Why We Will Not Use Bahasa Malaysia For I.T. Words

By boyd on Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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Why we in Malaysia insists on using English for I.T. Industry?

This is because the whole world uses the language as an information and/or technology language. How dangerous it will be if we try to use Bahasa, especially in school. See example below:-

Hardware = barang keras

Software = barang lembut

Joystick = batang gembira

Plug and Play = cucuk dan main

Port = lubang

Server = pelayan

Client = pelanggan

Try to translate this:

in ENGLISH:

That server gives a plug and play service to the client using either hardware or software joystick. The joystick goes into the port of the client.

Now in BAHASA:

Pelayan itu memberi pelanggannya layanan cucuk dan main dengan menggunakan batang gembira jenis keras atau lembut. Batang gembira itu akan dimasukkan ke dalam lubang pelanggan.

Now you know…WHY…

  new craze on Glass

By shyuan on Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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Filed Under: Design, Waterblowing, shyuan

came across the pressed and poured glass material at our office’s Material Research Centre, and was absolutely thrilled. I can imagine how spectacular it would look using it as an interior screen or glass balustrade. Price wise, it is not as bad as i first thought. A 3m x 3m screen would probably cost abt £700pounds as an average - not too bad a price for a centre piece in your home, really.

View the full range here

http://www.3form.eu/materials-varia-organics.php

 

  DIY - Saw The Door

By boyd on Monday, May 12, 2008

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New carpet in the bed room, the door cannot be open or close due to thicker new carpet.

The right tools to do it will be a cheap electronic jigsaw (cost around £14)

first, removing the screws on the door that attaching the door to the wall.

prepare even level chair on few sides of the door to make it ready for sawing. a fairly big space is needed and luckily my kitchen just have enough room ;)

draw the line that you want to saw and make yourself ready with shoes/goggles for protection.

start to saw it slow and once you used to it then just keep sawing. Remember to pause half way if you think the saw is overheat.

Hope you can do it by yourself too ;) I am going to saw more when doing the wooden flooring for living room this weekend

  DIY - Removing Wallpaper

By boyd on Monday, May 12, 2008

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hi ya…I have been DIY recently for my flat, so I decided to talk about some of the experience.

This topic is about REMOVING WALLPAPER.

Removing wallpaper is quiet tiring if you do not have the right tools even it’s a small room. My office room is done by without using the right tools, so it waste me a whole day for removing wallpaper on 4 walls.

When come to the second room, the bedroom now, I bought the Wallpaper Steamer (cost around £20) and it just  took me half day for removing the wallpaper ;)

How to use the wallpaper steamer? fill the machine with hot water, switch it on, when it become steaming, just apply it on the wallpaper on the wall and use the scrapper easily remove it ;)

So, the proverb never goes wrong, 工欲善其事,必先利其器