Panoramic Photo Function

When I was in Dubai end of September, I realised that my Samsung Note has a function to take panoramic photo, without having to use Stitch to stitch photos together.  Such an excellent function, I love it.  Most of all, Samsung Note takes good and quality photos.  Well, as long as you don't compare to SLR of course.

Turn your head or monitor

Turn your head or monitor

Courtyard Marriott In Dubai

Garden of 2494, Miri

Mansion 2494, Miri

Bye Bye My First Wife, My Car

Well, that's what people say, your car is your wife ;-) WKS 4105, Proton Saga Aeroback, leather seat with cruise control.  It ain't a common car you can find even though for a Proton Saga Aeroback.

on 25 Aug 2012, after 7 years of 'relationship', i traded in my car for a better car my sister bought.  Hmmm, it's 7th year's itchiness, I just realised.  Hahaha.  My sister bought a car from a second hand car dealer in Sunway.  I tumpang her purchase to trade in my car.  Feel sorry to my beloved car but what to do, life goes on.  Logically, I have officially been working back in Miri, so I wouldn't need a car in KL.  Remember the first time I came back to work in Miri, my car was left idled in KL for about 6 months.  Imagine, even the leather seat has fungus grew on it and the dirt was almost an inch thick.  I guess selling it off is a right decision.  It deserves more. 

Wish you luck. 

Smartphone - Samsung Note

On 25 May 2012, I made a big step forward in my life.  I finally purchased a smartphone for myself, in order to keep up with the technology world.  After years of talking (at least 4 years), the transaction was completed finally.  

It is indeed a decent phone.  There are many functions available to keep us occupied.  One application that I like most is WhatsApp, a message / chatting service available for free.  Should a friend has this same application installed in his/her smartphone, messages are sent for free, regardless of the individual's location i.e. throughout the world.  I quite like it.

Also, it has this Polaris Office, which is a software that can view and edit Microsoft documents.  For sure it is not as complete and convenient as using a laptop, but at least it's a convenient way to access documents without having to press the ON button on laptop.  

On top of that, I haven't got a Streamyx installed in my new house.  This intelligent Note can be used as wi-fi hotspot which means I can have wi-fi connection to my laptop, in case I need to use it.  This is useful.

Size of Samsung Note is big.  I think it's time to get a small pouch instead of putting in pocket.  In a way this is better as I'll keep the phone away from my body.  Hence, less harmful radiation, I hope.

Only thing I don't understand is that my ringtone and notification sound is very low.  Other units I know have loud sound.  Just hope that I didn't do the setting properly.  Otherwise need to return to Digi for repair or something, susah loh... 

Oh, I got a white one.  Colleague asked why white?  I answered, because I like.  Hahaha.  

Property Investment

I started looking into property investment last year.  My family was in dilemma in 2011, when everybody struggled after my big sis's departure.  At that time, my second sister continued to work in Kuching Lodge school.  So mum and my nephew were staying with her.  Dad travelled quite extensively between Brunei, Miri and Kuching.  

They were there on their own, struggling, they were too far for us to take care of them.  At that time I was thinking I should return to Kuching to take care of them.  But then, we need a new home.  I remembered that it was in March that I started searching for home on internet like crazy.  Within the month I was offshore, I searched for house for sale everyday.  Not only that, I created my own spreadsheets to calculate the bank loan - conventional and flexi loan.  In these spreadsheets I included the total interests charged, total amount paid, property capital gain, rental charges, and the net profit should I sell the property.  From there, I got more interests in this and it grew on me ever since.  There was one day that I woke up and started drawing my own house design.  It was kind of shocking to me that I could draw quite well, as I never did draw my whole life.  Didn't know I have the talent to draw.  Hahaha. 

After almost a year in learning about property investment, I think that's the direction I'm going to take now.  I'm planning to start with becoming an agent (agent cap ayam) first and earn the 2% commission there to earn enough capital for more investment in the future.  

In order to do that, I should get a less stressful work.  Best choice is to get a rotational job with equal time off.  During off times I can concentrate 100% on my plan.  

Well, wish myself luck with the plan ahead :-P

My Miri new house it's ready but that's not my car :-D

Grumpy Always

After since I started this office job, I didn't have time to write anything interesting, and looking back, I didn't write any good and happy article as well... always grumpy and complain and show negative mood... 

I dont think it's healthy, and just not my type of job... it's time to move on... hope will get something interesting soon... 

life is short... just be happy man... can't be living under stress all the time... Right?

Emptiness

It's been almost one and a half year since big sis's departure.  It doesn't feel like she has left us.  Been feeling that she's been around.

