Tuesday, September 16, 2014

My 2 cents (published in Bulletin Feb 2014)




Salam Peeps!

It was 6.45am in a cool  Wednesday morning , 12 Feb 2014,  when I received a whatsapp message from a colleague informing that someone whom I’ve known for a couple of years during my tenure with the Bank has left us… for good. While driving, the only word that I could utter was “Innalillahi Waiina rojiun… May You Rest in Peace Sis”.

Losing someone close to your heart is very disheartening… I believe every one of us will experience such a moment a couple of times in our lives. Even though we experienced it many times before, the feeling is still the same … bitter, sorrow and sadness encroaching us no matter how hard we try to hide the feelings, as if we want it to be one of those unwelcoming scary nightmares. But the fact is that the harder we try, the harder we couldn’t run away from those feelings..

Masih terbayang-bayang beberapa wajah yang saya kenali yang telah pun kembali ke rahmatullah. Ketentuan Ilahi tidak ada siapa yang dapat membendungnya. Tidak lambat atau cepat walaupun sesaat; sekiranya detik itu telah tiba. Orang kata ‘berat mata memandang, berat lagi bahu memikul”.. sesedih mana pun kita ketika mendapat perkhabaran pemergian rakan –rakan kita, tidak setanding kesedihan yang ditanggung oleh keluarga terdekat mereka.

Patah tumbuh hilang berganti - Tak semua yang tumbuh itu sama dengan yang lama. Tak semua yang baru itu sebagus dengan yang lama.  Each one of us is unique in our own very way. Yang penting di sini adalah kekuatan untuk  meneruskan kehidupan walaupun yang menanti di depan adalah ranjau dan duri yang bakal melukakan tetapi memberi pengalaman hidup yang paling berharga.

Talking about losing… I believe this also applies to losing friends and peers in the Bank.  As time goes by, we have different priorities in life. Differ in priorities might be one of the main reasons why some people took decisive stand to leave or move on.  There is no hard and fast rule as to whether this ‘regime’ is right or wrong. Leaving the current organization due to some glaring disciplinary or integrity issues are prima facie cases that equals to “please leave”. But when we have crème of the crème leaving the organization for good, this has always been an unacceptable move sometimes….at first (or perhaps depending on situation).  But to some extent, I believe warga BSN has been eyeing by other organizations out there. That shows we have caliber, we are dynamic and I would like to think that we are better than those people out there. Kudos everyone! On the same note, I refrain myself to touch on loyalty as I am of the opinion that this is something subjective and rebutable as one of the yardsticks to measure why some employees stay in and leave an organization.

Sometimes, unintentionally, we close one eye not to ever wanting to realize how important a person is until he/she leaves us. Well that’s life. It’s like a box of chocolates. We won’t know what will we get next… J.

My 2sen ….  Come on peeps! This is not the end of the world. People come and people go. That’s life… and that’s a norm. Whatever it takes live has to go on. We should stay focus; committed, not forgetting we have to be VIBRANT! Let’s strive towards giving the BEST to the Bank as at the end of the day, WE would benefit the MOST.

Note …… At the time I am writing this, the aircraft MH370 was reported went missing. Let’s pray for the passengers and the crews. #pray4MH370.

-Croco-



Monday, September 15, 2014

Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars.

GOtcHa!

I have just updated my status in FB. Frankly i have been so addicted... sometimes it is merely a check in. Nope..i didnt intend to brag in what ever i do, where i have my lunch or dinner... its just that i want to be seen and i want my FB to be filled with numerous status.
Notwithstanding all these status i.e making it known to the public on my whereabouts, at the same time i want my personal security to be safeguarded! ...and how is that?

