The One Where He Can Turn 

I just received a call from Sha.. Excitedly she told me.. "I put Faeq 'meniarap' lying on his belly (as usual).. all the sudden I heard him crying and when I checked, he is 'terlentang' (lying on his back).. "

And he did it when I wasn't around.. :(

The One With the No Free Service 

Well I would like to thank my fren cikun for giving me an idea to write on this very bz day..

Cikun asked my opinion on which Credit Card is the best since he would like to apply one.. Being a holder of many CC.. (yup many.. :P.. and big debt too.. ) I would like to share some experience on two out ofmany of my cards..

When I first started working, i did apply for this one Clear card since it is easy to get approval.. on the bad side, I would have to pay RM90 for its annual fee.. a year later one bank came up with its free for life credit card specially for graduates.. I applied for that one also... (a laymen advice from Jongoz also suggested to use this card.. )

Well.. For the clear card (CC).. I understood that i will have to pay such an amount yearly just for the fee.. furthermore.. there are only 3 branches nationalwide.. which force me to drive to the busy hectic fulll of cars city center every end of the month to pay the debt.. (BTW a Giro transfer between bank (RM 2 per transaction) seems to be a realistic solution for this.. ) Its customer service however always satisfy me..

For the free for life card (FFLC).. clearly I dont have to pay any annual fee.. and there's one branch just around the corner of my house.. i would save a lot! Plus I rate the customer service of that bank 9.9.. yup I repeat 9.9.. out of 10 100..

What make me saying that? Hmmm.. I got my FFLC statement addressed to my (previous) office.. when I was about to resign.. (which some 3 months ++ ago).. I called the bank to change the mailing address.. unfortunately.. they have this so called policy not to change customer the maling address via phone.. so I had to go to the bank itself.. hmm.. I did bring my lazy @$$ on one of my limited vacation leave just to change my mailing address..

(faeq was looking for his father..)

Up until now, my FFLC monthly statement still being addressed to my previous office.. heck! I guess that is the price i have to pay for my 'Free for life' card.. Mr Ron Kaufman, if you read this, please give ur 'UP Your Service' talk to these people..

So, Mr Cikun.. hope this will answer ur question.. it is up to you to choose which is better.. 'Smack ur chest, ask ur zest'...

The One With Hari Raya Haji 

I read the news in Utusan today on Arab Saudi ubah tarikh hari wukuf;

Ermm.. it is a bit weird.. well.. i understand what the muftis said.. about the anak bulan and such but.. isnt hari raya haji is supposed to be celebrated a day after Hari Wukuf? it is to celebrate those who performing the hajj, right?

It is understandable for hari raya puasa that we cannot see the anak bulan what so ever, but for hari raya haji is a little bit different.. shouldnt we supposed to follow Arab Saudi's government?

I got a friend from Perlis.. he said, for so many years, their family will celebrate Hari Raya Haji a day after Hari Wukuf.. even if Malaysian Government announce Hari Raya Haji fall another day earlier or another day later.. ( which happened few times in these ten years.. ).. So I supposed it will happen again this year..

Sementara itu di KUALA LUMPUR, beberapa tokoh agama berpendapat, tarikh Aidiladha pada 21 Januari seperti yang diumumkan oleh Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja sebelum ini tidak perlu diubah, walaupun kerajaan Arab Saudi mengumumkan perubahan tarikh hari wukuf.

Penasihat Agama Kepada Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Othman berkata, walaupun Arab Saudi akan menyambut Aidiladha sehari lebih awal iaitu pada 20 Januari, Malaysia tidak perlu melakukan pindaan terhadap tarikh Aidiladha yang telah ditetapkan.

Sometimes I have a doubt.. were they really look out for anak bulan or three days holiday is more convenient??

ps: what ever it is, the Mr, Mrs and Zen Jr will travel south back to my hometown.. first long distance journey for lil' Faeq..

The One With The Blackout 

As many of you would already know, Klang Valley, down south streching till JB hit by a major blackouts..

I was in the office when lamps suddenly turned off, and turned on back few seconds later.. wasnt sense any problem since my laptop was powered by UPS, and the battery life can stay up till 4 hours.. Minutes later, Sha called me to informed no electricity at TTDI, followed by few SMSes from my friends telling the same problem.. I wasnt able to check mum at Johore but Along at Bahau also experiencing the problem..

Hmmm.. as far as I remember, this is the second time in 8 years.. the last time was in 1996.. i was in Form 5.. that day we planned to go to KL to support 4 of our batchmates in the final round of National Science Quiz.. Shakir, a friend of mine, managed to secure a school bus in the 11th hour with help from our class teacher (if i'm not mistaken).. we arrived at KL some time around Maghrib when we noticed something different.. we were in total darkness..

Had to wait at National mosque and do nothing for a few hours.. the quiz which scheduled to start at 830pm at Dewan Muktamar Pusat Islam, was postponed until 1030 pm.. we were pretty tired and sleepy already.. so did the contestant.. one question that i remembered the most was; what metal solution that given to a patient before undergo organ x-ray.. (every one of us as the audience know the answer was supposed to be Barium) but the contestant answered PLUMBUM.. * giler apa nak minum plumbum *

We lost.. (although was not the last among the final 4 schools).. but the funny plumbum joke went on for a few weeks.. heheh..