Malacca drug suspect dies in the dock

My condolence to the family. May Allah forgive him and place him amongst His believers. Al-fatihah.

I don't know the deceased or his mother, but the mother lives in Bachang. I know Bachang and I do know some of its residents.

So Tungkai, do you know him? Nazrol?

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MALACCA, July 30 — A 28-year-old man accused of drug possession collapsed and died in a Magistrate's Court here today after the charge was read out to him.
Fazlie Khamis, who was seated by the dock, fell onto his knees and then collapsed onto the floor at about 3 pm in Magistrate's Court One at the Malacca Courts Complex here, said an eye-witness who declined to be named.
Fazlie, who had been brought to court from the Melaka Tengah police headquarters lockup, looked weak and was seen to be salivating as the court interpreter read out the charge for the possession of 2.5g of heroin, he said.
When the accused did not react, the interpreter read out the charge a second time, he added.
That was when Fazlie collapsed, he said. A medical personnel present in court confirmed that he had died.
Meanwhile, Melaka Tengah Police chief ACP Salehhudin Abd Rahman confirmed the incident and said the body had been sent to Malacca Hospital.
He said the case had been classified as sudden death pending the post-mortem report.
Fazlie's mother, who identified herself as Sapiah, said she only came to know what had happened after seeing medical staff entering the court.
"I entered the court and was shocked to see Fazlie on the floor and quickly held him in my lap, but he had died," said Sapiah who lives in Bachang near here. — Bernama

Iftar @Graha Residen

Alhamdulillah, tahun ini aku tukar sikit amalan di bulan Ramadhan. Jika sebelum-sebelum ini, aku gemar menganjurkan rumah terbuka Aidifitri tapi tahun ini dan insya Allah tahun-tahun mendatang, aku bertukar cara, menjamu orang berbuka puasa.

Terima kasih banyak-banyak kepada Liza kerana sudi uruskan pemesanan makanan - sederhana saja supaya tetamu larat untuk isyak dan terawih selepas itu. Aku pesan nasi kerabu, dilawan dengan ayam percik dan ikan salut.

Terima kasih kepada Zafrul kerana menghadiahkan brownie dari Secret Recipe dan juga terima kasih kepada Fay, Zaimi dan Geng Bebudak Melaka di atas ole-ole yang dibawa.

Aku jangkakan kehadiran sekitar 20 orang tetapi 24 yang hadir ke majlis iftar yang tak seberapa itu. Thanks for coming guys. I'm overhelmed!

Moga iftar kita diberkati Allah taala.

Mencari Satar & Pais

This is our second stop. Not that far from Kedai Aziz Satar, and the ambience is much inviting - cleaner and cooler from the former.

In terms of customer service, not too friendly, even the makcik who took our order had the 'muka ketat' facial expression.

The food itself - the size of the satar was smaller and less juicy than what we had at Kedai Aziz Satar's. In terms of taste, both were comparable except for otak-otak, which I personally think, the one that I had earlier was very much tastier.

A weekend in Cherating

It was a spontaneous planning. At first, the group wanted to have picnic in Sekinchan. Picnic? Sekinchan? Well, don't ask me why and why, because I really don't have the answer and I can't read what was in Ed's mind when he first mooted the idea.

I guess the idea to go to Cherating came from Reena and Wawa. And the two ladies were the one who arranged for the accommodation.

For for the itinerary, it was led by Reena, with the assistance of her GPS and of course, Ed and Danny who had been there before.

I picked Pak Itam Inn. Wait a minute, did I say Reena is the one who picked the accommodation? And, she did a good job indeed. All of us love the place!

(to be continued)

Birthdays of the Week

We celebrated three birthdays this week. 

The first one was Kak Azah, which was held on Monday at Secret Recipe, The Mall, Kuala Lumpur. Then, Myn on Wednesday. And last but not least, the late Kak Sharifah. I get to know all these three ladies at my current working place.

All the best in your undertakings, Myn and Kak Azah. May Allah bless both of you with more rahmat, berkat and joy.

To arwah Kak Sharifah, may Allah forgive you and bless you soul. You're deeply missed by all of us. Al-fatihah.

Myn with her birthday cake (sponsored by the Operations Section)

Kak Azah with her birthday cake (sponsored by the Analysis Section)

Izal, Danny, Ed and the cutest, Iman with the birthday cake for arwah that was sponsored by Reena

Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah

I just found out today that Sarawak gained her independence on 22 July 22 1963 and Sabah on 31 August 1963. 

Korang tahu tak fakta ini? I didn't know. All this while I thought, the two states got their independence on 16 September 1963, same as Singapura. But I was wrong. Even Singapura had the her independence on the same day as Sabah.


Jadi, tarikh-tarikh yang berkaitan dengan kemerdekaan di Malaysia adalah seperti berikut:

31 August 1957

Malaya, through a federation of 11 states, attained her independence.

22 July 1963

Sarawak gained her independence.

31 August 1963

Sabah gained her independence.

16 September 1963

Malaysia was born.

Al-fatihah buat Arwah Puan Azah Aziz

My heartfelt condolence to the family of Prof. Diraja Ungku Aziz and Tan Sri Zeti Akhtar Aziz on the demise of Puan Azah Aziz today. May Allah bless her soul and place her amongst His believers.

Al-fatihah.

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Thank you to readers and Herman for highlighting this mistake of mine. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Beliau dilahirkan pada 19 Jun 1951 21 Ogos 1928 [Terima kasih kepada Tinie & Maya di atas pembetulan fakta ini] di Johor. Beliau telah mendirikan rumah tangga bersama En. Ismail Yasin dan memperoleh tia cahaya mata iaitu Izreen Fara, Izan Fareeza dan Muhammad Izhar.




