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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.


Friday, May 30, 2008

Journey to Negeri Sembilan. On to Kuala Klawang and what's around...

Continuing from the posting Journey to Negeri Sembilan. A new chapter begins... From Jeram Gading, me and my friend decided to take the old twisting road on to Kuala Klawang...



After sometime veering through the jungle, we came across the first settlement in Titi Kenaboi...


It is a quite area with just a few shops around...


We went on and at the end of the twisting old road we enter into a better built one... And thus this sign-board shows 10km to one of our main destinations in this journey, Makam (the tomb of) Moyang Salleh..


Soon enough, we arrived at the town of Kuala Klawang, the main town in the district of Jelebu...


Saw this Muzium Adat or museum of the local culture...


Decided to go in and see what's inside. Video clips of our venture here are shown in the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU , under the posting Kembara Negeri Sembilan: Asal usul nama Jelebu? Serta lawatan ke Muzium Adat di Kuala Klawang! ...


Here, right in front of the museum is one of the more interesting sights around... A hall depicting the local Minangkabau culture in the designs of its roof, pointing up at the sides like buffalo horns.

Sorry, the picture is skewed. That's what happens when one takes a picture using my cheap digital camera from inside a moving car!



Before long it's time to head for our main places of destination, at the outskirts of the town of Kuala Klawang...


One of it is the mosque of Kampung Dulang. For a short story on it, do have a look at the blogspot SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART) , in the posting Masjid (mosque of) Kuala Dulang, Negeri Sembilan ...

Next, we went to the Makam Moyang Salleh...


Here is the tomb. Have a look at the posting Makam (tomb) of Moyang Salleh...


That's when we realise, there's another interesting place just besides the tomb, on top of a small hill...


For here lies a cannon of certain significance... Have a look at Meriam (the cannon of) Datuk Undang Abdullah...

Anyway, a 15 minute video clip on the visit to Masjid Kampung Dulang, Makam Moyang Salleh and this cannon is being uploaded for use in the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU even as this sentence is being typed. Then again, it is still in the process of uploading since almost 3 hours ago... Hopefully it will be completed soon enough. Do have a look there later OK! Cheers... :]

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