It's only like yesterday...

I’ve been working for 10 years with my current company and to total up, I have a 11 years and 5 months working experience. I wonder what my market value is and what the pay I should get Vs current salary is. I’m now 34 years old and so fragile; means i can’t do heavy duty work to prevent myself from injury, especially at the back bone. I have a dream which is to retire when I am around 45 - 50 years old so that I can concentrate on my own business which is the Toda’s farm. By then I only need to pay for the house loan plus electricity and fuels. I’d like to have my own organization which consists of few workers under me. That means I have about 10 more years to go or maybe less, depends on the situations. If there’s a VSS maybe I’ll consider grabbing it provided the value that they offer is above my expectation.

I think everyone wants to have some job security in their life, unless they are working with the government and treated this as a second income! As for me, I’m in the 1st group where working under a company will not guarantee what my future would be. It could be neither better nor worse, only God knows! I am in the stage of developing my business and I planned it to be solid but flexible! Solid in term of where our standing is and wise in decision making but flexible where we can go for options not to depend only in one source. So a group of members must come together to do some brainstorming on the dos and don’ts, rules and regulations, share holders or maybe a silent partner and etcetera.

Being hospitalized for a month and now at work place makes I feel like an alien. I admire myself for being able to memorize all the passwords (5 different username and passwords) which are needed to log on and start your work here. I realized something which is most of my old colleagues is no more working here instead I see many new faces in the office and all around. These people are 10 years younger and more energetic than me. I once was at their shoes. I know how it feels when you got a job here and only chosen people got to work at this high tech plant. Well, deep I my heart, there’s nothing special about working here but things which made it special are those who are working with you… yes your friends!!! Sadly, I’ve missing majority of them due to several reasons like VSS, got a better job, government job. Mathew, Angela, Ida, Betty, Douglas, Angelina, Lucas to name a few.

It seems like yesterday they left because the memory is so strong in my mind. People say don’t live in the past or forget the pass, look at the future. Most of the time I admit that It’s easy to say than to be done. Buang yang keruh ambil yang jernih, those in my mind are milky water. All are keruh with its own story with different endings. I could not be selective because my friends are with many attitudes and behaviors. Good nor bad, they are my friends.

Sick Leaves

I think 2 weeks ago my ligament was torn during playing badminton and I had it stitched on the 2nd day at the same hospital when I had it first torn 2 years ago. Ya, it was torn at the same place, same ankle but the doctor add another screw because the 1st screw was already malfunction or it did not hold my left ligament anymore.

1st time ligament injury- Sept 2008

So here I am, resting at home and I have another 1 week plus to rest before I resume working. Kind of bored too but I frankly do need this rest so that my ankle would be recover soonest.

2nd time same ankle- Nov 2010

I have my ASTRO HD installed few months back and I’m quite satisfied with the quality. Hey, they have zombie weekly drama you know. The title is Dead Walking aired every Friday midnight. Go and goggle it and I’m sure if you are zombie freak, you’ll like it!
I’m currently wathing the ASEAN games Ghuangzhou China 2010. So sad that there are so many games but Malaysia did not send players to all the games but only concentrate on a few only where we can bring home medals such as badminton, squash, hockey, takraw and some more common games. But what happen to the games like dragon boat, tennis, track and field? Don’t tell me we don’t have any rowers or the boats are very heavy to be sent to China? Don’t tell me we do not have anymore runners which can break records like the previous flying Dayak? Don’t tell me that there are no eligible players or apprentices who will replace the soon to be retired sportsmen? Dear Datuk Saberi Chek, please go to Sabah and Sarawak to select our new runners, new players and new apprentice if you fond out that the S’jung Msia is out of athletes!

Having myself so comfortable lying on the sofa while watching tv, I found out that even the media also could make me confuse. There’s one short documentary by ASTRO about a father and his son., His son complain that the father always comes back late from work and I think this is an Indian Family. The documentary is in BM but they use Famili ku, instead of Keluarga ku. Now, are we trying to MemBMkan all those English word though it is available in BM already? I think this is so misleading especially to students who ware weak in languages subject. Someone must do something! Another advertisement which bothers me is about a milk product where the mom taught the baby about shapes and at the end of the adv, the baby draw the final star which end up like this;instead of in a shape of the Star of David on the Israel’s flag like below.
I really want to suggest the producers of the adverts to look thru again and modify what is not right there! ME NOT STUPID!

