Liputan WiFi Di Rumah Saya

Kebanyakan rumah di Malaysia sekarang mempunyai capaian Internet. Internet jalur lebar seperti TMNet Streamyx banyak dilanggan oleh pengguna kerana kelajuan yang agak laju (bermula dari 1Mbps sehingga 8Mbps, bergantung kepada kawasan), stabil pada kebanyakan masa dan mempunyai kuota data yang tidak terbatas.

Cara yang paling mudah untuk mengakses Internet di rumah adalah dengan menggunakan teknologi tanpa wayar WiFi. Di masa ini, semua peranti mudah alih seperti telefon bimbit, tablet dan juga komputer riba dilengkapi dengan WiFi. Berbanding cara dahulu menggunakan kabel LAN, WiFi lebih mudah serta tiada wayar yang berselirat.

Sungguhpun begitu, terdapat banyak pilihan modem WiFi di pasaran. Ada yang mahal dengan pelbagai fungsi tambahan seperti keupayaan untuk menjadi hos untuk pencetak, network attached storage (NAS) dan juga mempunyai 2 atau 3 antenna untuk menambah liputan WiFi di rumah. Modem yang murah hanya menawarkan fungsi asas sahaja dan tiada fungsi tambahan seperti modem yang mahal.

TP-Link TD-W8970 dengan 3 antena untuk lebih jangkauan, NAS dan hos pencetak

D-Link DSL-2640B diberi percuma oleh pihak TM untuk langganan Streamyx saya

Jadi, adakah yang mahal itu lebih baik?

Tidak semestinya.

Jadi saya ingin berkongsi dengan pembaca blog ini (jika ada), kekuatan liputan WiFi di dalam rumah saya. Rumah saya ini merupakan sebuah rumah setingkat dengan 3 bilik tidur dan 2 bilik air. Saya menggunakan modem berjenama D-Link model DSL-2640B yang dibekalkan oleh TM. Berikut merupakan pelan lantai rumah saya (tidak mengikut skala).

 Lakaran pelan lantai rumah saya, modem diletakkan di atas almari

Saya mengambil bacaan kekuatan isyarat WiFi di dalam rumah saya dengan menggunakan aplikasi Wifi Analyzer yang dimuat turun ke dalam telefon bimbit LG Nexus 4 saya.

Paparan aplikasi WiFi Analyzer (dimuat turun dari Google Play)

Berikut merupakan bacaan kekuatan isyarat WiFi yang diambil di pelbagai tempat dalam rumah saya. Oleh kerana bacaan kekuatan isyarat WiFi ini adalah dalam nilai negatif, maka lebih kecil nombor negatif bermakna isyarat WiFi adalah lebih kuat.

KAWASAN	KEKUATAN ISYARAT WiFi (dBm)
Tandas 1	-63 (3 bar)
Bilik 1	-62 (3 bar)
Bilik 2	-55 (4 bar)
Tandas 2	-67 (3 bar)
Bilik 3	-69 (3 bar)
Dapur	-58 (3 bar)
Ruang Tamu	-48 (4 bar)

Berdasarkan keputusan dalam jadual di atas, ternyata modem percuma yang diberi sudah cukup untuk memberi liputan WiFi yang kuat di dalam rumah saya. Perlu diingat, modem ini mudah rosak jika berlaku ribut petir di kawasan kita. Jadi, kos mengganti perlu diambil kira. Sebagai contoh, modem yang mahal seperti TP-Link TD-W8970 berharga sekitar RM 250.00 sebuah berbanding modem yang asas seperti D-Link DSL-2640B yang berharga sekitar RM 80.00 sebuah. Jika kita hanya pengguna biasa yang tidak memerlukan fungsi tambahan seperti NAS ataupun hos pencetak, modem asas sudah memadai.

Namun begitu, jika reka bentuk rumah menghalang liputan WiFi yang baik, penggunaan alat WiFi Range Extender boleh membantu modem sedia ada untuk memanjangkan jangkauan isyarat WiFi ke bahagian rumah yang bermasalah.

