Kenduri Kahwin

Sejak minggu lalu lagi, teman dan isteri tak putus-putus menghadiri majlis kenduri kahwin sedara-mara dan sahabat handai. Ada yang jauh dan ada yang dekat. Apa pun jadual diatur supaya semua undangan dipenuhi. Bukan apa, kalau orang sudi menjemput, pastinya kita kene sudi menerima. Terima kasihlah pada yang sudi menjemput.

Cuma yang teman nak komen ialah 'reception' yang 'elaborate' walaupun kos dah melambung tinggi. Tentu banyak belanjanya. Lauk pauk pelbagai jenis. Kuih muih tak terkira. Belum dicampur dengan bunga telur, potpouri dan sapu tangan. Kalaulah boleh difikirkan kaedah yang lebih berjimat, tentu banyak manfaat.

Yang penting akad nikahnya. Yang nak diraikan tetamu dan pengantin baru. Biar 'reception' tetap gah namun pembaziran tiada.

CADANG TUKAR NAMA PEJABAT SUK JADI JABATAN MENTERI BESAR

Satu cara yang teman rasa amat berkesan untuk memastikan pegawai-pegawai kerajaan negeri Perak faham siapa sebenarnya bos mereka yang perlu dipatuhi kini ialah dengan penjenamaan semula Jabatan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Perak.

Ketua Eksekutif negeri Perak adalah Menteri Besar Perak. Sewajarnyalah nama jabatan yang menguruskan ehwal yang bersangkutan pengurusan kewangan negeri dan pentadbiran negeri dinamakan JABATAN MENTERI BESAR PERAK.

Penjenamaan ini juga akan membolehkan Menteri Besar dinamakan sebagai pengawal peruntukan kewangan dan bukan lagi Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri. Kalau teman tak silap, Melaka pun pakai sistem ni. Jawatan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri diletak bawah Jabatan Ketua Menteri. Bukan nak suruh tiru tapi kalau efektif apa salah kita gunapakai.

Takkan salah kot, di peringkat federal pun dinamakan JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI dan bukannya Jabatan Ketua Setiausaha Negara.

Bila dah Menteri Besar yang kawal jabatannya sendiri senanglah nak aturkan penyusunan semula struktur organisasi pentadbiran negeri. Harap-harap lepas ni lebih mudah untuk memastikan pegawai-pegawai negeri melaksanakan dasar-dasar kerajaan dan mematuhi arahan MB untuk kepentingan dan kesejahteraan rakyat.

BANTUAN MANGSA NARGIS MELALUI MERCY

Apa yang berlaku di Myanmar pada 7 Mei lalu adalah sesuatu yang tragis. Taufan Nargis yang melanda telah mengorbankan ribuan nyawa dan memusnahkan kehidupan hampir satu juta lagi rakyat Negara tersebut.

Kelab Bakti Gunung Keledang sebagai sebuah NGO yang prihatin, tengah hari tadi telah menghulurkan bantuan kemanusiaan berbentuk sumbangan dana (hasil kutipan daripada ahli-ahli kelab) untuk mangsa-mangsa tersebut melalui MERCY Malaysia.

Semoga sumbangan kami yang tak seberapa itu dapat meringankan sedikit keperitan mereka di Myanmar.

And to all MERCY Malaysia volunteers, you’re our unsung heroes. Keep up your good work wherever you people are and keep the Malaysian flag flying.


Presiden Kelab Bakti Gunung Keledang, Dato' Azumu Tak menyampaikan sumbangan dana kepada wakil MERCY, Mejar (B) Haji Rashid

MANCHESTER UNITED DID IT AGAIN!

Yes, the best soccer club in the world is again the champion of Europe after a lapse of nine years. What a game it was. Right down to the wire. Chelsea was beaten in a nail biting penalty shootout. After successfully retaining the English League Championship, The European Championship is the best icing on the cake. CONGRATULATIONS.....

