Tuesday, 17 June 2008

Airplane photos

(Credential to: www.airplane-picture.net)


ATR 72 (Foreign airline, to be used by firefly & MAS Wings soon.)


FAX DHC 6 (colour 2)


FAX DHC 6 (Colour 1)


FAX Fokker 50


MAS Wings Fokker 50


Firefly Fokker 50

Saturday, 14 June 2008

just jot something...

Today I saw news for STPM classes (Form 6). The ministry said that they are going to opt for University teaching approaches for sixth form students, which is lecturing and tutorials. To me, is this new? Isn’t it Form 6 = Lecturing already in the first place? Tutorials are really new; I don’t deny that. However, they said that they are going to implement that some of teaching stuffs in the school will only be responsible for STPM classes. I do think that this is good news for current and forthcoming STPM students. Just that the quality of the “lecturing teams” need to be upgraded first so that the graduates can be as competence as the private institutions graduates from the similar programmes.
Now, for those who like to read Chinese novels; I want to introduce a publisher: Odonata Publishing, a local publisher who had produced 6 novels from 2 local writers. I had bought 5 of them and already read 3 of them. I feel quite impressive with it. Didn’t expect that our local writers do can produce quality prose. However, I like the story written by the female writer more as it is more imaginative while the male writer one seems more realistic. Enjoy the power of reading!
With the warning of the crude oil prices to strike 250USD per barrel, the world is really in a hard condition. 140USD per barrel is a terrifying situation already, what more to say 250USD per barrel! Just need tom pray this is no true!
That’s all, bye for now!

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

Backed to lives…

Well, finally the examination had over for me…now start to having my holidays for around 3 weeks time…
Overall, the questions seems to be moderate or “OK” for me, may be thanks to the last minute “crazy revisions” which may me feel that why time pass so slows & having “dizzy” always (may be crammed too much items inside the brain); seems decades…wahaha! However, the half-month marathon revision had over…Hope that all the three papers that I had attempted for can pass when the results had come out in 10 weeks time from tomorrow (12/6/08)!
Next semester, I would have another 2 more papers of lectures to go: Paper 7- Planning, Control and Performance Management & Paper 10- Managing Finance + the re-sit of the most “horrible” Paper 5- Managing People & Systems, which is merely Management.
Of course, I still had a CBE to undergo for Paper 2- Information for Management Control, which is a 2 hours MCQ test (to be opt for around August gua).
[Side note: May be can consider taking Paper 8: Implementing Auditing Procedures also although this is an option papers & my college also don’t offer this paper. However, if we want to proceed to ACCA qualification, there is no option available. To have a basic 1st is better than struggling one go. But, the trouble is that this is almost a theory based paper; is HARD to do self-study leh! See how it goes 1st after my KL trip on next month.]
Back to other issue, well over the past 10 days, various daily needs had experienced price hike: from rice to petrol (or more accurately gasoline) to transportation fees and other kind of rumours for price hike (like cooking oils) which in turn makes the public to complaints and start to grasp the “golden hours” to go and “抢购” the cheap items (the old inventory price).
Well, when I go out on last Saturday to the markets; I do can really feel the sense of fear & unsecured: Scared that the price for all kinds of goods will experience inflation in the near future, thus they tried their very “best” to keep some inventory in their homes. The most terrible thing is about the cooking oils, the shelves that display the stocks is almost being “cleared up” with only the small packs left over…what a astonishing scene for me…is this the end of the days? I mean you do need to search for additional finance source to keep stocks at homes, right?!
What makes the situation worse is that the global crude oil price is still remained at a high level, staying around at 130-140 USD per barrel. And with the prediction of the possibility to go even higher than ever before in the history, the situation may become worse in the near future. Really don’t know what to say anymore by then…
Next thing, lets talk about aviation again. Well, despite the facts that the global crude oil price stays at a high level; our two airlines operators: MAS & Air Asia are still continuing with the “price fight” to get more people to fly with them. Having to “ignite” the “war” initially, MAS go on with the 3rd phase of their “Everyday Low Fares” promotions within a short period with more great deals to attract more people to fly…
Well, I think to all Malaysian; this is a good news, but I do have one point to say: When they end this promotions programme & resumes to the normal fares, will we still willing to fly with them (with the fares is almost 2.5 times more than promotions rates)? I doubt it very much.
On the other hand, it’s east Malaysia subsidiary: MAS Wings had “create” a history by launching a brand new way to buy air tickets, namely with prepaid cards! It’s really a revolutionary! With the rates of RM180, RM120 & RM 90 depending on the routes; I do think that the price is a little bit cheaper that you go and buy online or buy at the sales office. However, I really wish to see how they categorised theirs’ routes into that three different rates…need to wait for some more time as for the time being, I cant online yet as my home telephone line is experiencing some problems: no sound at all!
While for Firefly, it continues with more zero fares promotions. However, it would sound “strange” as it had “mark” itself as a “low cost carrier” also. The problem is just the seats are limited as they operates with Fokker 50 also like MAS Wings.
And by this year-end, I believe we can see the new aircrafts bought by MAS Wings & Firefly: the ATR-72 aircraft, which is going to replace Fokker 50 in the next two years.
Lets’ see how it goes…from the time of signing MOU till delivery, it seems fast…see whether it can be made in time or not…
I guess that’s all for the time being, bye for now!

