I had another happyo last tuesday. It is not as good as in Nagoya. But sensei said that from what I have done, I am supposed to have 2 papers on that. Majide? I myself don't really satisfied with the result but well, I should try to write a journal before Dec.
I am trying to understand the transportation condition in Japan. Not much can be discuss with sensei and other nihonjin friends. I tend to observed by my own and compare as much as I can to Malaysia's condition.
I read a lot of comments in internet about congestion in Malaysia. I believe that people want to get to their destination as fast as they could. But a lot of vehicles caused the traffic jam. In Malaysia, this is the most important research focus in 90's era. Then, the authorities such as DBKL, PLUS etc started to install the foundation of ITS system to reduce the congestion.
In this era, another big issue has been raised up. It is about road accident. It just being realized that speeding is a big issue. First, we want to make the traffic flow goes smooth ...then it's turned to disaster due to road accidents.
It is not just problem occurs in Malaysia. It is same with Japan and all other countries in the world. Plus, the traffic congestion in Japan is worse than Malaysia. The number of cars on the road increasing year by years. It takes one hour to get from a place like KLIA to Bangi where we can to make it in 20-30 minutes . The traffic calming they use is traffic lights. There are a lot of traffic lights in Japan which Malaysian hate the most!
However, because of this slow speeding, the number of fatality in Japan is really low. The car accident is rarely happen but, the accidents involving the bicyclist and pedestrian are getting rise in numbers.
I can't say that what I see in Japan is good where people rely on public transport, bicycle and walking. But, this is what happen in developed countries. They try to switch the mode of transport from motors to people energy. However in Japan, it is more complicated where when all people walking, the congestion among pedestrian occurs. The pedestrians need to share the narrow lane with bicycles, motorcycles and cars. Then, they become very vulnerable in roads.
I believe, relying on car means a lots. It makes our life easier to move. But sometimes we take advantage and drive without realizing it is beyond our limit of conscious controls. And the traffic congestion - it is good in certain ways such as controlling the accident rate that caused by over speeding as long as it not make you stuck at the same point more than 5 minutes. That's the aim of traffic calming in Japan.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Another failure for OPS SIKAP
It is my area of research. So maybe that's make me very concern about this matter. But who else out there do recognize this is a public health problem in Malaysia. The drivers, the riders...they don't care about whatever the slogan is when they started the engine. That's true and that's is human nature.
Back to my previous presentation and when I got feedback from a guy from Tokyo University. He claimed that attitude is hard to change ~ The only way to stop the behaviors is by enforcement. I am pro on attitude can be control by environment. Because I am an engineer. I need an engineering solution for my PhD. But I do agree that to solve the community's social dilemma, we need a very big team integrated all authorites...not only Tan Sri Musa ~
Tan Sri Musa claimed that our road users are too brave even brave for die on the road! But I bet, if Malaysia follow the way of Japan in order to control the accident and fatality, many peoples' life will be miserable..
In Japan, people who has involved with fatality accident or causing other people severed is label as same level as criminal. These kind of peoples can be fired from their job or will face the hard way to get a job. What else? The procedure after involve in accident will make u think more than twice to drive or ride aggresively. The police will take your picture, record every single details and demerit from your driving license. Plus...it is very expensive to pay the damage that you make caused by accident. Everything is about money!
I think, Malaysia need a very strict policy and rules towards the road users. No discount for summon. But doubled it when they not pay it ~ make sure no body can run. Plus, it can increase our economy just by collecting the summon ( this is sarcastic sentence). Road users not afraid of being caught - that is one clear reason. But for my study, I will figure out more, I wish.
p/s: but the results not showing the significant relationship .... sigh!
SELAMAT HARI RAYA
ANDA TAHU ANDA MAMPU MENGUBAHNYA
BUT U DON'T CARE.
Back to my previous presentation and when I got feedback from a guy from Tokyo University. He claimed that attitude is hard to change ~ The only way to stop the behaviors is by enforcement. I am pro on attitude can be control by environment. Because I am an engineer. I need an engineering solution for my PhD. But I do agree that to solve the community's social dilemma, we need a very big team integrated all authorites...not only Tan Sri Musa ~
Tan Sri Musa claimed that our road users are too brave even brave for die on the road! But I bet, if Malaysia follow the way of Japan in order to control the accident and fatality, many peoples' life will be miserable..
In Japan, people who has involved with fatality accident or causing other people severed is label as same level as criminal. These kind of peoples can be fired from their job or will face the hard way to get a job. What else? The procedure after involve in accident will make u think more than twice to drive or ride aggresively. The police will take your picture, record every single details and demerit from your driving license. Plus...it is very expensive to pay the damage that you make caused by accident. Everything is about money!
I think, Malaysia need a very strict policy and rules towards the road users. No discount for summon. But doubled it when they not pay it ~ make sure no body can run. Plus, it can increase our economy just by collecting the summon ( this is sarcastic sentence). Road users not afraid of being caught - that is one clear reason. But for my study, I will figure out more, I wish.
p/s: but the results not showing the significant relationship .... sigh!
