The Celebration of Love

Hurraahhh!!

It is an awesome feeling when you went through a milestone along your life history. After eight years and eight months journey as loving couple, I married my only lover, Jiha.

On 24 Aug 2013, we already announced as husband & wife. Followed by our wedding reception on 31 Aug 2013.

Yeah, the life after marriage is totally different than before and of course there are an up and down to be walk and run thoroughly.

May Allah bless us and give more awesomeness in our life!

Selamat Menyambut Maal Hijrah 1434H

Hari ini genap setahun secara rasmi aku bekerja sebagai penyelidik di Pusat Inovasi & Teknologi Sukan UTM. Di mana aku meneruskan usaha mencari sesuap nasi dan sedikit simpanan wang.

Jika tahun 1432H sebelum itu, aku berhadapan dengan perbagai 'anasir syaitan, ketamakan manusia & sifat suka menjatuhkan manusia lain' di majikan lama, tahun 1433H menampakan sinar yg agak gemilang untuk aku menjalaninya. 

Alhamdulillah pelbagai tugasan besar, kecil, misi-misi penting dan pertandingan-pertandingan yang aku belum terfikir untuk menyertainya sebagai peserta yang cemerlang sewaktu di bawah tempurung majikan lama. Pelbagai peluang dan usaha yang telah aku sertai dan diarahkan untuk menyertai dilakukan oleh diriku. Setentunya peluang-peluang dan usaha-usaha selama berlangsungnya tahun 1433H yang bakal berakhir ini sedikit sebanyak dapat meningkatkan kualiti modal insan diriku.

Semoga tahun 1434H yang bakal menjelma sebentar lagi akan memberikan lebih ruang, peluang dalam mencerahkan laluanku menuju destinasi yang panjang itu.

Beyond Sports Science mengucapkan 

Selamat Menyambut Maal Hijrah 1434H

Salam Aidiladha

Kepada semua pembaca Muslim, 

saya mengucapkan Salam Aidiladha..

Semoga semangat pengorbanan 

senantiasa berada di jiwa kita sebagai Muslim

Innopitch 2012 by UTM Innovation & Commercialization Centre

I was received an email for those who've been trained by SRI International to compete in the competition named Innopitch 2012 organized by UTM Innovation & Commercialization Centre. The competitors will presenting their product within 5 minutes followed by Q&A session for 10 minutes.

Despite being an avid duathlete & adventure racers (beginner actually in AR), I also will take this challenge and show my best of presentation.

As Adventure Racer

As Team Presenter

Here is the email received by ICC Deputy Director.

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Dear all UTM SRI participants,

You are cordially invited to join an elevator pitch competition called InnoPitch 2012 organized by Innovation And Commercialisation Centre (ICC), UTM. Please also forward this invitation to your research members who have interest in giving a try to develop and present an elevator pitch for their own product / research through this competition. Participation is individually...

This competition intends to nurture all UTM staff to develop entrepreneurial mindset towards achieving SUCCESS in their product commercialisation aspects. InnoPitch 2012 competition will require participants to include the NABC Scheme in their Value Proposition presentation. UTM staff who have ideas, market ready inventions, or even solutions to any problems occurring in their surrounding areas are invited to join this competition via online application which can be accessed from www.icc.utm.my/innopitch. Each participation is important to us...

Please call the secretariat for any inquiries: 07-5591584 / 0197769000 (Azlin) or email via azlin@icc.utm.my

Your kind effort and time spent is highly appreciated and I thank you in advance for that..

Best and warmest regards,


Arham Abdullah (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Deputy Director (Innovation)
Innovation and Commercialization Centre, Industry Centre, Technovation Park, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Salam Aidilfitri 1433H

Dikesempatan ini saya mengucapkan

Recovered from Early Ramadhan Illness

A sore throat and high fever prevent me from doing a work at office for three days. The day before I rest at home, I need to attend a meeting in the morning and during the evening, I couldn't stand with the symptom arose.

