17 October 2021
Today we sent Adam back to his school, after what seems like an eternity at home. Actually maybe just half a year due to the pandemic, but it really felt that long. This year Adam is in form 5, meaning he will be sitting for his all important SPM examination.
To be honest, I’m not too worried about his studies because Adam has been an exemplary student. He’s been studying hard, been giving out tutorials to his peers and not to mention leading lessons and tutorials online. I just hope he can keep it up until the finish line.
As a proud pro-vaxxer, I made sure Adam got his double shot of vaccine before he went back to school. It’s the sensible and right thing to do.
It was an emotional goodbye this afternoon although I tried not to show it. I am really thankful to have a kind, amazing and awesome son like Adam.
Pictured here Adam Farihin with his mother and a friend of hers in front of her bakery in Antara Gapi, Hulu Selangor.
16 August 2021
So long, farewell. You rose from treachery and you were brought down by treachery. My wife and mom certainly didn’t share my enthusiasm seeing Mahiaddin resigning as prime minister. They thought just because he could recite some prayers, he’s a damn good leader. Oh ye of low standards. How will history judge Mahiaddin? I can’t speak for everyone but 12,000 dead Malaysians are a clear hallmark of utter failure.
What now? Ideally I want Anwar, PH plus the rest of the opposition and some PH-friendly member of parliaments join to form a unity government. The other alternative is for UMNO to close ranks and somehow convince their PN friends (foe?) to support an UMNO prime minister. Who will prevail? We should know by this time next week the earliest or it could drag on longer. Let us pray for the best.
25 June 2021
Do you remember the time when #kerajaanbangsat trended at the number one spot on Malaysian Twitter? That was today. That was how angry the people were at this current inept government. Six months since the Emergency was declared, Covid cases have seen an ever-increasing upwards trend and today maintained an average of 5,000 new infections every day. People were losing jobs and livelihood, businesses were closing en masse. Children and the youth are being left behind in their education. Some are resorting to suicide and crime as a way out. But does this god-forsaken government care? Looking at their action (or inaction), not really. A bunch of greedy power-grabbing bastards enabled by the monarchy.
we've had enough with all the bullshit
— 🇲🇾🇵🇸 (@nramirawaldn) June 25, 2021
#KerajaanGagal #KerajaanBodoh #KerajaanPembunuh #KerajaanBangsat https://t.co/ATGGF1AQWN
But are the people really that angry? If they run an election tomorrow, will this PN government get kicked out? To be honest I am not so sure. You can never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers. Even today, you can see a number of brainwashed idiots steadfastly backing their political masters on social media. In spite of their apparent failure. And if the last state election is to go by, I still cannot fathom why anybody with half an ounce of brain cells would want to vote for this god-awful, sorry excuse of a government. But vote they did and Sabah is now ruled by idiots from the same parties as the federal government. Stupid, brainwashed people in large numbers.
I hope this anger will translate to a change of government again at the next election. Otherwise you truly deserve all the anguish and loss of lives that you suffered all these while.
19 April 2021
It was a harmless-looking enough training that I had to provide IT support with in one of the many meeting rooms in the school. There were about half a dozen Extra-curricular Activity (ECA) providers in attendance along with 3 other teachers. After connecting the speaker’s laptop to the projector, I purposely sat far away at the back of the meeting room to maintain my social distance.
I sat there for about half an hour and left right towards the end. Fast-forward one week later, I received an urgent call from the Director of Administration herself telling me I need to do a PCR test because one of the ECA providers in attendance of the training was confirmed positive with Covid-19. She was especially concerned because I did go to see her for tech support just a few days after the training. So I did the PCR test as requested that very evening and the next day awaited for the result with bated breath. Thankfully my result was negative. Still the director asked me to work from home/quarantine for another 10 days just to be safe.
So here I am working from home again. Funny because I used to complain when some of my colleagues had to do the same for the same reason. Now I am doing the exact same thing. You know how I feel about working from home. It’s a mixed blessing. For one thing, there’s slightly less job I had to cope with, but at the same time I still need to attend helpdesk tickets remotely and you know how some of them could be a royal pain in the ass.
