Friday, July 31, 2009

矿泉水 Mineral Water



在酒店房间的厕所发现三个装着透明液体的玻璃瓶。
仔细地左看右看,这个像是汽水瓶的东西,应该是矿泉水。
为什么?因为瓶子上面印着大大的“泉水”字样,还有小小的“饮用水”在下面,哈哈!
但是很奇怪,为什么巴厘岛的矿泉水是用玻璃瓶装的呢?

I noticed that there are 3 glass bottles of liquid in the hotel's bathroom when just entered.
When having a closer look, think that liquid in the bottle seems like mineral water, although the bottles look more like carbonated drink bottle for me.
Why ? Because "Sping" is printed big big on the label with a small wording at the bottle saying "Drinking water", haha !
But feel very weird and don't understand why mineral water at Bali are packed with glass bottle ?

巴厘岛系列之五

Thursday, July 30, 2009

副作用 Side Effect



某天,安妮问了个让我吓一跳的问题:干吗自从病假回来就看来好像闷闷不乐的样子?
她还说不只是她一个人这样认为,其他的安娣级同事也曾经讨论这个话题。大家都认为我生病回来后真个人就静了下来,连笑容也歉缺了。
同一个时间,大家也发现同样患病的发哥却有相反的改变。不但开始微笑地和人打招呼,整个人也开朗很多了。
究竟是什么问题?同样的病却有不同的副作用?

One day, Annie asked a question that stunned me : Why you looked very unhappy since return from the medical leave ?
She also mentioned that she is not the only one that think like this as she over heard other colleagues that sit around her were also discussing the same topic during their chit-chat. Everyone thinks that I had been too silent for weeks and hardly smile like last time.
At the same time, everyone also noticed that the other victim, Lai show an opposite change compared to me. He had started to smile when greet people and looks much cheerful than before.
Still wondering what is the problem ? Why there is different side effect from the same sickness ?

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

邻居 Neighbour



隔壁邻居搬来有几个月了。很少看见有人进出,只知道应该是住了一个印度男子和两个女子。
有一段时间做工迟回,碰见一辆车停在隔壁屋外等人。起初见到车上的人等了好久屋子里也没有人出来,还以为车上的人是个坏人,正在观察我们街晚上的动静。
后来,有次深夜看见两个肤色较黑的女子走回来。听她们交谈的语言应该是泰国话,才知道原来隔壁住了两个泰国妹。
今天回家时候突然发现屋外放垃圾桶附近范围的野草被清理掉了,还种上了几种蔬菜,绿油油地煞是好看。
会种菜的泰国妹,应该是个好邻居吧?

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

H1N1猫的消失 Disappear of H1N1 Cat



在平静的星期一早上,苏珊忽然大呼小叫地走到我的位子:“无名,我的H1N1猫不见了啦~”
在我还没来得及反应过来的刹那,又听见俊源和伟杰的声音:“咦?我的也不见了也!”
“喔,猫!” 我赶忙转过头一看,哎呀呀,我上个星期五刚刚放在电脑主机上的两只巴厘岛木猫已经不知道溜到哪儿去了……
才一个周末吧了叻…… 我漂亮的猫儿呀,你们怎么这么快就被谁拐骗去了?快快回来!

One peaceful Monday morning, Susan suddenly come to my place with a high pitch : " Aiya~ My H1N1 cat is missing~ "
Before I manage to figure out what happen, JG & WK throw their finding over the cube partition wall : " Yee ? Mine is missing too ! "
" Oh, cat ! " I quickly turn over and aiyaya, the 2 wooden cat from Bali that I just placed on my CPU last Friday had went out for a walk and never come back...
Just within a weekend and they had gone with the "dont' know who"... My pretty cats, please come back immediately !

Monday, July 27, 2009

夕阳无限好 Bukit Serendit Sunset



昨天去健走时用手机拍摄的夕阳。希望你也喜欢。
Nice sunset view taken during the fast walk at Bukit Serendit yesterday. Hope you like it.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

娘惹珠子鞋 Nyonya Beaded Shoe

周末得空,到鸡场街寻访娘惹珠子鞋。本以为原本就是鸡场街特色的珠子鞋应该不难找,但探了半条街都没在任何商店看见它的影子。沿路问了一些商家,发现许多人都没有听过珠子鞋;有些更加糟糕,竟然向我推销他们售卖的闪亮钉子鞋。

Went to Jonker street to search for Nyonya's beaded shoe on a free weekend. Thought that it would be an easy task as Jonker street is famous of Nyonya products but gosh, we can't even find any shop that display something similar after going through half of the street. Tried to ask around and realized that not many people that actually know what is Nyonya beaded shoe, some of the shopkeepers even tried to promoted their shoe products that pinned with shining decoration and claimed that those are beaded shoe. @.@



