TAK ADO BEZO CAKAP OGHANG SIAK DONGAN CAKAP OGHANG GHOMBAU TAMPIN

 Makam Sultan Siak di Siak Inderaputra

Jam 5.30 petang, 21 Februari, Muzium Siak yang dahulunya istana Sultan Siak Inderapura telah hampir satu jam ditutup. Namun krew penggambaran Jejak Bahasa dan TV3 masih berada di dalam untuk mengabadikan beberapa barang purba ke dalam media selulus. Antara barang yang diabaikan termasuklah manuskrip dan perjanjian lama yang dibuat Sultan Siak dengan Belanda. Juga yang menjadi tarikan krew ialah sebuah alat muzik lama, satu daripada dua yang masih ada di dunia.

Di luar muzium, tiga orang gadis menghampiri pintu masuk. Mereka mahu masuk tetapi dicegah pengawal muzium. Kata seorang gadis, awak nak nengok! dia merayu supaya membenarkannya masuk tetapi tetap dihalang. Kata pengawal, ada TV3 dari Malaysia lagi shooting. Gadis itu membahasakan dirinya awak. Dan awak di Siak bererti saya. Lalu saya teringat akan bahasa orang Negeri Sembilan, terutama Rembau yang lazimnya membahasakan dirinya awak.

Beberapa minit kemudian, saya mendengar pula pengawal itu bersembang dengan seorang kawannya yang baru sampai.

Tanya pengawal, malam ini kau buek apo? Kawannya menjawab, tak ada buek apo do! Duduk yo di rumah. Nak nengok budak-budak itu baco buku sekolah. Budak-budak bermaksud anak-anaknya. Sekali lagi saya teringatkan dialek orang Negeri Sembilan. Pernah Profesor Madya Zainal Borhan menjelaskan bahawa dialek pertuturan orang Siak sama dengan orang di Negeri Sembilan. Malam itu saya menghubungi Darmawijaya, penyair dan budayawan terbilang di Seremban melalui telefon. Saya hendakkan kepastian tentang perbilangan tentang hubungan Siak dengan Negeri Sembilan, terutama Rembau.

Darmawijaya membacakan satu petikan dari sebuah buku, Raja Mahmud dijadikan Raja di Negeri Sembilan (Rembau) dan menetap di Penajis dengan gelaran Raja Melewar, setelah mendapat restu dari Sultan Johor pada kurun ke-17. Maka adalah perbilangan yang berbunyi beraja ke Johor, bertali ke Siak dan bertuan ke Minangkabau. Pengarang buku negeri yang sembilan, Nurhalim Ibrahim pula suatu ketika pernah cuba mencari makna perbilangan ini. Nurhalim berpendapat bertali ke Siak itu mungkin membawa maksud orang-orang di Negeri Sembilan, khususnya Rembau kebanyakannya mempunyai hubungan keluarga dengan orang Siak.

 Perarakan penduduk Siak dalam Festival Siak yang diadakan setiap tahun di Kacamatan Siak

Ada pertalian darah. Kurang pasti apakah Dato’ Lela Balang yang keturunannya menjadi Undang Rembau sejak abad ke-16 lagi berasal dari Siak atau dari Minangkabau. Dalam pada itu, ada pula suku-suku di Rembau yang sama namanya dengan suku-suku di Siak, seperti suku tanah datar. Andainya Nurhalim turut berada di Siak dan mendengar pertuturan penduduknya, adalah diyakini, Nurhalim akan membuat kesimpulan bahawa sebenarnyalah orang Rembau (Negeri Sembilan) itu sebahagian besarnya berasal dari Siak. Pengaruh dialek Minang dalam bahasa Melayu Siak amat ketara, walaupun orang Siak tidak bercakap dalam bahasa Minang.

Lenggok intonasi pertuturan orang Siak amat berbeza dengan orang Minang tetapi lenggok intonasi orang Rembau hampir sama dengan lenggok orang Siak.

