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Message from Tunku Abdul Rahman's Great Granddaughter!

2010-07-27T19:31:00.002+08:00

Tunku Abdul Rahman's great granddaughter

Sharyn Lisa Shufiyan, 24, Conservationist

Both my parents are Malay. My mum's heritage includes Chinese, Thai and Arab, while my dad is Minangkabau. Due to my skin colour, I am often mistaken for a Chinese.

I'm happy that I don't have the typical Malay look but I do get annoyed when people call me Ah Moi or ask me straight up "Are you Chinese or Malay"

Like, why does it matter? Before I used to answer "Malay" but now I'm trying to consciously answer Malaysian instead.

There's this incident from primary school that I remember till today. Someone told me that I will be called last during Judgement Day because I don't have a Muslim name. Of course, I was scared then but now that I'm older, I realise that a name is just a name. It doesn't define you as a good or bad person and there is definitely no such thing as a Muslim name. You can be named Rashid or Ali and still be a Christian.

I've heard of the 1Malaysia concept, but I think we don't need to be told to be united. We've come such a long way that it should already be embedded in our hearts and minds that we are united. Unfortunately, you can still see racial discrimination and polarisation. There is still this ethno-centric view that the Malays are the dominant group and their rights must be protected, and non Malays are forever the outsiders.

For the concept to succeed, I think the government should stop with the race politics. It's tiring, really. We grew up with application forms asking us to tick our race. We should stop painting a negative image of the other races, stop thinking about 'us' and 'them' and focus on 'we', 'our' and 'Malaysians'.

No one should be made uncomfortable in their own home. A dear Chinese friend of mine said to me once, "I don't feel patriotic because I am not made to feel like Malaysia is my home, and I don't feel an affinity to China because I have never lived there.

I know some baby Nyonya friends who can trace their lineage back hundreds of years. I'm a fourth generation Malaysian. If I am Bumiputra, why can't they be, too? Clearly I have issues with the term.

I think the main reason why we still can't achieve total unity is because of this 'Malay rights' concept. I'd rather 'Malay rights' be replaced by human rights. So unless we get rid of this Bumiputra status, or reform our views and policies on rights, we will never achieve unity.

For my merdeka wish, I'd like for Malaysians to have more voice, to be respected and heard. I wish that the government would uphold the true essence of parliamentary democracy. I wish for the people to no longer fear and discriminate against each other, to see that we are one and the same.

I wish that Malaysia would truly live up to the tourism spin of Malaysia truly Asia. Malaysians to lead - whatever their ethnic background. Only ONE NATIONALITY MALAYSIAN. No Malays, No Chinese, No Indians - ONLY MALAYSIANS. Choose whatever religion one is comfortable with.

MERDEKA
MERDEKA
MERDEKA

Really meaningful, I hope this wish comes true!

Da Vinci: The Genius - Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur

2010-01-05T22:23:00.006+08:00

This exhibition is on the works of one of the most famous man from the Renaissance period, Leonardo Da Vinci. Held in 4 locations around the world and I think it is fortunate the they chose to hold one in the National Science Centre in Kuala Lumpur. This exhibition started on 1st October and will end on 17th January.

The exhibition was divided into a few sections.
1st section: A general introduction and some history about his life
2nd section: Flying machines
3rd section: Mechanical devices
4th section: Civil machines
5th section: Anatomy
6th section: Mona Lisa
7th section: War machines
8th section: Musical instruments

I only got some pictures for the 1st section because when I tried to take some pictures for the 2nd section, the people in-charge said I could not take pictures (what the heck!). I didnt want to get into trouble so no pictures for other sections.

1st Section

A portrait of Leonardo

The two of the many codices of Leonardo on display

Historical timeline

All of his works stored as codices in possession of which party. It was quite big so I doubt the names can be seen in the photograph but the last name on the bottom-right is Bill Gates!

A painting of the city Florence

2nd Section:
A parachute that looks like a tent pyramid, the famous spiral flying machine, a double blade machine that resembles modern helicopter, wings and much more I couldn't remember. The sign states that the spiral machine is the inspiration for the modern helicopter but the other looks more like a modern helicopter to me. ALL of the flying apparatus/machine are made of only wood and canvas.

3rd Section:
Mechanical devices such as the ball bearing, pulley system, gear systems, spring and many more. All made of wood except the spring.

4th section:

Quick to build bridges, piling mechanism, bicycle and many more.

5th section:
One of the best parts of the exhibition. Many large size actual pages of his works. Detailed drawings and his mirrored handwriting.

6th section:
Yes, 1 whole section just on the famous portrait, The Mona Lisa. Results of the research done by Pascal Cotte on the drawing using various photographic techniques. He even used a 240,000,000 pixel (240 Megapixels) camera just to photograph the face!

7th section:
The items that I clearly remember is the UFO-like tank, cannons, a miniature submarine that looked like two halves of a boat put together and carriages that have blades on the wheels.

8th section:
A portable piano, a drum that plays when you push it.

One more unique item was a strange looking clock.

Overall the exhibition was quite worth it. It was really amazing how could one person come up with so many things. RM25 for a ticket but if you are a Telekom Malaysia subscriber or Astro subscriber, you are entitled a free ticket for every transaction.

Well, if more details was added it will spoil the fun right! So go and experience it yourself before it ends.

*Sorry for the wall of text. I didn't want to get into trouble by taking more pictures.

For more information please visit here

Racist HP camera??

2009-12-25T22:53:00.001+08:00

Check out this video.

Link to news here

ISPCA Food Fair 2009

2009-11-23T22:15:00.012+08:00

Held on 22nd November 2009 at Yuk Choy Primary School.

The night before it was raining till the morning and it was still drizzling throughout the day.

