MUET & Birthday

Sangat penat dari trip JKT-BDO-JKT. Tapi seblom itu.

.i've been meaning to update on my birthday thingy and MUET.

Oct 15th.

Speaking test MUET kat SMK Subang Utama., Subang Jaya. Nasib baik aku check slip exam balik. Mati2 aku ingat exam kat SMK Sek17 subang jaya!!

well mcm biasa 7.30am meant 8.30am! sampai2 je yg lain2 nampaklah mcm budak2

demmm..anyway aku mmg nervous.lama x exam kot.

tp yg sengal nye pagi2 lg dh nampak muka ini..

boley? 

Tapi yang aku kesalkan, apsal puan2 penjaga perlu garang tak tentu pasal dan treat kami mcm budak2?

contoh?

Kalau ye pun nak soh orang off HP, takyah la bagi arahan "tolong bungkus HP masing2 dengan suratkhabar dan letak dalam neh ye. sila offkan HP sekarang". dengan nada mcm mak tiri.

tak bley cakap elok2? orang dengar gak kot...

so citernye, aku group ke 3 and my groupies semua lah muda2 termasuk aku okayyy..hahah

tajuk? something like " what is the best solution for parents when it comes to chidlcare?"

1. Get a maid

2. One parent resigns

3. Employer to provide childcare centre at workplace

4. work from home

obviously, budak2 tuh baru je habis sekolah atau tengah dalam uni stage. so, reality has not bite yet.

I was candidate C and i got point no 3 to speak of during 2-minutes individual session and to discuss with group in the next 10 minutes discussions.

At the end of the discussion, the group shall reach a conclusion. Candidate A, a TESL-ian, who needs to get Band 4 to continue her degree in TESL, was adamant to stick with her No.1 point. No 2 & No 4 were straightaway agreeable with me.

obviously, after i presented the reality which do bite, they agree with Point no 3 as the most suitable solution.

Persuasive me?

After brunch with Pojik, whom group didn't reach any conclusion, i went to office for my 1/2 day balance. It was my birthday okayyy. I was quite ready for the flour & eggs throwing session but alas, the kids didn't have enough courage kot..hahah (mau kena marah dengan superbisa ini)

After much straightforward hinting, i finally got my birthday gift from my team. Thank you Anas, Zita, Hana, Shafi, Wan & Helmi. you guys are the best. (kot2 terpaksa?)

Powerbank 11200maH tuuu....(banyak membantu during my JKT trip)

Risik2 depa beli kat Lowyat for udner RM200. What a bargain...

Neh plak treat dari Hazreen , Ila and last minute joined by Anas & Helmi secara FOC ..Nijah bole plak bz...

siul nye banyak lilin kat kek..'

location: Karaoke Songbox Subang Parade.

Lagu wajib neh. agak2 lagu apa?

Hadiah budak2 neh plak...wa  muka aku buruk ke noooookkkk...

dan yg paling mengejutkan, tudung tuh...

Alice & Susan bagi...bila aku buka je kotak, aku nampak tudung...rajin depa neh pi carik...pastuh nampak tag..AJ...pe lagi,,,,Adijuma la....perghhh RM40++ tuh...Datin Norjuma punya tudung bawal okayyy....

papepun, tq so much guys and gurls.

Oh and to a certain mR Jay Bond, monetary gift already converted to self-learning book. How to be a good leader. best baca. bole apply kat budak2 neh,..miahahah...

and to DH, thank you for sponsoring my JKT trip expenses...trip BDO bole sponsor lagi?

So, MUET Reading, Listening and Writing will be on November 11th plak.

Doakan aku pass cantek.

Next post: Jakarta 2013.

Eminent 0812

Friday. October 12th.

As usual, our beloved Alumni's president will ring with last minute notification of anything and everything.

This time, dinner at PERMATA Bangi to celebrate current form 5 students of Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor. Lucky me, i do have one recently bought jubah dress from my neighbour..ahaks..

This batch named themselves as Eminent. Mind you, not all batches will have such names to identify themselves. For example, yours truly. we simply name our batach as SMSS94.

Lack of creativity? or simply malas nak change the norms..

Hence, the dinner's theme was Malam Semarak Kasih Selaut Budi..

aku selamba je posted earlier in my FB "Malam Semarak Budi". clever me!

macam biasa. camwhoring everywhere.

meja kami neh meja VIP. Duduk siap dengan parents, kakak to students

tapi...sila buat mcm rumah sendiri..potpetpotpet...

Nampak tak presiden yang garang dan datang lambat?

Pojik memang tak suka pix neh tapi aku suka!

Zulia yang SINGLE & AVAILABLE cuba untuk tersenyum manis tapi aku tak tergoda hokayyy..

maybe ada orang lain? ehem.

Soon, budak2 ini akan lalui SPM (Good luck!) and pastuh melalak menangis sebab nak berpisah..

