3 short stories

I came across this blog last week and one of the entries talk about living your life...

http://excitingobservations.blogspot.com/2005/09/stay-hungry-stay-foolish.html

Text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered at Stanford University on June 12, 2005.

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?

It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course." My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.

And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on.

Let me give you one example:
Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn't have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating.

None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, its likely that no personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later.

Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

My second story is about love and loss.I was lucky — I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.

I really didn't know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.

I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I retuned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.

I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.

My third story is about death.
When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn't even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope its the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to life with his poetic touch. This was in the late 1960's, before personal computers and desktop publishing, so it was all made with typewriters, scissors, and polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions.

Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth Catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue. It was the mid-1970s, and I was your age. On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. Beneath it were the words: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."

It was their farewell message as they signed off. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.


-Hope all of us would be inspired by this speech one way or another-

Thursday, 290805

:: selama 2 tahun 8 bulan 16 hari i'm wif the govt, this morning meeting was the most exciting one i have ever attend. no, wait a minute let me do some calculation, selama 4 tahun 2 bulan dan 28 hari bekerja (private and govt), this morning meeting was the best..in fact the one and only meeting that i can concentrate 200%!!! tp that kind of meeting, kalau buat selalu maknanye ader something wrong somewhere la dgn ur work procedure. bestnyer kalau dapat masuk sini coz they are the one yg do the investigation. tp penat banyak sikit kot. maklum ler keje ala2 csi gitu.

:: smalam metrojaya preview sale for member. i only got the brochures on tuesday. too short notice so tak sempat nak amik cuti...nak EL pun tak leh sbb ader meeting. dear, u shud be proud of me sbb even after work pun i decided not to go. tapi menci ader org tuh siap tepon2 buat report pasal handbag murah. andby the way sab, handbags kalau diff design kolor itam jer tak per...tp jgn seluor asyik kolor merah jer...ngeh ngeh ngeh

:: my father is coming friday nite for a custom dinner...i asked him is this the 5 mil thingy....hahaha...no laaa...this is for retired officer only not retiring officer.

:: hubby got a new toy, new toy = higher electricity bills = less balance of household allowance for me..........GRRRRRRRRRRRRR

:: 2morrow is the day, the BIG B and COCA COLA announcement. tak syiok kan kalau govt punyer Big B satu m'sia boleh tau. kalau dpt 3-6 bulan tu tak per gak nak poyo2. ni satu bulan pun ntah dpt ntah tidak. as for COCA COLA, tak nak berharap sgt sbb frm what i heard, i wont be getting any!!! sbbnyer i'm staying at the quarters...ntah apa kaitan COCA COLA dgn quarters i myself dunno. kalau ikutkan mmg la ada kaitan...but then kalau ader kaitan tak yah la introduce COCA COLA just increased housing allowance jer ler....GRRRRR

satu hari di jalan tar

so this is the pixs ad. last saturday 3 lovely ladies went for 'ladies day out' at jln tar. so here is the entry bergambar.

ini namanyer keje gile....ambik gambar kaki sendrik. mengikut arah jam: cantik, jelita and oriental.

no comment la abt this lady...who is she?? hint: fav slack = RED

These b00ts are made for walking - Jes*ica S*mpson

setelah tidak berjaya membeli spect itew so me rembat spect ad yg amats besor itu. p/s: dear, dont u think i need to wear braces??

so our next 'ladies day out' will be KLCC after hari raya. thank you ad for driving us around.

Blame it on...

I have the tendencies to update this blog once in a fortnight..Well at least, the madam are able to keep this blog running..

On current affairs
- Rita did not reach level 5 as expected. A big relief to the yanks out there..especially dubya..Who might he blame it this time..Mother earth? We're not suckers..

On technology
- I bought a wireless router yesterday in OU. It wasn't the cheapest in town but no time to drive down to Low Yat and bargain like crazy. It's just 20 bucks difference and I got a free lousy speaker costing around 20 bucks..but the towkey slapped a RM 68 price tag on the speakers..and mentioned its good bargain...hah..who's he kidding with..I'm a geek. Anyway, went back and hooked up the router to the adsl modem..put on the cd and let it rip..and the annoying trying and error begun..Macho guys like me dun read manual..just wing it..After tinkering several hours with the gadget i gave up..its not the router problem..something wrong with my wireless setting..No wonder i can't surf in starbucks yesterday...Then i remembered, i went to my frens office last friday and he did some tinkering around my thinkpad to log into his network. Now, everything was so screwed up...This morning, i called up helpdesk..and holler for help...the easiest way to resolve technical issues..we have people to do it for you..I did not mention to the tech lady wat i did last friday with the settings..standard tak nak ngaku salah...it wasn't me kind of remarks...She did some miracle and it works...Anyway, one problem solved...went back to day..and try to run the router installation again...It's not working!!..WTF!!..I'm gonna sue the towkay in OU, he sold me faulty router..or incompatible router..or wateva wrong with it...as long as its not my fault..hehehe...Finally, after several try and error method..i realize i keyed in the wrong streamyx user id...gosh..wat an idiot...its only azi*ul@streamyx...without the dotcom. TM should standardize the formatting..not my fault....again..blame it on others..esp GLCs. Now, i'm blogging on my bed with p2p running concurrently and reading the news..wooohoooo...- Not sure whether SmartTag falls under this category..or maybe i'm a bit late to follow the trend...but anyways..my another new toy is the TnG Tag..pretty kewl stuff..ahaha..so used to the coins...jakun sey

On health
- Due to Yani's remark on my lovehandle...I've enrolled myself for the MSC Watergames 2005.. So i had to sacrificed my weekends to sweat it out at the Putrajaya Lake.. I'm taking the 2 sculls, 4 sculls and dragonboat event..how bout that!!Felt like studying in Harvard and joined the rowing team..Surely, i can manage to lower down by several kilos...hehehe..unless my beloved wife cooks sabotage my good looks again...- Today, I went to usj for a go-kart games with our business partner..Now, i realized, i drove like a makcik...even the girls drove faster than me..crap..I think something wrong with the kart...Not enough air maybe..or no downward force..or lack of balancing..or anything but me..It was fun...manage to do spin on the tarmac..oversteering and over excited i guess.

On work-
Work sucks, wat else to expect..no need to flame on others..never ending story

On sport- Selangor Rules!!! I never bothered watching the malaysian football..except last week while i was back at home..watching the FA finals...Its been a while watching football with my dad and mum..the excitement..the company..the coffee..the argument betw my parents on small stuff..Those wonder years..man..i really miss those good ol'days..Anyway..Red Giant won again..for wateva cup..i basically just jumped into the bandwagon and joined the excitement..dialled Tigana's hp number and tried to rub it in with him..he'd do the same if Perak won anyway..so wat the heck..in your face dude!!

Al Fatihah - Ami Chak

ami mad, lid and ami chak

masa tgh siap2 nak gi keje dpt call dr lid. ami chak meninggal early this morning. Al Fatihah. Semoga Allah mencucuri rahmat ke atas rohnya. rasa mcm nak balik tadi lid kata tak payah...jauh. hmmm.......

:: masa on the way to office tadi meleleh2 la jugak teringat kat ami chak. i remember masa both my parents perform their hajj...masa tuh i was only 5 0r 6 yrs old, ami chak and bi chak la yg datang jaga kami adik beradik kat damansara. ami ali ngan e'bok pun ader sekali. masa tuh ala2 terseksa gak la hidup sbb bi chak ni jenis disiplin. plg teruk my bro la coz he is the naughtiest. but ami chak ni very quiet and cool. and i remember ami chak paling suka umi punye kuew tiow goreng. pernah sekali dia dtg umah dia ingat umi buat kuew tiow goreng tp takde.....umi pun tak tau ami chak suka kuow tiow goreng dia....kalau umi tau sure dia dah buat awal2. masa sampai je opis tadi my sista frm trg call....dia nak sgt balik sbb the last time dia jumpa ami chak masa raya tahun lepas. masa ami chak sakit teruk hr tuh dia tak sempat balik. we make some plan, the earliest she can make it by flight kuantan - kl at 10.30 so then we can go back together with my car. InsyaAllah sempat sbb simpan dlm pukul 4. tp lps call lid...lagi ler lid tak bagi balik sbb jauh sgt nak rushing2. dah la raya tahun ni mcm tak sempat jer nak balik kulim....hmmmm

:: tetiba terasa mcm nak balik alor setar la one of these days. tp bila yer sayang???