The food fair was held together with a dog show. Strangely enough, there were only dogs present. No cats, no birds etc.

The event started with a walk around the field by the dogs together with their owners followed by a line-up in the field.
Yes, it was still drizzling at that time...

After the line-up, another walk around the field. This time on the tar road around the field.

The walk ended at a sheltered court where cheerleaders from AMC(Ave Maria Convent) - "Titans" prepared for a performance.

Followed by the introduction of the type of dog breeds present such as;

Doberman

Huskies

Golder retriever

Poodle

German shepherd

Not sure what breed but it came from Australia

There are still other breeds present. The show ends with some obedience display and an obstacle course.

The food stalls sold foods prepared and sponsored by ISPCA members such as vegetarian food, fruits, pearl tea, fried chicken, fries etc. The food sales was assisted by the girl guides.

I left at about 1130am with some buns, guavas and kaya puffs.

You can always support ISPCA by donation, volunteering for their events and adopting the animals. If you are not able to care for the pet after adopting it, sponsor it instead. Lastly, if you are a pet owner, be a responsible one.

More pictures here

Would you like a dimpled car?

2009-10-25T13:10:00.004+08:00

I was watching the latest episode of Mythbusters with a myth that "A dirty car is much more fuel efficient than a clean car". The theory behind the myth was that a dirty car will have a golf ball like effect (i.e. dimpled golf balls will travel further than smooth ones).

Why do dimpled golf balls travel further?
They travel further because there is less drag to overcome due to a turbulent boundary layer caused by the dimples. (Refer pic below)

Larger drag is experienced by the smooth ball because of a larger wake produced behind it.

Small scale test of the car in the water tunnel using fluorescent dye

Their dimpled car using clay

Take note that it does not take the overall efficiency during the dimpled car test. (i.e. the extra weight does not effect the efficiency)

They did a control test for the undimpled car before dimpling and testing the dimpled one.

The verdict?
Clean car (no clay) = about 26 miles per gallon (mpg)
Dirty car (no clay) = about 24 mpg
Clay + undimpled = about 26 mpg
Clay + dimples = about 29 mpg

So a clean car is definitely better than a dirty car. However, a dimpled car is even better!

Maybe we will see more dimpled transportation or even buildings in the future.

So, would you like one or design one now?

Defrost!! 2

2009-10-17T20:00:00.005+08:00

Just defrosted the fridge at the condo again. As usual, extra thick layers of ice in the freezer.

Before going out for dinner

After coming back from dinner

I dont remember what time I pushed the defrost button but i removed some chunks at about 7pm before going for dinner. Other chunks are still stuck. After dinner, every bit of ice was removed.

In the first picture, ice from the ice maker (or whatever you call that) comes out with the least of effort.

In the process of removing the ice I even got injured a little. Ice from the freezer can be that nasty huh!

Men's Brains vs Women's Brain

2009-10-13T22:27:00.004+08:00

Someone posted a link to a video on Facebook regarding the topic. Here is the video just in case you guys missed my post on Facebook.

Another similar one by another comedian

Funny and true at the same time. Enjoy =)

Blog Revival..

2009-10-13T21:55:00.002+08:00

Hopefully I have the time and the will to update this blog regularly.

Some old post and links have been removed.

New contents will be coming soon..(hopefully)..ahem.. =)

Diaper Change

2009-05-28T20:03:00.003+08:00

Imagine that you have a baby and you are at McDonald's having lunch. After eating your baby needs a diaper change what do you do?

A) Change it in the toilet or room provided
B) Change it on McD table in public

I'm sure that most of you will pick A but today I saw someone did B.

I really couldn't believe that someone would actually use the McD table to change the diapers in public! The McD staff better wash the table before allowing other customers to use it for their meal!

I dont know whether the family came from an ulu place or their mentality is just like that. I'm not going the state the race. Geez..

Defrost!!

2009-04-12T14:01:00.003+08:00

The fridge in the rented condo apparently is an old model which does not have the frost-free feature so defrosting regularly is a must. However, those 'clever' or careless housemates of mine likes to open the fridge and not close it properly allowing room air to enter the fridge.

The fridge is also some how weird. The opening for the melted ice, water, is somehow blocked for whatever reasons I have no idea. So, if the defrost button is pushed and the defrosting process is allowed to take place, water will leak out of the fridge. This happened quite a few times.

Just today, I defrosted the fridge as the ice in the freezer is so thick..no thanks to their carelessness. This is how much ice is removed manually by hand:

Although it cant be seen, there are chunks that are about 1 inch thick.

Fluid Mechanics Presentation

2009-03-14T21:32:00.002+08:00

Today was presentation for the Fluid Mechanics assignment. We were suppose to find the most suitable shape for a reservoir with an inclined wall.

My team was suppose to submit a report and do a presentation to the whole class. The whole class consists of 100++ students and we need to stand in front of the lecture hall to present.

That wasn't really a problem but the irony was that when we handed up our report, the lecturer stacked all the reports up and splitted them in the middle and somehow ours ended up being on the top of one of the stacks and got called to present 1st. We were hoping to not be the 1st group to present.

Everyone was very nervous as we had to present to the whole class of 100++ students but luckily everything went quite smoothly.

Phew...

CNY 2009

2009-02-09T21:55:00.005+08:00

Ok...I know...Why so long only ONE update? Busy and lazy at the same time to blog..Muahahaha!!
Today is the last day of Chinese New Year or Chap Goh Meh(means 15th night in Hokkien) or Chinese Valentine's Day. Since it is the last day, you shall have a peek of what I had for dinner on the first few days of CNY including the reunion dinner.

