29 December 2006

Assalamualaikum wahai rakan rakan. Untuk pengetahuan semua, anda dijemput ke majlis makan makan yang akan diadakan insyallah pada hari yang mulia Jumaat 29hb December.

Tempat perjumpaan akan dimaklumkan melalui fahmi zakaria dan ahmad shahredzuan kepada semua menggunakan sistem pesanan ringkas. Diminta anda semua mengosongkan jendela anda pada hari itu supaya kita dapat berjumpa dan bermakan makan.

cadangan aktiviti dibuka kepada semua. sila hantar cadangan anda sebelum 28hb untuk memastikan kami dapat merancangan perancangan yang diperlukan.

Sekian,

Harap Maklum.




p.s - Vest is optional. You're welcome to wear blazers.


p.p.s - Sesiapa yang boleh Menghubungi Menon, sila berbuat demikan.

a tropical christmas

the icy wind blasting in your face, the slight drizzle causing a damp on your jacket, but not soaking it. the crowd of people hustling and bustling through narrow streets, each one sporting a paper bag or two. Gucci, Prada ones with ribbons tied on top, bright orange Hermes bags in between, in different sizes. Huge Next plastic bags with hangers poking out of them. Selfridges plastic bags bright yellow in colour, serving as a warning - get out of the way! the smell of hotdogs from round' the corner, the tramps and vagabonds asking you for change as you struggle to get some personal space from the sidewalk around you.

bright sign displays on shopwindows displaying their discounts, people pushing through, kids crying, not realising their mothers are just round the aisle,basket in tow. street music buskers banging on drums, each one festive as the other, wearing santa hats. the indecisive couple not knowing which shop to go to, the archtypical Japanese tourist busy snapping away. The black cabs whizzing around, avoiding the slow moving buses packed with tourists and shoppers alike.

the warm taste of coffee soothing your throat, the aroma of it isolating you from the world outside, just as the floor to ceiling windows becomes a barrier to the unrelenting noise and activity outside. inside its all cozy, ambient jazz music, soft sofa with generic branding.

in a nutshell, boxing day - London.


thats my london winter last year. 12 months on, its quite different. here i am, at home, typing out this blog. theres no boxing day holidays here, i have a feeling they should, as to allow us another extra day off (although i reckon we have the most number of holidays as compared to other countries). Being a Muslim-majority country (I wouldnt go as far as to declare Malaysia to be a Muslim country, as I follow the Constitution, and not political party rhetorics), the celebrations here are not as fun and huge as it is in england, but i guess they try their best to liven things up with a few santa clauses and some christmas trees in the shopping malls and hotel lobbies.

i had the best christmas last year having the full monty - unwrapping christmas presents placed under the christmas tree in the morning, christmas dinner, and lazing about in the lounge watching tv afterwards. perfect! the boxing day was spent ice skating in front of the natural history museum.. and had chinese at Mr Kongs ( or was it Wongs, i dont know!).

i had a christmas bbq yesterday (25th) at Moon's. Great food, great company. And the tinge of sadness of having to get back to work the next day. It feels like when I was in boarding school, when I just head back from a long holiday. That dreaded feeling, oh yes, i think you all know what i mean.

well. unfortunately i had planned to blog more, but as always, im running out of things to say. will blog later if i do figure out what to write. till then, ta-ra!

uncool runnings

its the christmas weekend and we, the people who work, are blessed with an extra day as monday is a holiday. woohoo! one day makes a huge difference these days.. hell, even half a day makes a significant change!

was reading other peoples blogs and Ope said that his life is more boring than mine. I beg to differ. I think his everyday activities, the Ope-Esque activities that he partakes in are interesting, i.e, like clubbing, but in an intellectual sense. An intellectual discourse with Ope in politics or economics is sure to bring up suprises. He has shattered my belief in ASB (Amanah Saham Bumiputera - a sort of unit trust) and suddenly i dont think its a good idea to park my money there!!

so anyways, i just got back from Murni with H.R.H Permaisuri Diraja Farisha, Acap, Ope, Shuen, Sarah and Tien Tien (shuens friend) and that was a nice little mamak session which i like to participate in. I think thats a cool session - does it count towards my Cool Points?

