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Engineer in the finance industry.

babytensai — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:33:12 +0800

Is it even possible for an engineer to Work in the finance industry?

I've been in the construction design team for 3 years plus. Yet I dun seem to see any future prospects in the field. Thus I was planning to change my career line, and join the finance industry, preferably investment banks. I'm currently trying to take the CFA examinations as a ticket to enter investment banks. The question is, is it worth it to make this switch?

Autocad Revit

babytensai — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:15:18 +0800

I'm an M&E consultant engineer and I've recently bought the the autocad Revit which is a 3Dbuilding construction software but I can't seem to install it. Does anyone knows how to install these softwares?

Ford Fiesta ads & cons

babytensai — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:02:51 +0800

Ford Fiesta also called FoFi by it's buyers.

I am very tempted with this sporty ride, yet there are some points that made me think twice.

Price : RM 82,888
My salary is barely 3k per month, will be too much of a burden for me? Interest rate for a 9 yr full loan would be 2.9, RM 874 every month. Next, is it worth it for such a car compare to local cars?

Power transmission : 1.6cc 6 speed transmission
Looks powerful, heard it could even outrun 2.0 cc cars like civic or Mazda 3, yet to find out. 1 former actually tested it and his comments were that it is very powerful at low speed, but loses all it's power when it reaches more than 90km/hr.

Depreciation :
Ford has a very high depreciation percentage per year. Salesmen said it's not as bad as last time because now ford is producing more and more mid range and affordable cars. What do u think. Anyone knows roughly how much does ford cars depreciate every year?

Boot space : surprisingly, its boot space is even bigger compare to myvi.

Comfort : To be honest, when I sat in 1, I feel like it's a lady's car. The seat is not as comfortable, or rather small and hard. The back seats are rather small and tight, I would prefer if it's back seat can be adjusted even further back to give the back passengers a better space. Not to mention the head rests are not ergonomic, it does not support ur head properly.

Engine : well fitted with minimum empty space unlike local cars.

Others : I heard that what you see in motor shows like the 1 in subway pyramid rite now is made and assembled in US or Europe. The actual unit is in fact assembled in Thailand, thus, the workmanship is a far cry from the US assembled ones, though it still beats local workmanship hands down.

Please advise me as my current 8 yr proton waja is starting to fail me, with the maintenance bill gettin higher and higher each time I get it in the workshop.

Opinions about facial treatment

lanny — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:13:22 +0800

Sup Dudes!!

Just a thought, is it more manly to NOT go for facial and improve how our face looks or is it Manly that you actually care about your facial skin and just want to look good?

There are as usual, two sides to a coin.

Manly Enough to NOT improve your facial skin:

This I think is the conventional thinking of *Most* men. We always think that its the "Girly" thing and that men have no business doing any facial or spa treatment to look good. We often say "im real men, I do not need a facial", or "Face Only ma, i have the body", or that it may make you look "rugged". Honestly, is it the pride? or is it that we think it is self pity? or that we think we are not so low on confidence that we need not work on our face?

Manly enough to care about Facial Skin:

This is what most men come to in the 21st century, "I have GOT to look good!" A lot of the male species have come to the understanding that not only should i have a solid build up, but to look good, i got to get rid of the pimples! As technology advances, we stay in doors most of the time in front of the computer or in an air conditioned place because its comfortable. We rarely go under the sun, there fore we might not have pimples or bad skin, but even so, not being under the sun does not help our skin at all, it has to be a balance of both! Going for a facial or spa treatment is not that bad, it has nothing to do with pride or self esteem, its just plain simple wanting to look good!

Do you know that many of the fortune 500 companies require their male stuff to go for a facial at least once in 2 weeks? Its not the matter of looking good for your self or building self confidence, its to "represent" ! I once hear an old bloke say, "If you're walking on the street, you see 2 females, one with an awesome body but looks like she hasn't been sleeping for 2 weeks, and the other looks fresh and clean but may not have a hot body, Who would you spend an extra second to admire?"

For example, if you were to walk in to a jewelry shop to purchase jewelry, or anything for that matter, You come across Two staff of the shop, one with bad skin, the other with pleasant skin, Who would you approach, or wish would approach you to acquire their service?

Its more of looking good and representing who you are, where are you from. The "Packaging" or "Image" is being the emphasis of the market in today's era!

What do you think? How manly are you?

Best Regards
Lanny

Charted Financial Analyst (CFA)

Thu, 01 Jan 1970 07:30:00 +0800

Charted Financial Analyst (CFA)

babytensai — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:45:24 +0800

I'm 1 of da cfa Level 1 examinations candidate, which is scheduled in June 2011. May I know uif any of the forumers are on the same boat as me? Does anyone know also where can I download the Level 1 e-book or anyone that cares to share with me out of good will?

