Muahahahahahahaha.
Not funny.
Replacing a teacher for 2 months.
Starting tomorrow.
Yikes.
I hate hate hate to be a teacher.
I’m doing this only to get some money.
The job.. finally
8 May 2008 at 9:14 pm (I got a job!!, Work)
Haha so many to write, I dont even know where to start. I guess I’ll just go in summarized:
- I have a neat place in IE dept, a PC where I should do the work. But many internet sites and forums are blocked by MIS dept HAHAHA so bad news I can’t surf Postcrossing site and Postcrossing forum from here but good news from that is it surely saves me from tagging and sending postcards hence saving my money :) Thank you! This is the only way to educate an addicted and stubborn Postcrosser to take a real break! Hee hee.
- IE dept consists of many nice people, I can say I will easily get along with them very well. OH and unexpectedly one of the CIE seniors in UIA is also here: Wani. A bonus to me so I can have her (and actually all the existing IE engineers in here) as my mentor.
- I have to learn VB.net, and I am learning now, though I am not sure I can get to professional level only by studying on my own. But we (there are two new engineers; me and Taufik) don’t seem to do programming soon, rather than helping others to prepare documents for existing software. Good also, as from there I get to learn the production flow in IRIS in general.
- Apartment! It’s ok, though I wasn’t happy with the bathroom and kitchen when I came in. Got to clean them thoroughly. Sigh. My advise to you, do not ever agree to rent a room without visiting and checking the place first. Don’t think that only distance to workplace and rental and security that matters. Cleanliness too! How I could forget that! You can never assume the cleanliness of people’s house to be as same as your house! My bad! :-(
- I go to work at 7am or can be late but still before 7.20 because I wanna park inside IRIS, which is free. Otherwise if you’re late and IRIS park is full you got to park outside with RM3/day fee. And I don’t sound very rich do I?
- I finish work at 5.30pm, usually on the way back there’s jam and it takes like 20+ minutes compared to reaching office in the morning in 10minutes only without jam.
- I’ll write more later. Now only curi-curi writing this from work PC and I am not feeling very nice :/
Just another daily note
30 April 2008 at 12:01 am (I got a job!!, Life, Wishes)
Today I’ve spent some time to sort out my finance for next month when I’ll be staying on my own somewhere in KL. So I got some bucks from my parents to save in my bank account which should be enough for one month survival, until I get my salary. Though I am not too sure if I get the first salary after one month or after the probation period (3 months). And I went to CIMB to renew the ATM card that was from BCB time, I was using the bank during my time in UIA PJ for 1.5 yars and switched to Bank Islam when I entered main campus 4 years ago. And for my job they’re using Maybank, and I have just opened the account a few weeks back. See, you have to switch to different bank at some stages in your life. Talking about stages, yes, I’m about to enter another big stage in my life. Career life, even I can’t really imagine how it’s going to be with me. Or it’s just the same when I was in high school and wondering how university life would be. That time it was almost unthinkable, so it seems now, when I’m wondering how the working life should be.
Maybe it’s still different though. When I was wondering about university life, I was still somehow aware that it should be for a certain period, and after 4/5 years it would be over (and I was so looking forward to it). Apparently I can’t think the same way now, I mean, it doesn’t make sense to see the working life as a 30 years period, and set my goal to end that period, as I did to my 4 years university life. Though yes, I’ll be working for more or less 30 years, but I am not being that forward thinking when it comes to career thing. Ugh, what am I talking about now?? Well even I am lost in my own mumblings. Forget it. Perhaps all I want to say, now time doesn’t much matter. It’s about a real life challange, it’s actually the starting point of my own life that I am supposed to take care by myself.
I am nervous. Sometimes I think I am still clueless. I don’t know if I am able to be independent. Yes I was looking forward to this moment but the closer I am to it, the more uncertain I become. What’s happening to me?
Dear God please help. You know that I always need Your help. And I really need purification of mind. It is contaminated with many things right now, which I am not supposed to be thinking about, I dont know why. Please give me strength to lead my life, to do my work and to create success. Okay, I don’t want to be distracted with uncertain love feelings with Ado anymore, if I need to be straightforward here. I fear I’ll be easily stranded when I am farther from my family and closer to him. Please make my mind and my heart firmly focused to my job. Please give me strength, Dear God. Please save me from evils and sins that keep getting in my way. Please give me ability to prove what I have promised to You and my parents. Please lead me to a true path with happiness and Your bless. I still have alot more requests, but that’s all for now.
One week to go (OMG!)
