Which is more fuel efficient? Drive with or without air-conditioner?

Many people thought that driving with the air-conditioner switched off and wind the windows down will actually save the car fuel.

I remember watching the Mythbuster solving this myth on Discovery Channel few years back.

They reached a conclusion that when driving at a speed that of less than 50 mph, it is more efficient to leave the windows down.

However, if the speed is over 50 mph, the drag is increased, and therefore, it is more efficient to leave the air conditioner on.

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The Value of Life

"What is your purpose of life?", a friend once asked me.

Wealth? Name? Achievements? Financial security?

Study hard, get a good pay job, loving wife, cute kids ?

"Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value." - Albert Einstein

I chooses "Giving others joy!" ^^

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2011

Hopes for this year:
1. Stop procrastinating. (I don't think this will succeed)
2. Finish up my research on prediction on breast cancer tumour. (Gambate!)
3. Graduate with flying colours.
4. Be baptized. (Hopefully)
5. Save up and buy a new camera. (hopefully the price will drop)
6. Travel to Vietnam and come back in one piece. (pray hard)
7. Prepare transportation and accommodation for my sponsored master programme. (Buy new car perhaps)
8. Keep up with the demands and expectations from Northern Corridor and Intel. (For the $$)
9. Make full use of my 12 days annual leave and 3 days convocation leave. (a must!)
10. Sleep more, eat more, play more. (Enjoy)


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Ending my 2010

Leaving 2010, entering 2011.
For the month of December 2010 I've traveled from the East Malaysia to the West Malaysia and from the south peninsular to the north peninsular.

Kuching-Sematan-Miri-Brunei-Kuala Lumpur-Taiping-Port Weld-Penang

Here are some of the pics:

Sematan Palm Beach Resort

Magnificent

Bluish view of the ocean

Soft sandy beach

The Beach

Sunset at Sematan beach

Thanks to my Miri friend, I've visited almost every attractive places in Miri. Taman Selera Miri, Taman Awam Miri, San Ching Tian Taoist Temple, Miri City Fan, Pustaka Miri, Canada Hill and Luak Bay Esplanade are some of them.

The Grand Old Lady - Canada Hill - Malaysia's first oil well

Make it move! - Taman Awam Miri

Miri City Fan - a 10.4 hectare park at the center of the city

At one of the statues at San Ching Tian Taoist Temple - Largest Taoist temple in South East Asia (notice anything?)

Excapade Sushi @ Brunei

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Food for Thought

"Its not that I am smart,"

"Its just that I stay with problems longer..."

Got from the late Albert Einstein. (mean:Do not give up!)

But for my case:

"I stay with problems longer,"

"But, I am still not smart.."


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My Interview with Intel

I had an interview last week with Intel. This post will be used as my reminder in future!

Honestly, the questions asked were fundamental but I am unprepared for their technical questions. Did not do my revision! This was my greatest downfall.

Besides the normal questions such as "introduce yourself, your interest, your capability, ect ect", these are the summary of the questions asked and answers:

1. Draw a CMOS inverter truth table, schematic, stick diagram and cross-sectional view.
2. Draw a CMOS NAND and NOR gate truth table, schematic, and stick diagram.
Answer:

CMOS NOT, NAND, and NOR

3. Design an XOR gate using only NAND gate.
Answer:

Design XOR using NAND gate

4. Design XOR gate using only NOR gate.
Answer:

Design XOR using NOR gate

5. Write a simple source code to sort 10 numbers in descending order.
Answer:

6. Design half adder and full adder, from truth table, simplify using Karnaugh Map and draw the schematic. (lazy to write the solution)

7. What are the 5 layers in physical layer. (I only learn the 7 OSI layers. Not the layers inside the physical layers)
Answer: The 7 layers are Application, Presentation, Session, Transport, Network, Data Link and Physical.

8. What are the functions of data link layer?
Answer: Provide node to node packet delivery service, transmission/reception of structured streams of bits over the network media, sub-divide the physical layer's raw bit stream into structured blocks of packets, error detection and error handling.

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Fire!! Fire!!

It was 8am in the morning. I was soundly asleep. Having a wonderful dream.

Out of sudden, I have difficulty in breathing. Lacking of oxygen, I paused my sweet dream and opened my eyes.

Instantly, I smelt something weird. Something BURNING!
I saw thick SMOKE outside my window.
I thought my college was on FIRE!

Hazy view

Guess what, they are burning woods right below my apartment's block! KNS!

Don't they know that burning it so near to our apartment will suffocate us?!

Don't they know that open burning is wrong?!

Even while I am writing this, i heard my housemates coughing here and there....

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