Utara La Pulak!!

Well, seems like I had covered most parts of M'sia this year.
Really cuti2 Malaysia huh?
(Bole replace Tengku Maria jdk host Jom Jalan2 kot?!!!)

Actually, I'd been to Jitra, Kedah in Feb'08 (sblm kewujudan blog ni), attended Pojan's wedding.

This time, it was due to the wedding reception of Mohammad (salah seorang teman rapat) with 'Aiffah (adik kepada salah seorang teman rapat..haha) as well as Lin (my wife's officemate masa kat Othman Hashim & Co. muda2 dulu)

Ni le tuan umah homestay kat Jitra tu...
Merempit nak ke bendang..hehehe..



27 Dec, kitorang ke Kodiang (mlm sblm tu tumpang tido kat umah Amir & Pojan kat Jitra) utk majlis resepsi Lin.



Mlm 2nd plak tumpang tido kat umah Amir Amri. (ni bukan Pojan punye hubby ye..)

Menumpang saje..Terkenang zaman2 aku beraya umah kwn2 masa kat Maahad dulu!!!

28 Dec, proceed to Lahar Minyak, Kepala Batas for Mad's wedding..

Semoga perkahwinan diberkati dunia akhirat..blessed with many children..Amin...

Amierah? She's having a very sound sleep..hehehe..


Due to time constraint, plus additional baggage (maklum la, masing2 anak dah berderet)..we managed to go only to few places..
Chow Rasta Market (nutmeg @ buah pala etc...), Gurney Drive (seaside) & Padang Kota (Penang delicacies.. ie pasembur, char kuey teow bla..bla..)



Some candid photos (Amierah+Uzzam+Naim)

Few moments in Utara


Alhamdulillah...
See you in 2009 for more adventurous jalan2..insya-Allah..

New Year & Things Around

Alhamdulillah...tamat sudah tahun 1429H..

Semoga lembaran baru 1430H akan menjadikan kita lebih matang, berilmu, beriman & beramal dgn lebih baik lagi...mudah-mudahan...
insya-Allah..

Azam
Sama ada tahun baru hijrah ataupun masihi, masing2 pastinye ade memasang azam itu & ini..
Tak kira la dari segi kewangan, kesihatan, kehidupan etc..etc...

Berazam itu mmg digalakkan..
sebab w/p kite tak dpt 100% memenuhkan azam kite,
asalkan niat kite cukup ikhlas, pahalanya boleh jadi sama.
Jgn pula kite kecewa sbb gagal mencapai azam..
Mungkin jugak Allah nak uji supaya kite lebih kuat & tabah..

Zakat
Terlanjur bercerita tentang tahun baru...buku tahun lepas sudahpun ditutup
(kalo istilah org akaun, dah nak kene audit la)
Maka, cukup haul & nisab... berzakatlah kita..

Sekali lagi, aku bukan org terbaik nak bercerita A-Z tentang zakat.
Cukuplah sekadar berkongsi sedikit ilmu & pengalaman..

Kat tempat lahir ke, tempat keje??
Tak salah utk aku bayar zakat kat Johor..
Tapi lebih afdal kite membayar di tempat kite mencari rezeki (dlm kes aku, Selangor). Antara sebab musababnye, asnaf (org2 yg layak menerima zakat - 8 golongan) tinggal berhampiran kita & melihat kesenangan hidup kita.
Aku pun bukan la senang pun. Org kata cukup la mkn pakai berbanding asnaf2 yg tersebut..

Zakat fitrah dah bayo..cukup la tu!!
Ramai yg tersalah faham.. zakat fitrah tu sebahagian kecil je daripada zakat2 yg lain (pendapatan, pertanian, emas & perak, simpanan etc)

Utk org2 cam aku...emas tak byk
(pun takyah psl dipakai - *wife & anak aku daaa,aku pakai tembaga je..hehehe)
Org2 yg menimbun emasnye..asalkan genap setahun tak dipakai, maka wajib keluarkan zakat emas tu.

Simpanan pun takde la byk..in the event duit dlm bank kita ade RM1,000 yg mmg tak terusik (w/p akaun penah mencecah juta2 RM).. maka wajib bayar atas RM1,000 sahaja..
(Perhatian: contoh aje. jgn la buat spekulasi liar aku ni ade duit juta2 lak ek..hehehe..)

Harta karun pun aku tak penah jumpa (dlm konteks hari ini, hadiah hasil peraduan etc.. bukan 4-digit ye!!!!). Tgh tunggu MPV Proton..kot2 la sangkut..hehehe..

Maka yg terpakai atas aku cuma zakat pendapatan..
Actually, zakat pendapatan diqiaskan daripada zakat pertanian.
Zaman dulu, kebanyakkan org bercucuk tanam.
Tapi bila zaman sudah berubah, org lebih ramai yg makan gaji.
Jadi ulama' sepakat menqiaskan zakat pendapatan itu wajib.

Camne nak kira??
Sebenarnya, zakat ni pakai self-assessment mcm LHDN gak..
Ade 3 kaedah sebenarnye..
Kaedah A
Jumlah pendapatan setahun darab dgn 2.5%
contoh:
RM1,500 x 12 x 2.5% = RM450

Biasanye sape2 yg buat potongan gaji bulan2 akan pakai kaedah A ni.

Kaedah B
Sama dgn A, cuma pendapatan setahun sebelum didarab 2.5%, ada potongan2 yg dibenarkan (diri, isteri, anak, duit mak ayah, EPF & tabung haji)
contoh
RM1,500 x 12 - (RM8,000 - diri, RM3,000 - isteri, RM2,000 - EPF, RM2,000 - duit mak ayah) x 2.5%
Dalam kes ni, zakatnye cuma RM75 je setahun..

Kaedah C
Ini kaedah yg penggunaannya kerap dihujah & dibahas. Selain potongan2 mcm Kaedah B, komitmen2 lain turut dipotong (hutang rumah, kereta & hutang2 yg lain)
Takyah bagi contoh...
bottom line for sure negatif..
Tiba2 terasa termasuk golongan asnaf pulak ek?!!hehehe

Yg ni, antara dia & Allah..
Walaupun ade yg cakap ianya dibolehkan..jawabnye takde sape2 pun la yg layak bayar zakat le...

Kaedah A mmg yg paling baik..
Tapi utk majoriti Muslim (termasuk aku..hehehe), kaedah B yg digalakkan.
Ye la, kene la fikirkan jugak komitmen2 lain..jgn sampai terabai komitmen2 yg lain..

Selain dari tu, banyak2kan jugak bersedekah..
Manalah tahu ade hak2 asnaf yg kite terkurang bayar..
Kire buat tampal la..

Nak lari income tax ek?
Yg ni mmg kene tengok keikhlasan masing2 la kan.
Tak dpt dinafikan, bilamana kite membayar zakat, secara automatik layak dpt rebat sebanyak mana yg kita bayar. Kire imbuhan jugak la..Either cukai or zakat..
Tu je..
Ikut pengalaman aku, mmg cukai selalu terlebih bayar..
Ade la sumbangan buat jambatan & ada sikit utk org2 miskin..
Ciput je pun...gebang je lebih...hehehehe..

Utk info lebih lanjut..bole jengah website LZS ni.

Berdoalah agar Allah beri kite kekuatan utk beramal dgn ilmu yg kite ade.

Semoga hidup kite yg sementara ini lebih bermakna & diberkati Allah jua..
Wallahua'lam...

Chronicle of Predator

Kalo biasa kite nengok org pompuan suka shopping2 handbag, kasut etc..etc...,
actually laki2 pun ade dunia yg tersendiri..

In particular, sportman cam aku ni (takde la sport sgt pun..)
Bezanye, kami takde la buat collection cam org pompuan tu (hehehe..)
Bila kasut dah lunyai..tak pun kasut hilang ke...baru la beli yg lain...
Tapi ade gak (yg spesis kaya-raya) yg kejap2 tukar..kejap2 tukar..

Utk kasut bola, actually aku adalah peminat setia Adidas Predator..
Walaupun tak mampu nak beli, setiap kali terserempak dgn kedai sukan..mesti aku singgah & belek2 but Predator tu...
Aura die..perghh...dpt pegang pun kire lega dah...

Beza Predator dgn but2 yg lain cuma kat depan but tu ade salut getah..
Adidas claim bola bole bend / curve..lebih lengkung dari biasa...
Especially kalo amik free kick..tu yg Beckham asyik score je kot..
Secara teorinya, mmg aku percaya..
Tapi praktikalnye...kalo dah tak terer tu...pakai but emas pun tak power gak...kih 3x

Ni 1st edition yg diorg introduce...
Inilah jugak but yg aku beli pada thn 2002 (kat UIA masa tu)
Aku beli kat Pertama Complex..tak silap below RM100..psl masa tu but ni dah tak laku..

