HAPPY DAYS!!

11.11.11

whether it's serbuk kari Alagappa's or Baba's, today, both of 'em combine together to wish you..

Happy Birthday Sanggeetha!!!

semoga awak dikurniakan emas yg banyak!!! and blessed with super "juniors" soon.. am pretty sure Prakash (hubby) is bz serving you special putu-mayam 2 nights in a row!!

YENNADEY, ENJOY!! **posing sivaji the boss depan toilet dalam pakaian renang**

~the good old days when we were still roommates (our office room = markas gossip)~

on separate topic,

few days ago, I was so shocked to see a i-don't-think-it's-local-kinda-postage, after digging through pile of craps (mainly soaked letters addressed to the previous owner) in our post box..

n it's from..

N.E.W.Z.E.A.L.A.N.D **tetiba kluar soundtrack baba-black-sheep-have-u-any-wool**

as far as i know, mama tak pernah la pulak bagitau kiterg kot2 if we have any relatives kacukan maori bagai..

hmm...

fitnah pertama sah2 kene tuduh Pa a.k.a. Ahmad Fadhil.. sebab coincidently he was having time of his life with Erza & Adam there.. But.. bila pikir2 balik, unless pa kener rasuk, i don't think he'd be doing benda2 mcm nie...

clueless..

untill we open it!

and guess what..

SURPRISE!! SURPRISE!!

small token but meaningful.. not only to Adriana, to her mommy & daddy too of course=)

We definitely love you both, Aunt Siti & Uncle Bernard!!

pic taken(or rather curi) from Bernard's FB page.. LOL!!

lotsoflove! cheers!!

**wink2**

p/s: terlalu excited sampai we put the socks on Adriana the same day n went out for jalan2!! hihi

Dallas-LA-KL-Miri..gosh, i'm tired..

After long hours of multiple flights, finally i could smell Miri..it definitely stinks! wait a sec, somehow i'm used to this scent..sort of acquired.. ala, smell of those people who do not take shower / brush their teeth for 40 hrs..hahhahaa..the journey took longer than before because we stopped by in LA, meeting Maria & Irene (do i spell your name correctly gurl?)..after 2 hrs of flight from Texas, we arrived in LA at 12 pm & MAS counter will only open at 9pm..It's actually part of our plan to get an early flight to LA so that Maria could drive us around..keh keh keh..we went to visit the Getty Centre - exhibition of modern architecture & super nice landscape..mcm biasala, kiterg semua mcm jakun, amek gmbr mcm org kener rasuk..snap2 pastuh view gmbr sambil gelak2..hahah..it was fun..senang citer mcm rusa masuk kampung ah..pedulik hapa..bukan derg kenal kiterg pun..sure angmo2 thought that we were a bunch of asian freaks..hahaha..

by the time we finished, it was already 7..before we headed for dinner, Maria brought us to Volcano Tea Shop, to heal the thirst as a result of unnecessary shouting / excitement at the park.. The free Bubble Teas were courtesy of Maria (me don't fancy the bubbles, so me got milk tea without the bubbles instead..it's like, u ordered nasi ayam minus the chicken..hahhaa)..anyway, thanx for being a super host maria (as always!)..n u too Irene (you're one funny indonesian..goodluck with your study)..It was a perfect closing for our US trip!

Maria, Siti & Irene - kontrol cun..

W.T.Toooot are u waiting for Siti? SNAP IT la dey!! GATAL TU RUMPUT NEH!!!

And would like to make a special shoutout to Siti & Violet for making the whole US trip fun fun fun..hohoho..even a visit to staples could be so interesting..and best of all, we passed!!! Cheers!

(From Right) Danielle Chonody - instructor, Sergei, Bernado, Chris, Violet, Filipe, Luis, Willbert, Terry, Siti & me

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"Tom: btw, z pass ke deepwater exam tuh?" <-- Bagi menjawab soalan berachun syear dan menghindarkan sebarang gossip berbau jamban, i've uploaded my final paper result=P hohoho..i'm not that dumb after all huh..ahaks..

