Friday, October 31, 2008

Majlis Sambutan Deeparaya dan Kempen Derma Darah @ OUM Perak

OUM Perak akan mengadakan majlis makan tengahari sempena menyambut Hari Raya dan Deepavali pada 1 November 2008. Majlis ini akan bermula pada jam 10.30 pagi sehingga jam 2.00 ptg bertempat di Jalan Lim Bo Seng. Bagi pihak semua staf OUM Perak, saya sebagai Pengarah OUM Perak ingin menyambut semua pelajar, tutor dan staf serta keluarga untuk hadir bagi meriahkan majlis ini.

Mesyuarat antara OUM Perak dan Kelab Rotary telah diadakan bagi membincangkan kempen derma darah. Duduk dari kiri: Mr. M. Karathu, Presiden Kelab Rotary Ipoh Selatan, Richard Ng, Pengarah OUM Perak, Thillai (wakil alumni OUM Perak) dan Henry (AJK Kelab Rotary Ipoh Selatan)

Gambar kenangan. Dari kiri: Thillai, Karathu, Murni, Richard, Henry dan Sharizal

Sempena dengan majlis ini pihak OUM Perak dan Kelab Rotary Ipoh Selatan dengan kerjasama Hospital Besar Bainun, Ipoh akan menganjurkan kempen derma darah bagi mengisi tabung darah yang berada pada tahap kritikal. Justeru, saya menyeru pada semua pelajar, tutor dan staf serta sahabat handai supaya tampil ke hadapan untuk memberi sumbangan anda kepada masyarakat.

Banner bagi mewarwarkan kempen derma darah

Sila wawarkan pada sesiapa yang ingin menderma darah supaya datang ke OUM Perak di Jalan Lim Bo Seng seawal jam 10.30pagi. OUM Perak dan Kelab Rotary ada menyediakan cenderahati dan sijil kepada semua penderma.

Dermalah darah anda untuk menyelamatkan nyawa

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Kunjungan Deepavali

Oct 28, 2008 Posted by Richard Ng

Seperti tahun-tahun yang lepas, Hari Deepavali merupakan hari yang paling sibuk untuk saya dan keluarga saya. Sejak dari pagi lagi, kami berkunjung ke rumah kawan serta pelajar-pelajar OUM yang beragama Hindu.

Dari kiri: Sdra Alex Chan, Pengarah PP Perak, Richard Ng dan Dato' Marimuthu

Seawal 10.30pagi lagi kami bertolak ke rumah sahabat rapat saya iaitu bekas Senator dan Ketua MIC cawangan Gopeng iaitu YBhg Dato' N. Marimuthu. Anak Dato' Marimuthu iaitu Sdra Nadeson adalah teman sedarjah saya di Sekolah Menengah Raja Chulan Ipoh sejak dari Kelas Peralihan hinggalah ke Tingkatan 6. Kebetulan Sdra Alex Chan iaitu salah seorang pelajar OUM yang juga bekas ADUN Simpang Pulai turut hadir sama. Kami dihidangkan dengan berbagai juadah seperti kari kambing, kari ayam, tosai serta kuih-muih tradisional seperti muruku, nei muruku, dan lain-lain.

Selepas itu kami pun bertolak ke rumah alumni OUM Perak iaitu Sdri Tamilarasi untuk makan tengahari di Cannin Garden, Ipoh. Masakan sendirinya iaitu kari kambing dan ayam ternyata sedap. Sdri Tamila adalah teman sekelas isteri saya di OUM pada tahun 2004. Setelah besembang selama sejam, kami pun bergegas ke rumah seterusnya iaitu rumah Chief Inspector Ramasamy iaitu pelajar semester 2 OUM Perak yang terletak di Desa Taman Rishah di Farlim, Ipoh.