Predator - 1994

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Pastu Adidas bawak keluo yg ni plak..
Predator Rapier - 1995

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Ha, yg ni tak silap Katt bagi aku (ke aku terbuat harta ek??!!alamak, mtk halal ye...)
Time ni kat Matrik PJ, sekitar 1998-1999..
Mmg tgh gile bola masa ni..
Kalo takde league game, ptg2 mesti tak miss turun padang punye..

Predator Touch - Euro 1996

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Ni all-time favourite Predator aku..tapi takde rezeki nak pakai..
Tak silap aku, member aku si Pon budak Perlis pakai ni..

Teringat masa World Cup 1998, Beckham kene kad merah masa pakai but ni le..
Pastu TV kene rampas ngan warden..mane taknye, sampai ke subuh game tak abis2..
(wife aku sure tersengih ni, antara watak2 penting dlm drama yg tersebut..hehehe)

Yg penting, aku paling suka yg ni psl nampak sungguh garang, ganas & Predator..
(ape yg aku melalut ni??!!)
Predator Accelerator - World Cup 1998

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Buat duit betul Adidas ni, asal Euro or World Cup je..sure introduce yg baru..

Predator Precision - Euro 2000

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Claimed as the best Predator ever by many critics..
Japan & Korea jadik host masa ni..

Predator Mania - World Cup 2002

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Agaknye engineer & designer diorg dah pening ape lagi improvement nak dibuat..
Lebih kurang sama je ngan Mania..dah sampai 'peak' la ni kot..

Predator Pulse - Euro 2004

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This is mine...hehehe..

Predator Absolute - World Cup 2006

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Latest edition of Predator..
Current price as at 21 Dec'08 is RM759..
WOW!!!!

Predator PowerSwerve - Euro 2008

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Awal Disember aritu, Adidas buat warehouse sales kat Tmn Tun..
Blk keje, aku terus menyinggah..nak survey2 kot2 ade ape2 yg berkenan..
Kebetulan but last week baru koyak lps main friendly ngan budak2 ex-Matrik UIA..

Sampai2 situ..mak datuk!!!
Panjang giler beratur...
Pendekkan ceta aku pun beratur la..start pkl 6.05pm..pkl 7.30pm baru dpt masuk dlm..

Oleh sebab Maghrib pun dah nak ujung2..aku cuma aim benda yg mmg aku crk...
PREDATOR...

Kebetulan terjumpe menatang ni..size 9..aku try2..agak besar..
tapi aku dah tak peduli apa masa tu..janji dpt Predator!!!hehehe
Lagipun penat beratur sejam lebih..takkan nak beli stokin RM5 aje kan?!!!



Alhamdulillah...berjaya aku mendapatkan Predator Absolute kaler merah dgn harga RM120. Berbaloi la kan.. Mula2 aku expect but aku tu gred B, maknanye original price dlm RM300-400 gitu..

Last Saturday masa aku ronda2 Pertama Complex...jumpe kasut yg sebijik...tebal gak habuk die..kes lelong tak laku la ni, diorg letak price tag RM450...

Aku tanya taukey tu, yg ni harga asal berapa??
"RM700++" - jawab apek tu.
Kulit kangaroo ke? Aku tanya lagi..
(Setahu aku, Predator ade 3 gred..Kalo A, pakai kulit kangaroo..kalo B, pakai sintetik + kulit, kalo C, PVC & takde getah kat depan..org panggil replika)
"Ya lor..Ni yg Beckham pakai la. Tapi Beckham punya ade tulis nama maa"
Ceh, bole caya ke apek ni???!!!

Aku pun tak caya but aku tu sebenonye gred A @ bernilai RM700++ 2 tahun lps..

Apapun, moral of the story....
Berbelanjalah di warehouse sales..
You never know, sometimes you'll be lucky...


p/s: at press time, but tu masih belum menyentuh rumput..
sape2 yg berminat nak main sepak2 bola..tolonglah hubungi aku, please... :-)

Kantoi?

Salam semua...

Bukanlah niat aku membuat gimik atau sebarang muslihat2 yg lain..
Jauh di sudut hati, ade sesuatu yg menyebabkan aku bertindak sedemikian rupa..
Perlukah aku bercerita?
Maybe some other days..

Jauh sekali kantoi kerana meng'online' di ofis..
Ataupun kene serangan virus?? (tapi mane nak tau kan kot2 bole jadi ke..)
mahupun resolusi sempena awal Muharram or New Year...
Kelako gak bila ade spekulasi2 yg sedemikian rupa...hehehe

Namun, terima kasih atas concern semua pihak..
Really appreciate it very2 much..

Niat aku cuma satu, memohon keampunan atas segala kesalahan & kesilapan lalu..

Alangkah indahnya andai dosa2 kita diampunkan, suci dari segala noda ibarat bayi yg baru lahir..
Beruntunglah kepada jemaah2 haji yg mabrur ibadahnya..

Sehingga bertemu lagi...Wassalam

No Worries

"..dan boleh jadi kamu tidak menyukai sesuatu padahal ia baik bagi kamu,
dan mungkin kamu menyenangi sesuatu akan tetapi ia tidak baik untuk kamu..
Allah mengetahui sedang kamu tidak mengetahui.."
:: Al-Baqarah:216 ::

What's Life All About?

Ya-Allah wahai Tuhan Sekalian Alam..

Sesungguhnya aku bukanlah hambaMU yg taat.
Seringkali aku terleka...selalu juga lalai dlm mengingatiMU..
Ibadah yg wajib & sunat, pun sering aku abaikan..
Iman umpama buih di laut..barangkali ungkapan yg tepat menggambarkan
goyahnya imanku..

Namun KAU yg Maha Pemurah tidak pernah melupakan hambaMU ini..
Kau tetap memberi nikmat yg tidak terkira nilainya..
Tak terhingga banyaknya..

Alangkah hina andai aku tidak mampu mensyukurinya..


Duhai teman
Maafkan aku andai pernah mengasari kalian
Secara lisan, langsung mahupun tidak..
Sama ada sengaja mahupun tidak sengaja
Sedar atau tidak

Mungkin tulisan2 yg bersifat tinggi diri
Bermegah & berbangga dgn apa yg dimiliki

Sesungguhnya diri ini sgt kerdil
Mudah diperdaya musuh2 utama, syaitan & nafsu

Hingga terlupa, apa yg baik di sisiNYA & apa pula yg sebaliknya

Maka, ampunkan aku dunia & akhirat

Semoga hidup ini dpt dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya
Buat bekalan manghadap yg Maha ESA
Kerana di sana, hidup adalah abadi kekal selamanya..

Wassalam

Ikhlas,
Abu Humairah
Mohd Zairy Mohd Tamam
EE @ Ciki

Cameron Highlands

Alhamdulillah, tercapai hajat wife aku nak bwk adik2 & mak ayah jalan2 mkn angin.
Sempena cuti sekolah ni, dpt la kumpulkan semua adik-beradik, except Kak Ngah & Abg Ngah yg tgh sibuk buat persiapan nak berhijrah ke KK..

Nampak mcm tahun ni aku berjalan sakan..
Tapi sebenarnya kalo pandai merancang & rajin pulak survey & compare, percutian yg nampak costly sebenarnya sgt ekonomi..

Not intended to write long..
Let the pictures speak itself..
Cheers..



Amaran kerajaan Malaysia

Kat atas sana, aku kene 'kencing' hidup2!!
Apek tu ckp buah ni kacuk jambu batu + epal. Ade yg panggil jambu epal, ade yg gelar jambu kristal. Rasanye mmg manis..
Sekali tu bile turun, singgah kat Tapah.. org2 kat situ ade jual gak. Tapi diorg secara jujurnya bagitau ni jambu jeruk!! Ceh...
Tobat tak mkn lagi..byk perasa & pewarna tiruan..

p/s: agaknye org2 utara dah tak heran kot..
aku ni je la yg malang..siap la apek tu kalo aku jumpa lagi!!!

Yes, it already came!!

Aku bukannye org yg layak bercakap tentang ekonomi..
subjek2 ekonomi masa kat UIA dulu aku main hafal je time nak periksa..
too theoretically..akibatnye..semua subject pun cukup2 mkn aje...
kat kelas,kalo ade calculation ke..baru la cerah bijik mata..

Mlm td,kebetulan bersembang2 dgn sorang jiran..
Tak disangka2, dia bukak ceta psl company dia yg tgh downsizing..
lebih memeranjatkan, dia mengaku baru seminggu lepas die berenti..opt for VSS..
(voluntary separation scheme)

"Huh, nama je volunteer..yg sebetulnya kitorang tu secara paksarela sign borang VSS tu.."

aku tak bercadang pergi lebih detail..brp offer,ape option yg ada etc...
cukup utk aku katakan,agak terkedu mendengarkan kisah abang ni..
melihat riak wajah & anak mata, aku tau dia tgh derita..

Tak sangka, era kegawatan sedang melanda..

1998 - Aku terlalu mentah utk mengerti apa itu gawat.. Alhamdulillah, ayah keje gomen. Mungkin jugak tak terasa sgt..

Berita semalam byk highlight psl persatuan2 peniaga yg mintak kerajaan jgn berdolak-dalih tentang hal ini.. "Kalau betul,just tell it off.. At least kita bole prepare mental & fizikal" - ntah Dato' mane yg komplen..tak ingat plak namanye..
Pun aku taknak komen ape2..They know better than me anyway..

Antara ungkapan dari jiran aku..
"Diorg tak highlight benda2 mcm ni kat TV..actual fact, ramai dah yg start takde keje Jan 09 nanti. Company abang je 1,200 orang!!"

Aku berharap & berdoa agar segera dia beroleh kerjaya baru, buat menampung anak2 & isteri..Itu je yg aku termampu..

Yes, recession is already here!!

Buat ingatan diri aku & semua, berjimat & berhemah dlm berbelanja..
Semoga Allah permudahkan urusan2 kita & memberkati setiap rezeki yg dikurniakanNYA..
Amin...

Mbek..

When a kid meets a goat..

Location : Bee Farm, Cameron Highland



Maaf la ye suara 'reporter' yg buat coverage ni agak menjengkelkan..
nanti dah terer edit, aku remove suara yg sumbang itu...

Premium That Strangled

As Selangor citizens enjoy the off day due to celebration of Sultan's Birthday today, I took this opportunity to send my car for 30k service.

Although my wife is still not well, I got no choice because my Vios gonna have couple of long journeys in Dec..
After bought her porridge & prepare for her medicine, I left home as early as possible so that I will be back before she knew it..

While waiting in the customer lounge, I suddenly feel like writing but I don't know what..
hahaha..

OK, let's talk about the premium that normally came along with the brand..

To be honest, I was surprised when I attended one pricing meeting..that was a long time ago when I first joined Toyota.
During that meeting, I was told that besides cost & profit to derive at the selling price, premium also a part of it.
Meaning to say, for a branded item, equation should read as PRICE = COST + PROFIT + PREMIUM.
However, most of the time, premium will be put under profit.

Well, this is something common and generally accepted by people.

Just give Nike or Adidas as example. Why we are willing to pay 100% more for a Nike shoe compare with other brands?
Shoe is just a shoe by principle. You wear it by your foot, not hanging it around your neck!!

Or perhaps Coffee Bean or Starbucks Coffee which I heard can cost you RM10 per cup easily (correct me if I'm wrong coz I never been there..)..What's the difference with mamak stall coffee??How difference is the coffee taste?

That what we call PREMIUM. Due to the fact that we know the quality, style, reputation and everything on earth that came with tagline... price doesn't really matter, who care!! (but I do)

Well, my next question is..whether the premium we pay is really justified with the item we paid??

It is a never ending dispute anyway..

It's just came across my mind while sitting here waiting for my car. As you can see at my back, people enjoying their drinks & snacks while reading magazine, watching Astro and surfing the internet. It's not free, of course. All amenities already included in the bill. Pity you if you think otherwise. Just compare the rate with workshop under the tree. You won't be getting the same ambience.


I had an opportunity went to Lexus showroom in Mutiara Damansara recently. Not to test drive or what, just a discussion on Lexus costing.
What can I say is WOW!! Even if you just been there for a peek or test drive, they will serve you Donkin Donut or Pizza Hut.
Masya-Allah....
Now you know why the price of Lexus cars are sky-high!! Somebody is paying someone's donut!!! hehehe..

Luckily, in this world I live in, I have an option.
I don't have to pay for what I don't want. I will choose for what I pay.
If the premium is fairly justified, why not?!!

Let the people who don't know where to spend their money throw their money unnecessarily..
Opss, for the sake of style or reputation perhaps... Unless the quality is proven & worth spend it, I won't..
Your money, your own..

"Ok Zairy, your car is ready"..
Aikk, dah siap?? Tak smpt aku nak ngomel lagi panjang..hehehe..
Ok, sambung gebang lain kali, insya-Allah...

It's Bigger

Tak disangka, hari raya haji kali ini disambut dengan demam yg agak membimbangkan..
Utk org yg tak penah miss solat hari raya, terponteng solat raya utk pertama kalinye kire teruk gak la sakitnye..ye tak?!!

Tak semena2 pulak kene extend cuti 2 hari lps raya (w/p cuti raya cume sehari). Selasa dah naik keje, tapi member2 ofis suruh blk je rehat. Keje melambak tu,tapi nak buat camne kan..

Yg kesiannye, berjangkit plak ngan org rumah aku. Teruk gak batuk & demamnye..
Mudah-mudahan jdk kifarah la ek Ummi..

Nasib la si kenit Amierah tak terjangkit..
Kalo tak mau tambah lagi le cuti..hehehe..

Dah agak terlambat jugak utk diucapkan selamat hari raya Aidiladha..

Apapun, hari raya Aidiladha memberikan erti yg sangat mendalam bagi yg ingin menghayatinya..

Walaupun ramai yg lebih mengutamakan Aidilfitri (which is fair, selepas sebulan berpuasa), para jemaah haji di Mekah pula pastinye lebih merasakan keseronokan beribadah di waktu ini..



Terkenang pesan cikgu sekolah agama masa kecik2 dulu..

Raya Haji kite diharamkan berpuasa 4 hari (10 Zulhijjah-Aidiladha, 11,12 & 13 Zulhijjah-Hari Tasyrik) berbanding hanya sehari tatkala Aidilfitri.

Selain tu, gema takbir juga bergema utk tempoh yg panjang (4 hari) berbanding setengah hari (Maghrib -> sblm solat sunat) ketika Aidilfitri.

Due to some reasons, it is bigger actually..

Wallahua'lam...

Auto World

Normally I will start doing my analysis once the monthly account completed (it's called closing,for the benefit of non-accounting people)

Since today is 4th and account closed usually on 5th or 6th, so I got more time for myself..hehehe..

In my earlier posting, I did mention that never across in my mind... I will be in the automotive/automobile industry. Never ever..

Even when I first joined this company, I did not really perceived Toyota as a large car manufacturer. Before the interview, I can't even name more than 3 Toyota models. Yes, to that extent!!
But of course I did my homework & confidently listed down those models when asked during the interview. Sounds a silly question, right? But it may cost me the job!!Fuhhhh...

Once I joined, then only I knew how huge Toyota is. Toyota Motor Japan (TMC) currently 2nd largest car manufacturer after General Motor in term of production but in term of profitability, it is already No.1 for the past few years. Besides Toyota City & University of Toyota, another fact that impressed me is that its annual revenue is higher that Malaysia's GDP!!

As you might read recently, recession is coming & auto industry especially in US already in the bad shape. TMC is no escape, though. I just hope this 'cloud' is quickly to move & things gonna be back as normal.

Historically, Toyota is equivalent to Ford in US. We all know very well Henry Ford who was the first invented car. In Japan, Toyoda (founder of Toyota) modified his loom machine (mesin tenun) become a car engine.
One thing I realized, Japanese is very good in copying and make things better. This is what they called Kaizen.. (But I wonder when they will start giving a good fight with Ferrari & McLaren in F1..hehe)

Sorry if you are not so keen with this posting. Too 'Jappo' I guess..hehehe..
Perhaps there is one or two lessons we can learn.

I just tried to refresh some of my little knowledge, to occupy my free time. I consider this as part of my jobscope, to boost my working motivation, before I become busy tomorrow and weeks after...hehehe....

~Arigato Gozaimas~

Down Memory Lane: Things I've Done

Bila dikenang2 blk, sebenarnya aku tak penah terfikir akan terjebak dlm industri automotif ni..
"terjebak"?? Lain bebeno bunyiknye...hehehe..

Mana taknye, kebanyakkan yg keje kat kilang aku ni semuanye engineer..
Ade la 3-4 kerat grad accounting, definitely la kat Account Div.
Yg ramai kat HQ. Dulu aku kat situ gak, tp disebabkan oleh projek Vios aka dugong tu..aku tercampak ke sini..

Lps2 grad..konon2 kene keje ngan gomen,psl dah pakai JPA punye scholarship. Tunggu punya tunggu, setahun tak panggil2. Dah 2-3 kali apply SPA8..pun tak penah sangkut.. Ade sekali tu, informer aku kat Putrajaya, Pojan (org kuat puspanita ni tau!!) bagitau psl umur aku tak cukup setahun.. Masa tu diorg filter by age lak!!
Terasa bawah umur la pulak aku ni..

Agaknye bukan rezeki aku utk berkhidmat utk negara..
Tapi takpe la, asalkan dpt crk rezeki yg halal, ye tak...

Memula tu keje kat cafe kat UIA, Gallery Cafe..
(hari ni final paper,esok aku dah report duty.. tak smpt tanam anggur..hehehe)
selain jaga akaun kat situ, aku pun turun padang gak jdk waiter..
Maklum la,ade pengalaman 4 bln jdk waiter kat Sibu Island Resort..ehem..ehem..
Sape2 yg nak g honeymoon,elok la gi sini. Private island yg sungguh mendamaikan.. (tapi harga dia masya-Allah)


Lps convo, aku keje kat audit firm kat Setapak (Aizuddin & Co).
Si Acit yg recommendkan aku. Lps 2 bln, aku dpt offer
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as an auditor.
Dia stay, aku yg blah dulu..hehehe..
(Takpe,dah keje LHDN dah mamat ni)

Masa kat PwC, puas jugak la merantau..
kene gi Port Klang, Kuching, Labuan & Lahad Datu..
Antara pengalaman yg takleh lupa, pagi2 raya haji aku mkn karipap je!kat Kuching masa tu..
Dah la kene keje psl manager dtg nak review..Tak aci betul!!!

Aku penah kena maki "bloody hell" ngan Aussie, client kitorg kat Plaza Sentral.
Sebabnya? kerusi mamat ni ilang dari blk die,staff die pinjam tak letak blk.. Pastu aku yg tak bersalah masuk nak tanya something kene sembur dan2 kat situ gak.. Mentang2 director..suka-suki je marah2 aku...
Nasib la manager aku backing & terus report kat partner.. (bukan aku yg ngadu tau..hehehe)

Selain tak tahan travelling yg excessive (w/p aku kuat berjalan), financial reporting ni aku ade kureng skt..
Keje yg ala2 mcm CSI mencari bahan2 bukti... mane tak selalu kene bambu...hehehe..
Aku ni pulak jenis lembut hati.. sekali client tarik muka masam mula la aku tak sedap hati..
Pastu asyik la blk pkl 12 mlm hari2..Tensen kepala pakcik ni....

Last2 aku pikir nak try buat management accounting plak..
Sungguhpun dulu selalu blur masa subject ni, aku suka psl focus more on decision making..

Maka si Mohammad pun hantarkan resume aku kat Toyota..
Kebetulan division aku ni mmg tgh nak recruit org.
Maka terlekat la aku kat sini..ntah utk berapa lama..

Alhamdulillah, I am still standing here..


Yes, there are low & high points...
Semua tu adat dlm kehidupan kita..
Syukur Allah masih kurniakan aku kesihatan, w/p satu ketika semasa aku terbaring kat katil.. aku terfikirkan apakah jalan hidup aku yg akan datang..

Ade yg bertanya aku, seronok ke keje company besar??
Pada aku, keberkatan & keseronokan bekerja itu yg utama..

Aku masih ingat, masa aku tolak troli utk katering,buat banquet utk function hujung2 minggu masa kat Gallery Cafe dulu..
I did enjoy it very, very much..
Namun, disebabkan tuntutan hidup & komitmen2 yg aku cipta sendiri, aku tak bole lama2 sgt kat situ..

Alhamdulillah, for this moment, aku masih mampu bertahan & tetap positif, w/p ada tikanya terfikir jugak nak melompat lebih tinggi..hehehe..
Tapi tu la, risiko bila melompat ni.takut jatuh & keadaan jdk lebih buruk dari sebelumnya..

Soal gaji, benefit & lain2 mmg la menjadi ukuran. Namun, jgn jadikan itu matlamat utama. Kalo tidak, selamanya kita takkan merasa cukup & puas dgn apa yg ada.
Lain la persekitaran kerja yg tidak 'menyihatkan' atau sebab2 lain2 yg menekan utk kita fikirkan destinasi baru.

Mungkin selepas ini, fikir-fikirkan matlamat kita sebelum membuat sesuatu keputusan..

Always begin with the END in mind..

Wallahua'lam...

Desa Coalfields, Sg. Buloh

Memang menjadi impian semua org utk memiliki umah sendiri..
Tak kira la yg atas tanah ke,atas angin mahupun atas air..(mcm kat labuan or KK tu)
kecik or beso, semua tu rezeki Allah..
Bersyukurlah..
Kerana dlm Quran pun Allah dah ingatkan, andai kita bersyukur Allah akan tambah lagi nikmat..mudah-mudahan..

Mengenangkan sewa bulan2 yg tak abis2 tu..aku pun decide nak crk umah..
baik la bayo utk umah sendiri,kan??

Utk mereka2 yg memasang cita2 murni nak membeli rumah..insya-Allah..
your time will come, sooner or later..

Mungkin perkongsian pengalaman aku ni bole jdk iktibar utk mereka2 yg berkenaan..

1st Sight Love
Somewhere in July, kitorg pegi la Property Fair kat Mid-Valley..konon2 nak survey kot2 ade projek2 yg menarik. Kebanyakkannye rumah2 kat Rawang..nak clearance stock la tu..(last week aku gi Bkt Beruntung..mak datuk..nasib baik tak terbeli umah kat situ..no offence ye..hehehe)
Maka tersinggah la kat booth KL Kepong ni. Lokasi, harga & rekabentuk yg agak menepati citarasa, membuatkan kami terus melulu ke show unit immediately lepas tu jugak..rakus tak rakus la...
hehehe...

About 30km dari KL,20km ke Shah Alam..nampak gayanya blk keje aku la sampai dulu lps ni...hehehe

Belek punye belek show unit tu, mmg dah rambang la mata kami ni..
Satu lagi pesanan aku, awas dgn ilusi optik!!


Diorg akan decorate show unit tu se'marvellous2'nye...Mau tak terliur!!

KLK, what?
Antara kriteria nak beli rumah, kene check ke'establish'an developer tu. Lps consult ngan Balak yg agak familiar ngan construction company, maka lepas satu lagi yardstick kitorg. Ye la, takut gak kalo amik projek2 ngan developer2 yg suspicious ni. Buatnye projek abandoned, tak ke naya..Tapi tu la, bile gah nama developer, makin gah jugak la harganye..ye tak??!!
Namun,elok jugak amik dgn developer2 yg low-profile ni. Sometimes diorg mmg ade potential & akan perform..
Apa2pun,semua tu mmg rezeki & ujian masing2 la kan kalo dpt projek2 yg bermasalah tu..

To be frank, developer kitorg ni aku pun tak penah dengo sblm ni.
Tapi bile investigate skt2..rupa2nye listed kat main board..
ok la tu (ala2 saida..hehehe)

Think Twice!!No Turning Back
Utk org2 mcm Azizi Ali, mungkin 100-200k tak byk ertinya..
Tapi utk aku ni,mcm2 nak kene consider sblm decide nak proceed ke tak..
monthly payment la terutamanye..
Buat la projection utk thn2 yg mendatang..within budget.passed!!
Pastu survey amenities & logistic penempatan kitorg yg akan dtg ni..
Nak kata maju giler tu tak la,tapi takde la solok sgt..hehehe...


Oleh kerana niat kami mencari tpt yg mendamaikan, jauh dari hiruk-pikuk kota (perghh,ayat buku teks tu!!)..maka lps satu lagi yardstick kitorg (berapa byk yardsticks daa!!)
Selain tu,aku masuk website persatuan penduduk diorg, DECOREAS ..hmm,bole tahan celik IT gak org2 kat situ..ok la kot..
85% orang Melayu..surau pun beso..padang bola pun banyak..
FYI, projek yg ni fasa ke-8 camtu..ade lagi 3-4 unit blm terjual. Sape berminat bole la book..hehehe

The following week..dgn doa & tawakal..aku pun pegi ke show unit & terus bayo deposit RM2k.

Loan Hassle
Utk loan, alhamdulillah Toyota bagi subsidi 50% of the interest. Contohnye kalo harga umah RM200k,interest RM300k..total loan RM350k..maka roughly save RM150k (given that sampai pencen duduk sini..hehehe)

Lagi mahal umah, lagi untung..tapi nengok pulak entitlement..
Beso pangkat,beso la pulak entitlementnye..
Balaci cam aku ni,kecik je la entitlement..

Utk support industri perbankan Islam (ye la,dulu asyik la sibuk buat assignment comparison between conventional vs Islamic) serta sebab musabab yg lain, maka aku pun amik BIMB loan..
Tak sangka pulak, dek kerana penyakit aku ni..byk skt procedure tambahan yg membuatkan aku pening kepala.
Ye la,sape nak bagi hutang kat org yg berisiko mcm aku ni kan...
Walaupun alhamdulillah dah OK, history still counts..ape nak buat,dah nasib badan..

Pendek ceta, akhirnya loan pun approved hasil bantuan rakan UIA, Balqis (untung jugak ade kroni bersepah2 seluruh Malaya ni). Tengkiu bebanyak!!

Progress
Expected completion sepatutnya Nov'09.
Tapi latest progress billing stated dah 75% siap. Rumah dah 100% completed.
Tinggal longkang blm siap & jalan je yg blm tar..

Dengan penuh keterujaan aku pun menjengah la bakal rumah tu..mane tau kot2 kene kelentong ke...

Alhamdulillah, benar bak dikata..Agen aku pun bagitau, kalo CF takde problem, silap2 2-3 bln awal bole dpt kunci. Alamak!!aku la pulak tak ready lagi..
mane nak cekau duit...byk gak nak pakai bile masuk umah baru..
pasang lampu kipas je RM2-3k at least..

Tu blm consider angan2 mat jenin lagi..nak buat itu,nak buat ini...(dirahsiakan atas sebab2 keselamatan..hehehe)

Cadang2 nak masuk rumah Jan 2010, insya-Allah..
maka kepada sesape yg bertanya bile nak buat house warming tu, jawapan aku cuma
"not so soon la ek.." :-)
tapi andai sesape teringin nak tolong angkat barang, sgt2lah dialu-alukan...hehehe..

Wassalam

Celosia

To turn this..

into this..

all I need is money, money & money.. :-)

"money can't buy happiness..but money can make you happy"
"money is not everything..but you need money for every single thing" - Abu Humairah

Ya-Allah, jadikanlah kami hamba yg mendahulukan akhirat lebih dari dunianya..
Kami pohon keberkatan atas rezeki2 kami, agar sentiasa merasa cukup atas apa yang telah Engkau kurniakan, Amin..

iPhone vs Omnia vs Tube

Mane best ek??
Don't get me wrong ok, bukan nak beli pun..hehehe..


More info on iPhone.

More info on Omnia.

More info on 5800 @ Tube.

It's Rainy Days (Tribute to Kewek)

Saat2 pulang dari keje ptg tadi, meredah ujan yg agak lebat..menyingkap memori silam..
(cewah, berbunga pulak posting aku ni...)

Sebelum April, memang Kewek hitam (aka Kriss BJE 561) aku tu menjadi tunggangan ke ofis..
Oleh sebab desakan isteri & kesihatan yg masih tak menentu, maka berpeluanglah Vios berjalan2 pulak.
Tapi aku prefer naik moto? Kenape?
Murah , cepat & tak berapa selamat..hehe..

Walaupun tahu risiko bermotosikal, tapi aku mmg selesa. Risiko ada di mana2. Yg penting cara pemanduan & pengisian masa atas motor.
Selain takyah bayar tol, arrival time kebiasaannye lebih baik rekodnye berbanding AirAsia. (Haha, kalo Tony Fernandez baca mesti berbulu ni..)
Tak perlu cuti sekolah utk tunggu jalan menjadi clear bak trek F1 Sepang..
Tak perlu risau ujan lebat ke, banjir kilat utk aku teruskan perjalanan..
Traffic jem? I like...menyelit bak pelesit (tapi aku menyelit ade etika, siap bagi signal ok!)

Cuma apabila tayar pancit, maka berdoalah agar ade pomen2 jalanan yg berlegar berhampiran anda..

Kembali pada cerita asal, dlm hujan yg lebat & ade keta yg stuck oleh kerana enjin masuk air (psl jln Glenmarie banjir kilat)
mat2 motor dgn bangganya memotong segala jenis Merc, BMW, Lexus, Saga dll..
Aku cuma tersenyum sendirian. Akulah antara mereka dahulunya.. Tak sabar nak merempit semula..

Tatkala & tika itu (ape da aku merapek ni..), org2 yg dlm kereta merintih "kalaulah aku naik motor, mesti dah sampai rumah" dan org2 yg atas motor pula mengadu "kalaulah ada kereta, takyah la meredah ujan..kene demam & risiko2 eksiden yg pelbagai"

Sesungguhnya manusia pasti akan melihat kelebihan orang lain & amat jarang sekali mensyukuri apa yg kite miliki.
Aku tak terkecuali..
Maka berwaspadalah kite dgn musuh yg tak nampak (nafsu & syaitan) agar tidak kufur dgn apa yg Allah kurniakan..

Wallahua'lam..

P/S: Sekadar perkongsian, motor or keta..dua2 pun aku suka..
Mcm yg aku ckp, pengisian yg penting..
Kalau naik motor, sempat la baca zikir, ayat2 Quran pun bole refresh & refresh..
tak dpt la nak layan Hotfm ke, ape ke...

kalo naik keta plak, pagi tu layan kuliah ustaz Zahazan (6.30am-6.45am:Ikimfm 91.5) & Ustaz Wan Sohor/Fauzi (6.45am-7.00am:KLfm 97.2).
Lps 7 layan Hotfm especially panggilan hangit..7.15am dah sampai ofis daa..
balik keje, layan Hotfm..kalo dah maghrib bukak la Ikimfm..
memang best naik keta, byk pilihan halwa telinga..

Apapun, aku tetap rindukan Kewekku...
Oh Kewek, we will be together again..
Buat rakan2 sepermotoran, berhati2 musim hujan ni. Kalo tak bwk raincoat, takyah la redah..Demam kang naya je..

Panjang pulak Post Script aku ni...seronok pulak merapu mlm2 buta ni..maaf la ye...

::Vacancies::

On my way to the office yesterday, I overheard the DJ read a few headlines of the day.
This one really caught my attention..


We need at least 200 oncologists but have only 39, says Liow

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is currently facing an acute shortage of oncologists, said Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai.
He said the ideal ratio should be eight oncologists per one million people.
“So for Malaysia’s population of 26 million, we should have at least 200 oncologists, but we have only 39 at the moment.
“We are very, very short on oncologists,” he told reporters after opening the First Asia Pacific Conference on Healthy Policy and Planning yesterday.
He added that foreign oncologists had been brought in, but the numbers were still low.
It does not help that there are about 30,000 to 40,000 new cancer cases each year.
“According to the first National Cancer Registry report in 2002, Malaysia men and women have among the world’s highest rate of nasopharyngeal, laryngeal and cervical cancers,” he said.
Liow added the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated 7.6 million people died of cancer in 2005 and that another 84 million people will die from cancer in the next 10 years.
To deal with the problem, Liow said that more oncologists needed to be trained.
“The Health Ministry is also finalising a National Cancer Management Blueprint for the period of 2008 to 2015 which will streamline the fight against cancer. I will have to brief the Cabinet first.
“With this blueprint, our vision is that by 2025, cancer will no longer be a public health problem in Malaysia,” he said.
He added that the Ministry was in the process of building a National Cancer Institute in Putrajaya under the Ninth Malaysia Plan.
“This will be a national referral centre for cancer in the same manner as the National Heart Institute is for heart diseases,” he said.

All cancer patients, after the tumor removal will normally consult oncologists to see next course of action, whether radiotherapy, chemotherapy or even nuclear therapy!!

Yes, I would say oncologists are really close to me..
Out of 39, I already met more or less 10 of them. 6 alone are in HUKM, another 5 when I was in Damansara Specialist.
Their assistance, advice & patience while attending to my case will never be forgotten. May Allah bless you all for your noble job. Amin..

So, if any of your kin wish to be a doctor, hope they will fill in this vacancy. This is my plea, really..

