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Finally A Good Blog Apps

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 20:55:00 +0800

Almost a year that I abandoned my blog. I blame FB on this..hehe..

My last blog was publish using my Samsung Galaxy S I9000 n now im using I9100 :)

Had sungkai buffet at manjaro with friends just now. Food was ok.

testing from my samsung I9000

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:53:00 +0800

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Traingle of Life Eathquake Survival

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:43:00 +0800

Although we might not have earthquake in Brunei, but there are few precautions step that we need to know if we are at our neighbouring country that experience earthquake.

Below is an article that I got from a colleague of mine and I find that it is really important for me to convey this article to you who are reading it now. Read and Learn!

EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE "TRAINGLE OF LIFE"

My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake.

I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries.

I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years. I have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters.

The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico City during the 1985 earthquake. Every child was under its desk. Every child was crushed to the thickness of their bones. They could have survived by lying down next to their desks in the aisles. It was obscene, unnecessary and I wondered why the children were not in the aisles. I didn't at the time know that the children were told to hide under something. I am amazed that even today schools are still using the ?Duck and Cover? instructions- telling the children to squat under their desks with their heads bowed and covered with their hands. This was the technique used in the Mexico City school.

Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the ceilings falling upon the objects or furniture inside crushes these objects, leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I call the 'triangle of life'. The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact. The less the object compacts, the larger the void, the greater the probability that the person who is using this void for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed buildings, on television, count the 'triangles' you see formed. They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you will see, in a collapsed building.

TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY

1) Almost everyone who simply 'ducks and covers' when buildings collapse ARE CRUSHED TO DEATH. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.

2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. That position helps you survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it.

3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs. Concrete slab buildings are the most dangerous during an earthquake.

4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.

5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair.

6) Almost everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed!

7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different 'moment of frequency (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads ? horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn't collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged.

8) Get Near the Outer Walls Of Buildings Or Outside Of Them If Possible - It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked.

9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and lying in the fetal position next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them.

10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper.

In 1996 we made a film, which proved my survival methodology to be correct. The Turkish Federal Government, City of Istanbul , University of Istanbul Case Productions and ARTI cooperated to film this practical, scientific test. We collapsed a school and a home with 20 mannequins inside. Ten mannequins did 'duck and cover,' and ten mannequins I used in my 'triangle of life' survival method. After the simulated earthquake collapse we crawled through the rubble and entered the building to film and document the results.

The film, in which I practiced my survival techniques under directly observable, scientific conditions, relevant to building collapse, showed there would have been zero percent survival for those doing duck and cover.

There would likely have been 100 percent survivability for people using my method of the 'triangle of life.' This film has been seen by millions of viewers on television in Turkey and the rest of Europe, and it was seen in the USA , Canada and Latin America on the TV program Real TV.

Spread the word and save someone's life... The entire world is experiencing natural calamities so be prepared!

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Thu, 5 Aug 2010 21:24:00 +0800

HSBC Credit Card Dilemma

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Fri, 9 Jul 2010 19:42:00 +0800

I am lucky for not being the victim of this. Few of my colleagues encountered this problem. We have our salary through HSBC and still they cut us off?

I called up the call centre just to make things clear and they make so many excuses and try avoid getting blamed. I attacked the lady(of course not physically...hehehe..) with questions! She says that they have send letter off to us to inform about the new Credit Card system. I told her we knew about this matter but why do we need to bother, knowing that our salary goes through HSBC and furthermore we never get any letter from HSBC. She keep on saying it is recorded in their system that letters have be sent off! I told her no one in the office receive any letter from HSBC. After few mins of attacking her, she confessed and told me that, I am not the only person who complaint about not receiving the letter. So I sarcastically say " So, I'm not the only person who complaint about this then??" Then she just keep quiet.

She even told me that I need to go to the bank to reactivate my card and it will only activate on 16 July 2010. But in the newspaper, they seems to deny it!! They can't even check whether I can use my card! They say their system says its active but not sure whether I can use it!!

And what annoys me is that being a well known bank, they didnt even apologise for what had happen!

Singapore Flooded 16 June 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 10:59:00 +0800

WOW...Scary ah and I was there few weeks ago...and it's was murderly hot!!

Blog from iPhone!

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:05:00 +0800

testing

Life ... OH Life ... Oh Life.....

