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Greetings from London...

2009-11-11T19:00:00.002+08:00

Day 1 - @ The Vault HRC

Day 2 - Wembley Stadium with the Megats

Day 3 - Bicester Village with Nina & Nyzem..Put & I shopped!

Day 4 - Madame Tussauds, with Tom Cruise...

Day 4 - Madame Tussauds, Put with George Clooney...(kill me now..by tasha)

Day 4 - MGG's went to learn how to be Wicked!! xoxo!! you know you love to hate us!!

Day 4 - Wicked was WICKEEDDDDDD...

X-cited!

2009-11-06T17:34:00.004+08:00

Excited for my trip...I'm off tomorrow! (yeayy!)

Pic taken while I was doing my packing...can guess where I am going from this? well most of you know.. :D

Good-bye Malaysia...see you in 10 days!

Self-Check!...

2009-11-05T14:25:00.006+08:00

Someone asked me what's an NPD...Well let's do a self-check...if you are anything as per the criteria below..then you have it...beware..as people really hate / can't stand / gets annoyed or just don't want to be friends with an NPD..

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD: An all-pervasive pattern of grandiosity (in fantasy or behaviour), need for admiration or adulation and lack of empathy, usually beginning by early adulthood and present in various contexts. Five (or more) of the following criteria must be met:

•Feels grandiose and self-important (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents to the point of lying, demands to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)

•Is obsessed with fantasies of unlimited success, fame, fearsome power or omnipotence, unequalled brilliance (the cerebral narcissist), bodily beauty or sexual performance (the somatic narcissist), or ideal, everlasting, all-conquering love or passion

•Firmly convinced that he or she is unique and, being special, can only be understood by, should only be treated by, or associate with, other special or unique, or high-status people (or institutions)

•Requires excessive admiration, adulation, attention and affirmation - or, failing that, wishes to be feared and to be notorious (narcissistic supply)

•Feels entitled. Expects unreasonable or special and favorable priority treatment. Demands automatic and full compliance with his or her expectations

•Is "interpersonally exploitative", i.e., uses others to achieve his or her own ends

•Devoid of empathy. Is unable or unwilling to identify with or acknowledge the feelings and needs of others

•Constantly envious of others or believes that they feel the same about him or her

•Arrogant, haughty behaviours or attitudes coupled with rage when frustrated, contradicted, or confronted

Read more from the source itself - click here

btw...to my friends --> if I am this or am becoming this please say something! or better still just slap my face until I wake up! permission granted! huhu (& yes I am afraid of Karma bebeh!)

Short-changed by Maxis?

2009-10-29T10:51:00.003+08:00

I got annoyed by Maxis again, this time it’s two things, first they offered blue forms -1000 Maxis shares to their active postpaid members (serving tenure more than 5 years) but if you are in the family plan, the principal owner get’s that blue form. The rest of us in the plan that has been using it for the past 10 years don’t get anything! Don’t tell me I’m not eligible because I use to get calls from them for loyal members stuff. So where is the fairness in that? At least if they allocate more lots to a family plan we wouldn’t feel short-changed by using the family plan!

It’s a benefit from maxis that we can’t enjoy just because we signed up for a family plan, and this benefit does not come every day ok! Of course it’s not confirmed that we get the shares but the chances are higher when you get the blue form, else we just have to apply the usual Offer Shares using the WHITE Application Form, Electronic Share Application or Internet Share Application under the Maxis IPO. But I have lost interest; after all, it’s quite highly prices RM5.20 per share…but my dad on the other hand is interested and he lost his chance because of the damn family plan…he is not entitled to the blue form!

Ok next, the second reason I'm pissed with them; I am actively using my mobile to access internet this days, doesn’t help that all the wireless around me ‘WSD Hotspotz’ or ‘maxis’ has “no gateway reply” or “wlan not found” when its detected…it’s like they unhooked the phone line and left the modem on! – don’t bother having a wireless around if people can’t use it! And I don’t even know where to complain about this because it’s free...so we don’t get to complain? This goes to many other places with so called “free wireless” around…they mostly don’t work!

Anyways, I was saying, so yeah I have been using the 3G internet via maxis and it’s damn expansive so I called them up and asked them to put me up for the RM58 plan. Guess what…I can’t!! because my mum, the principal holder has to go in there and do it or write a letter that I am allowed to do that, what are we in fifth grade? I am the one paying the damn bills! Check the payment method lar…it’s ok to charge my credit card to it with my name on it but I can’t make any changes to my account??! Ok at least... when we signed up for the plan, tell the principal owner all this so that she gives her consent to all of us at that point and it is noted in the system that we can change what we want to change anytime and not be subjected to this fifth grade treatment! I can’t even activate my roaming because of this (as per my last post on this topic)

I gave them a blasting over the phone but it doesn’t help much since I still have to get my mum to write in, or just get myself out of this family plan! Damn annoying! gonna get myself a prepaid for my overseas trip, since it's roaming is automatically activated...ermm Celcom or Digi?

Psychometric profiling @ Work...

