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Tiga buku pertama yang ditulis dan diterbitkan saya.

The first three books written and published by me.

"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti".

ISBN 983-42031-0-1, Jun 2006

"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal"

ISBN 983-42031-1-x, Mei 2007

"Berpetualang ke Aceh: Sirih Pulang ke Gagang?"

ISBN 978-983-42031-2-2, November 2007

Buku keempat bertajuk "Rumah Azan". Diterbitkan April 2009 oleh syarikat Karnadya dengan pertolongan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, buku ini memaparkan gambar-gambar cantik berserta cerita di sebalik masjid-masjid terpilih yang boleh dikaitkan dengan sejarah Melayu Islam dan pembentukan negara Malaysia.

The fourth book titled "Rumah Azan". Published in April 2009 by the company Karnadya with the help of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, this book features beautiful pictures along with stories behind selected mosques which could be related to the history of Islam and the Malays and the formation of the nation of Malaysia.

Buku kelima saya "Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and Malay Sultanates" diterbitkan awal 2010. Ia merupakan terjemahan buku "Ahlul Bait (Keluarga) Rasulullah SAW dan Kesultanan Melayu" karangan Hj Muzaffar Mohamad dan Tun Suzana Othman ke dalam bahasa Inggeris untuk pasaran antarabangsa.

My fifth book "Ahlul Bait (Family) of Rasulullah SAW and Malay Sultanates" was published early 2010. It is a translation of the Malay-language book "Ahlul Bait (Keluarga) Rasulullah SAW dan Kesultanan Melayu" authored by Hj Muzaffar Mohamad and Tun Suzana Othman turned into English for the international market.

Seperti buku ke-empat saya "Rumah Azan", buku ke-enam "Kereta Api Menuju Destinasi" juga adalah buku mewah yang diterbitkan oleh syarikat Karnadya dengan kerjasama Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka. Keluar Januari 2011 ia memaparkan gambar dan cerita tentang pengembaraan menaiki keretapi ke seluruh Semenanjung Malaysia berserta tempat-tempat menarik yang boleh dicapai dengan cara ini.

Like my fourth book "Rumah Azan", the sixth book "Kereta Api Menuju Destinasi" is also a coffee-table book which is published by the company Karnadya with the cooperation of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (the main Malay literary body in Malaysia). Coming out January 2011 it features pictures and stories on the adventure travelling by train to all of Peninsular Malaysia along with the interesting places which could be reached this way.

Buku ketujuh saya "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" pula ada sebuah coffee-table book atau buku mewah yang ditulis, disunting, direkaletak dan gambar-gambarnya diambil sendiri oleh saya. Keluar dari kilang Oktober 2011, buku yang menggabungkan sejarah keluarga dengan sejarah tempat-tempat seperti Singapura, Johor, Batu Pahat, Muar malah ada sejarah Pulau Jawa dan Inggeris sekali ini telah diulas dengan saya ditemu ramah secara langsung dalam program Selamat Pagi Malaysia di RTM1. Lihat artikel Siaran langsung ulasan buku "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" dan temu ramah di Selamat Pagi Malaysia. Sedikit isi terpilih ada dipaparkan dalam Sneak peek "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah".

My seventh book "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" in turn is a coffee-table book which is written, editted, designed and has pictures taken by me. Coming out of the factory October 2011, this book which combines family history with history of places such as Singapura, Johor, Batu Pahat, Muar and in fact the history of the island of Java and England has been reviewed with me interviewed live in the program Selamat Pagi Malaysia at RTM1. Look at the article Siaran langsung ulasan buku "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah" dan temu ramah di Selamat Pagi Malaysia. Some selected contents have been featured in Sneak peek "Jejak keluarga Yakin : Satu sketsa sejarah".

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Terbaru : Siri novel "Berpetualang ke Aceh" kini boleh didapati dalam bentuk e-book. Masuk http://www.e-sentral.com/, klik kategori novel am dan pergi ke mukasurat 4. Anda juga boleh taip perkataan "Aceh" pada kotak carian. Atau terus klik Buku 1, Buku 2 dan Buku 3.

Latest : The "Berpetualang ke Aceh" series of novels could now be obtained in e-book form. Enter http://www.e-sentral.com/, click general novel and go to page 4. You can also type the word "Aceh" at the search box. Or click straight Book 1, Book 2 and Book 3.

