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Is That The Right Course?

2010-02-06T05:29:00.014+08:00

Photo courtesy of Max Braun

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

-Anatole France-

At This time of year I believes that a lot of post-SPM(Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) student having a hard time deciding which course to apply for their first-time in university, or maybe for their first time applying.

I recall my first time doing so, vividly remembered how the decision was taken. So glad after all these years that my dad answers on which course to take was “Take what you like and what you really want”. Just that, no help in deciding which course.

I was quite shocked with the answer then, because it’s not easy making this decision. I was 17, just out of school, what do I know about engineering, architecture, doctoring or could be, computering. Hell I thought you can just type with computers at that time. We have a type-writer and computer keyboard was the best thing to compare with.

So there I was, contemplating on the lamest decision based on what I read-off the brochure and maybe a little influence from Tron, the movie. I can’t remember on last of the course list that I picked but the first three was science computing, gladly decided by me. Back then you could choose up to 5 courses which then be used for deciding committee to match you with available quota.

Now it never was an easy decision with all the rumours at that time on how hard one of the assignment, to put just a dot on the computer screen. I don’t know what could happen to me doing it, I’m pretty sure I could flunked studying it which I did, but still I took it... and again for second time till I graduated (The second time it feels like a challenge).

The bad news is nobody else knows what will happen to you with the course that they suggested. It’s all up to how you manage the study, the assignment, the girls and all.

Now, if I to be responsible, I might as well have a choice in it. Yes, maybe you fail the course, carrying the shame and wonder what would happen to you after that. I could recall a computer student in one of articles I read which graduated but can’t get a job ended-up literally being a clown. Neither has it had any guarantee in it. Good thing is, he likes being a clown doing parties and stays so till now.

There are no RIGHT or WRONG decision in this one. Normally suggestion arose as how you and people around you see you or how they want you to be. What do you want or like is deep within your heart and only you could dig it up.

Jaclyn Victor - Bertamu di Kalbu

2009-09-02T17:54:00.000+08:00

Download the song here

Ku genggam semilir malam
Tika rembulan menyinari
Lalu ku menadahkan
Kata cinta nan suci
Dan akan ku hembuskannya
Tika malam syahdu

Kerana dalamnya
Kasih sedalam lautan
Setinggi mentari
Tak mampu digapai
Oleh khayalan insani
Cuma dinaluri

Katakan bara melecur diri
Bisa memercik jalan nan luka
Dengan selasih balut pedih ngeri
Tiada berpaling setia

Adalah sejarah jadi saksi
Bulan bintang menghangat kasih suci
Kita pun terpaut dan bersatu
Dalam bebayang mimpi berseri

Ku layarkan asmara
Di pelabuhan setia
Akan ku rentangkan
Sang pelangi suci
Yang pastinya anggun di hati
Bertamu di kalbu

Capitalism ≅ Financial Crisis

2009-05-28T15:32:00.011+08:00

This is from another e-mail I received and I did spent my time reading this. It above any others include us all into "World Financial Crisis" we're in right now and each of us contributes to the crisis.

I can say after reading, its worth the time spent.

Hari ini kapitalisma sedang menghadapi krisis yang tenat. Pelbagai hujah telah diberikan untuk menerangkan kepada orang ramai tentang krisis ini. Manifestasi dari krisis kapitalisma ini sedang dialami oleh kita semua justeru tidak perlu lagi kita berdolak dalik untuk menafikan kewujudan krisis ini.

Apa yang masih belum jelas ialah kenapa krisis ini berlaku. Ada yang mengatakan bahawa krisis ini timbul kerana banyak peraturan perniagaan telah dilupuskan. Ada pakar ekonomi yang mengatakan bahawa krisis ini muncul kerana gaji CEO , pengarah syarikat dan pemegang saham telalu tinggi.

Ada yang mengatakan bahawa krisis ini timbul kerana tamak haloba. Semua ini betul. Semua ini tidak salah.

Sebab itu, jawapan-jawapan ini hanyalah manifestasi dari sistem kapitalis itu sendiri. Justeru adalah salah untuk menerangkan bahawa krisis hari ini adalah krisis kewangan. ¨Financial Crisis¨ ini hanyalah symptom dari krisis kapitalisma itu sendiri. Sistem kapitalisma ini mencakupi semua – keewangan, khidmat, pembuatan, pengeluaran dan pengguna.

Jika kita sakit kepala pasti ada bahagian tubuh badan kita yang kurang sempurna. Jika kita deman pasti ada puncanya. Jika kereta rosak maka kita akan mencari apa yang telah patah atau skrew mana yang tercabut. Tubuh badan kita adalah satu sistem. Enjin kereta yang bergerak itu juga adalah satu sistem. Ekonomi yang kita gunakan ini juga adalah satu sistem. Permasalahan yang muncul hari ini wajib dilihat bukan hanya pada sebiji skrew, sehelai wire tetapi melihat keseluruhan sistem itu sendiri.

Kapitalisma bergerak atas dasar membuat keuntungan maksima. Inilah asas kapitalisma yang tidak pernah berubah-ubah. Jika ianya bukan berasaskan keuntungan maksima, maka sistem itu bukan lagi sistem kapitalis.

Untuk mendapat keuntungan maksima, maka langkah pertama yang akan dilakukan oleh para kapitalis ialah membayar ubah tenaga yang rendah. Dengan upah tenaga yang rendah bermakna kaum pemodal akan mendapat keuntungan maksima. Lebihan tenaga buruh ini akan menjadi tambahan untuk keuntungan kaum pemodal. Lebih murah upah diberi maka akan lebih banyak keuntungan yang akan dipungut.

Sistem ekonomi kapitalis telah menanamkan nilai konsumer/pengguna kepada kaum buruh dan pekerja. Nilai konsumer ini amat penting dalam budaya kapitalisma. Tanpa menghayati dan menyembah budaya konsumer, maka kapitalisma tidak dapat berkembang. Konsumer dan kapitalisma adalah isi dengan kuku.

Dalam budaya kapitalisma nilai hidup dan erti hidup dihitung dengan barang yang dimiliki, harta yang dipunyai, percutian yang dilalui dan benda-benda yang digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Untuk mendapatkan produk maka kita diwajibkan menjualkan tenaga kita kepada kaum kapitalis.

