The World Through My Eyes and Thoughts (preferably yours as well)

short and sweet

2012-01-23T18:27:00.001+08:00

hello..

yes, i'm still alive, thank you.
am in the process of renovating and revamping this blog of mine.

and yes, i miss u too.
and i shall make a point to visit ur blog as well, not your facebook and twitter accounts only.

here's hoping for a wonderful year ahead!

2010 in review

2010-12-12T10:44:00.001+08:00

01 my sisters getting engaged
02 my sister married
03 4th year in service. 5 years to go in servicing the bond
04 1st year in KK. Am loving it
05 sumandak sumandak pun ramai menunggu, menari nari lenggang sumayau
06 1st major investment -- bought a bungalow lot (currently pending loan disbursement)
07 2nd major investment -- bought PCG IPO 6 lots

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Mcm lama lagi je kat sabah ni

2010-12-11T21:15:00.001+08:00

So, the parents are coming this 23rd.
At 1st, i thought of having them to stay at Le Meridien. But Ummi is very excited to visit the fish market and buy fresh fishes, and to cook them.

Hence, decided to use my gadget fund, to buy a new set of queen size bed, and some room decoration.

Ai.. Bila dah shoping mcm ni, nampak gaya mmg lama lagi laa kat sabah ni. Not that I'm complaining :)

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My stance

2010-12-11T09:07:00.001+08:00

This may be a racist entry.
Read at ur own peril.

I was in Semenanjung for a good one week, fully utilising the time spent with the family, rebuilding bridges, meeting old friends and other things.

Was on the way to fetch my sister from UiTM when Ummi, Abuya and I started talking about the local politic scenarios.

As always, my pops and I, we always be on different side of the fence.

So we talked about how Malays in Malaysia are not at par with others, and why we need more attention/focus in ensuring what belongs to us won't change hands to other people.

And I told them, Malaysia is of 13 states. 11 states under the Semenanjung and 2 states at Borneo island. And being a non-semenanjung living in Sabah, I am ashamed with current politics happenings.

Malays talked about how their rights are protected in the Constitution blah blah blah. Have they forgotten the Bumiputera? Their rights are also protected.

a tweet reminded me of something.
Malaysia has Malay Prime Ministers since its independence. And yet we are still fighting for our rights?

I'm a Bumiputera.

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Small targets for CY 2011

2010-12-01T11:36:00.001+08:00

Here are my CY 2011 resolution

01 ideal Body Mass Index
02 by October 2011 -- my tabung haji savings must reach RM10K
03 climbed and reached Low's Peak of Mt Kinabalu
04 MYPR rating 2
05 completed Competent Communicator Manual Speeches Toastmaster

Things I'd love to achieve in 2011

01 passive income of rm500 per month
02 actively involved in volunteer program
03 toned body
04 active participation in snorkelling, gym-ming, swimming, bowling and golfing

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Open letter to a friend

2010-11-26T22:00:00.001+08:00

After nearly a year and couple of last minute cancellation, I managed to meet her. And we talked about it as adults.

All I can conclude is, the thing got bigger due to mis-communication.

I have to concur with her words. This is like a test on our friendship.
It is her fault for easily terasa,
And it is our fault for not showing her how we care about her.

Oh, how I can easily relate to how she felt all this while.
And how I am thankful for the fact that I don't give a damn about it (albeit me telling other people that I was a little bit hurt for that)

For that my love, I'm sorry for what I have done, and for what I did not do all these while.

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RE: Word of the week - De-rigueur

2010-11-23T15:50:00.001+08:00

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Warm Regards,

From: Ivy Ngu Chew Ju (SBO/PCSB)
Sent: 18 November 2010 11:20
To: {SBO_PCSB_ALL_1}
Subject: Word of the week - De-rigueur

Dear All,

Please to share

De-rigueur \duh ri-GUR \ , adjective

1. Strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion

Quotes:

1. These innovations not only serve local industries and consumers, but also avail themselves of eco-friendly technologies that are de-rigueur in today's environmentally conscious society.

-- Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, "There's no lack of technological innovation on the local stage," Bangkok Post

2. I have said the trip was de-rigueur . No sooner do you announce to your friends in New York that you are going to California than they immediately cry out, "Ah, then you will see the Yo Semite !"

-- Mark Twain, The galaxy: Volume 10

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Word of the week - fossick

2010-11-23T15:49:00.001+08:00

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Warm Regards,

From: Ivy Ngu Chew Ju (SBO/PCSB)
Sent: 04 November 2010 08:21
To: {SBO_PCSB_ALL_1}
Subject: Word of the week - fossick

Dear All,

Please to share

fossick\ FOS-ik \ , verb;

1. To search for any object by which to make gain.

2. Mining. To undermine another's digging; search for waste gold in relinquished workings, washing places, etc.

3. To hunt; seek; ferret out.

Quotes:

1. Chorley ate and watched pigeons fossick for crumbs among the iron table and chair legs.

-- Elizabeth Knox, Dreamhunter: Book One of the Dreamhunter Duet

2. 'We must go and fossick for a bit now,' I said, 'just for enough to make the pot boil; but we won't take any more of your "tucker," Mrs. Mangrove, without paying.'

-- Rolf Boldrewood, The Miner's Right, a Tale of the Australian Goldfields

Origin:

An Australian coinage, fossick's derivation is uncertain, but may be an alteration of fuss .

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Volunteerism: You, Me and Them.

2010-11-17T20:30:00.000+08:00

this is the raw transcript of my 3rd manual speech for Competent Communicator project of Toastmaster International club.

title: Volunteerism: You, Me and Them.
date presented: 16th November 2010
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Good Day,

Fellow Toastmasters, Ladies and Gentlemen.

They say the best ways to get audiences' attention are either to start your speech with something extraordinary, or to pose a question for them to ponder.

I chose the latter.

The question is, "What is Volunteerism?"

Based on Google, the famous definition of volunteerism is the act or practice of doing volunteer work in community service.

But contrary to popular belief, it is more than that. Volunteerism is something that means more than that one dimensional definition.

So what is Volunteerism?

To answer that question, lets have a look at the scope of Volunteerism.

There are only two scope for volunteer activities.

Committal - meaning you commit yourself to the activities either part-time, full-time, or sparingly. For example, joining PEMADAM (the anti-drug organization) as volunteer, becoming Toastmaster member, and becoming full-time volunteer for MAKNA (National Cancer Council Malaysia).

Non-Committal - you participate in volunteer cause, as and when required. For example, participating in previously held Sutera Harbour 7K Sunset Charity Run, contribute donation for flood relief fund, and volunteered to give Manual Speeches here today :)

Next question is, Why should I become a volunteer?

The main reason is because Volunteerism is an act of charity and good deeds. Every main religions put good deeds in highest priority. In Islam, the faith dictates on rewards and sins (punishments) to the believers. In Christianity, the Golden rule states "do unto others as you would have them do unto you Behave toward others as you would like to have them behave toward you..". As for Buddhism and Hinduism, the Karma cycle. Those are the spiritual factor that drives one to do good deeds. And volunteerism is one of the way for it.

Amongst PETRONAS staff, this statement holds dear in our hearts. Energy Receive, Energy Returned. Aspiring People Everywhere.

All this while, from the day we were born, we have been on the receiving end from our community. Reflect back, and look around you. Public utilities, public transportation, public education system, public toilets, and lots more. Now, it is time for us to pay back to the community. We owe them, big time, and it is time for us to clear the debt.

If you don’t know where to start, maybe this Native American proverb might offer you some hint: “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”

Finally, my personal reason of joining volunteer activities: Self Satisfaction.

Have you ever tried a Do-It-Yourself project i.e Tamiya cars, completing Jigsaw Puzzles, or plucking mangoes from the tree by yourself? How did you feel at that moment, when you successfully done those things? Happy, a little bit of proud with our ability, and full of satisfaction. Right?

The same thing applies to volunteerism. When you participated in charity run, knowingly that all collection will be channeled to finding a cure for cancer; When you handed your clothes, knowing that the same clothes will make sure the flood victims will have warmth and clean clothes; Tutoring orphans at orphanages knowing that you are assisting them in their pursuit of happiness and success in life; tell me, are you not proud of yourself, and feel that you deserve that pat on your back?

Do know that even though some might feel that Volunteerism is time-consuming, only benefitted one party, and is only for portraying good image; it is more than that. It is about enriching our religious experience, paying back to the community, and to achieve self-satisfaction.

Remember, if you have time, you may want to volunteer in activities that require your commitment. Else, join the non-committal activities. Coming soon is the 5K Walk for Charity to be held on 21^st November. Come lets join the fun!

Let’s volunteer!

phone story

2010-10-30T23:33:00.000+08:00

i am nearing 1 year anniversary with my Blackberry Bold 9700.
and being typical me, i am already planning to change my handphone.
however, i am a bit reluctant to let go of my BB due to:

i am very much satisfied with my BB's performance (altho am tad disappointed upon knowing that Bold 9700 will not support OS6)
most of my friends already using BBM as means of communication
perfect QWERTY keyboard

however, i am missing the touchscreen functionality. at first, i planned to get myself an iPad, as the 3rd tablet. but after some time, the novelty of owning that gadget lost on me. i thought i could be more productive on it. here are some ways i imagined how i'll be using the iPad

checking and responding to emails with a dedicated email client, something that my BB cant do. imagine archiving my work email to GMail, and to retrieve it via GMail IMAP at iMail client
increase productivity, as i'll be able to view documents on the go and in class too. however, iPad is only for consumption, not creation. at this point of time, i'm more on creating than consuming the data
eBook reading while travelling in plane, ERL, buses, etc. owh, i am soo gonna miss this.

so, i may ended up having a BB with and iPod touch. but then again, i might as well go for iPad if i want to opt for iPod touch.

so,

is there any BBM emulator that can connect Android phone to BBM?

Fw: A message from an Arab Catholic priest to Pastor Jones who wants toburn the Quran

2010-10-30T16:57:00.001+08:00

For our reading, dan renungan

I wonder if our Imams and Sheikhs will be able to write with same passion and clear justification?

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From: Sanmuga Thavamoorthy <sanmuga@gmail.com>

Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:45:56 +0800

Subject: A message from an Arab Catholic priest to Pastor Jones who wants to burn the Quran

MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010

A message from an Arab Catholic priest to Pastor Jones who wants to burn the Quran

Translated from Arabic.
http://www.thenewalphabet.com/details5692.html

A message from Father Elias Zahlawi (a Syrian Catholic priest) to Pastor Terry Jones (who is calling for the burning of the Quran).

Astrologer

2010-10-21T21:52:00.001+08:00

He said "sir, u have a lucky face"

Business, not partnership. Open heart--tend to be seceretive, dont be lazy, cannot focus on urself--thnk slowly and focus, no need to do faster, tuesday n saturdday no nail clipping, shaving cutting hair. Age 30++ politics. By Dec 2010-Jan 2011 opportunities will come. Rm20 je la kot. A jealous woman, avoid.

Tralalalaa

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of saturday and sunday

2010-10-17T20:36:00.001+08:00

so, Man Utd once again, lost the focus on the match, thus allowing West Bromwich Albion to snatch (and nearly win!) a draw, after leading comfortably 2-0 before the interval.

on the other note, this is a friendly reminder that Monterez Golf Club has a spanking new Bowling Alley.
maybe another solid reason why i should just buy the ball.

and yeah, i decided not to get the reactive just yet.
lets experiment with the polyester ball. baru dewa hahahhahaaa

iPad

2010-10-12T19:52:00.001+08:00

I'm writing this from ummi's iPad..
Awesome....

Waja reBadge Lancer -- price

2010-10-09T15:42:00.000+08:00

I received this from my car dealer:

Salam sejahtera tuan puan, tempahan waja baru akan dibuka pd 14hb Oct. ini dgn harga rm75k-79k MT rm80k-85k utk AT cc1.8 n rm90k-96k AT 2.0 dan min booking rm1k shj.

Nice! When will exora follow suits?

