Seen and Heard: KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up

Here's a song I heard from Mix.FM, and it sure brings back memories. Retro songs always bring up such a happy feeling (at least that's how I feel whenever I listen to this sort of song). Enjoy:)
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KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up (1983)

Everybody wants you
Everybody wants your love
I'd just like to make you mine all night

Na, na, na, na, na, na,
na, na, na, na, na
Baby give it up
Give it up
Baby give it up
Na, na, na, na, na, na,
na, na, na, na, na
Baby give it up
Give it up
Baby give it up

Everybody sees you
Everybody looks and stares
I'd just like to make you mine all mine

Na, na, na, na, na, na,
na, na, na, na, na
Baby give it up
Give it up
Baby give it up
Na, na, na, na, na, na,
na, na, na, na, na
Baby give it up
Give it up
Baby give it up
Can you give it
Can you give it
Give it up

Come on baby I need your love
Do you know I want it baby
Come on baby I want your love
Give it up, some of your love
Come on and play the game of love

'Dah Keje Pun Kena Study' 101 - Materials

Haha, now I know what're you thinking...well, actually I don't. Okay here's the thing, I'm supposed to have this assessment thingy next week. In today's fast paced environment, even your competencies and capabilities have to be accelerated in order to survive the working world (which is sad, but true, and I hate it turned out this way). Anyway, the company I'm working for is having this initiative called ACD - Accelerated Capability Development for this. For the young engineers, that means one thing: start cranking up your brain...again. And so, just to help myself studying and to share some info with all of you. Let's talk about what to study. Lesson 1: Materials (warning: things might get technical, hoho..)

Basically, there are 3 factors affecting materials selection in engineering: temperature, pressure and service (basically the medium the equipment will be subjected to; whether it is toxic, corrosive, operated at marine environment and stuff). So at low temperatures, the usage of carbon steel is already sufficient in fabrication. But when the temparature starts to increase, then the usage of low alloy carbon steel or even stainless steel seemed to be a better fit. Even when the operating temperature is well below 0 (zero) degress Celcius (like in air separation units to produce liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen) , usage of material such as nickel and aluminium is more appropriate. (due to it's better properties against heat, better strength, etc.)

Mechanical engineers usually refer to some codes and standards as a guide in the day-to-day work. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has a solid, comprehensive guidelines on materials. ASME II classifies material mainly into two: metallic and non-metallic. Under metallic, we have ferrous unalloyed (strictly iron compound), ferrous alloyed (iron with some alloy compound) and non-ferrous (metals other than iron).

For non-metallic, we have tonnes of names to throw at (I do not remember all the names!), categorized into a few groups. We have thermoplastics (soften at increased temperature, hardens at reduced temperature like PVC), thermosets (fibreglass), elastometrics (rubber-like properties), fibre reinforced (contain fibres such as carbon, aramid and glass), and insulation (rockwool, calcium silicate, refractory bricks which are meant for thermal insulation). These non-metallic materials are also group into its resistance to chemical attacks, whereby the most non-resistant ones will subject to cracking, swelling, brittlement and decomposition.

Told you that it's gonna get technical, right? Well, I'm just sharing what I know (and what I have studied so far). I hope I have shared the correct knowledge; if not I apologize. Logging off now...

A Manic Monday Indeed...

Hey all. I just got back from this Chinese dinner organized by my department; basically to celebrate the completion of project we're involved in (more on that in the future, perhaps..too tired to tell you guys about it now). I was the emcee for the ceremony (yet again..FYI, I am now the unofficial emcee for my department). I've been taking the emcee job for many occasions now. Of course it's a good thing career wise as you increase your so-called 'visibility' to the top management (the CEO was there, GMs and SMs were there), but sometimes you can't help it but to think 'Aisehhh, takde orang lain lagi ker nak jadi...'(loosely translated means Gosh, like there is no one else..). Well, what's done is done, mission accomplished, got myself a few praises from the attendees (as well as from my boss, huhu)...

