#suffian hakim

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I finally read Harris Bin Potter And The Stoned Philosopher by Suffian Hakim!!! It was great I love it. It’s a bit vulgar with some dirty jokes scattered throughout, which put me off a bit, but overall, I still love this book so much. It’s just so crazy and feels so local.

Nabil Pantatpanjang 💀💀😭😂 takes the cake for best name in this entire book. I just can’t even. I can’t say or even think Pantatpanjang without wanting to burst into laughter. Just typing this sentence out made me burst out laughing. I mean, I always thought Longbottom was a really weird name but Pantatpanjang is on a whole other level, I CAN’T AHHHHH Now every time I think of the name Nabil, I will think of Pantatpanjang and this is not good because I know of several (yes, not one, not two, not three, but more than that) Nabils in real life. Thank God the Nabil I see most often has a different spelling so it’s not so bad but the Nabils with Nabil as the spelling 💀 I’m sorry but now every time I see you all I will think of is Pantatpanjang.

I just cannot imagine the author writing this book. Like how did he take it seriously when he literally named a character Her-Aku-Punya-Lutut???! Omg 😂 The best part is her real name is Siti Aminah binte Janggut (Janggut? 💀💀😂) and she chose Her-Aku-Punya-Lutut because “I feared my flagrantly Malay Muslim name would be detrimental to my progress in the future career. Statistically, Malay women as a demographic hold the fewest executive jobs in the secular, private sector. So I thought I should change the name to something more secular.” Sis, Her-Aku-Punya-Lutut sounds more secular than Siti Aminah? You do you.

But my brain is always very slow at processing stuff, including jokes. So I honestly took a while to understand some jokes. Including Her-Aku-Punya-Lutut. EVEN THOUGH THE AUTHOR LITERALLY SPELLED OUT THE JOKE but my brain is so slow, I didn’t realize. At first, I thought her choosing the name Her-Aku-Punya-Lutut was like a joke on the whole “otak kau kat lutut ke apa?” thing especially since she said she chose a name that means “a girl of intelligence, confidence, and emotional strength”. Literally several lines below that the author spelled out the entire joke with Harris saying “You know, in the Malay language, Her-Aku-Punya-Lutut translates to Her-My-Knee.” This was followed by the following paragraph which said “If you hear closely, you might hear a canon misfiring.” The author literally explained the joke for those who don’t understand Malay and yet, it was only this morning that I finally understood the joke (I read this part last night) *face palm* My brain was finally like “OH OH OH Her-Aku-Punya-Lutut --> Her-My-Knee --> Hermione” FACEPALM my brain so slow.

Not to mention I only just got the Justin Bieber joke WHEN I FINISHED THE BOOK. Only then did I realized he changed it to Justout Beaver because JustIN to JustOUT. Yes I’m very bad with jokes and comedy. My brain takes too long to process stuff and by then it’s too late already 😭

I’m impressed by the book though. One might think at first glance that this book is just a Harry Potter parody with local flavours. Only after I started reading the book did I realize it was actually social commentary in the form of a localized Harry Potter parody. The author touched on quite a number of issues and he does it so seamlessly even if most of it happens in the footnotes (all while dissing the stupid stuff that happens in the original books✋🏼😭). He’s great at it. I’m actually looking forward to reading his other books now.

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Harris bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher by Suffian Hakim Cover and Interior art by Muhammad Izdi

Why I read this Book 2 for my Asian Readathon.  Also, it’s a Harry Potter parody/satire with local comdey. It was inevitable.

Rating: 4.5/5

Unlike the Frangipani Tree Mystery, this book is sadly not as accessible for a non-local, mainstream audience. Although, of course, that’s the point, to be a parody for locals to enjoy. It’s just a shame that our local culture is not mainstream enough because this was a wildly entertaining read. It far exceeded my expectations, I even laughed out loud a few times.

It’s not necessary to have an in-depth knowledge of Harry Potter, thanks to general pop culture osmosis, but definitely requires a knowledge of most local Singaporean pop culture and newsworthy events.  It also doesn’t require much Malay language knowledge because most of the phrases are translated, thank goodness because I barely know any.