28 April 2008 at 12:04 pm (I got a job!!, Life)
Suki from IRIS HR called me this morning, asking if I would turn up this Monday. I said yes, sure. Okay so she explains that I have to be there at 8am and I should have already taken breakfast before coming. There’ll be a photography session for me, and they’ll bring us the newcomers for an introduction session to the company building and environment. That will be half day introduction, and then they’ll bring me to Kak Nor who’s supposed to be my supervisor in IE department.
One. Week. More. Hahaha have I been dreaming all this time? I am still not even 50% ready :-( Still can’t clean my room. Ahh. What else to prepare? I really have no idea.
My readers?
26 April 2008 at 2:26 am (Blogging, I got a job!!)
Sometimes I’m just surprised that this blog really has got readers. Yes, YOU! (if you’re reading this, then you’re this blog’s reader, aren’t you? Heh). Okay I mean, I am no writer, politician, celebrity or popular person whom people are keen to know my updates or love affairs HAHA. Neither I belong to a group of friends who’re blogging, and in fact I don’t have too many friends to begin with. I just write my so-called daily notes who are rather boring I can say, with another intention to getting used to English. And as far as I know, I don’t put my blog link in anywhere on the internet except in Postcrossing forum, because they’re the closest online community to me so I don’t mind if they come to read my silly writings by chance sometimes. If they’re interested, anyway. And I guess a couple of friends do have a peek on here once in a while too, hehe. Other than that people who come across here are mostly led by search engines when they’re looking for some information like company profiles and interviews (as lately I have been writing about my interview calls, interviews experience, including the company name right on the subject title) so HAHA I can’t help feeling sorry that how often this blog traps these poor visitors who are actually looking for a more useful information rather than craps I write here :P
Oh yes, in case you’re wondering how I know these, WordPress & Statcounter give me information about the blog visitors, though it’s not fully working.
But lately I feel blessed that some of these unexpected readers could be useful to me. I once got a reader who happened to be somebody in Jobstreet when I was going to attend its Career fair and he offered me to see him there for some jobhunting tips. (Though when I was actually there I & Lenya were so busy in the crowd I didn’t have time to find him). I have also, by chance, found a new lovely friend who can teach me Bosnian. And the other day I have received an email from someone in IRIS. No, not IRIS HR, but someone who works in there and he emailed me after he read here that I’m gonna be in IRIS soon.. just to say welcome and offering help. Wow, so I straightaway asked.. what to prepare? How’s the office like? The department and stuff. Well, who would have thought that I would meet a colleague even before I work there? :-)
So yeah, I am glad this silly blog somehow gives me a chance to meet nice people out there!
Anyway, my readers, whoever you are and wherever you’re from, and whatever reason you’re here (trapped or otherwise, hehe), I have to thank you for your time to visit me. Be free to leave comment, or just say hello, that will make me really happy! Hugs!
Hiding from the sun, waiting for the night to come
22 April 2008 at 11:58 am (I got a job!!, Life)
Which of these sounds better?
a) Practice to get up early from now because you’ll start working soon (which needs you to get up early)
b) Sleep as much as you like now because you’ll start working soon (and you won’t have much time to sleep anymore)
I am struggling for (a) now, although the result more likely I am voting for (b). Hee hee. Sorry, can’t help it still. Especially during workdays when Mama’s not around to be noisy when my sleep time exceeds 10am or so. And today is workday, so I woke up at 11am. But honestly, I need to practice to get up early now.
In the meantime, my bedroom condition is a perfect mess. Even I am embarassed to show here but I just put the picture for the sake of advise to the readers.. please don’t be like me! Keep your room clean and be proud of it! Yes, me also gonna clean room soon!! Berusaha!
Good (or bad?) thing about my new place to stay is it’s only a small room there’ll be no much space for me to clutter it. And I am not bringing alot of stuff either. I am not even bringing my PC! And because I am poor right now Mama (jokingly?) advises me to only use a mattress instead of a decent bed, and a clothing hanger instead of a wardrobe. Huh?? Can it be called a bedroom if there’s no bed?? Oh by the way, I am confirmed to be living in Tasik Heights apartment in Bandar Tasik Selatan. Just did the deposit bank-in last night. I hope this one will be real.
Tasik Heights apartment?
19 April 2008 at 9:50 pm (I got a job!!)
I put some “I need a room” ads in a few places online. And today I got a response, offering a small room at RM180 in an apartment with a complete kitchen. But no fan, bed, wardrobe. Anyways. I am desprate, so I guess it would be OK. It’s in Tasik Heights apartment, which from Wikimapia it says about 5km to TPM, so not very far. And the apartment is located near MMR2 in Bandar Tasik Selatan. Hmm, after some googling I found a picture of Tasik Heights, or rather, its swimming pool :-)
So RM180 rent is quite OK, considering I am aware that apartments which closer to TPM like Arena Green rents a small room at RM300, and Vista Komanwel’s sharing room for RM230. And it’s still considerably near. And Bandar Tasik Selatan has a char kuey teow place, so that’s a bonus. Only I need to prepare the bed and fan and wardrobe and study table by myself. Hmph. Life is not always easy as you think. Anyways I may confirm with the lady soon.
