Life is not easy here

- Having to work in office nearly 12 hours everyday (7.30am-7.00pm)
- Having to continue working after getting back to apartment everyday
- Having a project manager that sleeps at 3am, and call us lucky for not staying in office until midnight everyday
- Having to compress the schedule which normally requires 5 months, to be completed in 3 months
- Having teammates who implemented the same system for L'oreal, F&N, Panasonic, Shell, calling this current project "the toughest ever in their life"
- Having to gather requirements & present system design to a business process owner, who isnt keen to commit and cooperate, and tells me "toilet bowls are more useful than computer", and "we're just doing shit work now"

I really aint being modest, that I'm not having a good life here. Life isnt easy.

Wonderful experience at airport

Can you believe that I could still catch my flight, when:

1. I arrived airport only 20 mins before flight took off.
2. The ticket printing machine broke down, which later the person at counter took 10 mins to fix it but still in vain
3. The person finally decided to write a manual flight ticket for me
4. She gave me a "fast track pass" which allowed me to check-in with other first class cabin passengers. (damn, that was really express!)
5. The gate was at the very end of airport @_@ (8 mins walking distance)
6. Ran all the way to that end of airport, and heard the last call of flight passengers (me!)
7. Saw the board and realized I was supposed to go to another end of airport (!!!)
8. Ran the fastest ever record in my life (almost felt like an Olympic athlete)
9. With my pants almost fell (no time to put the belt on after scanning)
10. Reached the gate 30 mins later than the original departure time (with my pants still on :D)

Thank you MAS, for always delaying the flight departure time. I realize it's sometimes a blessing in disguise to have a lousy flight company like you :)

我的朋友古玛 (My friend Kumar)

Among my project team members that I have, there's one guy who just started work in South East Asia not long ago. His name is Kumar.

(During lunch time)
Kumar: Teck Yong, what is this?
Teck Yong: Ohh.. it's anchovy
Kumar: (Excited) I see (Shaking his head)

(During lunch time of next day)
Kumar: Teck Yong, what is this?
Teck Yong: Ohh.. it's fishball
Kumar: (Excited) I see (Shaking his head)

(During lunch time of day after next day)
Kumar: Teck Yong, what is this?
Teck Yong: Ohh.. it's sausage
Kumar: (Excited) I see (Shaking his head)



(Today, during the study about barcode scanning system, everybody concentrating hard to listen how the barcode scanning sys works)

Kumar: What is that?
XYZ: It's the barcode scanner
Kumar: No.. I mean that one (Pointing to the object beside the barcode scanner)
XYZ: (Looking around the barcode scanner, bewildered) You mean this?
Kumar: Yeah (Excited)
XYZ: It's stapler
Kumar: Oops.

Kumar: What about the other one?
XYZ: (Looking around again, lifting up the object) This one?
Kumar: Yeah!
XYZ: Staple remover


(Hahaha I juz feel funny when Kumar suddenly shoots out non-relevant questions during when everyone was serious at work, hahaha! So fun to someone who's so curious about everything, like a baby lol)

泰式“福慧红包“

带着祝福，欢喜上路。

接下来的几个月虽然会很难走，但是还是别先管那么多吧...

趁现在还有机会，赶快先说一声：我很好，谢谢大家关心！！！！！



p/s:谢谢“福慧红包“制作人，超感动的 T_T

My work life - Chapter 4.2

yeah I din start with Chapter 1.0, cos my life already started way back b4 this and I juz wanna blog about what happened recently, which is on like , erm Chapter 4 adi. Let's begin.

Today for the first time ever, my ex-boss (from ex-team) asked some of my colleagues and myself for lunch today. We wondered why we so 'lucky' kena pick by her, u know? After all she was not like asking EVERYBODY, and suddenly so 'ho sim' ask us for lunch... u know sometimes ppl can be so skeptical & suspicious over things one, haha! Me so terrible as a "tzuchi-ren" T_T. Sinful!!

