Anwar masuk parlimen!!!

Am I Too Stressfull that I cant think clearly?

reading the top news in Malaysian newspaper, The Star, make me question myself whether I am now plain stupid and cant think logically

see below, now Anwar had been charged with homosexual sex with consent, Saiful's lawyer comment on behalf of his client (the consenter), that they are happy that Anwar now is finally brought to justice.

Saiful thankful Anwar finally brought to justice

PETALING JAYA: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan is thankful to Allah that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will finally be brought to face justice.

His lawyer Zamri Idrus said in a statement that Mohd Saiful, who was Anwar’s former aide, would give full co-operation to ensure that the judicial court process ran smoothly.

“Mohd Saiful also hopes that all Malaysians will pray that the legal process is carried out smoothly so the truth can be proven in a just manner,” he said yesterday.

I really dont get it, if it was consensual, what is the justice that he want it to be brought up. I wonder if the lawyer misunderstood the court charge, or am I the one confused

what makes it more confusing is that, some politician argues that Saiful is exempted from being charged because he is the one reporting the 'crime'.
What if Anwar made the police report first?

p.s. sometimes i wonder how these people (the lawyer and the politician) became the person they are now, totally not based on their intellectual capacity

Kesalahan Luar Tabii di Malaysia (Unnatural Offences in Malaysia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXLhX8cluXQ

Unnatural Offences

377.Buggery with an animal.
Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse
with an animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to twenty years, and shall also be liable to fine or to whipping. Explanation
Penetration is sufficient to constitute the carnal intercourse necessary to the
offence described in this section.
377A.Carnal intercourse against the order
of nature.
Any person who has sexual connection with another person by the
introduction of the penis into the anus or mouth of the other person is said to
commit carnal intercourse against the order of
nature. Explanation
Penetration is sufficient to constitute the sexual connection necessary to the
offence described in this section.
377B.Punishment for committing carnal
intercourse against the order of nature.
Whoever voluntarily commits carnal
intercourse against the order of nature shall be punished with imprisonment for
a term which may extend to twenty years, and shall also be liable to whipping.
377C. Committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature without
consent, etc.
Whoever voluntarily commits carnal intercourse against the
order of nature on another
person without the consent, or against the will,
of the other person, or by
putting other person in fear of death or hurt to
the person or any other person,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a
term of not less than five years and
not more than twenty years, and shall
also be liable to whipping.

funny codes...

Glad, no a**hole prohibit him from going to the function

Penang CM at Maulidur Rasul function

PENANG: Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and two DAP exco members attended the state-level Maulidur Rasul celebrations at the Seberang Jaya expo site here yesterday.

He said he was glad he was able to attend the function, which was attended by about 3,000 Muslims.

“I understand this is the first time a Penang Chief Minister is attending this celebration,” he told reporters covering the event.

Lim said he had sought advice from Deputy Chief Minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin, state Mufti Datuk Hassan Ahmad, PAS and PKR leaders on his attendance and was told he could do so.

Special guest: Tokoh Maulidur Rasul recipient Said Saaban (right) shaking hands with the Chief Minister after receiving the award from the Governor (second from left) on Thursday.
He said he was willing to attend other religious festivals if invited, noting that the state government respected all religions.

Besides Lim and Mohammad Fairus, the exco members were Lim Hock Seng and Phee Boon Poh.

The event was opened by Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas. Also present was his consort Toh Puan Majimor Shariff and state secretary Datuk Jamaluddin Hasan.

Mohammad Fairus, in his speech, said Muslims here should forge stronger ties with the other races to help push the state towards social and economic excellence.

Earlier, Mohammad Fairus led about 2,000 Muslims in a 2km-long procession from the Seberang Jaya mosque to the venue.

Abdul Rahman later presented the state Tokoh Maulidur Rasul 2008 award to former teacher Said Shaaban, 63, the imam of Masjid Kampung Baru, Tasek Gelugor.

