3 months

I love doing what I did in my previous ministry. But I think I've had enough after 4 years. So, I put up in the profiling survey that I wanted to do something else in other ministry.

My wish is granted.

I was sent to KL. At first I wasn't happy. Mixed feelings. I wanted to stay. I really wanted to tell my boss that I didn't want to go but part of me was excited to accept the challenge to a new place, meeting new people and doing new things.

The other part won. Or should I say my ego. I don't want to be called a coward for being such a sissy not to accept the transfter just because I was so comfortable at my previous place or because the new office is 50km away from home.

I was not in a good mood for the first month. I hate waking up as early as 5.30 (again), take the ERL, exchange to LRT, walk almost 400m (I think) from the station to my office, arrive at the office all sweaty and sticky and went back home tired and moody..

Regardless of all that, alhamdulillah..

3rd August 2011 marks my 3rd month here.

I think I'm ok with it now. Learn a lot about service, LRT, ERL, the people and the shopping.. Eh??

Wearing croc$ is compulsory. It's light, comfy, it dries up fast when it's raining and I can run wearing it. Yes, I run wearing baju kurung or skirt to catch the train if I had to. hehehe

Sure, every place has it's flaws. Oh well, I've learned my lesson not to talk bad about my work. So, let's leave it that way and try my best to cope with it or not to think too much about it :)

Of course, I still walk down the memory lanes. Called my ex-colleague a few days ago and we talked long hours, about the work (the previous work place). Some of you may have read or watched about this, this and this.

If I were still at the old place, all those things may occupy 3/4 of my 9 hours at work doing follow-ups and attended meetings regarding them. Even the ksu went down to the desk officer's room to prepare the feed-back for the minister. Tak boleh bayang weh.......

So, don't be afraid of the unknown. How cliche it may sound, there's always hikmah in everything. Give yourself time to accept and adapt.

Love what you do and you'll be happy.

Barang wajib setiap hari.

The PKAC

It's a blessing that both of us work in the same scheme. And now, we are doing the same portfolio.

We got to share the similar information regarding our work. When PAC (or PKAC) came into our world, I got to copy his and became the saviour at my department. Hehe..

Well, that's me on the right. Komited buat kerja ;)

Reunited

Delayed post..

I'm excited to have seen this post near the lift. Terus rasa nak snap a picture. Yes, we're moving to Putrajaya end of this year. Those living nearby Putrajaya are eager to leave KL but those who want to stay working in KL area are submitting transfer letters..

I'm kinda sad though. Because never have I had such a great working team. I definitely don't mind staying back till night when I have such awesome officemates. But when almost 70% request to stay working in KL, it means we'll be having a new set of staff..

Well, we have a very chronic situation right now. We don't have money. There is no more A4 papers (we have to cut half the A3 papers), no more toner for the fax machine and the A3 printer, we can't pay lots of things and yes, we are given 1.2b BUT that's a one-off for welfare..........

My previous office pun suntuk duit but this suntuk sampai takde kertas A4! Giler tak????

Dan JP@ sedang menjalankan operasi kejat. Dengan kata lain, hendak mengurangkan waran perjawatan. Jadi setiap kementerian diputuskan supaya memansuhkan certain percent of jawatan kosong. Jadi kawan2, kerja la bersungguh2. Ayah saya bilang, tidak mustahil kerajaan akan retrench kakitangan pula lepas ini.
Mungkin, saya bilang mungkin....

Strength

Just arrived home after a 2-day workshop in Lumut. Husband's not at home, he has a team building thing at Raub. We only have a few hours to spend tomorrow before I head off for a 5-day course at INTAN Sabah on Monday. We are seeing each other less and less each month. *Sad*

Anyway, did you know that out of 6400 staff of my department through-out the country, there are only 40PTDs? And my Ketua Pengarah now is the first one from that scheme. I'm honoured to join this department knowing that I have a great person that's leading it. He was the Kedah's SDO director before he was ordered to take the KP's post. We had a 3 hour session with him last night. Oh my, he's damn good at giving talks. We were laughing the whole session.

He kept on saying that every cloud has a silver lining. Every hardship we are going right now will make us stronger and like what we do then the work will automatically be much easier. My dad once said to me this and of course my mom will always say this everytime I come back home whining about work.

4 and 1/2 years ago, I was shocked when I knew I got the post. I was wearing pants to the interview and I was totally not prepared for it. I was actually kinda relax because I already accepted another offer. I attended the interview for the sake of experience with no pressure at all on my shoulders. But mom says, the panel must've seen something in me that day so I must not stopped searching for it and use it for good.

