Senai International Airport Expansion/Renovation

Senai Airport is the southernmost airport in Peninsula Malaysia. Many travellers to Singapore or Singaporean themselves use the airport to return to Johor Bahru or Sinagpore from Kuala Lumpur or other destination. Singaporeans especially those from Jurong area have been using the airport to go to their destination as it is nearer and cheaper than using Changi Airport especially with the opening of the Second Link linking Tuas (Singapore) to Senai (Airport) and the the North-South Highway.


As the number of air travellers has been increasing due to the presence of Air Asia, Firefly (subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines) and other Budget Airlines, the number of passengers using Senai International Airport has increased tremendously. To cope with the growing number of travellers, the airport is presently undergoing a major renovation.



It is hoped that the airport could provide air travellers with better facilities and faster check-in time with up-to-date facilities especially those taking long-haul flights..

JOHORE SULTANATE

While waiting for my flight from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur today, I noticed that there was a display of Johore Sultanate at one section of the waiting lounge at Senai Airport.
I just took a peek at the photos displayed and thought it is a good idea to share those photos with 'fellow' Johoreans who may not even know how Sultan Sir Abu Bakar looks like.
I am sorry for the poor quality photos as they were snapped from below with the presence of air port lighting. I do not have time to edit or touch up those photos... sorry ...

Salam..

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY (1)

This morning I took an Air Asia flight from LCCT, KLIA to Johor Bahru at 0755. The Airbus A300-200 was airborne at about 8.00 a.m and the steward informed us that the flight would take 45 minutes. As the plane was ascending through a thick morning air and patches of cloud, I noticed that there are some familiar features on the ground. I immediately took out my camera and started my aerial photography session which I used to do quite sometime ago during flights.
FYI, I did not attend any class on aerial photography but I could only guess that some of the features I observed from the sky are familiar. As the plane pierced through the clouds, I managed to snap some views using my Nikon SLR from my seat.

Append below are some of the photos I wish to share with those we visited my blog. Hope you would appreciate some of the aerial photographs from a beginner aerial photographer (Note : please click the photo to view a larger size).

Something that is worth mentioning is that we can feel how small and minute we are compared to other objects when we are up there in the sky so do we really think that we could go against the Creator Who has created all those items in and on the ground and in and above the sky ??
Subhanallah ...

SAFF HARI RAYA OPEN HOUSE

On the 29th. Syawal, 1429 (29-Okt-2008), the last day of Syawal, SAFF has invited fellow consultants, clients and neighbours to an open office Hari Raya celebration from 3p.m to 6 p.m. The invitation list, logistic, food and drinks were all arranged by the staff within a short 3 day-notice.



As it turned out to be, the guests who were able to made it to the party is much lower than expected. This is due to many open houses organised on the same day as it was the last day of Syawal and the last-minute invitation due to Monday's Deepavali holiday.
It was nevertheless a memorable events with some guest had turned out as early as 2 p.m. The open house was finally closed at about 7 p.m whereby all the remaining food was packed and distributed to the staff and neighbours.



I hopethe event was well-liked by the guests.
Here I would like to thank those who were able to make it and I would ask for forgiveness to those who had been offended by me directly or indirectly..

Regards,
AF Kassim

PREPARATION TO THE NEXT WORLD

Some people said, "Life begins at forty" and some said, "Life begins at fifty" ....
Is there any significance to the figure 40 or 50 ??
Or is the figure is just a mere justification to one's bad intention and actions ??
Or it is just a reminder to those who has not realised that the age is catching up on him ...
And there is still a lot of responsibilities that he or she has not performed yet ...
These are : Responsibilities towards mankind and the Creator ....
Let us just ponder with a clear and open mind ...
Whether we are in the 20s, 30s, 40s or 50s years old age bracket, age does not matter any more ...
Have we not seen people (friends and relatives) who passed away at the early age ...
Some of them are are much younger than us ...
Of course some are older than us ...
But does it matter much ?? The answer is crystal clear : IT DOES NOT ...
What actually matters to us ??
It is whether we have discharged our responsibilities rightfully
according to the commands of our Creator ... this is what matters ..

Despite us consuming what had been given to us as rizk...
Enjoying the life and comfort of this world...
We should not forget to prepare to meet Him any time without warning ...

It is just like being on an Oil Rig to perform some assigned task or work ...
Life activities will go on as usual; everybody is doing their assigned business ..
But...
When an emergency siren is activated on the rig;
Everybody will hurry to their assembly point and ready to evacuate the platform ..
Leaving everything and every tool and equipment that they are handling behind...
So...
We should treat living in this world as what we do when being on an oil rig ..
At least on the oil rig, there is an emergency siren ...
In this world, the sirens had long been sounded through many signs and h
appenings occurring daily around us and all over the world ...
It is whether we have taken the heed to prepare for the emergency evacuation or not ...

If we have not make any preparation yet, let us start doing it now ...
Have we fulfilled all the requirement stipulated in Rukun Iman ...
Have we fulfilled all the requirement stipulated in Rukun Islam ...
Have we enjoined good and forbids evil ...
Have we discharged all responsibilities towards those under our care ..
Our families...
Our relatives ..
Our staff ...
Our friends ...
Our business clients, associates, competitors ..
Our fellow countryman ...
etc..

If we have done our best, Alhamdulillah ...
If we have not...
It is still not to late to pay the dues ..
As,
we will be questioned on how we discharge every single thing that the
Creator (Allah) had given us...
The age... the money... the time ... the wealth (wives & children) ... etc. etc..
So we have to prepare for the Final Examination in the next world...
As, no one is either too young or to old to die ..
And no one could bring forward or backward the time of his death ..
And the date and time is only known to Allah, the All Mighty..
So, let us prepare for the time where we will be moved to the next world ..

Ya Allah... Grant us the good tidings in this world and in the
hereafter and ward us from the wrath (infliction) of the hell-fire...
Ameen Ya Rabb 'A-lameen.

SAFF CONSULTANTS

That's the name of my company which was formed in 1995. Alhamdulillah, until now, the company has grown from 3 staff to about 15 now with two main services offered to the clients vis. Consultancy and Inspection & Testing Services.
The word SAFF actually came from Surah As-SAFF one of the 114 surahs in the Holy Quran Al-Kareem. SAFF means Rows or Barisan in Malay Language. It is also signifies a straight row when muslims perform their congegational prayer..
What has been expected by using the word SAFF is that all staff will be united together towards achieving one goal and having the same mission in giving the best and quality services to the customers.

Let us hope what that has been expired by the founder come true... Ameen..

AFKassim/TSPulai..

KETUPAT PALAS

Just one day before the recent Hari Raya Celebration, I had visited my sister and brother-in-law (BIL) at Kpg. Panchor, Pantai Remis, Perak. It is a norm for me to visit them before hari raya if I do not intend to come home for hari raya due to a very short holiday.
My BIL normally prepares ketupat pulut during every hari raya. It is one of the special food made of glutinous rice which is normally sought after by people in the northern part of the country (Kedah, Penang & Perak) especially during hari raya.

The glutinous rice is initially boiled with coconut santan until about 90% cooked. The rice is then filled into the daun palas and folded into a triangle shape. The 90% cooked ketupat pulut is then cooked or steamed to fully-cook the pulut inside the daun palas.


Once cooked, the ketupat is then (normally) served with rendang ayam, rendang daging, rendang kerang or serunding.

fuaad/perak..