Badminton : My newfound passion (Shuttle cock review)

Starting last year, I started to find a group of friend who share the same interest with me to play badminton. And this year, the group member is increasing, as the saying said, the more the merrier.

I am not to talk about my badminton group, but I would like to share my personal review about various brands of badminton shuttle cock used during our game. Since badminton is becoming a pricey game with badminton shuttlecocks becoming more expensive, I am on a constant quest to make the game cost effective while not sacrificing the joy of the game. Our group is consist of casual player (some of them are near pro-level, definitely not me!) and we do silly mistakes like accidentally hitting the feather. So my review will be focused on the feel, durability and cost.

From left : Yonex Aerosensa 30, RSL Classic Tourney, RSL Supreme Classic and RSL Classic Tourney

As of now, I have tested 3 brands of shuttlecocks namely RSL Classic Tourney, RSL Supreme Gold and Yonex Aerosensa 30. To simplify my review, all scores will be on the scale of 1 to 5, 1 being the worst, 5 being the best. All shuttle cocks featured have speed rating of 77.

Yonex Aerosensa 30

Feel : 5/5

Durability : 3/5

Cost : 2/5 (most expensive)

Remarks : Being the most expensive among the three (RM 75/tube), it is also provide the best feeling, the flight speed is manageable suitable for casual player like me. On casual game with occasional smashes, a shuttle could barely survive 1.5 sets (21 point system). The feathers ruffle very quick

Verdict : If money is not your concern, go for this.

RSL Classic Tourney

Feel : 4/5

Durability : 4/5

Cost : 5/5 (cheapest)

Remarks : It is the cheapest among the three (RM 57/tube), the feeling is somewhat in the middle, the flight speed is faster than the Yonex and casual player like me will find it a bit harder to keep up especially during long rally and if you are not as agile as the pro. But I considered this feat as a challenged to improve my stamina and agility. On casual game with occasional smashes, a shuttle could easily survive 2 sets (21 point system), and maybe 3! The feathers does not easily ruffle making it the best-value-for-money shuttlecocks while not sacrificing a lot on the feels.

Verdict : highly recommended for starters and frequent players.

RSL Supreme Gold

Feel : 3/5

Durability : 5/5 (very durable)

Cost : 3/5

Remarks : Slightly cheaper than Yonex Aerosensa 30 (RM 65/tube), it has the "hardest" feeling in terms of flight and really giving me hard time to keep up and adapt with the fast speed. But the best thing about this shuttlecock is the durability. It can survive up to 3 sets of casual games easily with ruffling the feathers. Or 2 sets for intense game.

Verdict : I won't recommend this one, it is better to choose RSL Classic Tourney if cost is your constraint and Yonex Aerosensa 30 for the feels and if money is not and issue.

So I Just Watched a Shitty Malay Movie

Where and when was this happening?

TGV Mesra Mall, early this week 14/10/2012.

Why do you feel like Tron walking inside the movie theatre?

Thanks to reflective stripes on my coverall, they attracted a lot of attention. Due to extreme boredom, I did not even care to change my working coverall and just picked the movie that was available on the time I arrived there.

 

This is just simulation

Mind to share the synopsis of the movie?

It was about 2 cops who were in undercover operation to break the criminal activity of two gangs that involves in the selling of pirated DVDs around KL. Their tactic is to make the two gangs collided and fought among themselves to bring their criminal activity to light. Yes, it is pretty lame and predictable storyline. The theme is typical Malay movies themes like rempit, triad, gangster and comedy horror movie. Lame.

What is so shitty about this movie?

Most of it. From my understanding, it involves two gangs that are led by two Malay gang leaders. But their conversation is full of terms that were derived from Chinese words like langsi, sailang, pailang and they converse in Chinese slang too. Maybe that makes them look more gangster, I presume? Lame ass movie. Can you at least speaks a 'proper' Bahasa Melayu pasar rather than speaks like old apek? Even Chinese can speak better Bahasa Melayu than that. Wake up, things have changed nowadays.

