萊佛士在印度的印度總督 Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, Governor-General of India. 在位：1813至1823年。萊佛士的舊老板是Lord Minto, 在位：1807至1813年。新老板讓他給公司物色一個新的基地。因为这一件事，我看主公他煩了很久。
檳城(Prince of Wales)島、佳麗夢(Carimon)島、民丹(Bintan)島、龍牙(Lingga)島、新加坡(Singapore)島和柔佛(Johore)的地理位置
國王的新印璽：信靠主之人(al-Wathiq billah الواثق بالله)，蘇丹胡先莎(Sultan Husain Shah السلطان حسين شاه)，已故(al-Marhum المرحوم)蘇丹馬末莎(Sultan Mahmud Shah سلطان محمود شاه)之子(ibn ابن)，回歷1234年(سنت Sanat 1234 ١٢٣۴).
. . . the amount collected from Native Vessels. The expenses of the Port and the collection of duties to be defrayed by th British Government. Done and concluded at Singapoora this 6th day of February in the year of Our Lord 1819, answering to the 11th day of the Month Rabi‛ al-Akhir and Year of the Hegira 1234. T. S. Raffles. Agent to the Most Noble the Gov. Genl. with the States of Rhio, Lingin, and Johor. . . . terima hasil cukai itu (ترىم حاصل چوکي ايت). Maka dari itu (مک در ايت) kita menurunkan tandatangan (کيت منورنکن تندتاڠن) serta cop kita kedua (سرت چڤ کيت کدوا) di dalam kertas ini (د دالم قرطس اين). Diperbuat surat kepada (دفربوات سورت کفد) sebelas hari bulan (سبلس هاري بولن) Rabi‛ al-Akhir tahun 1234 (تاهون ١٢٣۴) tersurat (ترسورة) di negeri Singapura adanya (د نکري سيع فورا اداڽ).
一個禮拜後的2月13號，原以為會錯過產期的英國人回到檳城。回到家的第一幕：不足一歲的Charlotte Sophia Raffles, 15 February 1818 - 14 January 1822夏珞還在睡覺，在一旁的媽媽，肚子還是尖尖的一大粒。
不過，萊佛士最後還是錯過了見證萊佛士的長子取名利奧波德(Leopold Stamford Raffles, 12 March 1819 - 27 June 1822). 利奧波德在世不到三年，死的時候只有2.3歲。長子出生的一幕。因為蘇菲亞產子的3月12號當天，萊佛士又出坡了。
從吉打 Lembah Bujang 布央谷開車回家，經過怡保的時候剛好是晚餐時間。 在麥當勞用過晚餐後，發現開車的我好像也有點睏了，於是決定在怡保睡一覺。我們把車開到 Bandar Meru Raya ，然後跟 Casuarina 要了一間房間。 隔天早我見小兒子辛円睡到很遲還不願意起床，就拿起手機給他照了一張相 1 。 原想給照片標上：阿円睡到日上三竿 2 ，大太陽曬屁股還不起身。但，住在我頭腦裡面的另外一個人問我： 三竿 到底是 : 點？ The timestamp of the photograph was 9:12:09 morning (28 May 2017). The explanation given by National Academy for Educational Research of Taiwan 台灣國家教育研究院 is：太陽已上升到 三根 竹竿相接的 高度 。表示時候不早了。This explanation suggests that ‘三' (three) is to be interpreted vertically and absolutely, instead of umbrally and relative to the physical pole. Given the fact in the phrase 三竿 (three poles) was recorded by an observatory officer, it is unlikely that the former intepretation is correct. 大太陽曬屁股還不起身嗎？ 於是我便上網查了一下該成語的出處：「日上三竿」應該是出自《 南齊書・天文誌上・日光色 》的一段話。《南齊書・天文誌》是南齊政府天文局官員根據每日的觀測日記整...
如果你或你的公司不還稅， 內陸稅收局 的人就會寄一封公函來罵你並跟你討錢。 在馬來西亞，所有的政府公函，都會印上 Urusan Seri Paduka Baginda 的字樣。「Urusan Seri Paduka Baginda」其實是延續英國人 On His Majesty's Service 的傳統。「 Seri Paduka Baginda 」這三個字的英語是「His Majesty」或「Her Majesty」，而「Urusan」則是「Service」。 現代英國郵遞系統的原型是愛德華四世國王 Edward IV (1461-1483)設計的，他為了加快情報的傳遞速度，在大概每30km就設了一根柱子(post)和一匹新馬。這樣，情報的傳遞便能達到約2 m/s。 J. C. Hemmeon在1912年出版的《The history of the British post office》是這樣寫道的： A somewhat different style of postal service, a precursor of the modern method, was inaugurated by the fourth Edward. During the war with Scotland he found himself in need of a speedier and better system of communication between the seat of war and the seat of government. He accomplished this by placing horses at intervals of twenty miles along the great road between England and Scotland. By so doing his messengers were able to take up fresh horses along the way and his despatches were carried at the rate of a hundred miles a day. 500年前2 m...
The official emblem of the state of Malacca shows two light brown mouse deers on each side of the tree of Malacca. This depiction is rather problematic. Because, if the emblem is meant to commemorate the brave Sang Kancil , as encountered by Parameswara in the Sejarah Melayu, then the color of the animal is probably not correct. If you follow the Malay classic carefully, the Sang Kancil mentioned is not light brown but white . The relatively new The logo was unveiled when Malacca was declared Historical City on April 13, 2003 logo of the City Council of Malacca, however, correctly show the two mouse deers in white . On the other hand, the Sang Kancil story purported to explain the founding of Malacca could be a story modified from a folk-tale from Sri Lanka. This fact was first noted by R. O. Winstedt (1922) Two Legends of Malacca, Journal of Straits Branch of Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. 85, p. 40. I was in the Za'ba Memorial Library , around ...
1957/0118652W In the Court of the Senior Magistrate at Kuala Lumpur Civil Suit No. 138 of 1898. In the matter of the Estate of Yap Ah Loy, deceased, between Yap Hon Chin (28) Yap Loong Shin (23) Yap Leong Soon (18) Yap Kim Neo Yap Leong Sem by his next friend Ong Chi Siew Yap Leong Fong Plaintiffs and Kok Kang Keow (48), otherwise called Kok Ngeo Nga who is sued as Administratrix of the Estate and Effects of Yap Ah Loy, deceased. On the tombstone of Yap Ah Loy, we were given the following list: 1 隆興 (b. 29 December 1869, d. 5 January 1933), 2 隆盛 (Loong Shin, b. 4 April 1875, d. <1925?), 3 隆顺 (Leong Soon, b. 6 March 1880, d. 8 December 1907, died when he was only 27.8), 4 隆發 (b. 10 August 1882, d. 21 September 1900, died when he was only 18...
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