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Ashabul Kahfi - Panduan Pengurusan Akidah Untuk Orang Muda

2012-01-28T05:49:00.002+08:00

Kisah Ashabul Kahfi (Sahabat Gua) - seperti yang tercatat dalam Surah Al-Kahf di dalam ayat 9 sehingga 26, mengisahkan mengenai 7 orang pemuda bersama seekor anjing yang telah mengasingkan diri dari kaum mereka yang sesat dan zalim. Disebabkan sebelum mengasingkan diri mereka telah berdoa untuk Rahmat Allah, maka Allah telah "mematikan" mereka selama 309 tahun. Kisah Ashabul Kahfi ini telah diturunkan kepada Rasullah S.A.W kerana adanya sekumpulan Yahudi yang datang untuk menguji keRasulan Baginda. Ini kerana pada waktu itu, kumpulan Yahudi ini tahu tiada orang Arab yang mengetahui mengenai kisah 7 orang pemuda yang telah tidur selama 300 tahun. Ternyata turunnya ayat 9 sehingga 16 ini membuktikan keRasulan baginda kerana wahyu dari Allah menyatakan dengan lebih tepat mengenai kisah Sahabat Gua in berbanding versi Yahudi.

Namun apa yang penting dalam kisah Ashabul Kahfi ini bukanlah mengenai keajaiban tidur 309 tahun, siapa sekumpulan pemuda itu, lokasi gua ataupun apa yang terjadi selepas mereka bangun. Jika diteliti kisah Ashabul Kahfi di dalam Surah Al-Kahf, sebenarnya Allah S.W.T sedang memberi panduan atau guidance kepada pemuda Islam dalam pengurusan spiritual.

Panduan yang diberikan oleh Allah kepada pemuda melalui tauladan Kisah Ashabul Kahfi:

1. Mulakan perubahan dengan diri sendiri

(Ingatkanlah peristiwa) ketika serombongan orang-orang muda pergi ke gua, lalu mereka berdoa: "Wahai Tuhan kami! Kurniakanlah kami rahmat dari sisiMu, dan berilah kemudahan-kemudahan serta pimpinan kepada kami untuk keselamatan ugama kami". (18:10)

Dari ayat ini dapat dilihat bahawa kumpulan pemuda ini telah bertindak pergi ke gua dan seterusnya berdoa supaya Allah merahmati tindakan mereka. Tindakan pemuda ini yang terus pergi ke gua kerana bimbang agama mereka akan terancam adalah melakukan perubahan pada diri sendiri. Seterusnya setelah melakukan tindakannya terus mereka meminta perlindungan dan rahmatNya.

2. Pemuda perlu mempunyai sifat sabar dan berani

Dan Kami kuatkan hati mereka (dengan kesabaran dan keberanian), semasa mereka bangun (menegaskan tauhid) lalu berkata: "Tuhan kami ialah Tuhan yang mencipta dan mentadbirkan langit dan bumi; kami tidak sekali-kali akan menyembah Tuhan yang lain dari padanya; jika kami menyembah yang lainnya bermakna kami memperkatakan dan mengakui sesuatu yang jauh dari kebenaran." (18:14)

Untuk melakukan perubahan, pemuda memerlukan hati yang kuat. Hati yang kuat adalah hati yang penuh dengan kesabaran dan keberanian. Biasanya sesuatu perubahan tidak akan berlaku dengan mudah. Hati perlu sabar semasa menerima cabaran dan dugaan yang berlaku. Tanpa keberanian, sesuatu perubahan tidak akan dapat mencapai objektif. Hanya mereka yang berani dan cekal mampu melakukan perubahan dengan lengkap. Kesabaran dan keberanian akan diberikan oleh Allah dengan iman yang teguh.

3. Jati diri yang tinggi perlu ada dalam diri pemuda

(Mereka berkata pula sesama sendiri): "Kaum kita itu, menyembah beberapa tuhan yang lain dari Allah; sepatutnya mereka mengemukakan keterangan yang nyata yang membuktikan ketuhanan makhluk-makhluk yang mereka sembah itu? (Tetapi mereka tidak dapat berbuat demikian); Maka tidak ada yang lebih zalim dari orang-orang yang berdusta terhadap Allah. (18:15)

Jika dilihat kepada ayat ini, ternyata pemuda-pemuda Sahabat Gua mempunyai jati diri yang tinggi. Mereka tidak terpengaruh walaupun berada di dalam kelompok yang sesat. Jati diri yang teguh adalah amat penting untuk anak muda kerana pada usia beginilah mereka akan mudah terpengaruh dengan keadaan sekeliling. Emosi yang belum stabil dan rasional yang kurang matang akan menyebabkan decision making yang salah. Cabaran yang dihadapi oleh pemuda pemuda gua pada masa itu amatlah berat sehingga mereka terpaksa mengasingkan diri mereka. Jika dilihat pada masa itu, tindak ber"uzlah" atau mengasingkan diri merupakan tindakan yang paling sesuai dengan situasi tersebut.

4. Allah memberi Rahmat kepada mereka yang melakukan perubahan

Dan oleh kerana kamu telah mengasingkan diri dari mereka dan dari apa yang mereka sembah yang lain dari Allah, maka pergilah kamu berlindung di gua itu, supaya Tuhan kamu melimpahkan dari rahmatnya kepada kamu, dan menyediakan kemudahan-kemudahan untuk (menjayakan) urusan kamu dengan memberikan bantuan yang berguna".(18:16)

Ternyata, ayat Surah Al-Kahf yang ke 16 ini merupakan bukti bahawa Allah menolong orang yang telah memulakan tindakan untuk melakukan perubahan. Jika dilihat ayat ini, pemuda-pemuda Ashabul Kahfi telah mengambil tindakan untuk mengasingkan diri bagi melindungi iman mereka. Maka Allah telah menurunkan rahmat dengan menidurkan mereka. Malah semasa mereka tidur Allah telah melindungi mereka agar mereka tidak diganggu oleh haiwan buas dan juga orang ramai.

5. Menyerahkan kepada Allah mengenai perkara yang tidak dapat ditentukan oleh manusia

Dan demikianlah pula Kami bangkitkan mereka (dari tidurnya), supaya mereka bertanya-tanyaan sesama sendiri. Salah seorang di antaranya bertanya: "Berapa lama kamu tidur?" (sebahagian dari) mereka menjawab: "Kita telah tidur selama sehari atau sebahagian dari sehari". (Sebahagian lagi dari) mereka berkata: "Tuhan kamu lebih mengetahui tentang lamanya kamu tidur; (18:19)

Ayat ini menerangkan bahawa pemuda-pemuda ini telah menyerahkan perkara yang tidak pasti dan tidak diketahuinya kembali pada Allah. Ini merupakan satu sifat yang penting kerana di dalam melakukan perubahan, pemuda akan terjumpa pelbagai situasi yang tidak dapat dikawal oleh manusia. Maka, pada waktu itu orang muda perlulah berserah kepada Allah kerana hanya Dia yang Maha Mengetahui. Kerana, jika seserang itu tidak menyerahkan kembali urusannya kepada Allah, segala usahanya akan sia-sia dan akan menimbulkan kekecewaan di dalam hatinya jika gagal direalisasikan.

6. Allah menyuruh orang muda menggunakan strategi dalam melakukan perubahan

Sekarang utuslah salah seorang dari kamu, membawa wang perak kamu ini ke bandar; kemudian biarlah dia mencari dan memilih mana-mana jenis makanan yang lebih baik lagi halal (yang dijual di situ); kemudian hendaklah ia membawa untuk kamu sedikit habuan daripadanya; dan hendaklah ia berlemah-lembut dengan bersungguh-sungguh (semasa di bandar); dan janganlah dia melakukan sesuatu yang menyebabkan sesiapapun menyedari akan hal kamu. (18:19)

Pemuda Ashabul Kahfi setelah bangkit dari tidur, menyusun perancangan yang teliti sebelum masuk ke bandar bagi membeli makanan. Ini dapat dilihat dengan hanya seorang sahaja di hantar dan dipesan supaya bertindak low profile agar tidak tertangkap. Ini merupakan panduan yang diberikan oleh Allah kepada orang muda agar melakukan perancangan dalam membuat perubahan. Perancangan yang lengkap dan teliti akan mampu membawa kepada kejayaan. Quote Benjamin Franklin "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail".

7. Jika berbahas, hendaklah dalam keadaan bersederhana

Katakanlah (wahai Muhammad): "Tuhanku lebih mengetahui akan bilangan mereka, tiada yang mengetahui bilangannya melainkan sedikit". Oleh itu, janganlah engkau berbahas dengan sesiapapun mengenai mereka melainkan dengan bahasan (secara sederhana) yang nyata (keterangannya di dalam Al-Quran), dan janganlah engkau meminta penjelasan mengenai hal mereka kepada seseorangpun dari golongan (yang membincangkannya). (18:21)

Ayat ini menunjukkan pesan Allah kepada orang muda iaitu semasa berbahas hendaklah secara sederhana. Dan jika sesuatu perkara itu memang tidak diketahui secara nyata dan benar, maka jangan lah bertanya untuk diperbahaskan kerana akan membazir masa dan dikhuatiri akan menyinggung perasaan orang lain.

8. Jika berjanji melakukan sesuatu, hendaklah menyebut "InsyaAllah"

Dan janganlah engkau berkata mengenai sesuatu (yang hendak dikerjakan): "Bahawa aku akan lakukan yang demikian itu, kemudian nanti".
Melainkan (hendaklah disertakan dengan berkata): "Insya Allah". Dan ingatlah serta sebutlah akan Tuhanmu jika engkau lupa; dan katakanlah: "Mudah-mudahan Tuhanku memimpinku ke jalan petunjuk yang lebih dekat dan lebih terang dari ini". (18:23-24)

Turunnya ayat ini kerana semasa Rasullah dicabar oleh Yahudi untuk memberi jawapan kepada soalan mereka, baginda terlupa menyebut InsyaAllah apabila mengatakan mahu menjawabnya esok. Maka Allah telah menegur Rasullah melalui ayat ini dan juga melambatkan penurunan ayat ini. Ayat ini menerangkan bahawa semasa membuat perjanjian atau apa apa komitmen hendaklah jangan lupa menyebut InsyaAllah. Ini merupakan nasihat supaya pemuda tidak lupa berdoa dan sentiasa mengharapkan pentunjukNya.

Cerita Pak Haji dengan Ah Pek

2011-12-19T01:17:00.002+08:00

Al kisah bermula di Kampung Nun Jauh Di Sana. Sesungguhnya kampung ini masyhur di seluruh Negara kerana ia merupakan penyumbang utama kepada KDNK negaranya dengan aktiviti pertanian yang pesat. Berduyun-duyun rakyat jelata datang dari seluruh negara ke kampung ini untuk belajar cara bertani. Hendak dijadikan cerita terdapatlah dua orang petani yang mengusahakan jagung secara besar besaran. Seorang bernama Pak Haji dan seorang lagi bernama Ah Pek. Setiap seorang dari mereka mempunyai kebun jagung seluas 100 ekar seorang. Adapun kebun Pak Haji terletak di sebelah kanan kampung, di sebelah masjid dan menghadap kiblat. Jika di ukur tahap kebaikan tanah, tanah kebun Pak Haji adalah sebaik baik tanah kebun di dalam kampung itu. Kebun Ah Pek pula terletak dia sebelah kiri kampung, di sebelah kandang babi dan menghadap Israel. Tanah dia dikatakan tanah yang paling hina kedudukannya dalam kampung itu

Adapun Pak Haji ini peribadinya adalah seorang yang amat baik lagi alim. Jika dia berbual percakapannya lemah lembut. Kalau ada orang kampung dalam kesusahan, dia lah orang pertama yang akan menghulurkan bantuan. Kalau ada orang kampung meninggal dunia, dia yang pertama akan muncul di hadapan rumah si mati dan orang yang terakhir meninggalkan kubur. Boleh di kata kan Pak Haji ni lah sebaik baiknya manusia di Kampung Nun Jauh Di Sana. Rutin setiap hari dia juga dipenuhi dengan amal ibadat. Setiap pagi dia bangun awal sebelum subuh untuk melakukan solat tahajud. Kemudian ke masjid bersembahyang jemaah subuh. Balik dari masjid dia membaca Al Mathurat Qubra. Diikuti dengan dengan Solat Dhuha. Kemudian dalam pukul 10 barulah dia ke kebunnya. Pak Haji pula bertani mengikut cara agak agak sahaja. Benih jagung di masukkan ke dalam tanah agak agak tak terdedah dan dikambusnya sedikit dengan tanah. Siraman ke atas benih juga agak agak basah tanah tu cukuplah. Begitulah cara dia bertanam. Kira kira jam 12 tengah hari dia akan berhenti dan pulang ke rumah unutk bersiap-siap solat jemaah Zohor di masjid. Dan pada belah petangnya dia akan meneruskan aktiviti ibadatnya di rumah.

Manusia yang bernama Ah Pek pula merupakan seorang yang amat dibenci di kampung itu kerana kejahatannya dan akhlaknya yang buruk. Bercakap dengan menengking, tangannya tidak pernah tidak memukul orang jika berbual. Jika jiran sebelah mati, dia langsung tak ambil peduli. Rutin hariannya dipenuhi dengan segala dosa dosa besar. Bangun pagi, dengan tanpa mandi Ah Pek terus ke kebun lebih kurang jam 730 pagi. Ah Pek bertani mengikut buku manual Sains Pertanian. Di masukkan benih 2cm ke dalam tanah dan dibuatkan batas nya 8 cm tinggi. Di tepi dibuat nya longkang kecil sebesar 1 cm kemudian diletakkan baja NPK 25 25 25 sebanyak 15gram untuk setiap benih. Kemudian air siraman juga disukat sebanyak 125ml untuk memastikan benihnya cukup air. Begitulah cara dia bercucuk tanam. Hobi utama Ah Pek adalah memakan babi yang dicuri dan tidak disembelih (ini kira perbuatan dia yang paling jahat lah yang dia boleh buat). Ternyata Ah Pek merupakan sejahat jahat manusia yang ada di dalam Kampung Nun Jauh Di Sana.

Setelah 90 hari, cuba teka siapakah yang akan mendapat hasil tanaman yang paling banyak? Semestinya Ah Pek. Kenapa Ah Pek dapat paling banyak padahal dia tiap tiap hari buat dosa besar? Pak Haji yang Solat Dhuha setiap pagi adakah doanya tak dimakbulkan? Adakah Allah terima doa Ah Pek (yang ntah bila dia berdoa) berbanding doa Pak Haji. Kalau tengok dari segi keberkatan tanah, tanah Pak Haji lah yang paling Islamik. Tetapi selepas penuaian dilakukan, Pak Haji hanya mendapat 500 kg jagung dan Ah Pek mendapat 7 tan jagung. Jauh berbeza.

Kita buat analisis di sini. Dari segi syariat Pak Haji telah memenuhi aspek syariatnya. Malah bahagian yang sunat juga dibuatnyya. Ah Pek pula, syariatnya kosong. Zero. Nil. Yilek. Tapi dari segi rezeki nampak nya rezeki Ah Pek lagi banyak. Kenapa? Ini kerana Pak Haji telah melakukan bercucuk tanam tidak mengikut sunatullah. Sains Pertanian yang digunakan oleh Ah Pek itulah sunatullah yang tidak dibuat oleh Pak Haji. Ini kerana mengikut naturenya, mengikut sunatullahnya jagung akan memberi hasil yang besar jika kita mengikut cara bertanam yang betul.

Disini kita akan bincangkan konsep Syariatullah dan Sunatullah. Syariatullah itu adalah apa yang disruh oleh Allah. Sembahyang, puasa, zakat, hukum halal haram dan lain lain lagi yg berkait berat dengan ugama dan fiqah. Sunatullah pula adalah ilmu ilmu yang bukan tergolong bawah syariat. Contohnya ilmu kejuruteraan, sains pertanian, perubatan dan lain lain lagi.

Menyedari kesalahannya ini, Pak Haji pada musim seterusnya telah menukar rutinnya. Tahajud masih diteruskan. Solat jemaah subuh di masjid juga masih lagi. Tapi kali ni dia terus ke kebun jam 730 pagi. Pak Haji juga sudah beli buku manual Sains Pertanian Edisi Jagung. Cara penanaman dan penjagaan ikut buku. Kerja dalam sejam, rehat sebentar Solat Dhuha di kebun. Kemudian sambung lagi kerja sehingga jam 1 ptg. Balik rumah siap siap pergi masjid untuk solat Zuhur di masjid.

Pada hujung musim pertuaian, Pak Haji mendapat jumlah jagung yang sama dengan Ah Pek. Pak Haji dapat 7 tan, Ah Pek pun dapat 7 tan. Jadi disini apa beza rezeki Pak Haji dan rezeki Ah Pek?

Bezanya adalah berkat. Apabila syariatullah ditambah dengan sunatullah, hasil rezeki itu akan datang dengan berkat. Ah Pek lepas buat jualan jagung terus dapat duit pergi berjudi di Genting. Kalah beratus ribu. Beli kereta baru keuar jer dari simpang terus kena langgar lori sampah. Bini dia pulak lari dengan Bai Roti yang pusing kampung naik motor. Anak anak semua pakat boikot Ah Pek kerana Ah Pek memberi malu kepada keluarga. Jadi secara kesimpulannya rezeki Ah Pek tak berkat.

Beza dengan Pak Haji dapat hasil jualan jagung dia berupaya repair masjid kampung. Kemudian sponsor Sekolah Anak Yatim makan sedap setiap hari jumaat.Tak cukup dengan itu, Pak Haji bawak orang kampung pergi Haji lagi dengan dia. Jadi kita boleh lihat bagaimana bezanya harta yang berkat dan harta yang tidak berkat.

Secara kesimpulannya, syariatullah dan sunatullah itu perlu diseimbangkan. Lihat Pak Haji pada tahun pertama, dia hanya mengharapkan syariatullahnya. Tetapi sunatullah dilupakan. Maka, hasilnya tak menjadi. Begitu juga dengan Ah Pek. Memang hasil menjadi. Kaya raya tapi ke mana wangnya? Semua habis ke laut.

Untuk mengaplikasikan cerita ini ke dalam kehidupan seharian kita. Kita boleh lihat perbezaan perniagaan orang Islam dan bukan Islam. Lebih lebih lagi Cina. Kita mudah sahaja menuduh orang Cina berniaga dengan menipu. Tetapi kita lupa bahawa orang Melayu berniaga tanpa ilmu. Berniaga mengikut semoborono. Begitu juga dengan kita. Kita selalu hairan kenapa orang lain dapat hidup senang, rumah besar, kereta kontinenal, duit banyak, pergi bercuti ke luar negara setiap tahun tapi kita yang sembahyang 5 waktu sehari dan berdoa setiap hari tak dapat apa yang kita hajati. Jawapannya: adalah mungkin kita terlupa samada bahagian syariatnya atau bahagian sunatullah. Oleh itu pastikan kita tak terlupa mana mana bahagian. Dan rezeki itu di tangan Allah. Dia Maha Kaya. Pasti dia mampu beri kepada kita kekayaan yang dipinta. InsyaAllah.

-idea cerita diambil dari pembentangan Ustaz Hasrizal di Seminar Transformasi Pendidikan Islam di UPM pada 18 Disember 2011

*Disclaimer: Nama watak tiada kaitan dengan sesiapa baik yang hidup atau telah meninggal dunia. Gambar hanya hiasan semata mata

Obsessive Parenting (Keibubapaan Yang Melampau)

2011-11-23T12:53:00.001+08:00

Aku dah lama ada buku Freakonomics ni. Aku beli dulu masa tahun 2008 kalau tak silap masa kat Bintulu sebagai buku untuk mengisi masa lapang kat airport dan dalam flight. Biasa ler, naik AirAsia, masa menunggu kau telah dicompensatekan dengan harga tiket yang murah.

Buku ini diterbitkan kali pertama pada tahun 2005. Penulis nya Levitt (seorang ekonomis) dan Dubner (seorang wartawan) yang suka menggunakan tool economist untuk menganalisa isu isu yang tak ekonomik. Antara isu yang dibincangkan adalah "Pengguguran bayi boleh mencegah jenayah", "Persamaan Klu Klux Klan dengan Agen Hartanah" dan "Penamaan anak boleh menentukan masa depan anak itu".

Tapi ada satu chapter yang betul betul menarik minat aku bila baca balik buku ni baru baru ni. Sebagai seseorang yang baru jer 7 bulan menjadi bapak, bab 5 dalam buku ni membuatkan aku banyak berfikir. Tajuk chapter 5 "What Makes a Good Parenting". Awal bab ni dia tulis bahawa pakar kanak kanak selalunya bertentangan di antara satu sama lain. Selalunya pakar kanak kanak akan cuba menanam perasaan takut terhadap ibubapa dan menyebabkan ibubapa menjadi obsessive. Obsessive parenting ni bahaya. Sebagai contoh antara kolam renang dan pistol yang disimpan di rumah, yang manakah lebih merbahaya. Ibubapa (di USlah) selalunya akan melarang anak mereka bermain di rumah kawan mereka yg ibubapanya menyimpan senjata api. Kerana senjata api bahaya. Mereka lebih rela anak bermain di rumah kawan yang ada kolam renang kerana lebih selamat. Tetapi secara statistiknya jauh lebih ramai kanak kanak mati disebabkan oleh lemas dalam kolam renang berbanding kanak kanak yang mati disebabkan oleh senjata api. Jadi ibubapa silalah "fear pools, not handguns".

