:: Hooray! ::

Sorry for anyone who felt annoyed. This is just a celebration. Please don't bakar any mercun, or BBQ any car here..

This is a Kijang:



And this is one of Negeri Sembilan's famous dish, Masak lemak cili api:


And this a place where you are not allowed to cook or eat inside:


What is the connection among the three pictures? Well, none whatsoever. This is just a post with no real objective.

Why am I doing this? It's because..


Yup, Negeri Sembilan won the Malaysia Cup. The score and scorer?

:: Hobin Jang Hobin!!! Punggah pialo weh! ::

Let's do it guys. Selamat berjaya. NS did it once, and it can be done again! Dah dua kali dah lately nih asyik runner-up je. Nak jugak bawak piala tuh balik lalu Bukit Putus, bro! Lagipun, kira hadiah untuk penyokong la.. Tahun yang ada Yamtuan Besar baru, kalau menang Malaysia Cup lagi lah best!

Jangan takut dengan mercun, kalau dia nak gocoh, kita sosah yo!

Untuk mengetahui skuad anda, sila klik gambar di bawah:


Kalau dio takbir, kito pun takbir la. Dio ado Tok Guru yang konon'e tau sapo masuk syurgo. Alah, kito dulu ado yo yang macam tuh, lagi tera pun ado.. Tak cayo? Siap ado kelua muko kek bulan lagi tuh! Tuh Abuya Ashaari tuh! Cubo tanyo oghang kek Gomotir nun..

Kalau tak, jom nyanyi ramai-ramai yo la yo..

"Hobin Jang Hobin"

Hobin Jang Hobin...3x
Daghi sawah tughun padang
Kini kau dah pandai nondang
Kali ini mesti monang
Bukan susah cukup sonang
Hobin jang hobin...3x

Sumbek gol banyak-banyak
Bia sampai jaghing kuyak
Main bia hati-hati
Jangan masok gol sendighi
Hobin jang hobin...x3

Duo satu kocik bona
Ompek satu sonyum lebar
Kalu buleh tujuh kosong
Bia dio balik molopong
Molopong.. molopong. molopong..
Hobing jang hobin...3x

Hobin jang hobin...3x
Yam Tuan sokong kito
Montoghi Bosar sokong kito
Undang Luak sokong kito
Jangan buek malu muko
Hobin jang hobin...3x

Kali ini kalau kalah
Balik kampong potong gotah
Kito jangan monggollabah
Pialo kito punggah
Punggah.. punggah...
Hobin Jang Hobin...3x

Hobin bin bin bin hobin jang hobin..............
Hobin... hobin... hobin jang hobinnnnn........
Hobin jang hobin....

(lagu boleh download kat Portal Penyokong Bolasepak Negeri Sembilan kat belah panel kanan)

:: Takbir.. ::

Hehe, this time, for the ninth by-election, BN had finally won it!

Barisan Nasional's Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad won Bagan Pinang by-election today by a big majority of 5435 votes, compared to the one recorded for the 8th March 2008 election, ie. 2333 votes.

The BN candidate got 8013 votes (ie. 3521 postal votes + 4492 normal votes), while the PAS NS's State Commissioner: Zulkefly Mohamad Omar got 2578 votes (ie. 601 postal votes + 1977 normal votes).

Other facts:
1. The total number of votes (including postal votes) is 11157 (ie. 81.65% turnout).
2. The total number of spoilt votes is 566 votes (ie. 134 postal votes + 432 normal votes).
3. The total number of AVAILABLE postal votes is 4611 (ie. Pas got 601 votes, BN got 3521 votes, 134 spoilt votes, and 355 didn't vote).
4. The number of registered voters who didn't vote is about 2507 votes (ie. by the fact that 18.35% didn't vote). This means that about 355 person didn't do the postal votes, while 2152 normal voters didn't turnout to vote.. Why, oh why?
5. Should the 2507 voters actually voted and did so for PAS, the only difference it would make is a smaller majority. The strong 8013 votes obtained by BN would still produce an end result of a majority larger than the one obtained in March 2008 by PAS. And nobody can really say that those 2507 votes wouldn't end up being for BN anyway (which would mean a greater margin of loss for PAS).
6. There were eight voting centres in the by-election: Taman Eastern, Ladang Atherton, Siliau, Ladang Bradwall, Sua Betong, Kg Bagan Pinang, Si Rusa, and Teluk Kemang.
7. Bagan Pinang is located in the Teluk Kemang parliamentary seat. There are five seats in the constituency, with BN currently holding two (Linggi and Bagan Pinang), PKR holding two (Chuah and Port Dickson), and Lukut is under DAP.
8. BN controls 21 out of the 36 states seats in the state assembly (ie. the DUN: Dewan Undangan Negeri). Out of the 15 state seats, 10 belongs to DAP, 4 belongs to PKR, and PAS has 1 seat.
9. In the last general election, for Bagan Pinang, BN got 6430 votes, while PAS has 4097 votes, and the majority was 2333 votes. Thus, there is an increase of 1583 votes for BN and a decrease of 1519 votes for PAS. So, is it plausible to say that the ones who voted for PAS ran to the BN's side this time?


