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virgomal

MEREKA MENINGGAL DEMI UANG Rp. 30.000




Inna lillahi wa抜nna ilaihi rojiun厖

Rp. 30,000 = S$4.60


Demi Allah, tak pantas kita hidup bermewah-mewahan

holmes

  hanya sekadar $4.60

fatzcomel

Komentar : 19 September 2008        

RENUNGAN

BERIKTIKAFLAH DI MASJID PADA 10 MALAM TERAKHIR RAMADAN

Oleh
Mohd Yusop Hassim

RAMADAN ialah bulan iktikaf. Inilah antara keistimewaannya.

Pada umumnya, iktikaf itu adalah sunah daripada amalan Rasulullah saw dan ia dianggap 'sunah muakadah' dalam Ramadan, khususnya pada 10 hari terakhir.

Oleh itu apabila tiba hari-hari tersebut, Rasulullah saw amat prihatin dan sentiasa beriktikaf (beribadah dalam masjid) bersama keluarganya.

Ini bermakna seorang Mukmin itu harus bertanggungjawab terhadap keluarganya dalam usaha membimbing mereka mengerjakan amal ibadat yang boleh mendekatkan diri kepada Allah swt.

Beriktikaf pada 10 hari terakhir itu amat digalakkan kerana salah satu malam pada hari-hari tersebut terdapat lailatulqadar - malam yang lebih baik daripada seribu bulan. Ia merupakan malam dimuliakan Allah sempena turunnya Al-Quran.

Pada malam itu juga dengan izin Allah, para malaikat, termasuk Jibrail, turun dari Sidratulmuntaha ke bumi bertemu dengan orang-orang yang sedang beriktikaf, bersolat, bertasbih, bertahmid dan bertakbir sambil memohon kebaikan kepada Allah.

Kemudian para malaikat itu memohon kepada Allah agar diperkenankan doa orang-orang yang beribadat itu.

Doa yang paling afdal ialah doa Rasulullah saw yang bermaksud:

'Ya Allah, ya Tuhanku, Engkaulah Pengampun (yang amat suka kepada pengampunan), maka ampunilah daku.'

Pada malam yang mulia itu, seorang Mukmin tidak memohon kepada Tuhannya harta, anak pinak ataupun apa jua kemewahan di dunia ini, tetapi memohon pengampunan daripada dosa-dosanya.

Ramadan juga adalah bulan perpaduan masyarakat dalam amalan sedekah fitrah kerana ia dapat menyucikan jiwa orang yang berpuasa.

Dengan bersedekah, seorang Mukmin akan dapat rasa betapa beratnya tanggungjawab dalam kehidupan kerana ia dituntut menunaikannya untuk diri dan keluarga, termasuklah ibu bapanya, sebelum bermulanya solat Aidilfitri.

Rahsia di sebalik amalan ini ialah mendidik dan menjaga peradaban, selain memandu tatasusila kekeluargaan ke jalan yang diredai Allah.

Perpaduan masyarakat dalam bulan puasa bukan saja tertakluk pada pemberian orang yang berkemampuan kepada orang yang tidak mampu. Malah, ia juga dituntut atas mereka yang berkebolehan membantu antara satu sama lain.

Lebih afdal lagi jika mereka bersedekah dengan menghantar makanan ke masjid-masjid untuk orang-orang yang berhajat seperti fakir miskin dan yang terlewat pulang daripada bertugas.

Mereka terpaksa singgah di masjid berdekatan demi mengejar masa beribadat dan sekali gus dapat menikmati juadah berbuka puasa.

Yang penting dalam amalan ini ialah mendidik dan melatih jiwa serta menjadikannya satu amalan yang berterusan.

Setiap pengajaran dalam pendidikan jiwa dan kemasyarakatan wujud pada malam berpuasa.

Rasulullah saw bersabda yang maksudnya: 'Puasa itu ibarat perisai (perlindungan), sedangkan sedekah itu memadamkan kesalahan seperti air memadamkan api.' (HR At-Tirmizi)

Semoga ibadat kita di bulan mulia ini diberkati Allah.

holmes

Attitude

In many ways, we're alike; however, one little difference almost always makes a big

difference. The little difference is attitude.

