Showing posts with label Celoteh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Celoteh. Show all posts
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Oakley sunglass
It has been more 60 weeks since you have been taken away from me. You are sorely missed, my dear gold iridium oakley, my most treasured and reliable sunglass..... my preeeccciiiioooussss....
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Casting
Had a fall at the driving range last Thurs after whacking 200 golf balls. Slipped on my way to the car, wearing my new golf shoes with artificial/plastic spikes. Luckily my wife was there to console me, and got me some f&b to help me overcome the 'shock' from falling.
Felt extreme numbness at first on the entire arm, my face was pale as if i've just saw a ghost, and looked like the elbow had been displaced. Could barely straighten or bend 90 deg, and decided to retain 60 deg or 45 deg until i've got home, and drove with my right hand (single-handedly).
Tried to recall how i fell, but apparently i was still in the state of shock for the next 1 hour or so and after a while I realized that my left foot slipped and fell into the drain while I'm holding my golf bag (with complete clubs in it) and my left elbow had to endure the weight of my body & the golf bag. My right leg wasn't in the drain, and to my amazement (Thank God!) my legs were unhurt, it is just that my left arm was a bit awkward and tightness can be felt around the elbow area and muscles in the vicinity of the elbow.
Went for X-Ray the following day at a private hospital and confirmed there is a small fracture at the head of radius bone at the joint with humerus (upper arm). Got the diagnosis from orthopedic who later fooled me into believe that a simple push and casting would do the trick at the cost of around RM1K. But eventually the whole thing, including rental of OT, ballooned up to RM2K++ and bcos I had both Great Eastern & Berjaya Sompo medic card, I settled for GE bcos the co-insurance is 10% as compared to 20% if I use BS.
Seeing the doc again tomorrow, dunno whether want to complain about the high fees before or after the check-up. Anyway I hope the casting can be removed so that I can move my left hand without any hindrances.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
OB car wash
OB - out of bounds
Here it is:
http://www.enginelounge.com/2009/10/05/pictures-singapore-topless-car-wash/
Small, but worth the curiosity I guess... for the participants & contest winners I mean ;-)
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Farewell email to colleagues
My corporate email account was frozen few days before my departure from my previous company and I suspect it is the CM's malice intention to stop me from saying goodbye to fellow colleagues and clientele. But little that she know that I have done backups from time to time and as of today I have them on my external HDD and I CHOSE not to disclose any P&C details or contact any of the previous clientele - not because I cannot, but I think it is not right to do so. Conscience is something dear to me and I realized that many ppl don't actually listen to that small voice that I call CONSCIENCE. Anyway I've sent out the following email using my personal email account, and there were some who had responded and there was one who was glad to see the quotes and left the company soon after me. Here's the email.... with some words censored to prevent myself being sued for whatever reason:
// Here's the email:
E*** Malaysia
Dear all,
My journey with E*** ends today and I would like to take this opportunity to say goodbye. I hope I will be remembered as someone who is willing to share my priceless skills, experiences and knowledge, rather than being remembered as a controversial and individualistic person.
For some, thank you for your support and companionship throughout my stay here and surely I will treasure the good times that we shared together in my short 16 months stint with E***.
Would like to share with you these 'brainy' quotes:
'People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.' - Theodore Roosevelt
'Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.' - Thomas A. Edison
'Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Believe you can and you're halfway there.' - Theodore Roosevelt
'Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.' - Dale Carnegie
Best wishes to all.
// End
// Here's the email:
E*** Malaysia
Dear all,
My journey with E*** ends today and I would like to take this opportunity to say goodbye. I hope I will be remembered as someone who is willing to share my priceless skills, experiences and knowledge, rather than being remembered as a controversial and individualistic person.
For some, thank you for your support and companionship throughout my stay here and surely I will treasure the good times that we shared together in my short 16 months stint with E***.
Would like to share with you these 'brainy' quotes:
'People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.' - Theodore Roosevelt
'Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing.' - Thomas A. Edison
'Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. Believe you can and you're halfway there.' - Theodore Roosevelt
'Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.' - Dale Carnegie
Best wishes to all.
// End
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Beautiful view from home
My son pointed out the sky from our living room today... so immediately I pulled out my D80 and captured these. Undoctored pictures, mind you :-)
Friday, January 30, 2009
First blog entry for the year (2009)
Aisay.
This is actually my second post because the first one got lost after I had accidentally pressed the backspace button - so what I've written for the past 30 minutes has just lost like that....grrr...
Anyway what I wanted to share was my experience in getting my first DSLR, using and experimenting the settings in it, compared it to my point & shoot camera Nikon E4100 and the fact that the new camera inspires me to take better snap shots of my surrounding. And to record visually my experiences - sights, travels, observations etc.
Will update this blog as often as my flickr page (hopefully!).
