MY UNEXPECTED SUNDAY (26/2/2012)

Wow, this is so unexpected. This is the second time this incident happened. I woke up that morning and found out that a pipe burst in the yard of my house. I think the pipe burst during night time. That night, my father wasn't home because he had to attend a camping program in Merotai. So, there's only me, my mom and my sister at home.

We noticed this early in the morning. By that time, my house was already a bit flooded. So, my first job of the day was to feed the ducks and at the same time I have to fill up some bucket with water. After that, I had to shovel up some dirt in the yard so that it is easier for people to get to the back of my house.

At 9.20 a.m. the workers arrived. I have to keep an eye on them so that there's nothing bad happen. The workers worked non-stop until the afternoon. Then, they start their work in the evening. They finished their work at 4.00 p.m.. 

MYTHBUSTERS

 (Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman)

MythBusters is a science entertainment TV program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel(channel 551). The series is screened by numerous international broadcasters, including Discovery Channel Australia, Discovery Channel Latin America, Discovery Channel Canada, Quest, SBS Australia, 7mate Australia and the Discovery Channel in the UK. The show's hosts, special effect experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
Filming is based in San Francisco, though some elements of production are done in Artarmon, Australia. Planning and some experimentation takes place at Hyneman's workshops in San Francisco, experiments requiring more space or special accommodations are filmed on location, typically around the San Francisco Bay Area and other Northern California places, going elsewhere when required, such as Florida for alligator experiments, or Africa for shark and elephant myths.
During the second season, members of Savage's and Hyneman's team ("The Build Team") were organized into a second team and now generally test myths separately from the main duo and operate from another workshop.

 (Walking on water?)

(Elephant vs mouse)

(Steam machine gun)

(Super heating water)

Interested in seeing more- 

Watch Mythbusters(season 8) on Discovery Channel (channel 551) every Friday at 9.00p.m.

TUN DR. MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMMAD

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad was born on 20 December 1925. He was famous for the title "Dr. M" and  his nickname "Che Det". He was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. During his time as the leader, he has led Malaysia towards modernization and it progresses rapidly in all aspect of Malaysian society.

His biggest achievement is that he has the ability to maintain peace and tranquility in a multi-racial country through the preservation of a middle-class Malays. However, he was always criticized on the style rule of autocratic and accused cronysm.

He is also a political figure of international plain-spoken and controversial. He is also a strong promoter, the Asian values- capitalism autocratic, organized by the state- as an alternative to the individualism of the United States and capitalism neutral policies.

He has been associated with the development of mega projects reign as the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC).

After his retirement, Mahathir has been knon as the "Father of Modernization Malaysia". In June 2005, he was awarded the higest rank of honor in Malaysia. He was the Prime minister of Malaysia for 22 years. Through this service, he was the oldest leaders hold office in Southeast Asia.    

