In Honour Of WO 1 (B) Salehuddin

Nuri pilots...I really envy you. Even though the nuri is not IFR rated, it is at least equipped with additional equipment to enhance flight safety. During my days, there were no such things as weather radar, GPS, night vision goggle, portable power pack, collapsible stretcher and what have you. What the nuri had then was the very basic equipment...and we had to fly in whatever weather conditions and roles, be it day or night...lucky you.

Now, let's talk about the equipment we had for winching role ...

 

Nuri in sea winching role using NATO strop

Well before 1977, I think, i.e. before the advent of "Saleh" stretcher, what we had for winching then were NATO strop and 'bosun chair' only.

                                                  

                                        

Winching of 'medivac' or 'casevac'  became a hazardous assignment for the ground troops and the AQM. You see...if the nuri could land at the LP to pick up the medivac/casevac....no problem since the casualty could be carried into the Nuri using a stretcher. But what happens if the casualty was unconscious and had to be winched up....something like in the picture above?

The technique employed then was to winch down either an additional AQM or a soldier, seated in the bosun chair, with the NATO strop. He then would place the NATO strop around the casevac and hold him - wrapped both his legs and hands around the casualty - during the winched up process. This prosess might aggravate the injury due to unwanted movement. Those days neither the aircrew nor the ground troops were  trained in paramedic. The utmost priority was to evacuate him to the hospital for medical attention soonest.

If my memory don't fail me, I remember one incident involving an Alouette 111 from No 3 Sqn on a casevac mission. This incident happened before the formation of 'Composite Squadrons'. Due to the terrain, the pilot had no choice but to winch up the casevac. The ground troops placed NATO strop around the casualty and 'tighten' the toggle. He was then winched up. However, half way through, he became unconscious and his hand released the toggle. Sadly, he slipped and fell to his death....! I am not privy to the finding of the Board Of Inquiry, but I suspected the toggle was not fully pulled close to his  chest. See the above picture on the position of the toggle.

Readers...let me assure you that the use of the NATO strop is VERY SAFE AS LONG YOU FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS.

No 10 Squadron was fortunate to have this MacGyver - Flt Sgt Salehuddin - Crewman Leader. Reliasing the potential aggravation to the injury, he came up with a design of a strecther for medivac/casevac. Base Workshop was given the task to produce a prototype. I remember when the trial was done at the Squadron. If I am not mistaken, the Engineering Boss from Department of Air Force himself came over to the Squadron to witness the trial. Once it was certified safe, it became operational immediately. These stretchers became part and parcel of Nuri's inventory. And, this important equipment clocked thousands of hours and had seen hundreds, if not thousands, of medivacs/casevacs.

"Saleh" Stretcher - simple in design...yet functional, cheap to produce...made in RMAF workshops, and most importantly...IT SAVES LIVES!!

In hindsight, fortunately there were no female AQMs those days....otherwise, Nuri would be preoccupied flying 'medivacs/casevacs' sorties. I am sure Flt Sgt Salehuddin would be the most unpopular Nuri  AQM among the ground troops then for designing this stretcher ....he...he...jangan marah.

So, young pilots...that was how the stretcher got its name. It was named after Flt Sgt Salehuddin in his honour for being creative. He retired as WO1. I am made to understand that these stretchers were no longer in use - decommissioned - since RMAF had replaced them with the  new collapsible stretchers.

RMAF...I sincerely think it is high time for you to recognise the contributions by these creative people of yours. The least you can do in appreciation to people like WO 1 Salehuddin is to have his name forever engraved in the RMAF Museum. And, the stretcher exhibited there. Is it asking too much? I had suggested to the museum management to display this Saleh stretcher in the RMAF Museum. The response from Brig Gen Dato' Muslim TUDM (R), Chairman of the RMAF Museum, is encouraging. To me, it is a part of RMAF history.

To WO 1 SALEHUDDIN...wherever you may be...WELL DONE.

