Hidup yang kucar-kacir

Ntah kenapa sejak balik dr US, hidup sentiasa rasa x best:


Dr segi kerja...aku baru join new sub-segment. Tapi, bukanlah baru sangat bagi aku. Some of the applications and job scopes aku dh buat selama 7 bulan masa UTP internship. Aku berkobar2 balik dr US untuk start buat kerja. Tapi, itu semua luar kawalan aku. Memandangkan ekonomi yang kurang baik, kebanyakan O&G companies teragak-agak untuk invest especially in Information Management domain. Maksudnya, kerja aku skrg x la specific. Macam cekup sana cekup sini...Less motivated kat office. Walaubagaimanapun, aku tetap dtg ofis before 7.45am and balik after 6pm...Tapi, yang lebih mengecewakan, aku kene siapkan 100% of new sub-segment modules ntk naik grade. Ini satu benda yang amat x adil. Aku spend 8 months in previous sub-seg, x kan 1% pun x dikira. Memang aku byk belajar dr project yg lepas (sgt busy), tp, bler jd mcm nie...aku rs sgt x best, sgt demotivated. Now baru 52% siap..ade gak module yg failed..kene repeat! Dah 20 hari delayed..I expect 1-2 months more... Sangat demotivated...sangat unfair...

Dari segi kereta...Aku sangat syg kt Vios S aku tp, isk, susah betul la warna hitam...klu tgk mcm2 jenis calar ada...Kene hntr ke Cars International neh. Cuma yg rs x best tue bler tau officemate aku beli Vios S jugak tp awal tahun time interest 2.5% je..aku nye 3.86%...Beza byr bulanan RM100 tue...padahal dpt barang yg sama...end up extra RM10000 interest. Who's stupid? I don't want to answer it.

Dari segi life insurance...nie lagi satu....aku byr RM200 monthly tp coverage RM50,000 je sbb dulu subscribe dikaburi dgn dividen RM5000 setiap 3 thn. Klu wat loan ASB lg byk pulangan. Kawan amik etiqa gak...RM75 monthly dpt coverage RM75000...who's stupid? I dont know...Aku plan nk terminate and find new insurance policy.

Dari segi rumah...aku beli 4-bedroom condo unit RM285k before aku fly ke US...konon2nye takut terkorban dlm nahas kapal terbang, at least ada MRTA ley family dpt rumah free. Aku tak tau la plak, bler beli bende2 mcm nie, developer ada panel bank, developer's lawyer kene panel dgn bank lawyer...Mana la aku nk terfikir hr tue (1-2 weeks before blah)...yg aku fkr...BLR minus how much, how long is the lock in period, how much the monthly installment, MRTA, fees blablabla....So, aku expect after balik US (3months) dh kene start byr la progressive payment. Aku call la personal banker tu, then dia kata ada problem sebab RHB lawyer x panel dgn developer lawyer...Adehhh, kene mcm tu la plak...aku marah la...apahal x bagitau awal2..klu i x call, smpi bler x tau..(biasalah aku nie mmg panas baran)... Dia kata dia akan uruskan...ada satu sabtu aku bw kwn aku g tgk condo kt mont kiara, ms agent tue terangkn kt kwn aku dia kata, kene pastikan bank release duit cepat nnt kene penalty....dubbb, hati ku terkezut..terus aku call my developer...."yes, we still dont get 10% release from ur banker..now 64days due and penalty about RM500 (RM7++/day)"...argggghhh.....now tgh uruskan la neh. ntah berapa lama la algi akan delay...

Dari segi rumah sewa kt Pantai Hillpark...arghh...aku sgt x selesa klu ade perempuan duk ngn boyfriend dia...weh, aku x caya la klu duk same x main....aku sgt x selesa...seolah-olah aku bersubahat jer....nasib baik dlm Islam, klu x mampu dengan tangan atau mulut, membenci dgn hati adalah selemah2nye iman. Tolong2.....aku dlm dilemma.

