I'm having the worst hangover in my life now. Too much partying plus little sleep are definitely lethal combination. Whatever it is, Afrah and I are glad that the party went great.

We hope everybody enjoyed it as much as we did!

They sure did!


To Mel..GOOD LUCK darling for your new adventure in Penang. Wish you all the best. Love you! Muuuaaaahhhhh!!!!

I was at Hospital University last nite with Wan Duk and Wan Teh (both are my uwan sedara). Wan Teh asked me to send her to UH coz she's been having fever for the last 3 days. Plus, there are some red spots appearing on her arms and legs.

We arrived there around 10 pm. After 15 minutes, Wan Teh was ushered into a consultation room. She came out 5 minutes later without any treatment. She said the nurse just took her temperature and told her that she might have denggi. That's all. Takde ambik blood sample or nothing!

Then, we have to wait for our turn to see the doctor. At 12.30 am, finally Wan Teh managed to see the doctor. The doctor scolded her because she hasn't get any blood sample drawn out. Giller ke? How should Wan Teh know what to do!

So, the doctor took Wan Teh's blood sample and we have to wait for 3 more hours for the result. Really, whats the purpose of the first round of consultation then? They should take first step necessary to ease the doc's job. If the nurses have taken the blood sample earlier, tak payah tunggu lagi lama. They really should consider revamping their SOP ok! Any consulting company out there interested taking up the challenge?

I suggested to Wan Teh that we should go home first, then call the hospital at 4 am to get the result (coz I am sooooo sleepy by then). However, she insisted on waiting at hospital for the next 3 hours. Aiyaksss...dah laa hospital tu sejuk, the seats are all keras tak ingat, takde doctor cute pulak tuuuu...makcik tak larat laaa. So, I told her that I'll be waiting in my car. Got to my car, lowered the seat and terus terlelap.

Wan Teh finally got the result at 3.30 am. Confirm denggi. But since her case is not severe yet, the doctor advised her to stay home and only come to hospital from checkup the next day.

After being deprived of sleep from the karaoke session yesterday, I again slept at 4 am this morning after sending Wan Duk and Wan Teh home. I am so sleepy now, my god, mata ku terasa berat giller ni.

And tonite, Afrah and I are organizing Mel's farewell party. Hopefully I am not gonna fall asleep during the party!

I went to karaoke with him last nite. Remember the RM150 voucher from Red Box Karaoke that I received for my birthday? Yep, that one. The coupons are going to expire on April 30th. So, we decided to redeem it. Sampai kat Red Box Karaoke around 11 pm...

Red Box Amoi: Itu kupon tak boleh guna
Me: Why?
Red Box Amoi: Kalau 10 orang saja boleh guna.
Me: What???

He read the fine (very fine, mind u) print behind the coupons.

Coupon use for minimum 10 person

So, moral of the story: Next time, do read the fine prints. They are there for a reason.

Anyways, we decided to go ahead and enjoy ourselves singing our lungs out hehehe. We teamed up quite good in Seiring & Sejalan o.a Sharifah Aini and Broery.

Kandaaaaaa...!
Dinda...!
Burung pun turut menyanyi..

Hehhehe...

We finally left Red Box Karaoke at 3 am. I am very sleepy now in the office...menyesal laa pulak :(

I took the day off from work today.

Mission 1: To view as many apartments as possible. And maybe manage to select one by the end of the day.
Mission 2: To attend the job interview

The morning started off by viewing two apartments in Taman Desa. The first apartment was definitely a no no. The apartment doesn't have a proper area for kitchen. Fine, I don't cook every day. But if I do cook, I really really cook! Kenapa? Tak Percaya. Up to u laa..kehkehkeh. So, moving on to the next apartment, which so happened the resident area of Mr. ID. Ala-ala nak berjiran laa kan. The apartment was partially furnished: built in wardrobe, bed in master bedroom, kitchen cabinets. The apartment is facing the tennis court and swimming pool. I really like it, even though I don't play tennis or swim for that matter. But I do like the place. The agent told me that the rent is RM800 per month. Very the whooping price for renting alone. How eh?

Errghhhh...how ehhh??

I asked the agent if he could hold that apartment for me coz I need to iron out some matter.

