Welcoming 2015

Hopefully it's not too late to wish you guys Happy New Year 2015. Of course it's gonna be another challenging year for all of us since the price of the crude oil is falling while at the same time our Malaysian Ringgit is depreciating. It's going to be tough for Malaysian economy but no worries, just let the government do their work and keep faith that everything might get to be stabilized by mid 2015. Whatever it is; some of us might be smiling since the petrol has gone low since 1st January 2015. Don't celebrate too much about it and spend your money wisely. 

Looking back in 2014, Malaysia witnessed lot of tragedies and disasters. For those involved; I'm expressing my deepest sympathy and pray for your speedy recovery to whatever has happened. Life goes on and I hope Allah swt would grant you guys strength to move forward.

2014; I've lost my beloved grandmother. It really makes me sad but I knew that God will grant her a beautiful place in heaven. It is hard to loose somebody that you really love. 

Back to myself; there's nothing much to be told about 2015. This year I made a promise to myself that I might be focusing in making savings. It seems that I've spent damn a lot since the last 2 years. 

Secondly, I'm focusing on my career since it's the only income that I have. Praising myself; I guess I did well in 2014 and hopefully the momentum remains. I might increase my productivity since the market is quite competitive plus the management has increased their budget for year 2015. It's going to be a not so 'promising' year unless we are gonna put some effort  on it. Just to recall; I've achieved an excellent of more than 90% based on the KPI given in year 2014 and look forward to do the same in 2015. InsyaAllah.

Less but not least; I also intend to give more for the family which I owe them a lot. I knew that I've been a bit hot tempered but I've learnt something; DON'T MAKE A DECISION WHENEVER YOU ARE IN ANGER!!. You'll be making a decision which you will regret. I noticed in 2014, I managed to control my temper and the result was tremendous. 

Again.... Happy New Year readers. Wishing you guys all the best in 2015.

Port Dickson: Grand Lexis Water Chalet

Frankly, I've never been to Port Dickson before but I always have the intention  to visit this place. And a friend (not sure whether this individual still consider me as a friend or not; I'm not pretty sure) recommended Grand Lexis as a superb place to stay. Luckily, the company has organized a seminar  to be held here in Grand Lexis. They only managed to get the water chalet since it was a last minute call but it will do rather than other hotels in PD.

My schedules were tight during the seminars and therefore, I could not have the chance of exploring Port Dickson and the hotel itself. Somehow, I managed to squeeze myself woke up early in the morning just to do my fishing things. No worries, all the stuffs including the baits will be provided.

Whatever it is; this is such a cool place to spend your holidays especially with the kids. And I heard there's a room with a swimming pool inside. Here's the tip, make an early bookings since this place is full of crowd especially during the school holidays.

I promise you one thing; once you stayed you'll intend to come again!!

JAM SESSION: SAM CROMOK IN THE HOUSE

It's been quite a while since the last time I entered the studio. And the last time as I could recalled was way back 3 months ago. 

Joined the session was Sam Cromok, a heavy metal bassist/vocalist  to a well known band, Cromok. (Back those days in the early 90's, Cromok was considered as a successful heavy metal band)

Surprisingly, he was versatile in playing various types of music. All this while, I thought he is only more into heavy music. That night proved me wrong.

Musician is still a musician. You  gotta be universal and not focusing only in a single genre. Frankly, it was an honor to play along with a legend. Till we jam again bro!!!!

SARIKEI TRIP

I'm traveling again to Sarawak. This time I'm having a meeting Sarikei. With a couple of friends from Kuching we used a Toyota 4x4 via Trans Borneo Highway. At first I thought it was truly a highway that we used to have in Peninsular but the truth is; it was a normal road. The worst part was; it took us nearly 5 hours to reach Sarikei from Kuching just to had a 30minutes of meeting. Even thou, it was a normal road, but the condition of the road was good. It was a day trip and it was truly tiring. But for those who loves driving and enjoy the green nature beauty, you might enjoy the trip.

