Dr Mat

Kadang-kadang kesian juga kalau tengok sesetengah gaya profesor bercuti: Profesor, ideas, tesis, keluarga dan rekreasi

2012-02-12T12:31:00.003+08:00

Felda Sungai Kelah dari Ladang Kelapa Sawit kepada Resort: Suatu lagi Projek "Nature & Tourism".

2012-02-12T12:22:00.002+08:00

Apakah nasihat pakar ekopelancungan, alam semulajadi dan konservasi diterima pakai. ATAU semata-mata produk ahli politik, ahli peniagaan dan mengikut selera orang yang tidak faham dan menghayati alam semulajadi.

Misuse of face book in your daily life: effect your family life, working quality and stress to your self in long run

2012-02-12T10:15:00.002+08:00

In my last blog on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, I talk about "Face book can change your life style, relationship, economy, communication, thinking and time management". Now in America already people are talking on workers, face book and work quality. That is the employer concern. How about individual quality time, relationship, the students do not finish assignment on time, the secretary did not finish typing letters, forgot to remind their bosses about the appointment, husband and wife relation interrupted, etc. Face book good is we use it for good thing. This is what we always say misuse of science and technology.

Coca cola Waters Vision 2012 coming soon! We need participants to compete in water project at your own place.

2012-02-12T10:00:00.005+08:00

Please visit Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) website for more information.

Green Technology and Practice in Factories: Start from industrial vision, mission, setting, staff disciplines, systems, monitoring and appreciation

2012-02-12T09:52:00.004+08:00

Government Realised that Science is Important for Developed Country 2020. BUT why we can't get 60:40 Science to Arts in schools?

2012-02-12T00:29:00.003+08:00

May be we need to look back at the structure we have now OR we set a special tasf force group to look the success of 60% science students in school. We know a lot of jobs for science graduates and we need more sciencitific thinking staff, BUT how much we re willing to pay?

MU beat Liverpool, Rooney scored two goals. How many Malaysian are celebrating!. Compared to Terengganu beaten by Kelantan?

2012-02-12T00:25:00.004+08:00

"If you're willing to change your thinking, you can change your life"

2012-02-11T22:35:00.003+08:00

Green tea good for your health

2012-02-11T22:23:00.001+08:00

Some people think toilet is a dirty place but some people make a luxury toilet

2012-02-11T19:22:00.004+08:00

Protecting history, sentimental values and creativity

2012-02-11T18:54:00.002+08:00

Building, location, design, landscape, names and content sometimes become a history and have a sentimental values for some people, for example the alumni of the university. Facing new technology, image and demand for space, sometime new modern building and design need to be erected for new demand in technology, needs, and number of people asked for the space and jobs. Landscape and names need to be change and the content too must follow the current demand and scope. For those sentimental and protecting history, must be proactive and creative to protect the building, landscape and space from destroy and big modification. These group of peoples cannot wait and must do quick actions.

Continuous research on vectors and diseases.

2012-02-09T21:17:00.002+08:00

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A species of mosquito capable of transmitting a disease called West Nile virus to humans has been discovered breeding in Britain for the first time since 1945.

Scientists who studied marshlands in southern Britain say they were able to record significant populations of the mosquito, known as Culex modestus, at several sites in the counties of Kent and Essex during 2010 and 2011.

West Nile virus mostly infects birds, but when it is transmitted from birds to humans by the bites of mosquitoes it can occasionally cause severe disease and sometimes kills.

"It's not clear how long this species of mosquito has been in the UK," said Nick Golding of Britain's Oxford University and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), who conducted the research.

"It's not too worrying at the moment, but it's something to watch," he said in a telephone interview. He stressed that the although the mosquitoes have been found in Britain, the virus they carry has not yet been detected there.

A handful of Culex modestus were collected on the southern coast of Britain and recorded more than 60 years ago, but didn't appear then to be an established population. The species hadn't been seen again in Britain until now, said Golding, whose findings were published in the journal Parasites and Vectors.

Is politic play roles in achieving university's KPI?

2012-02-09T18:08:00.002+08:00

political and economical stability are important factors for the development of science and technology in the university. So should staff in the university involve in politic? Usually in development country the scientists in the university talk politic. In advance countries, the scientists keep working for survival.

