tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945828983899766862024-02-19T09:52:14.866+08:00birdhousekaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-33793122509018610662016-01-23T13:30:00.002+08:002016-01-23T13:50:41.169+08:00‘Why must it happen again?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Author: lyubenov.com</span></i><br />
Image: A Couple on their Wedding Day <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wedding_couple.jpg">(here)</a><br />
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Splashed over the news that many had anticipated. Not for a juicy story but more out of sympathy.<br />
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<i>‘Why must it happen again?</i> Many kept asking<br />
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Once bitten twice shy so it had been said. But now it had happened again. It had been brewing in the social media but now confirmed<br />
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<i>‘Corporate figure seen leaving the family court teary-eyed'</i> went the headline<br />
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His wife had been awarded the equivalent of a decree nisi. Though there were still hopes for the husband but she was adamant. She was contending for an absolute divorce given time.<br />
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The husband is a successful businessman wealthy and good looking. His first marriage was also to a beautiful young actress 10 years ago very much his junior. It broke the hearts of many young suitors.<br />
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Local tradition required newly-weds to be seated on a dais to be ogled at. The twinkle in her eyes and her captivating smile none could forget It was dubbed the wedding of the year a gala event All were for the wedding.<br />
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But it was not to be. Two years later they were divorced. She had a son.! She then went back to acting again with some notable ones to her credit. She was still in demand, popular pretty and prim.<br />
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He went back to his calling. setting new directions for his business and reviewing plans It gave him the respite to work wholeheartedly for what he thought had been ‘neglected'.<br />
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She in the meantime was not bitter. She maintained good relations, especially with her twin sisters-in-law. The family even took her along on holidays.<br />
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But still a man without a woman's touch would feel restless and lonely. It went on for four years. He then announced a shocker one day. He had just been betrothed to an actress and marriage plans were being worked on.<br />
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She was just as pretty and young. The current #1 actress in the local scene. A pretty face her's had adorned the many publicity ads and promotions on TV and the print media. It was a coup and again it broke the hearts of the young suitors. Wonder what he had that we did not, they kept saying!<br />
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Fast forward three years with two children in tow and there he was walking out of the family court<br />
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A corporate success who had it made overriding the many employees of caliber. It was just inconceivable that he failed to maintain harmony in just a family unit. .Were there interference and meddling by third parties?<br />
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Was it the first ex-wife with the connivance of the twins? There were some nasty Whatsapp messages that went the rounds prior to the divorce but vehemently denied. There was also a substantial flow of messages purportedly from the mother-in-law that gave accounts of the sins of the second wife. These appeared credible as only she was privy to many of the events mentioned. All were in defense of her son at the expense of the wife.<br />
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Was it he himself wanting yet to ‘debauch' a pretty face telling the whole world he could do it again. Would there be a third actress wife in the offing?<br />
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We can only mention what goes around comes around! <i>Nothing haunts quite like Karma</i>!<br />
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For Sanaa's A <a href="http://www.adashofsunny.com/prompt-nights-nothing-haunts-quite-like-karma-3/">Dash of Sunny</a> - Prompt Nights<br />
– <i>Nothing haunts quite like Karma</i>kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-24134622165228060832013-07-08T15:00:00.000+08:002017-06-02T10:24:52.653+08:00The Sovereign's Parade 1960<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Image:1 The Arrival of His Excellency the Prime Minister, YAM Tunku Abdul Rahman<br />
graciously received by The Commandant, Lt Col R L King<br />
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Image:2 The Arival of His Royal Highness the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar Negri Sembilan, Tuanku Munawir<br />
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Image:3 His Majesty The DYMM The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, the Raja of Perlis<br />
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Image:4 His Majesty Going Over for the Inspection<br />
The Inspection done on a Royal vehicle as the parade in Port Dickson took place on the College Padang which had to cover lots of ground ( unlike that of the Parade Square in Sg Besi which is smaller where it was done on foot)<br />
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Image: 5 The Inspection of the Guard of Honor, comprising the Senior Cadets<br />
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Image:6 The Inspection of The Boys Wing. The image was taken from up on the ridge at the MQ<br />
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Image: 7 His Majesty taking the Royal Salute<br />
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Image: 8 The March Past by the Band. The MQ in the background<br />
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Image:9 The March Past by the Cadets<br />
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Image: 10-The March Past by 'G' Coy<br />
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Image: 11 The DYMM Yang DiPertuan Agong presenting the Director's of Studies Prize (for Academic Excellence) to 'G' Coy's SUO Salleh Mohd Nor of Upper Six Science ( a brilliant scholar, who hailed from Juasseh, Kuala Pilah later Tan Sri,Dr. who once helmed the Forest Research Institute, and currently the Malaysian Nature Society and countless other NGOs )<br />
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Image: 12 The Passing Out of the Senior Cadets accompanied with the strains of the Auld Lang Syne<br />
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The Sovereign’s Parade is a most auspicious day for the Royal Military College (RMC). It is an annual event held at the end of the year. The Sovereign’s Parade as the name suggests is graced with the Royal presence of the King, the DYMM Yang DiPertuan Agong who would confer the designated royal commissions to the graduating Senior Cadets.<br />
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It is a passing-out parade, the culmination of a 2-year training stint for the Senior Cadets. They are commissioned into the Armed Forces as a young subaltern officer with the rank of a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army ( or its equivalent in the Navy and Air Force )<br />
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In 1960, the then Federation Military College (FMC) comprised the Cadet Wing and the Boys Wing (now Cawangan Putra). In the Sovereign’s Parade 1960 ( as in all others until recently), the Boys Wing was accorded the privilege and honour of active participation together with the Cadet Wing.<br />
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This is a pictorial essay based on pictures in Hank's possession. It provides just a glimpse of what happened, just a little of the dignified pomp and pageantry, an event steeped in the tradition and ceremony of the military, just a record to say that ‘I was there 50 years ago in the Sovereign’s Parade in Port Dickson’.<br />
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Hank, x-12916, G Coy<br />
(60 - 64)kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-26491259022136744832011-09-14T13:54:00.010+08:002021-06-01T20:07:20.946+08:00My Brother's Charges<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></div>These pictures were taken many years ago at various locations. <br />
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Image1: Pak Andak Ghafar with Ebby<br />
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Image1: Adura and Amri at Grandma's<b><br />
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Image1 : Adura with Ebby<br />
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Image1: Pak Teh Razak,Hafee,<div>Dayang,Ebby and Amri<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">June 1979 PJ</span></b><br />
Image1:Mak Lang Shadah,</div><div>Hafee,Adura and Ebby<br /><br />
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Image1: Hafee,Alifi,Dayang and Adura<br />
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Image1: Amri,Alizi,Faiz,Adura and Dayang<br />
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Image1: Nana and Azlan<br />
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<b>Image1:</b> Our first Prime Minister YAM Tengku Abdul Rahman being received upon arrival in conjunction with the Silver Jubilee of Merdeka in 1982<br />
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<b>Image2</b>: FDC of the Silver Jubilee 1957-1982<br />
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<b>Image3:</b> Souvernir Sheet of the 4 stamps<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>FDC Series # 01/11 – Silver Jubilee of Merdeka 1957-1982</b><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">For this year, 2011,we’re celebrating both the 2 auspicious days jointly on Sept 16, 2011 ie The 54<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of Independence, Merdeka Day and the 48<sup>th</sup> Anniversary of the formation of Malaysia, Malaysia Day. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">I do not wish to dwell on the details relating to both these important days. It could be dealt with at other forums that are available. One can google for Wikipedia to get a fair picture. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">What triggered off the idea for this posting was a pictorial report in a local daily of our first Prime Minister, YAM Tengku Abdul Rahman Putra Al Haj who was shown on the occasion of the 25<sup>th</sup> Merdeka Anniversary in 1982 (see above) it being the Silver Jubilee 1957-82 of Merdeka.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"> I thought it would be meaningful for me to rummage through my collections of FDCs (First Day Covers) to see if there is one. True enough, I have it. In fact not just one but a few, 25 pieces altogether. I have given some away during the recent Hari Raya which fell on Aug 30<sup>th</sup> ( in appreciation of those who came visiting ) Each of these FDCs issued on Aug 31<sup>st</sup> 1982 is ‘29 years old’. I wonder how much is the value now. Not much I think but there is a difference from what I had paid definitely. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">There were a 10,15,50 and 80cts stamps affixed and cancelled at the Philatelic Bureau at Dayabumi ( a special cancellation unlike at other Post Offices) There was also a special issue of all the 4 stamps in a Souvenir sheet at RM1.55 per set. Altogether I would have spent RM 1.55 for the Souvenir Sheet and RM1.65 for the FDC ( including 10ct for the envelope) making a total of RM3.20cts per set.<o:p></o:p></div>kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-57227692800106893732011-08-27T14:13:00.004+08:002011-08-27T16:36:01.017+08:00A Lizard<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Image1: A Leopard Gecko<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Image3: I found this little creature in the backyard one morning. It is just a common lizard in the bush called <i>cengkarung </i>(of no monetary value)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div>I happened to run smack into a little creature on the stalk of my papaya tree. I took some snapshots at different times but mostly for two mornings</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">It’s been variously described as an animal holding out. Its ancestors were dated to the dinosaurs' era. It’s distant cousins are the alligators , fresh water crocodiles,monitor lizards, the desert dhab and the Komodo dragon.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Interestingly enough, all these ‘cousins’ were known to us before. They were either to be avoided (alligators and crocodiles) treated with respect or considered a nuisance (house lizards) or even as barbecued offerings for those adventurous enough and not squeamish about having them for dinner.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">What was surprising was that in recent times one of these<i> geckos</i> have been adopted as pets . They came in different colours and texture and traded and exchanged among pet owners. Not enough with that a report recently had them as a cure for AIDS and priced accordingly at close to USD1000 or even double that in the Philippines.<br />
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What people will pay for <i><b>the elusive cure</b></i>!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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A Recent Snapshot: Azhar with his office colleague Syam<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nostalgia Series #4</span><br />
These are selected snapshots of Azhar. I have a lot of coloured slides gathering dust in one corner. I decided to post some selected ones here (which otherwise Azhar himself might not even have seen , especially the earlier ones)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">1988 TTDI K. Lumpur</span><br />
