Weekend Again!!

Hi, I have written a post on World Community Grid, a project which benefits humanity. Please a have look. (Added at 2349) I don't know why these two days, I have a song in my mind. It is an Christian hymn entitled I Know Whom I Have Believed. The tune of the song kept repeating in my mind. I think it may be God comforting me during this time of hard work I guess. The other song is Come Thou Fount. Now I remember the tune again. Hehe. :) Had another busy week but I thank God for the weekend. I can have my rest. Hehe. Went for CCF (Campus & Career Fellowship) at First Baptist Church yesterday. I am in the Twenties Group currently and another group member shared her spiritual autobiography. It is very encouraging to hear that. Chris Tomlin and several other artists are coming to Malaysia as part of the Passion World Tour. I have heard that the tickets have been sold out but there are some available. Not sure if I would go for it. It will be held at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre. The project that I am currently attached in at work will be going live soon in about a few weeks time. It is quite stable now and I hope that it will go live smoothly in August. Still busy at certain things but it's alright. I enjoy and like my job actually but I don't like the long hours. I mean, as a software engineer, I will experience that but at the same time, I need to have rest as well. Just need to find a balance. I caught the sore throat and cough again this week. Transportation The transportation of a country should be good for its people to travel around for school, university, work, to the nearest garden and to shop for provisions and clothing. Public transportation is also vital to save the environment as well, reducing the emission of cars. Cars are good for we can be more flexible to go anywhere or buying provisions from the hypermarket or supermaket. It is provides a more comfortable and convenient way of travelling across the country, to meet friends and relatives or to fetch children to school etc. At the same time, the more cars we have on the road, we may face issues such as air pollution and traffic jams. I have been part of a good transportation system while I was studying in Melbourne, Australia. Most of time, I travel by trams, trains and buses to university, church and to meet up with friends. The nearest tram stop from the place which I stay is only 1 1/2 minutes away. A lot of people also go to work by train. Some of them drive their cars to the train station and parked there for the whole day. When they finish their work, they just go to their cars and drive back to their home. It reduces time, petrol and air pollution. Most of the suburbs in Melbourne have at least a mode of transportation where it is trains, trams and buses. Even if the suburb has no train going there, there are buses or trams at their neighbourhood for them to travel to the nearest train station. And the best thing is that all the modes of transportation are under one roof, Metlink. The buses, trams and trains use the same ticketing system and thus people only need to buy a ticket and they can travel using whichever of the transportation provided whether it is trains or trams or buses. The train system also covers a wide range of distance from the Melbourne city to a suburb as far as Frankston and Belgrave. Some of the good transportation systems around the world are located in London, Brazil and Hong Kong. Malaysia's transportation system needs to be improved to a level where it reduces the need to travel by cars at a minimum level. Of course, cars are important and more convenient for going anywhere but not everyone can afford cars and especially now if the fuel prices costs higher compared to a few years ago. The current system of LRTs and buses in Kuala Lumpur should be integrated under one roof, which Rapid KL. Even though different companies are managing the different modes of transporation, the public should only need to purchase tickets which covers every mode of transportation. The transportation system in the Klang Valley should also cover more areas such as Puchong, Subang Jaya, Bandar Utama and Cheras. The nearest train station from my house is located about 10 minutes away and we still need a car to travel there. There are also very few buses which covers the area where I stay thus in this case, we still need a car to travel around even to the nearest public transportation system. Although there are buses going to the Tasik Selatan train station, it does not cover all the areas surrounding it. Before I was attached to my client site, I was working in Bandar Utama, my father fetches me there every day by car. There is no public transportation system. Only a few number of buses are covering that area. There is no train system there. The efficiency of the transportation system in Kuala Lumpur should also be improved. For examples, timetables should be provided by Rapid KL for the lrts. This will help people to plan their journeys carefully during peak and non peak hours. Buses should come more frequently and leave on time. At certain times, the buses did not come to service the required areas. Some of them need to wait for 40 minutes of 1 hour just to board the bus. A transportation system is also good if there are minimum delays. In Melbourne, the buses leave exactly at the required time and does not wait for more passengers even though there might be very few people on it. Taxi drivers also should charge the right amount and bring passengers anywhere that they require. There are incidences where passengers need to find another taxi driver because the previous taxi driver refused to take them to the required place or charge a high rate for it even for short distances. All of the employees of Rapid KL and the taxi companies should be courteous to its commuters and passengers and willing to them anytime if there are any issues regarding the system or ticketing issues. Top Songs of The Week Chris Tomlin: How Great is Our God Other Christian Songs: I Know Whom I Have Believed, Come Thou Fount Damien Leith: Night of My Life Christine Applegate: My Love Will Get You Home Il Divo: Una Noche Kelly Clarkson: Because of You Mozart: 5 Contredanses - Country S Club: Have You Ever, Never Had a Dream Come True Tchaikovsky: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito, March That's all from me.