tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37555463552413886662024-02-19T18:09:51.116+08:00bibliothecaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-78122438370537395942010-01-03T12:28:00.003+08:002010-01-03T12:49:51.466+08:00pest control semulajadi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAZ8XIuKxzk4SEMvhaDgbwa2HrhTC2J4aInxhb3PsHamrJMqMroRGSmAjsC4dLLitj9acghUYpduLnPTUYodnw_VG84f8db6U2xaEQYFl4vBfBXzrdqG_G_oGWf_c7Ihxen4swmSIIc4/s1600-h/daun+limau.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAZ8XIuKxzk4SEMvhaDgbwa2HrhTC2J4aInxhb3PsHamrJMqMroRGSmAjsC4dLLitj9acghUYpduLnPTUYodnw_VG84f8db6U2xaEQYFl4vBfBXzrdqG_G_oGWf_c7Ihxen4swmSIIc4/s200/daun+limau.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422370960673590818" /></a><br />Saya ada menanam pokok limau dirumah. Selain gembira kerana sumber limau kasturi dan harum daun limau, saya juga selalu pening kepala kerana daun imau yang harum ini juga menraik perhatian haiwan perosak. Serangga selalu menjadikan daun limau terutama pucuk yang muda sebagai diet mereka. Saya tidak mahu menggunakkan racun serangga kerana ingin mencuba metode yang mesra alam. <br /><br />Selalunya saya akan memeriksa daun limau sekali seminggu tapi usaha ini tidak berjaya kerana serangga ini hanya mengambil masa sehari untuk membotakkan separuh daripada pokok limau. Sehinggalah seorang kawan mencadangkan saya menggunakan air bawang putih.<br /><br />Caranya, tumbuk 3 ulas bawang putih dengan lesung batu. masukkan ke dalam 'sprinkler', campurkan dengan air. semburkan ke daun pokok limau anda. Saya telah mencuba kaedah ini selama 6 bulan dan ia amat berjaya. Bergantung kepada cuaca, selangkan semburan ini sebulan sekali. Bawang putih bukan sahaja berguna untuk 'menghalau' vampire tapi juga berkesan menghalau makhluk perosak....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-26713157473248959072009-12-18T08:31:00.002+08:002009-12-18T09:25:37.678+08:00Maninjau Chalet, Janda Baik Pahang<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacpJshfAKRmyhtlxMTVg2PfFqCLwUN-H3zWClN1Vewt5mheCLXR19HM9VZ4NReE6Bmy-HLr9zlc_vesNdBf2MjxiAs8K-V5iQEFZziqe3FFq3eKeXPGCxIRobJitAbMUt8S0IgD22j2U/s1600-h/kat+pokok+durian.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacpJshfAKRmyhtlxMTVg2PfFqCLwUN-H3zWClN1Vewt5mheCLXR19HM9VZ4NReE6Bmy-HLr9zlc_vesNdBf2MjxiAs8K-V5iQEFZziqe3FFq3eKeXPGCxIRobJitAbMUt8S0IgD22j2U/s200/kat+pokok+durian.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416381093869390034" /></a><br />Hanya 40 minit daripada kesibukan bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, anda boleh menikmati kehijauan hutan belantara dan kesejukan air sungai. Destinasi kami kali ini ialah maninjau camp di Janda Baik, Pahang. Tidak tahu pula asal usul nama 'Janda Baik' ni. Mungkin...i don't know, baik jangan buat apa-apa andaian ha ha ha ha.<br /><br />Camp Maninjau ni diuruskan oleh Pak Latif. Pak Latif juga memiliki kedai runcit berhampiran dengan camp ni. Ada Chalet, tapak khemah, dewan aktiviti, surau, tandas, tempat latihan bina semanagat, tempat BBQ dan yang paling penting...sungai!<br /><br />Sungai disini tidak lah dalam sangat jadi amat sesuai untuk family yang ada anak kecil. <br /><br />Kali ini, kami memilih chalet untuk wanita dan yang lelaki tidur didalam khemah. selepas mandi sungai, kami mula menghidupkan api untuk BBQ. By 8pm kami dah mula makan ayam panggang, kentang, sosej dan apa saja makanan yang boleh dipanggang. Makanan dan air macam bottomless..all u can eat. Ada yang menikmati keindahan bintang dan ada yang menghabiskan masa jadi real property guru dengan bermain monopoly. Semakin malam suasana semakin sejuk...by 1am mata semakin mengantuk, basuh muka gosok gigi dan boommmhit the sleeping bag in the tent dan light off.<br /><br />Bukak mata, masih gelap. basuh muka dan lepak di kerusi melayan perasaan. bila hari semakin terang, aku cuma duduk ditepi sungai sambil membaca buku. Suasana memang tenang dan aku dah lama tak membaca buku dalam keadaan yang cukup tenang. Terasa seperti masa terhenti, hanya aku sungai dan alam semula jadi.<br /><br />Selepas breakfast, jam menunjukkan pukul 9 pagi. Masih sejuk dan aku pasti air sungai pun lebih sejuk lagi. Tanpa buang masa, aku bertukar ke pakaina mandi dan terus bedebush ke dalam sungai. tak payah pikir panjang tentang betapa sejuknya air sungai ni....just do it. <br /><br />Tepat jam 12, kami mula packing balik. Terasa berat juga nak meninggalkan ketenangan di hutan rimba ni. Tapi, aku akan kembali lagi, mungkin tidak ditempat yang sama, tapi di tempat yang menjanjikan ketenangan yang sama.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-1048508883579028312009-12-09T13:00:00.002+08:002009-12-09T13:29:11.718+08:00Natrah<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVT05zYbFpFCrC8c8slgXVRjJ5r69sMtWP9SpRexr2zdNaJ-dGWm8mfr7y_z_RcZB1_nnlCTK770lRaQi5Bd5XrdgyTnyN685wqkUGaRCiJtJnPqJHYIoL5wt2a8fAj9xsprJ6GOPKt4/s1600-h/me+infront+of+poster.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVT05zYbFpFCrC8c8slgXVRjJ5r69sMtWP9SpRexr2zdNaJ-dGWm8mfr7y_z_RcZB1_nnlCTK770lRaQi5Bd5XrdgyTnyN685wqkUGaRCiJtJnPqJHYIoL5wt2a8fAj9xsprJ6GOPKt4/s200/me+infront+of+poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413104010187511522" /></a><br />Malam semalam (8 Disember 2009), kumpulan RoadRunnerz telah menukar sedikit aktivitinya. Jika sebelum ini, banyak aktiviti jalan-jalan cari makan (rujuk blog http://kakimakanz.blogspot.com kali ini RoadRunnerz telah bertukar kepada culture vulture dengan menonton teater Natrah di Istana Budaya, Jalan Tun Razak Kuala Lumpur. Pertunjukan bermula pada pukul 8.30 malam. Kami tiba awal dan sempat makan malam di cafe Istana Budaya dan solat maghrib di surau. Kami juga sempat bergambar di hadapan poster pertunjukan. <br /><br />Pertunjukan teater Natrah boleh dikatakan berjaya dengan persembahan mantap pelakon-pelakonmya dan juga prop yang briliiant.