Saturday, June 27, 2009

Michael Jackson- Rest in Peace


Yesterday, I was shock of knowing that Michael Jackson was dead at his age of 50 (26 Jun). I really could not believe it since he was busying in preparing his concert in London. Michael Jackson was the most famous music talent in the world who was also known as King of Pop. His unbeatable album selling records and top records in Billboard was awesome to everyone. He is also famous for his moonwalk dance, which make a incredible influence across the world. His singing style also inspired a lot of people.

He was popular even he was a child
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I knew him since I was child, because TV also screened his MTV like "Beat it", "Bad", "Thriller". He also popularized MTV around the world. I still remember that I sang one of his touching song called "We are the World" when I was in kindergarten. I think at the time, I didnt sing well since I was not good in English. I think the chorus part was ok. I even asked my parents bought the cassette for me, of course the original one! I still love this song, maybe because I song that song in kindergarten. Besides this, I also learned his dancing style when I was young but I didnt make it.


We are the world Song

I think he did a lot of contribution to charities which make a world better. I still remember his song called "Earth Song", which creating awareness of global warning and green environment. No many singers would do such a great thing!


Earth Song

When I was in secondary school, I prefered his soft song like "You are not alone" , "Will you be there" & "Man in the mirror" . These singing style was slightly different to his previous song which heavily rock and rip.








Other hot and rock songs are "Black and White" & "Dangerous" song. I still remember Dangerous song made a strong impact as well.





I also like his superior dance performance and incredible moonwalk!! Where did he get the inspiration from? From the moon?




Michael Jackosn, rest in peace. He might moonwalk to his wonderland and continuously "Ow!" there!

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Photo taking in School of Art Design Media, NTU

A golf field is built on top of a building roof?

One of the weekend, my friend Xiao Jun and I decided to take a photoshot on School of Art, Design & Media (ADM). I found this building is quite unique and stunning, in term of the building shape, no doubt, becoming an iconic building in NTU. Not sure how to describe the shape of the building. A picture is worth of thousand words, the picture below will give you clear view. The roof is fully covered with grass. It seems like a modern golf field on top of a building if seeing from a far distance. In the center of the school, there is a fountain, enhancing a friendly and cosy environment.

stunning shape of School ADM

entrance to the center of the building
walking along on the roof

my friend, Xiao Jun

having dinner @ canteen 1

walking pathway

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Direction / Map to Semenyih

This post is to provide some guidance to Semenyih town. As long as you reach Semenyih town, you could easily navigate to other towns around Semenyih, like Broga, Khacau (Sungai Lalang), Beranang, Bangi (the old Bangi town).

There are several ways to Semenyih. Each route has its own pros and cons. So you could choose your route wisely, Trade-off between Time, Distance, Money (toll + fuel), and Accessibility (newbie?).


Route1:
1. From North-South Highway, take exit to Kajang. Follow Kajang signboard (blue colour) if you do not want to pay 2 tolls in Silk Highway. However you will pass through all the traffic jam along Jalan Sungai Chua and Jalan Semenyih. There are numerous traffic lights in Kajang towns. See the map below:


Route2:
If you come from North-South Highway, you could follow the direction below with minimun hassle. Take an exit to Kajang from North-South Highway, then go straight all the way (follow main road), reaching Silk highway. You will have to pay two tolls in Silk Highway, then you could take an exit to Jalan Semenyih right after the 2nd toll.

(If you miss, dont panic. You could drive straight, reaching to Kajang-Semenyih bypass road, just look for Semenyih sign board to exit, you will eventually reach Jalan Semenyih as well. Do not drive to KASEH highway, otherwise you need to pay another expensive toll)


Route3:
From North South Highway, take an exit to Bukit Mahkota and Bandar Sri Putra (near to Nilai rest station). After that you will pass a Petronas station after the toll. Just go straight to pass through a narrow bridge which underneath is a railway. After that turn right at the T juntion (Turn left to Bangi old town). After that you will reach another T juntion to Jalan Bangi. Take right turn again to Semenyih direction (Turn left to Bangi old town). Then drive toward Semenyih town, the road is winding.