That's all for now. Congrats to the winner, and to the losing side, try again next time.

All in all, congratulation to the locals for doing their duty and right as voters. You rule!



P/s: Facts and figures came from the official result of EC as published by Malaysian newspapers, and calculations using my calculator.. :)

:: degree program comparison ::

Well, for writing this article, I might get some backlash from some people. But I don't care. The reason why I'm doing this is to clear up the air should there be any misunderstanding between those students (and graduates) who is doing (or did obtained) a degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from both universities: Adelaide University, Australia, and UTM, Malaysia.

Why did I choose to compare these two universities? Because both claims to be the best (or one of the best) university for doing Engineering courses in their countries, respectively.

Some of the stereotypical issues might be:
1. student or grad oversea relax je la, belajar siket je subjek..!
2. sombong seih budak grad oversea, padahal aku belajar lagi banyak dari dia..!
3. apa kelas budak grad local uni je?

To do justice, here are what I think students (or graduates) from both countries can claim:

For UTM students:
1. Kitaorg terer, sebab amek banyak subjects!
2. Busy wo idop dolu2, banyak assignments! Dah la sampai 50% value untuk full mark! But kitaorg dapat lepas dengan berjaya! Dah la ada lecturer yang macam...!
3. Kitaorg ada banyak awek2 cun kat sini! Stok penapisan untuk dijadikan pasangan idop sangat besar!
4. Kitaorg makan best! Nak balik umah untuk makan yang lagi best pun tak la susah sangat, paling jauh pun, flight 2 jam je.
5. Dugaan ah beb, banyak hal ah kat sini, politik la, family la, nak bayar pinjaman la etc..
6. Ada ke patut kena amek subjek2 yang takde kena-mengena dengan degree nih? But kitaorg kan terer? Sumer clear beb!
7. Sini persaingan tinggi bro! Dah la kerajaan kalau boleh nak semua students all-rounded: bijak, beriman, beramal, terer sukan, etc etc. Nasib baik tak jadi robot terus.

For Adelaide Uni students:
1. Mana kau tau quality subjek siket tak sama dengan yang banyak? Giler kau, kitaorg buat assignments macam giler perfect pun, kitaorg dapat around 20% of grade je.. Buat lah se-excellent mana sekalipun..
2. Hidup mencabar weh, assignments tiap2 minggu ada. Masalahnya, kau buat ke tak assignment, datang kelas ke tidak, lecturer pedulik apa? Bukannya fail terus, cuma kitaorg ni agak terer gak ah bila exam, buat giler babeng dasat (maklumlah 80% dari exam). Attendance untuk kelas? Apa tuh? Last time kena amek rollcall masa kat skolah la. Rindu pulak zaman dulu kena paksa belajar. Ada jugak orang yang tengok2 perkembangan.
3. Walaupun subjek siket, tapi most likely syllabus sama banyak. Siap advance lagi tuh, ada projek nanotechnology. Tak caya, tengok kat bawah ni..
4. Kitaorg nak cari stok gadis Melayu terakhir susah ah. Tapi, global market bro! Global! Tapi, untuk sapa2 yang ada gf/tunang kat Malaysia, kira terer gak la. Walaupun otak dan jantung tiap2 hari rasa macam nak meletup risau, dapat juga maintain waras dan setia. Orang kata: long-distance tu macam belajar MATHS 1011 la, kacang je!
5. Alamak, makanan halal susah gak nak cari! But kalau kitaorg still pilih untuk hidup dengan makan benda2 halal je, rasa2nya, boleh claim iman kitaorg lagi kuat.. Bab balik umah jumpa parents memang susah la, mahal. Call pon kena ikut time, malam2 ada la cheap time period to call. But concert2 banyak woi sini, takde censor2 pulak tuh! (Alamak, lupa pulak aku belajar apa tadi..)
6. Dugaan? Oversea politik takde hal, cuma kuat tak kuat iman, dan mampu tak mampu tiap2 hari nak speaking je lah yang menduga. Maklumlah, takde azan, takde pencegah maksiat, uni bagi kondom free (macam gula2), nightclub depan uni, KFC yang memang tak halal berlambak, ganja/alkohol/hiburan macam jumlah masjid kat Malaysia. Banyak giler!
7. Nasib baik ah kitaorg takde kena amek subjek macam tuh. Eh eh, patutlah kitaorg maybe kurang bermoral, kurang Islamic dan kurang Asian. But takpelah, kitaorg belajar direct dari idop, 4 tahun, tiap2 hari kena duga. Practical tu beb!
8. Persaingan? Susah beb, susah! Bebudak mat saleh ni bukannya ada dapat offer utk gi belajar mana2 uni kat oversea. So, yang tahap IQ macam ala2 Einstein pun berlambak dalam kelas. (cuba try tengok dalam wikipedia, berapa ramai ex-student Adelaide Uni yang dah menang Nobel Prize!). Tuh yang masa bila aku menang debat, atau dapat report sampai lebih 90%, aku sengeh2 macam gile tuh! Rasa macam Einstein bawah tapak kaki je.. Haha..

