12 Tips to save Petrol
1 ) Pump up your tyres
Keeping your tyres inflated is one of the easiest and most important
things. Saving petrol means saving money one can do to improve fuel
economy.
If a range is recommended by the manufacturer, the higher pressure should
be used to maximize fuel efficiency. Deflated tyres run hot and
jeopardize safety. It will also cause the tyres to wear out prematurely,
affect the vehicles adversely, and hurt the fuel economy by increasing
the rolling resistance.
Tyres lose about 1 psi pressure per month due to air loss caused by the
tyre hitting holes, bumps and kerbs. Therefore, the tyres should be
checked at least once a month. Just 1 tyre deflated by 2 psi will result
in a 1% increase in fuel consumption.
2) Drive at moderate speed
Avoiding high speeds on open roads resultsin safer driving and better
fuel economy. In highway driving, over 50% of the power produced by the
engine is used to overcome erodynamic drag. Drag and thus fuel
consumption increases rapidly at speeds above 90km/h. On the average, a
car uses about 15% more fuel at 100km/h, and 25% more fuel at 110km/h
compared to when it is doing only 90km/h.
However, this should not lead one to conclude that the lower the speed,
the better the fuel economy - because it is not. The fuel consumption of
an average car increases sharply at speeds below 50km/h.
3) Clean the air-filter regularly
Clogged air filters increase fuel consumption by restricting airflow to
the engine, and thus should be cleaned/replaced when necessary. Clogged
air filters can increase fuel consumption by up to 10%.
4) Use thinner tyres
Tyres with thick width will improve the handling of your car. However, it
will also increase your car's fuel consumption. Thicker tyres mean more
rolling resistance! , and thus will consume more fuel.
5) Start up the car properly
With today's cars, it is not necessary to prime the engine first by
pumping the accelerator pedal repeatedly.Do not crank the engine
excessively This only wastes fuel.When starting the engine, idle it no
more than 30 seconds to warm it up. An engine will warm up faster on the
road. However, avoid sudden acceleration before the engine has warmed up
sufficiently.
6) Drive in high gear (overdrive)
The engine runs most efficiently between around 1,500 and 2,500 rpm. To
maintain these low revs you should change up through the gears as soon as
practical and before the revs reach 2500 rpm.
For automatic transmission cars, you should always switch on your
overdrive to help save fuel. Overdrive will allow your engine to change
gears at lower revs. It also puts your transmission into an "economy"
mode and lets it engage the final "overdrive" gear when cruising to !
keep the rpms extra low, thereby increasing fuel economy.
7) Travel light
Avoid carrying any unnecessary weight in your car. On the average, every
50kg added load in your car will increase fuel consumption by 2%.
8) Anticipate traffic ahead
A driver can reduce fuel consumption by up to 10% by anticipating traffic
conditions ahead and adjusting the speed accordingly, and avoiding
tailgating and thus unnecessary braking and acceleration.
Accelerations and decelerations waste fuel. Braking and abrupt stops can
be minimized by not following too closely and slowing down gradually when
approaching a red light. It takes up to six times as much fuel to move a
car from a dead stop than it does for one moving at just a few km/h.
9) Avoid strong acceleration
The fuel consumption remains at a minimum during steady driving at a
moderate speed of about 90km/h. Keep in mind that every time the
accelerator is hard pressed, t! he engine goes into a "fuel-enrichment"
mode of operation that wastes fuel.The vehicle should always be gradually
and smoothly accelerated. Using cruise control on highways can help
maintain a constant speed and reduce fuel consumption.
10) Minimise aerodynamic drag
Additional parts on the exterior of a vehicle such as roof racks and
spoilers, or having the window open, Roof racks are bad for fuel economy
increases air resistance and fuel consumption, in some cases by over 20%.
