Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Komuter oh! Komuter
Why i took the commuter? don't ask. The company i work with has generously subsidized a bus / van shuttle from Kelana Jaya LRT Station via Subang Jaya Commuter station to reach Glenmarie. The staff only has to pay a fraction tiny winy RM30 per month. But it's not about the shuttle bus today.
I used to take the commuter to work like 10 years and about 6 years ago when i worked in KL and Bangsar respectively. Nothing has changed. For example, this morning, the next train heading towards Klang Port was scheduled at 7.23. At 7.30am, no sign of the commuter. I think they had 2 annoucements. Why i said i think? because the loudspeaker DIDN'T WORK! How on earth would they think that we, the commutees, know what was happening when the loudspeaker was kaput? Then, shortly after, the head of a train came into view. It's perfectly normal except the yellow blue commuter train was, how to say this, towed by the head. I don't care. As long as the train has arrived. My officemate feedback later: the commuter with head didn't stop at Kg Dato Harun's station. I guessed this special train only stops at crowded stations. so, she missed her train and luckily there was another one 5 mins after.
come on la. No need to talk about the lousy schedule. The very instrument required to tell people of the delay @ lousy schedule also don't work. Some people may say "eh! you don't know what KTM is facing la". In that case, why ask me to pay the tax if this not-free service is not reliable? Really pity those poeple who rely on this mode of transportation. Like this girl this morning, she missed her ride to from the next station.
What does it take this time? YB Najib has to turun padang?
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Life Goes on, babe
Sofiya's latest update: able to climb the sofa, bed and configure my laptop. haish ini budak...
Next appt at UMMC @ June 30th, pm.
My latest update: 2 weeks every working day at Fitness First. Sampai pancit. adeshh..but fun la..at least some calories are being burned than nothing. must continue. Most people are point blank SALAH. I joined Fitness First NOT because i want to lose weight. I can do that even w/o joining FF. I want to rev up my metablic rate. I want to be physically active, again. Manatau leh join Bootcamp Msia as Instructor..kuangkuangkuang...After i reach those, losing weight will be the confirmed byproduct. Via healthier means.
Flojo, no more maggi with tulur. Mau naik 800cal 1 serving kalau itu macam.
Neng, maybe we can "cycle" together for 5km everyday. everytime on the cycle machine, musti ingat kau. i wonder how u can do it...i am trying my hardest...
Looking forward to: company's Redang Trip July 9th-12th. i hope it's gonna be fun. (frankly, i have no tingling feeling about this trip. dont know why.it's bad. for me). But look at Laguna's Redang view~ nice eh?
I got my new tops and maxi dress from TS. Thanks babe!! they're pretty and sure cover tummy punya. I like!!! www.maharanilicious.blogspot.com.
Emotionally unstabil due to everchanging hormones. waaa...ntah2 aku nih geng Ben10. kuangkuangkuang.
Lots of going ons with work nowadays. Frustation on human behaviour. My own expectation on my seniors which frustates me even more. New challenges at work and few more headcounts to train. Now, that is fun and what make the office sounds fun nowadays.
Tetiba teringat kat seseorang bila dengar certain lagu. arghh..jangan layan.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
WTF?
enough said. My point is, lucky her registration is on the July 5th. My trip to Redang will be on July 9th.
Yesterday, June 15th, i was having a chit cah twith one of the organiser of the said trip who by the way, will not be joining us for the trip. My comment: The trip shall be organised by people who WILL JOIN the trip itself. Do not rely on travel agents whatsoever because we are the one who's going to go the journey and we know our colleagues better.
It's gonna be a 3D2N trip and we will move from KL about 11pm on July 9th, Thursday, So, we shall be having lunch in Laguna Redang Resort by July 10th, Friday.
Friday afternoon, Sat AM & PM - will have activity such as 2 x snorkeling trips and 1 x jungle trekking. I was kind of curious of the trekking part and i did some research on the net.
The trekking will not be as tough as trekking in Taman Negara as it is viewed more on bird-watching activity and running around in some bushes..hehe
Sounds fine by me UNTIL i was told the trekking MAYBE replaced with TELEMATCH. OMG!!!!
We had our telematch during family day and please do not let another one in this trip!!!
Since the idea of this trip is getting away from all the headaches rather than a teambuilding trip, then do not do any telematch at all unless the telematch will comprise of activities for adults aka teambuilding-based activity. Even so, it will definitely ruin my fun, at the least.
I think telematches are reserved for school sports day, comp family day, kindergarden open day, apartment social day, etc. and now i am gonna have a telematch in my supposedly-relaxing company trip? oh well, i may as well watch only and do my own things. who am i to go against them.
