PETUA TRADISIONAL KEMPIS PERUT & LANGSING LEPAS BERSALIN

1.Kempiskan perut dengan Asam Keping.
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-Ambil satu atau 2 keping asam keping dan masukkan ke dalam segelas air panas..
-Biar beberapa jam sehingga asam keping menjadi kembang & air menjadi suam..
-Minum setiap pagi dan malam.
-Jika di amalkan selalu insyaalah perut yang buncit akan berkurangan.

2.Lansing dengan teh dan limau kasturi.
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-Sebelum sarapan pagi elok di amalkan minum teh tanpa gula.
-Perahkan jus limau kasturi ke dalam teh anda.

3.Lansing dengan daun cekur.
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-Ambil segenggam daun cekur, tepung beras,asam jawa,gula merah, gula pasir & garam.
-Campurkan kesemua bahan tadi dan di tumbuk.
-Masukkan 1/2 gelas air.
-Tapis dan minum selama 4 hari berturut- turut.

4.Khasiat asam jawa.
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-Ramas air asam jawa dalam 1 gelas.
-Masukkan air tadi ke dalam peti sejuk.
-Minum air tersebut selepas makan tengah hari atau selepas makan malam.
-Lemak di badan pasti akan berkurangan.

5.Lansing dengan biji manjakani.
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-Ambil 4 biji manjakani, 5 biji lada hitam dan 3 ulas bawang putih.
-Campur kesemua bahan tadi dan di rebus di dalam periuk tanah.
-Biar mendidih dan di sejukkan.
-Minum air rebusan ini 2 hari berturut-turut.
-Ia melansingkan badan di samping merawat luka dalaman bagi ibu yang baru bersalin.

6.Temu hitam.
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-25 gm temu hitam
-25 gm bonglai
-Air 400 ml
-Rebus kesemua bahan tadi ke dalam air sehingga menjadi 200ml.
-Selepas suam, masukkan sedikit jus limau nipis dan minum setiap hari semasa berpantang.

Jadual Pembayaran Gaji Pegawai Kerajaan Malaysia Tahun 2012

TAHUN 2012

BULAN	TARIKH	HARI	CATATAN
JANUARI	16.01.2012	ISNIN	TAHUN BARU CINA 23 & 24.01.2012
FEBRUARI	23.02.2012	KHAMIS
MAC	22.03.2012	KHAMIS
APRIL	25.04.2012	RABU
MEI	23.05.2012	RABU	PESTA MENUAI 30 & 31.05.2012
JUN	25.06.2012	ISNIN	HARI GAWAI 01 & 02.06.2012
JULAI	25.07.2012	RABU
OGOS	13.08.2012	ISNIN	HARI RAYA PUASA 19 & 20.08.2012
SEPTEMBER	25.09.2012	SELASA
OKTOBER	22.10.2012	ISNIN	HARI RAYA HAJI 26.10.2012
NOVEMBER	06.11.2012	SELASA	DEEPAVALI 13.11.2012
DISEMBER	18.12.2012	SELASA	HARI KRIMAS 25.12.2012

Maklumat lanjut boleh layari: 


http://www.anm.gov.my/public_html/pek/gaji2012.pdf


Untuk menyemak penyata gaji:


https://epenyatagaji-laporan.anm.gov.my/Layouts/Login/Login.aspx

TIPS TERBAIK UNTUK SUAMI KETIKA ISTERI SEDANG BERPANTANG?

1- Berapa ramai para suami yang sanggup bersusah payah untuk menjaga isteri sewaktu di dalam pantang?
2- Berapa ramai yang tahu resepi atau makanan yang sesuai untuk isteri dalam pantang?
3- Berapa ramai yang sanggup belajar mandikan bayi baru lahir yang masih lembut badan dan tulang nya tu?

Yang biasa kita dengar, apabila isteri bersalin, isteri akan dihantar balik kampung untuk dijaga oleh ibu mertua ataupun ibu sendiri. Encik suami? Adakah anda menghabiskan masa-masa cuti anda untuk enjoy? Diharapkan semua suami yang membaca artikel ini, adalah suami yang bertanggungjawab kepada isteri anda….

Encik-encik suami sekalian, tahukah anda, sakit melahirkan pernah disenaraikan sebagai kesakitan ranking kedua selepas sakitnya dicabut nyawa.....Berkorbanlah sebanyak manapun untuk jaga isteri selepas dia melahirkan, tidak akan dapat menebus semula kesakitan melahirkan itu. Jadi, tidak salah sekiranya anda menunaikan permintaan isteri anda jika isteri anda meminta bantuan.Lebih baik sekiranya, anda bertindak dahulu sebelum diminta atau disuruh oleh isteri anda.. .Ingatlah…Isteri anda telah bertarung nyawa melahirkan zuriat anda….

