MENCARI

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Namun tidak menjumpai
Kemana kah ia pergi
Mungkin di telan teknologi
Atau tiada yang peduli lagi
Menggerak pena coretan hati

Suatu hari terlintas di hati
Berpesan pada sang isteri
Untuk bantu mencari
Seandai nya ia bercuti

Alangkah bahgia nya hati ini
Terlihat kad raya tersusun rapi
Yang di bawa pulang sang isteri
Atas pesanan awal tadi

Tanpa mengira kandungan isi
Kad di pena dengan ashik sekali
Dengan ucapan coretan hati
Untuk keluarga, saudara dan teman sejati
Kad di kirim sudah pasti

Itulah pengalaman ku mencari
Kad raya tahun ini
Tahun depan belum tahu lagi
Mudah2an masih ada yang peduli
Walau bagaimanapun
Pada keluarga, saudara dan semua sekali
Seandainya tiada kad pengganti diri
Ku mohon ampun sepuluh jari
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri.

Last weekend after a month of night sweat, the Back Loaded Horn is done. I mean its all fixed up less the exterior finishing. Due to my lousy carpentry work, a lot more time is needed for touch up before the final finishing. Thus, I decided to ‘KIV” the project till after Ramadhan. In the mean time, the FE 168E will continue running in.

The construction of my Back Loaded Horn speaker has been going on for the past 2 weeks. I choose to build the Fostex based design for the FE 168E Sigma using 15mm plywood. Process is quite slow due to insufficient tools but the result so far so good.

It’s the 45th Singapore National Day today and I have been involved in the parade for the past 33 years. I hope this is not my last. I remembered the first time I participated was in 1977 and rehearsals were done at the yet to be opened ECP. Logistic support then was minimal. Rest area was under the hot sun and refreshment was just water and bread. Today, participants are spoil with choices, KFC, western food, fresh soya bean milk, Old Chang Kee etc. Rest area was air conditioned. Who could have thought of it 33 years ago. The kids are growing up. They are kids no more. Tini was engaged last weekend and Didi is getting married end of the year. So, it’s gonna be busy this year for all the preparation. I am fortunate to have siblings who are supportive and helpful especially my sis. For the past few weeks, she was busy helping wifey in the preparation for Tini’s engagement. She and wifey were creative to come up with the ‘hantaran’ decoration. Not bad for a novice. The preparation was at its peak few days before the weekend. Everyone chipped in, sister, in-laws, nephews, nieces etc.