Dari segi PETRONAS...arghh...my money is quite tight after beli rumah kete and commitment kepada family...tibe2 dpt surat byr RM86k within 14days...so aku merayu la ntk buat installment...kene wat proposal..attach pay slip, kete n rumah yg aku beli...commitment aku sume....actually, after tolak itu ini....balance yg aku ada x smpi (segan nak ckp) so x ckp la nk byr RM1000 per month....sbb dia kata gaji aku RM5100, so jgn hrp ley dpt byr below 1000...x boley la mcm tue...mmg la rendah proposal yg aku buat...settlekan 86k in 7 years start dgn Rm250 tahun pertama up to RM1500....sekurangnya aku hbs 3 thn awal dr scheme yg Petronas wat ntk installment...tp dia kata, 7 thn is too long sbb itu ntk loan recovery. Kes aku...BREACH OF CONTRACT..nk dpt buat installment pon susah. klu boley pon mungkin thn pertama dh start RM1000 sebulan....Aku cakap, I understand that...I want to be responsible...I want to pay it but just for the 1st year rendah sket....Then dia kata I kene sacrifice...contohnye RM1000 ntk parents...What??? aku terkejut dan aku cuba ckp dgn baik....If you asked me to sacrifice my parents allowance, I really dont agree...they are living separately...x kn nak bg RM250 sorang....Time tu mmg aku terkejut ade ke patut suruh aku kurangkn allowance parents aku...hampeh betul....Bukan aku x nk byr...time intern aku minta placement x dpt...yg hntr intern ke oversea x nk di amik keje..aku jugak yg die nk...pastu nk cmpk kt Bintulu...argh tension....apapun aku harap komiti yg akan evaluate proposal aku dpt bermurah hati sedikit....I mmg nk byr...klu x byr, hutang smpi ke akhirat wooo...tp, ntk thn pertama tue baik hati la sket.

Dari segi tubuh badan....wadeh, badan aku amat lemah....recently, pergi Thai massage...sakit badan hilang la sket tp, ntah la bler mkn rs perut kosong je....rs lemah sgt bdn.....ntah2 org RHB yg aku mrh2 dh jampi aku agaknya....arghhhh.....jgn la mcm tue... Aku hrp sgt aku kembali cergas....

Dari segi aktiviti harian....arghhh sgt la bosan....gelisah sbb x tau nk wat apa2...mcm hidup sorang2 jer....jauh dgn kwn2..nasib bek ain dekat sket...boley la joging hujung minggu jalan2 same2....hilang la sket rs bosan tue. Klu ada awek hilang kot rs sunyi...wpun x de di sisi, boley la jugak buat bhn khayalan. Baru2 nie abg aku kenalkn sorang girl...die x tau rupa aku, aku pun tak tau rupa die...after 2 weeks bersms...abg aku email gmbr.....arghhh she's not my type....she's ur type! so kejam la aku....<--am not saying dia x cun (sbb aku pown x ensem) cuma aku x mau la bler jalan bersama mcm adik dan kakak. That's what i'm trying to say.... :p


Aku berharap hari2 gembira, hari2 yg penuh cergas akan dtg segera....aku perlukan kegembiraan ntk terus maju ke hadapan. Kemurungan hanya membuatkan aku ketinggalan jauh keterbelakang!!!

Houston, USA - Some Stories

I suppose to be in Houston for 9 weeks only. But suddenly, there is an extension which causes me to cancel my tour to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Yosmite. Quite disappointing but always there is opportunity cost in life.

Below are some places/activities that I visited/did on weekends:

1) Rodeo @ Reliant Park

It is held on every day of March where Reliant stadium will be fully seated by people from Texas and other states to watch the Bull Riding, Steer Wrestling, Bareback Riding and many more. It's very good! USD16 for the cheapest seat + USD60 return by cab.

2) Houston Museum of Natural Science @ Hermann Park

It's a good museum. This is my first time seeing a place named museum to be very crowded. USD15 for Main Exhibition Halls + USD10 for 3D show + USD30 return by cab

3) NASA Johnson Space Center

There is a 50-min tram tour where you can see closer the NASA building and facilities and got opportunity to enter their real space training center. But, the exhibition hall is quite disappointing. Not many exhibits plus, they are fake. If you wanna come here, don't put too high expectations. But overall, it is a worth visit. USD20 + 20 miles away.

4) Galveston Island

Mmmm...Not much you can do there especially after the big cyclone last year.