(in my head: first, tak mampu ni nak bayar sengsorang. Second, nak kena carik housemate if I really really want the place)

So, I wrote a check and ask him to hold the apartment for me for the next 3 days till i sort things out.

Next agenda, job interview.

I was interviewed for a position of QA Specialist. Honestly, I don't have any formal training on QA matter. However, being an adventurous (hah!) person, I did apply for various jobs that didn't even have anything to do with my qualification sometimes (I applied for a position in Kenny Rogers, once). Saja jek broaden the horizon gitu. So, when I was called for the interview, I was quite surprise coz there is nowhere in my resume stated that I have QA experience. I believe the company must've thought that I do possess other experience/skills that can be viewed as add-on value for that position. Kot tak, naper diaorg panggil interview kan? So, imagine my shock when they asked me abt my QA related experience...in SAP somemore. It didn't even say that it was a QA for SAP in the advertisement. WTF!

So, the interviewer called his manager (a woman with condescending look) into the room and asked her what should he do coz he couldn't asked me abt SAP, obviously! The only SAP experience I had was attending a course on SAP S/D back in Drexel, for God sake!

Woman Manager: Eh, how come she got the interview if she doesn't have SAP experience?
Interviewer: I don't know.
Woman Manager: (still flipping through my resume) Really, she doesn't have SAP experience.

Like, HELLO!

I was in the same room. You could've asked me!

So, propelled by the overwhelming desire to work with that company (not the condescending manager)...

Me: Excuse me, I'm sorry for interjecting. I didn't come here under false impression. I believe I have stated in my resume that I...bla bla bla..

I went on and on about other quality and working experience I have. Highlighting project success here and there. Discussing abt the underlying principle in each project in great details. Semua-semua tu la. At that moment, I think I did sounded like Jen C from The Apprentice during the finale (perasan laa kan)!

The condescending manager was quiet through out my speech hehehe. I hope she understands these three things:

1.I didn't lie in my resume.
2.Their HR thinks I am good enough to be interviewed
3.My job experience certainly suitable for the company.

Then after some clarification here and there she said:

"I am impressed with your skills and experience. And you certainly can communicate well. Unfortunately you don't have the SAP knowledge that we required. However, let me discuss this matter with the management and see where can we place you in this company."

Only one thing came into my mind:

That was the most polite job application rejection remarks I ever received.

An unexpected offer from a friend to help me out really caught me by surprise. Really, a friend could surprise u in so many ways. And I am glad I am surrounded by great friends:)

Thank you so much!

Hunting Story

I called my apartment owner yesterday to check the status of my rental since the contract is expiring next month. The owner informed me that I need to move out from the apartment coz the owner wants to place their employees there. Aiyaksss...! So, I have till May 31st to find a new place. I've been checking out couple of places around Tropicana, Bandar Utama, Kota Damansara and PJ areas based on yesterday's classified in The Star. Some of the places are outrageously expensive ranging from 1k and above. How la can I afford renting the place alone? So, I decided to check out the online classified. It turned out that the online classified has much more options. I'm gonna start calling the agents number to set time for apartment viewing.

Hmm, u know maybe I could still afford to stay on the 1k ++ condos if I share the place with 2 more people. But the thing is I don't feel like having housemates for now. Losing my privacy is one and mainly it's quite difficult to find people ngam with me to become my housemate. I guess I gotta settle on my own. Padan muka sendiri la kan. So, please lemme know ye if there is any decent place that I can rent (alone). Oh, tak nak Ampang, Cheras or Kepong. (banyak songeh laa pulak kan).

I have a job interview this coming Wednesday at an MNC company. Kinda nervous about it. Also today, I checked out my jobstreet applications status. It seems that I am shortlisted for two other positions. I hope they will call for interview! One thing I noticed with the shortlisted-list in the jobstreet. It doesn't mean that they will definitely call u for an interview eventhough u r shorlisted. Like the hiring companies have this other shortlisted-of-the-shortlisted list. Only the candidates in the shortlisted-of-the-shortlisted list will be called for interview.

So now, I am apartment-hunting and job-hunting. Not man-hunting, mind you.

Don't feel like man-hunting nowadays, just focus on him. Well, technically, he is not mine, and I know he is dating other women too. It hurts me like hell! But I don't seem to be able to yank myself away from him. Maybe I will be able to do so on the day he announces his wedding with (a) a woman that his mother picks for him (b) a woman he loves (c) a woman that his mother picks for him and he loves the woman. Meraung makcik rasanya time tu!

