Sunday, August 31, 2008

Happy 51st Independence Day... Malaysia!

Managed to capture the fireworks from my balcony...


Fireworks @ Bintang Walk
Fireworks @ Bintang Walk
Fireworks @ Merdeka Square
Fireworks @ Merdeka Square
Fireworks @ Merdeka Square

I was using Nikon 18-200mm lens to capture this fireworks from my balcony... :-> For more shots just dropped by tz-photo

Saturday, August 30, 2008

All Set!!!....


Another 10 more minutes... it's the countdown of the 51th Malaysia Independent day... 

Setting up the gadget...

I'm setting up my gadget for the fireworks in downtown KL... there are three places with fireworks display... Dataran Merdeka, KLCC and Bukit Bintang. I could get this three spots clearly from my balcony. :->



Since i have bought my new lens few months back. This will be the first time i will take the fireworks again. I hope to capture nice fireworks from my balcony... Will post the picture here... stay tune eh!

Happy 51 Birthday Malaysia... can we improve the public transportation in KL????... :-p


Good Morning .... will tomorrow a better day?

I woke up as early as 5am something... not sure why but just jumped up from the bed with solutions in my mind on how i'm going to close this gap. Maybe some message just sent from somewhere. hehehe...


I was extremely down yesterday... for many months i was struggling on my emotion and life especially working life which i'm still don't have a job. I got a great support from my parents... they were the person that support me to go on with all the challenge that i faced. Thanks Mom and Dad for giving me the LOVE and SUPPORT. For the past few months, I always looking back what i had before in my previous company which making me even down... Until yesterday, the Friday that i have been, I strongly belief this was the black Friday for me. I never felt so down on my job... *Sigh* I'm the person that i could come out from the problems and challenges i faced without going to the depression. So far, i was going through the depression when i broke out with my ex-girlfriend two years ago. That was a painful moment... that event has triggered me to start this blog which brought me back on track... :->

I could not stop thinking about what had happened especially those issues and gaps were not even the challenges from the project itself... it's all related to people issues and this even not the group of customers... *sigh*  So, I decided to hit the gym which i could release part of my stress and uncomfortable feeling to the machines and weight (Sorry dear machine and weight). I spent about 1.5 hrs to work out in the gym... refreshing my mind... After the gym, I dropped by TGIF the Curve to have my dinner (oops... spent again!) Anyway, i felt that it's a good spent.. why? (just continue reading).... I have some chat and chill out with Benjie... Looking at Benjie juggling @ the bar... (btw, side track, Benjie has won 4th place in the Malaysia Flair Open 2008). He made couples of nice cocktail for me. Shahrul, the restaurant manager of Teh Tarik joined me later... :-> I spent about 4 hrs in TGIF sitting @ the bar observing the crowd and of course my processor still processing to come out a solution.... I'm not the person could solve the problem in the office or home... I need to go out sitting in crowded place to get my inspiration of solving the problem... :-> Anyway... no solution was generated last night. I left TGIF with a little bit alcohol influence... still able to drive back safely.

I just don't know why... when i hit home... after finished washing my gym clothing, as usual i login to the net, facebook, my blog etc. I was sitting on the couch and dozed off. I belief with the right amount of alcohol influence and a tired mind, I went into sleepy mode... :-> This is a good, at least i was not continue processing until i was sleepless. When i woke up this morning, i felt much more better.... :-> 

I always belief along the toughest path there will be lots of friends supporting me to go through the toughest path. Since yesterday, I received lots of friends showing their concern on my situation... I was appreciated with all my friends... Thanks you for all of your support and patience of listening, reading my rumbling...  To my surprise, I received an offer from my new colleague offer his help to close the gap even during the long weekend, my future boss also sent me a mail to offer me help whenever i needed. I'm really appreciated their support and help so far. 

No doubt this is a tough transition for me in term of culture and job. I have made up my mind... no matter how tough I will not give up, I will go ahead and make this happen... This is my promise! My Commitment! No one can put me down from today onwards... I would need to be strong to overcome this.... Will tomorrow a better day? I would say YES!

Picture taken @ Danum Valley 5am

Friday, August 29, 2008

TZ is sitting on the fence...

How do you feel to sit on the fence again? I belief most of you should have felt that, my emotion was not stable for the past few days. I was upset not because of the work that my team and I came out didn't suit what my future boss expectation. In fact, I was happy to get more feedback and expectation from him. At least, we started talking in detail and understand more... He is a nice guy to work with... :-> I valued his feedback... I'm looking forward to work with him in Uganda Africa.


What bother me was that another things which it has reached the limit of my patience... I went to the office yesterday evening and kind of agreed to take up the item which it's not suppose to be in my plate. Sorry folks, i could not say it in detail over here...  So, now they (sales team) requested me to work over the weekend to produce this... This is unfair to me since i was not getting any pay for doing this, moreover i was blamed that i gated the progression of the project... It's that fair? Come on i'm doing a favor. Sometime i really think that i was too good hearted and got out of controlled... *sob sob*... I think i'm so stupid to get into the job which i was so enthusiastic to get into the project without even bother on the contract signing. Now, all of this things was going on without a black and white but only the oral contract... *Sigh* The person that requested me to work weekend must be thinking that i have signed the contract... A big *Sigh* here. --- TZ, you gotta learnt this as the most valuable lesson...

Anyway, i was extremely unhappy to accommodate to work on this weekend. So no way that i will work on weekend... I don't get pay and now you wanted me to work weekend to accommodate the item which is not in my scope. BTW, I think the one thing that bother me most was I got blamed on not providing the item which i delaying the project... what is this??? I was extremely upset with this statement... okay TZ... cool down... I think it's reaching your limit. That's not only this job in this world... Need to use this weekend to sit on the fence and think what should i do next...  

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Raining day is approaching...

I think i need to be prepared for the raining day... why i mentioned raining day? not because of heavy rain these few days... errrrr.... As you know i started to work since end of July. So, I should be happy since there is few days to end of August... But until today I'm still have not get any confirmation to get my pay... Sigh! 


Just wondered should i continue to work or just stop at this moment? If i continue to work, it's fair to me? If i stopped working, i need to get another job soon before my reserve runs out... This things has bothered me these few days... BTW, i kept getting my friends asking me when am i going to fly off to Uganda. Sigh! Now I don't know whether should i continue with the project or just request the payment for what i have done then move on with my backup plan. I could not live with no pay now... moreover I contributed my own time, my own resources (usage of handphone) for a profit organization. Is this okay???? .... I don't mind using my own time and resource to contribute to the communities and non-profit organization without getting anything back. This is a volunteer work... It's very clear. But today, I'm working for a profit organization... setting the ground work yet i don't get a confirmation of getting the pay at the end of the day... It's that fair? Should i continue?

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Malaysia Flair Open 2008

I went for the Malaysia Flair Open 2008 to support my bartender frenz Benjie. He has gone into final after this morning competition. The competition started an hour late which at about 8:30pm. I was not able to watch Benjie's performance. Sorry Bro, I need to pick up my mom from painting class. 

Anyway, managed to be there to wish Benjie all the best... I have no idea what is the result... Will check out with Benjie later.

Contestant @ Final (Benjie - 2nd from the left)
Can u spot Benjie?
Cool bar setup - Blue in color is water flowing
My drink, Around the World with the nice bar setup

Anyone has idea where is this place? Hint: It's a nice bar @ Plaza Mont Kiara. The bar name is S_ _ _ _ _   T_ _