5) Houston Zoo @ Hermann Park

It's a very good zoo. The way they display the animals especially at the primates and wild area is something to follow. There is also a quite big park to relax. USD10 + USD40 return by cab (Quite close to the Museum but this time, the taxi driver took a longer route).

6) Basketball Game @ Toyota Center

April is the month of Basketball and Baseball. My friends & I managed to watch a final home game between Houston Rockets (2x NBA Champion) vs a team from New Orleans. It was a great match. Yao Ming (one of the tallest people in the World) from China is in that team. USD25 for the second highest seat @ eBay.

7) BBQ @ Memorial Park

The park is very huge and purposely designed for barbeque area. We held a small BBQ party since we are going home soon (before we know our stay is extended). Plus, no more interesting places to visit.

Mmmm..overall Houston is quite a good city to live in but, it got a problem of public transportation....If you happen to come here, please do not use bus outside the uptown area...It happened to me at Wheeler station (South downtown) when someone insulted my friends and I with a lot of bad statements. We get out from the bus to avoid anything bad happen and the guy loudly shouted, "Yeah, you get out now!"

(i'll add some more soon...wanna pick some lunch) hope soooo...

Sharing Sw33t moments @ Indonesia

Sukarno Hatta airport is about 1-hour drive from Central Jakarta. KLIA is of course much better in term of facilities and infrastructure. Quite surprise with the Gents. Look like a public toilet at bus station in Malaysia but, it smells better. Due to bad traffic condition, we lepak at Airport's McD. The Chicken foldover, they call it here as Gourmet Wrap. Found difficulty to make the order since I couldn't catch what the guy was saying.

We stayed at Ascott Residence, Central Jakarta. Very nice serviced apartment with 2 big bedrooms, 4 toilets, kitchen and living hall. But the bad thing, I snored for the first two nite. The other guy did to. So embarrasing but what can I do..am so tired.

Central Jakarta - the skycrappers are not as packed as Kuala Lumpur but, the shopping malls are nice. The 8-floor Grand Indonesia, opposite to Ascott is really big. You should go there at nite so that you can enjoy the fabulous decoration inside. They decorate each floor differently and you can feel like you are walking in a 5-star hotel. Other than Grand Indonesia, the close by malls are Plaza Indonesia, Plaza Senayan, Senayan City, Jakarta City Center and Embassador Mall (RM2 DVD movies are here). Other than Jakarta Schlumberger office at Central Mulia, I visited the National Monument called MONAS and National Museum. People here love to combine two words into one. Warung Telefon (Wartel), Warung Makan (Warkan), Monumen Nasional (Monas) and Warjok (Warong Pojok/Food Center).

There are five regions in Jakarta. Central, North, South, East and West which one of them has 1 big attraction. Due to time and budget constraints, I only managed to go to North and East Jakarta. Ancol at North jakarta is a center of many kind of entertainment...They have Seaworld, Gelanggang Samudera (lion sea show etc), Atlantic (water games), theme park etc. While in Bogor, East Jakarta, they have Taman Mini (like the Miniature Park in Malacca) and it is a center for handicraft and muesums (Petroleum, Electric, Ship etc).

Bandung If you like volcanoes and shopping, Bandung is the right place. Tangkuban Perahu and Kawah Putih are very nice places to visit. However, Kawah Putih (I think in Lembang) is quite far from the Bandung shopping district as compared to Tangkuban Perahu. But, both give you very distinct sceneries. You should go there! Just have to get ready with the strong smell of sulfur. The shopping? Ermm... I think girls will love it. As for me, not may that I can buy there. I just enjoyed myself watching how crazy my friends and other people do shopping.

I got a car!

I got a new baby girl in early October. No name for her but, it's Vios S. I feel great driving a new car (I never owned a car before).

Bad Story :( I already scratched my car! Reverse parking problem!

Embarrasing but quite a funny moment :) I did my 1st service at Puchong UniHub. After 800km of driving, from Puchong-Salak Tinggi-Kajang-KLumpur-Hometown-Sabak Bernam-KLumpur-Hometown-TgMalim (2 days), my sis-in-law found a leakage of my engine oil. Quite a lot! Just imagine how much wasted along 800km distance! She asked me to open the front cover and I replied, "How to open it, using key or just open from in front?" <-- stupid Q!