Till then.
Happy Golden Niu Year ;-)
This is actually my second post because the first one got lost after I had accidentally pressed the backspace button - so what I've written for the past 30 minutes has just lost like that....grrr...
Anyway what I wanted to share was my experience in getting my first DSLR, using and experimenting the settings in it, compared it to my point & shoot camera Nikon E4100 and the fact that the new camera inspires me to take better snap shots of my surrounding. And to record visually my experiences - sights, travels, observations etc.
Will update this blog as often as my flickr page (hopefully!).
Till then.
Happy Golden Niu Year ;-)
Some photos on flickr captured using Nikon D80:
Sunday, November 23, 2008
10 years before independence
Very interesting discovery over the internet yesterday. Embedded here for your viewing pleasure. By the way, this documentary shows that we Malaysians cannot take the historical accounts in history textbooks as it is, because clearly they are written and narrated such a way to favour a certain race and the ruling government. Be wise and continue to unearth (very unbecoming word from a geoscience guy like me!) the historical FACTS of this country.
Here it is:
Sepuluh Tahun Sebelum Merdeka from fahmi reza on Vimeo.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Another photo stolen!!!
Nehh..... this site is just borrowing one of my photos taken in Copenhagen back in March. I must admit this has been done professionally... they actually sent an email asking for my consent, to which I oblige (since i'm a nice guy) ^_^
Site 3
I'm suprised because the picture actually taken using SE750i camera phone, hence the resolution is actually quite low...
Site 3
I'm suprised because the picture actually taken using SE750i camera phone, hence the resolution is actually quite low...
Friday, October 17, 2008
Feel like winning a jackpot!!
Wow... such an amazing feeling! The day that I've hoped for more than a year has finally arrived.
Apa yang kecoh sangat lar?
Apa yang kecoh sangat lar?
Da big boss in my company asked me to 'take over' this babe la... KIA Sportage 2007 version, 2.0L, 16-valve DOHC CVVT, 140 hp @ 6000 rpm, 136 lb-ft @ 4,500 rpm with BOTH 5-speed manual and 4-speed Steptronic automatic transmission. Company car. Period. Well... not quite.... still got more things to say here in my blog corner... ^_^
Note: Censored number plate to ensure confidentiality...err...i mean privacy.
My dream car is actually Nissan X-Trail (so humble eh!) but since I laid my eyes on this car and personally have driven it in 'special' occasions in the past, I've always hope that some day (more like some time in October last year) I can drive this car around on a daily basis... to work and jalan-jalan.
Heheheee... I am actually grinning from ear to ear right now as I'm writing this posting. What a privilege... I don't have to tighten my belly to pay huge deposit for this car or to pay ridiculously big installments monthly or to feed it with litres of fossil fuel every other day and spend lots of $$ to maintain it... cos all of these will be taken care by the company!! Best of all is that da big boss ask me to sell my own car cos I told him there is only one parking bay allocated to me at my apartment area...
A quick check on its popularity and reliability in the SUV market over the internet, KIA Sportage ranked no. 8 in the world and suprisingly Honda CRV topped the list with best overall ratings. But one statistic caught my attention about the KIA Sportage, which is the safety rating, i.e. 9.7 out of 10! Why you may ask? I think the 6 air bags enclosed within the car may have helped in the crash test. 'Safe' cars are good for family man like myself... as I can now feel safer with my kid travelling in the car.
No, I didn't beg da big boss for this, although I did ask about company cars prior joining this company last year. And of course I know everything comes with a price. I know I will have to work twice as hard from now on to generate more income for the company. Hope me and my team can sail through the recession (or depression!) period which could just happen in the months to come. According to a common belief and as a famous scenario in get-rich-scheme books, there will be some kind of economic turnmoil every 10-12 years cycle and by taking 1997 into consideration, next year would be the 'last year' that it could probably surface, yet again. But this time I expect myself to be hit by the so-called recession period, since now I am now the breadwinner of the family. Time to save up and send more company invoices out to chase for money!!
Love ur ABC
Stole these words of wisdom and encouragement from somewhere...
Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits. Believe in urself. Consider things from every angle. Don't give up, and don't give in. Enjoy life today; yesterday is gone, and tomorrow may never come. Family and friends are hidden treasures; seek them and enjoy their riches. Give more than u planned to give. Hang on to ur dreams. Ignore those who try to discourage u. Just do it. Keen on trying; no matter how hard it seems; it will get easier. Love urself first and most. Make it happen. Never lie, cheat or steal; always strike a fair deal. Open ur eyes and see things as they really are. Practice makes perfect. Quitters never win, and winner never quit. Read, study and learn about everything important in ur life. Stop procrastinating. Take control of ur own destiny. Understand urself in order to better understand others. Visualize it. Want it more than anything. eXcel at doing ur best. You can do anything you set out to do. Zero in on your target and go for it.