Why we have more ocean compared to land? May be land for us to live and ocean for food, recreation and career. So we need more studies on the ocean

2012-02-08T23:28:00.002+08:00

More Challenges for Research University and Autonomy Status: More quality output and self sustain.

2012-02-08T09:57:00.003+08:00

Why we have stomuch pain? Try to understand.

2012-02-07T21:20:00.001+08:00

Coflict between planters and conservationist is continuous

2012-02-07T20:57:00.001+08:00

managing excellent in university; vc & registrar understand university's administration?

2012-02-06T20:00:00.003+08:00

As I mentioned long time ago in my blog, Deans cannot be assistant registrar at faculty level. Deans must work together with the deputy deans and the head departments to support the university's vision headed by the vice chancellor. So all academician are the key factor for excellence. We need to manage them by providing all facilities needed not asking them to help filling forms.

from felda scheme to tourism destination: outdoor, nature and wildlife

2012-02-06T19:18:00.000+08:00

Felda sg kelah, sungkai perak.

Managing Excellence: A chain reactions!

2012-02-05T08:30:00.004+08:00

The leaders not just checking the KPI but should value KPI. Who contribute to KPI, who develop the ideas, Who actually did it,.....Not just mention it, proudly receiving certificate and recognition.
Leaders must be fair to all contributors. Sometime we have chain of reactions to achieve one mission.

Tourism Minister Celebrate World Wetlands Day 2012 in Kuala Selangor Nature Park (KSNP)

2012-02-05T00:53:00.002+08:00

Main disease in modern society:Cancer. Any thing can help?

2012-02-04T14:23:00.002+08:00

Conservation, Research, Experts and fundings for sumatran Rhino

2012-02-03T00:11:00.001+08:00

University, Ranking, Autonomy, Finance and Governance

2012-02-03T00:07:00.003+08:00

World Wetlands Day 2012

2012-02-02T22:49:00.003+08:00

2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Each year since 1997, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general, and the Ramsar Convention in particular.

We have New Economic Policies, New transformation Programme and we need to have new social model too BUT HOW?

2012-02-02T00:18:00.002+08:00

Thesis quality VS Students quality VS Supervisors

2012-02-02T00:06:00.005+08:00

Not that easy to be a supervisor and the examiners. For the supervisor, Not just ask the students to write the thesis, and for the examiners, not just to read the thesis. Thesis started from ideas, objectives, experimental design, literature.....until read and examine the thesis. Therefore supervisors need to be given more recognition......examiners too.

Academician VS Administration Officers always speak in different wavelength. Procedures, policies and history VS facts, figures and analyses

2012-02-01T23:59:00.006+08:00

Nature will attract more tourists in the future. We should plan from now. KSNP needs to be developed systematically and supervised by the experts

2012-02-01T23:10:00.003+08:00

Basic science research and benefit to public

2012-02-01T14:08:00.001+08:00

Danger of Soda?

2012-01-31T17:35:00.000+08:00

Anugerah Sains Mahathir: A prestige award for basic science in tropic. Need long hard work, consistent, persistent, support, recognition and money

2012-01-30T08:15:00.009+08:00

Conflict between conservationist, naturalist, educationist vs enforcement officers, business, policy makers, politician, money and mangrove forest

2012-01-29T02:13:00.005+08:00

After nearly five hours searching for illegal loggers, finally we found about half million mangrove trees were cut and piled at three different places in Kelang. All these mangrove wood were suspected from Kelang Islands Mangrove Reserve Forest. How to stop people from destroy these mangrove trees. Policies, rules and regulation, public awareness and support, developers and politician are important to stop this uncivilise activities. Do they need professors to help them.

Do we need more good places to eat in Kuala Lumpur? With more creative local environment, arts and nature.

2012-01-28T00:48:00.002+08:00

University Autonomy , Creativity and Competition

2012-01-27T18:31:00.003+08:00

Wildlife conservation, pet lovers, money, education and enforcement

2012-01-27T18:23:00.002+08:00

Amanat Menteri Pengajian Tinggi Sangat Mencabar! Adakah kita benar-benar boleh menjayakannya?

