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Garmin Forerunner 301 Wrist-Mounted GPS Navigator and Heart Rate Monitor

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The Society of the Muslim Brothers in Egypt

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This space presents my personal insights into creativities, films, musics, apple mac, visual design, photography, travel adventures, people, news, voices on my beloved country 'Malaysia' and abit about my spiritual journey in the inner-spiritual dimension of Islam. No script, No instructions. Just sharing a brief of the world that inspires me, the books on my shelves, where I work and the project I do, my current passion or simply talk about what's on my mind! But this is not a one-way thingie. This is just part of the matrix. Have your say in the "conversation", just say something. View and enjoy my live broadcast showreels, please be patient while the files are loading.

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Some edited footages I shot during a New York City trip for Human Rights Watch International Film Festival and the New York Asian Film Festival in June 2005. Nearly mugged wandering around. It's a little tribute to this lovely city and people but NOT to Bush and his administration. It got this wonderful creative aura energy that hard to explain. Anyway, this video here will tell on how I felt being in the "City That Never Sleeps". Edited with the background music of U2 from the album "All that you can't leave behind, New York - 2000 ".

Currently I produce or direct people-driven stories and news related to muslims.net in MIDDLE EAST and ASIA PACIFIC for a global broadcaster in HD High Definition. At times I design, direct and produce on-air promotions, show packaging, channel branding, music videos, commercials and corporate videos. Versatile with AVID, Final Cut Studio nonlinear editing suite, Adobe After Effects, ProAnimator, Photoshop and Illustrator. Enjoy the rest of my broadcast list which showcases my past project, travelblog & my own personal spiritual Islamic journey of self-discovery.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Bersih Rally reporter from Al Jazeera won Young Journalist of the Year at the Royal Television Society awards in London

" Hamish covered a Malaysia rally where protesters
were hit by tear gas and chemical-laced water cannon "

Congrats to Hamish, 'nasi kandhar' treat on you. He has been named Young Journalist of the Year at the Royal Television Society awards in London. He beat our other colleague Haru Mutasa as well as Channel 4's Nima Elbagir to clinch the award on Wednesday, hooray for Al Jazeera

Judges commended the Kuala Lumpur-based journalist for his confidence and style, highlighting his work covering street protests 'Bersih Rally' in Malaysia. They also looked at his coverage of the conflicts in Afghanistan and East Timor in awarding him the prize.

Al Jazeera English, on air since November 2006, was also nominated in the News Channel of the Year and International News categories.

The society's awards seek to recognize "creative and excellent journalism" by news organizations whose broadcasts are received in the United Kingdom.

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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Happy Chinese New Year (7 Feb 2008) May the Lights of Wisdom be with You!

" Happy Chinese New Year (7 Feb 2008)
May the Lights of Wisdom be with You! "

" dusk descends New Year's Eve family dinner, makes merry "

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“ Better to be a Pirate than to join the Navy ”

Steve Jobs - Referring to the pirate flag that flew over Apple’s headquaters in 1983. I believe that quote was one of three keyphrases for a large Apple meeting/conference, and the Pirate flag was attached to the Macintosh building after that meeting. So the flag was actually a reaction to that.

: Name: Hatz; Location: KualaLumpur/Malaysia, TempeVillage/Singapore, Malaysia

Hatz is a designer/producer exploring abstract kinetic systems through diverse digital media arts including unique 2D/3D motion design, current affair/travel documentary, music videos, corporate videos, short films and creative design. Born in Johor, raised and educated in Singapore. Currently a part-time postgrad student (consistently missing lectures and tutorials because of my job...arhhh! or should I just quit?), a seeker of the path of truth (struggling to attain the experiential knowledge of God) and commissioned producer for global broadcaster base in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Updated: 2008, I will stop school for awhile to be with 'Bapak' and move my work/studio base back to Singapore.

