Hey u ols... wassup!?

Yeap - it's one of those boring Saturdays when you have to pull yourself together, out from the comfy slumber bed, and head to the office. Hiks! Dah la hari nih hujan dari semalam saaampai la now - so very der sejuks one, so very der sedaps semilut, eh, selimutkan badan dan gadabooomm zzzzz,.... kan? Tapi, what to do - kerejs is tetap kerejs katanya. Hehehehe...

Nihhhh la ghupernya how semak my office room is - yang penting, ado nampak tak lunchies mek? Hiks! Teringattt makan kat depan Wisma FAM KJ dengan Volks dulu. Hehehehe...

Well, nothing much dari mek, just nak update couple of stuffs dalam my currentl life. Hiks... first and foremore, pasal life itself. Been VERY busy, and I do mean, VERY busy with work. Hujung tahun, people dapat bonus, cuti sekolah coming to its end, Xmas coming, New Year 2006, aiyoh! Memang busy ok. Mana lagik dengan reservation, purchasing flight tickets, mana lagik dengan nak renew agent's contract rates with 1001 hotels around Malaysia, dengan tour itiew ini - haiyoh! Memang tak menang tangan tau!

Nih pon mek baru sampai balik ke pejabat. Mek gi jumpe client mek yang just arrived in AOR for 3 days 2 nights stay here... (Client = Ary... *Winks at Volks - parentsnye si Ary itiew macam serious sajo? Hiks! They liked the hotel - **Double winks at 5thE - yeap, they're staying at the same hotel yang u ols and Prof duduk dulu tu, SAME ROOMS somemoreeee tau! Hehehe!)

Pastu, since mek tau mek takkan kuar lunch with either Hazel ke, Mamy Zack ke, CA yang kat KL ke, Aizul ke sape ke, mek terus mengorder lunch kat hotel itiew utk ditapau balik. NAH!!!! Nih la lunchies mek!

Ini lah dia lunchies mek yang ala kadar itiew - Nasi Goreng Kerabu Regents Hotel katanya... extra pedas! Hehehe...

Now setelah seleseiii makan, mek terpaksa la nak sambung balik kerej. Sambil² itiew, mrasalah update blog! HIKS!

Moving on to the next agenda in my life - Love Life. HEHEHE - NO KOMEN ***Tripple winks kat kW! HEHEHEHE - Too soon to tell anything and everything sedangkan it's like, NAN ADO anything pon! LOL! Yang penting, am not tooooo keen la nak go-desperados. Kalau ado, ado la... Kalau nan ado, nan ado lor! HEHEHEHE. Ade tu, memang ade. But like I said, too soon to tell anything.

Aside dari itiew semua - semuanya mek rase ok sajo kot. Upcoming travelling; Hadyai next week, New Year (either AS or KL), then 2nd week Jan, off to BALI, then end of Jan, ke Bangkok and Chiang Mai/ Chiang Rai... so it looks like mek memang akan busy busy busy nanti - tapi tak der lah sampai mengabaikan blog, OOPPS!

Tu ajo la kot... nan ado much to tell about my boring life except, well erm... ish... nan ado lah! LOL! Nantikan entry update petang dan malam karang.
INSYAALLAH kalau wabak MALAS tak menjelma, ado la entrynya. KALAU mek diserang penyakit malaun MALAS, mrasalah NAN ADO! LOL!!!

Why do I have this feeling entry ini persis diary mek sajo?




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Hiks! Pernah tak u ols experience bebende cam ni?

"Laa... Hie Amin! Lamer tak jumpe ko?? Sihat ke?"

"Er... ok jer..."

"Tul ke? Hish kau, business makin rancak... bla bla bla bla bla..."

Dalam hati Amin (mati la CDH - Carut Dalam Hati), "Er... WHO ARE U!?"

OR

"Hello?..."

"Hello! Wei, Wannie! Jom tgk wayang? Lama seyyy tak keluar dengan kau. Dah nak dekat setahun lebih?"

Dalam pikiran Wannie (mati la CDO - Carut Dalam Otak), "Excuse me? Who the **** are u?"

OR

xxxguykl: Hie

Me_Myself_and_I: Hie. ASL pls?

xxxguykl: Ape ASL ASL ni? Ko tak kenal aku ke? Per la ko ni...

Me_Myself_and_I: Owhhhhh... (CDirc - Carut Dalam irc) - "Who???"

Tu belum me kasik example dari emails ke ape ke, kan? So, penah tak? Mek selalu ok! Orang datang tegur bagai, yang mek pon layan la sembang. Tapi tetap CDH dan CDO - "HELLO!? Like, wanna start the conversation by tell me who the hell are u?" Gittiew...

Apa masalahnye sampai kite jadi tak kenal dengan orang yang datang bertegur sapa dengan kite itiew? Banyak faktor pendorongnya u ols. Like, erm, ok - contoh la. Me. Last time me keje with airlines, kan? And mek jumpe 1001 macam orang dalam masa seminggu kalau mek keje (kalau offdays, mrasalah mek hanyak tgk muka katil mek sajo! LOL!). So, ok. Dah la mek kena buat banyak keje, dah tu, tgk pulak pelbagai jenis rupa dan ragam manusia, sometimes my otak yang sediakala lembab ni, LAGI la lembab nak keep up to date dengan rupa and/or nama orang. Sebab tu kadang² mek pon jadi macam blur smacam sajo. Bukan kekwat, *hiks! Bukan CDH la!*, tapi, mek macam terpikir; where did I meet this fella la ek? Hmmmmm...

And sometimes bile bende cam nih terjadi, dua bende yang boleh berlaku; from our side la kan. 1, ialah, kite brani mampos mencelahtanya...

"Sorry... yeah, erm, before we go on, one q - sapa kau!?"
Hehehe... and satu, kalau respond yang baik, the person will terus ingatkan otak berkarat u ols tu. Tapi kalau satu lagi cara ni, ehehe,... orang yang kita soal tu, mungkin terkecik hati la kan. Dia ingat kat kau tapi kau piuler dinch ingat dia. But of course he cannot blame u la kan. U have ur reasons.

Kadang kala itiew, we won't ask the person terus. Sometimes kite tanya orang lain to find out about the person yang u dont know siapa itiew, kan? And bile kite tak dapat tahu siapa dia, tapi kite NAK LAA sangat tau, dari pening² terus jadik tensi... kan? Macam, seriously - mek nak tau sangat sapa Hajime itiew, tapi, asiklahhhh tak dapat nak figure out. Sentap sangat dia tau A-Z about mek and my friends and my past tense life, tapi for me to ingatkan dia sape, hanya lah dengan the letter "R" sajo yang dikatanya sebagai Abang "R" - "R" who? Raja? Raziff? Razman Farah Begum? Raihan? ROBIN HOOD!?!?!?

Cara ke 2, ialah, kite brani mampos and do nothing about it. Ada kalanya some people couldn't  be bothered pon.

Kalau sembang depan² dan dinch kenal... "Layan sajo!".

Kalau sembang on the phone dan dinch kenal pon siapa on the other line tapi orang on the other side kenal u ols, "Sembang sajo! Bukan mek yang call dia. Mrasalah bill dia yang naik!" sambil cabut susuk. HAHAHA...

Kalau ade orang chat dalam irc like dia kenal kite and we tak kenal dia, mrasalah click IGNORE - opps!

What I am trying to say here is that, bende cam lagu ni, boleh berlaku anytime anywhere anybody pon boleh mengalaminya. Tapi, bagi pihak yang DOING this, maksud mek, macam, dia kenal kite but kite ingat² lupe pasal dia... TOLONG la ubah perangai² berikut...

Kalau dok chatting tu - bila orang dah tanya siapa dia, tok sah la dok main teka teki suruh kami yang blur tak tau bende nih meneka. Meneka² cam tu, won't lead you to nowhere. Silap² hari bulan, orang yang u suka tu, tapi dia tak kenal sangat u sapa, and u refused to terus terang cakap u ols tu siapa, like "Teka la...", "Lor... tak ingat ke? Cuba ingat² balik..." OR "Ala... I dulu dengan u. Nama I "N"???" - itu semua, mek kasik pesan + warning; UBAH LA SIKIT ATTITUDE TU! Nak sangat orang kenal dia sape, or at least remember dia sapa - tapi bile orang tanya, nak berteka teki, APA KES!?