Very modest 1st birthday cake-cutting<br />
From Left: Hank, Azhar cutting the cake and Hafidz<br />
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<br />Azhar snugly in his pram awaiting embarkation to the USA<br />
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Transit in a Tokyo hotel awaiting connecting flight in the evening. </div><div>Azhar with his mama, Shadah<br />
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Awaiting connecting flight to Orlando, Florida with brother Hafidz. </div><div>Azhar gleefully holding his boarding pass<br />
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From Left: Shadah, Azlin and Hafidz. and Little Azhar in the pram<br />
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The Dome in the background at the Epcot Centre<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8o2QPzrXl36f4sMc5l2jAuoxvhucgKdp1dh8oM9Ngc35xPiHY6abnAVdSAXvUWdYozc1ooZk9FhQ0vA978jYEVQb80FkXxbIZqTqZl32JzOM3A_ZMR-RqMw-44Tyz3eZv5hm6Vavl7W67/s1600/IMG_2201.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637603376693242690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8o2QPzrXl36f4sMc5l2jAuoxvhucgKdp1dh8oM9Ngc35xPiHY6abnAVdSAXvUWdYozc1ooZk9FhQ0vA978jYEVQb80FkXxbIZqTqZl32JzOM3A_ZMR-RqMw-44Tyz3eZv5hm6Vavl7W67/s200/IMG_2201.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1988 Florida</span>
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Visiting the Crocodile sanctuary on the outskirts of Tampa, Florida<br />
with sis Azlin<br />
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Window shopping at a Mall<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwv1__loHZfzZqlExpg09_wLG2rr_UuYRSZxdOxHOxP3R6WQpdzPzt8VjpOydZbGEYaOzdDujjHRMW5HmeM_B8Srj7gmTVs-Bp-mLYeKM2tI-g9gFXryFRkTAZZbs3HvWJji0_P3e6GrN/s1600/IMG_2204.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> </a>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXHtZhWK1Pi7qEXxbTUpijqDLIK-xUJcAdZE525hdiCk7Rmkb95qB6YPfDMX1CF6i-Hr33Hq2DNIfyaq-0ufvVDJagKI1QNbF0QnkOwf7CP0gnEGs3i459zQ08U9Wmgtoumg1TB0yOAkK/s1600/IMG_2206.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637601096635649506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXHtZhWK1Pi7qEXxbTUpijqDLIK-xUJcAdZE525hdiCk7Rmkb95qB6YPfDMX1CF6i-Hr33Hq2DNIfyaq-0ufvVDJagKI1QNbF0QnkOwf7CP0gnEGs3i459zQ08U9Wmgtoumg1TB0yOAkK/s200/IMG_2206.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1990 TTDI K. Lumpur</span>
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Azhar with his 1st vehicle before his MyV<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMyzkb_YhhwZAOFm5reK99V6mylJy8_kUY8dphbYq_qC-0MJLuXEOo4pF2eGzwXbz6NFZMuguiVVr5CZ3raRsn4lvxpeyrKquIA90csP4my7rKKYkR4lip6gkQ3vXmXf78Xt4htEGfO_c/s1600/IMG_2207.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637601090432192642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMyzkb_YhhwZAOFm5reK99V6mylJy8_kUY8dphbYq_qC-0MJLuXEOo4pF2eGzwXbz6NFZMuguiVVr5CZ3raRsn4lvxpeyrKquIA90csP4my7rKKYkR4lip6gkQ3vXmXf78Xt4htEGfO_c/s200/IMG_2207.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Los Angeles Disneyland</span>
<br />Azhar with his Mama Shadah<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpujH2rVIbVi47Z5hhGqq8iz5ZHRTv_UyxxiG8ec3FmITBiIhGOiQ2PiYUyMBbxTsNHtPKO5LMuJTY9xJ7u1EmOq1UmUVreXRgk00Xwrb0e76hZZXN3Sx6O3Wf3bJ71jv1JbaeCSJ2yXD-/s1600/IMG_2208.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637601087164259874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpujH2rVIbVi47Z5hhGqq8iz5ZHRTv_UyxxiG8ec3FmITBiIhGOiQ2PiYUyMBbxTsNHtPKO5LMuJTY9xJ7u1EmOq1UmUVreXRgk00Xwrb0e76hZZXN3Sx6O3Wf3bJ71jv1JbaeCSJ2yXD-/s200/IMG_2208.JPG" style="display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>At the Shark and Dolphin Enclosures<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjMujiTFUX2mW3n-3Xv4pOH5lrSdmJpB-3jfzRXI_LEbjQ2TF8QXb2RHch4WcW0_vyiSsKwLgPDdxk5KRSPtp9C1k4VOZsQFYkn8U9G3e-ZkOPuGpjXuWtipzggteioyLiHOD-vyHEf_4/s1600/IMG_2209.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637601082568466450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjMujiTFUX2mW3n-3Xv4pOH5lrSdmJpB-3jfzRXI_LEbjQ2TF8QXb2RHch4WcW0_vyiSsKwLgPDdxk5KRSPtp9C1k4VOZsQFYkn8U9G3e-ZkOPuGpjXuWtipzggteioyLiHOD-vyHEf_4/s200/IMG_2209.JPG" style="display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Patting the dolphin<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURUrYLuMOR1sldExYf97KryuC5erc87i5bcdE6auNyhnooAGMwbHBaTWrJmMj4PSZLbwYaZ3noBLt6m6O35dn-lBewNA0pr35CtacwHnPCs9G3Y4hBBCF5_i8iZ977yjPtjpKlYIy_Pik/s1600/IMG_2210.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637601077839277922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURUrYLuMOR1sldExYf97KryuC5erc87i5bcdE6auNyhnooAGMwbHBaTWrJmMj4PSZLbwYaZ3noBLt6m6O35dn-lBewNA0pr35CtacwHnPCs9G3Y4hBBCF5_i8iZ977yjPtjpKlYIy_Pik/s200/IMG_2210.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>In front of the famous Walt Disney castle with sis Azlin<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohseo_22yb6jrlPNhFWRa_wAjHCCNmFatNpj_MI6BrsbTKPDNuHHoOglGcn-piDnaJWo9zIxDrgKRTcC8-re5ewM4-qztUMMx1jrwMkJMLpKgMi7psPWlSfxVEH0Ppn_jlmEBZKkjh_d2/s1600/IMG_2211.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637599194116123874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohseo_22yb6jrlPNhFWRa_wAjHCCNmFatNpj_MI6BrsbTKPDNuHHoOglGcn-piDnaJWo9zIxDrgKRTcC8-re5ewM4-qztUMMx1jrwMkJMLpKgMi7psPWlSfxVEH0Ppn_jlmEBZKkjh_d2/s200/IMG_2211.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>In front of Dumbo the Baby Elephant ride<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KPua6IRYW8gkZcx2xzEIX1nn9xA4I5sN9whIF2ZNkPF3pQh3X4UuxdggWrRl9LvUopppvDc29HF6rQHJLldUKY0w6-R7S15qpVUzTGjQPSr6kIL_sr95LpA-3NH9XXOKJiv_I48-nuoz/s1600/IMG_2214.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637599191185633442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KPua6IRYW8gkZcx2xzEIX1nn9xA4I5sN9whIF2ZNkPF3pQh3X4UuxdggWrRl9LvUopppvDc29HF6rQHJLldUKY0w6-R7S15qpVUzTGjQPSr6kIL_sr95LpA-3NH9XXOKJiv_I48-nuoz/s200/IMG_2214.JPG" style="display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1995 Los Angeles Universal Studios</span>
<br />Waiting to see the various attractions<br />
From Left: Hafidz, Hank, Azlin, Mama Shadah and Azhar<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxQOvWT45q83xmf7ltHUoisGoEa0M-A_ouBrOR3LBHEBU0kcu54N0SnRM8rO2JIiA_73jpYeZdTXrXOp2SWe0HqiBvZsz7ZzBucKddKuVQhcJS-4b4CDg88YG7yZIuZsvGawWBXbh1BBJ/s1600/IMG_2212.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637599186344308290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxQOvWT45q83xmf7ltHUoisGoEa0M-A_ouBrOR3LBHEBU0kcu54N0SnRM8rO2JIiA_73jpYeZdTXrXOp2SWe0HqiBvZsz7ZzBucKddKuVQhcJS-4b4CDg88YG7yZIuZsvGawWBXbh1BBJ/s200/IMG_2212.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>Meeting cowboy Woody of Toy Story fame<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg6zILHJ4rRo3UkQqdSCKs_zFzeneCTo8LjuNLVQap2CR7xsrgo6N-jIh9ArRZcAVcI7nKDh7Czw1794mxK_T7mpEvHKJFGMv60TxWDH9DCw9VWIHkAp-sN6icENHqWvr7MC6A-LC_OE8/s1600/IMG_2234.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637599182932440850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIg6zILHJ4rRo3UkQqdSCKs_zFzeneCTo8LjuNLVQap2CR7xsrgo6N-jIh9ArRZcAVcI7nKDh7Czw1794mxK_T7mpEvHKJFGMv60TxWDH9DCw9VWIHkAp-sN6icENHqWvr7MC6A-LC_OE8/s200/IMG_2234.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1996: Pulau Tioman</span>
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By the rocks after a swim<br />
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<br />Jurong Bird-Park with Mama Shadah<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjU4SzaOsXFIR91CycKM8AFQQaxejYBOSB8hPi9YpXEkuqrRwrpU4WmKddI5aRhnzKMfYbz7tt8At3rOd4UfGuwwz4Pd5SdywF57-IUKomqD_jfImh2WMB5qi6iOxlkEgYOa6JXr20UuY/s1600/IMG_2222.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637579544287023506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAjU4SzaOsXFIR91CycKM8AFQQaxejYBOSB8hPi9YpXEkuqrRwrpU4WmKddI5aRhnzKMfYbz7tt8At3rOd4UfGuwwz4Pd5SdywF57-IUKomqD_jfImh2WMB5qi6iOxlkEgYOa6JXr20UuY/s200/IMG_2222.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>A swim at Sentosa Island, Singapore<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqvugZ5i7AerVWkjPXw-bE9Uq7SjpGsz-fRdP2w4HTy_9kwPOVw45_AjPB6vPcAHwho7ZQ5Nnn36rYh4lostgIAzdeQkmPG1lYyn4XMJAdSSQVY6YuJ8tzR6zeXOfVOgxpeAsfh0WPXRt/s1600/IMG_2225.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637632182726871922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqvugZ5i7AerVWkjPXw-bE9Uq7SjpGsz-fRdP2w4HTy_9kwPOVw45_AjPB6vPcAHwho7ZQ5Nnn36rYh4lostgIAzdeQkmPG1lYyn4XMJAdSSQVY6YuJ8tzR6zeXOfVOgxpeAsfh0WPXRt/s200/IMG_2225.JPG" style="display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1997: Bali, Indonesia</span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F648-8pW7gUEIaIdlSmQBjcxInaX3btxc6Vktddqnkn1sFjgdedr90Puyixnf6GGu01bXV8BApnLR_DaQ9sq-SMpr4xe_75hJ7r4PNfSVUYL4cGxp5Jmx-tuDZfb_ZAzvwVeqg-xMWsu/s1600/IMG_2233.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637579539697662770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5F648-8pW7gUEIaIdlSmQBjcxInaX3btxc6Vktddqnkn1sFjgdedr90Puyixnf6GGu01bXV8BApnLR_DaQ9sq-SMpr4xe_75hJ7r4PNfSVUYL4cGxp5Jmx-tuDZfb_ZAzvwVeqg-xMWsu/s200/IMG_2233.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1998: Sacramento</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">USA</span>
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The gentleman joined us as he was playing alone. </div><div>He played only 1 nine with us.<br />
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<br />Azhar experiencing snow for the first time<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ovYwmKztiXaDdWXI5yb9Zd4Hx3xa2PAs2CrWoQxPALwVYoiLb9gblfE6rh6NqmHIwfjzxNg9_E-8jjNmgwx4YyHyZ_i0ySkk2VkHEV6u0fPlgluqOVANq3c_S-gpSCCpnMnuXn6fJn_s/s1600/IMG_2216.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637577916884912722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ovYwmKztiXaDdWXI5yb9Zd4Hx3xa2PAs2CrWoQxPALwVYoiLb9gblfE6rh6NqmHIwfjzxNg9_E-8jjNmgwx4YyHyZ_i0ySkk2VkHEV6u0fPlgluqOVANq3c_S-gpSCCpnMnuXn6fJn_s/s200/IMG_2216.JPG" style="display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Azhar on board with Azlin<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgZODCpOQvUwssApgtc6TFKIV27xNXdGsG-4KVvgkLE95Kwp0ACOqbPNGQO6Vo0CdKSVaptzmyZ7exd8Emfe9sQ8uF0dtLzqRA7RIRxgquCqnYT1Bi9T1cGq7QIztdvA0JDBi7Q-7HWa7/s1600/IMG_2227.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637577915417405794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgZODCpOQvUwssApgtc6TFKIV27xNXdGsG-4KVvgkLE95Kwp0ACOqbPNGQO6Vo0CdKSVaptzmyZ7exd8Emfe9sQ8uF0dtLzqRA7RIRxgquCqnYT1Bi9T1cGq7QIztdvA0JDBi7Q-7HWa7/s200/IMG_2227.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>A snapshot before having lunch at Lake Tahoe together with </div><div>Azlin's housemates in Sacramento<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiLelTupiNsv6Uf26x_SOS6qIoa8zSdrMO8xlLJ2yWYnxrSgtFqJc1YTHrmi5tCfekbUnSpVbwLJFAh_2Bxn7N8fiCd10z91X46EvU8vfhC9s12t__yObNn3S4zNdZXmFnjTM24HyK0iE/s1600/IMG_2226.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637577908743671634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiLelTupiNsv6Uf26x_SOS6qIoa8zSdrMO8xlLJ2yWYnxrSgtFqJc1YTHrmi5tCfekbUnSpVbwLJFAh_2Bxn7N8fiCd10z91X46EvU8vfhC9s12t__yObNn3S4zNdZXmFnjTM24HyK0iE/s200/IMG_2226.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">1998: Marine World, Vellajo</span> (located south near San Francisco)<br />Azhar, Azlin, Bonda Mariam (Shadah's Mom) and Shadah<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQTLoCMIhjgqEtlz7-DEI-r6cElfpvQi0eL1Di2Cab_aSWgKGi8PKhwl3QqTQFHp4P_wTwA1sih66SqUWIdLejvfZBFNqVlGYxBvvDTRvDs1J7irZMQqaiMxTk7NvzJ44L5D4y8JJf-nd/s1600/IMG_2228.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637577903899399394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPQTLoCMIhjgqEtlz7-DEI-r6cElfpvQi0eL1Di2Cab_aSWgKGi8PKhwl3QqTQFHp4P_wTwA1sih66SqUWIdLejvfZBFNqVlGYxBvvDTRvDs1J7irZMQqaiMxTk7NvzJ44L5D4y8JJf-nd/s200/IMG_2228.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>Azhar enjoying his favourite, his ice cream. In the back-ground </div><div>the twisting roller-coaster.</div>kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-31822321433276281152011-08-01T11:22:00.011+08:002011-08-02T10:12:34.843+08:00Selamat Berpuasa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKca1DznmeUeQSYag-VTt1blCOycKpbPuOlNflzxNQUfW7e-bL-ZwY5a1HUhSfLCKExD4u2FfkMDPBBuDfTYW7WWNwv4dC5FAjeZxsaevzK4cgutwQKbJJbrxhM57TJX6nVNVLZghUKiuL/s1600/IMG_2293.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKca1DznmeUeQSYag-VTt1blCOycKpbPuOlNflzxNQUfW7e-bL-ZwY5a1HUhSfLCKExD4u2FfkMDPBBuDfTYW7WWNwv4dC5FAjeZxsaevzK4cgutwQKbJJbrxhM57TJX6nVNVLZghUKiuL/s200/IMG_2293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635815951890756754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 1:</span> Hafidz holding up Naqib. Retrace back one year ago when Naqib was born<a href="http://swiftletz.blogspot.com/2010/07/its-boy.html"> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">(here)</span></span><br /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvUNZPhB0YiOSl3OBT-O_GGMO2NMkPWXhMZtJFebeZ2W4Bkks3Hd2ynpsZm8KiKwnLMi_ZI9UUAdHsJ1h4qt7ZlYebCgD-HYvCkxROFyzpAKn4wzv4siEdIShfhjuGGJ2zVyCjAUF12wO/s1600/IMG_2300.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvUNZPhB0YiOSl3OBT-O_GGMO2NMkPWXhMZtJFebeZ2W4Bkks3Hd2ynpsZm8KiKwnLMi_ZI9UUAdHsJ1h4qt7ZlYebCgD-HYvCkxROFyzpAKn4wzv4siEdIShfhjuGGJ2zVyCjAUF12wO/s200/IMG_2300.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635815947482572514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 2: </span> Nabil and Sarah Aishah<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhST7FRalrv6z9mfmNOuTTKLoRa3aQzrKje0Sq6JtFOT4kwdpHwW_ey2UR8PiA7Nu1Cil2tZZ2J9pQQrpOyosTAqJpJ-SNALi47iKIRMZcax_5Pf_DsWALpZtKjo2c-xUClT95o33WI8k/s1600/IMG_2311.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhST7FRalrv6z9mfmNOuTTKLoRa3aQzrKje0Sq6JtFOT4kwdpHwW_ey2UR8PiA7Nu1Cil2tZZ2J9pQQrpOyosTAqJpJ-SNALi47iKIRMZcax_5Pf_DsWALpZtKjo2c-xUClT95o33WI8k/s200/IMG_2311.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635815480085187282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 3</span>: Norman, Nabil and Sarah Aishah with food in front of them.<br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:relyonvml/> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> 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Today<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Aug 01 is my birthday</span>. It is also the first day of Puasa. A combination of 2 very auspicious days personally to me and such a wonderful coincidence that augurs well for the ensuing year!. </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Happy Birthday Hank! Each passing day is a day older. At this age it is a bonus! Selamat berpuasa to everyone!