5 Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires

They’re just like you. But with lots of money.

When you think “millionaire,” what image comes to mind? For many of us, it’s a flashy Wall Street banker type who flies a private jet, collects cars and lives the kind of decadent lifestyle that would make Donald Trump proud.

But many modern millionaires live in middle-class neighborhoods, work full-time and shop in discount stores like the rest of us. What motivates them isn’t material possessions but the choices that money can bring: “For the rich, it’s not about getting more stuff. It’s about having the freedom to make almost any decision you want,” says T. Harv Eker, author of Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. Wealth means you can send your child to any school or quit a job you don’t like.

According to the Spectrem Wealth Study, an annual survey of America’s wealthy, there are more people living the good life than ever before—the number of millionaires nearly doubled in the last decade. And the rich are getting richer. To make it onto the Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans, a mere billionaire no longer makes the cut. This year you needed a net worth of at least $1.3 billion.

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If more people are getting richer than ever, why shouldn’t you be one of them? Here, five people who have at least a million dollars in liquid assets share the secrets that helped them get there.

1. Set your sights on where you’re going
Twenty years ago, Jeff Harris hardly seemed on the road to wealth. He was a college dropout who struggled to support his wife, DeAnn, and three kids, working as a grocery store clerk and at a junkyard where he melted scrap metal alongside convicts. “At times we were so broke that we washed our clothes in the bathtub because we couldn’t afford the Laundromat.” Now he’s a 49-year-old investment advisor and multimillionaire in York, South Carolina.

There was one big reason Jeff pulled ahead of the pack: He always knew he’d be rich. The reality is that 80 percent of Americans worth at least $5 million grew up in middle-class or lesser households, just like Jeff.

Wanting to be wealthy is a crucial first step. Says Eker, “The biggest obstacle to wealth is fear. People are afraid to think big, but if you think small, you’ll only achieve small things.”

It all started for Jeff when he met a stockbroker at a Christmas party. “Talking to him, it felt like discovering fire,” he says. “I started reading books about investing during my breaks at the grocery store, and I began putting $25 a month in a mutual fund.” Next he taught a class at a local community college on investing. His students became his first clients, which led to his investment practice. “There were lots of struggles,” says Jeff, “but what got me through it was believing with all my heart that I would succeed.”

2. Educate yourself
When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high-tech job—but he couldn’t balance his checkbook. “I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip,” says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. “I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement.”

One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don’t get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. “It bothered me that I didn’t understand this stuff,” says Steve, “so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz I knew to explain things to me.”

He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to live below their means. They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars, cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they could afford a more expensive one. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments.

Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. “Someone would say, ‘I need to refinance my house—what should I do?’ A lot of times, I wouldn’t know the answer, but I’d go find it and learn something in the process,” he says.

In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal-Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it’s paid off: He now owns $30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry.

“I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self-education,” says Steve. “You can do anything once you understand the basics.”

3. Passion pays off
In 1995, Jill Blashack Strahan and her husband were barely making ends meet. Like so many of us, Jill was eager to discover her purpose, so she splurged on a session with a life coach. “When I told her my goal was to make $30,000 a year, she said I was setting the bar too low. I needed to focus on my passion, not on the paycheck.”

Jill, who lives with her son in Alexandria, Minnesota, owned a gift basket company and earned just $15,000 a year. She noticed when she let potential buyers taste the food items, the baskets sold like crazy. Jill thought, Why not sell the food directly to customers in a fun setting?

With $6,000 in savings, a bank loan and a friend’s investment, Jill started packaging gourmet foods in a backyard shed and selling them at taste-testing parties. It wasn’t easy. “I remember sitting outside one day, thinking we were three months behind on our house payment, I had two employees I couldn’t pay, and I ought to get a real job. But then I thought, No, this is your dream. Recommit and get to work.”

She stuck with it, even after her husband died three years later. “I live by the law of abundance, meaning that even when there are challenges in life, I look for the win-win,” she says.

The positive attitude worked: Jill’s backyard company, Tastefully Simple, is now a direct-sales business, with $120 million in sales last year. And Jill was named one of the top 25 female business owners in North America by Fast Company magazine.

According to research by Thomas J. Stanley, author of The Millionaire Mind, over 80 percent of millionaires say they never would have been successful if their vocation wasn’t something they cared about.


4. Grow your money
Most of us know the never-ending cycle of living paycheck to paycheck. “The fastest way to get out of that pattern is to make extra money for the specific purpose of reinvesting in yourself,” says Loral Langemeier, author of The Millionaire Maker. In other words, earmark some money for the sole purpose of investing it in a place where it will grow dramatically—like a business or real estate.

There are endless ways to make extra money for investing—you just have to be willing to do the work. “Everyone has a marketable skill,” says Langemeier. “When I started out, I had a tutoring business, seeing clients in the morning before work and on my lunch break.”

A little moonlighting cash really can grow into a million. Twenty-five years ago, Rick Sikorski dreamed of owning a personal training business. “I rented a tiny studio where I charged $15 an hour,” he says. When money started trickling in, he squirreled it away instead of spending it, putting it all back into the business. Rick’s 400-square-foot studio is now Fitness Together, a franchise based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with more than 360 locations worldwide. And he’s worth over $40 million.

When extra money rolls in, it’s easy to think, Now I can buy that new TV. But if you want to get rich, you need to pay yourself first, by putting money where it will work hard for you—whether that’s in your retirement fund, a side business or investments like real estate.

5. No guts, no glory
Last summer, Dave Lindahl footed the bill for 18 relatives at a fancy mansion in the Adirondacks. One night, his dad looked out at the scenery and joked, “I can’t believe we used to call you the black sheep!”

At 29, Dave was broke, living in a small apartment near Boston and wondering what to do after ten years in a local rock band. “I looked around and thought, If I don’t do something, I’ll be stuck here forever.”

He started a landscape company, buying his equipment on credit. When business literally froze over that winter, a banker friend asked if he’d like to renovate a foreclosed home. “I’m a terrible carpenter, but I needed the money, so I went to some free seminars at Home Depot and figured it out as I went,” he says.

After a few more renovations, it occurred to him: Why not buy the homes and sell them for profit? He took a risk and bought his first property. Using the proceeds, he bought another, and another. Twelve years later, he owns apartment buildings, worth $143 million, in eight states.

The Biggest Secret? Stop spending.
Every millionaire we spoke to has one thing in common: Not a single one spends needlessly. Real estate investor Dave Lindahl drives a Ford Explorer and says his middle-class neighbors would be shocked to learn how much he’s worth. Fitness mogul Rick Sikorski can’t fathom why anyone would buy bottled water. Steve Maxwell, the finance teacher, looked at a $1.5 million home but decided to buy one for half the price because “a house with double the cost wouldn’t give me double the enjoyment.”