Nota editor: sorry kalau nampak berat sebelah. Tak berniat apa2, cuma as orang yang tak duduk kat Malaysia now, tak tau apa hujah2 best budak local U..


So, apa moralnya?

Hormatilah satu sama lain.

Yang belajar atau grad oversea mungkin kurang sopan, kurang Islamic, kurang bersikap keMalaysiaan dan mungkin kurang jumlah subjeknya berbanding apa yang budak local U amek, BUT disebabkan at least 4 tahun tercampak kat tempat orang yang penuh dugaan, diaorg ni bab2 survival dalam menjaga maruah atau experience persaingan bebas tanpa tongkat kerajaan atau pun bab2 pelajaran jatuh-bangun memang mungkin ada kelebihan.

Yang belajar local U pulak, walaupun ada yang mungkin kata university takde kualiti (tak masuk top 100), atau jagoan kampung, atau tak tercabar sebab masih dalam negara, aku rasa, they deserve a lot of repect! Mana ada orang dari uni2 negara lain yang kena amek banyak2 subjek, dah la subjek yang pelik2, siap ada kokurikulum pulak tuh? So, kena respect diaorg nih, 4 tahun keje keras, kena pakai bahasa yang bukannya tiap2 hari kena praktis dan berjaya lulus walaupun diduga dengan segala apa yang berlaku. Diaorg nih, benda2 pasal negara berlaku depan mata tiap2 hari, but berjaya jugak focus. Lagipun, diaorg nih la yang membesar dalam negara, mengalami lebih banyak perkara dalam negara masa tengah bertambah kematangan diaorg.

So, for both, rendah2kan lah diri. Hormat pihak yang satu lagi. Jangan pandah rendah pihak satu lagi, tapi jangan la sampai biarkan orang kata degree uni korang tak berkualiti, atau tuduh korang sambil main2 pun boleh grad!

By the way, here is the comparison between the program for Bachelor of Engineering in both universities:


Sila klik untuk lihat dengan lebih jelas..

:: why the f***?!! ::

Why the f*** do they allow people to wear high-heels in a library?

I got a few reasons why I would be really happy if wearing it is banned in libraries:
1. The 'keletuk keletak' sound is very annoying, especially when they pass-by or walk near the quiet study area..
2. It's a hazard. They might fall off and hurt other people.
3. Walking while carrying large heavy books could make they stumble. (However, I haven't seen them walking around with any serious books. I mean, big thick books)

So, please spread the word around so that even if we can't achieve this aim, we could at least:
1. Ask the librarians and the libraries to arrange for more carpeting. Or prepare some sort of sandals (like in the hotels) so that less walking noise can be made.
2. Try and get so that the price of earplugs would be cheaper, and they should be made readily available near study areas.
3. Do a study about what kind of books do the people with high heels read, and place them in a specific area (maybe near a cafe, or near a stage, so that they can show off their heels)..

So, let's start a new campaign...


"Wear flat shoes, or be reasonable when you walk in a library. Other people do study or read books there. Go catwalk somewhere else, please"

:: damn! damn! damn! ::

Damn! My housemate had just realized that he had lost rings, necklaces, and a jade!

Oh my God! I'm speechless..

For him to lose the jade must had meant the world to him. And I can understand it, as the jade is an heirloom, passed down through the generations..

All I can say is that, I swear that I will do anything to find the responsible party.

And once caught, the punishment is heavy.

I promise that.

:: judge of character ::

Someone said that I'm not a good judge of character..

Heh, somehow, it doesn't affect me. Why? Because anyone who really knows me know that I always try to be seen as non-judgmental.

So, does it actually mean that I'm not a good judge of character?

I don't think so. It's just that I don't like to show it. After all, what is important is how you act once you've passed/made a judgment about someone. It's not about what you say.

For example, if you think that someone has a vice but you have no real evidence, what do you do?