Errgghhh...!

Okay, okay...focus now. Apartment-hunting...job-hunting...apartment-hunting...job-hunting..

Is it okay to date/marry a divorcee...if you are a bachelor?

(Note: I am not so sure if I can use the word divorcee here as divorcee usually refers to woman not man. So, please bear in mind that the writing below refers to the male divorcee - duda)

Well, I need to establish my assumption first. The divorcee is a single man. So, technically you don't share him with any women (assuming it's clean break with his ex-wife). So, that's a plus point there. And the divorcee usually has all the maturity and sensitivity of a married man coz he's been there and done that. Another plus point. But why is it some women (and that will include me) feel a bit apprehensive on dating/marrying a divorced man? So, I've been thinking about it...

Sharing the first-time-jadi-raja-sehari experience
He has been to the pelamin before, but it was the first time for you. Maybe he doesn't feel all special and really feel the jitters while you are all giddy and excited. In fact, he will be the one who would be segan coz he feels too old to do so. Or you also might feel segan coz he'll look too old to be on that pelamin?! Case in point: Mas Anizan and Ali Baphoo's wedding. She ended up sitting on the pelamin, alone!

The Kids
There are two concerns here (a) the kids loath you (b) you kinda dislike his kids. Now, not only you have to adjust to a married life, but to actually become the instant mother? Aiyaks, really double headache ok...unless you are aspired to become Julia Roberts in Stepmom la.

The Comparison
You don't teach an old dog a new trick. Maybe he's already used to certain ways his wife managing the household in the previous marriage. So, you will have hard time to establish new household rules

The Expectation
So, he divorces his first wife due to all sorts of reasons. And he marries you coz he expects you don't have the all-sorts-of-reasons. You are actually walking on an eggshell. You are afraid that someday you accidentally be or have the all-sorts-of-reasons. Then how? Plus, there's your in-law family who have set certain expectation to u too. You don't want to hear this from your mother-in-law: "Dulu menantu lama..."

The Hatred
There is always a possibility of the previous wife creeping back into his life. It might start off as an innocent encounter and then who knows? Come on la, there are cases where ex-bf and ex-gf getting back together after years and we are talking about married couples here! The kids might be a catalyst. Remember that movie Parents Trap?

Sigh...

Selamat Menyambut Maulidur Rasul 1426H
(excerpt from Jabatan Mufti Melaka)

Junjungan besar kita - Muhammad Rasulullah SAW telah dilahirkan pada pada 12 Rabiul Awwal tahun gajah bersamaan 23 April 571M. Seperti kelaziman tahunan, umat Islam di Malaysia akan menyambut hari sempena keputraan Rasulullah saw pada 12 Rabiulawal setiap tahun.Umat Islam di Malaysia akan mengadakan berbagai aktiviti dalam acara sambutan Maulidur Rasul. Kerajaan Malaysia mengisyhtiharkan 12 Rabiulawal setiap tahun adalah cuti umum. Diantara acara-acara dalam sambutan Maulidur Rasul ialah Perarakan, Syarahan, Forum, Marhaban dan Jamuan di peringkat kampung sehinggalah ke peringkat kebangsaan.

Objektif diadakan sambutan Maulidur Rasul ialah untuk mengembalikan ingatan kita umat akhir zaman terhadap junjungan besar kita Muhammad Rasulullah saw. Dengan mengingatinya akan menambahkan lagi perasaan cinta kasih kepadanya serta mengenang, menghargai serta mengambil iktibar kisah suka duka perjuangannya. Walaupun sambutan Maulidur Rasul ini adalah satu adat sahaja tapi ia adalah adat yang bersifat ibadah dan wajar diteruskan, InsyaAllah.

Bulan Rabiulawal bermaksud bulan dimana bermulanya musim bunga bagi tanaman. Mengikut kebiasaannya di Tanah Arab, sewaktu bulan Rabiulawal pokok buah-buahan mula berbunga dan seterusnya berbuah. Maka nama bulan ini diambil sempena musim berbunga tanaman mereka. Dan setelah kedatangan Islam, Rasulullah saw telah mengekalkan nama Rabiulawal ini sehinggalah sekarang.

