Fragile: Handle With Care

A lot of times we see that on boxes. Shipping boxes to be exact.
The sign is to actually warn us that the things within/contained in the box is/are easily broken and needs to be handled/taken cared of in a delicate/safe manner.
However when those boxes meets up with the shipping people, they don't care. More often than not you see them throwing these boxes like nobodies business.

I don't know how I'm going to relate this but here goes. Love is also like this. You will love that person so much that you are willing to do anything for him/her. You try to handle them with care but more often than not, you think/act with your heart rather than your brain. Like the "Fragile: Handle With Care" sign. You know you'll break it if you don't do things cautiously but still because of the so called "LOVE" that is affecting you, you handle it like an angry bull chasing after someone.

A lot of times I am stuck in that situation. I can control myself well in the office and also with friends, even with my family no matter what may come. I don't go into a berserk mode and fire upon everyone. But if its "LOVE" that is involved, I always seem to lose control of everything. I've made 3 holes on my room door. Come to think of it, damn it! I'll be having to pay for that! I'll have to pay for another thing too which is much more expensive than the door. Something that I will regret for my whole life, for someone who vows to never regret in any decision I make, this might be the first time I actually regret doing something.

3 days off...

Hooray... I'll be off 3 days this week due to Agong's Birthday.
Tonite 2 jokers will taking a bus down to KL from Penang.
I'll need to fetch them from Puduraya when they get here around 12am or 1am.
Then we'll probably go for supper and head on home to sleep.
Saturday I guess they would want to go shopping somewhere.
Nite time will probably be going clubbing or maybe find a place to just drink.
Sunday is the main thing! We're going to Genting don't know how will that end up.
Hehehe the guys want to go gambling, me on the other don't gamble so don't know what I'll be doing up there...
Monday probably will send to the bus station.
Ah... relax...

=)

New Journey @ Quantum

I've already started my new journey at Quantum since 27th May.
Frankly speaking the environment there is much more relaxed compared to AO. And even much much much more compared to Dell.
I've spent the past few days sitting at my place going through online e-Learning sites to read up on the technical specifications of the product.
Been reading up on a few models of small tape libraries. It is quite an interesting topic as I have always wanted to learn more than just desktops and laptops. And my chance is finally here. Although its not like my friends in the Dell Enterprise where they learn everything from servers to switches to tape libraries to SAN, I am actually quite happy to be able to learn about tape libraries. I am very thankful to one and only God Almighty.
I also had the chance to tear down the robotic hand and some other parts. Quite fun :) I think I might have had an orgasm when I did it. Sounds a bit childish eh? That's why boys are so proud of their gadgets.
Well next week will be where the real hands on/classroom training starts so it should be fun. I'll update more next week.

Another farewell

As of 21st May 2008, officially it was my last day at Atos Origin.

The guys gave me a great farewell. Lunch, dinners, and still 1 party to come.
These bunch of people are very nice, warm and pleasant. I'll never forget them not because of the company but because of each individual there. All of the people there will always be a part of my life in KL. For one and only reason, next time clubbing got kaki haha :) Just joking.

Leaving a company for one more time it feels a bit mundane now. This is my 3rd time changing companies. However this time I feel more pressure compared to when I had to leave Dell. When I left Dell I knew my team was in good hands. There would be good team leaders to take care of them. This time around I am quite worried. There is 2 new team leaders that are going to take over my 2 teams. 1 has gone for a long break and I had to leave even before he came back. The other seems to be quite disorganized and is too eager to make things change. Sometimes I think he's using the wrong way. Too eager to show off what he can do. Well I guess that is some how some people work. Nevertheless I surely hope everything goes well for this 2 new team leaders and most importantly each and every member of my team gets to learn, develop and grow.

Sayonar Atos Origin!

100th Post on Alvino's Space

Wow I just realised when I signed in to my blog today.
The previous posting was the 100th post of my blog.
Certainly interesting, never knew I've created so many posts! Haha...
Nothing to shout about but its something to remember I guess.
Moreover I am sitting in the office with nothing to do.
I have today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow left, then I'm outta here :)
I sure hope everything will work out fine, actually no, I hope everything will be even better with me gone. I hope the 2 new team leaders replacing me will be able to concentrate more on the team members and improve the current processes and procedures.

