EduLand...

I went to Edu Land Kindergarten today, meeting up with the training and development manager- Vivian. It is a new kindergarten being acquired under Atis Corporation, a public listed company. I went for the first interview with William, who happened to be the CEO of Atis. After a short discussion with him, I found him very nice, kind and he don’t look at his age, because he is already in his fifties and only looked like 40 years old. We have a good chat. He explained to me the career advancement that I can expect working under him. He convinced me that I am able to learn more than any other place by working with Atis. I start to confuse my decision with another company then…

Pain..Pain..Pain...

I started to hate my body. I wake up in the morning, experiencing muscle pain on my neck, worse still, I was suffering from Gastric! My Gastric problem is getting worse as I would say, I have cut down my drinking but due to my busy lifestyle perhaps, my gastric condition has never improve.

I rest for the whole day thinking about last night, it sounds so funny & weird, and that I still can’t believe it.

Dragon Bar......Don't Like it...

After hanging around at Mont Kiara coffee bean, we decide to visit Dragon Bar in Sri Hartamas. I took the offer since I have never been to Dragon Bar before. To my surprise, I find Dragon Bar a considerable venue to hang out, with good music, however, the ambience is different, giving me weird experience.

Perhaps, it was more equipped for teenagers than adult clubber. We had fun, and Kitty Catherine seems to enjoy herself. Logas was sitting alone, excusing himself due to his attire. But, when the music hit the summit, he gets himself involve on the dance floor, dancing like no body business! Meanwhile, in the process, there’s some censored stuff…tu..tu..tu.. That I certainly do not want to spill out here! *relieve*

MBA..Married but Available...

MBA Part 2 finally started, reluctantly, I attended the induction day, bearing with all the boring speech and briefing. I can’t wait to finish my MBA, so that I can join DBA now. I wonder how fast I can go to end my study life. Perhaps, it will be another two or three year’s time? I also wonder if I can keep on sacrificing my own time and interest for my study for another few years to come!

Pressure + Stress = Crazy...

I have been through a lot of pressure lately, but, forcing another smiles in my life. It is very important that we bring laughter to people than sadness. I was trouble with my work, leaving me no where to go. Meanwhile, MBA examination is around the corner, and simultaneously, MBA part two is starting, with lot of preparation to be made. Furthermore, my promise to my new company to prepare a new branding proposal, has led me into the mud. Sometime, promises should not be made upon emotional need. You will tend to hit the wall. Now, I have learned my lesson.

Chap Goh Meh wor...

I had a nightmare last night! Or did I? Nope, it was not a nightmare; it was the noise of firecrackers that woke me up. After watching the “Condor Heroes” in Astro last night, I gave up the intention of doing my revision, and fell sleep. No long after that, a loud noise and some commotion woke me up, I looked at my watch and it showed 10.30pm. Only then I realize that it was the firecrackers, and today is Chap Goh Meh though! Naturally, I fell into my dreamland again, who knows, again, I woke up at 12pm, and that was the summit of the night, you can expect even worse. Anyway, it was terrible…even though, I am a Chinese but I never celebrate Chap Goh Meh before! Perhaps, everyday is New Year for me? Chap Goh Meh marks the ending of one New Year, also marks the long journey ahead before next New Year…

Picture & my Heart...

I watched a movie, when a female actor is giving the male actor some pictures of the past. The Male actor rejected it and said, “I don’t need that because she is always here in my heart.”……

Housing Loan.....

My parents finally put me under responsibility for my family housing loan. It becomes another burden for me now, and that I need another proper planning for my future and a stable financial condition. In fact, I was so reluctant to do that, but to convince my parent that I will provide them the best when I achieve my dream. All they need to do is to bear with the situation for another few years to come. What I can say about this though. I am the only one in my family who are highly educated, with the aspiration in life. My parent can only rely on me, that’s what they always say, giving me pressure.

Bad DAy......Bad Day....

I had a bad day today! A bad day that was almost spoiled my mood. I was asked to shift 40 cartons of Mineral Water to an orphanage in Peejay, using my company van. Apparently, the company van wasn’t register for business purpose, and what’s worse was, 40 cartons were too much for a small van, forcibly, the van still able to accommodate all 40 cartons.

