The Return of a Long Entry

the absent of long-serious-deep-thought entries, replaced with series of short entries, describing nothing but useless things. that should raise a RED flag, isn't it? i mean, a sudden change from thought-and-mind provocative entries to some santai-relaxing-non-mind-boggling entries.

fret not. i'm still here. living this life. breathing oxygen and exhaling carbon-dioxide accordingly to the "lumrah alam" stated by the Almighty. observing things happening around, and thinking of what are the reasons behind it. still holding firmly to this blog's tagline: Things Happen For Reasons.

Ramadhan 1427 has passed me by. So does Syawal. X'mas celebration was such a blast! finally, i've fulfilled one items in my wish-list: tidur lambat--bangun lambat--makan--sambung tidur. and now, Aidil-Adha is just around the corner, plus the New Year is creeping by. As Shasha pointed out to me, are we ready to turn 23 this coming months?

i'm tasting a bit of how it feels to have financial freedom. i mean, of course my wage is not as high as the President or the GMs, but at least now I'm living my own live with my own money. i can spend as much as i want. i have to stress on a bit of financial freedom, because i live with my parents and sisters. therefore, all the problems and difficulties in managing my own cash; i am still not in the club.

by now, most people knew already that i've moved to a new place. for those still left in the dark, please forgive me, as i've forgiven you for not asking me before. i cant remember much the address (too lazy to remember :P), but it is located at Subang Permai. Next to Kg Melayu Subang. Even better, its just next to Monterez Golf Club and Guthrie Corridor Expressway, and neigbouring with Bukit Jelutong residency.

How i travel to work everyday? early in the morning (which for the time being, around 7.00 - 7.30am. but am going to change to 6.30 - 6.45am), my father, my sister and i car-pooled together off to KLCC. upon reaching KLCC, my Dad will take over the car, and straight to his office at Jln Gombak. after office-hour is another story altogether. i'll be taking LRT to KL Sentral. From there, naik RapidKL sampailaa Subang Baru.

i am now a proud owner of PS2. just bought it 2-3 days before Xmas. hehehe. goodbye PC, hello Console! should buy XBoX 360, unfortunately got no enough money at the time being.

on the other note: Alia is coming back home soon, for good! Nodi is already a certified graduate! (had her convocation last week) Lene is back for Xmas, and off back to Ireland on New Year's Day. Syeena turned 22 last week (as usual, i ingat-ingat-lupa my frens' birthdays :P). Yeen is still in Ukraine. Playing with snowballs i guess. Hafiz is going to continue with his degree. Lan as usual la kot.

tried to organise TWO futsal session a.k.a batch gathering, but to no avail. was it because i invited the wrong crowd? or am i losing my charms? hehehe. entahlah. dont feel like organising events after this. tawar hati. (somebody, pujuk I ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

pijah is in Langkawi, holiday-ing with her family. miss her terribly.

-signing out-

I've told ya before

same sh!t, different twist.

Of Palestinian State

read here pulak

i am in no mood to write a long entry now. might edit this entry later.
*sigh*

here's a BIG cheer to Americana Democracy-ana.

p/s: good time to listen My Chemical Romance's: Black Parade.

Freaky Fun Friday

it seemed that FATE played a trick on me yesterday.

planned a futsal match, only to received almost no-response from UTP colleagues. only 6 replied. Pe'et confirmed that he'll come; Acab and Lan Stone at least e-mailed me back asking "berape ramai dah confirm?"; and others only replied when i IM-ed them personally.

since the match is a by default cancelled, msg-ed besties (pinjam from yeen :P) for a round of "jenga" later in the night. Hafiz=Langkawi, Lan=date, Nodi=Selling Credit Card, Syeena=Fashion Show, n Bai=dinner. everybody was busy.

on the other note, went to Times Square yesterday to claim my new hand-phone. Nokia 6020 je. Given F.O.C to those who subscribed to Maxis under Corporate Promotion. Plus, i bought a new pair of Futsal shoes. Puma some more. It costs me RM 110. ok la kot. asalkan boleh pakai main bola, n tak senang sangat koyak, then i guess its worth it la kot.

wanted to buy House MD Season 2 DVD box-set, but was suprised when shops at Times Sqr, BB Plaza, and even Low Yatt that sells pirated DVDs, CDs, Computer Games n Softwares sume tutup. Kena raid kot. entahlah. returned home empty-handed (pls exclude the shoes and phone :p)

and now, i'm in the office, trying to finish some assignments due this coming Tuesday.
its 2.40pm now..shall i cabut by 3pm OR stays until i complete the assignment?

you decide.

