Birthday Treat

Birthday dinner treat on 10 June at a korean restaurant in Amcorp mall by hyperhex, jazz2dmax, tweets, CY and BB HT :) Thanks to them for a nice dinner. The food there not bad. As usual we eat and take photos and talk abt gym stuffs...after dinner we went over to A&W to have waffle and ice creams :p Nothing much but enjoyed hanging out with them. Thank again. Here some pic to share.

me, cynthia (CY), sharon (jazz2dmax), purdey (tweets)

all of us including the guy - jon (hyperhex) & john

Parenthood

hmmm...past few days I have this thought....I wish to have my own family. How is it feel to have own child? Why will I have this kind of thought? Donno why past few days I've been seeing mummy and children everywhere...can feel the parenthood from them...the joy and the happiness. I know nowadays is not easy to have children but once you have it you will love it. To you they are everything...you can't live without them. You will have strong connections with your children no matter how...I wish to have this kind of feeling...donno when my wish comes true...sob sob...

Last Friday I had a small house warming from my best friend. All together four of us which used to be very closed together but not now. however we still in touch. Is nice to have get together again. among four of us 3 of them married. 2 of them mummy with 1 child. So glad to see them happy with their children and the kids getting olders. Listen to them talk about kids stuff quite interesting.

Then next day I was sitting at hair saloon doing my hair for 5 hours....in between the time I see a lot of mummy or daddy brought their children to cut hair...think will have at least 5 of them. some kid so cute...and I observed their face expressions...it was feeling good to see this kind of pictures....also read about motherhood articles from real life celebrities...feel glad they have children and all grown up when age 30ish...but not me...what can I do ar? *wondering*

I'm still enjoying my life...busy with all the time occupied....hard earning by sacrifies my time... however sometimes when stopping I feel to have someone there with me...a home to go...someone is there waiting...time to settle down but yet things allow to do so....it's life :)

Update and Upcoming

Since last Friday onwards I was doing classes non-stop for Wave, Jam and shadowing Step.....till yesterday...today at last got rest day for me! happieeee :p

Tonight going to cook dinner for the gang....hmmm suddenly got mood to cook...I do like cooking and used to cook but since donno ages ago no more time and energy for it. Hopefully tonight's dinner still fine :p....may be take some pic to show what I cook later yeah hiak...

This week full week for me...apart from teaching...tomorrow night my best friend invited me and others together gather at her new house have small house warming and my belated birthday treat :D....all of us long time no gather together and have updates lor...hopefully a good night as well.

Saturday gotta go back Seremban for another high school friend's house warming...this time will have a lot ppl...may be is another big gathering as well for all high school friends. quite looking forward...Sunday another dinner treat by another 'balance + combat' group...having korean food...yippieeee...looking forward for the dinner as well :)

Photossss

True Fitness Launch - 2 June 2007
The group pic as usual taken after Jam launch...this time special...was after my birthday wishing yoh...hehe...this time the launch them color is "Rainbow"...



Q2 Instructor Quarterly - 6 May 2007
Everyone wear pretty pretty waiting for Jam to start. Every quarterly we surely busy take pictures.

Thank you!! *.*

Must write this entry and say thank you to all my beloved friends who wished me or celebrated for me on my birthday. It was awesome day I had. The day full of surprises and seriously I was very happy. Thought it was happiest birthday I had compare to previous years which most of the time celebrated alone. This year different...all my friends celebrate with me. Happy :D.

Let's see what happened on that day... It was last saturday and also TF launch day. I received wishes started from midnight...u know who u r on the number 1 queue :p. In fact I slept early on Friday night cos too tired and need to wake up early on Saturday. On Saturday I woke up around 8am...automatic one la...probably my body get used to the timing I've trained on weekdays. Then received msg from Clement ask go for breakfast...since I'm hungry and woke up already. So I just pack the gym clothes for afternoon...then go out to sri petaling for nasi lemak which recommended best there :). Thanks to clement buy me breakfast hehe. Then I straight go to Taipan meeting Tina for breakfast again :p (she ate but I just drink la). We were waiting for the boutiques at Taipan to open then we start our shopping..hiak...during shopping time received lots of sms wishes...from singapore...from old friend...from long time friend...

