Silver Jubilee!

My beloved dad, Mr Mohd Sadli bin Abd Hamid turns 50 today~ Happy birthday to you ayah! I wish you would stay healthy and lead a prosperous life ahead. Semoga panjang umur dan dimurahkan rezeki!


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Raya 2009 Log: Raya Day 2 (Tour of the FELDAs)

We continued our Raya journey by heading to the Negeri Sembilan - Pahang border to visit our relatives there. I can conclude that my family is of the planters family as most of our relatives are the 'Penerokas' at the FELDAs around Negeri Sembilan. Nevertheless, one cannot avoid the fact that you will always entered the houses of Negeri Sembilan's from the kitchen or backdoor. It is not that they do not have beautiful entrance the front, but it seems more welcoming if we entered from the kitchen side. That's the uniqueness of Negeri Sembilan. Huhuhu.

1. FELDA Pasoh 1 in Simpang Pertang, Negeri Sembilan
2. FELDA Jelai 1 in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan
3. FELDA Bukit Jalor in Gemas, Negeri Sembilan

At night, I continued my own Raya tour to Seremban visiting Miss Azie (my teacher in SDAR) at her new house in Bandar Warisan Puteri, Jalan Sikamat. It was personally a memorable drive for me as I kept on reminiscing my memories in Jalan Sikamat. That road had undergone vast changes; there is no Cendol Megaway stall, G Internet Cafe, the road's condition had been improved and there is no small roundabout anymore at the intersection of Jalan Dato' Siamang Gagap, Jalan Tunku Kurshiah and Jalan Sikamat. Instead, it has been replaced with four-point junction with traffic light. I really missed my time back in SDAR Jalan Sikamat...

Raya 2009 Log: Raya Day 1

On this 1st day of Aidilfitri, we headed to the homes of our grandparent's hometown. I swapped cars with my dad (I drove Kancil while he drove Waja) just to avoid my grandfather nagging at me and disturbing my focus on the road. The signature Hari Raya meals like lemang, ketupat and rendang were served at almost every home we have visited:

1. Wan's (Grandma) hometown in Sg. Siput, Melaka
2. Atuk's (Grandpa) hometown in Titian Akar, Negeri Sembilan
3. Pak Long's house at Linggi

Raya 2009 Log: Raya -1 day

Our family packed our bags and headed to Felda Sg. Kelamah, Gemas, Negeri Sembilan (my mom's hometown) to celebrate our Hari Raya there. The journey started at 3.00 p.m. on convoy of two cars. My dad was driving Kancil and I drove Waja. The journey is pretty much boring since we drove according to the speed limit for fearing the Ops Sikap. But it was not for long. It was shocking to see that the automatic Kancil can cruise up to 130 km/h without the assistance of slipstream. Instead, the Waja was drafting the Kancil at that speed on the highway. I think servicing the rusty radiator really contributed to the engine's performance and reliability (the 660cc power plant was prone to sudden overheat before). The traffic on the highway was quite congested but flowed smoothly. There are some hiccups on certain 'favourite' spots like the Seremban - Senawang stretch of the NSE. We arrived safely at about 6.00 p.m.

Dugaannya

Hari Khamis sememangnya hari yang paling ditunggu-tunggu dalam seminggu kerana kelas hanya akan bermula pada pukul 2.00 petang. Hari-hari lain kelas bermula pada pukul 8.00 dan 9.00 dimana aku terpaksa bangun awal (kadang-kadang terlajak juga, lebih-lebih lagi di bulan puasa ni). Bulan Ramadhan ini sememangnya betul-betul mencabar kesabaran aku dengan kehidupan di UTP (sama ada di luar kelas atau pun di dalam kelas) yang semakin serabut dan menambah tekanan ini.

1. Masalah coverage Maxis di UTP sejak aku mula bertapa di blok V5E. Fluctuating signal strength and sudden disconnection during calls. Coverage 3G pula hampir mustahil di bilik aku, terasa sia-sia pula sebab dah beli handphone mahal (bagi aku). Dah call Maxis Customer Service Centre tadi, harap-harap aduan aku mendapat perhatian yang sewajarnya.
2. Masalah sambungan Internet yang tak pernah selesai. Nak masuk Google Talk pun kena berkali-kali cuba baru dapat. Katanya ITMS dah upgrade kemudahan Internet dengan bandwidth yang selebar lebuhraya 8 lorong tapi masalah tetap ada. Padahal MPPUTP siap buat banner mengucapkan terima kasih kepada ITMS UTP kerana sudah menaiktaraf kemudahan Internet. What an arselicker...
   
