Short but nice Langkawi Trip 2009

Had took some time off work to spend my weekend at Langkawi from 24 - 27 July 09. The main purpose is for relaxing, alcohol drinks and also photoshooting while eating around Langkawi. Had the chance to eat nice food and meet some nice people, great trip along with our photography gears. Both myself and Sarah is learning up some new techniques and our gears more as we spend more time on photography. Manage to take few shots here and there... some of the photos that we took are at the following location for viewing :-)

Langkawi 2009

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Hope you would enjoy the photos...

Arial View of Malacca

Been to Malacca, this is the arial view of it :)

My thoughts for today

Coming year end, but seems work is picking up, more than what i can imagine. Been alone in office these few days and has been pretty tired as lots to do, yet so little time. From today, there will be another 8 days until going into year 2009. What has been accomplish so far for year 2008? I am still pretty much in the dark of what has happen, looking into 2009 is not too much brighter after all.

Now i am just waiting for Christmas, but before christmas will be attending one musical show, Mamma Mia @ Istana Budaya which happens to be tomorrow. Can't wait to watch this smashhing musical show...
http://www.mamma-mia.com/



Then coming to Christmas, as usual to have Christmas Dinner meal, especially the turkey @ Sarah's place :) Not her cooking, but her mum... Thanks in advanced. What's more for Christmas? Nothing much, as this year is a busy year, as for Christmas day itself, i might need to provide support to PCSB customer as few rigs would be tentatively drilling on that day. Come on, give me a break :( Its Christmas... Santa, i want a worryless Christmas...Can i?

What is after Christmas? I plan to take a day leave on Boxing Day, so that can relax a bit after working for logn long hours for the past week. Been pretty hectic actually, so think this is the best time to recharge and at the same time to prepare for our Penang trip on 27-29 Dec 08. Will be driving up to Penang and look for few friends to seek their help to bring us around, those that i am targetting will be Chin Leng, Khai Chen and also Mei Leng.


After that, then will be new year already. Not sure what is my plan yet, as this year been pretty unplanned and the pretty gals in my team all have teamed up and took leave for this whole week, so it is not that easy for me to take leave. Lets see how it goes, hope all goes well for New Year, 2009. Hope all turns out well for the coming new year and hope all will have a great year ahead despite the economic downturn that affecting globally.

Some updates

Been some time since i blogged. Perhaps due to my busy schedule also uncertainty that i have now with my work schedule. Also, there seems to be less significant happenings in life, most of the time i would be either working or at home sleeping, probably go out with friend and so on.

Since my last entry, i have been out to my first lonely rig up job. It was partial rig up as 50% of the task has been done by one of my colleague, Kumar. I was there to finish up what was not done the other time. Before i reach there, i was kind of worried of how things would be for the rig up and heard some not so positive comments regarding the rig. It was more to the accomodation not up to the normal standard where heard from his experience that have to sleep in those construction cubicle aka container with attached toilet where the air quality is bad, stuffy and leaking aircond. I was in the impression i would be landing in the same fate as well, that's why i feel so dreadful to be heading there, especially that i would be alone. Upon reaching there, things seems to be for the better. The briefing was good, the Medic on board was friendly. He even helped me to take one of my extra lugguage, so good of him. I even raise a CARD for him, for helping me out. Then i was assigned to the twin room with the Mechanic for Special Project. So it was a small room, but a decent room, with TV (Astro) also, too bad i was always on the work and less time to spend on the TV. My work there was from Friday to Sunday, so means i have to rush and get those things working if i want to get out of the rig on Sunday. Yeah, i was stuck at the helibase for like 6 hours, sigh...take my advice, try not to travel on the Friday, 13th. It is really not that lucky and smooth. Adding on to the stories, while i was there, few incidents happened. One was where the supply boat ramp into the leg, causing tremors for like 5 seconds and bending the supporting leg and also while drilling, discovered H2S which the OIM was asking the RO to prepare to signal everyone to abandon the rig, but luckily that did not happened :) Coming back was not smooth again, as i was at the Kuantan airport since 1pm and waited for like 6 hours until 7 plus night before it departed back to KL. I bought a small portion of Choc Cookies from Famous Amos from the airport for my dad, as his Father's Day gift :) At least i made it back in one piece and on time.

