Cool Designations

Note: This article taken from my email. It's about construction field's designations from every level. I found it very funny and just to share with you all.

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Designations & It's meaning

Project Manager:
Is a Person who thinks nine women can deliver a baby in one month.

Construction Manager:
Is one who thinks a single woman can deliver nine babies in one month.

Contract manager:
Is one who asks if the baby is in the budget (and if it saves money to adopt).

Project Engineer:
Is a person who thinks he can deliver a baby if no man and woman are available.

Section Engineer:
Is a Person who thinks it will take 18 months to deliver a baby.

Design Engineers:
Are still figuring out how to produce a baby.

Procurement Team:
Thinks they don't need a man or woman; they'll produce a child with zero resources.

Document Control Team:
Thinks they don't care whether the child is delivered they'll just document 9 months.

Quality Auditor:
Is the person who is never happy with the PROCESS to produce a baby.

Site Engineers:
Don't care...they just want the woman!!!

Client:
Is the one who doesn't know why he wants a baby.

Last but not Least...

QUANTITY SURVEYOR:
Is the one who wait for the baby to be delivered, so that they can make claim to be its Father

WAKAKAKAKAKA!!!

18th Times!

This is not about my accommodation shifting for the 18th times, this is about my long time favorite soccer team Manchester United crowned the 18th times of English Premier League Championship.

They also equal with all time most champions in this major league, Liverpool. It's a great achievement from them.

Manchester United - 2008/2009 Premier League Champion
(Photo taken from Soccernet, AdrianDennis/Getty Images)

I wasn't managed to watch the game as here still in working hour, too bad I didn't managed to watch them lifted the trophy but I'm very happy they did it again!

I supported this team since I was aged 7 till now, that time Man Utd still not as strong as now. The best thing is most of my housemates also support this team, everytime have the match, we'll sit down together and cheer together when they scored, the scenario just like at mamak store in Malaysia.

One more cup to go, and we are looking forward on it. Right now I'm proud to be one of the die-hard Manchester United fans.

Man Utd Rocks!!!

Hatta Pool Trip

Last Thursday evening me and a big group of my colleagues went to Hatta Pools for camping. We started our journey about 4.30pm and reached there about 8pm, by the time we reached the destination, the sky was already dark.

The weather now is quite hot even during night time, most of us can't even sleep well due to hot weather.

My cheap & small tent

BBQ Session

The night view
This picture was taken under moon light with long exposure

Light painting technique during night time with 'Hatta' word

Night time swimming

Night view at the pool
Long exposure to 15s

Almost full moon

Morning scene

The deep stream

The stream

I saw donkey!!!

Nice texture of stones

The mini falls

Nice stream line

Wadi (stream) in desert

Special texture of stones

Amazing texture of stones

One of the pools

Another pool view

Stones & water

Caught a small creature

Hatta Pools view

Another angle view

One of deep pools
Nobody dare to jump in...

Day time view
You can compare to night view at 3rd picture

Caught another small dead creature

Our camp site

View from top

Complete group
(Mixture of Malaysian & Philipino)

I really enjoying the trip, my main purpose to this trip is for photo hunting, I don't know how to swim so I did not spent so much time in water. Overall it was fun but too tired when reached home.

Hatta Pools Cool!

Testing On New Lenses

Managed to test my lastest Nikon 50mm f1.4D lens and Nikon 105mm Micro VR lens during my visit to Big Boys Toys as posted in previous post. I was having refreshment while waiting my colleagues finish their shopping, then I saw Orchid infront of me, so I just simply took some shots on it.

Using 50mm f1.4D lens at f1.4
(Indoor shooting)

I like the bokeh effect, by using the large aperture at f1.4, I manage to snap it in low lighting condition. That's why they called this lens as 'legend', it gives very sharp picture quality and almost no distortion.

Using 105mm F2.8 Mirco VR lens at f5.6
(Indoor shooting)

This micro lens really 'scare' me, I still can go nearer to the Orchid but I wanted to get a nice angle so I have to step backwards to get it. With the VR function I still can get a sharp image at speed 1/15s. I purposely used f5.6 to cut less the bokeh effect.

Conclusion... I'm very satisfied with my lenses. Now I'm hunting my last lens, that is the latest Nikon 10mm-24mm DX Ultra Wide Angle lens. Due to budget constrain, I have to save some money first. Anyway, UAE still don't have the stock, so it's good for me to wait.

My advice... get a cheaper 3rd party lens like I did as beginner, once you really serious into it only get the good one. I was using 3rd party lenses before past 14 years back, now I only got little budget to get the good one for the rest of my life.

Orchid Lor...!!!

Big Boys Toys

Last weekend (Friday) me and colleagues went to Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) for Big Boys Toys exhibition. It was a quite disappointed visit for us, we thought it was as grand as International Auto Show, who knows the items they displayed were far lesser than expectation.

The entrance fee also far higher than auto show, and we were not that happy after visit the exhibition, nothing much to see on real big boys toys.

The Exhibition Hall

Lamboghini

Ah Beng's style Lamboghini?

Crazy Custom Bike

Another crazy custom paintshop bikes

Is this 3 wheels Car or Bike?

Nissan New GTR

MPV Limousine?

Police Car using Mercedes

My favorite - Aston Martin

Champion Car - Aston Martin

Inside one of Aston Martin

The G-Force Car
The World Fastest Street Legal Car

The engine of The G-Force Car

That's only few items that attracted me, the ADNEC is big, but the exhibition area only as above picture shows. I think the adult people here only interested more to automobile and games. Not much people here are serious about photography and music instruments. I have very much difficulty to buy any camera accessaries and the price are sky high higher than we can get in Malaysia.

So... What is your toys? I have too much toys with me now which are more to my gadgets. I still dream to have a toy and that is David Gilmour's Black Strat guitar, I think that will only be my dream toy for my whole life... Right now I'm really crazy and been invested too much on my toys below:

My Toys
Nikon D90 + MB-D80 Battery Pack + 50mm f1.4D + 18mm-105mm VR +
105mm f2.8 Micro VR + 70mm-300mm VR + Lumix FZ28

I still aiming for a ultra wide angle lens which will be my complete collection of my lenses. I have to wait for few more months to save some money to get it.

Toys!!!