Reunion Dinner

(From closest to you): Steamed fish, fried prawns, stir fried turnip & carrot mix, taufu, chap choy, black mushrooms & brocolli, chicken

1st Day of CNY

(From nearest to you): Vegetarian "gu lou yuk", chap choy, chicken, steamed prawn, (another bowl of) chap choy, stir fried cauliflower

2nd Day of CNY

(From top left): Fried "elephant ear" mushroom, vege(not sure what it is called), roasted cashew nuts, fried kailan & brocolli?(prototype dish), taufu fa and mixed vege

Vegetarian Yee Sang that my mum made

4th Day of CNY

If you want something that swims they have it o.O

Steam peanuts and some other nuts while waiting for food

Cold dish

The big piece of thing is abalone mushroom

Fish and fried prawns

Seems like there is no 3rd day. Just a simple dinner minus the relatives if I remember correctl

Not every dish was photographed those on the 4th day. It is at a restaurant in Kajang. Other dishes that was not photographed are shark fin soup, fried chicken, vegetarian dish, the restaurant's yee sang and dessert(cold longan and the biscuit).

I guess thats all for now.

Smiley Face In The Sky

2008-12-01T21:16:00.003+08:00

Definitely the first time I'm seeing this appearing in the night sky. After my Japanese class I saw this in the sky:

I didnt take this picture..just got it from the forums...hehe..I dont think you will be able to see the other star clearly due to the size of the picture

The stars are Venus and Jupiter. The brighter one is Venus and the fainter one is Jupiter. And the moon of course!

Code Geass - Boku wa, Tori ni Naru (I, Will Become a Bird)

2008-11-02T11:07:00.002+08:00

Personally I find this song very touching. Sung by Kuroishi Hitomi from the anime Code Geass - Hangyaku no Lelouch R2(Lelouch of The Rebellion R2).

Here are the lyrics..

When I just cant find my way
You are always there for me
When I am out of my way
You are always there for me

When I just cant find my way
You are always there for me
When I am out of my way
You are always there for me

Like a bird in the sky
You set me free
You give me one heart
Like a star in my night
You'll always be a part of me

When I just cant fly my way
You are always there
You are always there
You are always there for me

In my darkest dreams
I hear you call me
You give me the reason to live
In my dirty heart
I hear you call me
And you reach out to carry me away

No one can save my soul
Only you

Like a bird in the sky
You set me free
You give me one heart
Like a star in my night
You'll always be a part of me

Kurai tsuki anjisuru
Sono hikari no saki de wa
Futashika na sonzai no
Boku no yume ga umarekawaru

Isogi ikiru kedo
Gomen ne

Tori ga sora o tobimawareru you ni
Boku wa jiyuu ni ima nareru n da

Boku wa jiyuu ni ima nareru n da

Tori ga sora o tobimawareru you ni
Boku wa jiyuu ni ima nareru n da

Like a bird in the sky
You set me free
You give me one heart
Like a star in my night
You'll always be a part of me

Like a star in my night
You'll always be a part of me

Love

2008-10-23T12:11:00.005+08:00

Definition from Wikipedia:

Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure ("I loved that meal") to intense interpersonal attraction ("I love my girlfriend"). This diversity of meanings, combined with the complexity of the feelings involved, makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, even compared to other emotional states.
As an abstract concept, love usually refers to a deep, ineffable feeling of tenderly caring for another person. Even this limited conception of love, however, encompasses a wealth of different feelings, from the passionate desire and intimacy of romantic love to the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial and Platonic love to the profound oneness or devotion of religious love. Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in the creative arts.

I am not sure why my friend asked me questions related to this. I am neither a romantic person nor really experienced in this matter.
Is there true love in this world? How do we know if we have found it?
Seriously, I have never given a thought about it. Is it that important?hmm...

Well, I think that every person defines true love differently. Some might say it is like that and some might say it is like this. So, I feel that the most important thing is what you think true love is.

One of my friends said that, "We love someone because we want something from that person."
True??hmm..Perhaps. Yes, we 'love' someone because we want their money/become popular/etc. So, what if you had all the money in the world or become the most popular person in the world. Will you be happy??
Dont forget that there is such a thing called "unconditional love". This probably only exist between parents and children. They love us without expecting anything in return and want us to be successful in life.

So, what is love then? Does it really exist between two strangers? I think it can.
Ever felt when you meet that person all your problems and sorrows just kind of drains away. Doesnt matter how sad or depressed or tired, just seeing that one person seems to make all your problems go away. Even just by listening to that person's voice you feel your burden has lighten a little. And always looking forward to meeting that person.(I think I'm talking crap here...but give it a thought)

I'd say that my one and only relationship was a failure. There wasnt really anything in it so it ended after a short while. So, I hope it doesnt happen again if I ever get into another relationship..hehe..

Humans are like this:

When they have something they take it for granted thinking that is will always be there, but when they lose it they regret it.

Maybe we should count our blessings and appreciate whoever or whatever that is around us and not take anything for granted.
One thing is for sure is that if you truly love someone you will never want anything bad to happen to him/her and wish the best for him/her. I think when it comes to love..everyone is selfish..nothing can be done about that I guess..haha

The Brain

2008-10-21T20:22:00.006+08:00

What weighs about 3 lbs and uses about 20% of your body's energy??
Your brain of course.

Definitely the most complex part/organ of the human body. It controls the whole body consciously and unconsciously. The main part of the brain, which is the largest, is called the cerebrum. It is split into two hemispheres: left and right.

Left hemisphere:
uses logic,detail oriented, facts rule, words and language, present and past, math and science, can comprehend, knowing, acknowledges, order/pattern perception, knows object name, reality based, forms strategies, practical, safe and controls the right side of the body.

Right hemisphere:
uses feeling, “big picture” oriented, imagination rules, symbols and images, present and future, philosophy & religion, can “get it” (i.e. meaning), believes, appreciates, spatial perception, knows object function, fantasy based, presents possibilities, impetuous, risk taking and controls the left side of the body.

