28 November 2008

kota bandung daerah keriangan di kepulauan jawa

Images 1 : Kereta Bandung

Bandung memberikan banyak pilihan kepada pengunjungnya. Antara jiwa remaja dan darah muda pasti bergelodak gembira tatkala menjejakkan kaki di kota ke-empat terbesar di Indonesia ini. Sebuah lembah subur yang dahulunya lebih terkenal dengan ladang ladang teh dan pusat latihan pasukan elit Indonesia -Kopassus, kini Bandung menjanjikan pengalaman manis untuk setiap pengunjungnya yang hadir bukan dengan 1 atau 2 beg malah ada yang terpaksa pulang dengan tambahan beg yang ketiga.
roll on!

Image 2: Air Asia Indonesia


Satu ketika pengkalan udara Hussein Sastranegara merupakan pintu masuk kepada jet-jet pejuang Indonesia yang menjaga kedaulatan negara, namun berkat kebijaksanaan mengambil peluang (typical malaysian attitude) seorang pengasas jet tambang murah, Air Asia maka pengkalan ini telah dibuka untuk laluan komersil dan telah memberi laluan emas buat Tony Fernandez and co membawa lebih ramai penduduk Malaysia terus ke Kota Bandung tanpa perlu lagi melalui Jakarta. Bijak! Bijak!

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Tiga orang dewasa yang begitu gembira menjejakkan kaki di bumi Indonesia. Dari kiri: Hafeez aka Mr Betz yang julung2 kali datang dan menfokus untuk memborong barangan tertentu. Pn Khamilah aka milla begitu gembira kali ini utk bulan madu keduanya dan semestinya akan melakukan apa sahaja demi kepuasan 'retail therapy'. Azreena atau lebih dikenali sebagai eena syed merupakan tonggak pengembaraan kali ini kerana ini merupakan pelancongan keduanya ke Bandung dan kerjaya beliau sebagai agen pelancongan menyenangkan semua orang, maksud kami semua orang yang turut serta kerana tiket, wang rupiah, dan penginapan di uruskan sepenuhnya oleh beliau. Tahniah!

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Kehidupan warga Bandung begitu 'laid back'. Mereka tidak kalut malah tidak pula merungut sekiranya terperangkap dalam kesesakan lalu lintas. Manakan tidak, acapkali kereta berhenti di lampu trafik, pasti kami terhibur dengan hiburan jalanan yang dimainkan anak anak muda yang tak keberatan mendendangkan 1 atau 2 buah lagu asalkan berbayar. Paling tidak wang 500 rupiah menjadi imbuhan. Cukuplah buat mereka untuk mendapatkan sesuap nasi hari itu jika sudah ada 1000 - 2000 rupiah di tangan. Paling tidak mereka pasti mendapat inspirasi baru untuk ilham lagu lagu terbaru mereka dan saya percaya satu hari nanti anak-anak muda ini akan menjadi pelapis buat nidji, ungu, so7 dan peterpan yang sungguh feymes di Malaysia menghiburkan warga Indon dan Malaysia.

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"Rumah mode" adalah di antara berpuluh-puluh FO (read: factory outlet) yang dikunjungi pengunjung setiap hari tidak kira siang ataupun malam. Kadar kesesakan pengunjungan akan berganda pada setiap hujung minggu tatkala warga Jakarta juga turut turun membeli belah menurut kata eena syed. Bandung memang terkenal sebagai kota membeli belah, tidak hairan kalau ada di antara yang datang terpaksa pulang dengan muatan lebih atas penangan 'compulsive buying' yang menjadi-jadi sehinggakan ada yang menepuk dahi melihat 'damages' yang dilakukan saban hari. Cuba bayangkan jika 'damage' diunjurkan sebanyak Rupiah 1 juta setiap hari iaitu bersamaan RM400 maka pengembaraan kami yang berlangsung 4 hari 3 malam menghasilkan berapa 'keuntungan'?! jawab jgn tak jawab...


nahh hasilnya seperti ilustrasi di bawah.. sapa yang gembira?! dari kiri: eena syed dan mdm milla..