:: esok plan nak gi jln tar ngan ad and lilie. td dah plan ngan ad nak makan ayam golek kat pantai dalam....sedap giler. each of us dpt sorang satu tangan but leher kena patah dua...baru adil. erk...lilie dpt apa??? lilie ko amik drumstick lah yer....shian lilie takde Y (nama sebenar).

A...B...C...D

:: white lie - An often trivial, diplomatic or well-intentioned untruth *no comment*

:: let me tell u a story - i know A. but we are not that close...in fact if both of us were to meet face to face...i think the conversation wud be erk...arkk...urk...erk...ark urk!! so, ive been reading A's blog on and off. i also know B....B is actually *fill in the blank*. and just recently i found out that B also got a blog....found the address frm A's blog. i knew that A and B knew each other long time a go but i'm so shock to know that B is also into blogging. while reading B's blog the other day, i found out that C and B are friends...not sure whether blogging friends or 'reality' friends...but of course C also got a blog. and who is C...C is actually a close friend of D and D is my friend. see how this blogging do wonders hah?? hehehehe...but anyway A, B, C dan D adalah bukan nama sebenar. lps ni nak carik blog E - Z.

:: went to matta last saturday and got ourselves a package. do u know that goin to a 5* resort in state S is much much more expensive than goin to a 5* resort in country I. very very expensive!!! A is planning to go to country M next yr. his brother is working there and coming home for good next yr. so she planned to pay a visit to that country b4 the brother came home. so, me muka tak tau malu cakap kat A nak ikut jugak. lgpun the three of us, A, B and me mmg dah lama plan nak pegi vacation bersama2. by the way, A dan B disini adalah tidak sama spt A dan B diatas...ahahaha.

Bush and Kat

This is a funny pic..Just couldn't resist posting it here..Hoped the owner don't mind...

I'll put up the links to sites I usually hang out...

my journey

:: i suddenly felt a bit down after a visit frm mr z. mr z used to be my colleague when i was in the energy section. for promotion purposes he is now transfered to bah. istiadat, j*m. nope...i'm not worried abt the promotion since i know i'm gonna get mine the earliest early next year or the latest the year after (correct me if im wrong lilie). so kenapa nak down?? JOB SATISFACTION!!! mr z mcm seronok jer kat tpt baru dia...yer lah handle event2 negara...sesuai la dengan lelaki. and he told me that 3 of our frens frm batch 2002 kena remain at this ministry even after promotion (me batch 2003, mr z batch 2001). as for me, i dunt mind staying but pls do some internal job rotation. kalau ikut dasar k'jaan pun job rotation mmg kena ada after a few yrs but it is not being practiced here. tetiba rasa mcm nak berenti....actually dah lama dah rasa mcm nak berenti kerja...tp thinking bukan senang nak dapat keje gomen ni and giler ker apa nak berenti at times unemployment yg makin meningkat ni!!! let me share wif u my journey in the working world....

:: masa final year degree, dah mula cari kerja. of course cita2 asal nak keje kat company yg besar2. and serius masa tuh tak tau pun apa itu P*D. my roomate A yg citer pasal P*D ni. so kalau dah dua2 rumet dok sibok isi borang spa...kita pun join la sekali. 2001, both of them dapat attend the exam but not me. why?? i call spa...dia cakap tak layak...WTF!!! hello my cgpa was like *** laaa!!! tp dalam hati pikir ni mesti kes salah isi borang. anyway, A and C didnt make it to the next round. habis degree carik kerje lagi and alhamdullillah my unemployment period is just less than 2 months. i got a job as a research analyst here. job position mcm gempak...gaji pun mmg market rate for degree holder. tapi kerja??? i wont elaborate further...all i can say boring!! plus i just cant accept the company practice - no increment for non-technical staff...WTF!!! bukan la takde langsung but frm what i heard frm the seniors....jarang2 sekali!! during my one and a half year stay there of course i keep on looking for new job opportunities and again isi borang spa. masa tuh tak tunggu iklan kat newspaper dah....main hantar jer kat semua big big company. and my aim masa tuh...for my 2nd job i want it to be BHD. so finally dapat call from here utk attend exam. tak ingat la the exact position but its abt financial planning. so i make it to the next level which is the presentation....i remember masa on the way balik dari presentation, i got a call frm them and i make it to the third round. TQ kat MMU sbb banyak giler buat class presentations. this time of course the interview...and finally....I GOT THE JOB!!! but i reject the offer...giler kan....dah dapat keje kat situ tapi pegi reject. why? 1st it is a contract basis for two years...kena amik exam CFP (6 levels) then baru permanent. 2nd it is financial thingy....i scored pretty bad in my financial paper...ahahahha. i knew this job is abt financial thingy but then sajer play along with the game nak tgk whether im really good or not. 3rdly masa time ni tgh sibok2 dgn P*D thingy...tp tak ingat at which stage....rasanyer tgh prepare utk interview kot. kirenyer masa ni KUBERSERAH jer lah. and Alhamdullilah dapat P*D. nak masuk P*D ni pun mcm nak giler stages dia...yg tensen is the 2nd stage - assesment kat terengganu. punya lah jauh buat assessment kalau tak dapat mmg kukeciwa. so now, here i am in this ministry. my 1st posting in the energy section...pretty tough becoz everything is so technical. lepas dpa...went back to the same ministry but kat development unit handling the ministry projects. i remember masa 1st few days after dpa tuh...one of the hr staff request me not to show my pretty face kat my ex-big boss in energy section. apsal yerk???? sbb big boss tuh dunno that im back...kalau dia tau he wud request me return to that section but dev unit amat memerlukan org. yg kelakar nyer one of the clerk overheard our conversation and the rumours spread...."cik sha***** tak leh tunjuk muka kat dato' sbb dato' tak suka dia and dato' tak nak dia balik masuk bahagian tuh"....WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! aduhhhh!!!!! jatuh saham aku!!!! so i asked my friend to help me clear the rumours and explain frm A - Z to that clerk. eiii....kelakar pun ader...geram pun ader!!! so apa yg kurangnyer dev unit?? takder yg kurang....very interesting and challenging. i rather not talk abt my work in my blog. u never know who is reading it at this very moment. sekian terima kasih abt my working adventure.

:: on a lighter note, smalam gi ikea...hiihihhi....kalau ikut plan asal nak pegi ahad ni but since hubby dearie pun tak keje smalam....so balik on the dot and ikea here i come. bought a few things and amik katalog bukan 1 tapi 3. one for myself, one for sista in trg and one for parents in alor setar. since dah brought fwd plan ikea to yesterday so sunday we just stay at home unless hubby dearie decided to go to ikea again. a note to hubby dearie - biar menyesal beli jgn menyesal tak beli - thihihihihihi. so the plan for this saturday plak nak gi MATTA FAIR and look for a vacation package. he wanted to go to B in country I....but she insist on G in country A but he and she might end up goin to state S which is the original plan...ahahaha.

adios

The long and short

I took MC today...the 3rd for this year I guess...probably once every quarter end. This is when you felt depressed,stressed and tired. I called up to my customer in Perak to postpone my presentation tomorrow..just no mood to do presentation..sheesh..
It has been a hectic week with soo many things to be looked upon..places to go..meetings to attend..customer to follow-up..Last tuesday..as I was watching House..my business partner called up at 11pm to get RM 120K discount!! WTF...What can i do in the middle of the nite to give you discount..If its my company..i wont do it anyway..we end up arguing for this deal till 12am...After much pushing and shoving and a bit diplomacy...we both gave up and came up with another idea so both of us in a winnning position..I sent an email to my team to re-propose the hardware specs with another config and urge them to get me the quote by 12 noon Wenesday.
Come Wednesday..I barked on my team to get the config up and quote out like crazy..seems like the technical team was away for some on-site excursion..So by 11am, i haven't got anything in my hand and the partner is going to meet the Exec Director at 12.30pm...I've got like 1 1/2 hr to get this sorted out.While in the smoking room..thinking..hehehe..I bump into the product manager and asked if he can give me a further discount..The dude said..Do It!!..I called up the CEO and mention my commitment for further discount...he said..Ok..Not even a thank you..crap!!Then I made a mad dash to Putrajaya to meet another dude with another deal in Perak..to cut it the story short..I did not get both deals...Arghhhhhh!!!
The customer have a change of heart and wanted to have a different offering..which led me to believe some political power in the board in action...
Me and CEO hang out in Star*ucks till 6pm and smoked like crazy just to get over this frenetic issue. I called up my boss and mention the situation..he just kep quite..hopefully he understand..Nah..i guess i'm gonna get screwed next week business review...better be prepared for it..
So after too much nicotine in the afternoon, i had a sore throat and throbbing headache...and the long and short of the story today...I'm blogging in the middle of the day on my couch with the TV on...that's life

how to be a millionaire govt officer!!

