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  • Rancangan Sinar Lebaran 2017 Tak Power, Perlu Dipertingkat

    Rancangan Sinar Lebaran 2017 Tak Power, Perlu Dipertingkat

    “”Sinar Lebaran 2017” Rancangan Tv untok Hari Raya baru2 ini , dari MediaCorp kali ini tidak menyengat dan sehebat dari rancangan2 yg tlh berlalu.

    Haryani Hassan Basri yg mendendangkan lagu Raya yg d popular kan oleh Sharifah Aini, terlau banyak kekurangan nya ,suaranya, dan patah lagu nya.. beliau perlu banyak belajar tentang lagu2 tradisonal. Jika beliau benar2 mau menjadi saorang penyanyi yg baik. Cuma yg boleh membanggakan ia lah Elfi R Ismail, beliau memang lah sa orang anak muda yg penuh berbakat dgn lagu2 tradisional yg boleh membawa beraneka rentak lagu dan yg boleh mewarisi Bapa nya… R Ismail..

    Penerbit tlh mengenengahkan penyanyi2 dari Anugrah, tapi ada juga dari penyanyi2 nya tidak dapat membawakan lagu2 Raya dan lain2 nya dengan begitu baik.. Penerbit rancang selau nya mengundang kumpulan dari Sri Mahligai,, apa kah tidak ada kumpulan lain, atau pemuzik2 lain yg penuh berbakat untok rancangan TV.. atau mengapa Penerbit tidak mengundang Wan Ibrahim Wan Embong.. bagi memimpin pemuzik,d rancangan Tv mediacorp. beliau ada lah sa orang pengarah muzik.. yg luar biasa baik..
    Saya sarankan kpd Penerbit Rancangan untok Hari Raya yg akan datang, agar rancangan2 hiburan ini lebih baik dari yang ini, tahniah… kpd pelawak2 kita yg sungguh luar biasa baik.. yg menghibur kan dan yg patut kita bangga kan.

    Mohon maaf jika ada yg kurang senang dgn saya. Tapi ini ada lah ikhlas dari saya seorang pencinta muzik.

     

    Source: Nasir Abdullah

  • Good Samaritans Help Malay Family Who Now Don’t Have To Be Homeless For Hari Raya

    Good Samaritans Help Malay Family Who Now Don’t Have To Be Homeless For Hari Raya

    Thanks to Good Samaritans, the HDB default rent of $414 was completely paid since last night when we broke the appeal for funds so that a Malay family staying at Yishun rental flat won’t be evicted during Hari Raya.

    Good job Singaporeans! And shame on you HDB!

    Poor People’s Campaign – a ground-up community initiative to improve the living condition of the poor among us.

    A Muslim couple may have to spend their Hari Raya homeless as HDB will evict them by 30th June if they can’t pay the rental default of $414 or 3 months’ rental.

    The husband is a pest controller – he has two sons and a wife who looks after the kids.

    His salary is only $1000 before CPF deduction.

    There are other outstanding bills eg SP and S & C but the rental one seems more important as it means having a important roof over their head.

    If you can help out with any amount, please pay it at any AXS machine with the account number taken from the post: 2810-0792-6-14

    Don’t let them celebrate Hari Raya homeless!

     

    Source: Gilbert Goh

  • Eid As A Struggling Single Twenty Something

    Eid As A Struggling Single Twenty Something

    As a child, I used to love celebrating Eid. I dreaded the fasting month of Ramadhan but I looked forward to new clothes, eating scrumptious rendang and ketupat, and of course, for many Asian kids – the collection of green packets filled with dollar dollar bills. Apart from visiting close relatives on the first day of Eid, you get to spend another day in Syawal with your closest friends from school visiting their houses.

    It was kinda cool to bring your friends over when you were ten years old, dressed in the traditional baju kurung going around the neighbourhood and coming home at the end of the day with your bag bursting with green packets. You would know which house gave the envelope, and if you get at least $5 from that house, you’re definitely going back there again the year after.

    As I grew older, however, the enjoyment of Eid started to fade away. At fifteen, I despised celebrating Eidulfitri. Eidulftri would be torturous for me since I had to appeased my newly divorced parents – I couldn’t spend more than 2 hours at my dad’s place or I’ll never hear the end of my mum’s wrath. My sisters were busy with their own families, making sure they visit the in-laws before making their way to my mum’s. And for some reason, you start not liking your relatives. I remember bursting out at my sister for coming so late int the afternoon and my make up was already ruined from the frustration of waiting around. The first day of Eid as a hormonal teenager was basically me playing the waiting game.

