12th player is the key player

When I Write all about those remarkably on this title post..I would say,..Of course,..They are, yes they are. The Ultras. The players resoundingly going to their curva seats to show their appreciations as well most of them aware their existences to watch them and to chant for them 90 minutes non stop. To some fan club or a so called fanatic club, cheering up for 90 minutes is something which extremely crazy; yet never being done before in the country. People might call you a wacko instead and some of them might think that there were no such peoples singing while watching the game. Hell nuts, they only watch and know the big stink of the English Premier League. Hypnotized by the sparkling visual on the TV commercials promoting the league they tend not to watch other league which I favorably said it's far more interesting than the premier league. And the atmosphere of the 'other' league shall never be found in the EPL. Yikes, what's the so-called atmosphere? Yes it is the Ultras!..everywhere in Bundesliga, France Ligue 1, Italia Serie A, Spanish Primera Liga, Dutch Eradivisie,.. Okay, enough about Europes, how about in other continents? Yes there are Ultras Ahlawy for the mighty Al-Ahly and Ultras White Knights for Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League.. dude, it is in Africa., Others, Asia? we got Ultras Urawa Red Diamonds. we got Ultras AL Hilal in west Asia and yes, our neighbour, Indonesia which they got here with names such as Aremania, Jakmania, Bonek, Viking etc. Those ultras and the atmosphere, no such a thing like that in the EPL.


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The person which I would like to share with you all is Mr. Freddie Marciano. He's one of the cool guy we meet and always shows the passion of supporting the team. He's also never stops of telling the scene when he was in Turkey with the Besiktas Çarşı.Well, he is the pioneer of the Ultras, he is the one who sparked the fuse and perhaps light up the soul of the stadium perhaps brighter than the stadiums' floodlights. Well I remember that time when the Ultras Malaya still remain as a subgroup of HMC(harimaumalaya.com), he did his best with all time he got promoting the way to support the national team with ultras culture instead of kuaci (sit down and watch the game quitely and full of concentration). He is the first person who light up smoke bomb made all by himself back in 2007 at KLFA Stadium Cheras. Well you won't get bent out of shape with him. And after 3 years all the magic comes, Ultras is a national display of support and also for those who made a big stink upon them; well there's always challenge to do a good thing.


Mr. Freddie Marciano


A quote from a German Ultra of a Bundesliga team “As a football fan, football is your life. It’s quite different from having a girlfriend; after all, your life suffers when you’re a hardcore supporter. We want to be a refuge for young people and everyone who thinks the Ultra idea is good. People come to us because they want to have fun. They see people having a great time and enjoying themselves.”

Well, it is about creating radical atmosphere in the stadium, which mainly with all colors and choreograph on terraces and an extra maximum noise significantly for chanting purpose. Which somehow you never found such a passion in English Premier League,. Uffhh, the commercial bastard league. Fabio Capello did mention some of his thoughts like...
"English stadiums are boring to me, as well as incredibly expensive. If there is a
good crowd then it gets a bit better, but it is nothing comparable to what you
get in Italy where the Ultras prepare the scenario for weeks before a big
game."



The proud little smoke bomb

Which I could understand from what Capello said is what is the meaning of big games to the players. Several players who did their spells in the Italian Serie A from 1990's untill today namely such Paul Gasgcoine; Lazio (1992-1995) Jürgen Klinsmann; Internazionale (1989-1992), Sampdoria (1997-1998), Andreas Andersson; AC Milan (1997-1998) Robbie Keane; Internazionale (2000-2001) where mostly clarified that the league itself is pack with pressure but the atmosphere of the stadiums is aesthetically amazing. What ha amazed them? of course the curva performers, the 12th players. Which I could only see no such a thing in the English Premier League; or known as the Barclays Premier League for its ruthless commercialism thus neglecting to what is the passion of football all about.



Locally the Ultras Malaya is known for it's natural being of the extraordinary passionate supports and efforts all to the Harimau Malaya. To me, the person who is responsible to promote such a beautiful supporting culture in football is no other man which is Freddie Marciano. Spontaneously said by me, he had done such a superb job to promote the culture. The press and medias most of them regard this as a new wave of supporting culture. Gently remarks it as maybe some or most of the reporters doesn't really do their homeworks about what are they and why they exist. Yet they had always a hostage to what we call as to ultras characteristics. Their view of authorities. Well these are the words from the interview done.

The writer: How do you see involvement of the authorities? You know like, Would you describe what sorts of prohibitions imposed by them? Let's starts with flares..

Mr. Marciano: So many of it. Can't really describes those really.

The writer: How do u see these things in order to pursue your activity? (those barriers and obstacles)

Mr. Marciano: Just do it. Fight the authorities in a manner

The writer: Okay..do you find the authorities so far has been supportive?

Mr. Marciano: Some of 'em

The writer: Okay.. tell me the cops

Mr. Marciano: Bastards.

I can't agree more on what he said about the police. We are getting stressed and annoyed with those prohibitions imposed by the authority such as the police. Police? I can't really say no to such an inner hatred to them by me as well. For many Ultras, police behaviour is disproportionate and arbitrary. Their main criticism of
the police is that they treat football fans/Ultras like second-class citizens or people with no basic rights, are often inflexible and arrogant and act condescendingly without showing any willingness to talk to the fans. They are also anonymous (have no name tags) and cannot therefore be identified, and they are said to have no background knowledge of the Ultra culture and its positive aspects. Furthermore, they lack self-reflection and self-criticism and expect too much of the Ultras, who cannot exert direct influence on every fan/Ultra, and their scene structure. They always see the ultras as a violent group of fans, their tifo as a mess and their loud cheering is a massive disturbance.

The writer: Okay,..as far as I'm gonna write here.. it shall be described as, annoying?

Mr Marciano: Constrain

The writer: Ultras does not need government to stand.. do you agree with that?

Mr Marciano: I can't agree more, we did an illegal stuff..see, the government and authorities always being a big problem (to us).

The writer: Okay,.how unjustful did the bubblemouth minister to you and your colleagues?

Mr Marciano: He didn't know anything,..let him.

