2 November 2008

Kickin' alive

Hai fellas,

So long that I have not updated my writing here. Seems that all bumpers issues are not longer a bumper issue anymore. Gosh..Sorry for the sleep through winter of me. Dear gentle readers, you all might wondering what has happened to me since that I have not rare to keep posted.

I have been so busy for my viva voice for the thesis. I bet it is so hard to do a research based thesis rather than doing a project writing. Dealing with data, descriptive and inference statistical analysis drives u insane. Accumulating till know, I spent almost 18 credit hours for the thesis or even more I guess. Gosh. So pain- money and effort. Not to mention when u need to focus to one thing only. So now, am feel so leave go of for that. Btw, in the time am so eventful with the viva voice and also post-correction after my external reader read my thesis, then I have a month to inclusive those correction. Hard to match what your supervisor wants and what the external wants. So the tag” life is hard to be pleased” is totally to “down to earth” to me. Many things happened lately and these things makes me hard to start my update. So many things I want to share with you all dear gentle readers. My housmate was a victim to the dengue fever and this taman perumahan is considered as the high risk of dengue in Kajang area. What comes to my curiosity is, my areas is filled by those educated renters and owners but then I cant imagine how come the area becomes dengue’s territory? Based on my logical opinion, in the case of town planning, it happens when the density is above the limit it should be and then, the area are too close to other suburban which means that, in my area, we have in about 2-3 “taman’ near by with us and we are separated with other “taman’ only with 500m (approximately). And also garbage facilities are still inappropriate plus the density management it so weak. Not to mention that there would be more than 15 unit of shop houses left near to our place. So intimidating and bloodcurdling scenario tho. Nowadays, the vector control will be here and there to do the forging. Besides my scary story which made me so buzy for hiding from the stupid dengue, I was demanding to be an adjunct to my babe for the furniture and lighting stuffs. Oh ya, I love chandelier, especially when it comes from Egypt and you can totally be able to figure out which one is made from Egypt by looking into the types of crystal shape and cutting. So one lovely night, a chandelier which cost RM 2,800 is purchased.

Not to mention that, since July and till October, I was to busy to fly here and there (KL to Kch) for biz trips. Lately I am so tired to be on plane. Busy with my consultancy project. My cool buddies and I are doing some consultancy biz projects. Well, so many things to be considered and glad that today, almost 70% of it are totally done. At this midst of November I will be flew again to Kch. During those period, July – October, I only had few times to pay a visit to my parents which was during hari raya break. I have just spent 5days with them. Managed to pay hari raya visit to some of my close friends and also my biz partners in crime. Even that I always drop to Kuching but hardly have adequate time to pay them a visit at Kapit. It just that from Kuching to Kapit will need you to spend 15 mins on a plane or 8hours on a bus or 5hours on an express boat. So just choose which mode u would like to use. Besides that I only have a week to be spent when I go for the biz trips.

Need to work hard now coz that I do put my self in a rigid time line. At least by the end of this year (my birthday) I have something to be proved to my previous dreams, hopes and desire. What would it be? Well, am targeting to have something extra cool. Well, I do believe that we should “berangan-angan” coz we will be driven by it. But then just need to put the dreams in the same line with the efforts you want to bet. Currently I expose my self in the world of business writings and journals which expand my mind that academic makes u more ingenious and imaginative to improve and create your own comfort zone but it wont makes u rich compared those who are in the business line.And most of engineers go for business line. So I gamble my “young” fro this. Coz, for all men, by taking a risk when they are 30, it is so darn risky coz once they drop then hardly to get a stable line coz at that time you will have lot of commitments which is family, parents, financial, house , car and so forth. Let’s start when u have nothing coz may not lose so many thing to be lose when you are getting “shrink” . Psychologists say that, in the age of 30, a man has a predisposition to regret more on what he has not done when he was young and hardly to stand firm when he has chaos at that age. Well, just need to be dare to face the risk. For me, I don’t really care about what people think about me but the important thing is, just think about what i think about them. That all.

I target and dreams are, before I reach my 30s, I wish that at least I have my PhD and also be able to expand the consultancy thing.Oh ya, own a SLK 2000. Talking about doctoral studies, I will prolong it next year (July intake). Now am currently converting my field a little bit. So I guess for this coming research am might do “ecosystem sustainable planning” or “sustainable town indicator analysis” or back to my pervious bachelor field- the analysis of English sound. Too much topics to be considered. Now am trying to do which one is the most interesting to be done. Frankly speaking, am doing this doctoral studies is just for the pleasure and satisfaction and also the title “Dr” will be useful for business purpose especially in consultancy. But then I have to own up that I love teaching line. Well, for me, the PhD thing is one of the backup. Just in case the consultancy wont work as what has been planned or turn into another way around then I still have something to be sold to the contemporary labor market. Nah, that is just a planned. Men need to plan more than women coz they will be the head of a family. Anything when a family is not that having a cozy surrounding then the men will be pointed for such nuisance, So scary right when you are growing older and older into an adult. If u are a man, the by the age of 30, people will oviously peep on your achivements compared to "how many kids do you have" at that time.