:)

-signing off-

p/s: had a great game of futsal last Thursday.

Y.E.S 2006

Y.E.S

Year End Sale

OR

Year End SURPRISE !!!!

or izzit Year End SHOCK?

Public Announcement: Number 2 Lets Help The Needy

Dear Friends,

I just want to highlight an urgent appeal for Mohd Syazwan Johari, 3 years old will be going to seek a very urgent cancerous right eye treatment at Wills Eye Hospital,Philadelphia, USA. He already lost his left eye due to retinablastoma. He will be accompanied by his blind mom and my colleague, Puan Fadzilah Wan, Volunteer Coordinator for MAKNA.

The trip is supposed to be funded by Ministry of Health Malaysia (for the treatment cost & lodging) and Yayasan Kebajikan Negara (for travel cost) and my organisation, The National Cancer Council MAKNA (for daily stipends). We already making the arrangement with Malaysian community in Philly to help out with food and winter clothing during their stay for 18 days course of treatment.

However we received a very bad news today when Ministry of Health of Malaysia didn't approved the funding for unknown reason. He is supposed to go last Sunday 10th Dec.Now without the funding, the trip looks bleak.Still, we believe it can be done.

What they need:Funds of USD12,500 or RM50,000 for the treatment cost. The rest is covered by MAKNA and Yayasan Kebajikan Negara. Just the treatment cost.

What you can do:

• Help to fundraise for this young boy.

• Every dollars and Ringgit counts!

• Help to spread the word!

If you are interested to help or further info please contact me via email:ijlal@makna.org.my or my mobile or contact Sdr Iskandar at email:iskandar@makna.org.my or my mobile 6019-6925192.

Information: http://angkasaone.blogspot.com or http://drbubbles.blogspot.com

I can give you further details ( medical reports/treatment cost/bank account details)

Regards,
Ijlal Nadzir
Phone: 019 6921765

Public Announcement: Number 1 FUTSAL

UPDATED BELOW SEKALI...

Kawan sekalian,

sempena menyambut seruan kerajaan dalam kempen Year End Sale, maka dengan ini saya ingin menjemput warga-warga bekas pelajar UTP untuk meng-kick-start-kan weekly futsal match sesame kita.

dengan ini, saya ingin mencadangkan agar permainan pertama dimainkan di:-

venue: Subang Jaya Sports Planet
masa: 10.00 malam
tarikh: 15th December 2005

eloklah kiranya saudara-saudara sekalian meng-konferm-kan ke-availability-ian pihak tuan/puan ke majlis tersebut.
moga2 dgn kehadiran pihak tuan/puan dapat memriahkan sambutan pada hari tersebut.

sukacita dimaklumkan, yang saya masih BELUM mem-book-kingkn court lagi, kerna menunggu pengesahan kehadiran korang semue.
maka, silalah konfermkn ASAP. (booking hanya akan dilakukan apabila minimum 15 orang konferm nk datang n main)

p/s: pls extend this invitation to others yang xde dlm mailing list nih...others are most welcomed! tak kira lelaki mahupon perempuan :)

MAJULAH SUKAN UNTUK NEGARA

terpaksa dibatalkan kerana tidak mendapat sambutan seperti yang diharapkan. Lesson learnt:

• email atau spam je office email address.
• sms
• include perempuan dalam mailing lists.
  

Discovering Where Real Treasure Lies

here it is. the advert for my company's recruitment drive.
name of the Company is being deleted. not because of confidentiality or anything. i just feel like not sharing with u. hehehe

notice the red circle? that's me. yeap. recognize the "waivy" hair? :) unfortunately, i cant pretty much see my own face. luckily, my "beautiful" and "dazzling" eyes are visible. hehe.

anyway, if you're interested to discover the TREASURE within you, visit

http://www.discoverpetronas.com

ok-ok..looks like i'm helping the Company for its recruitment drive. cant help it. this is what we call Loyalty. hehehe.

anyways, tonite marks the beginning of another weekend, and i hope that i'll have a wonderful and enjoyable weekend!

-signing out-

back-off, i know SILAT PULUT!!!

yeap, u read it right. i can assure you, i did not misspelled, nor do i am joking with you.
its true. its a fact.

i can DO silat pulut. :)

so anytime u want to mess around with me, i'm advising you not to do so. or you'll end up wishing you never do that. i dont want to hold any responsibility or liability should anything happened to you. either you'll be truly amazed, non-stop shaking your head in disbelief, or simply faint as you cant handle the hot-ness and cool-ness of my silat pulut.

my 1st silat pulut; it was during a dark and lonely night... nahh...it was during last weekend. went to my friends' wedding (both pengantin lelaki and perempuan, we kinda "clique" with each other). there were 2 people performing silat pulut in front of the mempelai dua sejoli. then, 1 of the "bouncer" (read:penyambut tetamu) asked the crowd sumting like this.

