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Mia Sara - Google Blog Search

Mia Sara - Google Blog Search


Poetry | Unlucky, Between | <b>Mia Sara</b> | Cultural Weekly

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 08:15 PM PST

The Poems

by Mia Sara

Unlucky Charms

Yesterday, because it was drizzling
I put on my oiled canvas coat.
It's green with a tartan lining, and still
smells as rancid as the day I bought it in
Scotland, at a shop that sold guns
and tackle, and woolen caps
to keep the head warm. It has pockets
deep enough to hold a brace of pheasant.

I was almost out the door
to rush my daughter to kindergarten,
when my sister called, needing money.
The kids. The rent. The husband.
I dropped the check in the mailbox on my
way to the car.

Later, standing at the back of the kid-colored room,
watching them sing in a circle,
fighting the urge to duck and run,
I shoved my hands into the pockets of
my green coat, finding the Scottish
coins I never got rid of,
and remembered a time when
I made myself so unhappy
that I was freed from the grasping of others.
Safe in drab misery, inconspicuous,
thumbing my nose at the jealous gods,
the frost in August, the bitter bed.

But I have never hidden for long.
They always sniff me out,
run me to ground,
open their dripping jaws to claim their share.

I watched my own beautiful girl,
her nest of honey curls,
her mouth wide in song, pitch perfect,
and I gripped my heavy coins,
hard in my palm.
Unlucky charms against
my too lucky life.

_____________________

The Go Between

I saw his face,
and there lost sight,
of any bridge before,
or the cool shallow bliss
of a world without loss.

It turns out, I was never alone by the fire,
and what's between us,
swallows me whole
and spits me out
where the world began.

To see him crouching
on the lip of the night,
tracing constellations with
his outstretched hand;

I give up all my questions,
to answer his.
I have stitched his first secret
to the hem of my skirt.

I say, "All in good time."
But his time is still sweet,
while mine is all wasted,
sitting on my hands.

I say, "Work the blue chord
until the page bleeds the horizon,"
foaming at the mouth.
Who can teach how
to draw a conclusion?

I say, "There never was
the original sin,
only the original song."
And if I know the words,
why am I humming?

If my life spins, on the hinge
of his dreams, (cracking wise,
dumb-founded)
what do I mean when
I say "Never enough love?"

One son, one sky,
one shadow, yearning.

The first seen, the first unseen;
I am just his go-between
this life, and the next.

In it for the kicks,
and the one true glance;
the giddy oasis
of his sleeping cheek.

Needed, not wanted,
the readiest fool.
The last one standing
in the path of the juggernaut.

If child is the father of man,
What is the mother?
And who do I think I am,
when he turns his back
and walks away from me?

Mia Sara is an actress and poet living in Los Angeles. Her work has been published in Cultural Weekly, The Kit Kat Review, Forge, The Dirty Napkin, and others. For more please visit: http://wheretofindmiasara.tumblr.com/

Fasha Sandha - Google Blog Search

Fasha Sandha - Google Blog Search


(6 GAMBAR)<b>Fasha Sandha</b> Semakin Berseri-Seri |

Posted: 14 Jan 2013 06:57 PM PST


Baru lagi rasanya Abang Nara berkongsi gambar terkini Fasha Sandha. Namun rugi rasanya tidak dikongsikan gambar yang telah dikongsi oleh sasha Sendiri di Instagramnya. Memang makin berseri wajah bakal si ibu ini.

fasha baru

Fasha Sandha turut sama berkongsi gambar ceria dirinya bersama ibu mertua. Menurut caption yang ditulis oleh Fasha, gambar tersebut diambil ketika sambutan hari jadi ibu mertua Fasha. Senang hati Abang Nara melihat senyuman yang terpancar di wajah kedua-dua insan ini.

fasha baru

Pastinya seluruh ahli keluarga sudah tidak sabar-sabar lagi menantikan hari kelahiran bayi di dalam kandungan Fasha Sandha. Semoga segala urusan dipermudahkan. 4 lagi gambar terbaru Fasha Sandha dengan membaca entri ini sepenuhnya.

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Zahiril Adzim - Google Blog Search

Zahiril Adzim - Google Blog Search


Juvana: <b>Zahiril Adzim</b> Sukar Berlakon Dengan Isteri, Shera Aiyob

Posted:

Teks oleh Syafiqah Jalal. Foto oleh Mazlan Yunos Photorgaphy. KUALA LUMPUR, 14 JAN 2013: Meskipun sudah berkahwin, namun aktor, Zahiril Adzim akui agak sukar untuk berlakon dengan isterinya, Shera Aiyob ketika digandingkan ...

Rita Rudaini - Google Blog Search

Rita Rudaini - Google Blog Search


<b>Rita Rudaini</b> Cabar Jue Aziz Tunjuk Bukti

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:50 PM PDT

..

"Saya cabar dia untuk kemukakan bukti apabila dia mendakwa saya menuduhnya mempunyai hubungan dengan suami saya.

"Jika dia tidak dapat membuktikan tuduhannya itu, saya mahu dia membuat permohonan maaf secara terbuka,"

Itu kata pelakon jelita, Rita Rudaini Mokhtar, 35, yang terkilan dengan kenyataan Jue Aziz yang mendakwa dirinya menuduh wanita itu mempunyai hubungan dengan suaminya juga pemain skuad bola sepak kebangsaan, Mohamad Aidil Zafuan Abd Razak.

Bercakap kepada Harian Metro, pelakon Balistik ini kesal, terkejut dan terkilan selepas membaca kenyataan Jue seperti disiarkan baru-baru ini apabila Jue mendakwa Rita menuduhnya dan Aidil mempunyai hubungan. Menurut Rita, kenyataan itu dengan jelas menuduh dirinya sebagai penyebar gosip mereka berdua dan kenyataan pelakon itu sememangnya keterlaluan.

Rita berkata dia hanya mengetahui gosip mengenai hubungan Aidil dan Jue selepas seorang rakan media menghubunginya sekitar Mac lalu untuk mendapatkan komen apabila suami saya dikatakan rapat dengan pelakon itu. Rita bagaiamanpun ada terus bertanyakan kepada Aidil, tetapi dia kata langsung tidak mengenali Jue.

"Saya bertanya kepada Aidil pun bukan sebab saya cemburu atau tidak senang dengan hubungan mereka (Aidil dan Jue) berdua seperti dimaklumkan wartawan berkenaan. Sebaliknya berkata kepada Aidil jika mahu mempunyai skandal sekalipun jangan sampai menyusahkan saya. Gosip mereka berdua membuatkan wartawan mencari saya untuk mendapatkan komen.

