I read an interesting interview over the weekend between Mingguan Malaysia and Prof Dr. Khoo Kay Kim about the sejarah Melayu and the existence on Hang Tuah. To me personally who lacks general knowledge and any other knowledge for that matter, when Malaysian history issues are discussed, the only person that come to mind is Dr. Khoo. To me he is a renown historian and he is an expert about Malaysian history.. errr... yelah kan.. dah berpuluh-puluh tahun hidup mengkaji sejarah kan.. kalau tak expert gak, tak tau lah nak kata.
I took history when I was in form 4 and form 5. We were given an option of taking either history or geography and I opted for history. For a simple reason – there’s only one book for history and a few books for geography. I am lazy, hence opted for history. Plus I just couldn’t get it into my head all the climates, location of places, pekerjaan penduduk (if only I could answer the people in the country work as clerk, engineer, doctor, driver among others.. senang kan?) etc etc. History is simpler, I think. It’s purely fact, with no alternate answer.
Years after I left school only I understood the importance of history. Because of history, we sold our fresh water to Singapore at dirt cheap price which is almost like giving them FOC and in return we pay them huge amount of money for ‘clean’ water from them. Because of history, we lost the battle over Pulau Batu Putih, a tiny little island but with huge significant strategically. Because of history, we have the races in Malaysia like it is now. And plenty more. It’s all because of history. In order to understand the reasons of those that happened, we need to understand the history behind it. And I only realised about it when I got to know Lis – who I think is very passionate about history, that she took South East Asian Study (or something like that) in university. Gilak! Tak pernah aku dengar orang nak study benda alah tu. And yet she did. That’s really passion. If it’s not about passion, I don’t think anyone would learn it. I am pretty damn sure that’s it’s all about reading and researching and comprehending what has been read. Bahan lelap mata untuk aku tu. And I believe that’s the kind of passion that historians have. History is really a story telling, if you can make it interesting enough and if you can keep your eyes open while reading and understanding and memorising the facts. I am not one of them who can do that. Since I took history because I have to, I didn’t excel in it. I spotted questions for my SPM and I am not all that luckylah kan. Ekekeke.. Tak sanggup aku nak baca and hafal every facts in the history book. Penuh brain cells aku and harus leh nyanyuk! Ekekekeke.. Tuuuu dia alasan orang pemalas, okeh!
Anyway, when I was in school, Sejarah Kesultanan Melayu Melaka still evolved around how Parameswara opened Melaka until the day Portuguese came and followed by Dutch. I can’t recall Hang Tuah’s character in the book. I am not even sure if it’s there. But I sure know about Hang Tuah lima bersaudara. And Hang Li Po. And kesetiaan Hang Tuah. If it’s not from book, or hearing it from others, it must be from P Ramlee’s movie. I used to wonder how the story came about. I wonder if there’s any proof of such story. I don’t think there’s much proof on Sejarah Melayu, unlike those of Greek history, or Dutch history or any European history. Nak kata tinggalan bangunan pun takde because they were wooden buildings and all were somehow burned down.. or probably dimakan anai-anai or reput over the years.. Photographic evidence apatah lagi. So the best would be written evidence, if any. But I wonder who would have kept preserved such evidence. Entah.
From the weekend’s paper, I understood that Prof. Khoo had came out with a statement that Hang Tuah doesn’t really exist and he is only a legendary figure because there’s no proof of his existence. I am pretttyyyy sure that there are many who would disagree with him. Interestingly, in the same paper, there’s a group that came out with a statement saying that they are the descendants from Hang Tuah and Tun Perak. Apparently, they claimed that Tun Perak was Hang Tuah’s father in law. Waaa... I am curious to know which daughter of Tun Perak managed to win the heart of Hang Tuah. According to them, there’s a manuscript or book or something that prove Hang Tuah’s existence and that material has been kept in secret by the descendents of Hang Tuah, and only a few lucky ones have been granted the privilege of reading it. Why eh? I am curious. Because of the statement made by Prof. Khoo, this group is willing to share the material. I personally can’t wait for it. It would be great, man!! Barulah real kewujudan orang yang kata ‘Takkan Melayu Hilang di Dunia’, kan? All these while, cuma kewujudan orang yang kata ‘Melayu Mudah Lupa’ je yang aku tau.. Ekekekek.. Interesting indeed.
Prof. Khoo also said in the interview that yes, people claimed that there’s Hang Tuah’s tomb in Melaka which is unnamed. But, there’s also claim that Hang Tuah never returned from Gunung Ledang. So which is which? He can’t be disappearing in Gunung Ledang yet there’s his tomb in Melaka. Betul gak kan? So the storyline has to be accurate since history is fact. There’s no alternative to a fact.
Besides Hang Tuah, Prof. Khoo touched the points where many Malaysians took for granted or don’t even bother of knowing. Many roads in KL are named after historical figures like Jalan Maharajalela, Jalan Raja Chulan to name a few. Maharajalela is a taken from Datuk Maharajalela who killed JWW Birch. But many don’t know that ‘Maharajalela’ is only his title. His real name is something else.. and... damn I have forgotten the name despite reading it over the weekend. Hish! And how many of us really know who is Raja Chulan? Interesting kan? Nasib I know Tuanku Abdul Rahman.. and Tunku Abdul Rahman.. errr which one is Jalan TAR eh? The first Agung or the first PM? Hahahahahah.. Mamposlah tu pun tak tau. He also mentioned that there are other figures that worth to be remembered like the first Malay doctor. Korang tau? His name is Dr. Latiff and I have forgotten his full name. Hampeh sangat!!
Errr tu baru sejarah Melayu and sejarah Malaysia. Sejarah Islam, how? Lagi haru.. I am pretty sure that I don’t know much about our Rasulullah SAW. Probably I know more about some people who can’t give me syafaat di akhirat nanti. Haru sangat kan? And yet I ‘claimed’ to love Rasulullah SAW. Sejarah perjuangan dia menegakkan Islam, sahabat-sahabat dia, those who fought the battle with him during zaman jahiliyah etc. I don’t know much about how Islam came to Spain and Turkey when it’s actually something interesting to learn. I actually have a lot of time to read about those facts if I want to. But I prefer to learn about angry birds now. Damn you angry birds! If only I can find ways to get addicted to read these histories kannnnnn...
So peeps.. how much do you know about any history?
Angah
Monday, 30 January 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
Announcement Air Hostess Style
Have you ever flown on a commercial flight and really listened carefully to what air hostess said when he/she made in-flight announcement? Honestly, I always think that they have their own language. It’s universal, and it’s their language.
I don’t know where they learn to speak the language. I would presume in the air hostess’ school. Of course I can’t say anything about it when the announcement was made in language other than Malay or English. But I would think that it would be just the same.
Frankly, I think they really, really need to work on their diction. They really, really need to learn how to pronounce the words properly. It can’t be too difficult. Even if they are as dumb as whatever, if they keep on reading the same script over and over and over again for probably a gazillion time, they should be able to pronounce it better every time. They could even learn to pronounce it in Queen’s English or any accent that they want but proper. Or for the Malay version, to me they could say it in any dialect they want depending on the route of the flight. It doesn’t matter to me but it has to be proper. Instead, they decided to pronounce words their way – like ‘I did it my way’ kind of thing. Cute kot?