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5 reasons why I should have an iPad

2010-10-09T00:11:00.000+08:00

1. eBook -- i want to start purchasing book online

2. Browsing Internet -- it would be great, as I don't have to use the laptop

2 main reasons I can think of now (actually ada email, media player, etc but most BB dah ada dah)

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IPO and iPad. And also Civ5

2010-10-08T23:59:00.000+08:00

Ok. I still hv this feeling of wanting an iPad.
I may have to list down things I want to use it for.
Then only can justify the longing/purchase.

I am also thinking of investing on Company's soon to be offered IPO. Speculations are rife about price of rm5 per share.
I may need rm30k maximum, in order to participate. Question is: should I take up personal loan (again) and sell my soul to the bank(s) (again), or should I go for financing package either by CIMB or AmBank?

I need to discuss with my Ministers of Finance: the parents.

Also, Civilization V is now out.
Am going to buy one.

Hahahaha

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movie review: Devil

2010-09-25T22:31:00.000+08:00

compared to other people, i do believe that M Night Shyamalan has not lost his touch (OK, i have not watch The Last Airbender)

anyway, Devil as part of the Night Chronicles (funny, at first i thought it was because the story revolves supernatural and frightening thing, hence the word Night. but now i realised that he is using his name. Genius!)
is indeed entertaining.

not too preachy. not too boring. just nice.

cant wait for next installment of Night Chronicles.

Happy Birthday Ummi and Abuya~

2010-09-18T07:19:00.000+08:00

here's a birthday shout-out from East Malaysia to Ummi and Abuya back at home.
Happy Birthday!

rather than me calling them, they called me earlier this morning to say thanks for the gifts.

abuya, in light of his Omnia 1 keep on having problems, had iPhone 3GS for his birthday.
ummi, since she'll be busy reviewing documents and surfing the Net for recipes, is now a proud owner of iPad.

and yeah, looks like my sister will be having her wedding reception sometimes during Chinese New Year.

The Smartphone War

2010-09-12T23:48:00.000+08:00

B.A.I

current generation is divided.
if the Baby Boomers were divided on should we stay under the British rule, or should we pursue the path of independence and self-govern; and the Gen-X-ers are divided on which political parties best served their interests be it for the people or personal interest; the Gen-Y-ers are divided too.

in the times of technological advancements, where people are easily connecting and communicating with each other; what could possibly create a division among the Gen-Y-ers?
the very thing that unites us, is dividing us. it's the technology.

already we see groupies of Windows users, the cool and hip Mac users, and the "tegar" tech-geek using multiple versions of Linux OS. now emerges, the difference of smartphones.

most of the smartphone users, who have been affected by the cool factor of Apple, are embracing the iPhone team. surprisingly, some of them are those fond of the meek Windows Mobile OS. most of iPhone users are attracted to iPhone due to several factors. some of them are:-
- uber coolness of being seen with one
- easy to use. as Apple engineers really produced the best GUI and Human Computer Interaction for the smartphone.
- not much hassle. you only choose how big the data storage you want, and maybe the colour. that's all.
- there are lots of apps that are easily to retrieve/purchase/download, and you dont need to be a tech geek to know how to install it.
- wonderful screen display and icon. yeah, it's a repetition of point 2.
- not much button on it. simple.

surprisingly, there is this movement in town, currently gaining rapid support from the Gen-Y-ers. for the uninitiated, this movement have been in the field for some time, but only now they are gaining popularity among Malaysian Gen-Y population.
some interesting facts, Nokia was (and is) the best selling phones in late 90s because it is easy for users to send short message text, or fondly known as texting. and for some, texting via virtual/on-screen keyboard is not as fun as it should be. hence, Blackberry who has always been known for its superb qwerty keyboard begin their march.
so why the sudden popularity? here's why.
- physical keyboard. the main selling point for the cult of Blackberry.
- the professional look. unlike iPhone, if you're seen with a Blackberry, you are seen as a corporate figure. Very the executive
- email experience. Blackberry has the best email experience. you can retrieve and respond to your email whole day long, yet your Blackberry will not run out of battery juice like other phones.
- as mention above, the battery. Blackberry is a low-consumption device.
- most importantly, the Blackberry Messenger. it's like normal Instant Messenger, but only for Blackberry users. and it's encrypted, for goodness sake! how cool is that? you get to gossip all day long in a secured manner!

we also have this new boy in town, professing to be the next IN thing in smartphone teams. the green Android.
who are the users? well, they are the ones who would like to have the iPhone experience, but they hate of being told what to do and what they cannot do. what they can and what they cannot have. all in all, they are looking for the freedom in their smartphone experiences. these people are not your typical users. they know their thangs about smartphones and gadgets, and they are very adventerous. what attracts them to Android then?
- the freedom to choose the hardware, the apps, the way they interact with their belongings
- those who once called iPhone as suck-ass, but yet attracted to it, but decided not to join the iPhone team as it may hurt their pride and ego
- would like to be amongst the pioneers, as Android OS is the new kid in town.
- looking for the best alternative for iPhone
- they are the proponent of the open-ness in technology
- Android phone have access to latest hardwares and configurations

to summarize:-
iPhone - simplicity
Blackberry - BlackBerry Messenger
Android - adventureous

WinMo and Symbian?
bah, humbug!

next episode: the browser war

Tech Review: Opera Mini @ Blackberry Bold 9700

2010-09-12T10:02:00.001+08:00

Two words: it sucks.
The browser is not as fast as BB web browser (5.0).
Not responsive.
And I ended up much more frustrated when I'm surfing the mobile web.

If you are BB user, stick with bb browser. Forget Opera Mini.

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Word of the week - cheechako

2010-09-07T15:00:00.001+08:00

Dear All,

Please to share the word of the week

cheechako \ chee-CHAH-koh \ , noun;

A tenderfoot; greenhorn; newcomer

Quotes:

1. He is a genial liar, this Yukoner, and for the ordinary lies of life he needs make no effort; they roll from his lips as regularly and as smoothly as do compliments from the lips of a sour dough man in conversation with a cheechako girl.

-- James Augustus Hall, Starving on a bed of gold: or, The world's longest fast

2. As a cheechako to Hawaii I wasn't sure what to expect, but right from the beginning the crafters made me feel right at home.

-- Tanna Peters, "Craft encounters wherever you go," Capital City Weekly, July 2010

Origin:

Cheechako is a Chinook word which has come to mean a newcomer in a variety of settings, especially Alaska and Hawaii

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the quest for iPad

2010-09-04T21:10:00.000+08:00

i'm afraid that the path to iPad is just like the doomed path of MacBook Pro.
i was looking for iPad 64GB 3G+wifi, and i was suprised that it's price is rm3200++.

for something that is suppose to be the 3rd device between iPhone and Notebook, it sure cost a lot than my notebook! (OK la, maybe sebab MacBook Pro and iPhone mahal, hence Apple users are okay with the price)

due to the price factor, i am now officially closing the wishlist for iPad.. maybe for the 64GB 3G+wifi.

16GB wifi only pun sounds nice kan? hehehe

kita tengok dulu berapa harga dia.

Tech talk part 1

2010-09-01T08:25:00.001+08:00

Hey peeps.

Right now, I'm in a dilemma. You see, if it's possible, I do not want to ditch my BB Bold or BetBold as I call it.
But, with regards to integration with MS Exchange, Nokia is leading the way. What makes them different is they have the MS Communicator! Although I'm not sure if it can be connected to our VPN or not.
But the real concern here is, as I'm a frequent traveller, I suddenly feel the urge to have an iPad. ...

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reflection

2010-08-24T22:10:00.000+08:00

so, lately we've been receiving viral emails that McD is not Halal, hence we cannot consume it.

alright, the certificates of halal is issued so that us Muslims in Malaysia can safely be assured that the food to be consumed is Halalun Toyyiba.

from the story of McD halal certificates being pulled by JAKIM (which JAKIM has responded via announcement at their website that McD foods are halal) to the fatwa issued by Yusof Al-Qardhawi (which mentioned that it is a jihad in avoiding and boycotting all products that goes to funding of Israel).

i know at least one reader (if there is any lah) will go against me, but here are my thought on this.

so long as McD is employing Muslims, then i will at least buy their products. i feel obliged to ensure that my fellow brothers and sisters are getting paid, and have steady source of income
until there is a replacement or substitute to what McD offers, then i'll still patronising their outlets
so long as the food is halal, then i have no problem with it.

on the issue that we should stop supporting corporations that support Israel, have we reflect back at ourself?

have we find the real reason on why they are so powerful?

because as much as they are in the dog-eat-dog world, they are united by a purpose.

for the jews, at least they have the Zionist agenda in mind. and they work together towards it.

us, Muslims in the world?

we can even hardly agree on Palestine issue(s)!

the parties to be held responsible, and for us to vent our angers are not the Israeli, the Jews or the Christians.

it's us. it's the Islamic countries. we are the ones ignoring the plights of our brothers and sisters.

and as i mentioned in my earlier entries, the Palestinian also.

i mean, i would be more than glad to sadaqah my belongings to them.

but will i get the assurance that those money, will not be used in buying rockets, weapons and bullets?

entahlah.

renung-renungkan, dan selamat beramal.

p/s: berapa ramai guna iPhone, Nokia, Sony Ericcson? guna CSL laaahh kalau betul2 nak boikot barang Israel.

the big clock tower at mekah

2010-08-22T21:17:00.000+08:00

is it really necessary to spend all those moolah, only to build the biggest and baddest clock tower,

and of all places, at Makkatul Mukarramah?

people flock into Makkah because we want to be closer to God, as we are in the Tanah Haram, in the holiest place in Islam. the place where Hajar did the first Sa'ie between Safa and Marwah.
the place that Prophet Muhammad S.A.W liberated from the musyrikin by destroying the statues of false idols in the vicinity of Masjidil Haram.

when the money can be used to liberate the 3rd holiest place, Masjidil-Aqsa from the Zionist...
what a waste...

District 87 - Toastmasters Leadership Institute - Round 1 14/08/2010

2010-08-18T11:57:00.000+08:00

Some key points gathered during TLI session.

- maintain childlike curiousity
- TM must be willing to learn, and TM must be willing to serve/share
- understand the objectives
- always understand the bigger meaning of the job
- DCP ( Distinguished Club Program)
- to relate club's target with members' personal target of joining TM
- tips on public speaking: interjects with stories related to current
topic
- TM agenda: to make yourself a better speaker
- if you don't keep in touch with your client, you'll lose them
- Toastmaster of the Day will call/contact members to attend the meeting
- Booking book - assignment of roles done right before the meeting ends
- TM consists of 3 elements 1) manual speeches 2) table topic 3)
fellowship - after session meet up
- how to convert guest to member --> keep tab on their attendance
- to include the guests in any discussion among members, and make them
feel welcomed
- club success plan, charting Activities, Situation Analysis, Goals,
Strategy, Resources, Assignment, Time Frame, Actual Completion

Clubs growth is..

2010-08-14T22:33:00.001+08:00

"... Limited by the purpose of its members, and by the sincerity of their desire for self-improvement"
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geek alert!!!!

2010-08-14T11:55:00.000+08:00

Harapan Ramadhan

2010-08-11T07:18:00.001+08:00

Salam and good morning.

Have you ever forwarded email(s) to friends and colleagues, email filled with hadith, some facts on the religion, some picture/video on things which may be a lesson learned to our Muslim brothers and sisters.

For example,

- the hadith on kelebihan solat tarawikh
- some facts on Osama Laden and the terrorist attacks
- "saya berikrar akan forward email ini"...
- etc

I also received them. And whenever I received this kind of email, I always check for the authenticity of it. And when my doubt is proven, I always reply back to the sender

"Thanks for the reminder. But I think that the facts in the email tu mcm questionable lah. Blah blah blah blah"

And the response I always get,

"Owh.. But as long it encourage people to do good things, and for the good cause, apa salahnya kan"

What's wrong with that u say?

In Islam, there is a saying, "Matlamat tidak menghalalkan cara" = the end does not justify the means.