多亏随行的熊猫努力地一直向店家打听,终于在靠近鸡场街街头的地方发现珠子鞋的踪迹。店家是一位中年妇女,冷着脸招待我们,可能是认为我们并不是她的客户吧?当我要求为珠子鞋拍几张照片时,她想都没想就一口拒绝了。我尝试解释说是受美国朋友所托要帮她买的,但她还是坚决不让步。在没有办法的情况下就只好乘老板娘忙着招待其他客人时偷偷拍了几张,可惜效果并不是很好。

After countless enquires, Panda manage to locate a shop that sell the original beaded shoe near the end of Jonker Street. The shop owner is a very cool lady that hardly smile at her customer. Maybe we don't really looks like her potential customer ? Haha. The worse part is that she directly rejected my request to snap a few photos of her shoe even I had been trying very hard to explain that it is for my oversea friend that wish to own one of these shoe. So, I decided to snap some photo quietly while she was busy entertaining other customer. Unfaithfully, the photos doesn't turn out good.



凭着记忆,我们兜到走向青云亭的庙街去。我记得以前经过那排低矮的旧店屋时曾经看见一间售卖珠子鞋的店铺。果然!前店之过,后铺之师,我们停在林先生的珠子鞋铺外面,乘林先生在专心缝珠子时马上蹲在店铺外面把他陈列在玻璃柜里的货品一一拍下来。可惜为了尊重林先生的设计,不能将每一双鞋的特写放上来与大家分享。

After that, we tried our luck at Temple Street as I remembered that i seen the beaded shoe in one of the old tiny shop lot along the street. Bingo ! My memory serves me well =) Based on the previous learning, I quickly snap the photos of beaded shoes displayed in the cupboard at the front desk when realized that Mr Lim, the owner was focusing on his art work in the shop. But I'm sorry to say that I can't share it here as I need to respect Mr Lim's design and help him prevent others from copying his design.



当一开始和林先生交谈的时候他还显得小心翼翼,尤其是被问到可不可以照他的珠子鞋时,他也很客气地拒绝了。他表示那些鞋子是全都是由他亲自设计的,没有一双的颜色和花纹设计是重复的;为了保护他自己的设计,他不能让其他人把那些设计带出去,免得市场上全都是他的设计。他说得对,没有一个客户希望在付了很多钱之后发现自己和另外一个人撞鞋。所以,即使缝同样的珠子图案,他会坚持搭配不同颜色的珠子和背景。如果客户有特定喜好的颜色,他也可以依照客户要的颜色去缝制鞋子的图案。

At first, Mr Lim was quite conservative when we start the conversation. He rejected us politely when we requested to take photos on his beaded shoes, saying that all the shoes are his design and every bead pattern is unique. He needs to ensure that his designs are protected and different from other competitors so that his customer can own a uniquely designed beaded shoe. He is right that "No one wish to see the same design on others' feet after paying so much for their shoe", and he laugh. Then he show us 3 pair of shoes that shared the same pattern but different color combination and background design, saying that he can custom made the shoe based on customer's choice of color and pattern design.



说到价钱,我就随口问了问架子上那些珠子鞋的价钱。不问还好,一问就吓了一跳。最便宜的要一百多块,珠子图案档次比较高,比较复杂的则是要七百块,那三款以花为主题的珠子鞋就值那个价钱。当林先生看见熊猫被他的价钱吓到吐舌头的时候很得意地笑了一下,然后从另外一个架子上拿下一双闪闪发亮的珠子鞋说:这双呀,它的价钱是一千六百块!

When inquired about the shoe price, Mr Lim shocked us with "A simple design will cost around RM100+ and the price increase with the complexity of the pattern design". "These flower design will cost RM700 a pair, you can shoot them and show it to your friend as reference", he pick the 3 pairs of shoe that he show us just now from display rack and place on the table for me. Seeing that Panda was stunned with the price, he smile and took another pair of shining shoe from the rack behind his desk and said : "This one, RM1600!"



被问到为何这双珠子鞋的价钱那么贵时,林先生把鞋子拿起来晃了几下说:因为它是用钻石珠子缝的呀~ 原来钻石珠子是在德国生产的,每一颗珠子上都有一个平面切口,价钱肯定比其他普通日本制造的圆珠子贵。为了把总共一万五千颗珠子平面缝织在鞋面以达到闪闪发亮的效果,每一颗珠子都需要花眼力和精神去转到对的方向才可以缝上去。再加上那鞋面的每个图案都是独特的,总共用了五十种不同颜色的珠子,所以鞋子的价钱当然也加倍了。

Mr Lim rotate the RM1600 shoe slowly under the light and told us that it was made from diamond cut beads , where part of the bead has a flat surface cut that able to reflect light. The price of these Germany made beads is double compared to normal beads built in Japan. He needs to spend a lot of effort to match the bead colors and rotate these beads before sewing them on to the cloth so that the flat part is facing upward and able to reflect lights. Besides, every small animal pattern on each mosaic is unique and symmetrical on the other shoe. It's amazing to know that the design consumed 50 different color and 15,000 beads on a pair of shoe !

