Bye –Bye Dato’ CT

  

Our dearest Bokor DCC, Siti, said goodbye to our project on Bokor. Bukan sebarang Siti oke, she is Dato’ CT to us. Even though she is with the project for x sampei setahun, I believe true friends are made in no time. Die adalah sgt klaka, sgt helpful dan juga mempunyai byk opinion if you need any views on anything. Walaupon kadang2 jiwanye bergelora (hoho…jgn mare ye Dato’), kat luar sentiasa aje senyum walaupon keje melambak2.

So hari selasa hari tu, kami held a farewell makan2 for her. Sbb tgh hari on the same day ader makan free (due to monthly meeting, after every monthly meeting lunch free), kitorg decided utk buat farewell makan2 waktu breakfast (dlm pkol 9 am).

Menu2 nye ialah;

Dan orang2 yang hadir ialah mereka2 yg dijemput hadir…

We had a great time but a lil bit sedey sbb CT chose to go. Dah la girls kat cni sket, ko plak lagi mengurangkan populasi kitorg. Hehe~

Anyway, best wishes in your every future undertakings and berbahagia la selalu. Seperti kate ko, this is a small industry, satu hari nnti mesti kite jumpe lagi. Padahal dah tau kau dok kt ne, singgah je la kan? Hehe~

Muahhhxx!!

p/s: skrang kalo jalan pg toilet/pantry x bley nak singgah2 lg kt tmpt ko…

Doodling

I read in Reader’s Digest that doodling helps you focus in a presentation or a class. Of course it’s best if you are able to give fullest attention, but if you can’t, doodle.

So that was exactly what I did. Actually, I really like to doodle. All I really need is a pencil and any surface. Table top was on of my favorite surface to doodle. Hoho~ (ye…aku lah antara org2 yg menvandalismakan meja2 disekolah dulu, ngn pencil and liquid paper).

Last friday, I was in a meeting. Dont get me wrong, I really liked that meeting cause it was short and straight to the point, and it’s about something that I do and really understand. But you just cant get my 100% attention for 1.5 hrs, so this happened…

Hahaha!! I conteng2lah. The blurred part is my actual notes, dont pay attention to that, they are not interesting to you. The clear parts are my doodles. The one I coloured with highlighter is my favorite, that’s why after the meeting I went to my desk and touched it up.

Then I scanned it and edit it a little bit and get the best result (see from top to bottom, in that order). My plan today is to ‘realize’ this doodle, put it as a header picture for my blog, turn this design into a card or maybe i can make a cross-stich out of it.

I’ll share the results later (if I actually rajin enough to do it la). :)

My other doodle is here.

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Update

The sketch above translated into a card for my dear friend CT.

I am an Emotional Roller Coaster Wreck…

…I go round and round and upside down and then I break.

Random Ramblings 20 July 09

Teringat dulu masa skola, cikgu english ske soh tulis logbook. Ala2 cam diary la. The objective is so that student2nya akan blaja menulis dlm english secara free style dengan harapan menulis in english will come to them secara natural and takde la lagi problem grammar and translation yg ikut ske hati. Malangnye, cikgu english aku x tau aku nie ske menulis. Sbb nye biler mulut dah penat nak membebel tp otak masih tak stop berpusing2 lagi, aku perlukan sebuah sink dimana aku bley mencampakkan idea2 disitu. Mase skola dulu aku nye sink ialah logbook, diary, collection poems and stories and aku nye keje menampal2 kolaj yg kononnye artistic la. Banyakkan sink aku masa skolah dulu? Pklah skrang hanye husband sajalah sink aku most of the time. Hahaha~ kesian die. Kalo aku rajin, aku letak la dlm blog nie, yg merupakan sink aku jugak. See, biler aku x filter ape yg kuar dr otak aku, aku bley type satu perenggan sepanjang ini ngn freeflow nye. Which I loike. :)

Aku nye point ialah, blog nie pon cam aku nye logbook mase skolah dulu2 la. Kadang2 nak ngarut je pon.

Naturally, aku mmg ske mengarut. Hari nie nak ngarut dlm blog plak.

