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    Kyu Sakamoto, 43, famous for his Japanese song "Sukiyaki" was killed in the accident.

     

    Wow, is this how Sakamoto Kyu died?

     

    Just a side note, the song known in the west as "sukiyaki" does not have similar title as the original song in Japanese which is entitled "Ue wo muite arukou" (let's look up and walk). This song was a hit in the 60s when the stock market crashed in Japan. The song encouraged Japanese to put the past behind and look forward to a new start. Perhaps we need one song as such for post Asian Economic Crisis too tongue.gif

     

    "Sukiyaki" is a famous Japanese dish, the Americans took this as the name of the song when it is "translated" into English.

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    lee kuan yew apparently had intentions to bring PAP into the peninsular and also wanted to have the chance to be the PM..

     

    I do think that Lee Kuan Yew is quite a visionary leader. Nothing wrong with that, but situations and political weather at that time will not allow him to be a PM of the Federation. But if he becomes the PM it will probably make us as much "Kiasu" as the Singaporeans laugh.gif

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    May be due to this colonial thing? Most English speaking countries know where Singapore is since the colonial times. Hong Kong and Shanghai is another well known colonial territory to the West.

     

    The term "Malaysia" only existed after the union of East, West and Singapore. Singapore on the other hand existed from Stamford Raffles. The terms "Malaya" and "Borneo" (result from mis-pronunciation of "Brunei") are probably better known to them.

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    SV Choong..20-30 seconds drop...please explain further

     

    TK It wasn't a continous drop, just as soon as it droped for a few seconds then we felt that the a/c climb a little and then dropped again, at times was quite severe. The whole drama lasted for quite a while. Not sure if this is a reasonable explanation.

     

    Would like to hear it straight from a pilot. TK, could you please tell us your experience?

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    Who is Alex Kueh by the way, does he like doing such thing?

    There were something about T Pang bursted his bubbles about his true identity and so forth. Not sure what they have done to burst each other's bubbles though.

     

    Is Kueh an ordinary Chinese surname? To be honest this is the first time I come across this surname.

     

    tsentsan, that A330 photo sure looks real smile.gif

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    Fendy did you go to Manado? Sadly...not an MH destination anymore....

     

    I had some bad experience from my last trip during FEB 2005. I was on 9M-MRC (B772) from PVG - KUL. When we were approaching Kuantan, there was a patch of dark cloud in front of us, I think we could not avoid it, so we were told to buckle up and ride through it. At first it wasn't bad, but then it gets quite bumpy, then it turned violently and dropped for about 20-30 seconds, it was so scary, which caused most of the ladies to yell out. My fiance was feeling scary too. The pilots did make the 777 to go slower. When there was a chance, he accelerated and avoided more dark clouds. It had us worried for about a good 15 mins and 30 mins later we landed at KLIA. Landed wasn't bad at all!

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    Gavin, I think it was around late 1987-88 when MAS announced the new livery and change of name to MALAYSIA Airlines from MALAYSIAN AIRLINE SYSTEM (Mana Ada System laugh.gif) Only started to see a/c with new liveries starting 1988 and it was done progressively over a period of a few years.

     

    Oldies like the Airbus A300, Boeing 737-200, Boeing 747-236B, Boeing 747-3H6/M, McDD DC-10-30, Fokker F-27 and DHC 6 were lucky enough to have received the new livery before they were retired completely.

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    Found more info of N705PA Boeing 707 courtesy of Stefan Martin, photographer of photo number 662963of Airliners.net

     

    Stefan has given me a word file which contains history of the aircraft as outlined below, I have included the later part of the aircraft life only.

     

    N705PA 17686/124

     

    Royal Fiji Military Forces (Sub L)3.8.1979

    To fly Fijian pease keeping forces to the Middle East. Arrived at Nadi and parked. CFW III titles removed at Nadi 30.8.79. Arr. KL 3.10.79 with engine trouble en route Nadi/Fiji-Beirut on an EO charter. Aeroamerica’s operating cert. revoked by FAA 15.11.79. At KL 8.1.80 in ex PIA c/s.

     

    Malaysian Civil Aviation 23.8.1980

    Impounded by Malaysian Civil Aviation Department, 23.8.80 due to unpaid fees. TT47734. A/c was being used to fly Fijian troops to Beirut for UN peace keeping duties.

     

    Malaysian Civil Aviation, 1980

    Reg. canx., 5.81 last owners L&S. Abandoned at KL. Seen 1982 with Royal Fiji Military Forces titles by forward pax door. Moved to Kelaua Jaya Park for display late 1984. TT47734.

     

     

    I wonder if anyone has seen this craft at Kelaua Jaya Park (Kelana Jaya Park?). Does anyone have more info? Azmal? Is it still there? Or has it gone to the scrap metal place? Thanks for the photos Azmal, by the way!

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    Cathay Pcific bought four ex-SIA 747-412, hence a number of PW powered 744 about a year ago. Seen here are B-HKD (ex-9V-SMN) and B-HKE (ex-9V-SMK), both aircraft (and the rest too) are being refurbished and repainted by Taeco Maintanence hangar at Xiamen, Fujian Province of the people's republic.

     

    B-HKD received the cabin equipments from B-HOU. B-HOU, an RR powered 744, is now being converted into Cargo plane for Cathay Pacific Cargo.

     

    B-HKD, Boeing 747-412

    B-HKE, Boeing 747-412

     

    A question for Pieter, do KLM often send their a/c to XMN for maintainance?

