Aida's turn...

We started the day in smiles, eventhough yesterday was a bit rough. (a person was trying to 'tegakkan benang yang basah' - well no more abot that...)

It was Aida's request to put on brown&black theme. I never wore the brown top I'm wearing today with black pants, yet I think, the combination is nice, together with my new brown tudung...

It was a rushing day, we planned to go to Kenny for Aida's last 'official lunch' with us, but we forgot to book. allamak... Fortunately, we were lucky to get seats at Secret... (again.. too much cake in me now...) Lots of chit-chatting... laughing... gossiping... future planning... photography... modelling... etc. What a lovely lunch...

By 4:45pm, Aida stated the 'last touring' of MAA ~ shaking hands, huggings, thanking & apologizing... So sad... I've known Aida for 6 years... For me she is a quiet person but I can see her ambitious & great days ahead... I've respected Aida in completing her Master Degree in so many obstacles she got from the office... I was so proud when she turned up as the best student of her studies... I really hope that particular person realized on what he had said to Aida, when Aida asked for some work exemptions for her studies... Very discoraging...

For whatever they were, Aida is Aida... Truly belief in her inner strength... Truly smart in her cute brain... & I'm truly belief that Aida will be a very good & successful person, starting this July 2009...

Best of Luck to my dear Aida. May Allah bless you in everything you do. My sincere doa for you to suceed in your 2nd trial.... (& more to come)
AMIN....

Criteria Of Good Architects

scenario 1...
Boss 'A' says... HE is good, coz he is good in drawing... (drawing in terms of verb)

scenario 2...
Boss 'B' says... HE is good, coz he can draw 3D, uses all those graphic stuff... (wow...)

senario 3...
Boss 'C' says... HE is good, coz he is good in contract & by-laws... (woww...)

scenario 4...
Boss 'D' says... HE is good, coz he can handle the contractors... (ehemm...)

scenario 5...
Boss 'E' says... HE is good, coz he can deliver presentation very well... (wowww...)

scenario 6...
Boss 'F' says... HE is good, coz he can handle / convince the clients, including high rank people... (even woww...)

scenario 7...
Boss 'G' says... HE is good, coz he is well-versed in technical... (is a must right???...)

scenario 8...
Bboss 'H' says... HE is good, coz he is very detail... (also a must, right???...haha)

scenario 9...
Boss 'J' says... HE is good, coz he is organised & good in documentation... (also a must, right???...)

scenario 10...
self claimed... "i'm good... if i'm given another bungalow project again, i will know what to do, not only in terms of architecture, yet... every single aspect..." (huh...)

THE QUESTIONS:

Q1.
Can a person be considered as a good architect if HE falls under scenarios 1 & 2, yet he is very poor of scenario 7...?

Q2.
Can a person be considered as a good architect if HE falls under scenario 3, yet he is poor of scenarios 4, 5 & 6...?

Q3.
Can a person be considered as a good architect if HE falls under scenarios 7 & 8, yet he is poor of scenario 1...?

Q4.
OR, can a person be considered as a good architect if HE knows bits and pieces of all scenarios... (except scenario 10 laaahhh...)

Q5. Any idea on SCENARIO 10...???

p/s - the use of 'HE' as general terms only...

(previously posted on FB on 20 Feb 2009 & copyright of Azlifah Amir Sutan)

so called VSS lunch...

27 June 2009 - my morning was very hectic - 'hand making' mini hampers for my lovely friends who had left & will leave maa. finally, managed to complete 5 hampers... time run so fast, gosh... already 9.45am. i quickly prepared myself, with blue jeans & white top, as agreed... i was the driver for the day, fetched yanie, liza & dina. while we were stuck at jln genting kelang, bk called, asking to pick him up... alamak boss, so sorry... we were already 3/4 way.

frankly, the lunch was not great at all, so as the food. however, i did enjoy every single moment of 'kepoching' & of coz 'modelling'... hahaha ~ pantang ada camera. i think all kepochies would agree with me. tu je yg syiok... then, ended up with sad part of the event. uwaaaa... salaman & pelukan perpisahan with afzan. dina was badly cried... for me, i managed not to cry, takut2 nanti i couldn't drive home... but deep down in my heart, Allah sajer yg tahu...

some of the photos of the event...

