My Hari Raya..!!

Haha..!!! Well yeah, this is my Hari Raya.. spent with my aunty's snake.. dgn pakai baju melayu lagi.. hehe.. this is actually on the 2nd day of raya.. i don't normally take pictures during hari raya, and apparently these are the only ones i took.. so i'll leave u guys with this pic lah..!! hehe..

So how was raya for u guys..?? For me, ok la raya this year.. but a bit short.. 1st day raya of was spent at my hometown of my dad's side in Teluk Kumbar, Penang.. yup, Mila tu org kampung saya.. hehe.. tp sedih x dpt gi open house dia.. coz 2nd day of raya the whole family went back to my mum's kampung pulak kat Alor Star, Kedah.. balik hari je, mlm balik penang semula.. 3rd day of raya, sambung raya kat Teluk Kumbar, 4th day of raya dah balik KL semula.. 5th day of raya dah start keje balik.. huhu.. so that's my raya.. a very simple one..!

Syabas Dr Sheikh Muszaphar, 1st Malaysian To Travel Space !!
Malaysia Boleh !! Malaysiaku Gemilang !!

This past few days, semua org dok bercakap pasal angkasawan negara.. at various boards & forums, hangat membincangkan pasal mission angkasawan pertama negara, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha ke International Space Station (ISS).. banyak yang memuji tapi banyak juga yang mengeji..

Ada yg kata Program Angkasawan Negara ni merupakan satu pembaziran yg melampau.. Patut guna duit juta2 tu utk benda2 yg lebih bermanfaat spt membasmi kemiskinan.. Pastikan xde lagi org miskin kat M'sia ni, baru spend juta2 utk hantar sorg ke angkasa.. Ada yg kata apa sgtla nak dibanggakan dgn Dr Sheikh yg stakat melancong ke angkasa.. dia bukannya buat apa pun, setakat menumpang roket Russia je.. eksperimen yg dia buat pun bknnya susah mana, setakat tgk & kira-kira sel je.. Ada yg kata Malaysia ni bukan main canang kat satu dunia kononnya dah ada astronaut / cosmonaut yg pertama.. sedangkan apa yg dicapai tu bukannya hebat sgt.. bukan usaha bnyk sgt pun sbb semuanya hasil agreement timbal balik.. org lain pegi angkasa training bertahun2, kita train setahun dah dpt gi outerspace.. apa la nak dibanggakan sgt..?!

So apa pendapat & pendirian korang.. what do you guys think of this whole thing? Are you proud of Dr Sheikh's achievements being the 1st Malaysian to travel the space..? If you ask me, YES, I AM PROUD indeed..!

To me, all sorts of reasons tu semua wujud becoz of this feeling yg slalu rasa x puas hati dgn kejayaan org.. apa la salahnya bersifat positive & supportive sikit.. 1957 negara kita baru merdeka, sedangkan Russia that year dah start penjelajahan angkasa ni.. the US & Russians are like 70 years ahead of us dlm bidang ni.. kalau kita x mula skrng, bila lagi nak mula..? nak tunggu sampai kita ada roket sendiri..? atau smpai xde lagi kemiskinan? Hrmm.. kalau nk tunggu smpai semua org kat M'sia ni kaya, alamatnya smpai bila2 pun kita x kan capai status negara maju.. kalau asyik nak mencari kelemahan orang, merendah2kan usaha org, menjatuhkan org, menidakkan kejayaan org, menafikan keupayaan orang, sampai bila2 pun kita akan berada di takuk lama..

Pedulikanlah org nk gelar apa pun.. pelancong angkasa ke, penumpang ke, whatever it is, yg penting kita boleh berbangga ada bangsa M'sia yg dah naik ke angkasa... w'pun melalui timbal balik dgn Russia, to me this is not a small feat w'pun org kata senang je keje Dr Sheikh tu kat sana.. but the truth is, bukan senang experiment yg dia conduct kat atas sana.. it looks easy, but the thing is nak buat scientific observation tu bukan sesuka hati tgk & catit je.. nak culture cell & make sure the cells tu survive is not a simple thing.. it requires skills & knowledge yg bukan sedikit.. keje dia buka main kira2 je.. u have to make sure the cells grow & divide first.. trust me, this is not an easy task.. i've done this and nak pastikan the culture cells growth are maintained mmng rumit.. In the TV the Professors explained in lament terms that makes u think, owh senang je rupanya keje dia.. but it's not..