Very good eh?!!
Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits. Believe in urself. Consider things from every angle. Don't give up, and don't give in. Enjoy life today; yesterday is gone, and tomorrow may never come. Family and friends are hidden treasures; seek them and enjoy their riches. Give more than u planned to give. Hang on to ur dreams. Ignore those who try to discourage u. Just do it. Keen on trying; no matter how hard it seems; it will get easier. Love urself first and most. Make it happen. Never lie, cheat or steal; always strike a fair deal. Open ur eyes and see things as they really are. Practice makes perfect. Quitters never win, and winner never quit. Read, study and learn about everything important in ur life. Stop procrastinating. Take control of ur own destiny. Understand urself in order to better understand others. Visualize it. Want it more than anything. eXcel at doing ur best. You can do anything you set out to do. Zero in on your target and go for it.
Very good eh?!!
Friday, October 10, 2008
My photos were stolen!!
Nah... they are not stolen, but 'borrowed'. Nothing for me to lose, only to gain more traffic to my flickr site... ^_^
Site 1
Site 2
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Stupid Stumid
According to Stumid, the reporter was held because she was believed to be under threat and NOT A THREAT to the national security. What a pile of bull shit.... then why use ASI? Who authorises the use of it in the first place? If it is the police as he claimed, then we the people are troubled a lot because the country are really in police state!! You dun need to slap someone with ASI just to interrogate somebody. This Stumid think we, the ppl of this bolehland are stupid? Bengap betul si Stumid ni... cilakak betul!!
Released!!
Got the news that the reporter was released. Apa hal dengan kerajaan ni ar? Pundek betul lar... boleh suka-suka tangkap orang lepas tu kasi lepas suka-suka... lepaskan RPK dan Teresa Kok jugak la si baruah Belasan Natiunal!! (ditujukan khas kepada si Bodowi, Stumid dan kroni-kroninya!). Wow... what a nice feeling after saying these in bahasa... what damaging can it be to you when someone of different race or culture mock or scold you in your own native tongue? Hurtful? That's exactly my point.
But there's one moral story behind the expedite release of the reporter: Makkal Sakti!!
You see people, the government is nothing, I repeat, NOTHING without its people. Any more unwarranted arrest would undermined the governments' credibility even further down the hole/point of no return. Bloody fools!!! Don't get the fear into you... that's what the natiunal's policies are doing to us...to 'silent' the majority i.e. the level and clear headed ppl which can distinguish what is right and what is not. So let's stand together now as citizens of bolehland, speak up and be counted!! (of course do it discretionally la... pakai otak sikit la brader!).
Let's stop talking about our indulgence for food and hobbies etc. (nothing that really matters as compared to the direction or where the country is heading right now, thanks to the apartheid-based policies laid down by Mahatiao and his disciples in this country). Let's start barking on REAL issues at this point of time and capitalize on momentum of 'wave of change' started by the opposition in this country. I hope too see a bigger political tsunami in the country and wash out the shallow-minded, racist and not-so-smart politicians (believe me, these group of ppl are small, i.e. minnows) and reduce the racists' down to their knees.... for the country's sake!! Like a saying I once read, this is my country, I'm born here. But do I want to be marginalised or die because of political hegemony and obscurantist doctrine - NO WAY man!!!
p/s: thanks to the national education system, i can maki hamun in so-called native language of bolehland and mother-tongue of some... go figure.
Here's my spectacular signal for 'dissent':
http://www.malaysiakini.com/ - news and views that matters
p/p/s: 916 or 920 may not happen after all, but who cares? What really matter is the cause and effect of the promise... will eventually prevail in the next GE (13, auspicious number for some?), I hope. If I'm still around that is.
Disclaimer: The views expressed here in ahchongs' blog are entirely his and do not represent his normal or rightful views as the author's postings may be influenced and swayed from time to time by his emotions & thoughts that are greatly disturbed by the political circus caused by a bunch of colour-sensitive beruk in the country, cimpanzee-gorilla public shows and not forgetting the sentiments of the rightful citizens in this blessed bolehland (as enshrined in the Federal Constitution). With the use of this blog you have agreed to indemnify the author from any ridiculous legal actions like the one directed at RPK, the freedom blogger of bolehland.
But there's one moral story behind the expedite release of the reporter: Makkal Sakti!!
You see people, the government is nothing, I repeat, NOTHING without its people. Any more unwarranted arrest would undermined the governments' credibility even further down the hole/point of no return. Bloody fools!!! Don't get the fear into you... that's what the natiunal's policies are doing to us...to 'silent' the majority i.e. the level and clear headed ppl which can distinguish what is right and what is not. So let's stand together now as citizens of bolehland, speak up and be counted!! (of course do it discretionally la... pakai otak sikit la brader!).