We hop from 1 boutique to another 1. I bought clothes for launch later but mostly working clothes since the prices reasonable. hehe. Spent a lot neh. Tina also pengsan...Then rush for BStep practice around 1ish. Phew...at that time already sweat and tired... Did 1 round of step practice and a little bit formation on the track me n Raymond gonna shadow. Then go makan again! Quick one and then rush to change baju for Step. I was late to BStep and everyone looking for me hiak. It was fun participate for a shadow. The class full blast neh. The power of purple dinasaur yoh!

Right after Step is Jam. Received an oversea call from Germany while changing...surprised to me this friend of mine call and wished me. What a right time to get me...else I won't able to pick up the call :). I am very happy to get this call unexpectedly. so I was late to class again. The class full as well...but towards end my kaki cramp. think did too much step ... muscles too tension. After the class thought is the end...but....the instructor announce the day is my birthday and invite me up the stage. I never expected it. Not only this...they already plan earlier to have this surprised to me one...they brought in the birthday cake and ask members to sing birthday song together for me. So nice of them....gam dong...but no tears :p Made wish and cut cake to give away to members and instructors. Nice and big cake...sponsored by Jason. really thank to him for such arrangement neh.
My birthday cake :)

After hoo hoo haa haa...rushed home to change pretty pretty for night dinner of course..hiak. We all go by one car for who stay near near...I've booked table for about 15 ppl at Izzi restaurant. Total 14 of us be there and we ordered a lot of dishes share among...really a lot. not play play. no choice...all hungry ghost after launch...too much cardios :p Think we are the most noisy table in the restaurant. Also received a sms from Australia from a friend that long time no see as well...happy that still got so many friends remember my birthday. I had incredible night with all of them with joy and fun. really happy leh...thanks to you all eh! *hugzzzz* Here the photo album taken that night...click on the photo to the album la. Nice pics taken...all shui shui hoh hehehe....

Clement's Birthday

I owe everyone the photos for quite some time...almost about 1 month. so not me yoh...usually I will upload the photos right after the event...but this round really cannot la...so busy and laptop tak ada software to edit...I must edit before I send to everyone ge lor...so here the photo...click on the photo to go to the album...enjoy :)

Theme color - Pink and Black...quite nice to see everyone in same color :)

Quick Update

Work - super busy...learning up a lot of things...have to la. gotta pick up the skills. soon will lead the engagement with partners. sob sob...sometimes do stress cos u donno things and expected to pick up asap :((

Gym - lately busy with new release Jam practicing...tuitions...classes. TF Jaya33 opened today and start from next week I got new class there as well. So now I have 3 permanent class and sometimes do replacement. If later clear bodystep then even busier...hmmm try to take it slowly hehehe. Tomorrow is launch at Taipan....will shadow 2 tracks for step and just join jam for fun....colorful! rainbow! that's the theme color!!! susah...everytime launch sure scratch head to think what to wear....will see tomorrow can search any or not :p....last minute hoh...don care la. simply mix n match...

What else? nothing liao...the rest empty la...sigh...this year birthday must wish kau kau for what I want!!...wakkakaka.

Tomorrow night will have birthday dinner with all my beloved gym friends....so looking forward. Remember last year wanted to have party also cannot...everyone busy with miracle launch at FF. Always something happening during the day one...this year also launch day...but lucky all still can make it for the dinner :D

Hopefully tomorrow will take more pics from launch...the dinner...and if I got time will upload the pics....I know I know...long time no upload pics :p...clement's birthday pics also havent ready leh...sob sob

Bowling Tournament

Bowling Tournament - 24 May 2007 (Thursday)

It was held by IBM Club. The club always organizing activities for all employees to join. And since I used to love bowling so interested to join. Mean time try to see whether can know someone else outside from my department :p. Taken my initiative to register myself. It was my first time joining such activity esp organize by company and also first time joined bowling tournament althought I love to play.

At first when I arrived at U-Bowl...non of them I know! lucky I know the club president. Later she introduced me my team captain. Phewww....We teamed up and played 3 games individually. I think I've stopped playing for about 2 years. Take my bowling ball again like taking super duper heavy dumbell :p First game was my usual average...but then got tired...fingers and hand pain...2nd game really bad very below my average...and donno why I suddenly sot plug and played very well for 3rd game (That time quite number of ppl watching from the back...so u know how well I did :p...si beh ai bin..hiak). So cut short the story...I was nearly get the best female bowler....should be just few points lesser...too bad. And my team overall kalah teruk...is the last team la...pai seh. Hopefully in coming events I will try to join and help to get more points.