Fond Memories Of My Alma Mater - King Edward VII

UNDER THE SHADOW OF A GREAT NAME

The tigers' population was increased by one when I registered for admission to Form 3 in January 1964...long...long time ago! Before this I was studying in ACS Sitiawan but followed my late father when he was transferred to Taiping. Based on my 'report card', I was admitted to Form 3 'C'. I know what you are thinking...no problem. I used to tell my wife that if I stayed on in Lumut, I don't think I could even pass my LCE (Lower Certificate of Education). You see, I really enjoyed my childhood days in Lumut. After school and Quranic reading class...with the sarong as a cape (like superman) I ran to the beach and dived into the sea with members, crabbing during low tide, catapulting fish and fishing...but not studying! Well, the transfer was indeed a blessing in disguise.

Oh ya...let me tell about meritocracy (quality control?) during my era. I finished my primary education at a Malay school - Sekolah Kebangsaan Lumut. There was no such thing as SMK then and no  'automatic' promotion, too. All Standard 6 students must sit for an examination and only on passing will make you eligible to continue to Form 1. If you fail, you can 'retain' for another year..again depending on age. The next filtering system was LCE. Again, if you fail...good bye Form 4. Here was another restriction...if you fail English, then you are not eligible to sit for SC (Senior Cambridge)...qualified only to sit for MCE . However, you are given a chance to sit for SC if you pass the QT (Qualifying Test) while in Form 4. It's not over yet. If you're interested to attend Sixth Form, then you must sit for the Entrance Test. If pass, you are a Sixth Former. When the results come out in about March and you fail your SC/MCE...bye...bye Sixth Form.

On passing Standard 6 examinations, I chose to enrol in Remove Class instead of Form 1 Malay Medium at ACS Sitiawan. I also wanted to speak LONDON like my friends...he...he..he.

I managed to scrape through the LCE and my results qualified me to sit for SC/MCE....not bad eh? I was placed in Form 4 Commerce . During my time, there were 4 classes only - Arts, Science, Commerce and General. Both Commerce and General classes were housed on the first floor of the "Sheffield Hostel". One of the classes on the ground floor was a Form 4 Malay Medium - a co-ed class.

Oh ya...There were only 3 co-ed classes in the school then, i.e. Tingkatan 4 Aliran Melayu, Lower and Upper Six. The girls were from TMGS and Convent. Only KE VII had sixth form classes those days. And there were only 4 secondary schools then, i.e. KE VII, St George, TMGS and Convent, in the area.

We simply loved to stand on the veranda to watch the girls below walking to their class. What do you expect of the boys...we were not angels! And don't expect us to admire  those beauty of nature in silence. I'm sure the girls were flattered by the attention given to them. But of course, their teachers were not happy and both Commerce and General classes were ordered to shift to the main building. My class was separated from the Principal's office only by the Administrative office. Both these classes stayed there till we completed our schooling in 1966.

When we were still at the Sheffield Hostel, our Science teacher, nicknamed 'Abang Kartun (AK)', simply loved giving test every Friday. I never liked Science and Mathematics....something which I really regret now. Overall marks was 15! For the first test, most got about 7. Yours truly got  3 only. So our beloved AK told the class that those who got below 5 would have to attend detention class on Saturday morning. Oh...oh...detention class meant no 'cheap matinee' at Rex, Majestic, Odeon or Carlton theaters. You see, most of the Saturday mornings my friends and I would go to see this morning  movie  - 3rd class for 40 sen only; 2 front-most seats. When the film started, we conveniently moved to 1st or 2nd class seats - wherever vacant seats were available...he..he. So, no choice but to study just to avoid  detention class. This marking process continued until we reached the breakeven point of 50%. To Cikgu...thank you because I managed to get C6 for General Science. To me...a real achievement considering I never liked the subject.

On a sad note, we lost a classmate - arwah SHAFIE. He and our senior were swept away  by a strong current and drowned when they went for a swim at Makotiong, Tupai (I can't remember the name correctly).  I remember him very well because his table was right in front of me. During one of those weekly science tests by AK, he was busy copying not realising that AK was looming over his shoulder.  What do you expect? Immediate 'O' and detention class the next day. Al Fatihah to arwah SHAFIE!

