BERPETUALANG KE ACEH: From Syiah Kuala to Kreung Aceh...

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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, August 07, 2009

From Syiah Kuala to Kreung Aceh...

Peace be upon you all. After a month's respite or so let us resume back the stories of the trip me and the wife made in Aceh in June. Continuing from the article Views around the tomb of Syiah Kuala...

Soon it's time to leave the tomb of Syiah Kuala. Here is a view of the tomb complex as we headed back towards the city of Banda Aceh. Seen here are young mangrove trees being planted to create natural barriers against errosion caused by water...

The city should be some 15 km ahead...

Along this route one could see vast tracts of uninhabited land...

I can't recall if this is caused by the tsunami of 26th December 2004. But it does look like these parts of land are still submerged as remnants of the big killer wave attack...

We soon arrive at the fringe of Banda Aceh. Seen in the background is a tsunami early warning facility...

The facility is located besides the Aceh river, known by the locals as Kreung Aceh (kreung meaning river)...

One could find plenty of fishing boats along the river heading towards the city centre...

Closer to the city centre and besides the river, I saw this colourful mosque being built...

This is the old market district of Peunayong. The mosque is the new mosque for Peunayong...

Actually this whole area is the northern fringe of Banda Aceh...

The city centre comprised the areas covering the tower which could be seen in the background as we cross the Aceh river. Here we are heading towards and old mosque complex attributed to another famous religious master known as Teungku di Anjung (or di Anjong depending on which spelling you prefer). I will make an an article on the complex in the blogspot SENI LAMA MELAYU (MALAY OLDEN ART) . Do have a look later...

1 comment:

hasbial habibi said...: this is my village

regards civitas http://gampongaceh.com/; Monday, October 22, 2012 12:08:00 AM