Personally, I asked for 2 vans to shift the 40 carton of water. Since the other van was available. My maintenance manager helped to move all the water out from store room, but when I asked for another driver to drive the second van, he insisted that no one is free for the moment, and it was alright to put all 40 cartons into one van.

I also realized that it was against the JPJ law, at which the van will be over weighed! My maintenance manager convinced me that it is okay and helped me to shift the rest of the water into the van. Reluctantly, I drove away.

I haven’t even been a km away from my company, and I get caught with JPJ. Well, needless to say, a booking ticket ahead of me. It costs me RM 50 for persuasion, and you know what I mean though! Falling into this situation, either way is inaccessible, and I made my choice…

Gallls........Like.....WHat I like...

I was puzzled, confused, and suddenly feeling lost when I was being asked for the type of girl that I like. I started to ponder, what type of girl would really attract me. But I can’t seem to dig it out from myself.

I still remember many years ago, I seem to like those girls who are smart and presentable, and gradually, I prefer girl who are able to communicate well and understanding, eventually, I prefer girl who are highly educated and gorgeous. Apparently, Pretty doesn’t mean gorgeous, and gorgeous doesn’t equal to pretty.

I would prefer someone who is grace with personality of a princess rather than just pretty. Ironically, you will be able to come across this type of lady, but, mostly born with silver spoon that have been too much indulgence with little family value. I hate lady who can’t even survive with her own hand, so does man!

Some people told me, money speaks everything! As long as you are highly educated, rich and living at the high class society, you will be able to command perfection, even in relationship. You will be able to find what you like. Personally, I do not believe in it, even so, love may not be aesthetic anymore. It would become materialistic. Sometimes, relationship grows when both parties instill feeling on each others, they feel for each other, and willing to sacrifice for each other. Once again, I can’t be sure what type of personality I am actually looking for, and what do I like!!!

Gastric problem....killing me...

I woke up quite late today, and having gastric problem again. I had my lunch and vomit everything. Anyhow, I try to take something light to ease my stomach. It has been quite some time that I have gastric. I can’t remember how I was inflicted to gastric but it wasn’t please though. I got a message from another member of mine who we hang out together last night, she was having gastric as well, but I believe I was the worse. Meanwhile, I was thinking of going out for some light drink, thus, I message another friends of mine but she wasn’t reply, and I believe she’s still in dreamland and drunk. It was really fun to be able to hang out with friends; I like the feeling of forgetting every responsibility and problem in my life in the club, with the music and alcohol pumping to your blood. Sometimes, human being just needs to have some excitement in life; it would really stimulate you mentally and emotionally. Don’t you think so……?

Rush ...the First Time..

Today, my first time to club in Rush in Eastin Hotel. The place is cool, filled with ton of teenager. I am quite doubt with a place with so many teenager, and with cases of fight happened before. I presume it was a place for teenager to take pill and hit the song. I asked my colleague, and they said it is safe, and a clean place. Reluctantly, I laid down my suspicion.

We had fun, and took a lot of pictures to commemorate the hours. I was drunk half way through and stop drinking. Eventually become sober again after a while. When I looked through the pictures on that night, it surprised me that I was blush due to intoxication!

Life is CHallenginG...

I will be damned busy for the week to come. And I am starting to find myself losing grip of my daily routine. I wonder why I have to take on the challenge in every mean of my life. Especially my MBA study, I have to take two subjects this semester with one subject as self-study mode, and believe me, it is killing me. Now that I can join second year for the first semester but it clashes with my first year final semester. I have to start my class before I am able to finish my final exam. Everything seems to be challenging my persistence and patient.

Village...

I just realize that small village tends to have a strong bond with each other, with neighbor and residents who stays within the compound. They tend to care about each other, at which you will not find this in big city or hardly find this among Chinese community.

I must say, the progressive development in the country has brought much impact to our personal value. People tend to be more selfish and greedy, materialistic has become an essential surviving character in big city, if you are not strong enough mentally and ethically, you might be carried away by the moment that would lead to change in your personal value and perception.

But I was surprised to find the bond is still strong among us, relatives and, in our village. People still help each other even though my grandparent had passed-away many years ago.

Animal or TREE...

