10 ways to save fuel

i got this from a friend. not that sure on the accuracy of all these tho, but they look quite reasonable and believeable too...

1- watch out your RPM meter, higher RPM means higher cycle, higher cycle need more combustion, more combustion need more fuel. yet too low RPM may cause your engine inefficient. theoritically at 3756 rev per minute petrol perform the most efficient combustion inside your engine. the best solution is to maintain your RPM in between 2500 RPM to 4000 RPM. ~ mmm... which one is the RPM?

2- Try to avoid your RPM meter go above 4500 since its counted as acceleration and combustion inside your engine won't have enuf time to burn completely. therefore it is declared as one good ay to waste your fuel if you don't mind. ~ dis one patut can combine with the point above

3- maintain your speed. once you accelerated at suitable or safe speed, maintain it as long as possible since at this rate your fuel will be combust at constant rate or in easy word you save the fuel up this way ~really?

4- try to avoid braking too much. while braking your engine still running same as before your braking, therefore another waste of fuel, best solution is to also step on your clutch while braking, yet dont step your clutch when braking on the way down from hill, its dangerous. ~ siap ada warning lagi

5- keep your tyres at the manufacturer suggested pressure. this is to lessen the friction between the tyre and the road which will consume your horsepower and slowing your acceleration. thus slow acceleration take more of your time to achieve a desireable speed, more time to accelerate, more fuel will be wasted. ~ dingar tu!

6- fill your fuel at dawn, evening, or night. because filling the fuel under hot environment can easily evaporate some of your precious fuel. and also remember not to trigger the pump all the way up cause that may speed up the fuel flow in which the fuel might also evaporate due to formation of bubble as the flow of fuel hits your tanks. so make sure to push it half or slow. ~ hah? really???

7- consider of using manual car instead of automatic car. automatic car will only shift gear at a preset condition in which its hard to control your RPM in that way ~ ih, but if always jam, bagus lagi pakai automatic! sakit kaki bah mo tekan clutch balik2

8- much people say She** petrol can give you more kilometre, yet the side effect is your valve may get dirty (due to carbon-sulphur ratio) which in time will worn out and lead to fuel bleed, further cause incomplete combustion and pollution. thus your fuel will be wasted. try other fuel that offer protection of this such as Petron** or Calt** ~ nahh! kedapatan! the writer of this tips must be someone related to either Petron** or Calt**

9- keep track of your 'TRIP' meter, for instance every time you refuel set your trip meter to zero and start monitor how much distance you get for that much value of refuelling. calculate your daily basis distance travel and you can now made a budget of fuel expense base on that, this is to prevent you from excess kilometre that you dont need ~ ok, this one is good

10- whenever you are outing for entertainment or time commitment, try use public transportation as much as possible. its good for your health to walk around, you might find something on the way around, and most importantly its save your fuel!! ~ nah kaoooo!!!

It's ok to say NO to security guards

have you ever been to a place where you hv to leave any personal identification documents to the security guards in exchange to a temporary visitors pass?

i have.

not once, not twice but many many times i've lost count already. there was this one time when i was working in west msia and my working pass was not ready yet, i had to leave my driving license to the guards in order to get the temporary pass for almost a MONTH. well, i could've gotten my staff pass sooner but they said the passport photo i submitted was 'improper'. i was wearing a sleeveless union jack top in that photo. i didn't quite get what is considered improper in that photo because it can easily be cropped like this

my driving license photo scanned with poor resolution scanner

so the sleeveless-ness of the shirt should not be an issue

maybe it is improper because i'm wearing union jack shirt?

maybe it is improper because my i rebonded my hair?

and speaking of rebonding, i've seen a few saloons spelling rebonding as REBOUNDING and REBORNDING. wahh... i would really love to re-born my hair ooo... heheh...

maybe it is improper because i didn't smile?

or maybe because i have half eyebrows?

or because my hair was parted in the middle?

woopsy... heheh... i'm off-topic already...

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back to my main topic

so, ya... i had recently found out that you can actually say NO to those rules - the asking for personal identification document thingy. here is a letter supposedly signed by KSU KKDN.

Disclaimer : the source of this letter is unverified so, if it happens to be a hoax, DO NOT SUE OR ARREST ME, just let me know nicely and i will kindly delete this entry.

click on the image to see the original size.

iTunes Runtime Error

i hv just installed iTunes in my pc, and for some unknown reason, i was getting runtime error when i open the program.

'MS Visual C++ Runtime Error' - 'Runtime Error'
C:\Program files\itunes\itunes.exe
This application has requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way. Please contact the support team for further assistance

at first, i thought the problem was caused by my pc so scanned it for viruses, found none.

finally, found a solution over the internet. probably old news but still helpful.

so... how do we fix it?

iTunes installation actually includes two more program; Quicktime and Apple Software Update. to fix the runtime problem, run the Apple Software Update. Click Yes to agree and software updates will be installed. and... that's it! easy isn't it?

as easy as 1-2-3

Say it with Flowers!

received my copy of Reader's Digest Nov issue today. must hv been in the mailbox for so long but y'know laaa... everybody went cuti2 malaysia kannnnn...

hvnt started reading yet, just browsing through when i came across this short article : Say It With Flowers.

hmm... quite interesting coz roses seems to be the flower-of-choice for most ppl... but these flowers hv their special meanings too... and honestly, i do prefer these flowers to roses *ahem, a hint to a special somebody dis*

Sunflowers



Like the sun, sunflowers symbolise warmth, adoration and happiness. Perfect for cheering up a friend who's ill or feeling down.

Tulips



A great alternative to roses, tulips generally symbolise perfect love, making them a fitting choice for wedding anniversaries *ahem*. Tell someone they have beautiful eyes with variegated tulips.

Carnations



One of the world's most popular flowers. Pink carnations, a favourite on Mother's Day, express gratitude while dark red carnations convey love and affection.

Stargazer Lilies



These are bold and exuberant flowers. Pink stargazer lilies, a symbol of wealth and aspiration, are particularly appropriate to express congratulations to someone.

Gerbera Daisies



Lively and vibrant, gerbera daisies convey a message of cheer and are thought to symbolise innocence and purity. A great choice for birthdays.

Interesting Facts

1. The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
2. "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt"
3. Almonds are members of the peach family.
4. The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
6. Ingrown toenails are hereditary.
7. The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.
8. "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."
9. There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.
10. The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicros copicsilicovolca noconiosis.
11. The only other word with the same amount of letters is its plural: pneumonoultramicros copicsilicovolca noconiosesl.
12. The longest place-name still in use is Taumatawhakatangiha ngakoauauotamate aturipukakapikim aungahoronukupok aiwe-nuakit natahu, a New Zealand hill.
13. Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reinade los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size,L.A.
14. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
15. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
16. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button. It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.
17. Telly Savalas and Louis Armstrong died on their birthdays.
18. Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.
19. The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.
20. A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
21. There is a seven-letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein": the,there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein.
22. Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
23. A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
24. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
25. Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.
26. The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti 'Stewardesses' is the longest English word that is typed with only the left hand.
27. The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways; the following sentence contains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
28. The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
29. Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."
30. Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian seal for that reason.
31. Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
32. The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead."
33. The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.