EQUATION OF EARNINGS

This is something I've received lately through an e-mail posted by one of my friends. Illogical as it may be but there's seems slight truth in it. Enjoy!

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Engineers and scientists will never make as much money as business executives. Now, a rigorous mathematical proof has been developed that explains why this is true:

Postulate 1: KNOWLEDGE is POWER


Postulate 2: TIME is MONEY


As every Engineers know,


WORK = POWER * TIME


From Postulates 1 & 2, since


KNOWLEDGE = POWER and TIME = MONEY, we have,


WORK = KNOWLEDGE * MONEY


Solving for MONEY, we get,


MONEY = WORK / KNOWLEDGE

Thus, mathematically expressed, as KNOWLEDGE decreases, MONEY increases regardless of how much WORK is done!

Conclusion: The LESS you KNOW, the MORE you MAKE!

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* It has been speculated that the reason why Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard's Math program was because he stumbled upon this proof as an undergraduate, and dedicated the rest of his career to the pursuit of ignorance.

You bet! Till the next posting.

VOICES FROM A LONGHOUSE (Part I)

In The Beginning...

This will be a series of posting dedicated to unravel the mysterious Iban - being part and proud of it! Now, when I mentioned the term "Iban", does it rings a bell to you guys? For sure it's not something I've coined out of boredom. If not, then you are on the right track! This posting will discuss about the past, present and the future of Ibans in a different perspective as seen from a student's point of view.

Before going further, I just wanna make it crystal clear that we (The Ibans) are not identical as to what depicted in here @ here. Never in our minds did this kind of thing ever happened nowadays unless you are talking about some silly, low-class, unscholastic advertisement like those stated above.

(before)

It can't be denied that for centuries, Ibans were renowned for practising headhunting and tribal/territorial expansion. A long time ago, being a very strong and successful warring tribe, the Ibans were a very feared tribe in Borneo and often referred to as Sea Dayak by the then British Colonial. Mind you, things change and the changes are prominent! Now, the days of headhunting and piracy are long gone and it has come the modern era of globalization and technology for the Ibans.

(after)

I believed that our inception to be part of Malaysia is no coincidence. The Ibans are struggling to be as developed as other races and to be a contributor in achieving the Vision 2020 playing their role hoping to be part of a just society. They are involving themselves in all sort of business and occupation; from street hawkers to international business maker, from blue collar bread winner to professional employee.

As can be observed in any culture in the olden days, where the age of technology is beyond reach; yes, anybody can fool and be fooled - anyone can perform a trick of becoming a witchdoctor whose after a series of promising dance was able to appease The Rain God to pour down water, mesmerizing the other in follies. But, let me tell you, this is not me being a witchdoctor whatsoever convincing you, the readers without proof. Click here for more reliable search - at least, wikipedia is something people look up to as far as further information is to be concerned.

To be continued...

Suba selalu sida niang aki madah ngagai aku; agi enchelak agi bebatak! Retinya, if there's a will, there's always a way. Ba runding aku siku, tu meh siti ari chara ia kitai mandang ke pemeran diri ke bansa. Mayuh orang semina bejaku aja, tang nadai ngereja pengawa ti patut digaga. Kenu ko orang "patung nyaut, tang kaki enda engkebut"

SCIENCE OF RELATIONSHIP

Of course I am not George S. Pransky who provides a handbook for the subject! But, I am glad to remind all about the very basic fundamentals of relationship as what we can observe in Mother Nature herself.

Easy as it seems – though often misunderstood, men are mischievously searching for the ABSOLUTE answer on how to make better relationship – which to their dismayed, will never be found regardless of how hard one’s try!

So, what does an atomic bonding has to do with the matter of relationship? Peculiar as it may be, but it does make sense as we peep into how the mechanism works in our society.

Take WATER (scientifically, H₂O) for example. The most crucial need men ever needed alongside with the air. One molecule of water has two hydrogen atoms covalently bonded to a single oxygen atom.

In this concept, our community is likening to this covalently bonded water molecule which consists of positively charged hydrogen and negatively charged oxygen atoms.

In my view, this is how our society should work. Undoubtedly, there must be some negative and positive values in a society that differentiate it from one another. This is what I called quality of uniqueness. Like the sub-atomic particles which lie inside the element, the term society itself stands hollow when it is purely made of only single sided groups i.e. there shall be affirmation and opposition that makes up a just society.

In the micro level of relationship among individual, one should be compatible to each other provided that one is able to adapt. When negatively & positively charged particles collide, the result is just as beautiful as a neutral brand new hybrid consisting both elements with new features. I’m not referring to the bad guys=negatively charged particles here, what I’m trying to say is, negatively charged particles=less positive values.

To develop a relationship, one must be able to adapt to their surrounding and intrinsically learn what they are lacking of from somebody else. For example, average students should befriend with the head-up & the less able shall be given the opportunity to have the same rights as their counterparts. You simply can’t let a blind to direct a blind because at the end of the day, both might fall into a pit! Also, as can be seen in Nature, positively charged particles repel each other. Meaning, one needs others in order to sail this fragile life. As Neils A. Armstrong (my fav.) said "no man is an island..."

Generally, I think the saying of the “birds of the same feathers, flock together” should be revisited that men should alert what's it that Mother Nature crave to tell.

Till the next posting.

"IN-DUST-TRIAL" TRAINING

Greetings all. So, what have been done since the last 10 weeks? To me, nothing much a hush but there's this internship attachment eager to be told.


Generally, I can conclude that much knowledge has been gained during the practical training. As I was allocated at the Bridge Division of one of Sarawak largest consulting firm, i.e. KTA(Sarawak) Sdn.Bhd, the honor & gratitude is always mine.


To be part of the winning team, ability to learn from the best in their fields & the opportunity, support & guidance given throughout the training, I thank you.


In a nutshell, let these photos captured during the training period foretell the rest of the story, as the saying goes "pictures are worth than thousand words". Enjoy!

Main KTA (Sarawak) Sdn.Bhd. building
Me with Associate Director Ir. Michael Hii
(abv-R) With Design Engineers at office.
(abv-L) One and only THE SPRING
(my fav. spot to hang out)

Some under construction bridges
I've visited in Padawan District.

Machinery used during construction of bridge.
Boring machine, SPT (N) Value determination,
Static Load Test & Bar bending equipment.

Mobilization of crane, excavator,
Bulldozer, lorries etc.
Picture showing pre-cast concrete girder.

With the site supervisor & Resident Engineer (RE)
(abv) Anticipated to become future Civil Engineer (CE)

p/s - That's part & parcel of my "in-dust-trial" training & it turns out to be a memorable one.