Monday, February 2, 2009

which one should i choose??

Monday, February 2, 2009
making the right decision is a hard thing to do these days..one wrong move and your done for...well i hope that doesn't happen to me...before the chinese new year mid sem break...i went with some of my friends to buy UPU slips..which is needed to register for the upcoming intake into universities across Malaysia..but little did i know the headache that will come with the registration...since last year, i have been telling my friends that i want to enter University Malaya and continue my degree course in economics..and that has been my goal and dream...until 9.oo pm last night..when i ask for an innocent opinion from my friend,arif rusli..about choosing between UM and UiTM and other univesities..and he had me at "you do know that UM courses are taught in Malay right?"..and my mind was thinking about the terminologies of economics in Bahasa Melayu..which is much more harder compare to in English..do any of you know opportunity cost curve in Bahasa??...well it was lekuk something which i can't recall and anything that i can't recall is a bad thing...and that is one of the many terminologies of economics in Bahasa...needless to say i was thinking the whole night about whether to stay in UiTM or pack my bags and become a UM student..the cons of staying in UiTM is well as some of my lecturers said..non productive..your'e not out there mingling with the other races and thus you will not know the level and the ferocity of the competition...and it will also affect your resolve and your desire to achieve greatness...anyway after countless opinions and suggestions i finally decided to stay and continue my studies in UiTM...i hope im making the right choice...

Saturday, January 3, 2009

its the final sem...give me strength...

Saturday, January 3, 2009
so this is it everybody...the final sem...i hope i can finish this sem with the biggest achievement i can obtain...and i hope i can continue my degree in KL...im tired of the journey to return home every weekend..so tired...and lets hope that the people i meet after this are more mature and will cherish their friendship....i met some of the most wonderful friends here and some that are not..it has taught me much about people..and how i should trust them...so now im going to journey into a more broader world..i hope that these past experiences has taught me well to survive in this new world..and i hope that my friends will never forget me as i will not forget them...to my friends..i wish u guys well in whatever u want to achieve...maybe someday we'll all meet and have a laugh at all the stupid things we done..like for example going overnight to melaka and nearly gotten ourselves robbed by a bunch of punks..ehhehee...well see you guys someday.. :)

Thursday, January 1, 2009

i see visions of green...

Thursday, January 1, 2009
this actually happened last week on wednesday i think...up until now i was a bit preoccupied but alas i give myself the pushh i need to write this down...i hope i can remember the detail..anyway it was a boring wednesday night and i was just browsing through the astro channel when i come across discovery science channel..(so what i like science)..and it was showing eco-tech..this is basically show the viewers about the advancement on technology on improving the earth's environmental issues..and what i see really fascinates me...do u guys out there ever think about growing a garden on top of your building??...i mean its easy and not costly at all...think about this..below are iron and concrete walls..but when u fly on the skies u'll see beautiful lush greenery...not only does it makes the cities beautiful..it also makes the surrounding environment cooler..the reasearch done by those scientist calculated that if all the sky rise buildings have a garden above their rootops..it can cool the cities by a few degrees...and it will reduce carbon emmission by 4%..amazing and fascinating...i hope someday i'll be implemented..there are other inventions as well such as the PV or photovaltaic..a device that is similar to a solar panel and works like a solar panel but it is much cheaper and if implemented...it can reduce carbon footprint by 53%...well its nice to see some people are actually helping to conserve and restore nature..it creates a balance for those who destroy it.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

they never learn

Sunday, December 7, 2008
first and foremost i sent my condolences towards the families that are involved in the landslide at Hulu Klang...al fatihah to those muslims who had lost their family member in that incident...

how many more do we want to sacrifice until stern action are taken to make sure hillside building or any contruction near a hillside are deemed safe to live?...a hundred, a thousand or a million?..we are living in an era which is technologically advanced people, there are equipment which can determine the level of the soil density and thus tell us if it is safe to erect a structure on that very ground..this technology is used on developing countries such as Japan, Dubai, Hong Kong and many more..so why can we use it??..are we so cost conscious that we are willing to sacrifice the lives of others just to cut a few thousand ringgit?...this is a grim example to the construction industy in Malaysia..their lack of having sense in safety has cause the lives of 4 people..one of them a student..who was probably thinking that he is going to class next week..and many others who are injured and traumatised for life..i hope the ban on hillside building is not a spur a moment speech...or if they don't want to ban it then they should create strict policy when building structures on or near hillside...i am personally tired of hearing the authorities saying that they will do this and that but a month or 2 later there is no sound to be heard from them...so please take strict...really strict action in which the culprit will suffer for it..this is to stop history from repeating itself..we alrady ignore it once..remember highland towers...are we willing to ignore it a second time?when that happens..how many more casualties are we willing to lose?...think about it..

