100 KM Mencari Sperma Cinta, Kasino, & Cekik

Assalamua'laikum.

Hello to all my lovers.

Well, sebelum aku cerita membebel panjang kali ni, jom layan sebarang dua lagu Alleycats: Di Tengah Kota sambil-sambil baca, sebab aku dah penat berjalan merempit lebih 100 KM hari ni. Terima Kasih yang tak terhingga buat motor kapcai Y125 Z aku. Alhamdulillah. Penat tapi puas.

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Subang - Ampang - Shah Alam - Subang

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Asalnya hari ni, aku ada Special Study Module (SSM) presentation di fakulti, Ampang. Pagi-pagi pukul 8 aku dah bersiap. Kelas start jam 9. Enjin motor di hidupkan & bermulalah episod merempit lebih 100 KM hari ni. Aku sampai pun just nice. Tak lambat macam janji Melayu. Orang Melayu biasanya 30 minit lambat

Tahniah buat kawan-kawan aku yang telah berjaya present dengan baik hari ni. Takziah juga buat Syed, sebab Facebook dah kena hack dengan budak-budak nakal genius kat iPad 2 ko.

Nasib Dekan takde tadi

Lepas je habis presentation pukul 12 tadi, terus ke rumah makcik aku kat Ampang sebab nak bagi barang. Dah selesai, terus pecut ke Shah Alam Convention Center (SACC). Jauh tak jauh sampai nak naik cramp jugak tangan aku nak pulas throttle. Tapi semangat nak dapatkan buku membuat aku sanggup meredah lautan highway. Berpeluh tu tak payah cerita la. 

Inilah hasilnya :)

Asalnya mahu cari Kasino, Pecah, & Sperma Cinta sahaja. Tapi dah terjumpa buku lain. Pokai-pokai. Nasib la ada diskaun sedikit sebanyak. Buat peminat buku Hlovate, memang bagus kalau beli sekarang. Sebab dapat harga yang sangat murah. Memang tak dapat ah kalau beli kat luar. Buku aA + bB tu aku beli RM 14 je. Buku ABCDE Hlovate tu aku beli RM 10 je. Diskaun 30% untuk buku terbitan JS. Uiihhhh...tak sabar aku nak baca. Kalau sempat aku review sekali nanti.

Buku ISRAEL kuasai dunia tu aku beli dengan harga RM 34. Dapat diskaun 10%. Mahal sikit sebab kulit & kertasnya cantik & berkualiti. Banyak lagi buku-buku lain yang aku tengok. Buku agama pun banyak. Tapi duit aku dah kopak.

Di booth FIXI tadi, aku sempat jumpa dengan Encik Amir, CEO FIXI. Siap tolong sign sekali kat buku Rojak tulisannya. Terima Kasih! 

Rugi pulak rasanya tak ambil gambar dengan Amir tadi :(

Sebelum balik tadi layan Upin & Ipin beraksi bersama kanak-kanak. Hehe.. Nak je aku naik atas pentas tu sekali.

See? Penat giler dah wei aku merempit hari ni yang sah-sah lebih 100 KM. Naik kereta lain. Kereta ada air-cond, radio, mp3 bagai. Aku hanya ditemani iPod sahaja. Aku tahu bahaya tapi pasang lagu perlahan-lahan je. Awek Bini kat belakang takde lagi nak teman aku naik motor sekali. Ehem. 

Apa lagi tunggu? Cepat-cepat lah pergi ke SACC, Shah Alam. Orang Shah Alam wajib la pergi kan? Sebab dekat sangat dah tu. Bawak anak-anak supaya cintakan ilmu. Moga-moga ada manfaat.

Penat dah aku membebel. Nak tidur sekejap. Kejap lagi bangun nak kemas-kemas barang untuk Kem PPD selama 4 hari bermula Rabu hingga Sabtu. Layan je la kem ni.

Esok aku merempit balik ke fakulti di Ampang sebelum bertolak ke Kem. Dengar kata di Ulu Sepri, Negeri Sembilan. Doakan keselamatan aku. Sambil-sambil ada dalam bas nanti aku dah benda nak baca. Aku plan nak baca Kasino & Sperma Cinta sebab dapat review yang bagus daripada pembaca.

p/s: 

Ada akak di SACC tadi tanya: "Dah ada anak?" (Sebab nak jual buku kanak-kanak). Tak sempat aku jawab dia dah jawab. "Awak ni muda lagi. Anak pun takde". (Aku ada anak tekak je sekarang). See? Muka aku tetap maintain muda (& handsome) walaupun umur aku dah 24 tahun. Masa kat Stadium Terengganu hari tu pun, ada pak cik polis ingat aku ni budak sekolah. HAHA. Nasib la.

Balik tadi ternampak gadis-gadis bertudung labuh (bukan tudung bulat). Whoa. Itu memang taste aku. Nampak sangat sopan.

Edit post sikit:

Akulinglung, penulis buku Sperma Cinta tweet aku. Terima Kasih! :)

Lejen tak lejen la kan. Sampai rasa sakit testis bila duduk lama-lama atas motor. Apalah nasib sperma gua.

Semoga selamat semuanya. Ameen!

Review: Pecah, Kougar, Dendam

Assalamua'laikum.

AMARAN!: Hanya sesuai untuk bacaan 18 tahun ke atas sahaja. Read at your own risk. 

Hello to all freak readers.