P/S: I wish my daughter too.. :-)

Follow-up

Although I'd completed my chemotherapy treatment quite some time ago, I still need to see doctor once every two months.
Yes, any cancer patient will be under surveillance within 1-2 years, to ensure that the cancer cell is totally out of the picture.

My latest follow-up was last Thursday, which blood test & x-ray were done simultaneously.
Alhamdulillah...everything are OK for this moment. And I do hope it will be forever, Amin..

During the session, I also raised my curiosity on when I can father another child.
As expected, Dr. Ros advised me to wait for at least 1 year or two. The longer is better. This is due to the fact that chemotherapy might gave an impact to my body cell, or genes in particular. Not a risk-taker as I am, I will follow the advice accordingly. Since my wife underwent Caesarean delivery on our 1st baby, I believe this is one of the 'hikmah'.
At least, more focus can be spent on her development. As always, think positively on anything that happen.

In fact, I should be grateful. There are unfortunate people who wish to have a baby but couldn't or haven't.
I truly understand those.

Sometimes Allah's plan works in most mysterious ways..Be patient & content with whatever Allah's will.
That's all I can say..

Wallahua'lam..

Journey to KK ::Post Mortem::

First & foremost
Syukur pada Allah..atas nikmat rezeki & kesihatan yg dikurniakan..

Special thanks to Acit & Nadey (hotel booking), Tony & Jonathon (Innova), mak ayah Nadey (dinner & tour), Azim, Faiza & Nuha (airport fetch)

Sebenarnya, dah lama kitorg plan nak g KK.
Wife pun tak penah naik flight..So bile Airasia buat promo RM0 fare, kitorg pun sambar le tiket tu..
Rule no.1, never fly during public or school holidays..
So dpt le tiket yg murah skt..cuma bayar tax, luggage & admin fee..

Scene 1
Tiket murah punye psl, kene la amik flight seawal jam 6.50am.
Kene le bgn awal..seawal 4 pg..Azim yg risau aku tak sampai2..hehe..
nyaris2 tak smpt check in..sampai2 dah pkl 6am..fuh...

Scene 2
Utk first-timer..
setengah jam dlm kapal terbang,dah terasa bosan...
hehehe..ni nasib baik takde transit mane2 ni yang..
maybe next time kite naik business / 1st class la...baru tak boring kot..hahaha

Scene 3
Handphone??mane handphone ummi nih???
miss call punye miss call..geledah punye geledah..
tak jumpe2...hmm,alamat dah kene kebas la kot..
kesian..tak sampai sejam kat KK, mood dah spoilt...ape nak buat..
sekali tu..dalam lubang tandas daa....kat toyota showroom plak tu!!!
nostalgic sungguh..
sape yg tukang seluk tu???yarrkkkk...
takpe la,janji simcard selamat..camne la org nak wish besday nanti???
hehehe

Scene 4
Hujan emas negeri org..hujan batu negeri sendiri
baik lagi negeri sendiri..

bila direnung2 balik..ada benarnya ungkapan tu..

maybe kerana majoriti penduduknya yg non-muslim, maka kami agak berhati2 dlm memilih tpt mkn..

bukan la maksudnye tpt org tu tak bagus..
kebiasaannya kita akan lebih selesa dgn tempat kite sendiri..
kalo dah biasa, mungkin takde la rasa tak selesa sgt..

Scene 5
Antara yg org advise bile ke Sabah ni adalah seafoodnye yg 'masyuk'...
Maka, 1st night tu kitorg pegi la kat satu restoran ni...
maskot lobster dah terkangkang kat entrance..
nama restoran tu Port View rase2nye...

Melihat ikan & udang yg menari2 dlm akuarium utk disauk, kami pun terus la landing..
Amierah dah siap dgn babychairnye...

Belek2 menu, mak datuk!!not our place..
Sekali makan sama mcm budget makan sebulan..

Dengan muka selamba, kami pun terus beredar..meninggalkan waitress2 yg terpinga2..
aku pun tak smpt nak jamah kacang tanah atas meja tu..
buatnye diorg charge naya gak kan...hehehe

So,kitorg pun pusing2 la pasar philippine & dinner kat situ..
Takde la menu pelbagai,cuma seafood2 yg dibakar...
ok la, jgn kata gi KK tak mkn seafood langsung, ye tak?!!

Scene 6
berbelanja di pasar philippine memang mengasyikkan..
lagi syok kalo poket tu tebal..

sama mcm rantau panjang atau pengkalan kubur di kelantan..
tak cukup setakat pandai loghat tempatan..

kene bwk org tempatan,baru le bole dpt harga murah skt..
kalau tak, jangan harap bah....

Scene 7
jarak antara KK ke Kundasang lebih kurang 90km..
kalo ikut normal speed aku,sejam bole sampai..
oleh kerana tak biasa dgn geografi di Sabah, maybe 2-3 jam gak la kot.
atas nasihat rakan2, kene bertolak awal utk elakkan jln berkabus kalo tgh hari..
maka aku pun inform ahli rombongan bertolak seawal 5.30 pagi..
kalo kt KL,masih terkulat2 lagi baru nak bgn kan..
tp oleh sbb kat KK pkl 4.44am dah subuh,pkl 5.30 tu kire just nice la..
bayangkan la pkl 6am matahari dah terpacak..bukan subuh gajah dah..bapak gajah gamaknye...

not bad,hotel siap tapaukan breakfast.takde la ape sgt, cuma muffin, kek & croissant, apple & air mineral..
better than nothing, ye tak??

dalam perjalanan,kitorg plan la singgah sarapan kat warung2 tepi jalan..
tapi,sampai ke pekan kundasang..satu pun tak jumpa!!
bagus betul org2 sabah ni, makan kat umah agaknye..

dlm perjalanan, sesekali terpandang bdk2 sekolah tgh tunggu van.
melihatkan keadaan mereka berselipar & uniform yg tak berapa nak lengkap..
syukur dgn apa yg kami miliki kini..

another point to ponder...
rase2nye takde sebijik surau or masjid pun yg kami jumpe kat tepi2 jalan..
on the other hand, 10-20 church located kat tepi2 jalan
inilah yg dinamakan syiar..

betapa masih kurangnya dakwah Islam di sana..
tatkala itu, aku kagum dgn geng2 tabligh yg tak berputus asa mengembangkan dakwah..
ternyata terlalu ramai lagi yg perlukan hidayahMU...
mdh2n aku terlibat sama, one way or another..insya-Allah...

Scene 8
duduk di perantauan memang byk cabaran & dugaannya..
kami berkesempatan berjumpa dgn mak ayah Nadey (one of my friends),
yang dah lama menetap di KK..
kire bole dipanggil penghulu la utk org2 semenanjung..

bile di perantauan,kene la rajin bergaul supaya tak jdk kera sumbang..
bile dikenang2 semula...ade hikmahnye aku jatuh sakit ari tu..
plan nak kene anto training setahun ke Jepun ditangguhkan..
mungkin kami blm bersedia physical & mental..
pegi 3 hari ke Sabah pun dah mengeluh..hehehe...

apapun,utk rakan2 yg di oversea skrg ni (Shifa, Sue, Sham & Izuan) serta yg bakal pergi tu,
jaga diri di tempat org ye..setiap kesulitan itu adalah kirafah sebenarnya..

Wallahua'lam..

Journey to East M'sia (KK)

6 Nov 08
6.00am:Check-in @ KL LCCT, 6.50am:Take-off, 9.05am:Touch-down @ KKIA 2, 10.30am:UMW Toyota KK Branch, 11.30am:Lunch @ One Borneo, 1.00am:Check-in @ Beverly Hotel, 3.30pm:Filipino Market, 6.00pm:Tanjung Aru, 7.15pm:Dinner @ Filipino Market, 9.00pm:zzz



7 Nov 08
5.45am:Leave hotel, 7.30am:Breakfast @ Kundasang, 8.45am:Kinabalu Park, 10.45am:Tamparuli Bridge, 12.00pm:Lunch @ Centrepoint, 1.40pm:Jesselton Point, 2.00pm:Manukan Island, 8.00pm: Dinner @ Hj.Omar's house, 10.30pm:zzz


8 Nov 08
8.30am:View Tower @ Bukit Bendera, 9.15am:Tun Mustapha Tower / Yayasan Sabah, 9.30am: Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), 10.30pm:Wet Market+Filipino Market (2nd round), 12.00pm:Lunch @ Chicken Hut Karamunsing Complex, 2.00pm: Check-out @ Beverly Hotel, Check-in @ KKIA 2, 5.45pm:Take-off, 8.10pm:Touch-down @ KL LCCT
Alhamdulillah

P/S: Photo arrangement agak serabut...maklum le,busy skt lps cuti lama..
Nanti la bile dah free skt, aku buat 5S (term utk housekeeping kat ofis aku..hehehe)
Byk lg nak gebang (handphone masuk 'lubang keramat', bot ibarat roller coaster etc...),
insya-Allah ade kelapangan aku menulis lagi.. :-)

Nov 7 - Part 2

Nad Dearie..