So, what's with today you ask? Was that the only thing I did? Let me brief you what happened today. I only found out that I've got to be the emcee this morning. I have to prepare the text, find out who's coming, who's giving the speeches, bla bla bla. To make things worst, my laptop suddenly got this blue screen of death (you know what I'm talking about, do you?), and my text files got corrupted. So I have to redo it again2, bla bla...Didn't even got the change to ask for my boss to review it; it's all on me..aiyoooo. Then we had this meeting in the morning. Then we have another session on our assessments (more on that on the later posts), what topics to cover, bla bla bla again..and that ends around 4-ish, and I still haven't produced the final emcee text...

Anyway, enough of me babbling about routine stuffs. Before I log off, here's a cartoon strip which evolves around..teamwork! I've decided to post it as it relates to the key to the successful completion of our job, which is repeatedly emphasized by the CEO..till the next post (with hope that I'll maintain my self-discipline), signing off; roger and out...

Seen and Heard: Katy Perry - Thinking Of You

Just got back from dinner. Pian, one of my good friend is here in Malacca; attending this course about petroleum engineering. Anyway, took him to Pak Putra for a cheese and butter naan & tandoori chicken. I've managed to convince him that it's one of the best:)

Anyway, here's another tune found for my private collection. From the women who brought you the catchy tunes of 'I Kissed A Girl' and 'Hot and Cold', it's the latest single from Katy Perry, 'Thinking Of You'. It's a great song in my opinion. This is one of those songs about the fact that you never forget about someone you truly love, even after you're no longer together (Now that I mentioned, I do have a couple more songs of the same theme, maybe I'll share it with you guys later) Till then, happy listening:)
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I guess I'm logging off now. Till the next post, oyasumi nasai...

Seen and Heard: Funny Cat Hits The Dog

For my blog, I'm going to introduce a new section called Seen and Heard (S&H) Basically every week I'll try my best to publish or upload any form of media that interests me; and hopefully does interest you as well. It can be songs that I fancy, creative adverts, or some funny viral videos in YouTube.

Anyway, today's S&H is a viral video. Bad kitty(or should I say gooood kitty)hehe..Enjoy:)

Picasa Web Albums

Just a quick update. I've established my Picasa Web Albums; basically I've uploaded some pics from my student years, my family, my travel journeys and many more. There will more to come, so feel free to pay a visit. Also, I've put a widget on my blog. Enjoy:)

Australian Open 09 Showdown: The Wizard vs The Bullfighter

Today's match is not to be missed. The classic showdown revisited: Roger Federer vs Rafael Nadal. Both players have displayed exceptional talent is this year's first Grand Slam. Roger has been back into his ever-famous gameplay, with his precision shot-making. His semifinal against Andy Roddick proved that point. Watching his game is like watching a master conductor perfecting his orchestra; it was just magical. And Rafa, have you checked out the semifinal match against his fellow Spaniard, Fernando Verdasco? Man oh man, it was unreal! The match took 5 hours and 14mins to complete! Insane! That was the longest match to date in the Australian Open. Both players have displayed sheer determination, superb shots were made. What can I say, the audience in the Rod Laver arena got what they paid for! Spellbinding tennis action.

Can they repeat the quality of their great Wimbledon 08 showdown? I have a feeling they can. My money today is on Roger. He is back in his A game, and he will emerge victory. Of course, Rafa will not just give it away. Victory is to be respectfully earned, and it may take Roger 5 sets just to get it. Tune in to Star Sports today, or if you can't you can listen to the radio commentary here

Owh before i forget, congrats to Serena on winning her 10th Grand Slam title. To be honest, I don't really follow the women's match after the letdown of Ana Ivanovic..sighh

Update: Unbelievable! The Spaniard wins! I am speechless, he never showed any signs of fatigue playing for 4hrs 23mins. Unbelievable, a truly deserving victory for Rafa. Congrats!