Folks, today i got a new credit card from two major financial institutions in Malaysia: Maybank and CIMB. I shall be wise and spend only on necessary things with my credit card and will not use it to buy things that is way too pricey.
To me, credit card is a good thing and it can be convenient especially when one has to travel abroad such as outstations or overseas. The bad thing is however, the debt can be accumulated to becoming a mountain. If one does not know how to control their money or doesn't even know the true meaning of the word "budget", then i don't think a credit card would be necessary for you.
You see, a credit card is not a cash money or free money. It is a money that you can access in the absence of your "real money". Put it another way, a credit card is a method of helping you to pay-off goods and services offered to you when you needed the most. But here's the catch: when you use a credit card, the financier will impose a certain charge on top of the money that you used. However, the charge will be levied if you pay the money that you use in total...that is before the due date or the next statement date; and this depends on the bank's terms and conditions.
Before you wanted to use a credit card, you must be able to differentiate between a "need" and a "desire". Examples of a "need" is paying your bills, shopping for groceries and important household items, (and also using it during emergency situations); and examples of a "desire" includes buying things beyond what you can afford like let say buying a t-shirt that is equivalent to almost half of you salary!
Credit card should be used when you need them the most but you must also bear in mind that you are subject to bank's charges: whether hidden or not. How to know about all these charges? Read the long and wind-up Terms and Conditions of the banks. Sometimes, these T&Cs are written and printed using small fonts (probably size 8 or 7) and therefore, it is your responsibility to read them even if you require magnifying glass. Though one may argue and say that this is one hell of an unethical act, but to the bank, this will only save more paper hence less wastage/misuse of trees.
I am no guru nor expert when it comes to finance, but i must tell you to beware and be extra alert when it comes to using your credit card.
Just be wise, won't you?
Friday, May 15, 2009
Marking Final Exam Papers!
Hi folks, today, i have completed and finished marking the examination paper!
I am thankful that i have finished marking the examination paper. This semester, all of my students passed, and i have NOT failed any of them. The reason being is simple:
1. the students have suffered while learning under me: i gave them 4 quizzes (each worths 5%), and that makes up about 20% of their total marks.
2. i gave out one assignment that worths 5%
3. my colleagues and i gave two tests of which i took them as 10% each and that makes 20%.
4. 10 marks are reserved for key qualifications (attitude, participation and enthusiasm)
5. while the rest is for final examination 40%.
I made no apology to anyone for NOT failing the students. The reason being is simple: to pass, one need to work hard, but to get an A, one need to work "triple hard", for i will not easily give an A to students whom doesn't deserve it.
Anyway, a lot of my students merely passes this subject and only two students manages to get A-. ANd certainly there is no "A" for my students because i know their abilities and capabilities in mathematics.
I would like to re-iterate that i have marked the students in a transparent manner and i only gave them what they really deserve.
Anyway, hope to see you guys soon, perhaps in the next semester!
I am thankful that i have finished marking the examination paper. This semester, all of my students passed, and i have NOT failed any of them. The reason being is simple:
1. the students have suffered while learning under me: i gave them 4 quizzes (each worths 5%), and that makes up about 20% of their total marks.
2. i gave out one assignment that worths 5%
3. my colleagues and i gave two tests of which i took them as 10% each and that makes 20%.
4. 10 marks are reserved for key qualifications (attitude, participation and enthusiasm)
5. while the rest is for final examination 40%.
I made no apology to anyone for NOT failing the students. The reason being is simple: to pass, one need to work hard, but to get an A, one need to work "triple hard", for i will not easily give an A to students whom doesn't deserve it.
Anyway, a lot of my students merely passes this subject and only two students manages to get A-. ANd certainly there is no "A" for my students because i know their abilities and capabilities in mathematics.
I would like to re-iterate that i have marked the students in a transparent manner and i only gave them what they really deserve.
Anyway, hope to see you guys soon, perhaps in the next semester!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Are we getting too violent?
What is violence? According to wikipedia, "violence is the expression of physical force against self or other, compelling action against one's will on pain of being hurt."
