peeping into the future

one of the modules in the PROJEK TEKAD PERAK 2005 is "Masa Depanku". This module is basically to encourage the students a.k.a Champions to think of what they want to be in the near future. What is their ambition? In what situation can they see themselves in 5 years time?

The role of the coaches is to help the Champions in determining their career path. The coaches are responsible in ensuring that the Champions have enough information and are able to follow the correct path to the chosen career. And also on to persuade the Champions to have a high target in their career life.

To reflect myself with this "Masa Depanku" module, i asked myself. "Mil, how do you see yourself in a year time?" Insya-Allah, i will graduate from UTP with a bachelor degree of ICT. From there, where will I go? I guess I have to start thinking seriously about my future.

There are several paths that I am able to foresee that is going to be available to me:

- to enroll in the RESKILL programme (crash course of Accounting for 3 months, then being recruited by consultant companies. Basically a starting point for me to become a Certified Accountant)

- to apply for job at companies that offer Engineering IT solution, such as AVEVA. (my internship period at PCSB opened up my eyes on the importance of IT in supporting Engineering works)

- to apply for jobs as IT Service Provider companies such as i-Perintis. (talks with Asma really opened up my eyes on types of tasks and works available in i-Perintis)

- to sit, lepak and menghabiskan beras mak bapak at home while waiting for offer from PETRONAS. ( i prefer this one..hehehe any job type is welcomed, bcoz once i work with PETRONAS, my study loan is consider as scholarships)

- to join other companies, for any IT position, except system development and programmer.

- to continue studying in NETWORKING area?

or just follow the flow? whatever offers given, perhaps i should just accept it?

my new gadget (",)

i traded my previous Samsung with this one.. :)

my tight schedule

had a meeting till the wee hours on last tuesday.
woke up early on the wednesday, settled some issues and things to be done, before going back to UTP
*throughout the journey back to UTP, i drove under the gazetted speed limit, around 80-90 km/h. it was bcoz kimi's car is having a transmission problem from gear 3 to gear 4.
reached UTP around 10.30pm, and had a discussion till Thursday's early morning.
Thursday morning, woke up early again, settled some things and issues at UTP, then drove back to KL for another meeting.
Friday, to send my reports to my Plant Supervisor. then have to go for a shopping spree, and perhaps a meeting..

thank GOD that i have no special girlfriend. else she will miss me so much. plus truly MAD at me.

....right hand*

counting the days till i start back my life as a uni-student.

with so many issues hovering around the campus, will i be able to live peacefully throughout the year?
with so much activities to be done, can i survive by not entering even one of it?
can i concentrate in my classes?
can i channel everything to ensure success in academic field?
will there be any chemical romance for me?
can i get along with the juniors?
can the juniors get along with me?
can the lecturers get along with me?
can i get along with my lecturers?
will i be able to control my cash-flow?
will i spend most of my time studying at the library?
or indeed spend most of time in front of my PC?

*BANG!* a shot to my head...
*blood dripping as the author lies on the cold floor, with a gun in his right hand*

rage of washing machine

this is a hot issue.

from what has been circulated thru my UTP colleagues, it is known that the Residential College (RC) management is taking a drastic action. hostel's electricity and other utilities bill are high, and RC management managed to pinpoint the source of the rising utility bills. student's washing machine.

why washing machine? maybe it is the most-power-consuming electrical appliances. right after computers. my wild guess is that, eversince most houses are equipped with their own washing machines, the utilities bill skyrocketed to a limit where the RC management cannot give any excuses to UTP management.

therefore, they need to confiscate all washing machines available in UTP right now.
but then again, why washing machine? perhaps it is because washing machine is easy to be confiscated. the management cannot confiscate laptops or computers, as students need them for leisure and assignments. washing machine does not play an important role for students, as there are lots of options available for students to replace the washing machine. lazy enough to wash your own clothes with your own hands? then send the clothes to the nearest laundry services. else, vice versa ceteris paribus

the action taken by RC management to confiscate washing machines is being perceived by most students as an act of thievery. fundamentally, the washing machines were taken into "custody" without the owner's consent, any valid reasons or official notice at least, causing the students to come out with their own conclusions, and one-sided judgement.

on the other side, according to Residential College Rules and Regulations, do correct me if i'm wrong, there is stated that should there is any electrical appliances being brought inside hostel illegally, that is without any declarations or permissions from the RC management, the management has the authority to confiscate the appliances until further notice.

the questions that we need to ask ourselves are, are we in the right side? if we are "ditindas", do we have enough proof to show that the allegations are baseless? that the actions taken by management is wrong?

rules and regulations are open to any interpretation. we might interpret it this way, but the management might think otherwise.

the best solution? negotiate. if it fails, re-negotiate. should the 2nd negotiation session fails, re-re-negotiate. if by the 3rd time nothing can be resolved, then send memorandum to UTP management. utilize fully the Student Representative and RCSU. students should demand for the Student Representative Council to fight on this issue. if the so-called MPPUTP does nothing, then we demand them to resign.

demonstration and sending letters to newspapers are stupid methods. those are methods being used by those fool enough not to realise that they have the power and ability to make changes. students are amongst the enlightened.

in the time this entry is being written, negotiations are still being done between RC management and UTPRCSU

things to expect for the new semester :p

the new semester will commences soon.. yet, i have lots of things to be done, planning to be planned, plans to be executed, lessons to be revised, codings to be deciphered, programming to be re-install in my re-formatted brain, and friends to be added into friendster list.

