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Michael Jackson Died As A Muslim: Al-Fatihah

izzAt — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:17:27 +0000

Salam and hello all. Just a short entry from me to say my condolences for the death of one talented artist, Michael Jackson or his Islam name, Mikael Jibril. Please correct me if I got this information wrongly. I have watched news on television tonight and his brother’s statement about Michael Jackson’s death somehow at the end likely said, Michael Jackson had already a Muslim before his death. After I’m asking some feedback from my friends on Twitter, I got some verifications about this and some of them have responded positively, Michael Jackson is already a Muslim. Hence, Al-Fatihah to him.

I’m not a big fan of Michael Jackson, but I’ve listened his song before and I like some of his songs. Even though I can’t remember the song’s titles even one.

UPDATE! Michael Jackson (Mikaeel Jibril) is already a Muslim before his death. Here are some sources that prove he is a Muslim.

Source: Wikipedia

Credit to Kujie2.com for providing these links.

p/s: Twitter has crowded with so many tweets about Michael Jackson’s death and somehow even Google has slowed down because of too many search from over the globe about his death. Read more here.
p/p/s: Don’t question why he died unexpectedly because death is naturely unpredictable and we as human must always be ready for it. Every day, hour, minute and second. When HE wants us back to HIM, HE just do it as HE has planned.
p/p/p/s: One of this blog reader has left a comment here about some rumors regarding the death of Michael Jackson, but the link is broken. May you please repost the link?

Quick Updates

izzAt — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:53:44 +0000

Salam and hello all. I think I should write some quick updates now. Sorry for lack of updates recently, plus I’ve to admit that I’m not quite active in blogging in these few weeks. There are only 2 posts for this month. I don’t know what is the reason, but somehow I choose to read more on other blogs rather than writing something for this blog. Well, maybe because of the holiday itself. Yep2, enjoy my limited 1 month holiday before the new semester start soon. Now, I have another 2 weeks of holiday and tomorrow, I’m going back to my hometown, Kemaman. I’m still planning what should I do next.

So, as quick updates, nothing much I would like to say. But I hope I’ll get some inspirations and ideas about what to write later. Too many interesting stuffs I have found on Twitter for me to read and somehow, I’m getting addicted to read and read. Gosh, I don’t know how come I become very addicting to read it. Until a time, I bookmarked all the links with hope that I’ll read it later. Well, that part still unconfirmed. Hehe.

Next week, my exam result for Special Semester 08/09 will come out and I don’t have any specific target in my mind. Just hoping that, everything will turn out fine. Ya, nothing much to say, but I have done all my best for it. Whatever result I get, I have to accept it.

Ok, until next entry. Signing off.

p/s: Actually, I have planned to go to SIC this weekend for Malaysia Japan Super GT 2009, but due to some problems this plan can’t be proceeded. Maybe next year, hopefully.

Nationwide Streamyx Service Interruption

izzAt — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:05:49 +0000

Salam and hello all. It was about 2 weeks there is no update, no new entry from this blog and the traffic to this blog has gone down drastically but still not so bad. Well, no blog update no traffic. Agree with me? Anyway, the reason behind this is because I’ve to concentrate on my final exam week which has ended yesterday. And the last paper for yesterday was Principles of Management, which for me quite tough with a lot of information, terms, principles, concepts and definitions you need to understand and remember. Compare to another paper that I have taken during this special semester, Economic Engineering, I love it even though it wasn’t so easy, but since it plays a lot with number and less stuff to remember, I don’t have problems with it. Now I wonder how those students who take Business Management remember all those facts, concepts and principles. Seriously, I suck at remembering things. Ok, lets all that be a memory. Hoho. Life must go on. I’m just hoping that everything will be okay when the result come out soon.

Ok, let’s go back to what this entry is all about. Do you know about this Nationwide Streamyx Service Interruption? I have been informed by ubey via Twitter last week about this matter and wonder why TM only announced it via their Streamyx website, rather than put it in newspapers, etc. Can you imagine, how many Streamyx users will go check Streamyx website for Streamyx service status? I think TM should be more alert on this matter, not all their customers will go check their website for service status, they should use more effective way to inform about this kind of news. Via newspapers perhaps? Email? If TM can generate million of profit per year, they should put some budget on this kind of thing. Anyway, for those who is yet read about it, here I quoted the original news from Streamyx website.

