Swan River Colony

I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I worked and live, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community. I pay respect to Elder past, present and emerging.

I was lucky to be here for my company's international assignment, which I will work until early next year. When I arrived here, I was surprised with the high security checking in the airport. If compare to Sydney or Melbourne, here is stricter and I think it is good. There was an officer stopped me and asked me for my declaration custom card. Then the officer asked did I bring any 'bakwa'. I was like.... Haha! Currently I am staying in CBD area, which is less than 2km to the office. I can walk to the office and back easily, except for now because it is the winter time. The temperature can reach to the lowest point, which is 6-7 degree Celcius. The office environment is different if compare to the Red Dot. The working desk is bigger, the walking space is bigger, the pantry is bigger, there is a mini fridge which stores the beers. Oh my... There is a monthly event, the 'Friday Forum' where everyone can drink as much they can for 2 hours. I do not think this will happen in the Red Dot office. How fortunate the OZ colleagues here. The workload is not that much, I was lucky to off work on time. I can treat this year as a gap year. To rest well, enjoy the environment alone. Sometimes it is not easy to stay alone, but time flies fast. I will make it through. I cannot wait to explore more here.

I wanna take you somewhere so you know I care
But it's so cold and I don't know where
I brought you daffodils in a pretty string
But they won't flower like they did last spring

And I wanna kiss you, make you feel alright
I'm just so tired to share my nights
I wanna cry and I wanna love
But all my tears have been used up

On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up

Oh oh 
And if somebody hurts you, I wanna fight
But my hands been broken, one too many times
So I'll use my voice, I'll be so fucking rude
Words they always win, but I know I'll lose

And I'd sing a song, that'd be just ours
But I sang 'em all to another heart
And I wanna cry I wanna learn to love
But all my tears have been used up

On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up

Oh oh 
Oh, need a love, now, my heart is thinking of
I wanna sing a song, that'd be just ours
But I sang 'em all to another heart
And I wanna cry, I wanna fall in love
But all my tears have been used up

On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another love
All my tears have been used up
On another love, another loveAll my tears have been used up oh oh

Birthday Wish List 2017??

Last few weeks ago, I received my first birthday gift of the year. They accepted me to stay in Red Dot for another 5 years! It was hassle to complete the formalities. But, I do not need to be worry so much if I get retrench. Nowadays, it is not easy to survive in a big multinational company. Work hard is not the best way to survive. We have to be smart and react well in all situations. From my previous posts, it is advisable not to trust a person easily. Readers may think that I become more 'kiasi' but this is what I am facing now. Too many liars out there. Yesterday, I received my second birthday gift. I feel that I was lucky to get the opportunity although I screwed up the video and talked a lot of craps in front of five panelists during the interview. Now, I have to wait for them to finalise the location soon because there will be a lot of preparations need to be done. There is no wish list for this year. I just hope all well ends well. 

First Post for 2017

I neglected my blog again. There were a lot of things happened for the past few months ago. I had a good pre-birthday celebration with two of my unimates on last October, who share the same birthday with me. Same birthday, same year, same university, same home country. We had fate meet up in Red Dot again. I hope we can do it again on next year. I celebrated my birthday alone for the first time in the Red Dot. I did not tell anyone about it. Loneliness was tough, but I managed it well.

From left, civil, electrical & mechanical engineers.

I was fortunate that I was selected for the scheme and traveled to London alone for the first time on last November. 14 hours direct flight is not easy. I was sat at the window seat and it was not convenient for me to go out for a walk, Nevertheless, it was my first ride on A380. Smooth journey and less noise. Reached London too early. I managed to visit few of the famous places. The weather was chilling but polluted. I had jet lag and I could not sleep well. I looked like a zombie. I was excited when I visit the institution headquarters and meet the other members. I need to improve my communication skill. They talked like 'Wow'.  I think I let the pictures below to show how I felt there. 4 days and 2 nights in London. Hehe..

