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Thursday, August 27, 2009

FAREWELL.....

Farewell, Prof Ismail

EVERYONE who knew him called him Prof. An outstanding scholar in economics and a powerful advocate for the disabled, Prof Datuk Dr Ismail Md Salleh up close and personal was a simple, warm and compassionate person.
He had a fantastic memory with facts and figures. More incredibly, he never forgot anyone he came into contact with. Just a simple hello and he would instantly recognise your voice.
Ismail, 62, died on a flight from China to Singapore early yesterday.
Our paths crossed when we were colleagues at ISIS Malaysia. He was head of the Bureau of National Economic and Socio–Economic Policy Studies and rose to the ranks of assistant director-general and deputy director-general.
That was the time when he started making a name for himself in the public domain. He was a much sought after speaker.
Datuk Dr Ismail Md Salleh
At every conference he attended, at home or abroad, no one saw Ismail as an academic who was visually impaired. His work was all that mattered.
His sound arguments and deep knowledge of the issues made him stand out.
What many did not see was the extra work he had to put in to put his work together.
Work from traditional sources had to be converted into Braille for him first to use as reference and when he completed his own work, that had to be also converted for him to check.
It was a tedious process but he was always very happy and grateful to those who helped him along the way. His brother, Zakaria, was his constant support.
When Ismail attended conferences or meetings, he would need to listen to the proceedings carefully.
All the PowerPoint presentations or written text were of no use to him but by carefully listening, he was able to take active part in all the discussions.
As an advocate for the disabled in general, and the blind in particular, Ismail was a regular participant at the pre-Budget dialogues where he would passionately raise issues of concern to the disabled.
When he was appointed the first blind senator in December 2007, the disabled community rejoiced.
He told my colleague who interviewed him that he was surprised but not too surprised.
“The talk of having a senator to represent the disabled had been circulating for many years now. In fact, I have been one of its strong advocates,” he said.
I called him then to congratulate him and told him how timely that the Persons with Disabilities Bill had just been passed by the Dewan Rakyat and was heading towards the upper House where he would be present.
“They will have to let me speak the most when the Bill is tabled,” he laughed.
As a colleague, I found it a challenge yet a great joy to work with him.
He was always of good cheer and patiently waited for articles to be converted into Braille so he could check on corrections and the like.
Whenever we completed his books or publications and handed them to him, he would be very happy even though no Braille edition was published.
He knew what was in the books by heart and was proud that his disability was never an issue in their publication.
As a social commentator, Ismail was always up to date on current affairs and could be counted on to give his comments immediately.
His input at pre- and post-Budget discussions with the media, including The Star, revealed a clear understanding of the socio-economic issues of the day.
He was born in Kampung Gua in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, in 1947 with a low vision condition and became totally blind when he was 13.
But his condition was never an impediment to what he set his mind on.
At every stage of his education, from primary to tertiary, new windows of opportunities were opened up, and he always found people willing to go the extra mile to help.
Initially, he could not even go to school as there were no schools for the blind in Kelantan. Only two states had such facilities then – Penang and Johor. His father enrolled him as a Standard One pupil at the Princess Elizabeth School for the blind in Johor Baru. It was practically like going “overseas” for the young Ismail.
He was able to return to Kelantan for his secondary education where the Government allowed blind students to be part of the normal school system. At that time, he was one of two blind students placed in a secondary boarding school in Kota Baru.
Ismail did his Form 6 at St John’s Institution in Kuala Lumpur and was awarded a Mara scholarship to study in the US. He would always give credit to Wahab Alwi, a member of the panel, for fighting his cause.
Wahab had once studied under a blind professor in Australia and he was confident Ismail would do well. He fought to convince the others that Ismail would be a worthy candidate for sponsorship.
Ismail did not disappoint. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York in 1973, and received his Master of Science (Economics) from the University of Illinois in 1974, before obtaining his PhD from the same university in 1977.
When he was younger, he had wanted to follow in the footsteps of his idols, the first two Prime Ministers, and studied law. But he had a flair for mathematics and economics became his chosen field instead.
He served on the Malaysian Association of the Blind and on various committees and working groups at the local and international levels. He was the International University College of Technology Twintech vice-chancellor, National Association of Bumiputra Private Colleges president and National Economic Consultative Council chief rapporteur.
He was also a member of the National Implementation Task Force in the Prime Minister’s Department, and the East Asia International Council for the Education of the People With Visual Impairment chairman.
Ismail also received the Tokoh Maulidur Rasul award last year.
He will be deeply missed. Farewell, Prof

