New Year Resolution

I am sure everybody has one. I don't really set any resolution as I will just do whatever I wana do. Some more, my resolution tends to change in time. Anyhow, this coming year I want to declare 2 things that I would like to accomplish. I know it will  not be easy for me, and I don't know whether I can do it. But, if just saying it out doesn't do any harm... why not?? :)

First, I want to improve my Japanese language skill - without taking any class or teacher.

Second, I want to learn Photoshop so that I can edit my own picture according to my own need and kesukaan. Its quite troublesome if I have to depends on others and sometime the result is not like what I wanted.

So two is enough. We'll see how it going...... How about you?

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Holiday 1

I have been very busy last week due to my job commitment as I will be going for a long holiday starting on 20th Dec 09 until 3rd Jan 2010. Well, at last I made it. I am currently blogging peacefully inside my room. Going back to Sabah always meant to spend a quite unexpected amount of money compare to usual life in Penang. Why? Because Sabah is a great place to spend money without guilt :).

Talking about spending, I spent quite a lot of money last week just for my spectacle alone. I think it wasn't appropriate but it left me with no choice. I spent about RM 500 just for the frame. I felt guilty, but at the same time, reminding myself that is the price I have to pay due to my own ignorance. Lain kali kasi patah lagi tuh bingkai.... P'oto.

Secondly, I was contacted by my HR informing me that she did not received my leave application!!. Oh my goodness! I had submitted my application 1 month before, and she acknowledged the submission. But I guess she forgot. I told her that my leave suppose to start from yesterday until end of this year and asked her if anything she can do to rectify this matter. Thanks, she is willing to work on it.

I am very satisfied on how I spent my time for the past 2 days. Well, first of all, I went to Karambunai Resort without even planning on going there at the first place. Enjoying the nice view and walking together with my girl alongside the seashore really give me a sense of great relaxtion and excitement. This is me, happy without reason :)

Apart from that, I have been busy for my Engagement Day's preparation. There are numbers of things to be done, but I am having fun doing it with my love one. Christmas mood here is more appealing compare to Penang. Decorations, Frens and wishes are everywhere.... I managed to get a photoshot of me and my GF in 1Borneo. It was cheap and sweet!!

"Have A Blessed Christmas & A Happy New Year"

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Embrace The Moment

During my 'retreat' in KL, I found this wonderful Quote:


"Embrace the present,
For the past reflects
the life you lived,
and tomorrow reflects
the life you've promised;
but today is here and now
to cherish for the moment"


I like this quote very much, and will always remind myself to live with it.


I have been in KL since last Thursday as my friend offered me a ride. So, why not?
Met with my e-housemates, went to my fav. shopping complex, sleep on my comfortable bed, enjoying foods etc. Its awesome to be here once a while.

I was in the 1Utama MPH reading books while enjoying the outside view. It was raining heavily during that time, but the view was so calming.

And last but not least, this is my favorite view from outside of my window, a view to enjoys each and every time i sit on my computer table.

I will be going back to Penang later afternoon.....

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Penang Bridge Marathon 2009

It was late midnight. I woke up at 11pm, took my shower and preparing evry stuff need to bring along the run. Before going to my car, I took some pictures of myself, so that i can remember this moment uncertainty. Eventhough I smiled, but deep inside me, I wonder, am I capable of doing this? Am I prepared for this? well, if that is the exact question, the answer is definitely no. Some more, this is my first marathon.

I arrived at Queensbay parking area about 12:30 am. There were a lot of people around. I was alone, as i knew nobody there. I tried to SMS my friends who join for the half marathon, but they never reply... probably because they were still sleeping. So, I walked around, went to the toilet, and just sit to relax myself.

The event started sharp at 2:30am. It was launched by the Chief minister of Penang. I put my earphone on, and starts to listen to my music. I felt good, and actually I gained my confidence gradually as I did not feel tired even after the 15 KM is over. I were saying to myself that this is easy. I managed to finished 20KM in just a matter of 2 hours.

