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Time is one of the four-letter word that many have taken for granted. Even more so by those who hold high and important positions. Why? Because they know no one will reprimand them.Time you! (Imagine replacing this four letter word with a nasty four-letter word!Please respect other people's time too as lost time can never be recovered.

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It is troubling to see how fast Ramadan came and gone this year. I would like to believe that I have become a better Muslim but not even close. It is sad but it is the truth. I hope I can get a chance to experience the true meaning of Ramadan next year.Goodbye ... See you next year!

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Someone asked me what I thought of 1Malaysia concept a couple of weeks back. I didn't answer him immediately as my mind was thinking of something else. So he stated that Malaysia has always been 1 before, why bother bringing up the 1Malaysia issue. He went on and on about a whole lot of other issue regarding Malaysia and the direction we are heading if leadership does not take heed of the

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No blogs at all for the month of February ... and it seems March will not be much different also.

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Every year .. I take note how January ended for me because it is normally a good indication on how I would fare for the remaining of the year. The last three years (2006 until 2008) were very accurate especially 2008 when it started out great the first three weeks of January and with some confusion by the final week of January. January 2009 is so far the worst for me. So does that mean 2009 is

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There is simply no proper words right now (hence why this post does not have a title) to describe the horror I see and hear on daily news on the 'ugly reality' of Israel's atrocities on the Palestinians people. I sit here in front of my computer thousands of miles away from all those horrifying and deafening explosions with a heavy heart and guilt for not doing much to lessen the pain of the

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As mentioned in my previous post, I would like to share the gist of my proposed LAC project due mid June this year. I intend to initiate an Environmental Awareness Program for elementary school students near where I live. The challenge is to work with the school's faculties to make the program interesting enough for elementary school students. Not easy ...Anyway, the

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2008 has been a very interesting year for me. I have had many highs and lows throughout the year. One of the many significant achievements I had that year was my admission into graduate school to do Environmental Management & Policy. I am currently doing in part time and through distant learning with Lund University until summer 2009.Up until end of last month, I have completed the Introduction

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I keep telling myself that I should at least write on my blog once a week minimum. Hah! Once a month already seems like an uphill struggle for me. I have lots of things that I want to write about butI can't seem to find the time and when I do find the time, I procrastinate. Will write tonight, maybe!

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One of my classmates posted this in one of my course's forum, and I thought of sharing it with the rest of you. Easy to understand concept to help the enviroment as animated by these animals. You can also check out at Animal Save the Planet websiteHope you all enjoyed the video clips as much as I did.

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I started out on FB telling myself to only add or accept friends' requests from those that I already know so that I can establish lost friendship and also keep in touch with current friends. I tried my best to make sure I, at least, send a note to all my friends on FB. So far, it has worked fine.Today, I am loosening some of the self imposed constraints and begin to accept friend request from

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Hmm .. if I make a statement like that does that mean I am more optimistic compared to someone who say that the glass is half empty? To a practical observer, the result is the same as the amount of water in the glass is the same no matter how I say it. Anyway, there are a lot of issues running through my mind lately that seems to influence my brain's CPU downtime. I wanted to write about it for

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A summary of the President's elect action items related to Energy plan is listed below (taken from his website (http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/newenergy):Provide short-term relief to American families facing pain at the pump Help create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future. Within

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My father told me in August this year that 2009 will be a very bad year according to some Chinese beliefs. I just nodded and brushed his comments aside thinking that it is still too early to think of 2009 back then.To tell you the truth, the idea of going through bad period in time crossed my mind many times before that as I noticed the trend for tough and difficult times did come and go every

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Dear friends,September came and gone without any blogs being posted. I have started to write again and I started with a series of questions given by Citikoos who wanted to encourage me to continue contributing to my dormant blog. Please accept my sincerest apologies for that.Since I have started my distant learning Master's Program on Environmental Management and Policy about two weeks ago, I