William James, over a century ago, said, "The greatest discovery of this generation is

that a human being can alter their life by altering their attitude."

What most people fail to realize is that your attitude not only impacts your happiness

and your success, it also can impact the happiness and success of all the people around

you...your family, your friends, and your peers at work.

Attitudes truly are contagious, and from time to time we need to ask ourselves...

"Is mine worth catching?"

There is no way to overstate the importance of a positive attitude in your life. However,

no one can underestimate the difficulty in maintaining it. It's not easy, and it's a very

personal thing, but it can be done.

Our emotions are powerful motivators, and more than almost anything else in our lives

they will drive our behavior. Sometimes our greatest challenge is to get inside our own

heads to understand what makes us tick. Why do we feel and behave the way we do?

Highly motivated, positive people are focused. The mind is clear, and energy levels are

high. Also, many things can hold you back and prevent you from becoming all you can be.

One of those things is...Emotional Baggage.

Anger or resentment is like a cancer, and when you let it go untreated, it will put an

invisible ceiling on your future. You don't know it...but it does.

William Ward identified the cure when he said, "Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the

handcuffs of hate."Those are powerful words, and I know from personal

experience...forgiveness works...Multiply that by ten and you'll understand how great it

feels to unload your "emotional baggage" through the power of forgiveness.....

fatzcomel

PANDUAN

30 TIP JADI SUAMI DIKAGUMI

KAUM suami, khususnya mereka yang tidak bertanggungjawab terhadap keluarga, menjadi sorotan berita sejak kebelakangan ini.

Selaku ketua keluarga, kaum lelaki disifatkan sebagai nakhoda yang seharusnya melayari kehidupan anak-anak dan isteri ke arah kesejahteraan dunia dan akhirat. Sayangnya, ramai yang tenggelam.

Berikut adalah petua ke arah mengubah diri menjadi lelaki dikagumi dan juga suami misali. Cubalah lihat ke dalam diri dan nilai sama ada anda memiliki sifat ini.

1. Pasang niat dan berdoa menjadi suami terbaik. Tanpa berniat dan berdoa anda tidak mungkin jadi suami yang cemerlang. Ramai suami terlupa mengenai hal ini.

2. Jika sudah mendirikan rumah tangga, bersyukur kerana mempunyai pasangan. Yakinlah isteri anda pasangan terbaik yang Tuhan tentukan bagi anda. Ketentuan Tuhan adalah yang terbaik.

3. Suami misali menjadi kebanggaan isteri. Pastikan anda membentuk sifat positif dan istimewa. Cuba tanya diri apakah sifat atau amalan yang boleh dibanggakan oleh isteri anda.

4. Pastikan anda ada masa berbual dengan isteri setiap hari. Semua isteri bahagia apabila dapat berbual dengan suami. Berapa minit yang anda luangkan untuk berbual dengan isteri setiap hari?

5. Setiap hari pulang dengan senyuman dan bersemangat. Apabila suami tersenyum, isteri dan anak-anak akan bahagia dan rahmat Tuhan akan turun. Senyumlah apabila sampai ke rumah.

6. Pastikan anda bergurau senda dengan isteri di dalam kenderaan semasa dalam perjalanan ke tempat kerja atau ke mana sahaja. Ramai suami membazir masa dengan membisu semasa di dalam kenderaan.

7. Telefon isteri ataupun hantar khidmat pesanan ringkas (SMS) sekadar menyatakan yang anda sayang ataupun rindu pada isteri. Isteri anda akan berasa seronok dan bahagia apabila mendapat panggilan atau mesej itu.

8. Hiburkan hati isteri anda dengan bercerita, buat lawak atau gurauan yang mesra. Setiap gurauan mengubat hati isteri dan mengeratkan hubungan suami isteri.

9. Amalkan makan bersama setiap hari. Berbual mesra dan nasihat-menasihati semasa makan. Amalan ini akan menarik hidayat Tuhan dan mengeratkan hubungan. Elak berbual perkara melalaikan semasa makan.