I would like to comment on our (in particular, Malaysian) society's moral, ethics, and values. I think that some of us are getting to violent especially when committing a crime and/or offense. And we need to correct the attitude and values of the offender by way of harsh punishment and corrective-lesson. Let's deal with this issue by examining the recent robbery case.
Yesterday, at 8pm news, two woman were (you can say accidentally) killed when idiotic robbers are trying to rob them (by grabbing their handbag) while these women were riding their motorcycle and heading back home. This is really a tragic and sad story. I couldn't help myself but to cry on the inside. Worst, the woman who were killed were all pregnants! They are mothers and they are pregnant.
As i mentioned in my previous post, i am unable to fathom the reason behind this incident. We can't definitely blame the police: instead, we must look this from all angles and aspects.
The perpetrators, whom are all Malaysians, and i believe they are Malays, and probably a drug addicts. they (the bloody moron robbing the poor woman), i guessed, wanted some money and their easy target to them were women.
instead of robbing the woman who walks on the road, or in their home-sweet-home; they chose to rob women who were "driving" or "riding" their motorcycle. Did it ever occur to these bastards that their action could lead to the death of: (a) both parties; or (b) either one of the parties; or (c) none of the parties?? did it ever occur to them that they are also capable of killing themselves while attempting to rob a woman riding a motorcycle on fast-moving roads?
The episode which unfold before my very eyes, are absolutely tragic, traumatics and i have no feeling other than to sympathize with the women's survivors: their husbands and their children.
Imagine the women's children growing up with no-mother. And imagine the pain that these poor souls have to go through knowing the facts that their mother died in the most notorious and unfathomable way...And imagine also the pain of their husbands: who would cook for them? who would care for them? and who would warm the bed during the night? and who would be there for them when they needed them the most???
The next point of interest is how are we going to deal and curb this "mat-rempit" and bloody morons? who is to be blamed? the parents? the society? or the morons themselves?
And interestingly, one of this bloody incident occurs in Kelantan, where it was once known as "serambi Mekah"! allow me to explain: Kelantan is one of the 14 states in Malaysia who, i suppose pratices, incorporates and implements the full teaching of islam in their states...
Anyway, I mean, i am bot blaming Kelantan and its people as a whole; but it is a shame that this despicable act is occuring in the state of Kelantan...where Islam is being extremely and subserviently followed and practiced by its citizens...
Oh Lord, please help us to curb this mongrels and please severely punish the idiots who partially caused the death and loss of these poor women. and O Lord, rest the women's souls in peace and bless them with utmost blessings...
I would like to comment on our (in particular, Malaysian) society's moral, ethics, and values. I think that some of us are getting to violent especially when committing a crime and/or offense. And we need to correct the attitude and values of the offender by way of harsh punishment and corrective-lesson. Let's deal with this issue by examining the recent robbery case.
Yesterday, at 8pm news, two woman were (you can say accidentally) killed when idiotic robbers are trying to rob them (by grabbing their handbag) while these women were riding their motorcycle and heading back home. This is really a tragic and sad story. I couldn't help myself but to cry on the inside. Worst, the woman who were killed were all pregnants! They are mothers and they are pregnant.
As i mentioned in my previous post, i am unable to fathom the reason behind this incident. We can't definitely blame the police: instead, we must look this from all angles and aspects.
The perpetrators, whom are all Malaysians, and i believe they are Malays, and probably a drug addicts. they (the bloody moron robbing the poor woman), i guessed, wanted some money and their easy target to them were women.
instead of robbing the woman who walks on the road, or in their home-sweet-home; they chose to rob women who were "driving" or "riding" their motorcycle. Did it ever occur to these bastards that their action could lead to the death of: (a) both parties; or (b) either one of the parties; or (c) none of the parties?? did it ever occur to them that they are also capable of killing themselves while attempting to rob a woman riding a motorcycle on fast-moving roads?
The episode which unfold before my very eyes, are absolutely tragic, traumatics and i have no feeling other than to sympathize with the women's survivors: their husbands and their children.
Imagine the women's children growing up with no-mother. And imagine the pain that these poor souls have to go through knowing the facts that their mother died in the most notorious and unfathomable way...And imagine also the pain of their husbands: who would cook for them? who would care for them? and who would warm the bed during the night? and who would be there for them when they needed them the most???