I seriously feel that they should employ people who train those newscasters to train them. They are making safety announcement for goodness sake or any other important announcement in flight. And, if it’s important enough to make such announcement, then it should be important enough for them to pay attention to what they are saying. Mumbling or saying things that are undecipherable won’t help. And they way the pronounce things irritate me. They don’t know which points to stress on or which points that they can lay it low. They probably think that saying things in their own ‘soft’ way or ‘meleweh’ (I seriously don’t know any other words for this) way work for the passengers. Even the male hostesses say things in the same ‘soft’ way. Gosh.
Erk. Why do I blog about this? Dah lama dah nak blog about this but I keep on forgetting. I always ‘blog’ about it in my head when I fly but never really put it in writing. So this is sort of a long overdue entry. Ekekekeke.. Aci tak?
Happy Friday people. I just wish I could fly anywhere for a holiday!
Angah
I don’t know where they learn to speak the language. I would presume in the air hostess’ school. Of course I can’t say anything about it when the announcement was made in language other than Malay or English. But I would think that it would be just the same.
Frankly, I think they really, really need to work on their diction. They really, really need to learn how to pronounce the words properly. It can’t be too difficult. Even if they are as dumb as whatever, if they keep on reading the same script over and over and over again for probably a gazillion time, they should be able to pronounce it better every time. They could even learn to pronounce it in Queen’s English or any accent that they want but proper. Or for the Malay version, to me they could say it in any dialect they want depending on the route of the flight. It doesn’t matter to me but it has to be proper. Instead, they decided to pronounce words their way – like ‘I did it my way’ kind of thing. Cute kot?
I seriously feel that they should employ people who train those newscasters to train them. They are making safety announcement for goodness sake or any other important announcement in flight. And, if it’s important enough to make such announcement, then it should be important enough for them to pay attention to what they are saying. Mumbling or saying things that are undecipherable won’t help. And they way the pronounce things irritate me. They don’t know which points to stress on or which points that they can lay it low. They probably think that saying things in their own ‘soft’ way or ‘meleweh’ (I seriously don’t know any other words for this) way work for the passengers. Even the male hostesses say things in the same ‘soft’ way. Gosh.
Erk. Why do I blog about this? Dah lama dah nak blog about this but I keep on forgetting. I always ‘blog’ about it in my head when I fly but never really put it in writing. So this is sort of a long overdue entry. Ekekekeke.. Aci tak?
Happy Friday people. I just wish I could fly anywhere for a holiday!
Angah
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Teringat - Roti Canai
Weather was good. And so was traffic. Many KL dwellers were probably still sound asleep or happily holidaying somewhere away from hustling and bustling KL. I was having roti canai for my breakfast when the images of the past came to mind.
Back then, mamak shops were not a common sight. Not many stalls that sell nasi lemak or kuih for breakfast either. And I can’t recall many food outlets around. Most of the time, when we ate something, they had to be home cooked. And to me, Emak is an excellent cook. Not that she can cook like those decorated chefs. But whatever she cooks, are to my liking. Okay, not all but most of them. And she cooks almost everything. All the lauks for lunch and dinner, and kuihs for breakfast or teatime. Including roti canai.
The skill of making kuihs is probably common to many Malay women – especially the generation above me. I can’t say the same about my generation. But I am not sure about the skill of making roti canai. I am not sure if many mothers know how to make roti canai. But I am sure Emak can or could actually make roti canai.
Growing up, I loved to be with Emak when she was in the kitchen. I would spend time with her in the kitchen and helped her with little chores that she would asked me to. I would be with her when she cooked daily meals after she came back from work late evening. I would be with her when she woke up early to cook nasi lemak for breakfast. I would be with her when she made karipap and attempted on making one myself even though Emak would say that the karipap looked like my face. Comel lah tu kannn.. Ekekekeke.. I would be with her when she made kuih raya during the fasting month. I would also be with her when she made roti canai.
Emak would prepare the dough the night before. I don’t know where she learned how to make the dough. Certainly not from Google. She would tebar the roti canai just like the pros and then later in the morning cooked like the pros as well. I can’t recall the taste, and I can’t recall if there’s any complain. So I guess her roti canais were as good as those from the shops.
I wonder if Emak can still make roti canai or still remember how to make one. Of course there’s no need for that anymore with a lot of shops and stalls selling roti canai around. And not forgetting those frozen and readymade ones. But the fact that once upon at time she made roti canai for the family is something that’s worth remembering her for. Probably if I were a mother in those years where Google and internet and iPad were not in existence, my kids would only have bread for breakfast. Nasiblah.
Angah
Back then, mamak shops were not a common sight. Not many stalls that sell nasi lemak or kuih for breakfast either. And I can’t recall many food outlets around. Most of the time, when we ate something, they had to be home cooked. And to me, Emak is an excellent cook. Not that she can cook like those decorated chefs. But whatever she cooks, are to my liking. Okay, not all but most of them. And she cooks almost everything. All the lauks for lunch and dinner, and kuihs for breakfast or teatime. Including roti canai.
The skill of making kuihs is probably common to many Malay women – especially the generation above me. I can’t say the same about my generation. But I am not sure about the skill of making roti canai. I am not sure if many mothers know how to make roti canai. But I am sure Emak can or could actually make roti canai.
Growing up, I loved to be with Emak when she was in the kitchen. I would spend time with her in the kitchen and helped her with little chores that she would asked me to. I would be with her when she cooked daily meals after she came back from work late evening. I would be with her when she woke up early to cook nasi lemak for breakfast. I would be with her when she made karipap and attempted on making one myself even though Emak would say that the karipap looked like my face. Comel lah tu kannn.. Ekekekeke.. I would be with her when she made kuih raya during the fasting month. I would also be with her when she made roti canai.
Emak would prepare the dough the night before. I don’t know where she learned how to make the dough. Certainly not from Google. She would tebar the roti canai just like the pros and then later in the morning cooked like the pros as well. I can’t recall the taste, and I can’t recall if there’s any complain. So I guess her roti canais were as good as those from the shops.
I wonder if Emak can still make roti canai or still remember how to make one. Of course there’s no need for that anymore with a lot of shops and stalls selling roti canai around. And not forgetting those frozen and readymade ones. But the fact that once upon at time she made roti canai for the family is something that’s worth remembering her for. Probably if I were a mother in those years where Google and internet and iPad were not in existence, my kids would only have bread for breakfast. Nasiblah.
Angah
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
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Thursday, 19 January 2012
15 minutes Miri
I first went to Miri probably more than 10 years ago. It was not a bandaraya yet. Errr.. I learned from ADUN kita kat Miri tu that for a place to be called a bandaraya, the population has to be more than 500,000. Serius? Gilak ramai orang kat Miri sekarang ni dah! Hahahahaha.. Back then it was not. It was still a small town where the economy of the town revolves around oil and gas. While the economy is still revolving around oil and gas, the town now has more to offer than before. There are a lot more shopping malls, there are a few kedai kopi mahal now when there was none before, there are a lot more hotels and there’s even a Marriott there now. That’s how much Miri has evolved over the years.
Bordering Brunei at Kuala Belait, the Bruneians including the large number of expatriates working in Brunei would flood Miri on weekends. When there are a lot of things are considered illegal in Brunei like consuming alcohol in restaurants or bars, these activities are legal here hence attracted them all to come. And because of them, you don’t expect things to turn out cheap in Miri. It’s probably like JB where there’s demand from rich neighbours that they can afford to price things at slightly higher scale compare to other places.
