Jommm Borak2...

 Sebenarnya perasaan nak menaip… nak bercerita dan meluahkan tu da memang membuak2 sejak semalam lagi…

Last night I had planned to go for a walk at around 10pm, and to just record myself talking while walking (gotta get the daily steps too) but unfortunately the plan remain as it was, just a plan…

My 8 yo daughter had asked me to teman her tidur in her room and I just couldn’t say no to her… kalau ikutkan aku ni memang sejenis manusia yg tak suka nak melayan orang punya requests… tapi dengan anak sendiri aka my daughter yg aku dah dubbed as my forever girlfriend, aku kalah…

so lepak la aku di bilik dia sambil pok pok dia sampai tidur, and by then it was already 11pm… so bye2 la my night walk…

 

Terlalu banyak benda yang bermain di fikiran… so untuk aku do it justice, I think its better for me to list them out and vent on them one at a time… so here goes…

1.       Badan aku da makin bulat

 

Sedih eh bila tengok diri sendiri dalam cermin, atau tengok diri sendiri dalam gambar lately… dah semakin tembun dah aku sekarang ni… last month pergi doctor checkup, berat aku 88kg… berat tu mcm takda la naik sangat, tapi yg naik sangat ni kat bahagian perut ni… da macam belon eh…

Anak aku yg kecik 4 tahun tu siap kata daddy ada baby dalam perut… aiyooo… kecik besar kecik besar je budak je ni aku tengok…

 

Owh speaking of baby, nak selit sikit pasal my wife’s miscarriage haritu… it happened in late January or early February mcm tu… masa tu kita mmg da plan nak pergi Pangkor with my parents and adik beradik but terpaksa la we missed the trip…

 

So my wife went to KK checkup to start/open the pink book for the pregnancy monthly checkup… then masa kat KK tu doctor scan and they couldn’t find the baby’s heartbeat… lepas tu we went to hospital Serdang, and mmg confirm la takda heartbeat… the doctor kata the pregnancy will fall by itself dalam masa seminggu mcm tu… lo and behold, 2 days after the visit to the hospital, baby tu turun dan mmg banyak blood masa tu…

Aku sedih tapi aku tahu my wife was even more sedih… 2 weeks before that, masa tu pregnancy tu was at 10 or 11 weeks, we went to a clinic to scan the baby and it was healthy… and I even recorded a video of that… nampak la baby tu gerak2, siap pusing2 lagi masa scan tu… my 3 kids were all very excited to meet their younger adik tapi tak sangka la pulak benda nak jadi mcm tu kan.. verily semua yang berlaku ini Adalah takdir dan ketentuan Allah…

Mungkin ada lah hikmah atas kejadian ni kan…

So its okay, I believe kita dah move on dah from this loss…

 

Eh Panjang pulak aku terdigress tercerita pasal my wifes punya MC pulak… tadi nak citer pasal perot yg da makin bulat ni je…

Actually, takda apa2 sangat pun nak citer pasal perot buncit ni… makin stress aku dibuatnya… nak kurangkan makan tak mampu… tak mampu ke tak mahu?? Sendiri la jawab kan… nak makan ubat kurus, aku tak yakin dan takut nnt rosak buah pinggang pulak… so terima je la seadanya keadaan perot yg da makin besar ni… tapi selagi bloodwork masih okay reading, ok je la perot besar pun kan… yang penting happy & healthy…

 

2.       Cuaca sangat panas yer sekarang

 

Allahu, sekarang aku rasa cuaca sangat panas yer.. especially kat rumah aku tu… dah la sangat jarang hujan nyer… pokok2 yg aku tanam kat depan rumah tu pun mcm kering merekah dah tanah nyer…

Pastu air yg dalam tangka atas rumah tu panas nyer dah macam air kena jerang eh… kalau mandi time tengah hari masa matahari tengah tegak tu rasanya mcm mandi guna air yg baru lepas menggelegak tu… adeh…. Nak amek wudhu nak solat pun takut…

Kenapa aku includekan cerita pasal cuaca panas dalam list benda yang aku nak sembang ni eh?? So very random kan…

 

3.       Work and uncertainties

 

