silence again

its the end of the sem; yet i'm doing other's part in my group for the housing subject. after this yet i'm going to print out my portfolio for the "HIVE" and the community center project. I just uploaded them on my FLICKR

the studio understandably feel lonesome and silent; tomorrow is the external examination, i got selected, but i wouldn't be around as I need to go back for my interview the day after. hopefully i'll get it thru. i'm just worried about what should i wear: probably just stick with my architech's polo shirt, my favourite jeans, and my RM5 shoe (yes people.its RM5. got it from carrefour alamanda).my expected salary, etc etc.



owh.first impressions. it matters, yes? it reminds me of the time when we had our debate competition at MRSM Balik Pulau. how I "bullied" back the opposition after they bullied kak zati. well, aizaan plays the bully part too.


and there's the Tranxxit, the Mawar gallery exhibition, the proposal to have a new room for architech's intellectual properties, on how the 4th and 2nd year students contemplate about their studio programmes. That 1 sem take off proposed by dr rashid in my 1st year seems inevitable. Probably i'll asks azrul and fetri to join me on a roadtrip after next sem. then try to have our studies oversea; apparently we're encouraged to do so after getting thru Part 1 or our 6th sem. keeping my finger crossed!

the HIVE

the hive is my major project this sem, a high end apartment designated in KL. KLCC to be exact, a hub of KL Urbanism.

the main idea is to stimulate interaction between the money-chaser high-end society. I explored the concept of honeycomb planning, cept that's its in vertical arrangement. by this, i put more units in a floor, and i create a communal hub for every 4 units, which also acts as a proper transition space from the corridor into their units unlike typical apartments; not to mention the layers of level before.they actually got to their level. its kinda like Charles Correa's Maharashta apartment fused up with the honeycomb housing scheme. and the family units itself are entwined with each other, so that they somewhat share a focal point inside of their own units. that's kinda head-breaking, but again, enjoyable.

Personally i enjoyed the programme, the idea itself, but i'm quite disappointed with the images, as I got really tight schedule, and my photoshop goes berserk at critical moments (its a shoddy 1 hour job.it kills my 3d models.f*ck!). and perhaps I should explore more, but I was really worried about UBBL n such. I learn a lot, that's what matter most.

p/s; the board were like sh*t. luckily i while presenting I sketches/scribble my idea along on the butterpaper i prepare specially for the presentatio. they like the idea, but gotta do something bout the board

portfolio is D-day?

great. my supposed to be great escapade after a tiring sem is decorated with my assignments (housing, research method, landscape). currently completing my studio report; not to forget my preparation for tranXXit, and my application for pratical training. this Wednesday there will be a meeting with the committee.

feel sorry for amrun (a friend. a GRAND one), keep YM me to asks bout the Terendak's Silver jubilee dinner. sorry arm, i'm full from top to bottom, within as well.

rite. so while i'm really frustated at my photoshop (which has been giving me probs n headache during my major submission) im having leeway with my blog.

tomorrow is the PORTFOLIO. and i enjoyed going to the eureka's (1st year) studio; its looks like its going to be a carnival. I, the upper years used to feel that excitement, but it sizzles out eventually.

why, why?
I dunno. perhaps because we knew what we did wouldn't be recognized? why upgrade our projects when we knew that for the past 10 years there's hardly been anyone who got their grades increased when they touch-up their projects? why should we color up the studio when eventually the panels walks in, a strong 20-minutes in there, then have a practically passive feedback session, move on to other studio, and calls it a day?

and there's this feeling where portfolio is the D-day. it goes when your name is called, it means "uh-oh".

it shouldn't be so, yet portfolio day make Jack the Ripper resembles like a teddy bear (for architecture students that is).

why should we emphasize on the student's mistakes? look here john, that's the 200th mistakes u've made.count them. yup, they make mistakes. we ALL do. that's why we are still learning. but why not we discuss their growth and maturity? I mean, for the past 6 sems, i never heard any of the panel said ok guys. it seems u learn something from last sem.BRAVO!.
and the panels kept asking "any comments?" with a strong 20 something lecturers looking, watching. is it comfortable to give comments in that kind of environment?

i understand the need to prepare the students for the INDUSTRY need. hold on; we're not in the varsity to learn A & B, trained ourselves again and again and just fill in the holes. we're here to LEARN to be human in specialized skills, which hopefully, benefits the society, leads the community, etc.
certainly ENGLISH READING subject wouldn't help. for the past 15 years we learn English, yet you deemed we still need to learn them?
why not teach us PHILOSOPHY? really, i think most of the undergraduates never heard of Eugene Raskin or Edward de Bono.

and really, change the perception that portfolio review day is the D-day, its supposed to be a celebration day

meliuk fikiran, mengintai hadapan

dari saudara ridhuan;

Jumaat lepas Persatuan Mahasiswa Islam universiti saya bingkas dan lantas mengumpulkan petisyen mengkritik wilder dan Fitna (kalau anda tidak kenal nama ini maka seeloknya mulakanlah tabiat membaca akhbar dan media massa yang bermanfaat).

