How Far We've Come

Transactional VS Emotional Reationship

2009-05-08T14:45:00.005+08:00

I've been wondering...........

Is ours a transactional or an emotional?

Life Is Short..Break Some Rules

2009-05-08T10:28:00.010+08:00

This month i'd like to share one of my fav quotes "Life is short, break some rules".. I kinda like it, n i think i should apply it to myself.. Sometimes we have de tendency to not try/do sthg coz de rules that we conciously/unconciously set, forbid us from doin so.. Theoritically, if we DON'T try/do, we won't know wat wil we get out of it.. True? It cud be DISASTERS OR OPPORTUNITIES.. I experimented dis once couple of months ago by saying YES (wisely) to any invites/tasks/challenges.. Prior to that, i watched dis movie called "Yes Man" and oh man, de outcomes were amazing and freakin exciting!! I'm gona do it again.. Maybe it will help me to achieve my dreams.. Wana Join??hehe

Hepi Mother's Day

2009-05-07T17:14:00.005+08:00

Bersempena dengan hari ibu yang bakal tiba ni, aku nak selitkan kat sini satu petikan yang org hantar kat aku untuk tatapan semua..sangat bermakna..renung renungkan..

Orang kata aku lahir dari perut mak.. (bukan org kata...memang betul)

Bila dahaga, yang susukan aku....mak
Bila lapar, yang suapkan aku....mak
Bila keseorangan, yang sentiasa di sampingku.. ..mak
Kata mak, perkataan pertama yang aku sebut....mak

Bila bangun tidur, aku cari....mak
Bila nangis, orang pertama yang datang ....mak
Bila nak bermanja, aku dekati....mak
Bila nak bergesel, aku duduk sebelah....mak

Bila sedih, yang boleh memujukku hanya....mak
Bila nakal, yang memarahi aku....mak
Bila merajuk, yang memujukku cuma....mak
Bila melakukan kesalahan, yang paling cepat marah....mak

Bila takut, yang tenangkan aku....mak
Bila nak peluk, yang aku suka peluk....mak
Aku selalu teringatkan ....mak
Bila sedih, aku mesti talipon....mak

Bila seronok, orang pertama aku nak beritahu.....mak
Bila bengang.. aku suka luah pada..mak
Bila takut, aku selalu panggil... "mmaaakkkk! "
Bila sakit, orang paling risau adalah....mak

Bila nak exam, orang paling sibuk juga....mak
Bila buat hal, yang marah aku dulu....mak
Bila ada masalah, yang paling risau.... mak

Yang masih peluk dan cium aku sampai hari ni.. mak
Yang selalu masak makanan kegemaranku....mak
kalau balik ke kampung, yang selalu bekalkan ulam & lauk pauk.....mak
Yang selalu simpan dan kemaskan barang-barang aku....mak

Yang selalu berleter kat aku...mak
Yang selalu puji aku....mak
Yang selalu nasihat aku....mak

Bila nak kahwin..Orang pertama aku tunjuk dan rujuk.....mak

Aku ada pasangan hidup sendiri....

Bila seronok, aku cari....pasanganku
Bila sedih, aku cari....mak

Bila berjaya, aku ceritakan pada....pasanganku
Bila gagal, aku ceritakan pada....mak

Bila bahagia, aku peluk erat....pasanganku
Bila berduka, aku peluk erat....emakku

Bila nak bercuti, aku bawa....pasanganku
Bila sibuk, aku hantar anak ke rumah....mak

Bila sambut valentine.. Aku bagi hadiah pada pasanganku
Bila sambut hari ibu...aku cuma dapat ucapkan “Selamat Hari Ibu”

Selalu.. aku ingat pasanganku
Selalu.. mak ingat kat aku

Bila-bila... aku akan talipon pasanganku
Entah bila... aku nak talipon mak

Selalu...aku belikan hadiah untuk pasanganku
Entah bila... aku nak belikan hadiah untuk emak

Renungkan: "Kalau kau sudah habis belajar dan berkerja... bolehkah kau kirim wang untuk mak? mak bukan nak banyak... lima puluh ringgit sebulan pun cukuplah".
Berderai air mata jika kita mendengarnya........

Tapi kalau mak sudah tiada.......... MAKKKKK...RINDU MAK.... RINDU SANGAT....