That was on my rig experience, not mentioning details of the whole rig up, i can say that it is not easy to DIY and also to setup everything as i am so new to do the setup and etc. Then i came back, took a day off from work as i was working throughout the weekend to get the system up. Then went to work on Tuesday - Friday (halfday). That is just 3.5 working days. I wanted to take off on Fridya, but due to short of hand, i need to get back to attend the morning meeting and then only i can leave work. Had a long weekend, by going to movies on Friday night with my parents, then Saturday went out shopping with my ex-coll, shopping for the upcoming dinner event @ MidValley and Bangsar retails areas then had filling dinner with family at Kam's Kitchen. Wow, so many dishes that we ordered, all sum up to RM210, but it was a nice dinner all together. Sunday went for a morning swim at the pool, it was sleepy and cold at first but after 5 minutes, i was fully awake. At night, checked that i have the weekend shift for the coming week, so i would have another 3 days of off day to add on top of the existing weekend.

How i spend those 3 extra off days? Most of it to rest myself and also to enjoy myself. I went for bowling, went for movie alone in the afternoon, while waiting for one of my friend to get off work and few other things that i forgot. Sigh, spending weekdays at home while others working, sometimes really makes me feel lonely and stupid. Sigh, but that is my work. So here i am today, sitting in the office early and blogging for the past week. Hope things will be well this week, i would only be working from Thursday to Sunday, in between i will be taking off on Saturday to attend a function which was pre-planned well ahead of time. Don't care about work, need to have work life balance at times.

Hmm... that should be all for now. More updates later, looking forward to Saturday :)

Wesak Day @ Kee Hon's House :)

It was another day of holiday for all this weekend. How i spend it? We, just the four of us (Kee Hon, Winnie, Kien Yap and me) gather at Kee Hon's place to have a dry swim aka Mahjong w/o money involve, just for the sake of playing :) We had our lunch there and then proceed with some music, Celine Dion's Las Vegas Concert and etc along with the mahjong session. We spend about six hours there and it was indeed a great time there. The big winner for the dry swim would be non other than myself :)

Some of the shots of Kee Hon's garden and mini garden is as displayed in the slideshow below. Also included is some of the photos taken throughout the day :)

Tomorrow is another working day

Today would be the forth day of CNY, tomorrow would be the fifth day. I would be working, along with most of the Chinese community in Malaysia. Seems or felt like this year's CNY celebration is rather short. As for me, i felt that the time past quite very fast and without ever me noticing it, it is already the night of the celebration day. I can still recall the new year's eve where i am busy doing the preparation, now i am going to work the next day. Sigh, time past so fast when we get elder.

Today i was at the farewell dinner for one of my friend, Kuan Ming. He will be traveling to Australia, Brisbane to further his study there for about 1 year to 1.5 years. Got the news that he is leaving for sometime back already, but it was still far away when the news broke, now it would be by tomorrow at about 9.30am, he would be on the plane heading for Australia. So fast, yet so much to say to him. He has been a great friend and always a helpful one when approached. He might have his attitude or his way of reacting to some request or stuff, but he always give his best in everything he does. Will feel the lost then, especially he has been helping me on the new camera that i have got and some of the advice i got from him. Thank you Kuan Ming. Wish you all the best in your studies in Australia and looking forward to see you soon back in Malaysia, either end of this year or early next year. Do keep in touch and take care and i bet i would be able to see you online over there in Australia.

Upon returning to work, i would be attending a 3 days course on Articulus Workshop. I only had a general idea of what Articulus means, looking forward for tomorrow and also this week to end so that i can resume my celebration for CNY. Okay for now, i need to get some sleep and then be fresh for tomorrow. Happy CNY again to all, and may all have a pleasant year of RAT for this year.

 

P/s: Still in the process of getting the dinner photos from Kuan Ming and will publish here soon.