In celebration of 'catwalking' out of Afzan

Today is Afzan's last day. Sedih memang sedih, tapi bile dah berada di depan makanan, masing2 jadi tak ingat dunia... We all tibai makanan, sampai kekenyangan yang amat sangat... di >>>

Setengah Bulan Lagi...

mmmm...
dulu aku rasa macam takde masa je nak taip blog ni...
tapi bile dok baca blog2 member2, macam best plak...
so aku pun created satu...
hehehe...
alih2 tangan dan otak aku ni asyik gatal jer nak menaip...
ye le, since fb dah diblockkan di opis ni...
silap2 hb, blog2 ni pon, difirewall nyer...

aku rasa, takde salahnye aku berblog,
especially, di saat aku yg tengah 'redundant' ni.... kan?
mana le tau, benda ni akan jadi teman setia aku bile kat tempat baru nanti...
ada juga le alat perhubungan free, antara aku dah kawan2 aku nanti.

well...
aku pernah menyampah 'penyebut perkataan ni'...
tapi, aku plak yang terikut2, sering sebut...
tapi, takpe le, perkataan ni tak bersalah pun...
cuma orang tu je...
yang tak buta, tapi tak celik...

ok...
aku masuk opis ni pada 1-7-2003...
tak sangka betul, lama jugak aku bertapak kat sini...
macam2 aku belajar,
especially dari cikgu aku yang sorang tu...
(tengkiu very much GURU... he should know who he is ler...)

dari seorang aku yang tak tahu apa2
hingga jadi seorang aku yang tahu banyak benda...
tapi, aku tak boleh bongkak,
sebab pada aku, still banyak benda yang aku tak tahu...
& aku sure akan terus belajar & bertanya...

sepatutnye aku keluar opis ni 1-7-2009 nanti,
genap2 aku 6 tahun kat opis ni...
tapi john kata baik suruh opis bayar cuti kite...
so, aku pun apa lagi... $$$ rm rm rm maaa...
extendedkan my attendance of 'redundancy' kat office ni...
sampai hari akhir yang formal...
seperti yang termaktub dalam surat itu...
14 July 2009 ~ the end of ...

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

Lately ~ everywhere ~ people are taking about the new Transformers movie. I'm not a big fan of it, yet I'm still excited collecting the figurines for my boys... As today is 26 June, I asked my 'mr. hensem' whether he heading for refuelling @ Petronas. YUP, he answered. (I'm sure he was wondering why I suddenly asked that Q...)
As he turned off the engine, I quickly walked into Mesra... I was lucky, a box of Bumble Bees just arrived... So, apa lagi, MISSION ACCOMPLISED... for the morning of 26 June 2009...
Coincidently... the kepochies are in orange too, maybe in conjuction to celebrate the arrival of Bumble Bees to Petronas...

(Note: photo taken while my jazzy is moving... susah giler nak amik)

Ar. Wong Ming Yet ~ the openning of...

May 2009 - Arkitek MAA Sdn. Bhd. offerred VSS to his staff...

Those lucky staff will walk away from MAA with big smile... Why??? Because MAA had declared - no B&I. So, those who were 'selected' had & will get their B&I... B from compensation of servicing MAA & I for new pay in new company... I truly heard these statements via 'my 2 good ears' directly from 'so many mouths'....

What was my response hearing that? smiles... VERY BIG SMILES.... & in my mind - 'my brain says' - these people are damn smart... hahahaha...

All lucky draftpersons had left MAA. There were given 1 month notice, whereas architects, have to serve 2 months notice... Well... Today Ar. Wong Ming Yet will start the walking out session among architects.... Followed by Syaifatul Afzan on 26 June 2009...

Then, 'my 2 good ears' heard something funny again, MAA 'tak cukup manpower' & is employing staff...
Another BIG HAHAHAHAHA.... Personally, i just don't know... what is happening in MAA...

