Sunday, August 12, 2007

Hadiah Dari Suami Terchenta!

Semalam, masa kami berjalan-jalan cuci mata di Jalan TAR, aku telah berhasil menyambar beberapa barang yang dah lama dalam shopping list aku, iaitu:

1. Sehelai tudung warna coklat, jenis kain cotton (sebab aku tak suka kain yang lembut sangat dan susah nak dipakai)- RM8 (walaupun aku pujuk2 akak tu untuk kurangkan harga, dia langsung tak berminat! Lepas ni tak nak beli kat kedai dia lagi. Huhu...!)

2. Kain untuk buat lining baju di Kamdar - RM8.50 / meter, 10% discount. Total, RM30+.

3. Brooch tudung lagi (RM10 untuk 4 biji). Apsal aku punya brooch selalu tercabut / patah? Musykil aa...

dan,

4. Cadar katil (RM50) di Kamdar - sangat murah dan cantik!

Tapi, dengan tak tersangkanya, Suami Terchenta bermurah hati membelikan aku sebuah handbag memandangkan satu2nya handbag aku sekarang dan uzur dan koyak-rabak.

Inilah rupa handbag yang dihadiahkan oleh Suami Terchenta:

Aku sangat heart beg ini! :D

Beg ini sangat best sebab:

1. Poket depan untuk simpan handphone supaya bila Suami Terchenta call, tak perlu tercari2 dalam handbag 😜 Suami Terchenta selalu bising sebab aku tak sempat angkat call memandangkan kena cari2 dalam beg lama tu.

2. Cukup besar utk simpan buku, diari, dan kain telekung. Tapi tak terlalu besar untuk dibawa ke mana2.

3. Ada banyak compartment untuk organise barang2 di dalam handbag supaya senang dicari.

lastly,

4. Harganya cuma RM40! Bukan RM400 atau RM4000 tau!

Apapun, terima kasih kepada Suami Terchenta sebab belikan handbag baru untuk isteri terchenta ni :) Muacks!

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Sunday, August 12, 2007

Resipi Beef Steak

Finally! Minggu ni kami boleh lepak2 di rumah macam pasangan suami isteri yang lain. Tak ada lagi sesi drama swasta minggu ni. Stop! Bila teringatkan minggu lepas, aku terus rasa sakit jantung. Baik aku lupakan sahaja. Weekend ni untuk lepak2 sambil masak2 dan shopping2.

Bercerita pasal masak2, hari ini lunch kami ialah 'Beef Steak'. Resipinya sangat mudah:

Beef Steak (resipi mak)

• Kepingan daging lembu steak (Australian beef kat Giant - 4 keping daging harga RM6+)
• Sebiji telur (sederhana besar)
• Sos tomato
• Kicap manis
• Lada hitam
• Bawang besar dicincang halus
• Tomato segar, dihiris
• Mentega (utk menggoreng)

Langkah2:

1. Campurkan telur, sos tomato, kicap manis sampai sebati, pastu gaulkan daging. Gaulkan sekali dengan lada hitam (black pepper). Perap selama 1 jam.
2. Panaskan kuali, masukkan satu sudu mentega untuk menggoreng daging, goreng daging sampai masak. Angkat dan ketepikan. Masukkan 1 sudu mentega lagi, goreng bawang cincang sampai wangi, masukkan lebihan sos untuk perap daging tadi, kacau2 sekejap dan biarkan mereneh dalam satu minit sampai jadi sedikit pekat. Masukkan semula daging, gaul dalam sos steak dan angkat.
3. Sedia untuk dimakan dengan kentang goreng dan hirisan tomato segar! Kalau nak makan ngan jagung bakar atau kentang dibakar dalam kulit pun boleh gak tapi kiteorang just guna bahan2 yang ada kat rumah je. Yummy!

p/s: Gambar takde sebab dah lapar sangat so ngap je, tak sempat pun beef steak tu nak posing2! :p

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Friday, August 10, 2007

Resignation, postponed

I wanna go back to France! I miss France so much! I miss Paris! I miss Caines! I miss Monaco! I miss taking the dingy Metro! I miss quatre fromage pizza!