Even if the intention is good, you still cannot convey false message or hope to the masses. It is called misleading. You cannot go and preach to the people with a half-cooked and false sermon and facts.

It's like saying,
"Drink vitagen. As it will make you slimmer and live a long life".
When people told you that, "hey, vitagen assists in good digestion system. It does not directly related to slimmer tummy and longer life".
So I naturally should respond, "it's ok. At least this will increase number of people drinking vitagen, and it's for their own good!"

Yes, I understand that we mean well. All we want is to share the knowledge and benefits to others, so they may want to join us as well.

But seriously, if we are to preach to others, always remember 5 attributes of the prophets and nabi- nabi Allah.

1. Siddiq / siddik / sidiq / sidik
Siddiq berarti benar dan perkataan dan perbuatan. Jadi mustahil jika seorang nabi dan rasul adalah seorang pembohong yang suka berbohong.

2. Amanah / Amanat
Amanah artinya terpercaya atau dapat dipercaya. Jadi mustahil jika seorang nabi dan rasul adalah seorang pengkhianat yang suka khianat.

3. Fathonah / Fathanah / Fatonah
Fathonah adalah cerdas, pandai atau pintar. Jadi mustahil jika seorang nabi dan rasul adalah seorang yang bodoh dan tidak mengerti apa-apa.

4. Tabligh / Tablik / Tablig
Tabligh adalah menyampaikan wahtu atau risalah dari Allah SWT kepada orang lain. Jadi mustahil jika seorang nabi dan rasul menyembunyikan dan merahasiakan wahyu / risalah Allah SWT

Kapish?

1 Ramadhan

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iPad

2010-08-10T21:47:00.000+08:00

ok, sempena bulan puasa yg barakah ini..
i have a confession.

i am resisting the temptation of getting an iPad.
cepat laa Android 2.0 tablet berada di pasaran!!!!

i'm supporting Android and RIM now.

2010-07-18T07:41:00.001+08:00

update 04 September:
RIM disappoints me. BB Torch is sooo like my old XDA IIs. even the resolution pun lower than most smartphone. Android? until now Malaysia yet to receive or has any android tablet.
meh

so,

iPhone 4 is a masterpiece.
it is like no other phone, with its RetinaDisplay, Facetime, true multitasking, etc

but,

it suffers the same problem, the attenuation of signal, like other phones
other phones already have video-call, multitasking, etc

all i'm saying is,

F#*k You, Steve Jobs!

first you claimed that there is no problem, only we have to hold it in the correct position.

then you say that to avoid the attenuation problem, you should have a case or bumper.

then you said that you can't go against the law of physics. all phone suffer the same problem.

you never admit that you are wrong. you smooth talked to us that hey, it's normal.

all this while people been looking for an iPhone killer.

i must say, the iPhone 4 is the iPhone killer indeed.

i'm officially ceased my support to iphone, ipad, macbook and the glorified mp3 player ipod.

i'm supporting Android and RIM now.

takde idea

2010-07-17T07:07:00.000+08:00

aku xde idea nak tulis pasal apa weh.
memula nak buat entry bashing on Apple iPhone 4, tapi takpe la..malas
then ingat nak write about Android Froyo 2.2. tu pun malas jugak.
belum lagi about current development in the Company.

anyway, let us discuss about how to write a good resume. shall we?

purpose of resume or CV, is to assist recruiters to identify potential candidates. not for candidates to identify where they want to work.

to be continued...

Kenangan bersama Tan Sri Hassan Marican

2010-06-20T14:53:00.000+08:00

this pics were taken during his visit to Sabah Operation.

hi

2010-06-17T22:35:00.002+08:00

YPC president
SBO Toastmasters club's Sergeant-At-Arms

world cup 2010

2010-06-12T00:54:00.000+08:00

for World Cup 2010, i am supporting 4 teams.

England
South Africa
North Korea
Brazil

Poison Apple

2010-06-01T23:38:00.000+08:00

the geek inside me just cant resist copy-paste-ing this image either at my twitter or blog.

Poor Flash. I guess he didn't read the story of Snow White and so he never learned that it's unwise to bite into strange apples. [Shirt.Woot—Thanks, GitEmSteveDave!]

source: Gizmodo.

death

2010-05-26T00:12:00.000+08:00

today again, i received a friendly reminder from the Almighty.

repent, as death is just next to us.

tantan tweeted about death and sakaratul-maut 2 days ago.

and earlier this morning (on Tuesday), one of my grandfather passed away.

and only now i am feeling sad for the loss, on behalf of my grandmother.

also for the note, when i die, during my funeral, please do not read the "talkin" for me. rather, do a short sermon to all who will be at the funeral, on what death is all about, and what preparations are to make.

It's May

2010-05-08T15:09:00.000+08:00

We started May with celebrating Labour Day.

I think the reason of celebrating Labour Day is to commerate the success of buregois (I have no idea how to spell it) revolution against the proletariant (again, I am too lazy to use spellcheck and synonym) oppression.
Does that sound too Socialism or Communism? Too bad. Believe it or not, as much as we live in so-called Capitalism Democracy world, we are actually celebrating Socialism :) how ironic eh?

Then in middle of this month, the topic of racial riot, emergency, racial (dis)harmony and what not; will be raised as a gloom reminder of 16th May. The black May. The Broom Day. The day when prejudice and distrust overrules all. Question is: what have we learned from that day?

May will be closed by annual celebration of Tadau Kaamatan. The Harvest Festival for KadazanDusunMurut people of Sabah, Land Below the Wind. Legend tells that long time ago, the people were faced with long drought affecting their crops. The god, Bambazon (again I need to check on this. I am writing this while having roti canai) sacrificed his daughter, and spread her bodies on earth. And after that, the drought ended and the people were blessed with bountiful crops and harvest.
Am looking forward for this year's Kaamatan (as I missed it last year, due to some business at KL). The Unduk Ngadau (seriously, u want to google it hehehe) and Sogundai.

Last but not least, aramaiti la kita semua!!!

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friendly reminder to all colleagues

2010-05-02T20:19:00.000+08:00

so the President made an explosive announcement (and quite timely, since most of the workforce were already packed to leave the office for the Labour Day weekend) last Thursday.
it is announced, mostly on the surface level, that the employees will be getting an increase in their salary.
it is good news indeed.
the next time those engineers complains that they are not getting enough, i'm gonna shove this fact down their throat.

so the employees for sure are anticipating more details on how much increase they will be getting.

but lads, here are few friendly advice(s).

this is a clear signal:
PERFORM OUTSTANDINGLY and the company will REWARD you.
the Company will reward those it sees fit, meaning those who contributes and goes extra mile outside normal responsibilities.
MEETING REQUIREMENTS are no longer satisfactory. all staff is expected to perform to bring the company to greater heights.
those who do not fits into these requirements, will be in bottom 10% percent. and no one is IRREPLACEABLE.

when the company starts paying you more, the company expects more from you.

are we up to the challenge?

Expectations for Iron Man 2

2010-04-27T19:03:00.000+08:00

I hope that Iron Man 2 will not sucks as Transformers 2 :p

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Less than 24 hours

2010-04-23T02:12:00.000+08:00

Here we are, with the clock ticking and it is now less than 24 hours before the solemnization ceremony take place.

The makciks and pakciks are coming batches by batches, with full force expected to be here by noon. As the akad nikah will be held in the evening.

It's 2am, and the whole family is having late supper outside the house, with the dark sky as our roof. This might be the last supper for 9 of us. As soon, it's gonna be 10 of us.

Here are some photos for your viewing pleasures
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entry pagi sabtu

2010-03-27T07:11:00.000+08:00

few announcements to makee:

my sister (Alya Amalina) is getting married on 24th April 2010. the reception will be held at our house.

the ego side of me is still coping with this news. plus the fact that she already has her own car and own place to live in, it's just too much for me.

but on the other side, i am soooooooooooooooooooooooooo happy for her! i can't believe my younger sister is getting married. feels like macam baru je last month tulis entry pasal their engagement.

i'm officially transferred to another section, still in KK

although the transfer is because of giving the opportunity to my colleague for exposure in Planning, i am happy because i'm being exposed to Development side next FY. meaning am going to cover 4 HR areas within 4 years in the company.

ok, sambung later. nak pergi main paintball

share you recipes here!

2010-03-22T00:00:00.000+08:00

peeps, i am currently hooked to AFC, especially the Licence to Grill. as a BBQ enthusiast, i feel compelled to have the perfect BBQ, and to outdo Robert Rainford (tu kan nama dia?) by creating a perfect grilled dish with a grill burnt by charcoals, not by gas.

anyway, i am also prepping myself with cooking techniques.
so please feel free to share with me your recipes for superb dishes! (link pun boleh laa)

ok this is something i never saw it coming... yet it is happening

2010-03-21T20:49:00.000+08:00

ok this post is actually a retaliation to this post.

"why didn't you tell me?"

so, TanTan is getting married. and i am pissed off.

why?

sebab...

sebab aku tahu pasal her big thing via her blog. >:|

and until now i have no info whatsoever, except for those posted on her blog.

fine!

aku kawin nanti aku ajak thru blog ni je laaa...

(hehehe..jom merajuk jom)

2nd attempt of cooking dinner

2010-03-21T20:37:00.000+08:00

So I bought 2 piece of chicken's thighs (breast+drumstick), marinated of course (since 1st attempt I kinda grilled chicken meat without any seasoning).

In ensuring balance of nutrients, I bought a round cabbage and fishballs for my soup.

After grilling the chickens on the stove for about 25 minutes, and spent 10 minutes preparing the cabbage soup, I made myself a healthy meal for dinner.

No oil (except in ensuring the pan was not too sticky), less fat (the chicken's fats provided the oil) and less salt (in the soup).

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march to the beat of the music!

2010-03-09T21:16:00.001+08:00

my oh my, it's March already!

what i got for my birthday?

2010-02-28T18:55:00.000+08:00

well, first and foremost, i had the SBO management committee and the VP of Education to sing birthday song to me :) hahaha.. good job lah people, betul2 surprise eh.
although i was expecting a big cake, and a naked lady jumping out of it. ah, better save it for my bachelor party eh?

she gave me a pair of plush toys, and a shirt. an informal shirt ok. rasa muda pulak bila dpt baju tu hehehe

as for me, i celebrated my birthday with a body service a.k.a berbekam/cupping treatment. had 20 cups, all at a price of rm300.

am planning to have acupuncture pulak next month. rm5 per needle.

anyway, she is against the idea of having a bicycle. meaning i have to scrap the plan to own a bicycle here in KK. as long as she is willing to fetch me and send me back home, no problem hehehe. although i need to find a way to be more green in commuting. i think i'll start walking back home everyday then.

good weekend, and here's looking forward for tomorrow!

cuti2 sabah

2010-02-27T21:28:00.000+08:00

nak dekat setahun kat sini, so skrg tgh cuba melawat tmpt2 yang patut dikunjungi ketika di KK.

26th February ke Kudat, semata-mata untuk ke Simpang Mengayau. famously known for its Tip of Borneo.

27th February ke Pulau Mamutik. berjemur setelah lama gila tak pegi pulau. so far dah ke Pulau Sapi, Pulau Manukan and Pulau Mamutik. nice~

next week? maybe ke Sapi balik kot. Iqbal, Nik and Mior nak datang KK.

yang lain tu, korang ni bila nak datang KK? dulu beriya-iya cakap, bagusla ko kat KK, senang aku nak datang nnt. sampai ke hari ni, tak nampak pun batang hidung?

hehehe

24021984

2010-02-24T00:23:00.002+08:00

the date i was born.

happy birthday to me!

yeay~

2010-02-21T20:29:00.000+08:00

so, this is how it feels..

of knowing your ex-gf is getting married.

am glad that she met someone, who i'm sure will give her happiness that she deserves.

to Nor Hafizah, congratulations! and yes, if i'm in KL on your big day, i'll be there.
best apa gi wedding.. makan free, jumpa kawan2 lama :)

life goes on :)
and i dont feel like coming back to KL anytime soon, even if they want to transfer me. it's either stay at KK, or to Sarawak, or international posting.

