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It's been quite a while already since I last update my blog. Been through hell these few weeks.



A short summary of what happened...

1st - My whole PC's motherboard & processor went cuckoo out of the blue, causing me to fork out around RM600++ to change to a brand new motherboard, processor, RAM, & graphic card. And this is the main reason I'm left with absolutely no internet access for the past 2 weeks and insufficient cash to spend for the rest of the year...zzz~

2nd - My job. Yes, I know, I know, I've been ranting bout this ever since I started this boring, dark, negative-themed blog, but I just can't avoid reality. This dilemma is bothering me ever since I got this job offer on the 1st day itself. What can I do....


So, today is 31st December 2007, officially the last day of the year 2007. What is your achievements for this year?

For me, one word to describe my year of 2007.

Sorrowful

Another word to describe the upcoming year of 2008.

Blurry

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Happy New Year 2008, people.



*not going anywhere to celebrate for tonight, staying at home like a good child*

h o l i d a y s

'Disclaimer : This post may contain unwanted mathematical, calculations, date related issues and terms which can relate to laziness and reduced effectiveness towards work. Please do not read this post if you're stoned, sleepy, pissed off with work, just got scolded by your boss, or if you simply hate those d*mb date calculations bothering your life. Thank you for your kind attention.'

Finally...

After officially working for 3 months under this "so-called-software-house", I got myself a nice, long, stretch of annual leave which cuts across 2 public holidays, namely Hari Raya Haji & Christmas. I wouldn't say this is my 1st leave since I joined this company (as I have taken 2 days leave before this), nor this leave is an unpaid one (it's a nice, paid, annual leave, as I just got the title as a confirmed staff).

Took 21st Dec (which is today) to extend the holidays run for Hari Raya Haji yesterday, and 24th Dec (Monday) to cater for Christmas on Tuesday. So, that makes a.... 20/12/2007 - 25/12/07 holidays...

6 freaking days of holidays!

And that doesn't end here. I took 31st Dec as well. I'm sure you know why...my holiday runs again from 29/12/07 - 1/1/07, which cuts through New Year's day, making it another 4 days of holidays!

6 + 4 = 10 days of holidays.

Oh wow.

Life has never been good like this. Now, I finally understand why working people enjoy off days, even if it's only a mere one day, Malaysian public holiday. Oh wait, I just remembered that Malaysia is one of the countries which has the most public holidays.

Guess this is the one and only reason that makes me proud being a Malaysian.

I'm such an unpatriotic b*st*rd.

s e a t r u

During May this year, I joined the Sea Turtle Research Unit's (SEATRU) Volunteers' Programme at my university (more info here). Last Friday, we had the SEATRU Volunteers' Reunion, for the 1st time at Aquaria KLCC. (thanks for the info, dai kah cher! - Updated 21-12-07)

Haihz, since I'm so dead tired (and lazy) to blog about the whole event, let me leave the story telling to....erm...the pictures.

Went to Aquaria KLCC...

For the SEATRU Reunion...

Everyone cares much about...

Stayed until Aquaria went...

4 words, 4 pictures, 1 long winded event cut into a simple yet understandable form.

I know you'll be bored with me, constantly ranting about the same thing over & over again. But it's simply the fact and yes, nothing is ever as true as this.

My job sucks. I suffer from fatigue and exhaustion all the time.

D*mnit.

o f f i c e

Current time : 08:50pm

Current location : Office

Current mood : Discouraged

What's bothering me :

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Somebody save me.

b e a c h

Beach.

Yes, you read that right. The nice, sandy place where you spend your picnics, baths, dating sessions and kite-flying. I'm sure you're wondering what in the world am I posting something like this, when I'm still stuck in this huge, big city of PJ filled with traffic jams and hazardous gases from exhaust pipes.

Well, it's already 3am in the morning of 11th Dec 2007, it's a nice Selangor state holiday today (thank you, Sultan of Selangor!) and I don't want to kill off my concentration on this post by whining too long. Let me get straight to the point, heh~

I've just submitted my part for my dai kah cher's group writing project, which is something so meaningful as 31 ways to save the ocean. Since I'm the early bird, I was lucky enough to get the 1st (and simplest) tip among the 31 ways, which is 'Go to the beach' (which is...the title of my post today). Haihz, what to do, as always, I'm more a reader than a writer, more a listener than a speaker, more crap than fact.

The project will start on January 2008, so quick drop by her blog and give her your full support! It doesn't matter whether you can contribute an article or just to get more info regarding the project, it's all for a good cause, right? So what are you waiting for? Let's go!

Wow, didn't know that I can give such a charitable talk...Anyway, my post is the 1st tip, which means my post will be featured on 1st January 2008 at The Giving Hands, so.....stay tuned!

Walao, so stoned d. Better get to sleep now.

c r a z y

Haihz.

This weekend, yes, yesterday (Saturday) and today (Sunday) is really 2 hectic days for me.

I'm so tired after a long week of work, thought I can finally get my much deserved rest....until...

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The crazy schedule kicks in.

Since it's gonna take 3 days & 3 nights to tell what I've done during this 2 days (and I know, not many people will be interested in what I do)...let me just give you...ermm...some keywords.