10. Ajak isteri mandi bersama sekali-sekala. Bergurau senda semasa mandi bersama adalah sunah yang dapat mengeratkan hubungan suami isteri.

11. Bantu isteri melakukan kerja rumah. Ini adalah sunah yang dapat meringankan beban isteri, mengeratkan kasih sayang dan membahagiakan pasangan anda.

12. Amalkan mesyuarat keluarga sekerap mungkin. Amalan bermesyuarat menarik hidayat Tuhan, mengeratkan hubungan dan menyelesaikan banyak masalah.

13. Pastikan penampilan anda tampan, kemas, bersih, wangi, sihat dan ceria. Ramai suami inginkan isteri yang mengancam tetapi mengabaikan penampilan diri sendiri.

14. Didik isteri dengan memberi nasihat dan peringatan secara hikmah. Jadikan tindakan dan amalan anda sebagai contoh teladan yang cemerlang. Elakkan cakap tidak serupa bikin.

15. Berikan nafkah kepada isteri mengikut keperluan keluarga dan kemampuan suami. Ramai suami mengabaikan nafkah kerana isteri bekerja. Ramai suami yang kedekut dan berkira. Ini menyebabkan isteri derita dan rumah tangga terancam.

16. Jadikan penawar hati kepada isteri. Ambil berat keperluan, kemahuan dan peka kepada emosi dan situasi isteri. Isteri yang bahagia membentuk keluarga sejahtera.

17. Sentiasa taat kepada semua perintah Tuhan dan pastikan keluarga juga patuh kepada Tuhan.

18. Suami misali sentiasa menyimpan rahsia isteri. Ramai suami secara sengaja atau tidak sengaja menceritakan keburukan isteri kepada orang lain. Ini wajib dihentikan.

19. Muliakan keluarga isteri seperti keluarga sendiri. Ada suami yang membeza-bezakan antara keluarganya dengan keluarga isteri. Ada suami memusuhi keluarga isteri. Anda bagaimana?

20. Bentuk sifat cemburu yang positif. Cemburu tanda beriman, sayang dan endah. Isteri amat suka apabila suaminya ada sifat cemburu. Dia rasa dihargai.

21. Jadilah suami yang pemaaf. Syurga isteri di bawah tapak kaki suami. Maafkanlah isteri setiap malam sebelum tidur supaya rumah tangga bahagia dan isteri mudah masuk syurga.

22. Tegur kesilapan isteri dengan hikmah dan kasih sayang. Isteri merajuk bukan sebab ditegur tetapi cara ditegur yang kasar. Apabila suami kasar, isteri jadi takut, bingung, hiba dan memberontak.

23. Gunakan Nabi Muhammad saw sebagai contoh. Hidupkan amalan sunah dalam rumah tangga. Sebut nama rasul apabila mendidik dan menasihati keluarga bagi mendapat hikmah.

24. Mendahulukan keperluan isteri daripada orang lain. Ini adalah tertib memberi khidmat. Ramai suami yang melebihkan orang lain daripada isterinya. Elakkan kesilapan ini.

25. Suruh isteri dirikan sembahyang dan ibadah lain. Apabila berjauhan, telefon atau SMS bagi mengingatkan sembahyang. Ingatkan isteri lakukan sembahyang fardu dan sunat.

26. Cintai isteri sepenuh hati. Cintai tanpa syarat, bertambah mengikut usia, penuh kemaafan, memberi tenaga, tidak pernah sengsara dan berteras iman serta takwa.

27. Sentiasa berubah secara positif. Sebelum cuba ubah isteri dan keluarga, ubah diri dahulu. Apabila suami berubah, keluarga akan turut berubah. Apabila suami cemerlang, isteri akan gemilang.

28. Pamer keprihatinan yang tinggi terhadap keluarga. Ramai suami tidak ambil kisah dengan keluarga mereka. Cuba tanya apa lagi khidmat tambahan yang patut diberikan kepada keluarga.

29. Pamer kematangan yang tinggi. Orang yang matang tenang, sabar, waras, bijaksana, dapat membuat keputusan dan cekap menyelesaikan masalah.