<br /><br />Namun, dalam keasyikkan melayan lakonan, tidak dapat tidak kita memikirkan isu disebalik kisah Natrah ini. Cerita ini berlatarkan selepas perang dunia kedua di Malaya. Ia bermula dengan pendudukan jepun di Indonesia. Ibu kandung Natrah yang merupakan keturunan Belanda beragama katholik menyerahkan anaknya Maria (Natrah) yang masih kecil kepada Aminah seorang wanita tempatan beragama islam untuk dijaga sementara menunggu perang tamat. Ibu kandung Natrah telah lari pulang ke Belanda apabila jepun berjaya menawan indonesia.<br /><br />Aminah kemudiannya membawa Natrah ke Kemaman Terengganu, Malaya. Natrah dijaga seperti anaknya sendir dan telah diajar budaya melayu dan agama islam. Maksudnya, Natrah dijadikan seorang beragama islam.<br /><br />8 tahun kemudian, ibu bapa Natrah berjaya menjejaki Natrah. Aminah telah diperdaya untuk membawa Natrah ke Singapura yang dibawah kekuasaan Inggeris. <br /><br />Di dalam pergolakan tersebut, Aminah telah sempat mengahwinkan Natrah dengan seorang pemuda, Mansor Adabi di Singapura. Setelah melalui pelbagai peringkat prosiding undang-undang, mahkamah telah memutuskan bahawa Natrah harus dikembalikan kepada ibu bapa kandungnya. <br /><br />Isu Natrah ini bukan sahaja melibatkan perebutan antara aminah dan keluarga kandung beliau, tapi ia telah dieksploitasi oleh pihak Inggeris/belanda dan nasionalis pada masa tersebut. Perebutan hak penjagaan kini bertukar kepada isu agama dan kemerdekaan dari penjajahan. <br /><br />Aminah tidak mahu menyerahkan Natrah kerana ingin menjaga akidah Natrah. Nasionalis menjadikan Natrah sebagai simbol kesombongan penjajah yang dimanifestasi di dalam keputusan mahkamah yang dikatakan tidak adil.<br /><br />Persoalannya, apakah yang memberikan hak kepada Aminah untuk menukar agama Natrah daripada katholik kepada Islam. Dia memegang janji dan amanah untuk menjaga Natrah semasa perang. Adakah alasan menjaga akidah Natrah adalah satu justifikasi apabila dia sendiri telah memecah amanah yang diberikan kepadanya?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-259613142670899532009-12-04T17:31:00.001+08:002009-12-04T17:33:04.397+08:00ayat-ayat cintaDesir pasir di padang tandus <br />Segersang pemikiran hati <br />Terkisah ku di antara cinta yang rumit <br /><br />Bila keyakinanku datang <br />Kasih bukan sekadar cinta <br />Pengorbanan cinta yang agung <br />Ku pertaruhkan <br /><br />Maafkan bila ku tak sempurna <br />Cinta ini tak mungkin ku cegah <br />Ayat-ayat cinta bercerita <br />Cintaku padamu <br />Bila bahagia mulai menyentuh <br />Seakan ku bisa hidup lebih lama <br />Namun harus ku tinggalkan cinta <br />Ketika ku bersujud <br /><br />Bila keyakinanku datang <br />Kasih bukan sekedar cinta <br />Pengorbanan cinta yang agung <br />Ku pertaruhkan <br /><br />Ketika ku bersujud<br /><br />Lirik ayat ayat cinta<br />penyanyi: RossaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-23153387829625636642009-11-30T12:17:00.001+08:002009-11-30T12:23:24.777+08:00Empangan air sungai kuning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKzhm9_s-6s143RPGhYGpMySPGdr-QT3p7nuQmi9pnaHdhF2edH-34yS52mRNFxpXrtfUie-_vBdYZF2PNIPkI7KHNufiCkaRWY6fkZncMvOVf8OL41CYdrxEd51uKngZyi44fcFdtKQ/s1600/IMG00069-20091128-0959.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKzhm9_s-6s143RPGhYGpMySPGdr-QT3p7nuQmi9pnaHdhF2edH-34yS52mRNFxpXrtfUie-_vBdYZF2PNIPkI7KHNufiCkaRWY6fkZncMvOVf8OL41CYdrxEd51uKngZyi44fcFdtKQ/s200/IMG00069-20091128-0959.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409747514336401970" /></a><br />Who would have thought that next to the urban life of Shah Alam, lies a pocket of beautiful collection of flora and fauna? Taman Pertanian Malaysia Bukit Cahaya Shah Alam or better known by the name Bukit Cerakah (Cerakah hill) promise to excite any avid nature lovers. At a nominal cost (RM1 for parking and RM3 for entrance fee), you can enjoy the serenity of the park. You can charter a bicycle so can you cover most of the garden within shorter time. The park opens at 9am. It is advisable to come early while the air is still fresh and cool. <br /><br />This vast pocket of green lungs was created to expose the public on agriculture products. There are botanical gardens like herb garden, mushroom, paddy field and animal garden such as deer, fish ponds and peacock. I supposed there are agricultural researches conducted here but the research activity may not be open to the public like me. Just hope there is so this vast amount of lands will be fully utilized.<br /><br />From the look of it, this park comprises of virgin and secondary forest. People can do a lot of activities like visiting various gardens, jogging, play paintball, and stay at the chalet, camping, fishing and host of other activities. For me, I just want to enjoy my weekly brisk walking while enjoying the view and the fresh air. Last Saturday I decided to explore Empangan Sungai Air Kuning (literally means Yellow River Dam). Around 9.15 am, I took the easy way to the dam using the tarred road. It is quite easy to find the dam as there a lot of map and signage along the way.