Dr. Airil Sametok

KJ WILL GET MY VOTE

2012-02-01T16:56:00.000-08:00

I am not very keen at having outside materials like video, article etc. in this blog as I would appreciate originality. But this video is too tempting for me not to share it. This video features the debate between KJ of Pemuda and Rafizi Ramli from PKR.Watching this video, KJ definitely will get my VOTE in the next PRU. He has all the traits of a modern leader; smart, brilliant, confident,

DR AIRIL'S RIDDLE

2012-01-30T03:55:00.000-08:00

To all geniuses out there, I have invented a riddle given as below. Try to crack it, if you can!! "He felt thirsty like being fried when he sat under the sun although it was morning and still too wet"Can't get it? Let me give you a hint. Just scroll down a bit....."He felt thirsty like being fried when he sat under the sun although it was morning and still too wet" Still can't get it? Ok, the

ORANG DAH SEMAKIN JUMUD

2012-01-18T07:31:00.000-08:00

Orang kat Malaysia ni dah semakin jumud. Kadang-kadang dah rasa macam Zaman Gelap Eropah. Petikan-petikan berunsur agama dah melata-lata tanpa kira sanad, perawi, hadith ke riwayat ke. Asalkan penulisnya perwatakannya warak, terus diterima tanpa usul periksa, umurnya, pengalamannya, pendidikannya, sejarahnya, pencapaiannya tak diverify. Verification dah tiada value dalam masyarakat kita. Sebelum

LOST MY REASON

2012-01-17T21:39:00.000-08:00

by Dr Airil Sametok I have lost my sole reasonOnce survived me all the sorrowsFor today I have learnedNothing is remained that can change tomorrow Hope that I oughtIn the young eagerly mindsIs nothing but corrupted thoughtsJust like their elderly kind So here I am wonderingShould I give it another try?Or should I just give inGive up, just live and just die?

MUSLIM THINKERS: SARDAR, NASR AND ASRI (PART 1)

2012-01-15T07:19:00.000-08:00

I am reading the latest book by Ziauddin Sardar which bears the title Reading the Qur'an. It was published by Oxford Press last year and while I bought this book in December, it was only today I got the chance to read it and just managed to finish only the prologue. But I am eager to write about it because Zardar has always been an important Muslim's figure for me. I put Sardar on the same

NEW SONG: GONNA LEAVE YOU TONITE

2012-01-13T06:51:00.000-08:00

Macam aku pernah cerita sebelum ni, waktu kitorang di UK, disebabkan London terlalu mahal, family aku stay di Nottingham dan aku basically jadi weekend husband, balik rumah bila hujung minggu sebab jarak Nottingham dengan London dalam 130 batu (macam dari Ipoh ke KL). Yang menyayatkan hati aku waktu tu ialah bila tiap kali aku nak ke London, anak aku Nuha yang waktu tu umur dalam 2 tahun lebih

KABINET BAYANGAN PR PADA PANDANGAN AKU

2012-01-12T06:43:00.001-08:00

Aku kena ke ofis Scylla Operation malam ni tapi sementara tunggu diorang sampai dalam setengah jam lagi, biarla aku tulis sikit tentang tajuk ni. Aku bukan apa, dah lama aku menunggu PR umumkan kabinet bayangan (shadow cabinet) diorang, ye la, kita pun nak tahu la jugak sapa yang nak pegang pos apa, parti mana yang nak handle kementerian mana. Tapi tu la, tunggu punya tunggu, bulan tak

ANWAR: TAHNIAH DAN DILEMA

2012-01-09T00:07:00.000-08:00

Dah lebih seminggu aku tak menulis, bukan sebab tak da idea tapi sebab tak da masa. Tapi hari ni, dengan pembebasan Anwar Ibrahim aku squeeze juga untuk tulis sikit. Dan kalau korang perasan selama ni, walaupun dah lebih 80 posts aku kat FB ni, tak pernah sekali pun aku sentuh pasal Anwar Ibrahim. Pertamanya, aku nak ucap tahniah kepada Anwar Ibrahim, keluarga beliau dan penyokong2 beliau yang

KENAPA MESTI KOREA, KENAPA TAK KITA?