2009-10-27T14:51:00.003+08:00

I took this Psychometric profiling - Personal Profile Systems (DiSC). This is what I am at work [read WORK only ok]; I think it’s kinda true… And guess what I am a D & C which makes me fall under a “Creative” in the Classical Profile Patterns.

My “D” was at the highest scale i.e. at 7, what is D you might ask...its “Dominance” --> This person emphasizes on shaping the environment by overcoming opposition to accomplish results.

This person’s tendencies include:
-Getting immediate results [yes!!]
-Causing action [depends on the work too]
-Accepting challenges [yeahhhh]
-Making quick decisions [true!]
-Questioning the status quo [yupp]
-Taking authority [only when necessary…]
-Managing trouble [only when there’s no one else to do it..hehe]
-Solving problems [this I do]

This person drives in an environment that includes:
-Power and authority
-Prestige and challenge [true true true]
-Opportunities for individual accomplishments [exactly!]
-A wide scope of operations
-Direct answers [yeah don’t beat around the bush, I don’t have time for it!]
-Opportunities for advancement [of course!]
-Freedom from control and supervision [definitely, like I so don’t need it!]
-Many new and varied activities [the more the merrier!]

This person needs other’s who:
-Weigh pro’s and con’s
-Calculate risks [like I don’t do enough? Hmm]
-Use caution
-Create a predictable environment
-Research facts
-Deliberate before deciding
-Recognize the needs of others

To be more efficient this person needs:
-To receive difficult assignments [yup..I need challenge!]
-To understand that they need people
-To base techniques on practical experience [of course!]
-To receive and occasional shock
-To identify with a group
-To verbalize reasons for conclusions [this is true – learning from my previous bosses, everything has to be clear and documented!]
-To be aware of existing sanctions
-To pace self and relax more. [I thought I relax a lot? but good to know! =)]

Well the "C" stands for “Conscientiousness” -->Emphasis is on working conscientiously within existing circumstances to ensure quality and accuracy. No need to elaborate on this, it was a 5 on the scale of 1 to 7.

My “I - Influence” & “S - Steadiness” was the lowest...Which was kinda expected since I don’t do much talking / chatting / mingling around the office.

As for the creative pattern (the mix of D & C)
Emotions: accepts aggressions; restrains expression
Goal: dominance, unique accomplishments
Judges others by: personal standards; progressive ideas for accomplishing tasks
Influences others by: ability to pace development of systems and innovative approaches
Value to the organization: initiates or designs changes
Overuses: bluntness; critical or condescending attitude
Under pressure: becomes bored with routine work; sulks when restrained; acts independently
Fears: lack of influence; failure to achieve their standards
Would increase effectiveness through: warmth; tactful communication; effective team cooperation; recognition of existing sanctions.

This results can change each time you take the test, but for me, at the moment, it describes me almost perfectly! Well those who knows me well enough, you'd know which trait fits me well...

Cuci the Musical...

2009-10-27T13:27:00.008+08:00

I went for Cuci the Musical preview (free tix!!) last Thursday 22 Oct 09, apart from starting the show one hour late! (due to technicals difficulties) the rest was good...It was so good that I wanna go again..yeah I'm paying for the second round...and of course a better seat...yes it's expansive as some may say that I'm wasting money, but if people can pay hundreds for an International Concert, why not support your own industry when you know it's good..isn't it? So we don't mind paying for a good show..you'll be laughing like 90% of the time throughout the show...

*and of course I met the whole kutom there...relatives...:)

Here's our free tix...

Thanks Myra & Azizi..!

Elaine, me & the rest of us there..

And here's our tickets to watch it today...can't wait! there's four of us going today, my cousin Maheran, Put, Bai & Me!

I actually went to KLCC and purchased it at Rock Corner...to make sure we get the good seats, there's no guarantee if I do it online..anyways I hardly do this kinda stuff..it's normally Put's thing! hehehe..well, I learnt how & where to purchase tickets...good for me!

Confirm! Happy!

2009-10-16T17:15:00.002+08:00

Nothing much...just to update...I just got confirmed here at the new job...a month earlier..:)

& I'm going on a Holiday next month...can't wait...!

I am Happy! :)

Deprived of ?

2009-10-16T10:32:00.001+08:00

So..two person here at the office commented on my appearance today, they said I look like I just woke up! I asked “why?”…they say that my eyes gives it away…ok to tell the truth I had a good 8 hours sleep, how is it I look like Sh*t today? I don’t get it! Siap put on make up today same as yesterday, which looked good yesterday (so they say)..so can’t be make up’s fault kan? I even went jogging last night (ni saja nak mention!) huhu

Well one thing for sure I was annoyed when I woke up today because I was actually dreaming that I was having beriyani (so much for the no rice diet thing I started on Sunday, baru 5 days!)..I was actually dreaming that I was eating it..sebelum masuk mulut my sis, nat was banging on the room door asking me to open it! Damn.. kacau betul! terus bad mood and now it show in the eyes & face..!

So what’s a quick fix nie? I wouldn’t wanna be looking like orang baru bangun the whole day…hmm

p/s Can’t wait for tonite! It’s gonna be a good nite!

Birthday ShoutOuts!!