Once opened, she asked me to check the engine oil level and I replied, "Which one is the engine oil? How to check it?" <-- another stupid Q!

"You only know to drive the car...haihhh", she responded.

"Huh, the oil level is below minimum level. You should fill it." So, I put the balance of engine oil and then went ahead to Behrang 2020's Petronas station to buy an engine oil.

I could not make sure the right engine oil. I left my manual book in KL. So, I called En Elias, the sales guy. "No, you should call the hub line. Get their advices. If anything happen to the engine, the warranty is void." So, I called the hub line. I was worry yet angry with the situation. How Toyoto service center did the work? I told my self, I will be angry if the person reply "You should send your car to Puchong Service Center".

As expected, the guy responded with that statement and straightly I replied "Helloooo...I already told you that I'm at Tg. Malim Perak, my engine oil level is below minimum...I asked you, could I refill with Petronas engine oil and you said..."cannot". Then, don't you have a more relevant solution than that. How could you ask me to send my car to hundred-km-away's service center under this condition?????"

After a long conversation, he suggested to provide service to send my car to Puchong and my family home. The cost is about RM430 and Toyota will cover the RM400. Sounds good but, I said, hold on. My sis-in-law called me and said, "eh, Hafiz, the oil level is still between min and max levels. "ARE YOU SUREEEEEE??????!!!!"

She tried again and again. To get more confident, she asked a Vios' driver who just parked her car at the station, to check the oil level. "It's still above min level. If below, you will get a warning lamp at you meter panel. I have been driving Vios for 2 years and the engine is very good. You don't have to worry, you can still safely drive it to KL and send it for service."

Abu Dhabi - My first time went abroad

It was my first time going oversea. I wasn't really excited because it is a summer (45 degrees) in Abu Dhabi. On Friday July 4, I went out from office at 5.15 pm and heading to KLIA by KLIA Express. Little bit excited when the other 3 mates were there with their big luggages. Anniza will go to Doha and Prabu to Syria.

Only Etihad Airways (UAE National Airlines) has direct flight from KL to Abu Dhabi. I could see the plane took off from the screen. I was nervous moreover, when I saw the lane number is 4. It's not a good number! My series number for the course is also 4 - 44. adesss. While having my dinner, I watched new release movie but the entertainment system kept up and down. For 6 hours 30 mins..I could not finish watching 1 movie (should deduct 3 hours of sleep..hehe)...

The 1st time I stepped on the UAE land, I said oh, my good! It's hot! At the airport parking lot before boarding MLC bus, I could see rowSSS of luxury cars but dusty. Gurun la katakan. After checked in at the Blue Tower Service Apartment, I continued sleeping till 9 am in the morning. I missed the Subuh prayer!. haih...At 12 noon, I went to Al-Falah Plaza (in front the apartment) and bought L'oreal For Men mosturizing gel and Nivea For Men body lotion. You need that if you are here. Then, to Pharmacy because someone ordered ubat perancang. The price much cheaper here. I bought 6 boxes for AED148.

FOOD It's expensive! One set of meal without drink is at least 25 dirhams...around RM24. Thai fried rice is AED28 and fruit juice is AED10. So, you need at least AED30 for complete set of regular meal. I tried shis tawook, chicken kofta, zareshk rice and other local foods. Since I had long schedule during day time, I frequently bought subway sandwich downstair for my dinner - Tuna, Spicy Italian and Chicken Teriyaki are my favorites, not Subway Club/Melt.

PEOPLE They are rich. Own big bungalows and nice cars. Lexus, Bentley, Merc, BMW, Crysler, Hummer are everywhere. The speed limit is 120 km/h but the radar will only catch you if more than 160. So, take care when crossing the road! The customer service in Abu Dhabi is not good. They dont know to say thank you, please come again and even smile. Even when we were having class dinner at Abu Dhabi Shang-Ri La..we do not feel invited. Other bad thing about customer service here is if the balance is AED5.25, they will not return you the AED0.25. They did that more than 3 times to me.

FREE-TIME Since there are nothing here but malls, so I spent my free time to Marina Mall, Al-Falah Plaza and Al-Wahda Mall. I bought a Columbia Sportwear cap, a GAP short and local yet famous chocs for my friends and family. I didn't manage to go to another famous mall - Abu Dhabi Mall. Tired! What else to do here???? Well, you can sleep ... sleep and sleep. I don't think Abu Dhabi is for vacation. It's only for business - oil!

