The Sultan of Kelantan is getting better

The health of the Sultan of Kelantan, HRH Sultan Ismail Petra is getting better. The Sultan performed all tarawikh prayer since the beginning of Ramadhan. Nevertheless, the Sultan still undergoes the physiotherapy follow-up treatment. The Sultan personal specialist said the Sultan is happy to perform the tarawikh prayer with his family members and the palace staffs.

The Sultan first son, Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra has been proclaimed as the Regent of Kelantan after HRH Sultan Ismail Petra was admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore. And since then, many controversial events occur to the royal household including the misleading status of the Sultan’s health.

The Regent of Terengganu proclamation

The Regent Proclamation Ceremony

(picture from Utusan)

The Sultan of Terengganu, HRH Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin gaves his consent to proclaim his first son, Tengku Muhammad Ismail as the Regent of Terengganu. The proclamation ceremony is done at Maziah Palace, Terengganu. The proclamation is made after Tengku Muhammad Ismail, 12, has reached Mukallaf, an age where he can made his own decision. The proclamation is made due to the absent of the reigning Sultan of Terengganu to ruled the state after been installed as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.

Previously, Tengku Muhammad Ismail held the title as the state’s Regent but the state’s administration is under the supervision of The Chaiman of MPPR, Tengku Baderulzaman. With the proclamation, the Regent Advisory Council (MPPR) is automatically dissolved.

In the ceremony, three person been chosen by Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin as the Regent Representatives Council due to the absent of Tengku Muhammad Ismail in the state to study abroad. The representatives consist of Tengku Mustaffa Kamel, Tengku Sri Bendahara Raja; Tengku Sulaiman Sultan Ismail, Tengku Sri Laksamana Raja; and Datuk Abdul Kadir Sulaiman.

TRIVIA

The name Terengganu derived from the malay word, Terang Ganu which means “The bright rainbow”. It is known for its Arabic honorific of Darul Iman, Abode of Faith. Terengganu is among the main oil producer states in Malaysia alongside Sabah and Sarawak. Terengganu also has its own Terengganese Malay accents which differ from standard Malay Language and Kelantanese Malay accents.

Suspend Datukship title

Dr Ling Liong Sik

The Sultan of Selangor, HRH Sultan Sharafudin Idris Shah has given his order to suspend an honorary titles of Selangor that carries the title ‘Datuk’ to former Minister of Transportation, Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik. He who also the former President of MCA received the title in 1992. Also been suspended from the honorary title is Phang Oi Chooi @ Phang Ai Tu who received Darjah Kebesaran Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah in 2001 which carries the title of ‘Datin Paduka’.

The decision is carried out after the discussion by Dewan Di-Raja Selangor on the past 19 August 2010.

The last 10 days of Ramadhan

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Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Yes, we already celebrate the Merdeka Day. For the Muslims, please take note that we still in the month of Ramadhan, which means fasting month. The month is nearing its end and we currently in the last 10 days of Ramadhan. Our beloved Prophet has always reminded us to double our Ibadah and contribution in this period of time.

The last 10 days also the time where Allah gave us, the follower of Prophet Muhammad a special gift that he never gave to the followers before us, The Night of Lailatul Qadar. A special night where any Ibadah and Contribution done in this night will be rewarded a goodness equivalent to 1000 months!! How many is it? Here a simple mathematics.

We have 12 months in a year, thus 1000 divide by 12 is equal too = 83.333 years!

Just imagine a goodness rewarded by Allah is equivalent to 83 years of Ibadah! Even if we ever live more than 83 years, its not be same because we’re also do anything else other than Ibadah. This is 83 years fully Ibadah that we are talking about.


The sign of Lailatul Qadar

The night is bright, not hot, not cold, no rain, no wind, and no shooting star. The morning air is quite and tranquil. And the morning sunlight is not as bright as always.


When is the Lailatul Qadar?

Up until know, the time of Lailatul Qadar is remain a secret. No one knows when the exact time but the Prophet Muhammad has asked for us to search for the night by ourselves. It is among the last 10 days of Ramadhan, on the night of odd numbers.


Common misconception

In malay tradition, it is asked for us to light the Pelita in the last several nights of Ramadhan known as the “Malam Tujuh Likur”. It is said to welcome the Angels in the night of Lailatul Qadar. Actually, it is not true. During Lailatul qadar, we are supposed to be doing Ibadah.