TAKZIAH - BUAT KELUARGA PROF DATUK DR ISMAIL BIN SALLEH

28 Ogos 2009.......

ASSALAMUALAIKUM...

Berita sedih lagi bulan nie. Sempena bulan ramadhan yg mulia dan diberkati Allah , aku berasa amat kerdil jika dibandingkan dengan insan insan yang amat mulia, yang amat disayangi Allah.

Kehilangan besar , seorang pakar ekonomi yang juga merangkap Big Bos kami di kolej. Prof Datuk Dr Ismail Bin Salleh. Kehilangan beliau amatlah dirasai oleh semua rakyat Malaysia. Suasana persekitaran kolej menjadi sunyi dan bersedih akan kehilangan beliau.

Beliau meninggal sewaktu di dalam flight dari China ke Singapura. Berada bersama beliau adalah isterinya, Datin Hasnah. Di saat2 akhir beliau , masih lagi aktif bekerja untuk kepentingan Kolej juga.

Apatah lagi aku menerima berita agak lewat ...itupun setelah aku sampai di kolej dan rakan sekerja ku memaklumkan tentang keadaan beliau. Untuk pengesahan rakan ku juga menelefon PA Secretary kepada Prof untuk bertanyakan kesahihan berita gempar ini.

Al fatihah aku sedekahkan kepada beliau. Kami (Staff kolej) bergegas ke rumah arwah Prof di Kajang. Malangnyer arwah masih lagi di hospital di Singapura.
Aku dan rakan2 ingin mengucapkan salam takziah kami kepada keluarga arwah.

Prof Datuk sangat disegani di kolej kami. Memandangkan beliau adalah Vice Canselor Kolej kami (Twintech), Beliau juga menjadi ikon kepada OKU OKU di seluruh Malaysia. Malah amat menghargai warga OKU dan memberi ruang kepada mereka utk bekerja dengan beliau.

Kehadiran ramai warga OKU buta di rumah beliau amat jelas ketara bahawa kehilangan beliau amat dirasai oleh mereka (warga oku yang lain). Sama-samalah kita mendoakan kesejahteraan roh beliau. Amin...

Wasalam...

Sunday, August 23, 2009

SALAM RAMADHAN AL-MUBARAK

ASSALAMUALAIKUM...

KEPADA SEMUA INSAN YANG KU KENAL ......SALAM RAMADHAN DI UCAPKAN. MOGA KEBERKATAN BULAN YANG MULIA INI MEMATANGKAN KITA SEMUA, KEJARLAH PAHALA YANG DI JANJIKAN - NYA. BERMAAF MAAFAN LA SESAMA KITA....

SELAMAT BERPUASA.....

Friday, August 14, 2009

Belajar Jahit Manik .......

Wahhhhhhh ....seronoknyer aku gu lepas. Aku g kursus jahit labuci n manik kat kawasan perumahan aku, Yang aku bangga sangat tu ......aku belajar ngan Datin Yati...
Cantik betul Datin Yati tu, malah Datin Yati tu tak sombong langsung, tak kedekut ilmu, tak berlagak cam sesetengah Datin, tak ego, sentiasa merendah diri. Aku suka sangat dengan karektor datin tu. So sweet. Suami beliau tu pulak salah sorang doktor pakar bedah kat Bangsar. Datin tu bukan 2nd wife ye. Maaf cakap....dia the only wife yg suami tu ada.