Let's stop talking about our indulgence for food and hobbies etc. (nothing that really matters as compared to the direction or where the country is heading right now, thanks to the apartheid-based policies laid down by Mahatiao and his disciples in this country). Let's start barking on REAL issues at this point of time and capitalize on momentum of 'wave of change' started by the opposition in this country. I hope too see a bigger political tsunami in the country and wash out the shallow-minded, racist and not-so-smart politicians (believe me, these group of ppl are small, i.e. minnows) and reduce the racists' down to their knees.... for the country's sake!! Like a saying I once read, this is my country, I'm born here. But do I want to be marginalised or die because of political hegemony and obscurantist doctrine - NO WAY man!!!
p/s: thanks to the national education system, i can maki hamun in so-called native language of bolehland and mother-tongue of some... go figure.
Here's my spectacular signal for 'dissent':
http://www.malaysiakini.com/ - news and views that matters
p/p/s: 916 or 920 may not happen after all, but who cares? What really matter is the cause and effect of the promise... will eventually prevail in the next GE (13, auspicious number for some?), I hope. If I'm still around that is.
Disclaimer: The views expressed here in ahchongs' blog are entirely his and do not represent his normal or rightful views as the author's postings may be influenced and swayed from time to time by his emotions & thoughts that are greatly disturbed by the political circus caused by a bunch of colour-sensitive beruk in the country, cimpanzee-gorilla public shows and not forgetting the sentiments of the rightful citizens in this blessed bolehland (as enshrined in the Federal Constitution). With the use of this blog you have agreed to indemnify the author from any ridiculous legal actions like the one directed at RPK, the freedom blogger of bolehland.
Outraged!! Totally unacceptable!!
I'm so outraged by the turn of events lately in the country. I've been keeping mum of all the ugly things that are happening in this country and the news about the reporter who reported the fugly's racist' remarks is arrested under an act that was promulgated and targeted at the communists that were once a menace in the country. This is like an act of victimised the person who get bullied and not the person who bullies the victim!! Clearly this is a desperate move by the racist party who are filled with a bunch mamaks and rojak parentage who called themselves the 'sons of the soil'. Self-denial mentality and what can I say about this? Tahi kerbau (sounds better than lembu) @ Bull shit!!! I have no qualms if you are one of these: Negrito, Jakun, Semang, Jahut, Orang Laut, Orang Darat, Senoi or from other fractions from the REAL NATIVES of this bolehland.
The news that got me really ticked off is the arrest of MP Teresa Kok. Clearly one bloody racist toyol had made seditious liar about her and fan this sentiment over the internet. I think losers like him are mis-using the internet, just like RPK fanning the freedom of speech over this alternative medium. The difference is, ppl like toyol is abusing this freedom to spread slander and malicious accusations to gain mileage in their political run-ins. You should be well aware that the racist' party's general election is coming and do you ever notice in your life time that the ppl from this particular party (undoubtedly the PARTY instigated the worst racial riot in the country) kept playing the racial cards when big events like the party's general election draw near? Unsolicited hate messages that fan racial sentiments are usually aired in their speeches, it doesn't matter if it is addressed to one particular race only (like claimed by Mr Fugly in the recent by-election)...it is still seditious so to speak!!
I urge you, fellow citizens of Bolehland, to speak up. It's no longer pays to be the silent majority. Unless you want your children and the future generations of this beautiful country (except the racist's party and its cohorts) to remain 2nd or 3rd etc. class citizens forever and enventually end up like in our neighbouring country in the far south where you have to change your name to appear more 'cimalsI'. How long do you want to be the dumb submissive dhimmi? And while we are bickering among ourselves about the righfullnes of citizenship of this country, the real immigrants from our neighboring countries are having a jolly time taking a back seat, cooly residing and enjoying the riches and resources in this country. And they are smart... they know how to access the 'special' lane to access more riches in the country: marry the locals-you know what I'm talking about!! Didn't you noticed that most of the controversial politicians in the country have mixed blood parentage? Arab (Stumid) , Jawa (Toyol), Tamil (Mahatiao), Turki (the one wielding the weapon in the racist' party AGM?) etc. I think this bunch of monkeys are very much confused of their background... and the only logical way for them to hold on and seize power is through initimidating and instilling fear amongst the rightful citizens in the country. And of course, pretend like their parents or grandparents or great grandparents are 100% home grown descendants of this country. Bull shit.
A member of UN Human Rights Council konon. What a joke. My hope in the future of the country is sliding even more now after listening to the disturbing news about the unwarranted arrests. Actual perpretator and liars got away and innocent parties get persecuted.
Time to update my CV and join the outgoing 'brain drain' masses? Open your eyes my friends, look far and sincerely tell me, do you see the light at the end of the tunnel?