Oh ya, during the my holiday at my parents’ place, I felt so cozy. And I forgot to take the pics during that time. My mum baked my favorite cake but then am so strict to my diet. So till now, I am still able to deal with my weight which is 64.5kg. The last time I post my blog, I was 67kg, mind you. Even at my hometown, I do actively jogging and swimming. Same things happen when I get back to KL just that I hit the gym and on and off will be on the tennis court. Well, doing cardio workout will help ur vein to be able to control the blood preasure and maintain the stress among those vein. So aint easy to have a good shape of body which need a serious attention. Previously, i bought one of french "body firming lotion" for men and it was Rm 380. Recomended by one of my biz partner and gosh, it gives minimum effect to my left and right side of my abs..so i stop to believe any cosmestic product which saling a fake tag-"your body shape is important to us". So fucked up right.So people, dont ever believe any kind of comsestic product which tells u that u can remove ur fat abs away. Never! Just hit the gym and that is the best solution. In fact u an help ur heart, ur hormon and tisue to be more and more healty. Doing cardio, for instance will stimulate ur bone to produce more and more new stem cells which helps u to release any pain in ur mucles by replacing any damage tissues.


The baby packs.

Nothing much I have to say here. Will update later. Till then, have a nice day ahead.



xoxoxo Josh,

5 July 2008

Just a parody

Who says our English is LOUSY? Just see below - Ours is simple,short,concise, straight-to-point, effective etc......... hahaha.. is true oh~!!!

WHEN GIVING A CUSTOMER BAD NEWS
Britons: I'm sorry, Sir, but we don't seem to have the sweater you want in your size, but if you give me a moment, I can call the other outlets for you.
Malaysians: No Stock.

RETURNING A CALL
Britons: Hello, this is John Smith. Did anyone page for me a few moments ago?
Malaysians: Hello, who page?

ASKING SOMEONE TO MAKE WAY
Britons: Excuse me, I'd like to get by. Would you please make way?
Malaysians: S-kew me

WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO PAY
Britons: Hey, put your wallet away, this drink is on me.
Malaysians:No-need, lah.

WHEN ASKING FOR PERMISSION
Britons: Excuse me, but do you think it would be possible for me to enter through this door?
Malaysians: (pointing the door) can ar?

WHEN ENTERTAINING
Britons: Please make yourself right at home.
Malaysians: Don't be shy, lah!

WHEN DOUBTING SOMEONE
Britons: I don't recall you giving me the money.
Malaysians: Where got?

WHEN DECLINING AN OFFER
Britons: I'd prefer not to do that, if you don't mind.
Malaysians: Don't want la...

IN DISAGREEING ON A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION
Britons: Err. Tom, I have to stop you there. I understand where you're
coming from, but I really have to disagree with what you said about the issue.
Malaysians: You mad, ah?

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE TO LOWER THEIR VOICE.
Britons: Excuse me, but could you please ! lower your voice, I'm trying to concentrate over here.
Malaysians: Shut up lah!

WHEN ASKING SOMEONE IF HE/SHE KNOWS YOU.
Britons: Excuse me, but I noticed you staring at me for some time.. Do I know you?
Malaysians: See what, see what?

WHEN ASSESSING A TIGHT SITUATION.
Britons: We seem to be in a bit of a predicament at the moment.
Malaysians: Die-lah!!

WHEN TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED
Britons: Will someone tell me what has just happened?
Malaysians: Wat happen Why like that....

WHEN SOME ONE DID SOMETHING WRONG
Britons: This isn't the way to do it here let me show you,
Malaysians: like that also don't know how to do!!!!

WHEN ONE IS ANGRY
Britons: Would you mind not disturbing me
Malaysians: Celaka u (Fxxk u)


i acknowledge Andriana Joanes for these burlesque


xoxoxox

Josh

4 July 2008

Quick Post

Hai silent readers...


sorry for the pending post and i notice that this blog is a bit lie dormant but no worries i'll back to nag in a short while. Now am in the department of waiting my Viva Voice for my Master Thesis. Erm, i will back to my normal life then. But i do miss my student's life. Due to the senario i am still thinking to persue my PhD. Well, i have had any clue yet regarding Doctoral Pathway. What field i will dig? Am kinda a multidisipline person due to the fact that my Bachelor was in English Language Studies then the Master is in Development Science aka Urban and Regional Planning. So what the PhD will be?What comes to my mind will be "Enviromental Managment" is the 1st place and will be given a priority to be in the 1st place. The 2nd choice will be Speech Pathology (under the field of English Phonetic studies). Well, havent decided yet but will do . It is friday and my Boo will be here today and hardly to describe the moment am awake in the midst of loenly night. Cant wait for her and what ever it is, she still 'the pembuat kek". Till then..nite

xoxoxoxox

5 June 2008

Everything is up side down, just for a moment i guees..