FAKTOR-FAKTOR REMAJA MEROKOK

Remaja merupakan golongan yang berusia antara 13 hingga 21 tahun. Dalam usia yang muda dan mencabar ini, mereka mengalami perubahan dari segi fizikal dan mental. Perubahan demi perubahan ini menyebabkan ada dalam kalangan remaja yang terpengaruh untuk berjinak-jinak dengan tabiat merokok. Oleh hal yang demikian, kadar perokok remaja semakin merebak bak cendawan tumbuh selepas hujan. Realitinya, remaja pada masa ini semakin berani merokok di mana-mana sahaja tanpa segan silu. Saya berpendapat bahawa banyak faktor yang menyebabkan gejala merokok terus merebak dalam kalangan remaja.
Mengikut kajian yang dijalankan, kelemahan penguatkuasaan undang-undang merupakan faktor utama yang menjadi pemangkin gejala merokok dalam kalangan remaja. Hal ini berlaku kerana pihak berwajib dikatakan tidak serius melaksanakan undang-undang yang digubal. Oleh sebab pihak berkuasa bersikap melepaskan batuk di tangga, remaja menjadi tidak takut waima tidak gentar untuk melakukan kesalahan seperti merokok di tempat-tempat awam. Lama-kelamaan, fenomena merokok dalam kalangan remaja bagai bisul menjadi nanah yang sukar diubati lagi.
Selain kelemahan penguatkuasaan, pengaruh media massa yang bebas menyiarkan iklan juga merupakan penyumbang kepada masalah merokok dalam kalangan remaja. Remaja yang umur baru setahun jagung, darah baru setampuk pinang sudah pasti mudah terpengaruh dengan ledakan iklan daripada media massa. Kajian juga mendapati remaja dan golongan muda-mudi merupakan penonton tertinggi siaran media. Oleh sebab itu, iklan rokok dan poster konsert yang ditaja oleh pihak pekilang rokok mudah meresap dalam jiwa remaja yang mendahagakan keseronokan. Remaja memang mudah mempelajari apa-apa sahaja tontonan mereka. Oleh hal yang demikian, kebanyakan remaja memberanikan diri membeli dan memegang rokok kerana pengaruh media massa.
Di samping itu, kawan merupakan insan yang paling istimewa dan memainkan peranan yang penting dalam pergaulan remaja. Walau bagaimanapun, ada antara remaja yang cuba merokok selepas dicabar atau diajak oleh kawan-kawan. Hal ini tidak mustahil kerana hubungan antara kawan yang rapat bagai isi dengan kuku sedikit sebanyak merangsang kepercayaan remaja terhadap kata-kata kawan mereka. Oleh sebab menjadi pak turut kawan, majoriti mereka sama-sama ponteng sekolah, sama-sama membeli rokok lalu merasai asap rokok tanpa menyedari kebahayaan rokok. Selepas terjebak dan ketagihan rokok, remaja tidak dapat mengelakkan diri daripada tabiat buruk ini lagi.
Ibu bapa yang kurang memberikan kasih sayang dan tidak prihatin akan perubahan sikap anak-anak juga merupakan faktor remaja merokok. Hal ini demikian kerana ibu bapa pada zaman berteknologi ini terlalu sibuk mengejar kebendaan dan kemewahan sehingga mengabaikan tanggungjawab keibubapaan mereka. Sikap ibu bapa ini bagai enau di dalam belukar, melepaskan pucuk masing-masing. Mereka sanggup mengabaikan kasih sayang dengan memberi wang kepada anak-anak mereka sebagai gantian kasih sayang. Anak-anak yang belum berfikiran matang pula menyalahgunakan wang tersebut tanpa kawalan ibu bapa. Hal ini menyebabkan remaja dapat membeli rokok dengan mudah kerana harganya masih murah.
Secara tuntas, saya berpendapat bahawa gejala merokok sebenarnya dapat diatasi sehingga akar umbi. Namun begitu, semua pihak haruslah bersikap bagai aur dengan tebing untuk bekerjasama membanteras gejala merokok dalam kalangan anak-anak. Remaja haruslah bangun daripada kesalahan yang dibuat oleh mereka kerana sesal dahulu pendapatan, sesal kemudian tidak berguna. Oleh hal yang demikian, penjagaan kesihatan diri ialah tanggungjawab sendiri. Jika kita berkesedaran dan berfikiran matang, nescaya dapat meningkatkan tahap kesihatan diri dengan menjauhi tabiat merokok. Saya berharap pihak berkenaan, terutamanya kerajaan dapat mempergiat kempen antimerokok agar remaja dapat menjauhi gejala merokok yang mampu membawa maut dalam jangka masa panjang.

