ate too much over the long weekend..

Ho! ho! it was long weekend due to Deepavali is on Monday.. I bet lot of people have palnned to go back hometown instead of staying in KL.. I am a KL's boy and never have chance to go back hometown during festival season.. but I am very sure that the feeling of going back hometown to meet your parents and family members must be very happy!!

One of my friend will go back hometown during the long weekend and invited me to join him since I got nothing to do and no special plans.. since I have never been to the place and most importantly he said he will bring me to try some nice and famous foods in his hometown and of course his mum's cooking which can't missed.. haha!! We left KL on Sunday noon and manage to reach his hometown in late evening to join his family for dinner.. the traffic in express way is ok and not so busy and we manage to reach there as what we have expected.. it will be bad if there is traffic jam because it is about 10 of them expecting us for dinner.. his mum has prepared lot of dishes and he highly recommended me the steam chicken and mushroom.. no doubt these two dishes are really yummy!! beside that I do like the crispy fried fishes with ginger.. I am damn full after dinner and can't really sit down and relax but have to take a walk with my friend nearby his house.. since it is my first time to that place, my friend gave me a tour in the town and shown me the places where he spent during his childhood..

The next day morning, my friend brought me to try the famous sambal nasi lemak.. wow!! the sambal is really nice and very hot!! eat till I sweat.. haha!! next we went to the famous waterfall which is about an hour away.. lot of people there especially Malay who like to have picnic with their family with some home cook nasi lemak and bee hon goreng.. we walked all the way up to the top of the waterfall.. when I reached the top it almost half died already.. haha!! On the way back to town we stop by the road side and buy some durian, the town which nearby my friend place is famous with durian, so my friend said must try the durian there.. since both of us also dunno how to choose durian so just have to trust the guy and ask him to choose for us.. the guy is good because the durian really nice and some of the meats are orange color.. after the durian, my friend's mum preparing steamboat for dinner.. so basically my stomach just have about 2 hours break before dinner.. I saw lots of meat balls with different sizes and colors and many types of veggi as well.. again.. I was so full after the steamboat..

Well, its time to prepare ourselves to go home.. we have to leave earlier because everybody is rushing back to KL and that the express way may be very jam.. anyway the traffic is not so bad although there is jam in certain parks of the express way, it took extra 30 minutes then normal journey to reach KL.. anyway it is a nice short trip for me for all the foods that I have tried.. so it is time to work harder in gym.. go! go!

busy to tag those assets..

Again... wanna share something in my current job.. after the job offered, vss, relocation and bla.. bla.. bla.. issue.. now its the time for us to pack office and own stuffs as the rental of current office will end by this December, so basically less then 2 months left before we say BYE BYE..!!

Everybody seem busy to pack and throw their own stuffs and some have started to move back their personal things home, especially for those who have been worked here for more then 10 years, sure they have stored lot of personal stuffs in office.. hehe!!

I still haven't start to pack my own stuffs and I don't think I have lot to pack home but more to throw.. hehe!! currently I am busy to tag those assets like laptop, pc, printer, servers and etc which have purchased by the new management.. I was joked with one of my colleague who has accepted the offer by the new management that she is an asset for them and I should tag a label on her forehead.. haha!! most of the assets taken by them especially pc are quite old, 4-5 years old with Pentium 4 processor, but guess what?? my boss told me that Pentium 4 to them is consider new because most of them are still using Pentium 3 now.. OMG!! no wonder the staff have to stay back everyday due to the speed of their pc, haha!!

I have label those asset with yellow sticker, and I can see the yellow stickers are everywhere in the office now.. indeed it looks quite nice and a more colorful working environment.. what about the liabilities?? I heard my boss said some of the pc and laptop will sell it cheaply to staff.. I don't think anyone will really interested on that because more of the machines are old.. and the new old is getting cheaper.. so who's care the liabilities..

they said - they have been cheated!!