The two halves of the brain "communicates" via the corpus callosum. It is sort of a highway for the brain signals. Females have larger corpus callosum compared to men.

I am writing this because I Googled "brain usage" today and found out that the information I have was WRONG. The information was from the TV series Heroes(TV shows cant be trusted these days...sigh..). The information was that the human brain only utilises 10% of the brain. However, the fact is that the human brain uses more than that(close to 100% I believe).

With the results of the search I "played" with my brain a little bit. Testing whether which side of it is more dominant. Look at the image below(got from here):

If you see it spinning clockwise means you use more of your right brain. If it is anti-clockwise means left brain. The first time I looked at it it was spinning clockwise but I sort of made it spin the opposite direction as well. Next test was from this website.

My results:

Your Brain Usage Profile:

Auditory : 28%
Visual : 71%
Left : 52%
Right : 47%

You exhibit an even balance between left- and right- hemisphere dominance and a slight preference for visual over auditory processing. With a score this balanced, it is likely that you would have slightly different results each time you complete this self-assessment quiz.

You are a well-rounded person, distinctly individualistic and artistic, an active and multidimensional learner. At the same time, you are logical and disciplined, can operate well within an organization, and are sensitive towards others without losing objectivity. You are organized and goal-directed. Although a "thinking" individual, you "take in" entire situations readily and can act on intuition.

You sometimes tend to vacillate in your learning styles. Learning might take you longer than someone of equal intellect, but you will tend to be more thorough and retain the material longer than those other individuals. You will alternate between logic and impulse. This vacillation will not normally be intentional or deliberate, so you may experience anxiety in situations where you are not certain which aspect of yourself will be called on.

With a slight preference for visual processing, you tend to be encompassing in your perceptions, process along multidimensional paths and be active in your attacking of situations or learning.

Overall, you should feel content with your life and yourself. You are, perhaps, a little too critical of yourself -- and of others -- while maintaining an "openness" which tempers that tendency. Indecisiveness is a problem and your creativity may not be in keeping with your potential. Being a pragmatist, you downplay this aspect of yourself and focus on the more immediate, obvious and the more functional

I guess I use both sides equally?? More brain facts here.

Semester Holidays

2008-10-17T14:32:00.004+08:00

*crickets*

sorry bout the crickets...lazy and have not idea what to write about..hehe

2 weeks at home sort of did nothing much..watch tv, online..haha

It has not ended yet since it is 3 months long..
Everyone I tell is surprised with the length of the break. Well, who wouldn't? 3 months is a long time. Only a handful of courses have short semesters so the campus now is quite empty.

Now I am back in KL because I am taking Japanese class. So far so good I guess. Only two classes a week, 2 hours per class. Just completed two of the classes.

Since the class finishes at night, I have to follow the my course(Chemical Engineering) representative's car home. My friend who is taking this course also follows him. So, on the first night we had dinner after the class with the course rep and his friends. Nothing special but the course rep had to go and take his laptop from one of his friend's house. This caused my friend to return home ON time but got a scolding...haiz...

On the second night, the course rep somehow forgot to turn off his car's headlights and ended up with a dead car battery. The car couldnt start so he called his sister for backup. So his sister turns up with her friend to help jump start the car. They keep saying "jai nan (some mandarin word...not sure what it means) should stay at home." (Does that word apply to me as well?? o.O hope not...hehe). The car finally started so fearing that the car might not start if turned off he sent us home but they(not me) went and grab KFC from a drive-thru. I didnt get it because I didnt feel like eating KFC. So I reached home..tired and hungry...

After eating I headed back home..waited for the food to digest a bit before going to sleep.

Woke up next morning(today lor) and finish the last episode of Heroes Season 1, lurk around forum etc..I guess that's all for now..hehe

End of First Semester

2008-09-21T12:06:00.004+08:00

Yesterday..my first semester in Chemical Engineering is officially over but it is still a long way until it finally ends. So now.. 3 MONTHS break!!..

Before the break I was thinking what the hell am I going to do during the 3months of holiday. Work?Stay at home and become a couch potato?Go for a holiday?

Working during the holidays is definitely on my mind since I wanted to get some stuff for myself..hehe..becoming a couch potato..hmm..my parents will definitely wont be delighted if I did that..holiday??go with who??my parents will definitely wont allow me to go for a holiday alone. Where is the fun going for a holiday alone??..so..what have I decided to do then??

I've decided to take up another language which is Japanese..well it wasnt me who came up with the idea but a friend of mine suggested it. My friend wants to learn but is afraid to learn it alone so I decided to tag along..hehe

But then again..there are only classes on two days..the rest of the days I will be free. I've thought of finding a part-time job near where I stay..still not confirmed yet whether I will be working or not but I hope they will hire some part-timers. If not..I guess I'll become a couch potato...

Where and when is the class going to be conducted?? It will be at the uni for about two months starting in mid-October till November.

You must be wondering why Japanese and not other languages like Korean, Spanish, German or French. Well, it is because I have always wanted to learn Japanese but not sure where is it available in my hometown, Ipoh. Besides, I have actually picked up a bit just by watching anime. So, I was thinking why not just go ahead and learn it..no harm done learning a new language right?

To my friends from Ipoh..I'll be coming back soon..hope that we can meet up some time during your Raya break.

Mid Autumn Festival 2008

2008-09-14T09:01:00.002+08:00

To anyone(friends, family, etc) who reads my blog..

May you,
find the lantern that will illuminate your life.
May you,
find the lantern that will light up the path infront of you.
May you,
find the lantern that will stay alight no matter the condition.