Wonder whether FAM could somehow get some assistance from Man U to bring back glory to our national soccer team.

TERIMA KASIH CIKGU

Berkesempatan bersolat Jumaat di Masjid Bukhari, Alor Star hari ini. Masjid yang bagi ku amat indah, selesa, luas dan tersergam. Terima kasih kepada dermawan yang berhati murni membina kompleks masjid dengan biaya sendiri.

Sempena dengan Hari Guru, Tuan Khatib membaca khutbah berkisah tentang jasa guru. Sesungguhnya jasa guru memang terlalu banyak untuk dinilai.

Wajah-wajah guru yang pernah mendidik diri ini mula terbayang. Wajah-wajah insan mulia yang telah mencorakkan kehidupan diri ini, mencintai ilmu dan alam, menghargai kasih dan sayang, mensyukuri nikmat tuhan.

Kepada semua insan bernama guru, yang tidak pernah merasa jemu mendidik, menabur ilmu walaupun berhadapan dengan pelbagai kerenah pelajar TERIMA KASIH CIKGU.SESUNGGUHNYA JASA KALIAN TIDAK TERBALAS.

CONGRATULATIONS, MANCHESTER UNITED

Man United, the football club I supported since the days of Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best, was again crowned the EPL champion last night after winning the last game of the season, beating Wigan FC 2-0.

To the Manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, coaches, players, and all those involved including fans around the world, well done!

ABANG’S NEW LOVE

Muzill, my eldest son or Abang as we fondly called him, was carrying a broad smile throughout the week since he got the news that the car he booked way back in September last year had finally arrived. So, yesterday at 9.30 am off we went to Butterworth to collect the car. We arrived at the Mitsubishi showroom at 11.05 am to be received by Richard Khaw, the ever smiling Sales Consultant. We were really excited to see the bright red beautiful Lancer sitting pretty and elegant in the showroom. Abang just couldn’t wait to get his hands on the car. He even declined Richard’s offer of coffee.

Yes, this red Mitsubishi Lancer is really a ga-ga. No wonder the waiting time was so long. The designers must have young executives like Abang on their minds when this model was designed. They got it right.

After working so hard at the office and breaking his back till the wee hours completing his assigned tasks week in and week out, I think, he has earned it.

WELL, ABANG, ENJOY YOUR NEW LOVE!

THIS IS MY COUNTRY

The taxi – ride yesterday to Butterworth was quite interesting. The cab driver managed to engage us into conversation. She was full of confidence, manuovering the car smoothly along the highway while keeping within the speed limit. Her ability to converse fluently in proper English really impressed me. Hey, don’t get me wrong. I had no qualms about cab drivers’ having good command of English but this lady’s impeccable English strike a certain kind of mystery. I did wonder, for a second, whether she was kind of an undercover. No matter. I’m just an ordinary pensioner, loyal citizen of this country, love the Royalty and non political. So, what’s there to worry even if she’s one?

She claimed to be nearing fifty but looked very much younger. The youthful look, she claimed, maybe is the result of her regimented routine of exercise running up and down the Keledang Hill every morning for the last three years. That prompted me to ask ’Where were you then before that? ’ Seventeen years in Pennsylvania, LA, San Francisco and eight years in Toronto, Canada’ came her reply. ‘Ahah, that explained. No wonder your English is so good’ I said. She gave a little laugh at my comments. By then I was very curious to know why on earth this lady wanted to come back after so long in overseas.

‘If you don’t mind me asking, what were you doing in all those places? I asked her. ’Study, after that stayed on to make money’ she replied. ‘Then, why didn’t auntie apply for US or Canadian citizenship?’ Abang, my son, interacted. I thought that’s a very valid question indeed to ask.

'Yeah, got a chance to be Canadian citizen but nope, my heart is always in Malaysia, all the time. My family, my relatives and my friends are all here. I made enough money there, so I decided to come back. Barang mahal ke, gaji sikit ke, doesn’t matter, THIS IS MY COUNTRY’ she replied proudly with a very big and lasting smile.

