I arrive in Frankfurt, Germany at 0530 am, 24th September 2008. Now, that is chronologically accurate well.....at least to the minutes. This airport is weird. Ok, so I was a wee bit early for business but hell, its just a clutter of mess (if you compare to say...KLIA or Singapore airport). I have less reference of other airports since I do not linger that long there nor do I go to a lot of airports. Even in China, getting from 1 terminal to another is a breeze, the signs are clear and straight to the point.
But lucky enough, I get to where I wanna go with a lot of doubt in my head, which worries me since I was at the Immigration for quite sometimes. Got interviewed by the lady there (what? do I look evil and menacing enough to create damage?) I literally have to present every evidance that I got at my expense to satisfy her craving for urm....answer.
After that then there is a hassle of going thru the airport scanner which means I have to upload everthing metal in the bag which is a hassle. The guard there is cute (in a bearish kinda way...but that's not the point. You can strip search me anytime big boy!). It's fasting month by the way, no swaying of thoughts whatsoever. Oh yeah...I probably should have not written that down coz hubby will kick my ass (Gomenasai boo!)
Again, there is nothing there that can interest me, stuff there is a bit expensive even it says "Duty Free". Its cheap if you don't run the exchange rate calculator in your head. I bought a Hard Rock Cafe Oslo T-shirt (I'm soo gonna get lucky when I get back home). Mind out of the gutter people. And a teedy bear + Beer glass for a friend ( he wanted tee's for him the wifey but there are no larger size than S at that particular moment. Lucky me). Payment time and my card is not registering at the casher...crap. Now I have to fork out my cash instead and it just left me about 50 N0rwegian Krone which is about RM24. What can I but for that much money in Norway? Well just 2 bottles of 500ml carbonated drinks. My ticket thru and fro from hotel is much more expensive.
After that, I have no mood to traverse anymore, walk around the city a bit and then I make a U-turn and get a train back to Sandvika, surf for a while while waiting to breakfast. Occasional sleep.
The next two days are spend in class and lucky I was a bit converse about the things that they were lecturing about and I could afford to fall asleep once in a while. It's a 7hours time difference and yeah I was lagging a bit (or was it advance? hmmmmm). Finish class, take a shuttle back to station and walk abit before reaching hotel. Breakfast is as yesterday...buns and serunding daging plus some fruits I nick during lunch break. It'a paid for and I'm taking my share dammit.
After 2nd day in class was done, I'm packed and was looking forward to get back home. Pray to God that my card will not fail me when I needed it the most...just to get me a ticket to the airport and I'm homebound. Takkan nak cilok kut..bulan posa nih. Thank God I made it, man a lot of people on the train and the airport. Flight got delayed for 30 minutes and then another 15 minutes prior to landing and an alarm was begining to loudly blare inside my head. Can I make it in time? What about the gate and Immigration? And just my luck, I was on a que which seems for ages to reduce its load. The stamping dude was checking every spelling in the passpport while his collegue on the other booth was making progress like a revolution and I was cursing in my head. Lucky I got the other dude otherwise I'm gonna do some cynical and not so witty remarks which will probably got me in trouble and stripped search (what is it with me and strip search? I have no idea...must be the geoghraphical thingy).
I was almost on a frantic note looking for the departure gates and why do the have to built it damn far apart? Just In time and once on the flight I was stuck in the middle. Damn that check in lady, I told her aisle seat and she gave me the middle..curse her to hell! Lucky enough I was a good passenger and sleep most of the way, not fully asleep but I try to snooze as much as possble otherwise I'm gonna be one cranky SOB when I got home.
Plane stop for an hour transit in Bangkok, looking for sumthing nifty to buy, the bath salts looks nice but then a thought hit me...I don't have a bath tub. Duh...save my money there...Imagine that if I did buy the salts, then I have to get me bath tub. Now wouldn't that be crazy? So I didn't buy anthing, was tempted but not buying.
