So I've been very busy. Year end really make me busy up to my neck. I have lots of things to blog about and regular blogs to visit not forgetting the facebook...unfortunately time is of the essence and I hardly have enough of it nowadays.
Alternative solutions, combine various entries in one entry.
Here goes...
16th november we celebrated Hanzallah's birthday. It was a small family gathering and whacking of cakes...delicious!!! And yes Moi sang for the birthday boy as always...
Enjoy the pics and the not so "merdu" singing...heheheheee...
And this was what made me 45minutes late to work on a sunday morning..Damnit!! At least I made it, some others had to walk pass the barrier and risk of being accused of joining. And then we, my colleague and I had to ease this guest who was supposed to have a full dress rehearsal for a wedding due that night...ouhhh...what a nightmare. He almost wanted to cancel the whole thing. But my sweet talking GM manage to sweet talk him and the rest was history. But the work we had to do??? Me in my jacket under the hot sun....it was almost unbearable..
In the office we are asked to write our employee number and type of sickness everytime we produce the medical chit. So here's what my staff wrote on her chit.
I had a fit reading this....the whole office cracked with laughter... sabo jer laaa
O Allah, forgive and have mercy upon him and pardon him, and make honourable his reception. Expand his entry, and cleanse him with water, snow and ice and purify him of sin as a white robe, is purified of filth. Exchange his home for a better home and his family for a better family, and his spouse for a better spouse. Admit him into the Garden, protect him from the punishment of the grave and the torment of Fire.
'O Allah, forgive our living and our dead, those present and those absent, our young and our old, our males and our females. O Allah, whom amongst us You keep alive, then let such life be upon Islam, and whom amongst us You take unto Yourself, then let such a death be upon faith. '
'O Allah, do not deprive us of his reward and do not let stray after him.'
'O Allah they are under Your care and protection so protect him from the trial of the grave and torment of Fire. Indeed You are faithful and truthful. You are The Oft-Forgiving, The Most-Merciful'
'O Allah, Your servant and the son of Your maidservant is in need of Your mercy and You are without need of his punishment. If he was righteous, then increase his reward and if he was wicked then look over his sin'
I was startled during my sleep sometime past midnight. Grab the phone and noticed it was about 2.30ish am. Noticed there's a message unread. Click 'ok'
"Salam.. my father passed away t 8.45pm, today at our Klang home"
Innalillah....
Continued my disturbed sleep and woke up earlier then usual to do "ziarah".
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Reached the office around 10nish and was informed that one of staff's wife died unexpectedly leaving behind 4 children, the youngest being only 3 months and still on breast feeding.
I'm caught off guard..2 deaths in between few hours...
It's a sorrowful day for me.
In the midst of enjoying preparation for Syawal, I'm bound thinking of how the kids and my friend's family will greet it.
Nevertheless life has to go on. I can only pray that ALLAH S.W.T will guide and shower the family of the deceased with strong heart.
Let's offer our prayer for Norzaiha's father and Azizi's wife.
If there's anything at left for RHB to be proud of, credit must be given to Mr Lee at Maharajalela Branch for bending the rules.
If he did not bend it like "leeckham" I would be shopping with "air liur" this saturday. Damn pencopek!!!
I swear if I ever kena "seluk saku" lagi, I will knock myself on the wall!!!
Thank you Mr Lee, for making me smile that Wednesday. Dah lah aku rempuh hujan naik monorail from BN to Maharajalela dengan uniform aku yg antaranyer adalah black jacket!!!
When I reached there, the lady at the counter said, they cannot give me a new card without my original mykard. WTF!!!! What the hell we have temporary ID for then? How the hell am I going to withdraw my money??? I demand for the Bank Manager.
After much persuading, showing my unhappiness with the procedure and how it was inconvenient for me...he finally gave in. Ahhhh....victory...Power of persuasion do comes in handy.
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Kringgg...kringg....
Good afternoon, Housekeeping , May I assist you?
Tolong bagi baju lepas mandi
Errr...baju lepas mandi?? errr...baju macam mana yer tu?
Ma...dier tak paham laaa...
Alaaa..takkan baju lepas mandi tak tau...cakap ngan dier dlm laci ader satu jer..
Baju lepas mandi, yg dalam laci tu..ader satu jer....
Cik MMMMMM.....baju lepas mandi tu bathrobe!!!!
Ohhhh....nak bathrobe yer?? Itu namer dier bathrobe...
This is a post for Kak Bedah and Abg Budin sekeluarga, Mr Ah Beng and family and Macha Muthusamy sekeluarga all over Malaysia and maybe perhaps in Singapore too...
Musim sekolah sudah tiba and for Singaporeans coming soon to ehh?