Kalau bersembang, tak kire lah on the phone ke, face to face ke; kalau muka orang yang kite kenal tu ala² menunjukkan sign muke dia blur tak kenal kite, TAK SALAH kalau kite cuba ingatkan dia about us. Ni tak, kadang² tu, dah prasan dah muka orang tu macam... "Kau nih siapa ek?" tapi kite ASIK LAH dok continue potpetpotpet... Apa la salahnye kau cakap "Tak kenal ek? Meh nak ingatkan... Ingat tak dulu... bla bla bla bla" ingatkan orang tu sampai dia ingat. Kalau tak ingat jugak, well at least, you've tried... :)

Tah lah - mek ade point jugak pasal kes nih tapi mek tak tahu nak deliver cam mana lagi without hurting perasaan orang. So, kalau 'orang tu' baca entry nih, MANO NYE EMAIL YANG DIJANJIKAN? Memang betul cakap some ppl... "ORANG TU" sengaja nyakat mek dalam TB. Kang mek panggil LALAT, marah? Kalau dah betul, cuba explain and let me ingat u ols siapa. Ini tak, berteka-teki bagai, saje nak timbulkan speku - tak paham la!



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What on bloody earth is MH and AK? Hiks! Jikalau u ols FEEEEELING nak jadik crew kan, kena lah tahu... MH stands for Malaysia Airlines, and AK stands for Air Asia. Hiks! Kalau dok fly as penumpang, takkan tak prasan those two, MH and AK? Hehehe unless, you never fly with MH or AK la kan... SQ ke? *sambil jeling kat Nasik... Oppss!

Anyways... dalam entry nih, mek akan menceritakan sedikit sebanyaks tentang itiew interview sessions yang mek dah lalui with MH and AK. Entry nih memang mek dah budget nak buat, tapi, sebenarnye mek terlupa nak include dalam the previous entry yang pasal "Sapa nak jadik airline crew!" itiew. Thanks to this Tany yang menginatkan mek!

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Posted by Tany @ 12/14/2005 02:07 AM PST   
Halo Lea, I nie kira frequent visitor kat u punya blog, suka sgt baca entry u esp yg involve ngan cabin crew. Ten q cuz buat entry advice nie pasal interview cabin crew.. mmg berguna. Tapi lagi best kalau u boleh cerita pasal pengalaman masa interview.. yelah, kalo ader yg nak gi interview MAS, nak tau jugak kan aper nak expect.. aper diorang tanya, aper u kena buat kat interview stage 1 sampai akhir... :D

So here we go - mek akan citerkan panglaman mek semasa mek went for MH crew punye interview; dan sebagai sessi tambahan (part 2), mek akan also citerkan panglaman mek waktu mek gi interview utk AK crew, lepas mek dosi habis contract dengan MH katanya.

Part 1 - MH Crew Interview

The day, Saturday. DATE? Wallahua'lam - mek dosi lupa katanya. Tapi, I recalled arriving dekat MAA (Malaysia Airlines Academy) KJ itiew, very early. Mek sampai depan gate tu, bebetul at 8.00am. Katanya interview tu will start bukak for registering by 9.00am. So, mek sampai 8.00am, kire awal la kan? YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LAH! Nan ado awalnya! Sah² dah beratus dok menunggu kat sitiew. Katanya awal, ceh! Ade lagik awal dari mek. Ade yang mek dapat tau, sampai kat MAA itiew, 7.30am la... 7.00am la... (lagi awal dari tu, Wallahua'lam - tak tau la pulak mek. Maaana la tau kan kot² ado yang semangat waja, sampai sesudah subuh ke? Hiks! Jgn memain u ols. ADA tau! LOL!)

So anyways, sementara menunggu nak pi register itiew, mek isap² lah rokok ala² kat luar bangunan itiew, with some other candidates. Macam² gayo ado. Yang soft spoken ado, yang persis loud speaker pon ado. Yang malu ade, yang over ade, yang kekwat pun ade. Macam². Mrasalah mek menten biaso sajo, walaupun tetap ade aura kekwat katanya! LOL!

9.00am tiba - semua bergegas nihhh nak daftar. Waktu daftar, depa nak... Ingatkan balik. Ahhh yes. Depa nak Original and Certified copied of all education transcripts (yang wajib of course lah SPM kan), then apa² certs, mesti ade ori and certified copy, IC, gambar ukuran passport size (3 ke... or was it 5? hmmm...) - tu je kot? Yang tu jer mek ingat. So lepas dah daftar, diaorang suruh candidates berdiri dan depa ukur height katanya. Mrasalah ade dua tiga orang yang tak dapat teruskan perjuangan mereka hari tu, sebab tak cukup ketinggian katanya. So FS (flight stewards) - u need to be at least, 165cm kot. And for FSS (flight stewardesses) u ols must be at least 160cm. So once dah lepas amik ukuran tinggi, kiteorang proceed la ke waiting room (which was the ground floor cafe I think). Duduk pi duduk mai, sempat la mek buat kawan seorang dua. Zasttt ok, seorang tu LAWYER, sorang lagi manager petrol kiosk, sorang tu baru grad. Aiyoh. Mek gements. Yer la, mek also baru graduasi katanya, dinch lah ade panglaman as an accountant ke ape ke kan. So sembang pi sembang mai, tau² they called up semua, batch by batch. Satu batch dok ade dalam 5 ke 6 orang kot. Kalau guys, semua guys. Kalau girls, semua girls. Tak campur katanya! Hiks!

Then naik lah ke 1st floor, kena tunggu lagi. Tunggu la punya tunggu, tengok jam - laaaaaaaaa... dah noon!? Mrasalah depa (MAS people tu) suruh pi lunch pulak dah dulu. Katanya, lepas lunch sambung, BOLE? Hanjs tau. Turun la balik mek, ke cafe tu with my new friends tu semua, had lunch bagai. Lepas tu, by 2pm sambung balik tunggu luar bilik interview itiew. Then they finally called us in. Waktu tu sajo pon dah pukul beraps dah.

As we masuk the interview room, u ols jgn la tanya how was I feeling. THANK GOD I was wearing a seluar, yang mampu coverina lutut/ kaki mek yang shaky bagai nak gile. Tak tau kenape. Maybe because it was my 1st time interview kerje kot? And then, bermula la sessi interview itiew. Dalam that room, ade 2 orang sajo yang interview kiteorang in the 1st round ni. Seorang lelaks, by the name of Richard Goh rasenye, then Madam Theressa katanya. Hiks. Cantik sangat. Dua dua ex crew, now dah jadik management dah kot? Hmmm...

1st interview - so ape depa tanya mek? Well... depa suruh mek kasik a brief intro about myself. So mek pon, apo lagik, skipping Londong la. Skipping pi skipping mai (skipping = speaking!), then depa tanya a bonus q. Setiap orang dapat a bonus q, cuma berbeza la antara each candidate. Mrasalah each candidate dapat 2 soalan semuanya. 1 bonus q tu, 1 lagi standard q - "TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF" q. Hiks. So what was the bonus q?

"Would you choose to be smart or beautiful, but not both, which one would you choose and why?" LIKE, HELLO!? This is MAS interview not another Miss Universe q/a session! LOL! Ok ok! Seriously, mek ingat, this was the q...

"Do you mind cleaning toilets and picking up trashes on board?"

"An obligation is still an obligation. And cleaning toilets and picking up trashes, if that is part of the work, there's no 'Yes I would' or 'No I wouldn't'. So my answer would be, 'YES I WILL'..." sambil tersenyum katanya!

Hiks! Mek suke jawapan mek. Dinch propah ok. Sebab itu lah yang mek dah been getting myself ready for. And when mek nengok the interviewers buat muke slamber, mek macam CDH (carut dalam hati...) "MOTIF tak menunjukkan muka impressed ke? Tak tunjuk agreeing with me ke? Wasn't that answer a blast!? HAIYOH! Ke mek dah over?" - macam² u ols dalam kepala otak mek. Mek mengaku, sedikit worried that I wouldn't be able to continue in the next round. Mrasalah balik dengan muka bagai tempoyak basi!

Lepas dah habis, KENA TUNGGU LAGI katanya. Tunggu pi mai pi mai, ade lah dalam 15 minutes or so, a young guy came up to us (yang sama batch interviewed tadik tu la)... muka serious nih... mek dah cuak!