Mind to tell what was the movie that you watched?

Taikun.

Finally, how would you rate this movie?

So-so movie, exciting enough to watch under the condition that you have nothing better to do at that time. The babes are good looking but not enticing enough to be called hot and beautiful. :P So I would give 2 stars out of 5.

Crabby Affair

When you are in foreign land, try their local specialties. You might try Maggi Ketam dish (crab noodles) from Maggi Ketam Bistro in Dungun, Terengganu. The gravy is rich of taste, a lot of seafood thrown in including squid, prawn and clams. And not forgetting, the main highlight, sea crab that is cooked together with the gravy.

Very rich and thick gravy!

Where can I get such delicious dish? Well, you can get it here:

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Kepala Buto Kau!

Shocking, isn't it? Since when I dare to curse publicly over the Internet? Although I admit that I sometimes cursing when having a conversation with my gay male friends.

Not bad for a noob in photoshopping the logo, but I believe SDARian can do better than this :P

Nah, this post is not about me cursing but about an underage boy who open up a group defaming my beloved alma-mater, Sekolah Dato' Abdul Razak (SDAR). He might be having some issues with the boy(s) from my school but I believe the view of Bazli Hijan (his FB profile link here), the group creator does not represent the view of all Royal Military College (RMC) students out there. The group page of Kami anti SDAR can be accessed here.

The page was created on 26 January 2012

This is totally childish act by the group creator. In fact, there are some of the boys from RMC do not agree with this boy's act. This shows some of the kids still have some common sense intact to their brains. And for that, you have my respect.

The not-so-jambu group creator :P

Feedbacks from fellow SDARAs (the old boys) are mixed, some prefer to ignore and some urged other fellow SDARAs to report the group to Facebook admin. Nonetheless, we are agreed not to take any retaliatory act upon the group or RMC boys. I hope the boys (our juniors) at school will do the same too.

I'd love to quote Rauhi Isa, my school principal from 2001 until 2003 said, "Orang hebat memang ramai yang dengki" or "Great people is often envied by others".

I shall now let the seniors and students from RMC to rectify this shameful act from one of their rotten apple.

Berilmu Untuk Berjasa!

Nokia N8 as FM transmitter

Nokia N8 is touted as multimedia smartphone with multimedia capabilities that is not found even on other higher end smartphone like HDMI connectivity. And I am one of the proud owner of this phone with the sturdy built quality of aluminum casing.

One of the 'must have' features of smartphone is the ability to play audio files such as MP3 that enables its user to listen to the song. Imagine this situation: You are driving and wishing to listen your MP3 collections via your car audio system. But unfortunately, your car's crappy stock standard audio system does not have any auxiliary input nor USB port. So how you are going to channel the audio from your phone to your car's head unit? Fret not, it has built-in FM transmitter. Yes, you read me right, it can be an FM transmitter.
 

I doubt many of us will flip through the phone's manual to discover what this phone can do. Here's how to activate FM transmitter functionality (Nokia calls it 'Play via Radio) for this N8:

1) Access your music player as usual

 2) Play your favourite song found in your collections

3) Select 'Options'

4) From the menu, select 'Play Via Radio'

5) Set your desired transmitting frequency (in my case it would be 101.1 MHz)

6) Switch on the feature by tapping on 'Play Via Radio' and pop-up will appear

7) You will notice the Play Via Radio icon appears on the top-right corner of the phone's screen

8) Tune your radio to the selected frequency (in my case it would be 101.1 MHz)

 

9) Enjoy the song from the radio. Volume control is dependent to the radio, so you can use the steering audio control if your car have it.

