iPhone 3G vs HTC Diamond

Posted on June 16th, 2008 in Everything) by eQuilec | 2 Comments »

Sighh…. well, this is not a review on this two pda phones, or rather hand held phones. This is just a dilemma I am in. Which to choose. iPhone 3G or HTC Diamond.

Both are really interesting, nice to hold on the hand, great camera and very interesting features which I can or use equally….

Haven’t heard about the price of the iphone 3G market but I believe both would cost about the same….

Oh well, let me drool for a while….

iPhone vs HTC Diamond

Tips on Filling your Vehicles…

Posted on June 16th, 2008 in Everything) by eQuilec | 0 Comments »

Here are some tips for filling up petrol. Get more value out of every sen of petrol you fill into your tank especially in this trying times when petrol price are rising…..

Tips on Filling your Vehicles…
Compiled by Ramesh Patel on 16.03.2008 @ 10:00Hrs.

This is a Message received from a friend:

I don’t know what you guys are paying for petrol… but here
in Durban, we are also paying higher, up to 47.35 per litre.
But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now,
so here are some tricks to get more of your money’s worth
for every litre.

Here at the Marian Hill Pipeline, where I work in Durban, we
deliver about 4 million litres in a 24-hour period thru the
pipeline.

One day is diesel; the next day is jet fuel, and petrol, LRP
and Unleaded. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total
capacity of 16,800,000 litres.

ONLY BUY OR FILL UP YOUR CAR OR BIKKIE IN THE
EARLY MORNING WHEN THE GROUND TEMPERATURE IS
STILL COLD.
Remember that all service stations have their
storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground,
the denser the fuel, when it gets warmer petrol expands, so
buying in the afternoon or in the evening…. your litre is not
exactly a litre.

In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the
temperature of the petrol, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and
other petroleum products play an important role. A
1degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business.
But the service stations do not have temperature
compensation at the pumps.

WHEN YOU’RE FILLING UP, DO NOT SQUEEZE THE
TRIGGER OF THE NOZZLE TO A FAST MODE
. If you look,

you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low,
middle, and high. In slow mode, you should be pumping on
low speed, thereby minimizing the vapours that are
created, while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump
have a vapour return. If you are pumping on the fast rate,
some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapour.
Those vapours are being sucked up and back into the
underground storage tank so you’re getting less worth for
your money.

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TIPS IS TO FILL UP
WHEN YOUR TANK IS HALF FULL.
The reason for this is,
the more fuel you have in your tank, the less air occupying
its empty space. Petrol evaporates faster than you can
imagine. Petroleum storage tanks have an internal floating
roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the petrol
and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.

Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that
we load is temperature compensated, so that every litre is
actually the exact amount.

ANOTHER REMINDER, IF THERE IS A FUEL TRUCK
PUMPING INTO THE STORAGE TANKS, WHEN YOU STOP
TO BUY, DO NOT FILL UP
- most likely the petrol/diesel is
being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you
might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the
bottom.

Hope, this will help you get the maximum value for your
money.

DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS! LET’S SHARE
INFORMATION AND BENEFIT ALL, FOR THE BETTER OF
MANKIND.

***********************

Peace thru Dialogue

Posted on June 11th, 2008 in Everything) by eQuilec | 0 Comments »

Blogging is pretty interesting. Over the past few weeks when I started out this blog, I wanted to express myself and my thoughts. I have always thought about doing it. I do not mean by creating a websites and make money from advertisements but rather to really see what exactly it is all about.

I learn to blog a while back is because like any other human being who is finding some spare change on the internet I wanted to make some spare change. I never really put much thought about blogging for the reason of just expressing oneself.

Thus, I started blogging about myself and everything around me. I guess I started of with a bang literally. I displayed my anger and frustrations openly and what came after that was pretty interesting. As you can see from my comments especially when I took a pot shot at the great Dr M.

It made me reflect upon myself….

As I previously state I never really got involve in local politics until I started a family and started reading articles on the internet. Reports and news and blogs by MalaysiaKini, MalaysiaToday, Kickdefella, RockyBru, made me realize that politics is part of my life and I better learn it if I really wanted my family to have a future.

But my knowledge on local politics are not exactly in depth just yet. I admit that I am still very ignorant with a lot of things and properly put not thought out throughly about my thoughts about politics. I guess when you start expressing yourself, you gets a better understanding of what your mind is all about.

I am not a good writer and I can only learn and start from somewhere.

Blogging gives me a chances to put my thoughts down, and have the public comment if any on my thoughts and opinion. And in return, I should reflect upon those comments whether good or bad and see if that has deepen my understanding on certain issues.

