FROGGIES

Friends say I like froggies, relatives say I love anything to do with froggies...... errr.... do you think I am into froggies? And that is only at the work station.........

Moving Or Not Moving: Moved

I have almost settled in in the new office. As I said, I enjoy it very much and coming to the office is something I look forward to in the morning, only to be spoiled at times with the boss' throwing fit against the other staff. Truth is the b oss is upset about not moving with the rest of us. The Top Management probably has bigger plans for her rather than heading the small Legal Dept., which tasks are only advising, reviewing, drafting and vetting legal documents apart from attending to contractual matters, negotiations, organising discussions to prepare responses tro clients etc..... as well as attending to litigation and corporate matters..... heheheheheh....

After 12 years of service in the company, I am finally given a notebook PC... oh well... I have never complained for I've always preferred desktops. So, here I am, typing away on my new DELL notebook......

Today is another episode of packing and stacking files.....

We have got our fax line on too.....

STOP PRESS: Yesterday I had a shock of the month as I was doing work on my old PC, these 2 figures appeared outside my window. Thank God for the blinds..... 2 cleaners in a gondola.... I was thinkig Hans Isaac and Awie!!!!

This Weekend

This Saturday starts with Haakem going for his Azan contest at SR Sri Bintang Utara, Zon Pudu... I hope he does well... as at 2.22pm, no results update from his teacher.
I watched the company's volleyball tournament - 3 games for a few minutes and took some pix.
Now I am waiting for my eldest sister P and my Mom to go for hair cut and hair wash. Later we will drop Mom at my place and I will go for some shopping - stuff for the new office.....

My Girls!!

Both have grown up.... very quickly... since my last post about them...

Bibik is Back!!

After 37 days of hardship ... err...... with a temporary maid.....but thank God my girls are treated well, my maid is back... on 19th April 2009... with extra weight to boot!!!! We are all very happy especially Millie.... Zara is now in safe hands..
And the temp Bibik? We sent her off at the agency on 20th April afternoon (after Zuhur). In the morning we went to have Suciati's iKad done at the Damansara immigration office, with Millie tagging along... It was done in a jiffy (the whole process and waiting took less than an hour).
Well Done Immigration Department!!

Moving Or Not Moving; Part IV

It has been a while... I have been busy, at work and home and school.

On 17th April, we finished packing our stuff into boxes and on Saturday 18th, the movers came to move our tables and boxes. Of couse we carry most of the things ourselves.... using the chair and pedestal as the carriers.

Monday, my colleague cum room mate Shaf "cleansed" and "fenced" the place. I was on leave (story later) while J, Lyn and KN went for MS Office refresher course at Wisma Mirama. By Tuesday we were all settled in... but without the files except the working files we are currently working on.... because the shelves are not ready.... until now!

I love my new office and for once in 12 years, I have a room (twin- sharing) with a nice view....

Yesterday the ever so slow to act Admin Manager came with various suppliers and contractors for the shelves. We have clearly informed him of our requirement since 3 weeks ago (at least) but only yesterday did he actually do something about it. Delivery? Most would take 1 week if we choose the ready made ones and at least 2 weeks for the built in/custom made ones....

Sigh!!! But we can manage......

Pix: reception area, the girls in the other room (quad-sharing), the view from my side table where I do my typing, happy me posing at my desk and a view of my desk from a visitor's angle.......

Income Tax - E Filing

Dah buat e- filing…..?
Tak rugi wooo buat cepat2….
I submitted my e filing on 25th March 2009
On 28th March dapat surat kata diorang tengah semak my submission
On 9th April dapat surat kata my tax refund akan dibayar within 14 days, date surat ialah 7 April 2009
On 11th April I got the check dari LHDN – MAKCIK KAYO YO YO YO!!!! ALHAMDULILLAH… takde potong2… apa yang wa submit, itu le yang wa dapat….. the whole RMXXXX.XX of them… yeeehaaaa….

Sayang PM baru…. Ekekekekek… agaknyer aku sorang jer kot yang dah submit before April…. Tu yang giler laju jer proses tu….
(Berbaloi la sebab last year punya tax refund wa dapat bulan January tahun ni maaa…..!!! tu pun lepas wa komplen…..)
Sekian….. maka sesiapa yang belum buat e filing, buek la copek copek!!!!

THANK YOU TO THOSE LHDN STAFF YANG MENG EXPEDITE KAN MY REFUND PROCESS!!!!!

(NB: Next year I will submit immediately upon receiving my EA Form. Duit yang dapat ni dah allocate dah untuk zakat... due 30th April 2009)

Aiman & Azim

I have been worried for these 2 boys of my colleague cum sister, L. They have been down with fever... and yesterday, eye infections..

Do Get Well Soon, Boys!!

