tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post8152900766098374266..comments2023-09-30T23:36:08.810+08:00Comments on AL-MANAR: Pakcik Reminisces ( Part 12 ) – Oh my God, what am I eating - Section (i)?Al-Manarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-46627820204598385672010-12-10T02:04:41.332+08:002010-12-10T02:04:41.332+08:00Nali,
Would you allow me to know more about your ...Nali,<br /><br />Would you allow me to know more about your sister, perhaps through your brother-in-law? <br />Please email me your answerAl-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-21813436148574627962010-12-10T01:04:50.853+08:002010-12-10T01:04:50.853+08:00dear pakchik, i am somewhere in early 2009 in your...dear pakchik, i am somewhere in early 2009 in your blog. but my thoughts keep coming back to this particular post. <br />i feel for that young man who traveled all that way for a plate of home.<br />my eldest sister, barely out of her teens, had been sent to england in the early 60's to be trained at a teachers college. one night her hostel building burnt down and she escaped with her life in only her pajamas. there were others whom were not so fortunate. in the chaos, nobody noticed that she had wandered off. she was found wandering aimlessly calling out for our mother. whom was it that chanced upon her? a young johorian who is now my bro-in-law. talk about dramatic 'how i met my spouse'...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175835731328338617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-67246742497503282452010-11-30T21:56:41.997+08:002010-11-30T21:56:41.997+08:00Nordinmusa
If this could happen in 1976 imagine wh...Nordinmusa<br />If this could happen in 1976 imagine what could happen 20 years earlier.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-77356677516012409442010-11-30T21:02:01.609+08:002010-11-30T21:02:01.609+08:00I had my share of that 'thing' in my plate...I had my share of that 'thing' in my plate as well. In 1994, i was on my way home from Los Angeles, boarding Singapore Airlines. I had earlier requested my meals to be a muslim meal. And their idea of a muslim meal was that, when they served my tray, they pointed out to that smoked pig foot and said, " Don't eat this!". That European beside me looked puzzled asked me why. I said it's religious thing. And he didnt eat that thing either.nordinmusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695169212477413374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-55257285821626884942010-11-18T21:14:33.943+08:002010-11-18T21:14:33.943+08:00Salina,
I never thought of that. You are quite ri...Salina,<br /><br />I never thought of that. You are quite right about not seeing what pork looks like. Pasar Kedai Payang and all other 'pasars' in Terengganu do not sell that. Kalau ada orang jual tentu lariskan?Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-89437649771444083942010-11-18T21:05:31.793+08:002010-11-18T21:05:31.793+08:00hmm I agree with the suggestion made by c-i-s that...hmm I agree with the suggestion made by c-i-s that you compile your reminiscing into a book.wah wah wah how beautiful! <br />I have never seen how pork looks like..hoho <br /><br />SalinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-87404097058534499342010-11-18T09:38:26.731+08:002010-11-18T09:38:26.731+08:00Gukita
Newark is less than 50km from where I was ...Gukita<br /><br />Newark is less than 50km from where I was and is about the same distance from Nottingham, but we were in different time dilmension, twenty years or about a generation apart. If it was hard for you to get halal meat it could not be easier for me. <br /><br />How nice it is to know that we were from around the same area of Midlands, perhaps more to share.<br /><br />PakcikAl-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-29445198740264742952010-11-18T00:40:02.168+08:002010-11-18T00:40:02.168+08:00Pak Cik, your post is nostalgic indeed. Though my ...Pak Cik, your post is nostalgic indeed. Though my UK time was 20years latter... 1976 at Newark Tech College, we had similiar problem. However a Pakistani shop in Nottingham agreed to supply us halal meat once a week. So we organised our selves and ordered in bulk for weekly supply. When the craving for real Muslim food, we had to board a bus to Nottingham, 25miles away which had a sizeable Muslim population..Gukitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553529969243307062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-60312864158477733192010-11-17T18:42:33.784+08:002010-11-17T18:42:33.784+08:00AAR,
Tak munkin kalau dalam bidang 'education...AAR,<br /><br />Tak munkin kalau dalam bidang 'education' ada pula sehina itu kerjanya. Itu sebab saya tertarik dan ingin tahu. Apatah lagi kalau diberi amanah dan t/jawab. Selamat datang tetapi jangan harapkan syair dan pantun, satu bidang yang saya kagumi tetapi amat tidak berkemampuan.<br />PakcikAl-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-46557319133824499312010-11-17T18:33:22.830+08:002010-11-17T18:33:22.830+08:00ear Hank,
Sama sama lah berhari raya. Alhamdulill...ear Hank,<br /><br />Sama sama lah berhari raya. Alhamdulillah, ciaca dihari raya cantik. Kita brjaga jaga lah juga kerana amaran hujan lebat sudah diberi.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-72309439073281250282010-11-17T17:45:19.292+08:002010-11-17T17:45:19.292+08:00salama.
