Isnin, 5 April 2010
Mangkuk Ajaib?
Ni mesti kerja orang yang "dah tak ada kerja"! Hehehe... macam-macam hal manusia ni kan. Takkanlah "ajaib tu" benar-benar mampu mempamerkan keajaibannya! Kalau benar, dah ramai yang jadi barbeque...huhu...
Apapun :
1. Nak masuk tandas kena baca doa.
2. Jangan buat kerja tak berfaedah (bakar toilet.
3. Fikir dulu sebelum bertindak.
4. Baca doa keluar tandas.
Wassalam
Samdul...
Sabar je lah. Allah kurniakan akal untuk fikir, tapi macam tak nak guna...jangan sampai Allah tarik balik nikmat akal tu. Tak ke naya...
MANCING 2
3 April 2010 Ekspedisi Memancing ke-2 bersama Ayie.
Lokasi yang sama, tetapi dengan misi baru...memburu "SIAKAP".
Trip agak lewat dimulakan disebabkan beliau terlibat dengan Mukhayyam statik. Free pun jam 8.30. Jadi saya pun ada masa untuk buat lebih persiapan.
Masa ni isteri pun terlibat dengan urusan Tilawah Al-Quran di Kg. Pasir, kira ni masa yang agak sesuai lah untuk ekspedisi. Jam 9 lebih Ayie pun sampai, dan kami pun terus bertolak.
Sebaik tiba ada sepasang suami isteri sedang termangu menanti umpan dijamah mangsa, tapi hasilnya masih tak kelihatan. Kami saling berkenalan, dan terus berhijrah ke kawasan muara.
Cuaca panas terik tiba-tiba bertukar mendung serta-merta disertai hujan lebat. Serangan monyet juga tak kunjung reda dan tak kurang hebatnya. Umpan yang dipasang habis, ikan tak juga naik.
Tangah hari Pak Abu (tuan rumah lubuk) ajak makan tengah hari. Kalau tak penuhi, dia takkan ajak makan lagi. Itu prinsip Pak Abu!
Lepas makan, kami solat kat tepi sungai, pastu sambung perjuangan. Lat 20 minit satu team lagi datang ke lokasi kami. Nampak ada yang otai-otai. Tapi kami layan je. Tak lama kemudian hujan lebat tak berhenti-henti sampai ke petang. Geng mereka dapat seekor Ikan Tanda, dan 2 ekor ketam. Sebelum mereka beransur (kehabisan umpan), saya dapat hasil yang pertama, seekor Tanda. Menjelang senja hujan makin lebat, saya naikkan pula seekor Sembilang. Puas bertarung dengan nyamuk yang semakin menggila, seekor ikan Bolos pula dinaikkan. Trip kali ini betul-betul mencabar kerana ikan yang bermain di permukaan air bukan main besar, tapi tak tak ada yang dapat dinaikkan. Tak lama kemudian, Ayie naikkan anak Sembilang sebagai hasil pertama.
Azan maghrib berkumandang, seketika kemudian saya berjaya menaikkan seekor Kerapu. Sebaik dapat, mulut berdoa agar Ayie turut Allah kurniakan rezeki yang sama.
Lat beberapa minit, joran kecil Ayie disambar siakap yang hampir sama saiznya. Syukur Alhamdulillah.
Sesi tengah malam kami batalkan kerana saya kena migrain dengan ditambah sakit batu karang yang belum begitu reda.
Hasil tangkapan kedua, seekor sembilang.
Sembilng, Tanda dan Bolos . . .
Ayie dengan hasil pertamanya... baby Sembilang.
Akhirnya... "mission accomplished" ... Siakap ditewaskan.
Rezeki Ayie tiba juga... rekod tangkapan terbaik beliau...
>> Tu yang bintik-bintik dengan yang macam kupu-kupu tu semuanya NYAMOOOK!!<<
Alhamdulillah.
Jumaat, 2 April 2010
PERUBAHAN 4 MUSIM

