Contest: WIN Yourself a RM1000 Limited Edition GOLD COIN

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WIN Yourself a RM1000 Limited Edition GOLD COIN

Motortakaful.com's Limited Edition GOLD Coin worth RM1000

We also give out a total prizes included movie tickets, vouchers, and premium gifts worth over RM10,000 for you to grab. Hurry!

Contest Link:
https://www.facebook.com/MalaysianDrivers/app_152045414852131

Company:
Motortakaful

Contest Period:
01/10/13 - 30/10/13

Prizes:
  • Motortakaful.com's Limited Edition GOLD Coin worth RM1000
How to participate:
  1. Like the Facebook Page
  2. Follow the instructions to increase your entries
For more info, click here

Contest Link:
https://www.facebook.com/MalaysianDrivers/app_152045414852131
 

Malaysia Contests 101

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Lately.. I'm quite active in hunting and playing online contests to win free stuff.. especially from facebook..

So.. it occurred to me.. why not I compile the list of contests available and post it online?.. I know there are already some existing websites doing the same thing.. but what the heck.. let's compete.. ^_^

Hence.. Let me present you..

^_^
 

De Rozelle @ Kota Damansara Unit Plan

By Aiman Shaharuddin
 

Inventing My Own iPad Application for Maxis

Category: , , , By Aiman Shaharuddin
Name me one of the major issues that we are facing daily in Malaysia.
One of the major issues in Malaysia is parking in the shopping mall. I bet most of us agree with this. Finding a free parking lot in the shopping mall especially during the holidays is like finding treasures. It’s somewhat a scarce source if I may say. Some of us probably got into an accident just because we tried to race to get the parking lot.

I thought we have solved this problem, haven’t we?
You are not exactly correct. Some shopping malls have sensors to detect free parking lots and they use light indicators to indicate free parking lots; green light for free and red light for occupied. One of the examples is Sunway Pyramid.
Sensors used at Sunway Pyramid source: Vince1.blog.com

However, the problem with this is that they don’t pinpoint the drivers where exactly the free parking lots are until the drivers can see the green light indicator themselves. And by the time they see it, someone has already waiting for it.

The iPad app solution:

What do you call it?
Find My Free Parking Lot - Advance (a.k.a. FreePark Advance)
FreePark Advance


What does it do?
As far as the users are concern, FreePark will guide the drivers to the nearest parking lot available.

More details please?
Sheesh. OK. Topologically, this is how FreePark works:
FreePark on the car dashboard

  1. When the driver is near the mall, the driver will open the FreePark app and select the mall.
  2. FreePark will suggest a number of entrances to go to, and sorted by the best order. The best entrance is calculated based on the most number of free parking lots and the least number of cars that just entered.
  3. The driver will then enter the parking lot using the desired entrance. Then, the driver will have the following options for mode of payment:
    1. Manually take the parking ticket from the ticket dispenser machine.
    2. Use the in app purchase feature available in iOS 3.0 or later in the FreePark application to pay for the parking fees. The ticket dispenser machine will have a barcode scanner or RFID scanner (similar to SmartTag) and scan the barcode from FreePark app or the RFID attached to the iPad.
    SmartTag used at the parking lot
  4. Next, FreePark will guide the driver to the nearest free parking lot, by showing arrows on the app itself and saying out the directions. This is similar to how GPS works.
  5. Parking Guidance System soucre: www.parking-net.com
    1. If FreePark app does not know your current location, the driver can manually enter the location based on the column that he is currently at.
    2. In the event that the current floor is full, FreePark will guide the driver to the next floor above or below with more free parking lots.
  6. Once the driver reached the free parking lot, he will then park his car there. FreePark will record the location in case the driver forgets the location.
  7. Once done with shopping, eating, or just window shopping, the driver will go back to his car.
    1. If the driver chose to take the ticket manually, he will need to pay for the parking first before going back to his car. Once he has paid the fees, the light indicator at his parking lot will turn to yellow. This is to inform to the other drivers that you are exiting. However, there is an option to disable this as we respect your privacy as well.
    2. If the driver chose to pay via the in app feature, then he can proceed to his car, worry-free.
  8. If the driver forgets where he parked his car, he can open up FreePark again, click “Locate my car” and FreePark will guide the driver to his car.
  9. Once at his car, the driver will startup the engine and drive to the exit. Like entering, the driver will use the same method to exit as well.

