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Saw this in the Malay Mail Online. (http://www.mmail.com.my/content/24039-love-and-shuttlecocks)

It’s a new show on Astro and it story line is supposedly based in Batu Pahat.
I have not watched it, except for this trailer from YouTube. Is it really filmed in Batu Pahat? Trying hard to see familiar scenes.

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Of love and shuttlecocks
ANU VENUGOPAL
Thursday, January 7th, 2010 14:13:00

PATRIOTIC: The series instills the spirit of sportsmanship in all

THE spirit of sportsmanship runs deep in the latest TV production Biar Putih Tulang Jangan Putih Mata, which premiered yesterday on Astro Citra (Astro 131).
Directed by Joyce Lee and James Lee, the drama revolves around the tumultuous friendship between best friends, Isa (Zahiril Adzim) and Musa (Azma Aizal Yusoof), amidst their passion for badminton from the ’80s to the ’90s.

Set in the idyllic town of Batu Pahat, the series begins with the background event of national badminton heroes, brothers Razif and Jailani Sidek making their mark after successfully beating Scottish pair, Billy Gilliland and Dan Travers at the All England Championship in 1982.

Badminton was chosen as the theme as it is a sport that is close to the hearts of many Malaysians, which can perhaps be called a ‘Malaysian pastime’.

The eight-episode series hopes to re-infuse the spirit of nationalism in time for the Thomas Cup in May. The series also aspires to get viewers to go for their dreams while they still have opportunities to do so.

“We hope the series will send a message of patience and instill the spirit of badminton to the younger generation as well, especially teenagers,” said Joyce Lee.

A lot of research and training had gone into the making of the series. Lee researched the history of badminton
in Malaysia and looked for settings that depicted the ’80s while the cast had to undergo training to learn the correct methods of playing the sport.

“It took us one week to learn the right ’style’ of playing the game. We didn’t start on the proper techniques.
The game is not as easy as people think,” revealed 25-year-old Zahiril, who plays the serious, responsible Isa in the new series.

Playing his best friend-turned-arch enemy, Azma said he didn’t know the history of badminton until he took on the role of Musa.

“Now I know how it feels to play badminton amidst all the pressure,” said Azma who spent time with real-life badminton players Ramdan and Syawal (Datuk Misbun Sidek’s sons) during the training.

The 27-year-old actor and director of Lagenda Merah Putih on TV3 described Musa as an aggressive man who can only be calmed down by his best friend Isa.

Their friendship changes when Isa begins dating Noraini (Eira Syazira), the prettiest girl in Batu Pahat High School.

After SPM, both Isa and Musa are offered a place in Teachers Training College, albeit in different locations — Isa gets a place in Petaling Jaya, Selangor while Musa goes to Air Hitam, Johor.

“Isa is worried to leave Noraini on her own as she has always been popular with other guys around her. Musa steps in and promises Isa that he would take care of Noraini like his own sister,” Zahiril said.

However, things don’t go as planned as fate, in the form of temptation, steps in between friendship and love.

Noraini believes Isa has changed his mind and turns to Musa instead, creating a rift between the two young men.

“The role is a challenging one for me, playing the anti-hero,” said Azma, on the set of the series at a quaint rest house in Batu Pahat.

While Isa nurses his broken heart after being dumped by Noraini, he puts his energy into being a badminton coach with high hopes for his students to defeat Musa’s students at his old school in Batu Pahat.

“The historical scenes are sure to bring a sense of nostalgia to viewers, including aspects of politics, culture and economy and hopefully bring back the spirit of sportsmanship to Malaysians,” Zahiril said.

My family and I wishes all Christians who visits this site a very Blessed Christmas.
May our Lord continue to bless you all most bountifully.

If you would like to find out more why Christians celebrate Christmas, come tonight to:
Gereja Grace at Jalan Ledang, Taman Bandar at 7:45 PM.

Moses Lim from the Singapore comedy series “Under One Roof” would be celebrating Christmas with us. You are all most welcome.

Wow! Look at what this guy from Batu Pahat did!
A news clip from Sin Chew at: http://www.mysinchew.com/node/32988

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Say it with money roses this Christmas
2009-12-20

BATU PAHAT, Johor: A young man spent RM12,870 to get a florist to fold the paper notes into 99 “money roses” for his lover’s Christmas gift!

Each of the 99 “money roses” has been made of one RM100 note and three RM10 notes.

The lady business owner said her shop used to make roses with RM1,000 worth of banknotes for her clients, but never had she received such a generous order prior to this. (Translated by DOMINIC LOH/Guang Ming Daily)

An article about the famous Batu Pahat Briyani Gam on TheStar.
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/11/29/sundaymetro/5157740&sec=sundaymetro

Sunday November 29, 2009

A Batu Pahat speciality in Dengkil
Story and photos by RENITA CHE WAN
 

Lovers of briyani gam can now get the delicious dish, without having to travel all the way to Johor.

WE all know that Penang is famous for its char koay teow and assam laksa, and Ipoh for its bean sprouts and chicken rice. And when it comes to good nasi briyani gam, Batu Pahat, in Johor, could be the place to get the best.