Antara tips yang para suami boleh praktikkan sewaktu isteri sedang dalam pantang ialah:-
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1. Para suami, bangunlah lebih awal sebelum isteri bangun dari tidur selama tempoh berpantang. Sediakanlah air mandian untuk isteri anda. Rebuskan daun-daun kayu untuk air mandian si isteri. Biasanya seminggu pertama, digalakkan mandi air rebusan daun ini untuk kembalikan kesegaran badan. Kalau susah nak jumpa daun-daun ubat untuk mandian, cukuplah sekadar menyediakan air suam untuk mandian isteri (bagi yang tak mempunyai water heater).

2. Sediakan sarapan untuk isteri seawal mungkin. Sebaiknya lepas solat Subuh, sediakanlah sarapan untuk isteri anda…Kalau boleh, tidak perlu sambung tidur semula…Kalau tak dapat sediakan sarapan yang agak berat, memadai segelas milo dan roti bakar..Pasti isteri anda rasa amat dihargai…

3. Cubalah belajar untuk mandikan baby anda walaupun baby anda masih lembut badannya.. Kalaulah anda tiada kemahiran mandikan baby ataupun tak berbakat langsung, sekurang-kurangnya bantulah isteri, ibu atau mentua sediakan air mandian. Bayi biasanya dimandikan dengan air suam untuk elakkan hypothermia. Pada peringkat awal, kawalan suhu badan bayi masih lemah.

4. Jika kelahiran ini bukan kelahiran yang pertama (maksudnya sudah ada 1-2 anak sebelumnya), pastikan segala urusan anak-anak itu diuruskan. Janganlah diharapkan isteri yang baru melahirkan itu untuk menjaga anak-anak yang lain. Biarkan si isteri berehat sepenuhnya dengan bayi yang baru dilahirkan. Urusan-urusan yang dimaksudkan merangkumi makan-minum, mandi, pakaian sehinggalah menidurkan anak.

5. Sediakan keperluan-keperluan yang sering dianggap remeh, berhampiran isteri seperti sebotol air minuman berserta gelas, tuala, bakul baju kotor, majalah dan buku kegemaran (untuk mengelakkan boring).

6. Sentiasa berada di sisi isteri untuk menghulurkan bantuan apa-apa yang perlu. Jangan sampai isteri terpaksa menjerit-jerit memanggil untuk minta bantuan sedangkan si suami tertidur di depan televisyen selepas menonton astro.

7. Pastikan persekitaran isteri dan bayi sentiasa bersih dan kemas. Bantu isteri mengumpulkan pakaian kotor dan basuhlah pakaian-pakaian itu. Tidak susah sekiranya anda menggunakan mesin basuh. Jangan harapkan isteri untuk bangun berjalan untuk membasuh dan menyidai pakaian. Dalam tempoh berpantang, yakinkan isteri tugasan membasuh, menjemur dan mengangkat pakaian boleh dilakukan oleh anda. Setakat melipat tu, tak apalah dilakukan oleh isteri sebab ia termasuk dalam kategori kerja ringan.

8. Sungguhpun anda letih, janganlah ditunjukkan depan isteri. Isteri perlukan semangat untuk pulih dari kesan-kesan melahirkan. Jika suami tiada semangat, sentiasa lesu dan lemah, isteri akan rasa sedih dan mungkin menggalakkan terjadinya kemurungan atau post-partum depression.

9. Ikhlaskan diri menjaga isteri anda kerana dia adalah amanah. Jika sebelum ini isteri menghabiskan lebih 365 hari dalam setahun menjaga makan minum, pakaian anda dan anak2 lain, apalah salahnya memanjakan dia hanya untuk tempoh 40 hari berpantang. Inilah masanya anda buktikan cinta dan kasih sayang anda padanya.

Mungkin sukar untuk menjadi suami yang dapat memenuhi tips di atas…Namun, sekiranya anda para suami, berusaha untuk memberikan yang terbaik untuk isteri dan anak-anak anda…Pasti anda dapat lakukannya dengan mudah…Jika ada para suami yang berkecil hati dengan artikel ini, saya mohon maaf..Niat saya cuma ingin berkongsi kebaikan kepada semua…Sama-samalah kita berubah kea rah yang lebih baik…InsyaAllah…

Credit to : WonderfulLife.my

NUTRISI PENTING UNTUK MAMA SEBELUM & SEMASA HAMIL

Apa yang anda dan suami makan mencerminkan kesihatan dan kecerdasan anak yang bakal lahir. Jadi, pastikan anda berdua mengamalkan pemakanan sihat yang lengkap dengan nutrisi sebelum merancang untuk hamil.
Berikut merupakan beberapa sumber makanan yang perlu diambil oleh wanita-wanita yang sedang berusaha untuk hamil...check it out!!