</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Pray do to ALLAH SWT the Almighty to extend good health, good tidings and prosperity for me and for everyone in the family. The wish is also for<span style=""> </span>all my friends for the kind support and wonderful companionship in blogosphere.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Yesterday, Hafidz called Shadah suggesting to celebrate Abah’s birthday. Almost everyone were around except for Kimie and Azhar. Kimie had gone outstation with Fahmi the day before and Azhar had a prior engagement with Yana. <span style=""> </span>We adjourned to a neighbourhood shop catering for Chinese Muslim cuisine for a<span style=""> </span>modest birthday do.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> Azhar sprung a pleasant surprise early this morning when he presented me with a nicely wrapped ‘ Doctor in the House’. I had yearned for Che Det’s book ( but had not indicated to Azhar) Somehow he could read my mind. I never missed Che Det’s blog postings, He has a knack for expressing his thoughts in very simple language and his English is that easy to understand and to appreciate.</p>kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-89879456197665965482011-07-30T11:10:00.035+08:002011-07-31T10:08:05.514+08:00Passing The Baton<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDCA6bdIziHhjBVcch50EV8FvGo60KzBgGMojSrxIcNiLYwDqk0mqtH3SfPhoyNLxQWYXfwi8r7Jgc6dTKt453zNMOPjQ6AaR11uSleGhOTgh9QF0oE50AcALTDunf2sYuYHx_rB3SGof/s1600/IMG_0999.JPG"><br /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nostalgia series #3</span><br /><br />It was reported in the press today that OP Tan Sri Dr Munir Majid will be relinquishing his position as Chairman of the Board in MAS. He'll be passing the baton over to OP Tan Sri Mohd Nor Yusof effective from Aug 01, 2011.<br /><br />I managed to rummage through some old black and white prints a while ago. Not quite clear but enough to recognize familiar faces. It brought back fond memories of school days at the RMC.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1964 Week-end Camp</span>,<br />Trolak, Kuala Kubu Bharu<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZw7AVMxFL1bmbYz3z4Abr6TrHows4K_TDCgeqFOpu2HSjjrg1pAuTDBtBpHz2wA57wdBn17wIZ516JQV4CKz1D6kQaUtHZUOEoKfZKE2gP-csYQ-qhohktXCxlVlzk22rhQMs-EkGaEls/s1600/IMG_0988.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZw7AVMxFL1bmbYz3z4Abr6TrHows4K_TDCgeqFOpu2HSjjrg1pAuTDBtBpHz2wA57wdBn17wIZ516JQV4CKz1D6kQaUtHZUOEoKfZKE2gP-csYQ-qhohktXCxlVlzk22rhQMs-EkGaEls/s200/IMG_0988.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635289912569272866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 1</span>: Clearing the camp area and pitching tent upon arrival<br />Extreme Left: OP Pui Cheng Wee<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi2dU-I6gx2K5lKw_dqhbShP-8VZH56ig0vFmVBwxPlGGyKmmGsv7cTWOEe_7E9T9wCbbgF7gJCfnxQj-EUFjNIECznOdjuvYqOG1qCVAMVQt2WYGCputcNgzybqzx0Ck-CJZM8LBBI7k/s1600/IMG_0990.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixi2dU-I6gx2K5lKw_dqhbShP-8VZH56ig0vFmVBwxPlGGyKmmGsv7cTWOEe_7E9T9wCbbgF7gJCfnxQj-EUFjNIECznOdjuvYqOG1qCVAMVQt2WYGCputcNgzybqzx0Ck-CJZM8LBBI7k/s200/IMG_0990.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635304544479375218" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 2</span>: OP Hank putting on his jungle boots in the morning<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCd1E3VrtEQ9bJFjd8rBkjPUsncwvE3sokChcmqbEqaJcEC5bT-wMr9TCFcFZ1sxg4KA9YidH2AApa5FbvABDeTXmxKL1lMA-4mKm3GWCdWgcN2Mv66BXOkSiAnAFL_fYqzdtOfHvrijP/s1600/IMG_0996.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCd1E3VrtEQ9bJFjd8rBkjPUsncwvE3sokChcmqbEqaJcEC5bT-wMr9TCFcFZ1sxg4KA9YidH2AApa5FbvABDeTXmxKL1lMA-4mKm3GWCdWgcN2Mv66BXOkSiAnAFL_fYqzdtOfHvrijP/s200/IMG_0996.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635308303688166034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 3</span>: Relaxing in the afternoon by the stream<br />From Left: OP's Suhut, Wan Halim (Datuk, Prof, Dr) Ghazali, Mansor Salleh ( Datuk, Prof. Dr)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H0ZtlhRAEpbPRpEemFUd1Bpkm5s6jB5SQIC6_VLPdkOdcRA12txAm3VqqHGeZ_LOeM9pM4-rPBJmmRq_dNaIWuR-AYLT0TeSQ0VCD_P04HYN7b16TsUZgQlIvkSjC0hOwHEBIuJpSYWD/s1600/IMG_0997.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1H0ZtlhRAEpbPRpEemFUd1Bpkm5s6jB5SQIC6_VLPdkOdcRA12txAm3VqqHGeZ_LOeM9pM4-rPBJmmRq_dNaIWuR-AYLT0TeSQ0VCD_P04HYN7b16TsUZgQlIvkSjC0hOwHEBIuJpSYWD/s200/IMG_0997.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635304554122752722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 4</span>: Another take by the stream<br />From Left: OP's Hank, Wan Halim (Datuk,Prof,Dr) Ghazali<br />Back: OP Mansor Salleh (Datuk,Prof,Dr)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx3Gjhr0l9DIvas_BmVgO7riuEnaBSNk1lm1svd1AKWIYo6CbF4F4uBG_FrEVE2Tmg7pEciRDUFb6os-kWsS1eo3X8WZs21Qbpco1qEFhP8zN2W0Sf3B0VyNf8feoKZaSRysm34U9GVrb/s1600/IMG_0993.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx3Gjhr0l9DIvas_BmVgO7riuEnaBSNk1lm1svd1AKWIYo6CbF4F4uBG_FrEVE2Tmg7pEciRDUFb6os-kWsS1eo3X8WZs21Qbpco1qEFhP8zN2W0Sf3B0VyNf8feoKZaSRysm34U9GVrb/s200/IMG_0993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635304550999570626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 5</span>: Cooking chow in a mess-tin in the evening<br />From Left: OP's Hank, Ahmat Samat, Yang Mohsin<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6tGE-ngivRbQ-VgUYmRgW5RMwNesZP8gxzLwt_QlOewPx2GG5aq01lKmTNAg8uFXx9wgsU-aXeYbBX1N13mxDvyIiwHz-UIVhBVwLazH3rnjV7aG6t6xgJCfzKm-NLvLaPBss_Yt0865/s1600/IMG_0992.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6tGE-ngivRbQ-VgUYmRgW5RMwNesZP8gxzLwt_QlOewPx2GG5aq01lKmTNAg8uFXx9wgsU-aXeYbBX1N13mxDvyIiwHz-UIVhBVwLazH3rnjV7aG6t6xgJCfzKm-NLvLaPBss_Yt0865/s200/IMG_0992.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635038201887420706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 6</span> : Map reading exercise. We were crossing one of the many streams in the area.<br />From Left: OP's Leong Chai, Weng Yin, Munir Majid (Tan Sri) and Samsudin Osman (Tan Sri)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVymJHt_X5mwffW1b8YL2qyVRism9si6pIUM5FBShI-Sirl-CR7gDdx5RPtBwV0E8ZYGF7pX2Yhswvi5rPxhSuietfDzEG7ag-tHTEkWTPZOFbsOdY9ejLa7YNw2-WNSlU3pINyiR2Win/s1600/IMG_0995.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbVymJHt_X5mwffW1b8YL2qyVRism9si6pIUM5FBShI-Sirl-CR7gDdx5RPtBwV0E8ZYGF7pX2Yhswvi5rPxhSuietfDzEG7ag-tHTEkWTPZOFbsOdY9ejLa7YNw2-WNSlU3pINyiR2Win/s200/IMG_0995.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635291438132879890" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 7</span>: Fording the stream where necessary<br />Extreme Left: OP Leong Chai (with dagger at his waist)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcT_ejzAIIBs40pP6N6ufUVINdcVeAOObcaTdpiZ1MRxWT_nTqhSAfWQkP8wmjihPEJg5PuUMsG4PIB8wM9leFXAke-SkFrJ2inQ80c6noGQXQsiWTQZ7e2303m7wJUbGQ32hdqnDj8Dn/s1600/IMG_1002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcT_ejzAIIBs40pP6N6ufUVINdcVeAOObcaTdpiZ1MRxWT_nTqhSAfWQkP8wmjihPEJg5PuUMsG4PIB8wM9leFXAke-SkFrJ2inQ80c6noGQXQsiWTQZ7e2303m7wJUbGQ32hdqnDj8Dn/s200/IMG_1002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635037124553027202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Image 8</span>: A breather mid-stream<br />From Left: OP's Weng Yin, Rajendren, Samsudin Osman (Tan Sri) Nasir Hashim (Dr) Ben Lee, Jon Azman (ever so cheeky! ), Munir Majid (Tan Sri) and Hank<br /><br />I believe OP Mohd Nor (Tan Sri) was also there that morning before we set out. He could be with another group for the exercise. His image did not appear in either of the snapshots.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ67MhuMG-huLuXUquhNKvI-XsD2WjcViVky2nYegpw8hUpRn7uKb007_B5RgP_kNXodE2cZnjR9HtEgxU1nq7CKDI-zTIiCxaMZDFfUBaEt-ZIpLnpLGh4YBx-We-QX00zv6c5q7pdXwa/s1600/IMG_1003.JPG"><br /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Some 47 Years Later.</span> These are recent snapshots.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOZc3d_riv2TPsSjP_rUDm9huKykpVutnJdDnQ43Su2hUqCdr6pMlG_sBJnJ6sGdIL1Qg8ifTCyORWDzCFCSZzviEbZLqzosGRwcEYwSAyW8xy3HrManoHP6X_V90AdgmZl0Fz1i5ajYq/s1600/img_ts_samsudin.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibOZc3d_riv2TPsSjP_rUDm9huKykpVutnJdDnQ43Su2hUqCdr6pMlG_sBJnJ6sGdIL1Qg8ifTCyORWDzCFCSZzviEbZLqzosGRwcEYwSAyW8xy3HrManoHP6X_V90AdgmZl0Fz1i5ajYq/s200/img_ts_samsudin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634979073878015218" border="0" /></a>OP Tan Sri Samsudin Osman (ex- Chief Secretary)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiMJrHf_-TV0Nz32xA_XSahuDiXbOh7s7cj7UJ7sO1AC6HYolvz6MyXiJRzYMFQv4wfT-huGZ_0Gx1m2mUxA89PfN6Y2cdApiefb_FPRdFbMTBqptTTwOgPKp7VrnUR1DxMxIsJtaWfcXp/s1600/tan-sri-dato-md-nor-yusof.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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It was a bargain considering freshness and price. It would cost somewhat double for a similar sized ones in KL<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Fresh Water Prawns</span><br />(udang galah or the scientific name of <span style="font-style: italic;">macrobrachium rosenbergii</span>)<br /><br />I was in Kota Kinabalu in early June. I've been told the sojourn isn't complete without a visit to the Tamu. The Tamu is the equivalent to a morning village market where wares are peddled by native villagers. In western palance it would be somewhat like a flea market but confined to wet produce.<br /><br />It was a gathering of sellers of mainly vegetables, poultry produce, sweets, snacks and fresh water catch. We were brought to the Tamu at Membakut about 5km or so from Bongawan along the Papar road.<br /><br />Yusuf, Ebby's brother-in-law was kind enough to drive us there. We could buy all kinds of vegetables and fruits, some of which I had not seen before.<br /><br />What struck me was the abundance of fresh water prawns rarely seen in K. Lumpur pasar tani/ night markets. These were the ones caught the night before at the estuaries of rivers ie fresh water but on salt water fringes. The taste and freshness beats those Tiger prawns caught at sea. The propensity for bargaining was the order of the day. The choice was varied but we get the satisfaction of fresh ones. The price range around RM20 per kilo but the sizes are bigger.<br /><br />If you missed getting them at the Tamu, you can still purchase them at the KK airport where each are allowed 3kilos within the accompanied luggage limit before boarding. These were the frozen kinds caught at sea and more expensive. There is an outlet within the airport catering for last minute shoppers.kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-37395786206202008712011-07-20T02:07:00.009+08:002011-07-25T17:14:09.365+08:00The Ritual<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEtzNEi7xEigcDb3uryYPoJq7oZhDwEiN3jEkPkeqibJ0Qjo9VcslX3Q6iSYh5528KEsL3v71RjPGKs7Ivbvbe1ncu1ixjGIvYWbGupXB6LOXmmc8QkrpS7OckYu8K0xLF3dED1lvZqyA/s1600/IMG_1552.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEtzNEi7xEigcDb3uryYPoJq7oZhDwEiN3jEkPkeqibJ0Qjo9VcslX3Q6iSYh5528KEsL3v71RjPGKs7Ivbvbe1ncu1ixjGIvYWbGupXB6LOXmmc8QkrpS7OckYu8K0xLF3dED1lvZqyA/s200/IMG_1552.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631131778982849442" border="0" /></a>Kimie looking a little apprehensive waiting for his turn
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWD72kYFFsCXzGgW9pj0VMBWOwLpboiqfVDuW-dtm7Z9WEaSxoMl2vfWWmqWcoaRdGOKgmoasiT7n5dRqY9_ULT0oZ5ujjaT_xKnvvBQp1J1DCbr6n39KeOd-zv6zJHeJNJ8QqTVXwunN/s1600/IMG_1562.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWD72kYFFsCXzGgW9pj0VMBWOwLpboiqfVDuW-dtm7Z9WEaSxoMl2vfWWmqWcoaRdGOKgmoasiT7n5dRqY9_ULT0oZ5ujjaT_xKnvvBQp1J1DCbr6n39KeOd-zv6zJHeJNJ8QqTVXwunN/s200/IMG_1562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631131768234038882" border="0" /></a>Norman on completion of the procedure. None the wiser.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSCnre96ZmbJL1zdiJckGstf5FlRwKmKMv2Wj8y-QOj5TxEd35zltPHXdq5QG1AFE4YovsUuFG3qs4jz2xWbBB7iUgea6MVMbozTXIBF5HPekcYrIDryJz-y2QeZe8r1Ar4QiDBck32jd/s1600/IMG_1563.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRSCnre96ZmbJL1zdiJckGstf5FlRwKmKMv2Wj8y-QOj5TxEd35zltPHXdq5QG1AFE4YovsUuFG3qs4jz2xWbBB7iUgea6MVMbozTXIBF5HPekcYrIDryJz-y2QeZe8r1Ar4QiDBck32jd/s200/IMG_1563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631130337250786434" border="0" /></a>Kimie being briefed by Dr Razak before going through the procedure
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This is relevant to the Muslim and Jewish faiths. I can readily relate on how the Muslims do it though I would not think it would be that much different for the Jews ( I stand corrected)</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">In certain family groups the ritual would be accompanied with some festivities to acknowledge the coming of age, sort of. However things get simpler nowadays. It would just be a normal visit to the doctor who would just perform a minor surgery.</p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNoSpacing">The Mid-50s and Earlier</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">How it was done then was how my brother Ghafar and I went through it. I was 11 and Ghafar was a few years younger. My late father had gathered our relatives for the week-end. There was a little do, some prayers in the evening to seek the grace of ALLAH SWT the Almighty that everything would run smoothly.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">The next morning both of us were made to take a bath. The duration was longer than the usual baths we used to have. It took<span style=""> </span>quite some time. The idea was to numb the outer parts of the body in readiness for the ritual.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">We were then brought in to the ‘operation theatre’. There was no operating table, nor bright lights over above nor any contraptions, wires, nothing. The only ‘props’ was a 3ft banana trunk, some small vessels of water, two pieces of bamboo chop-stick like ( but slightly longer) and kite-flying paper as ‘bandages’. The surgical knife or whatever was no where to be seen. So that was it.
