In Front Of The Mirror

Alhamdulillah, Thanks to Allah. I full recovered today from my illness lately.

Today, in the early morning, when I saw my face in front of the mirror, I feel glad, and wonderful. I keep thinking, there is something missing inside of me here. I keep thinking, thinking and go ahead with my boring life here.

Lontong

Haha..Caya jgn tak caya plak...we managed to ate "lontong" here..Tima kasih kat kekawan ku yg bersusah payah masak Lontong ni, dpt jugak merasa Lontong kat Bumi Sudan ni. Aku tak dapat tolong kali ni sebab aku tak sihat. Kepala pening and got flu...

What Makes a Lefty: Myths and Mysteries Persist

By : Corey Binns
LiveScience.com Wed Mar 22, 10:00 AM ET

Can openers, scissors and spiral-bound notebooks discriminate against lefties. Despite such challenges, 10 to 12 percent of the human population has historically preferred the left hand.Why doesn't the number ever waiver? Nobody knows for sure, but new research supports a body of evidence that suggests genetics have a hand in it all.

In the meantime, the myth remains that lefties are more artistic. And the idea that left-handed fighters have an advantage persists on scant evidence, supported by Scottish lore and Rocky Balboa's heroics in the ring.

Look, Mom: Both hands!
Like many traits, handedness is probably determined by a complex interaction between genes and the environment, experts figure.
Left-handers are more likely to have a left-handed relative. But researchers have yet to find the gene or set of genes that pick one hand over the other.

Most scientists agree that handedness exists on a continuum. The idea helps explain why some people bowl with their left but hold a spoon in their right. Truly ambidextrous people, who have indifferent preference for either hand, are extremely rare.

In a new study, researchers measured the width of elbows in living people and in skeletons from a medieval British farming community.
The researchers assumed the 9-to-1 ratio of handedness would match the ratio of bigger right to left elbows. The prediction held true in the modern-day group, but not for the medieval bones.

Most of the ancient farmers' left and right elbows were the same size.
"It's obvious that they were using both hands equally," said anthropologist Amanda Blackburn from the University of Manitoba. "It's not fair to say they were ambidextrous in the true sense of the word, but they may have had a tendency to use both hands equally. It's a behavior they may have learned rather than just being born like that."
The findings will be published in the April issue of the journal Current Anthropology.
Oppressing the left

Lefties have long suffered. In India and Indonesia, eating with the left hand is considered impolite. Chinese characters prove extremely difficult to write with the left hand. Not so long ago, teachers slapped the wrists of left-handed American elementary students.
Humans have shown the ability to learn to use their non-preferred hand after injuries, when required to perform manual labor, or in the face of cultural pressure.
Yet preference for handedness appears to take root in the womb, or even earlier.

One genetic model, called the right shift theory and developed by psychologist Marian Annett at the University of Leicester, suggests that a single gene increases the likelihood of being right-handed.

"The essence of my right shift theory is that there is a gene that helps to develop speech in the left hemisphere of the brain and increases the probability of right-handedness," Annett told LiveScience.

Whatever evolutionary jog made humans left-brain dominant for speech also made us right-side dominant, Annett argues. Since our closest relatives—chimpanzees—can't talk, the gene must have arisen in recent evolutionary history. One study found most chimps prefer to fish for termites with their left hand. But other recent research shows most chimpanzees favor their right hand when throwing overhand.

"The prevailing genetic model seems to be pretty strong. There are only a few weak points that are yet to be addressed. Not only can they not pinpoint a gene, there's conflicting data out there too," said David Wolman, author of "A Left Hand Turn Around the World" (Da Capo Press, 2005).

In a twist on the genetic model, the gene for hand preference might also be the gene for hair whorl direction, the way a person's hair turns on the top of their head. Half of people with counterclockwise whorls prefer their left hand, according to research by Amar Klar at the
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National Cancer Institute.

The same system that patterns hair and handedness could also play a role in the asymmetrical organization of the brain. "It is clear that the same genetics control both traits, along with the side of the brain where language is processed," said Klar.
The artistic myth

The answer to left-handedness is likely in the brain, and probably has to do with that organ's asymmetry, scientists generally believe. Somewhere in our lopsided brains is something, probably a gene or two that determines which hand prefers to throw a ball and which hand likes to write.

Unfortunately, scientists can't open up someone's brain and see a sign for hand preference Wolman said.

For anyone to move their left hand, or anything on their left side, instructions come from the right side of the brain. Motor centers of the brain control the hands; lefties have more dominant motor centers on the right side of their brain.
But just because the directions come from the side of the brain associated with artistic function, doesn't mean a lefty's more likely to compose a Shakespearean sonnet.
"The big myth is that the right side of the brain is somehow a creativity bull's-eye. That's not the case, and doesn't have anything to do with handedness. You need resources from both sides of your brain to be creative. All people use both sides of the brain," Wolman told LiveScience.
Fighting advantage

Lefties have had the upper hand in hand-to-hand combat since the Bronze Age, and even today, in the boxing ring. Left-handedness could be beneficial in times of violence, and genetically passed from one generation of fighters to the next, as shown by Charlotte Faurie and Michel Raymond of the University of Montpellier II in France.