Khamis, 1 April 2010
PROSES MENUKAR KISWAH


Gambar berikut ialah Kaabah yang telah ditanggalkan kiswa sepenuhnya semasa proses penyalinan kepada kain kiswa yang baru.
Menggantikan kain penutup baru Kaabah atau kiswa pada setiap tahun menjadi satu tradisi bagi penduduk Mekah sejak sekian lama.
Bagi menggantikan kain penutup baru Kaabah pada tahun depan, kerja-kerja menjahit dan menenun dengan tangan telahpun dimulakan sekarang walaupun musim haji tahun ini baru saja berakhir.
Kerja-kerja menenun dan menyulam itu dilakukan oleh lebih 100 orang pekerja lelaki termasuk pekerja cacat di kilang atau bengkel kiswa di Umm Al-Jood, kira-kira 25 kilometer dari bandar Mekah.
Langsir pintu Kaabah tingginya ialah 6.5 meter dan 3.5 meter lebar diperbuat daripada kain sutera hitam dan tulisan khat ayat-ayat suci padanya adalah daripada sulaman benang emas dan perak.
Sementara tali pinggang Kaabah pula berukuran 47 meter dan 95 sentimeter lebar disulami dengan benang perak.
Kilang kiswa pertama ditubuhkan semasa pemerintahan Raja Abdul Aziz pada 1346 Hijrah, kira 78 tahun lalu dan pengurus yang pertama ialah Sheikh Abdul Rahman Muzhar.
Bagaimanapun kilang itu diperbesarkan beberapa tahun lalu daripada tiga seksyen kepada enam seksyen.
Kiswa dibuat dalam lima peringkat iaitu, peringkat mewarnanya di mana kain sutera direndam dalam air panas selama 24 jam hingga ia bertukar warna putih bercahaya sebelum diwarnakan hitam atau warna-warna lain mengikut bahagian-bahagian tertentu.
Peringkat kedua adalah kerja menenun dan kebanyakan kerja-kerja itu dilakukan dengan tangan, tetapi bagi bahagian-bahagian yang besar dan tidak memerlukan kerja seni dibuat menggunakan mesin.
Bagaimanapun sulaman tangan digunakan untuk sentuhan terakhir dan ia hanya boleh dilaksanakan oleh mereka yang mahir.
Fasa seterusnya ialah mencetak semua rekabentuk dan kaligrafi yang akan diletakkan pada hizam untuk disulam dan proses menyulam itu merupakan tugas yang cukup teliti dan mengambil masa yang panjang.
Kelambu Kaabah biasanya digantikan pada setiap 9 Zulhijah atau pada hari wukuf, iaitu ketika semua jemaah berkumpul di Padang Arafah, iaitu kemuncak ibadah haji.
Semasa zaman Rasulullah S.A.W, kiswa diperbuat dari kain yang dibawa dari Yemen dan ditukar dua tahun sekali, iaitu sebelum Ramadan dan semasa Hari Raya Aidiladha.
Selepas itu, kain penutup Kaabah dibuat di Mesir kerana kepandaian penduduknya dalam kerja-kerja menenun kain.
HOBI PELIK