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The Origins of the Malays

21 January 2008 21:54

Prepared By Michael Chick It's been interesting to read such free-flowing comments on the subject of the Origins of the Malays. While we are on the subject, how many of you have read the book entitled "Contesting Malayness - Malay Identity Across Boundaries" Edited by Timothy P. Barnard published by Singapore University Press? {mosgoogle right} Written by a Professor of National University of Singapore. It reflects the Anthropologists views that there is no such race as the "Malays" to begin with. If we follow the original migration of the Southern Chinese of 6,000yrs ago, they moved into Taiwan, (now the Alisan), then into the Phillipines (now the Aeta) and moved into Borneo (4,500yrs ago) (Dayak). They also split into Sulawesi and progressed into Jawa, and Sumatera. The final migration was to the Malayan Peninsular 3,000yrs ago. A sub-group from Borneo also moved to Champa in Vietnam at 4,500yrs ago. Interestingly, the Champa deviant group moved back to present day Kelantan. There are also traces of the Dong Song and HoaBinh migration from Vietnam and Cambodia. To confuse the issue, there was also the Southern Thai migration, from what we know as Pattani today. (see also "Early Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago and the Malay Peninsular") Of course, we also have the Minangkabau's which come from the descendants of Alexander the Great and a West Indian Princess. (Sejarah Melayu page 1-3) So the million Dollar Question... Is there really a race called the "Malays"? All anthropologists DO NOT SEEM TO THINK SO. (strangely, this includes all Malay Malaysian Anthropologists who are of the same opinion.) Neither do the "Malays" who live on the West Coast of Johor. They'd rather be called Javanese. What about the west coast Kedah inhabitants who prefer to be known as "Achenese"? or the Ibans who simply want to be known as IBANS. Try calling a Kelabit a "Malay" and see what response you get... you’ll be so glad that their Head-Hunting days are over. In an article in the Star, dated: Dec 3rd 2006 available for on-line viewing at: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/3/focus/16212814&sec=focus An excerp is reproduced here below: "The Malays – taken as an aggregation of people of different ethnic backgrounds but who speak the same language or family of languages and share common cultural and traditional ties – are essentially a new race, compared to the Chinese, Indians and the Arabs with their long histories of quests and conquests. The Malay nation, therefore, covers people of various ethnic stock, including Javanese, Bugis, Bawean, Achehnese, Thai, Orang Asli, the indigenous people of Sabah and Sarawak and descendants of Indian Muslims who had married local women. Beneath these variations, however, there is a common steely core that is bent on changing the Malay persona from its perceived lethargic character to one that is brave, bold and ready to take on the world. " The definition of “Malay” is therefore simply a collection of people's who speak a similar type language. With what is meant by a similar type language does not mean that the words are similar. (A native Kelantanese native speaker has no clue whatsoever what his Iban native brother is talking about; if both speak their own dialect) Linguists however, call this the "Lego-Type" language, where words are added on to the root word to make meaning and give tenses and such. Somehow, the Indonesians disagree with this "Malay" classification and insist instead on being called "Indonesians" even though the majority of "Malays" have their roots in parts of Indonesia. They refuse to be called "Malay"…. Anyhow you may define it. The writer failed to identify (probably didn't know), that the "Malay" definition also includes, the Champa, Dong Song, HoabinHian, The Taiwanese Alisan and the Philippino Aetas. He also did not identify that the "Orang Asli" are (for lack of a better term) ex-Africans. If you try to call any one of our East Malaysian brothers an "Orang Asli", they WILL BEAT YOU UP! I had to repeat this because almost all West Malaysians make the same mistake when we cross the South China Sea. Worse, somehow, they feel even more insulted when you call them “Malay”. Somehow, “kurang ajar” is uttered below their breath as if “Malay” was a really bad word for them. I’m still trying to figure this one out. Watch “Malays in Africa”; a Museum Negara produced DVD. Also, the “Champa Malays” by the same. With this classification, they MUST also include the Phillipinos, the Papua New Guineans, the Australian Aboroginies, as well as the Polynesian Aboroginies. These are of the Australo Melanesians who migrated out of Africa 60,000yrs ago. Getting interesting? Read on... "Malay" should also include the Taiwanese singer "Ah Mei" who is Alisan as her tribe are the anscestors of the "Malays". And finally, you will need to define the Southern Chinese (Southern Province) as Malay also, since they are from the same stock 6,000yrs ago. Try calling the Bugis a "Malay". Interestingly, the Bugis, who predominantly live on Sulawesi are not even Indonesians. Neither do they fall into the same group as the migrating Southern Chinese of 6,000yrs ago nor the Australo Melanesian group from Africa. Ready for this? The Bugis are the cross-breed between the Mongolian Chinese and the marauding Arab Pirates. Interestingly, the Bugis, (just like their Arabic ancestors) were career Pirates in the Johor-Riau Island areas. Now the nephew of Daeng Kemboja was appointed as the First Sultan of Selangor. That makes the entire Selangor Sultanate part Arab, part Chinese! Try talking to the Bugis Museum curator near Kukup in Johor. Kukup is located near the most south-western tip of Johor. (Due south of Pontian Kechil) He is more than willing to expound on the Bugis heritage. Buy him lunch and he can talk for days on end. Let's not even get into the Hang Tuah, Hang Jebat, Hang Kasturi, Hang Lekiu, and Hang Lekir, who shared the same family last name as the other super famous "Hang" family member... Hang Li Poh. And who was she? Legend tells us that she is the Princess of a Ming Dynasty Emperor who was sent to marry the Sultan of Malacca. Won't that make the entire Malacca Sultanate downline "Baba"? Since the older son of the collapsed Malaccan Sultanate got killed in Johor, (the current Sultanate is the downline of the then, Bendahara) the only other son became the Sultan of Perak. Do we see any Chinese-ness in Raja Azlan? Is he the descendant of Hang Li Poh? But wait a minute.... That's what legend says. Let's look at the proof. The solid evidence. There is a well next to the Zheng He Temple in Malacca which is supposed to be the well built by the Sultan of Malacca for Hang Li Poh. According to legend, anyone who drinks of it shall re-visit Malacca before they die. Hmmm smells like a romantic fairy tale already. But let's look at who Hang Li Poh actually is. Which Ming Emperor was she a daughter to? So I got into researching the entire list of Ming Emperors. Guess what? Not a single Ming Emperor's last name begins with Hang. In fact, all their last names begin with Tzu (pronounced Choo). So who is Hang Li Poh? An Extra Concubine? A Spare Handmaiden? Who knows? But one thing for certain, is that she was no daughter of any of the Ming Emperors. Gone is the romantic notion of the Sultan of Malacca marrying an exotic Chinese Princess. Sorry guys, the Sultan married an unidentified Chinese commoner. Next question. If the Baba’s are part Malay, why have they been marginalized by NOT BEING BUMIPUTERA? Which part of “Malay” are they not? Whatever the answer, why then are the Portugese of Malacca BUMIPUTERA? Did they not come 100yrs AFTER the arrival of the first Baba’s? Parameswara founded Malacca in 1411. The Portugese came in 1511, and the Dutch in the 1600’s. Strangely, the Baba’s were in fact once classified a Bumiputera, but some Prime Minister decreed that they were to be strangely “declassified” in the 1960’s. WHY? How can a "native son of the soil" degenerate into an "un-son"? The new classification is "pendatang" meaning a migrant to describe the Baba's and Nyonyas. Wait a minute, isn't EVERYONE on the Peninsular a migrant to begin with? How can the government discriminate? Does the Malaysian Government have amnesia? The Sultan of Kelantan had similar roots to the Pattani Kingdom making him of Thai origin. And what is this "coffee table book" by the Sultan of Perlis claiming to be the direct descendant of the prophet Muhammed? Somehow we see Prof Khoo Khay Khim’s signature name on the book. I’ll pay good money to own a copy of it myself. Anyone has a spare? In pursuing this thread, and having looked at the history of Prophet Muhammed (BTW, real name Ahmad) we couldn't figure out which descendant line The Sultan of Perlis was. Perhaps it was by the name Syed, which transcended. Then we tried to locate which downline did the Sultan descend from of the 13 Official Wives of Prophet Muhammad named in the Holy Koran? Or was the Sultan of Perlis a descendant from the other 23 non-wives? Of the 13 Official Wives were (at least known) 3 Israeli women. Then you should come to this instant revelation, isn't Prophet Muhammad an Israeli himself? Yes, the answer is clear. All descendants of Moses are Israeli. In fact, the Holy Koran teaches that Moses was the First Muslim. Thus confirming all the descendants of Moses to be Israeli, including Jesus and Prophet Muhammad. But since this is not a Religious or a Theological discussion, let's move on to a more anthropological approach. So, how many of you have met with the Orang Asli’s (Malaysian Natives)? The more northern you go, the more African they look. Why are they called Negrito’s? It is a Spanish word, from which directly transalates “mini Negros”. The more southern you go, the more “Indonesian” they look. And the ones who live at Cameron Highlands kinda look 50-50. You can see the Batek at Taman Negara, who really look like Eddie Murphy to a certain degree. Or the Negritos who live at the Thai border near Temenggor Lake (north Perak). The Mah Meri in Carrie Island look almost like the Jakuns in Endau Rompin. Half African, half Indonesian. Strangely the natives in Borneo all look rather Chinese in terms of features and facial characteristics especially the Kelabits in Bario. By definition, (this is super eye-opening) there was a Hindu-Malay Empire in Kedah. Yes, I said right… The Malays were Hindu (just like the gentle Balinese of today). It was known by its’ old name, Langkasuka. Today known as Lembah Bujang. This Hindu-Malay Empire was 2,000yrs old. Pre-dating Borrobudor AND Angkor Watt. Who came about around 500-600yrs later. Lembah Bujang was THE mighty trading Empire, and its biggest influence was by the Indians who were here to help start it. By definition, this should make the Indians BUMIPUTERAS too since they were here 2,000yrs ago! Why are they marginalized? The Malaysian Government now has a serious case of Alzheimer's. Why? Simply because, they would accord the next Indonesian who tomorrow swims across the Straits of Malacca and bestow upon him with the apparently "prestigious title" of the Bumiputra status alongside others who imply have inhabited this land for hundreds of centuries. (prestigious, at least perceived by Malays) They also have a strange saying called "Ketuanan Melayu" which literally transalates into "The Lordship of Malays" The Malays still cannot identify till this day "who" or "what" the Malays have "Lordship" over. And they celebrate it gallantly and triumphantly by waving the Keris (wavy knife which has Hindu origins in Borrobudor. Ganesan is seen brandishing the Keris in a bass-relief sculpture.) during public meetings over National TV much like a Pagan Wicca Ceremony on Steroids. Let's all wait for that official press release to see who the "Malays" have Lordship over, shall we? Of the 3 books listed, "Contesting Malayness" (about S$32 for soft cover) is "banned” in Malaysia; you will need to "smuggle" it into Malaysia; for very obvious reasons.... :( or read it in Singapore if you don’t feel like breaking the law. Incidentally, the Professor (Author) was invited to speak on this very subject circa 2 yrs ago, in KL, invited by the MBRAS. You can imagine the "chaos" this seminar created... :( Fortunately the FRU was not called in. The other, "Kingdoms of the Indonesian Archipelago, and the Malay Peninsular" (about RM84) are openly sold at all leading bookshops; Kinokuniya, MPH, Borders, Popular, Times, etc. You should be able to find a fair bit of what I’ve been quoting in this book too, but mind you, it is extremely heavy reading material, and you will find yourself struggling through the initial 200+ pages. It is extremely technical in nature. Maybe that’s why it hasn’t been banned (yet)…coz our authorities couldn’t make head or tail of it? (FYI, if I weren’t doing research for my film, I wouldn’t have read it in its entirety) The "Sejarah Melayu" (about RM 50) however, is freely available at the University Malaya bookshop. I have both the English and Royal Malay version published by MBRAS. Alternatively, you could try reading the Jawi (Arabic Script) version if you are truly a sucker for unimaginable pain...... (may feel like circumcision) There are actually many sources for these Origins of Malays findings. Any older Philippino Museum Journal also carries these migration stories. This migration is also on display at the Philippines National Museum in Luzon. However, they end with the Aeta, and only briefly mention that the migration continued to Indonesia and Malaysia, but fully acknowledge that all Philippinos came from Taiwan. And before Taiwan, China. There is another book (part of a series) called the "Archipelago Series" endorsed by Tun Mahatir and Marina Mohammad, which states the very same thing right at the introduction on page one. “… that the Malays migrated out of Southern China some 6,000yrs ago…”. I believe it is called the “Pre-History of Malaysia” Hard Cover, about RM99 found in (mostly) MPH. They also carry “Pre-History of Indonesia” by the same authors for the same price. It is most interesting to note that the Malaysian Museum officials gallantly invented brand new unheard-of terms such as "Proto-Malay" and "Deutero-Malay", to replace the accepted Scientific Term, Australo-Melanesians (African descent) and Austronesians (Chinese Descent, or Mongoloid to be precise) in keeping in line with creating this new “Malay” term.. They also created the new term called the Melayu-Polynesian. (Which Melayu exists in the Polynesian Islands?) Maybe they were just trying to be “Patriotic” and “Nationalistic”… who knows…? After all, we also invented the term, “Malaysian Time”. While the rest of the world calls it “Tardy” and “Late”. It’s quite an embarrassment actually…. Singaporeans crossing the border are asked to set their watches back by about a 100yrs, to adjust to “Malaysian Time”… In a nutshell, the British Colonial Masters, who, for lack of a better description, needed a “blanket” category for ease of classification, used the term “Malay”. The only other logical explanation, which I have heard, was that “Malaya” came as a derivative of “Himalaya”, where at Langkasuka, or Lembah Bujang today was where the Indians were describing the locals as “Malai” which means “Hill People” in Tamil. This made perfect sense as the focal point at that time was at Gunung Jerai, and the entire Peninsular had a “Mountain Range” “Banjaran Titiwangsa”, as we call it. The Mandarin and Cantonese accurately maintain the accurate pronunciation of “Malai Ren” and “Malai Yun” respectively till this very day. Where “ren” and “yun” both mean “peoples”. Interestingly, “Kadar” and “Kidara”, Hindi and Sanskrit words accurately describe “Kedah” of today. They both mean “fertile Land for Rice cultivation. Again, a name given by the Indians 2,000yrs ago during the “Golden Hindu Era” for a duration of 1,500yrs. It was during this “Golden Hindu Era” that the new term which the Hindu Malay leaders also adopted the titles, “Sultan” and “Raja”. The Malay Royalty were Hindu at that time, as all of Southeast Asia was under strong Indian influence, including Borrobudor, and Angkor Watt. Bali today still practices devout Hindu Beliefs. The snake amulet worn by the Sultans of today, The Royal Dias, and even the “Pelamin” for weddings are tell-tale signs of these strong Indian influences. So, it was NOT Parameswara who was the first Sultan in Malaya. Sultanage existed approximately 1,500yrs in Kedah before he set foot on the Peninsular during the "Golden Hindu Era" of Malaysia. And they were all Hindu. “PreHistory of Malaysia” also talks about the “Lost Kingdom” of the “Chi-Tu” where the local Malay Kingdom were Buddhists. The rest of the “Malays” were Animistic Pagans. But you may say, "Sejarah Melayu" calls it "Melayu"? Yes, it does. Read it again; is it trying to describe the 200-odd population hamlet near Palembang by the name "Melayu"?(Google Earth will show this village). By that same definition, then, the Achehnese should be considered a “race”. So should the Bugis and the Bataks, to be fair. Orang Acheh, Orang Bugis, Orang Laut, Orang Melayu now mean the same… descriptions of ethnic tribes, at best. So some apparently Patriotic peron decided to upgrade the Malays from Orang Melayu (Malay People) to Bangsa Melayu (Malay Race) Good job in helping perpetuate the confusion. And since the “Malays” of today are not all descendants of the “Melayu” kampung in Jambi (if I remember correctly), the term Melayu has been wrongly termed. From Day One. Maybe this is why the Johoreans still insist on calling themselves either Bugis, or Javanese til today (except when it comes to receiving Government Handouts). So do the Achehnese on the West coast of Kedah & Perlis and the Kelantanese insist that they came from Champa, Vietnam. Moreover, the fact that the first 3 pages of "Sejarah Melayu" claim that "Melayu" comes from Alexander the Great and the West Indian Princess doesn't help. More importantly, it was written in 1623. By then, the Indians had been calling the locals “Malai” for 1,500 yrs already. So the name stuck…. And with the Sejarah Melayu (The Malay Annals in page 1-3) naming the grandson of Iskandar Zulkarnain, and the West Indian Princess forming the Minangkabau. Whenever a Malay is asked about it, he usually says it is "Karut" (bullshit), but all Malayan based historians insist on using Sejarah Melayu as THE main reference book for which "Malay" history is based upon. The only other books are “Misa Melayu”, "Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa", "Hikayat Pasai", "Hikayat Raja-Raja Siak" and “Hikayat Hang Tuah” among others; which sometimes brings up long and “heated” discussions. Interesting to note is one of the great "Malay" writers is called Munsyi Abdullah; who penned "Hikayat Abdullah" He was an Indian Muslim. Let's re-read that little bit. He was an Indian Muslim. How can an Indian change his race to be a Malay? He can change his shirt, his car, his religion and even his underwear, but how can anyone change his race? This must be The New Trick of the Century, which even David Copperfield will pay lots of money to watch (and perhaps learn). "Mysterious Race Changing Trick"- created by The Malaysian Government. Still, Malaysians are still only second to the Jews (who by the way, are the only other people in the world who are defined by a religion) So perhaps David Copperfield has yet to learn a few tricks on the mass deception skills of the Malaysian Government? Malaysia Boleh... I find this strange. I also find, that it is strange that the "Chitti's" (Indian+Malay) of Malacca are categorized as Bumiputera, while their Baba brothers are not. Why? Both existed during the Parameswara days. Which part of the “Malay” side of the Baba’s is not good enough for Bumiputera classification? Re-instate them. They used to be Bumiputera pre 1960’s anyway. Instead of "Malay", I believe that "Maphilindo" (circa 1963) would have been the closest in accurately trying to describe the Malays. However, going by that definition, it should most accurately be "MaphilindoThaiChinDiaVietWanGreekCamfrica". And it is because of this; even our University Malaya Anthropology professors cannot look at you in the eye and truthfully say that the word "Malay" technically and accurately defines a race. This is most unfortunate. So, in a nutshell, the “Malays” (anthropologists will disagree with this “race” definition) are TRULY ASIA !!! For once the Tourism Ministry got it right…. We should stop calling this country “Tanah Melayu” instead call it, “Tanah Truly Asia” You must understand now, why I was "tickled pink" when I found out that the Visit Malaysia slogan for 2007 was "Truly Asia". They are so correct... (even though they missed out Greece, and Africa) BTW, the name UMNO should be changed to UTANO the new official acronym for “United Truly Asia National Organization” . After all, they started out as a Bugis club in Johor anyway…. I told you all that I hate race classifications…. This is so depressing. Even more depressing is that the "malays" are not even a race; not since day one. “Truly Asia Boleh”

