Pulangan Berkala

Pembaca...Saya yakin anda mesti ada tarikh/bulan/tahun tertentu yang sungguh bermakna atau yang ditunggu-tunggu sepanjang tahun. Mungkin harijadi orang tersayang, tahun menjinjang pelamin, menunaikan rukun Islam ke5, pukulan 'hole-in-one', dll. Tidak dinafikan, saya juga sentiasa menunggu...Disember setiap tahun dan Januari - hari pertama bank beroperasi di tahun baru.

Sungguh tepat tekaan  anda...Pertengahan Disember - PENGUMUMAN DIVIDEN/BONUS oleh  PNB. Januari - Untuk mengemaskini buku akaun ASB.

Sungguh teruja dibuatnya!! Sudah tentulah saya ingin tahu berapa amaun dikreditkan dalam buku akaun ASB hasil mengikat perut di suatu ketika dahulu. He...he...he.

Sebenarnya, apabila PNB mengumumkan dividen/bonus pada 14 Disember 2009, saya sudah pun membuat anggaran pulangan yang akan diterima. Kebiasaannya...perbezaan anggaran saya dengan jumlah sebenar sangat kecil.

4 Januari 2010...Habis menarik troli 9 lubang dan bermesyuarat di Gymkhana Cafe untuk menyelesaikan masalah negara, saya terus pergi ke bank di Jitra. Sungguh sesak dengan pelabur ASB. Malah, di mesin '# giliran' ditampal notis 'TUTUP'. Apabila ditanya, Pengurus Cawangan memberitahu sehingga waktu itu, jam 1100, sudah ada lebih dari 100 pelabur sedang menunggu. Saya disyorkan datang  selepas jam 1400. Kepada pertanyaan mengapa tidak diadakan kaunter khusus untuk mengemaskini akaun sahaja, jawapan beliau '...kurang staf'. Saya tidak berhasrat untuk menunggu berjam-jam dan membuat keputusan untuk pulang sahaja. Buat pertama kali semenjak ASB dilancarkan pada 1990, saya tidak dapat mengemaskini buku pada hari pertama ASB beroperasi!!

5 Januari 2010...Seperti kelmarin, selepas sahaja semua masalah negara dibincang dan diselesaikan, saya sekali lagi pergi ke bank. Keadaan masih sama sahaja. Saya terpaksa menunggu lebih dari 100 pelabur hanya untuk mengemaskini buku. Saya telah meluahkan perasaan kekecewaan ini kepada staf bank. Saya perhatikan, kesemua ada 8 kaunter tetapi hanya 6 yang beroperasi; 3 untuk ASB dan 3 untuk lain-lain urusan. Dari pemerhatian saya, kaunter ASB sahaja yang paling sibuk. Sepatutnya, satu kaunter dijadikan untuk mengemaskini buku ASB sahaja sepertimana yang dipraktikkan tahun-tahun sebelum ini. Beliau mencadangkan saya berjumpa dengan Pengurus. Sudah tentu saya enggan berhadapan dengan bos beliau buat kali kedua. Seterusnya, staf tadi meminta buku akaun saya dan beliau masuk ke bahagian dalam bank dan mengemaskinikan buku tersebut. Hairan...Sekiranya saya tidak meluahkan kekecewaan...berjam-jamlah menunggu. Sungguh tidak mesra pelanggan!

Berapa perolehan yang saya dapat? Hampir dengan pengiraan saya!! Syukur Alhamdulillah dengan rezeki yang dilampahi Allah.

Pembaca...Sekiranya anda akan bersara atau sampai masanya untuk mengucap sayonara, dan memikirkan apa yang patut dilakukan dengan ganjaran yang akan diterima tanpa mengambil risiko tinggi...fikirkan opsyen berikut dengan andaian...

• Anda seorang yang berdisplin.
• Tidak mudah terpengaruh dengan pelawaan sahabat handai supaya melabur dalam 'projek' mereka.
• Purata pulangan 7%.
• RM200K untuk dilaburkan.

Opsyen 1...Melabur kesemua RM200K dalam ASB. Setahun kemudian, perolehan anda ialah RM14K=~RM1100 sebulan.

Opsyen 2...Melabur RM100K dalam ASB dan ASD. Bayangkan senario ini...Anda melabur dalam ASB dan ASD serentak pada 4 Januari 2010...

