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PriceWatch: Petrol in Malaysia (2)
Item: RON95 petrolBrand: anyPrice: MYR 2.05 / literDate of Purchase/Survey: 27/01/2022Place of Sale: any petrol station in MalaysiaEleven years ago it was MYR 1.90/liter; it's barely moved in the intervening years thanks to Government subsidies, but that has to be an unsustainable practice.
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
27th January 2022 10:53am
Must have rolled single digit for my Constitution
I got my Covid-19 booster shot on Friday. It was my first Pfizer Comirnaty shot, as my 1st and 2nd doses were AstraZeneca. This time there was a throbbing pain on my arm at the injection site. Followed by a low-grade fever on the second day (yesterday). On my first dose I had a fever as well. This one...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
16th January 2022 11:06am
My own inconsistent spelling paradigms
I picked up the Wordle habit recently, and today's puzzle tripped me up a bit. As a product of mostly British schools I stubbornly stick to "ou" vs. "o" spellings, although I've picked up the nasty habit of using "z" instead of "s" in a lot of places. I even realised it earlier today when I did a routine...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
12th January 2022 6:55pm
Checking in on BOINC
Start of a new year seems like a good time to set a milepost for BOINC progress. I'll compare my progress later in the year, although I don't expect significant progress, since I'm mainly crunching on a GRC pool. Still, I may add or switch around projects. The strangest thing is I still haven't been knocked...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
9th January 2022 4:55pm
Armada by Ernest Cline
First book of 2022 done! I've been putting off reading this for a couple of years now, and I'm glad I did. Needed the distance from Ready Player One.This book is instantly recognizable as being by the same author as that other one (and vice versa), which can be both a good thing and a bad thing. It's...
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lothaq via Self-RW
8th January 2022 12:05pm
Hello from The Future! (2022 edition)
This goes out to those on the other side of the world, including my sister. Yes, it's a #dadjoke, but I'm a dad, so it's allowed!
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
1st January 2022 12:47am
A goal for 2015
It's a simple one: I want to read more, and write more. I've already got a selection of unread books that I bought at the Big Bad Wolf Sale last month, and even some from the previous year. So that first part of my goal should be easy enough to achieve. It's the writing part that worries me some. We'll...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
2nd January 2015 7:33pm
A Tower Unseen
Neil stood on top of the hill and looked down upon the city. This used to be the best view into the city, with the iconic skyscrapers in the city centre commanding the view. Now that view was lost, with the new developments at this northern highway entrance to the city. New apartment blocks rose up into...
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lothaq via Self-RW
23rd September 2014 12:20am
It’s a New Year? Ok
I’m not greeting the New Year with any resolutions. No clichés about losing weight or doing volunteer work or anything like that. I’d rather not set myself up for disappointment. Yes, you should set goals for yourself. Yes, you must have some method to measure your success. Yes, you should give...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
31st December 2010 7:52pm
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
So yesterday was a public holiday (selamat Aidiladha to those I didn’t already greet) and a day off for me. The night before I had thought about catching HP7, the latest installment in the Harry Potter series. Yesterday was the premiere for Malaysia, so there were bound to be lots of screens showing...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
18th November 2010 9:27pm
Five years later ...
It’s been five years since I decided to (finally) start a blog. My original inspiration was A’isyah, and today she turned five. It seems a lifetime away, and in many respects, it was. I have nothing against how my life has changed from then. But no matter what, A’isyah plays a big part in my...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
20th October 2010 10:37pm
The shadow of the father
My sis sent me an sms earlier: "Dad’s on Wikipedia!" (Bored much? Hehe. Can I get my laptop back?) Soon after, there’s a short clip on TV about today in history. 10 years ago today, TiungSAT-1, Malaysia’s first microsatellite, was launched from Kazakhstan. And my dad’s picture flashed on...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
26th September 2010 9:43pm
Holiday season’s over
The three week holiday season is coming to a close. First we celebrated Hari Merdeka on 31 August (although I came into the office to work on my tender exercise). Then we celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfitri on 10 and 13 September (good break). And finally we celebrated Hari Malaysia on 16 September (our...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
19th September 2010 2:40pm
Minority racism in Malaysia
From the Letters page of The New Straits Times, 26 August 2010:Shocked at biased attitudeWe are from Sabah and most of us, even though we are born Muslim, do not consider ourselves Malay, especially when we have Kadazandusun parents or grandparents whose forefathers were Chinese or some other race.1Malaysia...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
29th August 2010 6:03pm
PriceWatch: Pokka Lemon Tea
Item: Lemon Tea, 500mlBrand: PokkaPrice: MYR 2.70Date of Purchase/Survey: 24/07/2010Place of Sale: BreadTalk, MidValley Megamall
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
14th August 2010 1:53pm
World Cup history tonight
Doesn’t matter who lifts the trophy after tonight’s Holland v Spain match. It’ll be a historic result, since neither team have ever won the World Cup. It’s been a thrilling ride so far, with a fair share of surprises and upsets. My dream final of Brazil v Argentina never materialized, after both...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
11th July 2010 10:58pm
A Father’s Day gift from A’isyah
Yesterday morning A’isyah came to me with a (late) Father’s Day gift. I didn’t get the chance to spend the day with her this weekend, but this made up for it. She gave me a card:a cake (had some of the cake with A’isyah this morning):and a photo-frame, with a picture of us.After a bit of hunting...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
23rd June 2010 9:16pm
World Cup Fever is here
Actually, it arrived about a week ago, and we’re in full swing already. There are already teams who have booked their place in the round of 16. I haven’t watched all the games, but thanks to Astro, I’ve at least watched the highlights of every game. There have been some good games, and there have...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
19th June 2010 10:06pm
Starting a photo-blog
So, I’ve decided to start my own photo-blog. It’ll probably be as infrequently updated as this blog (hehe), but I wanted a place for me to share certain pics. I haven’t decided yet how public I’ll be, but I recently set up a Flickr account to share pics with certain people. That didn’t work out...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
10th June 2010 10:49pm
Citing online images
How does one cite an online image? I had no idea (it’s been a while since I’ve written anything academic), so I searched online. A Google search for “bibliography reference for internet image” led me to a useful page at a virtual middle school library site (how appropriate).To quote from that...
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lothaq via on Everything, on nothing
22nd May 2010 4:03pm