 

If the radio is equipped with RDS, the word 'NOKIA' will appear when it is tuned to the phone's frequency

Tips:

1) Always choose the free frequency so it would not cause interference with the local radio station's frequency (eg. if Sinar FM is 96.7 MHz in the area, do not set the transmitting frequency to 96.7 MHz)

2) Do not choose transmitting frequency that is close to the local radio station's frequency, make sure to have around 3-5 MHz frequency spacing from the closest local radio station's frequency  (eg. if Sinar FM is 96.7 MHz in the area, do not set the transmitting frequency to 96.9 MHz, choose 100.0 MHz if the frequency is not occupied)

3) Using this feature will drain the phone's battery faster, make sure the phone is connected to the car's charger.

p/s: My phone has been updated with official Symbian Anna from Nokia, however the procedure is just the same with N8 that is running on stock Symbian ^6.

The Desperate Politician

Hiding behind religion cloak to convey political message, and spamming the subscribers' inbox!

Handling improvements: Yokohama A-Drive R1 205/45/R16 and brake upgrades

In this post I will share with you my feedback about the recent improvements done to TakBolehBlah on the handling aspect. This post is mainly for my own notes to do further improvement next time but I do not see any harm sharing it on this blog. Expect less or no technical review as I have no proper tools and procedures to conduct such test so this review will be mainly based on my driving feeling compared to before (stock setting). Here is some details about the review made to give that this review was done in various conditions, dry and wet, high speed and low speed and mountainous road:

Review duration: 16/10/2011 until 28/10/2011

Review location: Banting - Penang - Kulim - Penang - Banting - Kerteh (total of 1300 km)

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Now let's start with review

Yokohama A-Drive R1 205/45/R16 - RM260/piece (price on October 2011)

I've installed the tires first as the old Continental is badly worn out and the grip was not so convincing especially when attacking Karak highway at high speed. The tire screeching is obvious and the car's tail went out a bit on tight corner. I have decided to change to slightly wider tires (from 195 to 205) and the grip is improved a bit thanks to the slightly wider surface contact area on the road. Usually new tires need some time to 'rub-in' before they can give optimum grip on the road. Two days later I straight brought my car for a trip to Penang and I must say the grip is just as good as good ol' Continental rubbers but with added confidence when braking. This was proven when I need to suddenly brake from 160 km/h to 60 km/h to avoid highway maintenance worker who wanted to cross the highway! Thanks to the ABS and EBD on my Neo, the new tires manage to stop the car efficiently compared to the old rubber. Be advised that the brakes were stock at that moment as the upgrades were done a week after the tyre change.

Yokohama A-Drive R1 205/45/R16

I also managed to test the tires during my stay in Penang. Balik Pulau - Teluk Kumbar road with numerous sharp bents and hairpins really put the rubber to test. The road condition was wet all the time and the rubbers had no problem coping up with the aggressive driving. The tires managed to compensate the fading brakes (and cracked disc rotors I later found out) and any understeer can be easily corrected by stepping more on the gas and the tires will provide the traction needed.

Tread condition after about 1300 km

Water evacuation is better than the old tires, I guess the aggressive looking thread really serve for purpose. It was raining most of the time during the review period and the tires shows little or no aquaplaning on wet road. When driving through the puddle at high speed, slight loss of traction was felt but the steering response is still predictable.

Tread pattern of Yokohama A-Drive R1

During Kuala Selangor - Banting trip, I switched car with my dad to see how the car perform on new tires and upgraded brakes. I was driving his Waja CamPro 1.6 and I can see he confidently weaving through the traffic at high speed. It gives the sense of confidence to weave through the traffic thanks to the better grip by the tires as Neo itself is recognized as car with good handling. On my way back to Kerteh, I managed to test how the tires behave at high speed. While not being a quiet tire, the noise is lower than the old tire so it provides better comfort. At high speed of 180 km/h, the tire really sticks to the tarmac and I am very confident to whack the car at 180 km/h at most part of the highway. The only fear I have when driving at high speed on highways is the other driver who change lane without giving proper warning. Other than that, this tire is really worth the money and I am very satisfied with the performance.

Good price for good performance

Brake upgrades review

The upgrades consist of better brake pads for both front and rear, steel braided brake hose, complete flushing of new DOT4 brake fluid and new front disc rotor to replace the cracked old rotor. For complete list of the items used, you may read here.