I won't ostracize the person, but I'll remain vigilant, and ensure that his/her vice won't affect me. There is no point you're saying that a person is a liar. But what you should do (or what I actually did), was just nod when he/she says something, and ignore it. Take it at no face value at all.

By doing so, did I lose anything? Nope. He/she gets tired talking, but I'll remain unaffected.

At least, when he/she is saying something which is truthful, I can still benefit. And how about him/her? For all I care, he/she can go to hell..

Or, another example is that, if you know someone who is cheating on his/her gf/bf. What would I do? As long it's not being done on me, I'll still reply when he/she talks to me. And I'll slowly talk to their partner about the things. If they don't trust me, I don't care. Their lost, not mine. But one thing for sure, never had I had a gf who had actually left their bf for someone else (regardless of how pretty or sexy or whatever she might be). So you see, I don't say out loud what is my judgment, I just carry it out.

But if it happens to me, I'll bring the person down. Physical plus reputation damage, and lifelong hardship are the things that I promise to those who I'd judged to be worthy of it.

No point reacting to small fish, it made me small as well. Just go for the kill. And torture before death.

Selfish? Well, welcome to my world.

As I had said before, you were born alone, and you will die alone. The only difference is not who you met when you are alive, but it is how that you react to them.

And my last word, being paranoid is part of being me. That's why I had always have a locked door, a tight password, unseen wallet (and keys). For me, you shall protect yourself first, so that should something bad occur to you, you'll have TOTAL power to do your revenge.

You steal my stuff, I get someone to break your legs (You won't die, not because I treasure your life, but because I feel that you don't deserve to die straightforward). Because for you to steal my stuff that means you have to actually enter my private room, open my private drawer. And that calls for unlimited reaction from me.

Why don't I go and break your leg on my own? Well, I deem my hands to be kept as clean as possible. (Cleanliness is near to godliness. And as humans are made in the image of God, I shall behave like one). Why should I dirty it by touching a non-worthy person?

You cheat on me? I'll just walkaway. But if you do it badly, (ie. without using your brain to think), prepare your face to meet my friend, Mr. Superacid. It burns, and it's permanent.

So, what is your judgment about me again? Ask me if I give a rat's ass about it.

I am me, and you are you. Nothing that you say will affect me, unless my judgment is that your words/opinion carry some value in it.

:: a non-Earth week ::

This article is an environmental piece a.k.a. my personal take/rant on the state of the world (my world) due to a build-up for a race which will be conducted by many V8 cars driving around a track for a total distance of 500km (nearby the Norwood-portion of the city). And by the way, should I was asked to write this for CHEM ENG 4024: Environmental Engineering in Adelaide University, I think, I deserve some points or extra marks.

And nope, this wasn't a waste of time. I was making the best of my time stuck in the bus (about 55minutes, compared to the usual 10minutes) due to the clogged up road, which by the way, had made me to come in late.


Why is it (the race and the build-up to it) should be considered non-Earthly?

1. I'm pretty sure that the very act of V8 cars (although using unleaded fuel) racing around a track for 78 laps (totalling 500km) WOULD definitely increase the sudden amount of pollutant gases to the environment. And I haven't even talked anything about the noise pollution, thermal pollution, smell of rubber tires burnt etc etc.

2. These cars surely consumed a lot of fuel. (No arguement to that. If you disagree, think about hybrid cars. Maybe that will drive the point home).

3. During that event, which might make about 291,400 attendees happy, I'm pretty sure that litres and litres of beer would be consumed. This might pose a threat of extra amount of rubbish / strain on recycling system. And bear in mind, for every 250mL of beer produced/consumed, LifeCycle Assessment says that the Virtual Water Content (the cradle-to-grave amount of water used to produce it) is 75L! There is going to be a lot of water to be used for producing beers for one event. And should hamburgers/similar foods be consumed, a 150g hamburger's Virtual Water Content is 2400L. (Reference: Dr. David Lewis).

4. Due to the clogging of the road (detours + extra time spent), most road users will have to spend at least an extra 30 minutes of the road stuck. Are the engines switched off? Nope. So, as each of the vehicle inch their way to the city (for about 7 days of the roads being clogged), more and more of fuel are burnt and more pollutant gases are released (compared to other usual week).

5. Due to the roads being clogged, to avoid being late for work/school/anything, most residents in the nearby area had to wake up at least 30minutes early (or prepare to be late). Bearing in mind that the sun rises up around 7am (which is around the time usually people would wake up), now, people have to wake up earlier (ie. before sunrise). And it's cold nowadays. So, the would be an increase amount of time for the lights and heaters being turned on (for every house), compared to the amount of time these equipments would be switched on, if residents could wake up at usual time. Hence, more fossil fuel will be burned.

