Muar, Sama Seperti Dahulu

Walaupun masa telah berlalu dan zaman semakin canggih dengan adanya jalur lebar berkelajuan tinggi namun, kampung halaman orang tua ku masih lagi utuh berdiri dan terus membangun. Aku mengambil kesempatan hari Sabtu bersama-sama isteri, dan kedua ibu bapaku balik ke Bandar Maharani, Muar semata-mata untuk mengembalikan nostalgia manis di situ. Ya, aku walaupun dilahirkan di Perak namun, semangat orang Muar sudah sememangnya sebati dengan jiwaku kerana aku dibesarkan dengan semangat orang Muar, tempat asal usul ibu dan bapaku.

The Monolog..........

While waiting for my eyes to call off the day, I am writing again tonight. I don't know why but I am filled with high level of enthusiasm to write a monolog, a monolog of a man hanging tight against the turbulence of life that not only him but everyone in this whole wide world. The monolog of all challenges he had to face but some other did not.

Harapan.....

Di hatiku lakarkan sebuah impian

Yang ku namakan harapan.....

Time In A Bottle

Mengingati Sesuatu

    

Resdung yang menyerang ku semalam kini semakin pulih selepas aku menelan dua butir aspirin dan hari ini aku berasa amat segar dan bertenaga, Alhamdulillah. Hari ini aku ingin berkongsi dengan kalian semua tentang kenangan lama ku sewaktu di bangku sekolah. Suatu zaman yang penuh dengan liku-liku kehidupan bergelar remaja dan cabaran yang terpaksa aku lalui. Walaupun 11 tahun telah berlalu, ya, 11 tahun aku meninggalkan bangku sekolah dan kini aku sedang sibuk meniti liku-liku kehidupan orang yang berkerjaya, cabarannya lebih hebat dari bangku sekolah kerana prestasi aku di nilai berdasarkan indeks prestasi kerja (KPI).

Ragam Pemandu-pemandu Malaysia

One of my favorite magical 70's song

Sharifah Aini - Cintaku Cintamu (1975) The Magical 70's Music

SALOMA - KELOHAN 1975

A New Day Has Come......

For The Rest of My Life----> Especially Dedicated to my heart and soul

13 March.........Permulaan Sebuah Perjalanan Atau Suratan Takdir?

Hingga Penghujung Hidupku.....

Semua Tentang Kita....

Malam ini aku ingin berkongsi bersama rakan-rakan semua tentang sebuah lagu yang aku sehingga kini abadikan di dalam diriku sebagai tanda persahabatan aku bersama rakan-rakan sewaktu aku menuntut di UiTM Perlis. Jujur ku katakan bahawa setiap saat aku bersama mereka, itu lah kenangan terindah yang aku pernah alami sehingga kini. Benar kata orang, sahabat datang dan pergi tetapi sahabat sejati yang kekal bersama kita tidak kira kala susah atau senang. Kala kita bersedih mereka turut bersedih dan kala kita gembira, mereka turut bergembira. 

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Rindu Terubat Jua...

Aku bagaikan terbang di awang-awangan malam ini kerana rindu ku terhadap penghuni rumah berhantu (rujuk Rumah Itu Berhantu)

Jiwa Ku Kosong........

Faithful Car....

Terima Kasih.....

(Khas buat Allahyarhamah Puan Hajjah Kapsah Jaafar dan Allahyarhamah Puan Kamariah Yusof)

Kemaman.... Once Upon A Time....

Believe it or not, my family and I used to stay at a place located far far away from Kuala Lumpur in the East Coast of Malaysia. Terengganu Darul Iman is the name

AMG= Aku Makin Gemuk!!!

Assalamualaikum dan salam sejahtera wahai pembaca budiman. Kita bertemu lagi dalam lembaran aku yang tidak

Aku Pasrah.....

Aku Sepuluh Tahun Lepas vs Remaja Hari Ini....

Aku terpanggil untuk mencoretkan hala tuju golongan muda remaja hari ini. Bukan untuk mencari kesalahan orang lain tetapi sekadar meluahkan perasaan risau ku terhadap anak muda bangsaku yang boleh ku katakan kini kian layu. Malahan aku menjadi takut kerana aku juga mempunyai seorang adik yang sedang menginjak usia remaja. Aku risau, takut dengan apa yang di hidangkan di hadapan ku ini. Remaja tendang guru, bergaduh, bahkan ada juga yang sanggup menyerahkan mahkota diri untuk orang yang tidak diketahui asal usul mereka dan motif mereka bersahabat.

