The other day, Andy Roddick was playing this unheralded italian, and he almost lost. I am no roddick fan by the way. This guy has so many weapons and somehow never fully utilised them I think. I mean how can you not win Wimbledon with that kind of bullet service? There is more to wimbledon than just that of course..... but service is such a big factor.
So this Italian reminded me how gorgeous the one-handed backhand is in tennis. It suddenly occured to me that not many players master this technique. Federer is one.... but he's the master of everything. And of course Justin Henin, who has the best backhand in tennis. I cannot name anymore players with one-handed backhand. So I guess you are either born with the skill, or not. And I used to be able to do this .... the one-handed backhand.... LOL.
Anyway, this year's wimbledon reminded me of many things. I saw Lindsay Davenport's match last night..... how good are her ground strokes. I am picking her over sharapova to win it this year. Venus williams also look so good last night. Federer to win it again maybe..... he is just a class above everyone else. Since Marat Safin is already out, who I think is the second most talented player after federer..... what is left is roddick, I guess..
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
omfg WTH was that.... ?!
Finally, I got online. Connection at home back to normal, after apparently "cut" over the weekend. I have long suspected someone didnt pay some bills..... but that allegation was "categorically denied" by the "party" concerned. I guess I was right all along.
Into my last week at the company..... last day is on Friday, and its official. I produced my resignation letter last week. The bosses were actually nice about it..... I feel bad and not happy with my action heh. Yesterday was the signing ceremony for the granting of funds for the company's projects.... such a huge event..... even the CM was there.
I was in Miri yesterday though, because shell called me again after they rejected me. However that session did not go well at all..... in my opinion. I think I accidentally/unintentionally rejected an offer from shell. To say the least, someone pissed me off yesterday..... so I returned the favour and make the person angry as well lalala. I feel like a dumbass, although I had enough of this shell flip flopping. It is safe to say that I will be working for komag for now.
At first..... when all this started, you know, the venture into the "real world".... all that matters for me was big bucks. Things can change pretty quickly for me, and right now I want to stick to a job and gain experience.
Into my last week at the company..... last day is on Friday, and its official. I produced my resignation letter last week. The bosses were actually nice about it..... I feel bad and not happy with my action heh. Yesterday was the signing ceremony for the granting of funds for the company's projects.... such a huge event..... even the CM was there.
I was in Miri yesterday though, because shell called me again after they rejected me. However that session did not go well at all..... in my opinion. I think I accidentally/unintentionally rejected an offer from shell. To say the least, someone pissed me off yesterday..... so I returned the favour and make the person angry as well lalala. I feel like a dumbass, although I had enough of this shell flip flopping. It is safe to say that I will be working for komag for now.
At first..... when all this started, you know, the venture into the "real world".... all that matters for me was big bucks. Things can change pretty quickly for me, and right now I want to stick to a job and gain experience.
Monday, June 20, 2005
Hot and Tiring
The left rear tire of the medieval pajero that I usually drive to work exploded today. It was inevitable. The tires were bulging all over the place. Bulging because the protective layer of steel wires in the tire failed.... hence pressure concentration at said failure points. So bad the "bulging" problem was....... the stering wheel was shaking like crazy whenever the vehicle go over like 70 km/h. Apparently, the blown out tire and the front left tire were "bulging"...... the rear tire I changed with the spare..... then I had to fork out money to change the front set, and make the front right tire the spare. Total cost 420 for the two tires..... of course I am claiming it..... first paycheck pon tak masuk lagi.
I didnt know bulging tires would result in such circumstance. Fortunately I wasnt speeding...... if it happened along the kuching-bako "highway" where the lanes are wide but bumpy all over the place, where I usually speed like crazy, I am pretty sure that ancient machine would roll over and who knows what would happen to me after that. For that I am grateful. So I had the latter half of the day off..... dealing with the tires.
Two weeks into the job, didnt do much. But since the project manager, whom I was supposed to assist, is still away.... I am like the boss at the site lol..... bos bergaji kecik. Have been attending meetings, but for most parts, I was like the observer and said nothing, because I knew nothing lol. Introduced to so many people. And I am particularly bad in remembering names. The contractors and subcontractors, all of them so far, are your stereotypical contractor, chinese and rich. They always pay when we go for "minum". The one I met today was a communist. Not kidding at all. He spent 10 years in the Sarawakian jungles in the 60's. He was claiming that the sarawak gov gave the ex-communists something like a tender for logging in the 80's...... and the communists refused because they felt they already lived in the jungle and have seen trees for 10 years and enough already lol. And now all the sarawakian tauke balaks are millionaires, even billionaires.
My time here at the company is ending, albeit prematurely.... as interesting and promising the project is, and valuable the experience is going to be...... ultimately for me its all about money. If you already spent years working with big companies and accumulating ringgits over the years.... like most of the "big" bosses here, thats a different story.
I didnt know bulging tires would result in such circumstance. Fortunately I wasnt speeding...... if it happened along the kuching-bako "highway" where the lanes are wide but bumpy all over the place, where I usually speed like crazy, I am pretty sure that ancient machine would roll over and who knows what would happen to me after that. For that I am grateful. So I had the latter half of the day off..... dealing with the tires.
Two weeks into the job, didnt do much. But since the project manager, whom I was supposed to assist, is still away.... I am like the boss at the site lol..... bos bergaji kecik. Have been attending meetings, but for most parts, I was like the observer and said nothing, because I knew nothing lol. Introduced to so many people. And I am particularly bad in remembering names. The contractors and subcontractors, all of them so far, are your stereotypical contractor, chinese and rich. They always pay when we go for "minum". The one I met today was a communist. Not kidding at all. He spent 10 years in the Sarawakian jungles in the 60's. He was claiming that the sarawak gov gave the ex-communists something like a tender for logging in the 80's...... and the communists refused because they felt they already lived in the jungle and have seen trees for 10 years and enough already lol. And now all the sarawakian tauke balaks are millionaires, even billionaires.