6. Also, due to the roads being clogged up, some residents who would usually take the public transport might opt to drive their own vehicles. (Personal vehicles can use any other routes, which although might not be the shortest routes, would still let them get to their destination quicker. Public transport will always have to follow the destined route, which might be clogged). Ergo, more personal vehicles on the road, more pollutant gases, and more fossil fuel burnt, compared to if these people using the public transport as usual.


So, how to mitigate / reduce-or-cancel the effects?
1. Cancel the race, or..
2. Longer Earth Hours is needed. (Maybe, instead of 1 hour, it'll be 7 x 0.5 hour more, ie. 5hours. Yeay, let's just stay in the dark for one whole night!)
3. Further studies by experts are needed. (I like this sentence, makes me feel safe.. haha)

:: Earth Hour (but non-Earth Life??) ::

Well, every time when March is around, some people would be obsessed about Earth Hour.

"Hey, let us switch off our lights for one hour during the night time", they said.

Well, good on them. Yeah, yeah, it's a show of solidarity, care for the environment, (And maybe, to be 'in' with the group'. Maybe).

Well, forgive me if the opinion that I have may hurt some people. But there might be time when I disagree. As I think, sometimes, IF IT WAS REALLY NECESSARY, of course you'll be using lights during night time. After all, it's dark, and that's what you use when it is dark.

Furthermore, why bother doing Earth Hour if you're having a "non-Earth Life"???


Just read my following advise, and see what you should actually continuously do that will help save the Earth many many many times more than a dark Earth Hour:

1. Turn/switch off unused appliances. Yes, when you are going out, or sleeping, turn off your lights, fans, TV, laptops, speakers etc. Or if you really need them to get you to sleep, put it into a timer mode to switch off within 30minutes or so. (Yup, guess what, the electricity you save by doing this is way way way more than just an hour during Earth Hour night time).

2. Reduce usage of heating and/or cooling units. For your information, heaters, and air-conditioners are the major drain for electricity. Want to know about the figures? Go figure it out yourself on Google. If you're feeling cold, put on more on thicker clothes (or drink warm stuff). If you're feeling hot, drink lots of water, and wear less, or thinner clothes. Try not to get too hooked up on these appliances. And if you really have to use them, please do put them at a reasonable target temperature. Surely, putting a target of 16'C on your air-conditioners in a 46'C hot summer will kill the Earth by having lots and lots of coals burned to generate the electricity you're consuming. After all, having your bodies to experience a shocking change of temperature (eg. 19'C in the house to 40'C outside) would actually harm your body and health.

3. Sort out your rubbish. Yes, this might sounds silly, but it helps the Earth. Un-recycled recyclable stuff like bottles or boxes harms the Earth. Firstly, these stuff can't be biodegradable, thus it leads to bigger mounts of rubbish. And that means more landfill. More lands cannot be used for planting trees needed to help control the climates. Secondly, by having these recyclable stuff thrown away, more trees need to be cut, and more plastics had to be produced to replace them. And this adds up to the whole cycle of "making recyclable stuff to be thrown away just so that new recyclable stuff need to be made again".

4. Reduce/stop your intake of hormones or illegal/excessive drugs. Do you know that when you take those stuff, and when you urinate or shit, it gets all flushed out into the reservoir for water treatment? And do you know that hormones and drugs (which contains chemical compounds) will be a major threat to the biological system in the sea and river? Yeah, yeah, us environmental engineer have to sort it out. But did you know that: systems that can truly filter out everything is very hard to achieve? And very costly too? And do you know that in the end, these waters (hopefully, treated ones) will be released back into the waterways, and can harm/kill the aquatic life and the microorganisms that helps the Earth's cycle of gases? So, help yourselves and the Earth by saying no to these stuff.

5. Use the public transportation. Yup, a single trip with a bus, or train or tram is way more Earth-friendly than each of us individually taking our own vehicles. And it saves you money too. Oh, but they (the public transportation) doesn't appear every 5 minutes.. Well, have you heard about a great invention called a watch? Or maybe about God's greatest gift to us all called a brain? But if you still loves your ride, just minimize its usage. And try to get a better alternative as fuel.

6. Reduce your garbage generation rate. Recycle. A sheet of paper got two sides, you know? And even if you print only on one side, the other side can still be used for annotating notes, scribbling, drawing, calculations (and doodle too!). Or why don't you try these: fit multiple pages of your work/lectures/whatever on a sheet of paper (as long as it is practical and readable). Less paper used, less trees cut, less harm for the Earth. Or why don't you have it in electronic format?

So, that's my 6 advices on leading and living an Earth life. So, if you do care about the Earth (truly from the heart), please do consider about these points.

And so, if you're like me, you've tried your best to do all that you can (at least these 6 points) to save the Earth, I thank you. And may you have a good day for everyday of your life.

