This is "Kampong Senaling" taken in 2006. Has not changed since the 50s - gateway to Sri Menanti
'Kampong Senaling is approximately 5 kilometres from Kuala Pilah - on the Tampin trunk road'
" MAY PEACE BE UPON YOU "

24 May 2009

Thought 25MAY2009

SINGH & KAUR - How The Names Originated
In 1699, the Sikh guru Gobind Singh from Punjab formed the Khalsa - a brotherhood of believers. The day April 14, is known as Vesakhi Day, the sikh new year. The Guru gave the name Singh to every male and the name Kaur to every female. Singh means 'lion' while Kaur means 'lioness or princess'. The moment a Punjabi child is born, he or she is brought to the temple to receive blessings, and will get the same universal name.

A Sikh does not have an individual surname and thus, a Sikh man's daughter would not carry his name. In Sikhism, Khalsa also means purity - the purity that you are given when you are born, and you are to maintain that purity in form, mind and soul. This would include the symbols of five Ks - Kesh (hair), Kara (steel bangle), Kangha (comb), Keehara (loose undergarment) and Kirpan (dagger).

There are about 100,000 Sikhs in Malaysia.
As published in the Malay Mail on 4th April 2000.
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Percussion Band (1964) - Kuala Pilah Padang

Percussion Band (1964) - Kuala Pilah Padang

Percussion Band (1965) - Kuala Pilah Padang

Percussion Band (1965) - Kuala Pilah Padang

Standard 4 (1966) - Tunku Munawir School, Kuala Pilah

Standard 4 (1966) - Tunku Munawir School, Kuala Pilah

Standard 5 (1967) - Tunku Munawir School, Kuala Pilah

Standard 5 (1967) - Tunku Munawir School, Kuala Pilah

Form 3 (1971) - Ampang Road Boys School, Kuala Lumpur

Form 3 (1971) - Ampang Road Boys School, Kuala Lumpur

THE WISE WAY - Parodoxical Commandments

  • People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centred; Forgive them anyway
  • If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.
  • If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway.
  • If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway.
  • What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight; Build anyway.
  • If you find serenity and happiness, others may be jealous; Be happy anyway.
  • The good you do today, people may often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway.
  • Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you got anyway.
  • You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and GOD; It was never between you and them anyway.
  • .......................................................................................................
  • Written by Kent M Keith when he was 19, first published by the Harvard Student Agencies in 1968.