"Kalau saya jahat sangat sampai ingin menyebarkan hal ini, dari Mac lalu hal ini sudah sampai ke pengetahuan umum. Tetapi kerana saya sudah tidak mahu ambil tahu mengenai apa yang Aidil ingin lakukan, saya biarkan saja gosip itu masuk telinga kanan dan keluar telinga kiri," katanya.

Satu lagi kenyataan Jue yang disifatkan tidak berasas dan melampau oleh Rita apabila aktres itu mendakwa jangan mengada-adakan cerita yang kru produksi pernah melihat Jue dan Aidil keluar berdua.

"Saya nak tanya dia (Jue), dia dengar cerita dari mana dan siapa yang kononnya saya berkata begitu?

"Ini kerana saya tidak pernah berhubung dengan Jue atau meminta penjelasan daripadanya sejak gosip itu berlegar Mac lalu kerana seperti yang saya katakan, saya sudah tidak mahu ambil pusing apapun yang Aidil ingin buat.

"Satu lagi kenyataan melampau Jue apabila dia berkata yang saya boleh minta simpati di luar sana, tetapi bukan dengan orang dalam industri yang kenal siapa diri saya sebenarnya.

"Saya lebih makan garam berbanding dirinya (Jue) dalam bidang seni ini dan Alhamdulillah sampai sekarang saya masih diberi kepercayaan pihak produksi untuk melakonkan watak utama, sekali gus membintangi drama, telefilem serta filem terbitan mereka. Saya bukan mahu takbur atau bangga diri, tapi sila jaga bahasanya itu.

"Kalau saya pernah senyap seketika pun, itu bukan sebab tiada 'job' tetapi saya sendiri mengambil keputusan untuk menumpukan sepenuh perhatian kepada keluarga.

"Sepanjang lebih 10 tahun berlakon, saya jarang terbabit dengan kontroversi melainkan isu 'kahwin lari' itupun kerana ingin melakukan perkara baik, sedangkan Jue, apakah dia langsung tidak pernah dihambat kontroversi? Saya tidak mahu sebut kontroversi pernah menghambat dirinya yang pernah saya, umum dan penggiat seni dengar kerana tak mahu membuka aibnya. Lagipun dia tiada kena-mengena dengan hidup saya.

"Cuma, saya berharap dia lebih berhati-hati dengan tutur katanya dan jangan sewenang-wenangnya bercakap hal orang sedangkan dia sendiri bukan seorang artis yang boleh dianggap 'bersih dan bebas' kontroversi," kata Rita.

Berhubung percanggahan pengakuan Aidil yang mengatakan langsung tidak mengenali Jue sedangkan Jue pula mengakui mempunyai nombor pin BBM pemain bola sepak pasukan ATM itu. Bahkan baru-baru ini Aidil ada berhubung dengan Jue untuk menyelesaikan kemelut gosip yang mengaitkan mereka berdua, Rita menyerahkan pada umum untuk menilai.

"Biarlah orang yang membaca kenyataan saya dan Jue sebagai dilaporkan Rabu lalu, menilai sendiri. Saya percaya pembaca bijak menilai.

"Menurut Jue, suami saya ada menghubunginya untuk menyelesaikan gosip yang mengaitkan mereka berdua, tetapi kenapa Aidil tidak berbuat demikian untuk menerangkan hal sebenar kepada saya yang masih lagi isterinya walaupun situasi rumah tangga kami ketika ini ibarat 'retak menanti belah'.

"Bukan itu saja, kalaulah saya berada di tempat wanita yang dikaitkan dengan suami orang, saya akan menghubungi isteri kepada lelaki berkenaan untuk meminta maaf di atas gosip yang tersebar, sekali gus menafikan jika ia tidak benar. Bukannya kita menuduh dan menghina isteri lelaki itu pada umum," katanya.

- mD

<b>Rita Rudaini</b> & Lisdawati Kini Berbaik Semula Selepas 7 Tahun |

Posted: 15 Jan 2013 07:11 PM PST


Adakah anda masih ingat dengan tragedi yang pernah menggemparkan dunia seni tanah air pada tahun 2006? Ketika itu telah berlaku insiden tampar menampar dan tarik rambut di dalam kolam renang di antara Rita Rudaini dan Lisdawati.

lisda dan rita

7 tahun telah berlalu, kini Lisdawati dan Rita Rudaini bersetuju untuk berdamai semula. Ini kerana mereka berdua ditawarkan untuk berlakon di dalam drama bersiri Kerana Sarah. Kata Lisdawati:-

Tahun 2013 ini, saya berazam untuk melalui suasana harmoni dan sekiranya terdapat persengketaan dengan sesiapa sekalipun, orang kata, buang yang keruh, ambil yang jernih. Begitu juga dengan dia (Rita), apa yang berlaku itu biarlah berlalu dan saya hormat dia sebagai pelakon yang lebih 'senior' daripada saya. Diharap, tiada sesiapa yang akan mengungkit perkara lama itu.

rita baru

Rita Rudaini pula mengakui yang hubungannya dengan Lisdawati adalah bersifat profesional. Yang penting mereka berdua bertegur sapa. Cuma tidak berborak panjang sahaja. Kata Rita:-

Saya tidak mempunyai masalah dengan dia (Lisdawati). Perhubungan kami lebih pada profesional dalam bidang kerja kami. Kami bertegur sapa, tetapi tak banyak berbual pun di lokasi. Cuma dengan apa yang telah berlaku, saya mengambil pendekatan untuk lebih berhati-hati. Dalam masa yang sama saya tidak mahu Fauzi ada dalam apa juga penggambaran yang saya lakukan atas sebab yang tidak dapat saya kongsi kepada umum.

Agak pelik juga permintaan terakhir Rita Rudaini itu. Pastinya Rita ada sebab yang tersendiri tidak mahu terjumpa Fauzi Nawawi yang merupakan suami Lisdawati. Apa-apa pun Abang Nara gembira dengan berita ini. Semoga hubungan silaturahim ini akan berkekalan dan tidak akan putus lagi. Info asal Mstar Online.