If you have found it don't let it go even if it goes out,
you should bring it back to light the way it brought light to your life.

Happy Mid Autumn Festival.

May you always be well and happy.
____________________________________

Don't ask me how I wrote or came up with it because I just felt like writing it after reading an SMS.

To the person that I replied to,
this could be slightly different from the one you received..just a little edit..hehe.

It is a truly sincere message from my heart.

Looking back at it..I am wondering myself how did I came up with it.

Feel free to leave a comment in the comments part or the chat box..hehe

Mosquitoes.....

2008-09-07T19:49:00.005+08:00

No I do NOT like them..but they seem to "LIKE" me....no idea why...they have a grudge on me?? or my blood is delicious perhaps?? o.O||

I duno how many of these tiny lives have I taken...I just took another when writing this post..

I'm staying on the 3rd floor of this condo thinking that there wont be a lot of mosquitoes...but I was wrong..at least one will enter my room EVERYDAY...even the bathroom has mosquitoes...gosh...they/it must come when I'm studying or playing games or reading online..

The mosquito repellent that I brought is basically useless...it attracts them instead of keeping them away...are all repellents like that??...and where do they normally attack??..my LEGS!!...

The mosquito/insect "repellent"

How do I get rid of them??Well..by using the most traditional method..my HANDs...might hurt a little if I miss the target..in fact..I find them to be quite "intelligent"..they seem to know when I'm going to attack them and dodges my clap!!...I can only get rid of them but not keep them away...sigh..

I guess that's all for now...need to continue studying...hopefully they or another of them doesnt come to feed on me....

Beijing Olympics 2008: Closing Ceremony

2008-08-24T22:11:00.002+08:00

As usual..superb coordination...the closing was another great show put up by the host country, China. Though it was short..only lasting 2hours, it was quite good but not as great as the opening. The best part of the show was the memory tower part. One word to describe that part...AWESOME.

However..the songs featured sounds quite weird to me..Most of the Chinese stars like Wang Lee Hom, Kelly, Jackie Chan? o.O etc, made an appearance...and..it is quite obvious that ALL of them are lip-syncing..I guess it cant be helped?..

When the athletes came out..they..er..behaved like kids..haha..All of them just cant resist the camera..

A short performance by performance from Britain was kinda strange..even the song sang by Leona Lewis was strange..Wats with all the weird/strange songs in the closing??!

Pics...grabbed from the official website..cant find the pic of the tower with the flower..

Double decker bus from London?

The Mayor of London waving the Olympic flag as the president of IOC and Mayor of Beijing looks on..

The memory tower

Im not sure what message does this tells but great picture if viewed from the top of the stadium

Finishing off with fireworks display

Well..i guess it is goodbye Beijing and hello London in 2012..

No doubt this is the best Olympics ever!..

Wall-E

2008-08-22T19:01:00.006+08:00

Went and watch Wall-E today with a bunch of friends at Pavilion KL. Luckily, the only girl in this group suggested and wanted to watch it if not...duno when only I can watch it..takes a few months before DVD quality comes out, oook....

We started from uni deciding what kind of transportation to take to Pavilion. At first we decided to take the LRT/Monorail but then it was still early since we are watching the 3.20pm show so we suggested the 'very efficient' bus. After a bit of debate it was about 1 sumting already...so..we hitchhiked the course rep's car to the LRT station with taking the bus in mind. However, the decision changed the last minute back to the original LRT/monorail plan because who knows how long will it take to reach Pavillion.

Wall-E(the main character obviously) stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth Class. In my opinion, it really is quite a cute robot especially those eyes...It is the only one left on earth...all other Wall-Es are not functioning anymore. He/It has a pet cockroach which can withstand quite a beating(still not dead even though being squished by Wall-E). Wall-E's gf...EVE(Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) was sent to earth to search for plants.Well, she/it wasnt Wall-E's gf until later la...haha..It seems that the design of EVE is inspired by Apple products..well er..seems quite like it though..

Here are some screenshots of the movie..not captured by me but obtained from the official site..

Wall-E and his pet

Awww....look at those eyes....

Wall-E and Mop..cute robot obsessed with cleanliness

Wall-E and his Rubik's cube..Eve solved in matter of seconds...

Eve probably has electrical current running outside her body? o.O

Charging his batteries

The 'dance' in outer space

Wall-E at his home

The people who created this movie really did a good job. The human character/attitude portrayed by the characters closely match real human's attitude. There is one part where Wall-E wakes up from his slumber..his attitude is exactly like humans..haha..

I think there is a hidden message in this movie...that is..the rubbish lor..

Sooo..after the movie..it was raining slightly..umbrellas up! and we made our way to the monorail station. When the monorail arrived we thought it was packed..but when we took the LRT..the LRT carriages was packed like sardines in a can!! Cant do anything about it so we boarded it anyway..and the really heavy rain came. We got of at respective stations..and it was still really raining cats and dogs..and I have to walk back from the station. No choice lor...reached home with shoes that were quite soaked..anyway..it was a great movie and I think everyone had a great time

Exhibition On Diseases

2008-08-20T20:27:00.005+08:00

This exhibition was held today at UTAR organized by the whole Biomedical Science course(Y1 - Y3?). Although I wasnt involved in it, I would say that it was quite a success. Quite a number of people turned up for it. Surprisingly, even some lecturers or staff of the faculty came.

The diseases highlighted were genetic disease, heart disease, cancer and skin disease(?). One part of the exhibition promoted organic foods. Somehow it was the most popular among the students probably coz of the lucky draw.

Here are some pics. They are not that clear coz i dont have a proper camera lar..my phone is old phone mar..want clearer pics sponsor me a digital camera lor...heheh..

Some guy checking out the genetic disease part..