The news that got me really ticked off is the arrest of MP Teresa Kok. Clearly one bloody racist toyol had made seditious liar about her and fan this sentiment over the internet. I think losers like him are mis-using the internet, just like RPK fanning the freedom of speech over this alternative medium. The difference is, ppl like toyol is abusing this freedom to spread slander and malicious accusations to gain mileage in their political run-ins. You should be well aware that the racist' party's general election is coming and do you ever notice in your life time that the ppl from this particular party (undoubtedly the PARTY instigated the worst racial riot in the country) kept playing the racial cards when big events like the party's general election draw near? Unsolicited hate messages that fan racial sentiments are usually aired in their speeches, it doesn't matter if it is addressed to one particular race only (like claimed by Mr Fugly in the recent by-election)...it is still seditious so to speak!!
I urge you, fellow citizens of Bolehland, to speak up. It's no longer pays to be the silent majority. Unless you want your children and the future generations of this beautiful country (except the racist's party and its cohorts) to remain 2nd or 3rd etc. class citizens forever and enventually end up like in our neighbouring country in the far south where you have to change your name to appear more 'cimalsI'. How long do you want to be the dumb submissive dhimmi? And while we are bickering among ourselves about the righfullnes of citizenship of this country, the real immigrants from our neighboring countries are having a jolly time taking a back seat, cooly residing and enjoying the riches and resources in this country. And they are smart... they know how to access the 'special' lane to access more riches in the country: marry the locals-you know what I'm talking about!! Didn't you noticed that most of the controversial politicians in the country have mixed blood parentage? Arab (Stumid) , Jawa (Toyol), Tamil (Mahatiao), Turki (the one wielding the weapon in the racist' party AGM?) etc. I think this bunch of monkeys are very much confused of their background... and the only logical way for them to hold on and seize power is through initimidating and instilling fear amongst the rightful citizens in the country. And of course, pretend like their parents or grandparents or great grandparents are 100% home grown descendants of this country. Bull shit.
A member of UN Human Rights Council konon. What a joke. My hope in the future of the country is sliding even more now after listening to the disturbing news about the unwarranted arrests. Actual perpretator and liars got away and innocent parties get persecuted.
Time to update my CV and join the outgoing 'brain drain' masses? Open your eyes my friends, look far and sincerely tell me, do you see the light at the end of the tunnel?
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
BALANCE SHEET OF LIFE .........AN ACCOUNTANT'S POEM
A very good poem!!
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Our Birth is our Opening Balance!
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital
Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues
Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.
Some very Good and Very bad things ....
The most destructive habit....... ......... ........Worry
The greatest Joy......... ......... ......... ......Giving
The greatest loss.......Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work........ .......Helping others
The ugliest personality trait....... .......Selfishness
The most endangered species..... ....Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource.... ......... ...Our youth
The greatest 'shot in the arm'.. ...Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.... ......... .....Fear
The most effective sleeping pill....... Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease..... ........Excuses
The most powerful force in life........ .......... ..Love
The most dangerous act...... ..A gossip
The world's most incredible computer.... ....The brain
The worst thing to be without..... ......... ..... Hope
The deadliest weapon...... ......... ........The tongue
The two most power-filled words....... ......... 'I Can'
The greatest asset....... .......... ......... ......Faith
The most worthless emotion.... ......... ....Self- pity
The most beautiful attire...... ......... ..........SMILE!
The most prized possession.. ......... ......Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication. .....Prayer
The most contagious spirit...... ......... ......Enthusiasm
Life ends; when you stop Dreaming,
Hope ends; when you stop Believing,
Love ends; when you stop Caring,
And Friendship ends; when you stop Sharing...!!!
Our Death is our Closing Balance!
Our Prejudiced Views are our Liabilities
Our Creative Ideas are our Assets
Heart is our Current Asset
Soul is our Fixed Asset
Brain is our Fixed Deposit
Thinking is our Current Account
Achievements are our Capital
Character & Morals, our Stock-in-Trade
Friends are our General Reserves
Values & Behaviour are our Goodwill
Patience is our Interest Earned
Love is our Dividend
Children are our Bonus Issues
Education is Brands / Patents
Knowledge is our Investment
Experience is our Premium Account
The Aim is to Tally the Balance Sheet Accurately.
The Goal is to get the Best Presented Accounts Award.
Some very Good and Very bad things ....