WEIRD Abu Dhabi is a planned, modern city...Talls building and tower everywhere along the road. But, I don't undertstand there is no parking in the building itself. It's hard to find a parking space. And I believe this will be the major problem once the density becomes higher.

Other thing is people here are not good in making pastries and cakes. The muffin is hard, the cheese cake is just like a butter cake and so forth. Even the muffin at the Starbucks!

The Subuh, Zohor and Asar prayers are 1 hour earlier but, the Maghrib and Isya' time are just the same as in Malaysia.

No sky bridge here! The road is 8-lane and the cars are driven like in circuit. So, depends on your luck!

Fruit juices are too thick ..betul ke? I mean pekat. As an example, the guava juice. It's like they blend the guava without adding water and put it in the bottle. Same goes to strawberry, orange and others.

Canned drinks here are cheaper. Only 90 cents. Actually 1 dirham because they don't have 10 cents to return.

MY COURSE AT MIDDLE EAST & ASIA LEARNING CENTER Interesting! Lots to share other than getting a new laptop but, I just want to write on our driving test. Schlumberger really emphasizes on driving safely. Out of 45, only 5 passed the test - 2 Americans, 1 Iranian, 1 Lebanese and 1 Australian. I got NYC status in my QHSE passport means I can drive in New York City...Just kidding. NYC means Not Yet Competent. Hehe... My last time drove a car was in 2006 - Kancil. But this time, the driver seat is on the left and it is a big car - Honda Accord. I got 17 out of 27 for training at the parking lot of Marina Mall. I entered into the wrong side of the road but Peter Wilkie said "yeah, not easy because you are driving left-sided in Malaysia" (means the driver seat is on the right side). He advised me to have 6 months practice before taking new test in Kuala Lumpur. My mate from China...hahhaha...he was quite confident since he is a frequent driver and he drives big car in China. Surprisingly, his performance was not better than me. Peter said you are a novice driver and you must have 2 years practice before taking a test. Do you drive in China? Eric said yes! So, you are a lucky man as Peter replied. If I were your driving instructor, no way you will get the license.

My First Week in Schlumberger

My 1st week in Schlumberger as an Information Management Engineer is quite free. My manager is away for business trip. Furthermore, our new team project will start on 3rd week of July.

I received a very warm welcome from managers and other engineers. They said “I’m very happy to have you here!” and this makes my heart beating very fast. I don’t want them to have very high expectation on me at first place. I’m afraid I can’t make it but I’ll always work for it. As for me, working is a life and I love being surrounded by tasks and challenges!

This Friday night (4 July) I’ll be leaving for Abu Dhabi until 12 July for introductory week. After come back from my OFS-1, my first assignment will be a development project. It’s a very huge project and I’ll be one of the programmers. I’m nervous actually! In university, when doing a project, if we can’t do it as of A standard, we could expect for B or C. But, in business environment, no matter what happen, it should be an A and better if it is an A+ standard.

I really hope everything will be okay. Although I have 7-months working experience as an intern here, this time is totally different.

Offer letter dh lama tp, placement x da lg...Mcm mana nie

Drpd 8 aku sorang je x dpt ape2 placement dr schlumberger. time exam, mmg la hati x tenang lebey2 lagi kwn2 lain tu sibuk g wat passport, g sana sini. aku plak, org asyik tanye dpt mana. sedey nk jawab. sampai la awal jun. tiada berita. bila di tanya, dont worry, confirm there's a position for u. mmg down. duk rmh tak wat ape2. nk cr kije part time..agak susah sbb jauh dr pekan. kije smpi mlm nk balik takut sbb kenee lalu hutan simpan yan byk cerite2 x best.

tibe-tibe, SIS (schlumberger information solutions) tmpt intern aku dulu call aku. Hafiz, r u available tomorrow or the next day for an interview??? terkejut n bertambah down la.. memandangkan aku dh ada offer letter like my friends...spttnye terus dpt placement...tp, ku kene dtg interview. maksudnya macam antara hidup dan mati...samada dapat atau x dpt...x ke risiko yg tinggi.