Berapa ramai yang sanggup menyuapkan ibunya....
berapa ramai yang sanggup mencuci muntah ibunya.....
berapa ramai yang sanggup mengantikan lampin ibunya.....
berapa ramai yang sanggup membersihkan najis ibunya.......
berapa ramai yang sanggup membuang ulat dan membersihkan luka kudis ibunya....
berapa ramai yang sanggup berhenti kerja untuk menjaga ibunya..... dan akhir sekali berapa ramai yang sembahyang JENAZAH ibunya......

Tepuk

2009-05-07T12:18:00.003+08:00

"Bertepuk sebelah tangan tak kan berbunyi"..satu peribahasa melayu yang sangat tepat..selalu aku berada dalam situasi ni..kenapa? penakut ke aku ni? takut dengan jawapan yang bakal diterima mungkin..tapi kalau tak diberitahu/ditanya lagi sakit rasenyee..

So You Think You’ve Got Talent?

2009-05-07T12:03:00.002+08:00

American Idol? One in a Million? Akademi Fantasia? Mentor? Project Superstar? LG Mystarz?
Those are the reality shows that I did NOT participate in.

But recently, there was one that caught my attention and it was none other than “So You Think You’ve Got Talent?” Organized by the KLCC Management in conjunction with the annual KLCC Tenant’s night, this event was designed to discover hidden talents among its tenants.

The journey began with a preliminary round that took place weeks before the actual night. 30 hopeful contestants participated in the audition. One has to be outstanding and unique to capture the audience’s attention and most importantly, the judges’ hearts. Many talents ranging from dances to magic act were vying for the top seven spots. These finalists would then get the chance to perform on the Finale night. Song selection has always been the most daunting task for me. With a short period of time, I decided to go for Josh Groban’s number, which is “You Raise Me Up”. I was on my own at the audition. Even so, I knew deep in my heart that my colleagues’ prayers were with me despite it being just a preliminary round. The feedback was good as one of the audiences complimented me by saying, “It was a moving performance and I thought you were lip syncing”. I was quite flattered!

The day I received an e-mail from the event organizer, my heart almost skip a beat! The e-mail read, “CONGRATULATIONS for your outstanding performance in the last audition! You have advanced to the semi-final!” I was grinning from ear to ear like a 3-year old having given a scoop of his favorite ice-cream.

It turned out that all the semifinalists were singers. Now, the daunting part came again as I needed to select the right song for this round. I told myself that I needed to be original and with that in mind, I selected “Something About The Way You Look Tonight” by Elton John. It was one of the most beautiful songs ever written and I was glad that I had the opportunity to sing it to an audience. I was also overwhelmed by the presence of my ADC colleagues who cheered and boosted my confidence in the performance. At the end of the night, I managed to get a spot in the finals.

Preparation for the finals was a flurry of activities. From vocal preparations to props to outfit, everything puts a mental stress on me. Accompanied by a 3-week old cough, I was only grateful that I managed to pull off the final performance to the best of my ability. All the contestants performed well; it was indeed a stiff competition.
That night, I walked away with the “Best Performance” award. Sweet! It was sweeter because I have my fellow colleagues with me to share the occasion. A big hug to the Exact Management, S&R, my personal managers, supporting performers, and colleagues for enriching the night! Thank you all for supporting me in this event.

I'm Back..

2009-05-07T11:50:00.003+08:00

Hi!! am finally back after a loooooong break..de feels to write emerged out of nowhere again..probably from de few incidents tht happened recently..

2007 Ramadhan

2008-09-09T12:40:00.014+08:00

While millions of ppl in Malaysia were celebrating Ramadhan with their families, i was over in Holland for a company training..It was summer which means de day wud be slightly longer than usual..Imsak was around 4am n sunset was 8.30pm..