Masih ingat lagi cerita Gila Buku aku yang aku ceritakan? Kalau dah lupa, bacalah balik.
Alhamdulillah.
Aku berjaya habiskan membaca ketiga-tiga novel ni. Membaca pun tidaklah laju mana sebab banyak urusan dirumah aku ni yang perlu settle. So, priority membaca novel adalah paling bawah sekali. Tapi, bila sudah start baca, faham-faham sahajalah. Susah nak berhenti. Nak terkencing sangat tu, aku berhentilah. 

Aku tersangkut baca novel-novel FIXI ni selepas tertengok ulasan buku-buku ni di sebuah blog. Menarik. Aku suka cerita yang membongkar realiti kehidupan manusia. Mungkin sahaja aku ini orang yang sensitif pada alam sekitar.

Secara keseluruhan, aku berpuas hati. It's really worth the money. Plus, I've got the discount last time. Boleh aku katakan bahawa hidup ini bagaikan sebuah Opera. Kita adalah pelakonnya. Bila baca sambil layan lagu Wings, kena sahaja dengan novel yang tengah dibaca. Sebuah lagu M. Nasir & aku memang meminati karya-karya M. Nasir. Ya, Opera Hidup. (Tajuk asal untuk entri ni. Aku tukar sebab objektifnya aku nak review novel-novel ni). Jalannya kita yang pilih. Kita yang susun. Qada' Qadar wajib kita percaya.

Anda mahu lagu? Anda mahu lagu rock? Sambil-sambil baca tu, boleh layan lagu ni. Tak nak dengar pun takpe. Hayati bait-bait lirik lagu ni kat bawah. 

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Hidup bagaikan pentas opera
Tirai hidup dibuka
Ceritapun bermula...
Oh..Oh..Oh..Oh..

Hidup bagaikan pentas opera
Muzik hidup bergema
Aksi insan bermula
Oh..Oh..Oh..Oh..

Lakonkan dengan semangat kejujuran
Sinarilah hatimu oh kesucian
Oh..rempuh api kepalsuan
Pastikan keadilan
Pastikan jaya

Hidup bagaikan pentas opera
Rentak lakon bermula
Siapakah wiranya
Oh..Oh..Oh..Oh..

Kita kecewa dan menderita
Lumrah alam biasa
Pastikah kau wiranya
Oh..Oh..Oh..Oh..

Lakonkan penuh bersemangat wira
Pastikan langkahmu oh keyakinan
Oh..Leburkan ketidak-adilan
Pastikan kedamaian
Pastikan jaya

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Lebih ringkas lagi untuk aku katakan bahawa dalam ketiga-tiga novel ini temanya adalah harta, pangkat, kuasa, & juga nikmat paling agung iaitu seks. Ya, harta, pangkat, kuasa, & seks. Perkara yang selalunya mengelilingi kehidupan manusia. Kita cuba lari sejauh mana pun, tetap akan bertemu. Bagaimana cara untuk kita capai, kita pilih. Kita tentukan. Jalannya hanya dua cabang. Halal atau Haram.

Bagi aku, novel-novel ni sesuai untuk mereka yang berumur 18 tahun ke atas je kot. Benda-benda dalam kelambu ni tak elok expose kat budak-budak bawah umur. Lebih-lebih lagi yang akidah & iman tak kuat. (Pendapat je ni. Jangan serang aku pulak).

#1: PECAH

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Bank CIMB Shah Alam simpan harta. Herman, Alan, Radi, dan Don sempat lari dengan wang. Namun Alan ditembak pengurus bank. Parah. Mereka sepakat ke hospital.

Rumah Seri Memori simpan warga emas. Bakar – sang penghuni dimamah dosa – tiba-tiba tumbang. Hilang sedar. Lidya – sang jururawat – dan Dr Vivian gegas bantu. Mereka sepakat ke hospital.

Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah simpan nyawa. Alan di wad kecemasan. Bakar di wad lelaki. Herman-Don-Radi mahu cabut namun terbantut. Kereta kandas, sedang Inspektor Paul tiba pantas. Pintu pagar hospital dikawal, mereka perlu cari akal.

Herman-Lidya cinta hati. Dalam denyut debar Herman; di celah kerunyut gebar Bakar; satu-persatu kisah terpokah. Satu-persatu PECAH.

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Aku mulakan dengan novel Pecah karya Khairunizam Bakeri (Twitter: @nizambakeri). Seperti yang aku katakan di entri Gila Buku, jalan cerita sangat menarik. Penulis berjaya membawa pembaca di waktu & zaman yang berbeza. Cerita yang di selang-seli dengan flashback. Permulaan ceritanya sahaja sudah menarik (boleh ke laman web FIXI untuk baca bab 1 bagi setiap buku). Dimulakan dengan cerita rompakan bank secara berkumpulan. Persis sahaja seperti filem The Town. Atau mungkin sahaja cerita Italian Job yang cukup popular sekitar tahun 2003. Tapi aku rasa lebih mirip kepada filem The Town. Penuh aksi. Bukan sahaja merompak secara berkumpulan tetapi mereka bijak menyamar untuk merompak bank. They're Pros. Mereka cuba untuk tidak tinggalkan bahan bukti semasa rompakan, tetapi apakan daya, salah seorang dari mereka (Alan) terkena tembakan. 

Novel Pecah akan difilemkan. Lihat sahaja bab permulaan. Penuh aksi. Aku yakin filem ini akan berjaya tambat hati penonton. Siapa yang korang rasa layak pikul watak-watak dalam Pecah? Aku rasa nak bagi Aaron Aziz (Herman) & Siti Saleha (Lidya). Perfect. Watak lain aku tak ada idea siapa.