30. Memuliakan semua perempuan bukan sekadar isteri. -- Harian Metro.

fatzcomel

Ekstra! : 25 November 2008         
  
TRIVIA

10 HAL BINGITKAN ANDA DI PEJABAT

Kita semua pernah mengalaminya.

Perihal rakan kerja yang asyik mengambil tetapi tidak tahu memberi; atau mereka yang sering menjenguk skrin komputer anda.

Kami memilih 10 perangai rakan kerja yang boleh membuat anda naik darah daripada senarai di thedailymind.com

1) Mendengar muzik terlalu kuat: Perkara ini tidak akan menjadi masalah sekiranya muzik yang dimainkan mudah dengar dan tidak terlalu kuat.

2) Berborak dengan lantang di telefon: Perbuatan ini mengganggu ketenteraman dan tiada sesiapa yang ingin berkongsi jenaka yang sedang anda sampaikan itu.

3) Datang lewat ke mesyuarat: Ia membazir masa pekerja lain yang hadir awal atau tepat pada masa yang ditetapkan.

4) Menyebarkan gosip: Ia menarik apabila anda mendengarnya namun boleh menjadi punca geram jika anda sendiri menjadi bahan gosip itu.

5) Menyiarkan gambar anda di Facebook: Gambar-gambar anda yang dipetik di pejabat kadangkala tidak sesuai untuk disiarkan di ruangan siber untuk ditonton ramai.

6) Meminta bantuan 'kecemasan': Seseorang rakan kerja meminta anda menyelesaikan sesuatu masalah untuknya kerana kekurangan masa melakukannya sendiri. Malangnya, anda kemudian 'menangkapnya' sedang berehat di kantin.

7) Pengurus yang menyibuk: Tiada sesiapa suka akan seorang pengurus yang tanpa sebab-sebab logik, cuba menguruskan semua aspek kerja anda dan mengawal pergerakan anda semasa waktu makan, misalnya.

8) Tong kosong: Antara orang yang paling tidak disukai di pejabat ialah mereka yang gemar berbangga diri walau tiada apa yang patut dibanggakannya.

9) Peminjam wang: Kita faham jika seseorang rakan kerja meminjam wang untuk makan kerana tertinggal dompet dan sebagainya. Malangnya, ada pekerja yang mengambil kesempatan meminjam tanpa sebab yang baik dari rakan yang murah hati.

10) Lembu punya susu, sapi dapat nama: Rakan kerja yang mengambil 'nama' untuk sesuatu kerja yang tidak dilaksanakannya adalah seseorang rakan kerja yang harus dijauhi.

sutera_abadi

Buat porumer S'pore yg sedia maklum....
Kini SITEX sedang diadakan di Singapore Expo...
jom kita shushi mata.... muwrah.. muwrah weiii...  

virgomal

kali ni kali semikin akuk
nak beli kamera lagi... tingin sangat
tapi belek2 kocek... uish... tak cukup pulak

virgomal

To those who are married, .. Not married .. and soon to be married
MARRIAGE

When I got home that night as my wife served dinner, I held her hand and said, I've got something to tell you. She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes.

Suddenly I didn't know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want a divorce. I raised the topic calmly.

She didn't seem to be annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why?
I avoided her question. This made her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man! That night, we didn't talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer; she had lost my heart to Dew. I didn't love her anymore. I just pitied her!

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company.

She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. The woman who had spent ten years of her life with me had become a stranger. I felt sorry for her wasted time, resources and energy but I could not take back what I had said for I loved Dew so dearly. Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer now.

The next day, I came back home very late and found her writing something at the table. I didn't have supper but went straight to sleep and fell asleep very fast because I was tired after an eventful day with Dew.

When I woke up, she was still there at the table writing. I just did not care so I turned over and was asleep again.

In the morning she presented her divorce conditions: she didn't want anything from me, but needed a month's notice before the divorce.
She requested that in that one month we both struggle to live as normal a life as possible. Her reasons were simple: our son had his exams in a month's time and she didn't want to disrupt him with our broken marriage.

This was agreeable to me. But she had something more, she asked me to recall how I had carried her into out bridal room on our wedding day.

