I miss HK. I really do...

It's been a year since I left HK (Hradec Kralove, not Hong Kong). Funny thing is I miss that place. I miss the quietness of HK. I miss its weather. I miss the spring, winter and the autumn.

HK is a very nice place to live in. Despite of my bad memories regarding my study there, I still think that HK is a great place. It is not very busy but everything is there. Ideal place to live in if you are looking for a nice peaceful place. My kind of place to be honest. There are a few Tescos where you can buy your groceries, a couple of kebab shop to get instant halal food, the public transortation is very good (million times better than Malaysia), nice people, a lot of nice and helpful muslim and many more good thing.

The thing I regret the most is that I haven't got a chance to fully explore HK. I actually had the chance to do so but at that time, I wanted to save some money to bring it back to Malaysia. I am sure there are many more unexplore nice place that I missed.

I really do miss HK..

Old Town

Old Town lagi


Eurocenter..


Hlavni Nadrazi (Main station). Skrg mybe dh lawa. Time aku blah tgh renovation

Now...

For those who are still not clear, I'm now in Malaysia. Not for holiday. But for long. At least more than 3 years. Yupp.. I left Czech Republic. I continue my study at Malaysia. UiTM to be precise. No. Not in medicine. This time BSc. (Chemistry). Regret? I don't have any. I've experienced the fame and the struggle of a medical student. To be honest, I can't keep up with it. Medicine is not something for me. Besides, becoming a doctor is not the yardstick of success. Being a doctor is not neccessary that you have achieved success is life. If you are really extraordinary person, you can be successful even without a scroll of degree.

To be honest, I am very happy to be where I am today. I know a lot of my friends have already graduate by this time. But Allah shows me a different way. With His willing, I will get there. Only the time of arrival is different. The time I lost is the experience I gained.

By the way, I would like to thank everybody whose have helped me all this while. Your courage is the thing which fuelled me, gets me going. And for those who are not helping (even when I asked for), I will still remeber you. Of course for a different reason. You know who you are (officers at KPT, a 'friend' or rather person I knew). I have jotted down you name in my diary of life. Life is a cycle. I am sure one day you need me. That time will come and you know what exactly going to happen.

MAS Psychomotor test.

Last Thursday, I was invited to attend psychomotor test for MAS cadet pilot at MAS Simulator Building in Subang. It didn't float my boat initially but having heard that MAS pay a considerable amount of money for their pilot, I started to rethink about it.



I have to admit that I have no idea what Psychomotor test is all about. So, I started searching on the internet about it. Feeling quite informed about the test, I went on the test. My session is at 1045. I arrived there early (too early at 0830) to avoid jam on the Federal Highway. It was held on the simulator building. To get to the test room, we have to pass through a few simlators. I could see simulator for Boeing 747, 777, 737 and Airbus A330-300. Then my time came and I started the test. Damn!! It was harder than I thought it would be. As a result of that, I think you know what happened. I failed. Only a few of us made it through. Those who succeed are required to sit for another test on the same day. It is called Psychometric test or MAS called it Mispa. I was informed that the test is going to be even tougher.

Funny enough, after failing the test, my interest of being a pilot grows bigger. I think being a commercial airlines pilot is the easiest way of being rich at young age (other than being a son of a millionaire of course). Besides, I love the idea of being at different places all the time at other people costs. And I like being at the airport. I think it is one of the nicest place to work. That's what I think.

Because of that, I am going to apply for it at the next intake. One MAS personnel told me that they usually will have intake every year and they will publish it on the paper. InsyaAllah, next year with a better preparation and better luck, I will try again.

The day I turned 23...

8.00 am - 1.00pm, ade MUET. Bole plak CD listening tu rosak. Hampeh tul.. Lepas tu balik rumah jap. On the way balik umah tu cari la kedai makan. Sekali lagi hampeh. Xde plak kedai yg bukak. Last2 jumpe la kedai yg agak jauh. Makan sat. Sampai rumah mandi2, solat. Kul 3 kuar balik. Amek MUNSYI. USM punye test. Test kul 4-5. Kene sampai awal. Kalau x parking xde. Abes je MUNSYI, terus balik kampunng kt Rawang. Jalan jam plak. Drpd Putrajaya kul 5.15, sampai sane kul 8 mlm. Mcm g Ipoh plak. Menyesal aku x guna Plus.

Pembaziran sebenar

Agak lama saya tidak menulis dalam ruangan blog ini. Mungkin kerana saya bukan dilahirkan sebagai seorang penulis. Saya punyai idea tetapi sering kali saya gagal terjemahkan ke dalam blog saya. Lagi pun, pengunjung blog saya bukanlah ramai sangat. Itu pun kene 'publish' di status Yahoo Messenger baru la ade org nk menjenguk ke blog saya ni.

Agak jauh menyimpang. Berbalik pada tajuk asal. Ramai yang bercerita tentang pembaziran. Pembaziran air, elektrik, wang dan sebagainya. Tetpai tahukah anda bahawa Malaysia pada masa kini mengalami pembaziran graduan? Sebelum saya pergi jauh, biar saya jelaskan situasi saya ketika ini. Saya pada ketika ini bekerja sebagai Pembantu Tadbir Sambilan (PTS) di Lembaga Peperiksaan Malaysia Putrajaya. Asas kelayakan untuk jawatan ini adalah setakat SPM sahaja. Kami diberi kontrak perkhidmatan selama 6 bulan dan sekiranya masih diperlukan, kontrak akan disambung. Sekiranya tidak, maka sayonara lah. Pada hari pertama melapor diri, saya merasakan bahawa saya akan bekerja bersama golongan yang tidaklah berpelajaran tinggi. Tetapi saya silap. Daripada 30++ orang PTS, terdapat 3 orang yang mempunyai ijazah dan lebih daripada 15 orang yang mempunyai diploma. Pernah sekali saya bertanya mengapa memilih menjadi PTS dan mereka menjawab tiada peluang kerja untuk jawatan yang setaraf dengan kelayakan mereka. Lagipun mereka dibebani dengan hutang PTPTN. Kalau nak memilih kerja, jawabnya kena lah tindakan dengan PTPTN. Lebih memeritkan lagi apabila mereka menyatakan bahawa peluang kerja di Malaysia ini bergantung kepada 'siapa yang anda tahu, bukannya apa yang anda tahu'. Saya lebih terkejut apabila terdapat juga ramai staf tetap yang berijazah dan berdiploma menjawat jawatan Pembantu Tadbir N17 yang hanya memerlukan SPM. Jadi buat apa belajar tinggi-tinggi kalau akhirnya jadi kerani. Ada rakan PTS saya pernah berkata, 'Kalau aku tahu la nak jadi mcm ni, baik aku stop belajar sampai SPM je. Belajar tinggi-tinggi kene bayar hutang PTPTN. Dah tu, kerja pula susah nak dapat'.

Pada saya, inilah pembaziran yang perlu diambil perhatian oleh negara. Graduan yang baru tamat pengajian mempunyai ingatan yang masih segar dalam bidang yang mereka pelajari. Dan telah menjadi lumrah ilmu jika tidak diamalkan, maka akan hilang atau lunturlah ia. Ilmu tanpa amal ibarat pohon tanpa buah. Akhirnya, graduan-graduan ini akan menjadi satu pembaziran buat negara. Mereka mempunyai pengetahuan, tetapi kerana tiada pekerjaan, maka ilmu yang mereka ada itu akan hilang begitu saja. Saya harap jika ada orang yang berpengaruh membaca blog ini, tolonglah ambil perhatian. Jangan biarkan ilmu mereka terbuang di tepi longkang.

Jenson Button is the new world champion!!

Jenson Button has made it. He is the new world champion of Formula One. The most prestigious award in the world of motorsport. The 2009 F1 season is not complete yet but he has already secure enough point for him to seal the title for himself.

Jenson Button is not a new name to F1. Compared to his fellow British driver, Lewis Hamilton (2008 F1 champion), he can be considered as a veteran. He started his F1 career back in 2000. Back then, he was not a favourite to win. He was an underdog on the track.

I still remember when he was with BAR Honda team in 2003-2005 seasons. His car always break down. He could hardly finished his race during that seasons. Due to that, during his interview with Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear season 8 episode 8, Jeremy quite frankly made fun of him. But he was very adamant that one day he will be there. And today, he made his point.

Congratulations Button. I adore you. Because my love for motorsport and because of your courage.

You should never meet your childhood heroes

Have you heard the above phrase? It is actually meant to ensure that we won't be disappointed to learn that our heroes is not as heroic as we thought he or she is. Change the word 'heroes' to 'dreams' in that phrase and I think in some ways it is absolutely true. I am sure that everybody had experienced a certain occasion when our dream is not as what we potrayed it is.

The reason why the phrase is true is simple. We are human being. We cannot see what's around the corner. It is like driving a car without the help of Garmin GPS system. We're just guessing that our destination is on the next junction. And if it is there, we are very lucky. The only difference is that in real life, we cannot simply reverse when we realize that we've entered the wrong junction. We must keep on going and try to find the shortest route to the right junction. By the time we hit the right juction, we shall encounter some casualities. It will cost us more time and money when we are in the wrong junction.

There is a very good reason why we made such a wrong justification. It goes back to the above phrase. It's because we just see what we want to see. Our mind is usually clouded. Clouded by our childhood heroes.