Melalui upah yang kita dapati ini, justeru kita akan boleh membeli barang dan produk konsumer. Lebih banyak barang konsumer yang kita beli dan pakai, kita akan dinilai sebagai berjaya dalam budaya kapitalisma.

Di sini muncul krisis dari sistem kapitalisma. Dari satu sudut - para kapitalis ingin barangan yang mereka keluarkan dari kilang dijual dan digunakan. Dari sudut yang lain - bakal si pembeli dan pengguna ini wajib diberi upah yang murah untuk memastikan keuntungan maksima. Namun, dengan upah yang murah mana mungkin si pembeli dapat dan berupaya membeli produk-produk ini.

Inikah kontradiksi dalam sistem kapitalis. Kontradiksi ini tidak akan dapat diselesaikan oleh sistem kapitalisma.

Percubaan untuk menyelesaikan kontradiksi ini telah dijalankan. Kita melihat sendiri di Malaysia di mana kaum pemodal tempatan dan antarabangsa untuk melipat gandakan keuntungan enggan menaikkan upah tenaga kaum buruh. Hingga ke hari ini tidak ada dasar gaji minima untuk kaum buruh, walau pun kaum pemodal memiliki dasar keuntungan maksima.

Untuk melarikan dari tuntutan upah tinggi, maka apa yang telah dilakukan oleh para kapitalis tempatan dan luar negara ialah mengimpot tenaga buruh dari luar. Tenaga buruh dari luar ini telah berjaya menurunkan tuntutan upah dari kaum buruh tempatan.

Hasilnya taraf kehidupan warga terus tidak berubah malah secara nisbah semakin merosot. Cita-cita untuk menikkan taraf kehidupan terus gagal kerana upah untuk bekerja amat murah.

Upah yang rendah ini juga tidak memungkin berkembang dan merancakkan tahap ekonomi dalam negara. Warga yang tidak berduit tidak mungkin ianya akan berbelanja. Upah murah bermakna para konsumer tidak memiliki memiliki tenaga beli.

Perkara yang sama juga telah dilakukan oleh kaum kapitalis di Amerika dan Eropah. Mereka mengimpot tenaga murah dari dunia ketiga. Untuk terus melipat gandakan keuntungan, mereka telah menjalankan dasar apa yang dipanggil out sourcing. Mengupah orang luar dengan upah yang rendah untuk melakukan pekerjaan yang dahulunya dilakukan dalam negara. Bila ini berlaku maka sekali warga Amerika dan Eropah sendiri kehilangan pekerjaan kerana buruh impot dan buruh luar sanggup menerima upah yang lebih murah.

Tidak cukup dengan ini kaum pemodal ini telah menutup kilang di Amerika dan Eropah dan membuka di wilayah-wilayah dunia ketiga dimana harga buruh amat murah. Kaum buruh di Amerika dan Eropah sekali lagi hilang pekerjaan apabila kilang kilang mula berpindah ke Vietnam, Malaysia, China dan Thailand.

Hari ini hampir 100 peratus barangan yang terjual dari WalMart di Amerika didatangkan dari negara China.

Kontradiksi ini bertambah meruncing. Produk produk yang dibuat di China ini bertujuan untuk dibeli oleh pengguna di Amerika. Tetapi para pengguna di Amerika telah hilang pekerjaan — bermakna tidak memiliki keupayaan untuk membeli. Apa yang terjadi — barangan yang dibuat murah di China semakin menggunung kerana tidak dapat dijual.

Justeru inilah yang telah ditunjukkan oleh Karl Marx bahawa kapitalisma ini membunuh diri sendiri.

Kapitalisma dapat berkembang hebat – boom time - apabila menemui tanah baru seperti Amerika, Australia dan Kanada. Kapitalisma berkembang hebat apabila ada penemuan-penemuan teknologi baru – letrik, jalan keretapi, tenaga nuklear termasuk internet. Boom time ini akhirnya akan menjadi burst time dan pancet. Ini adalah sifat asli kapitalisma.

Penemuan baru akan memungkinkan kaum pemodal membuat keuntungan berlipat ganda. Apabila Britain membuat enjin kereta ianya mengambil hampir 100 tahun sebelum Malaysia dapat menirunya. Selama 100 tahun ini nisbahnya Britain memiliki monopoli – ini antara Britain dengan Malaysia. Tetapi hakikatnya apa sahaja penemuan baru ianya hanya dapat bertahan dari tahun ke tahun sebelum teknologi itu ditiru. Malah teknoloji telah berkembang luas – apa sahaja penemuan teknologi baru akan ditiru dengan cepat.

Jika ini berlaku, nampaknya boom time cukup singkat sebelum sampainya burst time. Contoh terbaik terjadi dalam dotcom boom di akhir tahun 80’an dahulu.

Apabila tiru meniru terjadi, apabila semua negara mengeluarkan produk yang hampir sama, maka hasilnya ialah pengeluaran yang berlebihan dari permintaan. Supply and demand mengikut teori Adam Smith akan mewujudkan ‘tangan halimunan’ untuk memperseimbangkan dua pekara ini. Ini tidak pernah berlaku kerana yang halimunan ini tidak pernah wujud. Tangan halimunan ini adalah satu illusi dalam teori kapitalsima.

Hari ini telah terbukti pengeluaran telah melimpah ruah melebihi permintaan. Lambakan demi lambakan produk murah dari China misalnya sedang mengancam sistem kapitalis ini sendiri.

Pengeluaran melimpah ruah ini juga adalah sifat kapitalisma itu sendiri. Setiap kapitalis akan merahsiakan barangan dan produk yang mereka hasilkan. Kapitalis ingin dapat mengeluarkan satu produk yang eksklusif. Tetapi ini hanyalah angan-angan kerana semua kaum kapitalis memiliki sifat yang sama. Justeru mereka bersaing dan melawan antara satu sama lain dalam usaha untuk melahirkan dan mencipta produk. Di sini jelas pembaziran tenaga, modal dan fikrah.

Satu lagi cara untuk terus unggul di pasaran ialah memurahkan harga barangan mereka. Awalnya ini dapat dilakukan dengan upah buruh yang murah. Atau dengan teknologi baru. Teknologi akhirnya akan ditiru. Upah buruh murah akan membunuh kuasa pembeli. Maka hasilnya ialah lambakan barang murah yang tidak ada pengguna.
Kontradiksi ini tidak dapat diselesikan oleh kapitalisma.