Bayangkan...budak yg masuk time form 4 pun bole terasa kehilangan..apatah lagi yang duduk SMSS dari Form 1..memang sadis..we could see each other again for sure, but surely, some we may not see again, and if we do, the situation will be different..

For what it's worth, adik2, this friendship will last and holds a special place in your heart..

sama mcm yang kami lalui sekarang..

contoh? tengokla..it's hard to say no to Pojik for his last minute request..

classmate aku for 3 years tu.

Pojik sebenornya dah malu. sebab parents budak2 tuh dah pelik.

"Macam neh ke anak aku bila dah jadi alumni?"

tak gitu Remy?

Haaaa..neh contemporary nasyid group..ala adik2..jangan la expect pitching betul segala...but this is better than the first pop group..

ni pulak Cik Intan. Ms Eminent of the night.

They have few categories of Best Dressed but this one, i guess everyone likes her till she got a standing ovation..

time aku dulu dek, kamim yang rendang2 neh kena uluk bak kata orang sabah..

kena usik bak kata orang switzerland..

hahh..tuptup malam neh ko menang..maybe budak2 skang dah x tgk paras rupa sgt kot..

oh you simply have superb personality..

papepun, all the best. ingat, it's a cruel world out here.

Kami nak pose jugak.

Pojik pandai cover dengan frame tuh kan,...

tak aci dol..

Dinner finito at around 12 midnight..so rempit balik la...

Hazreen nak balik rumah lagi...hahah

ok....number kat bawah takde kaitan dengan dinner..

tp ini nombor aku renew passport.

Ingat, nak renew passport, kena bawak :

Gambar x 2

Isi borang

Duit RM100 for 2 years or RM300 for 5 years.\

Kaw2 aku kena dengan ngan Leena bila aku cakap tak payah..hahaha

basically aku budget nak isi sana je..ambik pix skali..

kalau kat Plaza Glomac tuh, semua ada. sample isi borang pun ada..

tanya je Leng Chai yang ambil pix aku mcm akt bawah..leng kan?

aku sukaaaaa!!!!!!

Bowling & Mee Ketam

*CSI12 in the background*

Plan to Nuang was cancelled. Oh no..the rest of the pack actually did go..i didn't. 

Maybe it was due to the fact that it was gonna be a night trekking.

Adam was not that eager to go was another factor.

Overall, there was no push..tak beriya sangat aku nye.

Makanya, bermain bowling la aku.

The annual Bowling tournament was organised by Alumni of SMSS.

Each batch was supposed to send their reps.

So did we batch of 94. tapi sadisnya..most of us busy tek...

Jadinya, aku, pojik, asoi dan hazreen je la...

(Most left: Put, tunggu hari je..takpe, nanti dah siap beranak kita menyelimkan diri ye)
Kanan sekali: tak kenal.

and , yours truly, top #3 female bowler okayyyyyy

Yang Neh plak tuh Piala Pusingan tourny dari bertahun2 kurun lamanya..

agak2, Pojik menang apa? (Hint: bowling pin senget. nasibla takde longkang kat situ)

Okay. Daiso and Bolwing was saturday.

Tiba2 mendapat kol dari ayahanda. soh pi rumah.

aku kan anak yang baik ^_^

so, pegila lunch umah ayahanda. nasi panas & ikan masin memang terbaek...

oh..konpius ek? menu kat bawah bukan menu kat rumah ayahanda aku...hahahah

ini menu kat Kedai makan tuh..Mee Ketam kat Seksyen 7 Shah Alam BELAKANG UNISEL or dekat HAKIM LAMA. Bukan HAKIM BARU area Pak Li Kopitiam tuh tau..

so, it was me, Oya, Adam and Ais je pegi ..Pipah balik sebab ada group assignment. 

Baik kan mak buah bawak anak2 buah pegi berjalan2..

My thought of the food?

Mee Kari Ketam : tak rasa Ketam pun kuahnya..still Mee Kari..ketam tuh accessories je..

Yang Kiri tuh Ketam bercili. aku suka sebab pedas.

Yang Kanan tuh Sup Ketam. YUCK big time. bagi aku la kan...ntah.tak sedap.

ce gi rasa dulu la..baru tau..yg penting, aku tak suka,

hence, walaupun tak kemas rumah, weekend aku tetap productive sebab tak habiskan masa tengok tv je.

Menjalinkan kemesraan adalah penting. Jangan tikam belakang. Berdosa.

Aku buat takpe..hahaha

Being normal: We're only human

Fuhhh...1 hour in Daiso store boleh menyebabkan aku kurang duit RM70. Walaupun yeay to myself sebab beli yang perlu sahaja (errr...yes, perlu), tolong jangan amalkan. I thank Zulia of SMSS for the strength to say "let's go". I am telling you, Daiso is not easy to part with.

Sama jugak online shopping. pergh..pantang tengok Groupon, confirm browse walaupun tak beli..

Sekarang aku berjaya jugak untuk berpegang teguh kepada Keperluan vs Kemahuan punya cakap. almost all the time..sometimes, i just let it be..haha..once in a while kena la babe..