And maybe, just maybe, you wouldn't feel guilty then when you opt to still switch on the light so that it won't be dark when you're educating people or saving the Earth during the Earth Hour.


peace!



p/s: Please, just don't be like a famous band that uses a private jet to attend a Save-the-Earth kinda concert. (And it wasn't a better fuel alternative anyway). Really ironic! And hypocritical too!

:: just now you can, now you can not ::

Hi, just wanna update on the issue of usage of the word 'Allah' for publications made by non-Muslims in Malaysia.. Taken from Utusan Malaysia Online, written by Hamden Ramli (4th Rabiul Awal 1430, 1st March 2009)..

"Dilarang Guna 'Allah' "

Oleh HAMDEN RAMLI

KOTA KINABALU 28 Feb. – Pewartaan kebenaran penggunaan kalimah Allah dalam penerbitan agama Kristian dibatalkan kerana terdapat kesilapan pada warta tersebut.

Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar berkata, perintah yang diwartakan pada 16 Februari 2009 itu juga bertentangan dengan keputusan kerajaan sebelum ini dan ia dibuat sebelum mahkamah memberikan keputusan.

Sehubungan itu katanya, kementerian membatalkan pewartaan tersebut dan memperbetulkan segera kesilapan berkenaan.

“Dalam perkara larangan penggunaan nama Allah itu, kita tidak akan mengatasi keputusan kerajaan yang tidak membenarkan penggunaan nama Allah oleh agama lain selain Islam dan kita juga tidak akan mendahului keputusan mahkamah.

“Saya mengaku berlaku kesilapan dalam pewartaan larangan penggunaan nama Allah itu dan kita akan mengambil tindakan untuk membetulkannya,” tegas beliau kepada Mingguan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Syed Hamid berkata, kesilapan tersebut berlaku di peringkat ‘penggubalan maksud arahan’.

“Apa yang diberitahu pada saya dan apa yang akhirnya berlaku adalah dua perkara yang berbeza. Oleh itu, berlaku kesilapan dan kesilapan itu membawa implikasi yang amat mendalam,” katanya.

Beliau menambah, keputusan kerajaan sangat jelas bahawa perkataan Allah tidak boleh digunakan oleh agama selain daripada Islam.

Ditanya sama ada ruang untuk membetulkan pewartaan itu, Syed Hamid berkata: “Pewartaan itu dibuat oleh saya. Oleh itu saya akan membatalkan pewartaan tersebut”.

Mengenai tindakan seterusnya, beliau berkata, kementerian akan membetulkan kesilapan tersebut dan seterusnya menunggu keputusan mahkamah.

“Kita sudah membuat keputusan sebelum ini tetapi mereka cabar dengan membawa kes itu ke mahkamah. Sebelum mahkamah buat keputusan, kita tidak akan membuat apa-apa keputusan,” katanya.

Mahkamah Tinggi (Bahagian Rayuan dan Kuasa-Kuasa Khas) semalam diberitahu bahawa penggunaan perkataan Allah dalam penerbitan berkaitan agama Kristian bukan lagi satu larangan.

Keputusan itu terkandung dalam Perintah Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (Larangan Dalam Penggunaan Perkataan Tertentu dalam Dokumen dan Penerbitan) 2009 yang baru diwartakan oleh Kementerian Dalam Negeri.

Menurut Peguam Kanan Persekutuan, Nizam Zakaria, perintah bertarikh 21 Januari lalu berkuat kuasa serta-merta setelah ia diwartakan pada 16 Februari lalu.

Perintah tersebut berbunyi : “Percetakan, penerbitan, penjualan, pengeluaran, pengedaran dan pemilikan sebarang dokumen dan penerbitan berkaitan agama Kristian yang mengandungi perkataan Allah, Kaabah, Baitullah dan Solat adalah dilarang melainkan di muka hadapan dokumen dan penerbitan itu ditulis dengan perkataan ‘Khusus Untuk Penganut Agama Kristian’.

Nizam memberitahu demikian semasa sebutan kes semakan kehakiman (undang-undang) oleh Gereja Katholik terhadap larangan penggunaan perkataan Allah dalam penerbitan Herald - The Catholic Weekly di hadapan Hakim Lau Bee Lan.

(editor's note: Em, so how is it now? Just wondering, is there any way a punishment could be made on anyone who is at fault here? I think, there might be more court cases soon..)

:: gaji.. gaji.. ::

Saja je nak ambik topik favourite siket..

Duit!!