Anyhow, after 25KM, my leg started to pain. I am very much aware that I did not feel tired, but my leg is killing me. I realised that, i might fail not due to tiredness, but due to muscle pain. It crawled up to my back. At this moment, i had to stop and walk, because the moment I start to run, i can feel the cramp coming.

I looked at my watch. It was 4:40am. I was calculating that i still have much time to go until 8:30am. But i wrong. I realize that i can hardly run. So I walked fast and run whenever possibly i could. I could see the sky is brighter and brighter which means it possibly about 7-730 am. Upon reaching the bridge, I can see that the Fun Run already started. I was thinking when  exactly it started. I was a bit shocked as i remember that it should start at 7:30am.... Means I still have 1 hour time before the precribed time.

I told myself that I had gone this far. I want to run but the pain was unbearable. I guess that I still have 30 minutes to go, I started to run. My leg is telling me to stop, but my mind is telling me to run if i don;t want to regret. I forced myself to run until the end. I think I should thank the Lord for the last minute strength that He  had given to me until the finishing line. I finished at 5 hours 46 Minutes.... (official timing will be known once the certificate is out)

There you are... I am satisfied with my achievement eventhough it might be considered as 'Nyawa-nyawa ikan'. after all, It worth it!!

Me with my Finisher Medal.

Feeling proud and satisfied....

:)) My first marathon, yet the unforgettable one....

I got free T-Shirt!!

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Bib & Championcip

As I browse through the PBIM Website, I came to read the following note:

"As a precaution, full marathon participants are advised to undergo a check-up three months prior to the date of the event. Further, you are advised to take part in at least one similar event exceeding 33km in preparation for the run. Kindly do not register for Full Marathon if you have no experience in long distance running."

1. I never have any medical check up for the past 3 months.

2. I stop smoking for the past 3 weeks.

3. My longest run is only 6 KM.

4. I registered for the Full Marathon.

5. Who cares.... Worse come to worse, I end up in the sweeper bus.. hehehe


Then I was thinking, how far is 42.195 KM? By using basic calculation skill, now I understand that it is comparable to running on the 400 meters lap at 100 times.

Apa buli buat, tidak dapat tarik balik... pigi sajalah.... Nah, below is my bib number and the championcip....

This is my running Bib Number

This is the championcip. It will be attached at my shoe.

Kata-kata menyenangkan hati:

"At least sia buat sesuatu yg. bermakna untuk tahun 2009"

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The 'S'

I can't believe that I will be wearing this for the Penang Bridge Marathon. I don't expect that S size would be that small as I measured myself before picking up the size. All the while I was thinking about joining the run, now this shirt make me to contemplate even further.

Hopefully I can request for an exchange FOC. It's a damn too tight. Don't you think so?

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The Memorable November Weekend

I had a great weekend with my girlfriend. Even though the time was short (as usual), but we managed to spend every fraction of it and transform it into a memorable one

(Sorry mukadimah panjang sikit…)

These are the things she brought for me…..  so called “From Taiwan with Love”…..
1. Taiwan beer – To make me drunk over the night
2. Pork Instant noodle – Since I do not stand a chance to buy it here
3. Kinder Bueno – To increase my body fat, so I can compensate for my marathon run (Kalau lah sia join hehehhe)
4. Famous Amos –My favourite since the first time she bought for me.
5. T-Shirt – Untuk sia begaya di sana sini… hahaha


It’s not only that, she even marked me with a stud earring as seen on tv… oppss… in the picture below :)..

The title of the picture should be “He's trying to be romantic”…. Hahaha…

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Communication

Three weeks ago, I went to the TM point to terminate my existing telephone and streamyx line in KL. Everything went well. They said I should wait within 10 days and it should be over. After 12 days waiting, I called up my friend in KL asking about the status and the reply was it still working as usual. No sign of anything done to terminate it at all.