My time here at the company is ending, albeit prematurely.... as interesting and promising the project is, and valuable the experience is going to be...... ultimately for me its all about money. If you already spent years working with big companies and accumulating ringgits over the years.... like most of the "big" bosses here, thats a different story.
Saturday, June 18, 2005
coldplay's new album is out
After a few listens...... I think X & Y is a decent album. By that, I mean I am able to listen to all of its songs..... instead of just listening to 1 or 2. After the first listen, I thought everything on it sounded the same.... they sounded coldplay. I think coldplay tend to pick the more mediocre songs as their first single. My favourite album is still the first one, my favourite tracks being yellow and shiver..... having said that, I am fine with them not turning into weirdos and coming out with some electronic weird "noises"..... like radiohead. I would say it is a "safe" album..... and I am absolutely fine with it. Also.... I think the new mariah carey album is good too.... finally a comeback album.
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
From the muddy banks of the Sarawak river
Yesterday went to the project site with a colleague.... all the projects are in their initial stages. Our company owns and is building, among other projects, an independent oil terminal (IOT), a crude palm oil refinery, jetty and LPG bottling facility, and I am in the IOT team. Thats what we do lah.... and eventually we will generate income when we have shell and Petronas using our facility.
Basically site preparation and start of piling..... only the jetty for oil tankers is already physically there. The workers and contractors claimed they had an encounter with crocodiles..... again. Yesterday, there were two of them, resting on the banks of the sarawak river...... but not particularly large ones.... besar paha they claimed. Hmm quite scary..... but sarawak river was not known to have angry crocodiles.
Today, went to the site again. Starting on Thursday, I will be spending most of my time at the site office. Not so far from kuching.... near bako. About half an hour's drive. Today went there with my boss in his car..... one of the most uncomfortable and awkward experiences. He talked about me trying to "lari" to other companies all the way to the site..... I tried to restrict myself to yes/no answers. Apparently, the whole company knew about me trying to "lari".... even our project management consultant, the ogp people somehow found out.
Basically site preparation and start of piling..... only the jetty for oil tankers is already physically there. The workers and contractors claimed they had an encounter with crocodiles..... again. Yesterday, there were two of them, resting on the banks of the sarawak river...... but not particularly large ones.... besar paha they claimed. Hmm quite scary..... but sarawak river was not known to have angry crocodiles.
Today, went to the site again. Starting on Thursday, I will be spending most of my time at the site office. Not so far from kuching.... near bako. About half an hour's drive. Today went there with my boss in his car..... one of the most uncomfortable and awkward experiences. He talked about me trying to "lari" to other companies all the way to the site..... I tried to restrict myself to yes/no answers. Apparently, the whole company knew about me trying to "lari".... even our project management consultant, the ogp people somehow found out.
Friday, June 10, 2005
Savvy versus Myvi
Savvy and Myvi, new models released by Proton and Perodua, almost at the same time. Similar models, similar prices, but very different looks. In my opinion, the perodua looks like a generic Japanese/Korean car, whereas the savvy looks like something designed and manufactured by Malaysians, which I think is not necessarily bad. But the Myvi is based on the daihatsu right, so of course it looks generic. Like toyota cars, I think all the "muka" of toyota cars look the same/similar, they look like the creator themselves. Savvy, in my opinion, looks more sophisticated and european, in contrast to the gen2 which looks like a hyundai and a bad BMW rip off. However, the rear end of the savvy looks a bit weird, looks like the behind of a hyena.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Sangap
Currently at work with nothing much to do. Read the whole stack twice already. Apart from that, played some solitaire and did some surfing. Seriously sangaps. My supervisor and big boss are away... to KL I think. The senior staffs seem to be away all the time. So now I have no one giving me anything to do.
Yesterday I took the whole day off to attend an interview with Komag, even though the interview was in the morning. Felt really good to have the whole day off. That had better be the final interview..... I already did, including yesterday's, 4 freaking interviews with Komag.
Cant wait for the weekend. Work is boring me already. However, my mood was somewhat spoiled, when informed about our staff meeting this Saturday. God damn meeting on a freaking saturday... and 25 bucks deducted from your salary for an unexplained absence. ceisss...
Yesterday I took the whole day off to attend an interview with Komag, even though the interview was in the morning. Felt really good to have the whole day off. That had better be the final interview..... I already did, including yesterday's, 4 freaking interviews with Komag.
Cant wait for the weekend. Work is boring me already. However, my mood was somewhat spoiled, when informed about our staff meeting this Saturday. God damn meeting on a freaking saturday... and 25 bucks deducted from your salary for an unexplained absence. ceisss...
Monday, June 06, 2005
My Official Entrance into the "Real World"
Today was my first day at work. After being idle for like half a year, the notion of work left me with mixed feelings. It sure feels good that you are actually doing something, because that what we are supposed to do, work and earn money. At the same time, the thought of going through this 830-530 cycle monday-friday, makes me want to just sleep and do nothing.
As expected, first day at work, nothing much going on. I was given a cubicle, and a pc, but dont think they are mineor permanent. The makcik served me coffee hehe. They told me I will be spending most of my time at the project site, and the office is just like a "transit lounge". Not sure what I will do at the site or the logistics, but it sure beats working in a factory. My supervisor introduced me to everyone, and then gave me a stack of documents. I read them all. Besides that, I surf the net for a bit. That pretty much sums up my first day. A friend said that, during his first two weeks at work, he did nothing but read. So, I guess its just the way it is.
