When Malays used to be in the Navy…
Maybe they also didn’t have halal kitchen then
but they can ‘tapao’ the food or use “mangkuk tingkat”.
Mangkuk tingkat can be recycled to store gunpowder.
When there’s a problem, you can always find a solution.
its a matter of if you really want to solve it.
(someone pointed out to me that the other Malay soldier is Lt Adnan, the famous Malay hero who fought the Japanese)
Source: Shahlan S Shahlan
I can’t change the direction of the wind,
but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
To my friends and family… yes most of us feel so much angry about the navy and their halal kitchen issue. We know and in-fact the minister himself knows that it just a lame excuse.
Hey, dont be so disheartened about that guys, what had happend semua nya ade hikmah. Allah knows what the best for us.
but it doesn’t stop us to voice out our frustration and also doesn’t stop us to excel ourselves in other sector.
Ye lah ade gak yang terkilan tak dapat masuk navy.. ade yg cita-cita dari kecik lagi. Time sekolah bila cikgu tanya dah besar nak jadi apa..kita iya iya dengan semangat “nak jadi captain atas kapal perang, Cikgu” Cikgu pun bagi semangat..ok bagus tu…kena belajar rajin2 tau…kita pun belajar lah rajin2, bapak tak mampu nak sambungkan kita sekolah, takpe, kita sekolah sambil bekerja part time.
Bila dah dapat semua Ilmu yg sepatut ade untuk apply Navy. Last last kena reject dengan alasan diberi takde halal kitchen. Tak ke terkilan…
Ilmu yg ade jangan lah disia-siakan, mohan pada Allah agar DIA tunjukkan jalan…
So sesiapa ade cita-cita nak jadi Captain kapal pergi lah website ni
http://www.wavelink.com.sg/wmi/programmes/deck-cadet.html
https://e2i.com.sg/…/re…/tripartite-nautical-training-award/
https://e2i.com.sg/…/regi…/special-limits-officer-programme/
or gi Singapore Polytechnic apply Diploma in Nautical Studies.
Takpe lah terkilan nak kerja kat kapal perang pun takpe asalkan dapat kerja atas kapal walaupun kapal dagang…GAJI LAGI BESAR DARI KAPAL PERANG TAU! Alhamdullilah dapat jugak sara hidup keluarga. Asalkan halal.
Bagi yg nak join ingat NEVER GIVE UP! Nothing come easy, work hard for it. You will be there eventually.
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Maju Lah Singapura!
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Late last year, just a month after our move from Eindhoven in the Netherlands to London, the city of Paris was shaken by a number of explosions that claimed hundreds of lives.
What we saw on the news then just numbed us.
My family and I just sat down for a moment and watched the television without uttering a word.
We were shocked by what was shown on the news and immediately felt scared.
You see, Paris was only three and a half hours from our previous residence in Eindhoven and we had, on a number of occasions, taken road trips over the weekend to enjoy Paris’ beauty and serenity.
The places where the attacks took place somehow struck a chord of familiarity.
Just four months later, the city of Brussels became the latest target of violence in Europe.
Once again, we sat in front of the telly and went silent.
If Paris was a three-and-a-half-hour drive from our previous residence, Brussels was only an hour and fifteen minutes away.
Worse still, Brussels and Antwerp were the two cities that we visited on most weekends not only because of their close proximity to us then, but also because of the large number of Muslims in these cities that gave us the opportunity to explore the many halal restaurants and shops that catered to our needs.
When these tragedies, so close to where we have been, happened, I always ask myself if I or we can live safely here.
Every day when my husband goes to work and the children are at school, I’m afraid to go anywhere and will stay indoors.
Perhaps this is just me and my mind playing the scary ‘what ifs’ scenarios, but I am a Muslim woman and I don the hijab.
Also, we now live in an area where there are hardly any Muslims and I know each time something big like the bombings happen somewhere, people will start to look at me in a funny way.
Although not much has been reported, when incidents of violence such as the Belgium bombings happen, hate crime or hate against Muslims will also be on the rise.
Since the Paris attack, a number of incidents have been reported in London where Muslim women wearing the hijab had been targets of racial abusers.
TALKING ABOUT HATE
My children have also told me that in school, their teachers held special talks about what happened and also about hate crime.