In de class, i was not de only one fasting.. Faical, a fren from Morocco and Stefan from Austria were fasting too..Speaking of which, Stefan is actually an atheist..He does not believe in any relegion..His mom is a muslim while his dad is a christian..I have a gud chat abt belief a day b4 de fasting month starts..He posted a few questions to me abt Islam and vice versa..I'm no an Islamic scholar, therefore I gave answers based on de facts that i know and relate em back to de daily life, while he answered me based on wat is logical..I let de conversation to be as open as possible..Unlike Stefan, Paul is more aggressive when it comes to religion matters..I overheard arguments between him and Faical during their lunch conversation.. I personally thot maybe Paul's background as someone who actively involve in church's activities led to those arguments..I cud see he tend to condemn some of de points abt Islam whereas i think de conversation shud be more towards knowledge sharing than debating..Paul spoke his minds abt Islam but some of de points were incorrect..Faical on de other hand was trying to clarify what were wrongly interpreted by him..I heard rumor from de other fren saying tht they were no longer as close as b4..too bad..This shudnt b de way rite?

Back to the fasting story, Stefan wud like to fast also but with one condition, he won't eat, but he will drink..hmmm..OK..It's sounds funny but i can take it as an exceptional case..It only applicable to him but not to both of us..hehe.. Break fast was de best moment..De 3 of us went to de market (C1000) to grab food and ingredients for our meal..We were glad bcos Stefan had generously offered himself to prepare our main course of de day which was de Italiano Pasta..grand..

Me, Faical n Stefan in de kitchen..de chef

De pasta sauce under construction..Yum Yum

Creative invention by me..

Donut and avocados from de mark

Selamat berbuka....

I also got a chance to break fast with some Malaysian students in Holland..Nazri and his wife had invited me to their house on de weekend..Almost 25 pax were there for de Ramadhan Open House..With a variety of Malaysian food, from Kuih Keria to Tom Yam, made me feel like home..I bumped into Nazri on de 1st day i reached there in one of de markets..His hospitality to us was grand..

BBQ at de backyard

Look at that delicious food

Time to eat..Please help urself.

In general, it was a new and great experience having to fast abroad. But the one saying, 'there's no place like home' is somehow still applicable to this story..I missed de "Bazaar Ramadhan" and Malaysian food and delicacies sooooooo much..especially Murtabak and Popia..hehe

Buka Puasa @ Home

2008-09-09T12:12:00.008+08:00

History was created yday... 1st buka puasa with ma housem8..huhu.. Bachelor style.. Menu were 'gulai lemak ayam', 'udang masak merah', 'telur dadar', pineapple juice and fruits.. The best bukak puase so far bcos we cud do anything b4,during or after the meal plus the food were amazingly nice.. seriously

Silence

2008-09-08T10:59:00.005+08:00

D*%$ it..Wat wit de silence yday? Not even a word..What did i do wrong??cudn't think of one..Then y kept quite? Reason given was becos of fasting..that excuse is unacceptable..not a chance..

KLCC Bowling Tournament

2008-09-04T15:11:00.002+08:00

On Saturday, August 16th, 8 Exact ADC’s members of staffs have woken up as early as 6.30am for a big mission. With the orange “One Team, One Exact” striking shirts, we marched our way to Sunway Pyramid Bowl for the KLCC Bowing Tournament. The fighting spirit, enthusiasm, excitement and passion were clearly shown on each of our faces as we walked into the bowling venue. As the time run, the environment was getting noisier and more happening with the participants’, organizer’s and supporters’ antics and voices. Some of them were busy chatting, laughing and gaggling while waiting for the actual tournament to commence. Upon registration, we were surprised by the presence of EMT who turned up to support our Exact ADC’s teams. Thanks to Henry, Alvin, Timo, Charis and not forgotten to our colleagues who also came down to Sunway to support us. The companion was very much appreciated.

Looking at the watch, the time was already 9.45am. “And now, let’s start the game. Rooooooll the ball!!”, announced the emcee. 46 teams from the KLCC tenants were competing with their own objectives. Putting aside the objectives, we were there to socialize with other tenants while having fun. Expertise levels and experiences were varies from one to another. There were experts, intermediates and beginners (maybe there are). Skills and focus were the main factors to strike the whole pins.

To make sure that we were not in hunger during the game, we were served with sandwiches and ‘Teh Tarik’ for breakfast. Anyhow some of us have already had our Nasi Lemak before going there. Pretty good food though..haha..Lunch was provided too and it was Nasi Lemak with chicken. Yummy.