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">I was to go first. I was still shivering from the cool dip earlier. I was called over still in my sarong, to stand astride the banana trunk. The sarong was then lifted a wee bit like how the ladies curtsy before the Queen and I was then made to sit astride the trunk on my bare butt. You know how cool is a banana trunk even touching it by hand, more so now when your bare butt was in contact.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">The sarong was then slowly lifted to my waist and the whole world now suddenly had a glimpse of my manhood. It was not that flattering given the effect of the cool dip and the cool banana trunk. Everyone’s<span style=""> </span>attention was centred wholely on my crotch. It was pretty embarrassing to say the least!
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Two burly relatives one on each side held down my shoulders. Two others held my knees one on each side also.<span style=""> </span>It was somewhat like a wrestling lock which could put the WWF wrestlers to shame. I just couldn’t move!</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">The Mudin ( the person to conduct the ritual) was sitting cross-legged directly in front. He took the two ‘chopsticks’ and stabbed the pointed ends into the trunk. The very act was intimidating! He then took my ‘John’ in his hands, recited certain verses, pulled back the foreskin inside out and confirmed it was ok to proceed. Whew!</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Next<span style=""> </span>the ‘chopsticks’ were pulled out. He deftly held them in his right hand . He pulled the foreskin towards him with his left hand.It was nicely and firmly stretched. He then clamped it with the 2 'chopsticks. I had not up to that point in my life been manhandled in such a fashion. He pulled it back stretching it further and pushed the two sticks now clamped, forward towards me. This had the effect of having the penis head out of the way. Apparently he was ready now. I closed my eyes recited some Quranic verses of whatever I could remember. There was no anaesthetics applied. He could have at least applied the some such sprays that footballers use these days . None of those then.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="">
<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style=""> </span>Suddenly ‘swish’, I could almost hear it. I did’nt see it coming. Blood spurted out. I could only let out a slow ‘aah,’ half whispering. It was painful! Only then the 4 burly handlers switched their roles. Instead of restraining, they now held me with care and then extended reassuring words. I did not pass out but I felt nauseous .
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> I opened my eyes. A shaving knife similar to the ones found in Indian barber shops was still in the Mudin’s hands. It looked shiny and sharp with traces of blood. Blood was then still oozing out from the wound.Blood was all over. I was later told the knife was hidden in a sheath behind him around his waist. Apparently with a quick movement he just brought it down on the stretched foreskin and had it severed.
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">The Mudin then applied some concoctions ( to arrest the bleeding it seemed) <span style=""> </span>reciting verses at the same time and<span style=""> </span>wrapped my proud ‘John’ in the kite paper ( absorbent and soft ). There were no stitches whatsoever. <span style=""> </span>The pain was unbearable. A piece of cloth was then wrapped around it and knotted.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style=""> </span>In the evening when an elder came for a routine check, blood was seen dripping slowly. Bang Lang Sarin who was there then requested for some shallots to counteract. He munched them (skin and all) then lifted my sarong, recited some verses and blew out his mouthful all over my ‘John’.<span style=""> </span>It worked, apparently.<span style=""> </span>After about 15 minutes the dripping stopped.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">I was then transformed and ready to face puberty like a man!</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Ghafar was next and he went successfully through the same procedure as I had experienced.</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">I was in bed for more than a month. I got up occasionally to clean up the wound and for my daily routines. I had broth and liquids initially and avoided eggs and other ‘itchy edibles’ ( prawns,cuttlefish, pineapples,peanuts etc ) <span style=""></span>
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<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNoSpacing">The 80’s and 90’s</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">My son Hafidz had it done in 1987 when he was 10. Shadah was shedding tears to no end ( before and after) mindful of what I had gone through. She cried before the procedure , saying she felt the pain ( I couldn’t imagine how) She cried after when Hafidz felt the pain in the evening on the first day. That was when the effects of the anaesthetics had worn <span style=""> </span>off.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Yes, around this time the procedure had undergone change. We brought Hafidz to<span style=""> </span>OP Dr Idris in TTDI. <span style=""> </span>Just as in any minor surgery, the good doctor applied anaesthetics by a few injections on the foreskin.<span style=""> </span>After a few minutes he just nonchalantly used his scissors and followed with the stitches to finish the job. Nothing of the harrowing experience of a shaving knife and raw flesh.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">My other son, Azhar also had it done at OP Dr Idris sometime in 1997 following the same procedure.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNoSpacing">Present Day</p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">It is literally a stroll in the park. This is best narrated with the pictures above of my grandsons during the school holidays in December last year. They were not subjected to pain. It was laser technology that cuts and mends simultaneously. No scissors cut, no wound, no blood, no stitches and most of all, no pain. They were smiling when they walked out from the clinic.
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<br /></p> kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-41902870519484031522011-07-14T09:53:00.007+08:002011-07-14T14:21:22.552+08:00High Tea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8faP2cQeVah0Q27SavREV5QXW1qfx4rq4vtdEbmAL5z81dNZaTlQZo48FI8IOoBmEh9EXiRuCjEO_Au8VPMuX5jzEPtj7zF1VXIOWnpAH0ekXBSQIP-A9nLuud9H2-UOOI1VpGEZViP_/s1600/IMG_2132.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8faP2cQeVah0Q27SavREV5QXW1qfx4rq4vtdEbmAL5z81dNZaTlQZo48FI8IOoBmEh9EXiRuCjEO_Au8VPMuX5jzEPtj7zF1VXIOWnpAH0ekXBSQIP-A9nLuud9H2-UOOI1VpGEZViP_/s200/IMG_2132.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629021225732316786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Entrepreneur </span><br /><br />OP Hamdan with his array of goodies waiting for us at his restaurant. It is invitingly at a chic location in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) amidst shady trees with ample parking space. It is the:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nutri Saji Caterer Enterprise at No. 25, Lorong Dato Sulaiman 7, TTDI 60000, KL. <span style="font-style: italic;"> Check it out. </span> Hamdan 014-338 4331) </span><br /><br />I had alluded to OP Hamdan's restaurant in an earlier posting<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://swiftletz.blogspot.com/2010/01/malacca-and-eye-on-malaysia.html">(here)</a></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4YlhiyhIKEikCfbgzcy0P8q3LPe4j3OSgyxNqxH9VlcqHSuRsWJ1zkn0K1x8vKN9vJVToehYKi_qg827qow6YWQ4kySqjGerMR62RlOlsuQHpB8be0AKommvgYO7l8t0pRH0LkZWAFq0/s1600/IMG_2128.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4YlhiyhIKEikCfbgzcy0P8q3LPe4j3OSgyxNqxH9VlcqHSuRsWJ1zkn0K1x8vKN9vJVToehYKi_qg827qow6YWQ4kySqjGerMR62RlOlsuQHpB8be0AKommvgYO7l8t0pRH0LkZWAFq0/s200/IMG_2128.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629021223177894258" border="0" /></a>OPs Mahfar (Datuk), Parid (Prof, Datuk) and Yahya (Datuk) having the first course.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4uDqDTsvS5qK3cTCUtRScdrR7vPzP3vffnqVLpg76tyzZzX_GTGiNbY8qQ60h2ICILo6ExuSbK-5L4ZlyPunya1s7-47ELOjeWZRSiRxhipLKyuK1psLHkY9b5y65ORq3xf4OYWXNQTx/s1600/IMG_2129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho4uDqDTsvS5qK3cTCUtRScdrR7vPzP3vffnqVLpg76tyzZzX_GTGiNbY8qQ60h2ICILo6ExuSbK-5L4ZlyPunya1s7-47ELOjeWZRSiRxhipLKyuK1psLHkY9b5y65ORq3xf4OYWXNQTx/s200/IMG_2129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629021215331342290" border="0" /></a> OPs Shah, Naidu and Mohamad (Datuk - fondly called Sham common for those having Mohamad as a name but popularly known by their father's name. Though close friends may still call him 'Mat')<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdd7kaxgXeWAlGdJytaqv5ddDE_ecBAeyXgMlK2S-P_GCceXFdqbT9yways7ACMSCl910b4tq2p9WFydISrqvrMGHNhCnDzMddduLUhvRPUjIy-vMzd7hH4efVWGM9SINd0GrI85mNiZD/s1600/IMG_2130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdd7kaxgXeWAlGdJytaqv5ddDE_ecBAeyXgMlK2S-P_GCceXFdqbT9yways7ACMSCl910b4tq2p9WFydISrqvrMGHNhCnDzMddduLUhvRPUjIy-vMzd7hH4efVWGM9SINd0GrI85mNiZD/s200/IMG_2130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629021207117853730" border="0" /></a>OPs Zahar, Jamil (Datuk) Shah and Naidu<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvwRrut-VWqmYsGUCdw0MwG0jJo7sfQAoYQ3MusUQdq815DS7hmeNDDkPGRMZyrGFSwtGo8etraxHpenSD4SwaTi-4JO2p_9o7IOCrLdUidPrMpkW75MDwKe442WcCMmyyyny2i7pmpDb/s1600/IMG_2134.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvwRrut-VWqmYsGUCdw0MwG0jJo7sfQAoYQ3MusUQdq815DS7hmeNDDkPGRMZyrGFSwtGo8etraxHpenSD4SwaTi-4JO2p_9o7IOCrLdUidPrMpkW75MDwKe442WcCMmyyyny2i7pmpDb/s200/IMG_2134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629021202918733218" border="0" /></a><br />OPs Razali, Shah and Mahfar (Datuk)<br /><br /><br />We had high tea at OP Hamdan's early this month, <span style="font-weight: bold;">July 02, 2011</span> to be exact. We first met sometime in 1959 or 1960 (depending on intake) as a fledging and fresh-faced third former at the RMC ( the then FMC in PD) Currently most of us are retirees but take on the role of a consultant whenever required. Two are gainfully employed, after having retired earlier, OP Parid a Prof in Architecture at a major private University and Mohamad as the Group Chief Accountant in a large corporation.<br /><br />This is basically an occasion for an informal yarn over old times and may happen again at some other times in future. Altogether 12 were present but Norshaari and Hank are not anywhere in the pictures ( a technical error somewhat)kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-90492596200551234182011-07-12T22:35:00.020+08:002022-01-11T09:38:20.864+08:00Ebby and Mas - Wedding in Bongawan, Sabah<div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Sequence of Wedding Photos in Bongawan</b></span></div><div><br /></div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628488776339309970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa27R99YyKat9MBLX18yqC-_zlloOOvrhQhXUoxzvegZP8KiEHu8HypbsNoy-T8cjTLlPcyXFLyRlh1kWAcKh5UrcotGTUwbxU_7qLVnLgNvVet0geE8DEKCKR1IJayay-xzqhmGUVJKT/s200/IMG_1918.