Kena Screw Round 2

The continuation to the previous post, I shall continue with the remarks TPK and I got for our Research Proposal paper. This time it was not 'that bad' as we initially predicted, hugely thanks to the research that TPK did before meeting him.

But the research alone didn't spare us from the comments by Dr Kenny as he has already prepared his 'speech' for us. His words was, "Lack of reference". And for our work, we got a grand total of *drums roll* 6/10 as our marks and it contributes 5% to our final marks. What a way to start off the year long project!

Next week is presentation week. Proposal presentation to be exact. I'm pretty sure everyone have their story to tell when it comes to presentation and I'm no different. My main concern is my stammering. Hopefully I can get thru this unscathed. Come on everybody..pray for me..

Note to self - Dust off the formal clothes and shine the shoe..

Kena Screw

Well let me start off this post just by giving you a brief definition of what screw means as given in the online dictionary.

1. 1. A cylindrical rod incised with one or more helical or advancing spiral threads, as a lead screw or worm screw.
   2. The tapped collar or socket that receives this rod.
   3. A tapered and pointed wood screw.
   4. A cylindrical and flat-tipped machine screw.
   5. A prison guard.
   6. The turnkey of a jail.
   7. Salary; wages.
   8. A small paper packet, as of tobacco.
   9. An old broken-down horse.
   10. A stingy or crafty bargainer.
2. A metal pin with incised threads and a broad slotted head that can be driven as a fastener by turning with a screwdriver, especially:
   1. A tapered and pointed wood screw.
   2. A cylindrical and flat-tipped machine screw.
   3. A prison guard.
   4. The turnkey of a jail.
   5. Salary; wages.
   6. A small paper packet, as of tobacco.
   7. An old broken-down horse.
   8. A stingy or crafty bargainer.
3. A device having a helical form, such as a corkscrew.
4. A propeller.
5. A twist or turn of or as if of a screw.
6. Vulgar Slang The act or an instance of having sexual intercourse.

I'm sure many would have thought I'm writing this post to announce to the world that I've done as written in the definition number 6. Sorry to disappoint you all, but this post is not going to be on my sexual encounter.

Unfortunately, we Malaysian have another meaning for the term 'kena screw', which also means 'kena marah' or more commonly used among chinese are 'kena tiao'...wait...'even tiao' has two meanings as well and one of them refers to definition number as 6 above (what a coincidence :-P).

Let me get straight to the point. As I've already mentioned in my first post, I'm currently doing my FYP under Dr Kenny. Since we have not progressed on anything on that, TPK and I came up with a design of a solar water distiller that we want to work on and went to meet Dr Kenny to show our design.

After looking at the rough sketching of our design for what seems to be an eternity,

Dr Kenny: So have you calculated what are the amount of radiation your design can collect?
TPK and I looked at each other
Me: No sir.
Dr Kenny: OK, have you calculated the flow rate your design?
TPK and I looked at each other again
Me: No sir.
Dr Kenny: *Taking deep breath* U see, this project is extensive. I think you have to do research on the previous journals and study the pros and cons of their design and study the solar radiation throughout the day in Malaysia and see how you can make your design better.
TPK and I: *Heads held low* OK, thank you sir.

So my friends, although it may not sound as bad as I started this post, it was actually quite embarrassing. We knew Dr Kenny not going to 'screw' us with any vulgar words or swear at us. But having already studied under him for 2 years plus, TPK and I know its bad enough. The word 'extensive' he used proves that
1. Our design is crap.
2. What the hell have you been doing so far?
3. Be more serious on what you do.
To make matters worst, TPK reminded him about our proposal paper, which in my opinion, has nothing really informative. And Dr Kenny asked us to meet him next week to talk bout the paper as he haven't looked at it.

Stay tune for 'Kena Screw Round 2'!!.

Back To Melaka

Just in case my loyal followers of my blog (I'm sounding like my blog is so damn famous only) didn't know, I was back in Melaka to attend some function with my parents for the weekend.

I don’t rarely skip class. As my Friday is only occupied by an hour of class, i was tempted to skip the class and head back to Melaka on Thursday itself. But no...being the good boy i have always been ( I can see a lot of heads shaking left and right and muttering 'my ass' in their mind already) I decided not to skip the class. On Friday, when I was getting ready to walk to class, my partner in crime, sorry partner in thesis, TPK called me and the conversation went something like this:

TPK: Hey let's go eat lunch at pyramid.
Me: But I've got class.
TPK: But you're not going. (See how certain he is)
Me: Oh is it. Why ah?
TPK: Coz you injured your leg and you can't walk all the way to uni.
Me: Oh yeah ah. Okay la...come lets go eat. You fetch me la.

So much for my will to go to class. After lunch I headed to Pudu Raya not knowing the school holiday just started and the station was packed...I mean REALLY PACKED. I only managed to get the 7.30 pm bus thanks to my untimely trip back to my hometown. I spend the remaining 5 freaking hours walking aimlessly around Times Square.

Saturday night was occupied with the function. And my parents and I won 2 lucky draw prizes. What are the odds rite? One of them was a 2Gb Pendrive(Company's name) thumbdrive and the other was this piece of baby
Its a HP officejet all in 1 (printer, copier, fax and phone). And where do you think it is now?
Sleeping soundly in my store room of course. Anyone knows how much this thing cost?

Injury / Forum Gathering / Birthday Shoutout

As most of you have already noticed, while playing futsal last Monday, I strained my left calf. And it's kinda weird as I got the injury without being tackled or roughed up by anyone. I just merely passed a ball and my calf muscle gave way I think. And the next thing I know, I was like "Aiiyyooo Amma..my leg!"