One of UTAR's counsellors checking out the genetic disease board..

er...very blur..those in green probably did the cancer part..

Free health screen?..not sure..but blood pressure is being taken

Some guy getting facial treatment.. o.O

This is the organic foods part...Look at the amount of people!! o.O
She seems kinda happy..and looks like somebody i know.. o.O

Organic foods team and their lecturer..

The team of 'specialist' on genetic diseases...

This is what I got..3 OLD issues of Galaxie magazine and a cookbook??

Beijing Olympics 2008: Badminton Finals..

2008-08-17T21:48:00.004+08:00

China WON...Malaysia..LOST..
The match was utterly HORRIBLE....H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E

China won 21-12, 21-8

Lee Chong Wei didnt put much of a fight against Lin Dan at all. Lin Dan was in control most of the time and pushed Lee Chong Wei. The way LCW played wasnt aggressive at all. No fighting spirit at all...Pressure perhaps???He needs more mental training then!....
1st half..was bad enough...but..the second half..OMG..he nearly scored a big fat ZERO!!

He really is not playing his usual style, more attack than strokes, today is more strokes and less attack!!...what a 'good' time to play this technique. What he/Misbun is thinking lar!!!!..heck..there goes the gold medal for Malaysia and his RM 1 mil...so much for "Malaysia Boleh"..Boleh kalah got lar...

*Not related..My favourite tennis player, Rafael Nadal, won the gold medal. He beat Fernando Gonzales 6-3, 7-6(7-2), 6-3.

Beijing Olympics 2008: Badminton Malaysia in Finals!!

2008-08-15T19:45:00.004+08:00

Lee Chong Wei beat Lee Hyunil in three sets. 21-18, 13-21, 21-13

Didnt really watched it..I watched the live scores for the first two sets and thought I can watched it at the mamak stall in my condo but sadly..the reception at that mamak stall was horrible..can barely watch..lag like crazy..haiz..
Either Lin Dan or Chen Jin, both from China, will be Lee Chong Wei's opponent in the finals.

*Update..
Lin Dan beat Chen Jin 21-12, 21-18. So.. The Grand Finale.......

Lin Dan(Chn) vs Lee Chong Wei(Mas)

Beijing Olympics 2008: Badminton Malaysia

2008-08-14T18:31:00.007+08:00

One by one the Malaysian team fell. Yesterday our women singles player, Wong Mew Choo lost to China's Lu Lan in the quarterfinals. The second match must be quite intense as they played beyond the 21 score.

But in the end..she lost... 21-7, 29-27..at least she fought to the end...

Next is our men's doubles.. Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong. As expected they lost to the number 1 seeds, Indonesia's Hendra Setiawan/Markis Kido in the quarterfinals. From the results in the official website, I think they gave their best against the Indonesians.

Our homeside lost 21-16, 21-18.

Next up, our remaining player in the Olympic campaign, Lee Chong Wei. Today the matched in the played in the morning was won by him beating Sony Dwi Kuncoro from Indonesia 21-9, 21-11 in the quarterfinals. Next opponent for him will be either Bao Chunlai from the host country, China or the South Korean, Lee Hyunil for the semifinals.

*Update...
Bao Chunlai lost to Lee Hyunil 23-21, 21-11. So Lee Chong Wei's semifinals opponent is Lee Hyunil
*Update
Lin Dan of China beat Peter Gade of Denmark 21-13, 21-16.
Players in the semifinals are Lin Dan(Chn) vs Chen Jin(Chn) & Lee Chong Wei(Mas) vs Lee Hyunil(Kor)

Not related... Roger Federer lost to James Blake 4-6, 6(2)-7. Looks like Federer's performance is going downhill since his loss at Wimbledon to Nadal..

Beijing Olympics 2008: Badminton Rd 16

2008-08-12T23:58:00.004+08:00

Didnt actually watched it but thanks to Lowyat forums they provided links for live scores of the match. Both Malaysian teams crashed out at this round. They are Wong Choong Hann and doubles pair Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah.

Even by just 'watching' live scores it was quite nail biting as there were at neck in neck at times. Everyone at Lowyat forums kept cheering and were frustrated by the performance of the Malaysians. Here are the scores:

Singles score: 14-21, 21-17, 21-18 in 69 minutes

Doubles score: 20-22, 21-13, 21-16 in 55 minutes

Well at least they fought till the end with a three set match.

Still in the match: Lee Chong Wei, Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Wong Mew Choo.
Hope they can win!

Beijing Olympics 2008 Opening Ceremony

2008-08-09T14:11:00.003+08:00

The opening ceremony was really AWESOME!! Although I missed a bit of the beginning at least I didnt miss the whole thing..The theme of this year's Olympics is "One World, One Dream".

The illuminated Olympic rings

Performers in those boxes in the middle

Puppeteers performing..I find it kinda weird..Dunno why..

Erm..this..dancers performing in a palace or something like that??

The emperor??

One of my favourite part of the ceremony..the taichi performers..their coordination is spectacular!!

The taichi masters

The Bird's Nest stadium made out of humans!

The globe with acrobats swinging around it..

Finally..the cauldron is going to be lit

The pics are obtained from the official Beijing Olympics website..

The games started with a LOT of "bangs"..and i think it will end with as much "bangs" as the opening. Looking forward to the closing ceremony

PC Fair 2008

2008-08-02T22:50:00.008+08:00

I went to PC Fair by Pikom at KLCC today with a bunch of friends. I was packed with people. REALLY packed!! Crowd control was bad. Plenty of ways in but so little exits.
Initially we were suppose to go in a group but eventually some of them turned up late so we split into two groups. I was in the group the went to KLCC first.

The LRT was like a can of sardines. At every station/stop, no one was getting down. When we reached we made our way to the exhibition area. Frankly, the exhibition that I've been in Ipoh is nothing compared what is available here.