1- Asid Folik
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Salah satu unsur vitamin B yang terbentuk di dalamnya dapat mengelakkan kecacatan saraf tunjang seperti spina bifida pada bayi yang belum lahir sebanyak 80%! Jadi tingkatkan pengambilan asid folik sebelum dan ketika 12minggu pertama kehamilan. Di minggu-minggu awal ini, organ dan sistem badan bayi mula terbentuk. Asid folik banyak terkandung dalam bayam, kacang buncis, kacang panjang, produk soya, kekacang dan jus-jus.

2- Zat Besi
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Nutrisi ini amat penting bagi membantu pembentukan sel-sel darah merah dalam badan dan mencegah anemia. Keperluan zat besi lebih penting bagi wanita hamil kerana jumlah keperluan hemoglobin meningkat ketika itu terutama pada dua trimester terakhir. Zat besi banyak terdapat dalam makanan penambah darah seperti daging merah, limpa, ikan bilis, tauhu dan tempe.

3- Kalsium
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Keperluan kalsium perlu ditingkatkan untuk mengurangakn gejala ibu mengalami kebas dan kekejangan sepanjang tempoh kehamilan. Ia turut berperanan mengurangkan kecenderungan ibu daripada mendapat penyakit darah tinggi sewaktu hamil. atas sebab itulah wanita hamil digalakkan minum susu untuk keperluan kalsium yang mencukupi.

4- DHA
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Berperanan penting terhadap perkembangan minda bayi. DHA berfungsi untuk memantapkan pertumbuhan penglihatan dan otak bayi sejak dalam kandungan lagi. Mulai tujuh bulan kandungan, makan minyak ikan atau telur ikan yang dipercayai mengandungi DHA. Tingkatkan makanan yang kaya dengan minyak omega seperti sardin dan salmon.

5- Air
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Anda digalakkan untuk minum minimum 10 gelas air masak setiap hari. Sebagai variasi, anda boleh mengambil jus buah, susu, yogurt, sup dan jenis cecair yang lain.


Jadi, pengambilan nutrisi lengkap sebelum & semasa hamil tidak boleh dipandang ringan. Jika diet seharian tidak mampu membekalkan anda dan bayi dengan nutrisi selengkapnya, anda disarankan mengambil supplement/vitamin tambahan agar ruang-ruang kosong itu dapat diisi dengan sempurna. Ambillah supplement yang bahannya 100% semulajadi dan tidak menggunakan bahan pengawet agar anda dan bayi mendapat nutrisi yang terbaik dan selamat.

BERIKAN YANG TERBAIK HANYA UNTUK BAYI YANG ANDA KANDUNGKAN DAN DIRI ANDA....:-)

credit to: Wonderfullife

AMALAN UNTUK IBU HAMIL (SURAH & DOA)

Berikut merupakan beberapa DOA dan Surah Al-Quran yang elok diamalkan sewaktu mengandung

DOA.
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(1) Doa memohon rahmat - Surah Ali 'Imran, 3: 8-9.

(2) Doa memohon zuriat yang baik - Surah Ali 'Imran, 3: 38.

(3) Doa agar anak mengerjakan solat - Surah Ibrahim, 14: 40-41.


SURAH AL-QURAN.
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(1) Surah Al-Fatihah - Untuk terang hati & kuat ingatan.

(2) Surah Maryam - Untuk memudahkan ibu bersalin.

(3) Surah Yusuf - Untuk memperoleh anak yang cantik rupa & akhlak.

(4) Surah Luqman - Untuk memperoleh anak yang cerdik akal & jiwa.

(5) Surah Yasin - Untuk ketenangan hati & anak tidak mudah terpengaruh dengan godaan syaitan yang mengajak kepada maksiat.

(6) Surah Toha - Semoga bayi lembut hati.

(7) Surah An-Nahl - Untuk memperoleh anak yang berdisiplin.

(8) Surah At-Taubah - Untuk membersih jiwa & terpelihara daripada maksiat.

(9) Surah Hujurat - Untuk memperbanyakkan susu ibu & anak bersifat hati-hati.


Dan, jangan lupa untuk menjaga amalan yang wajib (solat 5 waktu!) dan sebaik-baiknya untuk cuba khatam Al-Quran walau sekali. Banyakkanlah membaca Al-Quran, berzikir dan berdoa memohon keselamatan sepanjang mengandung dan dipermudahkan bersalin. Insya Allah... (^_-)

**Good Luck Mommies**

credit : genkimomma.net & 

Bicara Selebriti- Kapten Hafiz, Sharifah Khasif & Oki Setiana Dewi

Ramadhan 2011

It has been a long time since my last notes in this this blog...being a mom to 3 cute child and working as a government officer give me less leisure time to write.