Well could we come to this agreement, the minister was only pushing out the statements on the press just to ensure that he is doing his job, or just being pro to what so-called as sportsmanship ( in their way of course). Well he is a Youth and Sports Minister. Definitely the medias are always tagging him in the headline.

But one thing which has attracted me most is their chanting song, which most are catchy and easy to memorized as well as hardly to forget. The points are, the songs and chants are catchy and easy to remember as they could easily recruit newcomers as well. Where newcomers find them as a great influence for their identity as the characters of the ultras are remarkably attractive especially to those age of 15-25 years of age. Not just the songs, but the choreographic displays are just superb as well. This is what we call the true art of supporting football and some clearly disagree with that as it is not within the moral attitudes where these people packed it with accusations to the Ultras of burning the explosive fireworks and some welcomes it and even hail it up to the sky as it is one of the method to revive our football scene. Which one you agree with?

The songs are not merely come in its own originality. Some melodies are heard in the Scout camping Jamboree. Some is from popular folk songs and as well as other influences. No matter what type or how do the songs sounds like, the important thing is, they are not cheering for other than their own identity. This is what to be a highly respect and salutation for their efforts of defining football identity into deep love to the country. They already showed how they love their country, they won't stop cheering the lads to keep fight till the end. As they believe we will never fall. Of course until the last rebel. So, what about you Mancunians????? To be honest is I never impressed to the one who do look like a great knowledgeable people who loves football and also a die hard fan of an outside of the country team. Which actually he did awake until 3.00 a.m. and sometimes until the next morning just to watch those fagots playing their balls at their great stadiums. I rather feel happy to see a bunch of school boys who proud wearing the local teams and talk about their local idols and proudly show up in the stadiums at their town to show their love and proud to the team and enthusiasm to their homegrown and hometown, as well as the national team. Mancunians are rather stupid enough to be in that kind of category. What category? Ass holes.

This might be what Mr. Marciano wants everybody to be with him. Not just to be with him but also more than just respecting each other. Brotherhood. The simple word which so long in his head and this is what he is striving for. Selamanya, selamanya, selamanya kita bersaudara. Put the spirits of loving your land, loving your home, loving everybody you know, loving your hometown where you find everything there; love, security, comfort and happiness. Well what do Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd did gives us in the EPL.. they just want your fu**ing money, that's all,.. And stop being a slave of a MODERN FOOTBALL. We have our own colors, and always be proud of it!.

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This why the post is entitled 12th player is the key player because they are the one. Mr Marciano couldn't really hide his proud of the lads, which he can easily gather around 800 strength of people if there is a match around the corner. Where it is a huge different back to 2007 where it had all starts. Where he painted the banner all by himself, and during that time he was proudly displaying the banner to the terrace and chanting the team together with us. Now, it is about educating the newcomers about the ultras movement here in the country.

Ain't going to be an outrages opinion if to say most of players; the stars of the national team such Baddrol Bakhtiar, Safee Sali, Khairul Fahmi Che Mat and Coach Fozi which also agreed by Mr Marciano that they are always needed in every game.


12th player is not just a key player. They are also the soul of the stadium, the game and the heart of passionate football. Thank you Ultras from all over the country keep doing it Until The Last Rebel. Yes, NO AL CALCIO MODERNO. I am not an enemy of commercialism but I am against anything which kills the passion of the game. So let's wipe off the Modern Football.



ps: don't forget to click on to http://www.ultrasmalaya.net. All the info is there, and of course they are planning for Taipei as well for the World Cup Qualifying.

Ultras is no such as hooliganism

"But the crucial difference is that we don’t fight – we paint flags instead.” Joachim Franzén of Fabriken group devoted to Swedish side Djurgårdens IF.

I had a small casual conversations with my colleague at nice mamak stall in the town, which suddenly the conversation was attracted to the issues on the flare which misunderstood by the authorities as they equated it as an explosive fireworks and that's how they did understood by several reports of the newspaper which providing good "air conditioner" to the bubblemouth minister about the supporters who burn flare. The conclusion came across them was, "ultras ni bahaya, silap-silap, dia orang bakar stadium" and another one added "dah la penyokong kelantan pulak tu, memang tau dah dia orang ni haprak, menang pun nak gaduh, kalah lagi la". Racism mentality, (I mean what's the problem if they are Kelantanese?), and very narrow thinking attitude. "Diorang yang tulis-tulis kat banner ultras itu la, ultras ini la semua nak jadi macam kat England tu, style hooligan." This is how it goes. Always something new related to what we call as negativism.Which most of them derived the ultras into hooliganism. Where they were accidentally recounting the ultras as a pro-violent supporters. I don't want to react to some of those who did not understand what are the ultras made of? They simply a super loyal fans, you never going to think how they did that.. Well I do some serious studies towards this culture which these words below could be best reflect to the situation where for those who doesn't know what is the ultras.



The word ultra roughly translates as ‘beyond’ in English. Renowned for their elaborate pitch side displays, this translation resonates.
Although fans on several continents call themselves ultras, the movement began in Italy during the 1950s. “Like the Palio in Siena, many
small districts in Italy have their own symbols, and that tradition soon extended to football,” explains Italian football journalist Giancarlo
Rinaldi. “As the Ultras used to get free tickets to games, they could afford to spend time and money on flags and choreography.”
This particular fan subgroup first appeared in Italy during the late 1960s when football teams reduced ticket prices in certain areas of the stadiums. The word ultra is Latin, which means radical in English. Since the early 1990s, the ultras subculture has increasingly become similar in style to the hooligan firm and casual cultures.Violent acts of hooliganism by groups of ultras have led to some deaths.



Ultras primarily want to support their team creatively as best as possible throughout a game both visually and acoustically. What is important for them is often not only the activities on the day of the match itself but the preparations and post-match work in a particular week, for which purpose they meet in special fan rooms, clubhouses or their local pubs. “The Ultras usually work for several weeks on preparing an intro choreography, for example, which may be seen for no more than 20 seconds during a game. They spend around 4,500 euros and might employ 200 litres of paint, 7,000 sheets of cardboard, 500 small flags or twopole banners, 90 metres of cash register roll and a 30 by 50 metre section banner." This might seem over-the-top to an outsider but for the Ultras it is a manifestation of their deep
love and affection for their club. Moreover, what is important for them is not only the few seconds of their choreographed display but also the time they spend together on creative design.”