I made another phone call and reporting the details about the termination, and they promised to do it within 24 hours. After 48 hours, somebody from the telecom company called and asked for confirmation. Coincidently about an hour before the call, my friend from KL asked whether the account can be transferred under his name or not. This means I have to cancel over the request for termination back again.

Back to the phone call, the lady from the telecom asked my confirmation to close the account. Due to the recent request from my friend, so I told her to cancel the termination as I want to transfer the account under my friend’s name. She was very relieved (Maybe because less job to be done), and straightaway say the case is closed by my request. Well, of course I agree.

When I thought everything is ok, my friend called and told me that the internet is no longer working. I called up the telecom company and they said, the account has already closed. This telecommunication company I believe, does not deserved to be called TELECOM company. Even within the organization they can’t convey the right message efficiently. Everything is lagged, no real time transaction and delayed information is so common. This is not something we can cure.

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Marathon

I heard about Penang Bridge Marathon and registered myself for a Full Marathon. It was five months ago. I don’t know why I registered for the full marathon knowing that I am not prepared for it. Minta puji mengkali. I might just over confident and thinking that it is just a run… who cares about the distance. But then, when I started my routine training aiming at 3 times a week with a distance of 5-6 km at once, I could feel that my capability is just not there yet. But how??

I was relieved when my company decided to sponsor to those who wish to join the marathon. I fill in the form immediately and submitted for the half marathon. I am more confident to accomplish the run than ever. Today, I decided to check my registration status over the counter in Queensbay. Actually I checked online many times but I kind of wondering why the full marathon is still in the registration and not the half marathon?

To my surprise the PIC in Qbay told me that no double registration is allowed. I am not sure about this as the TnC only says no refundable will be entertained for what so ever reason. I asked the PIC why they accepted my registration and the money paid by my company knowing that no double registration is allowed? The reply which made me really pissed off and disgusted was “We handling a lot of forms, we cannot detect who already registered and who haven’t registered. It is your responsible to ensure that”.

Oh my goodness….. this stupid fella is really a jerk. They key in the registration into the system, they suppose to know if any double registration involved beforehand (Unless the system is really lousy) and they should hold the registration and refund the money back. Why? Because if you said you don’t allow double registration, means you reject the second form together with the money. Is there any registration involved here? If the answer is no, why reluctant to refund the money?

FYI, I am not interested in the refund though. My hope is to be able to choose between the Full and the Half marathon since both is legally paid and accepted to be registered. That’s it. It is just not proper when you says you do not allow double registration but still accepting the fees. The TnC clearly says,

Registration is only valid on the date your registration fee is received by Penang Bridge International Marathon 2009.

So jangan nak mengada-ada. Anyhow I will write to the right person regarding this matter for more conclusive answer. I might be wrong, but absolutely not at the moment. We’ll see how this going on. Worse come to worse, I’ll have to run 42 KM. If only I can finish it.

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Unaware

I was doing my routine job yesterday until I found some concerns regarding the logical point of view of it. I raised this issue up to my immediate supervisor and questioned him whether the formula is still relevant or not. Since I’d done my own study before, I proposed for some solution to make the figure more logical.

Shortly after that, I received a reply from him and he told me that I made a mistake in formulating the calculation. Ironically, I had been using this formulation since I started working here, and he is the one who taught me regarding this. Now, I am told that I did it wrongly?

I don’t want to blame anybody here but it makes me more cautious towards my work. I might have to start to question every concern I have now. Before it ended up on me being perceived as stupid and ignorant.

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Good News VS Me

It’s been two weeks since I was attacked by Flu=fever+sore throat+runny nose+ joint pain and actually I can say that I have recovered almost completely from it, except for the stubborn coughing and seasonal nasal congestion. There are two types of flu which I usually had. One is mild flu which is just a combination of runny nose and nasal congestion. Secondly and the one which always ruin my holiday is as what written in the equation above.

