Wishing everyone a great Ramadhan (what’s left of it). Rasa cam sekejap je kan masa berlalu. Tup tap tup tap tap.. Dah genap 15 hari kita berpuasa. Malam nie dah malam ke16. Sat lagi dah nak raya dah. Haiyaa.. Belanja raya is going to make me lose all my hair. Dah lah rambut pun memang tak banyak.=P
But life has been great for me lately..
First and foremost, I have a NEW JOB!!! I finally QUIT teaching!!! I guess ‘quit’ is quite a harsh word to use, but basically that was what I did. Well, actually, I didn’t so much as quit as got transferred. I applied for the new post, so I have actually been transferred from school to the Malaysian Examination Syndicate (MSE) as of 16th August 2005. However, my HM managed to get my transfer postponed to the 16th of September, so baru je genap sebulan I’m here. I am SO happy to be here. Mind you, not that I have anything against being a teacher but being in that profession practically turned me into a zombie. I guess it’s because I was one of the younger teachers in school, plus the fact that I was unattached, I got so bogged down with work, I could hardly breathe. I had NO LIFE!!! Life was school, school, school. No time for family, what more friends and a social life. No wonder my boyfriend left me.=P Thank God Juwita and Leo saved me!!! They gave me something I could spend time with all my heart, soul and passion à the GYM!!! Thank you, babes.. Where would I be without you two great ladies…
Anyway, back to school.. Not that I did not love teaching. Teaching was great. The students (at least most of them) were even greater. Met and made some really great friends. It was a great 5 years of my life in SMK Gombak Setia. However, it was also some 5 miserable years of my life. Let me tell you something about the teaching profession. If there was one job I was asked to list down as a super multi-tasking job, that would be being a teacher. What are we not? Teacher? School team coach? Examiner for exam papers? Administrative cum management employee? Clerk? Chauffeur? Counsellor? Gardener? Interior decorator? Surrogate parent? Babysitter? Family affairs consultant? Psychologist? Events planner? Liaison officer? PA system technician? Career consultant? Financial planner? Secretary of Affairs? Etc, etc, etc.. And the list goes on and on.. You name it, we are it.
Maybe I’m not being fair to the profession because despite all that, there were many plus points. For one, the students. Especially those who you actually see grow in front of your eyes. Not just physically, but growth as in becoming awesome people. People who can actually inspire you. I have learnt many things from these children, whether directly or indirectly. And in a way, they have made me a better person than the person I was before. They can be a source of inspiration, ideas, emotional and psychological growth, and also, friendship. I will miss them above all. Thank you darlings, for sharing all those life-changing experiences with me.
I don’t think I will regret leaving school. But I will definitely miss the children. I hope if I have children some day, they will become inspiring people as some of my children in school are.
Secondly, my new job. As of the 16th of September 2005, I am now working in MSE aka Lembaga Peperiksaan Malaysia in Putrajaya; an offspring of the Ministry of Education aka Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia. So, baru jer genap sebulan kat sini. But so far, so good. Ever since the first day I have been here, things have been great. Presently I am now in the External and Professional Examinations Unit, and so far, I love it here. I met and made some great friends on the first day of work à Raihah, Mazlina and Suria. It’s like unbelievable you can actually click so well with people you barely know during the first week of work. However, Raihah is no longer with us. She has gone to another unit; an internal transfer because of someone else’s lousy screw up. Miss her. I have a GREAT, efficient, very motivated boss. A lady, mind you, (you know how people have this thing about lady bosses) but a really inspiring, motivated superLADY. I feel so blessed that my transition into this new job has been so smooth up to this point. I hope that things here will become even more eventful after this, whether positive or negative because the reason I am here is because I want to learn new things and experience new things, and that’s what I have been getting. Thank you, God.
Third, the Nike Tribal Event. My god, the finals was SOO cool. It was such a happening night. (Yelah kan, orang lain dok bertarawikh bulan puasa, tapi kami nie dok berbody jam macam new year’s eve party. Takpe, tarawikh sempat lagi buat kat rumah.) Leo, babe, your tribe was super GEMPAQ that night. It was a miracle that the Axis’ White Ringgo actually won. I couldn’t keep my mouth from dropping the whole time I watched you and The Glitterz on stage. I was like, takde harapanlah kami. Balek kampong naik tongkang pecah jelah. I know this sounds like soo the dah-menang-tu-dahlah, but as you said, winning is not the point. It’s the experience that matters and how we actually feel that we can be champions. Thank you for reminding me about that. It’s true, you know. If your tribe had won, it would still have been a wonderful night to remember.
Thank God the rain stopped before it was our turn for Body Jam. Kalau tak, mesti tak happening sangat. The only minus point about that night was the absence of Juwita. Missed her greatly that night. If she could have been able to share it with us, it would have been even more perfect. Nak buat camne kan, mak buyung.. Even though you were not there, trust me, you were there with us ALWAYS.
In a way, I have to thank Juwita for allowing me to share this experience. If she hadn’t gotten pregnant, I wouldn’t have been a part of this event at all. Jadi supporter No.1 terhormat jelah. I actually didn’t plan to be part of this at all. I was so busy with school when it all first started. I felt that I couldn’t make the commitment. Because with me, if I do anything, I do not like doing it half heartedly. So, I basically did not want to be tied to this commitment. However, my dear friend, Juwita, somehow got me pulled into it. SHE was supposed to lead the Axis tribe but because she had the flimsy 
excuse that she was pregnant and could not do any cardio workout, I became the next choice. Hahahaha.. Padan muka aku. Konon2nye nak jual mahal la tu. Piraaa mabuk.. Okay, anyway, it got me to THAT night (the night of the finals). My God, you wouldn’t know how those Axis members tortured me with practice EVERY SINGLE day. Hehehe.. Just kidding, guys. I was tortured, kind of. But if was an interesting kind of torture. I get to know many more great people, make many more new friends, and the experience brought out a bit of the best and quite a lot of the worst in me. Thank you guys, you made it awesome. I was just there to fill in a blank. It wouldn’t have happened without all the commitment of the main tribe members – Raymond, Shah, Cecilia and Shirlyn, our beloved and very precise Manager cum Coordinator – Osman, and also all the Axis Family – Kak Nita, Amber, BJ, Alex, Clement, Joey, Larry, Dennis, Ooi, John, Colin, Nick, Kento, Vern, May, Klevin and all the others who were with us all along the way (Sorry, if I did not mention your names, my memory is slowly dwindling). Back to Juwita, thanks, babe. I wouldn’t have even been there if it weren’t for you. Well, I guess that’s that then. One episode over. (Thank God!!!)
So, those were all the big events that have recently happened in my life. Are they cool or what? Hehehe.. Perasan best sendiri. Oh well, gotta go. Have tons of work to do (my boss heaped a whole pile of them on me yesterday – die, die, die!!!). Banyak keje pun still sempat nak layan blog.