Planning for short breaks with family? To KL for those who lives outside KL and Selangor or some other places perhaps - beach or Taman Negara maybe...
Whatever it is and wherever it may be, please...please...on behalf of the makciks and kakaks that are earning ala ala kais pagi makan pagi, don't torture them.
Is bad enough that we have the Arab tourists that treats the hotel like their friggin' home and the maids like their orang gaji!! We don't that kind of Malaysians do we?? Noooo..we're polite and understanding people dan semestinyer bukan pengotor!!!
If you ask any chamber maids from any hotel within KL on which race yg sgt problematic and maner yg easy to handle they will give you straight answers..
I'm stating here the guideline to stay in a hotel or chalet or aper aper jer la that requires maid services...
Now for the pictures above..
If the rooms you are taking has only 2 beds, please don't make it into 3. You know how bloody heavy is the matress and the divan?? Setakat buat satu bilik and byk org tolong boleh la criter kan?? Try cleaning up 16rooms like that??
But sometimes tuan-tuan dan puan-puan sumer are on a tight budget, kang tak bawak holiday, bini mengamuk, anak-anak memberontak kan?? So we understand la..nak kena bawak mattress turun la, pull divan here and there but please..please re-arrange back on a daily basis until you checked out. If not for every single stay the maids will have to adjust the bed position... It sucks big time you know??? Housekeeping nightmare tau??
Then biler dah banyak in the room, then you will need to request more amenities and towels. Pun we understand...
Tapi ini, dah la bagi extra pastuh pie stain kan bagai nak rak!!! APER NIEH??? Lepas tuh..tak cukup curik la plak....lagi la hampas!!! setakat duk bilik standard yg towels dier lagi cantik lagi towel baru kat tesco, let me advise you ladies and gentlemen tak yah la curik towels dier...pathetic la saper yg buat tu...alang alang kalo nak curik..duk la suite ke kan...baru la high end amenities and towels kitaorg provide...alang alang nak curik kan..baik la amik yg 300TC Egyptian kan??
Please hang your clothes at the cloth line provided in the bathroom. Ini bukan flat DBKL yg boleh jemur kat balkoni yer tuan, tuan dan puan puan... And if you have too much clothes just send them for washing via the hotel laundry service and if that's too expensive by your standard please go to the many many self-service laundry provided around the city.
This is a BIG NO..NO!!! Raser-raser kalau nak hidup lama tolong la jgn buat benda tak patut ni!!! This is simple basic science, you put fabric on a lighted hot light bulb it can sparks fire!! So please ladies and gentlemen, have some common sense for cryin' out loud!!
I wish I've taken more horrible pictures of rooms that look worst that what Katrina did to New Orleans.
C'mon people..we are better than that!! Have some mercy for the makciks and kakaks that are cleaning the rooms. I know you pay for the room..etc..etc...but if that's were your home, would you do the same?
To hoteliers, The Arabs are known all over the world as our worst nightmare but the amount of $$$$ that they put in is undoubtly everyone's dream vacation...splurge..splurge.... Please don't let Malaysians be label the same too.
Mak...penat skrg nieh..penat...penat tgk bilik cuti sekolah nie..
sensuous concoction of chocolate peppermint...which I did not get to taste sbb telah disambar dengan tahap speed maximum by the others...
Both cakes are for the August babies....including moi..hehhh..hehhh
This is the department sexytary who is promoted to become GM PA's sexytary...naik Exec Office tuu.. Congratulations!!! Jgn sombong sombong aaaa..lepas niee.
tukang baca doa tgh membaca dgn bersungguh-sungguh... amin...
food spread...
more foooodddd!!!
back by popular demand...12 large pizzas...macam dragon siot sumer makan...
Btw, I have a new friend with me in the car nowadays... sungguh tidak lonely skarang....my friend is so cute...I don't care that I will bloody be 32 in 27days...
Mom..please don't tear us apart!!!
Look, how could you resist him???
Isn't he a darling??
Have a good weekend everyone...as for me I have 2 weddings to attend...ouuhhh..bless me God!!!
Ouhhh..did I mentioned that I absolutely adoooreee my new phone??? The above pictures clarity kira ok laaa...and most importantly..no more pinjam meminjam camera...so no more sakit hati!!!
I drove to work today because I had a whole day of training session. Parked at a public carpark opposite "smell good" Dang station. It was a wet evening today. After the training ended at about 5.30pm I stopped by at the office and hanged out while waiting for the rain to subside.
At about 7pm I walked over to my car and as soon as I entered the car...terkial kial with my umbrella and bag..came this man to me. I was a bit scared. His hand was behind his back and I was imagining the worst. He asked me for RM2 and when he was about to tell me his story, I just shrugged him off and shut the car door. Immediately I locked it.