The second type takes longer time to recover and for that reason restricting me from enjoying some of my favourites activities as well as foods. At the time of writing, I am still coughing. Due to this, I am not comfortable to talk especially to my colleague and boss. What a stupid cough!! Now I have to take a cough syrup which is definitely resulting to drowsiness.

Yesterday was my elder sister engagement day. I did not attend as I do not want to buy another flight ticket which cost nearly RM 700 which I think is a way too expensive for just a 2 day trip. Anyway, congratulation for both of them, may God continue to pour His blessing until their Big day come. I managed to call a few times asking how things is going. Everybody was excited indeed and from the background sound itself I can tell that everybody is having fun. I am a bit regret:)

Another good news I heard two days ago was about my brother’s wife is pregnant. Well, congratulation to both of them also. May God bless them with a cute and healthy baby. I am to be called “Uncle” soon. But not the old type of uncles ok.

I received a call for a job interview in KL. I am divided on this before. But I am pretty sure now that I will not be going. I cannot afford to use my annual leave simply for an interview especially this year when I plan to take a long holiday for Christmas.

It’s 2:11am and I am still not sleepy. Don’t worry, my Cough Medicine is ready at hand to make me drowsy.

P/S: This is how the stupid Flu ruined my holiday!!

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My Childhood

I found this picture when I was looking at the collection of our photo album back in my hometown last holiday. I am glad I still have some pieces of memory during my childhood and it’s really made me smile every time I looked on it. Well, at least I know how I looked like as a baby.



Kind of cute right? Hehehe… then can somebody tells me which one is me? Left or right?

To be honest, I don’t know either and only got to know after my mom told me which one is so.

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Year 1989

The 2 boys at the right and left side is me and my twin brother. Which one is me??? Left or right?? (Click the pic for larger view)

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Kiri ka kanan??

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My Girlfriend & I

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Malas sia mau becakap.....

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The Pet

Do you have a pet? My sister has one, which is a bird. She found the birth somewhere around my house without the mom. She took it and once the bird opens up its eyes, she thought my sister was the mother. She fed the bird, and kept it inside the room so that the cat won’t catch it. This is how the bird looks like…..

Cute isn’t it? I really want to see it myself and I hope by the time I go back in September, the bird should be able to fly. But yesterday my sister told me that the bird already died. I asked her why she let the cat go inside the room, but she said it wasn’t the cat. She said she took the bird with her while sleeping and accidently ‘tindih’ the bird.

I asked her why she brought the bird to sleep knowing that she will not be able feel its whereabouts, and she said the birds was making a lot of noise if she put it elsewhere and not by her side. She was very sad with what had happened.

Then I recalled last time when my little bro had a chick as his pet. The chick was abandoned by his/her J mom for the reason I am not so clear with. Then my bro kept the chick as a pet, and it seems that the chick thought that my bro was the mom and keeps following him around the house. It died the same way like the bird, but the only difference was I am the one who ‘killed’ it.

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Re-Location

The current company I am working with has 4 plants in Bayan Lepas area which are located at separate locations except for Plant 1 & Plant 2. Currently I am working in Plant 1 as an Industrial Engineer. I have another three colleagues which is an IE as well. We are doing the same job, but only dealing with different customers.

After working in here for about four months, next week I will be leaving my colleagues and friends at Plant 1. I will be transferred to another plant which is located about 3km or 4km away. I have a mix feeling about this re-location. Firstly, I am very comfortable with what I am doing now and also with the people around.

Moving to Plant 4 means leaving my friends behind. Not only my friends, but my colleagues as well. I will be the only IE there and of course the job requires greater responsibility and to be more challenging. Hesitating to go out of my comfort zone, nevertheless, I said yes to the re-location plan because the other side of me want to discover what they have in there.

