Chocolate Chip Cookies - Home Made

Coretan kali ini adalah mengenai produk yg saya jual sejak tahun 1999 lagi.Ia adalah chocolate-chip cookies. Alah, macam Famous Amos kat kedai tu!

My better half (wife) has been making the cookies since that year in Ramadan. She already quit her job at that time, and found time to make it.I started selling at the office and I managed to sell 30 "balangs". Last year it has reached to 700 "balangs" of a nett weight of 450 grams per balang. Retail price is RM23 per balang. Of course it is cheaper than Famous Amos. And it is home made!

Since then it has grown tremendously, mainly through word of mouth. Now that Rejab has come, I am taking the opportunity in my blog to promote the cookies. I will not say about it, but let people who have tasted it do the promotion. This will be my 11th year selling the cookies, and insyaallah like the past Ramadans, the sales has been very good.

I attach the picture of the cookies for your viewing, but you really got to taste it in order to appreciate it.

Please call me at 019-310 4463 for advance booking.

Apa yg saya boleh kata ia adalah produk ini halal & baik (hallalan taiyiban)..

MU finished 2nd in EPL2010

Walaupun topik blog pasal MU, tapi dimulai dgn update anak2

Anak2 sekarang cuti sekolah. Lega juga mereka cuti kerana masa inilah kita berpeluang "take a break" bersama2 mereka. Harus diingat, anak kedua saya akan menduduki peperiksaan UPSR pada Oktober ini. Namun begitu, sedikit berbeza dgn anak sulong, yg angah ini sangat berminat melayari Internet. Setiap kali di "surfing", saya akan menegurnya supaya berhenti "surfing" kerana dah lebih had, dan mulakan ulangkaji. sebenarnya beliau boleh buat, cuma nak study atau sebaliknya saja. Iringan doa buat dia supaya sukses.

Back to main topic MU;
Musim EPL sudah berakhir dengan MU ditempat 2 (1 markah dibelakang Chelsea). Apakan daya, mereka telah cuba sedaya upaya mereka, tapi Chelsea berhak menjuarai EPL. If I look back at all the games, MU vs Blackburn will stand as a game they should have won 1-0. Berbatov had many chances that he should have put it in, but he failed. Talking about Berba, he should be playing behind the strikers, rather than as a striker as his style of play is that, he can hold the ball and pass it on to the fast players (Nani & Valencia).

World Cup, well I do not follow it that much. Simply because since 1990, it has become very tactical game. I still remember 1982 World Cup when Brazil played really exciting footbal, but Italy really got stronger as the tournament progressed. Brazil'82 - Breathtaking skills Zico, Socrates, Falcao & Eder.

To win the World Cup, you must have a SOLID defence. Attacking wise, it can be a fast counter-attack that can kill your opponent. Iwould like to see a new winner in this coming WC. Spain looks a good team. But I do not think so. It will be from the previous 7 winners. For statistical purposes, European team has never won it outside Europe. Outside Europe & South America, there are 4 occassions. 1970 & 1986 in Mexico won by Brazil & Argentina respectively.In USA 1994 - won by Brazil. In 2002 Japan - won by Brazil. So, we are down to 3 teams. The most solid defence from these 3 teams will win the World Cup.

Yes, my prediction - Brazil.

We will soon find out.

Saya sibuk - tapi mula blog balik

It has been a while seen I last blog.

Saya ada sedikit sibuk kerana perlu menyiapkan satu lapuran sebelum 31 May 2010. Berbeza dengan tahun2 lalu, lapuran ini ok aje. Cuma pada tahun ini, lapuran tersebut mengundang kontrovesi, oleh itu lapuran harus diolah supaya ia nampak ok.

Oklah dimulakan dengan sedikit tazkirah. Tips2 mudah untuk amalan harian.

Mulakan setiap kerja dengan berniat kerana Allah. Kalau niat kerana Allah, kerja tersebut mesti:-
1. Baca niat mula kerja
2. Kerja yang baik dan halal
3. Lakukan kerja dengan yang terbaik mungkin
4. Lakukan dengan jujur dan ikhlas
5. Jangan ditinggalkan suruhan Allah seperti sampai waktu solat, kita solat
6. Bertawakkal kepada Allah

Semasa hendak tidur, juga niat kerana Allah:
1. Baca niat sebelum tidur juga surah2 lazim
2. Tekad untuk bangun malam untuk solat
3. Tekad untuk bangun solat subuh awal waktu
4. Bertawakkal kpd Allah

Nah! Dengan melakukan kedua2 perkara diatas, kita dah boleh cover at least 16 jam dari 24 jam kita beribadat pada Allah.