I attended my HRM MBA class on Saturday, and our lecturer Miss Choo, who used to work as the senior management in HSBC bank in Malaysia. “I like to ask personality question when in an interview, I tend to ask the interviewee to write a short essay of what they prefer to be, if they were given ‘a tree or an animal’, and you will find the answer vary according to individual”, Choo said.

Choo related her experience to us, she interviewed a lady at her twenties, and the similar question was asked. The lady preferred to be an animal and the reason was that she want to go around and pee at those tree instead of standing all alone at one place, in her essay, she said she want to be the top of all, controlling the entire tree, and not being controlled. To her surprise, the lady made it to the top management within two years time, with a proven sales record. She made cold call, pitch sales and many more.

If you are given a choice, would you like to be a tree or animal? Again, there is no right or wrong answer. If you prefer to be a tree, you may be suitable for job that is less challenging, meanwhile, if you choose an animal, and then an office job may not match your personality. Personally, I prefer to be animal, if it is a tricky question, I prefer to be HUMAN……

What IS REligion today?

I have a conversation with my relative in her fifties. She is a Buddhist, and commented on Karma. She said those who sell liquor will suffer bad Karma because they sell “drunk” to people, and sometimes people got into accident and die.

I was born in a multi-religion environment, undergone my secondary school in S.M.K.Seberang Perak and was transferred to St.Michael for form 4 and form 5, I was exposed to Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Muslim, Catholic and many more.

I also have friends from various religion backgrounds, and I was being persuaded to convert or to embrace certain religion, but personally, I prefer to be rational, and free-thinker.

Religion is formulated to control human being because we are vulnerable and easily been carried away by the moment, and only then, religion can bring us back to the right track, lighting our path.

Every religion teaches us something good, but if we believe too much that we can not ponder rationally would generally lead us to superstition.

If Liquor trader received bad Karma, then we should also condemn car maker as well because they lead to the increasing number of car accidents in Malaysia by selling car to Human Being! Or you should also condemn Kwok Foundation for producing sugar because it would leads to diabetes.

Another funny conversation with a relative of mine, explaining the benefit of becoming a monk, saying that it provides spiritual health. I wonder what would happen if everyone of us become a monk or nun!

Another funny escapade, I bang into a lady trying to talk me into adopting Christianity. I wouldn’t furious if she did not make her comment on other religion. She describes other religions as devil because it would lead them to disbelieve Jesus. She asked me to believe in god only.

I beg to all god, please correct the mistake made by Human being. What had happen to our world, even religion start to become commercialized!? I pray in front of Jesus when I am in Church, I pray to every god in every temple in my visit, because I believe in their existence, and I certainly believe they teaches people good and only help those who practice human kindness.

I will not blankly believe in a god, but they shall command my respect because they help human being psychologically and spiritually. What ever we do, as long as we do not jeopardize others in the process, we shall be in blessing.

Death....

Today is certainly not a lucky day perhaps. We were being informed about our God Grand Father’s death. He is a septuagenarian who has been suffered from heart disease, and unfortunately Doctor wasn’t able to carry out the operation due to his fragile health.

We expected this very long-ago, and trying hard to give him the good last-memory in life, and we believed everything has been done. Sometimes we thought we have a short life with so little time spared for our dream, and worse still, if we have not seen what we want to see.

I would rather appreciate every moment that I can live through my life, and rather chasing after my dream, to avoid disappointment later in my life even though I know, I may not got what I want, but at least, I try my best.

New Blazer...

I always wanted to make a blazer for myself, and trousers for New Year, but I only manage to meet up with my personal tailor today, and it will be ready only after New Year.

However, I was always believed in my own tailor and even the pricing is reasonable, I still remember I made an enquiring in Sungai Wang, for the pricing and material used. They told me it would cost me RM 500 for only the Top without trouser, meanwhile, the patent that I was looking for, would cost me RM 750. I was furious because there was no room for negotiation.

Surprisingly, over here, it cost me only RM 320 inclusive of trouser, and I made another two extra trousers which cost me only RM 65 each, it was cheaper than Kuala Lumpur which cost me RM 80 each. As you can see, RM 750 and RM 320 made a lot of different. You can make two here!

Same Old QUEStion....

