Selamat Hari Merdeka Malaysia!

Setiap tahun bila kita nak sambut merdeka, setiap tahun jugaklah kita akan terbaca ayat-ayat atau soalan-soalan lazim yg mmpersoalkn erti kemerdekaan bagi setiap individu; "Apakah itu merdeka?" "Merdeka kh kita?" "Untuk apa kita menyambut merdeka?" dan sebagainya.Secara jujur ingin aku katakan,aku agak bosan dengan ayat-ayat dan soalan-soalan sebegitu rupa.Maaf jika pihak tertentu mungkin tidak bersetuju dengan apa yang aku katakan di sini.Kemungkinan soalan-soalan dan ayat-ayat seperti itu ditujukan dengan niat untuk menyedarkan beberapa pihak tertentu.Memang tidak salah akan tetapi adakah mereka akan sedar? Setiap rakyat di setiap negara di dalam dunia ini menghadapi bermacam-macam masalah dan perasaan tidak puas hati terhadap sistem negara masing-masing.Memang tidak dinafikan setiap negara ada kepincangan dari segi politik dan juga dari beberapa aspek lagi.Dan dari masalah dan rasa tidak puas hati itu jugaklah membuatkan semangat kita hilang dan pudar.Adakah disebabkan itu semua membuatkan kita lupa pada jasa mereka yang telah berjuang bermati2an sehingga negara kita diisytiharkan Merdeka pada 31 Ogos 1957? Negara KITA, tanah tumpahnya darah KITA ! 

Bermula dari kemerdekaan kita pada 31 Ogos 1957, Malaysia telah berkembang dengan begitu pesat sekali.Jika dilihat negara kita sekarang, macam-macam ada.Negara Malaysia merupakan negara berbilang kaum dan bayangkan betapa banyaknya perayaan yang diraikan oleh kaum-kaum di Malaysia.Berbagai-bagai budaya yang dapat kita saksikan di sini. Walaupun kita berhijrah atau bercuti di negara lain, di dalam hati kita tetap terpahat rindu pada negara kita sendiri. "Hujan emas di negeri orang,hujan batu di negeri sendiri,lebih baik di negeri sendiri".

Bagi aku, sambutan hari Merdeka pada setiap 31 Ogos ini adalah sebagai tanda terima kasih kita pada para pejuang yang telah berjuang sehingga ke titisan darah yang terakhir untuk kita semua hidup dengan begitu senang sekali pada hari ini.Negara kita Malaysia,walaupun kecil tapi tetap dikenali di serata dunia.As a Malaysian,I am very proud.

Perdana Menteri Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra melaungkan 'MERDEKA!' pada Upacara Pemasyhuram Kemerdekaan negara.Upacara bersejarah ini turut disaksikan ribuan rakyat yang membanjiri Stadium Merdeka pada 31 Ogos 1957.


Wahai Rakyat Malaysia, peliharalah Kemerdekaan kita dengan sebaik-baiknya.

Tanggal 31 (song sung by the late Sudirman Hj Arshad + lyric)

Pagi yang tidak lah seberapa pagi hari ini, as i was driving to work, terdengarlah lagu 'Tanggal 31' nyanyian dari penyanyi lagenda arwah Sudirman Hj Arshad berkumandang di radio.We were singing to the song all the way till the end (semangat! huhu).This song has a very catchy tune and i bet anybody who listens to it will automatically akan ikut sama menyanyi.

Lirik Lagu Merdeka – 31 Ogos oleh Allahyarham Sudirman Hj Arshad

Tanggal 31

Bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh

Merdeka! Merdeka!

Tetaplah merdeka

Ia pasti menjadi sejarah

Tanggal 31

Bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh

Hari yang mulia

Hari bahagia

Sambut dengan jiwa yang merdeka

Mari kita seluruh warga negara

Ramai-ramai menyambut hari merdeka

Merdeka!

Tiga satu bulan lapan lima puluh tujuh

Hari mulia negaraku merdeka

Ulang rangkap pertama hingga akhir

Ulang rangkap empat dan lima

MERDEKA! 4x

Do you know?

