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    i just reach bidor at 9.30pm from kl. i went there for 2 days and stayed at my brother’s house there. i don’t know what shall i call the place, but the name is vista komanwel. ahh i remember, it’s called sri petaling.
    basically, i do nothing at kl. just stay at his house and have some rest. yep! rest for two days and stare at the idiot box all the time till i fall asleep at the living room. perhaps i’m a bit idiot now, too much of staring at the box! =P
    well, i did ask mena to go out, but unfortunately it’s quite late at 9pm. mall is going to close soon at 10.30pm. a few of my frens were not around at kl that day, so i just stay indoor for the whole night! =(
    back to bidor. lepas "geram" at streamyx.browse through maxim online and downloaded some hot pix. yeah~ i bring along a new pet for my house. it’s a female dog called MIMI! =P a gift from my "sis-in-law" brother. thanks a lot~ hahahaha it’s a good dog. well, it sleeps during the whole journey from kl to bidor or else it will play around in the car. i’m driving alone from kl to bidor and no one will going take care of it in the car while i’m driving. that’s why i call it a good dog! =) kekekekekek!
    road in kl is horrible. like a spider web. i turned into the wrong junction and ended up paying extra toll to sungai buloh. actually i go back to bidor through jalan duta. like what i’ve said just now. a wrong turn!! angry? nope. coz this is my first driving experience in kl without a company who will teach me which junctions or which road to take! normally my brother will sit next to me in the car, becoming my co-pilot.
    ate dinner at sunway city just now. the bak kut teh there is not very nice. erm..i’m quite cincai and don’t make much fuss in choosing food, so i’ll just eat what’s being served on the table.
    yesterday..opps, two days ago, i went to KMNS. from the main gate, i can view the whole campus. not bad..it’s my younger brother, kee choon who is returning to KMNS. but when i reach the hostel, i’m disappointed with the conditions there. toilets are quite dirty. my bro’s room is okay. i guess the cleans it everyday. lockers and closet are quite okay. better than during semesti’s time at teluk intan. the bed? single bed and a table is being placed next to the bed. 4 guys are staying in one room.
    hahaha what attracts me the most is the door. there’s a card of A4 size being pasted on the door, with all the cube members’ picture on it. my bro posed for the pic and he’s wearing a mask that doctors normally use. (who the hell will recognize who he is? =P) well he dressed up quite smart for it, tie and long sleeve formal shirt. i heard that it’s the attire for matriculation college students.
    i took a lot of pictures of the surroundings of his hostel to show to my mum and dad. kee choon’s staying for away from home, so i guess i shall show the pictures to them to give my parents a clearer view of the hostel .well, a picture is better than a thousand words, rite?
    back to the main topic! the "ane" at the mamak forgot to slice a limau for me. i only realize it when i opens the polytena package. i have a cup of teh o ais limau next to me. HAHAH I WON’T TAKE THE LIMAU OUT FROM THE TEH O AIS AND SQUEEZE IT INTO MY MAGGI GORENG!
    my dad planted two limau trees outside the house, just next to the car park. i pluck one and wash it before squeezing it into my maggi. here i am now, updating my blog after eating maggi goreng. erkk MR TAN is calling. i have to answer the call of nature. *monitor off*

Choosing civil engineering as your career
By Dr William Pao
         
         
(Published in ‘Campus & Beyond’, a weekly column written by Swinburne academics in the Borneo Post newspaper)

                    ENGINEERING is a profession in which knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences is applied to develop ways for the use of materials and forces of nature economically for the benefit of humanity. Among all branches of engineering, civil engineering is possibly the oldest branch of the profession. Historically, it was given chartered status by Queen Victoria in 1828.

          Many of the important things in our lives that we take for granted are the labour of civil engineering exploration. The civil engineering profession itself may be defined as, "A great art, on which the wealth and well-being of the whole of society depends". Its essential feature, as distinct from science and the arts, is the exercise of imagination and deployment of knowledge to fashion the products, processes and people needed to create a sustainable physical and natural built environment.
         

    Civil engineers must combine mathematical and mechanical aptitude with an interest in community affairs and environmental issues. They must be able to organise, analyse, and evaluate technical data to solve detailed engineering problems and work either as a team member or team leader.

          A career in civil engineering is one of the broadest of the engineering disciplines, extending across many technical specialties.They plan, design, cost, supervise and are responsible for the maintenance of facilities essential to modern life. These facilities vary widely in nature, size, and scope. It can include space satellites and launching facilities, offshore structures, bridges, buildings, tunnels, highways, transit systems, dams, airports, harbours, water supply and wastewater treatment plants.
         

    The profession requires a civil engineer to specialise in a multitude of areas such as structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water resources and environmental engineering, transportation engineering, ocean and coastal engineering,construction engineering and building service engineering.

          Graduates of civil engineering can work in many different settings,ranging from quite, air-conditioned and modern offices to remote sites such as jungles, deserts or even in the middle of an ocean. They may need to travel extensively all over the world if working on an international multi-billion dollar project.
         

    Employment in this profession is heavily influenced by fluctuations in the world economy. The largest employer of civil engineers is probably the federal and state governments, followed by private firms such as construction companies.

        Civil engineers working in government usually begin their careers as junior engineers. As they gain the experience, they may advance to senior-level positions. To attain higher salaries and status, qualified engineers working in civil service can move into management and administrative positions.
         

    However, most graduate civil engineers prefer to work for private industry not only because they pay far higher salaries and bonuses or are less bureaucratic, but also because the chances for promotion to more responsible jobs such as principal engineer or project engineer are better.