Something to share regarding the new management again.. after the vss and job offering matters have been settle (after the deadline for both matters..).. everybody though that's the end of the story, for those taken vss will just wait for the money by December and for those accepted the job will wait to go to the new office once everything has been settled here..

Just heard from one of my colleague who accepted the job offered by new management that they have decided to change the location of the new office.. initially they said the new office will be located somewhere in Sultan Ismail area which is near to our current office which is easy to access from everywhere.. and easy to get foods too.. but latest news updated by our GM yesterday was they have decided to move the new office to PJ uptown due to the rental is half cheaper then in town area.. so most of them who accepted the offer felt they have been cheated because the new management only announced the relocation after everybody have signed the letter.. and they couldn't change their mind and reject the offer, unless they resign..

It seems like we are (especially for those who accepted the job offered by them..) on the mercy of the new management and they can do whatever they like without considering the staff and the situation of us.. one very good example is.. initially they have liaised with one of the department in our office and after a few meetings and they decided to take over the whole department and even planned to move them to their office somewhere in September.. but.. guess what?? they changed their mind and at last they don't want the whole department.. one of my colleague from that department even told me that during the meeting the heat from the new management even told them 'you are save, after meeting me..' save mean 'you got a job'.. but finally thing just turns up the other way.. so.. I guess you guys can think the attitude of them towards us.. what a shame for such a big organisation simply said but without doing what they have said..

my new toy - ipod nano 8GB (black)

Since my previous ipod can't function anymore.. so I have to look for another one.. I used ipod everyday when I am travel to work, running in the gym, travel around over the weekend.. so it has been part of my daily life.. so I must replaced one as soon as I can..

Visited the apple website and they have launched the 4th generation of nano somewhere beginning of last month.. it came out with 8GB and 16GB, and there are 8 colors available.. some of the colors like purple, orange and green are too outstanding for me.. definitely not my cup of tea.. from the website, I would prefer the black one which look elegant among all.. haha!!

I visited the ipod outlet and the new nano looks cool to me.. I like nano most because of the size which is easy to carry around especially in the gym.. the new one is even slimmer and lighter then the previous generations.. the price of 8GB is RM599 and for 16GB is RM799.. I would just go for the 8GB because it is still within my budget and I don't think I need that big capacity because my main purpose for ipod is for listening songs and not watching video or others.. so finally I got my new ipod..

One interesting thing about the new ipod is.. whenever I rotate the ipod while viewing photos, the photo will rotate automatically as well.. cool ha!! and the panel is much bigger then the previous one which is nice for viewing photos and videos.. anyway I am happy with my new ipod and I will take good care of it..

I have done a stupid thing - shower my ipod..

I am really MCC(mong ca ca) on last Wednesday night.. guess what.. my ipod is inside the pocket of my short and I didn't realised that.. I washed the short.. and only noticed that when i touch something inside the pocket.. it is too late.. I try to on it but it failed.. I used fan to blow it.. and it can't function also.. so by no choice I just left it and hope it will be ok next morning after it have completely dry..

Can't really sleep well that because of the ipod.. in the morning the first thing I do is to try to on it.. but the ipod doesn't awake.. it still can't be on.. I really feel upset because of my mistake.. I decided to bring it to any apple outlet for them to check whether it can be repaired.. I brought it to one of the outlet and after explaining what I have done to my ipod and the guy told me in this case he don't encourage me to repair it because at the end the repairing cost might be same as the cost of a new ipod nano (8GB).. because most of the parts have to imported from US and I have to bear all the shifting cost.. so by no choice I have to say bye bye to the ipod which I have used for almost 2 years.. I will keep it nicely inside the container and let it rest in peace..

Mamma mia - ABBA

I've been cheated by you and I think you know when

So I made up my mind, it must come to an end

Look at me now, will I ever learn?

I don't know how but I suddenly lose control

There's a fire within my soul

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again?

My my, just how much I've missed you

Yes, I've been brokenhearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, now I really know,

My my, I could never let you go.

