quake devastation II

5 days has gone

Alhamdulillah

Some of my relatives survived

but a few close relatives still missing

what else can we do but pray...

Quake devastation

INNA LILLAHI WA INNA ILAIHIRAJI'UUN

"Sunday's quake, first struck at 7:59 a.m (0059 GMT) off the coast of Aceh province on the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra and appeared to swing north into the Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean. It triggered a tsunami ...

The wall of water up to 10 meters (33 ft) high that followed the earthquake killed more than 21,500 people across southern Asia as it swept across the Indian Ocean."

- CNN

Heard quite a shocking news about earthquake on Sunday.

I have relatives in Sumatra. Most of them in Acheh, the worst hit area.

Didn't heard any news about them yet till today.

Communication lines was cut by the disaster.

I've been to Acheh once 10 years ago

and it was quite devastating seeing pictures of the district after tsunami.

Masjid Raya in Banda Acheh

flooding acheh province after hit by high tidal waves

Below is a reporter's comments from BBC

I have got to know this area during my trips to Aceh over the past two years. Banda Aceh used to be a bustling market area, there were fruit and vegetable stalls and cafes along the sides of the road.
Now it is absolutely wrecked. There is mud, debris, masonry, cars, motorbikes, all upturned, mangled, covered in mud. And in the midst of it all, you can see limbs sticking out, bodies still lying where they were left when the water retreated.
And up on a roof in front of me, there are more dead bodies.
Behind that there is the famous mosque of Banda Aceh. Most of that seems to have remained remarkably intact but all around is a sea of catastrophic devastation. The mosque's clock is stopped at 8.25 - the time the wave struck.
-BBC's Rachel Harvey was one of the first western correspondents to reach Banda Aceh in north-western Indonesia, the closest land to the epicentre of the earthquake and now a scene of devastation.

However..

"barangkali di SANA ada jawabnya

mengapa ditanahku terjadi bencana

mungkin Tuhan mulai bosan

melihat tingkah kita yg selalu salah dan bangga dgn dosa-dosa

atau alam mulai enggan

bersahabat dgn kita

cuba kita bertanya

pada rumput yg bergoyang...."
lirik lagu/puisi "Berita Buat Kawan" - Ebiet G. Ade

(found this in a blog..forgot the address)

Hope for those affected ...be strong!! we all pray for you!!

Al FATIHAH kepada saudara muslim kita yg terkorban..

TERJEMAHAN HADIS:

Sungguh menakjubkan (hebat) urusan orang yang beriman; Sesungguhnya semua urusannya adalah baik belaka; Tidak seorangpun yang memiliki sifat itu kecuali orang yang beriman (iaitu) sekiranya dia mendapat kesenangan dia bersyukur, dan (sikap) demikian itu baik baginya; Dan sekiranya dia ditimpa musibah (bencana) dia dapat bersabar, dan (sikap) demikian itu juga baik baginya.

(Hadis Sahih Riwayat Imam Muslim)

Chartered Accountant??

Just come back from KL..

I attended the briefing regarding the reskilling towards Chartered Accountancy programme

for IT/IS graduates in KLCC last wednesday.This is the 2nd time the invitation came..

the first time was in August..which i couldn't make it. Got tangled with several occasions back home.

Well the program did sound interesting..A career as a Chartered Accountant. hmm..

Definitely different from the IT degree but somehow it is still very much relevant.

futhermore i took Corporate management as minor for the degree so personally i really like the programme.

But i'm not into making any decision just yet..still weighing pros and cons.

Many things need to be considered. Hey.. I still got a few days till the end of the year, didn't I?

Join the Programme..Why?

- still jobless..Don't waste time

- PETRONAS support

- New skills

- Interest in IT..decreasing..

Don't join...Why?

- It is tough

- Wasting your degree

- need determination n hard work..

Am I up to the challenge?? Well...can't tell ..

If any of you guys reading this posting..and

thinking there's anything to be added to my 'Why' list above..

Please do so at comments..

Maybe it will help on the decision that i'm going to make..

Perang Lumpur

Satu kerja yang pasti kena buat kalau air surut..