Just before lunchtime, I went to see my supervisor, and asked for unpaid leave to attend other interviews...... I hid nothing and told the truth. He looked expressionless upon hearing my request, but I could see in his eyes, twinkle of hatred. I was facing an angry and pissed off man. He had every right to be pissed off, if I was in his position, I would be furious. But I got 2 days off anyway hehe. Man.... I truly feel bad.
As expected, first day at work, nothing much going on. I was given a cubicle, and a pc, but dont think they are mineor permanent. The makcik served me coffee hehe. They told me I will be spending most of my time at the project site, and the office is just like a "transit lounge". Not sure what I will do at the site or the logistics, but it sure beats working in a factory. My supervisor introduced me to everyone, and then gave me a stack of documents. I read them all. Besides that, I surf the net for a bit. That pretty much sums up my first day. A friend said that, during his first two weeks at work, he did nothing but read. So, I guess its just the way it is.
Just before lunchtime, I went to see my supervisor, and asked for unpaid leave to attend other interviews...... I hid nothing and told the truth. He looked expressionless upon hearing my request, but I could see in his eyes, twinkle of hatred. I was facing an angry and pissed off man. He had every right to be pissed off, if I was in his position, I would be furious. But I got 2 days off anyway hehe. Man.... I truly feel bad.
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Wake up and smell the river
The other day, my Air Asia flight was delayed for 30 minutes. No, this is no Air Asia bashing.... I mean 30 minutes is nothing; expect that at all times; compared to what happened to my sister. She was delayed half a day.... and I am not exaggerating, at all. However, the seat on my Kuching-bound flight was much more comfortable, even though the table was falling apart..... screws missing and all that lol. Not that people use them anyway.
Next week I am supposed to start work. But I have interviews next week. I am not sure what to do. Not sure if signing the contract was the wisest move, because I knew I was not going to stay there anyway. Maybe I need to get leave with no pay..... or half-day leave, if such thing exists. Only a few days at work and already starting to dissappear and go missing in action.... I am going to make some people a little bit not happy.
Watched Kingdom of Heaven today. They were screening it for the last time today, and I didnt want to miss it. I think it is a good movie..... despite bad reviews. I am a sucker for movies with ancient people/anything ancient/wars though. I think the fight and war scenes were done so much better than anything I have seen in other movies. The only thing was..... they got it wrong with the muslims-praying scene. Having said that, they never got it right anyway, and it is annoying. People dont pray when azan is being called lah stupid.
Here is my list of some good movies that I have seen the past few months, in no particular order, and some are old ones, not necessarily released this year.
1. Samara (Angry deers aside.... this one scared the hell out of me)
2. Revenge of the Sith (Not really a StarWars fan.... but how Vader comes to life.... to good to be missed)
3. City of God (About life in the Rio slums.... simply stunning)
4. Garden State
5. Prozac Nation (We who went through stressful college.... can relate to this)
6. Mystic River (No, this is no wordy boring movie, this is fantastic, and Sean Penn doesnt overact, he is one hell of an actor)
7. The Station Agent (You can almost taste how good the food is, when the characters are cool with just eating, and no talking)
8. Shaun of the dead
9. Lemony Snickett
10. Pieces of April
There you go.... my guide to some good movies.
Next week I am supposed to start work. But I have interviews next week. I am not sure what to do. Not sure if signing the contract was the wisest move, because I knew I was not going to stay there anyway. Maybe I need to get leave with no pay..... or half-day leave, if such thing exists. Only a few days at work and already starting to dissappear and go missing in action.... I am going to make some people a little bit not happy.
Watched Kingdom of Heaven today. They were screening it for the last time today, and I didnt want to miss it. I think it is a good movie..... despite bad reviews. I am a sucker for movies with ancient people/anything ancient/wars though. I think the fight and war scenes were done so much better than anything I have seen in other movies. The only thing was..... they got it wrong with the muslims-praying scene. Having said that, they never got it right anyway, and it is annoying. People dont pray when azan is being called lah stupid.
Here is my list of some good movies that I have seen the past few months, in no particular order, and some are old ones, not necessarily released this year.
1. Samara (Angry deers aside.... this one scared the hell out of me)
2. Revenge of the Sith (Not really a StarWars fan.... but how Vader comes to life.... to good to be missed)
3. City of God (About life in the Rio slums.... simply stunning)
4. Garden State
5. Prozac Nation (We who went through stressful college.... can relate to this)
6. Mystic River (No, this is no wordy boring movie, this is fantastic, and Sean Penn doesnt overact, he is one hell of an actor)
7. The Station Agent (You can almost taste how good the food is, when the characters are cool with just eating, and no talking)
8. Shaun of the dead
9. Lemony Snickett
10. Pieces of April
There you go.... my guide to some good movies.
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Interviews, wedding and wolverines
Currently crashing at Hakam's place, my flight home tomorrow is at 720. On Air Asia.... which is not that good.... because I paid so much. Tu lah last minute..... MAS fully booked sampai next week.... due to the start of the school holidays.
I went to MISC's interview yesterday, and petronas's today. Both interviews lasted like 20 minutes.... but there are only 2 rounds of interviews. Unlike some other companies which have like 4 rounds.... tiring and buat malas sahaja. Petronas's was a walk in..... I got there 40 minutes earlier.... and there were already like 50 people. Elly joined me a few minutes later. People were coming in droves.... good thing that I decided to come early, even though I had only like 2.5 hours of sleep. But the waiting was as expected, and we were also given a briefing and presentation about the company. Elly didnt make it to the actual interview..... she had to leave early as she is getting married like a few hours later lol.
Met some old friends(wolverines) here.... especially at elly's wedding. I must say the way they do a wedding here is quite different than in Kuching. Spent some time hanging around at the wedding .... got there early but left really late lol. A quite tiring few days it has been.