Well... what else can I write? Any suggestions? Pretty bored at work and don't really have any inspiration on what to write.

3 more days only to go

Wow... time really flies!
It just feels like I came down to KL yesterday but its already 8 months and I've already reached the end of my notice period for resignation.
Well I guess I'll just continue to count the days :)

9 days left...

Yes yes I am counting the days!
For the benefit of those that don't know, I resigned from my company and am currently serving my notice period.
My last day of work will be 21st May after offset of my leaves (originally 30th May).
I am happy but also sad, happy cause I don't have to handle 4 accounts any more and don't have to manage people as well. Sad cause I am really going to miss my friends there which is a real pity. They are the first bunch of friends I've made in KL and they are really great buddies.
Anyway I think these past few months working in AO has been quite fun and rewarding. From someone whose from a call centre to a service desk environment I've learnt a lot. Not to mention about ITIL framework and what's incident, changes, query and problem. I definitely got a lot of help from my team especially Vicky who helped me a lot when I took on my first account Premier Foods. He was very patient with me and helping me with whatever I didn't know. Then I had a bunch of very good agents Ivan, Andrew, Zieg, Vick , Adly and also not forgetting Ram. Thanks to them PF was the performing team in AO.
From 1 account to 3 accounts to 4 accounts. From PF to PF + Ceridian + Brakes to PF + Ceridian + Brakes + Park Cakes. What a "reward" & "honour" my company has given me. Like the say the best way to learn is the hard way. However thanks for a lot of people it was not that much of a hard way. Very special thanks to Veke and the rest of the guys - Paul, Viji, Zack, KL, Izza, Balan, Vickhram, Devan and Gopi.
All of this people have made my time in AO a very very enjoyable and rewarding stay.
Thaks guys! Senji lar :)

29 more days to go...

It has been almost a month now since I've tendered my resignation.
As the days get closer I feel sad to leave my friends.
Although the period of time we have been together is only a short 7-8 months but some how I feel very sadden with the fact that I am leaving them.

Today a very good friend and colleague has left. Veke Mama thats what everyone calls him. Without him I think the team I managing would be up side down and I'd be managing nothing. Without him the team is incomplete. I truly respect him for all the effort and work he has done for the team especially the dedication, attitude and responsibility he has towards to the team and all his friends.

Veke if you are reading this, Brakes is incomplete without YOU!
Alvin Ong will be managing nothing without you in Brakes!
But like Harith says, "Lepak lar... cari makan..."
I wish you all the best in your new job and that we will be able to meet up still in the future!

Sincerely
Alvino

Review: Arimino - Spice Sisters Freeze Wax

As the title says its a review about Arimino hair wax. You guys may or may not remember that I did write something about a hair product as well. It was about L'oreal Cosmic Mud.

After moving to KL I decided to find a good hair stylist to cut my hair. Reason was simply because it was hard for me to always go back to Penang at the right time to just cut my hair. So I went to this place called Infinity at Bandar Puteri Puchong. I've been there twice and both the times he did the same style but thats not the main point.
Sorry for going astray but thats what noob bloggers do :P

As mentioned Arimino Spice Sisters Freeze Wax is the topic in discussion. Name also very weird right? Who in the right mind would buy a product like this!?!?!? That's me :) It was actually introduced by the hair stylist from Infinity. Comparing this product with the L'oreal Cosmic Mud it actually like the Arimino better. Reason is very very simple, L'oreal Cosmic Mud will make my hair very oily and it is very hard for me to get rid of the oiliness. This has been my only concern using it. Arimino on the other hand does not have that effect. Even using water I can wash it off already. Moreover it has a fresh fruity smell to it. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best, I'd give the L'oreal Cosmic Mud a 7 and the Arimino a 9.





Well... probably this post will not interest any of you but what do I care :P It's my freaking blog.

Hehe... the above is to see if I attract more visitors by annoying people.

Cheers.

