Company POLICY

Funny policy made by my current company I am working with :

Compassionate leave entitle for confirmed staff ONLY.

So I replied :

Thank you for info and yet another funny policy, as if I could ask Allah to delay it as I am not confirmed yet  =(.

This is what the un‘emotional’less HR5 quoted [I meant to say she is too emotional to back up the company instead of replying in a more non-bias tone, and also quite rude to say how ‘lucky’ I am when my Mak passed away.] :  

This is company policy if you not agreed on that kindly refer management. One more thing you’re lucky because now management agreed to give an advance annual leave to you. So no unpaid leave deduction was made, before this unconfirmed staff not entitle for compassionate leave also not entitle annual leave until their confirmation so we declared as unpaid leave. Thanks to Allah.

I didn’t care to reply, not to waste my time with somebody who is not worth an explanation. Allah kan ada [untuk membalasnya]. May my Mak rest in peace.. Al-Fatihah.

Somehow somebody replied with more appropriate explanation and tone :

Dear Siti Fairouz,

As per now, that’s the policy given by Company. We are currently work out to revise few of the policy. We are aware that all the non-confirmed staff is not entitled to the compassionate leave, that’s one of the reason why we are revising the Annual Leave policy. So that, non-confirmed still can take leave as per located/prorated for any emergency cases.

Thanks.

Yes, you are the COMPANY, I am only a WORKER. But remember, Allah own the greatest COMPANY. No matter how well established, how strong financially you are, just remember it is the worker who shed their blood, sweat and tears, helping the company to grow and survive. Take a good care of them, Allah will take a good care of you. 

Good people will leave, only losers stay.

This was once quoted by an x-boss of mine. Allah Maha Adil kan. Good people are for good company. It might be that Allah send them temporarily just to ‘teach’ them some lesson, or to ‘teach’ the company a lesson. Wallahualam.

Online Digital Photo Printing

It has been 2 busy weeks and today I am free...as for now. I have decided to give myself a break and shall start the reporting routine tomorrow. I have too much things to-do in my lists that need to be cleared sooner. Some cloths to let go, baby clothes and toys and misc to properly stored, some unused thing to keep in store, an old tv to dispose and whatnot. My elder sister is expecting and I need to start gathering all the things she inherit me during my 1^st pregnancy. 

I have been keeping my baby’s photos in my pendrive for printing as arwah Mak requested for her grandson photos – but I was never able to make it. I remembered how she would ask how her grandson is doing every time I called but in the last few days of her life, she never asked. Not that I feel upset that she didn’t ask, it just reminded me that I have not fulfill her request.

Today I’ve discovered the online digital photo printing services while googling for photo printing price and decided to try one. It cost around 25 – 60 cents per 4R photo depending on the discount offered. Normal price would be 60 cents [pfffft my budget is 50 cents~].

Luckily I came across this www.eoe.com.my which offer an easy photo upload option and are within my budget (30 cents per 4R photo…yeay). You need to download this photo up loader software and install it in your PC. The process was so fast. I was able to download, install and upload photos in less than 10 minutes. 

See how convenient it is to online shopping. All you need is internet connection and internet banking for payment purposes and wait patiently for your parcel – save energy, save time, save money [petrol kan dah naik 20sen).

Sick Month

This month has been a ‘not so well’ month for me. It’s the second time I had a very bad flu, susah nak bernafas even when I am sitting or standing. To add it up kena sakit gigi pulak. The worst sakit gigi ever kot, sampai tak bole tidur. Tambah lagi dengan sakit kerongkong, perit yang teramat sangat. I remember waking up at 4 am sebab tak boleh bare the pain anymore. Teringat kat arwah Mak – how she suffered tak dapat tido nyenyak for months and sakit tekak sampai nak telan air pon sakit. Al-Fatihah untuk arwah Mak. Nak makan pon sakit and kena kunyah pelan-pelan. Ditambah dengan hidung tersumbat, proses makan tu bukan sesuatu yang mudah. Malas nak suffer, I choose bread for lunch. Dah 2 hari lunch on bread je. Nampak macam diet but it is not. The 1^st lunch bread day I ate 1 sausage roll + 6 mini pandan bread and 2 pack of sultana cookies for tea-time. Today I had raisin outmeal bread and almost finish the whole loaf myself. Obviously this not diet. 

