( JAD ), KYPM Bangi, Kg. Teras Jernang !? , Bangi, Selangor.
6) Kinki University, Higashi Osaka, Osaka, Jepun
7) Kelas Malam Bahasa Arab , Jalan Dusun Muda, Kota Bharu, Kelantan
" Tuntutlah ilmu dari buaian sampai ke liang lahat " ( Maksud Hadis )
Rekod manis di MRSM Pengkalan Chepa ?
Pernah muncul pelajar terbaik subjek Tasawwur Islam bagi peperiksaan percubaan SPM. Skor " perfect " 100 % bagi kertas selaras seluruh MRSM. Seingat aku, kali terakhir kertas jawapan aku 100 % adalah pada satu masa di sekolah rendah !
DI SATU SUDUT BENAK KU, MEREKA BERLEGAR - LEGAR :
* Class of Dinawari ( 1997 ~ 1998 , MRSM Pengkalan Chepa ). Guess which is me ?
BERKAITAN :
4th MAY 2004 : MRSM PC... from outside the fence..
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.....kalu jan nok tau istimewa nya kelantan nie..keno la mitok tulung saing tu bawok ggi jale2..saing pulok keno la hok tahu serba serbi pasal kelate......dok gitu jan
( Kg Sireh dekat kak loh doh nga ghumoh ambo ! )
or should I say, TIGA dunia berbeza ?? He he ( kelatte ! )