Was a good experience and knowing some others...it is hard to know ppl within the building unless u join more of such activities...hmmm I wish to join more in future...kakakakaka

Black Wednesday :(

The bad luck will never away from me...it likes to hit me wherever I go :((

Today I'm on MC cos got sick since Monday night. And since not working today and felt better after some rest. Thought of taking this chance to do bank stuffs when the bank is open. Usually is a quick one when I go to bank. So I just park my car at road side beside some cars...where everyone usually does and no parking at that time. Just a while in the bank and heard something happened to my car. When went out saw my car kena tow away liao *wawawa*

At that point of time I donno wat to do eh...donno where my car tow to where. lucky a guy had same experience before and ask me call MPSJ. In the end got to know the MPSJ branch number where my car tow to. Called someone to pick me from there to get my car which taken me few hours to settle and paid a sum of compound :(

Like chinese said...wo pat dan hang = bad luck not only happened once but twice or many more. It is really happened to me. But think of better side which 'poh choi dong joy' = paid money to avoid something badly happened on me. Donno la...is bad or good...I just wish it will no longer happened again. And I will never go to bank in the afternoon again! This time I was lucky cos brought my handbag along. If left it in the car I really no idea how to contact my friends for help and without money!!!

God bless me....

Update: I think my luck not really bad after all :p why??? oh same day I bought my car number and it opened in special prize :D can cover back my compound...then bring luck to my friend who helped me bought the number and also my sister's bf who send me to pick my car hiak

My Wish List :p

I'm so sorry to my readers that's been long time no update here...forgive me cos work been busy lately and also busy at gym. I was thinking to put up some photos taken lately however still no time to edit them yet...promise to post once completed ok.

My birhtday is around the corner..before it ends wish to make a wish list from my blog. can I? hehe...hint hint...for those ada 'heart' know what to do la kekekeke

1. A wallet can hold all my cardsssss...currently one can but torn already la... Update: hiak... my sisters bought me handbag and the wallet I like (I chose myself) :p...waiting this sat to get it
2. iPod FM transmitter....nowadays on the road longer...every morning stuck in the traffic jam... so I always watch jam dvd on ipod while driving and listen to the songs...wish to have one which can convert to car speaker and a charger function as well...
3. Nike whole attire?? been long no buy Nike stuffs...outdated already la :(
4. Nike Shox...now I always wear the same pair which is Nike Shox as well cos I feel more comfortable wearing it. the rest my feet pain whenever wear those.

Another last dream which wish to get a new car :) but don't think I will get it for time being.. unless someone willing to buy me one :p Can say I've bought myself a huge huge present which I've dreamt for years....that's why cannot change car la. sob sob.

I Am Still Here

Hi hi...I am still here...miss my post?? Yeah I know it's been a while no update here. Busy lor...sigh

Here some short update:
1/5 - Holiday & is wesak day. Went temple with friends at Jln Gasing. Quite crowded the temple but still ok. Got back some string tie on hand and a pack of shower water. hehe. get rid of bad luck and hope good luck will come :p Then we went to Ikea shopping. Very packed due to is holiday mar. I got cash voucher redeem from Ikea Friends credit card. So I bought the most things and just top up a little bit of cash.

2/5 - Went Izzi again for lunch with buddies. yeah 3 of us had a lot of food due to we need to eat till RM100 bill only get 50% off. We had nice & cheap food and enjoy chatting. Then went sg wang a while cos my friend wanna get something.

4/5 - Replacement Jam class at hartamas. It was not jam slot and surprisingly see a lot members joining and they can do it. My replacement at 7pm. then went to 2nd floor to support sharon's jam replacement. So I had back to back jam classes. after tat my legs cant move anymore. next day leg shaking :p

6/5 - 2nd quarter instructor workshop. Breakfast with CI & Jazz2DMax at Dome 9am. Then joined Combat 10am, quite nice release but tough. Then follow by Step 11:30am, great release with nice songs and some performance and funs! Lunch break then joined Jam 2:30pm, it was nice release...I like it....with some oldskool, latin, trash jam (jazz + krump), house. Must try release. much easier moves and cool! Then usual dinner at KLCC...this time 15 of us ate @ chilis. after dinner walk a while then go home rest. Next day got training.