Percubaan telah dilakukan untuk menyelesaikan kontradiksi upah murah ini. Di Amerika – konsumer terbesar dalam dunia – tidak memiliki daya beli. Apa yang telah dilakukan oleh kaum kapitalis semenjak tahun 80’an ialah memberikan bakal konsumer ini duit pinjaman. Duit yang dipinjamkan ini diharapkan akan mengerakkan pasaran jual beli konsumer.

Di Malaysia sendiri skim ini telah dijalankan oleh bank dengan memberi kad kredit. Ini untuk menggalak lahirnya para konsumer untuk membeli produk. Dari laporan media, kita mengetahui hari ini hutang kad kredit yang tidak terpungut hampir mencecah 10 bilion ringgit. Ini hanya di Malaysia.

Di Amerika pukul rata warga memiliki lebih dari lima keping kad kredit. Memang betul untuk satu masa yang pendek ada pergerakan jual beli konsumer produk dengan berhutang. Apabila sampai masanya untu memungut hutang maka didapati bahawa sipiutang ini tidak ada keupayaan untuk membayar. Inilah dia subprime loan yang sedang meracun kapitalisma.

Sebenarnya, kapitalisma ini sebenarnya tidak ada bezanya dari sistem ekonomi Pak Man Telo.

Selama hampir 150 tahun, sistem ini telah bergerak dan berkembang. Membuka dan mencari pasaran baru. Mengeluar produk baru. Tetapi masanya telah sampai di mana sistem ini tidak dapat bergerak lagi. Seperti Pak Man Telo – orang terakhir untuk membeli labu peramnya telah sampai. Tidak lagi ditemui pembeli baru. Pak Man Telo tidak dapat memusing dan memutar lagi. Akhinya semuanya lungkup.

Amerika dan Eropah sedang berusaha untuk menampal lubang lubang kapitalisma yang sedang bocor dengan menggunakan berbilion duit rakyat. Untuk seketika ini kapitalisma masih bergerak dengan tempang. Satu demi satu bank jatuh muflis. Satu demi satu syarikat gergasi masuk gaung. Kaum buruh semakin banyak hilang pekerjaan. Rumah semakin banyak tergadai. Kemiskinan semakin meluas. Jurang mereka yang kaya dengan mereka yang miskin semakin melaut.

Hakikatnya sistem kapitalis ini penuh dengan kontradiksi yang membunuh dirinya sendiri.

Jawapan kepada krisis kapitalisma bukan memperbaiki sistem ini, tetapi menghumbankan sistem ini dan memunculkan satu sistem ekonomi terancang yang bukan berasaskan keuntungan maksima. Satu sistem ekonomi yang demokratik di mana jual beli diuruskan oleh orang yang menjual dan orang yang membeli.

Pendemokrasian perniagaan ini amat penting untuk dijadikan asas di mana pembuatan dan pengeluaran adalah untuk keperluan bukan untuk keuntungan. Pembuatan dan pengeluaran adalah untuk kebaikan ramai bukan untuk kebaikan individu atau peribadi tertentu sahaja. Mereka yang membuat barang di kilang bukan hanya membuat barang tetapi akan turut sama membuat dasar kilang.

Jadi, sebelum keruntuhan sistem Pak Man Telo adalah lebih baik kita gunakan tenaga dan akal fikiran untuk mencipta satu sistem ekonomi yang lebih adil dan yang berdiri di bumi yang nyata dan bukan berilusi dengan ‘the invisible hand’. (HR)

Nota: Makalah ini diedarkan sewaktu Seminar Ekonomi Alternatif, anjuran ASASI pada 23 Mei 2009, di Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan, UKM.

Muzaffar & Farrah Wedding Reception

2009-05-18T17:38:00.002+08:00

9th May 2009
Bandar Bukit Mahkota, Kajang, Selangor.
Muhd Muzaffar B Mustaffa Johari
&
Farrah Nadiah Bt Hj Mohamad Kamal

This beautiful wedding took place in a sunny weather at Bandar Bukit Mahkota and very near to Nilai 3. We've got the ladies to confirm it, they came back with receipts.

The bridegroom arrive sharp as per scheduled and looked so happy and nervous. Blocked lots of time by photographers and me. :)

Hey! Its us, eating except for me, I was the one snapping the photo but that was my plate there, before I could finish my meal….

The arrival...

They went through the middle tent to the house and paused here for us.

Smile, be happy, don't mind the best man!

They are other photographers beside me and yes, back there in black. I wonder what a shot looks like from back there.

A happy man, I can say. Congratulation!

Before you become like this. Hehehehe….

Okies, I snapped a photo with my wife.

Salimah, nice one.

Kamal Husni in the house! Check out the moustache.

Long time no see! Can't remember when was the last time meeting him. I bet it was on a wedding too.

After the all, we managed to shot this at the MINES. It is called Adam & Hawa, Hawa…. Yes, she's prettier up-close!

Hassan (Al-Banna) Nawawi Wedding Trip

2009-05-18T15:25:00.006+08:00

8th May 2009
Dungun, Terengganu.
Hassan Bin Nawawi
&
Nor Hayati Binti Abd Karim

This year might also be another good year to get married. It happened to me. Now its Hassan, my school mate from our school (SMSD, batch 96). We put up a trip to Dungun, the house is not far from our school. So, it's another trip to the east-coast for all of us.

This is me, the co-pilot for the day. As per task of the co-pilot is to make sure the kid on my lap won't be outrageously disturbing the pilot on my right. Wiping any fluid coming out of his body and "reporting" the mother at the back on any non-liquid material coming out from him.

You can see how happy a guy is to pass-on the co-pilot job. He's behind the wheel, thus he can't be disturbed without compromising all of our safety .

This is on our back, we had a very interesting cheerleading competition here. From the right, we have my wife there, Hi wifey. We have the pilot's wife, our source of everyday laugh from teaching material, (10 + 10 + 10 = Ten, Ten, Ten), and our nurse Miss Salimah, she's tutoring nurse student at UPM, Serdang, nice and kind voice like she was born to be a nurse.

Did I mention that another task of the co-pilot were to point-out any bus or lorry to the kid on the lap, which is a very good distraction for the kid. It's not an easy job to make sure the kid on the lap don't compromise our safety by disturbing the driver.

Here's the kid on my lap, Ariff Baihaqii, Son of the pilot and the teacher. "Ha! Tu Bas!", "Ha! Tu Lori!"

