resolutions

This is the time of the year when i will start reflecting and thinking on what i have done, what i could have done and what i would do next. This is the time of the year when i would be receiving new calendars and diary to start on a new leaf. I already hang the new ones and threw the old ones away. Looking at the dates, I first make notes on the public holidays for the year and start thinking on the possible dates for my holiday to kuching or elsewhere in the world.

so of course there are things i think i should have done, therefore it has to be carry forward the year is coming to an end really fast. for the muslim, the new year starts a few days earlier which is tomorrow. the new year in islam starts after the first migration of the muslim to medina to start on a new life. similarly, i should be starting new life beginning from tomorrow, similar things i have been doing for over twenty years. but years come and go and do not remember if i have started new life each time the year changes.

i can do it, i can change to a new me. yeah i mean it, i am feeling really serious right now. because i am supposed to be better each day. but i have waited, for i should not have waited because when i wait nothing will happen.

sometimes it is funny because after a while the strength in me will just fade away and often i will blame the surrounding. i am blaming that someone or something has stole my future, letting me down and under.

but of course i could not do it just like that without full intervention from GOD. i need to pray and ask for guidance. so of course, the need for solid notes for what i am planning to do in 2009 is crucial so that i could always refer to it later:

1. be less mean, but it is not quantifiable. so i should put something realistic on how less mean i should be. being less mean to anyone is to be humble and down to earth. listen to ideas but be firm with my statements.
2. be more friendly, greet people and get to know others. you know, when we meet someone new at a meeting or conference, i seldom ask for names but just making trivial conversation. although i would not want to invade for any privacy, i should at least make an effort to remember name and faces.
3. be on time as i hate to wait, therefore i should be assuming that no ones like to wait for others because time is too precious to be spent to wait on someone for too long.
   
4. be more understanding, by trying to be on someone else shoes.
5. be more committed to things i am doing, especially in helping others. i would not want to promise anyone anything but in the end would only be doing it halfheartedly.
6. be more focus on what i want. by not beating around the bush but to be direct to the point. i should not be assuming that people are able to read my mind. so i should be telling them what i want instead of giving never ending hint.
7. not to be too greedy with anything. because what we get, we need to share, i.e. money, knowledge, food, etc.
   

Ho Ho Ho

Ho ho ho reminds me of my former employees, the two big guys from turkey who look like Santa Claus. they used to say "ho ho ho" quite often and i don't really remember why it was said. it was fun working there and the pay was more than ok [8 dollars/hours] and i often got extra when it was a really busy night. the business itself was very efficient, during the peak hours, 4 pm - 8 pm there were only 3 workers, 2 cooks and 1 waiter who will do whatever not related to cooking. and after 8 pm there would be only 1 cook and 1 waiter to wait for the closing of the restaurant at 11 pm. the food i like because it was tastier than anything else in the area. the service as some customer would say it quite slow because most of the main dishes will be cooked only when ordered. these include all sorts of kebab, chicken curry, lamb chop and pizzas. but it was worth the wait because no food will be served unless it was ready to be eaten. there were many regular customers who keep coming back to the restaurant and they always come a bit earlier than anyone else bacause they know that the restaurant will be packed with people eventually.

being the waiter was pretty tough during the peak hours, as there were orders to take, plates to wash, tables to set, dishes to deliver and etc. but when it was quiet, i would cook for myself. [the waiters are only permitted to cook for the themselves and never for the customers, as they never received any sort of training and for the purpose of upholding the good reputation] i would often cook something not in the menu by mixing all the raw ingredients. the favorite of all is putting the meat on top of the rice with sprinkle of mozarella cheese on top and heat it in the oven until the cheese melt to perfection. i believe, there is a similar menu as this at pizza hut but it is a bit pricey while the proportion is small.

i miss working in the restaurant but at the same glad for not having to work there anymore because it was rather tiring coming home after 11pm only to face bunch of friends who were waiting for the extra food that i will bring home from the restaurant. =P but i was ok with it.

don't be mad, babe

to be angry is human nature. it is normal to be angry at some things. but the coolest person is the one who is able to control his or her anger - not to show it in a way that will only tarnish his or her reputation. it is also the sign of maturity. the most matured person is not the eldest, but the coolest who is able to withstand any form of challenges with steady mind, which i dearly respect. luckily for me, most of my colleagues are cool!

don't lose your cool. chill babe.

tribute to Nelson

i do not miss nelson, but i hope that one day i will casually meet him, then to greet and thank him for everything he had taught me.

he taught me that it's ok to be scolded in front of everyone, to be scrutinized and to be laughed at. it's ok because people at higher ranking don't have time to think about the felings of others. it's ok because we learnt it the hard way. it's ok because someone is pointing out the mistakes that we made and not let us fall into the drain. 

he taught me that not all bosses are technically competent. sometimes, there are things that the bosses did not know and will accept whatever we say. but never to make assumptions or pull figures from air without any concrete explanations. better still is to have citations or references from  reliable sources. it's ok to assume because we do not know everything. and no one has ever written everything that is possible to know on earth. because each and everyday we will be encountering new things, new problems that need new solutions. in order to come up with new solution is to make assumptions on several things.

he taught me that most people are judgemental to the covers of books. impressions are important, make yourself look busy eventhough we may not at that time. make yourself smell good eventhough you have not taken a shower since forever. make yourself look articulate when explaining things eventhough you don't know everything. make yourself humble and prepare to ask opinions from others. someone who is smart on the outside may not be smart on the brain. but most people will perceive it that way if show yourself as being smart. you don't have to know everything to be smart but sufficient knowledge about general things are important. so read, all kind of things.

he taught me that shit happens and we just have to accept the fact we may not succeed all the time. shit happens but you shall not shit on others. be humble and be calm. 

he may not be the favorite among students, but he taught me well. 

economic recession

cyclical recession
1986, 1997 and 2008 - - - 2019

cyclical meaning that i will happen eventually after certain years. each recession happen for about a year of two and afterward the stocks will boom. it is a cycle. after the recession, business will grow again. so the best time to buy the stocks is during the lowest trough.

so i predict that the next recession will happen in 2019 during which the fuel price will go really up, very high because the sources are depleting. malaysia will be a net importer of oil and gas. inflation would be high as the prices of food and other things will increase due to high fuel cost. so business will slow down because people are saving for other important stuff. people prefer to stay and eat at home and thus restaurant will be empty.

hopefully by then the first nuclear in malaysia is ready to be commissioned so that we will not be scrambling for gas, LNG, coal or oil to generate electricity in our homes.

right here right now, i don't think that is happening, restaurant are still packed with crowds. that is why the government still denies that malaysia has yet been effected by the recession.

work

work makes a little time to spend for other things. my work can be really busy or too relax. but last week i was not busy but still have to go home late. it is not really because i want to stay back, but i had to. it is somehow fascinating to see how it takes four to six people working on just one presentation for several days. it happens all the time in my department, i wonder if the same thing happen elsewhere. so last week we had to finish several presentation to several parties, the CEO (2 presentations) and the ministry. it took the VP, the GM and other senior execs to finalize the presentations and I, being the lowest paid officer in the meeting room, i had to be the typist. but i did not care. i gained a lot and exposed to all sorts of stories in the industry. what makes it so long to finish the slides is that because these people like to discuss, gossip and make jokes in between. often times i could not join the laugh because i have no idea what they were talking about. for three days we were doing that i had to go home after dark. being there, i got to know more about the senior people in my division, how they are thinking, what are their dislikes and so on.

so at last finally, i had to print all the slides. once printed, it does not always mean that the job is done. it was printed yesterday because we were approaching weekend, and the VP would like to read over it in the weekend. luckily they were not thinking of continuing it during the weekends. so because the slides were pretty much all done and finalized, i had to print colored copies to the CEO. funny thing though is that i always assumed everything and takes thing easy. usually, whatever is for the CEO would be properly binded to become a book with hardcover so that it would make it as a good presentation to CEO. but because it was already late and dark yesterday, without thinking much I just stapled the slides once and gave it the VP. well i saw an alarming looks at her face for a second but then she went on saying about cost cutting measures due to the economic recession. the other senior execs were laughing and were backing up what she was saying. i was feeling a bit guilty at first and ready to accept any comment was also laughing at the remarks. COOL! i always know that it will be great working with this bunch. the senior execs were cool and not rigid about protocols.

so pay or salary is not always what motivates me to work. although the pay is not as high in other companies, it is not also the lowest. just nice in between. having high pay but awful working environment, i do not think i would be working there for long. when some people elsewhere are thinking about lay off due to economic recession, i was expecting a raise in a couple months. what is there to complaint? none.

even the traffic these days is easy due to school holidays. i have always been out from home 7.30 and arriving just before 8.

Nuclear for Malaysia

today i was finally convinced that Malaysia should go for nuclear for the sake of a sustainable future.

i used to be skeptical on why should we go for nuclear.

it is expensive and too complicated.

