Mystifying Valley

No pun intended. 

October is coming to an end now and I only just realized that I haven’t updated my blog for almost a month.

So what’s happening in October?

My spare time and weekends have been filled with a tad too many gatherings and outings with old friends and ex-colleagues which I’m not really complaining though… …    

In fact, it was more than just a realization.

The girlfriend of a very good friend of mine has recently found out that there was a 5cm tumor inside her brain, after complaining weeks of consistent headaches. This took all of us totally off guard because just the weekend before the bad news came in, I was partying with them and everything looked absolutely normal.

And there I was, sitting outside the cold operation theatre on a breezy Saturday morning together with my friend while the surgery took place. I told him everything is going to be smooth & fine and the only thing we must do now is to remain our optimism and be positive.

But those teary eyes and the helplessness in him made my heart cringed. He said he would do anything to have her back, with a wry smile.

It hit me right there and then about how fragile life is. 

And how we, the most fortunate human being of all, tend to take things for granted.

Body check up? End of the year first la.

Let’s do charity? When I make more money first la.

Fancy somebody but to date them? Still plenty of time left, wait first la.

Sound all too familiar?

Reality is, we just won’t know what’s round the corner awaiting us.

The Good news.

The surgery went exceptionally well. A week later, she has been given the clearance result that the tumor is benign.

Sometimes the word "death" is just another vocabulary to many, and we won’t know how close the proximity is until something happened to people we love or around us.

Like in this case, it’s really a turning point for me.

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I’m going for the Terry Fox Run this Sunday to help raise charity fund for the Cancer Research. I participated last year and this year (Read More), I’m going for the 6 km run.

But with my current deteriorating stamina, I just hope I won’t pass out mid way and have my friends to pick me up with their cars.

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Oh yeah, Swiss Fondue dinner tonite at my ex-boss’s residence. ( Read More)

And with the few Halloween party invitations in hand, I’ll probably join Fanny and gang at Club21 tonight.

Happy Halloweeeen Day all!

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The new company has given me a loan unit while waiting for my new laptop to arrive. 
 
Despite it’s a LIVEBOOK, all the MS software are downgraded at least one level from what I’ve used to. No more desktop search, no more Office ribbons, so it’s back to basics now. Ah well, beggars can’t be choosers. :|
 
I tried to install Windows Live Writer the whole weekend so that I can update my blog but the connection at home sucks big time. Bummer. I’ll try again next week so for the time being, I can only blog short messages with no pictures. And btw, I’ve lost my camera. Bummer again.
 
  

I don’t really know how to describe my feelings right now. Today has more or less marked the final days with MS coz I’ll be on leave from tomorrow onwards. Official last day is actually on the 4th Sept so even though I have had two farewell celebrations today, I refused to bid farewell to my colleagues… I kept telling them that I’ll see them next week. Truth is, I’m not really good at handling emo farewell like this and it will always be a struggle. There are many friends at work whom our friendships have blossomed to the stage where it has gone beyond just workmates… many of us have held hands to weather many storms in the past and yet at the same time also shared the greatest & fondness memories from all the fun trips we went on together. 

Cleaning up 2 years plus worth of junks and memories… it’s harder than I thought

Seriously, I don’t know how am I gonna get through this. My colleague Haniza told me today, all of us somehow or rather will have to deal with this someday. So don’t look back, treat it like a divorce.

Divorce??? hmmmmmmm

I’ve already moved two boxes of belongings home when nobody was noticing. And hey, thank you for taking up all the hassles in the past few days to help me out with the moving and more importantly, keeping me sane along the way.

I’ll be off to Shanghai in a few hours time. Am taking this trip to recharge and distract and prepare myself for the new job when I get back.

Will try to blog from there if I can.