Movie Review: Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief

2010-02-17T22:17:00.000+08:00

ok, one thing for sure, Percy Jackson a.k.a PJ 1st adventure will never win any Oscar. Unless they have a new category for Old-Mythologies-With-A-New-Perspective movies.

the Greek mythologies never ceases to amaze me. they are a product of hundreds of years of oral-story telling passed down generation to generation, and the main story has multiple spin-offs. Unlike our local folk-lore, they even have proper background stories for each character.
(although come to think of it, based on Hikayat Melayu or something, we are descendants of great Greek emperor.. if we are talking about the same Iskandar Agung lah)

ok, i'm digressing.

my point is, if you want to see US twist of this Greek myths, in other words this series practically stripped Greece of its Gods!, then watch this.

as for me, i find this movie interesting. although there were some plot holes, and not strong acting, but by comparing this with 1st Harry Potter, i find this even more enjoyable.

conclusion: this movie kinda made me feel "i should read the books!", since there are lots of things unexplained. but for those who want to just have fun and enjoy an innocent movie, go and get yourself a good seat(s).

Movie Review: The Wolfman

2010-02-16T22:25:00.000+08:00

watch it at your own risk.

i tried to enjoy the movie, even to the extent of had small laughs (alone) at the jokes in the movie, but when the credit rolls, i cant feel the connection to the movie.

spoiler ahead (well, as if you have not read it somewhere la kan?)

Lawrence came back to his house upon knowing his brother was killed. apparently he ran away from the house after being wrongly accused of imagining that his father killed his mother. cut the story short, he was bitten, and transformed into a werewolf. terrorized the village that night, he was caught by the police, and was sent back to the mental institution he called home years ago. then he realised, his father is the werewolf. so he ran berserk and settled the score with his father. the end. oh, he died. and the inspector will be in the sequel: The Scotland Yard Wolfman!

even my english grammar and spelling is broken.

hurmm...

i stayed awake throughout the movie because i paid rm16.50 for the movie (2 pax bah). and since she was asleep, i guess i'd better ensure at least the admission fees were worth it.

again, go watch it if you want to have the noir feel. else, go have fun watching Percy Jackson. it is much more better.

Wolfman is like The Spirit.

happy valentine's day

2010-02-16T01:29:00.003+08:00

ok, sedikit update dari meja pengarang.

(kita buat style Dr M lah, bullet point..baru nampak intelek sikit)

dear sister is getting married this April. and yesterday we just officially declared her (and her fiancee) house is now open to the public. had a small do'a selamat and yasin recital, and big portion of food. us providing the BBQ chicken and sausage and salsa sauce; whilst the fiancee side with masakan kampung i.e udang sambal petai, ulam-ulaman, gulai nangka, kerabu mangga, ikan masin goreng, dll. oh ya, the akad nikah is planned to be held on 23rd april, while the walimah will be on 24th april. the 1st one for nazlan clan.
and maybe come october, the 2nd one. as another sister is also planning to get married. but details yet to confirmed. alang2 tu, 2 marriages terus! the parents cant wait to have cucu :)
dat said, when i asked my sister, "nak abgmil ada ke time ur nikah and walimah nanti?". and the question was answered with a simple statement, "gila ke abgmil takda?"
it's a wonderful and quiet valentine's day for me this year. no V-Day msg for me.
after a month of tak-balik KL, i spent my one week in KL as a devout anti-social person. spent most of my time in my room; surfing Net, downloading torrents, and texting people(s). played badminton once, and met the gfs once also. oh ya, i slept a lot. took a day off just to sleep. and when i woke up, i was bored, so i decided to continue sleeping. yes, i'm the male version of sleeping beauty. even she called me Raja Tidur.
watched Percy Jackson alone, and upon exiting the cinema hall, met Anaz Dean. and she was surprised that i went to the movie ALONE! she said, "bukan u banyak kawan ke?".. yeap, i hv tonnes of friend. but semua busy. nak buat macam mana. baik duduk diam2 kat KK.
spent the whole week thinking of getting myself a MacBook (no thanks to Jai!). been getting loads of hints and signs why i should get one i.e Farih is buying one, saw An Independent Guide to the Mac magazine, news on Apple Store temporarily close, etc etc... but as much as i'd love to quote Paulo Coelho "when you want something so bad, the whole universe will conspire to make it happen", a big chunk of reality bite me. i'm still owing CIMB bank RM3k, for my credit card bill. settle the debt first ok.
so, while lepaking with Lan, Syeena and Nodi on V-Day eve, told them of the news. and lan sungguh tak puas hati hahahaha
i want to buy a house, not in KL, but in KK. yes people, i'm planning to settle down here in KK. best woo.
after a week of anti-socialising in KL (balik pun macam tak balik je. tak lepak dgn sesapa pun. tapi spent loads of time with family! yeay!), i'm bored of KL. ye, KL bosan! hehehehe
Owh, attended a workshop last week, and am so inspired with it. watch out peeps! a new definition if HR is coming through.
shoot. am suppose to be sleeping right now. esok nak jalan2 cuti2 Malaysia kat Sabah ni :) with local tour guide hehehe

we will meet again, Tan Sri Dato' Sri Hassan Marican

2010-02-10T23:19:00.003+08:00

yeap, yesterday was a sad day. beloved Tan Sri Hassan Marican is now no longer the no. 1 man in PETRONAS.

i love his farewell note. he clearly mentioned that he is not PETRONAS, and PETRONAS is not him. he wants PETRONAS to be remembered because of the people serving the company. at the ocean, desert, snow, etc etc.

luckily for me, i have some good banter with him, during his visit to Sabah.

contrary to popular belief, i 100% believe that he will return. maybe not under the capacity as Advisor or whatsoever, but for sure we will invite him to give talks on management or something else.

and i'm sure datuk Shamsul will have Hassan's number in his speed dial :)

here's a farewell note to you, Tan Sri Hassan.

and i bid you hello :)

ini adalah post penuh dgn video :)

2010-02-06T21:31:00.002+08:00

ah.. now i remember how it feels like... again.. after all these years...

now, the path has been shown, and the journey to be a better man starts now.

mutiara kata

2010-02-02T22:59:00.003+08:00

(sebenarnya sebab malas nak tulis panjang2)

falling in love is when you love someone for completing you, and for bringing out the best in you.

falling in lust is when you want someone to be with you because you want to.

the perfect person, is the one who made you perfect just by being themselves.

how to choose a netbook - geek guide made simple

2010-01-28T21:41:00.000+08:00

Nod, to assist you.

1^st thing, it’s a good idea indeed to do that. In fact, I plugged in my netbook to my tv to enjoy downloaded movies. Feel gila. Make sure you plugged in the audio jack as well lah.

2^nd thing, speed. Most netbook come with standard processor speed. It can open multiple apps, but expect some hang time if u open up lots of application and leave it running at the background.

3^rd thing, space. Hard disk space. Netbooks come in 2 varieties 1) normal hard disk usually in variations of 80/100/120 GB. 2) Solid-State-Drive (SSD) comes in variations of 8/16/24/32 GB. While normal HardDisk can have huge volume of data, SSD is more durable. Example, if jatuh kea pa ke, SSD takkan rosak dengan mudah, unlike normal Hard Disk. Reason why? Sebab SSD uses same technology as Thumbdrive. But remember, SSD netbook sangat mahal.

4^th thing, cost. Don’t be fooled with “oh-this-is-cheap-and-from-brand-X-so-this-must-be-good”. Sometimes it’s cheap because they have nothing inside it i.e no Windows OS, no wi-fi. However, if you’re paying for more than RM1800, with its weight nearly 2 kg++, then you’ve been fooled too.

Best netbook will be of light, weight around 1 kg – 1.5 kg; must have wi-fi and Bluetooth; multiple USB ports (2 is not enough); built-in webcam; good ergonomics (meaning u have to test the mouse pad and keyboard first!); and also good display and sound (meaning it wont glare. Don’t be fooled with the Dolby Speaker, NVIDIA Graphic card and what not. At the end of the day, you’ll use it to do some spreadsheet, listen to music and watch movies with the earphone plugged into the audio port). Price range should be of RM 1300 – RM1800.

So far I’m quite happy with my BetNet, AcerOne Aspire netbook. Asus eePC is good as well. HP Mini pun nice. But its awkward mouse pad turned me off.

At the end of the day, if you have found various netbooks with the same price and specs (which they will be), always choose based on these criteria (the most important at the bottom)

· Battery life time (it wont be fun to be constantly charging your netbook’s battery)

· Warranty coverage (so you know how long you can perform crash test to your netbook)

· How it looks like (hey, who would want to be seen with hideous netbook? Even if it powered with super-fast processor?)

Hope this geek guide helps a lot.

HR Lecture Series:#1 How to be A World Class Player by En Zaharan

2010-01-12T23:47:00.002+08:00

2 years plus in Group HRM at Company's HQ gave me the opportunities to attend lots of talks and sharing sessions by our senior HR managers, of which i have profound respect for them. and what is the worth of information and knowledge if it's not being shared. so in this HR lecture series, i'll share with fellow readers the knowledge that i've gained.

HR Lecture Series presents:

Talk 1: How to be A World Class Player by En Zaharan (and some added words by me)

Differentiation - differentiation is an action taken for us to be unique. and why should we be unique? it is important to be unique, so as people will see us differently. But the key question here is How? for HR, it's through exceptional customer service, and good branding.
Focus - the inability to focus is the ability to self-destruct. to achieve the target, one must focus on the end state, and the means to reach there. as how the ability to focus is very important to sharpshooters, golfers, keglers and race drivers; HR practitioners need to focus on what do we want to be, and are the things we are doing now supporting that path?
Think and Act Global - this is in line with the glocal mindset. PETRONAS is able to become a global Oil and Gas company because it thinks and acts as a global player. For HR to be able to support and become PETRONAS' business partner, we have to be at the same level with the Business and Operation are. For HR practitioners, being global is to serve PETRONAS' presence around the world.
Perpetual Spirit of Innovation - to be a world class player, one must have the spirit of Kaizen a.k.a continuous improvement. Be it in HR processes or policies. Stagnant is a one way road to be the last in the race.
Sensitive Radar System - HR practitioners should be sensitive to the business landscape and environment, as how the market analyst is sensitive to market movement. Changes in economic landscape might cause surplus of talent, or worse, high attrition caused by massive resignation due to better job prospects at competitors. HR practitioners, with focus, should be able to detect changes and make necessary strategy re-evaluation should the situation requires so.
Retention of Talent - World class football team has world class players. The same thing applies to any organisation. for PETRONAS to maintain its status as Fortune 500 companies, HR needs to ensure that the organisation consists of world class talents. Thus, talent retention within PETRONAS is important in ensuring the sustainability of our Operations.
Social and Environmental Responsibilities - apart from good business performance history, company's reputation is important in getting that lucrative contracts. and this is where we need to be seen as actively involved. HR practitioners need to take this opportunity to be part of this area, for this is indeed a good platform for HR to be seen among the staffs and have good rapport.

(in my note there is one more item, no.8. En Zaharan mentioned about 5x10x10 rules. Unfortunately i cannot recall and relate what it is all about. Perhaps it's more like "Pay-it-forward" or "the snowball effect" perhaps)

kekasihku

2010-01-11T21:33:00.002+08:00

how do you know?~~~

yes, sila menyanyi style Giselle dalam cerita Enchanted.

yes, how do you know he or she is the one?

i think it's when the heart feels something.

but what it is?

and how do i differentiate love, lust and need?

and does she loves me too?

ikut je rasa hati...

40 things i want to achieve when i'm 40 years old

2010-01-04T23:16:00.000+08:00

I need ur ideas and inputs, on what should I put into my 40 list.
Why not give me some inspiration? I'm currently stuck at number 14m

Share with me tau!