Friday, November 28, 2008

should we charge such a ridiculous price to imported cars?

Friday, November 28, 2008
  • Civic 1.8S Malaysia: RM 113,800
  • Civic 1.8S Australia: $ 23,790 (RM 74,420)
  • Civic 1.8S Thailand: Baht 814,000 (RM 81,114)
  • Accord 2.4 Malaysia: RM 171,800
  • Accord 2.4 Australia: $ 29,990 (RM 93,850)
  • Accord 2.4 Thailand: Baht 1376,000 (RM 137,000)
  • Jazz 1.5VTEC Malaysia: RM 103,780
  • Jazz 1.5VTEC Australia: $ 20,490 (RM 64,060)
  • Jazz 1.5VTEC Thailand: Baht 620,000 (RM 61,782)
  • Toyota Yaris 1.5S Malaysia: RM 98,790
  • Toyota Yaris 1.5S Australia: $ 17,890 (RM 55,828)
  • Toyota Yaris 1.5S Thailand: Baht 659,000 (RM 65,668)
  • Toyota Vios 1.5G Malaysia: RM 84,800
  • Toyota Yaris Sedan 1.5G Australia: $ 19,490 (RM 60,820)
  • Toyota Vios 1.5G Thailand: Baht 659,000 (RM 65,668)
  • Toyota Altis 1.6E Malaysia : RM 102,900
  • Toyota Corolla 1.6E Australia: $ 22,990 (RM 71,743)
  • Toyota Altis 1.6E Thailand: Baht 779,000 (RM 77,626)

i dont really understand the need to charge expensive prices towards international cars coming into Malaysia....i mean i know that it is done so to promote the sales of local cars but seriously i think this is so beyond comprehension..why the need to charge really expensive prices?Malaysian buy local cars because they have to..sorry that is so off...FORCED TO...buy local cars because the imported cars are so expensive....they cant afford it with they current salary.. and trust me living in kl isnt cheap....but in reality the local cars quality are like rubbish...i know cuz i drive a local car...and i bang into someone a few month ago and guess what..the damaged to my car is so bad compare to the Hyundai car that i bang which has a small dent..so small that i thought i didnt hit the car...but my car has the front bumper wedge out like the top of a sardine can after u open it..and another incident which i saw a Perdana hit a Vios..the perdana was like a crush can but the vios was like a person saying what happened here cuz it was undented...which cause you to think the quality and most important of all the safety level of the car...i mean my parent pay nearly 60k for my car but it is nearly the same price for a Jazz in thailand and australia...and honda has won numerous safety award...so again why?...why should we use low quality,crudely made local car when we SHOULD have opt for a better imported cars...i mean i dont mind buying local cars but with that kind of quality and god knows the safety level...who is willing to buy it as it is expensive but not up to its quality(we buy it cause there is no other choice)..so please make imported cars cheaper or make local cars better...way way way better...

dilemma...which one??

which one??..yes that is the question...which one should i choose??...if u guys read the post about the car that i wanted to be my next car..the honda civic...well i come across another car that has caught my attention and right now im beginning to fall for it even deeper..with turbo engine and sleek design...its every racer's dream car...but the down side of it is it has a so so interior..compare to civic which has a cool interior..but a so so exterior..the caldina price is a lil bit expensive than the civic..if u want with the turbo engine which has a 2.6 plus turbo engine will cost u about 160k or more...but if u are satisfied with a normal engine which i think is the same as wish then it is around 130k..i read in some of the cars forums and they say that if u wanna buy caldina then its better with the turbo engine cuz it is more worthwhile...well im still analyzing the stats, pros and cons and of course the price range...so wait for more info...wheeew...

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

borderless isn't so borderless afterall

Wednesday, November 26, 2008
well folks the holiday come by again and this time im stuck at home with a really slow internet connection...this is really pathetic..i've been using broadband for almost a year n to tell u guys the truth im not happy with it...of course all of u will be saying..then u should've change to streamyx or something..well folks..streamyx only works if ur in the house..and eventhough they have a new service which lets the streamyx subscriber use internet outside of their home using a single account name..it is limited to kl only..this is annoying..i mean i travel a lot and i require an internet service that is quick and reliable...meaning when thunder start to happens it doesn't cause the signal to drop drastically..i an still wandering as why in segamat the line there is so fast i can download in a matter of minutes but when i come to kl...the line is so slow that when i open a webpage..it'll take ages to finish...this sucks..to think that in segamat i can obtain high speed but in kl itself..a metropolitan city...with a lot of internet users..to be slow..is undeniable pathetic..or maybe there is other reasons that cause the broadband speed to slow in kl which i dont know...anyhow i hope i can continue study in kl and then will i subscribe to streamyx at my house...so maybe some of u guys out there can create a device that can boost the speed and signal of broadband to achive its maximum performance...until next time..
 
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