downsizing a dream...

i was just blog-surfing and realised it's been a while since i've been here...

and saw my wish list. 

z-zah's current wish list

• lasik surgery
• sunglasses
• chiropractic mattress
• 42" HDTV with IPTV Ready
• HONDA CRV

I have totally forgotten about this but realised that i had somehow acquired almost all of it ( i think?)...

 
because i have only bought the cheaper version of everything...
 

• chiropractic mattress - replaced with an 10" spring matress (should be good, bought during a sale)
• 42" HDTV with IPTV Ready - replaced with a 22" HDTV (i think it's IPTV ready)
• HONDA CRV - replaced with a KIA Sportage ( that's what i'm aiming for now)

Now, it occured to me that i only dare to dream big but too coward to fulfill it...

Such a coward that is me...

Maybe becoming more brave & bolder should be in my new year's resolution...

but, let me watch my favorite series (Stargate SG-1) on my new 22" LCD TV while resting on my new matress....

Hope it'll be a good year for me next...

it comes with the territory...

i wanna vent!!!!

i have a very conventional way of thinking...

no work, no pay...
to demand more pay, you have to earn it...
if you go to work, spending more time chatting with your friend than completing your task, do you really deserve that extra pay that you demand?

maybe this is why i have a zero PR skill...

dealing with young people, who was influenced by experienced people, who still have the old mentality & culture is really tiring. why can't they have a fresh perspective, have a new set of productive rules, be BETTER???

argh... people and their 'asal boleh' attitude...

Quitting is not an option...

I don't understand why i'm always the minute writer whenever i was in an internal meeting... doesn't matter if there's someone else who's younger, lower rank (who's supposed to be bullied), junior rank... even when the meeting wasn't supposed to be attended by me (higher management meeting, i was taken from attending my shift just to take minutes in the meeting)...

A friend joked about how the typical minute writer (she's one too) will only be relieved of her power after she got promoted, and i agree....

i got promoted recently... and part of the job is to be a secretariat in a committee... or best summarised by the head of the committee...

"I need a secretariat for minute taking. I suggest 'biker-chic' to be the secretariat"

Ok, then... Seems that i won't be able to run from it for a very long time.. So, i'll just honing my minute taking skill then...

Can't beat them, might as well join them...

sabarku di penghujungnya...

Di P2SC, masih menunggu kereta yang dijanjikan...

Masih tak siap lagi... dan dalam masa menunggu ni pun, diminta menukar pelbagai alat ganti lagi... dan saya menolak...

sejak ahad hingga sabtu, terima 3 panggilan penangguhan beserta tambahan pertukaran alat ganti...

Jadi, untuk tidak mengganggu moral pelanggan lain yg sedang menunggu ( kerana terlalu banyak tenaga negatif yang disebarkan), saya tunggu di tengah panas terik di luar pejabat...

tidak sepanas hati di dalam...

not a good way to start the year...

I sent my car to workshop for a major overhaul… you know, the standard… timing belt, clutch pad…

It was supposed to be a one time thing… timing belt was changed last week, but because they don’t have clutch pad in stock, I need to send in the car again for the clutch pad…

I was promised the job will be finished in 2 days…

It’s been three days now…

my car servicing was postponed to make room for Alza servicing… apparently, many Alza was sent in for servicing due to mechanical problem and all PSCs are prioritizing them due to, well, mostly because it’s new, and because it’s a family car that most people need for the long holiday coming… most people only use kelisa as second car…

But not me… the car is my only means of transportation… you try live in SK and work in Cyber… there is no other way to get to work other than the cab… or hitching a ride…

Today, I got a call from the P2SC again… they think the engine mounting need to be changed… additional cost of RM900… ouch!!! that'll really hurt the pocket… it get worst… the car will only be ready by Friday (on my insistence)…

Not only I lost the use of the car for a week, I also spent RM2000 on the first 2 month of 2010 on the car alone…

I wish I had my bike…

update: the car will not be ready by Friday... i'll be spending CNY not in my hometown...

tempting to follow the masses...

our external tv antenna just died.... after only a mere 5 months!!!!


of course there were signs...

watching tanyalah ustaz on tv9 is like listening to the radio... only the audio is clear...

we gave up watching BONES altogether on ntv7…

tv3, which hardly need any effort before, needed so much tweaking that we would rather let it be than changing the channel…

tv1 & tv2 still bearable…

oh… there’s another channel, 8tv… 8tv is snowy…

but we kinda in denial...

besides, after I changed the streamyx modem at home to wireless modem, we spent most of our time surfing the internet than watching tv since everyone had their own notebook. Previously, we only use it if we are alone at home, one person at a time…

I was contemplating a much proper external antenna, you know, the one people install at the roof of their home, (the one we had was a small rotating one), -but we live in an apartment (bummer!)…

while a housemate suggested astro.

Very tempting.

Until I saw what we can get for the basic package.

AXN- good, Bernama TV-good, but no ChannelNewsAsia? I think I rather have IPTV instead (cheh, loyal gitu)…

So, I’ll be shopping for another external tv antenna in these few days…

random things to do...

Alhamdulillah...

my dream had come true... my target to complete the 5th Pillar before 40, was fulfilled with His Permission.

so many story to tell but i'll tell you the random things to do there... others, you might need to figure out on your own or ask me privately...

1. the power plug there is a 2-pin plug, but it's a funny looking plug. but any 2-pin plug can actually fit (except for my rechargeble torchlight that i bought there). the plug adapter can be found at any small electronic shop there for 2 Riyal, or at Bin Dawood store for minimum 3.95 Riyal. Also, can borrow mine if you want to go there, provided i don't misplaced it by the time u ask for it... he..he...

2. Using local SIM card is cheaper than roaming your M'sia phone. I used SAWA VISIT by STC and asked my family to use the same, to get the cheaper, same-network rate. there are others like Zain & Mobily (i think). have no idea which has cheaper rate to M'sia, maybe need to ask En.Manzlie. for STC, you can get SAR100 credit for SAR75, or SAR666 credit for SAR350 only, but might need to be bought directly from STC. in Makkah, it's quite difficult to locate the STC office, but in Madinah, it's within walking distance. Maybe this will change after the heavy construction in Makkah completed. At first, i thought SAR100 is too much phone credit but at 0.45 SAR per SMS & 2.50 SAR per minute call to M'sia, it'll drained just like that...

3. AL-BAIK chicken is a must try. it's a fast food outlet, like KFC. don't know how to find it in Makkah, but in Madinah, it's just around the corner from Perkuburan al-Baqi. but i only tried its fried chicken, value shrimp and jumbo shrimp. the verdict: i love all of them but my family don't like the jumbo shrimp, it's too chewy for the dentally-challenged. ;-)

4. According to my uncle, Halawa made from Tahina is a must buy. It's a confectionery. Personally, i don't really like it as it's too sweet for my taste. I managed to find a less-sweet version of it (for diabetic) but it's too bitter for me. (it's hard to please me).

5. A personalised Jawi-engraved keychain. Cost me 10 SAR. To me, it's worth it coz i have no idea where to find Jawi-engraved keychain here in Malaysia. If you could find it, please let me know.

The heavy construction in Makkah is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2010. Anyone wants to go there after 2010, please invite me tooo!! I wanna go again...

Really missing it already...