I managed to watch Sambutan Maulidur Rasul Peringkat Kebangsaan on TV1. Congratulations to the Penerima Anugerah Maulidur Rasul 1426:

1. Lee Guan Hooi - memperkenalkan cara mudah mempelajari tulisan jawi khusus kepada masyarakat Cina di Kelantan
2. Kolonel Ackbal Abdul Samad - Juruterbang TUDM
3. Karam Singh Walia - environmentalist / journalist
4. Ahmad Khariri Hadi Mohd. Yusof - organ donor
5. Dr. Mohamad Puad Abu - Institut Penyelidikan Nuklear Malaysia
6. Dr. Jemilah Mahmood - Presiden Persatuan Bantuan Perubatan Malaysia (Mercy)
7. Datin Paduka Syarifah Mazlina Syed Abd. Kadir - wanita pertama yang menjalankan ekspedisi solo di Antartika
8. Nor Amalina Che Bakri - scored 17A1 in SPM
9. Nafifah Hassan - Penolong Penguatkuasa JPJ cawangan Muar, Johor
10. Abdullah Salleh - penulis buku-buku agama
11. Mohd. Ayub Mohd. Tahir - Penolong Tadbir Lembaga Kemajuan Johor Tenggara (Kejora)

No more the Black Smoke

German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has been declared as the new Pope. He's going to carry the name - Pope Benedict XVI. I read somewhere that Islamic scholars have a bit of "concern" over his appointment. You guys can checkout some submissions on this matter at MSNBC. I personally (don't start sending me sedarlah-insaflah email after this) admired the late Pope John Paul II for his humanitarian approach. I watched a documentary in the Discovery Channel earlier this week detailing his work. He did travel a lot to pass his message even when his health was deteriorating. A fact that really captured my attention was the fact he insisted on open carriage for his meet-and greet session much to his advisors concern. (fanatics abroad are much more daring) His security details (some with fancy costume) really started to look like US Presidential Security Service. And I learned that Vatican is actually a nation on its own. A very small country, indeed. So, kids, do watch the Discovery Channel coz macam-macam ada :)

Side note:
A colleague of mine told me this piece...

Colleague:I heard a high profile M'sian priest are among the shorlisted candidate to be the new pope.
Me: Really ah?
Colleague: Ya lor. U didn't know eh? His name is Father Piah from Penang
Me: Wahhh..
Colleague: And do u know what they gonna call him once he's selected to be the Pope?
Me: What? What?
Colleague: Pope Piah (popiah)

Never Ending Questions...

When you are single:
Bila nak ada boyfriend?

When you have a boyfriend:
Bila nak tunang?

When you have a fiance:
Bila nak menikah?

When you are already married:
Bila nak ada anak?


So, when a distant family friend, a makcik at the age of 57 asked me for the umpteenth time, Bila nak menikah...my answer was simple:

Boleh tak jgn focus kat masaalah? Dah tau masaalahnya saya ni takde boyfriend, carikkan laa sorang. Lepas tu baru tanya bila nak kawin. Jgn tanya jek, tolong carikkan!

Hmphhh!

A letter composed by my friend has been published in Utusan Malaysia today. Cayalah lu punya BM, beb. Dah boleh jadik YB!

Henti guna KWSP sebagai Bank Kecemasan

Saudara Pengarang,
KERAJAAN telah mewujudkan Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja (KWSP) sebagai badan yang bertanggungjawab untuk memastikan setiap pencarumnya mempunyai simpanan yang cukup untuk hari tua.

Badan ini secara tidak langsung menjalankan fungsi pemegang amanah setiap rakyat Malaysia.

Oleh itu, sebagai pemegang amanah yang bertanggungjawab, KWSP hendaklah memastikan setiap pelaburan yang dilakukan adalah telus dan dijamin membawa keuntungan, seiring dengan kehendak pencarumnya, iaitu rakyat Malaysia.

Sebagai pencarum, pada pendapat saya, setiap pelaburan yang dilakukan oleh KWSP mestilah dihebahkan kepada rakyat Malaysia, sama ada melalui media massa atau pun menerusi perbahasan di Dewan Rakyat. Ini adalah kerana ia berkait secara langsung dengan pencarum.