The next point of interest is how are we going to deal and curb this "mat-rempit" and bloody morons? who is to be blamed? the parents? the society? or the morons themselves?
And interestingly, one of this bloody incident occurs in Kelantan, where it was once known as "serambi Mekah"! allow me to explain: Kelantan is one of the 14 states in Malaysia who, i suppose pratices, incorporates and implements the full teaching of islam in their states...
Anyway, I mean, i am bot blaming Kelantan and its people as a whole; but it is a shame that this despicable act is occuring in the state of Kelantan...where Islam is being extremely and subserviently followed and practiced by its citizens...
Oh Lord, please help us to curb this mongrels and please severely punish the idiots who partially caused the death and loss of these poor women. and O Lord, rest the women's souls in peace and bless them with utmost blessings...
I despise you, woman!
Okey, perhaps you are going to lament me for saying that i am bias, prejudice and stereotype. But here's the truth: i am NOT any of those. The sheer reason for the title is dedicated to all mothers who abuses their child (or children). I cannot for one imagine the life of the abused child (or children) after being tortured and badly abused by someone who calls (or widely known as) mothers.
After reading some news a couple of days ago, i was shocked, sad, dismay, perturbed, disturb and angry with someone widely known as a mother, who presses a hot iron against her 12-year old daughter for reporting to her father about her mother's secret affairs. Why is the mother going to the extend of abusing her daughter by using hot iron? I simply cannot fathom the mother's action. Why is our society (in particular, Malaysian society) becoming more violent?
You know, a hot iron is used to iron, press and remove the wrinkles on clothes at a very high temperature. the hot iron, if pressed on a human body would burn, tore-open and literally "cook" the skin, and more importantly, it will leave a scar that and bad memory to the person being pressed onto...imagine pressing a hot iron on your arms. next, imagine pressing a hot iron on an innocent young lady who is about to grow up and experience living the fullest in this beautiful yet challenging world...it is simple unimaginable...
The despicable act of the mother is absolutely unacceptable and she ought to be brought before justice. The mother should be imposed with a deterrent and harsh sentence: she should be caned 100 times and be put in prison for a minimum period of 10 years.
Why such harsh sentence, you may ask? I view it in a simple manner: the mother has ruined her daughter's future and most importantly, the mother has put a black mark on the daughter's history while living gracely on this planet Earth.
You see, if we were a judge and if i were to sentence the mother with a lesser punishment, then the mother would NEVER learn any lessons. We can't let the mother get away from this: she has to be responsible for her action and she must, above all, face the music that she has been playing on. if lesser punishment was meted out against her, then this would set a precedent which could bring greater impact in the future.
I myself can't imagine what would happen to the daughter: her future and most importantly, her identity. The daughter, i presume and strongly believe, will move on with her life with the undisputed facts that her mother has had actually abuses her during her childhood. How would the daughter reacts when someone asks her about her mother/ How would the society views her? How would she cope with all of these? If the daughter is an adult, then this ends here. but the think is, the daughter is not yet an adult. she is just merely a child whom i believe, is thirsting for her mother's love and care.
i just cannot accept the fact (though eventually i will have to learn to accept it, even though it is most damning, sickening and with heavy heart) that the daughter will lead a traumatic life after this incident. even if she is to recover from this nightmare and hulla-balloo, she would never forget the experience of being abused by someone who calls themselves a mother!
Damn the mother. I despise mothers who abuses their children.
After reading some news a couple of days ago, i was shocked, sad, dismay, perturbed, disturb and angry with someone widely known as a mother, who presses a hot iron against her 12-year old daughter for reporting to her father about her mother's secret affairs. Why is the mother going to the extend of abusing her daughter by using hot iron? I simply cannot fathom the mother's action. Why is our society (in particular, Malaysian society) becoming more violent?
You know, a hot iron is used to iron, press and remove the wrinkles on clothes at a very high temperature. the hot iron, if pressed on a human body would burn, tore-open and literally "cook" the skin, and more importantly, it will leave a scar that and bad memory to the person being pressed onto...imagine pressing a hot iron on your arms. next, imagine pressing a hot iron on an innocent young lady who is about to grow up and experience living the fullest in this beautiful yet challenging world...it is simple unimaginable...