Wow, sounds superb! But I think you forgot the part where you explain to us how does FreePark knows where the free parking lots are.
I’m glad that you pointed that out. If you are familiar with the existing solution available at some of the shopping malls, they have sensors to detect free parking lots and light indicators as well. FreePark will integrate with the existing system to know the location of the free parking lots.

OK. So, FreePark will find the free parking lot for me. What if there are cars waiting for those spots already?
Well, this is where another system will come in. With additional hardware, LED screens will be installed at all the parking lots. The LED screens will have 8 spaces to display the plate number of the car that is supposed to park there, or in other words, reserving the parking space.
The free parking lots will be assigned based on the priority, from 1 – 10, where 1 is the highest and 10 is the lowest. The priority is calculated based on how long has the car been in the parking lot searching for the free parking space. The longer the driver waits, the higher the priority. So, FreePark will assign the free parking lot to the driver with the highest priority and close to the parking lot.

What if someone else ignores the LED screen and just parked anyway?
FreePark will inform the management and they may clamp or fine the ignorant driver.
Of course, another option is to install a barrier to prevent another driver to park there, but we are trying to cut our cost here.

Somehow, I think that GPS does not work inside buildings. Are you pushing your luck?
Well, aren’t you a smart one? RF transmitters will be installed on strategic location to indicate the current location of the cars. iPad will have RF readers to identify their current location.


For your system to work, what are the system requirements?
The system requirements are:
  • iPad 3G with Maxis' iPad Data Plan (wink2) on iOS 4.0 or later
  • Parking sensors
  • Light indicators to indicate free parking lots
  • SmartTag / bar code reader
  • RF transmitters
  • RF receiver add-on for iPad
  • RFID tag
  • 8-digit LED screen


Why do you limit your app to just shopping malls?
Thanks for pointing that out. Currently, I don’t think there are any sensors to detect free parking lot outside. However, one thing that can be done is by using the satellite to capture the images of the parking lots and report back to the app the location of the free parking lots.

One last question, why does your app name have “Advance” in it? Is there a normal version instead?
Well, the sky is the limit. So, this app is designed based on the understanding that anything can be done. Realistically, this app can be done but the cost will be high though. Maybe in the future, this idea can be done reasonably.
So, to answer your question, another version of FreePark is being suggested as well, obviously by me. It is the lite version instead. Full name is “Find My Free Parking Lot – Lite” or “FreePark Lite”.


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FYI, iPads are now available through Maxis. Read more about it by following this link:
http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/broadband/ipad_postpaid.asp



 

Sync Lotus Notes with Google Calendar

By Aiman Shaharuddin
My first SourceForge project, Syncing Lotus Notes with Google Calendar using agent. However, the sync currently works from Google to Notes only. And recurring events are not supported.. yet. ^_^

Link:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sync-ln-gcal/
 

Heads up.. some ideas for iPad apps will be posted soon.. ^_^

By Aiman Shaharuddin
 

iStalk - An iPhone application for stalkers

By Aiman Shaharuddin
An iPhone app for stalkers. By pointing your iPhone camera to some crowds, you can see popups from their faces/heads, linking to Facebook & Twitter accounts. Face recognition + augmented reality technology in action but not yet a reality though. :P

pictures will be uploaded later
 

Hi all!!

By Aiman Shaharuddin
It's been awhile since I last posted anything here..

Been busy?? nope.. I don't think so.. just lazy to post anything I guess.. haha..

So.. today supposed to be another holiday sempena Chinese New Year (additional holiday because the first day falls on Sunday).. but guess what?? I'm working.. here all alone in the office.. but that's not bad since I can take a replacement leave.. :D

Well.. some updates from me.. my iPhone is on OS 3.1.2 eventhough the latest is 3.1.3 but I think it's really not worth it to update to that version..

I got a new thinkpad.. T400.. ^_^

I finished watching Heroes season 4 last week..

next.. need to plan for my future.. :P

that's all for now.. chiow..
 

Marriage Jokes.. :P

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Got another email from my colleague..

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Please think before u decided to get married.........................

WHY AM I MARRIED?

You have two choices in life:
  1. You can stay single and be miserable
  2. or get married and wish you were dead.


At a cocktail party, one woman said to another,

"Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?"

"Yes, I am. I married the wrong man."



A lady inserted an ad in the classifieds:

"Husband Wanted.."

Next day she received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing:

"You can have mine."



When a woman steals your husband,
there is no better revenge than to let her keep him.



A woman is incomplete until she is married. Then she is finished..



A little boy asked his father,
"Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?"

Father replied,
"I don't know son, I'm still paying."



A young son asked,
"Is it true Dad, that in some parts of Africa a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?"

Dad replied,
"That happens in every country, son."



Then there was a woman who said,
"I never knew what real happiness was until I got married,
and by then, it was too late."



Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.



If you want your spouse to listen and pay strict attention to every word you say,
-- talk in your sleep..



Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.



First guy says,
"My wife's an angel!"

Second guy remarks,
"You're lucky, mine still alive."



A Woman's Prayer:
"Dear Lord, I pray for: Wisdom to understand a man, to Love and to forgive him,
and for Patience for his moods..

Because Lord, if I pray for Strength I'll just beat him to death"



AND NOW FOR THE FAVORITE!!!

Husband and wife are waiting at the bus stop with their nine children.

A blind man joins them after a few minutes.

When the bus arrives, they find it overloaded and only the wife and the nine kids are able to fit onto the bus.

So the husband and the blind man decide to walk.

After a while, the husband gets irritated by the ticking of the stick of the blind man as he taps it on the sidewalk, and says to him,
"Why don't you put a piece of rubber at the end of your stick?
That ticking sound is driving me crazy."

The blind man replies,
"If you had put a rubber at the end of YOUR stick,
we'd be riding the bus, so shut the hell up."

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Adakah Cinta Memerlukan Sebab??

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Got this email forwarded by my beloved min. ^_^

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Dalam satu kisah percintaan yang menarik. Sepasang suami isteri berjalan di tepi sebuah tasik yang indah. Kemudian mereka berhenti di sebuah bangku yang disediakan di tepi tasik. Kemudian si isteri bertanya kepada si suami. Ini dialog mereka:

Isteri : Mengapa abang menyukai saya? Mengapa abang cintakan saya?

Suami : Abang tidak boleh menerangkan sebabnya, namun begitu abang memang menyayangi dan mencintai Sayang!

Isteri : Abang tak boleh terangkan sebabnya? Bagaimana abang boleh katakan abang sayang dan cintakan saya sedangkan abang tidak boleh menerangkannya.

Suami : Betul! Abang tak tahu sebabnya tetapi abang boleh buktikan bahawa abang memang cintakan Sayang!

Isteri : Tak boleh beri bukti! Tidak! Saya hendak abang terangkan kepada saya sebabnya. Kawan-kawan saya yang lain yang mempunyai suami dan teman lelaki, semuanya tahu menerangkan mengapa mereka mencintai. Dalam bentuk puisi dan syair lagi. Namun begitu abang tidak boleh terangkan sebabnya.

Si suami menarik nafas panjang dan dia berkata:

Suami : Baiklah! Abang mencintai Sayang sebab sayang cantik, mempunyai suara yang merdu, penyayang dan mengingati abang selalu. Abang juga sukakan senyuman manis dan setiap tapak Sayang melangkah, di situlah cinta Abang bersama Sayang!

Si isteri tersenyum dan berpuas hati dengan penerangan suaminya tadi.

Namun begitu selang beberapa hari si isteri mengalami kemalangan dan koma.