It’s a parody that pokes fun at not just the source material, which is actually a small percentage of the jokes, but also a witty satire that comments on the racial stereotypes of Malays and the subtle racism within Singaporean society. It also contains several meta/fourth-wall breaking jokes, puns, wordplay, and my personal favourite, hilarious FOOTNOTES.

I wonder if the author has read Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books because the satirical style is very reminiscent of his writing. 

Overall, I would definitely recommend this for any Singaporean who enjoys reading satire, whether you’ve read any Harry Potter or not. I really want to check out the author’s other book, The Minorities, too. 

Re-readability Definitely!

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when ur reading the starless sea and after ur done w it u wanna get started on shadow of the wind (and thus the cemetery of forgotten books series) bc it aligns thematically but also u wanted to go on a book binge of (autobiographical?) letter compilations (dear theo + letters to milena + letters to vera) but then theres also the looming shadow of the goliath that is the brothers karamazov

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🎵last song: This one, feat. a 'how to make a Bollywood song (these days lol) in 2 minutes' remix of 'Munni Badnaam Hui' and it's catchy af

🎬 last movie: Tu Hai Mera Sunday

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📚 currently reading: Harris bin Potter and the Stoned Philosopher by Suffian Hakim

💭 currently craving: sleep :(

Tagging @swisstae , @shealwaysreads @geminiwilderness, @ihavesomeideawhatimdoinghere, @studywithyashu, @proboscidea-althaeifolia, @colormehazelnut, @glittering-git and @drarryruinedme7 if y'all would like to do this, and anyone else who wants to as well :)

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Someday Suffian Hakim’s short stories that he wrote and posted on the web would be considered his deep cuts and you’ll see ‘Little Red Riding Tudung’ and ‘Three Shades of Brown’ at the very bottom of the Suffian Hakim iceberg. But I think for there to be a Suffian Hakim iceberg he will need to write more than three books, which is the current number of published books he has now to my knowledge.

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I'll be signing books this Saturday at the Epigram Books Christmas Market at 1pm - come on by! This is your chance to get an anthology I'm in, Best New Singaporean Short Stories Volume 4, for $15 (U.P. $26.64). :) --- From @epigrambooks: Still thinking about what to get for your family and friends this Christmas? Then pop by our Epigram Christmas Market – we have great book gifts for everyone. With books priced as low as $1 and special offers you won't want to miss, 'tis the season for a jolly book time! WHEN: 13 Dec, Fri: 2-9pm 14 Dec, Sat: 11am - 9pm 15 Dec, Sun: 11am - 6pm WHERE: 1008 Toa Payoh North, #03-08, Singapore 318996. - - 👋 MEET YOUR LOCAL AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS 👋 Say hi and get your books signed! ⭐️ SATURDAY, 14 DEC ⭐️ - - - 1PM - - - • Quek Hong Shin, author of The Brilliant Oil Lamp • Ng Swee San, author of Yaya the Double-Decker Bus • AJ Low, author of the Sherlock Sam series • Daryl Qilin Yam, author of Kappa Quartet • Linda Locke Author, author of the Jack is Curious series and Agnes and Her Amazing Orchid • Inez Tan, author of This Is Where I Won't Be Alone - - - 3PM- - - • Anittha Thanabalan, author of The Lights That Find Us • Sebastian Sim NC, author of The Riot Act - - - 4PM- - - • Lolita Chiong, illustrator of Kelly and the Krumps (GET YOUR SELF-PORTRAIT DRAWN!) • Cyril Wong, author of Ten Things My Father Never Taught Me and Other Stories • Teo Xue Shen, author of 18 Walls • O Thiam Chin, author of Now That It's Over ⭐️ SUNDAY, 15 DEC ⭐️ - - - 1PM - - - • Monica Lim and Lesley-Anne Tan, authors of the Secrets of Singapore series • Ng Yi-Sheng, author of Lion City - - - 3PM - - - • Suffian Hakim, author of Harris bin Potter • Simon Vincent, author of The Naysayer's Book Club • Pauline Loh, author of Lion Boy and Drummer Girl • Maureen Yeo, author of Make Animals Great Again • Gracie Chai, illustrator of Make Animals Great Again - - - 4PM - - - • Carissa Foo, author of If It Were Up to Mrs Dada • Cheng E Tham, author of Band Eight #singlit #readlocal #singapore #sale #books #readingtime #reading #epigrambooks #fiction #shortstories #holidaygift #holidaygiftguide #holidaygiftideas #holidayseason https://www.instagram.com/p/B54Qm1yhURv/?igshid=yrebbzixlqv6

