Team Lunch Invitation

A normal day in the office, as usual, but I took some timeout to read my company emails...and this was what I found, sent by our System Analyst.

"Ladies and Gentlemen & ADIK ADIK" (celaka...refering to me la since I'm the youngest and most inexperienced...)

"We have been working on the xxx project for about 1.5 months now and we've 30% of our progress etc etc and would like to invite you all for a team lunch near Jayaone etc etc to show our thanks for all your hard work etc etc..."

As I was reading through half way, Boss came by and saw what I was doing and curiously asked what is it. He stood beside me, saying out what was written. I asked if he wants to join us (jokingly of course, since he is the boss and it would certainly be weird if he joined) and he (also jokingly) said if he joined, he would have to pay for the bill. After that, he began to tell us (me and the girl sitting beside me) how he came about his position now.

Wahlao, his story was so long =_= I wanted to continue my work liao...and finally~~Boss Lady came by and asked to see him. YES~~~wait...what? Done? He's back!! Onoeesssss~~Have to listen to his story again~
*skip boring part*
Right, so everything's over now. The girl beside me came closer and said "aiya...just now XXX (system analyst) told me not to let Boss see this email..."

I went:-



Me: AHHhHhHHh~~ Why didn't tell earlier...now how...
Girl: Haha, can't tell you la...cause she told me quite late and then boss came...if I tell you, then sure he will be suspicious.
Me: Zzz, nevermind...now we must not say anything about this to anyone. If they ask, then we act blur.

BIG "WTF"

I'll start this post with a BIG "WTF". What's wrong, you may ask. Here, take a look at this new proposal by KTMB (that's Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad). Carriage only for women? To prevent "gangguan seksual"? Ceh, if they want, they can easily plant a minicam on the floor board anytime + the ability to rotate 360 degrees, and that's free show for all the pervs out there. What are they thinking...during peak hours, men no need to use the train is it?

Wait, did I say "keretapi tanah Melayu"? Oh......no wonder-la...It all makes perfect sense now...it's all very clear now...I should have known...Malaysia BOLEH!

The Bomb

Yesterday...was truly the blackest day of my life. Wanted to find someone to accompany me, but unfortunately it did not happen. But that's not the reason of this post. This post is about today! Just after having lunch, we returned to the office and back to our seats. I instead went to to toilet (as usual) before continuing with my work. There were still some colleagues not back yet from lunch. I noticed the colleague who sits behind me holding a container with letters.

I didn't ask what were those letters as I already guessed that they must be letters of invitation to her wedding. She then passed a letter to me, and I opened. The front of the letter read:

"Nxxx <3 Hxxxx"


The contents:

"Doa dan restu buat mempelai... " followed by some prayers.

The 2nd page went like this:

"assalamualaikum wbt...etc etc... Dengan penuh kesyukuran...etc etc...mempersilakan Dato' / Datin / Tuan / Puan / Encik / Cik ke Majlis Perkahwinan puteri kami yg dikasihi Nxxx  dengan Hxxxx"

All was going fine until I read the following statement:

"...pada hari dd MMM yyyy beralamat

What? Suddenly I felt so...far away...haha...I kept the letter away and continued my work. Minutes later another colleague came back from lunch and opened her letter. She read...and then she went "huh? Kemaman? Apa ini? Terengganu ke?" LOL her response really make me LOL, I'm not the only one feeling weird here xD

Not long after that, my senior analyst came by and asked in cantonese "Hey, lei yau mou sau dou zha dan?" (didn you receive any bomb?) Of course, I knew what she meant, but didnt really get why she used the word "zha dan". But anyway, probably she wanted to hear my response "hai lor, zha dou wor..." (haha, dont know how to translate zha dou to an English phrase).

That letter really is da bomb! Still thinking if I should attend it, or maybe I'll just follow majority.