Macam pemuda dari negara India ni, berusia 21 tahun, turut memiliki hobi. Dia jejaka normal. Cuma hobinya yang buat saya rasa... euwww... tengoklah.
Tak cukup lagi? Tengok bawah ni pulak. Beliau dikatakan telah terkenal di kampungnya dengan hobi yang sedemikian. Beliau gemar mempamerkan sikapnya yang suka bermain dengan cicak sehingga digelar lelaki cicak!
Biarlah dia dengan hobinya yang "best" itu. Mari kita kaji hobi yang sedang kita lakukan kini. Adakah melalaikan? Adakah bermanfaat kepada manusia lain? Adakah sekadar memberi kepuasan kepada diri sendiri?Mari kita kaji bersama-sama. Biarlah setidak-tidaknya hobi kita bermanfaat untuk diri kita, orang lain, dan yang paling utama diredhai Allah.
TECHNOLOGY : SUPERBUS
Looking more like a futuristic stretch limo than a bus, the Superbus is a 15-meter long vehicle that provides seating for 23 passengers who can embark and disembark via its 16 gull-wing doors (eight on each side). The electric bus runs on four E2M electric motors powered by rechargeable batteries with its highly streamlined shape and lightweight construction designed to keep energy consumption down as it hurtles along at 155 mph.Instead of adhering to a fixed schedule the Superbus is designed to be flexible and provide high volume, point to point transport on demand via a central routing optimization system.
Superbus Design
Designed by a team at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands the Superbus is able to alter its ground clearance to suit the road via front and rear lifting aluminum sub-frames. For city driving on existing roads the vehicle has a ground clearance of 40cm to allow it to be driven over speed bumps. Then when the bus hits a dedicated “Supertrack” it can be lowered to a ground clearance of 7cm and can reach speeds of 250 kmh (155 mph). These Supertracks would be built close to existing highways and would allow the bus to drive on autopilot. To prevent icing during winter the surface of these roads would store heat in the summer and release it in the winter.

To keep weight down the chassis, including the cockpit and the rear are completely made of carbon fiber-epoxy composite, while the outer panels of the Superbus are made of IXIS, a composite material consisting of a foam core sandwiched between layers of thermoplastic fiberglass. This material boasts high energy absorption in the case of a collision and is also recyclable. Strong and lightweight Lexan polycarbonate was chosen for the glazing. To ensure low rolling resistance for minimum energy consumption special tires needed to be developed by Vredestein with the dimensions of a truck tire, but with the specifications of a sport-scar tire.

Safety
For improved safety the vehicle includes a fast responding electronic guidance system and obstacle detection systems using radar to detect objects from a few hundred meters away. To improve maneuverability the rear wheels of the bus also steer. The bus boasts 750 onboard sensors to detect such things as whether all passengers have fastened their seat-belts and if there is anyone standing in range of the doors while they are opening and closing.

Interior
The interior of the vehicle is designed to provide comfortable, luxurious and private travel space for the passengers. It is split into two main parts: the passenger compartment and the cockpit. The passenger compartment is then divided into three cabins using two transparent dividing screens. The first cabin offers a single row of forward facing seats with each passenger provided with a personal table, headset and a multimedia screen. The two cabins behind have two rows of seats that face each other with a large foldable conference table in the middle, which also holds multimedia screens.

On Demand Public Transport
Recognizing that flexibility is one of the major strengths of the car the Superbus will pick up passengers near their homes when needed. In order to make the goal of a point to point on demand system a reality the project will look to develop a special ordering system. This ordering system will receive pickup requests from the Internet and SMS and will combine passengers with the same origin and destination as much as possible to minimize the distance traveled and the number of stops needed during the trip. Its developers say fares for the Superbus service would be comparable with present day public transport prices.

Test Drive
To evaluate the Superbus concept the project team built a test mule to do a series of test runs before starting assembly of the demonstrator vehicle. The first test drive of the Superbus mule took place at the RDW test center in Lelystad on October 19, 2008, with three subsequent test-drives culminating in a fourth and final test drive on January 31, 2009.