    Eid started to change as I entered my twenties. While it was still as boring as when I was a teenager, I began to prepare the house the house willingly. I bought flowers, new cushion covers, and occasionally curtains to slowly make the house into a home. I volunteered help in the kitchen, making sure I picked up my mum’s recipes to her signature Eid dishes and perfecting them. I made cookies and sweet treats to offer to the guests coming over to my place and made sure there were all sorts of drinks available for them.

    As much as I wish Eid is better now as I enter my mid-twenties, I realised that an awkward Eid is a common predicament between peers of my age. Perhaps it’s the having to part with copious amounts of money during the festive period – spending for the house and family, green packets for the little ones, awkward conversations with aunts and uncles who seem to nitpick on every aspect of your life. Or maybe it has got to do with spending Eid as a single woman, wondering when you’d be able to prepare for Eid excitedly for your kids and husband. Whatever the reason is, Eid as a struggling single twenty something is just plain boring.

    I make do with baking cookies, cakes and occasionally help my mum prepare the traditional dishes we feast on the morning of Eid. House chores like literally scrubbing the floors get my mind off the fact that each Eid is the same as before – lonesome and boring. I try getting away from celebrating Eid by going to work, but I feel bad for my mum. Though to be honest, I’m quite happy working while everyone else celebrates.

    One day, I’ll wake up on the morning of Eid excited to head to the mosque, dress my family up and head out for the rounds of visiting. One day, I’ll learn to appreciate the merry-making and spamming of family photos on Facebook and Instagram. One day, I’ll teach my daughter how to prepare the raya dishes and get my son to wash the windows and fix the curtains up. One day, I’ll be on my knees on the morning of Eid, with my head buried in my husband’s hand, asking for forgiveness and perhaps shedding a tear or two.

    One day, that happy family portrait of mine will be hung on my wall just in time for Eid.

    For now, I’ll be contented with spending the morning of Eid at home, with a cup of coffee and a bowl of lontong, watching reruns of Bujang Lapok on the telly with my three cats.

    Eid Mubarak everyone.

     

    Source: https://sharmeee.com

  • Muslims Open House To Spread Hari Raya Cheer

    Muslims Open House To Spread Hari Raya Cheer

    Muslims opened their homes to friends and relatives as part of Hari Raya Aidilfitri festivities yesterday but some even invited strangers.

    Sikh, Christian and Hindu guests tucked into briyani and curry in Ms Noor Mastura’s home in Serangoon, taking turns at the table with a steady stream of relatives.

    Ms Mastura, 26, invited them through the SG Muslims for Eid initiative, which she started last year.

    The scheme aims to link up Muslim households celebrating the festival with people of other faiths, and Muslims who want to join in the celebrations but have nowhere to go.

    “The whole idea of Eid is to spread joy,” said Ms Mastura, a flight attendant. “The first day is an important day and it’s usually a family affair for the closest relatives and friends, but we wanted to let guests experience customs like the Eid prayer, and going home to ask for forgiveness from elders.”

    A total of 16 hosts and eight guests signed up for the initiative, which is modelled on a similar idea that the Humans of New York street photography project in the United States came up with for Christmas.

    One of the three guests who visited Ms Mastura’s home yesterday was polytechnic student Parvitar Singh, 19, who was experiencing Hari Raya in a Muslim household for the first time. “It’s an honour to be here and to see how Noor’s family comes together, how there is so much respect between her and her elders, and to experience their love and hospitality,” he said.

    He said he signed up for the event to learn more about other cultures and faiths. “Recent attacks around the world made me realise that it’s very important to come together as a society,” he said.

    Ms Mastura and co-organisers Dhaniah Suhana, 29, a student, and Haider Amir, 31, a sales manager, said they started their society – Interfaith Youth Circle – to provide opportunities for deeper interfaith engagement, and to give young people a safe space to share their views.

    They also organise activities such as monthly group discussions on different religious texts.

    Mosques all over the island saw one of their busiest days yesterday.

    At Al-Huda Mosque in Bukit Timah, relatives of mosque chairman Azman Kassim and long-time volunteers laid out prayer mats and prepared lontong – a vegetable stew with rice cakes – for 1,000 people.

    “It’s become a family tradition,” said Mr Azman, 55, whose parents and some of their brood of 78 – including grandchildren and great- grandchildren – were helping out.

    His nephew, Mr Zulqarnain Zulkiflee, 31, who helps looks after the mosque’s social media presence, said: “For those who pray at this mosque, it’s a challenge to come here because they have moved farther away, but the kampung spirit keeps bringing them back.”

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com