Si suami amat bersedih dan menulis sepucuk suratkepada isterinya yang disayangi. Suratitu diletakkan di sebelah katil isterinya di hospital. Surattersebut berbunyi begini:

"Sayang!Jika disebabkan suara aku mencintai mu... sekarang bolehkah engkau bersuara? Tidak! Oleh itu aku tidak boleh mencintai mu. Jika disebabkan kasih sayang dan ingatan aku mencintai mu...sekarang bolehkah engkau menunjukkannya? Tidak! Oleh itu aku tidak boleh mencintai mu.Jika disebabkan senyuman aku mencintai mu... sekarang bolehkah engkau tersenyum? Tidak! Oleh itu aku tidak boleh mencintai mu.Jika disebabkan setiap langkah aku mencintai mu.... sekarang bolehkah engkau melangkah? Tidak! Oleh itu aku tidak boleh mencintai mu. Jika cinta memerlukan sebabnya, seperti sekarang. Aku tidak mempunyai sebab mencintai mu lagi.

Adakah cinta memerlukan sebab? Tidak! Aku masih mencintai mu dulu, kini, selamanya dan cinta tidak perlu ada sebab. Kadangkala perkara tercantik dan terbaik di dunia tidak boleh dilihat, dipegang. Namun begitu... ia boleh dirasai dalam hati."

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Happy Belated New Year.. ^_^

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Well, not much to say. Happy New Year. ^_^

I guess, I'll start blogging again then. :P
 

Funny Divorce Case

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Another email.. ^_^

A Polish man moved to the USA and married an American girl. Although his English was far from perfect, they got along very well.

One day he rushed into a lawyer's office and asked him if he could arrange a divorce for him. The lawyer said that getting a divorce would depend on the circumstances, and asked him the following questions:

Lawyer: Have you any grounds?
Polish man: Yes, an acre and half and nice little home.
Lawyer: No, I mean what is the foundation of this case?
Polish man: It made of concrete.
Lawyer: I don't think you understand. Does either of you have a real grudge?
Polish man: No, we have carport, and not need one.
Lawyer: I mean. What are your relations like?
Polish man: All my relations still in Poland.
Lawyer: Is there any infidelity in your marriage?
Polish man: We have hi-fidelity stereo and good DVD player.
Lawyer: Does your wife beat you up?
Polish man: No, I always up before her.
Lawyer: Is your wife a nagger?
Polish man: No, she white.
Lawyer: Why do you want this divorce?
Polish man: She going to kill me.
Lawyer: What makes you think that?
Polish man: I got proof.
Lawyer: What kind of proof?
Polish man: She going to poison me. She buy a bottle at drugstore and put on shelf in bathroom. I can read, and it say:
"Polish Remover"
 

Monoglyceride & Diglyceride

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Someone brought some candy from US.. and my Muslim friend wants to eat it.. so I checked it first whether it is halal or not.. then i found monoglyceride and diglyceride in the ingredients.. and guess what?? below are what wikipedia says about them:

"The commercial source may be either animal (cow- or hog-derived (e.g., pig)) or vegetable, derived primarily from soy bean and canola oil. They may also be synthetically produced. They are often found in bakery products, beverages, ice cream, chewing gum, shortening, whipped toppings, margarine, and confections"

So.. to my other Muslim friends.. just be careful what you are eating kay.. ^_^

source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diglyceride
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoglyceride
 

Three wishes

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Received an email from a friend:

A woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods.

She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap.

The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes."

The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes. Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!"

The woman said, "That's okay."

For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

The frog warned her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to."

The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me."

So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world!

For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world.

The frog said, "'That will make your husband the richest man in the world. And he will be ten times richer than you."

The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine."

So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world!

The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, "I'd like a mild heart attack!"

Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them.

Attention female readers: This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good.

Male readers: Please highlight the text below:
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The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife.

Moral of the story: Women are really dumb but think they're really smart..

Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show.

PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen!!!

Forward this to all the guys for a good laugh, and to all the ladies who have a good sense of humor.
 

Four Wives

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Received another interesting email:

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

He too, loved his 2nd wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.

Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"

Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word.

The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.

He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.

Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have !"