Jadi dalam bab 5, Levitt dan Dubner (LD) telah menggunakan satu data dari kajian yang telah dilakukan pada awal tahun 90an oleh Jabatan Pendidikan US, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (Kajian Awal Kanak Kanak Lokasi?? Google Translate). Kajian ini telah memilih 1000 murid bagi setiap negeri di US dan pencapaian budak budak ini di monitor. Selain daripada itu latar belakang keluarga, ibu bapa, kejiranan dan macam macam lagi direkodkan melalui interview. Melalui economic method, LD telah menganalisa data ini dan melihat faktor apakah yang memberi kesan signifikan terhadap anak. Keputusanyya adalah: Apa yang ibubapa buat terhadap anak anaknya (parenting style) tidak memberi impak signifikan terhadap anak anak. Apa yang penting adalah siapa ibubapa tersebut (who they are).

Dibawah aku listkan apa yang memberi impak (terhadap markah anak anak) dan apa yang tidak memberi impak. Tolong jgn kompius okeh. Memberi impak terhadap markah bukan bermaksud markah anak seharusnya tinggi.

A. High Correlation Factors (memberi impak untuk markah anak)

Ibubapa yang berpendidikan tinggi
Ibubapa yang mempunyai status sosio ekonomi yang tinggi
Ibu yang mempunyai anak pertama pada umur lebih dari 30 tahun (dengan mengambil kira faktor ibu itu belajar atau mengejar kerjaya sebelum nak dapatkan anak)
Anak yang mempunyai berat kelahiran yang rendah (ibu yang tidak menjaga diri sewaktu mengandung dengan mengisap rokok atau meminum arak)
Ibubapa yang bertutur dlm English di rumah (aku rasa kalau apply konteks ni kat Malaysia, seharusnya yg bertutur bahasa melayu pasal sistem pendidikan kita dlm BM. kalau kat US kan byk afrikan, kumar, hispanic, cina, afganistan jadi bila gi sekolah tak paham dgn pelajaran pasal tak guna mothertongue)
Anak angkat (mengikut sumber rujukan LD, IQ adalah diwarisi, tetapi anak angkat selalunya bila dah dewasa IQnya akan terpengaruh dgn IQ ibubapa angkat)
Ibubapa yang banyak terlibat dgn PIBG sekolah
Anak banyak buku dirumah

B. Low Correlation Factors (kurang memberi impak terhadap markah anak)

Status keluarga (broken @ tidak)
Keluarga baru pindah ke kejiranan yang bagus
Ibu yang tidak bekerja semasa anak baru lahir sehingga ke tadika
Anak yang menghadiri kelas khas sebelum tadika
Ibubapa yang selalu membawa anak ke muzium
Anak yang selalu dirotan
Anak yang selalu tengok tv (ha, ni aku rasa mmg tak beri impak kat tahap pelajaran dia, tapi memberi impak terhadap perangai dia. amek contoh diri aku sudah lah, dulu suka sgt tgk tv masa kecik, perangai mcm setan, kehkehkehkeh)
Ibubapa yang membaca terhadap anak setiap hari.

Cuba bandingkan list A dan B. List A adalah apa dan siapa ibubapa itu sendiri. List B adalah apa yang ibubapa itu buat dan beri terhadap anak. Untuk bahasa PPSMInyer "The factors matter were not what the parents did, so much as who they were, and the technique in itself is so overrated".

Dari hasil kajian LD menunjukkan bahawa cara ibubapa itu sendiri mengendalikan dan menjalankan hidup mereka akan banyak mempengaruhi tahap kecerdasan anak anak. Perbuatan seharian, rutin kita yang akan mempengaruhi anak anak.

Oleh kerana itu, kalau anak ada yang "tidak menjadi", gagal dalam pelajaran atau nakal bangat tidak mahu mendengar kata, jangan salahkan sistem pendidikan yang ada. Jangan salahkan cikgu yang tak pandai mengajar. Jangan salahkan meja sekolah yang berlubang. Jangan salahkan kasut converse, jam GShock dan buckle talipinggang yang besar. Tapi salahkan diri anda kerana anak anda adalah copy and paste diri anda.

Secara kesimpulannya, janganlah bimbang jika kita rasa cara parenting kita tidak betul. Jika anda adalah orang yang membuat research dan google mengenai parenting, most likely anda termasuk dalam List A. Jadi jangan bimbang. Sebaliknya bimbang sama ada perangai kita sendiri ni betul ke tak. Apakah yang kita buat di hadapan anak anak itu baik untuk tauladannya?

Akhir sekali, nak quote hadis yang paling femes dalam parenting:

"Setiap anak yang dilahirkan adalah umpama kain putih (dalam keadaan fitrah). Ibubapanya yang menjadikan Yahudi, Nasrani atau Majusi"

(just for a thought: kenapa dalam hadis tu takde sebut Islam?)

Wallahualam.

The Art of Employment

2011-09-26T00:08:00.001+08:00

Bapak Budak

2011-05-14T23:50:00.000+08:00

Alhamdulillah

Dikeluarkan melalui tingkap

(kerana tak berjaya keluar secara biasa)

pada 6hb Mei 2011

jam 2.59pm

di Shah Alam

(no IC tengah 10)

berat 3.6kg

Muhammad Al Fatih

nama inspirasi dari

Muhammad al-Fatih

pembuka Konstantinapol

Path of Purification

2010-12-14T00:13:00.000+08:00

It is the point where:

you had tried as hard as you can

put your effort as much as you can

you prayed as much as you can

but it didn't work out.

Inside you:

frustrated

angered

depressed

anxious

It's all negative around although you tried to be positive.

Positive seems impossible.

So you tried to find the blames

Was it the past sins?

Was it peoples you owed?

Was it the promises you broken?

Or your parent that been ignored?

Dear God,

If this is the path of purification.

Give me the strength to go through.

Let it just be me

Bismillahi Tawakal to al Allah wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

Quote of the Day

2010-10-25T00:02:00.002+08:00

" whatever mistakes you have done in the past is not really a mistakes and it is not a learning curve either

as it is just the thing that you shouldn't do."

zul radzi

A celebration under the Tree

2010-10-19T02:22:00.000+08:00

18hb Oktober lagi..

Ya! birthday dia kat bawah ni

disebabkan keadaan ekonomi yg tak menentu

dan juga pemilik gambar diatas

ada high possibility muntah muntah lepas makan

kitorang selebret kat kedai stall bawah pokok jer

kedai William

yang dikatakan lagi best dari Steben Uptown

kerana sekarang musim kereta terbang

& kereta terbakar

aku bwk keter secara berhemah & sopan santun

(ader 2 kereta gak yg kene maki pasal buat movement yg tak logik - 2 kira below average lah)

jemmm... stended KL

you hated it

or you got to used with it

(or you hire a driver..)

sampai je kene pilih lama sket

pasal first time makan kedai ni

& menu dia byk gile

dan variasi

(lupe nak ambek gambar menu lagi satu)

disebabkan kitorang sampai tak ramai orang

servis cepat giler

air sampai dalam masa tak sampai 5 minit

honey mango lychee

(air gua)

fresh orange (bigsize)

makan aku order:

nasik goreng ayam pandan

(sebenarnya agak musykil pasal tak nampak daun pandan)

sotong goreng tepung

menurut sumber yg sepatutnya bleh dipercayai

sotong goreng tepong kat sini

lagi power dari Steben Uptown

(makan sambil menangis..seriyes tak sedap)

Birthday Girl order makan:

Chicken Cordon Bleu

(memang kene eja Bleu mcm tu...kalau tak caya Google lah)

Perasaan makan kat kedai ni:

Macam makan kat TGIF...

portion dia gila besar

nasi goreng dia tu bleh bahagi

untuk tiga orang makan

(kalau size badan aku bahagi dua jer)

aku siap tapau balik air honey mango tu

Anyway, a birthday wish to my beloved wife

Happy 29th Birthday!

Have a blessed year ahead.

Good Morning Peeps! It's Friday!

2010-09-24T07:00:00.002+08:00

Yerp! It's another Friday but Monday will always come. Start your morning with this song: Carburator Dung: Labour of Hate. Lyrics as per below.

I find myself in this bus again

Fighting for space, a seat for rent

The rain is falling down with shame

We trapped ourselves in this heat of Caine

Why should I be here

Greeting these unsmiling faces

Should I even care?

For the measly sum that I get

Promises made, promises gone

The poor is still under the strong

Your word is right, my word is wrong

Still the world will run this way till I’m gone

Why should I be here

Greeting these unsmiling faces

Should I even care?

For the measly sum that I get

solo

Why should I be here

Greeting these unsmiling faces

Should I even care?

For the measly sum that I get

Still I’m here all day long

Slave of wage, I’m one

Still I’m here all day long

Slave of wage Till I’m gone

Why You Shouldn't Ask Help on The Internet

2010-08-12T13:13:00.001+08:00

Click SINI

Penang Revisited: Jalan Jalan Gemukkan Badan

2010-08-02T02:36:00.000+08:00

Sempena anniversary, kitorang decide (sebenarnya Nisak yg decide) turun Penang. Objektif utama: makan. Gerak Sabtu pagi dgn Khai yang tumpang sekali nak balik umah. Kitorang sampai Juru dalam pukul 1 tghari. Tanya Khai mana nak makan dia terus ajak gi Perda. Kat Perda kitorang gi Restoran Sejati Gemilang. Menu utama dia ikan bakar.

Kat Perda

Diambil tanpa mengikut napsu

Aku amek ikan pari bakar, ayam goreng, sayur salad and kuah lemak. Layan giler. Murah pun murah. 3 orang makan baru RM25. Lepas lunch terus hantar Khai balik Ayaq Hitam. Pastu kitorang check in kat Jalan Gurney.

Lewat petang, Nisak ajak makan Char Kuew Tiaw kat Bukit Mertajam. Lepas check kat google map, aku pun menuju destinasi sambil mengikut peta yang di hapal. Campur sesat ngan silap pusing, sejam setengah pastu baru sampai.

Abang Is Char Koay Teow

Ya, ini dia kedai Abang Is Char Koay Teow. Lokasi adalah di Bukit Mertajam. Kalau dari pulau, hang pi straight menuju ke Summit BM, sampai kat simpang tiga sebelum belok kiri ke Summit, hang belok kanan, kedai tu ada di sebelah kiri hang (tunjuk jalan macam orang utara). Kat sini kitorang order Char Koay Teow spesel sorang satu pasal dah lapar giler.

Serius lazat

Ini lah rupa char koay teow spesial. Ada telur mata, udang 4 ekor dgn kuah yang lazat nak mampus. Aku hirup kuah sampai abes. Damage done: RM13 termasuk air.

Lepas dah kenyang dgn Char Koay Teow, balik ke pulau. Masa aku tgh baham koay teow Pakmet call. Kata nak jemput aku kat hotel. Chantekk. Dalam pukul 11 aku tunggu Pakmet dtg. Rupanya lobi hotel aku bila mlm jadi Club. Bangang giler. Nak lepak pun tak best. Ahirnya Pakmet pun tiba.

Ya, inilah kereta misteri Pakmet yg digelar kuda hitam. Aku cuma dpt amek gambar sport rim jer. Aku saspek kereta ni dia dah di pasang "penjaga" pasal dari banyak2 gambar yang aku amek dua ni jer yang ada nampak rupa kereta. Mujurlah baru tukar absorber, boleh aku tumpang naik. Kalau tak mungkin berapi-api lantai kereta dia macam aku main go-kart dulu kat Skudai Parade.

Pakmet bawak aku gi Kedai Nasik Beratur. Kedai tu bukak pukul 10.30. Aku and Pakmet beratur ade la dekat setengah jam nak daptkan nasik. Nasib baik ada Pakmet. Dia buat crash course untuk aku pasal software design dan skin dive. Dan nasib baik jugak lah aku tgh tak kebulur. Kalau tak memang dah terbalik kut kedai tu kalau ikut anger managemnet aku. Gile lama nak beratur. Tak logik ikut akal pikiran orang yang lapar. Pakmet saspek kedai nasi kandar beratuq ni saje je cedok lauk lambat untuk kastemer dia supaya ramai orang beratur depan kedai dia. Jadi bila orang lain lalu kompem diorang nampak kedai tu macam best giler pasal ramai orang beratur. Malangnya malam tadi aku tak ambek gambar pasal masa kitorang sampai, hujan turun renyai renyai. Tambahan kat depan kitorang ada sekumpulan bebudak baru nak naik yang juga sesibuk pegang kemera besar. NAnti aku bawak sekali karang diorang ingat geng pulak. Mana bleh, aku geng Pakmet. Nak tambah lagi sensasi dating tgh malam kitorang berdua, kitorang siap jumpa Mat Sabu makan sekali ngan kitorang. Sungguh berjiwa rakyat dia. Dtg makan naik S Class bentuk lipas.

Esok paginya, plan nak gi carik gerai roti canai sedap. Last last hujan lebat. Tukar plan. Gi makan Nasik Ganja Kasim Mustafa. Gile babeng. Pagi pagi buta dah makan nasik minyak. Dan bukan kitorang jer. Majoriti kat kedai tu tgh membaham Nasik Minyak.

Kasim Mustafa bukan Kasim Ahmad.

Agak mengikut napsu

Setel Nasik Ganja, kitorang pepusing Georgetown. Pi Batu Ferengghi. Tgh pusing pusing aku terima video call daripada Apis. Nampak Apis baru beli handphone baru. Hehehe. Balik hotel check out. Pi jemput Khai. Tanya Khai mana nak beli buah pala. Dia kata "Jom pi Chow Rasta". Kitorang on jer lah. Chowrasta ni kat tgh tgh pekan depan IPD. Memang ramai orang kat sana. Nisak gi la borong buah pala kering 2-3 bungkus. Aku menyibuk nyibuk ambek gambar kat kedai tu.

Kedai Buah Pala Yang Menjadi Sasaran

Pastu kitorang pusing pusing sket, beli beli sket souvenir. Khai ajak gi makan cendol. Dia kata ni cendol paling best di Malaysia. Kitorang layan kan ajer.

Tempat makan chendol

Terbaik. Tak manis sangat. Agak lemak. Kiwak..sambil tulis ni pun aku dah terasa kat mulut.

Ini kedai nyer...

Settle chendol terus kitorang chabut balik KL. Jalan balik KL cam haram. Banyak gile keter. Pastu semua gila kuasa nak lepak lane kanan. Paling menyampah tadi aku dengan keter Myvi. Dua tiga bijik perasan macam diorang tgh drive enjin 4.0. Anyway thanks to Khai yang banyak tunjuk tempat masa kat Penang. Tak lupa pada Pakmet yang bawak aku gi Kedai Beratuq dan bagi crash course software design dan skin dive. Macam lepas bulan puasa ni nak ajak Pakmet gi Perhentian jer?

Ini Khai

Ini sebagai pengganti Pakmet pasal aku tak amek gambar dia.

Video of The Day

2010-06-21T09:48:00.001+08:00

Beginner's Luck

2010-05-25T00:12:00.001+08:00

Dah dekat dua bulan aku join dunia yang menawarkan 9/10 rezeki dunia. Ingat senang. Rupanya tidak senang. Hahaha. Masa awal awal memang macam best. Kena panggil untuk projek yang baik baik punya. Bak kata Santiago dalam The Alchemist: “Every search begins with beginners luck and ends with the victor’s being severely tested.” Yup, awal awal memang beginner's luck. Dapat rasa macam best, tapi tu sebenarnya pemanis sebelum yang pahit datang. Kegagahan untuk melepasi kepahitan tu yang penting untuk merasai kelazatan isinya. Metafora sungguh!

Tapi alhamdullillah syukur insan insan sekeliling aku memahami. The best supporter: Wifey! Pernah sekali aku mengeluh pasal dah dua bulan jalan tapi takde yang confirm dengan selamber wifeyku yg chomel ni reply "Sabar..macam tu lah orang bisnes". Aku memang salute kat wifey.

Selama dua bulan ni aku banyak dapat lihat dunia sebenar yang dari dulu aku idam idamkan. Aku ada ikut seorang Sifu yang pada aku memang living legend. Pada dia nothing is impossible. Tapi untuk membuat sesuatu itu dari impossible kepada possible bukannya satu proses yang mudah. Ia merupakan proses yang menguji ketahanan diri sendiri. Dan yang paling penting sekali adalah sikap rendah diri. Sikap sombong dan bongkak tidak akan membantu diri sendiri. Selama aku berkawan dia selama dua bulan ni tak pernah sekali pun aku dengar dia membongkak atau pun berbangga dengan harta dia. Kalau aku puji dia pasal ketereran dia dalam bisnes dia akan reply "Takde benda lah bro. Ramai lagi kat luar sana lagi power dari gua". Padahal masa tu tgh tulis surat kat PM.

Alhamdullillah aku jumpa sifu ni masa dia tengah mode "bekerja". Banyak yang aku belajar dari dia. Sekarang dia pun tengah run "assignment" yang besar yang di mana ada orang yang dah ikut dia dua tahun pun tak pernah tengok dia buat assignment ini. Cuma sebelum ni cuma pernah dengar jer pasal assignment dia.

Last week jugak baru aku realize Allah sebenarnya telah memberikan aku peluang yang besar. Tanpa aku sedari masa aku terima offer untuk terjun ke bidang ini, rupa rupanya orang yang tarik aku ni adalah semua legend tersendiri. Aku memang bersyukur kerana Tuhan memberikan aku peluang untuk belajar dari mereka semua.

Last sekali aku nak quote dari The Alchemist:

“In his pursuit of the dream, he was being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.”

Apa Gua jumpa kat Google?

2010-05-06T00:22:00.000+08:00

The Cult of Wallstreet Movie

2010-04-03T16:13:00.000+08:00

Last night I had to follow wifey (since she said right now I'm flexible - only time flexible tbut not relationship flexible) for a dinner plus movie birthday celebration of her best friend Nazriah accompanied by Liza. Well I'm not going to tell reviews bout March'e (where we had dinner and it was marbeles) and the movie we watched (Clash of The Titans - syirik plus boring gua siap tido). At Cineleisure as I was going to toilet, I bumped into Wallstreet: Money Never Sleeps poster. I nearly shouted excitedly looking at the poster. Hehe.

The 1987 Wallstreet movie. Tengok betapa baby facenyer muka Charliee Sheen

Wallstreet: Money Never Sleeps is a sequel to Wallstreet movie which was released in 1987. The 1987 movie is a cult among those who is into business and especially those into corporate raiders. It is a must see movie for capitalist pig. Its show how those peoples on the top of pyramid do their business and how money is the root of evil. Haha. These peoples on the top of the pyramids will do anything just to gain profits. It's about choosing between greedy and ethics. Wallstreet is an invitation to anybody to achieve their own vision of success.
Wallstreet is about how Bud Fox (a not so suscces stockbroker) got into the apprenticeship of Gordon Gekko a Wallstreet legendary player. During this mentorship session Gekko teach Fox what is ethical and not according to the capitalist world. The main story is about how Bud Foz is trapped between ethics and greed as for Gekko "Greed is Good".

Well, I was introduced this movie by one of my best friends. He asked me to see the movie as a way to look insight of those how those peoples on the top of the pyramids works. He said ito be on the top of the pyramids you need to learn how to work like them. This movie also has been recommended by one of wifey's lecturer during her chartership. He(she?) said the movie is good learning material to see how unethical business could be.

This movie has it own followers. It have created a cult. Even in few movies it has been shown Wallstreet movie as reference. See below clip from Boiler Room movie how Vin Diesel quotes Wallstreet.

Anyway I'm looking forward for the sequel of Wallstreet. It is expected to be realeased by end of this month. A trailer of the movie is attached below.

Last but not least a quote from Wallstreet by Gordon Gekko:

The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation. It's bullshit. You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy? It's the free market. And you're a part of it. You've got that killer instinct. Stick around pal, I've still got a lot to teach you.

Reaching the Last Chapter of Bintulu

2010-03-26T18:00:00.000+08:00

Gua ada lagi beberapa hari jer kat Bintulu ni. Busy pasal masih ada satu event yg gua tetiba tercomitted lak nak arrange: Family Day. Ingatkan senang nak organize menatang Family Day ni. Rupa rupanya leceh siot. Macam macam sentimen yang keluar masa nak arrange Family Day ni. Ni tak boleh, tu tak boleh, orang ni nak mcm ni, orang tu nak mcm tu. Tapi bagusnya ahli committee semua super tahap gaban, jadi agak senang gak la nak wat kerja.

Tadi tengahari lepas Jumaat, tgh kemas kemas meja terjumpa buku organizer lama masa zaman project. Selak selak sambil baca baca nota nota lama tak sangka lak dulu boleh berpikir dgn kretip. Serius beb, aku rasa aku harini lagi bangang dari dulu. Tak boleh berpikir. Otak tepu giler. Harapan gua (bukan Encik Harapan ye) bila bukak chapter baru ni boleh la gua berpikir dgn lagi kreatip untuk menyelesaikan masalah.

Minggu ni gua blues jer. Ada rasa sedey sket nak tinggalkan CCM. Banyak benda siot aku belajar kat sini. Management skills, problems solving, branding, taichi, politiking, maki orang, berkawan ngan orang, socializing dan macam macam la beb. Tadi tghari masa gua tgh cakap kat telepon ngan bakal bos, gua pun luahkan perasaan gua yg sedey ni. Dia cakap "Lu tahu kenapa? Pasal lu orang dah ada sense of belongings." Tapi gua rasa yang main thing adalah pasal friendship. Kat CCM semua orang boleh jadi geng (exceptional to boss lah). Suasana CCM lain. Even gua compare ngan kompeni bini gua yg ada skybridge dua tingkat kat opis tu pun, CCM masih lagi best. Hehe.

Vintage Editing

2010-03-16T03:16:00.000+08:00

Gua takde kerja. Jumpa webpage ni. Try la sendiri. Sonang jo.

Malays are stupid and lazy? Think again :)

2010-03-09T06:41:00.000+08:00

http://hasanularifin.blogspot.com/2009/05/forgotten-history-of-intellectual.html

Naff said!