Aku nak list mende2 random yg takde kaitan antara satu sama lain and takde sbb pon aku nak letak kat blog nie, seresly random;

1. After office hour td aku pg CIMB kat KLCC tuh nak deposit kan cash, mase tu la plak derang nak kutip duit dari mesin cash deposit tuh. Nanti aku pg mase office hour tak berhati mulia la plak kan. So aku tunggu je la kejap…
2. Aku lunch kat wisma KFC ngn Pejol n Azami tp tak makan KFC pon. Instead makan ikan berlada, sayur kacang goreng n asam pedas. Nasi, minimal, still sticking to my diet.
3. Toyol kt citer e-toyol.com tgh men game sambil baring2 in between kanak2. sengal.
4. Td chat ngn Si Aay, evil twin aku. Teringat masa aku rumet ngn die kt UTP, ader satu malam tu kitorg ngumpat bout this girl yg kitorg tak ske sampai dah pkol 3 am, lampu dah tutup, mulut tak tutup2 lagi. Skali esok terponteng kelas sbb lambat bgn. Bukti yg mengumpat tu tak baik utk kesihatan.
5. Kasut flat itam aku dah tak level lg heelsnye. Aku xde mood nak pakai kasut len right now, and i’m yet to fall in love with any black shoes yg on sale. Am looking for the perfect black pair tho.
6. Pagi td bgn lambat 10 mins. Still nak siram pokok lagi (hello, kalau x mati la oke). Sampai tren station, die tunjuk yg tren akan sampai in 0 mins. Berlari terkedek2 and aku mmg dah bajet sempat catch nye la tren tu. Adrenalin rush yg tinggi, i loike. Tp waktu pagi kan, at next station aku dah doze off already.
7. Hari nie cik eil present masa Safety Meeting. Die tulis note panjang, tp die cakap sket je. Ehe~ takpe cik eil, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
8. Seperti hari2 keje yg len, hari nie aku lebey productive di waktu ptg.
9. Toyol tgh minum air mirinda strawberry.

Dah la tuh. Cukup byk sudaa. Sebab ini ialah a random entry, gambar pun random la jugak.

 Caption utk gambar ini ialah “Curiosity Kills the Cat” atau in Malay “Jangan Jaga Tepi Kain Org”. Hoho~

A kilogram above limit...

has made me gone mad.

Cik erin nye entri lately plak asyik citer pasal obsession with weight. Yeah...i'm obsessed with GAINING weight. Ever since I found out that my body has the ability to weigh less than 50 kg and the doctor who did my medical check up about 2 years ago told me that I should not weigh any more than 50 kg, I have become obsessed.

Skali about last 2 weeks, I weigh myself kt mesin yg bising giler dok announce your height and weight to everybody and mesin tu told me that "Your height is 158 cm. Your weight is 51 kg. You are OK" Ok?? Banyak la mesin tu nye ok. Aku have been averaging 49 kg for 2 years and suddenly aku naik 2 kg. What the &%*# !!!

This call for quick remedial action! Kalau nak tunggu naik 10 kg baru nak diet & exercise, sme baju n sluar dah x muat la. Aku dah throw out sme baju2 besar zaman2 comel and bulat dulu. Yeah, dulu aku pakai jeans size 28, skrang 25. Dulu aku average size M/L, skrang aku carik size S ngn XS je. Sbb biler pas abess blaja kt UTP dulu , magically berat aku turut. I simply ride on that by practicing healthier diet and more exercise. My most optimum weight ialah masa my wedding. I can go down to 47 kg! Tp aku rase cam x elok sgt la plak so I maintain around 49 kg to 50 kg and vow to never weigh above 50 kg again (except mase pregnant la).

Skali 51 kg. Sengal. I blame chocolates and the sudden kemalasan utk pg jog. So, aku pon go on a much stricter diet and exercise. Tolong jgn salah paham, walaupon diet, aku still makan puas tau. Sbb aku gastrik & low blood pressure, I cant just cut food intake sesuka hati, mau jadi pening n sakit perut jadinye. So this is what I did

Increase my metabolism

By eating smaller portion of food and smaller interval. Like dlm train nak pg keje aku dah minum susu ke, makan youghurt. Then pkol 10 aku makan roti ke. Then lunch. Pas lunch dlm pkol 4 aku makan something lg. Then dinner yg aku try not to take beyond 9 pm.

Eating healthier

No chocolates and junk food whatsoever. Aku seresly dah x ingat biler kali last aku makan cheezels or twisties. Try to take food in its most natural and freshest form. Aku avoid nasi (aku baru makan nasi sekali je in 4 days) but instead find replacement. Aku ske roti, so aku makan la roti. Tp tak makan byk gak. And makan la buah ke, salad ke sgt banyak2 before big meals supaya makan mende lain sket. Hahaha~ trick sket perut tu. Dahaga, minum air masak. Carbonated drinks? Big No-No.

Exercise

And nothing beats the old style way of losing weight by exercising. Aku jog on weekends mostly and tgh implement a new aerobic routine for 3 days a week. Exercise sgt bagus because it keeps you fit, helps you sleep better and of course helps you lose weight and keep you looking great!