Moral :

Actually, we all have 4 wives in our lives:
  1. The 4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
  2. Our 3rd wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.
  3. The 2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.
  4. The 1st wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure.
Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament.
 

Mac virus??

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Behold.. the newton virus for mac.. it's so coooool.. ^_^

 

Good question

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Got this email from a friend:

Read this question, come up with an answer and then highlight at the bottom for the result. This is not a trick question. It is as it reads. No one I know has gotten it right, including me.

A woman, while at the funeral of her own mother, meets a guy whom she did not know. She thought this guy was simply ' amazing', very much of her dream guy, she believed him to be just that! She fell in love with him right there, but never asked for his number and could not find him.

........A few days later she killed her FIRST sister.
Question: What is her motive in killing her sister?

(Give this some thought before you answer).

HIGHLIGHT:
Answer: She was hoping that the guy would appear at the funeral again.

If you answered this correctly, you think like a psychopath. This was a test by a famous American Psychologist used to test if one has the same mentality as a killer. Many arrested serial killers took part in the test and answered the question correctly. If you didn't answer the question correctly, good for you.

Be sure to share the test!

Also, if you answered correctly, please let me know so I can avoid you.
 

The Number 8

By Aiman Shaharuddin
  1. Link to your tagger and post these rules.
  2. List 8 random facts about yourself:
  • I like to sing (but not really good at it)
  • I like to hang out with my friends (especially from vandy)
  • I have a car (black gen 2.. but i like white the most)
  • I prefer to wear jeans than to wear pants
  • I think i like to/can dance but never had a "real" dance class before
  • I lost most of my memories during high school (don't know how.. maybe it was a sad memory??)
  • I want to live in a "kampung" environment
  • I have a stage fright.. and i mean serious stage fright.. tried to cure it by doing a lot of performance.. but.. i still got it.. haha.. ^_^
  1. Tag 8 people (max) at the end of the post and list their names.
  1. Let them know they’ve been tagged by leaving them a comment on their blogs.
 

Ayam tesco = ayam katok??

By Aiman Shaharuddin
Kalau sesape yang kempunan nak makan ayam katok.. bleh la beli ayam kat tesco.. hehe.. ^_^

link: http://www.bharian.com.my/Current_News/BH/......

3 pembekal ayam tak sembelih disaman
Oleh Fatin Hafizah Mohd Shahar

KUALA LUMPUR: Timbalan Pengarah Jabatan Kebudayaan, Kesenian, Pelancongan dan Sukan, Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL), Zainuddin Md Zin, semalam memfailkan kira-kira RM5 juta terhadap tiga pembekal dan penjual ayam, termasuk Tesco Stores (Malaya) Sdn Bhd kerana menjual ayam yang tidak disembelih.

Zainuddin, 55, menamakan Perak Duck Food Industries Sdn Bhd, CKL Marketing Sdn Bhd dan Tesco sebagai defendan pertama, kedua dan ketiga dalam saman yang difailkan menerusi Tetuan M K Othman & Co di Pejabat Pendaftaran Mahkamah Tinggi Jalan Duta, di sini.

Beliau dalam tuntutannya memohon ganti rugi khas, termasuk kos pembelian ayam, kos perbelanjaan makan dan minum bagi pertemuannya dengan wakil dari Perak Duck Food Industries Sdn Bhd dan kos bagi menghadiri pemeriksaan di Bahagian Hab Halal Jabatan Agama Islam Malaysia (Jakim) di Cyberjaya.

Selain itu, beliau juga menuntut menghadiri pemeriksaan di Persatuan Pengguna Islam (PPIM) di Keramat di sini dan kos untuk menghadiri pemeriksaan di Jabatan Agama Islam Perak di Ipoh yang semuanya bernilai RM1,375.77.

Zainuddin juga memohon defendan untuk membayar ganti rugi am, ganti rugi teruk dan ganti rugi teladan yang bernilai RM5 juta kerana defendan pertama dan kedua berlaku khianat dengan membekalkan makanan berlogo halal kepada semua umat Islam.