Clash of the Gods

With "Clash of the Gods" being aired on Astro History channel, I suddenly found myself interested in the Greek mythology. The episode that I watched today (first time watching) was about Hades, the King of the Dead and the ruler of the Underworld. Although I've heard of Hades before in games such as God of War and Dante's Inferno, I did not know much about him (or other related Gods in the Greek mythology).
There was too much going on in the 1-hour documentary to be written out here, you can research some background info about him using Wikipedia. Right now, I'm trying to find the whole season 1 of "Clash of the Gods" with the Hades episode being the 3rd out of 10.

It is weird considering the fact that I don't actually believe in this kind of things *cough* Christian Bible *cough*. Probably that's because games and recently made movies were greatly influenced by the mythologies (you have to admit, those Gods sound and act pretty cool).

So here's the breakdown of Hade's family tree:

Alias: King of the Dead/Ruler of the Underworld
Father: Cronus
Mother: Rhea
Brothers: Hades (eldest), Poseidon, Zeus
Sisters: Hestia, Hera, Demeter (mother of Persephone)
Wife: Persephone (WTF, incest?!)
Guardian of the Underworld: Charon (the ferryman who ferries the dead from the upperworld across River Stygx to the underworld), Cerberus (three headed dog, Guardian after crossing River Stygx)

Want to know more about the family and how he became ruler of the underworld, you have to watch the documentary to find out =D

Nine Words Women Use

This post is not an original post. It is taken from an email and I thought it is very true, so I decided to post it up here for sharing (wait, "sharing" is not a proper word here...but whatever-la).

1. FINE
   This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up.
   
   
2. FIVE MINUTES
   If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to watch the game before helping around the house.
   
   
3. NOTHING
   This is the calm before the storm. This means something, and you should be on your toes. Arguments that begin with nothing usually end in fine.
   
   
4. GO AHEAD
   This is a dare, not permission. Don't Do It!
   
   
5. LOUD SIGH
   This is actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A loud sigh means she thinks you are an idiot and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you about nothing. (Refer back to # 3 for the meaning of nothing)
   
   
6. THAT'S OK
   This is one of the most dangerous statements a women can make to a man. That's okay means she wants to think long and hard before deciding how and when you will pay for your mistake.
   
   
7. THANKS
   A woman is thanking you, do not question, or faint. Just say you're welcome. (I want to add in a clause here - This is true, unless she says 'Thanks a lot' - that is PURE sarcasm and she is not thanking you at all. DO NOT say 'you're welcome' . that will bring on a 'whatever').
   
   
8. WHATEVER
   Is a woman's way of saying F-- YOU!
   
   
9. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT
   Another dangerous statement, meaning this is something that a woman has told a man to do several times, but is now doing it herself. This will later result in a man asking 'What's wrong?' For the woman's response refer to # 3.

Titleless Post

A colleague of mine was kind enough to share his experience he had with his partner. Now, you probably might think of "something else" when I said that, but no it's not. That's too confidential and I don't think he will share it with us at all. Back to what I was saying, it was about a small argument between the 2 parties.

My colleague (call him XXX) had an hour of gaming session with his online buddies (most likely a game of dota) when his partner (call her YYY) came online and started to chat with him.

Guys, what would you do if you were in his shoes?

1. Ignore the chat window and continue dota-ing
2. Honestly tell her that you are having a gaming session and ask her to wait
3. Immediately stop the game and spend some time with her

XXX told me that his partner was not so happy that he told her to wait because he was gaming. I understand how YYY feels...because I was once like XXX and I have also felt how YYY felt (in fact, it took me more than 5 years to understand the pain). What I would do will depend on the situation actually. If the game is about to end, I would let her know and make it quick. If not, then I would stop and accompany her but that's just how I feel, and how I feel MAY not be right...so...yeah, that's why I'm still single...

