Wednesday, 9 April 2008

Chocolate and laptop…

With one bar being taken by my father, and the rest with us…the chocolate that I bought from Brunei on my last trip on March had finished “officially” today…resulting in finishing about 3kg of chocolate in just 17 days…what a new “genius book of records”…
Really implying the more you buy, the faster you will eat it…
As for laptop (my family one), we already received it…but still in the process of “exploring”…the Vista computer software is “much more complicated” that the XP one…
Bye for now!

Confused, History and etc…

Yes, as the title suggest; I really meant for it. Absolutely. Actually I intended to write this in Chinese, but as you all know; typing a long passage with Chinese character is time consuming. So I will just mixed it up or even English only whichever possible.
(Disclaimer: This main character is not the first character that…you know what I mean la ha.)
Actually, she and I were colleagues before. First knowing her of course was when I first applied for a tuition tutor job. “Thinking back now”, we didn’t even introduced each other in the first place. I still remembered the situation of the first day. When the time moved towards the end, my “boss” requested me to help her in teaching Arts as my tuition session was over (About one hour more toward “xia ban”). Well, this was “mission impossible” as I even can’t draw a proper, simple drawing. Although her class just simply doing colouring with some other simple arts (she take the kindergarten age one) I still like can’t help anything, as I too can’t remember the “colour theory” (The way we get various colours from prime colour). In the end, I just sit there looking at those kids, leaving her and her assistance. (Really helpless, as the subject that I hated most during my schooling days is ARTS!)
When is time to left, she asks me: “Do you like kids?” (Perhaps she thinks that I am “scared” with those kids, well actually not really. Just the ARTS do make me “sick”. LOL.) Actually I didn’t manage to respond to her, as another colleagues required me to do another thing. Sooner or later, I do “know” her name. Around that timeframe also, feeling that she is “the type” that I will “admire”.
However, when it comes to June (She is a “June” girl); they want to organise a birthday celebration party. Prior to the celebration day (while discussing what was required), I was informed that she already had an “other half” (boy friend). Nothing to say about these. We only had normal interaction in subsequent day.
After careful “examining” what type of books she like to read, I suggested to lend her some Chinese books (can be said as literature) for her to read. She agreed without a second thought (May be she don’t know the hidden intention behind eh). Since the content of that particular book is quite touching (it is “散文类集锦”, got various kind of genre.), the next time when I met her during work time; she told me that she did cry due to the story read. Thereafter, we still held a very nice interaction (even had “exchanged” some badminton skills, of course with others colleagues being together also).
The so-called “bad” thing happened when I decided to let her know that I do “欣赏” during “七夕 2007”. Since it was a Sunday, so I gave her a “thing” (eatable one) prior to it (few days earlier). Her reaction on the spot was pretty like “ha?”; however it’s still quite cute. When we called it “a day” on that day, she still waved at me and saying “goodbye” (seem read from the mouth-lip). So nice…
The “disaster” happened thereafter. Although we did still need to “see each other” and still interacted with each other to a certain extent, the “atmosphere” did seem quite difference. The story ended on last November.
Isn’t it I did mentioned about something like this? (See below for repetition)
{Back in two days ago, I went for photocopying. The location of the photocopy shop is near my tuition place where I worked last year (still the same place, just that still waiting for them to call; don’t know they…!!!). When one of my students saw me, he did really give a greeting by just calling me and give a waving hand. Quite happy. However, when I want to went off to my college to attend my lesson, one of my colleagues went out to put something on her car; I was like waiting for her to just “wave the hand” as a form of greeting to each other, she didn’t even seen it, so lame! So …! Erm…!}
[You might say why don’t you greet her first, I myself also don’t know. Just hoping what was being stated as above. Hehe.]
The important thing is coming: Today (I meant 6/4/08) I met her in a shopping complex with a few other people. The group seems discussing something…don’t know what is it la…I was on the way heading towards wash room…after that, I went in to the hypermarket to “look see look see”, she and her “gang” (let it be, presume) did appear on the cashier there…then I purposely play “hide and seek”…I walked through the cashier line (in front) and went out the market…just to see if she did “alert”…nothing…
Then, I went up to another floor to “look see look see” (again? Yes, again!). The timing looks like very good. When I stepped out from the shop, she was moving direct towards the shop in front of her (I meant the position, hehe)…the “gang” behind had a body language of “Hei there, can you slow down your footsteps? Why so fast?” (Don’t know la, my self-interpretation.) Again, this third “pip” also ended with nothing…
[Now, I know you guys might say what are you thinking about? So…emmmmm. Ya, I also give the same answer: “Tak tahu”. Just had a feel of hoping that she “discover” the fact that I “discover” her first in the first place. Wakaka…!]
Now that is time for conclusion. This shall be in Chinese character. Please bear the inconvenience if you can’t understand it.
或许,总结叫做: 男女之间的交往方式真的是千百种. 虽然, 理论上“恋爱男女”都有共同的“特定性格”与“特定对象的轮廓和相处方式”;但绝对不是能套用在所有人的身上的.正所谓:“百种人有百种情”嘛! 哈哈! 能结识象她这样的丽人同事也不错啦, 虽然看起来“结局”有那么一点狼狈;却也是缘分啊. All the best to her!
(P.S: All the points stated are personal thought to be “shu fa” out. Any inconvenience to the mentioned are highly regretted and hereby apologised sincerely first.)
最后,祝愿天下人都能尽早把“爱情学分”修得满分;顺利“毕业”!Wakaka!
And one more: Really don’t think about “relationship” in workplace. Is hard to have “good relationship and good working environment” together for anyone. (However, still possible; just that you need to be a little bit “expert” nia!)
Bye for now!