My 40 list
01 visit all continents (asia, europe, america, africa, australasia)
02 own a house
03 own a hybrid car
04 perform hajj + umrah
05 become a pianist
06 conquer Mt Kinabalu
07 have expert diving license
08 get married
09 have children (notice the plural)
10 visit Masjid Al Aqsa
11 donate organs
12 join WWF camping expedition
13 fully covered the Great Wall of China
14 own Apple gadget(s)

persiapan perkahwinan

2010-01-03T01:10:00.000+08:00

It's 2010 already. And as mentioned in earlier entry, this post will touch on persiapan perkahwinan.
Oh ya, btw, aku lmbt lagi. Still looking for the one.
But that doesn't mean that I can't talk about this kan? Anyway, mite be helpful la kot since my younger sister is planning to tie the knot this coming april.

So, how do I envision my wedding will be? Two words: simple and fun.
Simple as if I'm gonna do it at home (I kinda miss the gotong royong environment), and fun because I'm gonna ask my cousins and friends to be the helpers :p
It's gonna be a tiring yet wonderful experiences for all hehehe I can assure that.

Before I even consider to get married, both me and my partner is to fulfil this requirements:
- owns a house (preferably under her name. I strongly believe the house should be under the wife's name, but of course it's the husband that should bear the cost)
- a car (this should be under my name)
- blessings from both sides, inclusive of extended family too (u do not want to have relatives who kinda opposed the marriage. Imagine how the situation would be during har raya gatherings)
- enough savings (preferably rm10k each)
- credit card debt cleared
- we've been camping at remote areas together (so as to know our true colours when we're out of our comfort zone)

and mentioned earlier, the walimah (at least at my side) should be simple and fun, yet stays true to the customs.

How to know she's the one? For me, it's when my heart says so, and she also shows it clearly. I've had enough of receiving hints, only to know it's more for attention than care and love.

Maybe 2010 is the year?

P/s: congrats to all my friends yg dah bertunang and kawin, also those yg menerima zuriat :)

bounce2

2009-12-29T19:14:00.002+08:00

ok, here are list of entries aku akan usahakan untuk tatapan umum:-

(not in any order)

kisah handphone
persiapan perkahwinan
movies for 2010
cita-cita ku
40 things i want to do before i'm 40 years old
kekasihku

it's AirAsia now for the Company's EnP arm

2009-12-17T17:42:00.002+08:00

2 days ago, the subsidiary's region office received a new instruction from our HQ.

staff is to use AirAsia and Fireflyz, replacing the normal practice of flying with the national carrier MAS.

as usual, people beginning to become suspicious, and i can sense the dissatisfaction began to brew amongst the staff. they might be pointing fingers to HR.

*sigh*

so i immediately pointed out to them, that the new direction originates from our Finance department (i dont think so they feel that way). and it's not HR doings (although HR introduced new policies in the not-too-distant past)

they voiced out their dissatisfaction, and i decided to rebutt their grievances. here's what i wrote:-

(putting normal employee hat)

Ok, the ones who will be affected akan betul2 terasa. There’s no denying that. Am so used to MAS Malaysia Hospitality. Ah, the free flow juices…

(/putting normal employee hat)

Since there’s nothing much that we can do, since the management already made and cascade the decision; all we can do now is to stay positive and try to look things from management PoV (also, make sure our bosses pun naik AirAsia jugak lah).

FAQ

But AirAsia does not allow open-ticket or reschedule flight. Meeting at KL always postpone at the last minute. How lah?

True. But let this teach us all (PCSB groupwide), to be firm in arranging meetings, especially those affecting staffs travelling from regions.

If say for example, we already bought the flight ticket, and has confirmed on the meeting a week earlier, only suddenly to be informed that the meeting has been postponed to another date (yes, sungguh frustrating), then I would like to suggest for us to back-charge the PONC cost to the dept that organized the meeting.

Cannot collect frequent flyer points anymore!!!

As mentioned in previous email, supposedly all Enrich points are actually owned by the Company. But as till now, I believe the company is closing one eye on this. Let us just keep low profile on this, else maybe suddenly the management decide to instruct MAS to delete all frequent flyer points off its staffs :P (like what happened to the previously practice of giving meal allowance to new staffs reporting to region. Some good fellas decided to brag about it to their friends at other OPUs, and these things made their way to Group Talent Sourcing, and now no meal allowance for the new staffs).

Seats not comfortable!

Err… that one cannot help. That is personal preference. But am sure the hot seats tu bit more selesa than the cold seats. (hot and cold, get it?) more leg space. I donno, never buy that hot-seats pun.

AirAsia ticket cost more than MAS!

No comment on that as well, as the direction actually came from CFA. It would be wise not to argue on that. (I’m sure they’ve struck agreement with AirAsia on getting corporate rate or something).

Cannot open ticket anymore!!

Hush hush lah! Don’t say it out loud. Why in the first place are you “open”-ing your ticket, when the company paid for you to use that ticket? Adakah anda “menyalahguna kemudahan Syarikat”? LOL

AirAsia is known for flight delays lah..

And I thought some of u guys said AirAsia is much better than MAS in timing? Anyway, this could be another reason why we CAN take our flight during office hour, or a day before! J

3 years

2009-12-09T22:24:00.002+08:00

KL reminds me of loneliness.

it reminds me of how lonely i am.

seriously. take a walk at KLCC, the park, or anywhere, and you'll see couples or groups walking together. unlike me, who prefers to be all by myself.

and suddenly i felt like i'm a sore loser.

and while i was driving and "melayan" this feeling, i realised that i'm already in my 3rd years with the Company. and in a couple of months, will also mark another milestone for me.

it has been 3 years, and i'm still single.

(depressed sekejap)

2 days acquantaince

2009-12-08T16:49:00.003+08:00

she was manning one of the exhibition booth. at first glance, she seems like an ordinary girl. but there is something about her. i can feel that. i do.

so, when i told a friend of mine, she said sarcastically, "why la men like women with innocent face?". i have to agree with her. she does look innocent. well, maybe she is still new to this working thingy.

so on every opportunity i have, i went to her booth. at first, interacting with her colleague, and after a while, we chatted casually with each other. she told me that she just came back from Australia, completed her Masters in Accounting, after graduating with a degree in Journalism. we chatted as if we've known each other more than 1 1/2 days.

then she asked me, how old am i? when i told her that i'm 25, she was surprised. she did not expect me to be of the same age with her, as she (like most others) thought that i am 30 years old. and then we shared some things that usually people don't share with strangers :)

then she told me, that i have similar resemblance of one of her best friends. the way i talk, the way i put my hands into the trouser's pockets when speaking, and things like that. hurmm.. i guess now i know where is one of my other 6 is.

and suddenly, i know why i feel like there is something about this girl! she looks like Intan Suria a.k.a MegiKari a.k.a TanTan (nama manja muahahahaha)! i mean, the way she laugh, the way she made some snide remarks, and some other things lah. even her smile resembles Intan's.

so she asked me, "do you facebook?". i said "yeah. penting tu". then we continued chatting, until she revealed that she has a friend in HR. and i also know her.

by the end of the forum, we parted our ways. and being a foolish that i am, i was unable to gather courage to ask for her handphone number or email address. and here i am, writing this down as a proof of my cowardice. i guess i'm just being too conventional. and old school. hahaha.

and like every other sane and desperate guy would do, i logged on to my Facebook account. i opened my colleague's page, and searched for this girl in her friends' list.

and there it was, a locked profile. but the profile picture is not the picture that i hoped to see.

it was her picture in the arms of another man.

ok, girlfriend orang. cross her name from the list!

emcee bidan terjun

2009-12-07T17:19:00.003+08:00

"good job. you guys are good"

all we can do was smile as a gesture to the compliments. we were too tired, and fatigue got the best of us. blame it on the lack of sleep, and disturbance on our sleep pattern.

we were told that the dry-run will be held at 1.oo am, as the ballroom is being used by a wedding function the night before. and when came 0100 hours, we were informed that the banquet told us that the ballroom will ready by 0300 hours.

so we continued our sleep, only to wake up sharp at 3.00 am (thanks to Menaka), with the hope that we will be able to do the dry run as scheduled. much to our dismay, the ballroom was still yet to be ready for the event! the floor was still messy, the backdrop was nowhere to be seen, and the audio was yet to be in place (yes, there are lots of grammar errors here. lantak laa).

we waited until 4 am, and since we've wasted an hour waiting for nothing, both of us decided to return back to our rooms, and came back to the hall by 5.30 am. hoping to be able to conduct at least a dry run for the launching gimmick.

we waited then, and only by 7am, the audio people came and setting up everything, and by that time we had to rush to return back to our rooms, refreshed ourself via shower, and got ready for the event. we only managed to run through the launching gimmick with the team (no dry run tho!).

so, yeah. when one of the speakers mentioned to the crowd, how the emcees are to be congratulated for the job well done, although we were hit by the lack of sleep, we really appreciate it. we feel that we deserve it.

it's not the organising committee members, the chairman, the protocol, the floor manager; but us the bidan-terjun emcees who insisted on having the dry run. yes, other team members also were staying up throughout the morning, waiting for the hall to be cleaned and arranged by the banquet team for the event. but the credit all goes to us. muahahhahaha

sekian luahan hati seorang emcee bidan terjun. nasib all internal VIPs cakap great job to both of us. we can see that our name sure naik punya the next time the company needs emcee. muahahahaha

+ve

2009-11-30T18:42:00.000+08:00

i am positive!

hello Santa

2009-11-24T19:57:00.002+08:00

Dear Santa,

why have you not commenting my blog entry? is it because you're mad that you can no longer receive mails from kids? fret not Santa, for the decision has been reversed. you may ask your lawyers to rest now. want to know more? click here!

since i've shared this info with you, you better comment at my entry, or better, buy me those things that i want to.

else,

i'll come over to your house, and bring along with me officers from Wildlife Department to rescue those reindeer. i am pretty much sure that you do not posses any license to keep them as pet, and thus i wonder what will they react once knowing that you used those reindeers as slave?

so, you have 2 options.

option 1: get me those things i wanted

option 2: failure to do so, i'll come over to your place. well, they might take your reindeers away. but me? i'll bring along my lawyers to sue you for failure to give me what i want, and also to sue you on copyrights infringement, even your lawyers wont be able to defend you.

i know your address.

and for the betterment of the kids around the world, i am going to share your address with the them all.

Santa Claus, 1 Santa Claus Lane, North Pole, AK 99705

Xmas wish list

2009-11-23T23:47:00.002+08:00

dear Santa,

i've done an internet search, and i found that there is no reference to you mentioned anywhere in Christian's holy scriptures. Which this brings to the fact that you are actually a Caucasians icon, not a religion icon. Hence, i am writing to you in the spirit of 1Malaysia and brotherhood of global peace and Mutual Understanding of Religions, and asking you to fulfill my this year's Xmas wish.

rest assured, that i've been a good boy (those who said i've been bad, watch out punks, Coz i;m gonna slice your throat later tonight).

so, this is my 2009 Xmas wishlist

full set of Rockband musical instruments for Wii
Wii-Fit boards and games
Motion-Plus for my Wii
hit titles of Wii videogames
ps3

will you give me these?

22102009

2009-11-22T16:34:00.002+08:00

(this has becoming of a bad habit of mine)

achoo! oh my, there are loads of dust over here. well, as usual, this entry will start with words of apologising to fellow readers (if there is any, due to inactivity for the past month) for the long silence. loads of things happened throughout the month, and i am perfectly content with the happenings. hence, lack of emo-entries. hahaha

office gossip first.

under the new VP, seems like Human Resources Management is heading to new direction. In line with Tan Sri President's speech theme, it's time for us to have a major paradigm shift.

we need to change the way we think. rather than having this victim mindset, one must change to see the positive side of everything.

ahh.. i must say that this is hard, even for me. i am a staunch supporter of changes for the good, but please oh please tell me, the masses need to be informed on the changes then only can they understand and embrace the changes.

i wonder if the new management truly understand the HR credibility formula.

