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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.


Thursday, August 09, 2007

More of Pangkor... Going on to what's inscribed on a stone...

OK... Continuing straight from the last story on Pangkor...


A kind of cave not far from our chalet...


A smaller island off Pangkor...

There's a Malay saying "ular menyusup akar tak akan hilang bisanya" (literally "a snake slithering under tree-roots won't lose its venom") which means a strong and powerful person can stoop down to humble himself and yet that won't make him weak... In other word, don't worry or fear being humble, something like that...
I saw this cat walking through this roots and wondered if the saying applies in this case too... Hmm...

The picture towards the beach from a food-stall where we had lunch the next day. Oh, for the record, we converged in Manjung on January 27th of 2007 and left for Pangkor the next day. So this picture was taken on January 29th then...


A rather unique and strange tree right in front of our chalet. Why, it even have a 'cave' which could fit one or two grown-ups inside!


Part of the beach seen from our chalet. In the picture is a Chinese temple which peculiarly had a statue of Donald Duck on top!


The tomb of a 17th Century Malay warrior said to be of Bugis descent known as Panglima Kulop Mentok. He lead a small army which destroyed a Dutch fort nearby and drove the invaders away... A story on the fort will follow after this article is completed, God willing!



This is the Batu Bersurat (inscribed stone) of Pangkor...


Inscribed on the stone are rough letters and figures which tells the story of how a Dutch baby was 'kidnapped' by a tiger sometime in the 17th Century. The official interpretation is that the tiger is a symbol to denote the Malays... That means, the Malays kidnapped a Dutch baby in order to scare them away!

Some locals here beg to differ saying that it was the Portugese who did the kidnapping as they were rival colonialists to the Dutch. Furthermore, it is against the Muslim faith to kidnap babies even if they are the babies of our enemies but the Malays were accused of the crime in order to turn them into the villains. Hmm... Food for thought here... Heavy food for thought!


The view of the mainland from the location of the stone. Seen in the background is the naval base in Lumut...

The main mosque of Pangkor... Next!

2 comments:

MALAYSIA said...

Fly, TQ for the link. Remember going to visit the fort many moons ago but can't recall the Batu Bersurat!

Radzi Sapiee said...

No prob... cheers! :]