Reach KLIA safely and it's almost breakfast time. I save sumthing from the flight to just cukup syarat nak berbuka then get an ERL to KL sentral and hopping on the monorail to pick my car which I park in the office. Intelligent huh? At least I don't have to drive most of the way....or I could get me a taxi, which I'm not and that's that.
I still have a few ringing in my head and a slight stability problems...jet lag lah...not alcohol induce mind you.
Next week I'm off for a week plus, balik kampung la, cuti. I have not celebrate Raya for 6 years and I think I don't miss it that much since I'm not going from house to house and collect money heheheh.
P/s: For my fren Rizal who was here last week, sorry that I was not around much to hang out and do stupid stuff. Glad you manage to get something Good and bad this trip, valueable lesson in life I must say. Catch you around if I got any jobs over there. Be gud and have a pleasent Raya and Maaf Zahir dan Batin.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
Speedy Gonzales
Today is a hectic day, period.
I'm in the office as early as I could, booting up the laptop and ready to clear off my pending report but then, all of a sudden my eyes becomes very heavy and sleepy. Cursed my luck, just when I was about to become all productivity and all, things turned out like this.
Anyway, I get past thru the sleepy period, twist my neck a few times and I'm as good as new. Keyed in some data, while my eyes frantically searching for a best bargain hotel in Langkawi for my after Raya retreat. Need some time to be away from work and lay back and do nuthin'...with my hubby off course.
After a few hagling and negotiation, we find the agreed spot. Will story on the up coming blog in October. Please book your tickets early gentleman. Otherwise, it's just the rerun for you guys.
Know why I'm all in a rush? I got a flight to Norway this evening and it is both sucky and not sucky at the same time. Sucky coz its fasting month, its cold, its too quick and the main point is I don't have the addequate moolah since all have been channelled for celebrating Raya. The not so sucky part is, its cold (less sweating), fasting month (less eating hence budjet) and....and..... I could not find anything else this time (my mind is racing about completing my report since its 11 am now)
So, to cut this thing short...I just wanted to have a chance, just incase I could not make it live to say it "Selamat Hari Raya - Maaf Zahir dan Batin?(don't know if I ever need to apologize for the batin part to all people since I'm not that premiscious) but heck, just for the sake of saying it since everyone is saying it.
Again, due to heavy traffic and increasing numbers of cars on the road during this festive season..I wish all of you guys no matter where you are...safe journey and don't sleep or eat ketupat and drive - very hazardous to your precious life and those who loves you.
Peace out!
I'm in the office as early as I could, booting up the laptop and ready to clear off my pending report but then, all of a sudden my eyes becomes very heavy and sleepy. Cursed my luck, just when I was about to become all productivity and all, things turned out like this.
Anyway, I get past thru the sleepy period, twist my neck a few times and I'm as good as new. Keyed in some data, while my eyes frantically searching for a best bargain hotel in Langkawi for my after Raya retreat. Need some time to be away from work and lay back and do nuthin'...with my hubby off course.
After a few hagling and negotiation, we find the agreed spot. Will story on the up coming blog in October. Please book your tickets early gentleman. Otherwise, it's just the rerun for you guys.
Know why I'm all in a rush? I got a flight to Norway this evening and it is both sucky and not sucky at the same time. Sucky coz its fasting month, its cold, its too quick and the main point is I don't have the addequate moolah since all have been channelled for celebrating Raya. The not so sucky part is, its cold (less sweating), fasting month (less eating hence budjet) and....and..... I could not find anything else this time (my mind is racing about completing my report since its 11 am now)
So, to cut this thing short...I just wanted to have a chance, just incase I could not make it live to say it "Selamat Hari Raya - Maaf Zahir dan Batin?(don't know if I ever need to apologize for the batin part to all people since I'm not that premiscious) but heck, just for the sake of saying it since everyone is saying it.