"Kuli Batak" merujuk kerja bawa...salama.<br /><br />"Kuli Batak" merujuk kerja bawahan yg xdipandang namun punya amanah dan t/jwb..<br /><br />selamat Aidil Adha..maaf zahir batin.Amri Abd Ranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280268165390010696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-57832177686010238132010-11-14T14:00:01.673+08:002010-11-14T14:00:01.673+08:00Dear Pakcik,
Selamat menyambut hari raya Kurban. ...Dear Pakcik,<br /><br />Selamat menyambut hari raya Kurban. Things moved fast don't they!<br />Salam to Makcik and everyone in T'ganu.kaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-81558656473890423282010-11-14T13:22:28.213+08:002010-11-14T13:22:28.213+08:00Temuk,
Indeed we have gone a long way on halal fo...Temuk,<br /><br />Indeed we have gone a long way on halal food. We have been around long enough to see the development up to making us the halal hub in this region.<br /><br />I am pleased to see that you choose to raise the question of 'activities that adhere to the halalan-toyyiban principle'. The food may be halal but is the means of acquiring the food halal? I do not mean the act of stealing but the very process of accumulating wealth with which we purchase all the halal foodstuff. It is so common to read about people in position being questioned or brought to court. Many are never being brought to court and we hear about them too. <br /><br />Salaam to you and selamat menyambut hari raya kurban.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-90451302373735317642010-11-13T23:29:20.334+08:002010-11-13T23:29:20.334+08:00Salam AL-MANAR
Selamat menyambut hari raya Kurban...Salam AL-MANAR<br /><br />Selamat menyambut hari raya Kurban.<br /><br />It is interesting to note that discussions on this halal-haram thing is now gaining momentum even among the non-Muslims, everywhere. Making Malaysia the halal hub of Southeast Asia is a fantastic idea as it has also made us realize that we ourselves should not be concerned with merely the halal status of food and other services in the market, but also whether they are safe to use. Activities that adhere to the 'halalan-toyyiban' principle would certainly gain popularity even among the non-Muslims in today's business world.Temukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967943666125362059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-78122046630447385832010-11-11T21:04:16.247+08:002010-11-11T21:04:16.247+08:00Amimy01
I your case the policy is 'be prepare...Amimy01<br /><br />I your case the policy is 'be prepared' . Have serondeng will travel. Unfortunately certain countries will not allow that to be brought into their countries.<br /><br />Selamat hari raya to you too. We are likely to have a very wet one by the look it.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-9157074417723573692010-11-11T20:58:28.301+08:002010-11-11T20:58:28.301+08:00Sir Pok Deng,
That 'in a calling distance'...Sir Pok Deng,<br /><br />That 'in a calling distance' between halal and non halal sralls, and sharing the same eating table seemed to have given you an opportunity to learn quite a lot about that meat to the extent that it can 'melt' in the mouth. Melilih air liur orang mendengar! I wonder if there is such a course called 'babiology' at one of the universities in Sarawak.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-81744631850110022522010-11-11T08:22:45.318+08:002010-11-11T08:22:45.318+08:00Salam Pakcik
I used to have dinner at a warong in...Salam Pakcik<br /><br />I used to have dinner at a warong in an alley with my non muslim friends. As the place was not that clean I would order and ask the cook to deliver at a chinese coffee shop next to it and enjoyed my soto, mee rebus or whatever. The whole office was abuzz that I ate daging kaki pendek ...<br /><br />I once joind a China tour group and was the only muslim, but I went prepared with very dry serondang daging and sambal udang kering and as the others enjoyed their food I would always order plain rice and 2 boiled eggs, when mixed with the sambals, they tasted out of this world and was the envy of all the other tourists who would ask for some but of course I refused to give since they would have to last all through the weeklong trip. The guide said "I very pity you !!!". <br /><br />Selamat Hari Raya Haji to you, Salmah and family.