50 years of Independence

So, it's Merdeka celebration...celebrating Malaysian 50th years of Independence.. everywhere we see Jalur Gemilang.. we get to watch new ads on TV, and the best part is we could hear new creation of songs.. I tend to like this new song,' Warna Warni Malaysia...' by Datuk Siti Nurhaliza..

Bangga kan, merdekanya Malaysia tanda kejayaan.. Datuk nenek berkongsi cerita 50 tahun yang lalu.. susah payah orang Melayu khasnya, pengorbanan yang menginsafkan kita.. perpaduan semua kaum kekuatan kita, Malaysia kebanggaan semua..

Yet, a couple of days ago, I read this article on this Harian Metro, regarding Minah Rempit.. Melayu.. daringly, they ride motorbikes topless. It makes me wonder, 50 years from now, what do they have to say to their grandchildren.. Mungkinkah itu satu kebanggaan?

Data Analysis

I've just finished my class.. this morning it was about statistical data analysis. I found it very interesting and useful. Dr P explained the statistic just like telling stories.. Not only she described it well and indepth but also she used easy-to-understand examples.. she started with this statement, "God creates us uniquely, we vary from one another.. " then she explained the variants.. variable.. relation, comparison..to term like Cronbach Alpha, to regression and modeling. Seronok..
I've done research on SS before and I've used some of the terms mentioned. But I used because others have used them, always figuring out in mind why do we need to use those terms.. Today she cleared my doubts.. now I get clearer mind why and in what circumstances we should use the types..
At the end of the class she said this, "Please do not abuse statistic. Know exactly what u'r doing and the appropriate type of analysis involved.."
Lepas ni memang kita orang nak masuk kelas pasal regression.. banyak betul nak kena belajo nih

The LR

They say, " for the first 3 to 6 months, you should allocate your time for the LR search."

So, my life is about it, surf for content, read and read... but sometimes I have hard time trying to understand what is being written, what more if it is technical paper.

This is what I want to share.. I came across this book, "How to be Twice as Smart" by Scott Witt, and the author has written a topic on "Reinforcing What U Read: the SMART way". He listed out the following :

S - Subject: What was the piece about?
M- Material: What important info was presented?
A - Assertions: What if any, opinions did the writer present?
R - Reaction: What is your opinion of the piece?
T -Trademark: Name one element of the piece that makes it stand apart

I try as much as possible to apply his advice and believe it or not, it makes things simpler since u know now what to get from the papers.