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mogLie — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:02:40 +0000

5 months since the last post but that will be the norm for now. I’ll only be posting things that only matter to me. I’m now all alone in the apartment since the family has to head home when the school reopens tomorrow. Kind of missing them already especially when I’m totally alone and has nothing better to do than sitting around all day.

Lately we were cascaded of the imminent organisational change which was already giving me a mixed feeling of how are we exactly heading to. My responsibilities now get bigger and is expected to get the team organised by mid July. I was actually eyeing for a good break after almost a year without taking any leave. However, I guess that will have to wait for a while then till this is sorted out. With so much secrecy involved with the changes, I hope I can cope and fit in the team nicely with the available information at hand.

On the other hand, my project which started off early this year seems to be pretty much in good shape despite being not so optimistic about it earlier on. It helps a lot that I got one very enthusiastic and hard working team member which I can rely on. For once I do miss the old days where I prefer to work single handedly and deliver but I came to a realisation that now I really need to manage the team and get them to deliver instead. Not easy initially but I’m starting to get a good drift of what is really required being a team leader which can gets very frustrating at times.

Time flies fast and pretty soon it’s going to be Ramadhan in no time but I’m keen to know if my new house project will be under way by then. It’s as always something which keeps my mind excited for non-work related stuff which are peronally close to my heart as well. Lets see what happens by August and perhaps that will be my new talking points for the coming months.

New Year, New Challenge, New Project Assignment

mogLie — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:09:32 +0000

It was a surpise proposition from my boss who initially floated the idea of me taking up new challenge although on a shorter term ie., 6 months to get the new project implementation done which is also quite a high profile one. It was down to no takers finally and it was difficult to reject since the only way to get better performance appraisal really hinges on the willingness to take up additional tasks. It looks promising since I have managed to cut down one of my staff workload to more than half by renegotiating with the customers a more simpler approach to manage her existing job. That means I can delegate some of my works and concentrate more on my new assignment which was actually meant to be full time job. I decided that I still need to keep a close eye on my work areas which I wouldn’t want to be in disarray once I’m back to my real core business. Almost done with the planning bits so it is now time to really deliver the planning. If I’m real focus I should be able to get over it in a much faster time but lets just concentrate on delivering the promises based on the project timeline that I have put up for now. This will be the big thing for me this year if I really do deliver considering this is not even my line of business or cup of tea so to speak.

Last Post in 2010

mogLie — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:08:54 +0000

I think I’ll just give it a go before wrapping up 2010. Life and work have been occupying my entire time that this blog is kind of neglected. At one time I was thinking of just deleting the blog and moves on. But thinking that I’ve put sheer effort into maintaining it for quite a while, it would be an injustice so to speak. I’ll continue to post any random stuff but I’m sure it will no longer be on regular basis.

Nevertheless, things in the office have been getting better towards the very last moment. I can’t take any leave since I’ve lots of unfinished business to attend. Thank goodness most if not all were already sorted out. Practically I can leave the office tomorrow at the eve of the new year 2011 with less worries and I can spend the long weekend duly satisfied with what I’ve achieved thus far. Not quite the time yet to think about next year challenges and honestly I just want to maintain the unusually good feeling till then. They can change in split second and keeping myself very positive should be enough to give me the much needed buying time at least to enjoy life to the fullest during the new year switchover .

WordPress on Android

mogLie — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:23:43 +0000

It has been a while and this is for the sake of testing WordPress on Android .. lol. Just hope it opens up more possibility of updating the blog on the go. Let’s see how it goes then.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to All Muslims

mogLie — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:40:19 +0000

It was hardly a blink from the last blogpost which by now it is already Day 4 of Hari Raya Aidilfitri. So many things have happened over the course of time since the Ramadhan and most notably was the demise of beloved auntie Hjh Maisalamah during the Ramadhan. We will certainly miss her hospitality and company especially during the Hari Raya but what left are just fond and distant memories of the good times we have cherised with her. Al Fatihah …. Unfortunately on the brink of celebrating the Eid, my parents’ home was inundated with flash floods which literally left the ground floor unfitting for use maybe for another week or so. Considering that they are others that were even worst off with landslides and sorts, I think relatively our situation was still a lot better. But regardless, it should not be the reasons to dampen the spirits to celebrate the Eid this year. Perseverance is certainly the key to make us more mature in managing these unforeseen things.

I am not taking any extended Hari Raya’s leave this year and giving way to my staff who probably need it badly than I do. Probably a good opportunity to clear all outstanding work issues before the office normal hustle and bustle sets in when the people are coming back from leave in another week or so. I am sure the office will be like a deserted place when I resume to work starting tomorrow.