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Wed, 12 May 2010 11:20:00 +0800

There are times when I ask myself, "Why did I do that to my parents?"

It's not that I swear at them or did nasty thing to them. It's just the things that I have said and react to them make me feel guilty sometimes. For example, when my parents calls me up when I am at work and ask me things like "How come my computer cannot turn on?" or "Why my mobile phone volume so low?" or "Is that trousers in your room belong to your brother?" It really fumes me up for asking those questions knowing I am busy at work and which they can ask after work. I will answer them but with an unpleasant tone. After I hang up the phone, I always feel guilty about it.

Remember the advert during Hari Raya where the child keeps on asking his dad what is that. And his dad answer, it's a bird. And the son keeps repeating the same question over and over and his dad didn't get bored of it? And when his dad grew old, the dad ask his son a question repeated and the son got annoyed? Remember that? That advert always plays on my mind when I did that...

My parents have been putting up with me (and my siblings) from young. Teach me to be good, never tell lies (yeah!!..as if we listen to that part..hehehe..) and try their best to keep us happy, healthy and educated. They did all that and make me what I have become now.

Getting angry is a human nature but there is a limit to be angry for such a small matter. Our parents are not getting any younger. They do need our love and caring like what they have given to us since we were born until now.

My Cubicle at Site Office

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:24:00 +0800

Accident at Jangsak and Kuala Lurah

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:45:00 +0800

Along Jangsak Road

Along Kuala Lurah

Lovely Number Plate ^_^

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 23:12:00 +0800

Chap Goh Meh

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Thu, 4 Mar 2010 23:10:00 +0800

Chinese New Year 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:27:00 +0800

What a coincidence that Chinese New Year 2010 falls on Valentine's Day :) Here are some of the photos that I look on the first day of CNY.

Happy February 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:15:00 +0800

Alo people...this blog is still active and will update when i have the time :) But please do visit http://rckpsale.blogpsot.com if u are looking for used item :)

Blogging In The Dark

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:05:00 +0800

This is the first time I blog in the dark..hehehe...

I was in Qlap around 6 to have my foot reflexology. Its my monthly thing :) Then I went to HSBC to withdraw $$$ to pay off my other credit card bills. Went to Baiduri @ Qlap. Slot the money..got the resit and PUFFFFFF...no power supply. At first I thought it was only at Baiduri, but as I get out of the bank, Qlap was almost dark beside the lights from cars.

Walk to my car and the first thing I thought is how to get out of Qlap knowing that the traffic lights will be off too! So I drove slowly and carefully knowing that there are so many ignorant and impatient driver in Brunei. Getting out from the Qlap traffic light was quite easy :) Then I head off to Gadong to pay my SCB Bill and hoping that there will be power supply!! NO POWER AT GADONG! But to my surprise, the SCB building in Gadong do have power! Knowing anything can happen, I just quickly pay off my SCB bills.

Now the next worry part. How to get out of Gadong and there are so many traffic light to pass through. As suspected, the traffic at cross junction heading to Tungku was in chaos! No police was there at that time. Cars are trying to squeeze in and there is even a car that broke down at that time! 15 mins later police came and control the traffic.

As I got home, total darkness and the elevator is not working! Have to use the stairs to get to my apartment. Good thing I have few LED lamp at home ..battery operated of course. Since I have nothing muc to do and good thing my laptop still have some power in it and also with the help of my mobile broadband. I am able to go online...yahoooo...but not for long...my laptop battery only have 30mins left!

So this is how I look like in the dark! Scary eh!! hehehe

I wonder when will the power be back on! I heard it's going to be as worst as the January Flood!

Blogging via my iTouch

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:06:00 +0800

Technology have improve so fast that I can blog using my iTouch now. Hopefully I will update my blog more often...hehe

- Posted using BlogPress from my iTouch

Updating My Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:25:00 +0800

Wow...It's been over 2 months since I update my blog..Malu eh..hehehe

I think I update my sale blog more frequent than my personal blog. Just got too many things to sell. Even friends offer to advertise their stuffs on my sale blog!

Let me see what had happen for the past 2 months. on 4 September 2009, my niece turn 2 :) It was a nice one with few kids around running here and there. Really make the house more merrier. You can add me on Facebook using richardckp@gmail.com ^_^

My sister in law will be off to UK to further her study on 24 September 2009. And I few friends too who are flying off to UK to do their Master & PHD.

