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This New Year, in Medan

wong — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:22:43 +0000

So we made the deal before married, this year, we are spending the Chinese eve, and first few days in Medan.

Like I always said, a dusty place

Some said, Indonesia is a food heaven, but Medan, is the center Might as well spend a good food tour back home later next week. The bad thing is, there is a need to burn belly fat fast after new year. Can’t deny, Sibu too, is a heavy of cheap food.

So I’m going to spend the whole Chinese New Year with food-related town/city. What do you expect? I think… 5kg?

I’m a proud Malaysian

wong — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:08:02 +0000

I am in luck on this trip to Medan. I manage to catch up with those students who are in examination period, like PMR, SPM, STPM and etc.

The other day, while I was shopping for the best wrinkle cream in a mall namely Maxi Mart. I over heard some interesting conversation. I wasn’t aware that I was this “kepo” (busybody) until I notice I started to over heard some conversation.

What shocking was that these students, actually already has the leaked answers for their papers. Now, this is how they works. Due to the over whelming schools available in Indonesia, there will be a few set of papers targeting to different schools. So, getting (or buying) the right information is crucial, not only answers.

Now, I’m not finish yet. The next point is that, if you cannot get the right information and right answers, you can, of course bribe the examiner to pass you.

I must say, even Malaysia is corrupt, or even dropped a few point in the corruption index this year, it still cannot compare with that I know here. Why am I not proud to be Malaysian?

Freedom

wong — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:43:17 +0000

The law will never make men free, it is men that have to make the law free.
Henry David Thoreau

Yes, time to accept how it was when I first accepted it.

I’m living a quite rebel life before, and because of that, I get so used to freedom I have had all the time. I started to sign my own result report when I was still Form1 and I am free to do so, even though my parent knows it.

Few years back, when I first stepped into Medan ground, I was, still a college boy. As a sign of respect, asking for permission is common. For some, like me, feel it is weird to “ask” for permission than “tell” the permission.

Ok, let’s check if you are still with me.

As an adult, like me. I would prefer to “tell” you that I am permitted to go out and I am going out now. Which, I did like that back in my rebel years. However, if I am to “ask” you to give me the permission of going out, it’s definitely weird and not so much of a freedom I’m looking for.

Especially when getting old enough to buy stuff. Why I would need anyone (beside, wife) permission to buy an item, if I am to get a new gadget, I need no permission. If I am to get testosterone creams, I need not ask.

Maybe I need to change my perspective or learn to adopt another kind of freedom. Come out from the comfort zone that I’ve been with all the while, and put just a little time onto something not comfortable…

It’s planned, not spontaneous

wong — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:29:02 +0000

Coming here for the 3rd week. Still ok, at least getting used to the hot weather, and the… Almost no windows room

But somehow, there are still misunderstanding of our job, yes, we both, the job, as a web designer and a web developer?

We are here for a reason

First off, we did not came home on the Chinese New Year, so as a small replacement, we made it a full one month staying here in Medan. Bringing all our jobs here to make sure we follow up with what we did back in Sibu. At the same time, my wife is applying a 3 months social visa, so yes, its going to take some times, so it’s a month for us.

We have work to do at home

Even though like you think how we work – At home or anywhere as long as a broadband. However, it doesn’t mean we can work in Starbucks like others. We are still prefer to work like ordinary working adult, a good working desk with a good chair on a good siting proposition.

Can come home anytime

No. We can’t, until we owe a private jet, but we don’t. Coming back home takes more time than we can imagine. From Sibu to Kuala Lumpur, then from Kuala Lumpur to Medan. The timing wasn’t good, so we have time on transition of airplane too, which, eventually wasted half a day on airport.

So yeah, we are basically like everyone else, working at our own territory and don’t like to move (location wise) too much. Coming back and forth, and I need time to get use to a lot of stuff which makes me needing natural colon cleanser more and more. Some times, it is hard to let those who is outdated to keep up with our situation. I can of course, give a hand, when the timing is correct (read: Correct, mean after business hour).

This is the mad style

wong — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:54:45 +0000

Last few week, while my girlfriend’s father went to out station, he left the vehicle at home, for our convenient. Thanks to him, I got the chance to learn driving from the bottom up again. First, Toyota Innova is really powerful. It remind me a lot about the Toyota Unser (or Toyota Kijang for Indonesian) my father used to have.

