North Star

'Kampung'

2008-03-22T22:04:00.003+11:00

The term kampung in the English language has been defined specifically as "a Malay hamlet or village in a Malay-speaking country" . In other words, a kampung is defined today as a village in Brunei, Indonesia or Malaysia. In Malaysia, a kampung is determined as a locality with 10,000 or less people.

Since historical times, every Malay village came under the leadership of a penghulu (village chief), who has the power to hear civil matters in his village (see Courts of Malaysia for more details). A Malay village typically contains a "masjid" (mosque) or "surau" (Muslim chapel), stilt houses and paddy fields. Malay and Indonesian villagers practice the culture of helping one another as a community, which is better known as "joint bearing of burdens" (gotong royong), as well as being family-oriented (especially the concept of respecting one's family [particularly the parents and elders]), courtesy and believing in God ("Tuhan") as paramount to everything else. It is common to see a cemetery near the mosque, as all Muslims in the Malay or Indonesian village want to be prayed for, and to receive Allah's blessings in the afterlife.

So guys, when was the last time you've experience life in Kampung?

As for me, click on the title above and see for yourself pictures of a Kampung where I used to go during the weekends. This of course happened when I was still in Singapore.

Anak pontianak 1 (waris terpilih)

2008-03-03T19:00:00.002+11:00

Hmmm...cuba terangkan sikit...

2008-01-18T21:19:00.000+11:00

OK geng. Cuba terangkan, apakah sebab-sebab tertentu yang membuat orang ramai minat sangat tentang roti donat? Adakah rasanya? Adakah bentuknya? Ataupun kerana orang lain minat jadi kita pun terikut. Berilah pandangan anda.

The Fellowship Gathering ( Episode 1)

2008-01-11T22:55:00.000+11:00

The first ever Fellowship Gathering on 11th January 2008. We've brainstormed on a project which we embarked not long ago. The picture was taken during the Celebrity death match carrom challenge. We had Davinci code, barbeque, murder in the dark and Rubik's cube tutorial session conducted by San. We also managed to record an audio clip of the Swiss Army boy hehe..

The fellowship: Ringleader, Transport Manager/Vehicle Commander, Artist, Finance Minister, Internal Affairs/Secretary and the multi-purpose Swiss Army Boy.

The Fellowship Gathering Episode 2 will be on 13th January 2008.

Swiss Army boy in action

2008-01-11T22:49:00.001+11:00

Selamat Tahun Baru! ( Happy new year ) 2008

2008-01-06T20:06:00.000+11:00

Assalamualaikum,

Hope everyone is glad that exams are over and the results are out..Alhamdulillah. I'm sure that each one of you has done your very best to achieve your desired marks...Hooray!

If not, be cool, steady and try again.

Check out the latest link on the right for those of you who wants to know more about the Malay history. At least you can answer some questions if people from other races asking about our history. ( even I myself still learning..burp.. )

There will be a gathering of the 'Fellowship' for our Northstarians soon, it will be the first one since the blog was born on the 13th October 2007. The Fellowship will be the 'think-tank' of the future activities of Project Northstar. Please do Do'a for this project to be a successful one, InsyaAllah.

To the other Northstarians, stay tune and be prepared!

Project Northstar...By the Juniors to the Juniors!!

Wassalam, AF

p/s: Can someone please sponsor some doughnuts?

Enjet-enjet semut

2007-12-13T02:16:00.001+11:00

A song from a Singapore band. ( Pink Stiletto )

2007-12-05T13:58:00.000+11:00

Asma'ulHusna

2007-11-29T16:59:00.000+11:00

Al-Taqwa Mosque Fundraising Dinner

2007-11-07T16:06:00.000+11:00

On the 4th of November, AF, Pakcik Ali and myself attended to an invitation to a fundraising function in Keilor Park. This was after the 4-2 lost to the Malaysian soccer team earlier in the day. These photos were taken by myself, San.

"The $1500 painting, one of the item in the auction which no one bought it. Looks like everyones too cheap to bid on it."

"The Auctioner (He's very merepek during the auction)"

"12 faces looking at my camera."

"The view on my sitting position."

"This was by accident, but just take a look anyways..."

"My table set on the front. Good view to see the people who gave speeches in that place."

"Half eaten dinner served in the fund-raising dinner. It may looks delicious but definitely my mum's cooking is far more better."

"Items being held on auctions. (Most of the items are sold for $100+)

"More views of the items being auction. Note that you can see an old man's hand on the table."

"That guy in dark purple was kind enough to pose for this picture while everyone is facing their back on me."

"the $3000 key to open the Al-Taqwa Masjid. A non-Muslim bought the key and gave it away, Now thats what i call a generous fella."

"The strangest yet the most expensive item held on auction. (It was worth $3000)"

"11 "free" perfumes. Since they were left on the table unclaim, I just take them before the cleaner does."

"Half eaten desserts served in the fund-raising dinner. Stole the cheesecake from someone. This picture gives me bad memories..."

"The most expensive single rose I've ever bought. And for some reason, I gave it away to some stranger."

"The front page of the schedule of the fund-raising dinner & Auction. Abit plain though..."

"A speakers, CD holder, a rose, a red pen and 11 perfume. All those items were gain in the fund-raising dinner. Thanks a bunch Cik Ali!"

Pictures taken by San
Captions made up and written by San
Posted by bz-bz AF

'Peribahasa' for the week

2007-10-31T19:52:00.000+11:00

'Ada aku dipandang hadap, tiada aku dipandang belakang'

Ertinya: Kasih sayang hanya waktu berhadapan saja, setelah berjauhan lalu dilupakan.

-Sketch of The Hand- by one of our members

2007-10-30T14:18:00.001+11:00

-The Importance Of Love-

2007-10-25T10:44:00.000+10:00

- The Importance of Love -

Is there any other emotion stronger then love? Is love really important in our living lives? Throughout this short essay, I will show you the importance of love and its meaning.

Love is important to every living things in the world. Love is a kind of a feeling, an emotion with a strong bonding and deep affection of a relational status. Love does not have a clear definition as it is an emotion, where many people experience love in different ways. Overall, the main importance of love is it brings the peace and harmony around us.

Love could also mean showing an attraction for another thing or person. So for example, someone could like another person showing a relationship love or, someone who really likes eating, which shows a love for food.

Just imagine, if love does not exist¡ The world would be very different if there is no such thing love. If there was no such thing as love, there would not be any passion. If nobody is passionate enough for anything, there would not be artist, novelist or no movie producers as these people need a passion for something. Wars can be common as nobody will have love or peace towards each other. This is how important love is.

San

Something to ponder

2007-10-21T20:13:00.001+10:00

Change is the only constant
The rate of change is increasing
Different people react differently to change

Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful it is threatening because it means that things may get worse. To the hopeful it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better.

King Whitney Jr.

May The Force Be With You

2007-10-21T12:31:00.000+10:00

Website for fun

2007-10-19T22:12:00.000+10:00

Assalamualaikum. Greetings to all Northstarians. To commemorate the beginning of a new initiative which is in this case the introduction of this blog, I would like to invite my fellow Northstarians to visit this fun website which I think will keep you entertained while having a break from your studies. Have fun!

http://www.stickdeath.com

The Project

2007-10-14T19:42:00.000+10:00

The idea of this project is to create a central focal point for teens to express, learn and explore in creativity.