I'm going to talk about famous cases in higher education, Influenza A (H1N1). Due to the spreading infected cases in higher education few weeks ago, many Universities and private colleges in Malaysia have been closed for 1 week or more. Unlike other universities or colleges, There are the H1N1 cases in my university but it has not been closed. However, all students are recommended to wear face mask given during teaching and learning processess. I think, it is important about how colleges or universities should prevent H1N1 outbreaks in the same time to keep universities or colleges to open as much as can to keep students learning. According to secretary of health and human services, note that, "higher education students are vulnerable to this kind of virus."

Due to the risk may faced by students, there are some prevention tips i should share to all readers. First, promote the "self isolation" of students who have H1N1 or symptoms, encouraging them to stay away from classes and other activities and to stay in their rooms or, if they have family members in the area, to travel there (not using public transportation). Second, modify absenteeism policies so both students, faculty members and others who are ill have no incentive to return to campus activities earlier than they should. Doctor's notes are require for excuse absences from class or work. Cleaners also play important roles in H1N1 prevention where they must encourage more cleanliness on campus both by adding cleaning schedules in bathrooms, doorknobs, shared keyboards and so on.

For students in higher education, there are the warning signs that need urgent medical attention including difficult breathing or shortness of breath, pain or pressure in chest or abdomen, sudden dizziness, confusion, severe or persistent vomiting, and flu-like symptom improve but then return with fever and worse cough.

In my personal view, it is not easy to make all students follow the rules in H1N1 prevention. Just like in my university campus, most of the students are not wearing face masks as what has recommended by government. Since the cases of H1N1 in higher education is increasing, i think all students, lecturers, and staffs in campus should collaborate to prevent spreading of H1N1.

Lastly, since today is 52 years Malaysia independent day ! I would like to wish all malaysian Happy Merdeka !!!

Pesta Ang Pao (新春联欢晚会) is an annual event in Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). This event normally will be held before Chinese New Year. This is an event which is held to celebrate the coming of Chinese New Year with all the students in UMS of all races. Pesta Ang Pao UMS 2009 was held on 17 January 2009 in UMS Chancellor Hall. The event starts at 7:00p.m. and ended around 11.00p.m. The moment I arrive in Chancellor Hall, there’s already a lot of student waiting to enter the hall.

There are lots of performances in Pesta Ang Pao UMS 2009. These event are such as singing the theme song of Pesta Ang Pao UMS, Moden Dance, Lion Dance, Chinese Opera, Mongolia Dance, Koir, Chinese Orchestra, Chinese KungFu(), Che Ling, Drangon Dance, Chang Shan Dance and many more.

The most interesting program in Pesta Ang Pao is Changing Face (变脸). This is what I call one of the Chinese Magic Trick. Since the reign of the Qing Dynasty Emporor, QianLong (乾隆) about 300 years ago, this performance already exists. The face changing is a culture of Chinese Sichuan Opera. The performer can change the Sichuan Mask in magically quick succession. They change their painted mask by flourish their arms and twist their heads. Above video is what is called changing face. The performer really did very well and I still wondering how he changes his mask without using hand.

Two bomb attacks in volatile parts of northern Iraq killed at least 15 people on Saturday and wounded 37, police said, interrupting a relatively peaceful start to the Ramadan fast.
In one attack, a suicide bomber drove a car packed with explosives and rockets into the main gate of a police station on the outskirts of Shirqat, a town 300 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, at about 8 a.m. (0500 GMT), police said.

Police opened fire to stop him but he detonated the load, killing at least nine people and wounding 17.Four of those killed in the attack were police. The blast also damaged more than a dozen shops, two dozen cars and left a 2-metre-wide (7-foot) crater in the road, a Reuters reporter saw.

Glaring at the wreckage, an old man cried out: "Shame on them! Why must they do something like this during Ramadan?"Ahmed Mehdi, 35, said he lost a cousin in the blast. "What did these innocent people do to deserve to be killed like this?" he said. "Whoever did this does not fear God. Most of the people killed here were civilians."
Later, a truck bomb parked beside a market killed six people and wounded 20 in the town of Sinjar, 390 km (240 miles) northwest of Baghdad. Sinjar is mostly inhabited by Yazidis, members of a pre-Islamic Kurdish sect.