We were competing for 3 games and sadly, the result was not on our side. But, overall I must say that Exact ADC’s teams were pretty good among the 46 teams competing despite the fact that getting used to the alley and ball in Sunway was not so easy and also the experiences that we have maybe were not as much as the other teams. Anyhow that could not be the reason for us to stop giving our best for the company, maybe not this time but some other time. Anyhow, Shao Hua was among the luckiest guys on that day simply because he won a lucky draw prize which is 3 Days 2 Nights stay at Sutera Harbour Resort.. Nahh.. Just kidding.

The team spirit among the Exact ADC’s teams was cultivated throughout this journey. Our hope to the rest of Exact ADC’s family is, let’s start bowling and make sure that next year we will bring the trophy to our company. GOOD LUCK!!

YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN

2008-08-25T10:18:00.007+08:00

Sunday was pretty boring..Therefore decided to catch some movie..It was "YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN"..Rating for dis movie most probably 4 out of 5 stars..I dun wanna comment so much on the storyline but anyway it is an entertaining movie..The message is very clear that the conflict between Palestine and Israel can be solved in some ways..Peace..I put a link of thet movie review (read it with an open mind).. YOU DON'T MESS WITH ZOHAN Review

Fastest Man on Earth

2008-08-23T15:18:00.005+08:00

Olympic Beijing 2008 witnesses dozens of records been broken by de athletes competing as their nations prides..2 names have captivated ma attention by their outstanding performances namely Jamaican Usain Bolt and American Michael Phelps.. As of now, Phelps has become de greatest Olympian with 8 Gold medals in de Cube Swimming Stadium while Bolt with 3 Golds on the track in de Bird Nest Stadium..Not forgotten,this year, finally Malaysia managed to bring back home at least with 1 silver medal by our only hope Lee Chong Wei in Badminton..Congratulations..He received RM300,000 and Dato'ship by the goverment of Penang for his remarkable achievement..Congratulations..

Besides de records breaking stories which i wud clasify em as a nice to hear stories, de grand opening of Bejing 2008 was covered with controversy of de lip-synch singing and de fake Giant fireworks..What a shame...The whole event was aspired by de Chinese film director (i can't recall de name) based on an epic stories..Btw, i wud say it was one of de most entertaining opening i've ever seen despite de fact tht some of the elements were fake.....Anyhow, am lookin forward for de closing ceremony as wat de chinese claimed to be better than de opening..we'll see..

Latte@8 is back

2008-08-23T13:51:00.007+08:00

Hello boyz n galz..This is de most interesting story of the entire month, for me at least..heh..The fav talk show "Latte@8" is back in town with a new face after a long break for abt 1 n 1/2 years i guess..Hosted by de crazy Mat Salleh, Jason Lo,the show is held at Starbuck in Sunway Pyramid..Last week was de 1st episode n i personally think that it went on like a smooth running machine despite a tiny microphone issue..The guests artists for det nite were Malik Noor and Juliana Evans..Malek Noor was de 1st who talked abt his carrier as a body builder n de "medallion" business..2nd was a cute beautiful rising starlet named Juliana Evans who's starring de Kami series, if u know her..hehe..Ther's a slot by Mr Thunder Chow that talked abt weather which i found was not funny or unnecessary..But anyway, gud try.. The best or de funniest moment was when Jason Lo put up a picture of how our stadium will look like if one day we gona be the host country of Olympic..If China can be proud of their bird nest stadium, we also can have one malaysia-like stadium and it is called Ketupat Stadium..haha..Can u imagine???

Sayonara my fren

2008-08-23T13:19:00.006+08:00

Admen's farewell was held at one of de famous Japanese restaurant in town..Saisaki to be exact..Knowing Admen, he's a workaholic, smart, focus, high determination and all de gud words that u can find in de dictionary..hehe..I myself feel honored to befriending him..Learned many gud points from him..not too much if i said that i cud potray him as a mentor to me..He has been with Exact for 9 years n Exact is his first company he ever work for anyway..He experienced in any aspects of software development simply bcos he has been working in all departments ranging from Software Engineer, Technical Designer and recently Quality Assurance..except HR..huhu..So now it's time for him to venture in a new journey..Gud luck my fren n be gud..