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Ketua Hakim jadi 'tukang cuci' di mahkamah angkara mogok | Berita Semasa Hokaloh News

KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 200 kakitangan Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur termasuk hakim Mahkamah Tinggi dan pegawai kehakiman menyertai sesi gotong-royong di Kompleks Mahkamah di sini hari ini berikutan pekerja pembersihan mogok selepas mendakwa kontraktor tidak membayar gaji mereka sejak bulan lalu.Hakim Besar Malaya Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim memberi jaminan bahawa isu itu tidak akan berulang pada masa akan datang.

“Kami telah mengambil langkah yang perlu kerana ia lebih kepada salah faham…hari ini kami mengadakan perbincangan dengan seorang wakil kontraktor pembersihan, Perfect Three Solution Sdn Bhd, dan berharap isu itu akan selesai esok,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas selesai aktiviti gotong-royong di Kompleks Mahkamah Kuala Lumpur di sini kira-kira 3 petang.

Sementara itu, Ketua Hakim Negara Tan Sri Richard Malanjum berkata beliau akan sekali lagi turun padang untuk memastikan para pekerja pembersihan kembali bertugas, esok.

“Saya sendiri akan datang dan periksa esok,” katanya.

Dalam pada itu, Pegawai Unit Komunikasi Korporat Pejabat Ketua Pendaftar Mahkamah Persekutuan Malaysia Suzarika Sahak berkata kerja gotong-royong sukarela yang turut disertai Ketua Hakim Negara itu bermula dengan sesi taklimat oleh beliau sebelum kerja-kerja pembersihan dimulakan pada kira-kira 10.30 pagi ini.

“Aktiviti gotong-royong ini meliputi lapan tingkat bangunan Kompleks Mahkamah Kuala Lumpur termasuk kafeteria, tandas serta pejabat kakitangan dan diagihkan kepada 14 stesen di sayap kiri dan kanan mahkamah,” katanya.

Richard yang tiba kira-kira 9.34 pagi dilihat turut bersama turun padang untuk membuat lawatan ke bangunan tersebut sebelum bersama-sama pegawai lain bergotong-royong membersihkan serta menanam pokok di persekitaran kompleks tersebut.

Turut bersama-sama beliau adalah Zaharah, serta lima hakim lain iaitu Datuk Hasnah Mohammed Hashim, Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid, Datuk Suffian Abdul Razak, Datuk Ahmad Firuz Jaffil dan Datuk Mohd Zaki Abdul Wahab.

Sementara itu, seorang kakitangan mahkamah yang enggan dinamakan berkata mereka hanya menerima notis untuk sesi gotong-royong tersebut semalam.

“Sejak seminggu lalu, kami sudah mengambil inisiatif sendiri untuk membersihkan kawasan yang dilihat kotor seperti mencuci tandas dan menyapu koridor di aras kami bekerja,” katanya.

Ketika ditanya mengenai isu mogok tukang cuci yang didakwa berlaku sejak Jun lalu, beliau berkata dia hanya tahu mereka tidak dibayar gaji namun tidak pasti tentang butiran sebenar isu itu.

Beberapa portal berita semalam melaporkan lebih 20 pekerja pembersihan memprotes sejak 7 Julai lepas ekoran tidak menerima gaji sejak Hari Raya Aidilfitri lalu.

Difahamkan, 100 pekerja pembersihan tidak datang bekerja sejak seminggu lalu daripada jumlah keseluruhan 120 orang dengan masa bekerja enam hari seminggu, bermula Isnin hingga Sabtu.

Tinjauan Bernama di kawasan koridor mahkamah itu mendapati terdapat banyak puntung rokok yang dibuang di tempat yang tidak sepatutnya walaupun kompleks mahkamah dikategorikan sebagai zon larangan merokok.

Semasa tinjauan di kafeteria pula mendapati banyak pinggan mangkuk terbiar di atas meja tanpa dibersihkan.

— BERNAMA

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should i take a break from reading the starless sea (erin morgenstern) and go borrow and read the minorities (suffian hakim) and letters to milena (franz kafka), or should i see the book through before starting new books?