The Big Bird, A380

The famous Tube

The Big Ben

The Mall

The Buckingham Palace

The British Museum, a must place to visit

The Chinatown

The biggest M&M's World

Burger & Lobsters famous dish

Rasa Sayang~

The London City Hall & Tower Bridge

The Tower of London

Soho

The Westminster Abbey

ICE at One Great George Street

The President's speech

When I back from the trip, few of my colleagues keep teasing me that I will get promotion soon. They keep saying till December. Actually I dislike it. Human tongue is poisonous. I wish to stitch their mouth if I can. Haha! I  Last month I was a bit busy with works and I scolded the contractors until they do not dare to call me. Should I continue with this way? Hardly to meet friends nowadays when I back to my hometown. Most of them are busy. It is better to spend more time with family. Christmas 2016 was a wonderful time for me. I managed to spend my time family and welcome my new family member before I go back to the Red Dot. 

As for the new year countdown, I went back to the same spot to watch the fireworks alone. Mesmerised...

Have a blessed New Year 2017. Hopefully I can make it through..

266th Post

Recently, I applied for the an apprentice scheme. I received the phone interview. I thought I screwed it up because the interviewer's English accent was too thick and I keep saying 'I big your pardon'. Furthermore I could not answered the questions well. Until last Monday, I received an email and I was selected by them. I am 1 of  the 6 new apprentices, out of so many applicants. I feel so happy for it! I cannot wait to go there soon!

262nd Post

Last few days ago, I could not sleep well. I think that my old sickness is back. Sudden wake up during middle of the night. Auto wake up in the early morning. Is it true that if a person sudden wake up during wee hours, there is 'something' watching that person? I hope not. Today I went to Southern Ridges for a morning walk, to release stress and strain and 'wash' my eyes. 

Refer to the above map, I just realize that I had walked around 6km trail from Start Point to the End Point. A good adventure but I cannot feel my legs now. Haha.. 

From Faber Peak.

Henderson Waves Bridge.

Forest Walk

Alexandra Arch Bridge

Interlace Condo. I think it is not easy to construct it.

HortPark. 

I was impressed with the NParks, they managed to keep the parks in Red Dot well. I hope my homeland will follow the same suit, although the current situation is not that really good. 

261st Post

Last week was an 'Amazing Week' for me. So many last minute things need to be done or resolve on the same day and there was an 'earthquake' in the headquarter on last Wednesday. The company had started to retrench the employee. 19 employees affected by this retrenchment. I was so shocked when I heard this news and thank God that I still survive at the moment. Now everywhere got retrenchment, not only in oil and gas industry. I do not understand why the company used the this last card. Although the company is facing a hard time on this year, I believe that there is an alternative way to solve this. Why they do not want to the implement a shorter work week, temporary layoff or redeployment? The employees are also one of the company assets. Now, the morale is low in the office. Most of the employees are worry about their future in the company. There may be second round of retrenchment. Who knows? Should I plan something to save my own rice bowl? May God bless everyone!

Come on, come on, turn the radio on.

It's Saturday and it won't belong..

260th Post

Last week, I went to Down Under after 17 years. This was my second longest trip after Heart of Asia trip back on 2012 with friends. It was planned on last year, after one of my ex-colleagues transferred there and we would like to visit her there. There were so much changes in Down Under and the governance is similar to Red Dot here. I was happy that I managed to see the changes there, visited many exquisite places and ate a lot good food in Sydney and Melbourne, drove a car around the Blue Mountains & Great Ocean Road, said 'Hi' to the Penguins at the Philip Island and accomplished my first wish and  climbed the Harbour Bridge. It was the end of Autumn and I really like the cold weather there. It was a memorable trip. Great experience!

Spectacular view from Circular Quay..

Blue Mountains

Darling Harbour

Magnificent Victoria State Library

Not easy to drive on the Great Ocean Road

Fortunate to visit & see the last 7 out of Twelve Apostles before all corroded & gone forever.

The oysters here are not that pricey. They say oysters are an aphrodisiac? 