The first impression after changing the brake system is it eliminates the spongy feeling when braking before. The brake feedback is more direct and linear now, it feel more convincing to brake now. The new brake pads can withstand higher temperature now and the 'numb' feeling when braking hard is now eliminated altogether without putting to much stress on engaging the ABS and EBD to put the car at complete stop.

Bendix Metal King Titanium brake pads in action

The linearity of braking also allows more precise brake work when attacking corner at high speed especially like those found in Karak - Bentong highway. The car is more forgiving than before when I entered the corner at slightly higher speed. The car turns well by lightly tapping on the brakes to correct the cornering angle. Previously, I cannot really predict how much should I brake due to spongy feeling when braking. The linear or direct feedback from the brake pedal to the brakes is contributed by the steel braided brake hose that retains its shape under high pressure from intense braking. Compared to the rubber hose, it will expand a bit before the fluid reaches the brake caliper hence the spongy feeling.

The dust generated is just the same as compared to the old stock pads. But considering that this is a performance brake pads, it is still better from the stock brake pads that performs worse than the performance brake pads but generating the same amount of dust. As for me, dust is not really a big deal as the my wheels themselves are grey in colour so the dust is not that obvious.

Minimal dust even after spirited drive

All in all, this brake upgrades really complement the safety features that are equipped with this car for the money I've paid. The system can react better to the driver and provides more accurate feedback to the driver. I really recommend this upgrade to the Neo owner as the chassis itself is heavy and the car is slightly under-brakes for the engine performance it offers. Yes, you can always drive slowly but that's not the purpose of this car. To really appreciate the car, you have to put your foot down on the accelerator and drive. Safety and handling improvements are often neglected by drivers when modifying their rides. As for me, no point making the car run faster if it cannot stop properly when needed. Again, I would say the money well spent on this upgrade. :)

It is OK to criticize, but get your fact right first

The recent electric tariff hike had made the rakyat furious. In the cyberspace, the angry rakyat started a cyber war on Malaysia's PM Facebook page. So many angry comments, not to forget some offensive remarks were posted on his wall.

Not to condone nor objecting their opinion (I still believe in freedom of speech), but I am amused when some of them are just barking without checking on the fact first. This is very different from criticizing where any remarks or critics were made on a factual basis. Look at this picture:

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To Malayan Tiger, I would like to share with you that you are using the wrong electrical unit in your comment. For your info, Malaysia (as well as most Commonwealth countries) are using 240 Volt system for distributing single phase electric supply, as opposed to US using 120 Volt. The correct unit is Volt and not Watt. Watt is use to measure the power consumed by an electrical device. If you want to bash, please bash with correct fact, or else people will be laughing at you.


p/s: Not a fan of Najib Razak on FB. Undi adalah rahsia.

Forward Culture

From my memory, it started from forwarding chain letters, then evolved to chain SMSes, and now, chain statuses on social networking site. I do not know why we like to forward messages like these. Of course, it tells us to do good thing but why good thing need to be forceful by threatening the reader that he/she will have bad luck if they do not FORWARD that messages to the others. This is truly absurd and not productive. We just love to copy and paste then forward it to our friends and family members. Have we ever questioned the truth about the messages we FORWARDED to the others? Frankly, when this is happening too often, I became annoyed despite the good message conveyed or rather, FORWARDED.

This Facebook-is-gonna-close type of message is very lame. Have we even asked the founder about the truth of this message? He would be very idiot to close down this social networking site after making millions of dollar out of it. And we, the ignorant user just do our part by hogging the server (which I doubt will have adverse effect of this mass mailing act) and we even make a fool of ourselves by annoying our friends with these spam of bullcrap.

Another piece of joke from our fellow friend. The message is good. In fact, performing the Solat or prayer is compulsory for the moslems. But why this "GOOD THING" is only intended to be forwarded to only 10 moslems? Should the good thing be shared with everybody? I'm not an expert in my religion, but from my knowledge, we can never know when will doomsday (Hari Kiamat) will happen. It is a part of "Perkara-perkara Ghaib" that only Allah knows about it. Ask the ustazs or ustazahs for clarification.

