Welcome the New Year.

Welcoming the New Year must be exciting time for all people all around the world. They make a new wish, hope and resolution. Year 2007 just go by like a wind. Here it comes, Year 2008.

A lot of thing going on me lately, feel like unmanaged myself. I think it is because my greatest goal last year not achieved. I felt so sad and sometime I feel unmotivated. But life goes on. Let bygones be bygones. Really have to start a new one, a brand new one.

I didn’t compile Year 2008 resolution yet, I really don’t have any idea about it right now. For the time being, I just want to do my chores and live happily with my wife and kid. I didn’t yet study for my incoming PTK. Let it be.

Little by little - Kimi Monogatari.

todoke todoke tooku e
ima wo kiss kaizen namida azukete
hajimare, nagai nagai kimi monogatari

namidatte, namidatte ureshii toki ni nagashitai
kirei na mizutamari uta detai no wa naai?
minna miyo sora ni
matataiteiru hoshi no kazu hodo no deai kara.
ari wo manandari, hizu wo morattari
tsunagau beku.

keep going, keep going, off into the distance
my tears of happiness from this kiss are yours alone
And so its begin your own long long story

what if this joyful times make want to cry waves of tears
and the puddles they leave inspires me to sing?
Everyone, look at the sky.
So full of twinkling friends waiting to meet you.
You'll form your own bond as you learn of the world.
and get your own map to follow.

4G91 engine.

After using for 5 years, I decided to transplant my Wira engine from 4G15P auto transmission to 4G91 auto transmission. This is due to several complication happen to my former engine. Auto gearbox jerking, computer box not working properly and too much power loss due to emission.

After waiting for one week, from Monday to Saturday. My Wira was complete of engine transplant. First time I drove it. It was so amazing. Great pickup, gear shift smoothly and low fuel consumption. I don’t know why the engine is quite different from my former engine although their cc is same respectively.



The cost of transplant is RM3,800 complete with Lancer 1.8 halfcut. Actually I bought a Lancer 1.8 halfcut and I sell back a 4G93 engine to the mechanic. I don’t want to use a 1.8 engine because it require several additional gadget to install to my Wira such as rear disk brake and I think I don’t need powerful engine because I want to give this car to my wife.

Other part is using 1.8 gadgets such as throttle body, suspensions, disk brake, water coolant and many more accept the engine. I use 4G91 engine instead. The warranty for this transplant is one month. After that, I will register the new engine by myself. Overall performance, I very satisfied with this engine. I hope this engine will last long.

Engine model 4G91
Displacement, cc 1496
Max.power (Net), kw(PS)/rpm 97 ps (71.34 kw) / 6000 rpm
Max.torque(Net), N*m(kg*m)/rpm 12.8 kg*m (125.53 N*m) / 3500 rpm
Power density 10 ??
Engine type Serial 4 cylinder DOHC16 valve
Engine information
Fuel system Electro- carburetor
Fuel type Unleaded regular gasoline
Compression ratio 10
Bore, mm 78.4
Stroke, mm 77.5
Fuel consumption at 10-15 modes, l/100km 6.2


Engine model 4G15
Displacement, cc 1468
Max.power (Net), kw(PS)/rpm 91 ps (66.93 kw) / 6000 rpm
Max.torque(Net), N*m(kg*m)/rpm 12.4 kg*m (121.60 N*m) / 3000 rpm
Power density 9.01
Engine type Serial 4 cylinder SOHC12 valve
Engine information MVV
Fuel system ECI multiple
Turbocharger No
Fuel type Unleaded regular gasoline
LEV system (Low emission vehicle) No
Compression ratio 9.4
Bore, mm 75.5
Stroke, mm 82
Fuel consumption at 10-15 modes, l/100km 4.7

Entertainer of The Year.

Entertainment Weekly has voted that an author JK Rowling as Entertainer Of The Year. I love reading all the Harry Potter Trilogy by JK Rowling. Hope, she’ll achieve a greater successful in her life.

Harry Potter is a story about young witch and witches who studied in the Magical School in Hogwarts. Harry Potter, Ron and Hermione are best friend and they fight the Dark Lord. Although this story is suitable for a youngster, it is very interesting to enjoy by adults.



Back to my work next week, I have to be an examiner for several papers including theory and practical assessment. This task is very bored and time consuming because I have to sit in the examination hall for 2 – 5 hours. Sigh…..

States of life

1. We’ve got what we want.
2. We’ve not got what we want.
3. We’ve got what we don’t want.
4. We’ve not got what we don’t want.

Life is fair.