Forgot to tell you. When I first joined KE, the principal was Cikgu Bion Dury. He was succeeded by none other than the most famous, the late Long Heng Hua, popularly known as Pak Long. When he first came to the school, in early 1964 I think, he was driving his green Morris Minor with a "W" plate. Later on he used Worlesley.. It was he who introduced the School Song -" King Edward's Will Live Forever... As Long As the Taiping Hills Stand."

Oh boy....he was a real disciplinarian! When you see the 'Office Boy (OB)' coming to the class with reports cards (RCs)...most of us would start sweating. He would hand over the RCs to the teacher who would then call out selected names to see the Principal. We, the priviledged few, then, had the pleasure of 'chit chatting' with Pak Long. Yours truly and a few others obediently followed the  OB to Pak Long's office. Once inside, he looked at my RC '....4 reds...choose'. Reading...failed 4 subjects and choose which cane from a number of canes available in a big vase. 1 stroke per failed subject. Bend down and....whack....whack....whack....whack! Mind you...we were still wearing shorts then. Only when we were in Form 5 we started to wear the white long pants even though it was optional except during assembly when it was compulsory. What a painful experience!

My teachers & classmates of Form V Commerce 1966. Inserted on 25 September 2019. Courtesy of Zainal Thani

Another unforgettable experience was when I was in Form 5. During recess time, my friend and I  enjoyed throwing chalks at each other. By coincidence, Pak Long passed by and the chalk hit him. He  'invited' both of us to the tuck shop with a cane in his hand. You can guess what happened next...Well, in front of the rest of the students ...whack....whack....whack! Another painful experience...but still managed to put up a 'painful' smile!

As  commerce students, we were encouraged by our teacher, Aloysius Kong, to take typewriting class held at night.  So, we diligently learned 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'. And we had to sit for the PITTMAN Elementary examinations. I passed....30 words per minute. We were also asked to sit for the PITTMAN Elementary and Intermediate Book-Keeping examinations in preparation for the Principles of Account subject in the SC/MCE examinations. I passed both the examinations. Mind  you, those days I am talking about  the conversion of Pounds, Shillings and Pence...not RM, and there was no such thing as calculators.

After the results of the SC/MCE were published in The Straits Times in early 1967, we all departed to chart our course in life. In May 1967, I was accepted  for a 2-year course as an Army cadet Intake 11 at RMC and commissioned in April 1969  as a 2Lt in the Artillery Regiment (Arty). My first posting  was to 3 Arty, Kemunting Camp. I made it a point to pay a courtesy call on Pak Long. Well...well.. he still remembered me! In 1973, I switched to RMAF as a Nuri pilot.

My wife, being a teacher herself, told me that she can only remember students who are either extremely excellent in their studies or extremely naughty. In my case....maybe just an 'in-between' for Pak Long's standard! An ex-TMGS, she was an Edwardian too, for a short while before continuing her Lower Six at Tun Fatimah, Johore. You can read her blog - sitiroffinimy.blogspot.com.

To Zainal Thani, Nazri Khalid, Mohd Noor, Anggamuthu, S. Subramaniam, Zaini, Radzi, Isa Abdullah, M. Subramaniam, Logarath, KY Siow, Isa, Hussein Mohd Noor, arwah Azizan Ismail, Wan Sahir, Ramani and others whom I can't remember ...Those were the days...My Friends!

To my teachers...the late Pak Long, Miss Yap, Miss Chee, Aloysius Kong, arwah Ibrahim Maya, the late Francis Chang,  Abang Kartun and others whom I can't recall....No matter what....you have my utmost respect.

This song is dedicated to all my teachers ...Sirs,...THANK YOU!

Menagih Janji...!

Saya terbaca luahan seorang mantan anggota tentera di ruangan 'Forum' Utusan Malaysia bertarikh 14 November 2009.

Mungkin beliau salah seorang 'casevac' yang pernah saya bawa keluar dari hutan belantara semasa Ops Selamat Sawadee...satu operasi yang sungguh membawa banyak kenangan kepada saya!! Pokok luahannya ialah menagih janji sepertimana yang dijanjikan oleh Kerajaan. Malah, saya telah menulis coretan berkaitan berita yang diperkatakannya pada 8 Julai 2009 bertajuk "Special Allowance For Ops-Inflicted Maimed Warriors" ......