So, I would like to ask everybody to think deeply before we forward anything to the others. We do not want to forward something that is misleading and be blamed for it, right?

Misleading 'Pasar' Language

Admit it, most of us Malaysians tend to mix English with Bahasa Melayu, Mandarin or even Tamil in our daily communication be it written or verbal. I am not a language expert yet a language warrior (pejuang bahasa or whatever you call it) as I am also using this 'pasar' language in my daily communication although I am using proper language when writing in this blog. No matter how 'pasar' your language is, please do not make a fool of yourself by typing or saying something that is misleading from what you are trying to say just because to show that you are also know English. Now, let see the phrases below for example:

Defeat or defect?



While trying new garments at the departmental store

"Takpelah, seluar ni boleh otter nanti" - otter=memerang, it should be ALTER

Come on vs common

"Common la, how can you say like that?" I bet it should write "Come on la"

Untie or auntie?

"Untie, thanks for the present! Luv u muah3!" - mak cik awak ni tali ke? Untie=merungkaikan ikatan (tali dan sebagainya)

Message or massage?

"I've sent u massage, how come u dun get it?" - you should send a hot masseuse instead! :P masseuse=tukang urut (tak kisahlah batin atau pun tak batin)

If you really or unsure in conveying the message using the language, remember we still have our mother tongue and keep our mind open to learn the language and improve. :)

Pasar Malam Kerteh

Pasar Malam or night market is nothing unusual here in Malaysia. When I move in to new place, one of the thing that I will be looking for is when and where the local pasar malam is. However, I went to pasar malam in Kerteh for the first time only after 2 months I have stayed here. Nonetheless, it is still serve its purpose like the other pasar malam around Malaysia where you can get variety of foods, fresh vegetables, fruits, seafoods and meats, and other items like kitchen utensils, not-so-cheap pirated shirts and many more.

Pasar malam in Kerteh is held every Tuesday near to the road leading to Kerteh airport near the small stadium. It started from 6 p.m. till 9 p.m. Please take note that some stalls are closing early at 8.30 p.m. so it is best if you can come at around 7.45 p.m. so you have ample time to look around the market. My first impression, the ambience is just like other pasar malam in Malaysia. The site is on a sandy field that is most likely can be like a paddy-field after the rain. Luckily last night the sky was clear and I can browse through the market without trouble.

Pasar Malam Kerteh, pardon my shaky phone camera

Basically, you can find anything that you can expect from the normal pasar malam. So, I bought my 'benchmark' food that I normally buy from pasar malam and compare it with pasar malam in Sri Iskandar, Perak (my favourite pasar malam when I was in UTP) and pasar malam Taman Sri Putra, Banting (home sweet home). The foods are yong tau fu, chicken kebab and mixture of beef and chicken satay. I also bought coconut shake, coconut juice that is blended with ice cream.

Chicken Kebab

I am not really a food critique, so I just comment whether the food is up to my 'edible' standard or not. The kebab tastes good, just like other kebab that I can find in other two places. However, the price is slightly expensive though, RM 3.00 per piece.

Beef & Chicken Satay

I would say that the food is up to my standard but not the best in terms of price and taste. The satay is not as tender as Banting satay and they do not provide the satay with cucumber and onion chunks like in Banting. The kuah kacang is just meeting with my minimum requirement so nothing to shout out about the taste. It is priced at RM 0.40 per piece, cheaper than Banting satay but slightly expensive from Sri Iskandar's.

Yong Tau Fu

Nothing to shout out about the taste, it is just meeting my requirement. It just offer sweet sour sauce only to accompany with as compared to Sri Iskandar where I have option to choose between sweet sour sauce or soup. However, it cannot still beat Banting sweet sour sauce though. The price is slightly expensive here compared to the two places.

Price comparison

Here I summarize the price comparison of each food according to their locations.