:: weekend was tiring....balik sirpunk friday nite. saturday pegi kenduri kat sijangkang and then mlm plak kenduri mawi yg tak world kat sirpunk then 9 pm terus rush pi umah azmir kat international hill. happening giler poolwarming azmir...ramai org siap ader karoeke lagi.....bila kiter nak buat hsewarming kiter yang??? heheheheh.....hsewarming yg dah baper puluh kali pospon...shian adawiyah.

:: on sunday i get the permission to drive MR. V all the way frm p*trajaya to us*. pressure giler ok sbb co-pilot kat sebelah acted like pegawai JPJ yg nak test org dgn muka kerek dia....gi usj ader tujuan sebenar...nak cilok catalogue ikea yg baru....not really cilok ok...dah mintak izin my bro....kenapa ikea ni tak bagi org2 kat putrajaya. dr usj ke ou...the so-called pegawai JPJ suh drive tp tak sanggup ler makcik...nak masuk ou yg dijamin susah nak mencarik parking tuh yg lemah tuh. heheheheeh. planning to have our late lunch kat arena ou....honey chicken teppayanki...lurveee the miso soup!!! tp kedai dah takder....half of arena dah tutup maybe for renovation. Barang - barang dah bukak kat ou....kalau pi ikano mmg tak pernah miss menjamu mata kat kedai barang - barang ni.

:: i did lots of thinking nowadays....mcm mana nak kaya!!!hahah...no lah...mcm mana nak mendisiplinkan diri dlm saving. so i've made a list

1. submitted my monthly deductions form for tabung haji - actually borang tu dr tahun lepas dah isi....tersimpan dlm drawer....tp kerek sbb M2U pun skang boleh buat transfer ke tabung haji so kengkunun nak buat monthly transfer la takder la terikat dgn fixed amt...tp seperti yg dijangkakan...TAK JALAN!!!

2. monthly deduction for asb and masuk Q for bank rakyat - will do this 2morrow. i received my statement of dividend frm bank rakyat...hmm...not bad. so i was thinking nak tambah investment lagi tp tu lah kena Q sbb dah penuh. kelakarkan....nak tambah investment pun kena Q. to those of you yg belum cuba bank rakyat...it is good investment. tp just make sure that the money that u park in there is not meant for emergency sbbnyer kalau nak keluarkan duit tuh kena bagi one year notice!!!

3. increase my monthly deductions for public mutual - hmmmm....next yr lah kot

4. find a new job!!!! work frm home to be exact. will save a lot on fuel and no more worries on comin late to work

:: other than that, i need to cut down on my expenses...especially household expenses so that i can save more on my household allowance...tq dear. so this is the plan:

1. no more impluse buying - this will take quite some time
2. no more downloading movies frm nite to morning - save electricity bills yeah dear
3. stay loyal to MAFSO - insyaAllah
4. home made breakfast - mission accomplished (wif the help of cafe bawah yg takdak byk choices and by the way may i suggest to u st dalfour jam spread...so delicious...no added sugar...lurve their blackcurrant...a bit expensive though)
5. dinner at home - 80% accomplished
6. cut down on tarbush...chillis...starbucks (arghhh!!)...japanese rest...johnny...resipi rahsia etc etc - but hey...im not paying rite when we are dining out...so it wont do harm to my expenses...muakakaka
7. lagi
8. dan lagi
9. dan lagi dan lagi

p/s: cheeky's decor updated

LILO - Late In Late Out

::smalam mc....demam...best giler ok....julung2 kali mc. but anyway, came to the office today and saw August punyer attendance report on my table. 1st report actually sbb baru guna swipe2. and i was late for like 11 times!!!! nak mampus....kalau guna punch card biasa sure kolor kad dah kena tukor hijau ni. nak bagi reason apa ni yer...the only reason that i can think of is "masa jam di tangan tidak sama dengan masa standard RTM".....aler terlambat seminit dua jer pun.....eiiiii benci betol laaa!!!! apsal tak leh guna sistem LILO erk....ader ker istilah LILO dlm dunia ni. ish.....kalau sayer ni jadi K*N, akan saya implement LILO system.

::saturday
penat giler....early morning gi jln tar. nak hantar baju kat kedai zai....and i made the biggest biggest mistake in my life. there i was trying to be friendly to kak zai "sakit kaki ker kak?" kak zai replied "tak lah..akak memang mcm ni...cacat...pakai kaki palsu"...erk...i was like...arghhhh "sorry kak saya tak tau". keluar je kedai terus kena bantai gelak ngan munchkin....and terus i called ad...i blame her for this!!!! she shud have told me earlier!!! then gi sogo beli few things for myself and munchkin...sogo ni tak pernah tak sale yer. lps dah cari baju utk MIL and SIL...terus menapak gi den wahab plak nak tempah baju melayu. munchkin wants something different...not like the usual cekak musang or teluk belanga baju melayu and coincidently ade design baru kat kedai dia. so ok ler tuh...ala2 design mnasir sket. the wedding that nite was ok....i was looking for any familiar faces (read:artis lerr)...tapi yg nampak cuma oldies2 jer...sharudin thamby, ridzuan hashim, datin orked abdullah, yusni hamid etc etc. sebab penat so both of us cabut awal...on the way nak pi keter baru le nampak awal beat tv. kol 10 lebih baru sampai....duh!!!

::sunday
early morning gi usj amik umi. pusing2 carik tudung....daripada 4 pasang kain yg dibawak utk cari tudung....dpt sehelai jer...hampeh betol. of course yg memborong umi...she a few tudungs and ade this new fesyen scarf...org panggil scarf erra fazira sbb erra fazira pakai dlm citer apa ntah. wuteva....balik usj...lepak2 then send umi, lid and kelly to klia. bye bye...muahhhsss

::thats it my weekend just gone like that. tonite both of us are goin back to sirpunk...so the plan for this weekend shud be like this:
saturday :-
1. gi barn thing repair pc
2. wedding mawi (hah?????)
3. azmir's hsewarming
sunday :-
1. gi OU nak tak yang???

::lunch tadi gi alamanda wif the usual gals (bowringggnyerr....ahhaha)....tp puas hati dpt green apple kasturi...tq sab. gi primavera cuba lagi kasut idaman hati.....arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh....then ader promotion pleasures and intuition....arghhhhhhhhhh again. then lilie racun beli lipstick revlon...pinkish pinkish...arghhhhhhhh lagii!!!

::oh ya....forgot to introduce my new blog....two actually...one is cheeky bites.....all abt the food i cook and ate outside...interesting food....dah ader banyak gambar actually cuma malas nak upload dlm the thinking pad....tak mcm lilie yg dah rajin upload gambar. as for cheeky's decor of course la everything abt decor...it wont just be my own decor yg masih serba kekurangan but also anything that caught my eyes tak kisah kat mana2. sekian...harap maklum

...and such

"Captain log 1740372 USS Enterprise, we are entering new galaxy...."

