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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Ucapan Selamat Hari Raya dari Staf dan Pelajar OUM Perak

Kami warga OUM Perak mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Maaf Zahir dan Batin.


Sila lihat video ucapan dari staf dan pelajar OUM perak:

Video Ucapan Raya dari Staf OUM Perak:
Duduk dari kiri - Puan Murni, Sharizal, Puan Ilah. Berdiri dari kiri - Hamid, Fahmi, Kamaruddin

Video Ucapan Raya dari Para Pelajar OUM Perak:
Pelajar Semester 1 ambilan September 2008