Tidak lama dahulu (belum sampai sedekad pun) Denmark mengejutkan dunia Islam dengan karikatur dan mainan yang nyata mencemar kesucian Islam.
Kita tegas menghentam mereka kembali; tapi nyata sebenarnya kita tidak ambil pengajaran SEBENAR yang TERSIRAT.
sepertimana DR M dahulu mengajak UN berfikir kenapa wujudnya ekstremis Islam, sepertimana itulah kita harus menjenguk sebentar; apa yang membuatkan dunia benci kepada Islam?

saya menyokong KEBEBASAN ANTARABANGSA?

bukan kebebasan itu yang saudara/i agungkan di dalam negara Islam Hadhari? muslimah tidak pakai tudung itu tiada apa-apa; itu hak manusia merdeka; hatta tiap kali cerdik pandai MAHASISWA/I (bakal pemimpin negara) menganjurkan malam akhir tahun, grand dinner, etc, semuanya menunjukkan "keindahan" ciptaan tuhan. bukit bukau dan lurah yang.....faham-faham sendiri.

OH. tidak memakai kad matrik itu kesalahan tatatertib universiti; saman RM 50.
maaf tuan.eh? yang berjalan di depan tuan pengawal keselamatan yang mulia itu siapa namanya? kak amy?
kak amy atau zulhaimi si anu bin si anu?
oh? dia wakil tarian cha-cha universiti kita? HEBAT!

hampir tersimpang jauh; tapi isinya, untuk kita lumurkan ke muka kita, tanam ke dalam minda kita; apa yang sudah kita buat untuk mengajak dunia lihat INDAHNYA ISLAM? AMANNYA ISLAM? BENARNYA ISLAM?

benar. saya pun banyak buat dosa juga. tapi mula dari kesedaran itulah kita bertitik tolak untuk merubah kepada yang lebih baik.

eloknya selain daripada layan american idol ataupun akademi fantasia, mulakanlah membaca intipati yang bermanfaat. bermacam wacana; saya sarankan satu, blog daripada Faisal tehrani, satu lagi daripada keretamayat.blogspot.com.di bawah ini satu luahan intelektual yang pernah saya postkan dalam blog lama saya dahulu, dari pahrul mohd juni.

mereka pun bukannya bagus sangat; tapi kan seronok kita mendengar pandangan dan kiasan orang lain, berfikir dan berbincang; dari sekadar mendengar suara sumbang,bersorak, menghabiskan ekonomi sms kita memastikan idola kita menang?

tak pernah sekalipun aznil berbicara pasal kartun dari denmark. tak pernah sekalipun ac mizal kecoh pasal wilder.

siapa wilder? =) masyaALLAH.

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MARAH KERANA CINTA, BUKAN KERANA BENCI?