I celebrated the same New Year every year, expecting the same question again and again. I can even forecast what is coming in the next two days in New Year, with an accurate and clear outcome, even easier than hitting a jackpot. Probably, I have been celebrating this New Year for 23 and half years! I am hungered for something different every year, but nothing much different though! At least, allow me to have some surprises, such as hitting “jackpot”! Then I shall remember this year!

Meanwhile, one particular question that the-CG- “Conservative Group” keep asking me!

This is how the conversation goes each time I start to have a little chat with the “Old Group”.

“Ah Yew ah! So tall already ar!” (translate from my grandma, grandpas’ dialect)

“Got girlfriends already or not?” (This is annoying, try to imagine I was asked at least 6 times a day! I can even tell you who will ask this question!)

My typical answer would be, “Nope, No time for girlfriend, I have to study and working at the same time, really have no time for this relationship thingy”

Once they know I have no girlfriend, they will start to talk around, in front of my parents and other relatives, “Why don’t want to find a girlfriend, you are not young already, your parent hunger for Grandson already!” (Basically, my parent never even thinks about it, they just like to make it up! I would just smile at this junction.)

Then they will start to do extra little thingy which we call “PAT”, what they would usually say is,
“Our relatives, XXdadadidadadi, his daughter is same age as yours, and still single, pretty and highly educated, I introduce you want or not!”


Arrgghhhhh……..

Gosh, that is what I expected as usual, I will usually pretend to drop the line and “ciow”.

In Kampung...

I am writing this in my grandpa’s house in Bukit Tambun, together with all the kids around me, making up a lot of noise, plus all the firecracker, firing in front of me. I must say, the New Year ambience is perfect.

But I can not believe my “baby laptop” had attracted much attention, children age from 8 to 15, with at least 10 of them started to throng around me, looking perplex. I was discombobulated by the squeeze-up, making me almost breathless.

I wondered how vulnerable and ignorant they are. They do not even realize that this little computer is called “laptop” or “notebook”. I don’t mind if a 5 years old kid asked me that, but a form 3 students asking me what is that little thing that look like a computer, is really hurt! Government spent million of dollars in education, and that’s why our Vice P.M had commented a few days back, that our investment does not produce the expected outcome.

KAmpung Valdor...

Have you ever heard about “Kampung Valdor”? That is where my grandparent stays, and most of my relatives are from Kampung Valdor. I read a little about the history of this village, and found out that it used to be one of the “black areas” as described by the British colonist. They cordoned off the areas to avoid the attack of communist. And later, it becomes a village. Most of the residents are Chinese, and even the Indian can speak good Chinese dialect, it is unbelievable.

1st Day of CNY...

Do you know what did I do for the first day of Chinese New Year? You must have wonder. I am so much indulged in doing my assignment! So ironic that I have nothing to do, but sat around in front of my computer, typing and thinking about my assignment. At least, I have little something to tell other when being asked about it. At least, It can serve me a good memory that I was busy doing my assignment on the first day of New Year! Cheers…

In Alor Setar...

I met up with Catherine, Phang, Yeow, Yong and Kooi. Catherine is currently working in SS 15 Subang as a programmer, Phang is working in Yu Nam Hair Center, but she had just resigned. Meanwhile Yeow and Yong study in TARC and USM respectively. Lastly, Kooi is working as a Mechanical Technician in Penang.

We chatted and reminisced our old time in secondary school, and wondered how stupid we look like. We started to talk about others who did not show up tonight. One by one, we counted and discussed, only found that some of them had already engaged, and some other posted overseas in Vietnam or Philippine. It will be quite hard to meet them up again, unless fate says so.

This brought me some thought about friendship, as long as our bonds are strong; distance doesn’t really matter at all. It is the memory that counts, nothing can be more valuable than a memory that allows you to experience the past again and again, without losing, and it belong to you forever; certainly, it must be something sweet and nice, not those nightmare childhood!

I hope every one of us enjoy our holiday and indulge in enjoyable recollection of past event, your memory!

In Penang...

I went down to Penang the day after I arrived in Kedah. I treat Penang as my second hometown due to my frequentation. I can’t say I like Penang that much, but there are some little memories I shall preserve for my own self.

I visited my friends who share the similar interest, and dream, someone who have a direction in life and know what they want to achieve. We wondered around and finally decided to stop by a restaurant around University Science Malaysia.

