26.09.2010_Volunteer Day

Without my permission, I was selected to become this Voluntary Project Committee. Whilst busy with work routine activities, I was being imposed to spend some time for this event: meeting, con-call, arrangement, brain-storming session, negotiation slot n etc. The most important thing is fund supplier want to minimize the cost, I pray to God so that I can find an affordable, presentable and meaningful location and voluntary activity. Initially, we have 2 options: tree-planting and sport’s day for less fortunate group. Again, in terms of cost, we are “selected” tree-planting project after “vote”.

At the end, we have chosen a local NGO to join its tree-planting project. We have to liaise with these self-proclaim “eco-warriors” human beings. Again, when we deal with volunteers, we need more than 101% patient because everyone is FOC. We can’t be too demanding, too forceful, too determine, too …. “Love is patient”, I keep telling myself when deal with all these charity workers.

The location was muddy and smelly beside riverbank. Organizer is targeting each participant plants minimum 10 trees, but I plant nothing as I was in charge for food n beverage supply. I was sitting in the tent and encourage volunteer to drink more water but not 100 Plus isotonic drink. The reason is simple: 100 Plus is damn more expensive then plain water!

I also become one day coach conductor, to ensure everyone safely on-board to location and return home safely. What I need to do is shouting: Masuk, masuk, masuk (go inside)…. Even a senior post colleague requested me to extend the departure time, my answer is: "NO NO NO, we are not effort to delay. I want everything ON-TIME." That senior post colleague tak boleh tahan, can’t stand with my attitude and need to compromise with me; p

Overall, the event can be considered succeed cause NO RAIN!

2010.08.28_Day Trip

Love these 3 little ducklings.

Amateur model

All looks tire after 3 hours shouting but not singing.

What an enjoyable outing!

2010.07.13_Farewell Karaoke Nite

This is my 1^st K session with new colleagues; most of them are shy to sing and sitting quietly eating buffet food. Automatically, I become King of K, I do believe I have sang more than 25 songs on that night. What a great achievement! Organizer has invited her ex-colleague to join and celebrate her b’day at the same time. Overall, I like to go for K’ session with them since they are generous enough to become my listeners.

Ironically, the “farewell heroin” resume her work at the same floor; same company but different department two weeks after farewell K’ nite. What a pseudo-working life…

2010.08.08 Popiah Feast

Food is a good medium to gather human beings esp Chinese. It attracts me to return kampung on SUNDAY and yet back to KL on the same day. Big feast menu: Crispy fried chicken, Chinese basil duck, Vinegar pork leg, Chili sour fish, Red bean soup and some veg for vegetarians. My old lonely kampung house become very crowded, approximately 25 family members came for lunch and dinner! I miss 1^st round eating session since I arrived after 2PM. Btw; I went to my aunty place for Hakka Lui Cha.The main course for that day feast is spring roll “Popiah”, my aunt prepares all the ingredients; everyone is queuing for her lovely popiah. The popiah is super-duber big and very tasty.

Well, appreciate my uncle who offered me car-pool back to village. Believe it or not, I still feel full the day after afternoon.

Little doggy, Jasper who is staying with me now and I believe her per-existence was a CAT!!!

2010.08.01_Grandmum B'day

y little shorty is 78 years old and still looking good. Most of the family members attend this pot-luck b'day party. I prepare nothing except enjoy the food. This homemade Oreo cheesecake is nice to eat but sore to see, very plain decor lol. Twins sisters,pls improve ur decor skills,k.I got a lot little cousins... esp 2 boys who like to bully me. Give thanks to God thought endless challenge and incidents keep popping in our life, may God protect my little grandmum to be happy always and let go all the miserable memoir. God, pls protect me from asking to get married issue during family gathering.

2010.08.05_Metro Toastmaster Club 21 Yrs Anniversary

I decided to attend this event at the last second. Toastmaster club is a NPO club which aim to educate society in public speaking. It is prefect platform to improve our presentation and interpersonal skills. However, ashame to declare myself as Metro TMC member since quite a long time didn't attend the meeting and only completed 1 of 10 speech tasks.

On this memorable night, senior TMC members from different places shown their excellent public speaking ability esp Mr.Wei Siong. His speech is very inspirational and the way he convey his message is superb. This fellow does not knows me and yet I do not introduce myself to him. Kind embarrass for "Kaki ponteng". One of the founders,Mr Yee who also acts as my mentor share his Toastmaster journey: "no time" is not a good reason along these 21 years. Perseverance!!! I should re-schedule my time to complete remaining 9 assignments.

Though is exhausted after work, I overwhelm to meet all these familiar faces. Everyone is encourages me to resume and attend Metro TMC fortnightly meeting. Erm... minimum one and half hours driving from my current working place to meeting venue plus 7PM meeting time constraints really challenge my attendance. God, pls give me wisdom to make appropriate arrangement.

The event was held at BaliFeel Restaurant. The decor is fabulous but the food is really so-so. We had normal wrapped chicken sugarcane drumstick, over-diluted green curry, tasteless prawn, thick raw mango salad, overcooked fried chicken wing, elastic squid, extreme hot sambal sambal belacan chili, super-duber sweet lemonade and a piece of fish cracker. Now, you can understand my definition "so-so" ;p

The only meal can satisfied my ordinary taste-bud is "bubuh cacar" desert which contains shredded jack fruit. Its aroma delight this dessert flavor though the BaliFeel chef pour to much coconut milk and condensed milk.

2010.08.05 Aged

Most of the buddies thought I have extravagance B'day celebration. The truth is I have to work until 8PM then rushing back to home for a quick meal and quick bath before heading to uncle's place. Afterwards, return home and sleep. What a routine life...

I have received 12 B'day wishes via SMS and 45 B'day wishes via Facebook. It make me sing MJ song " U ar not alone" ;)

I'm blessed as I managed to get my company's laptop which I'm typing now and bought a second hand car on my birthday. God is good, He knows my needs and yet He provide sufficient support to me.

I will resume my blogging project as countless incidents happened and desire to share on this platform ;p

Happy birthday, Kim!!!