'I'm happy to hear the Minister of Defence recent anouncement that the government is considering giving a special allowance to those personnel who became disabled/handicapped, or whatever you call it, during active duties. If the government can give a monthly pension to the Olympic silver medallist, this category of rakyat deserves monetory reward too. They are in their current physical state because they defended their beloved country....MALAYSIA.'

Kerana simpati dengan nasib mereka, saya telah menghantar e-mel berikut ke 'Forum'. Terpulang kepada Utusan Malaysia samaada akan menyiarkannya atau tidak...!

NASIB PESARA TENTERA

 Friday, November 13, 2009 9:36 PM
From: "nor ibrahim sulaiman" nibsny@yahoo.com
To: "utusan-forum " forum@utusan.com.my

Saya terpanggil apabila membaca rentetan SELAMAT SAWADEE yang disiarkan dalam ruangan Forum pada 13 November 2009. Saya bersimpati dengan mereka. Sebagai seorang mantan pilot helikopter Nuri, saya dan rakan seperjuangan telah terlibat secara langsung dalam Operasi SELAMAT SAWADEE.

 Salah satu tugas yang mencabar ketika itu ialah membuat penerbangan 'casevac' (casualty evacuation), iaitu mengeluarkan anggota Pasukan Keselamatan dari dalam hutan kerana ditembak pengganas komunis (PK) atau terkena jerangkap samar. Kami kerap melakukan tugas ini dengan kaedah 'winching' kerana tiada tempat untuk mendarat. Kaedah ini sungguh merbahaya kerana kami mejadi sasaran mereka. Boleh dikatakan helikopter Nuri ditembak oleh PK sudah menjadi rutin. Dalam 2 insiden, 2 orang anggota 'komando' sebagai 'escort' mengikuti Nuri, telah ditembak mati.

 Ramai krew Nuri dianugerah Pingat Keberanian Negara - PTU dan KPK. Paling kecewa sekali, penerima pingat-pingat tersebut tidak 'layak' mendapat elaun sepertimana yang dinikmati oleh penerima SP dan PGB. Perkara ini telah dibawa ke Parlimen pada 11 November 2009. Jawapan dari Menteri Pertahanan tidak memberangsangkan.

 Pada 7 Ogos 2009, saya ada mencadangkan kepada Ketua Pengarah PLKN agar penerima pingat-pingat keberanian - SP, PGB, JPP, PTU dan KPK - dan warga tentera yang mengalami kecacatan anggota semasa menjalani operasi menentang keganasan PK, dijemput untuk menceritakan pengalaman mereka kepada remaja-remaja yang mengikuti latihan PLKN. Bayangkan, wira-wira datang berkerusi roda atau hilang penglihatan menceritakan bagaimana mereka menjadi cacat. Saya percaya kaedah ini akan memberi impak yang diharapkan oleh kerajaan.

Selain boleh meningkatkan semangat patriotisme dan cinta kepada negara, bayaran yang diterima boleh menjadi sumber pendapatan kepada wira-wira veteran tersebut. Jika cadangan ini dilaksanakan, luka di hati veteran-veteran sekurang-kurangnya akan terubat kerana negara mengiktiraf mengorbanan mereka dan pengalaman-pengalaman ini tidak akan berkubur.

 Sekali lagi, cadangan ini hanya tinggal cadangan sahaja. Sehingga kini, saya tidak mendapat maklum balas dari pihak PLKN selain akuan penerimaan surat.

 MEJAR NOR IBRAHIM BIN SULAIMAN TUDM (B)

Saperti yang dijangkakan, e-mel ini tidak disiarkan oleh Utusan Malaysia. Tetapi ini bukannya satu masalah kerana saya masih boleh menyampaikan pandangan melalui media alternatif. Saya sungguh kagum dengan kecanggihan IT!

Ini luahan SELAMAT SAWADEE yang disiar di 'Forum' melalui Utusan Online...

14 November 2009 / 26 Zulkaedah 1430

FORUM

Nasib pesara tentera tanpa pingat SP dan PGB

 TERLEBIH dahulu, kami para pejuang menentang pengganas komunis sekitar tahun 70-an dan 80-an ingin mengucapkan tahniah kepada penerima pingat SP dan PGB di atas kenaikan 500 peratus elaun yang diumumkan oleh Perdana Menteri Malaysia sempena sambutan Hari Pahlawan pada 31 Julai 2009.