Lim Guan Eng anti-Malay?

Umno says that Lim Guan Eng, the Chief Minister of Penang, is anti-Malay. Umno also says that the Malays in Penang are being persecuted and are being given a raw deal. But Umno did not offer any statistics to back up this allegation. Maybe the following statistics, which Umno did not show, can help clear the air on how the Malays in Penang are ‘suffering’.

Mokhzani Mahathir antara 20 terkaya di M'sia

Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir - anak mantan Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad - tersenarai dalam 20 orang terkaya di Malaysia, demikian menurut hasil kaji selidik majalah Malaysian Business.

Sehingga 15 Januari lalu, Mokhzani dari Kencana Petroleum, disenaraikan dengan kekayaan sebanyak RM1.075 bilion untuk menduduki tangga ke-20 orang terkaya di Malaysia.

Jutawan Melayu lain yang disenaraikan ialah Tan Seri Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary dari Yayasan AlBukhary, dengan kekayaan sebanyak RM6.01 bilion di tangga ke tujuh.

Manakala Tan Sri Azman dari Arab-Malaysian Corp di senaraikan di tangga ke-11 denan kekayaan se banyak RM2.8 bilion.

Datuk Seri Nazir Razak - adik Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak - dari Kumpulan CIMB, turut disenaraikan antara 40 orang terkaya di Malaysia.

Sementara itu, Bernama melaporkan, menurut kaji selidik Malaysian Business, kekayaan 40 orang terkaya di Malaysia mencatat peningkatan terkumpul bernilai RM156.7 bilion pada 15 Januari atau 63 peratus lebih RM96.3 bilion, berikutan pemulihan dalam pasaran saham.

Bagaimanapun, menurut kenyataan majalah itu yang dikeluarkan hari ini, kekayaan terkumpul mereka masih kurang daripada RM171.9 bilion yang direkodkan pada 2008.

Penanda aras FBM KLCI telah meningkat 44.3 peratus sejak kaji selidik terakhir ketika masyarakat dunia berusaha bangkit semula berikutan krisis kewangan global.

Senarai penuh 40 orang terkaya dan maklumat mengenai kekayaan mereka telah diterbitkan dalam majalah itu dalam keluaran 16 Februari. Seperti tahun lepas, kekayaan 40 teratas itu dinilai berdasarkan kepada nilai saham mereka di dalam syarikat yang tersenarai pada 15 Jan tahun ini.

Kaji selidik itu juga menunjukkan hampir separuh daripada senarai yang tercatat tahun ini melonjak 50 peratus atau lebih.

Ada lebih jutawan tahun ini - 22 orang iaitu lebih lapan orang berbanding tahun lepas.

Tan Sri Robert Kuok dari Kumpulan Kuok yang melepaskan mahkotanya "Raja Gula" tahun lepas, masih mendahului senarai dengan kekayaan RM42.76 bilion, meningkat RM16.1 bilion daripada RM26.6 bilion, setahun lalu.

Hartawan telekomunikasi Ananda Krishnan berada pada kedudukan kedua dengan kekayaan RM27 bilion.

Tan Sri Lee Shin Chen dari IOI Corporation Bhd menduduki tempat ketiga dengan kekayaan RM11.92 bilion diikuti ahli perbankan terkemuka Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow dengan kekayaannya berjumlah RM10.86 bilion.

Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay dari Kumpulan Genting dengan kekayaan bernilai RM10.38 bilion, melonjak kepada kedudukan kelima. Ini kerana beliau mewarisi sejumlah besar kekayaan daripada mendiang bapanya Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong.

Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan dari Kumpulan Hong Leong menduduki tempat keenam dengan RM7.09 bilion.

Jutawan lain yang tersenarai dalam 10 teratas adalah balu Lim Goh Tong, Puan Sri Lee Kim Hua, Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King dari Rimbunan Hijau Group dan Tan Sri Vincent Tan dari Berjaya Group.

Lima muka baru dalam senarai itu ialah Lee Swee Eng dari KNM Group, Datuk Shahril Shamsuddin dan Shahriman Shamsuddin dari Sapura, Datuk Seri Nazir Razak dari CIMB Group dan Ong Leong Huat dari OSK Holdings, yang muncul semula dalam senarai itu selepas tiada dalam tempoh setahun.

SOROS REPLY TO MAHATHIR

This was published some years back during the economic crisis, where Mahathir condemned Soros. Soros replied but this was not published by our main medias. Now read for yourself how Soros answered Dr. M.


Subject: The Corruption Of Mahahir as published in the Bangkok Post



Taxpayers and voters were made to pay for his visionionary expenses enriching selected vendors along the way all paid by taxpayer or rakyat's money

The Corruption Of Mahahir SOROS REPLY TO MAHATHIR. Adapted from Bangkok Post (Not published locally)

I have always said Dr Mahathir is a menace to his own people... Now only you can see the effects of his foolishness when the ringgit has halved its value overnight and your economy goes kaput. Single handedly you have caused hardship to millions of your own people. You have built useless mega projects at tremendous cost to the country.

The telecoms tower in Kuala Lumpur and the highest building in the world show how stupid you are. Not only does it cause massive traffic jam, it has totally no purpose. If you need high ground for telecoms antennae a nearby mountain is there for free.

This tower has no purpose from the ground up to 300 metres. The satelites make this totally unneccesary..

A fool and his money are soon parted. The only thing is you are the fool and the money belongs to Malaysians. You make 20% in every project, you have real estate in Japan and billions of shares corruptly acquired.

Your 3 sons are worth 8 billion US$. Where do they get this money? Of course, corruption. You are known as the Marcos of Malaysia, having enriched yourself to the tune of billions.

You dare to shed crocodile tears during UMNO delegates meeting about the ills of corruption. Yet you are the most corrupt of all the prime ministers before you. A thief is crying thief and hopes people look the other way. Who dares to say anything when the chief is caught with his hands in the candy jar?

You said wisdom is not the monopoly of the West. So is foolishness. You have more foolishness than most people would believe. Billions are used to build two high rise Petronas buildings that benefit nobody. It now stands tall, a symbol of stupidity and irresponsibility.

Instead they just add on to traffic jam. What is this reclamation of 10 islands off Kedah? Totally absurb and stupid. Of course your benefit is 20%. And the bridge across from Malacca to Sumatra across international waters? Why not build a bridge to the moon?

I am sure you still can get your 20%. You called me a Moron . How can a Moron make so much money.. By allowing short selling and borrowing millions of share from your banks we fund managers made millions out of your inexperience and poor regulations. You lose all Malaysians' money, therefore you are the Moron ... Now you know too late and start crying over spilt milk.

In Australia you are known as the recalcitrant ego maniac; in UK the corrupt bastard because of your stupid purchase of our movie studio and the 290 million ringgit Lotus racing car plant and the shady Pergau dam loans from the UK . They are useless to us and you still want to buy them. What about buying British reject submarines through your agent, of course. The agent/ broker is designed to make millions out of Malaysian government. Your purchase of our battleships is at least 50% more than others are paying. Your purchase of 9 hospitals from UK lock, stock and barrel does not support your local architects or your industry and the British send you obsolete medical equipment. The design is atrocious, one end to the other is half a kilometer and there is no CT-scan, an absolute necessity.

In the Uk your face appears in no less than 17 newspapers as a corrupt dictator. In Malaysia you are known as the (IBM) International Big Mouth. In Japan they call him the 'smallest one' (brain size). In Pacific island the Santa Claus (giving advice left and right).

In South America they call him the parrot (he talks a lot but does not know what it is about). In Manila the living Marcos.