Confrontation

2008-08-23T13:03:00.004+08:00

It was de 1st confrontation i eva had with ma best fren..That incident got me thinking n i will look at it from de positive angle..We cud actually expressed what we felt be it agreement or disagreement..He brought up a few matters which i neva knew before that he has taken em seriously..Not to say i 100% disagree with wat he said, but mayb de intention were interpreted differently by him..Yeah,so long both of us know that de end goal is to see our frenship will remain strong, n we argue becos we care, i'm kewl with that.. Perhaps, that incident taught us sthg..

2 Weeks Quarantine

2008-03-07T10:37:00.004+08:00

Exact software is currently undergoing a major change in its software development cycle. Hence, the most sufficient and effective way to do it is by introducing automation process across every components in that whole cycle. 4 workgroups which are focusing on different components have been formed to fully committed in investigating and proposing the best possible way to implement it. Below are the workgroups distributions:

1. Source control Management
2. Build Management
3. Test Management
4. Workflow Management

The main objective of the above components is To improve communication effectiveness, efficiency, traceability, in order to meet the set level of quality throughout the development process. While the 2nd objective is to get the best tools to support in meeting the main objective.

Timo is the main actor for this whole activities. He will oversees the progress and set up the directions and preconditions for each of the workgroups. At the same time, his main focus will be more on Source Control and Workflow Management. I, on the other hand will assist in suggesting the best testing practice for the company and also share my experience on how to implement an automated testing. Admen, the newly joined Manager in my dept, will lead the Build Management team.

The kick-off meeting which was held on last Monday has set-up the same direction and understanding across all team members. This is a crux matter in ensuring everybody is on the right track. 2 fully dedicated weeks are allocated for this activities.

I'm looking forward to see the outcome from this exercise and hoping it will certainly help us to become the Top Class Software Development company.

Project XY

2008-02-25T11:50:00.024+08:00

"Oi, wake upppp!!! Jom Basoh umah!!" Hish..Wat a menace la dis fella..It was 9 in da morning..Thet was Syah, my housie-to-be calling me up..Technically, it was only 3 hours sleep..Had a loooooong night..Body was aching n eyes were hardly opened.. Also, de brain wasn't fully functioning.. I cudn't recall wat i've told Syah..ahhh.. nvmd, i'll b there at 12..I was trying really hard to take a nap again but as asual it failed..

Syah is not so new as a housem8 to me..We used to be roomie during varsity time in UKM..Almost 4 years back..Basically, we hv known each other very well since then..There was one time, we skipped lectures just to check out some movies in Seremban..If not mistaken, de movie was 'Final Destination 2'..All de way to Seremban, we were laughing, gaggling like a mad drunkard just bcos we tried to speak in de best Kedah accent..Every 'R's were changed to 'Q's and at de end of each word, we added 'IAQ' to make it sounded sooo Kedah..Just imagine, an English word such as 'PRIORITY' turned out to be 'PQIOQITIAQ'..Lan musta b really mad if he found out abt this..haha..Thet was de hardest laugh i ever had in my entire life..Other Komuter passengers felt strange with our antics n threw a cynical look..heh..Like we care..huhu..The fun part was, de movie was haunting..It made us scared to cross de road..Y'know wat..To get rid of that terrifying feeling, we had to watch another movie right after that..2 movies in a row..yuhuuu...

In a middle of Kampung Sri Malaysia in Sg Besi, is where our house standing tall..Mat Tuah was de man who responsibled in introducing it to us..He assisted in getting de best deal with de house owner..Thanks to him..Tapi kuat mark up mamat ni..haha..The ennvironment is kinda perfect for bachelors like us..Suprisingly, there's a lake or an old mine.............. for sightseeing, swimming or canoeing.. excellent..as if i will do all these..cett..

Pail, broom, mop, detergent n etc..All equipments are set n ready for our CUCI RUMAH weekend..At first, there was only me n Syah did all de cleaning..de AmBank's buddies (Sham,Syuk and Camy) also came down to lend their hands..The evening was occupied with de kewlness of these ppl..we cud feel de exhaustion no more..u guyz r wonderful..de favor was priceless tho..We managed to finish at around 4 o'clock..So, as a token of appreciation, i treated em with a free Karaoke at my house..heh.. n a dinner at Era Maju..As wat i told em, de food were marvellous..Everyone of em were satisfied n below are some of de testimonials:

Camy : " Sup nye membuka selera makan yang membuak-buak"

Age : 26 yo..but still sweet..