Besides being a small bandaraya, I always thought that there’s not much attraction in Miri. Everytime I went there which was not often, it’s purely work. No pleasure. There’s really nothing else for me to do. The only attraction that I knew then was the first oil well in Malaysia which is located on top of Canada Hill. It amazed me that the first oil in Malaysia was not discovered offshore but on top of a hill. And it was back in 1910. I love history (not when I have to memorise every single details of it for exams though) and that place is indeed one of the historical places in Malaysia.
This time around when I had to go to Miri for work, as usual, I was dreading to go to there. But something changed when I remembered the ADUN there. I contacted her and syukur she was available to spend her precious time with me in Miri. And together with her, I learned to see Miri differently. She was more than happy to take me around her town that she claimed has progressed a lot since she returned. Berlagak gila! Hahahaha.. They even have Giant hypermarket, occay! She showed me places that I would otherwise not explore on my own. There are a lot of rich people in Miri and their houses or probably mansions are huge! She even took me to the beach – probably something that I have never seen before in Miri. Yeah I know that Miri is by the sea but I have never been to any of the beaches before. They have nice beach... at least the one that the ADUN took me to lah. Yang lain I don’t know. The beach is so landai, and it’s something like Bagan Lalang’s beach. Even the colour of the sea is also the same – berlumpur! Ekekekeke.. But oh it’s so tranquil.
One of the things that I noticed is that when you approach a local to ask for the length of time it takes to get from one point to another, the answer would most probably be 15 minutes. Be it from town to airport, from a hotel to a customer’s place, from airport to hotel.. anywhere.. it’s always 15 minutes. I told the ADUN about it and to her it’s something that she is not really aware of until I pointed it out. Yes she gave the '15 minutes' answer but is not aware that that applies to almost all situations. It’s funny that we once timed my journey from a point where I was at and headed back to my office in Miri. The ADUN said that there’s no way it’s going to take 15 minutes. It had to be more because wherever she was then, which was half of the distance to my office, would already take 15 minutes to my office. So by right it should be 30 minutes. Funny enough, I made it in 15 minutes. And the driver was not even speeding because of the traffic. And, she took 15 minutes as well to get to my office! Hahahahaha.. lawak!
And, that 15 minutes thingy somehow applies to more than just ‘distance’. We had our kopi mahal in Marriott and she wanted to order a clubhouse sandwich. The waitress told her that it’s going to take a while for the preparation. Which was 15 minutes. I tell you, it was hilarious!
So there you go! Miri the 15-minutes-bandaraya ;)
Angah
Post note - 'ADUN' is NOT the official ADUN ye! Ekekekeke.. Jangan saman gue!
Bordering Brunei at Kuala Belait, the Bruneians including the large number of expatriates working in Brunei would flood Miri on weekends. When there are a lot of things are considered illegal in Brunei like consuming alcohol in restaurants or bars, these activities are legal here hence attracted them all to come. And because of them, you don’t expect things to turn out cheap in Miri. It’s probably like JB where there’s demand from rich neighbours that they can afford to price things at slightly higher scale compare to other places.
Besides being a small bandaraya, I always thought that there’s not much attraction in Miri. Everytime I went there which was not often, it’s purely work. No pleasure. There’s really nothing else for me to do. The only attraction that I knew then was the first oil well in Malaysia which is located on top of Canada Hill. It amazed me that the first oil in Malaysia was not discovered offshore but on top of a hill. And it was back in 1910. I love history (not when I have to memorise every single details of it for exams though) and that place is indeed one of the historical places in Malaysia.
This time around when I had to go to Miri for work, as usual, I was dreading to go to there. But something changed when I remembered the ADUN there. I contacted her and syukur she was available to spend her precious time with me in Miri. And together with her, I learned to see Miri differently. She was more than happy to take me around her town that she claimed has progressed a lot since she returned. Berlagak gila! Hahahaha.. They even have Giant hypermarket, occay! She showed me places that I would otherwise not explore on my own. There are a lot of rich people in Miri and their houses or probably mansions are huge! She even took me to the beach – probably something that I have never seen before in Miri. Yeah I know that Miri is by the sea but I have never been to any of the beaches before. They have nice beach... at least the one that the ADUN took me to lah. Yang lain I don’t know. The beach is so landai, and it’s something like Bagan Lalang’s beach. Even the colour of the sea is also the same – berlumpur! Ekekekeke.. But oh it’s so tranquil.
One of the things that I noticed is that when you approach a local to ask for the length of time it takes to get from one point to another, the answer would most probably be 15 minutes. Be it from town to airport, from a hotel to a customer’s place, from airport to hotel.. anywhere.. it’s always 15 minutes. I told the ADUN about it and to her it’s something that she is not really aware of until I pointed it out. Yes she gave the '15 minutes' answer but is not aware that that applies to almost all situations. It’s funny that we once timed my journey from a point where I was at and headed back to my office in Miri. The ADUN said that there’s no way it’s going to take 15 minutes. It had to be more because wherever she was then, which was half of the distance to my office, would already take 15 minutes to my office. So by right it should be 30 minutes. Funny enough, I made it in 15 minutes. And the driver was not even speeding because of the traffic. And, she took 15 minutes as well to get to my office! Hahahahaha.. lawak!
And, that 15 minutes thingy somehow applies to more than just ‘distance’. We had our kopi mahal in Marriott and she wanted to order a clubhouse sandwich. The waitress told her that it’s going to take a while for the preparation. Which was 15 minutes. I tell you, it was hilarious!
So there you go! Miri the 15-minutes-bandaraya ;)
Angah
Post note - 'ADUN' is NOT the official ADUN ye! Ekekekeke.. Jangan saman gue!
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Mimpi yang tak sudah
I always dream (as in bercita-cita) of taking my parents to visit the land downunder. I want them go see the place that I lived in 4 years of my life away from them. Of course lebih mulia kalau aku bawak diorang gi ke Tanah Suci, kan? But that's not the point. My parents are more than mampu to go to Tanah Suci on their own. More mampu than me, due to their way of life.. banyak menyimpan, kurang boros and 'kedekut'. Kedekut is good, okay. Not all the time it's good, but in the context of my life, I should actually be a kedekut sikit. Ni terlalu permurahlah jadik gini. And aku melalut dah dari topik. Ish.
Back to the topic.. I know that my parents won't really spend their money travelling anywhere but to Tanah Suci. The only time that I managed to pursuade them to do so was for one of their umrahs where I told them to take ziarah to other country as well. Other country pun tanah milik Allah gak. Ada sejarah gak. So why not. And so they went but I forgot dah which country was that. Errr ke takde gak? Entah. Lupa.
I have taken them somewhere else though. The furthest that I could afford to take them to was Egypt. Then yang lain tu cuma ke Indonesia. But still tak dapat lagi nak bawak diorang ke Australia.
But somehow, I have dreamt a few times.. these are dreams in sleep kind of dreams ye.. that I have taken them to Melbourne. And probably every time I had the dream, the same thing happened in the dream - that I didn't manage to take them to the Queen Victoria Market. Ok, it's THAT specific. I managed to take them to Melbourne but I would miss visiting the market for some reasons. The market, for those who don't know, it's like a big place that sells souvenirs. Ada gak portion yang jual barang macam kat pasar tu. But it's known to visitors as a place to get souvenirs. Although most of the stuff are made in China, tapi still orang beli gak. And I always like that place. I can spend hours roaming the alleys looking at stuff. And it's definitely one of the places that I would like my parents to see besides my school and the houses that I used to live in.