• ASD mengumumkan pengagihan dividen/bonus pada Jun 2010. Ini bermakna perolehan yang anda akan terima untuk 6 bulan pelaburan ialah RM3500=~RM580 sebulan. Ini pendapatan tambahan untuk Julai hingga Disember 2010.
• ASB mengumumkan pengagihan dividen/bonus pada Disember 2010. Perolehan anda untuk 1 tahun pelaburan ialah RM7K=~RM1100 sebulan untuk Januari hingga  Jun 2011.
• Jun 2011 genap setahun simpanan ASD dengan pulangan RM7K=~RM1100 untuk Julai hingga Disember 2011.

Perhatikan...benih yang anda tanam hanya memerlukan 6 bulan untuk mengeluarkan hasil, tanpa memerlukan baja dan dan penyelengaraan...RM580 sebulan untuk 6 bulan. Selepas itu RM1100 sebulan. Saya percaya anda sedia maklum, ASD mengumumkan dividen/bonus pada Jun dan ASB pada Disember. Sekiranya anda boleh 'berpuasa' selama setahun, saya cadangkan melabur dalam ASB kerana sehingga kini, pulangannya melebihi dari lain-lain dana PNB.

Sekiranya anda berkemampuan lagi...melabur pula dalam ASW dan/ atau A1Malaysia. Dividen/bonus diistiharkan setiap Ogos. Ini bermakna, setiap Januari, Julai dan September anda boleh mengemaskini buku akaun anda...eh...eh...eh!

Mungkin ramai akan menganggap cara saya ini terlalu 'konservatif'. Tak apalah...seperti kata pepatah Melayu '...Biar lambat asalkan selamat'. Lagi pula, pelaburan pokok tidak menjadi asap kerana dijamin Kerajaan.

Wang dalam tangan...instrumen pelaburan sudah tersedia...tip diberi oleh 'pakar' kewangan (saya le tu...he...he)...Tepuk dada tanya selera!! Hanya anda sahaja (dengan izin Allah) yang boleh menentukan hala tuju masa hadapan demi untuk kesejahteraan anda sendiri, InsyaAllah.

Sinar Harapan...?

Pembaca...Masihkah anda ingat siri coretan saya bertajuk "Oh Sungguh Malangnya Nasib Mu...!"? Dalam 'Episod 2', saya telah menghantar e-mel ke Utusan Malaysia dan KEMENTAH untuk perhatian Menteri Pertahanan dan KSU. Harapan saya agar akhbar tersebut menyiarkannya supaya pihak PBTM menguhubungi Lt Kol Idris Hassan (B)  untuk butir-butir selanjutnya. Manakala saya mengharapkan pihak KEMENTAH dapat membuat sesuatu untuk kebajikan Pte Abdul Rani bin Wok. Surat tidak disiarkan dan, seperti yang dijangkakan, tiada sebarang respons dari KEMENTAH.

Saya turut menghubungi PBAT Cawangan Pahang. Saya memberitahu penerima panggilan supaya mereka menghubungi Lt Kol Idris Hassan (B) di nombor telefon yang diberikan. Beliau adalah pegawai atasan kepada Pte Abdul Rani semasa peristiwa itu berlaku dan telah mencatatkan peristiwa tersebut dalam 'Kertas Komandan' semasa mengikuti Kursus Turus di Maktab Turus Angkatan Tentera. Dalam laporan akhbar Utusan Malaysia bertarikh 8 Disember 2009, PBAT Pahang ingin mendapatkan pengesahan tentang kejadian yang diceritakan oleh Pte Abdul Rani.

Saya ingat cerita ini telah tamat...sehinggalah saya menerima e-mel berikut (tanpa edit)...

JHEV Pahang (Pte Rani bin Vook)

Mon, January 4, 2010 11:55:19 PM
From: Idris Hassan 
To: mohdjomjalani@yahoo.com
Cc: nor ibrahim sulaiman
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Saudara Major.Jailani,

As requested I have posted to you to day my Commandant's Paper in which I described the action by Pte Rani Wook who shot and killed a CT at Sungai Chalit in Raub Pahang . Hopefully it will be of use to you in presenting his case for some sort of reward for this good and brave soldier whom I know very well as his Officer Commanding . We all should also be very grateful to sudara Major (B) Nor Ibrahim Bin Sulaiman of Jottings of an xnuripilot for posting this story on his blog which helped me to come forward with information on this incident which happened a long time ago.Please acknowledge receipt of book and keep me posted of further developments.