1. There are GPS shoes,designed by Wilcox that will guide you home by simply clicking the heels together
2. The 'Heart Attack Grill' is a restaurant in Las Vegas that offers free food to anyone who weighs more than 350 pounds
3. In its pure state, caffeine is a crystalline white powder
4. When getting a new car choose one that is silver.The color is most visible on the road and is least likely to get into an accident
5. The University of Victoria in Canada, offers a course in the science of Batman
6. During the 19th Century, urine was stored and used as a detergent for washing clothes in Denmark.
7. Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France
8. Pumbaa from the 'Lion King' was the first character to fart in a Disney movie
9. Typographical symbols such as '@#*&' that are used to replace swear are called 'Grawlix'
10. According to research by Harvard University, children who were hugged and cuddled more, tend to grow up to be happier adults
11. Ben&Jerry's has a graveyard,where most of its discontinued flavors were buried.They call it the 'Flavor Graveyard'
12. Before pencil erasers were invented,bread was used to remove pencil marks
13. Rubbing a banana peel on mosquito bites can help stop the itching
14. Monday is the day of the week when the risk of heart attack is greatest
15. It is possible to die from a broken heart.This condition is called 'Stress Cardiomyopathy'
16. Traditionally,bridesmaids would be dressed in similar bride-like gowns to confuse rival suitors and evil spirits

Fireworks and Music Extravaganza by the Lake

Found out about this event from my sister-in-law zira when she tagged me on facebook.How nice if we all can go and witness the event.I am sure there will be loads of fireworks and the place definitely will be packed with people.So, if you have time, do drop by at the event.The dates and venue are as shown in the picture below.If tak ada aral melintang,insya Allah, we'll be there! ^_^

Happy Birthday Natrah Nadia!

To my dearest cousin Natrah Nadia,

it's your 21st birthday.On your special day we wish you only smiles and joy. May each minute of your life be filled with happiness and your life blossoms into many of your most cherished desires come true.

From us.

Sifak.(The Bipedal Hopper)

They are primates native and only found in Madagascar. On the ground they move like all indrids with bipedal sideways hopping movements of the hind legs, holding their forelimbs up for balance.

Flying Dragon Lizard

Draco volans, or the Flying Dragon, is a member of the genus of gliding lizards Draco. It can spread out folds of skin attached to its movable ribs to form "wings" that it uses to glide from tree to tree over distances upwards of 8 metres (26 ft); however, like all modern reptiles, it lacks the ability to sustain powered flight, and is capable only of gliding. Its wings are brightly coloured with orange, red and blue spots and stripes, and they provide camouflage when folded. The flying dragon can reach up to 19–23 centimetres (7.5–9.1 in) in length.

Hero Teen Rescues Abducted Child! (Chased Down Car On His Bike For 15 Minutes) !

TEEN HERO. He chased a car on his bike for 15 minutes to save this 5-year-old girl who was snatched from her front yard in Pennsylvania

Great things happen when great people step up and do good.

I just hope we have tons of stories like this in Malaysia.

How natural pearls are formed

This is how natural pearls are formed :

The formation of a natural pearl begins
when a foreign substance slips into
the oyster between the mantle and the
shell, which irritates the mantle. It's
kind of like the oyster getting a
splinter. The oyster's natural reaction
is to cover up that irritant to protect
itself. The mantle covers the irritant
with layers of the same nacre
substance that is used to create the

shell.This eventually forms a pearl.

The Underground City

In 1963, during a simple renovation in the town of Derinkuyu, a cave wall was opened, revealing a passage way to an underground city, thousands of years old, extending more than 280 feet deep.
Derinkuyu is 13 stories, with 15,000 little ventilation shafts that bring air to even the deepest of levels. The number of rock rooms that were found could hold over 20,000 Men Women and Children. There is evidence of Religious centers, store rooms, wine presses and stables for livestock. Derinkuyu is the largest excavated underground city in Turkey and is part of a network of several underground complexes found across Cappadocia

How tea bags were invented

In 1904, tea bags were invented accidentally.The 

inventor, Thomas Sullivan, decided that it was cheaper to send small samples to potential customers in silk bags instead of boxes. The recipients believed they were meant to be dunked and soon Sullivan was flooded with orders for his “tea bags”

An African tribe does the most beautiful thing.

When someone does something hurtful and wrong, they take the person to the center of town, and the entire tribe comes and surrounds him.

For two days they'll tell the man every good thing he has ever done.

The tribe believes that every human being comes into the world as Good, each of us desiring safety, love, peace, happiness.

But sometimes in the pursuit of those things people make mistakes. The community sees misdeeds as a cry for help.

They band together for the sake of their fellow man to hold him up, to reconnect him with his true Nature, to remind him who he really is, until he fully remembers the truth from which he'd temporarily been disconnected:

“I AM GOOD.”

The Conjuring - What i think about this movie.

What made me watch this movie?

"You should watch this movie...No CGI yang melampau,no overly bloody gory scene,just straight forward old school horror movie"

said a friend of mine....

I was curious.How good is this movie? How scary it is? and to answer all that, me and my husband went to watch this movie last midnight.