Upon polite-questioning with one of committee, yeah, they did the research on the trekking and the fact that it's one of the activity in the things to do in Redang was not even put into consideration. The excuse i get was what about those staffs who will present MC la, doc letter la, etc. Then i asked again, what about those staffs who want to do all those activity? what about us? why only think of them? we're not so damn very important meh????
Then , there's the queastion of MANDATORY word usage. If they intends to make it MANDATORY for people to join the telemactch, why can't they do the same for the trekking/hiking? No people ever DIE during hiking in Redang you know. urghghhh.....
Checkout one of the page:
http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Malaysia/Negeri_Terengganu/Pulau_Redang-1282831/Things_To_Do-Pulau_Redang-BR-1.html
I am angry but if the trip is intended to entertain those wimpies ONLY, so be it. Tell it to our face that it's not even meant for us.
Heed me well, i am gonna rep Valve Division in sport committee FY09/10. You have my word.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Do we really need another resthouse on Mount Kinabalu?
But the next article, does not.
Do we really need another resthouse on Mount Kinabalu?
The last project was halted after the protest by environmental group including by The Sabah Environmental Protection Association (Sepa) in 2006 and today, it came out in The Star that the state governmnet would like aka "is reviewing" to proceed with the RM4.35mil 4-storey steel resthouse-cum-restaurant project on Layang-Layang.
Heck, maybe at last, the state gov has seen that their move to privatise the service at Laban Rata was a mistake. Why? it is getting costlier to climb mount Kinabalau compared to 1985 when the climbers had the fun to cook their own meal or buy from the canteen. I wasn't there but some bloggers who happen to be avid climbers did. Maybe is is because package climber get the priority to climb compared to non-hotel guests. Maybe Sabah Parks need this project to provide cheaper facilities to the climbers as way of saying sorry. Maybe even to avoid people not climbing the old grandma anymore.
I like to call her Grandma because she looks like a Grandma to me haha (i AM talking about Mount Kinabalu, you know). From several blogs, i can read the locals and tourists do love her. Maybe it's the view, maybe it's in the ambience or the nice feeling she radiates everytime. heck, i have never climbed her but everytime i sang along to "Sayang-sayang Gunung Kinabalu" or even look at her, i get this warm, soothing feeling. Yeah, i am a psycho.
The article in the paper reminds me of the protest 3 years ago and now, those majestic images being ruined by civilisation is haunting me. where got la....i am a psycho, remember. But any development, civilisation will have impact on the nature. Tell me which one does not. But if you ask my immature, amateur, non-climber view - the project will definitely stir things up and will affect the environment up there. Can we de-privatise the current resthouse? Or maybe demolish the unspoken law of non-hotel guests will fill the last few vacant spots in the climbing list? Or lower the lodging + food cost up there?
Or maybe the locals politicians are too scared of voicing out these against the conglomerate for the fear of their own rice bowl?Or maybe someone's commission is being cutoff? These maybe wild allegations, assumptions but then tell me, why the state is even reviewing the project when the current situation is in dire need of review/rectification/reconsideration? From where i see it, the state gov is trying their best to take care of rich people heart by saying "let's move on" instead of taking into consideration the feeling of the locals? How sure are they that this project WILL NOT affect the environment whatsoever? Oh i forgot, If they have successfully helped demolishing the "20 Perkara", alaaa....how much la does it take to demolish the pride of being a Sabahan and a proud member of a state home to the Mount Kinabalu? Why don't ya levelled the mount altogether? ohh i forgot. Their ricebowls lay in Laban Rata.
Oh no, another images flash through- the major landslides in Bukit Antarabangsa. Though the area is , well, a mountain of rocks but tempering with the natural rock formation, etc is a scary idea for me. Blasting rocks to give way for a concrete building foundation seems odd to me. It's not natural at all. What's wrong with camping? Setting up tents are fun. Moreover, there is no confirmation whatsoever that the cost of climbing will go down as the only statement that came out in the press was" it could be cheaper?".
Well, It will be protested again by the environmental groups i tell you. We have enough of wrongdoing and we have perfected our skills in ruining mother nature. I don't need another skill and "Accomplishment" in my resume. Buli Bah Kalau Kau!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
okkaaayyy..do we have it here?
Businessman Hong Poh Meng and his company, Penang Kayu Nasi Kander Ltd, which traded as Kayu@Boxhill, admitted breaching 11 workplace laws, including underpaying a full-time cook A$76,000, the Australian Associated Press (AAP) reports.
Two 19-year-old casual waitresses were underpaid A$4,876 and A$899 respectively.
Hong was fined A$25,000 and the company was penalised A$158,400 in the Melbourne magistrates court yesterday for the breaches, which occurred between 2005 and 2007.
