Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Champions from Malaysia

Hari ini saya mendapat tahu bahawa keempat-empat cabang Reliability di SK kini di pegang oleh Malaysian. Dengan perlantikan saudara Haswadi sebagai RBI Champion yang diumumkan semalam, bermakna kesemua kerusi Champion di dalam Reliability Program di SK kini dipegang anak Malaysia.

Keempat cabang Reliability yang dimaksudkan ialah

1. RCM - Champion Sdr. Suhaimi Alfitri (ex- Petronas GTS)
2. RIS - Champion Sdr. Azmi Bidin (ex- Rel Manager Penapisan)
3. RBI - Champion Sdr. Haswady Yusof (ex- RBI Carigali)
4. RCA - Champion Sdr. Hadlynoor Muhamad (ex- OPTIMAL)

Apakah significantnya ke-empat2 cabang Reliability ini dipegang oleh anak Malaysia? Memetik kata-kata Sdr. Suhaimi

"Next STRP4 meeting, we can talk in Malay...."

Hahahaha

p/s: RCM, RIS, RBI merupakan input to the reliability program manakala RCA berperanan sebagai feedback mechanism

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Pentadbiran Harta Pusaka Part 1

Apa itu harta pusaka dan bolehkan seorang muslim mentadbir harta pusaka miliknya? Harta pusaka adalah sebarang harta yang ditinggalkan oleh simati selepas kematian. Jadi, secara logik harta pusaka sudah tentu tidak boleh ditadbir (yelah, org dah mati camana nak tadbir harta). Tetapi harta yang masih belum menjadi pusaka (maknanya tuan punya harta masih hidup) sudah tentu boleh ditadbir. Inilah yang dimaksudkan dengan konsep 'pentadbiran harta pusaka', iaitu mentadbir/ merancang pembahagian harta milik dibuat semasa hayat tetapi dilaksanakn selepas kematian.

Adakah ini dibenarkan dalam Islam sedangkan sudah termaktub dalam surah An-Nisa mengenai pembahagian harta pusaka iaitu cara-cara pembahagian Faraid? Ya, memang benar Faraid telah diperuntukkan sebagai hukum dalam pembahagian harta pusaka tetapi harus ingat, Faraid dilaksanakan pada peringkat terakhir dimana tiada lagi tuntutan wajib keatas harta simati i.e hutang, wasiat, hibbah, dsb. Faraid is the 'last defend system' jika simati tidak menentukan cara pembahagian harta semasa hayatnya.

Persoalan timbul adakah kita boleh sewenang-wenangnya membahagi-bahagikan harta kita semasa hayat tetapi dilaksanakan selepas meninggal? jawapannya tidak. Harus ada cara dan syarat-2 tertentu dalam pembahagian/ perancangan ini. Contoh mudah ialah 'Wasiat'. Apa itu wasiat? jika ditanya pada orang ramai, pemahaman mengenai wasiat ialah permintaan simati bagaimana harus dibahagikan hartanya setelah beliau meninggal. Tetapi sebaliknya, pengertian sebenar wasiat ialah 'pemberian harta pusaka tidak melebihi 2/3 kepada bukan waris'. Ditekankan sekali lagi, hanya 2/3 dan pemberian bukan kepada ahli waris, maknanya tak boleh diberi kepada anak atau isteri.

Kalau dah wasiat tak boleh diberi kepada ahli waris (tahukah kita siapa ahli waris kita?), jadi apa yang tinggal untuk ahli-ahli waris? bagaimana mahu merancang agar harta kita dapat kesemuanya kepada ahli waris mengikut kehendak kita? Jawapannya: boleh melalui instrument- instrument perancangan harta pusaka islam seperti 'Harta Sepencarian', 'Hibbah', 'Wisoyyah", dsb.

Siapa dan Kenapa perlu merancang harta pusaka? Siapa - semua orang lebih lebih lagi mereka yang mempunyai sistem kekeluargaan yang luar biasa. Luar biasa seperti mempunyai hanya anak perempuan, tiada anak, hanya ada anak angkat, ada cucu tetapi tiada anak, ibu tunggal, bermadu, dan yang seangkatan dengannya. Kenapa - berbagai sebab antaranya untuk menyenangkan kehidupan mereka yang ditinggalkan, supaya harta tak jatuh ke tangan orang yang tidak boleh diharap. Sebagai contoh, seorang suami meninggal dunia meninggalkan seorang isteri dan 1 orang anak perempuan sahaja. Simati masih mempunyai ibu dan seorang abang. Simati meninggalkan sebuah rumah setingkat. Agak2 berapa bahagian isteri si mati dapat hak ketas rumah tersebut jika beliau tidak mentadbir harta pusaka sebelum meninggal? Hanya 3/24 bahagian (ibu 4/24, anak 12/24 dan abang simati 5/24). 3/24 bahagian dr rumah 1 tingkat, bahagian mana yang tinggal? dapur mungkin kot.

