Have Faith

Let's take a moment and ponder on the meaning of faith. What does it means? I don't know exactly what is the circumstances of your life as you read this blog, whether you're happy, sad, worried or depressed or even thinking of giving up as life can be very hard sometimes. With the state of the world as it is right now, I'm not surprised that you're going through some pretty difficult time right now.

The Holy Quran teaches us that God will not allow us to carry a burden that we cannot lift. Adversity sometimes strike us down so bad that we wonder how on earth can you move forward in life. Or worst, you feel that God has abandoned you and you're alone in this world. Must be how Prophet Job felt when he went through so much adversities in his life, one bad news to another.

As all it takes is a ray of light to illuminate a dark room, I believe that hope is the foundation of faith. Without hope, we surrender to our fate without putting up a fight. I believe that's why we are tested so damn many times  in our lives, to make us fighters not for Him, not for religion, not for family or anything else for that matter. God wants us to fight for US. YOU who is reading this blog now.

I have gone through some pretty rough times these past few years. Don't get me wrong, there were happy moments too. Those happy moments are the ones that I cherished the most. Although I'm far from perfect and I have many faults within myself, I take comfort of the fact that I'm on the road to try to be a better person. It's one thing I've learned about life is that you gotta fight for what you believe in. No one is going to fight that fight for you. You have to do it yourself.

I choose to believe that in those moments of hardship and difficulties, God has a hand in it somewhere with a master design to make me a better person. A stronger believer in God and humanity. In the darkness that is engulfing this world, I will light a candle and illuminate the darkness with ME.

Thank you for reading.   

YummyLicious!

Let me take a moment out of my usual topics in this blog and talk about my other passion in life - GOOD FOOD. I am always searching for the best food around that will set my tongue wagging and my stomach growling in hunger. I found one recently.

I came across their Coney Dogs recently and it was The Bomb! I couldn't believe the taste and the size of the hotdog. Check out the picture of the Coney Dog that I've got.

I kid you not. I can eat 2 of these babies in one go. The icing on the cake is of course their special minced beef sauce layered on top of the jumbo hotdog. Absolutely divine!

Don't take my word for it. Check out their Facebook page here for more information and pictures of their glorious food.

The truth is out there. Hmm ... I think I'll have another Coney Dog now

Who Is Abdul Taib Mahmud?

Where's The Beef?

Where is the beef? The truth is out there.

Malaysia's Most Epic Video!

This is the most EPIC video ever for Malaysia. Sorry for the absence of English subtitles. Will find one if it is available. The truth is out there.

Videographers vs Photographers

The tripod light saber is so epic. Awesome!

Mona Fandey

Mona Fandey was convicted and hanged on November 2, 2001 at the age of 45 for the murder of a local politician in Malaysia. She gained notoriety for the gruesome murder, dismemberment and skinning of the body of the murdered politician. She was also a shaman or witchdoctor who practised dark magic.

According to Wikipedia, Mona Fandey started her career as a pop singer but it was a short-lived career. After leaving the music business, she became involved in spiritual witchcraft activities and was known to be a bomoh, a local shaman. She began offering her services to clients, mostly from the upper-class society. She also claimed to have provided politician clients in the ruling UMNO party with a variety of charms and talismans.

It was reported that Mazlan Idris, a state assemblyman for the constituency of Batu Talam in the state of Pahang, wanted to boost his political career and sought the services of Mona for assistance.  

At that time, Mona worked with her husband Mohamad Nor Affandi Abdul Rahman, 44, and their assistant Juraimi Hassan, 31. Mona and her husband promised to help Mazlan by giving him a talisman consisting of a cane and sbatmi headgear which was supposedly owned by former Indonesian President Sukarno. Mona convinced Mazlan that he would be "invincible". In return, Mona demanded RM2.5 million. Mazlan paid the couple RM500,000 as deposit, and gave them 10 land titles as surety for RM2 million.


An appointment was made for cleansing rituals to be performed at Mona's house. Mazlan was told to lie on the floor face up while Mona placed flowers on him. She then told Mazlan to close his eyes and wait for the money to "fall from the sky". Juraimi then, using an axe, chopped Mazlan's head off. They also dismembered and partially skinned Mazlan's body. His body was found in 18 parts buried in a storeroom near Mona's house in Pahang.  

Her last words before she was hanged were "aku takkan mati" or "I will never die" with her infamous grin. She was creepy to her last breath.

A movie titled Dukun or "Shaman" was produced in 2007 which was based on the life of Mona Fandey and the gruesome murder that she committed. Although this movie had been shot, completed and ready for cinematic release, the producers have not released this movie for public viewing. Fortunately for me and you, I found excerpts from the movie here. Directed by Dain Said and a stellar performance from Umie Aida who played the character of Mona Fandey.

The truth is out there. Peace be upon all those lost souls.