Always wanted to do that, coz I'm more a trekkie than jedi shit...i kinda dig the translation in bahasa when Captain Jean Luc Picard blabbering some mumbo jumbo science thingy like " ultra wave portal fusion force field" The translator dude might be bashing his head against the wall to get it translated...
I haven't been blogging for quite some time...just too tired to even switch in the thinkpad...working my arse off this month..quarter closing soon...gosh..the sleepless night, the nightmare, the early morning sms from boss and such

Work and such..
Sales jobs are not for any people..now i just realised that. My ex-VP already quit his job as business architect aka business development from a big outsourcing firm due to the unimaginable stress he had..2 yrs ago he had a panic attack and blacked out in project management meeting..i guess he don't want to go thru that again. Its just not worth it to sacrifice your life for something like this..he's guessing i've already quit too..but i told him, i'm gonna hang on awhile here..in away..its kinda fun...i loved hectic lifestyle..the constant running here and there..meeting new business partner..all the above and getting things done..it is such a thrill...one can say it's like ER meet Las Vegas tv series

Movies and such..
Finally finished Band of Brothers mini series..it was wayyyy better than Saving That Dude Private or wateva. Not much on war and shooting the germans stuff..just the drama..the people in it make it so interesting to watch. They interviewed the real survivors of Easy Company Platoon...and Capt Winters closing was the best quote ever in the whole story..." I'm not a hero, but I served in company of heroes"

Technologies and such..
Nokia Bluetooth sucks..I'm getting alot of "BT Server Error" or " Unable for Bluetooth Operation" after using the headset..it seems like most of the latest hp have these kind of problem..now I need to dig up my warranty..if there's any..hunn where did i put it..and claim for free firmware upgrade. Hopefully it works..
Auto transmission is the best human creation ever...add in Super ECT and i'm driving without any cramps and pain in the ankle. Somebody pls give the inventor a Nobel prize!!
My sis just called yesterday..the computer monitor blew again...Twice in 3 month..sheesh..You're killing me..now i've got like 3 broken monitors at home..what can i do with em? Tukun? Aquarium? Boat anchor?

Politics and such..
Hope I'm politically correct.

News and such..
Katrina will not be the favorite names for any would be parents. She basically trashed the whole place like nobody business. Now, conspiracy theorist already coming out new theory about the fall of an empire after major catastrophe, or theory on mother nature fighting back on civilization...i must not visit those sites..but it is very tempting

Health and such..
Yeah...i'm contemplating whether to join a gym or just buy myself a treadmill..with the ever increasing waistline..drastic action need to be done. I'm betting, this is all her conspiracy to sabotage my good looks..hehehe

Food and such..
Hunn..ur d bomb!! Ur the queen of cooking..look at me..i'm a living proof!!

Hobbies and such..
Just started the Shopaholic books...again..due to budget constraint this month..just can't afford to buy any manly books. Probably my next pay day..gonna get myself the Narnia series. Today, i finally able to taste the fruit of my labor for the past couple of month..We bought vases and planted daun cekur and pegaga...well, basically lid planted the ulam..i just take care of it everyday..Its kinda cool..sorta having our own small jungle at the balcony.."Me Tarzan, u jane!"

Ok..over and out..

TGIF

ive already written early this morning and so suddenly server when kaput...erghh...lupa plak nak copy paste. just got back frm lunch with the girls at alam anda. try satu kasut ni kat primavera....mak oi...cantek nyer and very comfy...sesuai sangat dijadikan kasut raya (bukan yg sandal tuh tau sab) tapi harga rm99.00....adeih...kena pikir berpuluh2 kali....rasanyer tak dpt greenlite kot lgpun baru hr tuh beli sandal yg harga dia kurang sikit dari tuh...takper lah....belom tahap gedik lagi nakkan kasut itu.

mlm ni nadia akad nikah...i cannot make it lah sbb jauh nun di selayang....dengan jammednyer lagi kat situ. nadia acted in mahligai gading...jadi anak j*ns sa*sudin kot...pernah tgk satu episod jer masa memula dulu...pehtu tak boleh nak connect dah...hahahha....hampehnyer cousin. rasanya umi dah pegi selayang early this morning....time kenduri ni lah best nak lepak2 ngan family...hmmm shud have taken leave la today. takper lah...em goin for their wedding reception 2morrow nite in templer park.

okeh here's our plan for the weekend
saturday:
1. jln tar - hantar baju for tempah and beli kain for MIL and SILs
2. usj - lepak2 buang masa
3. templer park - enjoy the wedding

sunday:
1. maybeee stadium shah alam - carik matching tudung
2. usj - lepak2 buang masa
3. klia - hantar lid and umi balik

take note yer hubby dearie...jgn buat2 muka terperanjat plak nanti

biar menyesal beli jgn menyesal tak beli - part 2

received a call frm lid early morning yesterday...."umi buat nasik lemak ali"....i was like "hah?"...."beli kat mana"...."tak beli...umi buat"...i was like again "hah" then only i realised my father buat lawak.....nasi lemak ali is one of the popular nasi lemak in alor setar, pernah try sekali jer long time ago. nak beli nasi lemak ali ni most of the time u have to Q frm outside of the shop. but anyway, lid suh balik usj for breakfast but since i've already cooked meehoon goreng we only went there for our late lunch. hujan lebat....pukul 3 plus baru sampai usj and had that so called nasi lemak ali....hihhihi. plan asal after that late lunch nak ronda2 kat OU but after receiving a call frm my cousin...cancel. he is coming over to bring some kain frm palembang. hihihi....harus la tgk dulu kan.

so when he arrived wif his wife (the wife came frm palembang). tgk kain...ok fine...not my type...really not my type...so save duit...but hunny bunch sempat grab kain pelekat dua pasang. for me tak cantik pun and i dunno why everybody thought it is nice. but the material is something diff....not like the usual kain pelekat. then i call my sis in terengganu to ask her choice of colours...umi suh beli (suruh yer!!!)....i even told my sis that im not buying for myself coz the design is just not my type....bla bla bla...sista ask me to choose any colour that will make her look younger...duh??!!!! so tak nak mengkusut kan fikiran i just took her faveret green color...sort of like hijau lumut. umi dah amik one piece reddish color wif a matching jilbab (thats what my cousin's wife told us...jilbab....tak pernah plak guna word jilbab ni)...ok then so suddenly umi terminat plak kat satu ni greenish...goldish...yellowish colour ni (sorry couldnt figure out the colour)....and so suddenly...she got confuse...which one...reddish...or greenish yellowish....buy one or two...and so sunddenly....terdengar satu suara..."beli jer dua2....biar menyesal beli jangan menyesal tak beli"...ahahhaha.....and everybody was like...what???!!! hahahah....yerp....but lid kinda of agreed wif me...hihihihi. so aftermuchthinking umi decided to let go the reddish colour and take that greenish yellowish. heheheh.....and so so suddenly.....i tried that reddish color...and heheheh....i took it...and another so suddenly i take another one....i like green but too many green in my wardrobe already so amik kolor marron...hehehe....and officially...until today i have 10 pasang kain yg tunggu giliran untuk ditempah. and hubby dearie geleng kepala. lalallalalalalala...sekian

so this is the greenish....yellowish or goldish colour bought by umi

reddish with a matching jilbab and it is mine

marronish with a matching selendang and it is mine alsooooo

deco bersama cheeky

for sab, ad and mayerk
(*updated 1st sept 2005)

i bought this half my height wooden vase in Pdg Besar for 90 bucks (after nearly one hr of bargaining). cheap huh? for me it is cheap....where can u get a vase that tall with that price here in KL?? in BARANG2 @ IK*NO, a small wooden vase wud cost around 70 bucks.

all these sticks/buluh and giant kulit kayu kayu manis wuteva u name it bought in nilai 3...in kia klemenz or kia klerenz

biar menyesal beli jgn menyesal tak beli

hmm...actually ive been trying to upadte this blog since last tuesday tp asal mula menaip jer ade yg masuk bilik (hint:sila buat kerje during office hr). sekian harap maklum. last monday cuti and it was great....mmg all out. hopefully next weekend pun all out kan hubby kan???

saturday
saturday we started off early....pukul 8 dah gerak gi melaka...cepat pulak sampai melaka...kenape yer dear...is it becoz of the car??? kah kah kah kah. anyway, lepak kat my aunt's house before we konvoi to rumah pengantin...lalu bukit beruang...MMU....wahhh...so lainnn!!! teringin nak masuk tapi boleh ker? MMU Melaka nampak much much more better than cyber....we are the 1st batch to move to cyber back in 98...masa tuh...mcm tpt jin bertendang jer. but anyway, sampai umah kenduri buat apa yg patut...kontrol ayu kontrol jelita...tp sian...hujan lebat giler...terus kelam kabut majlis org tuh. lepas kenduri singgah balik umah my aunty...lepak2 smayang2....gossip2...makan dadih my uncle bawak satu tong dr kl...hmmm...dah lama tak buat dadih utk the evil hubby. lepas tu gerak balik...already plan nak singgah nilai...saja bawak my parents jalan2. tapi puas hati pi nilai...plan asal nak beli my buluh/stick/wuteva u name it kat nilai 3 dan then tgk2 kain at nilai 1 (tgk saje tak beli). tp we end up buying everything kat nilai 3. umi beli..erkk....tak ingat berapa pasang...and i bought for myself 4 pasang....hik hik hik....4 pasang plus lagi 4 pasang yg beli kat nilai 1 and labuan few mths ago but still belum hantar tempah...so ader 8 pasang baju...muakakakakakak (gelak evil)!!! finally, before balik singgah kia klerenz (arghh...cant remember the exact name) and beli all those stick/buluh and giant kulit kayu manis for my vase. PUAS HATI!!! on the way balik putrajaya singgah rnr dengkil and belasah satay kajang.....sampai putrajaya pusing2 dulu tgk night scene sampai la ke pic*....balik umah...PENGSAN!!! tp sempat buat sessi deco' bersama eric leong...muakakakak.

