One year is up.

After the day on tomorrow, it will be a complete year for my first job. As a lab officer (aka Assistant Laboratory Manager) in UTAR. Believe it or not? I felt it was like just a month, or two. Felt so short yet I've step this far.

A year of full service meant I gotta be confirmed. Yes, I'm a confirmed staff. And I'm not showing off here (for a certain readers who thinks I'm showing off. Sorry for the late disclaimer). As I was confirmed, my first impression is either happy or sad. Feels like in the middle but more to the down mood.

When comes to doing my job, everyone will say,

"Nigel, we depend on you."

I don't know whether it was a compliment or merely just sending me a smirk. Taking higher steps mean having heavy responsibilities, I feel that but I need to take it slowly and have the obligation to ignore them if I still have unsettle business. I hope people will know everyone has a limit before going overboard.

Sigh...

Anyway, I try to take it positively when my feelings tell me the opposite. Try to climb higher still but remember my limits. Hope all of you understands. :) Currently, I'm trying to get back my track with something I've planned along.

Yeah, master studies.

Now, I'm preparing myself with some early discussion with my supervisor before determine the route for the study. Before that, I would like to deliver my gratitude to my FYP supervisor, Dr. Chee who still have a keen interest on me to become my MSc supervisor. I hope that we will collaborate and make something out from the research. So, up up the way and hope my plan can be carried forward as I was imagined.

Will I survive for another year before I do it with my part-time studies on Master? Hope so because I will have thoughts on the next level after the study. For time being, let's stick back the plan which I had in mind during my third year of undergraduate.

Before I miss out, I would like to thank my previous life that prep me with plans even though I need to go through pains and bitter moments. Just let my passion kept burning as it is but not fading away.

And I stay...

*Berkhidmat untuk UTAR*
(English: Ready to serve for UTAR)

Foggy but still going...

(Photo credit by leenik/deviantart)

It has been a long time I type something due to my hectic workload and travelling period from Kampar to Ipoh. Wanna blurt some off my rants actually but hard to explain in the proper manner so I just make it short and simple.

For the past 7 months that I've been working as a lab officer (position known in my campus is 'Assistant Laboratory Manager'), I learnt lots of stuffs and have the high and low experience. From the wackiest scene made by my students and facing my bosses on jobs that I've never encounter with minimal guidance, I would say it was a hell of a ride. In fact, I like the most is my colleagues who share laughters and discuss matter around without having politics.

(I'm not advocating the book, I mean the 'title')

What I can hope to see in my future is producing a laboratory professional, but what I see in present is way off the road. Hurt or not, I want to say that the batch of student I had currently came from a generation called 'Spoon fed generation'.

Yeah, it's my quote of the year. 

Plus I've encounter several students who are not just only disobey your words, they even challenge me back. See the picture? Perhaps they thought that once they paid me to do the job, I have to be like a servant. Sorry, I was paid to teach you to become a professional in a society, not a dung. Even I was being paid with a decent salary, I know my purpose for being here as a teacher and lab coordinator. It's way too different compare to my batch as we do and learn things most from ourselves, not by just ask to do for it. So, suck it up. I won't change my way of doing my work...

Next things is about my working place management. Yes, I was being told and experiencing the hectic procedures with no guidance from the upper personnels. They even don't bother to guide me properly on doing things and ending up I was being scold for nothing. Plus, a letter that will compromise my confirmation interview. My (upper) boss said it wasn't a big deal on getting that letter but hell yeah, it matters to me. Mostly. So, as a good lesson, I won't start my engine doing things unless I'm in the right track and procedures. Enough saying on saving someone's ass and get my ass hot red.

Back to the main topic, my journey is kind of foggy but hey, I told myself that I accept challenges and learn how to face it. Nothing can beat me down, even I fall. It just a matter of time that I crawl up back, stand firmly and move on confidently.

P.S.: Sorry if my post contains quite a number of cursing words but it's my expression. Just strikethrough those disturbing words and arrange a better words in your mind, will ya? Thanks XOXO.

Hi-Hoo from my iPad

Greetings everyone!

It's really been a while that I've drop a few words on my life chapter. Got graduated, have my first lifetime full time job and busy with it. What can say since I anticipate myself as a working adult. In another month time, it has been a half year and I felt that my time has passed by so quickly.

Has been quite lonely since I'm still single and available and most of close friends are not around with me. The closest I have currently is my dear UTAR colleagues who are fun and joyful to be with. The one that accompany me the most is my never-ending workloads.

For another few days, that's the end of 2011. So, do you peeps have your new year resolution? Better make list now and try to work it on. I haven't make mine but will do it soon.

Not much to talk since I'm trying out the blogger apps in my iPad. Yeah, my latest gadget that will replace my mobile computing since my notebook starts to give me the 'pension' sign after four years of service...

More to come in upcoming post as I haven't post out graduation story, my jobplace and upcoming trip to further place called China in next month Chinese New Year. Be hopeful that I fill the space here and update you guys as usually how is my day in UTAR (which is my jobplace now) plus my daily doses and dilemma.

Night peeps and Merry Christmas to all!

Hari Raya V2

No no no. The title is not related to Bersih 2.0 so don't worry about it.

Nothing yellow involve here and I'm using the total green layout for my banner.

It's just the second version of my seasonal dedication for Hari Raya.

Just named it in such way because it will indicate the latest version of Hari Raya post.

Yeah, so Islamic friends, Selamat Hari Raya and maaf zahir dan batin. Have a safe trip if you're travelling back to your kampungs and for those who are not celebrating, the same advice goes to you too.

In conjunction of Raya, the independance day of Malaysia fall on today (the second Raya of 2011) but I care less about it due to the recent political issues (now I'm talking about the Bersih thingy) so I'm not fancy about the celebration this year. I just hope the upcoming election and my first ever vote for the Malaysia society will change the things that are currently awfully exist. That's my frank words, dear PM.

Cut to the chase, back to Raya dedication. I would like to post this music video from Yuna as she sang this song last year and I think it's still the best Raya song I had listened rather than the "Oh oh oh Hari Raya~" old or improvised version regular Raya songs. More to come please Yuna as I'm your fan of Malaysia artiste after the era of Datuk Siti Nurhaliza. I vote for you, deary! Let's sing this song together!

Berlalu sudah bulan puasa

Masa untuk bersuka-ria

Oh yeah

Raikan hari raya

Kawan-kawan semuanya happy

Kekasih pulang dari oversea  

[I think it's Qi :) ]

Oh yeah

Samalah kita nanti

Mungkin dahulu terasa sepi

Hanya keluarga yang menemani

Tapi sekarang tidak lagi

[CHORUS]

Raya kali ini mungkin berbeza

Kerna ku ada dia

Nyalakan pelita cinta di hari raya

Hati seperti bunga api bersama dia

Oh indahnya

Ku jatuh cinta di hari raya

Cinta di hari raya

Cinta di hari raya

Semangat kita nak bangun pagi

Pakai cantik-cantik hari ini

Oh yeah

Nak jumpa somebody

[I think it's Qi, again :) ]

Rumahku dihiasi indah

Senyum sehingga hujung telinga

Oh yeah

Tunggu kekasih hati

Syawal kali ini ku tak sabar

Hati terasa berdebar-debar

Oh yeah

Diri sudah berpunya

[CHORUS Repeat 3x]

Cinta di hari raya

Cinta di hari raya

Cinta di hari raya

Once again, Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all blog readers and visitors!