The head teacher also informed the students that terrorism and violence will not be tolerated and that it is not their Muslim friends or neighbours who commit these devious crimes, but the so-called extremist Muslims who do not follow the teachings of Islam properly.
But I can’t help thinking that among these students there still might be some who think that all Muslims are the same, that we know about the terrorists among us even when truthfully we don’t and that we hate violence of any kind.
What truly riles me are these so-called Muslim extremists who claimed the right to live in these European cities, often benefitting from financial, health and housing help from the government and even their livelihood from their adopted countries, and yet committing violence without batting an eyelid.
Which part of this is the teaching of Islam I wonder.
Is this what Islam is all about?
Certainly not.
Islam is a religion of peace and calmness and teaches, like all other religions, to love and respect one another.
For example, in the Quran, we are reminded as many as 90 times to be patient. This shows how Islam is.
We do not inflict violence on anyone even with our tongues, never mind weapons.
These extremists have deliberately tarnished the image of Islam that we normal abiding Muslims love.The fear these attacks have inflicted on those of us who live near where they happened has also not yet faded. I do realise that we have to choose not to think about it and just carry on living.
We have to appreciate what we have and must not succumb to just looking behind our backs each time we go out or stay indoors and avoid life altogether.
But it is so very hard to do.
So, in times like this, I cannot help but ask my husband: “Will you get a Singapore posting any time soon?”
Menteri Bertanggungjawab bagi Ehwal Masyarakat Islam Dr Yaacob Ibrahim melahirkan rasa kecewa terhadap insiden serangan terhadap tiga pelajar madrasah semalam (1 Apr).
Dr Yaacob menegaskan, perkara itu tidak boleh diterima sama sekali dan pelakunya mesti dibawa ke muka pengadilan.
Beliau menambah, Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) sedang bekerja rapat dengan Madrasah Al-Ma’arif Al-Islamiah untuk memberi bantuan dalam siasatan polis dan juga membantu para pelajar yang terjejas.
Ketiga-tiga pelajar Madrasah Al-Ma’arif Al-Islamiah itu diserang oleh seorang lelaki di Stesen MRT Paya Lebar sekitar pukul 7.20 pagi semalam dan menurut sumber-sumber, suspek sudahpun diberkas.
DOAKAN AGAR PELAJAR TERJEJAS PULIH
Menulis di laman Facebooknya hari ini (2 Apr), Dr Yaacob berkata: “Kita tidak harus menerima apa jua bentuk tindakan agresif terhadap sesiapa pun, lebih-lebih lagi orang-orang yang tidak bersalah.”
Beliau yang juga Menteri Peruhubungan dan Penerangan bagaimanapun turut mengajak masyarakat supaya bertenang dan bersatu, serta jangan membiarkan insiden tersebut memecahbelahkan mereka.
Dr Yaacob menggesa masyarakat supaya berdoa agar para pelajar madrasah yang terjejas, pulih daripada insiden tersebut.
AP AMRIN AMIN: INSIDEN INI “PERKARA YANG SERIUS”
Awal daripada itu, Setiausaha Parlimen, Kementerian Ehwal Dalam Negeri Amrin Amin juga melahirkan keprihatinannya berhubung insiden tersebut dan menyifatkannya sebagai satu “perkara yang serius”.
Beliau juga bimbang tentang keadaan para pelajar madrasah yang menjadi mangsa “pengalaman mengerikan” itu.
Encik Amrin merupakan AP Melayu pertama menyuarakan pandangannya mengenai insiden tersebut menerusi laman Facebook beliau, sekitar tengah malam semalam.
Beliau juga mengajak orang ramai supaya jangan tergesa-gesa membuat kesimpulan, memandangkan siasatan sedang dijalankan.
Bercakap kepada BERITAMediacorp hari ini, AP GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh Saktiandi Supaat berharap ini suatu insiden yang terpencil.
“Masyarakat Singapura adalah satu masyarakat berbilang budaya. Kita sama-sama boleh memupuk silaturahim di antara masyarakat di Singapura. Jadi saya rasa situasi ini bukan satu situasi yang secara merata. Ia adalah satu situasi terpencil,” ujar beliau semasa diminta ulasannya mengenai kejadian tersebut.
