6th Day It : 12th of April 2010

Assalamualaikum and good day.

I am now entering my second week of 'working'... sigh...
Hehe... I guess deserved it... Sape suroh amek engineering...

Well, that's OK, I'm enjoying my time here, learning new things, experiencing some great moments, I'm happy with it...

My first day of the second week starts as usual I guess. Punch in the card and straight away checking the latest emails. Haha... This is where the fun starts, I was called in to my first 'BIG' meeting... It's gonna be orgasmic !!! (I think)...

I went in meeting with main contractor of Seremban Gemas Electrified Double Track Project (SGEDTP), Ir. Loo Kee Watt and the engineers working on the project.
The meeting was about electrical construction and wiring of the stations and halts of the SGEDTP.

The topics discussed in the meeting were :
i. Quantum and nature of work
ii. Electrification works in first phase & second phase
iii. Brief overview of basic design
iv. Interface requirements
v. Work execution status and planning

After the formal meeting was completed, Ir. Loo took some time to ask his employees what they understood of the meeting and discussing what needed to be done next.

One of the key points was the meaning of ‘inner rail’. According to Ir. Loo, the inner rail means the rail closest to the inner rail diameter.

Figure of an Inner Rail

After three whole hours spent in the chilly room, I noticed something, I don't understand a thing!!! haha... Maybe thats over exaggerating, I did understood parts of it.

Then after lunch, I went to Road Under Bridge 1 (RUB 1) with Miss Suhaila, Miss Aini and Nazmie which is near Rahang Kecil.

There, we were to inspect the reallocation of a railway traffic signal post due to some construction are going to be conducted on the railroad, it is to be moved to another specified location so that it would not be a hindrance to the work needed to be done.

For those who are wondering, a signal is a mechanical or electrical device erected beside a railway line to pass information relating to the state of the line ahead to train drivers/engineers. The driver interprets the signal's indication and acts accordingly. Typically, a signal might inform the driver of the speed at which the train may safely proceed, or it may instruct the driver to stop.

P/S : TQ Mr. Wikipedia...

Figure of The Old Post

Figure of some workers working on the Distibution Board

OK, info time!!!
A distribution board is a component of an electricity supply system which divides an electrical power feed into subsidiary circuits, while providing a protective fuse or circuit breaker for each circuit, in a common enclosure.

Muahaha.... (a devilish laugh).....

My loyal subjects, I think that is all...

Another day bites the dust...

Summary of 1st Week - 5th - 9th April 2010

The past week had been a period of adjusting and getting to know the people as well as the environment. Much has been learnt of the technical aspects of the drawing and how it is going to be laid out when construction starts. Also, the first time being on site legally was a new experience as I can clearly ask Mr. Affendi what was going on there. Also before this, I just learnt about the safety procedures applied during the CIDB Talk held in Uniten. Now, it is quite clear what they have been advising us is really important and the smallest of mistakes could be fatal.

Overall, it has been a good week. I just take everything I could earn here and hope this coming week would be better.




A picture of Muhammad Nazmie B Abdul Razak

5th Day IT : 9th April 2010

5th Day IT : 9th April 2010

1. This is the last day of the first week of my industrial training.

2. I clocked in at 8.16 am.

3. The early morning was as usual, tidying up the workplace a bit and settling in.

4. Then, I reviewed for the last time my completed report and the documents that I’m supposed to understand.

5. Mr Affendi told Nazmie, another intern, and me that we are going to follow him to the site today.

6. The above mentioned site is the Senawang Halt and it is still under 40 % completed construction.

7. We went there by a 4 WD drive and there are six people going including Mr Affendi, Nazmie and me.

Figure 1 : The Beginning of The Journey to The SITE

8. We reached there at 11 am and Mr Affendi briefed us about what is happening on the site. He also gave us a clearer view about the architectural drawing and the real structure.

Figure 2 : The SITE

9. It is very important for everybody to take care for themselves at the site.


10. To avoid anything bad happen, some safety rules must be followed in order to minimize the risk of getting hurt or even worse fatality.

Figure 3 : The Helmet Was Supplied With a Purpose, Wear It!!!


Figure 4 : Finally, the Expensively Bought Safety Boots are used Correctly

11. On the site, I learnt one new thing that at every 4 layers of bricks, a long wire is circled around the bricks to make them sturdier.


Figure 5 : The Way Real Men Build Bricks



Figure 6 : Wires that are Holding the Bricks Together

12. We continued to be at the site until 3.50 pm and have a look around while trying to analyze the surroundings.


Figure 7 : Malaysia's Very Own PCK, Minus the Yellow Boots


Figure 8 : I Looked so Good Doing This


Figure 9 : At The SITE, the Man in Blue Helmet Gets the Respect

13. We reached the office at 4.30 pm.

14. After catching a few breaths, Mr Affendi informed me that he wants to discuss about the drawing review I’ve made.

15. So, we went into the meeting room along with Miss Suhaila, Miss Aini and Nazmie to discuss about the drawing.


Figure 10 : A not So Heated Discussion

16. The discussion took about one hour with Mr Affendi and Miss Suhaila giving me inputs about my work and taking notes of it.