I've been angry and sad about the things that you do

I can't count all the times that I've cried over you

And when you go, when you slam the door

I think you know that you won't be away too long

You know that I'm not that strong.

Just one look and I can hear a bell ring

One more look and I forget everything, o-o-o-oh

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again?

My my, just how much I've missed you

Yes, I've been brokenhearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go?

Mamma mia, even if I sayBye bye,

leave me now or nevermamma mia, it's a game we play

Bye bye doesn't mean forever

Mamma mia, here I go again

My my, how can I resist you?

Mamma mia, does it show again?

My my, just how much I've missed you

Yes, I've been brokenhearted

Blue since the day we parted

Why, why did I ever let you go

Mamma mia, now I really know

My my, I could not have let you go

MAMMA MIA! musical - mania!!

I've seen the advertisement of the musical of MAMA MIA! stage performance which organised by the star just right after I seen the movie.. since I the movie is so enjoyable.. I guess the musical would be definitely much more interesting.. but I know the pricing of the tickets will be expensive too.. ZZ told me somewhere last week that there are free tickets to win on Monday (6 Oct, 2008) by logging on into the start website.. wow!! can't wait the arrival of Monday.. am I lucky enough to win free tickets..??

I logging on into the star website on Monday morning and guess what.. there is a notice at the website announcing that 'Response to our ticket giveaway was overwhelming, with all the free tickets taken up.....' I am really disappointed seeing the notice.. and what make me more upset is the pricing of the tickets are really in the high-end to me.. so at that moment I tell myself just forget about the musical..

Yesterday one of my colleague went to buy the tickets for the Tier 1 category, she paid RM320 for one ticket after 20% discount (the discount will valid till 31 Oct, 2008) and she claims that the seats which are still available are not really nice beside that the Christmas and New Year's eve tickets are selling like a piece of hot cake.. so if I decided to go for the musical I better go get the tickets soon..

At my end, I still couldn't make up my mind although I know it may be a once in a lifetime experience for me.. well, I have to decide by this week..

big raya lunch with colleagues..

Today is the big raya lunch with colleagues in office.. everybody contributed some money to buy foods and beverages and we will have the big lunch in pantry.. they have ordered the usual foods like satay, pizza, roti jala, fried bee-hon, KFC, ketupat, carrot cakes, fruits and drinks.. I have tried all the foods beside ketupat because not really like that.. to me, the best among all is the satay!! everybody seem like the satay very much and all gone in the flush.. haha!! actually the satay are ordered from kajang, no wonder so nice.. my next favorite is the carrot cake.. it is nice not so sweet and oily.. and some of them started to find out where to order and want to order again for next occasion.. all foods are finished beside the ketupat and fried bee-hon.. some of them packed those left and bring home for dinner tonight..

This will be the last raya lunch we had because after the merger only left some of the colleagues with the new management.. happy for gathered together and eat but deep inside the heart sure have a bit of sad feeling.. I heard the person in charge of funds we still have some money left and we will try to organise another farewell party/lunch before everybody leave the company.. expecting the farewell lunch will be somewhere next month..

u have to decide today.. Yes or No!

Today!! 7th Oct 2008.. we have to decide whether to accept the job offered by the new management.. since we got the letter on the friday before Raya holiday.. everybody already started to gossip here and there and guessing who will take it and who will not.. the gossip is still in office till today.. I bet the guessing will only end after today.. haha!!

They even have the prediction list who are gonna to accept it.. most of them guessed I am in the acceptance list.. haha!! I will give them a surprised when they come to work tomorrow.. still have a few more still haven't make up their mind when I saw them just now.. another 30 minutes to go before the office close today.. honestly it is quite a hard decision to make because from the letter and briefing given by them, it seems like they are expecting a lot from us in term of job performance.. and make them worried that they may can't cope with the new management in term of work and the new environment.. I told them no one can guarantee what will happen in the new job, if you have no choice then just accept it.. take it as a challenge.. try your best to fulfill them.. if worst.. then look for something new..