MUIS KELUARKAN KENYATAAN, LAHIR PRIHATIN
Dalam pada itu, MUIS turut mengeluarkan kenyataan media bagi mengulas kejadian tersebut.
Menurut MUIS, ia prihatinan tentang insiden serangan terhadap tiga pelajar madrasah semalam.
MUIS yakin polis sedang giat menjalankan siasatan dan masyarakat dinasihati agar bertenang bagi membolehkan keadilan dilaksanakan.
INSIDEN DAPAT PERHATIAN MENTERI MHA
Berita mengenai kejadian yang menimpa tiga pelajar Madrasah Al Maarif itu turut mendapat perhatian Menteri Ehwal Dalam Negeri, K Shanmugam.
Dalam tulisannya di Facebook lewat malam semalam, Encik Shanmugam yang juga merupakan Menteri Undang-Undang menyatakan beliau sudah meminta pihak polis supaya menyiasat insiden itu.
“Buat masa ini, motif di sebalik serangan ini masih belum jelas,” kata Encik Shanmugam.
Namun beliau memberi jaminan bahawa “kami akan menyiasat perkara ini dan memastikan keadilan ditegakkan.”
Madrasah Al-Ma’arif Al-Islamiah semalam mengeluarkan kenyataan di laman Facebooknya berhubung insiden di mana tiga pelajarnya ditendang dan dipukul oleh seorang lelaki.
Ia menyatakan bahawa ketiga-tiga pelajar yang terjejas sudahpun diberikan kaunseling dan mengesahkan kejadian itu kini sedang disiasat.
Madrasah Al-Ma’arif Al-Islamiah turut mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua yang menghubungi pihak madrasah kerana prihatin dengan kesejahteraan para pelajarnya.
Source: Berita Mediacorp
Our law minister Shanmugam recently mentioned that Singaporeans are obliged to reach out to the Muslims to build social cohesion.
While the government hopes to realise a society that can fully integrate in harmony, on the contrary it has unknowingly perpetuate misconceptions among Singaporeans, in particular towards the Malay/Muslims in Singapore by means of unjust policies.
It would be better for Shanmugan to ask the government to take the lead and not passing the buck to the people and hope everything turns out fine.
Although Singaporeans are obliged to reach out to each other, it is also the government’s responsibility to subserve social cohesion.
A good start would be in school. Psychologist would agree that exposing children to diverse cultural practices at a young age would most probably remove prejudices and racial bigotry.
1. Allow the tudung in school from kindergarten level – Children are naturally inquisitive. They learn and absorb much more in natural classroom settings. Exposing them to such occurrences will help these children to better understand the multi-racial society that we live in and leads to greater tolerance in future.
2. Set up student exchange programme from the mainstream school with the Madrasah schools – We have overseas exchange programmes. So why not have it with the Madrasah schools? These students can benefit like any other overseas exchange programmes. It goes both ways. It helps both students from the mainstream and madrasah to understand our unique social settings.
3. Remove discriminatory criteria for enrolling in SAP schools – We heard of how Malays are under represented in SAP schools. The criterion to speak Mandarin to be eligible for enrolling of one’s child, automatically exclude majority of the Malay/Muslims students to be eligible. This criterion unwittingly segregates the populace. There are students who went to SAP schools and study up to higher level without having the experience of associating themselves with other races and cultures except the one where they come from. How does that help to build social cohesion?
4. Put an end to the unwritten policy that forbid the Malays/Muslim from entering certain restricted areas in the RSAF. We heard and read of many accounts even from the non-Malays of how they (Malays) were prevented from entering the premises just because they are of a certain race. At this level, continuing with such atrocious policies only seek to preserve the misconception the general masses have on the Muslims.
5. Lift the ban on hijabs to be worn in uniformed groups – The narrative from the government is that allowing it will cause racial disharmony and harm social cohesion. On what basis does the Government has to support its claim? Policies that are discriminatory, when implemented must be of substantive reasoning else it runs the risk of creating ill-will between the people.
I believe the above is a good start for the government to initiate in building greater cohesion among the people. Passing the buck to the populace is not going to help much when it actively maintain policies that prevents the society from integrating positively.
The baton is now over to you Mr Shanmugam.
Source: Khan Osman Sulaiman