Pengarah Richard Ng bersama Inspektor Ramasamy

Patung Laughing Buddha yang dibeli oleh Sanggiri bagi menguatkan Qi fengshui rumahnya

Anak Inspektor Ramasamy iaitu Sanggari merupakan alumni OUM Perak dan juga bekas pelajar saya. Di sini kami dapati bahawa Sdri Sanggari amat gemar dengan Fengshui. Amat jarang sekali kami dengar masyarakat India mengamalkan Fengshui. Waktu di jam telah menunjukkan pukul 4ptg dan kami terus bergegas ke rumah seterusnya.

Pada jam 4.15ptg kami pun tiba di rumah Sdri Suguna iaitu salah seorang pelajar OUM Perak. Rumahnya terletak di Buntong, Ipoh iaitu 20 minit dari rumah Inspektor Ramasamy. Memang setiap tahun kami mengunjung rumah Suguna kerana masakan emaknya cukup sedap. Aap tidaknya, emaknya seorang pengusaha makanan. Kami dihidangkan dengan masakan kambing dan ayam berbagai rasa dan cara masakan yang unik. Walaupun perut kami tidak dapat menampung makanan lagi akan tetapi masakan yang enak ini tidak dapat kami lepaskan. Apa lagi jadikannya sebagai makan malam. Kami pun dah agak letih dan terpaksa meminta diri pada jam 6ptg.

Dari kiri: Pengarah PP Perak, Suguna, Isteri Pengarah dan ibu Suguna

Kami pun balik ke rumah untuk mandi dan rihat sebelum berkunjung ke rumah kawan lama kami iaitu Sdra Mahes di sebelah malam sehinggalah jam 10 malam. Banyak lagi jemputan yang kami terima yang tak sempat kami penuhi termasuk rumah tutor-tutor kami. Apapun kami ucapkan terima kasih dan kalau ada rezeki di lain kali akan kami pergi mengunjung. Selamat Hari Deepavali sekali lagi pada semua pelajar dan tutor kami yang beragama Hindu.

Thousands at riverfront project launch to see Michelle Yeoh - Star

Oct 28, 2008 Posted by Richard Ng

Projek "Kinta Riverfront" yang berada kira-kira 300m dari pejabat OUM Perak di Jalan Lim Bo Seng telah dilancarkan oleh pelakon terkenal anak watan Perak iaitu Dato' Michelle Yeoh pada 26 Oktober. Projek ini yang meliputi pembangunan sebuah hotel bertaraf 5 bintang serta pusat makanan di tepi Sungai Kinta bakal menjadikan tempat ini sibuk dengan pengunjung apabila siap kelak.

Keterangan lanjut, sila baca:

IPOH: Thousands thronged the launch of the Kinta Riverfront project here mainly to catch a glimpse of international star Datuk Michelle Yeoh.

Dato' Michelle Yeoh

The arrival of the Ipoh-born former Bond girl sparked off a chain of bright flashes from cameras as Yeoh was escorted to the grand event held on Deepavali eve.

Welcoming her were Morubina Group of Companies managing director Ting Sing Yiew and state senior executive councillor Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham.

Yeoh, who launched the project with Ngeh, lauded the project, adding that she hoped more people would come forward to develop the state together with the Government.

She said the days when tin miners were the main economic force for Perak were long gone and the tourism industry should be the foremost for the growth of the state.

Grand entrance: Yeoh walking to the stage at the launch of the project in Ipoh on the eve of Deepavali. With her are her father Datuk Yeoh Kian Teik (in front of her), mother Datin Janet Yeoh (behind her), and Morubina Group of Companies managing director Ting Sing Yiew (behind Kian Teik).

Yeoh said there should be more proper facilities like five-star hotels to accommodate tourists, adding: “When we bring our friends here, we need proper five-star hotels to accommodate them.

“We can’t just ask them to visit for the day and go off somewhere else. We want them to stay and enjoy because there’s so much to do in Ipoh,” she said.

Ngeh stressed that the state government would welcome local investors who want to bring prosperity to the state.