I felt guilty to the max. I don't know why. I kept glancing to my right to see this man who went back under the shade, I guess waiting for other resources to come by. But something in his face is telling me that I should have given the 2 bucks he wanted. After all it's only 2 bucks....even if he's not telling the truth, so what??
Ignite the car and drove out. I stopped almost at the exit area and was still feeling guilty. Kept looking over this man...But by this time he was gone. I felt guilty to the max.....
Then I saw a white male hailing a cab under the drizzling rain. 3 cabs stopped but none willing to take him to wherever it is he wants to go. The road I'm exiting was free from traffic but opposite road traffic was moving like a bunch of snails.
I still feel I must do something to cover my guilty conscious state. So after few text messages and a phone call and this guy is still trying in vain for a cab, I rolled down the screen and shouted...
Me -
Hi there...
You know...I don't think there will be any cab going to anywhere it is that u wanna go...
He -
Ya...I don't know why, where I'm going there is no traffic...
Me -
I'm sorry, I don't usually do this, but I was on the phone and saw you trying to hail a cab for quite sometime already, I can't help it but to ask.
Where are you heading?
He -
I'm going to bla...bla...cangkat ceylon...blaa...blaa...
Me -
Ok, c'mon I'll give u a ride... Hop In..
He -
Ohhh...thank you so much...
Inside the car...
I was babbling to him about my feeling guilty over the 2 bucks that I needed to do something good to make me feel better. So is his lucky day today...
Sempat la aku interview mamat nie...works at Wisma Denmark with Alcatel, his name is Thomas and from France and he lives with few other french mate and one spanish guy and aaaalllll of them works at Alcatel...dan sumer nyer berumur 25 tahun....has been here for 10months and they have a 2 years contract...uiii....nasib la pangkat adik adik utk akak..kalo takk...mak dah mintak nombor tepon!!!
After I dropped him off...I just realised that I could have gotten my self killed..ok maybe that's overrated..but heck it can happen!!!
Aper nak jadie ngan aku nie... Always do things wayyyy ahead before my right brain have the time to think..
Btw...I'm going for an interview tomorrow..tolongla doa doa utk aku...it's my dream post and I'll be the youngest to ever hold the post in the association..if I get it.
Please Allah...if this is for me...please grant it. If not, please open more opportunities...Amin...
Today is Monday. Every Monday I teach Basic Adult English to my staffs from 8 - 9am. It's humorous I tell yaaa...My peeps are funny people...ader dari makcik yg dah dah setengah abad sampailah semuda muda 20tahun.
They come from various background..dlm class tu ader minah indon, minah jawa, minah sabah laaa...mek kelate, yg utagha pun by gak, mat nepal, mat myanmar......kira complete la team haku nie..peeps who speaks malay with many accents.
And not surprisingly ada yang I consider quite good considering their level of career for now. I hope they can go far. In my industry, it's necessary.
Anyway, after my recap English class yang 3 weeks overdue because of the banjir, they had a morning briefing before starting their daily work.
So today, of all days AM aku nak brief pasal spelling. Aku pun observe laa.. It was one of the funniest briefing ever...serious...I usually don't let myself go infront of my peeps...malu la kan...
AM tu cakap,
Hari ini saya nak briefing pasal you all punyer spelling dalam loss and breakages book..saya tak tau macamana A buat monthly inventory for this OPE, tapi kalau saya dah lama give up...
No. 1 - Ashtray
Macam maner nak sebut??
Ashtray yer...
So ader yg dgn bersusah payah lah berusaha nak sebut...
"B" macamana sebut?
Asstray..
Haaaa....asstrayy??
Haaa..ass?? aaa..kiss my ass....ass tu pungkok aku!!!
Sebut lagi semua...ashtray...
ASSHHHHHTRAYYYYY.....
Ok...macamane nak eja??
Bukan,
Estray,
Bukan,
Astry
Bukan,
Axtray,
Tetapi,
ASHTRAY......boleh sumer??
Bolehh!!!!
Next - Hi Ball Glass
Spelling dier bukan,
Hibo Glas,
Bukan,
HBG,
Bukan
Hi b galss
Bukan,
H/Boll,
Bukan,
Heibow,
Bukan,
Ebol
Dan Bukan,
Hasbull...
One staff interuppted...
Cik UBA, tu Hasbullah Awang tu....
Aku nak gelak ke tak nak????
Spelling dier sumer adalah...
Hi Ball Glass
Boleh sumer???
BOLEHH!!!
Next we have - Tumbler
Bukan,
Tumblur,
Bukan,
T.Gllas,
Bukan,
Tumble..
Aku pun interrupt,
Tumble tu tergolek ok??
OOOOO....