She requested that everyday for the month's duration I carry her out of our bedroom to the front door ever morning. I thought she was going crazy. Just to make our last days together bearable I accepted her odd request.

I told Dew about my wife's divorce conditions... She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she applies, she has to face the divorce, she said scornfully.

My wife and I hadn't had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. So when I carried her out on the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mummy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly; don't tell our son about the divorce. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to wait for the bus to work. I drove alone to the office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadn't looked at this woman carefully for a long time.. I realized she was not young any more. There were fine wrinkles on her face, her hair was graying! Our marriage had taken its toll on her. For a minute I wondered what I had done to her.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I felt a sense of intimacy returning. This was the woman who had given ten years of her life to me.

On the fifth and sixth day, I realized that our sense of intimacy was growing again. I didn't tell Dew about this. It became easier to carry her as the month slipped by. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger.

She was choosing what to wear one morning. She tried on quite a few dresses but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, all my dresses have grown bigger. I suddenly realized that she had grown so thin, that was the reason why I could carry her more easily.

Suddenly it hit me... she had buried so much pain and bitterness in her heart. Subconsciously I reached out and touched her head.

Our son came in at the moment and said, Dad, it's time to carry mum out. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had become an essential part of his life. My wife gestured to our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face away because I was afraid I might change my mind at this last minute. I then held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly; it was just like our wedding day.

But her much lighter weight made me sad. On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. I held her tightly and said, I hadn't noticed that our life lacked intimacy.

I drove to office.... jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my mind... I walked upstairs. Dew opened the door and I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I do not want the divorce anymore.

She looked at me, astonished, and then touched my forehead. Do you have a fever? She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, I won't divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn't value the details of our lives, not because we didn't love each other any more. Now I realize that since I carried her into my home on our wedding day I am supposed to hold her until death do us apart.

Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into tears. I walked downstairs and drove away.

At the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet of flowers for my wife. The salesgirl asked me what to write on the card. I smiled and wrote, I'll carry you out every morning until death do us apart.

That evening I arrived home, flowers in my hands, a smile on my face, I run up stairs, only to find my wife in the bed - dead.

holmes

Egg yolks are good for you

The truth about egg yolks

Many people throw away the egg yolk because they think that's where all the nasty fat and cholesterol is". This is a perfect example of how confused most people are about nutrition.

In a world full of misinformation, somehow most people now mistakenly think that the egg yolk is the worst part of the egg, when in fact, the YOLK IS THE HEALTHIEST PART OF THE EGG!

By throwing out the yolk and only eating egg whites, you're essentially throwing out the most nutrient dense, antioxidant-rich, vitamin and mineral loaded portion of the egg. The yolks contain so many B-vitamins, trace minerals, vitamin A, folate, choline, lutein, and other powerful nutrients... it's not even worth trying to list them all.

In fact, the egg whites are almost devoid of nutrition compared to the yolk. Even the protein in egg whites isn't as powerful without the yolks to balance out the amino acid profile and make the protein more bio-available. Not to even mention that the egg yolks from free range chickens are loaded with omega-3 fatty acids. Yolks contain more than 90% of the calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, thiamin, B6, folate, and B12, and panthothenic acid of the egg. In addition, the yolks contain all of the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K in the egg, as well as all of the essential fatty acids.

And now the common objection I get all the time when I say that the yolks are the most nutritious part of the egg..."But I heard that whole eggs will skyrocket my cholesterol through the roof ." No, this is FALSE!

First of all, when you eat a food that contains a high amount of dietary cholesterol such as eggs, your body down-regulates it's internal production of cholesterol to balance things out. On the other hand, if you don't eat enough cholesterol, your body simply produces more since cholesterol has tons of important functions in the body.

And here's where it gets even more interesting...There are indications that eating whole eggs actually raises your good HDL cholesterol to a higher degree than LDL cholesterol, thereby improving your overall cholesterol ratio and blood
chemistry.

  

And 3rd... high cholesterol is NOT a disease! Heart disease is a disease...but high cholesterol is NOT.

