Jumaat, Januari 29, 2010

BIRTHDAY 2

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Ini dia hero Chekok sudah datang...
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Bacaan doa selamat oleh hero Chekok,
dah tak ada dalam gambar,
entah ke mana menghilang...
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Ooo di sini rupanya hero ni..
dah start kerjakan kek rupanya...
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Tadi dah banyak sangat makan kek jadi kenalah
exercise la pulak,
tambah stamina sikit sebab lusa ada
game dengan Arsenal ni...
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BIRTHDAY 1

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Pagi sebelum majlis hari lahir,
main turun naik tangga...
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Lagi-lagi main kat tangga...
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Kek hari lahir...
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Antara dif-dif VIP yang hadir memeriahkan majlis...
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Lambatnya tuan rumah nak start,
aku dah lapar ni...
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Khamis, Januari 28, 2010

BAHAYA AIR FRESHENER

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Many air fresheners employ carcinogens, volatile organic
compounds and known toxins such as phthalate esters in
their formulas. A Natural Resources Defense Council
(NRDC) study of 13 common household air fresheners
found that most of the surveyed products contain chemicals
that can aggravate asthma and affect reproductive
development. The NRDC called for more rigorous supervision
of the manufacturers and their products, which are widely
assumed to be safe:
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"The study assessed scented sprays, gels, and plug-in air

fresheners. Independent lab testing confirmed the presence
of phthalates, or hormone-disrupting chemicals that may
pose a particular health risk to babies and young children, in
12 of the 14 products - including those marked 'all natural'.
None of the products had these chemicals listed on their
labels."
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On September 19, 2007, along with the Sierra Club, Alliance

for Healthy Homes, and the National Center for Healthy
Housing, the NRDC filed a petition with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the Consumer
Product Safety Commission to report the findings.
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The University of Bristol's Avon Longitudinal Study of
Parents and Children (ALSPAC) published findings
indicating that exposure to volatile organic compounds
through frequent use of air fresheners and other aerosols in
the home was found to correlate with increased earaches
and diarrhea in infants, and with increased depression and
headaches in their mothers.
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In 2008, Anne Steinemann of the University of Washington
published a study of top-selling air fresheners and laundry
products. She found that all products tested gave off
chemicals regulated as toxic or hazardous under federal
laws, including carcinogens with no safe exposure level,
but none of these chemicals were listed on any of the
product labels or Material Safety Data Sheets.
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Chemicals included acetone, the active ingredient in paint
thinner and nail-polish remover; chloromethane, a
neuro-toxicant and respiratory toxicant; and acetaldehyde
and 1,4-dioxane, both carcinogens.
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A plug-in air freshener contained more than 20 different
volatile organic compounds, with more than one-third
classified as toxic or hazardous under federal laws. Even
air fresheners called "organic", "green", or with "essential
oils" emitted hazardous chemicals, including carcinogens.
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In 2009, Stanley M. Caress of the University of West Georgia
and Anne C. Steinemann of the University of Washington
published results from two national epidemiological studies
of health effects from exposure to air fresheners. They
found that nearly 20 percent of the general population and
34 percent of asthmatics report headaches, breathing
difficulties, or other health problems when exposed to air
fresheners or deodorizers.
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ULANGTAHUN PERTAMA

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Assalamualaikum w.b.t.
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Pagi esok, tepat jam 11.30 pagi waktu Malaysia,
menandakan tibanya setahun puteraku
Muhammad Ridhwan Hidayatullah dilahirkan.
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Untuk meraikan saat dan ketika yang paling
bermakna bagi aku dan isteriku, kami telah
membuat persiapan dan perancangan awal
dengan pulang ke tempat kelahiran Hidayat.
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Kami hanya merancang untuk mengadakan
sedikit majlis makan dengan doa kesyukuran,
dengan menjemput saudara mara terdekat
bagi memeriahkan lagi suasana.
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Alhamdulillah, sesungguhnya aku bersyukur
kepada Mu ya Allah atas kurniaanMu yang
indah ini dan telah memberikan makna dan
kesan yang amat mendalam kepada hidup
kami berdua.
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Sesungguhnya kami tidak lagi kesunyian.
Sepanjang masa kami terhibur dengan
telatah dan keletahnya. Begitu juga dengan
atuk dan neneknya, begitu merindui akan
kepulangannya.
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POWER OF MONEY