Some might argue and say that it's his fault for ignoring her and prioritizing his GAME. Some might also say it's the girl's fault for not understanding, but I guess it's both their faults for being selfish and self-centered. He had already apologized for what he did (or did not do), but she is still angry over it. I don't know what to say to make him feel better because I have experienced both sides, but all I can say is:

Two hands must work together in order to clap

Come, I Tell You My Password

I tried to resist it for as long as I can, but eventually I had to give in. I had to request for the HR/Admin to give me a password for the office entrance because my fingers cannot be used to scan anymore. It's getting worse now. The password for the door is ********, I repeat, the password is ********. That's 8 asterisks for my password xD Speaking of password, the computer I've been using for work had requested me to change my login password (again). Sigh, I'm already out of passwords!!! Need to start memorizing people's email address already. FYI, the password verification is damn tight. Must have symbols, characters, must have numerics, and must be at least 8 characters long. WTF...

Shit, everytime I came in/out through the door, I have to press 8 buttons on the keypad that equals to 8 friggin' beeps which would let the whole office know that "hey, Eric's here!". But I have no choice. I couldn't even enter the office in the morning, luckily there was another person with me at that time.

On a side note, there is a new staff (again). Lately there has been many new female staff, but obviously all are older than me, shit. Probably because there are plenty of vacancies for the new department, Quality Assurance. It was around 6pm when I was still doing my own thing when she came from the lobby. She asked me if I could open the main door for her as she has not registered her fingerprints yet with the HR dept.

I went "har? uh, ok...but actually I'm not really sure how to open also LOL". So I escorted her to the door, while I went to the receptionist's table and looked for the phone-thingy. I remembered one of my colleagues saying that the phone-thingy can open doors, like "open-sesame". I found the phone-thingy, and immediately saw a button with an LED beside it. Wondering what it does, I pressed it. Nothing happened. No lights blinking or sound emitted whatsoever. I pressed again. Nothing happened. Shit, what am I supposed to do. I asked her, "now can open or not?".

"Ya, can. Thanks"

LOL, SAFE! Why the hell does the thing operate without any visual or audio feedback?! Nevertheless, felt proud that I can help. I dont expect much though, cause I'm sure she will not remember my name...just mark my words...

Nice PC Fair Offer

It is the last day of the first PC Fair 2010. Went to KLCC to hunt for a thumbdrive for my mother. At the same time, I was surveying the prices of the X-HDDs and wanted to acquire more info about the hotlink plans. As usual, the place was very crowded with various kinds of people:

1. The never-bother-to-apply-deodorant kind of people:-
   Seriously, stay stay STAY away from them!!! But how do you do that, it's really up to you. But then again, if you're stuck in a crowd, how are you supposed to stay away from them? If only navigating around a crowd is a form of art...
   
2. The always-pushing-about kind of people:-
   You are walking closely behind another person in front of you when you always get pushed from behind by some dude who looks to be in a hurry to get somewhere when you yourself are also in a hurry. Worse case scenario is when the dude pushes you from behind so hard that it forces you to bump into a pretty lady in front and getting a smack in return for accidentally "molesting" her.
   
3. The occupying-the-main-isle-while-looking-at-their-brochures kind of people:-
   These are the kind of people who annoys me the most. If you are not going with the flow, please PLEASE take the time to go to the side of the hall where you can sit/stand where nobody gives a shit about whatever you wanna do.

So, let's continue. I was at the side hall, reading my brochure behind a ZZZ (cannot mention the tele-comm name la) booth when this yongsui-looking dude (yes, I am always more handsome) came and approach me. I still ignored him and continued with my brochure when he handed a ZZZ card to me. I thought it was free so I reached out, and then he started promoting the ZZZ product.