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rosyam nor - Google Blog Search

rosyam nor - Google Blog Search


OH <b>ROSYAM NOR</b> RUPENYER.... | KISAH AKU

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 10:12 AM PST

Assalamualaikum...tibe2 nak rajinkan diri ckit,padahal gambar ni sebelum kami 2 beranak demam aritu...masa ni qis dah mula meragam pon sebenarnya...kat sana dia dijaga oleh couple ber2 ni...yg pompuan kawan yat,yang si lelaki kawan asben yat....diorg ni kenal kat fb...cinta muka buku gitu...hehe.. kami g beratur nak main game outdoor..tp sayangnya hujan..terpaksala berlari2 kitorang ni semua...yat ngan asben sempat naik game yg nak tercabut nyawa tu...sumpah dah xmo naik menda tu lagi...muahahhaa...
ok la korang...jomla layan gambo kat bawah ni...ni je yg sempat yat tangkap...tp ape yang penting terjumpa pulak hero melayu masa kini iaitu uncle rosyam nor...memang sporting abisla dia...hehe..tq uncle....
Lihatla pemandangan dari dalam kabel car ni...gayat gila kami....hehe
sempat la bergambo dalam kabel car ni...tu kawan yat...cantikkan..tu yang si kawan asben berkenan abis dia..hehe
sila abaikan muka seposen yat tu...ngantok ke ape yat pon xingat..hehe
sebelum berjalan2,kenela amik gambo dulu...kata si pompuan bertudung tu...hehe
permintaan budak nak demam,menda tu la...tp umi dia plak kene abiskan...ish3...


                        berposing dulu masing2....masa ni ingat nak naik spiderman,tp hujan plak..hehe

 menda ni la asben n yat naik..perh...mcm nak tercabut nyawa kami...xmo naik dah lepas ni....mau terkencing la kitorang..hehe

 sebelum hujan,kami beraturla kat cini...pastu time ni asben cakap...''eh,umi tu kan rosyam nor''...pastu yat pon terusla g kat uncle rosyam tu...terjadila gambo kat bawah ni..hihi...asben n wife...gemoknya laki aku ni..hehe

                             hai uncle yg sporting....qis la jadi mangsa sesi bergambo supaya asben xmarah..hehe
    belakang budak dua orang ni la spiderman yang yat cakap tu,tp lom sempat naik baru je beratur  dah hujan..huhu               sebelum balik amik la gambo sekeping dua...pastu qis terus membuta..ape2 pon kami enjoy walau  dapat main 1 game je... =)



Lisa Surihani - Google Blog Search

Lisa Surihani - Google Blog Search


RM50,000 Hilang Dalam Akaun Bank <b>Lisa Surihani</b> |

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 07:19 PM PST


Malang memang tidak berbau. Dan yang ini bukan sahaja tak berbau, malah tak akan disedari jika ibu Lisa Surihani tidak cuba mengeluarkan wang pada hari Jumaat lalu. RM50,000 adalah satu jumlah yang sangat besar lebih-lebih lagi kepada rakyat marhaen seperti Abang Nara ini

lisa surihani

Ketika ibu Lisa Surihani membuat semakan baki kira-kira jam 10.30 pagi di Bangi, dia menyedari jumlah baki yang ada berkurangan daripada apa yang sepatutnya.  Pihak bank kemudiannya memberitahu yang kad ATM miliknya sudah tidak boleh digunakan kerana sudah ditukarkan dengan kad baru oleh individu lain tanpa pengetahuannya.

lisa surihani

Laporan polis telah pun dilakukan dan siasatan kini sedang dijalankan. Semoga Lisa tabah dengan dugaan ini. Sekarang ini memang macam-macam cara penipuan yang wujud. Diharap pembaca BeautifulNara turut berhati-hati. Masa keluarkan duit, sila perhatikan kiri kanan depan belakang dulu.

P.S: Tin minuman soda versi Angry Bird

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Elly Mazlein - Google Blog Search

Elly Mazlein - Google Blog Search


Tiada Cincin Di Jari, <b>Elly Mazlein</b> Serba Salah

Posted: 18 Oct 2012 02:38 AM PDT

berita | Tempatan

Teks oleh Haswari Ali
Email: ayie@astro.com.my

SUBANG, 18 OKTOBER 2012: Jadi serba salah pelakon dan penyanyi Elly Mazlein, 32, dibuatnya apabila ditanya salah seorang wakil pihak media tentang ketiadaan cincin tunang di jari manisnya.

Bertambah serba salah lagi apabila dia mula berbicara soal single terbarunya berjudul Sabarlah Hati, di mana liriknya berceritakan kisah pasangan bercinta yang terputus di tengah jalan.

Lebih ironik lagi, apabila Elly Mazlein seolah-olah enggan bercerita lebih lanjut berkenaan tunangannya, Azmi Mohd Hata,37, apatah lagi untuknya memperkatakan soal perancangan perkahwinan mereka berdua, meskipun sudah lebih setahun mengikatkan tali pertunangan.

"Kepada sesiapa yang mengenali diri saya, saya memang tidak suka berkongsi hal peribadi dengan sesiapa. Dalam apa juga hal sekalipun biarlah saya pendamkan dulu.

"Nanti bila tiba masa yang sesuai barulah saya umumkan kepada semua. Perkara yang sama juga saya lakukan ketika ingin bertunang dulu.

"Berkenaan cincin yang tak ada di jari saya ini, kerana saya terlalu tergesa-gesa untuk menghadiri majlis hari ini. Jadi tak sempat nak pakai," katanya dengan nada penuh misteri.

Elly Mazlein ditemui ketika majlis pelancaran trailer filem Awan Dania The Movie bersama-sama pelakon utama filem berkenaan, Scha Al-Yahya, Rusdi Ramli, Jehan Miskin dan tidak ketinggalan pengarah, Rashid Sibir.

Jelas Elly Mazlein yang memegang watak sebagai Tania dalam Awan Dania The Movie, dia tidak pernah meletakan masa atau durasi tertentu untuk disatukan dengan pengarah drama dan filem berkenaan.

Bagaimanapun dia redha, bila tiba masa dan waktunya, pasti mereka berdua akan disatukan tanpa sebarang desakan daripada sesiapa mahupun keluarga terdekat.

"Saya bernasib baik kerana keluarga saya sangat memahami diri saya. Mereka tidak pernah mendesak untuk saya kahwin cepat walaupun saya sedar usia saya sudah semakin meningkat. Sebab yang nak kahwin nanti adalah saya, bukannya mereka.

"Umur saya semakin lanjut atau tidak itu bukanlah masalah besar buat saya. Asalkan saya tak nak merana dikemudian hari, itu yang lebih utama. Kerana tidak semua perhubungan itu akan kekal sampai bila-bila," katanya penuh misteri.

Bercerita mengenai single terbarunya selepas lebih tujuh tahun tidak menyanyi, jelas Elly Mazlein lagu ciptaan Manusia Putih itu tiada kena-mengena dengan perjalanan hidupnya sekarang ini, bagaimanapun mempunyai kaitan dengan kehidupan masyarakat secara menyeluruh.