lt;O>
Oleh: Pahrol Mohamad Juni

Saya masih ingat sikap `unik' (aneh)
sesetengah orang-orang tua kampung
dulu-dulu. Ruang di bawah rumah mereka
selalunya diperuntukkan untuk
meletakkan barang usang yang `kurang'
atau tidak perlu. Selalunya botol-
botol, tin-tin atau papan-papan buruk.
Entah kenapa semua itu tidak dibuang.
Hanya di letakkan begitu sahaja.
Diguna tidak, dibuang pun tidak.
Peliknya, apabila barang-barang
`antik' itu hendak diambil oleh orang
lain, cepat-cepat pula mereka
melarangnya. Tak boleh ?nak guna,
sayang, dan macam-macam alasan.
Itulah sebuah analogi yang terlintas
di fikiran bila saya ditanya tentang
kemarahan umat Islam terhadap
penyiaran karikatur menghina nabi
Muhammad s.a.w oleh akhbar-akhbar
Eropah khususnya Denmark.
"Encik tidak marah?" tanya seorang
siswa sehabis sahaja majlis diskusi
tentang topik berkenaan.
"Marah," akui saya perlahan.
"Tak cukup begitu sahaja. Esok kita
berarak, bakar bendera Denmark!"
Saya senyum.
"Kita ada cara yang lebih baik. Ada
senjata yang lebih hebat. Doa," balas
saya.
"Kita kena tunjuk kemarahan kepada
mereka yang menghina Rasul."
"Menunjukkan kecintaan kepada Rasul
lebih utama."
"Marah itulah tanda kecintaan kita?#34;
"Betul. Tetapi membuktikan kecintaan
dengan mengamalkan sunnahnya jauh
lebih utama."
"Encik takut?"
Saya renung matanya.
"Mengamalkan sunnah Rasul memerlukan
lebih keberanian?Tentangannya lebih
hebat. Bahkan daripada orang Islam
sendiri," tusuk saya perlahan.
"Kita bakar bendera mereka!"
"Kita `bakar' cara hidup mereka. Itu
lebih relevan."
Giliran dia pula yang diam. Mungkin
siswa yang `terbakar' ini mula
mengunyah maksud kiasan saya.
Lalu saya ceritakan analogi awal tadi.
Alhamdulillah, dia mendengar teliti.
"Kita dengan sunnah, seperti orang tua-
tua dahulu dengan barang-barang usang
di bawah rumah. Nak digunakan tidak,
nak dijunjung jauh sekali, tetapi bila
ada orang lain nak mengambilnya,
barulah heboh konon nak digunakan."
"Bagaimana kita hendak tunjukkan
perasaan marah?"
"Demontrasi depan manusia. Depan
Allah, kita berdoa. Kita muhasabah,
sejauh mana kecintaan kita kepada
Rasul-Nya. Mungkin provokasi Barat
membawa pengajaran tersirat."
"Pengajaran tersirat?"
"Ya, tersirat dari Allah?agar kita
menilai semula benar-benarkah kita
mencintai sunnah Rasul-Nya selama
ini."
"Kemarahan ummah inilah buktinya,"
ujarnya bersemangat.
"Kemarahan cuma bermusim. Hanya luapan
sentimen berkala. Namun kegigihan,
kebijaksanaan, perancangan dan
ketabahan jangka panjang amat perlu."
"Maksud encik?"
Jelas dia terpancing dengan kilasan
dan kiasan kata-kata.
"Jangka panjang, sudahkah kita
mendidik generasi muda mencintai Rasul
dan keluarganya? Saya risau generasi
muda yang mabuk hedonisme kini tidak
akan punya kemarahan yang sama seperti
yang saudara alami."
"Saya ada kawan-kawan sebaya yang
hidupnya lintang pukang, tapi masih
marah bila Rasulullullah
dipersendakan. Mereka akan turut
berarak esok!"
"Hidup lintang-pukang? Macam mana tu?"
tanya saya minta kepastian.
"Rock habis. Sembahyang tidak. Bergaul
bebas biasalah?tapi cinta mereka
terhadap Rasul tak luntur."
"Ajak mereka sembahyang dulu. Tak
berarak pun tak apa. Cinta dulu, marah
kemudian. Bila ada cinta, pasti ada
marah bila kecintaan dicela. Tapi
kalau marah saja, belum tentu ada
cinta?"
Dia diam lagi. Kali ini diamnya lebih
panjang.
"Agaknya orang tua tu marah tak kalau
kita ambil barang-barang berharga di
atas rumah?" tanyanya tiba-tiba.
"Orang tua mana?" tanya saya semula.
Hairan.
"Orang tua dalam analogi encik tadi
itulah!"
"Soalan tu kurang umph," gurau saya.
"Habis soalan apa yang umph?"
"Agaknya orang berani tak hendak minta
barang di atas rumah? Berbanding
barang usang di bawah rumah?" balas
saya.
Termenung lagi dia. Seronok rasanya
`membimbing' siswa ini berfikir.
Terimbau luapan semangat saya sewaktu
di kampus dulu. Beginilah pola
berfikir saya. .
Tiba-tiba dia bersuara, "tentu tak
berani,kerana barang di atas rumah
tentu lebih berharga."
"Begitulah sunnah, jika dihayati,
diamalkan dan diperjuangkan. Ia nampak
sangat berharga di tangan pencintanya.
Musuh tak kan berani mengusiknya,
apalagi nak menghinanya?#34;
"Encik ni, tak sangka ke situ pula
kiasannya."
"Kita orang Islam mesti menghormati
diri sendiri terlebih dahulu, barulah
orang lain akan menghargai kita.
Justeru, jika kita marahkan musuh yang
mengecam Rasul, marahkanlah juga diri
kita yang tidak benar-benar
mencintainya!"
"Dan?bukti cinta amalkan sunnah Rasul.
Itulah cara paling berkesan
mempamerkan `kemarahan' kepada musuh-
musuh yang menghinanya."
Alhamdulillah, saya yakin, kini
marahnya kerana cinta bukan kerana
benci. Dominasi cintakan Rasul bukan
emosi bencikan musuhnya.

