Subhanallah! Setelah lebih 11 hari membiarkan blogspot-blogspot saya senyap tanpa penambahan apa-apa cerita ataupun berita baru, baru timbul gerak untuk berbuat sesuatu. Maka biarlah "kesenyapan" ini dipecahkan dengan berita gembira daripada pihak saya... Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa buku "Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal" atau BKA II sudah masuk ke kilang percetakan dan jika tidak ada aral melintang, akan siap untuk dibaca 18 Mei ini. Bilakah ia akan masuk ke kedai-kedai berdekatan? Saya pun tidak dapat memastikan ini kerana proses pengedaran masih dalam perbincangan. Yang penting, bukunya siap dan sedia untuk menemui para pembaca sekalian dalam masa terdekat.
Praise be to God! After more than 11 days leaving my blogspots quiet without any additonal story or news, recently came the urge to do something about this. So let me break the ice by presenting a good news… That I’m very glad to inform the book “Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal” (literally translated as “The trip to Aceh: Advocating the original faith”) or BKA II is already in printing and if there is no problem, should be ready for readers by May 18th. So when will it arrive at your nearest bookshop? I myself can’t say this for sure as distribution is still within negotiation. What’s important, the book should be ready to meet dear readers soon enough.
Adapun posting ini adalah posting ke 89 dalam blogspot ini. Ingat tak, saya pernah menyebut dalam posting lepas di “Catatan Si Merah Silu” bahawa blogspot ini (pada masa itu le...) telah memiliki 88 posting, blogspot berbahasa Inggeris "Berpetualang ke Aceh" ada 44 sementara blogspot Inggeris campur Melayu "Seni Lama Melayu (Malay Olden Art) ada 22? Saya merasakan nombor-nombor itu cantik, lalu kesemua blogspot ini dibiarkan tanpa apa-apa penambahan baru. Sekarang, biar saya kemas-kinikan kesemuanya dengan berita tentang bakal kemunculan buku BKA II.
Anyway, this posting is the 89th in this blogspot. Remember, I mentioned in the last posting at “Catatan Si Merah Silu” (that is if you care to look) that the blogspot (at that time k…) already have 88 postings, the English blogspot “Berpetualang ke Aceh” have 44 and the English plus Malay blogspot “Seni Lama Melayu (Malay Older Art) 22? I thought the numbers look nice, so that is why I left the blogspots without any updates. Now, let me furnish all three with the news on the coming of the book BKA II.
Oh... Sesuatu yang saya rasa menarik tentang proses penulisan buku ini hingga siap... Sejak buku "Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti" atau BKA I keluar di pasaran Jun 2006, macam-macam cabaran dan dugaan berlaku yang menyebabkan proses penulisan BKA II terasa sangat berat. Ada masanya saya terasa hampir jadi gila kerana gangguan semangat serta kesihatan yang terpaksa ditempuhi… Nasib baik ada pihak yang sudi memberikan sokongan moral dan kerjasama sehingga ia mampu disiapkan juga.
Oh… Something I felt interesting about the writing process of this book until it is completed… Since the book “Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti” (literally translated as “The trip to Aceh”: Searching for self and meaning” or BKA I reached the market in June 2006, all sorts of obstacles and tests came my way making the writing process of BKA II felt so heavy. At times, I felt like going mad because of the spiritual and health disturbances I had to face… Luckily there are those who’s willing to give the moral support and cooperation needed to make it possible to complete the book at all.
Proses terakhir dalam penulisan BKA II adalah untuk menyediakan pantun yang akan diletak pada kulit belakang buku. Bayangkan, ketika BKA I dibuat, pantun di kulit belakangnya adalah salah satu bahagian yang paling awal siap. Segalanya muncul dalam ilham yang memerlukan masa tidak sampai 15 minit, ketika pertama kali bermain-main dengan program Adobe Photoshop untuk membuat rekabentuk kulit buku tersebut, ketika pertengahan tahun 2004 begitu.Tetapi untuk BKA II, saya perlu menunggu hampir setahun untuk mendapat ilham yang sesuai, itupun setelah segala proses penulisan yang lain siap.
The last process in writing BKA II is to provide the poetry for the back cover of the book. Imagine, when BKA I was made, the poetry at its back was one of the sections that was the first to be completed. Everything appeared in an inspired moment that took less than 15 minutes, during the first time I played with the Adobe Photoshop programme to create the lay-out for the book cover, sometime in the middle of 2004. But for BKA II, I had to wait almost a year before getting the right inspiration, even then after the writing process for the rest is completed. I had to go out at night and have coffee at a stall in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur with a piece of paper and a pen in hand. Thank God, the next day the book BKA II is ready to go for printing!
Maka di sini, biar saya kongsi pantun tersebut... Semoga saudara dan saudari akan mendapati buku BKAII ini amat bermanfaat, Insyaallah!
Praise be to God! After more than 11 days leaving my blogspots quiet without any additonal story or news, recently came the urge to do something about this. So let me break the ice by presenting a good news… That I’m very glad to inform the book “Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal” (literally translated as “The trip to Aceh: Advocating the original faith”) or BKA II is already in printing and if there is no problem, should be ready for readers by May 18th. So when will it arrive at your nearest bookshop? I myself can’t say this for sure as distribution is still within negotiation. What’s important, the book should be ready to meet dear readers soon enough.