Di samping itu, beliau turut memohon mahkamah untuk menghalang ketiga-tiga defendan untuk menjual, mengedar, memasar atau menyebabkan produk itu berada di pasaran.

Plaintif juga meminta mahkamah mengarahkan ketiga-tiga defendan memohon maaf kepada semua umat Islam di negara ini berterusan selama tiga hari di muka hadapan akhbar utama bahasa Melayu dengan menanggung segala kos perbelanjaan.

Dalam writ saman berkenaan, beliau juga mendakwa defendan pertama gagal memastikan keadaan ayam yang dihasilkan tidak disembelih mengikut Syara’ dan tidak prihatin serta sensitif kepada kehendak umat Islam.

Defendan kedua pula didakwa secara cuai menyelia pengeluaran produk yang berlogo halal pada bungkusan itu, manakala defendan ketiga gagal melakukan sebarang pemeriksaan bagi memastikan keselamatan halal produk itu sebelum dipasarkan.

“Pada 28 Oktober tahun lalu saya membeli tiga ayam selasih di Tesco dan mendapati ayam yang dilabelkan logo halal tidak disembelih dengan betul mengikut prosedur penyembelihan.
“Sangkaan saya ternyata betul apabila PPIM mengesahkan ayam yang dibeli tidak halal kerana urat leher ayam yang disembelih itu tidak putus,” katanya.
 

Kisah nak berpoligami

By Aiman Shaharuddin
forwarded by Hikmah
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"Abang, minta izin untuk nikah sorang lagi,"

Aliyah yang sedang melipat kain, terdiam seketika. Mungkin terkedu. Adakah pendengarannya kian kabur lantaran usianya yang kian beranjak. Adakah dialog tadi hanya dilafazkan di dalam TV, sementelah TV juga dipasang. Tapi, ahh bukanlah. TV sedang menayangkan iklan Sunsilk, mustahil sudah ada siri baru iklan Sunsilk? Dia menghela nafas panjang. Dia memandang sekali imbas wajah Asraf Mukmin, kemudian tersenyum. Meletakkan kain yang telah siap dilipat di tepi, bangun lantas menuju ke dapur. Langkahnya diatur tenang. Segelas air sejuk diteguk perlahan. Kemudian dia ke bilik Balqis, Sumayyah, Fatimah. Rutin hariannya, mencium puteri-puterinya sebelum dia masuk tidur. Dahulu, semasa puterinya kecil lagi, rutin itu dilakukan dengan suaminya. Kini, anak-anak kian beranjak remaja. Kemudian, dia menjenguk bilik putera bujangnya yang berdua, si kembar, Solehin dan Farihin.

Pengabisannya dia kembali kepada suaminya. Asraf Mukmin hanya diam membatu diri. Dia amat mengenali isterinya. Jodoh yang diatur keluarga hampir 16tahun yang lepas menghadiahkan dia sebuah keluarga yang bahagia, Aliyah adalah ikon isteri solehah. Namun, kehadiran Qistina, gadis genit yang menjawat jawatan pembantu tadbir kesetiausahaan di jabatannya benar-benar membuatkan dia lemah.

"Kau mampu Asraf, dengan gaji kau, aku rasa kau mampu untuk beri makan 2 keluarga," sokongan Hanif, teman sepejabat menguatkan lagi hujah apabila dia berdepan dengan Aliyah.

"Abang Asraf, Qis tak kisah. Qis sanggup bermadu jika itu yang ditakdirkan. Bimbinglah Qis, Qis perlukan seseorang yang mampu memimpin Qis," masih terngiang-ngiang bicara lunak Qis.

Akhir-akhir ini, panas rasanya punggung dia di rumah. Pagi-pagi, sesudah solat subuh, cepat-cepat dia bersiap untuk ke pejabat. Tidak seperti kelaziman, dia akan bersarapan berjemaah bersama isteri dan anak-anak. Aduhai, penangan Qis gadis kelahiran Bumi Kenyalang benar-benar menjerat hatinya.