Everyone wants to stay at one place and be that person that everyone refers to. You are honoured and complacent to be the most senior there. Nobody wants to be the new kid that knows nothing. But transferring from one place to another (for my scheme) is actually rather challenging and exciting. You meet new colleagues, new bosses, new subordinates, new clients, new knowledge to learn and different problems to solve therefore you gain new experience.

So I want to like working here and hearing the latest news that we must start packing in December makes me even happier. Yay!

Train story

Taking the public transport to work is tiring especially when you have to stand for the whole 30minutes and another 10minutes rides. You'll see the same view out the window everyday BUT not the same people with the same story.

Yesterday morning, a mother and her primary school son were standing next to me. She managed to pour hot water into a tumbler with a mixed of oat, milo and milk powder (I heard she told her son) while standing and asking the son to drink it there and then because it's his time for breakfast. Obviously, she's ignoring the "no eating and no drinking" in the train. hehehe. A very good breakfast indeed.

Today, 5 minutes delay caused a very significant difference. Instead of 1 train every 5 minutes, the train came after 10 minutes. So more and more people were waiting at the station. And of course, the delay was not only at my station. So many people were already standing in the train when it came and arriving at Cheras station, the train was so packed, people can not go in anymore.

I was standing at the back of a lovey dovey secondary school chinese couple. The girl is a bigger version of my niece. She looks exactly like Hannah. I was facing them so I can't help glancing. Hehehe.. I can see that the boy is so madly in love with the girl. Ah, puppy love. I wonder how far will they go.

Back to yesterday's story, I was asked to personally deliver a letter to JP@ at the very last minute. There was no more office car, so I had to take the public transport. Imagine that. Luckily Wan was around so he took an hour off to drive me there. Left the office at 3pm and rushing to catch the 3.40pm ERL. Managed to finish the whole business at 4.30.

And it felt so good to be at home after all the rushing.

I'm learning to walk more gracefully now :)

Living

Not so long ago, I used to get irritated on why these ladies walked all slow and dainty to work, in the morning.

And now, when I'm one of them, I know exactly why.

It's because we don't want to get all sweaty and smelly upon arriving at work. On the day I woke up late and had to walk super fast, that day will be called my busuk day. I will be busuk for the rest of the day because I was sweating as early as at 7 in the morning.

The weather is hot, even during the early morning or at night. I take the 6.35am ERL, and still sweating if I walked a little faster when the board is showing "1min".

Work has taken almost 60% of my life. In order to clear off the IN tray everyday, going back at 5pm is rather impossible. Same goes for dear husband. I left the office at 8pm for a couple of days already, arriving home at 9pm++ exhausted and just too tired to eat. But I can't do that.

Oh well, something extremely great happened but it's just way too early to announce or get all excited. Let's give it a few more weeks, shall we? :)

Adapting

Here I am at Wan's office, trying to ignore the noise that came from Hari Belia. It's scorching hot out there. People and rubbish at every corner. We walked from Wan's office to Jom Makan area, ate breakfast and later took the tram back to Wan's office.

Watched the cheerleader competition for a few minutes which Wan was quite disappointed because all of them wore short tights underneath the skirts and not like the one in Hellcats.. shesssshhhhhh

Wan's on duty. Superbusy for the past week promoting the Hari Belia thing. We went to Terminal 1 Seremban last Saturday (got my hair done while waiting for him) and to NZ Curry House last Wednesday night.

We're still trying to adapt to the new routine. I rarely cook nowadays, I only eat bread during lunch and sometimes I totally forgot to eat. So engrossed with work I guess. hehehe

After a few weeks trying to catch the 5.40 ERL, I finally made it last Thursday. But I was rushing like mad. So I decided, it's not worth it and I'll be ok with the 6.10pm ERL. But it was definitely a good exercise and got all sweaty and smelly in the ERL. hehehe

I got to get myself a pair of crocs. It's crazy to walk to the station with my court-shoes.. Annnnnnnnddddddd, I just realised my flatties that I have worn for 2 years has 3 dots this morning!!!!!!!!!!!! Need to samak the feet and hands..

I am now a public transport user. I take the Ampang Line LRT and ERL everyday. Arriving around 6.30am at the ERL station to work (on the day Malia's not going to work), I'll see all these long faces. (muka malas nak pergi kerja :) Everyone is walking in slow motion mode. I wish the waiting time between ERLs is less that 30 mins and the LRTs is less than 5 minutes during peak hours because people can be very mean in able to get in the train.

Another thing, it's hard to differentiate between the extra weight and pregnant ladies. so sometimes, I just ignored the empty seat, therefore I won't feel guilty for seating while the mind was thinking whether she's pregnant or overweight and should I or Should I not give my seat to her.

I'm reading again. Currently reading Olivia Irving's, Priceless which is the only non-fiction English novel on the rack at my office's pusat sumber.. But, the pusat sumber borrows book from the national library. So I can actually request for any book I want and the librarian will borrow it from the National Library. Best kan?