 Bagi kami, itu adalah rezeki saudara-saudara seperjuangan.

 Di sini kami ingin bertanya adakah pihak kerajaan atau ATM terlepas pandang akan nasib kami, seramai lebih kurang 270 orang pejuang yang tidak berpingat? Malah, ada di antara kami yang sama-sama berjuang dengan mereka yang dikurniakan pingat SP dan PGB.
 Semasa menentang pengganas komunis sekitar tahun 70-an dan 80-an, hinggalah pihak komunis meletakkan senjata pada tahun 1989, ramai di antara kami yang kehilangan anggota badan yang menyebabkan kecacatan kekal seperti kehilangan kedua-dua kaki, tangan, mata dan cacat anggota lain akibat terpijak jerangkap samar musuh dan semasa bertempur dengan komunis.

Ketika itu, kami hanya diberikan sagu hati RM2,000 di atas kecederaan yang kami alami. Ex-gratia ialah janji kerajaan dan ATM kepada kami semua, namun sehingga kini masih belum ditunaikan.

Tanpa bantuan daripada mana-mana pertubuhan, pelbagai usaha telah kami laksanakan termasuklah menyerahkan memorandum kepada Menteri Pertahanan dan Pengarah Jabatan Hal Ehwal Veteran bagi mendapatkan simpati kerajaan agar meluluskan pembayaran ex-gratia kapada kami.

 Di media cetak, tersebar berita menyatakan kami akan mendapat pelbagai bantuan termasuklah elaun khas dan ex-gratia, malahan pegawai atasan ATM sendiri menyuarakannya. ‘Durian runtuh’ itulah yang diperkatakan. Adakah ini sekadar kata-kata untuk menyedapkan hati kami semata-mata?

 Apabila kes petualang negara, Chin Peng sibuk diperkatakan di sana-sini, pelbagai cara bantahan diadakan. Ketika itu, pejuang seperti kami dipertontonkan di televisyen dan media massa. Namun selepas itu, kami terus dilupakan.

 Kami semua masih menunggu dan terus menunggu kelulusan ex-gratia daripada pihak tertentu. Kami juga berharap Perdana Menteri yang kami sanjungi dapat membuat sesuatu agar kenyataan ‘durian runtuh’ itu benar-benar menjadi realiti.

 Dalam perjuangan, tanpa kerjasama daripada rakan-rakan, belum tentu keperwiraan seseorang itu terserlah.

SELAMAT SAWADEE
Kampung Datuk Ahmad Said
Ipoh, Perak

AGAKNYA INILAH YANG DIMAKSUDKAN "RAKYAT DIDAHULUKAN ..... PENCAPAIAN DIUTAMAKAN"!!!

Saved By Curly Hair...!

Readers, I find a colleague's comments in my blog very interesting. I knew Capt Sharif "Uban" since I first joined No 10 Sqn, RMAF Kuantan, in 1974. He was then in No 3 Sqn, RMAF Butterworth. I used to go for detachment at his sqn then. Later, I used to fly with him as a co-pilot when he underwent Nuri captaincy conversion course at No 10 Sqn and later posted to the sqn upon completing the course. My last encounter with him was at  ITU, RMAF Kinrara in 1980. We were then attending the first SOS Course ever conducted by the RMAF.

Now he is happily settled at Pulau Kapas after migrating from Miri. I suppose he is an avid fan of "Gilligan's Island" ...old timers would surely remember this tv series...he...he.  He is now an owner of a holiday resort at that enchanting  island...Pulau Kapas. And....still hunting the buried treasure left by the Pirates of the Kapas Island...jangan marah.

At about 1400 hour on 11 November 2009, I called him to inform that I did not e-mail him and others asking for money to pay for my hotel bill in the UK - see "WARNING!!". You see, he asked his daughter to settle the bill on reading the e-mail. Thank you...Sharif...for your concern. You are indeed a true friend in need! Of course, I took the opportunity to seek his permission to publish his comments, and the answer is....YES!