sunday
early morning buat mihun goreng ayam utk cover lunch sekali (the best mihun i cook so far). after zuhur gerak gi jln tar coz my dad nak beli carpet...sms rina dulu just to make sure kedai carpet kiter tuh bukak ker tak....sampai sana...hmmmm.....takder design baru so end up my father beli design sejibik like mine but wif diff color....actually he like another design tapi carpet tuh nipis and the color is a bit dull. dan seperti biasa kalau dah pi jln tar it is a must for my father utk singgah kedai buku mukmin dan memborong quran. my father suka beli quran...the one he bought last sunday ader kolor2 utk tajwid. dpt present satu....tq lid!! but while he is doin his shopping me and my mum dah terlepas kat kedai kasut sebelah. i got one pair of new sandals...a bit expensive for a sandal...but my prinsip in shopping "biar menyesal beli jangan menyesal tak beli"!! menyesal tak beli adalah lebih parah drpd menyesal beli...trust me...hihihihi. after jln tar....we move to bukit bintang for our early dinner at tarbush. MARVELLOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!! i had my usual spring chicken grill, hubby - briyani wif mutton, umi - sheesh tawook and lid - tarbush mixed grill. plan asal nak pegi tarbush ampang point sbb bukit bintang mcm susah nak parking but my father dunt mind walking a bit....as long as takde tangga. ok ler tuh lgpun tak pernah try lg tarbush ampang pt takut tak sesedap bukit bintang. lps tarbush....singgah usj kejap....lepak2...then mlm balik putrajaya....PENGSAN

monday
memandangkan dah berapa hari tak makan lunch sendrik masak...umi insist to have lunch at home. so i cook my special ayam goreng bijan wif kicap, ikang kerisi goreng bawang putih and sup cendawan wif kentang while umi buat sambal tumis ikan pari. around 3 baru gerak gi ikea. sampai sana...shopping lagi...lid beli wall clock lagi....2 plak tuh...suka benor beli wall clock ikea...umi dah bising tak tau nak letak jam kat mana dah (dalam toilet pun ader jam tau)...then lid racun umi...nak beli apa beli jer lah as long as benda tuh pelik susah nak dapat kat mana2. rasanya itu my dad nyer prinsip in shopping kot. so my mum pun cekau la placemat and sendok2 ikea yg pelbagai. after ikea...balik usj then after maghrib pegi giant plak. beli gardening tools and a few bags of tanah. my father nak tolong tanam ulam2 utk hubby. balik umah pengsan lagik!!!

tuesday
today both my parents akan balik usj....early morning my father dah tanam ulam2. so skang ade 2 pasu cekur...1 pasu pegaga and 1 pasu dunno the name. actually pegaga tuh hubby tanam few weeks ago but i think my dad made some adjustment. lg satu pasu kosong tgh tunggu akar pudina dipos dari kedah...ahhahahaha....dah carik kat giant takde plak pudina yg berakar. hubby deary ambition is too have a garden (in our case balcony) full of herbs so that i can cook like jamie oliver...duh!!!!!! me off to work...hubby off to send parents to usj.

adios

Toy Boy

I have to admit...i wasn't really working this week..just drifting from appointment to appointment..meeting after meeting..did not put myself to progress anything. My main culprit was..I got 2 new toys this week..I was so freaking eager to get my new toys that i did not concentrate much on my work...
With regards to my latest toy...i bought in the internet..quietly without her knowing it..coz i know she'll freak out if i bought anything from the net...But, you're not a netizen if you don't shop online..and it was damn cool...eventhough it was like a leap of faith..whether the vendor was a genuine business setup or not..I reckon, losing a hundred bucks for the sake of experiment was worth it..and it is worth every penny..Later when i got the stuff i bought..i informed the madam..hehehe..she just couldn't say anything..gotcha!! I'm on a spending spree..and last week i noticed its the Mega sale carnival..whoaaa...I need new shirts...need to get new converse...lost my last one in futsal...crap..too much Rebecca Bloomwood - shopaholic books for me..need to stop reading that book!

cuti cuti

why why why????? dalam banyak2 hari kenapa KS* nak jumpa this friday and dalam banyak2 hari kenapa JPP buat kursus next monday. i've already applied for leave ler on both days!!! i have to sacrifice this friday leave but not monday. meet my boss and told him that my roomate is interested to go to that course. he said its ok...he can go alone (dlm tone yg sgt reluctant). then today received a call frm JPP that if im not goin i need to find a replacement becoz they already paid for 2 seats frm the ministry (my boss and me). ayoorkk...sapa suh buat kat hotel mahal2!!!. damn!! ive got the replacement but boss wouldnt let her go!! meet him again just now and yesss!!! my roomate can replace me (but again dlm tone yg sgt reluctant). i dont want to go...i really dont want to go....boleh erk cakap gitu ngan selamber?? hahahaha

and yesterday also, again i was asked to attend a 3 days course in I*TAN early next month. from the name of the course, BOWRINGG!! Lepas dah submit nama semua kat organiser baru perasan tarikh dia sama plak dgn launching IC* Week by TPM. so apa masalah nya??? masalahnyer makcik kena jadi emcee lagi tahun ni. so camne?? nak gi kursus yg bowring atau jadi emcee FOC?? last yr dah merasa dah jadi emcee for the same event cuma last yr PM launch. id rather pegi kursus yg bowring itew drpd jadi emcee FOC. its not becoz of the FOC thingy laa (ayorkkk..kang ade yg ingat aku mata duitan), cuma dah agak fedup asyik2 muka ni jugak. no other reason just fedup and penat (walaupun kekadang rasa bangga..erk..poyo)! tp kalau dpt partner dgn yasser mansor i dont mind...hak hak hak

A tribute to a friend

We met in July 2001 in Kelana Jaya..my big bro match us up and we hit it off right away...So many memories from then on till yesterday...You're the coolest friend a guy can have...I basically don't have to worry about you at all...i can rely on you anytime...anywhere..I'm gonna miss you babe...
I remember our 1st encounter..
I remember the sound you made in the morning
I remember the imperfection you have
I remember the moment we go for a date
I remember your company when we went for outstation in the far reaches of Malaysia
I remember the moment I got engaged, you were there
I remember the moment I got married, you were there
I remember when I was so pissed off with things, you listened
I remember how easy to spot you, coz you'll always stunning
I remember the express breakfast we have in the morning to catch an appointment
So many fond memories with you..I can't find a better friend than you..the most faithful and kickass partner...
My only regret was not saying a proper goodbye to you yesterday...Seems like I'm too cruel treating you like you have never existed before by ignoring you...gosh..I never knew myself to be this sentimental..but I do...from the bottom of my heart..I couldn't ask for more...I will always remember you...my friend...

p/s: to those who might bump into Wira 1.3 Aeroback ..Green Apple..plate no, BFM 1005, pls say hi to me!!

achummmmm

~uish...berabok nyer. ni mesti kes jerebu ni. im very busy...sorry...tak cukup dengan weekdays...saturday pun kena kerja.

~but anyway, last saturday went to I** Appreciation Nite in Shang Ri La....ada anita sarawak u!! and she was singing Lady Sophisticated rite in front of me...straight into my eyes and that evil hubby of mine just forgot to snap some pictures. Reason: I was stunned!!! Duh!!!! but she was superb man...a real entertainer...no wonder she is sooo expensive. our table is like third from front....and when u went to any functions with anita as their guest artist...it is actually not wise to be seated at 1st few rows unless u want to sing or dance along wif her plus being teased by her. there is this one chinese guy...mr wong...dunno whats wrong wif him but he is so blur that nite and anita like him so much!!!! he is so blur to the extent that his wife just push his head in front of everybody!! it was great nite...tq dear for bringing me along. and yes...anita did a medley from ABBA...my fav band...and she even sang my fav Chiquitita.