Anyway.... since I got rejected by shell.... banyak songeh lah shell nih hehe.... I am seriously thinking of job hunting in KL or west Malaysia. But in order to do that.... I thnik I have to stay here la. I have already accepted the offer in Kuching, after shell rejected me.... and starting on 6/6...... so hmmm...... cannot move here lah lol. I guess I will just wait for the opportunities and see what can I do.
I went to MISC's interview yesterday, and petronas's today. Both interviews lasted like 20 minutes.... but there are only 2 rounds of interviews. Unlike some other companies which have like 4 rounds.... tiring and buat malas sahaja. Petronas's was a walk in..... I got there 40 minutes earlier.... and there were already like 50 people. Elly joined me a few minutes later. People were coming in droves.... good thing that I decided to come early, even though I had only like 2.5 hours of sleep. But the waiting was as expected, and we were also given a briefing and presentation about the company. Elly didnt make it to the actual interview..... she had to leave early as she is getting married like a few hours later lol.
Met some old friends(wolverines) here.... especially at elly's wedding. I must say the way they do a wedding here is quite different than in Kuching. Spent some time hanging around at the wedding .... got there early but left really late lol. A quite tiring few days it has been.
Anyway.... since I got rejected by shell.... banyak songeh lah shell nih hehe.... I am seriously thinking of job hunting in KL or west Malaysia. But in order to do that.... I thnik I have to stay here la. I have already accepted the offer in Kuching, after shell rejected me.... and starting on 6/6...... so hmmm...... cannot move here lah lol. I guess I will just wait for the opportunities and see what can I do.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
SRD over.....
I just got back from the shell recruitment day(srd).... what challenging two days. Yesterday was for them to brief us..... then today the actual srd. So today we had 4 tasks.... a proposal, case study, group discussion and then a final interview in the end. Lets just say..... by the end of the day, maybe due to stress, or just tired..... people started to look like zombies. They only employ on average 20% of the participants during an srd..... I dont know about the chances.... but after I answered the final question from the dutch assessor Mr Wim during my proposal presentation....he giggled. So that wasnt a good sign lol. The shell headquarters is full of britons and dutch people. As I was finishing my proposal..... I told myself..... maybe I should treat this srd just as an experience.
Nevertheless..... it was a wonderful experience with 7 wonderful people. There were 8 of us today.... 2 Mirians, 3 Kuchingites, 2 west malaysians and a sabahan. And my hotel roommate, whos also from kuching.... was my senior at st josephs, 2 years senior. He already got his masters..... and also currently working with a firm. I found out that there was also a srd yesterday.... so there could be more srd's on other days as well.
It felt like we were on the apprentice(berangan)..... all staying in the same hotel..... everyone was analyzing everyone.... everyone thought the mirian girl.... who obviously didnt need a hotel room..... is a major threat. During the briefing.... wah popapopa in a super confident articulate way.... the guys were all intimidated. We told ourselves.... we will not be that harvard guy on the apprentice 2 who was outspoken and kenak hentam by the two ladies in trump's boardroom lol. But in fairness to her..... she was very nice.... and even gave us a mini tour of Miri and took us out to dinner. So I guess..... as a whole its a good experience for me. If dont get it... no rezeki lah.... apa boleh buat.
p/s:
-Thanks tipah
-elly.... kalau aku dapat shell... aku gi... kalau tak... takde duit lol
Nevertheless..... it was a wonderful experience with 7 wonderful people. There were 8 of us today.... 2 Mirians, 3 Kuchingites, 2 west malaysians and a sabahan. And my hotel roommate, whos also from kuching.... was my senior at st josephs, 2 years senior. He already got his masters..... and also currently working with a firm. I found out that there was also a srd yesterday.... so there could be more srd's on other days as well.
It felt like we were on the apprentice(berangan)..... all staying in the same hotel..... everyone was analyzing everyone.... everyone thought the mirian girl.... who obviously didnt need a hotel room..... is a major threat. During the briefing.... wah popapopa in a super confident articulate way.... the guys were all intimidated. We told ourselves.... we will not be that harvard guy on the apprentice 2 who was outspoken and kenak hentam by the two ladies in trump's boardroom lol. But in fairness to her..... she was very nice.... and even gave us a mini tour of Miri and took us out to dinner. So I guess..... as a whole its a good experience for me. If dont get it... no rezeki lah.... apa boleh buat.
p/s:
-Thanks tipah
-elly.... kalau aku dapat shell... aku gi... kalau tak... takde duit lol
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Badminton, football and unemployed grads
Triggered by recent viewing of some badminton...... there is some tournament going on...... I find americans perception about badminton truly disrespectful. Frankly, in my opinion, badminton has no place in America and no one in america wants to be known as a badminton expert. I read somewhere, by some michigan daily columnist I think, to stress that John Navarre sucked..... the columnist said that he could beat Navarre in anything, even in Badminton. Which is not fair at all, because I do play badminton and I find it fun. Nevertheless...... there are some aspects of badminton that can be improved upon..... to make it more appealing. Maybe they want to start with apparel. Why do they have to wear those shorts..... the sight of grown men wearing short shorts is plain ridiculous. Yonex has got to be able to come up with cooler designs. I know there are flexibility issues with shorts..... but you can make them humongous and stretchable.
The astro pundits...... these pundits have a special spot in my heart indeed..... the pundits and their never ending debate on whether or not Andy Reid should be classified as fat......fyi Andy Reid the spurs winger, with a left foot almost as sweet as Beckham's right. In fairness, no way Andy Reid is fat.... not with that kind of stamina. I think the problem lies in the spurs jerseys. Sponsored by Kappa..... they got those body hugging jerseys.... similar to those of Roma. The problem with Andy Reid is..... he must be wearing his jersey at least two size bigger..... and I think due to the combination of that and the body hugging material of the jersey and his stocky frame..... Andy Reid looks fat.