A friend's wife passed away suddenly early this month. It was qute a shock for me when I receive a sms from a friend. Condolence to him and his family.

NBT have put up festival decoration for Hari Raya! Finally...Eversince they start the festive decoration since 2006, I guess, lots of people flocking there to take photos! Unfortunately there were no decoration on last Christmas and Chinese New Year. I heard that they are ut of budget for the decoration.

I think that's all I can think for now...More to come soon...I hope...hehe

Test USING Mobile

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:38:00 +0800

check if this work

Mini Reunion

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:43:00 +0800

Ever since I finish my A Level at Maktab Duli Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah, I have lost touch with most of my close friends and gang. With the help of Facebook and from there on, I managed to contact most of my friends from school.

Today, with the arrangement by DJ Enny of Pilihan, we manage to meet up with two of our closes friends. We had our lunch at Charcoal. I have not met them for over a decade and it was so great to see them again. As soon as we start talking, it feels like we have never lost touch. We are just like what and who we are over 10 years ago....beside us gaining some kgs over the years..hehe

We had a good chat and talk about the past. What we have done during our time at MDPMAMB. And seriously, I forget some of the moment that had happen...hehehe...need to upgrade my memory..hehe

Before we left, we have decide to make another reunion with some of our gang and friends in September! I hope that I can contact most of them although there are few that I try not to contact.

Goodbye MJ & FF

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:10:00 +0800

Two popular artists have left us for good but we will always remember them like we remember Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe.

Rest In Peace..The King of Pop Michael Jackson and Charlie's Angel Farrah Fawcett.

MJ died on Thursday, 25 June 2009 at 2.26pm due to coronary heart attack at the age of mere 50.

Farrah Fawcett died on Thursday, 25 June 2009 due to long battle with cancer at the age of 62.

The Long Wait Have Arrived

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:23:00 +0800

After a long wait for my new toy...FINALLY it arrived yesterday and just can't get my hand off it...!!

I'm not sure how many people have own this but the Dell agent in Brunei told us that this is the first two set that they ordered in to Brunei. This computer is a DELL Studio One Touch 19". It's a touch screen computer. What make me decide to buy this computer is after the computer exhibition at The Mall where I saw an Asus touch screen computer. I was so tempted to buy at that time but after finding out it is just an Atom processor, that puts me off abit and there is a limit in touch function. Later in the office, my colleague told me that Dell have a touch screen computer as well! I look through and here you are! I OWN ONE! hehehehe...it's a fun computer ^_^

Kota Kinabalu 12-14 June 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:53:00 +0800

I was in Kota Kinabalu from 12 June to 14 June 2009. It has been awhile since I travel with my parents. If I am not mistaken and can remember well, my last holiday with my parents was in 1994 or 1995 in KK too..hehehe

A week before our trip, I have made a booking for 2 rooms at Courtyard Hotel which is located at 1Borneo. The main intention to KK is to visit 1Borneo which Bruneian talk about these days. All this story about 1Borneo really makes me really tempted to step my foot there. I actually do not mind sharing a room with my parents but the main reason why I decide to get my own room is because of my dad’s snoring! It’s unbelievable! Hehehe….

We left home around 5am on 12 June 2009. We were a bit worried that there might be a long queue at Kuala Lurah post because of school holiday! To our surprise, we hardly see any car queuing there. That makes our journey really smooth beside following few heavy vehicles along the road to KK.

We got in to KK around 2pm. We checked-in and make our way to the hotel. My room was 348 and parents’ room was 350.

Finding the rooms was a nightmare. There isn’t any proper signage to the room. We made a few wrong turn and eventually found our room. To start the power in my room, I need to slot the card key into the power slot. DOESN’T WORK! Called the reception and got the card replaced. Put my things in the room and then went to my parents room. As I enter my parents’ room, the first thing I asked them was “DID YOU GUYS JUST FINISH USING THE TOILET??!..IT STINKS!!” Parents say they didn’t. So I called the reception and request them to clean the toilet again!
We wander around 1Borneo and YES it is a big mall! Lots of branded shops. It’s not the shop that I will go for though. Branded stuffs don’t do anything for me. Prefer nice and cheap shirt or jeans. Took few photos and videos. After wandering around for an hour, I found that, there isn’t anything special about it. It’s just like any other Mall. I think Gadong Mall is way better than them despite the size of course. We spend 3 hours at the Mall and later head back to our room.

