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HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY to MR GAN!!!
Wonder why Chin Soon always does a birthday greeting with a picture of him and the birthday boy, I decided to follow suit. What a stupid bad decision! Searched thru the whole Saintzs Redang CD to no avail. The photo above was the closest I have to Peoy Joo and me in a photo.
Next, in true Chin Soon style , he will intro a bit about their relationship. Let me see, how long did I know Peoy Joo? I think since secondary school but can't remember since which class. I know that I've been in more classes together with Peoy Joo than Chin Soon but I barely knew him then as I find him rather quiet and a serious person.
Yeah, I'll like to admit here that Peoy Joo is not the most innocent person among us pricks on my list. I'll rate him number two behind Choong, maybe because I know him longer. Anyway, Peoy Joo is a wonderful friend to have, still quiet and a serious person now. He's still quiet and serious when he's drunk. Is he also quiet and serious when he lights up a ciggie, I'm still wondering... .
Btw, Saintzs are going to BKK for shopping and enjoying the city sights. Sounds so farking fake. Will our parents buy that story even with Peoy Joo and Choong on our sides??? Anyway, if the trip is scheduled around August then can count me in. Maybe I'll keep some US dollars and American slang to score some Thai chics...
Also Happy Birthday to the other April babies - Jonathon and Chervee | | |
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Thought I'll just leech on the Saintz site to try my hand at some blogging. Hope everyone is doing great back at home...
Trip to Gilroy last month. Beautiful scenery with snow capped mountains.
Damn, what is this loser doing with a bunch of "Ma Chens" in US? Ha ha, I have no choice-lar... it's my colleague's cousin and friends who happen to be in US for a short training stint. To lessen the embarrassment, I bought a new pair of sunglasses. Err, sorry... I mean blueglasses(there will be more photos of me posing with these glasses. Kinda grew quite fond of them)
Me with the Alcatraz on the background. Enuf said
Woo Hoo, found the Hooters. Such a shame I can find no one to go with me. From outside, looks a normal restaurant with well-endowed waitresses. Anyway, don't see much point going here as even the normal Starbucks barista "flashes" you her boobies. Just wondering, maybe that's why they call America land of opportunity?
I think that's about all from me now. | | |
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By Carol Wong and Blake Hoo
Computerworld Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (13 January 2005) – Several parts of Malaysia including Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Johor were hit by a blackout that occurred at about 12.30 p.m. today.
A report from The Star Online said that Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has identified the cause of the problem at the Kapar switchyard at the Port Klang Power Station, which caused it to trip at 12.16 p.m., resulting in the National Grid losing 1,700 megawatts. TNB said that it is restoring power in stages and that this process should be completed by 6.30 p.m. today.
The Cyberjaya City Command Centre (CCC), which services the Cyberjaya community that comprises mainly local and foreign IT companies, sent out an e-mail to update the residents on the situation not long after the power outage occurred.
Zulkifly Hj. Yusof, head of operations at CCC, said in the e-mail that the power outage was anticipated to last for hours before it would be restored. Hence, the advice from CCC to Cyberjaya residents was to take precautionary measures such as to ensure enough fuel supply for the backup generator and the premises' security.
"Although the blackout did affect the whole of Cyberjaya, most companies, especially the MNCs, had their own backup power supply or UPS. The only ones really affected by the blackout were the handful of smaller companies that did not have such facilities," said Zulkifly in a phone interview.
Zulkifly said that CCC has a hotline number that companies can call for assistance in such situations, and the command centre only received calls from about 10 companies out of the hundreds that are based in Cyberjaya.
Internet access within Cyberjaya was not affected since the two major ISPs that provide Internet broadband services for the area had their own backup power supplies. This was also the case for telecommunications services, said Zulkifly.
Maxis Communications had generator sets for its telecommunications equipment that provide coverage for the Cyberjaya community, but the generator sets are only capable of providing backup power for between three to four hours.
When contacted for comments, a Maxis spokesperson said that the backup power for its equipment in Cyberjaya was sufficient in this instance. "That is the window we have to work on the problem. And, if required, we will bring in additional backup power in any form should the power failure last longer," she said.
Maxis added that the blackout has had no major impact to its subscribers at the moment. However, should this power failure continue, Maxis subscribers in the central and southern region of West Malaysia may face difficulty in accessing Maxis telecommunications services, the company said in a statement via e-mail. Subscribers who wish to make further enquiries can call Maxis' customer service at 03-7492 2123.
Several IT vendors based in Cyberjaya said that they were not affected by the blackout because they had backup power generator sets in place.
"The blackout happened around 12.30 p.m but our generator set kicked in almost immediately, providing backup power to our data centre and that saves our business of issuing digital certificates for a good number of hours," said Yvonne Oung, marketing manager at MSC Trustgate.com.
"At the workstations, there was a slight loss of productivity. Since most of the staff use notebook computers, productivity is a good as the duration the notebook's battery power can last," she added.
Syamaizar Indah, business development executive at Pharmaniaga Solutions, said that the company's generator set restored power within five minutes of the blackout. "Although that power tripped a few times for a few seconds, it was work as usual at the office," she added.
Several other organisations based in Cyberjaya, however, were affected. Hiew Chee Choong, a research officer at MMU, said that MMU has backup generator sets but these did not provide power to the entire campus.
"Only the essential and mission critical departments like the university's administration office and server rooms were kept online. Other non-critical departments had to wait for about two and a half hours before power was restored," he said.
Microsoft's .NET Technopreneur Development Centre (NTDC), which is located at the MSC Central Incubator within the MMU campus, did not have any generator set installed and was therefore affected by the power outage. The development centre is a joint initiative between the Multimedia Development Corporation, Microsoft Malaysia, MMU and Hewlett-Packard.
"Everyone at the centre waited for the power to be restored, which took about two and a half hours. It's not much of an issue since the NTDC is a lab, thus work done is not time-sensitive nor mission critical," said Nur Eliza, an employee at NTDC.
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