Misdirected

I went to Tutong yesterday to get to know my way round to my new office - yup people, i'm finally getting transferred out of HQ to the Tutong office. I'm rather glad and a bit deflated all at the same time, the previous due to the fact that Tutong is not as far as KB and Temburong and so will not strain my wallet commuting everyday and the latter because I was rather looking forward to Temburong for its beautiful greenery and less burdensome work compared to the rest of the districts~

So of course, me being ME, I managed to get misdirected a few times heheheh. But having found myself nowhere near my target destination i.e. Kompleks Bangunan-Bangunan Kerajaan Daerah Tutong, I tried to make the best of the situation - which is why I found myself...

...here...
Tasek Merimbun - which is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy off the route I'm supposed to take...

This is actually a more breath-taking view than what my mobile camera can come up with,

the feeling of looking at that beautiful piece of nature's art is just awesome...

....and here...
Pantai Seri Kenangan - its a lovely place to spend your free time with your loved ones....

.... this is the other side of the spit, Sungai Tutong, damn scary with its deep waters....

....finally here! I found the office building at last and on the way a couple of routes I can take to get there. I did some shopping at HuaHo Petani Mall Tutong seeing as I was already there.

And so it has been an eventful half-day trip for me. Moral of the story: It's okay to take a few detours/be misdirected in your journey, otherwise you could have never discovered the few lovely surprises the straight and direct path would never have shown you~


P.S. For those who didn't know me well, "Misdirected = Lost", but I prefer the the previous~

Hanging Out with The Gang

Hahaha~ the title seems ominous - rather like a meet up of a mafia mob~ But that's what we called our association of close friends since high school. Its really hard to meet up with the whole gang, usually we can only gather up to just the 4 of us. Nas is the most elusive one of all of us - I used to be one of them but now that I have my own transport, its easier to meet up. So here's some of the pics that I've decided to post for the sake of Sha who unfortunately can't access Facebook due to the crappy law of that communist country she's at currently~







While I'm at it, here's one of pics I've taken with my Instax Mini 25. It's not high quality, after all what could you expect of a camera based on the classic Polaroid which captures images based on the amount of light it manages to reflect... and at this point I already expect you guys to just jump straight to the pics rather than read the technical aspect of photography the old way~

My bro and his ex-girlfriend~
who is currently his wife heheheh~

There's actually a bunch of other pics of the previous hang out I've taken using my Mini 25 but Nas has them at the moment since she's supposed to scan them and send the images later. But I've yet to hear from her on that. I'll give her a few days more before hounding her ass~




And to wrap it all up, check out the Drama Beans link I've put up on the right sidebar. It's where I get all my info on the latest Korean entertainment new including the latest have-to-watch drama.

Atoooo batah!~~

Salam sejahtera bagi smua yang berkesempatan membaca blog ani~ Heheheh its been a while since i've last updated. Not busy exactly, more like no mood to write anything. A few things happened while I was away from blogging:

• My 3rd oldest brother got married~ Now I officially have another sister~ Yay~

• I passed all of my four civil service exams! Another Yay for me! Soon I'll be dropping the 'T' on my position title - wohoo! (I never did have a liking for that 'T')

• I've celebrated my Silver Jubilee last month - not sure about that one. Am I happy? Yes I am, but somehow it doesn't feel like I've achieved anything major in of my life yet and I'm already a quarter of a century old... Hmm, I guess I need to work on that~

• I... have... in... my... posession... a 'Samsung Corby Pro'!!!!! Finally!! I had to wait for the second shipment to come since I was being so wishy washy about whether to buy one for over a month that they ran out of stock. But I'm glad I've waited since I got to have the white one which I've always wanted rather than the red that they only had in stock then. See - good things come to those who wait~

• I also have a new camera!! Its Fujifilm Instax Mini 25 - which is so much cooler than the 7S model which I had been eyeing since I saw it on the Korean drama 'You're Beautiful' - which I must add is a total fluff goodness for those who wanted to just sit back and enjoy rather than go through the emotional wringer of the usual tear-jerker that most Koreans directors are serving nowadays. I also recommend 'Wishing Upon a Star' - the first couple of episodes didn't really get me interested but I guarantee the rest will get you hooked!

The Mini 25 - a more compact and cuter version

The 7S model

• I was supposed to be in my third month in another Department/Ministry but I guess them bosses love us so much it was decided that we newbies are to extend our attachment in our own Department for another three month~

And so now that y'all are up to speed on the latest news, I just wanna wish you people



heheheh it's a bit late, I know but I forgot to post it during the actual day and since I went and got this made already, why not?~

What I Want is You~

Things that I think I want now but probably wont later~

ATH-ON300 (Yummy!)

