haaa, sapa yg x familiar with d advertisement "sudah potong?" or sumtin like dat? ok, i've been a user, prolly one of the pioneer when they first entered the market, and it has been almost 2 years. satisfactory? not really, but i kept going on because i was tied to the contract. but ada lar 2-3 kali gaduh with them, previously just over the phone because of bad service and slow response. sometimes i feel like they really deserve to be called p1 kimax because of their front liners.

the story begins. my brother went to pay my bill, but instead one guy promoted the new package with the supposedly greater speed. after talking to my brother over the phone i agreed to upgrade but when i got home i realized it has been registered under my brother's name instead of mine and my account is left suspended. marah x especially after a long day at work? fine, i said since the new modem was still on trial for a week, we had it returned over the weekend.

went back to where he got the modem from only to be told they dont do refund, we had to drive down to a reseller. got there only to be told that refund is within 40days! can u imagine the cash that was meant to pay my bill is now stuck for more than a month. FINE! not that i didnt have enough to pay my bill but this is a matter of principle!

back at home we were internet-free (except for the phones). 2 weeks after we returned the modem, gave them a call they said d refund's in process. called them again the previsous weekend, we were told "its not 40days yet". so yesterday before buying take outs, my brother went to reseller to check if our payment's ready, and yes, it is ready, since 5th September 2011. they've been keeping my money for a month and yet nobody cared to call the customer to tell them d cheque's ready!

FINE! in order to get back OUR MONEY we need to give them our IC, but to make things worse not only them employed a chimpanzee, this chimp was super rude. she had my brother's IC strewn on the counter, in front of him who is the PAYING CUSTOMER. if i was there, i would've done the same thing my dad did; he yelled in her face!

so today i had d liberty of lodging a complaint online, and forwarded it to the ministry in charge. i made my demands, told them the story and i'm glad i did because an hour after i lodged it, i received a call from the service provider. they apologized, and will waive off all the unnecessary. Alhamdulillah.

my point is: CUSTOMER ISN'T ALWAYS RIGHT. but customer service, they're the face of the brand, they should be able to represent the company well no matter what the situation. i wont take crap from these people, it's my bills that's feeding you.

for those who still doesnt know, i've been married 3 months already. despite renting a place 3 months back, we have yet to move in and only after 3 months, d place is slowly looking like a home. but its definitely crazy, so crazy dat moving into a place so small (around 700sq) can still cost a fortune! and fyi, our place is still incomplete but we'd still live in it and make a home out of what we have.

our place is a 2 bedroom flat; one is the bedroom and d other is our closet (cum store). there's not much that you can put in but we have got almost all the necessities in place. with God's willing, we're moving in this weekend. just to share a lil experience of moving house (more like filling up a house) which has burned a hole in our pocket despite the no-frills purchases (we have yet to get ourselves a tv set!).

the place was previously rented out to a family (i think) who didnt do much to look after d place. when we got d keys, we hired a painter who did a slipshod job prolly because he was a (his) family friend but charged quite substantially. since it's a rented place, i decided not to make so much noise but i think when you hire a painter, someone should be supervising/monitoring the guy ("hey, u missed a spot!" kinda thing) because its not free, and no one should settle for a lousy job unless they get super big discounts.

then later over a weekend we hired professional cleaners to scrub d floors and all and because we were there supervising, they did a pleasant job with d place. this was also money, but i didnt mind this because i wasnt ready to deal with the windows and all those scrubbing not to mention the dust.

we later decided to take some leftover paint fr my father's house to paint the master bedroom. it looks warmer and cosier now - lets hope it is. this was of course FOC however it caused us husband and wife back pain, prolly we were exhausted from the wedding marathon. now looking at it i think it's worth the effort.

the first thing that i bought for the home was a washing machine and AC unit and i opted for a one year installment plan because there were other things that i had to purchase by cash. i think nowadays a lot of things are made possible with these installment schemes as long as it is managed wisely. reason we bought these first because we both sweat easily so the laundry piles up like crazy and i cant stand heat or i'd be mad (yeah, yeah..i sound crazy i know).

as for the bedroom, i've always wanted an iron bed so i know just exactly where to find one (coz i've been eyeing it for a while already) and at the same store we also got ourselves a simple dining table for 4 (which could be turned into a study table later) and some simple/practical chairs. not exactly a dream dining table but i like its simplicity.