And so I wonder kenapa I always mimpi macam tu. Pelik. And I always felt tak sedap je dalam mimpi tu bila tak dapat bawak diorang gi market tu. I know mimpi tu mainan tido. And I have never got my dream interpreted. And I don't think I would ever do that. Cuma I wonder if there are others who experienced the same. Takat mimpi nak exam tu, aku tak larat nak ceritalah kan. Bosan kalau mimpi gitu. Penat mimpi. Study tak abih lah, exam kantoilah, tak sempat nak gi amik examlah. Oh I just hate those dreams.
Okay dah. Tu je nak update. Terkenang tetiba. Till then.
Angah
Back to the topic.. I know that my parents won't really spend their money travelling anywhere but to Tanah Suci. The only time that I managed to pursuade them to do so was for one of their umrahs where I told them to take ziarah to other country as well. Other country pun tanah milik Allah gak. Ada sejarah gak. So why not. And so they went but I forgot dah which country was that. Errr ke takde gak? Entah. Lupa.
I have taken them somewhere else though. The furthest that I could afford to take them to was Egypt. Then yang lain tu cuma ke Indonesia. But still tak dapat lagi nak bawak diorang ke Australia.
But somehow, I have dreamt a few times.. these are dreams in sleep kind of dreams ye.. that I have taken them to Melbourne. And probably every time I had the dream, the same thing happened in the dream - that I didn't manage to take them to the Queen Victoria Market. Ok, it's THAT specific. I managed to take them to Melbourne but I would miss visiting the market for some reasons. The market, for those who don't know, it's like a big place that sells souvenirs. Ada gak portion yang jual barang macam kat pasar tu. But it's known to visitors as a place to get souvenirs. Although most of the stuff are made in China, tapi still orang beli gak. And I always like that place. I can spend hours roaming the alleys looking at stuff. And it's definitely one of the places that I would like my parents to see besides my school and the houses that I used to live in.
And so I wonder kenapa I always mimpi macam tu. Pelik. And I always felt tak sedap je dalam mimpi tu bila tak dapat bawak diorang gi market tu. I know mimpi tu mainan tido. And I have never got my dream interpreted. And I don't think I would ever do that. Cuma I wonder if there are others who experienced the same. Takat mimpi nak exam tu, aku tak larat nak ceritalah kan. Bosan kalau mimpi gitu. Penat mimpi. Study tak abih lah, exam kantoilah, tak sempat nak gi amik examlah. Oh I just hate those dreams.
Okay dah. Tu je nak update. Terkenang tetiba. Till then.
Angah
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Demotivated
My good friend has just tendered his resignation. Dah lah down with the flu, down lagi dengan berita ni. I just came in to work this morning after being away for 5 days - sick. And today pun I am not in the best mood to work. Hidung masih meleleh, kepala macam floating je. I don't know if it's because of the virus, or because of the medication. Either way, I am not feeling at the top of the world. And I got my increment letter this morning which is not all that great. Alhamdulillah, syukur itu rezeki Allah untuk aku. Aku terima. But somehow since through the grapevine I came to know about salary of others with the same position as me, I can't help but feel not motivated. So, with all those, I am officially demotivated.
Demotivated as in I really don't know what to do or want to achieve at work anymore. Yes money pays the bills. And I am ever thankful to Allah for that. Sikit banyaknya yang Dia anugerahkan kat aku on monthly basis, aku bersyukur. Cuma aku tak tau apa lagi yang aku nak achieve lagi kat sini. Nak carik keje lain, I feel like I am too old for that. Boleh? Looking at people around me, memang aku yang tua lah in this team. But there are a lot of examples out there where older people are actually still happily working. They still have things to achieve at work and hala tuju tu clear je. Aku ni, aku rasa macam tak skillful to do other things. I do well in whatever that I am doing now. Tapi macam benda-benda boring. Nothing excites me for the time being.
Looking at things, I am probably excited when I am at home. Even when I was sick and sitting at home doing nothing. I feel more alive. I thought about maybe I need to look for other options. But when I think again, it's going to make me feel the same again. And I think the best thing is for me to do something on my own. I just feel like dropping it all and venture into something - my own. And the major problem that I have is my life is not debt free. If only it is, I would be happy to quit my job and goyang kaki doing nothing while wondering what I want to do with life.
Life is short. Just do it. Errkkk.. I am not Nike lah kan.
Agaknyalah kan, kalau aku bertahan dulu, and for the time being fokus on clearing the debt and not making any new ones, mungkin leh abih cepat kot hutang? Talking about that, I need to advertise my apartment in Cyberia tu secepat mungkinlah.
I need to start my own business lah. Tapi keberanian tak cukup. Takut tu lebih dari segala. Maybe it's about making a bold decision and just go for it. Maybe lah. Tapi kalau terlungkup, what's worse that could happen? Paling tak pun jadik bangkrap je lah kan? For as long as tak ambik hutang dengan AhLong ok kot? Or should I pindahkan nama asset pada orang lain? Cheeeewaaahhhh.. macam banyak asset kan?? Ada rumah dengan kete je pun. Nak letak rumah tu atas nama sapa pun tak tau. Or maybe that's the wrong mindset already to begin with? Thinking about failure before even starting?
Oh people.. I need some words of wisdom..
Angah
Demotivated as in I really don't know what to do or want to achieve at work anymore. Yes money pays the bills. And I am ever thankful to Allah for that. Sikit banyaknya yang Dia anugerahkan kat aku on monthly basis, aku bersyukur. Cuma aku tak tau apa lagi yang aku nak achieve lagi kat sini. Nak carik keje lain, I feel like I am too old for that. Boleh? Looking at people around me, memang aku yang tua lah in this team. But there are a lot of examples out there where older people are actually still happily working. They still have things to achieve at work and hala tuju tu clear je. Aku ni, aku rasa macam tak skillful to do other things. I do well in whatever that I am doing now. Tapi macam benda-benda boring. Nothing excites me for the time being.
Looking at things, I am probably excited when I am at home. Even when I was sick and sitting at home doing nothing. I feel more alive. I thought about maybe I need to look for other options. But when I think again, it's going to make me feel the same again. And I think the best thing is for me to do something on my own. I just feel like dropping it all and venture into something - my own. And the major problem that I have is my life is not debt free. If only it is, I would be happy to quit my job and goyang kaki doing nothing while wondering what I want to do with life.
Life is short. Just do it. Errkkk.. I am not Nike lah kan.
Agaknyalah kan, kalau aku bertahan dulu, and for the time being fokus on clearing the debt and not making any new ones, mungkin leh abih cepat kot hutang? Talking about that, I need to advertise my apartment in Cyberia tu secepat mungkinlah.
I need to start my own business lah. Tapi keberanian tak cukup. Takut tu lebih dari segala. Maybe it's about making a bold decision and just go for it. Maybe lah. Tapi kalau terlungkup, what's worse that could happen? Paling tak pun jadik bangkrap je lah kan? For as long as tak ambik hutang dengan AhLong ok kot? Or should I pindahkan nama asset pada orang lain? Cheeeewaaahhhh.. macam banyak asset kan?? Ada rumah dengan kete je pun. Nak letak rumah tu atas nama sapa pun tak tau. Or maybe that's the wrong mindset already to begin with? Thinking about failure before even starting?
