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  • Advice From A Taxi Driver – Happiness Can Be Found In Being Able To Adjust And Adapt To External Changes

    Advice From A Taxi Driver – Happiness Can Be Found In Being Able To Adjust And Adapt To External Changes

    $30 ADVICE

    Taxi drivers are no doubt one of my favourite bunch of people to speak to because they not only meet many people from all walks of life, but most of them have a totally different kind of life before they took on the title of ‘Uncle Taxi’.

    Earlier tonight, I was blessed to have taken a ride in a cab driven by a very intelligent man. He may have eavesdropped on my conversation but I was happy he did.

    Our conversation centred on how he ended up behind the wheel.

    Here I had at the wheel, a 60yr old gentlemen with an MBA who used to be GM of Kodak and Regional Manager of HP, driving me home. A man, more intelligent, more educated and much more accomplished than me.

    And through my conversation with him, I discovered that while he was laid off after taking a 50% pay cut, this is a man who did what was necessary to continue to live life and to be happy.

    Because my takeaway from this conversation with him was really, to adjust and adapt ourselves according to situations/environmental changes and to be happy.

    And that’s how we live fulfilling lives.

    Because he certainly wasn’t complaining about how difficult life was. He was more like, ‘suck it up, move along, life must go on’.

    At the end of our journey, I wished I could sit down with him over a cup of coffee because I didn’t want it to end so soon. We parted ways with him wishing me the best of luck for my business and I couldn’t help but think about how much I had benefited from his sharing as good life advice compared to the $30 cab fare.

    Feels like I paid $30 to listen to such wonderful life story and life advice rather than to pay for a ride home.

     

    Source: Ab Di Lar

  • Abdillah Zamzuri: S R Nathan Was President Who Understood Different Cultures

    Abdillah Zamzuri: S R Nathan Was President Who Understood Different Cultures

    CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE PRESIDENT OF SINGAPORE, SR NATHAN

    I’ve had a brief encounter with the President, the year was 2006/7. I was performing for the Inter Religious Circle Harmony Nite concert and His Excellency was in attendance as the Guest-Of-Honour.

    On that day, I had forgotten to bring my Songkok (Malay headgear) and had worn my Baju Melayu to perform on stage without a songkok.

    After the event, His Excellency went around on stage to shake hands with each and every single performer and when he came to me, he asked, “Mana Songkok?” (Where’s your songkok?). I told him that I had forgotten and then he went on to say, “Kan tak cantik. Tak complete” (Now not nice. Not complete).

    He was a man who respected different cultures and understood very well how a Malay man dressed in proper Malay wear should be attired.

    I must have been an eyesore to him when he watched me on stage. Today, Singapore lost a dear son.

    To the soft spoken man who gave his life to Singapore, to building a better and worked towards uniting Singaporeans, thank you Sir.

    May You Rest In Peace.

    ‪#‎SRNathan‬ ‪#‎PresidentSingapore‬ ‪#‎Singapore‬ ‪#‎President‬

     

    Source: Abdillah Zamzuri

  • Abdillah Zamzuri: Berita Harian Must Ensure Proper Use Of Bahasa Melayu In Reports

    Abdillah Zamzuri: Berita Harian Must Ensure Proper Use Of Bahasa Melayu In Reports

    Today, I woke up and as per usual, I was scrolling through my Facebook updates when I came across a Berita Harian link which a friend had posted, I thought long and hard and assessed all angles possible as to why the journalist had decided to use the word ‘HANFON’ instead of ‘Telefon Bimbit’ to describe, handphone.

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    So, I took out my mobile phone or handphone and checked on my Kamus Pro app as to whether or not Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) had decided to adopt and accept  ‘Hanfon’ as an official Malay word.

    I typed ‘handphone’ and I got nothing. I typed ‘mobile phone’ and I got nothing.

    I typed ‘phone’ and I got 2:

    1. n (colloq) telefon: can I have your address and – number?, boleh beri saya alamat dan nombor telefon kamu?
    2. n (phonetics) bunyi, fon.

    So, I saw the word ‘fon’ for the second one. MAYBE, I missed something out. I mean, I’m conducting Malay programmes in schools and it’s my personal responsibility to use the correct words and terms in the classroom. Perhaps, in the course of my busy schedule, I could have missed out on something.

    So, I searched for ‘hanfon’ in the same Kamus Pro app, which is the official Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Malay Dictionary application, the same organisation that researches, writes, prints and distributes Malay Dictionaries which Singapore students and teachers (and I hope those who use the Malay Language as part of their work) use.

    The search was futile.