<br /><br />I reached the dam around 10am. The air is still quite cool at the time; it was cloudy and drizzling at the same time. I took a breather at a hut while enjoying the view. At RM18, you can catch all the fish that you want. However, fishing here is strictly catch-and-release. You may catch but you need to release the fish back to the water. <br /><br />Please keep track of the time as the serenity of this place is intoxicating. You can easily lose track of time. Watching the fishes swam freely in the water gave me the feeling of peace and tranquility. The time can easily pass you by; it is just you and nature. One thing that I like about nature is that it is so pure and honest. How I wish our life can be that simple. <br /><br />After 30 minutes I took a jungle track to Sungai Dua Dam. It was raining the night before and it makes the track very wet and slippery. The track is not that hard and it is suitable for beginners who want to have a feel of what jungle tracking is all about. The first part of the track is along the dam before it turns to the jungle. Just look up and follow the sign and you will be able to keep on track. My journey took longer time as I made various stops to take photos. If only I have a better camera…the camera fitted in my blackberry is not suitable for this occasion. However, I make do with whatever resources I have. The scenery is too precious to let go…I must immortalize it in my album. You can find lot of beautiful species of flora and fauna as well as stream of river along the track. Just hearing the sound of the running water makes all the sweat worth it. The track can be quite fun but can be quite lonely as well. The best thing is you have the track all for yourself. The downside is that it is very remote and if anything happen to you, nobody will be able to help you. <br /><br /><br />You will know that you are near the main road when you reach cemented track. By this time, the sun already begins to flex its muscle. The road that leads to exit the park is relatively easy. It is just that with tired legs and scorching sun makes it a bit difficult to walk. <br /><br />Always remember to bring a bottle of water. It keeps you hydrated. My personal choice is a bottle of Ribena or Evian. Ribena is good for the refreshing taste and sugar for instant energy. Evian is for the mineral. It may also helps if you bring some chocolate bars for instant energy. Better bring your small backpack to put all your water, chocolates, wallet, mobile and car keys. You do not want to accidently drop your car keys in the jungle and have to double back to find it. You may find that with proper shoes, it is easier to walk in the jungle. My timberland shoes never fail me in ‘hard’ or easy tracks. Always wear proper attire such as long sleeves t-shirt and long pants (for example the one that you use for jogging). Long sleeves t-shirts and pants will act as a cover from leaves and thorns. Most important thing is, please respect the environment. Do not bring home any species like flowers as souvenirs. You can snap a photo and put it in your album. Let the flora and fauna dies in their natural habitat and not in your personal album.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-42084012737829887622009-11-20T17:47:00.000+08:002009-11-20T17:50:23.647+08:00To one in paradise by Edgar Allan PoeThou was all that to me, love<br />For which my soul did pine -<br />A green isle in the sea, love<br />A fountain and a shrine,<br />All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers,<br />and the flowers were mine.<br /><br />Ah, dream too bright to last!<br />Ah, starry hope! that didst arise<br />but to be overcast!<br />A future from out the future cries.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-71402430262766452892009-11-20T14:22:00.000+08:002009-11-20T14:24:40.771+08:00Freidman's quote"We don't know how many millions of barrels of oil or kilowatts of energy we could save just by thinking more about how we live rather than shrinking more of how we live"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-76529714835148469882009-11-05T08:30:00.000+08:002009-11-05T08:30:02.254+08:00How to Compare Power Generation Choices - Renewable Energy World<a href="http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/how-to-compare-power-generation-choices?cmpid=WindNL-Monday-November2-2009">How to Compare Power Generation Choices - Renewable Energy World</a><br /><br />We always complain that renewable energy is not 'cheap', and that is why we always put our faith in fossil energy such as the petroleum. I guess, it is just a matter of convenience. 'Fuel energy saving' advertisement is a contradiction in term, well...at least for me.<br /><br />To produce a quantum leap from the old paradigm need courage and creativity. We intend to ignore the real problem, hoping that the problem will go away. Perhaps, it is easier to just look at the other way. The bad news is that the problem will not go away. It stays and will pass on to the next generation.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-3394481925940631692009-10-28T08:18:00.000+08:002009-10-28T08:18:17.688+08:00Hot debate over technology issues<a href="http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2009/10/26/columnists/globaltrends/4975658&sec=Global+Trends">Hot debate over technology issues</a><br /><br />I am of the view that there should be a balance between the IP owner and the developing countries.<br /><br />Developing countries needs climate friendly technology to develop a greener economy. Something that we hope for in fight agaisnt global warming and other environmental issues. High cost always a hindrance in adopting greener economic practice.<br /><br />However, to deny economic incentive to the 'inventor' will negative production of new inventions in the long run. Without economic carrot, the number of invention will decrease and this will be an antithesis to the development of green technology.