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al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Mosque of the Prophet).

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This is the first time I go for Umrah. Part 1 of my Umrah Trip, I would like to share some of the photos taken during my trip to Medina. I hope you enjoy!

Medina is the second holiest city in Islam after Makkah. It is the place where Prophet Muhammad has been buried. Medina also called as “The Radiant City”. The location is about 338 kilometers from Makkah.

The Mosque of the Prophet (al-Masjid al-Nabawi) is the “Haram” place, where non-Muslims cannot enter this zone. The Mosque is very big, at least ten times bigger than Putrajaya Mosque. The environment is very peaceful and relaxing, except for certain places such as Raudah and Prophet’s tomb. Those two places are very pack especially after prayers. The crowds are very hard to control over there because it is super crowded. Frankly speaking, I almost get killed because of extremely crowded until hardly to breath. I cannot even move my single hand because of the space limitation is very limited. When I’ve entered the crowds, for sure there is no turning back. What I need to do is just follow the crowds. It took me half an hour to escape from the crowds. Seriously, I feel like diving without oxygen. Can you imagine that? Hahaha! This mosque is full air-conditioning. This mosque is very well-maintained by Bin Laden Group. The architecture design is perfectly done. This mosque powered by thousands of CCTV’s for security purpose. The security is very strict until cannot bring the camera inside the mosque. Good job to Saudi Government because take a very good care to this great mosque very well.

I love this mosque. I really feel like my second home already. I miss al-Nabawi so much. I really hope in the future I got another chance to come to this mosque.

View from outside of the main entrance of al-Masjid al-Nabawi.

View of the mosque at night after Isyak prayer.

Sunrise created silhouette of the buildings in city of Medina.

Their cops are more “lansi” than us.

“Masjid 2 Qiblat” viewed from outside.

“Masjid 2 Qiblat” viewed from outside. Very nice architecture design!

“Masjid 2 Qiblat” viewed from interior.

This is the place that where the Muslims ambushed by Quraysh armies in Battle of Uhud. 70 Muslim troops died in this ambush. More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Uhud

Quraysh archeries attacked Muslims from this mountain.

Kurma Market. They sell variety of dates at dirt cheap price.

There are many types of dates from few different countries selling over here.

View from high altitude and that is the final layer of clouds. The sky’s color varies from pale to dark.

Saudi Arabian Airlines. That is my aircraft!

The Palm Dubai from aerial view (aircraft).

Final look before I leave Medina.

We are on the way to Makkah (the holiest place for Muslims) by bus.

See you all in “Part 2 - Makkah”.

Eyes on Melaka.

The Eyes on Melaka is very small compared to Eyes on Malaysia.

Jambatan Terminal Cathay.

Old buildings on a river side of Malacca River.

Rescue mission to find a dead body who is fall in one hour ago.

Let’s go!

The view of the crowded that’s waiting patiently before the rescue team finds a dead body at Jambatan Chan Koon Cheng.

This is our first training for TM Triple Play 2008. This crash course led by Abang Lan (owner of Isi Rimba) and Badman (from Team Stingerz). Team Stingerz is a core team from Isi Rimba. They are experienced in paintball for so many years. Currently they are in Division 1. They are willing to coach us for free. Thanks a lot to Abang Lan and Badman. This crash course is done at super strict level. This is our first time trained really serious in paintball. We are train like a soldier. We train very hard on that day to cover up so many basic techniques in ONE day from early morning till late evening. We also learned about the breakout formation and tactics. Eventhough it is really tiring, but it’s a good start to level up our skills to become a better team. Overall, it’s worth for the energy and time. Thanks again to Isi Rimba. We promise we can do well in TM Triple Play paintball tournament.

Place : Isi Rimba, Gombak, Selangor
Game: Paintball Training
Time : 9.00am - 6.00pm
Date : Saturday, 3 August 2008

Game 1 : We Won

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At last, our official v3 paintball gathering for XHYDRO forum is here. 14 of the forum members had joined the fun. Seriously, it’s fun. Astaka is the best field ever. The grass is thick enough to make a good slide. We got few new members such as Dixxie and William. Now, both of them are really serious into this sport. Both also had done very well eventhough they are first time. Good job to them. Thanks to Team Laloque and Team Stalkers because make our gathering become happening. We hope we can organize another gathering for XHYDRO forum. For those who never play paintball before and interested to join the fun, you are mostly welcome! See you guys on next gathering.