Iftar with Abg Irwan

Today, we ol gi berbuka puasa dgn Abg Irwan, who just got transferred here 3 months ago..while he drove his 2nd-hand Volvo (which still look freaking new and cost him USD20K ONLY), we followed from behind..he lead us to a halal Thai restaurant..not that fancy but ok la..each of us tried different types of curry..Somehow, Abg Irwan's curry, which they proclaim originated from Malaysia, seemed to be awkward, ada kacang..apa kezadah?? ntah sapa la yg wat ajaran sesat alkaram-wal-tenggelam dgn owner kedai tuh..yellow curry was my choice, Siti's red curry and Violet's green curry..xder la pedas mana, manis jer lebey..me likey~ mcm oghe klate doh..hahahhaa..The price, USD14 (excluding tips)..tp puas hati la, sbb dah lama xmkn ayam (eh jap, bukan smlm baru jer mkn Chicken tikka leg a.k.a. ayam panggang kat Apna Bazaar ker?..hahaha..)..Klah, masa utk stadi, esok ada exam 4 hrs..mau berasap kepala..yeehaw~ take a nap sat ah..bak kata syear, "beauty sleep"..hahahha..harap2 xteroverslept..

Abg Irwan (minus wife and his kids), Violet & Siti

Si slim=P

Org posing, macik siti nie pun sibuk nak berposing..ceit!

Domo arigato Kimberly San..

Kimberly King, yes that's her name to be exact, but we simply denote her as Kim. Who's she? A boss , a mentor, an office colleague plus a friend (not mentioning a wife and a mom!). 3 months has passed and her contributions shall be remembered....

• A boss when: "Zakry has made great strides in 2007 in developing into a very good operational engineer. Over the second half of the year he began to understand and emphasize the importance of HSE and SQ at the base and offshore. He is engaging at the customers office and is good to offer technical solutions to problems raised. Zakry is giving of his time to the new engineers as well as the workshop team to help them understand not only our completion tools but the HMS processes that go along with our day to day activities. I look forward to Zakry continuing to grow as an operations engineer to support not only Malaysia but the SEA region as well. He will continue to make an excellent mentor for the engineers joining XXXX and I look forward to working with him in 2008. " - This is what she wrote for my 2007 PPR (Personal Performance Review)
• A mentor when: when my motivation was way on the ground, she lift me up with her words and despite how badly my job went, she has never failed to offer her sumptuous support.."remember zakry, everyone makes mistakes..as long as you learned your lesson, you are on the right track..and if you're not, definitely something is wrong!"
• An office colleague when: we exchanged TVseries and kept ourselves updated with latest downloadable episodes.."By the way, they have this new show on TV over here, “I Survived a Japanese Game Show”, it is hilarious, you guys should see if you can download it from the internet." (taken from her email sent from US)..
• A friend when: she asked if i need a place to stay right after my house was broken in..tried her very best to get me on the plane back for raya (last day of puasa), when she just got to know that my offshore job was delayed (stranded in KK..managed to fly back on 1st day of raya)..approved my 1-week leave for holiday in NYC/LA (detour) after a month training in Texas Louisiana..haha

And this is what she wrote before leaving for US:

"It has been an extreme pleasure to work with all of you the past few years. I have had the pleasure to have known each of you since the time you hesitantly arrived into Miri and Labuan to start your first days with XXXX. I am sure the first few weeks were a bit over whelming for some of you but you have all persevered and have come into your own. I hope that each of you will continue through the training program and keep your end goals in sight.
Just a few things I would like to pass along before I leave –

• Do not loose faith in your career progression; remember if you don’t say anything nobody will know what you want to do. It is up to you do decide your career path and up to your manager to make it happen. Keep asking, if you don’t get an answer right away ask again and use your PPR as an avenue.
• The grass is not always greener on the other side. If you get offers from another company, please take time to think why you are really leaving XXXX because things are not always better because of money. I worked for ZZZZ before joining XXXX and I can tell you honestly that XXXX will treat you right and give you every opportunity in the world to better your career. Please if you are thinking of leaving talk to someone before you make that choice.
• Don’t plan your life around customer’s projects – there will always be projects but you only have 1 life to live.
• Enjoy yourself and have fun…remember this is just a job and you must make it fun! "
  

YES MAM !! THANK YOU MAM !! and remember Zach, the grass is not always greener on the other side =P indeed, i'm lucky..