2009-10-13T09:26:00.003+08:00

To all those growing old this month..huhu

A big HaPpY BiRthDaY!!

2nd Oct - Lili (BBGS mate) & Little Shazad
8th Oct - Alya Zulfah (Amm's daughter)
10th Oct - Anip
12th Oct - Nani (BBGS mate)
13th Oct - My sis Nut! --> today!
14th Oct - Amyrah (BBGS mate), Michelle (Actuarial) & Ruthran (X-Unta)
19th Oct - Suhaila (Gang Unta but not X)
20th Oct - Lynn (X - Unta)
21st Oct - Su (Actuarial)
28th Oct - Faridz (Cousin)
31st Oct - Saravanan N (X - Unta)

Have a great day & years ahead! xoxo!!

And a special wish to my sis, Nut whose celebrating her 25th birthday today - suku abad already...welcome to quarterlife crisis! hik hik

Her friends showed up at the house at 12am last night..she was already asleep..so I got the gurls to ambush her while she was sleeping...she was surprised...nice one Intan a.k.a 'Put Pendek' as Elaine calls her..(pictures later...forget where I put that hp cable thingy! damn)

the sms from papa..

2009-10-08T15:50:00.004+08:00

So I got this sms from my dad like 10 minutes ago...He is trying to scare me into diet n exercise I think...

"Obesity is the most powerful risk factor 4 DIABETES. People with BMI over 25 are 60% PRONE of being DIABETICS!!"

ok he has been making noise about my weight and recently even more! but I could be in the 40% can't I? =)

*yeah yeah yeah laugh all you want! I will start walking, jogging and running eventually...just that I don't know when...but I wanna be able to runnnn!

The one with the Women Bosses...

2009-10-08T10:07:00.005+08:00

DO WOMEN MAKE GOOD BOSSES?

Gabby: I have another interesting topic for your blog Shaz: DO WOMEN MAKE GOOD BOSSES?
My answer is hell no!!

Shaz: And why is that? I’d like to think I make a good boss someday.. :D
But yeah, I prefer the guy bosses…

Gabby: Because women are emotional creatures!! If they had a rough morning, you’re a goner! If they didn’t get laid last night, you’re a goner! If they kena marah ngan laki depa earlier that day, you’re a goner! If she woke up on the wrong side of the bed, you’re a goner! If she just feels like being a bitch that day, you’re a goner!! Need I say more?

Myzara: Heyyyyyy im a good boss tau!!!! But its not easy to be a boss!! Each one of them expect different things from u..so nak puas kan hati everyone its imposible!!

Shaz: Erm..so ur saying that if u become the boss one day, this is how you’ll be?

Gabby: I honestly don’t know. I’d like to say ‘no’ that I won’t be like that but sigh..this scares me..imagine a female boss with PMS..oh dear god!!. Myzara.. You’re perhaps 1 in 50 la kot Myzara..the ones I’ve encountered is..well..I think I shall bleep out the word…lolss!

Shaz: Gabby… I don’t want to be that, I can try not to be that & I think I am not that…but you can only know when you’re a boss…

But one thing’s sure, if I am in a bad mood they’d better know to stay away from me, but then again, if I am angry at a certain someone, not necessarily the other person is gonna get it, I think I know how to switch on and off too..but I can’t be too sure!

Gabby: That’s exactly what I’m saying. Women are unpredictable creatures. They’re emotional. It just takes something small to trigger the ‘BITCH ALERT’..

Myzara: Im not like that at all..if aku had a very bad morning I won’t let it out to my staff..but I’ll let ot out kat my hubby!!! Hahahahah!!!

Gabby: That’s no good either. Men are different. They have the ability to leave their problems at the door the minute they step into office. It’s a good thing to not have too much feelings oso la kan?

Shaz: I have had a few women bosses, some are good n some aren’t, but they do have mood swings and all that, when they’re good, they’re really really nice, when they’re bad, gosh…from the scary face, the tantrums, the screaming to staff and the extra workloads comes in…they are good in passing on their stress to others, like it’s contagious! hahaha

Gabby: Precisely my point..so bottom-line is: WOMEN DO NOT MAKE GOOD BOSSES.

Shaz: Well, we will just have to learn that ability that men have about leaving their problems & feelings at the door when they step into the office and work it! We’ll have to learn to be a professional, we can just let feelings overtake us…it’s not good for women and our jobs.

I think those who realize the importance of this makes a good boss – women boss..not all women bosses are a bit*hes! Not fair!

Myzara: Yaaa..it not fair at all!!!

Gabby: The ones I’ve encountered so far didn’t impress me one bit..semua garang macam singa when they’re stressed!

Myzara: Same here..I know how to control it..I’m doing sales lg byk strees..from my bosses la..staff la..target la.. etc etc..the pressure I just can’t describe through words..but I only will marah the person yg patut kena saja...I won’t suka2 let go my anger to everyone..have to respect depa juga la..tp sapa yg buat salah..they’ll know la nnt!!

Shaz: Yeah I agree, when sometimes when we are nice, staff can sit on our heads, sometimes we have to show them who’s boss too..and if they deserve the scolding, hey..they juz deserve it!