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ahh lupakan seketika bab 'damages' kerana apa yang lebih penting apabila kita stress membeli, perkara yang dapat menghilangkan tekanan itu pastinya dengan makanan yang komplit. Tepat sekali ini adalah NASI KOMPLIT - satu hidangan Sunda yang sangat enak dan menyelerakan. Cukup segala ramuannya dengan petai, tempe ayam goreng diadun sekali dalam satu hidangan yang menggamit rasa lapar tak terhingga sehingga kita terlupa yang kita masih berhitung2 berapa uang yang masih tinggal. Sekali lagi ingin saya tekankan bukan hanya cewek indon boleh buat anda terpegun.. Makanan indon juga pasti membuka selera! Ini belum saya bercerita tentang indo mie.


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Kepada penggemar ikan air tawar seperti saya, guramie goreng pasti membuka selera anda. Tidak akan komplit hidangan Sunda jika tidak disertakan dengan seekor guramie yang digoreng ranggup. Ada juga yang suka kalau dibakar dengan kicap tetapi masih tidak boleh lawan guramie yang digoreng kerana impak dari pilihan pesanan ini pasti anda tidak akan kecewa seperti digambarkan dalam ilustrasi berikutnya!



Image 9 : ambik kau! guramie goreng... tinggal kepala je beb! Dari kiri: Eena syed : burpppp...
Mdm Milla: Boleh tambah?!



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dan hari hari di kota Bandung takkan ceria tanpa meneguk teh botol yang begitu feymes itu. Begitu banyak dan laris sehinggakan satu hari tanpanya tak mampu untuk tidur dengan lena. Sila abaikan model di sebelah. Tidak ada mengena tetapi jika anda kenal sila tag beliau dalam facebook anda.


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Dan hari hari di kota Bandung semakin ceria kalau hari hari dapat ketemu awek seperti sedemikian rupa yang nampak ceria walaupun posing di dalam angkutan kota - sejenis teksi harian yang popular. Seperti kata Mr Betz "jika begini wajah-wajah cewek bandung.. aku sanggup menjadi supir angkutan kota itu... " yelah tu Mr Betz.

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Aktiviti malam di Kota Bandung merupakan perkara yang dinantikan oleh setiap individu tidak kira apepun tujuannya. Memandangkan FO terus berniaga sehingga lewat jam 9 ( waktu Malaysia sudah pukul 10) maka kami meneruskan aktiviti membeli belah utk menghabiskan wang2 rupiah yang masih tinggal. Tetapi harus diingat wang rupiah jangan dihabiskan kesemuanya kerana waktu mau berangkat meninggalkan Bandung masih terdapat cukai airport dan barangan lebihan yang harus diselesaikan di airport kelak dan kemungkinan bayaran kami menjangkau berjutaan rupiah adalah sangat tinggi maka kami telah mengambil langkah berhati hati untuk menyimpan siap2 wang keperluan; jika tidak tahu sajalah apa yang mampu dilakukan mdm milla! hahahah


Image 13 & 14 :antara rakaman lensa saya di malam terakhir di kota Bandung.. antara lain yang cuba dieksperikan dari rakaman lensa ini adalah.. "lihat pinggulku ini, rampingkan?!"


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dan jangan pula anda terkejut jika Mc D di kota Bandung juga menyajikan hidangan nasi komplit seperti ilustrasi di atas. Walaupun agak 'simple' berbanding nasi komplit sunda di gambaran 7 tapi masih menyelerakan kami. Cuma jangan disentuh sup sayurnya, kerana saya syak pihak restoren Mc D Indon telah meletakkan kandungan MSG begitu banyak sehinggakan acap saya makan terus perut berbunyi 'mayday mayday' tanda perlu segera ke kamar WC. Apepun kenangan menikmati makanan di Bandung tetap satu kenangan yang tak mampu saya kosongkan dari kotak ingatan saya.