    Okay, so maybe DBP isn’t updated so I google searched for ‘hanfon’ and the first hit I got was that it was a WELSH translation on mymemory.translated.net which meant, ‘SENT’.

    So, at this juncture, is where I feel extremely angry because the reporter had not exercised personal and professional responsibility to ensure that they were using the right words to report in a national publication read by thousands and used by thousands of students and teachers in schools.

    I cannot imagine the horror of Malay Language teachers trying to explain to students that ‘hanfon’ isn’t a Malay word and that it cannot be used in writing compositions but then again, how can the Malay Language teacher justify it when a professional writing for the official Malay newspaper in Singapore is using improper words.

    For us, Malays and Malay Language Teachers to claim that Malay Language is not being used by students and the young properly, and have difficulty to teach it isn’t just the responsibility of Malay Language Teachers alone. It is and should be the responsibility of all who use the Malay Language, especially so if you are a working professional publishing the NATIONAL MALAY LANGUAGE DAILY.

    To cut corners in view of space constraint and switch with using a word that does not even exist in the Malay dictionary is simply irresponsible, lacks integrity, lacks professionalism and clearly, shouldn’t even be allowed to in the first place.

    If this improper and unjustified use of the Bahasa Melayu continues at Berita Harian, I cannot imagine how the future of Malay journalism will look like.

    So, I’m appealing to all of you reading this, to not only share this post but also, to write in to BH to provide your feedback. That is about all we can do.

     

    Source: https://abdillahzamzuri.wordpress.com

  • Calon SPP Abdillah Zamzuri Ingin Tubuhkan Kumpulan Seni Bagi Penduduk Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

    Calon SPP Abdillah Zamzuri Ingin Tubuhkan Kumpulan Seni Bagi Penduduk Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC

    Calon SPP bagi GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh berkongsi tentang apa yang mahu dilakukannya untuk golongan muda sekiranya dilantik sebagai AP di rapat pilihan raya yang berlangsung di Stadium Toa Payoh.

    Encik Abdillah Zamzuri berkata, jika terpilih sebagai AP, beliau merancang menubuhkan sebuah kumpulan seni persembahan di mana para anggotanya merangkumi penduduk Bishan-Toa Payoh

    Kumpulan itu katanya akan membuat persembahan dua hingga tiga kali setahun di bahagian berbeza GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh.

    Dengan melakukan begini hujah Encik Abdillah, orang muda akan diberi peluang untuk bukan sahaja didedahkan kepada seni, tetapi juga berpeluang membuat persembahan untuk orang yang tinggal bersama mereka.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • SPP Ingin Teruskan Kerja Baik Pemimpin Veteran

    SPP Ingin Teruskan Kerja Baik Pemimpin Veteran

    PASUKAN Parti Rakyat Singapura (SPP) yang akan bertanding di GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh ingin meneruskan ‘kerja baik’ yang menjadi legasi kepimpinan veteran pembangkang, Encik Chiam See Tong, dalam pilihan raya ini.

    Calon yang akan bertanding bagi GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh ialah Encik Benjamin Pwee, 47 tahun; Encik Hamim Aliyas, peniaga, 50 tahun; Encik Law Kim Hwee, 55 tahun, mantan pengurus pemasaran; Encik Abdillah Zamzuri, 31 tahun, seorang pemilik syarikat latihan dan akademi sukan; Encik Bryan Long, 37 tahun, seorang usahatekwan.

    Encik Pwee dan Encik Hamim dari Parti Progresif Demokratik (DPP) tetapi meletak jawatan bagi bertanding di bawah SPP.

    “Bagi pengundi Bishan-Toa Payoh, saya memperjuangkan Chiam See Tong bagi mempertahankan prinsip konstruktif dan kolaboratif dalam pemerintah bagi masa depan rakyat,” kata Encik Hamim yang bertanding di GRC yang sama bersama Encik Chiam pada pilihan raya 2011.

    Dalam ucapan selepas disahkan menjadi calon, Encik Abdillah, seorang calon baru SPP, berteriak secara seloroh:

    “Bishan-Toa Payoh Amacam! Saya muda dan saya akan pastikan mereka yang muda akan mempunyai masa hadapan yang baik.”

    Dalam pilihan raya 2011, pasukan SPP diketuai Encik Chiam kalah di GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh, dengan undian sebanyak 43.1 peratus.

    Pasukan itu dikalahkan oleh Parti Tindakan Rakyat (PAP) yang diketuai mantan Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Encik Wong Kan Seng yang memenangi undian sebanyak 56.94 peratus.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg