Rebahnya seorang "Perwira"? Hmmm.... "Perwira" ke...?

Berita tergempar... berita tergempar...!!! hehe...

boss gua sudah letak jawatan.... hehe....!! sebenonya, kita orang dah suspek dah perkara nih akan berlaku... mana taknya... sejak dua menjak nih, boss tu ala2 macam kurang berminat utk mengambil kira apa yg berlaku pada customer2 yang kira org jaga... tak tanya updates, tak ambil kira kalau minit2 mesyuarat dgn customer tidak di hantar, kurang persoalan2nya mengenai apa yang sedang berlaku, dan terutamanya (soalan kegemarannya...) "Bila PO (Purchase Order) nak masuk....?" Pelik gak... maka bermulalah spekulasi2 di opis mengenai kedudukan beliau...

Oleh kerana kita org kat opis nih memang jenih kepochee dan mempunyai ciri2 Penyiasat Persendirian (memang dilatih dan diajar supaya boley mendapatkan maksimum informasi mengenai customer2 yg dijaga... :)), maka kami pun bermulalah menelefon ke kiri dan ke kanan (terutamanya ke ibu pejabat) utk mendapatkan informasi2 sensasi yang terkini.... hehe...

Rupa2nya, memang ada desas desus mengatakan yg dia akan ciao.... kononnya, "Boss Besar" (di ibu pejabat) kurang senang dgn prestasi yg ditonjolkan... maka kerana perkara ini telah berlanjutan hampir setahun, dan ada lah pulak malaun2 yg memberikan laporan2 kurang menyenangkan kepada "Boss Besar" (bukan kita org, k... tapi deme yang kadang kala bekerja bersama2 boss gua nih di ibu pejabat... Kita org kepochee jer, tapi nak sabo boss sendiri,... er... tak la kut...), maka "Boss Besar" (di ibu pejabat) dgn hormatnya telah bypassed "Boss Sederhana Besar" di Dubai, dan menjemput boss gua nih (dgn penuh tulus ikhlas, dan "tanpa segan silu") utk meletakkan jawatan... perghhhh...!!! Sensasi kome cerita nih...? hehe...

kita org sudah merasakan sesuatu yg tidak kena hampir 2 bulan lalu... oleh kerana desas desus dan khabar angin yg kurang menyenangkan, maka one fine day (sebulan lepas), gua pegi jumpa "Boss Sederhana Besar" (boss kepada boss kat Dubai nih), dan dgn direct nya gua tanya, "Boss gua nih nak ciao ker...?" Tapi "Boss Sederhana Besar" menafikannya dan dia kata Boss gua nih ada hal2 persendirian yg perlu diselesaikan... OK, gua terima jer...

Tup, tup... penghabisan minggu lepas (masa gua kat Damascus), satu emel rasmi dikeluarkan menyatakan yg boss gua nak ciao.... Penuh drama wehhh...!! haha...

Depa dah start dah proses utk mencari pengganti boss gua nih... Gua buat dek jer... Business as usual... buat kerja gua semana bagus yg boleh... Sebab gua pun, tengah rancang2 nak ciao (mencari jawatan yg lebih bagus..., siapa tak nak weh...!! :))....

Boss gua ciao 6 Mac nanti... gua rancang nak meletakkan jawatan tengah bulan Feb... (notis perletakan jawatan 3 bulan woo...). Tak tahulah camna gayanya nanti (terutama reaksi "Boss Sederhana Besar" kat Dubai nih.... apa nak buat... Bak kata "Boss Sederhana Besar", "C'est la vie..!" - that's life...

Maka rebahlah seorang "Perwira"? Errr.... "Perwira" ke...? Gua, no komen...

Apa2 hal, satu yang menarik, boss gua nih dah kerja dgn kompeni nih selama 9tahun... Maka mengikuti undang2 sumber manusia di Dubai, dia akan mendapat wang gratuity sebanyak 9 bulan (satu tahun kerja, satu bulan gaji...)...!! Perghhhh.....!! Enjoy katak tuh...!! haha...

Semalam dia bagitahu yang dia dah dapat kerja baru... Kerja baru pun kat Dubai Internet City gak.... Jangan dia masuk kompeni "Du" sudah....!! Itu gua punya customer tuh....!! Kalau betul, tak tahulah sama ada dia akan tolong bagi bisness kat kompeni nih, atau mungkin dia sakit ati dgn "Boss Besar" yang kat Paris, that dia akan sekat perkembangan2 bisness kita org kat "Du"...

hmmm.... C'est la vie... Carpe diem...!!

ciao cincau bacau...!!

Interesting read : Human

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.

4 minutes later: the violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk..

6 minutes later: A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

10 minutes later: A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.

45 minutes later: The musician played continuously.

Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while.

About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

1 hour: He finished playing and silence took over.
No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.


No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.

The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made...

How many other things are we missing?

Abang & Adik

Balik hari tuh, singgah ke Bangi, my cousin's house (where my aunt is staying). Saw the kids... they are forever adorable...

Abang dah semakin besar, and still comes near to anybody who is holding any gadgets.... (camera, handphone, laptop... etc etc)

Adik pun dah bertambah besar, dah pandai main dgn abang dah.... so cute...!! :D

My aunt, Firdaus & Fami, sending me of to LCCT utk balik Dubai.... belanja makan kat McDonald....

Look forward to seeing them again in March....!

Btw, the twins...? decided that they will be coming to Dubai in Nov this year.... masa cuti panjang hujung tahun.... Look forward to show them around Dubai too....!! :D

AirAsiaX AUH - KUL

Sempena hujung tahun yang kurang sedikit activiti2 bisnes disebabkan orang semua pergi bercuti... maka kitapun apa lagi, ambil kesempatan lah balik kampung naik AirAsiaX.... tiket murah maaa... went back only for the wknd.... :)

Flight departs from Abu Dhabi (AUH), so kena ambik teksi dari Dubai ke Abu Dhabi airport... oklah, lepas campur2 all the expenses, it is still relatively cheap compared to other airlines...

Abu Dhabi airport is surprisingly small.... even smaller than T1 Dubai airport.... dan masa tuh, banyak lak flight going out, maka agak rimas jugaklah dibuat dek orang yg terlalu ramai....

The "Singapore Girls", dgn kebaya, lenggang lengguk pegi ke aircraft

AirAsiaX... yeah...!!! biasalahkan, pesawatnya diparkir di hujung dunia.... so naik bas, turun bas, baru masuk pesawat...

Flight was surpsrisingly not full... Aircraft pun aircraft lama... so nothing much.... very bare compared to Emirates Airlines... abih tuh, nak buat camna, budget airlines maaa....:)

This is what I had... Nasi lemak, and mineral water, and Green Tea.... bandingkan dgn the food that they serve in full fledge aircraft, memang jauh berbeza.... Anyhow, flight was at 3am, so, masuk flight jer, terus dodo....

First view of Malaysia after 7hour flight... Flight sampai jam 2ptg kat KL LCCT

AirAsiaX flying high... balik kampung...!!! oh oh oh, balik kampung...!! :D

This was the aircraft.... wondering if it is on lease and does not really belong to AirAsiaX... The logo on the aircraft is for an American Football team.... apa kena mengena lak dgn AirAsiaX...?

That's about it.... nothing much, it was a quick trip over the wknd to balik kampung.... Balik Abu Dhabi, sampai jam 12h30pagi.... terus ambil teksi ke Dubai, sampai Dubai jam 2h30pagi, tido, and the following day terus masuk opis....

letih woooo...!! but puas....!! :D

Mari kerja sama kompeni Cina...!!

Gua dapat offer kerja baru... dgn kompeni Cina yang nak menerokai pasaran Timur Tengah dan Africa.... Kompeni jenis apa lagi, yang jual kad pintar ler....

Depa dah bagi tawaran, dan gajinya agak bagus.... Paling bagus yang pernah gua terima seumur idup gua lah....

tempat kerja di Dubai... kerja dari rumah... camna huh....? nampak gaya menarik, tapi kerja dgn kompeni Cina nih OK ker...?

gua ada masa sampai mid Feb utk buat keputusan.... semoga gua membuat keputusan yang waras & pintar...!:)

ok tak entry guna BM nih...? haha...