The despicable act of the mother is absolutely unacceptable and she ought to be brought before justice. The mother should be imposed with a deterrent and harsh sentence: she should be caned 100 times and be put in prison for a minimum period of 10 years.
Why such harsh sentence, you may ask? I view it in a simple manner: the mother has ruined her daughter's future and most importantly, the mother has put a black mark on the daughter's history while living gracely on this planet Earth.
You see, if we were a judge and if i were to sentence the mother with a lesser punishment, then the mother would NEVER learn any lessons. We can't let the mother get away from this: she has to be responsible for her action and she must, above all, face the music that she has been playing on. if lesser punishment was meted out against her, then this would set a precedent which could bring greater impact in the future.
I myself can't imagine what would happen to the daughter: her future and most importantly, her identity. The daughter, i presume and strongly believe, will move on with her life with the undisputed facts that her mother has had actually abuses her during her childhood. How would the daughter reacts when someone asks her about her mother/ How would the society views her? How would she cope with all of these? If the daughter is an adult, then this ends here. but the think is, the daughter is not yet an adult. she is just merely a child whom i believe, is thirsting for her mother's love and care.
i just cannot accept the fact (though eventually i will have to learn to accept it, even though it is most damning, sickening and with heavy heart) that the daughter will lead a traumatic life after this incident. even if she is to recover from this nightmare and hulla-balloo, she would never forget the experience of being abused by someone who calls themselves a mother!
Damn the mother. I despise mothers who abuses their children.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Masterskill (M) Sdn Bhd v XXX
Today, i had a case at a so-called "Labour Court". It is not really a court: it is a labour office with the task of solving the disputes between the plaintiff (otherwise "the dobber") and the defendant (the employee).
The case goes something like this: i resigned, but i did not gave sufficient notice and therefore, i have literally (or ignorantly) breach the terms in my contract. i know i was at fault: there's no mistake about that. i was wrong, and even if i were to argue before a court of law, i will lose. the reason being is very simple: i have breach a contract of which i have duly signed and thus, failure to comply with the terms as per stipulated in the contract will result in the institution of legal action against me...hu hu, so sad.
Here's the decision of the so-called "Labour Court".
For your information, this "Labour Court" was set up under Section 70 of the Employement Act 1955 with the aims of solving any forms of disputes between the employer and the employee on any issue.
So folks, beware before you sign any forms of contract: because, once signed, you are liable for your own action.
Now, i have to fork out some 2-grand in order to pay to my former employer who, in my eyes, brings no benefits but unimaginable catastrophe!
Silly me!
The case goes something like this: i resigned, but i did not gave sufficient notice and therefore, i have literally (or ignorantly) breach the terms in my contract. i know i was at fault: there's no mistake about that. i was wrong, and even if i were to argue before a court of law, i will lose. the reason being is very simple: i have breach a contract of which i have duly signed and thus, failure to comply with the terms as per stipulated in the contract will result in the institution of legal action against me...hu hu, so sad.
Here's the decision of the so-called "Labour Court".
For your information, this "Labour Court" was set up under Section 70 of the Employement Act 1955 with the aims of solving any forms of disputes between the employer and the employee on any issue.
So folks, beware before you sign any forms of contract: because, once signed, you are liable for your own action.
Now, i have to fork out some 2-grand in order to pay to my former employer who, in my eyes, brings no benefits but unimaginable catastrophe!
Silly me!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Views on PPSMI - Part 1
The following are views and opinions expressed in supporting the teaching of maths and science in English:
View 1
WHY are people still trying to stop the teaching of Maths and Science in English after all these years?
View 2
View 1
WHY are people still trying to stop the teaching of Maths and Science in English after all these years?
Interestingly, those making noise are not involved in education. These people claim we will lose our Malay language just because we change the medium of instruction in two subjects.
This can never happen. After all, we did not lose the Malay language, even after 100 years of British rule, so how can changing the medium of instruction in two subjects make us lose the Malay language?
I grew up studying most subjects in English. My friends — Indians, Sikhs, Malays, Chinese — never had any problem mixing around with each other, and never bothered about race. There was a strong bond among us because we spoke a common language — English!
