what a relief…

call me bad, rude or unkind to humankind haha apakan but a news of an officemate being transferred to another department is such a big relief… like a burden being lifted up that made me feel totally ringan… i have the big grin on my face for the whole day today at the office (it was also due to my stress-free vacation to Singapore) and i know this is so not nice to say but this transfer may be the best thing for the officer, myself and others… the officer is in fact one of the ‘genuine’ friends i have but the office-politics we are facing now could never support our relationship so it is just meant to be… Mrs. N, your friendship and kind thoughts will always be remembered… i really learn a lot from you… all the best with the new department and colleagues ya…

as for the vacation, eventually i had a trip to remember… it was a stress-free and most relaxing trip i ever had this year (mind you, it was my 4th vacation this year haha!) as a bonus, there was a x’mas crazy sale!… well we didnt know there was big sales but langkah kanan laa… i finally did some shopping i got a pair of shoes, few pairs of cardigans and lingerie from reputable boutique hahah! i got to eat great food too which were unavailable in Brunei… for the record, atas dasar memajal, we bought umbrellas and walked through heavy rain just to get few things from dry market in Geylang haha thanks so much peeps for melayan-ing kegilaan ‘shopping’ aa… i just love Singapore!  

and now i think i am confident enough to fly to Singapore by myself which i bet would be more relaxed… will plan this next year… cana ni? haha :D

2 years of fun (and tortures?)

November 15th – i should have enjoyed my 2nd year of service today but sadly, i can barely recall any cool, fun and exciting moments i had in the past 2 years… seems that i am losing my interest and passion of working (especially in that particular office) and always looking forward to get out the office (going out early, applying for leave, etc)… simply said, right now, i could no longer commited to my career… still bitter about so many things oh well, at the end of the day, life must go on… it is only my 2nd year right? i pledge to continue to be a good person and officer

at home, we had thankgiving ceremony for my parents who will be performing haj next week… it was such a lively gathering as i had a very good (and real) laugh with cousins who naturally like to joke around haha they really made my day!

today too, it was the busiest day of the week (didnt even get the chance to have a tea-break at the office)… as our department is selected to join ‘mesra pelanggan’ event this saturday, we got to prepare lotsa stuff and i was indirectly in-charge of putting all the photos together (ermm tacky ey?) on the display board… done that (many times before) so i think i did okay laa and too bad i wont be able to join the rest this saturday as im off to Singapore tomorrow… woohooo!

now i need to get good rest to enjoy Singapore from tomorrow till Sunday…

cheers~

overworked & off-in-lieu

today i joined the ministry’s walkathon which started around 720am with aerobic session… it was apparently a tummy-cramp session as my colleague and i couldnt really follow the steps shown by the aerobic trainers it was more like ‘orang ke kiri, kami ke kanan’ session haha but at the end of the day, we made it to the finish line and got our lucky draw tickets but none of us win anything anyway (even our [poorly] decorated gerai haha will do better next year)… after the walkathon, i continued jaga gerai with other colleagues (mixed emotions: tired, sweating, sleepy, headache, etc) which i got to sell 4 bottles of mineral water (out of 48 bottles that i bought! hahaha!) ermm seems that i was not quite a business-person afterall (and this ‘only 4 bottles’ issue became friends’ laughing stock for the nite   )

actually my ’jaga gerai’ shift started yesterday where my day began as early as 7am (i came early to the office to get parking spaces as some lots are used for gerai) then i helped officemates to set up gerai around 4pm before i went home to get ready for my shift… i opted to come at 6pm instead of at 8pm so i can leave early for the usual kingsway night after having ambuyat with friends, i went home around 11pm… then early this morning, i woke up around 5am to get ready for the walkathon and here starts the ‘overworked blues’ as i attended the gerai from 9am till 330pm… sigh~

now, im still considering whether to come early or take a half-day off tomorrow… i discussed the idea of having given off-in-lieu with my boss yesterday but i didnt actually get the approval so i guess i just have to come to the office like usual while praying to cease my headache slowly… double sigh~

lesson learnt: do not share…

i went bananas (again!) i so had enough of the office as for the past two weeks, nothing seems to be right… either i was the only one had gone insane or the office had gone mad! the people really couldnt care less about other people (specifically me!) feelings and privacy… arghh! i badly need a vacation! (and i got one already haha next weekend i’ll be in Singapore)… from now on, i try not to share whatever i knew and whatever i have with those unappreciative / ungrateful people at the office! biar kamu… to un-share things and info, i believe i’ll not lose a thing and they wont gain any as well… senderey bekayuh!

anyway, i dont feel like talking about those bad moments… let see what i actually enjoyed for the past two weeks ya… i started hiking again this week (after finishing puasa qada’) and this time i went alone at Bukit Shahbandar which was so far relaxing… the forest and its sounds somehow help to release the burden in my head… early this week too i took turn to jaga exhibition booth at The Mall which i eventually got to wear proper suit and name tag hahah love it!… feel so professional lah… and this morning, i helped setting up gerai amal in conjunction with the Teacher’s Day Celebration (hmm i wasnt keen with our gerai but antam saja lah haha kasian bah baru-baruan) and my shift of menjaga gerai will be tomorrow nite and on Sunday morning… looking forward to join the ministry’s walkathon on Sunday and attending Hari Perkhidmatan Awam’s booth at the ICC on Tuesday… more fun events to come and i must enjoy it while it lasts… and later today, i went to a friend’s nikah ceremony (she was the baby of the class but she got married before me? hehe congrats, F) there i met few old pals which made up my bad days haha a wedding is really a reunion kind of event… good to see you guys around eyy..

