Currently blogging from Legend Cherating Resort. Been here since yesterday evening about 6pm after 3.3 hrs drive from KL to Cherating. Our original destination was supposingly to be to the jetty where we would board a supply boat to depart to the rig last night. What happen was that last minute we were told that we were bumped off the boat and need to wait for the pending next available boat which we not sure when it will be scheduled.
The news now is that the boat could be tomorrow evening, if all goes as plan. The boat ride takes 16hrs, if sea is forgiving, else more than that. Then another 16hrs of boat ride out as the chopper is grounded from the location. Meaning for me to make it for my coming course on Sunday, i need to leave the rig for my 16hrs of boat ride by Friday 6pm, so that i can reach back to shore by Saturday noon, to catch the next available flight from Kuantan to KL for my course and Sunday to drive down to Ipoh in the early morning, probably by 8am. Gosh, how am i going to make it?
I have no answer yet, still pending for final decision from upper management. As for me, i am puzzled and just ran out of idea. Sigh, most of the time my rig assignment will not go as predicted or planned. Either the plan dont give me a chance or i am just jinx. Tell me what could be the possibilities...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Something sweet to brigthen up my night
Feel a bit down and bored, hence wanted to catch a movie at Leisure Mall looking forward to Hell Boy II. On the way there, it seems pretty much jammed so eventually decided to give up that idea and proceed back to Sarah's place. Upon reaching her house, i wanted to eat something sweet, desert actually.
Drive to the desert shop in Pandan Indah to have some, not sure if it is still open. Reaching there, yes it is still opened. Great, bought 4 type of desert and headed back to Sarah's house. God, damm good the desert. After eating that, i am all happy and smilling all the way :)
Drive to the desert shop in Pandan Indah to have some, not sure if it is still open. Reaching there, yes it is still opened. Great, bought 4 type of desert and headed back to Sarah's house. God, damm good the desert. After eating that, i am all happy and smilling all the way :)
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
What could be the best earning jobs with the fuel price hike?
Found an interesting article that was submitted by a reader to The Star newspaper recently. It goes as follow:
If that is the case, why are we still sitting in office? Perhaps get a lorry and start sending or delivering milks from house to house, we might get a better salary instead, thanks to those big bro sitting in office talking about politics and forgot all about us, our life, our sufferings, our daily chores and etc. Perhaps when they remember us, they would just tell us, change is inevitable, there is nothing much you can do about it. You just have to follow your beloved leaders that you have choosen to lead you through the think and thin. So end of the day, they will just give us a pat on our shoulder, be brave and stand strong, we will make it through. You jus thave to change the way how you live daily life.
This is indeed another story all together but let me refer you to another blog that says it all. Read all about it here -> http://musingwithmarinamahathir.blogspot.com/2008/06/you-walk-talk-first.html
Great observation there by Sapling. I am wondering if our beloved minister is not wise enough to pick those up instead and needed public to voice out or show the maths calculation to him/her. Do he/she needs it or they have overlooked it?Profiteering from fuel hike is killing
IF the state of Kedah will receive RM16bil by way of revenue for logging the catchments how much is the contractor making?
How was the contractor chosen or did he approach the MB direct?
Sort of reminds me of the “tropical storm” that conveniently “took” all the decent trees and left the spindly ones and the ones at the resorts in the Desaru area a couple of years ago! Why is everything to do with vehicles based on cubic capacity (cc) when every schoolboy can tell you that nowadays a 2000cc car can deliver 300+ horsepower (EVO / Subaru etc) and a 3000cc >180hp
We are not living in the 50s when cc = hp! Rebate should be by type – obviously a family vehicle is not a sports car.
Why does the fuel increase raise the price of milk in JB by RM1 per container? One lorry of 20 tonnes = 20,000 litres = RM20,000 extra for transport.
One lorry may burn 200+ litres per trip of diesel = RM160 per trip extra. How? Why isn’t our Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry doing something? The fuel hike really isn’t that big a deal, it had to happen, it's the profiteering that's killing!SAPLING,Johor Baru.
(Source:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/9/focus/21769505&sec=focus )
If that is the case, why are we still sitting in office? Perhaps get a lorry and start sending or delivering milks from house to house, we might get a better salary instead, thanks to those big bro sitting in office talking about politics and forgot all about us, our life, our sufferings, our daily chores and etc. Perhaps when they remember us, they would just tell us, change is inevitable, there is nothing much you can do about it. You just have to follow your beloved leaders that you have choosen to lead you through the think and thin. So end of the day, they will just give us a pat on our shoulder, be brave and stand strong, we will make it through. You jus thave to change the way how you live daily life.
This is indeed another story all together but let me refer you to another blog that says it all. Read all about it here -> http://musingwithmarinamahathir.blogspot.com/2008/06/you-walk-talk-first.html
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Promises?