Workplace Ombudsman executive director Michael Campbell said Hong admitted bringing the Malaysian national to Melbourne and then paying him just A$9,650 for 18 months' work in his restaurant.
"This was less than 12 per cent of the minimum amount the man was entitled to receive," Campbell said in a statement.
"This sort of blatant exploitation is completely unacceptable."
AAP said the company repaid the cook A$10,600 and the two waitresses a combined amount of A$805 after the Workplace Ombudsman began investigating the case in 2007.
But magistrate Kate Hawkins ordered the company to pay the chef A$65,341 in outstanding wages and another A$4,128 and A$841 to the waitresses.
She said the cook was subjected to a "pattern of exploitation" and was particularly vulnerable because of his immigration status.
The underpayments were "staggering" and "defied belief", Hawkins said. — Bernama
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How do we know what is the minimum wages we should be drawing? Apart from the JOBSTREET info / comparison, i don't really know. Is it depends on our outlook? attitude? ways of kissing people's a@@? hehe...
Monday, May 11, 2009
Here we go again
There was even a time when i took cabs to work every morning. I have read in the paper/email.etc how cabbies push their luck when it comes to cab fare. Mind you, Glenmarie area is not popular amongst cabbies as they will either take you in and ask for extra RM2 or RM3, or they will say "tak pegi laa". Why do i get the impression that cabbies are supposed to go where we want them to? Movies? or it is supposedly to be that way..i don't even know now. There were only 2-3 times where the cabbies didn't ask for extra fare and there were even 2 special incidents. Why? Both cabbies asked for a RM7.00 fare one-way to my office and i agreed. When we reached the office, the meter was running at RM7.90 and RM8.20 respectively. To my surprise, both driver asked for the fare agreed earlier!! I should have asked for their numbers!! What i did? of course, i paid as per the meter as i pity them since Persiaran Kewajipan in Subang Jaya could be very2 unnnerving in the morning, sometimes.
Despite the 2 wonderful incidents, i have my own reserved opinion on drivers that some people may not like em such as:
1. Usually, i observe the way how the cabby approach the waiting area. If the cabby drive fast and stop suddenly, i will not take that cab. Why? based on past experience, they could be very picky where you're going and demand for extra fare. And some of them are not pleasant to deal with.
2. I observe the look of the driver himself (i never had a female cabby) and the outlook of the cab itself. First impression is very2 important to me when taking a cab. Fierce looking driver is a no-no for me. Takut seyy.
Imagine you're in Bandar Sunway PJ and going to Glenmarie area. How much is the fare? By the meter, it usually ranges from RM5.50 to RM7.00 on normal traffic day depending on which route is taken and could be more (but less than RM9.50) during heavy traffic. However, there are some undeserving souls who demands for an extra of RM10.00, or even put a RM15.00 or RM20.00 fare /way. Come on. Asking for an extra of RM2 is still acceptable considering in Glenmarie, very rarely will have people hailing cabs. and the fact if the driver is an old-man. But RM20 per way?
What about those cabbies who simply decline passengers when the destinations does not fit in their route? Just 3 days ago, i watched a lovely young lady tried her best and only managed to get a cab at the 7th try. I wonder where she wanted to go but come on, it was 8am in the morning, she was all dressed up to work, and how far could she go at that time? Perak? Then there was this young man with similar fate. Then there was this English man from my office who said KLIA instead of KL to the cab company. If you were the cab driver, what would you do? Remember, you have driven all the way to Glenmarie. Yes, the cabby didn't want to ferry the poor lad to KL.
so, are we at the mercy of the cabbies? Isn't there anything , we could do? at all? I am sure, lots of other unfortunate souls especially Klang Valley dwellers have at certain point faced the same predicaments as i, and many others faced when it comes to cabbies. For me, i now have a special cabby who do not wait for me but we happened to cross path so many mornings. Yes, he's willing to drive me to office and i don't even have to ask him . I just jumped into his cab. The fare? fixed at RM10.00/way.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Happy Mother's Day
ok..finally, we had our SMSSBAT OF 94 reunion in Malacca after months of planning. I am not gonna details here since it's all plastered all over my FB. But, it was nice seeing those people especially the lepak-ing session sampai pagi. laki/bini/anak dok bilik, kami dok berborak sampai hantu laut pun dah menguap..
There are happenings in office with some people leaving, joining, promotions, re-organisation of Valve Division, re-structuring or branch office, re-designation, etc etc. At the end of the day, it's just work and nothing else. I just spend my Wesak holiday yesterday meeting (work related, duhh) on the handover of ECO accounts to ECO Team. I will be handling EMO accounts in sabah/sarawak, here comes the not-so-notorious zatul. :P..foyo...