7-8/5 - BStep training!! Only 2 days but it seems century to me. First day start with master class, introducing, then learn choreography (how to read the choreo notes), techniques (killing part...drill the techniques for 2-3 hours), then coaching. Only 9 trainees & 1 trainer. But better. each of us allocated a track for next day presentation. I got track 10 which is a peak track require lots of stamina which I don have :( End of day 1 quickly get myself dinner and next day food then home to rest and learn the track. I gotta sleep early if not I will get tired easily next day. Next day woke up early and at studio early to practice my track. 2nd Day, start with presentation by each of us. Then get comments by trainer which need to correct for 2nd presentation end of the day. Then we do brush up for techniques and coaching (verbal cues, visual cues, pre cues, preview etc). after lunch we had challenge. I hate most! superb tired yoh. 3 circuits with 4 stations and each stations 2 moves. Each move has to do 30 secs, 45 secs, 60 sec respectively for each stations and circuits. After 1 circuit gotta do speed straddle 1 min each side of leg! After the challenge I lembik already. I was too tired to move. About end of the day we had 2nd presentation which incorporate what we had learnt for the 2 days. I was the last person to do and by tat time I was too exhausted. Nervous as well. When tired you will not do a better techniques. I always got this prob during training :( But lucky my result is pass! after end of theday every one taking pictures. Will post up later. Enjoyed the training with the rest. Although just few of us but good enough. Now I'm BStep instructor! huhuhu. but gotta work hard for better again...sob sob. Just gau dim 1 pressure now add another one again!bleh

For those intend to have the training you must prepare yourself for pressures and physical challenge. It is quite hard for first timer to go for such training. I've been thru it and I know is hard. especially doing the moves with coaching.

After trainng my whole body become jelly already! really pain here and there. no strength at all. I was no mood working also :p but now recovered after few days resting.

11/5 - Bad luck started!! early morning bloody blur cause by the stupid call. made me forget to gtet back my season parking card after slotted in the machine. someone took it and use it. so i have to stop the card and gotta get replacement card for 50 bucks! damn.
At night, Clement's birthday party on sat and is steamboat style. before buy food went buy his present at LV from work. Few of us so glamour walk in to get the present. haha. once a while spend like a rich man really not bad. we bought a wallet for him. After that went carrefour buy the food. we shopped like mad and so many things we bought. till 12 ish midnite only had dinner :S bloody tired that night especially not home since started work on the day.

12/5 -2nd day back luck! dropped my hardisk and today sent for checking certified it is dead. :( all my backup datas in it gone *wa was wa* cry also no tears. sighhhhh
5pm reach clement's place to help up on food. work till 7ish then only dress up. the night with lots of guest and food! When u see the pictures sure shock also haha. the bday boy so happy. lazy to process the photos...later post la hehehe. now no mood liao...hardisk gone :(

13/5 - mother's day. taught jam. rainy day...moody day also. should say tired. went to fix my hardisc and to taipan a while. went to clement's place do something. went dinner with raymond's mom hahaha. i'm so bad daughter never go home celebrate. even my sis also no go back mar. my mom wont bother one la. :p ok Happy Mother's day to all mother out there yeah. ;)

phew...so hot now...time to sleep after long updates :p good night
finger cross my bad luck gone!!! :p

I've Made It!!

Remember previously I was mentioned about Jam replacement class I'm worried I can't do it whole class then look for helper? Yesterday I got another replacement in taipan. I was thinking should I do it my own and ask help...in the end decided to try my best to do the whole class. No matter what I still have to go thru the process to do a class by my own. I'm proud of my class yesterday I managed to do whole class. Can see the members also can follow and enjoy it more than enough. And this afternoon started my permanent Jam class in hartamas...yeah an earlier start differ from the initial plan. did the same tracks and I managed to do it again :p yippie... i think I have no phobia to handle a class start from now.... althought got screw here and there a bit but I think it doesnt matter. I can fix it when time goes by...