In Malaysia they are spending millions to lure tourists and you talk rubbish scaring every foreigner away. "When he is dumb he is doubted a fool, when he opens his mouth it removes all doubt." While I agree the West does not have the monopoly to wisdom, your actions are not the wisest either. Your EAEC has totally no support even in Asean. Your South-South dialogue mets with the same fate and what is this I hear of the Bridge from Malaysia to Indonesia covering 20 miles across International shipping lanes? How crazy can one get?

Even the Japanese don't have the money. This world's stupidity seems to be concentrated in one man's mind - yours.

The multimedia super corridor - MSC -. Well in USA its most stupid concept because we Americans, would have thought of it light years before. Even if it makes money, we can copy this concept can't we?

Why do you want to spend your hard-earned money doing questionable projects? It will be like the Bakun project. Abandoned fund wasted and another white elephant. I always say politicians should not be involved in business. Your ministers are also businessmen and almost every official is enriching himself. Look at Rafidah Aziz, selling thousands of Approved Permits (APs) for cars each worth 20-30 thousand Malaysian dollars. Why not your government sells them and makes the money? She has acquired millions of shares meant for bumis for free before she agrees to list them. Look at your Selangor Chief Minister collecting millions for approving high rise buildings from businessman. He is worth a few billions. Unfortunately he was caught with a few millions pocket money in Australia . Every Chief Minister is awarding useless projects to his cronies then collecting secret pay offs on the side.

The Land development Boards and the Economic Development Boards are used to bailout any loses suffered by politicians. The profits they keep, the loses they force the Government bodies to absorb. How can your poor ever close the gap when every good deal is snatched by your politicians? How can your country get out of poverty if all the billions of corruption money is taken out of the country?

Look at the Sarawak Chief Minister selling billions worth of timber concessions under the table; selling every piece of state land to businessman without tender; using his own companies to obtain lucrative government contracts; selling approval signatures for a fee 'you pay I approve'. He has 8 billion US > stashed overseas. Thousands of acres of land are given to one or two companies while thousands of poor people still live in cardboard makeshift homes; have no water and shit into the river..

Thousands of acres of land are sold to companies for plantations while the native don't have even one acre to their name. He is selling sand near the beaches to one company for earth filling and then ask the government to spend millions to protect the coastline when erosion occurs.

He lost 300 millions of the sarawak government money trying to make computer chips. He has built a port in Northern Sarawak town in water so shallow it needs dredging every year.

The Prime Minister built highways without tender, your cronies get the deal and the price double.. Your Langkawi airport runway is built is double the cost by your own company Ekran.

The Malaysian nation has lost at least 30 billions during your last 10 years of corrupt rule. One billion lost from the purchase of phantom skyhawk war planes nobody has ever seen (are they still in the Nevada desert USA ?). 3 billion lost from the London tin scandal (you thought you could corner the London tin market without knowing the Americans have a stockpile! Stupidity at its best. 6 billion Perwaja steel mill where nobody even know where the money goes, 3 billion bank Bumiputra scandal where George Tan bribed all the bank officials to lend him the money.. 6 billion forex lost by Bank Negara (the fool and his money are soon parted) and 6 billion to build three of the world’s tallest buildings (built by Japanese and Koreans and furniture imported from France - not Malaysia ) and 1 billion lost from purchase of British warship including fees paid to the broker and under the table... Add the 10 billion you stole and 5 billion taken by Ministers.

In the 1997 the World Journalists meeting voted Dr Mahathir the Prime Minister of the Decade. It sounded strange to everybody until it was revealed those who voted against are threatened by IRD officers and with losing their jobs. In New York the United Nations 1997 meeting, the most corrupt Prime Minister of the decade is President Suharto and second Dr Mahathir (Actually Dr Mahathir should take first place but bribed the Indonesian to take honour of Number One.

There are Fifty thousand of your university students not given places in Malaysia but are good enough for places overseas resulting in billion of dollars lost. The British and the Australians are thinking how stupid. Your best students are sent overseas raising their standards while as in most countries the best are kept in local universities and the rejects sent overseas..

A university student in Hong Kong is much more prestigeous than any Australian counterpart.. You have been colonised by the British so long you cannot even educate your own people. Look at Hong Kong or Singapore , less than 5% study overseas. All the money saved. Your country could save billions if every student overseas is recalled to a local university, and at the same time raising your own standards.

Your people are still without shoes, without land to farm, without homes, bathing in rivers shitting in hole in the ground, without water and electricity. Your cities are concrete jungles without greenery and open spaces. Your KL is jammed with traffic. Yet you still keep on building high rises. You should come down from the clouds and stop daydreaming and firmly plant your feet in the ground.

Your schools are cramped 500 students to an acre and thousands of acres are given free to some politician who leaves them idle.

Your parks are being taken by politicians to build shophouses and every cabinet minister is a landgrabbing businessman who build roads only
to their cronies' land.

The Malaysians' Prayer

"Ya Allah, we thank you for your gifts of timber, oil and grain. But then the devil sent us corrupt Mahathir without a Brain And look we are back to square one again So just take Dr Mahathir back to Hell And we will be alive and well."

In China people have been shot for embezzling one thousand dollars. With 8 billion you have stolen therefore you would be shot 80 thousand times.. Now you are leading an anti-corruption campaign. We all know what you should do. Look yourself in the mirror. You see the crooked you.. Then use your left hand and handcuff your right hand. You have put the opposition leader and his son in jail when they said in parliament you are the richest PM in the world. And his colleague Mr Karpal Singh too for 2 years.

So I get a reward or bribe if I now say you are the poorest PM in this world? Your 3 sons are sitting in the board of directors of more than 200 companies. They must have been educated in Harvard school of business and obtained distintions? Or is it "you don't know me, you don't do business in Malaysia ” law that applies.

Billions of ringgit of Employee's Provident Funds and public Petronas funds are used to bail out your sons who make losses investing in every venture you thought you could make money. How unethical and corrupt. Every one of your politicians are sitting on the boards of tens of companies making thousands without any effort, lending their VIP names to borrow millions from local banks without collateral..

Now these have become non performing loans. Now you want 20 million Malaysians to sacrifice for the folly of ONE man? Why not the fool resign and admit he wasted and took most of the money. I could teach you how to put your economy on track but first you must apologize to the Jews and the Malaysian people as well.

'SOROS'

Ayat Pengerak = Doa Yang Sangat Wajar Diamalkan Di Zaman Ini

Ada satu doa yang pendek tetapi sangat besar manfaatnya sekiranya diamalkan dalam kehidupan seharian kita. Doa yang dimaksudkan seperti sabda Rasulullah s.a.w. seperti berikut;



Rasulullah s.a.w. mengajarkan kepada umatnya satu doa yang jika dibaca tiga kali di waktu pagi dan tiga kali di waktu petang maka akan terhindarlah kepada yang membacanya daripada segala kemudaratan disepanjang hari tersebut. Doa daripada hadis di atas adalah seperti berikut;



(Klik disini untuk mendengar bacaan doa ini)

Mengikut kamus Dewan Bahasa Edisi Ketiga, ”Mudarat” membawa maksud seperti berikut;

1. Tidak Beruntung, Menanggung Rugi
2. Tidak Berhasil, Tidak Berjaya, Gagal
3. Berbahaya
4. Melarat, Bertambah Payah

Dengan itu jika kita amalkan doa yang tersebut di atas, insya’Allah kita akan terhindar daripada ”mudarat” yang disebutkan. Maka dengan itu faedahnya yang diperolehi ialah kita akan;


1. Beruntung, Tidak Menanggung Rugi.
2. Berhasil, Berjaya dan Tidak Gagal.
3. Selamat dari bahaya.
4. Tidak melarat, Menjadi Senang.


Keberuntungan beramal dengan doa ini


Terhindar Daripada Bahaya

Tuan Guru Dato’ Dr. Haron Din menamakan doa ini sebagai ”Ayat Pengerak” kerana dengan membaca doa ini boleh mengerakkan hati kita untuk meneruskan atau tidak bila hendak melakukan sesuatu kerja-kerja yang berbahaya. Tuan Guru memberikan petua bagaimana untuk beramal dengan doa ini seperti berikut;

• Bila hendak memulakan perjalanan samaada perjalanan yang dekat ataupun jauh, mengembara ke tempat yang telah biasa ataupun yang belum pernah dikunjungi dan sebagainya atau untuk memulakan sesuatu pekerjaan yang mungkin biasa atau berisiko seperti masuk hutan untuk berburu, memancing, menyembelih binatang, bekerja di tempat pembinaan, dan seumpamanya, maka sebelum itu bacalah doa ini sebanyak tujuh kali. Insya’Allah, Allah s.w.t akan melindungi kita daripada segala bentuk kemudaratan, kejahatan dan bahaya yang mungkin ada di sekeliling kita.

• Jika bacaan tersekat-sekat atau terlupa atau ketika sedang membaca ada gangguan seperti gangguan telepon berdering, gangguan daripada anak-anak, gangguan daripada rakan-rakan yang menyapa dan sebagainya yang menyebabkan kosentrasi bacaan terganggu, maka berehatlah dahulu. Jangan diteruskan perjalanan atau pekerjaan tersebut. Setelah berehat beberapa ketika, baca sekali lagi sehingga tujuh kali bacaan. Jika sekiranya bacaan tujuh kali itu lancar baru teruskan perjalanan atau pekerjaan tersebut. Jika diteruskan juga perjalanan atau pekerjaan sedangkan bacaannya tidak lancar, mengikut pengalaman Tuan Guru, kita boleh terkena dengan kemudaratan yang mungkin ada dihadapan kita.

Perlu diingatkan disini bahawa, insya’Allah kita boleh terlepas daripada kemudaratan yang dinamakan Qada’ Muaalaq iaitu ketentuan Allah yang boleh berubah dengan kita berusaha melalui berdoa kepada-Nya. Bagaimanapun jika ianya Qada’ Mubram iaitu ketentuan Allah yang tidak boleh berubah seperti mati maka kalau ajal telah tiba kita membaca doa ini seribu kali sekali pun pasti kita akan mati.


Terhindar Daripada Kemudaratan Makanan

Makanan dan minuman yang masuk ketubuh badan kita sebahagiannya mengandungi bahan kimia yang beracun. Racun tersebut tidak memberi kesan untuk jangkamasa pendek tetapi terbukti sebahagiannya memudaratkan tubuh badan untuk jangkamasa panjang. Penyakit yang begitu sinonim dewasa ini dalam masyarakat kita seperti kanser, diabetes, dan sebagainya adalah berpunca daripada makanan dan juga minuman. Untuk mengelakkan makanan yang kita makan membawa mudarat kepada tubuh badan adalah disarankan agar mengamalkan doa ini sekurang-kurangnya tiga kali sebelum menjamah apa sahaja makanan dan minuman. Insya’Allah dengan keberkatan membaca doa ini semua makanan dan minuman yang halal, yang dimakan dan diminum tidak memudaratkan tubuh badan kita.


Terhindar Daripada Sihir

Perbuatan belajar dan mengamalkan ilmu sihir hukumnya adalah syirik dan mereka yang syirik akan mendapat balasan laknat Allah s.w.t. dan mereka akan ditempatkan di dalam neraka selama-lamanya melainkan jika sempat bertaubat sebelum mati.

