Assalamualaikum,

Just when I am about to have mood to write in my almost deserted blog...something killed the mood...

Notice how slow your recent internet connections? How downloads suddenly becomes like dial-up speed when you actually own a broadband? This is why...

"Internet and phone communications between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia have been again seriously disrupted after submarine cables were severed. It is thought the FLAG FEA, SMW4, and SMW3 lines, near the Alexandria cable station in Egypt, have all been cut. A fault was also reported on the GO submarine cable 130km off Sicily. Experts warned that it may be days before the fault is fixed and said the knock on effect could have serious repercussions on regional economies. The cause of the break is as yet unknown, although some seismic activity was reported near Malta shortly before the cut was detected."

"In a statement released in relation to one of the breaks, France Telecom said: “The causes of the cut, which is located in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia, on sections linking Sicily to Egypt, remain unclear.” The French firm said it was sending a ship out to fix the line between Italy and Egypt, although it could take until 31 December to fully repair the line. The main damage through is to the four submarine cables running across the Mediterranean and through the Suez Canal. It is thought that 65% of traffic to India was down, while services to Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Taiwan and Pakistan have also been severely affected."

p.s: terbantut nak buat apa pon pakai internet kelajuan macam nih...tensen

Assalamualaikum,

Sorry I was unable to leave anything in this blog for the past few days. As told, I was busy with the R&D thingy and was cut down to a very unstable wireless connection which makes me almost impossible for me to publish any post.

I wanted to talk about the resort where I checked in last Monday. It was how should I say, a blast from the past. The resort is situated next to Mini Malaysia in Melaka. It's presence was not noticed until that day. Hiks. The resort is so 80's that all of the facilities in my room looks as if it was in a past. The thing is, all of them are still working just fine as if they werer brand new. Here are some of those 'ancient' things I talked about...


The program started later that evening where all of us was briefed about the whole setup of the presentation.


The next afternoon came my turn to present and I thought it went very well and of course with some advice to improve the paper presented.


Later that night, my old friend from maktab who currently teaching in Melaka Matriculation College decided to take me around Bandar Hilir at night. We wanted to watch a movie but it seems that no suitable movie was available except for some silly titles presented after raya. So we moved on to have something to eat at Restoran Subaidah located at the back of the newly opened Carrefour.

The following day, I've decided to take a swim in the resorts pool. For the first time I didn't have any limb cramps whatsoever. It was a good run of exercise after a long while.

During the closing ceremony, they never announced who got through to the national level as yet. I guess we going to have to wait for the result. Sincerely speaking, I don't mind whatever the verdict will be. If I go through, Alhamdulillah I might stand a chance to travel again. Hehe. On the contrary, I will also be happy if it ends here...kinda tiring to do all this. Hiks

Assalamualaikum,

soon after the alien exhibition...

This new addition of tourist attraction is located near the Dataran Pahlawan at Banda Hilir Melaka was in our radar once we reached there last Saturday. This only gyro tower in Malaysia enables the tourist to have broad perspective view of Banda Hilir 110 meters from top.

After lining up at the counter, the attendent told us that the ride on the tower will cost us RM20 but if we produce our MyKad, only RM10 will be charged per pax. Looks like this MyKad has its use after all. Hiks.
This coach is a circular shaped compartment that will take us on top of the tower and rotate slowly to observe the scenery around Melaka. The ride will last approximately 7 minutes according to the attendant.

The view up here was spectacular and breathtaking. We can also see the shores and the sea of Straits of Melaka.


Soon after the ride, we headed to the Dataran Pahlawan shopping complex next to the Menara Taming Sari Melaka. It seems that they are having a Raya Show for Astro and some of their stars like Mawi and Mila was present. But I forgot to take photo of them. Hiks.

After that we went to pick a place to break our fast and chose Burger King. It was there that I met my ex-student, Ariffin. He told me that he is now studying in Technical University of Melaka. Good to know that my ex-student had the chance to further his studies.

Later we headed to the Jonker Walk which is situated at Jalan Hang Tuah in Melaka. This place is like the night market anywhere in Malaysia. This is where Sodep got his friends some souvinirs. Me on the other hand was too tired to enjoy the environment.

Got back home after that to end what was a very fun day at Melaka.

Until then, take care now bye bye then...

Assalamualaikum

Last Saturday right after I finished work in the afternoon, I soon headed to Melaka for window shopping and Iftar somewhere there with Sodep. But as soon as we exited Ayer Keroh toll booth, suddenly my bestest friend remembered an advertisement about an exhibition The Science of Aliens which will be held at MITC, Melaka from 23rd August 2008 to 22nd of January 2009. So we decided to head there to see what so alien about it. Here is what the ad said...

"Do you believe in aliens? Have you ever looked up unto the starry sky and wondered if they exist and if they do what would you have to say if they communicated with us? The Science of Alien Exhibition is here to answer all you questions."

