Just Keep TRI-ing

Prrangg..prrangg.. prrangg.. I heard the thunderous noise in my sleep.. I was then wondering.. was I dreaming? I woke up and still heard the noise.. followed by the sound of people screaming and shouting. I sat on my bed, half asleep and wondering what was going on. It was 11 am Sunday the 25th November 2007. I ran towards the window and hastily pulled the blind. From the window of my 21st floor room at Hotel Nikko, I was knocked for six to see two police helicopters outside of my windows. As I looked the street down below I saw people in their thousands were running in many directions like a school of fish being disturbed by an oncoming boat. There were policemen well equipped with amour and hard hat and masks, complete with their cavalry. The police were shooting tear gas and water canons to the marching crowd towards the British High Commissions. The saga finally ends at about 4pm. The usually busy Jalan Ampang and Jalan Tun Razak were strangely quiet. All the businesses were clos...

Imagine... all this while you think you live in abundance. Life has been good, to some even live like royalties. We take all that for granted. All that glitters come so easy we forget to appreciate all the little things we have.. not until the law of gratitude takes it 360 degree turn. Happiness can come in various of ways... one can have money, status, materials and all sort of other 'hardwares' of happiness. But believe me even the money from all piggy banks around the world wont buy happiness.. not without someone you can share them with... i am talking about friends. For so long i dont care what others think about me.. and i dont need to work hard to attract and keep my friends close. I believe im a good person and i will attract good people. God has always blessed me with good friends every where i go. I really treasure them. But i guess my magic doesnt work here, in this corner of Borneo. Living in this strange place, alone, making me nuts. Just as i thought i still have ...

Bismillahhirrahmannirrahim.. Lord, I am lost, I have forgotten about you, about my responsibilities. Please dont turn your back on me oh Lord. I remember you said If we walk towards you, you will come to us running. I am not your worthy subject. I will only think about you whenever I am in troubles, I pray for your guiding lights, strength, wisdom. I know you will never stop listening and for that I know I will be okay, for I have you watching over me. Pic: Sun shower at Niah Pic: Lights at Niah

Kenapa?? Nak Muntah? Tanya pramugari yang bertugas apabila melihat aku bergegas dari tengah fuselage ke lavatory di bahagian hadapan.. Aduh loya tekak dan sakit perut aku ni dah tak tertahan lagi.. pramugari tersebut terus terusan mengetuk pintu lavatori yang sedang digunakan. Masuk kali ni dah 4 kali aku berulang ke tandas. Penerbangan 2 jam ini begitu lama aku rasakan.. Gadis cina yang yang duduk di sebelah aku itu tiba-tiba bersuara.. 'Apple juice will help'.. ' You having stomach ache?' Aku hanya mampu menganggukkan kepala sambil menekan butang untuk memanggil krew bertugas. 'One apple juice'.. pesan ku pada pramugari yg bertugas.. oh ya.. apple juise does help a bit. Aku dah diserang cirit birit sejak hari raya kedua lagi.. tapi tak lah sakit macam hari ni.. (hari ke 6). Ubat-ubat yang di beri Dr. Saripah dari Klinik Idzham, Taman Kosas itupun dah habis aku makan.. tapi sakit perut aku ni tak jugak baiknya. Ladies and gentlemen we have landed at Miri Intern...

Its been quite a while since i last blogged. Well I am now back in Miri. Was busy looking for a place to rent. It occurs to me that i want to make it work. Me at Shell. I want to give it a try and put my plan to work abroad onhold. The first week, was bored, hardly know anybody and hardly know my way around town. Lucky there were Hani, Said, Dedeq and Wan. Thing gets better when i hooked up with some guys who joined Shell on the 2nd July 2007. Well at least i have friends now.. if they even consider me one of them.. yeah age barrier, they are in 22-26 range.. makes 31 sounds ancient. Thanks Ninut, Mildred, Amie, Da'a, Diyana. Well I have to set good examples for the youngsters eh... I have many thoughts and plans but assignments and final exams are my priority now. I just realised how close i am to complete my masters. I just need to endure another 7 gruelling months.. Argh I havent thought what to write for the dessertation... how great if i can write about Life.. fiction.. anythi...

Semalam petang kan, agent dari Sheffield Offshore Services (Manpower Supply Agent) yang berpengkalan kat Singapore tu call aku, masa aku dalam perjalanan nak ke Marina Cove resort Teluk Batik to attend Iftar dan sempena completion project yang aku involve kat Lumut ni. Katherine nama dia, dia cakap dia nak propose aku untuk position Prime Contract Administrator... tapi kenapa ada 'Prime' tu.. macam minister ada prime minister gitu ke? Aku sekarang Contract Administrator je.. so kalau ada pangkal 'Prime' tu kira lagi kelas le kut.. ke Senior Contract Administrator kalau kat sini. Ha client dia tu base in Bangkok... tapikan gaji yang dia offer tu kurang dari yang aku expected.. aku ni memang gatal bila expatjob.net antar list of vacancy kat emel aku hari2 tu.. aku main click2 apply je.. Last month aku dah tolak satu job kat Wales.. sebagai Field Supervisor gaji 10500 pound .. memang le besar gila gajinya.. tapi aku ni mana ada pengalaman jadi field supervisor.. dah la aku...

Well its lunch break, since im fasting, I tried to get some nap, but i couldn't find the switch to sleep mode in my mind. Hmm why dont i surf the net..... well on what topic?? Yess... Negaraku, i really want to know the origin of our national anthem (i am very patriotic).. So i googled it. There's a list of results on Negaraku, but my eyes were glued on Negarakuku by Namewee... hey this is the famous rendition of Negaraku by the Malaysian student in Taiwan. So i clicked on the link and the video clip was played on Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-z2X0PeUWY&mode=related&search Hmm I dont blame Namewee entirely for what he did.. He tried to express his opinion in the way he knows best.. through music.. but the use of Negaraku is throughly inappropriate. I dont against his opinion, but that song stirred a racial tension among visitors to the the site. Most of the comments are full of hatred. Its shows that we still have a long way to go to buid a national unity. ...