The RM200mil Kinta Riverfront project, which runs along 1.2km stretch on both sides of the Kinta River, will feature the city’s first five-star hotel and service suites.

Replicas of the world’s famous bridges, bazaars, shops and mini theme parks were also planned in the project, which is expected to be completed within two years.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Putting the roar back in Ipoh - Star

By FAM LEE KEN

With hidden treasures such as food, interesting sites and colourful goings-on, Ipoh promises to be a place you just want to stop at a bit longer.

Ipoh seems to have it all. Yet somehow it doesn’t quite make it on everyone’s “must-visit’’ list.

There has been talk of revitalising the city for some time now. But until things get up and going, Ipoh is like a race-horse that keeps running but never crosses the finish line.

In synch: Dragon dance is an integral part of the Nine Emperor Gods festival which is celebrated with gusto in Ipoh. – CHING TECK HUAT

The problem can’t be the food. I asked my doctor, who’s from Ipoh, about the town specialty? He drew me a rough map to two exceptional “makan” shops - Lou Wong and Foh San.

Taugeh (bean sprouts) chicken is a favourite of Chinese cuisine connoisseurs and Restoran Lou Wong Taugeh Ayam Kuetiau in the town centre serves the real McCoy. Lou, (pronounced “Lo” which means “old”, an affectionate reference to Mr. Wong’s restaurant which has stood the test of time. The outlet which has been around for 51 years and dispatches something like 140 chickens a day is practically an institution in itself. Half a chicken, a heaping plate of succulent bean sprouts (taugeh) drizzled with aromatic black sesame oil and a steaming bowl of soup with fish and pork balls cost only RM17.

Just a stone’s throw away is Foh San, a venerable dim sum restaurant set in an old building which also houses the Perak Chinese Amateur Dramatic (sic) Association. People tell us their dim sum is sold out before noon.

Then there is the legendary Ipoh White Coffee, which has as many taste variations to it as there are coffee shops who serve it. But there’s no mistaking who’s the king of the coffee bean hill there. Only the grubby-looking Sin Yuan Loong pulls them in like no other.

Nevertheless, we still get the impression that Ipoh is more for Ipohites and that taugeh chicken and white coffee may have brought Ipoh to the rest of Malaysia but not the rest of Malaysia to Ipoh.

A must-try: Lou Wong Taugeh chicken.

Shopping isn’t a problem. You have the landmark Ipoh Parade, Greentown Mall, Yik Foong Complex and The Store. Hotels are good, clean and cheap. We stayed at the Regalodge, which has all the trappings of a three-star hotel - free Wifi access, stocked-up fridge, long bath and get this - a 37” Sharp LCD TV in every cosy room. A double room set us back by only RM116, with local buffet breakfast thrown in. There are also at least four hospitals, 12 schools, three colleges including a medical college, a library, two museums and a lovely park (Seenivasagam Park).

Then there are the cave temples Sam Poh Tong and Kek Lok Tong, which have been tour highlights for decades.

Despite it all, there’s definitely something missing. Ipoh, the third largest city in Malaysia (after KL and Penang) falls behind even Johor Baru in terms of dynamism and visitor traffic.

So what’s there in Ipoh to keep them coming?

Maybe it needs a good shot in the arm. like the parade of the Nine Emperor Gods festival. We arrived just in time to witness it.

There were prancing Chinese lions, serpentine mythical dragons slicing through the air, processions of flower and lantern-bedecked floats with participants throwing sweets or handing out “tortoise” buns (red buns shaped like tortoises) to spectators, traditional dances and marching brass bands.

There were wildly rocking sedan chairs upon which were seated “dieties”. The weight of their spiritual power was said to be so great that the sedan bearers were swinging and swaying as though the chairs themselves had come alive.

There were Chingay performers struggling to balance massive flagpoles alternatively on foreheads and open jaws and Indian drummers. There was also a Hindu devotee pulling a chariot with hooks enmeshed in his back. Call it what you will. A parade. A procession. A carnival even. It was spectacular.