But hor, she was in fact really so 'ho sim' >_
For me, actually I din really notice there's an adjustment. When my fren told me to check whether my salary was increased, I checked the bank transaction and was like "got meh -__-"??". Din see any difference at all. Then I checked the payslip.. really got wor. But like kacang nia, haha!! Nvm la kacang then kacang la.. I don even bother about it, and never hv expected anything.

Btw, here I would really like to share something wiv u guys: Not expecting anything will avoid any disappointment. Always carry what we call in Chinese as a "平常心"(literally means normal feeling) towards anything. Also, do not compare yourself so much with others, cos it makes a person feels inbalanced, jealous, envious, and desire more. Not so much of a good thing actually.

Back to the topic hehe. So this ex-boss of mine was kind enuf to know that some of us are really demotivated, so she somesort like wanted to 'award' us a little bit. Of cos there's not so much she can do in a big organization, although she's a manager. Herself was feeling demotivated and she told us she could barely sleep well, especially the negative news were coming like tidal waves, u know? Here I wont disclose too much cos it's about her and I think u guys r feeling sleepy at this point now so dun speak so much boring things LOL.

The entire lunch session was a bit awkward, becos many of us din know that bosses actually hv 'complains' and they actually release them, in front of her own staff! Wow it's pretty unbelievable for me, becos if I were a boss and I hv complaints myself, I wont tell them to any of my staff! Becos it could juz further demotivates and bring things down. But maybe becos she really had been keeping them for too long and she juz couldnt help it.

Talking about my ex-team, actually why it has become my 'ex' was becos the job duties in my place hv segregated better now. Last time I was basically doing works for 2 departments, having to involve in the proj and supporting system at the same time! It was really a nightmare, just imagine you almost hv to work until midnight everyday! Worst experience ever! But luckily now proj team & support team hv splited in a clearer view, not only they are different departments but actually in different companies as well. So now it's a bit hard to cross-doing the works oredi hehe.

Anyway, on the other hand actually I quite like the thoughts that ur colleagues share some 'sensitive' topics with u. Becos in my previous companies, all of the ppl were like so 'secretive' with their plans and opinions towards things, becos everybody sked there was some evil guys spreading things said by them. But here, really no such issue at all! Nobody was like cautious of anyone so everyone juz cleans out their closet, everyone juz fren-fren oni, haha! It's so great to work with this bunch of people, if I were to leave this company someday I'm gonna miss them badly LOL

Tribute to Yasmin Ahmad

p/s: I admit that I had not heard of her name until the news of her passing away was announced. But I believe most of us have seen her works, and they are really touching the hearts of the audiences. Such a genius... she may have left but her works and the messages behind are bound to continue making the impacts to the Malaysians. RIP.

Batu Pahat - my home, and where my soul belongs

Hello there! Perhaps you've heard umpteem times that I'm from Batu Pahat and how much I looooooooove my sweet little hometown. Lets follow me and take a glimpse of the city. Jom!!

Maybe let's start off with few places that are memorable to me.




This is the bridge of Batu Pahat. If you're coming from the direction of northern part, there's no way you gonna miss this bridge. It is the first landmark that shouts you out loud that "Hey! You're in Batu Pahat!".




This is the place where I spent my 5 years of not-so-pleasant time, LOL! No la not entirely. It's my secondary school - SMK Datin Onn Jaafar.
Well this name tells you it is not somewhere to be taken lightly. It's located at somewhere called Kampung Kenangan Dato' Onn. According to my guess since I joined this school (yeah I've been guessing only :P), this should be the birth place of the famous Dato' Onn.





And why the school is called Datin Onn Jaafar... urm I'm not really sure hehe. But surely has something to do with Dato Onn... gua.

(p/s: why did I say I spent some not-so-pleasant time, because it's when study suddenly becomes something pressurizes and going to school is not merely meeting friends and having fun. Nevertheless I still enjoyed it la hehe)





Guess what place is this?

Food court? Yeah, it is a food court.

But 18 years ago, it was the school that I entered!