Again, due to heavy traffic and increasing numbers of cars on the road during this festive season..I wish all of you guys no matter where you are...safe journey and don't sleep or eat ketupat and drive - very hazardous to your precious life and those who loves you.
Peace out!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
A little less Conversation
I'm bored in the office. Honestly. I can't even finish a job that I've started on the same day on the same timeline. My body is refusing to co-operate with my mind and that is bad for business. If I have my own business, I would go down like a ship with holes on the bottomplate and all manhole left open, just for the sake of sinking down at a much faster rate than usual.
Speaking of which (about ship), I used to sail before (No, I do not wear the white sailor Popeye's uniform). I'm more inclined towards the machinery stuff and can you believe it that my working hours are done mostly while I'm below sea level except when I'm on the funnel. It was the higlights of my life, career wise. Imagine that I've just finish my study, then immedietly got a job ( it helps if you got sponsered and was payed to study). My mom was kinda reluctant to let me live a life like that, she wants her child to be in univercity, well mom, I'm doing good without any degree from any univercity...just me and myself.
But the kinda sucky part was, I travel from East Malaysia, Sarawak to Japan during my 6 year stint as a marine engineer and only Japan. Once to Korea but that doesn't count since I did not buy anything to remember that place. It was an easy life, get up in the morning, have breakfast and you're at the workplace in 5 minutes. Compare to working ashore, waking up as early as 5.45am and reach the office around 7.30am...pretty much of a different huh?
During that time of work, I got burned couple of time, cuts on my hands and other parts, fall down a steep metal ladder which slams on your knee (Ouch!), throw stuff when you're pissed at your boss, have late and crazy breakdown (machine wise, not me), restless sleep and so fourth. But there is also the good and best part, like free food, cool place to shop when you are in Japan, strange co-worker, crazy past time (like playing cards and who ever loses get to drink a few cans of soda heheheh, cruel eh...but fun) plus I get to buy the Gundam built up kits at a cheeper price.
Ahhhhh...those were the days but now I'm becoming one of the land dweller but still attached to my first root, the sea. Can't be helped, I'm born under the water sign and water is life hence that kinda makes my exsistance somewhat special hehehehe.
Final end of almost 3rd week fasting season, another week plus to go. I'm off to Norway end of next week, my boss wanted to send me there, great.....yeah...right. Just hope that I can get a flight back home safely otherwise I'll be spending Raya in the Euros...whoohoo!
Speaking of which (about ship), I used to sail before (No, I do not wear the white sailor Popeye's uniform). I'm more inclined towards the machinery stuff and can you believe it that my working hours are done mostly while I'm below sea level except when I'm on the funnel. It was the higlights of my life, career wise. Imagine that I've just finish my study, then immedietly got a job ( it helps if you got sponsered and was payed to study). My mom was kinda reluctant to let me live a life like that, she wants her child to be in univercity, well mom, I'm doing good without any degree from any univercity...just me and myself.
But the kinda sucky part was, I travel from East Malaysia, Sarawak to Japan during my 6 year stint as a marine engineer and only Japan. Once to Korea but that doesn't count since I did not buy anything to remember that place. It was an easy life, get up in the morning, have breakfast and you're at the workplace in 5 minutes. Compare to working ashore, waking up as early as 5.45am and reach the office around 7.30am...pretty much of a different huh?
During that time of work, I got burned couple of time, cuts on my hands and other parts, fall down a steep metal ladder which slams on your knee (Ouch!), throw stuff when you're pissed at your boss, have late and crazy breakdown (machine wise, not me), restless sleep and so fourth. But there is also the good and best part, like free food, cool place to shop when you are in Japan, strange co-worker, crazy past time (like playing cards and who ever loses get to drink a few cans of soda heheheh, cruel eh...but fun) plus I get to buy the Gundam built up kits at a cheeper price.
Ahhhhh...those were the days but now I'm becoming one of the land dweller but still attached to my first root, the sea. Can't be helped, I'm born under the water sign and water is life hence that kinda makes my exsistance somewhat special hehehehe.