Now I'm more comfortable on stage by myself...really thanks to last time did many TTs... I sincerely here to thank to Jason who gives me so many opportunities to TT with him and let me comfortable with the teaching on stage. And also thank to other instructors which I TT before. Without their help I don't think I will be who am I now. I'm glad to know everyone here to help each other and give encouragement and comments as necessary. Thank to all help me before :)

*update:
On Sat, I was so dumb dumb donno how to on the volume...lucky got previous instructor help :p then hoh...I didn't change the battery from previous class...so last half of the class without mic! dumb dumb me bleh

On Sun, lucky got a good sifu from previous class help me fix the battery and nothing blur this time...hehe. gotta learn how to adjust the volume and the mic ler.

5 ways to decode your date

Got this article from my buddy...interesting and it's so true...I should try it one day hehehe. Watch out guys!

Activity #1: Share a communal meal
Instead of choosing standard dinner fare, take your date to a place that encourages — or better yet, requires — that you share what you order, whether that’s fondue, Korean barbecue, or Spanish tapas. Suddenly, the “I’ll order mine, you order yours” rule is out the window, so you’ll get the real scoop on how well they compromise. When you suggest something exotic, does your date seem open to it or make a face, then steer you toward something else on the menu? Once the food arrives, there’s more to learn. Those who get territorial about the dish “they” wanted or seem leery of infringing on “yours” or “your half” all suggest that the give-and-take that relationships require won’t come naturally to them, warns Ian Kerner, Ph.D., author of the upcoming DSI: Date Scene Investigation. The true keepers are those who will voluntarily dump the last morsel on your plate and won’t mind if you’ve double-dipped. (After all, if they can’t handle swapping a little saliva over nachos and salsa, how are they ever going to handle more intimate moments involving the exchange of bodily fluids?)

Activity #2: Play a game
Want to know how your date plays the game of life? Pit yourself against your partner in pool, ping-pong, miniature golf, or stay home and have a battle of the Xbox. As you’re playing, ask yourself: Is your date playful or serious about scoring? Does this person curse when losing or gloat when winning? “There’s nothing wrong with wanting to win, but you’ll learn a lot if your date has to win,” points out Sharyn Wolf, Manhattan psychotherapist, and author of Guerilla Dating Tactics: Strategies, Tips and Secrets for Finding Romance. If your date’s got a serious competitive streak, you’d be fooling yourself to think it doesn’t carry over to other areas—like his or her love life. “These people will see arguments as win/lose propositions, too, and they won’t quit until they’ve won,” warns Kerner. If, however, your date cheers you on when you score a point, that’s a sign of a truly supportive partner, so take note.

Activity #3: Put on your dancing shoes
The next time you’re out, consider dragging your date on the dance floor—and fear not, this isn’t about having a dance-off. In fact, seeing your date do the boogie-woogie isn’t even about the dancing; it’s about their willingness to dance in the first place. “There’s nothing that makes a person more self-conscious than dancing—especially men,” says Wolf. “If your date dances, this shows the person’s good at surrendering, at not being in complete control in front of others, and that your date is less concerned about what others will think.” Which is all good information!

Activity #4: Take a stroll
Instead of sitting down for a movie or coffee, step outdoors for a walk through a park and see what happens. Can you two keep the conversation going away from music, alcohol and people watching? “It’s life without props,” points out Kerner. See how your date can handle lulls in conversation: The longer this person can wait before filling the silence, the more comfortable your date is with him or herself—and the lower the chance that what you’re seeing is a “front” put up to impress you.

Activity #5: Go for a drive together
The next time your date offers to drive you somewhere, pay attention to how they react on the road. “Driving is very, very revealing,” says body language expert Patti Wood (pattiwood.net). “Years ago, I was on a first date with a man who’d turn left at yellow lights, and take lots of risks on the road. That told me he was a person who would always live a little on the edge.” Other insights from Wood: Lane-changers will probably always be on the lookout for someone better-looking, smarter, or richer than you. Picky parkers who always want to go around one more time to see if they can snag a closer spot probably have problems with commitment. Herky-jerky drivers who accelerate and brake so quickly they leave your stomach queasy may have poor sense of pacing in all areas of life. Plus, if you’re driving, see how they handle it—nagging that you should slow down, speed up, or otherwise do things differently is a sign this person probably won’t love you just the way you are (starting with your bad driving).