Ni actually the main topic yg aku nak sembangkan sebenarnya… tapi macam dah banyak sangat benda yang bermain di fikiran aku semalam, and the day before… dia rasa mcm dah basi…

nak citer kat sini pun rasa mcm takda point… tapi takpe lah, aku citer la sikit kan…

 

Company aku BV Malaysia, specifically my department EC ni dah mengalami losses, since last year dah loss… ni dah May dan company da loss close to half a million rasanya…

So company nak start implement retrenchment, or MSS, laying off employees la senang citer…

I know very well that there is a high chance of me being chopped tapi aku malas la nak meroyan pasal tu sebab mcm takda point pun… aku rasa baik aku focus my energy to move on and cari keje lain je…

 

Cuma aku rasa terkilan la sebab aku suka je keje sini… rasa sekarang after 4 years of being here, aku da selesa, dan rasa mcm da smooth je buat keje… takda perlu sangat supervision, or guidance from anybody… dan macam well-oiled machine la ibaratkan..

So the thought of having it all taken away from me is very frustrating, tapi tu la kehidupan kan… semua ni sandiwara dunia bak kata P Ramlee..

Bukan la aku dah menerima Nasib aku, but I know that its nobody’s fault… dan aku rasa mcm aku da makin expert dalam seni berdamai dengan takdir… losing a job is just that, losing a job… bukannya aku mati, bukannya aku jadi cacat kekal ke… it doesn’t need to be something that shapes the rest of my life… so better move on je lah kan…

Be grateful for the 4 years and the experience gained while I was with the company… that’s a more healthy and better perspective to see it kan… daripada nak meroyan yg takda faedah dan takda point….

 

4.       Seni Berdamai dengan Takdir

 

Ni macam continuation dari topic no3 tadi kan… sebenarnya ada lagu kan nyanyian naim Daniel & ustaz adnin… its actually one of my favorite songs…

 

Dan aku ada terfikir nak jadikan ni sebagai my sharing topic during my department weekly meeting… kalau berkesempatan, aku share la dengan team members aku masa weekly meeting tu nanti… mana la tahu, mungkin takda rezeki, belum sempat sampai turn aku nak sharing, aku dah terima surat notis berhenti 24 jam ke…

 

The way I see it is, we can question so many things that happen in our life… why am I not handsome? Why am I not rich? Why aren’t my parent rich? Why am I not tall, why am I not fair-skinned… there are too many things yg kita boleh persoalkan tapi to what end?? Kita nak persoalkan takdir dan ketentuan Allah? Adakah itu akan membantu kau dalam hidup??

 

I guess this is part of maturing, being an adult, that is to learn to accept things how they are and to see things from a different point of view… and to have faith yg semua yang kau ada, semua yg terjadi pada diri kau tu Adalah yang terbaik untuk diri kau yang telah ditentukan oleh Allah…

We plan, Allah plans, and He is the best of planner… I think itu ayat dalam Al Quran tapi aku tak sure surah mana…

 

Tapi bukan la maknanya kita kena duduk terkangkang je takda buat apa2 dalam hidup ni… kita kena la usaha jugak kan untuk dapatkan apa yg kita nak tu… tapi kena tahu yg perancangan kita mungkin bukan yg terbaik untuk kita dan terima keadaan dengan hati yg redho…

omaigod, rasa seperti seketul ustazah baiyah dengan tudung labuh yer bila aku cakap camni… haiyooo…

 

Satu lagi is, kita takleh nak terlalu focus on things that we don’t have, or the Shitty things that happened…. Sesungguhnya dalam banyak2 tahi tu, ada juga bunga nya, ada juga manisnya…

mungkin ni pun satu lagi sign of adulting, that is to sift through things in your life and choose to focus on things that make you happy or a better person… omg, I am OLD!!

ok next!!!

 

5.       The need for human connection and communication

 

Ni pun macam satu lagi topic yg aku rasa mcm menarik untuk dijadikan perkongsian masa department meeting… pasal the need of human connection and communication with other people.. especially if you’re married kan…

Ye aku tahu bunyi macam cliché namati cakap pasal communication bila da kahwin ni.. tapi da mmg benda betul pun kan…

 

So nak short story sikit… itu hari my friend azhan ada txt me and he told me that hes struggling mentally… masa tu aku tengah busy buat something la… aku reply txt dia “Naper?” jer…

Aku rasa agak bersalah jugak la… tapi aku mcm tak nak be seen as someone kepochi nak tanya lebih2 apa masalah dia kan…

Then the next day or so, I asked him back “ko ada problem kerja ke something else?” to which he didn’t respond… so aku takda la nak pursue the conversation with him… mungkin dia rasa lebih selesa untuk open up dan bercerita face to face… nak txt2 ni zaman sekolah dulu boleh la kan…

Txting dgn group active5 kau tu kalau ko guna hotlink masa tu.. haiyoo dah kertu…

Adik2 gen Z konfem taktau apa tu active5….