EUROPIAN DRAGON

European dragons are legendary creature in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe.
In European folklore, a dragon is a serpentine legendary creature with two pairs of lizard-type legs and bat-type wings growing from its back. A dragon-like creature with no front legs is known as a wyrm.
The Latin word draco, as in constellation, comes directly from Greek δράκων, . The word for dragon in Germanic mythology and its descendants is worm, meaning snake or serpent. In old English wyrm means "serpent", draca means "dragon". Finnish lohikäärme directly translated means "salmon-snake", but the word lohi- was originally louhi- meaning crags or rocks, a "mountain snake". The word lohi- in lohikäärme is also thought to derive from the ancient Norse word lógi, meaning 'fire' as in the Finnish mythology, there is also mentions of "tulikäärme" meaning firesnake, or fireserpent. Though a winged creature, the dragon is generally to be found in its underground lair, a cave that identifies it as an ancient creature of earth. Possibly, the dragons of European and Mid Eastern mythology stem from the cult of snakes found in religions throughout the world.
In Western folklore, dragons are usually portrayed as evil, with the exceptions mainly in Welsh folklore and modern fiction. This is in contrast to Asians dragons, who are traditionally depicted as more benevolent creatures. In the modern period, the European dragon is typically depicted as a huge fire-breathing, scaly and horned dino-like creature, with leathery wings, with four legs and a long muscular tail. It is sometimes shown with feathered wings, crests, fiery manes, ivory spikes running down its spine and various exotic colorations.
Many modern stories represent dragons as extremely intelligent creatures who can talk, associated with (and sometimes in control of) powerful magic. Dragons have also been shown as guardians and friends of humans, with evil dragons simply misunderstood by humans. In stories a dragon's blood often has magical properties: for example in the opera Siegfried it let Siegfried understand the language of the Forest Bird. The typical dragon protects a cavern or castle filled with gold and treasure and is often associated with a great hero who tries to slay it, but dragons can be written into a story in as many ways as a human character, including as wise beings whom heroes can approach for help and advice; in some such cases they resemble Asian rather than European dragons.
(From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_dragon)

Merong Mahawangsa

Summary

The initial part of the story to submit stories of kings and the opening of the state based on myths and legends or fantasy stories of a trusted community, whether local character, the character of Hindu or stories that come from the influence of Islam. In part this is the saga of this state that the ancestors of the kings of Kedah is Merong Mahawangsa king, a king who not only has family ties to the King of the Romans but also the trust of the King Roman dignitaries.
The Royal Fleet of Merong Mahawangsa was sailing from Rome to China and was suddenly attacked by a legendary giant Pheonix called Garuda. He crashed into the shore of the modern day Kedah. He opened a state called Langkasuka and became king. He returned to Rome after his son, King Merong Merong Mahapudisat became king. Langkasuka changed its name to the Kedah Zamin Turan. Guided by the advice given by his father, King Mahapudisat would later divide the Kingdom into three, King of Siam to his eldest son, King of Perak to his second and King of Pattani to his youngest. The youngest son of replacing their father as King of Kedah with the title King Series Mahawangsa. The Kings traditional start is when they send flower with gold and silver flowers as gifts to their sons and daughters every year, and later to their ancestors.
King Series Mahawangsa dies after upset with his son who do not obey the order and replaced by the prince with the title King of the Series is Inderawangsa. Next is the son of the King Series Inderawangsa became king with the title of Raja Ong Maha Perita greater sense of well-known in the history of the state of Kedah as King Bersiong . When the king after the abdication Bersiong resisted because of his wickedness, his son crowned King Phra Ong Mahapudisat. King was succeeded by his son, King Phra Ong Mahawangsa which later became the first king of Kedah converted to Islam. Sheikh Abdullah Yamani Mudzafar changed his name to Sultan Shah
The annal also describes Chola's empire trades on Kedah.The tribute was send to the chola empire on every year by the kedah sultanate to the chola empire and after to the siam.we still can find the antique and god statue of chola dynasty in kedah.The descendants of Phra Ong Mahawangsa is still ruling Kedah able to trace their lineage from Merong Mahawangsa. He named Kedah at that time 'Langkasuka', for which 'Langka' meant 'the land of glory' in Sanskrit, while 'suka' was from the name of the great jainism[later convert to buddhism] emperor Asoka.

 This video may contain some of the information about Hikayat Terong Titiwangsa. 

(This is just for fun. Happy watching) 

 Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikayat_Merong_Mahawangsa

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