Humpty Dumpty Sat On The Wall

This is definitely not a fairy tale :)

Well the story I have to tell has its similarities.
Imagine this... In a company you have your different level of people.
You have the senior manager followed by the floor manager then by team leaders and then the agents. There are supporting groups like the process managers as well.
As you would have known, I have actually handed in my resignation letter. To my surprise there were not much talks about retaining me to my amazement and a lot of the guys in the company as well. Nevertheless, I wouldn't have taken the counter even if there was one.
Anyway there are 3 team leaders at the moment, 1 of them is me, which 2 have resigned and 1 is desperately looking for a job despite joining the company for only a short period. There are rumors that my boss was sighted coming out from quite a new but famous company nearby our office. On top of that, more than 75% of the agents are looking for a job.
Damn I know I am not a good story teller but it does sound like Humpty Dumpty don't you agree? And its going to have a great fall. God knows if they are able to stick "Humpty Dumpty" back again.

Not giving up without a fight!

Hi guys,

I know the previous post seems to be quiet alarming but... I was drunk so please forgive me.
I will resign from my job but I won't get myself fired from my position of BF without a fight.
Even though she doesn't care anymore I think the least I can do is just give it one more try.
After all, I've have invested so much effort, time not to mention money in this relationship. Was even planning to get married next year.
Anyway don't be worried guys. I am doing fine. If you're still worried kindly fly down to KL and buy me a drink.
Cheers!

I resign and also got fired!

Today March 31st 2008 is a very memorable day for me.

I shall resign not only from my job but I got fired as well.
You farkers must be scratching your heads and ass now trying to figure out what I farking said.
I am currently under the influence of alcohol so bare in mind that the word farking is meant to be nice not the real FUCKING! Hahahaha...
Today I will go to my office and resign from my position as Service Desk Team Leader with a 2 months notice.
I also just got fired from my position as BF by my GF of course with no notice at all. Although even with notice also it won't matter course it won't do any good you see.
You farkers must also now be in a state of shock and would not have expected this to farking happen to me aye?
Aye... It has happen to me again for the 3rd time!
I am farked up now... I was even planning to get married next year you see.
I've already bought an apartment in Penang despiste I'm in KL now. Since I'm in KL I was also thinking of getting another house, this time a landed property. Looks like I don't have to now, I guess I'll just get a new Honda Civic 2.0 or perhaps a Toyota Corolla Altis?
Hmmm...
By the way guys, don't worry bout me. I am doing just fine, however it would be great if any of you would drop by KL and take me out for some drinking. I think I really need it.
I'll leave it as this for the moment. I am too drunk to explain what has happened between me & my GF.
If you're worried... buy me a drink... tequilla or a graveyard sounds good!
Peace out mutha fuckas!

Tagged by Tibun

Instructions:Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.

1. At what age do you wish to marry?
Hopefully next year, that is when I am 28

2. If you were to be stranded on a desert island, who are the 3 blog buddies you would take with you? Why?
I don't have much blog buddies, but from those blogs that I read..
a) TiBun - only childhood friend that blogs and also he never ceases to amaze me with his ridiculous comments and ideas :)
b) Ling - the only girl blogger friend I have, what other choice would I have :P
c) Cheeserland - coz she's one hot chiq at least I can have her then Tibun can have Ling, see, I always think of my friends! muahahaha!

3. Where is the place that you want to go the most?
Micronesia - That's a place where I can live freely and do nothing all day long

4.If you can have 1 dream to come true, what would it be?
I would wake up one day and become very rich and hire a professor to build me a machine that can make my dream never end :)

5. Do you believe you can survive without money?
Not where we live we won't... as Tibun says, unless you're stucked in an island

6. What are you afraid to lose the most?
Friends and Family - they are my only joy

7. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Give 100k to God, then use 300k to buy a house, 150k for a car, the rest invest in some funds or fixed savings

8. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
Yes I would if I am still single of course

9. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you.
a) Smart
b) Very analytical person
c) Quite funny

10. What are the requirements that you wish from your other half?
- Always be truthful to me
- Able to seduce me & pamper me:D~
- Understand what I want before I say it
- Share my ups and downs