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Alangkah indahnya kalau komitmen PMI terhadap fitna (yang pastinya umpama membaling batu ke dalam laut) sama seperti mengajak kawan - kawan kita ke masjid, berkias dengan muslimah kita bahawa tudung itu perhiasan yang paling mulia, dan mengubah "pink club" itu kepada club macho atau sebagainya. WALLAHUALAM.

a bit lapse

the Design editors editorial board.wonder when will the portfolio makes it debut?

YTL developer office

the proposed YTL developer office in taman university. the idea is to manifest the preservation of the greeness of the site, against the contextual bore and hard of the solid concrete buildings.model sketchup, rendered 100% photoshop.

seekor manusia, seorang monyet

seekor manusia seorang monyet. bagi sesiapa yang meminati sastera pasti pernah mendengar tajuk cerpen ini, terbitan Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka suatu masa dahulu.

bermula dengan seorang ibu muda, membawa anak luar nikahnya; dalam sulit, keliru, bimbang dan risau membalun hati.patutkah anak itu dipelihara, diserahkan kepada orang lain, atau dibiar sahaja mati di tepi tong sampah? tong sampah bagai 'port' menanggung nyawa yang tidak berdosa, ironinya hasil dari maksiat, dosa dan mungkar orang yang membawanya ke dunia, sedar ataupun tidak. Maka hutan rimba dipilih sebagai destinasi baru, biarkan anak itu mati lemas belajar berenang di sungai deras.

Tapi waktu ibu muda ini berkira - kira sedemikian, terdengar sebuah bunyi deburan air, suara hikuk - pikuk nyaring yang bukan manusia.seekor anak monyet terkapai - kapai, ibunya melompat - lompat, meneriak bertempik, tapi kerana ia SEEKOR MONYET, maka ia TIADA AKAL baginya mencari jalan menyelamatkan anaknya dari hadaman air yang deras.

TAPI..seekor monyet itulah yang terjun membabi-buta, sanggup memperjudikan nyawa demi anaknya.monyet yang tiada akal, tiada maruah, tapi membuat perkara yang nyata bertentangan dengan apa yang ibu muda tadi bakal lakukan.

SEORANG ibu menyelamatkan anaknya, SEEKOR ibu hendak melepaskan anaknya. dalam hal ini, siapa yang bermaruah? si 'seekor' atau si 'seorang' ?

saya ini anti-perempuan?menolak kesalahan kepada perempuan?tidak faham kesulitan ibu muda tadi? semuanya salah LELAKI bukan? =)

persoalan pertama: apa dosa anak tersebut?
persoalan kedua: mengapa akal tidak dimanfaatkan ketika nafsu berkias - kias
meminta, meraih, melaung keinginan diri?
persoalan ketiga:lihat sekeliling, mana 'seekor', mana 'seorang' di kalangan kita?

tiada kaitan lelaki dengan perempuan. tetapi saya berminat dengan isu ini, kerana anak itu harta seorang ibu..hatta kalaupun teman lelaki itu lebih dahsyat dari binatang sekalipun, ibu muda tadi masih ada kuasa (women power; ayat kebanggaan wanita moden) untuk mengelak diri dari menjadi 'seekor' manusia. tersilap langkah pertama, tak bermaksud kita kena teruskan langkah yang silap itu untuk selama - lamanya. anak itu anugerah TUHAN, kenapa hendak dibuang anugerah-NYA? takut dicaci dihina manusia, tak sehebat dosa membunuh nyawa yang kudus dan tak berdosa. lihat perkara ini dari perspektif lain: membela anak itu, mendidiknya dengan baik, menuntunnya dengan hemat, mungkin mencuci likat pekat di hati kita..INSYA-ALLAH.ingat, hak seorang lelaki itu adalah isterinya, hak seorang wanita itu adalah anaknya.