"Come on over for a closer interaction with aliens, alien worlds and other mysteries from beyond. Step into a whole new dimension and figure out for yourself if the truth is really out there. Wholly scientific, educational and interactive. The Science of Aliens Exhibition is sure to answer all your queries and leave you with more thought provoking theories than ever before."
The price of admission is RM 8 for adults, RM 4 for children and RM 20 for family package (2 adults + 3 children). The exhibition consist of 4 distinctive Zones; ZOne 1 : Aliens Fantasy & Imaginations, Zone 2 : The Science of Aliens, Zone 3 : Their World and Zone 4 : Communicating with them.
Zone 1 : Aliens Fantasy & Imaginations
In the first zone, we were greeted with a giant alien replica of the movie Aliens. There was a lot of ideas and imagination brought here especially from the movie industry ever since the 60's. Movies that applies the presence of aliens such as Aliens, Predator, Star Wars and even the famous E.T. There was also a actual size replica of a famous character in Star Wars, Ewoks. Aliens presence always have been associated with crop circles and there were several photos of them in this zone.

Zone 2 : The Science of Aliens
This zone meanwhile offers factual stuff that can be related to aliens. We always assume that aliens come from outer space which is basically thousands of feet above us. But what we don't know, there are also species "alien" to us like in these photos. They exists in the ocean deep. Do you know that it is dark down there like it is in outer space? So they should be some kind of resemblance.I guess strange creature live in extreme places and conditions.

note: these creatures really exist, they are not man-made fantasies.

Zone 3 : Their World
In this particular zone, two high tech organism simulators are displayed to simulate what it would be like in a planet with different environments and living creature. The simulators are very high tech and uses touch sensor to let visitor experience themselves on conditions and characteristics of creatures in the simulated world. Very interesting.


Zone 4 : Communicating with them
In the final zone, there were three communicating machine which is suppose to project our message in a form of symbol because they said that aliens would have problem communicating in our language, so we were given a chance to send message in a form of 3 symbols. Mine was "Aliens", "Love", "Man", "?". I guess that sums the whole alien thingy.


p.s: hope the aliens won't misunderstand the message...hehe

Assalamualaikum,

It's my 27th year to be alive in this world and I thank Allah for blessing me with beloved family and friends around me. Nothing special today, but the moment I opened my eyes, wishes came rushing into my inbo. Thanks for those who wished me and sorry couldn't find time to reply some of those SMS's.

Received a must have annual Birthday greeting cards from Abah, Mama, big bro, sister-in-law and even my two little rascal nephews. Hey guys...where's my cake??

Then we decided to head to MARDI next to UPM for the Malaysia Agricultural, Horticulture & Agrotourism Show (MAHA) 2008.

I guess I can't quite explain what I've been through and I think the photo will speak for themselves much better than me putting it into words...enjoy.

All and all it was a great experience. The MARDI center really have change a lot since the last time I visited. Malaysians should go and give a visit...

p.s: FYI there will be no Rodeo show until Friday...that was what I heard the announcement said...

Assalamualaikum

Right here I want to share some of my maiden experience watching F1 live in Sepang.

Assalamualaikum

Since I'm home for a week mid-term holiday, my family and I arranged that we spend some quality time together. After some spontaneous decision making, we decided to head to the Aquaria KLCC. The largest underwater world here in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. It is actually located underneath KL Convention Center and adjacent to KLCC.
Tickets are priced at RM 28 for adults and RM 22 for children (age 3-12 years). While RM 18 for Senior Citizen aged 60 and above. (Malaysian Price)


Whether we realized it or not, the exhibition actually takes us on a journey across few types of terrain and the creature that lives in those types of habitats. The Journey consist of The Highland, Jewel of The Jungle, Flooded Forest, The Coast, The Living Reef and The Living Ocean. Each journey will showcase different types of animal that live in them.

Upon entering the main entrance, there was a display of Toman fish and next to it was three little pools where they displayed some Sand Sharks (Yu Pasir) and Patrick...opps no...some starfishes. Hehehe.

These are some of the exhibit that I came across inside Aquaria.

While I was reading through the information on Flooded Forest, a worker came and reminded us about the Feeding Session they were about to have at the Aqua Theater. And I bet this it the place visitors should be excited about when they visit the Aquaria.

But before we could get to the seating place of the Aqua Theater, something else caught my eye. The 90 meter long tunnel which showcased deep sea creatures. I could see sharks swimming over my head. I could see the bottom part of various types of stingrays. There are also some other small fishes and corals to set up a realistic underwater scene. Amazing....truly amazing. Never imagined myself that close to a shark.


Lastly...the finale. The feeding show at the Aqua Theater. Two divers are to feed the marine life inside the deep sea aquarium.

We did took a look around in the tunnel again after the show. I really enjoyed my visit here. It was worth it. I guess the expensive ticket was a proof of how expensive it is to keep these creatures alive for people like me and future generation to see. I guess with the level of destruction that human inflict on nature, soon there will be no more of these animals. It's like reading about dinosaurs. Sobs.

So let us together work to preserve this world as it is and please....recycle. Until then...take care now bye bye then...