Muar river around the mosque of Ranjau Hantu

Peace be upon you all. More things to be shared from the trip to Negeri Sembilan last weekend.

Early Sunday morning 27th March 2022. After spending the night at this mosque in a place called Ranjau Hantu I went around to take pictures.

The mosque is situated near the Muar river.

So I took pictures of the river from a number of nearby locations, and from a number of angles...

Actually the river bends closest to the north compound of the mosque...

The mosque is practically flanked by the Muar river from all sides except the south...

A grand Chinese temple near Kuala Pilah

Continuing from  New visit to Pengkalan Kempas water front.

We left Kuala Kempas after 8 pm and took a road crossing part of the mountain range of Banjaran Titiwangsa to Inas before heading towards the town of Kuala Pilah. About 10 km or so before town we saw this grand-looking Chinese temple.

We decided to stop by and have a closer look...

It looks like a new tourist attraction...

New visit to Pengkalan Kempas water front

Peace be upon you all. Last weekend me and family went for a trip in Negeri Sembilan. So there are things to be shared starting with this...

Saturday afternoon 26th March 2022. After visiting a number of places near the small town of Linggi we went to the smaller town of Pengkalan Kempas where lies this water front.

There is a signboard which says this is where the ancestors of the Chinese landed, probably more than two centuries ago.

The water front is situated besides the Linggi river.

It is known to be the main waterway to get directly to the state of Negeri Sembilan especially to Linggi, Seremban (used to be known as Sungei Ujong) and Rembau.

Views from Taman Wetlands in Putrajaya

Continuing from Views from PICC in Putrajaya.

At another part of Putrajaya lies the recreation area called Taman Wetlands.

On top of a high ground there lies this viewing tower.

While it has been closed to the public for some time I just can't resist going up.

Checking out the views from its top floor...

Views from PICC in Putrajaya

Peace be upon you. Just some stuff from last weekend...

Sunday 20th March 2022. After attending a function in Cyberjaya I brought the family to PICC (Putrajaya International Convention Centre).

It is situated on a small hill in Putrajaya's Presint  5.  From there you can get good views of the surrounding...

 

 

Successful defense of thesis proposal with ISTAC

Peace be upon you. Glad to inform that today I successfully defended my thesis proposal with ISTAC, the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation in Kuala Lumpur. Due to the current Covid-19 situation it was conducted online via Zoom. Nevertheless it is a very happy episode for me as it is a very significant milestone and progress in my post-graduate studies. This is because the defense should have been done over a year ago. I am overdue because of the Covid situation plus some personal problems.

Without realising it my wife recorded the session. Watch the video above. It's just she recorded only 30 minutes of it so missed the best parts in which I answered my critics  to the point that I am acknowledged as having successfully defended my proposal. Earlier a PhD student had made his defense under the same session. For the record this is the first thesis proposal defense with ISTAC for the year 2022. Only two presented, me and that student. 

Each part comprised a Powerpoint presentation by the student followed by comments and feedbacks which could be critics from two readers of sufficient academic standing. The student may answer or give comments. Other academics can also chip in. The idea is the student must verbally defend what he intends to write in the face of criticism there and then. Whether he is allowed to continue with his present course or must make significant changes depends on how well he defended his defence proposal. 

Lastly my thesis has something to with a presentation I made as an invited speaker at ISTAC almost 4 years ago. Look at the old article Syarahan "Prophet Adam and the Malays 60,000 Years Ago - Aligment of Time, Revealed Knowledge and Science" di ISTAC in the blogspot CATATAN SI MERAH SILU followed by Prophet Adam and the Malays 60,000 Years Ago : Alignment of Time, Revealed Knowledge and Science. It is not exactly as presented then but a variety with a different approach, more academic and philosophical. Of course I could not reveal beyond that... :]

The waterfront and jetty besides the Muar river in Panchor

Peace be upon you all. Something from last weekend.

Last Thursday me and family started a late night trip to my parents house in Muar. After making a stop in Melaka we arrived at around 3 Friday morning. The following day Saturday 5th February 2022 we brought the parents around. Among the places visited is the small town of Panchor.

The town has this nice waterfront. The last time I was here was probably 2 years ago. If I remember correctly the it has existed but incomplete.

Besides it is this jetty. If not mistaken it was built in tandem with the waterfront.

Views of the river from the waterfront.

Back to the waterfront for a meal. The last time I was here I remembered seeing only two stalls in operation. Now all allotted space seemed to have been taken.