From : Johor

Hobby : Dancing

Syuk : "Sedap gile..Rase die mmg lain dr yg lain..""
Age : 28 yo.. oo big bro ................................

From : Pahang

Hobby : Wayang kuat ni

Sham : "Ini bukan indah khabar dari rupa, tapi indah rupa dari khabar"
Age :24 yo but looks like 29 yo..heh

From : Sabah baa
Hobby : Ni pun wayang kuat ni

Move Out To Move On

2008-02-21T22:31:00.006+08:00

February almost closes its windows..And it also means, de remaining days to spend in Shuk's house will also comes to the end....Neva crossed my mind to move out dis quick.. But decision has been made, wat can i do is just to move on n stay firm with it as ppl always say"No Money Back Guarantee"..Ooppsss Silap2.."No turning back".. Frankly, many months hv been taken figuring out an answer for a simple question such as "Shud i or shudnt i??"

What makes me abruptly wanting to move out?? errr..err...It isn't easy for me to giv an answer..Am i reluctant/sad to do so?? I must b crazy if i dun after 3 years living under that roof..

I Duno Wat To Say..

2008-02-21T11:07:00.021+08:00

This is a story of yesterday.. As usual, de lepak2 gang (Myself, Sham, Mansor, Mizan) went for a drink at a 'famous' mamak restaurant after work.. To be exact at Kampung Pandan Restaurant, next to brown colored KUB, n also with an estimation of 15 minutes walking distance from my office.. pretty far.. But nevamind.. Fren2.. From what we ate, the nasi lemak was excellent.. How gud was that nasi lemak?? Lemme see.. err.. Probably to get the best answer, we shud ask Sham and Mansor.. haha.. Bcos, they had 2 packs each!! Lets just assume that, one was for themselves n the other was for their genies.. crazy bugger.. heh.. I just had one with the intention to only cover what i have missed during lunch.. Mizan is on diet i guess.. Had just a piece of Roti Canai.. But yes, it certainly tasted gud.. The best in town?? Perhaps.. Btw i might go out again tonight for supper..

As the conversation went on, with the topics kept on changing from one to another, Sham nonchalantly, came out with an idea which to me was brilliant but the timing wasn't perfect.." Why dun we have a BBQ tonight? Grab wateva we can from Tesco/Giant.. n attack mansor's house" Sham said.. Looking at the watch, it was already 8pm.. I got stumped for awhile.. FYI, Mansor's house is in Ara Damansara, which is on the other side of the world.. heh.. We had an argument.. Mizan n i were quite reluctant to agree upon with the plan.. We came out with our suggestion to have the 'party' during weekend to allow the rests to be able to attend as well.. Also to reflect this one saying "The More The Merrier".. haha.. Mansor, on the other hand, seemed to be in neutral side.. From his face, i knew he was tired.. Yeah, it was a tiring day for me too bcos i didn't have a gud sleep de night before.. Sham insisted to go with the idea still.. For tonight, he just want it to be like a mini BBQ n he used the term 'rehearsal' to better describe the event.. We all burst into laughter after hearing it..Sorry sham, i din mean to make fun of u but thet was funny man..

The argument continued to the limit when Sham seemed to feel annoyed with it.. From my observation, I know that, the reason why he wanted to do such activity was to occupy his night with sthg fun n meaningful.. Hmm.. BTW, he has been a great buddy since the day i got to know him.. He's also de kinda of guy who luv to be around his frens most of the time.. I dun mind to accompany him for other activity which wud not take too much energy and time tonight.. In fact i wud be glad to do so.. I'm kewl with his plan provides tomorrow is a non-working day.. Finally, he gave up the plan n i could see that he was upset with it .. i felt so bad and horrible.. Shoot!!.. After paying the bills, we made our move home..