2012-01-26T17:54:00.004+08:00

The autonomy was given with the aim that there would be no more excuses for the universities not to excel. And to excel, they must have autonomy and not be tied down by government rules and processes

Fish oil for health have been practice for long time. Are they contaminated when fish are cultured for fish oil for commercialisation

2012-01-25T23:13:00.005+08:00

Conflict World Class University, International Education Hub, Foreign Students and Staff & Facilities in the Developing Countries

2012-01-25T21:40:00.003+08:00

World class university in developed countries took long years to develop. They developed their staff both academic and supporting and respect them. They developed academic expertise, facilities, etc. If we want to have world class university overnight, attract high quality students and same products quality, may be we need to employ professors from top universities, attachment or visiting programmes for our staff in top university or laboratory and collaboration in teaching or research between top university and our university. Sent dynamic professors to visit top universities and ask them to develop one here.

Continuous research, public awareness and hardwork, hornbills conservation in Sabak Bernam Selangor can be a reality

2012-01-24T23:05:00.002+08:00

academic freedom: cannot wait until the professor died or retired.

2012-01-24T21:07:00.003+08:00

Are we really respect the professors OR we like to check their routine, ask them to fill all sort of forms until they have no freedom to think, to teach, to give opinion and to create something.

Academic Freedom: Thesis, Students, Research, Publications and the Professors

2012-01-23T11:58:00.003+08:00

Some times we control the academic freedom among the academician. Students and Professors should be given the opportunity and free to express their opinion, ideas and interpretation. Some of the ideas and interpretation cannot be explained to the public. Among the professors only can look at the actions in case run away from the scopes. By doing this the development of ideas, proactive and creativity among the academician can be flourishing.

Analysing the impact of our work or contribution to the society or country.

2012-01-23T11:01:00.005+08:00

As a professors, easy to measure.
1. teaching and supervising the students. The students will use their knowledge and expertise developed during their students time and serve the society or the country, or may be at the international level.
2. consultation to government or public agencies on the specific field to be used by the agencies in their management or developing their new projects.
3. extension work to the public. If the professors can identify one area as a model and develop the society and technology in changing their culture, life style and productivity of the locals, this can be an important impact of their research, contribution and knowledge. All those contribution are based on long term research and knowledge development. All developed country respect the professors by giving them better salary, research grants and recognised them. Some country still practicing "Hang Nadim" culture (look at Singapura Dilanggar Todak).

My first job was in Dermaga Air dalam Butterworth. Imagine how much heavy metals, TBT and other hazardous chemicals in the top sediments in this area?

2012-01-23T10:54:00.004+08:00

More understanding needed on Omega 6 and Omega 3.

2012-01-23T10:05:00.003+08:00

We have UPM, Mardi, Agriculture Department, FAMA and many more agencies. BUT our agricultural products such as fruits are still wasted. Why?

2012-01-23T00:13:00.004+08:00

Why their products are selling on the road shoulders, caused danger to motorists and pedestrians. Local authority should help them providing space for locals to sell their products such as fruits, traditional cakes and other kampung products. May be we are not talking at the same tone or tune. We need more mind tuning and transformation to all levels og Malaysian, from the politician, government officers to the local public. Bring the experts a long to support.

Transformasi Minda: Yang muda ikut yang tua, sebaliknya atau segalanya?

2012-01-22T11:33:00.002+08:00

Dalam adat melayu selalu kita dengan pekataan "aku makan garam dahulu dari kamu". Dengar dan ikut sahaja!. adakah generasi Y sekarang dapat menerimanya? kerana semua maklumat berada di hujung jari. apa yang penting budaya bangsa dan jati diri. walau apapun cabaran dan ilmu baharu kita atas terus berada di landasan sebenar.
Sebab itu professor mesti di hadapan dan mengikut peredaran, bukan sahaja bidang kepakaran tetapi perubahan budaya dan tren semasa.

Chinese New Year: Kong Hee Fat Choy

2012-01-22T09:41:00.003+08:00

Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as "Spring Festival," the literal translation of the Chinese name 春節 (Pinyin: Chūn Jié. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day where Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known as Chú Xī (除夕) or "Eve of the Passing Year." Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar, the Chinese New Year is often referred to as the "Lunar New Year".

