tech savvy?

in uni, I was a student of physics majoring in electronics. So things like light and sound sensory, 3D optics, electromagnetic are no any stranger to me. I understand all these technologies theoretically through the perspective of its circuit boards to its functionalities.

when I was working in DigiMagic, multimedia and technology are the company core foundation. be it from touch screen or multitouch display to 360° projection or even 3D hologram, I had to understand from the back end programming to the visual interface and the final delivery execution in order to sell the company’s forte. thus all these wow technologies are not that such big hoohah for me. but I realize in Malaysia, these technologies are still quite at the early stage comparing to our kaisu neighbour land. slowly but surely, Malaysia definitely will catch up but just in a longer period of time.

today, I was attending a nutrition talk with Mee Yee. lots of different stages of human attended, old uncle & aunty couple, rich datin-looking lady, even uni students and they were all holding either an iPad or a Samsung Galaxy Note, a iPhone or an Andriod phone. yeah, I assumed they are all tech savvy people. well, they have to be tech savvy people in order to survive in today’s world. as the nutritionist was explaining while jotting down a few key points on the whiteboard, I saw all these people were busy copying notes from the whiteboard. yeap, copying by using a pen and a notepad. then Mee Yee, my friend who had attended the talk before, saw me with no pen and notepad told me it’s good to copy it down so that I can easily refer back coz it’s too much info to digest at that moment. true enough it’s really too much to digest but I still didn’t pull out my pen and notebook and instead I grabbed my reliable iPhone 3GS and snapped along. Mee Yee’s next reaction was you are smart!

come on people… it’s the 21^st century! technology updates even faster than you popping another child. you gotta embrace the technology and make use of it smartly. so what if you are holding the latest iPad when all you do is just checking out the facebook or playing games? you should be ashamed of yourself as you are just another tech sucker trying too hard to be the ‘in’ clan.

I remember Mr Donald once said, technology changes constantly and so we need to change our way of adapting the technology constantly too. very well said, Mr Donald. I truly admire his continuous effort in changing, adapting and looking forward.

A for...

yeap, there’s a new addition to my Apple family. proud to present to you my first MacBook and now happily blogging away from my Mackie Mac *happy happy*

this Apple family of mine started with a humble iPod Nano-Chromatic. then with the consistent hard selling exposure from Jimmy, I decided to get the ever highly acclaimed iPhone 3GS. followed by prizes from DigiMagic of the latest iPod Shuffle (which I had given to sis Rachel) and iPod Nano (which forced my poor Nano-Chromatic into early retirement stage). since I no longer have any laptop from company and relying on my sis’s laptop, I just decided to get a MacBook for myself (fell in love with it after being forced to use it for a week at an event during my service in DigiMagic). heard that iPhone 5 will be releasing in October… hhmmm… tempting, tempting :P

thanks Kelvino for the magical mouse! makes my dear Mackie look even more handsome :)

who says only boys get excited over their new gadgets? definitely not me… coz I get all over excited too!

bucking up

been MIA from my blog for quite some time. was busy, unmotivated and uninspired. worked at in2 was kind of hellish. I couldn’t cope with the uncommitted colleagues, the unhealthy culture of always working till late midnights and weekends (even worked until 1am on my freaking last day), the forever unsatisfied and last minute client and the types of boring events held. personal life was haywired too. all my bills weren’t paid on time and never filed properly, handphone service was terminated due to outstanding payments, room was in a big mess, savings wasn’t bank in for months, even mum was needed to help me with my annually road tax and insurances renewal.

I am a very particular person when it comes to financial planning. I have a logbook to keep my monthly expenditure patterns, I always make sure bills are paid before due date, savings are channel to the other bank every beginning of the month. so when the haywires happened, I got so frustrated at myself, feeling as if I had lost control over my life. I really hated that feeling.