I think we are all generally ignorant, it is when one starts to express oneself and continue to talk and listen to people is when we start to learn and shed the ignorances from ourselves.

Soka Gakkai President Daisaku Ikeda use to say, ‘Peace thru dialogue’ where he mentioned it is from having dialogue with people that one can gain a better understanding of not only oneself but also the other party. .

So I guess in a very small sense, I blog in order for me to have a dialogue with everyone who are interested to talk or rather in this case comment on my thoughts and action. To learn and grasp the nature of onces action and reaction. It is only then that I can shed my own ignorances and shape my understanding of myself and what is around me.

Peace comes from that….

After much thought…

Posted on June 11th, 2008 in Politics) by eQuilec | 4 Comments »

Yesterday, when I took a pot shot on a blog Dr M wrote on Sanusi Junid, I got a few shots back.

Knowing how this posts will be linked back to his blog, I will be ready for whatever comes after this posts.

The shot that I got was that I had a shallow thinking, I was ignorant, ill-manners, and many more shots which you can read it on the comments. When I stated how I have in my small self contributed to the nation, it was taken in comparison with the great man of Malaysia himself Dr M and for that I was also shot to kingdom come.

Yes, I took a pot shot at Dr M and the words I used was I would say very crude and rude. Thus, pot shots were taken back on me. Fair enough…

After much thought, I will in my personal capacity try to understand and maybe justify my actions if not the words I used.

Dr M is no doubt the one and only person who have shaped what Malaysia is today. I again do not doubt that and am grateful. Like what OmongWaras commented, ‘I wouldn’t even know of your pathetic existence if not for TDM’

Yes, if it wasn’t for Dr M we would not have internet, we would have cars, we would have big investors into Malaysia, we would not have jobs, we would not have a lot of things that we now enjoy. If it wasn’t for Dr M. I wouldn’t be blogging about it. Being a big contributor to our nation development he is also a big contributor to our nations woes.

Should I apologies for my previous post Muahaha… now he has tasted it..?

Maybe the choice of my words not proper for a great man such as Dr M. And to say that he has tasted his own piss would be a crime by public opinion. But are my thoughts and feeling correct to express that in such a manner?

If we are now citing for our current Prime Minister to step down and take responsibility for what happened to our nation, about Pak Lah not taking firm actions to guide our nation, and a lot of other things… especially his unkept promise to eradicate corruption. Is Pak Lah the only person that we are gunning for? Not that I am a supporter of Pak Lah, I really do want him to step down.

The point was we are saying that Pak Lah should be responsible for his actions or even his inaction because he is the current PM. So shouldn’t Dr M be responsible for his actions when he was PM?

His actions to ruling with an iron fist, no doubt have help him shape Malaysia to his vision. But his action or inaction to put things in check like cronism, corruption and injustice was also what he was or is famous for.

And when you put a man like Pak Lah who is not ruling with an iron fist, all that Dr M was famous for in terms of cronism, corruption and injustice has become so apparent. As people become more and more courageous, revelations like what recently Judge Ian Chin has disclose just discredit Dr M even more for the wrongs that he is famous for.

What happened to Sanusi Junid, is just one example of what happens when a person who he is align with is not in power. Dr M has created that culture. May it be in UMNO, MCA or MIC. If you don’t bow down to the one who is in power you face the consequences.

So yes, to put it politely he has tasted his own medicine when his good friend was asked to step down without any reason given because Sanusi Junid has been seen as aligning with Dr M.

My bad if the choice of words did not sound grateful for the things that Dr M has done and for that I would apologies. But I do not apologies for my thoughts on how Dr M the has induce a disease sorry… wrong words again… induce such negative culture within our nation.

I do not think that I am ignorant about the fact that corruption are still so rampant. Crimes are still so high. Justice that takes ages to seek. I so do not think that I am ill-mannered to be angry at what is happening now which Dr M has partly contributed to it. He could have stopped it. He could have done even more things good for the nation. So should not I be angry that he did not? He is a capable leader unfortunately time is not on his side.

Is Dr M in his blog trying to set things right?

By trying to seek Pak Lah to step down and put his personal choose Najib on the driving seat will he eradicate corruption, reduce crime and put the judicial system back in order? Will he? Would he?

If he is, he obviously have my support, because it will be good for the people. It’s like how I support Raja Petra who fights for what is good for the people.

Or is Dr M trying to stop Pak Lah from dismantling the legacy that he Dr M has created thus far?