Location /Item	Kerteh	Banting	Sri Iskandar
Chicken Kebab	RM 3.00	RM 2.50	RM 2.50
Satay	RM 0.40	RM 0.50	RM 0.35
Yong Tau Fu*	RM 10.40	RM 7.50	RM 7.00

*The amount of yong tau fu is taken based on approximate amount only

I come to think of this, whenever I go, they can never beat Banting Pasar Malam in any aspect, be it the price or the taste. Ok, I admit that I got a little bit homesick right now. Worry not, I'll be returning to Banting tomorrow after work. Yahoo! :P

Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa

Hari ini aku ke farmasi Hospital Daerah Banting untuk mengambil ubat ayah yang demam. Setelah mengambil nombor giliran, aku pun duduk menunggu di kerusi yang disediakan. Aku tertarik dengan 'banner' yang dipamerkan di ruang menunggu farmasi tersebut.

Kelakar sampai rasa nak pengsan~

Mungkin pihak Kementerian Kesihatan cuba menterjemahkan frasa "Integrated Drugs Dispensing System" ke Bahasa Melayu. Tetapi bunyinya kedengaran agak janggal bagi aku. Aku bukannya seorang pakar bahasa tetapi aku pasti masih ada perkataan dalam Bahasa Melayu yang boleh digunakan untuk menterjemahkan perkataan "Dispensing" itu. Menurut laman web Wordnetweb, maksud "Dispense" adalah:

• distribute: administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"
• grant a dispensation; grant an exemption; "I was dispensed from this terrible task"
• administer: give or apply (medications)
  

Jadi, ternyata masih ada perkataan yang sesuai untuk menterjemahkan perkataan "Dispense" seperti perkataan pemberian atau pengedaraan. Aku tak tahu kalau perkataan "Dispense" telah dipinjam dari Bahasa Inggeris dan wujud dalam kamus dewan tetapi aku berasa selagi wujudnya istilah dalam Bahasa Melayu, kenapa kita mesti menggunakan perkataan yang dipinjam dari bahasa asing? Kalau hendak menyampaikan maklumat dalam Bahasa Inggeris, gunakan Bahasa Inggeris sepenuhnya dan begitulah sebaliknya. Jika dalam perbualan seharian mungkin tidak mengapa menggunakan bahasa rojak, tetapi untuk urusan rasmi dan penyampaian maklumat kepada orang awam, gunakanlah bahasa dan istilah yang betul. Bunyinya memang kedengaran agak janggal dan kelakar, rasa nak pengsan sahaja membacanya. Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa.

p/s: Hari ini ambil ubat dan kerja di farmasi juga~

Kasut

Peringatan: Mungkin mengandungi bahasa-bahasa kasar.

Untuk mendapat lebih kefahaman tentang post ini, sila rujuk di pautan ini.

Pelbagai perkara boleh dikaitkan dengan kasut sejak akhir-akhir ini. Ada yang dipenjara kerana membaling kasut ke arah seorang pemimpin negara yang melabelkan dirinya sebagai 'Polis Dunia', seorang pemimpin parti politik 'communal' (parti politik berasaskan kaum) ingin mengkalungkan selipar (juga termasuk dalam kategori kasut) ke leher seorang negarawan ulung dek kerana percanggahan idea politik; dan yang terbaru, seorang tukang kasut warganegara Malaysia telah dibelasah oleh sekumpulan pelajar ASING di salah sebuah universiti di Tronoh (masih ingat dengan ayat ini yang pernah dikeluarkan dalam satu laporan jenayah di akhbar yang sama beberapa ketika dahulu?). Kasut sekarang bukan sahaja digunakan sebagai alas kaki, malah pelbagai perkara boleh dikaitkan dengan kasut. Betapa berpengaruhnya kasut di zaman ini sehingga menjangkau bukan sahaja di peringkat nasional, malah ke peringkat antarabangsa.

Aku berasa maruah aku sebagai anak Malaysia diinjak-injak oleh SEGELINTIR pelajar asing yang menuntut ilmu di sini. Perbuatan mereka menyerang rakyat tempatan amat-amat tidak boleh diterima sama sekali seolah-olah merekalah yang paling berkuasa di tanah bertuah ini.