Chinese New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese calendar. The origin of Chinese New Year is itself centuries old and gains significance because of several myths and traditions.

Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the Chinese new year vary widely. People will pour out their money to buy presents, decoration, material, food, and clothing. It is also the tradition that every family thoroughly cleans the house to sweep away any ill-fortune in hopes to make way for good incoming luck. Windows and doors will be decorated with red colour paper-cuts and couplets with popular themes of "good fortune" or "happiness", "wealth", and "longevity". On the Eve of Chinese New Year, supper is a feast with families. Food will include such items as pigs, ducks, chicken and sweet delicacies. The family will end the night with firecrackers. Early the next morning, children will greet their parents by wishing them a healthy and happy new year, and receive money in red paper envelopes.

Healthy Steps to a Longer Life: habit, food and culture can help

2012-01-22T09:26:00.003+08:00

Understand Nature and Protect nature for conservation to create harmony in life

2012-01-22T00:30:00.001+08:00

RICE RESEARCH & Food Security in Malaysia: Are we following food steps of Prof Yuan or blending all researches findings related to food security?

2012-01-21T18:24:00.003+08:00

In case of rice we need to study not just genetic, growth and production in the laboratory BUT we need the exact areas suitable for rice, its sustainability and security.

New Salary Scheme, Challenge to JPA: Quality of work, expertise and skills

2012-01-21T18:01:00.003+08:00

Time have changed. Everything you do must be precise, complete, applicable and agreeable and acceptable. New generation now is different.

The most trusted person are doctors and professors. Why?

2012-01-20T20:03:00.002+08:00

Jawapannya mungkin kerana mereka takut mati kalau tak makan ubat yang diberikan doctor atau takut gagal dalam peperiksaan di Universiti. ATAU mereka berterima kasih kepada doctor kerana penyakit yang dikesan sembuh apabila ubat diberikan diambil dan mendapat nasihat tepat Dari profesor.

If doctors and professors are trusted why we need to check their work. Let them handle their jobs and see the results.

Selling Stickers or Making Branded Stickers: Dilemma between Academic Quality and Business

2012-01-19T14:26:00.003+08:00

Professors in the university developing the brand or re-branding the academic and creating stickers. Smart businessman just buy stickers and stick every where. Before some universities selling their degree (scroll) now may be stickers. Where are the academic values?

Learn More About Antartica: What we can explore in term of energy, materials, food and life style.

2012-01-18T00:53:00.005+08:00

Another great opportunities for Malaysian young scientists: Antartica

2012-01-18T00:26:00.002+08:00

When Malaysia can have this kind of scientist?

2012-01-18T00:07:00.002+08:00

If we want to develop fast we should learn how developed countries respect scientists. Look at Britain, Japan, USA, Iraq, Iran,..... BUT in some countries they trust singer and jokers more than professors and believe that they can make country rich and create high income society.

Do we have daily guide for Malaysian food? We talked about food and diseases but no research for local food that can guide us for healthy life.

2012-01-17T13:29:00.003+08:00

Learning English is not just a ceremonial, but daily routine and systematic training. Not overnight dream we can change band 3 to 4.

2012-01-17T07:46:00.001+08:00

Why we are fighting for small cake while nice cheese is every where? Create a new routes for better cheese.

2012-01-17T07:31:00.003+08:00

Which one is stronger, academic institution or business centre? Why we need to take out top department in the university

2012-01-16T07:50:00.007+08:00

May be the academician should be stronger and tell everybody to keep business a side. Or purposely we appoint academic leaders to sell the programme, graduates, staff and the university. This make the academic staff keep working hard and the bosses selling ideas, pprogrammes and properties. We should develop ourself make people recognised and value ourself. Then people will pay our services. Then we can get quality students, charging higher fees, and getting high salary.

GERD can Damage your Teeth

2012-01-16T00:01:00.002+08:00

One of the procedures for wildlife release programme is continuous monitoring until they are really independent and survive in the wild

2012-01-15T22:25:00.004+08:00

BUT WHY THEY were not Monitored?