Tuesday, 8 April 2008

2008: The road ahead

2008, here comes another “even” year. Time pass so fast, now is already April. Looking back the past three months, the “stupid, unpredictable, strange” weather is occurring almost everywhere worldwide. China having the worst snow storm in half a century, America experiencing the same thing: Storm rain & snow and Australia too having strong winds back in weeks ago. The global warming seems much obvious in this year with lots of weird weather in every possible corner round the earth.
While China is busying with the final preparation and count down for the Olympics, the Tibet issues will definitely be an obstacles for the organiser. Let see what will happen in the next few months until the official opening ceremony in 88888.
Economics & political issues seem hot also all this while. With the market price for crude oil still stand at a high stage, the battle to combat inflation is not an easy task. Apart, this year is an “election year” for many country…with lots of “surprise” and new faces popping up all over the world (Seems true to a certain extent). Lets sit back and see what shall happen next.
Now, lets talk about travelling. Our well-known low cost budget airline carrier is to implement a policy of collecting fees for every single luggage that you want to check in.
Well, personally I really don’t welcome this although I never travel with that airline yet to date. The stand is simple: Since you are “low-cost” and we as passenger had already paid the tickets fees and miscellaneous taxes applicable; why should paid more again?
Lastly, the problems of the supply of “raw rice” are being drawn to “critical attention” as the report claimed that the demand is still high and the supply is lesser this year due to various reasons. Just hope that the relevant personnel throughout the world can resolve this “thing” fast before the situation turn down…
Now is only the 2nd quarter for 2008, I personally think that more things shall pop up and the media may be will have a great dilemma in preparing next year New Year special issues…who knows, right?
Bye for now!