Persoalan bagaimana untuk mentadbir harta pusaka akan dikupas di episod akan datang

Friday, June 19, 2009

Ugly Kid Joe - Cats in the cradle

I love this song but I never bother to listen carefully or look for the lyric. Someone post the video on the Facebook, and I was tempted to look for the lyric. Below is the lyric for the song... It has a very deep meaning. Hopefully it will not happen to all of us. Be a good father, always be there for your family.

HAPPY FATHERS DAY

-Cats In The cradle-

Verse 1
My child arrived just the other day
Came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
He was talkin' 'fore I knew it
And as he grew he said,
"I'm gonna be like you, Dad,
You know I'm gonna be like you."


Chorus
And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon,
Little boy blue and the man 'n the moon.
"When you comin' home?"
"Son, I don't know when. We'll get together then.
You know we'll have a good time then."


Verse 2
Well, my son turned ten just the other day.
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad. Come on, let's play.
Could you teach me to throw?"
I said, "Not today. I got a lot to do."
He said, "That's okay." And he walked away and he smiled and he said,
"You know, I'm gonna be like him, yeah.
You know I'm gonna be like him."

Chorus

Verse 3
Well, he came from college just the other day,
So much like a man I just had to say,
"I'm proud of you. Could you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and he said with a smile,
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys.
See you later. Can I have them please ?"

Chorus

Verse 4
I've long since retired, my son's moved away.
I called him up just the other day.
"I'd like to see you, if you don't mind."
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I could find the time.
You see my new job's a hassle and the kids have the flu,
But it's sure nice talkin' to you, Dad.
It's been sure nice talkin' to you."
And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me,
He'd grown up just like me.
My boy was just like me.

Chorus

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Milestone Achieved So Far

1. Sewa rumah untuk family - alhamduLillah dah berjaya sewa rumah yang mana jiran2 satu blog semuanya Malaysian. 1 from Saudi Kayan, 2 Dari Sabic EPM, dan 2 Dari Sipchem. Dah selamat pindah pun.Basic needs only for the moment... tunggu gaji nak beli dapur, peti sejuk, washing machine, etc. slow and steady....

2. TV, satellit - Done, Toshiba Regza, 32" jer (unlike other friend min of 42"). Nilesat so blh la tgk movie. Cuma nyesal beli gak Hotbird - igtkan byk movie, rupenyer byk sampah, movie pun dlm bahasa spain, italy, france.

3. Internet - Done last night. Afaq DSL Shamel, asked for DSL Max (speed 8Mbps-20Mbps) but not available this time. end up connected to 4Mbps jer.

4. Kereta - lambat lagi aaaaaa

5. RCA Training (as trainer) - not yet, delayed for > 1 month, not my mistake! I'm ready anytime... tentatively 21 June for the first session

6. Bring Family to KSA - document translated, that all now, still long way to go

7. Aidilfitri - tiket dah cari tapi mahal nak mampos... 4K/ person round trip. Tunggu minggu depan kalau2 harga turun

That's all for now

1st year struggle a skit... xleh nak menyimpan byk pun lagi... project nak beli tanah pertanian x tercapai lagi nih.... huhuhu

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

FACTS ABOUT PAPER AND PAPER WASTE

(Please do not print this fact sheet unless necessary!)

Approx. 324 L. of water is used to produce 1 KG of
paper.
Source: Environment Canada

Recycling 54 KG of newspaper will save one tree.
Source: Government of Canada, Digital Collections

Paper manufacturing is the 3rd largest user of fossil
fuels worldwide.
Source: American Forest and Paper Association, (Garner, J.W.. Energy
Conservation Practices Offer Environmental and Cost Benefits. Pulp &
Paper, October 2002).

Paper manufacturing is the largest industrial user of
water per pound of finished product.
Source: American Forest and Paper Association

10,000 trees are cut down annually in China to
make holiday cards.
Source: Xinhua News Agency

3 cubic yards of landfill space can be saved by one
ton of recycled paper.
Source: 50 Simple things you Can do to Save the Earth, Jodi B., Sudbury

Every ton of recycled paper saves about 17 trees.
Source: Purdue Research Foundation and US Environmental Protection
Agency, 1996

Recycling paper uses 60% less energy than
manufacturing virgin timber paper.
Source: "1996 Statistics, Data Through 1995." American Forest and Paper
Association. November 1996. Pg. 2

Paper had an overall recycling rate of 35.3% in
1994. About 55.3% of corrugated boxes, 45.3% of
newspapers, 19.3% of books, 30% of magazines,
and 42.5% of office papers were recycled in.
Source: Environmental Health and Safety Online

Recovered paper is used to make a variety of
products, including copier paper, paper towels and
napkins, corrugated boxes, and hydraulic mulch.
Source: Environmental Health and Safety Online

It takes 75,000 trees to print a Sunday Edition of
the New York Times.
Source: North Carolina Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling

Every tree provides oxygen enough for 3 people to
breathe.
Source: North Carolina Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling

Recycled paper requires 64% less energy than
making paper from virgin wood pulp.
Source: Energy Educators of Ontario, 1993


Today, 90 per cent of paper pulp is made of wood.
Paper manufacture is estimated to account for
nearly 13 per cent of total wood use, and represents
one per cent of the world's total economic output.
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development, The
Sustainable Paper Cycle, draft report for the Business Council on
Sustainable Development, IIED, London, 1995; Ayres, E.; "Making Paper
without Trees", WorldWatch, September/October 1993, pp.5-8; Durning,
A. T. and Ayres, E.; "The Story of a Newspaper", WorldWatch,
November/December 1994, pp.30-32; Wright, R., personal
communication.