• too complicated meaning that we have to be very careful about the radioactive material.
  
• expensive because the construction of a nuclear plant would need a very comprehensive safety features in order to comply with international standards.
  
• expensive because only special material can be used to manufacture so many parts in the nuclear plant
  
• expensive because this is something very new and malaysia has to start from scratch
  
• too complicated because we do not have enough expertise in the area
  

indeed it is true that nuclear is expensive and complicated. so i ask why we need nuclear?

• malaysia need nuclear to generate electricity in the future. malaysia used to generate electrcity from oil. then oil is replaced by gas because oil is needed for other sectors such as transportation. and petronas need to make some money by exporting the oil. and anyway, malaysia will be net importer of oil in 5 or 6 years from now!
• gas is also running out. by 2019, petronas cannot guarantee a stable supply of gas for the power sector. part of gas has been processed as LNG and are committed for export to japan. since we lend so much money from japan, malaysia just cannot breach the contract of exporting LNG to japan.
• electrcity in malaysia is also being generated through coal. coal is supposed to replace gas when the supply of gas is limited. but malaysia imports all the coal from other countries. we know that china and india is also fighting for the supply of coal. the demand soared so fast that the price of coal is also moving up. 
• environmentally, coal is polluting the air that we breathe. without doubt we don't want anymore haze in KL or elsewhere in malaysia. thus we should not be using so much coal in our power plants. sooner or later, the international world may scrutinze our contribution to the pollution of the world and may be subjected to international sactions.
• what about the sun? solar panel and wind power? the source of energy from solar and wind is jsut not firm. it cannot provide base load power as such coal and gas can provide. indeed, we do not want to see unreliable source of electricity in the country. imagine no wind and no sun for a week. 
• if not nuclear, what option do we have to supply the electrcity being supply by gas and coal which constitute to about 90% of electricity generated today?
• another 10% is from hydro and other small projects (e.g biomass) and it is just not enough. 
• import power from sarawak? how much can we import lest the submarice cable from sarawak to peninsular malaysia fails. even if the cable is a success, peninsular cannot be relying on the interconnection alone. there must be backup from the local power generation.
• i began to wonder.. if not nuclear, what is going to replace the gas that is depleting. coal will be very hard to acquire in the future unless we are willing to pay a very high price. but i dislike coal because it pollutes the air.
• i wonder if we can create a new reliable source of energy.. as much as gas and coal is generating which could total up to over 15,000 MW!
• i ask, can we get the fuel to power up nuclear plant? uranium is still abundance. it can last up for at least 80 years or more once the technology advances. 30 tonnes of nuclear can generate about the same energy as 20 mil tonnes of coal in a year. and nuclear only need refueling every 18 months. that means that malaysia would have to import uranium only every two year. instead of coal which have to be delivered 2 or 3 tiimes a week!
• nuclear is not for now. but for the future. but the groundworks need to start now. because first timer need a lot to learn and will need approval from the world community as nuclear is a very sensistive issue.
• so if someone can provide a solution other than nuclear for the power generation in 20 years to come, we may need not to start with nuclear at all.
• i guess TNB has not find other solution than nuclear, that;s is why i think they are proposing it to the government.
• we should look for solutions that will cater us for many years to come and not just solution for few years.

so i believe that we need nuclear for the future and the government should start from now. 

Quantum Of Solace

Last night with Bond was fantastic and full with action. I had to squirm my eyes just because the explosions and glass shattering were so realistic that i only imagined that if I were to watch the Quantum of Solace in 3D (imax) I would be missing the whole actions because I would keep my eyes close most of the times.  

storyline is typical bond. bond would be chasing some bad guys only to unravel more evil plots. 2 hours. action packed with killings of the suspected bad guys because bond is just cold-hearted.

if you were to watch this movie, it is advisable to revise the story plot of the last bond movie: casino royale.

You Decide

Nov 4 every 4 years, America decides on the president of the glorious states of America.

Similarly, we have to make decisions each day. Few months ago when price of petrol shot up like crazy, we never thought that it would ever go down again, well, at least not at this level. Most people have decided during the high petrol price, to cut on traveling and thus one way or another hurts many other economies such as tourism, hotel business, airlines and commodities. One way or another, although some people said that the recession starts due to the credit crunch in the united states, i believe that somehow that the very high oil price have contributed to the slowness of the world economy. When people decided to use less petrol and carry out numerous activities to promote energy efficiency, the demand of oil starts to drop really badly. This is followed by the price of oil itself.

So people, we have decided to use less petrol, and now our decision have resulted in something that we have always wanted. So decide on something, and hope for the consequences!

I hope that we will continue to practice a very moderate use of petrol so that there will be no reason for the price to shoot up like crazy again.

Amidst the economic recession, several industries have managed to maintain business as usual or even continue making profits. They are the beer industries, tobacco companies and casinos. During times like this more people drink because they want to forget about the reality. More people smokes because they say they want to chill out. More people gamble because they believe and they feel that they will be lucky, hoping that they will be making easy money. and so i heard this morning, an advice given by someone in the business segment to buy on stocks from the three industries mentioned earlier. But are we not becoming the friends and families of evil by buying the stocks? You decide for yourself!

Petronas Salary (I envy)

I am happy for my friends who are working in Petronas. While every other companies is still negotiating their collective agreement (CA) to decide on the benefits and rights of the worker including salary, they have long enjoy their salary adjustment. Since fresh grads entering Petronas as an executive has to have a minimum salary of 3500, I believe my friends at Petronas is enjoying a rather high jump from 2500 starting salary before the management at Petronas approve the salary adjustment. As an oil and gas company, the workforce at Petronas is very desirable. Companies especially based in Middle East are waiting to grab their very opportunity to recruit the experienced employees of Petronas preferably after couple years of training provided by Petronas. I believe it is insane for the management to see that their workers are leaving the company to work at other places at an alarming rate, especially those with good skills. Therefore, they have offered several allowances for their workers. For example those working in the oilfield, or must I say working closely to find available gas field in the world, they are given an extra 1000 on top of their current salary. Other execs may enjoy less but htey still got some more pocket money on top of their basic salary. I believe it is the strategy of the management on retaining their existing workforce. Being a scholar of Petronas, my friend is bonded for ten years or else have to pay a huge amount of money just to breach the contract. Pity me, I wish I am a Petronas scholar. Currently, the management at petronas is still generous enough to give out loans to their employees so that they may buy house. 100% loan at the amount of the basic salary times 90. i hope the mangement of Petronas will ocntinue to do this in order to retain even more workers although it might hurt the company in the long run. In an attempt to reduce cost, my company has long ceased the benefit of giving loans to their employees. Instead, employess have to seek on their own, loans from banks or any financial institution and the company will only pay difference of interest rate that will otherwise give. Let say that the company used to give out interest of 4% for their workers to buy house. Thus with new regulation, the new worker will have to apply loan from bank, and the lowest which is given is 6%. Therefore, the difference of interest rate is 2%. Each month, after paying the installment of their loan, the workers will have to apply for the compny to reimburse the difference of 2% in the interest rate. Lots of paperworks and often times can be ver time consuming. I assume that the management aims for the workers to totally forget claiming for the reimbursement. I am not lucky I believe not being ble to enjoy 100% loan from my company to buy house. In this case, I would not beable to buy my dream house until i save enough money to coveer the downpayment and auxillary cost in buying the house. For the sake of my friends who is going to work in petronas, I hope that they will still be able to enjoy the full loan given by the company.

C H E A T E R !

I always feel cheated after paying for a meal in a restaurant. Especially, when looking at the expensive charges that they charged for a meal that I do not think deserve the charges they charged. Especially those restaurant preparing the so called western food. Yeah, I know that they served something from the west. It is western OK, but the price does not have to be converted based on the western currency. This is because I know, and they know that everyone knows that the ingredients that they used to make their meal are not imported from any country that they claimed the dish is from. Clear example is to charge a meal of hamburger with fries more than 10 ringgit! All we know that the cost of preparing the dish is less than 2 ringgit! why? because everything is not imported, it is bought locally. Logically, the price of the aforementioned dish is supposedly 4 ringgit, to account for the cost of labor and taxes including profit. but Malaysian is becoming more generous to the restaurants. All they say is that they are willing to pay more price to eat better food. Is it really a better food? Maybe or maybe not, you decide for yourself. Unlike Americans, in few days, they will be deciding on who will becoming the next president. So if Americans can decide to choose on what they want, we Malaysian can also decide to boycott those restaurants with impractical prices. hopefully if nobody goes to their restaurant, they will get the hint to lower the prices of their dishes.

Mistakes

Being human, we often make mistakes. 

But being human, we must understand that human make mistakes.

No human is angelic or God-like.

It's better to make mistakes, because we learn from mistakes.

I am lucky to have sub-ordinates as well as superiors that undertand this. 

That I am also a human being.

Being human, I also make mistakes.

But I must learn not to make the same mistakes more than once.