Kesan perbuatan sihir boleh terkena kepada sesiapa sahaja dengan izin Allah s.w.t. Ada sihir untuk tujuan kecantikan seperti memakai susuk dan kebanyakan amalan sihir adalah untuk tujuan khianat yang boleh memudaratkan seseorang dan sesetengahnya boleh membawa maut. Ada perbuatan sihir yang sememangnya ditujukan kepada seseorang kerana dorongan hasad dengki, dan ada juga yang terkena sihir dengan tidak disengajakan seperti secara tidak sengaja termakan makanan dan minuman yang mengandungi santau.

Pengalaman penulis berhenti makan dengan seorang sahabat di sebuah gerai makan. Gerai tersebut terletak di tepi jalanraya. Ketika hendak menjamah makanan, tiba-tiba pinggan kaca yang berisi nasi terbelah dua. Dalam peristiwa yang lain, sahabat penulis itu menceritakan dia pernah minum di sebuah restoran dimana gelas ditangannya pecah sebelum sempat sampai ke mulutnya. Kedua-dua kejadian ini berlaku kerana makanan dan minuman tersebut ada mengandungi sihir santau. Dia terhindar daripada mudarat sihir dengan berkat beramal dengan doa ini setiap kali sebelum menjamah makanan dan minuman.

Dalam hal yang lain pula, ada juga sihir digunakan untuk tujuan melariskan jualan makanan. Unsur-unsur bahan sihir tertentu dimasukkan ke dalam makanan yang menyebabkan sesiapa yang menjamah makanan tersebut akan merasakan masakan tersebut sungguh sedap. Dengan mengamalkan doa ini insyaAllah kita hanya akan merasa yg asal tanpa dipengaruhi faktor lain.


Terhindar Daripada Gangguan Makhluk Halus

Apabila kita pergi ke sesuatu tempat yang pada kebiasaannya tempat tersebut makhluk halus berkeliaran atau tinggal seperti di tepi tasek, di dalam hutan, di bangunan yang telah lama di tinggalkan dan sebagainya, maka kita terdedah kepada gangguan makhluk ini. Namun begitu jika kita beramal dengan doa ini insya’Allah mereka tidak berjaya untuk mengusik, manakut-nakutkan dan memudaratkan kita.

Satu perkara yang penting juga, apabila kita pulang ke rumah dari tempat yang disebutkan di atas, kadang kala makhluk itu akan mengekori kita dan masuk ke dalam rumah kita tanpa kita sedari. Jika kita mempunyai anak-anak kecil mereka mudah diganggu oleh makhluk ini, akibatnya anak kecil kita menangis tidak henti-henti. Untuk mengelakkan mereka masuk ke rumah kita, bacalah doa ini tiga kali kemudian ludah ke sebelah kiri sebelum kita masuk ke dalam rumah.

Di dalam hadis yang tersebut di atas, Rasulullah s.a.w. mengajarkan supaya membaca doa ini tiga kali, dengan itu mungkin kurang berkesan jika kita membacanya kurang daripada tiga.

Semoga artikel pendek ini memberi manfaat kepada yang membaca dan mengamalkannya, insya'Allah.

Darussyifa'

Mengapa Yahudi Bijak

Setelah berada 3 tahun di Israel kerana menjalani housemanship dibeberapa hospital disana, ada beberapa perkara yang menarik dapat saya perhatikan untuk dijadikan tesis ini, iaitu “Mengapa Yahudi Bijak?”. Memang tidak dapat dinafikan ramai cendikiawan berbangsa Yahudi, dari segala bidang, Engineering, musik, saintis dan yang paling hebat ialah bidang perniagaan, dimana ia memang paling tersohor. Hampir 70% perniagaan di dunia dikuasai oleh kaum Yahudi, dari kosmetik, pakaian, pemakanan, senjata, perhotelan, perfileman diHollywood dan sebagainya.

Ketika tahun kedua, akhir bulan December 1980 dan sedang saya menghitung hari untuk pulang ke California saya terfikir apakah sebab nya kaum Yahudi begitu pintar? Kenapa tuhan memberi kelebihan kepada mereka? Apakah ini suatu kebetulan? Atau olah manusia sendiri? Adakah bijak boleh dijana? Seperti kilang pengeluaran?

Maka saya pon tergerak membuat tesis untuk Phd saya, disamping kebaikan untuk umat sejagat dan dapat hidup secara harmoni. Untuk pengetahuan anda tesis yang saya lakukan ini mengambil masa hampir lapan tahun, ini kerana untuk mengumpulkan data-data yang setepat mungkin.

Antara data-data yang saya kumpulkan ialah pemakanan, adat resam, ugama, persiapan awal untuk melahirkan zuriat dan sebagainya dan data data tadi saya cuba bandingkan dengan bangsa dan kaum kaum lain.

Marilah kita mulakan dengan persiapan awal melahirkan zuriat. Di Israel, setelah mengetahui yang sang ibu sedang mengandung, pertama kali saya perhatikan ialah, sang ibu akan sering menyanyi dan bermain piano dan si ibu dan bapa akan membeli buku metamatik dan menyelesaikan masalah metamatik bersama suami, saya sungguh hairan kerana teman saya yang mengandung sering membawa buku metamatik dan bertanya kepada saya beberapa soalan yang beliau tak dapat menyelesaikanya, oleh kerana saya memang minat tentang metamatik, tentu saja dengan senang saya bantu beliau. Saya bertanya kepada beliau, adakah ini untuk anak kamu? Beliau menjawab, “ia, ini untuk anak saya yang masih didalam kandungan, saya sedang melatih otak beliau, semuga ia menjadi genius apabila dewasa kelak” Perkara ini membuat saya tertarik untuk mengikut perkembangan beliau seterusnya. Berbalik kepada metamatik tadi, tanpa merasa jenoh beliau membuat latihan metamatik sehingga beliau melahirkan anak.

Seperkara lagi yang saya perhatikan ialah pemakanan beliau, sejak awal mengandung beliau gemar sekali memakan kacang badam dan korma bersama susu , dan untuk tengah hari makan utama beliau ialah roti dan ikan tanpa kepala bersama salad yang digaul dengan badam dan berbagai jenis kekacang, menurut beliau daging ikan sungguh baik untuk perkembangan otak dan kepala ikan mengandungi kimia yang tidak baik yang dapat merosakkan pengembangan dan penumbuhan otak anak didalam kandungan. menurut beliau ini adalah adat orang orang yahudi ketika mengandung dan ianya menjadi semacam kewajipan untuk ibu ibu yang sedang mengandung mengambil pil minyak ikan.

Ketika saya diundang untuk makan malam bersama orang orang Yahudi, perkara pertama yang saya perhatikan ialah menu mereka. Setiap undangan yg sama perhatikan ialah mereka gemar sekali memakan ikan (hanya isi atau fillet) dan biasanya daging tidak akan ada bersama dimeja jika ada ikan, menurut mereka, campuran daging dan ikan tak elok dimakan bersama. Salad dan kacang adalah suatu kemestian, terutama badam.


Seperkara yang pelik ialah mereka akan memakan buah buahan dahulu sebelum memakan hidangan utama. Jangan terperanjat jika anda diundang kerumah Yahudi anda akan dihidangkan buah buahan dahulu. Menurut mereka, dengan memakan hidangan kabohidrat (nasi atau roti) dahulu kemudian buah buahan, ini akan menyebabkan kita merasa ngantuk dan lemah dan payah untuk memahami pelajaran disekolah.

Di Israel, merokok adalah taboo, apabila anda diundang makan dirumah Yahudi, jangan sekali kali merokok, dan tanpa malu mereka akan menyuruh anda keluar dari rumah mereka dam merokok diluar rumah mereka. Menurut saintis di Universiti Israel, siasatan menunjukkan nikotin dapat merosakkan sel utama pada otak manusia dan akan melekat pada genes, ini bermakna keturunan perokok bakal membawa generasi yg cacat otak ( bodoh atau lembab). Suatu penemuan yg dahsyat ditemui oleh saintis yg mendalami bidang genes dan DNA. Para perokok harap ambil perhatian. (Ironi nya, pemilik pengeluar rokok terbesar adalah …… tekalah sendiri..!)

Perhatian saya selanjutnya ialah melawati tadika mereka, Pemakanan anak anak tadi cukup dikawal, makanan awal ialah buah buahan bersama kacang badam, diikuti dengan menelan pil minyak ikan (code oil lever) Didalam pengamatan saya, kanak Yahudi sungguh bijak dan rata rata mereka memahami 3 bahasa iaitu Hebrew, Arab dan Inggeris dan sedari awal lagi mereka telah dilatih bermain piano dan violin, ini adalah suatu kewajipan. Menurut mereka bermain musik dan memahami nota notanya dapat meningkatkan lagi IQ kanak kanak dan sudah tentu bakal menjadikan budak itu bijak.

Ini menurut saintis Yahudi, gegaran musik dapat stimulate (semacam senaman untuk otak) maka itu terdapat ramai sekali genius musik terdiri dari kaum Yahudi.

Seterusnya ke darjah 1 hingga 6, anak anak Yahudi akan diajar metamatik berkonsepkan perniagaan dan pelajaran sains amatlah diberi keutamaan. Di dalam perhatian peribadi saya, perbandingan dengan anak anak di California, ianya jauh berbeza tentang IQ dan boleh saya katakan 6 tahun kebelakang!!!. Segala pelajaran akan dengan mudah di tangkap oleh anak Yahudi. Selain dari pelajaran tadi sukan juga menjadi kewajipan bagi mereka dan sukan yg diberi keutamaan ialah memanah, menembak dan berlari, menurut teman saya ini, memanah dan menembak dapat melatih otak mem fokus sesuatu perkara disamping mempermudahkan persiapan untuk perhidmatan negara.


Selanjutnya pemerhatian saya menuju ke sekolah tinggi (menengah) disini murid murid ditekan dengan pelajaran mata sains dan mereka digalakkan mencipta produk, segala projek mereka walaupon kadangkala kelihatannya lucu dan mengarut, tetap diteliti dengan serius apatah lagi ianya berupa senjata, perubatan dan engineering, idea itu akan dibawa ke institute tinggi di Politeknik dan Universiti.

Satu lagi yg di beri keutamaan ialah fakulti perniagaan. Saya sungguh terperanjat melihat mereka begitu agresif dan seriusnya mereka tentang perniagaan. Diakhir tahun diuniversiti, para penuntut dibidang niaga dikehendaki melakukan projek dan memperaktik kanya dan anda hanya akan lulus jika kumpulan anda(10 pelajar setiap kumpulan) dapat keuntungan sebanyak $US1juta! Anda terperanjat? Itulah kenyataan, dengan rangkaian seluruh dunia dan ditaja sepenuhnya oleh syarikat milik Yahudi, maka tidak hairanlah mereka dapat menguasai ½ perniagaan didunia! Siapakah yg mencipta design Levis yg terkini? Ianya dicipta di Universiti Israel oleh fakulti bisnes dan fesyen.

