Mixed up October

It's October and by birthday month. I have been doing not much lately on October. Still undergoing with my training in the office, which is very boring, It gets really worst in the afternoon after lunch when you start to close your eyes and do the "snake" dance. I tried not to do the "snake" dance too often so i bought myself some 'asam' sweets to keep me awake. With the 'asam' melting in my mouth i am still doing the "snake" dance. You must be wondering why am i still doing the "snake" dance when i'm having sweets....that's because it's freaking boring! I can't help it!!! Well...least now i am getting used to the training and not falling a sleep too soon.

I celebrated my 26th birthday with a few of my friends in zouk - velvet in KL. Not happy to age but i am happy that i'm still breathing still. Got a few gifts from my friends and of course the most special one was from my special one :D. That really made by day! I'm getting old, need to keep myself as healthy as possible. You know problems comes when you hit 30s so gotta stay healthy soon rather than later.

Now news on my Australian PR. Exactly a year ago i paid money for the final step to get the Australian PR and this month mark 1 year of my submission. There is 1 slight problem, i don't have any updates yet since the day i paid 1 year ago! I emailed by agent who is helping me with my submission and she said that all those who apply not job on demand list will not be processed until further notice. This came from the Australian immigration people due to the recent economy problem that hit the whole world last year. Now that's problem no 1. I actually have another way that i can get my application processes 1st by applying the job on demand list category . i need to have

1. 4 years of working experience
2. applying under a security network person

I have met the 1st point but the 2nd point have a little bit of problem. I need to prove to the Australian immigration that i am working as a security person and i will need to get a job of descriptions from my old company that i have worked with. All have given their letter except for EDS. They said it's against their policy to write or give verbal words anything that i need form them. I was like WTF is this? I am not asking them to write a fake letter about my job descriptions but they still refuse to write me the letter! I even asked my boss to sign for me but still he need to get back to HR to ask permission and HR gave the same stupid answer! I emailed the HR asking them why and they said they must comply with their policy and bla bla bla. One thing i dint understand is that why can't they write me the letter? I am not asking them to fake a letter but still they refuse! A bunch of cowards! To be honest i am kinda lost here but i'll find my own way. I will not let this small problem get in my way. No matter what i will do what it takes to get the Australian PR. I have gone too far to give up now. I have dreams to achieve and i will not let it slip away from my hand.

Alright, time to stop here. I'm actually in office now writing this. Got a lil time so just wanted to post something here. What ever it is, stay healthy guys and i'll see ya back here 1 day!

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por BaRNeY ~ Monday, October 26, 2009 0 comments

Selamat Hari Raya!

It's Hari Raya today for all Muslim celebrating around the world and public holiday in Malaysia! I don't have any plans for the raya holidays so i'll take this opportunity to chill out with my friends and catching out with them.

This month i have started my new job and so far so good i must say. I have been doing training for the past 2 weeks and it will go on longer for another 2 more weeks at least! Training has always been a pain in the ass because it's soooo boring! I would prefer on job live training because i think its the most effective way to learn faster. Can't do anything though and must go though the "sleepy" training. Oh yeah....my new work place is a very cool place to work! You know why? Here are the reasons:

1. Q: When I'm bored with my work what i'll do? A: Go mid valley and walk around to burn some time.
   
2. Q: Will i get bored with the food there? A: No because there are soooo many food stalls around from cheap to expensive foods (Unlike cyberjaya :P).
3. Q: What will i do after work? A: Either go back home or go to the near by pub for my favorite drink called "Strongbow".
4. Q: How far is my home to mid valley? A: 7km from my house to Mid valley compared to 27K from my house to cyberjaya
5. Q: What i want to add some more? A: It's nearer and there is a lil traffic going to work but that's just a small problem though

Now i just hope that i can work there happily until i can get my PR to move to Australia 1 day in the future. If you ever by pass mid valley during the weekdays call me ok...lets have lunch together.

Today i made a small mistake. It's nothing serious but it's my fault for letting it happen and i got a good lecturing. Come to think of it i didn't mean to do it on purpose but still it's my fault and i'll take all the responsibility. But i take this as a lesson. A lesson that i will learn and never repeat the same mistake again. With this i shall carry on it with me and take it it bear more fruits.

You know, a lot of my friends are either on holiday or went back home town. I am not worried not going on a holiday this long weekend because i have a new vacation to go end of the year! Will spend 1 week in singapore before the Xmas period and go on a cruise! I finally will get to broad the cruise after so long i have waited. Can't wait for that day to come!

