Penang Road Trip... 2004 and Merdeka Day!!!

Among all suprises.. Abu_Chub came to Melacca to visit me. In my down mood, a familiar face is a good thing to see. He was on his way back to Penang and wanted to see if I wanted to join him. So I took a whole week off and travel to Penang. It was much of the needed relief that I was looking for.

We planned to go to Aalimin's & Usman's Birthday party on the 4th, but both of us does not have adequate holidays left, thus we try to make it up by showing there a little earlier.

(Standing : Zaif, Moks, Usman)
(Sitting : Aalimin, Legolas_the_elf)
TQ to all NCC members (esp cutie Bob) for the great hospitality.

And Congratulation to Aalimin & Usman for their new CC !!.

Along the highway, stopped at the Sg. Perak to buy a supply of Tongkat Ali. Never believed in the stuff until i tried it. It a Miracle !!!

On the 31st we headed back to Johore. A bit of bad news, abu's motocycle had been stolen. Spent the whole merdeka celebration at Pantai Lido around Danga Bay watching the fireworks display. It was Awsome!! but the traffic was realy bad. Finally went back to KT really exhausted. On the 1st, went to JB to look around for a car for abu, finally ordered a Proton Gen2. But it will take around 2 months to get it. So abu.. hang on there, it's just a minor set back.

Bro Josie had a cute baby boy. Congrats bro !!! (Reminder: get a gift for the baby)

And Abg Mokhtar stopped by my office for a visit today.. it's been ages since I last saw him. Suprise.. suprise !!!

Fever and itch..

I'm not feeling well today. It's not yet a full blown fever. But it's coming soon. I can feel it in me bones. The un-easyness, the restlessness. A pain on the neck. All symtoms of a coming fever. But yet I refuse to do anything about it. I'm just one of those naturalist... i don't believe in drugs or anything that's related to drugs to cure me. In fact, the body should heal naturally over time, it will then be strong enough to fight any sort of illness in the future.

Our world world is full of chemicals. i despies insect repellent sprays and other toxicity that is being dump into our atmosphere. What I need is a good long vacation. Okay.. that's what I'll do. I'll take a week's break and maybe try to detoxify myself... sun, sea and sand.. here i come..!! meanwhile I need to lay in bed a few hours and let my aching body rest a bit.

Before that.....

Finally, I managed to rummage and sorted all the 3000 data within record time. Had a presentation meeting at 4.00 and I finished the report printout at 3.45. *Pheww!* a close call.
With trembling fingers I pushed the print button and it's all done.

The rest of the afternoon was spent sleeping in the office. Yes.. I have one of the luxuries of having my own office with a small bedroom which I sometimes takes a nap there... a small corner with a comfy bed and a cozy pillow. Felt heavenly for a while.... zzZZZzzzzz... zzZZZzzzz

Car Repair and some bitches at work...

Had changed the 2 rear tyres of my car. Also changed the both left chambers. Moved the front tyres to the back and added the new one in place. In total, it cost me RM 310.

Came to work today and found out the Bitch had taken over my project. So fine, I will give her a hard time. The only reason we took her in was to help me handle last years data backlog. And now she persuaded the boss that I should handle last year data while she handles this year's data. Sounds fine.. except that last year.. we had 3000 entries to process while this year.. everything is automated (courtesy of my hardwork). So all she had to do was a couple of clicks. While i had to rummage through 3000 of data. Who does she thinks she is ?

Indecisive

Definition:

[adj] not definitely settling something; "a long and indecisive war"
[adj] characterized by lack of decision and firmness; "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill"
[adj] not clearly defined; "indecisive boundaries running through mountains"
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That was one term used by a friend of mine to describe the whole me. Maybe I am that way.. but what if I'm not ? Need to ponder more on that...

Well nothing much to do in the office lately. I've been keeping myself busy reading some sci-fi e-books I've down off the net. I've been facinated with Isaac Asimov since I was a teenager. With the release of the movie "I,Robot". It struck me to re-read his books, particularly regarding The Foundation Series. I've finished "The Prelude to Foundation". Now going to "Forward the Foundation".

