Ramadhan Buffet and Another Golfing Session...

Salam to all...

Well...today we are already on the 11th day of our Ramadhan this year...and we are now on the 2nd portion of a month (to achieve marghfirah or "keampunan"). Alhamdulillah for me personally everything went smoothly so far.

Worrait...talking about the "iftar" or fast breaking session, it is now become a common scenario especially in Klang Valley for the restaurants or hotels to compete among themselves with their offer for the Ramadhan Buffet. From traditional to modern delicacies, from eastern foods to the western one...of course at different price for the different quality.

As for me, so sorry to say that I don't even bother about those things. I'm fasting in my own traditional way. However, as to fulfill my daughter's request (or you may read it as her mother's actually), a whole of my family (as big as 3 of us) and our maid went to Nelayan Restaurant at Titiwangsa yesterday to have a steamboat buffet. During peak hours, with the heavily congested traffic, we managed to reach there by 6.15pm. Thinking of it's still early, I plan to bring my little daughter for a walk but my sweetie said it is better for us to register and have a good chat at the table...

As expected, a bunch of hungry people are already seeking their "fortune" to have their "paid food". Can you imagine they all look like a group of piranha waiting for their victims to be served. In simple Malay words..."sampai udang, habis udang, sampai ketam, habis ketam..." I mean the process of transferring the food from the counter to the tables are very fast...and it is just 6.30pm. Hello people...are you dying? Come on...it is just an eight hour session for our fasting period, and it is a buffet, yet you are going to have the foods like crazy? Haiyya...

Immediately after that, I start to mumbling to my sweetie (as usual) about the "tragedy". Thinking of that, it seems that the attitude of selfishness and greedy in Malaysia are well adapted. The spirit of Ramadhan are left far away behind. Why not we just eat properly, and think a little bit about our brothers and sisters somewhere around the globe? In positive way of thinking, under current leadership...the economy in the country is still good kot (based on observation at the restaurant la)...hahaha...I put a dot for that...you may go to my sweetie's blog for some pictures.

Enough about food and hungry people...let's talk about sports. Yes, I'm going to have a great time to appreciate great green environment with Mr. STR at Seri Selangor Golf Club this morning. Yeeehaaa...and I'll update about it in my next posting.

By the way, I heard that England team managed to beat Croatia with 4-1. Please don't get me wrong, yes I'm still a "Frenchman", but I'm quite happy with England result since my Gunners player Theo Walcott got their hattrick. Bravo Walcott!!!

Worrait...now I'm going to take a bath, and happily cruising to Seri Selangor Golf Club for teeing off at 8.00am.

Wassalam,
GreenMalay

Green Polar Bear...

Salam to all...

What a green day...and I feel so green this morning...Why? I'd lost my wife's car key whereas her car was parked behind my car (betul ke grammar aku ning?). So instead of she can go to the office by herself, I’ve being forced to become her “Pak Supir” as the key is only found half an hour late from her routine ETD. Haiyya....

Implication? Instead of I post my own writing this morning, I only manage to get this article from Yahoo! regarding our current environmental issue. It’s quite interesting to know that due to the climate change, it is not only will affect our life (I consider human as a main factor that caused a climate change), but indirectly affect the normal life of innocent organism. Here’s the article....

TOKYO - Green polar bears are drawing questions from puzzled visitors at a Japanese zoo.

Three normally white polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan changed their color in July after swimming in a pond with an overgrowth of algae.

The sight of green polar bears has prompted many questions from visitors concerned about whether the animals are sick or carrying mold, zoo official Masami Kurobe said Sunday.

"Visitors seem to be shocked by the color, and we are asked every day why they are so green," he said.

High temperatures in July and August and less-frequent water changes because of the zoo's conservation efforts caused an algae growth in the bear pond and safety moat, Kurobe said.

Algae that enters hollow spaces in the bears' fur is hard to rinse off, he said.

The bears are expected to return to their natural color when the algae growth subsides in November, Kurobe said.

Source : Yahoo! dated Sun Sep 7, 3:08 PM ET

Hemm...what do you think? This is maybe one of the example about the effects and impacts of our wrongdoings to the nature. But, sadly to say that only few of us in this world are concern about this matters, whereas most of us still hungrily hunting the unlimited needs of “better life”.

p/s : Can you imagine what will happen to those bears if they are fully green with a white circle at their body?

Wassalam,

GreenMalay

Ramadhan and Golf....

Salam to all...

Quite hectic with nothing lately...so hardly find my sweet time to update this green screen...hahaha...

Yaa...for those who are Muslims...I hope everything is going fine...or much better than previous Ramadhan...Insya Allah.

Worrait, back to our business. Tonight I'm going to write about golf...which I believe some of us here are addicted too. (either as a golfer or just as a follower of the champions). I may consider myself as a serious beginner golfer...which it is now become my 1st choice of sports after football of course...

Why golfing? Who are responsible for introducing this heavily addicted type of sports to me? Who is encouraging me other than my sweetie tweety wife? Who are my partners in this crime? Well, some people say with the same scripts I used to express to the golfers before..."Golfing is only for the lazy people in sports and leaving the family behind especially during the weekend."

To begin with, I started to fall in love with it since 2003....where I was organising one tournament for the DO Conference in Selangor. From zero to hero, I have to know all the rules and regulations about golf, the terminology used for it and etc. Being an organising committee is not as satisfied as the personal experience in golfing...so I borrow one old set of weapons from my father-in-law and start to hitting and laughing at the driving range.

Then...after being posted to Sabah, I started to seriously involved in golfing since there were limited time for me in footballing. The person responsibled for bringing me into this golfing matters? Of course my immediate bosses there none other than Mr. ZaCO and Dato' AKAB. I'll never forget their supports and encouragement for me to play golf. From the driving range (basic hitting without laughing) till to the real battlefield, where Mimpian Jadi Golf Resort at Tuaran became my first 18 holes in golfing. What a precious experience!

After that...with complete partners in crime, namely Mr. MYA from Semporna, Mr. ARAH from JB and Mr. AAR from Lahad Datu, golfing became our weekly routine, attacking on every angle of challenges in popular golf courses in Sabah. From Marina Kudat to Borneo at Bongawan, from Karambunai to Shan Shui at Tawau, from Dalit at Tuaran to Tambunan Golf Resort.

After coming back to Malaya...the hobby of viewing green environment with sports continues, but with new partners, leaving behind my great friends MYA and AAR in Sabah. In Malaya, I enjoy my weekly golfing routine still with Mr. ARAH, whereas MYA and AAR being replaced by Mr. RMN, Mr. MKAG, Mr. WAH and few others. Being able to organise mini tournament for my few other colleagues...golfing seems to become my new hobby in sports (I like to play any type of sports; the major problem with me in sports is that once I starts playing anything, I’ll play it seriously).

How serious? Well let’s get back to the topic...Ramadhan and Golf...yes, even though we organise 2 flights golfing just few days before Ramadhan, as a closing game before a 1 month break...unfortunately this morning, after the 4th day of Ramadhan...with my partner WAH, coincidentally finished a 3 hours golfing at UPM Golf Course. Without a drop of water to drink (in fact we can’t drink at all), finishing the 18 holes with 4 pars for the gross of 95 is such a good start for an amateur golfer like me during Ramadhan...what do you think?

Till that, I really missed my golfing partners, especially Mr. ZaCO in Penang, Mr. MYA who is still in KK, Mr. AAR as well as my great buddy Mr. ARAH who is furthering his study in Oklahoma, US.

So guys...watch out...let’s see what we can do after this 'Idul Fitr.

Regards,
Green Malay