Changes is the only constant in life

Wow, it has been 2 weeks without any update. Well, first because both my work and student life decided to merge together to get me on my feet for these 2 weeks. Last week, I've been working for 7 days on the row as we had a big conference in the weekend while this week, my final semester project is due today. So, as always as the one who like to do it last minutes, it was crazy hell to complete the 5 weeks project into 3 days haha...luckily I've got the best team mate ever, Kak Bad and Faidah. I'm sooo lucky to have your guys.

Regarding the title for today, well, after 8 years working in Pusat Bandar Damansara, now my office has moved  to Ampang, yes the most crowded and blackberry, strawberry traffic jam of Malaysia. For the first week, I decided to take LRT to work, which only 5 minutes from my new office and the first change that I have to do is to get early. Usually, after subuh, I will go back to sleep and wake-up again at 7.30am and went to previous office around 8.20am. Well now, at least I need to go out around 7.15am, if I decided to drive and 7.40am by LRT.

It took most of us a little time to adjusted to the time as well the new surrounding. I know I did complain a lot about the new arrangement but in the end, whether to accepted or not. You see we have this Japanese style work station, with no barricade or partition at all. Just us sit there face to face. Even if I need to pick my nose, the person in front of me will be disgusted haha. A person like me who have a lot of stuff, to go to empty table everyday quit challenging. I have 3 boxes of my packed stuff from previous office still in my car. We have our own individual locker which remind me of my school days in boarding school. Most of my time is spend my go back and forth to my locker to get things because we can't put anything on the table, except for laptops, and we can change our places because it was not fix. I like my current place because it is near to my locker, at least.

Although I have to admit that my new office has spectacular view, yes we can see KLCC which is one LRT station away form the new office. In other part of the level ( we took the whole level) we can see the next door condo's swimming pool. The food court also not bad and it is cheaper than previous place. Opposite of our office is the big shopping arcade with a lot of restaurants, and San Francisco is still downstairs.

When the first time I found out that we are going to move, I was not sure whether I'm happy or not. When I Google out the building has a lot potential of meeting new people, seriously, got famous international companies and famous certain oil and gas company. We even joke perhaps we need to change entire wardrobe to be more sophisticated like getting Coach bag or something  because the place is quite elite. But after work there for almost a week, still have not found "the potential candidate" (maybe they hiding) and it just like a normal people working in a building. We hype for nothing.

Of course we will always have resistant to new things, who wouldn't? We have to wake-up early and to go through traffic jam (the horror) in the morning and in the evening. From cubicle to 'not so privacy' workstation and from biggest pantry ever to the smallest one you can see. We already used to the previous place before and adjustment doesn't comes easy. What we can do is to embrace a little step by the time. Now my favourite thing to get breakfast in the food court with my colleagues as I never do that before previously. Now, as I come early, I got the time to do that.

In our live, is true the only changes is the constant as we grow up from child to adult and from playing to working live. All we have to do is just to take it or leave it. That simple!

10 years and counting

Well, finally got my 10 years service awards and my first quarter award for no MC and lateness. Actually, I do try hard not to take MC and coming to office late. Although it just Jusco Voucher, but I do feel appreciated hehe.

I already blog about on how I got my current job previously on my 5 Years Service Awards (gosh how many years gone by and I'm still single?) Here's the link http://whatever-lahno.blogspot.com/2008/01/my-5-year-service-award.html.

Wow, 10 years, when people come and go but some still stay as good friends...Will there be another 5 years of me in here? Only time will tell.

My 5 year service award

Saturday night, the office organized the annual dinner at The Westin. Well, first place the hotel is in the middle of town, and it's sturday noght, well you do the math. Lulily, I'm not driving. Kesian Mek tod, dahla terlepas simpang, kena pusing lagi sekali. The dinner, well, ..............................? the theme is Oscar night. Well I went as a guy, maybe because to save budget and nobody said that I have to dress as a woman. But I'm so looking forward to receive my 5 years service award. It's mean I will get money na the plaque!!!!

