62 days~

At long last i have graduated from working as a vivo waiter. for exactly 62 days i have went through a lot. from meeting with sweet and kind to rude and arrogant kind of customers, from serving delicious mouth watering food to accidentally pour ice blended chocolate on a customer. i have been through a lot. especially during saturdays and sundays.

me and my fellow friends at vivo rate saturdays and sundays as hell. we kinda hate the weekends because that's when we all have to handle a 'full house'. full house is what we say when our shop is full of customers for those who have no idea. this is when the true colors of our customers come out when we have trouble to serve their food quickly due to inadequate staff in the kitchen. but it's not an excuse. we promised 15 minutes and if we fail to comply then we are truly sorry.

enough about that.  :)

these 62 days have been magnificent to me. not just because at the end of the month i will be getting my pay but also because of the friends i've met. for almost two months i have worked there and the individuals that surround me there have always been awesome. funny, sporting, great sense of humour are just the things that makes them as a whole working family. it is sad for me to finally say goodbye to these wonderful people.

i would like to introduce them to you guys.  ^^

Luqman Hakim



this is luqman. if you have read about one of my earlier post about my pastian group. this is one of the members of that group of mine. :)

i ask for the job at vivo with him actually. if it were not for him i would not even think about working at a restaurant let alone worked at vivo. i owe him my thanks because he ask me to join him working there. and i joined. he will also be resigning shortly after i did. but the days that i have worked with him is just honestly fun. we like to joke around and sometimes play during worktime. but that's normal right? nobody wants to work blindly themselves. but if i may make any comparisons between me and luqman, i would say i am much more hardworking than him. he is lazier than me. hehe. sorry man! ^^

Asmira

this here is asmira. we call her As. she is a junior back when i was in school. but at vivo she is the super senior there. if i am not mistaken she has worked at vivo almost 1 year. i am not so sure. :)

at times she is very intimidating when she is serious but most of the time she is just fun to be working with. on the picture above you can see that she is wearing a blue uniform but actually she used to wear orange uniform like the rest of us. this indicates that she has been promoted to become a supervisor at the time that i stopped. hehe. right As?

from all the days that i worked there i managed to watch a movie with her and luqman. we watched The Rise of The Planet of The Apes.

if you ask me things that i could remember about her i would say; starbucks and subway! ^^

she loves those two things and wouldn't miss it. by the way she is engaged to a handsome guy named alex. 

Nazreena

say hello to naz. her full name is nazreena. naz is my senior at vivo. compared to me and luqman she can do cashier as she is much more experienced.

at one glance one might say that naz ia a small quiet person. but when you start to get to know her she can be quite fearsome. she is that kind of person who is kind and gentle towards people who are nice to her, but once you piss her off then she would show the tiger-like side of her.

i remember once i and luqman came to disturb them working, me and luqman finished work of course. she just said :

" baik korang balik sebelum aku naik darah! "

see. i told you she is fearsome.  ^^

only when she's stressed of course. she is a nice person actually. you just need to get to know her.  :)

Cheok Wei Chin

next is wei chin. wei chin is one of the chinese girls that work at vivo but she is the closest to me. she said that i am a funny guy but in reality she is the one who is funny.  :)

during closing time i always hated to have to do the mopping. but several times wei chin have always willingly helped me mop the floor. i am forever grateful to her. because at times my leg just couldn't hold out much longer. and further mopping would really make my knees shake. i am so weak. haha. :)

wei chin is going to further her studies at universiti malaya taking accountancy course if i am not mistaken.

well good luck to you!  ^^

and one other advice to you wei chin. drive carefully okay. hehehe. ^^ v peace~

Thakur

this is our kitchen manager. in the kitchen he is the leader. he is from nepal. who says i don't have foreigner friends? huh?! huh?!

