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3 months in waiting...

May - no updates. June - no updates. Just before July - finally, 1 update.

At a point of time of my life where I thought, heck, blogging's prolly something not for me...(b'sides, Facebook offers better services in uploading tons of pics...which definitely speak louder than everything I have to say here)...I stumble upon Nuuril's blog.

Reading her blog made me wanna blog again..I don't know..maybe I miss that part about being able to write about every single thing that happens to me...my passions, my thoughts, my disappointments, my adventures...and much more...

Yes lah, Lobak's back!

You know the best thing I've ever done in my life was to take that step to get my Engineering degree? At 17 with no proper direction and ambition in life, I really didn't know what to pursue for a tertiary education. Mass Comm/Journalism (something that I'm very passionate about and would prolly excel in) or Engineering (something I'd prolly not excel very well in, but at least it's a professional course...). Lucky me, I got accepted for both courses in the only 2 institutions I applied for...HAH! Made choosing a lot harder.... plus I'm not as lucky as most people...money was also an issue...

Choices to make :
1. Course of liking.
2. Cost of course.

BLAH. I took the bold step - chose the course I'd prolly not do too well in & would cost me the price of a decent Japanese manufactured car...; or rather, I made a bet based on my SPM results. If I were to score *** for subjects X, Y and Z...then I'd go for Engineering...else, I'd do Mass Comm.. What a way to decide on my future..but I guess that's just me..life's afterall a bet, don't u think?

Fast forward....
It was the final year of my Engineering Degree. The 5th year after I made that "bet" where I told myself...."I SHALL NEVER WORK IN A FACTORY OR AS AN ENGINEER AFTER I GRADUATE"

Exactly 1 month after my convocation and birthday, I started my job as a Product Electrical Engineer in a factory. HA HA HA! Not too many months later....I fell head over heels in love with my job...

Then...18 months later, I got retrenched. Retrenchment - a huge word for a pretty new kid in the work force... But as life always throws at us the weirdest situations, big problems come with big lessons...

I realized one thing for sure...although I didn't graduate with a 1st class degree, nor did I have a very impressive Final Year Project going on...one can always excel in work with the right attitude. The learning never stops. We never stop growing. It is how we choose to grow - grow and blossom in knowledge and career, or grow stubborn and arrogant..

Yes, it takes a lot to be an engineer. 1st you have to have enough finances to see you through a proper local/foreign degree (assuming that Local U is not an option). Then you have to have enough determination, logic and perseverance to see you through the degree. But, at the end of the day..what an Engineering grad takes home is not the grades nor the glamor of the profession. It is the skill of being good problem solvers. It is the skill of analyzing situations and acting accordingly. It is the skill of wanting to improve things and make things work.

This recession has proven that Engineering is amongst the badly hit professions at least in this country...perhaps there will be another hit again in the future..or maybe more. No one knows, no one can tell the future..

But as for me, I would not trade the world for my passion and love for this career...

HIDUP KEJURUTERAAN!

Sassy Tank is coming to town...

You betta watch out,

You betta not cry,

You betta not pout,

I'm tellin' u why...

is cominggggg to town!!!!

Yep, yep!! N I'm doing something special too from 1st - 4th Apr.

You can now Walk-in and try our pieces before purchase!

Only available from 1st April to 4th April!

There will also be a SNEAK PREVIEW of our yet-to-be-launched items.

(Only for Walk-in customers)

Hurry, Book your slots today!

Contact : mysassytank@yahoo.com

Joke's on me?

In line with my move from the engineering industry to the banking industry just a little less than 2 years after my graduation AND April Fool's day, Facebook decided to humor me with this verification...

FLY.FM made me go green...

EARTH HOUR...WhhuutT??...Turn OFF all my electrical equipment?! NO TV? NO INTERNET? NO ENTERTAInMENT?? MANA BOLEH...ok, I know I can use that 1 hour to have a romantic candle light dinner or something........but but but...........NO AIR CON PANAS LA!!

Yes la, I'm guilty for loving our planet enough..ok??

But before you throw that virtual shoe at me.....hang on...Let me tell you that I'M CHANGED!!!

Yes, you did not hear me wrong! Thanks to Fly.FM's efforts in promoting acoustic music..Well, I'm not sure how it links but yeah, I'm joining Fly.FM in their support of EARTH HOUR.

I'm switching off! Are you?

Lobak in support of Fly.FM, Malaysia's HOTTEST music!

Yeah!! I've launched it!!

Oh dear, oh dear..I should be sued for abandoning my 6 year old baby...ok not so much of a baby anymore...duh, I'm talking bout this blog la. Yes, I know it doesn't look as old as I claim it to be (esp if u check on the archives..) but that's coz I revamped it once....in 2005.....

Neways, moving on...I've been oh so busy lately with hunting for a new job...yeala...kena retrenched..apa nak buat?? Attending interviews, teaching Physics..oi stop laughing ok! My student is still alive...and kicking...prolly kicking me for being too boring sometimes..errghh...

and and and.........the moment I've been waiting to announce...I've finally launched my very very own online boutique....SHOOT ME IF I TELL U I HATE SHOPPING AND CLOTHES!!

So yea, kalau kalau free tu.. u know what to do...

Ok..gotta run...dinner time...

signing out, mwaaahhhhhss!!!

Steph's Tag

I didn't notice Steph tagging me till today...almost 3 years after she posted it. *guilty of not blog reading*

Here goes..

4 jobs you've had in your life
- Hotel In-House Pianist
- Retail Sales Advisor
- Trainee Software Engineer
- Electronics Engineer (Hardware!!!)

4 movies you could watch over and over
- Bone Collector
- Pirates of the Caribbean series
- Harry Porter series
- When Harry Met Sally

4 TV shows you love(d) to watch
- House MD
- How I Met Your Mother
- Desperate Housewives
- Heroes

4 places you've lived in
- Kuantan, Pahang
- Bukit Beruang, Melaka
- Cyberjaya, Selangor
- USJ!!!

4 places you've been on vacation to
- Beijing, China (Business trip...but still made it for some sight seeing)
- Langkawi, Malaysia
- Melaka...yes I do go there for holidays!
- Kuantan, Pahang....yes I go HOME for my vacations...plus I'm pro cuti2 Malaysia. LoL

4 places you would rather be
- At Home.
- Barbados
- France
- Anywhere else with a beautiful Beach..

4 of your favourite food
- BLR
- Mexican
- Italian
- Anything else SPICY

4 websites you visit daily
- Google.com
- facebook.com
- mail.yahoo.com
- mail.google.com