I I think I’m done with typing… Need to take my medicine and it makes me sleepy…. I think I put some updates in point:

1. I saw boeing 747 landing at KCH airport on 19th November 2010
2. Now my goats can have their salt in a comfortable way because I hung the salt.
3. Ezra got 1st place in his class.
4. My wife won’t 1st place for the Org Ulu Section for DAMA.
5. My keyboard class will continue only next year. I have 12 students!
6. My brother’s flat is being re rent to new renters.
7. Christmas in just around the corner.
8. I broke my ligament on the 8th Nov and had it operated only on the 10th Nov.
9. I lost track on my Idol Hafiz AF7!
10. It has been a while I did not eat Laksa Sarawak.

Bet, abet and dibit

Ayoyo… Reading about flood everywhere in the west of Malaysia makes me feel so stressful. I can imagine how they feel because I ever had a dream about it not once but several times where my family needs to evacuate the house and we became homeless. Where should we put pithui? Lassie? Dresden, Bruxels and Oligano? Abandon them and let them die on the cold weather? Just imagine at that time, money is worthless. There’s no buying and selling instead the barter system would be introduce so that we can exchange things, foods and dry clothing easily. At that time, all sorts of transportation are all dead except those belong to the Sarawak Government. Schools are the place where we eat, sleep and wait until further notice. It’s going to be an eye sore especially when everyone try to occupied all the spaces available. As for me, I need to plan properly where I should build my territory so that my family so that we would feel comfortable despite the situations which is unbearable. Mom suggested us to go back to Pelagus to start a new life but after making the phone calls, it was not promising and the future is very blur.

In my dream, there’s a long road where on its left and right are only water. Dark Cold water and it’s never subsiding since then. The situation was so scary actually. Dead bodies floating here and there and there are no other kind of living things could be seen. Thank God there are no zombies!! Oh talking about zombies, this Friday on channel FX HD 12 midnight, Walking dead, 50 minutes only. Don’t forget to watch. Else you will regret at least half of your life. I’m so mean here .. hehehhe.

Last night we played badminton for an hour for 3 sets game. I feel good today and it should be that way. I should regularly exercise 3 times per week and at least 1 hour per day. It’s not a hard thing to do anyway. The trick is to do what you like and within that 1 hour you sweat like hell. Sex is not included. Is it? Go and google for the answer… Besides that, the food and drinks must be a healthy and not fattening. As of now, it’s 3: 42 pm and I already ate 2 sticks of ice cream. Is it worth it after the 1 hour sweat last night? Ayoooo….

I read this in a magazine once but could not remember which one. It says that when a person is so successful in his/her lifes, the success is actually belongs to their parents. If a person fail in their life then the blame should be on the parents too because they fail to teach and provide the needs of their children. So my success is belongs to my parents and not myself. My turn will come soon 
I don’t know what I want to do now, but I do know that I want a dragon year 2012 kids at least. Hey, I’m a dragon year born too and I feel proud of it.. heehhee

Friday Morn....

Since it's nearly to the end of the years, my leaves mounted to 37 days and i must use it before it is auto deduct by the cruel system. I wonder why can't we sell the leaves and convert them into money???? To have many leaves is one thing and to ask for an annual leave from the boss is another thing! But what i did that Thursday afternoon was not that bad. My boss was so busy with customers until i have no chance to talk to him, (am i making an excuse here??), so what i did, i apply leave on line and write an email to him saying that i'm on leave on Friday. Around 5:45pm Thursday afternoon, i quietly walked to the door and disappear like an invincible man.

********************FRIDAY*********************

I was so excited that Friday morning. It has been a while i never been to Kuching City.When i was single, i used to go outing with my back pack, my camera, my sony music player, oh not forgetting the rayban and the tupee and off i go to the old Kuching town taking pictures of flora and fauna regardless any time constrain.