~on AF, walaupun AF dah basi tapi nak jugak cerita. i went to the final concert (TQ to my dear sista for the free tickets). best gak pi final kali ni sbb terjumpa kawan lama. but overall, biasa jer final concert ni and the only different is the crowd mmg ramai giler. the next day, my mum call me up giving her own review on mawi's performance...yes only mawi!! hahahaha!! when i told her that jamal abdillah version of seroja is better...she replied "no....mawi's voice is softer than jamal. jamal's voice is too big"...ayorkk...my mother. told my sista abt that conversation and she commented that my mom is too excited that she need to make her own review of si botak punyer performance....last yr my mom like adam tapi takde la sampai ke tahap tepon anak dia and buat review sendiri...hihihiih. i luv my mum. both umi and lid are coming over this thursday. and they're staying at my place until tuesday. ptg ni harus pegi K4 beli bantal!!

~ MAFSO dpt kawan baru smalam. but i still miss his old greeny friend. i think hubby dearie is gonna make a special entry on greeny. smalam setelah dipujuk2 dpt la jugak merasa bawak blackie dr P8 sampai umah. ok lar....i think smaller than greeny...but im still having parking problems wif big cars. chiowsssss

morning ppls

lama tak update. tq dear for keeping this blog alive. i've been very very busy lately. hope that will answer my dissappearance. anyway, whats the plan for today. maybe just stay at home and do some major cleaning...and off to shah alam later in the evening. em goin to watch AF 9th concert or shall i say semi final. d*mn i only manage to get seats at the back row of the arena. how i wish i can get vip tickets like her. this week concert tickets are selling like hot goreng pisang last monday. i call them up since 9 am and only manage to get thru around 11. the guy was telling me that ppl have been queing up since early morning to get the tickets. wallauwehhh...giler apa.

ok lah need to prepare cucur daun kucai before hunny munchkin woke up

I was back at my hometown the other day...hoping to watch the newly installed astro at my parents place..I wonder whether my dad watches MTV...his gonna get a heart attack with those sexy video clips with tight and wet garment...currently, no premier league..so soccer is out of the question...i dun think he watch PGA or US Open..so out...National Geography also..i have doubt coz my hometown is like little Africa already with cows, birds, snakes etc..so my dad is like the Crocodile Hunter of Sepang Down Under..hehehe....So no need to watch on TV..we have live telecast here..upclose and personal...
Coming back to the astro thingy...my sis fren already camped out in front of the tv the whole dayjust to watch channel 15..and they just came all the way from UiTM Perak..gosh..these kids!! One of her friend never watch AF before....she was pretty in the dark on the whole frenzy and throwing loads of question to my sis..so it was so hilarious listening their Q&A session with my sis...it came to a point of me wanna strangle this kid...and she reads all the messages ..i repeat..ALL msg in channel 15...OMG!!
Last weekend, my boss had his kids bday party in McD..and as usual...i happily prepared to go there without ever thinking of getting them presents...sheesh..mental note : Bday party equals birthday present. I never cared or bothered bout bday before..i never celebrate bday previously..before meeting my wifey anyway...So we rushed frantically to Toy r Us shop in Subang...this was the 1st time I ever entered this place...whoaaa..That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind...There's always 1st time of everything. Bought a Winx bag for the daughter and Batman bag for the boy..dun ask wat is Winx coz that was the 1st time i saw it and hopefully the last one...never ever gonna by my kids this freakin expensive toys to be broken in couple of days time..Went to the party..eat2..and out we go..almost like take away

- Love, Peace and Empathy - Kurt Cobain

Weekend Junkies

Last weekend, I basically camped out on the sofa and do the items below :
1. Watching astro..watched Lost marathon..man it was tiring..felt like triathlon than marathon
2. Reading Angels and Demon...still not finished yet..already 3/4 of the book..it's not as fast paced and interesting as the Da Vinci Code...have to get it done by this week,
3. Get hold of rare movies...Got Akira Kurosawa's Ran,Yojimbo and Rashomon..woohoo..then managed to get Pi (pronounced Pie..the symbol used to calculate volume in sphere..those who taken Add Math knows abt it..)..also One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest...then burned Citizen Kane to CDR..hehehe..my private collection of movies..mine..it's all mine..
4. Enjoy the movies..manage to watch Garden State, sorta chick flick or rather dude flick..written and directed by Zach Braff i.e the dude in Scrubs...he can write and direct man..and he manages to rope in Mrs Darth Vader Natalie Portman as the heroine..sweetttt...then watched Memento...funny movie though it was suppose to be a drama/thriller genre..Requiem of a Dream starring Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly..she's darn cute...story of 4 junkies with different path in life...kinda sad story..
5. I cooked!! Well technically i did...rice cooking can be considered cooking though not as good as Jamie Oliver's Risotto of Lemon Thyme, Prosciutto, Pecorino and Goat's Cheese...but i'm still working in that department...the other half quite paranoid when i'm in the kitchen...its not like i'm gonna poison her or something...I was starving the whole weekend..dunno why..just wanted to keep on munching and munching...
6. Gosh i love weekend.................

Anti-depressant pill

A good friend sent me an email on 19 stuff you can do to get rid of that stressful feeling... Dedicated to all workaholics, caffeine and niccotine addict, and severe mid life crisis patients..

1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.
2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.
3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.
4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "in".
5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has Gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
6. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for sexual favors".
7. Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy."
8. Don't use any punctuation marks
9. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
10. Ask people what sex they are. Laugh hysterically after they answer.
11. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go".
12. Sing along at the opera.
13. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.
14. Put mosquito netting around your work area. Play a tape of jungle sounds all day.
15. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you are not in the mood.
16. Have your coworkers address you by your wrestling name, Rock Hard Kim.
17. When the money comes out the ATM, scream "I won!", "I won!" "3rd time this week!!!!!"
18. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "run for your lives, they're loose!!"
19. Tell your children over dinner. "due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."

p/s : Morale of the story...life is great!!

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grrrr

umi and lid are coming tonite and i already made plan for them to sleepover at my house this saturday. and so suddenly i have to work from friday nite until saturday midnite or maybe sunday morning.....GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR...suka betol suh org keje last last minute!!!

world ZET world!!!

ayooooo....lama nyer tak update yer...em just too busy or is it just malas?? but anyway, yesterday bawak mama zet and her king pegi tgk konsert AF (plus don and sha). tak sesia ko pi zet....free2 dpt masuk tv...byk kali plak tuh. harus la ko beli vcd iteww zet nanti bley tunjuk kat baby. but zet, i really mean it when i say i gave u that seats becoz senang ko nak kuor masuk gi tandas. tak sangka plak yg jadinyer senang ko nak kuor masuk tv kann. i want to give my own review on the concert yesterday...just a short one. my ranking:

1. marsha - marvellous but her adv is becoz she got to play the pinano. kalau dia nyanyi ikut minus one maybe feel dia kureng sket kot
2. mawi - kalau tgk diary mamat ni sakit tekak tp kat stadium his voice is SUPERB...ingat kan dah baik sakit dia tuh. masa 2nd part tuh audience ikut nyanyi lagi. tp bila balik dgr kat mp3 and tgk ulangan...aisey...obvious pulak suara serak sakit tekak. tp kire ok la sakit tekak pun boleh nyanyi. knp lain benar yer dgr live ngan kat tv
3. amylea - excellent tp nyaris2 diovershadow oleh felix and very the slang. audience dpt feel lagu ni becoz of what had happened to her for the past few days.
4. aidil - the best frm him...suara nak macam sudirman sket
5. yazer - ok lerrrr
6. akma - suara dia ni sedap tp common sgt....so nothing special
7. ekin - bowringg
8. kefli - bowringggg
9. felix - dgr kat stadium hancorrrrr.......dgr kat mp3...hancur lebur berderai!!