Ok, i better stop here for today. Let me wish all my muslim friends 'Selamat Hari Raya' and don't forget my ayam rendang! Here is today's blog post song and it's 1 of my favorite song called 'Coolio - I'll see you when you get there'. I love this song and this is the special choir featuring my favorite song of all time Canon in D. Enjoy the music and have a blast during the raya holidays! Jumpa Lagi~

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por BaRNeY ~ Sunday, September 20, 2009 0 comments

Good by EDS. Hello new job!

Alright, it's Saturday and it's da weekend ! Oh boy i have waited for this week for very long already. I needed a break from work and i have 1 week off! Yesterday was my last day in office. I have been serving EDS for 2 years and 10 months. I have no intention to leave EDS in the 1st place but thanks to HP who bought EDS, it has been nothing but bad news. HP freezes our salary increment, take away out activities like treasure hunt, cut our benefits and making us to buy HP procurve devices! Wth man, i have been studying CISCO to master them and before i can master them they force us to use their networking devices. It's not that their devices is that bad but i rather concentrate on CISCO. I don't want to start to learn something that is not so recognized like CISCO. It just demotivates us. Another reason why i want to leave is because of a person named "toyo". Man this "toyo" is so dumb that he seriously don't deserve to be there now. He just piss me off. I have even sold the crap out of this fella and told him this straight in his face "Don't cross my border anymore". You guys must be wondering now that i am insane and dare to scold the crap out of this "toyo" but i actually have nothing to fear because i know i didn't do anything wrong. When i know i am not at wrong and someone step on my tail, i will surely stand up and defend myself.

Let's not talk about this "toyo", just wasting my time only. Well....i must say thanks to EDS because they gave me an opportunity to shine. If i join EDS in the beginning i think i would still be lost. They made me to what i am now so that is why i have these skills. I learned a lot during my stay here with eds and made many friends. Thanks EDS (not HP) for everything. I will never forget the opportunity/change given to me and will make good use of it.

Now here are some of the shots taken yesterday

This is my laptop with secondary monitor.

My whole desk....got lots of stuff! hehe

My japanese junk food. It's empty already but i just display em at my desk to show off! :P

Lastly this is my table name tag. It even has my favorite guitar brand on the right side(i customized that)!

I had a few farewell lunch with my colleagues already and i will have another farewell dinner with my colleagues at Sunway. This time it will be a very big event. I am not the organized so i shall leave this for the organized to plan and let me know.

Anyway, i am glad i have left EDS at the right time and i will not look back anymore. For more pictures please check on facebook Now here is a new song for ya all! Caramell - Caramell dansen! This time it's a fun song coz it's da weekend i feel like dancing! Yeah so enjoy the music!

I will start my new job on the 1/9/09 and before i start my work i'll be off fishing with my friends. Time to relax a lil before i start my work. So...i shall see you guys again here next time. Ja ne~

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por BaRNeY ~ Saturday, August 22, 2009 0 comments

Moving on to a new job

I'm so bored in the office that i decided to blog something here. Well it's Monday after all. I am trying very hard to tell myself "It's a brand new week to look forward too!" which isn't kind of helping at the moment. Speaking of work, i actually found a new job here in KL. So after 2 years and 10 months with EDS, i am going to move on to another company in KL. Throughout my 4 years working career, i have not stepped out of Selangor for work and this time I'm migrating to KL. My new work place will be at Garden's north tower in Mid Valley. Yeah....mid valley the big shopping mall with lousy road management that's very congested all the time. This time it's nearer to my home but there will be a little road congestion when i travel to work but that's only very minor. I actually didn't have any intention to leave EDS but since they other company can offer me better package might as well i give it a shot. After all i need a new environment already. I will start work at my new place on the 1st of September and now I'm just waiting for my HR to let me know when is my last date of work. Mid valley will be a more happening place as it's in the mall and I'm sure there will be lots of pretty ladies for me to "wash" my eyes when i need come motivations to work there, LOL. The new company is an Australian company and the HQ is based in Brisbane! That's the place where i studied an where i want to migrate later. What are the odd eh? Well...may be i can look forward to work with them and 1 day i might get my transfer to Brisbane! Let's see how it goes.

Last weekend Saturday me and my friends went up to awana genting for a trip. There we're 10 people and we decided to have steamboat there. I was the main organizer and the main chef for that weekend. Basically i prepared everything from scratch in Awana. We had a good time eating and we went up to genting for a while to gamble. I won RM102.50 and ran far far away after that. At night we went back to Awana and had our drinking session. We played the mixing drink game and we had 2 tequila and 1 JD whisky along with some imported soft drinks from Australia. That was one crazy night as 1 of my good friend got so drunk that he started to impersonate MJ, Joker from batman, Leonidas from the 300 movie and Jon Bon Jovi. We even made so much noise in the middle of the night that the management had to come to our room to shut us up. One hell of a night i gotta say. I'm sure there will be more this kind of nights in the future

It's August already. 4 more months and we will bid 2009 farewell. Time sure flies eh. What i want to do now is to create more happy memories in Malaysia and hopefully everything will go smoothly. Ok...i guess that's all i gotta say for today. I'm just waiting to go off work and rest at home. Not sure why but every time i get back home i'll be very tired. Guess I'm getting closer to becoming an old man...oh shiet! I'll think of something to write for the next blog entry...hopefully something interesting. Before you go here is a Chinese song for you to enjoy. I found this song on youtube and i find it pretty nice so i decided to put this as the song up.