11) Don't let your engine idle
Minimize fuel wasted in idling by stopping the engine whenever your car
is stopped or held up for an extended period of time. Idling more than a
minute consumes much more fuel than restarting the engine. By having the
engine switched off, you will save more fuel than is lost from the burst
of fuel involved in restarting the engine. The net increased wear and
tear from this practice is negligible.
12) Use the air-con sparingly
Air conditioners can use about 10 per cent extra fuel when operating.
However, at speeds of over 80 km/h, use of air conditioning is better for
fuel economy than an open window
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
NIC NICK Worship
It is good to be in the cell group again, mainly because it wonderful to be in the fellowship among the family members in Christ ")
Thanks to Nick getting us to impersonate the cell members and see how much we know about one another and very obviously here, Wing Hoe know a lot about Pauline.
Cellma in action :)
Ha! The Nicole and Nick Lee in action, leading all of us in worship :)I must say, it was a wonderful time in worship!
Not forgetting the Ps Wing Hoe to-be, leading us in prayer for the cell members and for the nation :D
Hehehe... just to share my abundant of joy when my mini pineapple plant bare 3 fruits at the same time! As a garden enthusiastic, nothing better than to see your plant bearing fruits. Wednesday, June 11, 2008
THUMBS UP FOR JL & MJ :)
Bernama.com
Features June 10, 2008 18:15 PM
Volunteers Help Orang Asli Children Familiarise With English
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Orang Asli children enjoy learning using pictures of objects that match the words. Pix: Zulfaidi
By Tuan Sharifah Shahaini and Kamarul Irwan
PEKAN, June 10 (Bernama) -- "Thank You, Teacher", may sound like an ubiquitous phrase in a typical classroom.
However for a group of volunteers at the Orang Asli village of Tanjung Keruing in Paloh Hinai, the phrase provides a deep sense of satisfaction for a particular group of volunteers.
And why shouldn't it be; the sacrifices and the hardships that Tan Jooi Long, his wife Marie Joy, 60 and their friends had gone through to educate the Orang Asli children are finally showing results.
Tan, 60, a former journalist with Bernama has been travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Pekan every weekend for the last two years to conduct English classes for the Orang Asli children.
Volunteers from various professional backgrounds such as accountants, information technology (IT) professionals and businessmen assist Tan and his wife.
THE BEGINNING
Tan, who left journalism in 1995 to set up his own public relations firm, is no stranger to the life of the Orang Asli community, where nature is closest to their heart than anything else.
As a 4WD off-road enthusiast, Tan has learnt a lot about the community's shortcomings during his many expeditions there.
Ever since he received his calling to serve the community about 10 years ago, he has been doing charitable work like holding talks on healthcare and the importance of education, to the Orang Asli community in Bentong and Raub, Pahang.
According to Tan, about two years ago, he was offered by the Community Development Studies Foundation (YKPM) to conduct literacy programmes for the Orang Asli community in Tanjung Keruing and the surrounding areas.
He found the challenge too tempting to resist.
"I saw how some 95 percent of the Orang Asli children in the area were illiterate and this strengthened my resolve to teach them to read and write, in the best way possible," he said when met by Bernama here.
"Many had missed their schooling not because of there was no school in their area. But factors like poverty and lack of transportation invariably led to dwindling interest in going to school," he said.
"Currently, only seven Orang Asli children from two villages - Tanjung Keruing and Air Hitam - regularly attend school while the rest are just not keen on studying," he said.
Looking at their apathy, Tan who hails from Kedah, started to conduct English classes last January at the Tanjung Keruing Community Centre along with his wife, who is a former kindergarten teacher.
The whole idea is to make them change their ways and thus help close the knowledge divide that exists between these children and their counterparts from the other communities.
CHALLENGES AND HURDLES
Tan noted that the biggest challenge that the volunteers have to overcome is in gaining the trust of the Orang Asli, who are generally sceptical; if not outright suspicious, of outsiders.
It took them nearly a year to convince the Orang Asli community here of their sincerity and intention to help, by providing English lessons.