"First of all - thank you all for coming to this interview. For those yang tak berjaya, jgn putus asa. Cuba lagi ok. And for ******* (my name) and Fauzan (the Petrol Kiosk manager itiew), the two of you please proceed to room *** (room berape tah - mek dosi lupa); congratulations. You two have made it to the 2nd interview later."

AIYOH! Mek suke! Mek suke! Hiks! See, what I mean? LUCK plays an important role jugak. Mrasalah Lawyer tu, dah la candiew, badan sedap, English va va voom - tapi tetap dinch dapat, HOW? Mek bersyukur sangat waktu tu - terus called mommy nih cakap mek dapat 2nd round. Mrasalah my mom laser mek...

"Lerrr... menjerit macam dah dapat dah. Padahal baru lepas 1st round... apa laaa!"

Hhahahahahahaha kekwat nihhhh laser mek! LOL! Tak per tak per. Mek tarkik!

So again lah, as usual, kena tunggu lagi katanya. While waiting tu, dapat la kawan baru lagi katanya. Another 3 gus joined me and Fauzan for the 2nd interview. Sembang pi sembang mai, nahhh! Dah dipanggil masuk katanya. Mrasalah masuk also ke interview room itiew for 2nd round of interview, kali ni, 3 orang interviewers yang lain pulak. 2 cik perems, seors ciktan.

2nd interview nih, they started off by asking us the same q... "Tell us more about yourself - briefly please..."

So mek pon membebel lah itu ini itu ini - and then, dapat la soalan cepumas piuler.

"Why do you wanna join MAS? And please don't tell us silly grandmother stories like you wanna become ambassador for Malaysians la, or you wanna see the world as it is your childhood ambition la - tell us something more refreshing!"

MATI LA AKU! Soalan nih memang orang cakap famous la, memang akan ditanya kalau kena luck u ols dapat soalan itiew. So mek yang dah buat hommyworky, mek baru feeling nak bagi jawapan ini...

"The reason why I wanna join MAS is because I want to fulfill my childhood ambition, which is to be an air steward for Malaysia's national airline. And I also enjoy travelling very much, so by joining Malaysia Airlines, I get the chance to explore the world while I work and I also love to meet different types of people with different types of attitudes, cultures, background and etc."

TERUS TAK JADIK jawap cam tu katanya! LOL! Nak tahu apa jawapan mek?

"The one and only one reason why I wanna join MAS is simply because of the MONEY. I've heard that, not only it's glamorous when you become an air crew with MAS, but you will also get paid with good money..."

Hanjeng dak jawapan? LOL! Terus terang mek cakap, memang MONEY was like, one of THE MAIN reason. U ols tell me... mana nak carik keje, sebulan dua, gaji, RM2500++, with only SPM!? Mrasalah grads yang balik with Honors ke ape ke, SETAHUN KEJE pon tak tentu leh dapat RM2000 sebulan tau! Hiks!

Again - mek dapat feeling gementars siket. WHY? Tadik kan, 1st round, waktu mek confident jawap nih, depa buat muka toya, muka slamber kan? NOW, in round 2, mek nengok depa senyum, nodded and semua tu la - which mek automatically boleh agak "NAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! THAT'S IT! Habis la aku! Kalau depa buat muka slamber, MESTI mek dapat ke final round. Nih depa dok senyum sajo, AIYOH! HABIS LA AKU!"

Alih² - hiks! MEK DAPAT katanya ke finals! LOL! Betapa sukenye mek, dan mek dapat tau, dalam batch mek di second round tu, 3 orang dapat ke finals jugek. Tapi sayang Fauzan dinch dapat katanya. Dia dah tried for 4 times, and mrasalah tu percubaannye yang terakhir. Dia dah malas. Kesian...

OK so mek pulang dengan hati gumbira la jugek. They said they will call for the final interview (tu dulu punnyeee style. Sekarang mek dgr, all 3 rounds of interviews, SEMUA in ONE DAY! Bestnye!). So mek pun tunggu la (tunggu laaaaaaaaaaaagi katanya!) dan lepas seminggu, they called me up for the final interview. So mek pon ape lagi, beria² nih nak pi. And when the day finally arrived, MEK CUAK! MOTIF!? LOL!

So bile mek ke MAA hari tu for the finals, mek tgk, semua orang macam cuak semacam. So at least, mek tau, mek not the only one yang cuak. Hiks! So basically, bende yang sama jugak. Kena register nama (depa check la nama tu ado ke idak dalam listing depa) and kena bawak surat offer for the final interview katanya. Lepas tu, bende yang sama lagi. Tunggu laaaa dekat nak sparuh hari for the last round interview. And then, finally, the moment tiba. Kena panggil 3 orang sekali for the interview and this time, bercampur. Mek masuk dengan seorang perems melayu (cantiikkk sangattttt nak jadik crew katanya... hiks!) dan also seorang OC guy (orang Chinese - hiks!)

So masuk² saja, depa mintak tanggalkan kasut, bukak socks, pastu... tah? DEPA NAK TGK KAKI katanya. Haiyoh! Nak decide best legs ke? Keji kan. Yang penting madam tu tanya mek... "HOW COME YOU LEGS NO HAIR ONE?" E eh? Tak tau pulak requirements nye nak jadik air steward, kena ade bulu kaki lebat? Hanjs tau! LOL! Sampai now mek tak tau apa motif dia check kaki/ betis sampai ke lutut. Hari tu, MUJUR mek tak pakai sock hitam koyak mek tu. Kalau idak, naya ja malu! LOL!

And then, bermula la sessi interview itiew. Again this time, 3 orang yang interview. Katanya big bosses of many departments! Hiks! Mek seram sundel. 1st q, was the usual ice-breaking q... "Tell us more about yourself..." gittiew. Dan persis membaca script, mek pon potpetpotpet bende yang sama mek cakap waktu 1st round, and 2nd round - with additional scripts la here and there kan. Hiks. Pastu depa tanya the 1 soalan tambahan.

"Tell us one good reason why we should employ you?"

And mek jawab... with a smile yang mek rase sampai ke telinga dah... hiks!

"I have my heights, I have my looks, and I have my brains to go with it... "

And the guy yang tanya mek soalan tu suddenly jawab balik...

"Very arrogant answer! But I like it, and I like your attitude..."

AIYOH! Arrogant answer? Me being HONEST pon arrogant ke? Hiks! So which is which? Dia cakap dia LIKE my answer and my attitude tu, bebetul ke? Or saje je to make me feel condifent nak dapat position crew ni? Haiyoh! Mek cemas!

And so lepas tu - habis lah interview. Katanya these people will call me IF I dapat within 2 weeks. And KALAU no calls, mrasalah tak dapat! And baru jer mek nak bukak mulut tanya... dah dijawab segera...

"AND IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE OUR CALL WITHIN 2 WEEKS FROM TODAY, DON'T BOTHER TO CALL US..."

Cam mana itiew? Mana tau depa missed out my name ke? Buatnye mek sebenarnye dapat, tapi salah tang memana tah, depa missed out my name and didn't call, MRASALAH MELEPAS, tul tak? Hiks!

Tapi after one week sajo lepas final interview itiew, mek dosi dapat, BUKAN SKADAR the call, tapi also the offer letter!!! Mek suke mek suke! Syukkkuurrr Alhamdulillah katanya! Dan Mek lepas tu was required to attend the final stage, which was the medical check up. Usually kalau dah sampai ke Medical Check Up tu, you are like, 99% dah dapat the job. 1% tu ape? 1% tu kalau u ols TAK FIT to work as a crew lor - meaning, KANTOI la waktu medical check up itiew. Hiks! Again, Alhamdulillah, mek dosi lepas medical check up, and what's next? REPORTING FOR DUTY (training) lorrrr! HIKS!

Mrasalah nantikan my next entry (wallahua'lam la bile... hiks!) PART 2: Interview for AK Crew. It's basically the same - cuma, ade lah this and that yang berbeza siket if you wanna compare to MH punye interview. Hiks! Tak per, tu nanti mek citerkan nah? NOW mek dah habis entry nih, mek kepenatan menaip nih - SUDAHHHH!!! -n- LOL!!!