If it carries on in this scale every year, it could become an international tourist event.

The festival culminated in the fire-walk on the night of the ninth day. Only devotees who were spiritually cleansed - strict vegetarian diet, no smoking, drinking and gambling for nine days - could undertake the bare-footed walk over the pit of smouldering coal. If your tootsies get burnt, it means you’ve been cheating. (That’s the spiritual explanation of the day.)

The Birch Memorial Clock Tower built at the turn of the century.

Meanwhile, between now and the next Kow Wong Yeh or Nine Emperor Gods festival, perhaps the town council could place historical attractions under its protection. We visited Birch Memorial Clock Tower at Jalan Datoh Sagor. I read somewhere that Datoh Sagor was among a trio who assassinated Birch in 1875. Birch may have been a nasty fellow and asked for it but I think the memorial tower in his name deserves better.

None of the four faces of the clock was working and someone had dumped a broken deckchair on the platform. Unveiled in 1909, the Victorian clock tower, with its captivating murals is history worth preserving.

Other colonial buildings fared a little better. The front half of the City Hall building has just been repainted. The Railway Station cum Heritage Hotel could do with a little more work. The grounds on which the war memorial is situated, however, is picturesque and perfectly kept.

The city road signs too are uni-directional at T-junctions and crossroads. Guessing or taking a blind shot at what the other road is can be a wearisome game for outsiders. Ipoh has a historical past. It is a shame to let it fade away. The old names of city roads if shown alongside the new ones, would certainly stir interest in Ipoh’s beginnings. Appreciation starts with knowing the city’s roots.

I believe Ipoh has the right ingredients for a revival, it just has to work on its formula.

The article is written in the spirit of Visit Malaysia every year. The writer believes unbiased, constructive comments will only spur Ipoh and its town council to greater heights.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Usaha Inovatif Pengarah OUM Perak

Posted by Hamdan Hasan In Learner Connexxion 45th Issue



Suara Pelajar:

En. Richard Ng, Pengarah OUM Perak telah mengusahakan sesuatu yang diluar jangkaan demi untuk membantu para pelajar memahami subjek Pengurusan Matematik dengan baik. Beliau telah membuat video yang dipos ke YouTube dan boleh dilayari di http://bbmp-1103.blogspot.com/.

Blog Matematik Pengurusan yang telah dilayari sebanyak 2255 kali dalam tempoh 2 bulan

Saya rasa ianya satu usaha yang baik dan berkemungkinan besar pada masa yang terdekat ini, para pelajar tidak perlu lagi membawa modul ke kelas tetapi hanya membawa laptop dan CD sahaja. Ini akan menjimatkan belanja pihak OUM dan juga dapat mengurangkan kos pembelajaran pelajar.

Saya berharap pihak atasan melihat usaha En. Richard ini sebagai sesuatu yang perlu diambil contoh oleh tenaga pengajar yang lain.

Terima kasih.

Hamdan Hasan
PPT Greentown


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Terima kasih saudara Hamdan.


Menurut En. Richard, laman ini telah mendapat sambutan yang sangat baik dengan bilangan hits setakat Tutorial 3 sebanyak 4350. Beliau menjangkakan jumlah ini akan melebihi 5,000 pada Tutorial ke-5.

En. Richard yakin cara ini dapat memberi perangsang kepada para pelajar dan berharap laman ini dapat membantu meningkatkan prestasi pelajar dalam subjek ini pada peperiksaan akhir nanti.

Walaupun begitu, satu masalah yang mungkin dihadapi ialah sewaktu memuat turun video ini kerana ia memerlukan komputer bermemori tinggi iaitu tidak kurang dari 1GHz.

Sekian, terima kasih.

Editor

Happy Deepavali to all Students, Tutors and Staffs of OUM

The management and staff of OUM Perak would like to take this opportunity to wish all our students and tutors and their families a very happy and joyous Deepavali.

