Tribute to Almarhum Sultan Iskandar

Sudah dua hari tak mengadap laptop. kenapa? Terkejut dengan kemangkatan Almarhum Sultan Iskandar Al-Mutawakil alAllah Sultan Negeri Johor Darul Takzim dan Jajahan Takluknya. So sehari suntuk mengadap TV menonton upacara pemakaman baginda kerana tak sempat balik Johor. Ingat hati nak je bawa Kamera balik JB.

Walau apa pun kita pernah dengar tentang Baginda semasa muda dulu, saya tetap menghormatinya sebagai Sultan Negeri Johor. Baginda sebenarnya seorang yang tegas, berhemah, mengambil berat hal-ehwal rakyatnya, cuma ada kala caranya yang terlalu tegas. Apa yang amat disanjung, Baginda tidak mementingkan protokol atau membezakan darjat.

Anakandanya yang dilantik sebagai Sultan pun semasa muda terlalu banyak cerita tapi Alhamdulillah banyak kebaikan & kebajikan yang baginda telah sumbangkan. Diharap sifat-sifat mulia ini berterusan...

Lebih menyedihkan kemangkatan Baginda Sultan selepas beberapa minggu selepas salah seorang "long-time worker cum closest friend" yang disayanginya meninggal dunia yang saya kenali sebagai Allahyarham Salleh "Apek".

Kedua-dua Sultan adalah "super-duper-grand senior" di English College (kini dikenali sebagai Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar)

Birthday - Awang

Gambar birthday Anis @ Awang, (my office staff, the Webmaster)

Budak-budak pompuan kat ofis call dia Budak Botak!

Yang ke ...?

Pemotong dan pembahagi kek, sama warna kek kan?

Happy Birthday - Afiqah

Happy Birthday To Afiqah

Celebrated a day earlier on January 17, 2010 on Sunday. We visited at her hostel MRSM Tun Ghafar Baba, Jasin, bought a couple of cakes, one for us & the other for her friends at Jasin Town.

My wife cooked her meehoon in the morning. So we just had our lunch under the "wakaf" in front of her hostel.

Rose, Rose I love You

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Roses. I always had fascination for roses.

Bought from Cameron Highlands

Orange

Purple

The ultimate and the Rose I always love,

The Rose of my heart.

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Bulan Oh Bulan

Ingatkan nak tunggu gerhana bulan pada 1 January lalu tapi bila bangun pukul 1.30 pagi, tengok banyak sangat awan melindungi bulan so sambung tidur sedar-sedar dah Azan Suboh... so melepas...

Cuma ini saja gambar pukul 9 malam 31 Disember 2009.

Gambar gerhana hampeh.

Disclaimer: Gambar bulan ni takde kena mengena dengan bendera PAS, ok.

Paya Indah Wetlands - Chalet

These chalets not yet open to individual, only open for group bookings, family days, special functions and teambuildings.

The lakes are so beautiful.

The sceneries are magnificent, but the weather is sooo hot...

Lots of lotus flower.

Paya Indah Wetlands - Crocodile

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Feeding time for the Crocs are at 11a.m on Saturday and Sunday.

Large number of these creatures living in a very large lake at Paya Indah Wetlands.

Be careful, be very careful they just lurk in the water near you.

Don't worry, the place is enclosed with fences.

The biggest named Dol, swimming along the water monitoring the visitors and other crocs.

Jumping to catch their meals.

Feeding frenzy, Dol is very jealous if other croc manage to get catch a meal. Other croc are afraid of Dol.

Dol is showing off his catch... Notice the chicken head peeking out at the corner of his mouth, and the feet sticking out.

Dol the Croc.

Lot more pic of croc not uploaded.
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Paya Indah Wetlands - Hippo

We visited the place last year, due too many things at hand it was put aside for awhile...

Paya Indah situated at dengkil accessible from Putrajaya through Dengkil, or from Banting to Dengkil, or from KLIA. The place still under reconstruction and relanscaping, the Chalets are available but only for group bookings, not for individual yet. Currently only a quarter of the land were open to public. The place is really large and for the time being we can drive in through all the places except for restricted zone.

Now here are some of the attractions to the place.

The Hippo showing his teeth during feeding time, they were fed with tall grass and some fruits, i.e. bananas and papayas.

Feeding time is at 10 a.m. everyday, so for visitors want to get close to the Hippos and feed them make sure be there by 10a.m.

These Hippos can be vicious at times, so be aware when approaching the enclosure.

Cameron - The last day

On the last day, we headed to Boh Plantation's factory and estate, it was a long journey on a very narrow and winding road. Sorry no pictures on the drive trip, had to concentrate on the driving...

Had to park far from the factory due to too many visitors that day, we had to park near a Tamil school (only a small building). Everybody to walk uphill...

pic from Boh's platform.

Outside

Scenery of the quarters and school.


End.

Cameron Scenery

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Taken from our apartment at Tanah Rata; Brij Court Apartment, near Tanah Rata wet market.

The cat was sitting on the road taken from the balcony of our 2nd Floor Apartment.

Bungalows at Sg Palas near Boh Plantation's factory and estate.

Boh's Cafe


More...

Aidi's Birthday

My son's 19th birthday on 20th December. A belated celebration, could not find any cakes at Cameron Highlands on Sunday 20th December, finally found one bakery at Brinchang on the 21st.

Aidi Razi Bin Azhar surrounded by (from left: Adriana@Baby, Afiqah & Arina)

Cameron Trip - sightseeing & shopping

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After the trekking everybody were still eager to explore Cameron Highlands
At the Bee Farm.

Flowers at the bee farm.

Frustrated, cannot pick strawberries..., sharing some strawberry ice cream.

At the flower shop

Hibiscus, large-size Bunga Raya

Notice the giant size pitcher plant (Periuk Kera in Malay)

Lovely Rose

Cactus

Next: Tea plantation

Cameron - Jungle trekking

The meeting decided to head back after having some snacks and sandwiches brought from our apartment.

I am out of breath, could not eat.

The Queen with my daughter Arin.

The forest/jungle are so thick and scary.

My son.

At the 100% pure mineral water source.

Collecting the water.

On the way back, am taking the lead.

Tired.

Almost reaching the starting point.

My son with his new Oakley shades.

Now only she is feeling tired with Afiqah.

Arin exhausted

Just for a moment, now she is back active...
We were at the TNB Quarters, they are supervising the hydro power at the waterfall and moonlighting by planting berries and selling the jams and honeys.

More pixs later...