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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, March 20, 2008

The hills at Tanjung Keramat, Kuala Selangor...

OK... I don't have much time before the Cyber-Cafe where I'm writing this from is closed and I'm also very very weary... So let me tell this story in brief ya...


Somewhere in Kuala Selangor lies this small hill with a certain building on top.


The signboard says on top lies the tomb of a saintly virgin...

Here is the tomb... Actually it is not a real tomb but some sort of "grave" to mark the place where the said saintly virgin just vanished into thin air and was never to be found...


Besides it is a lake...


In front is this place...
OK... Locals said there are many saintly miracles and magical happenings associated with the tomb. The Malay word for such miracles is "keramat". As this whole place lies on a cape towards the Straits of Melaka and the Selangor river, it is called Tanjung (cape of) Keramat.

Behind the tomb is another hill which used to have a fort on top. Thus it is known Kota (fort of) Tanjung Keramat...


A look at the hill from below...


Time to climb to the top...


The view down from halfway up...


A signboard saying this hill was also known as Bukit (hill of ) Belanda (the Dutch). Because it was once captured by the Dutch and turned into their fort...


The way into the remains of the fort...


But first, a look from the sides facing the north...


For from there on could see this lake and the little hill which has the tomb of the saintly virgin on top...


Time to enter the confines of the fort... Below are pictures of the remains of the fort. That's all ya... Got to start work on the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU . Good night! :]








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