Souce of 5 ways to decode your date

Crab Again!

yuppie! had crab again on last Thursday on a special day with my friends. We went to the same shop we had half a year ago at kepong :p 9 of us had 3 types of crabs each 1 kg (salted egg, cheese, kam heong), taufu, marmic pork rib, thai style chicken, curry prawn in coconut shell, vege, steam fish...very full oh that night hiak hiak. the food nice. too bad we don't have stomach to try other style of crabs. but according to the restaurant we only can order 3 types at one time. Our bill cost 200+RM...not bad la. Someone belanja lagi best kakaka.

After makan went to Starbucks at Curve have a cup of tea/coffee....lagi full haha. I felt sleepy after makan one...so we just sat a while and play around with laptop and visit some websites... kekeke cant tell what websites :p

Here the food photos again to make you sulivers drop hohoho


The group :)

Izzi Restaurant

Wanted to post this many times yet failed cause by busy works and need photo editing which my laptop not so ok with it. Finally last night spent a night to edit photos (dont care and just install photoshop on my laptop...will remove it after used) and now only got time to post it up...bleh..

Last 2 week's Saturday
One of the Jammer who took BJam training together with me came to KL for holiday. So I try to arrange a meet up with him and others who know him. Unfortunately some of them are busy with their own stuffs. Only me, simone and claire able to make it...raymond joined later. claire was late as well. We went to izzi lifestyle restaurant located at Jln Sultan Ismail (same row as California Fitness). It is quite a big restaurant...It has 2 or 3 storeys. It can accomodate many ppl and also a lot ppl queueing. May be what attracted ppl go is bcos if u spend >100rm bill then u can get 50% discount. Quite a nice place and cozy. It has wifi zone also. The menu also look interesting...got starters, pizza, pastas, asian, steaks, salads etc...they also serve cakes and chocolate at the front counter. Another thing I checked on menu....a kid meal free if an adult order main course. This restaurant originally from Indonesia. The price range ok and cheap after discounted. FYI cake not included. the rest include. Will be there again to try other food. And if you got any party may be it's a right place also. They got party area upstairs. They got a nice comfy sofas also.

Some of our photos and food pics taken...let me show you guys....
makoto
simone
claire
raymond

all of us

Here the food we ate! the chicken wings delicious...original with their special sauce. the pizza great also. I ate carbonara and not bad. simone had bolognese which recommended by chef. wan tan mee by makoto not nice. the cheeze bun not bad. their cakes nice also especially the apple struddle...definitely will go back again to try on others on the menu! kakaka


After dinner and raymond said go La Queen...then ok la since they got free sms to enter by doing some trick ;) first time clubbing with someone else and it was fun. It was a crazy night. the night in conjuction with Songkran in BKK. so they said will pour water. Tell you what..we all whole wet. I didn't dress proper for the event. I just join them clubbing last minute since they asked so. But it was fun and crazy and happy to know more friends from other states...hmmm I got 'ngan fook' to see all the nice nice bodies hiak hiak....opppsss can't tell much here ;) the night ended around 3am ish.

Wave Training

Today I go kepoh on the wave training at Taipan. Quite a number of instructors join the training. Hopefully they will teach also cos at the moment teaching Wave just 4 permanently teaching including me and another one stopped teaching for some time. I used to try to get cover but non can do it. So this time hope new batch can help. Due to my unforseen working hours I might drop the Wed 6:30pm and remain 8pm class. And hopefully get a class in Jaya33 which nearer to my office so I won't be rushed. Another 2 weeks later is Body Step training...looking forward. actually the training date crashed with my work which I just got to know yesterday. But no matter how I still gotta take leave cos already paid for the training. Lucky my manager ok with it. Start on 7 May got a new partner do engagement porting Oracle to DB2 for 2 weeks. So ngam the date crashed. But still got someone else backup at the moment. and I gotta do prior installation before the engagement. So should be ok. Just first 2 days not around...hopefully I won't lost when I go back :p

First Replacement Class

I've been called up for Body Jam replacement on my first day of work. Since it's my first replacement so I just take it. But I am worry I have no time prepare and my stamina still can't able to do whole class. So I quickly get someone help to team teach with me. Lucky Farah is free to help. Thank god. Very nervous on the first replacement class leh....however it's still better with someone with me on stage. And also Tweets and Jon were there to support also. Thanks to them. Initially I thought the class not many people cos almost starting still just few people. I thought may be bcos my replacement (my name on the board) and no one will join. But surprised when the class starting many coming in. Especially some new members. Not too tense but nervous cos not really got time to prepare well. Hopefully the more I do the more comfortable I will.