I am now teaching in a primary school in a rural area and I see my fellow Maths and Science teachers teaching in English without any problems.
The children enjoy learning and, in fact, speak more English than they did before. They surf the Internet together and cooperate in projects although they are just in primary school.
I really don’t understand why people are against the English language.
Perhaps they want to keep the elite in the city forever elite, and the rubber tappers in the rural areas forever rubber tappers.
View 2
I WAS truly pleased to read the letter “No less a Malay” (StarEducation, March 22). Yes, that is the spirit and a refreshing way of approaching the controversy on the issue of teaching Maths and Science in English.
I, too, must say I am no less a Punjabi although I speak, think and even dream in English. From what I read in the paper, most people in Malaysia support the teaching of Science and Maths in English.
I am happy with this trend. I think we are doing things right because English will stand us in good stead in the coming years.
The whole world is aggressively pursuing progress, and encouraging the study and use of English but some of us in Malaysia, are giving excuses.
This will not do. We do not want to be left out. What is the problem with studying in English anyway?
Some people say it is because teachers aren’t comfortable with teaching in English. Well, they should learn to be.
It should be clear to everyone by now that using more English in our daily lives and in schools and universities will only benefit us. Besides, English is the language of science and technology, and used internationally. We will definitely lose out if we aren’t good at it.
So, stop complaining and master it!
The Teaching of Science and Mathematics in English - Part 1
I found this article written by Sinatra_Z in his blog "http://lipassepi.blogspot.com/2009/02/sinatraz-why-i-support-learning-math.html", and i have to say that i agree with him in his view. I affirm his view and i strongly supports the teaching of maths and science in English. here's the article:
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Recently there is a lot of support calling for the reversal of teaching math and science in English.
Much of these support comes of intellectual who has never studied any form of science or math in their respective college or University.
Take for example the recent PPSMI forum which was supposed to be attended by Anwar Ibrahim but was replaced by Syed Husin ALi.
Syed Husin Ali is a Professor of Anthropology and Sociology from University Malaya. What science or mathematics is there? In fact I had to look at the dictionary to understand the meaning of Anthropology.
The anthropologist Eric Wolf once described anthropology as "the most scientific of the humanities and the most humanistic of the sciences."
Zaidel describes Anthropology as a major you take in Uni if you can't do Math well but want to seem smart by having fancy words on your degree.
And Anwar Ibrahim? Degree in Malay Studies, Oiyoooo the only Math they have in Malay Studies is to calculate the amount of credit you take per semester which isn't much of a problem for Anwar because during his Uni days he spent most of them shouting slogans on the street and getting angry for no apparent reason.
Why I say getting angry for no apparent reason? Because later he Joined UMNO!!
Back to thw reason why I support the damn thing.
I came from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and trust me when I say this that a few years back this was the most Bahasa Kebangsaan University than any other local universities combined. Let's just say the first 3 years of my Engineering days were filled with Bahasa Malaysia/Melayu jargons. Just to show you what I mean take a look at some of these examples..
Engineering Term
Capacitor - Pemuat
Resistor - Perintang
Impedance - Galangan
Current - Arus
Others include : Momen Lentur, Tegasan, Terikan, Pepejal, Dinamik Haba and etc...
I mean those Engineering Lecturer took the extra mile to translate every single damn thing into Malay and I greatly respect this. As oppose to my sociology lecturers who like to screw up the Malay Language by prostituting English words into BM.
Take for example this term "Dekadensi Moral" When I first saw that term I was thinking what the hell is dekadensi moral, a type of resistor or something? Turns out Dekadensi comes from the English word Decadence. Dekadensi Moral means Moral Decadence direct translation where as you can simply translate it into "Kemerosotan Akhlak/Moral" which is much more clear. But NOOOO he had to use dekadensi so that he would seem smart and people won't question his Associate Professorship. Then you would have other words like kompak, visi, misi, infotainment, naratif kecil, naratif besar and penkek.
At first the Lecturers (Engineering) seemed to get it all good, they managed to translate the English term to BM very well and with very clear meaning. Then Things started to change as the subject get's more complex and you get newer terms. Take for example this Subject..
"Motorolla 68000 Microprocessor"
Which translates to Mikro Pemproses Motorolla 68000"
Sounds fine....