Until we met again, later~

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por BaRNeY ~ Monday, August 3, 2009 3 comments

RIP Granma...

2 days ago i received a call from my sis at work. She told me grandma passed away. I was shocked and thought it was a joke but too bad it wasn't. My grandma lived until the age of 100 and saw 5 generation. I am the 3rd generation (grandchildren) of hers. Now that's one hell of a long life. She has seen it all and i guess it's about time she goes on to the other world. My grandma really loved her grandchildren. I remember last time my mom would bring her back to my home and she would peel the ikan bilis just for me because she knows i like ikan bilis. After about 1 week of stay she would go back to her home at Labu, Seremban and before she goes back she would give me some money to spend. I normally would not accept the money but she would say "i am old and i have no good use of these money, take it and buy something to eat". I would smile and accept it just to make her happy, I will then tell my mom that grandma gave me money and she will scold me for taking her money but i told her "i am doing this just to make grandma happy". Even during my days of studying in Australia, grandma would ask my mom "where is ah ming(she call's me ah ming)? is ah ming back from Australia already?". Those we're the days. Now grandma has gone to another world where she will have peace. The burial will be tmr morning and i will be there to send grandma off to her final journey.

And so...this month has been a very busy month for me like i told you on the previous post BUT there was a new beginning for me. Something i look forward to and putting all my effort to make it meaning full.

As for work, i have been busy most of the time in office. Having late meeting with the US people suck. Our time about 7pm and 10pm. Well, i can't do much about this because we have to find a time to talk about our projects. As long they don't make it after 10pm, i'm alright.

I think it i better stop here. Here is a song for you all to enjoy. It's from 1 of my favorite artist Jason Mraz! It's called "If it kills me". I am going to learn this on guitar and master it. I really like the lyrics and it's really meaningful and i hope guys will enjoy this song too. Until next time.....see ya~

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por BaRNeY ~ Friday, July 24, 2009 0 comments

Very busy July

I am in the office now. Yes...you must be asking me why am i blogging in the office now. Well it's because i have some times to spare and i haven't been updating here for a while so let me say something here.

And so, my holiday has past and now i am going my routing job which is working. Since i'm back from the island adventure, i was really busy running around here and there. It has nothing to do with work but i have been trying to catch up with my friends or should i say friends have been trying to catch up with me. Almost everyday i at night i am not at home which leads to me not playing guitar that often. I spend a lot of time on my guitar normally but i felt that i didn't had enough time for it. May be because that time my webcam can't working with windows 7 so i can't do any recording which leads me not to play much guitar. Now i have bought a new webcam which is better than the previous one and may be i can start to motivate myself playing guitar again. Don't worry, i wont quit guitar completely. Guitar is my life and the time i will stop playing guitar is when my hands can't play it anymore.

I saw transformer 2 a week plus ago with 16 friends at GSC MV. Yes...it was a big group because this was a must watch movie! The 1st week of screening was really crazy. Everyone was trying to get tickets for transformer 2 which resulted GSC website exploded. Yes...the traffic was soooo massive that they had to strip down the website to a really simply website so people can go in and buy tickets online. Lucky my friend bought the ticket 6 days before the date we wanted to watch. To me the movie was really awesome. I must say better than the 1st one but there was still room for improvement. I am going to watch 2nd time with my buddies when it's not so crowded later.

Well...this month isn't about me being tired and busy but also a sad month too. Michael Jackson, the king of pop is dead. It was really sudden for the whole world to accept because he died from a cardiac arrest. I felt that it was very great lost to the world. I am no big fan of Michael Jackson but he was the man who changed the world. He showed the world how someone should dance with passion, how to sing and love the world. If it wasn't for Michael, the dance moves now won't be that hot. I love his songs and i must say his song will be heard forever. I remembered last time me and my friends sang his song and a good ol buddie of mine drew a comic of Dragon Ball Z where Michael Jackson came and saved Son Gokou. LOL, now that's something you don't get to see all the time. Thank you Michael for everything, the world is going to miss you. May you rest in peace...