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Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2005 22:19:56 -0800 (PDT)
From: "Carlos Iskandar" (carlos_isqandar@yahoo.com) - Add to Address Book
Subject: Hi Carlos, I have...
To: lea_laurielle@yahoo.com


Hi Lea,
 
Please accept my apology for not contributing any entry lately.  Hey! Congratulation on your webbie, cool one.  I am glad that you decided to put up the webbie, good choice and decision.  It just that I'm not in the real state of mind that I want to be.  The reason being that about a month ago a very very close friend of mine calls and tells me that he has cancer.  I hope, I can share with you and your readers this story.
 
As a friend I am affected, because it will change the nature of my relationship. I feel powerless and helpless, wondering how to respond, how to assist.  These conflicting feelings may lead me to avoid my friend, beginning a terrible cycle of guilt or assumptions. "I haven't called or said anything in so long, he'll be upset with me if I do it now."  Whether a friend is ill or caring for someone who is, they may have to give up treasured activities, things we shared or did together.  They may have less energy, time, or even income.  All of these circumstances may spark many feelings such as sadness, anger, guilt or anxiety. Being a good friend during times of crisis is a great challenge.
 
I feel inadequate because I do not know what to say or even whether it is appropriate for me to say anything. Sometimes, I may honestly want to know how my friend is doing, but then wonder if how or should I ask.  I feel like if I say something it will bring up or create sad feelings.
 
I guess, when someone is experiencing illness, loss, or caring for another who is, he or she is always aware of it. So, it is best always to venture - to acknowledge and to offer opportunities for conversation. A simple, "I am sorry or how are you doing?" can convey my empathy, and show my interest and concern.  I have to recognize that sometimes, my friend as individuals will need to talk about the experience while other times he may wish to avoid addressing family, friends, loss, or illness issues.  At this moment I know that my friend would prefer a normal conversation.
 
When a friend has an illness, that person will struggle with many feelings. He or she may feel angry, guilty, sad or lonely. I know that he is experiencing fears and anxieties. "Will I get through the operation/medication?  How tough will it be? What will I have to struggle with down the line?" He is grieving the losses he has already experienced - losses of dreams, health, and perhaps even financial stability.
Friends, family or caregivers too, will struggle with difficult feelings. They may be anxious or fearful. They may feel burdened and resentful. They may feel guilty.  They, too, may experience that sense of loss of hopes, independence and security. They may face painful decisions about how to best care for the person or when they will cease curative treatment.
 
One of the greatest gifts that I can offer is a safe place for that friend to express and discuss fearful feelings. It is not enough just to listen, I need to respect and validate the feelings, fears, and sad thoughts.
 
Often, it seems easier to try and "fix" these feelings.  Saying things like "You need not be scared," "You shouldn't feel guilty," "Think of the good times." Can be well meaning.  However, these types of statements may only serve to discount the real feelings that my friend has and may isolate him further.
 
It is important for me to respect those fears, to understand that they are real and cannot simply be dismissed.  Rather than saying "You should not feel guilty, angry or afraid," let the person express those fears and feelings. "What makes you frightened" or "I understand you're angry," I have to allow my friend an opportunity to further explore his feelings.  It also provides him with space to decide what they need to do to best handle their reactions.
 
One of the most important things that I can do for my friend who is coping with illness or loss is to help in tangible ways. I know that, it is not enough to simply say, "Is there anything I can do?" A person living with illness, or caring for someone who is may be too stressed to consider how to help or get help.
It is most helpful to volunteer to do specific things. " Can I accompany you go to chemotherapy?"  or  "Why don't I come over for a dinner or a movie?"  Tangible acts such as cooking food, helping with chores, assisting in caregiving, can mean so much to my friend in crisis.  I wish I could be there to do this with him.
 
As we go through life, you and the people you care about will experience illness and other losses.  Challenges brought on by illness or loss affect not only the person who is experiencing it, but also family members, friends, co-workers and all who are touched by his or her life.
 
Yours sincerely,
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Another entry ala² panduan tips bagai bagi mereke yang interested... hiks!

Tak kire lah u ols, wanna be SQ (Singapore Airlines) crew ka, MH crew ke (Malaysia Airlines), Air India crew ke, China Airlines ka, aper² airlines sajo, mrasalah entry ni I HOPE sedikit sebanyak will guide u ols through as this entry will menyingkap kesah interviews² dengan airlines. Dan in this entry, ada la mek sentuh sedikit sebanyak on my pengalaman lepas waktu di interview dulu² itiew. What better way to write about this than to share sedikit lil' bit of info with u ols... HiKS!

Sebelum pi mana² interview pon, tak kire lah nak jadik air crew ke, crew Mc. Donalds ke, crew ape ke - memana interview keje pon, the basic things yang u perlu ade in you would be...

1. MINAT terhadap kerej yang u ols nak apply itiew...
2. Relevant infos pasal kerej itiew, background of the company, achievements and what not...
3. Depending on the nature of the job, kalau perlu u ols speaking Omputeh sesiket, better la brush up sesikit la kan with friends ke ape ke. Ala² communication skills itiew perlu ado katanya!
4. Pakaian nak pi interview yang bersesuaian utk pi interview itiew
5. Tahap kesihatan yang memuaskan
6. Konfidensi level u ols... ini mesti la ade siket biarpun tak banyak. Jgn dok ermmm uuu aahhhh ermmm hmmmm jer banyak! LOL!

1. MINAT terhadap kerej yang u ols nak apply itiew...
Nak apply memana kerje, kalau dinch ado minat, tak guna u ols apply. I mean, in this case, nak jadik sangat airline crew, kalau hadapkan duit dan getting the chance to travel the world, tapi hujung pangkalnya DINCH ADO MINAT nak melayan 300++ pax on board a B747 jumbo to London for 14 hours straight, then I have to say, TOK SAH dok apply! Some may say... "Ala... MINAT tu akan datang dikemudian hari..." Sapa yang brani mampos cakap cam tu, brani mampos jugak mek nak carut... "KEPALA TENGKORAK HANG!" Kalau dah minat tang $$$ dan travel ke hulu ke hilir, kalau dah BASIC RULE NUMBER ONE dinch ado, TAKKAN ADO nye la minat tu sampai u ols resign! Serious u ols. Kalau tak der minat as a front liner, nak melayan kerenah manusia yang 1001 bagai tu, I suggest, tak payah la u ols.

Dalam point nih, mek ade contoh. Seorang lelaki nih, minat nak serve passengers, nan ado. Yang ado, nak buat $$$ dan travel merata ceruk pelusuk donia sajo. In the end, service wise dia waktu dia dah jadik crew, was BEYOND SEDEH dan tak attentive langsung. Cincai bocai buat kerej, katanya..."Pedulik aper aku diaorang (passengers) puas hati ke tak puas hati ke... hujung bulan, duit masuk account Maybank aku - enjoy!" dan yer, bertahan lah dia dalam airline 3 bulan SAJO! Bukan sebab dia dapat complaint letters ke, ape ke - tapi he cannot go on with the work load dan terus resigned. See what I mean?

Dan another fine example la ek... seorang stewardess nih. Minat nak serve dia tu, ade. TAPI DIA MINAT NAK SERVE 1st class and business class passengers sajo, LELAKI saje ok! Dengan harapan, Mek tau apa harapannye. Dapat PANCING big shots and then kawin and hidup senang lenang kangkang goyang 'tuuuuuuuuuut' kat umah, duit jatuh melimpah ruah dan pi shopping sajo. THAT can happen KALAU u're lucky enuff to find one man who would be stupid enuff to take u la kan. And well, in her case, she tak jumpa that PRINCE CHARMING pon dan mrasalah lepas setahun plus kerej, dia tak tahan - in the end, ape dia buat? TAK PUAS HATI dan terus resign. APE KES!? Tu la dia kes kalau dah kerje minat cenderung ke arah lain, dan bukan atas niat dan minat asal bekerja as an airline crew member.

Serving people with different types of attitudes and coming from various backgrounds - I must say... this is NOT an easy job. TAPI, kalau dah ade minat, ok lah - boleh la survive sambil nyanyi lagu "I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor itiew dalam galley. TAPI kalau minat tak dak, you feel pressured tau... hiks!

2. Relevant infos pasal kerej itiew, background of the company, achievements and what not...
Ini ala² u ols kena buat hommyworky lah kirenye. Sebelum pi memana interview, kena la tahu sedikit sebanyak maklumat pasal company tu. Kalau dah nak pi MAS interview tu, amik la some time to buat homework and lengkapkan diri anda with infos like, siapa Chairmannye, apa destinasi MAS (kalau tak semua pon, tau siket² pon jadik lah...), what type of aircraft MAS gunakan, dan lain². Tapi jgn lah terlalu taksub pasal hal nih sampai ingat kalau dah master semua infos pasal MAS, buta² sajo u ols akan diterima masuk.