Moving or Not Moving Part III

Last night I went back at almost 9.00pm arriving home at almost 10pm (waited for the bus for 40 minutes), after finalising the floor plan for the new office.

This morning, I discussed it with my colleagues and put it forward for the Admin Manager for his actions. Later all of us went down to see the site. I am happy that J and N are happy that they will be placed in the cosy room (and not in the miserable room, which is now planned to be the filing room).

Monday, we will go check the shelves for our filing room. We do not want compactors as they look horrible and is not actually good for the files. We do not care if the Co. Sec. still insists on them. The filing room shall be locked, so there is no issue of confidentiality etc.
Tuesday they will start doing the cleaning.
Wednesday, the wiring - electricity, power points, phone lines, network lines.
Thursday, we will start packing (most of us have cleared the tables since 2 weeks ago, anyway).
Friday, they will dismantle our workstations and start moving them downstairs.
Saturday, work stations to be set up and we will start moving.
Sunday - Bibik is coming home (ooppsss.... that is of no concern of this moving, but perhaps I shall come to the office with Haakem to settle my things since I shall be away on Monday, I think).
Monday - we should be settled in the new space. I shall be on leave.
Tuesday - I hope to organise a small doa selamat and quran recitals and then start putting away the files in order, I must assist my collegues especially L.
Wednesday - all done.

Insya Allah!!

Moving Or Not Moving... Part II

I didn't know that there is going to be a Part II to this posting.
I am still at the office on a friday night. It is raining outside but how heavy or light it is I wouldn't know as I am so far away from any windows/crack on the wall as my workstation is in a corner surrounded by rooms of big bosses..... that is why I am quite looking forward to the moving.
As at today, 80% of my wishes regarding this moving thingie, have been granted by the grace of Allah. My colleague for 12 years (+ 6) and I have been creating the floor plan. Funny, isn't it, legal advisors are the ones having to do all the measuring and planning whilst the Admin Manager is simply saying that we try to put everything required and arrange accordingly. Erks??? Thank God this colleague of mine has years of experience (through his Dad) in floor planning. He's the one meticulously measuring the rooms, drawing the floor plan, arranging and rearranging work station plans..... while I have ideas thrown in at him... heheheh.... but I always take into consideration the size, the shape and the locations of doors, windows etc. unlike some people I know.....
So, insya Allah, as we are not asking for new things and try to keep the expenses at the minimum, using existing furniture as much as possible, I shall be doing my posting from a different location, closer to the ground, by the third week of April.
we shall be sharing the self contained unit with Company Secretarial Department.

Cabinet Line-Up (vs Old)

A colleague of mind sent this thru email and i am especially dedicating this post to all visitors who are abroad and lag behind in getting updates!

Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi)

Deputy Prime Minister
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak)

Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon
Mej (B) Jamil Khir Baharum
Tan Sri Nor Mohamend Yakcop
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz - Maintains
(Tan Sri Bernard Dompok)
(Datuk Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi)
(Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim)
(Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz)
Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Datuk Liew Vui Keong
Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim - Maintains
Datuk S K Devamany - Maintains
Encik Ahmad Maslan
Encik T Murugiah
(Datuk Johari Baharom)
(Datuk Hasan Malek)

Finance
Minister - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi)
Second Finance Minister - Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop)
Deputies - Datuk Chor Chee Heung, Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussein (Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Datuk Kong Cho Ha)

Defence
Minister - Datuk Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak)
Deputy - Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad (Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop)

Home Affairs (Internal Security)
Minister - Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar)
Deputies - Dato' Wira Abu Seman Yusop, Encik Jelaing Anak Mersat (Datuk Chor Chee Heung, Senator Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh)

Housing and Local Government
Minister - Datuk Kong Cho Ha (Datuk Ong Ka Chuan)
Deputies - Datuk Lajim Ukim (Datuk Robert Lau, Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin )

Works Minister
Minister - Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor(Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad)
Deputy - Datuk Yong Khoon Seng - Maintains

Energy, Water and Communications
Minister - Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor - Maintains
Deputy - Datuk Yong Khoon Seng (Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum )

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Minister - Datuk Noh Omar (Datuk Mustapa Mohamed)
Deputy - Datuk Johari Baharum, Datuk Paduka Rohani Abdul Karim - Maintains

International Trade and Industry
Minister - Datuk Mustapha Mohamad (Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin)
Deputies - Dato' Mukhriz bin Tun Mahathir, Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan - Maintains (Datuk Liew Vui Keong)

Foreign Affairs
Minister - Datuk Anifah Aman (Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim)
Deputy - A Kohilan Pillay - Senator, Datuk Lee Chee Leong (Datuk Seri Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar)

Education
Minister - Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein)
Deputies - Datuk Wee Ka Siong - Maintains, Datuk Dr Puad Zakarshi (Datuk Razali Ismail)