<br /><br />The solution lies in the balance of trade off between the two parties. The owner of green technology should offer the green technology at an affordable price. In fact, this will harness the creativity of inventors to come up with cheaper and affordable technology to cater for these markets. Developing countries offers a huge market for affordable green technology. As what been suggested by C. K Prahalad, fortune lies at the bottom of the pyramid.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-30591219393408079572009-10-18T17:15:00.000+08:002009-10-18T17:29:49.529+08:00over hazel hot chocs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dzalMn1tWrrxGKcv9WOojE2ON3ZO4GZ2n6bnSQnMBNLniguu3A9xLT0u7sXOyLgvRcweppQSyB6r_am7Gka6b5odHekoMRqRR8LsR-h-TzStoXc5G_mZNWFGVEMApHeuMD163pCyH68/s1600-h/DSCN1738.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393869650982318002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dzalMn1tWrrxGKcv9WOojE2ON3ZO4GZ2n6bnSQnMBNLniguu3A9xLT0u7sXOyLgvRcweppQSyB6r_am7Gka6b5odHekoMRqRR8LsR-h-TzStoXc5G_mZNWFGVEMApHeuMD163pCyH68/s200/DSCN1738.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I met one of best friend yesterday for a drink. Zam and I were friends since high school. We shared a lot of stories, good and bad experience. Our friendship had its 'interval' when he left for UIA to further his studies. I finished my form 6 and went to UM to study law. We never had a 'solid' conversation since then...until yesterday. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Yesterday, we resumed our friendship...over a cup of hazel hot chocolate </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-40406504008764890952009-10-08T08:13:00.001+08:002009-10-08T13:19:28.954+08:00Universiti Malaya climbs 50 spots to No. 180 in THE-QS rankings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nWLlI-OXWUKmCwDtq0K4qNWrrws2rTsh4o1dYJObKcK8dXONpc4brNAD96Ar7OfCmRFM42eV3vgJH7wDrBRCPdVJ3Apd0H-Wy0NBkX1ss-y1I0UzbMOQcX5wFOS_x7Xrn1RftPI63dw/s1600-h/universiti+malaya+logo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390094020247611442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 116px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7nWLlI-OXWUKmCwDtq0K4qNWrrws2rTsh4o1dYJObKcK8dXONpc4brNAD96Ar7OfCmRFM42eV3vgJH7wDrBRCPdVJ3Apd0H-Wy0NBkX1ss-y1I0UzbMOQcX5wFOS_x7Xrn1RftPI63dw/s200/universiti+malaya+logo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify">Saya tertarik dengan artikel ini bukan disebabkan saya menghabiskan 4 tahun di fakulti undang-undang UM. Bukan juga disebabkan saya sedang melanjutkan pelajaran diperingkat sarjana undang-undang di universiti yang sama...bukan...</div><br /><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Rasa bangga...adalah sedikit. Tidak dapat tidak saya berkongsi tradisi kecemerlangan ilmu di UM. Um bukan sahaja menuntut pelajar-pelajarnya komited dalam pembelajaran, ia juga merupakan satu inkubator dalam mendidik cara bermasyarakat di dalam kepelbagaian etnik di Malaysia ini.</div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">Saya berpendapat bahawa UM merupakan satu tempat yang terbaik di Malaysia untuk melanjutkan pelajaran. Sebaik sahaja anda melangkah masuk ke dalam UM, anda dapat merasakan satu kelainan daripada universiti-universiti yang lain. Jika anda mampu ke luar negara...silakan. Tetapi, bagi sesiapa yang terpaksa menggunakan sendiri, UM is 'second to none'.</div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">UM mempunyai satu budaya dan tradisi ilmu yang telah berjaya melahirkan ramai pemimpin-pemimpin negara.<br /></div><div align="justify">Apabila UM tidak diumumkan sebagai 'apex university', saya adalah diantara ribuan orang yang tertanya-tanya; dimanakah silapnya? Tetapi, saya tidaklah begitu teruja dengan label 'apex university'. "it's all forms rather than substance". Kita sendiri maklum dengan nasib dan kedudukan apex university di Malaysia ini...biarlah fakta 'speak for itself".<br /></div><div align="justify">Namun begitu, masih banyak yang perlu dilakukan oleh pihak UM. Para pensyarah memang tidak dinafikan kepakaran mereka. Tetapi, dari segi pentadbiran, masih banyak yang perlu diperbaik. Sehingga kini, satu-satu masa yang saya tidak gemar adalah dipermulaan semester. Urusan pemilihan subjek dapat dibuat 'online'. Pembayaran juga boleh dibuat secara online. tetapi bila saya mahu membuat pengeluaran penididkan di KWSP, saya masih perlu mengemukakan resit pembayaran. Surat daripada UM kepada KWSP juga mengambil masa hampir satu minggu untuk disiapkan. Saya pernah mengambil ijazah sarjana pentadbiran perniagaan di UiTM, dan urusan KWSP ini dapat diselesaikan dalam masa setengah hari! Saya juga tidak pasti sama ada rekod pembayaran yuran saya juga 'dikongsi' bersama oleh pihak perpustakaan...</div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">Walaupun begitu, saya menerima hakikat bahawa setiap institusi mempunyai kelemahan masing-masing. UM tidak terkecuali dari hakikat ini. Namun, jika kelemahan ini dapat diperelok, saya yakin, UM akan dapat pergi lebih maju lagi di masa hadapan. </div><div align="justify"></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/8/nation/4861096&sec=nation#">Universiti Malaya climbs 50 spots to No. 180 in THE-QS rankings</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com/">AddThis</a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-61644325677417419172009-10-07T12:12:00.001+08:002009-10-07T12:21:47.960+08:00Happy Birthday Mia<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix57bLLvUSOtVhywlokrBueLr1vcFjVQDyceIb4kCQwNopRdr62ee-xjVUtax0fw5IVGLhAxGs3bvMdRbDPsNQbw1vSotN4J0SpFoko5cecAFueLJUpdx0EveWpralb9MwV8vLmASrJLY/s1600-h/4966_1081922493054_1376077593_30215097_19615_s.