serving now?? can I help you??

Hi there... am having sore throat.. and kinda sick today... must be the hectic week lah... multitasking they say... but still kena kerja... serving ... server... projects... :D

Today.. a true satisfaction to see the ITIS project sign off ... am involved for the past 3 years.. from design, configuration, programming, implementation, installation, testing and finally going live... what a relief... everything is going smooth and without any major problems... the sound of the SERVERS like classical music to my ears... It does feel nice to see the whole thing up and running... from scratch... from Day One...
http://www.itis.com.my/itis/index.jsp - Main website
http://w1.itis.com.my/website/ITIS/viewer.htm - Malaysia Internet GIS



Rembrandt van Rijn, Officers and Men of the Amsterdam Kloveniers Militia, the Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq, signed and dated ‘Rembrandt f 1642’, canvas, 363 x 438 cm, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum

The seventeenth century saw an unparalleled output of art in the Republic of the United Provinces. The number of paintings and prints produced during this period is staggering, and very many of them are of outstanding quality. Perhaps the most famous painting is the work by Rembrandt known as The Night Watch. It is a group portrait of a militia company. These were groups of able-bodied men who, if the need arose, could be called upon to defend the city or put down riots. The painting depicts the company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq and his lieutenant, Willem van Ruytenburgh, surrounded by sixteen of their men. A shield above the gate bears the names of the eighteen people in the portrait, who paid for the work. The other people who appear in the painting were added by Rembrandt with an eye to enhancing the composition. He must have been given the commission in 1639 or soon afterwards.

bits... bytes... bites...

Well... I seem to miss... feel nostalgic and sentimental when it comes to maps and plans... I love to draw and draft sthe old fashion way... feel the power and magic of those drafting pens... and the pleasures of working on a wide drafting table. Slumping over and concentrating on not making any mistakes... miss that...

These days, computers are slowly taking over that role... with CAD and GIS... but somehow the feeling and emotion is not the same... the satisfaction is not the same... computers and plotters tend to make these maps and plans cold and robotic... somehow I wish they can improve on that... the colours... texture... the handling... and the human factor...

topology...getting connected

GIS?? Huh?? Whats that?? Well its something I am learning and mastering everyday at work... been doing this for the last 8 years??? Though some people say ... is it working??? Does it have any future??

Hmmm.... good question.... :D


Plans, Maps, Geography... CAD... brings us all to Topology!!! Getting connected...

run lola... run...

Legs aching now... ankle sore... just ran the Subang Jaya 10 KM run this morning. Its kinda cool and well organised... will surely come back next year... I just need to get fitter tho :D

Damn, I think my PC is really under utilised, got excited assemblin it... thinking I would be playing high-end games and doing lotsa cool stuff... should get back at it again... back into groove. Am running Intel P4 2.8GHz, 512 RAM, ATI RADEON 9600 (256 RAM), MSI Motherboard, Seagate SATA 120GB HDD...

Study of proportions, from Vitruvius's De Architectura, Leonardo Da Vinci

Whats awesome about Da Vinci is the precision and details he adds to his work. From sketches to full sized paintings, I wish I could be his 'APPRENTICE'... his is truly an artist's artist...

past, present, future....

Hmmm... the first sentence for my first ever blog... should I describe myself?? Maybe later... Promote myself?? Well... no need for all that lah...

... or should I just welcome you first... I think... I will welcome myself... Hi there ME... welcome to BLOGGING!!!!

Rembrandt van Rijn, Abraham Entertaining the Angels, 1656, etching and drypoint, National Gallery of Art

Why Rembrandt?? Well... I like him... very technical and skillful in his work... brilliant.

Before I forget... welcome all of u..!!!