Some facts to be informed beforehand:
1. Ini diambil dari blog "Thirteen Million Plus Ringgit" guy.. Sila lawati http://bigdogdotcom.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/perbelanjaan-bagi-gaji-dan-elauns-pemimpin/ untuk maklumat penuh..
2. "Emolumens" nih macam diambil dari perkataan Inggeris "emolument", yang bererti: a salary, fee, or benefit from employment or office.
3. It is not in my intention to bring any bad names or reputation to anybody. This is just for common knowledge. Kalau nak compare2 gaji, atau untuk perancangan kareer masa hadapan, boleh juga..

So, here it goes..

Perbelanjaan bagi emolumens dan elauns

Kerajaan Persekutuan membelanjakan sejumlah wang sebagai emolumens and persaraan pemimpin Negara, sebagaimana yang diluluskan Parlimen. Ini termasuk elauns kepada DYMM Seri Paduka Baginda Yang DiPertuan Agong, Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong dan sekelian anggota eksekutif dan Ahli Parlimen (Dewan Rakyat dan Negara).

Elauns untuk DYMM SPB YDP Agong:

Ini adalah dibawah Undang-undang Malaysia Akta 269 (Akta Peruntukan Diraja 1982). Ini bajet tahunan untuk SPB YDP Agong. Ianya akan dibayar secara bulanan kepada SPB YDP Agong. Selain dari elaun untuk SPB YDP Agong ni, mereka masih dapat elaun DYMM Sultan dari negeri masing masing.

1. Privy Purse - RM 360,000.00 (bulanan adalah RM 30,000.00).
2. Elaun kerajaan - RM 120,000.00 (bulanan sebanyak RM 10,000.00)
3. Elaun diraja Istana Negara - RM 144,000.00 (bulanan sebanyak RM 12,000.00)

Maka, jumlah elauns sebulan SPB YDP Agong adalah sebanyak RM 52,000.00

Elauns untuk DYMM SPB Raja Permaisuri Agong:

1. Privy Purse - RM 67,200.00 (RM 5,600.00 sebulan).
2. Elaun kerajaan - RM 21,600.00 (RM 1,800.00 sebulan).

Maka, jumlah elauns sebulan SPB Raja Permaisuri Agong dapat ialah RM 7,400.00

Selain daripada tu, setiap tahun SPB YDP Agong dapat peruntukan lebih RM 53 million untuk perbelanjaan istana, sambutan tetamu dan untuk gaji pekerja dan kakitangan istana. Pecahan bajetnya adalah seperti berikut:

1. Perbelanjaan istana, keraian dan sambutan tetamu - RM 52,259,100.00

2. Gaji kakitangan istana - RM 1,004,880.00

Elauns mantan SPB YDP Agong dan SPB Raja Permaisuri Agong

Elaun untuk mantan SPB YDP Agong dan mantan Raja Permaisuri Agong (Termaktub dibawah peruntukan Undang-undang Malaysia Akta 270 (Akta Istana Negara Elaun-elaun Diraja 1982) pindaan 2006).

Dibawah akta ni elaun akan dibayar kepada mantan SPB YDP Agong dan mantan SPB Raja Permaisuri Agong setiap bulan untuk seumur hidup.

1. Elaun Diraja Istana Negara untuk mantan SPB YDP Agong - RM 15,180.00 sebulan.
2. Elaun Diraja Istana Negara untuk mantan Raja Permaisuri Agong - RM 4,500.00 sebulan.

Pencen khas untuk balu SPB YDP Agong

Ini adalah pencen untuk balu SPB YDP Agong. Bermakna kalau seorang SPB YDP Agong itu mangkat semasa dalam takhta, maka balu baginda (yang juga SPB Raja Permaisuri Agong) akan dapat pencen ini, termaktub di bawah Undang-undang Malaysia Akta 223 (Akta Pencen Khas Raja Permaisuri Agong 1979).

Inilah elauns yang dinikmati balu SPB YDP Agong yang mangkat semasa diatas takhta:

1. Pencen seumur hidup - RM 4,500.00 sebulan.
2. Kereta (cukai jalan dan bayaran pendaftaran percuma) atau wang pukal RM 250,000.00 untuk motorkar. Imbuhan tambahan RM 2,590.87 sebulan untuk pemandu dan penyelengaraan motorkar juga dinikmati.
3. Rumah Kerajaan yang akan disenggara oleh Kerajaan atau wang pukal RM 750,000.00

Elaun DYMM Sultan dan kerabat (contoh Kedah)

Elaun untuk Sultan dan kerabat bagi setiap negeri adalah dibawah peruntukan negeri masing-masing. Setiap negeri ada Enakmen Peruntukan Diraja, yang diluluskan Dewan Undang Negeri masing masing. Ini contoh untuk Kedah. Secara asasnya, ianya dipraktikan di negeri negeri lain pun lebih kurang sama juga jumlah dan nilainya.