These choreographed displays put on by the Ultras are financed in different ways: some collect donations on the terraces and others pay for them via membership fees or sell their own merchandising items, fanzines or videos.
Many activities and the behaviour of the Ultras in a stadium “are ritual-like. Situations in the game are commented on and symbolically imitated, such as waving the arms and shouting ‘Ah’ on a rising note when a corner is taken, stripping to the waist and pointing the bare buttocks in the direction of the
opposition, especially in winter, or boisterously pushing one another around after a goal has been scored.”
Some ritual postures and gestures can be compared to religious rituals, which is why the Ultra culture is also often referred to as a kind of “surrogate religion”.
The Ultras are not just interested in supporting the club but also in their own self-presentation: almost every group that takes pride in itself operates its own website for this purpose, “publishes its own Ultra magazine, puts video films of the group on the web and develops its own range of polo shirts, sweatshirts, caps and scarves with its own name, logo or symbol”. Almost like designers, they use logos and symbols to try to give their group a kind of corporate identity and project a collective image to the outside world that will bring about an internal identity.
The fact that the Ultras have an elitist attitude is sometimes reflected in, for example, the banners or choreographed displays in the stadium that only insiders understand, because they use internal scene codes that are incomprehensible to an outsider without specific background knowledge. Critics therefore accuse some Ultras of behaving as if they belonged to a secret society, especially when the planning of the choreographies remains the responsibility of a small group because they are
afraid of “moles” who might give their ideas away to rival groups. Ultras not only separate themselves off from the rest of the fan scene by such actions but also by the name they give their group. A German Ultra describes the naming of a group as follows: “Names may have different origins. The most important reason for the extreme names to be found in some cases is provocation or the need to stand out from the crowd, ie to be conspicuous. Names like Ultras, Inferno, Kommando, Brigade, Attacke, Meute (pack of hounds), Chaoten (anarchists) or Psychopathen (psychopaths) immediately attract attention, and the first time they hear them neutral observers will, ideally, think of a wild and crazy crowd of people – which fulfils the intention of the name adopted.”



With the so-called “mob march” (walking behind their own fence banner in another town at an away game), the Ultras also try to stand out as a group against the opposition. European Ultras often use similar names for their groups. For example, the name “Ultra Boys” or “Boys” (including in the spelling “Boyz”) is to be found in Belgium, France, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Holland and Switzerland. The situation is similar in the case of such names as ”Fanatics”, “Brigade”, “Commando XY”, “Tifosi/Tifo”, “Supras”, “Horda XY” or “Diablos”. Many political or ideological references in group names do not, however, necessarily indicate the group’s political views but are often only in opposition to rival scenes (“bricolage effect”), for the rivalry experience appears very important to the Ultras.
“The Ultras have transferred the sports contest between the football teams to the terraces or the internet and continue it as a choreography and support contest with the rival Ultras.” The groups concerned want to be the best in the country.
“They are not only original, amusing, creative and committed in the way they support their own team and critically examine problems in the club but also try to provoke club officials, sponsors or rival fans. However, the provocation is often in bad taste, especially when they demonstrate their hatred of their rivals.” Often, the biggest opponents, rivals or enemies are groups that support other clubs’ teams in their own town or region. However, as Ultras see themselves as a critical counterweight in this age of the “eventisation” of football and react as a kind of “seismograph” to things that are wrong in the everyday world of the sport, they also occasionally hold boycotts or silent protests (hanging their fence banners upside down in the stadium terraces, refusing to support the team or turning their backs to the pitch for the duration of a match). Or else they demonstrate, for example against stadium bans, the apparently poor performance of the players and coaches or regulatory measures. The Ultra culture can thus be understood as a culture of affection, protest, demonstration and provocation.




Many Ultra groups find their place in the stadium directly behind the goal in the standing areas (if they still exist) or in the stands. In clubs where some Ultra groups do not get along, there may be various places in the stadium – sometimes even opposing terraces. It is important to stress here that the Ultras are not a homogeneous group who all obey one person. Access to the Ultra environment is fairly easy and sometimes involves just being on the terraces and participating in specific activities in the stadium, but the ease of admission to the “hard core” of a
scene varies as this must be earned by gaining recognition and respect. Accordingly, almost throughout Europe the Ultra movements each have a “hard core” of a few
individuals (in our opinion, perhaps 20-50) plus a large group of Ultra-oriented fans. The group leaders together with their associates range for example from 10-50 people per scene in


Denmark to more than 1,000 “members” per group in France.
The figures for the total number of Ultras in individual countries also vary, ranging from a few hundred in Monaco to over 50,000 in Italy.
On the other hand, countries have one similarity in common: most Ultras (apart from those in Poland perhaps) see themselves as the “voice” of the terraces and as the heart that keeps football alive but they often make up no more than 1–5% of all spectators in a stadium. However, the situation is different with away games, where the concentration of Ultras and Ultra-oriented and active fans is larger almost everywhere in Europe than in the case of home matches.

The Ultras are critical of their clubs, the media and the police, Ultras want to provide the best and most creative acoustic and visual support for their club, they also attach importance to their self presentation and to the group experience provided by the scene during the week. Similarly, the Ultra movement’s positive efforts in the field of youth culture are a dominant feature. Another common aspect is that the various scenes to a greater or lesser extent face challenges posed
by problem areas, such as violence, as well as, in some cases, right-wing (and left-wing) politics, with outsiders often automatically equating Ultras with problem fans, perpetrators of violence or right-wing extremists – which is the impression conveyed by the media. Nonetheless, or actually because of this false perception by outsiders and the increasing problems with the police, it is necessary not only for the Ultra movement to assume more responsibility and reflect on and regulate its own culture but also for the associations, clubs, police and society to begin a rethink.

and of course! No Al Calcio Moderno!Against Modern Football! Let the people come to the venues and be passionate with their team!

I don't belong here..