If you are not familiar, do not use this especially at night. The connection in between Sri Putra and Jalan Bangi is not well constructed and less signboard. So it is not recommended to those who are new to Semenyih. It is the shortest route to exit North-South highway from Semenyih (10 minutes drives).


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Route4:
From Jalan Loke Yew, take the Kajang-Cheras highway. Passing two Cheras Tolls, and drive toward Kajang/Semenyih. At the end of Kajang-Cheras highway, do not exit to Kajang, because Kajang usually has heavy traffic. In other words, just drive straight toward Saujana Impian / Semenyih sign board. You will pass through Tesco at the right hand side and you are now in the Kajang-Semenyih bypass road (no toll). After that you will pass Giant at the left hand side. Just go straight until you see a Jalan Semenyih sign board and take the exit. I uses this route to KL centre.
(Note that if you continues go straight after the exit to Jalan Semenyih in Kajang-Semenyih bypass road, it will lead you to KASEH highway to Seremban/Nilai, there is a toll at the entrance to KASEH. If you accidentally drive into KASEH, immediately take the Semenyih/Bangi exit or the 1st exit from the KASEH toll. After that turn left after the toll. )


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Route5:

From Puchong (Cyberjaya /Putrajaya) take the LDP Highway route. After the last LDP toll, go straight and take a left turn to Kajang direction. (keep on going straight will reach Cyberjaya). After that, you will pass through IOI Resort at the right and UPM at the left. After that you will reach to Silk Highway (note: if you dont want to pay Silk Highway Toll, you could take Kajang town road, see route 1). After paying 2 tolls in Silk Highway
, then you take an exit to Jalan Semenyih right after the 2nd toll. (please refer to route 2)

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Roti Canai / Dosai for Breakfast

Indian roti canai

Normally I will have roti canai & Dosai as my breakfast. I prefer to have it in Indian stall/shop because Indian curry is much better than others. How about you?

crunchy dosai

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Enjoy your life !!!


First, I was dying to finish my high school and start college
And then I was dying to finish college and start working
Then I was dying to marry and have children
And then I was dying for my children
to grow old enough
So I could go back to work
But then I was dying to retire
And now I am dying...


To make money we lose our health,
and then to restore our health we lose our money...
We live as if we are never going to die,
and we die as if we never lived...
And suddenly I realized
I forgot to live

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Prof Raafat Mansour from University of Waterloo

Taking photo with Prof Mansour from University of Waterloo, Canada

In the short semester, I had attended a 10-days microwave filter design short course by Prof Raafat Mansour, a prominent prof from University of Waterloo, Canada. He is a key person in RF/microwave filter and MEMS design. He also an IEEE Fellow and holds numerous of US patents. The book we used was the book written by the prof, called Microwave Filters for Communication Systems: Fundamentals, Design and Applications. From the course, I found the prof is really good and very knowledgeable. I was very glad that NTU has a good system that invites distinguished lecturers for short courses.

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taking photo with Prof Willy Sansen and circuit team members, while working in Intel.

So far, I have taken photo with 3 IEEE fellows. The first one is Willy Sansen, while I was working in Intel, Penang Malaysia. He is also a key person in the analog design field. The second one is Prof Behzad Razavi, the one I admired the most. I blogged about his workshop few months ago (click here to the post). The third one is Prof. Raafat Mansour. I know him from the short course.


Taking photo with Prof Razavi in a workshop in Singapore

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Teach you how to pronounce english word


I got a link from Dr. Alvin Leong, a lecturer teaching me Graduate Communication in NTU. I find the link is very useful. http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html

You could type whatever English words and ask the interative website to pronounce words (near) perfectly. It is a demo version, thus you must be connected to internet.
Have FUN!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