Sekiranya pelaburan itu dijangka tidak memberi pulangan yang meyakinkan, rakyat atau wakil rakyat berhak untuk menyuarakan pendapat. Masa depan rakyat Malaysia bergantung sepenuhnya pada simpanan mereka bersama KWSP.

Cadangan Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan untuk meminjam daripada KWSP dengan sebab untuk menjadikan segelintir rakyatnya jutawan adalah tidak munasabah dan tidak patut dipertimbangkan.

Keputusan seperti ini mestilah diajukan kepada Kerajaan Pusat melalui Kementerian Kewangan dan jangan sesekali menjadikan KWSP atau mana-mana agensi yang berkepentingan terus kepada rakyat menjadi 'bank kecemasan'.

Sekiranya kerajaan negeri tidak mempunyai dana yang secukupnya untuk melaksanakan janji-janji kepada rakyat, itu adalah tanggungjawab dalaman kerajaan negeri untuk menyelesaikan dan bukan melalui sumber luaran.

Sumber dalaman yang boleh digunakan termasuklah memberi insentif berbentuk jangkamasa panjang seperti alat bantuan pendidikan, skim baucer makanan, penyediaan perkhidmatan awam yang lebih baik di kawasan persekitaran dan sebagainya seiring dengan tanggungjawab kerajaan negeri.

Sekiranya amalan ini tidak dikawal dari awal, ada kemungkinan agensi lain termasuklah kerajaan negeri, pusat serta swasta akan menjadikan KWSP sebagai bank kecemasan mereka pada bila-bila masa sahaja yang diperlukan.

Tindakan KWSP meluluskan pinjaman berfaedah kadar rendah kepada PTPTN perlulah dikaji semula. Ini adalah kerana setiap tahun, PTPTN bagaikan harus merujuk kepada KWSP untuk meneruskan operasinya.

Umum mengetahui PTPTN tidak begitu berjaya untuk mendapatkan peminjamnya membayar balik pinjaman yang telah diberikan.

Ini mungkin berkait rapat dengan pihak pengurusan PTPTN yang masih tidak menjumpai formula pembayaran balik yang berkesan.

Sekiranya aliran ini berterusan, cadangan PTPTN untuk menambah jumlah pinjaman daripada KWSP akan membawa kepada hutang lapuk yang berpanjangan.

Memberi pinjaman tanpa mempunyai jaminan kukuh mendapat pulangan adalah pelaburan berisiko tinggi dan patut dielakkan terutama sekali dalam mengendalikan dana milik penuh rakyat.

Kesimpulan saya di sini ialah KWSP hendaklah lebih berhati-hati semasa menilai sesuatu pelaburan kerana dana yang diuruskan adalah hasil usaha dan penat-lelah rakyat Malaysia yang bekerja bertungkus- lumus untuk memastikan masa depan mereka terjamin.

Segala pelaburan hendaklah dihebahkan kepada rakyat melalui saluran media massa atau di Dewan Rakyat. - AJAI AHMAD, Damansara, Selangor.

Seperti yg telah dijangkakan, saya telah mengambil cuti kecemasan (EL) hari ini kerana tidak cukup tidur pada malam tadik. Mentang-mentanglah takde mood nak keje, jadik sungguh mudah untuk saya mengambil keputusan untuk bercuti. Lagipun, jika saya pergi kerja sekalipun, saya akan hanya menghabiskan masa berbual dengan Mel di dalam YM sepanjang hari.

Oh, hari ini saya nak postingkan gambar stepbrother saya - Haikal. Dia sekarang berusia 7 bulan dan susah untuk melihat dia tersenyum, tidak seperti kakaknya yg akan tersenyum sepanjang masa tanpa sebab yg pasti.

Last kopek for ngeteh with Shareen, okies, cancel that heheh...coz at some places in Malaysia, local slanga for kopek means something else kehkehkehkeh...!

Neways, had another round of ngeteh with the ngeteh gang. Shareen is going off to German habiskan study tomorrow. It was a change of scenery coz that was the first time we gathered at NZ Curry House yg kat atas bukit tu. And I brought him to the ngeteh session. Well, not like he's a stranger coz the all of the ngeteh gang are his high school friends too. Plus, this would be like our last ngeteh session for the ngeteh gang in the longest time, ngeteh cawangan Dublin and German (ala ala mcm Kelab Umno Luar Negara la) are not expected to due back sampai next year :(

Shareen looks great with new haircut. She said she just got back from dinner with my favourite Cleo bachelor - Johan a.k.a Shareen's cute cousin. Aiyakss...kot mak cik tau, sure makcik dah tag along tau!