- Dimsum with secondary school friends.

- Hi-tea alumni meeting with ex-uni mates.

- PC Fair.

- Dota.

- Eye on Malaysia.

- KLCC.

- 'Unintended' 1 day tour around KL.

Well, every event was fun, minus the last one. You ask me, "What's with the last one?" Trust me, you don't want to know.

So tired, somemore tomorrow still need to work.

Boring.

zzzz.....

s c h e d u l e

I noticed that most of my previous blog posts are related to my job and how bad it is. Come to think of it, it is kinda boring ranting the same thing again & again,what's more if there's people reading it. I'm sure people will come & say, "Hey, don't visit that guy's blog! It's damn boring coz he keeps grumbling bout his job!"

Oh well, what can I do? I kept to my principle that "This is a personal blog, my own blog, where I write down my feelings and thoughts in words". And the main distraction I keep getting these days are none other than my st*pid job. Besides that, my daily schedule is not different from other regular, ordinary employee who is living on a tiny weenie paycheck.

Don't believe what I say? Check out my weekday, working days schedule:

7.30am - Wake up
8.30am - Go to office
9.00am - Start work
1.00pm - Lunch
1.15pm - Lunch done, start work STRAIGHT (notice how short is my lunchtime?)
6.45pm - Finish work
7.15pm - Reached home
7.30pm - Bath
7.40pm - Have dinner
8.00pm - Use the PC (online, watch TVB series, DotA, etc.)
11.00pm - Sleep

Note that the above schedule may change if there's too much work and I need to work on OT (short for overtime), which may cause me to finish work at around 8pm (which is what happened today; I finished work at 8.15pm).

Saw that?

Saw how boring is my weekdays? How bad it is? Yes, I know & understand that this schedule is considered heavenly for some people who work on shifts or have endless work in office until they don't even remember where they stay. I also understand that I don't have many friends to yam cha (in Cantonese, means to drink tea) with, and I don't fancy clubbing or hanging at other places after a long day of work besides my loyal bed.

But....

I still don't get used to this life yet.

I miss the times where I can sleep until the cows come home, until the sun comes down, and until the moonlight shines up my @$$.

I miss the times when I can play online games or DotA the whole day without any distractions.

I miss the times when I have plenty of time to read any printed materials, from ad brouchers to newspapers.

I miss most of the times I had in Terengganu.

Haihz.

Seriously, I hate my life.

Someone kill me please.

i n t e r v i e w

I received a call yesterday from an Australian-based company in Malaysia known as DataComm.

Ok, although I'm an IT graduate, but that doesn't mean that I know every single IT-related company in Malaysia. In short, DataComm is an IT company which specialises in networking and those cable-connecting stuffs. Now, you ask me, why in the world does a networking company call a lousy fresh grad like me for? Well, I'm sure you know the answer after reading the title of this post.

This company is interested in recruiting me as their network system support, they found me via Jobstreet, and the main purpose they called me is to perform a so-called short interview with me. Ok, I'm fine with a short interview, everything was nice & steady until...the interviewer start elaborating about the job in detail.

Ok, this job is almost similar to my current job, which is to provide support to the company's customers. The major difference between this job and my current one is...I'll list it below.
(sorry for the lousy spacing & all; still not getting used in posting in a blog... )

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Current - My current job

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Average salary

9am - 6pm working hours

Provide phone & on-site support

Local-based customers
Very small company

Software-based

Very low prospect

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New - The new job

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Better salary

3am - 9pm working hours; shift based

Provide phone support only

Customers from Australia & New Zealand

Big, multi-national company

Networking-based

High prospects with chance for promotion

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Now, tell me, if you were me, which job will you choose? Will you choose to stay at the current job, or try your luck on the new one?

By the way, I've already declined the offer for the new job. No turning back now. So now, you ask me, why am I still asking you this question? Well, I'm merely evaluating the decision I've made, so that I can further improve my decision making skill in the future.

No matter what...

I'll never regret my own decision.

Because...

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It comes from the heart.

g u e s t

I'm sure you're wondering....what's with the 'guest' topic for today?

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No secrets, & I'm not going to waste anymore of your precious time reading long-winded crap. The 'guest' word actually refers to guest post, which is a scenario where a blogger posts something at a blog/website other than his/her's. And believe it or not, I actually did a guest post.
And that's not a major thing.

The major thing is...

I posted a guest post for an environmental/charity/conservation-based blog run by my dai kah cher at The Giving Hands, entitled "5 ways to reduce air pollution". Yeah, yeah, I'm sure by the time you read this, you'll be laughing your brains and organs off at this lowly, primary school level, essay topic. But....this subject is 100% original from my lowly brains, no tweaks or tricksm just raw, original, stuff.

Gosh. Never expect myself to write something that I'm totally not familiar with, in this case, environment and conservation. But...this idea just popped out of my mind, and I really hope I can lend a hand to my dai kah cher to keep The Giving Hands alive. Hopefully my ideas on this unfamiliar topic will continue to appear, and who knows, maybe one day I will become a more positive guy by thinking more about this.

Haihz.

If you have the time, do drop by The Giving Hands and read my lowly guest post.

Thanks, people !