This poster is simply brilliant! Creative design by the genius Rafie. His portfolio can be viewed at http://www.mohdrafie.co.uk/. I strongly recommend those who seek consultancy, web and graphics design to hire him. The date is not fixed yet, subject to change. Anyone who has been to Turkey are welcomed to discuss anything you know in the comments section. Thank you.

There are 8 of us planning to travel across Turkey this winter. My first attempt in knowing more about Turkey was none other than reading Ustaz Hasrizal’s blog, a teacher whom I’ve known for many years. In the post entitled ‘Selamat Mencari Damai Diri‘, Ustaz Hasrizal put up a YouTube video of a Turkish song called “Katibim“. I was fascinated that that song was very familiar...

All in all, the event was excellent! Abang Muhaimin wrote something about it in his blog post which can be viewed through this link. I have written an email complimenting and thanking everyone who had done excellently well in their roles throughout the preparation and presentation of Hartal Day Cardiff’08. The email was sent through Malaysian Muslim Circle in Cardiff YahooGroup and Facebook, which is copied...

I came to realise, after reading Ustaz Nasrudin Tantawi’s blog, that our beloved, world renowned Islamic scholar Tok Guru Haji Abdul Hadi’s birthday falls on Hartal Day! 20 October 1947 Happy Birthday, Tok Guru Ayah Chik! Selamat berhartal buat seluruh rakyat Malaysia!

Warga TeamUsrahCardiff, dengan kerjasama MSSCF (Malaysian Student Society of Cardiff University) dengan ini menjemput anda ke diskusi ilmiah yang kami anjurkan iaitu: “Wacana Meneladani Peristiwa Hari Hartal” Hari Hartal jatuh pada tanggal 20 Oktober 1947. Pada hari tersebut, rakyat Tanah Melayu berpakat untuk protes dan mogok kepada pemerintahan British di Tanah Melayu. Tindakan ini merupakan suatu manifestasi...

This is how I spent my 3-month summer holiday: First stop, Ukraine. Practical attachment with the National Technical University of Oil & Gas in Ivano-Frankivsk, Western Ukraine. in Kiev, Ukraine (7 weeks) Next was the trip to Egypt. I had

This last post from Ukraine is more of a reflection to myself. I am in Kyiv (Kiev in Russian) since last Friday and will be spending the rest of my time here before I’m flying back to London on the 7th of August. There are a few plans that I have, for the moment. VIsiting the Malaysian Embassy, and Malaysian students, visiting some mosques and some museums around the city. I have made contact with 1 Malaysian...

There are a few concerns that I have with the train station system in Ukrain. I will ealobrate on the side of the ticketeers, ticket buyers and the overall system. Most of the ticketeers installed at all counters are mid-to-50’s, slow-working, cold-looking females. What could be worse?

Here are some pics, as requested by few, of Ukraine. LOT Polish Airlines

Last weekend, Marta (flatmate), Oksana (another interpreter) and me went to 2 of the most interesting villages in the Carpathian region; Yaremcha and Kolomia. We started with Yaremcha on Saturday. A one-way trip going to the village cost about 10 Hrivna, and it took about one and a half hour to reach there.