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The Serambi [patio] at my home is where I often sit alone to read, have coffee or just to while the time away. It is here where my thoughts would wonder along and at time past memories would come flooding back. Yesterday on that beautiful Monday afternoon December 17, 2019 sitting alone at the Serambi  these thoughts came to mind. It about my late dad who despite being illiterate send all his children to school. It is because of his vision that all his children got educated. Personally, my personal success in life is because of that vision of him, schooling is the only way for a better quality of life. Thank you, dad and mom, for doing the right thing for us your kids. Alfatihah.  The image on the left shows the family with me one years old on the lap of my dad.  Have a nice day.

Yesterday April 24 I decided to move forward in photography, a hobby of mind. I invested on the latest camera; the Mirrorless Camera. Mirrorless camera with interchange lens is actually the DSLR that have been reduced in size by removing the mirror in the DSLR. Without the mirrors that reflect the images the new SLR has been reduced in size and not bulky like the DSLR. It at the same time is much lighter than the DSLR. It could easily replaced the DSLR for a real adventure into real  photography. After looking and reviewing all the Mirrorless cameras on the market I decided to purchased the Canon EOS M10. Above is my first attempt taking a closeup of object using the camera. It does look great and I am learning the best way to get better images as I move on in the world of Mirrorless Camera.  Have a nice day.

Today is a very special day for  us, for on  this Monday 4, 2016 the third generation of the family start to work in the Public Sector. It our grandchild; Afiqah Aminuddin is the first grandchild to be graduated as a Medical Doctor. She starts to work today at the University Malaya Medical Center where she would spend two years doing housemanship there. She graduated from University of Manchester in July last year after studying there for five years. Yesterday I wish here well, telling her that is the beginning of her life in the real world and that to do her best in her career.   Have a nice day.

It was a beautiful morning in June and I thought that I would write about this happening that was organized by our daughter Lin. She with her students from the University Malaya starts a new project call Kedai Jalanan [Street shop] starting on Saturday May 17, 2015 afternoon at Jalan Panggong where the Dapur Jalanan takes place every Sunday. It would be held once a week and at time at other location of the city. This is a charity project where used clothing and still in good condition are distributed free in a proper manner [all clean and hang and not just dump] each homeless are allows to take two only. This is a social science projects to give exposure to her students about the reality of life of the homeless and the urban poor in the city of Kuala Lumpur. At the same time help the homeless to get new clothing and others good for their daily uses.  Here is a writeup by Blogger Wong Ee Lynn who also give a helping hand for the success  of the project. Sh...

I love scouting and have been in the scout movement all throughout my school days at Abdullah School Kuantan. It was through scouting that I learn about leadership and other skills which later on help me to be successful in my career in the Government Service. For my success in the Scout Movement I was awarded the highest award any scout could ever expected and that was the Queen Scout Certificate. It was call the Queen Scout when the country was still rule by the British colonial authority. Now it is known as Pengakap Raja. The above image shows me receiving the Queen Scout Certificate from the British High Commissioner at the town Padang in Kuala Lumpur just before the country gain its independence on August 31, 1957.  Have a nice day.