There are few things that I would like to share about this place:

1. Most of the traffic controllers in the city are women, certified and fit for the job. Not sexist and I believe they control it well.

2. The public amenities here are well-maintained.

3. A plumber's salary is higher than engineer. It is consider as a specialist job.

4. The speed limit and traffic rules need to be follow. Or else, heavy penalty will be given. 

5. The McDonald's in Down Under is so 'Un-Mcdonald's'.

6. The people here are open minded. 

 I hope I will go there again, maybe after 17 years later?

Where are you now?
Another dream
The monster's running wild inside of me
I'm faded

P/S: This song had been played on the radio for almost every hours when I was driving on the Great Ocean Road and Blue Mountains. Happy Teacher's Day to my all who taught me before!

247th Post

At 5pm just now, I heard a senior manager talked to his subordinate:

"Why not you do until 12am, finish the work and submit it by today?"

Based on the phrase above, will you do it? Or you will give few reasons and try to postpone the submission by tomorrow? After the conversation, the manager left the office and let his subordinate to survive by his own even though he received the information and instruction to settle the work at 4pm. It is not easy to survive on working life. Life is a learning process. Patience is one of the main keys to survive. Meanwhile, I was saddened with new toll rates in my home country. The toll rates increased more than 50 cents. The currency rate is still in bad shape and it is not easy to recover back. More retrenchments on few big companies, mainly on oil and gas sector. My readers, plan your future well and enjoy whenever you can.

Do you believe that I use this coconut fireball for a football match?

Twenty-five years and my life is still
Trying to get up that great big hill of hope
For a destination
I realized quickly when I knew I should
That the world was made up of this brotherhood of man
For whatever that means

And so I cry sometimes
When I'm lying in bed
Just to get it all out
What's in my head
And I, I am feeling a little peculiar
And so I wake in the morning
And I step outside
And I take a deep breath and I get real high
And I scream from the top of my lungs
What's going on?


And I say, hey hey hey hey...
I said hey, what's going on?

P/S: Nobody will help you but yourself...

It's going on..

First of all, I would like to extend my condolence to family and friends of those who were onboard MH370. I hope the search teams manage to find the aircraft as soon as possible..

Time flies fast. I left my blog again for 5 months due to some reasons. I believe that my close friends know about the reasons if they still remember. I feel that I changed a lot in terms of attitude after I read some of my previous posts here. From a naïve boy to a naughty guy. But one thing for sure, I still like to explore for good and nice food. For your information, I gained 22.0462lbs for the past year due to passion on food, or specifically on dessert. And it is not easy to decrease my weight back due to laziness. Don't worry, I will try to keep myself fit and avoid spare tyres on my tummy. How is my work life? I can say that if I have the chance, I would like to go back to my study life and I miss it so much. It is not easy to overcome new problems in engineering. Strong self-determination is needed to survive in the work life. Human tongues may be poisonous and we need to be careful when we deal with it. Try to analyze each words before take further actions. Think twice. I hope I can get it through. Meanwhile, do you believe that if I say 'I am not in a relationship since when I was young and I am still single'? Most of the people that I know, do not believe it. Am I look like a man with a pretty partner? No wonder why all the girls run way. Haha... Just joking.. Before I end today's post, I would like share a song that sooths my ears, clear my mind and start a new chapter.. Have a good night and enjoy for glory Sunday..


 

Smoldered by the flames dreams crash and burn.
Gold are in the ashes you will learn..
Just so you thought all good things come to an end.
That's when the new chapter just began..

We have rambled through the thick and thin.
What is marching brave beneath our skin.
Be prepared for the roller coaster ride.
Ret no my love, I'll be by your side...

Your life is a vast and glowing empty page.
Do anything you want laughters and the tears.
You never should be idle with despair.
I'm the glimpse of light which the darkness fear..

You're glitter shining in the dark..
Your name is gonna be tattooed in our heart..
Nothing is gonna change you for who you are..
I love you my dear frustrated superstar..