"Initially our presence had raised a lot of suspicions but slowly we managed to win their hearts over through joint activities like having a sepak takraw game," he said.
Tan even brought several members of the community to a seminar at Universiti Malaya (UM) to convince them of the benefits that they would gain from education.
It was then that the Tok Batin (headman), Semaan Deraman, 77, requested them to conduct the classes for the children of his tribe.
The English lessons received good response when about 50 children from the two villages -- some as young as four years old -- started attending classes.
However, with the advent of electricity supply to the village about two months ago, class attendance began to dwindle.
The volunteers found that their students were engrossed in watching television.
"Now there only about 30 students who come to class regularly, representing about 10 percent of the total number of children in the two villages," he said.
SIMPLE APPROACH
On Saturday evenings, Tan drives his 4WD to Kampung Air Hitam, making several stopovers along the way to pick up the Orang Asli children and bring them to the Tanjung Keruing Community centre located 5 km away.
The children in Kampung Keruing will come on their own, to the classes held between 4pm and 6pm.
On the medium of instruction, Tan said, they use the national language to help the children understand what is being taught.
The classes also involved activities like singing, colouring and making handicrafts, which would provide some excitement for the students.
Food and drinks are also provided while prizes would be given to those who come up with the right answers, to encourage them to come to the class.
VOLUNTEER'S EXPERIENCE
A volunteer, Maria Yu, 36, from Sabah said that although she has no experience in teaching, she emulates the approach used by her mother who was a teacher.
"They call me the guru besar (headmistress) maybe because I'm strict in class but in fact I emphasise on a loving approach when teaching," she said.
The psychological approach is important too as it helps prevent students from getting bored.
Maria, who works in the recruitment field, said that taking the low academic background in the village into consideration, the children are only taught two new words a week and if they can remember these words, they would at least have learned something.
She added that among the activities that the students like best are drawing or pasting pictures of objects that match the words.
As for Patrick Wong, 41, who is with an IT firm in Kuala Lumpur, in educating the Orang Asli children, patience is indeed a virtue.
"They are apprehensive and fearful, so we have to try and attract their attention and bear with their nonchalant attitude towards education," he said.
Patrick, who started volunteering six months ago, said that the children need encouragement to prompt them to study further.
THE OUTCOME
A boy known as Siang, 11, from Kampung Air Hitam, said the English classes were fun because the teachers were good.
The shy boy could identify alphabets and numbers and sing "Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star" reasonably well.
"I want to continue learning with my friends," he said.
For Remi Pom, 26, the classes would help his two children, seven-year old Jali and five-year old Yahya to secure a better future.
"I like having my children study there," he said.
Meanwhile, Tan is optimistic that the Orang Asli children will be able to speak and write in English even though it might take a long time for them to attain the desired level of proficiency in the language.
"I'm highly optimistic of the programme's outcome because through this classes the Orang Asli have shown interest at getting their children an education. More and more parents are bringing their children to the centre," he said.
"What is important is their unwavering commitment to seek knowledge, and the assistance from the volunteers," Tan added.
Those who wish to volunteer their services, make donations in the form of books, stationery, clothing or contribute towards the construction of a sports court for the Orang Asli community, can contact Tan at 012-3370370.
-- BERNAMA
Features June 10, 2008 18:15 PM
Volunteers Help Orang Asli Children Familiarise With English
--
Orang Asli children enjoy learning using pictures of objects that match the words. Pix: Zulfaidi
By Tuan Sharifah Shahaini and Kamarul Irwan
PEKAN, June 10 (Bernama) -- "Thank You, Teacher", may sound like an ubiquitous phrase in a typical classroom.
However for a group of volunteers at the Orang Asli village of Tanjung Keruing in Paloh Hinai, the phrase provides a deep sense of satisfaction for a particular group of volunteers.
And why shouldn't it be; the sacrifices and the hardships that Tan Jooi Long, his wife Marie Joy, 60 and their friends had gone through to educate the Orang Asli children are finally showing results.