"Ia hanyalah sebuah lagu dan saya tak nak peminat memberi tanggapan berbeza dengan kehadiran lagu ini meskipun ianya sebuah lagu balada yang sangat menyentuh hati.

"Kadang kala, kita tak ada cara untuk berkongsi rahsia dan lagu ini adalah cara untuk saya berkongsi perasaan. Saya harap lagu ini akan sampai ke hati peminat saya di luar sana," katanya bagaikan berteka-teki.

Altimet - Google Blog Search

Altimet - Google Blog Search


Otai Kapok: DJ Fuzz ft <b>Altimet</b> & Salam - Bangkit Lyrics

Posted: 13 Jan 2013 04:10 PM PST


Bangkit bila ditolak jatuh bangunlah semula
Bangkit bila diluka nanti pulihlah semula
Bangkit biar bersusah dulu nanti senang semua
Sakit pada luka kan pulih semula
Bangkit

Dengan nama yang Maha Esa
Maafkan aku aku terlena
Mata buka tapi aku leka
Sekarang kita sedia pasang deria kita lebih peka

Siap gerak gempur
Siap rentak tempur
Redah onak lumpur
Maju tiada undur
Tak kenal uzur hingga jasad kita terkubur
Kalau kurang kaki tangan lutut dan siku dihulur

Ini malam kita pakai tanjak songsang
Askar jati gerak senyap yang lain berkompang
Berani segorombolan tak takut bila seorang
Kuatkan benteng jangan ada yang berlobang

Bangkit bila ditolak jatuh bangunlah semula
Bangkit bila diluka nanti pulihlah semula
Bangkit biar bersusah dulu nanti senang semua
Sakit pada luka kan pulih semula

Bangkit bila ditolak jatuh bangunlah semula
Bangkit bila dijajah boleh tawanlah semula
Bangkit ingat ketua dulu supaya jalan lurus
Kalau tidak ditepi bendung ku tak berakar

Sabit kau umpama cahaya
Yang menyinari bumi
Kau umpama Hang Jebat
Yang melindungi hak dirinya
Kau umpama senjata
Yang melindungi tanah
Sememangnya pendekar yang gagah perkasa

Mana Tun Fatimah
Mana semangat Tun Teja Datuk Maharajalela
Mana cucu Datuk Merah
Keberanian Sarjan Hassan dan Leftenan Adnan
Mari memartabatkan perjuangan Datuk Bahaman

Keris dulu dalam tangan sekarang dalam otak
Paling tajam tak perlu hunus keluar tengkorak
Catur congak cukup sebelum langakah diorak
Tanpa rancangan rapi dah tentu kemenangan rosak

Rapat-rapatkan saf dan buka kuda-kuda
Bila bersatu tunggu lihat siapa berani cuba
Yang akan datang menaruh pada yang semasa
Bangkitlah nusantara

Bangkit bila ditolak jatuh bangunlah semula
Bangkit bila diluka nanti pulihlah semula
Bangkit biar bersusah dulu nanti senang semua
Sakit pada luka kan pulih semula

Bangkit bila ditolak jatuh bangunlah semula
Bangkit bila dijajah boleh tawanlah semula
Bangkit ingat ketua dulu supaya jalan lurus
Kalau tidak ditepi bendung ku tak berakar

Jadi bangkit berkumpul di bawah panji berbulan sabit
Tak sujud pada sesiapa di bawah langit
Tak mengalah walaupun betapa sakit
Sebelum layar bahtera mari kita

Berakit-rakit ke hulu berenang-renang ke tepian
Bersakit-sakit dahulu bersenang senang kemudian
Kemudian

Bangkit bila ditolak jatuh bangunlah semula
Bangkit bila diluka nanti pulihlah semula
Bangkit biar bersusah dulu nanti senang semua
Sakit pada luka kan pulih semula

Bangkit.. bangunlah semula
Bangkit.. tawanlah semula
Bangkit.. umpama cahaya


Syukur - <b>Altimet</b> #Lirik @lagubestbest

Posted: 30 Sep 2012 11:59 PM PDT

Tajuk Lagu: Syukur
Album: -
Artis: Altimet

Muzik Video: Syukur - Altimet

Lirik Lagu: Syukur - Altimet

Pukul 6 pagi
Masa untuk ku bangkit lagi
Sebelum mencari sesuap nasi
Perutku dialas sesuap nasi
Subuhku tertinggal lagi
Terus diganti
Terus keluar dan berlari
Bersama warga kota lain sekali
Kita semua selari
Motor kereta bas LRT
Yang berbasikal pejalan kaki
Dari tauke besar hingga kerani
Semua punya niat sama di hati
Biar usaha dan rezeki serasi
Walau mendung saujana yang dihadapi
http://lirik-lagu-best.blogspot.com
Masih ada mentari, jadi

Chorus
Syukur, aku masih disini
Syukur, aku bernafas lagi
Syukur, aku masih berdiri
Masih ada kuasa dalam tubuh ini
Syukur, aku masih disini
Syukur, aku bernafas lagi
Syukur, aku masih berdiri
Masih ada kuasa dalam tubuh ini

Bil datang lagi
Seakan sebulan dua kali
Harap dibayar dalam tujuh hari
Sebelum bekalannya di mati
Terngiang rintihan ibu dan bini
Kata mereka perlu itu dan ini
Anakku mahu ke sana sini
Mlihat tempat indah dikaca TV
Di otakku hanya periuk nasi
Bil kereta rumah air dan api
Aliran pitisku dijaga rapi
Ditabung yang lebih di dalam laci
Hasil usaha keringat di dahi
Kerjaku halal jangan dicaci
Ku kerah semua tangan dan kaki
Sehingga ku jumpa apa yang dicari jadi

Ulang Chorus

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<b>Hans Isaac</b> Dedah Hubungannya Dengan Neelofa Serius – Perak <b>...</b>

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:12 AM PDT

Pemilik nama sebenar Gerald Hans Isaac, 41, ini berkata, sudah tiba masanya dia menyimpan sebahagian kisah peribadi untuk dirinya sendiri kerana dia sudah banyak berkongsi perkara peribadi dan kisah cinta sepanjang 20 tahun bergelar anak seni.

Hans berkata, atas dasar itu dia lebih selesa untuk tidak bercerita lebih lanjut mengenai hubungannya dengan aktres muda itu demi kebaikan semua pihak.