<br /><br />amimy01@littlereddotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-56849339989372530252010-11-10T19:29:32.765+08:002010-11-10T19:29:32.765+08:00I don't have any interesting experience regard...I don't have any interesting experience regarding the 'white meat'. Never had a hard time finding halal restaurants in Kuching and Kota Samarahan.<br /><br />It's just we were adapting ourselves the new environment where a line of halal warongs are located exactly opposite to the non-halal ones. 'In a calling distance' as Harper Lee would address to describe the location. So it wasn't a weird sight seeing Melayu-faced people who are actually the Dayaks (of course, with some real Melayu pretend to be Dayak; they had no tattoos) get muka merah for drinking cans/bottles of Carlsberg and Heineken.<br /><br />Had a humble experience where I had to sit with the same table with my non-muslim friends. They ordered pork-based foods - mee kolok (traditional noodles of Sarawak, non muslim version: pork added). kuey tiow babi, nasi babi (pork version of nasi yam), and so on. I do not consider myself as part of Islam Liberal movement but I made no cringe seeing my non-muslim buddies enjoyed their dinner in front of me.<br /><br />So that was the time I learned about what makes this white meat so special to its fans. The fat content is delicious, as one of them stated. Its morphology (sorry, science word) makes the meat actually melt in their mouth. Overall, pork is a lot flavourful than red meats and other types of halal white meats eg. ayam, unta.Sir Pök Dénghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562489687553680485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-43781017321657563512010-11-10T19:07:52.067+08:002010-11-10T19:07:52.067+08:00Anonymous,
NNA
That is a good quotation.Anonymous,<br /><br />NNA<br />That is a good quotation.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-37751101420987724332010-11-10T19:05:53.061+08:002010-11-10T19:05:53.061+08:00Akhi Norzah,
The younger generation is not likely...Akhi Norzah,<br /><br />The younger generation is not likely to face this kind of food problem. They ought to know what life was like those days. No doubt there are other problems faced today, something we never thought of, perhaps.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-15344156796840144222010-11-10T18:59:27.878+08:002010-11-10T18:59:27.878+08:00"Prayer is a free outgoing call to GOD
no net..."Prayer is a free outgoing call to GOD<br />no network or battery problem<br />always good signal & all messages sent<br />Make prayer a habit."<br />Nurislam Nurislam AmanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-8277058007335377582010-11-09T23:28:33.436+08:002010-11-09T23:28:33.436+08:00A very nice read, very well put together, Akhi Pak...A very nice read, very well put together, Akhi Pakcik Al-Manar. I really admire that young man man who travelled 25 kg each way to have some rice and prawns. Well, I'm sure all of us who had studied overseas had some similar experience with the pale pinkish meat. hen really hungry for rice, what can we say but just pushed away what we don't want.<br /><br />I'm also proud of the Jom Makan venture.All I can say is that once the Mat Saleh gets a taste of chili and sambal, he'll usually come back for more.Salam.norzahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05325162246693348711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-64719355383556779462010-11-07T07:09:41.696+08:002010-11-07T07:09:41.696+08:00Dear Pakcik,
Yes, Pakcik props for pantuns. I wond...Dear Pakcik,<br />Yes, Pakcik props for pantuns. I wonder if I can get it back again. It was 'geli' when it happened. I'll put it to the back burner for the time being.kaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-60422651452754959822010-11-06T23:29:46.503+08:002010-11-06T23:29:46.503+08:00C-i-S,
One swallow doesn't make a summer.
One...C-i-S,<br /><br />One swallow doesn't make a summer.<br />One incident to make a memoir?<br />Someone will say I smell rat!!<br /><br />Joking aside, thank you for the suggestion. It has not come to that stage and is not like to I am afraid.Al-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31195147.post-28908258501946663762010-11-06T23:13:37.479+08:002010-11-06T23:13:37.479+08:00Kaykuala,
It is strange how we all have certain e...Kaykuala,<br /><br />It is strange how we all have certain experience in common. So post it the pantun way my friend while the memory is freshAl-Manarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203360858632549270noreply@blogger.com