This brings me to another example waktu interview itiew... hiks. I remembered this one guy (adik² sangat, so bloooody obvious wih muka putih melepak bak tepong gomak, dan lehernye, tone lain katanya! LOL!) yang sama interview dengan mek. Sebelum masuk interview room, confidentnye muka dia... siap cakap kat mek... "I think I can do this. I've done my homework. I know MAS dicelah² gigi I sajer..." Siut saje kan? Mrasalah mek telan air liur sebab mek pon, tak confident mek tau semuanya... hiks! So jadik, masuk lah kami ke interview room... waktu tu 1st round mek rase. Hiks. Mek nye turn dah lepas. All the interviewers asked was a brief intro about myself, background mek and what not. Tiba turn mamat adik² tadik nih, dalam tgh dok interview dan menceritakan hal background dia semua, alih² dia selitkan ini...

"... bla bla bla bla... and before I stop... I just would like to say that I've done my homework and I know lots of things about MAS. Thank you..."

Terus muka interviewers macam... "Owwhhh really???" haaa cam tu la... Terus one of the interview tanye...

"I see. So what are the things,... yang you really know about MAS?"

Dijawabnya...

"Owh yes, I know lots of things; such as... "

And yes - please brace urself for this!

"MAS's main airport in KLIA. MAS has Boeing 747, Boeing 777, Airbus, Boeing 737 and Foker... MAS stewards wear green jackets on board and stewardesses wear green kebaya. MAS has been around for many many many many year... " dan terus that interviewer tunjuk tapak tangan dia, persis... either... "STOP!" or "TALK TO MY HANDS!" gittiew... dan berkata..." One question. Who is the currently the Chairman of MAS?"

Dan you know what this adik² jawab?

"Ermm... That one I'm not so sure Sir but I think he is one of the great politicians around..."

"WHO? DOCTOR MAHATHIR?" said the interviewer. Mek dah ready nak gelak dah...

"Ahhhhh... hnmmmm, yes. Eh, no... no. Not him. It's that guy... who ar..."

"NEVERMIND... Forget what I asked..." sambung the interviewer in disappointment!

MEK TERUS CDH katanya! LOL! Gelak aku! Tu la - jgn terlalu konfident nak tau what aircraft MAS guna la, nama airport la itu ini la, bende² penting like Chairman bagai semua tu tannak amik tau! HAIYOH!!!!!!!!! Tergelak mek sat! LOL!

So you see, it's good to know these things, provided when u were being asked. Jgn before depa tanya, hangpa dok kondifennttt pi habaq yang hang tau walhal sebenaqnya hang dinch tau haprak pong! LOL! Homework darling, HOMEWORK!!!

3. Depending on the nature of the job, kalau perlu u ols speaking Omputeh sesiket, better la brush up sesikit la kan with friends ke ape ke. Ala² communication skills itiew perlu ado katanya!
This one pon, kalau boleh, dapatlah bebantuans kengkawans yang ado dan yang mampu menolong. It helps u know to talk with them, instead of dok memerap kat umah baca buku kononnye nak improve English. Choyyyy! Mek rase to really tahu what's coming, jadikkan lah kawan u ols tu as interviewer dan u ols jawab la apa² soalan dia tu. Biar slow and steady, jgn gopoh gapah. Hiks! Dan carik kawan tu, biaq la yang berjenis gherti nak tolong kita brush up our English. Kang, yang nak menolong kita tu pon, lagi teruk dari kita, mrasalah like a blind leading a blind katanya, KAN!? LOL!

Being in the airline industry, especially when you're in as one of the front liner staffs, it is essential that you know your roots and solid basic foundation bagai in communication. I know lah, in training schools tu nanti, depa akan ajaq u ols bercakap bagai semua. Tapi pon, in YOU, you MUST have that already. The sense of good communication comes from within, dan tak perlu nak gi training bagai. Training tu hanya lah sekadar nak improvekan lagi. So kalau u ols dinch ado a good communication skill, mrasalah cam mana nak layan penumpang? Jgn dok ingat hanya perlu senyum dan kasik tray... "JUICE... JUICE... JUICE" sajo! HIKS!

Bila kes dinch ade at least some basic knowledge of English and basic communication skills, MAKA JADIK LAH KES KES seperti...

"MAY I SAUCE YOUR BALLS SIR?" yang sepatutnya "WOULD YOU LIKE SOME SAUCE TO GO WITH THAT MEATBALLS?"

"CIKEN WIT LICE AND FIS WIT POTATO" yang sewajarnya jadik "Would you prefer to have Chicken Curry with steamed rice or Fish with baked potatoes?"

"Sorry Sir. What you've requested is out of stock..." yang seeloknye jadik "Sorry Sir. We don't have that available onboard this flight" - Ape bezanye yang ini? Yer lah. Out of Stock meaning bende yang dia mintak tu, ADE available tapi kirenye dah habis. MRASALAH kalau mintak bende yang tak penah ade, pi habaq cam tu, of course la pax tu ingat, "Ooooo on other flights, mesti ade kan? Tak per la kalau cam tu..." Get what I mean dak? These communication breakdown cam nih la yang menjadikkan crew sometimes the centre of every laughing human being!

4. Pakaian nak pi interview itiew, biarlah yang bersesuaian dengan tema!
TOLONGGGGGG LAH! PLEASEEE LAH! Mek merayu! TOLONG la pakai yang bersesuaian! Ade kalanya, pakai seperti nak pi mintak kerej kat kedai pam minyak sajo. APE KES? Dah tu, for girls piuler. Ade kalanye make up macam nak pi audition utk belakon opera Cina sajo? Isk.

From the time the interviewers tgk cara u ols berpakaian, depa dah boleh kasik pandangan masing². Kalau idak, takkan la ade kes "First Impression, COUNTS!" kan? Dari rambut, ke pakaian, make up ke ape ke, kasut, bag yang dibawa - semua tu these interviewers akan nengok. Jgn pandang ringan kes² ni. Sebab bende² yang u ols tak sangka, mungkin akan dititikberatkan. Mrasalah ade grooming exec. yang datang sekali waktu interview itiew, kan? HIKS!

Ade yang tanye kan mek pasal kalau ade jerawat ke ape ke, cam mana nak pi interview. Well, kalau muka u ols ade jerawat seketul yang tunggu time nak masak dan pecah, tak yah la worry pa per. TAPI kalau muka serupa tiang jamban tunggu time nak roboh, habis tu, tak sedar² diri dan masih confident, haiyoh - mek takut la nak cakap pa per dah. Sendiri mau ingat la. I mean, bukan nak kurang ajaq ke ape ke - tapi, mrasalah paham. Working in the airlines, mrasalah u ols persis duta Malaysia ok! Sebelum those mat² sallehs masuk Malaysia, dalam kapal terbang, sapa Malaysians yang depa jumpa dulu? CREW la. So, kalau dah tahu u ols have skin probs, mrasalah get professional advise ke ape ke. Setiap masalah ade jalan penyelesaiannye, and that includes skin problems :)

About male candidates pakai make up - hiks! This is funny! Nak pakai base/ bedak, lite², can la. JGN LA PECAH LOBANG AWAL² dulu the interview itiew! Kalau dah lama online crew, dah senior rank, nak buat apa, ikut suka la (jgn kena tangkap dengan Grooming Dprtment dah!) - tapi, nih, day 1, interview, dah pecah lobang, sasah lah OOOOOUT U GO! Hiks!

5. Tahap kesihatan yang memuaskan
Kalau u ols tahu u ols tu ade sakit pa per, awal² mek cakap, better go check up dan find out are you fit to work with the airline. Sebab working with the airlines nih, kesihatan u ols penting. Yerla, makan minum walaupun terjaga while working on board, tapi, timing nyer selalu lari. Orang tgh tidur 2 jam lepas dinner, hang baru nak dinner - walhal dah patut supper. Orang dah breakfast, 3 4 jam lepas tu baru terkedek² nak makan roti canai kat kedai mamak depan umah tu - haiyoh!!! Susah u ols. Pastu, working dalam airline nih requires u to be fit. Kalau asik dok sakit sakit sakit dan MC, mrasalah company meng-MC-kan diri u ols FOREVER! LOL!

