Back to the unemployed status O_o

What a day. Got a 24-hours notice to leave the office, because I bad-mouthed the MD. Well, that's my fault, so the best action for me is to bear the consequence and make no fuss of it. Now i have a few options:

- brush up my writing skills and research skills, and venture into publishing as a freelance
- do a bit more reading on HR matters, and choose my specialization
- look for office administration-related jobs
- wait for my payslip, apply for a credit limit extension, and do an internet-based business

Hmm... Come to think about it, now I have the time I needed to clean my room, etc. I've been dying to take a picture from the lookout point nearby as well. I guess this is what they meant by "every negative event contains a seed of greater or comparable positive outcome".

After a long hiatus

Oh, what a good night sleep (without the urge to sleep in my birthday suit). Sleeping in a bed sure beats sleeping on a thin mattress on the floor. Can't wait for my king-(or is it queen-)sized bed and mattress to arrive nyahaha. Definitely my beauty sleep will be refined XD.

Life had been a bit hectic, but improving. Got a job with salary. Well, it's not really a heavenly job with heavenly salary and heavenly boss, but at least I have salary. No point working with a heavenly company and reporting to someone who pretends to be a heavenly person, but no salary. Nothing comes for free, and no one deserves to be grossly underpaid.

With my salary, I managed to get myself a pair of Credit Cards (yep, monsters they are), which I used to pay my outstanding bills, get myself a laptop (Asus. Gotta love 'em), a handphone (SonyEricsson K810i, black. I'm a sucker for black-colored items. But not black-colored people. I admit I am racist, but at least I'm honest), some new clothes, new shoes. Life definitely is getting better.

And I've improved my social life as well. Met up with new people (which I will introduce in my next post. Need their approval after all). Some as friends, some as enemies. We go out yumcha together, had gatherings, shared our laughters and tears (ok, this part might be a bit exaggerated. But I'd hope that we will be able to trust eachother to that extend).

But one part of my life is still stagnant: My love life.

To be honest, I can't imagine myself being in a relationship. I, who is a sucker for romantic literatures (both in the form of audio, video, and whatever form it may manifest itself), cannot comprehend how love starts. I know how it is nurtured, and got to the phase of being in full bloom. But I don't know how the seeds of love get into the picture. Funny isn't it?

Maybe it's because of my orientation. Being gay means being a minority. Being a minority in a minority sucks. Plus the fact of my stubbornness (or should I say stupidity?), clinging to an unrequited crush for a certain someone, who kept the issue open, yet never wanted to discuss about it (he said it's a stupid matter. Gosh, my feelings for you is a stupid matter... And yet I'm still in love with you. I must be darn stupid...).

Sigh. Well, as a closing for this post, let me share with you the things i wish to have in the next 24 months:

1. New place to stay, preferably within proximity of a STAR-LRT or PUTRA-LRT station.
2. Better job with better pay with better person to report to.
3. Someone to call my own... And not just as a bestfriend. I want someone to share my all with. Literally all... Well, except certain personal stuffs. You wouldn't share your underwear, would you?
4. 50k personal loan. For investment and capital purposes. I only have 5 years from now, you see...

Ok, time to stop. Gonna take my bath, and head out to Pandan Indah for my assignment. Then KLCC, then LowYat, then Hartamas, then Maluri. And tonite, clubbing at Barcelona Club. I wonder if VBoi will try to make EVERYONE drunk *sweat*. Yeah, I drink. Not much of a good person I am.

Ok, see y'all. May your day be long, and your hardship few *giggle*

Chicken Soup for the Malaysian Soul

Hi there . Now, how long has it been since the last time I posted? Well, life has been a bit harsh on me. But I know, it is because life is preparing me for something bigger. Something that the current me can never comprehend. Thus, all the hardship I'm facing right now. But hey, we're talking about being positive here, so let's put the depressing talk aside.