11. Which type of person do you hate the most?
No particular type of person will make me hate them but if I had to choose I'd say a two-faced-liar

12. If you are given the chance to go back to the past and make a difference, will you?
I'd probably go back but not to make a difference. Instead I'd enjoy life more :)

13. What is the thing that will make you think someone is bad?
Someone that pretends

14. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
Family, friends & God

15. Are you a shopaholic or not?
No, I am not because I don't have that kind of money to spend

16. If you have a chance, which part of your character you would like to change?
I trust people to easily and that gets me into trouble

17. Who is the person that you can share all your problems with?
Funny... I am the same as Tibun, I can share my problems with almost anyone

18. What's the thing that you're most proud of?
It would be 2 things. 1 the amount of friends I have and secondly my career.

19. Rainy day or sunny day?
Damn, same as Tibun again... I like the smell of rain

20. Biggest spending per receipt in your life (loan not included)
My in-car-entertainment set - RM2700

I am going to tag :
Ling

More than a month now...

It has been more than a month now since I last updated my blog.
I actually owe you guys quite a lot of updates in my life but I have just been too busy with work and too tired after it. Excuses, excuses... I know :P

Life has been pretty hectic these days at work.
There's a lot of hiring going on and I have been tasked as the one and only person to recruit and interview people. Which I am happy with! At least I get to select the good people first hand and put them in my team first :D
Other than that with 3 accounts under me, it is quite frustrating and gives me quite a migraine. Haven't been having migraines for a long while now but it seems to be back.
Been getting a lot of escalations from my SDM's (Service Delivery Manager's) from UK. They are like my virtual managers in UK where everything I do here needs to be reported to them. If something ever goes wrong in KL, I'd be the first get the bashing.
And I don't really like that but its the norm in my line of work.

Anyway I'll just post some of the photos I've taken at my good chicken friends wedding. Please do not comment on my tummy, I know its big. Thanks.


At G Hotel, Gurney. The place the newly weds would... you know... *ahem* *ahem*


At the Wedding Dinner


The Night Before Chicken Thong Got Sentence to Life as Betterman Husband :)


Dinner witg brides side


Subsequent photo from the first one... got chased out of their room! They wanted to do it even at 4pm -.-"


No... not my gf... she's my khai mui (god-sis) & Chicken Thong's sister


My khai ma (god-mother) & of coz Chicken Thong's mom

Happy Chinese New Year!

Time flies when you're having fun doesn't it? :)

Its already the 4th day of CNY which means tomorrow I'll have to go back to KL already. Come Tuesday I'll be working again... damn :'(
Wish I could just stay in Penang and not go back to KL for work.
It has been a great great CNY this year.
For the past few years I hadn't the time to visit relatives and friends.
It was mostly work work work! Fortunately this year I could take the time off from work and spend very very valueble time with my family and friends.
I can see it in my parents eyes that they are very happy I could follow them out to visit relatives this year. Getting all those usual compliments from the elders.
You know, like... "Wah! Your son so big and pandai, you can enjoy life now!".
I really wish I could give them that but too bad... I can't, well at least not yet.

However there is an exception this year. I didn't get a chance to meet with my khai ma, khai mui, ah thong & wei chuan. Which is kinda sad cause since college I think I have been spending more time with them rather than my family. They have become like my second family, which is great to know that there are people that care for me.

Well I think the way I wrote this post might seem a bit sad to read but I assure you that this is the happiest CNY I have ever celebrated despite ang pow money is at its lowest -_-"

Lastly I'd like to wish all of you...
Happy Chinese New Year - for the banana people
Keong Hee Huat Chai - for the hokkien
Gong Xi Fa Chai - for the mandarin
Gong Hei Fatt Choy - for the cantonese
Keong Hee Huat Chye - for the teo chew

May the year of Rat bring you all prosperity and health!

Updates for my first month of 2008

Hey guys
Sorry about the lack of updates here.
It has been pretty busy for me since 2008 started.
And it has not started that well for me I guess...