I’m impressed.

Cindy, you’ve made the right choice! Stay happy and stay young.

SIPUT GONDANG MEIH DAN GHEGER PADI

Minggu lalu teman pulang kekampung di Alor Setar ziarah ibu ayah teman. Ayah macam biaser, gigih, sihat ,rajin tapi tak beghape cerier kali nie. Nampak macam koghang semangat. Bajer subsidi cap ‘DACING BIGHU’bergoni di laman ghomah. Baghu di ponggah lori kot. Biase nyer dah siap disusun elok-elok di bangsei. Siap untuk dibawak ke bendang untuk ditabor.Tapi ntah ngape kali nie dibiornye di laman. Sembangnye kali nie pon lain macam. Bunyi leteih dan ghunsen. Ape idaknyer ,ghope-ghopenye anak –anak padi ayah di bendang banyak di baham si siput gondang meih. ‘Udah tak tau ghope maner lagi nak bunoh si pelesit nie yang banyak betelor dan cepat meghebak mentekedaghah anak-anak padi aku. Baghu nak subor.Letih tak habeih lagi!!! ‘kater ayah. ‘Dah buboh racun cap tengkoghak hagham hapah idak. Nyadein jer dibahamnyer lagi anak-anak padi. ‘Musim lepeih ghoper nie jugak. Leteih sajer dapat‘ tambahnye lagi. ‘Hasei dapat tak sebeghaper. Dah tu gheger padi pulak tak beghaper duit. Dah betaun gheger dok ghoper tu jugak tapi gheger begheih boleh pulak melambung naik ,heghan aku‘ ayah dah muler mengeloh.

Kater Wak yang juwei nasik kat gerai dekat ghomah teman gheger begheih Jati Super udah naik daghi RM 27.00 ke RM 42.00 untuk sekampeit 15 kilo. Betui ke? Tak tau teman kedei maner Wak beli. Tak confirm pulok teman sebab teman makan begheih jeneih coklat, begheih oghang lebih sihat.

‘Gheger togei pon lagi mahei daghi padi. Jerit tu, jerit dah kat keghejaan.Jangan kater nak naik gheger padi, mandang pun idak’ ayah menceceh lagi.

‘Pencen jer le ayah, Bior oghang muder pulak useher.Sewe ajer tanah bendang tu’ kater teman nak mudahkan ceghiter.Memang kami adik-beghadik dah lamer mintak ayah pencen tapi dier nie pesyen degei. ‘Saper nak peghosah bendang aku nie. Udah takder oghang muder kebulor nak buat bendang. Kotor busuk dan leteih macam nak mampuih. Upah bajak, menyisior, tanam, meghumput, membaje, menyulam, menuei, transport lagi , serbe serbi udah melambong naik’ merengek oghang tuer teman. Tolak kos, potong basah dan tolak rezeki makhluk peghosak, beghaper duit sangat tinggei untung’ seghogah ayah.

Tiap musim dulu ayah buat akaun untung rugi tapi tahun –tahun akhir nie dier dah tak mau tunjuk. Dulu dulu dier selalu tunjuk pasei nak suruh teman siapkan borang income tax. Kedeghat oghang tua pun dah korang banyak tentunye untungnye pun dah seghoyat, jadi dah tak ade ape lebihan untung nak declare.

Tak taulah teman nak mikior macam maner.Teman bukan menteghi jager padi....Nak kacau sahabat teman, Tok Berahim, TKSU Kementerian Pertanian pun raser-rasernyer kepaler dier pun seghabut bebulu macam-macam heir la nie. Bior Tok Pa mikior cukuplah, dier menteghi baghu, kepaler pun belum seghabut tentunyer banyak idea baghu. Tentu Tok Pa ader solution kot. Kot-kot boleh bagi beneih padi yang lebih terrer daghipade yang deme tanam sekaghang. Beneih yang boleh bagi hasei tuaian yang lipat lipat gander, kuat dan kebei tak lut ditokak si siput gondang,ditiup dek angin dan tak hancor biler di kisor. Beneih yang kualiti baguih punyer macam padi Rambei zaman dulu. Buat begheih pun sedap nasiknyer dimakan. Beneih yang hasilnyer boleh dijuwei dengan gheger lebih tinggi daghipader begheih wangi Siam.