Your life is a vast and glowing empty page.
Do anything you want laughters and the tears.
You never should be idle with despair.
I'm the glimpse of light which the darkness fear..

Your life is a vast and glowing empty page.
Do anything you want laughters and the tears.
You never should be idle with despair.
I'm the glimpse of light which the darkness fear..

I remember those good times, as well as the bad ones.
Tae one step at a time, you are larger than life..
Time after time weave the threads of sunlight.
One day you will see you will shine..

Your life is a vast and glowing empty page.
I'm the glimpse of light...

October 2013

I am back folks! How are you? I hope you are doing great!

Early of the month, I had a good time to celebrate my Big Day with my family, friends and friends. Thanks to 136 people who wished me through all kinds of method and media. I really appreciate it and hope you have a wonderful time ahead. May God bless you!

I have made a drastic change on my career path again. I am not sure whether I am doing the right thing or not. I just hope that I still can survive on this cruel society. Meanwhile, I am still considering to study postgraduate but I am in the midst of thinking which field that I should concentrate, technical or non-technical? I hope I can decide it soon.

It was cool to rest for few days. At least I can travel around without hesitation, chill at a place with a cup of coffee while reading a book under a gloomy weather.

Last few days ago when the new budget was revealed, I saw a lot of people frustrated about it. I am wondering how the younger generation will survive when they are going to start to work in the future. It is important to plan our path well.

I think I didn't write too detail for today's post. I will try to write more on next post.

Halloween is coming! I can't wait to attend a Halloween concert tonight! Cheers!

If I lose myself tonight,

It will be by your side,

Lose myself tonight....

Selamat Hari Raya 2013!

Selamat Hari Raya kepada semua pembaca blog saya!

Semoga anda dapat berseronok dengan gembira pada minggu ini dan berhati-hati semasa memandu di jalan raya.

I am back! Actually I had wrote few drafts for my blog on last month but in the end I deleted it. Last month, I took almost 2 weeks off, to run away from the city life and visited 2 places, KK & BK. KK trip was planned with my college friends since last year while the BK trip planned quite last minute. Travel with friends, sometimes its fun and sometimes its not. It depends on the situation. It is not easy to find friends with the same interest to travel. For example, some people prefer to visit historical places, nature sceneries, theme parks & casinos, or maybe prefer to go for shopping. I am wondering why I did not opt to travel by myself, alone? Maybe I should do it and this will be my next trip mission. Any suggestion where I should go? As for the KK trip, the main purpose was to climb the Mount Kinabalu. There are few things that I would like to point out for the climb and I hope that it will help those who want to climb there in the future.

1. Train to climb 2 months in advance or more before the trip.
2. Bring snacks (Including power bars), medicine, pain relieve cream, wind breaker jacket, good grip shoe, rain coat, winter hat & gloves, water proof bag & sufficient cloth.
3. Wear the knee supporter if got knee problem. 
4. Rest well before climb.
5. Eat more before climb.
6. Apply pain relieve cream before, during and after climb.
7. Warm up before climb.
8. Follow the mountain guide's instruction.
9. Walk & breath well. Two step inhale & Two step exhale. Don't run unless you are very fit & strong.
10. Rest less than 10 minutes on each checkpoints.
11. Look around the nature view.
12. Stop if you cannot make it. Do not force yourself.

Too bad, I could not reach to the top due to the bad weather. I will be back on next year. Anyone want to join me? Meanwhile, it was good to visit BK back. The city changed a lot since I visited when I was 6 years old during that time. It was a no rush trip and I managed to visit the famous Pat Phong for the first time in BK alone. I read some reviews about this area and the travelers need to be careful in this area. I managed to peep the dancers from outside and they were so wild. Luckily, I did not enter the clubs. If not, I think I am still in BK and could not return back to KL. Haha! After the holiday, I faced so many problems on my works. It was not easy to solve it. I am not sure how I can work for this job.

Anyhow, lets enjoy the festive season and have fun!

