Tell me there was nothing..

I read this post from shea teng's blog this morning.
It reminds me of one picture I have but I would skip it everytime I am browsing my pictures.
It was taken during civilians outing on 14th of December 2008.
In Ipoh, Halo Cafe.
Photographer: noiseemunkee

I think I don't have to enlarge the picture, it is pretty clear that 'someone' or 'something' or 'some-what-so-ever' was passing by when the picture was taken.
The photographer took 2 pictures for the same pose because he said that the first picture was not so clear.
The second picture was taken in less than 1 second after the first one.
and look.....

Where was it?
Of course it is possible for a normal person to walk passed by the place in less than 1 second.

Our pose and facial expressions were still the same, even the guy at the back was still holding his handphone.

But the creepy part is, right after the 2 pictures were taken, we looked at the camera (just to ensure the picture's quality), we actually saw the dark shadow from the screen of camera, we looked around, there wasn't anyone with black colour top in the cafe, and I am 200% sure that no one passed by when we were capturing the picture.

Anyway, we didn't want to scare ourselves so we just pretend nothing is wrong and forget about it.
But everytime I see the picture, I still have the creepy feeling.

*p/s: fyi, my photoshop skill sucks.

*edited*

I think the date is wrong, we started our internship already in December 2008.

It should be taken sometime around July 2008?? I can't recall..

Me @ Site *Edited*

This is one of the very unique ceremonies I witnessed.

In-situ Foundation Opening Ceremony

The tent was prepared specially for this less-than-30 minute ceremony.
All the site works had to be ceased about 1 hour before the ceremony.

Even the dog came to join the crowd..
The HSE committees are gonna be in trouble if there is any spot check at the site..
This dog has never received CIDB course,
it has no green card
it is here without a safety helmet.. and safety boots, too.

*The contractor told me they've booked it's PPE, but because the PPE has to be custom made that's why it takes some time -_-" *

Actually the ceremony was just like one of the very common ceremony, starting with arriving of VIPs, opening speech, speech by project director, speech by VIP, doa recitation and so on.

What makes it unique is its opening gimmick!!

Look, this is an ordinary bored hole..
which doesn't look nice.

...and this is the bored hole after decoration.
The only word I would use to describe it is cute!!
It is cute, isn't it? :P

and also this!!

The VIPs gonna pour the concrete into the bored hole
which looks something like this.

It was actually 43m deep from the ground level, the water level was quite high because the groundwater sipped into the hole from sideway after it was left open without concreting for one day.

So this is what they did for opening gimmick..

Then same action, by few different persons..

When everyone was happily looking at the opening gimmick,
what worries us is how long the soil of the bored hole could stand before it collapses and affect the pile capacity.

All the VIPs who presented at the ceremony, KL Mayor and the Brunei Minister of Finance were there also, just that I didn't know which one and which one.

*Edited: It was called Foundation Laying Ceremony (The name Foundation Opening Ceremony was simply created by me -_-" paiseh)

And among the VIPs presented were the Brunei Minister of Communication (not Minister of Finance), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Brunei Investment Agency and the Managing Director of Brunei Investment Agency.

Here is where I have been since three weeks ago..

These are what I am seeing almost everyday since three weeks ago..

Giant hole

Giant bucket

and.. SOIL

These are the people I have been working with since three weeks ago..

From left: Me, HooiYee, Subra, Amir, Mr Tan and Victor
Photo taken at 10.15pm

Subra, a great geologist who has tons of knowledge to share

The project manager calls us the three soil loggers -_-"

Concreting of bored pile at 8.30pm.
I think I am like one of the site workers :P

Weekends

Before going for internship, I always heard from the seniors saying that internship is very enjoyable and fun. I used to think that the reason could be because you only have to do your work during office hours, after working you can do whatever you like. Anyway after I started my intern life, I realize that things are not exactly like what i heard of. Although you don't have to face the boring books, but the responsibilities you carry for the jobs you are doing for your company are actually quite heavy also.

Sometimes I think that working life is so ‘lifeless’, we are like waking up in the morning, going to work, eating, going back from work, sleeping, and then everything repeats. That is why I think we should at least have something to look forward to, to give us motivation while doing work.

One thing I really like about internship life is the weekends. To be frank, I look forward to Friday starting from Monday to Thursday every week. Who doesn’t like holidays? Without having to worry about reports, assignments, tests or exams, the Saturdays and Sundays are totally up to us to waste fully use.