OUM bags the Silver Medal Best Paper Awards at Tianjin, China


The OUM delegation were all smiles when the university won the Silver Medal Best Paper Award for e-Mathematics during the 22nd Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) Annual Conference held recently in Tianjin, China. The paper was presented by Prof Mansor Fadzil, Senior Vice President and was co-written by Dr. Richard Ng, Prof Abtar Kaur, Prof Latifah Abdol Latif, Ramli Bahroom and Siti Farina Sheilh Mohamed. The fact that the paper was on e-Mathematics and their impact on students online participation and final exam score, clearly indicates that OUM’s e-learning in mathematics are of international standards.

Once again, congratulations to the OUM team, especially Dr Richard Ng, the director of Perak Learning Centre. All of you have made the university proud.

Friday, October 17, 2008

Some Useful Tips

Posted by: Leong Lei Siew

Ants Problem: Keep the skin of cucumbers near the place or ant hole.


To get pure and clean ice: Boil water first before freezing


To make the mirror shine: Clean with spirit


To remove chewing gum from clothes: Keep the cloth in the freezer for an hour


To whiten white clothes: Soak white clothes in hot water with a slice of lemon for 10 minutes 10

To get maximum juice out of lemons: Soak lemons in hot water for one hour, and then juice them

To boil potatoes quickly: Skin one potato from one side only before boiling


To check freshness of fish: Put it in a bowl of cold water. If the fish floats, it's fresh

To check freshness of eggs: Put the egg in water. If it becomes horizontal, it's fresh. If it becomes slanting, its 3-4 days old. If it becomes vertical, its 10 days old. If it floats, it's stale


To get rid of mice or rats: Sprinkle black pepper in places where you find mice or rats. They will run away

SMS for status of education loans - Star


PUTRAJAYA: Oct 17, 2008

The public will be able to check the status of their education loans and arrears with the National Higher Education Fund via SMS by the end of this month.

A statement from the Malaysian Administrative Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (Mampu) said the public needs only to key in the SMS number 15888 to get such updates.

“Besides checking their arrears and loan status with the fund, members of the public can lodge complaints with local authorities such as the Petaling Jaya City Council, the Subang Jaya Municipal Council and the Klang Municipal Council.

“These services will be added to the existing list of queries available through the single SMS number of 15888 for government services by the end of this month,” it said.

The single SMS number for government services was launched on July 31 and as of Oct 6, has recorded 423,330 transactions, most of which were queries on National Service training.

Other services available via 15888 include queries on the status of applications for MyKad and housing loans for civil servants.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

Warga Baru OUM Perak

Posted by Erna Oct 11, 2008

Keluarga OUM Perak terus berkembang dengan kemunculan dua insan kesayangan.

Adam Haziq Bin Norazmi, anak kepada Puan Zura, Penolong Pengarah, PPT IPIP/Tg. Malim

Adam Haziq Bin Norazmi telah selamat dilahirkan pada 3hb Oktober jam 8.10 malam di Ipoh Specialist Centre, Ipoh, Perak. Adam, dengan berat badan 3.18kg semasa dilahirkan, adalah anak sulung kepada Puan Zura iaitu Penolong Pengarah PPT IPIP/Tg. Malim.

OUM Perak turut menerima berita gembira apabila Puan Bisyaarah, iaitu salah seorang tutor IT OUM Perak telah selamat melahirkan anaknya, Nawwarah Binti Hairil, pada 4hb Oktober jam 4.57 petang di Pusat Rawatan Islam Al-Ridzuan. Berat badan Nawwarah semasa dilahirkan adalah 2.9kg.

Nawwarah Binti Hairil, anak kepada Puan Bisyaarah, tutor IT OUM Perak

Kedua-dua orang ibu dan anak-anak mereka berada dalam keadaan sihat wal-afiat. Pihak OUM Perak mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi tahniah dan berdoa semoga sentiasa berada dalam keadaan sihat hendaknya.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Fine dining in cosy ambience - Star

Oct 10, 2008 By ELAINE JEYAKUMAR

IF you have a penchant for fine dining, you will be delighted with Impiana Casuarina hotel’s newest outlet in Ipoh.

