Friday, November 5, 2010

of vietnam?

salam...
i've been up and down and up and down...
work have been so attached to me... ( yup.. bukan saye yg attached to work...)

been facing numerous kind of people from all over the countries...(bukan pi berjalan pun, tapi kat office tuu, macam2 jenis orang from all over the world ada...and of course, different country, different accent..)

been bluffing everyone (client and safety engineers) with my own theory and to them..it make sense!? (wow, didn't know i can make up a theory that make sense to everyone...kalau salah, pandai2 laaaa...huhuhu)

working as an architect for offshore living quarters, my design normally will based on the previous living quarters,(bukan susah sangat pun..tak payah nak pikir pasal concept.. hahaha) but the challenge is, when the footprint differs from the previous living quarters, there goes the design solving finding solutions with limited space and of course facing the client and the safety engineers from client's side!... (memang sangat laaa stress bila berdepan dengan safety engineers and clients yang sangat cerewet... itu tak boleh, ini tak boleh... tah ape2...bagi simple design vanity basin, tetiba nak stainless steel countertop basin.. dulu kata nak simple jer.. tak mau pakai stainless steel.. hadoiiii...)

the safety team said, there are different kind of fire protection walls when it comes to offshore well head platform...sebab kat well head platform ni laa kerja-kerja oil drilling been made...(oh yer, i'm the lead for this wellhead platform living quarters...and the burden is on me! everything pun kena amik tahuuu..)

to prevent from any explosion, certain rating of firewalls need to apply to the living quarters..
(actually, living quarters tu manning for 3 months jer every year,...tapi drilling work is risky and explosion may happen.. tu pasal laaa nak determine fire rating tu lambat sangat.. asik berubah2 jer...maybe the safety engineer tak confident kot..hahah )

once design is confirmed, there goes the report writing, material take off, weight report and all the calculations that i have to do...(saye tak suka calculation ok!!)

everytime issued all the documents, ada saja yang nak change itu ini... ( heyyy korang tau takk, if you want to change the specifications, the drawings yang dah almost 80% ready tu pun kena tukar okay!!.. ishhhhhhhh....)

so yeahhhhhhh... sampai bila nak abis???

project manager pulak, every day will call me up asking about the progress, and the expected date to issued all the reports...(woahhhhhhh stress okay, i've been telling the same thing, yet still call and ask...)

and yang paling best ayat power project manager "dalila, we have to make everything done by end of november... no matter what, end of november" berulang2 kali sampai rase, when he started to say that, nak jer ikut miming his words.. hahaha

yesterday, 1 report is done..hopefully no changes...next is another report that has to be issued by at least end of next week!!.. and every time nak issue report, i have to make sure that client satisfied with it, and to ensure the client satisfied, there goes the never ending discussion and meetings...( diorang ingat saye robot ke? ade button yg boleh pi discussion and do the reports at the same time and finish it by end of the week? discussion will at least takes about 2 hours... then nak compile everything, make sure drawings pun having the same info, then nak calculate lagi...then nak jawab phone and queries from project manager laa, mechanical laa electrical la... aduhhhhhhhhh how can i do my work smoothly kan?)

but anyway, with the stress, the burden and the time, i felt relief when yesterday the client being a bit nicer than before... he said "i'll get approval from your boss to bring you to vietnam to see how they fabricate the Living Quarters that u designed..." wahhhhhhhhhhh... relief laa tapi tak put too much hope laaa.. heheh...oh yerrr... why vietnam??..well because this project is for the vietnam's petro oil... and they fabricate the Living quarters in vietnam... will deliver to vietnam sea most probably by end of next year...weeeeeeeeeee

and another thing that made me smile...(again, not putting to much hope laa....) when my boss called me into his office, and said.. " i have discussed with the hr and they will increased your salary... we dont want you to go... we will make you stay.." okayyy saye rase he made this decision just because, suhana my colleague nak leave the company!!!.. and pandai plakk boss nak kononyer pujuk laa when at the end of the conversation tu, dia cakap... "i know, you've been doing so much work and you deserved better salary...they said they will prepare the letter next week"..... cehhhhhhhhhhhhhs.. baru tau ker saye buat keje banyak and his work pun saye yang kena buat?? hadoiiiiiiiiiiiiii... but alhamdulillah if it happens.. hehe

oh... although i have been so tired attending to the workload, i still have time sms-ing mr.h...(no dating2 session okay... nanti kena sembelih.. or maybe kena pakse minum racun as what mr.h said..hahaha... so sms-ing is enough for now although mr.h is in KL... pathetic tak?)