After that i went to the end corner to get Friday's Borneo Post and in was about lunch time and i decided to eat Sarawak Laksa at the open air and then my final destination on that morning was to renew my driving lessons at the post office which cost me RM32. Around 12.30pm, i drove to the cross way to see any latest dvds or good books. Too bad ,they are too expensive.

Finally i drove to Sri Ijah to have lunch with the rest. Lassie was so welcoming while Pithui was like Queen Latifah with all her gimmicks and restless acts until Lessie is perish only then she would be happy.. i bet...

Well, i guess my morning was not that boring and it was full with activities and i do hope and plan to do it again one of these days. Christmas is coming and I can't wait to celebrate it this year. Let us pray so that everything will be at place according to HIS will...

Twenty Four Slash Seven

Last Saturday we send Whinie and blacky back home to where they belong. They look fit enough to be independence I guess. They were in our monitoring for the last 2 weeks. Not knowing the pros and cons, we took the responsible and every detail needed exclude the dogs’! I really pity them because the mother would not want to breast feed them anymore and they both always look weak and hungry. So I think there were more pros than cons which finally got me the courage to brought them into the car and drive them both to our home at Riveria.
It was around evening time when we arrived home. Thank God that we managed to get a small cage from my brother’s clinic. The dogs were overexcited and happy for they get new friends while the kids got some mix feelings the moment they see some big dogs, trying to byte them. But things seem to be fine after 2 hours. The 8 weeks kids need to have enough food for their diet. My wife always prepares the milks in 3 x 600ml bottles and each bottle is enough for a kid. We also started to train them to eat fresh grass which they did and clean water everyday is a must. Believe it or not, Dresden my friendly dog observes too much until one day I caught him eating grass with the kids…. Oh no….Bruxels like wise always lick the kids butt and fur as if they were hers’. Too bad doggies, they don’t bark like you two. The kids like wise often jump like the doggies longing to be hugs and pats as if they are little puppies. So surprisingly that one day, they jump towards me and rest on my stomach!! Adoi.. what happen here I ask myself.. Since the bond was getting stronger, the moment wanting to say good bye was so hard. I can feel what Dresden and Bruxles felt. The moment we put the kids in the car, Dresden and Bruxels barked non stop and once I saw Bruxels putting his head on the walls like she wanted to cry. Well my wife and I got to be strong on this. It is for everyone benefits especially the kids.

By having more living creatures at home means more works and things to do and this really testing our relationship, patience and endurance. My wife is a strong person. Even how sick she is, those animals will get the 1st class care by her. So after coming back from the farm that Saturday afternoon, we treat ourselves with good food at The Spring and yes, we watched 8.40pm, the 2 hours movie entitled the twilight saga, the eclipse which I think I need to buy the DVD because few minutes after the movie was playing, I slept and snored like a baby pig not knowing that Bella was trying hard to seduce me… Ahacksssss! Hahhaahha! I wonderhow was the people surrounds me reacted??? Thank God there was also dark besides light! After the movie end, we quickly ran out of the cinema… Don’t want them to recognize my famous face….

Yesterday I attended church while my fatigue wife was at home resting. I know she needs more rest than me after her work load at the barn and also at home. In the afternoon, we decided to bring Dresden and Bruxels to the barn to visit the kids and yes we did. They were quite restless in the car, jumping ups and downs the seat and after they got tired only then they went off to sleep. Mom, Ezra and Megan also followed us and everybody was so excited including me. We were at the barn from 3 to 6PM. That night, we had dinner at Sri Ijah’s. Dad promised a weak earlier that he’s going to cooked Bah Ku and he did it that Sunday evening. The soup was great and the pork was so tenderly done. I think that was the 1st time we brought the dogs over and they were so happy due to the big compound, they were able to run here and there.. Besides us, my aunt and uncle from Batu Kawah joint us. Oh yeah, my wife mak ulam also. Thanks honey!
It was a great way to spend the weekends what else if it is with your family members. Last time my Saturdays and Sundays are my resting days, but know it has change, temporarily due to the project that I have and thank to mom, dad, wife, Jaja and Andy who always physically help me at the barn. I will not make it if it’s not because of you all!