I am now in the midst of training and transferring my current job to the newly hired IE. She is doing well so far and I think it is the best time for her to pick up everything before the next incoming project which is expected to be increased in the coming months.

I will be starting to work at Plant 4 by Tuesday next week. I do not know what to expect since I never been there and I do not know anybody around closely. But I believe its how you deal with people and fit in yourself into the crowd. Once you understand them well, and then start manipulating… hehe.

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The Weekend

Hi my dear friends wherever you are. I had been in silence for the past 2 weeks if I am not mistaken. As usual, I were not in mood of writing and had very less time to think what the topic should be.

Last weekend, I was in KL for a ‘reunion’ with my sis, bro and dad. We had a great time and I just don’t want it to end too soon. We went shopping, eating, and sightseeing. Actually the main reason they are there is to attend my elder sister convocation which is held today.

We have fun, even though we had to use the face mask most of the time, especially in the crowded area. We do not want to take a risk of the current outbreak H1N1. I was once being ignorant too. But, seeing how serious they were to prevent any possibilities of infection, plus my girlfriend stern advice, I got worried and wore one too.

So, from now on, I promise to wear a face mask whenever I go to public places like shopping complex. I hope all of you out there do not take this matter lightly as prevention is better than cure. Hopefully face mask and hand sanitizer prices will not simply going up unreasonably.

Let us stand together to fight H1N1.

Do I look like a student? Yess, I do. Hehehe… I will post more pictures during the convocation day once I get it from my sister or brother. As for this moment, please enjoy the picture above.

While waiting for boarding at KLIA, I managed to take a picture of the aircraft. I am a huge fan of airplane but I don’t know why I did not enrol in Aeronautical Engineering School last time.

Then in a sudden, there were this little boy keep looking at me and giggling. He even went close and touched my leg. The mom did not realised this probably because she is looking at the plane as well. He even looked at me when I took his picture.

I wonder why this little child so excited. Do I look funny when I put my mask on? I took my own picture immediately.

I indeed looked funny.

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The Time

It’s end of July now. I will be going to KL next week to meet my brother, sister and dad over there. Actually they are coming here for my sister’s convocation. Unfortunately I am not be able attend the ceremony as it will be held on weekdays. Anyhow, since there are coming here early, I decided to meet them during weekend only. Some more, I missed my chance to go back home last April.

Since I will be going there for just a short time, so I decided to take a flight as I don’t think I have enough energy to drive. This time I made a comparison between Airasia and MAS. The ticket price differs a bit with MAS cost little bit more. Anyhow since I still cannot forgive Airasia for what they had done to me last time, I decided to go for MAS this time. KOTOH!!

All this while I was thinking…. Thinking about going back to my peaceful hometown in Sabah…. I mean going back for good. I even tried several times to apply for a job there through Jobstreet.com. By the way, when I checked the application status the next day, it went unsuccessful. I do not know what type of applicants they would consider. But it is ok. I will just keep on trying.

Anyhow, I have not fully decided yet. It’s kind of looking for more signs, more possibilities and a clear direction about everything. This is the hard part which I could not predict or see the way to HEAL the consequences ahead. Don’t get it? No worries as it is intentional….. hehehe.

Last but not least, I am going for Hepatitis B Vaccination this August.

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THE HECK

I woke up late today. It was 8.15am when I realized that I was still laying on my bed…. comfortably. But as usual, and I think it is my habit when it happened to be late to work….. I never rushed myself instead of preparing myself slowly and calmly. It always inside my mind that, once I late, how fast I rush myself, my attendance will still being recorded as ‘LATE’. They do not distinguish the time frame like 5 mins late, 10 mins late or so forth. So, why bother? Once late, embrace it and enjoy the ride.

I arrived at office like nobody business. Pretending that I just came back from meeting, sat on my table and switch on my computer, and straight away do my job like nothing happened. I am very good at pretending a.k.a ‘berlakon’. My colleague asked me….. “U got fever?” and I said… “No, I woke up late”.