If I repeat the same mistakes, it is the time when people feel really pissed off and explode.

I will be very dissapointed if I repeat the same mistake.

So I learn to write my mistakes somewhere I can read and see.

Make a note or anything, so long as I will remember.

Remember remember that we always forget.

The puny little things in life that could have big impact afterwards.

So learn to remember!

Working Month: November

November comes. I realize that there would be no public holidays in November.

That means that I will be working the whole month! In fact, there are so many datelines due in November. 

Since the price of gasoline dropped, more cars are seen on the streets. I spent hours on the street trying to enjoy the weekend. There was no accident, no cars broke down or even people working on the street but it was just about the humongous amount of cars on the street. Too many cars on the street should not hinder the smoothness of the traffic because the streets are with 3 or 4 lanes. Then it must be because of the flaw in the design. There are exits and entries which is not efficient. At the MRR2, there are exit which is right after an entry. Dude! that is totally lame because it should be exit first then followed by entry. Come on planners, it is commmon sense. When cars are entering the highway at the exact point of cars exiting the highway it causes massive traffic jammed. It happens everyday especially during peak hours. 

At other point of MRR2, three-lane become two-lane and then three-lane. I believe it is just mere stupidity to do that because it causes bottleneck at the point when the three lanes becomes two lanes. MRR2 has helped to ease traffic in the city but the design is just sheer impractical at some places. ~Sigh.

If there is no any real need to drive my car, I won't just go driving during the weekend. Let them all waste their gas and suffer the congested road during the weekend. 

KL is becoming crowder and crowder each day.

The LRT/Komuter is too crowded during the peak hours. Often I have to wait for several trains to get in and reach my destination. Often people would just push their way in because everyone is in a hurry. Often it feels really stuffy inside the train because it is just too packed. In the evening, I often ran out of breah because everybody smells, really bad!

Similarly, so is the bus. Too crowded to just feel alive going to work.

Therefore, I have to drive every morning. Going through AKLEH, it feels much better. I would rather spend some more money so long as I feel the solace and serenity going to work and coming back home, may Allah forbids that it becomes too congested.

S P I N City

my head is dizzy and spinning after having an utterly mix dinner plate of nasi lemak with chicken nugget. i guessed it is not the food but the result of drinking milk after eating a rather heavy dinner. there's no word to describe the current situation inside my stomach. it is all in a chaos operation to digest everything at once. so the head is being sent with confused signal causing it to rock hard inside the brain.

when the world is spinning, we do not feel anything.
but when the head is spinning, i feel weird.
my stomach is weird and so does everything else.
i do not feel like doing anything
cause doing anything does not promise this sense of weirdness to end

listening to music can be calming
but not in this dire situation

watching the tv can be fun
but every show can be very dull at this moment

i keep thinking about one thing
the one thing i could not comprehend
why are the mosquitoes biting me?
even when i thought i have killed every one of them

i think i am alleric to my own perfume
it is not just nay perfume
it is made by versace
ever since i put on the perfume
my nose has not stop dripping
cramping the whole body

should i cry
i have not shep a tear for a very long time
i should not cry now
it is not me

i am me
me is wondering
wondering is you
but
that does not make
me you
or is i am you?
all i know is

i am DIZZY

A c n e

it hurts my eyes to see you appearing on me. it hurts when it is poke. i don't know what makes you appear and keeps appearing. is it because of what i eat? do you appear if you like what i eat or do you appear if you are protesting of what i eat? i eat all sort of things and just don't know what makes you appear. or is it because of what i am feeling. i only feel stress when i see you on me. i am not stress at any other times. is it because of jealousy that you come to me? are you jealous that i am happy and enjoying my life. or is it because of my surroundings? do you like that i have to endure the pollution of the city, each and everyday? i am avoiding all sort of smoke. if anyone is smoking, i will run away. if i am smoking, i will not run away. because i only smoke to feel hot. when i cook i love the smell of what's cooking. so you keep me wandering why do you keep reappearing. i almost lost you but you resurface. i just hope that you will go forever.

Only Time

who can say where the love goes? only time.

midnight last night as i was about to switched off the television, i saw this movies just beginning to play. the beginning of the movie immediately caught my attention thus thwarted any attempt of me going to sleep. it is a movie among which described the utterly romance of Lady Claire and Andre Marek. To Marek, it is a love of first sight. He will always try to save claire who undeniably is in constant trouble with the English soldier. He fought with his life just to save the life a woman he hardly knew. In the end, he chose to leave his life and friends to be with the one woman he love.

health food - never sick again

i got this from a friend who is concern about my health which is not deterioting. it says what to eat to avoid certain health problems, so here i share: (copy and paste, not mine and i am not plagirising, i am really afraid of getting cought as this could be very bad for my future as well as my reputation, i had once been caught in copyright infringement and i had to suffer, i was made to suffer, so this time around, i am declaring that the following is not mine, and i am just sharing without expecting of any profit, it is just to remind me and my readers)

Headaches: Fish (protein)
Fish oil helps to prevent headaches, so does ginger which reduces inflammation and pain

Hayfever: Yoghurt

Strokes: Tea
prevents buildup of fatty deposit on artery walls with regular doses of tea

Insomnia: Honey
as a sedative or tranquilizer

Asthma: Red Onions
helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes

Arthritis: Fish namely salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines

Upset stomach: Banana - will settle an upset stomach
Ginger - cures morning sickness and nausea

Bladder infections: Cranberry Juice
high acidic contain of cranberry juice can control harmful bacteria

Bones Problems: Pineapple
the manganese of pineapple can prevent bone fractures and osteoprosis

PMS: Cornflakes
reduces depression, anxiety and fatique

Memory Problems: Oysters
supply the much needed zinc

Cough: Hot Red Pepper
has similar substance found in cough syrup

Breast Cancer: Wheat, Bran, Cabbage
help maintain estrogen at healthy levels

Lung Cancer: Orange, Green Vegetable
contains beta-carotene, a form of Vitamin A

Ulceres: Cabbage

Diarrea: Apples with the skin
Let it turns brown first

Clogged Arteries: Avocados
contains mono-unsaturated fat to lower cholestrol

High Blood Pressure: Olive oil, Celery

Blood Sugar Imbalance: Brocolli, Peanuts
contains chromium to regulate insulin and sugar

Funnier Malaysia

today as the world is facing the recesion, the malaysians are proud that the top notch government in the world is following their approach in solving the economic problems in 97/98 money crisis. malaysia refuses to acknowledge that it will be hit the least in this time of economic recession. it is good to have hope and faith. so that we the people will not be panic and sell all out stocks in the stocks market.

it makes me laughing out loud, rolling on the floor laughing to read in the news that the malacca state government has agreed to award the title of datuk to Shah Rukh Khan. the reason given is that SRK has helped in promoting Malacca to the eyes of the world in which somehow the result of that is the appointment of malacca as one of the historic city of the world by the UN(?). Syabas inspector SRK for promoting Malacca, Tun Khalil has been dreaming on saying that to SRK but alas, SRK did not even bother to show up. the following might be the conversation between SRK and his PA.

"Shah Rukh Khan, you have an invitation to Malacca to receive the title of Datuk from the state government"

"Datuk, is it a currency?"

"No, it is just a tittle to acknowledge your contribution .."

"wait a minute, i just have to check on my email"

"SRK, are you going? if you are I need to book you a ticket"

"go kiya where?"

"Malacca"

"Where is that? oopsss I really need to go"

"So I will boook your ticket then?"

"What?? Idiot, i really need to go to the toilet, talk to you later"

"ticket sir?"

SRK has already left, leaving the PA speechless and then forgot totally about it.

Malaysian weather

weather nowadays is unpredictable, but in Malaysia, at this time of the year is a monsoon season. meaning that it will be most likely to rain eveeryday usually in the evening. malaysians feel better at this time of the year since it is colder than the rest of the year. little can be done during this time except to stay at home since the road is slippery and wet therefore the traffic can be very slow at times. worst than that is a total halt at the road due to some traffic accidents. usually the driveers will blame on the condition of the road which is slippery and dangerous. it is rather peculiar to find so many potholes in the road around KL eventhough the same pothole has been covered a few days ealier.

during the rain, it is bad to be driving as well as commuting. for some reason, so many people tend to be on the road or commuting with trains at the same time, eventhough there is no one asking them to be on the move. that is why it is best to stay at home or just not travelling to any destination during the rain.

as the electricity is concern, the demand is slightly lower since most people will not be switching on their air conditioner or at most will be on the very low setting colderness. those people who actually switch on the air cond is trying to be colderthan the rain. or to be colderthan the fish swimming in the sea. or to be colderthan death as he or she is trying to feel what it is like to die as the hope for living is nonchalant. or to be colderthan the other guy because you will not budge from the egoistic feeling of the heart.

