The History of Batu Gajah

source : Phamplet Batu Gajah - Heritage Driving Trail, produce by Kinta Heritage Group Sdn Bhd

Batu Gajah is a town located in the Kinta District of Perak, approximately 20km south of Ipoh. The town lies on the bank of Kinta River, with an estimated 2010 population of 46,000.

The name Batu Gajah means "elephant stone". There are various legends as to origin of the name including one from Malay folklore which refers to two elephants crossing the Kinta River who were turned to stone by a small pixie-like creature.

Batu Gajah started out as one the many small  Malays villages of mukim Sungai Terap, developed under its chief, the Dato' Seri Amar Di-Raja from the early 1800's.

Batu Gajah rose to prominence in 1881 when it was chosen as the river port for the nearby Papan tin mines.

Land was sold to traders who built shop houses near the port along Jalan Sungei, which later came to be known as Batu Gajah old Town. Many of the original shopkeepers were malay and Mandailings.

In 1884, Batu Gajah was chosen as the new capital of the Kinta District. The commercial town continued to grow, and by 1888 Batu Gajah had 127 lots already built on or about to be built on. New Government offices were established in 1892.

The first English school was founded in 1907 by K.Malai Perumal Pillay. In 1910, this became the Government English School and later the Sultan Yussuf School. The sultan Perak, HRH Sultan Azlan Shah, who was born in Batu Gajah, is a noted alumnus.

The land between Old Town and Changkat was further developed and by 1917 the town had been substantially laid out. by 1921, the town's population had increased to 5,000.

In addition to being the capital of the Kinta District, Batu Gajah's location in the rich tin-bearing Kinta Valley made it a natural centre for economic growth. This was further supplemented by vast rubber plantations in the surrounding region.

By the 1930's the continuing expansion of Ipoh had become a strong competitor to Batu Gajah. This was exacerbated during the Japenese Occupation 1941-1945 when Ipoh was made the capital of Preak, in place of Taiping.

While Batu Gajah continues to this day be teh capital of the Kinta District, some of the administrative duties of the Kinta District are now carried out in Ipoh.

Solusi Edisi Ramadhan..

Issue 34..

To all muslims , please get this magazine since it is very valuable.. Just RM 11.. 

Picture credit to : http://www.majalahsolusi.com/

A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE

I bought this book on 11/03/2011 and have gone through until chapter 3. Its not that I admire and like Dr Mahathir.. but it is only the feeling that I want to own and read this book on my own. Further more .. I'm the one who love books..

Picture credit to : http://bengelina.blogspot.com/2011/03/doctor-in-house-memoirs-of-mahathir.html

Secangkir Teh Pengubat Letih

my own collection

Satu Rasa Dua Hati

my own collection

Buku Baru

Baru Beli

Budget tak ada tapi masih nak beli buku...

semua gambar adalah carian dari google..

Why read the Qur’an when we do not understand arabic?

sumber ---> http://blog.al-habib.info/

Why read the Qur’an when we do not understand arabic?

Recently I found an old note attached on a wall in a friend of mine’s office. It was a printout of an article from the internet with the above title about the virtue or hikmah of reading the holy Qur’an. A beautiful story worth sharing!

Here it is:

An old American Muslim lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Quran. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.


One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I try to read the Quran just like you but I don’t understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Qur’an do?”


The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water. The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.


This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead.


The old man said, “I don’t want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You’re just aganot trying hard enough,” and he went out the door to watch the boy try in.


At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, “See Grandpa, it’s useless!”


“So you think it is useless?” The old man said, “Look at the basket.”


The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out. Son, that’s what happens when you read the Qur’an. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That is the work of Allah in our lives.”

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mari membaca Al Quran dan memahaminya.. walau hanya semuka sehari...
memandang Quran sahaja sudah mendapat pahala apatah lagi membacanya...

Mini Library..

Perpustakaan mini...? Lokasi di ofis dan di belakang tempat duduk aku.. Sume buku yang ada kat umah mak aku angkut dan bawa ke pejabat ni... kebanyakan buku semua buku ni aku beli dalam tahun ni dan akhir tahun lepas..

and here my mini library kat umah aku di Batu Gajah..

impian aku adalah untuk memiliki sebuah rumah yang ada bilik khas untuk dijadikan perpustakaan mini.. .