KOSONG...

pagi2 ni aku dah baca blog cikpulai... tertarik aku ngan article 'setiap kali raya'... pasal barang kemas emas. aku pun tergolong dlm species yg tak berapa minat sangat pada emas.., pada aku, cukup le kalu ada satu sepersalinan... itupun, aku pakai, bila dan ketikanya aku rasa sesuai dgn baju dan event...

antara emas kuning 916 or 999 & emas putih, sebagai seorang aku, aku lebih minat pada emas putih... ntah le kenapa... cuma aku rasa, those women who wear white gold look more sophisticated & up-to-date... kata org arch & design... "gaya kontemporari" (ahaks... kata aku jugak ler)

nak cerite sikit pasal white gold. awal tahun 2000an, aku beli sebentuk cincin & choker white gold. aku beli senyap2 tanpa bagitau emak... bile emak nampak je aku pakai, dia agak terkejut... aku tau my mom tu, sure berpersepsi macam perempuan2 lain... "beli white gold tu membazir, dah le mahal... tapi tak laku utk gadai/ tolak balik..." mak even cakap, white gold aku tu, boleh beli kancil... aku senyap jer... (ooppsss mak masudkan kancil yang aku dah pakai tu ler, bukan kancil baru di pasaran...)

well aku, tak salahkan they all, dengan pemahaman sebegitu... memang suatu ketika dulu, mereka beli emas dengan beberapa tujuan, & salah satunye ialah untuk digadaikan sewaktu sesak...

bukan niat aku nak kata, aku tak pernah sesak or, tak akan sesak... tapi aku bagitau mak, aku beli white gold tu sebab aku suka & tak plan pun nak jual balik... well selepas hampir 10 tahun, my white gold tu still in good conditions. in fact, my white gold ring is on my finger at this moment...

tutup citer white gold... meh citer pasal emas 916...
setiap kali pi kenduri kawin & hari raya, mesti emak perhatikan anak2 pompuan dia... paling2, aku ler, sebab aku le yg sentiasa 'kosong'... pastu mak mesti tegur... alasan tetap aku, alamak, lupa ler... & immediately, dia akan keluarkan stock dia untuk aku pakai...

bile balik kampung pun, macam tu jugak... tak kisah le kampung sebelah aku or sebelah my en. hensem... 'mak men' & ipar duai & biras-aku pun jenis yang pakai banyak barang kemas... & aku rasa they all pun sure pelik tengok aku... hahahaha... tak per ler... tapi apa2 pun, aku bersyukur, sbb aku tak le rasa jealous or apa2 ngan diaorang... sebab pada aku, setiap orang ada different priority dalam hidup masing2...

2nd Trial...

one tuesday night, few weeks back, zikri requested me to make him cupcakes. as it was weeknight, i told him, i was tired & promised to make them during the weekend. so... on that specific weekend, he woke up very early & was screaming asking me to wake up & make cupcakes. so, i started the day by mixing all the ingredients.... blah... blah... Zikri was very passionate being by my side, helping me throughout the process... while baking, Zikri went to our neighbour house... allamak, sure he'll tell them on my activities. Zikri is a type who likes to talk on his special activities... i was right, he told me that he told auntie maz, that mama was making cupcakes... so 3 cute cupcakes, were delivered to auntie maz...

my cupcakes were not that excellence, yet i value the quality time i spent with Zikri in making them. well, no matter what, i was lucky, whatever i cook, i will always have 3 big fans of my cooking...

Pink & Black

19 june 2009 ~ bertempat di kelantan delights, sooka sentral, maka telang berlangsung majlis "persidangan puteri umno" - yang dihadiri oleh wakil2 yang sentiasa ceria....

************

the menu - makan kat kelantan delights, tp ramai yg order char kuew teow....

sooooo sweeeetttt in pink....

another sweeeetttt pink moment....

yummy....

kyusuk dengar pembentangan ntah dari siapa tah....

apa le yg k.jem 'goreng' tu....

pn. sri tanye menu, utk 'archicake centre'....

terima kasih kepada semua yang hadir... & semoga ketemu dalam perhimpunan yang akan datang.....