Final end of almost 3rd week fasting season, another week plus to go. I'm off to Norway end of next week, my boss wanted to send me there, great.....yeah...right. Just hope that I can get a flight back home safely otherwise I'll be spending Raya in the Euros...whoohoo!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Miscellenous
Salam sejahtera buat teman - teman semua. Sopan kan intro pepagi nih? Nampak sangat tak de keja nak buat kekekeke. Mintak mahap yo, den banyak keja nak kena siap tapi lambat pick skit pagi nih...brain dead skit. Soheh kena infection dari orang rumah, dia tak keja hari ni, malas dan penat katanya, boleh? Ok, I made up the lazy part hehehehe. Lupa la pulak ni bulan posa, jadi tak leh nak buat cerita - cerita sensasi.
Lambat pulak rasanya minggu ni bergerak, baru hari Khamis....malas nih. Nak kata tak cukup zat, dah makan suppliment semalam...hm........ Nanti nanti lah saya pikirkan jalan penyelesaian yang bernas.
Nak jadikan cerita, macam macam benda bermain dalam kepala sekarang nih. Dengan nak Rayanya, dengan nak kena pi Oslo minggu depan dekat dekat nak balik Raya la, ekonomi semasa, Bursa Saham jatuh (macam la tau main @ ada main share kekekeke), suasana politik Malaysia yang tetiba jo sensasi (baru la nak amik tau skit pasal hal ehwal negara sendiri, sebelum nih malas nak layan sangat...macam drama swasta) dan hal hal peribadi dan peribodi.
Banyak habiskan masa keja kat opis, al-maklum la bos kuar pi meeting, timbalan bos pun kuar outstation, tinggal la hamba yang hina nih kat opis jadi pengurus, penjawap e-mail, penyelesai masalah, tempat mengadu nasib dan lain -lain perihal masyarakat setempat kat tempat kerja. Orang lain boleh balik jam 4 petang, kita yang terlebih waktu, dah la masuk awai (Ni kira luahan hati @ komplen yang tak rasmi).
Anyway, I missed my four adorable cats ( my ex got a hold of the custody for them, not that I didn't care enough about them but due to my job and travel schedule, which sucks). All I got was their picture and last night I remember that 4 of my cats were laid to rest on the grounds of my former house in Puchong. So all in all, I used to have 8 cats! A lot of number eh? Now I just adore cats at the pet store, my luxury of owning a cat is not right for the time being.
P/s: I was thinking of getting a house, should I do it now or wait next year? Hmm.......
Dammit! Having trouble uploading my cat's picture into my blog, dammit dammit dammit. Sheesh, will do it later later lah.
Lambat pulak rasanya minggu ni bergerak, baru hari Khamis....malas nih. Nak kata tak cukup zat, dah makan suppliment semalam...hm........ Nanti nanti lah saya pikirkan jalan penyelesaian yang bernas.
Nak jadikan cerita, macam macam benda bermain dalam kepala sekarang nih. Dengan nak Rayanya, dengan nak kena pi Oslo minggu depan dekat dekat nak balik Raya la, ekonomi semasa, Bursa Saham jatuh (macam la tau main @ ada main share kekekeke), suasana politik Malaysia yang tetiba jo sensasi (baru la nak amik tau skit pasal hal ehwal negara sendiri, sebelum nih malas nak layan sangat...macam drama swasta) dan hal hal peribadi dan peribodi.
Banyak habiskan masa keja kat opis, al-maklum la bos kuar pi meeting, timbalan bos pun kuar outstation, tinggal la hamba yang hina nih kat opis jadi pengurus, penjawap e-mail, penyelesai masalah, tempat mengadu nasib dan lain -lain perihal masyarakat setempat kat tempat kerja. Orang lain boleh balik jam 4 petang, kita yang terlebih waktu, dah la masuk awai (Ni kira luahan hati @ komplen yang tak rasmi).