Another shot, still looking at the bus and the lorry.

This is us and "Hassan With Updated Status" and the wifey. They choose gold color to complement their relations. I really loves to see photos of reception on the bride side, hope Hassan can help us with that.

Jejak kasih, it just so happen coincidently, Hassan's wife studied with Khalid and Amiras at Uniten, up-close she even break-bread together with Amiras, our teacher. How small is the world would you say.

I know now that I should get me more pictures on the event here. It always gets by me, I tend to forget to take pic on any occasion that I attend. I need to practise more on that. Gratefully thank you Hassan for the invitation.

Md. Nor & his wife and that's not his son. Not much differ than the school except for the goatees, still a cheerful character since school, now residing at Subang Jaya. He also started his business campaign, a little here and there. Nice move Md. Nor.

There were also Masriza and wife but sadly didn't take any photos of them , what a miss, we all seems a bit differ from the last time we met.

Other regulars that I've met is Dan's family (Dan and Izya)

That conclude the wedding of Hassan, we all went back to KL and arrives around 11 pm.
Get ready for tomorrow on Muzaffar's Wedding.

Yahoo Mail Celebrates 25 Years of Online Communication

2009-04-23T11:58:00.013+08:00

They used to be Rocket Mail

Do you guys still remember Rocket Mail? It was in 1997 when I first experienced internet and e-mail. It turns out Yahoo bought Rocket Mail and enhanced it to Yahoo! Mail nowadays. I still remember vividly how me and roomies went on exploring internet, the excitement of first time communicating through e-mail.

For those who remember those time this video of 25 years online communication, put together by Yahoo! Mail team surely bring memories.

*Do you know how "Rocket Mail" got it name? Click on the link below.

Communication Evolution @ Yahoo! Video

*Long before they use real rocket missile to transport mail. Here's a Wiki about it.

Wedding Episodes - Before Aqad Nikah

2009-04-21T18:12:00.005+08:00

Ya Allah

Ku pohon padamu, bahagiakanlah kami seperti mereka sebelum kami. Amankanlah kehidupan kami, peliharalah persefahaman antara kami dan kekalkanlah cinta kasih kami berdua di jalan mu…

Amin

With the first step into the house I came to confirmed of the old saying "Kalau pengantin makan budu, nanti hari majlis hujan" by my mother in-law. A bit shy woo.. Kantoi makan budu maa…

What do you think?! I thought it was crappy the first time I've heard it but since both of the ceremony was cooled and filled with non-stop water pouring down from above, I just agreed with it.

Now, everyone was in the house, taking places, getting ready, feeling sweaty...

This is not everyone looking for shelter, they're waiting for me…

Yup, they are all here, whispering to each other and build up the buzzing noise. At least that was the sound I've heard at that particular time. Couldn't really think of anything. Period.

Couldn't think! Oh yes, that's where my wife to be should sit. I just can't think why it's empty, the truth is, I didn't even saw that pillow there.

Ok, that's me from where the camera-man standing. You all can see me sitting.

This I didn't see, that why we hire the photographer. Singles, remember! Hire them good.

Hi...

This is just introductory, not the real thing just yet.

Trying to see if there's a fed-ex van coming...

So that we can create the whole kind of "Runaway-Bride" kind of thingy.

I know, I wasn't going anywhere… :p

Almost started, be quiet...

Boss and his Secretary

2009-04-17T14:44:00.016+08:00

As always I got e-mails, sure you'll do too, but this one really gets me today.

Boss walked into the office one morning not knowing that his zipper was down.
His secretary walked up to him and asked, "Boss this morning when you left your house, did you close your gate?"

Boss was not smart enough to understand, so he went back into his office looking a bit puzzled! When he was about done with his paper work, he suddenly noticed that his Zipper was not zipped up. He zipped up and remembering what his secretary had told him, then boss finally understood... He then intentionally went out to ask for a cup of coffee from his secretary.

When he reached her desk, He said, "When you saw the gate open did you see my BMW parked in there?"

The secretary smiled for a moment and said, "No, Boss I didn't. All I saw was a Kancil 600 with 2 flat tyre."

The Boss went back to his office mumering...

Wedding Episodes - Rainy Arrival

2009-04-14T11:28:00.027+08:00

The trip was long and the rain pouring down, cold as it feels. Warms in the bond,
The Fathers,
The Mothers,
The Relatives and
The Hubby & Wifey.

As per told before, our wedding was blessed with rains. It was all wet on both reception. Just as soon as we lock in the parking gear, it starts dropping down.

Clearly it blocks parts of the arrangement but nevertheless we are grateful enough for there are worst than ours.

Much for a unplanned situation, we just enter the house on our own accord, More photos for the situation ...

As soon as we park the car, rain drops and umbrellas are up.

This is my wedding manager. Without him, the wedding would just become dull.

It is raining, look at what that lady in red's holding. Yes, another one of the pic below.

Here I comes….

I know its raining, just try to look ok… smile.. Smile….

I'm laughing because of beras-kunyit(setapang atas muke)…. Well it comes in a sudden, control, smile.

Beras-kunyit some more...

Wedding - Table Of Episode
Next: Wedding Episodes - Before Aqad Nikah

Wedding Episodes - Wedding Index

2009-04-13T13:12:00.020+08:00

I would take in all and group it all, group it together and link it all. I'll arrange it nicely for your eyes to see. It will all be here in this "Table of Wedding Episodes".

I've been thinking on how to easily manage my wedding post and come up with this.

Ok, here's the deal, I will link-down my wedding post and update it here on this Wedding Index post. So any visitor's here would find it easy to find my wedding posts.

Thus' we call it Table of Episodes. :p

The Wedding Episodes

Episode Aqad

Hubby And Wifey

2009-03-20T22:19:00.012+08:00

Alhamdulillah, segala puji bagi Allah. Jutaan terima kasih kepada anda
sekeluarga diatas keberkatan usaha dan doa dalam menjayakan kedua-dua majlis
perkahwinan kami ANUAR & LIANA.

The wedding has been great, everything is well handled by all party involved and now we're husband and wife.

