Makam Raja Melewar di siang hari (The tomb of Raja Melewar during the day)

Akhirnya, setelah 2 kali sampai ke makam Raja Melewar pada waktu malam, hari Rabu lepas saya dapat melihatnya pada siang hari. Mari! :]

At last, after arriving at the tomb of Raja Melewar 2 times at night, last Wednesday I finally got to see it during the day. Come! :]

Kali pertama saya sampai ke sini adalah 3 bulan lalu. Ketika itu saya sedang membuat satu perjalanan sekitar Negeri Sembilan sambil membuat klip-klip video di beberapa tempat lalu cuma sampai ke sini sekitar 8 malam.

The first time I came here was 3 months ago. At the time I was making a trip round the state of Negeri Sembilan while shooting video clips at some places thus I only arrived here sometime around 8 at night.

Maka itu saya tidak dapat mengambil terang gambar-gambar seperti ini. Lihat artikel lama bertajuk Ziarah ke makam Raja Melewar waktu malam (Visit to the tomb of Raja Melewar at night!) yang dibuat 7 Jun.

And thus I couldn't take clear pictures such as this. Look at the old article titled Ziarah ke makam Raja Melewar waktu malam (Visit to the tomb of Raja Melewar at night!) published June 7.

Kini anda juga boleh membaca informasinya dengan terang. Untuk membaca lebih teliti, sila buka gambar di window baru. Untuk makluman, ada sedikit perbezaan informasi bahasa Melayu dengan terjemahan bahasa Inggeris. Apapun cukuplah untuk menyatakan bahawa Raja Melewar yang berasal dari Pagar Ruyung di Sumatera telah dijemput menjadi Yam Tuan pertama Negeri Sembilan tahun 1773 sebelum mangkat 1795.

Now you also can read the information with such clarity. To read it more thoroughly, please open the picture in a new window. For information, there's some difference between the information in Malay and the translation in English. Whatever, both are enough to indicate that Raja Melewar who originated from Pagar Ruyung in Sumatera was invited to become the first Yam Tuan (ruler) of Negeri Sembilan in the year 1773 before he passed away 1795.

Dalam kawasan berpagar, terdapat sepasang makam sebelah-menyebelah...

Inside the fenced area, there exist a pair of tombs positioned side by side...

Di hadapan terdapat informasi ini...
In front there's this information...

Tetapi dalam lawatan pertama ke sini seperti disebut dalam artikel Ziarah ke makam Raja Melewar waktu malam (Visit to the tomb of Raja Melewar at night!) , saya menyangkakan yang ini pula makam Raja Melewar kerana ia kelihatan panjang sedangkan makam berkembar berdekatan kelihatan seperti makam kanak-kanak, kerana jarak antara batu nesan kepala dengan kaki yang dekat!

But during the first visit here as shown in the article Ziarah ke makam Raja Melewar waktu malam (Visit to the tomb of Raja Melewar at night!), I thought the tomb above was the one belonging to Raja Melewar as it looks long enough while the pair of tombs nearby looked liked it belongs to children, because of the short distance between the head tombstone and that for the feet!

Dalam lawatan kedua yang juga dibuat waktu malam lebih sebulan kemudian baru saya tersedar bahawa informasi yang tertera menyebut Raja Melewar dimakamkan di sebelah permaisurinya! Di atas ini adalah makam permaisuri itu. Lebih menarik, dalam lawatan kedua itulah baru saya tahu makam ini ditanda dengan batu nesan Aceh.

In the second visit made also at night more than a month afterwards only do I realise that the information available nearby mentioned Raja Melewar was buried next to his queen! Above is the tomb of the queen. What's more interesting, it was in the second visit that I also found out the tomb is marked with Aceh-type tombstone.

Inilah makam Raja Melewar... Ia juga ditanda batu nesan Aceh!

This is the tomb of Raja Melewar... It is also marked by Aceh tombstone!

Makam Raja Melewar bersebelahan permaisurinya. Sekian! :]

The tomb of Raja Melewar next to his queen. That's all! :]

Makam (tomb of) Dol Said...

Rasanya ramai anak Malaysia pernah mendengar nama Dol Said, seorang pejuang Melayu yang melawan pemerintahan penjajah Inggeris. Sekarang, mari kita melawat makam beliau. Mari! :]

Me feels many Malaysian citizens have heard the name Dol Said, a Malay fighter who fought again the rule of the colonialist English (or British?). Now, let us pay a visit to his tomb. Come! :]

Sekitar 1km daripada bangunan tol lebuhraya PLUS di Alor Gajah, Melaka, di jalan utama menghala ke Negeri Sembilan, kelihatan masjid dengan papan tanda ini di tepi jalan...

