My previous lecturer posted on Linkedin of how people completed a task in designing a transport system for an airport, without even reading the resources he attached with his assignment. He asked if people were too quick on arriving to a conclusion (which is a big no-no in Systems Engineering thinking). I think he’s wrong;…
I have a new hobby now, which I consider is a hobby, and that is 3D printing. I am only starting though and it has been very interesting so far. Initially I justified (we always do this, don’t judge me, haha) that 3D printing will help me in not buying certain things like plastics stuff…
It has been almost 4 summers that I am here in the Uk and it seems that every year brings another set of lessons. One that I am still finding myself accepting is how early the day starts in spring or more so in summer. Sunrise is at 5:15 am. Compare that to winter, where…
Some days, works feel very unrewarding. Recently it felt this way to me, and even more when I felt that I was being stonewalled in my progress as well as my effort doesn’t feel appreciated. It is bad enough that the work is unrewarding, it is even worse when you feel the people involved are…
Recently my workplace got a 3D printer, and even did a demo of it, which caused me to buy one for myself. Yes, that’s right, I am blaming my workplace for my spending! Jokes aside, I was impressed by the presentation about the ease of use and the benefits that I thought it could bring…
Recently I watched a documentary about couples trying to get kids, and consulted a fertility specialist and her approach was to remove the couples exposure to plastics or plastic based materials. She claimed and has been campaigning for years that the exposure to plastics and the chemicals within such as phthalates (that is so hard…
I use a todo list, and among the tasks on it are the things that I planned (or more likely hoped) to do when I go for holiday in Malaysia. One of it to visit my father’s grave. Today I was reminded of the task, as I had hoped to go back to Malaysia during…
My daughter recently came back with a very long book, about 100 pages long. For context, she is 6 years old and normally only reads books that are 10 to 20 pages long, and even those are in big fonts. Recently her teacher let her choose her own books to read, and that is the…
My daughter asked me during dinner today if I know the meaning of the word bigback. “What?” I asked. “Bigback,” she said again. I asked her to spell it out. Still didn’t ring a bell. “It’s a term for someone who likes food,” she said. “Although it can be derogatory, depending on the tone.” “I…
I went to buy a cake recently from franchise in the UK that is famous for selling eggless cake. They are quite decent, although a bit pricey, but they are widely available with outlets almost everywhere. We called first before going to an outlet to confirm that the cake that we wanted was there, and…
