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

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

Share with me tau!

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

persiapan perkahwinan

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

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

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

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

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

Maybe 2010 is the year?

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

bounce2

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

(not in any order)

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

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

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

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

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

*sigh*

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

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

(putting normal employee hat)

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

(/putting normal employee hat)

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

FAQ

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

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

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

Cannot collect frequent flyer points anymore!!!

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

Seats not comfortable!

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

AirAsia ticket cost more than MAS!

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

Cannot open ticket anymore!!

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

AirAsia is known for flight delays lah..

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

3 years

KL reminds me of loneliness.

it reminds me of how lonely i am.

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

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

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

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

(depressed sekejap)

2 days acquantaince

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

it was her picture in the arms of another man.

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

emcee bidan terjun

"good job. you guys are good"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

+ve

i am positive!

hello Santa

Dear Santa,

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

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

else,

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

so, you have 2 options.

option 1: get me those things i wanted

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

i know your address.

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

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

Xmas wish list

dear Santa,

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

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

so, this is my 2009 Xmas wishlist

1. full set of Rockband musical instruments for Wii
2. Wii-Fit boards and games
3. Motion-Plus for my Wii
4. hit titles of Wii videogames
5. ps3

will you give me these?