Pernahkah anda melihat cara orang Yahudi melakukan ibadah mereka? Salah satu caranya ialah dengan menggoyangkan kepala mereka, menurut mereka ini dapat mengaktifkan otak mereka dan menambahkan oksijan dikepala, banyak ugama lain di Timur Tengah, seperti Islam juga ada menyuruh umatnya menunduk atau menggoyangkan kepala, ini guna dapat mensimulasikan otak kita supaya bertambah aktif. Lihat orang orang Jepun, mereka sering menunduk nundukkan kepala dan ianya sebagai adat. Ramai orang orang Jepun yg pandai? Adakah ianya sebagai kebetulan? Kegemaran mereka ialah sushi (ikan mentah). Adakah ini kebetulan? Fikirkanlah!

Berpusat di New York, Dewan perniagaan Yahudi bersedia membantu mereka yg berminat untuk melakukan bisnes (sudah tentu untuk Yahudi sahaja) jika mereka ada idea yg bernas, jawatan kuasa akan memberi pinjaman tanpa faedah dan pentadbir dari jawatan kuasa tadi akan bekerjasama dengan anda untuk memastikan yg perniagaan mereka menurut landasan yg betul. Maka itu lahirlah Starbuck, Dell comptr, Cocacola, DKNY, Oracle, Perfileman di Hollywood, Levis, Dunkin Donut dan ada beratus kedai ternama dibawah naungan dewan perniagaan Yahudi di New York. Graduan Yahudi dari fakulti perubatan New York akan disarankan untuk mendaftar dipersatuan ini dan digalakkan memulakan klinik mereka sendiri dengan bantuan wang tanpa faedah, barulah saya tahu mengapa hospital di New York dan California sentiasa kekurangan doktor pakar.

Kesimpulanya, pada teori saya, melahirkan anak dan keturunan yg bijak boleh dilaksanakan dan tentunya bukan semalaman, ianya memerlukan masa, beberapa jenerasi mungkin? Persiapan awal adalah ketika sang ibu mengandung, galakkanlah siibu melakukan latihan metamatik yg mudah tetapi konsisten disamping mendengar musik klasik. Seterusnya ubahlah cara pemakanan, makanlah makanan yg elok dan berhasiat yg baik untuk otak, menghayati musik sejak kecil adalah baik sekali untuk penumbuhan otak kanak kanak, dengan bermain piano dan violin sudah tentu dapat melatih anak anak mencerdaskan otak mereka demikian juga sukan yg memerlukan konsetrasi yg tinggi, seperti memanah, bola keranjang, dart dan menembak.

Merokok menjanjikan jenerasi yg moron (goblok) dan sudah tentu genes bodoh akan mengikut ke jenerasi siperokok. Lawatan saya ke Singapore pada tahun 2005 amat memeranjatkan sekali, disini perokok seperti dianak tirikan dan begitu susah sekali untuk perokok dan anda tahu berapa harga sekotak rokok? US$ 7 !!! ini bersamaan perbelanjaan sehari untuk makan anda!! Saya puji sekali sikap pemerintah Singapore dan menkjubkan sekali!!! dan seperti Israel ianya begitu taboo dan cara pentadbiran dan segi pembelajaran mereka hampir serupa dengan Israel, maka itu saya lihat banyak institusi pelajaran mereka bertaraf dunia walaupon hakikat nya negeri Singapore hanyalah sebuah pulau sebesar Manhattan!!

Anda mungkin muskil, benarkah merokok dapat melahirkan jenerasi goblok, saya telah menemui beberapa bukti menyokong teori ini. Lihat saja Indonesia, jika anda ke Jakarta, dimana saja anda berada, dari restoran, teater, kebun bunga hingga kemusium hidung anda akan segera terbau asak rokok! Dan harga rokok? Cuma US$ .70cts !!! dan hasilnya? Dengan penduduknya berjumlah jutaan orang berapa banyak kah universiti terdapat disana? Hasil apakah yg dapat dibanggakan? Teknologi? Jauh sekali. Adakah mereka dapat berbahasa selain dari bahasa mereka sendiri? Mengapa mereka begitu sukar sekali menguasai bahasa Inggeris? Ditangga berapakah kedudukan mereka di pertandingan metamatik sedunia? Adakah ini bukan akibat merokok? Anda fikirlah sendiri.

Di tesis saya ini, saya tidak akan menimbulkan soal ugama atau bangsa, adakah Yahudi itu zalim sehingga diusir dari semenjak zaman Paraoh hingga ke Hitler, bagi saya itu isu politik dan survival, yg ingin saya ketengahkan ialah, mampu kah kita dapat melahirkan jenerasi yg bijak seperti Yahudi? Jawabanya ialah mungkin dan tidak mustahil dan ianya memerlukan perubahan, dari segi pemakanan dan cara mendididik anak dan saya kira hanya memerlukan 3 jenerasi sahaja. Ini dapat saya lihat sendiri tentang cucu saya, ini setelah saya mengajar anak saya melalui program yg telah saya nyatakan diatas tadi, pada umur 9 tahun (cucu saya) dia dapat menulis esay sepanjang 5 mukasurat penuh. Esay nya hanyalah mengenai Mengapa saya gemarkan tomato!

Selamat sejahtera dan semuga kita dapat melahirkan manusia yg bijak dan bersifat mulia untuk kebaikan manusia sejagat tanpa mengenal batasan bangsa.

Dr. Stephen Carr Leon

PERKARA YANG ANDA TAK TAHU TENTANG TELEFON BIMBIT

Tahukah anda bahawa telefon bimbit anda sedikit sebanyak boleh membantu dikala kecemasan.Banyak perkara yang boleh anda lakukan,antaranya : -

1) NOMBOR KECEMASAN

Sentiasa ingat bahawa nombor kecemasan untuk semua telefon adalah 112.Jika anda dalam kecemasan dan berada dikawasan tiada liputan untuk semua talian telefon bimbit yang anda gunakan, cuba dail nombor kecemasan 112.Ia boleh digunakan walaupun di kawasan yang tiada liputan dan lebih menarik lagi,ia boleh terus didail walaupun papan kekunci telefon bimbit anda dikunci ( Keypad lock )

2) KERETA TERKUNCI

Pernahkah anda tertinggal kunci kereta dalam kereta dan kereta anda ketika itu terkunci dari luar.Mesti anda lakukan pelbagai cara untuk mendapatkan kembali kunci bagi membuka semula kereta anda.Jangan risau,telefon bimbit boleh membantu,tapi bagi kereta yang menggunakan system penggera ( alarm ) sahaja . Caranya,cuba anda hubungi seseorang yang berada di rumah.Minta dia ambilkan kunci pendua kereta anda.Kemudian pegang telefon bimbit anda dari jarak kira-kira 30 sm ( satu kaki ) dari kereta yang terkunci itu.Minta pula keluarga atau teman di rumah menekan punat ' ON ' pada kunci pendua kereta dan pastikan dia menekan dengan mendekatkan pada telefon bimbitnya.Pasti kereta anda tidak terkunci lagi,malah ia boleh dilakukan dari jarak beratus-ratus kilometer dari tempat kereta anda berada.Kerana itu juga,penting untuk anda menyimpan kunci pendua atau meminta orang yang anda percayai untuk menyimpannya. Penting juga penggunaan telefon bimbit dalam keadaan sebegini.Kaedah ini memang berkesan kerana beberapa orang telah mencubanya.

3) KUASA BATERI TERSEMBUNYI

Mungkin ramai tidak tahu,telefon bimbit yang telah kehabisan bateri masih boleh digunakan dalam keadaan kecemasan kerana ia mempunyai fungsi untuk menyimpan bateri tambahan.Bayangkan jika bateri telefon bimbit anda sudah terlalu lemah atau mati sedangkan anda perlu melakukan panggilan penting atau berada dalam kecemasan.Telefon bimbit jenis Nokia didatangkan dengan bateri simpanan.Untuk mengatifkannya, tekan kekunci ' *3370# ' . Telefon bimbit anda akan berjaya dihidupkan semula dan skrin telefon akan memberitahu telefon tentang penambahan kuasa bateri sebanyak 50 peratus.Kuasa tambahan ini juga akan dicas semula bila anda mengecas telefon bimbit anda .

4) TELEFON KENA CURI

Bagaimana jika telefon bimbit anda dicuri.Anda boleh menjadikan ia tidak dapat diaktifkan dengan menekan nombor siri yang terdapat di telefon bimbit anda,sila dail *#06# dan 15 digit nombor siri telefon bimbit anda akan tertera di skrin.Nombor ini adalah unik untuk setiap telefon bimbit.Catatkan nombor siri ini dan simpannya di tempat Selamat.Bila telefon bimbit anda dicuri,anda boleh hubungi pusat servis telefon bimbit anda dan berikannya kod nombor siri tersebut.Mereka kemudiannya akan mengunci system dalam telefon bimbit anda dan sesiapa sahaja yang mencurinya pasti hampa kerana walaupun kad simnya telah ditukar,dia tidak akan berupaya mengaktifkan kembali telefon bimbit tersebut.Jadi, walaupun ia di curi,namun sekurang-kurangnya anda berpuas hati kerana si pencuri takkan boleh menggunakannya ataupun menjualnya

The Most Corrupted Malaysian

Malaysia has squandered an estimated RM100 billion on financial scandals under the 22-year rule of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, according to a new book about the former prime minister.

According to Barry Wain, author of the soon-to-be launched ‘Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times’, direct financial losses amounted to about RM50 billion.

This doubled once the invisible costs, such as unrecorded write-offs, were taken into account. The RM100 billion total loss was equivalent to US$40 billion at then prevailing exchange rates.

Barry, who is a former editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal, says most of the scams, which included a government attempt to manipulate the international tin price and gambling by Bank Negara on global currency markets, occurred in the 1980s.

‘Malaysian Maverick’ is the first independent, full-length study of Mahathir, who retired in 2003 after more than two decades as premier. The book will be published globally next week by Palgrave Macmillan.

Wain writes that the Mahathir administration, which took office in 1981 with the slogan, “clean, efficient, trustworthy”, was almost immediately embroiled in financial scandals that “exploded with startling regularity”.

By the early 1990s, he says, cynics remarked that it had been “a good decade for bad behaviour, or a bad decade for good behaviour”.

Secret military deal with US

The book also reveals that:

Mahathir, despite his nationalistic rants, signed a secret security agreement with the United States in 1984 that gave the Americans access to a jungle warfare training school in Johor and allowed them to set up a small-ship repair facility at Lumut and a plant in Kuala Lumpur to repair C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
Mahathir used a secret fund of his ruling Umno to turn the party into a vast conglomerate with investments that spanned almost the entire economy.
Mahathir’s Umno financed its new Putra World Trade Centre headquarters in Kuala Lumpur partly with taxpayers money, by forcing state-owned banks to write off at least RM140 million in interest on Umno loans.
Wain, who is now a writer-in-residence at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, however credits Mahathir with engineering the country’s economic transformation, deepening industrialisation and expanding Malaysia’s middle class.

But Mahathir had undermined state institutions, permitted the spread of corruption and failed to provide for Malaysia’s future leadership, he says.

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Last year, Petronas gained a total pre-tax profit of RM86.8 billion and so far, it has earned about RM600 billion. As the surge of international oil prices, it’s profits will as well substantially grow. But the government has reduced fuel subsidies by a wide margin, turning Malaysia into one of the world’s most expensive oil price oil-producing countries. It makes the people wonder where the huge profit of Petronas has gone?