Regards

Salam

Idris

Lt Kol Idris Hassan...saya sungguh terharu dan terima kasih. Saya bersyukur kepada Allah kerana sekurang-kurangnya coretan saya akan memungkinkan Pte Abdul Rani mendapat bantuan sewajarnya. Saya berdoa agar pihak berwajib, seperti JHEV, dapat membantu beliau mengurangkan bebanan kewangan yang ditanggungnya.

Bagi saya pula...inilah satu kepuasan yang tidak ternilai harganya, Alhamdulillah!!

Virtual Vultures...

AMARAN...AWAS...WARNING...BEWARE...!!!

The vultures are on the prowl again...preying on unsuspecting sparrows like me before. If you receive an e-mail (unedited) below, PLEASE...PLEASE...IGNORE OR DELETE IT...IT'S A SCAM!! I know what  I'm talking about because I have experienced it.

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I received a similar e-mail on 9 November 2009. Being  'computer savvy', without any hesitation, I promptly responded on 11 November 2009 giving the details as required, including my password. On the same day, my brother from Taiping called enquiring  my whereabouts...."Of course I'm in Jitra, happily playing golf". He sounded so relieved  since he told me that he received my 'Mayday' e-mail from the UK. I did not know what he was talking about. And...at this point I realised that I had no access to Yahoo! at all and it lasted almost 2 days.

He e-mailed my so-called 'distressed e-mail' (unedited) below to my wife... 

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

 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)

Modus operandi of these vultures is very simple. They sent the above e-mail to all my 'contacts'. I came to know about this when I received  calls from Singapore and Japan asking about my well being. Oh boy...what  an embarrasing spot I was in! My course of action was to publish a post entitled "WARNING!!!" on 11 November 2009. And, followed by sending e-mails to my contacts that I could still remember their addresses using a newly-opened 'gmail'. 

Readers...I sincerely hope you will benefit from reading this experience of mine. Do not fall into this cyber trap!!

I Bent The Rules...

L to R: Lt Fong, Nor Ibrahim, Arwah F/Sgt Hamzah de Souza with Banding Bridge in the background

"East-West Highway...The East-West Highway was built in the 1967 as a defence-related highway. In the early stages, there was military presence in every kilometre. The road was built to cut off the Communist Party of Malaya from the safe havens in Thailand. During construction, the highway was sabotaged by the Communist terrorists during the Communist insurgency from 1967 to 1980. Many of workers were killed and the buildozers was seriously damaged. The East-West Highway was put under strict security control by Malaysian army when the highway was opened. Motorists were allowed to use the highway at daytime only due to security reasons. The military control of the highway was lifted after the insurgency war was ended in 1989.

The Malaysian Public Works Department (JKR) monument was erected in Pulau Banding near the Lake Temenggor Bridge on 1982 to commemorates those who died during construction of the East-West Highway and lake bridge."...Wikipedia

I can proudly say that I was 'involved' directly in its construction. But, sadly, to date I'm yet to have the pleasure to drive along the most picturesque and the first highway of Malaysia. And...constructed by JKR/PWD...what an achievement considering working under hostile environment those days. My involvement was through providing air support to the ground troops who were located around the area. They were stationed there to prevent the communist terrorists (CTs) from causing damage to the heavy equipment and killing the workers.

Look at the Banding Bridge spanning across the man-made lake...what an awesome sight! Do you know what Banding was to me before the construction of the bridge? It was  just a 'permanent' LP occupied by the PPH (Police Field Force) near a small and shallow river then; the width was about 50 metre and you could wade across the river. It was now at the bottom of the lake. Of course I knew what I'm talking about. One of nuri's taskings those days was to collect parachutes at Banding and other permanent LPs.

You see, Caribou transport aircraft - now decommissioned - used to airdrop supplies to the permanent LPs like Banding, Fort Kemar, Fort Chabai, Fort Telanok. The pick-up point for the Caribou was Taiping Airfield and the Air Despatch Unit of the Malaysian Service Corp was responsible to prepare the supplies to be airdropped. Later, Nuri was tasked to collect those parachutes. A real pity I didn't take any photograph.  I never envisioned to jot down my experiences.