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Rules:The rules of the game get posted at the beginningEach player answers the questions about themselvesAt the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog. Sorry, I am not following this rule! Don't have that many friends! :-)Starting time : 07:22

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Normally, I would not have the time or most likely would not even think of searching for such interesting things on the internet. However, since I am procrastinating from completing all the packing and carrying of boxes, I went through some interesting websites that do offer ways of rendering your existing photos into other photos. You know what I mean??? Anyway, check this out ... This is the

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As I went through all the old stuff while packing them into boxes, I came across an old Purdue t-shirt of mine. Even though I can still fit into it, the sight of it on me in front of a mirror reminded me so much of a covered jackfruit on a tree. :-) Anyway, here is what written at the back of the t-shirt.Top 10 Reasons to Date an Engineer:10. Extremely Good Looking. 09. High Starting Salary. 08.

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Ever since I have been playing 'Who has the Biggest Brain' on FB, I have been wondering why my memory has not been as good as it used to be. A couple of friends told me that it is due to age. I don't buy it so I went googling over the internet in search for answers. So here is what I found out from this health wiki website.No breakfast. People who don't have breakfast have lower blood sugar

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According to IEA's report, world CO2 emission from fuel combustion in 2005 were 27.1 Gigatons. It is projected to increase by a whopping 60% to 42 Gigaton by 2030 if current policies don't change.I received the Letter of Admission for my Masters Programme 2008 - 2010 in Environmental Management and Policy at Lund University, Sweden. I have a long way to go before I get the go ahead from my

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Picture taken from http://europe.theoildrum.comEco driving or rather intelligent driving only requires one to maintain responsible behaviour and keeping in mind simple but effective principles while driving. This is not only good to reduce fuel consumption but will also be good for the environment by reducing the CO2 emission. Here are some simple and cost effective ways provided by Toyota for

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Picture taken from www.ecofriend.orgThe meteoric rise of crude oil price has become the catalyst to the positive growth of many green related technologies, and most importantly the increase of public awareness towards finding and developing sustainable renewable energy beyond 2030. After my work assignment in Japan ended in 2004, I decided to advance my knowledge and work experience through

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I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who have been part of my life, so I want to dedicate this song 'You Raise Me Up' by Josh Groban to all of you (family, friends, colleagues, acquantainces etc) whether you read my blog or not.Anyway a diversion from the original intent above, I just recently turn 35 less than a week ago while receiving bottles and bottles of anti-inflammatory (pain

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A good friend, dj phuturecybersonique, mashed this song sometime early this year for his own pleasure and I love it. Both my sons also love it very much. So I thought of sharing it with my friends and my blog readers. Enjoy the song.

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A close friend told me a story that one of his room mates during college didn't want to go strawberry picking with him because he was too short. What???? How could anyone be shorter than a strawberry plant .. okay maybe in Japan where the strawberries are planted on a 1-meter high counter / table. Anyway, if anyone want to give excuse not to go strawberry picking, please do not use the excuse

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Protecting the environment while allowing progressive development and industrialisation in Malaysia is a delicate balance that both public and private sectors must strike to ensure Malaysia achieves its target to become a developed nation by year 2020. Realising this and working in a company that is an integral part of the energy equation, I have gained fresh impetus to seek notable qualification

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I recently received an e-mail on a write-up by David J Pollay and I thought it was worth sharing it with my friends on my blog.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you’re the Terminator, you’

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A beautiful song by Malaysian Artists for Unity on racial and national unity that we all Malaysians should embrace. Malaysia is a great country that belongs to all Malaysians regardless of income, race or creed. Enjoy the song and go give a great big hug to another Malaysian. We are truly blessed.Can all of us look at each other beyond skin colors, status and religious beliefs and call ourselves

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It has been more than 5 months since I embarked on a 'quest' to rid myself of excess fat and try to bring my Body Mass Index (BMI) from Obese to Ideal. To date, my accomplishments are as listed below:-I have written two blogs since starting on this quest. This would be third blogI registered and started working out at gym at my work place.I had never eaten so much salad prior to the start of '