However.... a few days ago, interestingly another spurs player..... the egyptian Mido, came in late as a substitute. This time, theyve got video evidence..... a close up of Mido's mid-section area showed all that fat hanging and bouncing as he ran to the center of the field. Who could have thought..... a fat football player in the EPL.
Enough shenanigans. Next week, something to get me out of idleness and nothingness..... going to Miri. It has been a while since Ive been there, its one of my favourite places. Having a two day "recruitment day" with shell. What a pleasant surprise, how the heck did I got through the first round of interviews. I sucked big time during the first interview, which was done over the phone. Phone interviews, for me..... suck, I prefer normal interviews. I think I am in a similar position as Liverpool..... somehow got through. With that said..... I still need all the luck in the world and blessings for this..... but I am coming with guns blazing, the apprentice style.
For I am desperate. The biggest issue of them all.....bigger than mas stewardess attire.... 80000 graduates unemployed. Thinking that you are one of them..... that alone make me nervous. Today I read in the paper.... yet again the sad ironic story of an unemployed graduate. A female mechanical engineer graduate, from Pahang I think. She has been unemployed for 2 years..... has been attending countless interviews..... now she is helping her father at the stall.... making fried kwayteow, and her specialty is fried kway Teow with cockles.
The astro pundits...... these pundits have a special spot in my heart indeed..... the pundits and their never ending debate on whether or not Andy Reid should be classified as fat......fyi Andy Reid the spurs winger, with a left foot almost as sweet as Beckham's right. In fairness, no way Andy Reid is fat.... not with that kind of stamina. I think the problem lies in the spurs jerseys. Sponsored by Kappa..... they got those body hugging jerseys.... similar to those of Roma. The problem with Andy Reid is..... he must be wearing his jersey at least two size bigger..... and I think due to the combination of that and the body hugging material of the jersey and his stocky frame..... Andy Reid looks fat.
However.... a few days ago, interestingly another spurs player..... the egyptian Mido, came in late as a substitute. This time, theyve got video evidence..... a close up of Mido's mid-section area showed all that fat hanging and bouncing as he ran to the center of the field. Who could have thought..... a fat football player in the EPL.
Enough shenanigans. Next week, something to get me out of idleness and nothingness..... going to Miri. It has been a while since Ive been there, its one of my favourite places. Having a two day "recruitment day" with shell. What a pleasant surprise, how the heck did I got through the first round of interviews. I sucked big time during the first interview, which was done over the phone. Phone interviews, for me..... suck, I prefer normal interviews. I think I am in a similar position as Liverpool..... somehow got through. With that said..... I still need all the luck in the world and blessings for this..... but I am coming with guns blazing, the apprentice style.
For I am desperate. The biggest issue of them all.....bigger than mas stewardess attire.... 80000 graduates unemployed. Thinking that you are one of them..... that alone make me nervous. Today I read in the paper.... yet again the sad ironic story of an unemployed graduate. A female mechanical engineer graduate, from Pahang I think. She has been unemployed for 2 years..... has been attending countless interviews..... now she is helping her father at the stall.... making fried kwayteow, and her specialty is fried kway Teow with cockles.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Kotakku hancuss
Most encounters with west Malaysians, only males so far, kidding or not, or just too shy to ask properly or whatever...... they would ask me about gambir. To tell you the truth, I think sarawakians do not care about no gambir, at least to my knowledge. It is weird that people ask about this gambir, as I had never known that sarawak is known for its gambir. Are people being conned by sarawakians or what? Nevertheless...... if you seriously want gambir, let me know.
The other day got my pc fixed.... god damn power supply cost 150 bucks..... the other day the amoi said its only 50 bucks, apparently the cheap one is not compatible. Was I conned or what.... as usual, I had to insist I am no chinese, and do not speak chinese. Sometimes... even malay people speak malay to me with a chinese accent.
I blew the power supply.... no lightning thunder power surge whatsoever.... I changed the voltage back to 115V..... as I forgot I already switched it before.... what a moment of zero iq. My monitor the other day, one half of the screen was discoloured.... but remarkably, the defect has all but dissapeared. My workhorse accusync monitor is self healing. I got that thing during freshman year, and it shows no sign of aging..... what a bargain..... nothing beats a 19-inch flat screen crt. I still prefer flat crts(including tv) to those panels..... they are great especially for entertainment..... watching movies.
The other day got my pc fixed.... god damn power supply cost 150 bucks..... the other day the amoi said its only 50 bucks, apparently the cheap one is not compatible. Was I conned or what.... as usual, I had to insist I am no chinese, and do not speak chinese. Sometimes... even malay people speak malay to me with a chinese accent.
I blew the power supply.... no lightning thunder power surge whatsoever.... I changed the voltage back to 115V..... as I forgot I already switched it before.... what a moment of zero iq. My monitor the other day, one half of the screen was discoloured.... but remarkably, the defect has all but dissapeared. My workhorse accusync monitor is self healing. I got that thing during freshman year, and it shows no sign of aging..... what a bargain..... nothing beats a 19-inch flat screen crt. I still prefer flat crts(including tv) to those panels..... they are great especially for entertainment..... watching movies.
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Champions League final: Liverpool vs Milan
Is it a goal... or is it not? Luis Garcia said it went in..... but of course he would say that..... I agree with jose mourinho..... the linesman scored. After further reviews by astro's so called football pundits.... including numerous replays and the use of hawk-eye technology(sounds so familiar.... i think they use this in tennis).....the pundits say it didnt cross the line. With sheer luck on the side.... as well as super negative, mistake-free tactics..... it would be a wonder if Liverpool dont win it this year.