Adegan diteruskan ke rumah Warga Emas. Rumah yang menyimpan seribu satu memori. Manis, pahit, kelat, masam. Semuanya ada. Memori yang menghantui kehidupan Bakar. Punya anak, Kazim & Kahar yang tidak mahu menjaganya. Akhirnya dia jatuh sakit & dimasukkan ke Hospital. Di sebelah katil Bakar adalah Alan. Lidya, bekas jururawat menjadi jururawat di Rumah Seri Memori. Bukan sahaja jururawat, malah merangkap kekasih Herman, peguam yang menjadi perancang utama rompakan bank. Pergolakan keluarga yang menemukan Lidya dan Herman. Masing-masing punyai dendam untuk dilunaskan. 

Siapakah Lidya yang sebenarnya?
Kenapa Herman sanggup menanggung risiko untuk merompak Bank?
Apakah yang telah Bakar lakukan?
Siapakah Nora dihati Bakar?

Bakar jadi titik temu antara Lidya, Herman, Kazim, Kahar, & juga Nora.
Semua persoalan & rahsia akan pecah dalam novel Pecah.

Kosa-kata yang luas menjadikan Pecah antara yang menarik untuk dibaca. Lebih menarik apabila penulis suka meletakkan nama-nama makanan dengan penuh detail yang mungkin jarang-jarang kita dengar (sebab tak pernah makan). Contohnya: Whopper, Chicken Royale, Mediterranean Baked Fish, Manhattan Grilled Norwegian Salmon (salmon panggang dengan curahan sos herba bawang putih), Chicken of Liberty, Nasi Lemak J-Lo. Mungkin juga penulis adalah seorang yang kuat makan. :)


Watak yang ramai juga punya daya tarikan untuk pembaca. Aku tak rasa bosan langsung bila baca. Rasa mahu tahu itu sentiasa ada. Mahu tahu sehingga pecah segala rahsia, dendam kesumat yang ada. Penuh konflik. Sehingga ada yang baca berulang-ulang kali.

Ada masa lebih, boleh ulang. Aku hanya mampu baca sekali sahaja.

Mahu tahu lebih?
Aku serahkan pada korang untuk beli & baca. Aku tak mahu pecahkan rahsia keistimewaan novel ni lebih-lebih. Takut ter"spoil" mood bacaan korang semua nanti. Kepada yang nak beli novel keluaran FIXI, boleh beli secara online, ke Popular/MPH/Kinokuniya/Silverfish, atau pergi sahaja ke booth FIXI @ Pesta Buku Selangor di SACC 24 Jun hingga 3 Julai ni. Buku-buku FIXI yang rare juga boleh didapati.

#2: KOUGAR (COUGAR)

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Kisha wanita moden yang konfiden dan bahagia dengan kerjaya dan kehidupan sosialnya. Berumur 40 tahun, dan masih bujang.

Ibunya di kampung mahu menjodohkannya dengan seorang duda bergelar imam. Tetapi minatnya lebih cenderung kepada anak muda berusia 25 tahun bernama Azril, yang bekerja di pejabat yang 

sama.

Tetapi Kisha kekadang impulsif. Tanpa disedari, dia telah menerima undangan dari seorang Datuk untuk keluar berhibur di karaoke. Dari situ, mereka akhirnya terlanjur. Apakah kecuaian Kisha itu dapat dirahsiakan atau akan ada impak yang terjadi di dalam jangka panjang nanti?

KOUGAR tidaklah seganas mamalia yang memburu di rimba. Tapi jika dicabar, tanpa segan-silu dia akan mengaum dan mencakar!

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Jalan cerita Kougar lebih mudah. Tiada flashback seperti Pecah.

Kougar membawa pembaca menyusuri kehidupan Kisha. Usia sudah menjangkau 40 tahun tapi masih bujang. Atau lebih tepat lagi dalam masyarakat kita, ANDARTU. Singkatan bagi anak dara tua. Oh, mungkin lebih elok jika aku katakan "anak dara" tua. Kehidupannya di bandar besar Kuala Lumpur boleh dikatakan baik. Tidak kaya, tidak juga perlu meminta simpati masyarakat untuk terus hidup. Kougar atau ejaan omputihnya Cougar (US Canad Slang, 2008) - membawa maksud a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationship with young men. Orang Melayu kata, wanita berumur yang suka pada lelaki-lelaki muda. Orang-orang sekarang panggil lelaki muda ni anak ikan. Mana dapat idea panggil anak ikan? Aku pun tak tahu.


Kisha sering sahaja bertukar-tukar teman lelaki - Azril, Dato' Emir, Razif, Yusri, Fiqri. Siapa lagi? Ibu Kisha di kampung sentiasa bising bertanyakan bilakah Kisha mahu berkahwin. Jika tiada calon, ibunya mahu menjodohkan Kisha dengan Razif. Seorang imam kampung. Pertemuan dengan Azril yang berumur 25 tahun membawa Kisha untuk lebih mengenali lelaki itu lebih dekat. Ditambah pula konflik apabila Dato' Emir mengajak Kisah keluar berfoya-foya & akhirnya dia terlanjur. Konflik demi konflik yang akhirnya membawa Kisha berkahwin dengan Razif si Imam kampung. Juga merangkap saudaranya sendiri. Penulis berjaya membawa pembaca untuk merenung sejenak bahawa dalam masyarakat kita ini ramai yang bersifat seperti talam dua muka. Atau kalau mahu kasar lagi, syaitan yang bertopengkan manusia. Bagaimana orang yang menjadi imam, dihormati dalam masyarakat bisa sahaja menyakiti isterinya sendiri? Ilmu agama kurang, barangkali. Kalau ilmunya banyak sekali pun, tanpa amal, ianya ibarat pohon yang tidak berbuah. Bukan aku yang cakap. Pepatah Arab yang tinggi nilai bahasanya yang cakap.


