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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.


Saturday, April 18, 2009

The rumah Kutai and old articles regarding the happenings around the Pangkor Treaty of 1874


Greeting all. Above is a replica of the rumah Kutai, the olden Perak Malay house at the Pasir Salak Historical Complex. I was doing a research on rumah Kutai today when I felt like digging into my old files. That made me realise that after a trip last year going around Perak to visit certain places related to the happenings around the famous Pangkor Treaty of 1874 and telling the story according to my perspective for a video, I never did any proper summing up of the story-telling although I've posted a number of articles on the subject matter. Here let me take the opportunity to present the links to the articles and a few others for posterity and easy viewing for readers. Here it is...

Exploring the happenings around the 1874 Pangkor Treaty in Perak... Opening the 'act' at Tanjung Malim

Exploring the happenings around the 1874 Pangkor Treaty in Perak... Batak Rabit in Teluk Intan, a major ground where the story unfolds...

Exploring the happenings around the 1874 Pangkor Treaty in Perak... From the tomb of Keramat Kuala Bidor to that of Raja Ahmad...

Exploring the happenings around the 1874 Pangkor Treaty in Perak... From Kampung Gajah to Pasir Salak

Exploring the happenings around the 1874 Pangkor Treaty in Perak...Pasir Salak historical complex

Exploring the happenings around the 1874 Pangkor Treaty in Perak...Foraying into Beruas

Exploring the happenings around the 1874 Pangkor Treaty in Perak... The fort of Ngah Ibrahim

Exploring the happenings around the 1874 Pangkor Treaty in Perak... To Kuala Kangsar and 'beyond'

And these are articles containing the Malay video clips as featured in the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU ...

Teluk Intan dan masalah video yang sudah selesai!

Sultan Abdullah I, Laksamana Tok Janggut dan Tok PutihKeramat Kuala Bidor

Masjid lama misteri, makam Sultan Abdul Malik dan kubur Birch - Petanda bandar Melayu yang hilang

Makam Raja Ahmad... Sekali lagi sampai waktu malam!Sultan Jaafar dan Bandar Tua

Apa ada di Pasir Salak?Beruas dan suasana misterinya

Ke Taiping untuk mendengar cerita di Kota Ngah Ibrahim

Menutup cerita di Bukit Chandan

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

kutai means tua...rumah kutai ada tiang 16 and 12 kot..cukup sistematik kedudukan antara rumah dan satu rumah bagi susah org nak intai anak dar..rumah ada sikit tgkap atas prinsip kerahsiaan dalam gelap.so,,kalo tetamu lelaki dtg waktu siang masok rumah,,mata diorg amek sikit masa tok nampak jelas dlm rumah glap..sempat r org pompuan pakai2 tudung..anayway..rumah kutai cukup unik n best..tambah2 pentas belotah kat kompleks sejarah tuh..huhuhu