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January 11, 2012
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This website has encountered difficulties since Monday 9th.Jan .  All postings cannot be accessed.  I am sorry for the inconveniences.  This may take another fews days to have it back in correct order. Thanks

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Solar Charger

October 24, 2011
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Solar Charger

This old diskette box is a perfect fit for my latest solar charger / regulator. The regulator supports solar cell under 1Amp, and charge 12V battery.   In a normal day it charged a free maintenance lead acid battery of 1.2AmpH for just under 2 hours, on a solar panel...

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Eugenia oleinaSyzygium Campanulatum (Kelat Paya)

October 5, 2011
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Eugenia oleinaSyzygium Campanulatum (Kelat Paya)

This shrub is most commonly planted along the road or as hedges.  It can be sculptured easily because it can stand hard pruning.  But it easily attracts leaves eating caterpillers. Locally known as Kelat Paya or Bunga Engineer in Brunei (Eugenia oleina of Syzygium...

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Daun Nyirik

August 3, 2011
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Daun Nyirik

In the supposedly modern world, plastic container has mostly substituted this essential leaves.  Nasi katok, nasi lamak nowadays use some form of plastic wrapping, non degradable materials.  In the...

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Recent Travelling

August 3, 2011
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Our Travel December 2010   Caloundra, Sunshine Coast On the last December school holiday, we arrived in Brisbane  on the 2nd. After a short stop at Max Brenner in...

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Lampuyang

August 2, 2011
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Lampuyang

Grown mostly as ornament, Lampuyang zingiber aromaticum has a distinctive aroma.  Its aromatic smell came from its leaves.  In our locality, the young leaves is cooked dry (masak tumis), and...

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