Amat menarik jika orang Rembau di Negeri Sembilan mengunjungi Siak serta Inderaputra, apakah perasaannya? Apakah ia terasa akan wujud keterikatan daripada sudut pertuturan dan pertalian darah yang kental setelah mendengar orang Siak bercakap atau melihat keadaan alam sekeliling yang saling tak tumpah dengan di daerahnya sendiri? Di tebing sungai Siak penuh dengan pokok rumbia. Ada juga pokok mengkuang, kelapa sawit dan getah menjadi tanaman utama. Sepanjang perjalanan dari Pekan Baru, ibu kota Perupensi Rembau ke Siak Seri Inderapura yang dilihat ke kiri kanan hanya estet kelapa sawit, getah dan dusun buah-buahan.

Siak Seri Inderapura suatu ketika dahulu merupakan sebuah kerajaan besar dan berdaulat. Daerah taklukkannya menjangkau wilayah yang hari ini terletaknya medan di Sumatera Utara. Menurut sejarah, kerajaan Siak diasaskan oleh Raja Kecil (Raja Kecik, menurut sebutan orang Siak), yang dikatakan anak sultan Mahmud Johor yang mangkat dijulang pada tahun 1699. Doktor Nadas Hasrin dari pejabat pelancongan Siak menjelaskan anak Sultan Mahmud dengan isterinya Cik Pong ini yang masih bayi ketika dibawa lari ke Sumatera.

Cerita pelarian Raja Kecil itu mempunyai versi. Menurut versi pertama, setelah sultan mangkat dijulang Bentan ditikam laksamana Bentan dalam perjalanan ke masjid, Cik Pong dilarikan bersama bayinya ke jambi lalu ke Sumatera Selatan.

Di sana anaknya itu dibesarkan dan akhirnya mengasaskan kerajaan Siak. Menurut versi kedua pula, Cik Pong dan anaknya dibawa lari ke Jambi lalu ke Pagar Ruyong di Sumatera Barat (Minangkabau). Setelah dewasa Raja Kecil perlu membuktikan dirinya anak raja dengan memanjat pohon jelatang sejenis pokok yang daunnya jika dipegang atau disentuh membuat orang gatal-gatal.

Raja Kecil memanjat pohon itu dan kemudian turun tanpa mengalami gatal-gatal di tubuhnya. Dengan ujian ini Raja Pagar Ruyong mengisytiharkan Raja Kecil sememangnyalah seorang anak raja sebenar-benarnya.

Siak waktu masih di bawah takluk Johor tetapi hanya pada nama dan diketuai oleh seorang Syahbandar. Maka oleh Raja Kecil Siak dijadikan pusat kekuasaannya dengan mengasaskan sebuah kerajaan apa yang dipanggil kerajaan Siak Seri Inderapura. Raja Kecil menjadi raja dengan gelaran Sultan Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah dan bertakhta dari tahun 1723 hingga 1745.

Pengacara TV3, Azura Karim (kiri)  yang turut serta dalam Festival Siak dengan pek minuman selepas selesai acara festival. Foto A.F.Yassin

Baginda memerangi Johor yang di bawah Sultan yang bernasabkan Bendahara setelah kemangkatan Sultan Mahmud dikatakan tidak meninggalkan pangkatnya.

Ahli sejarah berpendapat Sultan Mahmud mangkat dibunuh tanpa mempunyai anak sebagai ganti. Maka ditabalkan Bendahara sebagai pengganti raja untuk memerintah Johor dan akhirnya keturunannya menjadi raja untuk wilayah takluk yang meliputi Johor, Rembau, Pahang dan Lingga. Sultan terakhir di kalangan keturunan bendahara ini ialah Sultan Ali yang keturunannya telah diusir keluar dari istana Sari Galam Singapura pada tahun lalu melalui satu enakmen parlimen Singapura.