A victory.... ignoring whatever ugly tactics employed.... is welcome. After all, we the supporters have suffered too much..... so much that sometimes I ask myself why the heck am I supporting this club and watching their games. A Liverpool side of this generation, time and time again.... have presented the faithful Kop with utter rubbish. Milan Baros doing absolutely nothing in 3 1on 1 situations with the keeper.... or Djimi traore outjumped by Fabio Cannavaro, who is absolutely not a tall man, at all..... the sights are all too common, it is a wonder how this side managed to beat Juventus. But to be fair.... Cannavaro posess some super spring in his legs...... indeed, but with that said, Traore has got to be the tallest man that can be outjumped by cannavaro.
Regardless of the outcome in Istanbul, my two favourite english teams, Liverpool and Tottenham, are facing some exciting times ahead( or, like countless years before, not). Theyve got some pretty good players..... and are in good hands. But first, we have to get rid of Jerzy Dudek. After witnessing him executing his latest "get the ball on my left side at all costs" manouvre..... maybe opposing teams can start build their team around just that when facing Liverpool...... pass it to dudek's right.
A victory.... ignoring whatever ugly tactics employed.... is welcome. After all, we the supporters have suffered too much..... so much that sometimes I ask myself why the heck am I supporting this club and watching their games. A Liverpool side of this generation, time and time again.... have presented the faithful Kop with utter rubbish. Milan Baros doing absolutely nothing in 3 1on 1 situations with the keeper.... or Djimi traore outjumped by Fabio Cannavaro, who is absolutely not a tall man, at all..... the sights are all too common, it is a wonder how this side managed to beat Juventus. But to be fair.... Cannavaro posess some super spring in his legs...... indeed, but with that said, Traore has got to be the tallest man that can be outjumped by cannavaro.
Regardless of the outcome in Istanbul, my two favourite english teams, Liverpool and Tottenham, are facing some exciting times ahead( or, like countless years before, not). Theyve got some pretty good players..... and are in good hands. But first, we have to get rid of Jerzy Dudek. After witnessing him executing his latest "get the ball on my left side at all costs" manouvre..... maybe opposing teams can start build their team around just that when facing Liverpool...... pass it to dudek's right.
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
2-hour diesel queue+heat+pathetic aircond+stupid drivers=ROAD RAGE
Diesel smuggling/abuse of subsidized diesel price is such a big issue nowadays. Now we have a quota system for diesel. Yet, another fantastically stupid "solution" for a problem, in this case, by the federal government(specifically trade bla bla ministry). Not impressed at all by the stupidity. After all, a few weeks ago, the biggest issue in the parliament is about MAS stewardess' kebaya being to revealing and tight, too arousing for some MP's that they cant help it but to harass sexually. What sad, pathetic men.
These are trying times for us driving vehicles running on diesel. Last week, I had to wait 40 minutes, in the blazing sun, to get diesel. Thought that was bad enough. Today, I got insider's info, the highest grossing petronas gas station in Kuching is getting new supply of Diesel at aprox. 9.15 am. Damn fabulous I thought, I would go to the station 15 minutes early, escaping the queue.
Boy oh boy, was I wrong. Got there around 9, and there at the station, vehicles in a long line of at least half a kilometre, already formed. The oil truck just got there, and they only started pumping at around 10am. I only got to pump at around 11:15, by that time, the queue was as long as it has ever been. By 1pm, they were out of diesel. Many unlucky people who were queuing patiently, had to search for diesel elsewhere.
The minister who proposed this idea is an idiot. There must be other solutions. Why punish the innocent public, for sure those in the queue werent smugglers. Damn 2 hours plus in the sun to get fuel, freaking unbelievable. Cant imagine how other people, who actually have something to do, feel about this.
The car aircond was not helping at all either, to say the least, it wasnt cooling. This aircond is like a cold blooded animal, if the temperature outside is lower, it works fantastic..... if its scorching hot, it blows almost-hot air..... how irritating is that. Furthermore, if the car is not moving, for some reason, the aircond stops working and blows gradually hotter air...... maybe somthing wrong with the fan or sumthing blocked or things like that..... or maybe it is just old.
And, to add cheese with the whine, the same old story.... malaysian drivers. For me, I have no problem with younger drivers.... those who drive like lipas kudung..... potong sana potong sini.... as long as they dont meddle with my safety, I dont mind. But I have a history with old drivers.... all my accidents so far involved old people..... I find them having no common sense on the road, and having a very strange, unpredictable style of driving, to be polite. Today, I almost hit another vehicle. I must say I was not at fault, because he didnt use signal light whatsoever. There they were, the pak haji and makcik, stunned by the occasion, staring at me like I am a criminal ..... I could see their lips, pot pet pot pet.... muttering words, their genuinely innocent faces just like theyve seen a ghost....... what can you do..... a lose-lose situation. Now that wraps up my unusually long post.
These are trying times for us driving vehicles running on diesel. Last week, I had to wait 40 minutes, in the blazing sun, to get diesel. Thought that was bad enough. Today, I got insider's info, the highest grossing petronas gas station in Kuching is getting new supply of Diesel at aprox. 9.15 am. Damn fabulous I thought, I would go to the station 15 minutes early, escaping the queue.
Boy oh boy, was I wrong. Got there around 9, and there at the station, vehicles in a long line of at least half a kilometre, already formed. The oil truck just got there, and they only started pumping at around 10am. I only got to pump at around 11:15, by that time, the queue was as long as it has ever been. By 1pm, they were out of diesel. Many unlucky people who were queuing patiently, had to search for diesel elsewhere.
The minister who proposed this idea is an idiot. There must be other solutions. Why punish the innocent public, for sure those in the queue werent smugglers. Damn 2 hours plus in the sun to get fuel, freaking unbelievable. Cant imagine how other people, who actually have something to do, feel about this.