Only one and half month left before my family and I go to Southampton, UK to pursue my study in PhD.  There are still lots of thing to do and I started to get worries. My ATAS Certificate already approved but I still not receive CAS no. from Uni in order to apply for Visa. Will take a long holiday this Raya because my sister in law will get married. It will be a big 'kenduri' since she is the last child in the family together with 'doa selamat' for us before leaving this country for 3-4 years.

Olympic Day 15 : Olympics Heads For London, Goodbye Beijing

BEIJING, Aug 24 (Bernama) -- In another fireworks-hailed spectacular, London officially took over the reins of the next Olympics from China, which will continue to celebrate in the days and months ahead their euphoric achievement of 51 gold to dislodge the United States for the first time to top the Games.

London Mayor Boris Johnson received the Olympic flag carrying the familiar five interlocking rings from International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge in a symbolic handover.

In his customary speech, Rogge declared: "These were truly exceptional Games."

Amid the celebrations, the IOC chief began with a note of next month's Paralympics and extended his wishes to the disabled athletes, saying "they also inspire us.

"In another special for the night, Kenyan pride soared and so did their national flag for the victory of Samuel Wansiru in the men's marathon. He received his gold medal from Rogge in an unprecedented honour at an Olympics closing.

Thousands of athletes poured into the stadium from four directions and partied on the blue tarpaulin covered field to the beat of drums, songs and dances after 17 days of high pressure competition, tears and joy.

In the carnival air and the flags of the 204 contesting nations, even China's basketball 'giant' Yao Ming was hard to spot and the crowd roared when he was picked up by television cameras.

The greatest moment of the Games was a superb 9.69s world 100m record from Jamaica's Usain Bolt, which eclipsed even the scourge of doping that the Games still could not shake off.

For the first time, Malaysia had a woman flag bearer in the Olympic, young diver Elizabeth Jimie was given the honour.

So did China who passed the flag Yao Ming carried in the opening to 33-year-old Zhang Ning, who defended her badminton women's singles title, for the closing.

In a brief slot for the next Olympics host, London's famous street sight, the red double decker bus with a plate registration "LONDON 2012" rolled into the national Bird's Nest stadium and came to a stop in front of the VIP bus.

The top of the bus the unfolded into a mobile stage for a pulsating performance by singer Leona Lewis and guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin fame.

They were joined by England's most famous soccer face, David Beckham, who wasn't even born yet when London last hosted the Games in 1948 after its first time in 1908.

At a press conference earlier today, Rogge said London would be challenged by the "very high bar" set by China.

"So it's going to be a challenge for London and also all subsequent Games. My hope will be that London can even put the bar higher so we have this constant evolution and improvement of the Olympic Games," he said.

The icing on the cake for China was topping the medals table for the first time with 51 gold although the much hoped for gold from hurdler Liu Xiang went awry after he withdrew due to injury.
The United States ended with 36, the same as in Athens. Russia was third with 23 gold and the 2012 hosts were fourth with 19.

Also getting a roll call during Sunday night's ceremony were the four new members of the IOC Athletes Commission, who were elected by the 11,000 athletes here.

They were South Korea's Moon Dae Sung (taekwondo), Russia's Alexander Popov (swimming), Germany's Claudia Bokel (fencing) and Cuba's Yumilka Ruiz-luares (volleyball).

The commission is now headed by Namibia's former sprinting great Frankie Fredericks.

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 15 : Taekwondo - No Last Gasp Medal From Taekwondo For Malaysia

BEIJING, Aug 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's last gasp of hope for an Olympic medal from taekwondo through Che Chew Chan fizzled out after she was first ousted in the quarterfinals and lost another opportunity in the bronze repechage.

"I was worried about too many things at a time and that perhaps added to the pressure and affected my own performance," said Chew Chan who was unable to hide her disappointment at losing 1-5 to Egypt's Noha Abd Rabo in the repechage.

"I had beaten her before in the Korea Open in 2006. But today, I could not judge the distance in making my attacks in the last two matches," said the national exponent who also scored only one point against Nina Solheim in the quarterfinals in the afternoon.

Chew Chan said there was little separating the standards of the contestants.

"It goes down to who performs better during the fight and when I got the chance to go into the repechage, it was like God giving me a second chance," she said.

Her defeat closes the chapter on Malaysia's outing in the Beijing Games with one silver to show from shuttler Lee Chong Wei.

In the morning, the 25-year-old Chew Chan beat Uzbekistan's Evgeniya Karimova 5-4 to become the first national exponent to advance into the Olympics last eight at the Beijing University of Science and Technology.

But in her next bout, the Malaysian could not land any of her kicks.

Although Solheim tumbled five times to the ground, she made good from the few opportunities she came close to the Malaysian.