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389707872943190402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 97px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix57bLLvUSOtVhywlokrBueLr1vcFjVQDyceIb4kCQwNopRdr62ee-xjVUtax0fw5IVGLhAxGs3bvMdRbDPsNQbw1vSotN4J0SpFoko5cecAFueLJUpdx0EveWpralb9MwV8vLmASrJLY/s200/4966_1081922493054_1376077593_30215097_19615_s.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To Mia,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><strong>"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"<br /></strong><a href="http://www.sonnets.org/shakespeare.htm#top"></a><br />Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?<br />Thou art more lovely and more temperate:<br />Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,<br />And summer's lease hath all too short a date:<br />Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,<br />And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;<br />And every fair from fair sometime declines,<br />By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd;<br />But thy eternal summer shall not fade,<br />Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;<br />Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,<br />When in eternal lines to time thou growest;<br />So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,<br />So long lives this, and this gives life to thee<br /></div><div align="justify"></div><br /><div align="justify">by William Shakespear<br /></div><div align="justify">Ps: after all that has been said and done, tested by storm and time; friendship remains... because your heart so kind.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-59427965667607503182009-10-06T08:20:00.001+08:002009-10-06T08:24:55.489+08:00From trash to treasureThis is another example of how innovative idea can turn trash to cash. To some, the very word 'recycle' is only for school children. If that's the case, all of us need to return to 'school' then.<br /><br /><a href="http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2009/10/6/lifefocus/4712116&sec=lifefocus">From trash to treasure</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com/">AddThis</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-64211432035556762422009-10-04T12:49:00.000+08:002009-10-04T12:54:51.861+08:007 tips menjimatkan tenaga elektrik di rumah1. Padamkan lampu dan kipas bila meninggalkan bilik<br /><br />2. Tutup elektrik pada 'plug point' untuk perkakasan elektrik.<br /><br />3. Cuba gunakan 'natural ventilation'.<br /><br />4. Gunakan tanaman hiasan di dalam rumah. Ini boleh menyejukkan rumah secara semulajadi.<br /><br />5. Gunakan elektrik secara efisien, cth: penggunaan mesin basuh, gunakan 'full loads'.<br /><br />6. Gunakan cahaya 'semulajadi' untuk menerangi rumah.<br /><br />7. Gunakan sumber tenaga yg sesuai; cth, masak air guna gas berbanding elektrik<br /><br />sumber: <a href="http://www.cetdem.org.my/">www.cetdem.org.my</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-59040953943678961382009-09-24T08:26:00.001+08:002009-09-24T08:27:16.946+08:00Burning answer to organic waste problemI like this...<br /><br /><a href="http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/9/24/central/4739727&sec=central">Burning answer to organic waste problem</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com/">AddThis</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-60041467594488246512009-09-22T08:20:00.001+08:002009-09-22T08:28:06.031+08:00Something fishy going on at wetlandsI hope the Perak Government will not just 'look' into this matter. Despite the rendang and lemang, effort to conserve the environment must go on.<br /><br />If the land is under the supervision of Perhilitan, they should have realise any new activities in that area. Luckily for us, MNS is doing a good job for us. Perhaps the job should be go to MNS instead of Perhilitan...as part of privatisation exercise. This may free up the government fund from paying salary for those government agencies.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/9/22/nation/4757270&sec=nation">Something fishy going on at wetlands</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com/">AddThis</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-67307536266158937242009-09-13T11:43:00.000+08:002009-09-13T12:38:08.254+08:00Creating Digital AlexandriaThe library of Alexandra in Egypt was the largest library in ancient world. It was established in the 3rd BC during the reign of ptolemy. Admired by many but was destroyed by Julius Ceasar (and why I am not surprise).<br /><br />Today, Google an internet giant want to emulate the Great Alexandria. It intends to convert millions of hardcopy book to digital form. The goal is to make it easier for 'books lover' to find books; new as well as out-of-print books. Ulltimately, Google will work with publishers and libraries to create a comprehensive, searchable, virtual card catalog of all books in all languages that helps users discover new books and publishers discover new readers.<br /><br />However, this is effort (business effort) had attracted criticisms and oppositions. On Oct 7 2009, the Honorable Denny Chin J, a district judge in New York will decide on the fairness of the deal between the internet giant and US Publishers.<br /><br />Should we leave the knowledge of mankind in the hands of corporations?<br /><br />For new literature works, I will not have any qualm. It is a good way for author/publisher to reach out to the market.<br /><br />However, for out-of-print and orphan works (literature works which is still enjoy copyright protection but the author cannot be traced), what Google intend to do, will indirectly giving them 'copyright' over the works.