Thanks for being a great companion of mine..
Always be there for me...in sorrow & joy..

I couldn't ask for a better friend...

Obey HIM & follow the true path of Rasulullah
May Allah rewards you with Jannah, Amin..

Happy Birthday Honey

November 7...

Selamat Hari Lahir buat isteri tercinta, Nadiah bte Misman..
Semoga Allah merahmati hidupmu dunia akhirat, Amin..

For this moment, just enjoy the Birthday Trip...
I will write more once we are back..
Currently, lets enjoy all the KK things...
:-)

Appraisal (read as Praise Yourself)

I believe, some of us are in the midst of writing, updating or worrying about the performance appraisal (or whatever name your workplace call it). Those who do not familiar, it is the assessment of your performance.

Certainly in my office, this is talk of the month.

As said by a friend of mine "Zairy, setahun ko tak buat keje pun takpe..Yg penting ayat mesti mau power!!"

Frankly, I don't buy it. I rather have 'real' work than good points. IT IS NOT I AM THAT GOOD. Perhaps because I realized I did not perform, that is why I prefer to have average score.

When I was in audit life, each assignment should be attached with an assessment. I remembered writing 4-5 within half a year.
Luckily it is just once a year in my current employment. Even then, what a feeling to update that!!!I HATE IT MOST!!

I hate to impress anybody with my job. I hate to justify why I badly need high score. I hate people claim credits for what they did not deserved to..

Enough said. For this year's appraisal, due to my long absence (4 & 1/2 months), I put relatively poor mark for my own, in which my colleagues disagree. Definitely illness (in my case, it is cancer) is something you never wish for..
It's not that I took long leave for a vacation or something.. (Although I did travel in my final week of medical leave..hehe..sorry!!)
Quite surprising..my boss asked me to revise my score, at least to be at the average range..hmmm, should I buy her lunch?

But I have to be fair to myself & my company as well. For me, even I get half the bonus than the rest do..I think I'll be just fine. (Er..sure or not??!!hehehe). Insya-Allah, may I will always be contented for what I have..Amin..

However, all the above are purely my personal opinion. Nevertheless, I fully support friends & people who deserve to be accredited for hard-work & commitment towards the jobs. I just against those who write everything on earth just to praise themselves..

See you then..Adios & Salam..

Wallahua'lam..

Despatch who drives a Camry

"To be sitting & doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up"

I am not so sure whether this quotation is making any sense to you or not, but for me..it reminds me of somebody.

During a discussion with my colleague when we wrapped up our top management monthly report, I suddenly have this to say "I feel that our boss is more like a despatch"

It is not that I would like to insult the one sitting on 'that' chair. It's just the reality. We as the sender (the one prepare, analyze & complete the report..most importantly, take the blame for any error) & the receivers are the Top Management. So, the one who do nothing (might be an understatement.. actually 'review' for any lay-out or typo error) except that passing the report..What should we call then?


I have no ill-feeling towards anybody, really.
If you are paid RM20K++ with a company car, I don't mind being a despatch though..

No offence... Just my little thought.. Happy working everybody.. :-)

Are You a Member of the 99 Club?

Long ago, there lived a King. This King should have been contented with his life, given all the riches and luxuries he had. However, this was not the case! The King always found himself wondering why he just never seemed contented with his life. Sure, he had the attention of everyone wherever he went, attended fancy dinners and parties, but somehow, he still felt something was lacking and he couldn't put his finger on it.

One day, the King had woken up earlier than usual to stroll around his palace. He entered his huge living room and came to a stop when he heard someone happily singing away... following his singing, he saw that one of the servants was singing and had a very contented look on his face. This fascinated the King and he summoned this man to his chambers.

The man, his servant, entered the King's chambers as ordered. The King asked why he was so happy?

To this the man replied, 'Your Majesty, I am nothing but a servant but I make enough of a living to keep my wife and children happy. We don't need too much, a roof over our heads and warm food to fill our tummy. My wife and children are inspiration, they are contented with whatever little I bring home. I am happy because my family is happy.'

Hearing this, the King dismissed the servant and summoned his Personal Assistant to his chambers. The King related his personal anguish about his feelings and then related the story of the servant to his Personal Assistant, hoping that somehow, he will be able to come up with some reasoning that here was a King who could have anything he wished for at a snap of his fingers and yet was not contented, whereas, his servant, having so little was extremely contented.

The Personal Assistant listened attentively and came to a conclusion. He said, 'Your Majesty, I believe that the servant has not been made part of the 99 Club.'

'The 99 Club? And what exactly is that?' the King inquired.

To which the Assistant replied, 'Your Majesty, to truly know what the 99 Club is, you will have to do the following... place 99 Gold coins in a bag and leave it at this servant's doorstep, you will then understand what the 99 Club is.'

That very same evening, the King arranged for 99 Gold coins to be placed in a bag at the servant's doorstep. Although he was slightly hesitant and he thought he should have put 100 Gold coins into the bag, but since his assistant had advised him to put 99 coins, that is what he did.

The servant was just stepping out of his house when he saw a bag at his doorstep. Wondering about its contents, he took it into his house and opened the bag. When he opened the bag, he let out a great big shout of joy... Gold coins... so many of them. He could hardly believe it. He called his wife to show her the coins. He then took the bag to a table and emptied it out and began to count the coins. Doing so, he realised that there were 99 coins and he thought it was an odd number so he counted again and again and again only to come to the same conclusion.. 99 Gold Coins.

He began to wonder, what could have happened to that last 1 coin? For no one would leave 99 coins. He began to search his entire house, looked around his backyard for hours, not wanting to lose out on that one coin. Finally, exhausted, he decided that he was going to have to work harder than ever to make up for that 1 Gold coin to make his entire collection an even 100 Gold Coins.

He got up the next morning, in an extremely horrible mood, shouting at the children and his wife for his delay, not realising that he had spent most the of the night conjuring ways of working hard so that he had enough money to buy himself that gold coin. He went to work as usual - only not in his usual best mood, singing happily - as he grumpily did his daily errands.

Seeing the man's attitude change so drastically, the King was puzzled. He promptly summoned his Assistant to his chambers. The King related his thoughts about the servant and once again, his Assistant listened. The King could not believe that the servant who until yesterday had been singing away and was happy and content with his life had taken a sudden change of attitude, even though he should have been happier after receiving the gold coins.

To this the Assistant replied, 'Ah! but your Majesty, the servant has now officially joined the 99 Club.'

He explained, 'The 99 Club is just a name given to those people who have everything but yet are never contented, therefore they are always working hard and striving for the extra 1 to round it out to 100!!! We have so much to be thankful for and we can live with very little in our lives, but the minute we are given something bigger and better, we want even more! We are not the same happy contented person we used to be, we want more and more and by wanting more and more we don't realise the price we pay for it. We lose our sleep, our happiness, we hurt the people around us just as a price to pay for our growing needs and desires. That is what joining the 99 Club is all about.'

Hearing this the King decided that from that day onwards, he was going to start appreciating all the little things in life. Striving for more is always good, but let's not strive so hard and for so much that we lose all those near and dear to our hearts, we shouldn't compromise our happiness for moments of luxuries!!

Are we?

(Note: Article reproduced from an e-mail forwarded by a friend. To maintain originality, no single dot added nor removed)

Thank You..

*Photo session bersama Auntie Kui & Nikon D40nye.
Kene paksa senyum w/p mood tak OK coz baru tumbuh gigi geraham..
Org 'melantak' kat atas, Amierah berposing kat bawah.. hehehe

Dear All,

Amierah nak ucapkan terima kasih pada semua yg sudi hadir ke rumah Amierah last Sunday...
Semoga ukhwah abadi kekal selamanya, insya-Allah.. :-)

Berdua Lebih Baik (Dedication to a Friend)

Salam..

Life is full of uncertainties.. Life is full of surprises..
Disagree with me? I guess we are living in different planet.

Well, let me just straight to the point.
Just when I felt that I had enough list of surprises this year (on top of the list must be definitely my illness, here came my friend confessed to me that he is going to get married by end of this year. Get what??