"I tried to attack her head but also missed. I misjudged the distance and whenever I kicked, she kicked back. I did my best but I am not satisfied because I tried and lost," Chew Chan said.

National coach R.Dhanaraj said Chew Chan's biggest mistake was not following on her attacks.

Malaysia's other taekwondo challenger, Elaine Teo also lost in bronze repechage in the below 57kg category.

Malaysia have been participating in the Olympics taekwondo competition since it was introduced in the 2000 Sydney Games but have yet to get a rostrum finish.

When the Korean martial art was a demonstration sports, M. Vasugi and Hii King Hung returned with bronze medals from the 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Games respectively.

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 14 : Taekwondo - Chew Chan Makes Taekwondo Quarter-finals

BEIJING, Aug 23 (Bernama) -- Che Chew Chan is keeping Malaysia's medal hopes alive after beating Uzbekistan's Evgeniya Karimova 5-4 this morning, to make it into the Olympics women's taekwondo above 67kg class quarter-finals.

She will meet Nina Solheim of Norway in the last eight scheduled this afternoon. Solheim is currently Europe's third-ranked middleweight champion.

If she wins, the Malaysian will be in the semis against Carmen Marton of Australia or Natalia Falavigna of Brazil. The final will also be completed today.

Chew Chan, who has beaten Karimova in the Asian qualifying round for the Olympics in December, trailed by a point in the first round but came back in the second to reel off four points against the Uzbek to lead 4-1.

"This is the first win for Malaysia in taekwondo in the first round of the Olympics. I have to win the next two matches if I want to get the gold, so I told myself, I cannot lose this match," said the 25-year-old Universiti Putra Malaysia student.

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 14 : Wushu - Malaysia Pick Up Third Medal From Beijing 2008 Wushu Meet

BEIJING, Aug 23 (Bernama) -- Woman exponent Chai Fong Ying added a silver in a third medal for Malaysia at the Wushu tournament Beijing 2008 this morning.

She pipped Japanese Ai Miyoka by four-hundreth of a point for second place behind China's Cui Wenjuan in the taijiquan and taijijian combined event at the Olympics Sports Centre gymnasium.

Fong Ying scored a 9.70 in the taijijian this morning to add to her overnight 9.64 in the taijiquan for a total of 19.34, while the Chinese gold medallist was ahead with 19.69 points.

For the tournament here, the taijiquan, a soft and slow fluent movement martial art, is combined with the taijijian, which involves taijiquan and swordplay, as one event.

Yesterday, Malaysia gained two bronzes from Pui Fook Chien and Diana Bong.

The three-day wushu tournament is held in conjunction with the Olympic Games. The medals are not counted in the Olympic tally.

A total of 10 gold medals are at stake in the tournament which is split into floor disciplines called "taolu" and combat fighting known as "sanshou". China has won five golds, so far.Malaysia's seven competitors here are Ang Eng Chong (men's changquan), Lee Yang (men's taijiquan and taijijian combined), Lim Yew Fai (men's jianshu and qiangshu combined), Pui Fook Chien (men's nanquan and nangun combined), Diana Bong (women's nanquan and nandao combined), Chai Fong Wei (women's daoshu and gunshu combined) and Chai Fong Ying (women's taijiquan and taijijuan combined).

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 13 : Wushu - Malaysia's World Bronze Medallist Disappoints In Men's Changquan

BEIJING, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's world bronze medallist Ang Eng Chong finished a disappointing eighth with 9.25 points in the men's changquan on the second day of the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008.

China's world champion Yuan Xiachao was near flawless as he delighted the home crowd in the long fist discipline to grab the gold with 9.83 points while Semen Udelov of Russia and Ehsan Pewyghambari of Iran took the silver and bronze this morning.

Watching on was China's Jet Li, himself a child wushu star who punched and kicked his way to film stardom and Hollywood. He made a quick exit soon after he was caught by television cameras inside the venue at the Olympic Sports Centre gymnasium.

Malaysia's reigning world champion Chai Fong Ying is lagging behind in the taijiquan. She will have to step up in the next routine, the taijijian, Saturday night to improve her medal contention.

In the taijiquan this morning, the 21-year-old Malaysian was in third spot with 9.64 points. China's Cui Wenjuan is leading with 9.85 points, Japan's Ai Miyaoka is second with 9.66 points and Taiwan's Fan Man Yun is lurking in fourth place with 9.62 points.

For the tournament here, the taijiquan, a soft and slow fluent movement martial art, is combined with the taijijian, which involves taijiquan and swordplay, as one event.

Tonight, national pugilist Pui Fook Chien will complete the nangun, a southern China cudgel displine, in the men's nanquan and nangun combined event and if he produces another solid performance, he will go home with a medal.