Myzara: Yaaaa…kadang2 sampai rasa nak bg sepak to all these *** b**t*rds!!!! And I’ll get very fast irritated if they ask me stupid question yg anak aku pun tau jawap!!

Anyway so just hope that you all will be a good boss…you know that what type of boss that you all dok maki semua selalu..so if you be a boss one day don’t be like the boss that you always maki tuh cause u know nnt ur staff will do & feel the same way like you..

This conversation is based on our 6-8 years experience in the working world...I'm sure there are good women bosses out there too. I have been under a few women bosses and I have adapted well with them, off course there are those occasional tantrums too but no that bad, you can say it's expected!. There are those scary women bosses around too, thank God I never had to report to them, well looking at those kinda bosses makes me realize that I don't want to be that. I'd like to think I would make a good boss someday, insyallah.

Just thinking, if a guy were to have posted this I'm sure all the gurls out there would give him hell, but it's ok for gurls to post and talk about it hahaha! Just like when Arif told me (after calling me fat) that "it's ok for fat people to call fat people Fat!" anyone else did it...they would get hell! huhu

The woman's list..

2009-10-07T11:32:00.002+08:00

This is true in a funny kinda way...yup we want it all..and of course, there's no such guy! sigh....it was in the mail btw...

How to make a woman happy...

It's not difficult to make a woman happy.

A man only needs to be:

1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate

WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:

45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls

AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:

51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:

54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes

the one about LRM ...

2009-10-06T14:08:00.010+08:00

Talking about the recent engagement of that someone and this came up (LRM - love, relationships & marriage..) there were four in the mail conversation; Gabby, Myzara, FN & I, FN was silent all along, so here it goes...

Gabby: Hmmm..kawen duda yang kaya is definitely security for a girl for now and future..but is it real love?

Shaz: I dun believe in real love…so nope..NO! huhu

Myzara: I don’t know wat to answer..eemmmm..no komen

Gabby: You don’t? Actually I also don’t anymore. But then, how to have children if we don’t find real love? Myzara.. U no need to answer lah..hang dah kawen dah beranak pinak..nak pi honeymoon utk kali ke 127 pulak tu lagi nak kata no komen

Shaz: U can have children without love..it’s all in the niat! Niat kalo dah betul…juz maybe love will find its way..but I’m not counting on it..

Myzara: Aku sgt setuju dgn shaz..soo cleaver!!! Blum kawin tapi dia dah pandai!! hAhahahah!! The reason I said no comment is because I don’t know whether the “real love” tuh wujud x after kawin!!..each of u nnt bz kerja then bz pasai anak sometimes u’ll forget ur responsibility as a wife cause ur too bz with ur kids and ur spending more time with them..entahla..for me before marriage & after is totally 2 different feelings!!

Gabby: But Shaz, if you are not counting on it then that means you don’t believe in love and if you don’t believe in it, then love will not find you. Go and read ‘The Secret’ lah..
I want 5 kids..so I better get a move on la kan

Shaz: I can still want marriage and want kids, if loves find its way in, it’s just bonus to me!

Gabby: How can you marry someone you don’t love?

Shaz: Can..it happens all the time, grow into love or not, that’s not the reason I’m getting married, sunnah nabi, mengembangkan zuriat, so if I find someone enough to make me happy, terime je lah (depending on my state of mind at that time jugak la…I have to like the person a bit lah....

It’s also for companionship, now I dun need it yet, but when I do, it doesn’t have to be love coz & since I dun believe in it! Love doesn’t guarantee that the marriage will last either, so why bother? If you can tolerate each other its good enough. Tp hati kena terbuka la to get into this..I know I’m not there yet..I’m educating myself..huhu

What say u the people who have been married?

Gabby: I agree to a certain extend as in you gotta like the person a little bit to want to marry them..coz can be nurtured. Kalau jumpa a guy and fall head over heels in love with him lepaih tu nak kawen even better lah but I don’t think I’ll ever find that sort of love again after ‘the moron’!

My mother keeps saying “marry a guy who loves you but not someone you love”. I don’t think that’s right. That’s called ‘playing it safe’ and I won’t do that. I need to be slightly into him to want to make that big a commitment. Marriage is supposed to be for life (we pray and hope lah!) but if we don’t have any feelings for them but choose to marry them anyways, then it’s just plain selfish. By then if you have any problems, u would even bother to talk things through or work it out..coz we would have taken the guy for granted

FN and Myzara is just sitting back and watching us merepek about this topic lah..they have no comment (bak kata Myzara) hahaha!

Shaz: Heh my mum says, “marry a guy who loves you more than you love him” , playing it safe or not, the age is catching up and if you want kids, that you’ve gotta make a decision, it just boils down to what you want in life, prioritizing…but I don’t know, there’s no right & wrong about this, it’s really up the each individual lar.. Btw, if u choose to be with the guy, u can’t be selfish, you have got to make the marriage work…even ppl who loves/loved before too have to do work to make a marriage work…

Yup..they are enjoying the merepek-ing session..huhu

Gabby: Marry a guy who loves you MORE than you love him is right..not marry a guy who loves you and you don’t love him. Yes age is catching up..I gotta make a decision fast. I’m going to pursue my MBA or PhD or work some more..the rest..well..dunolah hahah!