Macam maner eja nie??
T U M B L E R....
Good....
AM aku pun continue...
Nie..niee...aper nie??? saper bleh explain??
Saose
Saya agak-agak lah..I think it's saucer...tolong yer...ejaan dier bukan saose..
Itulah sekitar our briefing this morning...
But top this ladies and gentlemen....last but not least yg buat aku gelak tergolek-golek...
"SAWANG KENTANG"
Saper tau??
Anyone can figure this out?
Dah tau?
Teka laaa??
Jengg..jengg...jengg....
It's suppose to be....
SHOWER CURTAIN!!!
Aku tak tau laa..indon ker jawa ker, kelantan ker or saper saper laaa...but shower curtain became
Really...I love my peeps..sometimes they make me angry, they make me sad, they make me feel hopeless..but best of all they can also make me laugh like crazy...
Sampai biler2 aku akan ingat sawang kentang nie....
Remember my fellow bloggers....the above is shower curtain and not sawang kentang...
SMART tunnel ain't smart yet after all...Last Sunday 3rd July, what was warned to me when I accepted this job, became reality. My "FIRST FLOOD" in my life.
I remembered it clearly..ohh UBA, the SOP for our department is that everything has to be kept above knee and nothing should be on the floor. And when the flood comes, jacket or no jacket everyone has to share the burden. Of course that came right after I put my signature on...cehh..dah sign baru nak cakap..takpe laaaa..
The aftermath was hell.. We had to push water for about 4 hours..clearing the mud and debris..no thanks to Sg Kelang!! Balik pukul 12 malam oiii...cud not even walk up to my room from the garage, fell asleep..sedar sedar pukul 2.30am...went up shower and hit the sack again. Aku rasa malam tu aku tido with my hands up in the air pushing water...
The SMART tunnel better be functioning soon...
I read in the newspaper sometime few days ago that the tunnel will be fully functioning as dual tunnel by the end of June.
An excerpt from STAR Sunday 3rd. Macam tau-tau pulak nak banjir that day..
From scepticism to admiration - tunnel specialist - Dr Martin Herrenknecht's
~It involved digging a tunnel of about 10km between Kampung Berembang in Ampang and Sungai Besi to the south of Kuala Lumpur. The tunnel will allow access water from the upstream in the Klang river to be diverted directly to a huge lake in Sungai Besi, thus preventing flooding in the city centre near the Masjid Jamek area~
It better not rain cats and dogs again until the SMART becomes SMARTER...
THE BEGINNING
THINGS START TO FLOAT BY THEMSELVES
MURKY WATER EVERYWHERE..YUCK!!
MORE MURKY, OILY, YUCKY WATERRR!!!
START NAIK BARANG....RESCUE TIME...
POSING DULU SEBELUM EVACUATE
BERAT NAK MAMPUSS OII..BENDA NIEHH....
STAFF AKU YANG BERDEDIKASI....WORK MUST GO ON...
RED ALERT!! EVACUATE TIME...
Add-on - 11/06/07
2nd flood hit was major yo... As expected I came to work today with muds on the road and things in office scattered all over. Measured the flood via the water trace mark on the wall...pheww..slightly higher than me. See the last picture, imagine the water rising and totally wiped out the long vanity mirror...can imagine or not?? aiyoooo... amazing to think that just few hours earlier the whole basement was underwater like in titanic and now it's just puddles of gross water with lots and I mean lots of things u can't even imagine!!
Double shift today, went back at midnight, took my shower, soak my feet in warm water, eat my McChicken and watch Devil wears Prada....Hmmm.... thinking in another 7 hours I will be back to that pit hole...
It's Friday and genap lah 7 hari that my mom refuse to talk to me or me refuse to talk to me...I dunno..I'm just gonna let time fix it all for now.. at least when I see her at the patio before going to work I still do salam her.
Tomorrow is Qistina's cukur jambul. Just few minutes ago, her mom walked into my room arrogantly said...
UBA, nak pinjam kereta nak pie kedai, reben dah habis...
Took my keys, hand it to her and she snapped it from me.
I laugh over small things, I adore food, I love listening to all sorts of musics accept the sleepy classic and I enjoy watching movies, I'm a homely person sometimes not by choice, I have self-esteem problem which is now under rectifictation, I have stop looking for my otherhalf but if I do stumble upon one, I hope I'll be smart enough to know...:)
Ouhh..yes...recently, I like to snap pictures of my whereabouts too..
~if you have lived your life precariously, does not mean you are doomed to die a bad person, and if you have lived your life by the books, it does not necessarily mean you'd be protected from vice. This is the marvellous ups and downs, trials and tribulations, tears and laughters of marvellous me~
visitors since 2 April 2006.