BEM – Roadshow 2014 2015

November 11, 2014

Roll up, roll up! The BEM has a new roadshow. Cotton candy and scary clowns not supplied.

The Board of Engineers Malaysia will be organising a 2014-2015 Roadshow commencing September 2014 at the following locations:

DATE LOCATION
29 SEPTEMBER 2014 KUALA LUMPUR
20 OCTOBER 2014 PULAU PINANG
24 NOVEMBER 2014 JOHOR BAHRU
2015 KOTA BHARU
2015 KOTA KINABALU
2015 MELAKA
2015 KUCHING
2015 MIRI
2015 KUANTAN
2015 IPOH
2015 PETALING JAYA

The objective of the Roadshow is to highlight the amendments to the Registration of Engineers Act, educate and update engineers on the role, responsibilities and accountabilities of Professional Engineers in the Construction Industry and to comply strictly with acts, regulations, policies, circulars, codes and specifications governing the profession.Click HERE for further details.

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Saturday Star 2014-11-08 – Job Opportunities

November 10, 2014

Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Or get the Young Turks series (all 4 books). Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I need RM360 to get The Star ePaper. Or go to umrah, whichever you prefer.

  • I’m lining up jobs for next quarter, for IGL Services. Whisper to (better yet, carpe jugulum) your boss, and send work my way.
  • Nothing interesting this week, though I hear that Technip is still looking for project managers, senior project engineers, project engineers for Libra FPSO Project & Rapid. > 5 years experience. Send CVs to me, and a donation, and I’ll forward it on. Or save yourself some money, and send it to Technip directly.

Support your local bookshop!  Bookalicious at The Summit Subang is a good choice. I think they focus on trilogies, quadrilogies, and other ologies. Tell them I sent you, and enjoy the look of perplexity on their faces. Those of you who have dropped my name, thanks!

Food choice of the week? How if you visit Vietnam, how about visiting and updating GoHalalVietnam! for your food needs. For your other needs, talk to your local tour guide/ concierge / man on the street.

How about some references to improve your health?

You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises, Body by You: The You Are Your Own Gym Guide to Total Women’s Fitness, 100 No-Equipment Workouts

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IEM Shout Out – Visit to Hanson Quarry

November 9, 2014

This is a shout out for the IEM. My technical division will be hosting a trip to Hanson Semenyih Quarry on the 18th November, 2014. You will be anointed with 4 CPD / PDP hours.

Hanson Quarry Products Sdn Bhd is the largest producer of aggregates and asphalt nationwide whilst Hanson Building Materials Malaysia Sdn Bhd holds a strong market position in ready-mix concrete.

Their vision is to remain as Malaysia’s number one aggregates company supported by first class concrete, asphalt, logistics operations. We strive to achieve global recognition for excellence through our key values of safety, high performance, innovation, respect, integrity and sense of ownership.

Hanson Malaysia operates 21 quarries producing aggregates strategically located throughout Peninsular Malaysia, almost 20 asphalt plants mostly sited in Hanson Malaysia’s quarries and over 40 ready-mix concrete plants serviced by approximately 400 mixer trucks.

Hanson Malaysia industry experience is extensive, enhanced through global exposure which comes from being part of Heidelberg Cement Group – the largest supplier of aggregates in the world with leading positions in cement and ready-mix concrete.

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Register here, and download the form here.

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Malaysian regulator wary of SPACs

November 7, 2014

Dateline 2014-08-23, IFR Asia:

Malaysian regulator wary of SPACs

Malaysian regulator wary of SPACs

The rejection of an IPO application that would have been Malaysia’s biggest cash-shell listing has underscored regulators’ concerns over the increasingly popular format.

Malaysia’s Securities Commission rejected the M$1bn (US$317m) IPO application of Matrix Capacity Petroleum, a special purpose acquisition company set up to buy energy assets, because of the management’s lack of experience in the oil exploration and production business, according to an ECM banker.

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Engineers told to grab business opportunities

November 6, 2014

Dateline 2014-08-18, The Borneo Post:

Engineers in Sabah should not be waiting for jobs in the oil and gas sector from Petronas, but act as entrepreneurs and grab opportunities available, said Industrial Development Minister Datuk Raymond Tan Shu Kiah.

He said that to wait for Petronas to provide jobs for local engineers is a long wait, however, the oil and gas activities in Sabah have generated many opportunites for the local engineers to grab.