Myzara: Off course after u kawin, u will love ur husband..so based on that love and continue ur life with him lah..in a relationship is very simple..don’t complicate it! Just do want u want..that’s all!!

Gabby: Kalau lepaih kawen pun tak love jugak, then how? Get a divorce?

Shaz: Cross that bridge when you get there, if divorce is your fate, so be it! But you shouldn’t make it an option from the beginning…

Gabby: Hmm..I’m liking the way you think and talk Shaz. You’re quite smart la after all..

Myzara: Then pasaipa taknak kawin without any love??? I mean as long as ada love in the relationship ok la..dont concentrate too much on that..there’s more important things in relationship other then real love.

The MOST important thing as husband and wife is tolerance.. whether the guy can tolerate with us or not..xdak nie..ABISSS!!!!!!! trust me!!

one of it : kita nie darah mamak..temper..so whether that guy boleh terima kita punya kepala angin or not is also very important!! In marriage bukan love saja penting tau kaa Gabby ooiiii.. there are lots of things that plays an important part in marriage life!!

Gabby: What could be more important than love?

Shaz: Pls unhook from walt Disney & all the chick flicks & look beyond it, those who were soo deeply in love are no longer in love, those who got married just because they were in love got divorced, so niat tu penting, love is there, you just have to appreciate the way or the nature of how you receive it. Not everyone gets the same romantic love story type of love, there’s a lot of other definations to it too…

Love is not everything, happiness & joy is more important, you don’t have to be in love to be happy. It’s all in the mind.

Myzara: Love saja boleh bg makan? love saja can make u happy? If there’s love but selalu dok gaduh mcm anjing & kucing macam mana?

Gabby: I know love is a lot of work. But I’ll need to love him too. Kalau he saja love me but I don’t feel the same way, then it work wont. And I wouldn’t be bothered to compromise..

Shaz: It goes back to what u want...what if there isn’t anyone out there that u cud love, then what happens? Like that story with the kid that’s suppose pick up a good grass at the field n came back with none because he thot if he walked up further, he could get a better one, but realized what he left behind was the best ones…so what the point if ur gonna be old and lonely & realize that you have wasted your life in the end when you could have at least had a chance at having a family..?

If there is a good grass along your way, pick it up and learn to love it. Its because its good that u picked it up in the first place..

Myzara: Off course-la u need to love him too tp jgn dok berangan pasai real love nie semua..it will develop by its own..u cannot be sitting down and just wait for the real love to come..as long as u ada the feeling of love towards him..ok lah..but 1st of all u have to put that “moron” out of ur mind 1st!! life have to go on..he has his own life now and so do u!!

I think I'll stop here, Love can be somewhat important but not necessarily a must, tolerance and responsibility is more important to me...Gabby's a commitment phobic I think! thinking too much...Anyone with any thoughts other than this? feel free to share! huhu

Juz maybe . . .

2009-09-25T15:12:00.003+08:00

Forwarded by Mama...

Maybe. . . we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one
so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

Maybe . . . when the door of happiness closes,
another opens; but, often times,
we look so long at the closed door
that we don't even see the new one
which has been opened for us.

Maybe . . . it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it,
but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.

Maybe . . . the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Maybe . . . the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past;
after all, you can't go on successfully in life until...
you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.

Maybe . . . you should dream what you want to dream;
go where you want to go,
be what you want to be,
because you have only one life and one chance
to do all the things you dream of, and want to do.

Maybe . . . there are moments in life when you miss someone
-- a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child --
so much that you just want to pick them from
your dreams and hug them for real,
so that once they are around you appreciate them more.

Maybe . . . the best kind of friend
is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with,
never say a word, and then walk away feeling
like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

Maybe . . . you should always try to put
yourself in others' shoes.
If you feel that something could hurt you,
it probably will hurt the other person, too.

Maybe . . . you should do something nice
for someone every single day, even if
it is simply to leave them alone.

Maybe . . . giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.

Maybe . . . happiness waits for all those who cry,
all those who hurt,
all those who have searched,
and all those who have tried,
for only they can appreciate the importance of all the
people who have touched their lves.

Maybe . . . you shouldn't go for looks; they can deceive;
don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile,
because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile.

Maybe . . . you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet,
enough trials to make you strong,
enough sorrow to keep you human,
and enough hope to make you happy

Maybe . . . you should try to live your life to the fullest because when you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling but when you die, you can be the one who is smiling and everyone around you crying.

Maybe . . . you could send this message to those people who mean something to you, to those who have touched your life, to those who can and do make you smile when you really need it, to those who make you see the brighter side of things when you are really down, and to all those whom you want to know that you appreciate them and their friendship.

juz updating...

2009-09-24T11:12:00.005+08:00

my fb status msg for today & I mean it...:
"Bosan+ngantuk+bosan+got my study assigments+still bosan+got work in the offc+lagilah bosan+it's hot here in the offc+annoyed+bosan+juz waiting for the weekend!"

ok it's seriously hot in d offc...it's making my mood turn bad...