Yang Sama...

Buat mereka yang akan meningalkan firma ini, walaupun kita mempunyai perbezaan pendapat, tapi sebenarnya kita tetap ada persamaan sepanjang kita berada di bawah bumbung MAA ini. Semoga kalian berjaya dengan kerjaya dan cita-cita.

Kita tinggal di alamat yang berlainan
Kita tingal di mukim yang berbeza
Kita tinggal di rumah yang berlainan harga
Ada yang tinggal di rumah berbilang tingkat dan
Ada yang tingal dirumah 2 tingkat.
Masing-masing mempunyai citarasa, kerana wang kita yang punya
Namun yang sama tentang kita….. alamat ofis yang sama
Kita mempunyai pendapatan yang berbeza
Kata orang ‘gaji base on experience’
Ada yang dapat ribu-ribu, puluh ribu dan ratus ribu
Tapi itu semua rezeki katanya
Tapi apa yang sama tentang kita….
Dapat gaji pada waktu yang sama… yang biasanya 33 hb, 35 hb dan 37 hb, kenapa? tak percaya?
Yang luar biasanya, gaji pada 27 hb kenapa? Macam tak percaya !!!!!
Kerana,
Kita mempunyai akauntan yang sama, bos yang sama
Persamaan mereka….. tinggal di dalam bilik kaca.
Lutsinar kacanya,
Supaya mudah melihat kita, apalah staff aku buat agaknya,
Kerje ke , tidur ke, atau asyik internet jeekkk
Ada orang awasinya rupanya…
AWAS, mr block dan sure heboh sentiasa bekerjasama
Kta mempunyai citarasa yang berbeza
Kerana deria rasa kita yang tidak sama
Ada yang suka beli di bawah dan ada yang makan di sooka
Tapi apa yang sama tentang kita…
Kuih Kak Nor Sarapan pagi kita
Air Kak Nor hari-hari mau
Kalau Kak Nor lambat , kecoh jadinya,
Kalau Kak Nor cuti, lagi haru jadinya
Kita sembahyang di bilik yang sama, waktu sembahyang yang sama
Kadang-kadang terlajak juga
Walaupun terdengar suara-suara sumbang,
‘sembahyang jenazah ke’
‘Orang lain pun nak masuk syurga ‘
kita pekakkan kan telinga
buat dekkk jekkkk
Apa yang penting ‘kerjsama’
Rupanya masih ada yang sama tentang kita…..
Semoga ini kan menjadi kenangan buat mereka yang akan meninggalkan MAA ini.

Pena kurang kreatif
(Ikhsan drpd: Pn Suzana bt. Mohamed Ali - 12 June 2009)

my cute Spidies..

Taman Batu Burok, Trg.

Another Last Day...

well... hari ni turn Ijai plak... amboi2 si ejai ni... berlambak hadiah & flower basket atas meja dia... ramai peminat jugak mamat ni... Ijai tak le lama sangat keje kat sini, tapi cepat mesra & ringan tulang... Aku tak sure, Ijai pernah buat kerja2 dengan aku ke idak, rasanye idak, padahal ada beberapa kali si Lai dah assigned dia buat project aku tapi, alih2 dirampas oleh orang2 tertentu... tapi tak apa, even tak pernah pun... kite tetap kamcheng... kekadang aku terpikir jugak, apsal ramai staff2 yang bagus meninggalkan MAA... tapi, kalu dapat offer bagus kat tempat lain... apa salahnyer kan...

To Ijai:
all the best & keep up the good works & keep in touch...
eheemmm.... dah terbau2 nasi beriani ni...

What a boring day...

TODAY... I logged in office at 8.51am. The moment I entered, the office felt so boring. I went straight to 'my' desk, switched on 'my' computer, opened my wallet, took out some money, swiped out of office & took lift down to LG1. There, I saw Rahim & Faizal. I joined them. Then, Yazid & Adam joined us...