Friday, 4 April 2008

Something to paint…

It had been almost two weeks since last posts, well the first thing I want to say is that the more things that you buy to eat, the faster it is it will end up in your stomach. I am taking about the chocolate that is being bought from Brunei almost fortnight ago. With two more days towards a full fortnight, the chocolate bar remaining is just about 4.5 bars left; implementing that the others (about 2.5-3.0kg) had been in my family stomach (including me, of course, haha!)
Having a broadband services is really nice. You can choose to watch any online TV as you like. The big Satellite dish is providing less and less channels to watch when compared to few years back. I had almost watched a little “normal” TV this few days and instead having online TV. Wakaka!
Just came back from an interview just now to apply for a tuition tutor job…don’t know can get or not…the environment is just so so…and the another factors seems also middle class only…don’t really bother about it…If got, just give it a try; if don’t have…then fine.
Three months had “fly away”, implying that is almost time to “count down” again. Count down for next examination session…still having trouble with study (I mean in terms of memorising things) …hope (actually is “must”) can pass the attempt…
My father and uncle had went to Limbang for “QingMing” holiday…don’t know whether they did stop by in Brunei to do some grocery shopping or not…wandering what will they returned here with on tomorrow…I also sent “lots” of items with them to my cousin following her requisition to buy some books and getting some data that I had…
“I Want Vacation”…what a good and strong slogan encouraging people to go for holiday. That was the slogan used by…(you should know). I do believe that everyone love vacation a lots…it is so good as you just need to try to stay tune in “free of stress” mood…Confusion…Hope can earn another holiday this year…hahaha! Day dreaming first…
By the way, I can explore our new laptop on tomorrow. Hope can have a different impression…this desktop PC seems really outdated liao…with a lots of lagging and other things…
That’s all, bye for now!

Tuesday, 25 March 2008

A long one

It had been quite long since last post…well, although it may be not much people are reading this…just have some posts to fill up…

Back in 2 weeks ago, my father had signed up for the broadband (the minimum one) which means that the dial-up for Internet can go into history officially. However, before my family can enjoy it, we had been waiting for the contractors to come and do the installation for almost 9 days entirely, leaving us with no Internet connection for the waiting period. Just do some updating items and view some blogs with a dial-up of 1315, as the original 1515 dial-up had been cut-off straight away when the customer signed up for any broadband services. But then, my aunt “Pushed” me to go to Limbang with her & her friends together for some counter-sale. Having “pulling here and there”, I finally decided to go to have some sort of “vacation” on the day when the contractors came and do the installation. So, I only start to enjoy the services these two days around when I am backed from Limbang.

Now, I will paint something about my “surprise” journey to Limbang. I joined my aunt friend car for the “to” trip to Limbang. They want to do counter-sale to promote some saving plans from Maybank. So, with the “background” mentioned above, I went there with them. After having lunch around 11 am ++ on 20/3/08, we went to the “driver” office. Lingering around here and there, finally around 1 p.m., we drawn our way to the destination. However, the electronic devices of the car broke down leaving the windows “cannot go up”, so after reaching at K.B. around 1.30p.m. , we go to “car hospital” pending for some “surgery”. After a long 1.5 hours later, finally the thing is done. With full speed, we went further down. However, by this time is time for afternoon tea break; so in the end: we stopped a little while to have cups of drink and some foods…

Then, changed driver and go on to B.S.B with 100++ km/h, and within an hour, we make it. Then, went to Gadong for stopping a while to do something. Finally, went straight to Custom departments heading to the final destination. By the time reaching Purnama Hotel, is already almost 7p.m. With the raining being cats and dogs, went for dinner; then heading straight away for their meeting staffs…until around 10.30p.m. Being sleepy, I signalled that I really couldn’t stand anymore. So finally after long hours, went to my grandma’s house to have a bath and sleep! By the time when ready for sleep, is around 11.20pm something lo…!

The next day, as I promised before, went to try for counter-sale. Well, with limited knowledge about the thing that you need to present and the crowd being lots of native (+ the air-cons systems are not that good in the plaza); it not an easy task…after 2 hours, I only talked to one person and only talked half-way…enough with it, I decided to stopped…heading home for lunch…And had a quite boring afternoon. In the evening and night, helped my cousin with her assignment typing…had some talk…and with a little bit not enough sleep the day before, I slept around 9.30p.m.

