Sunday, May 15, 2011

I'm Blaming Everyone & Everything for My "Achievement"

I didn't notice it is already 15 May, half of the month. Yes, again how time flies so fast. So what achievement I have this month;

1. Gaining 3 kilos from my normal weight. What an achievement!!! Blame on my busy schedule lately that I didn't have time to use my treadmill. Also blame on my appetite which love eating nasi lemak so much lately. Blame on the government who raised the issue of nasi lemak in school making nasi lemak so tempting to me.

2. Increasing more power to my spectacle. Hopefully I'm not going to turn from part time specky to full time specky. Blaming on more time spending in front of my computer rather than looking at green trees. Blame on the those who shot the monkeys infront of my workstation. When there is no more monkey hanging from trees to trees or watching me doing my work what attraction do I have to look at those green trees?



3. Increasing in my spending since I had to buy nasi lemak and making new spectacle to fulfill my need. Blame on the world oil price for making the Ron 97 increase and as the consequences the price of basic nasi lemak increased from RM1.50 to RM1.80 and the price multicoated lens increased from RM80 to RM120.

4. Progressing in my thesis but in a slow pace. Blaming on myself for not hardworking enough. It is fair enough at least I'm blaming myself on this part.

Friday, May 6, 2011

5.5.11

5.5.11 was a date of yesterday. Nice numbers but not for Malaysians it is not a good sign since;

1. Ron97 price increased by RM0.20 by on this date. The new price for Ron97 will RM2.90, the highest price so far. Read this

2. Central Bank increased the overnight policy rate (OPR)to 3% from 2.75%, up 25 basis points.

3. Central Bank increased statutory reserve requirement (SRR) from three per cent from two per cent, effective May 16.

Ron97 already increase 3 times this year. It is economic supply shock that increase the price of goods and lead to inflation. Thus, interest rate hike is inevitable to combat this problem. However with the increase of OPR those who use loan/bank lending rate will get hit.In other words the bank financing will see increase in interest charges once the banks hikes their rate. Everybody knows that it is not a good time to make a bank loan.

4. That is a common explanation when the government take this action. So today I wait anxiously if SV will asked me the consequences of these actions because he used to do that since I'm dealing with OPR, BLR and monetary transmission mechanism. However, SV did it in a more "mean' way. He saw me walking with my friends for lunch, he honked us and stopped the car said to my friend to tell me kirim salam and tanya dia tesis dah siap? my excuse - macam mana tesis nak siap sebab harga minyak tak stabil and polisi BNM sentiasa berubah.

Again, 5.5.11 is a nice number for car's plat number (note:one of my SVs used 5511 as his car plat number) but not for the economist because you are going to find in laporan bank negara & etc about this date and for the econometrician there is something can be tested on this date.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Progress

SV just came back from Cyprus with full of ideas. He called me few times to discuss the ideas. OKlah at least I'm positive my thesis is still moving rather than been static for quite sometime. While I'm trying to find a suitable phrases to start my writing I found this,


The following list of phrases and their definitions might help you understand the mysterious language of science and medicine. These special phrases are also applicable to anyone working on a Ph.D. dissertation or academic paper anywhere!

"It has long been known"...( I didn't look up the original reference.)

"A definite trend is evident"... (Th...ese data are practically meaningless.)

"While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to the questions"... (An unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it published.)

"Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study"... (The other results didn't make any sense.)

"Typical results are shown"... (This is the prettiest graph.)

"These results will be in a subsequent report"...( I might get around to this sometime, if pushed/funded.)

"In my experience"... (once.)

"In case after case"... (twice.)

"In a series of cases"... (thrice.)

"It is believed that"...( I think.)

"It is generally believed that"... (A couple of others think so, too.)

"Correct within an order of magnitude"... (Wrong.)

"According to statistical analysis"... (Rumor has it.)

"A statistically oriented projection of the significance of these findings"... (A wild guess.)

"A careful analysis of obtainable data"... (Three pages of notes were obliterated when I knocked over a glass of pop.)

"It is clear that much additional work will be required before a complete understanding of this phenomenon occurs"... (I don't understand it.)

"After additional study by my colleagues"... (They don't understand it either.)

"Thanks are due to Joe Blotz for assistance with the experiment and to Cindy Adams for valuable discussions"... (Mr. Blotz did the work and Ms. Adams explained to me what it meant.)

"A highly significant area for exploratory study"... (A totally useless topic selected by my committee.)

"It is hoped that this study will stimulate further investigation in this field"... (I quit.)