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when an engineer feel to turn in designer

jiko — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 01:41:39 +0800

i am 25 years old this year, a female engineer in a petrochemical industry.
Few month ago, i start to struggle to change my future career.
There are few reason for me,
(1) As a female, my stamina always not that strong as a man, my current position not to always rush in the plant site, however, most of the time running the test that required some energy to fix the machine and etc.
(2) Start to feel fatigue with current job, nobody willing to understand why, yet what they want is only result, analysis report in a short time,inspect and inspect and inspect the failure...nobody cares what it is ,as long as customer accepts whatever your finding...(it seem like a report writer than a inspector, yet i think everywhere happen)
(3) There are carcinogen substances could be inhale all the time (because i have to work!!!!), start to feel i get minor sickness very frequent (flu, fever bla bla bla, i dont know bad weather caused it or those substances?). BTW, as a female again, it is not that good to expose to this kind of enviroment and if when you plan to have a baby (it atleast need to take 3-5 years to clear your body's toxic), although i still not yet plan for it.
(4) Some other will ask, why dont you change to other factory, position? My courses is actually very related to material engineering, in malaysia, the industry that need my specialist is very limited. I could change to other line like E&E, but from my working experiences, work in factory is just like survive in hell....tension, boring and tired.
(5) My sciences sense are always much more better than my art sense....yet...i love every beautiful things. I feel like colors make life. And arts is creative, that doesnt like my plain and flat engineering life.

I am still considering to take a cert or maybe a part time degree for multimedia design or maybe graphic design.
For all those experiences designer, could you please give some advise on it? and how is the pay for this kind of job?
I not sure on the paid, as my current salary also very low about 2.5k...and seem like those graphic designer or multimedia designer can be a freelancer and extra income by take some other project easily...

Advantage to take a nebosh cert ?

jiko — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:18:19 +0800

I m an engineer in chemical industry, plan to take nebosh cert...
is that good to take this course and do it give any advantage in my future career?

HP pavilion DV3000 VS Asus M51,which better?

jiko — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:53:07 +0800

i m going to buy a laptop within tis two model...
wat u all think bout it?

the spec of HP pavilion DV3000General
ProcessorCore 2 Duo
Processor numberT9300
Processor speed2.5GHz
Motherboard chipsetIntel 965PM
CentrinoYes Memory/Storage
Amt of RAM2048 MB
Hard drive160 GB
Card ReaderSD, MMC, MS, MS Pro, xD
Optical driveDVD writer Connectivity
Ports3 x USB 2.0; HDMI out; eSATA
Bluetooth Yes
Infrared No
Ethernet10/100/1000
Modem56K data/fax
Built-in devices1 x ExpressCard/34 slot; Web cam; fingerprint sensor
Wireless LAN802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WebcamYes Display
Graphics hardwareNvidia GeForce Go 8400M GS
Amt of video RAM256MB
Diagonal screen size13.3 inch
LCD technologyTransflective TFT (widescreen) Multimedia
RemoteYes
DVD/MP3 without bootupYes
TV tunerNo
Sound hardwareIntegrated audio; Antec Lansing speakers
Jacksmic-in, earphone-out Software
Operating systemWin Vista Home Premium Chassis
Weight w/battery2 kg
Dimensions320 x 228 x 38 mmPower Supply
Battery type(s) included6-cell Lithium-ion
it's bout rm 3600(not comfirm yet)

