Perdasama up north in Kangar, Perlis.

YAB Dato' Dr Md Isa Sabu welcomes the PERDASAMA
delegation when they paid him a courtsey call at his office
on Friday, 25th of July, 2008 in Kangar, Perlis.

Dato Izat Emir briefing the Menteri Besar on what PERDASAMA
is all about and the MUTIARA project for Negeri Perlis.

Datuk Naim Mohamad, the PERDASAMA Chairman for International
Affairs, ICT, Sports and Training explaining to the MB on Perdasama's
programme for training Bumiputera Entepreneurs which is starting on
the 16th of August, 2008 at the University Teknologi Mara (UiTM).

Datuk Naim, Encik Shawaluddin, Mejar(B) Rahim and the MB.

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A beautiful and blessed Sunday

Today is Sunday and normally there is a competition at KGNS but not this Sunday. This Sunday will be a very busy Sunday for me. After Suboh we have to rush to Melaka. The Melaka Governor's Trophy due to start from Bukit Serindit Stadium Fatimah at about 8-00 am. There are twenty teams participating and about 10 foreign teams. The Governor Tun Khalil Yaakub is giving away the prizes at about 12-30 pm. At 10-00 am my Cawangan Bukit China Annual General Meeting at about the same time we promised to meet at the Bukit Pringgit graveyard. At 11-00 am we have majlis tahlil and baca Yassin and Ratib at Osman's house in Batu Berendam.

Kak Eta, Kak Dila, Mak Besah, Adlin, Kak Che Mah and Aimi.

Anak Malaysia and his two sons, Akmal Ariff and Mohd Aizat were at the grave yard at about 10-00 am and we serve our salams and give our prayers. My grandfather Haji Abd Rahman bin Haji Lassim past away on the 29th of July, 1950. The grave of my grandmother Endah bte Tahir is not here in Pringgit. My father(Hj.Mohd bin Hj.Abd Rahman) past away on the 13th of May, 1984 about six years after my mother who past away on the 5th of March, 1978.

Zaleha (our Hostess), Sarah and Kak Eta

We also walk to the graves of my uncle Abdul Aziz bin Bachik who past away on the 27th of January, 1982 and my grandma Nek Timah (Fatimah bte Mohd Amin) who past away on the 10th of April, 1974. The grand uncle Bachik bin Ismail past away on the 26th of July, 1952 and our auntie Bibik Che' Poon bte Suki on the 9th of August, 2005.

Haji Omar and one of Osman's brothers

After that we proceeded to Osman and Zaleha's house for majlis tahlil, baca yassin and Ratib. This is our monthly affair which goes around from one family house to the other and the objective is to sustain the silaturahim among the family and enrich family bonding whilst we are still alive and to contribute our prayers for those family members that supersedes us. In the hope that our next generation of family members will continue to do the same and carry on with the tradition for our benefit and fortune when we are no longer in this world.

Haji Abu Bakar leading the prayers, seen at the back our host Osman.

Osman and Zaleha and their family members preapared a sumptious lunch for us. Asam pedas daging resam, lemak nangka, daging bakar complete with pucuk and ulam and on top of that there are Durian and rambutans for dessert. Its been a good Sunday for all of us, indeed a blessed and beautiful Sunday.

Big responsibilty for Josiah Ng Onn Lam

Cycling: Josiah's position uncertain

By : Arnaz M. Khairul

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JOSIAH Ng must enter the Beijing Olympics with more than a mission, as his place in the 2012 Olympic programme isn't exactly secure.

While Josiah is on the list of athletes under the programme for the next Olympics, and the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) track committee chairman pledging his confidence in the aging star's ability, he still has a big job to complete.

MNCF track committee chairman Datuk Naim Mohamad said with the rise of the next generation of cyclists already starting to show, Josiah will be part of the programme as long as he maintains his position at the world level.

"We are not thinking of doing without him or anything like that. But we're also looking to bring more promising youngsters to the fore," said Naim.

"So far, as with Azizul (Hasni Awang), Rizal (Tisin) and Edrus (Yunus), the youngsters are showing they can get up to the top level, so Josiah's position may not be guaranteed 100 percent in the future."
Naim added that former World Cup keirin champion and world No 1 Josiah being a professional rider, should mean that he will be able to meet the demands.

"He's done well to also market himself and bring his own sponsors, which shows that Josiah is capable of taking care of himself, not relying fully on us," said Naim.

"This is what the youngsters should strive to achieve.

"But there is a limited number of riders the national programme can support, so soon they will all have to fight for their positions."



Currently, sprints coach John Beasley has Josiah, Azizul, Rizal, Edrus, Junaidi Nasir and Fatehah Mustapa under his wings at the team's permanent base in Melbourne, Australia.

Of the six, four have qualified for the Beijing Olympics.

The 2012 Olympic programme also includes the local based endurance and pursuit squad, as well as the road team.

Azizul shines in Cottbus, Germany.

Azizul finishes fourth among 61 competitors in Germany

By LIM TEIK HUAT

PETALING JAYA: Track cyclist Azizul Hasni Awang continues to make his rivals take notice of his potential ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August.

The diminutive Malaysian finished an impressive fourth in a field of 61 cyclists in the 200m sprint event of the GP von Deutschland, which was held in Cottbus, Germany, over the weekend.

The 19-year-old Azizul clocked a flying lap of 10.390 in the qualifying session to make the top 16 of the elimination rounds. His run ended in the ride for the bronze medal against Dennis Dimitrios of Greece.

The reigning world champion in the 200m sprint and keirin, Chris Hoy of Britain, served a warning to his rivals ahead of the Olympics. He beat German Dohrer Sebastian to win the gold.

There was also a big surprise when 2004 Athens Olympic silver medallist and current world record holder Theo Bos of Holland, who is seen as a strong contender for gold in Beijing, was eliminated in the first round.

Most of the riders who have qualified for the Olympics, except for the French riders, took part in the meet.

Azizul has again fared better than his more experienced team-mate, Josiah Ng. And the Malaysian National Cycling Federation (MNCF) deputy president, Datuk Naim Mohamad, is hoping that the youngster will keep up the momentum to peak at the Olympics.

“He has been doing well over the last few months. He is keeping his form on a consistent level since the Track World Championships in Manchester in March,” he said.

“Although he has done well, we will not put too much pressure on him in his first outing in the Olympics. After all, he was only targeted to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics. But I’m sure he wants to spring some surprises in Beijing.

“There will be no competition for our cyclists after this (the meet in Cottbus) and our cyclists should have ample time to recover and get ready for Beijing.”

Azizul is the holder of the Asian record of 10.160, which he set en route to an 11th-place finish in the world championships.

In the Asian Championships in Japan in April, he retained the keirin title and added the 200m sprint gold to his collection. For the Beijing Games, Azizul is down to compete in both these two events.

In the meet in Cottbus, the Malaysian team sprint trio of Mohd Edrus Yunus, Josiah and Rizal Tisin also finished fourth with a time of 1:03.649 behind Germany, Poland and Russia.

For the challenge in the Olympics, Azizul will make up the team trio with Josiah and Rizal. Edrus has been named as the reserve rider.

Fatehah Mustapa also competed in the GP championships in Germany and she was placed eighth in the 200m sprint.

The Malaysian track team left for Valencia yesterday with Australian coach John Beasley and they will train there until they leave for Beijing on Aug 6.