Former Work Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said in the Parliament last year that the government has compensated a total of RM38.5 billion to 20 highway companies. Also, as the government has stopped building the Scenic Bridge in Johor, it has to compensate RM300 million construction cost to the bridge contractor. Isn’t the spending of such huge amount a waste?

Former Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim revealed that the Central Bank has lost RM30 billion in foreign exchange trading in the 1990s. Who was the manipulator behind it? (Second Finance Minister was in charge of Bank Negara’s Forex trading at that time)

Malaysia Airlines was said to have suffered losses every year. But why to spend RM1.55 million to buy three paintings to decorate its chairman’s office? And why to spend RM7,525 per day to recruit a foreign senior general manager?

Proton Holdings bought a 57.75% stake in MV Agusta for €70 million but sold it at €1 (RM4.50) a year later, causing Proton to lose €75.99 million (RM 348 million)?

Other excesses and wastages:

1. The Bank Bumiputra twin scandals in the early 1980s saw US$1 billion (RM3.2 billion in 2008 ringgit)

2. The Maminco attempt to corner the world tin market in the 1980s is believed to have cost some US$500 million. (RM1.6 billion)

3. Betting in foreign exchange futures cost Bank Negara Malaysia RM30 billion in the 1990s.

4. Perwaja Steel resulted in losses of US$800 million (RM2.56 billion). Eric Chia, was charged with corruption for allegedly steering US$20 million (RM64 million) to a Hong Kong-based company

5. Use of RM10 billion public funds in the Valuecap Sdn. Bhd. operation to shore up the stock market

6. Banking scandal of RM700 million losses in Bank Islam

7. The sale of M.V. Agusta by Proton for one Euro making a loss of €75.99 million (RM 348 million)

8. Wang Ehsan from oil royalty on Terengganu RM7.4 billion from 2004 – 2007

9. For the past 10 years since Philharmonic Orchestra was established, this orchestra has swallowed a total of RM500 million

10. In Advisors Fees, Mahathir was paid RM180,000, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (women and social development affairs) RM404,726 and Abdul Hamid Othman (religious) RM549,675 per annum

11. The government has spent a total of RM3.2 billion in teaching Maths and Science in English over the past five years. Out of the amount, the government paid a whopping RM2.21 billion for the purchase of information and computer technology (ICT) equipments which it is unable to give a breakdown.

12. The commission paid for purchase of jets and submarines to two private companies Perimeker Sdn Bhd and IMT Defence Sdn Bhd amounted to RM910 million.

13. RM300 million to compensate Gerbang Perdana for the RM1.1 billion “Crooked Scenic Half-Bridge”

14. RM1.3 billion have been wasted building the white elephant Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facilities on cancellation of the Malaysia-Singapore scenic bridge

15. RM 100 million on renovation of Parliament building and leaks

16. National Astronaut Programme – RM 40 million

17. National Service Training Programme – yearly an estimate of RM 500 million

18. Eye on Malaysia – RM 30 million and another RM5.7 million of free ticket

19. RM 4.63 billion, ’soft-loan’ to PKFZ

20. RM 2.4 million on indelible ink

21. Samy announced in September 2006 that the government paid compensation amounting to RM 38.5 billion to the highway companies. RM 380 million windfalls for 9 toll concessionaires earned solely from the toll hike in 2008 alone.

22. RM32 million timber export kickbacks involving companies connected to Sarawak Chief Minister and his family.

Bailouts -
23. Two bailouts of Malaysia Airline System RM7.9 billion

24. Putra transport system, which cost RM4.486 billion

25. STAR-LRT bailout costing RM3.256 billion

26. National Sewerage System costing RM192.54 million

27. Seremban-Port Dickson Highway costing RM142 million

28. Kuching Prison costing RM135 million

29. Kajian Makanan dan Gunaan Orang Islam costing RM8.3 million.

30. Le Tour de Langkawi costing RM 3.5 Million

31. Wholesale distribution of tens of millions of shares in Bursa Malaysia under guise of NEP to cronies, children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth billions of ringgits.

32. APs scandal had been going on year-after-year going back for more than three decades, involving a total mind-boggling sum of tens of billions of ringgits

33. Alienation of tens of thousands of hectares of commercial lands and forestry concessions to children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth tens of billions of ringgits

34. Travel around Malaysia and see for yourself how many white elephants like majestic arches, roads paved with fanciful bricks, designer lamp posts, clock towers, Municipal Council buildings that looks more like Istanas, extravagant places of worship, refurbishment of residences of VIPs, abandoned or under-utilised government sports complexes and buildings, etc! Combined they could easily amount to the hundreds of billions of ringgits!

35. Wastages and forward trading of Petronas oil in the 1990s based on the low price of oil then. Since the accounts of Petronas are for the eyes of Prime Minister only, we have absolutely no idea of the amount. Whatever amount, you bet it is COLLOSSAL!

In Time Asia magazine issue on March 15 2004, South East Asian economist at Morgan Stanley in Singapore Daniel Lian, figures “that the country may have lost as much as U$$100 billion (RM320 billion) since the early 1980s to corruption.” Mind you, this is only corruption and it does not include wastages!

All the rakyat’s hard earned money down the drain and they have the audacity to raise fuel prices and asking the people to change their lifestyles.

Apakah 'Allah' tidak sesuai berbanding 'Tuhan'?

Saya berasa teramat sedih apabila melihat isu penterjemahan nama 'Allah' dalam bahan-bahan bacaan agama Kristian dan juga dalam Al-Kitab bahasa Malaysia telah menjadi semakin tegang dan sampai suatu tahap yang genting.

Saya juga rasa hampa apabila melihat kerajaan Malaysia menolak penggunaan nama 'Allah' dalam bahan-bahan bacaan itu tanpa berdialog dengan pihak yang terlibat.

Segelintir masyarakat pula menyebarkan tanggapan palsu sebelum mengkaji fakta-fakta yang sebenarnya dalam isu ini.

Dengan rendah diri, ingin saya memberi sedikit pandangan dalam isu ini dari segi apakah sebab-sebabnya Kristian perlu 'berdegil' (dari pandangan segolongan rakyat) dalam isu ini menggunakan sebutan 'Allah'.

Pertama, perlu dijelaskan bahawa, bahasa asal Al-Kitab bukanlah bahasa Inggeris atau Latin.

Bahasa asal dalam kitab-kitab Perjanjian Lama Al-Kitab (Torah yang diturun kepada Musa, dan kitab-kitab lain yang diturunkan kepada nabi-nabi lain, sebelum Masihi), ialah Ibrani atau Hebrew.

Sebahagian kecil penganut awal agama itu berbahasa Aramik (Aramaic). Bahasa ini seperti bahasa Arab, ialah suatu cabang bahasa semitik di Timur Tengah.

Nama yang utama dan lazim digunakan untuk menyebut Tuhan yang Esa, yang menjadikan alam semesta, adalah Elohim, Eloah, Elohei atau saja Eli - terbitan kata daripada sebutan asal Eloh (Alah atau aleph-lamedh-he).

Pada zaman Isa Al-Masih (Jesus), umat di Timur Tengah yang berbahasa Aramik biasanya hanya sebut Eloh. Sebutan ini telah dikenali umum sebagai Tuhan yang Esa yang disembah oleh umat Ibrani (daripada keturunan Ibrahim, termasuklah bani-bani Ishak dan Ismail).

Maka, tidaklah menghairankan apabila Yahudi dan Kristian yang berbahasa Arab, dan juga bahasa Aramik (termasuklah loghat-loghatnya), menggunakan sebutan Allah, Alah, Elah atau Eloh (ejaan: aleph-lamedh-he).

Sebutan ini juga digunakan hingga ke zaman nabi Muhammad dan zaman kini.

Apabila kitab-kitab Injil atau Gospel diriwayatkan, dikitabkan oleh para pengikut Al-Masih, ia mengunakan bahasa lingua franca di Timur Tengah dan Mediterranean zaman itu iaitu bahasa Yunani (Greek) di bawah empayar Roman.

Maka, perkataan yang paling sesuai digunakan ialah Theos yang sedia difahami oleh orang-orang zaman itu.

Justeru itu, penterjemahan Al-Kitab mengambil kira kefahaman pembaca terhadap makna dan maksud asal yang hendak disampaikannya. Dengan ini aleph-lamedh-he diterjemah kepada Dues (dalam bahasa Latin), God (dalam bahasa Inggeris), Shàng dì (dalam bahasa China) dan sebagainya.

Maka, apabila Al-kitab dan ajaran Kristian dibawa ke rantau Nusantara yang bahasa pertuturan umumnya bahasa Melayu (pada masa itu masih dalam huruf jawi yang berasal daripada bahasa Arab), dan perlu memilih suatu nama yang paling tepat dan sedia difahami oleh pelbagai suku kaum di sini, apakah perkataan yang paling jitu?

Naskhah terawal yang diterjemahkan oleh Leydekker pada tahun 1733, dan juga naskhah penterjemahan Munshi Abdullah & Keasberry, terbitan 1856 dalam tulisan Jawi, dan banyak lagi penterjermahan lain, semuanya menggunakan nama 'Allah' dalam Al-Kitab.

Isunya di sini, bukannya apakah tepat atau sesuai perkataan 'God' dalam Al-Kitab berbahasa Inggeris diterjemahkan kepada istilah 'Allah' dalam bahasa Melayu.

Isunya sekarang, apakah tepat dan sesuai nama Eloh atau Alah (ejaan: aleph-lamedh-he) dalam bahasa asal Al-Kitab yakni bahasa Ibrani dan Aramik diterjemahkan kepada nama 'Allah' dalam bahasa Melayu - nama itu sendiri berasal daripada bahasa Arab.

Bukankah Islam percaya bahawa Allah telah sekian lama disembah oleh nabi-nabi sebelum Muhammad?

Sebutan yang dilafazkan oleh nabi-nabi sebelum Muhammad dan umat-umatnya untuk merujuk Yang Maha Agung, Yang Maha Pengasih dan Yang Maha Berkuasa seperti berikut:

- 'Eloh' dalam bahasa Ibrani, yang diguna pada zaman nabi Musa dan sebagainya.
- 'Alah' dalam bahasa Aramik, yang diguna pada zaman Jesus (Isa Al-Masih)
- 'Allah' dalam bahasa Arab, yang diguna oleh umat Yahudi dan Kristian Arab sebelum Muhammad, dan kemudian oleh baginda sendiri.

Bukankah perkataan-perkataan ini semua nama yang sama? Hanya berlainan bunyi sedikit kerana cabang-cabang bahasa dengan rumpun yang sama, yakni bahasa semitik.

Dengan latar belakang perkembangan bahasa seperti dipaparkan di atas, saya ingin bertanya secara jujur kepada orang Melayu yang beriman dan berilmu, bukankah sebutan 'Allah' (ejaan: alif-lam-ha) itu paling tepat kepada kata asal ejaan aleph-lamedh-he?

Apakah ada perkataan lain yang lebih tepat dalam makna dan maksudnya berbanding dengan nama 'Allah' dalam perbendaharaan kata bahasa Melayu?

Istilah 'Allah' jauh lebih tepat dan padan, dari segi sebutan dan ejaannya, daripada gelaran umum 'Tuhan'.