Apa pun jua, Sultan Abdul Jalil Rahmat Syah bercita-cita merebut takhta milik ayahandanya Sultan Mahmud mangkat dijulang dari tangan sultan keturunan bendahara. Beberapa peperangan terjadi dengan menang dan kalah menjadi adat orang berperang. Pernah Sultan Abdul Jalil Rahmat Syah menguasai seluruh kerajaan Johor namun akhirnya baginda terpaksa akur dengan keputusan Johor.

Bagaimanapun, semangat juang Sultan Abd. Jalil Rahmat ini diteruskan oleh penggantinya yang pada kali ini menentang penjajahan Belanda pula.

Ada sebelas sultan yang bertakhta di Siak Seri Inderapura saling silih berganti sejak mangkatnya Sultan Abdul Jalil Rahmat Shah (Raja Kecil pada tahun 1746).

Mereka terdiri daripada anakanda baginda Sultan Abdul Jalil Muzaffar Shah (1746-1765), Sultan Abdul Jalil Jallaludin Shah (1765-1766), Sultan Abdul Jalil Alamaldin Shah (1766-1780), Sultan Muhamad Ali Abdul Jalil Muazam Shah (1780-1782), Sultan Yahya Abdul Jalil Muzaffar Shah (1782-1784), Sultan Al-Siddis Sharif Ali Abdul Jalil Saifuldin Balawi (1784-1810). Baginda merupakan sultan pertama yang berdarah arab dengan gelaran Syed Sharif. Baginda adalah anakanda kepada Puteri Sultan Yahya Abdul Jalil Muzaffar Shah, Sultan yang ke-6 memerintah Siak.

Puteri ini berkahwin dengan bangsawan arab ketika Sultan Abdul Jalil Muzaffar Shah mangkat di Dungun ketika mengunjungi Terengganu pada tahun 1784, cucu baginda yang berdarah arab ini menjadi penggantinya. Sultan pertama berdarah arab ini mangkat pada tahun 1810 dan digantikan oleh puteranya dengan gelaran Sultan Al-Siddis Sharif Ibrahim Abdul Jalil Halilaldin (1810-1815). Penggantinya Sultan Al-Siddis Sharif Ismail Jalil Jallaldin (1815-1854). Anakanda baginda naik takhta pada tahun 1854 dengan gelaran Sultan Al-Siddis Sharif Kasim Abdul Jalil. Baginda naik takhta sehingga tahun 1889. Setelah mangkat, baginda digantikan oleh Sultan Al-Siddis Sharif Hashim Abdul Jalil Saifuldin (1889-1908).

Anakanda baginda yang bernama Tengku Sulong naik takhta setelah 7 tahun kemangkatan ayahandanya, Sultan Al-Siddis Sharif Hashim Abdul Jalil Saifudin, iaitu pada tahun 1915. Baginda merupakan sultan terakhir Siak setelah baginda menyatakan taat setia kerajaan Siak kepada pemerintah republik Indonesia dan bersama berjuang menentang Belanda. Pernyataan baginda ini mendapat bantahan keras dari Belanda. Akhirnya baginda meninggalkan Siak lalu menggabungkan diri dengan rakyat Indonesia untuk melanjutkan perjuangan di daerah Aceh.

Sebelum meninggalkan Siak, baginda menyerahkan istananya berserta keseluruh kekayaan Siak kepada pemerintah republik Indonesia. Setelah Indonesia rasmi merdeka pada 17 Ogos 1945 baginda berangkat ke Jakarta dan tinggal menetap di sana dengan mendapat pencen dari pemerintah Indonesia. Beberapa tahun kemudian baginda kembali ke Siak tanah tumpah darahnya dan wafat pada 23 April 1968 dalam usia 76 tahun. Baginda dimakamkan berdekatan dengan Masjid Shahilbuldin Seri Inderapura dengan penuh istiadat kenegaraan. Baginda dianugerahkan secara pos umum gelar pahlawan nasional dengan disertai piagam dan tanda kehormatan bintang Mahaputra. Putera Adekradana oleh presiden republik Indonesia pada tahun 1998 sebagai mengenang jasanya berjuang menentang Belanda.

