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Bicara Harta Pusaka Long Lah

Alhamdullilah, all settled. The formalities were completed at the Pejabat Pusaka Jabatan Ugama Johor in Segamat today. I have relinquished all my share of Long's harta to Timah for her to ensure that those that were not entitled to it under Syara'iah Law -- namely Normah, and Katek's three children -- get something based on budibicara among them.
Pix: Timah and Normah under the mangosteen tree
After the final due processes at the Pejabat Ugama and Pejabat Tanah, we went to Bumbun to see the land -- the tapak rumah where I was born. I felt a tinge of sadness to see the overgrowth that could hide a baby elephant. However, this piece of land would soon be sold off since that would be the best thing to do. After all, none of us, or our children, are living anywhere near Segamat to want to develop it or to look after it. And it would be sadder still if quarrels emanate over this small piece of property.

I am off to Africa - again

In Jan 2008 I did the African 4x4 trip from Cape Town to Mombassa. We covered seven countries -- South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya -- five game parks, two deserts, several rivers the famous of which is the Zambezi with its Victoria Falls at Livingstone on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe. It was a most interesting experience. Read all about it in my Travel Blog website as noted on the right panel.

Now, I am going again to Africa; this time to do the northern half from Dar-es-Salaam to Cairo. We'll do five countries -- Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt -- two game parks, lots of desert in Sudan and lots of ancient history in Eqypt. There is a river boat trip also from Wadi Halfa (Sudan) to Aswan (Eqypt) over Lake Nasr. I am looking forward very much to this trip since it means that I'd have covered Africa from bottom to top; by road...