Surprise Visit to Kuantan and Kemaman

Today 31, January 2009, we made what was supposedly to be a surprise visit to see Maheran at the Kuantan Specialist Center, admitted for typhoid the last three days. The idea took shape in KL after a number of phone calls among the sisters and nieces. So a surprise visit was decided to uplift the bed ridden “aunty tok Yan’s” spirit. The need for the group to make the day trip in one transport, for obvious reason, singled out the service of uncle Azma to ferry the group to Kuantan and a side trip to Kemaman.
Seven of us, Azma, Munira and Atira; Mahani and Abang and Maznah and me push off at about 0700 hrs. Not too much traffics along the MRR2 at this hour. It was a little foggy as we passes along the Karak highway. Stop over at the “‘d Paya Serai” food court at the Petronas station. It was a second stopover for Maznah and I in the last three weeks. We know how to maximize our order now after our experience on 9 January on the way to Ita’s wedding reception then.
We bumped into Dato’ Hussainy and wife who were exceptionally forthcoming in their greetings and exchanging small talks. We finish our breakfast and say goodbye to the Datos and continue our journey East. With the highway it was a pleasant drive despite some driver displaying their speeding stunts. Oh! these Malaysian drivers.....they should abide by the truism " the speed that thrills is also the speed that KILLS".

We exited at Gambang. I visited the rest room and found it to be in a very clean situation. I was very impressed and took a few snaps for this posting.
After a few phone consultations we got back on to the highway and proceed to exit at the Kuantan Toll. Abang sort of guide us to take the right route. We finally arrived at the specialist center and parked at the staff parking area and after short searching landed ourselves in room 115 and surprise surprise Maheran was expecting us and no surprise at all. She told us Mohd revealed that “your sisters are arriving shortly to see you”. Anyway Maheran was obviously happy for the visit. We spent about an hour and then left for our lunch date with Mohammad in Kemaman.
After the sumptous lunch we then lepak and performed our solat at Mohammad's place. We also enjoyed some of Nadia's homemade cookies and took advantage of their hospitality by packing some takeaway too. After saying bood byes we proceed to the newly opened Mesra Mall in Kemasek. The mall complex remind me of those shopping malls that we patronised during our holiday in Australia three years ago. The sad part as we were told is the MB's order for the hypermarket the Giant not to operate its buismess there despite it being ready to open for buisness. Be dammed with the MB and their politics.

Obama's Inauguration

Despite my flu and aching joints I stayed up in the early hours to watch the inauguration telecast lives on CNN. It gave me the de javu feeling watching the crowds that swell the Washington malls and those who were also packed along Penn Ave for the motorcade that follows the ceremony. 20 years ago on 20th January 1989, I was one among the thousands braving the cold winds to witness the inauguration of the 41st American President, Bush S,. I was accompanied by Col Douglas my sponsor while I was attending the 31/2 months course at the then Defense Intelligence College, Bolling AFB. Washington DC. I remember packing some canned drinks and those huge American hotdogs from the outlet operated by an Eygptian (2 pieces to be exact). Well that was good foresight on Col Douglas for you tends to get hungry pretty quick in that kind of weather. Watching the crowds munching away on the CNN live telecast brought back the beautiful memory.
Now on the subject in the centre of the inauguration that is Barak Hussin Obama. No doubt, that the personality concerned display a very articulate demeanour followed by eloquent delivery of the speech and display of overall finesse that the world euphoric responses clearly indicated. But whether or not Obama is a deliverance to lead the U.S. away from past foreign policies misadventures is something that I questioned. His meteoric raise is something that cannot be achieved without what I would called “strong hidden scaffolding”. I suspected that the hidden hands of Mossad was and is pulling the strings. My suspicions is further strengthen by the article that appears on this URL forwarded to me: http://www.truthquestonline.info/NEWS_VIEWS.html page of the Truth Quest website.
This is very interesting for two reasons. First it added more ‘pointers’ to my belief about 9/11 being a Bush deception. Second and perhaps more importantly in terms of the scheme of my current thinking on Barak Obama, is the odds on that Obama is a Mossad plant! I made a passing remark on this possibility after my presentation on “The Obama Presidency and its Impact on Asian Security” at the MKN Geo-Strategic Roundtable Session at Pulai Spring Resort in JB on 17 November last year. I may be wrong but I am keeping a close tab on this issue. This article you forwarded certainly gave me more reason to keep on course in my research.

Hasret Comak's Friends Came Avisiting

I came to know about it through the email sent by Emere about a week before they arrived. They were attending a conference in Singapore and decided to break journey for 2 days in KL. Emere seek some advice on what to do during their stay. I responded with some suggestion including to take them out on Monday for a quick tour of Putrajaya and lunch at auntu aini's garden cafe in Sepang

Ita' Wedding

Ita's Wedding took place on 9 January, 2009. But the adat bertunang was done in the morning and the akad nikah was to follow in the afternoon on 21 December 2008.