How I've got the job

5 years, so what does it mean? I still remember when I apply the job after finish the final exam. Seriously, I don't want to continue study. I bought the star or NST, I can't remember, copy the e-mail address and went to CC near my house and just blindly send my resume. So the day was on Saturday where I already bought my bus ticket to balik kampung( before raya) for tomorrow. I'm on the way to KLCC to watch the first "Harry Potter" movie. I'm in the bus when I've got the call from my friend's phone, that somebody called me regarding job interview. So when I get back, I called the number and it was Ms. Soo asked me to come for interview on Monday. So, I need to burn my bus ticket. The office in Kelana Jaya, but I still can't remeber what positon and worst what company is it. Luckily my housemate knows the building. Went I reached the office, I still can't remember what position I'm apllying so when she asked me to fill the form, I stuck in that column, luckily she said to me it's DAta Entry Clerk. Well the interview went smoothly, I guess ( if not, well I'm not here). When she asked me that the job will be boring because I need to sit in fron of computer all day long, basically I just said fine with it, I love computer. then, went I went back, I have the feelings that I will get the job. Sure enough when I get back home, I recieved the call for second interview. So when I got to my hometown for the Raya that year, I know when I comeback next year, I already have a job. I am greatful because, it's my first interview and I don't have to run all over the town to find a job.

My first Anuual Dinner

The dinner was held in Bandar Sri Damansara Club. It was Chinese dinner with 13 courses. Well, that time we have lucky draw and I've got a "Steam Iron" which is the one that I need most. I still commute between shah Alam and Kelana Jaya with 1 taxi from my home to the bus stop. 1 bus from the highway to Kelana jaya and 1 feeder bus to the office and I still need to walk and using bridge to the office. When I go home, to save money, I need to take bus until all the way to Klang and wait until 8.30pm to get bus to Section 7, Shah alam. Then in the dinner we play the" scissors and paper game" where all of us( about 15 ) were given RM 10 each and we need to compete with aothers. I f we won't we can take the others money. Well guess what, I've won. I've got RM 150 cash on that night. I don't know that I raelli good in this game or the others sucks. This is my first time also see other people drunks and babling nonsense. I't quite an experience.

I think I've change and grow through all this 5 years ( mentally and physically). From the youngest staff in the office 5 years ago to the not so young staff now. From Data Entry Clerk to FD Admin to FDC.I'm very greatful and happy here. I manage to surround me with all the good people, great friendships, a lot of opportunity to visit other countries whether for business or just for fun. This is my "cheese". Will I stay another 5 years, well time will tell.

Sambungan K**** slang

Copy and paste- Taktik ini dilakukan untuk menutup "kejahatan" apabila bos ternampak anda buka internet. Mula-mula pastikan laman web yang dibuka mempunyai banyak tulis(forum, newspaper) kalau yang ada gambar tu, tak dapat diselamatkanla. Lepas tu just copy sebarang tulisan di situ menggunakan klik kanan dan buka Microsoft words dan tampal disitu. Itu membayangkan seolah-olah anda sedang membuat rujukan/research/reference. Taktik ini dicipta oleh Mek Tot. Syabas inspector sahab!

K**** Slang

Ni contoh-contoh bahasa yang maybe hanya staff K**** ( dan ex) yang boleh paham. Ni list dia.

1. K**** curse – Terdapat dua, satu positif, dan satu lagi negative
Negatif-
a) Maka sesungguhnya kalau staff yang datang masuk bekerja itu bujang, maka dia akan kekal bujang hingga ke akhirnya, sehinggalah ada salah satu senior staff itu berkahwin. Mungkin akan terbatallah sumpahan itu.
b) Jika staff tersebut sebelum masuk mempunyai kekasih, maka akan ghaiblah kekasih tersebut kerana tidak tahan melayan kesibukan staff tersebut. Hanya pasangan yang tabah menghadapi sebarang rintangan sahaja berjaya menuju kea rah kebahagiaan.