Selamat beramal

Man Utd Season 2009/10

There is one more game left in the season.

As I write, MU trail Chelsea by 1 (one) point. Many footbal pundits feel that Chelsea will win the EPL and the Double. As the saying goes "It ain't over until the fat lady sings".

Yes, the EPL is for Chelsea to lose. I also have the feeling that way too. But football can be a funny game. Many things can happen. I still remember season 94/95. MU was behind Blackburn by 2 points and playing West Ham while Blackburn was againts Liverpool. It was title to Blackburn to lose. They lost to Liverpool, while MU could only draw & Cole hit the post for a sure goal. MU was 2nd by ONE point.

Chelsea will feel the pressure-definitely. As the game progresses, the pressure increases and if their fans began to feel the pressure, so too will the players.... You never know... MU has the experience to keep the pressure intact...

Anyway, for this season I remember notably 4 MU games.

1. vs Man City (home) - it was Aidil Fitri and MU won 4-3 with Owen scoring in 95th min
2. vs Fulham (away) - MU was playing Carrick & Evra as central defenders. Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Brown, O'Shea & Neville which have played central defenders before are ALL injured. MU lost (0-3)
3. vs Arsenal (away) - MU won 3-1 (Mr Wenger was fuming!)
4. vs Man City (away) - MU won 1-0. Scholes scoring in the 93rd minute.

Whatever the outcome, it has been a good season for MU!!!

I am a Production Planner

Assalamualaikum,

Posting kali menyentuh sedikit fasal my work.

I have been a production planner for the production of electricity for Peninsular Malaysia since 1994. Basically, I forecast for optimal use of fuel for Malaysia. In order to produce electricity, we need to have a balance of generation mix. There are 4 fuel used for electricity generation namely gas, coal, oil and hydro.

There is another fuel that has been promoted by many people, that is renewable energy from biomass, wind and solar; but these methods are expensive and will contribute to less than 0.2% of the current generation mix.

Back to the main fuel, gas is the biggest mix at the moment. Malaysia is blessed with natural gas and 59% of the mix comes from gas. The problem with gas forecast is you need to get it right. As gas being extracted from the earth, it will be straight-away be processed and transported for electricity generation. There is no storage of gas for electricity generation except in the main transported gas pipeline.

Next comes coal. It contributed to 35% of the total mix. Problem with coal is that it is 100% imported fuel and the supply chain is very long. We need to forecast the coal 3 months before we consume it because from the mine, it has to be crushed to a predetermined size, then transported via lorry to the nearest river. From the river, it is being transported to the loading port before it is being loaded to a huge vessel. Then the vessel will transport it to the coal power station to be stocked in the station coal stockyard before being burned in the station boiler. All the process chain from mine to generation takes 3 months.

Next comes hydro, which contributes to 5% of the mix. For hydro, there must be a plan as the dam will be replenish in the monsoon months (Nov-Jan), and we have to plan for the generation from Feb-Oct wisely. We need to plan not to use too much, as the dam can dry-up. If we use too little, then when big rain comes during the monsoon season, the dam will overflow, and there goes the water down the spillway thus the famous remark "money down the drain".

The remaining 1% of generation comes from oil. Oil is used as a backup fuel in case there is gas/coal being cutailed by suppliers.

So, the carbon fuel comes in 3 forms (solid-coal), liquid (Oil & hydro) and (gaseous-natural gas). My job is to ensure that the country will have adequate fuel for electricity generation. I always liase with fuel suppliers and finance managers as there is a huge amount of money that has to be allocated to purchase fuel for electricity generation.

Allah is Great in giving us humans fuel to benefit our life. Surah Imran: 191 "dan mereka memikirkan tentang ciptaan langit & bumi, lalu berkata - Ya Tuhan kami, tidaklah Kau ciptakan semua ini dgn sia-sia sahaja, Maha Suci Kau & lindungilah kami dari azab api neraka"

Amin

Praise be to Allah.