Credibility = Communication + Compassionate + Reliability

but where are we now? everything is done via the secured, encrypted, confidential way.

even within HR fraternity, only selected few have the privilege of knowing what's happening.

there are rumors of outsourcing of non-technical positions, as what happened to the IT arm. until there is concrete proof that is happening, i'll just assume that as rumors (u just cannot discount anything nowadays hahaha HR sendiri pun dah tak percaya HR...how is that?)

Social life:

ok, since i moved to Kota Kinabalu, i am self-proclaimed anti-social. i mean, i rarely join activities with others, mainly due to having no car as the main mode of transportation. even Sherie was surprised when i told her that i no longer socialised over there hahahhaa.

good thing is, i'm having lots of rest (due to excessive travelling to and fro KL. am not complaining!), more time for me to sleep, and also i save a lot! hahahaha.

anyway, 2009 is approaching its finishing line. am thinking of a road trip, perhaps to penang, but am rain-checking it first due to its monsoon season over here.

my thoughts goes to the flood victims. political parties, this is the moment for you to serve the people!

till then!

Wednesday and Thursday

2009-11-12T23:55:00.002+08:00

Wednesday ended with one of my colleague, shared with us a farewell note from his friend who accepted the CTO. together with the email, he added his own remark, "Energy Receive, Energy Return, Inspiring People Everywhere.. sigh".

so when I replied, "awat Tun lagu tu?"

another person responded with "....lepas ni sure jadi issue plak cuti panjang untuk kahwin"

Thursday started with me, responding to Wednesday's email, by trying to rally their spirit and motivate them for this. among the points i mentioned to them are:

let this be a reminder to us, that someday when we are at the managerial level, let us not be trapped in this system, and do the same thing
let this remind us, that for us to go through this, we need to assist each other, regardless whether it's in our KPI or not.
also, for our bosses to be able to defend us, we need to meet our KPIs as well as go beyond the KPIs.

then someone replied,

"by going beyond KPIs, then people will lower the KPI expectation".

i replied,

"going beyond KPI is not lowering the expectation. going beyond KPI is after meeting your target, you did something that add value to your work.

a simple analogy:

race car driver.

main target (KPI): to complete the race within top ten place. this will guarantee the team point(s) for the Constructor Points.

side target (beyond KPI):

to show to the audiences his driving skill. this will awe the audiences, thus increasing his fan base
to ensure the cameramen are always focusing on his car. this would increase the visibility of the sponsors whose stickers were all over the car. ultimately, seeing high visibility in the media, the companies will continue sponsoring the team.
again, to show his skill in the circuit. this will increase his visibility to other teams, and increase his opportunity to become the main driver for another racing team.

what say you?

one sunday morning

2009-10-18T11:52:00.002+08:00

i was at the newsstand, picking up the Sunday Times and Utusan Mingguan (yeap, i still read them. why? cannot meh? boring kot asyik baca benda pro-PR online. baca dua-dua la dey, baru balance and atas pagar).

then today's headline for Harian Metro caught my attention

Anak Haram Bercambah (click on the link)

and suddenly, this pakcik came out of nowhere, and said, "nilah, anak 1Malaysia"

i responded by telling him "ni bukan sebab 1Malaysia, ni sebab kurang didikan agama"

but still that pakcik continued with his blabbering on his 1Malaysia causing anak haram birth rate skyrocketed.

urgh, the mentality of some pakcik and makcik. what does 1Malaysia got to do with this thing? because it promotes tighter integration with people of other creeds and skin-colour?

ok lah, nowadays mmg bnyk benda and tempat yang boleh merosakkan/melemahkan akidah muncul di seluruh negara. but before we could start attacking these sins dens, are we not guilty as well? everything starts at home. families play important roles in shaping the child's identity.

ok la, u cannot put the blame on the families sahaja. semua pun salah. termasuk la sanak saudara sahabat handai.

but to terus kata "ni lah anak 1malaysia ni.."??

since ko support parti2 PR, jom lakukan sesuatu. kita tunjukkan yang semua itu takkan berlaku sekiranya PR memerintah. OK?

perutusan khas sempena hari Sabtu ni

2009-10-15T19:42:00.002+08:00

lusa, 2 of my younger sisters are getting engaged (yea yea, for sure the question that will pop out from you guys is "so, ko bila pulak?")

my sisters are funny bunch. they once told me that the agenda for the engagements day are as follow:-

11.30 pagi - majlis pertunangan alya
12.50 tghari - para jemputan dan keluarga kedua-dua belah ke masjid berdekatan untuk solat Zohor
1.45 tghari - majlis makan tghari antara keluarga kedua-dua pihak lelaki
2.30 ptg - majlis pertunangan sabira
3.30 ptg - majlis pernikahan abg amil

LOL. they even said, "abg mil, dalam agenda dah ada. tapi calon abg amil carik sendiri lah!"

anyway, as much as i am happy that finally Nazlan clan is sudah maju, suddenly sadness rushed into me. they are no longer my little sisters (partly lah kan?).

so, lepas ni tak boleh

membuli, memaksa-rela, mengarah, mengambil-tanpa-kebenaran, mem-veto, membuli, menyuruh, memaksa, mem-black-mail, meng-reverse-kan keputusan, menggunakan kuasa mutlak sebagai seorang abang, membuli dan membuli mereka lagi.

tak pasal2 nanti kena belasah dengan boyfren/tunang/bakal husband terchenta itu.

well, here's to my lovely sisters, Alya and Sabira, congratulations for making the big steps. kitorang tak marah korang langkah bendul. tapi agak2 laa.. mana hadiah yang korang janji kan dulu tu?

and yeah, should your tunang hurt you even a scratch, pandai-pandailah korang. kalo nak mengadu dekat aku, siap sedia lah dengan kesan dan akibatnya. kalo tak kena "haa..padan muka" dengan aku, maybe dapat syarahan perdana, takpun untung2 kena tulah abangmu yang berdaulat ni. yela, tak kan nak pukul2 kot? rasuah makan kat hotel 5 bintang cukup la..

oh, kalo lepas ni korang tak back-up yong, kak ain and abgmil bila org tanya "adik2 kamu dah selamat bertunang dah pun, kamu tu bila lagi?", siaplah korang. renungan tajam ziana zain akan ditujukan khas kepada korang sepanjang sambutan hari raya/open houses/kenduri kendara/hari deepavali/hari krismas/hari new year/etc...

sweet kan saya? :)

THE house dilemma

2009-10-10T20:22:00.002+08:00

(entries on 1Malaysia thingy can wait.. current situation requires my full focus)

am currently in dilemma.

option A

rental fee: RM1300

type: 2 bedrooms, 1 toilet apartment

furnitures: bed, sofa, air-cond, fan, ventilated stove, washing machine, built in wardrobes, refrigerator

facilities: security guard, swimming pool, tennis court, children's playground, jogging track

pros:

come December, there's gonna be only two of us (as Zaidun might be moving out as his wife could be transferred here). so, no need to find another housemate. just Kimie and i.

good facilities i.e swimming pool, tennis court, security guard

nearby town area (hence the kinda premium price). can continue walking to office.

a newly refurbished unit. no need to worry about

good service by landlord.

cons:

premium price as rental fee is divided to 2 person only i.e each rm650 at least. after factoring the utilities, about RM800 per month per person. which leaves me about RM300 as my duit belanja for the whole month.

if have to incur RM800 per month, then good-bye personal flight tickets back to KL, good-bye sesi berfoya-foya sepanjang bulan, and good-bye to lavish spending on unnecessary food.

option B

rental fee: RM1200

type: 3 bedrooms, 3 toilets, double-storey semi-d

furnitures: sofa, washing machine, cabinets, wardrobes, air-cond, automatic gate, refrigerator

facilities: none

pros:

got mangga tree in the courtyard. according to landlord, manis woo

spacious indoor and outdoor area.

once we have new housemate, the rental fee can be divided to three. meaning monthly expenditure will be about RM600 only.

besar oo the porch. can fit 7 cars.

have spacious area for BBQ and parti liar.

3 bedrooms + 3 toilets. no need to berebut toilet.

cons:

i tend not to be picky, but my gut feeling tells me that it's not the house (maybe already been influenced with the apartment kunun?)

quite a walking distance to the nearest bus stop

to go to the office either by car, or bicycle. impossible to walk (it's possible, but i guess you got the drift). in other words, jauh dari town. (ok je, saje je nak ngade2)

no stove is provided.

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option B looks nice, but we have some reservation (kitchen area i.e no stove provided, gut feelings)

option A also looks nice, but might stretch a bit in terms of financial side. this option offers me RM300 of spendable money, while option b offers me RM500 of spendable money (if we have additional housemate lah)

i guess am gonna ask around people at the office, if any of them want to join our house. if yes, then we shall proceed to option B without any hesitation. Else, option A will always be in our mind.

our Netizens yang suruh orang lain Open Minded tapi dia sendiri cakap tak serupa bikin

2009-09-26T03:14:00.002+08:00

well, before i'm off to bed (now that i believe she is already asleep), this would be the last entry for the day.

i guess i can declare it (as far as i'm concerned) that we Malaysians, we like to talk cock about our government and society.

typical case, when some hot and juicy stuffs being posted in RPK's main website, you can see or read zealots pouring in their thoughts and views on the mishaps, corruptions and the worsening situations happening in Malaysia.

and most time than not, the comments are full of negative remarks, saying this shit happens as long as BN/UMNO is still in power and shits like that. and how PR will never allow this and in fact they will clean up this pile of elephant dungs, in the names of Tidak Menyalahgunakan Wang Rakyat.

you can hardly find comments given by those people who really knew about the situation. who really gave ideas and suggestions on how we could tackle the problems and ensuring it will never resurface again.

2 reasons why i have paultan.org as one my links here in my blog. 1) coz i want to keep up-to-date with latest development in motoring world, 2) for the antics from the readers everytime Proton was mentioned in the article.

they can never find love with Proton. say, out of 150 comments, i would assume about 100 comments are bashing Proton, without any constructive suggestions.

we also bash Najib's idea of 1Malaysia, but have we ever at least provide constructive ideas to the vision?

but when suddenly Anwar came up with this idea, the whole netizens support the idea, to the extent proclaiming that it is much better than current thing.

even when the idea has never been tested before.

and since i need some amusement, let's imagine that this blog a very popular and well-visited by our Netizens.

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Oil Company profits not as good as in Q1 2008

due to volatile market conditions, as well as political instability in parts of the world, the demand for crude oil sank lowest in 5 years time causing the price to drop about 56% from last month's. However, the production costs are still high due to increase risks to explore for new wells.

comment(s):-

@bodohlaBN - kerajaan BN/UMNO tak buat apa2 ke untuk pastikan harga petrol tak naik? ahh.. semua duit tu masuk poket masing2. nilah korupsi kerajaan sekarang!

@Pakatan4Eva - betul2. 1Malaysia la konon. duit habis rasuah, dengan beli kapal selam. guna la duit tu untuk subsidi petrol kan bagus. apa faedahnya beli submarine tu?

@SayaAnakJati - itu semua pakai duit PETRONAS tu! salahguna duit rakyat!

@bodohlaBN - betul tu! songlap duit rakyat!

@Pakatan4Eva - betul2. salahguna duit rakyat. tapi tak apa. kalau PR memerintah, kita akan guna duit PETRONAS untuk tanggungan subsidi petrol rakyat. Kami mesra rakyat!

@JomMenyampuk - betul2! patut guna duit PETRONAS untuk subsidi rakyat, sebab petroleum tu adalah hak rakyat!

@Eh? - korang, mana la PETRONAS ada duit cukup untuk subsidi petrol kita semua.

@SayaAnakJati - ah! ada je duit tu. yang UMNO/BN guna untuk beli submarine tu siapa suruh! lepas tu guna untuk bail-out PROTON, PERWAJA, Kicap Tamin, semua lah! Weh, encik Eh? kalo takde fakta, tak payah la jadi tali barut BN/UMNO!

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tu belum lagi pasal Team F1 malaysia tu.