I think i stop here. Let me pay some respect to the late king of pop with one of his song. It's from the Jackson 5 where he made is debut with "I'll be there". A very nice song. Alright, till i see you here again, later~

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por BaRNeY ~ Wednesday, July 8, 2009 2 comments

Mid year vacation over, back to reality

Yeap, my island adventure part 4 has come to an end. Time for me get recover and get back to reality. I had a very wonderful island adventure with my other 8 friends. To honest it was fun but not as fun as last year's one. May be it's because of the accommodation and facilities that was provided. I find that the room was the only good thing here. The rest like food, beach boy friendliness and the activities provided still lose to cheaper resorts and chalets in perhentian lsland. I stayed at Bubu long beach resort btw. I wouldn't recommend anyone to go bubu long beach for the price. Cheaper resort can do better than Bubu long. Why do i know? Because i have been to perhentian island 3 times in a row and i have stayed at Perhentian Island Resort (2007) and Cocohut chalet (2008) and there are a lil cheaper than bubu long but in term of activities , facilities and food provided still lose to both ot them. I highly recommend cocohut and it was the best one i every stayed. Food is freaking nice, beach boys are fun when you go snorkeling, room is very comfortable and friendly staff there. So planning to go perhentian trip ya guys can consult me...hehe.

Anyway...now let me get in detailed to my holiday here. We had fun that was for sure because this time we had a underwater camera! Well...it's not really a underwater camera but it's a normal digital camera and we got a cheap underwater casing that will work no more than 10 feet underwater. Seems fair enough for me because we're just snorkeling and wont be diving too deep after all. Here is a shot underwater.
We used bread to lure the fish to us so we can get a up close shot here.
Here is a shot of me in the water. If you noticed i wasn't wearing any life jacket while swimming, that's because i wanted to have the freedom to swim at the open ocean. I want to give in the ocean to see the corals and fishes nearer. Don't worry, i can swim pretty well i think...LOL. But a piece of advice here, if ever you plan to go and swim in the open ocean and even if you know how to swim but you're not confident with the open ocean, please put on the life jacket. I have seen amatures swimmers struggle to keep them self a float because of the underwater current.
Here is an example how someone should put on a life jacket...hehe

So basically what we do there for 3d2n was just eat, swim, and play and eat again. Same routine. We spent a lot of time in the water thought.
Here is a poser pic of me and kevin for you to see. Trying to be like ultraman i guess...lol. We saw sea turtle too and i manage to swim along with the turtle and took a few pics. Here is one. It's damn big i tell you! i think this turtle has been around here for almost 100 year.
Now we paid another extra snorkeling trip and we went to the light house....boy i tell you the corals underneath the light house was sooooooo nice! I mean what you see outside the resort most of them are dead thanks to the the amount of people swimming around that area. If you ever go to Perhentian island, the light house is a MUST go place for snorkeling. Trust me you wont regret. We then docked at the light house and the boat man went up the light house and jump down into the deep ocean! Wow now that was freaking fun and i wanted to do it too!
Here you can see me i have climbed up the light house and about to jump into the ocean! It's about 2 story tall into the ocean.
You can see here the beach boy just jumped into the water! Freaking awesome! To honest here i was kinda afraid when i got up the light house....it looked pretty high but i was determined to do it! Every time i wanted to jump, my leg just couldn't let go of the ledge. Kevin pushed me into the ocean once but i wasn't satisfied because i want to jump the light house ledge on my own so i climbed back up for 2nd attempt.
It took me around 10 mins standing at the ledge before i jump into the ocean! Everyone was waiting for me to jump and now i am being teased by them.
Now that's me in the water already...couldn't manage to take the shot of me jumping into the ocean in time.

It was one hell of an experience and i will do it again if i get the chance. Well, after that we got back to our resort, took a nice hot shower and ate dinner. At night we had a secret operation for a good friend of mine. He was going to propose to his gf to marry him and we make him a treasure chest and guess what...the operation was successful! I am so happy for my friend here. This friend of mine better belanja is BIG BIG because we did played a big part in planning ...hehehe.

Now i am back in KL with sun burnt mark on my back. It was really red and painful yesterday but now not so painful. Now my skins is turning darker and it's starting to itch. It's a sign of the skin is stating to peel. Well...i have been to island adventure 4 years in a row and guess what 4/4 times i got sun burnt! Oh yeah! I am so used to the feeling already which i literally don't care. I did put sun lotion on but still i always kena. Don't know why but well...as long i had fun...it's ok to get sun burn once a year...HEHE.

Okie...that's all from me and here is the pic of the resort
Alright, I'm off...here is a song i have been listening until now since 2001 for you to enjoy..."Vertical Horizon - Best i ever had"....adios amigos!

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por BaRNeY ~ Wednesday, June 24, 2009 1 comments