Pay US$25million to eat roti canai in space?

BBC reports that:

Malaysia has announced that it hopes to put a man on the moon by the year 2020 as part of its $25m space programme.

More info on : http://news.bbc.co.uk/ and http://thestar.com.my/

Also:

A team is to be sent to Houston in Texas to find out how to process teh tarik (sweet tea), roti canai (flaky griddled pancakes) and nasi lemak (coconut rice) for consumption in zero gravity.

That would be the funniest joke the people at NASA would ever hear!!!

Teh Tarik in space? Gila...
Roti Canai in space? may be...
Nasi Lemak in space? If they want to get the whole spaceship filled with floating grains of rice...

Let's say this can be done, SO WHAT? What big deal is that going to make...?

What achivement do we get hitching a hike to space on someone else's spacecraft? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!! With that amount of TAX-PAYERS' money, we may be better off to spend those money to do some real science in space science.

I am a great fan of space science, i would have no hesitation to give my support in any move that bring our country into the space venture, in a realistic way, which should involve education, R&D, capacity buiding and a real objective, vision and implementation.

... but to spend millions just to hitch a hike and send a space tourist up there is PLAIN NONSENSE!!!

..and to feel so proud of eating nasi lemak, roti canai and teh tarik in zero gravity is a PURE INSULT to us Malaysian! At least for goodness sake, think of a science experiment to do...even primary school children in US can think of that....!!!

It is so really SAD SAD SAD to see such childlish people with such childlish plan for our country...:(

How much you know me?

Hey guys/gals,

Here are a list of things many people do not know about me, but they are no secrets, people who know me well usually know these, including many of my students.

So, let's see if you can answer them, if you can answer at least 7 questions, I will give you a reward..perhaps a piece of cheese cake at Secret Recipe (hmm..just eat there yesterday evening, nice cake) or just belanja you makan la....!! Closing date is...hmmm...when I say it is closed.

Q1: What is my most favourite food?

Q2: Which is my most favourite field of study?
[hint: not necessary the one that I have studied most]

Q3: Who is my most favourite scientist?
[hint: related to Q2]

Q4: Who is my most fovourite singer?
[hint: he is long dead]

Q5: Which is my most favourite TV series?

Q6: What is my most favourite magazine?
[hint: there are more than one, just name one]

Q7: Which story book (more than 500 pages) I have finished reading in the last 10 years?

Q8: Which technical book I have read front-to-back more than once?
[hint: quite a few books, just name one]

Q9: What is the name of the programing language and compiler that I wrote my first paid program?

Q10: How much hard disk space in the first PC I owned?

...more questions in the future.

:)

Goodbye Haze! Wish NOT see you again!

Wow! Today whole day is clear blue sky, white cloud and most importantly FRESH AIR !!!!

Goobye Haze! Wish NOT to see you ever again!

The above photos are taken at about 5pm today (August 13, 2005), so it is a bit dark because of the cloud (not the haze), the sky is actually much brighter and clear the whole day.

At 3pm earlier, it was like this:


Apparently the haze is moving up north due to the wind condition, one of my student [which one? the blur blur one lor...:) ] went back to Penang to escape the haze, not knowing the haze is moving in the same direction! :( I did advice him to stay put though...

In fact, the weather forecast (as seen in the satelite pictures of CNN, BBC etc.) did forecast the wind direction and possible rain in some part of Klang Valley (no rain in Cyberjaya though). So the next time you try to escape from the bad weather, make sure you consult the weatherman, you can also download the firefox extension for weather forecast called Forecastfox, thanks to Neowhale for the tips!

The lesson to be learnt (well, at least for myself) is not to take the fresh air for granted, whenever possible we should do some outdoor activities and exercises rather than stay in front of the PC...:)

Sun Shines At Cyberjaya....but haze still here!

At last there is sunshine over Cyberjaya!

Sun over Cyberia at 4pm

.....but the haze still here.. :(

MMU viewed from Cyberia at 2pm

MMU viewed from Cyberia at 4pm

.....but at least it is much better than the last 2 days. I heard there were rain in PJ and other places. hopefully, the rain will come to Cyberjaya soon...:)

These photos were uploaded with the request of Neowhale, I therefore declared Cyberjaya as whale-safe !!

I can't breath!!

Am I dreaming?

Am I in Genting Highland?

Am I in London?

I think I am in Cyberjaya....

I think I am in Cyberia...

BUT...

...where is MMU?

Oh, NO...MMU is gone!!!



Oh, NO...I can't breath....

Oh, NO...I breathe fire...

..another Hiroshima, Nagasaki...?

..terrorist attack?

...:(

..Oh...thank goodness, I see it...MMU is still here....



..it is just the HAZE !!!!

Terrible, I can't breath....

Now we can all sing "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"... :(

:(( :((

Updates:

050810 13.53 : News Articles
- No end to haze until October
- Don't be afraid to suspend classes if haze is bad, schools told

Microsoft is "killing" OpenGL in Windows Vista !!!

Microsoft is "killing" OpenGL in Windows Vista !!!

The Inquirer has an article about this.

Click here to see the discussion at the opengl.org site. :( :(

Coming soon...Beijing Experience!

I just came back 2 days ago from a conference at Beijing, it is a great experience. I would write a blog soon and put up some photos when I find the time to do it, hopefully soon. So, please be patient.