But then as you go deeper into the subject you will find more interesting terms. For instance
Timer - The clock cycle chip you use to send timing signals to the processors. It acts like a stopwatch to the processor.
BM Translation - Pemasa. Which is fine.
Then we have things like this -
Bistable Multivibrator - Dwimantap Penggetar Pelbagai. Apo Kobondo tu Jang?
Then in microprocessor you have this term call "Interrupt" and like it's name it means to interrupt the normal cycle of the processor and tell it to focus to doing something else. Kinda like the phone rings when you are cooking, you stop cooking and answer the phone.
The Malay Jargon Interrupt would be Sampukan. Interrupt Pin - Pin Sampukan.
Sampukan? Sampuk ke? Sejak bila Mikropemproses ada pocong atau Jembalang dalam dia? Ini Electrical Engineering ka Bomoh Engineering?
Masked Interrupt - Sampukan Bertopeng.
Handshake Interrupt - Sampukan Jabat Tangan. Ko salam dengan dia lepas tu ko kena sampuk, kira dia ni macam santau laa.
Then you have this thing called "Latch" which is an output chip.
Latch in Malay is Selak.
Selak as in Selak pintu, Selak Pagar or Selak pintu Jamban.
Mula-mula baca dulu saya ingat Selak dalam erti kata Selak Kain.
Contoh - Angin bertiup kencang lalu baju kurung Fasha Sanda pun selak sikit lalu Zaidel pun telah menerima ganguan emosi akibat dari kejadian itu.
Naah see,
And it gets interesting when it comes to "Electrical Power" Subject. In there there is this chapter where they talk about CoEnergy in power transmission. Coenergy in malay is translated to Kotenaga.
Which is why when he gave the lecture my lecturer would loudly proclaim KOtenaga compare to the students who prefer to pronounce it as KOTEnaga.
3 phase Coenergy in power transmission would then become
KoteNaga 3 fasa dalam penghantaran kuasa. OIYOOOOOO, kalah Anakonda!
Just for fun here are some other Technical Jargons you can play with...
Transformer - Pengubah
Decoder - Penyahkod (Mak Nyah kot)
Multiplexer - Pemultiplex
Polarity - Kutub
Instruction Set - Set Suruhan
Components - Peranti (I bet you didn't know that)
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) - Penghantar Penerima Pemasa Serentak Am
Now try translating this
Connect Your Joy Stick into the server Port, you should find little problem with the Joystick as the server has Plug and Play mode.
Masukkan Kayu Ria anda ke dalam lubang pelayan, anda sepatutnya tidak mempunyai banyak masaalah dalam memasukkan kayu ria anda kerana pelayan ini mempunyai fungsi masuk dan main.
Hambik kau!
Tu belum dia kena sampuk ke selak ke nak nak pulak ada kotenaga.
By the time I was in my 4th year,
Everything was taught in English.... SENANG!
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Recently there is a lot of support calling for the reversal of teaching math and science in English.
Much of these support comes of intellectual who has never studied any form of science or math in their respective college or University.
Take for example the recent PPSMI forum which was supposed to be attended by Anwar Ibrahim but was replaced by Syed Husin ALi.
Syed Husin Ali is a Professor of Anthropology and Sociology from University Malaya. What science or mathematics is there? In fact I had to look at the dictionary to understand the meaning of Anthropology.
The anthropologist Eric Wolf once described anthropology as "the most scientific of the humanities and the most humanistic of the sciences."
Zaidel describes Anthropology as a major you take in Uni if you can't do Math well but want to seem smart by having fancy words on your degree.
And Anwar Ibrahim? Degree in Malay Studies, Oiyoooo the only Math they have in Malay Studies is to calculate the amount of credit you take per semester which isn't much of a problem for Anwar because during his Uni days he spent most of them shouting slogans on the street and getting angry for no apparent reason.
Why I say getting angry for no apparent reason? Because later he Joined UMNO!!
Back to thw reason why I support the damn thing.
I came from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and trust me when I say this that a few years back this was the most Bahasa Kebangsaan University than any other local universities combined. Let's just say the first 3 years of my Engineering days were filled with Bahasa Malaysia/Melayu jargons. Just to show you what I mean take a look at some of these examples..