Lebih mengaibkan (aku harap perkara ini tidak betul), pentadbiran institusi pendidikan tinggi tersebut (yang sudah semestinya ditadbir oleh orang-orang tempatan) cuba menutup mulut rakyat tempatan yang membuat laporan tentang serangan tersebut untuk menjaga reputasi institusi pendidikan mereka. Bagi aku, jika hendak mencari PENGKHIANAT BANGSA, kita tidak perlu melihat jauh. Tidak perlu menjadi ejen rahsia untuk negara lain dan membocorkan rahsia kerajaan dan tidak perlu sembah derhaka kepada sultan, hanya lihat kepada mereka ini sudah cukup untuk menjadi seorang pengkhianat bangsa. Sanggup melihat bangsa sendiri tidak terbela atas nama 'maintaining healthy diplomatic relationship'.

Satu contoh lagi pengkhianat bangsa boleh dilihat pada anak bangsa yang diberi kuasa untuk menguatkuasakan undang-undang. Tetapi mereka hanya berani mengambil tindakan ke atas orang tempatan yang melakukan kesalahan, tetapi membutakan mata dan memekakkan telinga mereka jika warga asing melakukan kesalahan.

Bagi aku, memang selayaknya warga asing yang melakukan serangan itu diberkas polis. Belasah dulu cukup-cukup di balai polis (inilah masanya polis menggunakan kekerasan di jalan yang betul, bukan hanya berani membelasah pelajar-pelajar tempatan yang membuat demonstrasi secara aman walaupun aku tidak pernah bersetuju dan menyokong tindakan pelajar mennyertai demonstrasi politik, entah-entah mendaftar sebagai pengundi pun belum lagi dah pandai nak bercakap pasal politik). Selepas itu tarik balik visa pelajar dan hantar mereka pulang ke negara asal mereka. Mereka memang tidak layak duduk di sini jika tidak tahu menghormati budaya tempatan sedangkan pelajar kita di negara mereka sangat menghormati budaya mereka di sana.

Untuk pengkhianat-pengkhianat bangsa ini, aku harap mereka sedar. Mereka diberi kuasa untuk memastikan keharmonian semua orang tidak kira warga tempatan ataupun asing. Menjaga hubungan diplomatik yang baik bukan bermakna kita harus menerima setiap perlakuan baik buruk warga asing tersebut TETAPI mereka seharusnya mengajar warga asing ini tentang budaya masyarakat tempatan dan menghormatinya. Ajar mereka budaya kita, "di mana bumi dipijak, di situ langit dijunjung".

Khusus untuk warga negara asing yang satu ini, lagak mereka tidaklah aku pelik sangat. Benar, negara mereka mempunyai sebuah institusi pengajian Islam yang tertua dan terulung di dunia serta banyak mengeluarkan fatwa berkaitan agama Islam, namun itu hanya untuk sarjana-sarjana agama mereka yang tidak terkesan oleh dasar politik negara itu sendiri. Tapi, melihat kepada dasar mereka di peringkat antarabangsa, negara ini memang terkenal dengan dasar yang menyembelih rakan seagama mereka sendiri. Negara mana yang sanggup menutup pintu sempadan mereka kepada konvoi-konvoi bantuan kemanusiaan ke wilayah bergolak Palestin jika bukan negara ini? Harus diingat bahawa rakyat negara ini beragama Islam dan Kristian dan rakyat Palestin yang ditindas Yahudi Israel juga beragama Islam dan Kristian. Sebab itulah aku mengatakan negara ini sanggup menyembelih rakan seagama mereka sendiri. Jadi, perlakuan biadap pelajar mereka disini tidaklah menghairankan sangat jika kita kaji dasar politik antarabangsa mereka sendiri.


p/s: Aku sangat berharap pendirian yang tegas serta tidak tunduk kepada tekanan asing canselor institusi pendidikan ini semasa mentadbir negara dahulu dapat diaplikasikan di institusi ini.