Yohanes Yee, hampir 40, berasal dari Kedah, sekarang bermastautin dan bekerja dalam bidang perubatan di Selangor. Penulis seorang Kristian yang prihatin dalam isu-isu semasa tetapi bukan pakar agama.

Isu 'Allah' usaha nyahislamkan bahasa Melayu

Setiap orang tahu 'Allah' bukan perkataan Melayu, akan tetapi tiada siapapun akan mempersoalkan seorang Melayu menggunakan kalimah itu bagi merujuk kepada Tuhan yang disembahnya kerana orang-orang Melayu adalah muslim.

Dan semua muslim dari segala bangsa memanggil-Nya dengan nama itu kerana itulah nama yang Dia tanzilkan, dan dengan nama itulah Dia diseru oleh hamba-hamba-Nya.

Kita sebenarnya bercakap tentang 'menamakan' Tuhan; kita tidak boleh memberikannya nama yang salah.

Manusia biasa sekalipun akan marah sekiranya nama mereka atau gelaran yang diberikan tidak disebut dengan betul, apatah lagi sekiranya ia salah sama sekali.

Akan tetapi kenapa pula perlu kita memberikan nama kepada-Nya? Bukankah sepatutnya, sekiranya Dia pernah mentanzilkan apa-apa, nama-Nya, itulah yang sepatutnya diketahui dengan jelas dan pasti?

Sekiranya ada sesuatu kitab yang layak dinamakan Kalam Allah, nama-Nya tidak sepatutnya tidak diketahui. Bagaimana mungkin Dia dikenali sekiranya nama-Nya pun tidak diketahui?

Kaum muslimin tidak mencipta nama untuk Tuhan yang mereka sembah apatah lagi meminjam nama-nama dari mana-mana bahasa bagi merujuk kepada Tuhan.

Mereka tidak biasa berbuat demikian kerana nama agama yang mereka anuti itupun, (yakni Islam) dan nama orang-orang yang menyerah diri kepada Allah dengan mengikuti agama itu (muslim/muslimun) diberikan oleh Allah sendiri, bukan mereka yang menciptanya, apatah lagi diberikan oleh orang luar.

Justeru, mereka tidak boleh menerima gelaran 'Mohemmadans', dan agama Islam sebagai 'Mohemmadanism'.

Sebab-sebabnya ialah: pertama, Muhammad bukanlah sebagaimana Jesus Christ pada tanggapan penganut Kristian; muslim tidak menyembah Muhammad.

Kedua, Islam bukan suatu ideologi atau falsafah yang dicipta oleh Muhammad justeru boleh digelar Mohemmadanism.

Sebab ketiga ialah muslimin sudah kenal siapa diri mereka sejak dari awal lagi.

Mereka tidak memanggil diri mereka muslimin kerana itulah nama yang diberikan oleh orang, tidak seperti penganut Kristian yang memperolehi nama itu dari musuh mereka yakni orang-orang Rom.

Pada pandangan seorang Muslim, amatlah tidak wajar bagi suatu agama yang mendakwa agama yang benar dan ditanzilkan tetapi tidak mempunyai nama bagi Tuhan yang mereka seru manusia untuk menyembahnya.

Lebih memalukan lagi sekiranya agama itu meminjam nama itu dari agama lain lebih-lebih lagi pula apabila agama itu dianggap sesat dan menyeleweng!

Apabila sesetengah pemuka agama Kristian menuntut 'hak' menggunakan kalimah Allah bagi merujuk kepada tuhan Kristian dalam bahasa Melayu sudah pasti umat Islam akan membantah. Ini tidak sama sekali bermakna mereka mahu 'memonopoli' kalimah itu.

Sebaliknya mereka hanya menuntut supaya makna sesuatu kalimah tidak dipermainkan sesuka hati. Kalimah yang tepat mesti digunakan bagi merujuk kepada makna yang dimaksudkan.

Secara praktikalnya orang Melayu tidak berupaya menghalang mana golongan Kristian yang mahu memanggil Tuhan mereka dengan sebarang nama termasuklah 'Allah' bahkan 'Mickey Mouse' sekalipun.

Walaubagaimanapun mereka terpaksa menentang kerana isunya kini adalah isu bahasa Melayu, dan kalimah Allah seperti yang difahami dalam bahasa Melayu tidak pernah merujuk kepada tuhan sembahan orang Kristian.

Kalimah 'Tuhan' sebenarnya sudah memadai untuk tujuan itu, dan kedegilan mahu menggunakan kalimah 'Allah' dilihat sebagi penzahiran permusuhan melalui serangan terhadap keutuhan bahasa Melayu itu sendiri.

Segolongan pemuka agama Kristian berhujah bahawa 'Allah' juga bermakna tuhan agama Kristian kerana, menurut mereka, kalimah itu telah digunakan lama dahulu dalam terjemahan Injil Melayu dan buku-buku sembahyang mereka.

Mereka juga berhujah bahawa kalimah 'Allah' telah lama digunakan oleh masyarakat Kristian-Arab sebelum kedatangan Islam lagi.

Andaikan mereka dapat buktikan kewujudan dokumen-dokumen di atas di mana kalimah Allah boleh ditemui digunakan. Kita boleh membalas bahawa, ia tidak sama sekali membuktikan bahawa 'Allah' dalam bahasa Melayu juga bererti tuhan Kristian.

Ia hanya menunjukkan bahawa percubaan pendakwah-pendakwah Kristian untuk memaksakan maksud mereka terhadap kalimah berkenaan sudah lama berlaku.

Sama ada dokumen itu baru atau lama bukanlan soalnya di sini.

Apa yang penting ialah bangsa Melayu tidak pernah menggunakan kalimah Allah bagi merujuk kepada tuhan Kristian sebaliknya sesetengah puak Kristianlah, dahulu dan sekarang, yang telah bertungkus-lumus berusaha membuat mereka menerima makna tersebut.

Kalaulah kalimah Allah itu sememangnya bererti tuhan seperti difahami orang Kristian, apakah gunanya lagi usaha mengkristiankan bangsa Melayu kerana mereka telahpun Kristian pada hakikatnya!

Kaum muslimin dan Kristian masing-masing mendakwa agama mereka berasaskan wahyu yang ditanzilkan oleh Tuhan.

Kitab pegangan kaum muslimin, al-Qur'an, yang ditanzilkan dalam bahasa Arab dengan jelas menyatakan bahawa Allah ialah nama Tuhan yang disembah oleh setiap muslim tidak kira bangsa atau tanahairnya.

Apa yang kita tahu ialah kalimah Allah tidak pernah digunakan dalam versi-versi Hebrew, Greek ataupun Latin Kitab Perjanjian Baru dan Lama, dan tiada bukti yang boleh dipercayai tentang kewujudan terjemahan Injil dalam bahasa Arab sebelum Islam.

Terjemahan Arab yang pertama dan yang terpenting yang menjadi rujukan utama kaum Yahudi di negara-negara Islam telah dilakukan oleh Sa'adia ben Joseph (892-942). Beberapa terjemahan Arab moden oleh puak Katholik dan Protestan telah dibuat pada kurun-kurun ke-19 dan 20 Masihi.

Ada kemungkinan bahawa kalimah Allah digunakan bagi merujuk Tuhan Kristian dalam terjemahan-terjemahan ini. Namun persoalannya kenapa 'Allah', dan bukan istilah-istilah yang digunakan dalam versi-versi Hebrew, Greek dan Latin?

Apa yang nyata, kalimah 'Allah' hanya digunakan apabila Bible diterjemahkan kepada bahasa-bahasa kaum muslimin, antaranya bahasa Melayu di mana kalimah itu wujud dan digunakan hasil daripada pengislaman bahasa dan akal bangsa Melayu.

Kita tidak mungkin menjumpai kalimah Allah dalam Algonquin Bible yang diterjemahkan untuk orang India Amerika pada 1663, apatah lagi dalam versi-versi lain seperti Wycliffe, Tyndale, Douay, King James atau Confraternity.

Tiada sebab untuk mereka menggunakan kalimah Allah dalam terjemahan berkenaan bagi merujuk kepada Tuhan Kristian kerana Allah tidak pernah menjadi tuhan orang India Amerika ataupun orang Inggeris, justeru kalimah itu tidak wujud dalam bahasa-bahasa mereka.

Amatlah menarik memikirkan kenapa sebahagian pemuka agama Kristian di negara ini begitu bersungguh-sungguh menuntut 'hak' menggunakan kalimah Allah dengan berhujah bahawa kalimah itu telah lama digunakan oleh Arab Kristian sebelum kedatangan Islam lagi.

Semenjak bila pula orang-orang Arab Kristian dan bahasa mereka menjadi rujukan penting bagi agama Kristian dan masyarakat Kristian secara amnya?

Bahasa Arab langsung tidak penting jika dibandingkan dengan bahasa Hebrew, Greek ataupun Latin dalam soal memahami agama Kristian dari sumber-sumber utamanya. Sebaliknya, tiada sesiapapun boleh memahami agama Islam tanpa memahami bahasa Arab.

Yang kita maksudkan dengan bahasa Arab di sini ialah bahasa Arab yang telah diislamkan, bahasa yang telah melalui perubahan menyeluruh dengan penurunan al-Qur'an.

Kepentingan bahasa Arab Qur'ani dalam soal pembentukan pemikiran dan pandangan hidup kaum muslimin tidak boleh dibandingkan langsung dengan kedudukan bahasa Arab ketimbang agama Kristian.

Apabila puak-puak Kristian di negara kita berhujah kepada kerajaan bahawa orang Arab Kristian sebelum Islam telah lama menggunakan kalimah Allah, mereka mengandaikan bangsa Melayu itu seumpama robot yang akan meniru segala apa yang datang dari Tanah Arab. Mereka silap.

Apabila bangsa Melayu menggunakan kalimah Allah dalam bahasa mereka, yang mereka maksudkan ialah Allah yang dinyatakan dalam al-Qur'an, bukan yang dimaksudkan oleh kaum Arab jahiliyyah mahupun kaum Kristian.

Bangsa Melayu tiada hubungan kebudayaan atau keagamaan dengan Arab jahiliyyah mahupun Arab Kristian sebelum ataupun selepas Islam. Hubungan mereka dengan bangsa Arab terbina atas satu asas yang dikongsi bersama yakni Islam dan al-Qur'an.

Segala kata kunci berserta dengan makna dan pengertiannya yang membentuk pandangan hidup bangsa Melayu diperolehi daripada al-Qur'an. Bahkan semua kata kunci ini dikongsi oleh bahasa-bahasa Islami yang lain, bukan sahaja bahasa Melayu.

Apa yang jelas adalah percubaan puak-puak Kristian tertentu menyahislamkan (deislamize) bahasa Melayu bagi memudahkan penyebaran dakyah mereka.

Sekiranya mereka merasa berhak untuk menyebarkan agama mereka kepada sesiapa sahaja (termasuk bangsa Melayu), tidakkah bangsa kita juga punya hak untuk menyanggah sebarang usaha merendah-rendahkan budaya dan agama kita?

Malangnya dari kalangan kitalah muncul pengkhianat budaya dan agama kita. Merekalah yang membenarkan 'bahasa Melayu' dipanggil 'bahasa Malaysia'.


Md Asham Ahmad seorang zamil Pusat Kajian Syariah, Undang-undang dan Politik di Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM)