Barisan Nasional Wins GE13/ Barisan Nasional Menang PRU13

Barisan Nasional (BN) had won simple majority at 12:50.

Only JAKIM’s Halal Logo And Certificate Starting Today/ Hanya Logo Dan Sijil Halal JAKIM Bermula Hari Ini

Starting from today, only JAKIM’S halal logo and certificate will be recognised at halal food outlets.

JAKIM’s halal logo.|

JAKIM has given 6 months for restaurants, coffee houses, hotels and other outlets selling halal food to apply for the halal certificate from JAKIM.

Some restaurants and other food outlets claimed that they serve halal food but they do not have the JAKIM halal certificate.

Starting from today, actions can be taken to the ‘halal restaurants’ without the JAKIM’s halal certificate. 

I think that this action can help to protect the Muslim Rights and I hope that JAKIM will work hard to make sure that people will not cheat by illegally using JAKIM’s logo.

All Muslims must look for the above logo and do not eat at restaurants using unrecognised halal logos.

Here is an example:

Restaurant A  has JAKIM’s halal logo, but the halal logo at Restaurant B is not recognised by JAKIM. So, Muslims must eat only at Restaurant A to make sure that the food served is halal.

Below is the statement by Jakim:

KENYATAAN MEDIA
KETUA PENGARAH JAKIM
MENGENAI PELAKSANAAN PENGUATKUASAAN PERINTAH PERIHAL
DAGANGAN (PERAKUAN DAN PENANDAAN HALAL) 2011, AKTA
PERIHAL DAGANGAN (APD) 2011 KE ATAS PREMIS MAKANAN
1. Perintah Perihal Dagangan (Perakuan dan Penandaan Halal) 2011
telah dikuatkuasakan bermula 1 Januari 2012. Dengan wujudnya perintah
tersebut, pihak berkuasa berwibawa untuk melaksanakan perakuan dan
penandaan halal Malaysia adalah Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia
(Jakim) dan Majlis Agama Islam Negeri. Ini bermakna hanya sijil dan logo
halal yang dikeluarkan oleh JAKIM/MAIN sahaja dibenarkan berada di
pasaran,
2. Melalui perintah ini, logo halal dan ungkapan halal yang lain, contoh;
‘ditanggung halal’, ‘makanan orang Islam’, ‘buffet Ramadhan’ dan lain-lain
lambang/objek Islam yang boleh mengelirukan dan memperdayakan
orang Islam adalah dilarang.
3. Bagaimanapun, JAKIM telah memberikan tempoh peralihan 6 bulan
kepada premis makanan dengan kaedah berikut;
a) Januari 2012 hingga Mac 2012 : membuat hebahan, pendidikan dan
nasihat
b) April 2012 hingga Jun 2012 : memberi amaran
c) Julai 2012 : Penguatkuasaan
4. Memandangkan tempoh amaran akan berakhir pada 30 Jun 2012 , maka
bermula 1 Julai 2012, JAKIM tidak akan teragak-agak untuk mengambil
tindakan terhadap mana-mana premis makanan yang masih
menggunakan dan mempamerkan logo serta apa-apa ungkapan halal
selain logo halal Malaysia yang dikeluarkan oleh JAKIM/MAIN.
5. Sekiranya disabitkan kesalahan, maka tindakan undang-undang boleh
dikenakan seperti berikut;
i. Pertubuhan Perbadanan: denda tidak melebihi RM200,000 (bagi
kesalahan kedua dan berikutnya: denda tidak melebihi RM500,000);
ii. Bukan suatu pertubuhan atau perbadanan: didenda tidak melebihi
RM100,000 @ penjara tidak melebihi 3 tahun atau kedua-duanya.
(Bagi kesalahan yang kedua dan berikutnya: denda tidak melebihi
RM250,000 @ penjara tidak melebihi 5 tahun atau kedua-duanya).
6. Justeru, JAKIM mengingatkan dan mohon kerjasama pengusaha premis
makanan agar lebih bersedia dan peka dengan perintah APD 2011 ini dari
semasa ke semasa. JAKIM juga berharap agar orang-ramai dapat
memberi kerjasama dan menyalurkan maklumat kepada JAKIM sekiranya
berlaku penyalahgunaan logo dan ungkapan halal.
Ketua Pengarah
Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia
Jun 2012

Below are some examples of halal logos that are not recognised by JAKIM:

These halal logos are not recognized by JAKIM

Ancient Road Uncovered In Greece

Excavations for Thessaloniki’s new subway system unearthed marble-paved ancient road.

The 70-meter or 230-foot section of an ancient road built by the Romans.

It was the city’s main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago.

They found tools and lamps and bases of marble columns.

Archaeologists also found remains of another older Greek ancient road, which is 500 years older underneath ancient road!

So, there are two ancient roads on top of each other.

By the way, I have an archaeologists friend from Australia name Rupert Mann.

Workers of Metro’s construction company are seen at the ancient ruins in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Monday, June 25, 2012. Archaeologists in Greece’s second largest city have uncovered a 70-meter (230-foot) section of an ancient road built by the Romans that was city’s main travel artery nearly 2,000 years ago. The marble-paved road was unearthed during excavations for the city’s new subway system that is due to be completed in four years, and will be raised to be put on permanent display for passengers when the metro opens. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)

Archaeologists and employees of Metro’s construction company present to the media and public the ancient ruins in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)

A worker of Metro’s construction company holds a fragment of old pottery in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)

Workers of Metro’s construction company are seen at the ancient ruins in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)

Archaeologists and employees of Metro’s construction company present to the media and public the ancient ruins in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Monday, June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Nikolas Giakoumidis)

ANGKASA’s Photos: Transit Of Venus (Malaysia) June 6, 2012

These photos of the June 6, 2012 Venus Transit are from the Malaysian National Space Agency or ANGKASA’s website.

The photos were taken from the ANGKASA’s Langkawi National Observatory, in Pulau Langkawi or Langkawi Island earlier today.

How I wish that I could be there

Photo of the Transit Of Venus from Langkawi National Observatory by ANGKASA, at 8:13am, June 6, 2012.

Photo of the Transit Of Venus from Langkawi National Observatory by ANGKASA, at 9:28am, June 6, 2012.

Photo of the Transit Of Venus from Langkawi National Observatory by ANGKASA, at 12:20pm, June 6, 2012.

Photo of the Transit Of Venus from Langkawi National Observatory by ANGKASA, at 12:40pm, June 6, 2012.

Please click below for:

1. Photos of the Venus Transit from other parts of the world – Photos: Transit Of Venus June 5, 2012.

2. NASA’s Special And Rare Video Of The Transit Of Venus (June 5, 2012).

The Transit Of Venus June 6, 2012

I designed this all by myself using Microsoft PowerPoint for this special phenomena.

The Transit of Venus will occurs tomorrow.

Please click below for:

1. Photos Transit Of Venus June 5, 2012.

2. ANGKASA’s Photos: Transit Of Venus (Malaysia) June 6, 2012.

3. NASA’s Special And Rare Video Of The Transit Of Venus (June 5, 2012)

Venus Transit happens when Earth, Venus and Sun are align together.

During the transit, Venus can be seen from the Earth as a small black disk moving across the face of the Sun.

I used the Microsoft PowerPoint to illustrate how the Transit of Venus happens.

It is a very rare event to be able to see Venus passing across the face of the sun.

Venus Transits currently recur at intervals of 8, 105.5, 8 and 121.5 years.

In Malaysia we can see the transit begins with contact I at 06:09:29 am, reach the maximum phase at 09:29:28 am and finally the transit ends at contact IV at 12:49:57 pm.

Geocentric Phases of Venus Transit – 6 June 2012

The transit will can be seen from the West to the East.

Most of North America sees the beginning of the transit in the afternoon and evening on June 5, whereas much of Eurasia sees the end of the transit in the morning  on June 6, 2012.

WARNING: Viewing the Sun without safety filters can cause a permanent eye damage or blindness!

The map shows where and when the Venus Transit can be seen.

Partial Lunar Eclipse June 4, 2012

Tonight there is going to be a partial lunar eclipse.

The partial lunar eclipse can be seen in West Malaysia from 8:00 to 10:00 pm tonight.

I hope that it will be raining in Kuala Lumpur this evening so that the sky won’t be cloudy tonight.

If  the sky is cloudy, we’ll not be able to see the moon; which means we’ll not be able to the partial lunar eclipse.

I could not see the June 16, 2011 total lunar eclipse because the sky was too cloudy.

Please click here for the photos of June 4, 2012 partial lunar eclipse.

Irshad Manji’s BFM 89.9 Radio Recorded Interview Is Cancelled

When she was in Kuala Lumpur, Irshad Manji told her fans that BFM 89.9 radio will broadcast their recorded interview soon.

And while listening to the BFM 89.9 radio just now, we are very happy to hear this announcement on the BFM 89.9 radio,” the recorded interview is cancel because we have received notification from our regulators not to air the pre-recorded @irshadmanji interview.”

Thank you to the ones who had cancelled the interview.

Malaysians say no to Irshad Manji.

New Mosque In Taman Jaya, Jalan Pusara Opened For Friday Prayer

On 29th July 2011, I went to the Taman Jaya Mosque in Jalan Pusara, Kuala Terengganu for a Friday Prayer.

That Friday was the first Friday when people can perform their Friday Prayers at the mosque. 

I walked to the mosque with my father since it is near my grandmother’s house

It is a beautiful new mosque.

My father took some pictures of the mosque after our prayers. 

I'm walking to the mosque.

I'm standing outside of the mosque.

Another view of the mosque.

I enter the mosque.

The prayer hall.

Side entrance and prayer clock.

The main entrance hall.

The picture of the dome from inside.

Interesting patterns and colors that match the color of the carpet outside the mosque also provides a comfortable environment to worship rituals celebrated in conjunction with the surrounding population tarawih.

The sign by the gate of the mosque has not been written and I don't know the officiate name of the mosque yet.

View from Jalan Pusara as I walked from my grandmother's house.

The Best Bubur Lambuk Kampung Baru

Aunty Sham’s bubur lambuk is the best bubur lambuk in Kampung Baru.

Please click here for my latest post on Kg Baru Bubur Lambuk: ‘Aunty Sham’s Bubur Lambuk Kampung Baru Returns!!!’

Looking for the best and original bubur lambuk(please click here) in Kuala Lumpur?

Yesterday my family and I went to Kampung Baru to buy Aunty Sham’s bubur lambuk(please click here) for iftar.

Aunty Sham’s stall is in the red square.

Aunty Sham’s bubur lambuk Kampung Baru is very, very, very delicious.

A steaming hot bubur lambuk in a huge pot.

And Aunty Sham’s bubur lambuk is the best bubur lambuk in Kampung Baru.

Cooking bubur lambuk is a very, very, very hard work.

We need to always stir the bubur lambuk so that it won’t get burnt at the bottom part of the pot.

Aunty Sham stirring her bubur lambuk. This row of huge pots of bubur lambuk are sold out very fast.

This is the first time I stir food in a huge pot.

It was very, very, very, very, very, very hot at the time I stir the bubur lambuk.

Aunty Sham let me try stirring the bubur lambuk.

It takes a very long time for the bubur lambuk to be cooked.

Thank you Aunty Sham, for cooking my favourite Ramadhan dish

This pot of bubur lambuk is ready to be packed.

Each pack of bubur lambuk is sold at RM2.00.

Aunty Sham had been selling her bubur lambuk every Ramadhan for years and years at the same place across the Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru and in front of the Al Islam Specialist Hospital‘s new building.

In fact, Aunty Sham’s bubur lambuk is already popular even before I was born at the Al Islam Specialist Hospital or Kampung Baru Medical Centre

Aunty Sham’s stall is in front of the Al Islam Specialist Hospital.

A banner at Aunty Sham’s stall.

Catching A Feather

Have you ever catch a feather from a flying bird?

I caught one on July 17, 2011 on the field in front of the Dato’ Haji Ahmad Badawi in Butterworth, Penang.

I walked across the field with my father to take some photos of me standing in front of a SEMAIAN banner (please click here).

I am standing at the end of the big field in front of the Dewan Dato' Haji Ahmad Badawi, Penang. Across the road is the Butterworth Palm Inn Hotel.

As we walked back to the Dato’ Haji Ahmad Badawi Hall, we saw some pigeons on the field.

Some of the pigeons on the field.

So I walked slowly towards them as not to scare the pigeons.

I walk slowly to the pigeons...

But they flew away…

Suddenly, one of pigeon’s feather flew out of it’s wings.

It flew in the air.

I ran after it and I caught it before it falls to the ground

The first feather that I caught from a flying bird.

And I took the feather back to Kuala Lumpur