Server down

The office's server has gone completely haywire today. The Internet connection could not consistently maintain functioning. As a result, I constantly log in and out of msn messenger, which brought as much irritation to myself as everybody else with me in their friend list.

Similar to the server, my soar throat is also not feeling all that great recently amid moving of offices and lack of water consumption. Would be great if someone could deliver a “24 taste cooling tea with super Chinese medicine powder”.
(Now available at nearest Gong-He-Tang or Hua-Tuo-Guang at only RM 7!)


Need to consume 24 taste cooling tea with super Chinese medicine powder

Relocation IV

This blog is written by an author who is hidden in a corner, with laptop on top of boxes yet to be unpacked. We are still in midst of relocation, which has been taking place for days, yet no tables, chairs or cabinets are available for anyone. Some silly bugger forecasts a ‘one-day’ plan for actual moving of furniture, yet we are not even close to fifty percent after a day and a half. Every other employees in the offices have master the technique of disappearing as their presence are not locatable in either of the two offices. I wonder who they learn the technique from?


Where's everbody else in the office?

Injuries II

I re-injured the same ankle that I did some two and a half months ago. This time it’s a genuine sports injury, rather than stepping on uneven ground whilst walking on the street. Lets pray that this rehabitation takes shorter time than the previous injuries.

The accident came from basketball yesterday amid a bad landing. Talking about basketball, brief scarce yesterday on USA Redeem Team that almost lost to Spain, a team they beat more than 30 points a week earlier. On the Olympic front, it’s finally over yesterday and I bet many including myself feeling sudden emptiness particularly after working hours.


Feeling emptiness after Olympic

Relocation III

Day two of packing ended feeling frustration and helpless. There are mountains of junks to be settled. The nicest feeling of all this packing is to throw tones and tones of junks to the rubbish bin. It’s hard to imagine all these junks once contain vital information and were critical part of the organization.

I guess not all things last over the ages. Have any of your formerly good friends becoming strangers to you? What has happened? I can’t explain that but I can tell you what happened to the junks in the office. They still contain vital information. They are still critical part of the organization. Unfortunately they fell into the hand of a frustrated and helpless Johnny whose only enjoyment is to throw them to the rubbish bin. That's the a cruel reality.


One should never mess with the frustrated Johnny!

Relocation II

Day one of packing ended with medium level fatigue and minor soar back. All things need to be properly packed by day 4 and I am approximately one third done. I have yet to receive any abalone or shark fin as requested a week ago, thus the recovering process might be sluggish.

I never enjoy packing and its not because of the dirtiness or tiredness. I just don’t like the idea of realizing the fact that I have misplaced certain items that I perceive it’s still in the room ‘somewhere’. Some people just don’t like accepting the truth.


Arrrhhh. .couldn't find that stupid thing. Where is it?

Relocation

Our office is relocating again in two weeks time. This is the second move in two consecutive years and ironically; there would be another move next year. Although I have resigned from the company, this relocation is within my notification period, thus I have no other options but to be involved in this move. I hope I can stay healthy in this transfer, as there was plenty including myself that have fallen in the last shift. Friends should treat me abalone or shark fin to improve my immunity for this relocation.

Gash! I just couldn’t run far enough from this problem.


Sucked-in on the new relocation date.

Support

I like to bet against the team I root for or the team I prefer to win. That case, if they lose, at least I'll get something back in return. If they win, however, I'll be happy to pay for the losing bets.

My latest bets include USA to win more golds than China in this Olympic and Malaysia will not win any medals in this Olympic. As long as the ball remains to be round, anything is possible (Alas! Badminton shuttle court is not round! God bless Malaysia).


Who do you root for?

Intention

The intention that I declared previous week was made known to the public. I did not receive a single enquire from the top management / owner of the company on my decision, as if it is expected and in a certain way anticipated. This strengthen my believe that the decision is absolutely correct. Ironically, it turns out that the only employment that I depart without feeling bad being the company I am with the longest.

On the bright side, I have finished reading “The Secret”. Basically learning “the secret” is a bit like disclosing the “Secret Ingredient" to Kung Fu Panda’s family’s noodle recipe. If you wish to know, come cook for me and I'll disclose to you the secret ingredient.


Do you know the recipe?

Courage

I have done it. I have finally declared my intention after having the cold feet for weeks. Despite outcome being inequitable to be measured in the near future, courage and determination should be recognizable in the journey to the ultimate destiny. It’s usually quite difficult to measure courage, as it would only illustrate during specific circumstances. It is an area that I openly admit that I am significantly lack off. In fact, the only courage I have that I am not ashamed of is the courage to admit I don’t have a great deal of it.


Finally out of the dead cell

I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear (Quote Nelson Mandela). Here’s a man who can survive 27 years in prison but could not last long enough in two of his marriages until his third at the age of 80. Now that is what we call Courage.

Pop quiz:
Who said, "Conquer your fear, and I promise you, you'll conquer death!"

Olympic

The long awaited Olympic is only days away. I have been anticipating a gathering cum Olympic Opening Ceremony event for weeks.

A hypothetical question for all Malaysian Chinese. If a Malaysian bumiputra were to match up with a Chinese from China in the grand finals fighting for an Olympic gold medal, whom would you support? I will not be surprised to see you backing for the Malay. As much as we believed that Malay and Chinese do not see eye to eye on almost everything, our patriotism should not be underrated.


Johnny in Sydney Olympic yr 2000

Another hypothetical question. If Malaysia were having war with Singapore, what would you do? Would you join the army and defend the nation or would you take the first flight out of the country? Did anyone say something about patriotism?

Free Dinner

I don’t fancy those free event dinner sent by companies. Its time consuming, the food is too routine and you have to put on the same mask that you are wearing at work. I always wonder if the so call ‘work related entertainment’ really does entertain any of the two parties?

On the contrary, I love free dinner treated by friends, with the latest being great dinner in Dave sponsored by our good friend who bet on the wrong NBA team. The joy on my face justifies every single penny spent. If you don’t understand my concept, try treat me dinner twice; one on company’s account and another on own expenses. I’ll show you the difference.



P.S. I still recall someone owing me a meal amid bets involving 7 wonders of the world that has been drag for over a year. You can run my friend but you can never run far enough. :)

8-8-2008

Mark this date 8th of August 2008, the opening ceremony of Olympic in Beijing. Some claims to be an auspicious date amid the number of 8s, but many, particularly those with Feng-Sui background would believe otherwise.

On this day, five years earlier, I set foot in this country. On this day, five years later, a storm shall arise, the earthquake will be worsened and the cub finally disclose its intention to leave the herd.


The next wave of storm is coming