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" />The Jurunikah explaining the preliminaries to the couple<br /><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlSJxFyc1mg9HemPhgFON31ZN4k_sJbQit7Yk_jO693UMAxMrXooygqATmNwglcsa9nEUY2fMYel7i9qNUe8ndOcgjeu7wMZTwmIpaMwOhDUiipEEWQbZwCgr4gn_ToL_tBoUp_GYl6pZ/s1600/IMG_1920.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628488770249065890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlSJxFyc1mg9HemPhgFON31ZN4k_sJbQit7Yk_jO693UMAxMrXooygqATmNwglcsa9nEUY2fMYel7i9qNUe8ndOcgjeu7wMZTwmIpaMwOhDUiipEEWQbZwCgr4gn_ToL_tBoUp_GYl6pZ/s200/IMG_1920.JPG" style="display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Explaining the bridegroom's responsibilities<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmfJhTodjiuqq5O1lzSxxMnEhPrY_piKyW3mXO5VHXcK51CBa9w9B5thPzT7j_OAeyB6gaPKOT__bYh2jBIf3rb_1I4tWH2bq6Zq3xKK0nCaSXVYcAsLBn4JHXkATWKUdI6l20YwA6163/s1600/IMG_1925.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628488767156619714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmfJhTodjiuqq5O1lzSxxMnEhPrY_piKyW3mXO5VHXcK51CBa9w9B5thPzT7j_OAeyB6gaPKOT__bYh2jBIf3rb_1I4tWH2bq6Zq3xKK0nCaSXVYcAsLBn4JHXkATWKUdI6l20YwA6163/s200/IMG_1925.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Signing the designated marriage documents<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PKr3x2xqnZeNV7-4lyRAGGmVssKjBNKMu-k2XoJnRwKSODsewnkKet_Z8QKC2kht2OEXIosMUeZpljM3eV3J2cNfwXRM-F56u1Mjxj6VR3Z-L5kzzluJk8uDxDzigXArDYVmJ7Y_w00w/s1600/IMG_1929.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628487934321759410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PKr3x2xqnZeNV7-4lyRAGGmVssKjBNKMu-k2XoJnRwKSODsewnkKet_Z8QKC2kht2OEXIosMUeZpljM3eV3J2cNfwXRM-F56u1Mjxj6VR3Z-L5kzzluJk8uDxDzigXArDYVmJ7Y_w00w/s200/IMG_1929.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>The bride kissing the hand of the bridegroom signifying her first act of obedience<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE2sq_GgmjcnUcysrJhtV-G2kCxKMNwdgggIex57zTYHb_7wAlxGYicXU5yd8PCg9r6XVMVbhdq2rEj3UQ7PQWPaP56Ac_373Oyn0bjm3xcE691nzUub6UMp8u4Yl8RycWEEHCuDJODMy/s1600/IMG_1930.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628487930721222818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE2sq_GgmjcnUcysrJhtV-G2kCxKMNwdgggIex57zTYHb_7wAlxGYicXU5yd8PCg9r6XVMVbhdq2rEj3UQ7PQWPaP56Ac_373Oyn0bjm3xcE691nzUub6UMp8u4Yl8RycWEEHCuDJODMy/s200/IMG_1930.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>The Bridegroom slipping the ring on the bride's finger<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOv5_03IsI3rGFIkDWa5w8ipJD8dYzO9PY_W0Xrvfn2llrgygocpIUHpPqJnlZw_YR199Ki85oAmdrWFdmaMxPGb4Um9IqkFYPAesMvjEM-Gr2lKpknsIzyFYaHc3dU8bLKCvj4V-V4ML/s1600/IMG_1933.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628487923450762882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOv5_03IsI3rGFIkDWa5w8ipJD8dYzO9PY_W0Xrvfn2llrgygocpIUHpPqJnlZw_YR199Ki85oAmdrWFdmaMxPGb4Um9IqkFYPAesMvjEM-Gr2lKpknsIzyFYaHc3dU8bLKCvj4V-V4ML/s200/IMG_1933.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>The bride returning the favour<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRpnxBiPmazxqbzTBVkzCfW298YRkvSslwPBDTds8W5UXxO9QfToKc7Kbli5_gjkzEFDJtbgcedjAJXgDnx7QSv9TsQ-xK9BAh1LFu77BCtPzRVpDJHXkcVaOe_eGh3UJm22n5A7XGiwK/s1600/IMG_1934.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628487202671198402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRpnxBiPmazxqbzTBVkzCfW298YRkvSslwPBDTds8W5UXxO9QfToKc7Kbli5_gjkzEFDJtbgcedjAJXgDnx7QSv9TsQ-xK9BAh1LFu77BCtPzRVpDJHXkcVaOe_eGh3UJm22n5A7XGiwK/s200/IMG_1934.JPG" style="display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Doa on completion of ceremony<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0a0YAlPe0Q5xf0L6_3UknB7aUqh0XdNBr2eIsVFwtgepI1k2z7gZqpJkoZBp1h-VUKFwHB5MhEHu-cv7q1Nr600z_FHrKgCzDagth2RMM25ZUbMkQTUoqLtfJ58UIBT2yx6rPBeEAKdQ/s1600/IMG_1939.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628487201306978818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0a0YAlPe0Q5xf0L6_3UknB7aUqh0XdNBr2eIsVFwtgepI1k2z7gZqpJkoZBp1h-VUKFwHB5MhEHu-cv7q1Nr600z_FHrKgCzDagth2RMM25ZUbMkQTUoqLtfJ58UIBT2yx6rPBeEAKdQ/s200/IMG_1939.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>The men-folks with bridegroom<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMnWUoFbSdCqOrlKP_bwiDMN6jl6X7ZjjUjzUUFIOg7Rv1SvdPuMR4s7XZ93YOiWnkwRht6s6leDsQwVWcwiWvu4bP1MZOpphXB1p8LRCU4Jvu1zxuX0M9nIpnWqd8M8C9svH_nlyZP_Y/s1600/IMG_1941.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628487193951171218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMnWUoFbSdCqOrlKP_bwiDMN6jl6X7ZjjUjzUUFIOg7Rv1SvdPuMR4s7XZ93YOiWnkwRht6s6leDsQwVWcwiWvu4bP1MZOpphXB1p8LRCU4Jvu1zxuX0M9nIpnWqd8M8C9svH_nlyZP_Y/s200/IMG_1941.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>The first picture as husband and wife<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFJ42aI7Dr3Xm2OfjlGNXRDHRw7IslA_VB8M1Bma6jG-Vre5R5DX05xyN-9tk-Yylao6fG-OW_fM5xYRIy09BaMx504q5HxdI8o0YfrudhWAuFyRKPslTXJOKG7bVRPHerwOU1l-6NiUs/s1600/IMG_1950.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628487190914438690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFJ42aI7Dr3Xm2OfjlGNXRDHRw7IslA_VB8M1Bma6jG-Vre5R5DX05xyN-9tk-Yylao6fG-OW_fM5xYRIy09BaMx504q5HxdI8o0YfrudhWAuFyRKPslTXJOKG7bVRPHerwOU1l-6NiUs/s200/IMG_1950.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Creating a heart signifying love<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPAEqEMp1HDVf-A19pmf7gHOhVS5cnACiPyiZyo-pOWMNYgj-umQlI6ke_cYldr66nZiycnTtLnMNQCh8yB3ivjCLKt2nSNebqgZLwqS8WXivf6oyuZ5x2h-XDhqljtKs2rYAKEePbal3/s1600/IMG_1954.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628486306323360770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPAEqEMp1HDVf-A19pmf7gHOhVS5cnACiPyiZyo-pOWMNYgj-umQlI6ke_cYldr66nZiycnTtLnMNQCh8yB3ivjCLKt2nSNebqgZLwqS8WXivf6oyuZ5x2h-XDhqljtKs2rYAKEePbal3/s200/IMG_1954.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Mas' uncle with Ghaffar<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW7a5h4a4Ue5zcuurLYY21BCdEpn-Bvt5aDcAoZ8h9CPBUZ932bLbwttoj9NpQkaYwrT0ujK_-b8DYmt6rjpYblbN1ZjtLQ3y6ORUGbYRWh3eM6sQMrj-9HP4GylqOVYq1T1268Ki1diw/s1600/IMG_1988.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628486306178434930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW7a5h4a4Ue5zcuurLYY21BCdEpn-Bvt5aDcAoZ8h9CPBUZ932bLbwttoj9NpQkaYwrT0ujK_-b8DYmt6rjpYblbN1ZjtLQ3y6ORUGbYRWh3eM6sQMrj-9HP4GylqOVYq1T1268Ki1diw/s200/IMG_1988.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Berzanji before merenjis<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEYo7rVY58i51ADT2XYTCIQisBeWqbBgRGPnYmQ2Tvdn1M97l-C702NSS9THLbr6lUkGTy1_erWSRly6HT9NFnxAEnp8oZTNlZg-rQsorH-C1gW-tt7vHHhp_d0D4AHEryxdghA1ZGByC/s1600/IMG_1990.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628486302354750722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTEYo7rVY58i51ADT2XYTCIQisBeWqbBgRGPnYmQ2Tvdn1M97l-C702NSS9THLbr6lUkGTy1_erWSRly6HT9NFnxAEnp8oZTNlZg-rQsorH-C1gW-tt7vHHhp_d0D4AHEryxdghA1ZGByC/s200/IMG_1990.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Ghaffar, Father of the 'groom blessing the couple<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfr75ISH196IxGAJH-MT0cFvCKzuNglKXgQPFYFxhPsLmplWxWu_8YkTt84agmWodA3fQnW3oQ0jC_r1jl1zrK2KeRuqDl4w0RhagB7pkAAdIZECBygCm-jewfIHhyphenhyphenul4Zx3DiF-85zy2/s1600/IMG_1993.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628486297422457474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXfr75ISH196IxGAJH-MT0cFvCKzuNglKXgQPFYFxhPsLmplWxWu_8YkTt84agmWodA3fQnW3oQ0jC_r1jl1zrK2KeRuqDl4w0RhagB7pkAAdIZECBygCm-jewfIHhyphenhyphenul4Zx3DiF-85zy2/s200/IMG_1993.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Munah, Mother of the 'groom blessing the couple<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSvJUHllSOy8XiL-FWX4hyphenhyphentId4GHME3uk6NnMgVpDa-yx1LAg5O4ChZizdL3adwIiUZ-uvW8VaFZzZc0aUoh4_wnuPHjjVWzOpIZPj-Xqj0nV-eGtkCIjURhOmIuoIqUKJeWU0usbgsoG/s1600/IMG_2001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628486292664103202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSvJUHllSOy8XiL-FWX4hyphenhyphentId4GHME3uk6NnMgVpDa-yx1LAg5O4ChZizdL3adwIiUZ-uvW8VaFZzZc0aUoh4_wnuPHjjVWzOpIZPj-Xqj0nV-eGtkCIjURhOmIuoIqUKJeWU0usbgsoG/s200/IMG_2001.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Amri, the eldest brother...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYCbx15TAiniq1DiXi6vuiWcrkqmGwvHmLCNU7PnNnEdOtf7eUuMKVXlgoYo9rjZ-EJncF-NVzU1GlsA4zZt0uefm4opXHfEs1wrXxbuyy7nCTsd1g5psijTF0XUcScWedEZPgf_W9SdR/s1600/IMG_2008.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628485112634599314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRYCbx15TAiniq1DiXi6vuiWcrkqmGwvHmLCNU7PnNnEdOtf7eUuMKVXlgoYo9rjZ-EJncF-NVzU1GlsA4zZt0uefm4opXHfEs1wrXxbuyy7nCTsd1g5psijTF0XUcScWedEZPgf_W9SdR/s200/IMG_2008.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Aza, a younger brother...<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWNtVICb7uVJ899cN2C-Im-_u6a51KuVDSiMemyw3qG0zQqaL62CQ3kEy9uaEPI9QuFAvi1ImiOoOECii9-YvQu0pNEn-bjYPq1I7jvwoiDa8Q2ZlDXHVcGSoy9kRzy-7npIKqNSJ14MJ/s1600/IMG_2009.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628485104288766354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWNtVICb7uVJ899cN2C-Im-_u6a51KuVDSiMemyw3qG0zQqaL62CQ3kEy9uaEPI9QuFAvi1ImiOoOECii9-YvQu0pNEn-bjYPq1I7jvwoiDa8Q2ZlDXHVcGSoy9kRzy-7npIKqNSJ14MJ/s200/IMG_2009.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Alimi, cousin of the 'groom<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcmuxcsbx9PZtsKW1F2dduY9KqL0kXWsTjv2McA-AbXb4mKXi2aCqlLz3sgyL6vaBtEhtGIvVkVuqiJN64nB8HnpYQjdKitj2gUYsOawwVtp6zj5hrVsRcN6YYYmM3FSkChGroCfW0VTW/s1600/IMG_2010.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628485099417117522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcmuxcsbx9PZtsKW1F2dduY9KqL0kXWsTjv2McA-AbXb4mKXi2aCqlLz3sgyL6vaBtEhtGIvVkVuqiJN64nB8HnpYQjdKitj2gUYsOawwVtp6zj5hrVsRcN6YYYmM3FSkChGroCfW0VTW/s200/IMG_2010.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Dayang, the sister...<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhIhsZvha6Bl4AEJfWvmFrPO50IWFNzCtO4IfuYWlt8FiVI0X56xi59oW3jotsbf3kuKKbmY84-xzlfoipBZpPXTpHe_TIHzKY60BPEzJ-25gzIONMveo9mvVIXD23sFaS4bbcv-QgkAo/s1600/IMG_2011.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628485093514860146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmhIhsZvha6Bl4AEJfWvmFrPO50IWFNzCtO4IfuYWlt8FiVI0X56xi59oW3jotsbf3kuKKbmY84-xzlfoipBZpPXTpHe_TIHzKY60BPEzJ-25gzIONMveo9mvVIXD23sFaS4bbcv-QgkAo/s200/IMG_2011.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Azlan, a younger brother...<br />