>On another note...Congratulations Rais & Shida on the arrival of their baby boy - 22 Sep 09...Prince Court Hospital is juz soo nice! It doesn't even look or smell like a hospital...cool!

>Raya was great, loved the food, was indulging for 3 days, stopped now..anyways, love Mama's mutton beriyani, rendang dendeng from Put's aunt & off course the visitors that poured in on the first & third day of raya - mostly relatives, also, the duit raya I received :D, ohh we also played monopoly with the younger cousins! the monopoly craze is still on! huhu

Pictures later if and when I'm the mood...still lazy to upload n resize / edit etc!

Happy Holidays for those still on a break & Salam Aidilfitri...more indulging later on weekends - open house! yippiee (diet gone out the window/down the drain or whatever you can call it! hik hik)

check it out...

2009-09-20T02:17:00.003+08:00

Just an announcement...I'm featured at Back2BBGS!...check out my story here

p/s tak dapat beli number plate 28, candle 28 pun jadilah! heheh :) Thanks Joanna Yeoh for the post & number 28 & Put for your help (my personal copywriter) haha!

Minal Aidil Walfaizin

2009-09-18T10:31:00.000+08:00

Mata kadang kala salah melihat....
Mulut kadang kala salah bercakap....
Hati kadang kala salah menduga.....
Maafkan segala kesilapan yang pasti ada....

````` Mohon Maaf Zahir dan Batin `````

Drive Safely & Enjoy the holidays!

Ranting for the week!

2009-09-18T10:22:00.002+08:00

So...I don’t think I like this place…it can get annoying when you have a Boss (hereafter known as the B) that can be so damn unconsidered!

Am I over reacting…I don’t know...but here’s what happened this week…I had verbally asked to take leave for last Monday & Tuesday a week earlier, but I said, we will see if that important meeting can get cleared by that week, than I will take it…so the meeting was over on Thursday and no pending issues, therefore I told him that I was gonna be on leave the following Monday & Tuesday. He even asked me again before leaving on Thursday, since he says he might be on EL on Friday, and I told him, yes I will be on leave...he said “OK”. My mistake was that I forgot to key into the system! (I admit, I’m wrong here, but it’s not a big deal for the ppl here, as far as I have observed for the past 4 mths that I’m here).

So come Monday, me realizing that I forgot to key into the system the leave, I sms-ed him “B, I’m on leave today & tomorrow but forgot to key in the system. Will do when I get back” – note that this has been verbally cleared the week before. I was just reminding and informing that I forgot to key in the system and the sms was sent at 7.52am. All ok here I thought…

Next thing I know…I check my webmail from home to see that he has sent out the following to the big B’s:
“Dear All, Please be informed that Shaz has just informed me (through SMS) that she will be on annual leave today and tomorrow “

What the hell? Just informed? Something is really wrong with the guy! Even if I just informed shouldn’t you try cover me as I am your staff! But the point is I asked for in a week in advance and that email pissed me off…and the '2nd level B' responded

“Pls have a word with Shaz. Annual leave to be submitted at least 3 days before going on leave. Thanks”

It made me look bad…it was unnecessary…I kept quiet, thought about it, and when I went back to the office, I responded to the email, although partly my fault for not keying in the system, I have never had a the B that would do such a thing to a staff when he damn well knows I had informed him earlier! I’m glad I did respond, at least he knows that I’m not gonna sit around and let him push me around as he likes.

Then he called me to the meeting room and explained things that happened the last 2 days…& about the leave thing, he said he doesn’t want to have a tiff over a small matter and that he did word it as “annual leave” instead of “EL” and that the '2nd level B' who asked him to send the email out. ! And he was making excuses saying the big B was looking for me and some workings and all, which he didn’t know about (yeah being a B, why didn’t he know? – think for yourself…a B not knowing a new staff’s work? Can’t hold the fort for 2 days?). Anyway he even sms-ed me to get the files of workings and all that morning…Which was in the shared drive anyways…

I was thinking so what? You didn’t have to put in that I just sms-ed! All he had to do was say I was on leave, full stop! It was purposely putting me in a bad light, somehow to save his @ss, make the focus shift…whatever!

So you know…I don’t like my new B, I have never had this kind of petty problems with my previous the B’s, this looks like it’s gonna be a problem...

Anyway today being the last day of work before Eid and all, I was thinking maybe I could leave early, say 4pm or so, but guess what! When I came in, I saw an email from the B stating that he was leaving at 3.30pm! Isn’t that just plain unconsidered! I am the one celebrating, why can’t he just think to let me go off early, now I have to stay after 5pm to do the end of day work...Because its either one of us that has to do it!