The car aircond was not helping at all either, to say the least, it wasnt cooling. This aircond is like a cold blooded animal, if the temperature outside is lower, it works fantastic..... if its scorching hot, it blows almost-hot air..... how irritating is that. Furthermore, if the car is not moving, for some reason, the aircond stops working and blows gradually hotter air...... maybe somthing wrong with the fan or sumthing blocked or things like that..... or maybe it is just old.
And, to add cheese with the whine, the same old story.... malaysian drivers. For me, I have no problem with younger drivers.... those who drive like lipas kudung..... potong sana potong sini.... as long as they dont meddle with my safety, I dont mind. But I have a history with old drivers.... all my accidents so far involved old people..... I find them having no common sense on the road, and having a very strange, unpredictable style of driving, to be polite. Today, I almost hit another vehicle. I must say I was not at fault, because he didnt use signal light whatsoever. There they were, the pak haji and makcik, stunned by the occasion, staring at me like I am a criminal ..... I could see their lips, pot pet pot pet.... muttering words, their genuinely innocent faces just like theyve seen a ghost....... what can you do..... a lose-lose situation. Now that wraps up my unusually long post.
Saturday, April 16, 2005
what time is it.... it is makan time
Currently, I am filling the position of personal driver of the two bosses at home.... my youngest two sisters. I also accept calls from basically everyone...... luckily I havent got a handphone, not planning to get one for the time being...... picking up people from the airport, ride to the airport.... drop people at this place where parking is scarce..... and things of that nature. Not that I mind..... not that I have anything to do.
Earlier this week, I decided for the first time since I got here... to eat laksa Sarawak. Once you try... there is no turning back. Now I think I am developing a serious addiction..... every morning I feel like I need to eat a bowl..... same thing with kfc. KFC recently introduced curry fried chicken.... sounds good right.... I tried and it was feaking delicious. Also, a serious addiction to black pepper burger.... I think this a sarawakian novelty. Basically it is malaysian burger..... those seringgit burgers..... with added black pepper sauce. Very tasty indeed....sarawak black pepper is the best in the world..... even those used in cheap burgers are freaking delicious. There is no way..... to watch what you eat here in mesia.
Anyways.... we also have ridiculous food here. 3 ringgit teh tarik at the waterfront...... I dont mind paying 3 ringgit for teh tarik... if they serve me teh tarik in a fat tall glass mug.... complete with foam on top. But 3 ringgit for a minute cup.... freaking ridiculous. Add a few bucks and you can get something from coffee bean.
Also, the other day, in the menu it was listed.... 7 ringgit nasi pattaya with chicken, fish fillet, mix vege, egg and some more things...... wah I thought that was fantastic...... so much stuff in it.... of course what you get is the normal nasi pattaya, very very small portion. Then if you try to complain and ask the waitress... where is the freaking fish fillet.... she wouldnt know what to answer, and just leave a gaping mouth. You have to answer your own question, and say oh maybe they forgot.... just to get out of the awkward moment. My point is.... kuching waterfront food is a rip off..... and yet... people still go there.
Earlier this week, I decided for the first time since I got here... to eat laksa Sarawak. Once you try... there is no turning back. Now I think I am developing a serious addiction..... every morning I feel like I need to eat a bowl..... same thing with kfc. KFC recently introduced curry fried chicken.... sounds good right.... I tried and it was feaking delicious. Also, a serious addiction to black pepper burger.... I think this a sarawakian novelty. Basically it is malaysian burger..... those seringgit burgers..... with added black pepper sauce. Very tasty indeed....sarawak black pepper is the best in the world..... even those used in cheap burgers are freaking delicious. There is no way..... to watch what you eat here in mesia.
Anyways.... we also have ridiculous food here. 3 ringgit teh tarik at the waterfront...... I dont mind paying 3 ringgit for teh tarik... if they serve me teh tarik in a fat tall glass mug.... complete with foam on top. But 3 ringgit for a minute cup.... freaking ridiculous. Add a few bucks and you can get something from coffee bean.
Also, the other day, in the menu it was listed.... 7 ringgit nasi pattaya with chicken, fish fillet, mix vege, egg and some more things...... wah I thought that was fantastic...... so much stuff in it.... of course what you get is the normal nasi pattaya, very very small portion. Then if you try to complain and ask the waitress... where is the freaking fish fillet.... she wouldnt know what to answer, and just leave a gaping mouth. You have to answer your own question, and say oh maybe they forgot.... just to get out of the awkward moment. My point is.... kuching waterfront food is a rip off..... and yet... people still go there.
Monday, April 11, 2005
Shenanigans
Interview question of the day(translation): Keje on site ni mmg berpanas matahari... awak tak takut hitam ke?
So I was called for a second interview with this company. It was supposed to be at 1030.... I was a minute away from going.....then they called and postponed it to 230. So I was there at 230..... had to wait 1 hour. damn.... wth.... for the first interview... also waited..... not that theres anyone around. Kepala aku dah berasap.... tapi sabar aje la.
Then they expect so much of me. Why should I remember how to draw a pump.... or know how to draw pipes the standard way..... wth is a standard way of drawing pipes..... or know what the symbol of a deflection....... or is it just me?..... I am not going to revise everything... then remember the formula and symbol for deflection..... so many formulas for deflection........ just open the book la. Then came the "hitam" question. My decision not to prepare much was justified. If I dont get the job...... couldnt care less.....
Anyway, last night, Barca vs Real.... wat a match that was. End to end stuff..... defence was nonexistent. Barca could have scored 5 in the first half alone...... real got three chances and scored them all. This could easily be the match of the year. Too bad both teams are out of the champs league.... I am picking Milan to win it this year.....either Milan or Chelsea.... and hopefully Chelsea will win at Bayern.
