Tak Sabarnya

Assalamualaikum,

Semalam aku bayar duit tambang MAS ke London kat kawan baik aku. Malam tu aku mimpi aku dah nak terlepas flight. Siap tanya kawan aku dalam mimpi tu,
"Sekarang pukul berapa?".
Kawan aku jawab, " Kul 7ptg kak".
"Eh flight akak kul 9mlm kan? Alamak! Sempat ke nak ke airport nih? Bukan check in sekarang 3 jam sebelum fly ke?"

Sekali dalam mimpi tu juga'
"Eh sekarang baru bulan 2 laaa..fly bulan 7".

Mimpi ni berulang-ulang pulak tu, tapi dengan jalan cerita yang berbeza-beza la.

Huahahahaha..ni gara-gara tak sabar nak bercuti ke London la nih.

Memories

Assalamualaikum,

I'm now at home in Klang after some weekends away from home (currently I'm residing in Tanjung Malim, Perak some 100km away from Klang). I was browsing through the folders in the computers at home when I happened to see this picture:

It suddenly reminds me of the memories that I had last year where I spend 2 weeks in Dublin, London & Paris. I did have a good time there and I wish I could go there again. I love the beautiful scenery and the cold crisp air. I love the architecture even more. I love Dublin because of the cold air..strange isn't it? But it reminds me so much of the memories that I had growing up in Cardiff, Wales, UK. I love London for its architecture & vibrancy. I love Paris for its architecture too and also the walks that I had.

I love traveling too much. It's in my blood I guess. In Malaysia, I haven't been to Sarawak only. I've been to Sabah last month with my dad. But I was left to explore KK on my own since my dad had to visit practical students all over Sabah anyway.

I love Hong Kong too. You can get around practically anywhere with the reliable public transport. And the architecture is so modern!

I've never been to Bandung or Indonesia though. I would love too but I've no friends to go with. Traveling to Indonesia would be like returning to my maternal grandparents home where they came from before migrating to Mersing, Johor in 1942, especially my arwah Atuk Hassan. I have his picture when he was 10 years old with his uncle before sailing to Mersing, Johor from Banjarmasin, Indonesia. I guess that's why I loved the sea so much. It's in my blood.

Now where should I go next year?

Stress..Stress..Stress

Assalamualaikum

[1] Petrol naik harga.

Tengah malam ni harga petrol akan naik dari RM 1.92 kepada RM 2.70. Dalam tidak mahu turut serta gerombolan-gerombolan manusia mengisi tanki kereta masing-masing di stesen minyak, saya buat juga. Mujur tidak lama menunggu di BHP walaupun kelihatan begitu banyak sekali kereta-kereta di SEMUA stesen minyak. Bukan apa, tanki kereta memang dah nak kosong. Terbang RM 50, tapi takpe boleh tahan 1 minggu. Minggu depan baru isi minyak petrol ikut harga baru (dalam hati menyumpah-nyumpah seranah kerajaan).
Di samping mengumumkan kenaikan harga petrol, harga elektrik pun naik juga. Ha! Ni kena jimat elektrik juga ye. Takde orang dalam bilik, tutup lampu & kipas. Kalau ada aircond, kurangkan penggunaannya.

Walaupun demikian, kerajaan juga telah mengumumkan rebat tunai RM 625 untuk setiap kenderaan persendirian di bawah 2,000cc. Pembayaran dibuat semasa pembaharuan cukai jalan. Emm..tak faham sangat la. Cukai jalan kereta saya cuma RM 72 je. Dapat banyak tu juga ke atau RM 625 tu?

Tapi yang pasti harga barang selepas ni mesti naik, sebab kos pengangkutan naik. Beras dah naik harga dah. PM suruh ubah cara hidup, masalahnya Pak Menteri, kalau harga barang semua naik, kami rakyat marhaen ni nak ubah cara hidup macam mana lagi? Lain la kalau kos perubatan percuma, di mana penginapan di hospital tak perlu bayar, cuma caj rawatan Dr. saja, ataupun cukai kereta dikurangkan, tak la terasa beban sangat bayar ansuran bulanan kereta.
Adui la hai..stress sungguh!!!

[2] Stress nak kawin nih..

Tinggal lagi beberapa hari saja menjelang 15/06/2008 (Ahad). Saya akan menikah pada waktu tersebut. Masalahnya banyak benda tak setel lagi ni. Harapkan baju nikah je dah setel. Itu pun manik sikit lagi tak jahit. Yang lain-lain kena minta tolong budak-budak ofis & kawan-kawan la gamaknya. Macam mana la tak kelam kabut kan, tunang nya pun baru Ahad lepas. 2 minggu je tempoh.

[3] Stress nak bercuti

Nak cuti ni pun stress juga. Lepas nikah tu, insya'Allah 2 hari kemudian saya akan bercuti ke Ireland selama 2 minggu. Masalahnya bos dah lulus dah 7 hari pertama. Yang lagi 11 hari cuti tanpa gaji ni, dia tak luluskan lagi sehingga dia berbincang dengan Project Manager. Bos juga minta saya sediakan pelan rangka kerja untuk 3 minggu sempena ketiadaan saya supaya dia boleh pantau kerja anak-anak buah saya. Waktu makan tadi dah bincang-bincang dengan Project Manager agar dia setuju dengan kehendak saya.

"Please, pretty please boss, I nees this holiday so much. Stress sangat dah keje ni...Bos dan staf lain dah bercuti Hari Keluarga hari tu, saya tak dapat ikut"

Long holiday

Assalamualaikum..

I'm on MC today. Had a terrible migraine the whole day. Probably due to exposure to prolong heat in Ipoh the last weekend. I'm counting my blessings that there are someplace that is hotter than my home.

Anyway, I went to Ipoh for my cousin's on my mother' side nikah and wedding reception on the bride's side on the weekend of the Chinese New Year holidays. A very simple wedding...simple as in no hantaran, no exchanging gifts and no bersanding only the mas kahwin. Mind you the bride is a Dato's daughter. There is a dais though but only for photography.


On the way back, we (me and my family) depart from Ipoh around 3.30 pm and what a TRAFFIC JAM!!! we endured. At last we experience the notorious traffic jam from Ipoh to Slim River that PLUS highway is famous for during the Chinese New Year. At one point the right lane came to a stand still. Very unheard-off 5 years back. We even travel 20km distance in 1 hour.
We finally reach home at 8.30pm at night. 5 hours drive from Ipoh to Klang, add another 1/2 hour and we can reach Mersing, Johor already.