On the Saturday morning, having nothing to do; I “requested” to go down to Brunei for a one-day grocery trip. We went down from Limbang at 9 a.m. and being able to be backed before 7 p.m. Went to the newly opened “Giant Hypermarket Tasik Rimba”. Being almost fainted as it is “mountain people mountain sea”. Fully packed with people. The traffic was jammed for a long distance…Waiting until your mood will go “hair-wired”. (Being “crazy”) However, after almost 40 minutes jammed in the crowed traffic, finally we managed to find a place on the roadside and get into it to have a visit. It’s quite big. It’s a standard hypermarket size. And just to mentioned a little bit, with almost 60 cashiers counters being opened for services, there were still a long queue there to wait for payments. A number of special promotions being available (and it is really cheap), but with a long queue for payments; we don’t want to buy anything.

Then, heading for lunch (Vegetarian restaurants). A special mode of operation: you may take as much as you like, and pay as much as you wish. Just that do not eat for free! You won’t feel good also if you didn’t pay a single cent! Then, went to my aunt’s bakery shop for a while. Around 3, went to another to supermarket to hunt for chocolate again. Then by around 4.40p.m, heading back to Limbang again. The weather in the evening is still raining cats and dogs; the worst-case scenario is that the window on the driver side cannot be “closed” as the “tekan” button being broke down also. (Does it sound familiar? Yes, the same thing happened as the day when I went up; only the car is different!)

Then on Sunday, is time to back to Miri here. My family had bought me an air-ticket. So I backed here by plane. Waked up at 5a.m. after urine, cant sleep anymore…lying on bed until 6.10a.m. opened TV to past time…then take breakfast and packed my thing…

Then went down to eat again…around 10a.m. reached airport for check-in, as time still early, went out again for a while…backed at 10.30a.m. …. Then went straight for “boarding” into waiting room…the plane arrived at around 10.50a.m. After short intervals between the batches of passengers, the plane left Limbang and touched down in Miri safely within 28 minutes. It’s quite a short journey. The drink provided on board had changed from a small cup of juices / drink to a packet per person. Overall is just OK when compared to the experience backed in 2 years ago. The air-cons systems seems a little bit not that “efficient” and the weather when the plane is cruising seems windy; resulting a little “shake” in the plane. However, the take-off and landing process is quite pleasant. May be the captain is the experienced one…

I rushed for my homework in the afternoon and a little more at night. Then yesterday back to normal schedules…That’s all for the “report”…Before ending, just say that see how long can the chocolate lasted as I had bought twice much as last month…hehe!

Bye for now!

Sunday, 9 March 2008

杂烩

1. 为追悼“开心果”的追思会在2/3/2008在香港举办,TVB也跟全球各媒体的合作; 透过转播将现场的活动同步传送直世界各个角落. 其间的火爆场面的确制造不少话题,但我个人最感慨的是其女儿真的是象媒体所写的那般,叫“一夜长大”!

2. 第十二届全国大选今天凌晨方“震撼性”地落下阶段性的结局. 执政党的“成绩单”着实令举国“大跌眼镜”. 想必选民在投票时应该也使料未及吧.毕境这是近40年来曾出现的状况. 且看朝野在选后能有什么实际的发展大计来引邻我国的另一个五年吧! 另外,或许这届的选举结果; 能验证我们国民在政治上的认知逐渐成熟吧.

3. 这届选举的竟选期为近几届之最, 不知道我们的侯选人们是不是学到海外政治家的选举方法; 口水战居然也几呼“依样画葫芦”地搬过来用. 真搞得眼花撩乱!