2010-03-08T16:12:00.000+08:00

Keterusan kabel dalam litar gelang

2010-02-28T22:15:00.000+08:00

Aku dapat email dari kawan aku yg mintak aku tolong jawabkan soalan assignment untuk subjek Asas Elektrik dan Elektronik akak dia. Akak dia part time kat Oyu. Aku tergamam sebentar baca soalan nombor dua:

2. (a) Lukiskan satu gambarajah bagaimana menguji keterusan kabel hidup pada litar gelang yang mengandungi 4 plug dan bersambung dengan kotak fius. (4 markah)
(b) Nyatakan dengan jelas langkah-langkah ujian keterusan litar akhir gelang dijalankan. (4 markah)

Adakah aku yang dah terlalu lama tak buat analisis litar atau adakah aku yang tak terupdate dgn teknologi terkini elektronik. Terma "Keterusan Kabel" dan " Litar Gelang" adalah sesuatu yang aku tak pernah jumpa. Adakah aku yang tidur dalam kelas asas elektrik?

Aku rasa terma untuk engineering dalam bahasa Melayu perlu ada standard. Semua universiti kena pakai terma yang sama baru semua orang dalam industri yang sama boleh berkomunikasi. Ya.. "keterusan kable" merujuk pada "cable continuity" dan "litar gelung" adalah merujuk pada "ring circuit". Harap maklum. Hehe.

Budaya forwardkan email

2010-02-22T23:42:00.001+08:00

Satu budaya bodoh bebudak eksekutif melayu yang ada internet kat opis adalah menforwardkan email. Aku memang seriyes hangin ngan bebudak yg menforwardkan email ni. Bukan baca betul betul pun. Ntah betul ntah tak. Pastu taruk komen sendiri, konon kononnya dia mmg tahu pasal isu dlm email tu dan forwardkan pada semua orang yang ada dalam list email dia. Yang bestnya, pastu ada plak yg dpt email tu reply to all nak bagi jugak idea dia. Terus tiba tiba email tu jadi forum. Semua nak bagi pendapat. Eh kiwak, aku bukan kenal ko pun? Lain la aku kenal ko. Yang ko nak reply kat semua apa hal lak. Pegi la mampus.

Yang bestnya ialah waktu diorang menforwardkan email. Pukul 8 hingga 9 pagi. Lepastu dalam pukul 10 lebih sikit akan datang lagi segerombolan email email forward ni. Aku tafsirkan begini: Nampak sangat ko masuk masuk opis, bukak PC, bukak Yahoo, baca email merepek yang kawan kawan ko hantar mlm tadi and cuba merungkai isu isu dalam email tu. Pukul 9 tea break. Waktu minum. Lepak sejam, pukul 10 sambung, menjawab respon dari kawan kawan ko yang bangang tu. Memang best kerja dia kan? Setiap hari cuma perlu forward dan reply email yang takde kaitan dengan kerja. Mesti dia ada degree in forwarding emails. Babih sungguh. Diorang rasa yang diorang should have a say dalam isu semasa negara. Diorang lagi layak memerintah negara.

Ada satu email pasal kacang Nips. Dalam isu kacang Nips ni, diorang kata ada emulsifier yg guna dlm Nips tu asal dari binatang kaki pendek. Dalam email tu jugak diorang ada attach gambar-gambar package kacang Nips. Ada satu gambar kat bahagian ingredients kacang, nak menunjukkan bahawa emulsifier tu mmg ada dlm kacang Nips. Tapi yang lawaknya sebelah ingredients tu ada logo Halal Jakim. Aku dengan prejudisnya terhadap orang yang hantar email tu pun menstadikan diri pasal emulsifier tu kat internet. It came out that the emulsifier datang dua sumber, dari sayuran dan juga dari haiwan. Kompeni yang buat Nips lak bukan cikai-cikai, Jack n Jill. Takkan diorang bodoh sangat nak guna logo halal palsu. Aku reply balik email tu dengan semua fakta fakta yg ada. Antara jawapan yang aku dapat:

" Kalau halal sekali pun, takkan kita nak sapot kompeni Yahudi."

"Kerajaan BN memang bodoh. Mana diorang nak kontrol pasal halal haram. Kalau PKR memang diorang dah jaga dah bab halal haram ni."

Aku tepuk dahi lepas baca jawapan jawapan yang bangang ni. Serius beb. Gila kolot pikiran ko. Nama je masuk universiti, tapi mcm tak sekolah. Aku tengah bincang pasal emulsifier yang korang cakap dtg dari lemak babi. Apa kaitan lak dengan Yahudi and Kerajaan BN dgn PAS. Macam sial takde kaitan. Itulah the first and the last aku terbabit dengan perbincangan bodoh email diorang.

Aku takde masalah kalau dapat forwarded email once in a while. Kalau aku rasa email tu mmg lawak gila memang aku share ngan kenkawan aku. Tapi kalau email itu pasal isu isu yg bodoh dan tak tentu pasal lagi betul ke tak mmg aku delete terus. Takde nak forwardnyer. Paling aku menyampah email tentang halal haram. Kolget haram, KFC yahudi, pringles ada babi. Kalau ko ragu ragu dgn makanan tu ko tak payah makan. Tak perlulah ko menimbulkan keraguan kepada orang lain. Ko pun sendiri tak tahu betul ke tak.

Aku hangin dengan benda ni pasal tadi pagi dari pukul 8 sampai pukul 11 email aku tak berhenti henti berkelip. Rupanya bangang bangang ni membincangkan pasal awek kedah yg lari dgn Indon tu. Seriyes bangang sial perbincangan diorang. Aku dah mintak diorang delete aku dari list diorang pun email aku masih ada dlm circle diorang. Walaupun aku dah SPAM diorang tapi ada yg baru join listing tu terus forward email lagi. Penat sial tekan butang SPAM. Namun lepas reply aku dibawah terus takde email dah dari diorang. Hehehe. ^_^

Is it possible?

2010-02-22T01:50:00.000+08:00

Okay, it's another month to go. Suddenly there is a feeling deep inside me that doubting the decision that have been made by me. Am I ready for this? It's a really big risks that I am taking after this. Could I be able to stand all the pressures and the challenges.

"All things are possible to the person who believes they are possible" - Napolean Hill

It's been awhile since I set my mind to my definite goals. From all the hype of leaving the company and getting to the new place, have made me forgot about the definite goals. I found out that the inability to set the mind to the definite goal of the life will make you doubts about your life. It will bacjfire you as it will set your morale low and unmotivated. Unmotivated means less productive. Less productive means unable to deliver. Unable to deliver means you are irrelevant.

As what I quoted above from Dr Hill, the mind controls the outcome. If it is impossible in your mind in the first place, it won't become to happen. Dictation of the mind will control how you act. Your act will control the outcome. No matter how much you want it, if your mind have been set to the opposite result, it won't happen. Back to basics, positive thinking is inevitable.

Positive thinking is an art. It is an art of controlling your mind. How do you see everything that goes by you. How do you interpret all the problems that comes to you. How do you see the situations on your daily life. Positive thinking is not about you are on the positive side at all the time. You are either retarded or mentally handicapped if you say that you don't have negative thinking. Positive thinking is about how many negative vibes that you can contain from controlling the mind. It is about how you change the negatives vibes to become positive motivation for you. It's all about how you think.

Life is either miserable or superior, which is up to your mind. Don't make your life dictates you. You should control your life.

Corporate Ladder

2010-02-11T15:43:00.000+08:00

To Become Success in Corporate World: Say No to Regular!

2010-02-04T01:02:00.000+08:00

As I go through my career life, lots of people said that "Don't become regular to become success." In the race of climbing the corporate ladder being regular will make you stagnant. Regulars is for loser. As for today I would like to share to all my friends how not to become regular. Before you could apply it in your career you should apply it in your life.. therefor you would succeed.

First of all, you should make sure you are not using the "regular" cars to commute to work. Saga, Wira, Kelisa, Kenari or Viva are regulars. Even Vios and City are regulars. Any executives could be driving that. You should be driving imported Japan or continental cars. I would suggest Civics, Golf GTI, Lancer or even Punto (ooppss...no offense intended). These are less regular. To make it better you should be driving at least 3 Series E90 or C200 which are non regulars. The best would be Passat, M5, M3, CLS or Evolution X. You would be looked as not regulars if your are driving these cars.

Forget about futsal, badminton and football. These are low caste sports. To become not regular you should be playing golf. It doesn't matter if you are not good at playing, as long as you can swing a golf club you look un-regular. Tiger Wood is not regular right?

Regular relationship? Forget about it. Ditch your regular looking wife or girlfriend. (Disclaimer: Please take note that the author does not hold any responsibility for any disruptive marriage or relationship for readers who have followed this step) Go for those hot chicks that when you walk with them, guys around will go drooling over her. And also make sure she is not the regular size. Make sure she is superhot. Remember, you want to become success in the corporate ladder. To look not regular you should have a partner that is not regular. Sacrifices are needed to reach the top of corporate ladder.

The way of conversation also must be changed. You should know everything or at least pretend to know everything. When people tell you how big his house is, you should tell him your house is damn much bigger. When a person told you that your theory is wrong, make sure that his theory is wrong although you know yours is definitely wrong. Don't lose in a conversation. Be a fighter and tell peoples to think positive!

Day to day attitude also must be changed. When the waiter asks you what size of meal you want to order, go for the biggest size. Don't take medium or regular. That is so regular minded. Don't act regular as other peoples. If people walk you run, if people sit you stand, if people talk you scream, if people cry you laugh. That is the right way to become not regular.

Following all these steps, you should become the most successful person in your organization. You should be reaching the top ladder in no time. People will see you in awe on how un-regular you are. So good luck guys in achieving your dreams.
Anyway for me, after noted down all those ways for not becoming regular to gain success in career have made me sure that I am not suitable in the corporate ladder. It's better fr me to be on my own ladder or I just use the elevator! Hehe.

Aku, KK, Sultan dan Aduka Taruna

2010-01-26T13:56:00.001+08:00

Lama siot tak update. For the last few weeks it have been interesting experiences for me. Went to Kota Kinabalu with wifey, Abg Saipul and Hashim. KK gila marbeles. Better than Bali. Jumpa Pok plus scuba diving kat Pulau Sapi (Haha siot la..aku tau kenapa Pak Met gila gi scuba diving). Wifey aku yg lemas 2 kali pun nak gi scuba diving lagi. Memang best la KK. Murah, senang carik makan and tak banyak hassle. Best..nak gi jenjalan kat Mesia.. number one place I would recommend is KK.

Another interesting thing that took places is the internet. Two cases yang aku follow rapat for the past two weeks. Ahaha. Bermula dengan Saiful Nang. Saiful Nang ni adalah idola aku, yg dimana dia telah membawa satu perubahan besar pada scene photography Malaysia. Dia ni memang gempak.. photo dia semua cantek beb. Namun disebabkan few comments yang dia buat kepada orang lain dengan cara agak kasar dan tak menghormati orang lain, aku dah ilang respek ngan dia. Refer to this link and this link. Resmi padi beb, makin berisi makin menunduk. Disebabkan apa yang dia buat kat press (from the first link), ada saiful nang hate page kat facebook. Ahaha. Yg lawak nya Saiful Nang siap wat report polis lagi. Ahaha. Biarlah mereka dan labu mereka.

Second yang best dan bangang : Aduka Taruna. Tengok posting blog kurang hajar yang dia buat. Gila babi beb. Lagi gila babi bila beribu ribu orang maki dia kat blog dia. Ahahaha. Bodo tahap cipan. Tau le lu selalu maki orang lain. Tapi kali ni lu dah silap. Lu maki orang yang dah mati. Kene plak Almarhum Sultan Johor lak yg ko maki. Memang bikin malu orang Islam jer. Hmmm.. tak senang duduk beb. Anyway dia dah serah diri dah.

Moral untuk minggu ini: "Terlajak perahu boleh di undur, terlajak post boleh delete, tapi kalau orang dah capture screen lu pikir lah sendiri". Ahahahahahaha

The Orait Guy

2010-01-07T06:38:00.000+08:00

Korang pernah tengok cerita Yes Man lakonan Jim Carrey? Dalam pilem tu dia cerita bagaimana seorang mamat yang takder motivation lepas kene clash dgn aweknya (tapi bukan kat LRT okay..) telah participate dalam satu program motivasi yang memerlukan dia mengatakan "yes" untuk semua perkara. Okay... tu dalam pilem.

Dalam realiti: aku baru perasan yang aku telah menjadi "Orait" guy. Kat tempat aku kerja ada 2 orang management. MS dan aku. MS adalah seorang yang cepat panas. Dia kuat makan kambing beb. Kalau ada benda benda yang teruk atau buruk pastu kau terus terjah kat dia pasal benda tu kompem ko kene maki balik. Tapi dia juga cepat sejuk. Lepas dia dah maki kaw kaw orang tu, setengah jam lepas tu dia mintak maaf balik. Itu MS. Kalau ko nak argue ngan dia pastikan fakta ko kuat. Kalau tak mmg buat lap hingus je la cadangan ko. Selamba kene reject. Jadi semua staff takut ngan dia. Bukan setakat staff jer. Even boss aku pun takleh handle dia. Kalau MS borak ngan boss aku kat tepon macam gaya orang beli saham dalam cerita Wall Street. Haha. Havoc gile. Kalau dia tgh call ngan boss kat tepon dlm opis, opis sunyi gile. Nabila yang kuat pok pek dlm opis tu pun menikus. Lols.

Aku pulak jenis yang tak ganas (aww..). Kalau ada apa apa pun ko datang la kat aku. Aku akan tanya options and the consequences. Aku akan timbal balik dan ambek the best option yg available. As long the option tak memudaratkan aku akan orait terus. Prinsip aku adalah tak salah mencuba benda yang baru, kalau kita fail in the first place then its a precious lesson for us so that in future kita tak buat lagi. Senang. Kalau berjaya then it's an achievement for us. Aku adalah moderate..kenkadang terlalu moderate.

Staff: "Boss, nak keluar jap pergi sekolah..harini daftar anak sekolah."

Aku: "Oraitt".

Staff:"Boss, nak gi klinik kejap, buah pinggang sebelah kiri sakit."

Aku: "Oraitt."

Jadi disebabkan selalu sangat aku melakukan peng"Orait"an bebudak ni dah panggil aku "orait". Bukan setakat tu, aku tengok bebudak ni pun dah terikut stail orait aku. Setiap kali aku bagi arahan mesti diorang reply "Oraitt!"

Back fire untuk orait ni? Semua orang prefer melalui aku. Staff aku bila nak apa aper akan jumpa aku. Bila aku suruh refer ngan MS diorang mintak tolong aku bincang ngan dia. Itu okay lagi. Kalau staff tu mmg betul la. Ikut hiraki pun MS lagi tinggi. Jadi kalau go through aku tak salah lagi. Masalahnya bila ada krisis between boss and MS. Boss akan call aku dan suruh aku bgtahu MS. Kat situ aku stuck. Pasal kompem punya MS mengamuk kalau Boss buat camtu. Padehal dia boleh call MS sendri. Hehe.

Cuma satu je yang aku pelik. Setakat ni MS tak pernah lagi meletup dgn aku. Mungkin pasal kitorang ni cancel each other kot. Aura positive plus aura negative akan nuetral. Haha. Anyway layan dulu lagu Jumper yang takde kaitan dengan cerita Orait aku.

Dua Ribu Sepuluh Punya Azam

2010-01-03T00:25:00.000+08:00

Malam tadi bini aku yang comel tanya:
"Apa azam tahun ni?"

Aku sambil layan Mr Bean kat TV:
"Manader azam. Takde azam pun"

Bini comel:
"Mana boleh takde azam. Orang takde azam maksudnya dia nak mati tahun ni.."

Aku dalam hati "Ade ke plak camtu..."

Basically aku punya azam untuk 2010 senang jer: To make my life in a much better condition.

Tahun 2009 adalah satu tahun krisis. Aku banyak mengendalikan dan menghadapi krisis baik dalam pekerjaan, dalam perhubungan manusia, kewangan dan juga masa. Namun, satu benda yang aku belajar dalam tahun 2009 ialah: sebesar mana krisis yang di hadapi, jika keputusan dibuat dengan fikiran yang berat sebelah, tanpa mengimbangi pro and cons yang betul, maka keputusan yang dibuat adalah salah. Keputusan yang salah akan dituruti dengan kecelakaan yang besar. Aku sendiri dalam beberapa situasi tertentu telah salah membuat pilihan yang mengakibatkan benda yang tidak sepatutnya terjadi jika difikirkan dengan lebih teliti

Tahun 2009 aku tengok bagaimana seorang ketua menjadi lemah kerana takut mengambil risiko. Kerana takut mengambil responsibility, seorang pemimpin kehilangan sokongan orang bawahan. Ini menjadikan leadership ketua itu lemah dan orang bawahan mula memberontak. Pemberontakan melemahkan organisasi seterusnya menyebabkan ketidak effisyennya pekerjaan. Ini semua terjadi secara langsung depan aku sepanjang tahun 2009.

Tidak semua benda buruk berlaku sepanjang 2009. Career wise: aku banyak belajar pasal man management, crisis management, diplomacy, time management and stress management. Life: Aku and wife dapat travel to a lot of places during 2009 - domestically. We went up and down, left and right, crossing the South China Sea travelling. Berbeda rasanya bercuti bersama orang tercinta berbanding bercuti tanpa teman istimewa (no offense intended...heheh).

Anyway something that really changed me in 2009 is that I met with someone who had changed my view on how do I see life. He thought me that dream big is not wrong. Dream is the base for the success. He thought me how that impossible can be possible. He guided me to the world of the positive minded and harmony thinking. (tetiba lak tertulis dalam english)

Jadi apa yang akan berlaku pada 2010? 2010 akan menjadi tahun yang lebih tough buat aku berbanding tahun 2009. Aku telah mengambil satu langkah yang agak drastik. Insyaallah, bulan 4 ni aku akan melalui satu dunia yang jauh berbeda dan lebih berisiko. Bini aku yang comel, parents aku, parents mertua aku, uncle-uncle dan auntie auntie aku nampaknya setakat ni semua menyokong keputusan yang aku buat. Alhamdulillah. Insyallah dengan berkat doa diorang semua aku akan berjaya. So, wish me luck!

Lastly, aku nak wish everybody to have a good year ahead in 2010. 2010 aku telah dimulakan dengan journey ke Kuching. Jika tahun lepas aku pergi hantar aircond puaka, kali ni aku pergi lawat adik aku yg kat Kuching. 2009 aku telah diakhiri dengan sesuatu yang agak ekstrem: mata belah kanan aku kena smash masa main badminton. Hehe. Bengkak gak mata selama 5 hari. Macam gampang. Anyway, Happy Belated New Year!!

Life is just blah blah blah

2009-12-17T16:25:00.001+08:00

Life is just blah, blah, blah. You hope for blah, and sometimes you find it, but mostly it’s blah, and waiting for blah and hoping you were right about the blahs you made. And then, just when you think you’ve got the whole blah damn thing figured out and you’re surrounded by the people you blah, death shows up. And blah, blah, blah.

See this.

SMS Haram

2009-12-16T17:06:00.000+08:00

Tadi aku dapat SMS ni:

"Ok. Jap g aq reply. Aq x on9 skrg. Lau ko nak cepat ko kol la dia lu"

Aku reply:

" Kepala hotak ko. Ko terencat apa? Jadah aku tak paham sms ko"

Moral of the story:

Jangan tulis sms macam orang yang tak cukup akal.

Positive Harmony

2009-11-23T08:12:00.002+08:00

How do you make everything around you work as you wish?

Create a perfect harmony environment.

Yang babinya.. kalo ko buat kerja kelam kabut dan suka pressure orang tak tentu pasal.

Memang takde orang nak buat kerja untuk ko.

Pastu nak pressure aku lak..Tak dapat la jack.

Aku.. gelakkan ajerlah.. Hahahahaha...

Melayu dan Dengki

2009-11-14T01:44:00.003+08:00

Salah satu sifat orang Melayu yang paling menonjol adalah sifat dengki. Sifat dengki ini memang sudah tertanam cukup lama dalam hati orang Melayu sehingga ia sudah tidak dapat diasingkan lagi dengan orang Melayu. Janganlah tipu aku kalau korang kata korang takde sifat hasad dengki dalam hati korang pasal dengki merupakan trait yang paling menonjol untuk orang Melayu. Aku sendiri mengaku aku ada perasaan dengki kat orang lain. Even P Ramlee dalam filem Seniman Bujang Lapuk pun ada mention pasal hasad dengki orang Melayu.

Tengok scene last skali masa Mr Singh sound mamat tu :"Lu pun satu lah. Baru orang mintak kerja lu sudah macam macam cakap. Macamana lu punya bangsa mau maju! Lu punya nasib, lu makan.. Dia punya nasib, dia makan.. Apa salah makan sama-sama!" 48 tahun lepas P Ramlee pun dah paham pasal sifat dengki orang Melayu dan tegur mengenai sifat ini melalui filemnya.

Antara perbualan biasa orang Melayu yang menunjukkan sikap dengkinya:

"Eh Mamat dah pakai BMW lah. Kompem makan rasuah sial."

"Kiwak betul la Mat Nor. Ingat ada awek keliling pinggang bajet muka hensem la. Tak heran la gua."

"Asrul naik pangkat lagi. Kompem kipas bontot boss."

"Semalam aku nampak Udin dah pakai sport rim 18. Tahu lah gaji 3 riban, mampu beli sport rim 18. Takyah la nak menunjuk."

Terlalu masaknya sikap dengki ni dalam masyarakat Melayu kita boleh lihat ianya macam dah jadi budaya. Setakat cerita kedai makan kene guna guna dengan kedai makan rival dah cukup common. Orang tak nampak kedai lah, lauk jadi basi lah, mee jadi ulat lah. Tu belom rumours spender dalam kari, nasik lemak sedap pasal jin kencing. Tak perlu aku mention pasal surat layang layang terbang melayang (sila nyanyi seperti Norsheila Amin) yang memang dah common dalam Govermant Agencies. Masa aku incharge Site Service kat Shah Alam dulu aku ada jumpa sorang mamat muda ni dia buat services untuk sampah sarap dan longkang longkang. Ada satu hari tu aku lepak la ngan dia dan aku tanya apakah tahap paling teruk dia hadapi selama dia buat bisness. Dia cakap dia kena santau sampai lumpuh 2 tahun pasal dia ada menang satu tender. Gila babi sial! Bisnes sampah pun nak main santau. Memang sial orang Melayu ni!