"Saya tidak nafikan kami memang berkawan secara serius pada waktu ini. Cuma, saya tidak mahu bercerita lanjut mengenai sejauh mana perkembangan hubungan kami kerana ia terlalu peribadi buat saya.

"Cukuplah, saya sudah serik untuk berkongsi kisah peribadi kerana selama 20 tahun bergelar artis, terlalu banyak saya berkongsi cerita hubungan cinta dengan kekasih-kekasih terdahulu tetapi akhirnya saya juga yang dipertikaikan itu dan ini," katanya ketika dihubungimStar Online, di sini.

Ditanya reaksinya berhubung gosip yang mengatakan dia pergi bercuti dengan kekasihnya itu ke Koh Samui, Thailand, secara rahsia pada hujung bulan lalu, Hans berkata, dia enggan mengambil pusing mengenai perkara itu kerana sudah terbiasa dengan permainan dunia hiburan.

"Tiada apa yang hendak saya katakan mengenai gosip itu. Biarlah kerana saya sudah lalui macam-macam gosip sebelum ini.

"Hakikatnya, saya pergi ke Koh Samui bersama sepupu dan rakan-rakan. Kalau pun saya hendak pergi bercuti dengan dia, tentulah kami akan pergi secara berkumpulan dan bukan berduaan sahaja.

"Saya bukan bodoh dan tidak peka dengan sensitiviti agama dan budaya," hurainya.

Mengenai hasrat mendiang ibunya, Carmina Anciano Isaac, 74, yang tidak sempat ditunaikan untuk melihat dia berkahwin, Hans berkata, soal berumah tangga bukan perkara remeh yang boleh diambil mudah dan ia memerlukan persiapan dan keputusan yang tepat.

"Memang saya terkilan mengenai perkara itu tetapi saya tidak boleh tergesa-gesa dan gelojoh mengenai persiapan perkahwinan.

"Dalam hal ini, saya perlu bersikap memilih dan sepenuh hati kerana saya hanya mahu berkahwin sekali sahaja dalam seumur hidup.

"Sama ada saya mempunyai perancangan ke arah itu dengan Neelofa atau sebaliknya, biarlah saya simpan dahulu," luahnya.

Terbaru, usahawan filem ini sedang sibuk dengan proses pasca produksi dua filem terbitan syarikatnya iaitu Lemak Kampung Santan dan sebuah judul yang masih lagi dirahsiakan.

- mStar Online

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Posted: 02 Jan 2013 10:46 PM PST

The journey from Hai Van Pass back to town, in fact, fun and interesting. We blended well with locals who were on their bikes, crossing and honking here and there, without any shouts or accidents. Trust me, they REALLY good in avoiding street walkers and other vehicles. C-curve, S-curve, U-curve, name it, they know how to steer clear of the obstacles.
Approaching the town, we stopped by the road side, to discuss on the next destination. Looking at the map, Cham Museum located somewhere along the Han River.
"Han River is from there to there." The long stretch of the road is located along the Han River. How to find la weh?
Lucky us, we finally found the Museum, just by comparing the printed picture in my Tour Cookbook, with the real-life building. Great!
We went into the compound and parked our bikes near the entrance gate. The ticket booth was 10 meters away, so we had no choice but to pay the fee, VND30,000 each. Haha! To the far left, in front of one info board, there was a group of visitor (foreigners), who were listening to the tour guide, who explained on Champa history.
This building was opened in 1919, dedicated to keep Cham sculptures that were collected from various sites. A French archeologist took some of the sculptures back to Paris, while some were transported to Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi.
Due to the location of this building (near junction), this two storey building was designed in triangle shape with corridors on both sides. Alongside artifacts, gift shop and refreshment are available too.
Pak Ein and his wife straight away looked for a spot to rest their bums. Fortunately, there was one small chamber with long wooden benches in it. In a second, I saw Pak Ein positioned himself horizontally on the bench! Haha! Pity him. I know he wasn't into museum and artifacts, but he willingly followed and joined us. Thanks dad!
Meanwhile, Dan Arif, hubby, and I went in and enjoyed the sculptures. This museum allows visitor to take photo and video, but special filming might require special permission. Most of the statues like apsara, temple guardian, Cham head, "boobies", were taken from My Son, which clearly reflected Buddhism and Hinduism. That was the ground floor.
We went up to the first floor and things they kept here were artifacts of culture, mainly Chinese-oriented stuff. Enough with history and symbolic statues, we went out and met Pak Ein, his wife, and Aqram.
On the way back to where we parked our bikes, suddenly, something caught our eyes. THERE WAS A SNAKE IN ONE OF THE STATUE! OMG! That is why, NEVER EVER stay close to historical artifacts, ESPECIALLY stone statues! Jom, jom blah!
"Eh, remember those marble sculptures by the river? How bout few minutes of photo session?"
"Can…jom…" Everyone agreed.
On the bike, we figured out how to stop by the Han River, right where those sculptures located. There was neither legal nor illegal parking space at all. We had to do what we had to do. We parked on the pedestrian! Hahaha! Hubby and Dan Arif had turned into two crazy paparazzi where they snapped pixies, non-stop.

Then I had my jaw dropped! WOW! This kind of statue, by the busy road side???

GREAT! More please?
So, no photo session for today. Pfft!
"Han Market, anyone?" *Wink! Wink!* I lured Pak Ein and his wife.
"Shopping timeeeee." I saw "nur" on both faces. Hahaha!
Few minutes from the sculptures site, there were Han Market, one of the major markets in Da Nang. This market comprises of Tran Hung Dao Street, Hung Vuong Street, Bach Dang Street, and Tran Phu Street. So, you will NEVER miss it. DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE...BUT YOU CAN DRINK AND RIDE?
It is originally a small trading port for a period of time, under French occupancy. Established in 1940s, original market was completely gone after a major reconstruction in 1989. The design was less chaotic than other street market, with two floors, ranging from local foods to garments to cell phones. So, Pak Ein played once, the seller :)

"Mua một xin vui lòng giá rẻ..." means buy one please, cheap price. Hahaha!