SELAMAT HARI RAYA
ANDA TAHU ANDA MAMPU MENGUBAHNYA
BUT U DON'T CARE.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Preparation for presentation
Busy. The only word to story everything about my life recently. I have to prepare slides for presentation in Nagoya next week. This would be my first presentation out from the zemi hall in Katsura Campus. Kinchou suru. Suddenly they pick me to represent the lab. Maybe because there is no other PhD student in the lab. The senpais - Ari, Petr, Yilin and Owen already graduated. Yay!
Only few days left. ..
The interesting part is there will be an award for the best presenter. Get to go back to work.
Only few days left. ..
The interesting part is there will be an award for the best presenter. Get to go back to work.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
saaa....tsukarechatta nee
Another one and half year to go!...and I have already tired living in Japan.Huhuhu...
It is not about my study. I think percentage of difficulities on managing life in Japan is highly "adventurous" than my study. In a week, maybe only 2 or 3 days that I can fully concerntrate on my study. Problem with car, parking place, policeman, bank, letters, bills etc. ~ it is not that difficult if it is in English. But all of them are in Japanese character that would make my head dizzling. Beside of that, the kibishi (strict) rules in Japan make the life harder. Now, after nearly two years living in Japan, I really afraid of being penalty, It is very expensive and no compromize!
When I came back from Malaysia, I just realized that a few problems occur. First, my credit card is totally terminated because of late payment. My lab's secretary confirmed that the money for the flight ticket will be paid into my account in June while I was in Malaysia. But it didn't. So, because of that, the credit card company add some penalty and suddenly terminated my credit card. I can't apply for credit card anymore by using the same account. No more credit card now...^^!
Second, before I went home to Malaysia, I haved already put some amount of money in my bank account for car parking's payment. Usually they will deduct from my account. But today, I received a call from fudo-san saying that the car parking's owner didn't received my payment for two months. It supposed to automatically debit from my account. But , the owner received the payment for August. There must be something wrong with the bank system - wrong because maybe I don't understand. I have to go to the bank tomorrow. And face the difficulty in Japanese Language.
I will move to new mansion in the middle of October. In this new mansion, I have to set up a new internet network which I need to gain help from Japanese friend. It is because, for the cheaper one, I need to negotiate about the contract etc. Usually the contract is for two years. I can say that everything in Japan is about a contract. When we say that kerenah birokrasi, I think Japan is worse...too many document, but they are effective. They always follow the rules. No space for mengelat.
I am getting busier and busier after got the data. Alhamdulillah, analysis with logistic regression is already finished. I take about one month to learn the statistic and SPSS. Not so bad! Quite fast... Next Monday I have a meeting with sensei at 2p.m. I need to ask him to be my guarantor for a new mansion. After that I have to go to settle up the contract. Gheez... Busy is good but it is really tiring. =)
It is not about my study. I think percentage of difficulities on managing life in Japan is highly "adventurous" than my study. In a week, maybe only 2 or 3 days that I can fully concerntrate on my study. Problem with car, parking place, policeman, bank, letters, bills etc. ~ it is not that difficult if it is in English. But all of them are in Japanese character that would make my head dizzling. Beside of that, the kibishi (strict) rules in Japan make the life harder. Now, after nearly two years living in Japan, I really afraid of being penalty, It is very expensive and no compromize!
When I came back from Malaysia, I just realized that a few problems occur. First, my credit card is totally terminated because of late payment. My lab's secretary confirmed that the money for the flight ticket will be paid into my account in June while I was in Malaysia. But it didn't. So, because of that, the credit card company add some penalty and suddenly terminated my credit card. I can't apply for credit card anymore by using the same account. No more credit card now...^^!
Second, before I went home to Malaysia, I haved already put some amount of money in my bank account for car parking's payment. Usually they will deduct from my account. But today, I received a call from fudo-san saying that the car parking's owner didn't received my payment for two months. It supposed to automatically debit from my account. But , the owner received the payment for August. There must be something wrong with the bank system - wrong because maybe I don't understand. I have to go to the bank tomorrow. And face the difficulty in Japanese Language.
I will move to new mansion in the middle of October. In this new mansion, I have to set up a new internet network which I need to gain help from Japanese friend. It is because, for the cheaper one, I need to negotiate about the contract etc. Usually the contract is for two years. I can say that everything in Japan is about a contract. When we say that kerenah birokrasi, I think Japan is worse...too many document, but they are effective. They always follow the rules. No space for mengelat.
I am getting busier and busier after got the data. Alhamdulillah, analysis with logistic regression is already finished. I take about one month to learn the statistic and SPSS. Not so bad! Quite fast... Next Monday I have a meeting with sensei at 2p.m. I need to ask him to be my guarantor for a new mansion. After that I have to go to settle up the contract. Gheez... Busy is good but it is really tiring. =)
Monday, August 31, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Right to talk~~~
Well,it is 20th, and maybe we will celebrate Ramadhan in 22th. It's mean that it is already 20 days I came back from Malaysia. I now working on regression analysis. Have to learn the multiple regression before can use logistic regression for my data. Who said statistic is easy? It is simple to play with the tools whatever it is, but it is hard to interprate every single numbers and symbols. Ghezzzze....PhD.