This humble wedding took mainly photographs as memoir for sweet memories of a big day for us both, husband and wife. Its being collected and group to details this wedding, I would prepare it as storyline-style blog-post after visiting our relatives and friends while still in this newly-wed modes. :)

In short version of how the weddings goes, "It involves a lot of rain!" There can't be a single-step of wedding-parade, none on both party. I hear tell that the newly wed with rains would be generously rewarded with lots of babies. Wow! That's huge. :p

Now we're back in KL for a week, we'll heading back home tomorrow for relative-visits after that we'll be back to KL and ... there's a lot unfinished business here, after that maybe I'll consider honeymoon with peace in my mind.

More photos and details of our wedding is on preparation to be uploaded here on the blog. This posts photo's is the courtesy of our close friend, Cengkadad aka Blue, it was held at Dewan Bistari, Sekolah Menengah Sains Dungun as we (me and wifey) both was it students.

Wedding Ceremony Schedule & Times

2009-03-03T23:42:00.003+08:00

Hello everyone,

I've updated my blog-entry on Wedding Invitation. I've listed ceremony schedule at the bottom of the post to maintain it one-page-reference value. You can click here to visit the page and check-out the ceremony schedule.

See you there..

Truth On Retail Price

2009-02-25T18:57:00.008+08:00

I'm not discouraging anything nor that I don't shop like you guys, only I had
these in my mind all along.

It's quite a shock to me knowing that they are a lot more people who don't know the fact on item for sale in everywhere in the world. If you're on sale that a real shock.

I use to be a promoter at one of major store, also used to be in service area with one prestigious hotel, currently just a working class like the rest of us with my eyes on supply and demand of currency trading.

What I'm trying to tell is that what we buy on the launched retail price everywhere in the world should be at triple, quadraple or more than the cost of making the item. Say you bought a shirt at an expensive branded outlet for RM150.00, in my mind the real price for it should be somewhere around RM30 to RM50 for it or maybe less. We are paying them more profit than the real price of the item.

It is what it is, so whenever they put a label for discount up to 70% on the item, it won't be a big deal for them. They still gain profit for the item sold, explains how some jewelleries gives you discount up to 70%. How come they survives to keep giving you discount a few times every year if they don't gain profit in it.

So whenever I buy anything, that means I know i'm giving them their profit and after I checked around for the same item or it just when I have money to burn. Even the cheapest price most of the time won't be the real deal for me. I won't mind paying for a service(when I got the money), if it makes the buying process smooth and worth the money.

We would always listen to this kind of whispering "Aiya bang, Oklah, angkatla.... I punya komisyen pun habis. Bayar kat depan ye". and we smile to think we're better at bargain. No you're not, they keep counting the profint each time the stores closed(they got chacai to do it for them nowadays) and still changing their cars or family trip each time comes.

I had a rough time buying new handset this one time, I would to talk 'bout handset when I had the chance. For now let's just sleep on it's still better to buy things when there are sales or promotions or warehouse clearance or any of the same cheaper than original retail price.

Please give comments on my blabbering below.

Hensem Dok Aku....

2009-02-20T15:51:00.012+08:00

Chatting di waktu keje

anonymous : Hensem dok aku...

nuaryoung: kau memang hensem wahai sahabatku... (tak sampai hati pulak aku nak kutuk ko giler2 kat internet ni..)

Maka dengan segeralah aku meng-hupdate-kan blog aku ni... (sebenarnya ngah wat entry lain..)dengan penuh rasa gurauannya aku menge-post kan pertanyaan kawan ku ini, cuma aku masih tak mengenali siapakah dia yang sebenarnya... agak2 boleh la..

Agak korang sape ek...?
sape lagi ensem? korang ke anonymous?

jawab le kat bawah.

Jumpa di Dungun ye...

Speed Up BitComet Client

2009-02-19T13:59:00.003+08:00

It's all about the setting! They provide, you got to figure it out.
-Nuar Young-

Maximise Torrent Download Speeds!! - More free videos are here

Anuar & Liana Wedding Invitation (Updated)

2009-02-05T10:22:00.023+08:00

“Benarlah bagai dikata, sepasang Semesdian sedang bercinta...”

Kami (Anuar & Liana) menjemput anda dan semua warga SMSD Batch SPM 96 Ke Majlis Perkahwinan Kami...

Tarikh : 7hb March 2009
Tempat : Dewan Bestari, Sekolah Menengah Sains Dungun, Dungun, Terengganu.

MASA
Jamuan Makan : 12:00 Tgh - 5:00 Ptg.
Ketibaan Pengantin : 12:30 Tgh.
Cadangan utk Semesdian berkumpul : 01:30 Tgh.

(Kalau datang masa pengantin tiba, sangatlah dialu-alukan juga.)

Tarikh : 14hb March 2009
Tempat : Rumah Pengantin Lelaki, Kg. Padang Tengir, Manir, 21200 K. Terengganu, Terengganu.

MASA
Jamuan Makan : 12:00 Tgh - 4:30 Ptg.
Ketibaan Pengantin : 12:00 Tgh.

(Kalau datang masa pengantin tiba, sangatlah dialu-alukan juga.)

*Sila lah juga menatap gambar-gambar sewaktu pertunangan kami dulu di link sebelah atas kanan blog ini - [Nuka's Engagement Collection]

UPDATE on 3 March 2009

My Engagement Photos ------>

2009-02-04T11:52:00.002+08:00

Hallo everyone,

Please click on the link at the "Top-Right Corner" of this web page titled "Nuka's Engagement Collection".

Or you may just please Click Here

Ikat Sampin P. Ramlee

2009-02-04T10:26:00.005+08:00

Dulu, masa aku kecik2, nengok P. Ramlee ikat kain sampin dalam filem madu 3 rase je.. nak ikat macam tu gi smayang jumaat, tapi ko tau je la kan.. segan siot. Orang g kahwin je ikat cam tu, tak pun masa mengumumkan kemerdekaan dulu.

Skarang dah nak kawen ni macam sonok plak ingat kat dia.. so aku cari la.. dia nyer cara ikat sampin. Senang je kut.. dah aku try jadi, senang la.. cuma kat lipatan kain tu je kene jaga, kang kembang semacam je... haha...

AC to DC Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Adaptor - Update 1

2008-11-26T11:39:00.009+08:00

My prayers has been answered for DC Car Lighter Socket Adaptor. I couldn't have the time to look for for it but a friend happens to just bought it and don't really use it. So, without much hassels I've got it from him for RM 10. Of course its made in china, what doesn't? But there's always that upgraded QC and specs from China right?.