I’m not a person who relies on what you got. I’m not a person who can really forge the way to be your own way because I have my own way and I am what I am. I don’t have to hesitate to say no to what I don’t want to. I don’t have to pretend that I like the thing that I don’t like.
I got a confession to be made; the place I’m staying today isn’t a place being dream by most. Stagnant, narrowed, isolated and under box minded totally reflects to its people, to be frank by some may knew what is or isn’t happen to their own people, yet what can they do? For almost 570 days staying in a place where everything were being left by the ‘people up there’ which resulting so much like an underdeveloped nation scenario, I think it’s time for me to say and write something here and yet to move away from such a place sadly with a vast majority of its own people does not understood of what is the most essential in a fundamental of development, merely about mentality, physically and even what is the most needed to start a life.
A place which merely to me is almost likes a torment, and sadly to be said as a place where people of its own state avoiding themselves to be located. Which resulting the people from the west being forced to come into such a place. Rationally the west people most likely, comes with an order from their higher superior through a letter and foremost likely were sincere to give every of their passion and enthusiasm for channeling their idea and capability for the sake of the people under the name of national mission. Yet they were always being reminded that there will be countless challenge to be encountered as well as being endured. But to me as a person who lectures, teaches and also at the same time feels that changing the peoples mentality sometimes will conjured into mistakes which lead into many difficulties as well as distress and disgrace. As the people were not open enough to see changes and too bad being equipped with many negativism the like laziness, resisting and narrow minded as well as too many negative assumptions. Be it! Teachers? Government officers? Enforcers? Many of them here were unbelievably remain comfortably and happily seeing their places with many things to be offered. Pity them; I suppose they should know better what will other place like instead of remaining less progressive.

The place sadly remain 30 years behind than my place, it’s so much like living in Ipoh in 1967. With several places are mostly not channeled with a proper tap water and electricity. I’ve once heard form a veteran who is a veteran teacher who said like “Masa tahun 2000 dulu ramai orang-orang sini bising; kenapa nda ada airport? Saya jadi hairan bha, kanapa mestikan binanya airport tapi nda mau plang fikir pasal bekalan aing bersih dan bekalan elektrik untuk disalurkan ke tempat diorang ane bha? Tapi orang tua-tua tambah lagi mahu banar kan airport atu.” The fact from what is being said by the person is the people here which somehow are possessing very little knowledge, less exposing to a rather different situations and with a most disappointed thoughts of feeling the airport is much more important than having a good clean tap water as well as getting the easy access on electricity. After all what can we say if some of the places are not even connected by roads? Yes, we need to kill that attitude. Burn them, slay them and destroy them. But how? Everyone here are just satisfied and easily agree with some rhetorical made by those which said “The town now has one of the most important facilities which is the airport, a rather as an indicator to what a progressive town had.” I wish if I were those people I might shouted to them like this “Hey people can you see that, it is just a lure! Why don’t you all keep urging them to have clean water and the all time electricity?”
As for almost 54 years to be a so called progressive developing nation, the place is still like those in 1967 or to make it better.. let say 1972, also ruled by the so much promising side where the people’s representative in the state hall are also like a 1981 person,. And suddenly these words came across my mind which said “This is totally unbelievably sick, I mean how come these people could remain happy to drink rain water? For not having a proper sanitary system?..eew. For not having accesses on transportation? For not having electricity?, this is the beloved country or is this the third world country which is about to be on its way to poverty?. I mean how come they would earn a money as the goods prices are keep increasing without control from the government?” As for the people, from the family I met if to pick with the figure roughly I might put this as 46% from the whole family here are living in poverty as they are only able to have the important nutrition from chicken, fish and even vegetables for only once a month and even once in a two months. And I tell you what.? Nobody is dare and neither nor to even speak or show some protest. And they are unbelievably showing their thought by saying that the place is just nice enough for them.
What else to say? Living in a place where the most of their people especially in the remote area does not having the eagerness to change. They only remain redha to what those big clubs did to them hence regarding them as the one who is giving everything to them.. this is the faulty.. a rather serious one..
to be continued Insha Allah,..

Apa erti revolusi terhadap kita disini?

Tanggal 11 Februari 2011, lokasinya di Timur Tengah, utara Afrika, tercetusnya revolusi rakyat yang berlaku di Algeria, Tunisia dan Mesir. Pemimpin seperti Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dan Hosni Mubarak telah dipaksa berundur hasil dari kekuasaan rakyat yang berhimpun mendesak pemimpin-pemimpin ini turun dari tampuk pemerintahan negara masing-masing. Revolusi yang membabitkan tuntutan kearah lebih kepada pembelaan terhadap hak rakyat dalam politik, sosial dan kebajikan ekonomi.

Tapi kita lihat dulu apa itu ertinya revolusi. Memandangkan di negara kita ini perkara-perkara yang berkaitan dengan hal seperti revolusi tidaklah didedahkan atau diajar dengan cara yang lebih ilmiah dan berdaya kritis terhadap seluruh rakyat di negara ini. Kita hanya didedahkan dengan buku teks sejarah tingkatan 5 dan 6 yang membawa kepada pengenalan terhadap beberapa revolusi-revolusi yang terkenal seperti Revolusi Bolshevik, Revolusi Perancis, Revolusi Inggeris dan sebagainya, namun natijah dari perihal punca berlakunya revolusi ini tidaklah dijelaskan atau dinukilkan dengan meluas.

Jadi, erti revolusi adalah dengan itu didefinisikan sebagai PERUBAHAN ketatanegaraan (pemerintahan atau keadaan sosial) yang dilakukan dengan kekerasan (seperti dengan perlawanan bersenjata) kerana keterpaksaan akibat daripada desakan-desakan yang mengancam atau menjadikan keadaan masyarakat itu sengsara atau dinafikan haknya. Dimana dalam hal ini rakyat berada pada tahap yang mahukan perubahan yang sangat radikal dan tidak keterlaluan dikatakan reformasi terhadap sesuatu perkara itu dituntut dengan walau apa cara sekalipun, yang mana itu merupakan maksud pertama revolusi. Maksud kedua disini ialah perubahan yang cukup mendasar pada sesuatu bidang.