Rumah itu banyak jasanya.....

Aku Dan Kenangan

Sambil merehatkan diri memikirkan hala tujuku di masa hadapan, tiba-tiba idea datang lagi, memang idea untuk menulis keluar kala orang lain sibuk menyiapkan diri untuk merehatkan badan sebelum meneruskan pekerjaan mereka keesokan harinya. Malam ini, aku ingin berkongsi sebuah puisi yang telah dijadikan lagu oleh sebuah kumpulan retro 70-an di Malaysia, yang menggelar diri mereka, The Brain Connection. Lagu mereka sungguh menyentuh perasaan ku terutama sekali kala teringat akan zaman muda remaja ku yang penuh dengan liku-liku kehidupan. Sama-sama kita hayati puisi ini....

Dunia Ini Kecil.....

Fadhil Zhafri's World: Rumah Itu Berhantu

Fadhil Zhafri's World: Rumah Itu Berhantu: "(Khas buat sahabatku, Muhamad Hafiz Mohd Seth, Amir Azros Abdul Aziz, Mohd Fikri Said, Sir Jihadi Md Ali dan Wan Hizam Wan Hassan) Kala mal..."

Rumah Itu Berhantu

Lovely Sunday @ Genting Highlands.

Some pictures snapped during the visitation.

Love Is In The Air......

I woke up early yesterday morning, and wife whispered to me "Good morning my love" ahhhh so nice when somebody greeted me with that wish each time I woke up. After had my morning warm shower as usual I would be having my all time favorite breakfast cum diet plan meal, a glass of fresh milk and while sipping, I think about where to go on that bright Sunday. It was 11 am already and I decided to have an early lunch with my wife and off we go to KFC Extreme Park, Shah Alam. Tingggg!!!! Idea came after me while I got my first bite on the chicken, "Sayang, why not we go up to Genting?, It has been a while since we last dated there" Wife looked at me with the most beautiful smile ever and nodded her head agreeing to my idea. The last time we went there was like two months back and we felt the need of going up there again, just to get rid of the pressures faced by all of us in the daily working environment. After finishing our lunch, off we go to Genting Highlands, City Of Entertainment.....







As it was Sunday hence I decided not to use the Karak Highway route as a friend of mine told me that there were so many cars there (actually I ain't pay no toll charges); instead I took the old trunk road via Batu Caves-Sungai Tua-Ulu Yam-Gohtong Jaya. The journey was an awesome one as the route heading to Hulu Yam-Gohtong Jaya are still surrounded with greens and serene view of the forests and it acts as the natural air conditioner for our earth. While listening to the romantic Malay songs played via the Proton Symphony MP3 player (Don't play a fool with Proton, they have their own sound system for their cars especially the Satria Neo) suddenly there was this "K-car", a black color tailgating behind my car. I taught him a lesson by twisting my (wife) Satria Neo around the corner till we reached Genting Malik-Gohtong Jaya interchange near Batang Kali and to my surprise, the Satria Neo grips the road pretty aggressive hence adding my credit to my beloved National car maker for this model, Satria Neo. Moment we passed through Genting River, the road was narrow and winding and there were many cars ascending uphill heading towards Genting Highlands and the Satria Neo continues to give its best shot to me by twisting the bends around the roads until we reached Gohtong Jaya where we stopped at Strawberry Farm. There we spent about an hour and a half there picking strawberries and had an unforgettable Thai massage (errr I think I better not tell as it was a painful experience! till now still feel the pain around my nerves).

Done with the strawberry picking and a painful Thai massage, off we drive up to the summit of Genting Highlands and moment we passed the police sentry, the real journey climbing uphill began. The Satria Neo is indeed designed for those with high adrenaline rush, those who loves speed while cornering and amongst all National cars, the Satria Neo is a perfect match. It grips the road pretty well with minimal body roll while attempting corners. There was this sharp corner and a steep hill where most cars may need to slow down to control their cars but the Satria Neo, I took the corner and I quickly pressed the accelerator so that the car will maintain its momentum while climbing uphills and within 10 minutes or so we safely arrived at the summit of Genting Highlands and the only notice we got moment we arrived there "First World Plaza- Car Park Full" and "Hotel Resort-Car Park Full" and Alhamdulillah we managed to grab a parking at First World Plaza. We were breathless moment we entered First World Plaza as it was jam packed with people inside there. Since we were on our dating mode, we finally decided to have our evening coffee at Coffee Bean Cafe at Hotel Resort where I had my all time favorite Caramel Coffee Ice Blended and wife Hazelnut Coffee Ice Blended and we chatted for hours as if there were no ends and for once we forgot our part and parcels of life in reality, we were just like those who are deeply in love and still we are till now... hehehe.... (I love you sayang...) While we were busy chatting, there were many visitors who were busy checking out heading back to their hometowns but we were accompanied by the cool breeze of the Titiwangsa continent and decorated with mist, ahhh what a romantic dating it was....