This is a phenomena that entangle most of us. We are 'opening' our secrets to the public... to the universe... to the eyes of irresponsible third parties... something which should actually be done discreetly.  These info are easy and free tools for these kinda people to create incidents that would be categorised as accidents at the end of the day.True... Risks are everywhere.. but calculated risks mitigate unpredictable moments. So be careful guys... we might unintentionally channeling salient info to wrong people.
The advent of technology is the so called sole agent (so far) on some 'inhuman' issues happening around us nowadays. People with smart phones can easily be intruders in our daily life. People can simply make you famous within  a day in FB. KXkX was one of them... when she ran amok with that uncle. Well not fair of her as well on her actions. But people recorded her... and alas! Hey KxKx smile ...  u r on social media !! That was tragic right? Well she learned her lesson well..i bet that.

FB is another tool for us to genuinely seek others' friendship and interactions. The platform is superb! But its 
the people that ruins its original objective. Nowadays romance scams are everywhere in FB. I have  tested this ... haahhaha... they sweet talk you... they texted and called you everyday.. at the end asking money from you. Yeah... you have to be emotionally strong and alert all the times in order not to be one of the preys! I wonder why some people still fall for this kinda of scam. I figured out perhaps it was because of love. Once you are so deeply in loved you are blinded and unable to see the truth... what more to distinguish between right or wrong. How powerful love is yeah!!!

Being human, sometimes we faced and encountered frustration in life... sorrow... sadness... dissatisfaction.. 
Its a brilliant move not to share all those moments on social media... people might interpret differently... 
People cant read your mind... except some acquired skill Tok Mohs who can interpret what's on your mind... hahaa. These kinda status will be shared by your so called friends to some other friends. This is what i call gossip; rejuvenates! heheheheh... the implication is wider and of coz viral as the conduit to channel this info is endless... 

Well this is what we call technology... 
Some people claim that we cant live without technology... yes I agree.
Some people allege that technology is the IN thing ... of coz I agree..
But living in this borderless platform where Internet can invade your life any day.. any time... any minute... all you have to do is to be careful... use your brain, don't ever let your emotions rule you and you wouldn't want people to Gotcha you when you have done something silly... right?

So long peeps!

Practise makes PerFeCT

Okay ... looks like my attempt to write in BM sucks?
I was laughed...they said i wrote 'rojak' and there was no feeling at all. Am i that bad? MA ..teruk sangat ke bahasa saya...

But i thought it was good though... (dengan nada perasan) hehehhe.

Ok mungkin saya perlukan masa untuk memasukkan elemen 'perasaan' dalam tulisan saya. Nanti lah saya cuba ... tapi tak janji lah.. ikut kan hati tiap tiap hari nak update blog...walaupun saya bukan lah blogger tegar.... saja suka suka..bila bosan boleh lah baca balik apa yang saya tulis.

Yup blog ni pun bukanlah untuk saya 'cari makan'. Mana mana kawan yang tau aje yang baca... so hits atau page views meme la takleh pakai...

Kalau orang nak kata saya SS pun terpulanglah. Kalau saya SS pun itu hak saya kan. Tak gitu? This is a free country... as long as i didnt hurt anyone or create any fiasco ..that is good enough.

I am cracking my head to find a topic to write for the croco column. Yin has been chasing me. Will try to come out with an article tonight..if time permits .. Insyallah.

So long peeps!

Lost woRDs - iNi buKaN poYO

Ini bukan POYO!

I have been trying to write an entry in bahasa.. but i am stucked! To certain extent i think a friend who commented subtly that i should uphold my mother tougue language is true. Okay MA you won!

Come to think about it again... seriously thinking perhaps i have a problem on that. Not to say that i haven't written in BM but i guess i write faster in english though. Hey! .. that is an acquired ability...and its not easy to reach to this stage.

In fact there are a couple of entries in my blog that were  written in BM.. flawless... hehehe.

Bukanlah saya berlagak tetapi untuk saya kecapi kebolehan menulis di dlm BI bukanlah suatu  perkara yang mudah.  Ada je entri entri saya yang ditulis dalam bahasa ibunda saya.... hahahaa... nampak...saya dah mula membuat translation... btw what is translation in BM?? Haiyooo i am that bad. ??