Brief Euro Trips

mogLie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:38:54 +0000

It was almost a week since our last Euro brief excursions within a hectic 1o days starting from London to Paris, back to London, to Liverpool and Manchester and back to London and home . Too tight to call but amazingly we managed to discipline thru’ the schedule as planned without any hiccups. It was cold and wet weather at Liverpool and Manchester with temperature as low as 12 deg. celsius but otherwise London and Paris were just fine to top it off. Summer sales were very tempting but at the end we have to restrain ourselves to avoid incurring excess baggages and 30 pounds per kg is a lot to not think twice. We wished that we could have more time but have to be contented anyway and nevertheless it was still a very welcoming break from work. Probably will consider another revisit next year to other parts of Europe but it will as usual needs advance and upfront plannings.

Some pixs uploaded to my FB :

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2043249&id=1112754943&l=38e808d575

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2043196&id=1112754943&l=a39f6f5c2a

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2043193&id=1112754943&l=e1bf6036b3

1 Week To Go and Counting ….

mogLie — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:42:58 +0000

That will be exactly 7 days before my UK trips and kind of looking forward for the very much needed break … coincidentally I am spending the whole week at KB till this weekend for my ECC duty, hence it helps me a lot in clearing the office stuffs before my leave. I do not normally stayed back at work and worked thru’ weekends but this is a rare exception ..hehe. As much as possible I would like to make it plain sailing to the person who gets the work delegations in my absence. I hope I get rejuvenated by the time I am back for work but for now I just do not want to get too distracted with so many nagging work issues at the back of my minds.

Unfortunately, I may be missing the camping trip for one of our expat buddy who is leaving in a month time. Simply, he was unhappy being offered only 1 year work extension and may be heading to Dubai with better offers at hand. We will gonna’ miss him being one of our close camping members sharing all the good nature experience since. One of the exemplary PE that I have also worked together with few years back and wishing him luck and a successful future undertaking.

It’s Another Post 2 Months Later .. lol

mogLie — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:56:01 +0000

Nothing much has changed since then, apart from the time from another blog post is getting bigger each time .. lol .. and I have changed my layout to something more grungy looking just to spice up the website a lil’ bit. Time flies very fast and indeed we are already in the mid section of the year without realising it. I can’t hardly believe that the school holiday has started … and my planned trip to UK/Paris is hardly a month to go and I am yet to get my Pounds and Euros changes handy pretty soon.

My new house building preparation has been progressing steadily although slightly longer but managed to nail down the conceptual design and somehow finalised almost 90% of the likely quoted construction cost. Hopefully the detail design will be completed and approved by end of this year and construction to start by early next year. Taking things in smaller steps for now which is less stressful and keeping any unnecessary pressures off limit for now which is working quite well too. Who does not want to enjoy life and live longer and remember we are now supposed to work till 60 .

It’s A Post A Month Later

mogLie — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 06:00:07 +0000

That is indeed quite a while since my last post … the blogging seems to be losing some grips now and now sure if this is a sure sign that the intensity is kind of dwindling down for good. Anyway I finally get to reconnect with some of my boyhood school mates after more than 25 years since losing contact. I left St Mike after my dad retired and moving back home at Tutong. Most of them are now in Canada and fortunately they still remember me quite well. Probably the one good thing that social networking site like FB is able to offer in getting us all connected.

There was an offer for a reunion at Las Vegas in May which I have to politely turned down becoz’ it really needs ample time to plan for such visit unless you are good at hunting airline tickets which I think I am poor at without sweating for it. In fact to secure my tickets for the UK trip in July took me more than 4 months upfront booking and was almost on the brink of missing the booking. No way it can be planned in a short time unless you have the luxury to throw your money literally at will ..hehe. It is as always that my money has to be well spent with proper planning. Sometime the luxury of time to prepare is the biggest challenge becoz’ you will really have to make time for it. Nonetheless, I have made all necessary arrangements for the UK trip in time for my lil’ brother’s graduation. Just hope it will turn out to be materialising as plan then.

HTC HD2 For A Change

mogLie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:37:54 +0000

Finally I decided to make the plunge to change my mobile phone. Initially aiming to get an iPhone but I guess there are just too many iPhone users these days. Nevertheless, I took the time to make the call and stumble upon the less unknown HTC HD2 which I believe is less publicised despite its potential. I know the flaw lies with the fact that the OS is Windows Mobile and this is probably not my 1st experience with such OS. I had my O2 XDA IIs prior to my Nokia E90 despite having to be drawn needlessly with the dreaded crash prone Windows OS. The decision factor was pretty much driven on the built and design but definitely not on the OS. I feel the opportunity to try out touch screen phone back then was somehow like out of this world experience .. hehe. I can be a bummer when it come to new technology … and now here we go again … despite the Windows OS it is still snappy and fast with her snapdragon 1 GHz CPU. I admit iPhone is better in terms of her GUI and software availability but trying out something different can be pleasantly a surprising experience. The display screen is bigger than the iPhone, slimmer which I feel one of the few things that this particular phone has shown to be a promising start to making an impression. … simply quietly brilliant HTC …