Dissimilar to Con Market, the largest outdoor market in Da Nang, this market is less noisy, BUT STILL, smelly, like toxic! This smell genuinely came from wet market downstairs. Pak Ein's wife and I were forced to pinch our noses, ALL THE TIME, while choosing t-shirts and fabrics for "baju kurung".
"Ok, let's play bargain game. Let see who wins."
Pak Ein used his grandpa aura, told the salesgirl, that he wanted 12 adult t-shirts, 9 kid t-shirts, and 1 for a baby, WITH various sizes.
"OMG! Untuk satu kampung ke bahhhhh?" Well, they were for my sisters, brothers, nieces and nephews.
"Ayang, why not include us in? Dan, you want?" They nodded.
I took off my sling bag, pulled up my jeans, and sat on a small chair, right in front of the salesgirl, who in the midst of taking out the stocks.
"15 adults! Cheap! Cheap! I go no other shop! Only here! How much? How much?" I started bargaining. Well, just use broken English, look more Asian though.
"Pity grandpa, pity grandma, walk so far, tired you know, come, come, give me good price. Tomorrow we go back, we tell friends." I continued. Pak Ein and his wife quickly showed their sad face.
The salesgirl cum the owner of the shop, tried to offer me with lower but still higher price, that I was pretty sure that we can get lower than that. The alley was quite small, so when we sat down to pick the sizes, the front shop started to get jealous. She asked us to sit a bit further, not to "block" her shop. Wow. Cat fight alertttt!
Well, the salesgirl did tell us, that's the culture.
Back to the t-shirt story. I finally managed to get VND45,000 per piece that was approximately RM6. Better price than what Pak Ein got in Hoi An, few days earlier. Kids and extra large were ranging from RM5 to RM10.
Looking at their gorgeous designs, I then decided to get some fabrics for my "baju kurung". They were selling standard length, 4 meters for top, 4 meters for bottom, best length for their national costume, Ao Dai. I grabbed three sets that cost me VND300,000 each (RM30 per set).
EVERYONE HAD MOUTH WIDE OPENED WITH SALIVA EXPLODED.
Lapar gile kot. Masing-masing dah sunburn plak tu.
Everyone, I mean, EVERYONE, agreed to spend our last Dong, on delicious halal food. Where else? Mumtaz Restaurant, an authentic Indian food with halal signboard, without a doubt. 6 plates of rice, with veggies, fish, chickens, and eggs, we had never tasted anything good like this, throughout the journey. Yummeh!
Surprisingly, the price was affordable. Approximately VND800,000, about RM100 for 6 person, around RM17 per pax. Ok la kan?

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KI-Media2: [KI Media] The long tragedy of <b>Cham</b> history

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 03:26 PM PDT

by Jean-Michel Filippi

"Let's get back to the first centuries of the Common Era. Knowing that Chinese, Burmese, Lao and Thai are relatively new in the Southeast Asian landscape, the biggest part of the peninsula was peopled by Austro-Asiatic (or Mon Khmer) ethnic groups. This means that Khmer and related groups (Mon, Kui, Bahnar) were certainly the oldest inhabitants of the peninsula."

"The process ['Nam Tien' or Vietnamese southward expansion] was well defined by L̩opold Cadi̬re in 1911: "As soon as they feel themselves able, they drive off the first inhabitants, whether in a peaceful manner, by taking over the land, clearing it and "planting the bamboo" Рthe hedges that to this day still surround Annamese gardens and villages Рor by violence, then they fight with the Chams, destroying their temples and mutilating their statues." In short, there was no room left for the Chams."

The Khmer empire, from the ninth to the 15th century, obviously didn't develop in isolation. But, looking at the map of Southeast Asia from a historical point of view, it's nevertheless clear that this political construction benefited from an unprecedented geopolitical quietness, at least until the 13th century. The Vietnamese hadn't even begun their march to the south, and the Thai state was made up of embryonic chieftainships.

Yet the exception that proved the rule occurred. In the year 1177, guided by a Chinese deserter, the Cham fleet sailed the Mekong river upstream and from Phnom Penh, the Tonle Sap. They took Angkor by surprise, plundering and destroying the town. They quickly withdrew and, from 1181, under the leadership of the future Jayavarman VII, the Khmers won the war against the kingdom of Champa, which was soon reduced to a vassal state of the Khmer empire.

For the Khmer empire, military recovery was one thing; spiritual recovery was something else. If the very heart of the empire could be so easily struck, there were spiritual causes that couldn't be ignored. Under the rule of Jayavarman VII, the Khmer empire was the theater of the most dramatic religious shift in Khmer history as the new religion became Mahayana Buddhism. It replaced the Hindu religion, which had proved unable to protect the empire.  Hindu gods still existed, but were submitted to the Mahayana Buddha. The temple of Angkor Wat was still there, but was no longer the axis of the world; that was now the Bayon. Who were those Cham who were able to disrupt a mighty empire?

The beginning of a long history

If we look at a current map of peninsular and insular Southeast Asia, we notice no fewer than nine countries. But the borders between these countries don't tell us anything about the region's ethno-linguistic components. The situation has become more and more complicated over the centuries.

Let's get back to the first centuries of the Common Era. Knowing that Chinese, Burmese, Lao and Thai are relatively new in the Southeast Asian landscape, the biggest part of the peninsula was peopled by Austro-Asiatic (or Mon Khmer) ethnic groups. This means that Khmer and related groups (Mon, Kui, Bahnar) were certainly the oldest inhabitants of the peninsula.


There is, however, an exception: a large blot in what is now central Vietnam where another ethno-linguistic group dominates. This group, named Austronesian or Malayo-Polynesian, is composed of a number of peoples such as Jarai, Rhade, Koho and Cham who speak closely related languages that have nothing to do with the Austro-Asiatic group. This presence seems paradoxical. Austro-Asiatic languages are spoken on the mainland with the recent exception of Malay. As concerns Austronesian languages, they are spoken in the Pacific from Easter Island to Madagascar and from Borneo to Papua. So, another Cham exception? Yes and no, because we now know, thanks to the works of Bellwood and Thurgood that: "The Austronesian speaking group settled on the coast of Vietnam from an earlier homeland in perhaps Malaya or, more likely, Borneo, some time before 600 BC."

From tribes to kingdom

As for the presumably Khmer kingdom of Funan (1st – 7th century), our knowledge of Champa comes from Chinese sources that gave us an account of Lin Yi.

Lin Yi, also known by its Cham name Indrapura, was a Cham principality together with Amaravati, Vijaya, Kauthera and Panduranga, which stretched from the northern part of Annam (in central Vietnam) to northern Cochinchina (South Vietnam). All these principalities were Indianised states, and as such inherited from India state conception, art, religion (Hinduism and later Buddhism) and script. Cham script has the same origins as Khmer and Mon scripts.