Pergaduhan demi pergaduhan. Akhirnya, mereka bercerai. Perkara yang Allah paling benci walaupun halal. Kisha kembali kepada kehidupan asalnya dibandar besar Kuala Lumpur. Kembali single. Pengalaman gagal dalam perkahwinan meninggalkan parut yang dalam buat Kisha untuk kembali ke alam perkahwinan. Walaupun di ajak oleh mamat yang setia menunggunya selama 5 tahun di kerusi simen. Novel hanya berakhir dengan ungkapan, "Ada aku kesah?".


Tapi aku tak suka dengan ending,"ada aku kesah?" - Dalam hidup ni kita tiada yang sempurna. Tapi jangan sampai tak mahu hidup ni tak disempurnakan dengan baik. Buat sehabis baik untuk bahagia & bahagiakan org yang tersayang. 


Overall, novel Kougar: Best! 


Bab-bab kahwin ni, baca je lah entri aku ni. Moga-moga boleh buat persediaan sedikit sebanyak. Aku pun tak kahwin lagi. Bujang 4 pulak tu. (Maknanya ada 4 kouta isteri yang masih kosong). Ehem.

#3: DENDAM

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Khalil Gibran seorang billionaire yang mempunyai ramai kroni dalam bidang politik, jenayah dan penguasaan. Ramai wanita ingin menjadi miliknya, walau bergelar simpanan — dan Khalil Gibran memenuhi setiap impi mereka.

Dia mula menjadi zalim dan ganas  apabila dia melihat kekejaman yang pernah dilakukan ke atas ayahnya. Kariernya bermula sebagai anggota keselamatan yang terkenal dengan teknik interogasi yang ekstrem. Kemudian, kejayaan awal empayar bisnesnya adalah melalui cara-cara haram.

Tetapi dia mula insaf apabila hatinya mengenal kasih sayang dan cinta. Sifat kemanusiaan rupa-rupanya masih wujud dalam dirinya. Khalil Gibran ingin menjadi manusia baru. Berjayakah dia lari sepenuhnya dari sifat lamanya? Atau apakah DENDAM akan terus bertakhta?

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Well, ni novel FIXI yang last aku baca setakat ni. So, ni novel yang paling aku suka. Sebab apa? Sebab aku suka pada konflik politik-us, politibai, gila pada harta, rasuah (bahasa manisnya, duit kopi), kongsi gelap, rakus pada kuasa & pangkat, dan juga perempuan. Senang cerita, pihak berkuasa, lagi-lagi polis pasti tak suka novel ni. Aku setuju dengan Cikgu Zara. Tapi inilah realiti. - Kalau tengok cerita hindustan, rasuah adalah perkara biasa di India. Adik aku yang study kat India pun cakap benda yang sama. Segala benda nak rasuah. Gi-la.

Khalil Gibran, anak kepada Muhammad Amin punya dendam yang amat dalam pada pihak berkuasa setelah ayahnya menjadi mangsa kekejaman pihak polis semasa dalam tahanan akibat demonstrasi jalanan. Dendam kesumat yang membawa Khalil Gibran menjadi manusia tanpa hati perut. Khalil Gibran juga berjaya membina empayar perniagaan. Cuma bersumberkan sumber yang haram. Kemudian digunakan untuk membantu memajukan negara. Nampak tidak ubah seperti Robin Hood. Mencuri untuk bantu golongan miskin. 

Apakah pengakhiran pada Khalil Gibran setelah terlalu banyak kekejaman yang dia lakukan? Selalu sahaja kita katakan hukum karma akan mengambil tempat. Nak tahu lebih lanjut, sila beli & baca dengan mata, minda, & hati. 

Wings; Hukum Karma (1998): GILA darjat GILA nama GILA kuasa GILA harta SEMUA gila

Eh? Macam dah tau je ending? Nak tahu kena la baca :)

Banyak sangat dah aku membebel. Cukup lah tu.

Nota Kecil:

#1: Aku minat sikit-sikit je lagu-lagu Wings ni. Mana yang baik amek, yang tak baik tinggal. Rock Kapak memang evergreen lah.

#2: Novel-novel keluaran FIXI semuanya menarik untuk dibaca. Tahniah! Worth the money.
#3: Penat sudah jadi suri-rumah merangkap penganggur di raja. (Penat bila bercuti terlalu lama).

#4: Faiz, sila slow down baca novel lepas-lepas ni sebab final year sudah mahu mula. Otak tu dah mula karat. Kena prepare. Kalau rasa nak pass Pro exam.

Sila tekan butang "like" di atas kalau suka. Kalau tak suka, butang "dislike" memang tiada. Kalau rajin, silakan share.

Selamat berhujung minggu semua! :)

#WW: Jambu @ Pink

Assalamua'laikum

Jambu @ Pink

Gambar diambil di kawasan Klang.

Faiz: Warna jambu yang dulu selalu dibenci. Kalau ada wanita pakai jambu/pink, memang nampak lembut. Lelaki pakai pink, jadilah kumpulan Jambu. Muka legend, tapi hati cute. Tapi bukan gay.


WW: WordlessWednesday

Awek Jepun: 3 minggu 1 hari

Assalamua'laikum

Ni lah dia awek Jepun tu. Nama dia Maria Ozawa. Google sendiri dia ni siapa.