Muzium Siak Seri Inderapura yang terletak kira-kira 300 meter dari masjid ini adalah lambang kebesaran kesultanan Siak terutama sultan terakhirnya. Di dalamnya terdapat pelbagai khazanah peninggalan sultan sejak tahun 1725, walaupun ada di antaranya hanya tiruan daripada asalnya yang telah disimpan di Muzium Jakarta atau yang telah hilang. Ketika pertemuan dengan Timbalan Setiausaha daerah Kabupaten Siak, Dr. Zul Arianto, 19 Februari lalu kepada rombongan Jejak Bahasa diperjelaskan komitmen Siak sebagai sebuah daerah dalam Kesatuan Republik Indonesia. Penduduk Siak sejak berada dalam republik telah mengalami pelbagai situasi politik. Suka dan duka silih berganti.(Dipetik daripada artikel "TUTUR KATA ORANG SIAK MIRIP ORANG NOGORI",Oleh A.F.Yassin yang berkunjung ke Siak brsama Tim Jejak Bahasa, anjuran DBP-TV3 pada tahun 2000.)

MAJLIS TAHLIL DAN BACA YASIN DI MASJID UBAIDULLAH SEKSYEN 19 SHAH ALAM, 1 NOV. 2012

Malam esok di Masjid Ubaidullah, Seksyen 19, Shah Alam akan diadakan Majlis Tahlil dan Bacaan Yasin buat arwah-arwah Alumni TBSST yang telah pergi terlebih dahulu. Antaranya Allahyarham MZMY. Harap ghamai yang akan hadir untuk majlis ini. Pengumuman pertama telah dibuat oleh Presiden Alumni TBSST pada Selasa,  9 Oktober 2012, melaui Blog http://www.alumnitbsst.blogspot.com seperti di bawah ini:

 

Antara yang hadir di rumah Zahriman Alias (kanan sekali), Kuala Selangor dan berbincang tentang cadangan mengadakan majlis Tahlil buat Allahyarham Mohd. Zain Mohd. Yassin. Pertemuan diadakan pada Selasa, 9 Oktober 2012 12.00 tengah hari.

Kunjungan oleh rakan-rakan lama ex-Schoolmates dari Tunku Besar School (TBS) Tampin.

By: Zahriman Alias.

 Pada hari ini 9 Okt 2012, beberapa orang rakan dari Alumni TBSST telah datang ke rumah saya di Kampung Sg. Yu Kuala Selangor. Semasa kunjungan ini, kami telah berbincang mengenai cadangan untuk mengadakan majlis Tahlil untuk Allahyarham Mohd Zain Mohd Yassin. Setelah berbincang , kami bersetuju untuk mengadakan majlis tahlil/baca Yassin, yang akan diadakan di Masjid Seksyen 19 Shah Alam pada hari Khamis malam Jumaat 1 NOV 12 selepas solat Maghrib.

 

Presiden Alumni TBSST mengabadikan foto perbincangan ini di rumahnya di Kuala Selangor. Car Lim Aboo (dua kanan) adalah Setiausaha Alumni yang baru menggantikan Allahyarham Mohd. Zain Mohd. Yassin.

Semua kawan rakan bekas pelajar TBS adalah dijemput untuk menghadirkan diri. Sumbangan tuan puan akan disampaikan terus kepada AJK masjid tersebut yang telah bersetuju untuk menyediakan makanan. Untuk makluman, Seorang AJK masjid tersebut ialah Sdra Mohammad Ibrahim TBS67.

Harap beri maklum balas mengenai kehadiran tuan/puan.

MENCAGHI ROOT KELUARGA TANJUNG-GADONG (MI - AFY)

 

Mohammad Ibrahim dari Moro, Tanjung. Lagi nyolam kot!