Well it was time to go back home and bid Genting Highlands goodbye. I got an information that Karak Highway was badly jammed due to KL lite heading back to the city center after a long weekend, hence once again, the Gohtong Jaya-Genting Malik road saved the day. As we were approaching Batang Kali, we decided to dropped by at my brother in-law's house at Antara Gapi. Upon arrival, we were greeted by my beloved sister in-law and off course, my heart and soul beloved Muhammad Aqil Hadiff Bin Khairul Anuar. How time flies he has grown up and I must say that he looks handsome although he is only one year and a half, going to be two years this year. We had dinner there and it was the first time ever I ate "Ikan pekasam" and man it was an experience because I never tasted that before. Later after dinner, my wife and I spent another hour playing with him while watching "Eagle Eye" via Star Movies channel. I love Aqil just like a son of mine. He always cracks smile on my face and the same too goes to Auni, bancik's daughter.

Our outing ended at 0030 hrs moment we arrived at our crib in Shah Alam. Overall it was an enjoyable outing, where I had the best quality time with my wife ever. Indeed our love is in the air where we spent our best quality time at Genting Highlands accompanied with the cold breezy air and off course we had both of us to love each other. Indeed Allah had decided that we both are meant for each other. I simply enjoyed the outing and wish that I could do it ever again. Maybe next outing would be somewhere uphill again hehehe.... simply marvelous.

-Fadhil Zhafri-
2335 hrs
Shah Alam

What I want to achieve before I reach 30?

Some people may find it impossible for me to grab every single thing in this whole wide world in a mere 5 years, but as for me whom believe in God’s fate and my capability, I believe that I can realize it within this time frame. Like any other people, I have a mission and vision in life, similar to an organization that needs to come out with their mission and vision as part of their strategic management practice. 

If one said that they have done it before and failed, they perceived that they are a big time failures, I was among those people whom had failed in their life but then, I sit back and think will I make any difference if I said that I am a big time failure? I was down in the drain when I thought that I have lost everything that I own before this not until I found my strengths. The strengths is actually me myself; per se, only I can make a different in my life, by putting aside what had happened in the past.  I remembered someone used to tell me this when I was really down the drain;“Challenges are gift, it forces you to find a new center of gravity to stand on, dont fight it just find a new way to stand” somehow, I find the statement rather true, it is actually me whom can make every single diffferent in mylife now.

Thus, it came before me to write down my dreams and what am I going to achieve in 5 years time. First, a good and condusive working environment that will enhance my skills and capability to be an asset to my current company. At the moment, I found that Perodua gives me abundant of experience for me to savvy to enhance and boost my self confidence as well as enhancing my career development in the future. Therefore, I am aiming that I am going to be at least Assistant Manager for Human Resource & Training at my current work place; and I am the only one whom can make the difference. I am already in the organization and now it is time for me to sail in the open sea to reap the achievements in the company. Again by holding to the motivational statement given by someone that I know earlier, I believe that by proofing myself as an asset and capable in delivering things, I can achieve that post within the time frame, I only need to follow the steps to be one. I pray that I can be a good leader full with charisma, transformational and diplomatic leader in my career development, Insya-Allah, I believe that Allah will help me to reach the goals, provided I have to work smart and think hard to be one in five years time.

Everybody has their own dream machine that they want to feel, drive, or even own it. Similar to me, I believe that by putting my heart and soul to it and everyday take it as a mode of motivational tool, I will get my ever dream machine into reality. I have always fancy the German marques for ages, since my dad owns one and he is another source of motivation in order for me to get my dream German marques. I will ensure that in five years time I am going to own my very first Mercedes Benz, anE280 AMG version. I am not aiming for the higher end model for this E-class because I have to be realistic over things that I want to get. I have always been dreaming to own a Mercedes Benz regardless of what people said. I appreciate the Germans for their technology featured inside the Mercedes Benz range and it has always been my dream machine to drive. Once I got the car, I shall let my father to be the first to drive it as a token of appreciation for motivating towards owning the car, Insya-Allah it will become a reality provided I work hard for it.