It was my primary school!!!!!!! (sometimes you gotta compliment ppl's innovative skill and creativity dont you?)




Photo taken from the other side of the entire structure. They somewhat reserve the symbolic part of this very historic school (if I remember correctly it started year 1945), and yeah, they also so 'benevolently' keeping the school name (there, above the seafood restaurant).

It was SRJK(C) Cheng Siu (1). There were ChengSiu 1 which carried the yellow school badge, and ChengSiu 2 which carried the green school badge. That's all I could tell the difference of this 2 schools.



Let's travel further.





19 years back then, it was the place where I started mixing with alot of other kids and fighting each others.

Memories of me from kindergarten are surprisingly vivid. Could still remember certain scenes, eg my fren would always cubit me with his nails and I would throw his water bottle in returns. And there was one kid who couldnt take the meehoon prepared by the kindergarten (becos inside got prawns!) and he would always let me have his share! HAHA!

Is it when I started become fat?? T_T




In fact when I revisited this place, I could barely recognize it. It has changed so, so much and it certainly wasnt as colorful as now. But what remains familiar to me is the field outside the classrooms. It was the fav place of all kids during recess time, and there was always an aunty who would be selling the otak-otak outside. I would always buy the 'white' otak-otak from her and I remember it costs 25cent back then.

(p/s: white otak-otak is the one without spice. Nvr see before ler!)






And time travels back further.






25 years ago.

It, was where I was brought to this world.

Though I have no memories over this place, it remains one of the places I have the most sentiments towards...

101 reason to chat on IM

Was in ( WTF + KNS + Ultimate Sienness ) x1000000000000000000 mood.
And out of the sudden seeing 3 ultra cute kids appearing in front of me.

All bad feeling disappeared.

Latika's Theme

Serene.

Shocked...

Anyway, 顺其自然吧， just throw it on me, I can take it... :)

祝福你们...

两年前的今天，我们过着了有史以来最紧张。最高兴。最欣慰的一天。


两年前的今天，是我大姐出嫁，和姐夫笃定终身的开始。



我深深的祝福你们：白头偕老，幸福地漫步在这条属于你们的漫漫人生路...

Shark's Fins Fever!!

OMG! Is this woman mad?? I just find it so unbelievable @_@"

10 years......

and it's coming back again

Bye, WWF

After one year and 7 months of being a monthly donor to WWF, I had decided to terminate my donation. It was a difficult decision to make but it's something I have to do.


Hi dear WWF,

Kindly be informed that I (Ng XXXX XXXX, NRIC: 8XXXXX-XX-XXXX) would like to withdraw myself as a monthly donor for your fund. This is because I think it is time I allocate that little resource for the use of other organizations that also needed help.

By the way, I still support the kind efforts of your organization in conserving the wild lives on our planet, and wish that one day I could return as a donor again.

Pls dont be hesitant to contact me (012-7XXXXXX) for identification or guides on how to cancel the monthly donation in case i am not doing the right way now.

Thanks

Sincerely yours
Ng


After I sent out, I was slightly skeptical about if WWF will so easily let go of a donor. I cant stop but suddenly related it to the gym clubs that I went, when I told them I was not interested to be their member: "WHY HAR??? Aiyoh!! What you dont like about our club? You say la... Is there anything wrong???"

But I was wrong. Totally. And I hate myself for having that even slightliest suspicions.

WWF is so generous that they didnt even ask more but gladly accepted my withdrawal. I really really like it about them.


Dear Ng,

Thank you for your mail and please be advised that your cancellation will be effected as per your request.

Best wishes and thank you for your support.

Regards,
Josephine Chan, Asst. Donor Relations


Sigh.. who ask me to be so poor ler? Wan donate more oso cannot... Nvm, I'll come back again, wait for me k?


At the same time, I took the first step..





Finally, my wish is going to come true soon...

Walao Eh...

A total of 49 unique individuals tried to look for me during my one week holiday

Can you guys GIMME A BREAK??!!