*sigh*

shooh shoooh go away

2009-09-25T02:09:00.002+08:00

sometimes you just have this feeling of that you are nobody.

if somehow you are lost in the crowd, no one is looking for you.

the best parts are,

when you feel like extroverting and such, you feel like no one is there to acknowledge your very existence.

and when you feel like "hey, i guess it's time for me to get back in my cave, since nobody cares about me", suddenly people are giving their attention to you.

i dislike it when two forces, totally opposites of each other, exist when i know that both forces are the ones that i longed to be.

ok, shooh shooh go away.

i am so want to get inside this cave of mine

1Malaysia: Identifying the possible obstacle #1

2009-09-25T01:18:00.002+08:00

note: as much as i feel that 1Malaysia concept might be just the political ploy/vision of Najib, i strongly support this thing, as it is already long overdue.

1Malaysia nowadays is among the hot topic, at least in the media. you can see lots of 1Malaysia advertisements, either by private corporations or by government agencies.

but seriously, i feel as if there are several stumbling blocks that need to be cleared, before we could realise this mission.

obstacle #1:

radio. especially the private stations.

example:

#1: traffic update "jalan di area damansara sesak menuju ke jambatan kabel. Tambak Johor sesak menghala ke Singapura. Jambatan Pulau Pinang menghala ke Pulau sesak kerana berlaku kemalangan.." yes, i know that traffic jam is part and parcel in daily commuting to work. but seriously, why are they only informing on the situation in Peninsular? apa kat Borneo takde jam ke? (well, maybe because nobody from East Malaysia called to inform on the traffic situation. so fellow lads, next time you're stuck in traffic jam, just pick up the phone and call those traffic rangers!)

#2: iklan ataupun their mobile promo team "membeli belahlah di suria KLCC" or "sah pada outlet Shah Alam" or "kami sekarang berada di ss3 petaling jaya, dan berada di sini selama 15 minit sahaja" it makes me wonder, these stations are they catering only for those peeps in Klang Valley or are they broadcasting to the whole nation? bila tempat tu luar Klang Valley, baru lah sebut "kini kami di bandar Muar, Johor untuk promosi zoomers! kami akan berada di sini selama 15 minit sempena Jelajah Selatan!"

more to come...

1Malaysia: Apa beza Sabah, Sarawak dan Semenanjung?

2009-09-23T01:24:00.002+08:00

some people questioned, in light of 1Malaysia concept, why do we still need the Restricted Travelling Document and Work Permit to work in Sabah and Sarawak?

the answer is, because those are the rules stated by both states prior joining the Federation of Malaysia. they want to have direct control on immigration, to avoid the influx of non-sabahan/sarawakian people into their land. this would cause imbalance, economically and socially, in the population demographics.

given this situation, how actually could we truly achieve 1Malaysia?

it irks me a lot when we often mention that there are 3 major races in Malaysia (Malay, Chinese and Indian), followed by the Seranis and Bumiputeras.

what the heck?

these 3 major races are not for Malaysia. those races are the majority in Semenanjung!

this is where the actual problem lies.

when we projected the image of Malaysia, we portrayed the Semenanjung part only. and when we need to show to the world that we are rich in biodiversity in cultures and places of interests, suddenly Sabah and Sarawak come into the picture.

the major races in Malaysia are the Bumiputeras, Malays, Chinese and Indians.

however, we all should collectively call ourselves, Malaysian.

and please.. all this dis-trust should ends here. it's too bad when we have some misconceptions to our friends from other states, it is heartbreaking to know there are stereotyping between Semenanjung and Borneo people.

we need to learn of the difference, and respect it.

we always say that in discussion people should be open-minded. question is, are we expecting the same thing from ourselves too?

1Malaysia, for me, is not another political ploy by Najib. it's actually the extension of Rukunegara concept originated from his father.

it's something that we really need to incorporate within ourselves.

i am too tired to have this stereotyping mindset.

i will not stop condemning the bad acts, but i will not (hopefully) say, "Dasar Orang ______!"

it hurts when people told me that orang Semenanjung this and that, orang Sabah this and that, and orang Sarawak this and that. because upon reflection, all statements have the same message, "that we are ignorant fools, who fail to respect others, in the same time demanding them to respect us".

we are Malaysian.

Salam 1Malaysia!

perghhh

2009-09-05T13:55:00.001+08:00

perghhh.. lama tak buat keja macam ni.. everyday buat camni, boleh gila pala hotak huhuhu

good morning world!

tidur

2009-08-27T00:24:00.003+08:00

it was drizzling out there. i mean hujan lebat jugak la (ke sama je maksud dia?)

while i was lying on my bed, surfing the net (obviously facebook-ing), we were texting each other.

and just as i was about to reply to her text, i fell asleep.

an hour later, terbangun dengan sendirinya, and saw there's a new message in my inbox.

bunyinya seolah-olah begini, "aik? dah tidur dah ke siput?"

so i quickly replied to that, and unfortunately, i believe she's already asleep.

so, i continued facebook-ing, and writing this entry.

sekian terima kasih.

haih, tetiba tak sabar nak hari jumaat la pulak. nak balik. nak makan murtabak daging.

nota kaki:-

(siput sbb lmbt sgt reply sms/email hahahaha)

28th august 2009 - 31st august 2009 : KL

2009-08-25T23:51:00.002+08:00

Abuya called just now, and Ummi said that she is more than happy to sponsor my flight ticket back to KL, during this coming long Merdeka weekend.

so i immediately checked Airasia and MAS website, and luckily there are seats available at AirAsia.

booked them, and voila. will be back home this Friday and back to my oh-this-is-where-the-heart-is land on Monday.

well, too bad for the fact that i will have to leave her during this weekend. or perhaps she already has plan for herself.

oh, i really have to get her that thing. else, mengamuk dia nanti hahaha

chow. it's raining, and i should be sleeping by now.

rambang nota # 102109210

2009-08-24T22:12:00.001+08:00

alhamdulillah.. habis saatu hari ni... ada lagi doploh semilan.. sempat ke ek? dahla tadi membaca dalam keadaan separa sedar hahahahaha

teruskan berusaha, nobita!

gaji baru masuk semalam..

2009-08-23T19:47:00.002+08:00

and by this time of writing, i only have RM20 in my wallet.

but,

i've cleared my monthly credit card payment,

i've cleared one of my credit card's outstanding amount (hence, i am no longer in debt to you CIMB bank!),

i've paid my telecommunication bills,

i've paid the utility bill,

i've paid my monthly commitment to GTS duit kutu team,

i've paid my rental fee, and

i've paid my monthly vehicle loan payment.

however, i am pretty sure i can make it through the month because,

it's Ramadhan, and i plan to break fast at mosque every working days,

my housemates are going to reimburse back their share of rental fee, and

my travelling claims should be paid within next week.

however, i might have to discount some of the revenue, due to,

i am yet to pay my share of ASTRO and installation fees,

i am yet to pay my share of household items bought last week and this week, and

i might be travelling back to KL by end of this week.

here's to wonderful Ramadhan, and may it brings the best out of us.

permulaan Ramadhan adalah rahmat , pertengahan adalah keampunan dan pengakhiran adalah hindar dari api neraka

so why?

2009-08-22T17:18:00.002+08:00

a colleague of mine shared with me what happened during her sister's akad nikah.

before starting the akad nikah ceremony, the tok kadi asked the groom this question.

"so, kenapa anda nak berkahwin?"

i can imagine the guy's facial expression, when being caught off-guard by tok kadi.

so, i guess it seems natural to raise that question, when suddenly the kahwin thing was discussed during our non-work discussion via emails.

some, playing the role as the devil's advocate said, "sebab nak halalkan seks". they gave points, points that were taught to us during our schooling days during kelas Pendidikan Islam.

jatuh hukum wajib untuk berkahwin sekiranya tidak mampu menahan diri dan berkemampuan.

sunat hukumnya bagi mereka yang berkemampuan, dan masih mampu menahan diri.

however, most of us believes, it is more than that. marriage is more than menghalalkan seks.

but really, should one fine day, a tuk kadi OR your parents OR your grandparents OR your future in-laws ask you that question, what would you say?

"jadi, kenapa saudara mahu berkahwin?"

Movie Review: District 9

2009-08-20T20:46:00.002+08:00

if i could only use one sentence to describe District 9, it would be,

"this movie showed the good, not too good, bad, not so bad, and bad-ass sides of human who will discrimanate when they can, and be charitable when they feel like; all in while able to swtich personalities in just split second depending on how he/she perceives the threat or condition"

Things Amil Will Tell You

2009-08-19T01:11:00.002+08:00

excerpts from the soon to be published best-selling book, "Things Amil Will Tell You"..bila nak publish? entahla hahahhahahaha

so, she posed this question to us,

"korg, i have a problem and i think it's eating me inside, like seriously i sangat sensitive la skarang, why ar?"

so i told her, why:-

Well,
1) You might be keeping it to urself for a loooong time. Which is not good. Solution? You need to let it out, share with others. By doing so, you will feel that half of the burden already removed
2) Lack of self-confidence. Low self-esteem. Solution? Always think positive, look at the bright side, and always and always have good thoughts on the outcomes of the event
3) as a friend once told me, “stop and smell the roses”. Anyway, to at least see the glimpse of what the solution could be, disconnect yourself from the situation and try to see the issue from 3^rd point of view. What would other people do? What would others see? Also, pamper yourself. Not too much, but just enough to keep your mind off the issue for A WHILE.
4) Avoid having prolong escapism from the issue. You will still have to face and solve it, hence by running away or pretending it’s not there, is not a wise thing to do. As mentioned in point no.3, yes, you may take a vacation or have a long weekend to free yourself from the issue. But, avoid falling into the trap of feeling down and demoralized once the vacation ends. The purpose of the getaway is to refresh the mind, not to go away and hope things will fix on its own.
5) And not to forget, to every problem there is always at least a solution. Usaha, Tawakal, Do’a. Allah is always there for us.

Then she responded by saying,

well, what if i say im tired of just looking at the bright side i.e. living in denial!!!
sometimes (or rather most of the time) i keep things to myself because im too conscious, takut orang boring dengar what i have to say
and i dont know why, but i rasa when i talk, ppl dont listen. and i hate that and it hurts sgt when ppl dont
so i lagi rela keep things to myself
and i selalu rasa orang selalu take advantage of me, or condemn what i have to say just because i tak cepat marah

so i advised her

Love,

1. There is a fine line on living in denial AND looking at the bright side. Living in denial is like pretending that nothing happened, or if it does happened, it will fix by its own (refer to point.4 in previous advice). Looking at the bright side, in my context, is slightly different. You confirm with yourself that, yes, I am in deep shit. Then, think of positive things i.e luckily it happened to me now, not when I was in the toilet doing my daily business. Lepas tu, which even I myself found macam susah sikit, is to formulate plan how to make things better. And finally, work it out. Conclusion: get yourself back to reality, use God-given gift to think of how to get out of the mess, and implement the plan with all our strength (external factors are to be ignored)

2. You think people listen to me when I talk? Most of the time, they don’t. but who cares? You tell them because you need to let it out. If you tell them because you need their help or tips or guidance, then you have to be selective of to whom you’re talking to. When telling people, always have the purpose. Is it because I just want to let it out? Or is it because I want to get others opinion? I believe, most of the time, you want others to think for you. Hence, the disappointment when they cannot come out with any solution, thus making you feel like they are not listening. Anyway, kalau dok cerita2 dalam club, memang tak dengar la kot? Sumerang tgh sibuk dgr the glaring music from the nearby speakers. Conclusion: know your purpose of telling others, and know your audience. (macam I dok berleter panjang ni laa.. only u je yang maybe akan digest. The others, maybe akan baca sikit, pastu delete hahahaaha)

3. Take advantage of you? Condemn of what you have to say just because you tak cepat marah? Clearly you have low self esteem. Love, in my circle of friends, I selalu je kena buli/kutuk/kena target. But who cares? Don’t take them seriously. Kena sabar la sikit. Senang cerita, get out of that circle. If you’re stuck with them i.e office mates, have minimal contact with them.

