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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.


Sunday, March 30, 2008

A look at the Pahang river estuary and what's around... The southern part that is...

OK... This story practically continues from the article Dan perjalanan diteruskan ke Pekan... in the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU . Here goes!

This is the view down the small road, next to bend of the major route heading southwards to Rompin and Mersin from Pekan, Pahang... The signboard shows the way to a place called Tanjung Agas, at the estuary of the Pahang river 6km ahead...

Now, I've wanted to see the estuary of the Pahang river for sometime. So naturally I must go there before I can continue with my other plans...


Thank God, there is bus service heading all the way there... But it is only after 3km or so did I decided to snap pictures...


Finally, Tanjung Agas. The name reminds me of a place with the same name in Muar, right at the northern part of the Muar river mouth.

Here I learned, there's an island called Pulau Teja near the estuary of the Pahang river and the land in the background of this picture is the island... The name in turn reminds one of the legendary 15th century princess Tun Teja who was smuggled from Pahang by the warrior Hang Tuah, to be matched with the Sultan of Melaka...


The estuary of the Pahang river slightly to the east... It seems there's plenty of sand on the other side...


Then I took the same bus to head back towards Pekan...


But I decided to drop down at this cemetery nearby the bend to the south where I first took the bus...


Somehow this particular grave attracted me the first time I saw it right after boarding the bus to Tanjung Agas...


I just had to have a look at what's inside...


I also found this rather interesting grave in the same cemetery...


Then, there's this tree with a lot of "warts"...


Once that's done, I head back to Pekan. The story will be continued later in the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU .

Oh... In case you are wondering why the title of this story is "A look at the Pahang river estuary and what's around... The southern part that is..." Why mention the sourthern part? Well, it is because later, I would have a look at the northern part of the river estuary... A few days later that is but that is another story. Cheers! :]

5 comments:

syahir said...

salam to bro ms and cheers, my beloved grandfather, grandmother, my ancestor all was in that cemetry. Oh god, one of the tomd look like D shape belong to Chini Lake dragon who lost his figt with his brother from South China Sea. Folkfore say that the sibling dragon actualy was a human like (werewolf, but this one dragon...how to say aarr?) ehehehe. The Sultan dreaming a old man ask for helping to burried this lost fight dragon. But only head was wrapping because not enaugh 'kain kafan' in Pekan state. ehehehe....hope bro ms understand what i'm trying to say. ehehehe.. huh cacamerba sungguh. :]

Anonymous said...

Di Pahang ada tak pulau bernama Pulau Lemaja/Lumaja?

Radzi Sapiee said...

Wassalam Syahir. Good try... Boleh le tu speaking London, tapi London pasar malam hehe! :]
Kampung Syahir kat jalan nak pegi Tanjung Agas tu ke? Area tu pun ok gak, nyaris2 nak tido surau An-Nur kat selekoh tu...
To Anynymous, tak tau plak jika ada nama Pulau Lemaja/ Lumaja. Kat belah mana? Laut ke dalam sungai? Tapi rasa2nya macam ada! :}

syahir said...

kampung saya kampung ketapang tengah, yang kat tanjung agas tu kubur atuk nenek dan sedara mara. sekolah al attas tu datuk saya yang asaskan sebelum habib al attas tu datang beri derma untuk pembangunan sekolah. kalau tanya mu'alim hasan bin senik org kampung insyaAllah kenal lagi. surau kat simpang tu sedara mara gak yang JKKnya. salah seorangnya pak sedara nama ustaz Hasan. ok bang, selamat ya. cheers... ;]

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