It is not my first aim for writing today. Again, it is about my lab. It is not easy to live in Japan. It is what I feel after nearly two years I am living here. Maybe it is because my lab's environment.
We will have 4 days conference and I am not being invited to join while the other labmates are busy working on preparation. That is what I feel. They held a meeting with everybody involved but not me and another foreign student. Feel that my lab has a little bias towards foreign students. I have face this situation since I came here. I feel lonely, no body to discuss about how hard living in Japan, how hard to understand this and that in research works, even what the agendas for lab, usually I know nothing. I tried to approach them but seems it is hard for them to mingle around with me.
That's why I don't really suggest if there is any of my friend that want to pursue their PhD here in Japan (especially my lab) if they don't have the basic Japanese. If they really want to, please make sure that the SV has grants, be able to speak english and had supervised a lot of foreign students. Do not choose by the rank of University. But choose depends on the SV.
I admit how I admire Japan very much before I came here, but it is very different that what you see in JDrama. Living in Japanese communitee sometime can make you suffer inside, and you have to know how to deal with it.
About research in Japan, especially for my area, it is not about the outcome, but about the learning process. I learn to be patient, I learn to think, I learn to learn....and I learn to keep my feeling deep inside. I believe people will say that it is PhD. But I do say that PhD in Japan is different because of their culture.
Well, again, it is just my experience. I don't really want to express this feeling but I just want to state something for myself, which is - PhD is not totally about academic,journals, conference etc, but it is about building our self esteem, knowing and understanding our weaknessess and strength, and also learn how to spread some love even we are stress and depress~~~ :)
Small 'da' - paddy field in my area. Can you see that yellow thing? It is used to fright small birds from eat the paddy, I think....but I actually dunno the purpose...hehe.... It is very calming bicycling near the paddy field sometimes....but I think the sceneries of paddy field in Malaysia are more beautiful.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Data investigation in summer holiday.
The people in Japan are in the mood of holiday, I think. It is a time for many festivals and fireworks. But, I just came back with files of data to analyze. I really want to see hanabi (fireworks) but I think I have to skip it again for this year. I see some trees start turn to red and I wonder why, because it is still in summer. I like the scenery of autumn but I like summer more. Feel like in Malaysia.
Well, I want to write about a lot of things but seem that I don’t have enough fingers to work with me. Today entry is more about my work for these few days after I came back to Japan.
I am in a stage of describing and investigating my data. Before I can use it into AMOS, I have to assure that all the variables are fit with normal distribution curve bell or else it might be affecting my analysis. But the AMOS program that I used in school don’t has the summary of normality test like has been stated in books or notes. I wonder why. I am using the AMOS Basic version 5, and the part for testing the normality and outliers is also there.
However, I think it is ok because I can examine the normal distribution with SPSS. The normal distribution can be checked through the critical ratio of Skewness and Kurtosis. It is suppose to be in range of positive to negative 2.58 for each variable and also for the sum of variables (multivariate). If the data is non-normal then, have to check either there is any outlier and delete the strange data before test the bell curve once again.
About more than 50% of my respondents are in the range of 15 to 25 years old motorcyclists. When I take out the older respondents from the analysis, it shows that attitude has played the role to influence their behaviours.
I want to write about the content of my discussion with the director of MIROS last month, but maybe I will write it later. I am now learning how to interpret the numbers in AMOS output. I feel relief now, because I already have data and it is time for me to write the papers and go to some conferences. I have to make it fast!
Happy summer!
Well, I want to write about a lot of things but seem that I don’t have enough fingers to work with me. Today entry is more about my work for these few days after I came back to Japan.
I am in a stage of describing and investigating my data. Before I can use it into AMOS, I have to assure that all the variables are fit with normal distribution curve bell or else it might be affecting my analysis. But the AMOS program that I used in school don’t has the summary of normality test like has been stated in books or notes. I wonder why. I am using the AMOS Basic version 5, and the part for testing the normality and outliers is also there.
However, I think it is ok because I can examine the normal distribution with SPSS. The normal distribution can be checked through the critical ratio of Skewness and Kurtosis. It is suppose to be in range of positive to negative 2.58 for each variable and also for the sum of variables (multivariate). If the data is non-normal then, have to check either there is any outlier and delete the strange data before test the bell curve once again.
About more than 50% of my respondents are in the range of 15 to 25 years old motorcyclists. When I take out the older respondents from the analysis, it shows that attitude has played the role to influence their behaviours.
I want to write about the content of my discussion with the director of MIROS last month, but maybe I will write it later. I am now learning how to interpret the numbers in AMOS output. I feel relief now, because I already have data and it is time for me to write the papers and go to some conferences. I have to make it fast!
Happy summer!
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