Called The Bistro, it offers fine dining in a casual and relaxed atmosphere, complete with excellent service, live music and most of all, excellent food.

It is a place where anyone would feel comfortable and at home, whether you are dressed casually in smart attire or ready for a wild party or an elegant and romantic dinner. It is the place to indulge in a full course meal or just to sip refreshing drinks, mocktails and wine.

As for the menu, you will find it is a delectable and delightful combination of the best of Asian and Western cuisine €“ now popularly known in the culinary world as fusion.

As for their full four-course meal, you can start with the masterpiece called Angel Hair Crispy Tiger Prawn. But before that, there is chicken with mayo salsa.

The prawns are fried in crispy batter and surrounded by a myriad of tastes including mayo ginger, creamy and rich avocado salsa, wasabi dressing and tobikko caviar. Sounds confusing, but the combination of tastes is something you simply have to experience to understand.

The second course is wild mushroom soup topped with coconut snow, namely a dollop of coconut cream, which somehow lent a special aftertaste to the creamy soup which is also complemented by sprigs of coriander.

For fish lovers: Teriyaki Glazed Salmon Fillet.

Already more than half full and with the experience of a fusion of tantalising tastes, there is still the main course to come. For this, you can choose a medium chargrilled fillet mignon steak. The meal comes dressed with a rich sauce, with a side of garlic potato gnocchi, asparagus spears and herb glaze.

The potato gnocchi is simply mouth-wateringly rich and creamy and the meat done to perfection with its juices intact to give you that original flavour enhanced by the sauce.

And of course, no four course meal is complete without desert which is in the form of a chocolate truffle blakey with sabayon sauce, berry compote and tuille.

Their signature concoction €“ Dragon Frizz €“ is an award winning mocktail at the prestigious Salon Culinaire Malaysia 2007 competition.

Other tantalising dishes from the menu include Cutlet of Lamb Rack, Glazed Salmon Fillet and Prune and Pistachio Pudding.

Although an upmarket higher end dining outlet, the prices are nevertheless considered reasonable, especially for a hotel-based eatery.

The Bistro is open from Mondays to Saturdays with lunch hours from 12pm to 3pm, and dinner is served between 7pm to 11pm.

For reservation, call the hotel at 05-2555555.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Happenings in Ipoh - Five generations home for reunion - Star

IPOH: Oct 3, 2008

Five generations of the late Dukut Maharajo gathered to celebrate Hari Raya at their family home in Kampung Seri Kepayang in Fair Park here.

At least 700 family members, some from Sudan, England, Australia, Brunei and Indonesia, converged for the reunion on Wednesday at the house Dukut once lived in.

The oldest living descendent of Dukut is Mailan Abdul Manas Ahmad Dukut, who at 97 is bed-ridden and cannot talk.

Dukut’s grandson Zaira Tak said the family had been organising the gathering since 1992.

One for the album: The family of Dukut Mahar ajo taking a group picture during their biennal gathering at the family home in Kampung Seri Kepayang in Fair Park, Ipoh.

“As it takes a lot of planning, we can only do so bi-annually,” he said, adding that the planning started since Ramadan with e-mails and other messages being sent out.

Asked whether it was a logistical nightmare to get all family members to come, Zaira said: “If not for technological advancement, it would be.”

Dukut migrated from his hometown in Sumatra to Chemor, Ipoh, as an 18-year-old in the late 1880s.

He married Halijah Imam Awang, the daughter of a religious leader from Kelantan.