As I said much ealier, before the formation of 'Composite' squadrons, No 10 Sqn of RMAF Kuantan, covered the whole of Peninsular Malaysia. This 'Iron Bird' was the life-line of those in the operation areas, including the East-West Highway (EWH). Well, I can safely say the EWH was more or less my 'playground'. Navigation through recognition of permanent features...he...he...he...

Anyway, I nearly crashed when operating in the area. It was some time in June 1977 when I was tasked for troops pulled out from an LP somewhere near the highway - still under construction then. The troops were to be off-loaded at Batu Melintang camp. The LP was atop of a hill, clear of all obstacles. On the last sortie,  when I pulled the collective to a hover, I knew the Nuri was 'heavy'. One of my options was to offload a few of the soldiers and came back for them later on. However, the problem was that their security might be jeorpardized...the CTs might take advantage of the situation knowing the small number of the troops there. Morever, weather might not permit me to pick them out. After considering these factors, I decided to take off with the load.

Well...I told my co-pilot to give full power, ie, both SSL (Speed Selector Lever) fully forward, and while the Nuri was on the ground, I jerked the 'collective' lever up to a maximum allowable 'Torque' and dived to gain speed. Oh boy...that sinking feeling...it was a real scary experience! Syukur Alhamdulillah...we landed safely at Batu Melintang camp. Mission successfully accomplished and flew back to Kuantan.

Readers...for your information, Nuri's 'Torque' (Power) limitations are as follows:

• Transient Max double engine - 120; single engine 150, time - 5 sec.
• Max power double engine - 103; single 123, time - 30 min.
• Normal power double engine - 86; single 103, time - none.

Nuri pilots...It doesn't matter what you may think of me. My sole objective in writing my experiences is for you to learn something from it. Who knows, maybe it may save your live and others, InsyaAllah. I survived to tell you my tales. I hope you, too, will survive to tell yours when the time comes.

Photograph of the monument contributed by Faizul Abdullah, an ex-Caribou AQM

[PENGORBANAN DALAM KENANGAN
JALAN RAYA TIMUR BARAT
(1970 - 1982)

Jalan Raya Timur Barat (Gerik - Jeli) telah dibuka kepada lalulintas pada 1hb Julai 1982. Banyak nyawa telah terkorban semasa kerja pembinaan dilaksanakan mulai tahun 1970. Ada yang terkorban semasa kemalangan di dalam kerja pembinaan dan ada yang diserang oleh pengganas komunis.

Di lokasi ini, 63 buah mesin jentolak tanah telah diletupkan oleh pengganas komunis pada 23hb Mei 1974. Di lokasi ini juga tiga nyawa pekerja JKR telah terkorban dan beberapa lagi cedera dalam serangan pengganas pada 27hb Ogos 1974. Beberapa serangan lain telah juga berlaku di sepanjang Jalan Raya Timur Barat yang melibatkan nyawa dan kecederaan pekerja JKR dan anggota pasukan keselamatan. Kita memperingati semua yang telah berkorban nyawa bagi menjayakan pembinaan Jalan Raya Timur Barat ini.

Sila sedekahkan AL-FATIHAH pada orang-orang yang terkorban di sini.]

One of these days, I hope to drive along this highway with its picturesque views, InsyaAllah.

2009...A Reflection

31 December 2009..."The Pullers" Annual Golf Championship. This morning my gang decided to use buggies instead of pulling the trolleys. After all,  today is the last day of 2009 and I don't intend to play until next year...he...he. The prize for the winner over 18 holes was very attractive...RM15.00  worth of lunch at our favourite 5* haunt...Gymkhana Cafe. On condition...you must play at least to your handicap. The other 3 would 'willingly' contribute RM5.00 each. Mind you, for RM15.00 one can get a hearty meal there.

We started with 2nd 9. By 16th hole(Par 5)...I DQ (disqualified) myself....gave up!!  Why? How could I play when on tee-off, the ball flew off tangent into the pond...so was the 2nd tee-off! This meant I gave up the right and a confirmed contributor to the prize - whoever he may be. Now you know the existence of a new species of fish - 'Talapiah Horn'-in the DGCC's ponds. Only Abang Tad (Mokhtar) managed to play to his handcap for the 2nd 9 = 44 gross.  The other two? Well, at least they still had a chance and could recover during 1st 9.

