Just wondering how our highway concessionaires are prepared for emergencies on the tolled highways especially when the visibility is low and the roads are slippery. I got a nasty sample of how Litrak (the concessioner for LDP) handles it.
(The city of Canberra during the recent Earth Hour where switching off the lights is a symbolic act to show that we care for the environment. Image source: http://www.greenroofs.com)
It looks like many Malaysians are also still in the “dark” when it comes to the environment and efforts being taken on the conservation
(The kind of sleep that every one of us longing for. Image source: Charismatic Planet)
Read the rest of the childhood series here
I must admit that I have been feeling very sleepy at work for the past few weeks ever since I was back from overseas.
Read More »Childhood Memories: Part 20 – A Good Sleep At Grandma’s House
The sodomy trial against Anwar Ibrahim is still ongoing (update: Anwar was acquitted in 2012) so it is not fair to comment on the charges against Anwar until it has been deliberated and determined in a court of law. image source: Wikipedia.
Read More »Crime 101: Anwar Ibrahim & 40 Reasons Against Sodomy Charges
The recycling process starts with the segregation process at the starting point. Image source: Ministry of Housing & Local Government
Let’s talk about something else that seems to take a back seat amidst the political circus in Malaysia – the environment and in particular, the level of recycling in Malaysia.
(Perhaps still angry with the laziness of people not using their indicators when they are on the road and the law is not doing any enforcement on it)
I caught some photos of queue jumpers over the weekend. The lane reserved for the bus lane becomes a short cut for the queue jumpers and ending up creating unnecessary bottlenecks at the front.
Read More »Enforcement 101: The High Price of Strict Enforcement
This is what I usually shout when some idiots cut into my lane without using their indicators…
(Some people are still clueless on the nature and function of this stick sticking out from the steering column. Image source: Kuni BMW @ Youtube)
After I had embarked on my personal ‘Overhaulin‘ project, many things have changed – I have become more careful when I am on the road these days.
Read More »Driving Skills 101: 5 Types of Drivers Who Misuse the Indicators
(Race box in applications for controlled racial profiling for key statistics and census is necessary for the Government to review its policies and make improvements. Image source: SAYS)
Read More »Unity 101: Best Of 1Malaysia Against Short Minded Race Box
(One great movie in recent times – Poster source: Wikipedia)
The Time Magazine calls this movie “A Near-Perfect War Film”
The fact of the matter is that the truth is not far from this. The Hurt Locker is indeed a near perfect war film. It could have been the perfect movie if not for some holes in the plot and loose execution of certain scenes. So, let’s talk about the plot holes first.
(My dad has the same high punctuality and timing standards where he will make sure we are hours earlier for any functions. Image source: www.alternativelivings.blogspot.com)
Read More »Time Management 101: Good Punctuality vs Bad Malaysian Time
(The biggest change under my special car makeover project to date for better safety and improved driving – rear disc brakes for a car that initially came with drum brakes)
Read More »Special Projects 101: Car Makeover 2010 (Update 2)
(The magazine’s cocked up story was done after 2 Muslim reporters went undercover as Catholics and make a mockery of themselves, the notion of tolerance to other religions and fellow Malaysians and then claimed ignorance of the law. Image source: Nut Graph)
In law, there is a maxim that states “ignorance of the law is not a defence”
Read More »Religion 101: Playing Ignorance Of Law Is Not A Defence