Secondly, all the drivers here have… Patient. A very big one I mean. Driving with 20 – 30km all the way, and everybody squeezing into the little tinny space they could see. With my level of patient, I would definitely flipping my middle finger. Some how, I have no time to flip my finger. I need to take real close look at the car, because all of them squeezing too close to me, from front, behind, both left and right side And I have to be careful of those truck with all kind of truck accessories on them too.

Did I mention about the traffic light? When the count down count to 3 (not even green light yet) everyone start honking. I’m sure it is to wake up the front row to make sure they remember to place their gear and go. Then when the green light is on, the front row drove only 10km, so I joined the honking-group too.

I seriously wonder what is the use of the road lane line here when nobody even bother to drive on their own lane…

Namewee screw TNB, I screw PLN

wong — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:31:24 +0000

Namewee, recently has a very hot video. A video about he scolding TNB while they’re makan pisang. I have been to Medan for more than 2 weeks now. I’ve been experiencing blackout every 2 days and for 4 hours and 3 hours if I’m lucky.

No, it doesn’t happen because they are makan pisang and not working, it’s the fact that Indonesia don’t have good infrastruction. So it is very common problem for the Medanese, some people who afford, they already has a gen-set ready at home, the rich one has an automatic gen-set that start up once the electric down. While for the poor one, use book la…

My concern was not the people, because it is good for us to sometimes, sauna ourselves you see. But the electronic stuff at home, my laptop, desktop, refrigerator. It’s been the second times I help changing the refrigerator water filters. I don’t want to change laptop at the moment.

I would say, the population that created this problem. Canada on the other hand, is planning on reducting the TV set electric consumption, to help power more home. While in Medan, seriously, my E71 is shocking me while its charging… Dammit!

One slow one speed

wong — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:30:02 +0000

I can’t really tell if I’m slowing down already, but a few thing is speeding up it progress for sure. With a rack mount of work waiting for me to finish, there are a few… Well, quite important thing to follow up with. Well, here is the usual short and to the point update from me again

Getting pay

It’s been a week more I did not receive any payment from my work Not sure why, I have the habit of not pushing for the payment, but keep working. That’s why I have a girlfriend cum assistant cum colleague cum friend to keep remind me about that.
Lesson of a lifetime

Grow some hair before a shooting for an album that meant to be kept for a lifetime.
Digi spamming my SMS, bastard wasting my Digi credit

Not sure why Digi likes to spam their customers (I heard a lot of people getting it too) with thei SMS. From their promotion to match making smses, annoying! And some bastard called me on my Digi number while I’m at Indonesia, costing me a whopping RM2.50 per block.

Today is “Black Friday”… And I don’t even know what that means! Go back to my work now…

Busy weeks ahead

wong — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:15:39 +0000

Just when I thought I have more free time and relaxing day here in Medan, some emails bounced in and time was then taken away from me.

Although it is always good that I get to work on projects. But I do wish to have a vacation too, still haven’t learn to say “no” on my job yet Currently working under no air-conditional condition, unlike Sibu, where I can on air-conditional whenever I feels I want I hate Indonesia infrastructure… Take it as a austin weight loss programme, at least I sweat for doing nothing

Going off from all the social media for now until I’m free

My flight is tomorrow not Friday

wong — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:37:01 +0000

I almost forgotten my flight is tomorrow not Friday, I keep thinking mny flight is on 6th November, so I still have another day to pick up myself!!!

Lucky I did a check after some online photo searching. My friends who are coming to Medan on end of November also checking their ticket so I login my AirAsia account and double confirm myself, very lucky, I check!

See you soon in Medan Oh, before that I would like to give some reminder…

Prepare my sim card tomorrow morning
Prepare some medicine, especially those related with throat and cough

September blog update

wong — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:51:50 +0000

Been away with some work

Been absent from my blog for few days. Busy running with some works on hand. Hopefully it will be over before next week. THE week I’m waiting for so long… Worked overtime a few times to get ahead with my schedule so I can be more relaxing when back to Puchong

Cambridge Mall

They said it is a new mall and it has all the good food and cafe in the mall. But as usual, you’ll get insurance quote from agents and credit card offer in the mall Well, Starbuck there has a good view though, that is where I spend the most.

Added “Medan” category

Since my girlfriend told me that soon she will be able to add Nuffnang ad banner on her site and I think it is also my time to add something outside to my blog category also?