Monday 29 December 2008
As I sit down in my cosy room with my sister, browsing thru digital cameras (yes, my old one is spoilt... cannot review pictures), I realised that in more ways than one, there are alot of good things happening in my life in 2008. I call them the "great escapes" of 2008, namely getting out of some shit hole being the main highlight of my life. A great blessing as to why things turn out the way they are. ALMOST buying a car (Mitsubishi Lancer, mind you) also marks another highlight in my life. Imagine if I have a liable commitment to fulfill, I wouldn't be able to get out of there. Thanks God. You are the best !
I am fortunate to actually set only one resolution for the year 2008. To get my driving license. I accomplished that on 18 April 2008. Haiz... 4 months left before I can officially take out my probationary plate. Heh... Stupid triangular sign. Well, its a good excuse for my crapass driving.
I need to organise a day where I can rent the car again and go out and have a
real barbecue with ma sis and some other folks, for once. Start the new year with a bang. Insya-Allah.
Maziah : what about the waterproof and shockproof digital camera ?zaki : what the hell do you want those features for ? do "videos" izzit ?Maziah : * displays her sumone-please-kill-me face *
Zaki van Persie
Wednesday 24 December 2008
I know, its only been 3 days since I've started my new work. But I am already beginning to feel like I belong there. The feeling of assurance, friendliness, professionalism. 9am to 6pm work. 1pm to 2pm is breaktime from work. The rest is craptime with them :-)
I do hope that I have the ability to learn my responsibilities well and do what I am required of with as little flaws as possible. I pray for this everyday. I don't want to let my new workmates down. Such wonderful bunch of people. I would like to wish Good Luck and GodSpeed to Ben Oh Wenjie. You truly are a good man and a great friend. God Bless you bro... yeak.
Had barbecue with my family on Saturday, 20 Dec 2008. Yeak, we were great barbecue goers. The venue was our common corridor. Almost suffered a setback when our bbq "pit" melted and a flaming piece of charcoal suddenly dropped to the drainage. Man, shocked the crap out of me. "Escalated" for quick replacement pit and 5 minutes later, we were seeing golden chicken wings and succulent cheese hotdogs on the grill. Not to mention the steaks that we sizzled on the grill as well. I've decided to make them well done and it was thoroughly enjoyed afterwards. Aahh.. BBQs are great fun :-) Especially seeing my cocksterous sister trying (keyword trying) to tend to the food on the grill.... zzzz.... more like tending to the cooked food... Mum enjoyed the BBQ too. Maybe the next time we can go to a real BBQ venue aa...
Yeak. Have a Merry Christmas to all my friends celebrating Christmas and Happy Holidays to those who don't !
Zaki van Persie
Monday 15 December 2008
Woot woot ... heh ... yeak, as you can see, I am currently enjoying my vacation at home. Safely completed my maintenance reservist. Blogged about my emotions in Malay. Hah, some people cannot believe that I actually blogged in Malay. I hope the appropriate persons read that section.
As you can see to the right, below those wonderful music videos, there is a new section where you can leave your comments. Of course, flaming messages will be deleted. Do leave your comments about things or even saying hi :-) will be much appreciated !
Went cycling on 14 Dec 2008 (Saturday) with Ariff. We went to Upper Seletar Road at the Prata Place again, this time taking the more sane route. Yes, no more detours to Mandai Road, Mandai Ave. Haha.. It was fun and less tiring. Legs are not aching after that. Prata Place operates after 8pm. Didn't get the chance to enjoy our Maggi goreng. Shucks. We settled for pratas instead. After that, we head on down to Upper Seletar Reservoir. Well folks, it is a nice place for couples who are driving or have either one of their partners who drive, to bring themselves there and enjoy some quality time together. But do not forget to bring these list of items when you are parked at a dark and lonely spot over there.
1) Opaque / dark set of car sunshades. Those with suction cups in the centre to stick to your windscreens. Black coloured ones are the best.
2) Newspaper / cardboard for better camouflage.
3) Handphone with 3gp video recording capabilities. Self explanatory this one.
4) Good music. Jazz or Kenny G are good music for these occasions.
5) Tissue paper. One box is good. Two better. If not, cloth rag is best.
Just beware of peeping toms or "park rangers". The peeping toms are dangerous cos they might be in the middle of an MMS production without the car occupants' knowledge and things might get leaked out on the net. Park your vehicles in a dark and secluded spot for best effects. Don't forget to lock your doors. "Park rangers" are good cause they ensure the park patrons' safety and well being.
How to get there ? Travel along Mandai Ave or Upper Thomson Road, turn into Mandai Road, then from here there will be a sign telling you that Upper Seletar Reservoir is in the next turn. Not to worry, the place is not a total deserted one either. It is also under the care of Yishun South NPC. Very efficient police officers working there :-)
Maziah : you dweebzaki : yeak
Zaki van Persie
Tuesday 9 December 2008
Heheh, cannot believe that it is all over. I have finally closed my chapter at hewlett packard. I pray and hope that it is for the best of me. Never thought that this day would come. 3 years. Heh, I thought wrong.