While a righty fought with a sword in his right hand and a shield in his left, a left-handed swordsman could make strong surprise attack on the opponent's unprotected right side. Recall Rocky Balboa's last-minute switch to his southpaw.
The Kerr family of Scotland, known for sinister swordsmanship, went so far as to build Ferniehirst Castle with an unusual staircase that spiraled counterclockwise. The architecture provided left-handed fighters more freedom to swing their sword.
Today, the common Scottish terms Kerr-handed, kerry-fisted and corry-fisted mean left-handed.

The concept of lefties advantageously killing off all the righties doesn't hold strong, however. The 9-to-1 ratio of right- to left-handedness existed long before the advent of sword and shield warfare and continues to this day.

Some researchers suggest prenatal levels of testosterone determine hand preference. Brain damage from trauma in the delivery room is another explanation. "Proud lefties cringe at the thought of it," said the left-handed Wolman.
"The genetic model has wider support among the laterality community than brain damage at birth or levels of hormones in the womb," Wolman said. "At the end of the day, everyone seems to go back to the gene."

The Day You Went Away

When I met you, I wasn’t planning on falling in love, I wasn’t planning on feeling so attached to someone, but you awakened feeling inside of me slowly that I’d forgotten existed.

The day I knew you, I didn’t realized how much our love would grow that the attraction that first brought us together would reach beyond passion to the comfort of knowing I have someone very special, someone who is not only my lover but also my close friend.

When I met you, I had no idea where our relationship would lead us, how beautiful you make my world. But now, today, without a doubt I knew, the luckiest day of my life was the day I met you.

Sicked days

I'm not feeling well today. Its had started since yesterday, so I decided not to go to the office and take one day off. Last night I sleep early compared to the other night which only I can sleep around 3 O clock in the morning.

I miss Malaysia...Ranhill please send me back ASAP.....

Confused

Recently I had an opportunity to watch this movie. When I watch it, I enjoyed every moment of it and the way Kidman plays her roles make my heart bit run faster than usual. It's some sort like pyscho thriller film. I don't know what happen to me lately, previously I like very much to watch Sandra Bullock movie, but since she already full occupied, I switch to this poor girl. Hehe..maybe it's because she become single again. Haha..

Angkatan Memasak

Kalau nak tau, ni lah dia geng kumpulan memasak masa bulan posa 2004 hari tu. Tiap2 hari kitaorg masak, dari yg simple sampailah kepada yang "complicated". Walaupun kat sini semuanya terhad, namun demi bulan yang mulia ni, kitaorg
cuba buat yang terbaik. Syabas kat "group" ni,
moga dapat keberkatan kerana menjamu
org yang berbuka posa.hehe....

Peter Siebel

Dalam byk2 "vendor" kat Sudan ni, mamat ni lah yg paling aku susah nak faham. Mana taknya, bila aku cakap English, dia cakap Jerman. Mula2 aku "liaised" dgn Peter ni, mmg susah nak mampos, to make the things more worst, mamat Peter ni "kepala angin" sikit. So aku kena byk sabar kerja dgn anak buat Hitler sekor ni. Nevertheless, Peter ni mmg "professional". Ada satu hari tu, aku kena "standby" sampai pukul 2.30 pagi dgn dia sebab esok nak jalan gak 'Boiler' ni. So malam yg malang tu, aku dgn Si Peter ni pun bekerja macam nak 'RAK'.

Walau apa pun, Peter ni baik hati, dia kasi aku pinjam DVD citer James Bond versi Jerman. Macam hampeh citer dia..hahhaaaaaaaa...aku dah giler agaknya....hahahahahaaa

It wasn't supposed to be this way, but since it is....

Empty....

Suhaimi Ahmad

Siannye abg kita ni, makan biskut je..hehe...Takpe bang, sabar je lah. tak lama lagi boleh makan sedap2 kat Kemaman. Aku panggil abg ni Abg Mi je. Dia ni lah yg byk tlg aku kalau dlm bab2 "modified" ni. Kalau ada "project haram" je aku tak cari org lain dah, mmg Abg Mi ni pakar dlm bab2 macam ni. Aku senang sekali bekerja dgn dia. Kekadang kepala giler dia tu boleh buat aku "Jam" kejap. Aku kalau turun Kemaman, mesti contact Abg Mi ni. Abg Mi, nanti kita makan seafood byk2 kat Kemaman ek...

Closed Up

Mario

DC Department

Suhaimi Ahmad

Sian kat abg ni

Peter Siebel

Zahari

Ini salah seorg dari ramai - ramai aku punya "Mentor" kat sini. Org Nganu, baik & kekadang byk cakap sampai aku pun letih lah nak layan.