Thursday, 29 May 2008

FINALS…

Don’t be mislead…I meant for Final Exams…with few more days ahead only for the 1st papers…now having FULL gear for revision…feel like exhausted & headache…but what to do…with lots of things yet to be remember…have to practice for calculations…what’s worse is more laws are required to be remembered for the exams…just pray that I can secured this three papers with one attempt only…AT LEAST no need to re-sit…it would be fairy nice already…!
By 11 of June, then I can start to ENJOY my holidays…after this half a month tortures…!
Better to have some fun by then, perhaps by watching some more drama after <<“Bull fight”>>. Haha! And when the time reached then, it would be only one more month left before me & my family bound for KL for a 9 days vacation…Thanks to MAS 0 fairs that offering free tickets…only paid for miscellaneous taxes…I believe starting next months until the year end of this year…many people is going to flying here and there as ours’ country two major airliners operators are “fighting” hard to get people into their cabin…wahaha!
That’s all, bye for now.

Saturday, 24 May 2008

FW: What makes Chinese-CHINESE?

Please check the list to see how Chinese you or your friends really are:
There are 29 ways to know if you're Chinese. You will laugh at yourself when you read all of them.

1. You unwrap gifts very carefully, so you can save and reuse the wrapping
(and especially those ribbons).

2. When there is a sale on toilet paper, you buy 100 rolls and store them in your
closet or in the bedroom of an adult child who has move out.

3. You keep a Thermos of hot water available at all times.

4. You save grocery bags, tin foil, and tin containers. You use the grocery bags to
hold garbage.

5. You hate to waste food:
(a) Even if you're totally full, if someone says they're going to throw away the
leftovers on the table, you'll finish them.
(Your mom will give a lecture about starving kids in Africa ).
(b) You have Tupperware in your fridge with three bites of rice or one leftover
chicken wing.

6. You don't own any real Tupperware- only a cupboard full of used but carefully
rinsed margarine tubs, take out containers, and jam jars.

7. You have a collection of miniature shampoo bottles that you take every time you
stay in a hotel.

8. You wipe your plate and utensils or wash them in a small basin of hot water
before you eat every time you go to a restaurant.

9 . You own a rice cooker and a slow cooker

10. You wash your rice at least 2-3 times before cooking it.

11. You fight (literally) over who pays the dinner bill.

12. You have a teacup with a cover on it.

13. If you're under age 20, you own a really expensive walkman if you're over 20,
you own a really expensive camera.

14. You're a wok user.

15. You only make long distance calls after 7pm.

16. You prefer your shrimp with the heads and legs still attached-it,means they're
fresh.

17. You never call your parents just to say, ' Hi. '

18. If you don't live at home, when your parents call, they'll ask if you've eaten,
even if it's midnight.

19. Your parents tell you to boil herbs and stay indoors when you get sick. They
also tell you not to eat fried foods or baked foods because such food are
'heaty' (yeet hey in Cantonese).

20. You e-mail your Chinese friends at work, even though you only sit 10 feet apart.

21. You always cook too much.

22. You eat every last grain of rice in your bowl, but don't eat the last piece of
food on the table.

23. You starve yourself before going to ' All You Can Eat ' buffet.

24. You know someone who can get you a good deal on jewelry or electronics &
computers.

25 . You own your own meat cleaver and sharpen it.

26. Your toothpaste tubes are all squeezed paper-thin.

27. You call a sausage a hotdog.

28. You wrap with napkins all the knives, spoons and forks of the airline that you
fly on and put in your travel-bag as souvenirs

29. You never forget to take with you all the unused bath and facial tissues when
you check out from the hotel because you believe that you have paid its all.


Now that you have read the lot, are they mostly true? Will you take this message and forward it to all your Chinese friends, because you will always be proud that you're indeed a great Chinese...

Friday, 16 May 2008

All in one… Again!