What I wanted to talk about today, in this post, is about something that has been in my mind since last year. Have you guys read the book Chicken Soup for the Soul? When I was younger, they even made a TV series based on the stories featured in that book. Since then, there had been various other chicken soup books published, due to the impact brought by the stories featured. So a thought came into my mind, "Hey, it's about time we have a Chicken Soup book for Malaysian." Now, I'm not looking for an avenue for profit. I just want to have an avenue where people share their most motivating, life-changing, inspiring stories with other Malaysians, as well as the world. So the most I can promise for now is a Teh Tarik session at a mamak stall of your preference.

So, I need you to help me to:

1. Send me 1 (one) motivating, life-changing, and inspiring story that you had experienced PERSONALLY. It must be a true story, not an adaptation of any sort. Please include your personal details (name, contact number) as well, so that we can have the teh tarik session I promised. Stories are to be sent to my personal email: radicalscope@gmail.com.
   
2. Next, recommend me 3 people whom you know would be able to provide me with stories of the same or greater impact. All I need is their name and email address. If they don't do emails, a phone number would do as well.

The stories, once compiled, will be sent to Jack Canfield, the original author of the Chicken Soup series. If he lets me publish the book under my name, or with me as the co-author, I'll share with you all whatever I get from the book. But the teh tarik session is a confirmed promise.

Okay, that's all for now. Looking for ward for the wonderful stories that you have in store for me, and the people you'd like me to meet for more stories. And thank you in advance. Lord bless you all with happiness beyond imagination.

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I'm writing (or typing) this in my office at Plaza Ampang City. With the mild headache I had just earlier (and still suffering), work is not something that I had in mind. *Sigh*...

Well, let's go straight to my update. Thursday I went to Gemas with my boss, Chris, to help him do a training on Supervisory Skill for a company there. The training session is for 2 days, and considering the level of education of the participants, I got the honor of being the translator. It's not that Chris doesn't speak Malay, but English is his dominant language.

In the training we covered areas such as leadership, teamwork, change management, communication, basics of IR (Industrial Relations), discipline, and grievance handling. I got to do both translating and game handling. In fact, 2 of the activities was managed by me.

The training went very well. The participants were asking for more.

Throughout the 3 days we spent there, both of us opened up quite a lot. especially me. It's good to know that your boss actually accepts you as who you are. He also revealed to me the plans he has for me. And it will require me to work fairly hard, and be more disciplined. I'm lacking in that area for the time being.

Well, gotta stop here for a bit. Brain freeze...

Update in Life

Hi there,

It has been quite sometime, hasn't it. Sorry for the long hiatus. Had been quite busy. Especially when you have an employer who is looking at you as his successor. I guess life is being more and more generous to me.

Currently I am working with Sheffield Resources Sdn Bhd, a HR solutions company. It is a wholly owned by a New Zealand-based company. 3 years old, with a staff of less than 10 people including myself. The office here is being headed by Chris and Vignes. The two of them has a cumulative HR experience of over 40 years. I really enjoyed working with them, since the working environment is more or less like a family. With me being the eldest son hehe.

So far I've been working on 3 positions, with 2 of them busted due to the lack of cooperation from the client. But along the way, I managed to secure some new contacts, mostly HR Managers and Directors. Hopefully, in the long run, my dream of being a freelance consultant
will come true. With their guidance of course.

Today, I'm going to Gemas to help my boss to conduct a training program. He actually asked me to design some game activities for the program, and conduct them.

As for the future planning, they wanted to create a newsletter, as well as conduct a forum periodically. And looking at the current composition of the staff, I might be the person in charge for them.

As for the pay, I don't get any basics. The commission is quite lucrative, though. 20% for executive search, and 10% for training programs.

Do look up the company for more info as to what we have to offer:
www.sheffieldresource.com

Suryakanta

I'm writing this on behalf of a dear _____________ (fill in the blank).

Suryakanta is a song composed by Sharon Paul. Lyrics by Fedtri Yahya and Ihab Ismail (THE Ihab Ismail listed in my blog). Vocals by Zehra Zambri. World Music rocks, Mawi sucks.

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