1st 9...I enticed  Hamid and Cikgu Khalid to agree to a 'consolation prize'  - RM10.00 meal over 9 holes. As what the latest created Malay proverb says...Ada udang di sebalik mi (replacing' ...ada udang disebalik batu'). For RM10.00 I can get 'mi udang'. You see, I was very sure I could easily 'eat' them since I'm a better golfer; I'm a 21 handicapper whereas they're all 24. Anytime I can beat them. My motive behind this suggestion was...At least I didn't have to pay Abang Tad...he...he.

Anyway, by the time we completed the 9th hole, Abang Tad missed his free lunch by 1 stroke, ie, 89 gross. I played to my handicap - 47 gross, but Cikgu played 1 'under' - 47 gross. He won the consolation prize. We proceeded to Gymkhana for lunch. Before the game, I told my wife that I would be having lunch with my friends at their expense. Well...no free lunch for me...next year maybe...InsyaAllah.

   Lto R: Hamid, Cikgu Khalid, Mokhtar, Nor Ibrahim at Gymkhana Cafe

Syukur to Almighty Allah...I'm still able to pull my trolley and truly enjoying my twilight years. And, jotting down whatever comes to my mind in this amazing borderless world. As you can see in my profile, I started my blog in April 2008 for one purpose only - to write about Hepatitis C (HCV), but nothing came out till Jun 2009. The polemic of bringing back Chin Peng to Malaysia 'forced' me to write in 'my way'. I'm so much against this suggestion. In retrospect, I should 'thank' him; without this polemic there would be no motivating factor for me to write. Blessing in disguise indeed.

I'm disappointed that I failed to convince the government to give an allowance to the recipients of the gallantry awards other than SP and PGB - JPP, PTU and KPK. I tried my level best and to a certain extent, I'm proud to say that this issue was raised in the Parliament. And, of course, it really saddened me when the mass media exposed the missing F5E engines scandal. To me, the perpetrators are traitors. As an ex-member of the RMAF...it hurts!

2009...Auld Lang Syne. Welcome 2010...My resolutions? Truthfully...NONE ...Que Sera Sera ...!

Masih Hangat Diperkatakan

Kemarahan saya masih belum reda...Malah sehingga kini, dah masuk minggu kedua, media massa masih turut melapor skandal 'kecurian enjin' walaupun bukan lagi di muka hadapan.

TUDM...Jangan salahkan sesiapa apabila organisasi Mu dijadikan bahan ketawa...SUNGGUH PEDIH SEHINGGA MENYUSUK KALBU...!

Mingguan Malaysia 27 Disember 2009

Pengkhianat...Terfikirkah anda implikasi perbuatan anda ini? Sedikit-sebanyak perbuatan anda telah menggugat keselamatan negara. Andaikan anda masih mempunyai kapasiti untuk berimaginasi dan sekelumit perasaan patriotisme...Cuba bayangkan satu senario yang ekstrim ini...'Uncle Sam' mengistiharkan Malaysia termasuk di dalam 'Buku Hitam' mereka. Ini bermakna satu hari nanti semua pesawat buatan Amerika Syarikat dalam inventori TUDM  seperti C130 Hercules, F18 Hornet, Nuri, Cessna, akan tersadai ....GROUNDED!! Manakan tidak...tiada pembekal berani menjual alat ganti sepertimana yang dialami negara-negara tertentu. Apa akan terjadi sekiranya ada pihak tertentu mengekploitasi kelemahan pertahanan negara?

Mujurlah pesawat-pesawat pejuang kita diperolehi dari pelbagai negara...tidaklah lumpuh sepenuhnya pertahanan negara! Kedaulatan negara terancam semata-mata RM mengaburi pemikiran anda. Tidakkah anda merasa bersalah? 

Lihat sahaja tajuk laporan Utusan Malaysia pada 27 Disember 2007.....

Kerajaan terpaksa menjelaskan kepada AS bagaimana kejadian ini boleh berlaku...sungguh memalukan! Hanya kerana perbuatan segelintir kecil rakyat yang tidak bersyukur diatas limpah rahmat Maha Berkuasa!

Sekali lagi sahabat saya menghantar gurindam untuk saya 'ciplak' (beliau seorang pencinta seni)...

Hidup di dunia kaya raya

Bila mati seorang saja

Harta tinggal berjuta-juta

Yang hidup enjoy gila

Al Fatihah pun tak merasa

TAPI APA NAK DIKATAKAN, YOP OI...NASI DAH JADI BUBUR!!