(Gambar Ketika beliau menghadiri rumah terbuka Muhyiddin Yasin)


Pendidikan awal beliau bermula di Muar dan seterusnya di Sek. Tun Fatimah, Johor. Beliau telah melanjutkan pelajaran di Universiti Malaya dan berjaya mendapat ijazah sarjana muda dalam bidang sisiologi dan antropologi pada 1974.


Kerjaya beliau bermula sebagai pegawai di perkhidmatan awam di negeri Johor. Selepas itu, beliau menjadi pegawai tadbir di Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) dari tahun 1974 hingga 1975. Belaiu telah menyertai Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) pada bulan September 1975 dan menjadi pegawai pertama yang memasuki perkhidamatan BSN sejak diambil alih oleh Pejabat pos. Antara jawatan yang pernah disandang oleh beliau ialah setiausaha lembaga, pengurus pentadbiran dan penjawatan, pengurus pembangunan perniagaan, pengurus cawangan Kuala Lumpur, pengurus kanan operasi bank dan pemasaran dan pengurus knana hal ehwal awam dan pemasaran. Jawatan akhir beliau beliau dgn BSN ialah Pengarah Hal Ehwal Awam dan Komunikasi Korporat BSN.


Semasa berkhidmat gn BSN, Beliau telah menjadi wanita pertama dilantik sebagai pengurus cawangan. Beliau juga pemangkin dan pelopor kepada kursus bersiri 'FEELINGS" untuk kakitangan BSN yang menekankan personaliti yg berketrampilan dan kemampuan utk berkomunikasi kepada pegawai2 barisan hadapan dan keseluruhan bank yg memerlukan kursus etika sosial dan keterampilan. Puan Atikah turut menduduki kerusi ahli lembaga pengarah dlm anak sykt BSN, iaitu Permodalan BSN Berhad dan BSN Finance Berhad.


Selain itu, Beliau juga turut melibatkan diri dalam pelbagai aktiviti sosial dan kemasyarakatan. Beliau ialah Timbalan Pengerusi PUSPANITA BSN, ahli majlis tertinggi PUSPANITA kebangsaan, ahli jawatan kuasa bahagian UMNO Ampang Jaya, ahli lembaga persatuan siswazah wanita malaysia dan ahli jawatan kuasa persatuan penduduk Ampang Jaya. Beliau pernah menjadi ahli jatan kuasa publisiti dan pemasaran diperingkat antarabangsa international Saving Bank Institut. Puan Atikah merupakan wanita pertama di Malaysia yg menjadi hos talk show iaitu bersama Atikah di RTM selama tiga tahun dari tahun 1995 hingga 1997. Kini beliau telah bersara daripada BSN utk melibatkan diri dlm sektor awam. Antara penglibatan beliau adalah sebagai pengarah urusan ATK Communication Sdn. Bhd., pengarah hal ehwal koporat bagi sykt Avon Cosmetics dan Asia Pasific Adviser, Temporal Brand Consulting Sdn. Bhd.


Pada 1995, beliau telah menerima bintang kesatria Mangku Negara (K.M.N) daripada Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Dipertuan Agung.

The Search For Ms Vacuum Cleaner

I just got to know about the brand of Dyson, which according to my female colleague and its official website, the best selling vacuum cleaner in the United States.

And please look at the prices, "Mak datuk mahalnya!"

And according to another colleague of mine, there are other models which could cost as much as RM8000! Itu vacuum cleaner ke apa tu.

I also noticed a few models by Electrolux, which seem like very practical and eye-catching too. The prices are not bad - RM300-RM500.

I think I will give myself another one week to review a few more brands before I make up my mind on which brand to buy.

Till then, I have to sweep and mop myself.

Hijrah

Alhamdulillah, lepas satu, satu artis Malaysia yang berhijrah - daripada tak menutup aurat kepada menutup aurat.

Semoga kalian istiqamah dengan penghijrahan ini dan sedikit sebanyak memberi motivasi kepada rakyat terbanyak untuk turut serta berhijrah.

Dan menjadi harapan agar program bual bicara seperti Bicara Selebriti ini, akan terus bercambah dengan topik yang bermanfaat buat agama, bangsa dan negara.


p/s: Tahniah kepada Ella yang sudah mengakhiri zaman bujangnya dengan seorang juruterbang FireFly. Semoga rumahtangga yang dibina itu bahagia dan diredhai Allah santak akhir hayat.

Certified Microfinance Professional

Alhamdulillah, I've finished all three papers. Now, have to wait for the result. If I pass, will proceed with Part I in next September. This is the cluster that I missed in May 2012.

The Certified Microfinance Professional is an accredited programme by the Asian Institute of Finance, which was jointly established by the Central Bank of Malaysia and the Securities Commission Malaysia.


The main objective of this programme is to increase the effectiveness, efficiency and competencies of current capacity building efforts by various stakeholders involved in the microfinance initiatives. Special attention is given to middle-level executives who involved directly in the operation of microfinance institutions (MFIs). 


There are nine modules under this programme and the programme is flexibly designed to meet both needs, i.e. as refresher course and/or qualification in microfinance which lead to a certification known as Certified 
Microfinance Professional (CMP).

B.Lift from ZZ

I received this promo from one of Ziana Zain's diehard fans, who else if not, Ajoi.

Amboi, memang musim artis keluarkan produk kecantikan. Cuma aku tertanya-tanya, artis-artis ini pakai ke produk mereka tu?

Ke mereka masih lagi pengguna setia, SKII ke, Estee Lauder ke.

Jangan propa sudah! Tapi statement ini adalah ayat umum untuk semua artis ya. Jangan marah Ajoi. Jangan sentap ZZ :)

Livina X-Gear

Okey tak? Ke Tak okey?