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<b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvsxt_rL6TOWsM53QmVlTypllq1HAqHaFUcoe6fYaIPEVv82WdEgEtjJ_pvS8atPsH1FqoFWn3xXlTht4gWHonL5lZHjU0Fs0BxkAE51mQLNfsFBwxeeFE2aW-bOZ93uOSys0MzLBSmgU/s1600/IMG_2018.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628483998570577298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvsxt_rL6TOWsM53QmVlTypllq1HAqHaFUcoe6fYaIPEVv82WdEgEtjJ_pvS8atPsH1FqoFWn3xXlTht4gWHonL5lZHjU0Fs0BxkAE51mQLNfsFBwxeeFE2aW-bOZ93uOSys0MzLBSmgU/s200/IMG_2018.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;">The Next Day</span></b><br /><div>Ebby waiting to meet the bride<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVkg6HpsBZS6H_dkXPt5wKhxgqbQWnFybYThnRdptRoAbeqTdRzc1kky5TD1j8GkTnfEXBtZMJYcUPj8pTDeQT0ZPBKlRgS7bnd2uZmUN207vSQQA4wcF0iuO128uuEh7ahMBkh97Vyfm/s1600/IMG_2022.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628483993921821954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVkg6HpsBZS6H_dkXPt5wKhxgqbQWnFybYThnRdptRoAbeqTdRzc1kky5TD1j8GkTnfEXBtZMJYcUPj8pTDeQT0ZPBKlRgS7bnd2uZmUN207vSQQA4wcF0iuO128uuEh7ahMBkh97Vyfm/s200/IMG_2022.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Ghaffar's family in full force</div><div>giving all the support<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWJB1nujRZibxHiJtTyHQYVEUDSz1uYOpmfoyGXfc6NfEPh35Z0LCTFg-35HASdjJCekFDSLWFRcZhZ2xLTqxw0-ht_ZeqwseHk1pgnrYwjmSkRADAnmfuplU-Kr2hQo3F6aAfDQRtMJX/s1600/IMG_2025.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628483990960734386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWJB1nujRZibxHiJtTyHQYVEUDSz1uYOpmfoyGXfc6NfEPh35Z0LCTFg-35HASdjJCekFDSLWFRcZhZ2xLTqxw0-ht_ZeqwseHk1pgnrYwjmSkRADAnmfuplU-Kr2hQo3F6aAfDQRtMJX/s200/IMG_2025.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>The entourage proceeding towards the bride's house<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlfLgdFh7hTvSQBcLzU2Hhdntbc7c2Mw5d0gkCutgmLzqhoF8aP9wOWrbeKzEF_cywAx73g9x7BOFqwnHXEs9DKTMkg-wST_6ZzmIx2hcSoGrI9ESiR1Jmagg2eJOzHxRGMCyaKKPgQyn/s1600/IMG_2038.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628483987200955954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlfLgdFh7hTvSQBcLzU2Hhdntbc7c2Mw5d0gkCutgmLzqhoF8aP9wOWrbeKzEF_cywAx73g9x7BOFqwnHXEs9DKTMkg-wST_6ZzmIx2hcSoGrI9ESiR1Jmagg2eJOzHxRGMCyaKKPgQyn/s200/IMG_2038.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>The couple on the dais<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnft17hvu9q-C2d-yTJueQoOLyEeM4uGZUTVQqvWXpADBOqcPRcLHP0H03uhRVSAc1VPNKHXrAZjI8sU-rjeau-EprbS_V7k7F6og6zCtMAsAfPu2LGGjmovOqtePblzmHwNBmIamcT5hw/s1600/IMG_2044.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628483982971313730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnft17hvu9q-C2d-yTJueQoOLyEeM4uGZUTVQqvWXpADBOqcPRcLHP0H03uhRVSAc1VPNKHXrAZjI8sU-rjeau-EprbS_V7k7F6og6zCtMAsAfPu2LGGjmovOqtePblzmHwNBmIamcT5hw/s200/IMG_2044.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>By the doorstep<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-FWqWKHitN4BX6_iRQx4saYk7KpjrvbAzEEHNjRMrmuqQSXsWD3pYrifqFHo4w36Bc3wdYq-oMHexB1Fo1m_OVU25QkCC8n2y0kAKhkSuhKwI2MWhkmp8cZeWJNQEf8lAtc7NN2haukK/s1600/IMG_2048.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628481851357016658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7-FWqWKHitN4BX6_iRQx4saYk7KpjrvbAzEEHNjRMrmuqQSXsWD3pYrifqFHo4w36Bc3wdYq-oMHexB1Fo1m_OVU25QkCC8n2y0kAKhkSuhKwI2MWhkmp8cZeWJNQEf8lAtc7NN2haukK/s200/IMG_2048.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>The couple with the 'groom's parents<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_aeS9RLrnq99kF9D7O1P6cEm0lLEcqtqAPwvASsAci9ILeFsx9udWOJFqhtvBSB4xNIcfA-N68QStWDq2hAT3vf4Y2Pmwg6SeuzhCosDRaTItLz_imDSGjsjn91HdELIsFpq3I_GxIpg/s1600/IMG_2055.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628481840374078610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_aeS9RLrnq99kF9D7O1P6cEm0lLEcqtqAPwvASsAci9ILeFsx9udWOJFqhtvBSB4xNIcfA-N68QStWDq2hAT3vf4Y2Pmwg6SeuzhCosDRaTItLz_imDSGjsjn91HdELIsFpq3I_GxIpg/s200/IMG_2055.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>The Bridegroom's family<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWX9f8-mxgOsSmiETY3aqhNnOr7KbePeQjefTaixoXmtrw-HxS1KVh00ATapPhpcBK8pFMmX9FlTW72S4MT2WtpT3ipyB9sfks_mmQ6LHOteXbsSfLwmcPdOg49fl_-aTijn6R_xX7IgZ/s1600/IMG_2060.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628481831526010098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHWX9f8-mxgOsSmiETY3aqhNnOr7KbePeQjefTaixoXmtrw-HxS1KVh00ATapPhpcBK8pFMmX9FlTW72S4MT2WtpT3ipyB9sfks_mmQ6LHOteXbsSfLwmcPdOg49fl_-aTijn6R_xX7IgZ/s200/IMG_2060.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>The Bride's family<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NoFIZ2uFpEHRkhS2btvuSeco6m8j3E2zfQq5k5LId6l3cs-i6_nbItpxRgqHe-dXyk427H8e91ZXd1IzlCN0RwcySqe0o9VL2DmaskRpDsllVWy0SWO6hpWg5N1fH8HswGcgAllmnFQ0/s1600/IMG_2061.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628481826821518546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3NoFIZ2uFpEHRkhS2btvuSeco6m8j3E2zfQq5k5LId6l3cs-i6_nbItpxRgqHe-dXyk427H8e91ZXd1IzlCN0RwcySqe0o9VL2DmaskRpDsllVWy0SWO6hpWg5N1fH8HswGcgAllmnFQ0/s200/IMG_2061.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>The Bride's family again<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKbkWBgr-bITbga3paphNnMm6EuR9FSlffQByKHjwAUPkVms2IG0ITrjEEmywi7eWjZwt5xrhxHf1o28y3oCAzG_YnaSrmt9GEQzbYtAdguWDZkzfV0rkRaO1pNXDK8wrCzhFEUucpKUN/s1600/IMG_2063.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628481824425950130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMKbkWBgr-bITbga3paphNnMm6EuR9FSlffQByKHjwAUPkVms2IG0ITrjEEmywi7eWjZwt5xrhxHf1o28y3oCAzG_YnaSrmt9GEQzbYtAdguWDZkzfV0rkRaO1pNXDK8wrCzhFEUucpKUN/s200/IMG_2063.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>With both mothers<br />
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<span><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Sequence of Wedding Photos in KL</span></b></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WqoJeSAIhZf9LYfQRosVdCNJn8UFGbi2CbDB_JI_vicVL4ApeiryQJLZgdgLC32iyBo64I3f9y4dqjs5gLXO7t305qK4QPoOEOa_RB7tvlCrwgxMKu6JoNOFYjPV88mG84wRNiNEVxbo/s1600/IMG_2094.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628480067145564002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WqoJeSAIhZf9LYfQRosVdCNJn8UFGbi2CbDB_JI_vicVL4ApeiryQJLZgdgLC32iyBo64I3f9y4dqjs5gLXO7t305qK4QPoOEOa_RB7tvlCrwgxMKu6JoNOFYjPV88mG84wRNiNEVxbo/s200/IMG_2094.JPG" style="display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>Nabil my grandson and Qhaty<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2oQ5Ku21YgI7ybBKACW4sMjfCfIkcbiHU26vTfnlLGIN3DAzUAFqvIsPa6DtS16kL95GWRqxgxxQAdSxzToWUG6MJFcnlBQ7U4OBLcXNgkBCo6HYUoWCP-ifrlnqxxmH7kzJxEjqatnt/s1600/IMG_2095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628480062993647922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2oQ5Ku21YgI7ybBKACW4sMjfCfIkcbiHU26vTfnlLGIN3DAzUAFqvIsPa6DtS16kL95GWRqxgxxQAdSxzToWUG6MJFcnlBQ7U4OBLcXNgkBCo6HYUoWCP-ifrlnqxxmH7kzJxEjqatnt/s200/IMG_2095.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Alimi and family, arrival as guests in KL<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1moC9JOkE3QSPWaNOB0tVzX1HSvhkmB2IL76NMObxiFDWufBDcnEjkZOG3XE9v1GIf9ecpxGPSqSiZUeqhAViiAfKvxu0yn-kcHcstgkeGMVblTOpJcOg1kRs09UQMpEa0koUuWxARsoY/s1600/IMG_2096.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628480056989797154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1moC9JOkE3QSPWaNOB0tVzX1HSvhkmB2IL76NMObxiFDWufBDcnEjkZOG3XE9v1GIf9ecpxGPSqSiZUeqhAViiAfKvxu0yn-kcHcstgkeGMVblTOpJcOg1kRs09UQMpEa0koUuWxARsoY/s200/IMG_2096.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Yunus bridegroom's uncle as a guest<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH7RnGULulVY9J2h806M621QE73y2J-Y3GcyggqcJ2CWRNyj5jHw6NTlDm7V2FBcL2Ib06dvm_6BuGiJgeNMCOXLOrDsboBBMqYaGteY2A1VSFxEJ-jNceRRI1LMBuIl1loupRPJ3hwjg/s1600/IMG_2101.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628478626449888514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH7RnGULulVY9J2h806M621QE73y2J-Y3GcyggqcJ2CWRNyj5jHw6NTlDm7V2FBcL2Ib06dvm_6BuGiJgeNMCOXLOrDsboBBMqYaGteY2A1VSFxEJ-jNceRRI1LMBuIl1loupRPJ3hwjg/s200/IMG_2101.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>Before proceeding to bridegroom's house<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkwnzzLSP2WYRNXgEdCPexsxB6hW8Xs6Ms5trvqtVTtnF3cXNP0aKqtEdogTWL17AZlpVvS-uS5rlQxybRBixSxAYMEreLnajX-JB9rnzkpey7YFqnkZwJKJK6CMHVMYbf60bYbkqJZxm/s1600/IMG_2102.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628478621664292802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkwnzzLSP2WYRNXgEdCPexsxB6hW8Xs6Ms5trvqtVTtnF3cXNP0aKqtEdogTWL17AZlpVvS-uS5rlQxybRBixSxAYMEreLnajX-JB9rnzkpey7YFqnkZwJKJK6CMHVMYbf60bYbkqJZxm/s200/IMG_2102.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Mas' relatives from Kota Kinabalu<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJQHqnh6ZrfJ8lIyKH-hrcIyw2jKW6OLWIxfIk-uF7vKN0I3voVND1TWJGVK8GVyAlx4ko9jniuppp1WvLDO6K7PfGFJww0QChHZcXMBn2PDJUV-Ut00jGeX-8bJBJvh0eqch8D_aEiRw/s1600/IMG_2103.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628478616220815490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJQHqnh6ZrfJ8lIyKH-hrcIyw2jKW6OLWIxfIk-uF7vKN0I3voVND1TWJGVK8GVyAlx4ko9jniuppp1WvLDO6K7PfGFJww0QChHZcXMBn2PDJUV-Ut00jGeX-8bJBJvh0eqch8D_aEiRw/s200/IMG_2103.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>Before leaving<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKl8WJxfjGSEtFYlC4xZ48RgcaVVlXKOAJCkr5hL4n_lE3Fv17ikkkXuDm9gGv_JLltA9OD4MrEqBcwTXgxEwuNw51sV0usKgDj2C8SOnS1C6KoGtrlraJo9QyH9U2aNogQFlM8mEDVf9Z/s1600/IMG_2107.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628478614947482018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKl8WJxfjGSEtFYlC4xZ48RgcaVVlXKOAJCkr5hL4n_lE3Fv17ikkkXuDm9gGv_JLltA9OD4MrEqBcwTXgxEwuNw51sV0usKgDj2C8SOnS1C6KoGtrlraJo9QyH9U2aNogQFlM8mEDVf9Z/s200/IMG_2107.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Walking towards the house, with Azhar as bestman<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9khpbP_j4laZv6Gd019dpmKh-HnhK-q6VlOaKJ6DuYAgbHu57MkxgtLnkYAJrv7W8wXM3WVTn5KurmarAZPwfPnI0eU8nydasoEgb42cWry8lZVU0p82hi8S57daiKDOkyHdhLl-iVm4/s1600/IMG_2108.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628478609374862914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF9khpbP_j4laZv6Gd019dpmKh-HnhK-q6VlOaKJ6DuYAgbHu57MkxgtLnkYAJrv7W8wXM3WVTn5KurmarAZPwfPnI0eU8nydasoEgb42cWry8lZVU0p82hi8S57daiKDOkyHdhLl-iVm4/s200/IMG_2108.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Kak Ngah and Bang Ngah as guests<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AZMIw2yBFYUInufCqZYLYyCUsnqB2xr17_lJJHreF2oEuNxE_0PIebPX-UBxWHuI0SIvFdKTtQCdaFu8JP4vDeRdoBJTDWROLIdta3s71H4FqfH8dxsD48xgYDhEjQP0gSG4_XTmjczm/s1600/IMG_2112.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628476726310292818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8AZMIw2yBFYUInufCqZYLYyCUsnqB2xr17_lJJHreF2oEuNxE_0PIebPX-UBxWHuI0SIvFdKTtQCdaFu8JP4vDeRdoBJTDWROLIdta3s71H4FqfH8dxsD48xgYDhEjQP0gSG4_XTmjczm/s200/IMG_2112.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>Arrived at the house and treated with a spot of silat of welcome by Atan<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAthyI9iwlkVenPNpyKm6Y3krL04N-4s-sePU4gDXQnh_pDXijQ3ua3xUL9670vLhsC3aVg5y5z7qYNCkF8avg82x2NpbgrCWlWGD0imSkDrTbzWCMpC1YIil14QnfEHvBISJvpnWSWbU/s1600/IMG_2115.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628476718624639458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAthyI9iwlkVenPNpyKm6Y3krL04N-4s-sePU4gDXQnh_pDXijQ3ua3xUL9670vLhsC3aVg5y5z7qYNCkF8avg82x2NpbgrCWlWGD0imSkDrTbzWCMpC1YIil14QnfEHvBISJvpnWSWbU/s200/IMG_2115.