3. Esok aku ada test Power Systems II dan masih mencari semangat untuk belajar. Haish~
4. Esok juga aku kena hantar progress report FYP.

And the list goes on... Sabo aje la~

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PART 1 : Nursing the Two-wheeler - Flat tyres

Yesterday morning I woke up and found this.

Flattened...

Yes, the tyres are flat, both of them. So I pushed the bike for about 800 metres to UTP PETRONAS petrol station located at the main gate. I quickly inflate both tyres (luckily the puncture wasn't so severe) as a temporary measures before went to the workshop to replace the tubes and tires. The repair was done at SRY Motorcyles at Bandar Universiti.

For the tubes, I opted for higher quality tubes (price starts at RM 10 onwards per piece) as the rubber is thicker from the cheaper ones (RM 8 and below). Durability is my primary concern as this bike frequently do long distance journey. So, I would not risk myself choosing the cheap tubes for only few ringgits price difference.

The tyre tubes

Replacing the front tyre tube

Due to budget constraint, I could only replace the rear tyre. My choice is Dunlop TT100. I only choose this tyre for it's intermediate nature that provides sufficient grip on both dry and wet road condition. I will replace the front tyre using the same TT100 tyre next month though.

Installing the new tyre into place

SRY Motorcycles has been my workshop of choice if I want to service my bike at UTP. I also managed to get discount on the parts and services. :)

The bill:

Dunlop TT100 rear tyre : RM 55.00
Rear tube: RM 8.00
Front tube: RM 7.00

TOTAL = RM 70.00

For the next service, my plan is to replace the front tyre and the drivechain. These parts also due for replacements. :)

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The Meaning of Being a PETRONAS Scholar

1. You are on your own.
2. You can't no longer expect your parent to financially assist you.
3. Spending money on your own needs using the monthly allowance will attract negative connotation from your family.
4. You will be regarded as a 'rich boy' from your family so you are not worth any of their assistance.
5. When you are run out of money, you better keep your mouth shut. Or else, you will be nagged at even though you used up all the money for something necessary.
6. You have to pay your own 'Zakat Fitrah' because you are no longer your parent's responsibility.
7. You have to be strong facing all of the injustice imposed on you by your parent.
8. You have to pay for everything you want from your parent while the your other siblings don't.
   
9. When you screw up, you will be scolded rather than being asked about the problem causing it to happen by your parent.
10. You have to have a strong mental or else you will get crazy and screw up with your studies, hahaha~
11. You don't feel like you are belong to your family anymore. The difference is you have to come back home to avoid from receiving 'anak derhaka' award.
    

Who says being a PETRONAS is your parent's pride? It is merely an attempt of escape from the responsibility but yet you can't really stand on your own. :)


p/s: Or is it because I am what I am? Maybe my PETRONAS scholar fellows do not face all of this?

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Selamat Hari Kejadian

I would like to wish a joyous happy 22nd birthday to Miss Nursakinah Abd Latiff today~ Hope you will lead a wonderful and prosperous life ahead. Happy birthday! :)

p/s: Taya blakang moto pancit~ aduii~

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Dean's List at Last!!!

Among my UTP folks, getting GPA of 4.00 for industrial internship is not hard to get. But I believe, all of us (my batch mate and those who had undergone internship and score 4.00 pointer) had put a lot of time and effort to achieve such a perfect score.

Alhamdulillah, I finally scores 4.00 for my internship as well. Hence, I would like to thank to everybody that helped me along the way especially my family members, bosses (Mr. Adnan, Mr. Rohizat, Tn. Hj. Hamdan and Mr. Irshad) and staffs at Synergistic Generation Sdn. Bhd. (especially Mr. Ahmad Zamir Mohamed Noor as my plant supervisor) and my UTP supervisor Dr. Hasnah M. Zaid. My greatest appreciation to all of you for the assistance and supports during my 8-month industrial internship at this company.

I would also like to express my fullest gratitude to my engineering department counterparts like Iz, Anas, Haslan, Fadhil, Badrulhisham, Palie, Badlishah, Nizam, Naz, Arshad and Yusri. Working with all of you was a great and wonderful experience for me. :)


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