The first booth I visited was the P1 booth. P1 is the first company to offer WiMax. WiMax is something like wireless broadband. There were so many people there so my group left the booth(or rather I left the booth) and head to the next exhibition area.

The next area is specially dedicated for sound systems. The whole hall was fill with all sorts of sound systems with heavy bass music playing at every booth. Sound systems are really not my thing and I think it is not that important part of upgrading my PC. So, after one of my buddy bought a headset we left the area.

The next area was all about computers (laptops and desktops systems). I find the most interesting part of this area was the Intel booth. They were promoting their new breed of 45nm processor. I got a free gift from the booth just by participating in the 'activity'. Collecting stamps(chop) after listening what they want to promote at each station. The free gift was...a microSD card reader...with no card... =.=||

An awesome machine at the Intel booth

So we moved on and met up with the other group. Not long after that my group left me with the other group.. =.=|| and we are splitted into two groups again...So we continue to the huge exhibition halls at the ground floor.

Lots of people leh....

We practically spent most of our time here and it is the most packed area. Plenty of booths and one strange thing is there are multiple booth of the same company/brand(duno why leh...).

There is this narrow passage named Hall 3. This is where a lot of people got stuck. See the pic. We got stuck here as well as the we can only exit from Halls 4 & 5.

Jam packed!!

Just to get the LRT ticket home takes a long time. The place is packed. Luckily got back to my condo before it became dark.

It was really nice but it really needs better crowd control. Everyone is packed like sardines at Hall 3. My legs are quite sore now because hardly got to sit. Literally walked the whole day. The pics are not that clear coz I dont have a proper camera and the phone camera is really bad.. =(

My computer is ON almost 24/7

2008-07-19T23:49:00.007+08:00

I've been getting many 'surprise' comments when my new friends in uni knows that I rarely turn my computer off.
Most common would be:
"你没有关你的电脑的啊？？！不会用很多电meh??!"
Translation:
"You don't turn off your computer??!Won't use up a lot of electricity meh??"
Even in Ipoh..before I came to uni..my father will grumble about me not turning of my computer.

I guess they will never understand what is my computer doing.
Basically I leave my computer on for 2 reasons.
1) Downloading
2) Grid computing

Downloading basically is the use of torrent to download all sorts of stuff. Torrent is a p2p(peer-to-peer) protocol where everyone around the world shares that particular item. The time taken to complete depends on how many people is sharing the item and the size of the item of course. It could range from 10 minutes to days just to complete.

Grid computing(I'm sure not much people knows about it) is basically a method use by scientist or researchers to do computation by using computers that is available around the world instead of using expensive supercomputers. This method has been around for a few years. The phrase " using computers that is available around the world" doesn't mean that people's computers gets hacked and controlled by scientist. It means the use of the computing power available that is ever increasing in personal computers and laptops with the knowledge of the user.

The first project that I ever participated in is SETI@home(couldn't remember when). SETI = Search for ExtraTerrestrial Inteligence..basically a project to detect/find 'intelligent' aliens. I'm not going into the details of the project. That time when I first started, I was only using the computer available to me at that time..733Mhz Intel Pentium Celeron. Now, I'm still of course participating in grid computing. Just putting my current 2.2Ghz AMD Sempron 3800+ to good use(it's ntg compared to what is available now).

Well..I see grid computing as a kind of volunteer work(it basically is). It just depends on whether you want to share that extra power of your computer in the name of science. The subjects of research are plenty such as protein folding, climate prediction to mathematics. In terms of power consumption, I feel that it is worth it as I am not really wasting it(not like the computer is doing nothing).

For more information just click on the BOINC logo on the sidebar. Plenty of projects to choose from. There is no limit to the number of projects that can be participated in, just a simple registration will do.

A screenshot of one of the projects.

Uni Life

2008-07-13T00:27:00.002+08:00

Well..uni life began like 8weeks ago aaannndd....
It is quite okay..
Guess where I went...UTAR..

So far..everything is still manageable except that ALMOST every chinese student there speaks MANDARIN as a medium of communication..sigh...

Of course new friends are made.
Sorry..no pics available..coz i dont have a camera..haiz..

Valentine's Day = SAD!!

2008-02-15T18:38:00.002+08:00

Well...you must be thinking that I'm sad during Valentine's Day when you read the title

but...

I'M NOT!!....haha

SAD = Single Awareness Day
This day is specially for single people only..coz..if couples have their special day we single people should have our special single day also wat...XD

Well..being single is definitely fun..u get to do whatever you want without ppl 'kacau-ing' you or grumble on whatever that you want to do..heheh

And...

Theres always a part of you that says that you don't want to be single..i want to be with that person...blah blah blah...

Whatever it might be...i'm definitely glad that I'm single again...hahaha XD

Happy Single Awareness Day to all singles out there..

Yay!

2008-01-24T18:28:00.000+08:00

Today i won another CD from Hitz.fm and I am in the running for an all expense paid to watch the Grammy's in LA. WOOHOO!!!
CD is a Chris Daughtry CD. This 1 ar...won while waiting for my 'boss' in her car when she went to buy mixed fruits with ice...heheh

Just a few weeks ago(2 weeks i think) i won a CD as well XD
Club hitz CD if i'm right..heheh
This 1 leh...hmm..working that time win geh XD

note:
some lady named "Lydia" won d LA trip..announced on Friday..
expected already wont win the trip but at least got a CD XD

Piano Playing Cat??