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>Silat by Atan, bridegroom's uncle<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr2p3B1ESuIE4Ahjjroq9IO_QxIlt1X4U0Mi5ggA5IoGZJg9a7mqi2jVDiYfKnmccOXihOfcXrTzqzbBDHLkD7oskMSnHmI-bxid4Vn97cuSdEyof93yFqBN_PJhx4-Hwd71sMlL49_1A/s1600/IMG_2119.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628476711927374498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSr2p3B1ESuIE4Ahjjroq9IO_QxIlt1X4U0Mi5ggA5IoGZJg9a7mqi2jVDiYfKnmccOXihOfcXrTzqzbBDHLkD7oskMSnHmI-bxid4Vn97cuSdEyof93yFqBN_PJhx4-Hwd71sMlL49_1A/s200/IMG_2119.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Main Table<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHymuqgXDwa5SC5ru_laJtu8NdnixMOqkEgf0F3PI5jhuOQw2J_qnMG8Pmc6q0letqnwJ2aorVlB5rtrMKXfh54ZgRdjYkPdr7CKFs-OILA88Fv4HcMbEhqnaJxAQqeKFBdSCtryAQoPA/s1600/IMG_2120.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628476705748942114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCHymuqgXDwa5SC5ru_laJtu8NdnixMOqkEgf0F3PI5jhuOQw2J_qnMG8Pmc6q0letqnwJ2aorVlB5rtrMKXfh54ZgRdjYkPdr7CKFs-OILA88Fv4HcMbEhqnaJxAQqeKFBdSCtryAQoPA/s200/IMG_2120.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Main Table again<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMnjlSr6n_OLikqLeCkOOIiGK6IHyt_UtHIhs38ijitwUUt25GL6htMoLA7aLCjgpkZe4NVTb2C94IthwFiYwxosgp3poe8ewRLCc6zH7BaDoFtsqdr7inu30c-K9_Y7VZP6cG7HdU9i9/s1600/IMG_2122.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628476703145006706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMnjlSr6n_OLikqLeCkOOIiGK6IHyt_UtHIhs38ijitwUUt25GL6htMoLA7aLCjgpkZe4NVTb2C94IthwFiYwxosgp3poe8ewRLCc6zH7BaDoFtsqdr7inu30c-K9_Y7VZP6cG7HdU9i9/s200/IMG_2122.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Main Table<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokp_14WVg8Bz-Fa0ReMsZP8SrJfxfM5QrxB1rJQjuuwUS4DxK9bNfhm8UratuQrl1WgY-gd1R1QEq9SsByHhJo0HaBVguFDzwcQ3UV_qvk2KyfkAzXDOpF3Ls8oUsdOkU0zHvjwOZ84-L/s1600/IMG_2125.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628474960256476994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokp_14WVg8Bz-Fa0ReMsZP8SrJfxfM5QrxB1rJQjuuwUS4DxK9bNfhm8UratuQrl1WgY-gd1R1QEq9SsByHhJo0HaBVguFDzwcQ3UV_qvk2KyfkAzXDOpF3Ls8oUsdOkU0zHvjwOZ84-L/s640/IMG_2125.JPG" style="display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" width="640" /></a>Kak Lang, Bridegroom's Aunty and family</div></div>kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-35633612121434020742011-07-09T23:18:00.017+08:002011-07-10T08:31:21.015+08:00Ceremonial Welcome To a New Born<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgGW-vRfXJ-aJspX6Yjx4saQAUM0HqKeCboTU-arJ4aZC3O5wTOzQjnr56ncH91CyVap-ZcXq9GG84Do9clTOoSOQ2pcITfAssRVSerXEAZtNpTkwNfsqsb6HRcv-J-9SkHUJWESZLNAH/s1600/IMG_2137.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgGW-vRfXJ-aJspX6Yjx4saQAUM0HqKeCboTU-arJ4aZC3O5wTOzQjnr56ncH91CyVap-ZcXq9GG84Do9clTOoSOQ2pcITfAssRVSerXEAZtNpTkwNfsqsb6HRcv-J-9SkHUJWESZLNAH/s200/IMG_2137.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627377780009416082" border="0" /></a><br />An elder, the regular Imam of the local mosque officiated at the ceremony. It was preceded with a doa<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><br />Bercukur dan Berzanji</span><br /><br />Shadah and I had the privilege of attending or rather witnessing a ceremony of welcoming a newborn baby last weekend. Baby is the second-born baby, a boy to Sanusi and Siti. Sanusi is the youngest of 5 siblings to Bang Mid and Kak Pah who were our neighbours before.<br /><br />This ceremony had the noble intentions on Baby who would speak well of his relationships in future and whose bearing is polished and exemplary.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN3Q8Fm7lrLNajrDMBfVJsr_bEUs7SK3TWKTC9_krtoO412n1c84WiG6MWj-bmHZtc1zNQr_IXsTyrqVpCqgb9Kcuhk_OjdnxJTo7rMRp7P5D2fz3hDqaC_5sEVzDBN1I7kGEgWfq-myx/s1600/IMG_2139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDN3Q8Fm7lrLNajrDMBfVJsr_bEUs7SK3TWKTC9_krtoO412n1c84WiG6MWj-bmHZtc1zNQr_IXsTyrqVpCqgb9Kcuhk_OjdnxJTo7rMRp7P5D2fz3hDqaC_5sEVzDBN1I7kGEgWfq-myx/s200/IMG_2139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627377775143073426" border="0" /></a>Baby was given in succession the taste of 3 items of sacredness and sweetness. A taste of 'air zam-zam' was lapped at Baby's lips, watched intently by Sanusi.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OAD59ld1xqwQGxZVrjQMhBQNOsuWxZYMpFShkkN1-LH48FOAq8BBGoXtUpgifmlc1uTKyAP8cTzvcHBxC_QxgtajSHMhjqu4d9TyCeSrejhgERAP3jJdgoSBMQji5z2vN9YMSYzEe3Fb/s1600/IMG_2141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OAD59ld1xqwQGxZVrjQMhBQNOsuWxZYMpFShkkN1-LH48FOAq8BBGoXtUpgifmlc1uTKyAP8cTzvcHBxC_QxgtajSHMhjqu4d9TyCeSrejhgERAP3jJdgoSBMQji5z2vN9YMSYzEe3Fb/s200/IMG_2141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627503773965923010" border="0" /></a>This was followed with a taste of honey.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELqppYh6Unzcm4xNE6GmKx0MXt5BLljP03tVsAFqz9JcmYe_LRIvzXH94lv9m3cQ4cC56BnmVBcPe3sXdpOAL8wulXuFVKcwsnIV1q-u1272fQ5uE3ymcqW0RCHodk4r6Rhkq4pwfLB-O/s1600/IMG_2140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELqppYh6Unzcm4xNE6GmKx0MXt5BLljP03tVsAFqz9JcmYe_LRIvzXH94lv9m3cQ4cC56BnmVBcPe3sXdpOAL8wulXuFVKcwsnIV1q-u1272fQ5uE3ymcqW0RCHodk4r6Rhkq4pwfLB-O/s200/IMG_2140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627376593325242290" border="0" /></a>....and a taste of dates.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTarF1fCtRM1m-777v5qUwhrsCM0v5NeAvV7hwZoCNbNwRKQfseaOCd15LvGnpzBpxH8h3JnTHnRcXRqYgIJKpKZK_LZcbdHpWlDFR-f87B4LyxNZbjrK1modXuq6nkdZHjy4bd4EU89hm/s1600/IMG_2142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTarF1fCtRM1m-777v5qUwhrsCM0v5NeAvV7hwZoCNbNwRKQfseaOCd15LvGnpzBpxH8h3JnTHnRcXRqYgIJKpKZK_LZcbdHpWlDFR-f87B4LyxNZbjrK1modXuq6nkdZHjy4bd4EU89hm/s200/IMG_2142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627376586213201138" border="0" /></a>The Imam then clipped a wee bit of Baby's hair which was sprinkled into a bowl of water.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbO12gpbcqO474lJenlsOULm-ciQq3C_vBgIur6i-MNWBo_4nS2le5eYxRNKpkkbac7rBhVBBG5_XXMdRY8sI92HxQF5YlwMqxvc7IEpJgaSAyA0yBbqtsKqspHsJ71sHqX0NsnMn7CJS/s1600/IMG_2143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbO12gpbcqO474lJenlsOULm-ciQq3C_vBgIur6i-MNWBo_4nS2le5eYxRNKpkkbac7rBhVBBG5_XXMdRY8sI92HxQF5YlwMqxvc7IEpJgaSAyA0yBbqtsKqspHsJ71sHqX0NsnMn7CJS/s200/IMG_2143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627376579780613234" border="0" /></a>Baby's proud grandad Bang Mid was then given the honour of clipping a little bit of Baby's hair<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vxnQr8ECi8mW1q34BZ1OO7KBCQrIPXkMirNl_YzwWDIugEH3FJLqPOvhhUs0DwyEVC-cteJ31OsBkwdyNbgE-auI9YkZpFWqBKD8sTNRyzwAopQuK_weKzwF8CisdPoNgf6AbcEcms_J/s1600/IMG_2144.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vxnQr8ECi8mW1q34BZ1OO7KBCQrIPXkMirNl_YzwWDIugEH3FJLqPOvhhUs0DwyEVC-cteJ31OsBkwdyNbgE-auI9YkZpFWqBKD8sTNRyzwAopQuK_weKzwF8CisdPoNgf6AbcEcms_J/s200/IMG_2144.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627375248144451570" border="0" /></a>The Imam then recited a doa of appreciation that the ceremony went along very well. It brought the process to a close.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3TAy0nob2udMNKYgGZR7ra3n3fNWlJ7-1asMOs3ke6_9YB_8LUZ2rVOeRAgtmsAgJ2IGO7u6YBvgyFn9q8FEuW2rLhmhE0msLVXoq-mX5jvsJdiw53SH_pM75yY163PFj6t4bp9et1rF/s1600/IMG_2145.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3TAy0nob2udMNKYgGZR7ra3n3fNWlJ7-1asMOs3ke6_9YB_8LUZ2rVOeRAgtmsAgJ2IGO7u6YBvgyFn9q8FEuW2rLhmhE0msLVXoq-mX5jvsJdiw53SH_pM75yY163PFj6t4bp9et1rF/s200/IMG_2145.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627375238622521330" border="0" /></a>Sanusi the proud father then lifted Baby and handed Baby to Kak Pah an equally proud grandma<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5njlZW8QErt3_YWLj3kuT-vLIjFR3iVJJaCzk65IztOeYIw45Qg9vRn3W-0JCRYaMuZkZitgMFIE5AUOPMYiObHdnKTa8YsfZPllcieyklDisz85Nyl7QWhusC-dw837E7fF1OuECNx9n/s1600/IMG_2146.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5njlZW8QErt3_YWLj3kuT-vLIjFR3iVJJaCzk65IztOeYIw45Qg9vRn3W-0JCRYaMuZkZitgMFIE5AUOPMYiObHdnKTa8YsfZPllcieyklDisz85Nyl7QWhusC-dw837E7fF1OuECNx9n/s200/IMG_2146.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627375232387078418" border="0" /></a>Grandma held Baby with all the affections that a Grandma would readily accord.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jfeTyugmqfYCs3PxvlXjIJjUTfVAMiFlWnwnbb_tKMP7QkJwNbOmR2QtpyBKoI7-_bLJtNoTAHLYfHjaenWTeD9-Q2gKi3wgnLd4oAdsRFBF4sAblOs6NVlPwyvMSvkRxxrOfhzbcB7r/s1600/IMG_2148.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-jfeTyugmqfYCs3PxvlXjIJjUTfVAMiFlWnwnbb_tKMP7QkJwNbOmR2QtpyBKoI7-_bLJtNoTAHLYfHjaenWTeD9-Q2gKi3wgnLd4oAdsRFBF4sAblOs6NVlPwyvMSvkRxxrOfhzbcB7r/s200/IMG_2148.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627375225841518450" border="0" /></a>Baby's charming mother Siti waiting patiently for her turn to lovingly have Baby in her arms. Shadah was there behind Siti to give all the encouragement.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPewfxvrIk0uY7z5Ctz-qIOPI4aGLpL9k-K-5CMtP2_TUsw8nsJMzNv4ff7CNxhOzqwRYVPqtzSPs_yIBBnVq-ZI8HO9Nx6ZkI79vdpfCZ5LlH2YwKnpdm9qhLtib4aVEptx0SEXKN8Nw/s1600/IMG_2149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPewfxvrIk0uY7z5Ctz-qIOPI4aGLpL9k-K-5CMtP2_TUsw8nsJMzNv4ff7CNxhOzqwRYVPqtzSPs_yIBBnVq-ZI8HO9Nx6ZkI79vdpfCZ5LlH2YwKnpdm9qhLtib4aVEptx0SEXKN8Nw/s200/IMG_2149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627375221825877794" border="0" /></a>A Berzanji followed where speakers recited religious texts for quite some while before it all ends.<br /><br /><br />We wish and doa for Baby all the very best, good health and every success for the future.kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-65066000138736007942011-07-09T09:32:00.014+08:002022-01-13T22:28:59.208+08:00Awaiting the Sunset at Bongawan BeachGhaffar had his whole family over in Bongawan in early June 2011. Bongawan is a chic little town about 70km from Kota Kinabalu. It was a joyous occasion on account of Ebby Amran and Mas tying the knot <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">(more of this in a later posting)</span>. We were persuaded to go to the beach by the folks there to witness the sunset.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXHD7w3RvGz5zxBwo3kBYbyKyXXr7AS9XOkAeu3PLx7GGe92g78vnMcUzeIjNygCRZN7c6x0Jfz2N3x3uivCxmem3ecq0IcZLeZuIuC4bzKjWhayiv3T2xnMJulAIUoLpGNOlU8H-qOxCJAuaM0yyi7_tgGV_g7pZY-Rj-B59-hEysYmjv3xb3pRDqpA=s802" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="802" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXHD7w3RvGz5zxBwo3kBYbyKyXXr7AS9XOkAeu3PLx7GGe92g78vnMcUzeIjNygCRZN7c6x0Jfz2N3x3uivCxmem3ecq0IcZLeZuIuC4bzKjWhayiv3T2xnMJulAIUoLpGNOlU8H-qOxCJAuaM0yyi7_tgGV_g7pZY-Rj-B59-hEysYmjv3xb3pRDqpA=w427-h264" width="427" /></a></div>