 

Speaking of human connection ni, aku rasa mcm pernah tengok satu video or an ig reel pasal kita as humans mmg this is part of our basic needs… dia membantu sangat2 especially for those yg tengah struggle with depression or anxiety… sejenis mental illness ni…  the 1^st step is to be cognizant of your situation or your problem, accept that you have an issue, depression ke apa2 mental health issue…. Then to seek help… seek help is by having people whom you trust and can be open with… people who would be there for you… ini pun sejenis rezeki yg kita often overlook kan… so if you have these people in your life, count yourself blessed dan rich… bukan monetary rich, but life rich.. ah gittew…

Teringat pulak yg citer anne Hathaway dia open up dgn this black lady pasal dia ada bipolar tu… haa mcm tu la…

 

 

6.       Survival mode seorang makhluk Bernama Izzue

 

I think its quite normal for me to think of ways to keep myself afloat kan should the really bad things were to happen… ada lah beberapa things come to mind..

Kalau aku da tak keje nnt, then I would have to depent on my wife la to temporarily become the bread winner for our family, take care of the bills and whatnot…

 

And I just found out pasal SOCSO punya program EIS yg kalau kita kita kena retrenched ni, kita boleh apply dan SOCSO akan bayar kita percentage of our gaji selama 6 bulan… so yeah, kalau perlu mmg aku akan explore ni nanti..

 

Also aku rasa it’s a good thing, maybe something yg necessary pun… for us to sell our first house in Bukit Jalil tu… tapi that can only happen next year la sebab sekarang masih ada tenant… dan tenancy contract is until End of December this year…

Sebelum ni rasa macam sayang la nak jual rumah tu… tapi mungkin I need to change my mindset sebab benda ni bukan saja2 nak bukan… it’s a necessity kan to survive… ke mindset sayang nak jual rumah ni sejenis masalah orang2 hoarder?? Eh ye ke?? Terlalu attached dengan duniawi… lah tiberr…

 

Kalau dapat terjual rumah tu, aku dah check harga dalam RM350k, so lepas tolak balance loan and lawyers fee and whatnot, mungkin aku akan dapan dalam tangan around 120k-130k…

Ok la tu kan sementara nak dapat keje baru…

 

Owh mungkin aku boleh cuba buat online business yg jual barang kat ebay tu… yg professor UTHM tu… aku mcm ada Nampak iklan dia… lupa pulak nama program tu… aku rasa kalau aku bersungguh2 buat, boleh dapat income yg lumayan jugak… pokoknya kena buat betul2 dan bersungguh2 la kan… insyallah rezeki Allah ada di mana, yang penting usaha… mungkin apa yg terjadi bukan something yg destroys you but as a stepping stone for you to reach your full potential, become someone better, to achieve something that you deserve… lahhh ayat positive lagi… eh mencik la tundung ostajah aku da senget ni….

 

7.       Chatgpt and copilot

 

Random je kan nak citer pasal Large Language Model pulak kan…

Aku da penat menaip ni… ok long story short la… haritu ada la aku chat dengan 2 ekor ni pasal benda2 yg berlaku dalam hidup…

 

pasal the thought of selling the house… pasal my worry/concerns of my istana pasir being washed away by ocean waves when I go play pickleball dengan the people from my Taman perumahan… and also the worries of losing this job…

 

Biasala LLM ni memang sejenis yg akan selalu positive je, dan mesti nak suggest steps itu steps ini… tapi dalam prompt tu aku dah awal2 mention “I don’t need your lectures, I don’t need your suggestions, I don’t need any steps to do anything… I just wanna share something… and if you must say somethings, think of yourself as my shrink doctor who would tell me things are gonna be okay… I just want someone, or in this case something to listen to my problems”