Masalah perasaan dengki dengan orang Melayu ialah perasaan dengki ni menyebabkan Melayu menjadi bangsa yang mundur. Melayu menjadi bangsa yang lemah. Melayu menjadi bangsa yang jijik. Melayu menjadi terkongkong. Aku ingat lagi ada satu masa dulu aku cakap dengan Abah yang aku nak buat bisnes. Abah cakap tak payah lah buat bisnes bisnes ni. Takut nanti orang buat guna guna kat kita pasal dengki. Aku sedih sial. Aku bukan marah dengan Abah. Tapi aku marah dengan bangsa Melayu yang bodoh. Kerana perasaan dengki, orang Melayu tak boleh berkembang. Orang Melayu tak boleh maju. Sedih sial!

Sepatutnya orang Melayu menggunakan perasaan hasad dengki ini sebagai satu advantage bukan sebagai satu kelemahan. Sepatutnya perasaan dengki ini digunakan untuk lebih maju. Perasaan dengki ini sepatutnya digunakan untuk membakar semangat supaya dapat menyaingi orang yang di dengki itu dengan cara yang baik dan beretika. Bukan dengan cara hantar santau atau sebarkan fitnah. Perasaan dengki ini sepatutnya membolehkan Melayu jadi maju jika di directkan dengan cara yang betul. Perasaan dengki ini advantangenya boleh digunakan sebagai platform untuk bersaing secara sihat bukan secara keji. Kalau ada orang yang berjaya sepatutnya kita belajar dengan dia bukan menjauhi dia. Kalau dia pakai BMW, kita belajar macam mana dia boleh mampu pakai BMW. Kalau dia naik pangkat, kita naikkan lagi performance kita. Kalau dia pakai sport rim 18, kita kumpul duit beli sport rim 20. Kalau dia hensem, ko mmg tak hensem.... tak payah la nak berangan awek keliling pinggang. Ahahaha.

Persaingan secara baik dan jujur mampu menjadikan Melayu sebagai satu bangsa yang kuat dan cemerlang. Bukannya seperti sekarang yang kita nampak memang semacam sial. Sedih tengok cara orang Melayu bersaing. Nama jer Melayu, agama Islam sebagai asas, tapi bodoh gila mempercayai benda benda yang syirik dan khurafat. Sebodoh bodoh Melayu pun, aku masih tetap orang Melayu tapi hopefully bukan Melayu yang bodoh.

True happiness

2009-10-22T16:49:00.002+08:00

excerpt from The Star

LONDON LOG
By CHOI TUCK WO

MONEY may not necessarily be evil but the craving for it certainly is, or so it seems.

Curious, isn’t it. But the incontestable truth is that money is so powerful that it’s arguably the motivating force that drives our world.

In this respect, money ticks all the right boxes – it rules our lives, makes things happen, gets things moving but it can also be abused.

Indeed, many street vagrants in London are said to prefer money than food nowadays in this increasingly deceptive world.

Yet the latest research that money doesn’t buy happiness for Britons speaks volumes of their stressful lifestyle, particularly in the British capital.

Well, London may have everything that money can buy; the best in fabulous food, divine decor, gorgeous gifts, funky fashion, exquisite entertainment. The list goes on.

But when it comes to happiness, Britain is way behind France and Spain which topped the European Quality of Life Index, compiled by price comparison site uSwitch.com.

The findings may come as no surprise to Londoners, whose city of nearly eight million inhabitants has changed dramatically over the past two decades.

And living in one of the world’s largest and most diverse metropolis has its price, even though their salaries are more than £10,000 (RM56,000) above the European annual average.

For the city’s a bewildering place, especially if you’re a first-timer and trying to fit in with more than 200 communities speaking over 300 languages.

Very often, you find yourself the only one speaking English among your fellow bus or train commuters – the rest are spouting a myriad of foreign languages over their mobile phones or with their companions!

Hence, it’s not so much a question of money but more in terms of living a quality life amid the challenges of a melting-pot environment.

Admittedly, money can buy a certain degree of happiness; you can get a decent meal, pay your household bills, wear your favourite clothes or have a great day out.

Likewise, a hungry, homeless person living on the streets can hardly be happy if he doesn’t have even a single quid to buy a sandwich to fill his stomach.

Simply put, money can buy something that may put a smile on your face or let you do the things you love to do.

Of course, there’s a distinct difference between materialistic and true happiness – the latter coming from within and depending on how you perceive it. But then again, money may not make you completely happy, as you’ll probably be surrounded by fair-weather friends who are simply eyeing your wealth.

In fact, there’re plenty of miserable rich people out there – celebrities, film stars and footballers as financial stability does not necessarily guarantee happiness.

Just as you can be alone but not lonely, the richest people in the world are sometimes unhappy, while the poorest the happiest.

For many, true happiness is being in the company of their loved ones or with genuine friends. After all, this is one commodity that cannot be bought or sold.

me: Money is not everything, but every fucking things need money! Damn!!

Greed is Good!

2009-10-20T11:50:00.000+08:00

Quote from Gordon Gekko:

"The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."

Positive Thinking

2009-10-14T21:57:00.000+08:00

For the past two months I have been reading few books on self improvements. Well, my motivation have been very low for the last few months and these book have helped to boost me a little bit. It were recommended by one of my friend which he said these books had help him to be success in his life. Well, no doubt he is now at the top of his life and he is reaching higher than what he is at currently now. One of the most interesting topics which I found it is common in these books is The Law of Attraction.

What is Law of Attraction? Opposite to physic's law, Law of Attraction says that positive energy will attract positive energy while negative energy will attract negative energy. The world around you will reacts with your mind. Confusing? Okay.. let me make it simpler. Positive minds brings positive vibes while negative mind brings negative vibes. Laymans word.. if you are on positive mind, all the good things will happen to you but if you always on the negative minds... all those that you unwanted will happen.

Getting yourself on the positive mind all the time is very hard. I've been trying to get myself on the positive mind everyday for the past two weeks and it is damn tired. Anyway I found that the Law of Attraction is amazing. For every day that I have set my mind positive and trying to think positive about everything will make that day a good day. All things goes on smoothly and nothing really irritating the minds. Days goes on as happy days. Haha.. this post sound insane right? Try it and you will get about it. This post is only an introduction. Maybe I will post more regarding on these topic in the future. For more you guys can try to watch this DVD: The Secret by Rhonda Byrne.

Resipi Bariyani Tidor

2009-09-27T22:47:00.002+08:00

Hari ini aku nak share dengan engkorang semua resipi Nasi Bariyani Tidor. Credit to my mom yang ajar resipi ni through phone. Hasil berkat ajaran dia aku berjaya jamu 5 bijik kereta yang datang beraya serentak tadi petang. Hehe. Owh..kenapa bariyani tidor? Pasal lepas makan rasa nak tidor. Hahaha. Resipi ni ada dua part. First one is nasi bariyani. Second one is lauk bariyani dia. Suka hati nak buat mana satu dulu tapi selalunya aku masak nasik dulu pasal nak masak lauk mengambil masa yang agak panjang,

First Part: Nasi Bariyani.

Bahan-bahan yang diperlukan:

1. Beras.. ada banyak option. Nak mahal and elegant pakai Beras Basmathi Faiza..5kg RM24 jer.... nak ekonomik pakai beras cap Jasmine..10 kg baru RM18 jer... nak rasa makan macam orang kaya pakai beras Bario..10kg RM100.. yang ni aku pun tak pernah try.. tapi kalau korang try jemputlah aku makan k.. hahaha.. resipi ni untuk 5 pot beras..jadi kalau nak lebih pandai pandai la ko tambah ingredient di bawah..

2. Bawang putih 5 bijik -tumbuk kasar

3. Bawang kecik 7 bijik - hiris

4. Bawang besar 1 biji - hiris

5. Serai 1 batang - ketuk

6. Susu secawan.. susu cair boleh... susu segar pun boleh..sukahati

7. Halia segenggam..tumbuk dan ambek air dia

8. Daun pandan dua helai - ikat

9. Kismis secawan - basuh sebelum guna

10. Garam ikut tahap darah tinggi yang dihadapi oleh tukang masak
11. Minyak sapi cap Ghee. Ikut tahap lemak badan.

Cara cara masakan.

1. Panaskan minyak.

2. Tumis semua bawang dan serai

3. Toskan dan taruk tepi.

4. Masukkan 5 pot air untuk 5 pot beras. Masukkan semua bahan yang sudah ditumis. Jangan lupa minyak sapi.

Sebelum masak

5. Masak nasik.

6. Check setiap 5 minit.

7. Apabila air sudah mendidih masukkan susu dan garam. Jangan lupa masukkan air halia dan susu.

8. Agak-agak nasik nak tanek..masukkan kismis. Gaul nasik kasi rata dengan kismis.

Siap untuk makan

9. Voila! Nasik dah boleh dimakan

Part Two: Lauk Bariyani

Bahan bahan yang diperlukan:
1. Daging.. apa jua daging..lembu, kambing, rusa, unta ataupun kuda. Jangan guna ikan pasal aku tak pernah lagi dengar lauk bariyani ikan. Resipi ni aku guna satu ekor ayam. Mak pesan kalau nak beli ayam beli ayam pompuan pasal daging dia lembut.
2. Badam
3. Bawang putih 7 ulas - tumbuk kasar
4. Bawang kecik 15 bijik.. kalau ikut resipi mak aku 30 bijik..tapi rasanya tak larat aku nak siang 30 bijik bawang kecik - hiris halus
5. Rempah bariyani cap Faiza.. 3 sudu
6. Bawang besar 7 bijik
7. Lada hijau 9-11 batang - buang bijik
8. Halia 2 inchi
9. Kayu manis 2 batang
10. Tomato 5 bijik - blend
11. Garam
12. Asam keping 3 keping
13. Gula atau madu
14. Susu cair atau susu fresh
15. Kissmiss
16. Rempah ratus sup.. bunga lawang, jintan manis..dan bla bla bla... yang stended guna masa masak sup
17. Serai 3 batang

Blend sekali rempah bariyani, bawang besar, halia, serai, lada hijau.

Cara cara masakan.
1. Panaskan minyak secukup rasa.
2. Goreng bawang putih sehingga warna emas. Toss dan taruk tepi.
3. Goreng badam hingga kuning kuning. Toss dan taruk tepi.
4. Guna minyak yang sama dan tumis rempah ratus sup. Masuk sekali bawang putih and kayu manis..
5. Agak agak dah wangi taruk semua yang di blend dengn rempah bariyani.
6. Part yang paling best. Tumis rempah hingga wangi dan keluar minyak. Mengambil masa lebih kurang 10 hingga 15 minit. Pastikan tak hangus.
7. Masukkan ayam dan garam. Jangan taruk air. Gaul hingga rempah semua rata.
8. Masukkan air tomato.
9. Masak hingga empuk. Test keempukan guna jari atau garpu. Ikut ilmu kekebalan anda,
10. Kalau betul dah empuk masukkan asam keping dan gula.
11. Diikuti dengan susu.
12. Agak agak semua dah masak tabur bawang goreng dan badam.
13. Apalagi makan laaa. Ahahahahah.

The complete product.

Raya at Seremban

2009-09-21T01:29:00.000+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

2009-09-19T22:53:00.000+08:00

Selamat hari raya aidilfitri... maaf zahir dan batin. Tahun ni raya kat seremban dulu.

Mahu Ini Pill

2009-09-13T14:57:00.000+08:00

Hangat Hangat Tahi Ayam

2009-09-07T23:27:00.005+08:00

Last week, I had to clean my room, as AF is coming down to Bintulu and he was going to stay at my room so the room need to be pretty clean. As I was tidying my things, I noticed that I have too many things in my possession which are supposed to be things that are related to things that I want to do in my life. I notice that there is too many things I wanna do. And most of the things have not been completed yet.

1. 9 books (which few of them are damn thick) - which only 2 of it I have finish reading it. As I was always on the move these books was supposedly to be my time killers. Traveling sucks as it consume times especially if you travel by air (to be exact : by Airasia). First you have to reach airport at least 2 hours before the flight. Then, you have to wait like dumb at the terminal. Then plus the flight time. That why these books were bought or borrowed in the first place. Anyway, now these books only become another load in my backpack or hand luggage because mostly all of those time I will spend my time dozing off due to tiredness. Sigh!

2. An electric guitar, an amplifier and a distortion - it was bought through Lelong. The purpose was to fill my boring Bintulu weekend by learning new song (dan melalak dengan Sharul).Well, it only lasted for the first three Bintulu weekends. The coming weekends was nothing because there was no weekends for me. Its always something need to be done at that weekend. Damn!

3. Tons of magazines (NG, Motor Trader, Reader's Digests, Digital Camera Magazine plus ntahapahapntah lagi). Most of these mags have been read through. And now becoming dirt trap for my under bed.

4. Tripod, flash, lenses, camera pouch bag plus etc - my camera equipments. This is something that I am always hoping to have time doing it. I would always carry my camera wherever I go. Seems that daily jobs doesn't always allow me to be really committed to do photographing. Practices made perfect. Duh!

5. A stack of movies and concert DVDs. It the best thing to do at night with out to spend too much money and tiring yourself. When Astro is out of nothing at night I would always put on these DVDs. From series to movies. From the latest to the classic. From Grey Anatomy to Friends. These DVDs usually were bought in JB. Unfortunately, DVD shop in Bintulu seems can't match JB's shop.

6. Hiking shoes, backpack, small towels, socks.. Thanks to Badrul who spent his short time in Bintulu. During his time we had gone few hiking trip. We have completed Gua Niah and Similajau (anyway at Similajau we went back half-way since we didn't prepared for the 10km hike - initial planned was to take boat). Since he went back to Shah Alam these gears are also staying idle. Hehe.

Kenapa puasa aku hari ini kurang pahalanya...

2009-08-30T06:04:00.005+08:00

Disebabkan aku patuh pada pesan Mak untuk tidak tidur lepas subuh (rezeki lari....katanya), maka aku pun meng"atas-garisan"kan laptop aku. Tengah layan Utusan aku nampak berita ni. WTF is Tarian Pendet? Aku curios. Tak pernah pun aku dengar seumur hidup. Aku mengooglekan tarian ~~pantek~~ pandet ni. Aku jumpa ni, ini dan ini. Wah.. rupa-rupanya tarian bodo ni jadi isu yang besar giler kat Indon. Siap buat panggilan bom palsu lagi kat kedutaan. Malaysia. Ahahahaha. Apsal tak panggil Nordin Mat Top bom terus jer. Bongok gile media indon. Dah takde isu lagi nak taruk kat dalam surat khabar.

Tarian Pendet yang Indon takut sangat Malaysia curi... hmmm... ambek lah balek.. tak rela tengok nenek nenek kat malaysia kene joget..

Aku cuma hangin satu badan bila baca artikel ni. Quote:

"Malaysia kembali mengklaim budaya Indonesia -- tarian pendet, Bali -- menjadi budaya mereka yang dicantumkan dalam iklan visit year mereka. Sebelumnya, mereka telah mengklaim angklung, reog Ponorogo, batik, Hombo Batu, dan Tari Folaya."

Oklah, angklung dan batik aku kenal. Tapi yang lagi 3 menatang tu haram aku tak pernah dengar. Jadi apa guna google kan. Inilah barang barang yang diorang kata Malaysia terhegeh hegeh sangat nak jadikan sebagai budaya 1 Malaysia. Sila rujuk video.

reog Ponorogo? Hombo Batu? Tari Foloya? WTF???? Ahahahaha. Bagi free pun aku tak nak. Takperlah indon indon semua. Korang ambeklah balik semua budaya korang tu pastu pergi cop lambang Indonesia kat menatang tu semua. Hambek semuaa. Jangan lupa ambek skali perompak perompak Indon yang bersepah kat Malaysia ni. Malingsia?? Realitinya lebih tepat di batang hidung orang Indon sendiri. Kat Indonesia, dua tiga orang Malaysia jahat je yang kene tembak polis. Kat Malaysia....Indon jahat yang kene tembak polis?? Indon, indon, indon dan indooon lagi. Dia punya list dah cukup layak nak buat Almanac.
Kiwak punya Indon, pagi-pagi dah buat aku maki orang. Kurang pahala ramadhan untuk hari ni. Anyway, last quote dari video:

"Orang pinterr, tahu yang benerrrrr"

Ahahahahahahahah.

Cara Cara Berhenti Merokok

2009-08-28T18:29:00.000+08:00

Aahahahah. Untuk cerita penuh, sila klik di sini.

The Major Attributes of Leadership

2009-08-28T04:32:00.003+08:00

An excerpts from Napolean Hill's book, Think and Grow Rich. The reason I posted it here not for us to judge our boss, superiors, our country leaders or anybody else, but it is for us to evaluate ourselves. In life we are always a leader. At work, at home and to our self. A person who could lead himself good would become a successful person. So how much do you score from the 11 attributes?

1. Unwavering courage based upon knowledge of self, and of one's occupation. No follower wishes to be dominated by a leader who lacks self-confidence and courage. No intelligent follower will be dominated by such a leader very long.

2. Self-control. The man who cannot control himself, can never control others. Self-control sets a mighty example of one's followers, which the more intelligent will emulate.

3. A keen sense of justice. Without a sense of fairness and justice. No leader can command and retain the respect of his followers.

4. Definiteness of decision. The man who wavers in his decisions, show that he is not sure of himself. He cannot lead others successfully.

5. Definiteness of plans. The successful leader must plan his work and work his plan. A leader who moves by guesswork, without practical, definite plans, is comparable to a ship without a rudder. Sooner or later he will land on the rocks.

6. The habit of doing more than paid for. One of the penalties of leadership is the necessity of willingness, upon the part of the leader, to do more than he requires of his followers.

7. A pleasing personality. No slovenly, careless person can become a successful leader. Leadership calls for respect. Folowers will not respect a leader who does not grade high on all of the factors of a pleasing personality.

8. Sympathy and understanding. The successful leader must be in sympathy with his followers. Moreover, he must understand them and their problems.

9. Mastery of details. Successful leadership calls for mastery of details of the leader's position.

10. Willingness to assume full responsibility. The successful leader must be willing to assume responsibility for the mistake and the shortcomings of his followers. If he tries to shift his responsibility, he will not remain the leadr. If one of his followers makes a mistake, and shows himself incompetent, the leader must consider that it is he who failed.

11. Cooperation. The successful leader must understand, and apply the principle of cooperative effort and be able to induce his followers to do the same. Leadership calls for power, and power calls for cooperation.

Despite All My Rage I'm Still A Rat In A Cage

2009-08-20T11:41:00.002+08:00

Bullets with Butterfly Wings.. lagu zaman aku from 3 dulu dulu.. mmg layan gilerr... sayang SP dah berpecah...demm... anyway..layannnn...

Job Security (Bukan Football Manager punya cerita)

2009-08-04T12:58:00.003+08:00

What make people stay on the same company for many many years although he/she hate the job? They hate it so much that waking up in the morning on weekdays is like giving birth to a triplet. In my company, there are a lot of employees who have been working and giving up their life to the company for more than 20 years. So what made they do that? Well, the answer is Job Security.
According to Wikipedia, Job security is the probability that an individual will keep his or her job; a job with a high level of job security is such that a person with the job would have a small chance of becoming unemployed.
Job security is always the first priority for most job seekers. They will see how stable is the company, does the company could afford to pay their employees salaries, the positioned offered; whether it is contractual or permanent, the business that the company go into, whether it is high risk or low risk and the list goes on. Unless you are Nicholas Negroponte you don't need job security.
Actually I did met with peoples who doesn't care about job security. They don't mind taking contractual jobs as long as it is gives luxurious salary. They don't mind knowing that in 3 months time they will have no jobs. Mostly these guys I know don't have any commitments or responsibilities. They don't mind living nomad. This is what I ask my self after talking to them about job "How long can you stand like that?"
So supposedly, people who have secured job security won't have much problem sleeping at night as they know at the end of each month they will receive their salary payment. The problem is that job security does not guarantees quality of life. You work like hell but yet you don't accomplish anything.
Company who offered secured job security usually (usually but not all) squeeze their employees so much because they know that their staff won't go anywhere. They squeeze so much that the employees is so damn dry that it can't absorb anything more. The employees become so dumb and make wrong decision at the most critical time. They don't work efficiently and doesn't archive their objectives. In the end they become "Pak Turut" and not creative. Effects? No satisfaction on works done. Felt disoriented and disillusioned.
So should you trade your quality of life for a job security? Its a subjective answer with no common point.

Another night @ the farking plant

2009-07-31T22:42:00.001+08:00

A tribute to Teoh Beng Hock

2009-07-21T13:23:00.001+08:00

Aku bukan UMNO
Mahupun PAS
Jauh sekali PKR
DAP tidak mungkin sekali
Tidak condong kepada mana mana politik
Aku cuma condong pada bangsa dan agama aku
Pasal aku racist
"Racist is natural in every human being"
Tipulah kalau kau kata tak racist.
Tapi, kalau ada satu pihak melakukan kekejaman
Aku akan menentang dan membangkangnya
Lagi kalau orang yang tak berdosa sebagai mangsa
Logik ke pada akal fikiran
orang yang nak kahwin keesokan harinya terjun bangunan bunuh diri?
Tapi seperti biasa kes kes begini tetap akan jadi kes yang misteri
Sampai bila bila pun tak tahu macam mana dia boleh jatuh
Ada kuasa semua boleh setel
Dapat kuasa semua jadi gila
Jadi gila takut hilang kuasa
Bawaklah kuasa kau masuk kubur
Mungkin boleh guna masa nak timbang dosa dan pahala
Bodoh punya orang
Akal takde
Hilang kemanusiaan kerana kuasa
Macam binatang
Tak ingat Tuhan
Semoga balasanNya ke atas mereka yang bersalah
Cuma satu je kesimpulan aku boleh buat kali ni
Malaysia semakin kejam.

