|
|
| Friday, 31-Mar-2006 22:30 |
Email | Share |  | Bookmark |
|
PUJYO OMOR : ~ L u m i n a i r e ~
|
|
* The Great Arch of Sultan Ismail Petra, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, 30-Mar-2006 09:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
PUJYO OMOR : Gi Kelih Orghae Bargheh
|
|
Gappo ? :
Gi Kelih Orghae Bargheh
( Pergi Melihat Perbarisan )
Manno ? :
Padang Merdeka ( Padang Bank ), Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Sapo ? :
KDYMM Sultan Kelantan, Raja Perempuan, keluarga serta kerabat DiRaja.
Menteri Besar Kelantan.
Dif Dif Kehormat dan jemputan khas.
Badan badan beruniform dan pancaragam tentera.
Pasukan Meriam artileri.
Rakyat marhaen.
Bakpo ? :
Sempena PUJYO OMOR ( loghat Kelantan ).
Puja Umur.
Puja, berasal dr perkataan Sanskrit yang membawa makna the act of showing reverence to a god, a spirit, or another aspect of the divine through invocations, prayers, songs, and rituals. Umur? Usia.
Sekadar penggunaan bahasa, kesan peninggalan unsur Melayu Hindu.
Tidak memberi apa apa makna kepada amalan masa kini.
Dalam erti kata mudah,
sambutan dan perayaan Hari Keputeraan ke-56 KDYMM Sultan Ismail Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Yahya Petra, Sultan dan Yang DiPertua bagi Negeri Kelantan Darul Naim.
Bilo ? :
Pagi, sekitar pukul 9, 30 Mac 2006.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, 29-Mar-2006 10:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
PUJYO OMOR : Daergho Kito
|
|
Daergho Kito.
Our Flag.
Going up for Pujyo Omor ( Puja Umur ).
* The Kelantan State Flag. First adopted in 1924.
Jabatan Kerja Raya, Jalan Kuala Krai, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
TRIVIA :
Kelantanese Flag ( 1912 ~ 1923 )
*I looked into the Malaysian states' flags database and found out that the old Kelantanese flag, by design is the most unique of them all !
Sorry but it makes me believe that the Kelantanese are indeed, artistic and creative ! he he ..
Pssst !
Another Trivia, in case if you are wondering :
* The Khat is made up from this verse from the Holy Quran,
and the word at the end of the "tail" says " Kerajaan Kelantan " or the Government of Kelantan.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, 29-Mar-2006 09:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
TOK GURGHU GHOYYAK SOKMO DOH KAEH ?
|
|
Ingak limo sebelum limo,
tok khirgho lah demo chayyo ko Tuhhae ko dok,
demo agamo gappo pong,
kalu bendo hok mudoh ginni pong,
tok chaekak boleh masuk pallo otok
maemae soh ghugi atah duniyyo ~
Tock gittu ?
" Kalu demo pikir mollek, demo akae napok gappo hok Islae ajar adalah bertepatae nga fitroh maknusiyyo. "
* Simpang empat Wakaf Siku, Kota Bharu, Kelantan.
Pssst !
Aku fikir gambar aerial shot bandar Kota Bharu pada billboard tu, diambil oleh jurugambar yang sama seperti yang ini :
* Sumber : Buku Cenderamata MPKB Bandaraya Islam
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Friday, 24-Mar-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
TOK BALI : Gone Fishing
|
|
TOK BALI ( no, not that Bali in Indonesia )
is a fishing port in the Semerak Estuary, Jajahan Pasir Puteh, Kelantan.
Located very close to the Terengganu state border. A few kilometers southward is Besut, Terengganu.
Some other fact :
The biggest fishing port in Kelantan ( as I was told )
Locals, as far as Kota Bharu would occasionally come down to Tok Bali, for fresh fish.
Located very close to the Perhentian Islands.
Some tourists, coming through Kota Bharu, would take a boat from Tok Bali to get to the Perhentians.
Fishing expedition in mind ? The Semerak Estuary is famous for its wild Siakap ( Sea Bass ),
or if you are thinking about the sea instead, at a considerable price,
fishing boats and their crews are always ready at your disposal.
The Pulau Perhentian ( Perhentian Islands ) from a distance.
The islands, gazetted by the Malaysian government as a marine park, are off limit to any fishing activitiy.
A rare treat indeed. A species of Kerapu ( Grouper ).
RELATED :
Kapas Island : Fishing
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monday, 20-Mar-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
SELINGAN : Hari lembaran hidup dibelek
|
|
TENTANG AKU :
Aku dikirimkan ke dunia tanggal 13 Haribulan 5, 1401.
Bukan.
Bukan zaman Melaka.
Tetapi zaman awal pendudukan Soviet ke atas Afghanistan.
Tanggal tarikh itu juga
jika dipadankan dengan kiraan putaran bumi
matahari tepat di atas garisan Khatulistiwa.
Ekuinoks musim bunga kata mereka
dan
pada kiraan yang sama juga
adalah ulangtahun ke-3
tentera gasar Amerika
menunggang demokrasi tajaan mereka
memporak perandakan bumi Iraq.
Ironik.
Dan hari ini
sehelai lagi lembaran hidup aku dibelek.
Menurut Rasul Akhir Zaman, aku ada 38 lagi helaian untuk dihabiskan.
Itupun andainya aku tidak akan khatam awal separuh atau sesuku jalan.
Atau aku juga mungkin dikurniakan helaian tambahan untuk terus dibelek.
Apa apa pun, catitan mesti terus
biarlah catitan aku hari ini lebih baik dari hari semalam
dan yang esok lebih baik dari hari ini.
Semoga setiap lembaran yang aku bakal belek nanti
bermakna
di sisi Ilahi.