By the fifth century, Champa (Lin Yi) was developed enough to raid Vietnamese settlements in what is now northern Vietnam with war fleet of more than 100 ships. Ancient Champa can be best understood through its artistic remnants from the fifth to the 15th century. We can still admire the temple of Po Nagar, near Nha Trang, or the site of Po Klaung Garai, near Phan Rang. As the coast was heavily bombed during the Vietnam war, we often have to content ourselves with drawings and old photographs taken by early French scholars who were the first to study Cham civilisation. Cham sandstone statuary can still be admired in the museum of Cham sculpture in Da Nang or in the Guimet museum in Paris. Beautiful sculptures in the round, bas-relief and the most remarkable haut-relief of Southeast Asia are still here to show the greatness of Cham civilization. From an artistic point of view, in Southeast Asia these Cham masterpieces can only be compared to Khmer statues in the National museum of Phnom Penh.

The loss of a kingdom

Nowadays, more than 80,000 Cham people still live in central Vietnam. Many of them still speak the Cham language and still worship Hindu gods, but the land inhabited by their ancestors is now but a ghost kingdom. They are what remain of a once-mighty kingdom that over 1000 years has faced the tenacity of the Vietnamese conquest. The history of Champa can be read in parallel with the Vietnamese march to the south (Nam Tien).

In the early century of the Common Era, the first Vietnamese state (Dai Viet, which roughly corresponds to current Tonkin) had already reached prosperity through the dyking-up of the banks of the Red River. The Vietnamese defeated the Chinese army in 938 AD, marking the end of 1000 years of Chinese domination; from then, a new independent Vietnamese state could launch its Nam Tien, which was soon to become the nightmare of Cham history.

The traditional warfare pattern in Southeast Asia generally aimed at conquering and dominating sparse populations, using their skills in irrigated rice fields, arts and crafts. Nothing of the kind happened in the Vietnamese Nam Tien. This Vietnamese expansion down south was intended as a populating colonisation. The process was well defined by L̩opold Cadi̬re in 1911: "As soon as they feel themselves able, they drive off the first inhabitants, whether in a peaceful manner, by taking over the land, clearing it and "planting the bamboo" Рthe hedges that to this day still surround Annamese gardens and villages Рor by violence, then they fight with the Chams, destroying their temples and mutilating their statues." In short, there was no room left for the Chams. In 1471, Vijaya, the Cham capital was stormed by the Vietnamese. Therefore, it was not the end of Champa which was much more a confederation of principalities than a unified state. According to the Cham scholar Po Dharma, a lively Cham state existed in the south till 1835. In parallel with the Vietnamese progression down south, the Cham fled overseas, to the isle of Hainan, to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra and to Cambodia.

The early history of the Cham in Cambodia is far from being clear. To begin with, were the Cham Muslims at the time of their emigration to Cambodia? Scholars have pointed out evidence that Champa had contacts with the Muslim world as early as the 9th century. A group of Muslim Chams are still living in Central Vietnam although they are a minority; there the majority still goes on worshipping Hindu religion. It is then plausible that prior to take refuge in Cambodia a part of the Cham population had already converted to Islam. The fact that today all the Cambodian Chams are Muslims led most of scholars to the conclusion that the conversion of the majority of Chams actually took place in Cambodia. The Chvea (literally Javanese), a large Muslim population, were already living in Cambodia in the 15th century; their origin is unclear as nowadays they all speak Khmer and don't have a language of their own. It is probably to their contact that the Chams converted to Islam.

The Cham were given by the Udong Monarchy (1601 – 1865) titles and land to settle. After the fall of Vijaya, no less than 3 big migrations to Cambodia occurred: in 1692, 1796 and 1830 – 1835, each of them corresponding to a major Vietnamese push down south. The Chams then deprived of their country were, as they often say, living in someone else's house. This doesn't mean that they had renounced having their own state, as their history in Cambodia was punctuated with several attempts to build a Cham state. The last of these short-lived attempts took place during the reign of King Ang Duong (1847-1860) and was severely repressed.

Modern times

It was at the time of the French protectorate (1863-1953) that modern Cham studies were pioneered in Vietnam and in Cambodia by scholars such as Aymonier and Cabaton who were also administrators. French protectorate also marks the beginning of a marginalisation of Cambodian Chams, who were not enthusiastic about sending their children to French schools. French schooling was broadly viewed as a threat to Muslim identity. Without the adequate degrees, the Chams could not take part in political and administrative life.

Sihanouk's years (1955-1970) defined a new attitude towards the Chams who were named "Khmer Islam". The implications of this have been well perceived by William Collins when he wrote that: "Anyone using the term "Khmer Islam" is aware that the Cham-Malay community is ethnically different from the Khmers. They speak languages related to Malay, they look abroad for their ancestral homeland. They vigorously maintain their distinctive identity, separate from Khmers, by professing Islam, which prohibits intermarriage with non-Muslims. This separation is reinforced by numerous ritual practices that contrast sharply with those of the Khmer majority community. Again, the indelible difference implied by Islam makes assimilation to Khmer ethnicity an impossibility, which suggests that the term "Khmer Islam" points to a feature of the Cambodian nation, that it includes Muslims among its diverse peoples."

The Khmer republic (1970-1975) was the theatre for the emergence of new geopolitical conception in which the Chams happened to have an interesting part to play. In the 1940s, the French authorities had promised to grant autonomy to the "Montagnards", ethnic groups living in the highlands of Vietnam. There was even a secret project of independence. In such a case, what is today Vietnam would have been split into at least two parts: coastal Vietnam and highlands. Due to the first Indochinese conflict, which ended with the French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, these projects went unheeded.

The very idea was revived by the United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races (FULRO). Born in 1964, certainly with the support of the American Special Forces, FULRO has been playing for 10 years the part of a real army at the service of the South Vietnamese minorities. FULRO is a real ideological hodgepodge with demands for autonomy or independence, new borders… Republican Cambodia displayed a real interest in the FULRO through his high ranking Cham officers and particularly General Les Kosem. Also known by his war name Po Nagar, this outstanding character had already become famous through the creation of the Champa Liberation Front (CLF) in 1950s. He had also been a key figure in the setting of the FULRO and in establishing official links between the Khmer Republic and Cham nationalists. For him the second Indochinese conflict was an ideal opportunity to recreate a Cham state and in 1971 a Cham delegation representing the newly proclaimed Cham state was welcome in Phnom Penh in great pomp. At that time a new Khmer republican map was drawn with a new frontier between Cambodia (including Cochinchina) and Champa.