Tan, 60, a former journalist with Bernama has been travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Pekan every weekend for the last two years to conduct English classes for the Orang Asli children.
Volunteers from various professional backgrounds such as accountants, information technology (IT) professionals and businessmen assist Tan and his wife.
THE BEGINNING
Tan, who left journalism in 1995 to set up his own public relations firm, is no stranger to the life of the Orang Asli community, where nature is closest to their heart than anything else.
As a 4WD off-road enthusiast, Tan has learnt a lot about the community's shortcomings during his many expeditions there.
Ever since he received his calling to serve the community about 10 years ago, he has been doing charitable work like holding talks on healthcare and the importance of education, to the Orang Asli community in Bentong and Raub, Pahang.
According to Tan, about two years ago, he was offered by the Community Development Studies Foundation (YKPM) to conduct literacy programmes for the Orang Asli community in Tanjung Keruing and the surrounding areas.
He found the challenge too tempting to resist.
"I saw how some 95 percent of the Orang Asli children in the area were illiterate and this strengthened my resolve to teach them to read and write, in the best way possible," he said when met by Bernama here.
"Many had missed their schooling not because of there was no school in their area. But factors like poverty and lack of transportation invariably led to dwindling interest in going to school," he said.
"Currently, only seven Orang Asli children from two villages - Tanjung Keruing and Air Hitam - regularly attend school while the rest are just not keen on studying," he said.
Looking at their apathy, Tan who hails from Kedah, started to conduct English classes last January at the Tanjung Keruing Community Centre along with his wife, who is a former kindergarten teacher.
The whole idea is to make them change their ways and thus help close the knowledge divide that exists between these children and their counterparts from the other communities.
CHALLENGES AND HURDLES
Tan noted that the biggest challenge that the volunteers have to overcome is in gaining the trust of the Orang Asli, who are generally sceptical; if not outright suspicious, of outsiders.
It took them nearly a year to convince the Orang Asli community here of their sincerity and intention to help, by providing English lessons.
"Initially our presence had raised a lot of suspicions but slowly we managed to win their hearts over through joint activities like having a sepak takraw game," he said.
Tan even brought several members of the community to a seminar at Universiti Malaya (UM) to convince them of the benefits that they would gain from education.
It was then that the Tok Batin (headman), Semaan Deraman, 77, requested them to conduct the classes for the children of his tribe.
The English lessons received good response when about 50 children from the two villages -- some as young as four years old -- started attending classes.
However, with the advent of electricity supply to the village about two months ago, class attendance began to dwindle.
The volunteers found that their students were engrossed in watching television.
"Now there only about 30 students who come to class regularly, representing about 10 percent of the total number of children in the two villages," he said.
SIMPLE APPROACH
On Saturday evenings, Tan drives his 4WD to Kampung Air Hitam, making several stopovers along the way to pick up the Orang Asli children and bring them to the Tanjung Keruing Community centre located 5 km away.
The children in Kampung Keruing will come on their own, to the classes held between 4pm and 6pm.
On the medium of instruction, Tan said, they use the national language to help the children understand what is being taught.
The classes also involved activities like singing, colouring and making handicrafts, which would provide some excitement for the students.
Food and drinks are also provided while prizes would be given to those who come up with the right answers, to encourage them to come to the class.
VOLUNTEER'S EXPERIENCE
A volunteer, Maria Yu, 36, from Sabah said that although she has no experience in teaching, she emulates the approach used by her mother who was a teacher.
"They call me the guru besar (headmistress) maybe because I'm strict in class but in fact I emphasise on a loving approach when teaching," she said.
The psychological approach is important too as it helps prevent students from getting bored.
Maria, who works in the recruitment field, said that taking the low academic background in the village into consideration, the children are only taught two new words a week and if they can remember these words, they would at least have learned something.
She added that among the activities that the students like best are drawing or pasting pictures of objects that match the words.