So.....here's an unedited story...of a pilot named Sharif...


Capt's Longhouse said... 

Mej Nor and buddies ! yoo,,,sharing another 'untold experience' of an young Alouette pilot from 3 Sqn. Butterworth - 1974!

...Date/time to be reconfirmed, till I find my log book again-lah.

...Was on special detachment with the Special Branch Chief himself at Fort Gemala for 2 x weeks in the jungle base as stand-by Aloutte recce chopper but nothing happened for the first week and was invited for some fishing trip by the orang asli/police field force officer and Army Rept. So off I went stripped down just in my shorts plus T shirt on their wooden sampan for fish bombing !

,,,wow the ikan kelah was struggling after the 1st underwater blow-up and I jumped into the river to bring the fishes back but the strong current swept me across the other end ! Upon taking a BIG fish in hand, I stopped at the river edge for some rest and noticed some movements in the jungle!. Holy SHIT !!..CTs were watching us and I immediately swam across to the orang asli guide plus we all made our way back to base camp safely!!. The special Ops. was immediately launched and within the next couple of weeks, the security forces managed to kill/capture a few of the 40 odd CTs at that area.

,,,Guess what ?. One of the captured CTs a Malay guy (he looks like Mej Kalid Ali haha) from Kelantan told me that he had his gun sight at me while I was on the sampan but thought that I was an orang asli and if only he knew that was the chopper pilot (meself) he would had pulled the trigger !. We had a great laugh and apparently he is now serving in the SB too, probably retired by now !!.

,,,So its not too bad to be with curly hairs and dark skin too hehehe..saved my day that day too.

Very stupid of me going out fishing but that was the normal thing to do by the SB personnel plus orang asli guides at all the jungle forts that we used to fly in/out then. Kept this experience secret from the Sqn/Flt. Commander, too scared that they might stop me from flying alone into the jungle again in support of Ops. Bamboo etc hahaha. boy OOO boy !! that was one crazy experience kept in my heart for the last 35 odd years Geee !!.

November 10, 2009 10:32 AM

Golfers saved by the 'siren'...this guy ...saved by Allah-given curly hair. As what arwah Tompel said in "Ahmad Albab" movie '....ada makna' when he was given a sejadah as his birthday present.

Readers, now you know who were the culprits that cause 'ikan kelah' to be almost extinct!! He...he...he

Sharif...please click here..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5pkkAhETYg

Berakhirnya Satu Perjuangan!

Saya ingatkan selepas coretan bertajuk "Auld Lang Syne", berakhirlah topik 'Elaun Untuk JPP, PTU Dan KPK' ini dari ingatan. Masalahnya, saya mengatakan '..almost exhausted all avenues....', jadi masih ada ruang untuk menonjolkan kisah ini. Semangat tidak mudah mengaku kalah sebelum benar-benar kalah dalam memperjuangkan sesuatu isu terlalu tebal...!

Pada 6 November 2009, saya telah menghantar e-mel kepada YAB Perdana Menteri dan salinan kepada YB Menteri Pertahanan. Dan juga sms kepada YB Dato' Ibrahim Ali, MP Pasir Mas, agar beliau membawa perkara ini di sidang Parlimen. YB berjanji isu ini akan dibawa di peringkat Jawatankuasa nanti dan meminta difakskan maklumat berkaitan. Isi kandungan e-mel kepada YAB PM adalah lebih kurang sama dengan surat yang saya fakskan ke pejabat YB di Kuala Lumpur.

E-mel kepada YAB Perdana Menteri dan Menteri...saya sudah pasti e-mel ini tidak akan melepasi 'Gate Keepers' ....tetapi sekurang-kurangnya saya mencuba!

ELAUN UNTUK JPP, PTU & KPK

Friday, November 6, 2009 4:16 PM
From: "nor ibrahim sulaiman" nibsny@yahoo.com
To: najib@pmo.gov.my
Cc: "Dato\' Zahid Hamidi" , "Mininter of Def" , "sidek ksn" , "KSU Indef" , "khalid Ali" , "Chong KL" ... more

Surat saya kepada YB Dato' Ibrahim Ali...