Jelas disini revolusi bukanlah sesuatu untuk memenangkan seseuatu pihak yakni seperti dalam situasi memenangkan pihak pembangkang daripada pemerintah sedia ada, memenangkan seseorang individu daripada pihak sedia ada yang menerajui atau bertujuan melibatkan kepentingan tertentu. Ternyata revolusi lebih kepada membawa kepada maksud perjuangan menuntut hak, kebenaran, keadilan dan kebajikan yang mewakili majoriti penduduk sesuatu negara; atau mungkin lebih tepat lagi disebut sebagai RAKYAT. Justeru sesetengah pihak menyatakan bahawa perhimpunan demonstrasi yang diadakan dijalan-jalan merupakan sesuatu amalan keji, tak kurang juga yang menganggap ia adalah amalan yang bertujuan mengganggu gugat keamanan di negara dan selain anggapan-anggapan lain seperti tidak bermoral, pengecut, malah ada juga yang tidak faham dan keliru mengapa mesti berhimpun untuk menuntut sesuatu jika ada saluran yang betul atau yang lebih baik. Jika ada lah kan?? Kita bincang itu nanti.

Kita punya mantan PM yang disanjung bagai nak rak ada keluar statement kat satu laman web menyatakan punca revolusi atau protest rakyat yang berlaku di Mesir dan Tunisia, dan bila memetik jawapannya yang berbunyi

*SEKIRANYA REVOLUSI INI BERJAYA, KATANYA AKAN TERBENTUKLAH KERAJAAN BARU, DAN MEMBERI PERINGATAN BAHAWA TIDAK SEMUA PERUBAHAN ITU AKAN MEMBAWA KEPADA KEBAIKAN.
Bekas perdana menteri itu berkata revolusi telah berjaya di Tunisia dan sekarang dunia sedang menyaksikan pergolakan di Mesir.


"Ini kerana kebanyakan pemimpin sebaik mendapat kuasa akan berubah dan akan mudah lupa tentang segala kesusahan dan pengorbanan yang membolehkan mereka berkuasa.

"Kuasa akan membawa kepada rasuah, seperti yang kita ketahui," katanya dalam entri
terbaru dalam blognya chedet.co.cc yang bertajuk 'Kesan Domino'.

Dr Mahathir berkata walau apa pun, kerajaan baru tidak harus membelakangkan rakyat yang telah bangkit menentang kerajaan terdahulu.

"Mereka (rakyat) berbuat demikian kerana mereka mahukan kerajaan baru yang lebih baik yang akan mengambil berat tentang rakyat. Saya diberitahu kadar pengangguran yang tinggi adalah antara faktor utama.

"Masalah ini harus diberi keutamaan atau nasib yang sama akan dihadapi kerajaan baru. Ia memerlukan pengurusan ekonomi lebih baik terutama menawarkan lebih banyak peluang pekerjaan," kata beliau.

Beliau berkata bahawa seseorang pemimpin demokratik boleh ditukar hanya melalui pungutan suara, tetapi pada masa yang sama, sistem itu boleh disalahgunakan.

“Sama ada pemimpin yang dipilih itu mengekalkan jawatannya atau berlaku beberapa siri kerajaan yang tidak dapat berfungsi kerana rakyat menolak dengan undian mereka. Ini akan mewujudkan keadaan yang tidak stabil. Negara itu tidak akan berjaya,” katanya.

“Untuk itu, apa yang paling penting untuk pentadbiran kerajaan baru terutama pemimpinnya, tetapi yang dipilih, harus menunjukkan mereka bebas rasuah,” tambah beliau lagi.

Mengulas apa yang dikata beliau, saya terus terdetik perkataan 'Wow' dalam hati saya dan menganggap ia suatu perkataan yang agak kontra dengan apa yang beliau jalankan semasa pemerintahan beliau. Terutama perkataan 'bebas rasuah' yang dikatakan beliau berkaitan jawapan itu tadi.

Yang bagusnya dia cakap..*SEKIRANYA REVOLUSI INI BERJAYA, KATANYA AKAN TERBENTUKLAH KERAJAAN BARU, DAN MEMBERI PERINGATAN BAHAWA TIDAK SEMUA PERUBAHAN ITU AKAN MEMBAWA KEPADA KEBAIKAN*. Jadi apa makna semua ini? Kalau yang ada sekarang ini adalah yang terbaik untuk kita, jadi wajaran mempertahankannya adalah perlu sama sekali, namun kalau yang ada pada kita ini adalah yang terus menerus menindas kita dari segi ekonomi, politik, hak dalam pelbagai bidang, penyalahgunaan kuasa yang berleluasa, penindasan terhadap rakyat biasa dan kebobrokan sistem perundangan....complete semua tu, maka perlukah kita katakan yang perubahan itu tidak perlu? jika tidak semua perubahan itu akan membawa kebaikan, maka itu mungkin sesuai dengan apa yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah sekarang, Transformasi sana sini, tetapi tiada apa-apa yang dapat dinikmati rakyat, hanyalah terus-menerus menghabiskan wang rakyat dengan menulis retorika dalam kertas kerja, untuk projek yang tidak masuk akal dan untuk perbelanjaan yang mengarut selain terus-menerus membebankan kita dengan cukai sana sini, harga barangan keperluan yang meningkat, harga minyak yang terus menerus meningkat dan tak pernah turun, harga barang selalu sangat mengalami perubahan tetapi gaji pekerja tak kira sektor awam atau swasta, jarang2 dibuka failnya untuk dibuat semakan agar bersesuaian dengan keadaan semasa.

Yang hairannya nak naik harga boleh pulak dia cakap mengikut pasaran semasa.
Harga barang seperti gula naik, disuruhnya kurangkan gula,.. Fine, memangla sihat kalau kurangkan gula tetapi kalau review dari beberapa tahun lepas, sampai mengalami 4 kali kenaikan..macam mana pula tu? Misalnya kalau harga beras naik, dan semua jenis beras mengalami peningkatan harganya... disuruhnya kita kurangkan makan nasi?? Tak ke menindas itu namanya? Sifirnya mudah, barang naik, gaji tak naik, makanan mahal, gaji murah tak dapat beli makanan, rakyat terseksa, rasa tertindas, itulah yang berlaku di Mesir dan mana-mana revolusi sebelumnya semuanya kerana penindasan terhadap rakyat dan pengabaian kebajikannya. Senang cerita, rakyat marah.

