Pilot's Crib Sheet

Cited from tallrite.com

1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.

2. If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick back - then they get bigger again.

3. Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.

4. It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there, than up there wishing you were down here.

5. The only time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.

6. The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool. When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.

7. When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.

8. A "good" landing is one from which you can walk away. A "great" landing is one after which they can use the plane again.

9. Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself.

10. You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the ramp.

11. The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large angle of arrival, small probability of survival - and vice versa.

12. Never let an airplane take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes earlier.

13. Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be another airplane going in the opposite direction.

14. Reliable sources also report that mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.

15. Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of takeoffs you've made.

16. There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.

17. You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.

18. Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.

19. If all you can see out of the windscreen is ground that's going round and round and all you can hear is commotion coming from the passenger compartment, things are not at all as they should be.

20. In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.

21. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, experience usually come from bad judgment.

22. It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as possible.

23. Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.

24. Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to repeal.

25. The three most useless things to a pilot are altitude above you, runway behind you, and a tenth of a second ago

26. There are old pilots and there are bold pilots. There are, however, no old, bold pilots.

WES MA WEED MAN?

Holy shxt!! You kidding me, right?

..who was married for 10 years and supposedly had sex more than 1,000 times, but was still a virgin..

Maybe he got a long 'ahem', if lay it on a keyboard, it'll measure from letter A to Z, LOL!!

You guys really need help 'down there', and this time you can be 'kiasu' about IT

Singaporeans blur on sex

Cited from TheStar.com.my
Other News & Views
Compiled by BEH YUEN HUI, GLADYS TAY AND A. RAMAN

MANY Singaporeans have been seeking help from doctors on how to have sexual intercourse, Sin Chew Daily reported yesterday.

Singapore Thomson Medical Centre (TMC) founder Dr Cheng Wei Chen said the hospital received several people every month, mostly university graduates, seeking their guidance on how to “do it”.

Its urology senior consultant Dr Lin Fa Cai said he once treated a woman who was married for 10 years and supposedly had sex more than 1,000 times, but was still a virgin.

Dr Lin said the husband, who had a doctorate degree, and his wife, who complained of being unable to conceive, sought help at the hospital.

“The couple told me they had sex about three times a week but when I examined the wife, her hymen was still intact.

“He had a doctorate degree but zero knowledge on sex,” he said.

Another doctor, who declined to be named, said a couple in their 30s sought help from Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Medical Centre for failing to conceive after seven years of marriage.

He said he found no problem with the couple but later discovered that the husband withdrew just before ejaculating.

How to fold clothes in a suitcase with no wrinkles - never iron in a hotel again.

I saw this while surfing the Net today, and I thought it'll make useful info someday. I usually travel with a weekend carry bag with all of my clothes in cylindric shape after I roll them up to save space. When I reach the hotel I'll ring the house keepers for an iron. I'm not sure if this technique will save space in your bag or simply just keeping your clothes with no wrinkles, cause I hate traveling with a big luggage. If you have tried this folding technique, please let me know.

Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash

Cited from http://www.timesonline.co.uk

THE former rally driving champion Colin McRae was killed and his five year-old son feared dead in a helicopter crash yesterday afternoon. The aircraft came down in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half a mile from the family's home and burst into flames just after 4pm.

Jean-Eric Freudiger, McRae's agent, said the 39-year-old driver had been piloting the helicopter himself. Also on board were believed to be his son Johnny, another adult - said by locals to be a school friend of McRae - and another child. McRae's wife Alison and their daughter Hollie, 9, were not on board, friends said.

Strathclyde police said in a statement: "Four people were onboard the helicopter," adding "The bodies were found within the helicopter which is owned by Mr Colin McRae of Jerviswood House, Lanark. It is believed he was onboard the helicopter."

McRae became Britain's first World Rally champion in 1995. He was one of the country's most successful sportsmen, achieving 25 wins in World Rally events and 42 podium places. He was a flamboyant driver, inspiring one the world's best-selling computer rally games.

The helicopter came down within half a mile of McRae's 16th-century home, which has an adjacent helipad. The weather had been overcast, with southwesterly winds gusting to 30 knots and good visibility.

Officers with dogs and torches continued to comb the woodland near the crash into the night.

McRae's wife, a childhood sweetheart and his former co-driver, was taken back to the house under police escort shortly after 6pm.

McRae's friend the rally journalist Jeremy Hart, who flew with him several times, described him as a "very good, very measured pilot".

"Colin regularly flew all over the UK and into Europe," said Hart. "He knew the terrain and conditions at Jerviswood very well.

"As a sportsman he was a true hero. As a driver Colin was misunderstood slightly as being reckless but everything you saw with him came from pure raw talent as opposed to being learnt. He was the Michael Schumacher of rally driving.

"It's so ironic that he should die in a helicopter crash when he had competed and had brushed with death so many times as a rally driver."

Drug addicts become “scientist”

Harian Metro reported that due to the difficulty in obtaining psychotropic pills, drug addicts decided to become “scientist” by creating their own drugs using rat poison, mosquito repellent powder, moth balls, cow dung, cement and glass.

Some addicts decided to use friends as guinea pigs to test their creations, and some had died due to poisoning or brain haemorrhage.

An addict who only wanted to be known as Din, 38, told the newspaper that a variety of recipes could be used to create new drugs, but the pleasure that one gained varies from one “recipe” to another.

“We usually use our own creativity to make new drugs, for example mixing ketamin, Ecstasy, caffeine and rat poison.

“Many experienced addicts have been using moth balls and rat poison for long time now,” Din said.

Din claimed that 10 of his friends died – some fell and drowned in Klang River following an overdose.

