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::mmoommeennttsssmguae.blogspot.com | June-Dec 2008
LUS: SMG President's address | Pictures - Malam Mesra Raya & Bowling Day | Event Briefs | Poetry
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Contents
REGULARS02 EDITOR'S LETTER
Open up to a new era
03 SMG PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS
What lies ahea d fo r SMG
FEATURES04 SNAPSHOTS - MALAM MESRA RAYA
Glam nite!
05 BRIEFS
Never miss a minute of SMG's past events
06 SNAPSHOTS - S'PORE FAMILY BOWLING DAY
Be bo wled aw ay..
SPECIALS10 POETRY
Takkan M elayuku hilang d i Duba i!
Change is definitely not a bad thing after
all. Ba rac k Oba ma , the ne w US Presiden t-
elect, got his throne by harping on that
ideology, beating political heavyweight
Hillary Clinton and rival John McCain, with
the latters loss being blamed on several
key blunders, the most significant being his
inability to shake off his association with
George Bush. Obama promised, among
others, to c ha nge how the US views its
foreign policies, and to revamp the
countrys existing tax structures to create a
be tte r living environme nt fo r all its residen ts.
Although not on the same scale as what
Obama promised, I would also like to
anno unce som e c hang es to the SMG
newsletter. First off, with so much editorial
content bursting to be included into each
issue of the newsletter, I have decided to
convert the issue from just a two-page e-
newsletter into a full-fledge online
magazine, and promise to include more
editorial content, pictures, interviews all in a
new, fresh and upda ted layout.
As this is a complete revamp, I implore you
read ers to be me rciful in you r critic isms,
and be patient while my team and I fine-
tune every aspect of the magazine over
the coming months. At the same time, I
would also like to invite all the budding
writers and photographers out there to
send me your articles/ photo s. As I have
mentioned before, change is definitely not
a bad thing, but in order to change to
hap pe n, I need all of your supp ort.
Till then, enjoy the m aga zine, and fee l free
to c ontac t me at m dha irul@gma il.com
Changing for the Better
Moha me d Hairul Borhan
Editor in Chie f
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President'sAddress
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi
Wabarakatu
First and foremost let me wish all
Singa po reans in the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) a Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
This writte n m essage is the first tha t I
am writing as President of the
Singa po re Muslim Group (SMG) and it
gives me a window to conveyfeedbacks that I received from fellow
Singaporeans living in the UAE and in
particular our Consul General of
Singapore His Excellency Mr Dileep
Nair on the ac tivities of SMG.
It is with grea t regret tha t I wa s unab le
to be with you during the Malam
Mesra Aidil Fitri 08 due to prior family
c omm itment in Singap ore and I am
glad that the event was a success
and met its objectives. A post mortem
review reveals that majority enjoyed
the event, food was good but the
entertainment needs a more
innovative programme and the
committee has been encouraged to
organise such similar events in the
future where not only will this be a
ga thering of Singap oreans and other
nationalities but also a showcase of
the Malay/Muslim culture in their
c eleb ration of Hari Raya (Eid Fitri) in a
foreign land.
I met a Singap orean w ho b rought his
European colleague to the function
and he was impressed to see the
warm and close relationship the
Singap oreans here have in Dubai.
This is one o f the ob jec tives of SMG to
foster unity am ong st the Singap orean
Muslims in the UAE and, being united
we can better integrate with otherSinga po reans and na tiona lities.
This brings me b ac k to the Yea r 2005
whe re a group o f Singap oreans met
to initiate SMG initiatives and a ge t
together function was organised at
Ahmad Fuads house. Many who
attended were surprised to see so
ma ny Singa po rean Muslims in the UAE
and instantly made new friends and
thus felt a sense of relief.
For example, there were two
Singap orean fa milies who have be en
staying in Al Ain for two years and
living not too far apart from each
othe r and neither know s the e xistenc e
of each other until they met at the
function. There ha s be en numerous
suc h cases and the e xistence o f SMG
filled the vacuum of these
Singap orean fam ilies and to some
extent changed their life and
pe rspe ctive o f living in Duba i.
Recently I had the pleasure of callingon Mr Dileep Nair, Consul General of
Singa po re with a courtesy visit in my
c ap ac ity as the Presiden t of SMG. Mr
Nair being himself gave a warm
reception and we had over an hour
of mutual and frank discussion on
va rious issue s inc lud ing SMG . It is the
aspiration of the Consul General, for
SMG t o b e a n inclusive g roup,
networking and interacting with the
othe r Singap orean g roups and
communities.
