Celoteh Kepten Shafari - MU & MP

Hi all,

its been almost a month the last time I wrote. Well..pretty busy lately but the thought of being detained for being 'menderhaka' was there...hehe afraid that I'll masok again... and the fine of RM10K is too high a stake but then in one's mission of seeking justice, peace, harmony and for the betterment of our next generations..it is well..worth every seconds of it. Berani kerana benar!! And in our struggle for upholding those principles...one should not feel intimidated by the authority of the day!!

MU lost 1-4 to Liverfools. Well.. congrats to all Liverfoolsdians...but even as a staunch supporter of MU, I was really happy MU to loose. Made some money lor.. If one could recall, in one of the matches a year ago.. Sir Alex made 3 replacements and moments later they were playing with 10 men and they lost by 3 goals. Last nite.. it happened again. I raised my stake... and Sir Alex and Vidic must be laughing going to the bank.... but I could only smile.. RM50 richer...hehe

Teresa Kok is drawing about RM32K per month. State EXCOs is making RM17K a month. No wonder many are vying to become MPs and EXCOs! And with the many projects 'masok pocket"... no wonder they can become millionaires. Itu opposition... kalau on the other side... lagi BOLEH!! heheh

Batang Ai, Bukit Selambau, Bukit Gantang and later (may be)...Bukit Lanjan will all face by-elections. May be this time the SPR will be having so many contractors fighting among themselves to supply tents and canopys for PDRM. Remember in Kuala Trengganu? Amount spent on tents and canopys was RM6M. Siapa tak mahu..right?

SPM result was out and again...the story of high achievers were in every newspapers and on TVs. I remember during my survey to the homes of Pakistani soldiers while doing my writeup when I was in Pakistan Military Academy. There was one house ...we were interviewing the mother of 3 sons who all died in the war (with India on 70s). She cried and cried while telling us about her children. Well...the surprising part was when she told us the reason she cried was that she felt sad since she got no more son to fight in the war!! It was not so much of losing them!! Well.. back to SPM high achievers.. I have this friend whose both daughters (twins) scored 10As and now he is regretting to have 3 kids only!! hehehe Humans huh...never feel satisfied with what they have.

Do I feel satisfied too? Not yet...not till I can have a dinner date with her... heheh

Hey Famemas... when can we have a gathering? I mean informal get together. What about jogging in FRIM? It is a good place and one can jog even in the afternoons... and we can race up the hill.. makan is quite ok and cheap too at the canteen. And canopy walk? Please lah...try to organise something.

Ok guys.. I do feel like missing you all...the shouts, the laughters, the arguments...the kind and harsh words and many more. Dont get me wrong... it is not only about her...heheh but all of you Famemasians.

Take care... where ever you are. My prayers for a better world to all of us.

Chao....

Shafari Bakar

Antara Foto Famemas di Perlawanan Akhir Skuassy Terbuka KL

Antara pemenang

Nicol David Naib Johan kejohanan

Bryan jangan jeles aaa

TokMoh dan anak muridnya

Antara ahli Famemas yang memberi sokongan

TokMoh menyokong dengan penuh semangat

Famemas memakai baju CIMB

Famemas mula bersorak

Mr. Dorairaj dan TokMoh

Kumpulan Famemas ketika memakai baju rasmi Famemas

Suasana gelanggang sebelum perlawanan

Pintu hadapan Time Square Kuala Lumpur

OCM Weekly Highlights - 8th March 2009

OCM Weekly Highlights 

8th March 2009

OCM Official Website: www.olympic.org.my

Coming Events

Opening of OCA New Headquarters Building – 11th March 2009 at Kuwait.

1st OCA Congress 2009 – 13th and 14th March 2009 at OCA Headquarters, Kuwait. 

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia 2009 – 13th to 22nd March 2009 at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 

19th OCM Executive Board Meeting – 10th March 2009 at 4.30 p.m. at OCM Boardroom, 1st Floor, Wisma OCM,Kuala Lumpur 

4th National Handball League 2009 – first round on 22nd March 2009 from 9.00 a.m. at OCM Indoor Sports Arena, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur 

Corporate Cup Individual Carom Championship 2009 – 4th and 5th April 2009, from 9.00 a.m. each day, at 2nd Floor, OCM Indoor Sports Complex, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur. 

