Water rationing for the win?

In relation to yesterday's post...

Conserve water from now, Klang Valley folk warned

By TEH ENG HOCK

PETALING JAYA: Water rationing could start next month for Klang Valley residents if they do not conserve water from now.

Drainage and Irrigation Department hydrology and water resources director Datuk Lim Chow Hock said water shortage would be more critical in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur due to the dense population.

He said those in Penang and Kedah should also brace for dry tap days if the current hot weather persisted.

On Tuesday, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas had asked Malaysians to prepare themselves for hotter days over the next three months with the return of the El Nino phenomenon.

So far so good: The water level as seen at the Kuala Kubu Baru Dam at 5.15pm yesterday. If residents do not save water, rationing may be necessary.

Lim said that drastic measures like water rationing may not be necessary if consumers did not waste water. “When you wash your car, use pails instead of a hose. Water your garden less frequently. Do not let the water run when you are brushing your teeth,” he said.

At the moment the water levels at most dams in the country have not reached the critical mark.

In the Klang Valley, the Sungai Langat, Klang Gates and Batu dams were at full capacity, while the Tasik Subang dam was at 87% yesterday.

Puncak Niaga forecasts that the dams would have enough water for 161 days or 5.4 months even if the dry spell continued.

A Meteorological Department spokesman said that there would be more rain in September, during the inter-monsoon period, and heavy rain during the North-East Monsoon.

In Johor, the water levels at nine river dams was stable despite the possible threat of a drought.

Syarikat Air Johor Holdings head of communications Jamaluddin Jamal said the company had contingency measures should the level begins to fall.

In Malacca, the water level at two of the state’s dams in Alor Gajah and Jasin was also reported to be within healthy levels.

“Although we are experiencing a dry spell, there is sufficient water supply to meet the state’s need as we process about 118 million litres of water a day from the dams,” said Syarikat Air Melaka Bhd chief executive officer Mohd Khalid Nasir yesterday.

The problem is...will Malaysians listen? Usually we'll just wait until it's too late and then when water rationing actually starts we'll start blaming everyone and everything...LOL!

Typical really...

Oh yes, article is from the Star (11/6/09) and the sauce is here!

Here we go again...

Last year was relatively haze free. This year however...

OH NOES HAZEHAZEHAZEHAZEHAZEHAZEHAZEHAZEHAZEHAZEHAZE

'Nuff said. And now back to your regularly scheduled coughing and choking!

Iphone 3G? Now it's Iphone 3G S!

So WWDC has come and gone and well, as predicted by almost everyone (and their psychic pet) Apple has announced the next gen Iphone.

The Iphone 3G S. Whoa? I suppose S stands for Speed, seeing that Apple is saying that "on average it's twice as fast" as the Iphone 3G. No processor details for the time being though.

That being said, I want one. 3 megapixel camera with auto focus and video recording capabilities, on board compass, Nike+ support, voice control and longer battery life, what's not to like? However

1. When will Maxis actually bring it in?
2. How will Maxis price it?

Seriously the Iphone 3G packages that Maxis previously offered bordered on the ludicrous. No unlimited data packages right off the bat, no packages for casual users. Maxis needs to provide more variety in their packages if they want to increase market penetration. Or else users would simply buy from a neighbouring country...doo dah doo dah *whistles*

Here's hoping that Maxis bucks up this time around because many many people are going to want this sexy piece of hardware. Unless Maxis has always been targeting those with fat wallets all this time...

Sauce here (Apple official press release) and images here.