SELAMAT TAHUN BARU 2011

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SELAMAT TAHUN BARU SEMUA!!! APA ANDA RASA PAGI TAHUN BARU NI???HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011. ALL THE BEST TO ALL VISITORS.

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HASRAT NABI IABRAHIM A.S.

Hasrat Nabi Ibrahim

NABI Ibrahim telah meyakini dengan sepenuh hati akan kekuasaan dan penciptaan Allah SWT. Kepercayaannya tidak berbelah bahagi malah berjanji akan menghapuskan perbuatan syirik dan penyembahan berhala yang dilakukan oleh penduduk Mesir.

Baginda juga selalu memohon kepada Allah agar dirinya dikuatkan iman dan ditambahkan keyakinan di samping menghilangkan keraguan yang ada kalanya wujud dalam dirinya. Kadangkala baginda tertanya-tanya, bagaimanakah Allah SWT menghidup dan mematikan makhluk di dunia ini.

Suatu hari, baginda telah bermunajat kepada Allah agar ditunjukkan bagaimana Allah menghidupkan kembali makhluk setelah dimatikan. Allah SWT telah menjawab permintaan Nabi Ibrahim itu.

"Tidakkah engkau beriman dan percaya kepada kekuasaan-Ku?"

Setelah mendengar jawapan daripada Allah SWT itu, Nabi Ibrahim pun menjawab: "Betul, wahai Tuhanku, aku telah beriman dan percaya kepada-Mu dan kepada kekuasaan-Mu. Tetapi aku ingin sekali melihatnya dengan mataku sendiri. Semoga ianya akan mendatangkan ketenteraman dan ketenangan dalam hatiku. Biarlah ia makin bertambah tebal dan mendalam keyakinanku kepada-Mu serta kekuasaan-Mu."

Permintaan Nabi Ibrahim itu telah diperkenankan oleh Allah SWT. Allah SWT telah memerintahkan agar Nabi Ibrahim menangkap empat ekor burung. Burung-burung itu hendaklah dipotong menjadi kepingan-kepingan yang kecil dan dicampurkan semuanya. Selepas itu bahagikan pula kepada empat bahagian. Setiap bahagian perlulah diletakkan di atas puncak bukit yang berasingan dan jauh jaraknya antara satu sama lain.

Setelah selesai mengerjakan apa yang telah diperintahkan oleh Allah SWT, Nabi Ibrahim pun memanggil semula burung-burung berkenaan. Dengan izin dan kekuasaan-Nya, semua kepingan burung yang telah dipotong itu berterbangan di udara mencari bahagian badan masing-masing. Walaupun jarak antara satu longgok dengan longgok yang lain jauh, namun ia tetap bertemu dengan bahagian masing-masing. Setelah semuanya selesai, keempat-empat ekor burung itu pun datang kepada Nabi Ibrahim sebagaimana asalnya. Tiada terlebih dan terkurang satu bahagian pun. Setelah Nabi Ibrahim melihat segala kejadian tadi dengan matanya sendiri, maka bertambahlah keyakinannya terhadap kekuasaan Allah SWT. Allah SWT menghidupkan dan mematikan makhluk-Nya dengan sendiri tanpa ada bantuan daripada sesiapa pun. Tidak ada sesiapa pun yang menyuruh dan tidak ada sesiapa pun yang mampu menghalang kekuasaan Allah itu ( UM: 24/12/20101 )

WHO IS SANTA CLAUS - WIKIPEDIA

Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply "Santa", is a legendary figure who, in many Western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24.

The legend was derived from theDutch figure of Sinterklaas, which, in turn, may have part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Saint Nicholas. A nearly identical story is attributed by Greek and Byzantine folklore to Basil of Caesarea. Basil's feast day on January 1 is considered the time of exchanging gifts in Greece.

Santa Claus is generally depicted as a plump, jolly, white-bearded man wearing a red coat with white collar and cuffs, white-cuffed red trousers, and black leather belt and boots (images of him rarely have a beard with no moustache).

This image became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast.

This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children's books and films. In the United Kingdom and Europe, he is often depicted in a manner identical to the American Santa Claus, but he is commonly called Father Christmas.

A well-known folk legend associated with Santa Claus says that he lives in the far north, in a land of perpetual snow. The American version of Santa Claus says that he lives at his house on the North Pole, while Father Christmas is often said to reside in the mountains of Korvatunturi in Lapland Province, Finland.