08 November 2009

YB Dato’ Ibrahim Ali
Ahli Parlimen Pasir Mas
Kuala Lumpur

Assalamualaikum,

 ELAUN UNTUK PENERIMA-PENERIMA JPP, PTU DAN KPK

 Berhubung perkara di atas, saya memohon agar YB Dato’ membawa rentetan kami penerima anugerah tersebut semasa sessi Parlimen kini. Seperti yang YB Dato’ sedia maklum, Kerajaan Malaysia telah mewujudkan hanya 5 Anugerah Keberanian, iaitu SP, PGB, JPP, PTU dan KPK (Kembaran A - coretan dari blog saya, xnuripilot.blogspot.com). YAB PM telah mengumumkan kenaikan kadar baru untuk penerima-penerima SP dan PGB pada 31 Julai 2009 lalu; RM2000 untuk penerima SP dan RM1500 untuk PGB. Dukacita sekali, kami penerima JPP, PTU dan KPK seperti tidak wujud sama sekali.

 Saya telah menghantar e-mel kepada YB Menteri Pertahanan, KSN dan KSU KEMENTAH merayu agar kami turut menikmati imbuhan bulanan (Kembaran B-coretan dari blog saya). Pada 26 Jun 2009, KSU telah memajukan sokongan KEMENTAH agar kami diberi elaun tersebut ke JPM. Ini memberi harapan yang menggunung kepada saya. Tetapi, pada 20 Ogos 2009, jawapan dari KSU kepada saya telah menghancurkan segala harapan...TIDAK LULUS!!

 Kami telah berkorban demi mempertahankan kedaulatan negara tercinta ini. Negara telah mengiktiraf pengorbanan tersebut dengan menganugerah pingat-pingat keberanian. Tetapi, persoalannya ialah, mengapa kami didiskriminasikan? Penerima pingat ‘perak’ sukan Olympic menerima pencen RM3000 sebulan. Kerana pengorbanan kamilah yang membolehkan ahli-ahli sukan mengharumkan nama negara. Apakah pengiktirafan negara....NYAWA ATAU NAMA?

 Akhir kata, penghargaan saya sekiranya YB Dato’ membawa perkara ini ke sidang Parlimen. Terima kasih.

MEJAR NOR IBRAHIM BIN SULAIMAN TUDM (B)

Pada 11 November 2009, jam 1800, saya menerima sms dari YB '...Saya dah bawa dlm perbahasan hari ini semasa Menteri Pertahanan gulung kem nya d parlimen. Jawabnya JPM tolak kerana kewangan dan katanya Kem Pertahanan maseh berusaha.saya desak supaya timbang dan terus usaha.k..dato ibrahim ali' (teks tanpa edit). Saya ucapkan terima kasih kepada beliau kerana bersedia membawa perkara ini ke Parlimen.

Pada malam yang sama, pada jam 1907, saya menerima respons dari YB Menteri Pertahanan terhadap sms yang saya hantar kepada beliau '...Jawapan saya di Parlimen tadi Mindef masih mengusahakannya. Apabila ekonomi pulih insya-Allah akan berjaya' (teks tanpa edit).

Bercanggah betul dengan jawapan rasmi KSU beliau pada 20 Ogos 2009, quote'...adalah kerana nilai pengiktirafan yang diberikan oleh Kerajaan terhadap penerima Darjah Kebesaran atau Bintang/Pingat Persekutuan mempunyai nilai prestij dan martabatnya yang tersendiri' unquote. 

Mana satu yang betul...TIADA ONGKOS  ATAU TIADA PRESTIJ??

Saya bersyukur kepada Allah kerana memberi kekuatan untuk memperjuangkan isu ini sehingga ke peringkat tertinggi di negara tercinta ini - PARLIMEN. Saya percaya kebanyakan YB MP dan juga rakyat mulai sedar yang 'Pingat Keberanian'  negara tidak hanya terhad kepada SP dan PGB sahaja. Bagi saya, ini adalah...KEKALAHAN DALAM KEJAYAAN!!

Maka berakhirlah perjuangan saya...sudah tiada rezeki! Sila klik pada link ini sebagai akhir kata daripada saya....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E2hYDIFDIU

WARNING!!