Kadang2 shopping theraphy bagus untuk kita lepaskan pent-up emotions.
Hence the recent purchase of some new stuffs for the wardrobe plus i need some new clothing items to  match my new .....appearance kan..

Well, since menulis pasal appearance neh, i had a very good, or rather painful, lesson of my life recently.
Appearance really can fool anyone. Be it for good or bad.
Being the subject of a gossip, or secara kasarnya fitnah, is never good. Lagi2 bila tau rootcause nya disebabkan oleh suatu situasi yang sangat unfair dimana we're never given the chance to explain ourself.
Dan yang membawa cerita adalah mereka-mereka yang projected appearance yang sangat bagus or pardon my interpretation, sangat islamik. I don't wish them bad but i just hope they will change for better.

In this case, i don't bother to explain myself to certain sides. They're not worth the attention.
However, i did clear the air with some of them whom i think are important people in certain aspects of my life.

After some intelligent (eceh) conversation and reference to dear hubby whom is by the way, loves to experiment with people management matters, i have decided to step-up to my reputation and responsibility. Along with it, some peeps may not like this but hey, that's life (working life that is).

I also made some reference to articles on the net (yes, i do read non-FB related posts), i came across below points on " How to Be a Good Supervisor: 10 Tips for Being a Better Boss"
I do hope i, at the least, scored 5. Tho i may fumble, i know, but by criticising me behind my back, it won't help at all. My team should also understand that i have expectation to meet and i am not perfect. So do they.
Nevertheless, let's accept that being human, we make mistakes. we have our own preferences. own friends. own life.

1. Make Expectations Clear
It's right there in the title, "boss." You're supposed to tell people what to do. All too often, though, people in management positions forget to make expectations clear, so make sure your employees or supervisees know exactly what you want from them on every project.

2. Make Expectations Reasonable 

With budget cuts sweeping the nation, more and more people are shouldering extra responsibilities. From volunteers at non profits to high level employees at large corporations, we're all working extra hard. In this climate, it's important to keep reasonable expectations. Don't give people tasks that are doomed to failure. If your company or department is suffering from budget cuts or employee losses, productivity may dip, so it's important not to blame employees for things they're not responsible for.

3. Correct Mistakes When someone makes a mistake, let them know. This gives them an opportunity to correct it rather than making the same mistake. Correcting mistakes does not mean you're being a bully. Rather, it means you're giving people a chance to succeed.

4. Communicate When you're in a position of power that allows you to see the big picture, it can be easy to forget that not everyone has the benefit of your bird's eye view. Communicate frequently with people you supervise about future plans, projects, and goals. Make sure to communicate both the positive and negative. Too often, bosses get caught up in criticizing rather than praising, so avoid this common mistake.

5. Treat Employees Like People You shouldn't be overly involved in your employees' personal lives in most cases, but that doesn't mean it's not a good idea to invest in them as people. Make small talk and convey a sense of genuine care for them as people. Remembering birthdays, offering condolences when someone dies, and creating a team environment can lead to a substantially better working environment.

6. Criticize Constructively Criticism can be beneficial to a person's job performance, but not if they feel like they're being torn down as a human being. Rather than questioning a person's dedication or competence, give specific instructions about what they can do differently. Don't engage in blaming or name calling.

7. Offer Praise Perhaps the most important thing a good boss does is to offer praise when someone does something right. Aim to praise everyone at least twice as often as you criticize them. Even employees who are slacking off or not performing well can benefit from regular praise. When people feel good about themselves they tend to do better.

8. Accept Criticism
Perhaps the most critical difference between good bosses and great ones is that great bosses are willing to accept constructive criticism. Ask your employees what you can do to be a better supervisor, and be willing to listen to their concerns.

9. Don't Engage in Office Gossip Every office has its own politics, with in groups, out groups, and cliques. Don't get embroiled in these cliques or your own job performance, as well as your ability to manage, will suffer. Treat each employee equally, and don't judge performance based upon how much you or someone else likes a particular employee.

10. Don't Be a Pushover It's true that some of the worst bosses are just blatantly mean, but being a pushover can be equally problematic. If you're afraid of confrontation, your employees don't have a chance to get meaningful feedback and improve at their jobs. Work to straddle the line between being a pushover and a bully, and instead be assertive but kind. Your employees will be grateful for your combination of assertiveness and friendliness.

Emo sajork

woooaaahh...lama gila tak update. meaning, lama gila aku tak meluahkan rasa nada-nada cinta kat sini.

Maybe sebab tuh la aku rasa pent-up emotion (emo !!!) banyak sgt..

membuak2..hambek kau..keluar kat TP haa...tatau TP tuh apa?

Tangkuban Perahu okayy..jangan tak tau..baru je safe for public last week after few weeks of closure ..

maybe aku continue je kat sini. writing that is. and loads of photo yang aku suka (pedulik apa aku kalau ko tak suka).