While enjoying our breakfast, we were talking about so many things - education, univ. life, friends networking, vss, the bosses, the office & so on... Of coz, when it came to 'the bosses & office' it became very interesting... hahahaha... more and more stories of them we revealed... I've been a very good listerner when it came to these matters... I like what Yazid said, he still respect them as 'old fellows' - yeah... we were taught to respect 'orang2 tua' kan...
To Yazid, may you be blessed & have bright future in MAA... ooopppsss, this morning was the first time ever in MAA, i managed to have coffee talk with Yazid... - I'll definitely remember it, Yazid.

TODAY... will be Rahim's last day. For sure, I''ll be sad. I don't know what will the rests of staff feel. I wasn't in when, Zizi(8), Iwan & Suhaimay left, but I heard, the two days were gloomy... I never cit-cat a lot with Rahim, compared to other drafters - like Zizi(8), Ijai, Zaki & Suhaimay. For me, he is a quiet & shy person. What so ever, Rahim did help me in few of my projects - Nilai Impian & Songkhla. I thanked him for these & for this morning coffee... Only, after I read Zaki's stiky notes, I knew Rahim's extra capabilities... hahahaha... & I'm sure, the 'office' wouldn't know... But, it's already too late... Sorry 'office'...
To Rahim, may you succeed in your business...

Kengkawan Kamcheng kat MAA

Lama jugak aku dah keje kat MAA ni. Aku pun macam tak percaya jer, 01 Julai ni, dah 6 tahun... Actually best keje kat sini... Tapi biase le, kat mana2 aje kite bekeja, ada je watak2 hitam yang cuba buat huru hara... Persetankan lah watak2 tu...

Hari ni, aku tak nak cite pasal watak2 hitam tu... coz it will be never ending stories... Hari ni aku nak citer pasal kawan2 kamcheng aku kat MAA ni, yang saling tolong menolong, dan rajin berzikir dalam surau...

Afzan (Syaifatul Afzan)
tinggi lampai si Afzan ni, tapi still pakai high heels. Kat MAA ni, Afzan paling uptodate dalam bab2 kasut. Rata2, kasut2 Afzan sumernye cantik2. Same taste le kite yer. Infact, aku ada kasut yang sama patern & brand ngan Afzan, cuma berbeza size jer… Kalu le sama size & Afzan ada buat sales kasut2 dia, sure aku beli… aaaa… Afzan rajin buat clearance sales barang2 dia. Good idea betul… Ye le, daripada buang tak tentu pasal, boleh le dapat duit kan… Afzan ni dalam categori senyap2, tetapi sesekali dia bersuara or memberikan idea… Sangat bernas & pedas… Cayo lah…

Aida (Aidatul Fazlin)
comel Aida ni... lately selalu pakai tudung2 yg uptodate... Mahal2 tudung dia. Tapi Aida is a kind yg tunduk ke bumi. Takde pun nak kecoh2, dia beli tudung mahal. Aida ni pendiam gaks, tapi dalam diam2 dia, dia siap jugak MASTER degree dia.. Siap dapat best student lagi... Lepas ni, Aida akan tinggalkan MAA, nak pi jadi pensyarah kat UITM... Good luck yer...

Datin @ TinJa (Muzaliza)
pada aku TinJa le yang paling glamer bile sampai bab2 pakaian kat MAA ni... Kena je, baju & gaya tudung dia. Ishhh.... Isshhh... Silap2 haribulan, sure orang ingat dia model & bukan je staff MAA ni. TinJa ni rajin meniaga, macam2 ada... Sampaikan Dina panggil barang2 dia dari 'boutique-M'... Personally, aku rasa TinJa ni memang ada tokoh buka butik, so, TinJa, apa lagi…

Dina (Rushdina)
ni le model kat MAA ni... Dina memang fotogenic. Baru2 ni dia menang no.4 salah satu catwalk magazine/product. Cayo lah... Walaupun Dina ni agak muda, compare to we all, dia still boleh 'masuk' je dalam group kiteorang ni... Yang aku sure perkara yang paling aku tak leh lupa pasal Dina ialah, bab2 tolong tetapkan our 'costume theme' untuk hari2 tertentu... Rasa2nye Dina juga le yang dok startkan benda2 ni...