Dude : Sir, engkau ada broadband?
Me : Uh...ada...
Dude : Oh, takpe, you boleh guna ni.
Me : Oh, no thank you
Dude : Kenapa? Ini free, bagi engkau guna, tak mahu?
Me : Ah, tak payah lah. Thanks.
Dude : Engkau berapa umur?
Me : *didnt hear carefully, thought he said "engkau mahu apa"* Erm...nak cari thumbdrive
Dude : ??? Apa?
Me : Oh, umur? Kenapa nak tahu umur?
Dude : Tak lah, tanya aje
Me : Oh, umur saya...entah...
Dude : Alah, nak tahu umur sebab kad ni hanya boleh guna untuk umur 18 ke atas saja.
Me : *The card in my hands now* Oh macam tu, kalau umur saya bawah 18, saya bagi orang lain saja lah.
Dude : Haha, tak boleh la macam tu. Kalau awak nak, you boleh beri nama, nombor ic awak, erm...nama mak, nama bapa (and whatever nonsense) kepada saya, baru saya boleh beri awak kad ni.
Me : Oh...tak payah lah. Tak berminat. Thanks.
Dude : Betul tak mahu? Ok...
Me : *Continues looking at brochure*

Haiyoh! Is this how you promote stuff?! No wonder "they" (cannot mention race here-la ha...) fail in business...until nama mak bapak also come out...shit...why do you need my parents' names?? Shit...trying to scam me is it? Good luck doing business...

Damn Fat Kid

So, today I went to see the skin specialist in SS15. The whole clinic was crowded, there are even people standing outside the clinic to wait for their turn. I was with my mother, she waited outside while I went in to register. I asked the nurse and she gave me a form to fill up. As you know, it was crowded and there were many people standing next to me at the counter where I filled up my form. There was this young fat kid...you know what race-la...no need to mention here. He kept looking at my form as I filled up my name, IC number, age and gender.

Fine, I didn't say anything, but when it came to house address...I started to feel uncomfortable with him looking at my form. He was standing next to me all the time looking at my form and I didn't say anything. As if I'm gonna let him see where I stay, so I turned my eye balls toward him without moving my head. He didn't even move a muscle pretending that ignorance is bliss...wtf, hello?? Can't you even give me some freaking privacy?

So I skipped filling up that part and continued with other details. I wrote very slowly, hoping that he'd turn/go away. And so he did when his parents called. HA! Damn fat kid...dah lah gemuk, nak buat bodoh pulak tu...shit, that was the most ignorant kid I've ever seen. Trust me, I've seen many ignorant kids before but none is close to that fat kid. Really need some spanking to teach him proper manners not to be so kaypoh/8 in other people's business.

After 1.5 hours of waiting, I'm finally called it. Dr said...I have some form of eczema. And the "spots" (they are pimples) I have on my shoulders, back, and face are caused by the medication I took from previous medicines. Here's hoping the rashes will go off after a few days..

Another Title-less Post

Something as minor as skin peeling has been going on for the past 2 weeks and has become what you call "eczema" in medical terms. I'm not sure if it really is, but it looks like it. Rashes at the base of both my palms (see previous post), fingertips' skin cracking, and now I have pimples (lolwut) at the back, the shoulders area, and my neck. Not only that...face also start to pop a lot of those things!!! Still not enough? An ulcer had just started forming at the lips...makes kissing much more sensational LOLOLOL


Planning to see the skin specialist on Saturday...consultation fee is RM30 (that's free money for the guy/lady who'll be treating me). Since yesterday, I was not able to do finger scanning at the office main (and only) entrance. The device kept giving me error...because of my cracked skin. When I joined the company, I had 4 fingers registered into the system; left/right thumb and left/right index finger. Now, only the left index finger can be used but VERY VERY difficult to scan successfully. Even got the Boss Lady to open the door manually for me from the receptionist desk, haha....paiseh...Otherwise, cannot go out for lunch xD

Off topic a bit: I think I know why I am who I am today. Most likely because I am easily influenced by my "friends" last time, you know, the emo type (pray the fella doesn't see this post). I guess I can safely say that I plan to change and be more like my colleagues. Even while not communicating directly with them, their "aura" can make one feel cheerful from the inside. I sometimes find myself lol-ing silently at my workplace because of their ridiculous telephone conversations and casual talks. Oh the bad words spurted out all the time, such glorious moments that make me lol while working.