Monday, July 16, 2007

Mendaki Bukit Panau (Climbing Bukit Panau)

Note: This article was made at night in Sik, Kedah after the all-Malay version for CATATAN SI MERAH SILU was completed in Baling in the afternoon.


Bukit Panau, bukit penuh lagenda di Kelantan.
Bukit Panau, the legendary hill in Kelantan.


Biar saya bercerita ringkas... Saya sedang kesuntukan masa kerana merancang untuk ke Langgar, Kedah petang ini. Dan saya juga sedang kepenatan akibat sudah lebih seminggu mengembara ke sana ke mari termasuk berjalan kaki berbatu-batu, kalau dijumlahkan, rasanya tak kurang 30km!
Let me be brief... I'm running out of time as I planned to go to Langgar, Kedah this afternoon. And I'm also very tired because of travelling here and there for over a week including walking for miles, if summed up I feel not less than 30km!
Adapun Bukit Panau terletak di dalam jajahan Tanah Merah, Kelantan. Di kalangan orang lama tempatan, ia terkenal sebagai tempat orang dahulukala meningkatkan ilmu persilatan selain membuat pertapaan. Malah ada yang percaya, Bukit Panau itulah sebenarnya Bukit Pancalusa yang disebut dalam kitab Hikayat Hang Tuah sebagai salah satu tempat Laksamana Hang Tuah belajar ilmu perang. katanya dengan seorang mahaguru bernama Adi Putra.
Bukit Panau is situated in the province of Tanah Merah, Kelantan. Among old local folks, it is famous as a place for people of old to polish their martial skills apart from doing meditations. In fact some believe, Bukit Panau is actually the Bukit Pancalusa mentioned in the old Malay text Hikayat Hang Tuah as one of the place where Admiral Hang Tuah learnt the art of war, it is said from a master named Adi Putra.
Menurut sumber-sumber tertentu, Adi Putra juga dikenali sebagai Sheikh Samman atau Sayyid Thanauddin yang merupakan salah seorang ahli rombongan Wali Tujuh. Rombongan yang diketuai seorang Ahlul Bait anak cucu Rasulullah bernama Sayyid Hussein Jamadil Kubra ini dianggarkan datang ke Tanah Melayu dalam abad ke 14 Masihi begitu.
According to certain sources, Adi Putra is also known as Sheikh Samman or Sayyid Thanauddin who is one of the members of Wali Tujuh (the seven saints). The group headed by an Ahlul Bait, a progeny of Prophet Muhammad SAW by the name of Sayyid Hussein Jamadil Kubra is estimated to have arrived at the Malay lands in the 14 century AD or so.
Ada orang menyebut, Bukit Panau juga merupakan tempat duduk Puteri Sa'adong yang terkenal dalam cerita rakyat Kelantan. Pihak lain menyebut, Puteri Sa'adong bersemayam di Bukit Marak (saya pun tak tahu kat mana), ada pula menyebut memang baginda pernah bersemayam di Bukit Marak sebelum berpindah ke Bukit Panau pula.
There are people who said, Bukit Panau was also the place of residence of Puteri Sa'adong, the famous princess in Kelantanese folklore. Others said, Puteri Sa'adong actually lived at Bukit Marak (I don' know where it is), while some said she did stay at Bukit Marak before moving on to Bukit Panau.
Mungkin sang puteri menurut jejak ibu angkatnya Chek Siti Wan Kembang yang pernah bersemayam di sekitar Tanah Merah, dalam sebuah negeri lama yang dikenali sebagai Tanah Sekebun Bunga Cherang Tenggayong sebelum 'bersara' lalu duduk di kawasan Gunung Stong Gunung Ayam di Ulu Kelantan? Apapun, biar saya bercerita perkara yang senang... Tentang apa yang saya rasa apabila mendaki bukit lagenda setinggi 234 meter ini!
Maybe the princess followed the footsteps of her adopted mum Chek Siti Wan Kembang who used to lived in Tanah Merah, in an old country known as Tanah Sekebun Bunga Cherang Tenggayong before 'retiring' to the Gunung Stong, Gunung Ayam area at Ulu Kelantan? Whatever, let me just tell the easy part... About how I felt while climbing up the 234-metre high legendary hill!