Berbalik cerita kursus jahitan manik tu ...aku rasa berbaloi dengan bayaran RM150 tu. Sebab Datin ajar aku ikut step by step...malah aku tak terasa janggal langsung duduk sebelah Datin. heheheeh

Jahitan yg aku belajar....jahitan seiring, beriring, bunga daisy, bunga mawar, kelopak bunga, stem bunga, tali air, dan banyak lagi sampai aku tak ingat nama dah nak masuk lam blog aku ni.
Al-hamdulillah ...walaupun pada awalnyer aku agak susah sikit nak jahit tu lama2 ok...senang pulak... heheheh

Hasil jahitan aku tu , aku siap tunjuk kat hubby n my mum. Heheheh seronok gak aku time kena puji ngan my mum...hehehe sebab tak rugi aku laburkan duit sendiri nak join kursus tu.

Lagi satu Datin tu tak kisah walaupun aku sorang pelajar dia. Dia cakap lagi senang nak ajar aku. Sebab aku terlewat satu minggu nak join kursus tu... Mak aku pulak join kursus jahitan manik kat batu caves pada hari yg sama aku kursus kat damai. Tapi sayang sekali kursus yg mak aku ikut tu anjuran Puan Sri tak berbaloi sebab terlampau ramai org yg nak belajar, tapi instructur lak lebih fokus kepada yg dah pandai...so org yg tak pandai langsung nak jahit manik ni terkapai2 la cakap mak aku. Last2 aku lak yg kena ajar mak aku jahit manik tu.

Balik je dari umah mak aku tu terus aku jahit labuci n manik kat baju kurung lama aku. Naik seri pulak aku tgk baju lama tu . hahahahahha.........

So kepada sesapa yg nak belajar jahit manik tu email aku kat ixorasue@yahoo.com ........ tak rugiiiii kalau belajar jahit manik ni .....nak nak pulak dah nak dekat puasa n raya ni kan...... yang ajar korang nanti dah tentulaaaa hehehehhehe bukan aku... tapi datin.

cepat....cepat....cepat....

Al-Fatihah.......(2)

Assalamualaikum....

Sebenarnya aku nak post kan yang ni dulu tapi memandangkan berita yang paling sedih tentang pemergian arwah ustaz asri maka aku dulu kan berita yang tu.


Al fatihah...buat student aku kat kolej ni yang telah kembali ke rahmatullah pada 6hb Ogos 2008. Sebenarnya tarikh kematian aku tak pasti sebab kematian yang tragis.

Kalau korang ada baca KOSMO pasti terbaca kisah Pelajar Kolej Hilang semasa latihan BTN (Biro Tata Negara). Kisah nyer begini......

Hari khamis 30hb julai (kalau tak silap aku la) ...budak2 ni grup budak nursing ada kem latihan BTN kat Manong, Kuala Kangsar. Sebetulnya budak2 tu bukan ikut anjuran kampus aku. Tapi kampus cawangan Bangi jadinyer aku tak tau menahu la apa apa aktiviti yang dorang buat.

Hari Isnin 3hb Ogos time aku buat keje, datang budak2 nursing lain g tau salah sorang kawan dorang hilang semasa kem latihan tu . Terkejut beruk kami. Dorang citer la kat kami , pada hari kejadian tu mangsa (Maaf..aku tak leh sebut nama arwah...menjaga perasaan pihak keluarga si mangsa) bersama rakan2 lain sedang jalani satu slot latihan yang memerlukan peserta dilepaskan secara solo selama selang 2 minit di dalam hutan di kem tersebut. Ibarat slot burung hantu laaa time aku sekolah dulu. Tapi yang aku sedihnyer time aku sekolah dulu kalau slot masuk hutan tu renjer akan ikat tali kat perut kami sorang2 ..dah tentu tali tu panjang...lbile dah lepas sorang ke hutan dan agak2 dah seminit dua tu tali yg panjang tadi diikatkan pulak ke pingang peserta berikut. camtu la seterusnyer sampaila semua peserta selamat kuar dari hutan tuju ke check point akhir.