My recent weekends can be described with the words ‘tiring’, ‘hot’, ‘sun-burn’, yet FUN!! Last week we make our journey to Penang, I am really lazy to write about the whole trip, but I guess a picture means thousand words :P

The main purpose of this Penang trip was to celebrate the duggies' birthdays.
Their birthday cake was custom-made, specially for them, and it was damn cutee :P

Four ducks symbolize the four birthday ducks guys.

I like this picture :-)

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And what about this week?
I would add one more description --> Muscle Pain :(

I participated a 7km Jogathon,
by dragging along the two people in the picture above to
come with me.

I kept telling Pangkor that the t-shirt is cute..
his pose doesn't suit the design of the t-shirt.. at all -_-"

After that, we went all the way to Chow Kit for a very famous Spicy Pan Mee.
*Zhan Peng is the big fan of it
Compensate the fat we burnt during the Jogathon? hmm...
I think its more to torturing our stomach :P

All about him

I am so glad that he is finally back to me, again.

I still remember three years ago, I met him for the first time. Since then, he has been part of my life.
Many people don't understand why I choose him, there are still much better ones outside, but I know he is just the right one for me.
He doesn't study, but he is smart.
He helps me in my assignments, tests and even finals.
He always reminds me what to do, without him my life could be very unorganized.
He doesn't talk much, but he lightens my days.
He accompany me everytime I am struggling for final.
He is always beside me, when I was burning midnight oil for my reports or assignments.
Without him, my life is dull and colourless.

He has been working too much, that's why he always falls sick.
It was my fault, I didn't know how to take care of him.
His body became weaker day after day, and was easily attacked by viruses, I was really helpless.
The worst case ever, he was in coma for more than one week.
That was the most critical situation I've ever faced for him, I didn't know what and where is the problem.
Everyone advised me to leave him and change a new one, but I just couldn't let him go.
I promised to myself that I would do whatever to bring him back to me.
I spent almost all the money I had at that moment to save him.
After an really big operation, he is finally awake.
He is like changing a new leaf, he is with a healthier and stronger body by then, but he has lost all our memories.

Anyway, I am still glad that he is back, alive.
I won't complain he is noisy and slow anymore.
As long as he is with me and stay loyal to me.

I actually don't feel like revealing his identity, but he is sitting beside me when I am typing this,
so I think I have to introduce him here.

He is my beloved guy,
my CPU.

北京来的总经理

晚上七时四十五分，手头上的工作还没做完，可是因为天色已暗，只好离开办公室。就在通往KLCC轻快铁站路途中，突然被一位相貌端正，个子高大的男子截着去路，他穿着像上班族，手上还提了个工事包。

以下是凭我的记忆，我门之间的对话：

他 ：（操着北京腔）小姐，你会讲华语吗？

我 ：嗯。

他 ：我是从北京来的，今天第一天到马来西亚。你有去过北京吗？

我 ：没有。

他 ：那你下次来北京可以来找我。哪，（拿出名片，名片上什么字都不起眼，只有那‘总经理’三个字最枪眼） 这是我的名片，我是北京一家公司的总经理。是这样子的，我刚来这里，没有马币，我的信用卡又不能过账，想请问你可不可以借我点钱吃晚餐?

我 : 。。。。。

他 ：就一点钱，吃一顿饭就够了。你不用担心我不还你钱，我是位总经理（拿出护照，随便翻几面，什么也看不清楚） 没有必要骗你的钱，明天我就把钱还你。你在哪家公司上班？明天我打个电话给你，把钱送去你的办公室。你告诉我，你的办公室在哪里。

我 ：。。。。。 （随便指向高楼大厦林立的方向，这么多栋楼，他大概得不懂那一栋才是。）

他 ： 你的电话号码是什么？明天等我老板到了之后， 我把钱送去给你。

我 ：我刚刚换了电话号码，我不记得我的电话号码是多少，016... 我只记得最后三个号码是913。

他 ：没关系，你现在用你的电话打来我的电话。

我 ：我的电话坏了，现在用着我哥哥的电话，不方便把号码随便给人。

他 ：小姐，那你可不可以借一点钱给我渡过难关？就这一餐...