If you intend to visit Sarikei and to avoid this sort of tiring/driving trip, you may take a flight from Kuching to Sibu. Then, rent a car from Sibu to Sarikei.

DI SINI LAHIRNYA SEBUAH CINTA

Even thou it's already September but everybody still in their 'merdeka' (independence) mood. Malaysian celebrates their Independence on 31st August while our Malaysia Day on 16th September. Kindly google for the details for our history.

This year we are celebrating our 57th of Independence. And I urged that everybody should have the spirit of celebrating it.

We should educate our younger generations to be able to make a difference between being political and being patriotic. 

HAPPY EID MUBARAK 2014

Sempena masih kita berada di dalam bulan Syawal ini, di sini saya ingin mengambil kesempatan untuk mengucapkan "SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDIL FITRI" dan dikesempatan ini juga saya menyusun sepuluh jari memohon maaf zahir dan batin (samada saya atau ahli keluarga) terkasar bahasa atau menyakiti hati kalian. 

 Sambutan raya kali ni simple jer...  Persiapan raya kali ini tidaklah seboros tahun lepas. Tak banyak 'spend' kuih raya untuk keluarga tahun ini kerana tahun ini, 'cookies' buat sendiri. No wonder la ramai orang meniaga cookies kerana 'margin'nya yang agak lumayan. I tried helping my wife in baking cookies, it's a wonderful experience terutamanya bila tengok kuih tu 'bangkit' atau mengembang bila berada dalam oven..

Apapun, aku cuma membantu jer..hihihihi

Seperti tahun lalu, dan tahun-tahun sebelumnya, kesemua member yang aktif bermain muzik akan berkumpul jamming sekali. Bukan senang nak duduk sekali terutamanya ramai yang merantau keluar dari Taiping. Jadi, bila 'time' nak raya ni lah peluang kami nak berkumpul dan jamming sekali.

Bila berkumpul ni, teringat zaman-zaman dulu.. zaman studio 'Ah Chuan' Taiping. Ah Chuan pun dah lama RIP.  Dan teringat juga zaman Battle of the Band kat Parit Buntar. Al-maklumlah, kami semua membesar zaman rock 80an.. Perghhh truly missed  those moments.

Hopefully this event would be a yearly tradition. InsyaAllah.



Alhamdulillah, berbekalkan rezeki yang tak seberapa ni..I took my family to spent few hours in Penang. Biasa la, bawak budak-budak naik feri. Pergi naik jambatan, balik naik feri. Apalagi... sengih sampai telinga budak-budak aku.. Last sekali bawak derang naik feri lebih kurang 4 ke 5 tahun yang lepas.

Sempat juga la pekena nasi kandar Penang. Sebenarnya nasi kandar Penang lah yang benar-benar ori. Yang ada di KL tu.. sedap memang sedap tapi tidak se'ori' yang di Penang la...

The original plan, is to take the kids overnight at Hard Rock Hotel Penang. Entah macam mana,budget plak lari... takpelah, andaikata murah rezeki dan umur panjang, kita mai lagi. InsyaAllah.

Teringat zaman dulu-dulu, selalu gak datang ke Penang ni. Cuma sekarang ni banyak dah berubah, especially jalannya yang sudah bersimpang-siur...

And again, since we are still in the month of Syawal; humbly on behalf of my family... Ampun Maaf Zahir dan Batin. And may Allah bless us all.

WORLD CUP 2014

It's always been my attention to post something about the 2014 world cup. And the reason I'm delaying the post was due to one of my favorite team, England has earlier packed their bags. Then, of course I put my confidence on Brasil. Unluckily, Brasil was thrashed out by Germany 7-1 in the semi's. And my remaining team that made their way into the finals; ARGENTINA.... Frankly speaking, looking at all the participating teams and their performances, the 2014 World Cup is meant for Germany, but this is soccer; anything might happen right?