Tak mahu cerita.

Hello guys and all readers. 

Aku tak mahu cerita panjang-panjang kali ni. Kebanyakan entri aku panjang-panjang. Mesti ada yang boleh jadi bengong bila baca lama-lama. 

Maria Ozawa. Atau lebih popular dengan nama Miyabi. Aku tak mahu ulas panjang pasal awek Jepun ni. Korang Google lah sendiri pasal dia ni. Sekurang-kurangnya awek Jepun ni pandai jugak pakai tudung. Awek-awek Muslimah kat luar sana yang tak pakai tudung, bolehlah nak rasa malu dengan Miyabi ni. Korang kalau pakai tudung dapat pahala sebab dah jaga aurat (+ pakaian yang tutup aurat jugak la). Kalau pakai baju ketat, seluar lagging, tutup kepala tak ikut piawai keselamatan, tak dapat lah pahala. Niat pun kena Lillahitaa'la. Si Miyabi ni pakai tak dapat pahala pun sebab dia bukan Islam.

Aku bukan nak cerita pasal si Miyabi ni. Aku nak cerita kat rumah aku sudah ada awek Jepun baru selepas 3 minggu 1 hari terumbang-ambing tanpa awek Jepun ni. Tuhan sahaja yang tahu penat membanting tulang 4 kerat. Kerja awek Jepun ni cukup mudah. Hanya perlu BASUH BAJU. Maka, nama sebenar awek Jepun ni adalah mesin basuh @ washing machine.

Jom tgk!

Ni dia mesin basuh baru. Jenama Toshiba. 

Siap boleh basuh hingga 15 kg. Paling banyak dah ni. Comforter pun boleh basuh.
Berat mesin basuh ni 56 kg. Lagi berat dari aku.

Siap ada ciri-ciri keselamatan (untuk kanak-kanak). Ada lid lock. Masa Rinse, tak boleh buka-buka. 

Dah kunci.

Control panel. Aku teruja sikit je tengok benda ni.

Selepas lebih 10 tahun guna khidmat mesin basuh lama, akhirnya ianya rosak. Hanya boleh spin. Tak mampu lagi hendak basuh sebab mesin tu tak boleh retain air. Letak air terus keluar. Akhirnya, bagi sahaja pada mereka yang memerlukan. Kalau berjaya baiki, masih boleh pakai. Bak kata pepatah, untung sabut timbul, untung batu tenggelam.

Mesin basuh National selepas lebih 10 tahun

National Niagara. Sempena Niagara falls.Tempat yang cantik. Masuk dalam wishlist aku untuk pergi.

Aku tak teruja sangat tadi sebab control panel lebih kurang sahaja bagi mesin automatik ni. Ni dah kira canggih la untuk lebih 10 tahun lepas.

Konklusi/Pengajaran Hidup

Hidup ini hanya sementara. Mesin basuh punya jangka hayat. Begitu juga kita. Habis jangka hayat di dunia, maka MATI.

Ibnu Umar berkata: “Aku bersama Rasulullah, lalu seorang lelaki Ansar datang kepada Baginda mengucapkan salam lalu bertanya: Wahai Rasulullah. Manakah antara kaum mukminin yang paling utama? Baginda menjawab: Yang paling baik akhlaknya antara mereka. Dia bertanya lagi: Manakah di antara kaum mukminin yang paling cerdik?

“Baginda menjawab: Yang paling banyak mengingati kematian antara mereka dan paling bagus persiapannya selepas kematian. Mereka itu orang cerdik,”

(Hadis Riwayat Imam Ibnu Majah)

Persoalannya, sudah kah kita bersedia? Apakah persediaan yang kita dah lakukan? Tepuk dada, tanya iman :)

Fighting Dengue

Assalamua'laikum.

Hello to all readers. May all of you have a nice day today :D

One must know that Dengue is a serious disease that can kill anyone regardless of your age or gender. Dengue is prominent mostly in Tropical countries. Malaysia had 21,309 Dengue cases June last year and 134 deaths was reported in year 2010. 

Dengue is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes mosquito infected with any one of the four dengue viruses. It occurs in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world. Symptoms appear 3—14 days after the infective bite. Dengue fever is a febrile illness that affects infants, young children and adults.

Symptoms range from a mild fever, to incapacitating high fever, with severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, and rash. There are no specific antiviral medicines for dengue. It is important to maintain hydration. Use of acetylsalicylic acid (e.g. aspirin) and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g. Ibuprofen) is not recommended.

Dengue haemorrhagic fever (fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, bleeding) is a potentially lethal complication, affecting mainly children. Early clinical diagnosis and careful clinical management by experienced physicians and nurses increase survival of patients.

Enough talking about a quick view of Dengue. We are now one step ahead to fight Dengue. There are new things like new Dengue test Kit, Genetically Modified Aedes mosquitoes and new Vaccine to fight with Dengue. Unfortunately, the vaccine is still being developed and will only available by 2015.

Now we have NS 1 kit test for Dengue Fever. It can detect dengue even from day 1 of fever

Interpretation of the result on this NS 1 Test Kit. It takes 15-20 minutes only

The Genetically Modified (GM) Aedes mosquitoes were released in a study running from Dec 2010 to Jan 5, 2011. 

"The GM mosquitoes are a completely different organism from the Toxorhynchites mosquitoes which are found in the wild, in jungle", said Dr Jayakumar a State Health, Plantation Workers, Poverty and Caring government executive councillor. 

"We are just bringing them out into areas where the mosquitoes are breeding", he said.