Engineering Term
Capacitor - Pemuat
Resistor - Perintang
Impedance - Galangan
Current - Arus
Others include : Momen Lentur, Tegasan, Terikan, Pepejal, Dinamik Haba and etc...
I mean those Engineering Lecturer took the extra mile to translate every single damn thing into Malay and I greatly respect this. As oppose to my sociology lecturers who like to screw up the Malay Language by prostituting English words into BM.
Take for example this term "Dekadensi Moral" When I first saw that term I was thinking what the hell is dekadensi moral, a type of resistor or something? Turns out Dekadensi comes from the English word Decadence. Dekadensi Moral means Moral Decadence direct translation where as you can simply translate it into "Kemerosotan Akhlak/Moral" which is much more clear. But NOOOO he had to use dekadensi so that he would seem smart and people won't question his Associate Professorship. Then you would have other words like kompak, visi, misi, infotainment, naratif kecil, naratif besar and penkek.
At first the Lecturers (Engineering) seemed to get it all good, they managed to translate the English term to BM very well and with very clear meaning. Then Things started to change as the subject get's more complex and you get newer terms. Take for example this Subject..
"Motorolla 68000 Microprocessor"
Which translates to Mikro Pemproses Motorolla 68000"
Sounds fine....
But then as you go deeper into the subject you will find more interesting terms. For instance
Timer - The clock cycle chip you use to send timing signals to the processors. It acts like a stopwatch to the processor.
BM Translation - Pemasa. Which is fine.
Then we have things like this -
Bistable Multivibrator - Dwimantap Penggetar Pelbagai. Apo Kobondo tu Jang?
Then in microprocessor you have this term call "Interrupt" and like it's name it means to interrupt the normal cycle of the processor and tell it to focus to doing something else. Kinda like the phone rings when you are cooking, you stop cooking and answer the phone.
The Malay Jargon Interrupt would be Sampukan. Interrupt Pin - Pin Sampukan.
Sampukan? Sampuk ke? Sejak bila Mikropemproses ada pocong atau Jembalang dalam dia? Ini Electrical Engineering ka Bomoh Engineering?
Masked Interrupt - Sampukan Bertopeng.
Handshake Interrupt - Sampukan Jabat Tangan. Ko salam dengan dia lepas tu ko kena sampuk, kira dia ni macam santau laa.
Then you have this thing called "Latch" which is an output chip.
Latch in Malay is Selak.
Selak as in Selak pintu, Selak Pagar or Selak pintu Jamban.
Mula-mula baca dulu saya ingat Selak dalam erti kata Selak Kain.
Contoh - Angin bertiup kencang lalu baju kurung Fasha Sanda pun selak sikit lalu Zaidel pun telah menerima ganguan emosi akibat dari kejadian itu.
Naah see,
And it gets interesting when it comes to "Electrical Power" Subject. In there there is this chapter where they talk about CoEnergy in power transmission. Coenergy in malay is translated to Kotenaga.
Which is why when he gave the lecture my lecturer would loudly proclaim KOtenaga compare to the students who prefer to pronounce it as KOTEnaga.
3 phase Coenergy in power transmission would then become
KoteNaga 3 fasa dalam penghantaran kuasa. OIYOOOOOO, kalah Anakonda!
Just for fun here are some other Technical Jargons you can play with...
Transformer - Pengubah
Decoder - Penyahkod (Mak Nyah kot)
Multiplexer - Pemultiplex
Polarity - Kutub
Instruction Set - Set Suruhan
Components - Peranti (I bet you didn't know that)
Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) - Penghantar Penerima Pemasa Serentak Am
Now try translating this
Connect Your Joy Stick into the server Port, you should find little problem with the Joystick as the server has Plug and Play mode.
Masukkan Kayu Ria anda ke dalam lubang pelayan, anda sepatutnya tidak mempunyai banyak masaalah dalam memasukkan kayu ria anda kerana pelayan ini mempunyai fungsi masuk dan main.
Hambik kau!
Tu belum dia kena sampuk ke selak ke nak nak pulak ada kotenaga.
By the time I was in my 4th year,
Everything was taught in English.... SENANG!
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