Alhamdulillah, aku dpt position tu...wpun x dpt keje kt luar negara..aku sbnrny rs amat gembira kije kt KL...dan 6 july ni aku akan ke Abu Dhabi ntk OFS-1...

lepas nie aku kene gi kl wat passport..international drivin license...n physical exam yg kene bogel tu..ahhh malunyer....hehehehe.... semoga Allah permudahan perjalanan hidupku, keluargaku dan teman-temanku....aminnn....

Will we have this moment again?

"Keep the memories in a bottle so that you can open it every time you miss any of 'em"

I've no plan to further study ~ not in my mind to own a master or doctorate title.
But, if it is required in order to get better position and much2 higher salary then, I'll do it... isk3
That's the reason I try the best for my degree :-)

I'm sure I'll miss the study time - study alone as well as in group. I don't think I'll have this sweet moment again:


>> We all study except the last one ~


>> And that "last one" buddy bribed our study time with cards - We took the bribe :-)

Guys, although you are not in a formal edu inst, keep digging for knowledge...

~Success without Boundaries~

Still a LONG Journey

Perjalanan aku masih jauh. Wpun sudah mencecah 22 tahun (B'day aku 23 May nie ^_^), baru 33.33% hidupku yang baru aku tempuhi (assumption: 'pergi' umur 66 thn).

Now, aku di penghujung alam seorang pelajar & x lama lagi aku akan menjejakkan kaki ke alam pekerjaan yang pastinya lebih besar tangungjawab dan dugaan.

Kemudian, dari alam single ke alam berdua...Wahhh, indahnya! Tapi, mesti banyak cabaran juge. Kan?

Sepanjang mana pun lagi perjalanan kite, kite x pasti akan sampai di penghujungnya. Jadi, sentiasalah bersedia ntk pergi ke alam yg kekal selamanya pada bila-bila masa. Walau di titik mana pun kite (plot la your journey kt great wall of china), kite kene wat yang terbaik. Janganlah tunggu pada titik-titik tertentu baru hendak berusaha ke arah kejayaan sbb titik itu juga bergantung pada titik-titik yang sebelumnya... :)

1st time Ber 'karok'

Aku x pernah berkaraoke sblm nie. Clubbing mmg x pernah langsung wpun ade segelintir manusia yg ragu2 dgn statement aku neh. Almaklumlah, office aku dulu dikelilingi kelab-kelab malam yg famous di ibu kota neh mcm Beach Club, Aloha Bistro, Thai Club, Rump Jungle and Nouvo Club.

Baru2 nie, aku dan kawan-kawan aku (Aizat, Mia, Krel and Hazirah) gi Ipoh...dalam perjalanan pulang ke utp, singgah kt Karaoke Batu Gajah (kul 1.15 am). Ermm, actually aku amat cuak time tu. Hehe, aku mane pernah gi tempat mcm tue. Lebey-lebey lagi bler org kt situ pandang semacam jerk. Klu aku kene attack, Mia ngn Hazirah la kene pertahankan aku...(ape mende la aku neh, aku la yg perlu berjuang #_@).

Lepas dpt bilik, aku rs segan la plak. Aku mmg tau suara aku x sedap... tp, setelah mendengarkan nyanyian mereka, ermmm, kire lebey kurang la...That night (early morning act) mmg enjoy, tp aku still ingat Tuhan (takut gak tibe2 tempat tue kene bomb ke)...Yang pasti malam tue mmg enjoy...sampai aku tertido dlm room tu...haih, karok smpi dkt kul 5...penat siout. Budak2 lain still melalak. Kuat btol stamina dorang.

Sebelum tu, kitorang makan2 dulu kt Oldtown Kopitiam...then men bowling kt Ipoh Parade. Yg lawaknye kt Ipoh Parade tue, kene 'halau' siout. We all main ntk enjoy so mmg byk wat bising. Rupe2nye sblh kitorang ade pemain yg die rs professional la tgh practice ntk MBI Tournament (Champion RM4k). Die x dpt kwl emosi ble kitorang wat bising then, de suruh staff tukar lane kami. Lebih malang, sebelah lane br kami tu, dorang tgh practice gak...hebat2...pandai wat bola spin. X lama selepas tue, dorang cabut lari tukar lane lain...haih, bising sgt kot kitorang neh.