then we decided that we cant move in until we buy a mattress. for me, a purchase is always (most of the time lar hehehe) an investment. scouting for (an affordable good) mattress was hell. i fell for a couple of newspaper ads that said they were giving crazy discounts only to be disappointed because they're all priced above 3k! so i started visiting local furniture stores near my place, and they happen to have the brand i have in mind with a price i could (finally) afford. thank God for that!

as for the sofa, initially i tot i didnt have the need to purchase one but since i'm gonna need a set anyway, i started going around looking for a fairly priced set only to be disappointed over and over and over again! can u imagine a stupid-never-heard-of-brand 3-seater sofa cost at least 2k? i went around to so many shops and furniture malls, only feeling like ripping off my head because i couldnt find one that i like which fits into my budget. why should i settle for something cekai/cokia but cost so much? so i went to one furniture maker which makes nice and fairly priced pieces (they were on sale) and got a set which i like and could afford (at the cost of our tv set - had to sacrifice something in the end). i got it delivered last weekend, fits nicely in my living room now.

on top of our purchases, we also got one hand-me-down appliance which is d refrigerator, which is courtesy of my MIL, it is in running condition despite the lack of shelves. this is good for now, because whatever i could get for free i might as well make use of it. besides that, i also got a wardrobe from a relative who was buying a bigger one, which is only 2years old and is in perfect condition and fits the room like a glove, except for the fact that the delivery and installation charges cost me a fortune (i really hope its worth it).

other stuffs i got for my house includes a side table which is a beauty but i got it for a very good price, a carpet i brought from my current bedroom (at father's house), some table lamps which i've kept, some overrun of stoneware from my father's kitchen, matching curtains and bedsheets from the raya sale among other things.

the wedding gifts were also helpful, i got quite a number of different appliances which is really handy not to mention some nice decorations to spice up the place a lil.

the next thing on my list is a tv set, yeah i know its not so expensive nowadays but i'd like to settle down and let my pocket rest a lil before i splurge on another item. once i get my hands on a tv, i'm gonna have to search for a nice tv console/cabinet and get astro installed which is gonna be quite substantial.

in a whole, i'd say i love most of the things i bought not because of the price/brand, but because i put so much effort in finding em, and also because i think they're practical and reasonable. one thing you should keep in mind when moving and buying things for your house is the budget because nothing good comes out from a burst budget so you gotta scout around to find the best deals in town before you make big purchases like furnitures and electrical appliances. i gotta thank my husband and father for being so patient while i was in search of these things!

i hope when i move again, it wont cost so much or i'd die!

tis month surely passed by in a blink of an eye, especially after d 3rd week but on the contrary, time spent at work doesnt seem like its moving at all! i've been dragging my feet everywhere, been thinking of interesting stuffs to do but...nothing, im still bored (and sleepy). the closer it gets to the long hols, the longer it seems to get to it. i wish im a lil more preoccupied, at least i wont feel like im dying of boredom.

anw, since im writing in here, i might as well share a lil bout my hols prep. to date, raya mood have yet to kick in, despite my raya costume arriving in the mail yesterday. dats d only new thing i got for raya tis year, no new shoes or bag or nothing, mainly because im trying to recover from the post wedding debt (hahahahahahahahahhaaha....gelak sbb kasi hilang rasa tension). oh, for d first time im celebrating raya (insyaAllah) as a wife. im not sure if theres gonna be any significant change (coz im celebrating raya with my side of the family) but i hope it'll mean something more than just my ordinary celebration. some things i look fwd to tis hols includes going back to penang (after a very long time) and meeting some relatives (haha, i dont look fwd to meet all, altho i cant choose family) and holding a bbq on d 2nd day of raya. hmm, before i started working i looked fwd to the raya packets (hahaha, who doesnt love ka-chings rite?) but now its burning a hole in my pocket (more likely my handbag) handing out some. speak of the joy of being unemployed, accepting is a lot more fun, but the joy of giving is still priceless. one thing im sure i dont and wont look fwd to is the long drive. we're traveling a day before raya, etd early morning to avoid the crazy traffic. i hope whoever drives wont drive like mad/maniac because ure either trying to drive us to our destination or drive us to our graves (God forbids) so pls be more rational rather than emotional so we all sing the happy song.

im not in the exact mood of celebration if you ask me (hahaha...tiap2 tahun mcm ni, gila kot) primarily being the mess im in right now. im trying to reposition everything in my life but its not going very smoothly and some things arent working out at all so its really frustrating which brings down a few notches of happiness (hahaha) but i hope to be able to make something work by end of the year. sometimes i feel like im at wits end that even when im fasting i cant help but curse at stuffs, hohoho lebur le pahala puasa. wishing for a better year ahead.