The most destructive habit....... ......... ........Worry
The greatest Joy......... ......... ......... ......Giving
The greatest loss.......Loss of self-respect
The most satisfying work........ .......Helping others
The ugliest personality trait....... .......Selfishness
The most endangered species..... ....Dedicated leaders
Our greatest natural resource.... ......... ...Our youth
The greatest 'shot in the arm'.. ...Encouragement
The greatest problem to overcome.... ......... .....Fear
The most effective sleeping pill....... Peace of mind
The most crippling failure disease..... ........Excuses
The most powerful force in life........ .......... ..Love
The most dangerous act...... ..A gossip
The world's most incredible computer.... ....The brain
The worst thing to be without..... ......... ..... Hope
The deadliest weapon...... ......... ........The tongue
The two most power-filled words....... ......... 'I Can'
The greatest asset....... .......... ......... ......Faith
The most worthless emotion.... ......... ....Self- pity
The most beautiful attire...... ......... ..........SMILE!
The most prized possession.. ......... ......Integrity
The most powerful channel of communication. .....Prayer
The most contagious spirit...... ......... ......Enthusiasm
Life ends; when you stop Dreaming,
Hope ends; when you stop Believing,
Love ends; when you stop Caring,
And Friendship ends; when you stop Sharing...!!!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Obscurantist doctrine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_153_of_the_Constitution_of_Malaysia
Self-explanatory. Read through this, and imagine where this country is heading to in 10, 20 years time.
Self-explanatory. Read through this, and imagine where this country is heading to in 10, 20 years time.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Greener pasture
Migraine... err... I mean migrating.
Yeah, I am contemplating on whether to embark on this... as it seemed that the country is going nowhere (stagnant) but perhaps backwards in the years to come, judging by the things are going in the country and national issues that are affecting us, the not-so-privilege citizens whom are born in the country that is blessed with abundant natural resources and stability (geologically, meterologically etc.). Being born in this country doesn't guarantee my basic rights as a citizen to have a level playing field in education, employment opportunity or materialistic gain (e.g. property, automobiles). Of course in here I can't disclose them as explicit as I have it clearly 'worded' in my mind, as I would not risk myself or my family to intimidation, harassment or even being thrown in jail for saying things that are considered 'sensitive'. If you are resident of this country long enough, you will know what actually I'm trying to say here.
Gloomy prospect in the future for the country if things are the same as now, as far I can see la. I'm worried for my offspring, and the future generations of the not-so-privilege citizen would suffer the most. Can't seem to see the light at the end of the tunnel at this moment.
If even in my own country I am still considered the descendants of migrants, might as well go to another country as migrant and feed on the bigger economic cake there? Two or three within my group of contacts has emigrated, and I'm contemplating on whether I should take the big decision to migrate like them.
Is there still hope for this country?
Yeah, I am contemplating on whether to embark on this... as it seemed that the country is going nowhere (stagnant) but perhaps backwards in the years to come, judging by the things are going in the country and national issues that are affecting us, the not-so-privilege citizens whom are born in the country that is blessed with abundant natural resources and stability (geologically, meterologically etc.). Being born in this country doesn't guarantee my basic rights as a citizen to have a level playing field in education, employment opportunity or materialistic gain (e.g. property, automobiles). Of course in here I can't disclose them as explicit as I have it clearly 'worded' in my mind, as I would not risk myself or my family to intimidation, harassment or even being thrown in jail for saying things that are considered 'sensitive'. If you are resident of this country long enough, you will know what actually I'm trying to say here.
Gloomy prospect in the future for the country if things are the same as now, as far I can see la. I'm worried for my offspring, and the future generations of the not-so-privilege citizen would suffer the most. Can't seem to see the light at the end of the tunnel at this moment.
If even in my own country I am still considered the descendants of migrants, might as well go to another country as migrant and feed on the bigger economic cake there? Two or three within my group of contacts has emigrated, and I'm contemplating on whether I should take the big decision to migrate like them.
Is there still hope for this country?
Mind games
If someone put you in the bad light and make you feel like you are the devil in the company by he himself acting as a 'victim' and 'seemed' to be victimised by you, how would you react to this play-acting? One more thing, this bugger is much more senior in the company and has lots of connection (upright, sideways and downright).
Should you just keep quiet and let him have his way? Or should you retort by reporting to the higher management and make a fool of yourself as you cannot explicitly prove it?
As the big boss in the company, how would you react if you find two key personnel in your company feuding on who shall take responsibility on certain tasks that were already clearly defined and documented in their scope of work?
As a responsible person, should you just close one eye and let bad things happen only to find out later that you could intervene/manage it from the beginning? What if the other person somehow knows that you'll intervene and hence let you do all the troubleshooting for him?
I say it is damn bloody unfair and its clearly a one-sided affair.
What say you?
Should you just keep quiet and let him have his way? Or should you retort by reporting to the higher management and make a fool of yourself as you cannot explicitly prove it?
As the big boss in the company, how would you react if you find two key personnel in your company feuding on who shall take responsibility on certain tasks that were already clearly defined and documented in their scope of work?
As a responsible person, should you just close one eye and let bad things happen only to find out later that you could intervene/manage it from the beginning? What if the other person somehow knows that you'll intervene and hence let you do all the troubleshooting for him?