Around 1km from the PLUS highway tol building in Alor Gajah, Melaka, on the main road heading to Negeri Sembilan, one could see this mosque with the signboard just besides the road...

Dari tepian masjid, boleh kelihatan sebuah bangunan kuning makam yang terserlah...

From the sides of the mosque, one could see a yellow tomb building which stands out...

Saya terpaksa turun melalui tangga yang kelihatan ini untuk sampai ke sekitar makam itu!

I had to climb down using the ladder seen here to get to the area around the tomb!

Adapun masjid ini terletak di lereng bukit, di bawahnya terdapat sebuah tanah perkuburan sederhana besar... Terdapat juga beberapa buah makam lain agak terserlah, tak tahu milik siapa.

As it is the mosque lies on a hill slope, besides it is a medium sized cemetery area... There's also a few other tombs which stand out, but I don't know to whom it belongs to.

Inilah makam Dol Said...

This is the tomb of Dol Said...

Siapa itu Dol Said? Beliau adalah penghulu ke 9 wilayah Naning, dilantik tahun 1802. Pihak Inggeris di Melaka telah menuntut agar Naning membayar sejumlah cukai tetapi ditolak Dol Said. Naning pun diserang Inggeris tetapi Dol Said dan orang-orangnya dapat mengalahkan mereka!

Who is Dol Said? He is the 9th chief of the province of Naning, installed in the year 1802. The English in Melaka demanded that Naning should a pay a measure of tax but Dol Said refused. And so Naning was attacked by the English but Dol Said and his people managed to repulse the invaders!

Naning diserang lagi Mei 1832. Jumlah yang terkorban dari kedua-dua pihak menyebabkan Dol Said menyerah kalah 1834... Ini kerana ramai yang terkorban adalah orang Melayu juga. Kerana Inggeris berjaya mendapat sokongan orang Melayu dari kumpulan lain untuk turut menyerang Naning!

Naning was attacked again in May 1832. The number of those killed from both sides made Dol Said surrender in 1834... This is because many of those killed were Malays too. Because the English managed to garner the support of some Malays from a different group to go along attacking Naning!

Dol Said diberi pencen oleh Inggeris. Beliau meninggal dunia 1849.

Dol Said was given pension by the English. He died in the year 1849.

Dari makam Dol Said saya memandang lagi ke masjid. Baru kelihatan jalan lebih mudah untuk sampai ke makam dari masjid iaitu di belah kiri gambar ini!

From the tomb of Dol Said, I looked again at the mosque. Then only I saw an easier route to get to the tomb from the mosque that is on the left inside this picture!

Gambar makam Dol Said berserta masjid...

A picture of the tomb of Dol Said along with the mosque...

Bila saya naik kembali ke masjid, baru saya tahu inilah dia Masjid Taboh Naning. Timbul rasa satu hari nanti saya mesti bermalam di sini. Sekian! :]

When I came back up to the mosque, then only I realised this is the mosque of Taboh Naning. Came the feeling that one day I must spend the night here. That's all! :]

Makam (tomb of) Sultan Hussin Shah di (in) Melaka...

Disambung dari artikel Masjid (Mosque of) Tengkera, Melaka.

Continuing from the article Masjid (Mosque of) Tengkera, Melaka.

Di luar perkarangan Masjid Tengkera, terletak satu tanah perkuburan Islam.

Just outside the courtyard of the mosque of Tengkera, there lies a Muslim cemetery.


Pada satu sudut tanah perkuburan itu terdapat sebuah makam tertentu!

At one corner of the cemetery there lies a certain tomb!

Makam ini ditanda sebagai satu tempat bersejarah. Ia adalah milik Sultan Hussin Shah, seorang Sultan empayar Johor-Riau-Lingga abad ke 19 Masihi. Untuk bacaan lanjut, sila klik dan buka gambar di atas ini dalam windows lain ya... Sila!

This tomb is gazetted as a place of much historical value. It is owned by Sultan Hussin Shah, a Sultan of the Johor-Riau-Lingga in the 19th Century. For more information, please click and open the picture above in another window ya... Go on!

Sekarang mari kita ke makam.

Now let's go to the tomb.

Adapun pada zaman pemerintahan Sultan inilah berlakunya Perjanjian Inggeris-Belanda 1824 yang menyaksikan bumi Melayu khususnya empayar Johor-Riau-Lingga yang dikatakan mewarisi kekuasaan empayar Melaka terpecah dua... Jadi satu bahagian yang dikuasa penjajah Inggeris, satu lagi bahagian yang dikuasai Belanda.

As it is, it was during the rule of this Sultan that the English-Dutch Treaty of 1824 was signed resulting in the Malay world especially the Johor-Riau-Lingga empire which is said to be the continuation of the powers and influence of the Melaka empire broken into two... Becoming one part controlled by the colonialist English, another part with the Dutch holding sway.