I can’t stay in Vista Komanwel!! :-(
19 April 2008 at 2:09 am (I got a job!!)
So the booked room is cancelled. The person in charge called just now telling that some of the housemates in the apartment only prefer to have IMU students as housemates. WTF?? I didn’t know such discrimination exists! I mean, I am not someone who careS who my housemates are, as most of the time I am on my own business and hardly talk to housemates/roomates except when I need to. Okay FINE if they can’t let me stay in their apartment but why th did the other person in charge not tell earlier? I just did the deposit bank in tonight, and sent her sms about it, only to receive a call from her friend that I can’t stay in the house?? Oh man, this is not funny. I even do not prefer much sharing a room with someone but I thought it would be okay for a while, I repeat, only for a while, until I can really calm down for the job first and start looking for alternative and better room where I can stay on my own.
Pufff. It seems like I’d better rent a whole apartment, and Mama says it’s good too as she & the family can stay when visiting me. Oh yes but I can’t spend RM1000 a month for a stay, at least not this time around when I won’t be very rich with the said salary I’ll be getting. Hey I haven’t started working yet!
Hmm, so I just have to go around online ads to look for another nearby room then. Sigh.
The announcement some more
17 April 2008 at 11:49 pm (I got a job!!, UIA)
Haha I am so giddy! I even would like to tell my lecturers :-)
And see the replies that make me even motivated some more:
Dr. Aisha: Dear sister Ilyani. It is nice to know that you are working in IRIS now. I am very sure you can make success there. I really wish you all the best. I must also thank you because you did remember us. Thanks again.
Dr. Zahirul Alam: Walaikum salam. Dear Sister. Thank you very much for your email. Wish you best success in life.
Dr. Aburas: Thank you for the email. Iam very happy to hear this news. all the best in your work, any thing I can help, please email me. I’ll be always on your side. Regards
Dr. Sheroz Khan: Dearest ilyani. Thank you and wish you all the best in your career. Tell me super lady, about your job description. What is it? What tests you will be doing? What instruments you will be for measuring what parameters?
Oh haha Dr Sheroz so funny.. I can’t tell my job description now (yet).. well yeah I know it’s strange, and therefore I feel stupid haha, but I do remember during the interview they were speaking about the job scope, well something like installing software and testing it, perhaps the coding as well as they were so keen about my programming knowledge. But other than that I have no idea! LOL. But soon when I get to see what exactly I’ll be doing I’ll let you know okay? :)
And I have to tell Postcrossing people just as well! Yay :D Why do I get the feeling that I’m getting over excited?? Hahahaha, never mind! You don’t get this excited very often so what the hey!
Okay, see here! ;-)
Tra la la…
The to do list
17 April 2008 at 2:21 am (I got a job!!, Life)
I realized that I have to do so many things before moving my ass to KL and start working and living there. I’ll just have to list down here since I am so hopeless in memorizing things like this. So the list as for now (17 Apr, 2.10am)
1- practice to sleep early & get up early
2- send out postcards that have been delayed (tomorrow! hopefully..)
3- shopping a bit
4- clean room. However messy I am, I can’t leave my room like that or I’ll get a torture. Oh, and organize all the stuff in room as well.
5- clean the car. Or rather, all the carS at home. Why do I get the feeling that I am the only person who does the car washing?
6- bank in the deposit for the room at Vista Komanwel. So that I can be confirmed to live there.
7- write/reply penpal letters
8- organize the postcards. They’re a mess now since the last time I tried to sort them. And the new postcard blog trial which now I don’t have time to finish. Forget it.
9- reply emails
10- study more about IRIS on their website
11- quick read the text books. When I start the job I don’t want to turn up looking like someone who’s already forgotten everything she learnt in university!
12- do the lunch cooking and clean the house. I won’t be staying here for long anymore so I should do something good hopefully every day before I leave.
13- obtain the replacement ATM card for bank muamalat account. Though I don’t think I’ll use the account much anymore but you never know when you’ll need it again. And maybe open account in CIMB.
14- sort files in the computer. I won’t bring the PC to KL as I’m planning to buy a notebook computer after I get my salary.
15- tag & finish the postcards stock! Hee hee
16- go to the tailor for my new dress to wear on first day work! XD
17- … (some more will be added later)
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