Bnyk sgt org dok mengeji & menghina.. most of them are not even constructive tp seronok nak join in the bandwagon nak mengutuk & menghina.. pls broaden your mind.. kalau kita tak start skrng, bila lagi kan..? biarla as a spaceflight participant skalipun atau space tourist.. memang Dr Sheikh gi melancong kat sana.. tp dia bukan melancong suka2.. at the same time ada keje yg dia buat.. sedangkan kalau pegi Mekah buat Haji skalipun, harus melancong, tgk tmpt org, belajar budaya org etc, sama jgk pegi angkasa.. melancong jgk, but at the same time dia buat keje dia.. and keje dia kat sana, sekecil mana pun hasil yang diperoleh, ia tetap ilmu.. ilmu semudah mana sekalipun w'pun utk budak sekolah, ia tetap ilmu & banyak faedahnya.. i don't think i need to explain fadhilat menyebarkan ilmu walau sekecil atau semudah mana sekalipun..

This is the 1st step.. tak adil kalau org asyik nak mempertikai.. kita 50 thn ketinggalan dlm bidang angkasa ni.. mmng org Russia & US 1st time naik ke angkasa diorg bwk sendiri roket diorg.. they've been in this field dah 70 thn.. dah ada roket sndiri.. kita tak mampu nk buat mcm tu coz as i mentioned before, we are way behind them.. kita takkan afford nak ada flight engineer buat masa skrng.. roket pelancar pun xde, so mcm mana? kita manfaatkan peluang yg org bagi.. apa nak dimalukan kita menumpang roket Russia..? Mungkin org tak tau, negara2 lain pun buat mcm tu.. Hungary, India, Mexico, semua buat benda yg sama.. As far as i'm concerned, kat dunia ni 3 negara je yg ada kemudahan penjana pelancar roket - Russia, US & China.. so what's the big fuss over us menumpang roket Russia..??

Ini adalah peluang yg harus kita grab & manfaatkan sebaik2nya.. bukan mengomen & kondem tak tentu hala.. at least program angkasawan ni has paved the way for more opportunities & collaborations with other nations yg dah maju dalam bidang ni.. tak payahla nak merendah2 & menafikan keupayaan org lain.. selagi ada sifat ni, selagi tu kita takkan maju.. I can go on and on talking about this.. but no matter how lengthy my post will be, the people yg selalu x puas hati will always talk and talk.. I don't think it will ever change their perspective..

Esok, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar dah nak pulang ke bumi.. i will be in front of the TV watching the live telecast.. and no matter what people say, i'm extremely proud.. All's well ends well.. Syabas Dr Sheikh Muszaphar. Syabas Kapten Dr Faiz Khalid. Syabas Malaysia. I'm extremely proud being a Malaysian.

BoYs NiTe OuT
BuKiT BiNtAnG oUtInG [30.09.07]

Peeps, i wanna ask you this.. living in KL, have u ever snapped a photo of yourself kat tgh2 town..? i bet most of you haven't kan..?? so after buka puasa & watched Dayang perform kat BB Plaza, me, Hamdi, Balay & Shamsul thought of this crazy idea to just walk around & enjoy the fresh night air sambil bergambar2.. seems fun kan..?? it really was..!!

Ye la, selalunya bila kita gi Bukit Bintang mesti sbb nak shopping kat Times Sq ke, or nak carik new phone kat Sg Wang, or beli belah computer stuffs kat Low Yatt etc etc.. but tak penah pun terpikir nak ambik gambar coz it's not where people used to take photos kan.. mana ada spots yg cantik nak pose pun.. but surprisingly, they turn out to be beautiful shots..!! just look at these photos.. interesting kan..?? of course, with Hamdi having his new canggih camera also helps beutify the shots..!!

After abis tgk Dayang perform kat BB Plaza, kitorg jalan2 from BB Plaza to McD yg besar tu.. along the way, posed at a couple of spots.. one particular photo that i love is this one below.. i just love this shot..! boleh buat cover album pun.. hehe..

Then we head to Starhill.. and betul2 depan Starhill tu ada Pavillion.. i've been there once coz my friend ada buat interior design for Parkson.. but the rest tak penah lagi pegi.. so we went inside the huge Pavillion.. it was already 10.30+ rasanya at that time tp tak tutup2 lagi Pavillion tu..

Time kitorg masuk tu, orang pun dah x berapa ramai.. so kitorg pun berpose2 lagi.. muahaha.. this Pavillion is quite classy la.. the interior design lookes quite elegant.. and it's damn huge..!!

Who would've thought tetiba je ada Pavilion kat tgh2 Bukit Bintang.. when my friend told me 'bout this Pavillion, i was like tak mungkin boleh wujudnya bangunan sebesar itu dpn Starhill tu.. when i went there myself, mmng terkejut beruk.. rupa2nya selama ni construction tu ditutup oleh pagar yg tinggi yg memang x nampak langsung diorg tgh buat shopping complex yg sungguhla besar itu..!!

So kitorg pun jalan2 la kat dalam Pavillion tu.. window shopping katanya.. after dah penat jalan, kitorg keluar and gi lepak kat Dome, my fave chill-out spot kat Bkt Bintang tu.. sembang2, sambil Hamdi had his sahur with a slice of Cheese Cake.. i just had a drink coz tiap2 ari bangun sahur pukul 5..