Today just got to know I got a first permanent Jam class in Hartamas on Sunday :p starting next month...sob sob need to prepare for it liao!

New Job Experience

Monday
First day my job in IBM. Left my house before 8am. I've made many mistakes on this day. 1st: went to sg besi highway direction. It was traffice jam started from the exit from sri petaling. 2nd: Try detour to old klang road (cos I know from sg besi to federal highway will be jam) but seem that old klang road even worst. Move slow compare to federal highway direction. I took nearly an hour to escape from the jam. But after old klang road join to federal highway no jam. And I cut thru kerinchi link which give me a smooth all the way to 1U. 3rd: Park my car at Plaza IBM basement which hourly rate! First half day RM8 then I removed my car to 1U cost RM3. Not only parking rate expensive but I'm also bad luck....my car got 'kemek' by someone's car when I took my car at basement during lunch time :(( wanna cry liao....

First day in IBM was an orientation day. about 20+ people same started their first day. We were placed at one room to listen presentations about the company, the departments, the benefits and etc which they wan us to know. Then we had welcome lunch at Good Evening Bangkok. All presentations end around 5pm. Then they distribute ThinkPad to everyone. And we need to configure everything that needed which took another 3 hours. End up I left work at 8ishpm :(. Here many rules...many things to know especially lots of terms! And passwords as well. every single thing also need password...ids....etc etc.

My first day was very tired due to too many informations gotta know...too many things to remember. phew... However good thing is everyone are new and we have common. Know some new friends there. Oh yah...first day suppose will have a mentor to guide you...but I'm the unlucky one cos my mentor not free. And I'm the only one from IT department...the rest are from Finance, Accounting, Sales, Customer fullfilment etc.... sigh...

Tuesday
Was told by my manager I gotta attend DB2 Boot Camp. Leave earlier from home. Go by sg besi highway all the way to federal highway. I don't dare to go by old klang road anymore. Park at 1U which everyone said this is the cheaper option for parking. After parked but I lost my way to walk to office. walked around and asked around...end up walked a big big circle only manage to reach. sigh. Reached office and to the floor I'm suppose to be (but I have no idea where is my workstation is due to no one bring me before). Look for my manager but she is not in yet (that time was 9am). So someone else brought me to the training room. I was blur and donno what and who...lucky got a guy from same team guide me. Then only I know the Boot Camp is 3 full days training. So my second day was lectured and do some hands on practices. My mentor took me for lunch and helping me to solve my problems and telling me what I need where to get etc. tsk tsk...too many things to know at the moment...kind of a bit lost :p. Second day parking also costly cos I didn't remove my car during lunch (forgotten and no time). Cost me RM9 leh. Heartache :(( wa wa wa wa.... fyi, plaza IBM got season parking (or u can say not bcos the parking are other tenants which not move in yet) and monthly cost RM150 per month Mon-Fri only. Kind of expensive right? but for convenience I think I'll try to get one if possible. Damn... my expensive increase! ish ish. petrol + toll + parking...wa wa wa wa!

Wednesday - Thursday
still in boot camp. This DB2 9 boot camp is once a year by international instructor. I have to attend cos my job is technical consultant on DB2. I'm in IBM Innovation Centre (IIC) which help the Independant Software Vendors (ISV) to do engagement enablement by helping to do porting to DB2 from Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and etc. So I gotta be expert in DB2 :p My job is to consult and guid them. Also need to answer questions that they ask. Most important is to get customer satisfaction for my performance...sob sob...not sure I can do it or not as now not that expert at all. Wed due to the training till quite late and forsee I'll be late for Wave class at 6:30pm so I just ask replacement and lucky got someone helped. Thurs got unit meeting from 5pm till 7ish pm...left office about 8. After so many long days working and when leaving office I feel that no where I can go and what should I do...was too tired yet feel like meeting friends. But end up went home to rest.