Mohammad Ibrahim:  Akum afy. Macam mano hubong an kou dgn makcik rohana yatim, masitah n arwah maulud. Bapak dio oghang adik beghadik dgn uwan den siti hawa kg tanjong,wan mempaya,wan andak n cikgu baba bapak dr rashdan.

Ahmadfadzil Yassin : La.. kok jadi macam ni. Rohana, Masitah dan Maulud (Hassan Basri) itu mak dan bapak sodaro ese. Omak mereko dongan uwan ese (omak kepado omak ) ese adik boradik. Omak rohana itu Saadan itu akak kopada uWan ese. Uwan Saadan akak dan uwan ese adik. Uwan ese meninggal waktu Omak ese masih kocik, lalu dijaga oleh akak eh Uwan Saadan. Suami Uwan Saadan yang ese panggil Tok Catin, kojo dongan KTM dan ponah mogantau samai ko Gua Musang, stesen kotapi sinun. Dio duo oghang jo pompuan, yang lain somuo eh lelaki. Termasuklah bapak dak Latif Umbo, Abd. Rahman. 

Abd. rahman yang tuo, no. dua Abu Hassan, nikah tedatar. Nabjeah itu cucu eh dan sepupulah kek ese. Betullah tu, ayah Rohana Mohd Yatim, yang ese panggil Tok Catin memang oghang Tanjung, adik boadik dongan uwan ekau MI. Jadi tak adolah oghang lain doh. Cumo tak ponah jumpo jo. Yalah Ciikgu Baba Baki memang ado hubungan ghapat dongan Uwan Saadan Kassim, omak Rohana, Masitah dan Hassan Basri (ese panggil Pak Ngah). Anak Cikgu Baba itu ngajar ese darjah 1 dan 2 kek Sekolah Melayu Kota tahun 1951 dan 52 dulu kek Momporah. Garang bukan main. Solalu kono rotan.

Uwan Saadan, Uwan ini omak eh namo Noresah. Noresah ini tigo boghadik, Solain Noresah ado Iput dan Yusof. Iput itu kahwin dongan Dang Musa. Ado anak eh namo Sara, Ese panggil Uwan Sara dan ghamai anak eh. Salah soghang nama eh Suriah Abd. Rahman, yang bogolar Dato' itu dan tinggal di Taman Tun. Dato' Suriah ini dulu oghang Bosa Kerajaan, ghaso eh kek MAMPU. sebelum bosaro. Soghang lagi adik-boghadil Noresah dan Iput ini Yusof, kahwin dongan oghang Tedatar. Cucu eh soghang namo eh Rozna Md. Jan, yang dua anak eh akan molangsungkan perkahwinan di Lukut Ahad 4 Nov. 2012 depan di Lukut, PD. 

Mohammad ibrahim bersama cucu? sedang jamu durian!

 

Jadi kosimpulannya, Mohammad Ibrahim dari Tanjung, sobolah Atok ese Mohd Yatim, sedangkan ese dari Uwan Saadan, sobolah isteri Mohd Yatim. Rohana, Masitah, Hassan Basri (Maulud) yang u panggil Mak Sodaro itu adalah juga omak sodaro Ese.  Oleh yang domikian kito ni sopupulah yo. Camtulah lobih kughang. Begitu juga halnya dongan Yusof Rahman dari Tanjong tu. Dan Nabjeah dari Tedatar. 

ALAMAT ALUMNI TBSST DISUSUN OLEH ALLAHYARHAM MZMY

 

Tunku Besar School Tampin New Extension 1962, officiated by YM Tunku Besar Tampin himself.