STREAMYX SERVICE INTERRUPTION NATIONWIDE
Dear Valued Customers,
We wish to inform our Streamyx customers that Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) will be performing a network upgrading exercise from 11.00 pm, Friday, 12th June 2009 until 6.00 am, Saturday, 13th June 2009.
As a result, Streamyx customers nationwide may experience a disruption of service during the stipulated period. We would like to assure you that the service would resume to normal after this period.
TM apologizes for any inconvenience caused whilst the same time, we would like to assure you that we are upgrading our network to enable us to serve you better.
Customers can call TM at 100 and select “Internet Services” or e-mail us at help@tm.com.my for any Streamyx related problems.
Thank You.

Usually, when users face the problem of no internet connection, users will contact that 100 number and usually during this period, it will end up with no answer. The answer that you’ll get is, none of their staff is free to answer your call. I have experienced it before, I tried to contact their customer service for 4 hours and I got the same answer over and over again, no staff is free to answer you. Please try again?! What the heck? After that, I start wondering, how many staff they have to answer and solve our problem? If Streamyx really good on informing their users about the upgrades or any service interruption, the users will know already and they don’t have to call their service center. But the real is otherwise and because of this maybe inefficient way of delivering information to their customer, not all of their customer would know about the news and when the time comes, TM customer service will end up receiving a lot of calls until none of their customer service staff can handle these calls. Dear TM, do you know about these consequences? Or is it you just ignore it even you know it? Haha!

Even they have said the upgrading process is from 11p.m till 6a.m, but I’m sure it’ll take more longer. Anyway, I just hope that this upgrade process is not just an upgrade, but bring some changes. If the speed remains the same, slow video streaming, slow downloading from oversea sources and unstable connection, what’s upgrade means to them? Upgrade should result of improving their current service to serve better for their customer, if nothing is change, then I would say nothing has been upgraded.

p/s: First entry for June and this is 200th post.

Did Twitter Kills Your Blogging Passion?

izzAt — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:14:43 +0000

Salam and hello everyone. Hope you guys in a great mood and health because it is weekend now. So, cheer up! By the way, title for this entry might tell the reason, why there are lack of updates recently at this blog. Okay, it is not all about Twitter actually even though I have to admit, I’m getting addicted to Twitter now. One of the reasons because I can simply write quick updates easily there just to tell my followers, what I’m doing now? What I’m thinking and reading now? That kind of simple questions somehow do not need me to write a proper entry for it. Agree with me?

Anyway, this entry is the second entry related to Twitter and the purposed is simply need some responses from fellow Twitterers, what do you think about Twitter? Did Twitter kills your blogging passion?

In addition, not all Twitterers are bloggers, some of them are just ordinary people who like to be connected with each other with simplicity of Twitter. Like you use Facebook and Friendster.

After using Twitter about a month, I found out that Twitter is more than just getting connected with each other. You can get more information regarding your interest by following people that suit your interest and maybe from that you can get the idea what to blog. Isn’t it useful?

So, what do you think about Twitter then? Did it kill your blogging passion? Leave your response using the comment form below and for those who yet join Twitter, why not join it today and don’t forget to follow me on Twitter for more “quick updates”.

Beware Of This Conman: Mohd Izani M. Bakri

izzAt — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:58:43 +0000

Salam and hello everyone. I want to share this important reminder and message from FOTOMEDIA (FMDC) MALAYSIA (WWW.FOTOMEDIA.COM.MY) about this guy in the picture below. To short the long story, this guy has been claimed in fraud camera and illegal photos selling and also copyright infringement of photos owned by DigitalDome (www.DigitalDome.org). This guy has been claimed sold the photos of DigitalDome without any written permission from the owner and also has manipulated all photos downloaded from original website by putting his own watermark on it, uploaded it to several blogs of him and sold the photos illegally for self profit.