<br /><br />By controlling the access to the works, Google may dictate who, how, when and at what price can the consumer access the copyright works.<br /><br />The fight to control copyright since Statute of Anne 1709, now enter new level. Now, it is not enough to determine who control the copyright; the 'power' is on who 'control' the copyright owner.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-38301575997024700612009-09-09T07:43:00.001+08:002009-09-09T08:29:23.277+08:00Bakun dam may begin to supply power in 2010By the end of 2011, we are supposed to be proud that Bakun will be the South east asia's largest power project. The dam can generate 2400MW to virtually the whole of peninsula Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and kalimantan. Talk about 'wow factor'!<br /><br />Analyst began calculating that it is cheaper to use hydropower as the water is 'free' compared to coal and gas. Perhaps, the calculation is correct. However, is it true that the water is really 'free'? How about the cost to the environment? Is there any one factor in the cost to environment? One may ask whether cheaper electricity is a justification to brutalised our rainforest?<br /><br />The search for energy will not end as long as holistic energy policy is not in place. The energy consumption will increase because of our habit on energy consumption.<br /><br />For example, there is no law to force developer to build environmental friendly building; one that use less energy. That is one of many gaps within the country energy policy. Until we have that, we might as well plan to build another bakun and destroy hundreds of acres of rainforest in the process.<br /><br />"We don't know how many millions of barrels of oil or kilowatts of energy we could save just by thinking more about how we live rather than shrinking more of how we live"<br />- Thomas Friedman-<br /><br /><a href="http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/9/9/business/4676260&sec=business">Bakun dam may begin to supply power in 2010</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com/">AddThis</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-12321188598415204252009-09-07T07:28:00.001+08:002009-09-07T07:48:11.226+08:00Rural folk in interior Sarawak claim many pledges not made goodIf this is true, it will bean example of bad governance. To give a promise 5 years ago and still unable to deliver, one may say that it is better not to promise at all.<br /><br />In corporate world, if you can't deliver your target, the shareholder may want to change the management. Bring in a dynamic management to turn around the company.<br /><br />Perhaps there are some development in the area. However, if we want to change the way they live, by being less dependant on the forest, we need to create jobs...amplitude of jobs to support the growing needs.<br /><br />The development must be holistic or else it will be a hollow development. I recalled an except in the Hollowman by TS Elliot, 'shape without form, shade without color, paralysed force, gesture without motion'.<br /><br /><a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/9/7/nation/4666291&sec=nation">Rural folk in interior Sarawak claim many pledges not made good</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com/">AddThis</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-24199779216313563152009-09-03T08:31:00.001+08:002009-09-03T08:31:43.443+08:00Indonesian govt not involved in protests, says Najib<a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/9/3/nation/20090903071128&sec=nation">Indonesian govt not involved in protests, says Najib</a><br /><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com">AddThis</a><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-42113525179011017012009-09-01T07:51:00.000+08:002009-09-01T08:30:03.901+08:00petrol hikeThe price of petrol increase to another 5 sen and Malaysian reacted as if it is the end of the world.<br /><br />The government should seriously start to find a way to be less dependent on fossil fuels. Lowering the import tax for hybrid car is a good step. Better still, attract the main player in motor industry to set up the plant in Malaysia.<br /><br />...and to national car makers, please be more innovative. It is time to change to more environmentally friendly products!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-62657749454677846662009-06-30T13:11:00.000+08:002009-07-01T18:50:55.613+08:00thank you...“<em>Unfortunately, the concept of happiness is such an indeterminate one that even though everyone wishes to attain happiness, yet he can never say definitely and consistently what is that he really wishes and wills. No one can compel me to be happy in accordance with his conception of the welfare of others, for each may seek happiness in whatever way he sees fit”</em> Emmanuel Kant<br /><br />Today is the last day at my current job. If I take a menu as an analogy, my experience here is akin to ‘sweet and sour’. A combination of sweet and sour produced a mixture of feelings; good and bad, happy and despairs, proud and regrets that add on to the rubric of my life. I have been struggling to write this ‘mini memoir’ for some time. I had to overcome a monolith of restrains (sometime it’s my own) to finish this writing. The difficulty of this ‘mini memoir’ lies in part in the fact that I tries to achieve so much in so little space. I will try (with difficulties) to be concise (and you know it is impossible). Victor Hugo once said “An Invasion of an army can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come”.