Last Monday, I felt too depress for lots of things. I couldn’t meet up with my supervisor due to the fact that she is not around for a week as she is having a workshop at Cameron Highland. But then, this state of affair doesn’t not bother me much tho. I went to Equatorial Hotel in Bangi, to collect my data. The Human Resource Manager doesn’t help me much instead she gave me the website of Malaysian Association of Hotels. By the way, as I mentioned in previous post, I told you guys that my thesis topic is gender-typing in the development of culinary curriculum at UiTM. Due to the fact that I need to chease the time and in order to complete the thesis within a month (due on 30 June, june, mind u) I need to change my chapter 2-3 (all of the contents) and switch to the new direction which my supervisor and I think that it will put me in a safe way to complete the thesis within a limited time. So now am revoke almost 70% of my writing to another topic but then it still within the context of tourism and hospitality industry- Jobs segregation among males and females workers in tourism and hospitality industry.

Now am digging for a new analysis which kills my time to do so. Last Monday, I felt so depress, as I couldn’t get anything but I was all wet due to the heavy raining. Back to my place, I felt that I am going to bow out my study and just prolong with my current plan to do something which is relating to consultancy. At the same time I felt that pembuat kek doest not concern but me (in fact I have not told pembuat keke about my current situation coz am to egg to show my weakness, but then pembuat kek should ask more frequent about me la. Dah la dia jauh drp I. So it makes me a bit sensitive and want to question “where is ur concern ”haha) I was totally down to the dirt and thank god that Daus rejuvenates my spirit not to be effortlessly defeated by the emotion which not suppose to control our self. Credit to him. Totally I felt that I was in the midst of hypertension- felt want to vomit, and felt no mood to “makan”. Well, I can feel the vibe of gawai celebration. I am an Iban and a Christian. But then. Gawai is just an heritage or custom of being an iban. A traditional session where u will celebrate it with friends. Some people may sense it is just a believe or ‘pagan’ but it is not. But now, it is just a culture (some sort of remembrances about your own roots. It is same like having limau mandarin or pesta tanglong as the symbolism of Chinese culture, or having pesta cahaya for Indians and wayang kulit or wow, is the symbolism of Malays) where you will do an open house and serve people with food and have a toast of ‘tuak’ which is made from rice and sugar only (called as tapai in malay but tuak makes u feel drunk).Dancing in the midst of ‘ruai’ which refers a kind of veranda but then it is shaded and within the “rumah’ itsef. In nowadays verandah, it is outside the house tho. So, in Iban’s architecture, the unique thing about this kind of verandah is, each of verandah is emerged with others so this make the verandah is huge and u can run all over the place, especially during gawai. Most of the time, easily for us to serve lot of people (in case your living room is not that huge) with cool and fresh air. Hardly to elaborate it here but different people will create their own chic of architecture. The view you may saw in “rumah kebudayaan and traditional of dayaks” at kampong budaya Kuching is the very primordial ones. Due to the mass media thinning out , people have poles apart image representative about their own place of living.

Well, I feel so empty due to the fact that am alone during gawai celebration, plus the tense I have from my thesis writing and the time pressure are really put me to the level where I need to work extra harder and if cant, I need to turn my seft to be an incredible hunk! Till then, I need to sign off for now~


xoxo Josh

31 May 2008

Selamat Hari Gawai Gayu Guru Gerai Nyamai and Selamat Pesta Keamatan

I would like to take this opputurnity to say" have a toast during this gawai celecbration to all my srawakian friends and selamat pesta keamatan to my sabahan friends. An to all malaysians, happy holiday and enjoy the vibe of the celebration. Am feel so glomy today coz my mind is at my 'kampung" and lot of my close friends are going to celebrate our reunion, SPM 1999 on 3june. Well, due to my thesis, i need to stay back. Besides, out of blue i miss my late grandmother. I saw her in my dream, yesterday. This is the 1st time she appreared in my dream since she was passed away last september, 07. In that dream, i cried so hard as i was the most closer person to her. She spent lot for me tho! Hardly not to feel regard due to the fact that i was unable to bring her to walk around with me. Hope she will rest in a peace place.


Have no mood to blog but then i am really glad that having gawai celebration with multi-ethnices, races, and believes of sarawakian and hope this will last forever and ever..


Selamat hari gawai gayu guru gerai nyamai lantang senang nguan menua (happy gawai dayak, and have a pelasent, prosperity of life and also full of great blessing in this beautiful this world)


~aram kitai ngansar ke kaki, awak tertungkap angkat baru kaban, udah "ndai' alu ngerau kaban~

xoxoxo Josh

27 May 2008

How would u measure the meaning of love?

525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes - how do you measure,
measure a year? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee. In
inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife. In 525,600 minutes - how do you
measure a year in the life?
How about love? How about love? How about love? Measure in love. Seasons of
love.

SOLOIST 1
525,600 minutes! 525,000 journeys to plan. 525,600 minutes - how can you measure
the life of a woman or man?

SOLOIST 2
In truths that she learned, or in times that he cried. In bridges he burned, or
the way that she died.

COMPANY
It’s time now to sing out, tho the story never ends let's celebrate remember a year in the life of friends. Remember
the love! Remember the love! Remember
the love! Measure in love. Seasons of love! Seasons of love.


~spread the love all over the world, especially those you love most~

xoxoxox, Josh