(Note to myself: Find Arthur C. Clarke - Rendezvous with Rama)

JB Gatherings

Well.. the weekends were spent going to the JBchub gathering in Johore. Actually it was not planned. I called Abu_Chub and he was in Batu Pahat. So after work I drove to Batu Pahat to pick-up Abu at the Garden Hotel and off we went to JB.

Did some seight seeing at the JB maze. Then off we went to dinner with ZainJB and the gang near the ProJet station somewhere around Angsana. There were a few new faces and well the old faces around. Well.. it was like a pre-gath, discussing about what to wear, things to bring and things to do and as such. Later Abahmoden (mallchub), joined us for a late supper. Around 1 am, we had to excused ourselves coz we need to drive for another 2 hours to Kota Tinggi. Although we can get a hotel in JB and starts the travel with the gang in the morning. But we promised to get some stuff ready for them and it's all in Kota Tinggi.

I slept at some part of the journey and the road was so deserted and lonely, there were no gas station around and after drinking so much (... like 3 glasses of Milo). I had to pee a few times and the only option was the road side. Desperate times requires desperate measures!!! Felt like a dog marking my territory.. *piisshhhhh*

Reached Kota Tinggi at abt 4 am. Went about doing my stuff.. preparing the souveniers while Abu slept soundly. Finished at abt 6.00 am. Slept abt 4 hours and woke at 9.00 am. Had a quick bath and then off to the local town for a cake and some wrappings. (... had to improvised a bit). then off we drove to Bandar Penawar to meet the rest of the gang. Fortunately, when we reach there there were about to have breakfast. So we joined them.

After breakfast, our convoi of 2 cars and 1 SUV packed with chubs started it's journey to La'Cemara Resort in Desaru. Upon reaching there, we packed our stuff. But the guard made a fuss that since we are not hotel visitors, we had to park outside. so much for Redtape! Anyway, with the infamous power of persuasion of Mallchub, we got to park the cars inside. (... there weren't so many cars in the first place). It was nearly deserted.. and on Sunday too.

There were we, BennyJB, the cute singaporean couple, zainJB, Nottichub, Mallchub, Abu_Chub, Pismitt and of course me. We had the whole beach to ourselves. The weather was great... not too hot.. not to cold. It was a great splashing time. During half-time, we went to shore and had some drinks and cut the cake. Tender and moist.

Afterwards, we went for a second round of sand and sea water. Right till afternoon.. we pack our stuff and head to Kota Tinggi for a delicious Nasi Ayam. Then off to Kota Tinggi Waterfalls for more splashing time. The water this time was cold and it had started raining. So it was gushing.. really fantastic.

We came out of the waterfalls at 6.00 pm and hungry again. So we had one last a nice dinner after we all departed to our own destination.

Of kareoke, sing along, some butt kicking and an old maid...

There was a kareoke singing contest downstairs (inter-department).. After crooning to a few tunes I went up to my own office to have some peace and quiet. My singing partner was an indian girl who sang like a bullet train giving speed singing a whole new meaning. The song was "Sandarkan pada kenangan" - Jamal Abdillah & Siti Sarah. It's been ages since I sang, used to be singing with the university band (like those kenduri kawin ones) in my studying days. Not yet AF material... though. Nope, I was not contesting.. merely like a guest artiste.. singing for the opening act, just to make the contestants feel at ease.

Been like 2 weeks since I had time to write anything in this blog. Time sure flies when u have tons of work.

Btw, I got a standing ovation over my debut drama. After some make-up and a wig, even I couldn't recognize myself. It was a lot of hard work.. but it was all worth it when my big boss came to me and congratulated me himself for the exceptional performance.