mr.h told me that he managed to prove to his boss and he is now lead a project for vietnam resort...VIETNAM jugak!!! lain office, lain project but its VIETNAM.. ada ape dengan VIETNAM???... hahaha..tapi project mr.h is onshore.. atas darat, mine is offshore.. atas laut...(ehh tetiba terkeluar tajuk..haha)

moral of the story... maybe no one notice that you worked so hard... but Allah s.w.t noticed and HE know the best for each of his servant...

p/s : going to miss my best colleague suhana... she's pursuing his career in other oil and gas company as an offshore architect.. all the best! lets kick something before your last day okay!

till next time!... :)





Sunday, October 31, 2010

of mum's birthday...

alhamdulillah, mum is 57th today...
happy birthday and may Allah always there for u mum...

menu for mum's birthday would be....
nasi tomato!! and ayam masak merah...
hehehe... home made by the only ME...
desert, bread and butter pudding by the only sister in-law...

and of coz birthday cake, as always by sister sarah...

dearest mum, hope u like it!!
although there's no fancy mancy gift...
and thousand dolars gift...
i'm sure the love from your children is more than that...
kan??? hehehehehe





Saturday, October 9, 2010

inshaAllah... we'll find the way...


Everytime you feel like you cannot go on
You feel so lost
That your so alone
All you see is night
And darkness all around
You feel so helpless
You can’t see which way to go
Don’t despair and never loose hope
Cause Allah is always by your side

Insha Allah
Insya Allah you’ll find your way

Everytime you can make one more mistake
You feel you can’t repent
And that its way too late
Your’re so confused, wrong decisions you have made
Haunt your mind and your heart is full of shame


Don’t despair and never loose hope
Cause Allah is always by your side
Insha Allah
Insya Allah you’ll find your way
Insha Allah
Insya Allah you’ll find your way

Turn to Allah
He’s never far away
Put your trust in Him
Raise your hands and pray
OOO Ya Allah
Guide my steps don’t let me go astray
You’re the only one that showed me the way,
Showed me the way
Insha Allah
Insya Allah we’ll find the way

Friday, October 8, 2010

the way it is...

I can read your mind and I know your story
I see what you're going through
It's an uphill climb, and I'm feeling sorry
But I know it will come to you

Don't surrender 'cause you can win
In this thing called love

When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is

When you question me for a simple answer
I don't know what to say, no
But it's plain to see, if you stick together
You're gonna find a way, yeah

When life is empty with no tomorrow
And loneliness starts to call
Baby, don't worry, forget your sorrow
'Cause love's gonna conquer it all, all

Sunday, September 19, 2010

of raya...

8th september
-11pm depart from KL with cousin to kg.melayu majidee JB

9th september
-3am arrived kg.melayu majidee
-5am sahur time, but i was tooooo tired... sahur dalam mimpi...
-6.45am baru nak terkejar solat subuh
-8am onwards helping maktok for raya dishes... then...anyam ketupat!!! belajar anyam ketupat in 15minutes time, tapi betul2 jadi after 2hours of trying.. hahahah.. uncles and aunties dah bising sebab takut tak sempat nak rebus for raya... huahaha

10th september
-6.30am solat subuh!!..
-7am... get dressed... niat di hati nak pi solat raya, tapi sebab siap lambat sangat, kena tinggal... uwaaaaaaaaa... so yeahh... duduk dapur je laaaaa...
-10am onwards budak2 kecik dah start datang beraya, and tok2 sedara, mak2 sedara from all over JB datang, pot pet pot pet laaaa diorang semua... huhu..
-9pm perut buat hal, tak jadi ikut my mum pi umah toklong, but enjoyed staying at maktok's crib watching ridiculous "jangan pandang belakang congkak" hahah

11th september
-6am solat subuh!!
-7.am got call from kak long's family...yeay! kak long selamat lahirkan baby boy!! the new addition to the family! alhamdulillah..both mum and baby sihat sejahtera..
-10am getting ready to depart batu pahat..visit kak long, and the in-laws..
-1pm arrived batu pahat hospital, met kak long.. ahhhhhhhhh baby so kecik!!!! 2.48kg saja... hehe.. so the comel!
-2pm visiting time ended.. my family terus balik KL while myself have to accompanied paklong's family to kak long's in laws...(lepas tu paklong satu family nak pergi KL to my parent's house)
-5pm depart from batu pahat to KL
-9pm arrived safely at home....
-10pm pot pet pot pet... rumah my parent riuh with discussion on babak ke-2..which is my cousin's solemnisation (kak long's younger brother) on coming monday...