First of all I am now taking care of 3 accounts instead of 1.
I know this day would come sooner or later as I was already informed before I took on this role in this organisation. However it was promised that the mess in these accounts would be dealt with first before I took over. It is not a problem for me to clear all the mess, after all that is why I was hired in the first place. The problem is not giving me sufficient time to do all this.
Well enough bout my job... I'll move on to happier things :)

My good friend, ex-room mate, khai ma's son & chicken brother got married on 19th January 2008. Although he signed his papers back on 1st Jan 2005 :P I was the witness when he got married so I know! I was tasked with the role of his best man, having to hold on my left hand all his ang pow's (red packet containing money) and my right hand holding a big ass red fan which I had to use to fan him and keep him cool.
It was also the first time I had to feed someone food! Then at the wedding dinner he invited some college friends which I have not meet for a long long time. It was great fun getting to meet them.

Following weekend which was last Saturday and Sunday, I brought my team of colleagues to Penang for a food trip. That was a great fun or great feast whichever you like to call it... :)
List of items we had:
1. Mee goreng which had lots of sotong at Pulau Tikus
2. Chendol at Penang Road
3. Gurney Hawker food - Laksa, Fried chicken and MANY other fried stuff, fried oyster, char koay teow, muar chee & ikan bakar
4. Boozing of coz Kilkenny's - its not food but I'm going to list it anyway :P
5. Brunch at Tho Yuen - Best roasted chicken ever, sang mee, hong tou mee and fried rice. Everyone was so happy with the chicken, we ordered another half after finish half a chicken
6. Ais Kacang at Lorong Selamat
7. Seafood at Ah Yan, Batu Kawan - Crabs, man tou, nestum prawns, red fish (don't know if that's the real name) cooked in tomyam, deep fried sotong and kangkong sambal.

Well I think it was a pretty decent food trip considering we only had 36 hours to eat.

Hope this post gives you guys some updates about my life here...

-2008-

I need to get a new life!
I need to resign and go away from all this concrete jungle!
I need to get in touch with myself again!
I need PEACE & QUIET!

Just feel like letting go of everything I have right and just run away...

Merry Christmas 2007

I know I know... its past Christmas already but still I have to say it right?
Spent Christmas back in Bukit Mertajam with the usual buddies.
Neebs, Keebs and Jeebs - the 3 EEBS?
So what did we do other than drink, drink and drink?
Of course... for me I go back Penang sure eat, eat and EAT!
Hahaha... it was a very fun but short trip...
The part I didn't quite like was the fact that the Penang Bridge was jammed every single I was back in Penang from like 11am till 11pm.
Where the fark are all these people coming from?
My guess is it should be because everyone's avoiding Kuala Lumpur, scared of the riots and protests and rallies that might happen there.
I heard even the hotel prices in Kuala Lumpur was cut down by 30% due to poor business.

Well... back to my Christmas, as I said it was basically an eat and drink trip.
Went to BED with Neebs, Jeebs, Keebs & Kitty (Keebs wife) but before that we went for a Thai food in Bagan Ajam. The belacan fried rice and tomyam was good. We also ordered a seafood platter consisting of prawns, crabs, squid and... LALA :P What do they call LALA in english anyway? Anybody knows? I wanted to take photos of the food but was too busy eating so no photos :P Sorry.
Then headed to BED for drinks, as usual Keebs couldn't even finish a glass of sissy AK47. The RMDC (Real Men Drinking Club) guys (me, jeebs & neebs) had a blast despite the sissy-ness of Keebs. We had Long Island Tea, Dream (it sucks, tastes too sweet and its like bubblegum, more like nightmare for me), 2 jugs of Tiger, and ended it with shots of Orgasm, Sex in Bed and Flaming Samburca. It was fun, that was probably the first time we went drinking together?
Oh also there were bunch of guys and girls from the next table. The girls were like released from prison and were dancing & drinking like mad. One of the guys suddenly came over and gave a cup of chivas neat to drink. What's the point of that? I of course didn't know what to do but to drink it and say thanks. Hope I did the right thing though :P

And now New Year's is coming but won't be going back to BM. No money already keep drinking and eating. Went drinking again last night. This time to cheer up an old friend that broke up with her bf. There were 3 guys and 2 girls but I think only the other girl knew what happened to her. She acted happy throughout the whole course and keep on making everyone laugh. I hope she is okay and will get over her bf soon enough and back on her feet to be herself again :)

Let's see what I can do for New Year and I can't remember my 2007 resolution already!? :P

Always Ahead

Just got back from Langkawi late Monday to watch LIMA with NBSD-[[Keebs]- and Jeebs.
It was a very fun trip having the chance to spend team with my good friends and just lepak.
Got sick yesterday, lost my voice, caught flu and coughing as well. This all probably due to OD on alcohol :P I'll blog about Langkawi next time.