As for Patrick Wong, 41, who is with an IT firm in Kuala Lumpur, in educating the Orang Asli children, patience is indeed a virtue.
"They are apprehensive and fearful, so we have to try and attract their attention and bear with their nonchalant attitude towards education," he said.
Patrick, who started volunteering six months ago, said that the children need encouragement to prompt them to study further.
THE OUTCOME
A boy known as Siang, 11, from Kampung Air Hitam, said the English classes were fun because the teachers were good.
The shy boy could identify alphabets and numbers and sing "Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star" reasonably well.
"I want to continue learning with my friends," he said.
For Remi Pom, 26, the classes would help his two children, seven-year old Jali and five-year old Yahya to secure a better future.
"I like having my children study there," he said.
Meanwhile, Tan is optimistic that the Orang Asli children will be able to speak and write in English even though it might take a long time for them to attain the desired level of proficiency in the language.
"I'm highly optimistic of the programme's outcome because through this classes the Orang Asli have shown interest at getting their children an education. More and more parents are bringing their children to the centre," he said.
"What is important is their unwavering commitment to seek knowledge, and the assistance from the volunteers," Tan added.
Those who wish to volunteer their services, make donations in the form of books, stationery, clothing or contribute towards the construction of a sports court for the Orang Asli community, can contact Tan at 012-3370370.
-- BERNAMA
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Get PANAS PANAS for HIM!!!!!
cellma got us all prepped up for cell as cellpa is not around...
as weng hoe is smiling to the camera, nic is busy talking to our
newcomers of the day jackie and mishel...
we also have guest, celine to join us as lay san is in deep thoughts
towards our teacher tung king's teaching on "breakthrough with prayer"...
tung king in his usual yoga pose while imparting his
wisdom...hehe...
notes note notes...woohooo!!!
yay...cellpa is back from work..."papa papa you're finally home!!"
alas, we end the session with nic's handmade carrot cake...
(errr...yum yum i guess...)
Monday, June 9, 2008
Pekan Mission Trip (7th & 8th June)
9.15am - Breakfast at 58 km KL-Karak-Kuantan Expressway (Petronas).
Final reminders before we officially start our journey
They need full bar of energy before reaching there...
Toilet Break in Termeloh R & R
Lunch at Sing Tong Kok Restaurant... We had pau, lo mai kai and this long bun"pillow bun"
We finally arrive at 2pm
Cleaning up the place that we will be staying at..We have wonderful guys in the cell who also help up in the cleaning up...
Briefing for the English class
Fetching the kids from another nearby village '
Ronny encouraging the kids to join the english class
English class for the kids at 4pm - 6pm
Delicious dinner by Aunty Mary Joy
lucas wrapping up our sketch on "Tuhan adalah Gembalaku". We don't have any pictures on the sketch coz we were all the main actors and actress
Fellowship with the OA after Sat nite service
**No pictures allowed for what we did the whole nite after service. Join the next Pekan trip to find out :) **
Supper at 12.10 midnite - We had "Bak Chang"
** After supper, we continued our secret nite activity.. :) till bedtime at 2am **
It is 2.20am in the morning, as you can see at the clock behind..we are still busy posing for photos, while some have already bzzzz.. tired to record some "nite music" that we had, but quality of output is not clear..so can't post it here..
Sun morning service. Sharing by Uncle Jooi Long
We discovered a new hidden talent in Junifer. Everyone wanted to snap photos with her so that we can sell the pictures when she get famous.
We have fun doing some cool poses before we leave Pekan
More poses from us... the talented models...
Lunch and teatime at Sing Tong Kok. Yummy pandan tarts..They have dragon fruit tarts too...
Introducing to you the pretty gals from EP Palm.
From the left:- Sara, Chloe, Stef, Cheryl, Patsy, Lucy, Roxy.
Not forgetting Adrienne below (the one in red)
We couldn't resist to take more photos with our great talent of modeling.
Dinner at Bukit Tinggi
1st class dinner menu for us.. After that, we all headed back home..
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