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Dan akhirnya kami terpaksa menamatkan pengembaraan ke Bandung ini setelah 3 malam di sana. Kelihatan Eena Syed dan Mdm Milla tidak dapat menerima kenyataan bahawa mereka terpaksa kembali ke Malaysia dan kembali kepada realiti kehidupan. Kehidupan di Bandung memang menjanjikan satu kenangan membeli belah yang mengujakan namun lagi lama kita berada di sini lagi banyak 'damages' akan berlaku. Oleh yang demikian, cukup cukuplah tuh..

dengan harapan pasti ada lagi pengembaraan seperti ini yang awal2 lagi sudah dicadangkan iaitu hujung Sept tahun 2009. Nampak gaya penulis terpaksa berkerja keras demi kunjungan akan datang. Akhir kata dari penulis, ingat ingatlah orang tersayang tatkala di Kota Bandung...

was.

25 November 2008

On YoGA issue


Picture taken from sarah brumgart



This is something i said to Mr Rockybru on his recent posting.

"Sdr Rocky,
I do agree that hindu sangam has no rights to interfere with any muslim rulings but i believe it was done in context that the muslim authority i.e Majlis Fatwa has talked on the edict that related to other beliefs and religion.

Had the Majlis Fatwa come with a more 'hikmah' approach rather than a direct explanations particularly involved hindu practices, things might be at a better position but act has been done on Majlis Fatwa's so now it's up to the respective parties involved to try and solve the issue in a more amiccable manner.

IMHO, the Majlis Fatwa should have acted years ago on YOGA if they find it not suitable for majority Malay Muslim not only now after YOGA has become "cultured" and part of Malaysian way of healthy life.

The general perception of YOGA is it brings the best out of one's healthy life and i do hope Majlis Fatwa could come with a better perception and explanation to educate Muslims about what YOGA COULD DO WRONG to us; not only give ruling and dictate us (read: muslim) to follow.

It is time for all party to play a more proactive role and give a more sensible approach to all the issues involved.
Thank you,
Yours Truly. "


picture taken from here

now let's pilates. :)

We slumped into 5th defeat! I dont want to talk about it, anymore...



ouchE!

I'm keeping mum!!
back to back lost!!
Captain went mad!!
Losing without scoring, again!!
We are not brave soldiers... wtf?!
and we are meeting Chelsea next week.. so tell me about it?!

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moqq thinks he had enough of arsenal primadonna's. It's time to kick their ass out or he's out!
ouch!

doing an alakkay!

all but down.

All Pictures taken by PA Photos

16 November 2008

Our 4th defeat and the season finally over

Gallas, Sidwell and Young at loggerheads
Copyright PA Photos


After much hype a week earlier with a nice build up matches (great win against traditional rival Man Utd and a demolition of Wigan in Carling Cup tie), Arsene and the young gunners were once again being put down back to earth by another premiership team, Aston Villa who ranks lower than them. Arsenal lost to a more combative and direct Aston Villa with a 0-2 score in a game that can be considered as lacking the desire to keep on winning. Worst, we lost it on our home pitch, The Emirates. duhh...

Sadly, that lost has put Arsenal season in an abrupt end even before year end as realistically we are no longer an EPL Champion material. I hate to say this but with 9 points adrift from our neighbouring London team, Chelsea before Christmas; it's finally over!

The game between Arsenal and the Villains Villans should be a turning points for Arsene and his young guns to position themselves in a better league position and compete for the title. Instead failure to capitalise on earlier initiative has put Arsenal mathematically in a difficult position to fight for the crown. For the record, Arsenal and Aston Villa are now 4th and 5th respectively in the league sharing the same points after 13 games whilst Villa shorts in goal different.

I dunno whether this lost is another tactical move by 'the professor' (read: Arsene Wenger) himself to give Aston Villa a morale boost before their next encounter against Man Utd next week considering Man Utd is back on great form after routing Stoke City, five to nil. Banking on the Villans for a back to back win against the other 'Big Four' is a very crucial for Arsenal's own season after all.