I know I haven’t updated for the longest time. Please don’t bite me

The past week or so has just been crazy. All the late nights, dramas, fun and hardwork have taken over my normal life. Believe me not, I was out almost everyday from 7am to 1am or from 9am to 5am I was basically home for less than 5 hours, let alone getting any beauty sleep. And the surprising thing is that I’m crazily missing them already. It was such a blast and I totally enjoyed every single moment of it. Everyone I met during Tech.Ed has made an impact on me so much so that even though now everything is over, my thoughts still linger on.

I remember waking up last Saturday morning, feeling rather empty… not that I didn’t know what to focus on I just couldn’t get my mind off it. And looks like I wasn’t the only one.

Oh yeah, here’s the big news.

I have resigned from Microsoft two weeks ago and next Monday will be my last day. Can’t believe how time flies and I only have 3 more working days left in office. I haven’t had time to tell everyone yet because of my crazy schedule. That was a very tough decision to make considering the fact that I still have tremendous passion in Microsoft technologies and a third of the people at work are already my circle of friends - my activities partners, lunch and dinner friends, party friends, movie friends you name it. But one has to grow at some point doesn’t she? I’ve recognized it’s time to step out from the comfort zone and start taking care of myself and my future. if the management wouldn’t. But on a positive note, I’ll be taking on a far more challenging and at the same time very very exciting role somewhere outside of ICT. It sounds very promising but I’m not gonna set too high expectations for now. Things will be different. Very different. And I’m gonna have to buy a " Kamus" to brush up my deteriorating Malay. I’m carrying a very heavy heart to be leaving my wonderful friends in MS but I think the good has outweighed the bad Besides, I’m thankful for all their blessings. Will update you guys more once I tail off the new bandwagon.

Going back to KL today and I’ll try to upload some of the eventful photos here over the weekend.

Always the last one standing

I was in the midst of doing a report of a past event which took place a month ago and I saw this picture. Was wondering why Corp was being so sexist to name the campaign Heroes Happen Here and not Heroines? 

:*(

The happening heroines - Yutz, Lilian and I

Am currently at Starbucks Genting working away. It’s 12.35am.

The hotel we are staying in sucks big time

Food here is very lousy too.

And even though it’s chilly and all…. cigarette stench is everywhere.

Don’t like this place. Can’t wait to go home.

I’m super swamped with work and having very little sleep everyday.
 
Managing 4 events in 2 weeks is such a killer. Gonna be in Genting for 3 days for work. And all of these are happening in the midst of Tech.Ed craze.  So if you are a software developer/ IT Professional, you can make me happy by signing up for Tech.Ed now. :) 
 
My shoulders have stiffen up to the core.
 

I just can’t express well enough how glad I am to know weekend is finally here. It has been such a long week packed with intensive training during working hour and have work spilled into the wee hours.

Had dinner with Yutz and Jason @ Tony Romas @ The Curve earlier but no pics to show. I was too tired and couldn’t be bothered to.

That’s it. I’m not stepping out of the house this weekend. I need SLEEP!

The two hours endurance of heavy traffic to haul our asses back to The Curve to attend Body Balance class had worth the while coz my stiff shoulder has loosen up a little now. Body Balance is an excellent remedy for Monday blues and fatigue. And I give them 20 more brownie points for this season’s great selection of songs. :) 

Workload has creep up within the week and expecting to be worse for the coming few weeks, and this is only the 2nd week of the new fiscal year! And with Tech.Ed being less than 6 weeks away, the engine is pacing again. I’ll still try to update this blog as much as I can although I’ve been writing on the anonymous blog more often these days. Need a little breather from time to time you know.

Downfalls will only make you stronger. Sorrows will make you happier and all these are God’s will in the works of making a wise man.

So stay positive.

This is the first time I’m participating in any Nuffnang’s contests but I’m just crap at fishing.

 Ah well…. let’s see.

http://www.nuffnang.com.my/blog/2008/05/14/fish-your-way-to-a-dinner-at-jw-marriott-and-a-movie-premiere/

I think I’m having fever. I don’t know. My body is boiling but it’s not severe as I can still function normally. It’s been like this for the past few days. I really can’t afford to fall sick at this time.