I just rest at home besides doing an 'urgent assignment' from home.

Two days, a boring came through to my emotional. Thus, took a two consecutive night outings and drinks with friend and my gf. Finally, I drank a virgin coconut water and I got a fantastic results after while. My body temperature decreased and I can enjoyed my weekend with my gf on Saturday and Jelajah Amal Ramadhan for the whole Sunday.

As a bottom line, high fever, sore throat and nose problem I could say it were related with high ambient temperature & humidity during this Ramadhan. Stay well hydrated (after iftar) and stay under the shade (during a day) could prevent you from getting dehydrated and increased core body temperature.

Selamat Menjalani Ibadah di Bulan Ramadhan

Sempena Ramadhan, saya mengucapkan
Selamat Menjalani Ibadah di Bulan Ramadhan,
bulan yg penuh keberkatan ini.

Semoga kita beroleh keberkatannya, Amin.

Two Weeks of Grueling Outing

How do I start to write a blogpost after more than a two weeks?

There were a lot of situation I have been experienced during last two weeks.

First, I was together with my gf has completed Perak Columbia Iron Bound Challenge 2012 for the very first time. The two days back to back adventure racing around Lumut and Pangkor Island.

Secondly, right after the gruelling adventure race during the weekend, I was attended a UTM-SRI International License Plan Essential Boot Camp in Avillion, Port Dickson. The course was aimed to enhance the staff readiness in lisencing their patent product into commercialization.

Lastly, I was able to rest at home for more than 18 hours in the last weekend! I have ate my mom's cooking, plus had a durian eating session on Sunday together with my gf and her lab mates. Wow!

As a bottom line, I was not able to sit in front of my workstation doing some work at the office. Completely outing and enjoying my life!

Rise of Dragon

To all my friends, my cyber friends, my blog's followers who're celebrating Chinese New Year, 

I'm wishing you Happy Chinese New Year

The Gift

It is a 'rahmat' (gift) from Allah when I went through this journey of my life currently. After being thrown like a rubbish and flushed like a human waste by my ex-employer after four and half years giving my loyalty and commitment (also plus plus values, contribution, craving employers name inside Malaysia Book of Records, bring money in into employers account-even my employer core business is not making money organization). There are no values to keeping me inside their organization.

Furthermore, there is no last statement or even a word from my ex-employer on my last day of services. What a shame on them especially my superiors. To add some spice into this chapter, I was not getting paid since July till October without any verbal or even black and white notice. But alhamdulillah I got my payment on October after I wrote a letter to the parties in-charge and made a cc to 'very top man' and to minister right before they 'celebrate Hari Raya Holiday last August.

I fulfill my ‘unemployed period’ with an activities that I think impossible to accomplished during my service under my ex-superior who’re lead sporting related department but not support any of my sporting activities especially at national level. WTF. As a result, I accomplish my Suunto Orienteering Technical Course (Asia Pacific Certified as Technical Expertise) and most valuable Level 3 National Outdoor Recreation Leadership Course. These courses surely need a mutual understanding between employer and employee like me. Level 3 National Outdoor Recreation Leadership Course itself require a commitment to complete the course for 14 days. There is no such employer will be allowed their man to 'holiday' (as they thought) nearly half of month. Alhamdulillah finally I was acquired a valuable knowledge as national level outdoor recreation coach and of course can teach & train the courses nation wide.

My chapter as 'loser' ended when I received a phone call by my previous superior which now a notable person nationwide in sports science area. He offered me to throw my commitment & 'under valued' expertise inside his new center of excellence in sports invention and technology. As a loyal ex-wingman for him since I was completing my undergraduate study till I employed by my ex-employer organization under his strong need to put me in, until I called 'loser' by 'them', I accept his offer (but still reluctant at the beginning) and deep inside my heart I was thank him very much. May Allah bless him and his family.

As a bottom line, previous chapter of my life really test my maturity in handling a situation and of course I see the situation as a gift from Allah for selected and have an abilities to accept 'the gift'.