Adapun posting ini adalah posting ke 89 dalam blogspot ini. Ingat tak, saya pernah menyebut dalam posting lepas di “Catatan Si Merah Silu” bahawa blogspot ini (pada masa itu le...) telah memiliki 88 posting, blogspot berbahasa Inggeris "Berpetualang ke Aceh" ada 44 sementara blogspot Inggeris campur Melayu "Seni Lama Melayu (Malay Olden Art) ada 22? Saya merasakan nombor-nombor itu cantik, lalu kesemua blogspot ini dibiarkan tanpa apa-apa penambahan baru. Sekarang, biar saya kemas-kinikan kesemuanya dengan berita tentang bakal kemunculan buku BKA II.
Anyway, this posting is the 89th in this blogspot. Remember, I mentioned in the last posting at “Catatan Si Merah Silu” (that is if you care to look) that the blogspot (at that time k…) already have 88 postings, the English blogspot “Berpetualang ke Aceh” have 44 and the English plus Malay blogspot “Seni Lama Melayu (Malay Older Art) 22? I thought the numbers look nice, so that is why I left the blogspots without any updates. Now, let me furnish all three with the news on the coming of the book BKA II.
Oh... Sesuatu yang saya rasa menarik tentang proses penulisan buku ini hingga siap... Sejak buku "Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti" atau BKA I keluar di pasaran Jun 2006, macam-macam cabaran dan dugaan berlaku yang menyebabkan proses penulisan BKA II terasa sangat berat. Ada masanya saya terasa hampir jadi gila kerana gangguan semangat serta kesihatan yang terpaksa ditempuhi… Nasib baik ada pihak yang sudi memberikan sokongan moral dan kerjasama sehingga ia mampu disiapkan juga.
Oh… Something I felt interesting about the writing process of this book until it is completed… Since the book “Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti” (literally translated as “The trip to Aceh”: Searching for self and meaning” or BKA I reached the market in June 2006, all sorts of obstacles and tests came my way making the writing process of BKA II felt so heavy. At times, I felt like going mad because of the spiritual and health disturbances I had to face… Luckily there are those who’s willing to give the moral support and cooperation needed to make it possible to complete the book at all.
Proses terakhir dalam penulisan BKA II adalah untuk menyediakan pantun yang akan diletak pada kulit belakang buku. Bayangkan, ketika BKA I dibuat, pantun di kulit belakangnya adalah salah satu bahagian yang paling awal siap. Segalanya muncul dalam ilham yang memerlukan masa tidak sampai 15 minit, ketika pertama kali bermain-main dengan program Adobe Photoshop untuk membuat rekabentuk kulit buku tersebut, ketika pertengahan tahun 2004 begitu.Tetapi untuk BKA II, saya perlu menunggu hampir setahun untuk mendapat ilham yang sesuai, itupun setelah segala proses penulisan yang lain siap.
The last process in writing BKA II is to provide the poetry for the back cover of the book. Imagine, when BKA I was made, the poetry at its back was one of the sections that was the first to be completed. Everything appeared in an inspired moment that took less than 15 minutes, during the first time I played with the Adobe Photoshop programme to create the lay-out for the book cover, sometime in the middle of 2004. But for BKA II, I had to wait almost a year before getting the right inspiration, even then after the writing process for the rest is completed. I had to go out at night and have coffee at a stall in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur with a piece of paper and a pen in hand. Thank God, the next day the book BKA II is ready to go for printing!
Maka di sini, biar saya kongsi pantun tersebut... Semoga saudara dan saudari akan mendapati buku BKAII ini amat bermanfaat, Insyaallah!
Adam, Idris, Nuh dan Salih,
Zaman berzaman siang dan malam,
Membawa risalah selagi boleh,
Intipatinya sama, Tauhid dan Islam.
Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishaq dan Ya’aqub,
Zaman pertengahan keluarga Nubuwwah,
Di Surah Baqarah firman termaktub,
Inilah keturunan pemimpin yang amanah.
Yusuf, Musa, Daud dan Sulaiman,
Nabi Bani Israel termasuk Zakaria,
Sampai ke Isa berubahlah zaman,
Peralihan risalah ke Khatamul Anbiya.
Muhammad Mustapha penghulu Nabi,
Sempurnakan risalah untuk sekalian beramal,
Ahlul Bait dan raja menabur bakti,
Di Nusantara ini membela syiar yang asal
So here, let me share the poetry mentioned… May you dear readers find the book BKA II of much benefit, God willing! Here goes a rather loose English translation though I can’t guarantee it ryhmes like the original in Malay. For you information, the names mentioned in the poetry are the names of the prophets as mentioned in Arabic and Malay…
Adam, Idris, Nuh and Salih,
Ages and ages, night and day,
Conveying the message as best as they can,
The gist is the same, Tauhid (oneness) and Islam (submission and peace)
Ibrahim, Ismail, Ishaq and Ya’aqub,
The middle period of the family of Prophets,
In the verse of Baqarah (in the holy Quran), it is mentioned,
This is the linage of thrustworthy leaders.
Yusuf, Musa, Daud and Sulaiman,
The prophets of Israel including Zakaria,
Came to Isa so the time changes all,
The message shifted to the Seal of the Prophets.
Muhammad Mustapha the head of all Messengers,
Perfecting the message for the benefit of all,
The Ahlul Bait (the Prophet’s family) and kings doing their bit,
In Nusantara (South East Asia) advocating the original faith.