"The idea is that the larvae of these mosquitoes will eat the other mosquito larvae", he added, saying that the mosquitoes which had a life cycle of two months were indigenous in Malaysia.

Toxorhynchites mosquitoes were released in an abandoned construction area as such areas were found to have the highest concentration of Aedes mosquitoes.

Meanwhile, Prof Zairi Jaal of the USM Vector Control Research Unit said that it was unlikely that the Toxorhynchites mosquitoes would be found in homes as they preferred forested area.

But, wait....wait...wait. Hey, we are trying :)

Genetically Modified (GM) Mosquitoes

What are they?

Modified male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The same species as the mosquito that spread the virus that causes Dengue fever.

What is the aim of releasing GM Aedes mosquitoes?

To mate with female Aedes mosquitoes. The offspring of such matings will have shorter live span.

Have they been released?

Yes. 6,000 were released on Dec 21 last year by the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) of Malaysia in an uninhabited area of Pahang. The experiment was concluded on Jan 5, 2011. It was the first of its kind in Asia.

Toxorhynchites

What are they?

A genus of mosquitoes that do not feed on blood. Instead, adult Toxorhynchites feed on plant carbohydrates such as saps and juices from damaged plants and nectar.

What is the aim of releasing them?

The larvae of  Toxorhynchites feed on aquatic life such as the larvae of other mosquitoes. Toxorhynchites are not involved in the transmission of human or animal pathogens. 

Have they been released before in Malaysia?

The Subang Jaya Municipal Council was the first to release them on June 7, 2011 in collaboration with CIMB Bank and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
The mosquitoes had been used before in an anti-Aedes project running in New Orleans in the United States, Bangkok, Penang, and St Maarteen in the Carribbean from 1978 yo 1986 with a success rate between 45% to 100%.

How can  Toxorhynchites be distinguished?

They are blue, metallic green or black and are four or five times bigger than normal mosquitoes. Their larvae are 1.2cm to 1.8cm long.

Source: TheSun Newspaper (June 8, 2011) 

TheStar newspaper today reported that Dengue death down by 80% this year.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The number of dengue-related cases and deaths fell by 57% and 80% respectively this year compared to the same period last year.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said as of June 12, the number of reported cases stood at 9,224 compared to last year's figure of 21,309 during the same period.

The number of deaths has also dropped by 80% to 14 compared to 69 in the previous year.

A total of 46,171 dengue cases and 134 deaths were recorded last year.

Liow attributed the reduction to the strong community support towards the Communication for Behavioural Impact (Combi) campaign against dengue.

There are currently 2,126 Combi projects, of which 205 were by non-governmental organisations.

“Preventing dengue is a joint responsibility".

“Our focus is to mobilise the community and help them realise that their role in reducing the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes is the key,” he said at the local-level Asean Dengue Day function and relaunch of the national-level Combi campaign yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said efforts to combat the epidemic must continue on a daily basis as the number of cases and deaths could happen at any time.

“Our target is to have zero deaths as one death is too many,” he said.

On the dengue vaccine which is being developed by the Health Ministry and pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis, Liow said it would be available by 2015.

Source: TheStar Newspaper (June17, 2011) 

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Don't ever stop fighting with the Dengue!

Jailbreak & Quick Review of iOS 4.3.3

Assalamua'laikum & hello to all lovely readers in this world.


Sorry if this post wasn't relevant anymore. iOS 5 is coming soon but you still can jailbreak iOS 4.3.3.


WARNING!: Read & do it at your own risk. Exclusive for iPhone users. Do read first before starting to jailbreak.

• If you depend on ultrasn0w unlocking, please stay away from jailbreaking with redsn0w. You should use PwnageTool instead that lets you create a custom IPSW while preserving the baseband version. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, just stay with your current iOS version. Don’t upgrade to 4.3.3, otherwise, you’ll lose the unlock.
• Make sure you use iTunes 10.2 or up for the jailbreak. As usual, backup all your contacts, sms, photos, etc via iTunes before jailbreaking.
• Disclaimer: Jailbreaking may void your warranty of iPhone. Again, jailbreak it at your own risk. There is no guarantee that this guide works on all iPhone devices.

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Jailbreak: A hack that gains access to areas of the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad that users aren’t supposed to mess with. Typically, this is an immediate prelude to either installing cool programs, unlocking the handset for use with another cellular network, or both.


Through jailbreaking, you are able to add additional applications to your iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iPod). It allows you to do so by adding an application called Cydia to your iDevice. It also allows modding (changing) of your iDevice application icons, wallpaper, dock, status bar, chat bubbles, weather backgrounds, keyboard….etc.


Untethered Jailbreak: A type of jailbreak where your device does not require you to reboot with a connection to an external device capable of executing commands on the device.


Tethered Jailbreak: Means being basically "attached" to your computer in a way; you must boot your device by running code on it (via the dock connector) to make use of an exploit.

Cydia: Cydia (pronounced /ˈsɪdi.ə/) is a software application for iOS that is a graphical front end to APT and the dpkg package management system. Cydia is a software application developed by Jay Freeman (also known as saurik) for the iPhone OS that allows the user to browse and download applications usable on a jailbroken iPhone or iPod Touch. Cydia allows a user to find and download applications and softwarepackages for a jailbroken iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, by browsing repositories that list these applicationsand packages, most of which are available at no cost. Cydia also includes the Cydia Store, which offers a number of applications for sale.


In simple words, I can say that Cydia is iPhone app that will let you install 3rd party apps (apart from iTunes App Store), software package, tweaks, etc, for jailbroken iPhone, iPad, iPod, or any other iDevices.