The US uses 25% of the world's paper products.
Source: American Forest and Paper Association

The US uses approx. 68 million trees each year to
produce 17 billion catalogues and 65 billion pieces
of direct mail.
Source: American Forest and Paper Association

The World Commission on Environment and
Development defines sustainability as
“Development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs”.
Source: World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987

Average worldwide annual paper consumption is 48
KG per person with North America accounting for
over 1/3.
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Discussion Paper (IIED, London, September 1996)

Average per capita paper use in the USA is 333 KG.
Average per capital paper use worldwide is 48 KG.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1997

Asia has surpassed Western Europe in paper
consumption and will soon surpass the United
States.
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Discussion Paper (IIED, London, September 1996)

Although paper is traditionally identified with
reading and writing, communications has now been
replaced by packaging as the single largest category
of paper use at 41% of all paper used.
Source: North American Factbook PPI, 1995. (Figures are for 1993)

It is estimated that paper consumption will rise by
50% by 2010.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1997:78

Office paper is the most heavily recovered
segment of printing and writing paper (which
also includes book and magazine paper, junk
mail, brochures, etc.).
Source: Waste Age, "Profiles in Garbage," November 2001

Packaging makes up a third or more of our
trash.
Source: The Recycler's Handbook, 1990

The average American uses 18 cubic feet of
wood and 749 pounds of paper - equal to a
100-foot tree with an 18-inch trunk - each
year.
Source: American Forest & Paper Association, 2004

Recycling half the world's paper would free 20
million acres of forestland.
Source: The Recycler's Handbook, 1990

Paper products use about 35% of the world's
annual commercial wood harvest.
Source: The Recycler's Handbook, 1990

Recycling one ton of paper saves 682.5 gallons
of oil, 7,000 gallons of water, 3.3 cubic yards
of landfill space.
Source: Waste Reduction is a Smart Business Decision, Onondaga
Resource Recovery Agency, 1998

The average American attorney uses one ton of
paper every year.
Source: Waste Reduction is a Smart Business Decision, Onondaga
Resource Recovery Agency, 1998

If offices throughout the US increased the rate
of two-sided photocopying from the 1991
figure of 20% to 60%, they could save the
equivalent of about 15 million trees."
Source: Choose to Reuse by Nikki & David Goldbeck, 1995, Earth 911
2004

When paper rots or is composted it emits methane
gas which is 25 times more toxic than CO2.
Source: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED),
founded in 1971, was commissioned by the World Business Council for
Sustainable Development to do the study. “A Changing Future for Paper:
A summary of the study “Towards a Sustainable Paper Cycle”.

Dioxin is one by-product from use of elemental
chlorine gas in paper bleaching.
Source: Printers National Environmental Assistance Centre, Fact Sheet
by Todd MacFadden, and Michael P. Vogel, Ed.D. June, 1996

Dioxins tend to bioaccumulate, which means their
concentrations in organisms increase successively
up the food chain.
Source: Printers National Environmental Assistance Centre, Fact Sheet
by Todd MacFadden, and Michael P. Vogel, Ed.D. June, 1996

Dioxin is a proven carcinogen (cancer causing
chemical). However a 1991 study of dioxin found
that its immunological, developmental, and
neurological effects at very low levels may be more
threatening to human health than its
carcinogenicity. There is still much controversy over
the accuracy or credibility of these data, and
whether low levels of dioxins really pose a threat.
Source: Printers National Environmental Assistance Centre, Fact Sheet
by Todd MacFadden, and Michael P. Vogel, Ed.D. June, 1996

The term "dioxin-free paper" is misleading. Paper
does not contain dioxins, but they are produced as
a by-product of the papermaking process and
usually become part of the effluent wastewater of
paper mills.
Source: Printers National Environmental Assistance Centre, Fact Sheet
by Todd MacFadden, and Michael P. Vogel, Ed.D. June, 1996

Friday, May 29, 2009

Guru Bersalah

Seorang wanita muda sedang menghadiri perbicaraan di Mahkamah kerana melanggar lampu merah.
Dia menjelaskan kepada hakim bahawa dia seorang guru dan minta supaya perkaranya diselesaikan dengan cepat agar dia boleh segera kembali ke kelasnya.

"Baik, baik," kata Hakim.

"Jadi Anda seorang guru? Sudah bertahun-tahun saya menunggu kedatangan seorang guru dalam perbicaraan saya ini. Sebagai hukumannya.. Sekarang Anda duduk di meja itu dan tulislah
'Saya tidak akan melanggar lampu merah lagi' sebanyak 500 kali.


p/s: ni mesti kes balas dendam nih... tuan Hakim mesti budak Nakal dulu nih... hehehe