Causality Effect

cause and effect

what i did then, and what happened after. 

sometimes, what i think will happen due to my action does not happen in ways that i imagined.

so i learnt from whatever happened due to my actions.

sometimes, i regret, but not all the time. 

sometimes, the bad does not necessarily happened.

sometimes, i am glad that what i imagined does not happened.

that's why we all need to learn from the past.

to learn from the mistakes that we regret.

so that we may do better next time.

Nuclear and Malaysia

a little while ago when the politics of malaysia was not in such a turmoil, voices, faintly heard about introducing Nuclear as a powerr option for malaysia. since no firm decision has been made, generally, the people seem okay with the idea. i am ok too because of the need to secure power for the country. 

but with no firm decision, we really willl not see anything.

i hope govt will announce its decision as soon as possible.

its a good approach to divert the attention from whatever current issues which i believe will not go anywhere.

Open Table at SS2 Restoran Sri Murni

One thing about the restaurant is that it has more tables than it could set in their restaurant. So they set the tables outside and at areas you would not think they would when the customers start to overflow. By midnight, if customers are too many and there is no available sit, the restaurant could conquer the whole block of shop row with their tables.

Oddly enough, people will refer to Restoran Murni SS2 as some mamak restaurant but it is in fact owns by a chinese. nevertheless, majority of the workers are mamaks and the customers are fusion of malaysians. so what makes the restaurant so special that it can conquer the whole block with customers?

1) the price are reasonable and the portion of food is huge enough to make anyone with normal appetite to be full and satisfied with burp.. alhamdulillllah.. i can't eat anymore.

2) the range of food is vast, from local style nasi lemak to indian roti canai and chinese lowh shee fun as well as western cuisine fuse with local favorites.

3) unique menu, here you can ask for nasi goreng napolean or nasi goreng maaryland or roti hawaii, pictures? well i have to refer you to another blog.

4) all sort of drinks from local specialty of teh tarik to "pink panther" ice blended. you should just ask for their range of drink and the waiter will start talking non stop about all sort of names i.e air mango, air laici, air tembikai, honey dew, iloveyou, iloveblue, bla bla bla.

5) the service can be considered fast, water will come first after about 3 minutes followed by the main course after another 7 minutes or so. even though they have customers all down the block, they still cankeep track of the orders as each waiter will be assigned too several customers. unlike some restaurants where different waiter will take your order and different guy will bring out your food and if something is not as you requested it will be trouble some to argue.

6) the restaurant is racially sensitive to issues of malaysian, although the owner may not be a muslim, they respect those who are fasting by giving dates and small portion of cutted fuits as an appetizer for those who are about to break their fast.

7) the place is a bit shabby especially if you have to sit and somewhere far from the main terminal, lucky enough to get a table set up for you in front of a closed shop lot. nevertheless, you will be attended to by the waiters.

8) you can opt for mix rice with many choices of readily available lauk pauk.

9) i am starting to be running out of ideas but still want to go for ten. so number nine is that the traffic are crowded in this area so if you are stuck in the traffic jam, it is not because they set up their tables on the road thus blocking the traffic but it is just because there are just too many cars coming in especially during the peak time of eating lunch or dinner. the point is that there many other restaurants available in this area but most of them is empty due to the popularity of this SS2 Sri Murni Restaurant.

10) i dont really know about this but i have read somewhere that the owner has a brother who is operating the same system of eating place by the name of William's

So there you have it the ten points about Restoran Sri Murni at SS2/75 PJ.

I hate PJ area as well as other area with too many traffic lights and intersections thus making the flow of the traffic rather slow. and the fact that this area is not accessible by using LRT.

Driving

Last night when I watched Ocean’s Eleven, it reminds me of Joey and my trip to the west coast. Joey was the first guy who let me drive in the US. It was very challenging, half-way through when everyone was sleeping, I was driving in a snowstorm!

Interview

I remember a job interview with TNB. Although at first I thought it went very well, the more I thought about it the more I want to do it again. I think that I should have said things differently if I were given a second chance. The very first thing I would like to improve is the way I started the whole process. Instead of greeting everyone altogether, I would personally greet each one of them, ask their name and how they are doing while at the same time introducing myself. It would be very professional to shake hand and make eye contact while saying “Hi, How are you? My name is Buffer. And you are?” Then the way I speak, I am truly not being myself. For the first time I keep on mixing the two languages, English and Malay while communicating with them. My mind set is that I shall not speak any language other than Malay while speaking with Malays unless they really do not know the language. But the problem is that they ask me the question in English, so naturally I will begin my answer in English. But due to the nature that they are Malays and I am kind of nervous, I start speaking Malay and the mid point of our conversation. And so it goes, they would think that I always mix my language when speaking with others. One thing I learn is that I should be more relax and appear to be professional while answering their questions. I should stop and think before opening my mouth. If I don’t know the answer I shall beat around the bush while not going too far of the subject. The night before the interview, I should try to visualize the interview and prepare for any questions that would normally ask in an interview. Obviously their first question is to describe myself, my educational background in two minutes. Now that I have been through it, I know I should practice talking over and over again.

their 2 favorite questions
Tell us about your educational background.
What is the most challenging experience .. e.g during studying?

Frustrated, i imagine

Sometimes I think that it would be best if I can type anywhere or as fast as my brain is thinking. I am imagining a computer brain that can read the brain signal and type whatever is in the mind into a word processor. This is very useful when making a thesis, a book, a journal or any writing that requires a lot of thinking. The computer program should be able to differentiate the signals that require the dictation and signals that are just thought that should not be recorded. Then there should be a mean to tell the program, ok so start writing from this thought to that thought and stop whenever necessary. Indeed it would be a very complicated program to make and I don’t know if it would be realized anytime soon and be sold in the market.

Me, Doctor and Mechanic

I often think that doctors and mechanics stand on the same principle when treating symptoms of their patients. They tend to resolve in the most general or common cause of the symptoms based on their past experience. Without proper background of the patient and the limited time they have, perhaps their conclusions of the symptoms make perfect sense at the time. Let’s say John goes to the doctor complaining about the high temperature of his body. After a quick scan, the doctor concluded that John got a high fever and gave him some pills as prescription. Meanwhile there is a Jane who goes to a mechanic complaining about high temperature in her car engine. After a quick scan the mechanic concluded that the fan of the radiator is the reason. So both John and Jane go back to continue on their respective destination. Few minutes on the drive, maybe a little less than half an hour, Jane discovers that the engine starts to heat up again. So she stops at the side of the road fearing that the engine will go overheat. After half an hour or so, Jane starts driving back to the mechanic complaining about the high temperature of her engine. So now the mechanic is a bit baffled and takes a closer look which consumes more time to tell her the problem than before. After a few test the mechanic concludes that the problem may be due to the thermostat connecting the radiator and the engine. Thermostat controls the flow of water around the engine, if the engine does not reach a certain temperature, the thermostat will block the flow of water from the radiator to the engine. Once the engine starts to heat up, the thermostat will let the water circulates the engine. So mechanic just removed the thermostat saying that it will not have any effect on the engine. So after saying goodbye to the mechanic, Jane drives a way. Few miles towards her destination, the engine started to show sign of overheating yet again! Jane quickly makes a U-turn towards the workshop and indeed the mechanic is as surprised to see her. Now, the manager of the workshop also coming towards with a bunch of other mechanics thinking that either the mechanic in charge is incompetent or there is something really wrong with her car. After some explanations by the mechanic in charge, they concluded that the mechanic has done what is necessary and there is still something big causing the problem. The workshop owner suggests that Jane let them take apart the engine and do some “surgery” or major overhaul. Reluctant at first, but Jane has no other choice; the heating of the engine might have caused some other problems inside the engines as explained by the mechanics. The oil may have been spill out or the radiator itself is broken. Few days later the car is done and no more unusual heating problem!

Bizzare Snippets

The mind as it seems does not comprehend the state of affair in the state of astonishment. Amy is astounded and taken aback by the news to find the heart of a chicken in an abattoir up on the hill. The storm has abated, paving the way for Amy to investigate into the matter. She abandoned the abacus, to abase herself before the power of God the Almighty; she feels so small standing on the hill with nothing to see except the thick forest and the abattoir. Far across the valley she knows of an abbey where abbesses and abbots stay and help the villagers. With no one in sight she yawned so loudly that she can hear the sound coming back at her from the trees. She was abashed at herself for forgetting her manner somewhere 3000 ft across the continent. Perhaps due to the abbreviation of her real name, nothing aberrant for long names likes hers. Actually the case does not seem interesting to her, yet she abhors every thought about entering the abattoir, smelling the foul smell of blood and carrions especially with abscess on her gum. She could no longer stand the place and walk away.

Fresh grad salary Petronas

it has been confirmed that fresh new grad entering Petronas will receive a salary of RM 3,500 whilst other companies are still reluctant to increase the wages.

so folks, if your company gives less than 3.5k, then think hard before your board the ship.

Hidden Salary of Mine

i have never thought about this until one day a friend make a remark..

"you never got a scholarship from this company, right?"