A few days after that, I got news that he had resigned. Also another collegue of mine had his contract terminated. Apparently, one of the board members for the company I work for, does not like him that much. It's a sad thing to see friend leaving the company since we are like a very tight knit community. I'm very sensitive about matters like this and cannot resist the melancolic feeling. One of the chief executive make a rude remark that I might be next. Well.. you little twat, we'll just see whose butt gonna be kicked next. Hehehehe.

Last weekend, the whole server cluster went down. Both Linux and Windows. I suspect it's either a virus or a DDOS attack. Wasted a whole weekend trying to fix the problem. I think I've made some sort of new record. I've rebuilt a whole new cluster of Windows 'o2/'03 and Redhat Linux in just under 3 hours (.. from scratch!!!).

Then I got an additional holiday on monday, so I drove to KL and went on a shopping spree. Having spent nearly RM 4000 on CD-Writers, Pen Drive, External HDD Casing, 120GB HDD, Wacom Pad, Digital Camcoder, etc... etc. It felt good spending but I need to put a stop to this habit coz it's not good for my wallet.

Being a bachelor is no fun either, especially when you are living alone. The house is too big on my own and I need a maid to do all the cleaning. I've tried to get a maid for myself but I live too far and no makciks wants to do it. Manmaid is out of the question, as if there is such a service in good o'le Malaysia. For now, I'll just have to clean everything by myself. Now.. where is that broomstick of mine.*chuckle*

Life in Show Business and Pink Eye !

Been really busy with work that I rarely have time to write here. To tell you the truth, I've just landed myself a small part in a local "broadway" style drama. Those historic themed B-rated stuff.. "Sumpah Orang Minyak".  Part stuntman.. part actor.. (i have only 2 lines.. hik! but a whole lot of fighting scene). Been rehearsing for it for the past 2 weeks.. opening end of this week. Wish me luck.
 
The BITCH had stopped pestering me since I relieved her of her duties. I would rather work my ass off than having a cunt assistant who thinks she is boss. She can go and wipe her fuckin pussy somewhere else.
 
Other than that, I've been keeping myself busy with "Queer as Folks" TV series. I'm an avid collector of the series which is very hard to find in Malaysia. Finally, I have the whole season 1 until 4 of the US version. Now I'm collecting the UK version. So everyday after work, I just lay and watch it. Seeing gays and lesbians lamenting their life and lust.
 
Last week was terrible. I got my left eye all swollen up. The doctor said it was a minor eye infection... a case of the "pink eye". But ever since I got beaten up (bashed) in a fight a few years back, my left eye would give me trouble once a while. Hurts like hell... nevertheless, it's residing so I can see better and I looked better too.. mind the puffyness.
 
I also got myself an original Wolfhampton Wanderers jersey bought from UK. It cost a bundle (try.. 40 pounds times 7 = MYR 280). But it's worth every cent. I'm not a footie fan, but since I saw a chub wearing it, it looks good on him.. so go figure! Yeah.. I'm one of those guys who's a sucker for a chub with good fashion statement. What looks good on him.. must look good on me too. (what a lame excuse.. hehehe).
 
Talking about fashion, I also wore a new tie to work today. Plain silver looks good on a black shirt. I look like Brian Kenny from "QAF". Suave ! And for casual outfit, I bought a really white sandals which can be seen a mile away. Talking about making a fashion statement. Don't know why I've been conscious about what I wear lately. Being a slob all my life, maybe it's time to change and feel good about what I wear. Now.. what I need is a pair of those cool Black Levis or Ice Blue Lee Cooper jeans in my wardrobe. Next paycheck perhaps.
 
A reader of this blog said that my postings are shows that I'm stressed out. Well, maybe because only when I'm stressed that I bent my frustration on writing. It's my kind of therapeutic way for relieving some of my anger. I promise to write more happy stuff here. My life has lots more happy times and I should make time to share it here.
 
So nuff said.. till next time

Bad Hair Day...

Since yesterday I slept the whole day. Feeling letargic. Still woke up late.. did some frantic morning laundry and off to work.