"Abang, Aliyah setuju dengan permintaan Abg. Tapi, Aliyah nak berjumpa dengan wanita tu," Lembut dan tenang sayup-sayup suara isterinya. Dia tahu, Aliyah bukan seorang yang panas baran. Aliyah terlalu sempurna, baik tetapi ahh...hatinya kini sedang mengilai wanita yang jauh lebih muda.

"Bawa dia ke sini, tinggalkan dia bersama Aliyah selama 1 hari saja, boleh?" pelik benar permintaan isterinya.

Hendak dipengapakan apakah buah hatinya itu? Namun, tanpa sedar dia menganguk, tanda setuju. Sebab, dia yakin isterinya tidak akan melakukan perkara yang bukan-bukan. Dan hakikatnya dia seharusnya bersyukur. Terlalu bersyukur. Kalaulah isterinya itu wanita lain, alamatnya perang dunia meletus lah jawabnya. Melayanglah periuk belanga. Ehhh, itu zaman dulu-dulu. Zaman sekarang ni, isteri-isteri lebih bijak. Teringat dia kisah seorang tentera yang disimbah dengan asid, gara-gara menyuarakan keinginan untuk menambah cawangan lagi satu. Kecacatan seumur hidup diterima sebagai hadiah sebuah perkahwinan yang tidak sempat dilangsungkan. Dan dia, hanya senyuman daripada Aliyah.

"Apa, nak suruh Qis jumpa dengan isteri Abg," terjegil bulat mata Qis yang berwarna hijau.

"Kak Aliyah yang minta," masih lembut dia memujuk Qis.

"Biar betul, apa dia nak buat dengan Qis?"

"Takutlah Qis, silap haribulan dia bunuh Qis!" terkejut Asraf Mukmin.

"Percayalah Qis, Aliyah bukan macam tu orangnya. Abg dah lama hidup dengannya. Abg faham," Qistina mengalih pandangannya.

Mahu apakah bakal madunya berjumpa dengannya? Dia sering disogokkan dengan pelbagai cerita isteri pertama membuli isteri kedua. Heh, ini Qistina lah. Jangan haraplah jika nak membuli aku. Desis hati kecil Qistina. Hari ini genap seminggu Qistina bercuti seminggu. Seminggu jugalah dia merindu. Puas dicuba untuk menghubungi Qistina, namun tidak berjaya. Rakan serumah menyatakan mereka sendiri tidak mengetahui ke mana Qistina pergi. Genap seminggu juga peristiwa dia menghantar Qistina untuk ditemuduga oleh Aliyah. Sedangkan dia diminta oleh Aliyah bermunajat di
masjid Putra. Di masjid itu, hatinya benar-benar terusik. Sekian lamanya dia tidak menyibukkan dirinya dengan aktiviti keagamaan di masjid Putra.

Dulu, sebelum dia mengenali Qistina, saban malam dia akan bersama dengan Aliyah serta anak-anaknya, berjemaah dengan kariah masjid. Kemudian menghadiri majlis kuliah agama. Membaca AlQuran secara bertaranum itu adalah kesukaannya. Namun, lenggok Qistina melalaikannya. Haruman Qistina memudarkan bacaan taranumnya. Hatinya benar-benar sunyi. Sunyi dengan tasbih, tasmid yang sering dilagukan. Seharian di Masjid Putra, dia cuba mencari dirinya, Asraf Mukmin yang dulu. Asraf Mukmin anak Imam Kampung Seputih. Asraf Mukmin yang asyik dengan berzanji. Menitis air
matanya. Hatinya masih tertanya-tanya, apakah yang telah terjadi pada hari itu. Aliyah menunaikan tanggungjawabnya seperti biasa. Tiada kurangnya layanan Aliyah. Mulutnya seolah-olah terkunci untuk bertanya hal calon madu Aliyah.
Tit tit... sms menjengah masuk ke kantung inbox hensetnya.

"Qis minta maaf. Qis bukan pilihan terbaik utk Abg jadikan isteri. Qis tidak sehebat kak Aliyah. Qis perlu jadikan diri Qis sehebatnya utk bersama Abg," Dibawah hensetnya, ada sekeping sampul besar.