GERD Diet Menu is ideal for those suffering from diseases pertaining to stomach muscles especially Gastroesophageal reflux disease or acid reflux.

2012-01-15T20:41:00.002+08:00

Conservation through continuous environmental education programmes

2012-01-15T18:04:00.001+08:00

Outdoor activities can explain the real things what happening in the environment.

What changes along north-south highway you can see since it was constructed?

2012-01-15T17:58:00.004+08:00

A lot of development along the highway. Forest clearing, tree cutting, new building, sign boards, advertising boards, and many more....... All change the landscapes of the highway. Highway not just linking people and destination, but creating beauty and new landscapes.

Beauty, Celebrity, Economy, Superpower, politic, bully, threat, war, nature, pollution, safety and basic sciences

2012-01-14T10:13:00.003+08:00

How scientists can help the world. Convince the politician, slow down the greedy businessman or economic power, bringing all to support scientists not just supporting the models and artists. Scientists must work hard to educate public on sciences....basic sciences.

Another misuse of biologist interest: any NGOs protesting this? Dolphin as a mine sweeper/detector

2012-01-14T09:55:00.002+08:00

Functioning Office Secretary

2012-01-14T09:20:00.003+08:00

Leaders and Boss rules

2012-01-14T09:01:00.003+08:00

Future Healthy Society: Comfortable space to live, Quality food to eat, Save environment to move a round and Happy family to stay with.

2012-01-13T22:41:00.002+08:00

Women, Housing and Environment

2012-01-13T18:53:00.002+08:00

How Graduates in Biology relavent in many jobs?

2012-01-12T00:23:00.001+08:00

Students must clear their direction or career path way

2012-01-12T00:20:00.002+08:00

Is CGPA or Grade of New Students equal to their basic knowledge in science before they were accepted in to BS programme in science?

2012-01-12T00:03:00.004+08:00

May be they need to sit for the qualifying test and replacement test before they start their proper bachelor programme. They did not show they have basic knowledge in science and geography such as world map, four seasons (winter, spring, summer and autumn). In fact I noticed they are not aware the right term to use and make wrong expression in their discussion. They know surely birds laying eggs but they still say birds lactate their offspring. Why this thing can be seen among the university students. Education systems, students are not serious in answering the questions or they really low quality. BUT their grades are above 3.0 and some of them awarded a scholarship. Something need to be done immediately.

Academic Culture in The Research University: Postgraduate students play roles in researches and publications. They need to be guided by Professors

2012-01-11T14:43:00.003+08:00

Interesting secret of wildlife: Bats

2012-01-11T00:42:00.001+08:00

Wildlife hunting need to be banned for all tribes in Malaysia

2012-01-11T00:38:00.001+08:00

Big Building for economic status and Tourism Icon

2012-01-10T21:37:00.001+08:00

Curriculum design in the university is very important to attract students and give a strong impact to the stake holders

2012-01-10T20:51:00.004+08:00

Mungkin Universiti di Malaysia perlu membuat kajian menyeluruh di kalangan mahasiswa pada setiap semester dan kumpulan pelajar sekolah dan guru yang memahami sistem dan kurikulum universiti berkaitan. Ini bagi menyediakan kurikulum yang mantap dan menarik minat pelajar ke universiti berkenaan.

Energy important for all countries

2012-01-09T23:33:00.003+08:00

Another Elephant Tusks Seized in Port Klang. Why they were smuggled through Malaysia?

2012-01-09T22:40:00.006+08:00

Kenapa Malaysia menjadi laluan penyeludupan produk hidupan liar walaupun Malaysia mempunyai undang-undang yang ketat. Tiga perkara yang mungkin boleh difikirkan iaitu kemahiran dan pengetahuan tentang hidupan liar dikalangan pegawai penguatkuasa, kesedaran dan sokongan awam terhadap konservasi dan penyeludupan hidupanliar serta rasuah.

Nasib Baik MU menang. Kalau tidak ramai yang kecewa. Begitulah keadaan penyokong dan peminat bola sepak negara sekarang.

2012-01-09T00:05:00.003+08:00

Examination: There are many ways to have examination. Why we have to sit exam at certain time and place?