I booked a 11:55 pm movie ticket for 2 via online a day before.I chose a twin seat (kata dating..mestilah ambil yang twin seat..huhu). We arrived at Mines shopping center at 11:15 pm.We rushed all the way from Port Dickson (sempat lagi beraya at our friend's house....), sent our baby daughter back home and then we went straight to Mines.

As usual, before we went in to see the movie, we bought a popcorn, a regular combo 2.When i was lining up, i saw a new flavored popcorn, K-Pop popcorn (kimchi flavored).It looks quite tempting-lah (not sure about the taste) but i still prefer to eat kimchi as kimchi itself and not kimchi popcorn.Then i heard a lady behind me suddenly said "K-pop corn!!" and started to sing the Oppa gangnam style song loudly.Sabar jer lah... *rolls eyes*

Ok, after we bought the popcorn,we went in.Since this movie was showing dari last puasa lagi,i thought tak ramai yang pergi tengok.I was wrong,the cinema was packed with so many people.There's no empty seat left.

After few ads shown on the screen (boring and lama giler nak tunggu),finally the movie starts!

We were ECSTATIC!

*in my heart i was hoping this movie is good...as good as the other good horror movies that i'd watched before*

After watching this movie towards the end, I started to feel like there's something missing in this movie.Macam tak cukup UUMMMPHH!! There's not enough punch to it.After the movie ends,it didn't give me that much impact.I don't know what's missing or is it because Bathsheba looks like that character in SAW?hurmm..

Before watching the movie, i received so many recommendations and positive reviews of The Conjuring calling it legitimately scary, but i found it to be the very opposite.

I know many of you all out there love this movie...even my best friend until today just couldn't stop thinking about it (he he).

To be frank, aku ni pengecut! but i love horror movies especially horror movies from the year 1970's to early 1990's. I am a big fan of The Exorcism (Linda Blair) ,Poltergeist, Rosemary's Baby,City of the living dead,Nightmare on elm street,Omen,Halloween,Evil Dead,From Beyond,Friday the 13th,Freddy Nightmare and so on and so forth.Sebab tu lah everytime someone suggested me a horror movie,secara automatik aku akan ada high expectations.

Anyway, all i can say about The Conjuring is that,it is a good movie but it's not as scary as described by others.I like the clapping part and the part when the cloth was blown by the heavy wind  .The part when Bathsheba was on top of the antique closet...i knew she's going to be there.When i watch this movie,it is like i already knew what to expect next.But of course, this story is based on an actual event reported by ed and lorraine warren.

(clap clap)

(bathsheba)

This is just another exorcism movie to me.I very much prefer The Exorcist (1973).Compared to the Conjuring, the exorcist delivered more thrilling parts.But don't get me wrong, The Conjuring is a good movie too (but less thrilling) and it is based on a true story of an event that was investigated and reported by ed and lorraine warren.

(ed and lorraine warren)

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(The 3 steps)

(you won't be playing hide and clap after watching this)

(The Perron's family)

(Possessed by Bathsheba)

(have you seen Rory?)

(bathsheba hung herself and cursed the land....greedy witch!)

(the famous anabelle doll that everyone is talking about....not much i can say here..i wonder if chucky's there,what would he do to annabelle?just a thought)

The director of this movie,James Wan  Malaysian-born Australian film producer, screenwriter and film director of malaysian chinese descent. He is widely known for directing SAW.Wan has also directed Insidious and several other horror movies.My sister told me Insidious is even more better than this.So for those who want to find out,watch Insidious now! 

Oh well,that's all for now.I have to say that my rating for The Conjuring movie is 6.5/10.

Till then....

beware of the one that sits on the top of your closet.... heh heh

take care!

Strange Laws

• In Texas, it's against the law for anyone to have a pair of pliers in his or her possession. 
• In Philadelphia, you can't put pretzels in bags based on an Act of 1760. 
• Alaska law says that you can't look at a moose from an airplane. 
• In Corpus Christie, Texas, it is illegal to raise alligators in your home. 
• In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal. 
• It is against the law to mispronounce the name of the State of Arkansas in that State. 
• In Illinois, the law is that a car must be driven with the steering wheel. 
• California law prohibits a woman from driving a car while dressed in a housecoat. 
• In Memphis, Tennessee, a woman is not to drive a car unless a man warns approaching motorists or pedestrians by walking in front of the car that is being driven. 
• In Tennessee, it is against the law to drive a car while sleeping. 
• In New York, it is against the law for a blind person to drive an automobile. 
• In West Virginia, only babies can ride in a baby carriage. 
• In Georgia, it is against the law to slap a man on the back or front. 
• A barber is not to advertise prices in the State of Georgia. 
• In Louisiana, a bill was introduced years ago in the State House of Representatives that fixed a ceiling on haircuts for bald men of 25 cents.
• In Oklahoma, no baseball team can hit the ball over the fence or out of a ballpark. 
• In Rochester, Michigan, the law is that anyone bathing in public must have the bathing suit inspected by a police officer
• In Utah, birds have the right of way on any public highway.
• In North Carolina, it is against the law for dogs and cats to fight. 
• It is against the law in Connecticut for a man to write love letters to a girl whose mother or father has forbidden the relationship. 
• In Missouri, a man must have a permit to shave. 
• In Texas, it is still a "hanging offense" to steal cattle. 