Unlock: Unlocked is the term used to describe mobile phones that are not tied to a particular service provider in order to be used. Many cell phones are tied to a single cellular provider at their introduction, but are later unlocked for use on many networks. Unlocked phones can be used on the network of any compatible provider with the insertion of a compatible SIM card. 


Some phones that are locked can be unlocked using computers or special phone codes, though this can invalidate warranties.


Jailbreaking allows users to install whatever software they'd like on their iOS device, while unlocking allows them to choose their phone service provider. The two things are often done at the same time, but they're not the same thing.


Apple currently releases unlock iPhone 4 in US for $649 & $749 price tag.

5 big reasons the unlocked iPhone is a big deal:
#1: No contracts
#2: No more hacks to unlock the iPhone
#3: Makes the iPhone a juicier target for traveling business users
#4: Puts the iPhone on unsupported carriers. Means can use any network in this world.
#5: Gives the iPhone 4 a shot in the arm as next-gen iPhone rumors swirl

In this post, I'll show you how to jailbreak your iOS devices (except iPad 2) running on iOS 4.3.3 firmware. 


I would love to start off with a summary this time. The steps are:

1. Do backup all your data on the iPhone. 
2. Start to jailbreak the iPhone. I'll show you how to jailbreak using redsn0w.
3. Install Cydia sources & packages. I'll show you how.
4. Save SHSH & Done.

Step 1: Back-up

It's very important to back your data on the iPhone so that you don't lose any important things (Contacts, Calendar, SMS etc.). 

Simply sync your iPhone to iTunes & all the data will be back-up.

Just click on the sync button at the bottom of your right side

Take a Home screenshot, particularly for the folders. Some folders might disappear after jailbreak.

To take a screenshot with your iPhone or iPod Touch, just press the Home and Sleep buttons at the same time.
To access your screenshots go to Photos & look in Camera Roll.

Some of my folders disappear after the jailbreak

It always should be like this, for me

Use AptBackup app to back up all your jailbreak apps in Cydia.

• Unfortunately, to use this app, you need to install on your previous jailbroken iPhone. 
• First timer jailbreakers don't have this feature.

See the AptBackup app at the bottom? Open this app

Click on the Backup button & AptBackup will backup all the jailbreak files

While doing your back up, please download the softwares.

1. iOS 4.3.3 [iPhone4 (GSM)/3GS] from Apple. - I would suggest you to have high speed internet connection since the file is big.
2. redsn0w

• Windows
• Mac

Are you ready to jailbreak? Let the party begins.

Step 2: Jailbreak using redsn0w

Untethered Jailbreak by redsn0w team

All you need is, to follow the instructions given by redsn0w team correctly.

#1: Download redsn0w 0.9.6rc15 & extract the zipped file after download.

#2: Launch Redsn0w

#3: Click “browse” and select the iPhone 4.3.3 firmware file. For iPhone 4, please select iPhone3,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw. For iPhone 3GS, please select iPhone2,1_4.3.3_8J2_Restore.ipsw. Redsn0w then verifies your firmware file.

#4: RedSn0w will now try to identify and process the firmware file. Once the firmware file has been identified click Next to continue.

#5: Redsn0w then starts preparing jailbreak data based on the IPSW file. Just wait till you see the below screen. Select “Install Cydia” and click “Next” to proceed.

#6: Just follow the on-screen instruction. Make sure your iPhone is turned OFF and connected with your computer via USB cable. If you haven’t done so, simply connect it with USB and then power it off before you click the “Next” button.

#7: Once you click “Next”, follow the procedures to put your iPhone into DFU mode. If you fail to do so, don’t worry. It won’t brick your iPhone. Just restart your device and go through the procedures again.

#8: If you have successfully put your iPhone into DFU mode, redsn0w will do the rest. Just sit back and relax.

While jailbreaking, your iPhone will show downloading jailbreak data, etc. Just don’t touch your iPhone and keep waiting. Once completed, redsn0w will let you know the jailbreak process is successful.

After reboot, your iPhone should be jailbroken with cydia installed. Lastly, sync back your backup data with iTunes and restore all your contacts & SMS.

Step 3: Cydia. Sources & packages to install

#1: Launch the Cydia by tapping the Cydia icon on your iDevices

#2: When Cydia first launches it will ask you to choose what mode you want to use. Just tap User (Graphical Only). You can go back and change this later if you wish to.

#3: Cydia will now check for updates and present you with the above prompt saying something like 2 Essential Upgrades. Tap the “Upgrade Essential” button.

#4: Now Cydia will ask you to confirm your selection. Tap the Confirm button in the top right.

#5: Cydia will now start updating. Once the update is complete it will show a “Complete” message. You will need to restart Cydia, tap the Close Cydia (Restart) button.

#6: Launch the Cydia again to install Cydia Sources & Packages. That’s it, now Cydia is installed on your iDevices.


#7: Don't forget to re-install AptBackup from Cydia (optional)

Sources & Packages to install

# AptBackup: Launch AptBackup again & tap restore. Usually, the app will restore the rest of your  previous Cydia apps automatically. Less headache to go through again the same process of installing Cydia apps on your iDevices. Unfortunately, only for previous jailbreak iDevices.

Now let's cook something more important to make your iDevices look great.

Tap manage at the menu and tap on Sources. 

I advise you to add the source "http://cydia.hackulo.us/"

Tap edit on upper right & then tap add

Now enter the URL you want. I would suggest you to enter these three URLs:

#1: http://cydia.hackulo.us/

#2: http://cydia.xsellize.com/

#3: http://repo.benm.at/

Now, tap search icon on right bottom.