At least 21 people were killed in two suicide attacks in Sinjar earlier this month, part of a wave of violence that has hit ethnically and religiously mixed northern Nineveh province where tension is high between majority Arabs, ethnic Kurds and other minorities. Iraq is struggling to heal the scars of years of sectarian slaughter and an insurgency triggered by the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that rendered the country practically ungovernable. But a rash of violence in the past two months has raised doubts about whether Iraq's security gains over the past two years will hold up, including truck bomb attacks that killed almost 100 people at two government ministries on Aug. 19.

The Shi'ite Muslim-led government, looking towards a general election in January, wants to show Iraqis that it is on top of the security situation as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw gradually by the end of 2011.

(heise online, 28.08.2009 13:58) Nokia logo Less than one week before the start of this years Nokia World in Stuttgart, Germany, Nokia has officially announced its new Maemo-based next generation Internet Tablet.

With less than one week before the start of this years Nokia World in Stuttgart, Germany, Nokia has officially announced its new Maemo-based next generation Internet Tablet. The N900 isn't Nokia's first Internet Tablet (770, N800, N810), but it is the companies first that also includes a GSM and 3G/UMTS modem, making it a fully fledged smartphone. Previous models could only connect to the Internet via the built-in Wi-Fi connection or via a Bluetooth link to another mobile phone.

The N900 "mobile computer" will feature version 5 of the Linux-based Maemo operating system, codenamed Fremantle. Its dimensions are similar to that of Nokia's Symbian based N97 mobile phone and it will include an ARM Cortex-A8 processor running at 600 MHz, up to 1GB of application memory (256 MB RAM, 768 MB virtual memory) and 3D graphics accelerator with OpenGL ES 2.0 support.

As with Nokia's previous internet tablets, the N900 will include 802.11 B /G Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, but will also pack 32 GB of built-in storage, with an option to add a Micro SDHC card up to 16 GB in size for a total of 48 GB. Other notable features include a 5 megapixel camera, a 3.5" 800 x 480 touch screen and integrated GPS navigation. Unlike Apple's iPhone OS, the N900 supports Adobe Flash in its Mozilla-based Maemo web browser.
The Nokia N900 will reportedly go on sale in the fourth quarter of 2009 in select markets for around 500. More details about the new smartphone can be found on the N900 web page and a short video is also available from NokiaConversations on YouTube.

Of course, exploring in Sabah is the must in university life. Sabah is a very beautiful place in Malaysia which attract thousands of tourist by each year. While studying in Sabah, i must take this oppurtunity to explore Sabah. There are a lot of popular place i had visited including Kundasang, Poring Hotspring in Ranau, Pulau Manukan, Kalambunai, Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sandakan, Kudat Trip of Borneo, and Tawau. However, there are still many popular place i haven't visit like Mount Kinabalu, and Rafting. I hope to explore it soon before i finish my study at here.

Restoran Razzali.... mamak in Kingfisher... ... roti canai... mee goreng... nasi goreng.... teh tarik....24 hours.. hehe. This is the place i always go since i live in Kingfisher. Not because the food is delicious, but it is just because it is 24 hours restoran. Why i say so? In university, there are a lot of assignments and projects. When you are hungry in midnight, where are u going to find your food? It will be more convenient if you just go to there to order roti canai and teh tarik rather than cook yourself in kitchen.By the way, you still can enjoy television program while eating to release tension add-up by assignments. That's why UMS students those live in Kingfisher like to go there...

I will describe about my final year project for year 2009/2010. My title of my project is Intelligent Management System. The main objective of the project is the system should be able to generate reducing weight plans to overweight person based on their personal details like health status, BMI, Body Fat Percentage, and so on. My partner, Wee Sin Fei will do about meals methods while i will doing about exercise methods. The combination of meals and exercises will be provided to overweight person to help them achieve their losing weight target within acceptable amount of time. For sem 1 in 2009/2010, the theory and concepts about the system will be introduced while sem 2 in 2009/2010 the whole system will be implemented.