lelaki tak terselamat...kita lebih dahsyat jika kita mengabaikan terus kedua - duanya: si ibu dan si anak, haram atau halal (YA. ada orang kahwin tetapi mengabaikan anak isteri mereka, mencari 'seekor' manusia yang lain)..jika kita berbuat demikian, maka kita bukan 'seorang' mahupun 'seekor'.

saya bukannya baik.bukan alim.sama sahaja seperti ahmad,abu dan amin di seberang kampung sana itu.malah saya ini LICIK. =) dan senang saya menyatakan saya SUKA MEMPROVOKASI PEMIKIRAN orang.kenapa? suka-suka.seronok. itu hiburan peribadi saya. tapi kan segar rasanya, bila bertrillion sel dalam otak kita dicucuk-cucuk, menilai mana yang khilaf, mana yang hak, bermoral ataupun tidak?

jadi kalau saya terlanjur kata, terlanjak sempadan, maafkan saya, tegurlah saya, bimbinglah saya. saya ini MANUSIA.sekarang ini SEORANG, dan harapnya sampai mati, saya ini masih SEORANG MANUSIA =)

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yesterday i went to KAED (Kulliyah of Architecture & Enviromental Design) fest at UIAM. And i had this book for $25, "the impressionist" by Hairi Kunzru.and not so long ago i spend another $20 on HM Tuah's new novel,"kau di hatiku".yet Harry Potter last edition, "Deathly Hallows" was sold for $70+/-, at hypermarkets actually. Now more and more books are easily available, it just a matter of logic fact when teenagers would swap manga and entertainment mags for thick novels. If not Sidney Shieldon or Jeffery Archer, or John Grisham, or Robert Ludlum, then perharps Roald Dahl or C.S. Lewis.but please not ahadiat akashah.it's just too lovey dovey.i'm not against entertainment (hey, im an avid fan of manga,anime, Neil gaiman, katsuya Terada and Mike Mignola; just to name a few), but don't you think that our brains longed for something somewhat challenging sometimes.

If you're a mischief-maker and cunning like me, "the Impressionist" is a sure ecstassy. on the other hand, if you're a muslim especially, and seeks motivation, HM Tuah Iskandar's never failed you.SERIOUSLY.

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in the wake of FAM's crisis, there were so many comments and criticisms. each has their own rights and wrong. but i can't help myself to point out what Kathirasen (New Sunday Times, 22th JULY 2007) had to say about it. it was amusing, but at the same time, shed some lights to what had been revolving around us.help yourself.

after measured

at long last measured was finish.great! but of course we had problems acquiring infos bout the cute lil' wooden railway station..as it stands, it was a "little" railway station, so presumebly, yes; who cares to keep any record bout it? but then as it turns out nobody knew what happen to the micrphone that d late tunku abd rahman used at the merdeka stadium, (hey.that mic gets d privilege of being used to announce "Merdeka!" 7 times), and have anyone know anything bout the true document scroll of independence?

we cover sentul's, batu village's, batu caves and port kelang, but what happen to the other stations? yes, the double track is a marvellous idea (well, i don't put much thought into it) but before we tore down the 'old' stations, how much record do we keep bout them? if there is any anyway.

Truth is we SUCKS at keeping records and keeping tabs..thank god we have measured drawing.kudos to KALAM (KAJIAN ALAM BINA MELAYU). people seem to forget that architecture is not women's towel..you don't juz throw them out when u're finished with it (SORRY gurlsZ)..yes; they're old, they can't be used, but you can alwiz STUDY from it; their history, arts, EMOTIONS (buildings, not women's towel, mind you) before you tore it down for immortal christened "development"..the same which applies to our studies in design.That's why we have portfolios.yes.our drawing sucks so bad when we're in first year but it was a testimonial of how we develop all this time. Leonardo da Vinci didn't paint Mona Lisa when he's 6 years old for god sake; so what's the shame of keeping our sketches, drawings etc?

and all hail Yong Tong Lee..a great developer, where yes Sentul East and the KLpac was marvellous indeed.but when u hear stories from a fat old man how he misses the good old time, u can't help wondering..are we moving too fast? development is a must, important, no denying it; but have we treated it the best way, balancing and uphelding emotions and MORALITY the whole way?

to you then, MR & MRS ARCHITECTS

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