Well, it still haven't ended yet...

2009-07-20T21:10:00.004+08:00

Saturday morning... I woke up to my handphone ring tone. Didn't pick up the call. Sigh.. I can't even open up my eyes. If not thinking of sending AF and MS to airport I won't being up yet. Mandi-mandi, lap-lap, pakai baju and turun.
AF : "Malam tadi balik pukul berapa?"
Aku: " Eh..balik awal je bang.." (Padahal mata sepet gila..nampak sangat tak cukup tido)

We went to Khamil for brakfast. MS was humming his hindustan (hindustan ke? aku pun tak sure..) song.
Aku: " Bro, hepi nampak"
MS: "Hepi la bro, lama tak balik. Lagipun plant steady, kita rilek jer la."

Finished breakfast we went straight to airport. We were discussing what to do the next week. Seems that there is a lot of thing to be done since before this we were to occupied with screen problems. MS was whistling happily all the way to airport.

Back from airport I went straight to bed. Woke up hungry around 4, bath and went down. Seems everybody went to work alredi. "Ahh..gi layan Keepsi la." Said to myself.

At Keepsi
Aku: "Bagi dinner plate satu, spicy. Ala carte nugget six pieces"
Girl behind counter: "Ayam spicy ke original?"
Aku: (Aik..tadi kan dah bagitau?) "Spicy~~" (annoyed tone)
"semua RM18.70"
As I was taking the changes, the handphone rings. Hashim name was on the screen.

Aku: "Haluuu"
Hashim suara panik:"Weh..kat mana? Plant ada masalah besar ni... bla bla bla"

Damn!! Ran to car and went straight to plant. On the way I called MS.

Aku: "Bro, got some problem lah at plant. Bla bla bla"
MS: ~~~~~ (terdiam)
Aku: "Helo? helo?"
MS: "Er.. teruk ke bro?"
Aku:"Ok takper.. I'll go and see the thing first than update k."

Damn... it's not even a day to rest for us. The plant gave us another problem. Banyak sangat dosa plant ni. Nak kene buat kenduri doa selamat pulak gayanya ni.

Gulung Tikar Punya Cerita

2009-07-07T23:32:00.006+08:00

"Ngiling Bidai".. Pemender shial?

Semalam masa aku tengah buat-buat busy (pegang kertas sambil mundar mandir) kat tempat kerja tetiba aku ternampak staf-staf Iban aku tgh buat meeting. Aik.. aku pun pelik. Takde orang mention pun ada meeting. Yang jadi chairman pun tak bagitahu aku pun. Aku yang curios pun pura-pura (di ulangi: pura-pura) hisap rokok kat tepi tempat meeting tu. Actually bukan meeting room pun, tapi tempat lepak kat workshop yang ada table besar sesuai untuk buat meeting. Konon-kononya nak curik dengar la. Sambil aku pura-pura menghembuskan asap rokok aku terdengar perkataan Ngiling Bidai. Ah sudah.. bebudak ni nak masak tenggiling ke? Bidai tu bukan tempat sidai baju ke? Disebabkan diorang bertutur dalam bahasa Iban aku pun kurang paham sangat topik meeting diorang. Yang aku dengar perkataan Ngajat, Manuk Pansoh dan juga beberapa perkataan yang aku kurang pasti. Sambil aku pura-pura memadamkan puntung rokok sempat jugak aku buat isyarat kening terangkat kat beberapa staff yang tengah dlm meeting tu, nak tanya meeting apa. Semua angkat bahu tanda tak tahu. Sudah.. nak pakat mengamuk ke?

Malas nak tunggu meeting habis aku pun sambung buat-buat busy. Petang tu Ripin (meeting chairman) jumpa aku. Dia cakap

"Boss, maaf ya boss. (ehhh boss) Tadi pagi kami bukan buat apa. Kami buat meeting untuk sambutan Ngiling Bidai. Kami cadang nak buat sambutan Ngiling Bidai kat kilang ni"

Aku

"Ngiling bidai? pemender tu?"

Ripin:

"Ngiling Bidai ni sambutan penutup Gawai. Ngiling Bidai ni maksudnya menggulung tikar."

Aku:

"oooohh. Jadi kamu nak gulung tikar lah untuk sambutan tu?"

Ripin:

"Takdelah kami gulung tikar waktu pesta tu. Adalah beberapa tarian dan nyanyian masa sambutan. Sambil tu kita boleh buat makan-makan. Saya nak mintak tolong boss tanyakan kat Tuan Haji (big boss) samada dia nak hadir atau tidak sambutan Ngiling Bidai. Kalau boleh kami mahu lah dia hadir"

Aku:

"Orait, nanti aku cuba usahakan"

Wah.. ni kalau jemput Big Boss datang ni mesti dia terkejut punya. Text message utk Big Boss berbunyi begini:

"Booss, kitorang nak sambut pesta gulung tikar. Nak jemput bos rasmikan. You boleh attend tak?"

Pasti big bos kene serangan sakit jantung. Kilang lain gulung tikar, staff buat demo atau panggil TV3. Kilang aku gulung tikar ada makan-makan dan perasmian. Wah la nehh!

A Surprise Visit From Group MD

2009-07-03T20:26:00.002+08:00

Encik Maikel is gone

2009-06-26T16:47:00.003+08:00

Press play before you read further.

Pagi pagi bukak CNN tajuk berita "Michael Jackson is Dead". Aik.. biar betik. For those yang lahir on the 80's mesti membesar dengan lagu Encik Maikel. Dulu SBC (tv Singapore) banyak mainkan videoklip Encik Maikel. Masa tu TV3 layan Muzik Muzik je. Video klip Encik Maikel mmg best. Lagu I'm Bad yang bunyik macam kambing mengembek, video Thriller yang seram, Black and White yang tukar tukar kepala. Banyak siot lagu Encik Maikel yang aku suka. Earth Song yang enviromental. Remember The Time yang main theme Cleopatra dan lagu They Don't Care About Us yang rock. Anyway, sejak kes dia molest budak kecik Encik Maikel jadi makin pelik. Album pun lama tak keluar. Aku rasa yang last album dia aku beli pun HIStory. Album Invincible aku layan mp3 jer. Haha. Anyway, Michael Jackson is really a damn good entertainer. Pity dia mati dalam keadaan kene law suit and nak bankrupt. Anyway R.I.P Encik Maikel.

Kepala Gua Bengang!

2009-06-18T21:55:00.004+08:00

This picture is showing how I really felt right now.
It's another end of quarter.
And I'm handling it alone, again!
Anyway this time there was no panic and agitation.
Only a little bit hectic.
Managed to do a lot of delegation for all those small thingy.
Big jobs couldn't be delegated.
Any mistakes would mean big problems.
Don't mess with the Finance GM.
All hell break loose.
Haha.
In the end it was my staffs who was under pressure.
I can see from their faces.
Nabila was having migraine for two days.
Ripin was making this "Iban mabuk sampai pagi" face.
His "Booss!!" is longer 2 harkat from usual.
Balan is making the cute "letak jari telunjuk kat bibir" gesture while talking to me.
And repeating "yakah?" each time I asked him something.
Only Anuar stood cool and tough.
Completed all task perfect and sound.
I think I need to train all these people how to handle pressure.
Their life is too used with lay back culture.
Bintulu, no traffic jam pressure.
The pressure is not to hit those swimming pool size potholes while drving.
Anyway today the management announce Abg Feisal promotion to SM2.
Congrats to him!
And HR also announced my name inside sales meeting for late coming.
I got 48 minute late last month.
Wohoo!!
Shahnaz was champion.
78 minutes of lateness.
Tomorrow we are installing the punch card machine inside our legendary Saga.
That would make sure we are not late anymore.

p/s: Oh! the picture on top wasn't done during working hours. The excitement and nervous of next week big job had me insomnia last night. I thought playing with Photoshop could make me sleepy. Anyway it gave opposite effect. Amazingly today I could handle my self well. Praying for next week job to be okay.

Queen of Langkasuka: Apsal kita tak boleh buat?

2009-06-14T22:45:00.007+08:00

Tadi tengahari, disebabkan kebosanan yang melampau aku menuju ke kedai DVD yang terhebat di Bintulu (kehebatan dia masih rendah jika dibandingkan dengan kedai DVD kat Plaza Pelangi yang di mana aku boleh dapatkan sinopsis dan review spontan dari Ah Beng yg jual DVD tu.. hahah). Aku pun browse through kepingan kepingan DVD yang tergantung. Aku sambar Devil's Advocate dan juga cerita King Kong. Kenapa? Pasal kalau aku beli cerita baru kompem gambar cam gampang. So tengah aku nak bayar aku tengok Bart tengah kusyuk layan movie yang kedai tu pasang. Siap ada meriam meletup-letup, pastu aku baca subtitle siap ada nama Prince of Pahang. Wah.. cerita epik Melayu baru ke? Aku tanya amoi kat kaunter apa tajuk cerita yang diorang pasang tu. Dia cakap Queens of Langkasuka (QOL). Aku terus sambar satu. Balik terus aku pasang dan layan. Nyata cerita ni bukan jenis DVD yang kap kap (bunyi DVD kene campak luar umah selepas tgk separuh jalan pasal jalan cerita sucks).

Sinopsis filem:

Menceritakan pasal Queen of Langkasuka, Permaisuri Hijau yang memegang takhta dan menerima ancam dari Putera Rawi yang cuba merampas tahkta. Putera Rawi ni meng"ally"kan diri dia dengan lanun-lanun Laut Cina Selatan (siap ada lanun jawa lagi.. terharu aku) yang di ketuai oleh Black Raven (Gagak Hitam..ahahha) untuk menyerang Langkasuka. Untuk mengukuhkan pertahanan Langkasuka, Permaisuri Hijau telah order dua bijik meriam dari Belanda. Malangnya kapal yang tengah deliver meriam ni diserang oleh lanun-lanun Gagak Hitam dan menyebabkan meriam-meriam ini tenggelam dalam laut.

Putera Rawi dgn posing poyo

Selain daripada membeli meriam, Permaisuri Hijau juga telah mengahwinkan adik dia, Puteri Biru dengan Putera Pahang. Ini untuk menguatkan ally Langkasuka dengan negeri Pahang. Disebabkan meriam dua biji dia order dah tenggelam dalam laut maka Permaisuri Hijau pun cuba mencari protege kepada Belanda yang buat meriam tu. Tawkei Belanda yang buat meriam first tu mati kene bunuh masa kene serang. Permaisuri Hijau nak buat meriam baru utk defence Langkasuka.

Encik Pari

So utk Operation Carik Protege Belanda ni dia hantar Puteri Biru dan Puteri Ungu dan hulubalang dia Laksamana Aring ke sebuah Kampung Dayak Laut. Operasi ni gagal yang dimana Puetri Biru dan juga protege Belanda ni (seorang apek bernama Lee Kiam) telah ditangkap oleh geng-geng Gagak Hitam. Pada masa yang sama ada seorang mamat Dayak Laut bernama Pari telah hangin satu badan pasal kampung dia kene raid dengan geng-geng Gagak Hitam dan juga bini dia kene rogol dan bunuh. So dia pun pergi HQ lanun tu utk revenge. Lepastu si Pari ni bergabung dengan kerajaan Langkasuka, bawak mamat Cino Lee Kiam, bina meriam baru dan terus mengalahkan Putera Rawi dan lanun lanun Gagak Hitam. Happy ending!

Basicly, aku enjoy the movie. Ini bukan cerita baru pun. Release last year. Dengan heavy prop yang tidak hanya terkongkong dengan set dan prop culture Siam tetapi ada juga culture lain seperti Arab, jepun dan Cino. Siap buat set istana, kampung dayak laut, kapal, kota bertembok (yang obvious sangat computer graphic) dan juga gua tempat bertapa. Yang paling aku impress adalah filem tu cuba menunjukkan bahawa Langkasuka adalah sebuah kerajaan Melayu. Semua pakaian pembesar dan hulubalang adalah baju melayu. Siap ada tengkolok lagi. Tak dilupakan senjata yang dipakai: keris beb! Main story dalam cerita ni adalah pasal meriam. Aku google dan dapat tahu bahawa meriam terbesar kat Asia Tenggara orang Melayu yang buat. Tengok ni, ni, dan ini. Bangga sial!

Jalan cerita? Boleh tahan. Banyak plot dan sub plot. Banyak watak yang di awal cerita aku konpius siapa yang siapa. Agak panjang dan meleret dan ada part yang tak logik. Ada satu part aku blur pasal banyak sangat plot dia. Bab bab meleret sebenarnya utk memberi peluang penonton pergi toilet. Dari segi cinematografi, pun bolehlah. Takkan nak expect macam LOTR punya cinematografi. LOTR mmg cerita epik yang hebat. Nak banding QOL ngan filem Malaysia memang tak boleh lawan la. Jauh panggang dari api. Dari segi action, banyak adegan berlawan yang dipengaruhi dengan gaya silat dan tomoi. Tak dilupakan juga banyak skill lawan pedang ditonjolkan. Siap ada ninja lagi dalam satu babak. Tu yg aku rasa tak logik. Dari segi romantis, tak banyak adegan romantik. Ada la satu dua adegan romantik di mana nak pancing penonton supaya carik awek Thailand. Haha. Untuk menambah ke"hot"an cerita ni banyak lelaki taf yang tidak berbaju dan hanya memakai cawat pendek, sesuai dilihat oleh awek awek gersang dan juga mamat mamat gay lubang kunyit.

Seriously, masa aku tengok QOL ni aku tertanya tanya diri aku apsal kita tak boleh buat filem macam ni. Negara kita sendiri banyak sejarah sejarah yang hebat. Tapi yang balik balik masuk movie cerita Hang Tuah dan Puteri Gunung Ledang. Tak boleh ke kita filem berdasarkan sejarah epik yang lain? Si Bongkok Tanjung Puteri ke, Melaka Diserang Portugis ke, Perang Johor Belanda ke, Perang Naning ke?? Ni filem balik balik pasal cinta, rempit dan lumba haram, hantu dan pontinak yang tak seram dan lawak yang sampah. Tak maju langsung.

Tengok QOL ni aku respek kat org Siam. Walaupun diorang hebat menghasilkan pondan pondan yang halus mulus, diorang tetap hebat buat filem compare dengan kita. Takyah jauh, kita compare dengan Indon pun kita kalah lagi. Agaknya compare dengan Timor Timor pun masih kalah lagi kot.

So di sini aku nak cabar semua pengarah-pengarah filem Malaysia marilah buat sesuatu yang boleh dibanggakan. Satu filem epik yang hebat macam LOTR, Matrix ataupun Apocalypto. Takpun paling busuk pun macam QOL ni. Satu filem yang boleh membuatkan aku rasa bangga lepas habis tengok. Bukan makian dan kejian serta sumpah seranah. Tengoklah bila cabaran aku ni dapat di capai. 5 tahun? 10 tahun? 50 tahun lagi?? dan

Ronaldo Goes To Real Madrid

2009-06-11T19:14:00.005+08:00

Perasaan agak berbelah bagi

Aku benci gila dia ni.
Paling aku tak suka jambul dia
Pastu kene hembus sikit tergolek tahap kene langgar lori
Gaya kaki ala ala main ting ting dia pun aku tak tahan.
Siot betol.
Dulu aku benci Beckham dia masuk Real.
Sekarang aku benci mamat jambul ni... pun dia masuk Real gak.

Haramm tol.

Aku inginkan dia....

2009-06-04T01:15:00.004+08:00

Pusing kanan... rasa tak kena.
Pusing kiri.... rasa tak sedap.
Tgk atas... tak datang jugak dia.
Meniarap ke bawah.... rasa sesak napas.
Bunyi anjing menyalak nyalak kat luar menggamit perasaan aku.
Seolah olah tahu apa yang berlegar dalam fikiran aku.

Tetiba sunyi seketika...
Badan aku terasa panas.
Aku dah rasa dia nak datang.
"Booom!!"
Tetiba satu bunyi kuat kedengaran.
Terkejut aku dengan bunyi aircond buruk yang tetiba blow.
Celaka! Kalau bising macam ni memang dia takkan datang punya.
Aku cuba menumpukan perhatian.
Bunyi aircond buruk berjaya aku abaikan.

Aku semakin khayal.
Terpana dalam fikiran.
Terlalu banyak benda bermain main di fikiran.
Layan punya layan aku dapat rasa dia dah datang.
Aku teruskan layanan aku dengan berhati hati.
Satu persatu satu.
Sikit demi sedikit.
Melayang layang.
"Miow!!"
Bunyi kucing kurap mengawan kat luar rumah menamatkan segala keghairahan aku.

Aku pasrah dan kecewa.
Hancur hati aku.
Hilang nafsu aku untuk tidur.

Aku bangun, bukak laptop klik FM 09.
Layan game lagi bagus.
Baring dekat satu jam pun tak dapat masuk tido.
Kompem insomnia.
Esok masuk kerja mesti muka macam panda - mata lebam.

Didi by Khaled

2009-05-20T21:00:00.003+08:00

Another one from Shahnaz. Didi by Khaled. Brings back the memories. That was like 16 years ago I heard this song first time. Enjoy bebeh!

Want to know about Khaled or his previous name Cheb Khaled click here.

To download his song click here.

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

2009-05-15T19:18:00.016+08:00

Saw this while going out for afternoon tea. Subhanallah!

Back to Memory Lane

2009-05-11T09:04:00.003+08:00

While in JB last Friday, me and Wifey went through some old photos of my family. Seeing those photos brought me back to memory lane. Those old picture made me think how life seems to be soo happy when we were little. There were not even a slight signal of problems at our face.
I can see how big is my smile when I was little. I don't even remember when is the last time I did ever smile as sweet as I did when I was small. Not too mention those happy faces me and siblings had when we were still kiddies. How happy were us playing bike in front of the house and posing for camera shot. Hehe. I don't know whether I could pose like I did when I was 6.
I come into pictures of me with Abg Boy, Kak Melati and Kak Girl. When I was little I was close to my cousins as my auntie (their mother) - Mummy, was keen having another son but didn't get one. So she treat me like her son. Anak emas Mummy. Heheh. I still remember one time when abah scolded me for something I've done wrong, Mummy came and pujuk me. She is the softest women I ever met in my life. She talk very soft and gentle. Ask anybody who ever met Mummy they would agree that. Definitely!
Well, these old photos made me think that night before I sleep. How all of us have changed. How close me with my siblings when we were little that we fight alot because we were bored to each other. Haha. Right now we don't even got time to gather everybody at one place at one time because everybody is busy with their own life. The last time we had gather was on my wedding. Even mak and abah also have changed. They have grown old. I still remember how abah and mak was so garang and firm when we were little. All those garangness and firmness have brought us up as a good person.
Anyway, life must go on. People changed as times changed. Just remember not too forget about our family. Spent time the most you can. When it is not there anymore, you will regret about it. That is how I feel right now. Sigh.

Suaraku Yg Seksi

2009-05-05T22:44:00.002+08:00

Pukul 7 pagi.
Kat NPE.
Bawak lane kiri.
Kelajuan dalam 80 to 100 km/j.
Tetiba sebuah Myvi perasan Toyota Passo warna putih pancung aku dari kanan dan terus masuk susur kiri.
Mulut aku secara automatik menuturkan carutan berbisa
"Bodoooheeeek!!"
Agak nyaring.
Baru aku ingat suara takder.
Semua batuk punya pasal.
Harini aku diam jer.
Suara cam haram.

What Should I Do Now?

2009-05-04T19:56:00.001+08:00

Woman is very hard to understand.
You were having a nice time with them suddenly the situation become twisted immedietly.

"Dia nampak ke aku usha awek tu?"
"Did I say something wrong?"

Well, when I tried to make things back to good, seems that all the moves is worthless.
Usually when all these efforts seems fruitless I will do nothing next.

This is the worst part. At this stage, the typical "U don't care" accusation will come. Situation become worst than it started. This is where I don't know what to do next? What should I do next?

Disclaimer: Situations above doesn't refer to anybody specific in the writer's life. It is a typical situations that the writer had during his encounter (??) with women.

Lirik tak boleh tido

2009-04-28T23:05:00.004+08:00

Starlight by Muse yang telah dimelayukan. Aku terlebih tido petang tadi. Tak sehat punya pasal. Tak tahu apa kaitan kapal dengan chaya bintang.

Jauh sekali
Kapal itu telah membawa aku jauh sekali
Jauh sekali dari semua memori
Orang yang peduli aku mati atau hidup

Cahaya bintang
Aku akan mengejar sebuah cahaya bintang
Sehingga nyawa aku berakhir
Aku tak tahu sama ada ia berbaloi lagi

Peluk kamu dalam tangan aku
Aku mahu peluk kamu dalam tangan aku

Hidup aku
Kau mengelektrikkan hidup aku
Mari berkonspirasi utk meletupkan
Semua nyawa yang akan mati akan rasa hidup

Aku takkan lepaskan kamu
Jika kamu janji tidak menghilang pergi
Tidak menghilang pergi

Harapan kita dan harapan
Lubang hitam dan pendedahannya (wtf??)

Flu bukan babi punya

2009-04-28T12:06:00.003+08:00

Text to Juki:

"Siol, ni lu punya pasal la. Gua berjangkit pulak dgn lu. Tak dapat gua hirup napas Lai yg mantap tu."

Text From Juki:

"Penyakit penghapus dosa. Lu banyak dosa. Tuhan marah. Wakakakakakakakaka... Amik ubat."

Siol!

Siot...

2009-04-24T17:33:00.000+08:00

Bosan gilerr

Limped....

