The kidz were wild ! And then there was a power shortage ! (There was one on Monday too, I didn't wanna do anything to beat the heat so I just keep sleeping.) Sooo I just studied (my NEW laptop is password-protected so the kids wouldn't touch it), since no current and I never charged my laptop battery (the salesman said to me, "If you have full battery while charging at the same time, you'll damage it !) My mom quickly told me to take it out. So these two days, while my brother was surfing on it (I HATE HIM, he's got another laptop, and he spent his money on a PSP ! Why not just buy a laptop if you want it so BADLY ? But I have to agree with him, our old laptop was PRETTY run down). Studying Chemistry again, things weren't so HARD until I HIT chapter 3, full of calculations o.0 It's not that bad, but the way I see it. It's like they provide you with 1 SIMPLE equation then show you a hundred ALTERNATIVES that confuse me >.<
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/11/24/nation/20091124133403&sec=nation
By MUGUNTAN VANAR
KOTA KINABALU: More lights winked out in Sabah after the state’s electricity shortage became even more critical when power tripped unexpectedly at several stations.
This has triggered another round of load shedding, drastically affecting homes and businesses already living with regular brownouts.
Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd said the tripping from independent power plants and its own power stations has forced power generation to drop by about 79MW and was expected to be rectified only by Thursday.
SESB corporate communication manager Chendramata Sinteh said that load shedding had to be implemented as they could not meet the peak demand of 730MW following the drop in the their generation capacity of 756MW.
“With the reduction 79MW, we cannot meet peak demands, she said Tuesday.
She said load shedding would be implemented in Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Tawau, Lahad Datu, Keningau, Kunak, Kinabatangan and Penampang.
She said the tripped power stations were being repaired and power would return in stages by Thursday provided no other damages were detected at other power stations.
Sabah’s power shortage remains critical with SESB explaining over the last few years that it was in dire need of a 300MW coal power plant in the east coast of Sabah to replace old diesel generators.
However, the proposal for the coal fired power plant has met with strong resistance from environmental groups and others as they feel that the power utility company should consider other environmentally friendly power generation sources.
The government has agreed to set up the proposed coal fired power plant in Tungku near Lahad Datu in the east coast.
A group “Green Surf” is offering to work with the government to seek other alternative power sources as they say that the proposed site in Dent peninsular was part of the Coral Triangle that is described as one of the world’s important refuges for marine life. "
Anywayz, I found this interesting article while I'm at it:
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah made it into the Guinness World Records with Mount Kinabalu now certified as having the world’s highest via ferrata or “mountain top trail”.
The highest of Mount Kinabalu’s via ferrata – iron road in Italian – is at an altitude of 3,776m, nearly 500m higher than the second highest track in the world at the Dolomites mountain in Italy.
Mountain Torq Sdn Bhd sales and marketing director Quek I-Gek said Guinness World Records officials issued the certification last July after a six-month effort that included survey work carried out by the state Land and Survey Department.
The certificate was presented to Sabah Parks deputy director Dr Jamili Nais here yesterday by Mountain Torq, the company that established the via ferrata trail on Mount Kinabalu.
The certificate was handed over by its executive director Wilfred Tok and witnessed by Sabah Tourism chairman Datuk Tengku Zainal Adlin Tengku Mansor.
The via ferrata on Mount Kinabalu is a route using a series of steel rungs, rails and cables embedded into the mountain’s Panar Laban rockface.
More than 5,000 people have climbed the 1.2km-high via ferrata – which includes a 22m foot bridge suspended 3,600m above sea level – since it was opened to public use on Dec 15, 2007.
Quek said that although there were more than 300 via ferratas worldwide, the route on Mount Kinabalu was the only one in Asia.
Tengku Zainal Adlin said the Guinness certification would further establish Sabah among travellers, especially those keen on adventures and eco-tourism.
“We are proud of the fact that Mount Kinabalu is Malaysia’s first World Heritage Site.
“Now, Malaysians will be proud to identify themselves with a Guinness World Record,” he added.
And I heard there was a tornado or something like that yesterday (since it's already after MIDNIGHT, I'll say it's the day before yesterday). I dunno izzit true 'cuz I lazy to check the newspaper but people claim it's true, lasted for 3 minutes ??? That's not very long izzit ?
Anywayz, I slept early on Tuesday nite, around 9 and then I set my alarm clock to 7 and my phone to 7 too 'cuz the thing starts at 9am. Then I woke up at 5am or something like that (The main point is that the sky is still black) then I feel my arm ache 'cuz of some pretty awkward sleeping positions so I went back to sleep. Then my alarm woke me at 7 but I went back to sleep 'cuz I thought my phone would ring at 8am ('cuz I use 8 alot before this) until I woke up at 9:11am then I hear my maid talking on the phone with my Teacher (Teacher Lim XP). My mom over-slept too 'cuz she thought my dad left early in the morning bringing me with him (no avail XP) By the time I got there, it was about 9:30am but the good news is, add maths was A TINYYYY bit easier this time, UNTIL i got to the back part. That was hard and needs more explaining I guess.
And then when I came back at 11am, NO POWER AGAIN ! So I slept on the couch, Battery was full but couldn't do much without Internet, work or fun...I had a funny dream, it could almost make a movie ! XP I bet it's an original story by me ! ^.^ Anyways, going to an Education Fair this Saturday hosted the Le Meridian (my mom saw the banner that day). By the way, IF you read this far, I'd like to say thanks to Melia and Nana for reading my BLOG (it means alot to me)...
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