Positif-
Maka sesungguhnya kalau staff yang datang masuk bekerja itu sudah berkahwin, namun masih tidak mempunyai anak sekian lama, maka dengan izin Allah, akan mengandung jua akhirnya.

Sumpahan ini mungkin hanya kebetulan, tapi banyak berlaku ke atas K**** staff.


2. Slanga

a) Atuk/Bapak/Orang Tua – Kitaorang punya ketua pejabat
b) Abang long/kak long- Masing-masing punya team leader
c) Kakak/abang/adik “ angkat “ kesayangan – Orang yang kita rasa “sayang” sangat
d) Kembar – orang yang selalu bersama, sampaikan cuti pun bersama. Tak dapat dipisahkan.
e) Kakak besar- pangkat dia lebih besar daripada ketua pejabat
f) Budak kechik – Fida
g) Mek Tot – Linda
h) Orang besar- Orang yang memang besar @ tanggungjawab dia lebih besar.
i) Aquarium – Bilik meeting kecil berdinding kaca.
j) Island- Dimana kawasan work station yang selalu tak dak orang sama ada mereka pergi melawat centre/cuti/berenti kerja.
k) KBC ( K**** Broadcasting centre) – Kumpulan ini telah berlerai apabila ketuanya telah berhenti untuk menjadi cikgu di Perak. Ahi yang tinggal tidak berapa aktif kerana memang tak pandai cari maklumat.

l) Forever cannot get KQS – memang selamanya tak dapat mencapai standard yang diperlukan.
m) BFF “best friend forever” – Mereka yang selalu melakukan aktiviti bersama-sama, pendek kata nampak je muka A, mesti si B,C,D berada berdekatan. Vice versa.
n) Meeting- Sekumpulan manusia berkumpul untuk berbincang dan tak semestinya capai keputusan. Melakukan aktiviti yang sama dengan topik yang berlainan.
o) Briefing- Aktiviti mencuri masa selalunya berlaku di hari Isnin dimana mengambil masa yang panjang sehingga apabila habis aktiviti ini hanya tinggal sejam lagi sebelum makan tengahari dan masa yang sejam tersebut digunakan untuk membaca e-mail. ( tak sempat nak buat kerja + lapar)
p) Tapau – aktiviti yang dilakukan semasa tak dak duit untuk makan ( tengah@akhir bualn) tak pun untuk mereka yang berdiet.
q) Pantry/supplier – Mereka yang mempunyai banyak bahan makanan hinggakan “terpaksa bersedekah” kepada mereka yang memerlukannya.

So, setakat ini sajalah yang aku tau@ingat. Kalau sapa-sapa yang tau lebih, tambahlah ye. Thanks.

Masa aku kat Singapore.....

Dua minggu lepas pegi singapore, ada FD Training. Dalam 9 orang pergila. Ok gak. Hotel da memang bestla " Swissotel Stamford". RHQ office memang lawa. Dapat jumpa dengan aku puny acrush, siap interview dia lagi. Sapa aku punya crush?Hehehehe hanya orang yang tertentu aje tau. So aku share gambar ye.....

Masa di aku ngan Mctot kat depan the famous hotel Raffles.




Kat dalam Raffles City Shopping centre, memang lawa. Siap ada rythemic fountain, kalau setakat KLCC punya tu, memang kalahla.








Gambar kat depan balkoni bilik kitaorang.....


Ni gambar roomate aku, nampak cutela tu kononnya....

Makan nasi lemak dalam kereta...