另外,林先生还提到要完成一双珠子鞋的时间是两个月,即使客户赶着要用也没办法缩短缝制的时间。如果客户看上现有的珠子图案但鞋子的型号不适合,他也可以让客户自由搭配喜欢的鞋子颜色,然后再从新做一双新的鞋子给客户。听他说,有些新加坡的客户也是这样通过电话向他订制珠子鞋的。只要将鞋子的型号、鞋跟的高度、颜色和珠子图案的要求沟通清楚就行了。

Mr Lim told us that he will need 2 months to complete a pair of beaded shoe and there is no way if the customer wish to expedite the process. But, if there is an existing design where the shoe can't fit customer's size, he is able to make a new pair for her. "Some of my Singaporean customers just call me up and order their shoes through phone", he says. "What I need to know is the size, how tall is the heel, color and pattern of choice before I can start my work."

听着听着,我突发奇想地问林先生是否有想过要将珠子鞋生意通过网际网络扩展到世界其他地方去?他无奈地表示以他与妻子的能力是不可能将生意搞大的,不然他将没办法应付那么多的同时涌来的订单。那是因为他不敢将工作承包出去让其他家庭主妇帮忙,担心会影响珠子图案的质地和自己呕心沥血的设计会被其他同行抄袭。但说到最后,让他最感叹的还是珠子鞋手艺即将失传的局面。他表示虽然自己的女儿已经学会缝制珠子鞋,但她在这方面的兴趣却不浓厚。而且,缝制珠子鞋需要的并不只是技巧,更重要的是教不来的热忱和创意。

Listening to that, I caught an idea and ask if Mr Lim ever think of expanding his business to the world through internet ? He was regretted that it is just a dream for him as he will not able to support the orders that flood in at once and as he only has his wife to help him in the business. He is not willing to "sub-con" the work out as it will just open the door wide for others to copy his design. Actually what worried Mr Lim the most is fact that technique of making Nyonya beaded shoe will discontinue very soon. Although his daughter had learned up the skills but she doesn't show great interest in continuing his business. Besides, I do agreed with him that "Making beaded shoes is not only about skills, the passion and creativity play a more important role to make it great."



临离开前特地把林先生与珠子鞋的故事拍下来与大家分享。还有,要谢谢熊猫的陪伴,不然我都没办法问到那么多的资料呢!

On our way out, we noticed that Mr Lim and his Nyonya Beaded Shoe was on newspaper too. Thanks to Panda for her great companion and don't think I will able to gain so many useful info without her on this search.

再见了,雅士敏 ! Bye Bye, Yasmin !



《单眼皮》是我最喜欢的电影,雅士敏是我最喜欢的导演。最后一次浏览雅士敏的部落时,看见她说要到越南去物色新电影的演员,兴奋了好久。

刚刚才和靓靓谈起她那天在医院外守着雅士敏晕倒的新闻是如何地辛苦时,之前在电视台工作的朋友在网上发来一个短讯:“雅士敏死了”。我愣了一下。接着,听见靓靓在电话里面尖叫几声:“我的报馆同事也在脸谱上这么说!”。

再也没有雅士敏让人感动的电影了。这是马来西亚人的一大损失。安息吧,雅士敏!

SEPET is my favorite movie. Yasmin is my favorite movie director. I was excited when last surfing at Yasmin's blog and she mention that she is busy for new movie and heading Vietnam looking for new talent.

Leng Leng was telling me that she spend a tiring half day squatting outside of the hospital on the day Yasmin faint out when Kozaimas suddenly buzz me in ym with "Yasmin die d". I was stunned. Then Leng Leng told me : "True, my reporter colleague just update the status in Facebook" after screaming for few seconds in the phone.

No more touching movie from her. What a great lost for Malaysian. Yasmin, rest in peace.

Friday, July 24, 2009

雨后不一定有彩虹



昨晚连绵下了一场雨。上床时以为今天的天气会晴朗一点点,怎知道中午时候的烟雾竟然是这个星期最严重的。
从办公室往出去,一公里外的建筑物全都看不清楚了。再看看熟悉却朦胧的熊山,突然很有泰山的感觉。

Sunday, July 19, 2009

网上购物

看见堂妹在脸谱上的“状况更新”重复几次都是同样的网页连接,好奇之下就点了进去。
哇些,没想到比我小七岁的堂妹竟然也当上了老板娘,自己在网上买衣服。
回头看看自己,除了把青春投资在国家半导体上,我还有什么成就?
工作五年还是一事无成,惭愧……

州立医院游记 A trip to the state hospital

托H1N1流感的福,前几天到马六甲州立医院游玩了“一下”。这“一下”从前因到后果足足有四天半,就摘重要点纪录纪录吧!

Thanks to H1N1, I get the chance to pay a visit to Melaka General Hospital. Since this visit tooked me 4 days and 3 nights, so let's make the story short -

星期日 Sunday

早上收到通知说阿叶的检验呈阳性,昨晚已经被救护车送去医院了。卫生官到公司检验,并要求所有一起到巴厘岛的同事都必须被隔离。

I was informed by the big boss early in the morning that Ah Yap's swap test result is positive and he had been sent to hospital the night before. The medical officers for Ministry of Health went to the plant for inspection and requested to quarantine everyone that went to Bali together with Ah Yap.

