24 Feb 2010

Date : 24 Feb 2010
Venue : Maju Palace Restaurant
Time : 12 – 3pm

This was CNY ‘Open Work’ meal for staff under CFO office. =) Rarely to have a chance to gather all, and hence before that let me try to introduce all the staffs (those captured in pic).

CFO, Directors, and their secretaries (some of them)


Finance Operations


Actuarial, BIU, Finance


My normal lunch mate and also my gang


Purely actuarial






1 Prudential..


Finance Ops, Expense


Hey what are you doing while CFO was giving a speech?


Our aim!!


Main dishes!!

Lou Sang!


You know what is the chant for this?

My colleagues said that if company hit RM1b aspiration target this year, he will get marry, hence: “1billion, bonus, wedding” LOL

Shark Fin! (Fake one)


Another Fish Fin. LOL



Chicken!


Abalone mushroom!


Desserts


Miscellaneous!
He was so happy with the meal. He is a diver and he seems like bringing the underworld to here.


My second time saw 方炯宾appear in female singer list. What the hell is that?


Big family picture!!


Date : 24 Feb 2010
Venue : Sunway Convention Centre
Time : 6-11pm

The same day, I was offered to attend another Awards Presentation Night in Sunway Convention Centre. This was a Regional one and there will be another 2 colleagues attending the National one.

The first 4 dishes were actually the same with what i had at noon time. Lousang, Shark Fin (of course this time real one), Chicken and Patin Fish. Lol

I like the costume..


Chinese Dance


Change Face and Clothes performance. We saw the flaw and actually someone pulling the costume behind the board, but not sure bout the face.


However, when the CEO came around the table, my table left my colleague and me alone. It’s like finance was having one table for the event. Many of them were asking what finance doing over there? To be frank, we served no purpose but for us a strategic team, it is good for us to know the people and ease our work in future.

Sad to note, CEO had banned our request to attend National. Not sure what was the reason but then so disappointing! Luckily I was able to attend at least the Regional.

No Water Supply

In the morning, we just discussed bout no power supply and wondering which one will be worse if comparing against water and power supply. My answer is water.

And on the same day, what a coincidence, my house has no water supply. WTF!!! I din even know about that and no notification letter was sent to my house. Im pretty sure bout this.

I was at home about 9 sumthg and im going to take a shower without sensing any difference of the tap. I just applied hair shampoo and the heater suddenly not functioning and the pump accelerator was just like died down. I tried several ways, pushing the reset button, on and off, turn on the tap again and again. Finally i gave up and i decided to try on the water tap. I have to squat down and clean my hair.

Knowing that it could be no water supply, i quickly washed my hair and use a pail to collect the water before i continue my next 'step'. When it was about enough for my body, i tried. And what the hell it just stopped. I dried up myself, wrapped with a towel, walked to next door and asked whether they have water supply anot. Surprisingly none of them know about that before trying.They advised me to go another relative house which also next door where no people staying there. The sink should have enough water for me to bath.

Fortunately, i was able to take my bath there and the night was so hot. I wanted to take another bath before i sleep also cannot. Argh!!! And of course obviously i did not bath the next morning before work.

Please please please, can the board inform us earlier for any disruption like this? I dun want one day i will be wrapping myself with a towel plus shampoo bubbles all over my body.Fuck!

CNY

Sad to note that, I hardly can feel the Chinese New Year atmosphere this year. Although my house still has the decoration as previous years but yet there still lack of something, something that I could not describe.



CNY eve dinner


However, my family member quarrelled on the eve. Is this a usual thing for a big family? Haiz, let me share the story.

a) Photography

I have an uncle (3rd) who doesn’t talk at all. He did not attend any of our family events, but only come back once a year during cny. To be honest, I din even want him to come back at all but of course not his children. My 4th uncle bought a new camera and during the cny eve dinner, he went around and took lots of photo. Coincidentally my 4th uncle was zooming to the dishes which he was standing just opposite my 3rd uncle. He just banged the table and stopped 4th uncle from taking any more photos. My 4th uncle is someone with bad temper as well and they just screwed each other with all the filthy words. Fortunately my 3rd uncle knew his own temper, and eat inside the house while my 4th uncle stopped by his wife and my other relatives. Haiz!!!!!

b) Parking

Since we have a big family, normally we have too many cars coming back and without ample parking space. However, it was just cny eve where we still have enough parking lots, my big uncle started to arrange all the parking so that we can maximize the space for more cars. He parked his own innova at neighbour house (which have had communicated before), and all other relatives’ car packed at just one corner leaving the front part vacant. Reasoning was to leave it for guests!!! What kind of theory is that? Park your car at neighbour house and reserve for our guests. Does it mean that your neighbour won’t have any guests? If there were guests, they won’t park for long and hence just at roadside will do, why should we reserve 4 slots for them? My uncle even want me to squeeze at the inner side cause I drive a Myvi (in small size). I just shouted to him:
“You don’t ever try to move my car to the corner. If you can find anybody else with higher frequency of driving out, I will park inside. Another option is you will be the jockey here and whenever I want to go out or come back, please remove the car for me.”

He just said nothing but mumbling there by himself, saying all of us no one willing to park inside bla bla bla..

c) TV channel (this is not a quarrel but was an issue)

This year, we brought back the Astro decoder as my relatives all came back and they have no use of this. In addition, my father brought a karaoke set and home theatre system. Hence the youngsters of course will watch Astro and sing karaoke. We have a China satellite as well which only him so keen on their programme. Hence he leave this message beside the TV.