2011-12-30T02:06:00.000-08:00

Tengah tengok K-POP world festival. 10 participants all over the world, selected from more than 30,000 try-outs in Great Britain, US, Peru Argentina, France etc. performing on Korean stage, dying to impress the Korean, dying to mimic Korean culture. They sing Korean songs, they dance Korean dance and they even talk Korean. Korea and its people have dictated the world. Aku jealous and feel

ME, SCYLLA AND ERCAD IN NEW SUNDAY TIMES

2011-12-26T09:21:00.000-08:00

Scylla Operation, ERCAD and I were in the News Sunday Times last sunday (25th December). Below is the newspaper cutting and beneath it is the article which I cut and paste for your reading (only if you are interested, of course). ENGINEERING fields of today have gone through drastic changes due to the revolution of IT and computer technology. While having theoretical background of engineering

PRU13: REASONS TO VOTE AND NOT TO VOTE FOR BN AND PR

2011-12-14T08:31:00.000-08:00

It still feels like yesterday when the country was overwhelmed by the results of PRU12 and while the aftershock-wave still attenuates, PRU13 is now approaching. We are receiving the vibes stronger by the day and many I believe (especially the undecided voters) have started making 'calculation'; to vote and note to vote for one particular collision i.e. BN or PR. Me being no different. So, what I

ME AND THE THEORY OF MUSICS PERFORMING AT PEKA DINNER/STANDING COCKTAIL

2011-12-13T04:02:00.000-08:00

Ahad lepas, aku perform dengan student2 class theory of structures aku, hence the name of the band "Theory of Musics" (tp aku yg bagi nama ni..haha). The band consists of Syafiq (Kacu- Drummer), Farhan (Pa'an - Guitar), Faiz (Phea - Bassist) and Tuan Kamaruzzaman (vocal). Kitorang perform untuk PEKA's Dinnner/Standing Cocktail which was held at Good Hope Hotel (PEKA stands for Persatuan

NEW SINGLE: PERMAISURI BY AIRILSAMETOK BAND

2011-12-09T06:25:00.000-08:00

I totally have nothing to write for the past few days, busyness most probably the culprit. Time like this is therefore the best time for AirilSametok Band to release our new single. What follows is a video clip of 'Permaisuri' with the lyrics at the bottom of this page. Please enjoy it while I think of something for upcoming entry. Wish me luck.. Permaisuri by AirilSametok Band Tiada

MACAM YANG ISLAM SURUH

2011-12-04T02:12:00.000-08:00

Kita dah buat macam yang Islam suruh? Kita tahu tak ‘orang lain’ kerja rajin macam yang Islam suruh?Kita tahu tak ‘orang lain’ pandai macam yang Islam suruh?Kita tahu tak ‘orang lain’ hatinya ikhlas macam yang Islam suruh? Kita rajin tak macam yang Islam suruh?Kita pandai tak macam yang Islam suruh?Kita hati ikhlas tak macam yang Islam suruh? Tengok ‘orang lain’ di sekeliling kitaTengok ‘

DR AIRIL'S HYPOTHESIS ON HUMAN'S CONFLICT

2011-12-03T06:43:00.000-08:00

This article is my attempt to reason thus to understand the constant conflicts occurring between us human. "Why are we always in conflict?" is the question which the answer, as I am about to hypothesize, can be derived from the following two just proposed principles (since these are yet established principles, lets call them Dr Airil's Principles of Human's Conflict): Principle 1: Principle of

GIBSON, BLUES, HOUSE AND ME

2011-11-30T05:12:00.000-08:00

I have a GIBSON Les-paul, a guitar I dreamt to posses since I first saw her being played by Slash on top of the piano in the November Rain video clip some 17 years ago, but which I only got her early this year after years of hard work (including getting a PhD). But the waiting made it all worthwhile. And I thank Allah for this 'nikmah' of life, alhamdullillah. Why Gibson? Only Gibson’s lovers

READING BACK MY COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS

2011-11-28T04:19:00.000-08:00

I am reading back Computational Fluid Dynamics by John D Anderson Jr, for how many times I am myself not sure. But it has become my habit; every time I am about to embark on a major project, I would read some few related books basically cover to cover to refresh everything. This is in contrast to day-to-day basis problems where I would just refer to some chapters or sub-chapters for information.