You can read the following article about why trying to attack cholesterol is a mistake, and what the REAL deadly risk factors actually are...

http://www.truthaboutabs.com/cholesterol-myths.html

So I hope we've established that whole eggs are not some evil food that will wreck your body... instead whole eggs are FAR superior to egg whites.

Also, your normal supermarket eggs coming from mass factory farming just don't compare nutritionally with organic free range eggs from healthy chickens that are allowed to roam freely and eat a more natural diet.

I recently compared eggs I bought at the grocery store with a batch of eggs I got at a farm stand where the chickens were free roaming and healthy. Most people don't realize that there's a major difference because they've never bought real eggs from healthy chickens... The eggs from the grocery store had pale yellow yolks. On the other hand, the healthier free range eggs had deep orange colored yolks indicating much higher nutrition levels and carotenoids.

So next time a health or fitness professional tells you that egg whites are superior, you can quietly ignore their advice knowing that you understand the REAL deal about egg yolks.

One more thing about eggs... I read a study recently that compared groups of people that ate egg breakfasts vs groups of people that ate cereal or bagel based breakfasts. The results of the study showed that the egg eaters lost or maintained a healthier bodyweight, while the cereal/bagel eaters gained weight.

It was hypothesized that the egg eaters actually ate less calories during the remainder of the day because their appetite was more satisfied compared to the cereal/bagel eaters who would have been more prone to wild blood sugar swings and food cravings.

fatzcomel

Jan 10, 2009
Look out for fake $50 notes
More than 30 cases of counterfeit notes reported, say police
By Esther Tan

MORE than 30 cases of counterfeit notes have been reported in the last few months, said police.

This is a huge jump from the 11 cases reported in the first nine months of last year, and the largest number of reported counterfeit note cases in the last three years.

In a press statement handed out earlier this week, police said that pubs, restaurants, petrol kiosks and betting outlets had fallen victim to the scam, which usually involves using a counterfeit $50 note, with the serial number 2EY322725, to pay for purchases, said police.

Sometimes, the person with a fake note may also ask to change it into smaller denominations, saying they need small change urgently.

Retailers who spoke to The Straits Times said that they were aware of the recent increase in the number of counterfeit notes being used.

Miss Lovie Wong, 27, said she received a text message from a friend yesterday warning her about fake $50 notes being circulated.

It said: 'Counterfeit $50 on the loose. Serial number 2EY322725.'

'I'm slightly worried and I will take extra precautions from now on as I deal with a lot of cash daily,' said the owner of Dulcetfig boutique in Haji Lane.

Miss Wong added that she had not yet received a counterfeit note in her shop.

Jeep Electromart employee Ng Sim Bee said that he is always careful when handling cash after receiving a fake $10 Brunei note about five years ago.

'I feel for the raised printing on them,' said the 60-year-old.

Both retailers said they had no plans to buy a fake-note detector as counterfeit notes were not common here.

Mr Ng pointed out that inspecting cash too closely could upset customers. 'Some customers will get angry if you scrutinise the notes for too long,' he said.

The police have urged the public to be vigilant as the festive sales season approaches.

'Public and sole proprietors should remain alert and pay extra attention when customers pay for purchases using higher denominations of cash,' said the police news release.

A 17-year-old was charged in court on Thursday for using a counterfeit $50 note to pay for purchases at a food stall in Yishun Avenue 5 last Saturday.

Anyone convicted of using fake notes can be jailed for up to 20 years and fined.

tansle@sph.com.sg

fatzcomel

How to detect fakes and what to do

$50 NOTES ARE FAKE IF:

# They are made from poor quality, waxy paper.

# The words, pictures and numbers are flush with the paper, unlike real notes where the printing is raised.

# The octagonal kinegram at the top of the note does not shimmer in the light.

# There is no security thread in the middle of the note.

# When examined under the light, the portrait of the late president Yusof Ishak looks flat. On genuine notes, it is three-dimensional.

# They bear the serial number 2EY322725, which was found on many of the fakes that have surfaced recently.


STEPS MERCHANTS CAN TAKE TO AVOID FALLING VICTIM:

# Cashiers should be vigilant and check notes for the tell-tale signs of a fake.

# They should refuse requests to provide change for large notes.

# Shops should hire additional staff to work during busy periods, which is when counterfeiters are more likely to strike.