Di Renjis...Renjis...

 Disember...Cuti sekolah = 'Musim Walimatul Urus...". Bulan yang menguntungkan bagi mereka yang terlibat dalam industri 'Perkhawinan'. Ya...pengendalian and pengurusan perkahwinan sudah boleh dianggap satu bidang perniagaan yang lumayan. Masakan tidak, bayangkan dari kad jemputan, makanan, sewa dewan/khemah/hotel, pakaian, video, penyedian pelamin, pakaian pengantin, dll. Sekiranya tidak mahu pening kepala dan kewangan bukan satu halangan, gunakan saja khidmat Jururunding Perkahwinan. Berbagai pakej disediakan...Semuanya bisa diatur...pokoknya ongkos ada!

Sekiranya majlis perkahwinan diadakan di kampung, sudah pasti kosnya berkurangan. Pada 26 Disember 2009 saya berkesempatan menghadiri majlis Sarah & Dziauddin di kawasan kampung berhampiran dengan rumah saya.

Ibu pengantin perempuan, Cikgu Azizah, adalah rakan setugas sebelum persaraan isteri saya. Oh ya...'gotong royong' masih lagi dipraktikkan. Nasi dan lauk-pauk dimasak di rumah dengan bantuan jiran tetangga. Satu pemandangan yang jarang dilihat di kawasan bandar. Kari daging lembu boleh tahan sedapnya ...!

Bagaimana pula majlis yang diadakan di kawasan perumahan 'Taman'? Ha...di sini jalan raya jadi 'No Entry' kerana khemah didirikan menutupi jalan dengan meja-meja di atasnya. Satu hari penghuni Taman kenalah buat 'lencongan'. Syukur Alhamdulillah...saya tidak pula mendengar sebarang rungutan penduduk di kawasan tersebut...Apalah salahnya untuk bertolak ansur!

Ada juga yang menggunakan kemudahan dewan dan hotel. Ini sudah pasti melibatkan kos yang boleh tahan jugalah. Saya berpeluang menghadiri perkahwinan Ahmad Fathi & Nurul Aini pada 27 Disember 2009 di dewan Kelab. Semasa En Ghazali, bapa pengantin lelaki menjemput saya, sungguh terserentak saya dibuatnya apabila beliau memberitahu putera beliau akan melangsung perkahwinan. Manakan tidak, rasanya baru sahaja puteranya lulus SPM. 

Perkahwinan Ahmad Fathi & Nurul Aini

Saya masih ingat...Ahmad yang saya kenali semenjak beliau di Tingkatan 3 lagi. Beliau ketika itu belajar di sekolah asrama penuh di Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur. Selepas PMR, bapanya mendaftarkannya di MRSM, Beseri, Perlis sehingga SPM. Yang buat saya ingatkan beliau ialah beliau menjadi 'bilal' di surau kami semasa bercuti. Dengan suara nyaringnya...beliau azan untuk solat magrib dan isyak. Dengan keputusan SPM yang memberangsangkan, beliau mengambil 'A' Level sebelum meneruskan pengajian dalam bidang 'Mechanical Engineering (Majoring Aeronautic)' di Nottingham University, UK, dibawah tajaan MARA. Satu hari saya terserempak dengan beliau di surau dan apabila di tanya, beliau memberitahu yang beliau sudah tamat 4 tahun pengajian di University 'Robin Hood'. Sekarang nak kahwin pula...Oh, Sungguh cepat peredaran masa !

 Terserentak dari lamunan...ingatkan diri ini masih muda lagi, engkuhnya sudah.........(anda fikirlah perkataan yang sesuai). Patutlah permainan golf saya tidak lagi sama 'standard' dengan Tiger Woods...He...he...he... Tolong jangan pandang serong...perangai saya sama sekali tidak macam beliau. Sekarang standard golf saya hanya boleh dibandingkan dengan Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player atau Arnold Palmer sahaja...he...he...he.

Saya memohon maaf kerana tidak dapat menghadiri majlis perkahwinan putera Osman Khairi (sepupu), Mohd Hanif Izwan &  Shahiza, di Tapah pada 26 Dis '09 dan putera Lt Kol Tajudin TUDM (B), iaitu Mohd Effendy & Norsaidatul, di Banting pada 27 Dis '09. Walaubagaimana pun, kepada kesemua mempelai saya ucapkan...

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