Already the forth day of CNY

Today is already the forth day of chinese new year, sigh time is passing very quickly as tomorrow i would need to go back to work again, cannot rest at home as how the past 5 days that i have been.

For the second and third day of CNY, nothing much happened. Only visiting my relatives here and there. Quite a little boring though, perhaps the atmosphere is not as great as how i expect it to be. But in some other housing area, the atmosphere is much better than where i stay, Bangsar.

Hope all has a good CNY...

First Day of CNY

Today would be the first day of Chinese New Year. Normally the awaiting for the first day is long, but once come the first day, then very quickly it will be day after day already.

The day before CNY, it was quite relaxing as I was not working on the day where I had taken an off day to relax and also to prepare myself for the upcoming CNY. Few things that I need to do before CNY; cleaning up my room (my table is in a mess, my television rack is also in a mess and etc). It would not be good if people see my messy room during CNY. As I was quite lazy to do my cleanup, it took some time before I am able finish up my clean up process as I was cleaning then later would lie on my bed watch some movies, then wander off to somewhere and then back to cleanup. This is why it took some time for me to complete the clean up process. But at least I do get my chance to drop by Mid Valley again to purchase myself a pair of shoe for the upcoming CNY within few hours. I wanted to buy the other day, but didn’t have the time as I was searching for something else at the time.

As usual, the night would be to wait for the 12 midnight where the prayer session would start then later we (the 5 of us) would then proceed to the temple, nearby to the Central Market and perform some praying before heading to home. Before we reach home, we made a detour to the mamak stall nearby and had our supper or morning breakfast. Then later reach home and I proceed to my shower, played some PS2 games before getting myself to sleep at about 4 in the morning. It has been a tiring day already and looking forward to the next day, the first day of Chinese New Year.

First day of CNY, it was as usual where I woke up late as I slept late last night. After I wake up, then I had my lunch with my family, while waiting for my relative to arrive at my house after lunch time as this is the tradition for the years before. After that, my relative arrives and then had some chat sessions in my house for about an hour before we proceed to another relative house at Balakong. So happen that most of my cousin sister are there, so it is much easier for us to chit chat and then to visit each other.

We left the house at about 5pm where we proceed back to our house to prepare for dinner at home. After dinner, then I decide that I would want to visit my friend in Cheras. I left house about 9pm and return by midnight bringing along supper for myself and my sisters. Then played some PS2 games, I did complete the single player game for the SWAT Global Strike Team. Later I slept at about 2am to prepare for my day the next.

Friday is here...

Great day i hope it would turn out to be. Why? Cause its already Friday today and after today, i would be having 6 days off in a row for the past 2 weeks that i have been working...since last Thursday. So now, its my time to lay myself to rest and get some chores sorted out, else i would be having lots of chores or errands to complete by year end.

Oh, not to forget, i got myself the Olympus camera already from MidVall on Wednesday. At last i manage to get my hands on it, paid RM3050 for the package which consist of Camera + 2 lense kit + 2 GB CF Card + Oly Bag. Can't wait to go ahead to use or play with it. Didn't have much of chance to play with it yet as i was working late lately and after work, i am a dead fish already. So it is all up to my off days later to experince a piece of gadget worth of 3k.

Okay for now. Hope my day end well. I will be having one of my fav movie tonight, Alvin and the Chipmunks tonight...

Weekend is here...

As for weekend, been doing a few things for myself or those around me...

Some of the highlights for my weekend:

• rest, relax and recharge from my previous flu that i had
• still have not fully recovered yet, still have the sore throat bothering me, not comfortable at all
• send my friend to some course
• i am kind of the road map at times
• get the gift for my 'kai chai'
• 3 bookmark as a start, do not want to send expensive gift for now, don't wanna create the envy feelings and etc
• one for him, 2 more for his bro and sis
• later proceed to write him the letter, hoping to send by next week or so
• gathering, aka birthdays celebrations @ Quan Ice-Cream & Coffee House @ Pandan Indah with my friends
• belated celebration for Kein Yap, forward celebration for Win Khong
• had a lot of laughter among us, too much to chat, much to joke, lots to tease and more to debate
• those present: ChinYong, Winnie, KienYap, WinKhong, Shah, EeVern, KeeHon, Sarah and me

Tomorrow will be a rest and relax day for me. Need to recover and rejuvenate myself from my sore throat and flu that i still have. Sigh, need to recover asap, don't want to bring it to office on Thursday and the whole next weekend. Having got to work on weekend is already making it bad, to have myself being sick throughout, it makes it even worst.