The new place #2

I survived the first 4 days, yay..

Couldn't help listening (or eavesdropping) to every little words spoken in the office. Hehehehehe..

Today, I've been given a task and a meeting to attend to. Sadly, there's no fail meja, can you believe that? Luckily Wan is doing the same job-scope and he brought back his fail meja for me to copy. Call me a weirdo, but I like to type when I'm stress. I plan to type them tonight, which is not a smart thing to do eh? xerox jer lah beb.

Had a chat with one staff of mine. Oh my, she's so efficient and I feel like asking "are you really an spm graduate??". I'm shock to see how these people work. So little staff but so many things to do. And they work like robots. or are they robots?

Since I ate so little and been walking so much (echeh) these few days, I'm feeling a bit tired today. I think in 3 months time, if I manage to keep up with this low carb diet, I can shed a few kg (errr gram).. hehehehehe..

My current happiness, seeing the husband's face when he came to pick me up from the central and we can't stop talking about our new work (even-though we have already talked about it on the phone) until we fell asleep with the light on.

Alhamdulillah, I'm blessed..

The new place

It feels like a night before my 1st day of school.

Everything is ready, the polished shoes, the document, the attire (which I ironed for the whole week), the book, the minyak angin, the umbrella, the MP3 player, but myself. *forced grin*

Anxious and nervous at the same time.

While Wan and I were lazing around before lunch today, we made some vows on a few things we wish not to repeat at the new place which includes being a little bit garang. hehe, kidding.

Like mom and dad always said, when you get to a new environment, observe and reserve your comment and trust. Get to know the people before you lay your cards on the table. I always bear this in mind.

I'm going with Malia tomorrow. Leaving the house at 6.30am. (no more waking up at 6.30 now, hehehe)

So, all the best to those entering a whole new working place tomorrow and hey, 44 baby :)

The last day

Luckily Atol was there and asked her to snap this:



On that day itself, I'm so glad I got transferred to another place and I wouldn't want to come back.. I'm gonna miss my darling friends the most. You guys take care, be careful and keep in touch.

Handing over note

Quick note..

2 days to go and I'm all stress-out to hear that Nonie and Ina have done their handing over notes. grrrrr...

I'm off for JKPAK. 1/2 day left for today to finish up my work..

Shanker, kalau aku jahat kan, aku biar je boleh? hehehehe

updates
Terkesima tengok status nota serah tugas Ina = Telah disiapkan..

Farewell lunch

3 days to go, I'm starting to feel sad. This is my first ever workplace, how can I not feel that way right?

Lin treated us lunch today at "Fish Market in Manhattan" which included Wan from a different Department and totally different Ministry. hehehehehehe

Jelitawan Bahagian Kewangan dan Penswastaan (bukan nama bahagian sebenar) save and except the one wearing black corporate jacket

Platter for 2. Ordered 3 platters and all 3 tapau balik

The cutest couple.. hihihihi

Yaya gaya macho sebab nak cover a very huge zit, birthday girl Aju and gorgeous Atol whom currently searching for a prince to sweep her off her feet (Siapa berminat, roger aku. Highly recommended. hehehehehe)

Yaya sekali lagi nak cover zit holding the gift from Lin and Aju disinari cahaya peri-peri

Hot mommies, Khaireen and Lin. Orang kuat Bahagian Kewangan dan Penswastaan (bukan nama bahagian sebenar)

Thank you so much Lin. Gonna miss you gurls. Keep me updated on what's going on tahu.. hihihihi

Saturday afternoon

On a sunny Saturday afternoon..


3 1/2 hours later...

IN tray yang masih penuh.
I'm leaving some of the folders for Shankaran's light reading.. hehehehe

Khazanah 4 tahun

My personal stuff

The blog

Receiving words such as, "Hey, I read your blog" from dear colleagues surprises me..

All these while, I blog silently, some involved things that happened in the workplace. So, in a way, I'm glad that I'm moving out. Then I can blog about my new workplace pulak.. hehehehe

6 more days to go.

I'm sad and excited too.

And hey, I'll be the 1st PSU to leave this department since 2007. I'm touched to know that there'll be a farewell party for me. I hate saying goodbye... :(

Anyone wants to help me clean up this room of 4 years mess?

Memori

(Post entry laju2)

Macam geli je baca tajuk tu.. Sebab teringat tajuk lagu Amelina, Memori Daun Pisang.

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Bangun pagi tadi, masih rasa macam tak percaya.. Oh no, lagi 2 minggu, kena bangun uber early. No more gen2 biru ke tempat kerja, hai ERL dan LRT 1 jam++ perjalanan.