Aidiladha dan Semangat Pengorbanan

Perayaan Aidiladha bermula dengan peristiwa di mana Nabi Ibrahim A.S. (bapa kepada tiga agama wahyu dalam sejarah peradaban manusia iaitu Yahudi, Kritian dan Islam) diperintahkan oleh Allah di dalam mimpi baginda untuk menyembelih anakandanya Nabi Ismail A.S. Kerana taatnya baginda kepada perintah Allah, baginda telah melaksanakan suruhan tersebut dengan persetujuan anakandanya yang juga taat dan cintakan agama Allah. Namun, Allah telah menggantikan Nabi Ismail sebagai subjek untuk disembelih dengan seekor kibas yang merupakan binatang an'am atau binatang ternakan berkaki empat. Dari peristiwa itu, umat Islam diseru untuk menyembelih binatang an'am pada hari perayaan Aidiladha iaitu bermula 10-13 Zulhijjah, bertakbir memuji kebesaran Allah dan umat Islam juga dilarang sama sekali untuk berpuasa dalam tempoh tersebut.

Pengorbanan juga bukan sahaja dizahirkan dengan menumpahkan darah melalui binatang sembelihan, namun peristiwa tersebut lebih banyak yang tersirat dalam erti pengorbanan. Maksud pengorbanan itu sendiri terlalu subjektif dan bersandarkan kepada individu.

Berkorban, terkorban, dikorbankan, mengkorbankan menambahkan lagi senario pengornan itu sendiri (bukan sahaja menunjukkan Bahasa Melayu indah dengan penambahan imbuhan pada kata akarnya, tapi menunjukkan betapa kayanya ia dengan maksud yang berbeza-beza).

Bagaimana individu itu menghadapi dan menangani sesuatu situasi yang dihadapi sepanjang tahun pasti tidak lepas dengan nilai-nilai pengorbanan. Secara dasarnya pengorbanan itu satu nilai yang suci dan amat dituntut oleh agama Islam serta dapat mendekatkan penganutnya dengan kesyumulan (syumul = sesuai untuk semua zaman, bangsa, jantina, budaya) Islam itu sendiri.

Pastinya, nilai pengorbanan individu itu tidak boleh dibeli dengan wang ringgit dan material.

Di bawah adalah beberapa post di wall Facebook saya semasa Aidiladha lalu:

Source" http://www.facebook.com/blackopoulos

‎"Haji, kami dtg mau tolong org kerja2 korban la, bukan bukan mengharapkan sgt nak daging korban 9-10kg sorang..jgn takut la, kami bukan generasi mcm Haji, kami buat kerana Tuhan yg kami percayai.." kata seorang belia kpd Haji yg menghalangnya berada di kawasan 'korban'

Belia: Haji dah bahagikan bahagian utk fakir taman kita ni? Dr td yg dtg semua naik kereta, ada kupon daging..
Haji: Lembu tak byk nak, utk yg ada kupon je, yg selalu dtg masjid baru dpt kupon..
Belia: Oo..tp kitab agama saya kata 1/3 bahagian daging utk pemilik, 1/3 utk keraian dan 1/3 yg paling utama utk fakir miskin..

The End of Another Chapter of My Life

It has been so long time I didn't actively writing like an idiot (in English language) in my blog.

Another chapter of my life will be ending soon (next week on Thursday), and for sure in searching of another exciting & adventurous book that will be written chapter by chapter soon.

October will be waiting for me to train hard & struggle to put my performance at par in preparing myself for Powerman 2011, my 9th attempt to be Powerman Malaysia Finisher. Plus this year I have a plenty of time and I'm planning to train like a pro level commitment (time but not intensity). I challenge myself to doing the exact pros duathlete did for their training regime toward a race day.

As the bottom line, I need some 'rest & recovery' from my hurting chapter of my life and focused for Powerman Malaysia 2011 and start to idioting myself writing in English & converse in American slang.

Tata!!