We chatted, and this friend of mine started to wonder, “Why our topics of discussion are so much different from my University pals. Once we went out, we usually talk about our careers and what do we plan to do in the near future. But when I was in University, I was quite pathetic to find out that University students around me are quite naïve and all they talk about are “Chick”, or better off, “where do loiter around, either in Mamak Stall or Some where at the beach side”.

Then I told him, jokingly, “Well, only those who are highly educated, with ability to think ahead, can talk like us, they are probably still in kindergarten unquestionably they are in University!”

Don fail to PLAN...

Leading a hectic life sometime pay off if you have a proper plan, with a direction in your life. Sometimes, you tend to work for people and never realize that you hit the edge of retirement, and still achieving nothing.

I have my five years plan ahead of me every New Year. And this time around, I came back with another five year plan of mine to discuss with my friends. I always think through every end of the year, as to what I’ve achieved so far during my journey, and plan another one year ahead of the remaining four years plan. Every successful personality has a direction and they plan ahead, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail!

Toll...

I was driving back to my hometown and passed through Ipoh toll, but the counter was closed (apparently when I passed by), so I didn’t manage to take the transit ticket. I thought it was free then, until I stopped by Sunagi Perak to re-fuel my car.

Out of curiosity I asked an old man in the station, if it is free (I would really like to thank PLUS for his generosity!). To my surprise, the answer wasn’t what I expected, “Where got? You need to take the transit ticket!” he said.

“I don’t know, the counter was closed, and there is no barricade, so I just drove through, following the lorry in front of me!” I explained.

“They will fine you for the lost of ticket, I would suggest you to exit at Kuala Kangsar because it is nearer, and the fine will be lesser”, he said.

Without further a do, I sped up and exited at the Kuala Kangsar. I told the counter stand-over everything that I knew of, and she was puzzled and asked, “Why didn’t they give you the ticket, you can not drive through, how can you do that?” Basically, I remembered she repeated “How can you do that, and why they didn’t give you” for four times!

Come on you are not here to interrogate me alright, just tell me what to do and get the hell over it! It was already one o’clock in the morning! Quickly, I stopped her for asking me further, and asked if anything I can do now.

She pondered for a while, and asked for my plate number, then said, “RM 3.50, please.”

GOtong-ROYOng...

What a “Gotong-Royong” that taught primary students about Open-Burning! Yes, I was jogging as usual at the lakeside, and the Primary school was located besides the lake. To my surprise, they had a small Gotong-Royong Campaign in school, led by two teachers, a young gentleman and a lady.

I felt gladden to see how active and energetic those primary students are. They collect wood and rubbish from the floor, and threw to a designated area. The other group was cleaning the drain, sweating like a pig.

After all, I thought they will pile it up and pack it with plastic before they dump it. However, they didn’t! The two teachers (so-called teachers) started to light the wood and rubbish with gasoline, despite the fact that there were ton of people walking, jogging and playing at the lakeside. We were basically inhaling all the emission and carbon dioxide! What can we say about them! All of us looking and feeling puzzle to each other at the lakeside, while staring at them!

GOtong-ROYOng...

What a “Gotong-Royong” that taught primary students about Open-Burning! Yes, I was jogging as usual at the lakeside, and the Primary school was located besides the lake. To my surprise, they had a small Gotong-Royong Campaign in school, led by two teachers, a young gentleman and a lady.

I felt gladden to see how active and energetic those primary students are. They collect wood and rubbish from the floor, and threw to a designated area. The other group was cleaning the drain, sweating like a pig.

After all, I thought they will pile it up and pack it with plastic before they dump it. However, they didn’t! The two teachers (so-called teachers) started to light the wood and rubbish with gasoline, despite the fact that there were ton of people walking, jogging and playing at the lakeside. We were basically inhaling all the emission and carbon dioxide! What can we say about them! All of us looking and feeling puzzle to each other at the lakeside, while staring at them!

CIVICism....

What can I say about Human Behavior and Human thought! It is sad to see that they simply allowing their pet to defecate at the lakeside. As usual, I engaged in my daily jogging, to allow my body to have some sweat, but I was pestered by the smell of feces at the lakeside. To my surprise, that pet owner brought their pet to the lake, and allowed their pet to dig and “shit”. I wonder where is our civicism?