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Lesson I learn from this:-

1) Friends are NOT guinea pigs

2) Think twice before deciding to be a scientist, chemist or even guinea pigs

3) Cow dung is a newest "recipe"

4) Dont make Din an idol.

5) Use creativity on something else.

"Stick shift" foils car thieves

Wed Jun 20, 2007 12:19pm ET

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Two U.S. car thieves failed to make their getaway in a car they had just stolen because they couldn't figure out how to use its manual transmission, a witness said on Wednesday.

The teenagers armed with a gun approached a man outside a pizza restaurant in Marietta, Georgia, late on Monday. They stole his wallet and the keys to his Honda Accord, got into the car but couldn't make it start because it had stick shift, according to John Williamson, 18, a restaurant employee.

"The kid was just sitting in the car trying to start it but he had no idea what to do. He looked dumbfounded. The only thing he had going was the radio," said Williamson who witnessed the scene.

While the thief was trying to start the car, restaurant employees called the police who arrived and caught the teenagers as they tried to escape into nearby woods.

Unlike many parts of the world, the majority of cars in the United States are automatic and many drivers are unused to driving "stick shift" vehicles, in which a clutch pedal must be depressed to change gear.

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NOOOB!! LOL!!

Okay, to all NETS guys/gals, full time daddy/mommy, I'd like to invite all you guys to my wedding day. It'll be on Saturday 5th May 2007 (18 Rabiulakhir 1428Hijrah), from 11.00am till midnight. I've allocated 2 big tables just for you guys. It'll be orange and white wedding theme, but feel free to dress whatever u want.

Here's the map which I'm sure it'll be more helpful to reach to my place. If you're coming in from PLUS highway, it'll be much easier because I've provide more signboard at each junction along the way to my house. If you need a bigger map, just email me, and I'll be gladly send it to you.

Considering the weather forecast, you can expect bright sunny sunshine in the morning till afternoon, and probably rain later in the evening. Don't worry about getting your shoe stuck in the mud, my house compound cemented and tarmac. Just keep those umbrella available.

Lastly, here's the inside part of my invitation card, just to be confirm.

Online game to integrate students

Cited from Thestar.com.my

PUTRAJAYA: Izat, Chong and Raj, are the main characters in an online game designed to foster racial understanding among students under the Education Ministry’s e-Integration programme.

“Through these virtual characters, students can learn about one another's culture. This could be the best way to foster racial understanding among the young as they are into ICT (Information and Communication Technology). Also we cannot physically get everyone together,” said Deputy Education Minister Datuk Hon Choon Kim.

The online game is part of the ministry’s Student Integration Programme for Unity (Rimup), which is aimed at promoting integration between students of different races.

“Students can follow the main characters through the virtual storyline and create more stories while connecting with students of other races from other schools,” Hon told a press conference after chairing a meeting on the implementation of the programme.

He added the game contained 10 different components comprising diverse cultural elements to expose students to the different cultures of Malaysia.

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I'm thinking its gonna be a boring game, nobody wanna play it, rather play Window Solitaire to kill the time. My eyes on you guys (game developer). Good luck!

Bloggers may have to register

Cited from The Star

BLOGGERS using locally hosted websites may be asked to register with the authorities, Deputy Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor said.

He said registration was one of the measures the Government was considering to prevent the spread of negative or malicious content on the Internet.

Shaziman said this while winding up the debate on the motion of thanks on the Royal Address for his ministry.

He added that the ministry did not have any problem with bloggers who identified themselves, and he welcomed blogging activities.

However, he said there were about 50,000 websites registered under the .my suffix and there were a lot of avenues for anyone to host websites with malicious content which could harm the country’s security.

Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang, who interjected when Shaziman was speaking, said the negative comments of several ministers about bloggers reflected their lack of understanding about information flow in cyberspace.

“They should be educated on the vast benefits of blogging, which will help them to interact more with the people. Many politicians overseas already have their own blogs,” he added.

Asked to comment on the matter, Johor Baru MP Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said bloggers were very aware of their own ethics and responsibility for content on their sites.

While agreeing that there were bloggers who had inflammatory content, he said unidentified bloggers could still be traced through their website addresses.

He added that the problem was also about inflammatory comments by unidentified visitors to the blogs.

Ahirudin Attan of Rocky's Bru said the move to compel local bloggers to register was effectively the Government trying to control what Malaysians were writing online.

“This violates the Government's no-censorship policy with regards to the Internet,” he said.

He added that the move would just create fear among the bloggers and would encourage them to host their blogs overseas.

Marina Mahathir, a blogger and activist, said the Government really should “get real.”

She said the move “is just going to make Malaysia look ridiculous in the eyes of the world.”

Blogger Jeff Ooi wondered why the Government was pursuing this course of action.

He said the Government had already set up the Content Forum to deliberate on complaints by any party.

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HOHO! Good luck with that

Last night I came back from the office, I was walking towards my car. No body/car around, all gone back already, maybe 9pm its too late for them. I unlock my car, start the engine, throw my lappy at the back seat. Took a peek at the exhaust looking for sign of perfect combustion, then something shock me, my rear got bump by some freak careless pig!! &&%#*@RWQ@(*&(#&%!|!! What the fucccxxxx! I park her perfectly in box and some ass muther careless retard driver must been too noob to reverse his/her car and bump into mine. I wish some lorry gonna do the same to your head you piece of shxt! Or to your family too.

Rear bumper along with the bonnet got knocked. Hell I just bought her 6 month ago and cared her like a baby. I'll pray you'll pay 10 times the damage you've done.

Die asshxle dieeee...!!!!