<br /><br />I remember my first day at this office. It was on the first day of March 2007. For a billion times, I look at the letter of offer. It says that I was offered a place at the Legal Department and I am supposed to report for duty that day. I went to the HR office and was asked to wait in a room together with other ‘freshies’. We exchanged pleasantry but I guess everybody is deep in their own thought.<br /><br />I can feel the rush of adrenalin in my body. I tried to talk to the person sitting next to me but I can’t seem to think of any topic. Jokes are dry and we maintained a minimum decorum. Then all the ‘freshies’ are escorted to their respective departments. I was escorted to mine.<br /><br />The department is still ‘empty’ at that time. I guess it is still early although my watch shows it is 8.45am. Later I found out that the department will only come to ‘life’ around 9am. Some will not start their work before reading the newspaper (no matter at what time they ‘checked in’ the office), as if their lives are depending on yesterday’s event. Some choose to be late or even take an MC (or under the pretext of attending a meeting outside, whatever that is).<br /><br />Eunice is the first person I saw in the department. She brought me to my cubicle. If I am not mistaken, I only had the opportunity to see the Manager, Seow Si on my second day. Later, I was introduced to Datin Norhayati, Head for Consumer Bank & Litigation, one of the units under the Legal Department. She is a very erudite lady with sharp observation and very quick in pointing up my mistakes. For the next 1 week, I struggled to keep up with Datin’s and Seow Si’s expectations. By the second week, I began to feel at home.<br /><br />Seow Si and Datin gave me the freedom to complete any task my way. There is no need for constant reporting, unless of course if I screw up (and that can be a handful). In return, I have to be accountable and own up my mistake. That is how you treat a knowledge worker. Mind you, we are not a bunch of school children who need to be told what to do.<br /><br />Like any other good things in life, it wouldn’t last. Seow Si left the department in 2008. I guess that it is a normal life cycle. A vicious cycle that dark age will succeed the golden era. The same goes in management.<br /><br />However, I am fortunate and blessed for having the opportunity to meet several great people like….<br /><br />“Strict but understanding Seow Si”: she will always greet you with a smile. She loves using marriage as an analogy to explain contractual terms. It is a simple logic, but sticks to my mind like UHU.<br /><br />“Care bears Eunice”; you can always expect her accommodating to your needs…pencils, pens, calculators, foods… and a very good organizer. Never like to beat around the bush, just straight to business.<br /><br />“Charismatic and stylish Datin”; I never heard she ever raise her voice. Datin has this unique style in sending her message across. She is very creative in answering queries and if she is angry, the creativity will increase ten fold! (believe me, you do not want to be the opposing side when that happen!!!)<br /><br />“Enigmatic Maznah”; she is very conservative in some issues but very radical in some. Her favorite remark (whenever I made stupid jokes) is.... “you idiot!!!!”<br /><br />She is a very good listener but do not test her patient.<br /><br />No nonsense Shikin; do not be surprise that she can dance (err…what happened in Bandung stays in Bandung)<br /><br />Li T’san; the girl with the ‘exotic’ name. I never see her without that 100 megawatt smiles.<br /><br />Food station Kak Ana; she will feed you until you cannot take anymore. The foods are ‘bottomless’ limited only to what your stomach can take.<br /><br />Ever-ready-to-help Julie; ask her any favor and she will do it for you…with a smile!<br /><br />Melancholic Grace; The name fit the person. I hope that she has the strength to deal with all sorts of idiosyncrasies in the office.<br /><br />Ever-smiling Caryln: Initially, I found that she quite hard to approach. I am partly to blame. However, once you know her, she can be quite chatty. I really hope that she will figure out how to transfer the photos inside her phone to the computer by now.<br /><br />Tough-acting Mastura; is a young girl with lot of potential. To stay where she is right now is a waste of her own potential.<br /><br />Abang Jacket….: I will really miss his jokes at the pantry.<br /><br />Last but not least, my two ‘big sisters’; Lisa and Shu Shin. They never hesitate to ‘smack’ me back to my senses. I can talk with them on any issues and I can expect an honest feedback. Shu Shin will supply a ‘quote’ on daily basis for us to ponder. However, I turned that into a ‘debate’. There will be a series of emails ‘debating’ the validity of those ‘quotations’. I am amaze on the amount of emails for these sessions. Seriously, where do we find the time for that?<br /><br />There are others whom I had fond memories but restrictions of time and space is always a stumbling block.<br /><br />Although from today onwards, I’ll be ire ad largum (at least from this department), I really wish the ‘survivors’ good luck.<br /><br />The reason I left trample more on the push factors rather than the pull factors. I guess that I’ll remain where I am if Seow Si is still there. Perhaps I can never accept the fact that time had changed. Bosses changed and some people change (like a chameleon), and my self-denial of these changes works against me. My mistake!<br /><br />My self-denial had turned my presence into an anachronism of the present and the future of the department; an antithesis to the changed circumstances.<br /><br />My Friends,<br /><br />“Style is packaging, the only substance is performance”.