152nd OCM Council Meeting - 25th April 2009 at 10.00 a.m. at the Conference Room, Ground Floor, Wisma OCM, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur. 

28th OCM Annual General Assembly 2009 – 30th May 2009 at 2.00 p.m. at OCM Indoor Sports Arena, Wisma OCM, Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur. 

9th Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup 2009 – 7th to 21st June 2009, Johor Bahru and Singapore. 

News Items

Congratulations 

Members of the Olympic Council of Malaysia and the Executive Board wish to congratulate the following Vice Presidents of OCM:

• Cik Low Beng Choo for her appointment as the Vice Chair of the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) and for her appointment by the Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia as a member of the National Sports Awards Committee and Chair of the Technical Committee of SUKMA XII, 2010. 

• Y.Bhg. Prof. Dato’ Ar. W. Y. Chin for his appointment by the Hon. Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia as a member of the National Coaching Board from 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2010.

• Y.Bhg. Dato’ Roy Rajasingham for his appointment by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Executive Board a member of the Judicial Commission of the FIH for a 2 year period 2009 and 2010. 

Condolence 

The Office Bearers and members of OCM wish to extend our condolences to the family of the late Mr. Sunny Hon, who passed away peacefully in the early hours of 8th March 2009 at the age of 59 years. The late Mr. Sunny Hon was a National Skeet Shooter, having represented Malaysia in the SEA Games and SEASA Shooting Championships. He also served on the Executive Committee of the Selangor Shooting Association. The funeral will be on 10th March 2009 from St. Ignatius Church, Taman Plaza, Off LDP Highway, Kelana Jaya. 

United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace

8th March of each year, is the United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace. It marks the ongoing worldwide pursue for equal rights for women on every aspect of life including sport. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is very active in its objective of achieving gender equity in sport at all level. Every four years the IOC Women and Sport World Conference is organized. The last one was held in the Dead Sea, Jordan, in March 2008. 

The IOC Women and Sport Trophy was introduced in 2000. Every year, six trophies (one per continent, and one at world level) are awarded to a woman or man (former athlete, coach, administrator or journalist) or to an organisation that has worked to develop, encourage and strengthen the participation of women and girls in physical and sports activities, in coaching or in administrative and decision-making structures, and promote female journalists and women’s sport in the media. Each NOC, International Federation or Continental Association may propose one candidate. The Malaysian Women’s Hockey Association won the Trophy for Asia in 2001and the former Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia, Y.B. Dato’ Seri Azalina Dato’ Othman Said was awarded the 2008 World Women and Sport Trophy.

The IOC has set the target of 20% of the positions in all their decision-making structures (in particular the executive and legislative bodies), in the NOCs, IFs and NSAs were held by women. An initial target of having at least 10% of positions within decision-making bodies held by women was set for December 2000. At present, more than 30% of the NOCs and 29% of the IFs have already achieved the 2005 target. Unfortunately the Olympic Council of Malaysia and almost all its affiliates, except those sports associations managing women sports, such as Netball, Women’s Golf, Women’s Hockey have not achieved the IOC target. 

Grass Roots Sports Development 

While many sports leaders and fans lament the lack of sports promotion and development at grass-roots levels, fortunately, the situation is not as bad as it appears. The lack of funds has always been and will always remain the excuse for many people not to do anything. With the global economic down-turn, the shortage of funds will become more acute for this year and the next. For passionate and dedicated sports people, they live by the motto “when the going gets tough, the tough gets going”. Instead of waiting for funding from sponsors or government, many sports people are organizing sports activities for themselves and by themselves.

One such example is the 3rd INTI Open Water Polo Charity Championship 2009, held in the Inti University College, Nilai on 7th and 8th March 2009. The Championship is organized by the students of INTI University College who are members of the University Life Saving and Swimming Club. The Organizing Committee is not only raising sufficient funds to run the Open Water Polo Championship, but is donating the excess funds to the Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Kajang (PKIK) or Association for Special Children Kajang, Selangor. 

