365 days after.

Today marked the anniversary of my leaving from Toshiba.

It seems like it was only yesterday where I got myself to the factory, wear my whitey overall and cap, get going to production line meeting with all good people.

Toshiba, or we call it TEM, is my first workplace.

This is the place where I got to know the real world.

Honestly, working there is not that fun, but having a caring family of colleagues make me fall in love with this place, and it was terribly difficult for me to leave even only after 2 years plus of experience there.

There is just too much for me to remember, and to mention it all here.

But I still miss everything.

Rasa tensyen, keje macam orang gila tanpa henti, siang malam, sabtu dan ahad.

Lepak kat surau dengan fuad, sembang2 pasal life, pasal keje, pasal everything.

Tag team dengan Kak Lina, tackle semua obstacles yang ada.

Fuad, Rima, even bukan keje diorang pun akan setia menolong bila susah.

Excited tunggu pukul 12.15 pasal nak keluar makan dengan budak-budak lain.

Lepak dengan kakak2 operator makan, makan makanan diorang. Haha.

Hari khamis, ada kelas agama, pegi dengar even dalam kepala serabut pasal keje.

"Write off" "Write off" Ayat faveret dalam bilik holded room dengan Fuad.

"Schedule? Schedule?" Cakap ni sambil tunjuk gigi.

Pagi2 dengar ex-boss panggil sorang2 punya nama.

Sembunyik belakang mesin supaya bos tak nampak kite kat mana.

Ingat lagi bila bos cakap "The line loves you". Terus kembang sampai meletop.

Malam2 bila ada masa, tunggu je sms dari Daus yang ada je plan dia nak p mana.

dan banyak lagi...

It would be awesome if I could turn back time even for a day :)

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone once again for giving me a superb memorable time at TEM, and I hope you peeps now are as happy as I was back then...

Dear you.

I have mixed blood.

But I usually introduced myself as part of you, because I was proud to be one.

You were someone who was rich with culture and customs.

You were the majority and you have the say.

As time goes by. You changed.

You forget about the custom. You forget about the culture.

Judging what is right and what is not is all that you do.

Dear you,

Please look around. Where are you right now?

You need some sort of 'quota' or an institution that belongs to you for you to earn a scroll of degree or diploma.

You need 'special' discount to own a house.

Many 'helps' have been given.

Yet, you don't have any control on the economy.

You're not the boss of private institution.

You're not the master of education or knowledge.

And still, what you do is judging what is right and wrong.

Come on, you, wake up.

Stop whining, start working.

I want to be proud again, proud to be you.

"Kau memang mudah lupa..."

Nisfu Syaaban.

Nisfu Syaaban falls on the 15th of Syaaban. Nisfu means half. That is 15 in a month.

We, Muslims believe on this day, all the practice, good and bad, Pahala and Dosa, will be taken up by the angels, and new sheet will be taken out for the year after.

Some Muslims will fast on this day, read the Quran, perform Qiamulail, so that the first thing recorded on the new sheet of practice is a good one.

So, that is a very brief introduction for Nisfu Syaaban, which will happen this Saturday.

"Selamat beramal"

Is it Bersih after all?

Bersih 2.0 is planning for a street demonstration this Saturday, 9 July 2011. Their purpose is to submit a memorandum to the DYMM Seri Paduka Yang diPertuan Agong.

Ok, I get it. E-mail, Pos laju is not that reliable to them, so they decided to gather, make a 'little' noise here and there, and go directly to Istana Negara. As I've been told, these so-called leaders also never try to raise this issue to the Parliament, not even once. Duh~

However, after a meeting with DYMM Seri Paduka Yang diPertuan Agong, they were adviced to gather in a stadium, and surprisingly they accepted it. Now that is how you get it done. Go to the stadium, make the most noise you can till you lose your voice and leave the street alone. We're not Indonesian or Thais. That is not how we, Malaysian do it.

Our country is still clean for all these nonsense of demonstration. You are not gaining anything from it, instead we're going to lose trust from the investors and outsiders. Think for the sake of the country, for us, for everyone of us, not to only yourself and for whatever your agenda is.

Breakfast!

Today's report in the newspaper claimed that 30% of Malaysian students do not take their breakfast. Not a surprise huh? Well, as for me, during my previous years, breakfast is not a routine until I changed my job to this current one as I have a 'bit' time to spend.

Breakfast is the most important meal. Even in Islam, during Ramadan (fasting month), we are all reminded every time that Sahur, which refers to the meal before sunrise is important and a blessing to benefit.

“Bersahurlah, sesungguhnya pada sahur itu ada keberkatan”. (Riwayat al-Bukhari dan Muslim)

So do we all know why breakfast is that important? Breakfast is like the fuel and energy to our body. By having meal early in the morning, our metabolic rate increases and reminding us what to expect for the rest of the day. Without it, our next meal would not be processed as quickly and tries to hold onto those nutrients. Instead of burning lunch right away, our body will try to hold to it as long as possible.

With that, enjoying breakfast does a positive effect on your mood, weight and energy level.

So, jom breakfast!