2008-01-21T00:27:00.000+08:00

Is this for real??or just a cat randomly hitting the piano keys?? o.O

Hitz.fm Parody

2008-01-14T18:32:00.000+08:00

U guys gotta listen to the Hitz.fm Morning Crew parody.
It hillarious...
Their new parody... "I got it from my mamak" featuring Jin...the original song is actually "I got it from my mama" by Will.i.am

I've uploaded them here

Some ppl even made a music video about it..LOL

Merry Christmas n Happy New Year

2007-12-25T15:59:00.000+08:00

For those who 'reads' this blog...
Merry Christmas n Happy New Year.. XD

image courtesy of Google.com

Pork? NO POK!!

2007-03-16T23:11:00.000+08:00

A friend sent me this..

Dont get POK-ed!

The Worlds Hardest Riddle??

2006-12-24T00:17:00.000+08:00

I turn polar bears white
and I will make you cry.
I make guys have to pee
and girls comb their hair.
I make celebrities look stupid
and normal people look like celebrities.
I turn pancakes brown
and make your champane bubble.
If you sqeeze me, I'll pop.
If you look at me, you'll pop.
Can you guess the riddle?

97% of Harvard graduates can not figure this riddle out, but 84% of kindergarten students were able to figure this out in 6 minutes or less. Can you guess the correct answer?

I have no idea what is the answer XD

Exams finally over..Almost..

2006-10-14T23:27:00.000+08:00

Freedom at last..well at least for a few months..all the study subject papers are all over..the only paper left it MUET only...which will be on Tuesday..

Now can relax for a while while waiting for the papers to come back from the teachers...I think the 1st paper that we will be getting back is Chemistry..Dont know why all the Chemistry teachers mark the papers so fast..

6th Form Night coming soon...dunno why they make it on Thursday next week..i think it is rather unlucky for LSS4 coz..the whole class have to clean up after everything is all over -.-'' all thanks to the school's "Darth Vader"..

At least now I will have the time to seach for a nicer background for this BORING blog of mine XD

Thats all for now...

RJ

MPC Farewell

2006-09-28T15:17:00.000+08:00

This was last week..on Friday..

Well the amount of people that turned up was quite little...Only a few seniors attended..We had so many pieces of chicken, around 80 pieces O.O ,..besides that we still have corn, potatoes, sausage, cheese cake, spagetti,...so much food XD...

Everyone was having a lot of fun..bbqing all the food...some was burnt..XD .. Dunno the y we bought the potatoes also when nobody eats them -.-'' ..the cheese cake received a lot of praises heheh...very nice..

When everything ended..there is still so many pieces of chicken left and MPC president took it all home...

I guess thats all for now...need to study.. exam in around 10 days left O.O

RJ

Things are definately different this week..

2006-09-16T21:36:00.000+08:00

Firstly, my condolences to Vincent Lee who passed away..although i didnt know him so well, he was a fellow librarian at the school..May he rest in peace..

Some things just suddenly escalated this week such as the gossip of me and *ahem* somebody lar..XD

About that, i guess current Michaelians and some ex-Michaelians that are reading my blog will know about what im talking about..heheh..cannot reveal too much...at first it was spreading as slow as a snail but suddenly this week it is as if the whole school knows about it already.. O.O
I think this topic is a 'hot' gossip now in school...

The maths teacher is gonna take us on a 'roller coaster' ride for the last two chapters...
He said, "I promised u all that i'll go very fast for the last two chapters"
Well, as far as i can remember i dont recall him promising anything.. -___-""
Hope that i can cope with the speed that he is going...

I guess thats all for now.. heheh

RJ

..........

2006-09-09T22:11:00.000+08:00

Here I am posting without any idea what to talk about...
Firstly, a moment of silence for the Croc Hunter, Steve Irvin who passed away because of a sting ray barb on 5th Setember 2006...

Well, this week went normally as it would always go..XD..except that everyone had to go to school today which is a Saturday just because the school took 'replacement' holidays because of Hari Raya with the excuse that it is much better to have to whole week off on Hari Raya..now it is left with two more 'replacement' Saturdays.

For those who knows Gooi Harvey, he left Ipoh today to study TESL in Unisel. There goes another buddy from SMI...

I probably will have more things to write with upcoming events in school like the Sixth Formers' Night, everyone is probably looking forward to that :)

I guess thats all for now...

RJ

Today..

2006-09-02T22:16:00.000+08:00

*sigh*..dont know why but my brains dont seem to be working properly today...tried to do maths but only did a few questions then system shut down(slept)..XD..woke up still brains so sluggish..i thought probably i was hungry so cooked maggi mee to eat..ate while watching Hong Kong Open badminton match..Malaysia's no.1 single lost to China's no.1..somehow the food did not help so sat in front of the tv n watched anime on Animax...did some chores..grandmother's car came back from repairs..drove it back to her house..then walked home coz her house is jz behind only..XD..while writing this im watching Dragon Ball on Animax..heheh..

something to add for fun..

Your EQ is 140

50 or less: Thanks for answering honestly. Now get yourself a shrink, quick!
51-70: When it comes to understanding human emotions, you'd have better luck understanding Chinese.
71-90: You've got more emotional intelligence than the average frat boy. Barely.
91-110: You're average. It's easy to predict how you'll react to things. But anyone could have guessed that.
111-130: You usually have it going on emotionally, but roadblocks tend to land you on your butt.
131-150: You are remarkable when it comes to relating with others. Only the biggest losers get under your skin.
150+: Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.

What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?

That's all folks..

RJ

Erm...

2006-09-01T22:44:00.000+08:00

Well...this is my 1st time blogging...so outdated >.> ..haiz..lazy 2 create 1...nothing really much to say.. heheh..
School's drama is over...have to concentrate on studies now.. Chem, Bio, Pure Maths...maths the worst :S ..sometimes i dont even get wat on earth is the teacher teaching.. lol..
I have no idea what to write now so i guess thats all for now XD

RJ