I say it is damn bloody unfair and its clearly a one-sided affair.
What say you?
Friday, July 18, 2008
Historic milestone for geologists in Malaysia
It has been confirmed!
16/7/08, Wednesday at 11.43am.
That the much and long awaited bill has been passed in the Parliament... Geologist Bill 2008. Indeed this is a significant event for fellow geologists in the country, particularly those who are involved in jobs 'on-land', e.g. engineering geologist, site geologist etc.
Without the bill, geologists play second fiddle to engineers in the country, particularly those in the engineering field. Eh... who knows the ground better ar... engineer or geologist? Of course geologist la! Duh! How can someone (non-geologist) sign or certify a report that is prepared by geologist? And why geological input are put aside as far as anything on the ground is concerned? Imagine this: Moderately to highly weathered argillite ROCK (undergoing physical and chemical weathering, degrade and decompose over time), but when drilled into and sampled, it is described as sandy SILT (can't say clayey SILT according to BS 5930 konon). Hoho... that's a huge mistake... 'rock mass' now being classified as 'hard soil' (N=50). Another example: Drilled 3m into rock and borehole terminated, because one would think the rock is actually 'bedrock' ('continuous' laterally), but in actual fact, the rock is actually a huge boulder sitting on residual soil and the actual bedrock is 10m deeper. But because geological input is 'missing', piling was executed and terminated at the boulder level, but strangely, pile lengths are too short at some points.... why? Wrong interpreted 'bedrock' depth lar! So, the project cost will balloon up and based on the current price of steel bars, the profit margin of the project may be lost even before its completion!
Some people never learned. Even tragedies like landslides that caused the lost of lives and properties can't seem to change the mindset of policy makers or some engineers that some geological input would have stopped these tragedies from happening. A good example I can think of right now is the rockfall at Bukit Lanjan. Although I don't recall someone being killed in the rockfall event, I did remember the hardships (super traffic jams) that the road (or rather highway) closure that had caused.... affecting thousand of motorists on daily basis for more than half a year. A simple rock slope stability after the blasting of the rock slopes could have stopped this rockfall from occurring. A daylighting joint that provides the sliding plane for the blocky rocks could have identified and mitigating measures such as removing the 'loose' blocks of rocks could have been carried out.... and surely the rockfall incident could have been avoided. But I wonder whose money was spent on cleaning up on the mess there? I hope it is not the tax payers' monies. An act of God konon... very irresponsible statement by the minister when asked about the likely cause(s) of the rockfall.
Sinkholes. Settlement. Subsidence. Is your area affected by these? If the answer is yes, your place could have been:
i) a mining area in the past (mining going below ground surface)
ii) a soft ground being backfilled and insufficiently compacted or lack of foundation works
iii) an area that is underlain by karstic limestone (meaning some cavities or voids within the limestone)
Frankly speaking, I'm not a super expert. But if you see significant signs that like any of the above, best is to contact the geological survey department to find out the 'history' of the land. So before you buy a land, why not ask the advice of geologist first before committing yourself to sign the sales and purchase agreement? He/She could have save you lots of money repairing the possible defects on your property... but how to monetize the run-around and time lost in the getting the repair being carried out or identifying the real problem? And peace of mind? That's priceless....
So why not learn more about the profession and let us contribute something to the society in return? But please, we are just humans and we can't see 'through' the ground or hills okay... if we can do that, we would have been super rich, being able to locate primary tin, gold or economical ores/deposits in the subsurface!!!
And being a young chap like me that holds two professional affiliations at one time is not very common eh.... so must salute me when you see me... hehehehe.... just joking here ok.
Anyway... boss, if you are reading this, I need a pay rise. I'm not greedy lar... 50% increase pun jadi lar ... this is to keep myself from being caught up in the high cost of living due the ballooning inflation rate that is predicted to go over 8% this year...
Remediated cut slope (with retaining wall) somewhere along the 'new' east-west highway... between Karak and Kuantan. Judging by the shape of the failure, it looks like a circular landslip. But who cares? Cut the slope and repair later wat... toll payers' are paying for the repair, the contractor and engineers will be laughing all the way to the bank...
16/7/08, Wednesday at 11.43am.
That the much and long awaited bill has been passed in the Parliament... Geologist Bill 2008. Indeed this is a significant event for fellow geologists in the country, particularly those who are involved in jobs 'on-land', e.g. engineering geologist, site geologist etc.