Hari sabtu aritu tercatatla dalam sejarah, ye aku telah makan nasi lemak dalam kereta. Ni jadual aku masa ari sabtu:

8.30am - Bersiap sedia nak ke Ukay Perdana centre, singgah kejap kat Petronas Bangsar isi minya, beli Kinder Bueno ngan Nescafe Tin
9.00am - Samapi Uk Perdana, instructor belikan aku nasi lemak.
10.15am- Bertolak ke Taman Dagang, mula-mula aku malas bawak nasi lemak tu , tapi dia sua jugak. Bawak ajala..
10.30am -Sampai kat Taman Dagang, tapi rasa awal lagi sebab dia kata FTC student sampai pukul 12pm. so pegi Giant beli Tissue ngan air. dalam setengah jam kat situ sebab nak pikir beli tissue apa.
11.15am - centre Taman Dagang, dia cakap student FTC dah banyak balik, alamak... takpela stay aje. Nasib baik masa nak dekat balik tu ada sorang datang. Masa feedback ada sorang lagi FTC student rupanya tingkatan 2. okla tu.
12.45pm - alamak, aku tak tua sangat nak pegi centre Taman Seraya ni, tepon instructor tapi aku pun macam tak pasti jee. Argh hantam sajala. Aku rasa dah betul dah taman ni, tapi kenapa rasa tempat ni macam happening saja, sebab Taman Seraya tu macam quiet je. Nama jalan dah macam betul, tapi salah rupanya... kena pusing balik.Dahla jem, rasa nak pergi tandas lak tu dahtu masuk balik kat tempat yang sama, memang bara giler, sebab jem malas nak tunggu tu.Akhirnya sampai jugak.
1.30pm - aku suka jugak datang centre ni sebab cantik dan tenang aje. Ada jugakla 2 -3 FTC student. Lepas discuss ngan instructor, boleh tak aku main-main dengan anaknya yang bongsu. kitaorang main cari barang dalam buku. aku layan je....Petah budaknya.Kecik-kecik lagi dah memnag speaking giler, aku masa tu memang tak reti speakingla. Asyik bergaduh ngan adik aku lagi.
2.45pm - Alamat dah laparla plak. aku malas nak berenti nak makan, sebab aku kalau boleh nak balik cepat. Nasib baik instructor ni plak bagi aku air 100 Plus. Nampak nasik lemak ...hmmm nak makan ke tak? Argh makan sajala, kalau orang lalu kat tepi kereta aku buat-buat cari barang kat dalam dashboard. Berlakon beb,Alhamdulillah, kenyang pun. Ok last centre to go ke Taman Seri Gombak.
3.30pm - Ramai gak student FTC dia. Centre dah semakin cantik. Gambar aku ngan instructor kat Bangkok pun dia lekat kat diding. Aku nampak tembam. Kalau boleh aku nak balik awal, pergi ke Giant beli panggang dia pehtu balik dan makan, tapi instructor suruh tunggu sampai habis ajak makan sesama. Okla.
5.30pm - Pergi makan kat tempat macam mamak tapi pengendalinya Cina. Halalla. aku pernah makan ngan Jocelyn kat sini dulu. Beli ice blended cappucino tiramisu ngan ketiow hokkien. rupanya ketiow goreng basah. Tak sedap pun tapi otak2 dia memang best. Diorang ajak pegi PD bulan depas, tapi kena pergi Vietnam la...Dah hujanla plak....
So sebelum balik singgah ke Giant still beli ayam ngan majalah. ntahla semenjak adah ada balik lampu ni.. asyik nak membaca aje. Yela sebulan bergelap malam tak leh nak buat apa, asyik tengok TV aje.

Ok 9 more centres to visit.!!!!!!!Argh.....................