Berbalik kepada story student aku tadi ni ha...dorang dilepaskan sorang sorang ke dalam hutan jam 2.30 pagi (menurut kata student yg citer kat aku la).... Si mangsa adalah peserta kedua dilepaskan. Memandangkan suasana gelap gelita tu kat dalam hutan pulak tu aku rasa....budak tu tersesat jalan... besar kemungkinan ...tak pasti ye...besar kemungkinan budak tu dalam keadaan takut yg amat sangat sampai hilang dari check point awal. Ataupun mulut terlepas cakap apa2 ke. Mana le tau kan....

So...nak dijadikan cerita dari jam 2.30 pagi tadi tu sampai le bawak ke pukul 8 pagi....tak namapk batang hidung mangsa... mula2 tu dorang ingatkan si mangsa ni dah kuar le ...tapi dah sampai jam 12 tghari tak kuar2 gak mangsa tu semua student aku dah panik. Bermacam2 andaian.... So gerakan mencari dijalankan...termasuk ngan org kampung situ, renjer hutan tu, polis dan beberapa anggota rela. Tapi sah ...tak jumpa gak...

Last student aku yg lain decide terpaksa balik gak ke kampus ikut jadual...sehinggalah gerakan mencari tu dibuat lagi besar besaran. Ustaz dari kampus aku pun dipanggil ikut serta gerakan mencari.... Tapi yg aku tak sedap hati dengar tu....tak tau le aku nak caya atau tak...pada hari kedua atau ketiga mangsa hilang tu pasukan yg mencari mangsa tu dah jumpa mangsa....tapi dalam keadaan terpinga2... pastu elok je nak bawak kuar dari hutan tu tetiba hilang dari pandangan mata.... Aku tak nak komen bab tu...sebab mulut org ni kekadang tu tak leh nak caya ....
Hari jumaat 7 ogos tu pepagi kami dah terima berita yang mangsa dah dijumpai 8km dari tempat kejadian. itupun nelayan yg jumpa mangsa terdampar/terlungkup (muka tersembam) kat anak sungai yg cetekkkkkk sangat. paras buku lali. Dorang jumpa MAYAT......kemungkinan mangsa tergelincir ketika mengikut alur sungai tu...tergelincir dan terhantuk kat batu anak sungai tu dan pengsan....Memang tragis...pagi jumaat tu Bos kami , a few staff dari kampus kami , rakan2 mangsa semua g lawat kuarga mangsa. aku sedekahkan al-fatihah kepada kuarga mangsa...Amin..

Baca kosmo bertarikh 4/8/2009.....

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Al-Fatihah.......

Al - Fatihah buat keluarga ustaz Asri......

terkenang lagu PERGI TAK KEMBALI.......sungguh mendayu

PERGI TAK KEMBALI.....

Setiap insan pasti merasa
Saat perpisahan terakhir
Dunia yang fana akan ditinggalkan
Hanya amalan yang di bawa....

Terdengar sayup surah di baca
Sayunya alunan suara..
Cemas di dada...lemah tak bermaya..
Terbuka hijab di depan mata..

Selamat tinggal pada semua
Berpisahlah kita selamanya
Kita tak sama nasib di sana
Baik kah atau sebaliknya....

Amalan dan takwa jadi bekalan
Sejahtera bahagia pulang...ke sana

Sekujur badan berselimut putih
Rebah bersemadi sendiri
Mengharap kasih anak dan isteri
Apa mungkin pahala di kirim

Terbaring sempit seluas pusara
Soal bicara terus bermula
Sesal dan insaf tak berguna lagi
Hancurlah jasad di mamah bumi..

Berpisah sudah segalanya
Yang tinggal hanyalah kenangan
Di iring doa dan air mata
Yang pergi takkan kembali lagi....


bayangkan bait lagu yang begitu menginsafkan sesiapa yang menghayatinyer....