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NewYork Jiggin 2005

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I'm glad, that this book accidently found me at the Singapore National library last week. Amazing work by Radzi Sapiee and inspirational journey, finding the path of truth on 'Islam Nusantara' that will remind the younger generation of their Islamic heritage. Visit his english blog to know more about the author and how to order your books at berpetualangkeaceh.blogspot.com

A Malay historical novel "Berpetualang ke Aceh: Mencari Diri dan Erti by Radzi Sapiee / ISBN 983-42031-0-1, Jun 2006" tell a story of a young man adventure in self-discovery that bring him through Malaysian states, part of Indonesia and Aceh. Exposing and uncovering "Kerajaan Islam Nusantara" of old, stories/histories related to Perlak, Samudera Pasai, Malacca, Johore, Petani and the existing sultanate states in Malaysia. This histories are purposely erased by Dutch and the English colonials to disunite and divide the spirit of "Muslim Brotherhood in Nusantara" region then. Current histories are authored by 'West Orientalist' complies spectacle that interest them first, discrediting the once great "Islam Nusantara Empire". This is the first from a total three books. I will also get his second book "Berpetualang ke Aceh: Membela Syiar yang Asal by Radzi Sapiee / ISBN 983-42031-1-x, Mei 2007" and the third book "Berpetualang ke Aceh: Sirih Pulang ke Gagang? / ISBN 978-983-42031-2-2, November 2007"

I have not really experience much of life in Trengganu except for my yearly divecapade to Pulau Perhentian. I am a fan of "Awang Goneng Blog" about Trengganu. And he just launch a book base on his blog writing. I miss a 'meet-up session with Awang Goneng' at Singapore Writers Festival 2007, but manage to get my copy at Earshot Café/Bookshop on the ground floor of The Arts House, Singapore. You may place your order on-line from Kinokuniya or MPH

Growing Up in Trengganu (GUiT) started life as the much-celebrated blog of Awang Goneng (the pseudonym of Malaysia’s most-respected journalist in London, Wan Hulaimi). Through a collection of memories retold in glorious colour, he evokes the pleasures of a kampung childhood for the benefit of new generations brought up in air-conditioned condominiums. Listen to the azan call to prayer from the surau of Haji Mat Kerinci, order satay with toast for breakfast, meet notables such as Tun Long the laundry man and Cik Wook Payong Löcöh, whose umbrella turned inside-out in a storm, and relive the pleasure of hearing the rain hammer down on a corrugated iron roof while reading the Beano and eating kueh putu. Sultans, sweetmeat sellers and shopkeepers all act as springboards as you meander through Trengganu history, and by the end of this book you will have painlessly mastered the ‘Trengganuspeak’.

updated: 04.03.2007

As US forces shift tactics on the ground in Iraq, can the Bush Administration's new strategy to engage Arab media win the battle for hearts and minds?
FRONTLINE/World examines the rise of satellite Arab media and the growing influence of Al Jazeera around the globe. Read more...

Directed by Ian Inaba, American Blackout chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement witnessed from 2000 to 2004. Told through the life of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney who took an active role investigating the scrubbing of the Florida voter roles and then found herself in her own election debacle after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the terrorist attacks of 9-11. American Blackout travels from Florida to Georgia to Ohio examining the contemporary tactics used to control our democratic process and silence political dissent.

Nicely directed by Davis Guggenheim with Mr. Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. A longtime advocate for the environment, Gore presents a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and compelling way. An Inconvenient Truth is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share.

The biography " The Reluctant Politician, Tun Dr Ismail and His Time " of my favourite Malaysia’s Home Affairs Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, who passed away of a heart attack on 2 August 1973 at the age of 58. It is based on his private papers and on numerous interviews with his relatives and with people who knew him well, including Ghafar Baba, Musa Hitam, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, Robert Kuok, Lee Kuan Yew and Ghazalie Shafie. New perspectives are provided about the struggle for independence, Malaysia’s relationship with Singapore, the origins of Southeast Asian regionalism, the internal conflicts of the ruling party UMNO, MCA-UMNO ties, the fatal illness of Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, the May 13 riots, and the New Economic Policy. This book contains not only new facts about Malaysian and Singaporean history, but also insights into the general processes of decolonization and nation building.