Salam Aidilfitri

Saya mengucapkan

Salam Aidilfitri
dan Maaf Zahir dan Batin.

Semoga kedatangan Syawal ini
sedikit-sebanyak dapat merapatkan silaturahim sesama mukmin.

The World's End is Closer

The year 2010 will faded and filed as history, a new file and chapters of 2011 will be opening. Many of challenging situation happen personally to me. A few of achievement drew a rainbow on my 2010 wall.

As little Khalifah, I need to be more patient, focus and 'redha' all the circumstances and difficulties slowed my pace to achieve personal needs and objectives. This situations, made me more strong and matured. A sweetness seems not as sweet as a honey I licked. I need to looking another alternatives and thrives to get more sweetness in my life.

The year of 2010 bring a lot of lessons from bad situations happens to me, perhaps 2011 will bring me to the achievements and taking me closer to the objectives. "Setiap yang berlaku pasti ada hikmah daripada Nya, kita perlu redha, bertawakkal dan yakin akan ganjaran yang bakal diterima. Cuma masa yang tidak diketahui oleh Khalifah kerdil Nya ini.."

May 2011 better than my 2010..

Power Balance bracelets exposed as a sham

I found the article about one of the BOOM sport products among endurance sports enthusiast, PowerBalance wrist band. As myself, I don't believe this rubber band super power, besides, it is so expensive and the fake PowerBalance wrist band already in market.

Here are the article,

Georgina Robinson
December 23, 2010

A bracelet worn by high profile sports stars that claims to improve athletic performance has been exposed as a sham by the consumer watchdog.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ordered Power Balance Australia to refund all customers who feel they were misled by the supposed benefits of Power Balance bracelets.

The wristbands were touted as providing better balance, strength and flexibility by working with the wearer's "natural energy field".

English cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Strauss, AFL bad boy Brendan Fevola, St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt and NRL star Benji Marshall have all been known to wear the bracelets.

But ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel said in a statement: “Power Balance has admitted that there is no credible scientific basis for the claims and therefore no reasonable grounds for making representations about the benefits of the product.

“Its conduct may have contravened the misleading and deceptive conduction section of the Trade Practices Act 1974," Mr Samuel said.

"When a product is heavily promoted, sold at major sporting stores and worn by celebrities, consumers tend to give a certain legitimacy to the product and the representations being made."

The bracelets sell for $60 on the company's website.

Mr Samuel also warned that retailers that continue to sell the products with misleading advertising or packaging would be open to action from the ACCC.

Last month an independent review panel that deals with complaints about breaches of the therapeutic goods advertising code found that powerbalance.com.au violated the code.

Power Balance acknowledged it had breached the code and said the relevant claims had been removed from its website.

The company was also named in this year's Shonky awards.

Consumer advocate group Choice found the bracelets were just rubber bands with plastic holograms.

"The band was tested at CHOICE under controlled lab conditions which showed it did little else than empty purchasers' wallets," Choice said in October.

No mood to write

I'm not in mood to hit the keyboard and reporting my previous Powerman Malaysia 2010 & review of the product I received before the race trip. My day getting tougher towards end of the year. So no mood to write a report. Stay tuned..

My both deltoid, lattissimus dorsi and trapezius malfunction!

After rode back 360km in the midnight, a was asleep at 3am. When I woke early in the morning to continue my routine, I found that I faced a difficulties to rose my both hands. The tightness of deltoid, lattissimus dorsi and trapezius were the main contributors of my hardness in the beginning of the day.


How I can reach the bike throttle, even I can't take off my t-shirt from the body?

The pain was really make me disappointing because I need to MC!

How I want to see a doctor, even I can reach the throttle yet?

I hope the pain will decreased by this evening and I need to see a doctor..

Broken, Beat & Scarred

I love Metallica so much since I was a school boy. Many of their lyrics so meaningful for certain people. The song even performed as rock (safe terms for general readers), but inner side of their outstanding instruments presentation can touch everybody who are seeking beyond the music itself.