So begitulah ceritanya our boys nite out yg tak dirancang pun.. but it was really fun.. jalan2 tgh malam sambil berposing.. haha.. cuba la try, i tell u, mesti enjoy..!! For more beautiful shots, visit here ok! http://hamdi1908.multiply.com/photos/album/3/

~ Salam Ramadhan !! ~
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Raya Olok-Olok With Dayang Nurfaizah !!

Ok.. this happened quite some time ago.. i'm pretty sure my blog readers pun perasan i haven't been updating for few days already.. the truth is, mmng i was pretty busy.. and there weren't so many interesting things happening.. i missed a lot of things.. Ole2 Raya, Anugerah Era, and a few others.. so that explains the emptiness of this blog.. sedar2 dah masuk bulan puasa.. so to all Muslim readers, SELAMAT BERPUASA..!!!

Now on to the reason i blog.. this is actually a photoshoot for Media Hiburan for Dayang Nurfaizah.. they requested a photoshoot of Dayang & some close fans, so there we were having an olok2 raya at Kak Belle's house.. we celebrated raya sblm semua org puasa lagi.. it was fun..!! Kitorg punya persiapan mengalahkan raya yg betul.. hehe.. The girls - Kak Belle, Kak Shee & Kak Lis prepared the main dishes.. there were nasi ayam, lontong, nasi himpit, rendang.. the boys - myself, Balay & Saman brought some side dishes, kuih2 raya, kerepek etc.. i bought kek lapis yg dibeli kat Tesco.. hehe..

So around 1 plus, Dayang & Kak Liza pun sampai.. and us guys masih kat bilik dok bersiap.. Dayang kata bersiap mengalahkan artis.. hehe.. nak buat camne, after abis all the persiapan makanan apa semua, kitorg siap tertido2 lagi sementara nk tunggu Dayang sampai.. and Dayang & Kak Liza bawak satay..!!! yeayy...!! besh besh.. mmng mcm raya betul2.. kat my house, tiap2 raya mesti ada satay.. and aku la yg dok tukang kipas the satays..!!!

So sementara tunggu reporters smpai, kitorg pun bersembang & bergosip la jwbnya.. tunggu pnya tunggu, after sesat2, sampai lah org yg ditunggu2 from media hiburan - one reporter and a photographer.. and the photoshoot pun start.. starts with Dayang ala2 baru smpai ke rumah.. siap berlakon lambai2 lagi.. hehe.. owh ye, lupa nk mention.. Dayang sungguh anggun berbaju kurung putih + pink hari tu.. sesuai & sepadan ngan baju aku hr tu.. hehe.. tau2 je Dayang ni..!!

Then after that, sesi bersalam-salaman nak masuk rumah.. pastu sesi makan2.. rasanya aku ngan Dayang je makan betul2 time tu.. yg lain semuanya mkn olok2.. control cun & macho agaknya.. hehe.. kelakar la pulak kena berlakon itu & ini.. tp seronok la dpt tgk how a photoshoot is being done.. after abis kat tempat makan, sesi berbual & beramah mesra pulak kat ruang tamu.. mcm2 pose.. pose sopan, gile2, semua keluar.. memang meriah sungguh dgn gelak ketawa esp hilai tawa Kak Belle yg sungguh memecah keheningan!!

After abis sesi kat situ, kitorg smbung shooting kat luar rumah pulak.. diorg shoot Dayang scr solo.. and then Dayang salin baju for a casual look pulak.. sementara tunggu Dayang bersiap, MH pnya crew tu ckp nk ambik gmbr2 kitorg plak.. aiyyoo..!! gmbr kitorang pun nak ambik ke..?? sorang2 plak tu.. perlu ke kan..? hrmm.. dah diorg request, msng2 pun pose la ala2 artis.. baru tau betapa penatnya artis buat photoshoot.. nak senyum sket pnya lama pun penat ok..!! Dah abis sesi shoot tu, smbung plak photoshoot Dayang in a casual look atas kereta ni..

So habislah sesi photoshoot pada hari tu.. and kitorg pun sambung balik kat ruang makan.. sambung makan yg x abis tadi.. sambil makan, the reporters pun interview Dayang.. and dah abis interview, smbung ngan sembang2 & gosip.. hehe.. around 4-5 mcm tu, the photoshoot ends & the reporter & photographer pun balik.. of course before that, a group photo before everyone leaves..

So that was the story.. it really was very fun.. we had a great time.. thanks to Kak Belle & Along for borrowing us the house and the delicious cooking.. Kak Shee & Kak Lis as well.. thanks Dayang & Kak Liza for the satay & for having us entertained.. thanks to the MH crews (sorry i forgot the names!), and not to forget Balay & Saman, my partners in crime.. u guys rawkk..!! So u guys out there, don't 4get to get your copy of the Hari Raya bumper issue nanti ok..!! Ciow!!