A total of 16 teams are participating, with teams coming from Penang, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Kuala Lumpur. Three of the teams are women’s (girls’) teams and they will compete against the men. All the players are teenagers or young adults and they displayed excellent sporting spirit and at the same time have fun with players of their age group of the other teams.

There are many examples of such sport for all activities in the country, with little fanfare and publicity. These sports people are doing it for their love for sports and not for publicity. The Ulu Klang Recreation Club (UKRC) organizes community Football for children at their club field in Kuala Ampang. The Pacesetters Athletic Club, Malaysia, is another club that promotes, develops and organizes road running for adults and track events for children, through their own efforts. 

Other sports bodies organizing similar grass-roots competitions are, The Malaysian Handball Federation which is organizing its 4th National Inter-Team handball League, from 22nd March 2009 at the OCM Indoor Sports Arena, the Kuala Lumpur Kabaddi Association, which is running an Open Kabaddi League from 1st March 2009 and the Malaysian Ice Hockey Federation which has been organizing a very successful Inter-Team Ice Hockey League for many years. 

Lin Dan Kalahkan Chong Wei Untuk Kejuaraan All England Ke-4

Lee Chong Wei

KUALA LUMPUR, Pemain nombor dua dunia Lin Dan dari China merangkul kejuaraan All England keempat buatnya selepas menewaskan pemain negara Lee Chong Wei pada perlawanan akhir perseorangan lelaki di National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom hari ini.

Lin Dan, pemenang pingat emas Sukan Olimpik Beijing, tidak menghadapi banyak masalah untuk menjinakkan Chong Wei, pemain nombor satu dunia, 21-19, 21-12 dalam masa 43 minit.

Ini merupakan kekalahan ketiga berturut-turut buat Chong Wei, 26, kepada Lin Dan dalam perlawanan akhir setelah tewas pada Sukan Olimpik Beijing Ogos tahun lepas dan Terbuka China pada November.

Lin Dan pernah memenangi kejohanan itu pada 2004, 2006 dan 2007.

Chong Wei pula tidak pernah memenangi All England.

BERNAMA

Natalie rampas trofi Terbuka KL

NATALIE (kanan) meraikan kejayaan meraih trofi skuasy Terbuka KL bersama Nicol, semalam.

Akhiri rentetan 56 perlawanan tanpa kalah Nicol sejak final terbuka British November 2007

NATALIE Grainger berjaya melakukan apa yang gagal dilakukan mana-mana pemain skuasy wanita sepanjang 2008 - menewaskan Nicol David dan seterusnya menamatkan rentetan 56 perlawanan tanpa kalah pemain nombor satu dunia itu.

Tambah manis, ganjaran buat pemain Amerika Syarikat itu adalah gelaran Terbuka Kuala Lumpur pertamanya di Berjaya Times Square semalam.


Kejayaan 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6 dalam masa 51 minit ke atas juara dunia itu juga menyaksikan berakhirnya rentetan 10 gelaran berterusan Nicol dalam jelajah profesional sejak November 2007.

Kali terakhir Nicol, 26, merasai keperitan kekalahan sebelum ini adalah pada final Terbuka British 2007 kepada Rachael Grinham dari Australia dan jelas tekanan untuk mengekalkan catatan sempurna itu membayangi Nicol yang beraksi di gelanggang sendiri.

Nicol, juara bertahan juga dijejaskan oleh masalah kayu garisan pembahagi gelanggang yang senget ke bawah pada set kedua dan ketiga dengan Natalie pula yang mengambil kesempatan untuk bergerak ke depan selepas kerja pemasangan semula.

Namun, ia bukannya mahu dijadikan alasan kekalahannya dengan dirinya akur kepada lawannya yang berada pada puncak prestasinya.

“Fokus saya terumbang ambing hari ini (semalam). Dia menguasai perlawanan hari ini. (Masalah gelanggang) adalah sama buat saya, ia menjejaskan kami,” kata Nicol.

Natalie yang kini memasuki penghujung kerjayanya pada usia 32 tahun, jelas teruja dengan kejayaannya menamatkan rekod tanpa kalah Nicol yang juga mengakhiri kekecewaan peribadi 12 kekalahan kepada pemain nombor satu dunia itu sejak 2003.