On Friday, HR called and asked me to do another PCR test. I was mildly annoyed because these PCR tests are not cheap even when I managed to score a relatively “cheap” price at RM205 a pop. Even though I can always claim with the company later, I still need to fork out my own money first. After nagging the HR bro though, he saved me a bundle by sending me a Guarantee Letter (GL) to do the test at one of the company’s panel clinics. My result was once again negative but this new clinic didn’t even bother to tell me the result. I found out about it the next day through a notification from my MySejahtera app.
That was my close call with Covid-19. Any closer, I would get the virus itself (godforbid). With the rising rate of infection closing on 3,000 cases each day, it is no surprise that more and more people around you got the virus. I wish they would get the vaccination process faster but that’s asking too much from this backdoor incompetent government.
28 March 2021
Like his brother before him, our second child Mia Ariana applied for both SBP and MRSM boarding school. After the result was delayed for a few months because of the pandemic, we finally got her intake results last week. Unfortunately, she didn’t get any offers from both institutions. Yes we appealed for both applications but personally I don’t have high hopes. First the places are limited and they do prioritize B40 students these days and secondly Mia didn’t do too well in her academics in previous school tests.
That said, Mia not getting into boarding school is not the end of the world for us and hopeful not for her too. Boarding school is one path towards the future and there’s always regular day school. I don’t need to tell you many people can still succeed in life with just going to regular schools. You are no different. As long as you study hard and focus, there’s no reason you can’t do just as well. Form one is just the beginning, I know the future is bright for you.
29 January 2021
An ode to Shah Rizal Noorzaman
Today marks the last day Shah Rizal or Shah as everybody calls him works at this company. Shah was amongst the first colleagues that I know from EP campus. He’s been a real good friend and mentor, teaching me a lot of things that I don’t know in the early days of my work there. Shah is some of the most knowledgeable person that I know of in the IT department, second only to Shazumi and our managers.
We were both promoted together as the deputy to System Admin. We’ve been through a lot together, some ups and downs. I was quite surprised when he was demoted from the position last year and transferred to the KL campus. I heard that he made some minor mistakes at work last time but surely that is no cause for such drastic action. The one person that benefited the most from his transfer is of course me who got transferred the opposite way to EP. I can’t speak for him on how he felt about this series of unfortunate events but I’d be lying if I think that he doesn’t feel at wronged or being treated unfairly by the management. One thing for sure, those decisions are out of my control so there’s nothing I can do but to follow orders.
The last few months of working here, I can sense him being cold towards me and Shazumi, his former line manager. We didn’t get much response from him while communicating for work and sometimes while chatting casually. Even after he got transferred back to the EP campus we didn't talk much. In the last couple of months also, his health has been poor and he’d been in and out of hospitals a few times, sometimes being warded and taking weeks off from work. While I hope nothing but the best for his health, I must admit, his absence affected our productivity at work. But still, I was as surprised as everybody when I heard the news about his resignation earlier this week. Usually, long time staff need to give 2 month’s notice before quitting but the management had agreed for his short notice.
At first I was worried why he had to quit in this economy plus the fact that he had not secured any jobs at another place first. Then I heard from his good friend that he just sold his house for around 200,000 ringgit so no worries. To Shah, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours and projects. I hope you succeed in whatever business or job you’re getting into next. I know we were rather distant in the last few weeks of our time together but I’ll never forget all the knowledge and help that you’ve given to me all these while. This is actually Shah’s second stint at the company. Believe it or not, he quit the company a long time ago and worked somewhere else, only to return back to the company right around the same time I joined. So I won’t be totally surprised if he suddenly joins the company again in the future.
Good luck again Shah Rizal and thanks again for everything.
Today marks the last day Shah Rizal or Shah as everybody calls him works at this company. Shah was amongst the first colleagues that I know from EP campus. He’s been a real good friend and mentor, teaching me a lot of things that I don’t know in the early days of my work there. Shah is some of the most knowledgeable person that I know of in the IT department, second only to Shazumi and our managers.
