Archives for December 2008
Honda City Malaysia Prices
The all-new Honda City was launched on 19 December 2008.
Honda City 1.5L Grade S: RM84,980
Honda City 1.5L Grade E: RM89,980
What Grade E has that Grade S doesn’t have:
16″ tyres
Paddle shift
Steering wheel audio control
Leather steering wheel
Leather gearknob
Rear foldable 60:40 seats
Rear reclining seats
Power retractable door mirror
Noteworthy features common to both:
5-Speed automatic with Shift Hold Control
Dual front airbags
Anti-lock […]
You Can’t Rush Code
Effective time management means knowing when not to be a perfectionist. For example, it’s better to do something hurriedly when other people’s tasks are dependent upon it, and when a first (or second) draft would suffice. Revisions could be done afterwards as necessary. However it has been my experience that it’s never OK to code […]
Scientific Knowledge
We might think we’ve come very far in terms of scientific knowledge compared to, say, the Greeks or the Romans. But actually we have only managed to measure and manipulate certain phenomena. Many, many things still baffle us.
We still don’t know why we need to sleep
We know how to measure gravity but we have completely […]
Delayed Telecast
When we look at the sky at night, what we’re seeing is old news.
Proxima Centauri is the closest star (besides the sun) to our planet, about 4 light-years away. Should Proxima Centauri suddenly disappear this very instant, we’ll know about it only 4 years from now. Of course, stars don’t simply vanish, they go through […]
I Miss Manual
Man I miss driving manual cars. Due to practical reasons the vehicle that I’m currently using is an auto. The last time I drove a car with stick shift was about 3 years ago, and even then it was only for a few kilometres and I was completely out of practice. Sad, I know.
Here are […]