 

Alamat Alumni TBSST as at 2 Okt 2012

EX-TBS SCHOOL TAMPIN, N.S. CIRCA 1963 –  COMPILED BY (ALLAHYARHAM) MOH. ZAIN B. MOHD. YASSIN

 •AB KARIM ABU, NO. B1209, JASMINE TOWER, 2/72, PETALING JAYA, SELNGOR TEL: 0196218790, EMEL: akarim.abku@gmail.com;

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 •ABD. RAZAK YAHAYA, NO.33, JALAN KIAMBANG 8, TAMAN SERI PANDAN, 81100 JOHOR BAHRU, JOHOR.

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REUNI DI SEREMBAN BARU-BARU INI

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 •IBRAHIM SAID, T22, TAMAN MELOR, AMPANG JAYA, 68000  AMPANG, SELANGOR, HSE PHONE: 03 42518171.

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MY COACH TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN COUNTRIES OF EUROPE

Notre Dame in Paris

I was very lucky indeed to have the invaluable opportunity of touring the southern part of Europe. All this luck was attributed to my late brother, Abu Hanifah Bachik, who through his meagre savings provided me with the cash needed for the trip. He was then only a private in the Royal Malay Regiment's First Battalion stationed at Kuching Camp, in Sarawak.  May Allah bless his soul, this very thrifty brother of mine.

I was then in College pursuing my teacher training course, at Brinsford Lodge, Wolverhampton England. When in college I was only given a monthly allowance of £7. It was only equivalent to about RM 70.00 then. Luckily that £7 is only for pocket money. Meals were provided for at the college. Although meals were provided, the £7 is barely enough to see me through. So i had no savings whatsoever. Had it not been for this wonderful brother of mine, I would not have the chance even to cross That English Channel, let alone a continental tour. Such was one's luck!!!

On the day of the tour, thanks to the organiser Encik Zahoor Hussein of D House, we left college for Dover, the port where we had to board a ferry to take us to Oostend,    Belgium. in the ferry I had a nightmare of an experience. i was in light clothing. Thinking that it was summer. I was in my shorts complete with long stockings and the Brinsford Scarf around my neck. At first I was very comfortable. But slowly and surely, the winds of the English Channel became colder and colder. Oh god I had the time of my life. i was shivering all over. Luckily I had the Brinsford Scarf to barely wrap my body. At last, was I happy, we were in Oostende at  last. The cold spell ordeal was over. We were soon in the warm belly of the continental coach that would take us around to the Southern Part of the Continent for the month duration. The countries we toured included: Luxembourg, just a passing through, France, Spain, the Riviera, Italy. Austria, Switzerland and back to Belgium. 

I had a very wonderful experience of a lifetime on one side. On the other I had a pilgrimage of an experience. The Wonder because i was able to see beautiful scenery as well as places which I had never seen before in my life. The Pilgrimage, for why not, there was no luxury hotels or inns that I spent my time at the city stops of the tour. Neither did I ever have any sumptuous meals during the one month of the tour. My most wonderful sleep  was spent in a double Decker bed in youth hostels, which at certain cities were in  dungeons. The meals was simply bread and butter provided by the youth hostels for breakfast. For other meals I for one, had to suffice on just dried bread left overs with just plain water, or sometimes I had to for go these meals.  Such was the condition i was in during the Continental Tour. I only brought with me just a few pounds to see me through the trip. Where have I got money to spend like a lord. 

When in Belgium, I had the chance to see The Atomium, the atom structure erected by Architects at the World Trade Site when the world trade show was held in Belgium. I walked it up alone from the youth hostel to the Atomium. It was in  Brussels that  I first saw the viaduct erected in existing roads, this phenomenon is very common sight in KL and around now. It was forty nine years ago that I first saw it in Belgium. Such was the advance of the road technology in Europe. 
The buildings around the city square in Brussels was fantastic and truly awesome. They are so beautifully structured, that they were very pleasing to perceive. It was in Brussels too that I first saw a very huge and beautiful flower clock.

From Brussels we travelled to Luxembourg. We were only passing through. We were on our way to Paris the city of love do they say. I was awe stricken when I first saw The Eiffel Tower. Ya Allah the surrounding scenery of the Eiffel Tower was so beautiful for the eyes to see. Wonderful, wonderful, that is the only word that befits the description. Only those who have been there will get what I mean.