Ada kalanya juga saya membuat kerja kerja translation.. tak pun menjadi masalah bagi saya...
Dari BM ke BI atau sebaliknya.

Saya juga ada ruangan dalam Buletin yang diterbitkan oleh organisasi saya... di mana saya menggunakan ruangan itu untuk menyuarakan pendapat saya berhubung sesuatu isu. Pengisian ruangan itu selalunya dalam dwi bahasa..yess ..sebab utamanya adalah untuk memastikan mesej yang ingin saya sampaikan difahami oleh setiap peringkat. Tapi... dah 2 edisi saya terlepas untuk menulis sebab masa tidak mengizinkan...  hahhaah nampak tak macamana saya bijak memberi alasan !

Saya memerlukan sesuatu momen untuk menulis. Idea penulisan saya tidak selalu lancar. Hmmm ni lebih jauh dari amatur. Kalau profesional.. mesti idea keluar mencurah curah...

Kemungkinan besar saya lebih selesa menulis dalam BI kerana tugasan saya yang memerlukan kebanyakan kertas kerja dibuat di dalam BI. Dan suasana kerja yang majoriti ketua ketuanya fasih berbahasa BI... tetapi shhhhhhhh.....pada masa yang sama saya menggunakan dwi bahasa untuk bergosip! Klise kan?

Tetapi bagi saya apa yang penting dalam setiap penulisan saya adalah kepuasan. Dan ini amatlah subjektif di mana kepuasan seseorang dengan seseorang yang lain dalam apa jua hal amat berbeza.

Kemungkinan besar ada antara anda yang suka kopi kampung yang kaw dan pekat. Tetapi ada pula di antara anda yang lebih menyukai kopi zaman moden seperti di starbuck atau coffee bean. Bagi saya dua dua jenis kopi sedap dan mempunyai keunikan sendiri. Apa yang lebih penting pengusaha kedua dua jenis kopi ini mempunyai pengikut mereka yang tersendiri dan meraih keuntungan yang berbaloi.Manakala peminat kopi berasa puas menghirup kopi kegemaran mereka.

Setuju?

Hahahaha... ok saya PoYo!

Saturday, September 13, 2014

JaPAn

I saw this entry in my draft folder. Wow this has been long outstanding... 
Yes.. i had a great time. Finally i made my presence in Japan... 
And roping yin in the trip was a good move though. Hahaha. We saved a lot! Frankly i was a bit worried.. to spend my first time holiday in japan with students. Bhahahaha... well after knowing them... they were just like me when i was at their age.

We flew with asia x.  It took us 8 hours to land chung bu airport nagoya. Once landed i craved for coffee and as usual starved for food heheheh. We waited for syana .. a friend of yin. And yes tht sweet gal conversed fluently in japanese  and flawless! M impressed.

Our first meal was awesome...i had bento set in the land of its origin. Thumbs up for the good food. Unlike in msia, here in japan we had to sit on  floor to eat. Our luggage were placed in a locker.
Syana then asked us what was our plan. I overuled the 2 girls..hahaha.. i said we planned to go tokyo. Before that i did ask syana why the stations looked so serene and not as havoc as i imagined...  and i couldnt see all the disciplined japanese executives with suits on the ride. Syana said i could see and feel that hustle and bustle in tokyo. So tokyo..here we come.

We dropped by at kyoto station before leaving for shiga; syana's crib. Even the station had gardens ...
Met 3 lovely women. I guess they are  close friends and spending time together... lovely women!
Syana bought for us the tickets to tokyo. She advised us to take a rest first as our bus will start traveling at 11 pm. And another friend of them will wait. Frankly i am impressed with these girls. Its either they likeee yin so much or they are just so kind hearted. Hahahah.

On the way to shiga we visited syana's uni. Something happened here..when someone had incidentally pressed an orange button in the toilet. The alarm whistled and a crowd of policeman with bicycles went to the toilet for help. hahahah... yin yin... Lesson learnt dont press any button...