Keep Thinking…

Student's final exam is just around the corner. It's a week soon. I have already finished my syllabus on my subject. Next week is a study week for students. Therefore, I grab this opportunity to settle up my delay work on checking up student assignments and tests. I have to finish it before final examinations arrive. Because all the coursework must be slipped in students' portfolio.

Stop strongly thinking about life at work for while, sometimes I feel to eventually need to broad my area of specification in life. I hope that I can prepare a new challenging resolution for Year 2008. It's coming soon, just one month left to New Year. I call off several goals this year in consequence of inevitable hindrance.

For my family, currently I am reading a book, titles “Raising a Positive Kid in a Negative World” by Zig Ziglar. Just starting reading, don't have any idea yet to jot down here. I hope I will finish that book from cover to cover.
:-)

Few Days Down

As I listening to this song. I feel it's a wonderful song sing by Mandy Moore.

Few Days Down Lyrics 

(M.Moore/Weepies)

It’s a take-out weekend
It’s a fake-out smile and pretend
If nobody sees you cry
You can say it was raining outside

CHORUS
And all that you want
Is a few days down
All that you need
A little time to drown
It’s to be expected
With all the weight you carry ‘round
All that you want is
A Few Days Down

It’s a short vacation
To a foreign nation
Oh, nothing familiar here
Just you and your lonesome heart complaining

CHORUS

I’m looking out
Ten stories high
And like a blanket lifted
The quiet night
The city finally waking up
To the morning light

Failure is an opportunity

My application to further study in Uitm is not success. I just check the application from Uitm online portal. I was so hard for me but I believe, All the thing happen is planned by Almighty. Only He knows why.



Although I feel very upset, there must be something good that I don’t realize. I take this as a trigger for me to struggle more. Failure is an opportunity? Is that right? Not every people are ever feeling it.

Got to go, I have a lot of work to do today. I don’t want emotion to control my heart. Adios….

Harry Potter Character

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Wanna go home.

Lately, I don’t have any mood to work. Student’s final exam is around the corner. I got to do a lot of chores. Sometime I feel like to going somewhere where everyone didn’t thinking about work. But life goes on; I have to do a work to feed my wife and child.

I’m in blues….. Here is heavenly song from Michael Buble, currently listening to it.

Home

Another summer day
Has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I wanna go home
Mmmmmmmm

Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

And I’ve been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
“I’m fine baby, how are you?”
Well I would send them but I know that it’s just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I’m lucky I know
But I wanna go home
Mmmm, I’ve got to go home

Let me go home
I’m just too far from where you are
I wanna come home

And I feel just like I’m living someone else’s life
It’s like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
'Cause this was not your dream
But you always believed in me

Another winter day has come
And gone away
In even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home
Let me go home

And I’m surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
Oh, let me go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

Let me go home
I’ve had my run
Baby, I’m done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all be all right
I’ll be home tonight
I’m coming back home

Happy Birthday

Today is a last day I am working, tomorrow will be Depavali holiday and I’d apply leave for the next Friday. Something big is going to happen tomorrow. My queen of my heart is going to celebrate her birthday tomorrow. I have planned to make a surprise. I want to dedicate a love song from Anuar Zain for her. The song title is I’m the lucky One’s.



This is a second year we are celebrating together as a family. A lot of events happen, and I always keep in my mind, as long as we still tolerate each other, love and treat is as a sacred, and happiness will be ours.

Good bye October

Welcome a new month, November. There something important to be happen. Indeed. Last month is a very memorable; we got Ramadan, Hari Raya and many more. Raya@Kampung this year not going well, my child, Afiq got flu and we just stayed in the house. We don’t want the situation gone badly if we bring Afiq everywhere.

My wife’s birthday on November 8, I’m not really sure what the present will I buy for her. I hope a piece of cake should be okay, hehee. I know she’s not a reader of my blog anymore. So I can write anything about her in this blog. As far as I know, blogspot.com cannot be accessed from her office due to firewall restriction. Pity her.

This month also, I expect to get a result from Uitm, I have apply for further study in new areas that I want to explore. It’s a management science or Business Administration. I tired of being computer geek, ahaha.. I want to explore something new in my life. I don’t want to be a techie guy for entire of my life. We need to change.

I got one month left to finish all my teaching work. In the end of this month, the student will get ready for the final exam. I got to do a lot of chores to ensure my student will able to perform well in final examination. I hope they will do the best.

Wandering around

I enjoy free time today; don’t have any single class on Wednesday, great right. During my free time, I prepared an assessment paper for tomorrow classes. I plan to give them a simple knowledge and practical quiz. Just for refresher course.