(Translation: “Important – Please reserve some time for somebody who wish to watch China channel. Thank you!! )

WTF man!!

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Ok stop for the unhappy one. Now here come the happy one.. =)

Chu 1
Friends gathering – easily got 20ppl?



Chu 2
Went to my grandma house and my niece is so cute.
Looks like stealing food?


She is on the tip of fashion, she know how to wear the newly bought dress. She keep pulling down the dress for photo-taking, telling us that, that is the way of wearing that. Faint.


Chu 3 day
MDBC gathering – seafood trip to Setiawan


He was enjoying of my touch.


I guess this year was the first year that we can’t have all MDBC together. Normally we will have 17 of us together and have lousang. Haiz only 14 of us for this trip.


Chu 3 night
Karaoke night with secondary mates
We are like went to HK to take pictures. LOL





Funny part is 方炯宾 under the list of female singers. Zzzz


They are so enjoying and show all their real faces. Haha..


Chu 4
Nothing happen, just go friends house to visit and chit chat. Lol

Chu 5 day
Went Ipoh watch movie and also have lunch at the famous noodles stalls. (大树脚)



Chu 5 night
Celebrate sister birthday in advance as everybody leaving the next day


Miscellaneous
Wii & Karaoke
She cant catch up with the action lerr..


This one much more better, more consistent. Haha




We are looking at his belly or dancing? Haha (my 4th uncle)


He about to suffocate.. haha


Mahjong
Too superstitious, thinking that the dog should be called as 旺财, so keep her at my side.


Lose until no eye see


Like this my CNY ends. Haiz!!

Pre-CNY wedding dinner

I went back to Kampar on 5th Feb, just one week before CNY. Everyone was asking me two questions:

a) Why you go back so early? Another week is CNY already.
b) Are you going back for the whole week stretch?

Here explains why…



Ya I went back for their wedding dinner, besides they ‘hired’ MDBC as the bridegroom’s heng dai(s). To be honest, we do not really know the bridegroom in person, but his brother is one of our MDBC members, so bo bian, just help them.

Myvi as the main car of the parade.


With his sister


Too bad that I forgot to clean my car, I parked my car under a mango tree and the next day all the dirt and stain are so obvious.


Two Kelefe at the wedding dinner. One act cute and dull, another act like a gangster



After the above explanation, here arise another question from others:
- Why would they marry one week before CNY? Are they too eager to give angpao? And please don't forget that first year of marriage, you will have to give double! (but sad to say, i din able to get from them this year)

CEO

Many of us out here would like to grab every opportunity to show off in front of their bosses by hook or by crook. Whenever they have the chance to get close to our boss, they will show everything in him. In some sense, some of them might even 'lick' their bosses' shoes.

I do have several meetings with my CEO, and hopefully he can remember me. However, today was my first time to get into a benz, having the CEO beside me. I was so pressured and i was turned into a silent mode.

To some other strangers or new friends, i will initiate conversation with them and wont dead in silence. However, i can't do the same with my boss. I do not know which topic to start on and i afraid those topics that i raised will show how shallow i am.

My AM (sitting in front) can easily dodge all the pressure since the responsibility will falls on me. Anyway, i did a bad job in this.

Back to the meeting room, again i was left with the only seat beside CEO which makes me even more focus throughout the meeting. I dun even dare to yawn and pretend energetic in front of him. Cham!!

I think i need to tap into more touch points so that i can equipped with more things and can easily start any conversation even to a boss level!! =)

By the way, benz isn't that good at all. haha..

Superstituous

In the past, i rarely believe in the chinese traditional beliefs. I will just obey when i see no harm doing it but having my mom happy with it. For example, before i went in the uni, we went to the temple to have blessing and pray. When the time i was hospitalized, we prayed as well. I just find out that, a simple thing can make my mom happy and relief, why not?

And of course during cny, i will ask my mom that what is my auspicious colour to wear on the first few days of chinese new year. Sometimes this kind of thing you would rather to believe it than not. You won't know what happen if you do not follow, but if something happen you won't know whether this contributes.

And this year, i found out that i'm being more superstitious than ever. Was it because i lose alot in mahjong? Was it because i want to accumulate more wealth this year? Was it because i'm more pressured? I have no idea. Haha.

I've read a pdf saying that the actual first day of 2010, 立春 is on 4th Feb. What you need to do is to wear in red, go to the bank and deposit money into your account and also you have to go to work on this day.

However, i do not have a red shirt, and i checked on another email, knowing that my year of birth can wear another colour which is brown. I wore a brown colour shirt and i was paiseh the whole day to really bank in money. Therefore, i waited till night time when there were less ppl around so that i'm comfortable to deposit money.

The moment i was in the bank, there were another 2 fellows there, and they were wearing red as well. I'm pretty sure that their hand is holding less than RM100 cash. Instantly, i had a thought that they were doing the same thing as me. LOL!!

Ended up, i deposited RM10 into my account just to have a firm belief in this. Wahaha!!!

Besides this, in the morning, my auntie said that at 0648, if you can let an egg stand still on a flat surface, you will have good luck for the year. I really try it out for few minutes but i can't do it. Due to the time constraint, (else i will be stuck in the jam and late to work) i have to let go this 'grand' opportunity. Haha!!

Getting crazy.. lol