Just last weeks, my grandmother passed away. May peace be with her. Al-Fatihah. She was 90++? 100++? we couldn't tell since the records those days were not reliable. Anyways, i went back to Keningau for a week with my Muar-based sister. It was a refreshing trip not only going through new way to Keningau via Kimanis, it was one of the time i managed to catch a glimpse of our family's past. I have few question answered and i like it.
I've been trying to arrange for a reunion/mini gathering of ex-YS students but to no avail, at the moment. I will try again. It seems like everyone's is supa-busy. Another mini-gath is on the way for all ex-trasnwaterians and existing staffs for suka2 purpose. i like! see u guys on 5th June.
So, Happy mother's day to all mothers in the world. I have wished my mom and mom-in-law this morning. There will be a Mother's Dayt celebration in my Kampung on 23rd May form am to PM with activities such as aerobic, telematch, football match, cooking contests, some cake cutting event in the evening and gift giveouts to all mothers (of course form their children la). Maybe i shall be looking for one and send to my mom all the way from here.
Here are ways to say Mother's Day in other languages:
Albanian | Dita e Nënës |
| Arabic | Eid Al-Omm |
| Armenian | Mayrutyan or |
| Bengali | Shubo Matri Dibosh |
| Bosnian | dan majki |
| Chinese | mu qin jié |
| Czech | Den Matek |
| Danish | Mors dag |
| Dutch | Moederdag |
| German | Muttertag |
| Estonian | Emadepäev |
| Dari | Ruz-e Madar |
| Finnish | Äitienpäivä |
| French | Fête des mères |
| Hebrew | Yom ha-em |
| Hindi | Matru din |
| Croatian | Majcin dan |
| Hungarian | Anyák napja |
| Irish | Lá na Mháithair |
| Icelandic | Mæðradagur |
| Indonesian | Hari Ibu |
| Lithuanian | Festa della mamma |
| Japanese | Haha no Hi |
| Korean | Oboi Nal |
| Latvian | Mates diena |
| Malay | Hari Ibu |
| Maltese | Jum l-Omm |
| Montenegrin | Dan majki |
| Norwegian | Morsdag |
| Persian | Rouz-e Maadar |
| Polish | Dzien Matki |
| Portuguese | Dia da Mãe |
| Romanian | Ziua mamei |
| Spanish | DÃa de la Madre |
| Slovak | Den matiek |
| Slovenian | Materinski dan |
| Swedish | Mors dag |
| Swahili | Liepstacoq Bua |
| Tagalog | Araw ng mga Ina/Nanay |
| Tamil | Annaiyar Dhinam |
| Turkish | Anneler günü |
| Welsh | Sul y Mamau |
| Malayalam | Ammamar Dinam |
| Kannada | Ammandira Dina |
If you wanna say Happy Mother's day, i guess you just add in Happy in front ..haha...
By the way, 6h June is Jiji's wedding (my husband's cousin) and the family from Terengganu will be here early June. In that case, will i be able to attend the mini-gath on 5th June? i don't know.
I'll try my best!
so, as to above June reason and for being a good mother, im gonna spring-clean today. so much for a Mother's day..here goes...petang kang baru nk claim reward mother's day :P...
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Earth Hour 2009 Movie
what do you think? let's join!!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Saturday - Feb 28th.
Arcadia field...similar to those we see in the padang ie. padang utara, subang, but with uneven jungle floor, and cardboards as bunkers..Alpha vs Bravo and i didn't know the enemy was in fornt of me coz i didn't recognize him (Nik)..hahaha...buduh..i was shot at the right wrist by Kamales. My gun was jammed ...damn...i think Alpha won. Each side got flag and to win the team has to raise the opponent's team..
Bravo vs C..what was C name again? this time @ scorpions's nest. This was where you got the jungle feel. Of course there were bunkers. The best parts were:
1. Syed, lokman and i were bersembunyi behind the same bunker when the bullets came like monsoon rain. haha.
2. Yatie's gun was jammed and the marshall tried to fix it and gave Lokman a headshot indtead..haha
3. During both times, my gun was jammed @ out of gas and so does 4 others...how to play? mencik!!! C group got the flag, i think laa...i saw nafisah behind the bunker and her tudung gave her away...but cannot get a clean shot since they were saved by the net..cesss...
4. During the above, the Marshall angrily shouted at the C group for firing when our group were down due to technical problem..azhar kot? hehhe (panas panas!!!)
Bravo vs Delta
Then, finish...i shower and lunch la after that...maybe everybody was eager to leave or simply tired...but there was no closing and the group photo didn't consists of everyone..next time, pls do this..very2 important...why? then group's objectives are not achieved la...arrive as a team, leave as a team..but what can i say..maybe everyone was simply tired...
SALES - Bleh beli hadiah org kawin!!!
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