Oh people.. I need some words of wisdom..
Angah
Friday, 13 January 2012
Resting
i am at my parents' place. took leave for 2 days because my sis was suppose to undergo ceaser yesterday and my dad was to have his check up. no one to look after the kids. so this sister decided to volunteer.
but fate interjected and this leave ended up to be a sick leave. i am down with sinus. i have never been diagnosed with it. but somehow thought that it could be sinus the night before. the pain is in my skull area macam kat cheek bone, jaw, above the eyes. kepala pun rasa berat semacam. badan macam seram sejuk. combined with selsema and batuk and sore throat. memang knocked me out. doctor kata it's because the rongga is filled with fluid.
my sis pun tak jadik nak operate since she is also sick. doctor advised her to do it next week. kat rumah ni dah macam hospital. wan pun tengah terbaring je tu. he is down, probably with sinus as well. mak just recovered from demam this week and abah lak selsema.
times like this, i am just glad that my family is not far away. can't imagine kalau aku dok kat ganu ke..
and yesterday wan asked me... camana kalau kita dah umur 50 eh? jawab aku.. tu pasal kena jaga anak-anak buah ni. hoefully leh tumpang kasih sayang diorang.. 50 is not too far away for us actually. so selagi mampu, tabur budi banyak-banyak, carik duit banyak-banyak, jaga kesihatan. it's true that health is wealth.
so, dah makan vitamin? ekekeke...
angah
p/s: excuse any typo. guna ipad update nih.
but fate interjected and this leave ended up to be a sick leave. i am down with sinus. i have never been diagnosed with it. but somehow thought that it could be sinus the night before. the pain is in my skull area macam kat cheek bone, jaw, above the eyes. kepala pun rasa berat semacam. badan macam seram sejuk. combined with selsema and batuk and sore throat. memang knocked me out. doctor kata it's because the rongga is filled with fluid.
my sis pun tak jadik nak operate since she is also sick. doctor advised her to do it next week. kat rumah ni dah macam hospital. wan pun tengah terbaring je tu. he is down, probably with sinus as well. mak just recovered from demam this week and abah lak selsema.
times like this, i am just glad that my family is not far away. can't imagine kalau aku dok kat ganu ke..
and yesterday wan asked me... camana kalau kita dah umur 50 eh? jawab aku.. tu pasal kena jaga anak-anak buah ni. hoefully leh tumpang kasih sayang diorang.. 50 is not too far away for us actually. so selagi mampu, tabur budi banyak-banyak, carik duit banyak-banyak, jaga kesihatan. it's true that health is wealth.
so, dah makan vitamin? ekekeke...
angah
p/s: excuse any typo. guna ipad update nih.
Monday, 9 January 2012
Celoteh on LCCT
I haven't taken a flight anywhere for a while. I think the last one I took was to US. And there's a horror story to that flight. Nantilah bila free I'll write it. Not horror as in the flight crashed or anything like that. Takut lak kang korang dok expect cerita ganas gitu. No. Ni lite-lite punya horror.
Errr but that's not what I wanted to cerita here.
The cerita here is about my observation on LCCT semalam. After not being there for a while and got to go there to get to Miri, aku rasa tempat tu dah macam Puduraya suatu waktu dahulu dah. Minus the smoke from exhaust bas. Yang lain, sama. Ok, minus the litter and the smell of air kencing. For those yang tak penah guna Puduraya, dulu boleh ada smell aku kencing sebab obviously someone kencing kat area-area tangga gitu. Boleh? Memang tak cukup sivik depa ni. Ok, so people yang guna LCCT masih lagi civilised up to certain extend lah.
Maybe that's the same everywhere with low fare flights terminals. Maybe. But what I have seen ithe one in UK and it is not like that. Pastu aku terpikir... mungkin sebab kat UK tu sejuk kot? That adds to the 'ambience' condition which makes it more relaxing rather than kat Mesia ni panas buta? Entah. Tapi manusia punyalah ramai. People are just everywhere. Tempat duduk sikit, most people just roam around, dengan full pack nya kat kedai makan, dengan people beratur, dengan macam-macam lagilah. Sesak mata aku. Tempat tu sempit gila ke ha? Memang rasa macam nak naik bas murah je. Tak cukup dengan manusia, kereta pun main berenti mana diorang nak and drop and wait for people. Drop tu aku tak kisah. Yang menunggu idlly in the cars aku kesah. Because they are blocking a lane. Nak gerak payah. Tu tak cukup sivik tu. But then again, memang takde tempat untuk diorang menunggu lak. Kalau nak tunggu, kena tunggu somewhere along the highway approaching LCCT kot. Tu baru tak mengganggu trafik. LCCT yang baru nanti aku tak tau camana lak rupa dia. I just hope that they invest on multilevel carpark. It helps a lot. Ni kereta rata-rata. Asal leh campak kete tu, campak je. Sesak mata aku memandang.
Nasib semalam tu aku sampai just in time. Aku masuk just ngam-ngam the time they announced untuk boarding. So I didn't have to roam looking for seat or wonder what to do to kill time.
Pastu aku sempat observe.. aku memang tak gemar tengok anak-anak kapal punya baju yang kurang 'kelas'. To me, MAS is still the best in that sense. Baju kemas, rambut tersusun, mekap standard. So used to that, that I think everything else kurang kelas. Boleh? Sungguh bias aku nih. Sungguh particular about benda-benda kecik ginih. Padahal for as long as they provide the necessary service, what the hell kan? And, ada lak tu semalam aku nampak stewardess AA ni punya belah skirt dah macam rabak sikit, so nampak the lining of the skirt terkeluar from celah belah tu. Geram je aku tengok. Nak je aku sekolahkan diorang. Boleh? Sick kan aku ni?? Hahahahaha..
Whatever it is, I just hope that they don't compromise on safety. They can cut cost anywhere else, as long as it's not to the point that they put safety at risk. And on that matter, aku wonder sapa audit them on safety..
Angah
Errr but that's not what I wanted to cerita here.
The cerita here is about my observation on LCCT semalam. After not being there for a while and got to go there to get to Miri, aku rasa tempat tu dah macam Puduraya suatu waktu dahulu dah. Minus the smoke from exhaust bas. Yang lain, sama. Ok, minus the litter and the smell of air kencing. For those yang tak penah guna Puduraya, dulu boleh ada smell aku kencing sebab obviously someone kencing kat area-area tangga gitu. Boleh? Memang tak cukup sivik depa ni. Ok, so people yang guna LCCT masih lagi civilised up to certain extend lah.