卫生官下午才到来为我测量体温和签隔离通知信,并说发哥和阿邢因为发烧而被遣送去医院了。后来探听到发哥因为有明显的发病症状被要求马上入院,阿邢则可以回家等待检验成绩。

The medical officers only manage to get to my house after lunch. They checked my body temperature and pass me official quarantine order. I was informed that Ah Fatt & Heng was sent to hospital too before they come over to my house as they are having fever. Manage to understand from others that Ah Fatt was requested to be waded directly as he is having high fever while Heng can go back for home quarantine while waiting for the swap test result.

半夜自己开始发高烧,体温高达39度。整个晚上在床上翻覆睡不着。

Midnight, I started to caught with fever. The body temperature suddenly shoot up to 39 degree Celsius. A sleepless night for me.

星期一 Monday

好不容易逼自己从床上爬起来,间中已经接了几个公司里拨来的电话和回复一些短讯。简单收拾了一点衣物和书本,边吃早餐边等卫生官前来再次检验。卫生官只是简单测量了体温,签了纸就叫我自己驾车去医院。还以为终于可以尝试一下乘坐喇叭乱哭的救护车去医院,显掉!

It was so hard for me to get off the bed in the morning. I still manage to answer some calls from the office and replied a few sms while I try to stay in bed. After packing some clothes and books, I called the medical officer to come and check my body temperature while having plain bread as my breakfast. The medical officer just simply checked my body temperature, signed the paperwork and asked me to drive myself to hospital. Thought I could have chance to get a free ride on ambulance with siren on !

在医院被问话和收集口液样本后被通知必须入院,幸好一早把必需品准备好才没有手忙脚乱。在隔离区等待了三个小时才被送到隔离病房去,间中没有机会喝水、吃或上厕所,超级可怜。此外,还遇见了要求被检验的阿卓,可是医生却说他没问题把他赶回家了。

I was requested to be waded after conversation with the doctor that performed swab test for me. Luckily I prepared all my necessities before hand. I had been sitting in the isolation area for 3 hours waiting for the ambulance to send me to the isolation wad, without any chance to drink, eat or even a pitiful toilet break ! Besides, still able to meet Toh that came to request for swab test. The doctor in-charged denied his request and send him back home.

进到隔离病房一看,我心里可乐了。前一天问发哥时说他病房里没有插座,现在我的病房里面竟然有六个那么多!那我就不必担心手机会没电了。早知道就把手提电脑也一起带来了!再看看,冷气房里有自己的厕所(还有热水器呢!但过后才发现坏了,显掉!)、房内还有多一个洗手盆、空气过滤器、可调整高度的床架、护士专门用来传递食物或药物的窗口、还有是干净的浴巾和病人服(虽然这个我并不需要)。

I was so happy when entering the isolation wad. I was told by Lai the day before that there is no power plug in the wad but guess what ? I see 6 power plug in this wad ! No more worries for my cellphone batt to dry out and I was so regret that my laptop was left back home. Look around, find out that my aircond room has its own bathroom ( And a water heater! Was so disappointed when I find out that it was out of order ), extra washing basin in the room, air purifier, adjustable bed, a small window for nurse to pass in food or medicine, clean bath towel and standard patient clothes ( Altho I don't need this at all ).









过后没多久医生来了,问了很多问题又抽了一支血。医生还说我是很可疑的病例,所以会马上让我开始治疗程序。起初我还以为治疗程序是什么复杂的程序,过后护士解释后才知道原来所谓的程序就是吃药!

Just a while after that, Dr Jaya came in to check me. He asked a lot of questions and took my blood sample. I was told that I'm high suspect case so they will start the medication for me immediately. At first I was wondering that what a complicated medication it will be, but when the nurse told me that what I need to do is just taking pills, I was relief.



接下来一整天就自己一个人看书、吃饭、冲凉,唯一的乐趣是偶尔看看窗外花园里走动的人们。差点忘了还有那数不尽的电话和一百多封短讯,谢谢大家对我的关心。我宁愿骗自己说是大家在关心我而不是关心自己是不是被我这个在办公室内一直走动的超级大病毒感染到,哈哈!

Spend the rest of my lonely day by reading book, eat and bath. The only fun thing for me is to look at peoples in the small garden outside my window. Oya, not forgetting the phone calls and 100++ sms that fill my time too, thank you everyone for so concerning about me. I rather tell myself that everyone is concern about me instead of worrying if themselves had been infected by this big virus that was walking around the office frequently last week, haha !



医院里面的皇家饭实在有点难吃:对我来说马来菜色还好,可是就只有两样菜就未免太孤寒了一点吧?幸好护士们都很体谅地给我很多很多的矿泉水,不然我这个水桶还没有被H1N1细菌杀死就已经先渴死了。

The meal in hospital is not really that nice. It is not that I dislike Malay food, but I just feel like no appetite when only have 2 dish per meal. Luckily the friendly nurses are willing to supply me with enough mineral water or else I will be dying of thirst instead of H1N1 virus attack.

星期二 Tuesday

一大清早就被阿邢的短讯吵醒,说什么恭喜我和等下我们要搬过去住同一间病房了。原来护士先为他进行例常检查并告诉他:我的检验成绩出来了,要陪他一起被关多几天!我的天啊……

I was wake up by Heng's sms early in the morning, saying that we are moving to a shared wad soon later on. The nurse that went to check him first told him that my test result is positive. OMG, I still need to accompany that guy for next few days !!!

最显掉的事情发生在换房之后。真的没有想到单人房和多人房之间的差别那么大——没有冷气只有风扇、中间凹一个洞的床(之前睡这张床的人屁股一定很大,嘻嘻!),房里面总共只有四个插座(其中一个还被血压测量器用掉了)、我的床位竟然没有桌子或椅子(那吃饭时不是要捧在手里吃?)、房间和走廊之间只有一道玻璃门,传递东西都需要打开门用手去接,东西太多就得走多几次。唯一值得高兴的是厕所的热水器没有坏和闷的时候有阿邢可以讲话。

The new wad was very disappointing. I never imagine that the differences between isolation wad and normal quarantine wad is that big - No air-con just fans, my bed is so soft at the middle ( someone that sleep on it before must have a big backside ! ), there are only total of 4 power plugs in the room (and one of them had been used up for the blood pressure measuring machine), there is no table or chair for my bed (they expect me to have my meals by holding the meal container while eating), the room is only separated by a swing door where we need to hold the door when passing things in and make few rounds if there is a lot of things to pass in. The only thing that can make me feel happy is that the water heater for this room is functioning and there is Heng to talk to when I feel bored.





当早上巡房的医生被问到为何我们的抗菌药方不是闻名的TamiFlu,她直接翻白眼掉头走,根本没有想要解释的样子。好心,这是什么态度?医生的也要有医生的款,我们好歹也是病人耶,至少回答一下嘛…… 后来再向读药剂系的老杨询问后才知道那是本地的翻版货,药方和TamiFlu是一模一样的。

I asked the doctor that come to check us in the morning if the anti virus course that we are taking are the famous TamiFlu that proven to be a solution to the illness, she just turn herself and walk away. Come on, what attitude is that for a doctor ? You should at least answer the patient's question about the medicine they are taking ma... That your responsibility ler... Luckily I checked with old buddy Yong that is a pharmacy grad on the pills that we had been swallowing for days. He told me that the pill ingredient is exactly the same as TamiFlu, just that these are so called "pirated" version of TamiFlu which manufactured locally. Cheaper, he claimed.



被关在病房里面的确是很闷的事情。一整天又没有护士前来检查我们的状况,相信是新来的五个病人加上被放回家的阿叶,让他们忙得团团转吧?也就因为这样,停吃班纳多的我体温又升回三十八度,头疼!

It was a very boring experience to be in the quarantine wad. Non of the nurses came to check our condition for the whole day. Maybe they were just too busy to handle the 5 new patients and Yap's discharge ? At the same time, my body temperature raise back to 38 degree Celsius after stop taking the Paracetamol.



无聊时看看窗外的儿童游乐场,成为我唯一可以接触阳光的机会。想到要在这病房里多关两天就真的很没有心情了,但最无聊的并不是这个。接到公司打来的一个电话,还没开始讲话对方就一直笑个不停了。原来公司人事部举行了一个内部会议来想所有员工报告这件事的最新发展,而我可爱的大头照被放了出来,让所有出席的人笑歪了嘴巴。原来之前三个人的报告会时有人提问为何没有病人的照片,因为他并不知道所有接触过的人的名字,更加不知道自己是否与病人接触过。

The only chance for me to get some sunshine is to stand beside the only window and look at children playing at the play ground. I was so moody wondering how should I spend the next 2 days before I can go back home. But that is not the worse. I received a call from company where I only hear someone keep on laughing non stop after I pickup. I was told that the HR held a communication session to update everyone on the latest status of this issue. My lovely photo was shown during the communication and everyone just cant hold their laugh when they saw my photo. The reason behind on why my photo was shown is that there is a guy was asking for it during previous communication session. He claimed that he had been in contact with so many person that he don't even know their names and he don't know if he had be in close contact with any of the confirmed case patients.



星期三 Wednesday

早上医生来巡房的时候向他投诉了昨天护士们完全忽视我们的事情。本以为他会维护护士们,怎知道他竟然反过来要求我们一定要告诉他这些事情,好让他知道究竟护士们都在忙些什么事情。我马上打蛇随棍上,顺便投诉昨晚态度很不好的护士,她竟然在我向她要求多一些饮用水时要我自己打电话叫亲戚买了送过来。大姐,如果我能够这么做的话早就做了啦,还用等到你来教?如果我因为少喝水又再发烧的话你可担当不起啊!