So, here I give my advice to all of us. If we wanted to light up the Pelita, go ahead. But please make sure that Malam Tujuh Likur is a Malay tradition and not an Islamic Practices. So, if you wanted to do it, yes you can. But not because of celebrating angels from the skies, but wanted to celebrate Hari Raya instead.

Lets us double our Ibadah in this period of time.
Until next time. (^_^)

Happy 53rd Independence Day

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The day finally comes, Happy 53rd Independence Day Malaysia!! Usually, every morning I will stay in my room and finished my morning time reading novels and stuff. But today, I stayed in front of the television since 7.00 am just to see the National Day Celebration. It is a must see event every year. Previously, on 9 August, I watched the Independence Day Parade of Singapore National Day Celebration. I knew that, due to the fasting month, there will no Independence Day parades in Malaysia. So, I wanted to know how is this year celebration differs from the rest. Locating at Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil, the Independence celebration started.

The National Day theme for this year is “1 Malaysia, Menjana Transformasi.” (Generates Transformation). The 2 hours celebration surprised me. It is very astonishing. Probably this is an event once in a while to see the celebration in a closed stadium. Every time the Negaraku is played, all spectators in the stadium will also sing as well. Thanks to all individuals involved in the celebration, my congratulations to all of you.

After 53 years, the country has performed well. From a developing country, currently Malaysia has evolved to become a newly industrialized country. During Independence, 70% of Malaysia population lived under poverty rate, now, only 5% and less lived under poverty. The research done by Newsweek also concluded that Malaysia is currently the “37th Best Country To Live” in the world! Such a massive transformation in just a mere 50 years!

Nevertheless, the theme for this year, Generates Transformation is also a key point step or a stepping stone for the current administration to start a more massive transformation in the future to change Malaysia status from Newly Industrialized Country into a full developed Country by the year 2020, and its just 10 years away! Just face it, with only the Federal Territory achieved a high-income state status and with only Selangor emerges as the only full-developed state in Malaysia, just imagine how far we are from our target.

So, lets us work together, hand in hand to make Malaysia an even better country to Live! For starters, lets us stop from making a wild racist statement to one another. What races, what religion we are, we are still Malaysian. For me, those who are thinking Malay is this and that, Chinese is this and that, Indian is this and that, their mind are still occupied by the colonial mindset. Transformed that!!

That’s all for now. Happy Independence Day
Until Next Time
Bye

Fake facebook account

The Crown Prince of Johor, HH Tunku Ismail Idris ibni Sultan Ibrahim does not have any profile in social website Facebook. According to the source, only 2 Prince of Sultan Ibrahim have a profile in the social website, Tunku Idris Iskandar,22, The Tengku Temenggong of Johor and Tunku Abdul Jalil Iskandar, 20 which only open for relatives and close friends. Other than the two Princes, other Facebook’s Profile claimed to be a Prince or Princess to the Sultan of Johor is totally a fake.

Recently, there are two facebook profile handled by anima known as Miky has uploaded a pictures and activity of the Crown Prince to two of this profile named Diari Harian Tunku Mahkota Johor and Tunku Mahkota Johor (Penasihat Utama TMJ). The profile also replied the comments from fans that thought him as the real Crown Prince of Johor.

15 Ramadhan

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15th Ramadhan, it is just another half of the month for the Muslim to complete one pillar of Islam, fasting in the month of Ramadhan. My part time job finally over and I just received my paycheck, all my hard work are finally over. So, I can relax peacefully for the time being. For one week, I try to come out with any patriotic article, but I can’t post even one. Probably I need a time out. Not to mention that I have some personal issue that I need to settle first.

With the Ramadhan month has near to its end, sometimes I wonder if my fasting for this month is good enough. Well, as a human being, we are far from perfectness but with a consistent training, we can actually improve ourselves. Happy Ramadhan.

Until next time
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Malaysian Coat of Arms (Jata Negara)

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Today, we will discuss about National Emblem of Malaysia. The national emblem is a modified version that previously used by the Federated Malay States, thus most of its characteristics resembles European Heraldic practices.

The Design

Yellow : Represent the country’s monarchy
Crescent : Represent Islam as the country’s official religion
14-pointed Federal Star : Represent all states in the Federation of Malaysia
Two rampant tigers : Represent strength and courage which is also a Malay symbolic tradition.

In the middle, the shield is divided into 10 divisions,

Red, white, yellow and black represents the Federated Malay States (Perak, Selangor, Pahang and Negeri Sembilan).
The 5 Keris represents the Unfederated Malay States (Johor, Terengganu, Kelantan, Kedah and Perlis).
The right and left side is the states emblem of Malacca and Pulau Pinang.
The middle consists of Sabah and Sarawak state emblem. The lower middle is a depiction of Malaysian National Flower, The Bunga Raya.