# Owners should install security cameras to capture shots of the cashier counter and customers.


WHAT TO DO WHEN A FAKE NOTE IS HANDED OVER:

# Do not return the note to the suspect.

# Stall the suspect, keep him in sight and contact police.

# Note the suspect's features and any special traits.

# Note the suspect's mode of escape, and things like his licence plate number.

# Do not handle the note more than necessary. Place it in an envelope or bag and hand it over to the police.

Anyone with information may contact the police on 1800-255-0000.

fatzcomel

Ekstra! : 14 Januari 2009         
  
FAEDAH BANYAK SENTUH PASANGAN

BANYAKKAN bersentuh-sentuhan atau menunjukkan kasih sayang secara fizikal dengan pasangan anda kerana ini boleh meningkatkan kesihatan anda berdua.

Pasangan suami isteri yang melakukan demikian akan meningkatkan hormon oksitosin yang juga disebut sebagai 'hormon cinta' dalam tubuh mereka.

Di samping itu, paras alfa amiles - sejenis petanda stres dalam tubuh manusia - juga berkurang, menurut Dr Julianne Holt-Lunstad dan rakan-rakannya dari Universiti Brigham Young di Salt Lake City di Utah, Amerika Syarikat, yang menjalankan satu kajian baru-baru ini.

Beliau berkata sokongan emosi dan moral penting untuk kesihatan mental dan fizikal. Antara pasangan suami isteri, sokongan begini lebih penting.

Salah satu cara menunjukkan sokongan ini ialah melalui sentuhan tanpa seks, tetapi sekadar sentuhan fizikal sebagai tanda pasangan mengambil berat dan sayang seperti berpimpin tangan, memeluk atau duduk dan berbaring rapat, katanya. Satu lagi dapatan kajian Dr Holt-Lunstad dengan rakan-rakannya dalam jurnal Psychosomatic Medicine menunjukkan bahawa bagi kaum lelaki, sentuhan hangat pasangannya boleh meningkatkan kesihatan jantungnya.

fatz

Ekstra! : 9 Februari 2009        
         
PERISTIWA BAHASA

APA MAKNA BERPUSU-PUSU?

Oleh
Mohd Ghani Ahmad

DI PERHENTIAN bas, Avenue 6, Ang Mo Kio, setelah selesai solat Jumaat, dua remaja berbual. Antara yang saya dengar: '...faham tak awak, makna berpusu-pusu?'

'Gua pun tak tahulah! Apa itu berpusu-pusu? Yang gua tahu berpasu-pasu,' gurau kawannya sambil tergelak memanjang.

Begitulah perbualan mereka setelah mendengar penerangan Haji Ghazali Lazan, bagi persiapan solat Hari Raya Haji.

Antara lain kata beliau '...para jemaah diminta berwuduk di rumah supaya tidak berpusu-pusu di bilik air di masjid...'

Kosa kata berpusu-pusu ini memang jarang diucapkan orang. Kekerapan penggunaannya sangat rendah. Dan kalau anak muda sekarang tidak memahami maknanya, wajar-wajar sajalah. Makna pertama pusu, yang berjenis kata nama ini ialah longgokan atau timbunan tanah. Kadangkala disebut pongsu; anak bukit atau busut.

Bagi dialek Minang, pusu bermakna kusut atau berterbangan: bagi asap, kapuk dan rambut. Sementara dalam dailek Johor pula, bermakna berkerumun-kerumun dan berhimpit-himpit.

Berpusu-pusu, merupakan kata kerja yang seiras maknanya dengan: berduyun-duyun, berkelompok-kelompok, berderet-deret, bertunda-tunda, beruntun, berjajar dan berasak-asak.

Kosa kata ini menggambarkan situasi atau keadaan terlalu ramai orang yang menyebabkan keadaan menjadi sukar bergerak atau berjalan. Dari sudut morfologi, kosa kata pusu ini tidak berkembang dengan mewahnya seperti kosa-kosa kata lain dalam bahasa Melayu.