I told Dr Jaya about the ignorance on yesterday when he drop by in the morning. I was surprised that he asked us to feedback more on such information to him so that he knows how to talk to his nurses. Seems like he was so positive about taking feedback, I immediately complain to him about the nurse that refuse to provide me with more drinking water last night. She asked me to get my relative to buy the water and send in for me. If I'm a local maybe I can do that, but the problem is I'm not ler...

又是无聊的一天。第三天的电话和短讯和第一天相比之下少了很多。所以我主动出击,频频打电话或发短讯回去叫大家向我报告最新进展。陆续接到通知说很多人被我们连累到要被隔离,甚至一些有生病迹象的人都被送来医院进行检验。不好意思啊,害到大家那么忙!

On this another boring day, the phone calls and sms that came in reduced a lot compared to the first day when I was admitted. So I aggressively call and sms back to get latest updates in the office. Was informed that more and more colleuges had been quarantined just because having contact with us. Some of them that fall sick even being send to hospital for swab test. Sorry ar everyone...





吃了午餐,阿邢和我没事做就关灯睡觉。突然,病房的门大开。一个很熟悉的脸孔出现在我们的面前,阿卓!他站在门口,很有型地向我们挥手,“哈罗!”。我和阿邢突然一齐忍不住大笑,搞得其他医护人员七丈金刚摸不着头脑,傻傻地看着我们。阿卓假装很生气地指着我们对其他人说:“就是他们啦,把病毒传染给我的”。

After lunch, both of us feel so boring hence we off the light and go to bed, again. When we are having our sweet dream, the room door suddenly opened wide. A very familiar face appeared in front of us, Toh ! He stand at the door and wave at us with a very stylish post, "Hello!" Both Heng and I just laugh out loud in a sudden with the other medical officers looked at us with big question marks on their faces. Toh point to us and told the others : "These are the peoples that spread the virus to me", pretending to be very mad with us.

毕竟我们已经连续三天没有见到原本熟悉的朋友了。等阿卓安顿好了以后,我们就很开心地询问他生病的经历。原来他上个星期连接三天一直和发哥一起吃早餐和午餐,相信是那个时候被他传染了。我们还告诉他被关在病房里的滋味是很不好受的,他就自荐要为我们带来一些欢笑——模仿刚过世的迈克杰逊最闻名的月光漫步。他那可爱却逼真的表演让我们两个闷坏了的家伙笑得眼泪狂飙,连外面的护士都被我们的笑声吸引过来探个究竟。过后我们告诉他那是不够的时候,他赶忙从包包里拿出一本书坐在床上假装很正经地阅读。当我们知道那是本有关他最喜欢的音响专业书时,我们又再开心地笑多一回。

Since we had been suffering for 3 days from seeing our friends, we started to inquire his sick story happily after he settled down. He told us that he had been taking breakfast and lunch together with Ah Fatt for 3 consecutive days last week. He believe that he was infected during that time. When we told him that we were having a boring life in the wad for 3 days, he volunteered to bring us some laughter by imitating Micheal Jackson's famous Moon Walk. His cute but real presentation makes us laugh out non stop, and our laughter attracted the nurse attention where she came to check out what had happened in the wad. We told him that this will not enough for him to fill up his time for the next 3 days, he quickly draw a book from his beg and pretending that he is reading it with full interest. When we find out that the book is about his favorite's audio amplifiers, we start to laugh again...



星期四 Thursday

当早上听见医生宣布我和阿邢因为在过去二十四小时没有发烧的迹象而可以在今天出院时,我们俩都松了一口气。终于!我们赶忙把自己的物品收拾好,然后在早餐过后就很不耐烦地在算着时间,希望可以马上就回家去上网。在经过了三天的隔离,我们一致同意说如果病房没有电视我们还不觉得怎么样,但如果不能上网就真的十分的显了……

After 24 hours with no fever symptom, Heng and I were so relieved to hear Dr Jaya announced that we are able to discharge today. We quickly pack our stuff and start counting down impatiently after our breakfast. We were so glad that we finally can go home to online, where we concluded that it was very painful for not able to hook online comparing to not having a tv in the wad for 3 days. =p



终于在十一点半,我们被通知可以离开了。在等待电梯离开E楼第四层的当儿,我拍了最后的一张照片——那个将病毒与外面世界隔离的伟大之门。嘻嘻!

At last, we were informed that we can discharge at 1130am. While waiting for the lift to exit 4th floor of building E, I snapped the last photo of my trip - the great door that isolate H1N1 virus from the outside world. Hehe...

Saturday, July 18, 2009

就在你身边 Just around you

Sometime, something is just around you, but you are not aware of the existence. You go and search everywhere around you and you find it at nowhere.

I bought a 8GB pendrive few weeks ago. It turn away from me on the second week, refusing from detected by any computer. I planned to go change a new one from the computer shop after work, so I bring it and original receipt with me to office. The were kept in my drawer but I forget to bring it back as I was working very late that week and the computer shop is closed at the time I went home.