五隻毛毛蟲的故事

五隻毛毛蟲的故事

來源:網路流傳

第一隻毛毛蟲

話說第一隻毛毛蟲,有一天爬呀爬呀過山河,終於來到這棵蘋果樹下。

他並不知道這是一棵蘋果樹,也不知樹上長滿了紅紅的蘋果。

當他看到同伴們往上爬時,不知所以的就跟著往上爬。

沒有目的,不知終點,更不知生為何求、死為何所。

他的最後結局呢?也許找到了一顆大蘋果,幸福的過了一生;也可能在樹葉中迷了路,顛沛流離胡塗一生。

不過可以確定的是,大部分的蟲都是這樣活著的,也不去煩惱什麼是生命意義,倒也輕鬆許多。

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第二隻毛毛蟲

有一天,第二隻毛毛蟲也爬到了蘋果樹下。

他知道這是一棵蘋果樹,也確定他的「蟲生目標」就是找到一棵大蘋果。

問題是...他並不知道大蘋果會長在什麼地方?但他猜想:大蘋果應該長在大枝葉
上吧!

於是他就慢慢地往上爬,遇到分支的時候,就選擇較粗的樹枝繼續爬。

當然在這個毛蟲社會中,也存在考試制度,如果有許多蟲同時選擇同一個分支,可是要舉行聯考來決定誰才有資格通過大樹枝。

幸運的,這隻毛毛蟲一路過關斬將,每次都能第一志願的選上最好的樹枝,最後他從一枝名為「台大」的樹枝上,找到了一顆大蘋果。

不過他發現這顆大蘋果並不是全樹上最大的,頂多只能稱是局部最大。

因為在它的上面還有一顆更大的蘋果,號稱「老板」,是由另一隻毛毛蟲爬過一個名為「學徒」的樹枝才找到的。

令他洩氣的是,這個學徒分支是他當年不屑於爬的一棵細小的樹枝。

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第三隻毛毛蟲

接著,第三隻毛毛蟲也來到了樹下。這隻毛毛蟲相當難得,小小年紀,卻自己研製了一副望遠鏡。

在還未開始爬時,就先利用望遠鏡蒐尋一番,找到了一棵超大蘋果。

同時,他發覺當從下往上找路時,會遇到很多分支,有各種不同的爬法;但若從上往下找路時,卻只有一種爬法。

他很細心的從蘋果的位置,由上往下反推至目前所處的位置,記下這條確定的路
徑。

於是,他開始往上爬了,當遇到分支時,他一點也不慌張,因為他知道該往那條路走不必跟著一大堆蟲去擠破頭。

譬如說,如果他的目標是一顆名叫「教授」的蘋果,那應該爬「升學」這條路;如果目標是「老板」,那應該爬「學徒」這分支;若目標是「議長」,也許早就該爬「賭場保鑣」這條路了。

最後,這隻毛毛蟲「應該」會有一個很好的結局,因為他己具備了「先覺」的條件了。但也許會有一些意外的結局出現,因為毛毛蟲的爬行相當緩慢,從預定蘋果到抵達時,需要一段時間。

當他抵達時,也許蘋果已被別蟲捷足先登,也許蘋果已熟透而爛掉了...

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第四隻毛毛蟲

第四隻毛毛蟲可不是一隻普通的蟲,同時具有先知先覺的能力。

他不僅先覺知道自己要何種蘋果,更先知──知道未來蘋果將如何成長。

因此當他帶著那「先覺」的望眼鐿時,他的目標並不是一顆大蘋果,而是一芽含苞待放的蘋果花。

他計算著自己的時程,並估計當他抵達時,這朵花正好長成一顆成熟的大蘋果,而且他將是第一個鑽入大快朵頤的蟲。

果其然,他獲得所應得的,從此過著幸福快樂的日子。

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第五隻毛毛蟲

毛毛蟲的故事本來應該到此結束了。

因為所有故事的結局都必須是正面的且富有教育意義。

但仍有不少讀者好奇:第五隻毛毛蟲到底怎麼了...

其實他什麼也沒做,就在樹下躺著納涼,而一顆顆大蘋果就從天而降在他的身邊。

因為樹上某一大片樹枝早就被他的家族佔領了。

他的爺爺、爸爸、哥哥們盤據在某一樹幹上,禁止其他蟲進入。

然後蘋果成熟時,就一顆顆的丟給底下的子孫們撿食。