It’s a pity, I like the place, the environment, the people, but I don’t like the B, so I won’t be long here, I can feel it…but if he goes first, then I’ll rethink!

Small things, petty things, but I’m just uncomfortable already…I know I’m too much…but I had better the B’s before, ohh well, I’ll try adjust, another 5 months the bond is lifted and I’m free to go, if I still feel this way…

tq gurlfriends!!

2009-09-11T14:06:00.007+08:00

I juz received this like 2 days ago...well it's my belated birthday present! Elaine has been keeping it with her, keeps forgetting to bring it...so now...I finally got my birthday present! Thanks a lot gurls!! I really love it! which gurl doesn't like getting perfume as a gift eh? hehhehe

The sweetly worded birthday card...:)

the content & checkout what Eliana did...she took the trouble to make it colourful! heheh thanks! it's cute!! Thanks gurlfriends...names as mentioned in the lovely card...

Eliana, Putri, Azita, Ija, Su, Nani, Izliana, Syikin --> thanks! :D

Saja nak show off the perfume brand...:p

Hmm Unforgivable Women eh...am I that? hik hik..

Thanks again!!

p/s Amyrah..thanks for the present from u too...I really liked it sampai nak buat lagi satu...:)

Drama minggu ini...

2009-09-07T15:18:00.006+08:00

Fooling around with the emails in between work...I thought this was funny...

SN informed us that he is leaving the bank and gave us his alternative email add

RS: so.. berapa rim A4 paper kau dah sebat SN? pen? pensel? marker? liquid paper?? kena stock up la.. nak bukak office kat Bagan Pinang kan? :D

Nasib baik aku dah blah.. kalau tak, sure come X September, time salam perpisahan aku nangis meraung-raung... sampai pitam.. kena papah masuk meeting room.. lepas tu sedar dari pitam.. sambung nangis.. hentak-hentak kepala dekat dinding.. balik rumah minum paraquat... eh.. silap cerita pulak.. :)

anyway, all the best man.. after this I'll change your e-mail address lah.. sudah dapat tempat kerja baru/e-mail baru, jangan la segan-segan nak cakap.. all the best man ! nanti WT balik MAlaysia, dia belanja kita semua makan... hahahahah

WT: no problem for you RS..... satu paraquat ais. Kurang manis:)

SZ: What is that?

RS: Trust Shaz to spoil the smooth flow of a drama-swasta-kisah-benar flick on Bee En TV... :)
paraquat = racun rumput

SZ: And why are u having racun rumput ais?

A few minutes later…

SZ: "Ohh ok.. I get it…tgh drama…*blur* kejap!"

WT:....... this reminds me of last time in sekolah rendah playing police and thief in the padang.... after the teams have been picked...
there will be ALWAYS this one kid who says: "how come polis don't have handcuffs? what did the thief steal?" and so on.....

the kid's body has not been found to this day...... :)

SZ: Muahahahahahah what now WT? ur gonna kill me?!!

RS: After that "Ohh ok.. I get it…tgh drama…*blur* kejap!" reply, I will gladly hold Shaz down while WT straps the C4 on her.. :D

SZ: Err what C4? (irritating tak?)

RS: THAT'S IT !!! Even SN is helping me and WT now !! :)

After an hour…

SZ: Tak de sapa nak help u RS..kesian..deal with it! Hehehehhe

WT: who said tak de orang nak tolong RS... i was just busy checking googlemaps to find a place in kuala selangor to hide the body....:)

SZ: Ya ya…when there’s no one to help…come in the light n be the hero lah konon!!

SN: puncak alam site good ma….

SZ: Shah alam pun good what..with all the hoohaa there..sure no one notice…

RS: since we're dealing with Shaz Macho, I'm going to need all the help I can.. heck, I don't think myself, SN and WT pun cukup.. need to rope in the big guns.. SNG.. YGR... UW.. :D

SZ: Are u calling me FAT?

RS:macho... baca betul betul.. MACHO... kan you selalu mengaku you Macho... Shaz Macho lah.. hahahaha..

SZ: TAHU TAKUT!

RS: And you wonder why I need all those guys to help me out.. :)

SZ: Tak pe I got pepper spray…

RS: we've got goggles..

SZ: I dun believe!

RS: Serious la.. look at our picture.. but of course you can't tell which is which la.. we're wearing full face gas mask.. :) [sends an attachment]

SN: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahaha

SZ: Buruk giler ur pictures!

RS: alah.. dengki.. coz you didn't get one.. :D

SZ: ???!!!

Iftar calendar...

2009-09-07T14:43:00.008+08:00

So other than home…here’s where all I tried out or am trying out this year…I have to say, we really don’t do justice for the buffet spread…might as well go for ala-carte…seriously!

22 Aug/1st Ramadhan: Uncle Ariffin’s house, Suri Catering...

24 Aug/ 3rd Ramadhan: Rasta (after the voice audition thingy) – nasi goreng cendawan, mashed potatoes & potato wedges…Elaine was the one craving for the potatoes…I tumpang sekali lah!

25 Aug/ 4th Ramadhan: Corus Hotel (FOC, complimentary pass from Syikin for me & Put)

29 Aug/ 8th Ramadhan: De Palma Hotel with the BBGS gang…(Amyrah, Eliana, Azita, Izliana, Syikin & Ija)

30 Aug/ 9th Ramadhan: McDonalds with Cuz Hisham & Sis Nat