so, to wrap up tis prolly last post before raya, i would like to wish all fellow muslim frens, selamat hari raya aidil fitri, maaf zahir & batin. to those i've hurt intentionally or unintentionally with words or my "act of kindness", mohon maaf from the bottom of my heart. have a blessed Eid everyone, drive safe tis holiday and eat til u drop (but not drop dead ye) tis raya!

there's only so much pain the heart can take....its heart wrenching how life puts you down almost in every way when you're at your most fragile.

ok, not gonna force anyone to read this because it's not pleasant, because it's like me spraying fire from my heart. MOOD: Tensi!

i think i've had enough of perangai haram (jadah) at work after being too long on d job (3 years++ long enuf kah??). surely i have things to be grateful about because my boss isnt as psychotic as other bosses under the group and all, but the environment of typical malay (im malay too, so what??) such as "melayu baru merasa", "melayu gila kuasa" which includes sucking other ppl's ass among other things. dengan kurang ajar nye, not to mention the arrogance, it really reflects your upbringing. i do not wish to be mean but i wont be nice either. where necessary i'll strike and im not asking for people to fear me, but you just wanna bring out the worst in me, dont you? you brought it upon yourself.

PEGI MATIIIIIIIIII LAR!

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my ex-roommate actually tot im addicted to cough mixture (faiz gilerrrr!) but the fact is, whenever i start coughing, it'd take months to make it go away. when im desperate to get well, i will follow everything the doctor tells me to do n down every lil pills and mixtures, especially because coughing is tiring and prolonged cough definitely could help define your abdomen.

so, last week i picked up some virus from work (im pretty certain) because we have some people coughing away not covering their mouth like they're coughing blessings into the air and here i am, ill stricken and trying very hard to recover from this cough.

currently im on antibiotics, d doctor prescribed it to me on Friday but i decided to take it when im sure i really need them. besides that, i also take flu meds twice a day because once a doctor explained to me that cough mixtures only help you to relax (read: sleep) so eventually you'll cough less but doesnt really solve the problem. and also according to this lady doctor, to stop the cough you need to eat the flu meds to help dry up the sinus (read: sinus irritates the throat and makes us cough). for now, im sticking to the theory and for the past 5 days, i have not once taken the cough mixture.

i cant wait to get well! im thinking this cough is giving me a headache ~ hate ittttttt!

back when i was still schooling, i have friends who'd refer to me for word meanings, not that i was so good at it, but i always have a way of determining what a word is supposed to mean especially if put in a context. the good thing about this was, i too get to learn new words whenever a friend asks me. now that i find myself not reading, not learning - im afraid my vocab would shrink and this morning while i was reading an interesting article on employee retention, i thought i should start picking up new words to use (otherwise i'd forget it all over again).

my aim is to keep abreast of the common jargons used in the business world, so i dont look like an idiot when im speaking to really "smart" people. in my line of work, it's important to be able to communicate effectively and to begin with, if i could push myself up a notch, i'd be proud of myself.

i guess i dont totally despise learning, i only hate school. there's a saying that "education knows no age" so cheers to continuous learning!

in those days, i never really had any difficulty pouring my heart here that on certain days i would post a couple of entries, at least 3 postings a week. ever since i started abandoning my blog (and feelings), i find it hard to kick into that writing mood.

im sure like any other blogger, sometimes when we feel like we have something to share but the moment we stare at the screen and put our fingers on the keyboard, we'd freeze. but, as a measure to release my stress and anxieties, i've decided to start blogging regularly - at least i plan to from now on. i suspect due to shutting myself down, i've been having regular "heart pinches" which i dont think is good for me so instead of talking to walls, perhaps i should write it down.

here's to better health! hope i'll have some idea or perhaps a lil inspiration to blog tomorrow.

this is my confidant

not the one in brown, but d one on the phone

lately everybody has been actively searching for better avenue and some were lucky, some were not - that's life. unfortunately for me, my bestie got lucky. it all happened too quickly that i'm now in disbelief especially now that in two days time, i wont be seeing him so often anymore.

when he first joined the company, i was against the idea coz i knew what it'd be like and how it'd effect him but he survived, and stayed for two whole years and i've grown accustomed to the fact that he'd always be around - my lunch buddy, my partner in crime and most of all my ears and eyes. i sort of feel safe whenever he's around and he's definitely gonna leave a big hole next week.