well, let's see, what kind of mess have i get myself into this coming semester..

i have this Final Year Project, i have this 6 new subjects to be learnt, i'm participating in 3 events (so far)..BIG events if i might add; extra rigorous fat-burning session to lose all fats collected throughout my internship period, the need to find potential juniors to be my apprentice (important! need to pass the knowledge of preparing and presenting MODULES to juniors..preferably ladies :p ), and to find potential study partner.
plus other things that i cannot think at the time being.

not forgetting, flirting :p

AF 3

the AF3 fever has got me..finally

tried to evade it, but unfortunately, there is no where to run..

marsha~~~

-AFUNDI WORLD-

last week of internship

finally..the time has come

ever since i started my internship, met lots of new frens, acquainted back with old frens, they keep on asking me, "tgh buat ape skrg?" so i replied,"practical..8 months" ....8 months during that time seems like such a long time to endure..

now, i'm in my last week of my internship..

shud i cry? am i filled with joy and happiness? or it is sadness that fills me?

"raindrops keep falling on my head"

the Mapley onslaught

sumbody, can sumbody remind me next time not to have any makan-makan/minum-minum/lepak-lepak session at this particular Mapley? everybody, repeat after me....SAY NO TO MOSIN LAMA..

y? bcoz lately the service standard has deteriorated. simply said, the service SUxX big time! the mamak yg amek order that night were so selfish, and i'd like to think that yg the SHOP is getting more profit! bajet dah untung juta-juta trillion laa!! (tapi kalo ye pon, i dun care :p )

lemme tell you what exactly happened.. was melepak at Mosin Lama (at TTDI) after finished watching movies with my lovely ABLYNS AHA frens..bile dah abis lepak2, i went to another table, as i was to have another discussion session with Anang and Ca'aint. when i called the mapley to clean up the table, since we wanted to start our "formal" discussion, the mapley was like "ok..ok" then gone with the wind. after three to four times calling the mapleys there to clear up the table, then baru this Nelly-clone mapley came and cleared our table. after that, came this stoopid mapley and asked us. " ini meja suda bayar belom?" we (i mean, i was) like "hello??..can't u see that we are still sitting, trying to have a decent discussion going on?"

also, it seems that the MOSIN LAMA is having a problem of insufficient numbers of chairs..i brought along my trusted laptop, and put it on one of the chairs, when out of sudden, this particular mapley (the same mapley yg cam s!@L tuh) told me to put my laptop at the floor, as he needed the chair..DUH! luckily i was not in the mood to argue with that stupid mapley.

the worst moment: when i'm paying for my foods.. Nasi Goreng Ayam + Milo Ais + Kopi O Ais = RM10++
tak gile ke? asked the cashier, "mapley, ini Nasi Goreng Ayam berapa?" he cooly replied " RM7.50" RM7.50!! that was very expensive!! imagine, a kilo of chicken is only rm6.00...and the chicken being served to me is just a small portion, perhaps weighed about 1/4? but to mark-up the price till rm7.50 is ridiculuos!

so frens, do join me in my lovely crusade..together we can change the world!!

" anti-MOSIN-Lama-Harga-Tak-Setaraf-Layanan"

oil

this entry is inspired by peet's entries. read his articles at http://peetworld.blogspot.com

the global price is increasing, again. now it reached $60 per barrel. during the old days, when dredgers were still dredging and mining "bijih timah" throughout Malaya, the oil price was about $10 per barrel.

oil is a commodity. oil is a necessity.

some people (i mean lots) might be complaining, "since PETRONAS is so untung last year, why don't they subsidise the oil price?" i am afraid that is not going to happen. in any near future. why? i leave it to you to find the answer. feel free to share your ideas at the comment section.

-signing off-

shout when you are winning

i know..i know..my entries is basi already..while others update their precious blogs, i left it to rot. but fret not. now i am able to find a little space for me to post an entry.

had my first roller-coaster experience, thanks to the Corkscrew. before that i had the Flying Coaster ride. Right after i finished riding the Corkscrew, went to the Space Shot ride.

the feeling by knowing that you managed to overcome your fear is unspeakable. that's why i shouted all the way.

when the roller coaster is starting to going down the track, you feel that you are going to fall. when the ride is making a double-sometimes-triple loops, you feel like somehow you are going to fall flat on your back. when you are experiencing a free fall from on top of a highland, you feel as if fear is conquering you. that's when you felt like crying. that's when fear comes creeping.

i shouted when i rode the flying coaster, and shouted again when the Corkscrew roller coaster is making a double loop. but man, i really lete everything go when i rode the Space Shot. when it started to fall, my butt was hovering. that's when the fear comes.

and i overcome the fear, by acknowledging it. yes, i am afraid..so i shouted to show and tell the world that i am afraid. luckily i was able to re-assert the calmness inside me. that's when i shouted louder. the feeling of the triumph in overcoming the fear is unspeakable. can onlt be expressed by shouting the heart out. and so, i celebrated my victory by shouting throughout the free fall.

back on the ground, when i'm done with ride, my friends came to me and say, "Mil, kuat gile ko jerit. Kitorang ingat ko mengamuk ke apa tadi. Gile kuat ah ko jerit"

it was the satisfaction that drove me to shout.
*sigh* how i miss MC cheering squad.

-signing off-