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Today many people spend much of their time and effort at work in search of better life by having larger paychecks. These paychecks (including bonuses) are usually determined based on one's work performance and contributions to the company. It is very seldom that someone who produce less impressive contributions for the company will be rewarded for their average work performance. So honest people

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I grew up wanting to be a superhero that can save the earth from power crazy villains. However, the catch was not to be too prominent so forget about Superman, Spiderman, Batman and etc. I preferred the superhero from the TV series 'Greatest American Hero'. Of course, we all know what happenned to that series. I think it got cancelled after 3 seasons and my superhero worshipping didn't last long

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I want to further my studies. I have been considering it since 2004 and somehow, I am still here at my company. I have gained 10 kg, hopped one grade higher and blessed with an addition to my family. However, knowledge point of view - not much. Yes, I have gained valuable experience bringing an engine into production but I don't see how I can contribute it back with significant impact to my

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The history of Tibet and China goes a long way back but to get to the point that seems to upset many people, China invaded Tibet on October 7, 1950. Tibetans called it invasion but the Chinese called it liberation. This is where HIStory could be HERstory.Okay, what about the Olympics? Pierre Frédy, Baron de Coubertin, a French nobleman who revived the modern Olympics with its famous creed: The

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March election is over. Alhamdulillah! Dust has not settled yet but it seems nothing bad is going to happen. Malaysians, irrespective of race and religion, know what is best for our country.During the campaign (as can be found in Youtube) many people were talking about a lot of stuff and making promises that I found a bit difficult to swallow. I am shocked to know that not many people out

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'Green' earth in the palm of my hands! Okay, okay, okay! I am not going to write about saving the earth and so on. Please look a few posts below and you will see that I wrote about my weight challenge about three weeks ago. The target was to lose 1 kg / week and by end of March I should reach 80 kg.Well, three weeks have passed since and I have only lost 1 kg despite me going 'green' and working

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My son is going to be 6 this year, and I thought it would be good to teach him the value of money since he used to count them according to the number of currency notes he has irrespective of the amount, for example, he may have three RM10 notes and five RM5 notes but to him, he only has 8 ringgit/dollar. Alamak! This is not good!So I went out to Toys R Us store sometime in December last year to

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Quoting from Wikipedia, entitlement is a guarantee of access to benefits because of rights, or by agreement through law and/or policy. It can also refer, in a more casual sense to someone's belief that he/she is deserving of some particular reward or benefit. It is often used as a negative term in popular parlance (i.e. a 'sense of entitlement'). The legal term, however, carries no value judgment

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Posted above is a beautiful Waltz piece, which is called Blue Danube, composed by Johann Strauss II and performed by Vienna Boys Choir. This video of the Danube was posted by Ryan Goldd on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/user/RyanGolddRedux). The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau (At the Beautiful Blue Danube), a waltz by Johann Strauss II, composed in 1867.

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Picture taken from http://www.angry-associates.com/store/product_scales_celeb.htmlIn the news everyday, we hear the industry and government officials clamoring the need for everyone to go green in order to save the world - to provide a better future for our children. Even on a personal level, my family and friends are also calling for me to go green - eat more fruits and vegetables for the sake

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I heard about this when I last visited Turkey in 1998 but I simply thought it was silly to go for such treatment to rid of dead skins by fish known as Garra Rufa or nibble fish or Kangal fish. The idea of these fish eating on my dead skins simply invoked the image of piranhas frenzily feeding on my flesh. Anyway, these fish are freshwater fish (and so are the piranhas but apparently these Kangal

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It has taken me quite a while to break away from the strong grip of procrastination that has been holding me from starting this blog even though I have intended to start on it about two years ago. As a matter of fact, it has been holding me back on a lot of other things among other things such as submitting application for graduate school and etc. So January 2008 sounds like a good time to start

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