Wan gave Mansor and I a ride and dropped us in front of Avenue K lobby.. Hah.. Once we walked out the car, we felt like a VVIP walking on de red carpet surrounded by reporters and popparazzi equipped with SLR cameras.. Trying to get de best shots.. Nahh.. Mansor took Kelana Jaya line while i took the opposite which is Terminal Putra line.. In the train, my mind still picturing de argument we had just now.. I think i need to do sthg to fix it.. I took out my e900 n tried to get hold with Sham.. No answer.. He was on his 'superbike' i guess.. Nevamind.. So, i just text him then.. "Sham, sori la x dpt nak BBQ mlm ni.. camni2, kite gi lepak downtown jom mlm ni".. i was just trying to be nice by changing his rejected plan to sthg else to make him happy.. i waited for his reply but i think it will take ages for him to do so.. As always, his phone has no credit.. Again, i phoned him n he picked it up.. After a curt chat, we decided to carry on with the plan at 10 pm.. I told him to go out for dinner with his girlfren 1st, in case i wil b late.. I took a short rest before getting myself ready for the outing..

Driving to Sham's house took approximately 20 minutes.. My eyes were half opened.. Upon arriving at his house n took de best parking spot, i called Sham up to tell him thet i was already there.. 1st attempt was unsuccessful.. 2nd attempt was de same.. the phone rang but no answer.. I text again.. "Mane ni? Angkat la phone".. I waited for like 5 minutes before redialing.. Failed.. Where in de world this fella has gone??!! Redialing for another couple of times.. But the outcomes were still the same.. Another text sent.. "Sham, Mane ni? Angkat la phone.. Aku blk dulu la camni..Lain kali la kite gi.. "Tired of waiting for more than half an hour, i left Taman Cahaya for home.. On the way back, i felt so like an idiot and not too much if i said i was a bit disappointed.. Gud intention turned out to be a disaster.. Too bad.. heh.. The rewind of "Panggilan Hangit" on Hot FM made me laugh alone.. It drowned me to a different world n forgotten abt wat had just happened..

At 11.10pm i reached home and straight away laying on my maroon bean bag and watched TV.. CSI New York was showing.. Without expecting any calls, an unknown number appeared on my e900 screen.. I din feel like taking the call.. The same number was calling again for 2nd time.. Must b from someone i know then.. I answered de call n it was Sham.. Suprisingly huh..He asked where am i, n apologized for de mistake.. He fell asleep.. I duno wat to say but OK and de conversation ended there.. After awhile, a long SMS sent in by Sham explaining from A-Z what was actually happened.. "Bro, sory la aku pon x reti nk cakap ape dah sory sgt.. sumpah x sengaja...bla..bla..bla..bla...bla...anyway tlg jgn marah bro".. Sham...Sham...I din wana make it really like a big deal.. So long he said sory and mean it, that will do for me.. I replied him by saying "OK..x pe.. dh lepas dh.. len kali jgn buat lagi camni dh la sham......" To some ppl, sory seems to be de hardest word.. Funny.. Why can't u turn down ur ego a lil bit for de sake of ur friendships?

A Day At Starbucks

2008-02-02T13:25:00.000+08:00

At this very moment, i'm having a cup of latte..The taste?? errrr..wat do u expect..it tastes just like any other latte out there..nthg much to shout about..it's 2.22pm..n looking thru de window, i could see from a muggy day, de weather has turned to a clowdy sky..quite dark like de one i saw in a movie "The day after tomorrow" starring Tom Cruise as the ultimate hero..kewl haa..In a few minutes i guess the rain will starts pouring on Raja Chulan Street..The atmosphere is just perfect..It reminds me of de Europe trip i had on September 2007..Well, am still stuck here, doing nthg besides downloading a free movie from de net, chatting with couple of frens and writing this entry..Next to me is a white guy with a bloody big headphone listening to his favourite numbers..I think he is one of de regular customers in this outlet simply bcoz de cashiers have greeted him by his name as he walked in..The outlet started to get busy with few more customers come in and out to catch some drinks to clear their throats..Hmm..my dad's favourite song "KISS" by Tom Jones is now playing on my laptop..it's a sexy, cheeky fast beat song..If u have any chance to sing to a gal be it ur girlfren or grilfren-to-be, choose this song and do it the sexiest u can..dun do it like a happy clap along song, bcoz it won't work..that's my advice..and i can assure that u will melt their heart..