The spec of asus M51

General
Platform Technology Intel Centrino Duo System Type Notebook Built-in Devices Speaker, Bluetooth antenna, Wireless LAN antenna Embedded Security Fingerprint reader Width 14.2 in Depth 10.5 in Height 1.6 in Weight 6.6 lbs Color Black Notebook type Mid-size laptops (6-7.5 lbs.), Budget Screen type Wide-screen Wireless capabilities 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11 pre-N, Bluetooth Processor
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 / 2.2 GHz Multi-Core processor technology Dual-Core 64-bit processor Yes Data bus speed 800 MHz Chipset type Mobile Intel PM965 Express Cache Memory
Type L2 cache Cache size 4 MB RAM
Installed Size 2 GB / 4 GB (max) Technology DDR II SDRAM - 667 MHz RAM configuration features 2 x 1 GB Storage Controller
Storage controller type Serial ATA Storage Controller / Serial ATA Interface Serial ATA-150 Storage
Floppy Drive None Hard Drive 250 GB - Serial ATA-150 - 5400 rpm Storage Removable None Hard drive type Portable Optical Storage
Type DVD±RW / DVD-RAM Disc Labeling Technology LightScribe Technology Optical Storage (2nd)
2nd optical storage type None Card Reader
Card reader type 8 in 1 card reader Supported flash memory cards Memory Stick, MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick Pro Display
Display Type 15.4 in TFT active matrix Max Resolution 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) Widescreen Display Yes Features Zero Bright Dot Video
Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 Video Memory 128 MB Audio
Audio output type Sound card Audio output compliant standards Sound Blaster Pro, High Definition Audio Audio Input Microphone Notebook Camera
Camera Type Integrated Notebook Camera / Sensor Resolution 1.3 Megapixel Notebook Camera / Camera Features Swivel Multimedia Functionality
TV Tuner Type None Input Device(s)
Input device type Mouse, Keyboard, Touchpad Telecom
Modem Fax / modem - MDC Max transfer rate 56 Kbps Networking
Networking Network adapter Networking / Wireless LAN Supported Yes Wireless NIC Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN Data link protocol Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, IEEE 802.11n (draft) Networking standards IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Bluetooth 2.0, IEEE 802.11n (draft) Expansion / Connectivity
Expansion Slots Total (Free) 2 ( 0 ) x Memory, 1 ( 1 ) x ExpressCard Interfaces 1 x Microphone - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - SPDIF output/headphones - Mini-phone 3.5 mm, 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Display / video - Composite video/S-video output, 3 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 1 x Modem - Phone line - RJ-11, 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x Display / video - DVI-Digital - 24 pin digital DVI, 1 x Storage - ESATA Miscellaneous
Included Accessories Carrying case, Optical mouse Features System password, Hard drive password, Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately) Power
Power device form factor External Voltage Required AC 120/230 V Battery
Technology 6-cell Lithium ion Installed Qty 1 Operating System / Software
OS Provided Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Software Drivers & Utilities Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support 2 years warranty Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 2 years, Limited warranty - Battery - 1 year
price:rm3588

Any recommendation laptop for university student?

jiko — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:27:50 +0800

As d topic...
i m going to university soon,
since i m not expert in IT,
n mayb can say as noob
so....need all of u who expert in computering giv me some suggestion!
i m taking polymer engineering...
purposely using for assignment n online+ing
budget around 1.5k-2.5k

preferable brand asus n hp^^

Jiko's diet diary

jiko — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:00:31 +0800

is it possible...
last time i m 81 kg n after diet hard for 2 years then become 64 kg....
then tis day suddenly(not suddenly actually) gain a lot of weigh become 68 kg
i think it's becoz of the failure of arrangement meal,maybe is too stress after i started my sch life...
n i always hav my lunch at outside coz i hav tuition at 3 times a week,n every friday hav gathering wit fren after tuition until 12 nite...then u all know la.sure we hav our supper

after a month i hav a dinner for upper six farewell party,then they ask for wearing dress...i sure cant buying dressed wan la...so hav to diet lo.
n the worse thing is i m as the MC for the dinner

hav a topic here hope tat who wanna diet come in n giv ur idea,n the main purpose is...u all help to control me!!!
hehe

local reference books are better or overseas?

jiko — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 17:36:08 +0800

ok...
which books u all think is better??
i decide to buy an oversea referrences book for my physic,but i dont know whether the syllabus r same!
so...give me ur suggestion!
hehe