Martin O'neill
Courtesy Pic from DailyUK

The answer will be on Mr Martin O' neill himself who briliantly manoeuvred Aston Villa back from a losing team transforming them into a 'hot streak' against Arsenal. Yesterday, Aston Villa was more ambitious and resilient between the two, creating chances after chances. They were the superior in the centre of the field, killing off every Arsenal moves, holding and posess much of the ball and in the end got their break after 70 minutes.

They were the better team and that was it!

I have no idea what will be Wenger's response after the second home defeat at Emirates. Whether he will give more excuses or finally admitted that we are not physically and mentally strong enough to compete for the title this season. What i would not want to hear from him is how the other team keep stopping them from playing Arsenal style of attacking football by adopting a physical and direct approach. In other words, disrespecting Arsenal's kind of play.

Pic courtesy dailyUK

Mr Wenger!

This is not about playing beautiful game anymore, this is more about playing beautiful game every week in and week out. Your brand of eye-catching football is only a good show but a win will give you 3 points whilst a losing side give you a zero, zilch. As simple as that. Period.

The longer you keep whining about not given space to prove yourself, the more you are proven wrong!

I just wish you would stop listening to your guts and prepare for the worst. January transfer window is an opportunity to redeem yourself and further safe Arsenal from more blushes. For now, I just can only hope even it is a fault hope which sometimes hurts.


Yours Truly,
a dissapointed unforgiving fan.

6 November 2008

Hope! it's all about.

pictures courtesy of Times

Barrack Obama became the 44th American president in a glittering fashion. He is a son of a Kenyan father who married a Kansas white mother and always addressing himself as a black (not half white). Obama will be succeeding Mr Bush in Oval office as the first african american President after winning in a convincing manner against the republican John Mccain without having to wait until the electoral votes later in the month. Mr Obama will swear in as the president come 20th Jan 2009. The people of America is in dire of change, and now they hope change they can!

picture courtesy dhielection.com

While in Maldives, after 30 years of regime ruling, the first democratic election showed the people wanted a sea of change by voting out the regime president, Mr Gayoom with a political prisoner, Mohamed Nasheed as the leader of their destiny. A country with per capita income less than USD1 are hoping the newly elected president could bring them out of the suffering and give them a new meaning of life. Mr Nasheed has to stay true to the fundamentals of his fights in order to survive another day in power and the Maldivians have put high hope that he will deliver.


picture courtesy daylife.com

Back home in Malaysia, DS Najib has won the presidency of UMNO uncostested after securing 134 nominations that put the other contestants cannot fulfill any more nominations of the balance 30% quota. The tremendous support by the UMNO division shows that in Najib they put their hope and trust! that UMNO and BN would recapture back the heart of million Malaysian. Najib is always seen as a successor but with his play-safe approach, sometimes it's kind of worried for the majority UMNO Malays whether this largest Malays Party (UMNO) could hold another day in power. By convention, the Umno president also becomes Malaysia’s Prime Minister and the hope of 3 millions of UMNO members and all Malaysians lies on DS Najib's hand.

Ironically, do we see a resemblance of all the story above?! YES


Each leader is not only offering themselves but ratherly asking the commoner to give hope that they will lead them out of the misery. Forget about progress, forget about new development, start talking about reform, start putting effort for everyone survival because in the end it is only hope, nothing else matters...

4 November 2008

media and spin doctors

I am flabbergasted to see how media could ever becoming a powerful tools to a certain 'parties' even in reality those who 'hold' these media seems have no power at all or should i say gradually losing power.

But with the fact that media-spin is a powerful tool and one could not afford to lose it, instructions were given to these spinners to do anything in their hand to keep hold and try projecting their beneficiary a good image.

Take a deep look at the upcoming UMNO election where candidates were never given the same shed of coverage in the media. Worst, some of candidates were merely remains as name while the towkeys were put in a position and praises like nobody business. pheww..

The spinners would do anything to stop/backlash/speculate any candidates that being considered a threat to their 'towkey'. Whilst the towkey always be given a strong coverage even they were not in the running position. I wonder whether the true press freedom is uphold in Malaysia, when spade is called a spade and black will never be white.

I hope it is not to late for us to look beyond our sel-fish needs and start thinking for others especially rakyat whose always put their faith and hope on us.