Tuesday, August 28, 2012

New Netbook ~ Acer Aspire One

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I am so HAPPY today when i received my new gadget. Nothing to brag about it but just to share a little bit my happiness here. :-)

Thinking of buying a new laptop since a few months ago when my old Dell Vostro laptop having problems a few times and that laptop i bought in 2006. Almost seven years and it was my first laptop. I am so loyal with that lappy since then because it never once dissapoint me. Thus never enter 'workshop' for repair or maintenance. Go anywhere i go even to Japan and also deep forest of Borneo. But i admit that my buddy Dell is old enough now and he need to rest sometimes because i am a person that can stay in fornt of my lappy hours and hours in a day. So he may get some rest when i get this new buddy to do simple work and online.

The decision of buying new lappy is stronger when i was away for 9 days in the camp last week, i can not do my work because my dear Dell did not have battery and we don't have power supply at our camp. Sigh! I need new lappy!

The packaging!

Therefore, I make an online order on 24th August from IPMart. I never bought any items from an online websites before so i am a little bit afraid. I read a lots of review and comments about this website and look around for convincing information. After decided and firm with my decision, i order my new lappy Aspire One Ballon Carnival Design. The good thing about this website is, i can pay using online banking and that suit me well because i don't have credit card. I am really impress with the service and the order is only takes five days!!!! Not even a week guys!... Thanks to IPMart Team!

Today, at 3.45pm my new lappy arrived! Yesss!!... I am soooo Happy with my little new buddy Aspire One! And this post is typed and posted using my new buddy!

My new buddy ~ Aspire One
Hope it will inspire me more to do my work using him. 
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Happy Mode, 
Little Rose

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Oh My Dinner!...

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Entri malam ni, entri dalam Bahasa Melayu aku yang ntah campuran rojak apa ntah dah sekarang ni. So, don't ask me why sebab tetiba ja aku rasa nak pakai Bahasa Melayu la pulak untuk entri merapu aku malam ni.

Hmmm.. pikir jap, nak pakai Bahasa Melayu Sarawak ka, Bahasa Melayu Sabah ka, Bahasa Melayu Semenanjung? Hmmphh... Tiapa, sya kasi rojak semua. Biar jadi 1Malaysia. Huahahahaha.. Konpem nangis student aku kat SMKBI kalau dorang terjenguk entri ex-cikgu BM dorang ni lepas ni. Apa nak buat, cikgu dah bukan cikgu Bahasa lagi dah. Lama dah jadi cikgu pencen. (*_^)

After balik dari office hampir-hampir jam 6 petang, aku terus pergi gereja. Takut esok tak sempat nak pergi sebab ada temujanji dengan kawan dari US. Jadi, aku buat keputusan nak pegi jugak Sunset Mass petang tadi.

Ingat tek mok agak supermarket mok beli sikit makanan key makan malam tok sekali nangga tutup plak Su Chong Supermarket ya. Lupak indah aku sidak tutup ari 6 sebab sidak ramey pekerja SDA rasanya. Sidak SDA tok sembayang Sabtu bah.

Perut sya lapar sudah. Mau melepak sana kedai satuorang, suda jam 8 malam ni. Gila la, malam-malam di kedai makan sana Goshen especially kalau kedai Cina ramai orang minum sampai mabuk-mabuk. Jadi sya pegi juga la menapau makanan. Tengah sya pilih-pilih tu nasi campur, 2 sayur sama ayam masak kicap bijan, tetiba sya nampak tu pelayan pigang Budweiser. Adeh, ari empat ka tu sya sama kawan sya dinner di kedai ni juga, kami mau minum Tiger tapi teda ni. Terus sya rasa mau moginum la pulak ni. Ha ha ha ha.. Terus sya bilang sama tu boss cina yang ambil order sya, "Tauke, tu Budweiser berapa sebotol?" Dia bilang RM6. Sya pun apa lagi, "Tauke, sya tapau nasi campur sama sebotol Budweiser ya!"... Bah, itula dinner sya ni malam. Jumlah ongkosnya, Nasi Campur RM6, Bud RM6, totalnya RM12. Makan di mana? Di rumah la bah... Syiok sendiri... Satu satu urang di...

Selamat Menjamu Selera!!!
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Dari Dapur Tidak Berasap,
Little Rose

Friday, August 10, 2012

The Sanitary Project ~ Maliau Layung (Part 2)

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The toilet structure is up. 
Back to the main toilet block, we have other tasks waiting. However, the structure team already successfully set up the toilet structure on the ground. So another task to be done is:

  • Set up the toilet bowl and connect it to the PCV pipe to the septic tank
  • Roofing
  •  Walling
  • Concrete ground
  •  Door
  • Painted the wood preservative
  • Set up the tap by connect it to the existing water gravity
  • Cover back the septic tank and keep the surrounding clear from all of our mess

On the 3rd August afternoon around 3pm, the toilet completed. Yess!!! At last we made it. If not of our team work and cooperation during the process, we will not be able to make this project a success.


Paint the wood structure with wood preservative.
The group of villagers helping us with roofing. 
One of the villager, help us with the door. 
The toilet. 
The opening.