Anyway, I missed my four adorable cats ( my ex got a hold of the custody for them, not that I didn't care enough about them but due to my job and travel schedule, which sucks). All I got was their picture and last night I remember that 4 of my cats were laid to rest on the grounds of my former house in Puchong. So all in all, I used to have 8 cats! A lot of number eh? Now I just adore cats at the pet store, my luxury of owning a cat is not right for the time being.
P/s: I was thinking of getting a house, should I do it now or wait next year? Hmm.......
Dammit! Having trouble uploading my cat's picture into my blog, dammit dammit dammit. Sheesh, will do it later later lah.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Get down of the low down
Howdy do wickedness and sinners? Long time no hear nor see, eh? This is typical Malaysia English (Menglish) greetings used widely across the country, so bear with it.
It has been a quiet month for me. With all the fasting and all, so I do need to abstain myself from rambling much about nonsense and sexs? Do I ever indulge my readers with sexual encounters? NO, I don't think so, so yeah...fat chance that will ever happen, period.
Sokay. What have I been doing for the past September (1st and 2nd week). Nothing much exactly. Loitering in the office, downloading anime over the net, catch up with friends over YM and watch 2 movies in a night. 1st one was Vin Diesel's Babylon AD, there were like less tha 20 people including meself and org rumah but the 2nd movie we say, Adam Sandler's Do not Mess With The Zohan is even better....only me and hubby. I mean, how rich can I be at that time? LOL. I must have missed the shockwave of the Zohan waaaaaaaaay to far. The fact that I fell asleep watching both movies back to back sure does numb the feel of the story line.
I was ok on the 1st movie, about a good 30 minutes of it, then my world turn black and I remember waking up about 5 minutes before the credit rolls. Ehehehehe... bad huh? But the 2nd movie was not that bad, just an occasional black outs with less tha 10 seconds time lapse. It was a funny movie so yeah, the jokes helps to keep my spirit alive.
Selain daripad tu, tak dak agenda yang berapa menarik nak di kongsi buat kenkawan semua.
So, posa elok2, jangan ponteng tanpa alasan yang bagus dan boleh pakai.
Jumpa laie sebelum raya, insyallah.
P/s: my fren from Brunei is coming in next week, looking forward to chit chat and stuff (with the limit la, nak kena sekeh dgn my hubby, gilo apo).
Ok chow cin cau!
It has been a quiet month for me. With all the fasting and all, so I do need to abstain myself from rambling much about nonsense and sexs? Do I ever indulge my readers with sexual encounters? NO, I don't think so, so yeah...fat chance that will ever happen, period.
Sokay. What have I been doing for the past September (1st and 2nd week). Nothing much exactly. Loitering in the office, downloading anime over the net, catch up with friends over YM and watch 2 movies in a night. 1st one was Vin Diesel's Babylon AD, there were like less tha 20 people including meself and org rumah but the 2nd movie we say, Adam Sandler's Do not Mess With The Zohan is even better....only me and hubby. I mean, how rich can I be at that time? LOL. I must have missed the shockwave of the Zohan waaaaaaaaay to far. The fact that I fell asleep watching both movies back to back sure does numb the feel of the story line.
I was ok on the 1st movie, about a good 30 minutes of it, then my world turn black and I remember waking up about 5 minutes before the credit rolls. Ehehehehe... bad huh? But the 2nd movie was not that bad, just an occasional black outs with less tha 10 seconds time lapse. It was a funny movie so yeah, the jokes helps to keep my spirit alive.
Selain daripad tu, tak dak agenda yang berapa menarik nak di kongsi buat kenkawan semua.
So, posa elok2, jangan ponteng tanpa alasan yang bagus dan boleh pakai.
Jumpa laie sebelum raya, insyallah.
P/s: my fren from Brunei is coming in next week, looking forward to chit chat and stuff (with the limit la, nak kena sekeh dgn my hubby, gilo apo).
Ok chow cin cau!
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