1Sep/ 11th Ramadhan: Chillies with Actuarial Gang (Ju & Hubby, Hawa & Bai)

2 Sep/ 12th Ramadhan: Puti Bungsu Batam with ShazR, K.Maz & Family (K.Mazz blanja!! Tqq!!)

3 Sep/ 13th Ramadhan: Rasa Sayang Restaurant with x-Unta batch 06/09, only 8 turned up! (Azral, Nazri, Glennise, Toon Yin, Lynn, Fendi, Fuad & Rohani joined later)

5 Sep/ 15th Ramadhan: Uncle Hayi & Aunty Aisyah’s house, berbuka bersama anak-anak yatim… (Syed Restaurant)

6 Sep/ 16th Ramadhan: Puti Bungsu Batam again!, brought the visitors from Jeddah for Nasi Padang (uncle Harry & family)

8 Sep/ 18th Ramadhan: Shangri La (Put, Dina & Fiancee) – the quest continues this year…entah jadi ke tak nie…every year pun tak jadi…hmm.. {updated: memang tak jadi pun...we (Put, Arif & Me) went to Maya hotel instead...really nice! so we are gonna stop the quest for Shang and maybe Maya again next year!?}

09 Sep 09 / 19th Ramadhan: Bread and Olive @ Ampang Look Out Point, Jalan Ampang - Hulu Langat with Pertubuhan Kebajikan Anak Yatim dan Miskin Baitu Saidati Khadijah organised by ARBM (I decided to go on the day itself...I'm glad I did...) [updated]

11 Sep/ 21st Ramadhan: Tupai-Tupai with the cousins! Balik2 tempat sama…cousins ni mmg tak adventurous! Tapi tak pelah..the food is good so far..

15 Sep/ 25th Ramadhan: Seoul Bulgogi with Upper kes gang (Tomek, Sharil, Put, Huda & Baim)

That’s like almost half a month out feasting!! Almost ok...not yet there...Gosh…no more next year…(yeah right!)..org ajak je terus pegi…haih!

Scattergories please?

2009-09-02T12:39:00.003+08:00

Ever since I went for the cruise last Mar, Put & I have been searching for this game in all the stores around KL & Singapore, but we couldn't find it! Why we like it? We (Eliana, Put & I) had so much fun with it...and we're dying to play more & introduce it to others to see what things we come up with...it's like something we used to play during out primary school years, but this is more of a proper system in it...click here to check out how it's played (if you are interested)

So this is how it looks like...

Too purchase it online is too expensive so I'm hoping someone overseas (family or friends) who spot it could get it for me (yes, I'll pay for it)...I just wan't to add it to my collection of board games! heheh...more games to play on game night....

d tuesday blues...

2009-09-01T06:19:00.002+08:00

sigh...back to work today...

It's always like this after a long weekend....why don't I look forward to getting back to work, like I was in school when it was the end of a holiday... I actually enjoyed school back then..

Anyway...I should just be thankful I have a job... And do my best at it...

Goshhh it's September already...how time flies...! Well 2 more months to confirmation....

Merdeka Salamz!

2009-08-30T23:59:00.005+08:00

Salam peeps....just a small note to wish all Malaysians Happy Merdeka Day!

Satu Malaysia....Selamat Menyambut Hari Kemerdekaan!

I seriously hope Malaysians can unite to make this country a better Malaysia....enough with the political & racial chaos!

I Love Malaysia!

~1st time blogging from mobile wireless...cool!~

Some of the good & bad...

2009-08-28T12:12:00.005+08:00

This was in the mail..from mummy dearie..I liked it...so I'm sharing it :)

Some very Good and Very bad things ..
The most destructive habit: Worry (I do this a lot..gotta stop)
The greatest Joy: Giving (I like this! but maybe I don't do enough...)
The greatest loss: Loss of self-respect (I think it's still in-tact)

The most satisfying work: Helping others (yes definately!)
The ugliest personality trait: Selfishness (I hate selfish ppl..just hope I don't turn out to be one)
The most endangered species: Dedicated leaders (exactly...look at the politic arena!)
Our greatest natural resource: Our youth (I still have mine :) )

The greatest 'shot in the arm': Encouragement (very true..I need this)
The greatest problem to overcome: Fear (hmm...)
The most effective sleeping pill: Peace of mind (spot on!)
The most crippling failure disease: Excuses (This I do! & have to stop..)

The most powerful force in life: Love (yup...I love my family & true friends)
The most dangerous act: A gossip (I have got to stop this!)
The world's most incredible computer: The brain (need to train it more, remove the blurness!)
The worst thing to be without: Hope (I got hope...)

The deadliest weapon: The tongue (soo true..)
The two most power-filled words: 'I Can' (yeah..I can do it!)
The greatest asset: Faith (I have faith in Allah)
The most worthless emotion: Self- pity (I hate people who wallow in self pity and not do anything about it! enough already...other people have problems too, but they don't show it!)

The most beautiful attire: SMILE! (Have to do this more...)
The most prized possession: Integrity (Do I have this?)
The most powerful channel of communication: Prayer (back to faith too)
The most contagious spirit: Enthusiasm (definately!)

Life ends; when you stop Dreaming,
Hope ends; when you stop Believing,
Love ends; when you stop Caring,
And Friendship ends; when you stop Sharing...!!