 

 

Lo and behold, with this prompt, as the pre-requisite memang LLM 2 ekor ni sangat bagus yer…

So far aku Cuma banyak guna 2 ekor ni je la… Chatgpt aku guna on my phone, copilot ni aku guna while I am work sebab kat office aku takleh guna chatgpt…

 

Owh speaking of work, memang useful gila la aku memang selalu akan tanya copilot pasal kerja aku… macam aku suruh dia buat kerja aku jugak la… tapi of course aku akan filter dan evaluate dia punya suggestions tu before I put it out… so far mmg aku suka dan bersyukur dengan 2 ekor ni walaupun 2 ekor ni Adalah ciptaan orang Yahudi… lahhh tiber!!

 

Ok lah sampai disini Sahaja, jari aku da penat…… till next time…. Semoga semua akan baik2 sahaja…

 

 

Jom borak2 update pasal hidup...

 20251118 1422

 

I don’t really know how I should start this post.. its the same statement that I have said numerous times, about its been so long since I last posted anything… I feel like a broken record, saying the same thing over and over.. but who the eff cares?? Hahaha…

So the reason that I am writing now is because I am at work and I literally have nothing else to do… so what better way to kill the time.. I have about 3 hours to go before going home… so I will just say whats on my mind…

1. 5 minutes Sharing during department meeting

 

Yesterday was the Engineering Compliance (EC) department weekly meeting. And before the meeting is adjourned, we have a short sharing session that we have to do by rotation. I was supposed to give my sharing last week, but we had already had such lengthy discussion and it took so long, I thought maybe it was better for me to do it this week instead.

So yesterday I did give my sharing.. its basically a random thought that I had had before when I was riding my bike to work about viewing life from different lenses.. I actually posted about it on my FB… so I will just copy-paste what I had written here

 “

Serius la this morning masa atas moto, kepala aku macam banyak benda yg aku fikir, pasal hidup la… pasal a speck of dust la… as usual la bila da sampai ofis ni terus rasa mcm berlaku kerosakan otak pulak, macam susah pulak nak mendescribe what I was thinking and to put them into words… but I will try nonetheless…

 

Aku ada teringat pulak pasal movie yg ada sorang girl sakit dgn O2 tank who fell in love with a boy who had cancer, then the boy died… sedih jugak la citer dia…

 

Aku baru google, movie tu tajuk dia the fault in our stars, from 2014…

 

Basically dalam movie tu dia ada cakap pasal number 0 to 1, aku tak berapa nak ingat the context but the gist of it, despite the difference between 0 to1 is only 1, but if you consider 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, 0.0001… there are infinite numbers within these 2 integers…

 

Rasa mcm boleh relate dgn hidup kita dalam dunia ni kan…

 

Kalau kita tengok dari satu lensa, mungkin dengan zoom x 1, kita Nampak macam hidup kiter ni standard size je kan… macam biasa biasa je...

 

Then kalau kita zoom out, mungkin zoom x 0.001, tengok dari perspektif yg lebih besar, kita akan nampak sangat kerdil dan macam x wujud pun… tapi kalau kita zoom in, try lensa zoom x 1000, and really focus, we could see a million things as well… mungkin an infite things jugak kot…

 

So yg aku cuba sampaikan kat sini is how we see hidup kita, or specifically our existence, will depend on how we view it, and not just at what… samada kita nak nampak just another speck of dust in the universe, or you wanna focus and be the main, or a major thing that exists… so if you ever felt small or insignificant, like youve accomplished nothing major, take a step back and change lense on how you view life... you could see many things to be grateful for, to be proud of, to feel excited about and just know that your existence matters... cewah...

 

Okla disebabkan aku rasa otak aku makin jammed, I will just leave this thought at this… semoga bermanfaat… I better get my fix of nestum drink to start the day… toodles~~iqq

”

 

During the sharing, I didn’t simply read what I had written on FB, but I kinda made a summary of it.. what surprised me is that everyone was quite taken aback by what I had shared…

I am not sure if it was what i said, or my delivery on what i said... maybe both... maybe they didn’t expect that I would share something deep considering I have always been the goofy and silly one in the team.. 