Meet BLACKWATER USA, the world's most secretive and powerful mercenary firm. Based in the wilderness of North Carolina, it is the fastest-growing private army on the planet with forces capable of carrying out regime change throughout the world. Blackwater protects the top US officials in Iraq and yet we know almost nothing about the firm's quasi-military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and inside the US. Blackwater was founded by an extreme right-wing fundamentalist Christian mega-millionaire ex- Navy Seal named Erik Prince, the scion of a wealthy conservative family that bankrolls far-right-wing causes. Blackwater is the dark story of the rise of a powerful mercenary army, ranging from the blood-soaked streets of Fallujah to rooftop firefights in Najaf to the hurricane-ravaged US gulf to Washington DC, where Blackwater executives are hailed as new heroes in the war on terror. This is an extraordinary exposé by one of America's most exciting young radical journalists.

updated: 26.01.2007

An Education System Worthy of Malaysia by M. Bakri Musa - Read the Entire Book for Free! A severe critique of the present system of education in Malaysia, as well as a comprehensive proposal for reform.

Malaysia in the Era of Globalization by M. Bakri Musa - Read the Entire Book for Free! A critical look at Malaysia's current political and socioeconomic policies in meeting the challenges of globalization. A perspective dramatically at variance to the conventional wisdom emanating from Kuala Lumpur.

Seeing Malaysia My Way by M. Bakri Musa - Read the Entire Book for Free! Sometimes blunt and sometimes sharp but always written with passion, M. Bakri Musa trains his clinical eye on his native land Malaysia—its leadership, institutions, and people.

The Malay Dilemma Revisited by M. Bakri Musa - Read the Entire Book for Free! Race Dynamics in Modern Malaysia

With Love From Malaysia by Karen E. Musa & M. Bakri Musa - Read the Entire Book for Free! An intimate look at Malaysia of the 1970s by a young Canadian mother as she adapted to life in a foreign land and culture.

I watch this award winning documentary by fellow journalist William Nessen, "The Black Road - Inside Aceh's Struggle for Independence" which was banned from the 8th Jakarta International Film Festival (JiFFest) in November 2006. An amazing testimony about the war in Aceh before the peace agreement. Watch the lives (and deaths) of Aceh’s guerrillas, its human rights activists and its ordinary farmers. March with the demonstrators and witness the ensuing massacres. This 52-minute documentary is a must for anyone interested in and concerned with Aceh.

Seems that I can't put down this book about Sheikh Sharafuddin Maneri /India/1346-47. He wrote an outline of the Sufi Path to God in the form of a hundred letters to a disciple. This collection quickly became well known and has been translated as
"In Quest of God: Maneri's Second Collection of 150 Letters". In 1368 a disciple collected all the letters he could find of Maneri’s replies written to various individuals. The letters offer spiritual and religious guidance and encouragement and serve as a complement to the earlier book, a more general collection.

The Journey of the Soul: Story of Hai Bin Yaqzan is a truly remarkable product of 12th century Moorish Spain. Professor Philip Hitti, in his History of the Arabs, characterizes the work as ‘one of the most delightful and original in the literature of the Middle Ages’. It is widely regarded as the prototype for Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. Best described, perhaps, as a philosophical romance, it tells the story of a young man, cast upon a deserted island as an infant, suckled and reared by a doe, who succeeds by his own efforts in fitting himself for life in his natural environment. The author, Ibn Tufail, was one of the outstanding philosophers and scientists of his day and hence many strands are woven into fabrics of the tale: Hai’s physiology, on the process of evolution, on the ‘scientific method’ all find their places in knowledge which his observation and intuition combine to produce. Above all, the book is an allegory of the path towards enlightenment.

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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Bersih Rally reporter from Al Jazeera won Young Journalist of the Year at the Royal Television Society awards in London

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