My sister would be going for her minor surgery for her little finger which she injured the other week during her trip to the 'Taman Negara'. Hope things go smooth and the doc would be able to reverse her injury. At least i can be there for her on Monday as i am having my off day on until Wednesday.

Christmas is coming, 25 December every year. Need to organise something for this year, at least a gathering or so... let see how things will be. At least, i think i am not working during Christmas and i am able to attend the tradition Christmas dinner... Also, need to hunt for those gift or presents for those orphanage kids for this Christmas, been doing it since last year, would continue this year. Hope to bring happiness or some care  for those kids who are less fortunate. Everyone deserve something good in life :)

That's all for now, would proceed to my beauty sleep. Need to get all the rest that i need to live my active lifestyle. Before i pen off, would like to wish all the best to one of my dear friend for finding her path in life and also her happiness. You well deserve it always :) Happy and cheerful always ... Live life to the fullest...

TGI Friday !!!

Without really realizing it, today is Friday again. Weekend has come and this week I will be having a long weekend as next week I would be working on shift where I would be working from Thursday until Sunday and so forth for the next two week also. Why two weeks? Cause not enough people to cover for the shift; hence I need to work another month. Tried my best to avoid working on Christmas day to attend the custom Christmas dinner that I have been attending for the past few years. Would not want to break the tradition and make someone unhappy…

Since having long weekend, need to think of something to do to occupy the time, but seriously I really need to get well from the flu that I had the other day. I can still feel it still around me pretty much, not fully recover yet and I don’t want to bring that to the following week, it will be so sucking to bring that on and living with that flu in me.

Okay for now, need to get back to work soon. Guys, gals have a great Friday and relaxing weekend. See you guys and gals this Saturday…

Meeting @ Starbucks

Currently at Starbucks having my St. John Ambulance Malaysia, DIM meeting. It was because the headquarters is under heavy and ongoing renovation works where it would not be convenient to have the meeting there as usual.

Coffee is on my boss treat :D Hope it end soon, have the time and then to trim my hair since it is getting longer by day. Hope to have a nice day today so that my mood for the upcoming week will be cheerful and looking forward for the week :)

Weekend has passed...

Had off day since last Friday until Sunday, consider long but for the working class to have leave, it will never be too long or to say enough. My Friday was more to resting and also movie day. Watch quite a number of movies at home and also caught a movie at MidValley, Bee Movie. Thought it would be quite stupid movie, but it turns out to be not bad and also kinda hilarious too.

Saturday was a relaxing day as well. Morning planned to go swimming at the sports complex, but the heavy downpour cancel it and i had more time to laze on my bed as that was my backup plan. Haha... Then my next outing was in the night, at about 10.30 to meet up at Winnie's place. It was a dry swim session, guess missed the wet swim, might as well go for the dry swim. Haha... Most was welcomed and invited but only 7 turned up. Those were Winnie, Chin Yong, Wing Koh, Kien Yap, Kee Hon, Eevern and me. Some were not able to make it such as Sarah where she was away for a wedding dinner of her cousin sister. Anyway, KeeHon and EeVern parted early as they need to get more rest for their next day trip to Cameron Highland and also she was not feeling that well. So left the five of us to last the whole night or morning. We played until 4 plus in the morning and headed home after that. We turned down the offer for McD breakfast as all was tired, decided to have it sometime later then. Rushed back to my house, it was about 4.30am already. Then took my shower, then watch a show before lying down to rest myself.

Woke up at about 11.45am on Sunday to have lunch with my parents before i head out to Cheras to meet up with my friends. Went for dinner and then back home at about 9 plus at night, later slept at about midnight after talking on the phone with few friends. That was my weekend, and now it is Monday again where i reached my office before 7am and missed my weekend already.