<br /><br />When I say ‘performance’, I am not referring to the ‘performing art’ of some drama kings and queens. In working life there will be those who will shed tears, put up a drama, and backstab their friends (even the term friends is a misnomer in this context). Some people succeed and some people don’t. Some who do not succeed, all those bootlicking will not worth a single dime. On the contrary, those who succeed will not build up character.<br /><br />Cuilibet in sua arte perito est credendum; Credit must be earned and must be based on merit.<br /><br />There will be servile acolytes which I find very pathetic. I found the servility of some very embarrassing. We should uphold our dignity. There is no need to degrade ourselves.<br /><br />Let this honest observation to be ephemeral in nature. I was told that my life will be happier if I give my friends a piece of my heart and not piece of my mind. However, the periphery between the heart and the mind is so often blurred, if not because of my own weakness, it is because of the prejudice of the recipient. Sic utere tuo alienum non ledas.<br /><br />I am passionate about my work and I do not have time for trifle issues. However, I forgot that it is a very subjective concept. I forgot that I do not have to win every argument. I forgot that words can cut deeper than steel. I forgot that I can be misunderstood. The most important lesson; apart from being a colleague, I forgot to be a friend.<br /><br />Ahh…I feel so cold right now. It is raining at Damansara.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-80465274851834006002009-06-22T13:48:00.000+08:002009-06-22T13:50:25.789+08:00Are you stubborn?It is amazing how powerful to play with terminology. For example, what is the different between stubborn and istiqamah?<br /><br />Well, a Menteri Besar in one of the Malaysian state may offer an explanation;<br /><br />“Stubborn means defending what is wrong. When we know something is wrong, but will not back down, that is stubborn. But when we know what is true, what is right, that is istiqamah”<br /><br />It is a very good explanation, but there is one tiny problem. How do we differentiate between right and wrong? Even if we feel that something is right, how do we know that we are right? If others says that we are wrong but we say that we are right, does it mean that I am ‘more right’ and the others are ‘more wrong’? Is it (the determination of right and wrong) a subjective or objective test?<br /><br />It seems that it more questions than answers…Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-87744087723137726942009-06-21T16:42:00.000+08:002009-06-21T16:49:34.479+08:00Democracy; lost in transition.‘Death to the dictator’! ... ‘Death to dictatorship’! <br /><br />A group of 3000 protestors chanting these slogans amidst the tear gas, water cannon and guns intended to disperse the protestors. The issue is the alleged fraud in the just concluded presidential election. Mousavi, labeled as reformist presidential candidate lost the said election and his supporters took their case to the street.<br /><br />America of course reminded the Iranian government not to take stiff action to the protestors. This is not the first time America tried to meddle with democratically elected government. Hamas government in Palestine is good example. We all know that America did a good job in restoring and establishing democracy in Afghanistan and Iraq. The citizens of these two countries having the opportnity to ‘Rest In Peace’ right now.<br /><br />The allegation of election fraud should be investigated based on evidence in a proper tribunal, and not at the street.<br /><br />I support freedom of expression and I support the freedom of assembly. However, there is no freedom when a country is in chaos. There is no democracy in chaos. At the end, the democracy will loss, lost in transition.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3755546355241388666.post-29074212297882292002009-06-16T21:46:00.000+08:002009-06-16T21:55:17.714+08:00Peer- to-PeerThe fight against piracy is not limited at the Gulf of Aden but it also extends to the cyber world. Robin Gibb, one of the Gibb brothers from the BeeGees group are considered as best-selling music artistes is lending his voice to the fight against digital piracy. He reckons that the price of album is falling due to illegal download of the songs through the internet.<br /><br />Like any other technology, P2P proved to be an ideal breeding place of disseminating illegal copies. This issue was given much publicity and scrutiny in the foreign jurisdiction. However, there is not much response or intellectual discourse on P2P in the context of Malaysian copyright law. In pursuing the objective of building an economy based on knowledge, Malaysia cannot deny that the advent of technology especially the P2P will challenge the current concept of copyright law. This new development creates legal uncertainty to the copyright owner, P2P users and providers, and Internet Service Provider.<br /><br />Just a decade ago, internet users shared their files by placing URL links in their own websites. The demand to share complete albums, video clips and full length movie, the ‘traditional’ method of placing URL had become obsolete. The technology has to play catch up and come up with better file sharing platform called P2P.<br /><br />The advent of P2P carries with it the same problem of disseminating illegal copies of copyright works. The disseminating of illegal copies of copyright works has a major impact to the economy, jobs, businesses, and consumers that are related to the innovation of the copyright works.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13377042455152408999noreply@blogger.com0