Motorcyclists Misbehavior

While travelling to work during rush hour in the morning and while approaching a roundabout, almost have an accident with a motorcycle. I was travelling on the right lane while several motorcycles were on the left lane while approaching the roundabout. Suddenly one of the motorcycles without giving proper signal suddenly turn into the right lane just in front of the car. Due to my reflective response, I had to press the brake and press the car horn which blazing loudly. Luckily the motorcyclist and his pillion rider heard the car horn and he swerved back into his own lane. Also, luckily the motorcyclist can still manage to ride his bike without any incident and there is also no vehicles trailing behind me at the time which also allows me to continue my journey without any incident.

The motorcyclist assume that he can just get in and out of the lane as he wished without even considering to look left or right to ensure that it is safe for them to do so. As a car driver it is very difficult sometime to predict the behaviour of the motorcyclists. Sometime they just behave unexpectedly which can cause severe accident. Thus, in order to reduce the fatality rate due to accidents, there are a lot of things need to be improved especially for the motorcyclists driving behavior.

Dodgy degrees

According to Star, there are several degree awarding bodies that award degrees with little or no study. They are ready to hand out the awards to many who want to boost their business position, social status or political standing.

Many Malaysians are found to had bought those dubious Bachelor’s, Master’s and even Doctorates from popular degree “conferring” bodies, among them the American-based Preston Uni-versity and Newport University; Dublin Metropolitan University (DMU) and Irish International University (IIU). Read more about the report here: Dodgy degrees

Just beware that there is no such thing as an easy way to earn your degrees. If you were asked to register for such a degree make sure that you check with the authorities about the authenticity of the degree being offerred.

Kuala Penyu Ferry

Kuala Penyu Ferry
Originally uploaded by wanhashim

This ferry is a vital link for users to travel from Kuala Penyu in Sabah. This is proven by the existence of this ferry crossing the Kuala Penyu river. The ferry operates only during the day until 3 pm.

The ferry is powered by diesel engine which will pull the attached steel chain crossing the river. Just imagine what happen if the ferry's engine malfunction, then the ferry service will be disrupted. Or what happen if the engine fails in the middle of the river and just guess what can happen. I think the operator of the ferry has thought of all of the consequences and they might have been prepared.

Halal Certificate Issuer

The Star today reported that the management of halal certificates is transferred back to the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) from the Halal Development Corporation (HDC). The report also said that Jakim will increase their research effort in the aspect of Halal issuance. Hopefully, the issuance of the halal certificate will be made professionally in the future to provide trust and confidence among the public.

Mini Transporter

Mini Transporter
Originally uploaded by wanhashim

A convenient way for pedestrian and motorcyclist to cross the Kuala Penyu river in Sabah. People within the area rely on this type of boat carrier to commute between both sides of the river.