Monday, October 23, 2017

Tazabar- 45 more sleeps to go!

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

So here's the thing. My transfer progress has been slow, but its moving. This week I'll be talking to both the transfer advisor and relocation advisor, and hopefully everything will go smoothly. Regardless of how it will go, I already have a specific departure date in mind :) My leave is approved from 11th December onward. The policy says I will have disembarkation leave of 5 days that is to be taken here in host country, which means from 4th Dec onward I will be on disembarkation leave :) .

Let say that it will take 2 days for the packers to finish packing my stuffs, that is 4th and 5th Dec, so insyaAllah I will be able to leave on 6th December. Based on these estimation, I have decided to hold my farewell lunch on the 3rd December. The menu would be.... (Ya Allah..typical Malaysian, apa2 hal sikit makan aja mulu..huhuhu....)

1. Nasi lemak daun pisang - the plan is to balut with paper and daun pisang...can already smell it!
2. Ayam goreng berempah - sub to Vivi to fry
3. Bihun goreng - sub to Kak Nonie to fry
4. Roti Jala and Kari Ayam
5. Bubur Chacha - madam Raquel volunteer to make :)
6. Karipap - kak Nonie nak payung :)
7. Kuih sagu
8. Kuih koci
9. Popia sayur
10. Cekodok pisang
11. Popsicles - red bean and cendol flavour (may I have the strength to make this..hehehe)

I am thinking to have all the food for 50 pax. Nasi will be half portion size, macam nasi lemak singgit tu, because we still have other heavy food (bihun and roti jala). Banyak lagi nak buat tapi takut tak habih nanti. Depa ni bukan gheti makan banyak2.

I may make extra nasi lemak, in case some wants to take back. Maybe buat 70 small pax? Ok kot.

Now I am busy going through my things and sorting out which one to keep, throw, or sell. Quite a messy task actually because when I moved from PD to here, I did not really have the time to sort all these, so the packers actually packed all my sampah jugak..hahaha. I already went through the main bedroom, already one big bag of rubbish to throw. I foresee more when I go through the buckloads of papers and electronics garbage that I have collected. We'll see. Until next time, wassalam..

p/s: Bapak bosan weh.. works has wind down, at least for me. My teammates is very poor at delegating, I've asked them to pass whatever load they have to me, now that I am readily available, tapi tak... semua buat bodo. One meeting, three of them is attending, and I was not kept in the loop. Lantak hangpa la.

The more I voiced out, the more rude I am seen as, so why bother? For now, settle bab transfer ni lagi best..hehehehehe. 

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Next: MYY

Assalamualaikum w.b.t

Last entry was in July..huhuhu... I was on roller coaster emotional ride of hope and disappointment these past few months. From May to be exact. That was when I started looking around for my next job. My expiry date here is 1st Jan 2018, after that I am no longer valid here (figuratively speaking). From May I have been keeping my eyes open on the next job, however, Shell Malaysia has one restriction. No back to back overseas posting. Dang! There were lots of jobs floating around in Iraq, Netherlands, US and even Brunei, and I was not allowed to apply to any of them.

So there I was at the mercy of Shell Malaysia to create that opportunity to me. I've mentioned my options before should I fail to get a position within Shell Malaysia and alhamdulillah, none of the options will take effect. I have just received a good news, not official but almost certain now. I will be placed in Miri for the next job.

When I started looking for jobs, I talked to many people and the message is clear. My only option was either in KL or just KL. Miri has no opening, neither is Sabah. Even after HSE team in EP Malaysia had their succession planning meeting in August, still no job in Miri. There is one job available in in KL and I've applied with very high hopes, only to be turned down. I came back from raya haji almost heartbroken (despite knowing that things can potentially goes that way, and having 5 options laid out by myself).

Somehow Allah SWT works his miracles. A person in Miri resigned, and a position was opened up. To cut the story short, they are not advertising the position and decided to place me there. I basically has no competition at all. Just had a chat with the team lead and she verbally confirms it. It has always been this way with me. Allah blocks all the possible way for me even before I get to the doorstep, just so I will continue on the road that He has chosen for me. I am not like most person, who gets 2-3 offers at a time, and dumbfounded as to which one to choose. That has not been my case.

So, Miri is next. Port Dickson>> Port Harcourt >> Miri. Praying for a smooth transfer process. :) InsyaAllah...

Pic from Google - Tusan Beach, Miri. Looking forward to go back to beach life :)