Ok, so far it has been tested with Mp3 modulator that can be extreamly useful in cars. Thanks to it creator but my friend hasn't done it with a vacuum cleaner such as I have yet. That'll be my job. I'll try it tonight, hopefully it'll work.

----Updated---- the next day.

Hello everyone,
Bad news, after I setup everything and click the "on" switch for my vacuum cleaner it when "Splat!". An electrifying sound blast out of the plugged and the burning plastic smell was in the air. Lucky nothing bad than that happen, I think maybe the fuse got burned. Can't check it because the screw needs a special screwdriver, different point. I returned it to my friend with a sulky smile, what can I say, its not working as expected.

Everything else my wall plug, my vacuum cleaner checked right after that incident and everything is working. Thank god.

Keep on looking for a working socket adaptor.

My Mobile Short History

2008-11-25T12:48:00.005+08:00

I'm thinking on changing to new phone by Quarter 1, next year... new gadget meh.

But I'm still in dilemma by the options that I have. After being a loyal supporter to Motorola for its nice design and stylish flip models. Now I want to document my phones history in a simple short post, I'm all 'bout how the phone looks(maybe because I'm a Libra).

I started out with Motorola V3988 back in my Uni.

It served me very notably, despite it cuteness and small in size it stood up for all sort of drops. Dropped it from my double-storey bed, dropped it from my hand, dropped it from my desk and I also dropped it while I was walking. It's very the tahan one even though it was a second hand phone and mine was dark-blue in colour.

The only bad thing that I can't stand was SMS can't be recognize, it just display the sender by the mobile number. WTF!! That was all that I complained for this phone, This time phone still just for voice calls and SMS.

I trade it with a same style and design phone but different colour, this one is light silver coloured. Not really the greatest phone but still the design attracts me. Oh! The "SMS can't be recognise" thingy is still there but I manage to stood by it for plus minus 3 years. Then it got a little wet, you know with all oily and finger prints all over the phone once in a while I wet a cloth and clean the phone. This one time the cloth was wetter than usual and that's the end of it.

Lucky my ex-girlfriend has an old Nokia phone she kept for this kind of situation so I'm a Nokia 3310 user. Nothing much to it and everyone knows about it. This is also one durable phone, I dropped it a lot of times but that one last time the phone got broken to 4 pieces on the verge of meeting with my friend. It falls from level 2 of my house and it gets me to a new phone that same very evening.

Back to Motorola, I've gotten me an AP set Motorola V3i. Since the technology at these times is high enough and manual for phone hacking can be found anywhere I've tried hacking these one Motorola to my bore (of course with care, avoiding any loop holes that I can think of, I don't to waste it just to pleasure my curiousity)

All in all I've my fun with it, people at the Motorola Hacking Forums really did helps me a lot. Now the external screen was broken, lucky to have bought a screen protector which serves more to hold the screen from falling off to pieces compare to prevent scratches of the screens. This one really gone to my expectations.

Now, I'm thinking of Push-Mail capability and GPS or Google Maps. I don't know if I could enjoy blogging through the phone due to the restricted screen size and no keyboard. QWERTY keypad also has its limited luxury.

What do you think of this mobile history, not as much as Up-To-Date Mobile user. But your comment really does count. Please drop in the comment box below.

The Matrix Runs On Windows

2008-11-13T16:13:00.006+08:00

This one I found on the video bar just on my sidebar. You can find it to your right but maybe the video is not there anymore. That's why I post this video here because, I found it just so full of humor, sarcastically appointing window's weaknesses that all of us experienced.

This one really did helps relief me of this stress here on my "work-bench". I should start a stories of programmers on work-bench.

Enjoy.

AC to DC Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Adaptor

2008-11-13T15:01:00.004+08:00

I'm looking for a AC to DC Car Cigarette Lighter Socket Adaptor for Malaysian home usage. I want to expand the usage of my car vacuum cleaner into my home. Fell kind a waste for the vacuum cleaner to just sit there waiting to be use only in the car, plus with the lenghty 5 metres power chord, it would bring a lot of use for the house.

The thing is the vacuum cleaner power comes from car ciggarette lighter direct current port and it didn't have extendable plug for house wall-socket.

I've been looking to a few DIY stores but still no hopes except for the same advice "Jalan Pasar". Don't really like to go there yet.

So, any other suggestions from you guys. This image is for europe version, I don't know wether it can be use for malaysia wall socket or not. You can check it out here. If you have any suggestions please write it in the comment box below. It would be a very great help to me.

Steps To Create Paypal Donation Button

2008-11-04T13:42:00.005+08:00

I have someone asking me on how to create paypal donation button on your web pages. So I made a reference to it for all. Enjoy!

This instruction is true as 6th November 2008

- Account Page -

Log-On to your PayPal Account and click on "Merchant Services".

Under the "PayPal Website Payments Standard", there's a "Key Features" box. You can find "Donations" link in this box. Click on the link.

- Next Page -

Now you are on "Create PayPal payment button" page. Here you can customize your button and how it looks, you also can use your own image(you need to give your image url).

You can change the currency to your local currencies whichever is supported here. Mine is not supported so I just choose USD, the one that almost everybody knows.

You can set how much is the donation will be made, I prefer to let the donor decide how much they would contribute. It's a donation, I dont like to force them in any ways.

Other than that is an option to show your Paypal Merchant ID or your e-mail address, to avoid spammers I believe Paypal Merchant ID would be the best.

Click "Create Button".

This steps is given for Paypal Personal Account, in case you've upgrade to Merchant

- Next page -

Now you're on "You've created your button" page. Here you're supposed to copy the given codes to your web page or your e-mail.

- Done -

That's it, that's all the steps that you need to know. If there's anything in your mind please state it in the comment box below.

Thank You.

V For Vendetta(film)

2008-10-28T19:20:00.024+08:00

“Remember, remember the fifth of november. The gun powder, treason and plot. I know of no reason why the Gun Powder Treason should ever be forgot.”- V

I've always found the ability to speak with a clear voice, confidence and astonishingly neat and well ordered sentences, in addition the well sounded rythm of the speaker. This I always find interesting. Which will bring out of me the curiosity of what really is saying and how well can I try to immitate and playing with the words such as those.

That feeling once again gets to me as I watch V for Vendetta. How V, the protagonist burst out his ideas in well ordered and organised words reminds me of David Carradine in Kill Bill 2 and the attraction is challenging my limited vocabulary of words. How it gets to me is spending hours listening to same speech as much as usually listening to newly released hit song.

