SB yang kurang cerdik...

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(petik emel di mailbox in response to Portuguese alfonso d’ albuquerque) mengapa bala tentera Portugis serang Melaka sahaja? kenapa Portugis tak jadi serang sebelah Utara (Penang/Kedah)?

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diceritakan beberapa bulan selepas menawan melaka, alfonso telah hantar berpuluh SB (special branch diimport dari negara asal alfonso -- imported spy leman) untuk mengetahui kekuatan dan kelemahan penang/kedah. setelah berbulan jalankan tugas, mereka akhirnya secara sulit bermesyuarat di a'farmosa melaka.

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SB-SB >>> selamat siang tuan alfonso
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alfonso >>> selamat siang
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SB ketua >>> kami berpendapat adalah lebih elok tuan lupakan terus niat tuan untuk menawan kedah dan penang

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alfonso >>> (marah yang amat) mengapa?!!! adakah mereka terlalu kuat? adakah mereka gagah perkasa...!!

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SB ketua >>> begini tuan alfonso. tuan masih ingat tak melaka ada 5 pahlawan terhandal hang tuah, hang jebat, hang lekiu, hang lekir dan hang kasturi. masa kita serang melaka dulu pun 10,000 tentera kita mati di tangan mereka ini, inikan pula kita mahu serang kedah/penang yang ada beribu-ribu hang..!!

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SB timbalan ketua >>> betul tuan alfonso. hang di penang/kedah lagi ramai, antaranya hang sihatka, hang lagumana, hang dokbuatapa, hang apahabaq, hang pimana, hang loklak, hang gila, pak hang, mak hang, tok hang, pak manakan hang... ramai betul hang di kedah/penang tuan alfonso..!!

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demi mendengar sahaja maklumat risikan itu, alfonso terus membuat keputusan membatalkan hasrat menyerang kedah/penang kerana mengambilkira pengalaman ngeri ketika menyerang melaka yang semasa itu cuma ada 5 hang sahaja tetapi tentera alfonso ramai terkorban. maka dengan keputusan itu, terselamatlah kedah/penang dari serangan tentera portugis....begitulah adanya...

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(....cerita ni tak jumpa dalam buku sejarah......)

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MELAKA diserang PORTUGIS...!!!! sejarah bercerita siapa yang paling BODOH..

(Hanis, Hanif & Hanaa)
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it was today almost 500 years ago, the Portuguese (Portugal) made first attack to Malacca. it was led by alfonso d’ albuquerque. (you will certainly read this in the history book) . why did he chose 25 July? you need to find out yourselves.

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the war (between the Portuguese and Malacca Malays) started just around dawn 25 July 1511. (so please wake-up early my dear). the Portuguese decided the all-out attack to ensure victory. the did win on 10 August 1511. this date signified the colonial domination in Malacca/Tanah Melayu. sad to say, that was the end of Malacca and the Sultanate of Malacca.

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do you know how did they justify the war? -- (1) Malacca was like today's Singapore -- was prosperous/rich city and (2) because the Portuguese wanted to have a complete monopoly of the pepper/spices trade -- (yes, the conflict was due to agriculture products!!). they bombarded Malacca and the Malays struggled fiercely. (where were the traders and the rest, abah? you go and ask Sultan Mahmud Syah -- he was the last Sultan of Malacca (1488-1511) ) . Sultan Mahmud Syah together with his son -- Sultan Alaudin & their followers/warriors -- tried to run for lives to Pagoh, Muar (!) and some managed to do so. (am not that sure if my great great grandfather was one of them..).

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wars could be triggered by many issues/conflict -- (in this case) agri-related, candu-related, women, arrogant kings/leaders, greedy/corrupt advisors/government officers, nation's sovereignty, etc.

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and today all that is left is the sad history as a reminder to us. you may also visit the A'Farmosa (hey, not A'Farmosa resort ok -- that one not being built by d'Albuquerque...), Portuguese settlement and the Sultan's tomb. wonder if Sultan Mahmud's generation can be traced...
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Al-Fatihah untuk semua As-Syahid.
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