In George Town, more than 2,000 Muslims took part in a 3km procession, which started and ended at Kapitan Keling Mosque, to mark the occasion last evening.

BBC reported "Bush urges Israeli occupation end'

President George W Bush has said Israel must end its occupation of some Arab land to enable the creation of a viable Palestinian state.

wait, hold your applaud
watch the aljazeera report on this



Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

Published ISS* Guidelines for Muslim

*ISS = International Space Station

I did posted about this months before, and today I've been alerted by the Star that the guidelines have been published. So straightaway I downloaded it from JAKIM web.
You can download the docs here (Malay) and here (English translation), and also a fancy looking version here.

Although, I applaud such effort, which is able to tell the world that its not a problem for Muslim to be in space, but I couldn't accept the way they put up the guideline.

First of all, it doesnt have the authors' name in it (even the fancy version), I think having a name or two or more does matter, to whom the readers are supposed to refer to in case they need further explanation.

Second, lacking of source. Islam is a religion that uphold its references such as The Quran and the authentic Hadith, thus it is important to elaborate how they had come up with such guide, or the sources of scholars book they refer to.

Third, I dont like the way the write it. It doesn't in line with the standard as the guideline for ISS and doesn't reflect the way Islamic books on ruling supposed to be written.

For examples:

1) Cleaning the no.1 & no.2 section

Istinja’ (washing-up)

Istinja’ means cleaning of the private parts after relieving onself. Istinja’ is by using wipes/tissues which are available at the ISS.

Rules of making istinja’:

1. Using pure, not sacred material
2. Using a solid material
3. Using a dry, non-slippery material
4. Using not less than 3 pieces wipes/tissues
5. Before the najas (filth) dries
6. Before the najas (filth) spreads

I did stumble on this before, its just a normal way of performing istinjak, even on earth we can do the same. Why on earth they have to put such rules, for example rules no1 until 3. Since we all know that they will use the tissue provided in the ISS, why cant we just eliminate these 3 rules, since we all know that the tissue is hygenic, solid and dry?
The way they put it, looks like its just a copy paste work.

2) Eat

4.1 Food

If there is doubt on whether the food served on ISS it is halal or not, it is then permissible to eat the food on the basis of not to starve.

Why the 'if' is still necessary, I think it is possible to check what are the foods that will be prepared for the ISS. And why we still need to put the clause that if it is non halal, it is only permissible to eat to avoid starving. Taking into account how highly scientific ISS station is, I'm sure that they all had calculated the food intake that will provide enough nutrition to each individual on the station. Thus there will be no problem about eating non halal food excessively, the intake is just enough for survival, and isn't that make the non halal now permissible?

3. Pray

3.5 Praying

ii The performance of the physical postures (such as standing, bowing and prostrating) is to suit the conditions in ISS,prioritizing as follows:

1. If upright standing is not possible, then any standing posture,
2. Sitting. Bowing is by bringing down the chin closer to the knee or the prostrating place,
3. Lying down on the right side with body facing the direction of Qibla,
4. Lying flat
5. Using the eye lid as an indicator of the changing of postures in prayer,
6. Imagining the sequence of prayer.

The guideline for Praying, is also a copy paste from the existed rules on how to Pray when the normal ways is not possible. Why on earth, they cant just be exact on how to do it on ISS, taking into account the ISS situation?

I have to admit that my knowledge on Islamic rulings is not in depth, but I can't just zip out my mouth, knowing that such guideline that will be distributed worldwide and carry the Islamic image is not done on par with Islamic analytical sense on rulings. Wallahu'alam.

CRAZY WORLD it is

The body found in the bag is in fact the 30 days missing girl, Nurin, DNA test had confirmed. Breaking news from the Star

I AM SICK TO MY STOMACH!

In fact, I just came back from KL for my VISA application, did stayed in Kg Baru for a night, and I found that the bag the CRAZY BEAST stuffed Nurin in was sold at only RM10 in the ramadan market there.