It is also well known that when it comes to food, Malaysians are willing to go the distance to indulge. But good news to people in the Klang Valley – there is one restaurant not too far away (as the crow flies) that serves the famous Batu Pahat nasi briyani gam.

 
Partners at work: Husband and wife Shahnim Mohd Sharif, 26, and Amir Izwan Adniruddin, 26, love running their restaurant together.

Opened just two months ago, it is called GP Jati Beriani House and is located beside the Dengkil Dadah Rehabilitation Centre and just a few metres away from the Paya Indah Wetlands in Selangor.

The main dishes are briyani gam with rendang chicken, lamb and beef, but the speciality is briyani gam rendang ikan keli.

Cooked according to the same recipe as the other rendang, the rendang ikan keli is a delicious offering of extremely fresh and tender fish flesh, and there’s a lot of it in one serving as well.

“We (Shanim and his family) own a pond not far from the restaurant and, currently, we have over 60,000 ikan keli,” says Amir Izwan Adniruddin, 26, who owns the restaurant and runs it with his wife, Shahnim Mohd Sharif, also 26. “That is why we have no shortage of them.”

He adds that his nasi briyani gam is similar to the one in Batu Pahat because his cook is the brother-in-law of the owner of the well-known Nasi Briyani Restaurant Batu Pahat, Johor.

 
Different: The rendang ikan keli.

Actually, Amir’s main business is a furniture shop called GP Jati Sdn Bhd, which specialises in jati wood.

But business was slow so he decided to open a restaurant, hoping to attract customers to buy the furniture as well as eat the food.

“It all happened by accident. I needed to save my furniture business and couldn’t think of anything else but a restaurant,” he says.

He did not have to look far when it came to furnishing the restaurant as everything was available from his own furniture shop.

The furniture is imported from Jepara, Indonesia and include four-poster beds, coffee tables and a huge dining table that fits 30 people. The items all have the GP logo on them.

Nevertheless, it is the food that is the main draw here and most of the patrons agree that the speciality dish is as good as the one in Batu Pahat.

Nubhan Md Zabin, a 24-year-old contracting manager, says that prior to visiting Amir’s restaurant, he used to go to a popular briyani gam cafe in Putrajaya.

“I’ve been to that restaurant and the food does taste almost identical to the one I had in Batu Pahat. But after trying the dishes here, I don’t think I’ll be going elsewhere for my favourite briyani gam,” he says.

“I love the briyani rice with cashew nuts and red capsicum. It combines well with the rendang beef and a tall glass of assam boi.”

Nubhan’s friend Shahrulnizam Shaharuddin, also 24, agrees, saying he would drive all the way from his house in Subang Jaya to Dengkil for this delicious dish.

“There are several restaurants in Subang Jaya that offer the same dishes but I find myself drawn to GP Briyani. I like the ikan keli here,” he says.

The restaurant may soon be thrumming with music as well, as Amir is planning to add a stage in front for live performances.

“Malaysians love two things the most – food and music. So why not put the two together?”

The restaurant is on Jalan Dengkil-Banting. If you’re coming from Pekan Dengkil, head towards Banting. Once you see the Dengkil Dadah Rehabilitation Centre, slow down as the restaurant is just beside it. For details, call 03-8768 6100

Looks like there’s an announcement that in future, Batu Pahat will have a Maritime Base.

From Bernama:

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=459558

MMEA Plans To Build Two Maritime Bases Under 10MP

LANGKAWI, Dec 2 (Bernama) — The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) plans to build maritime bases in Kota Kinabalu and Klang under the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP).

Its director-general, Admiral Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish said the bases would keep MMEA vessels and helicopters to facilitate search and rescue operations in the areas.

“We have identified suitable locations,” he told reporters after witnessing a search and rescue demonstration conducted by the MMEA in conjunction with the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (Lima ‘09) in the waters off Awana Porto Malai here on Wednesday.

Mohd Amdan said the MMEA would apply for the construction of the bases under the 10MP.

“In the long term, we would like to have maritime bases in Langkawi, Penang, Batu Pahat, Johor Baharu, Kelantan, Kuala Terengganu and Sarawak,” he added.

– BERNAMA

Also from the MMEA website, the National Language version of the same report.

LANGKAWI, 2 Dis – Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia (APMM) bercadang membina pangkalan di Kota Kinabalu dan di Klang untuk menempatkan asetnya dan meningkatkan operasi agensi itu.

Ketua Pengarah APMM Laksamana Datuk Mohd Amdan Kurish berkata dua pangkalan itu diberi keutamaan untuk menempatkan aset APMM seperti helikopter untuk tugas operasi mencari dan menyelamat.

“APMM telah mengenal pasti tempat sesuai,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas menyaksikan demonstrasi APMM sempena Pameran Maritim dan Udara Antarabangsa Langkawi (LIMA 2009) di Awana Porto Malai di sini Rabu.

Beliau berkata APMM akan mengemukakan permohonan pembinaan pangkalan itu di bawah Rancangan Malaysia ke-10.

Katanya APMM juga bercadang membina pangkalan di Langkawi, Pulau Pinang, Batu Pahat, Johor Baharu, Kelantan, Kuala Terengganu, Sabah dan Sarawak pada masa depan.

Sumber: BERNAMA