Upon arrival at the beach. Ghaffar, </div><div>my brother is second from the right<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebWTPV0SvyWhJ9zZ9ukjbspi2lpkW-9fxDjztVTvxPr5Ztog_P9zxm95tgD-h5yNWzhSDdz3TEw6IHdUHewutnu8qY3Ky-f7MVXOS17sJ0kXTnlEQwi-SaOSAv0DONqk8TwXweEGbYEVw/s1600/IMG_1960.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627161416792167794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebWTPV0SvyWhJ9zZ9ukjbspi2lpkW-9fxDjztVTvxPr5Ztog_P9zxm95tgD-h5yNWzhSDdz3TEw6IHdUHewutnu8qY3Ky-f7MVXOS17sJ0kXTnlEQwi-SaOSAv0DONqk8TwXweEGbYEVw/s200/IMG_1960.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Azhar (right) and Nana surveying the surroundings. </div><div>It is a beautiful beach, sandy white practically undisturbed<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityxrvcYZ04MMvMcG_ExJzWC8SCNMUowBPvzyyHS1zJ9F8L_Yt87fRLI8PaSLpVe2t3gdYaJVDb5v7_0s5FvrSLwpNHdQzZxIN0iprzQgWlUaROQQvS3o7MYJ3APYA7n3fndpW2ZEDEwW-/s1600/IMG_1979.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627161411416133554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEityxrvcYZ04MMvMcG_ExJzWC8SCNMUowBPvzyyHS1zJ9F8L_Yt87fRLI8PaSLpVe2t3gdYaJVDb5v7_0s5FvrSLwpNHdQzZxIN0iprzQgWlUaROQQvS3o7MYJ3APYA7n3fndpW2ZEDEwW-/s200/IMG_1979.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 200px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 150px;" /></a>Azhar couldn't resist the water especially </div><div>when kayak facilities were available<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrNAtYkXj92FZV4PIZgus2D-sN1fMJXl-NrMfOj_SaGi34nIeWYK_e2yqTZ6snxWpXGdPJM8zw9YWow-H5IgHu0wN2XO7HR48DHZeyoQnhvvhJNh24oH8kNfaIg16v-uURVfyaBfh5hSC/s1600/IMG_1976.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627160727482620050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrNAtYkXj92FZV4PIZgus2D-sN1fMJXl-NrMfOj_SaGi34nIeWYK_e2yqTZ6snxWpXGdPJM8zw9YWow-H5IgHu0wN2XO7HR48DHZeyoQnhvvhJNh24oH8kNfaIg16v-uURVfyaBfh5hSC/s200/IMG_1976.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>Azhar (left) and Ariffin debating as to who was to sit in the front<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqumpaU8LeSRkdEgFQi5uO94v2t7jRzWR6MIvWlAmkC0zwTf0IEcdmJyuV90PggIxYgtArU_QaGfk-gWDPDZ_vkFGyVMrsxCbkQuMbVTIUInMrgqg-st_uZ-P1u_XezYwcVMGDWiSIwYSn/s1600/IMG_1968.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627160721189146594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqumpaU8LeSRkdEgFQi5uO94v2t7jRzWR6MIvWlAmkC0zwTf0IEcdmJyuV90PggIxYgtArU_QaGfk-gWDPDZ_vkFGyVMrsxCbkQuMbVTIUInMrgqg-st_uZ-P1u_XezYwcVMGDWiSIwYSn/s200/IMG_1968.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 150px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a>They were now in open sea. In the background could </div><div>be seen a number of <span style="font-style: italic;">bagans.</span> These were akin to <span style="font-style: italic;">kelongs</span> </div><div>specifically meant for harvesting of anchovies (ikan bilis) </div><div>We have been persuaded to come again to do a spot of </div><div>angling in the night at one of these. Yes, why not?<br />
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Hank on the same buggy ( psst... he sat on </div><div>it just for the snap)<br />
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The Sunset that never was. It was a pity we did not get </div><div>to see the real thing as there were thick clouds. The sun </div><div>was then at the back of the lower level clouds. It was still </div><div>fascinating just to be there.</div>kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-43401599461902839252011-07-05T10:51:00.009+08:002011-07-05T20:47:42.180+08:00A Humming Bird?<span style="font-size:180%;">A Nesting Bird</span><br /><br />It happened again!. The second time around. It was a 'merbah' bird that I caught on camera on June 01, 2010 when it happened the first time<a href="http://imagery77.blogspot.com/2011/07/lucky-encounter.html"> ( here)</a><br /><br />On June 24, 2011 ( just a year to the day ) I managed to scramble for my camera again in double quick time. My domestic helper alerted me to a new nest barely one metre away from the first one on the same tree. I just couldn't believe it.<br /><br />The nest was hanging precariously at the end of a small twig. The nesting bird was still having the nest constructed, flying in every 2 minutes with some twigs or dried leaves in its beak. It would nip through an opening, the nest would then shake a little in the wind and then off it went again. The shaking of the nest I suppose, was the result of weaving works in the building process. To maintain stability it had ingeniously included a 'tail' attached to the nest below. From the distance I spied some old fishing line or badminton racket guts that made the tail possible. I just wonder how it managed to get such 'building materials' easily.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuLrk8CldJ-c2Sd9qzAwvwEAX5yCU0pvsAZCA0qp0MfASgxGN2nXi7PeubfWW5fGHYqXJ6EckGoSS3X4ABBWhWYBFZ9XlEHtUEjP2Mdmggku3sZNxVsF_VBnaMKfd9jKR927IedXhoyUY/s1600/IMG_2079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuLrk8CldJ-c2Sd9qzAwvwEAX5yCU0pvsAZCA0qp0MfASgxGN2nXi7PeubfWW5fGHYqXJ6EckGoSS3X4ABBWhWYBFZ9XlEHtUEjP2Mdmggku3sZNxVsF_VBnaMKfd9jKR927IedXhoyUY/s200/IMG_2079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625696349293864786" border="0" /></a><br />Image: 1 The nest almost ready<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VI8iz_hhFZ9LCMpfHrHYOCvTkpgRkRFKMb6NelLMjUvCfnR3TJnQGWnYKk6yy584fetHBDjWWY6yENEcQAaI9ROtTyjaJDX27IPfmTAw1J5wy1JfedWji08OSmGmx7_RpG4WID-ejwAY/s1600/IMG_2081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_VI8iz_hhFZ9LCMpfHrHYOCvTkpgRkRFKMb6NelLMjUvCfnR3TJnQGWnYKk6yy584fetHBDjWWY6yENEcQAaI9ROtTyjaJDX27IPfmTAw1J5wy1JfedWji08OSmGmx7_RpG4WID-ejwAY/s200/IMG_2081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625696354459554306" border="0" /></a><br />Image: 2 The nesting bird, wings flapping trying to zero in. This has the hallmark of a humming bird that stays in one spot in the air going from one flower to the other.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-HngrJWy58pwyKp_U6zrCJPPv9fh9Q9N156aEZ1Fexxn-or_F4embaKzUrquPfKJDmMqzFV3MUPi_7wgKDQ7Gf0dm7YQ73iyWt8p_XXpeDX-EmgSIKUqnn7dRQ87Ck7Ujq8e-0NOfpjn/s1600/IMG_2082.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-HngrJWy58pwyKp_U6zrCJPPv9fh9Q9N156aEZ1Fexxn-or_F4embaKzUrquPfKJDmMqzFV3MUPi_7wgKDQ7Gf0dm7YQ73iyWt8p_XXpeDX-EmgSIKUqnn7dRQ87Ck7Ujq8e-0NOfpjn/s200/IMG_2082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625696362664398818" border="0" /></a><br />Image: 3 The nesting bird in the course of weaving and most probably improving the entrance to the nest.<br /><br /><br />I've been told a nesting bird would have its nest at places where it felt safe. I suppose this little tree at the corner of the house gave that feeling to the bird. Will I be 3rd time lucky, in 1 year's time? I just wonder!<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Postcript: Any possiblity for someone in authority who can identify what type of bird this is. It was brown, almost black, from just below the neck upwards and bright yellow the rest of the body.</span><br /><br />Thanks!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJuLrk8CldJ-c2Sd9qzAwvwEAX5yCU0pvsAZCA0qp0MfASgxGN2nXi7PeubfWW5fGHYqXJ6EckGoSS3X4ABBWhWYBFZ9XlEHtUEjP2Mdmggku3sZNxVsF_VBnaMKfd9jKR927IedXhoyUY/s1600/IMG_2079.JPG"><br /></a>kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-57934171326986427352011-06-02T00:56:00.013+08:002013-01-11T15:00:52.878+08:00Night Fishing<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Joe fixed up a night of angling along the coast of Lumut. There were 4 of us in a local fishing boat. The better of the night was spent in scooping up squids for bait. We just shined our torchlights into the water. The inquisitive squids would surface to be scooped up easily.</div>
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An experienced angler told us not to expect much the early part of the night. True enough. We were just rocking and swaying in the boat. When dark the unaccustomed were not able to doze off but had to put up with the rocking of the boat even though it was still water.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Falls . Picture taken from the Canadian side. Hank having passed the Immigration and walking towards the Horseshoe Falls<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Tunnel:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Access to the back of the Horseshoe Falls beneath the surface<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> were </span>through elevators and tunnels. We were garbed in raincoats as it was wet and cold.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hank with my Korean buddy. This was snapped upon returning from the Canadian side. We decided then to take the boat cruise on the American side.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Boat Cruise on the American side: View of the boat berthed below waiting for tourists<o:p></o:p></div>
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kaykualahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494582898389976686.post-78672712455764063032010-12-17T20:50:00.004+08:002010-12-17T21:26:26.763+08:00The Mistletoe<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbuKcixJVfeQwNouj08N9j-4r6HW5yUwp7v34nqH9irIB2iarE5ld48By7617-885xJ_PSiEFHZDSA_68Hztu5hNavXTWoN_h-0HAppxMi9OufqlHrVEMB1AYZATzwl5eY16zDiKtnE1T/s1600/IMG_1600.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbuKcixJVfeQwNouj08N9j-4r6HW5yUwp7v34nqH9irIB2iarE5ld48By7617-885xJ_PSiEFHZDSA_68Hztu5hNavXTWoN_h-0HAppxMi9OufqlHrVEMB1AYZATzwl5eY16zDiKtnE1T/s200/IMG_1600.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5551639481239779074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Merry Christmas!</span><br 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/>They seemed all the same<br />But Madam's lingerie<br />was all tattered<br />The previous one was bad<br />A repeat tryout again?<br /><br />(139 characters)<br /><br />Inspired by Stony River's Micro Fiction <a href="http://www.stonyriver.ie/2010/12/microfiction-monday-61.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+StonyRiverFarm+%28Stony+River+Farm%29"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mondays #61</span></a><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" 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mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:180%;">Winter's Here</span><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dreaded London smog<br />Dark, wet, tunnel like, pitch-black<br />Left us all agog<br /><br />Hark! apparitions<br />Prancing low in the shadows<br />Are you not concerned?<br /><br />Must stop, venture not<br />Eerie, frightful , hair on ends<br />Winter’s sneaking in!<br /><br />Let me see the sun<br />Where is it in abundance ?<br />Langkawi , my friend!<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Inspired by willows’s <a href="http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2010/12/mag-43.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Magpie # 43</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing">Note:<span style=""> </span> This haiku was earlier posted on <span style=""> </span>October <span style=""> </span>24, 2010 but was not linked anywhere.</p> <input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input 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