Water crisis
The chronological of water crisis in Malaysia:
Feb 17, 2010 - Water crisis in Kluang
The Sembrong Timur treatment plant which supplies water to about a third of the Kluang district may be shut down. The prolonged drought in the area since May has seen the water level at the plant drop below the critical level of 0.5m to 0.1m. (read more)
Feb 20, 2010 - Water crisis making dams in Johor save every drop
Johor water authorities have been directed not to release water from dams, especially those used for flood mitigation, and to conserve water where possible. (read more)
Mac 11, 2010 - Dry weather puts Kemaman on alert
The current hot spell and lower rainfall in catchment areas have sparked a water crisis in Kemaman where some 200,000 consumers have been warned to conserve water as the situation could worsen. (read more)
Mar 12, 2010 - Use water with care
All Johoreans need to be prudent in using water, not just those affected by the water rationing exercise by Syarikat Air Johor Holdings Sdn Bhd (SAJH) (read more)
Mar 12, 2010 - Drought brings ‘autumn’ to Miri
THE prevailing drought coupled with the hazy weather has given Miri a touch of autumn. Trees are shedding leaves because of a lack of rain, flowers are falling to the ground due to the heat, and grasses on the ground are turning brown like in autumn in temperate countries. (read more)
This is certainly not a game to play. The state of Johor, Negri Sembilan, Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak has been hit with water crisis. I still thank God that here in Klang Valley, dams supplying water to consumers were still at 90% capacity. But that doesn't warrant that it's going to remain the same considering the dense population and industries in Klang Valley.
The message here is to conserve water in the very little ways that we can.
Information overload
Every day, information is being disseminated to us in many ways ranging from the old-fashioned newspaper to the instantly available World Wide Web – the Internet. Like it or not, information is there in every corner of this world, it reaches those who yearn for it and passes by those who are simply ignorance enough.
My parents were very encouraging when it comes to reading; we visited the library once or twice every month. I believe this is one of the reasons why the habit was built and gradually turned into writing as a means to share.
Having said that information is readily available, the fact that retrieving it might not be that easy as one thinks. What we are actually facing now is INFORMATION OVERLOAD. On one hand we have the email, World Wide Web, e-books, e-journals and CD-ROMS on the other hand we have newspapers, magazines, journals, reference books and encyclopedias.
Information is just like our friends or people we know. We store them in our head or phonebook or address book so that we can one day retrieve it. As we always get to meet with new people, it is the same with information. Rings any resemblance?
As I am now analyzing my results and writing the thesis, I make it a point to document the journals I have read or other relevant references in a proper manner so that I don’t mess up later. Suffice to say, I am now facing the information overload condition. There’s just too much to be stored in my head and on my scribbled piece of paper.
I just don’t want to die “vomiting” information like what happens to drug overdosed. I hope this all will be over very soon.
PS: Packing my stuffs for my Gunung Jerai trip this weekend. So freaking puffed up now.
St Paul Primary School – Class 6 Green – 2010 Reunion
This post, like it or not, has to be up before it goes non topical. I wonder if I have ever talked about my school, but heck, told or not told, it's good to give a recap - for the sake of history keeping when I look back at my old posts again when I am old one day.
Back in the 90s, parents would send their kids to one of the few primary schools in Kuching where one can get a good learn of the Mandarin language. The schools are SRB Chung Hua No.4, SRB St Paul, SRB Chung Hua No.2, just to name a few hot-schools. Here, I was in SRB St Paul.
You may ask, "What's SRB"? The fact that schools in Sarawak use the designation SRK/SRB (Sekolah Rendah Kerajaan/Bantuan) and SMK/SMB (Sekolah Menengah Kerajaan/Bantuan) instead of labelling them "Cina" or "Tamil", as most schools in Peninsula Malaysia do, is a portray of education is for all notwithstanding skin colour or what one's mother tounge is. We Sarawakians knew that when we were young.
Fourteen years, after leaving school in 1996, here we are again. Only twelve of us made it out of the fourty plus we know. The rest are either working overseas, migrated, or away for a trip. It was a great moment in Starbucks, The Spring. We did a lot of catch up on everyone's where about, gossiping about others who weren't there.
Seated (from left): Chia Chin, Chia Yen, Mee Mee, Ting Ting, Eileen, Su Khim.
Standing (from left): Jin Leong, Benjamin, Daniel, Nyuk Fong, Ai Min, Yin Fang.
It was just too crowded at Starbucks, we decided to take our gathering to another level where we can have a good chat. Su Kim, a mum of two girls, offered her semi-detached house. I tell you, HER HOUSE IS REALLY HUGE. Damn admiring and envious I am for a house like that.
I must say that most of my classmates look pretty (should have courted them back then). Haha.
Here's another for remembrance. All these wonderful moment was of course captured by Jin Leong. Without him, there won't be this post at all. Just for your reference, he's a free lance photographer - taking wedding reception shots or liaising with part time models. (Can contact me for more information)
Before I conclude, I only knew that quite a lot of us are working in KL. Should make more such gatherings. If, by chance, you stumbled upon my blog and happens to be from Class 6 Green of SRB St Paul in 1996, please feel free to drop me a buzz. We need to keep the ball rolling.
PS: I've decided to break away from my previous layout of the Thesis theme (forged version, I just knew that). I'll stick with this one until I can make USD 87 to buy the original theme.
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