^^

this man's name is thakur.i am used to calling him sir as i followed another one of my friend shakir calling him sir. he has been working at vivo for nearly 6 or 7 years. before this he worked for the other vivo outlets though i do not remember which. but as i know bukit tinggi is the 3rd vivo outlet he worked at.

thakur is a very funny guy to be honest. he is serious when working but once we close he always chat with us and make funny stories.

he and As calls themselves maya. haha. which i do not know what the meaning is. all i can do is guess.  :)

and for your information thakur can speak malay very well. all those years in malaysia have helped him understand our national language.  :) 

Bikram

Kumar

Deuman

these three are the several kitchen staffs at vivo. bikram, kumar and deuman.
there's not much to be said about bikram. bikram is just a quiet guy who does his work quietly. but he sure smiles a lot though.

deuman is the funniest of the three. he's always playful even during worktime. i could see the playfulness of deuman when he is with shakir. keep on yelling in the kitchen and fighting. when shakir left eventually he started playing with me and luqman. we would tell each other to "shut up". and sometimes we just play around.

kumar to me is the kind one. why i say he is the kind one?
that is because everytime i had to do the dishwasher he would always come to help me pick up the many plates, glass and cutlery out of the way so that i can resume my work. and one time i came into the kitchen to get some ice water for myself he came to me and grabbed the glass away from my hand. at first i was startled but when i saw what he was doing i was just speechless. i was really grateful to him. he made me a lemon kiwi which most people have to pay for it but i got it for free. but of course without thakur knowing. hehe.  :)

there are several others i would like to tell you all about. shakir, sin and some others. but unfortunately i wasn't able to get any pictures of them.
funny eh? almost two months working there and i couldn't get a single picture of them.   :(

but my experiences working at vivo has been a great one. but all good things have their end right.
what i hope is that at the end of the day all these people will not forget about me as i would not forget about them. all the moments that i have working at vivo i will cherish and will remember always as time allows me.

thanks for all the great experiences! i hope we will meet again soon in the future. ^^ v

i love you guys vivo staff bukit tinggi jusco.

Ramadhan 2011

It's that time of the year.
ramadhan.the fasting month for all muslims around the world.
i bet many can't wait for the fasting month because the fasting month indicates that the hari raya aidilfitri is fast aproaching.for kids it will be very exciting.but for the parents it might be a time to despair a bit.
because for parents it will be a time for spending.money will be steadily flowing out from the bank account.   :)

but its a once a year occasion.so it doesn't matter.
what many people will look forward to is the time for that huge family gathering.
keeping up with each other stories.
sharing each other experiences.
reminiscing old memories.
that's what its always about.

but we need to remember.
raya is also about the 1 month of fasting that we went through.
enough about raya.back to ramadhan a.k.a bulan puasa.

to me ramadhan is a challenging period.
there's so much thing we are not allowed to do.
eat and drink is obvious.
we can't pick our nose or ears.
get angry.
even to smell food is quite wrong during ramadhan.
those things we do almost everyday.
yes its a challenge.
:)

this year it will be a more challenging ramadhan for me compared to these 20 years.
because this year while fasting i will also be working.
and as for your info i'm working as a waiter.
i work with food everyday.
talk about challenging.
haha.
the smell of the food.the look of the food.
and to serve delicious foods and drinks to customer and watch them eat.
damn! that's hard!
^^ v

what's more.i will have to stand all day long even when there's no customers.
handing flyers here and there.
but that's what life is.a challenge.
ramadhan is here for us to test ourselves against those things.
so we should embrace ramadhan as willingly as we can.
by the way.for muslims it is an obligation to our religion.
so there will be no excuse.except for women.   :)

so in this coming month of ramadhan.
i wish everyone will be able to have a good fasting month.
perform the duties that we have obliged ourselves to.
i hope all of us are able to fast during this 30 days without any complications.

so,from me..

Selamat menyambut ramadhan!!

Selamat berpuasa!

peace~ ^^ v

Its a long holiday.

4 months of holiday.that is what degree students in malaysia are facing.

during the ongoing semester,many can't wait for the long awaited semester break.most of them are looking forward to their last paper and eventually going back to their home sweet home.
at the start of the heavenly holiday,all feel in tranquility and happiness.
of course.after an approximately 4 months of intense studying and assignment completing period,who wouldn't want a very long holiday.

everyone loves holiday!

in contrast.going into the 2nd month of the holiday,many of those students starts to fell bored.
many are complaining in the social networks of how they are so bored with the holiday and can't wait for the new semester to begin.
we can read things such as

"this semester break is so boring,why can't the universities start the semester now"

or

"i can't wait for the start of the semester,i wonder who our juniors will be"

or

"damn! why can't time move faster,i haven't seen my girlfriend for 2 months now"

and so much more.
well.i myself are included in this category.  ^^ v

its just that it feels funny.how we said we love the semester break before and now we are saying the opposite.
it just feels ironic isn't it?
haha.

i guess to those who are just sitting at home doing nothing,they might feel the boredom.
but guys like me who are working will feel differently.
to those who feel bored with this very long holiday can try and find a job.
instead of finishing your money you can work and increase your finance.  :)
or try to find some activities that could fill up that time.so that you don't feel like you are just wasting time.

i personally think that holiday is good.
but too much of the good things will end up being bad.
right?

cheers!