New vocab learned tonite:

KOGERG

Heheheh. Okies, it's an insider joke which I have no privilege to publish the definition here. Wonder if the term KOGERG also being used at other sekolah berasrama penuh hehehe..hmm?!

We were there till around 2.30 am. Lupa esok nak kena keja nih!!

P/s: Selamat jalan, Shareen. Jumpa lagik in June insya allah.

My hp rang around midnite last nite...

Me: Hello...
Him: Hello. Dah tido ke?
Me: Lebih kurang la.

(intermission: ok, my life suxx. I'm at home alone on Saturday nite)

Him: I kat airport ni.
Me: Airport Beijing ke?
Him: KLIA la. Baru sampai. Datang ambik, boleh?
Me: Sure..sure. Tunggu, nanti I sampai.

I finally arrived at KLIA around 1 am, thanks to NKVE/ELITE highway belakang rumah. It was great to see him again. I do miss him eventhough we called and sms-ed each other quite often when he was in Beijing. Tapi tak nak laa bagitau dia kan, kang dia kata lebih2 lak bekas gf dia nih.

He bought me a china-tea mug (coz I collect mugs) and pashmina. Actually he bought 5 pashminas in various colors. Damn, he must've bought em to be distributed among the rest of his gfs. Errrghhh! But since I got to choose first, I chose a baby pink pashmina. The rest all macam kaler orang tua.

"The rest ni boleh laa kot u nak bagi kat awek2 u yg lain. Dah tinggal kaler2 org tua. Elok laa tu kan. Mintak maaf laa ye, I dah amik yg paling lawa sekali!!"

Sempat lagi aku nak jadik sarcastic ye tak??

My deepest condolences to the family of Chong Soo Moi from Cheras. She passed away today. I don't know her personally, but it made me angry thinking of how she died. She fell down and knocked her head after being chased by two wild dogs in her own neighbourhood. She was unconscious ever since. Just about a month ago, a boy from Puchong was on his way to perform Friday prayer when his neighbor's savage dogs attacked him. He had to suffer 182 stitched and lifetime trauma.

I have mixed feelings towards dogs. Sometimes I do find em adorable, like the poodle ones and Chihuahua. However, I am scared to death of dogs too, as I was bitten by a dog when I was 5 (I am rabies-free, in case u trying to connect some dots here). Trauma sampai sekarang, beb. Muka saspen jek when there are dogs within metres.

I heard somewhere that if the dog owner treats the dog with love and affection, the dogs could be adorable and tak ganas. And if the dog owner abuses the dogs, u know laa...jadik kes serang orang. Betul ke?

And today, a Fear Factor repeat showed a challenge where heavily padded contestants had to run through a maze while savage dogs like of pitbulls, rottweilers etc are waiting at every corner. The dogs were happily attacking the contestant. Seeing how the sharp teeth sunk into the pads, aiyaks, very the scary ok. Imagine the same sharp teeth sunk into bare flesh?

Lepas ni buat law baru la, semua anjing kena cabut gigi.

Do u know there is a washroom in KLCC aptly named The Premier Toilet?

I was at Chinoz having lunch with my colleagues when I suddenly have the major urge to go. I excused myself to the nearest washroom next to Cartier. As I walked in, I saw the sign:

The Premier Toilet - RM 2

WTF?! RM2 per entry?

Giller ke? I was thinking to find another washroom that's free or at least gonna cost me only 20 cents. But then my ever-uncooperative bladder was threatening to hold-no-bar then and there. Damn, damn, damn!!

I quickly took out RM2 from my handbag and practically ran into the washroom and rushed to an empty stall. Actually, the washroom was empty! Yelah, sapa nak bayar RM 2 kan?

As my bladder having the time of her life, I looked around the stall. What? No chrome plated toilet paper handle? No super-soft-huggies standard toilet paper for the comfort of my ***?

The only sort of luxury items the toilet has was a row of miniature bottles of hand lotion on the sink. Brand ranges from Body Shop to err..Body Shop! And also, a freshening wet towel in a lousy looking packaging. No couch, no powder area? Not even a butler holding hand towel rushing to serve customers after they wash their hands?