K. Shidah (Arshidah)
dia senior we all kat sini. K.Shidah ni dah macam mak we all kat sini. Tenang jer & tak kecoh macam we all. Tapi K.Shidah jarang ada kat opis. Maklum ler, dia handle banyak project dan meetings kat site. Tak tau le, lepas ramai orang takde nanti, macam mana… Harap2, K.Shidah tak bertambah workload. Kalu tak, boleh tumbang K.Shidah yang kurus & tinggi ni…

Lin (Norazlin)
pada aku, terselah watak keibuan di muka Lin. Lin pun agak pendiam kat MAA ni, tapi banyak keje2 dia siap senyap2 je waktu kat MAA ni. Aku suka kata Lin, 2 kali dia usung perut sana sini, selama kat MAA untuk siap2kan keje2... Rasanya, Lin ler yang mula2 pakai bedak compact dalam bekas hijau muda kat surau MAA ni... Pada sesiapa yang tau & pernah pakai, memang best pakai bedak ni... Infact, Lin dah ada beberapa orang pengikut dalam bab bedak compact ni, termasuk aku...

Puan Sri (Sri Wahyuni)
sebelum dia kawin, we all panggil dia Sri jer… Bile dah kawin & dapat title Puan Sri Wahyuni, macam dapat anugerah ‘Puan Sri’ plak. Terus le melekat nama tu. Puan Sri ni sempoi jer. Bile depan computer siap pakai headphone ala2 pilot. Maybe dia pernah ada hati nak jadi pilot kot. Right at this moment, sure dia tengah meletup2 bercakap pasal keja2 dia. Tengah interview tu. Hopefully dia dapat yang terbaik… Puan Sri ada sama minat ngan aku – buat cake & cake decorating. Infact, semalam baru je discuss nak set 1 fine day untuk buat fondant… So, Puan Sri, bile nyer…

Sally (Salmi)
aku tak sure, macam mana boleh terpanggil dia Sally. Sally ni orang penting kat MAA ni. Kalu dia tak datang, moncong je muka2 secretary yang lain kat opis ni... hahahaha... Sally ni cute je saiznye tapi dah ada 1 daughter. Kalau dia dukung anak dia tu, sure orang tak percaya tu anak dia... ahaks.. Sally ni memang kecoh, tapi kecoh dia tu, berbalik kepada isu2 semasa kat MAA ni. Sally juga le, sumber maklumat penting untuk we all...

Yanie (Shazleeyani)
Yani ni pun pendiam jugaks. Now tengah sebuk buat project dengan Puan Sri & kakak2 tercinta. Ehemm… Lepas Puan Sri blah, kesian le Yanie nak kena melayan kakak2 tu… Takpe le Yanie, good luck je yer… Hari tu Yanie & Dina pi kelas jahit tudung. Cayo lah. Terer dia jahit & bile dia pakai, nampak macam yang beli jer… So, Yanie, kalu bosan2 jadi arcitek, boleh le tukar bidang… Gerenti, laku & ramai pelanggan…

Yus (Yusnita)
now, Yus tengah dalam pantang anak lelaki ke3. Selamat berpantang le Yus. Yus pun bakal meninggalkan MAA lepas habis pantang nanti. Don’t worry le Yus, rezeki Allah ada di mana2, as long as kite jujur & rajin… Dalam masa yang sama, dengar2nye Yus ada buat insurance jugaks. Kalu betul2 buat insurance ni pun, boleh kaya cepat tau… So, Yus dah ada options… Seperti yang dijanjikan, lepas ni aku & Yus akan berusaha bersungguh untuk dapatkan baby girl… hehehehe… Or, Lin sure nak join sekali kan… ahaks…

To my dear FRIENDS…
whether you are still in MAA or will be leaving, do keep in touch & cherish our sweet moments in MAA..

Regards.