It is a small village in the kecamatan of Tambusai, Kabupaten Rokan Hulu in the Province of Riau, Sumatra. During the Padri Wars of 1830's , Tuanku Tambusai (aka known as Fakeh Hj Muhammad Salleh ) fought the Dutch forces together with Imam Bonjol and Tuanku Rao in West Sumatra and in Northern Sumatra .The last defence was in Benteng 7 Lapis,Daludalu which fell in 1838. He escaped capture and came to Malaya. He was buried in Rasah in 1882.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Plodding the Blog
I have been laying off writing my blog for quite some time and I have no excuses for that. It's just that I am busy with other things in preparation for my trip overseas. My daughter Nurul is in the Hague for a short stint and my wife and I would be joining her in less that a fortnight, InshaALLAH. Since I am not a seasoned traveller anymore, I have to plan very carefully not to bring along unnecessary stuff so that I would keep within the allowable check-in baggage since I am travelling economy. I have to balance the need to keep myself warm and the practicality of living like a nomad in a foreign country where the temperatures are obviously much lower than in the equator. Being someone used to the comfort zone of my house, I have to get used to living on a less than what I am used to either in terms of food and the like. So please pardon me for my long silence as I plod along in my blog.
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2 comments:
Take a lot of notes on your trip and there will be plenty of posts when you return.
Enjoy!
Dear Pokku,
Thanks for the advice which is timely.
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