Maybe we should have something like a cool point chart, and the more things you do, you get more points. I shall start on a structure and get back to u guys about that.

So whats new happening, well, work has been quite quiet the past few days, due to the fact that everyone worth contacting is on leave, and the people who are at work are the ones you want to avoid. it doesnt help too that by virtue of everyone going on holiday, its understaffed, and u end up doing somebody elses work.

well, i guess im too sleepy to type out my blog. am going to get my well earned rest. till tommorow people, ciaooo!

I Wanna Be Cool Too!

ok so ive posted just like, an hour ago or so... but i was surfing and surfing (when i am actually supposed to be doing some sort of work) and guess what i found.... other people's blogs!

these people i would say are acquaintances, some of them ive probably not met for years and years. but looking at their blogs, it seems like theyre having the time of their lives. definitely not a 9-5 (or they are having a 9 to 5 job but what they seem to be doing after that looks cool) and reading their blogs and their pictures kinda sheds some perspective on how boring my life is. Heres what my daily schedule/ routine is like

6.20am - phone buzzes

6.50am - wake up

6.55 - panic and shower frantically

7.10 - realise its not that late. check email. packup laptop

7.15 - have breakfast (usually just a glass of water + redaxon)

7.20 - in car, ready to go

7.25 - forgot tie. rush back in.

7.40 - pickup Yu Min. avoid stares from weird neighbours

7.45 - at the NPE Sunway toll plaza. curse non smart tag users in smart tag lane

7.47/7.48 - reach the Bangsar toll plaza, again curse those stupid drivers

7.50 - notice how weird amber chia looks like in the celebrity fitness adverts in bangsar

8.05 - stuck in jam. plan for world domination

8.25 - cant decide how to dominate world - reach office car park

8.35 - stroll in office - go down to cafeteria look for breakfast.

9 - work!

and so work goes on till 6 when i leave, and i usually reach home around 7.20ish if im lucky

at night i either go out with fahmy, go to the gym, hav dinner with parents, or just like today, stayed in. oh yeah, i have clp class too sometimes.

so yeah, looks like im kinda low down in the cool stakes huh?

The Merchant of Venice

today marks the first proper day that we are operating as an Investment Bank. Before this we were merchant bankers but now, it all changes. By changes you mean that we have to have a rubber stamp that says "formerly known as AmMerchant Bank" everything else is the same basically. As shakespeare would state it, "Whats in a name? A rose in any other name would smell as sweet".

So i am enjoying my internet connection. Not bad to be honest, im now typing this blog on my bed, having watched the latest episode of the oc. I must say, the o.c has gone pitifully boring and i would say that they wont last any longer than one or two seasons. a bit of a shame really, maybe because the best bits are all used up in season one. As with all teen shows, its always the case of "will they, or wont they" and once that happens, it kinda goes down the drain. Its either that or you grow out of it.

todays work was kinda hectic, but for lunch fahmy and acap came over to the weld for a bit of lunch, and kat was there, and suprisingly, khalid too. had some nasi goreng at Chow (the Weld Food Cour) and to be honest, i am bored of that place already. and its overpriced too! The only thing i used to like about that place was the free wi-fi but now since ive got back my wifi at home, whats the point?

traffic jam this evening was terrible. im guessing because Selangor was on holiday today so all those who were on holiday decided to disturb us who are working in KL by going shopping and clogging up our roads. The weather played a part too by unleashing a storm (as it always does at approx 4pm) and of course, when it rains, people drive like idiots. suddenly everyone drives at 30km/h.

well, to be honest thats all i can think of to write at the moment. will blog when i have something to say. till then, take care peeps


adlan

Tis The Season To Be Merry

so yes, its december, the last month of the year, the end of the year, the beginning of a new year just round the corner. Not too sure what the new year brings me, but from what i can see, i think it'll be full of suprises just like this year.

first of all, ive just set up a new router at home. the previous router just gave up (as IT things always does to me) so i hope this one lasts. ive not been online much this past few weeks as i struggle to cope with the huge amount of work, and the sheer volume of things to do in a week.


so yes, in a nutshell

work-busy-stressful-just got internet running again at home-broke

will blog when im less sleepy. ciaoz people!!