So I was called for a second interview with this company. It was supposed to be at 1030.... I was a minute away from going.....then they called and postponed it to 230. So I was there at 230..... had to wait 1 hour. damn.... wth.... for the first interview... also waited..... not that theres anyone around. Kepala aku dah berasap.... tapi sabar aje la.
Then they expect so much of me. Why should I remember how to draw a pump.... or know how to draw pipes the standard way..... wth is a standard way of drawing pipes..... or know what the symbol of a deflection....... or is it just me?..... I am not going to revise everything... then remember the formula and symbol for deflection..... so many formulas for deflection........ just open the book la. Then came the "hitam" question. My decision not to prepare much was justified. If I dont get the job...... couldnt care less.....
Anyway, last night, Barca vs Real.... wat a match that was. End to end stuff..... defence was nonexistent. Barca could have scored 5 in the first half alone...... real got three chances and scored them all. This could easily be the match of the year. Too bad both teams are out of the champs league.... I am picking Milan to win it this year.....either Milan or Chelsea.... and hopefully Chelsea will win at Bayern.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
Liverpool menang
Liverpool were lucky, totally outclassed, the only class players were gerrard and luis Garcia.... 2-1 is very good, but that header could have been dealt with better. If they kept it at 2-0, maybe theyve got a chance. With the away goal, maybe they need some more players... I saw Alonso on the bench. He will be much needed in the second leg.
But to see the number of players mising: alonso, kewell, cisse, hamann, kirkland... all key players... if houllier was in charge..... maybe they are now in relegation dogfight. They were even outclassed by Bolton.... but somehow won that one..... and Bolton is not the classiest of teams..
But I never liked Milan Baros.... if he wants a transfer... just get rid of him. Against Bolton.... he had three 1 on 1 situations with the keeper.... and he did nothing..... I am not really fond of steven gerrard either..... he is a good player.... but he tends to do everything himself and end up losing the ball or trying too hard to produce the killer pass and end up kicking it in a cincai manner.... I prefer the way he plays for england.... since frank lampard is so much better a player, he is more in the defensive role and play shorter simpler passes.... and still score goals.
But to see the number of players mising: alonso, kewell, cisse, hamann, kirkland... all key players... if houllier was in charge..... maybe they are now in relegation dogfight. They were even outclassed by Bolton.... but somehow won that one..... and Bolton is not the classiest of teams..
But I never liked Milan Baros.... if he wants a transfer... just get rid of him. Against Bolton.... he had three 1 on 1 situations with the keeper.... and he did nothing..... I am not really fond of steven gerrard either..... he is a good player.... but he tends to do everything himself and end up losing the ball or trying too hard to produce the killer pass and end up kicking it in a cincai manner.... I prefer the way he plays for england.... since frank lampard is so much better a player, he is more in the defensive role and play shorter simpler passes.... and still score goals.
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Operation Job Hunt
I am trying to bombard companies with my job application. There is no place and time to be picky.... anything will do. After the first job is obtained, then I can see more options. So far... I think there are not so much opportunities in Kuching, but less competition I think. Weh Hakam.... jom apply shell---> shell.com.
As an ME graduate, the dream job for me, and I think for any ME student is to be involved in anything Formula 1. That would be beyond cool. Doesnt matter what it is, even something in hapless Minardi is absolutely welcome. Even to be only the lollipop man is cool enough. I think they want at least a masters.... but the lollipop man or fuel man dont need masters degree.... do they.
As an ME graduate, the dream job for me, and I think for any ME student is to be involved in anything Formula 1. That would be beyond cool. Doesnt matter what it is, even something in hapless Minardi is absolutely welcome. Even to be only the lollipop man is cool enough. I think they want at least a masters.... but the lollipop man or fuel man dont need masters degree.... do they.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Malaysia weekend review
Last few days, been doing nothing but eat and watch football and enjoying the high humidity and the equinoks. If you were in KL last weekend.... sure happening gila.... so much thing going on there, with the F1 and stuff. Last weekend whole family was here because of the school holidays... so much supply of keropok lekor and keropok of many varieties and bbq for my sisters bday and things of that nature.... my sister and aunt got some authentic keropok stuff from Kuantan or something.... Damn.... keropok lekor is my faveret thing.... keropok lekor and football.... now that everyone has left or leaving or going somewhere.... it is my job to eat them all.
The thing about AirAsia... they advertise about 29.99 flights KL-Kuching.... but if you go and look online.... there is no such thing. Rip off gila.... maybe if you go book very much further in advance.... like 6 months before.... you can find such thing.... but still it is 1 in a thousand thing. Still.... I think it is a rip-off..... iklan macam banyak je.... "travel in march to may at 29.99" and stuff..... tapi mahal je sampai 200+. I think you are better off using MAS.... if you can find super saver flights, you are better off using super saver at all times..... save you the delays, bad food and stuff. I have heard stories of Air Asia delaying flights because the plane is not full... so they combine the flight with a later flight.... ghetto gila.
P/s: Wann.... barang kitak dah kamek berik ngan adik kitak....
The thing about AirAsia... they advertise about 29.99 flights KL-Kuching.... but if you go and look online.... there is no such thing. Rip off gila.... maybe if you go book very much further in advance.... like 6 months before.... you can find such thing.... but still it is 1 in a thousand thing. Still.... I think it is a rip-off..... iklan macam banyak je.... "travel in march to may at 29.99" and stuff..... tapi mahal je sampai 200+. I think you are better off using MAS.... if you can find super saver flights, you are better off using super saver at all times..... save you the delays, bad food and stuff. I have heard stories of Air Asia delaying flights because the plane is not full... so they combine the flight with a later flight.... ghetto gila.
P/s: Wann.... barang kitak dah kamek berik ngan adik kitak....
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