We were both promoted together as the deputy to System Admin. We’ve been through a lot together, some ups and downs. I was quite surprised when he was demoted from the position last year and transferred to the KL campus. I heard that he made some minor mistakes at work last time but surely that is no cause for such drastic action. The one person that benefited the most from his transfer is of course me who got transferred the opposite way to EP. I can’t speak for him on how he felt about this series of unfortunate events but I’d be lying if I think that he doesn’t feel at wronged or being treated unfairly by the management. One thing for sure, those decisions are out of my control so there’s nothing I can do but to follow orders.
The last few months of working here, I can sense him being cold towards me and Shazumi, his former line manager. We didn’t get much response from him while communicating for work and sometimes while chatting casually. Even after he got transferred back to the EP campus we didn't talk much. In the last couple of months also, his health has been poor and he’d been in and out of hospitals a few times, sometimes being warded and taking weeks off from work. While I hope nothing but the best for his health, I must admit, his absence affected our productivity at work. But still, I was as surprised as everybody when I heard the news about his resignation earlier this week. Usually, long time staff need to give 2 month’s notice before quitting but the management had agreed for his short notice.
At first I was worried why he had to quit in this economy plus the fact that he had not secured any jobs at another place first. Then I heard from his good friend that he just sold his house for around 200,000 ringgit so no worries. To Shah, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours and projects. I hope you succeed in whatever business or job you’re getting into next. I know we were rather distant in the last few weeks of our time together but I’ll never forget all the knowledge and help that you’ve given to me all these while. This is actually Shah’s second stint at the company. Believe it or not, he quit the company a long time ago and worked somewhere else, only to return back to the company right around the same time I joined. So I won’t be totally surprised if he suddenly joins the company again in the future.
Good luck again Shah Rizal and thanks again for everything.
13 January 2021
I am writing this on the first day of Movement Control Order, part II and Emergency. Did this backdoor government purposely let people travel inter-state and remove all restrictions so that Covid cases spike 3 times than normal thus providing an excuse to ask for an Emergency? I wouldn’t put it past them. No Muhyiddin didn’t really care about the people or trying to contain Covid-19 cases, he’s declaring Emergency so that parliament is suspended and no MPs can conspire to overthrow his government, that is all. That’s been rife rumours that a few more MPs from UMNO are considering to withdraw their support to him so he jumped the gun and quashed any attempts once and for all.
It is unfortunate that the opposition, specifically Anwar, had to rely on the tainted UMNO leaders with court cases to bring down Muhyiddin. That’s like counting on foxes to guard a hen coop. Anyway they’re proven to be unreliable and useless so if I were him (Anwar), I would move on and try something else. I don’t know, maybe court Borneo MPs or something? Perhaps concentrate on being a good opposition until the next election? Also you can give up on trying to convince the ruler that you have got the numbers. He doesn't really care for you.
It is unfortunate that the opposition, specifically Anwar, had to rely on the tainted UMNO leaders with court cases to bring down Muhyiddin. That’s like counting on foxes to guard a hen coop. Anyway they’re proven to be unreliable and useless so if I were him (Anwar), I would move on and try something else. I don’t know, maybe court Borneo MPs or something? Perhaps concentrate on being a good opposition until the next election? Also you can give up on trying to convince the ruler that you have got the numbers. He doesn't really care for you.
I am fortunate to have a permanent job and steady income for now. I can’t say the same for the rest of us, especially day traders. Their businesses will be severely affected with these restrictions. Does the government care? Of course not. I dearly hope everyone who suffered remember this next time they’re casting their vote. Or is it a few hundred ringgit bribe handout is enough to close their eye?
My school managed to open for a single day yesterday before it was closed again. I pity those kids whose longing to see their friends again. As for me, I’m back to work from home which could be more tiresome than actual office work sometimes. Remote support can be a real bitch at times with all the limitations. My wife is working as usual at the bank. The kids? Adam is supposed to report back to school next week since he is in exam year. The rest? Your guess is as good as mine.
My school managed to open for a single day yesterday before it was closed again. I pity those kids whose longing to see their friends again. As for me, I’m back to work from home which could be more tiresome than actual office work sometimes. Remote support can be a real bitch at times with all the limitations. My wife is working as usual at the bank. The kids? Adam is supposed to report back to school next week since he is in exam year. The rest? Your guess is as good as mine.
Damn I was actually looking forward to a few hiking trips plus finishing my G7 list.
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