Just before the interview, better la u ols get a good night sleep katanya. Jgn la dok berjaga lewat sebelum any interview sebab kalau kurang tidur, berani laaaa mek kerat jari, performance u ols waktu interview, HANCURS! Sebab bile dah tak cukup tidur, otak pun ala² blurririnas gittiew, KAN!? So - that's like, common sense, kan? Sendiri mau pikiaq la beb! LOL!

6. Konfidensi level u ols... ini mesti la ade siket biarpun tak banyak.
Jgn dok ermmm uuu aahhhh ermmm hmmmm jer banyak! LOL!

Apa² pon, yang penting mek nak cakap, despite entry ala² nasihat bagai nih, interviews selalunye, merely base on LUCK!

Adekalanya yang muka bak malam suram tanpa bulan, tetap dapat masuk. Ada kalanya muka bagaikan bintang berkerdipan ditaburi glitters silver dust tu, tetap laaa pulang hampa tanpa sebarang kejayaan katanya. Ade kalanya, yang graduate tetinggi nih, law la, accountings la apa bagai semua, TAK DAPAT. SPM gred 3 jugaaaaaaaaaaak yang dapat masuk. Haaaaa tu tandanya, interviews nih, very subjective and very ikut NASIB u ols.

Ade nasib, + rezeki u ols, ADE LA tempatnye tu! HIKS!



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Well at first, I was kindda lookin' forward nak nengok Miss World 2005 rerun on NTV7 and nak buat review about it sebab I missed the actual show Saturday nite hari tu. Tapi, one word, eh, make it, TWO words jer yang bermain di fikiran mek dari mula contest tu sampai lah crowning of the new Miss World 2005 itiew...


Like, HELLO!? What is happenin' to MISS WORLD PAGEANT ni? Dari grand, ke so - so, kepada lite² sugi - kepade, AIYOH!!!! WHAT IS ALL THIS!? Miss World pageant setahu mek, membawa title yang lebih grand dari Miss Universe ke, Miss International ke ape ke, kan? Tapi after nengok the last few years punye Miss World Pageants (including malam tadik punye show itiew) - all I can say is, NAN ADO gloriousnye pong title / pageant tu!

Lets start with THE HOST city. Motif China again!? Dah la majority of them like could hardly speak English (bukan menghina tapi its true whatttt!), I can even see ade some of the audience TIDUR during the show - APE KES!? Well, maybe China banyak lagik plus pointsnye sebab tu the pageant organizers picked it to host the event - but still, WHY CHINA? Diaorang tak der undi² macam World Cup or Olympics tu ke?

And then, STAGE WISE. Makin lama, makin SEDEH nyer mek nengok stage setup for Miss World Pageant. Why ek? Mek also dinch hui, sebab tu mek tanya...

Lagu iringan - aiyoh!!! Sedeh! Siapa yang pilih lagu tu? Owh but I have to say the choreography was, aiyoh! Superb! Mek suke!!!

MC for the pageant tu - the guy was, OK la. Kerana kekandiewannye, mek terima sajo. Perempuan Chinese tu was very good. Mek suke dia jadik MC. Dia la MC yang sama last year also, kan? Who is she? Local actress ke ape ke?

Moving on to the contestants - aiyoh! Motif gerga tahap cipan majority of them? Mek tak paham sangat. Even the new Miss World itiew pon mempunyai betis yang gerga ok. Mek tak paham la. Beauty with a purpose? So those bahu gerga beauties, with gerga leggies bak pemain bola tu, serves what purpose? Whatever happens to those sexy slim skinny beauty queens? Hmmm... (kenape mek rase mek macam bukak ruang utk mengondem mek sajo, ek? LOL!)

With contestants coming in from well-to-do countries in the world of beauty pageants, it was such a great disappointment to see some of them macam tak jaga sajo bentuk badan depa. Lain la kalau dah jadik macam Diana Hayden ke, MEK ke, ratu² kertu past tense has been itiew, tak per la. Ini, for goodness sake - diaorang tgh competing. Perlu ke gerga? (reminds me so much of Miss Malaysia/ Universe 2004 ke 2005 tatau? Yang Andrea Fonseka itiew? Hiks!)

Contest concept, mek taknak hurai lelebih. Pepandai la korang nilai - for me, it was utterly, membohsankan dan dah tak sebest dulu. Perlu ke nak divide these ladies into continents la, menang Miss World Continents la, aiyoh! Tak perlu la. Buat simple like call the top 15, pastu jawab q/a and get into top 6... and dah - habis. Ini, mek pon tak tau, bile masa the judges amik markah dari top 15 semifinalists kepada top 6. Isk isk isk... dari the informal q/a session itiew ke? Obviously la kan... hiks!

Owh by the way, getting 9 ex Miss World winners to be the judges, really membuktikan sesuatuh malam nih; how should I say this without getting samaned? HAHAHAHA! Ok - here goes. It proves that these ladies tak gherti nak pilih pemenang. I mean, get real la... Canada and Mexico, they picked Mexico? Tanzania and the obvious-should-be in top 6 South Africa? They picked Tanzania? Ape kes?

Tah la - sebelum nengok the show, mek memang dah sakit kepala. Habis ajo show Miss World itiew - makin SAKIT kepala aku nih tau!

Kalau ikut² mek la, since mek nak buat ala² review ni... these would be MY pick...

Top 15 (tak mengambil port pasal continent² nih...)

• India  - Suke sangat her konfidensi level!
• Philippines - Very cheerful, mek suke! Tapi ade kalanye nampak sangat cheerful nye itiew dibuatpaksa katanya...
• Canada - probably with a different hairdo - nampak sangat nak tiru Miss Canada 2005 yang menang Miss Universe 2005 itiew, kan? Tapi mek suke her exotic looks itiew!
• Puerto Rico - Loved her dress, loved her eyes - HATED HER BARBIEDOLL HAIR!
• Spain - LOOOVED her dress!!!
• Italy - Suke la gaya² European Blondie yang dares to do anything - tgk sajo dress dia!? MEK SUKE!
• United Kingdom - Suke nye mek nengok kaki dia dispray glitters habbiiss nih! Dress bebulu dia tu reminded me of that dress Ginger was supposed to wear waktu Miss World Universe 2005 - ingat tak gal?
• Indonesia - Sweeeeet sangat! The best rep. from negara jiran kitak ya buk!
• Venezuela - Sukenye tgk tanned girls macam dia nih - and in simple, mermaid cut evening dress, haiyoh! NANGIS!
• Korea - maybe with another evening dress kot?  Dua kali mek nampak dia terkempot atas stage itiew! Mujur tak tersembam!
• Turkey - need I say more pasal her dress!?!?!
• Latvia - She reminded me of this actress - darn I can't remember the name! Tapi mek suke lah dia waktu swimsuit fast track contest tu!
• Japan - sweet nye dia time dia main violin tu!
• Iceland - mek suke wajah sweet ala² asian tak asian mix look dia itiew; owh and erm, YES PLEASE tukarlah dress tak bermoral itiew!!! Dia ala² Miss World 1992 yang from Russia tu - dress hitam azab cam gitu ler...!
• South Africa - SUKE banget confidensi level dia nih, persis Miss India. Dia nih pong ade Indian mix kot?

Top 6 mek piuler would definitely be

• India
• Philippines
• Canada
• Puerto Rico
• Korea

And the results - kalau mek ler yang diberi peluang itiew... Hiks!

• 2nd runner-up to the title - Miss Philippines
• 1st runner-up to the title - Miss India
• My Miss World 2005 - Miss Korea!

WHY KOREA? Tah la - I fell in love tgk gaya ratu dia yang VERY MODEST itiew! And isn't it obvious? She did win Miss Beauty with a Purpose, KAN!?  Mrasalah dia lah sebenarnye  RATU beauty with brains that combines with great personality, humble attitude - mek suke sangat tgk clip presentation dia jadik nursie tu - ceria sangat! Mek suke!

So itiew lah dia - another review dari mek... PICS to go along with this review entry? NAN ADO! Sebab ape? Sebab - tah!? Tak der mood mek nak tempek gegambar miss² tu semua dalam blog mek! Kalau cecantiks gegiler, tak per la jugak! Hiks!