This last attempt to revive Champa was but short-lived. In April 17 1975, Khmer Rouge entered Phnom Penh and the 3 years 9 months and 20 days which were going to follow (Democratic Kampuchea) are amongst the most terrifying episodes the 20th century can offer. More than two million Cambodians lost their lives because of starvation, lack of medicines and executions. According to Craig Etcheson, execution is believed to have accounted for 30 to 50 per cent of the death toll. The Khmer Rouge killed about 125,000 Chams, which amounts to half of the Cambodian Cham population. Most of scholars agree on these facts. What is subject to disagreement lies in the analysis of the perpetrators' motives. Were the Chams peculiarly targeted as a religious or ethnic group to create an ethnic uniformity? In such a case, Democratic Kampuchea (DK) could be accused of having implemented genocide. A second interpretation is that DK implemented a typical communist mass terror and that the Cham didn't suffer more than the other Cambodians. Cham lifestyle was targeted because it was seen as counter-revolutionary; Islam entered the category of reactionary religions and the links of solidarity within Cham communities were perceived by DK as early as 1973 as a threat for the new order it wanted to implement.

The People's Republic of Kampuchea (PRK) which followed DK after the Vietnamese armed intervention in 1978-1979 treated the Cham community with special tolerance. The emphasis on the sufferings of the Cham during DK was used by the PRK to stress the differences between the new "true" socialist regime from the radical DK approach to socialism. According to the text "L'Islam au Kampuchéa" published in 1987, the Chams would have entirely disappeared if DK had not been overthrown. There is now a population of 300.000 Chams in Cambodia which roughly accounts for 70% of the total Cambodian Muslim population.

Cham identity in Cambodia today

Although there are Cham groups and cultural associations abroad which go on claiming the ancestral Cham territory in Vietnam, there are nowadays in Cambodia no more hopes about Champa as a geographical entity or a Cham state anymore.

Cham identity is nevertheless matter of controversy in Cambodia. The way Cham people practice Islam is a very interesting example. The Islam of the Cham population can be roughly divided into 2 groups. On the one side, the Cham Sot who account for 10% of the Cham population (30.000 people) live in Kompong Chhnang, Pursat and Badtambang provinces.

A very unorthodox approach to Islam Cham Sot or "pure Cham" is the way they call themselves as they are accused by the other groups to practice very heterodox traditions. They only pray on Friday as opposed to the normal 5 times a day prayer. They still go on writing with the former Cham script as opposed to Jawi which is Arabic script originally adapted to write Malay.

Other infringements have been noticed by the researcher Agnès De Feo: only initiated people can pray in the Mosque, the Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is not compulsory and can be dreamt up. They organize once a year in September a festival in their Udong Mosque to celebrate on the same day the Imam San they venerate like a saint and the birth of the Prophet; they consider themselves as the followers of Imam san. The celebration of the birth of the prophet and saints is considered as heretic by wahhabism and Tabligh which have exerted a growing influence on Cambodian Cham's Islam.

On the other side, there are the Chams who practice a more orthodox approach to Islam. This approach can't be easily structured and must be considered as a continuum. There is of course a clear cut phenomenon which is the growing influence of Salafism with its Wahhabit variant and Tabligh. These two approaches do not differ on the essentials: the cause of the decadence of Islam is mainly due to the fact that the "true Islamic message" has been forgotten. This "true Islamic message" is restricted to the religious practices of the time of the prophet and the famous pious followers (Salaf Salîh) and implies de facto to choose to overlook 14 centuries of Muslim history. In such a conception, there is no possibility of an approach to Islam which would tolerate the integration of local cultural practices; in clear, the frontier which separates the true religion from impiety goes through the Muslim community.

There is nevertheless another extremely interesting border line which hasn't been given yet the attention it deserves. Before the war (1970), many Cham people had built their identity on a combination of Islam, Cham language and Cultural inheritance from Champa. In such an approach Islam is but a part of Cham Cultural identity. Nowadays, there are still Cham people who define their identity through Cham culture even if this concept is often ill defined. But more and more Cham people tend now to rely only on Islam as the main source of identity.  An ethno-linguistic survey conducted in 3 Kampot region villages along the road from Kep to Kampot illustrates very well this fact. The first village centred on the Les Kosem Mosque doesn't really differ from the others from point of view of religious practices. The difference lies somewhere else: precisely in the fact that Cham language is still practiced in the first village and a number of families still teach it to their children. People talk proudly about their difference. In the 2 other villages, the trend is else as almost no one can speak the language.

In many cases, the only remnant of Cham language is curiously the use in a Khmer sentence of the Cham first person pronoun "lun" meaning "I, me". In these villages, to be Cham will simply means in the end to be a Muslim. No one can predict what is going to happen even in the near future.

We have some reasons to be pessimistic about the survival of Cham language in Cambodia, not to talk about Cham culture which, as we have seen, can't be easily defined in the present Cambodian situation. Language will of course survive in a number of islets but maybe not as an active component of Cham identity. We can only hope that this exceptional linguistic, historical and cultural patrimony will remain alive and won't be only reduced to a museum-like display of a dead civilization.

Jean-Michel Filippi

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Tahniah buat Along Cham kerana dilantik menjadi duta Modenas, nampaknya watak Bobby dalam filem Adnan Sempit membawa tuah buat Along Cham. Cayalah! Motor baru Modenas pun nampak cun.

Dibawah pula gambar sewaktu pelancaran terbaru Motor ACE 115 dan kemunculan pertama Along Cham selaku duta Modenas.

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Posted: 12 Nov 2011 04:58 AM PST

12/11/2011 by Staff Wassupz! | Filed under Wassupz! Tempatan.


Kami baru mendapat tahu dari mesej twitter Along Cham Raja Lawak yang dikirimnya mengatakan bahawa isterinya, Zila AF4 selamat melahirkan bayi lelaki sulong mereka pada pukul 2.04 petang tadi. Tahniah! Kami di Wassupz! ucapkan kepada mereka.


Zila AF4 melahirkan anak pertamanya di sebuah hospital swasta di Kuala Lumpur. Bayi yang seberat 2.5kg ini telah diberikan nama Ahmad Dhanial, nama yang telah dicadangkan oleh tokoh motivasi negara, Datuk Fadzillah Kamsah. Pemilihan nama itu adalah kerana nama itu ada kena mengena dengan nama nabi atau pemimpin terkenal di zaman silam.

Pasangan Along Cham dan Zila AF4 ini mendirikan rumahtangga sekitar Januari 2010.

Diharap Along Cham dapat berkongsi gambar bayi lelakinya bersama peminat secepat mungkin. Tidak sabar hendak tengok kecomelan bayi ini. Tahniah sekali lagi.

P/S: semalam pasangan Faizal Ismail (FBI) dan isterinya melahirkan anak lelaki juga.



   

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