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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, February 22, 2008

Views from on top of Muar town...

Greetings their readers! In my haste to close the stories about the travels in Johor, I forgot about a set of pictures with stories to be told too, pictures taken on the very day before going to Gunung Ledang... So let me present this pictorial story ya... For the sake of proper chronological order, please bear in mind this story should be slotted here before the article A quick trip up Gunung Ledang... and Tangkak, the textile town! . Here goes...

This is the 12-storey high Umno Pagoh building in the town of Muar... At least that's what the authorities said... 12-storey high but I'm sure I've counted the floors to be more than 13. Whatever, for a long time, since 1982 if I remember correctly, it is the highest building in Muar. So every once in a while, I would take the opportunity to sneak up until the very top floor, the rooftop in fact... Not just that but also on top of the hut housing the elevator machine just to get an awesome view of the town and Muar and the surroundings.

Now, it has been a while since I went up on top. On the very day I set up to go to Gunung Ledang, I had a drink at a stall not far from the building and just can't help going up. So here are the pictures...


Too bad, the door leading up the rooftop is locked. And nowadays, one is not as free as before to venture inside the building as it is now a private hotel. Nevertheless I took the risk of going up and thank God, I went in unnoticed. This is the first view I took from the highest floor inside the building, the estuary of the Muar river...


Muar's second main mosque just across the river...


The other side of the estuary... On a clear day, one might actually see the taller buildings in the city of Melaka some 40km away at the far end of the left horizon...


The old Muar bridge...


The bridge along with the town of Muar...


The town itself... Do not mind the circle seen in the picture as it is something that came out of my cheap digital camera... It seems there's some sort of particle inside the lense which would move around once in while... Or perhaps in this case, it moved to create the circle because God wanted to point out to something in the horizon? Not impossible...


And lastly a picture with Muar's current tallest building in the background, if I'm not mistaken, an apartment building almost 20-storey high. In the middle horizon is Bukit Mor, a hill with its own history right beside the small town of Parit Jawa.

God willing, after this I will write a story featuring the hill among others for the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU . Oh, and come the time, God willing too I will write a pictorial story here featuring some nice pictures taken from the 100 plus metre high telecommunication tower in Alor Setar, Kedah. Cheers! :]

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