At Jaya Jusco, Bukit Tinggi, Klang.
Some of the children from Al-Munirah Home.

One of the children saying thank you, Ustaz at the back.

Rotary Club of Kampong Baharu community project.

It has become an annual event for Rotary Club of Kampong Baharu to extend the joy of celebrating Hari Raya with the under privilege children. Last Sunday on 21st. September 2008 the members of Rotary Club of Kampong Baharu took 46 children from Al-Munirah Welfare Home in Klang for Hari Raya shopping at Jaya Jusco , Klang.
Since most of the children had never done hari raya shopping before so they were assisted by a group of volunteers who acted as their foster parent for the day. The joy reflected on the children faces make the effort worth while.
Note: The writer is the club treasurer for 08-09 session.

KESAS (Klang Shah Alam expressway)
As a road user I find the numerous highway and expressway available in the country make my journey easier and safer.
The journey from Kuala Lumpur to Taiping which in the past took as long as eight hours, now can be reduced to less than four hours. My other regular destination Kuala Lumpur - Kuantan also took about eight hours, now can be accomplished in less than four hours also. I used to drive all by myself, now I am very confident to let my wife and even my daughters to take over whenever the need arise. The other aspect is the convenient of rest area if you need to stop and rest. It was so difficult before to look for toilet or surau, now you can take for granted that you will find one at all the rest area. Of course every now and then the rest area is very crowded but it only happened during festive period. We are happy to pay for the services and this will go on for eternity.
When I travel oversea to Europe or USA I find they have same thing more or less but why is it free. The organization that have been licenced to operate highway in Malaysia, who are they actually. Why can't it be free just like those highway oversea?

The moment before the second hijacked plane crashed into one of the World trade Centre Tower building. The other tower can be seen burning in the background.(photo from foxnews.com)

The side renamed 'Ground Zero' as seen to day. (photo from foxnews.com)

September11 remembered.
One of the landmark of modern history. On that day four aeroplanes were hijacked by 19 al-Qeada linked fighters and subsequently crashed onto several targets. This suicidal kamikaze attacked by al-Qeada inflamed the world and led USA to mount an invasion of Afganistan Taliban government which was accused of harbouring the al-Qeada leader Osama bin Ladin.
Two of the planes were crashed onto World Trade Centre in New York killing all the passengers on board as well as many on ground after the famous building collapsed within two hours. Another plane crashed on Pentagon while the remaining one crashed near Shanksville short of their intended target suspected to be Washington DC.
As a result of the event security measures were tightened for all air travels and the cause of al-Qeada fight became publicised to the world. My sympathy goes to all the innocent victims and their immediate family members and relatives. May God bless them. Amen.

Shopping for Hari Raya.
Preparation for the big day continues. You can see hive of activities at all the shopping complexes. I was at Ampang Park to day doing some shopping for my family members. Well, actually I was just the driver but my family insisted my role as a banker was more important to them. Tried to be purchasing analyst but my sense of colour matching was never good. Most of the time, when consulted I just nod my approval. I was more concerned in keeping everything within the budget. My bank is small so can be easily broken.
I like to see the joy in the shoppers face when bargaining for their item. I noticed those celebrating Hari Raya seemed to focus on purchasing dresses and assessories. Not like christmas time when people focus on getting presents for their close one.
As usual my family break fasted at Cosy Corner, our favourite restaurant. The place was full house and had to turn away many customers. The staff had a hard time trying to meet customers demand as they wanted to eat at the same time but with different menu. Additional tables were placed along the restaurant corridor to add capacity.

Tony Fernandes started his blog.

CEO of AirAsia Dato' Tony Fernandes started his blog http://tonyfernandesblog.com/ on 31st. Aug 2008. More CEOs should follow his foot step to enable direct interaction with the customers. Aviation ftratenities are looking forward for future postings by Tony. I just hope he will manage to cope with public responses as his blog defenitely going to be a big hit.