1. Elaun Sultan - RM 52,600.00 sebulan
2. Elaun keraian Sultan - RM 15,480.00 sebulan

So, setiap bulan Sultan (contoh disini ialah Sultan Kedah) ialah sebanyak RM 68,080.00

Untuk Sultanah pula elaunnya adalah

1. Elaun Sultanah - RM 12,000.00 sebulan
2. Elaun peribadi Sultanah - RM 2,600.00 sebulan.

Jumlah elaun Sultanah ialah RM 14,600.00 sebulan

Elaun lain lain untuk kerabat ialah:

Raja Muda - RM 13,000.00
Raja Puan Muda - RM 5,200.00
Tunku Bendahara - RM 4,000.00
Isteri Tunku Bendahara - RM 1,250.00
Tunku Temenggung - RM 3,500.00
Isteri Tunku Temenggung - RM 900.00
Tunku Laksamana - RM 3,000.00
Isteri Tunku Laksamana - RM 600.00

Banyak lagi elaun untuk kerabat bergelar.

Selain daripada tu kerabat-kerabat lain pun dapat elauns juga. Contoh macam anakanda anakanda Sultan dapat elauns RM 1,000.00 sebulan and kerabat jauh sikit (bukan anak Sultan) dinamakan kerabat kategori 2 juga dapat elauns sebanyak RM 500.00 sebulan.

Gaji dan elauns untuk Perdana Menteri, Menteri dan Ahli Parlimen

Ini semua adalah dibawah Undang-undang Ahli Parlimen (Saraan) pindaan 2005

Gaji untuk Perdana Menteri, Menteri, MP adalah seperti berikut:

Perdana Menteri - RM 22,826.65 sebulan
Timbalan Perdana Menteri - RM 18,168.15 sebulan
Menteri-Menteri Kabinet - RM 14,907.20 sebulan.
Timbalan Menteri-Menteri - RM 10,847.65 sebulan
Setiausaha Parlimen - RM 7,187.40 sebulan

Ahli Dewan Negara - RM 6,508.59
Ahli Dewan Rakyat - RM 4,112.79

YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi sebagai Perdana Menteri dan juga Menteri Kewangan dan Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri dan juga dia adalah MP, maka pendapatan sebulan beliau adalah:

= RM 22,826.65 + (RM 14,907.20 x 2) + RM 4,112.79

= RM 56,753.84 sebulan

(editor's note: yang nih aku confuse siket, sebab all MPs is a member of Dewan Rakyat. And Dewan Negara, which is higher, and I'm pretty sure that a Prime Minister is a member of Dewan Negara.. And tak pasti la whether one is allowed to take gaji only for the highest post only or not. So, I have a revised calculation below)

= RM 22,826.65 + (RM 14,907.20 x 2) + RM 4,112.79 + RM 6,508.59

= RM 63,262.43 sebulan

(editor's note: if you want to know who is the current member of the two Dewans, try and visit these links. If they're not updated, it's not my fault, blame someone else. Links:

Dewan Negara: http://www.parlimen.gov.my/seatingDN.htm

Dewan Rakyat: http://www.parlimen.gov.my/seating.htm

now you know who is seating where, right?)

Formula untuk pengiraan elauns mantan Ahli Parlimen.

Pencen:
1/144 x tempoh perkhidmatan (bulan) x Gaji

Minimum pencen dapat ialah separuh dari gaji MP. Bermakna kalau jadi MP satu penggal pun akan dapat pencen paling sikit pun RM 2,056.40 . Lagi lama berkhidmat sebagai MP, lagi banyak pencen dia akan dapat.

Gratuiti:
1/48 x Gaji x 12 x tempoh perkhidmatan (bulan)

Ini tidak termasuk elaun perjalanan, penginapan dan peribadi yang boleh dipinta sekiranya Ahli Parlimen menghadiri penggal sessi persidangan Dewan Rakyat atau Dewan Negara.

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:: Azam, maaf le ::

Maaf la kepada saudara pengomen yang komennya telah direject..

Tapisan/censorship, bro..

eh, gambar tuh diambil masa tengah tido..
eh, buat2 tido..
eh, tak tau macamana ada kat situ..
eh eh, nih semua keje pembangkang..

haha..

Thanks for the peringatan. but aku rasa, confirm la aku tak masuk bertanding. Ada takde nya pun, kalau Madshah bertanding, aku tolong funding indirectly je la..

bukan sebab skandal apa2.. tapi sebab aku tau aku tamak giler kuasa dan duit nanti..

Anyway, sebagai tanda aku menerima teguran kau tuh, telah aku tukarkan gambar profile itu. Ha, sekarang ada dah boleh layak nak bertanding belom? Bersanding dah ok dah, kot?