Nahhh, mind the tittle. I just ran out of idea what to put up there anyway. Remind me of schoold days though. Heh...

First and foremost, I've presented my assigned task yesterday to my boss. The guy was so damn impressed with my last presentation, he has tasked me with another. Man, is that good or bad? Well, I think it is good. I am not really a strong user of power point but I can learn as I go. I'm used to flying by the seat of my pants. Anyway, I'm so keen of learning Flash lately but haven't the chance of doing so. Soon, hopefully!

I went "Damn!" when I heard the news last night. The repair cost of the MRR2 bridge which was earlier estimated at RM18 Million has gone up to an alarming RM40 Million! I guess the contractors involved should be smilling after that announcement.

Read Harian Metro during the weekend and one of the news which strike my attention read : Badi Mona Fandey. It was Mona Fandey's step-son, Mohd Hafizi who confessed that he had gone thru hell of a time after the case of the murder.

IBARAT terkena badi, anak tiri Mona Fandey, Mohd Hafizi Mohd Affandi, 22, melalui pelbagai penderitaan, termasuk empat kali dibuang kerja dan pertunangan dibatalkan. Dia adalah anak Mohd Affandi Abdul Rahman hasil perkahwinan keduanya dengan Azizah Yahaya.

"SIAPA yang ingin dilahirkan sebagai anak pembunuh? Saya tidak minta dilahirkan sebagai anak Mohd Affandi, tetapi Tuhan sudah menentukan begitu. Saya tidak pernah menyesal dilahirkan ke dunia. Sebagai seorang Islam, saya terima takdir saya".

"Yang menyedihkan ialah sikap masyarakat yang tidak faham. Mengapa saya turut dipersalahkan di atas perbuatan ayah dan ibu tiri saya? Adakah semua anak pembunuh turut menjadi pembunuh... penjahat?"

"Malah, hasrat saya untuk bertunang juga tidak kesampaian apabila keluarga kekasih saya menentang hubungan kami apabila mengetahui saya ada hubungan darah dengan Mohd Affandi dan Mona Fandey".

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It's hard to say really. I mean, don't get me wrong. I DO feel sorry for Hafizi for what he had gone through. I really do. But this is something to do with people's mindset. Coz it's not even a matter of giving people a second chance for crying out loud. (He didn't convicted the crime. His parents did, Wallahu A'lam). But if I were to be the father whose daughter is about to marry a son's killer, I'll be furious as well. I know it has nothing to do with Hafizi for I believe he's a well behaved gentleman raised by his mother who didn't want her son to know that he had a father in the first place; long before knowing that his husband was a killer. Not after Hafizi was aged 9. But it's really hard. People and their judgement. That's what people do all the time. I really can't say much since I don't want to hurt anybody's feeling by my comments but all I can say is that it is hard to be in Hafizi's shoe; being the victim of his dad's action (Again, Wallahu A'lam). I must admit, the world is cruel and discrimination seems to be playing its evil role in all parts of the world. But being a muslim, I'm sure ada rahmat di sebalik sesuatu kejadian. And god knows what's best for you. Just believe in Him.

If we can recall, perhaps one of the most sensational and unusual cases of modern times in the Far East reached its conclusion on November 2nd, 2001 when Maznah Ismail or Mona Fandey, her husband Mohd Affandi and their 31 year old helper, Juraimi, were hanged at Malaysia's Kajang Prison on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.

In July 1993, an assemblyman for central Pahang state, Datuk Mazlan Idris, had approached Mona for supernatural help to boost his political career and climb the party ladder. He was persuaded by the couple to take part in a ritual in which he was to lay on the floor with his eyes closed waiting for the money to "fall from the sky." No money fell, instead it was the blade of an axe. Idris was decapitated and then dismembered and partially skinned. His body was found cut up into 18 parts and buried in a hole near Mona's home in the state of Pahang, about 130 kilometres northeast of Kuala Lumpur.

Mazlan was reported missing on July the 2nd,1993 after he had withdrawn 30,000 ringgit (then US$12,000) from a Kuala Lumpur bank. The day after the killing, Mona went on a shopping spree in Kuala Lumpur, and later bought herself a Mercedes-Benz and had a facelift. When questioned, Juraimi made a statement to the police which led to the discovery of Mazlan's remains. Unsurprisingly, Mona and husband immediately became the prime suspects.

Posted by Wan Mohd Fahimi @ 11:36 AM