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    Rail Accident Report Discussion: Whitehall West Junction 2009

    ByFaris July 25, 2023August 1, 2023

    This is a relatively simple and short report. The accident happened when a train hit a lookout, during a trackwork operation in a red zone (meaning people doing work on tracks, while trains are still running on them). The lookout moved from his position and got too close and into the path of the train….

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  • Life

    The Importance of Being Bored

    ByFaris July 21, 2023July 21, 2023

    Recently I spied my daughter playing some games on the phone. Upon talking to her, she further complained that there is only one game in her phone! She then make her case that almost all of her friends (“Well, at least almost all of them,” she conceded) has Roblox on their phones, or play it…

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  • Life

    Trust The Process

    ByFaris July 17, 2023

    It is easy to keep doing something when you’re rewarded for it. At least it is easy if the reward is great and instant. But in life, rewards don’t come so easily, especially if it is something that is beneficial in the wrong run. We humans however tend to value instant gratification and if we…

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  • Life

    Familiarity

    ByFaris July 12, 2023

    My 3 years old daughter was prescribed antibiotics. She took her medicine nonchalantly. I was discussing with my wife however whether our daughter should continue to take her medicine. She was within earshot and quickly piped up, “Ubat yang mana satu? Yang mathematic ke?” “Which medicine, the mathematic?” I was silent for a while before…

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  • Life

    No One Really Knows…

    ByFaris July 11, 2023August 25, 2023

    I was listening to this podcast recently and went through a few emotions. At first the guest sounds genuine and interesting, and it seem I would be learning a lot as she seemed to say a lot of unique wisdom, but then it seems a bit like ‘toxic productivity’ with suffering (or is it hardship)…

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  • Railway

    Attempting IRSE Mod B: Of Railway Accidents and Crashes

    ByFaris July 5, 2023July 8, 2023

    I am planning to attempt IRSE examination for module B. There are 4 modules altogether, with module A being a prerequisite for the other modules. The idea is module A covers the overall and asked about ‘everything’ about signalling but at a surface level. Module B, C and D focus deeper, with each module has…

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  • Book Review

    His Dark Material: Northern Light Book Review

    ByFaris July 4, 2023July 8, 2023

    I remember reading reviews about the film, and like all reviews, it said that the book was waaay better. I saw the movie and although I didn’t remember much except that there was a bear and lots of snow, I felt that the movie was fun. So I promised myself that I would read the…

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  • Life

    Technology and Paper

    ByFaris July 1, 2023July 1, 2023

    I’ve always tried to not use paper and keep things digital. I’ve not realised how this has affected my children’s thinking, until today. A bit of a background story: Previously my son was rummaging through my old passport and asked why was it cut at the edges. I explained to him about the chip in…

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  • Life

    Grass Is Always Greener

    ByFaris June 26, 2023June 28, 2023

    Recently a famous Malaysian who is living in the UK, showed how he manages to buy a trolley of groceries for only GBP 50. But is the groceries in the UK really that cheap? Actually it is not so cheap compared to Malaysia. GBP 50 is roughly RM 300, and you can get a similar…

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  • Life

    New Habit Unlocked!

    ByFaris June 18, 2023June 18, 2023

    I’ve just created a reminder to take a photo of me and my wife every weekend. The title is a bit misleading as I’ve only started doing this and I consider it not a habit yet. Let’s see in 40 weeks (since I read somewhere that a habit becomes so after it has been done…

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