Samsung Corby - pretty nifty but the specs are too low-range for me. I'm waiting for another version of this one...

Samsung Corby PRO! Why the Corby? you ask - well 'coz I saw it on a Korean Drama! Heheheh~ I'm a sucker for product placement marketing especially Korean and Japanese ones - their stuff are just so cute! Just take a look at the cartoon UI! It's the first of its kind that I know of. Can't wait for the revolution of UIs after this~

Another gadget I've been eyeing is a new Sony VAIO laptop since mine has started to make funny sounds. But that's a need rather than a want, also I haven't decided which one I want yet~

Fuu fuu fuu~

Salam to all~ It's been a while (friggin' two months) since my last update. It's been hectic what with Hari Raya and all. But for those who have me as a friend in FaceBook, all my activities are updated there as either statuses or picture uploads. At the moment, aku ani between tasks - so I have sometime to relax for a bit lah. Soon I'll be swamped with revisions for the GO, FR, Law and Constitution Civil Exams as well as undergoing training for the roll out of the GEMS phase 2. Abangku lagi kan kawin, and mcm biasa org yg nda kawin plg sibuk ani wah. Since I have nothing to update on, enjoy ler my collection of frog stuff~

It's a bit late but what the heck...

SELAMAT MENYAMBUT RAMADHAN~ to all my Muslim friends and to the non-muslims, enjoy the food feast as per the usual during this fasting month~

Picture courtesy of muslimworker.com

I have successfully completed my attachment at two sections under my department and is now currently serving the third one. I've been here since the start of September and I've not been assigned to do anything... yet. With my luck, I'll be given two to three tasks at the same time and due close to each other - it happened before so I think I'm a bit prepared now. My work colleagues with the same job title as me didn't get to handle a lot of stuff but somehow when I transferred in, suddenly there's something that needs to be done. On one hand, it seems that I've got rotten luck to be swamped with work as soon as I stepped in, but on the other hand, I've an advantage over the others since I get to handle stuff they didn't get to do and so I've more experience than them. I'm taking things as they come and try to see the positive side of it, if not I'll go crazy thinking how on earth am I gonna finish everything on time.

Taken and edited using my camera phone. Oh and a bit of tweaking using PhotoFiltre. It's me holding a B$1000.00 note. You don't get to do this often so I took a pic to commemorate the moment~ heheh~


The Ramadhan month is a blessing, since work starts a bit late at 0800 and ends early at 1400. So I get to be up a little later and go home sooner~ heheh~ I also like the fact that the banks closes at 1600 so now I don't have to wait until Friday to go out to handle my banking matters. I don't go out during office hours as some people tend to do since it's something that can wait, and I think it interferes with my work. But I don't begrudge people who do so as it cannot be helped and office time is the only time they have available. Since Pay Day was only a few days ago, the bank is still crowded with people so I think I'll wait until mid-month to do my business. But not so late lah, since the next Pay Day is on the 17th to acomodate Raya spending.

As per requested by Sheila, transferring videos to your brand new iPod Nano is easy peasy. Just add the file to your Movies list in iTunes and then sync it to your iPod. Tada! Finished in a few minutes depending on the size of the file.

On a side note, apparently I turn into an apparition whenever I get into the elevator. This is my reflection on the elevator walls and it seems I have lost my feet, head and only a blurry part of my torso is visible. And so begins the haunting of the elevators....

My new baby

As promised, this is (one of) the newest addition to my family~


The actual colour is a shiny chrome-like purple but apa jua camera digital, this is the best shot I have of it. I love the fact that it can play videos although the first time ku cuba upload nda mau. Thank goodness for Google, all I did was follow the instructions and voila! it works like a charm~ So to test the video capability, I downloaded Twilight (heheheh saja kan menjeleskan kamu2 yang minat this vampire movie) and uploaded it to my new baby - it was better than I expected and I could see the detail clearly as if I'm watching at the cinema. The screen was small (duh!) but for me it was the right size since it allows me to discreetly watch a video while I'm uh... in 'official capacity'~ heheheh~

I watched Wanted again just because of its a cool movie to watch while I'm queuing in the bank while waiting for my turn. Since its fast paced it feels like time is flying by so by the time my number was called, instead of being relieved, i got annoyed at being cut off~ hahaha~

This is actually the colour that I want for my baby. But its supposed to have a more greenish tint to it which didn't show in the pic. Apple should have that option of having the iPod colour customised - sure it ould cost more but I bet there are people out there who are willing to pay.

Speaking of payments, I think I will apply for a Baiduri Visa Debit card next month so I'll be able to shop online since my HSBC debit card only have a few pounds left~ There are so many books I've yet to sample! So tunggu next month, I'll go crazy shopping online~ Muahahahaha~

Ooppss~ gotta go~ lunch is calling me~