Went in to my parents room and it still stinks!! It must be their drainage that causes it..YUCK! My parents were later moved to another room. Smell ok but the air-con wasn’t working! Call the technician and got it fixed.

We went to a seafood restaurant called Gaya Seafood Restaurant at Inanam. Parents ordered fish, crab, lobster, vegetables and rice. The food are reasonably good and it cost us RM253!

After finsih our dinner, we head back to the hotel and had a good rest. Of all the hotel that I have stayed before, somehow this hotel makes me sleep very well throughout the night without waking up in the middle of the night....until dad woke me up by calling my room's phone! The bed was really good and they provide two type of pillow. One pillow is rather hard and the other one is soft. Just perfect for me.

Breakfast was ok. Love the porridge and salted eggs. Yummmyyyy...

After breakfast, we headed off to a car workshop cos my dad need to purchase the hose for his Pajero. Got the stuffs and then we went to Centrepoint. There we split and agreed to meet at the ground floor in 3 hours time. Manage to get few cloths, telephone accessories and Liver Oil (gulp).

Later at 4pm, we went to Penampang where my dad’s old friend stays. It’s one of those thing that they do when they go to KK. I thought they are going to stay there for few hours and who knows it turn out to be a long chit chat session! We stayed till 11pm! There goes my Fish Spa which I intended to do at 1Borneo!

When we got back to the hotel, I called up the Bellboy to send my dad to the parking lot. Been doing that since we arrived there on 12 June. As I got in to my room, my dad called on my mobile phone to tell me that the lift going to the hotel is not working. So I called up the reception to assist my dad. This is how our conversation sounds like with the Male Receptionist:

Me: Hi. My dad is on the 2^d Floor parking area where your bellboy sends him and now the lift is not working. Can you ask someone to assist my dad and bring him down?”

Reception: Oh! That lift not under our management lah!!

Me: Ah huh?! So can you get someone to assist my dad down cos he is there alone and don’t know how to get down!”

Reception: So what you want me to do? You tell me lah!

Me: Are you asking me a question??!! I suppose to ask you that question!! (Pissed off)

Reception: I will pass you to the Bellboy!

I talked to the bellboy and he explains how to go the 2nd floor parking. I was so disappointed with them. Don’t they care about their guest safety?! I went down and then try to find my way to the 2^nd floor parking area. Later dad called and says he is in the room already. So I told him what happen and he just listens. Later I found out that dad went to the reception and scold the hell out at the receptionist!

Just before we check out on 14 June 2009, I made the same complaint and told them our disappointment. At that time as well, my dad’s Bruneian friend who stayed there came to the counter with an unpleasant voice! He was pointing to his 6 month old Honda which was dent from back to the passenger seat! The reception called the bellboy who drove the car the night before and he deny it! The commotion continues and we left and head back to Brunei.

To summarise my trip, I enjoyed my trip to KK but my advice to those who wants to stay at Courtyard Hotel, please consider before making up your mind up!

Below are some of the photos that I took during the trip:

Long Weekend at Labuan

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Wed, 3 Jun 2009 00:20:00 +0800

Sorry for not updating my blog for quite a while. Nothing much to update really but I did have a nice weekend away from Brunei.

I went to Labuan with few friends. Did 'a bit' of shopping there!! and also had some detoxification evening...you know what I mean...if you do not know...then susah lah! hehehe

We use taxi alot in Labuan cos there were this particular friends who prefer to use taxi rather than walking. So in all the taxi that we hop in, we found one particular taxi that's really unique! He basically stick alot of coins from different countries on his car's dashboard and steering wheel.

Returning back to Brunei was a nightmare! The ferry Seri Anna was fully occupied and the air-con was not cool enough and I was sweating!! When we reached Brunei, it was unbelievable to see so many and I do mean many Malaysian queue at the non-Brunei passport counter. But it's good to know that we are getting more tourist to Brunei.

Oh..I was stab in the head before entering the immigration....with a thermometer :) hehehe...It's meant to check for A H1N1..was a bit worried that they might stop me cos I have a cold at that time but luckily I got through :)

I had an enjoyable weekend. Lots to tell but I prefer to keep it to myself..hehehe

World Water Day / Customer Appreciation Day

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Sat, 2 May 2009 12:27:00 +0800

Rabbits & Other Animals @ Serasa Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Richard Chua) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:18:00 +0800

PYTHON

LEAF FROG

SATIN RABBITS