Said my farewells to the hp account managers. They are all very nice people, even those who are deemed "nasty". Wished me all the best and thank me for what I have done. Well, one thing important for an emotional guy like me is that they appreciate what I am doing. Prepared a simple farewell email to send at the end of the day on 2 Dec 2008. I tried my very best not to get emotional. Yes, I poured my heart and soul to this. Some people don't appreciate it, even cuss and swear at my efforts. Hah. No more emotions for my next job.
I was surprised at the first person who replied to my email. It was the hp manager herself. I was touched and smiled at myself. I truly am working for the wrong people. No, ingrates. Yeap. There are nice people in the team. But I pray that they get the chance to get out of there. I promised myself not to dwell in the past anymore.
Few days before this closure, I ended another chapter in my life story as well. Asked Ariff to accompany me to send a final letter to her. Yes. I was stupid to even believe that there is still hope. Stupid to let her play with my emotions, toy with my feelings even after so long. 3 years. As I drove to Kembangan, I wasn't partly paying attention to what was said. I told myself I shouldn't cry in front of a guy hahaha... It was raining. Parked at her void deck car park. I never thought that I would be there for this. Never. I've dreamt of actually waiting for her there in the car for one of our dates or sumthing. Not the first time I've thought wrong. Called her mum, went up, gave her the letter. That's it. Walk back down. It was still raining. Suggested going to SITEX to take my mind off things. To say the least. It worked.
Reservist was fun. Got my usual S$200 bucks from IPPT hehehe. Failed my classification shoot for the first time in 4 years. Stupid goggles. Well, it didn't matter. The other S$200 bucks isn't mine. Nice time to meet up with troopmates. Haha.. the usual goofs, the usual nonsense. It was refreshing, to say the least.
As promised, I'll leave with a blog segment of mine in Malay...
Aku tersenyum pada diriku. Hari yang aku nantikan sudah tiba. 2 Dec 2008. Aku tidak sangka yang hari ini akan tiba. Tapi siapakah aku ? Aku hanya mampu merancang. Tuhan saja yang menentukan. Mungkin Dia sudah sediakan aku perkara perkara yang lebih baik daripada ini. Aku hanya mampu Redha pada kehendakNya. Aku menahan air mataku daripada mengalir keluar.Sudah banyak aku korbankan selama tiga tahun ini. Perasaanku, usahaku, naluriku. Tuhan saja yang tahu berapa banyak yang aku korbankan. Itupun ada orang yang tidak boleh melihat apa yang aku korbankan. Mentelah lagi menghargai apa yang aku korbankan selama ini. Malahan, ada orang mencerca aku bila perkara perkara "tertentu" berlaku. Astagrafirullah. Aku beristrigfar. Sekali lagi, aku hanya mampu redha. Aku berdoa semoga perkara yang buruk akan berlaku selepas ini hanyalah teori ku saja dan bukannya kenyataan. Amin.Aku tidak membuat satu perkara yang berkaitan dengan kerjaku pada 2 Dec 2008. Aku seolah olah bebas. Aku berterima kasih pada Tuhan. Pergi ke sana sini, memberitahu orang orang di tempat kerjaku yang bekerja di bahagian lain bahawa aku tidak akan bekerja di sini lagi. Mereka tersenyum dan turut gembira untukku. Ucapan tahniah dan semoga berjaya sering diiringi selepas setiap pengumumanku. Mereka lebih tahu daripada aku. Aku hanya tersenyum. Insya-Allah. Aku berdoa, semoga judul seterusnya dalam hidup aku akan membawa lebih kebaikan daripada yang sekarang. Amin.Aku kembali ke mejaku. Mengemas sedikit barang barang yang aku ingin bawa pulang. Orang orang yang pernah menjadi rakan sekerjaku sudahpun mengucapkan selamat padaku. Tapi ada yang tidak. Aku mengaku, aku agak kecewa. Orang yang aku sangka akan berbuat demikian tidakpun muncul. Aku ternampak dia mahu pulang. Aku tersenyum. Ternyata satu tindakan yang salah. Dia tidak melihat aku sekalipun. Mentelah lagi mahu menegur aku ataupun mengucap kata kata perangsang padaku. Aku kecewa. Begitu mudah untuk orang yang sudah pun berpangkat melupakan orang. Bermacam macam perasaan negatif yang aku rasai apabila aku melihat dia terus berjalan pulang. Bermacam macam memori terimbas kembali apabila aku melihat dirinya. Aku kesal. Tidak apalah, bisik hatiku yang kecil ini. Bukan kali pertama aku dikecewakan. Aku kembali tersenyum pada diriku. Ambil yang jernih, buang yang keruh. Banyak pelajaran yang aku perolehi daripada semua ini. Aku bersyukur. Aku diberi peluang untuk memperbaiki nasibku. Alhamdulillah. Yang penting, aku pergi dengan dada yang lapang. Rezeki masing masing :-) Tuhan yang menentukan.
Zaki van Persie