It's getting smaller and lighter

I have too many things need to be upgraded. My car, my laptop and my pay as well :P

Only God knows for how long I have been using this "Dinosaur".

The specs? wtf...
Processor = PIII
RAM = 384MB

I've tried to upgrade it's RAM by another 128MB but many of the PC stores are no longer selling those older Sodimm ram. They are selling DDR ram now. But I managed to upgrade once, a 256MB, last year. Probably, that is the last piece of Sodimm ram they have in their stocks. I've since given up hope for upgrading the RAM and just live with it lor.

People nowadays are talking about lightest and thinnest notebooks. I wish I could own it.


Getting smaller in size... waahhhh....



By the way, Mimos is now ready to licence the production of the Malaysian computer codenamed Mak Cik, which it took two years to develop. The laptop and PC are named after the Prime Minister and his wife ie i-Dola and Jean-i. WTF!!!! Why they want to name after them? And these things are very cheap only cost RM1,000 (S$420) and RM500 (S$210) for the laptop and PC respectively.

Where I am now? Are we talking about Core 2 Duo LV series? wtf....

Calling... Calling... Graduates with an Accounting Degree

Do you or your Company has any problem in recruiting people with an Accounting Degree? WTF is going on? Where are these grads?

1. Is it really because our economy is so good until there are too many jobs chasing for a few accounting grads?
   
2. Is it because our office location is too strategic until they turn away and looking for more remote areas?
3. Is it because our starting pay is too high!!!? Please tell me so that I can ask the HR to cut down the amount.
   
4. Is it because the quality of our education had increased so much until these young fellas could not graduate or pass the exams?
5. Are they being kidnapped by the aliens?
6. Too few babies being born from 1985 to 1987 due to the 1980s recession?
7. They prefer to start up or mind their own business?
8. F**K-lah like that?
   

While the country is suffering from the brain drain pandemic due to the impact of globalisation, our YB is suffering from....

Sodo-mee and Virginity

Life is full of wonders. Why? Please click here for the copy of the report.

Since we are talking about virgin, let me share with you the extract from Warren G's Virgin lyric:

... "What you want you know I got (what you want girl) [psst: We should read girl as "boy" and she as "he" instead]
The way you move is so erotic you can be my pre Madonna
Damn girl I'm so excited (so excited)
Feel it girl don't try to fight it you can be my pre Madonna
Ooooooo she's tighter than a virgin tighter than a virgin
Ooooooo she's tighter than a virgin tighter than a virgin ooooh"....

You are wondering who's that @SShole? Never mind. Watch who's talking:

Yes to Nuclear Power?

Malaysian utility Tenaga has set up a nuclear energy taskforce to look into building a nuclear power station at the request of the country's government. This is a step to cut the over reliance on the natural gas and coal.

I think we should support this project even though someone might gain from this billion ringgit project. But first, it should be built somewhere near to the Singapore island. In term of safety, it shouldn't be a problem to us since our government have a very clean records in structures maintenance. Our Parliament will be a good example.

Why near Singapore? So that each time before they open their mouths and start demanding for something, they will think twice. This is because, we might leak a few drops of the plutonium into the air. Okay..okay.. I'm not anti-SG lah, just for fun only mah.

But, make sure we move our civilians far far away from the nuclear plant lah.


As for the Scorpene submarines, we just keep it within the Malacca Straits to "jaga", "teropong" and stop the illegal immigrants from entering our country.

By the way, please don't send "this kind of team" to negotiate the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around Pulau Batu Puteh... wtf

Merc... now Camry... Me? Civic?

1st: They bought Merc as their official cars.
2nd: Then, they want Camry.
3rd: Now, they pulak asking for Camry.

I still thinking and thinking and thinking whether I should change my car. I'm currently driving a Wira 1.3, six years' old coming this August. Hah hah, going to get my fuel rebate soon. The maintenance for my car is not so high lah compare to V6 but fuel consumption is on the high side, 20 sen/km. What's to do, this is not fuel efficient car mah.

Should I upgrade to Civic 1.8 which costs RM114K? Add few thousands more for the Modulo bodykit. My dream car. Kena ubah gaya hidup konon.....

Loan 90% for 7 years, need to fork out RM1,400 per month for the car installment. Should or should not?


With the economic and political uncertainty, we all are affected by the drop in the equities and bonds market. Hope that it will not affect my bonus!!!

Qualified yet getting peanuts?

Have you ever wondered why your colleague:

• who does the same job as you,
• has passed fewer exams than you, but
• is paid more because you have less experience?
  

There is an argument that individuals doing the same job should be paid equally. Correct? But this is not the case.

One thing that we have to accept: We as an employee can ask for more shits but not the salaries. And this is a fact!

The more exams (I’m referring to a Master and/or PhD… hah hah) you pass, the more you’ll boost your earnings potential. There are more factors to be taken into account than paper qualifications.

Loyalty (?), with knowledge of company culture and systems (?), experience and versatility in a wide range of tasks (?), skills sets (including areas such as coaching or reports writing?), and performance standards (affecting quality and productivity?) are all important considerations.

Employers also often place a value on people based on individual assessments made by managers. I’m not talking about @$$ licking okay! It’s about aptitude!

It’s easy for us to judge ourselves as ‘better’ than our peers. But this is only our opinion mah, it’s those controlling the “$$$$$” that get to say who’s of greater value to the organization and get more pay.

However, this is not the end of the world. Always remember these:

1. Be positive - this creates endless opportunities and reason for optimism.
2. Instead of wallowing in resentment, identify ways in which you can increase your value to your employer.
3. What new skills might you acquire through informal coaching or work shadowing?
4. What extra responsibility could you ask for - even if you have to take it on without an immediate pay increase - simply to prove yourself?
5. What tasks do you currently undertake where you could improve?
6. In which areas of the business can you make an impact, thereby raising your profile, getting more immersed in the organisation and seeing how you can add value?
7. Pray to the GOD!
8. Buy more Big Sweeps! Once you strike the jackpot, no need to work lor.
   

People who think along those lines, rather than being bogged down in black-and-white comparisons with others, are the ones who find themselves favoured when pay reviews come around. Do you believe it or not?


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Life can seem ungrateful and not always kind.
Life can place challenges right at your feet...
Life can overwhelm you and make your head spin...
Life can be hurtful and not always fair...

So...

Take the Life that you have and give it your best...
Think positive, be happy let God do the rest...
Take the challenges that life has laid at your feet...
Take each day that is dealt you and give it your all...

Damn Tired Last Night

I went to bed at 7.30 p.m. last night after watching a DVD movie - "Senior Skip Day" and woke up at 4.30 a.m. this morning. I think it's partly because of the after the walkathon race effect. I set my alarm at 9.30 p.m. as I wanted to wake up to do some housekeeping and watch the F1. But I just couldn't wake up.

I surfed the net for the F1 result and wondering whether Kimi could defend his title this year? Seems that Massa is better then Kimi huh.