"emm, what do you mean?"

"i mean that this company only lend you money for you to go oversea and now you have to repay them back by working with them, you don't think so?"

"damn, now i am beginning to think so too"

"yeah, how much do you owe them?"

"well, they sort of gave me the bill after i got back here"

"oh yeah, how much?"

"hmm.. let me see, yeah right here, they said i owe them RM 777,897.89"

"wow that's a lot! you have to pay them anything?"

"no, as long as i worked for them for seven years"

"so meaning that you have to pay them RM 111,128.30 a year, which translates to about RM 9,620 a month for 7 years"

"well, it seems so"

"so i guess your real salary is about RM 11,500, only that you do not get to see the nine thousand plus, kind of a lot for a fresh grad like you, you don't think so?"

"well, damn you for making me feel lucky working with this company.. BWAHAHA!"

"you should be thankful, hehe"

"i should, anyway it's ramadan, good to have this reflection"

DiGi Advert - Lovely Day

Incidentally, today is a lovely day for me.. because

i love easy driving
i love smooth traffic
i love saving <--- due to easy driving and smooth traffic, so i kinda saved on fuel
i love good food <-- after the talk today, we were served with some delicacies
i love meeting inspiring people who are positive and bubbly <-- i met many today
i love resting <-- since tomorrow is holiday
i love peace <-- no more mosquitoes after we removed their breeding haven

although some roads are closed for the incoming merdeka celebration, some roads are still open

today i took the risk of going through the roads that i thought would be closed, but luckily it was not closed and not many people are using that road. so an evening that i thought i would be spending quite some times in jammed turned out to be just the opposite.

then i switched on the tv and stumble upon the DiGi advert - Lovely Day by Bill Withers

so here is the lyric to Lovely Day -

When I wake up in the morning love
and the sun light hurts my eyes

And something without warning love
bears heavy on my mind.

Then I look at you
and the world’s alright with me

Just one look at you
and I know it’s gonna be

A lovely day
lovely day.. x8

A lovely day
lovely day .. x8

**When the day that lies ahead of me
seems impossible to face

And someone else instead of me
always seems to know the way

Then I look at you
and the world’s alright with me

(and)
Just one look at you
and I know it’s gonna be

A lovely day
lovely day.. x8

A lovely day
lovely day .. x8

....

repeat**

hmm... lovely day indeed to end a busy week. but nevertheless i do have to some homework during the weekend to finish em by tuesday, i suppose, since monday is a holiday.

AKLEH - Ampang Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway

I have been using AKLEH for a while since the start of AKLEH is just a little drive from my home which is in Ampang. With AKLEH I can reach KL i.e. the Jalan TAR area (where the SOGO and other nearby attractions) in less than 15 minutes. Thanks to AKLEH, I can start my car as late as 7.30 in the morning to be able to punch in before 8 am.

Toll is RM1.50 one way flat rate for cars but i believe it's worth every sen for me since I use AKLEH from one end to another end. It is smooth except in the toll collection area when cars are too many and the lines are long. But with Smart tag one does not have to wait for long. After and before the toll, the roads are clear thanks to understanding and caring drivers who do not drive too slow on the highway.

It is called a highway because it is high from the ground. One could jump and die. Cars could go from the sides (if they are crazy enough) and explode. A daredevil can jump and dive to the infamous river of KL. How high it may seem, the LRT track is higher than the highway.

AKLEH is in fact parallel to Jalan Ampang but without the traffic lights. Jalan Ampang is horrible even during the non-peak hours. There are just too many intersections with traffic lights. The only time I think is suitable to use Jalan Ampang is at night after 8. Hopefully, cars aren't that many.

A way to capture the modern Kuala Lumpur is to go through AKLEH. You can see all sorts of modern buildings especially the KLCC. There is in fact a special exit from AKLEH to the KLCC parking.

A little while ago, some hard knocked motorcyclist were seen using the AKLEH even though it is forbidden. I was thinking of complaining because the motorcycles disturb the harmony of the traffic since AKLEH has only four lanes, with two lanes respectively at each direction. However, at the toll collection area, the roads are wide enough with few more lanes to smooth the flow.

BTW, the thick blue line is AKLEH in the image shown above.

Life in Kuala Lumpur as a fresh grad

Let us assume that Daniel has just graduated from any college with a degree of four years.

Generally, the starting salary for fresh grad working in Malaysia is around 1800 - 2800 (after deduction due to epf and socso). Quite a big range so depending on where Daniel chooses to work or in this case, where he will be accepted to work since his result is not that good. However, he is a sweet talker and may be able to "dillusionize" the interviewer.

I believe with all my senses that working in the banking industry offer the highest pay for fresh grad in malaysia. higher than that is to work for international company like slumberger but the work is hell. you will not be staying anywhere for too long and for the first year you will be put into rigorous tests and exercises. once you passed everything, you will be posted just anywhere in the world. a friend to told about a friend of his who has to work in the middle of a dessert in sudan in a contenna for three months, then off for few weeks.

so back to salary pay, here are some that i know for new exec inclusive of allowances:

• petronas - 2500
• tnb - 2200
• powertek - 2200
• govt - 2900
• cimb - 3100
• Motorola - 2600
• audit firms - 1800++ (not sure)

so lets say daniel chooses to work in powertek, because the office is in menara maxis, which is very close to his home in jalan ampang, and he got to see chicks in KLCC. with 2200, the pay is quite low.
before he even touch the money about ~300 is deducted from his salary which is for epf and socso. the epf requires that 11% of your salary to be deposited into your epf account. so now at the end of month, daniel will receive 1900 for the month pay.

since daniel has no family in KL, he has to rent a room at about 300 which is ok and comfy. not too grand but good enough for single like daniel. he also has to pay installment for his car which he bought just after graduation, well, his father sponsored the deposit of 10% and now he has to pay the installment at 400 a month. for a month petrol, he has to pay about 300 since he likes to go out in the weekends, see some friends, make some loves and watch some movies. additionally, everyday he spent about RM15 for food, i.e. 4 for breakfast, 6 for lunch and 5 for dinner or in other possible combinations. but in average he need to spend about 15 a day for food. thus, for a whole month, 15 x 30 will equal to 450.

the basic spending will be = 300+400+300+450=1450
with 1900, he is left with = 1900 - 1450 = 350

so 350 left to spend, what about weekends? one could easily spend extra 50 every weekend. say you want to treat those special friends of yours, or just watching movies, play pool, bowling, buy new clothes, etc.. man i have no money left... what about the bills you have to pay? the phone, utilities, and so on. the bills may easily reached 100.

so basically, to live life comfortably as a fresh graduate living in kuala lumpur, 3000 is a good start for salary. some people just dont have a choice because he or she is bonded by contracts due to the sponsorship during their study and now have to work at a particular company for a certain number of years. poor 'em.

Life in Kuala Lumpur (exploring)

Once arriving in KL sentral you can just go anywhere from there. in the building itself you can access the following modes of tranportation:

• Putra LRT --> the line goes from Terminal Putra in Gombak all the way to Kelana Jaya. Interesting stops with this line are KLCC, Masjid Jamek, Bangsar and Central Market (Pasar Seni). Beware, on public holidays, Central Market is full of immigrant workers loafing around. So they squat here and there thus creating a scene which does not feel like KL. I think this LRT line has the most advance Train with most frequent availability. The only set back is that you can only use the machine with exact change. Since I have a TouchNGo card, going in and out trains is fast and easy.

• KTM Komuter --> by far always showing me how bad the service can be. Always not on time and very crowded. If you are lucky you will get the seat because there are plenty of them, but since the frequency is low, the trains tend to get very crowded, and if you are only in for few tops you should better not sit as getting out of the train will be very hard once it is very crowded. I guess because KTM uses the old style of commuter trains which are not very practical nowadays. Btw, the line goes from sentul to port klang and another line goes from Rawang to Seremban and vice versa. By far covering the longest distance of all the commuting trains.

• ERL --> Express Rail Link, yes, it is the fastest way to go from KL Sentral to KLIA. It takes only 28 minutes and cost RM35 one way. Another type is ERL transit which also goes to KLIA but will stop at first Bandar Tasik Selatan, Putrajaya, Salak Tinggi and finally KLIA. List of fares are available at their website.

• and of course taxis and buses going all sort of places. buses to Genting Highland is about Rm15 and to KLIA LCCT is RM8/9. You will need to be very familiar with the bus system to appreciate all the routes available.

If you are wiling to find the way around, a few minutes walk outside the building will lead you to the KL Monorel station. It will go from KL Sentral to titiwangsa through the bukit bintang/imbi area where the famous bintang walk is. So the complete map is available through www.kiat.net website or you can just download the pdf map.