Saya dan isteri pernah mengalami peristiwa berpusu-pusu ini di Mina pada April 1996.

Keadaan ini menakutkan kami dan menghalang hajat kami hendak menyeberang jalan untuk pulang ke rumah tumpangan.

Kami terpaksa mengikuti arus mereka yang berpusu-pusu itu sejauh tiga kilometer. Pada masa kami pergi ke Pusat Telekomunikasi di Mina itu kerana hendak menelefon keluarga di Singapura kira-kira jam 10 pagi para jemaah belum ramai.

Jemaah yang berpusu-pusu dan bertali arus ini kelihatan ramai dari negara: Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan dan India.

Kami mengecam bangsa keturunan mereka ini setelah memerhatikan: tampang, bendera yang dijulang dan tanda nama yang tergantung di leher mereka.

Pakaian mereka lusuh dan basah. Dahi dan leher mereka bermandikan peluh. Mereka, ada yang membimbit atau menjunjung beg. Anak dan isteri mereka memegang hujung pakaian ihram mereka.

Mulut mereka tetap berkomat-kamit: bertakbir, bertahmid dan bertahlil.

Mereka baru tiba dari Arafah setelah singgah bermalam di Muzdalifah. Mereka berjalan kaki sejauh kira-kira 20 kilometer.

Keadaan mereka menimbulkan rasa simpati kami. Kebanyakan mereka tidak bertempat penginapan seperti jemaah haji dari Singapura; yang boleh digolongkan berkeadaan mewah dan lumayan.

Kebanyakan mereka mendirikan khemah daripada kanvas, gebar dan kadbod di pinggir jalan sepanjang kawasan ke jamrah. Biasanya, mereka tinggal di tempat yang paling hampir dengan bilik air.

Bagi mengatasi masalah berpusu-pusu ini, kami menggunakan kaedah seperti yang kami amalkan ketika mengelilingi Kaabah. Mula-mula, mengikut arus yang paling pinggir pada pusingan pertama. Kemudian, pada pusingan seterusnya, bergerak perlahan-lahan masuk ke barisan dalam; yang lebih hampir dengan Kaabah. Begitulah juga kebalikannya untuk keluar setelah selesai tawaf.

Keadaan berpusu-pusu terjadi di mana-mana sahaja pada masa melaksanakan ibadah haji dan umrah di Tanah Suci: bertawaf, bersaii, melontar jamrah dan yang sebagainya.

miezarra_27

Nak share sikit...
My kolig baru ni citer pasal her hubby's sister in law...meaning her MIL's  daughter in law la...

this DIL sengaja cari pasal with her MIL just because the MIL told her not to put some dirty clothes on the table..
the DIL suddenly threw tantrums by throwing things around... and she went berserk.. started to bite that poor lady on the arm...sampai terkopek isi lengan org tua tu..  

the MIL panicked..she called the POLICE... hahaha.. padan muka the DIL...

Rupa2nya the DIL & the hubby dah plan to throw the parents in law out from the house...
so dia pun buat2 la mengamuk konon....but they didn't expect the mother would call the police...
the next day...her hubby called his mother to withdraw the police report... takut the wife kena jail...


Kurang ajar punya anak menantu...!!! :@

Now the parents are staying with my colleague...

fatz

ni mesti jenis menantu keturunan baboon la....


kalau tak, takkan main gigit2 sampai tekopek isi lengan org tua tua....

miezarra_27

ni bukan baboon.. ni hannibal lester versi pompuan...:@

virgomal

"cik... jgn withdraw cik..
biorkan menantu tu terperok masuk jail... "

ba alip ngang punya menantu:@

tebiat.. kalau menantu tu satu hal
si laki pon nak halau mak.. ???!!

eeeeeeeeeee rasa nak PANGPANGPANGPANG pala otak dorang lah:@  :@












sori... teremo plak...

maklumlah... V sendiri jaga MIL.. ekekekeke

fatz

have u ever imagine biting your MIL ?.....

virgomal

me?? tak pernah terpk pon

now that u mention it kan....... erm.. tak sampai hati kot...
dah tulang dgn kulit je tinggal....opsssssss