17. I asked them what was needed to be done in order to improve my work and I duly noted them.

18. I then checked out at about 5.47 pm.

19. Another day bites the dust…

4th Day IT : 8th April 2010

4th Day IT : 8th April 2010

1. Today, I check in for the fourth time at 8.12 am.

2. After settling in and finding the correct working attitude, I straight away continue where I stopped yesterday, which is completing my report.

3. Finally, at about 2 pm, the report is finally finished.

4. After that, I started reading the new documents passed to me yesterday.

5. I also reviewed the slides presentation for the project proposal.

6. Well, I guess this is all, not much gained today, but I did my part.

7. Clocked out at 5.40 pm.

8. Another day bites the dust…

3rd Day IT : 7th April 2010

3rd Day IT : 7th April 2010

1. My third day in the company finally arrived.

2. I walked in and punched the card with ne confidence and courage.

3. I have endured the 1st 2 days with quite ease, as the real challenge hasn’t yet walked in.

4. For today, I just continued what I have been assigned earlier, which is to review the drawings, but this time I’m putting it in report.



My desk condition while completing the report.

5. This is what I did for the whole day till about 5.30 pm, Miss Suhaila gave me a new assignment.

6. She asked me to read through a document titled ‘EPCC & Maintenance of Double Track Project Between Seremban & Gemas – AC Interference Study on Underground Petronas Gas Pipeline at Crossing Points’.

7. The document was quite thick, but I just said OK anyways.

8. It’s about the of AC current that would affect the metal pipeline owned by Petronas.

9. After making a copy of the document for myself, I clocked out at 6 pm later in the day.

10. Another day bites the dust…

2nd Day IT : 6th April 2010

2nd Day IT : 6th April 2010

1. On the 2nd day, which is my 1st official day in office, I clocked in at 8.07 am.

2. I met with another supervisor, Miss Suhaila, whom is the electrical consultant for this firm.

3. She asked about my background and what tasks had been assigned.

4. Then, we went through a bit about the drawings assigned that we should
review.

5. After getting the appropriate information from Miss Yusrimah about where we would get the letters and drawings, I went through all of it, ie ; lift services, cold water services, air conditioning & mechanical ventilation services, sanitary services and fire protection services.

6. After glancing through them, I then refer to the remarks made which are put in different file.

7. Some new engineering terms had been jot down

> Ballast – gravel
> C & S – civil and structure
> NTS – not to scale
> COP – car operating panel

8. Finally, I checked out at 5.30 pm. Another day endured smoothly.

1st Day IT : 5th April 2010

1st Day IT : 5th April 2010

1. First time reporting for duty at KLIA Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd branch which served as the headquarters for the Seremban – Gemas Electrified Double Track Project ( SGEDT ) located at Straits Trading Building.

2. KLIA Consult is a child company of KLIA Holdings and the government holds about 30 % stake in it.

3. My introduction was given by Mr. Nordin and he briefed a little bit about the company, its current and past projects and the attitude in a working place if an employee wants to succeed. The double railway project is a government project worth RM 3.5 Billion according to him.

4. After that brief meeting, it is acquired for me to report as soon as possible to the SGEDT Project branch in Seremban.

5. I arrived in Seremban at about 11 am and went in to see Mr. Zain. As with Mr. Nordin, he also briefed me about the railway project between Seremban and Gemas, what is basically I am going to do and the difference work scope between mechanical engineer, electrical engineer and civil engineer.

6. The chief engineer for SGEDT project is Mr. Loo. As he was in a meeting earlier in the day, he only managed to see me later in the evening at about 4 pm. He interviewed me a bit about my education background and tell me that I am going to learn a little of something from different aspects of disciplines.

7. My 1st assignment is to understand and review the architecture and mechanical drawing of Sungai Gadut Station.

8. The drawing list is as follows :
i. Lift services
ii. Cold water services
iii. Sanitary services
iv. Air conditioning and mechanical ventilation system
v. Fire protection services

9. As this is a project governed by Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd, person in charge of it Mr. Arshad wants to know me as well. The talk with him went on for a while as he explained about trains, its systems, the railways, the defect of a railway, job scope and safety hazards.

10. Finally, I get to meet host supervisor, Mr. Eddy. He is the chief architect of this project. He explained why do we need to look at the drawings as given by Mr. Loo and as there are two trainees here, myself and Muhammad Nazmie, he asked us to decide which one is going to look at ‘buildings’ and which one is going to learn about ‘utilities’.

11. After all is done, I checked out for the first time at 6 pm.