Unfortunately though, makcik is still stuck here at work.

The day after I vented my frustration at my company, I tendered my resignation letter. My boss wasn’t too surprised because we had talked, schemed and even discussed deeply about how we will quit from this ‘neraka’ as what my friend Jen described her previous company :p He asked when is it most likely for me to pluck up my courage & inform the most-feared Trump about my decision to leave the company. I asked to give me some time to prepare myself for the ‘storm’ that Trump will create.

When it comes to Trump’s reaction, I am wise enough to know that I have to be fully prepared mentally, emotionally & physically for that. I tell you, Trump is scary not just because he can shout, but the mere presence of him will bring fear to your heart even before you know who he is. He is definitely scarier than me when I’m in my foullest mood.

However, before I can put my plan into action, a friend earnestly talked me out of this. She pointed out that why, after three quarter of the year slogging myself over work like gila, I want to pass up the chance of getting annual bonus? Shouldn’t I wait for a couple of months to receive the bonus which will come Raya time, to at least compensate for the work-like-want-to-die situations I’ve put myself through? Then only, after safely securing the bonus in my account, I can hand in my resignation letter?

‘Friend, I know you cannot tahan already but you deserve that annual bonus ok. So hang on for a couple more months ye, makcik. Mana tau ko boleh dapat performance bonus gak. Lagi berbaloi… anyway, I advise you friend, if you want to leave, might as well leave richer.’

Am I not lucky to have this kind of friend?

So, I heeded her advice and retracted my letter. In the meantime, I can only take a deeeeeeepppppp breath and hang on. Hang on for dear life. 2 bulan lagi. 2 bulan lagi… 2 bulan lagi…

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Monday, August 06, 2007

What You Call This, The Breaking Point

There's something wrong with the place I work with.

We worked ourselves to a point of oblivion, of unlimited exhaustion, through sleepless nights and hunger - for the sake of this company.

What did the company repay us with?

A pat in the back? A note of approval? 'Well done, guys!' remarks? A toast to our efforts? A 'thank you' speech? Anything to acknowledge what we have done to suffer our mental, emotional and physical health?

I tell you all this. All of it. No. Let me stress that out. NOOOOOOO.

What we got instead were:

1. 'I was never informed. That was a stupid plan. That was a stupid way to make decision. I was not involved.' --> by the A***** manager. Oh great. And what was the reason I updated him and all other managers in their stupid morning meetings? To pass the time? Because I like attending their hot air meetings?

2. 'Nothing for the committee. It's part of their jobs to carry out this event.' I may not end up in HR after spending 4 years studying motivation, team work, all those HR ideologies - but I still keep this firmly in mind.

Why does UTM, a university that focused on engineering studies, have HR as part of its faculties? Because HR, is an engineering of a different kind. HRD (a.k.a training & human development) is about human engineering. Human resource is the most valuable resource a company has, but most often, the most neglected. When a machine breaks down, most companies spare no expenses to fix it. But when staff breaks down, nothing is done to improve the situation.

I'm not asking for a plaque each for everyone. Neither am I pushing for monetary rewards. I'm asking for meals for the committee. A t-shirt as a way to acknowledge that they are in-charge. Nothing of this sort was approved. Because the company does not want to waste. Is this considered wastage?

3. 'I want this to be done annually.' (Ask the committee to do this again. without any rewards) This is the biggest problem I have with this company. Good job, is rewarded with, well, more work.

You know what? Do it yourself. I'm done and through with the company's attitude. I think the management doesn't understand their staff, nor do they care much about us. I'm so over with slaving myself for nothing.

I'm quitting.

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Thursday, August 02, 2007

If I Have The Money...

... I want to buy a notebook for my brother and a super notebook for my hubby.

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