Like the title says, Always Ahead, I'm already planning another trip.
This time its another trip to Penang for my colleagues at work.

Notice was sent out as below:

Team,

We have been procastinating that we want FOOD! We want GLORIOUS, DELICIOUS, HEAVENLY FOOD!
Now is the time we take our stand and make the decision that will change our lives forever!

Kindly refer below:
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Mission: Penang Food Hunt
Code name: PF2PG

Day 1:
- 0200 we all finish work together and drive down to the Land of Glorious Food aka Penang aka Pearl of the Orent.
- 0600 we reach Penang and start our hunt.
Choices: Penang Hokkien Mee using mantis prawn OR Penang Dim Sum?
- 0730 we go to our hotel, check in and rest. Hotel not sure yet - checking for rates at this moment, to see if I can get cheap hotel for you all.
- 1230 wake up & wash up
- 1330 go for war!
Choices: Chicken Rice + Variety of Mee (Hong Tou Min, Ee Foo Min, Char Tua pan & etc)
OR Mt. Erskine aka Pek Hoon Suah - famous for Mee Goreng but also have a lot of other stuff laksa, popiah, pasembur, hokkien mee, wantan mee & etc.
- 1530 we should finish lunch by then maybe can head to Gurney Plaza for some shopping or maybe window shopping.
- 1800 move on to Batu Feringghi, walk walk a bit and of course for you pirates you can get some DVD's.
- 2100 hopefully by this time everyone's hungry and we can head to Gurney for our dinner. Lotsa food - fried chicken, laksa, rojak, sotong panggang & MANY MORE~!~!~!
- 2300 back to the hotel, wash up and PARTY TIME!!! We go clubbing!!!
- 0100 of the next day we either wrap up and go back to the hotel OR for those who can still find space in their tummy we can have some REAL ORIGINAL NASI KANDAR!

Day 2:
- 1200 wake up, wash up & check out from hotel.
- 1330 go for lunch.
Choices: New World aka Sin Sey Kai - Mee Sultan, Ice Kacang, Curry Mee, Hokkien Mee, Char Koay Teow & etc.
OR Lorong Selamat - Famous for its expensive and good Char Koay Teow, Ice Kacang and Penang Laksa.
- 1500 can visit Penang Esplanade & Fort Cornwallis.
- 1700 we can go and eat the BEST cendol in Penang at Penang Road. The laksa there is not bad as well.
- 1800 we leave Penang and head to Bukit Tambun/Batu Kawan for seafood. If you feel adventurous can use the ferry service or else Penang bridge the same way we came.
- 1840 we reach and start feasting on the seafood, recommendation is Ah Yen at Batu Kawan, cheap and good.
Choices: Crab, Mantis Prawn, Fish, Prawns & ANYTHING also got lah!~
- 2030 we complete our trip, wave goodbye to the Land of Glorious Food and head back to Mud City.

The plan is to go on Saturday and come back on Sunday - preferred 2nd & 3rd Feb 2008.

Kindly reply as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,
Chief Food Commander - Alvino
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Any opinion about this itenary guys? Some feedback might improve my plan.

December Already?!?!?!

Yeah... its already December...
Fast right?
Time really flies when you're having fun.
I guess I'm having loads of fun now.
Still got my service line report to finish by this Friday.
I did 5 reports yesterday.
ISO auditors are coming from tomorrow will Friday.
I can't take my leave on Friday which sucks a lot.
Gotta take a flight back from KL to Penang at 6.55am when I finish work at 2am.

Oh boy its gonna be a busy week...