Initially SMG w as ge ared to wa rds the
Ma lay/ Muslims Singa porea n tocreate a cohesive environment for
their soc ial integ ration and afte r three
(3) yea rs of e xistence, SMG has
matured and received support within
its own community and thus path the
way to spread its net wider to be an
inclusive group, roping other
Singa po reans and nat iona lities in its
activities.
This is evident in the Novemb er &
Dec em ber 2008 ac tivities whe re SMG
participated in the sponsoring of the
Fam ily Bow ling Day, Asea n Soc cer
Invita tion a nd Singa pore Fam ily Fun
Day with go od supp ort from SMG
me mb ers. Thus soc ially inte rac ting
with the othe r Singap orean
c om mun ities in the UAE.
The SMG Co mm ittee is tha nkful to the
Co nsul General of Singa pore fo r his
wisdom, understanding and advise to
SMG a nd his enc ourag em ent andsupport for the social integration of
Singaporeans in the UAE.
Together hand in hand
Syed Hasan A lsag off
President
Singa po re Muslim Group
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" Initia lly, SMG was gea red towa rds theMalay/ Muslims Singapo rean to crea te a
cohesive environment for their soc ialintegration... "
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Snapshots
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Glam orous, stylish and eve ntful. These are just som e o f the adjec tives tha t
can be used to describe this years Eid Fitri gathering. Held at the glitzy
Shang ri-La Hotel, the event wa s atte nde d by more t han 200 guests, all
dressed up to nines in traditional Malay costumes, and all determined to
have a good time. And the organisers did not disappoint. Apart from the
huge buffet spread serving authentic local Malay dishes and desserts,
gue sts we re also e ntertained by p op ular Singap ore c ome dian Suhaimi
Yusof, flown in exclusively just for the night. His humour, wit and act was
received warmly by the audience, who definitely went home with a smile
plastered to their face s, and mem ories that w ill last a lifetime.
A Colourful Raya
Briefs
Ma lam Mesra A idil Fitri - Shangri-La Hotel [O c tob er 2008]
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While maybe half of Dubai was just about to wake up from their slumber
on a lazy Friday m orning, ab out 100 or so Singa porea ns, with the ir fam ily in
tow, braced the morning sunshine and made their way to Al Quoz, all
read y to show their bow ling prowe ss at the inaug ural Singap ore Fam ily
Bowling Day. While some came equipped with bowling gears and
customised balls, determined to clinch the prizes at stake, others were just
there to soak in the c arnival-like a tmo sphe re and spe nd t he m orning in the
excellent com pa ny of other Singap oreans. With the eve nt end ing at a
high, plans are already underway for a second instalment early next year.
Keep a lookout for it!
Bowled awaySinga po re Fam ily Bow ling Da y - Dubai Bow ling C ent re [Nove mb er 2008]
Ma lam M esra
Aidil Fitri 2008
Singa pore Family
Bowling Day
ASEAN Football
Tourno i 2008
ASEAN Busine ss
Golf 2008
Singa pore
Fun Day 2008
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Snapshots
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Contributions
Bangsa Me layu ...
Aku ba ngga ngaliran d arah mu
Engkau sop an, ma nis, pand ang tak
jemu
Mesra ikata n hati ha ti mu
Ma sih kekal wa lau zam an telah b erlalu
Bangsa Me layu ...
Kema na g enerasi muda akan m enuju
Dulu, engkau hanya p eon, pekebun
dan pemandu
Dulu, ga ji mu ha nya ratusan, ta k sam pa i
satengah seribu
Nak berkereta tak mam pu
Nak ke university, tak siapa ambil tahu
Bila dikenang nasib mu dulu
Hati ini tera sa sed ih da n p ilu
Bangsa Melayu
Kini engkau a da beza de ngan dulu
Cerda s, bijak, kurang terbeleng gu
Rama i yang ca kep da n berilmu
Ram ai yang ahli da lam ini da n itu
Rama i yang me nunjuk dan bukan
peniru
Bangsa Melayu
Kejar, kejar dunia kejar akhira t Mu
Bimbing keluarga, bina m asyarakat M u
Bantu b angsa serta uga ma Mu
Terus usaha , c eka l, janga n lesu
Minta Tuhan, p ed om an pe tunjuk direstu
Bangsa Me layu .........
Berhati hati jang an lag i muda h tertipu
Ma ju jaya , minta d ired hai Tuhan Mu
Mog a lulus ujian d icipta d an d iwujud,
didalam dunia sementa ra wa ktu
Bang sa Melayu ..... aku b ang sa Melayu
Aku bangsa Melayu
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