Life in Kuala Lumpur (arriving)

Arriving with AirAsia

most people living in KL do not come or exist in KL previously. people who love their money will not spend on MAS just to fly to KL so those people including me with go with AirAsia. AirAsia is a great way to travel to KL from Sabah or Sarawak or other places where AirAsia choose to operate. AirAsia is usually (or rather most of the time) RM200 cheaper than MAS. So let us assume that some dude in Kuching decides to come and work or study or go holiday in KL.

Firstly, he will book the ticket online which payable through online banking or credit cards. please ensure that you put your contact number so that AirAsia will be able to contact you in case of flight delay or cancellation. they contacted me once to inform about a delay which is rather thoughtful because you can then make other plans.

Then, on a particular day he set the time he will have to go the airport to check in. AirAsia counter opens two hours before and closes 45 minutes before departure time. please be prepared with some money if you are going to check in bags in to the cargo. each bag will cost RM5 and the overall weight limit is 15kg. if in any case, the total luggage exceeds 15kg, then you will have to pay RM15 for every 1kg you exceeded. so he will just need to show his ID (IC) in order to check in. bla bla bla he will go to the security check point then finally the terminal building where he will wait for boarding. boarding is usually 20 mins before departure.

Then, he boards on the plane. since AirAsia is practicing free seat concept, he will just seat anywhere where he likes where there is no one on the seat. there is no need to hurry unless you want to seat at a particular spot or want to seat together with friends. but this guy is alone so he does not bother to stand first in line and just waits till the line starts moving only then he boards the plane.

flight to KL from kuching is about 1 hour and 45 mins, no matter what type of company he chooses to fly with. in this case, MAS and AirAsia are the two choices to fly from kuching to KL and vice versa. During the flight the stewardess are set to sell foods and souvenirs, but he refrains from buying anything since the stewardess are not that hot up to his standard.

the plane touches the ground 9.05 pm but he only touches the ground at 9.15 pm. he rushes out and go into the SkyBus (owns by AirAsia) to KL. The ticket is RM9 for one way from LCCT KLIA to Kuala Lumpur City Sentral. There is this another bus company offering RM8 to KL sentral but since each bus will only move once it is full and the SkyBus seems more crowded, he chooses to pay RM9 instead of RM8 so that he may reach KL sentral earlier, since somebody is waiting for him.

the bus moves at about 9.25pm and reaches KL Sentral at 10.35pm. Thus the journey is a little more than one hour. so he looks around that somebody who is waiting for him and they both run towards one another with arms wide open and finally they kiss. :-P

so with AirAsia its a rather cheap journey to KL, only RM8 or RM9 depending on which bus you choose.

missing the feeling

when i encounter people at the service points, such as cashiers, ticketing counters, bus drivers, etc i always wonder why people in malaysia are not as friendly as those in the western country...

i missed their wonderful expressions, i.e.

"Hey, how are you today?"

"How is it going boy?"

"Nice weather eh?"

"Good morning dear, what can i do for you today?" --> i was greeted whenever i go for shopping in walmart.

or even a simple smile.

so is it true that Malaysians are lacking of courtesy?

Mont Kiara vs Bukit Kiara

recently, i discovered from a friend that Bukit Kiara and Mont Kiara are referring to two different area. i used to think that Mont Kiara is the english translation of Bukit Kiara, boy i was wrong.

Bukit is the place where the Security Commission, INTAN and Pusat Sains Negara are situated, whilst Mont Kiara is the place north of Sri Hartamas and just before Segambut.

Screw my imagination

this morning i was planning to go early and to put on my contact lense for today. but somehow i spent almost half an hour trying to put em on. somehow they would not jsut stick into my eyes. they felt funny as if it was soggy and too soft. nevertheless i tried several times putting them on but failed. so i threw em both into the bin thinking that they must be rotten lime old tomatoes.

having spent almost half an hour, it was kind of late and i magined that people waiting in the bus would be annoyed by me but alas only 6 people were in the bus when i arrived. sepnt another half an hour before we actually began the trip.

so i thought to myself that when we stopped at genting sempah petronas station that i would not be eating anything. but being me and crazy to try the nasi dagang i have to let myself go. it was expensive at rm 8.50 with one teh tarik. i was not v surprised since i have eaten here before and the foods are a bit pricey.

so when we actually arrived at the factory, we were served with ... NASI DAGANG for breakfast. i was shocked and in denial state. why did i have to buy the nasi dagang at the petronas station? why? porke mia mor? (i love me)

the host at MNI was very generous. they served us with three courses i.e breakfast, lunch and tea and all are mouth watering and taste really wondeful and fresh. it was a rather large complex with three boilers and their own ability to generate electricity. they even gave us sourvenir as we were about to depart. THANKS MNI.

as a group of auditors, we were taken to the main part of the plant and trying to find ways of improving the operation. our aim is to help look for areas of improvements in terms of recoverable losses. there are few leakages we found and things could be more efficient.

three hours it took to drive from mont kiara to mentakab. on the way back i was still confused with the roads at mont kiara, i did not appear to be as in the map. how come??

and back to the topic, i am thinking that whatever that i imagine in my mind would not happen in reality. therefore i will try with all my best not to imagine the beautiful things because then i would not ever happen to me. so maybe i would start imagining all the worse thing that can happen so God willing it would never happen to me.

Screw Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim

from the moment he suggested the use of IMF during the economic downturn of 1998 i just don't trust him and i wonder why there are people who support him even though he is clearly trying to get the influence of the west namely USA into Malaysia.

can you imagine if malaysia were to listen to Anwar in 98 or if Mahathir did not sack him and put him into the jail.. we might be worse today. but to really think about it if anwar had not been sacked, he might become the current prime minister of malaysia instead of pak lah. the Mr clean pak lah who is no more viewed as mr clean but rather something else which is related to some form of doziness.

screw anwar when he said he can lower the price of oil.. for how long? but pak lah decision to cut off the subsidy in the abrupt manner is just as bad, when could do it slowly when he already gave some hint that the price will go up by august. he could do it slowly not knee jerk kind of way because people prefer to adapt but slowly. we the rakyat are willing to change our way of life but not in abrupt manner. come on, everything needs time to adjust.

then we might as well screw pak lah and his team.

but again screw anwar who is trying to seek sympathy from the foreigners. he wanted to go here and there storytelling about his pathetic life to all the foreigners. so that one day if we really got into power he can repay them at the expense of the Malaysian? do we need more foreigners in our country? no, hell no. they should let us be who we are not following their middle fingers.

then also screw mahathir who let the IPP reap all the benefits from the agreement that they signed in 1990s. additionally they make TNB suffer when TNB mission is to serve the rakyat. screw mahathir for letting TNB and the rakyat be the victim. for letting go Tan Sri Ani when he refused to sign the PPA. screw the next CEO who comply to signing the PPA. they are the ones who are responsible for the increase in tariff and the high reserve margin in the country at the 'expense of the rakyat's subsidy.

thus screw anwar, then pak lah, and then mahathir.

Let Dato Ahmad and his Mercedes

Screw them who commented or criticized on the decisions made by the Terengganu state government on the purchase of Mercedeses hAHA really screw them.

first, of course the state government has done the studies necessary and figures don't lie.
when dato ahmad said that having proton is more expensive, i believe him so should you all.

merce is da bomb, buying it will not let you down. they have the best guaranteed quality and in the long run it saves you more than having an elongated perdana V6. in addition you know how the the squeaky quality of proton. after a few hours of driving a new proton, you will start to hear nnoises that you wish you would not hear. HOW COULD SOMEONE SO BUSY like the menteri besar and his subordinates can bear the unnnecessary noises made by the proton car when they NEED TO THINK ABOUT THE RAKYAT and their problems! HOW COULD THEY LET THEM who are trusted to care about the rakyat be annoyed by such small problems??

let them have what they deserve.
let them people
leave them
they deserve the car
please
don't make a fuss about it ok?
there are more things to ponder or to question
like where are the billions spent by Pak Lah and Co.?
how little is few millions compared to those billions ringgit?

dato ahmad then can give me one of his car as a token of appreciation to me..

Screw Hartamas and its siblings

i hate going to sri hartamas or mont kiara or any other places around that area because i dont think they did any proper planning for the routes and roads. it is so confusing with flyover or downover and they are signs everyway.

Funny Nicol

how lucky that Nicol David got the "Datuk" title already. She's so young about my age and she is already a datuk not too mention that she is a female.

*datuk, in malay is grandfather.

so datuk nicol.. it just sounded so funny.. haha

the same funny feeling that i felt when datuk siti got her datuk..

