the observatory

True Story - once i decided to do an open book exam. The examination unit and the librarian were in complete shock as................ 1. the students rushed to the library for the very first time 2. lay their hands on all the books they can get and go unto the examination hall. Someone told me they got the biggest and the heaviest book which nobody borrowed it for years. The examiners acted as if the students brought in alcohol,machine guns, drugs into the exam hall. They came out looking for yours truly. I didnt pick up my phone as i was asleep. They dont know what the meaning of what is OPEN BOOK. all students got a minimum pass as they learnt how to read and opened a book on that day. Kursus : Sejarah Seni Filem ( 3 credits ) College : confidential. 

when i took my M.A, my supervising lecturer always reminding me to make sure my research objective is clear. We simply cannot hypothetically create nonsense. The more nonsense it become, we can kiss and bury our research away. now what the fuck is a hypothesis? noun noun: hypothesis ; plural noun: hypotheses a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.   and   a proposition made as a basis for reasoning, without any assumption of its truth.   any assumptions is a basis of all fuck-ups. A s a former academic, everything must have a basis, you dont create any allegations.    Now what is an allegation?   noun noun: allegation ; plural noun: allegations a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.   what is an example of an allegation? ...

lets see - banking or financial institution able to charge you anything ( as they wish ), milk you dry as much as possible and at the same time giving nothing less than 4% annually ( divide it to 12 months ). These numbskulls have been ripping the masses from left to right, up,down, middle without any shame - all of this due to the invisible abstract concept called value. when you have bigger salary, your desire turned out to be bigger too...... Fiat currency is legal tender whose value is backed by the government that issued it. The U.S. dollar is fiat money, as are the euro and many other major world currencies. This approach differs from money whose value is underpinned by some physical good such as gold or silver , called commodity money. The second most important aspect is Inflation.   the increase in the prices of goods and services over time. It's an economics term that means you have to spend more to fill your gas tank, buy a gallon of milk, or get a haircu...

word of caution - this is not my usual post, this post is dedicated to true blue Melaka boys and readers. If you happen to drop by to Melaka, i have to warn you - the traffic and the language . First and foremost the traffic is due to visitors who are from different states - which i dont know why they willing to come down, spend all their hard earned money in toll and petrol to contribute a bigger mess to my town. Why dont all of you guys go to Kampar? Go and make a mess over there la....... Its already a handful when we have the crass loud/deaf China tourists who eats durians like barbarians and have all those big annoying cibai umbrella. Let me add - we have irresponsible local parents who happens to forgot their babies and children when they are in a shop. The annoying ones are the ones who hog the road, taking their sweet time - walks so slowly and not knowing where to go.  Imagine, all these China tourist flew all the way to purchase items from China. Imagine, you s...