I am not sure if all, but I would say that most of them clapped… not sure why the clapping though.. but it feels good, I feel appreciated, and feel seen… 

so much so that some of them even brought it up again in the chat group and during lunch.. saying that I had said something deep.. I do agree that it’s a deep tought about life and existence but I am pretty sure that most of us have thought about it too.. am I wrong??

 2. My wife’s work

 Its been almost 2 months my wife started working with Aveva. The work itself is quite standard I think. The usual struggle for the first couple of months trying to catch up and understanding the work flow etc.

She complains about the HR team is mostly Chinese and they speak Chinese among themselves, which is so not professional.

And since my wife is on a fixed term employment, there are some benefits/perks that she is not entitled to.. and that she would often hear from the others in her team talking about… I totally understand how this can be frustrating. My advise to her is to keep sending applications for other jobs.. this aveva is not a permanent position, so there’s like this pass, of not needing to feel guilty to leave the job since in 18 months, it will be over too..

For now this job is the one helping us in paying the bills and staying afloat, so frustrated or not, she will just have to brush it aside, while keep putting effort into finding something better, something permanent, probably somewhere she could potentially retire at.. insyallah..

 

3.       3. Moving office

 

As per my boss, we will leave Dayabumi office by December this year. The exact last date is yet to be finalized. By early December we will be given a box for us to pack our things to be delivered to the new office in CIMB hub in Raja Chulan.

I believe the proposal on the seating arrangement at the new office has been shared, not sure if its finalized yet.. I don’t really mind to be honest.. as long as I have my own table and I have a job, that’s good enough for me..

The new office is nearer to my wife’s office in Tower 3 KLCC, so that’s a good thing.

Also, for the month of January of 2026, everyone from Dayabumi will be working from home.. I suppose its because the new office on level 20 of CIMB hub is expected to be ready for move in by February of 2026.. I already spoke about it with my wife and she said she will be taking the MRT during this one month of me WFHing… I will still send and fetch her to and from UPM MRT during this time. The easier option is to take the KTM but she has had bad experiences with KTM being delayed for an hour so its understandable..

 

 4. Puasa 2 bulan

 

I have gained weight… about 5 kg of weight since September.. I don’t go running as often as I used to, and I don’t really watch I eat.. and since I know I have been less disciplined for the past 2 months, the weight increase is expected..

I still go running once a while.. I am thinking of hitting the gym at almyra.. but ive just been plain lazy..

Another thing I intend to try is to do the intermittent fasting thingy.. or maybe just regular fasting.. I don’t know yet.. also, I don’t know if I am able to.. I don’t know if I have a medical condition or what.. I just cannot go on not eating for a long time.. I would feel gassy/bloated and kinda dizzy.. dalam BM kita panggil perut masuk angin, dan pening kepala.. niat mmg da lama ada nak puasa tapi mcm susah sangat nak commit.. its different in Ramadan coz everyone is also fasting, so for some reason I can cope with the no eating for a long period of time..

Maybe I am just making excuses kan.. I am sure if I really put my mind and focus on doing it, I will be able to.. maybe I will start this fasting thingy after my trip to Gunung Ledang, or maybe I will start in December… we see how it goes.. lolz

 

5.       5. Gunung Ledang & EBC

 

This Saturday 22/11/2025, I will be joining azhan, dino, ain and hairi to go hiking to Gunung Ledang.. Dalino has offered to drive, the hike will start at around 7am, and finishes around 5pm..

The drive to Sagil (Tangkak) will take around 2 hours from Bandar Puteri Bangi, so I guess we will need to travel before 5am.

Makanan kena bawak sendiri2.. I am thinking to buy the Oobun from TikTok and I will bring some for me to eat during the hike..

I hope it will be a fun trip, and that I will be able to complete it without any issue.

It’s a long hike, about 8-9 hours hike, so I expect my calory burned would be over 1000 calories.. I will be sure to track my activity using my garmin watch..

ok nak selit sikit..

Last month or 2 months back, my friend from Auckland Kerry Kline went to the EBC (Everest Base Camp) hiking trip.. I believe the trip was 11 days long.. and he posted a video from someone else who had gone to the EBC trip and the view was phenomenal..