The week after that, I was quarantined at home. My pendrive was quarantined in my office's drawer for the entire week too. When I get back to work this week, I had been searching for the receipt as I only see the pendrive lying in the drawer. Thought that I had misplace it and can't find it back. Search through all the possible locations in the office as well as in my house but still can't locate it.

So, I gave up. I just put the pendrive on the table in my room, ignored it for few days thought maybe I will just throw it away next week if I still can't find its receipt. Somehow, I noticed that my wallet is thicker than normal when I was paying for my dinner tonight. The first thought was that i had been collecting too many small notes that make my wallet thick. Then I started to check my wallet to see what I had been keeping all the while...

Surprised ! The pendrive's receipt folded nicely in my wallet. I can't remember when I put it in there but seems like it had been there for more than 1 week. Luckily I never throw it away yet.

I knew that what I'm looking for is just somewhere around me. I just need more time to figure out and locate...

Thursday, July 16, 2009

消毒



直到今天我才知道为什么我的座位上有一个青色的贴纸,圆圆地粘在名牌的附近。
本来还以为是和最近办公室座位要重组有关系,哪里知道聪明一世的我竟然糊涂一时,大错特错了!
原来那是公司给清洁工人的讯号,凡是和我们几个流感患者有接触的人的座位都要被消毒,炸到!

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

A memorable day for CC Koo

We had a quarterly communication today. Total 17 new hires were being introduced, but not one can beat George's "performance" on the stage.

George was the first guy who went up the stage. He never start the speech by introducing himself, he just asked everyone's favor to sing a birthday song for his senior.

At the end of singing session, CC Koo stood up and wave his hand to everyone. His face was just as red as the cushion chair that he sat on...

烟霾重临

今天一挣开眼睛就闻到一股烧焦的味道,心里很不舒服。烟霾又回来了?

出门上班,看见地上到处是一滩滩的积水。难怪起身的时后那么冷,但那么大雨为何还是会闻到烧焦的味道?
"这边早上下雨,那边一整天烧火。你那边呢,你那边又如何?"跟心里的你自言自语。

雨后的早晨,办公室是冷的。
不小心扫到可爱的米奇耳朵出现在那个荧幕上,那厚厚的寒衣仿佛也温暖不起来。
就知道今天的天气不是那么好的。我在封闭的办公室又闻到了那股烧焦的味道……

究竟是什么烧起来了?

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

冒牌爱情顾问会诊记

她:怎样改变?真的觉得很无助。

她:问你。我们是应该包容另一半的所有,珍惜他,虽然你没有想嫁给他的念头,但会说服自己要珍惜。还是长痛不如短痛?

我:有些问题我没办法回答,但如果只专注对方的缺点的话,那感情就没意义了.一起多年,没有激情是正常的,需要升华为生活中的亲情,才能长久维持下去.

她:觉得还没结婚就已经到这样的地步,结婚后怎么办?而且觉得性格是很难改的。虽然之前分手又复和时的确产生了一些激情,而且彼此都有改变,但是现在感觉又回到当初分手前那种情况。觉得以后如果一直这样也不是办法。但是那么年的感情。我也不知道怎样。

我:还有,认真想想:什么原因让你觉得不想和他继续下去?那么那个对的人应该要有什么条件你才觉得可以是对的人呢?
这些年并不短,但真的要不要放弃还得看双方面愿意付出多少.感情只讲付出,并不能算回报的.怒我直言,可以知道具体的问题吗?

她:付出的不够是不是因为爱的不够?往往热恋时都可以付出不计较回报,但是久了,都会要求回报。是因为爱不够了?还是自私了?其实我总是觉得是我不对。具体的问题我不知道。可能应该认真想想。人都是很矛盾。如果可以什么都不想,傻傻的过日子也是一种幸福

我:可能你已经知道问题,但内心又去逃避它.无私的爱是无敌的.问你:你要嫁你爱他多或他爱你多的人?不可贪,选一.我上段情就因我贪而自己搞砸了.

我:期望越高,失望越大.对他的要求少一点等于对自己好一点.这样子双方面都会好过点吧?我也认为她可能不是那个最适合我的人,所以要学习去接受她咯;)

她:多少个人可以做到无私?如果我是自私的,那我觉得应该让他去找个可以给他无私的爱的人。其实我觉得我是爱他的。但是,他给不到我要的东西。而性格是改不到的。所以有时真的很矛盾。爱你的人,和你爱的人,如何决择?怎样又才算是贪?真的很迷惘

我:有些男人并不善于表达自己的情感,他只会用他懂的方法来善待心爱的人.要他疼还不容易?多撒娇就行了嘛?他不懂怎么做?教他!还爱他就别放弃他!