I actually wanted to give up in March but decided to give it a second chance to change team. however things didn’t improve, in fact it got even worse with unreasonable request from my manager. so enough is enough, I did not want to waste anymore time procrastinating there. Resigned with no job offer on hand. the bravest decision I had ever made indeed but am glad I to be out of there.

it’s now 1.5 months being jobless. spent the first 2 weeks ‘cleaning’ up my life. filed the past 5 months bills, updated my savings accounts and fix deposits, running errands for parents and most importantly, a major room makeover. then packed in as much gym and jogging as possible to prepare for the mount Kinabalu hike. it was no doubt a tough hike, never felt so fatigue and miserable in my life before but the fulfillment of reaching the top is unexplainable and irreplaceable. I’m so proud that we did it.

hitting into the 2^nd month of my jobless period, things starting to get a little too boring and meaningless. I feel blank headed with nothing to look forward to. even bodycombat class isn’t that fun anymore when my punches and kicks are powerless because I have no anger and frustration to release.

I need to get back into workforce soonest before I start to feel depress and sluggish. but I am not compromising in the next job that I’m looking for (I mean what I want to do and the work scope, salary is still negotiable :P) although I know the markets are slow and it’s gonna be a different thing for me. well, I have updated my resume and started applying. I shall work on an impressive cover letter to brush up my portfolio.

I will buck up… no worries my mum and friends :)

I’m grounded

on a weekend like this...

have not been feeling well since Thursday. I woke up feeling extremely tired. initially I thought it was my usual negativity at work but until it got to the evening time that I felt my head throbbing. signed off sharp at 6. didn’t even have appetite for dinner so I forcefully had a piece of cake in order to take paracetamol. slept at 10pm all the way until the next morning weekday alarm rang. I still didn’t feel good, the headache was still hanging around and it got even worse. felt the pull from the right temple all the way to the back of the neck.

went to see doctor to get the cure and the ever important MC. my migraine didn’t get the doctor’s attention as it wasn’t as serious until nauseous stage. he commented that probably I was overstressed from overloaded college assignments. well, I’m gotta take that as a compliment :P but I admitted to him I’m too old for college. what caught his attention were my peeling lips and patches of blueblack on my legs. after much questioning on my diets, cosmetics and sleeping pattern, he suspected it’s just lack of vitamin B, C and zinc. I was prescribed with 3 weeks of multivitamins and if it doesn’t heal, I will need to have my blood taken for allergic test :( I hate blood and needles!!!

medication makes me weak. slept almost the whole of Friday after every dose. woke up Saturday morning and just couldn’t give excuse to myself to skip gym anymore since I skipped on Monday and Wednesday. since I felt normal so I thought maybe some sweat will make me feel even better. But no, it didn’t. Couldn’t hit my usual record on the treadmill. face turned pale halfway through bodypump until my instructor noticed and asked if I skipped my breakfast. as I informed her that I’m actually on medication and I felt my heart is like pumping very fast, she gave me 50% discount on my routines.

now on a Saturday night, I just feel like lazing at home. sitting on the couch, watching Fashion Police with lappie in front of me. it just suddenly strikes me that it has been quite long since the last time I’m grounded at home on a weekend. perhaps a break from the social lures out there once a while is good for health...

my oh my...

it took me a while to figure out what was the login name and password to my blog. yes, it has really been that long I last written here.

things are crazy. nonstop holiday mood since last Christmas, new job, work culture shock which I’m still trying to adapt, dealing with new colleagues and new clients, proposals and projects, room revamp and none the less hanging out with dear friends.

so many to cope with a vague mind causes a lethargic and unmotivated me. been talking and whining to friends hoping to clear my mind but it just didn’t work until last Friday.

last Friday was quite an important day. the day which I had to submit my all-out proposal and also my ‘candlelight’ dinner with mr Donald. proposal was tighten up till the very last minute before the clock stroke 6pm. phew... finally it was done and over, now hoping for a good feedback.

then the prolonged farewell dinner with Donald. I wasn’t feeling comfortable when I got to know it was just gonna be me and him at the dinner. worrying the awkwardness and my emotions but it was all good. pouring out to him my challenges and expectations towards my current job. getting advices and inspirations from one of the man I respect most in my life really got me rolling back into the positive chi.

just heard the song ‘fix you’ by Coldplay and the phrase ‘when you get what you want but not what you need’ caught me. let’s just hope things will eventually turn out good. if it’s not, then it just gonna be another life learning curve :)