M&E Consultant firm

babytensai — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:02:12 +0800

I've recently been offered a job in a company called MEP Engineering s/b as an electrical engineer, considering to take up da offer. May I know if any of u have heard about the company? They claim to have quite a few big jobs in hand n they claim that their electrical department is quite strong. Does anyone know how far are their claims true? Coz I have no idea whether I'll have a future in this company. Anyone to advice me? Thanks a lot.

Prime lens.

babytensai — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:55:54 +0800

Since I don't see any prime lens topic in this forum so i've decided 2 open 1. Feel free to share with us ur experiences with Prime lenses. Do you think dat its overrated? How do u all justify between price of da prime lens and its focal length and aperture? I personally is looking for a prime lens myself. As a D5000 user without built in AF motor, I would really like to know wat do you all think is da best in terms of a balance between price and specs.

D5000 users

babytensai — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:01:15 +0800

I've just purchased a new DSLR of da model D5000. Yea, I've joined da dark vader side onli tempted by its conveniennt LCD n slightly better than entry level DSLR specs.
However, I have close to none of any sort of experiences on wat da D5000 can do. Up till now, da pics dat I take r kinda sucky. Can anyone help me out?

TQ

Working in Australia as an engineer.

babytensai — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:16:04 +0800

Wat r da odds of working in Aus in da engineering line?

1st of all I'm of a mechanical engineering major completed locally. Its a recognized degree, however my grades aren't good. I'm currently a consultant engineer in da construction line. May I noe wat r da chances of getting a job in Aus base on da fact dat I do not have a Aus PR. I do not mind working in other engineering fields in Aus though. I just feel like changing my working environment and earning more money, hopefully Aus can provide me with more future opportunities dat Malaysia can't provide me apart from da racism and da underated engineering profession.

Can anyone help me on dis matter?

Construction line

babytensai — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:31:43 +0800

I'm an M & E consultant engineer to begin with. Construction line now is crumbling as project proposals r being revised n scaled down, going on projects r being told to delay da construction process as da sales r bad, team of consultants n contractors get their payment delayed, or contra off with lots n units dat da developers r unable 2 sell off. Da onli projects dat r going strong r government projects mostly in cyberjaya & putrajaya where government servants r running outta offices 2 occupy.

Have ur say in this thread n discuss about the construction trends in Malaysia n abroad.

Everyone in da construction field is invited, be it architects, QS, C & S / M & E consultant engineers, contractors, landscape architects n interior designers and even ppl working in construction companies.

Be reminded dat there r certain ethics to be followed as we r all professionals.
- Please do not reveal the project name and company names under any circumstances.
- Replacements like IKM construction can be written as "aikayem" construction
- Please make sure dat information given r accurate as we do not want misleading infos.

Have fun.

- Hilsacon -

<<Help needed>> 0 knowledge in Banking in Finance

babytensai — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:08:15 +0800

To start of, I'm an engineer graduate n recently I've just found out dat engineering doesn't really brings in da big bucks n so I'm thinking of investing in something else instead of getting a part time or so, which in my opinion, gets me nowhere.

I'm looking for da cheapest way 2 learn bout finance, eg, forex, share market, funds n all, how 2 read da charts, how 2 invest in it. Instead of attending expensive courses, are there any easier ways like getting a good book to read it on my own, or any particular websites dat teaches u bout finance. I've tried wikipedia, not much of a use when it comes 2 teaching. I've gotten warren buffet's Snowball, didn't work out either. Do u all have any basic good books for recommendation to ppl like me with 0 finance knowledge?

Philips handphone

babytensai — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:59:29 +0800

Is there anyone using philips handphone?
How are the functions compare to other phone brands?
Do u all noe where is the philips distributor in Malaysia as its veryseldom dat we see Philips phone in da market.

Amateur in photography

babytensai — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:14:22 +0800

I have a certain interest in photography and i plan 2 get a dslr camera next year. However, I'm an amateur in photography and I am facing problems in choosing da rite type of cameras for starters n to make matters worse, I have a tight budget.
Can anyone help me out in dis matter?
N can anyone tell me where can i get more info in photography? tq

Is Itouch cheaper in US or HK?

babytensai — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:20:57 +0800

I have contacts in US and HK and I'm planning 2 get an Ipod Touch from either these 2 countries or Malaysia, but I do not noe which country offers da cheapest. Of course da postage can be waived coz my contacts can bring it back 2 malaysia for me. Can anyone with any knowledge in this help me out?

And I would also like 2 ask all Ipod Touch users, if which memory size do u think is appropriate, its either da 8gb, 16gb, or da 32gb ?

And I would also noe wat is da latest market price for 8gb n 32 gb Ipod Touch.

tq very much for helping out dis passionate Ipod Touch buyer.