I had been very busy lately. Lots of job coming at once, and require completion about the same due time. But, I learnt to control my stress. So, complete or not, I will walk out shortly after office hour is over. That is my principle.

I bought my September flight ticket to KK last 2 days. Actually I had seen it increasing day by day, week by week, from RM 400 something to RM 651 and lastly to RM700 something. I was so afraid that the price might climb up if I keep on delaying. And once I made my decision, the price already at RM748. So I delayed my flight to the next day, and managed to get a return ticket at RM651. So I bought it.

This evening I checked the Airasia.com website again, and I was very shocked, surprise and pissed off. The price for a return flight with exactly the same date and time to KK has dropped off by 40% from RM 651 to RM 385.

I was thinking what the TUUT is going around? What games are being played or what principles are being applied to decide the pricing? I thought the further you wait, the more expensive it will be. By logic, shouldn’t it be that way?

I think this people had learnt enough about consumer’s psychological behaviour. They know how people normally think and react and this is our fault for generously giving into their customer’s feedback survey. When most consumers including me have the same typical thoughts, the opposite will happen out of our expectation. Who will not be pissed off when such situation happens?

Then I thought about my December’s flight ticket which I bought about a month ago. I check the same route, same date and same time…… and again and again…. I am totally speechless!! The price has gone down by 11% from RM 319 to RM283.

So in the end, I lose about 30% out of RM 900++ due to my smart ass. This is a good example out of this case that, when buying ticket from Airasia.com, I should not plan in advance, especially when the hot promotions are being released.


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The Evaluation

I didn’t realized that time is flying very fast. I have been working in my current company for 3 months. Today, my manager called me for an evaluation regarding confirmation. I thought it suppose to be with my immediate supervisor first. But actually, my immediate supervisor had given his personal view about my performance with my manager. Appraisal score was ready, just waiting for me to read and sign.

The evaluation falls within 4 categories as follows:

Category 1: Goals & Job Execution
Remarks:
Perform job in direct & orderly manner.
Always with new ideas and suggestions.
Beginning to set aggressive goal.
Reliable & total independence.
Prioritization: Above average.
Grade: C.

Category 2: Performance Behaviour
Remarks:
Capable & competent,
Self-reliant and competent
Has drive and determination
Learns quickly and adapts to change and job enlargement
Meeting TCS, good customer feedback
Persistence & cycle time conscious
Always punctual and has not been absent from work
Grade: C

Category 3: Interaction

Remarks:

Generally capable of leading, motivating and work with team
Accepts and promptly carries out assignments
Able to communicate and express thoughts and ideas with all levels
Always get along well with all associates and work well with others
Pursue until issues resolve
Participate and assist in extra activities and maintain basic housekeeping
Grade: C

Category 4: Job Skills
Remarks:
Good quality of work with minimum errors
Imparting knowledge and skills as requested
Grade: C

I wonder what suppose a person should be to get an A or B? They must be very brilliant, excellent, and outstanding. Looking at the remarks above, I can accept that I indeed fall under that category and actually it is not that bad after all. But the grading makes it looks like….. WTF???

Even so, there are some criteria which I do not agree with, as I do not see any method or way to channel my efforts toward achieving it. Maybe it requires another 6 months to go? Or probably needs to be more aggressive? Or probably as a matter of fact, the ‘railway’ is not there. I am glad it is well communicated with my manager and he understands my concern.

Nevertheless, there are some positive points and words of comfort given by my manager. He is still the best manager I have so far since started working.

P/S:

If it is a self evaluation, I already put myself under Grade A as I usually did in the previous company. Hehehe

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The Girl I Love

This is the girl I love..... :)




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My Sister's Convocation Pt 2

Siapa yg sakit gigi, sila daftarkan nama. Kami akan melakukan rawatan percuma untuk mencabut gigi menggunakan angkup vernier.

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