By this time, my inner side seems like I'm not so valuable for certain parties at the time when I need more morale support towards my way to accomplish my mission that I carried for nearly two years. I was heard a rumors that I will loose the 'thing' which I can sustain more than three years.

So that hear the lyric, even one day I become a loser if the rumors becoming true..


Metallica : Broken, Beat & Scarred Lyrics

You rise, you fall, your down, then you rise again
What don't kill you make you more strong
You rise, you fall, your down, then you rise again
What don't kill you make you more strong

Rise, fall, down, rise again
What don't kill you make you more strong
Rise, fall, down, rise again
What don't kill you make you more strong

Through black days
Through black nights
Through pitch black insights

Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Breaking your life
Broken, beat and scarred
But we die hard

The dawn, the death, the fight to the final breath
What don't kill you make you more strong
The dawn, the death, the fight to the final breath
What don't kill you make you more strong

Dawn, death, fight, final breath
What don't kill you make you more strong
Dawn, death, fight, final breath
What don't kill you make you more strong

They scratched me
They scraped me
They cut and rape me

Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Breaking your life
Broken, beat and scarred
But we die hard

Breaking your teeth on the hard life coming
Show your scars
Cutting your feet on the hard earth running
Show your scars
Braiding your soul in a hard luck story
Show your scars
Spilling your blood in a hot suns foray
Show your scars
Breaking your life
Broken, beat and scarred
We die hard

We die hard
We die hard

Pesta yang Tak Sudah

Sempena musim perayaan ini, kebanjiran kenderaan yang berduyun-duyun melimpahi lebuhraya, jalanraya dan jalan batu kerikil bakal menyaksikan suatu pesta yang tak sudah. Pesta di mana perarakan selama hampir 10 hari dan 10 malam, mengalahkan sambutan Hari Kebangsaan 2010 yang tersangat hambar. Sedih sebagai rakyat Malaysia mengetahui sambutan Hari Kebangsaan yang sugul lagi sepi.

Kegilaan masyarakat Melayu umumnya untuk menyambut Syawal (30 Hari) menjadikan Pesta yang Tak Sudah ini senantiasa meriah dengan jumlah lawatan yang meningkat ke hospital-hospital (terutamanya hospital kerajaan), kekerapan penggalian liang lahat di tanah perkuburan (penggali kubur pun nak beraya..kesian kena OT) dan pertambahan bilangan anak-anak yatim di Malaysia.

Oleh itu, ungkapan yang agak sinis dan tiris telah dipaparkan di wallpost Facebook saya. Berikut adalah beberapa wallpost di Facebook saya sempena 7 hari terakhir Ramadhan 1431 Hijrah..

"Pesta masuk hospital beramai-ramai dan masuk ke kubur beramai-ramai bakal bermula petang ini..nantikan berita mengenainya"

"Terdapat 1121 pesta semalam dan 10 menemui matlamat..apakah pesta ini akan semakin meriah? saksikan berita malam ini.."

"Rancang perjalanan, berhemah dan beretika menghindarkan anda daripada terjebak ke dalam 'pesta'.."

"Pesta semakin meriah..1322 pesta telah berlangsung, 23 pulang selamanya"

"Pandu Dengan Berhemah dan Berotak, Bukankah Kita Dah Bertamadun"

My 27th

me in Aug 2010

Last year I was entering 26th with a strong fever and suspected H1N1. That week really worried me and I was alone at home, all the survival skills at home must self doing.

This year, I turning 27th and an extra moments either it were memorable or disappointment written inside my journal, or sometime I let the peoples read my unpublished article through my mimic and gestures.

My missions within 365 days till my 28th are to completing my ongoing master degree and showing the best in my carrier. A little bit frustrating when I cannot optimize my financial capabilities to achieve another dream that must get true. InsyaAllah near the future, with an extra dedication and outstanding effort, I can realize it.

May Ramadhan ‘barakah’ will give me a tonic and boosting my life energy to walk gently and graciously toward my missions.