Abg Din, Z, & Azmi T

Yg tgh tu Bos aku, kitaorg panggil dia Abg Din je, org ye baik, lemah lembut, bersopan santun but suka buat lawak lucah..hehe..duit banyak dan masih single lagi, sapa yg berkenan boleh contact aku, aku jadi agent dia, service charge tak mahal, 25% je..hehe..jgn marah bos nanti kena jual..hehe..

Yg sebelah Bos pakai baju oren tu Abg Z, nama sebenar Zainudin. Tapi nama galmour dia "abah". Dia ni kita panggil abah sebab ada anak dara sunti yang tgh mekar dalam taman. So ramai lah jejaka yg tak tahu malu cuba nak "adjust" but aku tak sure pulak berapa hantaran abah nak letak,. hehe...

Yg mamat lagi sorang ni Azmi Tawil. Org nye panjang nak mampos, sesuai dgn nama Tawil. Mamat ni masa aku mula-mula kenal mmg "annoyed" betul. Kira tahap "giler babas" lah dia punya mulut. But bila aku mula guna "method" "human factor" peringkat ke 3, dah Ok dah skrg ni. Walau apa pun dia ni baik, pandai tebar roti canai lagi, so merasalah kitaorg makan roti canai kat bumi Sudan ni.

From the collapsed of Melacca, we built Putrajaya

Emmm...gambar ni aku ambik masa aku kerja dgn Peremba, skrg nama dia dah tukar ke PECD. Aku enjoyed kerja kat sana but gaji kecik da..mana cukup. Masa aku ambik gambar ni, aku pergi "unofficial site visit", tu la pasal tak pakai "safety boot"pun.

Almost 2 years I stayed here, and I miss this town more than my hometown. Byk benda menarik, suka dan duka ketika aku tinggal disini. Disini jugalah, for the first time in my life, I realised the value of lose, desperate and etc...

Once I Knew You….
Often, I Miss You,
Always I'll Care For You,
Never, Will I Forget You,
Because I Never Wanna Lose Someone Like You

Azizah

Nama dia ni Olga, tapi dia ada nama melayu..Azizah diberi gelaran. Aku pun tak pasti macam mana aku boleh kawan dgn minah saleh dari Rusia ni. Semuanya berpunca di Doha Qatar. Aku masa tu tgh transit di Doha dalam perjalanan ke KLIA. Azizah N her parent masa tu sama dgn aku, tgh tunggu shuttle nak pergi ke Hotel, dia "approached" aku masa tu, and when she saw my final destination on my ticket, dia suka sgt. dia kata Kuala Lumpur. Aku pun cakap lah. 'Ye" so dia pun kata nak pergi KLIA gak. Aku pun happy gak sebab ada kawan plus dia boleh cakap "bahasa" beb. So lagi cepatlah kitaorg mesra...hehe

Aku sempat tanya dia, macam mana dia boleh cakap "bahasa"? Dia cakap dia byk berkawan
dgn "student" Malaysia di Moscow, mostly "Medical" student. And I asked her, why she choose "bahasa" as one of her third languange subject at school. She told me that because of her "MADNESS" and finally we laughed on aloud.

Bila sampai kat KLIA, kita org sampai pukul 1.30 am, so aku kena tunggu sampai pukul 6am for the first train to KL Sentral. Therefore, kitaorg pun berborak lah. Dia cakap nak pergi Batu Feringgi kat Penang. Dia tanya aku apa yang best kat sana. Sadly, aku cakap aku pun tak pernah pergi sana sebab tak ada masa plus nothing extra ordinary there except sea and beach. Banyak gak benda yang sempat kitaorg borak, sampai aku letih lah nak bersoal jawab dgn Azizah ni. Aku bagi HP no. aku kat dia, aku cakap kalau sesat or need road guide ke, maybe aku boleh tlg. Maybe this coming August, Azizah akan dtg ke KL semula. Kali ni mungkin aku ada masa sikit nak bawak dia jejalan kat sekitar Malaysia.

Atas Separator

Gambar ni kita org ambik atas Separator. Saja je nak "posing " sikit. hehe..Mamat pakai baju coklat spec hitam tu, roomate aku dulu, but skrg ni dah tak de kat sini. Dia dah join MMC plak. Tak tahan katanya kerja kat Sudan. Anyway, good luck 4 him. So bagi 4 jejaka tampan ni, pejuangan harus di teruskan, sampai ASB account penuh lah katakan hehe...

At Selangor Club

Mei 2005, Khartoum Sudan

Emm..Pic ni kitaorg ambik masa mula-mula sampai ke Sudan. Masa sampai tu, cuaca sgtlah panas & kering. Aku rasa adalah dalam 45 to 50 degree C, cuba bayangkan, malam pun panas.

Dalam 5 org jejaka kacak ni, tinggal 3 org je lagi yang masih bertahan kat Sudan ni, 2 org lagi dah kena transfer ke Project Pakistan.

Dalam 5 org ni, aku lah yang paling muda dan paling hansome (dia org cakap). Hehe..aku no comments.