2012-01-08T22:17:00.003+08:00

Final exam may be worth 40% only. Another 60% can be assignment and other involvement in class. Students should get maximum 60% during the course and may be at least 75% in final. So all students can get A. Unfortunately many students take easy during the course, miss classes, do not participate in the class, never answer oral question in class, never give opinion on the issues discuss, or many of them are quiet or talking to friend, sms friends or another words did not focus to lecturers. All students should value them self that they are university's students and qualified to get the degree. BUT many of them do not study well when they are in the university. What they need just to get first class. second class or third class.

You can make your own sentence when you see these pictures taken by Prof Maketab Presiden MNS in Lojing, Kelantan

2012-01-08T15:44:00.004+08:00

Another example of quality local food and culture. Do we have our own quality food? Need an urgent research!

2012-01-08T14:50:00.002+08:00

Although Japanese cuisine is among the healthiest in the world, Western preferences have added all sorts of unhealthy elements to sushi (cream cheese, anyone?), and some of sushi’s most innocent-seeming ingredients, like tuna, can take their toll on you if ingested in large quantities. Remember that the more veggies in your sushi, the better off you’ll be, and when in doubt, order the mackerel, and load up on the wasabi.

Good Food Too Eat?

2012-01-08T11:51:00.002+08:00

New Science, MODERN LIFE AND CANCER

2012-01-08T11:47:00.004+08:00

Science motivation is a continuous activities and important to future generation and the country. We need good ideas, strong characters and leadership

2012-01-08T09:34:00.008+08:00

May be we need a quality professors to lead this promoting basic sciences programmes for the country. An aggressive approach needed before late. More structured organisation needed, trust, commitment and special budget.

Students were given clear directions if they like to major in science, they are happy supported by their parents after they recieved the certificates and local politician leaders also happy when they see good response. BUT how many thanks to the ideas generators, action, filling the ooccassion and create trusts among the public. Politician or Professors. Politician got their votes and the professors continue to get low pay. "STILL BUDAYA KOREK PARIT"

Apabila Ahli Akademik Bersuara! terima kasih kepada pencetus idea, pengerak dan yang berani bersuara demi hak rakyat jelata. Cerdik pandai di hadapan

2012-01-08T08:50:00.004+08:00

Academician no need to stand beside the streets or infront of government building to denomstrate their protest OR demand for something. Enough with well data analysis, proposal and actions.

Cancer is among the common disease, may be food and habit can help. How basic sciences can discipline people?

2012-01-08T08:20:00.005+08:00

Food Quality for energitic and healthy life: Where basic sciences are important

2012-01-08T08:15:00.003+08:00

We need to screen all common local food, their nutrient content, benefit to our health and their best combination for daily intake.

Rich, poor, environment, pollution and education: need help from professors

2012-01-06T12:39:00.001+08:00

Demand for TUNA: Scientists needed

2012-01-06T12:37:00.003+08:00

Pensyarah mesti berani membela nasib untuk lebih produktif dalam negara maju

2012-01-06T12:26:00.002+08:00

Why Academician Are Not invited when discuss about the welfare of government staff? May be they think number of lecturers are small. But now many 30K

2012-01-06T00:05:00.003+08:00

PhD, thesis, procedures, system, implementation, quality, integrity, responsibility, and attitude

2012-01-05T21:37:00.004+08:00

May be we need to check all procedures and systems to make sure all PhD graduates are up to our standard, thesis meet the quality and the researches are acceptable as PhD standard. Supervisors are important because the quality of the students, thesis and research are reflecting the quality of professors supervised the students. Supervisors must be given a high grade for producing PhD students and thesis because of their time, energy, money, ideas and commitment. BUT is it all supervisors are really supervised. The thesis examiners can tell. In order to get real picture about the quality of graduates and thesis, graduate schools should ask the regular internal examiners.

environmental stress, climate change and basic sciences

2012-01-05T06:40:00.003+08:00

Salary and satisfaction

2012-01-04T18:29:00.003+08:00

Local council should collaborate with local community, schools, university and local experts in environmental education programmes

2012-01-02T15:18:00.004+08:00