Aku memang memasang Impian to go on the trip too, but its one dream that I have doubt that I will be able to fulfill.. 

macam sedih jugak la bila fikir mcm impossible for me to go on this trip kan… tapi takpe la… bukan semua benda dalam hidup ni kita nak kita akan dapat… tapi tak salah pun untuk memasang Impian… kalau ada rezeki, insyallah dapat… kalau x dapat, maknanya itu la yg terbaik buat diri ini… kita fikir postive je la kan...

6. Podcast Hazeman Huzair & Papayen

 Takda apa nak citer pun… lately I have been listening to a number of podcasts, namely studio sembang Amelia Henderson, Keluar Sekejap KJ & SH, Sembang seram Safwan Nazri, Borak Selebriti Dina Nazir & Faliq.. banyak2 podcasts ni memang aku layan, dan tetamu pun diberi ruang dan peluang yg banyak to share their thoughts, opinions or experiences...

So yg latest aku dengar ni hazeman & papayen and they talk about the randomest things.. ada sekali tu the guest was Madnor who is famous on TikTok about his gigi penjarakan social, I believe the topic was about how men are supposed to be responsible and financial advice to men, especially the ones married with kids etc..

I do like their podcast, tapi yg latest aku tengok ni the guest was Shafiq nasir and I don’t really know what the topic was… I just got so irritated and meluat because of how they do the podcast..

Meluat in english is annoyed, kan??

In my humble opinion, they should’ve allowed the guest they had invited to talk more, ask questions more, bukan nya bebel borak2 berdua je.. if you listen to this episode, aku rasa Shafiq nasir cakap 10% je.. the rest of the episode mmg diorang berdua je borak dan share their own experiences… pada aku macam tak professional dan macam syok sendiri..

tanya soalan pastu baru guest tu jawab sikit diorang da potong, pastu citer pasal pendapat/experience dia sendiri pulak... eh kesian tau tetamu ko tu...

Aku faham je lelaki2 lembut ni memang suka berbual.. suka bila attention tu dapat kat diri mereka sendiri… tapi itu perangai adik adik sangat… awak tu dah late 30s kan… patutnya tahu untuk behave sikit perangai tu, to be more respectful especially to the guest that you invited… I honestly didn’t finish the episode, maybe halfway through I just got too meluat…

Memang la benda yang dia borakkan tu mostly baik dan bermanfaat, tapi macam kesian kat guest tu sikit sangat air time untuk dia…

And I am not the only one who thinks so… aku rasa more than 10 comments I saw pun say the same thing… and I left a comment too… ikut depa la kalau nak ikut ke tak suggestion aku tu…

Oklah sampai di sini saja coretan aku.. it is now 1613… tak lama pun aku bebel… x sampai 2jam pun..

Till next time.. later~~

Just some updates on life events, nothing specific

20251016

 

Salam guys… its been a while… and many things have happened…

It occurred to me a few days ago that I haven’t been writing blogs these days, and that I kinda miss it..

Previously I write as a means to vent out or to just rant about random things… it was also a coping mechanism for me to keep my sanity, help with my mental state and well-being…

Another benefit of writing that I had forgotten is on the importance of keeping record of things that happen so that I could reminisce and smile by myself in the years ahead when i read back what I had written, to remember the good, bad and everything in between.. it will definitely make me grin ear to ear…

And since lately I have been fairly free and not busy with work, I reckon the timing couldn’t be more perfect for me to write something today…

As usual, whatever comes to mind… no structure and nothing specific

1. Finances

 

I feel kinda embarrassed to be talking about my finances to be honest… but who cares, this is for me and mine alone… theres no reason for me to feel embarrassed… furthermore, its already happened and nothing I can do about it.. might as well just write it here as a memory…
so on this topic, it all started when my wife quit her job in March and I had to be the sole provider for the family, paid for all the bills, food and expenses… and truth be told I couldn’t afford it all by myself… so I did what I must… I applied for a personal loan, and I sold my car… its not a decision that I would simply make if there was no necessity for it… but after considering everything, I knew I had to do it…

And thank God, I do believe it was the right decision… now my monthly commitment has reduced, as the new loan tenure is longer, and I have some money in bank for emergency… I even managed to apply for ASB loan, and the money for the ASB loan repayment for the 1^st year has already been allocated… for the following years, I will just use the dividend received in early January to pay for them… so I think this is a good and wise financial decision… good job izuan.. pat on the back!! I have also paid for my kids school annual fees for 2026… I thought since I have that extra money, might as well spend it on the essentials like the schools annual fees.