Anak sulong dapat 8A pd PMR

Tanggal 24 Apr 2010, saya menghadiri majlis penyampaian hadiah untuk anak sulong saya.

Sebelum ini, pada 1 Apr yg lalu, anak saya telah mendapat penghargaan dari sebuah badan koperasi kerana berjaya dalam PMR beliau. Pada majlis tersebut, Tengku Puan Pahang telah memberi hadiah kepadanya.

Sebagai seorang bapa, saya rasa sangat bangga dengan anak saya mendapat penghargaan dari pihak sekolah kerana mendapat 8A dalam PMR tahun 2009.

Dari segi sekolah, anak saya ini ke SMK (P) Sri Aman di Petaling Jaya. Sekolah ini berhampiran dengan rumah saya (1km sahaja) dan saya bersyukur akan nikmat Allah yg diberi. Sekolah ini adalah antara 4 sekolah harian yg diberi status Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi (SBT) oleh Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia. Ia adalah SATU sekolah di seluruh negeri Selangor yg diberi pengiktirafan tersebut.

Anak sulong saya ini mulanya mempunyai sedikit kesukaran untuk menyesuaikan diri di sekolah ini semasa Tingkatan 1. Tetapi berkat dari Allah, dengan sifat sabar dan sungguh2 saya dan isteri, kami sentiasa memberi dorongan, sokongan diiringi doa supaya anak2 kami berjaya.Alhamdulillah, usaha serta doa kami berhasil. Beliau mendapat 8A dalam kesemua matapelajaran yg diambil.

Teringat semasa saya mendudukki SRP (Tingkatan 3) pada tahun 1980 yg lalu. Saya mendapat 7A dimana ada 1 matapelajaran yg saya tidak mendapat A. Seingat saya, saya tidak pernah mendapat apa2 hadiah akedemik semasa majlis penyampaian hadih di MCKK dahulu. Mungkin kerana di MCKK, memang sukar nak dapat anugerah akedemik kerana semua pelajar2nya sangat bagus. Saya cuma mendapat hadiah semasa Hari Sukan sahaja. Itupun kerana saya dianugerah Tuhan baik dalam acara olahraga.

Namun begitu, sebagai seorang bapa, rasanya lebih bangga melihat anak mendapat hadiah dari diri sendiri yg mendapat hadiah. Semoga kesemua anak2 saya mencapai kejayaan akademik dan menjadi anak2 yg solehah. Saya harus membimbing mereka agar jangan tinggal solat semasa hidup ini.

Amin

Mencapai IKHLAS

Posting kali ini berkenaan Ikhlas.

Terpanggil untuk menulis berkenaan dengan topik ini. Setiap perbuat yang dibuat dengan ikhlas mendapat ganjaran yg besar dari Allah taala.

Untuk mencapai tahap keikhlasan, terdapat 4 perkara yg harus dicapai.
1. Jika dia diberi nikmat dia SYUKUR

2. Jika dia diberi cubaan dia SABAR

3. Jika dia dizalimi dia MAAFKAN

4. Jika di menzalimi dia MINTA MAAF

Senang sungguh nak capai tahap ikhlas. Tapi cuba kita buat tengok. Senang ke?
Cakap memang senang, nak buat, hati ini kena betul2 bersih.

Untuk mencapai ke-4 perkara diatas, terdapat 4 sifat yg perlu ada pada diri kita
1. Yakin pada Rukun Iman yg 6

2. Sabar dalam segala urusan & situasi

3. Adil dalam segala urusan & situasi

4. Jihad (bersungguh2 dalam memerangi nafsu

Nampak macam boleh buat aje... Cuba buat tengok?

Untuk mencapai sifat-sifat 4 diatas ada 4 perkara yg harus kita buat
1. Selalu bangun solat malam (1/3 malam)

2. Selalu puasa sunat (Isnin & Khamis)

3. Selalu baca Quran (& belajar makna & pengajarannya)

4. Selalu berdamping dgn para ulamak ie.hadir majlis ilmu, solat berjemaah dll

Again, nampak macam boleh buat aje... Cubalah & lihat akan kesannya

Tak susah, ingat 4 perkara, 4 sifat & 4 perbuatan....

Selamat beramal