Sunday, January 20, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Hear ye... hear ye Y.A.B Menteri Besar of Terengganu
Here's an email that i've sent to the MB of Terengganu CC to the Exco pelancongan. Let's see if i'll ever get a reply
Subject: Idea to promote terengganu visit year 2008 via Growing Up in Terengganu, by Awang Goneng
Dear Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri,
On the 25th of December, I was the lucky few to have been given the opportunity to attend the launching cum autograph session by Wan Hulaimi aka Awang Goneng for his book Growing up in Trengganu. I even manage to have a few quick words with him, in fact I told him, “Terengganu ni jarang –jarang ada selebriti, 40 tahung sekali baru ada.”. I suggested to him that since his book is indeed appropriately launched almost on the eve of tahun melawat terengganu 2008, maybe his book will be a good to promote the year through event by organising tour of selected places based on his book. I do believe that this will be a hit with overseas tourist especially the English reading ones. The same has been done in the case of the book “Da Vincci’s Code’ where tours has been arranged based on his book in Paris and London. Another thing is that, it’s particularly unique as it’s much different from the usual touristy stuff that they usually promote.
May Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri find this idea good and probably implement this via Jawatankuasa Pembangunan Perindustrian & Pelancongan Negeri Terengganu.
Thank You & may Allah bless you.
Yours sincerely,
A@@@@ O@@@@@
Subject: Idea to promote terengganu visit year 2008 via Growing Up in Terengganu, by Awang Goneng
Dear Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri,
On the 25th of December, I was the lucky few to have been given the opportunity to attend the launching cum autograph session by Wan Hulaimi aka Awang Goneng for his book Growing up in Trengganu. I even manage to have a few quick words with him, in fact I told him, “Terengganu ni jarang –jarang ada selebriti, 40 tahung sekali baru ada.”. I suggested to him that since his book is indeed appropriately launched almost on the eve of tahun melawat terengganu 2008, maybe his book will be a good to promote the year through event by organising tour of selected places based on his book. I do believe that this will be a hit with overseas tourist especially the English reading ones. The same has been done in the case of the book “Da Vincci’s Code’ where tours has been arranged based on his book in Paris and London. Another thing is that, it’s particularly unique as it’s much different from the usual touristy stuff that they usually promote.
May Y.A.B. Dato’ Seri find this idea good and probably implement this via Jawatankuasa Pembangunan Perindustrian & Pelancongan Negeri Terengganu.
Thank You & may Allah bless you.
Yours sincerely,
A@@@@ O@@@@@
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
pekerjaan: stereotypist
Strange thing this is. Having written the previous entry had me open up the dictionary to find out what a stereo typist, the occupation of late Ayoh, does.
ster•e•o•type Pronunciation[ster-ee-uh-tahyp, steer-]
noun 1. a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
this suddenly struck me dumbfounded, one for the reason that I’ve finally figured out to search for the meaning of that word in the dictionary after nearly 40 years trying to figure out what my late father did for a living, two for the reason, why during our primary schooling days, all of us were supplied with a piece of metal stamp block with our names on it.
duhhhhhh........I am so looking forward for the big four o.
ster•e•o•type Pronunciation[ster-ee-uh-tahyp, steer-]
noun 1. a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
this suddenly struck me dumbfounded, one for the reason that I’ve finally figured out to search for the meaning of that word in the dictionary after nearly 40 years trying to figure out what my late father did for a living, two for the reason, why during our primary schooling days, all of us were supplied with a piece of metal stamp block with our names on it.
duhhhhhh........I am so looking forward for the big four o.
photo nicked from http://www.publisherservices.co.uk/
5 months to turning four O
I guess the begin of the new year marks a good time to finally write something in this blog. What does the big 40 means to me? let me digress a little, Ayoh was born in 1930 that meant he was 40 in 1970, 2 years after I, the sixth child, was born. I am guessing (I must admit that I really don't know, in fact I have not felt any kind of hardship)it must have been hard for the family with Ayoh's meager salary as a 'stereo typist' (Ayoh's occupation written in my birth cert)and Nab's salary as an Ustazah. There are lots I want to write about Ayoh and all the memories that come with it. sand in between my toes whilst savouring hot 'roti bakor dengang sekaya' in a small makeshift warong made our of nipah leaves, on the beach near Kampung Dalam Bata. The paper rose made out of Dunhill’s cigarettes inlay tin paper, that I insisted that Ayoh make whilst me bawling my eyes out and 'ngamok' because he had to go to the Bangunan Syarikat Kerjasama on his bicycle, really embarrassed with me tailing behind him in my pyjamas. Yes, I was a difficult child, 'kuat ngamok', my eldest sister once told my wife, during one raya, whilst my son did his 'ngamok' thingy on me. What goes around , comes back around, suiting the title of this blog just nicely.
I have to stop, I have to prepare for a meeting. Will write about my plans for 2008. come to think of it this is the first time I have a plan. What kind of a town planner I am? Plan for others but none for oneself. guess turning 40's not that bad at all...just hope I can sustain it for another 40.
I have to stop, I have to prepare for a meeting. Will write about my plans for 2008. come to think of it this is the first time I have a plan. What kind of a town planner I am? Plan for others but none for oneself. guess turning 40's not that bad at all...just hope I can sustain it for another 40.
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