Resipi - Oreo Popsicle ! Delicious snack for kids

EXCITED!

its weekend with hubby and baby rawdha!

My husband is working in Johor and we see each other 2 or 3 times in a month.And he is coming home tomorrow noon.Me and our baby daughter are so excited and we both are looking forward to spend our time together this weekend!  ^_^

Tragedi Bas Ekspres terjunam sejauh 60 meter ke dalam gaung di Genting Highlands

This is such a devastating news.The first time i knew about it was when i was watching the news on television.My prayers goes to all the victims and victims family.

According to the news that i watched on the television,one of the police officer said that, from his experience working as a police officer, this tragedy is the worst compared to the Highland Tower tragedy.I have seen the pictures from the scene,memang sangat-sangat lah sedih bila melihat gambar-gambar di tempat kejadian.Bagi yang lemah semangat,it is advisable untuk tidak melihat gambar-gambar tersebut.I don't want to post it here,it's too sad to watch all those pictures with gory images.

According to the news also, one of the survival said that he noticed there's something wrong with the brakes.Keadaan bas pun dah uzur.If only they checked the condition of that bus before departure,kemungkinan besar tragedi seperti ini dapat dielakkan.

I am not pointing at any bus company, i have been to Genting many times before and i always noticed most of the buses memang laju sangat macam pelesit.Ada juga rasa gerun bila tengok time bas tu corner,dalam hati "iskk..kalau terjatuh nii...".Sebab itu jugalah, i always choose to drive rather than take a bus..another reason is because i tak nak naik cable car (gayat lahh..hehe).

I hope, this kind of tragedy won't happen in the future.To the victims families, stay strong!

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ARKIB : 21/08/2013

Nahas bas hari ini paling buruk di Genting sejak 17 tahun

KUALA LUMPUR 21 Ogos - Nahas bas ekspres yang terjunam sejauh 60 meter ke dalam gaung di KM3.5 Genting Highlands hari ini adalah kemalangan paling buruk pernah berlaku di kawasan itu dalam tempoh 17 tahun.
Setakat ini 30 orang disahkan terkorban dalam tragedi yang berlaku kira-kira 2.45 petang itu.
Bas itu dipercayai membawa 49 penumpang dalam perjalanan dari Genting Highlands ke ibu negara.
Kemalangan buruk lain ialah pada Julai 1996 apabila 17 orang termasuk enam kanak-kanak terbunuh selepas bas yang dinaiki mereka terhumban kira-kira 100 meter ke dalam gaung ketika pulang daripada menyertai hari keluarga di Genting Highlands.
Pusat peranginan Genting Highlands merupakan destinasi percutian popular bagi rakyat tempatan dan juga pelancong dari negara seperti Singapura, India, Taiwan, Jepun dan Indonesia.
Berikut ialah kronologi kemalangan maut melibatkan bas di kawasan Genting Highlands, Pahang:
5 Mac 2012 - Dua pelancong warga India maut manakala 20 lagi penumpang cedera apabila bas pelancong terbalik di bahu jalan di KM4.5 Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur-Karak ketika bas itu dalam perjalanan dari Genting Highlands ke ibu negara.
29 Okt 2010 - Tujuh maut manakala 20 orang cedera selepas sebuah bas pelancongan terbabas lalu terbalik di KM38 Genting Sempah ketika menuruni Genting Highlands.
2 Sept 2010 - Lapan belas orang cedera apabila bas persiaran yang dinaiki terbabas dan terbalik di KM35.1 Lebuhraya Karak-Kuala Lumpur ketika dalam perjalanan dari Genting Highlands.
3 Jun 2008 - Dua penumpang sebuah bas persiaran maut manakala 41 yang lain cedera apabila bas yang mereka naiki terbabas lalu terjunam sembilan meter ke dalam gaung diKM 22.5 Lebuhraya Kuala Lumpur-Karak.
20 Nov 2006 - Tiga pegawai Provincial Electricity Authority of Thailand (PEA) terbunuh apabila bas dua tingkat yang dinaiki mereka terbalik ketika dalam perjalanan pulang dari Genting Highlands di KM13, Jalan Genting Highlands-Batang Kali.
14 Nov 1999 - Seorang kanak-kanak lelaki berumur 12 tahun dari Singapura terbunuh apabila sebuah bas yang dalam perjalanan ke Singapura, terhumban ke dalam gaung di Genting Highlands.
31 Dis 1996 - Seramai 30 orang cedera apabila sebuah bas menuju ke Kuala Lumpur terbabas ke dalam gaung di KM4 dekat Tokong Chin Siew di Genting Highlands semasa sedang menuruni bukit peranginan itu.
15 Julai 1996 - Tujuh belas orang termasuk enam kanak-kanak terkorban apabila bas yang dinaiki mereka terhumban kira-kira 100 meter ke dalam gaung ketika pulang daripada menyertai hari keluarga di Genting Highlands. - BERNAMA