The name of this guy is Mohd Izani M. Bakri (his father’s name still unconfirmed, further information will be updated soon) and claimed to be one of Cosmopoint Kuala Terengganu students. This case currently under investigation and DigitalDome currently collecting all proves to bring this case to the next step, law action.

Some other information that may help you to identify this guy:

Blogs:

http://skatype.blogspot.com
http://skatypegalery.blogspot.com
http://skatype.wordpress.com

Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/briecwflied

This case is hotly discussed in FOTOMEDIA forum right now. You may proceed here if you want to follow the discussion of this case. If you have any information about this guy or everything that you think may help to solve this case, you’re specially invited to contact FOTOMEDIA using the email mentioned above or simply post it in FOTOMEDIA forum. At FOTOMEDIA, it is a hope that this case can be solved as soon as possible and if you have any information, please cooperate with FOTOMEDIA and DigitalDome by providing the information.

Thanks for your attention.

Did You Know These Facts?

izzAt — Tue, 26 May 2009 07:30:43 +0000

Salam and hello everyone. Sorry for lack of updates recently. I’m currently busy rescheduling my time, plus, I have another test on Engineering Economics (COEB442) course this Thursday and yet do any proper preparation for it. So, I think I have to prioritize it first. My final exam will start in 2 weeks from now and I also have one assignment for my Principle of Management (COEB432) course, hence I’m going to be busy in the next 2 weeks from now. Ya, its time for books, books and books. Haha.

Actually, I want to share with you this interesting video about some interesting facts that you might know or maybe not. So, enjoy the video then and hopefully you’ll like it.

Until next entry, bye!

p/s: I suggest you watch the video until the end, its really interesting even though you might end up saying, “Of course it is like this bla bla bla…”

Are You Twittering? Follow Me On Twitter!

izzAt — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:18:12 +0000

Salam and hello everyone. Do you know Twitter? Do you have account on Twitter? If you know and have account already, maybe you already know what’s Twitter is all about. But for you who is yet know what on earth is Twitter, let me brief you with some information about Twitter.

Twitter is a free social-networking site like Facebook and Friendster and also a micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read updates from other users which known as tweets. Tweets is text-based posts which limit up to 140 characters in length which are displayed on the users profiles and this tweets also visible to other users who have subscribed/followed them which known as followers.

Twitter is a free service that lets you keep in touch with people through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?

I know many bloggers out there already join Twitter and for those who is yet join Twitter, why not you join this social network? It may help you to boost your blogs traffic indirectly and get loyal readers from your followers. Anyway, before you get misunderstood, Twitter is not only for bloggers. Anyone can join and use Twitter, like they use Facebook or Friendster. So, join Twitter now!

I’m considered a new Twitter user and from my own opinion, Twitter is a great social-networking. So, I recommend you join it today and start twittering. If you are already on Twitter, you can follow me on Twitter to get latest updates from me. Ok, see you there!

p/s: Follow me on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/izzatruslan

Planning For A Trip? You Should Check This Out First!

izzAt — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:30:47 +0000

Are you in the middle of planning for a family trip? Or are you going to travel somewhere around the globe in the next few days or weeks or months? If you do, you’ve come to the right place because what I’m going to tell you next is an information that will help your trip planning and of course help you to enjoy your trip very well.

When it comes for a trip planning or going somewhere you never being before, it would be difficult for you to find out what places you should visit, where to find the best restaurants in that place for having a great dinner with your family and so on. One of the alternative ways is asking for tour guide and this of course might increases your trip budget and someone in a budget trip will not asking for tour guide, never. So, where they should find for that information? Here it come, QYPE.co.uk. You might asking, what the heck is this QYPE? Even the name sounds weird. Hey, don’t judge it by the name. Anyway, QYPE is a portal site that gathers all the reviews from all travelers over the globe about the place they have been before. Sound interesting?

This site is interesting not just because of its name but also what it serves for you. Everything you need to know about the interesting places, the recommendation places to visit, the reviews about the places and everything are all there at QYPE. Syhh.. Please don’t ask for the price or fee for the service because QYPE serve all the information for free! Yes, for free!