Tok Pa menteghi handei. Anak kampong yang ghajin, prihatin dan bijaksaner pulak tu. Tengok-tengok lah Tok, kot-kot ade cagher nak punahkan makhluk peghosak, nak tingkatkan farm management, nak beghesehkan ayor saliran dan teghusan. Nak suborkan tanah-tanih dan nak taghik anak-anak muder jadi oghang bendang. Tengok-tengok ler lamer lagi, macam maner boleh pulih semangat oghang-oghang tuer yang buat bendang nie. Deme nie keghoje hebat jangan saper pun kabor deme tak rajin dan tak dedikasi.Deme keghoje kuat nak mampuih. Daghi muder sampai usia dah usang.Tengah paneih lit-lit pun tak kigherr deme keghoje jugak. Kalau kite ler memang dah masak hangit ubun-ubun. Congak punyer congak kalau gheger padi tak naik-naik, tut- tut gheger bereih naik. Macam maner deme ngirer nie ? Bior benor yob. Kalut nie...

Begheih nie bahan makanan wajib, tentunyer bahan sekuriti lah tu. Padi, begheih,tanah tanih, pengurusan bendang dan oghang buat bendang semuer sekali ndak dijage baik-baik la nooohh, Tok Pa oooiii....

PROMPT, OPEN AND MESRA RAKYAT

I was happy that i could make it to the routine weekly Kelab Keledang lunch meeting yesterday at Ipoh Club, Could not make it the previous week. Really pleased to hear that the club’s request to meet Dato Seri Nizar,the Menteri Besar of Perak, received a prompt reply. The club’s request was sent on the 30th April 2008.The positive reply came from MB’s office on the 2nd May that MB was wiling to meet the Club’s Committee (limited to six members) on the 6th May 2008.

The President reported that the 20 odd minutes meeting with MB went smoothly. The committee was able to disseminate the correct information about the club. It was explained to MB that Keledang is a charitable and non political club serving the society irrespective of race, colour or religion. Keledang raises its funds through members’ contributions and activities like charity golf, car boot sales and garage sales to finance our charities. The club had never received any money from the state nor do it intents to solicit now.

The MB raised a few pertinent observations regarding the exclusivity of the club and whether the club’s membership is open to ladies. The committee replied that the club’s membership is open (by invitation) to all Malay Muslim professionals in Perak (male and female) who can voluntarily contribute time, effort, energy and resources towards the betterment of society. On the ladies membership, to date there is no direct lady members although spouses of members are all treated as members. Maybe it is high time the club gives a thought to the matter after all the club constitution is very open on the lady membership.

As all the previous MBs are honorary members, the President on behalf of the members extended the invitation to Dato Seri Nizar to be the honorary member of the club and to attend our programmes. A fitting invitation which we, the members, sincerely wish will be accepted by MB. After all The Raja Muda of Perak is already our Club Patron. For the record, Tuanku had religiously attended our Annual Installation Dinners without fail.

The complementary invitation by MB that the club could, on occasion it deemed fit, use the good office of MB to organise its activities was indeed a pleasant surprise.

Another surprise was the President reported that when he stepped outside the MB’s office there was a huge gathering of rakyat from all walks of life, Melayu, Cina and India semua ada, waiting to see MB though it was nearly 4.00pm. Well this is what the rakyat wants. Without much fuss they can see their number one man to tackle their problems. Thank you, Dato Seri. That’s the way to go! Prompt, open and mesra rakyat.