Screw English

the fact is that i feel stupid talking in english.. because my mother tongue is not english. also its getting harder for me to write in english because i kept on translating what i am trying to say. this is what happen when you do not practice speaking in english in a frequent manner. looking at other countries such as japan, korea and france i wonder why do they achieve so much even though their public are infamous for not being able to understand or speak in english. thus i conclude that english is not a benchmark for any countries to be successful or not. it is just an indication of how the english has conquered the mind and culture of the locals. people from japan are proud in their language, so they are not bother in learning english. english is internationally understood but if you have ever been to korea or japan you will see how hard it is not to know the local language. why can't malaysia be like japan or korea? is it because we are multiracial? when one language are chosen as a mode of communication than other race might feel belittle of the fact that their language is not used. maybe that's the problem that people prefer to speak english in malaysia especially in the cities. sometimes in a meeting, people may not take you as serious as when you are speaking in english. is it to show that when speaking in english you are superior? may be. because then depending on your eloquence, people may look at you differently. in addition if you speak with slang (american or british) they will start to admire you.

yesterday the first day of e-learning it reminded me of my years in college. listening to some technical lectures by an Indian professor through video conference is worse than having the boring lectures in a class where you can actually feel and touch the lecturer. damn it was so boring that i dozed off a few times. what a long 3 hours yesterday and another 3 hours today! tonight have to sleep early since i have to be in mont kiara by 7.30 am. luckily no more video lectures today as we are heading to mentakab to do a technical visit at MNI (malaysian newsprint industry). i believe MNI is the only manufacturer of newspapers' paper.

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

Well, you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chilled but you're so hot that i melted
I fell right through the cracks, and i'm tryin to get back
before the cool done run out i'll be givin it my best test
and nothin's gonna stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some

but I won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait i'm yours

mmm mmm

Well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
a look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
listen to the music of the moment people dance and sing
we are just one big family
and it's our god forsaken right to be loved, loved, loved, loved, loved

So, i won't hesitate no more,
no more, it cannot wait i'm sure
there's no need to complicate our time is short
this is our fate, i'm yours

*scat*

I've been spendin' way too long checkin' my tongue in the mirror
and bendin' over backwards just to try to see it clearer
but my breath fogged up the glass
and so I drew a new face and i laughed
I guess what I'm a sayin'is there ain't no better reason
to rid yourself of vanity and just go with the seasons
it's what we aim to do
our name is our virtue

but I won't hesitate no more, no more
it cannot wait, i'm yours

well open up your mind and see like me
open up your plans and damn you're free
a look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
so please don't, please don't, please don't
there's no need to complicate
cause our time is short
this is or this or this is our fate, i'm yours

The day I am a bummer

a bummer sure sounds like obama.. but i aint gonna talk about the day i become obama. i dont really know him by the way. it was the day that i sure hope that i can turn back time.

so this was the day that the girl that i like a lot asked me to join her for shisha socializing with some old friends. in fact i actually know some of the friends she was mentioning about. so i were to meet them at castle jalan damai in which i was very excited about. first, and foremost i got to met her and then i got to try for the first time shisha. friday night 10 pm, it wasnt that late at all.

alas that friday was really tiring for me. just before lunch that afternoon, i discovered some parameters that i entered wrong in the simulation. the simulation was for the base case where everyone had to follow in order to simulate their other cases. so being a responsible fellow engineer, i could not just ignore the error and hence i informed everyone. so i had to re-do the base case with the correct parameters, ran all the other simulations i have done, put it in the server and then informed other fellow engineers. i felt bad but there was always lesson in doing mistake right? so all that have to be done within one hour before lunch time since after the friday prayer i would have attend a workshop in bukit kiara. i managed to finish it by one hour and i hope that i did not make any other mistake. God forbids since the meeting on the simulations would be held on the monday. thus for them to complete all the other simulations they have to refer to the base case that i simulated.

my lunch wasnt that smooth either. since my sister left her keys at home, i have to hand her the keys at the lrt station. just in case i have to be home late, she wouldnt have to wait outside the house.

after the prayer, i went in to the office to finalize the files in the server. i copied all the related files from the server to my thumb drive so i could look at it at home. when everything looks ok then i rushed out the building and zoom drove off the bukit kiara.

sure what they said about the sprint highway is true. complicated and very misleading. i took the wrong exit and ended up going to sectiom 16 which is far from where i was supposed to be. realizing that i made a u turn and tried the same road again, again i felt that that i was going in the wrong direction. looking at the time it was already 2.58 pm and omg the workshop would be starting at 3. my heart was pounding really fast and i decided to stop at shell to ask for direction. true enough, i again missed the exit to bukit kiara and the tauke told me how to get there. so i called my senior telling him that i missed the exit but then he assured me to try again since the workshop had not started just yet. people were still enjoying the refreshment in the lobby.

so luckily i made it before the event started (which exactly started at 3.15pm) but as in the other workshop we had to interact and discuss the subject matter with other participants. i believed overall that the workshop was an eye opener. so then i reached home around six after all the hustle in the traffic, i guessed every friday the traffic is worst than any other day. so after shower and maghrib i laid down on the sofa and fell asleep. damn it was really good sleep till i woke up to find that i missed the night out with them.

wow i am a bummer and what a stupid mistake to lay down when you were really tired knowing that you will fall asleep and at the same time knowing that someone is expecting you. not just any someone but someone you want to impress. haha i felt like an idiot actually. so early morning next day i text her to say how sorry i am for last night. but still i felt really bad for letting her down.

Changes

Change your life style or change the government? Somehow, i've been hearing this frequent. To me, nothing really changes except for prices. Prices that i have to pay to buy things.

it all started with the fuel hike. i used to fill up my tank for RM 80, it was then, now i have to pay near to RM 120. that's an increase of RM 40!! for the same amount of gas... fuyyoo. wow now i am driving more smoothly, no jerking and no going over 100km/hr. they said every 1km/hr above 100km/hr will drain your gas by x percent which i dont remember but i believe that holds true for my car. when it is ok, i will not turn on the air conditioner unless its freaking hot and im starting to sweat like a pig. (is it true pig sweats profusely..? I'm not sure but i always hear that .. :/

then everything else started to rise.. since i am not a frequent buyer of goods so i dont know, but then again, i hear that a lot. but what i re ally felt is the increase in price of foods in the canteen. i used to buy 3 karipaps or other kuehs for RM1 then now it is RM1.20. other things such as goreng goreng, nasi lemak, etc went up by 50 cents. duhh

but one thing does not change yet, but i'm hoping and waiting.. which is my PAY.
common man.. pay me more because i have to pay more for things.
but i heard that my CEO and CFO are to get 100% increment in their salary. WTHeck??! are you joking? freaking joking when you say they do not pay you enough. i have heard that someone read that CEO received a total of 1.1 million in their remuneration last year. what else.. still want more but then ignoring those getting only something like 4 figures or even 1k? if Pak Lah let it go then i am speechless.

so i am hoping that the new CA will bring some smiles to ppl like me. some satisfaction for the hardworks in tnb, in getting all the awards. to CK, "PLEASE PROVE THAT YOU ARE THE MOST prihatin majikan OF THE YEAR!!" like the awards say.

at the same time, power sector experience more than double the fuel cost. gas has risen to RM14.31/mmbtu and coal has gone up 125 USD/tonne. so that is the main reason for the increase in the electric tariff.. NOT BECAUSE WE WANT TO PAY OUR CEO or CFO MORE THAN THEY SHOULD BE GETTING.

Tg Semberong

Last family gathering at Kg was when I felt like a superstar when people know me but i didn't know them. i forget faces and names of someone i dont really see often. but hey it's actually a new beginning when we started introducing ourselves and getting updates about them. it is time i think that i should really get to know all my relatives..

driving in KL is bad especially going to cheras for the first time. signboards are misleading and traffic is always in constant congestion. i think i spent almost 2 hours driving and cursing. =)

but luckily the PLUS highway was going smoothly yesterday at 4. so we arrived just a lil' after magrib and i still managed to lend few hands in preparing for the guests. thus all the hassle and tussle paid off eventually. so i slept soundly that night with a smile of satisfaction.

morning was quick to come as we had to move right after suboh. it was a nice driving back home as it only took two hours to cross Melaka and N9. Perfect drive early morning with fresh air to breathe. so we arrived just on time to see Hollit entering the driveway, he was all geared up to rock and rattle the house. so everyone was happy with the perfect timing.

Love at first sight

i have fallen in love with several girls, all due to love at first sight. but there is one girl that really capture my heart and i just could not get rid of her out of my heart.

it all started one fine winter in a book store. thousand of miles where i was living. i was visiting the place quite unfamiliar to me yet respectable due to its reputations. i was not paying attention to her at first until my friend recognize her as a malaysian. it was hard to believe because she just does not look like a malaysian.

it was lovely chatting with her. really lovely. watching her words coming out flawlessly with ease sounding like a beautiful melody. i know i will love her but what about her.

i let her met my other friends and let her show the way around the place which is where she was studying. ever since, i looked at her from behind with awe and delight.

after lunch she had to go as her parents were waiting for her.

ever since, i could not forget about her. i kept on dreaming about her, drooling.. days and night. i initiated conversation online but she did not seem very keen or that interested to converse with me. i grew impatient and bored with her lack of interest. so i stopped sending her any message.

but after some time i was again in love with her. i looked at her pictures dreamingly and send some more message. but again she replied but not as interested as i would expect her to be.

i tried to forget but still after some time i will again fall in love with her. i can not recall how many times i have fallen with her. yet i was never to be frank about my feelings for her. i was and am still to face the possibilities should i confess my feelings towards her. so all the conversation that i sent to her wold seem like regular exchange between distant friends. friends that doesn't got too deep in detail and will just chat about what is on the surface. i was never trying to go too deep.

the truth is i am afraid of rejection. but since she is the first lady to really be that long inside my heart, there must be a day i should be asking her out, getting to know more about her, especially that we are almost too close to each other. yes, now is the time.

if i want to be rejected, let it comes from the one that i really am thinking all the time. but i don't really what she has been up to. she has not been answering my last message and was not online for two weeks already. is she out of town or is this the way she is going to tell me that whe is not interested in me.

so i became melancholy. i dont really know what i should be thinking about her. i am going to let her go but with one last message to her. if she doesnt reply then that is it. ok chao.