While listen Mandy Moore latest single, I browse www.bernama.com for latest information. I found many of news covered about new government agenda that is NCER and ECER. I don’t quite understand what the hell is “Economic Region”, but as long as it will bring more benefit to Malaysian. That’s good.

Also in the news is Datuk Khusaini has been appointed as chairmain of Education Services Commission aka Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Pendidikan. I don’t really sure Datuk Khusaini is a PTD or PPP.

Hectic day

Now I’m back to hectic life, this is always happen in the end of semester. Actually, this semester will end on December. I got one month to finish all the teaching activity before study week. Have to prepare a lot of written instructional material and subject assessment. My gosh…

This week is not really good for me; I’ve to withdraw a skill and creative competition held in Kepala Batas Industrial Training Institute due to budget constraint. Instead, KJ assigns me to complete the half way system create by my boss. OMG, this is bullshit. How come!

But luckily, I let is go, no hard feeling. Better go home and play with my wife and child. Hehee… Anyway, I’ll do anything with all my best. Most of me bla bla bla…… (some motivational quote)…..

Hari Raya Goodies.

Hari Raya comes again this year, that’s mean I have to prepared all item such as Hari Raya clothes, Kuih Raya and last but not least, Duit Raya. This year, I planed to give my entire nephew at the same rate of Duit Raya except for those who study in IPTA.

I went to Jasin Town this noon to change new money. But all of them were out of stock. Oh no... Really disappointed, what should I do? All I have is RM 50 and RM 10 note. I’m not going to give my entire nephew RM 50 per person. I’m not rich enough. I hope this problem will solve later.

This year, I will celebrate Raya as usual in my hometown in Terengganu. Really nice place and people are friendly. To anybody who celebrate Raya in Terengganu. You’re invited to my place. Indeed…

Break Fasting at Strait Mosque (Masjid Selat, Melaka)

It was a very nice mosque I’ve ever seen. Located near the Melaka Raya, Strait Mosque is on an artificial island in the Strait of Malacca. I was break fasting there because my wife’s office mate held a break fasting ceremony.

I seated with the Director of her office apart from my wife, beside me is Mrs. Anis's husband and Malacca Forestry Officer. I was quite formal but I have enjoyed the food. Thank to the Malacca Land and Mine Office for inviting us.

Break Fasting Ceremony

Last Saturday, all former Centers for Instructor and Advance Skill Training (CIAST) had gathered at Azira Restaurant, Seksyen 10, Shah Alam. About 30 members attend this meeting.

Surprisingly, all of them are slightly changed, formerly skinny and now plump, hehee.. As far as I know, two of our member will become a mother next year, Congratulation. Here I attach some picture of us. Sorry for a weak English command, u know that…


From Left; me, Fendi, Piji, Yam


Piji's girlfriend, Ila and Napi


Yam, Imah, Amie, Zairi and Sauki


Zaha and Napi


yummy......

Nik Muhammad Afiq

My son is seven month old now, he’s quite active and love to crawl in a dining room. Sometime he is begging to someone especially me, hoping that he’ll be put in their arm.

This is a picture of Nik Mouhammad Afiq with his Wan (grandmother). Wan love afiq very much, she always kisses Afiq on his cheek and head. When Afis was crying, just Wan can stop the tear. I don’t know why, maybe Wan got some talent.

Afiq need mama if he want to sleep, sometime Afiq sleep in swing cradle.

Wednesday Post

Today, I was quite busy preparing and compiling a new question for Semester 1 knowledge assessment. The assessment will be held on tomorrow from 11.30 am to 1.00 pm. After finished compile the question, I go to photocopier machine to print a question book for 21 students.




I received “kuih raya” that I ordered from my colleague last week, it’s “kuih suji” and “kuih cip coklat”. I bought 2 boxes for each. I think it’s enough because my wife also bought a “kuih raya”. It’s not wise in spending I we’ve bought so many “kuih raya”.

Ok, don’t have any idea to write. Lastly, I must always put in my mind that the spending of money must be well planned otherwise I’ll suffer then. Don’t buy if thing not very important. As long as you plan, you’ll never fail. 

“Buka Puasa” Gathering

I have attended a Ciastmain family gathering at Azira’s Restaurant in Seksyen 10 Shah Alam. I arrived there exactly 6.30pm, a half an hour late. This is due to several unexpected thing happen. I went to Sekyen 18 first to pick up Fendi to join our gathering.



Approximately 30 members attended the gathering; some of them bring their family member to join us. I was so glad to hear that some of the members are going to a mother soon. Hope they will take good care of themselves.

I want thank to all of members of participate in this event. I hope this relationship will last forever. In my humble opinion, as long as we still uphold in the name of friendship and families, our bond is going to be well.