End of June 2013~

Another month past. My 'auto wake up' is back and it happens during the small hours. If you manage to track back my previous post, you will know what is the meaning of the words and how I felt from one of the expressions. It is bad for health. I know the roots of the problem I have to find a way to solve this disorder. Meanwhile, I went for few places for hiking and I realized that my stamina is still low. I have less than 17 days left to train it before the day that I need to conquer Aki Nabalu. Past few days ago, I saw a lot of people posted on the social medias to condemned the irresponsible people who caused the haze. It reminds me when I was in primary 3, I have to wear the mask everyday due to the haze. It is not fun at all and we have to wake up now. We have to send a strong message to the irresponsible people that caused this situation. Take a good care and I hope that the authority will strengthen their enforcement to tackle this issue. Last week, I watched a movie that gave a me a goosebumps and I was thinking what will happen if the virus is really spread to the whole world now? We have to value our life well before we regret it. The length of the post that I write nowadays is getting shorter. Maybe because I prefer simple, short but precise for anything nowadays. Monday blue is coming and I hope that I can see morning glory tomorrow~ Night~

Nice sound track!

'Most people don't believe something can happen until it already has. That's not stupidity or weakness, that's just human nature~'

Wesak Day 2013

Last Sunday, I participated a towerthon for the first time in my life. I was so excited that I have the chance to run on the emergency staircase in KL Tower. Before the towerthon starts, I thought the staircase is wide and easy to run. When I reached the door, I was shocked that the staircase is too narrow and is shorter than my legs. Furthermore, the space in the staircase area is too small and it is hardly to overtake people when you run. I think that the readers can imagine how is the condition in the staircase with thousand people run together. Humid. Smelly. Skin touched to another skin with sweat. Haha. I feel so relieved when I reached to the top. I realized that my stamina is not really good and I have to start to train back. I hope that next year when I join back, I would like to finish the run in less than 30 minutes. Last Wednesday, my project's client auditor came to my office to conduct the quarterly audit. It is not fun to entertain the auditor all by myself when my manager and senior team members are not around. It was tough to handle him. I have to dig out the old documents and recall back the history of the project which I work for less than a year. After 6 hours of audit, the auditor concluded that there is no NCR for this time audit but few observations need to be solve. Luckily...

Happy Wesak Day and have a nice weekend~

P/S: Today post is the 222nd post on aMiR's BloG

April 2013~

I'm back! After MIA for months, I have the mood to write back on my blog. So many things happened for the past few months. As usual, my works is getting tougher. Everything need to be rush. One of my colleagues discussed with me about our project works and asked, 'Should we produce based on Quantity or Quality products?'. In my opinion, although everyone would like to produce quality products but due to time strain, they have to produce quantity products to meet the datelines and to appease the client. But in the end, when we check back the products, some are good quality and some are not. Work life is not easy and we have to bear with it. The strongest will remain on top while the weakest may quit. As I mentioned to my friends and family before, study time is the best time to enjoy. Less worries. To the readers who are still studying, try to maximize yourself to enjoy while you can before you start to work. Meanwhile, some of my colleagues asked me whether I am happy with my current job and I do not know how to answer them. I am still in the midst of A & B. But for now, I would like to take some time to enjoy my life by travel. It is not easy to find someone to accompany me to travel, since most of my friends have their own lives. Maybe I should try to backpacking by myself and where should I go first? 

This morning, I found an interesting article. It's about relationships and I agree with it~

Relationships~

Relationships are harder now,

Because conversations became texting,

Arguments became phone call,

Feelings became subliminal messages,

Sex became easy,

The word 'Love' is used out of context,

Insecurities became a way of thinking,

Getting jealous became a habit,

Trust is hard to come by,

Being hurt became natural and leaving became the only option.

Sad but true, so if you have something that's worth it..

Don't take it for granted,

Fight for it and don't let it go!

Love~ We need it now~ Let's hope for some~

Have a good weekend and may God bless you!