A DAY AT UTP

2011-11-25T09:10:00.000-08:00

It has been a long, long week. I was in KL last weekend, had a discussion with Dr Kamil, KPERAK's CEO on Monday in Ipoh, spent a whole day in UTP on Tuesday, shoot back to JB first thing on Wednesday and went straight to Desaru for a two days STC's workshop, got back to JB late Thursday night so as to make it for today's morning lecture on Theory of Structures at 8am. Fiuhh!!! But it was all

SAINS DAN MATEMATIK PERLU DIFAHAMI UNTUK DIKRITIK

2011-11-18T08:18:00.000-08:00

Saya menulis artikel ini kerana pengalaman saya dalam penerokaan ilmu-ilmu sains dan matematik telah menyaksikan begitu ramai ahli-ahli sains yang begitu taksub dengan pemikiran matematik dan sains sehingga mereka berprejudis terhadap agama. Contoh yang paling terkenal ialah Stephen Hawking yang telah memilih untuk bersetuju dengan hipotesis Parallel Universe kerana hipotesis ini boleh

STUPID

2011-11-13T03:27:00.000-08:00

by Dr Airil Sametok I don't want you to stop So I didn't want to write this Please do not stop For stupid amuses me I play you like a toy I wish you will never see But I wrote this still Without a single worry For between these lines You will never see So you will not stop Amuse me, you will always be

PPSMI: MY LAST RESPONSE

2011-11-11T08:22:00.000-08:00

I know from the beginning that I would be fighting a losing battle when it comes to PPSMI. This is because, PPSMI in the first place, was an ingenious idea; radical and unconventional in nature, therefore do not suit a 'stagnant' or 'play-it-safe' society like ours. Risk-taking is still an alien concept to us; all there is, are just the countless rhetoric. I believe, not many of us can

PPSMI: INI REALITINYA

2011-11-09T22:49:00.000-08:00

Ini realitinya. 10 tahun dulu waktu kita belajar di UTM, kita cuma bersaing sesama 'kita'. Tapi zaman dan berubah, dan ia berubah dengan terlalu cepat. Tak terbayang pun kita dulu yang kelas2 di UTM akan dipenuhi dengan student antarabangsa. Foto ini aku ambik waktu kelas FE tadi untuk bukti dan tantapan semua. Terpulanglah...

PPSMI: GOOD LUCK BRO!!

2011-11-09T16:33:00.000-08:00

ARGHH TENSION!! Bila TPM kata murid darjah 2 dan keatas akan habiskan study sampai form 5 dalam PPSMI, aku ingatkan dasar ini akan dilaksanakan di semua sekolah, rupanya tidak, hanya di sekolah terpilih saja. Beliau berkata (dalam Berita Harian): " ..proses semakan itu hanya membabitkan pelajar yg mengikuti PPSMI sepenuhnya iaitu kira2 lima peratus drpd jumlah kelas di 7495 sekolah rendah....yg

DR ASRI'S ARTICLE TITLED "BOLEHKAH BUKAN MUSLIM SELAMAT DARI NERAKA"

2011-11-08T19:41:00.000-08:00

In 22nd Sept I wrote I TRIED TO DO DA'WAH AT IC ONLY TO BE SCOLDED BACK. In 9th Nov, Dr Mohd Asri (aka DR MAZA) wrote something that is in a similar mode titled BOLEHKAH BUKAN MUSLIM SELAMAT DARI NERAKA. Alhamdullillah, I thank Allah because I am not alone in this matter (on the issue of how we muslim must be great to be exemplary). To read my writing click here and to read DR MAZA's click here.

PPSMI: ALAHAI BANGSA MELAYU AKU NI....

2011-11-07T18:06:00.000-08:00

BANGSA MELAYU AKU NI tak boleh kena kritik. Eh, macam ramai orang dah cakap je. Yup, memang dah ramai tapi aku belum cakap lagi, ni baru nak cakap. Antara sebabnya adalah kita telah lama dimomokkan dengan peribahasa2 yang menjadikan kita terlalu sensitif. Contohnya, "merata dulang, paku yang serpih" yang amat jelas sifat defensifnya. Secara tak sedar, kita telah diasuh dengan sikap ber'prejudis'

GIVE ME YOUR LOVE - AIRILSAMETOK BAND'S NEW SINGLE

2011-11-07T05:36:00.000-08:00

Balik raya haji kelmarin, AirilSametok Band sempat record some new songs. This one is called GIVE ME YOUR LOVE. Lagu2 yang lain aku upload kemudian. Lyrics ada kat bawah video ni. Happy listening. Give me your love (3x)So that I can live Tanpa dirimu, aku lemah dan aku buntu,Tiada arah dan tempat yang hendak ku tuju,Aku keliru, lemas aku dalam rindu mu,Sesak nafas ku tiap kali ku

A DIALOGUE ON WEIGHTED RESIDUAL METHOD

2011-11-03T20:25:00.000-07:00

Student: What is Galerkin formulation? Dr Airil: Galerkin formulation is a type of weighted residual method aka WRM. Student: What is a WRM then? Dr Airil: WRM is one of the numerical methods for solving DE. Student: How WRM does that (solving the DE)? Dr Airil: Ok, lets say we have a DE of a domain. To make thing simple, lets take this domain as 1-dimensional, having a length of L. Then assume