Search for these Packages to install in your Cydia apps:

#1: SBSetting / Activator (SBSetting will automatically install Activator)

#2: Angry Birds SMS (optional)

#3: App Sync

#4: BiteSMS (Use the cracked one from xsellize)

#5: Frash-flash (Since iDevices not supported flash)

#6: iFile (a file manager with capabilites to email, edit, delete, copy, cut, paste, rename, view, compress, uncompress, install and transfer files).

#7: Installous 4 (to install cracked apps)

#8: LibWeather (Optional)

#9: Lock Weather Plugin & Lock Weather Twitter Plugin (Optional)

#10: Lock Info (Nice to have)

#11: RepoIcons

#12: Winterboard (Using Winterboard you can change iPhone icons, customize applications, status bar graphics, iPhone dock graphics, install themes and change wallpapers of your iPhone Springboard. You can even customize sounds on your iPhone. With Winterboard you can theme almost everything that comes to your mind). 

*You may Google yourself how and what does these app done for you. Too long to give a tutorial.

Open Cydia. Tap Manage. Tap Installed. You'll see your installed apps in Cydia

Now, you're done at Cydia. Press home button to go to the Home screen. Tired? Have a cup of coffee then. Done? Let's continue with setting up the Activator to make your iPhone works really great.

Activator Setting

This is my personal setting for Activator. Every each of us may have different way of setting. Hey, it works great for me!

#1: Go to the Setting & tap Activator

#2: Now you can see, 3 menus which are At Home Screen, In Application, & At Lock Screen

#3: Tap At Home Screen

#4: Now, At Home Screen, you gonna tap Shake Device & choose Activate Switcher. This is also the same thing to do 'In Application' menu later on.

Choose Activate Switcher

Now go to the Double Tap option, & assigned to SBSetting. Same thing to do 'In Application'

Go back & set for Hold, Swipe Down, Left, and Right

Done At Home Screen. Now, move to the In Application.

Same setting for all except for Swipe Down. Assigned to Home Button

Activator is an app from Cydia to bypass the real button on the iPhone (home and sleep/wake button). Usually, these button are susceptible to damage due to frequent use. 

Step 4: Save SHSH & Done. Pwned!

Why Save SHSH?

Save your SHSH blobs so that you can jailbreak (by downgrading) your device again.

Apple only allows you to restore to the firmwares they ‘sign’. This ‘signing’ only lasts for a limited time. Once they stop ‘signing’ the SHSHs for a firmware, there is no way to restore that firmware ever again. The core purpose of saving SHSH blobs is to secure future jailbreak. If you want to downgrade back to and older iOS 4.x, you will need your SHSH blobs saved either on Cydia or in your computer via TinyUmbrella.

Cydia can save SHSH blobs automatically (If you have ever tapped the “Make My Life Easier!”), it is recommended to use TinyUmbrella to ensure that you have SHSH blobs on file both on Cydia and on your Computer.

How to save your SHSH?

#1: Download TinyUmbrella (Windows / Mac) 

#2: Run the TinyUmbrella app.

#3: Now, connect your iDevices to your computer. TinyUmbrella will detect your iDevice.

#4: Make Sure iTunes is closed. Now Simply Hit the Save SHSH button at Top-Right side of the window.

TinyUmbrella will save SHSH blobs of the latest firmware + all those blobs that you had saved for older firmwares (if any) on Cydia server. This will also generate a ticket to save SHSH blobs for the latest firmware to Cydia server.

All Done! You have secured your future jailbreak by saving SHSH blobs for iOS 4.x using TinyUmbrella. You can find the saved SHSH file directory under advanced Tab on TinyUmbrella and Cydia will also display your Saved SHSH blobs/status pending.

Mac Users

#1: Open TinyUmbrella. Make sure your iPhone is selected from the list on the left, then click the Save SHSH button.

#2: Once completed you will notice a new entry in the Saved SHSHs for iPhone list confirming the successful save of your SHSH blobs.

See the word SHSH up there?

DONE!

Quick Review iOS 4.3.3


Apple releases iOS 4.3.3 via iTunes due to controversy of location tracking issues.


Improvements in iOS 4.3.3:

• Improved AirPlay functionality– Now AirPlay streams from the Photos app too, in addition to movies, music and other goodies 
• Safari performance improvements — JavaScript and Safari as a whole seem to be a bit snappier
• iTunes Home Sharing — Share all your iTunes content across devices on your network. No download or sync needed. If you are on the same wireless network, content can be used between the devices.
• iPad slide switch customization — The switch on the iPad can be customized to work as a mute switch or to lock the screen position. Customizations can be made in the Settings app.
• Personal hotspot — This one is just for iPhone users, a hotspot to allow connections wherever your phone has data service.

After about a month using iOS 4.3.3, I found that the battery life is superb and you may stay to on your 3G for the rest of the day. 

However, there are minor issues like push notifications not really working. Some of the users may find it hard, since we want to keep in touch with the social networkings (Facebook, Twitter, etc.). Yes, I find some lagging on my iPhone 3GS running on iOS 4.3.3. Perhaps, due to less RAM.

Why so many? :)

iOS 5

Apple will release iOS 5 this fall. Only tethered jailbreak is available right now for beta version by redsn0w team.

Can't wait to experience the iOS 5 soon.

I hope this Tutorial will help out some of the iPhone users. All the best!

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?: Do you experience any issue during/after iOS 4.3.3 jailbreak? As always, please leave a comment and share your experience with all the iPhone users out there.

Thank You.