Merdeka Eve

The title is so unrelated, but I seriously dunno what to title this, so be it.

I'm posting two entries in like less than 2 hours but I can't help it I'm freaking bored cause kena neglect ady so here I am, rambling away, probably boring you readers to death.

I think I'm getting old. People ajak Mois countdown Merdeka I turned them down cause I didn't feel like staying up so late in a smoky, confined club. Clubbing is so old school to me already =S

Here's how I spent my Merdeka eve. Went all over Penang Island to check out new houses. One's at Relau. The other two's quite near Relau and two more in Tanjung Bungah. Mom recently bought a link house in Tanjung Bungah. There's no showhouse yet but location wise, good choice. I couldn't help feeling envious, though, when I stepped into a showhouse in Relau (can't remember the developer's name, sorry). Everything in it is so in place. I'm not referring to the furniture but the interior layout of the house. Hope the one mom bought shares a similar concept.

Stupid emoness kicks in lately I think most of you know can guess who, or rather, what the culprit is. It made me think a lot, millions of what-ifs crossed my mind and it also made me wonder if I should let things loose. But I hate to let things loose, cause everytime I do so, I tend to invest a lil too much I end up having a wave of insecurities. Bleh. It's harder than I thought.

Okay the question now. I'm about to get bonded by the green monster. Bangi, Selangor or Gurun, Kedah? Will be doing research and lotsa happening, hardcore stuff in Bangi while I have yet to know much about the job scope in Gurun, but it's more of less maintaining and overlooking the machines. I think.

THINK!! Comments and opinions are very much appreciated.

Okay I shall stop rambling now. Goodnight, world!

Sentimental

Really sweet, no? =)

Random-ness

You may not be her first, her last, or her only.

She loved before she may love again.

But if she loves you now, what else matters?

She's not perfect - you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can.

She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart.

So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her whe she's not there.

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Received this at work this morning. Touched.

I know who to dedicate this to. Someone who has just found his new girl - JLEE, who is currently in a I-dono-if-it-is-official-I-don-think-so-kua relationship =P Don't forget to update me about u both. Haha!

Some updates:

- Was called to attend an informal interview by PETRONAS Research Sdn. Bhd.
- Now having serious headaches on how to tell my lady boss I will be away for several hours
- Miss my uni life, whereby I can choose NOT to wake up so early
- Miss my roomie, tot of visiting her this weekend but parents bought tickets for me to go back ady
- Dilemma about one more thing. Reveal it next time once I've decided on it
- Can't wait for this weekend!

Graduation. Finally!

Random

Received my staff ID card after working for about a month.

Btw, since many asked, yes I'm working. At iCIMB. It's not a bank and I'm not doing a banking job so my degree isn't going to waste. Erm. Even if it is, it is not as bad as working in a bank. Who knows, PETRONAS might want me and I'll end up doing something technical (hopefully) though irrelevant to my specialization.

Gonna bug PETRONAS ppl to know my status employment status (recommended/not recommended) end of this week. Don't ask if I want to be bonded or not cause I don't really know. Got plus points and negative points on each side. I know! Let's weigh them!

PETRONAS

(-ve)

- Bonded for 10 loooong years. Can't cabut whenever I want to.

- Don't know which department and location they will throw me to (I wanna stay in KL!)

- 100% will be doing sth irrelevant to my specialization, even though it's technical

(+ve)

- Monthly salary damn high

- Bonuses too!

- Less stressful (and longer unofficial lunch breaks)

- Get to surf to just ANY websites (apart from those xxx ones lah) during working hours

- IF I'm not mistaken, they do not have any history of retrenchment

- It's a freaking huge oil & gas company. What more can you ask for?

- If i get released by PETRONAS, other companies might wonder what's wrong with me till PETRONAS dump me so it's better to get recommended by them

iCIMB

(-ve)

- Salary a few hundreds lower as compared to PETRONAS (although it's not THAT bad, considering I do not have a degree in this field)

- Degree might go to waste cause it's totally, completely and 100%-ly out of my field of expertise. Ahem.

- The system here quite inefficient. 1 month to get staff ID card. Till now no internet access (even if got, most sites are blocked. Can't even check email!). Printer settings till now not configured (though the admin said an engineer will come to our aid like..2 weeks ago)

- I have a lady boss. She's strict.

(+ve)

- Might be able to discover a new field apart from EE engineering that I MIGHT like

- This job experience will definitely look good on my resume. Versatile mah

- Get to travel, since I'm handling regional thingy

- 20 days of annual leave. Quite good, if you ask me. Altera offers only 14 days <-- Correct me if I'm wrong

Other companies

(-ve)

- Economy so bad I don't know if I can get a job elsewhere

- Pay might be peanuts

- Retrenchment rate might be high

(+ve)

- Most probably get to surf internet during working hours

- Might end up working in Penang i.e. Altera (save on room rent and dinner)

There're too many unknowns in the 3rd option so it's invalid. But weighing PETRONAS and iCIMB, I think the scale favours PETRONAS. But the bonding issue quite sien lor. 10 years weh -_-" By the time the bond ends I'm ancient ady T_T

Conference

Well, to summarize my long-winded story, I was pampered with good food at some posh place for 2 whole days. But I had to endure 16 hours out of home each day, the tortoise KTM rides and a higher cholesterol level.

A regional operations meeting was held at the Garden’s Hotel for 2 days and we were invited to attend the meeting, alongside company bosses and heads (or representatives) from other countries i.e. Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

We were a bunch of excited young kids who didn’t seem to mind the meeting one bit. Initially, that is. Others I think got too used to it that it is no longer sth new. I was damn excited. New place, new people, new food, new everything.

We were served 4 meals a day – Breakfast, morning break, lunch, and tea. But the one I look forward to was LUNCH!

I had like..seriously tones of fresh oysters, prawns, fish, scallops, mussels, adult and baby sotongs, together with other stuff too, i.e. lamb, chicken, sushi, spaghetti and edamame, my new found fun food!

All those which I had in large portions spell C-H-O-L-E-S-T-E-R-O-L out loud.

Spotted: A happy Melissa at the dessert’s corner

Melissa's happy meal


I barely touched dessert. I had lo han kuo and gui ling gao instead of ice creams and sweet cakes.

Upon leaving the dining area. This was candid so please excuse my horrible, slightly gangster-ish walking style

Us, minus KY, in the elevator

BUT. All good stuffs have some trade-offs.

Meals. Check.

Place. Check.

People, check. Interesting and influential.

Knowledge, check. I had zero background in banking and financing so this provides some kind of an eye-opener to me.

Ability to stay awake throughout the day, err..

My graffiti, when I was trying to keep myself awake

Caught red-handed. One minute I was laughing away..

The next minute..


zZZzzZz..

Didn’t realize I could actually resort to jogging around to keep myself awake, like one guy did. Rugi-nyaaaa no picture!