felix nyer performance nak gelak pun ader nak kesian pun ader tp bila dgr blik mp3...mmg kena bantai gelak jer...1st verse jer dah hancur leburr

hunny munch...i tau u had fun yesterdaykan. the other half was saying that yesterday concert is goin to be the last one we watch at the stadium. dia cakap tak funnn la tgk kat stadium...so i told him...everytime aznil or anybody buat lawak masa show or commercial break and u laugh i will cubit uuuu...so jgn gelak since it is no fun!! but then...i forgot to cubit...kalau cubit sure dah teruk lebam2 dia tuh!! erk...weekly concert kire tak yah gi dah la yerk...tp final boleh kott...hihihhiih. byk masa lg ni nak racun. daaaaaaaaaaaaaa

The Longest Day

Last week, i went for a sales coaching class. For the whole 5 days, we have to go for guelling coaching, sales call, presentation and etc...sheesh..never studied like this before..during my uni days...but now i know how i studied in accounting ratios in those A-level days...to convince the audience on TCO and ROI...
One of my team member is a thailand dude..just graduated 3 month ago and joined the company as a management trainee. It was a trying time to work with that dude..i feel like bashing his face with his thinkpad...He seems to be oblivious of the surrounding but acted like he knows everything..Goshh...glad that was over..btw, he's favorite song is Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby...wtf!! That was like ages ago...during my UPSR days probably..the white wannabe rapper era...New Kids on The Block was the pioneer of boy band revolution..somebody should kill them...they've done so much harm to the music industry..the emergence of boy band like 4U2C for instance..with CD necklace..what are they thinking?? In western, the likes of Blue, Backstreet Boys and West to name a few...and what they do in video clips..singing while walking in the back alley..with rain falling...showing off their 6 pack..it's a sure win formula to all girls...make me wanna puke...
Coming back to my 1 week training..one of the facilitator was an old looking chinese guy..he seemed to be a seasoned seller with the gray hair and huge frame glasses..old skool type dude..which was true in a way...most of my colleague prayed not to get him in the sales calls...he was so adamant to discuss everything based on the text given...come on...we're not mind reader damn it!!
After training wrap up on friday..i went back and watched Kingdom of Heaven..don't want to comment on the movie..but in a way..i'm happy how Ridley Scott portrayed Saladin's persona...my good friend recently went to Middle East and mentioned a German King sent a coffin after Saladin's death..sorta a "good riddance" note..coz he's a formidable leader in war..

Anyway, went to Johnny's for a quick tom-yam steamboat..tried a vegetarian meat. It was chewy like meat but smelled like petai...kinda cool...the best of both world...then we went around Alamanda..bought 2 book for myself...to fill time during the weekend...i wonder when my wife would finished the shopaholic book..it's been sitting on the sofa and side table for a very very long time..untouched..Now i kinda hooked with Dale Carnegie self help book and Dan Brown thriller" Angels and Demons"...he's now my favorite author..other than Eoin Colfer from the Artemis Fowl series..these 2 author are very good at blending latest technology in their storyline..and one just can't put down the book after started reading it...am not into JK Rowling or Cussler..don't know why...
We cameback later that night..i'm eager to start reading the book..hopefully i can finish it off during the weekend..but then the unthinkable happened..rashes start popping out on my legs and arms..crap!! What the heck happened..my deary suggested the vegie meat we tried during dinner..which i think quite true coz we've been eating there quite alot and nothing happened..so i end up scratching myself the whole night on bed...there goes my dream weekend..sigh

A bouncer and me...

Why do we have to bills..can't the utility companies provide such things for free...wish we're in the Star Trek era..Jean Luc Picard from the Generation series. In one of the episode, he explained mentioned money was not used at all. Everything were free, from basically everything...
Today..i went to a barber shop in USJ, my usual place coz they're damn efficient..having around 5 barbers on standby are quite a feat..i dun have to wait for even a minute..this rather large uncle with huge moustache that you can mistakenly assumed as a bouncer showed me the chair...i hopped on to it and he starts his work..that is after telling him my haircut style..darn easy.." Uncle, size 4 semua" Oooo yeah...that 4 magic word and off he goes..later..he whipped out the usual razor..looks like pisau lipat..i always want those thing...no more disposable razors...it's no uncool...but i doubt she would let me..same thing when i bought the hair cutter..thought would save some dough by doing it in-house rather than outsourcing it to USJ barbers..but the mess i made in the house really freaked her out..my hair was like everywhere...no thanks to her...i have to do it on my own..one hand with the gadget and another with a mirror...luckily it turned out ok...Coming back to this moustached uncle...after giving a neck massage with the odd looking oil with no brand..i was so excited to get that famous neck breaker thingy..crack!!..But he didn't..so anti-climax..damn!!But nothing like a good ol barber...Nothing like it...Proud to be a Malaysian..hehehe
Finished another book today and there is one quote really attracted me to end my blog entry for today...." God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference"

ad...this is for you...the long awaited sofa....in case you are wondering how yours is gonna look like (minus the red cushion). rasanyer we order a different tone of chocolate kan? but i like this one also.

Hour glass

Now i'm in frantic mode to close all my deals this quarter..man..can't live like this for the rest of my life. I'm still way behind my quotas..my boss expect everything to be in...customer is saying no go..failure is not an option..arghhh!!!
Wish i can retire today and do nothing..dun have to worry for anything at all..just like the dude with the blue Honda Accord. Every morning, i'll be bumping into him at the parking lot with a newspaper tucked in his armpit and wearing round tees and a pair of jeans..Probably just came back from a cup of teh tarik at the nearby mamak..He look really happy..no stress..no pressure..I wonder what he did to retire so early..coz he looks like 40ish..not that old..one of these days am gonna ask him...probably he's one of the robber in the Maybank heist in the 90's..it was the perfect crime of the malaysian history i think...kudos to them..wherever you are!!
Coming back to this blue honda dude...i'm telling myself to retire in 10 yrs time...I'm Done with this Sh*t..no more waking up early in the morning..no more stuck in a jam..no more complaints from customer..no more super moron business partner...etc...and the list goes on...

cobaaaann

just now i got a call frm cik ad saying that our original sofa colour is in town!!! What the....!!!!!! Menggigil makcik...terus hang up dengan cik ad and call kedai sofa itew..nasib baik cikmila tuh kata mmg dia akan hantar sofa ikut our original choice of colour...fuhhh....frm my understanding rasanya warehouse tuh dah buat cuma tinggal nak hantar jer coz she said something like if i wanted the new colour (the one i choose last sunday), i have to wait a bit longer. kalau betol laaa warehouse dia dah buat apa ke jadahnyer si eric beria2 suh aku tukor kolor last sunday...eiiiiiiiiiiiiii....si eric tuh pun lg sorang what the....!!!! fuh....tak sangka beli sofa ni pun banyak dugaannyer yer. sofa murahan plak tuh...ish ish ish

worlddddd!!!

again today i went for a meeting in damansara which has already been cancelled. the 1st time was my fault coz i forgot to check my intray for that postponement letter. and this time my boss just kept the letter to himself coz he forgot that he minutes the 1st letter to me. adeih..pancets makcik...putrajaya - damansara - putrajaya just for nothing.

got the ticket for this coming konsert...ihihihih...beli arena seating tapi kurengg memuaskan coz i bought around 11 plus plus. if only i didnt got for that 'meeting' this early morning baru leh dpt seat shantekkk gitukkk. takper next next week masih ader kan hunny bunch!!!

so how was our weekend.....
saturday
just duduk lepak kat rumah. only went out around 6...pegi pasar malam. finally ader org yg boleh tolong sorongkan trolley iteww. now u know aaa dearr how i suffer every tuesday. after this i declare pasar mlm day will be saturday!!! mlm just lepak umah layan AF ler apa lagi...rasa rugi plak tak tgk live....mcm lg happening jer.

sunday
i was not feeling very well, so my hunny bunch cook us lunch....macaroni soup!!! bravo dear...lepas ni kalau i 'penyegan' nak masak...u can take over lah yerk. around 5++ we went to that sofa shop to change the colour of the sofa that we ordered like 2 months ago yang tak kunjung tiba sbb colour itu sudah abish!! tensen weh....tak tau nak amik kolor apa...last2 cream for the cushion and lite brown for base (original choice: cushion - lite brown, base - dark choc). dah on the way nak ke puchong rasa down sgt sbb sofa kaler lite2 ni perlu extra care so ala2 nyesal gituk. sms and called up rina...then baru rasa lega sket. gi puchong perdana kengkunon nak dinner kat alisara...tup2 tutup plak...hampeh....beli durian then chow gi puchong apa ntah jumpa tpt makan agak happening. not bad...ader kerang bakar. boleh gi lg sekali.

note: entry ni ditulis pada 20 June tetapi cik adik ini lupa mau publish

daily dose of...