God, give her parents and families, strength to endure this. Amin. My deepest condolences towards them.

It is time to do something. Make it unlawful for parents to live their kids alone/roaming freely.

More sickening news and pics here

Guilty of Murder

Kota Bharu, August 20th 2007 (7.40 am) - An idle postgraduate student was found guilty without trial this morning under the offense of he-isn’t-sure-which-degree-of-murder. He had accidentally killed his cat (one of the newborn) while reversing his car out of the porch to send his sister to school which started at 8am that day. The incident occurs due to the false impression of the driver that all his cats have been removed from the pathway by his sister who was earlier waiting outside. The accident occurs so fast, and the kitten died on the scene simultaneously. Not only that, he was also yelled by his mother (it is so loud that he thought all the neighbors can hear he was being scolded), who was mad at him since he is in a hurry as he woke up late (after his Subuh prayer nap) that morning because he slept a bit late last night chatting with a stranger about Hizbu Tahrir (the stranger is one of the member).

The offender was reached for his comment about the incident while he was burying the kitten after he went back from sending his sister. With tears going down his cheek he said, “I take full responsibility over the dead kitten (May Allah forgive me), there is no point on blaming others. Although I am a bit frustrated being scolded like a kid, I accept it, she is just doing her job” "I never reverse without checking the car's under, but I didn't do that this morning, it is a mistake. I regret I did not do that." He is very sad that he had killed a life, especially when the kitten is the cutest among the three. He feel that he need to apologize to Minah (the kitten’s mum) and he feel a bit relieved when he later saw Minah is acting like usual. Only Allah knows what is in her mind.

When further asked about his comment on Hizbu Tahrir (HT), he said "I cant comment in a comprehensive way since my knowledge about this movement is still limited" Moreover, the stranger failed to address some of his question (such as how this going to work in Malaysia), The stranger said he cannot give the answer now, as it doesn’t work if he describe it online.

BTW, he felt that it is a good thing that there is such movement. However he think that the movement only sounded good theoretically and he is not sure how it is going to work practically especially in Malaysian context. He added, “I am sure Daulah Islamiah is the answer to the current miseries in Muslim majority nation especially the Middle East. However, I have no idea on how this is going to work via HT’s way, as I never heard of such movement before, it’s not even a real political party here!” He also promised to do his research on this by watching all the vdos and infos given by the stranger, and later get back to this issue, insyaAllah.

Future Malaysian Neuroscientist?

Utusan Malaysia 29 Jun 2007 (Timur)

2 pelajar USM catat sejarah

KOTA BHARU 28 Jun - Dua penuntut Sarjana Sains Neuro, Pusat Pengajian Sains Perubatan (PPSP) Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Kubang Kerian mencatat sejarah apabila terpilih menyertai program kajian berkaitan bidang berkenaan di peringkat antarabangsa.

Dua penuntut sarjana tersebut, Mohd. Nor Azim Ab. Patar, 24, dan Rahida Mohd. Shadli, 26, terpilih setelah kajian mereka mendapat pengiktirafan badan penyelidikan antarabangsa yang membolehkan mereka menyertai program dan kursus intensif dalam bidang sains neuro.


MOHD. Nor Azim Ab. Patar dan Rahida Mohd. Shadli berbincang mengenal kajian kecederaan otak dan tulang belakang di Kampus Kesihatan, USM Kubang Kerian, Kota Bharu, semalam.

Mohd. Nor Azim yang kini meneruskan pengajian dalam bidang kecederaan otak dan tulang belakang di PPSP, mendapat tajaan Pertubuhan Penyelidikan Otak Antarabangsa yang beribu pejabat di Switzerland.

Dengan penajaan itu, beliau akan mengikuti kursus di State University Ohio, Anierika Syarikat, selama sebulan mulai 6 Julai hingga 6 Ogos depan.