tomorrow will be a new starting point for me as i need to recover few things before the short vacation in Singapore… the least is to make sure that before leaving the office, i shouldnt feeling dejected…

cheerio~ 

her greatest moment…

Brunei celebrated Teacher’s Day yesterday (the actual day, 23rd September, fell on the fasting month) and it as my aunt’s greatest moment in her life as she got awarded Overall Excellence Teacher Award… so cool! i cried when i saw her receiving the award from HM, emotionally happy hehe good job, aunt! more events to organise to celebrate her eyy

It was one tiring week for me but above all, it was all fun (except for one occasion that i rather not talk about it here, useless!) i finally got time to hang out with friends, went to few open house and watched a movie ( a very lame one so far haha, rugi saja liat) and qada’ puasa 5 days (3 days to go)… the office remained cold macam fridge! i brought knee-length baju tabal already which was warm enough… an active week! tired but enjoyable!

tomorrow is a new week so need to refresh myself… i really hope that nobody will mess up with me again (Mr. A, stop provoking! you really kill my mood!)… soon i’ll get a short leave to Singapore which means hunting-for-good-food vacation yehaaa

sleepy~

atu mahal!

yesterday i made the office ‘sibuk’ as i keep on asking around where to change car tyres… yeah all four tyres of my car worn out a.k.a gone ‘gundul’ hahah i was so much into this particular brand which turn out to be so expensive! mahal hantapppp eyy baru sebiji sudah $300+ and i need four! so at the end of the day, i settled with another great brand of tyre(as i was told and recommended) which cost me less than $200 per unit… after work, i bought those tyres, had them changed and aligned and more, kena buat ‘camber’ (whatever that means) which i ended paying $990… i guess it is really not cheap to own a car but im satisfied enough to pay less than $1k for those tyres plus all the services rather than paying $1k just for tyres! it was fun but tiring day for me (and i started my puasa lagi tu yesterday, cobaan!) im really thankful to officemates who saja-saja helping me with my first time buying new tyres hahaha thanks peeps… not forgetting Mr. S for accompanying me tukar tayar and look after the labour services, you are cool, S

after sungkai (didnt made it home lah sungkai in the car with gula-gula in my bag) i went to a friend’s open house and lepak at her place about 3 hours… biasa la creta panjang as lama nda jumpa… balik rumah around 11pm, i was totally switched off!

this morning, i was so sleepy and with the intolerable airconditioner in the office (darn cold! macam freezer!) and not much work to do, i went home during lunch time where sampat tidur about an hour before coming back to the office around 2pm hahah antam tia! freezing banar bah office aa and ujan lagi~ 

and it is ujan again now, labat! better sleep eyy (my boss assumed i had eye infection as i had red eyes tadi patang hahaha)

cheers~

satu hari di hari raya

30 Ramadhan/October 12th: went to facial session and sent my car for snow wash… got a pair of shoes for this raya

1 Syawal /October 13th: typically, we all gathered at our only grandma’s house where we eventually meet up with most of ’long-lost’ cousins, aunts and uncles haha… our family is really expanding as this year we have a new cousin-in-law, a newborn lil angel and 3 more babies coming up before the year ends besides that, most little cousins, nephews and nieces are growing up fast… need to update myself hehe

2 Syawal /October 14th: another typical event – open house at our place… this year i was cranky enough to leave the guests enjoying themselves… just not feeling very well…err… it was the time of the month  overall it was fun (i guess)

3 Syawal/October 15th: went to open houses at aunt’s and friend’s places… plus beraya to grand-aunt’s and grand-uncle’s places

4 Syawal/October 16th: first day of work after a long raya vacation and being a loyal officer, i went to Istana for junjung ziarah… it was kinda cool as we were allowed to skip the long queue as we came in a group but still have to wait for about an hour before we finally ‘berjarah’… jadi tah merasa ke Istana haha… during lunch time, i accompanied a friend to her boyfriend-to-be’s home for raya open house… for the record, for this particular day, i had ‘kambing’ in the menu 3 times! lovely eyy

5 Syawal/October 17th – 6 Syawal/October 18th: working during the day and stayed home during the night… no raya mood

7 Syawal/October 19th: went to friends’ open houses from 3pm to 9pm… sampat beraya at The Mall Gadong too hahah

8 Syawal/October 20th: went shopping during lunch hour and settling some personal errands before the payday

9 Syawal/October 21st: went to aunt’s and uncle’s open houses in Tutong and Belait… tired!(and i wasnt even driving haha!)

above all, this raya is a bit lame – no baju meriah, no good cakes, and i didnt go to most open raya houses invitation (just so malas and restless!) - but alhamdullilah all went fine it is time to start qada’ puasa and puasa sunat syawal/ puasa enam…

yeah, thats about it huhu~