12th september
-6am solat subuh!
-7.30am depart from my parent's house to LCCT... flight to kota bharu at 11am..
-9am arrived LCCt
-9.30am breakfast, check in.. and waitingggg..
-11am boarding..
-12noon arrived kota bharu...rented a car... and straight away drove to tumpat kelantan's chalet..
-3pm... ronda2 pantai sri tujoh, and went to the bride's house... took all the hantaran that they did for the groom's side... tapi ade 3 hantaran tak siap and i have to get it done!!.. wahhh mencabar okay nak lipat2 kain tu jadi cantik.. nak susun all the choclates pun mencabar jugak, sebab takut laa termasuk dalam mulut instead of letak kat atas dulang.. hahah
-10pm started doing the hantaran... heheh hentam saja lah kann..
-2am everythings done! alhamdulillah..

13th september
-6.45am solat subuh!!
-7.30am breakfast and get dressed for the solemnisation at 10am..
-9.30am uncle ali lead the takbir and selawat for the groom before akad..then depart from chalet to masjid pak keral
-9.50am arrived masjid pak keral, waited for about 10mins for the bride to arrive..
-11.15am alhamdulillah my cousin brother officially jadi husband! after 2 kali akad.. hahaha..
-11.30am the groom's side balik chalet semula, and get ready for the reception at 1pm
-12noon, semua dah lapar, uncle ali belanja nasi kerabu! wahhhh.. makan sajaaaa...
-1pm depart from chalet to the bride's house... bersanding,bergambar
-2pm makan lagi!! this time nasi pengantin pulak! hahaha.. memang full la..
-4pm packing... went straight for raya visit at my brother's in-laws... then dinner at k.idah's in law's.. then off to machang, aunty puyah and uncle ali's house...

14th september
-at machang, went to kolam air panas in the morning...
-1.45pm lunchhhh... then pack pack and depart to kota bharu..
-5.45pm check in at new pacific hotel kota bharu..
-8.25pm went out jalan kaki cari kedai beli 3 in 1 nescafe and milo..
-8.45pm dinner in the room.. semua dah malas nak kuar since the traffic is not friendly enough! so we called up for room service jer laaa... then tengok TV... hehe

15th september
-pack pack pack... off to airport... catch up flight and went back to the heart of malaysia... Kuala Lumpurrrr... hehehe
-ohhh tapi before sampai Kuala Lumpur, singgah Shah alam from subang airport for dinner raya at kak idah's crib.. haha

journey ends at about 11pm at nite.. woahhhhhhhhhh penattttttt

16th september
-hari malaysia.... hari relax saya!... heheh and yup... entertaining whoever yang drop by the house untuk beraya.. hehehe..

jemput la datang rumahhhhh :D



newly wed farhan the cousin and shidah (ohhhhh this two is much much younger than me!..but still i look younger than them.. kan? haha)



the cousin's at maktok's crib...



the hantaran...



ohh lupa, ada sesi main bunga api ya!



bersama cik mira...setelah penat di dapur...



akmal and afiq berbunga api..



ketupat satay or ketupat baawang?? cakap jerrr .. i know how to do it!!! (wah berlagak sungguh bunyinyer!)


Publish Post
kak long and the baby yang baru 8 jam melihat dunia.. alaa comey comey babyyyyy!..

the end!