D'Aloha @ Club Med Cherating - 26/10/07-28/10/07

Last Thursday was not a productive day as compared to the other days as our heart is planning and thinking of the upcoming GI-D Away Day @ Club Med, Cherating. We had lots of work, ranging from testing to deployment and etc. As always, work will never come easy on us, some even have to work late night just to get things done. I reach home also quite late, then proceed to pack my stuff and also at the same time to scan those forms to be sent to Halliburton as they need to prepare for my enrolment process.

At last, all things got done by 2am. So decided to get to bed as soon as possible to rest more for the next day which would start quite early, 8.30am. I have been longing forward to this outing as the last outing for my employment in Shell IT International or as the conclusion of my service in SITI and most of all is for me to have a good fun and outing with my whole team of colleagues. That would be the best closure that i could ever wished for.

Today i have just came back from the event and now i am tired and also having body ache all over my body. Have not been having such kind of exercise lately and also performing this type of activity such as bungee jump, roller skate, tennis and etc. Too tired to further elobrate, will have more tomorrow.

Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka! Year 2007

31 August 2007 marks the 50th Independence Day of Malaysia, the country where i were born. With the reason of this day, I have longer weekend, which starts from Friday to Sunday, 3 whole day off work. Have a few events line up for these few days of holiday which are as below:

1) 2007 Merdeka Eve Dinner @ Tmn Maju Jaya
- Gathering of few of us who have not met each other for some time
- Turned up: Chin Yong, Kean Joo, Kien Yap, Winnie, Sarah, EeVern, ME
- Food was okay, Chin Yong paid the bill as he just started his working life
- Thank you Chin Yong for the bill and others for coming for the dinner

2) 2007 Merdeka Eve Msia Intl Fireworks Competition @ Cyberjaya by Japan
- This event was initially organised in Putrajaya, but we viewed from Cyberjaya
- Turned up: Chin Yong, Kean Joo, Kien Yap, Winnie, Sarah, EeVern, Kee Hon, ME
- The fireworks was great and magnificent. Can't wait for 2 Sept 07

3) Karoke @ LowYat Plaza
- Turned up: Kee Hon, EeVern, Winnie, Sarah, Wing Koh, Kien Yap, Win Khong, ME
- Was great to have all to sing along, food was not that good and we dont really expecting much after all.
- Win Khong was so spiced up that while he was singing his shoe gave up on him :)

4) Dry Swim @ Winnie's Condo
- Turned up: Kee Hon, EeVern, Winnie, Sarah, Wing Koh, Kien Yap, Win Khong, ME
- This actually turns out to be a tutorial class on Mahjong
- I was lucky, manage to win on my first try. No money was involved as that was merely just a healthy game of Mahjong.

5) Swimming @ Winnie Condo
- Turned up: Kee Hon, Sarah, EeVern, ME
- Some joined the dry swim meet (Win Khong, Shah, Kien Yap, Winnie)
- It was nice to see EeVern floats on the water :)

6) Dinner @ Tmn Muda (Vegetarian)
- Turned up: Kee Hon, Sarah, EeVern, Kien Yap, Win Khong, Shah, Winnie, ME
- Had vegetarian and paid cheap for it by claiming our self as student :P
- The meal cost us RM63 for 6 dish and 1 soup :)
- Proceed with desert @ Pandan Indah, nice desert after a filling meal

7) MIFC Finals @ Cyberjaya
- Planned attendees: Kuan Ming, Sarah, ME and my FAMILY
- Possible attendees: EeVern and Family
- This firework display would last for 30 minutes, believe it would be a great
- This would be the last round of fireworks display for this year

This longer holiday that i am having right here is great as i get more time to spend with my friends and loved ones. Life have been so hectic that sometimes we might have lost count of the last time we had some wonderful time with those important people we have in our life. So it is not still late when we realize how lucky we are to have those individual around us. I had a good time for the past 2 days and i am looking forward to the last day of my long weekend. I will be spending some time with my family :)

Hope all have had a great long weekend and Happy Independence Day to Malaysia 2007