(Previously, the lower middle is reserved for Singapore State Emblem, but it later modified after Singapore left the Federation)


Brief History

The original version of our National State Emblem has been used since the formation of the Federated Malay States which originally consist of 4 states, Pahang, Perak, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan. It is introduced in 1895. The motto is written in Jawi, Dipelihara Allah. (Under Allah’s Protection)

After the Federation of Malaya was formed in 1948, the national emblem is modified with the increased number of states in the Federation. The crown was changed with a crescent and federal star. The shield consists of 5 keris and the state emblem of Pulau Pinang (Princess of Wales feathers) and Malacca (A Famosa). The motto was changed to Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu, both written in malay (Jawi) and English.

The emblem was modified for the second time upon the formation of the Federation of Malaysia. Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak state emblem was inserts in the lower middle part of the shield. Malacca and Pulau Pinang state emblem also been modified with Pinang Tree and Malacca Tree. It is introduced in 1963 and only lived for two years.

After Singapore left the Federation, the emblem is modified again with the removal of Singaporean State Emblem. The hibiscus is added in its place.

The National Emblem is modified again with the more realistic appearance of tigers and modification of Sarawak, Pulau Pinang and Sabah state emblem. It is still in used until now.

Jalur Gemilang

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Jalur Gemilang bring means “Stripes of Glory”, the national flag to The Federation of Malaysia. The Jalur Gemilang today is the second version of the original flag which is the flag to the Federation of Malaya. The original flag was first raised in front of Istana Selangor in 1950 and it was raised during the Declaration of Independence in 1957 at Merdeka Square in place of the British Union Flag. After the Federation of Malaysia is formed, the flag is modified into today version.

The flag have no specific names until 1997, where Malaysians is invited to named the flag. The Prime Minister at that time, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, picked Jalur Gemilang as its name.

Jalur Gemilang is designed by Allahyarham Mohamed Hamzah.

(I have checked the history book and in the internet, there are various articles and record about the flag designer. Nevertheless, some Malaysians still unknown about it and they stated the Jalur Gemilang were not designed by anybody!! Please take note, The Jalur Gemilang designer is Mohamed Hamzah!!)


The Flag Design

The flag consist of 14 alternating red and white stipes and a blue canton bearing a crescent and 14-point star known as Bintang Persekutuan (the Federal Star).

Red : The colour of bravery.
Blue : Represent the harmony and unity of the peoples.
Yellow : Represent the royal colour of the Rulers
White : The colour of clean and kindness

14 alternating stripes : Represent the equal status of all 13 states in the federation and the federal government
14 pointed star : Represent the unity of the states.
Crescent : Represents Islam as the country's official religion.


Brief History

After the formation of Federation of Malaya replaced the Malayan Union, the federation government through the Federal Legislative Council called for a design contest for a new flag. Three flag were forwarded to the public from 373 entries. The third design by Mohamad Hamzah was chosen as a winner through a public poll held by the Malay Mail.

The first design

The second design

The third design

The third design later been modified and later used as the flag of Federation of Malaya.

The 11-stripes flag of Malaya.

That's it for now. Until next time.

All about controlling your anger

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The month of Ramadhan is the fasting month for the Muslims. If we talking about fasting, probably we were thinking it is only about no eating and drinking for the whole day, from the break of dawn until the setting of the sun. But it is more than that. Fasting also meaning controlling your inner desire and also, your anger.

Usually, I will spend my time surfing the internet with my laptop every day. But this is the problem recently. My little brother has ‘dominating’ my laptop. Usually when I wake up in the morning, guess what? My laptop has already on! And make me thinking, the laptop belong to whom? A simple “hey, I wanna used it” will never works. He will use it for hours!!

So, what should I do? Unleashed my wrath on him? Forget it. My fasting for the whole day will be a waste that way. But somehow, I need to show him my ‘sovereign’ over my laptop.

“Password!!”

Yes, what a brilliant idea. A simple log off is enough. But, as a smart boy, he’s not the type to easily give up. He already tried several times to find my password. And I can say it, it just a matter of time before he find out. Huhu.. Nevertheless, it’s a good thing I did. If not, he will never go to study. He will sit for UPSR this year, but unlike us, he never worries about it….

Owh yeah, the Independence Day celebration is just around the corner. I think, it’s about time for me to search for independence related post for this year celebration.

Until next time.