“I am telling the engineers that they are good businessmen, and they should grab the opportunities created from the development resulting from the oil and gas industry in the State to make money and grow,” he said at a press conference during the Association of Consulting Engineers Malaysia (ACEM) Sabah Branch 2014 biennial dinner.

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Waiting Room – Paka

November 5, 2014

Some waiting rooms are nicer than others.

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IEM Shout Out – Full-Day HAZOP Training For Team Members – A Practical Approach

November 4, 2014

My technical division will be hosting a 1 day seminar on the 20th November, 2014. It is worth 6.5 CPD points, and held at Wisma IEM. Since I’m giving it, I expect hoards will have to be turned away at the gates. And it’s a big room, so I need to fill the seats.

A Hazard and Operability study is a formal and systematic and detailed examination of the process and engineering intentions of new or existing facilities which assesses the hazard potential and effects on the facility as a whole when operation is outside of the design envelope, or individual items of equipment malfunction.

This course is designed to educate participants in the HAZOP process from the perspective of a HAZOP team member. It is meant to provide both instruction and workshop sessions so that the participants:

  • Are familiar with the concept of ‘risk’
  • Are familiar with the theory behind HAZOP
  • Are familiar with the actual HAZOP workshop process
  • Have expectations as to what the HAZOP will (and won’t provide)
  • Understand what deliverables can be expected from a HAZOP
  • Have the opportunity to participate in HAZOP exercise in a safe environment
  • Opportunity to share HAZOP experiences

At the end of the session, the participants should:

  • Understand the responsibilities of all parties in the HAZOP
  • Have experience in a HAZOP session.
  • Understand the outcomes from a HAZOP session

Wata has 19 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, in both design and operations.

Register here, or download the form here.

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BEM – Roadshow 2014 2015

November 4, 2014

Roll up, roll up! The BEM has a new roadshow. Cotton candy and scary clowns not supplied.

The Board of Engineers Malaysia will be organising a 2014-2015 Roadshow commencing September 2014 at the following locations:

DATE LOCATION
29 SEPTEMBER 2014 KUALA LUMPUR
20 OCTOBER 2014 PULAU PINANG
24 NOVEMBER 2014 JOHOR BAHRU
2015 KOTA BHARU
2015 KOTA KINABALU
2015 MELAKA
2015 KUCHING
2015 MIRI
2015 KUANTAN
2015 IPOH
2015 PETALING JAYA

The objective of the Roadshow is to highlight the amendments to the Registration of Engineers Act, educate and update engineers on the role, responsibilities and accountabilities of Professional Engineers in the Construction Industry and to comply strictly with acts, regulations, policies, circulars, codes and specifications governing the profession.Click HERE for further details.

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Extract from “Young Turks” – Know How

November 3, 2014

The reason is that they have technical know-how. That was something we did not have. We thought, if we just give them the oil field, we will always need them because we cannot do it ourselves. We decided that along the way, we must design a policy that allows the transfer of technology to Malaysian companies while they are still producing the oil.

Visit here and buy books so I have some spending money.

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Saturday Star 2014-11-01 – Job Opportunities

November 3, 2014

Happy new year 1436 AH. Buy my recommendations, or through my Amazon store. Or get the Young Turks series (all 4 books). Where are those corporate sponsors? Or throw donations at me. I need RM360 to get The Star ePaper. Or go to umrah, whichever you prefer.

  • I’m lining up jobs for next quarter, for IGL Services. Whisper to (better yet, carpe jugulum) your boss, and send work my way.
  • Nothing interesting this week, though I hear that Technip is still looking for project engineers for Libra FPSO Project & Rapid. > 5 years experience. Send CVs to me, and a donation, and I’ll forward it on. Or save yourself some money, and send it to Technip directly.

Support your local bookshop!  Bookalicious at The Summit Subang is a good choice. I think they focus on trilogies, quadrilogies, and other ologies. Tell them I sent you, and enjoy the look of perplexity on their faces. Those of you who have dropped my name, thanks!

Food choice of the week? How if you visit Vietnam, how about visiting and updating GoHalalVietnam! for your food needs. For your other needs, talk to your local tour guide/ concierge / man on the street.

How about some references to improve your health?

You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises, Body by You: The You Are Your Own Gym Guide to Total Women’s Fitness, 100 No-Equipment Workouts

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