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Kepada:

Asraf Mukmin,
Suami yang tersayang...

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Asraf Mukmin diburu kehairanan. Sampul berwarna cokelat yang hampir saiz dengan A4 itu dibuka perlahan.

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Dengan Nama Allah Yang Maha Pemurah Lagi Maha Pengasihani,
Salam sejahtera buat suami yang tercinta, moga redhaNya sentiasa mengiringi jejak langkahmu.

Abg yang dikasihi,

Genap seminggu sesi temuduga yang Aliyah jalankan pada Qistina. Terima kasih kerana Abg membawakan Aliyah seorang calon madu yang begitu cantik.

Di sini Aliyah kemukakan penilaian Aliyah.

1. Dengan ukuran badan ala-ala model, dia memang mengalahkan Aliyah yang sudah tidak nampak bentuk badan. Baju-bajunya memang mengikut peredaran zaman. Tapi, Aliyah sayangkan Abg. Aliyah tak sanggup Abg diheret ke neraka kerana menanggung dosa. sedangkan dosa Abg sendiri pun, masih belum termampu untuk dijawab di akhirat sana, apatah lagi Abg nak menggalas dosa org lain. Aliyah sayangkan Abg...

2. Aliyah ada mengajak dia memasak. Memang pandai dia masak, apatah lagi western food. Tapi, Aliyah sayangkan Abg. Aliyah tahu selera Abg hanya pada lauk pauk kampung. Tapi tak tahulah pula Aliyah kalau-kalau selera Abg sudah berubah. Tapi, Aliyah masih ingat lagi, masa kita sekeluarga singgah di sebuah restoran western food, Abg muntahkan semua makanan western food tu. Lagi satu, anak-anak kita semuanya ikut selera ayah mereka. Kesian nanti, tak makan la pula anak-anak kita. Aliyah sayangkan Abg...

3. Aliyah ada mengajak dia solat berjemaah. Kelam kabut dibuatnya. Aliyah minta dia jadi Imam. Yelah, nanti dia akan menjadi ibu pada zuriat Abg yang lahir, jadinya Aliyah harapkan dia mampu untuk mengajar anak-anak Abg nanti untuk menjadi imam dan imamah yang beriman. Tapi, kalau dia sendiri pun kelam kabut memakai telekung... Aliyah sayangkan Abg...

Abg yang disayangi,

cukuplah rasanya penilaian Aliyah. Kalau diungkap satu persatu, Aliyah tak terdaya. Abg lebih memahaminya. Ini penilaian selama 1 hari, Abg mungkin dapat membuat penilaian yang jauh lebih baik memandangkan Abg mengenalinya lebih dari Aliyah mengenalinya.

Abg yang dicintai,

Di dalam sampul ini ada borang keizinan berpoligami. Telah siap Aliyah tandatangan. Juga sekeping tiket penerbangan MAS ke Sarawak.Jika munajat Abg di Masjid Putra mengiayakan tindakan Abg ini, ambillah borang ini, isi dan pergilah kepada Qistina. Oh ya, lupa nak cakap, Qistina telah berada di sawarak. Menunggu Abg...Aliyah sayangkan Abg...

Tetapi jika Abg merasakan Qistina masih belum cukup hebat untuk dijadikan isteri Abg, pergilah cari wanita yang setanding dengan Aliyah...

Aliyah sayangkan Abg.

Tetapi, jika Abg merasakan Aliyah adalah isteri yang hebat untuk Abg.. tolonglah bukakan pintu bilik ni. Aliyah bawakan sarapan kegemaran Abg, roti canai..air tangan Aliyah.

Salam sayang,
Aliyah Najihah binti Mohd Hazery

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Tangannya pantas membuka pintu biliknya. Di situ berdiri Aliyah Najihah bersama-sama hidangan sarapan pagi kegemarannya. Dia tersenyum!

Benar, tiada isteri sehebat Aliyah isterinya!!!!!
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Renung-renungkanlah.. ^_^
 
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