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This is a story of Singapore's youngest millionaire ever, at
just 26 years of age.
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Some of you may already know that I travel around the
region pretty frequently, having to visit and conduct
seminars at my offices in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and
Suzhou (China). I am in the airport almost every other week
so I get to bump into many people who have attended my
seminars or have read my books.
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Recently, someone came up to me on a plane to KL and

looked rather shocked. He asked, "How come a millionaire
like you is travelling economy?" My reply was, "That's why I
am a millionaire." He still looked pretty confused.
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This again confirms that greatest lie ever told about wealth
(which I wrote about in my latest book, "Secrets of Self
Made Millionaires"). Many people have been brainwashed to
think that millionaires have to wear Gucci, Hugo Boss,
Rolex, and sit on first class in air travel. This is why so many
people never become rich because the moment they earn
more money, they think that it is only natural that they
spend more, putting them back to square one.
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The truth is that most self-made millionaires are frugal and
only spend on what is necessary and of value. That is why
they are able to accumulate and multiply their wealth so
much faster.
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Over the last seven years, I have saved about 80% of my
income while today I save only about 60% (because I have
my wife, mother-in-law, two maids, two kids, etc. to
support). Still, it is way above most people who save 10%
of their income (if they are lucky).
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I refuse to buy a first class ticket or to buy a $300 shirt
because I think that it is a complete waste of money.
However, I happily pay $1,300 to send my two-year-old
daughter to Julia Gabriel Speech and drama without
thinking twice.
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When I joined the YEO (Young Entrepreneur's Organisation)
a few years back, YEO is an exclusive club open to those
who are under 40 and make over $1mil a year in their own
business. I discovered that those who were self-made
thought like me. Many of them with net worth well over
$5mil, travelled economy class and some even drove
Toyotas and Nissans, not Audis, Mercedes, BMWs.
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I noticed that it was only those who never had to work hard
to build their own wealth (there were also a few ministers'
and tycoons' sons in the club) who spent like there was no
tomorrow. Somehow, when you did not have to build
everything from scratch, you do not really value money. This
is precisely the reason why a family's wealth (no matter
how much) rarely lasts past the third generation.
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Thank God, my rich dad foresaw this terrible possibility and
refused to give me a cent to start my business.
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Then some people ask me, "What is the point in making so
much money if you don't enjoy it?" The thing is that I don't
really find happiness in buying branded clothes, jewellery
or sitting first class. Even if buying something makes me
happy it is only for a while, it does not last.
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Material happiness never lasts, it just give you a quick fix.
After a while you feel lousy again and have to buy the next
thing which you think will make you happy. I always think
that if you need material things to make you happy, then
you live a pretty sad and unfulfilled life.
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Instead, what makes me happy is when I see my children
laughing and playing and learning so fast. What makes me
happy is when I see my companies and trainers reaching
more and more people every year in so many more
countries.
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What makes me really happy is when I read all the emails
about how my books and seminars have touched and
inspired someone's life.
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What makes me really happy is reading all your wonderful
posts about how this blog is inspiring you. This happiness
makes me feel really good for a long time, much much
more than what a Rolex would do for me.
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I think the point I want to put across is that happiness
must come from doing your life's work (be it teaching,
building homes, designing, trading, winning tournaments
etc.) and the money that comes is only a by-product. If
you hate what you are doing and rely on the money you
earn to make you happy by buying stuff, then I think that
you are living a life of meaninglessness.
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PERANGKAP MAUT