Allow the protoganist to introduce himself,

The attraction also shared by others.

The idea of this movie however, differ with Kill Bill 2 as the speeches is always strong and lack of it's synical supports. But the idea is strong on it's own taken from The Gun Powder Treason plot. The idea is to remind us to stands against the institution or symbol that threaten us and keep us from our freedom. The idea is as strong as the character in the movie, it goes as a warning to the institution that the power of people prevail.

The story goes with questioning of how government spreads fear to its people, using surveillence and curfew to supress any resistance from the people. Any act of questioning and protest would result in detention, torture and death. (Except for the death part it is likely ISA).

The movie can be imagine through the speach that has been given by the protagonist to awaken the people. Whole movie takes time for a year started with the 5th november where V destroyed The Old Bailey to the next where he warn to blow up the Parliment synically. It's was a whole year where the truth is uncovered and the motives and strength of him and others are build, grew stronger.

In the dramatic ends, we can see how people are really awoke to stand before the corrupt government and retain their rights.

People should not be afraid of their governments, governments should be afraid of their people.

Eid Mubarak 1429 Hijrah

2008-10-07T11:52:00.036+08:00

“The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is of all things most shameful and vile.”- Plato

Idulfitri comes after a month of fasting. A month of restraining self from any sin thoughtfully more than any other month. In a single word "abstinence".

Idulfitri comes after Ramadhan, a month of holding self from food and beverages within the daylight. That what we see, Ramadhan also means not to give in to our desire and lust. How we talk and act also included, I believe a better muslim is developed every Ramadhan. To be able to do this is to be patient and that's a real virtue.

Well what have happen and what you did to deserves Idulfitri. How did you handle your job, have you use all of 8 - 5 to work or still just googling or testing yahoo games killing the times before "Bazar Ramadhan".

Have you behave on the high-way respecting the other drivers or do it just your-way. Still I didn't see a lot of those except a few times on the raya eve it self. Within a few more kilometres before I ended the long trip from KL to Terengganu. But nothing really happens (Still I damned that driver), let's just say everyone can't wait to celebrate raya at the "kampong".

I'm glad that I've done less sin within this past ramadhan compared to other years and months altogether. I practise proper planning for balik kampung trip, avoiding the jam. Be more patient with others and enjoy while doing it(smile/laugh a lot).

I think I've done better than last year and those years before. I wish we all victor against our bad deeds and sin. With god in our heart and better ourselves towards god comes the Idulfitri, The celebration of self victory. Celebrate it we must, for fighting our way to it.

Selamat Hari Raya Idulfitri,

-Nuar Young-

Update On Date Escalade-Speed Dating Event

2008-08-29T15:38:00.004+08:00

This is just an update to the event that was in my last post. It was a successful event and everything seems to be in order. Congratulations to Date-Escalade on this one happy full of dating night.

Can't wait for other great event by Date-Escalade.

More details on the event

Muslim Speed Dating, Petaling Jaya

2008-08-19T13:16:00.034+08:00

I've always wanted to try speed dating. Wonder how nervous and yet still exciting it could be. But I'm off meeting new dates now, I've got a girl already and don't think I want to change that.

But this still on for you singles, go and join this exciting event! Spread it around to your friends. Exact location will only be revealed to confirmed participants. Price includes food and drinks.

It's our What? Who? Why? Where? and How?

What?
Speed dating is a dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people. Our version of speed dating involves a group of Muslim singles, that meet and chat for 5 minutes, after which you can decide whether or not you would like to see them again, and you only get put in contact with the people that you want to meet who also want to meet you again – no more awkward phone calls and no having to avoid people you don't like.

Who?
You, young single professionals aged 24-37.

Why?
Why should you go for speed dating? And why do we organize speed dating for Muslims? It's okay, we'll answer both questions! =)

You should go because this is a perfect event where you get the chance to get to know 15 people from the opposite gender and network with 14 other people from the same gender. The value of 15 dates for the price of 1? Now that's a bargain!
Well, we KNOW there are a number of speed-dating events out there. But it is very non-Muslim skewed. Please don't get us wrong, we respect our non-Muslim friends, but we want to provide the chance for those that want and feel more comfortable to meet Muslim brothers and sisters in a safe and observed environment.

Where?
Location will mostly be at restaurants which serve Halal food and non-alcoholic beverages. We will rotate the location for every event to keep the environment different and full of surprises!

How?

You will each have 15 face-to-face 5-minute dates and you will be given a 'match card' at the beginning of the event. After every 5 minutes, our facilitator will ring a bell to indicate your date is over. The ladies will remain seated while and the men will move to the next seat and spend the next 5 minutes with a new 'date'.
No personal information (eg. Phone numbers or email) is to be exchanged between the participants at this time. If you like what you see, simply mark a 'yes' or 'no' next to each person's name in the match card.
At the end of the event, our facilitators will collect the match cards and you get a chance to mingle around.
If you marked a 'yes' for someone, and he/she marked a 'yes' for you, then you have a match! We will send your matched results within 24 hours via email. Isn't it simple, easy, safe and full of fun?
In the event that there is a shortage of people, we would cancel the event in advance and place you in the next session. This way, you are guaranteed to meet the required number of people and better chances of getting your match.

How Beautiful Are You?

2008-08-11T11:41:00.012+08:00

Photo courtesy of kakastar
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, years we've been trying to look beautiful in front of others. Make-up, botox, put off your food just to loose more size, how we all try to look beautiful and pretty. Apparently nowadays with age and middle life crisis just around the corner. I found that there are lot more to be take into consideration than just meet the eye. Well, think again...

For me, neat and firm ladies are always a pleasure compared to the beauty of her face. Means she might looks like Nasha Aziz(the one i adore) but without a healthy figured body it just won't get me on.(this include us, me and my girl we're both really working on our body-shape now)

Of course above all, clean, neat and the attitude to comfort others with well communication skills is still at the top of the attraction, you know what they say.. can't really judge a book by its cover. Pretty faces who really turn down a nice conversation really loose it.