A promise is dear to me. I have learnt it from the hard way where promises were just mere words to me. It cost me a lot for me to learn the true meaning of it and how to appreciate it in our life and just not make empty promises. Because of what I have experienced previously, I would not want to raise promises and never be able to make it come true, or probably just for the sake of promising something to make one feels good with the promises that I made.
Currently, I am facing this problem as well which is due to my work commitments where I would not be able to have a fix or more reliable work schedule for me to make other commitments in life. This sucks and I am really not enjoying it much as time passes by where I have been missing some occasions which is dear to me as well. Sigh, work and personal…called as work life balance. How balanced could life be at this time of life, I ponder… Anyway, I tried to think positively and perhaps this is due to the fact that I am a new joiner in what I am doing now and we are still, I stress…still running low on resources and at the same time, we are currently going on some reform of work structure. Looking at this, hope that work could bring some changes and also same goes for my life, between work and life being balanced to an acceptable level.
As for those promises, both to myself or to those that I cared for, let’s hope and pray for a better tomorrow in my work where things can be more calm and organised to a certain level. Then, I would be able to make promises and also to keep up to those promises that I made.
Currently, I am facing this problem as well which is due to my work commitments where I would not be able to have a fix or more reliable work schedule for me to make other commitments in life. This sucks and I am really not enjoying it much as time passes by where I have been missing some occasions which is dear to me as well. Sigh, work and personal…called as work life balance. How balanced could life be at this time of life, I ponder… Anyway, I tried to think positively and perhaps this is due to the fact that I am a new joiner in what I am doing now and we are still, I stress…still running low on resources and at the same time, we are currently going on some reform of work structure. Looking at this, hope that work could bring some changes and also same goes for my life, between work and life being balanced to an acceptable level.
As for those promises, both to myself or to those that I cared for, let’s hope and pray for a better tomorrow in my work where things can be more calm and organised to a certain level. Then, I would be able to make promises and also to keep up to those promises that I made.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
True and everlasting love... What a man can do for his wife...
This is one of the stories that was passed on to me from my friend and i find it worth sharing with everyone that i know.
A weird love story has come out of China recently and managed to touch the world. It is a story of a man and an older woman who ran off to live and love each other in peace for over half century.
Over 50 years ago, Liu, was a 19 years-old boy, fell in love with a 29 year-old widowed mother named Xu. At the time, it was unacceptable and immoral for a young man to love an older woman.
To avoid the market gossips, the couple decided to elope and lived in a cave in Jiangjin County in Southern ChongQing area.
In the beginning, they had nothing, no electricity or even food. They had to eat grass and roots they found in the mountain, and Liu made a kerosene lamp that they used to lighten up their lives.
Starting the second year of living in the mountain, Liu began, and continue for over 50 years, to hand carve the steps so that his wife could get down the mountain easily.
A half century later in 2001, a group of adventures were exploring the forest, they surprisingly found the elderly couple and the over 6,000 stairs of hand carved ladder.
“My parents loved each other so much, they have lived in seclusion for over 50 years and never been apart a single day.” Liu MingSheng, one of their seven children said, “He hand carved more than 6,000 steps over the years for my mother’s convenience, although she doesn’t go down the mountain that much.”
The couple had lived in peace for over 50 years until last week. Liu, now 72 years-old, returned from his daily farm work and collapsed. Xu sat and prayed with her husband as he passed away in her arms.
So in love with Xu, was Liu, that no one was able to release the grip he had on his wife’s hand even after he had passed away.
“You promised me you’ll take care of me, you’ll always be with me until the day I died, now you left before me, how am I going to live without you?” … …
Xu spent days softly repeating this sentence and touching her husband’s black coffin with tears rolling down her cheeks.
In 2006, their story had became one of the top 10 love stories from China, collected by the Chinese Women Weekly. The local government has decided to preserve the “love ladder” and the place they lived as a museum, so this love story can live forever.
Real life story of the couple as appear on TV:
The question that I am having now is that, how are we willing to go for our partner that we have now?
Back to work...
Its Thursday today and its Monday blue for me. Why? Today first day of work for this week. Came to work, tired a bit as i was working out pretty much yesterday. Woke up early, then prepare myself for my wait at the JPJ dept @ Wangsa Maju to renew or pay my soon going to expire driving license. Got such a big number, 812 and the current number is only at 650++, meaning another 100 plus more customer to wait in queue before reaching my turn. Hmm...come to think of it, perhaps need to wait for about 2-3 hours before my turn, but it turn out not. Within 45 min, it was already calling my number already. Most of the numbers have been directed to a fast counter that handles the road tax payment, that's why the number rolled so fast. So happy and i got to rush off by 12 noon. That was indeed good experience for a govt dept yesterday.