Place : Malaysian Paintball Academy MAPAAC Astaka (PRO SPEEDBALL)
Time : 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
Date : Saturday, 19 July 2008

Stand from left: Mimie, Johan Xero, William, Syafiq Poyozer, Paan, Komeng, Apek
Sit from left: Dick, Justin t4l0n, Faliq, Syamil Ghost Squad, Ez, Mua

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Photographer: Syafiq TOLANIC
Camera: Fujifilm S7000 (without tripod)
Date: August 12, 2008 (Tuesday)
Time: 9.30pm
Location: near PICC, Putrajaya, Malaysia

*video will be upload soon!

Petrol price hike up by 78 cents per liter from RM1.92 per liter to RM2.70 per liter. The new rate will effective by this midnight which is on June 05. The new petrol price is a highly burden to low-class and middle-class peoples, especially to students and fresh graduates. The funny part is, the petrol price keep increasing but then the average income in Malaysia are not increase at all. I believe it might give a very bad impact to economy soon. The inflation might become worst than before. To fix this problem, why not government open more NGV station which is the rate is far cheaper than petroleum. The installation cost for NGV tank is about at least RM2000. It’s a good investment for long-term use. I happily will install the NGV tank for my car if the government opens more NGV stations. Don’t just give the contract to Petronas, but for other gas stations too. I believe this is the best solution for now, at least!

3 hours before June 5, tons of cars queuing for petrol at RM1.92 per litre rate (old rate) before it increase to RM2.70 per litre. I, myself que about 1 hour just to refill my petrol.

Location: Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Date: June 04, 2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 9pm

Price comparison from OIL PRODUCING countries
UAE– RM1.19/litre
Eygpt– RM1.03/litre
Bahrain– RM0.87/litre
Qatar– RM0.68/litre
Kuwait– RM0.67/litre
Saudi Arabia– RM0.38/litre
Iran– RM0.35/litre
Nigeria– RM0.32/litre
Turkmenistan– RM0.25/litre
Venezuela– RM0.16/litre
MALAYSIA– RM2.70/litre

We are exporter and not importer! Please don’t compare us to the countries who import the petrol. We have our own source of petrol. We got power to set the price instead of follow the international market price. Our government keeps saying our petrol is very cheap compare to Singapore. Yes, it’s due to our Ringgit is smaller than SGD. The truth is other countries are much far cheaper if calculate from their income instead of comparing our small money to other countries.

The Videos below shows the event in where the so called Earthquake Light can be seen 30 minutes before the earthquake strike on Sinchuan, China. Is this a sign God has bestowed upon us to show that a terrifying disaster is about to come?

Threat：Exceptional clouds bofore the earthquake in Gansu

Earthquake threat：Exceptional clouds appeared in the sky bofore the earthquake at about 14:00 on May 12,2008 in Tianshui,Gansu.

Threat:Exceptional phenomenon bofore the quake in Shanxi

Earthquake threat：Exceptional phenomenon appeared in the sky 10 minutes bofore the earthquake on May 12,2008 in Mei County,Shanxi,China.

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Heaven of Pudding? The image on the top shown various puddings made by Middle East. The price is dirt cheap compared to Malaysia. It is about 1 Saudi Riyal for each. Plus, it is very easy to find puddings in Saudi because their people really love dairy foods.

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Blueberry Pudding

This pudding is quite cheaper compared to ZEN pudding. The texture of the pudding is very smooth and creamy. It’s a bit different from other puddings due to the topping made by blueberry fruits instead of caramel. The taste of the pudding is not much different than ZEN pudding. Though, ZEN pudding has better topping which makes it more delicious than the Lavender pudding. Overall, this pudding does not taste bad. In fact it’s much better than the normal pudding and its worth for the price too!
Location: Lavender Cake Shop, Pavillion, Bukit Bintang, Malaysia
Price: RM4.80

*sorry for low-quality photos. Those photos taken by using webcam.

Today, I would like to introduce a very well made and fine pudding. The quality is very good and tasty. Its worth for the price eventhough the price is about RM6.50 each. The pudding is made in very well balance between sweet and light due to the combination between topping which is sweet and the pudding itself which is very light and creamy.

The texture of the pudding is very smooth like a cream.

The top is a crispy topping and a bit sweet because it is made by caramel sugar.

Location: ZEN Pavillion, Bukit Bintang, Malaysia
Price: RM6.50