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This blogspot is a medium to share my thoughts and adventures apart from promoting my books. Below are the books which have been written or authored and published by myself.


"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti".

ISBN 983-42031-0-1, Jun 2006


"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal"

ISBN 983-42031-1-x, May 2007


"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Sirih Pulang ke Gagang?"

ISBN 978-983-42031-2-2, November 2007


It is interesting to note that while these books were written in Malay it has gained enough attention to merit being part of the collections of the American Library of Congress and National Library of Australia. Look here and here.


While the first three books were published by my own company, the fourth titled "Rumah Azan" was published in April 2009 by a company called Karnadya with the help of the Malaysian national literary body Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. It features beautiful pictures along with stories behind selected mosques which could be related to the history of Islam and the Malays alongside the formation of the Malaysian nation. Look at the article A collaboration of old collegemates - the book "Rumah Azan".


My fifth book "Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and Malay Sultanates", an English translation and adaptation of the Malay book "Ahlul Bait (Keluarga) Rasulullah SAW dan Kesultanan Melayu" authored by Hj Muzaffar Mohamad and Tun Suzana Othman was published early 2010. Look here... My 5th book is out! Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and the Malay Sultanates... . For more information check out my Malay blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU.



Like my fourth book "Rumah Azan", the sixth book "Kereta Api Menuju Destinasi" is also a coffee-table book which is published by the company Karnadya with the cooperation of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (the main Malay literary body in Malaysia). Coming out January 2011 it features pictures and stories on the adventure travelling by train to all of Peninsular Malaysia along with the interesting places which could be reached this way.


My seventh book "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" in turn is a coffee-table book which is written, editted, designed and has pictures taken by me. Coming out of the factory October 2011, this book which combines family history with history of places such as Singapura, Johor, Batu Pahat, Muar and in fact the history of the island of Java and England has been reviewed with me interviewed live in the program Selamat Pagi Malaysia at RTM1. Look at the article Siaran langsung ulasan buku "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" dan temu ramah di Selamat Pagi Malaysia. Some selected contents have been featured in Sneak peek "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah".


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The "Berpetualang ke Aceh" series of novels could be obtained in e-book form. Enter http://www.e-sentral.com/, click general novel and go to page 4. You can also type the word "Aceh" at the search box. Or click straight Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3.


Monday, August 13, 2007

Perak trip of September 2006: Around the royal town of Kuala Kangsar

Continuing straight from where we left off...

I spend the night besides the tombstone inside Masjid (mosque of) Kota Lama Kanan some 3 km or so across the Perak river from the town of Kuala Kangsar...


In the mosque's compound are many old graves and this old cannon...


Here is a look at the mosque...


And a last look at the tombstone inside before starting the day's journey. For information the tombstone is erected inside the mosque to mark the spot where Sultan Mansur Shah, the second ruler of Perak who lived in the 17th Century was said to have vanished without a thrace after conducting the Jumaat prayer there...


I walked out from the mosque heading back towards Kuala Kangsar and snapped pictures along the way...




Then it's time to get on the Sultan Abdul Jalil bridge...


The bridge seen from the sides...

And Bukit Chandan seen from the bridge...


After getting across, I came across this quite interesting old Malay building at the Jalan Daeng Selili/ Sultan Abdul Jalil bridge junction...


I head for the town centre and saw the burial site reserved for the family of Temenggong Wan Hassan, a Perak noblemen of 19th Century or so...


Took this picture of the intersection between Jalan Maharajalela and Jalan Laksamana named after two noble titles of Perak... I found it fascinating as I know for a fact that the first Maharajalela who is Daeng Selili and the first Laksamana who is Raja Mahkota Nakhoda Hitam (both lived during the time of Sultan Muzaffar Shah III, the 13th ruler of Perak sometime in the 18th Century) are actually brothers, a fact that very few people know or care to know...


A jetty off the Perak river...


Then I saw this interesting mosque across the river. The story has been told in Masjid (mosque of) Sayong, Kuala Kangsar ...


A view of Sultan Abdul Jalil bridge...


Staircase leading to a bridge across one of the tributaries of Perak river...


View from a jetty...



And this... This is my way of telling enough of this particular story... On to another one... :]

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I wish I could find more about my ancestor Daeng Selili@Sedeli. I read a lot about him through internet,words from my relatives and salasilah keturunan (family tree)I got from my uncle. My late father never talked about his ancestor although his mother's family periodically made 'special ceremonies'for their ancestors. I was not so sure for what but my mum said so called'for the sake of our descendants'.She strongly objected the ceremony but kept it to herself only. Well, only to Allah kita memohon perlindungan....