Fook Chien was joint second in the nanquan, the southern China style of fist boxing, yesterday, with Kok Nakata of Japan on 9.72 points, just two hundreth of a point behind leader Willy Wang of the Philippines.Another Malaysian, Diana Bong, will be in the women's nanquan tonight after her seventh placing in the nandao, an element of nanquan but which uses a short broad sword, yesterday. The medals are awarded for the nanquan and nandao combined event in the women's competition.

Lee Yang, Malaysia's world bronze medallist in 2005, will start off tonight in the men's taijijian and in the taijiquan tomorrow night.

A total of 10 gold medals are at stake in the tournament, which is split into floor disciplines called "tao lu" and combat fighting known as "sanshou", held alongside the Olympic Games.China have grabbed three gold already in the men's changquan, men's daoshu and gunshu combined event and women's jiangshu and qiangshu combined event. The women's changquan gold was lifted by Iran's Daria Tarasova.

Malaysia's seven competitors here are Ang Eng Chong (men's changquan), Lee Yang (men's taijiquan and taijijian combined), Lim Yew Fai (men's jianshu and qiangshu combined), Pui Fook Chien (men's nanquan and nangun combined), Diana Bong (women's nanquan and nandao combined), Chai Fong Wei (women's daoshu and gunshu combined) and Chai Fong Ying (women's taijiquan and taijijuan combined).

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 13 : Diving - Bryan Misses Semifinals Boat Again

BEIJING, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's Bryan Nickson Lomas was outclassed in his bid to enter the Olympics semifinals for the first time when he finished 26th out of a field of 30 in the men's 10m platform dive Friday night.

The Malaysian teenager who has not upped the difficulty of his dives paid costly for his inconsistency in the qualifying round where China's Zhou Luxin set a scorching pace with 539.80 points from six dives.

Bryan totalled 384.45 points, very distant from the 18th spot, the last semifinal ticket, that was clinched by Colombia's Juan Geullermo Uran with 418 points.

It was a disappointing outing for the 18-year-old national diver who missed the cut in Athens four years ago with a 19th finishing.

Friday night, he was clustered in joint 19th with four others after the first round with identical 72 points. He slipped two rungs after getting 68.85 for his second dive, a reverse two-and-a-half somersault.

But he plunged himself into jeopardy in the next two attempts. His body arched into the waters for a costly low of 44.80 in his third dive and he did little better with the fourth to post a 49.50 and was relegated to 27th spot.

He came back with 74.40 and 74.80 in the last two dives and it was all over.At the top, Zhou gave a clear hands off warning to the rest with his leading margin of 30 points and a stunning 99 point score in his fourth jump, a back three-and-an-half somersault.

Also in the top group were Australia's Matthew Mitchum who qualified second best with 509.60 and Russian world champion Gleb Galperin who is making a comeback from a spinal injury last year.

The semifinals and final are scheduled Saturday.

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 12 : Walking - Ice Water Knocks Out Yu Fang

BEIJING, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- While rain could not stop Russia's Olga Kaniskina from carving the Olympics record in the women's 20km walk Thursday, Malaysia's Yuan Yu Fang did not get to see the finish line.The veteran walker dropped out after 12km due to stomach pains which hit her soon after the start.

"I took some ice water this morning, maybe it was because of that. It got so uncomfortable that I couldn't continue any more," said the 32-year-old of her dismal exit from her third Olympics.

In Athens, she was 35th and was aiming for at least 15th spot this time in a field of 48 entries.

After the first two kilometres, Yu Fang was in 21st place and a distant 35th after four kilometres. She passed the sixth kilometre mark in 40th position and by the middle of the race, she was trailing 46th in the last group.

Kaniskina only let her emotions show as she strode to the finish to celebrate a Games record of 1:26:31s, surpassing the previous mark of 1:29:05s set by Wang Liping of China in Sydney in 2000.

The rain and the sodden track had left questions as to whether the Russian champion could demolish the three-year-old world record of 1:25:41s belonging to compatriot Olimpiada Ivanova.

Yu Fang had qualified for the Olympics with her season's best of 1:32:48s, outside her national record of 1:32:25s.

The 15th place in the race today went to Germany's Sabine Zimmer who clocked 1:30:19s.

Yu Fang was the last of three field athletes entered by Malaysia. Both woman pole vaulter Roslinda Samsu and man high jumper Lee Hup Wei failed to advance from the qualifying rounds.

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 12 : Taekwondo - Elaine Out, Only Chew Chan Left In Taekwondo

BEIJING, Aug 21 (Bernama) - Malaysia's taekwondo challenge in the Olympics has whittled down to Che Chew Chan after Elaine Teo was beaten in the repechage of the below 57kg class Thursday where a bronze medal was at stake.

Teo's exit leaves Chew Chan as the only and final glimmer of hope left for the Malaysian contingent which has produced a silver medal from shuttler Lee Chong Wei thus far.Chew Chan is in the above 67kg contest that will be determined on Saturday, also at the Beijing Science and Technology University gymnasium.