^^ v

budak-budak ni

16 dan 17 Julai 2011
ini tarikh untuk gathering budak-budak ex-pdt matrik melaka batch 2008/2010.

tarikh ni dah macam tarikh keramat untuk aku sebab aku sangat tertunggu-tunggu ketibaan hari ni. kenapa?
ni lah tarikh gathering budak-budak matrik batch aku.
aku rindu gila membe-membe ex-pdt aku!
ramai jugak yang join gathering ni haritu.
sape je ek.
ade rahim,afeb,fathul,napi,syaedi,zik,black,jern,kem,balie dan juga aku.ada lah dalam 11 orang.dah boleh buat satu team bola dah.  :)

plan asalnye kitorang gerak rumah zik 16 aribulan petang macam tu lah.plan sampai dlm petang then mandi swimming pool sume malam tu pulak kitorang nak BBQ.then ahad 17 tu lepak-lepak kejap then balik lah.
patutnye 16 tu kitorang dah pegi rumah zik dah kat hartamas tu.tapi disebabkan berlaku sedikit situasi plan tu terpaksa diubah.so in the end kitorang pegi rumah zik 17 haribulan.iaitu hari ahad.

disebabkan pertukaran plan tu aku ada lah rasa sedikit kecewa sebab aku memang dah tak sabar-sabar dah nak jumpa membe-membe aku.maklumlah nak dekat setahun since last kitorang jumpa.itupun masa last day kat matrik tu.kecuali rahim lah sebab aku dah banyak kali jumpa dia.rahim rajin jenguk aku kat upm.  ^^ v

walaupun plan dah bertukar dan kitorang kena gather ahad tu,tapi aku beserta tiga rakan lain buat plan baru.kali ni aku cadangkan afeb,rahim ngan fatul datang and stay rumah aku hari sabtu tu.then ahad boleh call syaedi untuk amek kitorang kat klang ni.boleh lepak-lepak,borak ape sume.nak catch up dengan perihal membe-membe katekan. hehe.

ape yang diorang buat kat rumah aku tu tak payah cerita lah kan.kita skip terus kat cerita ahad 17 haribulan tu.   n_n

so.
pagi ahad tu syaedi sampai rumah aku dalam pukul 8 pagi.masa tu afeb sorang je yang dah bangun.aku rahim ngan fatul still tido lagi.syaedi masuk rumah aku je terus mencarut-carut.haha.penat-penat die datang awal rumah aku tapi kitorang terbongkang lagi dalam selimut.
sorry syaedi. ^^ v

mula-mula kitorang ingat nak gerak satu kereta je.naik kereta peugeot 1.8 syaedi.haha.napi decide nak ikut so kereta syaedi tak muat nak naik 6 orang.aku pun kena lah drive sekali.hehe.
afeb ngan fatul naik kereta aku and rahim ngan napi naik kereta syaedi.

kitorang bertolak nak pegi mid valley.sebab kat situ lah tempat kitorang nak jumpa the rest of the group.lepas dah jumpa then baru kitorang gerak rumah zik.

dari start je kitorang dah ada problem.actually aku lah yang ada problem.
bukan apa.syaedi bawak laju gila.dia lupa yang aku ni tak tau jalan.haha.aku boleh kejar sebenarnya tapi banyak gila kereta-kereta yang lembab block jalan aku.so aku pun tak dapat nak kejar syaedi sampai kereta dia hilang dari pandangan.

fatul pun sengal jugak.bukannye dia nak alert kereta syaedi pegi mana.dia boleh leka pulak.
aku nak bagitau yang ni bukan salah aku.tapi salah fatul sebenarnya. ^^ v

lepas tu pulak aku tersalah jalan.syaedi cakap kat aku nak guna federal highway.tapi aku masuk mana tah.mula-mula nak cari jalan untuk buat u-turn.tapi bila dah jauh sangat aku pegi kitorang terpaksa lah cakap kat group syaedi suruh diorang gerak dulu.aku afeb dan fatul pun mulalah perjalanan sendiri untuk mencari jalan ke mid valley.