Si kecik tu pon demam semalam. Second time demam bulan ni. Last time masa I was on EL for the whole week so it is not a problem to take care of him. This time I just can't afford to take leave to jaga him as I am also not feeling well and dah kerap sangat cuti bulan ni. Oh anak be strong and healty ye. Ya Allah lindungilah dia dari penyakit yang berbahaya.

 

Kalo ikutkan hati semalam memang nak kerja, sebab I am not entitle for MC anymore, which mean kena deduct salary. Tambah dengan kerja kat opis yang dah due and bos kompem akan komplen asik EL and MC je. Rezeki kan Allah yang bagi. Sakit ni pon dari Allah, mudah-mudahan dapat hapuskan dosa-dosa kecil.

Miri - things I would miss

 

Spending my last day at the office – doing it in the most leisure way. Sure gonna miss it badly. Internet access, Wi-Fi, boss not bothering too much… what else? See? I told you I have got way to cosy with the same routine that I know how and when to 'mengulat'. Enjoy it while you can… hehe =)

Since I don't have much to do, I've decided to write some notes on things that I would miss about Miri.

Nasi Lalapan + Teh C Peng Special

Let me elaborate more about this, since I plan to get a set for dinner this evening. Those who come to Miri, it's a must try! Well it is not originally from Miri, but Miri is famous for this Lalapan. It is basically a set of meal with deep-fry chicken (or you can choose between meat, fish or prawn) + ulam + fried tofu & tempe + sambal belacan. It is more like 'ayam penyet', what make it special is the sambal belacan. I love it! It has tomatoes and onion in it. I learnt from Siti, my x-housemate in Senadin – just sauté all ingredients (chillies, belacan, onion and tomatoes) than mash or blend them. Add salt, sugar and lime @ calamansi juice to taste. Simple kan? Try Lalapan with Teh C Peng Special, it's a great combo. It is actually 'teh ais' with some twist in it. Also known as 3-layer tea (read it once in GoTravel magazine), it has palm sugar, ideal milk (susu cair) and tea; served in layers. Sometime the palm sugar is replaced with 'gula pandan', but trust me – palm sugar taste better. It tastes like 'cendol' without 'cendol', and the ideal milk make it creamier but less sweet.

Midin

Midin is a type of vegetable from fern family. As Miri is located on delta area, it is available almost everywhere at the local market. If in West Malaysia, we have 'pucuk paku', in Miri we have many kind of 'pucuk paku' with different shape. They taste most likely the same. The different is they only sell the shoot, arranged nicely in small basket, cost about RM1 @ RM2 each. Just wash clean the veggie and ready to cook. Save the prep time.

Kek Lapis Sarawak – of course Sarawak is well known for its layer cake with fancy names and nice rainbow colour.

Ikan Terubok Masin

Available throughout the year and so cheap compare to West Malaysia. Well I am not a big fan but always got order from my sisters everytime I balik kampong. And they made the packaging so convenience for you to travel with.

Laksa Sarawak

It is totally different from Laksa Penang @ Johor as there is no fish at all. For me it tastes more like curry noodle. I've cooked it at home once and my families like it – or is it because there were hungry waiting for me to prepare the meals.

The batik & handicraft

I like the sarong as the design is different from Malay sarong. And I love the craft too, especially the bags.

 

Two years in Miri, I have collected so many memories that could never be erased. Yes I have achieved one of my goal – to come to work in Borneo island. This is the place where I started my career, and the place where I met my fiancée. Hoping a better brighter future awaits me as I move on and on and on.