We smelt the fresh cool air of tokyo at 6.00 am. Even though it was spring but the weather was so cold.  Reminiscing London in 2003.. .. Tapi nak tunjuk cool ngan d girls.. had to hide the feeling of couldnt stand the cold by acting cool!. Hahahaha.

Here in Tokyo we got to know Nani. Hail from Melaka this girl cooked awesome sambal tumis udang. I could even still feel the taste now ..while writing this.  After a rest.. and making sure that the rest was short n sweet..we started roaming and wandering in tokyo.
Asakusa.. a place that i can associate with petaling street was our first destination. So many things you can find here..except your dad n your mum. According to nani asakusa is a place where delicacies and small souvenirs are easily found. Not bad of a pricing ... i recommend this place as one of the.must.visit places.  Name it... key chains.. tshirts...fridge magnets.. bags.. delicacies.. porcelain pots etc..u got it! A temple  forgotten d name.. was another attraction. Err i visited a temple here.. not sire if there is more than 1..

our next trip was nagoya... where we met yin's friends... these peeps were going to enjoy the longest ride of rollercoster at the theme park. i didnt take any of the ride. takut kang pengsan plak.. tetiba heart attack. hhehhe. the boys and girls had fun. We had dinner together before we left nagoya, time ran si fast ... we need to fetch a train to shiga.

In tokyo byk jugak places that we visited.
Our last pit stop was visiting temples kat kyoto...

let me share some photos ...
they speak on their own.

I enjoyed japan very much...
even tho its quite expensive traveling here.. but the country, people, environment have opened my eyes... to certain extent...

Most of the pics in japan are in my phone. 
But let these photos be the sneak preview..
Thank you girl an boys who have made my presence in japan a worthwhile moments...











Ag3 is CatCHing UP

Lately i am easily tired...
I think i am aging too fast. Hahhahha!!!!

But that' s what i feel. A few years back i can work on anything..u name it. Office works, out station, spring cleaning of the house i can do that without any problem..

Nowadays i need my beloved other half to be part of my agenda i.e doing houae chores!

Like today.. i planned to do spring cleaning of the house. Perhaps my other half noticed the tiresome in me. He did 70% of the spring cleaning. Hey that is part of his responsibility right.. i.e making sure that the queen of his  heart is assisted with all the house chores... what more the helping hand should come from him.

Anyway... my beloved chubby hubby thank u so much. I really appreciate what u hv done today... really it is right from the bottom of my heart.

Lil kiddo? He is as usual with the ipad and practising his guitar. He has hinted me an ukulele for him. Hmmhhhh... how i wish i could be demanding as he is now when i was at his age. Hahhaha... lain dulu lain skarang. This gen Y is totally contradict with gen X. Baby boomers are not counted! Heheheh.

What ever it is ... i am so looking fwd for weekends.. where i can get off my bed a bit late... hv bfast with th3 love of my life and embrace the weekend without having to endure unpredictable pressures  ... hahhaha.

I thibk age is really catching up on me!...  hahahhha. Enjoy your weekend peeps!

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Ola!

Ola peeps..

Its has been veeeryyyy long.. this blog is left without any words...
Yup...I wish I could have written all those things that happened.

Yup I was in Japan in April 2014 for a week.  My first backpacking with my mates... 2 of them! It was cool traveling with them... 2 genY. elt like was one of them ... hahahah ... perasan tahap gaban! Visited Tokyo, Kyoto, Nagoya, ... but all photos are in my HP. I love Japan... but not really the life there..perhaps.
everything was in Japanese. Mati kutu dibuatnya tak boleh cakap in English. Overall it was a satisfying journey.

Reaching KL... works were piling up> That was a norm. Worked like hell after that hols!
I was lucky. SOmeone said 2014 is my lucky year. I was chosen to travel to Rome... yuhooooo....
Wait for my pics peeps!