So, what else QYPE serves? Everything about your trip locations, just search it there and everything related with your trip locations will be listed there altogether with all the reviews from other people who have been there before. What they think about the places and so on. Maybe you’ll find the best places to visit during your trip later. For example, if you want to travel to London, you may want to find about the best places to visit in London, right? Visit QYPE and you’ll find the answer there. Pubs London? Restaurants London? Leave it to QYPE, it’ll recommend you with the best pubs and restaurants to go.

By the way, do you think this site offers travel information about locations around UK only? Absolutely the answer is no. This site provides travel information from almost all places over the world including Malaysia! I was quite surprising at first when I tried to search for travel information in Malaysia and QYPE has listed interesting information that can help your trip in Malaysia. From the hotels, places to visit, restaurants and everything. That’s absolutely easy and all information is categorized for easy access. Just type in what are you looking for and where, then click search. Done!

I hope this information will help you to plan your next trip later or maybe my own trip soon. Until next entry, bye!

p/s: I hope I can visit London. Why I didn’t find this site before my trip to Bali Island last year. My trip sure will be more interesting. Hohoho.

Fake Miniature/Tilt-Shift Lens Effect: First Experimental Attempt

izzAt — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:29:06 +0000

Salam and hello everyone. Since I have not posted any photo related entry after my last photo entries about Formula 1 Grand Prix last time, hence for this time I want to share with you my first experimental attempt on fake miniature as known as tilt-shift lens effect. The different between fake or original tilt-shift lens effect is just the original tilt-shift lens effect picture is taking using tilt-shift lens which I think, quite costly and the fake one is otherwise. In addition, I don’t have any DSLR yet, so of course I never think to get one of those lens. Anyway, miniature effect or tilt-shift lens effect also can be produced by applying some editing on suitable photos using any photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop or Photoscape and this is what we call fake miniature or tilt-shift lens effect. Since this is my experimental attempt, I didn’t use Adobe Photoshop for editing process, all editing for these fake miniature or tilt-shift lens effect have done using Photoscape and the result quite impress me. What do you think?

By the way, what’s actually miniature/tilt-shift lens effect? I quote here some definition from Wikipedia.

Tilt-shift miniature faking is a process in which a photograph of a life-size location or object is manipulated so that it looks like a photograph of a miniature scale model.

Actually, in Photoscape there are a lot of effects and photos filters that you can apply to your pictures to produce fake miniature effect. You may explore a bit Photoscape and you may find how great this free editing software. So, here there are, my first experimental attempt on fake miniature or tilt-shift lens effect. Enjoy the pictures then.

So, what do you think? Maybe some people don’t like the concept of miniature, but I can’t help it. Anyway, I hope to hear some of your words about it and I really appreciate it. This is my first attempt though and maybe there are lacks somewhere in the picture or maybe some of the picture is not suitable for miniature, probably? So, speak out what’s in your mind, I would like to hear it. Hehe. Please use the comment box below to comment. Thanks.

p/s: Lately, I don’t know why I lack of ideas what to write. I tried to find some inspiration but find nothing. Any suggestion?

Selamat Hari Guru 2009! Terima kasih, cikgu!

izzAt — Sat, 16 May 2009 09:57:53 +0000

Salam and hello all. Today is 16 May 2009 and I want to take this opportunity to great all teachers in Malaysia, Happy Teacher’s Day! And I want to say thank you to all of my teachers who taught me from know nothing to what I am right now until I stepped in into university. Thank you very much for your sacrifices and everything. Thank you very much to my teachers from Tadika Kemas Binjai, SK. Binjai Kemaman, MRSM YT Dungun, MRSM Pasir Tumboh and MRSM Balik Pulau. Without all of your support, it is impossible for me to be at what I am right now. Thank you very much.

p/s: Terima kasih, cikgu! Another short entry, huh? hehe..
p/p/s: Looking for “Tema dan Lagu Tema Hari Guru 2009“? Check this link out!