Natalie meraih hadiah wang tunai AS$8,550 (RM30,780) manakala Nicol membawa pulang AS$6,075 (RM21,870). Final lelaki dimenangi Peter Barker yang menewaskan rakan senegaranya dari England, Adrian Grant, 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 untuk merangkul AS$7,600 (RM27,360) dengan Grant berpuas hati dengan AS$5,200 (RM18,720).

Chong Wei Mara Ke Perlawanan Akhir All England

Lee Chong Wei

KUALA LUMPUR, Pemain perseorangan nombor satu dunia Datuk Lee Chong Wei mencipta sejarah tersendiri apabila berjaya mara ke perlawanan akhir Kejohanan Badminton All England selepas menumpaskan bekas juara Sukan Olimpik Taufik Hidayat dari Indonesia dalam perlawanan separuh akhir di National Indoor Arena di Birmingham, England, hari ini.

Pemain berumur 26 tahun yang pernah merangkul pingat perak dalam Sukan Olimpik lepas itu menumpaskan Taufik dengan straight games 21-8, 21-13 dalam masa 33 minit.

Chong Wei menghadapi saingan yang cukup sengit dalam game kedua apabila Taufik bangkit untuk kembali menyengat, namun jaguh Indonesia itu terpaksa mengalah tidak lama kemudian, terutama selepas Chong Wei banyak membuat pukulan yang tepat ke garisan, smash yang cantik dan permainan yang mantap di jaring.

Ia merupakan kemaraan ke perlawanan akhir yang ketiga buat Chong Wei dalam tempoh empat bulan, dengan sebelum ini beliau menjuarai Super Series Masters di Kota Kinabalu Disember lepas, dan Terbuka Malaysia pada bulan Januari lepas.

-- BERNAMA

Nicol Tundukkan Grinham Ke Perlawanan Akhir Terbuka KL

Nicol David

KUALA LUMPUR, Ratu skuasy Malaysia Nicol David layak ke ke perlawanan akhir Kejohanan Skuasy Terbuka Kuala Lumpur setelah menundukkan pemain nombor tiga dunia Rachael Grinham dari Australia pada perlawanan separuh akhir di pusat membeli-belah Berjaya Times Square di sini Jumaat.

Nicol, pilihan utama kejohanan, mempamerkan aksi kelas dunia dengan bangkit daripada kekalahan set pertama untuk menang 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 dan 11-8 dalam masa 34 minit.Selepas kalah set pertama, Nicol berjaya mengembalikan semula rentaknya dan menguasai tiga set selepas itu untuk layak ke perlawanan akhirnya yang keenam pada kejohanan itu."Hari ini saya tahu apa yang saya perlu buat dan saya perlu rapat dengan Rachael kerana jika saya biarkan dia, dia akan menguasai keadaan.

Seperti dalam set pertama, jika dia menguasai keadaan, ia boleh menjadi sebaliknya."Saya tahu sepanjang perlawanan, saya perlu menguasai perlawanan," kata Nicol kepada pemberita selepas perlawanan itu.Ditanya tentang pertemuaan dengan Natalie Grainger dari Amerika Syarikat pada perlawanan akhir Sabtu, Nicol berkata ia akan menjadi satu lagi perlawanan yang menarik."Dia lawan yang handal untuk yang ditentang dalam perlawanan akhir. Ia akan menjadi sesuatu yang menarik. Malah, pertembungan kami sebelum ini sengit. Saya kena berusaha keras," katanya.

Pada perlawanan separuh akhir hari ini, Grainger menundukkan Laura Lenghthorn-Massaro dari England 9-11, 11-4, 11-7, 6-11 dan 11-6 dalam tempoh 51 minit untuk layak ke perlawanan akhir.

JADUAL PERLAWANAN AKHIR:

Lelaki:[1] Peter Barker (ENG) lwn [3] Adrian Grant (ENG) --

3 petangWanita:[1] Nicol Ann David (MAS) lwn [4] Natalie Grainger (USA) -- 4 petang

-- BERNAMA