"lagi sorang..sape nk bersilat..last one"

there were commotion in the crowd. then suddenly, two pair of eyes looked at me, and one of the bouncers tapped me on the shoulder.

"adik, pegila silat kat depan tu"

the way i see it, i have nothing to gain yet nothing to lose. decided that it is time for me to show them what silat pulut is all about. hehehe. with a cool expression on my face, went in front of the mempelai, smiled and "mula membuka langkah dan bunga-bunga".

all these years of watching people performing silat, plus being a fan of "Pendekar" series, does not go down the drain. my buah-buah silat was OK la, flawless jugak la. but who cares. in the true philosophy of silat pulut,

"it is the heart and body movement that matters. when the heart's tempo is as ONE with the body, then you will move gracefully"

yela tu.

another wisdom from the guru-pendekar-al-berto-azamil-tiger-paw.

"it doesnt matter whether you truly knows or not. GAYA dan STYLE mesti 10 MARKAH. confidence is an important asset, apart from having a face as thick as brick-walls you can find in the older building of UTP"

p/s: naz told me afterward, "i ingatkan u nak buat dungga kat depan tadi"

post-Syawal

this IS the official post of the post-raya. :) planned to go on a prolonged silence to observe the month of Syawal, and while the plan to end the silence with a big BANG bombastic entry does not materialise, I ended up venting my frustration on something stupid.

anyway, here's a brief rundown on what has been happening through out my nearly two-months career in PETRONAS.

the "TALENT"s for PETRONAS advertorial poster

up till now, all i can tell is that the poster wont look exactly like this. instead of all the talents smiling and looking at the camera, the official shot will be from helicopter's view, which means only the heads will be visible. i guess there is a good reason of me having a not-like-shampoo-model's hair, which is curly and waivy. do browse thru early december's edition of major newspaper's section of career and job advertorial.

Health Talk organised by my department for all PETRONAS staffs

well, the fact that my email address and extension number is publicly displayed in the intranet and posters in the tower, i guess it sure beats the feeling of knowing ur name is highly visible on the posters back in university's days long-long-long time ago.

well, this entry serves its purpose already. that is to "brag" on what i've done here at the office, more than the normal routine work. hehehe.

till then, chiaow!

live long and prosper!

-signing out-

praises and tears

just went back from Hari Raya gathering for HRM division. Alhamdulillah, the event went smoothly, with interesting things happening. as shocking as it be, it was emotions that prevailed.

it was during a pop-quiz session. me, being the emcee or host, asked audiences several questions and give them prizes for every correct answers given. the environment was fun and cheerful, for the audiences were entertained and well-fed. with the least expectation of to get participation, i was shocked with how the audience reacted to the questions. they were all eager to answer all of it.

on the final questions, audience are required to rearrange the jumbled up words displayed. to trick them, i gave them wrong hints, saying that it has got something to do with the Company, and its quality principles.

then an elder staff, a senior one, came up front and decided to tell her answer. i tried to scare her, by saying that its related to the company (big liar, i am hehehe). she retreated back to her place, and other staff went to the front and confidently stating the correct answer. which, of course, has nothing to do with the Company or even its quality principles.

then came the consequences. the senior staff "x puas hati". to add more reason to grieve, she is in my office (luckily not in my department).

sensing the disturbance in the force (with help from other staffs and instinct), i went to her place to give her deservedly-won prize. and too apologise if i've done wrong. (hey, how can u know instaneously on-the-spot that you are doing something wrong, when you feel no harm's done?).

to summarize what she said, i'll put in bullet form:-

• young executives are "memperlekehkan" senior staffs
• Me, the audience and I humiliated and embarassed her
• you are here for one month plus-plus, and it this how you behave?
• she can buy bigger prize by her own, but it is the "maruah yang sudah tercalar"
• i should have known better not to do like that
• she was thinking of giving me a MEMO for what i've done
• ways of me handling the quiz session was unprofessional
• and when i tried to apologise to her, she asked, "why only you? where are the others? they should apologise too"

she requested me to leave before she starts to cry.






the irony is, just when i walked away and heading towards another cubicle, on the other side of the office, other staffs told me, "mil, bagus aa jadi host tadi".

(i was flabbergasted)