Satisfied with the results of the Superbus mule test-drives the project has turned to the construction of a full prototype. The chassis has been completed and the glazing and body panels have been attached, giving the Superbus its distinctive shape. Work then moved to the interior with the upholstery finished on January 21, 2010. After the completion and evaluation of the prototype the project will move to the final phase which will see the Superbus enter large scale production with TU Delft hoping to market the vehicle worldwide.
Project Team
The Superbus team boasts some impressive names. It was designed by Dr Antonia Terzi, the former chief aerodynamicist of the BMW-Williams Formula 1 team, while Prof. Wubbo Ockels, the first Dutchman in space, is the project’s General Manager. The project has also garnered sponsorship from a number of sources including the Netherlands government, which has pledged 77 million euro to the project in addition to industry sponsors. Over 45 suppliers, including Bose, Logitech, Hella, E2M technologies and Bosch have also gotten behind the project.
It’s still a few years before we’re likely to see the Superbus taking passengers, but here’s hoping it will one day mean an end to the aging, pollution spewing, less than punctual and even less comfortable mobile boxes I’m forced to endure at the moment.
Limited edition Nürburgring package for Lexus LFA
The Lexus LFA supercar was a long time coming, but little time has been wasted in bringing a mod-kit aimed at hardcore track driving enthusiasts to market. The Nürburgring package offers new aerodynamics including a fixed rear wing which delivers greater downforce, a power increase to more than 562bhp, gearshift times cut to just 0.15 seconds, 0-62mph acceleration in 3.7 seconds and the top speed of 202mph is maintained in spite of higher downforce.
Only 50 examples are to be built out of a total LFA production limit of 500 cars. The announcement was made to highlight LFA’s entry in the Nürburgring 24 Hours race in May.
Other aerodynamic features and technical revisions include a larger front spoiler and side fin-type spoilers, maximum power from the mid-front-mounted 4.8L V10 engine has been increased by 10bhp to more than 562bhp and gear shifts in the six-speed sequential transmission have been reduced.The suspension has been given a sports tune-up and new mesh-type wheels are matched with high-grip tires.
Lucky customers can avail themselves of individual driving instruction on the legendary Nordschleife circuit from the Nürburgring’s chief instructors. They will also get a one-year driving pass to the track.
Jumaat, 26 Mac 2010
PROTON GEN2 HYBRID




Usahasama Proton dengan Lotus telah melahirkan Gen2 generasi baru dengan enjin 1.6 Liter CamPro yang dilengkapi teknologi hybrid EVE (Efficient, Viable, Enviromental). Ia menghasilkan kuasa sebanyak 30KiloWatt untuk motor elektriknya ( kira-kira 40 hp). Penjimatan minyak kira-kira 5.6 L/100km.
Max Torque 233Nm pada 1500rpm
Kuasa Max 105kW pada 5500rpm
0 - 100 : 9.0 saat
Top speed : 188.8km/j
KPLI oh KPLI
Ramai teman-teman yang memohon sekali dua dah diterima. Mungkin itu rezeki masing-masing. Bagi saya yang memegang Ijazah Sarjana Muda Ekonomi dengan kepujian Ekonomi Perancangan dan Pembangunan, saya sendiri tidak tahu bidang yang sesuai di pohon dalam KPLI. Rata-rata itulah yang menjadi punca kegagalan permohonan saya menurut beberapa sumber yang saya rujuk.
Namun permohonan kali ini lagi mengejutkan bagi diri saya.
Pagi ini "baru teringat" untuk menziarahi :
Saya pun segera menjenguk ke laman tersebut... tapi...
Lihat gambar berikut :

Orang kata kalau dah bukan jodoh, dikejar macamana sekalipun takkan dapat... Tapi kalau dah jodoh, usaha seciput pun membuahkan hasil.
Jadi, itulah cerita KPLI saya untuk ambilan Jun tahun ini... hampa lagi...
Alhamdulillah... ada hikmahnya...
(Ke ada anak murid yang doakan saya supaya jangan keluar dari sekolah ini?... Tapi saya sangat bimbang sebenarnya kalau-kalau saya dikeluarkan dari sekolah ini... huhu...)
Khamis, 25 Mac 2010
TECHNOLOGY : Sanwa 12-port USB hub
The incredible range of USB peripherals available and the shortage of free ports on many machines – particularly laptops – means that a USB hub is practically a necessity if you don’t want to waste precious time plugging and unplugging devices. Sanwa’s 12-port offering doesn’t quite match Brando’s effort in the number of ports, but is definitely the more eye-catching of the two when loaded up with devices. Its circular design means that it might be ok for those rare occasions when you need a high tech table centerpiece, but will likely have cables running every which way on the desk when fully loaded.
TECHNOLOGY : Infinite USB