BASUH LUMPUR....kompem aa..

banyak lumpur yang terkumpul kat lam rumah sebab air surut tengah malam tadi..

kalau tak..sambil2 air dah makin surut tu..sambil2 kita berus2 lumpur..

takde laa tebal sangat yang tinggal..

ramai lak yang tanya umah aku banjir ke tak..

okeh utk pengetahuan semua..umah aku tak kena..alhamdulillah

aku just pegi umah makcik2 aku.. area jln kebun sultan

tolong2 mana yang patut..

:)

Air dah surut

Alhamdulillah..

hari ni air dah mula surut..

Dah takde dah air kat sekitar bandar Kota Bharu..

Orang ramai pun dah mula membersihkan premis masing2.

Banyak sampah2 yang dihanyutkan air tersadai di sana sini..

MPKB banyak kerja nampaknya nih..

Setahu aku sekitar kubang pasu jer air ader lagi ..tu pun paras lutut jer..

Pagi tadi 3 helikopter milik tentera berlegar2 di udara..

Tak salah aku Timbalan PM meninjau kawasan banjir..yer la kot.

eheh

Aku pun dah mula rasa nak demam..hmm..main lagi air ..

takpe ..pengalaman hidup 10 tahun sekali..

Flood Updates

Hari ni hari ketiga air naik..

Makcik aku pepagi dah tipon..water level still increasing..die nk balik tgk umah die..

Aku..adik..abg n kakak ipar..kuar kire2 lam kul 11 ..

Nk pi survey paras air..

Kiterang nekad nak pi sampai padang merdeka(aka padang bank) ..Kg asal family aku

Nita.. ko mesti ingat tempat tuh..ko ngan dload pi muzium perang dunia kat situ..

situ kirenye dekat dgn tebing sungai..so mmg arus deras..

Our journey walking thru flooded areas started at hospital pakar perdana to Padang bank

..n back to hospital pakar perdana..

It took about 5 hours..Kul 3 lebih baru balik rumah makan nasik..eheh..

pastu lepas asar aku kuar lagi..sambil2 amik akak aku kt hospital pakar tuh..main air lagi..

hihi..takpe 10 tahun sekali banjir besar..

Pepe pun harap doakan..semua orang selamat..esp those yg affected..kene pindah dan sebagainya..

more nice flood pictures around town..click below
Banjir Hari Ke 3

BANJIR BESAR -KB

Tahun ini sekali lagi bandar Kota Bharu di tenggelami air..hampir seluruh bandar ada air setelah hujan lebat melanda kawasan hulu negeri Kelantan selama beberapa hari.

Semalam aku n adik aku pi survey sekitar kawasan kubang pasu dan masjid negeri..baru setakat paha.

Pagi hari ni makcik aku telefon..rumah die naik air..uik..tak penah2..hmm..

so kompem kawasan aku pegi semalam ..dah takleh pegi..

kawasan kubang pasu n masjid tuh mesti dah naik paras dada.

So hari ni aku pegi laa survey dekat2 kawasan stadium dan hospital besar..ader laa paras lutut..

dekat 1/2 jam aku n adik harung air ..nak sampai umah makcik dekat sekolah maahad perempuan.

tu waktu tgh hari..Ptg tuh aku pegi lagi lam pukul 6..uik air makin dalam laa..

dekat stadium dah naik sampai paha dah..terjumpa makcik aku..

rupanya die dh nk pindah ke umah mak mertua die..umah die dh lebih paras pinggang..

sian lak..komputer tak sempat angkut..hmm

aku teruskan perjalanan sampai ke supermarket pantai timur..dan dekat2 pasar siti khatijah..

giloss..dekat pinggang..dah laa laju giler air..

hahahaha..tapi yang pasti ramai giler org!! peniaga pun ramai..

10 tahun sekali jer banjir besar gini..last time aku ingat masa 1994..aku harung banjir kat kaw stadium gak time tuh..hehe...pepehal..harap semua orang selamat...

click here to view pictures

Banjir KB

Royal Wedding

On 15th October..Kelantanese people had double celebrations..in fact 3..

Deepavali..Hari Raya..and the other one is the Royal wedding of Tg Mahkota to Tg Zubaidah..

I'm sure many had read the news over the newspaper.

No pictures of the wedding ceremony...becoz unfortunately cameras is not allowed.

So i just share a few pictures..to gi you all the glimpse of celebration in KB.

Royal invitation card

I'm not invited..my parents were.. :(

Gift for guests

Below are pictures i took around Kota Bharu