So itulah contoh revolusi yang dibuat atau terjadi di Mesir. Kita? Kenapa? Akan terjadi ke macam kat Mesir? Wallahualam bissawaf. Bagi aku, pengorbanan yang diperlukan untuk perubahan melalui revolusi memang besar harganya, bukanlah sekadar harta-benda dan kudrat keringat. Malah nyawa sekalipun akan menjadi taruhan dalam memastikan revolusi itu memberi kejayaan. Yang menjadi pedoman keada pejuang-pejuang revolusi adalah tentang masa depan tanahair yang mereka cintai dan anak-anak mereka. Agar anak-anak mereka tidak perlu lagi berdepan dengan hipokrasi pemimpin-pemimpin dan penindasan-penindasan yang mereka hadapi contohnya pada masa sekarang. So pada korang adakah kita sedang mencapai kepada erti revolusi atau kita disini masih mencari erti sebenar revolusi? Betul ke orang kita sanggup berkorban untuk negara seperti mana rakyat dekat Tunisia, Mesir, Libya dan Bahrain sekarang ni yang bangkit membantah kerajaan yang ada sekarang atas sebab tidak tahan dah dengan perangai kerajaan diorang yang hipokrit dan rasuah. Orang kita sanggup ke buat macam tu?
Sanggup ke diorang rasa keperitan dan kepayahan harga sebuah masa depan yang lebih baik?
Sama ke semangat orang kita macam orang kat sana tu? Kita discuss penuh lagi,,

Bersambung lagi dibawah topik yang sama, Insha Allah.

Chatting cara terbaru?

For sure, sebab aku dah try and memang pleasurable. So ini adalah dia punya promo picture.



And ini adalah dia punya interface masa kita tengah berchatting..I mean wow, menyeronokkan for those yang sukakan kartun or chatting environment yang berlainan.


Give a shot then! Try this link.
The World of Everyone Connects

Pasti anda akan seronok seperti kali pertama chatting.. have a good time ahead. :)

Apa itu maklumat?

DEFINISI MAKLUMAT
Maklumat ialah suatu bentuk penerangan yang dibuat berdasarkan sumber yang diperolehi dalam bentuk data hasil daripada pemprosesan, pengumpulan dan penganalisaan data yang kemudiannya dapat memberi manfaat dan menambah tahap pengetahuan kepada penerima maklumat tersebut. Menurut Brown (seperti yang dipetik dalam Paisley dan Chen, 1982), maklumat boleh didefinisikan sebagai sistem yang menterjemahkan mesej supaya dapat disimpan, mendapatkan kembali dan kemudiannya dimanipulasikan dan akhirnya menjadi sumber akhir yang sedia untuk digunakan (Definisi ICT, t.t.).
Selain itu, maklumat menurut McLead JR (1983), telah mentaksirkan ianya sebagai data yang telah diproses atau data yang memberi makna yang difahami kepada seseorang individu yang kemudiannya akan dibuat kesimpulan mengenai sesuatu isu atau permasalahan dan membuat tindakan susulan bagi penambahbaikan.


FUNGSI DAN KEPENTINGAN MAKLUMAT
Fungsi maklumat ialah untuk mengubah organisasi kognitif seseorang individu dan seterusnya memberi kesan kepada cara seseorang individu itu berfikir dan membantu dalam proses pembuatan keputusan atau menyelesaikan sesuatu masalah. Maklumat amat diperlukan dalam mengatur sesebuah organisasi bagi melakukan pembaharuan atau lebih tepat lagi sebagai agen penting bagi membantu proses pembuatan keputusan oleh pihak pengurusan. Menurut H. Schiller (seperti yang dipetik dalam Ding Choo Ming, 1998), maklumat memainkan peranan yang semakin penting dalam proses kehidupan dan pengurusan. Dari segi sosial, maklumat yang sudah diproses menjadi data yang berguna dan terkini akan menjadikan kita lebih pandai, kreatif, produktif, dan berinovatif seperti yang dituntut oleh dunia kini dengan memanfaatkan sumber yang ada dengan sebaik mungkin dan memberi pendidikan yang berguna kepada masyarakat.


SEJARAH PERKEMBANGAN MAKLUMAT
Maklumat dahulunya disebarkan melalui simbol-simbol dan lukisan yang dilakarkan di dinding-dinding gua untuk berkomunikasi sesama mereka sebelum adanya penemuan kertas. Setelah berlakunya evolusi perkembangan, penggunaan kertas mula timbul dan seterusnya digarap secara bercetak dalam bentuk buku bagi memudahkan masyarakat menimba ilmu. Namun kini, rentetan era kemajuan teknologi maklumat beserta kemajuan inovasi teknologi komunikasi, masyarakat hari ini berada dalam zaman peralihan dalam cara penerimaan dan penyebaran maklumat.
Perkembangan teknologi komputer telah menyebabkan permulaan era maklumat di seluruh dunia. Ini berubah lagi ketika maklumat boleh dimanipulasi secara sepenuhnya, berikutan munculnya komputer. Maklumat telah diterjemahkan secara terus menerus, dari analog menjadi digital. Oleh itu mengakses maklumat adalah lebih menyeronokkan dan sememangnya lebih mudah dengan penggunaan komputer berikutan kepelbagaian bentuk dan jenis maklumat yang dapat diperolehi. Perkembangan tersebut sememangnya telah mengurangkan kebergantungan masyarakat terhadap sumber-sumber maklumat lain tertamanya yang bercetak seperti buku, suratkhabar dan sebagainya.

Budaya membaca buku kian terpinggir kerana masyarakat mempunyai cara lain yang lebih mudah untuk mendapatkan segala maklumat yang dikehendaki dan ingin diketahui dengan hanya diselongkar dalam jaringan internet sahaja. Masyarakat hari ini lebih berminat untuk berkomunikasi dengan menggunakan komputer melalui e-mel, CD-rom, dan internet berbanding dengan mencari buku-buku sebagaimana lazimnya. Dengan kata lain, internet ialah satu cara baru masyarakat berkomunikasi dengan berjuta-juta orang di seluruh dunia untuk mendapatkan segala informasi dan maklumat terkini yang terlalu banyak di dalamnya.