Santa Claus lives with his wife Mrs. Claus, an unspecified but large number of magical elves, and at least eight or nine flying reindeer.

Another legend, popularized in the song "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", says that he makes a list of children throughout the world, categorizing them according to their behavior ("naughty" or "nice") and that he delivers presents, including toys, candy, and other gifts to all of the good boys and girls in the world, and sometimes coal to the naughty children, on the single night of Christmas Eve.

He accomplishes this feat with the aid of the elves who make the toys in the workshop and the reindeer who pull his sleigh.

CABOCHON RUBY FROM MYANMAR THE BEST

Cabochon Rubies from Burma are considered the best, for one simple reason - their color. The most famous localities for Burma Ruby Cabochons are in the districts around Mogok in northern Burma and at Mong Hsu about 250km east of Mandalay. Burmese Ruby Cabochons are known for their fine fluorescent red color in any kind of light. The red color of Burma stones is often said, to be pigeon’s blood red. Many of the Rubies are bright red and may contain traces of blue or pink. Burma Cabochon Rubies are rarely clean and the prices for Burma Cabochon Ruby are higher than that of Cabochon Rubies from any other deposits.

Ruby is one of the most important of all the loose colored gemstones. With a hardness of 9 on the Moh's scale, loose cut ruby cabochons are extremely hard tough and durable, they are suitable for use in any kind of jewelry. Blue, pink and yellow Sapphire and Burma Ruby are more familiar and treasured than almost any other gemstone variety. At AJS Gems, you will find a large collection of Fine Quality Wholesale cut loose cabochon ruby gemstones

The prices, uses and value of cabochon ruby vary tremendously, depending on the size and quality of the gemstone.

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NICE PIECE FROM TV SMITH

THE KEDAI POTONG KAPAL TERBANG IN CHAN SOW LIN by TV Smith 19/12/09 A Bernama report on a missing jet engine stunned the nation today. The public is mostly unaware of a booming potong karpal terbang cottage industry in the Sg Besi and Chan Sow Lin area. I visited one such shop named "Ah Tar Half Cut Workshop" at Chan Sow Lin just now. The owner denied any knowledge of the missing F-5E fighter engine. His full name is Tar Fei Kei as stated on his business card. However, I spotted some pitot tubes from Sukhoi fighter jets hanging from the wall. "Is this fresh from LIMA?" I asked the boss. He replied "You think only Malaysia got Sukhois issit? "Anyway, rich collectors like John Travolta buy them as souvenirs lah." he explaned File photo of Sukhoi's pitot tube. It is that pointy thingy on the nose As I looked around the yard, three containers carrying huge pieces of the Grumman E-2 Hawkeye tactical Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft was being unloaded at the back. "That one is half-cut from Japan lah." Fei Kei revealed. "In Japan, they have to scrap their military aircrafts after two years." Some Europeans and South Americans were seen examining the parts. "You have no local customers meh?" I inquired. "Got!" last week one Ah Beng came in to ask if I have any turbo engine to fit his Proton Wira. I told him very troublesome as it needs too much modifications. He insisted and I sold him a him a re-cond Cirrus aircraft engine loh. I told him Puspakom inspection sure won't pass because he got tinted windows" Fei Kei explained with learned wisdom. "I usually get a lot of orders during LIMA as many air force type people are in town. Two weeks ago, one Afghan asked me can get half-cut Apache attack helicopter or not. He was quite upset when I told him I only have the 4-blade tail rotor. He said you think flying to and staying in Malaysia is cheap issit? Apparently, his hotel in Langkawi charged him more than the price of a F-16 half cut because of LIMA" "Anyway, I promised him to get each half of the ARH-1 Tiger helicopter and AH-64D Longbow Apache helicopter. Welding together is a bit tricky but I think we can do it" said a confident Fei Kei. "So who bought the Apache tail rotor?" I asked curiously. "Since cannot find customers, I sold to my friend Maniam as besi buruk" "Do you deal with commercial aircraft parts, Fei Kei?" "Not really but local air travelers do come and try to sell me life jackets all the time." "By the way, are you the one who famously fabricated the walk-up ramps for the local low-cost airlines?", I asked one final question. "No lah, those are welded together by my brother in Kepong" Fei Kei replied and hurried to the loading bay. A container of submarine parts has just arrived... © 2009 TV SMITH Link to this article: http://www.tvsmith.net.my/duasen/191209_kedai_potong_karpal_terbang.html