Goodbye Miri~

 

 

 

Teddy-Cow

 

What do you call a plush toy that look like a milk cow and pink in colour?

A teddy-cow~

Correct!

I'll name it 'teddy-cow'.

Ikan…

Semalam bace blog Jedah pasal 'Perlu ke jawapan teka-teki itu logik'. Jadi saye hafal teka-teki tu nak test sayang saye. Teringat dulu mase kami mule2 nak bercinta baru nak kenal hati masing2. Kire stage malu2 lagi la nak cite pasal diri masing2. Jadi cari la topik yang lebih santai – teka-teki.

Q : Ikan ape banyak mata?

A : Ikan bilis 1 kg. [Kenapa bukan ikan kembung 1 lori? Jawapan saye ikan bilis 1 lori lg banyak mata dari ikan kembong 1 lori]

Tak puas hati die cube nak kenakan saye balik.

Q : Ikan ape takde mata?

A : Ikan sardine dalam tin [tuna dalam tin pon bole jugak]

Geram sebab saye dapat jawab dgn mudah, die tanye lagi..

Q : Ikan ape ade 3 mata?

A : Ikan kena mata kail.

Hahaha. Tu la dulu bukan main happy die kenakan saye yang tak bape tere main teka teki. Semalam dah stadi dulu tu yg dapat jawab dgn cemerlang~

 

 

Miri to Kuantan

 

Lagi 3 hari, I am leaving Miri for good. Hopefully everything will be as planned. Excited + nervous nak start keja kat tempat baru. Excited dapat balik semenanjung, nervous sebab tak dapat nak predict my nature of work kat tempat baru, skop keja baru and staf baru yang saling tak kenal. Responsibility kat sana pon lebih besar compare kat sini. Maybe I am so used to repeating the same job that now I am so good at it, make me a little bit nervous thinking that my soon to be boss is expecting something good from me. Funny isn't it when he called sayang telling him I will be working with Rxx Mxx and personally asked him to guide me on technical matters. Sometimes I just think am I good and tough enough to be an engineer, or perhaps I should slow down a bit and go for a less technical job, which I can't think of one...

Kat sini I have bos, senior and colleagues to refer to, how I am going to survive there. Thinking of that make me wanna stay in this office forever, or perhaps reconsider the offer my boss made; stay here for another year and he'll recommend me for permanent post so that I can be transfer to KL. Yes my boss is generous enough and very understanding, but not the management. In fact the management has submitted a candidate for my replacement. Office politics and I am not good at it. I can see in my current office those who stay closer to PM office would probably stay longer than others. Those who serve the PM directly will have a brighter future. Lately I have been gossiping around with officemate about our future in this company. It is a big name in industry but there's no warranty you can serve the company up to end of year at least.

Well it is rezeki masing-masing. You have to do what you have to do. Ever since sayang left for other job, my working momentum is going down bit by bit. The only thing that keeps me going is by making me busy. Sometimes I just can't pretend to be busy like others. It just doesn't work anymore. Luckily sayang is onshore, I just call him whenever I fell like talking to him. Understood he is currently very busy and under pressure, well I just need someone to talk to, someone who would understand thing s I am saying. And I think the biggest trait is that I just can't stand working with my ex-housemates anymore. I tried hard not to think about them, just forgive and forget, but it is hard for me to do it when one of them is sitting next to me. Sometimes she just pulling this diva act in front of me, and I just can't stand that. Yesterday while cleaning up my pc, I found this personality test file and tried it. The result is somehow coincidently true enough…' stay away from traitors and jealous people so that you can be stress-free'. Hopefully I won't be meeting these 'kinds' of people at my new workplace.

Try not to put high expectation on my new employer, hoping that brighter future awaits for me there..Insaallah. As always I pray Allah would permudahkan segala urusan di Miri, I hope Kuantan is going to be an even better place for me. Best of all this year fruit's season, I will be around eating those fruit I had been missing for the past 2 years.