Artikel Penuh: http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/Jenayah/20130821/je_25/Nahas-bas-hari-ini-paling-buruk-di-Genting-sejak-17-tahun#ixzz2conf3Ays
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Keadaan fizikal bas uzur, kata mangsa #SHSemasa

KUALA LUMPUR - Seorang daripada 16 mangsa yang terselamat dalam nahas bas di KM3.5 Jalan Genting Highlands semalam memberitahu, beliau berasa tidak keruan dan was-was ketika menaiki bas malang itu berikutan keadaan fizikal kenderaan yang uzur.

Dalam kemalangan tragis pukul 2.45 petang yang mengorbankan 37 nyawa itu, Nur Syamimi Ja'afar, 25, memberitahu, beliau melihat keadaan fizikal bas tidak baik seperti tayarnya yang sudah haus dan bas usang.

Beliau yang patah tangan kiri dan mengalami kecederaan di muka dan tangan itu menceritakan hal berkenaan kepada teman lelakinya, Zaid Ismail, 25, yang melawatnya di Hospital Selayang malam ini.

Zaid ketika ditemui Bernama berkata: "Selepas kejadian jatuh gaung, Nur Syamimi mencari adiknya, Nur Fathiah, 21, yang turut berada di dalam bas itu namun tercampak beberapa meter dari tempat duduk mereka.

"Nur Fathiah turut mengalami kecederaan ringan. Mereka kemudian merangkak keluar melalui tingkap yang pecah dan cuba membantu mangsa lain memandangkan mereka yang terawal sedar daripada kejadian itu.

Sementara itu, Roslan Jantan, 54, pernah menasihatkan abangnya Rasib, 61, seorang pegawai keselamatan di sebuah hotel di Genting Highlands yang turut terkorban, supaya tidak menaiki bas sedemikian untuk berulang alik dari tempat kerja.

Ini memandangkan keadaan bas berkenaan dipercayai uzur dan kurang penyelengaraan, dakwa Roslan, seorang bekas pemandu bas di syarikat lain.

Bas awam tersebut menjalankan perkhidmatan berulang alik setiap hari ke pusat peranginan itu dari stesen bas Jalan Tun Razak di sini

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Bas maut disenarai hitam oleh JPJ

SHAH ALAM: Bas yang terbabit dalam kemalangan yang mengorbankan 37 penumpang dan pemandu di Genting Highlands semalam telah disenarai hitam oleh pihak berkuasa kerana tidak memeunhi piawaian Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan.

Bas itu dikatakan milik Genting Highlands Transport Berhad yang beroperasi daripada Jalan Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur.

Jurucakap syarikat itu tidak dapat dihubungi untuk menjelaskan kenapa bas itu masih digunakan sungguhpun diambil tindakan oleh JPJ.  Kenderaan itu disenaraihitam oleh JPJ namun adalah tidak jelas bila atau kenapa tindakan itu diambil.

Menteri Pengangkutan Hishamuddin Tun Hussein berjanji untuk menyiasat punca tragedi sehingga ke lubang cacing.

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The Conjuring

I have been receiving many comments from my friends about this movie.They told me that this movie is a MUST to watch especially for horror movie lovers.I love horror movies (walaupun diri ini memang seorang pengecut..heh heh), the old ones like exorcist (not the emily rose version yah),poltergeist,pet cemetery,hellraiser and many more.Maybe i'll watch this movie during the weekends with my husband.I hope its a good one. Have any of you watched this movie yet?if you do,what's your comment ? i'll make a review on this movie after i watch it.