Sunday, May 28, 2006

blurry

I have not the slightest idea what I am about to say here today. This is written at my cubicle with the help of my faithful friend, Schneider.

The Da Vinci Code (the movie) was probably a flop. As in not up to the expectation of the public.
As expected.

Like I once pointed out that my favourite author, Paulo Coelho said that he would never agree to sell the rights to make a movie out of his book The Alchemist. He strongly believe that no movie maker or producer can beat the movie that goes on in the reader’s mind. Which makes everyone one of us a movie maker.

I can go on and on, on what I think of Da Vinci Code, the movie, but I don’t want to sound like one of them movie critics. That’s just being a plain no-sport. Good efforts were made to produce the movie, it’s just that it was not up to ‘the movie’ I made whilst reading the book back in 2005 (kot).

I had fun that nite though. Like I said I went out with my colleagues and man, that was probably good fun I have had in days? I suppose after Friday, the 19th of May, I manage to prove my theory wrong, and now, that workmates can be your hang out buddy. Just lose it and let the fun flow.

One Utama’s free internet wireless service is a fraud. I swear, I was cheated trying to get hooked onto the net last Sunday. And so the statement. I don’t care what you say, it’s true. I think I will stick to my Great Eastern Starbucks wireless provider Timenet.

I have discovered recently that I have low blood pressure, which explains the urge to just faint at work. The doctor said, “unfortunately nadia, low blood pressure is something you just have to learn to cope with. We can treat people with high blood pressure, but yours, you just have to adapt to it. Try moving slowly.”

And my response to that “errrr…”

Tell me the world is going crazy or rather, I am. Going nuts.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Yankee Doodle left its mark

I today came across my doodling from my First year Heat Transfer notes while using it for work today (oh yes, my old battered notes came to its use, finally – besides the fact that they made my grades)

Amused, I blushed whilst reading the things I wrote. The things... I started writing way back then, from the day one I learnt about the secret book aka the Black book of mine. Way before anyone knew we’d have a private yet public journal – weblog.

I used to have this close friend back in my uni days who’d go for lectures not for the sake of learning but more for the fact that we’d have the opportunity to write little notes and giggle to ourselves at the back of the class.

Those were the days when I had just found my first love. The days where my notes will be filled with doodling of his name left, right, centre of the paper. The days when I was naïve and so full of anticipation of the ‘unknown’ future. Where anything goes. When I was careless yet conscious. You remember those days??

Being amused and ashamed to myself was one thing. Having your boss go through it and stumble on them by accident is another.

Yes, he did. But somehow, I manage to sorta pull it away from him. What you expect me to do? Say “oh that was how I was during lectures. I never listened, I had my own lecture going on back then – about boys”

However, I shared this valuable gibberish with another colleague of mine who studied at UMIST. He admitted that he was too, like me, suka sangat conteng lecture notes dgn benda yg takdak kena mengena dgn lecture. He was telling me how he’d draw the Malaysian flag accompanied with an airplane by its side on his notes. I agreed softly in my heart – been there, done that.

Another thing I realized was how patronized and ONE all of us were back then. We were all like one big family, the Asian students who studied overseas. It did not matter if we were from Indonesia, Singapore or back home, we were all so united. It was hard to concentrate on studies while trying so hard to forget that my heart was left miles and miles away.

Somehow, I made it! Yeay, proud lil me.

Things at work have been going well. I am running on the track to where I’ve always wanted to get myself to.

But still…

That does not take away the fact how the nonsense (back then) I wrote down on my lecture notes actually meant a lot to me today – after five long years.

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Work enigma

I have learnt to make my collegues my friends. That's odd. Once you are working, you would understand the fact that collegues ant really be hang out buddies. Why? Because people usually have a double identity thingy. I sometimes do too. I aint want my workmates to think I'm some crazy daredevil wacko. Which is who I am truly are.

None of my collegue here at my new job know the existance of my blog or friendster watsoeva.

But somehow, I am proud that there are one or two 'cool' people here I can or probably will call friends. Will be going to watch a movie with them on Friday.

Truth is I think this is something big. Really big. I dont know why, call me lame.. whatever, but yes, I feel happy that I will probably make friends with people of the same wavelength as I am.

Maybe I shouldnt be too picky on friends.

P/S: Today is "teachers day" - so says Hitz.fm's Morning Crew this morning. I would like to extend my gratitude to my mentor.. "En. Zam*, Happy Teachers Day. Eventhough you made me calculate the total discharge pressure of a firewater pump yesterday within 45mins, I still dont hate you. I see the unsaid fact that I'm your favorite and that you have very very high expectations on me. What I hope is that I am able to at least achieve half of you expect out of me. Thank you. I slept well last nite, by the way."

*Names have been changed for confidentiality sake. Yea yea, like it matters.

Monday, May 15, 2006

let the picture speak for itself

This is what I've been up to while you were sleepin bloggie....


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Dream catching..

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Cousin bonding (tell me I look like one of em too)

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In granny La'la house in Woodlands yesterday.. Kenet is my fav out all her 8 felines


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Baby getting down to his bit of dream catching while dating..


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Minutes before I posted this picture blog..."killing 2 birds with one stone"

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

My toy and I

And so I'm finally back.

No internet in the office, that's okay... because we got ourself a fantalastic Acer machine that gets me connected to the world wide web via the wireless broadband here at Great Eastern mall. Best thing is, it's free!! Woohoo!!

And so I can back to business.

Life is pretty hectic at the moment. I saw my Time plus sheet today, it's a sheet that tells when I signed in and out of of the office... my average working hours is 10 hours per day for last week. Yes, I am serious about getting my dreams.

I finished the Operating Manual (OPM)s compilation for three offshore platform last and am pretty proud about being able to submit it in time. I had a month to do it and to tell you the truth, while I was at it I thought I'd never get it done.

That's pretty much the boring stuff about me at the moment.

What else is going on, I'm afraid, nothing much, oh there was the bit I where Darren came down from Singapore and we all had a great weekend at the Zouk in KL. The last time I went clubbing was like what? When I visited Birmingham in Autumn.

Now I'm going back to surf on the other bloggies I missed whilst I was away. Take care dudes, till the next episode...