2009-04-21T16:59:00.002+08:00

Sigh... I never felt as limped as this. Last friday I accidentally dropped my beloved Mac. Dammit. The screen is broke. Fortunately the Mac can still be started and be shutdown. With all my works inside and my photos inside I felt like losing one of my arm.
Just went to The Machines, and they said replacement efor LCD will cost a price of a leg. And you have to pay first before you get it fixed. Damn... Now my gateway to internet is my handphone. Sigh.
This morning I spent my time at SAW. Had done clearing up some things. The usual boring issues was the purchasing. Then plus the maintenance softwares. I was lucky enough to be able to have a discussion with Salleh who was very hard to get sitted for a discussion since he was promoted. Quoted Yus " Aku jumpa Salleh 2 kali je sebulan". Damn, he must be a busy man. Heheh. Abg Pesal also was not in so I spent most of the time inside Huda's room.
Interestingly being in Huda's room everybody who came in was talking gossip. Haha. Tetiba rasa macam Mami Jarum lak. Sial gila aku.
Well, being working in KL since 2007,I saw that KL peoples love to have affairs. Suami org ngan isteri orang la. Anak dara ngan suami orang la. Mak Janda dengan keling pariya la. Macam macam siot. I don't mind the affairs but what made me feel disgusted about them is how they proud of it. How they boast about it. Come on la. Pandai makan pandai la kaber. I don't need your story. I don't want to know your little extra activities at night. I don't want to know how many women you womenized. Just keep it cool and don't make me puke hearing your stories.
Anyway, hope it is not an offense to anybody who is reading this post. I am just giving my two sens. Hehe. Look like wifey came down all ready and my java chip have finished. To all adios. Quote of the day "Pandai makan pandai simpan. Tak makan lagi bagus." Haha.
To Abg Khairil, use the souvenier I gave you properly. Kalau tak kompem kene tido dalam peti ais. Hahahahah.

Dammit!!

2009-04-16T22:23:00.003+08:00

This is the first word came out of my mouth this morning once I heard the news over the radio. This song dedicated to all who those wished Man Utd didn't make it last night. Dammit!

It's alright
to tell me
what you think
about me
I won't try
to argue
or hold it
against you
I know that
you're leaving
you must have
your reasons
The season
is calling
your pictures
are falling down

The steps that
I retrace
the sad look
on your face
The timing
and structure
did you hear
he fucked her?
A day late
a buck short
I'm writing
the report
On losing
and failing
when I move
I'm flailing now

And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
Sees through the master plan

But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well I guess this is growing up

Well I guess this is growing up

And maybe
I'll see you
at a movie
sneak preview
You'll show up
and walk by
on the arm
of that guy
And I'll smile
and you'll wave
we'll pretend
it's okay
The charade
it won't last
when he's gone
I won't come back

And it'll happen once again
You'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan

But everybody's gone
And you've been there for too long
To face this on your own
Well I guess this is growing up

Hehehehe

2009-04-16T13:56:00.001+08:00

Ada perang kat sini
Sila beli popcorn dan makan sambil baca.
Ops... beli popcorn yer... not lolipop

Kanser Yang Mana Satu...

2009-04-14T08:34:00.002+08:00

"Bang, yang ni kanser apa?"

"Ni kanser tengkuk.. "

"Kanser tengkuk ni tak sedapla.. mintak kanser paru-paru ada tak?"

"Kanser paru-paru dah habis la. Ramai yang beli"

"Aiseh... takpelah bang. Yang janin baby tu pun sedap gak. Bagi saya satu."

Aku Suka...

2009-04-10T19:23:00.003+08:00

Aku suka dengan kabinet baru Najib. KJ takde kat dalam. Abg Sharir pun takde. Dulu rasa malu jadi org JB pasal dia. Banyak sangat buat benda yg bodoh. Kabinet baru siap ada KPI lagi. Harap - harap bukan cakap- cakap kosong Najib. Wondering if they going to make the KPI public? Anyway, dengan PM dan kabinet yang baru ni, aku mengharapkan sesuatu yg bagus dari kerajaan. Jangan buat polisi yg bodoh sudah.

Today adalah hari bermasalah

2009-04-09T20:07:00.005+08:00

Pagi-pagi tepon dah sibuk berbunyi....ramai tanya siapa yg accident. Pastu budak yg accident dapat MC tapi still kene masuk kerja pasal takde org yg nak cover. sorang kat melaka, sorang kat kuching, sorang lagi dah masuk shift pagi. Pening kepala nak atur. Nasib baik Epul bagi idea baik punya.. setel satu masalah.
tengah tengok PPI yang nak kene siapkan sblm minggu pan... tepon bunyi lagi. suruh aku nominate siapa yg patut ditrain utk ganti sorang staff yg cuti tiga hari next week. sms sana, call situ... panggil orang sana sini... last -last aku sms Shanaz "we discuss on Monday". KIV satu masalah
tgh save as PPI, Nabilla buat lawak, bomba datang, pasal asap hitam gila. aku jenguk luar, mak aih... hitam gila asap keluar dr serombong. suruh epul check. kompem ade line minyak bocor. satu masalah still in progress.
balik makan, Balan tanya PO utk proximity switch dah approve belum? "ehks... bukan dah hantar utk approval ke 2 minggu lepas" aku cakap. "tak dapat lagi pun" Balan jawab... aku suruh dia proceed dgn order tu. Urgent kata aku. Satu masalah akan timbul.

Tapi masalah masalah tu semua takdelah membebankan aku. Yg membebankan aku adalah masalah Liverpool kalah 3-1 dengan Chelsea. Bongok betull!!!

2 years and still counting (hopefully)

2009-04-05T11:54:00.002+08:00

Wow... While reviewing my resume I just noticed that its been two years I've been in CCM. Damn, how times flows very slow in CCM. Anyway, just hoping with a good future in CCM.

New banner

2009-04-03T16:09:00.006+08:00

Got too much time today. I've got my hand into photoshop and lightroom. Found a cool font on the net. Hehehe.

From this

to this

Still current I'm trying to use a few nice brush I found over the net. Now trying to donlod Stuffit coz dam Mac can't open .hqz files. So I actually achieved something else during this holiday instead of Prison Break marathon. Right wifey? Hehehe.

updated:
managed to use the brush. woohoo
Finale

"Tak kuasa I"

2009-03-25T23:49:00.006+08:00

I think they made the best choice. The perfect person to lead the youth. Another reason to hate them a lot. Thanks a lot. I was hoping something new from UMNO. Yet, I am dissapointed. Perfect timing. During this difficult timing they chose for their own destruction. Maybe we can see you guys on the opposition side after the next general election. Congrats!!

Gypsy Kings - Volare

2009-03-23T00:42:00.003+08:00

Layankan.
Td tengah gode-gode laptop Shanaz jumpe mp3 ni.
Layaaaan.
Ahahaha

Comparing Cost of Ownership

2009-03-22T23:41:00.001+08:00

Found this on CNN page. Quite interesting.

There is an old adage which goes something like this: "The cheap man always pays more in the long run."

Consumer Reports magazine recently reached a similar conclusion when it announced the results of a study that compared the cost of ownership of more than 300 cars.

Consumer Reports noted that a car with a cheaper sticker price can often cost consumers more in the long run when compared to a higher-priced alternative.

The report, which appeared in Consumer Reports' Annual April Auto Issue, was based on a comparison of the 300 models in the Consumer Reports database. In short, the report concluded that a car's sticker price is one of many factors that should be taken into account when trying to decide between two cars in the same class.

For example, at about $17,500, a Mitsubishi Lancer is priced $5,000 less than a Mini Cooper. But when factoring in the total costs of ownership for each vehicle, the Lancer could cost drivers about $3,000 more to own over the first five years, according to the study.

And the purchase price of a Toyota Highlander is about $3,000 more than a V6 Ford Explorer -- but the Explorer's total cost of ownership is an extra $6,500 over those five years.

The study took into account such factors as depreciation, fuel costs, interest paid on the car loan, insurance, maintenance, repair costs and sales tax. Online subscribers to www.ConsumerReports.org can compare the costs for one, three, five and eight years of ownership.

"We think this information is valuable for consumers who have shopped around, and settled on a couple of different cars they like, and then have to decide on one or the other," noted Cliff Weathers, Consumer Reports' deputy editor, autos. "We're giving this information to the consumer to use as a tool to help them make that decision, a tie-breaker, if you will.

"If they're trying to decide between a Pontiac Solstice and Mazda Miata, for example, they can go to our Web site and find out which one will cost less to own over that five-year period. And in this particular case, the answer would be the Miata -- which was one of the least expensive cars to own of all the cars evaluated in our survey."

Depreciation was factored into the estimates based on the assumption that the vehicle will eventually be traded in when buyers make their next car purchase.

"Depreciation is the factor that accounts for the highest cost of ownership," Weathers explained. "Depreciation accounts for 48 percent of the cost of ownership over the first five years."

Different models depreciate faster, and more significantly, than others. In order to calculate depreciation for this owner-cost comparison, Consumer Reports started with the price that a typically-equipped model generally sells for. If a particular model often sells at a largely-discounted price that was also factored in.

Consumer Reports then deducted the wholesale trade-in value of the car at the end of the period, based on data from their Used Car Price Service, Weathers explained. In those cases when Consumer Reports didn't have depreciation data for a new model, it used estimates based on comparable vehicles.

The Fuel Factor

The second-biggest factor in cost-of-ownership, after depreciation, is fuel costs, which account for 21 percent of the total ownership costs. "Fuel economy can really make a big difference," Weathers said. "If you have a car that gets 25 miles per gallon, and another car that gets 19 miles per gallon, that's a potential difference of thousands of dollars over five years, if you're driving 12,000 miles a year."

Consumer Reports calculated fuel costs by assuming that the vehicles would be driven 12,000 miles a year -- the average annual mileage reported by those who responded to Consumer Reports' annual reader survey. Consumer Reports then applied the national average price of regular gas as of December 2007 or, if applicable, the price of premium or diesel fuel.

Fuel costs were an especially big factor with SUVs, the comparison revealed. Drivers who buy a Dodge Nitro could pay more than $10,000 to fill up the tank over a five-year period, for example. But the fuel costs for a similar-sized, more fuel-efficient Toyota RAV4 V6 would be $2,000 less during that period.

Consumer Reports' comparison also concluded that interest paid on car loans accounts for about 12 percent of five-year ownership costs. That figure is based on a five-year loan, with a 15 percent down payment, using the average interest rate of 6.86 percent reported by Bankrate.com in December 2007.

Auto insurance accounts for about 11 percent of total ownership costs over five years, according to the Consumer Reports comparison. Car insurance costs can vary depending on several factors such as the driver's age, location, and driving record. Auto insurance costs, in some cases, dramatically boosted the ownership costs of models that otherwise boasted reasonable ownership costs.

As an example, Weathers compared the difference in auto insurance rates for Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and a similarly-priced Acura TL. "Insurance for the Lancer can cost you $2,500 a year or more, based our 2007 figures," notes Weathers. "Meanwhile, the annual car insurance rates for the Acura TL can cost as little as $900."

Maintenance & Repairs

Surprisingly, maintenance and car repairs account for only four percent of the cost of ownership, Weathers said. The maintenance and repair cost figures used in Consumer Reports' cost of ownership comparison were based on information gleaned from more than a million respondents in its annual Car Reliability Survey.

One notable conclusion reached in the Consumer Reports study is that Lexus models have relatively high maintenance and repair costs -- primarily due to maintenance alone, even though Lexus owners reported excellent reliability.

The Lexus ES350 racks up an average of $2,300 in maintenance and repair in the first five years. Meanwhile, owners of a comparable Lincoln MKZ can expect to pay only half that much.

Another interesting tidbit discovered in the comparison is that the Range Rover is the most expensive vehicle on average for five and eight years when it comes to maintenance and repairs, costing about $2,000 in the fifth year alone. Meanwhile, the comparable Toyota Land Cruiser costs only $600 in that year to maintain and repair.

Some might be surprised to hear that the sales tax on the purchase price of the vehicle accounts for as much of the cost of ownership as maintenance and repairs. For its study, Consumer Reports used the national average of 4.83 percent in 2007.

With hybrid cars being a hot topic in the auto industry, Consumer Reports was also interested in the cost of owning one of those fuel-sipping vehicles. The report concluded that Toyota Prius hybrid actually costs less to own than similar conventional models.

Specifically, the sale price of a Prius is about $7,500 higher than a similarly-sized Chevrolet Cobalt, but the total cost of ownership over five years is almost $2,000 less - due primarily to its much lower fuel costs, although the amount of depreciation was a factor as well.

Weathers pointed to another interesting finding: "There are some vehicles, namely BMW, that are very inexpensive to own over first five years, because all of the maintenance is paid for during that period, under the warranty," he says. "But if we take it forward, the cost of maintenance and repairs over the next three years after that is going to be more expensive."

For more information on this study, visit www.ConsumerReports.org. To compare vehicle prices and specs for yourself, check out the AOL Autos Compare Cars tool.

Insomnia Post: The Illusion of Reality

2009-03-20T00:15:00.008+08:00

Dulu masa zaman sekolah aku tertanya - tanya dah besar nanti nak jadi apa. Aku pun tak sure nak jadi apa. Masa lepas PMR aku sematkan diri nak jadi elektrikal engineer. Aku macam tertarik dengan barang - barang elektrik. Biasalah aku. Benda - mende gadjet ni aku rasa macam best. Pasal aku suka dengan barang barang elektrik jadi aku apply jurusan elektrik masa nak masuk sekolah teknik. Dapat masuk Teknik aku dapat Kelas E1 dengan Aseng (kini seorang electrical engineer yang berjaya). Tak sampai sebulan aku kat situ aku belah pasal dapat sekolah asrama. Lagi satu kat sekolah Teknik tak boleh pakai G-Shock. Kawan aku siap bapak dia datang jumpa cikgu nak mintak balik G-Shock dia. Tapi takpe, kawan aku pakai kasut sekolah brand converse. Aku pakai cap fong keong je - ada line merah kat tepi.
Kat sekolah asrama baru ni aku masih dengan cita - cita aku sebagai elektrikal engineer. Tapi aku kene ambek subjek Bio pasal kat sekolah tu pasal ada dua choice jer. Samada Bio stream atau Account stream. Di sebabkan pengalaman ngeri masa belajar akaun di Tingkatan 3 maka aku masuk jer kelas Bio.

Pengalaman ngeri: Budak paling top dalam kelas aku (dan juga dalam tingkatan) kene hantuk kepala kat papan hitam oleh cikgu yang ajar akaun pasal tak dapat selesaikan masalah kat papan hitam. Bayangkan, tu budak paling top dalam tingkatan. Katakanlah aku, yang sentiasa berebut ranking 3rd atau 4th last (paling last dan 2nd last kenkawan aku dah book) dalam kelas kene jawab kat depan, rasanya aku kene terajang kot sampai bawah. Ahaha. Anyway kawan aku yang kene hantuk kat papan hitam tu mmg kompem tak jadi akaunten pasal aku dengar dia keje kat NASA. Tak taulah betul ke tak. Melainkan dia jadi akaunten NASA. Hehe.

Berbalik kepada cerita sekolah asrama aku. Moto dan objektif sekolah asrama aku adalah untuk melahirkan usahawan - usahawan Melayu yang terbilang. Tapi aku pelik, majoriti bebudak sekolah aku ambek Bio. Musykil musykil. Takda pun ajar cara - cara berniaga. Macam mana nak daftar syarikat ke. Yang ada pun cuma kelab usahawan muda yang dikonker oleh bebudak yang aku pun tak boleh blah. Yang tak tahan siap bebudak alumni sekolah aku datang dan promote pekerjaan professional diorang yang best giler. Macam - macam diorang cerita. Best gile jadi engineer. Best gile jadi doktor. Best gile jadi akaunten. Aku pun terpana dengan cerita - cerita diorang. Aku masih sematkan hati aku nak jadi elektrikal engineer.
Lepas SPM dengan keputusan SPM yg agak hebat aku pun apply UPU. Tak nak masuk matrik. Eksen. Konon - konon nak ikut orang lain. Orang lain masuk unibersiti aku pun nak masuk unibersiti gak. Apa barang matrik. Tak mahasiswa la. Dengan semangat yg berkobar - kobar semua pilihan aku adalah elektikal. Aku apply ijazah kejuruteraan komputer pada pilihan pertama. Pilihan lain aku letak diploma pasal abah tak kompiden aku boleh dapat kursus ijazah tu dengan keputusan SPM yg amat hebat itu. Masin mulut abah. Surat tawaran diploma kejuruteraan elektrik (perhubungan) aku terima. Pilihan aku yang ketiga kalau tak silap. Pergh. Rasa macam nak meraung jer masa lepas sesi pendaftaran kat jalan semarak. Dah la takde member kat situ. Ahahaha.
3 tahun setengah lepas tu (siap extend satu sem) aku pun berjaya mendapatkan diploma aku. Hasil daripada kehidupan Kl yang hebat (terpana dengan budak Punk Klate dan bebudak rempit Labis) aku berjaya menghabiskan diploma aku. Aku pun sibuk nak apply buat degree. Dan dan tu kerajaan buat polisi baru. Aku lupa menteri bodoh mana yang cakap ni "Kami menggalakkan pelajar lepasan diploma untuk bekerja dengan peringkat diploma sahaja kerana banyak peluang kerja utk lepasan diploma. Kami tak galakkan mereka sambung ijazah sarjana muda." Arghh. Bodo gile. Isi borang UPU pun tak lepas.
Aku siap keje dekat Giant jadi customer service (tak dilupakan jadi maskot dinasor juga pada musim dinosor mengawan). Dalam 4-5 bulan aku keje kat Giant (siap tarik membe aku yg baru habis degree masuk management trainee Giant..ahahah) aku dapat keje jadi technician kat sebuah kilang buat casing hard disk. Aku dah macam best giler. Lupa dah pasal electrical engineer. Dah sedap dapat duit pe. Tapi mak ngan abah tak suka. Menggunakan kabel - kabel yang ada (bukan "kabel Azwar") mak ngan abah suruh aku masuk sebuah kolej yang twinning dgn UTM. Aku dengan hati yang agak berat pun mencabutkan diri (gila ko, baru 2 minggu report keje tetiba nak bagi notis berhenti, mana dapat) dari kilang hard disk tu dan mendaftarkan diri untuk ijazah sarjana muda kejuruteraan elektrik elektronik ke sebuah daerah yang amat asing untuk aku; Kulim.

Iklan: apa itu kabel Azwar: Rewind balik ke tahun 1996, bulan sebelas kot. Masa tu exam PMR dah habis tapi tetap kene datang sekolah. Kalau ponteng rekod sijil berhenti sekolah buruk per. Haha. Untuk mengelakkan bebudak bergaduh dan membuat benda yang pelik semua budak Form 3 kene lepak kat astaka. Aku dan beberapa orang kawan geng kerusi belakang tgh lepak kat tangga astaka. Tetiba Azwar datang. Azwar: "Korang rasa korang dapat masuk MRSM mana? Aku dapat masuk Taiping kot pasal bapak aku ada kabel". Kitorang: "Entahlaa...kitorang pun tak tahu dapat mana"
Forward sikit tahun 1997, bulan 2 atau 3. Hari pendaftaran untuk bebudak second intake MRSM Jasin. Aku tgh daftar. Tertiba ada suara yang amat familiar dari belakang panggil aku. Aku pusing "Eh... Azwar. Ko pun register hari ni?"
Maka sejak dari itulah aku dan kengkawan aku mendapat definisi untuk "kabel Azwar". Guna kabel untuk cucuk tempat lain tapi dapat tempat lain. Yang tak tahan walau guna kabel pun siap dapat second intake lagi. Hahahah, Tak boleh belah siot.