In Paris I visited many places which included: the Nerte Dam Cathedral, the Artist paradise along the River Seine, the Arc De Triumph, the Paris Mosque, the Louvre Museum, where I saw The World Famous Monalisa, forever giving her cynical smile and last but not least I visited the Pigalle, where is stationed the world's paradise. All these places I visited on foot. Such was the tour of Paris. Its a pity that at all these places, I took photographs, but they were in slides. Unfortunately, these slides were fungi destroyed, thus destroying all my records of the tour. Too bad.

From Paris we moved down south to Barcelona, Spain, the City of Bullfights. Along the way, what captivated my sight was the vast estates of vineyard, which forms the Euro earner of the French.
For miles I could see nothing but vineyards. The wine plants are somewhat like our tea shrubs of Cameron Highlands. It is of waist heights,and dangling from it you see the grape fruits in clusters. Such a marvel sight to behold.

After travelling for some hours, we reached, Barcelona, the bull fight city. From afar we could see the Bull Ring Arena, a huge circular structure, which unfortunate I did not have the chance to enter, as it cost quite a Spanish Lire to enter. instead in Barcelona, as usual, I toured the tourist spots on foot. Once i went to the city slump and I was approached by a swarm of children begging for alms. I was terrified and terror stricken. I ran for my life fearing that I would be torn apart by swarm of kids.

At one supermarket, I saw my first escalator and had the chance of a life time then to experience being escalated by it. In Barcelona too I had the chance to see The Flamingo Dance at The Tourist Centre. The dance was very graceful, especially with the pulsating of the bosoms of the dancer, when she danced to the clacking of the Flamingo in her hands. Oh the sight  was simply superb and fantastic.

From Barcelona we moved along the Mediterranean Coast to The City of Rome, a City of ruins, the world famous St. Peters Basilica, the ruins of The Coliseum, the myriad statues, and the world famous Spanish Steps as well as the renown Three Coins in The Fountain where it is fabled that you would get what you wished for if you throw three coins into the fountain, facing your back against it when throwing. Its here too many of our lovely dames were pinched by the Italians, who simply preyed for their victims, when they were crowding to throw the coins. Along the way we stopped at the French Riviera the world renown beach, which I witnessed nothing compared to our famous PD beach which is smooth and sandy, where as the Riviera was pebbly and rough.

The Eiffel Tower

After the short stop at the French Beach Resort, where we saw some voluptuous sights of the womenfolks, basking and toying in the hot sun and cool breeze of the Mediterranean, we travelled on to Rome. And after a certain  number of hours, and after a short stop at the city of Florence, we reached The City of Rome. The very first sight that caught my eyes was the Coliseum with all its grandeur and splendour that shows the engineering feats of the Romans. After a short rest at the youth hostel, I went on my foot tour as usual. 

First I had a good close peek at the Coliseum. The sight was awesome. I was telling myself how the Romans without modern tractors and boulder lifters, could lift huge slabs of stone to erect the wall, which was very high. Despite the huge slabs that made up the wall, time had destroyed the Coliseum, leaving behind the eroded structures, for the later generations to marvel at the grandeur and feats of achievements of the people that were the Romans,

St. Peter's Basilica

Another awe stricken structure, this time its not in ruins, is the St. Peters Basilica which is situated in The Papal City or Papal State. It is a gigantic building that is still as strong as ever even to this day. The building is so colossal that I thought is the largest prayer place of the Christian. While there I visited the Papal Tombs. This place is very eerie and it smells of rusticity. I did  not enjoy visiting this place. It reminded me of Dracula. 