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    (there is at least another one of a MAS B707 in Tokyo that I recall seeing but cannot relocate. Will edit this once I come across it again)

     

    Apparently I have a similar photo. I remember seeing the MSA 707 with Japan Airlines' Convair CV-880 at HKG Kai Tak taken during the 1970s. So that will give you two clues for the search smile.gif Not sure about the MAS B707....

     

    Good Luck Azmal

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    Azmal, here are some oldies at SZB

     

    MAS Airbus A300 B4-203, rego 9M-MHC, 1982

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/657831/L/

     

    SIA Boeing 737-112, rego 9V-BBE at Subang. Former MSA equipment

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/300613/L/

     

    Last Day of Subang.....

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/251071/L/

     

    Air Ceylon DeHavilland Comet 4 (may be at Simpang/Sugai Besi), 1963,

     

    Note the Qantas Land Rover.... Subang only begin to exist from 30 August 1965

     

    http://www.airliners.net/open.file/332049/L/

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    I don't think there's anything that can be done..... The airline involved may file lawsuits against the press, but then again it won't help as the newspaper reported the incident as they were told by the "survivors".

     

    Filing lawsuits against these the survivor may not be a wise move either. I guess we must understand that they just survived from any traveller's nightmare and the media interviewed them at this point. Many didn't understand what went wrong and tt will take them time to settle down and find out what exactly happened.

     

    As long as it can be proven that MAS' crew haven't done anything wrong, then MAS cannot be blamed. MAS is not the only airline who suffered from these media attack, we know that the press and media is good at making up stories (like a 747 instead of 777) to get people to read their news.

     

    Sadly, a lot of people are willing to buy bad stories than the good ones....

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    I am not obsessed at "West influence East" but any attempt to label your native sounds using the Roman alphabets is a testimony to certain extent of Western inlfuence... Wrong?? Even the Japanese single out this form of labeling known as "Romanji," i.e. "Roman". Wrong? 

     

    First of all, the Japanese don't call it "Romanji", it should be "Romaji". "Roma" refers to Rome and "ji" refers to writing. Romanisation of a language means an attempt to write a language in the roman alphabets. It is done for some practical purposes, especially for foreigners when they come to learn a language afresh. By romanisation means the attempt to match the correct pronunciation of a language as close as they can. It wouldn't alter that particular language because not many people who speak that language as a first language would not be interest in the romanisation of their language. Japanese for example, not particular interested in their romanisation of their language when they have to write in Japanese. Neither do the Chinese, Korean and the Arabs. Romaji is nothing more than a tool and a medium, which only serves as a secondary aid.

     

    When I was learning Japanese, I started off with Romaji. When I remember all the Japanese kana (writings) I have not used Romaji ever since and nowdays I only write Japanese in kana and kanji (chinese characters).

     

    I guess I was annoyed because I didn't think you could use some logic. Sorry about that.

     

    I just wanted to know if there are sounds similar with "t" and "d" in the Arabs and how they are pronounced...

     

    May be it is pronounced as TMD laugh.gif

     

    Yes, Azmal we shouldn't be talking about this..... Completely off topic.......

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    Rozhan, not only the batteries but the antennas too. I remember my father carried his gigantic Ericsson Hotline phone onboard to the East/West during the 1980s to early 90s, he had to submit his antenna and sometimes the batteries to the crew.

     

    Just wondering if digital camera will have an effect on the electronics too, as I like taking take off and landing photos?

     

     

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    Yeah... I am aware that Japanese pronounce "t" that way... The rabbit in Chinese "Pin Yin" is indeed "tu zhi" with respective accents, but "pin yin" itself was invented based on the English phonetics; me best surmise... Wrong?

     

    I know that a lot of Chinese Malaysian mispronounced "t" sound in Chinese as "d", there are many out there who would say "du zhi" rather than "tu zhi". No, the Chinese do not invent their phonetics based on the English language. Given the political climate at the time when China invented the Hanyu Pinyin system, the US and the West were pretty much their enemy during the Cold War. What makes you think that the Chinese invented their phonetics based on English? Just because the Chinese romanised their writing? There are many pronounciation in the pin yin itself does not corrrespond to the English language. For example, the Z, Q, X sounds. Do you know the pin yin system well? Despite the romanisation effort of Chinese, it cannot be written entirely in roman alphabets nor do I see the need to do so.

     

    Could be a coincidence Malay "t" is pronounced the Portugese way and not due to Port. influence... I don't know...

     

    This wouldn't give you any credit, it was a long time ago and as I said the influence was restricted to Melaka, a tiny colonial outpost back then.

     

    How about the Arabs? Do they pronounce like English or Portugese?

     

    I don't think every language is influence by the English or other European languages. Why are you so obsessed in this? In many parts of the world, English and other European languages is not spoken or understood. For example in China and Japan, people do not give a damn about English or European languages as much as we do in Malaysia. So it really helps if you know how to speak Mandarin or other Chinese and Japanese to get around China, Taiwan and Japan.

     

    Oh btw, any of you know why Malay language writing was changed from Arabic (Jawi) to ABC...XYZ, at least on the large scale?

     

    Malay is suppose to be a proto-language which means it doesn't have a fixed writing form. In the past Malay has been writing with Indian writing (Hindi or Sanskrit) scripts, the Arab influence came in later with Islam. After the colonial periods especially after the British, it is written in Roman alphabets. Although the Malay language has many loan words (especially from English nowdays) and the actual pronounciation or the grammar remains typically Malay. Don't forget that Malay also have loan words from Chinese and Indian which came in much earlier than English. But this is normal to any languages in any parts of the world. Don't forget, the Chinese and Indian languages also have considerable influences in the Malay language, given the close proximity of us living under the same roof.

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