Higher Education
Minister - Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin (Datuk Khaled Nordin)
Deputies - Dr Hou Kok Chung - Maintains,Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (Datuk Idris Harun)

Transport
Minister - Datuk Ong Tee Keat - Maintains
Deputy - Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri, Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew (Datuk Anifah Aman )

Human Resources
Minister - Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam - Maintains
Deputy - Datuk Maznah Maslan - Senator (Datuk Noraini Ahmad)

Women, Family and Community Development
Minister - Datuk Shahrizat Jalil - Senator (Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen)
Deputy - Datuk Paduka Chew Mei Fun (Noriah Kasnon)

Information, Communications, Culture and Arts
Minister - Dato' Seri Dr Rais Yatim (Datuk Shafie Apdal)
Deputy - Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum, Puan Heng Seai Kie - Senator (Datuk Teng Boon Soon)

Science, Technology and Innovation
Minister - Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili - Maintains
Deputy - Fadilah Yusof - Maintains

Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development (Note: SME under International Trade, MARA & TEKUN under Rural Development)
Minister - (Datuk Noh Omar)
Deputy - (Datuk Saiffuddin Abdullah)

Natural Resources and Environment
Minister - Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas - Maintains
Deputy - Tan Sri Joseph Kurup (Datuk Abdul Ghapur Salleh)

Rural and Regional Development
Minister - Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal (Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib)
Deputy - Joseph Entulu Belaun-Maintains, Datuk Hassan Malek (Tan Sri Joseph Kurup)

Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Minister - Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Datuk Shahrir Samad)
Deputy - Datuk Tan Lian Hoe (Jelaing Mersat)

Plantation Industries and Commodities
Minister - Tan Sri Bernard Dompok (Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui)
Deputy - Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin (Senator A. Kohilan)

Youth and Sports
Minister - Datuk Ahmad Shbery Cheek (Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaacob)
Deputy - Datuk Razali Ibrahim, Wee Jeck Seng - Maintains

Health
Minister - Datuk Liow Tiong Lai - Maintains
Deputy - Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shilin (Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad )

Information
Minister - (Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek)
Deputy -(Datuk Tan Lian Hoe)

Tourism
Minister - Datuk Ng Yen Yen (Datuk Seri Azalina Othman)
Deputy - Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib - Maintains

Federal Territories
Minister - Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin (Datuk Seri Zulhasnan Rafique)
Deputy - Datuk M. Saravanan - Maintains

**Note: Enterpreuner & Coop AND Information Ministries have been consolidated with other Ministries**

New Cabinet Line-Up

At 3pm the newly appointed PM of Malaysia announced the new line-up. A few (pleasant?) surprises... but most importantly for me (officially and personally) would be the Defence Minister, Finance Minister, Consumer Affairs and the drop-outs.
Congratulations!
And I hope they will do well in the 6 month' performance appraisal

SENARAI ANGGOTA PENTADBIRAN KERAJAAN PERSEKUTUAN PADA 9 APRIL 2009

YAB Dato’ Sri Hj Mohd Najib bin Tun Hj Abdul Razak
Perdana Menteri
YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin

JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
Menteri
Tan Sri Datuk Dr Koh Tsu Koon - Bertanggungjawab ke atas Hal Ehwal Perpaduan dan Pengurusan Prestasi
Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz - Bertanggungjawab dalam hal ehwal perundangan dan Parlimen
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop - Bertanggungjawab ke atas Unit Perancangan Ekonomi
Mejar General Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom - Bertanggungjawab ke atas hal ehwal agama Islam (Good One!! PM knows this one closely during his Mindef days, of course)
Timbalan –Timbalan Menteri
Datuk Liew Vui Keong
Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim (Senator)
Datuk S K Devamany
Encik Ahmad Maslan
Encik T. Murugiah (Senator)

KEMENTERIAN KEWANGAN
Menteri : Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak
Menteri II : Datuk Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlan
Timbalan : Datuk Chor Chee Heung
Timbalan : Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussein (Senator)

KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN
Menteri : Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Yeay!! Does this mean no more PPSMI for primary school?)
Timbalan : Datuk Dr. Wee Ka Siong
Timbalan : Datuk Dr Puad Zakarshi

KEMENTERIAN PENGANGKUTAN
Menteri : Datuk Ong Tee Keat
Timbalan : Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri
Timbalan : Datuk Robert Lau Hoi Chew

KEMENTERIAN PERUSAHAAN PERLADANGAN DAN KOMODITI
Menteri : Tan Sri Bernard Dompok
Timbalan : Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin

KEMENTERIAN DALAM NEGERI
Menteri : Dato’ Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein Hmmm........)
Timbalan : Dato’ Wira Abu Seman Yusop
Timbalan : Encik Jelaing anak Mersat

