Timely To Bring In the ‘Adat’

In Malay history, the Rulers had nearly absolute powers. However the Colonial government through the Pangkor Treaty of 1874 reduced the ruler to a ceremonial role except in matters of Islam and adat.

“Islam and Adat were enjoined to be under the jurisdiction of the Malay rulers but today the Adat is left out.

 “We should bring back the adat because it identifies the Malay Rulers, the Malays and the Malaysian to the customs of the day.

Instead Common Law began to prosper and became widespread through the 3 charters of 1807,  1826 and 1897 the whole of the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States. Later the Un-federated Malay States came under the purview of the Common Law”.

From left Former High Court Judge Dato Seri Zainal Adzam  Abd Ghani, Professor Emeritus Dr Shad Saleem Farouqi,  Toh Muda Panglima Kinta Dato’ Ab Wahab, Tan  Sri Dr Rais Yatim and Adib Vincent Tung Abdullah

Justices of the Peace of Perak with the panel

The remarks were told by Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim a speaker at a forum titled “The Monarchy and the Constitution’ organized by the Council of the Justices of the Peace of Perak and Perak Academy.

 

The audience 

Another speaker at the Forum was Professor Emeritus Datuk Dr Shad Saleem Farouqi and former High Court Judge Dato Seri Zainal Adzam b Abd Ghani who was the Moderator .

Toh Muda Panglima Kinta Dato’ Ab Wahab , the guest of Honour gave the opening address said it was timely to have such a forum to clear any misconception of the Monarchy and the powers vested in the King and the Malay Rulers.

JAG

Chokodok Reggae House

Chokodpok, (is there such a word / name) Reggae (is this word foreign for Ipoh) House (CRH).

The voice of this guest singer attracted me to enter

It’s been sets up for three years already. I’d been meaning to visit this place many a time but only managed a visit it a forthnight ago after hearing some cool sound emanating from there.

Mazwira (call me Wira) operates CRH with his brother Anaz

Chokodok Reggae House is next to the Hugh Low Street Police Station

CRH is operated Mazwira (call me Wira) together with his brother Anaz, both band members of  popular Balok People, it’s a Reggae group. Wira and Anaz are from Ipoh.

Anaz, when he is not in the kitchen takes to performing music

They were playing Reggae music for several years at Langkawi before Wira decided to settle down and returned to Ipoh.

“One thing led to another and Chokodok was set up. It’s a backpacker hostel with affordable rates which operates a café after dark.

Foreign backpackers

If the backpackers need to visit Ipoh and the surrounding we oblige by taking them where they want to go. It’s part of our service” said Wira.

The café opens every evening. The serve the usual Malaysian and Western fare of ‘nasi goreng Apek” and pizza but serve their drinks in buckets….you heard right, BUCKETS with a straw provided.

The Menu. Drinks served in buckets

If you think the bucket is a little too local the bric-a-brac collection that makes up the décor is well ….. just that.

The drink station below the loft

And the stage where the guest singers and Anaz performs is a loft with the drink station below.

If you feel the need to smoke have a Hookah,that tobacco pipe with a long, flexible tube that draws the smoke through water contained in a bowl. Yep this place has it all.

Definitely this is a cool place and with cool music it will provide a brief respite from the bustle of the night.

Check it out,it might change your perspective …. Cheers!

JAG

Coconut Water – The Natural Coolant

Try it. Get some coconuts, pour it out, cut it in half, scoop out the flesh then place it the freezer for 20 - 30 minutes and try it. It’s cool juice is sweet like nectar and feels like a waterfall that’s cooling you down internally.

Being out in the open can be scorcher.

 The weather may rain every day in the late afternoon but during the day before it pours it can be quite a scorcher. At that instant the thought of the cooling thirst quencher crosses one’s mind.

The stall after Gopeng town

Bought mine on the road between Malim Nawar and Gopeng at Rm3 per fruits. Its a clean and neat stall.

Shave off the tops.....

Ask the vendor to select the sweet fruit and shave off the top for you to puncture it when you get home.

Cheers

The Statement by The Malay Rulers on 10 October 2017

Skinhead’s Alive and Rocking …. In 2017

Malay bands are my latest interest. They are innovative and into all sorts of new music, eg 'Brit Pop' so that in itself is progressive. 

But I wasn’t prepared for Skinheads. That’s like a generation past ….. like in the 1990’s era.

But Skinheads are still around …in Ipoh…and they were kicking up the scene just fine last Saturday 7 October 2017 … at Insider Satellite Ipoh.

The band playing when I arrived was 'UnXpected'. The singer sang in English, and sounded pretty good and got a good audience response too. It was spontaneity and he  rocked. 

'UnXpected'

Looked like the fans that night could have got a haircut just before attending coz their styles were cut pretty close. 

And their dressing, was dated no doubt, but definitely a blast from the past.

Earlier the bands performing were oFFside, KARATZ, GangStar and a few more. The UnXpected singer invited them onstage for a jam and I managed to get a photoshot of them.

Definitely the members were in their thirties or more but this was in their time and UnXpected were doing it for their fans and possibly to reminiscence their youth.

'Insider Satellite Ipoh' is located on the first floor along Jln Che Tak, behind Petron gas station.

Rock On people.

JAG

Early Breakfast B47.....

Early morning breakfast's .... those before 7am are interesting .... 

The crowd is above middle age .... dressed ready for work after their breakfast...

...though some look like early risers in need of a hot meal after the cold night

or maybe for some an early breakfast has become a habit .....

(at Old Town...Tong Ki coffee shop)

JAG

Ban Hoe Seng (Auto) New Corporate Office.

Ban Hoe Seng (Auto) launched their corporate office recently.

Situated on the mezzanine floor of Hotel Fairmont, the same building as Ban Hoe Seng’s showroom, the new décor with exposed brickwork, original mosaic floor tiles and industrial styled lighting features an open concept office with meeting rooms of various sizes.

Datuk Lim Si Boon, chairman of Bonanza Venture Holdings Sdn Bhd (BVH) who launched the office said the occasion was also to introduce the new Board Members and share the success of the teams.

“Since the integration in April the new and old teams have worked together and set new thresholds in May both in sales and service areas”.

 

The group from Kinta Properties

The group  from Ban Hoe Seng

“Additionally should our colleagues from the other groups need to hold a meeting in town this would be the place”

Colleagues

Later the board members and staff helped paint on Honda’s global brand tagline “The Power of Dreams” onto the totem board after which it was time to network with other groups.

JAG