On the 25th of June 2008, I am officially an uncle. :-)




My sister gave birth to a baby boy, Amirul Shafwan bin Syuhairi. The meaning of the name is 'Pemimpin yang Ikhlas', cewah... Amin~

Tak jemu-jemu tengok muka dia. :-) Saya dah ada obsesi baru...

Cerita saya...

Hari ni saya demam. Tapi tak ada siapa yang kisah, tak ada siapa yang tanya... Masing-masing sibuk bercerita kisah-kisah menarik hari ni...

Jadi cuma saya nak beritau kat blog...

"Saya tak sihat hari ni, janganlah risau, saya dah makan ubat..."

How you can save petrol?

Semalam naikkan minyak, hari ni bagi rebat, esok turunkan cukai, then nak bagi gaji 2 kali sebulan? Macam-macamlah, daripada bagi semua bende-bende tu, kenapa tak naikkan sikit je harga minyak? Sama jugak kan? Naik minyak, pastu bagi macam-macam. Sekarang, akibatnya semua harga barang dah naik. Terima kasih Paklah~

Rasa macam semakin hari semakin mengarut je yang jadi kat negara nih.

Neway, berapa-berapa harga minyak sekali pun, we still need to use jugak kan? So, how actually you can save petrol? Here are some tips that I found from newspapers, and on the net as well.

1. Drive smoothly. Aggresive driving can use as much as a third more fuel than safe driving. Avoid accelerating or braking too hard and try to keep you steering as smooth as possible. This actually works, dah pernah try... [Selamat tinggal Jaffrey Schumacher... sob]

2. Use higher gear, the higher gear you drive in, the lower engine speed is, which can improve fuel efficiency. So, change up a gear whenever you can without labouring the engine. Ada paham? [Maybe next time, keluar rumah, terus masuk gear 5, arasso?]

3. Tune and service your engine. A well tuned engine can improve fuel economy by up to 4%, so change your oil and follow your car manufacturer's recommendation on servicing.

4. Keep your tyres at the right pressure. Tyres under-inflated by just 1psi can reduce fuel efficiency by as much as 3%. An under or over-inflated tyre is also more susceptible on failing.

5. Avoid carrying excess weight. For every extra 45kg you carry, your fuel efficiency drop by 1 to 2%. So keep your boot or back seat clear of unnecessary items that just add weight to your vehicle. [Kalau ada member yang dok bising-bising at the back seat, bukak tingkap baling dia keluar... haha~]

6. Keep the windows closed. Wind blowing through an open window will slow you down. To compensate, you may put yout fut down harder, using more fuel. [Letak gam kat tingkap lepas ni]...

7. Use the correct oil. Always use the recommended grade of motor oil. Using the manufacturer's recommended lubricant can improve fuel efficiency by 1 to 2%. Higher quality motor oils can also hel your engine operate more efficiently. [Janganlah gune diesel untuk membawa kancil atau waja, harap maklum]

8. Cruise control on major roads helps you maintain a constant speed, and many cases, will improve fuel consumption.

9. Avoid excess idling, idling gets you nowhere but still burns fuel. Turn the engine off when you are in a queue or waiting for someone until you need it.

So, maybe with these tips will help us in saving petrol. :-)

A tribute 2004-2008

Minyak oh Minyak...

As we all know, the petrol price in Malaysia has gone up up and away from RM1.92 to RM2.70. Yay! Well done!

Well, I truly understand why the government increased the price almost 40% as it reaches $138 setong. And that is too much to take. Lagipun, until when the people should be dependent on the subsidy given. I think we have to learn to get into reality.

Tapi kasihan juga kepada mereka yang berpendapatan sederhana dan rendah. And also those who lives in Sabah and Sarawak. If we're comparing ourself with Singaporeans or Brunei's on the price of petrol, for sure kita lagi rendah, but we should never forget to compare on the salary and wage that they get, is far higher that we have here. So how could that be fair?

Ok, forget about the price. What I am not satisfied mainly is on the announcement of the price. Remember that, early this year Pak Lah gave his words, that if there is any increment on the price of petrol, the government will anounce it earlier so that the people will get ready and prepared by the time. Tapi tengok-tengok, after one meeting with the cabinet, they increased the price the next day after it. Sengal tak? Mana lah tak jem satu Malaysia...

And if the governement wanted so badly to increase it to 78 cents, fine, but get it done smoothtly, sikit-sikit laa naik, maybe 20cents, then another 20cents, takde laa terkejut sampai macam ni. Dah laa terkejut satu hari dah ada announcement esok naik harga, terkejut lagi naik 78sen. Boleh sakit jantung tau macam ni. Patut laa hayat hidup manusia kat Malaysia makin rendah... Isk isk isk. [sigh]

Neway, congratulation Pak Lah. Your surprise sangatlah menjadi... Lain kali pasang belon banyak-banyak, pukul 12 jerit dalam TV, "MINYAK NAIK HARGA LAGI!!!"....

p.s. It's easy to lose a trust, but difficult to regain it back...

A review of Akademi Fantasi 6 akhir

Saya tak ada laa minat dengan Akademi Fantasi, but since it is one of the phenom in the country, tengok jugak lah konsert akhir dia semalam.

Stacy: No doubt she's the winner for this season, or else it would be a controvercy. Dia nyanyi walau lompat terkinja-kinja, still suara dia sangatlah sedap dan pandai sekali control suara.