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Musim cuti sekolah ini pasti dipenuhi pelbagai aktiviti seperti
mengunjungi tempat menarik atau pun melawat saudara mara.
Kesempatan itu bagaimanapun, memerlukan individu memandu
pada tempoh lama. Ada yang suka memandu pada awal pagi
dan tidak kurang juga yang gemar memulakan perjalanan pada
sebelah malam.
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Memandu pada waktu tengah hari misalnya, mudah
mengundang rasa mengantuk, apatah lagi berada di dalam
kenderaan yang dipasang sistem pendingin hawa yang
berfungsi baik sekali gus mewujudkan suasana selesa untuk
melelapkan mata.
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Atas dasar itu serta nasihat kepada pengguna jalan raya supaya
berhenti rehat jika rasa mengantuk, sememangnya memberikan
banyak pilihan kepada pemandu untuk berehat seketika dan
tidur di dalam kenderaan.
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Tidak hairanlah jika berhenti di mana-mana kawasan rehat
sepanjang lebuh raya, pasti kelihatan kenderaan yang enjin dan
pendingin hawa dihidupkan dengan pemandunya kelihatan
terbaring diulit lena, mungkin kerana terlalu penat selepas
memandu lama.
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Namun, mungkin ramai tidak menyedari bahawa peredaran
udara di dalam kenderaan statik atau tidak bergerak dan
dipasang pendingin hawa adalah jauh berbeza dengan
kenderaan yang bergerak dan turut dipasang pendingin hawa.
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Hakikatnya, kenderaan bergerak mempunyai suhu dalaman
yang lebih sejuk kerana mendapat bantuan udara luar semasa
bergerak berbanding kenderaan statik yang agak panas
disebabkan hanya bergantung kepada pengedaran dalaman saja.
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Ini bermakna, tidur dalam kenderaan dengan sistem pendingin
hawa terpasang juga berisiko, bukan setakat boleh menghilangkan
penat dan mengantuk, bahkan boleh menyebabkan nyawa
melayang jika berlaku masalah kebocoran tanpa disedari.
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Tidak hairanlah istilah mati ketika tidur dalam kenderaan,
sememangnya biasa didengari. Malangnya, tidak ramai berminat
membincangkannya sedangkan aspek keselamatan inilah yang
menentukan sama ada anda selamat dalam kenderaan sendiri
atau kereta itu sebenarnya menjadi perangkap maut.
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Lebih sukar, lazimnya pengguna jarang menyedari berlakunya
masalah seperti kebocoran pada sistem pendingin hawa atau
terhidu gas karbon monoksida berlebihan yang menjadi antara
punca mati mengejut di dalam kenderaan.
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Pengerusi Persatuan Automobil Malaysia (AAM), Tunku Datuk
Mudzaffar Tunku Mustapha, menjelaskan kebocoran yang kerap
berlaku pada sistem kenderaan ialah membabitkan sistem ekzos,
sistem brek dan ‘clutch,’ sistem enjin seperti minyak enjin dan
minyak transmisi.
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Kebocoran juga boleh berlaku pada sistem penyejukan iaitu
radiator, hose atau saluran, pam air dan gas pendingin hawa.
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Jika kebocoran pada sistem hawa dingin, ia boleh dikesan
dengan alat ‘gas leak detector’. Biasanya, jika ada masalah
kebocoran gas, ia akan berlaku pada penyambungan atau
‘cooling coil’ dan gas berkenaan akan meresap ke udara.
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Jenis gas yang digunakan adalah freon gas (R134a) tetapi ia
tidak beracun, mesra alam, tidak mengandungi CFC (Clorofluro
Carbon), tidak berwarna, tidak berbau dan tidak menyumbang
kepada kenipisan lapisan ozon.
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Namun, kata Tunku Mudzaffar, walaupun gas hawa dingin jenis
R134a dikategorikan sebagai mesra alam dan selamat, ia cuma
banyak digunakan untuk kenderaan baru sedangkan kenderaan
lama yang dikeluarkan sebelum 1990 sebenarnya menggunakan
gas berbeza iaitu jenis R12.
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Gas R12 mengandungi CFC (Clorofluro Carbon), tidak mesra
alam dan turut menyumbang kepada kepanasan rumah hijau.
Sebab itulah, perlu ditegaskan, bukan semua jenis kenderaan
yang sama jenis mempunyai tahap keselamatan yang sama,
bergantung kepada usia, tahap penggunaan dan kerosakan.
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Paling penting, orang ramai perlu maklum akan kepentingan
sistem pendingin hawa itu sendiri.
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Sistem penghawa dingin dipasang bertujuan mewujudkan
rasa selesa kepada penumpang dan pemandu, bukannya untuk
tidur lama. Oleh itu, pemilik kenderaan perlu pastikan sistem
kenderaan mereka diselenggara setiap enam bulan sekali.
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Orang ramai perlu membuang sikap tidak ambil peduli kerana
ini bukan setakat soal keselesaan semata-mata tetapi
keselamatan nyawa sendiri dan orang tersayang.
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Justeru, selain lebih peka kepada kepentingan penyelenggaraan,
pemilik kenderaan juga perlu mengamalkan perbuatan membuka
bonet kereta dan periksa secara kasar setiap pagi ketika
memanaskan kenderaan. Itu adalah amalan yang baik kerana jika
berlaku kebocoran serius, ia boleh dikesan awal.
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Apakah pula masalah yang timbul jika berlaku kebocoran pada
ekzos, karburator yang dikatakan boleh menyumbang kepada
penghasilan racun akibat penghasilan karbon monoksida yang
terlalu banyak?
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Ini menyebabkan penggunaan minyak petrol yang berlebihan,
enjin hilang kuasa dan jika gas karbon monoksida masuk ke
dalam kenderaan, ia akan menyebabkan pemandu, penumpang
berasa pening, loya, kurang selesa dan beracun.
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Jika karburator bocor dan mengalir ke kawasan panas seperti
ekzos, ia boleh menyebabkan kebakaran. Pemandu dan
penumpang akan berasa kurang selesa, sesak nafas jika bau
petrol merebak ke dalam kenderaan.
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Itulah antara punca yang menyebabkan kematian mengejut
disebabkan terhidu gas karbon monoksida terlalu lama dan jika
terbakar, pemandu mungkin terperangkap di dalam kenderaan
kerana sedang tidur.
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Ada yang menasihatkan jika ingin tidur di dalam kenderaan,
pastikan cermin tingkap tidak ditutup terlalu rapat bertujuan
memastikan berlakunya pengedaran keluar masuk udara di
dalam dan luar kenderaan. Bahkan, jika berlaku kebocoran gas,
ia tidak terperangkap sepenuhnya di dalam kenderaan.
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