4. Susah2 pun, express yourself by writing. Lately ur writing macam dah pendek2 kot? hahaha

lullaby

2009-08-19T00:10:00.002+08:00

as the moon shines brightly,

and i lay on this couch, watching reruns of old Transformers cartoon;

my heart thinks of you.

yes you.

oh my soft, comfortable and tender bed.

i'm better off to sleep now.

wrestling

2009-08-19T00:04:00.002+08:00

it has been a long time since i last watched WWE flagship program, Monday Night RAW.

and much to my delight, tonight's show was awesome.

top faces:

John Cena

top heels:

Legacy

Randy Orton

and by now, i'm already pass the oh-how-i-miss-the-rock-and-stone-cold era.

lesson learnt #128198219

2009-08-18T00:59:00.002+08:00

phew. i just serviced my debt of RM4000. still got RM1000 to go. and then, to keep servicing my monthly debt of RM500.

after much soul-searching sessions (cheit, walhal masa tengah termenung), i realised that most of the expenditures came from purchasing flight tickets BKI-KUL-BKI. well, ever since i'm here, my credit card usage is mainly to buy flight tickets.

only starting last month, i'm using the card to service my 24 months installment when i purchased the 40" LCD TV+DVD player+Home Theatre System. Hence, the RM500 monthly debt service.

so basically, i've spent all of my bonus on servicing my debt. the feeling?

much relieved!

Alhamdulillah, thank you ALLAH for the bounty.

when the eyes are getting heavier..

2009-08-17T23:47:00.003+08:00

for how should i say this,

for the feeling i have inside of me.

shall i wait till the day ends?

shall i wait till the hostess rings the bell to adjourn?

or should i just plopped it when we are to meet early in the morning?

for every thought of your smile,

for every thought of your naughty words,

for every thought of your reminders,

for every thought of how i long to see you.

till then..

goodnight, and sweet dreams

1Malaysia

2009-08-16T17:35:00.003+08:00

we met, went for a trip together, and we clicked. it can't actually remember how or when.

and now, we are much comfortable with each other.

there might indifferences between us, but those are the things that make us unique.

here's to 1Malaysia spirit.

learn to unplug, and what to when we're unplugged

2009-08-16T00:08:00.003+08:00

it is imperative for us to unplug in order to recharge ourselves.

ironic, isn't it? unplug to charge?

we need to unplug ourselves from,

those thing that haunts us

those thing that makes us miserable

those thing that hurts us

those thing that loves us

and those things that affect us

and vice versa, ceteris paribus.

but remember, you can not and must not unplug from the spiritual inner self.

to Allah the Almighty, we must humbly serve, for we are nothing but his servant.

but are we a loyal and obedient one?

when we've think of this through, then automatically other connections will be plugged in back.

and walla, we are now fully recharged.

sempena bulan Ramadhan mubarak, sama-samalah kita saling mengingati sesama kita

i heart you...

2009-08-12T00:29:00.002+08:00

sekali sekala jiwang kan... apa salahnya.

to those people out there, i heart you.

random entry 129182190

2009-08-12T00:02:00.002+08:00

OK, enough about negative rantings.

life has been good for me. and i would like to officially announce that i am a slacker, and also a great procrastinator.

but i also tidak mudah untuk menggelabah. i am cool.

saya tidak lagi mempunyai stamina yang tinggi, dalam erti kata lain, saya sekarang kurang fit dalam aktiviti sukan badminton.

main tadi pun, menjadi lubuk yang berjaya.

so, this is like the longest stay for the past few months since i last moved to Sabah. approximately 6 days saya di Subang Jaya bersama keluarga. esok akan pulang ke Kota Kinabalu yang dirindui.

ya, kini KK adalah seperti kampung halaman saya. kenapa?

saya berasa lebih tenang di sana.

saya kurang melakukan aktiviti sosial di sana.

maka, saya lebih berjimat di sana.

email

2009-08-05T23:41:00.002+08:00

so, Line is pissed off because there is no certainty on when the interview session will be held here. the previous attempt, which was called on at the last minute, was cancelled at the last minute as well.

i even told them, perhaps they might want to have ONE big session, whereby all the OPUs in the other side of Malaysia will be able to nominate and participate in the recruitment drive. Just let us know the date, and we will be more than happy to assist. you talk about cost-efficient measurement, so lets do a big one, and then reported that you have serviced the customer over here!

but till now, there is no news about it.

so, my Boss shoot an email to HQ, which in turn fwd it to Center.

and suddenly, my ex-SM sent me an email, requesting me to be their eyes and ears on latest happening in Line.

funny. because when they introduce new things, do they even bother to inform us upfront? when they implement new rulings, did they communicate with us?

i dont remember seeing any email coming from their side.

even an email sent much earlier, requesting talking points so that i could advise Line accordingly, was replied by a phone-call.

like seriously, u expect me to take verbatim of our phone call ke? and the conversation ended with, "ala Mil, ko dulu kan kat sini. tau2 je la how things work"

boy, am i happy to hear that! nothing changes. policy and new rules, yes. but style of work? nah. sorry syeena, u know i love u, but professionalism wise, this is bullshit.

when i read that email, i thought they might be thinking that i'm not doing my job.

so, i replied back the email to the now GM,

'with the new rulings and requirements introduced time after time, we are unable to provide consistent reasoning with Line"

the keyword is: Consistency.

yg aku panas tu, masa hangpa bagi aku M3, takde plak hantar email ke phone call ke. tau2 je dah termaktub dalam HRIS.

lantak pi laa.. kalo nasib aku baik, hari Jumaat ni aku dpt jumpa dia. time tu nak luahkan semua.

tengok lah apa respons dan jawapan dia.

ACD

2009-08-05T22:56:00.002+08:00

i wonder why people dreaded so much about their ACD assessment. i mean, the purpose of the baseline assessment is for us to know where we are right now. i mean, for someone who has been in the industry for like 3 years ++, you should be able to answer some questions comfortably kan?

not!

not if you spent your precious 3 years in that same old department, doing the same shit over and over again. especially if you're at the HQ. i mean, performance wise, you might be seen as competent. but knowledge wise?

yo, kalau u have been doing the same thing for past 5 years, kalo tak excellent jugak, tak tau la kot. samada ko bodoh atau malas. i chose item no.1.

luckily for me, although PPA wise is not that menyakinkan, in the span of 2 years ++, i've covered 3 areas in my roles as a HR practitioners.

and if all goes as plan, upon my 3rd year, i'll be given a new responsibility.

so, i had my ACD assessment yesterday. before that, weeks before the assessment date, i asked my boss, "Boss, agak2 kalau dtg berlenggang boleh tak?"..he replied, "ko ni..bwk la dokumen ke bahan bacaan sikit. tunjuk depa hang ada some effort"

so, the day before the assessment, felt that i needed a half-day session to recap what i've gained throughout my colourful 2 years of experience. instead, i had to attend an audit discussion with my boss throughout the evening. OK, fine. i'll do that after office hour. But then, when the clock ticked 4.00pm, i realised that i wanted to watch Setem. then off me go to the cinema.

Came back home, decided that i should start studying. Sat in the living hall, turned on the TV, and sub-consciously inserted The Matrix DVD.

and i spent the night watching The Matrix, Matrix: Reloaded and surfing the net simultaneously.

owh, we just activated our internet access at home.

there goes my hope to study for the assessment.

next morning, came early to the office, skimmed through the manuals, and had a good breakfast.

went through the assessment, and the assessors feedbacks were encouraging. i validated my self-assessment on my gaps, and i will need to chart my career in order to close the gaps.

later today, before the assessors left the building, one of them came to me and asked, "dah berapa lama kau di E1?" i replied, "nak masuk 3 tahun dah".. he said, "OK la tu. Boleh progress dah".

Alhamdulillah, praise be to Allah.

ye, apakah salah saya?

2009-08-04T22:07:00.002+08:00

been a long time since i last updated my blog here.

customary updates:
1. our house, is now wi-fi area. nice!
2. i am a proud owner of 40" LCD TV, and a standard home theatre system. nice!

now, to latest ranting.
for those who care shit about this, i am in extreme pissed off mode on the implementation of this Forced-Ranking system.

yes, i believe aku memang patut laa kena, but still, if i remember, the superior is supposed to share with the staffs, on their final rating.

but nooo..

i got to know about my rating, not from my ex-superior, but from the system.

so, since we are the victim of this force-ranking system, the effect to us?

1. increment is 4% only, the same with those of rating 4
2. permanent record in our CV, which might dampen our progression opportunities
3. might affect bonus payout
4. demoralise gila2 kot as if macam tak kerja langsung last FY

i love the company, i am passionate about my job. but these thing? it made me thinking of my future in the Company. it nearly made me lose my faith in the system.

to make things worse, there are people who i truly believe does not belong in this group. but was victimised due to this shitty thing of wanting to maintain reputation.

bladi fark. just because aku di-transfer-out, ko suka suki letak aku kat the bottom 10%? dah la ko menyusahkan aku before my transfer movement. oi enchik, other manager, altho belum finalised, dah share dgn staff tau what's happening. dah kat EDC ke, dah confirm ke, apa ke. but ko? blah la wei. tak nak bagitau pulak.

and all these while, while others are kutuk-king ko, aku tak join pun. i hold on to my principles of not talking thrash about others. do unto others, what you want others unto you.

now i realised, i should just joined the pack.

anyway, all i need is a proper explanation. why i am in the bottom 10%? why am i victimised?

my target, to put it bluntly, is to hold a position whereby i will be able to tembak my ex-boss. ko tgk ah nnt.

tapi lepas discuss with ummi and abuya, it's best not to have this dendam thingy. so, all i want to achieve is, to hold a position much higher than him, then show him who's the boss.

eleh, takat tau pasal ambik orang kerja je, tinggi manalah ko boleh pergi.

ok, saya sgt pissed off.

mungkin dgn manager, mungkin juga dengan senior manager.

but as they say, hadapi dengan senyuman :)

update dari KK - June 2009

2009-06-21T14:54:00.002+08:00

June is here, and soon will be replaced with July.
So, what was in store during month of June? nothing much, i'm afraid.
well, except from the Manukan Escapade, and also Labuan trip, life is pretty much the same.

Can't say that Manukan dissapointed me, coz it was an escapade full of sun, sea, sand, and girls. hehehehehe. you can view some of the pictures at my facebook photos. some of it je.

and Labuan? my goodness. Labuan is nice, although you can easily get bored of it. why? coz there's nothing much of places where you can go. However, since Labuan is a free duty island, it is the best place to buy car, car, liquor, cigarettes, car and chocolates.
and i bought chocolates as souvenirs for my colleagues, and Gucci sunglasses for myself. freaking rm200. i seriously need to start paying my credit card bills.

*sigh*

so far, June is the month where i have no meeting in KL, but tonnes of work to be done in the office. It's already been 2 months i'm here, and i'm expecting myself to be able to perform the job autonomously, with me being the section head as well.

on the other note, my apartment is now fully occupied. 2 other tenants are with me now. all of us work with PETRONAS, so no problem there.

as of now, i plan to get myself a bicycle.

fingers crossed!

beautiful monday

2009-06-08T23:29:00.003+08:00

so today, lots of things happened. Interesting things indeed.

First, the boss will be away to KL for the rest of the week. And guess what? I'll be the acting manager. Perghh.. Too much responsibilities! My own tasks pun tak settle2 lagi.

Secondly, i saw with my very own eyes, rm500 disappeared into thin air in about an hour. Thanks to the slot machine. As part of my localisation effort, followed my friends to a club, and watched them trying their luck on the machine. Crazy man. Rm100 in just like in less than 10 minutes. But i must admit, the excitement when you won is what drove greed into turbo mode. Although at the end of the day, u won nothing.

Tu je la kot.

Oh, another note. My sidekick, she told me that it seems that i like ladies who are small or petite, and cakap lemah lembut.
So, if you're one of them, and still single, just drop me your number k.