I have been wanting to own a house of my own at a prestigous area in Kuala Lumpur but then, the new township Ara Damansara captured my eyes. This new township is the most appreciative areas in Petaling Jaya area amidst other newly developed township. Imagine, the value of properties at Ara Damansara appreciated by days. My parents bought their dream house here at RM650,000 and to date the value had increased to close to RM1 million, a huge amount for a double storey link house in this area. But I have made up my mind that I am going to own one of this house in this residency in the next five years. Being a young successful executive, this somehow will motivate me to work smarter and think harder in the future. I could not care less for what people are going to say about it because as long as the intention of buying a dream house has already in mind.

This is the most important thing that I want to achieve in the next five years. Since I am already married as at that time, I must say that I want to have a happy family living modestly at my dream residency area as well as having a bright and brilliant children of mine and my wife as at that time. My main aim is one, I want all of them to lead a happily ever after life and I want them to live in an easy life. I would give my chidren the best education that they can get as well as preparing themselves for the hereafter as their way of life. A happy family believing on the five pillars of principles of Islam and 6 pillars of principles of Iman, I believe this can be a reality. I want my children to be good in both aspects, their worldly life as well as their hereafter life.

Insya-Allah that my dreams can be realized in the next five years. Having my career progressed and bloom at my current workplace, driving my ever dreamt car Mercedes E280 AMG, buying my dream property at Ara Damansara as well as having my dream family, these are my dream achievements in the next five years and if this happen, Syukur Alhamdulillah to the Great Almighty for blessing my life with all His Blessings. Whatever it is, prayer from parents are the most important above all. I believe that with smart work and critical thinking I can realize my goal in the future. Insya-Allah.




-Fadhil Zhafri-
1606 hrs

The Return of Fadhil Zhafri

I am back again in the blogging world. It has been a while since I last blogged back in January 2011. As usual, the lame old excuse would come into the picture; "Busy", "No idea" (errr...do I need to add more) hehhe.. anyway I am back now. Oops...before I go further, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my Chinese friends, bloggers, colleagues and others "Xinnian Kuaile, Gong Xi Fa Cai". Xinnian Kuaile means Happy New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai means May Prosperity be with you (correct me if I am wrong my Chinese friends).

Anyhow, lets proceed with my blogging agenda. It has been three months since I left my glamorous, money making job (see this Fadhil Zhafri At Work) and I am now attached to one of the top player banks in South East Asia doing marketing in auto finance, I cant run away from automotive field as I love cars since I was a little boy and now I ended up with automobile field hehehe.... The job is not easy, but I enjoy every bits and minutes of doing it. It is a new experience, new phase of life and off course higher goal setting. Due to this I hardly do any posting in my beloved blog.

Well, I guess KL is very quiet today as most of the inhabitants have made their way back to their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Chinese) and not to mention those who went for a long vacation. I could not believe that I only took 15 minuted to drive from Kg Tunku down to Bangsar Village where I am currently at now while doing this posting. Ahhh how I wish that KL can be this quiet like the good old days.... Bangsar used to be a hush resident area back in the 70's (My aunt used to stay here since 1975 till 2006). Ahhh sooo relaxing. Hehehehe wondering where will be at after this.

I am happy with what I have today, Alhamdulillah praise be upon Him for giving me the strengths to face all odds along the way. I am happy of miracles that happened around me (Allahuakbar!) and I am happy to see how I am progressing now. Although it will take sometimes for me to groom myself to be an exceptional marketing people but I am persistent that I will make it through with help of my colleagues, bosses and off course my whole family members. I am blessed to have a loving, beautiful wife for standing strong behind me throughout the the way while I climb up my career ladder.

Some people asked me why on earth I left my glamorous job being a sales executive? Again and again, I told them that opportunities only knock once and it will never knocks ever again. Hence when opportunity comes, take the chance and move on and have deep faith in Him and He will show you the way. I have to be strong and never look back. I know that I can do it. Why moved on because I want to expand my area of knowledge and experience and also building my career in the long run.

Why I am being persistent and optimistic? After watching a complete video "A Journey of a Three Pointed Stars". I am somehow amazed with the founder, the father of this legendary premium car brand namely Mercedes-Benz. Karl Benz wrote on a postcard with a sketch of his office with a three pointed stars logo shining on top of the roof of his office and he mentioned this to his wife who stayed hundreds mile away from Stuttgart "Ein Tag fährt dieser Stern fort zu glänzen, obwohl ich nicht mehr herum bin und mein Vermächtnis fortfährt…." (One day this star will continue to shine even though I am no longer around and my legacy will continue....) and because of that no matter what happen, I will move on irregardless of obstacles around me. Taking the father of Mercedes-Benz as my world idols (off course my all time idol would be Rasulullah S.A.W) I believe that I will make it through!