A USELESS DIALOGUE ON PPSMI

2011-11-01T08:01:00.000-07:00

This is a topic I used to write about, some two years ago (please refer 2009's entries) and never thought I would write about it again. Why? Because as time gone by, I gradually realized that it was useless even to try to make our people understand about the issue. It was useless to tell the people it was not the English Language that was of interest but the Mathematics and Sciences acquirement

A DIALOGUE ON WHAT MAKES FE AN FE

2011-10-30T07:47:00.000-07:00

Student: You said all numerical techniques are based on the same philosophy that is to convert the continuous nature of the DE into algebraic simultaneous equation. So what makes FE an FE, in other words, what differentiates FE from the rest of the numerical techniques?Dr Airil: What makes FE and FE, in other words, what differentiates FE from the rest of the numerical techniques is the use of

A DIALOGUE ON NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES

2011-10-28T08:40:00.000-07:00

Student: What is numerical technique?Dr Airil: Numerical technique is a method for solving DE in an approximate but converging manner.Student: What do you mean by approximate and converging?Dr Airil: Approximate as opposed to analytical whilst converging means the increase in the degree of accuracy due to the increase in the number of terms or orders of the 'trial' function.Student: What is a '

MY OWN SONG (SYUKURKU)

2011-10-27T11:22:00.000-07:00

Lagu untuk Lynn. Aku syukur sangat pada Allah sebab izinkan dia jadi isteri aku,

MY OWN SONG (CERIA DI UTM)

2011-10-27T11:20:00.000-07:00

Lagu untuk semua ex-utm dan students utm

MY OWN SONG (RINDU PADA MU)

2011-10-27T11:19:00.000-07:00

Lagu ni aku buat waktu Lynn dan anak2 balik Malaysia kali kedua. Aku rindu sangat.

MY OWN SONG (KASIH MU)

2011-10-27T11:18:00.000-07:00

Lagu untuk Lynn. Her love is my strength.

MY OWN SONG (RUANG)

2011-10-27T11:17:00.000-07:00

Aku buat lagu ni waktu Lynn dan anak2 balik Malaysia kali kedua. Aku macam nak gila balik rumah, sunyi sangat!!!

MY OWN SONG (SELAMAT TINGGAL UTM)

2011-10-27T11:15:00.000-07:00

Aku itu hari nak blah sangat tapi tak jadi. It was not time yet.

MY OWN SONG (MAK DAN AYAH)

2011-10-27T11:14:00.000-07:00

Lagu ni aku buat untuk mak ngan ayah dan adik2 waktu kat UK. Rindu sangattt!!! (Lyrics below) <br>K Kau jauh terlalu jauh dariku Sendiri memendam rindu padamu Di bumi asing, ku coret puisi rindu Menjadi selimut kedinginan ku Kau jauh, jauh mu beribu batu Lautan yang memisah kau dan aku Hanya ku pasrah pada takdir yang menentu Waktunya ku kembali kepada mu chorus: Oh kasih, usahlah

MY OWN SONG (JAUH BEGINI)

2011-10-27T11:08:00.000-07:00

Lagu ni aku buat waktu Lynn dan anak2 balik Malaysia kali pertama. Rindu sangatt!!!

MY 2011 PUBLICATIONS

2011-10-25T01:40:00.000-07:00

Its the time of the year again when everybody is busy reporting to their bosses this year performance or KPI. I am no different. Today I have submitted my list of publications to my centre, STC as requested (although I am a week due). Not much really because I have been consumed by ERCAD development but Alhamdullillah, at least there are still something for me to report as far as publications are

A DIALOGUE ON DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

2011-10-24T06:43:00.000-07:00

I am still actually working on the final part (Part 4) of HOW LEARNING CAN BE FUN. I am trying to end up the topic with an impact but frankly speaking, it is not easy. To finish what we have started is the most difficult part, isn't?So to keep feeding this blog with material, I have decided to make this entry which is actually something that I have posted in an FB group called Dr Airil's Finite

MY PUBLICATIONS WITH PROF NORSARAHAIDA

2011-10-21T18:17:00.000-07:00

Herein is the list of my papers which I wrote together with Professor Norsarahaida Amin and our colleagues . She was the Head of Mathematics Department before being promoted to her current post the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Science, UTM. I have been working with her about three years now and I am so honored to have her as my mathematics mentor.I should also introduce the other authors. Dr

MY 'ONENESS' PARADOX IS WRONG

2011-10-21T18:10:00.000-07:00