Singapura yang pernah menjadi pusat pemerintahan empayar itu zaman Sultan Hussin pula tergadai kepada Inggeris lalu dijadikan pengkalan mereka. Natijahnya, Singapura terus menjadi pengkalan kuasa-kuasa asing yang mahu menggugat kedaulatan orang Melayu hingga ke hari ini!

Singapura (please, I dispise using the Anglicised word Singapore much like I dispise using the word Malacca for Melaka) which used to be the centre of administration during the rule of Sultan Hussin was thus practically pawned to the English (or British) and became their main fort. The result, Singapura continued to become the main base for foreign forces to threaten the sovereignity of the Malay people till this very day!

Sultan Hussin terpaksa keluar Singapura lalu menetap di Melaka dan mangkat di sini. Sejarah moden menyaksikan bahagian tanah Melayu yang dikuasai Inggeris kemudian muncul menjadi negara Malaysia, bahagian yang dikuasai Belanda jadi Republik Indonesia. Singapura pula dikuasai bangsa bukan Melayu. Oh, untuk pengetahuan, Sultan Hussin adalah ayahanda kepada Sultan Baginda Ali. Baca balik artikel ini Makam (tomb of) Baginda Ali. Sekian! :]

Sultan Hussin was forced to leave Singapura and thus resided in Melaka where he died at. Modern history has witnessed the part of the Malay lands under English influenced then emerged as the nation of Malaysia, the parts under Dutch influence became the Republic of Indonesia. Singapura in turn is controlled by non-Malays. Oh, for information, Sultan Hussin is the father to Sultan Baginda Ali. Read back this article Makam (tomb of) Baginda Ali. That's all! :]

Masjid (Mosque of) Tengkera, Melaka

Pada hujung minggu baru-baru ini, saya telah pergi ke Melaka seketika... Singgah sebentar di masjid ini mengambil gambar. Mari! :]

During the recent weekend, I went for a short trip to Melaka. Stopped by at this mosqe to take some pictures. Come! :]

Ini adalah Masjid Tengkera, sekitar 3km di utara pusat bandaraya Melaka...

This is the mosque of Tengkera, some 3km north of the Melaka city centre...

Ia adalah salah satu masjid yang memiliki senibina tercantik di Melaka, mungkin juga di seluruh Malaysia!

It is one of the mosque with the most beautiful architecture in Melaka, perhaps in the whole of Malaysia!

Menaranya mungkin kelihatan lama tapi biasa sahaja.

Its tower might look old but common.

Cuba masuk ke serambi dan dalamnya, nescaya anda boleh terpukau dengan senibinanya!

Just try going into the verandah and inside, you just might find yourself mesmerised with the architecture!

Lihat pintu-pintunya yang terukir cantik...
Look at the doors with its ornate beautiful carvings...

Dalam dewan utama...

Inside the main hall...

Kolam mengambil air wudhuk. Mungkin saya sampai pada masa yang kurang baik, ketika kolam sedang kering. Mungkin ada kerja-kerja membaik-pulih...

The pool for taking abolution. Maybe I came at an unfortunate time, while the pool is dry. Maybe because it is undergoing some restoration works...

Apapun, tidak dapat dinafikan seninya di dalam. Lihat sahaja mimbar ini!

Whatever, you couldn't deny the art inside. Just look at this pulpit!

Untuk sejarah masjid ini, baca sendiri maklumat ini ya. Anda boleh besarkan dengan membukanya di laman baru menggunakan butang kanan tetikus. Sekian! :]

For the history of this mosque, just read this information ya. You can enlarge it by opening it in a new page using the right button of the mouse. That's all! :]

Pemandangan sekitar (the views around) Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur...

Assalamualaikum semua. Sudah 2 minggu saya tidak menulis di sini, maka mari dibuka satu cerita dengan beberapa gambar ya. Sila! :]

Peace be upon you all. It's been 2 weeks since I did any writing here, so let's open up a story with some pictures ya. Come! :]

Ahad lalu ketika berjalan-jalan di sekitar bangunan flat di Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, tiba-tiba saya tergerak untuk menaiki lif sehingga tingkat paling atas...

Last Sunday while walking around the flats at Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur, suddenly I felt like taking the lift up to the topmost floor...

Saya pun tak tahu kenapa. Seingat saya seumur hidup saya pernah sekali sahaja menaiki flat ini, itupun setakat ke tingkat 4 menziarahi rumah sewa seorang kawan sekitar 12 tahun lalu!

I also don't know why. As far as I can remember in my whole life I've been up these flats only once, even then only up to the 4th floor to visit a friend at his rented place some 12 years ago!

Apapun, boleh tahan juga pemandangan dari sini...