This post really put the pretty faces down to the last criteria, well enjoy this set of photos "without your regular supermodels", peoples from all walk of life. "'Ugly' is the new beautiful"

Kristal - Memburu Impian

2008-08-05T01:03:00.006+08:00

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Ku Jejak Jalan Yang Berliku

A
Membara Jiwa Ku

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Memburu Impian



C#m              B
Ku Renang Lautan Gelora

A
Biar Pon Tersadai

G#
Di Hujung Dunia



F#m              C#m
Akan Ku Rempuhi Segala Rintangan

B               G#
Biar POn Rebah ku bangun Sendiri

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Akan Ku Genggam Biar Pon Hitam

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Ku Mula Dengan Langkah Ini

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Menuju Sinaran

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True Love, Anyone... Please Don't Just Say It.

2008-05-14T14:38:00.011+08:00

This below is when you're feeling the love, feed the love, breath and maybe sometimes for the lucky guy/gal, sleep with the loves. :P. here is when loves bites you, no pain at all. sodap lagi ado..

True Love - Funny videos are here

This below, this one below please... is when you felt the sting... look how "tak semangat langsung" mamat tu nyanyi.. sib bek ade kengkawan. Poyo je...

I Will Survive - Click here for more blooper videos

Great Expectations? Change Your Habit First

2008-03-21T21:47:00.029+08:00

Photo courtesy of Maria Takes Pictures

For a couple of days I surf around, checking blogs and links finding motivations and ways to establish my integrity, I found a few site that actually made me feel confident and life is great again. One of it really made it for me, even looking at the blog design relaxed my tired eyes. I've put the link in the site list on the right side of this blog. Check it out, it's called ZenHabits.

Today was one of the failing days, where last night I've spent two hours on my bed. However calm i try to be or not to be I just didn't fall asleep, not untill it was too late as per 5 am and...

It's not end there, this bad habits since early childhood really gets to me. When I was 'bout to leave my office desk for a tea, my boss tap my shoulder and said that he should officially gives me a warning letter for turn-in late again!. Urgh!... Ok. Something seriously got to be done.

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You know back in younger years, when we did something right, getting A's, helped a grandma cross the street or something and we thought, one day we would be somebody.We would have some greatness, but as we get older, we just lose that optimists from us. More or less like we accept the fact that Santa Claus is just a bluff. Hell, I'm still waiting for my present. Must have done something wrong.

So, this is where the usual thinking comes. Why didn't I just have a million ringgit, the hardest job I would have is to maintain the million so not losing it purposelessly. I wouldn't have trouble failing to sleep early and rising late again. Call it hassle, lazy, not with a million it's not. haha!

Its no mystery to me, why oh why this habit keeps getting me, I just fail to kill it every time. Come with me and check out this tips, How To Become an Early Riser. Hope you guys come and wakes me every times but reading this with me for now helps me already.

Sara Evans - You'll Always Be My Baby

2008-03-19T00:51:00.020+08:00

Photo courtesy of jamie3529gq

Last night I shared a sad story with a someone, the intention was to console her of her currently sad moment. I know what would happen to her, being sympathizes to the story at least will put her mind at ease as for a strong lady she is.

But what I didn't know was what would happen to me. It's a story that I should not tell to anyone again, unless I'm to feel blue. Even writing this line makes me take a deep breath. Hah, life really is mysterious, it was passed the point of no return and still it aches as it was just last night.

So in consoling my self after that, I found this songs made famous by Sara Evans. A country singer, sexy tu.. wow.. Well today I take a day off and listening to the lyrics helps me somehow.

Enjoy!

Oh! by the way, Sara Evans also having hard time with divorce and betrayed by her best-friend and ex-Nanny.

May I Do Blog

2008-03-17T20:53:00.041+08:00

Hi,

Blogging has been somewhat pretty regular nowadays and we can find a lot of blog talking about the most boring stuff to the most important hot current topics. It really is as revolutionary as internet when it first breaks-out to the world.The intentions also varies by individual, while there are charities that blog to helps other in most honorable ways, they are other bloggers that made their living through blogging, "blogging for a living". Some also just to highlight themselves and for millions other reasons that would be ridiculous enough for me to list them all.

Photo courtesy of chezrump

For me, blogging would be like the hardest decision that I have put myself into. Being a commitment-phobia I am, this is like challenging myself out to friends and world. Of course you don't want to look that bad in front of my friends, the jeering is fatal. Especially when you can find millions other blogs talking on the same topic, but I need to face it.

I am just an average joe, majorities of people inhabiting this planet and there's a lot more negatives side of me than the one I prefer to show.

As per recently getting out of a relation-ship, I prefer to say "being hurled out of a relationship" had cause me a lot of thinking and yes, I do think I need to change certain parts of me, mentally. I figured that I'm being less sensitive, afraid of real commitment, selfish and other issues that contribute to my failure in the relationship. Now these issues really make me looks bad, I don't mind that. I'm not a rotten-egg that has no good qualities at all, but let it be for now that these issues is the first at hand. I would list of others in many more post to come and I'm glad with this first-post, its my first step in maintaining this blog.

What am I gonna put in this blog is what mostly happens to me and every topics that are going around me. I'm gonna talk about a topic per post and I must at least read it 3 times before I posted it starting from April 2008, checking it contents and style of language to my best liking. Before this date post that accumulated is to helps me with editing this blog design and looks. Simple rules to keep me unburden and still achieving my commitment.

So, since this is first post as if the first steps toward blogging, commitment and my life, I'll start it with a wish. "May I'll maintain this blog, it looks and what it contains".

Google Search Result

2005-11-06T17:07:00.002+08:00

V For Vendetta Televised Speech

2005-11-05T00:01:00.008+08:00

V’s speech to the people of London

Good evening London,

Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do like many of you, appreciate the comforts of everyday routine, the security of the familiar, the tranquility, repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration (whereby those important events of the past, usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle are celebrated with a nice holiday), I thought we could mark this November the fifth, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat.

There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now orders are being shouted into telephones and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there?

Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression and where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit. You now have censors and systems of surveillance, coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those who are more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable. But again, truth be told...if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

I know why you did it, I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War! Terror! Disease! There were a myriad of problems which conspire to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you and in your panic you turned to the now High Chancellor Adam Sutler. He promised you order, he promised you peace and all he demanded in return was your silent obedient consent.

Last night I sought the end to that silence. Last night I destroyed the Old Bailey to remind this country of what it has forgotten. More than four hundred years ago a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice and freedom are more than words - they are perspectives.

So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you, then I would suggest that you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek. Then I ask you to stand beside me, one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament and together we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never ever be forgot!