Dukut died in the late 1940s but the extended family has never forgotten him.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Celebrating Raya with my family

Oct 1, 2008 Posted by Richard Ng

It's kind of a routine to visit my family members who were muslim on the first raya. We all gathered at my eldest brother's house, Sya Rizal (a.k.a Albert). Such occasion provides us an opportunity to catch up with what we were doing especially my niece and nephews who are now grown up.

We were served with lemang, bee hoon goreng, rendang ayam and biscuits. We were told that except for the rendang ayam, the rest are all bought. Too busy to make. Missing this time is the kuih bahulu dan the fruit cake that my niece Ena used to make. But we all have enjoyed eating and chatting after all we only meet occasionally.

Next, we will meet in my youngest brother's house, Zaidi (a.k.a Robert) where we are sure to have kuih bahulu!

Sitting from left, Udi, Rizal (my brother), me, my son Jansen. Standing from left, Tina (my wife), Ena (my niece), Joe (my nephew), and my mum.

Look at the little space that all of us occupied

I was expecting the kuih bahulu but was disappointed this time as all the bahulu were sold out according to my Sister-In-Law. Anyway, we were served with spaghetti for a change along with mee curry and nasi himpit.

My expertise in troubleshooting PC were put to test as well on this Raya as one of my anak buah Hidaya who was a first year student at UTM got stuck with her new Acer 4710 laptop. It was pretty bad and hang. The DVD drive was also stuck. The laptop doesn't start at all. This could easily cost her RM350 for repair and parts. So I took back home to troubleshoot as I have the troubleshooting software at home.

That night I called Hidaya to inform her about the fate of her laptop. I have managed to improve the start up speed and revived the DVD drive. But the harddisk looks bad. I told her to sent the laptop to a computer shop. We were supposed to meet at OUM at 2.30pm to collect the laptop today (Oct 3).

I spent some time doing some research on the Internet and found a solution to her problem. It was the setting in the CMOS for SATA type of harddisk which needs to disable AHCI. I tried and it works. So the RM350 problem is solved not forgetting the amount of data loss if a replacement is required. Phew ... It was a satisfying moment for me. Thanks to the information on the Internet posted by some good samaritans. Knowledge should be shared for mankind.

This is my niece Nana

My brother Zaidi (a.k.a Robert in red t'shirt) and all my anak buah

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Lailatul’s kuih bahulu going like hot cakes - Star

Oct 1, 2008 Posted by Richard Ng

To all muslim friends, staffs, tutors, and students a warm greeting and "Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri". As usual, first day of raya will be busy visiting relatives, friends and students. My family and I too were busy visiting my two brothers who were muslims.

Here is a piece of news I took from the Star paper today. It is about the traditional Kuih Bahulu baked by my Sister-In-Law Laili. Read on.

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IPOH: Oct 1, 2008 BY CHAN LI LEEN

Housewife Lailatul Mohd Noor’s kuih bahulu is in such great demand that she has been forced to stop accepting orders for Hari Raya.

Since last Sunday, she has been churning out 3,000 pieces of the Raya favourite daily — an astounding feat for one person. She uses 300 eggs, and 10kg each of flour and sugar in a day.

“I start at 4am and finish at around midnight each day, resting only during buka puasa times, all for the sake of making some extra money for Raya.

“Sometimes, my son and daughter help me with the packing,” she said while removing trays of freshly baked kuih bahulu from a modest-looking oven in her home in Jelapang here.

Hot demand: Lailatul packing the freshly baked kuih bahulu at her home in Jelapang yesterday

Lailatul’s customers come from as far as Kuala Kangsar and Kuala Lumpur.

“They are mostly regulars who have been buying from me the seven years I’ve been baking at home,” said Lailatul, 42, who had been making the cake since she was a teenager.

Sold as Laili World Bahulu, her kuih bahulu are also available at selected shops in the city on normal days.

Asked what was so special about her kuih bahulu, Lailatul said:

“I’ve been told by customers that my kuih bahulu is more traditional compared with others and that they like it because I do not use any baking powder.”

Lailatul can be contacted at 019-3759449.