PERKEMBANGAN SEMASA MAKLUMAT

Rentetan dari pelbagai kemajuan yang sentiasa berkembang dari semasa ke semasa terutamanya dalam dunia ICT semakin banyak penemuan-penemuan yang menjadikan maklumat itu sesuatu perkara yang penting yang mesti ada pada setiap masa dan boleh diakses tanpa mengira masa dan tempat. Menurut Floridi (2010), di dalam bukunya Information: A Very Short Introduction telah menyuarakan pendapatnya bahawa kini kita hampir tidak mustahil untuk mendapatkan semua maklumat dan mampu diperoleh dengan mudah di laman-laman web memandangkan hampir semua data adalah realistik untuk dijadikan sumber rujukan dan menjadi maklumat. Sebagai contoh perkembangan teknologi komputer dalam perubatan telah membolehkan berlakunya penemuan deoxyribonucleic acid atau ringkasnya DNA. DNA pada beliau adalah data bagi setiap manusia dari pelbagai segi terutamanya genetik dan ia telah menjadi sesuatu yang amat penting bagi menyalurkan maklumat untuk tujuan perubatan, forensik dan penyelidikan. Natijah dari perkara-perkara tersebut dan seumpamanya adalah dari maklumat yang disampaikan yang akhirnya mewujudkan satu evolusi dalam bidang perubatan.



JANGKAAN PERKEMBANGAN MASA DEPAN
KESAN MAKLUMAT KEPADA PERSEKITARAN DAN MASYARAKAT

RUMUSAN
Maklumat kini merupakan satu komoditi yang amat penting bagi setiap individu yang mahu menambahkan ilmu pengetahuan dan keyakinan diri bagi bergaul dengan masyarakat untuk berjaya dalam bidang yang diceburi ditambah pula dengan persaingan sengit dunia sekarang. Dengan adanya teknologi terkini, segala maklumat dapat diperoleh dengan mudah hanya di hujung jari tanpa memerlukan masa yang lama.
Pendek kata, jika masyarakat menggunakan teknologi yang disediakan secara bijaksana iaitu menggunakan internet sebagai penyalur maklumat utama dengan sebaik mungkin, ianya sememangnya amat berguna dan bermanfaat untuk memperkaya dan menjelajah perkembangan minda ke arah masyarakat yang lebih maju, berdaya saing dan progresif.

WUJUDNYA KEPELBAGAIAN PROFESION BERKAITAN MAKLUMAT
Nilai strategik dan operasi penyediaan maklumat yang baik diakui oleh pelbagai pengusaha. Pengendalian maklumat dan pengurusan maklumat dalam pelbagai penyamaran mereka semua telah semakin dilihat sebagai penting untuk kelangsungan hidup dalam kepelbagaian yang sedang berkembang di pasaran: kesihatan, multimedia kewangan; maklumat undang-undang, pembangunan perisian; penerbitan;; penyelidikan; broker maklumat dan perunding maklumat. Selain tradisi bidang akademik, sektor awam, kerajaan dan sektor perpustakaan secara khusus telah meluaskan dalam hal definisi mereka tentang perkhidmatan awam, dengan pakar maklumat memuat peranan yang disempurnakan konsultasi, sokongan pelajar dan kejuruteraan sistem maklumat. Inilah definisi yang lebih luas dari profesi maklumat yang kajian maklumat enam belas jabatan dan sekolah-sekolah di Inggeris berusaha untuk melayani sebagai pendidik profesional maklumat masa depan.

"The rule is to none but Allah."(Al Qur'an. Ana'am:57).

"The rule is to none but Allah."(TM.Qur'an. Ana'am:57).
"If anyone rules by other than what Allah has revealed they are kafireen (unbelievers)." (TM.Qur'an. Maida 5:47).


Shari'ah is the code of law for the Islamic way of life which Allah swt has revealed for mankind and commanded us to follow.
The word Shari'ah means a clear straight path or example.

Shari'ah, or Islamic law, is the code of conduct for Muslims and is based on two main sources: The Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet. It aims towards the success and welfare of mankind both in this life and the life after death.

Shari'ah prescribes a complete set of laws for the guidance of mankind so that Good (Ma'ruf) may triumph and Evil (Munkar) disappears from society. It provides a clear and straight path which leads to progress and fulfillment in life and the attainment of Allah's pleasure.

The Qur'an is the main basis of Shari'ah. It states the principles while the sunnah of the Prophet provides the details of their application. For example, the Qur'an says: establish salah, observe sawm, pay zakah, take decisions by consultation, do not earn or spend in wrong ways- but it does not describe how to do these things. It is the sunnah of the Prophet which gives us the details.

The Qur'an is the main book of guidance and the Prophet taught how to follow it. The Prophet not only told us how to follow the guidance, he also practiced it himself.

Shari'ah has rules for every aspect of life. It is complete and perfect, and guarantees us success, welfare and peace in this life on earth and in the life after death.

Man-made laws differ from Shari'ah in a number of significant ways.



Man-made law
1. Men make laws when they feel the need; these laws start from a few and then grow in number over the years.

2. Man-made laws are not permanent; they can be changed according to the time and circumstances. For example, in a particular country at a particular time, drinking alcohol may be banned; but this can change when public pressure grows. The American Government once banned alcoholic drink but removed the ban after a time because it could not be applied.

3. Man does not have knowledge of the future. Hence, manmade laws cannot stand the test of time.

4. Man is a created being. His laws are the creation of the created.

5. Man-made laws may be suitable for a particular nation or country. They cannot be universal.

6. Men make laws to suit their own needs. Suppose members of parliament want to decrease the rate of tax on rich, they would do so, even if the majority of the people suffered and there was high unemployment in the country.

Shari'ah or The Creator, Allah's law.
1. Islamic Law is complete and perfect and covers all aspects of human life.

2. Shari'ah is permanent for all people all the time. It does not change with time and conditions. For example, drinking alcohol and gambling are not allowed under Islamic law. No-one can change this; it is a law that is valid for all time and for all places.

3. Allah is All-knowing and All-powerful; He is the most Wise and His laws are the best and are complete.

4. Allah swt is the Creator and His laws are for men, His creation.

5. Allah's laws are for all nations, all countries and for all time. They are universal.

6. Allah is above all needs. He is not dependent on anything, so His laws are for the good of all people and not for a few, selfish people.