Teo was shown the door in the first round in the morning, outscored 7-4 by former European champion Azize Tanrikulu of Turkey.Thanks to Azize who made her way into the final, the Malaysian gained a second chance, after waiting for seven hours, to fight in the repechage where two bronze medals were at stake.

Losers to the finalists from all stages make it into the repechage.But former world champion Diana Lopez of the United States, who is a head taller and with longer reach, beat Teo 3-0 in the first round of the repechage. Lopez was ousted 5-3 by Azize in the semifinals.

"I was satisfied despite losing in the bout in the morning but not in the repechage because I could not strike back at Lopez. I was waiting for her to attack me but she used the same strategy," said Teo.

"If I move in first, she will attack me easily," said the Malaysian who could not land any kicks on the American who had beaten her 5-0 in their previous meeting during the Olympic test event at the same venue.

If she had won, Teo would have made it into the bronze medal match against Italy's Veronica Calabrese.

Her second Olympics bid was a mismatch from the start.Due to a mistake in her entry form for the Asian qualifying tournament, Teo was marked for the higher class and she had to put on four more kilogrammes to go into her contest here.

"I am fighting two classes above my usual. After this, I will have to reduce weight to get back to the 51kg class," said Teo who lost in the first round of the 47kg category in Athens.

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 12 : Malaysia's Pui Off To Good Start In Beijing 2008 Wushu TournamentMalaysia's Pui Off To Good Start In Beijing 2008 Wushu Tournament

BEIJING, Aug 21 (Bernama) - National pugilist Pui Fook Chien opened strongly in the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008, which started Thursday to coincide with the Olympic Games.

Fook Chien is lying joint second in the men's nanquan and nangun combined category, which brings together the southern China fist boxing style and cudgel disciplines respectively, at the Olympic Sports Centre gymnasium .

Fook Chien and Koki Nakata of Japan both scored 9.72 points in the nanquan, just two hundredth of a point behind leader Willy Wang of the Philippines, as the contest heads in the nangun discipline Friday night for the medal decider.

In the women's nandao, the southern China broadsword event, Diana Bong is in seventh spot with 9.44 points after the first part of the nandao and nanquan combined contest. The nanquan is also scheduled Friday night.

The wushu tournament comprising the 'taolu' and 'sanshou' competitions has over 100 exponents from 43 countries participating in 15 events.

Malaysia have sent seven exponents to take part in the 'taolu' floor discipline competition, featuring a series of attack and defense movements using bare hands or the use of weapons like the cudgel, spear and broadsword.The 'sanshou' is a combative contest with each bout consisting of three two-minute rounds.

The Malaysian competitors here are Ang Eng Chong (men's changquan), Lee Yang (men's taijiquan and taijijian combined), Lim Yew Fai (men's jianshu and qiangshu combined), Pui Fook Chien (men's nanquan and nangun combined), Diana Bong (women's nanquan and nandao combined), Chai Fong Wei (women's daoshu and gunshu combined) and Chai Fong Ying (women's taijiquan and taijijuan combined).

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge is scheduled among the medal presenters for the wushu winners Friday. The medals, however, are not counted in the Olympics tally.

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 11 : Diving - Malaysia's Pandelela Placed 27th In Women's Platform Dive

BEIJING, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- Young Pandelela Rinong, out to gain experience, was a bundle of nerves in making her Olympics debut in the women's 10m platform and finished 27th out of 29 contestants with 249.20 points.

The Malaysian, the youngest on the platform, got off to a wobbly start with a low of 36.45 points and was placed 29th after the first dive.

She recovered six rungs to 23th in her second dive with 53.65 points and in her third -- despite posting her best show of the night with 67.50 from a forward three an a half somersault -- she slid to 26th spot.

By the fourth she was in 25th place after marking 57.60s. In the fifth and last jump of the qualifying round, a nervous Pandelela could not hold herself together as she flailed into the waters with her worst of 34 points.

Behind the Malaysian were Natalia Goncharova of Russia who had 240.45 points and Annett Gamm of France with 234.20.

China's Chen Ruolin stunned with a 96.90 in the fifth round with a back two and one half somersault with one and a half twists to lead the field of 18 into the semifinals with a total of 428.80 points.

China have already grabbed six golds from the diving board and are tipped to wrest both the men's and women's 10m platform for a clean sweep.

Malaysia's platform ace, Bryan Nickson Lomas, hits the dive board on Friday, with hopes of making the last 18 to qualify for the semifinal.

He was placed 19th in Athens and was ranked seventh in the World Diving Championships last year.