Maybe that's the same everywhere with low fare flights terminals. Maybe. But what I have seen ithe one in UK and it is not like that. Pastu aku terpikir... mungkin sebab kat UK tu sejuk kot? That adds to the 'ambience' condition which makes it more relaxing rather than kat Mesia ni panas buta? Entah. Tapi manusia punyalah ramai. People are just everywhere. Tempat duduk sikit, most people just roam around, dengan full pack nya kat kedai makan, dengan people beratur, dengan macam-macam lagilah. Sesak mata aku. Tempat tu sempit gila ke ha? Memang rasa macam nak naik bas murah je. Tak cukup dengan manusia, kereta pun main berenti mana diorang nak and drop and wait for people. Drop tu aku tak kisah. Yang menunggu idlly in the cars aku kesah. Because they are blocking a lane. Nak gerak payah. Tu tak cukup sivik tu. But then again, memang takde tempat untuk diorang menunggu lak. Kalau nak tunggu, kena tunggu somewhere along the highway approaching LCCT kot. Tu baru tak mengganggu trafik. LCCT yang baru nanti aku tak tau camana lak rupa dia. I just hope that they invest on multilevel carpark. It helps a lot. Ni kereta rata-rata. Asal leh campak kete tu, campak je. Sesak mata aku memandang.
Nasib semalam tu aku sampai just in time. Aku masuk just ngam-ngam the time they announced untuk boarding. So I didn't have to roam looking for seat or wonder what to do to kill time.
Pastu aku sempat observe.. aku memang tak gemar tengok anak-anak kapal punya baju yang kurang 'kelas'. To me, MAS is still the best in that sense. Baju kemas, rambut tersusun, mekap standard. So used to that, that I think everything else kurang kelas. Boleh? Sungguh bias aku nih. Sungguh particular about benda-benda kecik ginih. Padahal for as long as they provide the necessary service, what the hell kan? And, ada lak tu semalam aku nampak stewardess AA ni punya belah skirt dah macam rabak sikit, so nampak the lining of the skirt terkeluar from celah belah tu. Geram je aku tengok. Nak je aku sekolahkan diorang. Boleh? Sick kan aku ni?? Hahahahaha..
Whatever it is, I just hope that they don't compromise on safety. They can cut cost anywhere else, as long as it's not to the point that they put safety at risk. And on that matter, aku wonder sapa audit them on safety..
Angah
Solution to my problem statement
I am starting to fall in love with my iPad2.
I don’t like opening computers at home. Or anywhere for that matter. Except in the office and it’s probably because of the office environment. To me yang pemalas ni, even opening laptop pun leceh, boleh? Especially bila nak kena guna mouse (because I hate guna scroller kat laptop tu) and got to plug in the power cable when power runs out. Pastu nak position the laptop pun kena proper sebab kalau tak kejap je dah tak comfortable. Yelah, nak go online sambil tgk tv.. memanglah susah kan. Tu pasal I don’t go online often at home. Nak go online kat henfon pun malas sebab skrin kecik.
With iPad, since now I already have the SIM card (wink..wink!) in the iPad, the internet connection gets turn on the moment I flip open the cover of my iPad. Mudah, bukan? Ofkos I still like typing using a keyboard. I do that faster than typing on the touchscreeen. It has got to do with my normal fingers size (since I think my finger yang runcing despite my body size ni, is a normal average size for human) as well as the sensitivity of the touchscreen. Because of that, I keep on thinking of getting an iPad cover that comes with a keyboard. Or buy the keyboard from Apple Store online. But before that I’ve got to see how often I think of using the typing function on iPad. If it’s just to type the password and to get connected, tak yah lah kan. Membazir duit yang dah banyak aku habiskan ever since I owned an Acer Tab and iPad jek!
Owh the solution for my SIM card..
Yesterday we went to a Maxis agent to get an iPhone for Wan. Aku tanya budak kaunter tu ada stok tak, dia kata ada. But when we wanted to get one, dia kata tak leh dapat the phone on the same day. Got to come again tomorrow once the line has been connected, to collect the phone. Macam haram! Bila aku marah budak tu, budak tu reply kata aku cuma tanya ada stok tak. Aku tak tanya bila boleh dapat phone tu. Memamg macam haram! Cilakak sangat. Dahlah time tu kitorang kat Seremban. Takkan nak datang esoknya takat nak ambik phone je. Grrrrrr! Marah aku dengan budak tu!!
Then dalam kegeraman aku, aku tanya lak pasal nak get a SIM card for iPad. Budak tu tunjuk the plan. Sekali Wan tanya boleh tak kalau guna the existing broadband yang kitorang ada. Budak tu kata boleh. Hmm.. aku tak terpikir lak. Aku tanya lak budak tu kalau nak potong SIM card untuk jadik SIM card for iPad berapa dia charge. Dia kata RM3. So we decided to head that direction. Maka berSIM-cardlah iPad aku dah ;)
With iPad yang dah ada SIM card and YES 4G untuk guna kat rumah as well as mobile, we decided to just stick with Hotlink je untuk phone Wan. We are thinking of just getting the iPhone online. Although the price is more expensive than the one that comes with package, we don’t have to have any contract with any company. Tak suka kalu, switch over to anyone else. Like a whore. No loyalty. Settle. Ok gitu? Hahahaha.. Pastu with YES, iPhone can ride on the wifi kalau tak cukup credit on Hotlink tu. And it’s good in the sense that boleh bajet banyak mana guna for the month. Takdelah rasa macam terlebih or terkurang guna. Can also use YES to make calls with the free calls and sms. So I think we’ve got the solution that works for the both of us ;)
Me, happy!
At least for now. Until I have another problem statement that needs a solution. And mostly the solutions cost money. Pfth!
Owh why iPhone? Because we have done some exploration with iPad and iPhone is just the next item that we should have. Senang share apps especially those that I have purchased :D
Angah
I don’t like opening computers at home. Or anywhere for that matter. Except in the office and it’s probably because of the office environment. To me yang pemalas ni, even opening laptop pun leceh, boleh? Especially bila nak kena guna mouse (because I hate guna scroller kat laptop tu) and got to plug in the power cable when power runs out. Pastu nak position the laptop pun kena proper sebab kalau tak kejap je dah tak comfortable. Yelah, nak go online sambil tgk tv.. memanglah susah kan. Tu pasal I don’t go online often at home. Nak go online kat henfon pun malas sebab skrin kecik.
With iPad, since now I already have the SIM card (wink..wink!) in the iPad, the internet connection gets turn on the moment I flip open the cover of my iPad. Mudah, bukan? Ofkos I still like typing using a keyboard. I do that faster than typing on the touchscreeen. It has got to do with my normal fingers size (since I think my finger yang runcing despite my body size ni, is a normal average size for human) as well as the sensitivity of the touchscreen. Because of that, I keep on thinking of getting an iPad cover that comes with a keyboard. Or buy the keyboard from Apple Store online. But before that I’ve got to see how often I think of using the typing function on iPad. If it’s just to type the password and to get connected, tak yah lah kan. Membazir duit yang dah banyak aku habiskan ever since I owned an Acer Tab and iPad jek!
Owh the solution for my SIM card..
Yesterday we went to a Maxis agent to get an iPhone for Wan. Aku tanya budak kaunter tu ada stok tak, dia kata ada. But when we wanted to get one, dia kata tak leh dapat the phone on the same day. Got to come again tomorrow once the line has been connected, to collect the phone. Macam haram! Bila aku marah budak tu, budak tu reply kata aku cuma tanya ada stok tak. Aku tak tanya bila boleh dapat phone tu. Memamg macam haram! Cilakak sangat. Dahlah time tu kitorang kat Seremban. Takkan nak datang esoknya takat nak ambik phone je. Grrrrrr! Marah aku dengan budak tu!!