Recently, the company where my father used to work at contacted me to have a short interview with me about growing up as "Anak MMC" (refer to All About Me). I am not bragging but I am "Anak MMC". My siblings and I (except Fatin, I love u dik) were all born during my father's office service with MMC. I would be more than willing to share with them  my experience growing up as "Anak MMC". Actually, I had a fond memories growing up as "Anak MMC" and the most I remembered was spending my greatest childhood day at Batang Berjuntai. I still remember going swimming at the staff mess, chauffeured driven to school and big bungalows and off course getting myself inside one of the dredges during that time. Ahh those were the day.... growing up in the mining area. To me nothing beats like the good old days. Berjuntai Tin Dredging was once noted as the largest mining pool in the South East Asia where they had 9 dredges at one place.

Well, I guess that is all for now. Hopefully I will be in the mood again to do my next posting. But no matter what happened, I will move on and on just like how Karl Benz and his partner Gottlieb Daimler worked hard in upbringing Mercedes-Benz as leading premium brand throughout the world. I will always have the spirit of Mercedes-Benz inside me. Till then..... bye bye and have a nice long weekend.


-Fadhil Zhafri-

An excerption from my old blog....

That’s me in the picture. I was around 5 month old. I remembered my mum told me that those pictures were taken at Keramat Tin Dredging, Tapah. Dad used to work there.
This picture is something that I am going to cherished until the end of my life. A picture of a father and son; my father carrying me around the National Monument during my first birthday in 1984. I owed him a lot and now I am showering him with all the love and attention like any other fathers in this whole wide world deserve.

This picture was taken when I was 2 years old and this was taken at BM21, Berjuntai Tin Dredging. This was where I spent most of my childhood days before we moved to Kemaman in 1990. We moved to Batang Berjuntai in 1984 and this was where I met Allahyarham Fatimah Nur (1983-2001), Allahyarham Abang Anep (1976-2008) and the rest of my childhood friends. I always wrote about my unforgettable childhood memories there; what I enjoyed most there and also the ‘secret path’ to get to the mess hall. I missed the good old childhood days.

This picture was taken on 13 March 1986 where I celebrated my 3rd birthday. I wonder if my son would look exactly like me or vice versa hehehe.. I remembered I got my first remote controlled car on that day, after I cried out loud at the shopping center of getting one before my birthday.

We shifted from BM21 to BM16, which is adjacent to Allahyarham Nur’s house. We shifted to a bigger bungalow, where I remembered I played hide and seek and the last time I visited there (abandoned house) I realized that the house was only a medium sized bungalow not as big as perceived by the old me. The bungalow was surrounded with palm trees, mango trees, guava trees and flowers planted by my mother. Also it has a big lawn that it can cater approximately 2o cars at one time. We often had our BBQ get together there.

At a corner of our old bungalow where dad put this swing. We brought this swing to Kemaman when we moved there but we gave it to my mother’s friend in 1994 before we moved back here. I must say that this picture was the most meaningful picture for me because the picture was complete with my parents and siblings before Fatin was born in 1998, 12 years after Farah. Here, Farah was only 1 year old, I was 4 and fateh was 2. I have already started my kindergarten at Fatima Kindergarten in Batang Berjuntai town.

Sometimes I am touched with this picture as two of my close childhood friends were called upon to be with Him. Sitting from the left; my brother Fateh, Me, Farah, Irma, Allahyarham Nur (pink T-shirt), Allahyarham Abang Anep (wearing cap), Kak Diana (holding a little boy), my mother (pink baju kurung), Aunty Fadzillah (white tudung), Aunty Emon (blue baju kurung), Aunty Hasnah, Uncle Yazid, Uncle Hamzah, Abah and Uncle Zul. This picture was taken when Uncle Zul just got his Volvo (in the picture). The Volvo served him well until he sold it to a friend in 2007.

That’s all about me in the past. Therefore, my friends who used to stay at Batang Berjuntai or within the vicinity of Berjuntai Tin Dredging, I am looking for you guys for us to meet again and keeping in touch from now onwards. I miss you guys and hope that one day we will be able to meet again.

Last but not least, Al-Fatihah to Allahyarham Fatimah Nur (1983-2001) and Allahyarham Mohd Ezhar @ Abang Anep (1976-2008). You guys will always be my close friends until the end.