Sambung balik cerita aku, dapat sambung belajar degree cita-cita lama aku nak jadi elektrikal engineer berkobar-kobar balik. Gila semangat. Habis semua kawan aku yang korse elektrikal engineering aku kontek. Buku-buku modul lama Zul (juga kini seorang elektrikal (eh elektrikal ke?) engineer yang berjaya) semua aku rembat. Haha. Nasib baik semua lecturer datang dari Skudai. Cuma dua tiga orang je lokal, itupun subjek maths dan asas. Aku dah best giler.Dah dua tahun aku kat Kulim, kolej yang aku belajar bankrap. Bodo gile. Offer course menarik tapi tak buat publisiti. Kompem la tak de orang nak masuk. Nasib baik twinning dgn UTM. Semua student twinning kene masuk UTM. Aku wohoo!! Yelar, dekat dgn rumah. Hahaha. Tapi yang tak bestnya aku kene tukar course. Kene masuk korse elektrikal pure. Sia-sia aku luluskan mikroelektronik yang gila susah. Takpe, aku layankan aje. Masuk skudai aku belajar elektrikal engineering. Tapi final year project buat under Jabatan Wireless. Ntahpapentah. Haha. Takde kaitan langsung dengan majoring.
Disebabkan terlalu berkobar-kobar nak jadi elektrikal engineer aku buat internship pada sem yang terakhir. Pada sem terakhir sebelum aku praktikal sibuk aku carik kerja kat jobstreet. Konon konon nak kerja sambil praktikal. Siap dapat interview kat Flextronic dengan Xerox (kot..aku pun lupa...tp kat depan airport Senai la). Anyway, of course tak dapat. Pasal aku belom grad lagi. Haha.
Dengan berat hatinya aku gi praktikal kat kompeni kawan abah kat KL. Gile punya praktikal. Aku belajar typing, jilid buku, photostat kertas dan juga chatting. Hahah. Aku ambek peluang untuk carik kerja gila gila kat jobstreet. Alhamdulillah, berkat doa mak, lepas beberapa interbiu aku dapat kerja kat kilang baja cap kepala ayam. By April 2007, before I grad from Uni I got myself a job as an electrical engineer. Aku dapat merealisasikan cita-cita aku nak jadi elektrikal engineer.
Realiti dalam pekerjaan? Haha. When I came in the first day to my workplace everybody was asking ; are you the new IT engineer? What? Bila pulak aku IT? Rupa-rupanya bos baru aku dah uar uarkan kat semua orang a new IT engineer will come in. Ini semua gara-gara aku present final year project aku masa interbiu. Padahal bukan IT pun. Wireless technology - RFID. My new boss salah faham that was something IT. What the heck. So when I came in the title was Electrical Engineer. My first project? Buat (di tekan kan di sini..BUAT) software utk optimize data collection for plant. Aku yang dungu tahap takde pengalaman pun cubalah mempelajari segala programming yang ada dipasaran. Semua language aku study. Aku siap belajar MySQL lagi. Ada sorang kawan aku kenal sorang budak Iran yang belaja kat Mesia tere gila buat MySQL. Selama 5 hari berturut turut aku jumpa dia and stadi MySQL at night. Siap dah tere asas MySQL. By the time I got my rangka software siap my bos asked me to find the software yg ada kat market. Bodo gile aku. Padahal banyak gile software after market. Click and order jer. Anyway, time by time aku cuba gak mengendeng kat elektrikal dept. Kalau elektrikal ada problem cuba gak sibuk sibuk nak join. Transformer terbakar pun aku sibuk panjat tengok. Haha.
Time by time I was transferred to various positions. Site services where my civil skill are tested. Taktahu paper pun pasal konkrit dan dinding aku belajar dengan kontraktor. Masuk projek macam macam benda aku buat. Mechanical engineering, chemical engineering plus civil and electrical. Masa ni aku rasa best gile. Although stressful tapi enjoyful. Pasal I learnt a lot of new thing.
Only after I reached on the current position I felt suddenly my work is not enjoyful anymore. I dunno why. Is it because of right now I'm squeezing my brain on administrating rather than engineering or is it because I can't concentrate on my work because I have too much thing to do. Sekarang I know how does my ex-boss feel when he was at the position a little similar to me only mine with lesser burden. It's damn tiring. Aku memang kagum macam mana dia dapat bertahan everyday to face all the shit coming to him. Sometime, early morning in office I would just stare at my laptop screen wondering what should I do first as everything is need to be done. Haha.
Kenapa aku buat post ni? Semalam petang aku dapat message from my youngest brother who just got his SPM result. Dia tanya nak apply apa kat UPU? My reply was what you want to be? Dia cakap dia tak tahu. Then I said camtu senang je. Pergi amek korse chef ke, photography ke atau something yang bukan engineering atau professional. Memeningkan kepala je engineering ni. Belajar dah la susah. Kerja jangan ceritalah. Anyway lastly I asked him properly what he think he shoud like. I gave few idea on courses yang agak glamer mcm aeronautik ke, fizik nuklear ke atau mekanikal marine. Tak tahulah dia ikut ke tak. He seems interested. Aku tak bimbang pun pasal borang UPU sekarang mana ada direct intake for after SPM leavers. Semua kene masuk matriks. So for my bro, if he don't get any overseas offer he will end up at any matriks college pun. I just don't want my brother being cheated or dreaming by all those glamorous story about engineer, accountant or doctor job that seems so nice when I was at school. I blame those alumni guys who came and told stories how great their job are. Hahaha.

Tak tahulah. Baru jer 2 tahun kerja, aku rasa macam dah bosan dengan engineering dan kerja makan gaji. Reporting to other people is suck. It is worst when the guy who you report to is a sucker. Wifey right now bising. Sibuk suruh carik kerja lain. Its my own fault. I told her earlier that if I don't get good bonus this year I will find another job. Well said Faiz. Clap clap. I did open the jobstreet. Going thru all those vacancies doesn't seem like interesting anymore like last time when I was doing it two years ago. I know all those job will give me the same shit I'm having now. Dah takde rase kick atau excited dah tengok kerja engineering. The fire is gone. I dunno maybe I need one project yang takde interference from anythng. Maybe that will boost my moral up.
Anyway right now I'm still not concertrating on job hunt. Still got a lot of issues here need to be settled. If I'm really wanted to go I have to leave with pride. My predecessor should take the job with less burden. Like I said before, we came in good manner and we leave in good manner (only that I didn't do it during quitting my technician job at kilang casing hard disk..hehe). Anyway thats the end of my insomnia post.

Cerita Nescafe dan Belacan

2009-03-18T17:08:00.003+08:00

Pagi

Ondaway gi kerja singgah kat Petronas. Maz pergi isi minyak. Suruh Shah pergi beli Nescafe tin. Habis isi minyak Maz terus jalan jemput Shah kat depan Kedai Mesra. Dalam kereta:

Maz: Berapa harga air aku?
Shah: RM11.40 jer
Maz: Apsal mahal sangat? Selalu RM1.90 je? Bak sini Nescafe tu.
Shah: Nah. Makcik tu siap tanya aku nak beli susu ke tak. Apesal ntah.
Maz: Apa bangang sangat kau ni. Aku suruh beli air Nescafe dalam tin. Aku nak minum. Yang kau beli serbuk Nescafe ni buat apa? Mmg le mahal. Nak bancuh guna apa?
Aku: (Bantai gelak guling - guling sampai tempat kerja)

Petang

Balik kerja dgn Baiya. Jemput Bad kat town office. Singgah kat Lot 37 untuk minum. Kak Sri datang ambek order.

Baiya: Bagi saya nasi goreng kampung. Saya nak belacan lebih ok.
Kak Seri: Orait.

10 minit kemudian.

Kak Sri: Nasik goreng kampung siap.
Bad sambil menjenguk: Wah, sambal apa tu? Empat segi lak tu (siap cucuk dgn jari)
Aku: Weh.. tu bukan sambal la. Tu belacan lah.
Kak Sri: Tadi kata belacan lebih.
Baiya: Saya mintak sambal belacan la kak. Bukan belacan.
Aku: Manader. Tadi ko sebut belacan la. Makan la. Belacan tu da siap goreng baik punya.
Bergegar kedai kitorang gelak. Adoyai.

Write You A Song

2009-03-09T11:14:00.003+08:00

I don't know how to make lots of money
I got debts that I'm trying to pay
I can't buy you nice things, like big diamond rings
But that don't mean much anyway
I can't give you the house you've been dreaming
If I could I would build it alone
I'd be out there all day, just hammering away
Make us a place of our own

I will write you a song
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
I will write you a song
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you

I don't know that I'd make a good soldier
I don't believe in being violent and cruel
I don't know how to fight, but I'll draw blood tonight
If somebody tries hurting you

I will write you a song
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
I will write you a song
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you

Now that it's out on the table (it's out on the table)
Both of us knew all along (knew all along)
I've got your lovin' and you've got my song

I don't know how to make lots of money
I don't know all the right things to do
I can't say where we'll go, but the one thing I know
Is how to be a good man to you
Until I die that's what I'll do

I will write you a song
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong
I will write you a song
And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without
I will write you a song (I will write you a song)
That's how you'll know that my love is still strong (love is still strong)
I will write you a song
And you know from this song that I just can't go on without you

The 100th

2009-03-03T09:26:00.004+08:00

Its the hundredth post of budak gendut blog.

It's been since Dec 2006.
Hooray!!
The 100th post.
A lot of topics have been written here.
A lot of people have been cursed here.
A lot of happiness have been expressed here.
Anyway still hoping for more in the future.

The goverment think they need to improve public transport thats why they need to increase the toll rate

2009-02-26T19:50:00.005+08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: Road users will have to pay higher tolls for five major highways beginning March 1.

The highways affected are the North-South Expressway (PLUS), Sprint/Kerinchi/Damansara Link highways, Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Expressway (AKLEH), Sungai Besi Highway and the New Pantai Expressway (NPE).

For the PLUS highway, it will be an increase of 5%. Me: Thank you. With my great 3.4% salary increment I think the toll increase won't effect much. Da hell!!!

This means toll charges from Bukit Kayu Hitam in Kedah to Kempas in Johor would increase from RM108 to RM113.40. Me:Dari JB nak gi Phuket lagi murah daripada drive from JB to Perlis. Bloody hell.

A trip from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh would increase from RM26.50 to RM27.90.

For the Sprint/Kerinchi/Damansara Link highways, it will be an increase of between 30sen and 50sen.

The Sungai Besi Highway will see an increase of 10sen, while the AKLEH and NPE will be increased by 50sen and 40sen respectively.

In announcing this, Works Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Zin Mohammed said the increase was minimal and hoped the public understood that the increase was stipulated in the concession agreements that the government had signed. Me: Which stupid guy who agreed on the stupid concession agreement?

“The increase was actually due in January last year but we had postponed it until now. This means the government has been paying compensation for 14 months.”

Mohd Zin said the compensation amounted to RM277mil with RM177mil going to PLUS, RM38mil to Sprint and RM30mil to AKLEH, adding that the impending increase was half of what was scheduled.

“There is a shortfall of 5%,” he said during a press conference at the Works Ministry on Wednesday.

The announcement for the increase however comes almost immediately after two toll booths were abolished recently.

The Salak Jaya toll (south-bound) was abolished on Tuesday while the toll at PJS2 (Kuala Lumpur-bound) of the New Pantai Expressway was abolished on Feb 13.

Mohd Zin said the abolishments were unrelated to the toll increase and that it should not be politicised, stressing that it was a contractual obligation on the government’s part.

He said more importantly was that alternative routes existed for all highways in the country, adding that this was the case for all highways but added that more could be done to improve the alternative routes. Me: Alternative roads? JB-KL 10 jam? Er..maybe I got too much time to make a roadtrip to JB for 10 hrs.

When pointed out that the roads were jammed especially in the city regardless of whether it was a highway or an alternative route, Mohd Zin said it was a big challenge having to manage the amount of traffic Kuala Lumpur has.

“Kuala Lumpur has 3.5 million vehicles for a population of about five million people.

Tokyo only has 1.3 million vehicles for a population of 20 million,” Mohd Zin said, concluding that more effort was needed to improve public transport. Me: Duuhh?? You just figured it out? Encik Mohd Zin tinggal kata mana? Ada tak bas lalu depan rumah Encik Zin? Boleh tak Encik Zin naik bas dari rumah dan sampai ke Parlimen? Tak boleh kan?? Nak dapat interconnecting bus pun tak boleh.

My dua sen: Yup. The goverment picked the right time to increase the tolls. With the recession in its way and people having tougher time to get money they decided to increase the tolls. Well done!! Lagi Satu Projek Kerajaan Barisan Nasional. HELL YEAH!! We will be expecting more comments from other ministers on the increasing tolls won't effect our food price. Yup. That what they always said. Still waiting for these dumb remarks. Please prove me right. Haha.

On public transport, I would recommend we follow our nearest neighbor, Singapore. I always envy how perfect their public transport is. You don't need to buy your own vehicle to go to work. They need cars because they want to come to Johor for shopping. Even nak pergi kubur pun ada bas lalu. Giler perfect public transport dia.
But, what I pity most is my best friend, Pak Met in Penang. Me and my best friends will be expecting more less of him in JB this year. Last year harga minyak turun pun dia tak mampu nak balik JB naik Fiat Punto yang ada sunroof tu. This year?? Hmm.... Hahaha.

Betrayed..

2009-02-21T09:56:00.003+08:00

There is one feeling inside me.
Betrayed...
One feeling that couldn't be erased out of my heart.
For all the things I have done, for all the sacrifices I have made.
This is what I get.
Did I didn't do good enough? Did I go against them?
Did I ever oppose anything?
Being so stupidly obedient to get what I don't deserve.
Huh.. depressing is sickening.
Damn those mutherfuckers.
"The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence"
We come in good manner and we leave in good manner.

Paintball Battle

2009-01-31T22:22:00.004+08:00

Band of Brothers: The Gendut Version. Haha

I've joined a reunion(?) by Hana this afternoon.
Hana had organized a paintball game at Shah Alam Extreme Park.
From the invitation list only 7 show up.
Me, Abg Feisal, Abg Khairil, Yus, Mat Nor, Jeff and Hana herself.
I was teamed up with Abg Feisal and Mat Nor.
While the others was on the other team.
It was a handicap match. Hehe.
The game is very tiring and fast game.
Once the whistle is blown by the umpire you can see a lot of pallets flying from the other side.
Haha.
We played four sets.
The first three sets was Flag Capture.
Hana's team lead by 2-0 on the first two rounds by shooting all of us out.
We manage to win the third round by capturing the flag.
The last round was Last Man Standing.
Using Mat Nor's strategy : Defending and no fire. Wait till the opponent finish their bullets.
It was a backfire strategy. Once the whistle is blown we were attacked at all side.
No place to move. Haha.
I got shot at head (top of my head) and also at neck. Damn painful.
Finished my bullets at the last round.
Anyway the game was enjoyable.
Thanks to Hana for organizing it.
Looking forward for another battle.

So Long Labu

2009-01-31T12:55:00.003+08:00

Finally the govt decided to scrap off Labu LCCT Project.
At least Najib made some good decision.
Is it so hard to make one good decision?
The plan itself was ridiculous in the first place.
It took them 2 week to figure out this.
How could the govt approve to built another airport LCCT which is situated less than 30 minutes from an established airport.
Tony Fernandez must be thinking what the heck, if MAHB can't give me discount on taxes then I built my own airport.
Fernandez Low Cost Carrier Terminal might be the name.
Haha.
It's only RM1.6 billlion
Now Everybody Can Have Their Own Airport.
New Air Asia tagline.
I admit that LCCT is a very poor and miserable airport.
It look like Giant or Carrefour in JB.
Obviously the current LCCT was built very quick just to shoo off Air Asia from the grand KLIA terminals.
Anyway I hope the new LCCT built will be nice and good.

What I Want in a Man by women

2009-01-30T19:29:00.002+08:00

Found this on the net.

Original List (age 22):
1. Handsome
2. Charming
3. Financially successful
4. A caring listener
5. Witty
6. In good shape
7. Dresses with style
8. Appreciates finer things
9. Full of thoughtful surprises
10. An imaginative, romantic lover

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 32):
1. Nice looking (prefer hair on his head)
2. Opens car doors, holds chairs
3. Has enough money for a nice dinner
4. Listens as much as talks
5. Laughs at my jokes
6. Carries bags of groceries with ease
7. Owns at least one tie
8. Appreciates a good home-cooked meal
9. Remembers birthdays and anniversaries
10. Seeks romance at least once a week

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 42):
1. Not too ugly (bald head OK)
2. Doesn't drive off until I'm in the car
3. Works steady - splurges on dinner out occasionally
4. Nods head when I'm talking
5. Usually remembers punch lines of jokes
6. Is in good enough shape to rearrange the furniture
7. Wears a shirt that covers his stomach
8. Knows not to buy champagne with screw-top lids
9. Remembers to put the toilet seat down
10. Shaves most weekends

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 52):
1. Keeps hair in nose and ears trimmed
2. Doesn't belch or scratch in public
3. Doesn't borrow money too often
4. Doesn't nod off to sleep when I'm venting
5. Doesn't re-tell the same joke too many times
6. Is in good enough shape to get off couch on weekends
7. Usually wears matching socks and fresh underwear
8. Appreciates a good TV dinner
9. Remembers my name on occasion
10. Shaves some weekends

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 62):
1. Doesn't scare small children
2. Remembers where bathroom is
3. Doesn't require much money for upkeep
4. Only snores lightly when asleep
5. Remembers why he's laughing
6. Is in good enough shape to stand up by himself
7. Usually wears clothes
8. Likes soft foods
9. Remembers where he left his teeth
10. Remembers that it's the weekend

What I Want in a Man, Revised List (age 72):
1. Breathing
2. Doesn't miss the toilet

A Good Engineering Design by Tea and Bee.. Well done!

2009-01-29T10:02:00.004+08:00

A response to Zul's post on Tea and Bee.
Well done!!
Gamaknya IR bodoh mana yang approve buat sub station attached to people's house.
Lawak gak tgk substation tu is part of the terrace house.
Boleh buat kes stadi ni. Buat thesis utk bebudak SEE final year.
Superb idea. Orang kalau boleh nak duduk jauh dari substation tp TNB terus attached kat rumah orang.
Hahahaha.
Mungkin kesan dari pembelajaran "Hands On" yang mantap masa kat Universiti.
Eh silap... Kolej Universiti.
Tgk mamat tu, lama sangat tinggal sebelah sub station, terus rentung.
Aku bukan kisah sangat pasal dia, pasal dia k****g.
Cuma aku kagum dengan syarikat pembekal elektrik bahagian semenanjung Malaysia.
Bijak dan innovatif.
Well done TNB!!
Keep up the good job and make people piss off!

Makan too much

2009-01-28T10:53:00.007+08:00

I've been only in Semenanjung for 3 days but seems that I have ate the whole population of Semenanjung. Touchdown in KL by 6 pm, Nisa fetched me. We went directly to Putrajaya for house warming by Nisa's cousin. Standard procedure for Nisa's family, if there is any kenduri or makan-makan there would be a lot of food. Seing my favorite dish, pulut kuning I just ate the dish that night. Lama tak makan pulut kuning. Best siot. Hehe.

After that night we went back to JB. Next morning Mak cooked nasi putih for breakfast. Still got yesterday's dinner leftover. Another favorite dish: Ayam Asam Pedas. Wah! Lama tak kene mak punya asam pedas. Around 10, Ifah was saying about buying J Co donuts. So me, Nisa, Ifah and Haris went to City Square for J Co. At first we bought a dozen of donuts. Since we bought some drinks we thought of having it there. Anyway, not we just finished the drinks but we also finished the dozen of donuts that were supposed to be brought home. So before we go back I had to buy another dozen to bring back.

The donuts monsters

By afternoon me and Nisa had a walk at Danga Bay. We went on a boat cruise which was kinda boring. Hehe. We were sleepy all along the tour. Back from Danga Bay we stopped at a murtabak stall at Shah Bandar to bring back. This is the only place which I called selling the real murtabak. Real murtabak is filled with minced beefs and eggs plus a gallon of oils that are used to fry it. Not just the fillings, the murtabak are also topped with minced beef and eggs. It is sinfully fatty. Hehe Not those RM1.50 murtabak which are filled with either daging or chicken. Flashback from bazaar ramadan. Sambil mengacau isi murtabak dalam kole besi yang besar. "Bang, ayam ke daging? RM1.50 jer" Ask any budak JB about this RM1.50 murtabak and they will say: No, that is not murtabak! This real murtabak is not cheap. Price range from Biasa: RM4, Speacial: RM6, Super: RM7, Super Speacial: RM9. Hehe. We bungkus 5 Super Speacial and went back.
The next day, we went to BP for Beriani Gam. The night before, I asked my parents to follow us to BP for the dish. They seems interested. Well the invitation seems didn't end there. Mak called two of my aunties from Singapore to joins us. By 9 am Cik and Mak Orkid arrived to join us. Before we headed to BP we had our breakfast at Balai Bomba. Another authentic dish of JB: kacang pool. Kacang pool: blended kacang pool (or kacang ginjal - Mak Orkid yg cakap) plus minced beef - stewed. It is ate with hot crunchy toast. Not to forget it is topped with a telur mata kerbau. Mak said it was originally from Arabs cooking.

The authentic kacang pool

Finishing the breakfast we headed straight to BP. Abah used old road while I used the highway. The highway was quite heavy with traffic and even some of the drivers are soo damn stupid to drive slowly on the right lane. We reached BP in 1 hour time and went straight to Mak Teh's house. Abah reached around 15 minutes after us. After some chit chatting and comments on the new renovations done by Mak Teh all of us headed to the Nasi Beriani shop. Before this the nasi beriani shop is situated at a corner lot house in front of the General Hospital. Few years back they have moved to a shop lot which are situated behind the old place.
Anyway, reaching there the shop was full house. Luckily by the time we came in, a table of 12 was leaving. I ordered Nasi Beriani Kambing Gam while Nisa got Nasi Beriani Ayam because Gam Ayam finished. Quoted Abah " Nak makan nasi beriani best ambek kambing, baru terasa sedap." Poor Abah he can't take kambing anymore because of his heart problem.

Beriani Gam on the left, Beriani biasa on the right. That is my hand right there trying to steal Ifah's daging kambing.

Finished everything by 1.30pm, me and Nisa departed from my family group. We went back to Seremban using the old road. We stopped in Alor Gajah for Cucur Udang Alor Gajah but found out that it is sold in Tampin. Since Tampin is 13 km away from Alor Gajah we went to Tampin. Unfortunately by the time we reached there, it was sold out. Only managed to bungkus the cucur udang for RM3. The speacial about Cucur Udang Alor Gajah is that there is fried chicken included inside the cucur udang. Haha.
Reached Seremban around 6 pm. We thought just wanna stop and give some souvenirs we bought but Mak Nisak cooked for us (makan lagi!). Hehe. After maghrib we went back to Shah Alam. That was our makan journey for two days. Hehe.

Gelak Punya Pasal

2009-01-22T20:15:00.002+08:00

Seperti biasa alarm Nokia aku berbunyi pada jam 6.30 am.
Dah terang dah.
Aku off kan alarm, sambar tuala gi mandi.
Solat subuh dinasor, pastu siap siap.
Pilih baju hensem skit, hari ni ada customer nak dtg lawat.
Sembur sket air kuda hitam kat bahu. Baru bleh impress customer.
Eh, ingat keje kilang baja tak boleh wangi ker?
Tgk Shanaz masih tidur lagi.
Kejut dia.
Turun lepak kat bawah tunggu dia.
Bukak ESPN.
Macam biasa, berita MU menang pasti diulang-ulang.
Rahim yg tgh tido sempat lagi bangun.
Nak kutuk Liverpool ler tu.
Aler... tak heran. Tahun depan ader. Tak tahun depan ade tahun lagi satu.
Tgk-tgk Shanaz dah siap.
Dia start keter, aku bukak gate.
Dia reverse aku tutup gate.
Naik naik jer kereta
"Bro, you gelak la malam tadi"
Aku: "Aaa? Gelak? Bila?"
"Pukul 4 bro, you gelak masa tido. I thought you were talking on phone"
"Yeke? Wah!! Bagus ni. Apsal tak record?"
Haha. Tak pernah lak aku dengar gelak masa tido. Cakap masa tido ader lar.
Mlm ni try mengigau nangis lak.
Kompem Shanaz dah tak tidor sebilik ngan aku dah.
Hahaha.