But somehow we are always sad when think about her.  She's always in our heart, but it's a torture not able to see her and hear her.  

Look around, I find hollow and emptiness in everybody's eyes, the window to our souls.  It's like a large piece of us have been taken away from us, especially for mum and dad.  

Well, I hope we'll one day see her again, at least in our dreams will be good enough.  

My Miri House

After 3 months waiting, at this moment, I'm still waiting for my new house in Miri.  The legal process seems like taking forever to complete.  I called the lawyer this afternoon, now still need to wait for another couple of weeks.  D***... 

However, I think I can get the permission to start my renovation before legal process is finalised, provided I can find a proper contractor with reasonable price.  

Miri construction price is way more expensive than Kuching.  I asked few contractors to give me quotation, all are way much higher than my budget, the cheapest being double of my budget.  Hmmmmm... If can't find a contractor with reasonable price, I maybe settle without renovation.  Hahaha.  Perhaps will wait till I have the money only will do renovation.  

House, is so important to me, and I guess nobody in the right mind would argue with me.  Of all the good things about house, is that it is a home to me, a place I belong in this big big world.  Get to stay close to the dearest and closest people to me in this world, my family.  

I hope my plan to create a great home will come true very soon.

Front of House Before Reno

Super big garden area before reno

Table Tennis

Table tennis is an interesting game.  2 persons, one at each side of a special made table, hitting table tennis ball with table tennis bat, as accurately as possible to make sure the ball lands on the table.  Whoever hit a ball that doesn't touch the table, losses.

Table tennis is also called ping pong.  I guess it is because of the sound that is produced when the table tennis bat hits the ball.

I remember my first experience with ping pong was when I was 9 years old, at primary 4.  I was just been transferred to this new school, Batu 10, Kuching.  The table tennis area was only about 3 classrooms away from my classroom.  I remember I went to see others play ping pong almost every recess period.  Partly because I was new and alone as I didn't have any friends there.  Partly it was because I quite like the game as well.  To me, it was amazing how people can actually hold the small bat in the hand and hit the light small ball so accurately to and forth.  haha...

That was in year 1984.  I still remember.  I picked up table tennis after since and played quite well through the years.  Not excellent because I didn't have somebody to coach me.  I mastered it myself.  So you can imagine the flaws in my strokes.  But that really doesn't matter, as long as I enjoy the game.  I later learned from my friend, a Perak state player, and man, I did beat some really good players after that.  Years later, I beat this Perak state player too.  Hehehe.  I guess I was right all this while, that I'm really talented in sports.  Wuahahahaha.  

Recently, I took my nephew to play ping pong.  When I see him trying to catch the ball, I remembered how I was back then.  Somehow the timing was always out and couldn't catch the ball properly.  It took me time, but eventually I mastered it.  Hahaha.  

This table tennis club has a coach and she's quite good.  That's the good news.  I can enroll my nephew to coaching sessions, so that he can learn how to play this interesting sport properly and can enjoy the game much more than I did.  

Just hope for the best.  Hahaha.  

Rainy Days

Miri has been raining quite a lot since last week.  It is not unreasonable as it is still only February.  In fact, I quite like the rain at this moment for the following reasons:

1. It is not as hot when it rains, of course.  
2. The nature is greener now.  Plants and flowers have enough water to grow stronger and healthier.
3. Always feel nice to be around water, right?
4. Like the sound of rain drops hitting the glass of window (of house, of office, of cars etc) and house roof
5. Feels like it's time to recuperate.  When rain stops, we should have rested enough to face challenges again.

That's all I can think of now.  I hope things will fall into right places, at least until the end of Shell drilling project.  I'm just mentally tired of having to face all the problems that happened since the start of the second project.  I need a long break.  I need to change job.  I need to find a rotation job.  I need time for myself.  Well, it's not all bad coming back to BJ to work, at least I confirmed what I want for myself in the future.

Best of luck, Liew Khee Chong.  Hahahaha.  

No Time for Myself

Ever since I took up this job, I had less and less time for myself... I don't like this situation... Feel like I'm back to square one and trying very hard to look for a way out again... Dammmmn... Perhaps I've come back one time too many... I have lost my passion and patient and skills for this job now after living so freely and happily while working at the field...  

Well, just pray, hope one day everything will come together and I can have lots of time for myself and do things that I want in life... 

Life is too short to spend it on solving other people's shit... even though we need to work to earn money, is this the working life that should be?  I'm sure it is not... I'm sure there is something better for my life... well, don't lose hope... just keep moving forward... one day, I'm sure I can see the light on the other side of tunnel...