Riz: Tak berapa masuk laa dengan dia ni. Semalam pon macam a bit dull, I predict dia no 3 but turned out to be the naib juara lah pulak. Tapi still, suara dia sedap...

Nubhan: Eh, lagu baru dia sedap lah? Ape tah tajuk, tapi ada Taj Mahal dalam lirik lagu dia. But among the others, suara dia lah paling best, lain daripada lain sikit, komersil lah. Tapi selalunya suara dia sure putus sana sini, but amazingly semalam sangatlah sedap. At first memang target dia no2, tapi, no3 lah pulak, tak kene...

Toi: Tak berapa jugak lah dengan dia ni. Suara dia biasa je... Nothing much to say. Lucky to get through the final, and dapat no4 pulak.

Nadia: Kesian kesian, suara sedap... tapi dapat no5 lah jugak. Sepatutnye ada chance untuk no2, just orang Malaysia tak judge daripada nyanyian sepenuhnya, unfortunately, dia masuk silap pertandingan. Maybe kalau dia masuk Malaysian Idol ke, or One in a Million, maybe her chance is bigger...

Whatever it is, I think the concept of AF is far different from others. They don't take the singing as the priority, terlalu banyak bermain perasaan orang dan penonton. I think, untuk orang-orang yang nak masuk AF, haruslah pandai mengambil hati, charming, tahu untuk menangis bila perlu...

Entah lah...

Searching for the ultimate structure

Have you seen the new Terminal 3 of China? It is incredibly HUGE. Obviously I have never seen it live, but having it shown on television did amazed me a lot. It is one million square meter terminal, with 3.8km long and 60 meter wide runaway. Besar giler ehhh...?

I went to KLIA last week to fetch my parents who are back from Philippines after a week vacation there. KLIA sangatlah lawa. Comparing to other airports that I have been to, KLIA is far better in all aspects. Tiba-tiba bangga... :-) And whenever I had any family members from abroad coming, I would be proud to have a great gate to welcome them. A good first impression of Malaysia huh?

I like to see structures, macam Putrajaya, KLIA, Penang Bridge, KLCC etc as what we all have here in this country. Hoping that someday I will have the chance to visit the Great Wall of China, dapat pergi Terminal 3 sekali, ke Rome maybe. But I still believe that the Pyramid is still the ultimate one. Someday someday, harap akan ke sana...

Talking about airport, teringat pula kisah zaman-zaman dulu. I always wanted to be a pilot.

A dream that was vanquished because of eye sight problem. Sob...

Orang di atas ni sepatutnya adalah saya sekarang, malang sekali... Haha.

Empty

A Lonesome...

The latest Siti Nurhaliza's single, Melawan Kesepian now has been my loyal companion on my way to work, as well as my way back home every single day. I wonder why the radio loves it so much. However, at this right moment, I am living the lyrics of the song...

For the past four years, I have never been left alone, I have never had my meal on my own. But today is different. Life is quite.

I used to live a dream. If only I could turn back time...

Nine visits me last week, stayed here for two nights after having his assesment with TNB. Never had the chance to hang out that much as I have to work at day time. Still, we managed to go to Putrajaya at the first night and makan sate kajang on the next day. Hehe. My brother took him to Lim Kok Wing University College and to One Utama as well. Very happy to have him around, to actually have one of 'my people' around. Without any doubt, it was one of the best days since I've been here. Looking forward to have the others here next time~

Disaster after disaster. Marilah menolong mangsa-mangsa bencana di Myanmar dan China dengan menyumbang wang ringgit seberapa yang mampu kepada mana-mana badan yang menolong. Sangatlah kasihan... Hari ini mungkin malang bagi mereka, siapa tahu di mana kita mungkin berada esok... Mungkin ini satu petanda bahawa kita semua perlu menjaga Bumi ini dengan lebih baik lagi.

Yesterday a student, Today an engineer

Now I really feel that life is really exhausting, far from I'd been through during my time in USM. [masih rindu~] I spend more than two hours everyday on the road, and it is only training for this whole month before I enter the manufacturing department in June. So I'm really not there yet as an engineer, will be soon :-) Those senior engineers said that a Process Engineer, the post I will hold later isn't as easy as it seems. Leaving the factory at 8 or 9 at night everyday is common to them, which should be the same for me as well in the future. *sigh* However, it is not the time that I would spend there that matters, but the time I spend on the road, tiring~ It is the sacrifices I had to do, maybe for the next 2 years until my little bro gets to finish his degree. So for now, at least there is someone to watch over him after my sis gets married in August.

Sekarang saya sangatlah menghargai tidur... Rasa macam nak tidur 12 jam sehari macam Nazul buat tiap-tiap hari...

Alhamdulillah, I'm really glad & lucky that I had been given the chance to have Toshiba as my employer. Everything that I go through so far is great, everything is really far better than I expected. It's a Japanese company, and everything has be in order as it is in Japan. It is good chance to learn the good ethique that they have, the discipline so that Malaysians like us will improve and be a more respected nation. :-) Hopefully someday... Now I'm really looking forward for a better tomorrow, and day by day, I see a good future ahead, hoping that I'm going in the right direction~

p.s. Happy Mothers Day to my only queen of my heart, mama, Angelita Bautista Zainol@ Rahayu binti Abdullah~ who is currently in Philippines! I love you~ Same goes to all mothers~!