Came back home with lunch and the minggle with my computer with the Vista, then went out at about 5 plus to Cheras for a swim for about 30-45 min before calling it done and proceed for shower and dinner. Next would be the tuition that we normally have on Wednesdays. Yeah, efore i forget, i went to Popular to get few books for the kids, spend about RM40 for those books, for the 3 of them as their UPSR is approaching. When pass the books to them, it seems that Angeline is not that happy that we got a different version of the book for them than what we have been using. It makes no sense if we were to buy them the same book again and also that book is no where to be found, perhaps out of stock already. She has been mumbling this and that, so i was rather pissed and told her if she likes to do, she do, else she can just do what she likes. That was the end, from us. What we didnt expect was that Sister Susan, the big boss of the home came rushing in and asked if we have bought them the books and how much it cost as she would like to pay us back as she is not appreciating our effort and the books. I bet she scolded her and she left us early. Detention maybe? Haha... sometimes, she needs to learn it the hard way after all, that not all out there will aid her and be there for her, most of the time we need to be gratitude to those that who cared and sacrifises for a good cause. Perhaps they are too young to know this yet, but lets hope she learns it one fine day.
There goes my day and here i am in office already. Preparing for my work that is yet to come... Well, hope i will have a nice week ahead :)
Came back home with lunch and the minggle with my computer with the Vista, then went out at about 5 plus to Cheras for a swim for about 30-45 min before calling it done and proceed for shower and dinner. Next would be the tuition that we normally have on Wednesdays. Yeah, efore i forget, i went to Popular to get few books for the kids, spend about RM40 for those books, for the 3 of them as their UPSR is approaching. When pass the books to them, it seems that Angeline is not that happy that we got a different version of the book for them than what we have been using. It makes no sense if we were to buy them the same book again and also that book is no where to be found, perhaps out of stock already. She has been mumbling this and that, so i was rather pissed and told her if she likes to do, she do, else she can just do what she likes. That was the end, from us. What we didnt expect was that Sister Susan, the big boss of the home came rushing in and asked if we have bought them the books and how much it cost as she would like to pay us back as she is not appreciating our effort and the books. I bet she scolded her and she left us early. Detention maybe? Haha... sometimes, she needs to learn it the hard way after all, that not all out there will aid her and be there for her, most of the time we need to be gratitude to those that who cared and sacrifises for a good cause. Perhaps they are too young to know this yet, but lets hope she learns it one fine day.
There goes my day and here i am in office already. Preparing for my work that is yet to come... Well, hope i will have a nice week ahead :)
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Non-working weekday
As usual, i am getting the odd week for my working schedule this week. I would be working on the wekeend as this would be the second week that i work on weekends. Hmm... surely will have pros and cons. Pro is that i would be able to do some stuff which i have not have the chance to do, such as those errands or outstanding chores from previous weeks, month or year? Haha, i know... just that life is too busy sometimes or to find the right time to do those, its hard to come by. Cons is where all people is relaxing and enjoying their weekends, i would be the sole person needing to work on weekend. It is kind of dreadful to pull myself up from my bed on weekends, especially after a rough and tiring night on Friday, that is normally when all my friends would gather out for an outing.
As for this week, i had something different i would say. For Monday, i had myself a dip in the swimming pool at night, it was about 8-9pm. Never had night dip before, there was not many people there as it was night and the pool was pretty dark, but it is kind of fun to have the whole pool to myself :)
As for today, i did something different as well. I went out with my sis to buy the ingredients that i need for my Chocolate Chips cookies. After buying all and reaching home, it was already 3pm, so at once we start our task for the day and after few rounds, we are getting better at what we were doing then. Later at about 5pm plus, i manage to get all baked and pack for what i need and headed out. Yea, before i head out, i had the chance to get a quick shower as i do not want to go out with the smell of baking powder or choc chips and etc. Haha. Guess can take up cooking or baking as a hobby besides my other hobby of photo shooting :)
It was an enjoying day, but perhaps tomorrow will be a different day. I would need to renew my driving license as it is expiring soon, but come to think of going to the govt dept for all these, it is really a pain in the ASS!!!
As for this week, i had something different i would say. For Monday, i had myself a dip in the swimming pool at night, it was about 8-9pm. Never had night dip before, there was not many people there as it was night and the pool was pretty dark, but it is kind of fun to have the whole pool to myself :)
As for today, i did something different as well. I went out with my sis to buy the ingredients that i need for my Chocolate Chips cookies. After buying all and reaching home, it was already 3pm, so at once we start our task for the day and after few rounds, we are getting better at what we were doing then. Later at about 5pm plus, i manage to get all baked and pack for what i need and headed out. Yea, before i head out, i had the chance to get a quick shower as i do not want to go out with the smell of baking powder or choc chips and etc. Haha. Guess can take up cooking or baking as a hobby besides my other hobby of photo shooting :)
It was an enjoying day, but perhaps tomorrow will be a different day. I would need to renew my driving license as it is expiring soon, but come to think of going to the govt dept for all these, it is really a pain in the ASS!!!
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