as much as i hate the fact that he's leaving, i tot i should let him know that i'm also happy that he's going to a better place, growing as he should be and most probably gonna meet more friends. i wish him all the best at his new place, may the new experience be kind on him.

who's gonna be my gossip partner after this? im so gonna weeppppppp! :(

my last few posts have been very depressing, which is obviously because im feeling depressed. i cant think of happy thoughts, even when i try it doesnt get to the happy part. i wouldnt say life is unfair, because i think ive had my share of happy moments in life although right now i fail to recall those moments.

i need a sign. maybe a turning point, perhaps a breaking point. sigh. i dont know really, but i dont think i could smile again.

im never really at ease lately, a lot has been going on in my mind and there seems to be no medium to get it out and i guess now im chewing more than i can swallow, choking on my own doings. haishhh (yes, mengeluh (yes i hate it when ppl do this but im doing it now)) if only i had thought carefully those things i brought into my life. regrets? i dont know for sure, but ive been in "pulls-out-own-hair" mode for a while which i hope will go away eventually, which depends on what i do next kan...

im in doubt.

...well, it isnt for me due to numerous reasons. i just cant get my mind and body to prepare because im not getting the right signal(s) which is really frustrating considering that i should've shifted to another phase by now. i just dont know what else to do.

with her bag full of cash! :)

oh, pardon the faces as we all got up at 3am

and without enough rest.

all in all, although tiring i think it was worth the trip

i think i managed to find all i had planned to buy there and didnt go over my budget

(pats own shoulder) and it was good to have someone accompany me on this trip!

maybe for some people, certain things are just unimportant, or maybe irrelevant, i dont know, really. its frustrating when i get all excited bout something but no one shares the same excitement as me, which makes me feel like an idiot. then again, if you dont want it as much as i do, then what's the point of dedicating time and effort towards it when in fact im on this stroll alone. tell it to my face that you dont want it, its easier than watching you pretend like you actually care.

i need a walk over, so bad.

IT'S HERE - arrived in Malaysia!

ok, although PM announced friday as public holiday, our company mmg cuti that friday because "any PH dat falls on a saturday we will bring it to friday" therefore kurang teruja when everyone else is super grateful for that PH on friday tu. perhaps i could do the "needful" by explaining to the management that it should be replaced, ini bukan saya kata but employment act yang kata ok. mungkin berjaya.

so, 3 days at home...2days passed with me being stuck at home mainly because, although dah gaji, budget bulan ni x mengizinkan utk keluar shopping suka2 and i've a lil project i have to save for at the end of the month. nak dijadikan cerita jgk, my other half is down with fever, prolly worst than mine so i've no apparent reason to go out because i dont have anyone to go out with and no one to ask me out. my conclusion at the end of the 2nd day of cuti? BOSAN!

nak check in on foursquare pun, im at home all the time therefore i keep refreshing fb hoping for sensational news and updates, only to my disappointment, because everyone is enjoying their weekend they dont have to care bout fb like me. when im awake, im mostly on the laptop. when its near bedtime, im fbing on my hp and same thing when i open my eyes in d morning. fuhh, i dare say i've done some major damage to my eyes in 2 days!

when people are in love, they say their heart beats fast and slow at the same time, which just doesnt make sense right? for me right now, im wishing for the time to pass by slow enough for me to get ready and fast enough so i could get a lot of things over with but how in the world do i do that? nobody seems to know, or care i guess.

there are a few things that i wish to do in 2011, somethings i've been meaning to do since last year but i hope i'd be able to accomplish all the unaccomplished last year in the few months to come. no, i dont have new year resolutions, because i dont see why i should wait for a particular year to start doing something, especially if its so important, why not get it done there and then right? back to my story, i've a long list of to-dos and to cross at least half of the things on that list would make me self proud.

i wish for a lot of people to be kind to me, for situations to be more kind on me and for me to be kind to my surroundings. i'm scared of the unexpected, and i'm more scared of the paths i've chosen for myself as i have no idea what lies beneath but i guess, life is about moving forward and i am about moving to greater heights in life, may this journey be blessed for what it is worth.

enough complaining about short of cash, the stressful life and all...perhaps once in a while we should find an avenue to start enjoying some simple things in life and spend some money while we're at it because, we can never have enough cash right?

just over the weekend, i started planning a small project for myself, which may lead to the bigger one, and im starting to feel a lil psyched. mean while, im hoping all goes well because i could use this break before i go all out for the big project! wish me luck :-)