Mohd. Nor Azim juga merupakan antara 16 penuntut dari seluruh dunia yang terpiih dan satu-satunya pelajar tunggal dari negara ini mendapat tawaran kursus berprestij itu.

Beliau yang ditemui berkata, peluang tersebut akan dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya dengan memberikan tumpuan untuk mendapat sebanyak mungkin pengalaman dan pendedahan menerusi kursus itu.

Katanya, ini kerana peluang mengikuti kursus di universiti tersebut cukup berharga kerana di situlah terkumpulnya ramai pakar perubatan yang terlibat dalam rawatan kecederaan otak dan tulang belakang.

Beliau ditemui selepas majlis perasmian Bengkel Pengenalan Sains Neuro anjuran Jabatan Neurosains PPSP, Kampus Kesihatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia di sini hari mi.
Mohd. Nor Azim yang berasal dan Kota Bharu berkata, beliau sebelum ini berpeluang mengikuti kajian kecederaan otak dan tulang belakang secara praktikal di Universiti Tarbiat Modaras, di Tehran pada tahun 2006.

Kemampuan beliau menguasai pengajian dalam bidang tersebut juga membolehkannya menyertai Konvensyen Kyoto di Jepun tajaan Elsevier, sebuah syarikat antarabangsa yang mencetak dan mengeluarkan bahan serta jurnal sains.

Berikutan pelbagai peluang yang diperoleh itu, Mohd. Nor Azim berazam untuk melanjutkan pengajiannya ke peringkat doktor falsafah.

Bagi Rahida pula, beliau mendapat tawaran untuk membentangkan kertas keija berkaitan di Program Musim Panas Institut Sains Otak RIKEN di Kyoto, Jepun.

Katanya, peluang menyertai program itu dapat menambahken pengetahuan dan pengalaman terutamanya dalam mengendalikan kes trauma berpunca daripada kecederaan otak pada masa hadapan.

“Saya akan menumpukan kepada bidang kajian psikologi neuro serta kesan akibat kecederaan otak yang merupakan minat saya selama mi,” jelasnya.

Congratulation to En Azim (for making a headline) :D, and Bon Voyage. Take care Bro

p.s.
Sorry Azim, I have to publish this article although u didnt let me hehe. Its for your own good, Im digitizing it, and making sure it lasted for long, so u can show this to yr grandchildren in the future, InsyaAllah

Virginia Tech Mass Murderer, a Muslim?

This morning, Im shocked to learn from Anderson Cooper 360 that something horrible had happened at Virginia Tech, USA where at least 32 people including 2 professors were killed by an Asian male who later killed himself, making this the worst campus incident in the US.

Below is the footage from Jamal Al-Barghouti of the incident made via a cell-phone video which appeared on CNN.


Its horrifying something like this could happened.

From local news ths evening, it is reported that all Malayisan studying there are spared from the incident.

As usual people are pointing fingers at Muslims as the news reported that the gunman is an Asian origin. Somehow, the black goat is a Pakistani since VT hv large population of Asian from Pakistan. Later, they learned from the gunman's student visa that the killer is a Chinese. (the speculation link)

I guess, it will become harder for an Asian student to get into American Institution after this incident.

<Comprehensive news on CNN>
<Highlight on Aljazeera English>

Bomb on Penang Bridge?

I heard there was a bomb alert on Penang Bridge today, however the bomb squad had successfully dismantle it bfor it explode. Oh my...


more pictures http://www.penangbridge.com.my/galleria.php

As usual, to check out the news accuracy, I did my OL search, and it turn out to be a rumour. Actually its a false alarm.
Full news here:
International Herald Tribune Asia Pacific

Luckily, In the search I found out there are live webcams on the bridge which are available over the internet.
The still image link
The live cam link
Very cool huh!
I wish I knew it bfor, during my postgrad study in Penang, Its a real convenient and can save plenty of my time. Finally, I can avoid the frequent traffic congestion.