Kiss ass

2009-01-21T15:41:00.004+08:00

Kinda sleepy.

It's an offense at work to update your blog.

Haha. Anyway I'm deadly sleepy and I should do something not inside the jobscope to take out my sleepiness.

It's 3.30 pm and my energy kinda very very low.

Have been two days me and MS kissing boss's ass who came down to visit.
I don't know whether our ass kissing were obvious.
How do we know that we are born as an ass kisser?
Read this.
So, are you guys one of them?
And do you found any at your workplace?
I found two and it's inappropriate to list it here.
Haha.
Maybe we could put safety sign at workplace saying:
"BEWARE OF ASS KISSER"
Anyway back to work.
Adios.

Where have the Arabs gone?

2009-01-14T22:41:00.005+08:00

I've been following the siege of Gaza since day one attack. Each time I tried to write something about it, I just kinda feel very sad about it. Sad because my writings couldn't change anything that are happening in Gaza. It wouldn't even stop all the missiles that are targeting the Palestinians. Lastly my post ended with the delete button.

Last week, I watched one forum regarding Gaza on Al - Jazeera. The panels are one Palestinian, one European and one Jewish. I didn't really watch it from the start but it was discussing about the Gaza attack. The Palestinian was condemning the attack as usual. Then the European agrees with the Palestinian and talk about how human rights were violated. But what really struck me in the heart is when the fucking Yahud was debating from the view of Israel. He said the attack was necessary to keep Middle East stable and if the attack was not right why haven't any Arab leaders condems or say anything about it.
To think about it, what the fucking Yahud said was right. So where are the Arab leaders? Can't you see that your brothers are being slain? Are they busy building their palm tree island? Or they are busy digging their oil well, afraid short of money to maintain their lifestyle? What happen to the Custodian of Two Holy Mosque? If you can't protect or defend any of your own blood (Arabs) I wonder how well do you custodian the two holy mosque.
I'm not that really religous. Anyway seing how bad the attack was made me really mad. Making it worst seing all those kids and womans being bombed and shot. See this. Yep, that kid was a terrorist. She could fire up a bazooka to all those fucking Yahud.
I hope this post could help at least something with the Gaza attack. I pray to God so that the attack would stop immedietly. I pray to God that all those Yahuds that attacked the innocent civilians to have their family experience what the Palestinians feel. I pray to God that not let the fucking Yahud have a peacefull life at the land of Palestine. Let them suffer pain and chaos. Amin ya rabbal alamin.

Wisdom Word of the Day

2009-01-06T10:51:00.000+08:00

Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.
Robertson Davies

Happy New Year!

2009-01-05T12:17:00.004+08:00

Maybe it's too late to wish for Happy New Year but what the heck. Haha. On the new year eve while everybody was busy celebrating it I was busy moving my things to new house. So what the heck. How does I see 2009? Hmm. What I was expecting in 2009 is a very challenging year. Fertilizer business is not that good this year which that we have to spent carefully for the business. Two of competitors in Bintulu have shut down their operation with one was sold away and another one is in the process of giving termination letters. Thank god that my company does not have that policy. Yet I assume that it would be difficult to ask for things or budget to spent. Sigh!

On my personal life, this year me and Nisa will be have a lot of traveling between Bintulu and KL. Expected to move to PJ area by Feb so that it would be more easier for Nisa to go to work. In the other hand it meant that I will be paying for higher rent. Other matters just would be our long distance relationship which need to be handled carefully (you know...girls.. they easily feel touched...hehe).
Refering to my last year resolutions, I scored only 2 out of 8. That would be like 1/4 or 25% score. Sigh. This year I would do the same resolutions with some alterations. I would post the new resolutions by this week.
Anyway thas all on the first post of 2009. I wish all of you a good, fine and exciting year. May Allah bless you this year and have a good life dunia akhirat.

Brunei Roadtrip

2008-12-29T01:20:00.017+08:00

(Sigh.. I have been keeping this post for few days... only managed to finish it by today)
Nisa decided to come down to Bintulu and asked me to arrange some sort of nice holiday for us when she is in Bintulu. Initially I had few options on but had to forget about it because of the tight budget and also the short of time. Thinking of going down to KK or Kuching but since it is the holiday week, all the price went up - like double. After doing some googling on the net and asked some of my local staffs, I suggested to her that we go down to Brunei - driving. She agreed. Hehe.

On 24th, Nisa arrived in Bintulu. After done some handing over to Shahnaz (who arrived 30 minutes later) and lunch we went straight to Miri. Miri is just around 200 km from Bintulu. I took the old road to there. The round was kinda ok, not many potholes plus a little bit bouncy. Booked a room at Miri and spent a night there. We checked in to Pearl Oriental. All standards room was full (RM85 per night), so we took Junior Suite which cost around RM145/night. The room was not bad and the toilet was good (a must criteria if you are traveling with woman).
The next morning, after a "nice" breakfast at the hotel, we went straight to the border. The entry point to Brunei from Miri is Sungai Tujuh, located 20 km from Miri town. On the way there, we were searching for any visible money changers but couldn't find any. So we just went straight to the entry point. It was very easy to enter Brunei compared how hassle is it to enter Singapore. No forms needed and no tolls for cars. At the immigration, you only have to get your passport stamped and fill in a simple form for your vehicle. It took less then 15 minute to enter Brunei. I wish entering Singapore would become this easy. Huuh.

Exiting from immigration point. Just follow the signboards.

The distance from border to Bandar Sri Begawan is about 100 km. The first 40 km is a single lane road but yet it is a good road. Although the road was built on mongroves land compared to Bintulu or Miri road it was 10 times better. The road was flat, even and levelled (talk about bouncy road you have from Bintulu to Miri - terima kasih CMS!!). Back to the road trip, after the immigration point we were still searching for any visible money changer but can't find any. Around 10 km from the border we met with a toll for a bridge. Telling the pakcik at the tollbooth that we didn't have any Brunei dollar with us he agreed to take the Ringgit papers. The toll was B$3 so I paid him RM10. No changes. Oklah tu, thank goodness he allowed us to pass through.
The next 60 km is a two lane highway. Good traffic. Compared to Bintulu where people drive on the right side as their slow lane at here mostly the people drive slowly on the left lane. We reached Bandar Sri Begawan (BSB - no, not Backstreet Boys!!) around 1 hour later. Because of we had troubling locating a money changer we went to airport to find one. After that we checked in to a hotel at town and had some rest.

Later that afternoon we headed to Empire Hotel to have afternoon tea. Thanks to the incredible Nokia Maps, we were lost and arrived at the hotel by the tea time was over.

Just to show how big is the hotel's lobby

So, we just walked around the hotel and took some pictures. The hotel was damn big and damn nice. Built by the Sultan's brother, Putera Jeffrey, it was the most amazing hotel I've been. Since we can't afford to stay at the hotel that time, we planned just to dine there. The tea was B$16.00 per head. So not bad la compared to the room rates. Frustrated for missing the tea time we walked around the hotel. The view there was nice and the pool side was awesome. I couldn't imagine how is the royal family's istana would be if they could just built a hotel like this.

Our favourite pose since I'm too lazy to bring up the tripod

By sunset we headed to Jerudong Park. Is is the place of a theme park. Supposedly it was free to enter last time, but now they charge by head. It was just B$1 per head. We went inside and had some walk inside. Nothing much interesting. There were few rides for kids. Having few rounds of photo at the park we went straight back to town.

Jerudong park yang heppening

We searched for a good dinner. All the way to town I saw the signboard of Nasi Katok everywhere. Finding a Nasi Katok shop in the middle of BSB, we went straight to it. Both of us ordered the same dish considering it was the local dish (yelah, kat Bintulu takder pun). So, what is this nasi katok? See picture below. Nasi katok = nasi putih + ayam goreng + sambal. Hehe. Later that night we went back after the shop Nisak wanna shop closed all ready.

Nasi katok = nasi putih + ayam + sambal. Aku siap order ayam goreng lebih lagi.

Next day, morning we went for a tour at BSB. Since we had arrived the day before at noon and the weather was so good for tanning we didn't dare to get ourselves a good tan. The weather was so good at that morning we decided to walk around BSB. We had our breakfast at one of the mamak shop. I had roti jantan (Nisa said it was called that because it had two eggs) and Nisa herself had roti telur. Strolling at the riverside we went to see Kampung Ayer which is just opposite the riverside. There were many water taxi calling us for a ride to the Kampung Ayer but I didn't dare to go since I brought along my camera bag which is not water proof (dammit... gonna need to have one of those). Also inside there is my beloved Mac which I rather not to take a chance to make it wet.

They don't need to worry about potholes

Then it was Nisa session for shopping. Thank god there was only one shop selling women cloths. Haha. We also bought some souvenirs for friends back at home. Finishing shopping we headed to Masjid Kubah Emas. The masjid was situated nicely beside the river and it even have a replica of a ship beside it. According to Nisa the ship was built according to the old times royal family's ship. Anyway we took some pictures around the mosque.

The ship at mosque

By the time I was snapping the last picture it started to rain lightly. We went back straight back to car and went back to hotel. We had some rest and packed our things and went back to Bintulu by noon.
Fow the next two days we just spent our days at Bintulu. Nisa was also busy doing her work while I had to come down to plant finishing some pending works. Anyway what could I conclude for the country of Brunei Darussalam? It is a nice and beutiful country. It seems that it is the only Malay country that retaining the Malay's culture. Malay arts is anywhere, from the buildings, houses, You could see a lot of signboards stating "Gunakan Bahasa Melayu". Mostly people there (Malays) wearing songkok all the time. You could see people wearing baju melayu (even it is not Friday). I could say that I feel very secured in Brunei. It makes me imagine if Melaka was not invaded by Portugese, Dutch or British maybe they could be like Brunei. Hehe. What the hell. I would recommend Brunei if you are looking for a short relaxing trip.

Holiday Mood

2008-12-24T00:11:00.002+08:00

Its been hectic for the past two weeks.
Insurance curator, pink indent, account codes and hell a lot more.
Anyway, I'm leaving all that behind for these few days.
Why?
Because I'm on a holiday!!!
Yeay!
Will update once came back.

Bunkface - Situasi

2008-12-22T21:43:00.002+08:00

Heard this song on the way to work.
Ala-ala My Chemical Romance.
Kinda boost up my mood cause this morning mood was rather hell (whatdaya expect.. its Monday and its also the day tutup account.. everybody was chasing me)
First thing as I was connected to the net, I googled "destinasiku".
Tak jumpa pun.
Search it on Jiwang.
Jumpa pun.
The band name is Bunkface.
Boleh la. The name is better than Spoon or Slam. Tak kreatif langsung bagi nama band.
Anyway here is the lyric.
Enjoy.

Diskriminasi menjatuhkan aku
Reputasi kini menjadi bisu
Dan aku, ku layu
Disitu

Mengharapkan sesuatu yang baru
Itulah impian aku

C/O
Dan bila kau menghilang
Musnah la, musnah impian
Tuk menggapai bintang
Terangi hidup ku
Ku mahu kau tahu
Engkaulah, destinasiku
Dalam ingatanku... oh oh oh...

Kerana diri ini tak daya lagi
Menempuh hidup yang ku temui
Dan aku, ku tunggu... oh oh oh
Disitu

Mengharapkan sesuatu yang baru
Itulah impian aku

Facebook

2008-12-22T10:24:00.001+08:00

Dammit.
Facebook rocks.
Ahahaha.

Another boring weekend

2008-12-21T23:19:00.003+08:00

Another boring weekend in Bintulu.
I had nothing exciting to do for the whole two days.
Spend my Saturday finishing DVDs stock the boys had bought. Plus paying my sleeping debt.
Bought one camera mag at the morning, only read it this morning.

This morning I went to one of my staff's daughter wedding.
Pity I didn't bring my camera with me since I thought the wedding here should be same like we had at Semenanjung.
Anyway, it was completely different.
Every male that attended the wedding reception was wearing songkok except us.
Don't expect any tables for you to eat.
There were only tables for serving food.
It was buffet - something that is similar to semenanjung.
Food?
Nasi putih lauk kari ayam plus vege goreng.
Owh not to mention daging masak kicap. I didn't try that because afraid it was something else.
"Wah.. bagus kawen kat Sarawak . Save duit"
Hashim said that. Who just got married last week at JB and finishes his RM 20k.
I wished that too. Haha.
I estimated that my staff spent less than RM5k just to hold that reception.
At here they don't have duit keruk like we have in Johor.
You must put your donation inside an envelope and then put it inside a tabung that have been prepared at the entrance of the tent.
It will be consider disrespect to the host if you give money or donation without any envelope.
Anyway we went to the reception only for a while.
Because inside the invitation card it was written that the reception is held between 9 am to 11 am.
2 hours? You imagine how much money can you save? Haha.
No pelamin, no makan beradat, no potong cake, no kompang and no budak silat.
People only come and eat and chat.
Wah! Why I didn't think of that before this.
Haha.

Anyway this afternoon we went to wash our new house.
A bigger house.
I will post the picture once we moved in.
My 3G line kinda sucks right now.
Maybe because of the heavy rain.

Quote of The Day

2008-12-19T09:13:00.002+08:00

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Thomas Szasz

Cerita Kasut Terbang

2008-12-16T16:31:00.004+08:00

Iraqis got a new hero: Muntazer al-Zaidi. He throw shoes at Bush. Not one but two.
Haha. Got these pixs from the net.
Anywaqy, they said that there was a message under the shoes. Click for bigger view.

Sakit Tumit

2008-12-16T12:15:00.002+08:00

Hari ni aku jalan terhencot-hencot.
Tumit kaki kiri pedih gila.
Gara-gara buat jumping smash Lee Chong Wei malam tadi.
Budget best, tapi tak best pun.
Dah rendam dalam air panas pun tak hilang lagi pedih dia.
Siap tidur malam tadi mimpi kaki kiri kena gigit.
Siapa yang gigit pun aku taktau. Mimpi tak clear.
Hujan lebat - transmission terganggu.
Nak panggil Pak Mat urut la malam ni.
Mesti nyaman. Bak kata Pak Mat.
Clutch Savvy dah la mantap - keras gila.
Ingat rosak, tanya owner dia kata standard clutch.
Apa punya Proton la. Buat kereta bagi orang susah.
Bila orang taknak pakai Perdana tukar Camry kata tak patriotik.
Camry pun GLC gak. Patriotik aper.
Terpaksa hari ni Sharul jadi dreber aku.
Takper.
Esok hilang la kot.
Hari ni jalan pelan-pelan jer.
Nak masuk plant pun, plant masih duduk (tak jalan).
Duduk diam-diam.
Aku senang orang lain pun senang.

Maafkan saya – Mohd. Helmi

2008-12-10T14:34:00.000+08:00

KUALA LUMPUR – Penjaga gol kebangsaan Mohd. Helmi Eliza Elias memohon maaf kepada rakyat Malaysia gara-gara kesilapan melepaskan gol mudah yang menyebabkan pasukan negara kalah 2-3 kepada Vietnam di Kejohanan Bola Sepak Piala Suzuki AFF dekat Phuket, kelmarin.

Mohd. Helmi, 25, mengakui jaringan terakhir pasukan lawan merupakan kesilapannya.

Akur dengan kesilapannya yang menyempitkan laluan skuad kebangsaan ke separuh akhir, penjaga gol pasukan Liga Super Kedah itu berkata, dia sedia dikritik.

‘‘Saya akui gol-gol pasukan lawan berpunca daripada kesilapan saya. Paling ketara jaringan kemenangan Vietnam kerana kesilapan saya membuat perkiraan sehingga jauh meninggalkan posisi.

‘‘Untuk itu saya memohon maaf kepada rakyat Malaysia terutama peminat bola sepak negara di atas kecuaian saya sehingga pasukan kebangsaan terpaksa tunduk dengan kekalahan kepada Vietnam,’’ katanya ketika dihubungi di Phuket, semalam.

Menurut Mohd. Helmi, dia terlalu kecewa kerana kesilapannya telah menyebabkan pasukan kebangsaan tewas.

Notakaki: Arghh! Argh! Arghhhhhhhhhhhh!

Government makes RM16mil a day from fuel windfall

2008-12-06T10:41:00.002+08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is set to get windfall gains of up to RM16mil per day based on yesterday’s crude oil price of US$44 (RM158.40) per barrel and a consumption estimate of 27.5 million litres per day .

This windfall comes about because the pump prices of fuel have not been reduced enough to reflect the lower crude prices, oil analysts said.

This has prompted the Federation of Malaysian Consumer Associations (Fomca) to request the Government to reveal how it plans to spend the windfall revenue.

Its secretary-general Muhd Sha’ani Abdullah urged the Government to invest the money in public transportation for the benefit of everyone.

The crude oil price in New York fell to a four-year low at below US$44 per barrel yesterday, dragged down by demand worries amid the worsening outlook of the global economy.

At this level, the market price for RON 97 grade petrol should be about RM1.30 per litre, which is 60 sen lower than the RM1.90 per litre Malaysians are currently paying, the analysts said.

Based on a consumption estimate of 27.5 million litres per day, this translates to roughly around RM16.5mil in extra revenue a day for the Government.

It is believed that revenue collected by the Government from RON 97 sales at local pumps ranged from a low of RM100,000 to as high as RM20mil a day since mid-October.

This takes into account international oil price movements, as well as the four price cuts at local pumps over the period. Crude oil prices had slumped 19% this week alone, and was more than US$100 (RM360) down from at its July peak of US$147 (RM529.20) per barrel.

In all, total revenue for the Government from the sale of RON 97 over the past two months would probably be around RM500mil, the analysts, who declined to be named, said. This, however, excludes duty paid by pump operators for sales of RON 92 and diesel.

RON 97 is the most popular petrol grade among Malaysian drivers, accounting for about 80% of total fuel sales at local pumps.

But while the Government gets extra revenue from fuel sales, as opposed to having to subsidise before, falling crude oil prices also means less profits for Petronas, the national oil corporation.

Income from Petronas, in terms of petroleum tax and dividends, accounted for about 40% of the latest national budget. Latest results showed Petronas made a net profit of RM42.7bil in its fiscal first half ended Sept 30.

This was 46% higher compared to same period last year. It would be tough to match that level of profitability during the current six-month period ending March 31, 2009.

Sha’ani said while Fomca and consumers were agreeable that petrol sales results in more revenue for the Government, they should be told how their money is spent.

He said the profits from petrol must be channelled in such ways to further reduce the burden of consumers and help them cope with the cost of living especially in the current financial downturn.

He added that the fuel pump price should not be lowered further as it would only encourage more private vehicles on the roads and fewer people would take public transportation.

He said the Government must make it a priority to greatly improve public transportation and educate the public to use it as their main mode of transportation.

“People need time to change their transportation arrangements,” he said.

On Nov 25, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad was asked if the situation now was akin to consumers subsiding the Government.

He replied: ‘’The Government collects taxes. It is government revenue. When the price is high, the Government gives subsidy.’’

On Wednesday, he said, consumers would know next week if the Government will implement a floor price mechanism for petrol and diesel.

He said consumers should also brace for the decision of having a managed flotation mechanism for oil prices based on market rates.

Shahrir said many aspects had to be looked into before finalising the issue, including generating revenue for the Government and providing stronger purchasing power to consumers.

Nota kaki: Yeah right. Right now we are subsidising the government. Guys, when we gonna cut our subsidy to the govt? Last time they did cut the subsidy to us. Now its our time!

I thought they are subsiding us 30 cent per litre? So where did that money go? Owh, the 5 billion for Value Cap. Forgot about that....

Last day at Shah Alam Works (SAW)

2008-12-01T10:27:00.006+08:00

On Saturday I packed all my things from SAW office. As I finished carried all my boxes into the car suddenly I felt very sad that I'm leaving SAW. All the memories since the start of my employment flash backed.

When I came in all the MTs were placed at a room in the canteen building. Then we moved to the front office building where I shared my room with Yus and Anis. The room was havoc with me and Yus always kutuk Anis. Plus the peoples who always came to our room just to hang out or discuss anything. Not to mention AR who always loved to stop by after toilet just to keep in touch with Anis. Haha
Those days lunch and dinner was lavish. We had retiring lunch, retiring dinner, appreciation dinner, supplier belanja dinner, hari raya dinner and lotsa dinner and lunch. I lost 10 kg during my internship and gain 15 kg just in two month after joining CCM.
The laughter and the friendliness of works department always make our everyday work seems good. Although we had tough time with AR but there are always someplace or someone we could pour our problem at. We had canteen, control room and workshop to hang out just in case the office was very boring and depressing. We can talk anything to anybody. We could talk about our girlfriend, wedding planned, what car to buy, Abang Burung (anis's ex) and good place to eat. At Works you could just go and ask anybody if you need any information about the plant. You could just knocked at Sam's room and ask anything you unsure about. Not just works department. There are always Abg Khairil ( geng isap rokok depan pintu), admin department (where a lot of my site servives work came from them) and finance department (where I always argue with them regarding late payment to suppliers).
Anyway all these thing have gone away. Everybody have left. Mat Nor, Hana, Yajeta, Julian, Sam and Anis have left the company. I wish they didn't leave. Anuar, Shanaz, Hafeez and now me are not stationed anymore at SAW. Abg Feisal also on and off at SAW busy with projects.
Anyway, life goes on. I had good memories and we had good friendship at SAW. I will always miss SAW. Goodbye SAW.

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What Should I Do Now?

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Siot...

Limped....

Dammit!!

Hehehehe

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