Pssst !
Lagi lagi tentang aku.
Takwim Cina. Ayam Jantan.
Astrologi. Ikan Berkembar.
Aku kata :
" Kalaulah umur manusia ini dihitung dalam saat, dimanakah agaknya kita sekarang ? "
*Tiramisu by Secret Recipe, KB Mall, Kota Bharu, KeLaTTe
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wednesday, 15-Mar-2006 22:30 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
DiKiR BaRaT : Antara Semangat dan Realiti
|
|
Tempoh hari,
ada pertandingan dikir barat seluruh Kelate
lima malam berturut turut
bertempat di Padang Perdana, Kota Bharu.
Masuk percuma.
Dalam keadaan orang menyalahkan kerajaan negeri kerana melemaskan
Mak Yong, Menora, Wayang Kulit dan lain lain yang sekapal dengannya
Dikir Barat tetap
dengan bergaya berenang melawan arus zaman
menyesuai dengan citarasa terkini
dan ragam politik kontemporari
menguasai corong corong radio dan
pembesar suara penjual muzik jalanan
mudah dihayati si tua dan si muda
digemari dan diikuti
berstatus evergreen walau iramanya tiada jauh beza.
Namun bagi aku,
Dikir Barat itu hidup
ada roh tersendiri
pembakar semangat si penyampai dan si pendengar
seolah olah satu cetusan realiti
alunan ragam kehidupan
dari album pahit manis
hidup rakyat Kelate.
Pssst...
Orang kata,
" Budaya yang hidup adalah budaya yang sentiasa beradaptasi dengan perubahan zaman dan kehendak semasa ".
Apa kau setuju ?
BERKAITAN :
Bagi aku, Dikir Barat yang disampaikan, tidak dengan loghat Kelantan, umpama makan nasi tidak berkuah.
" ..Yet, to the accustomed ear, this dialect is a musical one ... "
Petikan : " Kelantan : A State of The Malay Peninsular " Chapter VIII : Language, page 34 ( W.A Graham, 1908 )
* The New Straits Times, Saturday, April 1 - 2006, page 19.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Sunday, 12-Mar-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
SUNGAI GOLOK : Mengintai Jiran Sebelah
|
|
Kalau Johor ada Selat Tebrau, Kelantan ada Sungai Golok.
Setiap kali aku lihat Sungai Golok
hati aku jadi sayu
sebuah sungai mengalir lesu
jadi saksi bisu
bagaimana sebuah empayar Melayu terbelah dua dipotong penjajah
dan kini yang masih mengikat kami
adalah agama, bahasa, budaya dan sejarah
tinggalan nenek moyang
dari susur galur yang sama
Cubit paha kiri, paha kanan terasa juga.
* A Malaysian Fishery Department jetty (right hand side),
on the bank of Sungai Golok, Pengkalan Kubor, Jajahan Tumpat, Kelantan - facing Thailand.
The small Thai town, Tak Bai ( or Tabal, in Malay ) is nearby.
* Hey, what's going on over there ? The Thai side.
* The Malaysian Immigration Department jetty ( left hand side ),
resting on the Malaysian side of Sungai Golok, Pengkalan Kubor, Jajahan Tumpat, Kelantan.
The opposite is Thailand.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Thursday, 9-Mar-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
The Other Side of กลันตัน
|
 |
|
Wat Machimarram
|
|
 |
|
Wat Pothivihan
|
|
|
* the biggest reclining Buddha statue in Southeast Asia at Wat Pothivihan, Kg Jambu, Jajahan Tumpat, Kelantan.
It is amazing to note that,
for a reputedly conservative state
with 95% strong Malay Muslim population,
to have remarkable temples and gigantic Buddha statues,
undisturbed, dotting its entire landscape.
Well, this is ~ KELATTE !
*Note : " กลันตัน " is " Kelantan " in Thai.
RELATED :
Siamese in Kelantan
Source : " Kelantan : A State of The Malay Peninsular " Chapter V : The People , page 20 ( W.A Graham, 1908 )
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Monday, 6-Mar-2006 00:00 |
Email | Share | | Bookmark |
|
SEEING BLUE IN KELANTAN
|
|
The Day When The Rice Turned Blue
I have no idea when and why the Kelantanese,
creatively started to tint their Nasi Kerabu blue.
But, long before articial food colourings were made available on the store's shelves,
the Kelantanese would apply the bluish tone to the special herbal rice dish,
with a natural dye extracted from a purplish blue flower belongs to the Pea family,
known formally in Malay as Bunga Telang.
I learned that this skill is also mastered by others outside Kelantan especially among the Peranakan Chinese ( Nyonya ) for their cakes and sweets, but the Kelantanese probably had gone too far by "experimenting" with the rice !
With artificial food colouring readily available nowadays, the use of Bunga Telang has turned optional.
A street hawker or a restaurant operator would simply resort to artificial ones as a cheaper and fast alternative but in the kampung, the Bunga Telang is still preferred for family feast. I wonder, can you really tell the difference between the naturally dyed Nasi Kerabu from the artificially tinted ones ?
So, do you have your own "Bunga Nasi Kerabu" experience ?
* Formally known as Bunga Telang / Butterfly Pea / Clitoria ternatea, I wonder what they call it in Kelantanese .. emmm..
Kelantanese blue tinted Nasi Kerabu with Salted Duck Egg, Fish Cracker, sliced Roasted Beef, sliced mixed aromatic herbs, fish flakes with roasted grated coconut, dashed with anchovy sauce based gravy ( this one is packed for takeaway )
|
|
|
|
|
> 
Summer in Germany @ Doitsu must be great ! Btw, if you could speak and write Japanese like that, you must already be good ! 