Tp aku blom lagi weigh myself. Harap2 dah ilanglah extra weigh itu...

Day 3 without Missy...

is really no different from other days.

She was an easy cat, unlike the others who makes a lot of noise if the are the least bit uncomfortable.

Missy was most noisy at 5.00 am if she's sleeping in the house because she wanted fresh food or her cat litter to do her business. Other than that, she's one happy cat, sleeping the day away.

But that doesnt mean that I dont miss her~

Missy is Having Cat Fever

 Nie Missy mase kecik2

Si Missy nie demam la plak. Sme org takde kat umah la plak die demam.

Dah pg klinik petang Selasa hari tu, doktor confirm die demam. Doktor bg ubat utk bg baik demam n bg vitamin utk tambah selera makan sbb die tak makan. Aku pegi Mesra Pet Shop utk check Si Missy nie.

Aku ader 4 ekor kucen kat umah and i know that kalau kucen demam die x makan. Sbbnye (nie doktor la yg bgtau), idung die tersumbat and die tak dapat bau makanan die, so x yah makan la.

So malam td aku pon kna la force feed si Missy nie. Bg die makan n minum skali. Pagi td before pegi keje pon bg makan lagi. Sebab I think smalam satu hari die tak makan langsung, jalan pon cam shaky2 sket. Mase die tdo smalam ader cam wheezing jugak sket, mebbe sakit tekak and selsema jugak la kot.

Pagi tadi mase aku nak bg die makan, die panggil. Skali suare pon serak. Sian die. Aku tau die pagi2 bising nak makan. Letak makanan kat depan die, die tgk je pastu blah. Biler force feed, happy je ngap. Masa aku nak pg keje tadi, die tgh carik port nak zzz. Nampak breathing pon dah oke, x der wheezing2 lagi. Jalan pon stabil sket. Tdo nampak selesa sket, smalam die melepek aje.

X tau la siang nie die makan ke x. Malam kang force feed lagi.

Esok, kalau still camni pg vet skali lagi.

Tp biler aku pk balik, si Missy nie kalau sehat pon die x makan sgt pastu melepek aje. Hrrmmm…

Getting to and out of KL by train

I have to attend a supplementary course as planned out in my Individual Coaching Plan (ICP) so that I can close the gaps identified in my Accelerated Capability Development (ACD) gap assessment. This training is to be held at Legend Hotel KL. I was googling for this hotel, and then I realized, hey! actually I’ve been there for a training back in 2007 (I think). This hotel is near The Mall and if you are taking the train, you can get on the star lrt line to get there.

Actually, this entry is really not about my training, rather it is about the train system around KL. To me, this system is a very-confusing-tangled-up-bunch-of-railways. Especially to those using it for the first time. The different names are already a messing-up-my-brain bunch of names. In KL, we have LRT (putra and star, star splits into two lines), monorail, komuter (komuter has 2 different service lines) and ERL (Err…I didn’t miss anything right?). If you asked me (obviously nobody asked me but I want to give my 2 cents anyway, or 3 or 4 cents at that), these different names are really unnecessary.

Obviously, these names are to mark the different operators and the different lines of service. But to a layman like me, errrr I couldn’t care less!! Why can’t there be only one company who takes care of the customer services for these train operators, so the customers like us don’t have to watch out for different customer care line for each operators? Hahaha~ I am lazy, I know that and this is not a strong argument. If this is to be done, then I bet the main issue will be “Who’s gonna pay this customer services company” then somebody will say “let’s split evenly between all train operators” then someone will remarks “Errkk…but we are not the biggest operator. we have to split according to the company’s size” the another someone will respond “no…no..no…we have to split according to the largest usage per day” “no…no…no by track length” blah…blah…yada…yada… waste of time.

The different names though is another thing. I do wish that we have simple name like Seremban Line, KLIA Line, Ampang Line and drop the monorail, putra, star and the rest. Simply because I don’t want to know. Maybe the whole lot can be call KL train system (or something else) – Ampang Line. Simple. (to me)

However, if you are prepared beforehand, it is really not that hard. The info are all over the internet including the maps for these train, its station and interchange stations. I get the map below from this web site and I’ve been using it for a few times mainly to find out where I have to stop in order to change to another train service / line.

Hope that this map can help someone to survive the madness of KL train jungle. :)

p/s: I’ve checked that this map is not copyrighted. However, if this is not the case, please do contact me and I’ll be glad to remove this map from my blog. I’ll then draw my own map on the KL train system and get it copyrighted. hoho~