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Kiss Lyrics » Tom Jones

You don't have to be beautiful

To turn me on

I just need your body, baby

From dusk till dawn

You don't need experience

To turn me out

You just leave it all up to me

I'll show you what it's all about

You don't have to be rich to be my girl

You don't have to be cool to rule my world

Ain't no particular sign

I'm more compatible with

I just want your extra time and your KISS

You got to not talk dirty, baby

If you wanna impress me

You can't be too flirty, mama

I know how to undress me

I want to be your fantasy

Maybe, you could be mine

You just leave it all up to me

We could have a real good time

You don't have to be rich to be my girl

You don't have to be cool to rule my world

Ain't no particular sign I'm more compatible with

I just want your extra time and your KISS

I think I'd better dance now.....

Women, not girls, rule my world

I said they rule my world

Act your age woman, not your shoe size

Maybe we could do the twirl?

You don't have to watch Dynasty

To have an attitude

You just leave it all up to me

My love will be your food

You don't have to be rich to be my girl

You don't have to be cool to rule my world

Ain't no particular sign, I'm more compatible with,

I just want your extra time and your KISS

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My assumption of de clowdy sky story will end up with a vengence rain was accurate..The chilling starbucks getting chiller which resulting me to put my S&K jacket on, felt like eating the ice cube...grrrrr...ahaa..It also reminds me of a fren named Dan who is so much into ice cube..What a weirdo..There was few times during his visits to my house, he wud just opened up de fridge, grabbed de ice cubes and ate em like a junk food.. Even during our outings with de other buddies like Shuk and Nizam, that wud be part of his menu..That's him..What can we do..Gud or bad your buddy is, he/she will still b ur buddy..Dun get me wrong, I dun say that Dan is a bad guy..I was just trying to come out with an analogy..hehe..We have to learn to accept who they are and vice versa.. Life wil b much fun when ur surrounding is a mixture of characters and attitudes.. to be continued.....

Good News

2008-01-31T23:07:00.000+08:00

Timo : "Rustam, do u have a minute? I want to see u for awhile.."
Me : "Yeah.. Now?"

Timo : "In a minute.."
Me : "OK..Where?"

Timo : "In one of de meeting rooms.."
Me : "Okie dok..( PK's trademark)"

dub..dab..dub..dab..Out of sudden, my heart starts beating very fast as if there was a timing bomb gona explode in few seconds....I have no clue about de news that await me in de meeting room.."Is he gona talk abt my attitude? Will i be in trouble?? i'm screwed man..i'm screwed!!"

As I followed Timo to the room, thousands questions came across looking for answers.. Haiyaa..

Timo : "Rustam, congratulations, You have successfully completed your prabation period, so now, you are a confirmed staff in this company"

Me : "Oh really, thanks Timo"

The tense which i could feel on my back before, has tremendously decreased after hearing the real news..Sigh..i feel so relief and of course HAPPY lor..Timo told me that i was actually supposed to get the letter early this month but owing to some unpredictable circumtances, it has to be delayed until today..Am still grateful anyway..Alhamdulillah

The joy didn't end there...Another letter handed in by Timo and it was the INCREMENT letter!!!! Gosh!!??!! I like this..It was like a jumbo happy news of de day..I didn't expect to get any increment since my confirmation was just effective early this month..But praise be to Allah for his blessing..

Welcome To The Blogging World..

2008-01-31T16:39:00.000+08:00

Today is January 31st and it marks the official launching of my very 1st blog.. Frankly, the intention of having this blog ain't for me to jot down every single moment that i went thru in life but just as a platform to commemorate some parts of the significant experiences and to also express some thoughts without a pen and paper..And it looks a lot nicer and more presentable compared to the old-fashioned kind of hard diary..Dun u think so? That's what i like about virtual world.. Some frens might think that this is really not me. Haha..I ain't the kinda guy who loves to write and in fact i'm suck at it.. Like any other typical guys out there, the 1st impression i made towards blogging was, blogging is just for those who wana "poyo" themselves by telling the whole world about their personal life, from hobbies to favourite food, and from broke off to a new relationships .. Nahhh, i was "partly" wrong.. Few frens blogs have caught my eyes and mind.. It got me thinking for awhile.. Some are so dramatics, informative, funny and also stupid..heh.. Whether a blog is "poyo" or not will depends on readers view and also how the bloggers architect their blogs..So, here i am..Letting myself to experience this lil piece of this technology.. I welcome myself to the blogging world..Jangan hangat-hangat tahi ayam dah le..hehe..