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 11 : Taekwondo - Taekwondo Girls In Final Kick For Medals

BEIJING, Aug 20 (Bernama) - They passed each other at the weighing-in Wednesday but no words were exchanged.

Surprise could play the decider when Malaysia's Elaine Teo faces former European number one Azizi Tanrikulu of Turkey in their opening bout of the Olympics taekwondo below 57kg class Thursday.

Teo and teammate, Che Chew Chan, are Malaysia's last chance of a medal in the Games after shuttler Lee Chong Wei returned with the men's singles silver medal.

Che is in the above 67kg contest that will be determined on Saturday, also at the Beijing Science and Technology University gymnasium.

Teo is shorter and lighter than her Turkish opponent but she is counting on the fact that neither knows much of the other.

"We don't know each other, so there may be a surprise. Much will depend on tomorrow... if my feeling is good, everything will be good," said Teo who made her debut in the Athens Olympics in the light flyweight category of below 49kg and exited after the first round.

A mistake in her entry for the Asian qualifying tournament marked her for the higher class and since the SEA Games in December, the 27-year-old who is ranked fifth in Asia has had to pile on four more kilogrammes to tip the scales at 54kg.

Putting on weight was the easy part, turning the extra into muscle meant more weight training, she said.

Tanrikulu, younger by five years, was fifth in the European Championships this year. She stands at 1.72m, as compared to her 1.65m Malaysian rival and weighs closer to 57kg.Melaka-born Teo said Athens had been a good experience.

"I can control my feelings better, and better handle tension and nervousness. I am not thinking ahead but one bout at a time," she said.

If she wins, she will move into a quarterfinals bout against Diana Lopez of the United States or Chonnapas Premwaew of Thailand.

Lopez was the 2005 featherweight world champion and number three in the same tournament last year. The Thai girl was number two in the Asian championships, two years ago.

-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 10 : Cycling - Azizulhasni Finishes 8th In Men's Sprint

BEIJING, Aug 19 (Bernama) - National cyclist Azizulhasni Awang placed 8th in the men's sprint today after he was beaten in the quarterfinals yesterday by world champion Chris Hoy of Great Britain.

The 20-year-old national was shut out by Dutch duo, former world champion Theo Bos and Teun Mulder, with Kevin Sireau of France leading the pack in the 5th to 8th placing race-off at the Laoshan Velodrome.

Sireau crossed first in 10.719s for 5th spot followed by Mulder, Bos and the Malaysian, a first timer in the Games.

Azziulhasni has said he will take a break back in his kampong in Dungun, Terengganu, to celebrate Hari Raya before resuming training in Melbourne.'

The national team had been training in Melbourne and spent several weeks in Spain before coming to Beijing.-- BERNAMA

Olympic Day 9 : Only Six Malaysians Left In Olympics Contest

BEIJING, Aug 18 (Bernama) -- Only six Malaysian athletes are left as the doors to another medal for Malaysia from the Beijing Olympics are closed to allow merely a peek, after Lee Chong Wei's silver from badminton.

Tuesday, cyclist Azizulhasni Awang races for fifth to eighth placing in the men's sprint. His rivals are former wold champion Theo Bos of the Netherlands, Kein Sireau of France and another Dutch rider, Tuen Mulder.

On Wednesday, diver Pandelela Rinong, the 'baby' of the 33-athlete contingent, will take to the 10m platform only to glean experience. The 15-year-old, who was plucked as a young talent at nine, is the youngest diver to win a gold medal in the SEA Games last year, in the synchronised event.

Teammate, Bryan Nickson Lomas, hits the dive board on Friday, with hopes of making the last 18 to qualify for the semifinal. He was placed 19th in Athens and was ranked seventh in the World Diving Championships last year.

Walking mum Yuan Yu Fang's 20km event is on Thursday morning. The former Chinese national who became a Malaysian citizen in 1997 timed 1:32.48s at the Asian Race Walking Championships in Japan this year.

Also on Thursday, taekwondo exponent Elaine Teo will square off against Azize Tanrikulu of Turkey in the featherweight (below 57kg ). If she wins, she will move into a quarterfinal bout against Diana Lopez of the United States or Chonnapas Premwaew of Thailand.

Tanrikulu was fifth in the European Championships this year.

Che Chew Chan, the other taekwondo pugilist, who upset China's reigning Olympic champion Luo Wei in the Asian Championships in April this year enroute to a silver medal, is the last Malaysian to take the competition in the middleweight contest on Saturday, the eve of the Games closing.

Che opens her Olympics debut against Evgeniya Karimova of Uzbekistan who was fifth place in heavyweight category in the Asian tournament this year.

Chong Wei's runner-up place to China's Lin Dan for the badminton men's singles crown, the only podium achievement by Malaysia in the outing here, raises Malaysia's overall medals in Olympics history to two silver and two bronze medals.-- BERNAMA