When I got back, I used the most trustworthy injury treatment method that I learned from the world wide web. Its called RICE and it does not mean that you eat more rice or apply rice on the injured area. RICE is the simplification of Rest, Ice, Compress and Elevate.

Rest - Rest is very important so that you don't aggravate the injury and so that your body has the energy needed to heal itself. This explains why I skipped class the next day and this also means no porn for at least a few days to come. :-(

Ice - Anything cold acts to relief pain and most importantly reduces blood flow to the injured area to reduce swelling. After the swelling goes away, the ice then can be used for Teh O' Limau Ais.

Compress - Compress the affected area with bandage to limit swelling. Not to overdo it though. Or else rather than reducing the swelling, you'll be reduced of a leg due to lack of blood circulation to your leg.

Elevate - It is said its best to elevate your injured area above the heart when sleeping. In my case, I put my leg above a pillow. I'm not too sure why though. Being always twisting and turning in the bed, my leg always ends up under the pillow rather than on top.

My calf after 2 days

Me sad coz can't join in the fun

Moving to the second phase of my post, yesterday I went a futsal gathering with members of the football jersey collectors forum. I obviously can'y play. So I just sat at the side and watched the others play. All very nice guys.

Group photo after the futsal session

Went to Mamak Bistro at SS14 after that for yum cha session. And me being me..

ate damn a lot (tats Ayai next to me)

Before I end the post, Happy Birthday Su Ann!! Although its a day late its still better late than never rite? Btwn, i think my post time is a lil screwed up. when i post it today 14/08/08 just say 4.20 pm, it shows I've posted at 12.20 pm. Anyone can help?

How To Increase Traffic To Your Blog?

As I jumped onto the blogging bandwagon, it's all so normal for me to just look at my Sitemeter bar increase informing me the number of visitors that have dropped by my blog to read my crappy 1st post. I'm sure every blogger takes pride at the number visitors they get per day and I'm no different.

So what does it take build your reputation in the blogging world? I have compiled 5 top tips on how to become an ultimate blogger that has traffic so high that makes the KL peak hour traffic jam looks like a very minor problem.

1. Witty and Funny

Requirements: A good sense of humor and an upgraded library for word usage
Think of: Kenny Sia
Kenny Sia is one of the success story of a small town Kuching boy that made it big through the world wide web. His picture above itself is enough to laugh your ass out. But his style of writing is what stands out from the rest. He conveys his message in a very funny manner and its hard to argue that within two years of launching his website, he has gone to achieve a lot of things and his website is a living proof for it. Go and read it yourself.

2. Cam-whore

Requirements: Pretty face (works best for female), a great body and a digital camera.
Think of: Dawn Yang
This blogger cum model is one of the hottest you can find in the Asian region. Originates from Singapore, her blog have led to her becoming a professional model and gracing the cover page of the magazines like FHM and Maxim Singapore. Although she has been condemned for going under the knife to fix her imperfections, I'd say why not? At least she's getting paid for what she is now and she looks HOT!! And the more revealing you wear, the more male visitors will drop by to say HELLO!!

3. Condemn the Government

Requirements: BALLS (A pair of big one indeed) and a lot of money just in case you get sued by the civil servants or to bail you out if jail when u get prisoned.
Think of: Raja Petra Kamaruddin
He is a member of the Selangor royal family. His blog, Malaysia Today aims at Malaysian politics and social scenes. Due to his critical views on the local politics, he have been arrested a few times and some civil servants have sued him over defamation. His entries are very humorous and for people like me who aren't as much interested in politics, his blog keeps me updated with the local news.

4. Celebrity

Requirements: Famous, female preferably and plus point if acted in a stolen sex tape
Think of: Kim Kardashian
Well since I've caught your attention with the last phrase in the requirements section, I shall begin with that. She had a sex tape leaked onto the internet made by then boyfriend, rapper Ray J. She is a socialite and actress by profession. Don't ask me what movies she's acted because i myself don't know. Although her blog just acts to promote her larger than normal assets with pictures of her in bikinis, we guys just don't mind. The less words the better!! There's also rumors going around that she might be the latest addition to the Pussy Cat Dolls.

5. Celebrity Stalker

Requirements: Paparazzi connections and media research
Think of: Pink is the New Blog
The editor of this blog is Trent Vanegas. He writes on celebrity gossip stories surrounding the Hollywood. Who doesn't like gossips? especially when it comes to the likes of Jessica Alba, Megan Fox and Lindsay Lohan. Oh not to forget, the editor is also the founder of Queerty, a website dedicated to gay lifestyle. Yes u took the words right out of my mouth.

So my friends, now you know what makes their blog so famous and make hundreds, maybe thousands of dollars from advertisements alone. As for me, I've decided what course of action to take to increase traffic to my blog. The next time you drop by my blog and find pictures of me in some compromising positions, don't be scared. It's all part of the plan.

Hello, Apa Khabar, Vanakam, Namaste

Hello everyone, since this is the first post of mine, I shall begin with something happy.

This happened like two weeks ago when my FYP partner, TPK and I went to meet my supervisor, Dr Kenny. We were asking him what were we supposed to do for our project. So while he was busy answering our retarded questions, he was playing with his bottle cap..No not the bottle caps that we used to play in our schooling years. Just an ordinary blue bottle cap which he swung left and right as though he was carrying a wand or something trying to animate himself when suddenly the cap fell to the ground underneath his table.

There was dead silence in the room for a while. He looked at the bottle cap for a moment then realizing he can't reach it, he went like "So where were we?"

TPK and I came out and burst out laughing. Funny! No? Well sorry for my poor attempt then. I shall try harder next time or I should just close this blog and go back to 'stalking' other people's blog as TPK puts it.