KEMENTERIAN PENERANGAN KOMUNIKASI, KESENIAN DAN KEBUDAYAAN
Menteri : Dato’ Seri Dr Rais Yatim (Kekkwa?)
Timbalan : Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum
Timbalan : Puan Heng Seai Kie (Senator)

KEMENTERIAN TENAGA, TEKNOLOGI HIJAU DAN AIR
Menteri : Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui
Timbalan : Puan Noriah Kasnon

KEMENTERIAN KEMAJUAN LUAR BANDAR DAN WILAYAH
Menteri : Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal and thank God he is not the Defence Minister as many thought!)
Timbalan : Datuk Hassan Malek
Timbalan : Datuk Joseph Entulu anak Belaun

KEMENTERIAN PENGAJIAN TINGGI
Menteri : Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin
Timbalan : Datuk Dr Hou Kok Chung
Timbalan : Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah

KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN ANTARABANGSA DAN INDUSTRI
Menteri : Datuk Mustapa Mohamad (Syabas Tok Pa!!)
Timbalan : Dato’ Mukhriz bin Tun Dr Mahathir well, well, well)
Timbalan : Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan

KEMENTERIAN SAINS, TEKNOLOGI DAN INOVASI
Menteri : Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili
Timbalan : Encik Fadillah Yusof

KEMENTERIAN SUMBER ASLI DAN ALAM SEKITAR
Menteri : Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas
Timbalan : Tan Sri Joseph Kurup

KEMENTERIAN PELANCONGAN
Menteri : Datuk Ng Yen Yen
Timbalan : Datuk Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abdul Taib

KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN DAN INDUSTRI ASAS TANI
Menteri : Datuk Noh Omar
Timbalan : Datuk Johari Baharum
Timbalan : Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim

KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN
Menteri : Dato’ Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Good one!! I hope the ministry especially the procurement dept shall be cleaned up!)
Timbalan : Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad

KEMENTERIAN KERJA RAYA
Menteri : Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor
Timbalan : Datuk Yong Khoon Seng

KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN
Menteri : Datuk Liow Tiong Lai
Timbalan : Datuk Rosnah Rashid Shilin

KEMENTERIAN BELIA DAN SUKAN
Menteri : Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek
Timbalan : Datuk Razali Ibrahim
Timbalan : Encik Wee Jeck Seng

KEMENTERIAN SUMBER MANUSIA
Menteri : Datuk Dr. S. Subramaniam
Timbalan : Datuk Maznah Mazlan (Senator)

KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN DALAM NEGERI DAN HAL EHWAL PENGGUNA
Menteri : Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob
Timbalan : Datuk Tan Lian Hoe

KEMENTERIAN PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN
Menteri : Datuk Kong Cho Ha
Timbalan : Datuk Lajim Ukin

KEMENTERIAN PEMBANGUNAN WANITA, KELUARGA DAN MASYARAKAT
Menteri : Datuk Shahrizat Jalil (Senator)
Timbalan : Datuk Paduka Chew Mei Fun

KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI
Menteri : Datuk Anifah Aman Really? I hope he speaks good English)
Timbalan : A. Kohilan Pillay (Senator)
Timbalan : Datuk Lee Chee Leong

KEMENTERIAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN
Menteri : Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin
Timbalan : Datuk M Saravanan

Lunch @ Tony Romas Pavillion

The (relatively) new Pavillion is only a 10 minute walk away from where I work, so technically I could have my lunch there everyday.... if my allowance permits.... but I have only been there once for breakfast at Coffee Bean, twice for lunch at the Food Court, once at a burger joint (which I totally forgot the name at this very moment of typing) and today, at Tony Romas with 2 of my office mates and ex office mate, Syir. Syir and G had the Asian Salad lunch set, J had the shrimp (Kick n Shrimp?) while I had the lunch rack set lunch (ribs). Among us, we spent only RM107, which is quite reasonable. My food was delicious and as highly recommended by J, her shrimp was sinful!!! I am converted, I would order that the next time I go there.... perhaps with hubby.... heheheheh.... it has been a while since we went out for meals at some proper joints.

Twelve Years

Today marks my 12th anniversary of actual working day, with this organisation. Alhamdulillah!!
12 years today I first met my (to-be) husband.
12 years today I was reunited with 2 college mates, who have since became 2 of my closest friends.
12 years today I started earning an income eligible for income tax.
12 years today I started the routine of a career person……
Thank you all for making the 12 years possible… especially my colleagues (who have left, who are still around, who have left and came back, who have left, came back and left again), my family and my “clients”.

Foremost, thank you ALLAH!!

12 Years Today!!

12 years ago, 1st April 1997 was the official first day of my working with this organisation (but since it was a Sunday, my first actual working day was 2nd April 1997).
Some say it is time to move on.... I am of a different view. I hope to stay with the Company for as long as I can (and needed).