          Apparently, the most ambitious graduates will choose to tie their fate with consultant firms. Working with consultancies is not an easy task and it is stressful most of the time. However, as they gain the experience, build up contacts and relationships, they can start their own consultancy.
         

    In developed countries like the United States and Britain, more and more civil engineers are now being employed by banking and financial institutions, insurance companies, market research and advertising agencies that previously did not hire civil engineers.

          The traditional mindset that civil engineering is all about building houses or roads is no longer valid in this century. There are many challenges facing civil engineers of the future. The growing population and the impact of globalisation mean that civil engineers cannot take a building template designed in the last century and apply it to the current situation. The escalating demand for energy and new regulations for environmental protection also means that new buildings, roads and other infrastructure need to be built differently.
         

    Since the September 11, 2001 attack on the United States, civil engineers now need to take into consideration the possibility of terrorist threats to high rise buildings so as to ensure the safety of its occupants.

          In the near future, there will be terraforming, a process of planetary engineering which is a "hot" branch of civil engineering that is specifically directed at enhancing the capacity of an extra terrestrial planetary environment to support life. The ultimate terraforming example would be to create an uncontained planetary biosphere emulating all functions of the biosphere of the Earth that would be fully habitable for human beings.
         

    Civil engineering will always be a dynamic and rewarding profession for young imaginative and inventive talents.

http://www.swinburne.edu.my/corporate/marketing/mediacentre/campus&beyond/cb-dec1305-CivilEngineering.htm

    erm..today woke up at 6.00pm. yes 6 in the evening. i feel as if i had just been resuscitated back from death by paramedics! =P

    jz came bc from joanne’s house. thim, khai yin, ah yau, ah shean, practically everybody’s there! we have steamboat gathering there. nothing..jz for fun and to celebrate jonane’s bday too. her mum cooks a lot of food, and there’s a "pudding cake" that tastes great!

    it rains heavily while i was driving to her house. nevertheless, i stopped by at hong leong bank to withdraw some money. there’s only rm15 left in my pocket before i went to ATM.

    when i reach, everyone’s there. her uncle&auntie and her mum are all eating. (hahaha youngsters eat later!) we all watch tv first. quite a boring "mr-bean-aka-silly-comedy" type of show. weird.. though i like comedies, i never enjoyed the show.

    TIME TO FEAST~ (well, plz imagine 4 guys eating! =P)

    i had a lot of ciggie break outside the house. i used to love rainy days, especially if it rains at night, but tonight everything seems different. i am still thinking whether i am still in UTP-mode where projects and assignments are all stacked up on the table, waiting to be done and submitted.. or maybe today it’s gloomy.
   
    before we go off, we had a final ciggie break to call it a day. on the way driving back, i was looking for my favorite cd in my car, but  i couldn’t find it. i wana listen to bad english’s tracks in the cd. i scolded some foul words, but suddenly i realized that myFM is playing my favorite tune when i’m in standard 6.
   
    i really like leon lai’s song very much last time. i have forgotten what’s the title of the song, but i still can remember the melody clearly. final turn into my house main gate, the sentimental tune from the harmonica gently wrap up the song.

      it makes me wake up from my deep muse..

    Phewww~ at last after two hours wait at ipoh selatan toll plaza, my brother arrives safely. after picking him up, we headed towards ipoh town to have some supper.
    back to bidor again! this time it’d for 1 week! yeeehhhaaa~ but back to UTP with 4 tests and 3 projects to due on that particular week! huaaaaaaaarghhhhhh!!
    feeling very sleepy now, but i still don’t wana go to bed. i havent sleep since yesterday morning. dunno why, but i don’t wana go to sleep. guess i’m enjoying the morning atmosphere here at home. my mother is busy sweeping the floor, while my dad has just woke up and prepare to go to work.
    my pet rabbit died a few days ago. i feel quite sad coz my family kept it for a year. it came to our house during last years’ CNY and we keep it ever since.
    two new fish tank arrives at home. one is placed at the secondary entrance from the car park. it houses a toman in it. another is placed in the kitchen. for this tank, a haruan is being housed. next to the haruan tank, there’s another tank for gold fishes and japanese carp. my bro, kee tat take care of the fishes, so much or less, i don’t actually care about it! =P
    hahahah the rambutan trees is full with young fruits, waiting to be harvested at the end of this year. durian at the farm also bear some fruits, but due to excessive rain this season, the trees bear less fruits compared to last season.
    i haven’t walk to the lake behind my house. guess the grasses at the bank have already grew back since i cut them a month ago. i didnt see any cempedaks hanging on tree branch too.
    birds are chirping happily outside. the dew started to drop down, off the leaves. ahhh~ i love morning here at home…   
    i haven’t plan what am i gonna do this whole week. before that, perhaps i shall go lay myself on da bed for some rest..

21-10-2006 ; 07.33 AM

    Today 17th October, there was a peaceful protest
against Takaful for their internal email telling
Takaful Staff not to wish Happy Deepavali as it
was said to be unIslamic.
Our BN Government wunt take any action for
seditious act, instigating religious sentiment
against the person coz UMNO cares more on how to
make money for themself.

    To give some ironic ingredient to this situation,
there is an idea of wishing the Takaful guy a
wonderous n Happy Deepavali…

Ok , all together now, without any written
vulgarities & profanities;
Send a Deepavali greetings card to the address below:

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Ustaz Mohd. Fauzi b. Mustaffa

Secretary to the SHARIAH SUPERVISORY COUNCIL,

Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad,

26th Floor Annex Block,
Dataran Kewangan Darul
Takaful,

No. 4 Jalan Sultan Sulaiman,

50000 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
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