Shari'ah has two other sources: Ijma' (consensus) and Qiyas (analogy or reasoning on the basis of similar circumstances). These sources must still be based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

Ijma', or consensus, applies to a situation where no clear conclusion can be made from the Qur'an and the Sunnah. In this situation the representatives of the people who are well-versed in the Qur'an and the Sunnah will sit together and work out an agreed formula to solve the particular problem. Ijma' developed during the period of the Al- Khulafa'ur-rashidun.

Qiyas means a reference or analogy or a comparison of one thing with a similar one. It is applied in circumstances where guidance from the Qur'an and Sunnah is not directly available. A solution to a problem is reached by a process of deduction from a comparison with similar situations in the past.

Sunnah

The word Sunnah means a system, a path or an example. In Islam it refers to the practice of the Prophet, his life example. It is embodied in the Ahadith (plural of Hadith) which are the Prophet's saying, actions and the actions done with his approval. Ahadith have been very carefully collected and compiled since the death of the Prophet. Six collections of Hadith are regarded as the most authentic. They are:

1. Sahih Al-Bukhari

(Collected and compiled by Muhammad bin Isma'il, known as Imam Bukhari, born 194 AH, died 256 AH).

2. Sahih Muslim

(Muslim bin al-Hajjaj, known as Imam Muslim, born 202 AH, died 257 AH).

3. Sunnah Abu Dawud

(Aulaiman bin Ash'ath, known as Abu Dawud, born 202 AH, died 275 AH).

4. Sunnah Ibn Majah

(Muhammad bin Yazad, born 209 AH, died 273 AH).

5. Jami' At-Tirmidhi

(Muhammad bin 'Isa, date of birth not known died 279 AH).

6. Sunnah An-Nasa'i

(Ahmad bin Shu'aib, born 215 AH, died 303 AH).

In addition to this, the Muwatta' of Imam Malik (born 93 AH, died 179AH), Mishkaat Al-Masabih of Abu Muhammad al-Husain bin Mas'ud (died 516 AH) and Musnad of Ahmad bin Hanbal (born 164 AH, died 241AH) are also well known.

Fiqh

Fiqh is the science of Islamic Law or jurisprudence. It refers to the collection and compilation of Islamic laws based on the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet. The word Fiqh means knowledge and understanding.

Some great Muslims devoted themselves to the task of developing the science of understanding Islamic law and its practice. The four best-known compilers of Islamic law or Shari'ah are:

1. Abu Hanifah Nu'man bin Thabit, known as Imam Abu Hanifah (born 80AH, died 150AH).

2. Malik bin Anas, known as Imam Malik (93-179AH).

3. Muhammad bin Idris Al-Shafi'i, known as Imam Shafi'i (150-240AH).

4. Ahmad bin Hanbal, known as Imam Ibn Hanbal (164-241 AH).

Islamic law divides human activies into:

1. Fard or Wajib (duty or obligatory)

-performance of these actions is rewarded and their omission is punished.

2. Mandub (recommended)

-actions the performance of which is rewarded but omission of which is not punished.

3. Mubah (silent)

-actions permitted by silence.

4. Makruh (disliked)

-actions disapproved of but not punishable.

5. Haram (forbidden)

-actions punishable by law.

The scholars and experts on Islamic Law have made Shari'ah easier to understand and practice by science of Fiqh. Fiqh is the explanation of the Islamic laws based on the Qur'an and Sunnah.

Islamic law or Shari'ah embodies the ideal Islamic life. Islam is the complete way of life and Shari'ah is the means to arrive at the ideal life recommended by Islam. Shari'ah enables us to bring our life in line with the will of Allah swt. It is the process of achieving our goal of life.

Ref.. Islam Beliefs and Teaching by Ghulam Sarwar

Islam and the Judiciary
One can expect to see some horrendous punishments in a public display, like cutting the hand of the thief, or the execution of murderers. These indeed are terrible sights, and will take place in open areas, leaving a lasting effect on the hearts and minds of the society; for society will witness the intense suffering of the criminal.

So in future anyone even thinking of committing such a crime will think twice. Even those who did not witness the event in future generations will think twice. For in fact such punishments are not meeted out frequently at all, as by their nature they have such a powerful deterrent effect.

Furthermore, it is extremely difficult to cut the hand of the thief, for circumstantial evidence is not sufficient. Thus, the judiciary ensures that there would be no wrongful convictions, which seem more and more to be a sign of our times.

Severe punishments are not the only means to deter crime. Islam tackles the problems from all angles. The economic system secures the needs of people and cuts the want for stealing. The education system, through reminding society of accountability to the Creator, cuts the desire for stealing. So all the systems work in harmony. The reason why regimes like Saudi Arabia and Sudan fail is because they only implement parts of Islam side by side with man-made law, such that they punish by Islam but do not secure the needs by Islam.

Imagine a society where there is a sense of security. There would be no need to turn over your shoulder when walking the streets at night for fear of being assaulted, and no need to buy extra door locks, window locks and letterbox locks for fear of being burgled. This is no fantasy - indeed it was the case for centuries under the Islamic State.

Furthermore, Islam in its judiciary upholds values that are downtrodden in society, for example honor. In Islam accusing someone of adultery is a punishable offense, whereas for newspapers today it is a source of revenue.

Or take as another example the issue of belief. In Islam if any one insults any prophet of Allah swt they are subject to be killed. This may appear harsh. But surely belief is at lest as worthy of protection as property, for on the day of judgement it is the belief that will save us, not our property.

Islam and the Foreign Policy

Islam has its own unique view about foreign policy. The Khilafah’s dealings with other states is not on the basis of securing ‘national interests’ as per Lard Palmerston’s dictum. Rather its sole interest is to free man from the slavery to another man, and return human beings to the true purpose for their creation - the worship of our Creator, Sustainer Allah swt.

So the objective of the foreign policy is to spread Islam by invitation (da’wah) and Jehad ((strive against (the evil) to abolish idolatry, tyranny and oppression).

Thus, what we would hear on the media about the dealings of the Islamic State would be completely at variance with that of what we hear of the existing Muslim regimes.

A tribute to Sheikh Hamza Yusuf.

Insha Allah, to be continue..