What to write today...lots of stuff had happen these couple of days...i've been running like a headless chicken to get things done.. Did not properly plan my daily schedule quite well which leads me to drifting away from days to weeks..not a very good planning in my part..oughta do something this week.
Last weekend, as the madam had wrote in..we went to AF concert. Yeah2..too lame..but what the heck..just give it a try...though at 1st i was quite intimidated with the other half infatuation of that dude...give it a rest!! goshhh...Its kinda fun seeing the host doing during ads...No wonder he's one of the highest paid host in Malaysia. We sat in front of a bunch of ladies with that letter signage thingy..dunno what the heck is it...suppose each of the ladies have a letter which spell out....hmmm..no idea...i did saw a K and L....so go figure it out yourself. I wonder why they didn't held it up high...though i was hoping they wouldn't do it. During the singing stuff..i kept on bugging my wife..just to get on her nerve..since she's sooo in to it...what's wrong with this lady..like i dunno her anymore..she's like a stranger...just bcoz of this frenzy. Then, the moment of truth came when that dude screw up the lyrics..i was like jumping in joy..like when Smeagol managed to snatch the ring from frodo in the volcano scene...it really made my day...hahaha..woooohoooooo...felt like laughing out loud right there and then, when all the audience was dumbfounded with the change of lyrics..but i rejected the notion after noticing most of the audience are his fans.Dun want to get beaten to a pulp.
Sunday came, and the other half was in this frantic panic mode...never saw her this panic at all. She gave a better performance compared to Jodie Foster in Panic Room. This was like Panic Kitchen, the sequel..heheehe..to cut short..my family arrived..they came, they see, they conquered...as explained to the other half blog below.That's my family hunn..dun mess around

Happy Birthday Lid

Happy 66th Birthday Lid

pancets

the other half force me to update the blog...yaperdaa...how bout u??? but anyway, a quick recap on everything....

friday
during lunch break rush toMV to collect the tickets...damn!!!! the traffic is so terrible both from desa petaling onwards and MV. is there any special sales goin on in MV?? i dunno...but the traffic is really killing me....1.30 and i'm still strugglin on the road. thank god i notice the pick up/ drop out point at office boulevard...so just park in front of the office and collect the tickets. damn again!!!, u can also pick up the tickets on saturday afternoon...eiii.....camne ler leh salah baca. i thot they are closed on saturday.

saturday
went back to sirpunk to pick up the 2 lil sista...after zuhur tayar bergolek menuju ke ikea. the other half bawak adik2 nyer jalan2 di the curve and i did some quick shopping in ikea and cold storage. had our early dinner at fasta pasta and i accidently ordered two large bowls of minestrone soup....ahahaha.....amik ko!!!! after dinner, we had our asar prayer at sista in law house and 6.15 off to stadium melawati. the other half was complainin...what if we are the first to arrive...what if this...what if that....when we arrived around 6.40 plus plus....the crowd is there already...ahhahaha. i wonder what time this ppl came??

the concert
its not bad afterall, of course u need to Q to get in there since our seats is free seating. but i manage to get the front row of level 2. ok larr...nama pun tiket murah. we just wait inside there and took turns for our maghrib prayer. near 8.30....ader rehearsal CLAPPING2....then azn*il makes some jokes...bla bla bla. aznil ada cakap...during the 1st concert...stadium tak sampai separuh pun penuh tapi applaused was better than this 2nd concert. 2nd concert ni cuma level 3 jer yg nampak kosong (ni mesti penangan mauu ee). so the moment came, the show started. its not bad afterall watching from level 2....of course u cannot see them clean and clear tapi idakla sampai mcm nampak semut jerk. plus...u get to see everything...how ell*za kick the chair yg nyaris2 nak tergolek dog jatuh bawah stage.....how during the commercial break all the audience menjerit2 mcm nak giler nama mauu ee everytime he went in and out.....u got to concentrate on mauu eee dancing steps through out the m*nuju p*ncak. and do u know that during the commercial all the students will go backstage amik fresh air kot. and masa break jugerk aznil ader le buat lawak2 sket....and of course every now and then praktis clapping lagi. and the best part is....of course u shud listen them LIVE. dengar live baru tau suara sapa yg sedap dan tak sedap. i'm goin there again...maybe for the 4th concert...and em goin to buy that arena seating. boleh tgk mauu ee dekat2. suara mauu eee....mmg paling best that nite but of course lupa lyric dah spoil everything. and i blame the evil genius for this....b4 mau ee perform...he kept saying that that guy is gonna forgot his lyrics again...eiiii...mulut masin plakkkk!!! but kesian kat mau eee.....crowd mmg giller2 jerit kat dia...almost 90% of the audience kot (sure bebudak lain jeles)....can u just imagine...towards the end of every single lines...semua menjerit mcm nak giler....mana la mamat tuh tak gabra....tp bila dia lupa lirik...semua terdiam. dah tak pasal2 kena kutuk....itu yg kesian. but still...even dia salah lirik or a bit sumbang....suara dia mmg sedap gilers...he can be the next j*mal abd*llah. suara bebudak lain bukan nyer tak sedap...sedappp...tapi dah common!!

sunday
the whole of mr evil family came to had lunch at my place (except for one sista). eishhh...penatnyerr....for the first time in my life i cook lunch for like 16 ppl....alhamdullillahhh everything went well....except for the purple cabbage. lps ni tak mo beli cabbage yg berwarna purple itewww lagik...spoil my food presentation ajerk (again i blame the evil genius for this). we had ketam masak lemak cili api, daging malbi, kobis tumis sos tiram, ayam goreng kicap manis and bubur jagung. ayam goreng kicap manis tuh paling laku.....both of us tak sempat nak makan so last nite dinner i cook some for hubby deary sbb dia teringin. but hubby deary is so sweet, he help me a lot in the kitchen. tq dear....but lps ni...if ur family datang lagi i tak mo buat nasi campur dah. pancets!!! plus the house turns upside down wif the 3 lil devils...*sigh*

monday
cuti...duduk umah buat tak tau

mauu eeee

erk...sapa yer jejaka yg tgk tv dgn i smalam dok gelak terbahak2 masa game tembak menembak tuh??!!!

but anyway, i've already book 4 tickets to their 2nd concert. ingat nak call my sista coz she can get free tickets frm KK...tapi malas ler lgpun 4 tickets is too much (ahdik yg baikkkksss). hmm...satu hal nak kena pi mid valley amik.

hmm....some of u might say....what for u go to the stadium when u can watch it at home...lg clean and clear. well, my answer....sajer nak tgk happening ker tak. and i'm goin to watch it at least twice coz the original plan is to buy the arena seats...but we decided only last nite sbb nak bawak the two lil sista jenjalan. so bye bye early birds price. harus la amik yg free seating yg murah tapi mahal.

lalalallaalla

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Kept on procrastinating to even blog..that's a bad habit..but since the other half have been controlling the remote for the past couple of week..i've got nothing to do but blog...yeap..i've lost the right and authority over the remote due to the AF frenzy..especially when that dude Mawi joins in...oh boy..
Today, had man to man talk with my boss today..which i tried to avoid but since nobody wants to have lunch with him..i had to do the dirty job accompanying him...it was pretty awkward since last week he was cursing like mad to me and made me very small...like smurf..heheh..anyway, the lunch went well..he gave me some advise..many of which i know i should be doing all this while..but i never wanted to admit or do..typical human being i think..
Ok..have couple of days before the quarter ends and my number looks pretty bad...but i'm gonna try and try..need to push it..as my boss favourite song, from Madagascar movie " I like to move it move it"

5 years ago.....

1st June 2000
After midnite
me @ USJ, him @ MMU
- marks the beginning of our relationship

:: updates
got a call frm my dad...my uncle, the eldest bro is in hosp...critical. he was in icu few weeks ago for 1 whole week and i only got to know abt this 2day. this is very shocking to me becoz among my three uncles he has always been the strongest one. really hope i can go back 2morrow nite. hmmm...just yesterday i post their pictures. Ami Chak...pls get well soon.