On my way to KL

a dilemma was created following huge potential succeeding a recent transpiration of idea acknowledge between two opposite sexes circa may 12

Worst Jammed

Instead of the 30 minutes drive home, I spent almost 2 hours driving as the traffic was congested in all areas. I just have to remember today! It wasn't really raining at first, but started to pour after 6:30. I just have to curse the police for failing to keep the traffic flowing. Cursing all the way oh yeah! Till I grew tired and feeling remorse.

I got P@wned

Yesterday going to work, while driving I saw another car which i know will go to my working place. In it there's a young lady with her small cutey sona at the back seat. Knowing that she will be going to the same place, I set my mind to let her behind. So I stepped the on pedal and drove as fast and as crazy as I possibly could. No matter how fast, she was always close behind. I was like "WOW", she's crazy! She got her son with her!

So I was like always in front of her till we reached the entrance, when she did a crazy wild takeover. I walla I felt totally like a LOSER for the rest of the day.

SUFIAH

She's about the same age as me being born in 1985. I felt speechless.

She has achieved a lot in her age, she has been a pioneer in lots of things.

Should I be jealous?

She has put the hookers on par with other occupation.. doctors, engineers, economics, analyst, etc. they're all smart people being what they are. at least they are smart enough to get a degree.

New requirement for prostitution is to at least a degree. She could be the CEO right? Since I think she is the youngest smart hooker. Aren't we proud? The hooking businesses have reach its glorious era.

Being her i can put myself in shoes. I wouldn't want to be in college when i should be at middle-school. I don't want to study at home at the time when i can mix and mingle with others.

To be mixing with people not in your age is awkward, but she must be gotten to it.

Who's at fault? Most probably her parents right?

I think she's smart but a bad planner.

10 years from now I believe that she will regret what she's been doing.

It's not too late to stop. There's always a room to change. There's always someone to help. There's always something to seek help too. Look up because the Almighty is always looking down. He is there waiting for you to ask and think about your next step. He is waiting for you to take the first step. The step that you choose will determine what's next. He will help. Others will help. We are waiting for your permission. He is ready to forgive whenever you are ready to ask.

Think about the future. Is this the best action you're taking?

Think again, think harder?

Or is it about revenge. I will do something bad so those who did bad to me will feel worse? Yes I guess most probably they are feeling very very very bad. While you're happy enjoying sex and feeling rich with the money you're getting.

Are you happy?

Think harder, further, to your future.

10 years time.. 20 years time..

You change for the better, I am ready to forget your past. Most will to. The Almighty will forgive.

Come. You're not alone.

I hope you're smart to practice safe sex. We can never be too sure.

Save Petrol - Smart Consumer

Dear All - Received this from a friend.

Good to know....
Do not pump full tank of petrol Many of us are not aware that the petrol kiosk pump has a return pipe-line (in black). When the petrol tank (in the car) reaches full level, there is a mechanism to trigger off the pump latch and at the same time a return-valve is opened (at the top of the pump station) to allow excess petrol to flow back in! to the sump. But the return petrol has already pass through the meter, meaning you are donating the petrol back to SHELL/ PETRONAS/ CALTEX/MOBIL..........

Best Regards and Safe Driving
*Pumping Gas - Good to Know (from the expert)I've been in petroleum pipeline business for about 31 years, currently working for the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline here in San Jose , CA . We deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period from the pipe line; one day it's diesel, the next day it's jet fuel and gasoline. We have 34 storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons. Here are some tricks to help you get your money's worth:

1. Fill up your car or truck in the morningwhen the temperature is still cool. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline. When it gets warmer gasoline expands, so if you're filling up in the afternoon or in the evening, what should be a gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and temperature of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products) are significant. Every truckload that we load is temperature-compensated so that the indicated gallonage is actually the amount pumped. A one-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for businesses, but service stations don't have temperature compensation at their pumps.

2. ;If a tanker truck is filling the station's tank at the time you want to buy gas, do not fill up; most likely dirt and sludge in the tank is being stirred up when gas is being delivered, and you might be transferring that dirt from the bottom of their tank into your car's tank.

3. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full (or half-empty), because the more gas you have in your tank the less air there is and gasoline evaporates rapidly, especially when it's warm. (Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating 'roof' membrane to act as a barrier between the gas and the atmosphere, thereby minimizing evaporation).

4. If you look at the trigger you'll ! see that it has three delivery settings: slow, medium and high. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to the high setting. You should be pumping at the slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created while you are pumping. Hoses at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act as a return path for vapor recovery from gas that already has been metered. If you are pumping at the high setting, the agitated gasoline contains more vapor, which is being sucked back into the underground tank, so you're getting less gas for your money. Hope this will help ease your 'pain at the pump.5. Do not top off your gas tank, when the pump shuts off, do not keep trying to add more gas. A friend who owns a gas station says that by doing this, you are actually giving the next customer a $1.00 worth of gas. The gas you pump stays in the hose and never makes it to your tank...........good to know

THE_OPEning

I took this picture a day b4 da opening of this shop,which basically sells all kinds of chocolate. Mostly local thats why Azalina will do signing ceremony. A while after i took this picture, the owner asked me not to take pictures. Why? I didnt bother to ask.

the day b4 the opening ASEAN delegates came to discussed on the interconnection. Lots of things have to e prepared, from the moment the step their feet in this country till the moment they step off.

1. have to greet them at the airport & bring em to the driver
2. the booking of the drivers for the duration of their stay
3. sourveniers & meeting location
4. bring em to dinner & entertain, we went to Saloma Bistro nx door, we were entertained with cultural show four 1 hr starting 8:30pm.
5. booking of the hotel
6. food 4 lunch
7. folders, minutes
8. audio, visual
9. rapporteur
10. opening speech
11. guests

i like it rain

believe me when i said i prefer it raining when coming home from work. really exciting to drive especially heavy rain bcoz..
no irritating annoying motor bikers
no police acting as so damn traffic light
i will reach home faster due to the 2 prev reasonings

So GOD make it rain heavily @ 4:55 pm! on weekdays! amin

Savvy .. too savvy?

today on this date proton had made a statement to call the owner of some 34000 savvy owners to send their savvys to proton edar or proton service due to some problems concerning the safety of the driver and passengers.

i salute for another setback and the courage it takes to call on some 34000 ppl.

great move for honesty. if u know sth is true u have to tell it ok.. no matter how painful it will be.

6 months in job

6 months yeay since i started on 1st october. i feel terrible if i have to change to other dept since i am beginning to like my job. i know it is hard not stay so long on sth but here in this unit there are chalenges and changes, coming to work one day i cant really expect what to happen that day, spontaneous .. i like.

privelege

when ppl give u cookies in the morning and also on the next day then you can not expect them continue giving cookies to you.

dont take it as a privilege when ppl do good on u. they are doing u a favor not giving u ur right. so dont ever expect it or demand it.

just pray and hope that it will be that way. b u

Maxis broadband (sucks?)

i wanna share with you about this service. you have to be very careful when signing up for .. you know this wireless broadband because when it says that the speed = 3.6 mbps it does not necessarily mean you will enjoy that speed. instead : it is the best speed you can achieve.. which is hardly never. of all the time i have been using this service.. the maximum speed i observed is about 2.2 mbps. most of the time it is around 200 - 700 kbps.

another thing! the speed mentioned above is your download speed. your upload speed is very much lower. mine is only about 56 kbps most of the time.. so it will take really long time to upload data.

then there is the blocking of peer to peer download. what i mean is using torrent to download. i have tried and everytime my torrent download will not bulge, it will stay at 0. very frustrating at times.

some times you can also expect network error.. or time when its really hard to connect, so i have to bear with it.

the momment you signed the agreement you have to stay with this service for at least 18 months so be very sure when signing fo this or else if u wanna quit b4 the deadline, you have to pay whatever is the 18 months worth of service.

at $130 per month there many u can do. and there are better deals out there. for stability try wired broadband.

one last note.. ppl say that you cannot do more than 3gb a month. so think about it yeah b4 you make any decision.