The most satisfied achievement for me is when I can engage the locals from this village to take part in the construction process. I believe that they will value and appreciate more of this toilet if they feel the toilet is theirs. The ownership of this toilet building and I am sure they will use it wisely and take good care of it. However, this is only my assumption, if I want to see the real scenario, I need to monitor and pay them a visit 3 months from now. I will update with you guys when I came back from my visit. Finger crossed on this because I always see our people did not appreciate “free stuff”. It will end up damaged or not functioning. I hope these local people appreciate our hardwork and sweats that we put on completing these two units of toilet.     

So, that is my story! Working with community is not as easy as people think but the satisfaction once seeing smile in the face of the people worth the difficulties and hard work that we've been through!.

Till we meet again!
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From the Diary of,
Little Rose

Thursday, August 09, 2012

The Sanitary Project ~ Maliau Layung (Part 1)

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Project Period: 26th July - 4th August 2012

View of one side of the houses in the village. 
Kg. Maliau Layung, Pitas not a well-known place but attract us to do something to change their way of living for a better. The sanitation system in this village is very poor. I visit this village twice and including this project will be the third time. During my first visit, I did not know that this village did not have any toilet because it is just an hour visit and that is my first time. During my second visit, I stayed overnight and this is where I start to look for a toilet. Hmmm… no toilet around and I have to sneak into the bush behind the house to pee but it is a rubber plantation near the house. No place to hide a little bit. I am in trouble.

Observing this scenario, my superior came up with a plan to start a sanitation project in three selected villages around this area. We are lucky because we have a very committed partner, the Raleigh International Borneo. With Raleigh International we welcome 36 high school students from Dr. Challoner’s High School, UK. They were accompanied by their teachers and assisted by Raleigh Project Managers. They have a total of 10 days with 8 days for completed the project in the selected villages.

I was assign to assist one of the groups named Charlie 3 to Kg. Maliau Layung, Pitas. Together with two Raleigh Project Managers and one teacher and her partner, we travel on the gravel road using 4WD. It takes us 1 hour 45 minutes to reach the village.

The 4WD vehicle need to cross the Bengkoka River
Upon our arrival, we were greeted by the JKKK’s son. I was a little bit worried because I am new to this village and I still did not have any contact yet. New place, new people, new environment, new culture, new tradition, new language and all new things. Worried? For sure I am worried but in my heart I know I am not alone and Jesus is with me. He is my strength to overcome the entire difficult and complicated situation. I was lucky because my friend is local and he can speak the native language but he will move to the other two villages and left me alone with the 16 volunteers. Hmmph..

The digging team working hard to complete the digging task.

The first three days is super exhausted moment for me because we are working really hard. The weather is very hot, with bright sunlight from 6am until 6pm. We work from 7am – 12pm, rest from 12pm until 2pm and continue again from 2pm until 4.30pm. I am super tired because we are working hard on the project sites, digging the big hole (5ft depth, 9ft length and 5ft width) for two septic tanks. My arms, wrist and back are very painful at night. Maybe I put too much tense to my hands digging the hole, shoveling and cracking the tough soil.

Both of the septic tank securely set inside the big hole.
However, we are lucky because we manage to complete the digging task on the fourth day. Yippie!!!.. Seeing both of the tanks inside the hole relief me. All the hard works on the digging tasks is completed. Then we will move on with other tasks especially with the main toilet block with two units of squat toilet.

Till here. Continue in Part 2. 

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From the Diary of,
Little Rose    

Wednesday, August 08, 2012

Oh My English!..

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Recently, i wonder why my English is so damn poor again? I was away to assist a volunteer group from UK and at the same time, i became their translator in that village. But, for that past 10 days, i lost words. It was so difficult to find the right vocab to describe items, occasion or anything that the volunteers asks. *Sigh*

This is also the reason why i did not really update my blog. Not only that i did not have ideas but also my English is so terrible now. After my boss resign, i did not use so much English in the office, maybe this is also one of the reason. But i still prepare reports in English (but very difficult to complete it now!) and reading lots of reference in English.

Oh! My English!.. Most of the time is direct translation and if i did not find the right words, i use Malay. Too much with the Sabahan dialect nowadays. Aiyah!..

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Dilemma, 
Little Rose

Tuesday, August 07, 2012

I feel like i am a Durian

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In a difficult situation to avoid hurting others feeling i feel like i am a durian fruit.

Photo Credit to Google Image
It have it spikes, sharp and it can hurts our fingers when we accidentally touch it. So, i feel like a durian when i roll to the other side, i may hurt the people on the other side and if i roll to the other side, i may hurt them too. So, where should i stand?

Some people don't like the smell of durian. It's too smelly and gross, that's what some people said. But for me it's the most delicious fruit i ever taste. So, why do i mind for what other people think of this fruit. It's delicious, it's the king of all fruits.

Photo Credit to Google Image
Why do i have to pleased other people so much? I will never be able to pleased all of you guys. I may need to be myself and be happy about it.

So, taste this delicious durian flesh. Nyam Nyam...

Photo Credit to Google Image

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Ade aku Kisah!
Little Rose

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