我 ：。。。。。 （四处张望，路人都不以为然，没人可以帮我。）

他 ：小姐，大家都是中国人，应该互相帮助。你也会又遇到困难的时候啊。

我 ：我觉得你应该去警察局。

他 ：小姐，他们也不能做什么啊。他们说我们这种生意团的，他们不理的。

我 ：（当时天色已经很暗了，真得很想走了，逼不得已，无可奈何，不甘不愿的拿出十令吉）

他 ：谢谢你啊小姐，明天我请你吃午餐。可是阿，小姐，你能不能再多给一些，我也需要找个酒店睡一个晚上。

我 : （哇靠，贪得无厌）你去像其他人借吧，我不够钱。

他 ：小姐，我想你借钱已经觉得很羞耻了，我也有自尊心的啊。

我 ：（你真的有自尊心就不会这样出来骗钱啦）我真的没有钱了，我再给你的的话我就不用回家了。

他 ：可是你可以去按钱啊。

我 ：（乍到！）我没有ATM卡，不能按。

他 ：就在一点点钱，住一个晚上，小姐，我拜托你。

我 ：就算我借你，也不够你住酒店。

他 ：我就住那些廉价酒店，那些在唐人街的。

我 ：你要怎样去那里，你有钱去咩？

他 ：从这里走路过去啰，小姐，拜托你。

我 ： （打开钱包，拿出几张RM1，还不是很想给他) 我就只有这些了。

他 ： （探头看我的钱包）我看见你有一张五十块耶。

我 ：（严重乍到！）这些钱不能给，给了你我也不用回家了。

他 ：你需要多少钱搭车回家？

我 ：三十多。

他 ：这样吧，你把你的五十块给我，我还你十块，那你够钱回家了吧。

我 ：（MD, 我真的火大，干脆收回那几张RM1) 你要再这样，我就连那十块钱也收回，到时你就连一分钱都不用拿！！（怒视了他一眼，直接走人）

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刚开始，我以为他只是问路的旅客，因为KLCC一带每天都有很多观光旅客，身为马来西亚人我也想让外国人对马来西亚留下好印象。可是当他开口要钱时我就知道他肯定是来骗钱的。他是总经理，我还是中国总理咧！真不晓得他是看上马来西亚人怜悯心泛滥，还是马来西亚女生拜金主义，不然也不会用什么‘总经理’来骗吃。因为当时时候已经不早了，又不知哪里找人帮忙，逼不得已才给他十块打发他，只是没想到他的脸皮竟然厚到像一面墙，真的没天理！！


第二天我告诉同事有个中国老向我要钱，她第一个反应就是 “不要相信他们！”。原来她也遭遇过这种事，还离谱到在同一天里遇上两个老千。同事告诉我那些中国老千都住在KLCC附近的酒店。

以下是这些老千用来行骗的途径：

1. 这些人都出没在KLCC， Jalan Ampang 一带。
2. 相貌端正，衣着整齐，口操北京腔华语。
3. 专向大马华人下手。
4. “真得很高兴终于遇到会讲华语的人”
5. 都是说‘借’钱吃饭的。
6. 理由可能是皮包掉了/ 信用卡不能刷
7. “大家都是中国人” （简直是废话！谁跟你是同一国的？我是马来西亚人！）
8. 他们还会让你觉得他们找上你是你的‘荣幸’

** 其实我自己的婆婆也曾经在探望完亲戚后遗失钱包，没钱搭巴士回家。当时幸好有位好心的路人借她钱买东西吃和搭车回家，她才得以安全抵家。所以当有陌生人用这种借口向我要钱时，我会想起我的婆婆，然后犹豫其可信度。就是因为这样被那位中国仁兄逮到机会越讨越多，得寸进尺。十块钱就当买个教训吧。 **

25 Random Things About Me

Tagged by JiaMin.

Rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it's because I want to know more about you.

1. I have bad temper.
2. I have bad memory.
3. But I am good in memorizing birthdays.
4. I have very very terrible sense of direction (I was lost at the same place three times in a single day)
5. I don't know how to use a lighter.
6. My speed of reading is slower than normal people.
7. I can only absorb 50% of the commands by listening.
   
8. I like JJ Lin Jun Jie :)
9. None of my relatives call me my Chinese name.
   
10. I like seeing new and interesting stuff.
    
11. That's why I like to go to shopping malls.
12. And that's why I like shopping, even its only window shopping.
13. I am always broke and I don't understand why.
    
14. I prefer chatting online to talking.
15. I think that sweet-talkers = bull-shitters.
16. I am not used to people waiting for me.
    
17. I like to sleep.
18. I love potatoes.
19. I don't really like Japanese food.
    
20. I find it hard to do two things at one time.
21. I walk faster under the sun than under the rain.
    
22. I am not into comedies.
23. I think that being sweet doesn't have to spend a lot.
24. I like different colours at different time.
25. I actually think very hard to figure out the facts above, although most of them are not a good thing.
    

No life is a waste, the only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone.
-the five people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom-


So Happy Valentine's Day everyone :)