At The Three Coins in The Fountain, one could see many people, especially girls who would like to try their lucky stars by back throwing three coins into the fountain simultaneously wishing for what ever dreams they want. Its here too, that their buttocks were mostly pinched by  Italians rouges, who were looking for the slightest opportunity to have the cheapest thrill possible. They are great these Italian youths. The funny thing is that these damsels are never beaten by the urge to be at the Fountain. They are never sorry to be there again. They never  regretted to be there again. Probably they derived extreme pleasure from the pinching of their bottoms by the young Italian rouges.

From Rome we moved south to the ruined city of Pompeii. It is  said to be a city of sodomy. It was devastated by the Vesuvius Volcano. We stopped at Pompeii on our way south to the Ilse of Capri. There is a famous song by this name and Capri is said to an Ilse of Love. For those with the Italian Lire, they boarded a vessel at Naples to go to the Island of Capri. For those who had not the money, stayed put in the coach until those who went to the Island of Love came back. When they returned to the coach, we moved back to Rome and spent the night at the hostel. Very early the next morning, after breakfast, we left for The water City of Venice. 

In Venice I did not visit a lot of places, for its all water. i could not use my feet much. To move anywhere you have to go by gondola, the the water transport, and this means money. I visited only  The St. Marco Square, and one glass blowing factory. Here you can see how molten silica was blown into shapes of various sizes and colour. Apart from enjoying the beauty of the city which is surrounded by water whose channels are spanned by arched bridges, there was nothing much I could do. I could not have my usual foot tour. 

We then moved up north, after Venice, to The City of Vienna, which is the capital of Austria. On the way to Vienna which was by the Danube River, we stopped at Interleukin. Interleukin is a very beautiful town which is situated in between two lakes. The scenery here is very breath taking  and very intriguing. The scenery is simply superb and beautiful. After some hours of travelling we reached Vienna. It is a very beautiful city where we can see the waters of the Danube flowing peacefully. Its a very calm river. The song The blue Danube is inspired by this great river.

It is in Vienna too that I first experience sitting for a snack in a restaurant beneath a road crossing. Such was the technology of the Austrians who built a restaurant under four road crossing each other. We had a short stop only in Vienna, after which we travelled to the  birthplace of the renown classic musician Mozart, that wrote the song, The Blue Danube. This is a very melodious song about the grandeur of the Danube. Mozart was born in the city of Salzburg.

We left Salzburg and travelled to Bern, in Switzerland. It was in Bern that we were ushered into a dungeon. The youth hostel in Bern is in a dungeon. The scenery along the way to burn was simply superb. Here we could see the Greatness of Allah manifested in the beauty of the Swiss Alps. The sight was awesomely wonderful, with the glare of the snow capped mountains of the Alps, blinding your eyes. It was so beautiful. It was in the City of Bern too, that I exchanged my last ten  dollar note for some Swiss Franks. The exchange then was at par. So with the ten Swiss Francs that i had, I bought myself a decent meal. The ten dollar note was the souvenirs note that was given to me by my sweet heart, Nora, before departure one and a half years ago.

The next day after breakfast in Bern, we left back for college. We reached Oostend, in Belgium  almost in the late afternoon. After ferrying across the English Channel, we reached Dover, where we boarded the waiting coach that took us back to college. Ho, am I glad to be back in the comfort of the my bed in college, where I was assured of wonderful meals. Gone were the dried bread and plain water meals of one month for me. 

One thing that I must record, for all the beautiful places and scenery that my eye devour during the tour, they were nothing compared to splendour of my pilgrimage to The Holy City of Mecca and Prophet Mohammad's  s.a.w. City of Medina. Nothing will substitute these two Holy Cities. For in these two Holy Cities, one will feel very, very secure as you are Allah's guest, while you are here. You feel so close to Allah and you feel you are just a speck of dust as compare to the greatness and grandeur of Allah. SUBHANALLAH, WALHAMDULILAH, WALLAHHUAKBAR.  For anyone who wish to experience this, perform the pilgrimage to Mecca. Do experience it.         

aab 0858 291012, last day of Aidil Adha.