Sebaik sahaja sampai ke Tanah Merah dengan menaiki keretapi 5.30 pagi daripada Gua Musang, saya terus disapa pemandu teksi... Tanyanya hendak ke mana, kata saya Bukit Panau. Berapa tambangnya? RM12. Jawab saya tak payahlah, biar saya cari bas... Lainlah kalau berkongsi tambang dengan orang lain kerana saya perlu berjimat belanja...
Upon arriving at Tanah Merah by the 5.30am train from Gua Musang, I was immediately halted by a taxi driver... He asked where do I want to go, I said Bukit Panau. How much is the fare? RM12. I answered back, there's no need, let me just find a bus... It's different if the fare is shared with others as I have to cut down cost...


Saya baru sahaja hendak meninggalkan kawasan stesyen keretapi... Tiba-tiba dipanggil pemandu teksi, ada orang lain juga hendak ke sana, tapi setakat sampai di perkampungan di kaki bukit sahaja. Saya pun menurut sahaja... Dipendekkan cerita, saya ditinggalkan di kaki bukit sebelum memulakan pendakian.
I was about to leave the train station area... At once the taxi driver called, there are others going there too, but only up to the villages at the foot of the hill. I just followed... To cut a long story short, I was left at the foothill before starting the climb.


Kalau diikutkan, stamina saya bukanlah kuat sangat kerana sudah lama tidak bersukan... Umur pun sudah menghampiri 40 dan saya sebenarnya kurang sihat kerana gangguan-gangguan tertentu, tak payahlah dipanjangkan gangguan apa itu...
Actually, my stamina is not that strong as it's been a while since I did any sports... My age is also approaching 40 and I'm actually not that well because of certain disturbances, no need to elaborate what are the disturbances.


Alhamdulillah, saya masih ada kekuatan semangat yang kental serta sedikit petua orang lama yang diamalkan menyebabkan saya mampu bertahan memikul beban tubuh badan serta jiwa yang berat-berat... Dapatlah juga meneruskan pendakian walaupun nafas sudah mula kencang.
Thank God, I still have the strong spirit and some 'old folks' tips' practiced which makes me able to take a huge amount of physical and mental load... At least could continue the climb although my breathing is starting to go heavy.




Bila melihat sahaja pada jalan bercerun sebegini, boleh rasa patah semangat untuk meneruskan pendakian terutama apabila nafas dah tercungap-cungap...
Just looking at such a steep route like this can break one's spirit from continuing the climb especially when one's breathing is starting to get out of pace...




Syukur ke hadrat Ilahi, pendakian dapat diteruskan... Sekitar 15-20 minit begitu, sampailah ke stesyen pemancar menandakan kemuncak hampir dekat.
Thank you God, the climb goes on... About 15-20 minutes later, arrived at the transmission station marking the summit is near...




Dari stesyen tadi, saya tergerak mengambil sebuah denai ke kanan jalan lalu sampai ke tebing curam dengan pemandangan Sungai Kelantan yang sungguh indah ini... Masyaallah! Subhanallah!
From the station, I was urged to take a path to the right until arriving at a steep hillside with a magnificent view of Sungai Kelantan... Truly this is God's doing! Praise be to God!




Tu dia! Cantik bukan!
Look at this! Beautiful isn't it?




Bila diperhatikan dengan teliti cerun tadi, tenyata batu-batunya telah dicat berwarna-warni... Rasanya ini kerja orang Hindu yang ingin memuja sesuatu. Saya pula sempat menunaikan solat Dhuha di atas batu dengan menggunakan wudhuk yang diambil daripada kolam di kaki bukit tadi.
When the steep hill-side is examined, it is apparent the rocks have been colourfully painted... Feels like the job of some Hindu adherents who wants to worship something. I got the opportunity to do the Dhuha (Islamic optional pre-afternoon prayer) using the wudhuk (ritual purification by water) performed earlier at a pool near the foothill.




Tiang pemancar kecil ini menandakan puncak sebenar Bukit Panau. Cukuplah setakat ini ya!
This small transmission tower marks the actual summit of Bukit Panau. Enough ya!


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