Human are affair to change if they are in the comfort zone for too long.. we just couldn't work out the courage to change from what we are having now.. we are worried for something which is uncertain.. when the chance is here for us.. just grab it before it gone..

I am not sure how many of the 30% will accept the offer.. I just wish that they won't regret with their decision.. once u have decided, just don't keep on thinking what will happen next.. get yourself ready for the new environment.. I still remember one of my ex-colleague told me before, 'do you think it is interesting to go to a new environment to meet new people and work together..?'.. when the time she told me that I was like.. Huh!! what is in her mind?? but when I think back now.. she is definitely right.. we should think that way when we are going for a new environment to work and meeting new colleagues..

lunch with VVIP today..

I am one of the 30% who have offered a job by the new company which we will going to merge with.. they have arranged a lunch appointment today for us to meet up the VVIP in the company, for us to know them and also for them to know us.. I bet knowing each other in dining table with foods is a very good idea ha..

We arrived the place on time and those VVIP arrived 15 minutes later.. shaking hand and introducing ourselves one by one.. then proceed to the dining table for lunch.. everyone on the dining table having smiling face.. I guess that is manners.. the VVIP trying to break the ice and asking us the current situation of our current company and at the same time he does explain to us the working culture and expectation from the company.. he does briefed us the process of the merger and the predicted completion date of the process..

The foods are served.. we have soup first before the main course then fruits at the end.. coffee or tea to close the lunch.. nothing much to say about the foods, just average.. I just took a little of rice but I was so damn full when I walked out from the dining hall.. I was thinking the foods tasted average is it because of the environment, the person we are having lunch with or really because the foods are just so so..

Everyone left the place with full stomach.. haha!! but I don't think anyone of us are really enjoying the foods because we have to decide whether to accept or not by tomorrow.. even if they serve us dragon meat.. I don't think we will enjoy that also..

Anyway, it is a good chance to see and learn how those VVIP people talk and social.. I do learn learn a bit.. even if you have nothing to say.. just smile and smile.. sure it is ok one.. haha!!

getting clearer direction now for my job..

Well.. the merger process has been dragged for so long and finally we heard from the new management regarding the arrangement of staff lately.. as what most of us have expected they won't take all the current staff and the decision is they will only take 30% of the current staff and the remaining 70% will be offered VSS..

The 30% who got offered a job by the new management have received the letter of offer from the new management just before raya holiday and they have to make up their mind whether to accept the offer by 6 Oct, just after the raya holiday..they have to use the raya holiday to think and come back with the decision on the first day back to work(so bad ha.. at least let people enjoying their holiday and give the letter after raya..) a lot of information seems really unclear in the letter especially what most of them concerning is whether the new management will accept their housing loan with the current company or not else they have to transfer the loan to otehr bank where the legal fees will cost them a lot.. another issue is in the letter never mention which section/unit they will report to.. only state that report to HR on the first day.. so all of them have no idea what are they gonna to do in the new job..beside that some of them have been downgraded their designation and there is no salary adjustment.. the worst thing is their annual leave has been cut off 8 days a year.. another worst thing is if there is any question in the offer, the HR will come to meet them on the 6 oct morning and they have to decide in the afternoon..can you believe that..??!! if they don't accept the offer then they will pay VSS.. money or job.. u choose..

The remaining 70% group have mix feeling too.. for those who are close to 55 years old should be happily accept the VSS and enjoy their life or finding other easier job.. but for those middle age, they may have problem to find another job due to the poor job market now.. unless they don't mind to get lower pay.. so I am sure it is hard time for them..

There will be 2 more months that our current company will officially close down.. I can see that everybody is sad after spending so many years working together and built up the friendship in the same working environment.. I am sure there will be lot of farewell lunch or dinner for the next 2 months.. I just hope I can still hear joy and laughter in the office in the remaining 2 months althought I know it is not easy for everyone at this time..

GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY AND ALWAYS TAKE GOOD CARE..