READERS....PLEASE BE WARNED WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS E-MAIL. LET IT BE KNOWN TO YOU THAT I DID NOT ORIGINATE THIS E-MAIL AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE UK SINCE LEAVING KUALA LUMPUR. RIGHT NOW I AM HAPPILY STAYING AT JITRA AND PULLING MY GOLF TROLLEY EVERY MORNING. THIS IS THE WORK OF A CONMAN. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, MY E-MAIL HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND BLOCKED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. ASK YOURSELF...FROM nibsny@yahoo.com TO nibsny@yahoo.com?

It's Urgent
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:29 PM
From: "nor ibrahim sulaiman" nibsny@yahoo.com
To: nibsny@yahoo.com
 
Assalamualaikum,

Hope you get this on time? Sorry I didn't inform you about my trip to the UK for a program. I am having some difficulties here because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel which contained some cash and some other valuable things. Presently, my passport and my things are been held down by the hotel management pending when i make payment I will like you to assist me with a loan of $1,615 to sort-out my hotel bills and to get myself back home. I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with, I will Refund the money back to you as soon as i return, let me know if you can be of any help? ASAP.

I currently don't have a phone where i can be reached.

please let me know immediately.

Regards,

Mej Nor Ibrahim Bin Sulaiman TUDM (B)

THIS IS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE OF "SPAM". ANYWAY, I E-MAILED THIS SCAM TO A FEW ADDRESSEES THAT I CAN REMEMBER.

SCAM

2:47 PM (49 minutes ago)

Assalamualaikum,

Please ignore an e-mail from me, ie, nibsny@yahoo.com, entitled "Its Urgent". It is a SCAM! I did not make any request for money as stated in the e-mail. Please click this link-xnuripilot.blogspot.com - for details. There are people out there trying to tarnish my image by distributing this fake e-mail.

Thank you.

MEJ NOR IBRAHIM BIN SULAIMAN TUDM (B)

Syok Sendiri

Eh...eh...eh...tak sangka betul kerana dek marah kepada Chin Peng boleh jadi popular sebegini...he...he!! Tak sedar koresponden majalah "PERAJURIT" mengintai blog saya dan seterusnya......tersiarlah cerita hero veteran di Jitraq ini dalam keluaran November 2009.

Terima kasih kepada En Hamzah Haji Dollah kerana sudi menulis rencana tentang diri saya. Yang buat 'syoknya', secara kebetulan rencana permulaan majalah ialah 'PERINTAH ULUNG PAT', mantan PTU, dan di akhiri dengan "Peranan Seorang Juruterbang Nuri Di Era Melawan Insurgensi", sayalah tu...mantan warga TUDM! Di akhir tulisan, beliau menyuarakan perasaan kecewa saya terhadap 'terlupanya' pihak TUDM kepada wira-wira mereka sendiri. PTU...masih tidak terlambat untuk membetulkan keadaan...renung-renungkanlah!

Serius sikit....saya percaya kemungkinan besar segelintir rakyat Malaysia mulai sedar peranan yang dimainkan oleh TUDM amnya, pilot nuri khususnya, menentang pengganas komunis (PK) di suatu ketika dulu setelah membaca blog saya dan komen-komen dari pembaca. Dan juga melalui pembacaan rencana di atas. Pada saya, penglibatan TUDM, khususnya helikopter Nuri, yang terlibat secara langsung dalam operasi-operasi menentang PK, adalah salah satu faktor kejayaan dalam 'Counter Insurgency Warfare' ini. Coretan saya adalah 'the untold stories' yang tidak pernah dihebahkan. Malah, terdapat warga TUDM sendiri yang tidak menyedari sumbangan kami. Mereka beranggapan tugas kami hanya 'rutin....' menghantar trup dan bekalan...itu sahaja tanpa menyedari cabaran-cabaran yang terpaksa dilalui semasa melaksanakan tugas 'rutin' tersebut.

Jika ada kelapangan, sila baca  majalah "PERAJURIT". Nampak sangat nak mempromosi majalah tersebut....yang tersirat mempromosikan saya sendirilah. Jangan marah!