I would like to see Dr M help us to stop the bleeding of our nation, corruption, high crime rates, and flawed judicial system are now bleeding our country of it’s resources and efficiency.

Is he trying to gain sympathy, by letting people know about what happened to his buddy Sanusi Junid? If he is, then the pot shot I took maybe justified, because I do not sympathize for him or his friend. Yes, call me a torturer if you will for taking a pot shot at the misfortune of Sanusi Junid.

But the question here is who in Malaysia is suffering? The hawker owner? The dispatch guy? The Ramli burger guy? The tuck shop around the corner? The small time vendors? The working class? The managers? You? Me? Dr M? Sanusi Junid?

Anyway, I will leave this as that and would appreciate readers if any to correct my thoughts.

Well what do you know…

Posted on June 11th, 2008 in Everything) by eQuilec | 0 Comments »

Well… well… after some research I found out how my posts are being picked up.

HAHA

I guess you learn something everyday. Well… apparently, if you link your post to another blog which as a widget to trackback external links to the said post then your post about the said blog is picked up.

Stupid no more…..

Technology is so powerful….

What a roller coaster ride…

Posted on June 10th, 2008 in Everything) by eQuilec | 0 Comments »

Yes, before the end of today, I would have 6 blogs published 7 if I include this one… and 12 comments or rather 12 criticizes with more to come.

Wow… it has been an interesting day for me. When you criticizes someone especially someone as big as Dr M. Be prepared to be criticizes back 10 times the effect. No matter how well one defend oneself, critics will surely find a way.

I guess in some ways I know how interesting bloggers like Raja Petra, Rocky Blu, Jed Yoong, and many more good political bloggers feels when they are being criticizes for their critical opinion. Of course I am in no way their level. but still I got a doze of what they must have gone through.

I guess blogging is not only about putting one thoughts and feelings into writing for all the world to see but it is also a journey of self understanding and discovery. Feeling the good and bad that comes with expressing ones mind.

Yeah… expressing ones mind. May it be shallow, low, ignorant, or whatever it maybe. It gives me a deeper perspective on certain things.

So if blogging could be a way for my mind to mature in thoughts on issues that effects me, then I guess… many thanks to those who have left comments or rather left their criticizes on my posts…

Happy commenting or rather happy criticizing me….

I am so screwed…

Posted on June 10th, 2008 in Everything) by eQuilec | 0 Comments »

I just realize how I manage to get so many comments and traffic so fast… Apparently, when I write about anything to do with Malaysiakini, my entry will get picked up by them and hence the traffic…

I understand about pinging but I am just stunned by how quick it picks up. I think from now on I will quote MK and just put the initials.

On the other hand, how does Dr M’s blog picks up blog? MK I can understand I believe they have a very complex system to sniff out blogs that is related to MK. Dr M’s blog? His blog is older then mine by like 1 month and how could it have a system to pick up my blog….

Expressing one self can be very dangerous especially if one blogs and express themselves about politics and home security. I have already gotten a few backlash comments in a span of like 3 hours. Well… what goes around comes around.

OmangWaras commented on my just publish blog about Dr M Muahaha… now he has tasted it..

On the roll here….

Posted on June 10th, 2008 in Philosophy, Politics) by eQuilec | 1 Comment »

Well… seems like a good day to blog…

I was reading this article which I had bookmarked to read it another day… Which seems like it is today is the day I read it….

Interesting… The Mahathirs: Time To Go

I concur with one of HantuLaut’s comment about Dr M being a great guy and leader. Don’t get me wrong… he has created a lot of opportunities for the Malaysian. For that I am grateful for that.

Mahathir is not a completely bad man, he has also done something good for the nation during his time as premier.

He should accept he made a mistake in choosing his successor and bite the bullet and let it be.Let the people of this country decide whether they want Abdullah or not.

His incessant attacks on the PM create political instibility and a climate of uncertainty which is not good for the nation.

He has become too personal in his attacks on Abdullah, not a wise thing to do, especially for an ex-premier and a veteran politician.

I think somehow or rather, he should not only accepts his mistakes but also help rectify it. I guess that is what he is doing now. He is already 83 years old and I hope he will continue to fight and and rectify his pass mistakes.

There are not many great capable leaders here in Malaysia that would help lead us and brave through both good times and bad times. Anwar is the next best thing… I will leave it for another day to express my thought about Anwar.

Anyway, I think that Dr M needs to rock the boat a bit in order to ensure that we will have a better future. If the law of cause and effect will be in play here. Then I do hope his cause to create political instability will ensure the effect of a better future for us as a nation.

While we criticize about his past, I think it is his present act that counts for now.