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Today's recipe: Cornflake Crunchies
Yes u ols! Mrasalah walaupun temanye musim perayaan dosi habis, tapi, that doesn't stop lealaurielle.blogdrive from publishing recipe entries! Hiks! Asalkan ado mood dan new recipes, hehehe - mrasalah new entry!

Time: Around an hour or so
Serves: Around... ermmm... banyak gak la kot?

Bahan²

• 1 kotak besau cornflakes (ala - kan cornflakes itiew ade 3 size kotaknye, mrasalah carik yang paling besau!)
• 1 kotak besau mix fruits
• 3 senduk madu
• 3 - 4 senduk susu pekat
• 250grm mentega
• Cherries (banyak mana? Sesuke hati sajo ler... hiks!)

Cara² mau buat... (sile lah ikut susunan gegambars dibawahs inis yers? Hiks! Nampak sangat malas nak menaip, KAN? LOL!)


Bahan²nye... hiks!

Panaskan mentega itiew - dengan api sederhana. Jgn guna api besau, kang tak sepasal² overcairburnkan mentega itiew...

Lepas dah cair sepenuhnye, padamkan api. Dan campurkan 4 senduk susu pekat (mrasalah mek suke memanis, so mek boh lebih!)

And then kan, masukkan itiew ape itiew, medu? Hiks! (madu laaa)

Pastu, selepas dah sebatikan mentega cair, susu dan medu itiew, mrasalah masukkan cornflakes itiew. Gaulkan sehingga sebatian.

Pastu masukkan the mixed fruits (mrasalah kismis sajo yang banyak dalam kotak tu. That's why mek siap² sediakan extra green and red cherries!)

Gaulllaaaaa sampai sebatian! (Gaul jgn tak gaul!)

Potong la seberapa banyak cherries u ols suke...

Lepas dah add those cherries, mrasalah masukkan adunan dalam kertas pembakar kuih yang comel lote itiew. Jgn over stuff it, takut nanti susu dan medu lebihan melimpah ruah pulak. Pandai² la agak...

Haaa pastu, silalah masukkan adunan tadik itiew dalam microwave for 2 minutes!

Tadaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

Dosi siap katanya! Mrasalah menyunyah bendealah nih depan pc sambil chat/ baca blog mek! Mek suke mek suke! Hiks!



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Yes u ols - mrasalah entry utk tatapan kali ini, khas-khusus-terutama-hanyauntuk those yang wanna know all about http://www.lealaurielle.com.

Ape kes? Well - nuthing much. Cuma mek nak buat ala² introduksi entry for my website itiew, since ramai yang belom menyedari the existance of that webbie; and also the features of that webbie. Hiks!



1. Navigation buttons

Yes u ols! Once u ols masuk http://www.lealaurielle.com (after clicking ENTER la kan...) you find this main page (http://www.lealaurielle.com/index2.html). On the left side of this main page, U will see this cute gif buttons that will bring you to different pages of this website. Easy to use - just click on any of the icons and you'll be on your way (Wait a minute, how come mek terasa like I'm promoting stuffs like one of those in Smart Shop thingie? Hmmm - whatever...)

• Click HOME each time you wanna see this main page again...
• Click dekat PROFILE to read all about me (aiyoh! All about me lagi kah? Hiks!)
• Then click at GALLERY kalau nak nengok pix² dragon mek. Hiks!
• Pastu, click BLOG to proceed to http://www.lealaurielle.blogdrive.com (a new web browser will open up. Kalau u ols dah disable popups, better check tau!)
• And then kan... click kat icon camera/FOTOPAGES itiew - mrasalah ke fotopages mek di http://www.lealaurielle.fotopages.com
• Moving on to CONTACT; click there to send me an instant email at lea@lealaurielle.com. Senang kan? You don't have to masuk dalam your Yahoo! Mail or Hotmail or whatever mail they have around anymore - mrasalah terus can send me email direct from my webbie
• Then - click on OTHERS tu to find links to various types of pages, blogs, sites, etc... very like my own Bookmarks. Eh wait a sec, semua dalam links tu MEMANG pon dalam my bookmarks! Choy!
• And finally, click on GUESTBOOK to sign and leave ur comments. Mrasalah sign! (almaklumlah, the Guestbook kat lealaurielle.blogdrive.com tu mek TERACCIDENTLY deleted katanya! Hiks!)

2. Plain ol' navigation links

Should my Sidebar Link Buttons (1) ala² dinch bols pakai katanya, mrasalah kat sinik masih ade the normal hyperlinks tu. Click kat memana sajo, basically functionnye samo sajo dengan (1) itiew... :)

3. Other Site Features

This flash-based moving banner nih, displays my 4 sites yang masih active. (Sites lain like my blogspot, beauty.is.not.an.enemy.org... and the rest, semuanye active also tapi mek jarang dah gune katanya!)

• http://www.lealaurielle.blogdrive.com - My current blog
• http://www.lealaurielle.fotopages.com - My fotopages
• http://www.myspace.com/lealaurielle - My Myspace profile
• http://www.lealaurielle.com/wordpress - My COMING SOON blog (InsyaAllah)

You can click on these banners and automatically the site you clicked itiew will appear in a new window (check your settings for popup windows again!)

4. Memo

Ala² macam personal diary la kirenye - kadang kala me will update anything about my life dalam itiew; kadang² apa² updates kat blogdrive ke, fotopages ke, even my www.lealaurielle.com website ke, mek akan buat dalam itiew. Senang. Just refresh the box everytime u ols masuk www.lealaurielle.com just in case kalau dia tak refresh when you masuk my webbie.

5. Chatbox

Well - chatbox nih ler yang mek ala² nak remove ke idok dari www.lealaurielle.blogdrive.com. Basically it's the same cbox, whatever you typed kat blogdrive mek, tetap akan terpampang kat website mek, and vice versa. Tu la yang mek dok pikiaq pi pikiaq mai nak buang ke idak dari blogdrive mek. Tapi lepas a great considerations, mek decided, nahhhh...

Kalau nak bukak cbox ni on its own, mrasalah type kat ur address box tu http://www.cbox.ws/?lealaurielle. and a new popup window will open up the cbox on its own. So tak yah susah² nak minimize my blog ke, my website ke, just in case kalau korang nak hide² chatting di office, kan? Mrasalah!

6. Musix Box

My favorite part of my website! A collection of my favorite songs! Mrasalah while surfing my webbie, or waktu chatting ke, u ols can pick lagu ape nak diplaykan. Automatically it plays at random. More songs will be added soon so keep on visiting my webbie yer? :) Hiks! Kalau ade request nak letak lagu favorite u ols, mrasalah click CONTACT and mail me lagu ape u ols nak. Mek tak janji yang mek will accomodate all requests but I will try my level best to entertain u ols punye requests, nah? (mati la mek dengan Volks - lagu dia dok request tu mek tak load lagik! LOL!)

7. Members Area - COMING SOON

Yes u ols! Mrasalah be a member of my webbie and enjoy a wider range of 'stuffs' dalam my webbie. U ols boleh dapat email u ols i.e "nama u ols"@lealaurielle.com (mrasalah request ok!), dapat buat your own profile and have mailing lists bagai, download stuffs, access my personal entries (with pixies) and etc. Coming SOON I hope as my site admin still dalam proses nak siapkan this feature. Becoming a member is FREE (for now la kot - LOL! Mana tau, u ols kena bayaq RM10 hengget ke to be a member? HAHAHAH over lah bayaq RM10! Confirm feature tu tak laku nanti! LOL!) Don't worry, tak der niat pon mek nak amik royalti atau pa per bayaran. Mrasalah FOC (selagi mek mampu tahankan FOC status! LOL!)

So itiew lah dia, sedikit sebanyak info about my http://www.lealaurielle.com webbie! Mrasalah!



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Yes u ols... mrasalah semals ptg mek gi Padang Besaq dengan my family. Ape kes? Sajor jer ke sana; memula mek tannak gi. Tapi setelah dipujuk rayu katanya, mrasalah mek jadik drebar ke sana... hiks!

For those yang tak pernah ke Padang Besaq, mrasalah mek citer sedikit sebanyak pasal that place. Ala² travel info gittiew... hiks!

Ok - Padang Besaq is actually in Perlis. Merupakan sempadan antara Malaysia (Perlis) dengan Thai, Padang Besaq nih ala² Bukit Kayu Hitam la. Kalau BKH (tempatnye kerje si BS itiew!) itiew merupakan sempadan Malaysia (Kedah) dengan Thailand (Danok), mrasalah Padang Besaq also plays the same function katanya, sempadan kepada Padang Besaq Thailand. Kirenye, Padang Besaq tu, the whole area, dibahagikan kepada dua belah. Satu belah Malaysia, satu belah Thailand.