Menjejak kaki di bangunan E7 pagi ni, tiba2 rasa sayu.. Oh my, I'm sure gonna miss the hassle in Kompleks E.. And my cute, comfy lil workplace.. *sobs* Belum tukar lagi, dah ada orang chop my working crib.. Ada demand sebab ada tingkap dan boleh menonton kekanak bermain riang.. hehehehe

Surat sekeping dengan rantaian perkataan merubah rutin seharian saya dengan mendadak.

Eager like a beaver, saya telah menghubungi pegawai yang akan saya gantikan tempatnya. Terkejut pulak dia bila dengar saya akan ambil tempat dia, terus dia nak hubungi HR Kementerian sebab dia belum dapat sebarang surat.

Sambil2 tu, tanya serba sedikit tentang skop tugas dia, saya akan buat HR, perjawatan. Merasa la buat sesuatu yang berbeza dalam perjalanan career saya ni. Kepada mereka yang cakap nanti muka saya keluar kat Bersamamu sebab bekerja di situ, anda salah ok :P

Dalam 4 tahun, saya pernah buat sedikit2 pasal perunding, aset dan juga penswastaan, Lepas ni, tambah lagi 1 skop, perjawatan. Alhamdulillah, ada penambahan bidang dan pengetahuan baru.

Selidik lagi:
Sebab dia minta tukar: Dah beli rumah di Nilai. Perjalanan pergi balik kerja yang sangat tidak economical.

Jangkaan pejabat sekarang untuk berpindah ke Putrajaya: Awal atau pertengahan tahun depan..

Apa2 pun, semoga segala2nya dipermudahkan. Amin...

Boleh mula buat budget baru dengan pertambahan kos pengangkutan sebanyak RM14 sehari.. whoa...

Surprise

Received the letter, together with a new posting today. Partly I'm excited, new environment, new place. The bad side of it, it's in KL. I was told that the Ministry will move to Putrajaya later end of this year or next year.

The husband got posted to a new workplace too, but it's still in Putrajaya. So, for the time being, no more lunch date with dear husband and the train will be my transport to work.

In 2 weeks time, I need to finish up my pending works as much as I can. It's kinda sad though.

Oh well, it's time for my career to move on.. Hello new Ministry, goodbye beloved Kompleks E..

No more assistant secretary, I am now a senior assistant director.. (ikut suka wujud post sendiri :)

News

1st: Good news.

No, I'm not pregnant.. (yet)..

It's not exactly on the 4th year, but we received the news 4 years, 2 months and 1 week later.. Alhamdulillah..

We will gather once again next Monday to received, errrr, ehem.. and I can't wait to re-plan my budget. hihi

Oh my, what should I wear that'll make me look slimmer.. hehehe.. And owh the zits, I hope the skin will behave nicely next week.. I definitely want to look nice because we'll be taking lots of pictures like we always do when we reunite.

2nd: the not so good news, 'it' came today. So, the next appointment is schedule tomorrow afternoon at 2. We'll be meeting the doc for the first time. Mixed feelings since this morning...... And silly me, I left my appointment card at mom's house. Aduh. No choice but to rush back home 1st before heading back to LPPKN.. Why la, I'm getting forgetful these days?

Anyway, if anyone saw a couple, one wearing purple batik and the other in blue batik near Jalan Raja Laut, we are not mengulat-ing tau..

Farewell

Last month, I learned that:

If you're leaving an organisation as a boss, you can do either one of these:

1. Since you are leaving and maybe won't be seeing the staff anymore in your entire life, you can let bygones be bygones. Give your words of wisdom to your going-to-be-your-ex-subordinates before you leave. Forgive and forget because life is just too short to be vengeful.

OR

2. You can call for a meeting and condemn everyone. Spill every little unsatisfying feeling you felt for the past years towards everyone and leave without bidding goodbye on the last day.

What's your choice??

Free

Organizing meetings or courses outstation is very tiring indeed. Especially when it involves the top people.

However, I'll make sure I bring back this:


to refill my refreshments at the office.. hehehe

Settled

It is my first important yearly report.

While others took leave because it's school holiday, I was the only officer in-charge (of that report) left at the office to make sure that the report is in order (well actually, not fully in-charge because I'm only covering a tiny part of it).

Went up and down the bosses' office, made multiple follow-up calls, felt super uneasy the whole day yesterday.

However, at the end of the day, I told myself, why am I being so intense about. I'm not even an officer in that particular unit. Others are enjoying their holidays leaving me to make sure that every thing is settled? It's not fair for me right?

So I went back home feeling less stress. (lesser but still a little bit worried).

Prayed hard that the report is signed yesterday.

Received good news this morning. Alhamdulillah.. I feel relieved and let's Rango tonight :)