For anyone who has ever lamented those clunky USB hubs, there might be a far more elegant solution around the corner. Thanks to clever design student Jiang Gonglue, we might not be too far off from seeing something like this 'Infinite USB' connector, which allows an unlimited* number of devices to plug into one USB port.
The connectors would wisely be color-coded, allowing you to distinguish between your devices. In addition, to combat the inevitable power issues that come with attaching multiple devices to a computer Jiang has also theorized an external power adaptor that would also feature the unique 'infinite USB' head.
Of course this is just a concept for now, but I look forward to the day when I don't have to unplug one device to make room for another.
The designer says that his idea comes from always having his mouse plugged into the same USB port all the time. He thought that it would be convenient if his mouse could provide a port while at the same time occupying one. And if a mouse could do this, why not any USB device?
Chrysler to develop Fiat 500EV for US market




A couple of months ago, as part of our coverage of the 2010 Detroit International Motor Show, we showed you an all-electric version of the venerable Fiat 500 that was on display at the event. At that time, Fiat said that the electric 500 was a technology test bed for future models, but was staying tight-lipped about any other details. This Monday, Fiat-owned Chrysler Group announced that it will be producing the 500EV for the US market, starting in 2012.
All of the powertrain engineering and vehicle development will be based out of Chrysler’s Michigan headquarters. The powertrain itself will be comprised of a high power electric module, a lithium ion battery, and a control unit for managing power flows.
There is no word yet on pricing, other than that it will be competitive with similar EV’s in its market. Last year, Chrysler announced that it will be building the combustion-engined version of the 500 for the North American market. It should be coming out later this year. As Fiats aren’t currently sold under their own name in North America, it will be interesting to see whether or not the 500/500EV gets rebranded as a Chrysler.
3 lagi menara bakal kalahkan Burj Khalifa

Perlumbaan membina bangunan pencakar langit tertinggi di dunia belum ada kemuncaknya. Masing-masing cuba mencipta nama, bahkan negara kita juga pernah menyertai dan memenangi perlumbaan tersebut walau untuk seketika. Perlumbaan ini tanpa disedari menjelaskan lagi tanda-tanda "kiamat" yang semakin hampir. Itu satu keadaan!
Keadaan yang lebih utama untuk diperhatikan ialah, "dana" yang digunakan untuk pembinaan setinggi itu tentunya di tahap yang dahsyat. Sekiranya perlumbaan itu berlaku dengan hebatnya di kalangan negara-negara barat, kita tidaklah begitu hairan, memandangkan rakyat mereka dan sekutu mereka hidup dalam keadaan yang "stabil".
Tetapi perlumbaan ini begitu mengujakan dalam kalangan negara-negara Arab! Sedangkan pada masa yang sama saudara seagama mereka bertarung nyawa dengan kebuluran, penderitaan dan penindasan tanpa ada yang membela. Ramai yang mati kelaparan, tiada tempat tinggal malah ramai yang dibunuh tanpa sebarang sebab. Tidakkah negara-negara Arab tersebut merasakan sesuatu?
Jika mereka tidak mahu membantu negara Islam lain atas alasan tidak mahu mencampuri urusan negara lain, mungkin itu satu hal. Namun bukankah lebih baik jika mereka menyalurkan dana yang sebesar itu untuk mempertingkatkan teknologi melalui pembiayaan penyelidikan sains dan teknologi. Pasti penemuan-penemuan yang hebat yang mengangkat martabat Islam seperti suatu ketika dahulu akan berlaku.
Siapakah yang akan membuka minda dan hati mereka?
Semoga Allah satukan umat Islam seluruh dunia. Semoga bangsa Arab Islam bersatu padu. Ya Allah, satukanlah kami...