Padang Besaq, 28KM away from Kangar, ibu negeri Perlis Indra Kayangan, can be easily reached by road and also by train. Take a train from Alor Star, or Sungai Petani, or memana sajo la, pasti akan singgah/ berhenti di railway station Padang Besaq. Brapa lama, Wallahua'lam. Tapi kalau by car, from Kangar, ade la dalam, like, 15 to 20 minutes? (Kalau anda seorang pemandu pelisit ala² mek, pasti 15mins tops sampai!). Ade banyak jalan ke Padang Besaq - highway ade, jalan kampung ade, jalan melalui the great ladang tebu pong ado, kirenye, banyak laluan la kan. Dari Kangar bolehs, dari Arau/ Mata Ayer boleh, from Changloon, BKH, dari Pauh also can... Tapi mrasalah mek yang dari AS nih, kami guna jalan dari Jitra, lalu kat Tunjang, merentasi Kodian, lalu ke Arau, masuk ke Mata Ayer dan seterusnya, sampai la ke Padang Besaq dalam 45 minutes sajo...

The pekan Padang Besaq itself, tak der lah besaq mana pon. Sampai² sajo, you cannot go wrong la kat jalan²nye itiew. Pusing kiri, kanan, depan, belakang, go straight, nahhhh sampai lah ke kawasan shopping Padang Besaq tu, bebetul dekat dengan kompleks immigration dan also the railway station. Sampainye kat sitiew, you ols akan nampak this one bangunan yang agak besau la juger, persis itiew Pasar Siti Khatijah di KBR itiew. Park you car, dan jalan je ke bangunan 2 tengkat itieeewww... hiks! Mek suke!

Ape yang ade kat sana? Memacam u ols! Barang tiruan, barang makanan, baju, seluar, accessories, etc - semua ade u ols! Mrasalah mek borong sakan u ols. Ala² PS Boutique, tapi, ade kalanye, tak der lah semahal PS Boutique itiew (sasah PS Boutique tu dah mark up giler babeng dah pricesnye,... kan? Hiks!)

Give yourself like, what, 2 hours or more - mek rase, cukup utk u ols spend like crazy dalam tu. Dah penat², ade banyak kedai²/ gerai² makanan dan minumam utk u ols lepaskan penat dahaga u ols itiew. Makanan nye pon, not bad. Just that u ols kena pandai nengok kedai la. Ade kedai yang kalau siket orangnye itiew, you know the food maybe kurang garam/ gula. Hiks!

Very der meriah on Fridays, Sats and Suns, Padang Besaq is opened daily as early as 8 - 9 am, dah tutup also around 7nish and so. Tapi, although di bukak 7 days a week, my advise is, pergi la Padang Besaq tu on these 3 day mentioned. Sebab ada kalanya kedai² nih di tutup on weekdays. Bukak tu memang la bukak, tapi tak semua. And beware, on weekends, USUALLY, harganya naik dari weekdays. Mrasalah u ols kena pandai tawar menawar. Kalau idak, haiiii - alamatnye, dicekik la u ols hidup².

Kalau nak ke sana, ala² RM300 pon dah cukup u ols untuk u ols shop like mad dogs ok! Mrasalah semalam mek bawak RM200 pon, haiyoh!!!!! mek shopping bagai nak gile. And once there, please at all time, be extra careful dengan u ols punye personal belongings and $$$... dan yang bawak anak² kecil itiew, jaga² la sikit. Bangunan tu bukannye ade Information Counter where u ols boleh buat announcement carik Anak Hilang tau! Hiks!

Overall I'd say... kalau pegi pagi, balik petang - with RM300 - memang berbaloi! Hiks!

Dalam bangunan beli belah Padang Besar itiew...

Macam² ado...

Mek gi yesterday; it was a Saturday - merry merry also katanya. Bas pelancong, jgn tanye brape banyak!

Antara bahan² makanan yang dijual... kerepeks, kuihs, kacangs - etc.

Abang nih kan, very der tak gherti duduk diam². Mrasalah tak clear pix dia tapi dia memang candiew; nih baru seorangs... hiks!

Handcraft items pon banyak uols. Mrasalah sapa nak kawin tu, pi belik bende² utk hantaran bagai semua kat sitiew - cikmurs!

Mek suke sangat bekas nih. Mrasa nak belik, tapik pikiaq pi pikiaq mai - mek nak buboh apo dalam tu? Jewelleries!?

U ols... Brush Bangkok itiew apo? Mrasalah Brooch katanya, di Melayukan jadik Brush katanya... hiks! Nih my Mommy yang suruh snappy² katanya lawak!

Di tengkat hatasnye piuler, banyak menjual bajus², seluars², skirts², bags, dll...


Itu sahajo laporang meks utk Travel Info i lealalurielle.blogdrive.com gitiiew! HIKS! Sapa nak pi, habaq kat mek! MEK NAK ITOTTT!!!!



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Hehehehe...

Dinch u ols! Sebelom u ols menimbulkan sebarang skepulasions, baik lah mek terangkan pasai pa mek dah dinch update blog daily dah lately... Dan since mek dosi lambat dah nih (mek nak siap² ke Padang Besar, Perlis katanya) mrasalah mek buat dalam point form sajo (besides, Blogdrive's new Create/Edit entries area nih dah diperbaharui; so mek dinch hui cam mana nak gunakan nye. 1st time maaa... )

1. Sebab mek ultimately busy selepas trip Kch tempoh hari itiew u ols.
2. Mek jadik malas bukan sebab I have nothing to write - but I guess mek taking things easy kot sebab mek dosi ade WEBSITE sendiri katanya kan. So yeah, I admit, mek malas update blog sebab feeling² dosi ade website dah (dan yer, kesebokkan keje mek tu TETAP on top of the list nah!!!)
3. Mek mula LIAT nak mengupdate blog pasal hari tu mek dah terstopped for couple of days tak update blog, kan? So mrasalah once dah liat, ish, susahnyeeeee nak back to perangai lama katanya. Tapi mek sedang cuba sedaya upaya nak get back to my 'giat mara' perangai mengupdate blog setiap hari (mati la update blog 3 kali sejam!)
4. Mek tgh cuba nak start blogging di Wordpress katanya - since banyak new and cool features ada kat Wordpress itiew katanya. Coming soon, InsyaAllah by new year kot?
5. Selain dari MALAS dan LIAT utk update blog, serta BUSY with keje and LIFE, mek also busy with Apek buat updates kat website mek itiew (and so back to square one, mek malas update blog, guna la alasan Website! LOL!!!) New music and features plus updates telah dilakukan bagi kepuasan semua pihak. Members Area coming soon!

Ini dah jadik entry macam mek nak explaining the updates of my website sajo? LOL! The point is that mek memang suka bloggin'. Tapi KEADAAN sekarang membuatkan kadang² tu mek penat sangat nak update blog malam². Now that am taking my work seriously since business makin busy dan Alhamdulillah, makin menjadik² katanya, and also mek taking LIFE seriously (sambil jeling kat Volks, Apek - you two tahu apa maksud I nih...) - jadik, kadang² tu bile balik umah jer memalam, I get so fcuking tired sampai tak sempat nak buat apa² dah sangat. I rarely go out at nights lepak² anymore... and - tah la...

So itu lah dia... adakah mek telah menjawab persoalan anda? :)

Ok - other than that, mek dosi buat listing ape yang mek perlu updatekan kat my blog ini... mrasalah kite saksikan...

1. Kesah mek terdelete Guestbook mek di lealaurielle.blogdrive.com
2. Erra Fazira - A true Malay Beauty Icon
3. My Little Black Book
4. Massage that ends with sex service
5. A First Officer and A Gentleman - MAS First Officers stories
6. Showgirl Series - Last Episode
7. Tata Young's Japan Concert review
8. Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2 movie review
9. Photo updates at Fotopages
10. Interview as a flight crew with Malaysia Airlines
11. New features at www.lealaurielle.com

Tuuuu dia! 11 bende/ topic/ entries mek nak buat ok! Mrasalah, SEMPAT ke masalahnye sebelum 31st December nih? AIYOH! Mek kempot!





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