Here are the pictures for the Marina Bay:

1. The “red red” sky on that day evening.


2. The scene in the restaurant.


3. The scene of the restaurant’s corridor.


4. The seahorse statue.

The post for today:
First thing: Sichuan earthquake. Now, our (or my) prediction is really true. Ours’ mother nature is trying to give a sign of “warning” to us by “giving” various disasters. This quake does make a huge disaster. After 4 days, rescue works still on the ways and the conditions seems critical. Lets’ pray that everything will end as soon as possible.
Next, the low price rivalry between MAS & Air Asia had come to a new level. Our transport minister had said that he is going to “campur tangan” in order to investigate the claim made by Air Asia CEO: MAS on offer because it had obtained subsidy from the government. To me, I don’t really bother what are the reasons behind & how the two “big brother” in Malaysian aviation are going to deal with the matter; I just hope that the “low price policies” will be continued as a regular offer programme. With that, the consumers can have a choice between the two with much more attractive & comparable prices. May the promises given by MAS will be kept (The “Every day Lower Fare” promotions will be done on regular intervals thereafter 19/5/2008.). And Air Asia continued to be the low cost carriers in Malaysia. Lets’ pray and cheers for more cheaper airfares for Malaysian!
Today is teacher day. Just wish to have a greeting to all teachers.
Fourthly, the “person” that I mentioned in earlier post finally messaged me after so long long long time…to said a “thanks” for my birthday present to her in next month…+ a reply on my claim that “I thought you will never reply my messages”. Quite happy…haha…!
Yesterday had three classes again for the 2nd time. So tired. Luckily not much more lecturing already. 2 classes are doing revisions for the upcoming examination in two weeks ++ time. Really need to work hard to pass the 3 papers that I had enrolled. Hope that everything can go smoothly & I can secure “pass” for all of them…
Before ending, shown on the above are a few snapshots on Marina Bay when I went there about one month ago. Enjoy! That’s all for now. Bye!

Thursday, 8 May 2008

Various & miscellaneous / “Rojak”

Long time not see liao. It had been almost 2 weeks since last post. There are ample of things to share about. First of all, my Paper 4 lesson for today is being cancelled again! What the…! It had been three sessions of cancellation without any replacement classes being raised up by the lecturer. Don’t know how she is going to deal with it! As far as I am concerned, I will only care about that she is able to finish the syllabus content (about 6 more chapters to go) before the June examination session, which is less than one month from now. Another issue is that I am the only one who registered for this Paper in my lecture class for this upcoming exam. So, no matter what condition; the syllabus should be finished! As for the other two papers, all the lecturing sessions had been “officially” closed on last & this week. Implying that is time for revisions, wakaka! Time to “squeeze” every single useful information into the “computer”. Really need to do some practice questions. Don’t repeat the same thing as last semester lo!
Next one, let’s talk about the happiest thing in this “half-century”: namely, MAS Sales program, which is being named “Everyday Low Fares”. The airline had prepared a million free tickets for all nationwide routes to be booked by Malaysian. Having “dreamed” to “fly” outside Borneo Island can now become true. My family had booked and secured four tickets (round trip) to KL in mid July. Departing journey will stop at Kuching for about 45 minutes before continuing to KL. By the time when reaching there, it should be about 9.40p.m. As for the return, we shall heading back directly from KL after 2.25 hours of flight. Cheers! However, as it is still “far” ahead, just take the time to think of where to go…ample of choices had been popped up in our minds this few days. To be finalised later time la! Now, more important thing is still: CAT exams! What a nightmare! Is really hard! (I meant in terms of moods to prepare and facing the exams as it only occur half a year, with NO MOCK exams at all from my college; simple full sets of lectures class & a few revision class only.)
By the way, I do message my friend who stayed in Singapore now to ask her about what transportation would be the best if I want to go to Singapore from KL. She told me to took buses, which takes about 5 hours time. I really don’t want it! So long! However, she said that taking train will costs higher & no direct services being provided. Don’t know la! See later how it goes!
Next one is the sad thing. My grandmother had passed away on Labour Day holiday due to illness. So, I need to help up with household thing and went for the funeral last Saturday. In the evening, went for a “blessed dinner”.
The 4th one, let talk about Mother Nature. The weather nowadays seem really going “hair-weird”. Locally, it had been quite hot for long period already. Rains only occasionally fall. Other places experiencing the same also. Myanmar event faced with “hurricane” that results in lots of casualties and other humanitarian problems.
Recently the delivery service in my area seem getting less frequent than ever before. (In short, postman seems to have “disappeared” for a lot time; and “appeared” again.)
Next is the new Astro “Gold card” is going to be in effective in the near future. The trouble is that my household one haven’t received yet. Some other new subscribers already received and changed it already. Just wait and see how it goes. Will need to chase after the card if we can’t get it on the time specified.
Finally before ending, about my possible future sake: ACCA qualification. I had got the rely mail from Sunway University College & L&P Consultant Services. If want to opt for January 2009 intake, really need to “give / show” them the confident of can get the CAT certificate by February 2009 when the result for December 2008 examination result is out. Anyway, I will pay a visit to that institution during my trip to KL. That is for sure!
That’s all for the time being. Bye for now!