Goal Setting

Ahhhhh... leganya, aku dah habiskan semua area meeting. Esok terus cuti sampai Jumaat. tapi sabtu kena datang balik ada Assistant Training pehtu ahad ni ada recognition day kat Batu Caves. Kiranya aku tetap kerja 5 hari gak. Semalam kena buat Goal setting, tapi aku rasa kalau bahagian attendace of Area meeting tu dah tak fulfil dah. Nampaknya kena buat waktu semua orang adala. Goal setting ni nak tau apa perancangan kitauntuk masa depan area aku. Mestila aku nak buat baik punya. Tapi kalau untuk peribadi, tahla, ada gak my colleaugue tanya, what is your goal for your life? aku seriusly cakap tak tau. Dia cakap semua orang kena ada matlamat dalam hidup. Mungkin sebab aku rasa comfortable dalam hidup aku sekrang ni. Tak rasa nak berubah pun. Kawin, tahla, rasanya macam best hidup single lagi. Tapi tak bermakna aku taknak kawin, maybe aku tak jumpa lagi orang yang sesuai. Aku bukan nak yang perfect, tapi somebody who can me me happy. Payah sangat suruh bapak aku cari je, bukan apa aku rasa cinta boleh dipupuk. (Alamak ala-ala Goong la pulak). Aku rasa nak hidup simple asja. Ada rumah, kereta, duit yang cukup( kalau lebih takdela banyak sangat) middle income, pehtu ada family to take care. Kalau aku dapat semua tu ,aku dah bersyukur dah. Aku tadela sampai nak jadi CEO ke GM atau bukak perniagaan sendiri. Kadan-kadang terfikir jugak, aku ni tak de matlamat langsung ke, jadi macam lalang ditiup angin, ke kanan dan kiri ikut haluan angin, bila dah tua, kena tebas. Entahla.... Just go with the flow.....

Sibuknya hariini....

Sibuk gila mana nak siapkan powerpoint presentation untuk area meeting, edit video untuk Free Trial Campaign, Kalau tak arini nak pergi centre visit, langsung tak jadi. Geramnya, dahla lampu kat rumah tak dibetulkan lagi.....Ok dah sampai disini saja. Buh bye!!!!

Report Day

Hari ni merupakan ari yang paling sibuk setiap bulan. Tapi seripusly, aku suka jugak ari ni sebab boleh tengok office macam chaos sikit, macam dalam 'disaster movie' plak. Telefon berdering, orang berlari ke fax machine. Kadang tension sebab student count 'down'. Well, have fun today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Honesty....

Kenapalah aku ni honest sangat haa..............I thought honesty is the best police, but I guess it is not for me. Tensionnya......

Filipina

Purak-purak kerja


Kereta corvette tu...

Smokey mountain- Kawasan pelupusan sampah

One of my meal Seafood Spaghetti

Minggu lepas pergi Filipina dari 30hb Januari sampai 3 Februari. Filipina ni rasanya macam Indonesia jugakla. Kalau kaya tu kaya sangat. Kalau miskin tu miskinla. Tapi yang bestnye kat sana,makanannya memang agak murah, tapi yang tak bestnya bukan halal pun. Masa kat sana tu asyik makan seafood ajala. Malas nak makan sayur, sebab saya ni bukan pemakan sayur. Rasanya trip kali ni paling banyak tengok 'ba alif ba ya' atas meja. Yep, boleh dikatakan tiap-tiap hari. Siap makan depan aku lagi tu. nak kata diorang tak sensitive, tak taula sebab kat Makati tu semuanya Kristian, so aku rasa diorang tak tau kot pasal Muslim. Aku rasa aku sorang je yang pakai tudung kat manila selama 5 hari tu. Aku tak nampak pun orang Malaysia. Sekurang-kurangya kat Thailand nampak jugala masjid. Kat Makati ni haram nak nampak sebuah masjid pun. Tapi aku banyak belajarla pasal kerja kat sini. Teacher mamang best! Waktu dia tengah bercakap aku terpikir' Wow this is the best learning ever'. So passionate and sincere. Can't wait to see her again in March.

To Linda, Happy Birthday!! yang ke dot dot dot..... ( Ala macamla kitaorang tak tau)