Without the bill, geologists play second fiddle to engineers in the country, particularly those in the engineering field. Eh... who knows the ground better ar... engineer or geologist? Of course geologist la! Duh! How can someone (non-geologist) sign or certify a report that is prepared by geologist? And why geological input are put aside as far as anything on the ground is concerned? Imagine this: Moderately to highly weathered argillite ROCK (undergoing physical and chemical weathering, degrade and decompose over time), but when drilled into and sampled, it is described as sandy SILT (can't say clayey SILT according to BS 5930 konon). Hoho... that's a huge mistake... 'rock mass' now being classified as 'hard soil' (N=50). Another example: Drilled 3m into rock and borehole terminated, because one would think the rock is actually 'bedrock' ('continuous' laterally), but in actual fact, the rock is actually a huge boulder sitting on residual soil and the actual bedrock is 10m deeper. But because geological input is 'missing', piling was executed and terminated at the boulder level, but strangely, pile lengths are too short at some points.... why? Wrong interpreted 'bedrock' depth lar! So, the project cost will balloon up and based on the current price of steel bars, the profit margin of the project may be lost even before its completion!
Some people never learned. Even tragedies like landslides that caused the lost of lives and properties can't seem to change the mindset of policy makers or some engineers that some geological input would have stopped these tragedies from happening. A good example I can think of right now is the rockfall at Bukit Lanjan. Although I don't recall someone being killed in the rockfall event, I did remember the hardships (super traffic jams) that the road (or rather highway) closure that had caused.... affecting thousand of motorists on daily basis for more than half a year. A simple rock slope stability after the blasting of the rock slopes could have stopped this rockfall from occurring. A daylighting joint that provides the sliding plane for the blocky rocks could have identified and mitigating measures such as removing the 'loose' blocks of rocks could have been carried out.... and surely the rockfall incident could have been avoided. But I wonder whose money was spent on cleaning up on the mess there? I hope it is not the tax payers' monies. An act of God konon... very irresponsible statement by the minister when asked about the likely cause(s) of the rockfall.
Sinkholes. Settlement. Subsidence. Is your area affected by these? If the answer is yes, your place could have been:
i) a mining area in the past (mining going below ground surface)
ii) a soft ground being backfilled and insufficiently compacted or lack of foundation works
iii) an area that is underlain by karstic limestone (meaning some cavities or voids within the limestone)
Frankly speaking, I'm not a super expert. But if you see significant signs that like any of the above, best is to contact the geological survey department to find out the 'history' of the land. So before you buy a land, why not ask the advice of geologist first before committing yourself to sign the sales and purchase agreement? He/She could have save you lots of money repairing the possible defects on your property... but how to monetize the run-around and time lost in the getting the repair being carried out or identifying the real problem? And peace of mind? That's priceless....
So why not learn more about the profession and let us contribute something to the society in return? But please, we are just humans and we can't see 'through' the ground or hills okay... if we can do that, we would have been super rich, being able to locate primary tin, gold or economical ores/deposits in the subsurface!!!
And being a young chap like me that holds two professional affiliations at one time is not very common eh.... so must salute me when you see me... hehehehe.... just joking here ok.
Anyway... boss, if you are reading this, I need a pay rise. I'm not greedy lar... 50% increase pun jadi lar ... this is to keep myself from being caught up in the high cost of living due the ballooning inflation rate that is predicted to go over 8% this year...
Remediated cut slope (with retaining wall) somewhere along the 'new' east-west highway... between Karak and Kuantan. Judging by the shape of the failure, it looks like a circular landslip. But who cares? Cut the slope and repair later wat... toll payers' are paying for the repair, the contractor and engineers will be laughing all the way to the bank...
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Bug reporter for hire!
If you are a software developer and you would like to collate feedbacks about potential bugs (bug reporting) or gather constructive comments on how to improve certain aspects of your new applications, do drop me an email at tkurus@gmail.com.
I've always like to explore new software/applications.... and some of the ones that I'm familiar with are, but not limited to:
RESIX Plus, AGI EarthImager 2D, RES2DINV, FIRSTPIX, REFRACTION, Aarhus Workbench, Visual MODFLOW, Surfer & Rockworks.
There are more applications in addition to the above, but these are the ones that I am most familiar with. I would say most of them are related to 'geoscience' and 'modelling'.
Why me?
I have strong analytical skills, with some background in programming. It is usual the case where I've always try to 'push' new applications to its limits.... forcing it to produce bugs/errors such as these:
I've always like to explore new software/applications.... and some of the ones that I'm familiar with are, but not limited to:
RESIX Plus, AGI EarthImager 2D, RES2DINV, FIRSTPIX, REFRACTION, Aarhus Workbench, Visual MODFLOW, Surfer & Rockworks.
There are more applications in addition to the above, but these are the ones that I am most familiar with. I would say most of them are related to 'geoscience' and 'modelling'.
Why me?
I have strong analytical skills, with some background in programming. It is usual the case where I've always try to 'push' new applications to its limits.... forcing it to produce bugs/errors such as these:
More bugs discovery meaning less complaints from potential clients/users. So why not try me out today?
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