tapi setelah mencuba dengan bersunggu-sungguh aku cuma mampu sampai kat kl sentral je.sampai sana aku dengan fatul cuba lah try tanya ada abang polis ni macam mana nak pegi mid valley dari kl sentral.
die terang panjang lebar dengan sangat detail.aku dengan fatul pun angguk-angguk kepala bila dia terang tu.last sekali abang tu kata

"korang jelas tak ni?"

aku ngan fatul pun kata

"jelas bang"

lepas cakap terima kasih kat abang tu kitorang pun pegi lah balik kat kereta.masuk-masuk kereta aku pun start lah untuk jalan.tapi tak jauh dari tempat kitorang tanya abang tu aku pun cakap lah kat fatul

"tul,kau ingat tak apa abang tadi tu kata? lepas ni kita kena ambik simpang mana ek?"

fatul pun jawab

"jap-jap,aku cuba ingat balik.aku rasa kita kena ambik simpang kanan tu.ha!tengok signboard tu.jalan mahameru.aku rasa yang tu lah."

so aku pun ambik simpang jalan mahameru tu.tapi tak sampai 5 minit aku dengan fatul pun rasa ragu-ragu.in the end kitorang ambik jalan patah balik pegi kl sentral.sampai-sampai je kl sentral aku dengan fatul dua-dua setuju.

"kita tak ingat lah apa abang tu cakap"

kesimpulannya bila orang tanya jelas ke tak.kita jawab jujur-jujur.kalau tak jelas tu tanya lah balik.jangan buat konfiden je. ^^ v

akhirnya kitorang decide nak tunggu syaedi datang kl sentral nak guide kitorang.masa syaedi sampai tu bukan kereta dia je yang datang.tapi ada satu lagi kereta ikut belakang dia.kereta myvi putih.bila keluar je orang dalam kereta tu kitorang pun nampak lah black,jern ngan kem.
wah~! makin ramai dah rombongan ke rumah zik ni.

dan kami pun teruskan perjalanan ke rumah zik.

sesampai kat rumah zik kitorang pun borak-borak lah.
afeb ngan sape tah pegi beli kfc.
lepas kfc sampai kitorang pun ready nak turun.

mandi swimming pool!! hehehe..

masa mandi swimming pool ni lah yang best.macam-macam kitorang buat.
lompat sana lompat sini.terjun.
fuhh! memang syok gila.
kitorang pun ada main water polo jugak.

yang penting team aku menang lah.hahahahaha.
team aku ada balie,afeb,rahim,fatul dan yang penting sekali aku lah.sebab aku yang star.tu pasal menang tu.
^^ v

kitorang habis aktiviti kat swimming pool tu dalam pukul 7 lebih.lepas naik sume kitorang pun ready-ready lah nak balik rumah masing-masing.aku memang kena balik awal lah sebab esoknya aku kerja.

bila dah balik tu aku rasa sangat puas.
dah sekian lama tak lepak dengan budak-budak tu.dapat jugak jumpa diorang.
gathering yang lepas aku tak dapat join.sebab bapak aku tak bagi.
tu yang aku dah lama tak jumpa diorang tu.

bila sampai kat rumah aku pun terfikir.
bila lagi lah nak jumpa diorang ni.
sebab nanti masing-masing dah busy.dah susah nak set masa nak buat gathering lagi.
dua tahun aku kat matrik aku jumpa diorang nak dekat tiap-tiap hari.bila dah masuk uni kitorang dah tak sama-sama lagi dah.sume dah terpisah.masing-masing dah jauh.
kena tunggu lama lagi.

aku rindu gila kat budak-budak ni.dapat jumpa sehari pun dah cukup puas.
penat tapi memang puas.

ada masa kita jumpa lagi ekk lain kali.thanx kawan-kawan!



gambar kitorang dalam air.jern ngan black takde.dorang tak masuk air.
dari kanan: aku,rahim,kem,napi,fatul,zik,syaedi,balie,afeb.
masa ni ada mat salleh amek gambar kitorang ^^