If you care, You would remember

Is it just me, or do most girls seem to forget about me almost all the time?
(guys reading this would just come to conclude that it's just me, i know...)

I noticed, that there were MANY incidents where girls/women tend to "forget" stuff about me. What I tell them, what I show them, what I do for them...all forgotten...even when I tried to be a people person, forgetting about me isn't helping my self-esteem at all...

One such incident was when during lunch time, my colleagues sat down at a table in office and discussed about what we do for our job. This "not-so-new" girl (call her A) was introducing a new staff (call her B) about us. A mentioned about what the other guys did, and when it came to my turn she went, "uh...who are you again?"

Stunned, but jokingly I replied "Ha? You don't know me? I've been here for quite long already wor...I even told you my name several times liao". She said she didn't get to work with me, so she didn't really take notice. How can that can be used as an excuse...the company is only on 1 floor with around 50 employees (or less)...sigh...

And the morning before that day, AND the previous morning, we met at the lift at the same time in the morning. Never thought she'd forget my name so soon. Am I just a nobody in every girl's eyes? I know, there are some who might call themselves "dai tau ha"...haha, but I know that's not the case because:

"If you care, You would remember"

Morning Incident

Today I heard a heartbreaking story from my mother. Something she wouldn't normally mention on any other days. It was about what happened this morning while on her way to work.

She was driving slowly on the left lane of a 2-lane main road towards Old Klang Road when she noticed a motorcyclist following closely behind (I know you guys would be curious about his race...so I'll just say it anyway: Malay). She said the motorcyclist did not overtake her on the right lane because there are other cars joining the main road from the right side. The motorcyclist waited till there were no other cars on the road, and overtook her closely on the right. He immediately positioned the motorcycle right in front of her bumper, in the middle of the road, and swayed left and right to show that he did not want her to overtake him.

Get the picture? He was unhappy because she drove slowly, not giving him chance to overtake. So childish way of thinking-lah bro...Sigh...So, she honked him because she thought he was drunk (swaying left and right is dangerous, you see) but didn't make a difference. My mother did not even try to overtake because it was quite early in the morning, no rush to work.

The guy kept swaying left and right all the way until there was a fork/branch to turn out to another road. According to her, due to her not overtaking him, he gave his 1 finger salute before turning off to another road. WHAT THE HELL? When I heard this part of the story, my heart immediately stirred up VERY BADLY and blood already start boiling. MALAY GUY show finger to ELDERLY LADY. WTF WTF WTF!!! No RESPECT, no MANNERS, no ROAD ETHICS and no BALLS for a MALAY MAN.

What did she do wrong? Is driving slowly on the left lane wrong? Oh, so you couldn't overtake and you're frustrated, so? Lu bapak punya jalan ka? Sebenarnya, aku pun tak peduli siapa mak bapak engkau, lu kasi jari kat pempuan, lu salah. Engkau lelaki tarak bola, tau?

Sigh, Msia...fix your own people first before finding fault in others. If report to police (if any scratches made to her car) also I don't think they will care. They might just say, "kereta engkau sekarang takde apa-apa kan? Ha, boleh lah tu, tak payah banyak hal".

I know...my blood is boiling as I'm typing...need to cool down now...

Hurricane Unofficial Music Video

By yours truly... =p

Lyrics can be found here

CNY Lesson #2 (Topic Dropped from Discussion)

Due to sensitive issues that MAY arise from what I'm about to blog, I think it's better if it is not mentioned at all. I had given it much thought and decided not to blog about it (just in case some people finds out and start a family war...)

But anyway, keep in mind that FAMILY's FIRST.

On a side topic, things have been weird lately as the skin on both my hands have been..."shedding" like the snake skin. Take a look:-


Right hand: Only thumb, index and mid finger has skin peeling off the tip. A bit of rash on the base palm too.


Left hand: Every finger tip has peeling skin...and the base of the palm got rashes!!!