Damascus..... (Damashq... bukan Damsyik...)

It has been awhile since I put any updates in this blog... Have been a bit tired and lethargic lately, that's why I guess.... or too much of partying...? haha... where got, dah berumur camni, nak parti2 apa lagi...

Well, new year 2010, new objective... First biz trip this year is to Damascus... Dah beberapa kali ke Damascus, but never really had the opportunity to do a little bit of sightseeing...

Well, this time, went out in the evening and checked out the old Damascus...

Statue of Salahaddin.... it seems that this famous guy comes from the Syam area (Syam - Syria/ Jordan/ Lebanon/ Palestine)... If I am not mistaken, this is also the tomb of Salahaddin...

The door to the Omayyad mosque


Minaret of Omayyad mosque... this mosque was built in the year 86hijrah.... At the same venue, there was a church and a mosque, then the Muslim bought the church, and then reconstructed a bigger mosque there....

what is also interesting is that the head of John the Baptist (Nabi Yahya) was found at the same area... There is even a shrine to commemorate Nabi Yahya di dalam masjid ini... Pope John Paul II visited this mosque in 2001 to visit the relics of John the Baptist (first time ever that a Pope pays a visit to a mosque).

Also went to the old market, even though the shops were closed, it was still an interesting sight seeing all the old shops and the architecture in the area...

Lepas jalan2, apa lagi, kita sental Syrian food laaa... Astaghfirullaaahhhh.... makan macam tak hengat dunia...!!! kekenyangan ya amat...!! dari appetiser dia, ke main course and... and...

the deserts (photos up and down)

walaupun hanya berjalan2 for one evening, it was well worth it... dapat jugak la tahu sikit sebanyak pasal Damascus nih....

Btw, Damascus is in English, Damsyik is in Malay, in Arabic, this oldest city in the world is known as Damashq, k.... also popularly known as "Syam"... (the modern Syam, not the old Syam which would refer to Syria, Lebanon, Palestine & Jordan...), k....

Tahu tak apa...!!! :D

I was there...!!!

sorry, just couldn't help it... :) I was there to witness the official opening of this building... huaaa... never dreamt that I would witness such an occasion... anyhow, this clip is from youtube... far better than what I personally recorded...:)

Bak kata Siti... "Enjoys....!!" :D

Poskad dari peminat…!! :D

Huaaaa…. Hari nih dapat poskad…! Dapat 2 poskad(s) lak tuh….!! :D Poskad dari peminat ker…?

One from Auckland (Christchurch sebenonyer), NZ, another from Adelaide, Ostolia… Tq ladies…!! Tq the very very much…!!

what's new in UAE...? hmmm.... there was the opening of Burj Dubai/Khalifa... well, last minute, it was revealed that the building was renamed as Burj Khalifa... abis tuh, the Emir of Abu Dhabi gave a USD10billion bailout funds to Dubai recently... takkan bagi free jer kut...? I guess, this is what Sheikh Khalifa gets in return for the bailout fund... There was also rumour going around that Sheikh Khalifa ekcelli bought the building... hmmm... see what Petrol money can do...?

I have witnessed the official opening of Burj Khalifa... jalan kaki jer gi ker Dubai Mall to see see the opening... Memang happening abih...!! terasa pulak so privileged to be staying so near to Burj Khalifa... Well, bak kata dedeme... Carpe Diem... enjoy the moment... ntah bila2 lagi agaknya will have this kind of privilege...

what's the plan now...? well, hoping to be able to stay put at this apartment at least until new year 2011... why? sebab nak tengok fireworks display again here sempena tahun baru... hehehe...

on the personal side, nothing much, work starts to pick up a bit... and landlord talipon kata dia nak dtg ziarah... alaaaa, biasa la tuh... dia nak check rumah la tuh to make sure that it is well kept... boring betoi landlord camni... Gua bukan dtg dari undeveloped country... I know how to appreciate stuffs and take care of the apartment... I guess he would not need to visit again after visiting the 1st time... Gua memang jaga bebeno apartment nih... when it comes to cleanliness, sorry to say, I am a FREAK...!! hahaha...

Burj Dubai/Khalifa official opening.... dahsat...!!