Pak Idrus's Blog

It was just past three in the afternoon of the last week of June 2021. I sat her at the Serambi,  just a ritual to pass the time away. The weather has been unpredictable, it may rain and now it looks like to pour but it may not. Anyway the atmosphere at the Serambi is just nice and I felt real good. My mind just wander and decided to just write the flow of my thoughts and move on. I am alone here, before there was my favourite cats to accompany me but both have died of old age one after another. It was indeed a sad occasion when they became part of the family for almost seven years. Well life is like that we can never tell what's going to happen on our journey of life. So I just move on and try to enjoy life in the golden years. I still do photography to enjoy the beauty of nature and often share those images in the social media. Above is an image of the moon taken a few days ago. Enjoy it folks much as I had in snapping it from the sky above. Soon earthlings would sett...

It 11.28am. I have been sitting here since after breakfast. Outside is a beautiful sunny day. In the little garden nearby I could see birds chirping and picking up bits of foods that I had left in the birds feeders.  The small fountain at one corner makes dripping sounds as the water falls into the container below. The stray cat that I named Tompang comes and go disturbing the silence of the place. After my cats Tam and Kenet died of old age I did not want to adopt any other cat. I would just let Tompang live here and feed her with cat food. For now I just want to continue with living as it is and enjoy the moments.  My Serambi provides me a space of tranquility to while the days away....

The Queen visited Melaka in 1971. This is a posting from my other Blog. This picture is from my archive... A scene where the Queen of England visited Malacca in the early seventies.. I was given the responsibility of organizing the cultural tour for the Queen and her entourages which includes Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh and the late Lord Mountbatten... Looking back to those great days in my life, I felt it was just like yesterday...The memories still clear in my mind... What a great day it was....During my years of working in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Malaysia, I had many opportunities like this, meeting heads of government both when these dignitaries visit Malaysia or when I had the opportunity to go on official visits to foreign countries.... [that's Me talking with Prince Philip]

Our second cicit Nadaa's grandparents (our eldest daughter) organised an Aqiqa as well a Majlis Kesyukoran for the 2 months old baby of their second daughter, on 7.3.2021 at their home. Because of the MCO the traditional ceremony had to conform with the new normal during the lockdown. So they organized the event lives online using the latest technology. Only the family members were in the house and other relatives and friends join in via Zoom. It turns out to as successful as had been anticipated. To add to the already colourful event it was also the NekNyang Asmah's 81st Birthday. So her birthday was also celebrated in the house as well.  What a way to celebrate such a beautiful events on both generation of the Idrus clan.  I am indeed happy that things turns out to be as successful with everyone having a joyous time. Alhamdulillah.  Have a nice day. 

Another Saturday. the last weekend in February 2021. Me at the Serambi reading a book, another the unputdownable book that I got from Kinokuniya last week. I alway believed that books look for its reader and not the other way around. That's how I got this book by Tana Frence.  Now with the Coffee and this book as my companion at the Serambi I would continue to enjoy life as it goes. Fun kan Have a nice day.

Now that the weather is hot and with less rains it times to look at the sky for a shot of the Moon. During the last few days I have managed to get some good images of the moon. From childhood I have been fascinated with the moon especially on a dark day before electricity. On a full moon we could easily walk to the Kuantan town on the laterite road from my house. Without the moon the whole area would be pitched black. We can't even see ourselves as we walk. That is darkness before the arrival of electricity to the kampong and towns in Malaya. Now folks take for granted where electricity is the norms and folks does not understand what darkness means. It history now. This evening I managed to get a good shot of the almost full moon with my Fujifilm X-T100 with the all new 230mm lens. Happy with it I am sharing it here for everyone to see and enjoy much as I had enjoyed snapping it.  Have a nice day.

Well it's has not been easy to do photography lately because of the weather. It has been raining and when it did not, the atmosphere is cloudy which made photography difficult. This morning when I went out of the house to take a breath of fresh air I scan the heaven and was delighted to get a glimpse of the moon. I then went back into the house and got my camera.  With the 230mm lens I aimed the Fujifilm x100 and took a few shots of the moon. Happy with it I am sharing it here for everyone to enjoy.  Have a nice day.