Dia ingat just because the toilet is next to Cartier, they can charge Cartier's price ke?

I am not really happy with my current job. I feel that I am not excited to come to work. In fact almost every day now I will wake up contemplating whether I should call in sick or not.

Yes, sick of work more like it.

It wasn't like I have LOTS of things to do. I have NOTHING to do actually. Well, not nothing la, but not much that excites me. This is a first time I am assigned to a Project Management task only (usually its PM work plus something else). I feel that I did not shine really well in this line and that's bad. The thing is, I know that I need to have an excellent project management skill in order for me to move up the corporate ladder. And I am not doing very well at it. Ni ala-ala masuk The Apprentice, sure my neck is the first one on the chopping board. I shine better when I am assigned to do the dirty work like designing the application functionalities and such compared to preparing a project timeline with milestones!

To compare it to the extreme, maybe this is how Bill Gates felt when he has to craft Microsoft corporate strategy compared to being the architect of various office solutions...hahaha...perasan laa kan. Damn, maybe I am a good follower but will never be a leader?

How laa? Should I continue facing the demon or just cabut somewhere else?

He called from Beijing today, thanks to Maxis International Roaming. He excitedly told me about the great shopping experience there (ok, he kinda like shopping more than the average man heheh). He asked me if I want to kirim anything. Well of course lah being the not-ever-demanding woman...

"U balik sini safely dah la. Takde nak kirim apa-apa"

Boleh...?
Hahahah!

Bday Celebration Continues...

Had another 2 rounds of bday celebration today. Firstly with Yan and Syed at The Curve. We had lunch at Laksa Shack...yummy laksam! Thanks Syed for the lunch.

Promo: Do try various laksa available at Laksa Shack. Sedap weiii!

Then, off to Italiannis at 1Utama. Well, I thought it was supposed to be ex-TR Alumni dinner, tetiba jadik surprise bday party lak. Thanks u guys for a great evening. Love ya!

Ajai n Arai gave me two storybooks (yes, I am an avid reader in case this fact came as a surprise hehehe).

- The Other Side of the Story by Marian Keyes
- The Rule of Four by Ia Cladwell and Dustin Thomason

I'm gonna start off with The Rule of Four. I have the feeling that this book is like another Da Vinci Code. Best..best!

I would like to take this opportunity to thanks all my friends for the bday bday wishes (for those who didn't...tahun depan jgn lupa ah!). Thanks for remembering, thanks for wishing all the nice things to me. I don't know what I did to deserve u guys, but really, from the bottom of my heart...THANK YOU!

p/s: he is flying off to Beijing today.

Okay, before I continue I need to clarify one thing. I don't read Cleo anymore, not that anything wrong with reading Cleo. For those of u who read Cleo, u know that last couple of pages at the back of the mag, the dear-aunt-agony-I-hv-a-problem sections, yep,those are like my favourite section, it gave me pleasure to know that other people have bigger problem than mine kekekeke. Well, I used to be able to relate to the problem published there, no matter how petty it was! However in the recent years, I totally cannot even relate to any of the issue anymore...it's too childish *ick. There are two most glaring possibilities. First, Cleo readers are just petty and childish or I have actually grow up (physically widen if not mentally hehehe). I tend to believe the latter one :P (no further discussion, period). Or as a friend pointed out, I have graduated from my Cleo years, now move on to Her World hehe.

Anyways, there is one thing abt Cleo that still caught my attention every year – The 50 Most Eligible Bachelor! Here is the one that I'm rooting for this year:

FULL NAME :: Johan Mohd Roslie
OCCUPATION :: Internal Auditor
DOB :: December 14, 1977
ZODIAC SIGN :: Sagittarius

He has that studious charm look and he looks harmless...I like! Shareen just told me that the above fella is her cousin. Dan dan laa time ni semua cousin ye tak...hehehe...kidding Shareen! I would definitely vote for him.

Kenapa jam yg dijual di kedai jam semua display 1 pesen jek.

Tangan jam yg panjang kat nombor 2 , tangan jam yg pendek kat nombor 10.

Kot dibaca bunyiknya 10:10. Sekali lagi tengok mcm dua jari buat "peace" sign.

Kebetulan atau memang mengikut piawaian antarabangsa?