她:老大,有时我觉得我在爱情真的满失败。以前因为在一起太久,闷了,就跑去远方。后来我告诉自己,我真的是很爱他的,要好好珍惜他。但是现在,我又回到之前的感觉,又想“逃离”。是不是很过分?有时很想什么都不理,分掉他,一个人单身。但好象很不负责任。对,我就觉得这分感情已经变成责任,而不是爱情。其实我是希望有个人疼而已

我:现在我明白了.他的意见会不会是为了你好?用另一个角度来看看?别那么快不耐烦,心平气和才能够宏观地接受他人的意见!想想,可能他也和你一样?

她:如果,你要的另一半,是可以领导你,教导你,可以影响你往更好的方向的人,而现在这个根本没办法做到。反而是常常很多东西都要你给意见,而我又是很快不耐烦的人。怎么办?不可能迁就一世人吧?

我:噢,忧柔寡断的是他?酱啊,会是因为他在乎你的意见没?但你讲得对,有些事是要你们俩一起去商量面对才能够解决的.互相包容和扶持才能长久走下去的

她:不是他给我意见,是要我给意见。而我不喜欢像是我要去领导他,我是要我的另一半可以领导我。其实这种东西第三者很难给意见的啦。只有当局者才知道。我只是要发泄而已。是应该好好想想要怎样

漩涡

有人告诉我:

爱情就像一个快速转动的漩涡。要嘛,就离它远远地,不要靠近;要嘛,就勇敢跳进去,让它一下把你卷到底下最中心的地方……

可是,很多人,不就是那种“很想要,可是又不敢”的吗?这也就是漩涡最可怕的地方——带着你一直乱转,要逃离它又游不出去,要深入中心又被引力推出来。进出两难的情况是那些在情海浮沉多年的人所畏惧的吧?

喂,有人,要勇敢哦!

Monday, July 13, 2009

错觉

今早回公司上班,一路上都有人与我打招呼问好。幸好大家都是温暖地问候病情而不是避的远远地掩鼻看着我。
看来上个星期的意外的确为我做了很大的免费宣传。公司里面所有的电视时不时都放映我的照片,逊死了……
突然之间有了自己是大明星的错觉。

Saturday, July 11, 2009

米奇老鼠

这是一个刚听回来的笑话:

友人今天到医院等待就诊的当儿,有个小孩在走廊上不停地奔跑玩耍。
他母亲为了转移他的注意力,就说:“快点看,电视里面有米奇老鼠!”
小孩马上停了下来,傻傻地看着电视。
友人瞄了电视一下,发现当时正在播首相纳吉的演讲画面。

过后想想,我们的首相的确是有点像米奇老鼠。嘻嘻!

Friday, July 10, 2009

交通一二三


Vios和Innova在当地通常是德士,“便宜到烂”我的司机兼导游讲的。


抵达旅馆后大家在休息,与文杰抓紧机会溜出来走走,顺便买几瓶水回去。刚到门口就感觉到很眼熟,嘿呀,是一辆ATOS!梦里寻他千百渡,蓦然回首,那人却在灯火阑珊处。


巧遇当地救护车闯红灯,惊险万分。

巴厘岛系列之四

Thursday, July 09, 2009

梯田



看了越南沙坝的梯田,再看看巴厘岛的梯田就没有那种激情了,剩下的就是想办法再来一张合体的广角照。
本以为新相机可以有比较好的效果,怎知道竟然更加糟糕。复杂的相机果然比较难搞。没关系,吸取教训,下次要更加小心地交货。

巴厘岛系列之三

Saturday, July 04, 2009

闻烧色变

从巴厘岛回来就马上上班,其中两个同行就生病去看医生。结果被公司的环境、卫生和安全主任发现还有其他团员没有依照规定去看医生鉴定适合上班,被他用伊妹儿教训了一顿。大哥,告示只被贴在门口却没有用伊妹儿发出来公告天下,你真的以为大家会从头读到完吗?

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阿王星期四只上半天工。听讲她的空姐妹妹被证实是流感患者之一,所以刚刚探访过她的阿王也必须被隔离一个星期。在电梯里时大家还和她有说有笑,过后听老板讲她提早回家的原因后脸都白了。

—— 。—— 。——

安妮在我工作到最烦的时候打电话给我。本以为她要交待提早赶回家前忘记做的事情;怎知道电话一接通就听见安妮的哭声,一下把我吓呆了。她儿子发烧了一个星期,可是诊所医生却没有认真看待为黑斑蚊症来看待,结果去医院是马上就被送进密切观察单位(ICU)了……

—— 。—— 。——

从昨天开始,公司要求每个员工在刷卡前要测量体温。任何体温高过37度的员工将被送去诊所进一步检查。为此,大家免费得到一片温度计 ^_^

思念



Siput 在往巴厘岛的飞机上照这特别的云朵时说:这次旅程将不会尽兴的。心,已经被遗留在机翼后方了……

巴厘岛系列之二

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Kintamani 火山

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用手机的广角功能照的,效果还不错。可惜的是衔接的部分手抖了一下,火山口出现双重影子。

巴厘岛系列之一