Buku Baru

Just bought these books yesterday...

tengah baca gak

tengah baca...

to be read

Buku Baru

koleksi buku terbaru

Buku Baru

Buku baru beli hari senin n semalam...

Tengah baca Untukmu Wanita.. yang lain sedang berbaris menunggu untuk dibaca.

Buku Baru

Dek kerana kekalutan hati yang melanda jiwa kebelakangan ini aku telah pergi ke MPH di Jusco Wangsa Maju... Mencuci mata (bukan cuci hati ekk?).. Apalagi kalau dah ke MPH dan ada duit yang di kira cukup untuk perbelanjaan bulan ini aku telah membeli buku dua buku ini... Tapi memang buku yang aku cari..

Tafsir Qur'an Per Kata

Satu lagi kitab aku beli .. kali ini Al Quran yang memberi tafsir pada tiap patah perkataan di dalamnya. Di terjemah oleh Dr Ahmad Hata, MA. Kitab ini juga dilengkapi dengan asbabun (menurut kawan aku maknnya adalah kisah atau sebab ayat itu di turunkan oleh Allah S.W.T. Aku beli untuk kegunaan bersama mak dan abah kerana mereka memang suka bahan bahan ilmiah sebegini terutama emak.

Apa kata anda juga membelinya.. tidak mahal malah berpatutan cuma RM 130.00. Ok jum tengok gambarnya yang aku amibil dari Google.

Aku beli yang cover warna hijau nie..

Ok ini adalah kandungan di dalam Quran tersebut

dan ini adalah beg yang aku dapat semasa membeli Quran tersebut..

Ok jum sama sama membaca Al Quran ..

Buku Baru

Ok... Jum tengok buku baru yang aku beli last week. Semua gambar adalah ihsan dari google ekk

Aku memang peminat Aisya Sofea. Semua koleksinya aku ada except for Jendela Hati dan Jauh. Review? Tak pandai lah pulak. Pandai baca aje. Ceritanya menarik dan sentiasa ada kelainan. Tapi apa yang aku perhatikan jalan cerita macam ada sedikit persamaan dengan novel yang terdahulu tak tak sure yang mana. Dialog pun hampir sama... Kepada peminat Aisya Sofea.. sila dapatkan novel terhangat ini di pasaran...!

Aku letakan cover yang ada sinopsis.. Masih dalam pembacaan dan hampir ke titik akhir. Sebenarnya dah lama aku berkeinginan untuk membeli buku nie. Tapi dek kerana kekurangan bajet aku tangguhkan dulu. So skarang dan ada bajet. Cerita dia best sangat.. Islamic method. Kalau lah aku mampu jadi setabah seperti watak utamanya alangkah bagus kan. Siri novel ini pernah di siarkan di Utusan Malaysia sekitar 2005-2006 dulu. Padanlah serasa pernah membacanya cuma tidak sampai ke kesudahannya. Dan telah pun di bukukan...Tak rugi pun membelinya apatah lagi membelinya..

Dua buku di atas bukanlah membaca sekadar untuk berhibur.. Tetapi menambahkan pengetahuan dan memotivasikan diri. Bercinta Sampai Syurga adalah sambungan dari buku yang pernah aku beli iaitu Aku Terima Nikahnya. Belum lagi dibaca.. Tunggu habis Salju Sakinah dulu. Aku tak pandailah nak ulas buku buku sebegini tapi memanh sesuai untuk yang dah berumahtangga atau pun belum.

Indahnya Hidup Bersyariat.. sebenarnya sekali pandang buku ini aku dah cinta.. Belum lagi membeleknya. Jarang kita jumpa buku agama yang berwarna warni dan sangat mudah di fahami walaupun begitu masih perlu menuntut dari seorang guru. Dapatkan lah buku ini untuk kita jadikan panduan dalam meniti kehidupan di dunia ini. Jadikanlah kehidupan kita penuh dengan syariat...