Thursday, September 16, 2010

of cousins...



this photo taken on the second day of raya...


conversation that cracked maktok's crib...


cousin sister : eh afiq, cepat la pegi solat asar, lepas asar nak pegi beraya umah tok long ni..

afiq : eh afiq dah jama' laa

cousin sister : bila afiq jama'? tadi kan afiq pegi solat jumaat, kena ikut imam, macam mana afiq solat jama' pulak?

afiq : afiq niat solat tak ikut imam laaah..

cousin sister : hahahhahahahhaha hoiii mana ada niat solat tak ikut imam!!! suka hati jer yeh!

afiq : hehe... (senyum2 kambing dah maluuuu semua orang gelakkan dia.. ) hahha




Thursday, May 27, 2010

of emails

hari ni sangat busy kat office...

okay, ni nak cerita from the beginning... last week, i got an email from electrical engineer...tak payah laa sebut nama yer...

he wrote :

"Hi Dalila, can i have architectural layout plan for me to incorporate with our electrical equipment layout?"

i replied

"hi, please find attached are the latest updated architectural layout as per requested"

then, yesterday the electrical engineer email lagi, this time he needs clarification on the modelling of the living quarters that i designed, he emailed to me and project manager and he cc'd to other disciplines..

then the project manager replied to him to clarify (since pm dah reply, saye senyap jer laa..hehe) and project manager cc'd to this mr.s...(oh yer, other disciplines ni tak berani nak email and cc directly to mr.s they said he wont give answers easily....he will ask, why and why not use this and that yadda yadda.... hahaha....sometimes, small things become bigger... keje jadi lambat...)

suddenly today i got this email from mr.s...

he wrote:

"FYI. Please inform me what you are communicating with other disciplines, these emails can quite easily be forwarded on to the Client!!"

woahhhhhh agak sakit hati ini bila bace email macam tu pagi-pagi, nak pi buat air nescafe pun tak jadi.. rase mahu pi bilik dia and campak semua drawing kat dia... (okay kalau dreaming benda-benda macam tuu memang selalu laa.. tak payah nk tunggu dapat email dari mr.s pun... hahaha)

whats the problem if the clients know? at least the client knows we are communicating with everybody to get the job done... kan? cehhh..tu pun nak kecoh.. arghhhhhhhhhh

As advised by my senior.. she said.. "reply kat mr.s.. 'noted'......" and yes... i did.. huhuhu...

then my senior said... lepas ni, if anyone from other discipline email and asking this and that... forward je kat mr.s and said...."FYA"... lantak la sana, biar dia jawab email semua...kalau dia tak tau, pandai-pandai laa dia datang tanya... hahahaha

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

stress!!!!!

work wasn't that friendly to me lately...
i'm stressed out, i'm torn apart, and i felt tired everyday!!!

whyyyy?????

Saturday, March 6, 2010

missing him

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world,
I think of the arrivals gate at KLIA Airport?? (hehe).

General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed,
but I don't see that.

It seems to me that love is everywhere.

Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy,
but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends.

When the planes hit the twin towers,
as far as I know
none of the phone calls from the people on board
were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love.

And if you look for it,
I've got a sneaking suspicion that love actually is all around.

~ Love Actually~

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

lotus bamboo

i skipped lunch and accompanied one of my colleague to central market to get some eye freshener!

hahaha.....naaah we went to the florist near central market hehehe...

my colleague wanted to get something for her house...saya pun get something laa for my room!!! hoyeh!!! (erkk sedih jer bunyi...semua orang ada rumah... i only have a room??)

this is what i got for myself... weeee!!!! but yet to buy the clear glass vase...
so, for the time being,terpaksa lah sacrificed my water bottle, and curi my sis water bottle...huhuhu



the lotus bamboo!


some of the fresh flowers that they have in store... aaaaaaaaahh missing mr.h!!! (tiba-tiba saja)


well, i have reasons why though..this bouquet fresh roses is similar to what mr.h gave me in 2008...hehe

okayy may my lotus bamboo sihat selalu!!! ohh need to buy the fertilizer too...haiyooo

Monday, January 4, 2010

ONLINE

First week of working in year 2010…
The GBS (global business system) officially activated…
Starting from this week, everything is ONLINE…

Nak request for annual leave, nak buat medical claim or any other claims, semua ONLINE… approval from boss juga ONLINE…

yup!! Paperless!!! Love the environment people!!!…
how cool is that?? Haha..

BUT, somehow, because of this ONLINE technologies, people nowadays lack of verbal communication..

Everything is written ONLINE and you can read all the words using your own intonation and your understanding… and there comes the misunderstanding...

Aiseymannn.. not cool anymore... hahaha..

Moral of the story... balance everything... do ONLINE and do verbal communication too!!! (tanda seru ini menunjukkan nada excited... ala2 cikgu tadika excitedly announce... "time for break!!! Let’s eat!!!")

p/s: mixed feelings hence the crap...