the observatory

after years dedicating myself to various humanitarian missions, i decided to take a complete break from it ( maybe or partially taken a toll to my health ), it took me awhile to see where im going next. As i'm so used of seeing visuals consists of destruction, flood, mud, mineral waters and sick people - my mind peel the hidden meaning and lessons behind it.  been called Abang Alonso   Sure the disaster was miserable and unspeakable - if we look again, we Malaysians bound together stronger when disaster happens. We turned united, the disaster call center ( which turn into our home base ) is filled with donations and yes food supplies.    once a Bangladeshi with his motorbike came in to sell his ice-cream, together we purchase everything ( except him and his bike ). All the volunteers in the center took a break to finish their Cornetto. Packs of rice, sugar, tea, chicken ( etc ) piled up so high, coffee served 24/7, we are linked with laughter and true enough its har...

  From Oral to Written Tradition. The influences through religion does not make much changes or damages to the cultures of the locals (Malays/Bumiputra) [1] in fact it was well accepted, distilled, assimilated and weaved unto culture of the locals. The wayang kulit (shadow puppet), the `mantra ' [2] in Hindu were invoked before the start of the performance. When Islam arrives, the Hindu gods mentioned in the 'mantra' were replaced by the word ALLAH s.w.t. We adapt and we change unlike The French or the Europeans, English shared a common civilisation and culture. They speak, eat, pray, joke in a common language. Certain policies or strategies implemented by the British ( 1786 – 1957 ) as described by Bashir Wali Muhammad - the colonial era has served to de-culturize [3] the Malaysian and leave us unaware of our rich historical roots culture heritage. Oral tradition [4] were practiced as most locals were illiterate [5] . The huge arrival of immigrants brou...

  This “democratic, chaotic yet it works “layered delicacy ABC reflects our wonderful identity. Malaysia where her name itself comes from our long passage of history is derived from several names such as The Malay Archipelago [1] , Malaya [2] (1965 - 1957), Suwarnadwipa [3] , Javadipa, Langkasuka, Kataha [4] , Chi Lan Tan [5] , Cho-Po = Vijaya = Srivijaya, referred by Arabs as Sribuza [6] , Inderapura, Melaka, Malayan Union [7] , The Malay Peninsula ( Semenanjung Tanah Melayu) composed of Straits Settlement (1786 — 1957) Federated Malay States and Un-federated Malay States, Malacca (1511 - 1402) and The Golden Chersonese. [8] Our culture today was influenced, moulded, and shaped through religions and colonialism. The cultural development is divided by Bahaudin, (1999:39) as:   i.Pre — history Era 2500 BC ii.Hindu — Buddha Influence Era 19t — 12th centuries AD iii.Islamic Civilization Influence Era 13th — 16th ce...