 

2. My wife has started work

Another topic that I believe is related to finances, my wife has started working since 29/9/25.. the company is called AVEVA and the office is in KLCC tower 3… and she also got a pay increase… so that’s a good thing… I do believe and hope that in the following months she would be able to help with the bill payments, groceries or anything… like she used to when she was working with akzo… so that I could save some money… hahaha…

We go to work together by bike, considering the distance and the traffic to KLCC in the morning is a nightmare… I would drop her at LRT pasar seni, and she will take the train to KLCC… if theres time, and we leave the house early, I would send her to KLCC directly.. its been 3 weeks and its all good so far… except for the day that I want to play pickleball, then she will have to take train & KTM back to bandar puteri, like yesterday…

3. Pickleball

Speaking of pickleball, I am playing with my work friends here at BV.. we have this tournament and Tengku Reza is the one who is making all the arrangements.. if it isn’t because of the tournament, I don’t think I wanna join them… I feel bad to ask my wife to take the train back home… so the tournament started yesterday and I played 2 games, lost 1 and won 1… it would’ve been nice if I had won both games but its okay.. better luck next round.. my partner is usop from PRS… I think it’s a good opportunity for me to socialize more with my colleagues, get to know them better, and maybe become friends with them… maybe…

Besides playing with my work friends, I also play with my friends from Bandar Puteri… they are also my Auckland friends Azhan, dino, Ain, erwan and hairi… one time even Raul joined us to play pickleball at Double Bounce Semenyih, its an hour drive from his house in Sungai Besi…quite surprised that he was willing considering how selfish he could be sometimes… i was amazed..

I have also bought paddles and balls from Lotus’s supermarket that costed me RM30 only… and since the price is really cheap, I know better to not have high expectations…

this begs the question, is the quality/type of paddle that big of deal though?? I don’t know… I don’t think so… and since I know I am not playing professionally, a cheap paddle would suffice in my opinion… unlike some of the BVM pickle-ballers whom I assume are just loaded with money, and do not mind spending hundreds or even thousands for their own paddle and balls… 

I am not judging… their money, their decision… I know where I am at with my finances and desires, so RM30 is good enough for me…

 4. New couch and new AC.

 Just to share, I bought new items for myself…well, not entirely for me though coz I bought the Trikings couch/sofa-bed that I have always wanted to place in the extra room that both my wife and I used as an office when we WFH… the couch is super comfy and I love it…

Another big purchase that I made recently is that I bought a 3HP Daikin inverter air-conditioner from Shopee… the AC was just delivered yesterday… and I am planning to have it installed this Saturday… I want to replace the existing 2hp Haier AC in my living room coz on hot days, I can barely feel the cool air… I know its quite reckless of me to buy the AC considering its not considered an essential item… but i dont care!! 

Atleast I know I am not wasting the money on useless things… and I am using shopee pay later, so I don’t feel too shocked having to pay RM3.5k for the AC… payments are split to 6 payments of RM600 monthly…and its 0% interest... so I hope its fine… no more shopee paylater for me… 

owh, while I am on the topic of money (boring kan asyik cakap pasal duit jer)… I have applied to withdraw my KWSP account 2 money for the house loan balance payment… my intention is that if this withdraw application is successful and the money is credited to the house loan account, I will not have to pay for the loan repayment for a few months… so that I could have some money saved… I am really not making hasty or silly decisions here… just trying to everything afloat, head above water, so to speak…

 5. Hiking at Bukit Gasing, PJ

Last weekend I joined azhan dino ain and hairi on a hiking trip at bukit Gasing.. I don’t often go hiking so it was a nice experience… out of all of them , I am the least experienced I think… I even recorded some videos, compiled and uploaded them on youtube… here is the link https://youtu.be/2Sp9HpkITa8?si=uSuKNCWAieJLB_Jr

I had wanted to join them for the hike at bukit kutu, but I couldn’t… I had to look after my kids since my wife had a teambuilding event in Malacca that weekend… hopefully I can join them in their next hiking trips..

 I guess that’s pretty much it that I want to write today.. I have some work to do… some new documents and clients response to review and reply… till next time… later~~