Two days ago I wrote several emails pertaining the issue on Gaza to a number of elected politicians within my area, namely: Riverside Councillors of Cardiff City Council - Gwenllian Lansdown (Plaid Cymru), Mohammed-Sarul Islam (Plaid Cymru), Jaswant Singh (Plaid Cymru) Cardiff West Assembly Members for the National Assembly of Wales - Christopher Franks (Plaid Cymru), Leanne Wood (Plaid Cymru), Andrew Davies...

One of my many interests is reading. And another one is sharing what I’ve read. The latter involves a lot of talking. But I must say i’m not a good public speaker, not like Tok Guru Nik Aziz nor Anwar nor Khalid Samad of course. This, however, did not discourage me from addressing issues in large groups. I am always enthusiastic and passionate at any events which involve me talking or explaining on...

I am halfway through reading Ustaz Hasrizal’s ‘Aku Terima Nikahnya’, and a list of good memories came to my mind, which made me tempted to put my thoughts into words at this point. The respected Ustaz explained that a marriage is a journey which needs a clear destination. That’s quite simple. And he elaborated more by quoting a verse form the Quran (Surah Furqan, chapter 74). It is a prayer for us to...

This is a script-copy of my speech of which I will be speaking tomorrow in Cardiff University Main Building room 3.01 at 4.20pm. This speech is part of the EA3019 Ores & Ore Genesis module. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim. In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Hi and good morning everyone. My name is Azad and I will be delivering a short presentation on Rare Earth’s Element, or in short, REE....

This is interesting! BBC is launching the ‘After Rome’ series starring Boris Johnson. Here’s what It says in its short introduction: ‘After Rome’ Episode 1: Boris Johnson looks at the early history of Islam I have been a fan of BBC iPlayer for nearly a year now. BBC records most, if not all, of their programmes and put them up in its website (http://bbc.co.uk/iplayer) for viewers...

I have 2 heavy duty projects at hand, of which progress of both projects have to be presented next week. Joe’s project meeting is on Tuesday, Richard’s on Thursday. I will also deliver a short presentation on ‘Rare Earth Elements’ on Tuesday next week at 11.00am, which requires a careful and detailed research. God help me!

Rafie just bought himself a new 24-inch Mac. I’ve got the chance to watch a few HD animations with him, and they were awesome! The graphics were crystal clear and I could see all the minute lines and hairs of the animals (one of ‘em was the Madagascar 2 movie trailer) in the animation. Brilliant! I’ve just bought my Toshiba Satellite Pro laptop in March this year, so there’s no chance...

Cardiff A, from left: Ise (Mid), Saiful (Fwd), Puteh (Mid), Arn (Fwd, Captain), Kuwe (Def), Azad (GK), Arief (Mid), Jufri (Mid) ‘Cardiff Road to Notts’08′ was a project launched by the Cardiff University Malaysian Football Club (CUMSFC) in hope of winning the most prestigious football event organised by Malaysians in the UK. This year’s Nottingham game was my fourth attempt. We did quite...

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...