4. Over last Tuesday and Wednesday, Yayasan Sarawak had organised an education road show at the civic centre of Miri. Quite a huge number of institutions joined the exhibitions compared to previous years. Few of them seems a little “strange” to
Sarawakian here in a sense that never knew of such institutions in existence before.
And some others are quite familiar. Get some brochures of those not really “known”
before one to take a closer look. No matter what, our tertiary education market in
Malaysia is absolutely growing bigger and bigger since the establishments back in
1996, enabling more students to pursue their tertiary studies. However, with the
expanding number of institutions, the rivalry among them is getting “hotter and hotter”,thereby giving some negative impact in a sense that all are struggling hard to gain more administration from Form 5 or Form 6 leavers.

5. After the Spring sales, Popular now continues with its’ members cum school holidays sales, offering some great deals for all cards members and general public. More discounts, more choices, more new books. All you need is the purchasing power!
(Which implies $$$$$$$$!)

6. And after the experiences gained over the past two years of organising the “biggest”book fair in Malaysia, this year they are going to do it for the 3rd year once again in KL. It really a good place to pass the pastime for books lovers. I do hope that they will make this event an annual activity and I can go there to enjoy it one day in the future!!

7. Just received a “breaking news” (konon-nya) yesterday that I may be able to go to Kuching on early May this year for three days due to some occasions… However, this would mean that I need to “settle” my two classes on my own, as I might need to skip it…If really go, hope can visit some Malls there and visit some universities and colleges available there for future sake…! May it come true!

8. Pending to buy bank draft again for the upcoming examinations in June…fees getting more expensive…35 pound each for first four papers (P1-P4) and 40 pound for each six subsequent papers…! And most likely I will keep the re-sit paper to December session…Let’s have the 1st attempt first and hope that no more papers that need to be repeated (I mean re-sit) other than Paper 5: Management!! May god protect!

9. 经验…经验…经验…! 你究竟是什么东西!? 现代社会开口闭口都是经验! 经验到底有什么样的魔力?! 工作要它…生活要它…社交要它…恋爱要它…还真是无所不在呀! 只是一切的一切都得靠大家一起努力,补足各个领域的学分! 愿一起共勉之!

Bye for now!!

Saturday, 1 March 2008

just to ...!(think about it)

Hello again! It had been quite a long time since last post…Now, first thing let’s talk about the ongoing elections…All the candidates seem really put on full gear to gain as much public attention as possible in order to get sufficient vote from the voters so that they can run out the competitions…let see later who will win the game…
Regarding setting up TARC in Sarawak, on the point of education, this is really good; however, the proposal shouldn’t be done during this campaign time…
Ok, enough with that; talk about the presentation for Paper 2, is really just merely a “reading” sessions…with almost everyone just “read” form the PowerPoint slides…
However, finally everything had done…now just waiting to proceed to Paper 4 to learn more on cost accounting matters…
Next, just to mention that I bought another two books last week from Popular. Paid RM 30.44 for two books, with original price of RM46.40 and another book cost RM 13 on the previous Monday (25/2), making it I had more and more books pending for my free time to read all; haha!
As mentioned before, this few weeks I will be busying getting more resources regarding CAT to enrich my references and exercises for my course with the hope that no more re-sit matters in my subsequent papers.
Back in two days ago, I went for photocopying. The location of the photocopy shop is near my tuition place where I worked last year (still the same place, just that still waiting for them to call; don’t know they…!!!). When one of my students saw me, he did really give a greeting by just calling me and give a waving hand. Quite happy. However, when I want to went off to my college to attend my lesson, one of my colleagues went out to put something on her car; I was like waiting for her to just “wave the hand” as a form of greeting to each other, she didn’t even seen it, so lame! So …! Erm…!
Just to mention one thing before I end my post for this time, the Australia and other foreign chocolate those were bought form Brunei during CNY had just finished few days ago indicating that about 2.5-3.5kg of chocolate had been finished within half a month (4 persons in total). Tomorrow is the offer time, may be will buy some local one just to feed the taste of our mouths, haha! And if time allow, may be will go Brunei again on April. For what? Think about ya!
Bye for now! Had a great time!