If not him and a few other brave soul to help lead and fight for our future, then who else? You? Me?

Such unjustice…

Posted on June 10th, 2008 in Piss me off!) by eQuilec | 2 Comments »

If this is statement is true, then this sort of report will not improve my views of our police force! This report is taken again from Malaysiakini…

BMC assault victim charged with ‘reckless driving’
Andrew Ong | Jun 10, 08 11:53am

Mechanic Chang Jiun Haur, 23, who was brutally assaulted by riot police at the disputed Bandar Mahkota Cheras barricade last month, was charged today with reckless driving during the incident.

According to his lawyer Gan Ping Sieu, Chang was charged under Section 42 of the Road Transport Act 1987 at noon at Kajang Magistrates’ Court.

If found guilty, he could be facing a mandatory jail sentence of up to five years and face a fine between RM5,000 to RM15,000. His driving license can also be suspended for no less than two years.

Chang pleaded not guilty and posted a RM3,000 bail. The trial has been set for hearing on Aug 7.

Chang was among four individuals initially under investigation by the police for attempted murder during an incident on May 27 at the barricaded toll-free access road Bandar Mahkota Cheras.

According to police, the four were being probed for allegedly attempting to cause injuries to several police personnel stationed at the barricade while driving away from the scene.

During the incident, he was allegedly dragged out of his car and was repeatedly kicked and beaten by 20 riot squad (FRU) personnel armed with batons.

All four individuals in the car were subsequently arrested.

Chang is the only person to be charged in the incident. According to Gan, the police found no case against the three others - Cheok Kem Hoo, 21, Chan Siew Meng, 31, and Chang Jiun Mein, 21.

‘Investigations flawed’
Gan said he had accompanied Chang to the Kajang district police headquarters today to assist investigations and was then told that the latter would be charged.

“The police insisted that my client was to be charged although we argued that the police investigations were flawed because statements from several important witnesses had yet to be recorded,” he said.

According to Gan, the occupants of the vehicles behind and in front of Chang’s vehicle at the material time had yet to have their statements recorded by the police.

“The occupants of the vehicle are willing to have their statements recorded. We offered that to the police and so that they hold on to charges,” said Gan, who is also MCA Youth legal bureau chief.

The Bandar Mahkota Cheras barricade was the scene of several clashes between residents, riot police and purported hired-thugs over the barricade. Residents wanted the barricade removed and claimed that it is illegal.

Cheras-Kajang Highway concessionaire Grand Saga Sdn Bhd had erected the barricade to prevent Bandar Mahkota Cheras from bypassing one of their toll-booths.

However, the Works Ministry granted the residents a temporary reprieve by announcing that the barricade would be removed pending the outcome of a suit between Bandar Mahkota Cheras developer Narajaya Sdn Bhd and Grand Saga.

So…. if the statement bold in red is true and that the police force did not do their investigate properly then how can we expect the police, with the motto loosely translated ‘Integrity is our deed/practice’ (Integriti amalan kita) and ‘Strict, Fair and Manners’ (Tegas, Adil dan Berhemah) to protect us and ensure justice is done!!

Muahaha… now he has tasted it..

Posted on June 10th, 2008 in Politics) by eQuilec | 13 Comments »

It is funny how this phrase ‘What goes around comes around’ actually holds true.

Our so called beloved former prime minister has feel his own piss, trickling on him or rather those around him…

In his blog, about his good buddy Sanusi Junid was kicked out as President of International Islam University. He also goes on to describe how coincidences happens when his dear friend Sanusi Junid followed his footstep and resign from UMNO.

I am a firm believer of cause and effect. This is the effect that you see now is due to the cause that was already made in the past.

Tsk, tsk, tsk… if only Dr M is aware. Or maybe he is in denial. As much as I think the he did well for Malaysia, without a doubt I am grateful for him. But the policies and culture that he had set in motion in the past are just so screwed up that in the hands of a ‘Sleepy’ leader like our current PM, all this becomes so apparent until Dr M gets a taste of his own piss…

It is not like this sort of thing does not happened during Dr M’s tenure. The stories during his time were considered small and no ones really reports it much because of the attitude ‘What to do?’ or ‘I don’t think anyone can help’ which makes it hard for them to openly said what unjust was done to them.

So now, since he has nothing to loose, he publicly declares this on his blog….

This is Dr M own doing. He has already induces these sort of culture long before our ‘Sleepy’ PM took over. Does he know that?! What you reap is what you sow. He had sowed this culture of ‘loyalty to the party or get lost’. No loyalty to the party, get lost from your position….

So how does your own piss taste like Dr M?