During breakfast my staff gave me the silent treatment. Oh hell.. i'm not in the mood for early morning chat either. Whether he knew it or not, I don't like him as well. Yesterday he did a complete fuck-up of the administration system. and I had to bail him out. Gawd! how I wish I had a competent technician. Why do I have to cover his butt everytime he fucked up. Why didn't the big boss see all this ? He was there beside me.

Also went for a photo session yesterday for the corporate magazine. I look good, especially with the small ribbon on my coat. Everybody commented.. it's cute.

Looked in the mirror and noticed that I didn't put on any hair cream. I looked horrible today. Anyway, I'm too depressed to do anything. I hope the guys that made an appointment to meet me didn't come. Left my cell phone at home, not intentionally but i think it's justified. Not in the mood to meet anybody right now. (UPDATE: my secretary just cancelled the appointment.. horreyyy!!)

My car's road tax & insurance needs to be renewed. Another RM 700 down the drain. Pay for the car loan RM 500. That's RM 1200 in all. Plus I got a summon for illegal parking RM 50.

Got a meeting this afternoon, see which malaysian state I have to cover this year. I hope it's the southern part or Kelantan. Hate the food.. loved the people.

I need something to cheer me up. Bored! Lonely! Tired!

Women are just bitches ! (Literally...)

My boss assigned me a new helper. Supposedly to help me with my chores and stuff. At first I liked her. She was nice and sweet. We could get along well together. WELL AT FIRST. Working with her was fun initially as she was up to par with me on certain levels. Unfortunately, she couldn't do hard labour & technical maintenance (and can't out-do my nitwit nincom poop technician). Well.. i can see that she can do Oracle DB.

After a while, she began to show her true colours. Becoming a real bitch. The only reason she had helped me because she wants to suck-up to the big boss. She's even got the boss to pay her extra due to her work.

Nowadays, any task I'd given her must get a seal of approval from the big boss. the BITCH. I've never been calculative with her. Well now since she has shown her true color.. I think I will show her mine too.

Now lets see who's hard-headed ! I've always kept myself on a professional level. But you got urself the wrong guy to be intimidated with girl. I thought I've made peace with my Anti-Women side.. but now I've declared WAR !!!

Life is good... I have no complaints

Went out for dinner yesterday, about half-way I realised that the road was jammed packed!!! Damn.. there was a Siti Nurhaliza's concert going on. This also happened last week. As I went out for supper at my regular place, there were so many indonesians around. At first I thought it was an invasion. Hundreds and hundreds of indonesians flocking the streets. Then I realize there was a "Shiela On 7" concert. Hmm.. figures

This is the harzards living on the most happening place in melacca. I'm at the heart of things and I didn't even know it. Maybe I'm just too detached from the outside world. Or just maybe I need a companion to go to this kind of stuff.

Lately I've noticed that I'm singing to myself alot. A habit i picked up from the cute uncle in Sabah. He is quite a whistler. While I just hummed. And this happens especially when I'm really stressed. Maybe my brain is trying release some of it's stress. Anyhow, it's quite theraputic and even when under a heavy workload, I can just smile and sing. (Or maybe I'm just going Cockoo).

Just came back from KL doing some shopping. Bought myself a nice external HDD with 120GB of storage. Now my ultimate PC is nearly done. I have a DVD Combo drive, A Sound Blaster Live card, an LCD Screen Monitor. An Altec Lansing speakers. A HP 2550 color laser printer. Dual Pentium 4 processor. 2GB of DDR RAM. 80GB + 40GB of Internal Storage.

This weekend I'm gonna convert of the room in my house as a Studyroom. Put some air-conditioning. A nice cupboard. (Note to myself, IKEA perhaps). Paint it with a nice lavender tint. (Or maybe wild a shagadelic austin powers chroma.. nahhhh!!). I've got this cool picture frame is made from LCD panel which changes pictures according to the temperature of the room that fits perfecly there. (basically it's just at old stripped down laptop that changes pictures to your likings). The ultimate yuppie's accesories.. just like the Bill Gates' house.