Then dalam kegeraman aku, aku tanya lak pasal nak get a SIM card for iPad. Budak tu tunjuk the plan. Sekali Wan tanya boleh tak kalau guna the existing broadband yang kitorang ada. Budak tu kata boleh. Hmm.. aku tak terpikir lak. Aku tanya lak budak tu kalau nak potong SIM card untuk jadik SIM card for iPad berapa dia charge. Dia kata RM3. So we decided to head that direction. Maka berSIM-cardlah iPad aku dah ;)
With iPad yang dah ada SIM card and YES 4G untuk guna kat rumah as well as mobile, we decided to just stick with Hotlink je untuk phone Wan. We are thinking of just getting the iPhone online. Although the price is more expensive than the one that comes with package, we don’t have to have any contract with any company. Tak suka kalu, switch over to anyone else. Like a whore. No loyalty. Settle. Ok gitu? Hahahaha.. Pastu with YES, iPhone can ride on the wifi kalau tak cukup credit on Hotlink tu. And it’s good in the sense that boleh bajet banyak mana guna for the month. Takdelah rasa macam terlebih or terkurang guna. Can also use YES to make calls with the free calls and sms. So I think we’ve got the solution that works for the both of us ;)
Me, happy!
At least for now. Until I have another problem statement that needs a solution. And mostly the solutions cost money. Pfth!
Owh why iPhone? Because we have done some exploration with iPad and iPhone is just the next item that we should have. Senang share apps especially those that I have purchased :D
Angah
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Cempedak luar pagar
I am not an ICT (information, communication technology to those who wonder and planned to Google for what it is..) savvy. I don’t bother much on the development of the technology. It’s moving too rapidly (much rapid than our RAPID transportation system in KL) and I am never interested to follow up with it. I am lost in translation when I go to Low Yat and Digital Mall or any IT fair. It’s really an unknown jungle to me. And I am married to someone who thinks that Mat Sentul is cool and Ahmad Jais’ white shoes are super cool, who owns stupidphone (since it’s not smartphone) that is about to fall apart anytime soon, with screen that’s full of scratches. No need any screen protector. To the outsiders, I am lost. To him, I am his super-terror wife. Best!
Computer is something that I have never bothered to own. All my life, I have only bought a computer like gadget once.. or now twice. The first ever is my Acer Tab and the second is my iPad2. I don’t think I would ever get an iPad2 if I didn’t get it in the lucky draw. I use computer mostly for work related matters. When I am at home, I rarely turn on my laptop. Oh, I did utilise my laptop heavily once upon a time when I was searching for a hubby. Somehow my hubby who is lost in the dense of ICT jungle and me who is slightly better than him, found each other in the cyberworld! Isn’t it ironic! Muehehehe..
I have always been using computers issued by company or school when I was studying (or boyfriend issued ;) ). Everything built in, and I am just to use it. Should there be any problem, ICT dept will help to solve it. Same goes with smartphone. I have never bothered to learn about smartphone. And I only started using it when the company issued me with a BB. Otherwise, I might still use a stupidphone. Since it’s company issued, I never bothered about any of the charges incurred. Same with computer, all built in. ICT will be referred to if there’s any problem with it. Senang.
I only realised that I am total lost when I wanted to purchase my Acer Tab. I know nothing about computer’s tech spec. Nothing. I get confused between RAM and ROM. I don’t know about the latest processor. I don’t know the size. I don’t know the speed. I don’t know what are the latest size and speed that people are talking about. I don’t know the necessary software to support the computer. Ever since I have to use a computer, everything has been given to me on a silver platter. Guna je.
Same goes with smartphones. I was lost when people talked about android. And android always referred to some cookies or dessert. Thanks to Google, I am not that lost anymore. I can at least understand enough about it. Just enough. Nothing more.
And with smartphones, comes the payment plan. I don’t know how much it costs per month to use a smartphone. Anything and everything that I used on my BB is all covered under the company package. I just use. I don’t even know if it costs the company anything at all if I am running FB or twitter or any apps in the background. I don’t even know if they used up the ‘gigs’ (I really don’t know what is the right term for it!).
Ehem. The above is just the intro..
And so I have an iPad.. But I don’t have any internet connection to make it work in a place without a wifi connection. I haven’t bought the SIM card for it yet and trying to figure out the best option. I thought of asking the hubby to get for himself a smartphone. With that will come a phone bill that I couldn’t imagine the amount. We already have a Maxis broadband at home. A dongle. So can only be used on a single laptop but no use for iPad. And he has a stupidphone bill to pay for now.
So.. if I get a SIM card for my iPad which will not be compatible to Maxis dongle, between both of us then we have 2 lines that won’t be fully utilise. And when he gets his smartphone, that’s another SIM card and another bill. Of course the easiest solution is to get a SIM card for my iPad, keep the Maxis broadband that at times crawl rather than run, and hubby to get his smartphone. For someone who doesn’t really rely on internet to feel alive, I just feel that it’s too much. Hubby can actually live with his stupidphone but I am just sick of looking at it. Boleh? But then when we talk about smartphone, he wants Galaxy Note. Eksyen tak boleh blah. Wants the latest and greatest. Pergh.
And so, with a problem statement, I spoke to a friend who is an ICT whore. He is just a whore. Either that or a pimp. He is confused which one would he prefer. He suggested me to buy a mobile broadband router. Basically with the router, I just need to plug the Maxis broadband dongle into it and walla both hubby and I can share the connection. With the advice, I went and bought one myself. It works fine, but the problem is I have to hook it to a power source. It doesn’t run on a battery. Urgh. But bought already, okay! So gunalah.
Then I gatal-gatal went and surf looking for other options. I am yet to be satisfied. Yelah, I still have to have a power connection and it’s not all that user-friendly in that sense, right? And I bumped into Yes 4G line. The way it was advertised, attracted me to. Well, that’s the power of advertisement. And the powerless of a gullible. It said that for RM68, I could get 3.5GB data, 150 free calls to any operators in Malaysia, 150 free sms to any operators in Malaysia. And I could buy it online. And I could choose my number. Sounds attractive isn’t it? I thought it should work well on my iPad, on hubby’s laptop as well as on hubby’s future smartphone. Got number maaaa.. Can sms maaaa.. My coolest solution! So I thought. And so I bought it. Once the transaction was done, all I got was a thank you. Erk? Where to get the SIM card loh? Of course I have made sure I know where their stores are located. And so I went to the store.
Although I am not an ICT savvy, I am not dumb. I can understand the basic explanation from the salesgirl. Or anyone for that matter. I still have some brain cells that I have allocated to understand bits and pieces on ICT. From her I found out that 4G line doesn’t come with a SIM card. Bodoh. I know that I have to get their device but what I didn’t know was that there’s no SIM card that comes with the device. There are a few devices that they have and I chose huddle. I am not going to explain what huddle is here. Google please. The good part about the huddle is that it has a battery on its own. Brilliant. And yes I can use the huddle with a smartphone. Tapi tulah. Got to carry the huddle around together with the phone. Grrrr… Bodoh.
And yet my problem is not solved.
And I still don’t know if running FB or twitter or anything in the background would consume the ‘gig’ or not. And I still don’t know if I use PAYU plan, would running those apps be considered as YU. It should be isn’t it? Grrr…
And the list of ICT things that I now own:
Acer Tab (which my bro-in-law is interested to buy)
iPad2 wifi and 3G (but yet to have a SIM card)
mobile broadband router (which now I feel like selling it)
Yes 4G line and huddle
I feel like I am becoming a whore. Or a pimp. Whore works for a pimp. Pimp owns a whore.
