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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, July 07, 2012

Compilation of Johan's trip to half of Penisular Malaysia


So supporting articles for the trip to the East Coast 26th March- 4 April 2012 have been completed in this blogspot a few days ago. While the trip was made mainly to get to the East Coast, the route used to go and return formed an anti-clockwise loop which covered 5 states - Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan, Perak and Selangor. I ended up driving a total distance of 2,374.9 km, a personal record. This resulted in us actually travelling half of Peninsular Malaysia, spending 1 night in Pahang, 2 in Terengganu, 3 in Kelantan followed by 2 in Perak and 1 in Selangor before returning home.

Among the reasons made for this trip is to condition my then about 40-days old baby, Muhammad Alauddin Johan to travelling long distance. You see we where then planning to travel round the island of Jawa in Indonesia and Johan could not be left behind. Good to say he responded well to the travel. Thus in my main blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU, the corresponding series is called "Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung" - Johan's travel to half the Peninsular. Below is compilation of links from both that blogspot and this...


1. Sneak peek pengembaraan sedang berlangsung melibatkan Johan

2. Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung - si cilik membuka langkahnya...

3. Pahang river at Jerantut Ferry

4. The caves of Gunung Senyum

5. Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung - dari Janda Baik ke Raub, Kuala Lipis dan Gunung Senyum

6. Dungun river from the Kuala Dungun fisheries complex






16. Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung - Penat lelah pusing Dungun sebelum berkejar ke Kuala Terengganu dan Jerteh

17. Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung - Ke Kelantan berjumpa Kakak dan Abang Ngah

18. The place called Tanah Serendah Sekebun Bunga on a fine sunny Friday morning

19. The Kelantan river near Tanah Serendah Sekebun Bunga

20. Danau Tok Uban from the Brunei mosque on a fine Friday afternoon

21. The 'real' Danau Tok Uban

22. Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung - Dari Tanah Serendah Sekebun Bunga ke Danau Tok Uban

23. Pengkalan Datu river close to the river mouth

24. Pengkalan Datu river at its mouth

25. The beach called Pantai Cahaya Bulan

26. Kelantan river at Kedai Buluh jetty

27. Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung - Sungai Pengkalan Datu, makam Tok Panjang dan faktor 313

28. Entry point to the Royal Belum forest

29. Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung - Tentang gigi Rasyid dan ziarah ke makam Raja Ashman

30. Views from on top of Kellie's Castle

31. Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung - Ipoh, Papan dan legasi orang Mandailing

32. The Dinding river in front of Lumut town

33. Pengembaraan Johan ke separuh Semenanjung - Lumut, Teluk Intan, Kuala Kubu. Cukuplah perjalanan 2,374.9 km




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