It is not that I don't like him getting engaged & married subsequently. My wife & I are more than happy for him. It is just like..."OK, you know her for less than a year & yet you have decided on the most important thing in life". If that surprise is not enough, his future wife is someone within our 'population'. I mean "she" is among our friends' families. What a small world!!!

Our fate (takdir) works in the most mysterious way, you see.
A couple who knew each other for more than 10 years not necessarily ended with a marriage.
Yet there are couples who do not know each other end up married on the next day!

So my friend,
When we believe that this is Allah's will, we will always be grateful for what is happening to us.
Whether good or bad things, always bear in mind.. there must be a reason behind it. So live with it and you will find life is more meaningful.

Just a piece of advice..The engagement is just the beginning. Hmm, perhaps it is not even a beginning.
Imagine a 100m sprint, the engagement is the warm up before preparing yourself at the starting block.

However, things absolutely gonna change come Sunday & I believe you are ready for this new chapter.
All the best & may Allah ease everything for you. Amin..

Happy Engagement Day!!

While the above is for those 'in love', this song dedicated to anybody who are looking for love..hehehe..
Yes, berdua lebih baik. However, syurga bukan satu hala. Even the single will enter Al-Jannah. No worries..

Enjoy Teman by XPDC, one of my favourites.. Cheers..

(Click here to hear the song)

Suatu petang yang damai
Kau ku lihat
Menanti seorang teman
Teman yang takkan datang

Engkau ku perhatikan
Setia lagi
Apalagi yang dinanti
Teman yang takkan datang

Biar ku pujuk ke mari
Hati yang sedang pilu
Kau genggamlah tanganku
Aku bawa kau pergi

Syurga bukan satu hala
Aku nanti di sini
Setelah sekian lama
Kau memendam dendam

Kekasihku
Tidak datang setelah berjanji
Aku pun sudah merasakannya
Kita bagaikan
Suatu arah menanti sendirian
Walau dalam hujan lebat

Ku nanti nanti nanti nanti, sendiri lagi

Suatu warna yang gelap
Dahulu hidup penuh
Dengan keseorangan
Seorang lagi teman

Setelah sekian lama kau memendam dendam...

The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History

I knew about this book a long time ago.
If I'm not mistaken, Ustaz Zahazan did mentioned this book but I never bother to look out for it.
When I visited resource centre, accidentally I saw it on the shelf & just grasp it right away.

Yes, this book might be written by a non-Muslim, Michael H.Hart but the man on top of the list is our Prophet Muhammad!

Here's some excerpts from the book:

"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels."

"Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world's great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and pervasive."

"How, then, is one to assess the overall impact of Muhammad on human history? Like all religions, Islam exerts an enormous influence upon the lives of its followers. It is for this reason that the founders of the world's great religions all figure prominently in this book . Since there are roughly twice as many Christians as Moslems in the world, it may initially seem strange that Muhammad has been ranked higher than Jesus. There are two principal reasons for that decision. First, Muhammad played a far more important role in the development of Islam than Jesus did in the development of Christianity. Although Jesus was responsible for the main ethical and moral precepts of Christianity (insofar as these differed from Judaism), St. Paul was the main developer of Christian theology, its principal proselytizer, and the author of a large portion of the New Testament."

Full article as of in the book can be read here.

To share some of the info, below are the top 10 of the list..

1. Muhammad
2. Isaac Newton
3. Jesus Christ
4. Buddha
5. Confucius
6. St. Paul
7. Ts ai Lun
8. Johann Gutenberg
9. Christopher Columbus
10. Albert Einstein

Some sound familiar, while some we never ever heard before.

One thing we might consider, however, is to follow as close as possible the path of Prophet Muhammad, his actions, sayings & everything relevant as much as we could.

Even a non-Muslim can appreciate the role of our Prophet, what more we as a Muslim who days & nights declared the Oneness of Allah & Prophet Muhammad as His Messenger..
Hope this may inspire us in one way or another, insya-Allah..

What's Life About..Aidilfitri 1429H

Although my overall Aidilfitri celebration was just nice & fine, perhaps not to certain people..
What more if the people who are close to us..

Can we be happy & still laughing when we found out somebody is in misery?
They might put smile on their faces, but who can understand what's deep inside their hearts..

Scene 1
Separated from wife & children is the last thing I want to hear. But, who can deny the destiny that Allah has set.
I believe, he is strong enough with this test & I pray for his every success in any relationships afterwards.
Be patient my friend.. She is not good enough for you, believe me..
Allah will replace with somebody who is much, much better..
Insya-Allah...

Scene 2 (a)
She lost her husband 3 days before Ramadhan..
Her late husband happened to be my former teacher in primary school.
It was a sudden death. On that fateful night; heart attack, fell & passed away..
"When Allah decided on the death (AJAL), HE will not postpone nor advance even for second"
Wallahua'lam..

Scene 2 (b)
Not only that, during Ramadhan she also found out that his son (who was my ex-classmate, sit next to me) caught & imprisoned in Thailand.
He was charged for murdering 3 policemen & one of the suspects involved in the JI movement.

Auntie, I was speechless when we visited you the other day..
Allah will test His servant on what he/she capable of..
This is too hard, but you are the chosen one. No other can accept this test as strong as you are.
While I pray for the late 'Cikgu', may Allah reward him with Al-Jannah...I do hope & pray for the safety & release of your beloved son. Amin..

Scene 3,4,5...
You name it..
Caught in accident? Money stolen? Fall sick? Dying illness? The list is endless..

This is part & parcel of life..
Every time we feel the difficulty we have is too much, think of others who suffer even worse than us..


Note: These are true stories which I hope we can learn & think about it.
Just a lesson or two will do..These are the things that will make us closer to Allah..

Wallahua'lam.

Aidilfitri 1429H

Wow, lama sungguh tak menulis..
Almaklum la, sibuk buat persiapan raya etc..
Mula bercuti since 27 Sept, start ari tu gak la schedule aku packed..

Raya Eve
Apa lagi, sibuk memasak le satu family..
Tugas utama aku, cam biasa la anyam ketupat serta memasukkan isi2nye..
Nasib le skill menganyam masih tak lupa, cuma ade slow skt le awal2 tu..
berlumba ngan ayah aku, half way ayah aku dah surrender (lenguh beb duduk lama2)
70 bijik gak dpt...
yg tak syoknye, abis semua ketupat aku keras kebatun (measurement out or beras terlebih kembang..hehehe)
Moral of the story: Beras tu 1/3 je, tangan jgn gatal!! Bio ketupat lembik dari keras mcm batu (kalo pakai sudu plastik konfem patah)

Photo Session
Kalo dah namanye raya, tak sah le kalo tak melaram ngan baju baru, ye tak?
Alhamdulillah, dpt gak beraya dgn baju baru. At first, aku ingat raya kali ni aku tak ke mane2.. Syukurlah kesihatan kembali normal..

Yang aku terperasan, ramai betul yg beraya dgn kaler hijau tahun ni..
Hmm, kebetulan agaknye..maklum la, 'bulan' pun semakin mengambang.. kat Muo pun dah ade 2 DUN bulan... :-)

Ni namanye freestyle pose. Abi & Umi punye la control ayu, si kenit tu buat pose ntah ape2...


Cheers..

Hepi sakan si Amierah ni..
mcm tau2 je thn ni dpt collect byk duit raya..
hehehe...








Left side family sebelah aku. Sedar tak sedar dah beso panjang adik2 aku...
Next plak parent sebelah wife aku..
Oleh sebab tak cukup korum, tak dpt le nak tayang gambo adik beradik ipar...sori ek...


Abis posing & acara bermaafan, kitorang singgah photoshop amik gambo studio..

5 tahun sekali..sekeping RM70++ gak apek tu charge..hampess... dah le tak bagi aku copy file, ade ke suruh aku scan aje... apehal...

baik amik ngan Jebon, member aku yg semakin meningkat naik prestasinye..tunggu die ade studio sendiri le gamaknye...hehehe..

Reunion - RAA 94~96
Dlm byk2 batch, batch 94~96 (SMTP Muar) ni la yg still in-touch walaupun lebih 10 tahun terpisah...
Every gathering, at least 50% attendance gak le...kalah tu attendance prep petang time kitorang nak PMR....hehehe...
Malam tu aku jdk bujang, pasal anak dara dah selamat beradu...
tahun demi tahun, populasi pun semakin bertambah..Alhamdulillah..
(Congrats in-advance to Napi & fiancee - kad ko aku tercicir kt umah Jebon..
insya-Allah aku pegi umah wife ko ek)