Angah
Computer is something that I have never bothered to own. All my life, I have only bought a computer like gadget once.. or now twice. The first ever is my Acer Tab and the second is my iPad2. I don’t think I would ever get an iPad2 if I didn’t get it in the lucky draw. I use computer mostly for work related matters. When I am at home, I rarely turn on my laptop. Oh, I did utilise my laptop heavily once upon a time when I was searching for a hubby. Somehow my hubby who is lost in the dense of ICT jungle and me who is slightly better than him, found each other in the cyberworld! Isn’t it ironic! Muehehehe..
I have always been using computers issued by company or school when I was studying (or boyfriend issued ;) ). Everything built in, and I am just to use it. Should there be any problem, ICT dept will help to solve it. Same goes with smartphone. I have never bothered to learn about smartphone. And I only started using it when the company issued me with a BB. Otherwise, I might still use a stupidphone. Since it’s company issued, I never bothered about any of the charges incurred. Same with computer, all built in. ICT will be referred to if there’s any problem with it. Senang.
I only realised that I am total lost when I wanted to purchase my Acer Tab. I know nothing about computer’s tech spec. Nothing. I get confused between RAM and ROM. I don’t know about the latest processor. I don’t know the size. I don’t know the speed. I don’t know what are the latest size and speed that people are talking about. I don’t know the necessary software to support the computer. Ever since I have to use a computer, everything has been given to me on a silver platter. Guna je.
Same goes with smartphones. I was lost when people talked about android. And android always referred to some cookies or dessert. Thanks to Google, I am not that lost anymore. I can at least understand enough about it. Just enough. Nothing more.
And with smartphones, comes the payment plan. I don’t know how much it costs per month to use a smartphone. Anything and everything that I used on my BB is all covered under the company package. I just use. I don’t even know if it costs the company anything at all if I am running FB or twitter or any apps in the background. I don’t even know if they used up the ‘gigs’ (I really don’t know what is the right term for it!).
Ehem. The above is just the intro..
And so I have an iPad.. But I don’t have any internet connection to make it work in a place without a wifi connection. I haven’t bought the SIM card for it yet and trying to figure out the best option. I thought of asking the hubby to get for himself a smartphone. With that will come a phone bill that I couldn’t imagine the amount. We already have a Maxis broadband at home. A dongle. So can only be used on a single laptop but no use for iPad. And he has a stupidphone bill to pay for now.
So.. if I get a SIM card for my iPad which will not be compatible to Maxis dongle, between both of us then we have 2 lines that won’t be fully utilise. And when he gets his smartphone, that’s another SIM card and another bill. Of course the easiest solution is to get a SIM card for my iPad, keep the Maxis broadband that at times crawl rather than run, and hubby to get his smartphone. For someone who doesn’t really rely on internet to feel alive, I just feel that it’s too much. Hubby can actually live with his stupidphone but I am just sick of looking at it. Boleh? But then when we talk about smartphone, he wants Galaxy Note. Eksyen tak boleh blah. Wants the latest and greatest. Pergh.
And so, with a problem statement, I spoke to a friend who is an ICT whore. He is just a whore. Either that or a pimp. He is confused which one would he prefer. He suggested me to buy a mobile broadband router. Basically with the router, I just need to plug the Maxis broadband dongle into it and walla both hubby and I can share the connection. With the advice, I went and bought one myself. It works fine, but the problem is I have to hook it to a power source. It doesn’t run on a battery. Urgh. But bought already, okay! So gunalah.
Then I gatal-gatal went and surf looking for other options. I am yet to be satisfied. Yelah, I still have to have a power connection and it’s not all that user-friendly in that sense, right? And I bumped into Yes 4G line. The way it was advertised, attracted me to. Well, that’s the power of advertisement. And the powerless of a gullible. It said that for RM68, I could get 3.5GB data, 150 free calls to any operators in Malaysia, 150 free sms to any operators in Malaysia. And I could buy it online. And I could choose my number. Sounds attractive isn’t it? I thought it should work well on my iPad, on hubby’s laptop as well as on hubby’s future smartphone. Got number maaaa.. Can sms maaaa.. My coolest solution! So I thought. And so I bought it. Once the transaction was done, all I got was a thank you. Erk? Where to get the SIM card loh? Of course I have made sure I know where their stores are located. And so I went to the store.
Although I am not an ICT savvy, I am not dumb. I can understand the basic explanation from the salesgirl. Or anyone for that matter. I still have some brain cells that I have allocated to understand bits and pieces on ICT. From her I found out that 4G line doesn’t come with a SIM card. Bodoh. I know that I have to get their device but what I didn’t know was that there’s no SIM card that comes with the device. There are a few devices that they have and I chose huddle. I am not going to explain what huddle is here. Google please. The good part about the huddle is that it has a battery on its own. Brilliant. And yes I can use the huddle with a smartphone. Tapi tulah. Got to carry the huddle around together with the phone. Grrrr… Bodoh.
And yet my problem is not solved.
And I still don’t know if running FB or twitter or anything in the background would consume the ‘gig’ or not. And I still don’t know if I use PAYU plan, would running those apps be considered as YU. It should be isn’t it? Grrr…
And the list of ICT things that I now own:
Acer Tab (which my bro-in-law is interested to buy)
iPad2 wifi and 3G (but yet to have a SIM card)
mobile broadband router (which now I feel like selling it)
Yes 4G line and huddle
I feel like I am becoming a whore. Or a pimp. Whore works for a pimp. Pimp owns a whore.
Angah
Tuesday, 3 January 2012
Back to life, back to reality..
Today is my first day at work after being away for more than a week. It was a good break indeed. Time passed by so fast. But I had great time. Mostly because most of the time during the break, it was spent with families. Most of the time I was away from home. Kalau tak Seremban, Pilah, then Melaka. Balik KL pun hari Khamis jap, pastu back to Seremban on Saturday. Sempatlah jugak mengemas rumah sikit-sikit. Sempatlah jugak gi tengok wayang seround.
And now, got to pick up my momentum that I have left behind. Huhuhuu.. Tough, but the moment aku masuk ofis, I know it's going to be okay. This is what I do. This is what 'normal' to me.
Bila dah back to 'reality' ni, my body clock automatically get adjusted lak. Tau lak time lapo. Kalau time cuti tu, suma main langgar je. Since dah lapo ni, nak kena carik food ye! Muehehehe.. Food pun, kalau dah kat ofis ni, pandai je makan oat or cereal ye! Kalau kat rumah, jangan harap.
Worait. A short update to mark that I am ready to rock!! *busy benonya Januari nih..*
Angah
And now, got to pick up my momentum that I have left behind. Huhuhuu.. Tough, but the moment aku masuk ofis, I know it's going to be okay. This is what I do. This is what 'normal' to me.
Bila dah back to 'reality' ni, my body clock automatically get adjusted lak. Tau lak time lapo. Kalau time cuti tu, suma main langgar je. Since dah lapo ni, nak kena carik food ye! Muehehehe.. Food pun, kalau dah kat ofis ni, pandai je makan oat or cereal ye! Kalau kat rumah, jangan harap.
Worait. A short update to mark that I am ready to rock!! *busy benonya Januari nih..*
Angah
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