Whatever, the view from here is not that bad, quite good actually...

Nampaklah bagaimana sebuah lebuhraya bertol memisahkan kawasan Kampung Baru dengan sekitar Ampang berdekatan KLCC...

So one could clearly see how a tolled highway divides the area of Kampung Baru and the vicinity of Ampang nearby the KLCC...

Ini adalah pandangan menghala ke Timur...

This is a view headings towards the East...

Menghadap ke Baratdaya... Terbentang separuh dari Kampung Baru...

Heading towards the Northeast... There sprawled half of Kampung Baru...

Satu pandangan ke Utara...

A view towards the North....

Kemudian saya melihat ke bawah. Semasa berjalan kaki di bawah inilah saya ternampak flat lalu tergerak untuk naik ke atas...

Then I looked down below. It was while walking down here that I saw the flat and felt like going up...

Pandangan ke Timur dari sudut lain...

A view of the East from a different angle...

Untuk pengetahuan, Kampung Baru ialah satu-satunya kampung Melayu yang masih wujud di tengah bandaraya Kuala Lumpur.

For information, Kampung Baru is the one and only Malay village or enclave still exisiting in the middle of the city of Kuala Lumpur.

Inilah flat yang saya naiki. Sekian! :]

This is the flat which I came up in. That's all! :]

Batu hidup di (The megalithic stones at) Pengkalan Kempas...

Ini adalah sedikit gambar terbaru batu-batu hidup di Pengkalan Kempas yang diambil hampir 3 minggu lalu. Cukuplah ia untuk mengisi posting ini, posting ke 151 di blogspot ini ya... Untuk melihat lebih banyak gambar di sana dengan cerita, sila baca artikel The megalithic stones of Pengkalan Kempas di blogspot BERPETUALANG KE ACEH yang dibuat 5 bulan lalu. Selamat malam! :]

Here are a few pictures of the megalithic stones in Pengkalan Kempas which was taken almost 3 weeks ago. This should be enough to fill this posting, the 151th posting in this blogspot ya... For more pictures there along with the story, please read the article The megalithic stones of Pengkalan Kempas in the blogspot BERPETUALANG KE ACEH made 5 months ago. Good night! :]

Keramat Tanjung Tuan (The 'Keramat' of Tanjung Tuan)!

Posting ini boleh dikira sambungan dari artikel The Negeri Sembilan journey continued : On to the 'Keramat'... di blogspot BERPETUALANG KE ACEH . Mari! :]

This posting could be said to be the continuation to the article The Negeri Sembilan journey continued : On to the 'Keramat'... in the blogspot BERPETUALANG KE ACEH . Come! :]

Pada satu bahagian Tanjung Tuan yang agak tersorok, terdapat batu besar ini...

At a rather hidden part of Tanjung Tuan, there lies this big rock...

Di atasnya terdapat satu 'artifak' yang agak menarik... Nampak tak?

On top of it is a quite interesting 'artifact'. Can you see it?

Tak nampak? Biar kita lihat lebih dekat... Agak-agak apakah ini?

Couldn't see? Let us have a closer look... Try take a guess what is this?

Dah dapat? Menurut cerita orang, lekuk di batu ini adalah bekas tapak kaki seseorang yang dianggap sakti dan keramat. Ada yang kata ia bekas tapak kaki pendekar legenda Melayu iaitu Hang Tuah! Sebab itu tempat ini dikenali sebagai Keramat Tanjung Tuan...

Got it? According to the stories, the depression on top the rock is what's left of a footstep of someone believed to be magical and miraculous. Some said it is the footstep left behind by the legendary Malay warrior Hang Tuah! That's why this place is also known as Keramat Tanjung Tuan (the miraculous place of Tanjung Tuan)...

Saya pula memasukkan kaki ke dalam untuk melihat apakah ia muat... Muat memang muat. Kalau betul ini adalah bekas tapak kaki orang, rasanya kaki itu memang lebih besar dari kaki saya!

Me on other hand put my foot inside to see if it fits. Yes, it does fit, perhaps not exactly but it does. If it's true that this is what's left of a human foot step, then I feel the feet must surely be much bigger than mine!

Di sebelahnya pula terdapat sebuah perigi dengan air yang agak sejuk lagi jernih!

Next to it is a well with rather cooling and fresh clean water!

Batu yang memiliki lekuk yang dikatakan bekas tapak kaki ini pula dianggap sebegitu keramat hingga ada orang yang datang ke sini meminta pelbagai perkara seperti nasib baik dan sebagainya. Biarlah... Itu mereka punya pasal. Sekian! :]

The rock with the depression said to be the footstep left by someone is considered to be so miraculous that some people come here to ask for so many things such as good luck and such. Let them be... That is their business. That's all! :]