UPDATES

Updates! updates! so sorry for not updating haha

It's been one month since I last updated and 2 months since I moved down to Rasa.......a lot has happened and a lot is going to happen.

I have finally gotten my name card haha.......well temporary.......you'll notice that it's a recycled name card

Well better than nothing right? :P

In other news.......well........made a very major decision for my life..........whether I made the right choice...hard to say but I let God take the lead..........

Till then........

BE HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU HAVE

An easy sentence but not easy to do. Heck most of the time we are complain about our lifes. That was what happened to me these past few weeks. Everyday I complained about where I was (Rasa), my problems with relationships, the place where I stay, the place where I work (somehow it's all Rasa.......haha). It took me just a few days ago to realise, hey Aaron stop complaining!!

I should be happy that I have a nice place to stay for free.....no rental, not even utility fees........

I should be happy cause I'm now in a church that is so caring.....

I should be happy cause I have so many brothers and sister who really care about me........

I should be happy !

JUST ONE PERSON

I heard this song on youtube recently....a great reminder to believe in yourself. Oddly this song came from a musical called Charlie Brown (you the one with Snoopy) but I heard it during a Jim Henson's memorial sung by the Muppets.....The lyrics are cool

Just One Person

If just one person believes in you,
Deep enough, and strong enough, believes in you...
Hard enough, and long enough,
It stands to reason, that someone else will think
"If he can do it, I can do it."

Making it: two whole people, who believe in you
Deep enough, and strong enough,
Believe in you.
Hard enough and long enough
There's bound to be some other person who
Believes in making it a threesome,
Making it three.....
People you can say: believe in me....

And if three whole people,
Why not -- four?
And if four whole people,
Why not--more, and
more, and
more....

And when all those people,
Believe in you,
Deep enough, and strong enough,
Believe in you...
Hard enough, and long enough

It stands to reason that you yourself will
Start to see what everybody sees in
You...

And maybe even you,
Can believe in you... too

ONE MONTH and COUNTING

Gosh, has it been that long? I've actually survived one month in this place. Woo Hoo!!! Bring out the wines, beers, booze.......but wait nobody to drink with -_-

Haha I'm actualy proud of myself for able to survive here. Mind you it's a really small town. It's much much smaller than Nibong Tebal. Heck I think it's smaller than Kampar for that matter. But I've made accustomed to this place I guess. You cannot imagine how I always wanted to travel out of this place at night to the bright lights in KL but after 2 weeks, I was already getting bored of travelling there. I have come to love Rasa (or trying to at least). Staying alone is a bit of a struggle but I got use to it. Things I have learnt about myself throughout this month.

1) I can cook! Surprisingly, I have learnt how to cook simple dishes and also experimented with some new dishes. I'm extremely proud of my fried rice.......first time around the rice actually can be eaten.

2) I love working out. Yes, I have been working out and actually lost 1 kg after 2 weeks. It's a start somewhere, but more pounds to shed before Christmas..........

3) I am losing my fear of heights. For those who know me long, I have a fear of heights. I can woozy and woobly when I stand near ledges. However, in my job here, I have to climb 40 feet or climb down into dark chambers for inspection. Haha I still feel woobly but at least I can climb.

Other than that, I'm glad to have make some good friends already at work. My boss is a great friend to be with. You are friends with your boss! And why not? He's great! No I'm not polishing his boots, he's just a nice guy to be with. Next is Ms Tan, our faithful HR assistant in the office. We gossip about everything haha (sorry kakak). As for my personal life.....it's hard being away from dear.....but we are trying hard to keep in touch with one another (looking forward to this weekend..yipee!)I miss Ben bro, bro, lil bro and lil sis a lot haha (who is who?) but thank God they keep updating me about the CF (let go right) and their lives. I'm still looking for an avenue to continue to serve students here but it seems God has other plans for me..more about that later......

BACK STABBERS

There are two things I hate in life...liars and back stabbers........okay not hate but don't like. I don't like people who can tell me one thing in front of me and talk other things at the back of me. I prefer if you don't like me to tell me straight to the face or better still correct me. Or if you really don't like me, don't force other people to not like me. I don't like it. I prefer for other people to make judgements about me rather than you make judgements and tell others about me.