I was not feeling well on Thursday...had headache and sorethroat. After meeting and time to go home my head super heavy. After home do nothing and lie on the bed. I can fall asleep without knowing it. I no longer got a problem to get into sleep...because I'm too tired and not feeling well. It was long time I didn't fall asleep while doing something...now it happened again. Can you imagine how tired I am?

Friday
Everyday got to know new things and new people that I will work with. Even got someone putting pressures on me for the job I suppose need to do. I find that people in IBM really experienced and they are very technical....may be they worked long and know very well on operations...Kind of pressures cos someone expecting you should be expert as well. I've gotta more concentrate to work better. Today given a lot of stuffs to read....need to know how to get started and what should I need to do. A bit worry now but I wish I can take the challenge. If I'm successful to sustain will be no problem....Now hoping I can manage my time well between work and gym class. I'll get more classes in future....and work getting busy and need determination also... gotta justifying myself to such situations....wish me luck :)

*one thing to highlight - IBM has vending machines for free Hot Coffee, Milo, teh tarik and Cold Milo and Ice lemon tea...every floor has pantry with fridge and microwave oven :) U will love it hehehe

Now weekend...also do readings about my work. Will try to rest more and stay at home more. Need to dedicated for work more. Time to get out from comfort zone and aim for what I want.

My Last Day

Today is my last day with current company. This is the day I'm looking forward :p Is good to step out from a mess. For ur info, the co still havent hire anyone replace me...and no one for me to transfer my knowledge to only until yesterday I try to explain what I'm doing to another colleague which is not C++ expertise and not the one doing my work. sigh.... I don't wanna care la. Not my control anymore. So these 2 days busy handling over and settle whatever need to be settled.

Had farewell lunch with colleagues...just simple one la. Nothing special. In fact, I don't feel close to colleagues here except one girl. The rest just hi bye only. I don't even bother what they are doing. I'm like separate individual doing my own things and never interact with them at all. We are not doing same stuffs can said so. I also don't really like the office environment...don't give a damn to it at all. Come to work...no lunch with them...then off work as early as I can. First time I don't have feeling with the company and the colleagues....not like what I experienced before. But who cares...

OK is time to say bye bye to this company....now rushing to clean up everything and time to leave my laptop here....after today no laptop use liaoo...and gotta wait till monday to get a new one :D Wish me luck for the new job on next Monday!!! :p

**Update:
Forgot to say that even after my last day I am require to help them if they needed me. Of course I will charge for the consultation fees. And when new programmer in I have to help them to transfer the knowledge...but I'm gonna to give me some conditions. I don't wish I always get calls from them...ask to work at night...or ask to work during weekends too often...sometimes u got pay but u wish to have rest and do something else instead work on the shit which u wish to escape from right? And may be new job require my time to concentrate also...who knows...so hopefully they don't need me much but I doubt that...sigh

Eat All You Can!

Yesterday went to Bangsar Seafood Restaurant to try out their promotion where eat all you can from 1st April till end of April. Total 5 of us 4 gals 1 guy really ate alot compare to usual! wakakaka...first of all the food not bad...and we just order what we think worth to eat. They got such rules where you have to confirmed head count before you order. Even one person last minute not coming you still need to pay for that person. Secondly, you must finish all the food you ordered else you gotta pay extra fine. Every dishes you call is on head count amount. Let say you order fried rice then it will be 5 person fried rice and you cant order only for 1 person except dessert.

Basically I can't remember how many dishes we ate. Let me have a rough list out. 1 sharfin soup (only can order once), 1 egg yok crab (only can order once), 1 scallop with broccoli (only can order once), 3 types of fishes, 3 types of prawns, 3 types of vege, 1 steamed egg, 1 fried squid, 1 chinese pancake, and everyone had at least 2 bowls of desserts and myself had 4 bowls and another friend had 5 bowls! U say a lot of not?? I ate until wanna vomit liao kakaka. The food delicious but a bit salty (most of the dishes). recommend the crab, the kai lan with salty fish...basically all niceeeee and the bill cost RM43.70 exactly for each person. Not bad yoh.

Suggest you to make prior booking...if u were be there to wait for seating u might gotta wait. And keep ur stomach for the night. Just like me no lunch for the day! kakakaka
Let's see how's the food look like....emmmm towards end lazy to take pic or forgotten or rushing back la....we started at 7ish end almost at 10pm. You gotta wait for ur order for at least 20 to 30 minutes....