H is a foreign friend whom I got to know from my mutual friends. At first, I heard many sob stories about her, how she is treated poorly by other people. So being a good friend I tried to support her in many ways. A lot of times my supervisor would criticize her and I would just tell my sv to just be patient with her. Many a times I feel pity for her and I always ask her how she is doing etc. Then my perception of her started to change when she first had a fallin out with 2 of my friends. At first it was a small matter but somehow she made it into a very big issue. Ever since then, I've become wary of her. Just a few weeks ago before I left campus, she had another fallin out with another 2 (A & B) of my friends. And this time, I was shocked that she did the same thing as like the first time. A & B are at first wanting to patch things up until they found her blog. And in her blog she wrote many malicious things about both of them, while she maintains that she is innnocent and pitiful to be treated like that. I also got shock at the things she wrote and told A & B to just forget her and move on. Today A told me that she wrote things about me as well and actually for a long time they have talked about it. When I read, I was shock. There she wrote how I was 2 face. How I betrayed her and critisize her and other people to my supervisor just so that I can get ahead. Hello? for wat? if you can't take your own weaknesses don't criticize others about their weaknesses. My goodness.....actually What the fuck man? I mean woman? Who are you so great to say such things. Now it's becoming clear why some people look at me one kind it's because she has been spreading rumours about me.......I really regret helping her and also regret tyring to patch things up for her and her friends. You know what H if you are reading this. SCREW YOU!!!

MALAYSIAN

Got this from Kelly....it is so true.....Happy Merdeka Everyone

1. A typical young Malaysian can name all the players from a top English Premier League club, but ask him to name one football player from Malaysia, he cannot!

2. When StreamyX come, you complain StreamyX too slow. When Maxis Broadband come, you complain Maxis Broadband always disconnects. When WiMax come, you complain Wimax too expensive. In the end, you say StreamyX still the best lah.

3. When highway toll price increase, you complain. When petrol price increase, you complain. When you go Starbucks buy RM10 coffee, NO COMPLAINTS.

4. When you cannot find parking in a shopping mall and have to walk very far, you complain. When you go inside the shopping mall and there's SALE, run from one end of 1Utama to the other, that one NO COMPLAINT.

5. You are always late. And the excuse you give when you're late is always either: (a) traffic jam (b) no transport or (c) cannot find parking.

6. You have a parent who forces you to take science stream in high school, study engineering in Uni, then when you graduate, they ask you to forget everything you learnt in Uni and do commerce.

7. You know someone who can specially develop an angmoh accent when speaking to an American / British / Australian.

8. You complain against the government in kopitiam, you talk loud loud. Leave anonymous comments on blogs, you also talk loud loud. Attend ceremah by DAP, you shout loud loud. Then when Opposition organise a protest and ask you to go, you dun wan. Scared later kena tangkap by ISA.

9. Every year on the 30th April, you are one of the people below queuing up last minute to submit your tax return at the IRB.

10. When an angmoh stranger kisses you on the cheek to say hello, you very happy. When a Malaysian guy kisses you on the cheek to say hello, you slap him in face.

Saya Anak Malaysia

RASA and HELLO

My my I'm sorry guys for not updating. THe last two months was hectic with trying to finish my thesis so that I can graduate (which btw I'm still in LIMBO thanks to my ex boss). FYI officially I have not graduated yet as I haven't VIVA and haven't passed up my final draft to IPS. But I have until OCtober to do that so I'm good haha.

Currently, I'm working in Rasa Water Treatment Plant which is a potable water treatment plant situated in the jungles of Selangor. I'm the new Production Engineer meaning I'm suppose to be in charge of the daily production of water in the company. So far after working 3 days, I kinda love my job although there is much to learn. My boss is En Wakil.......super nice boss. One thing, he is a very patient man and very very pious but open man. He used to be the Production Engineer here before becoming the Plant Manager. I admire his wit and determination with his job here. It's always pleasing to see him cause I seldom (or maybe I haven't seen yet) his angry side. Right now my job is to make sure my men are doing their job. Yes I have 28 people to oversee. Technically only 4 as the 4 will help me see the rest. But as a department head I must be strict and have to know what's up. So far I have a lot of assignments and frankly speakign can feel the working life dee la........

More post ya and pics.........