Aquascaping (part ii)

Trying to not spend that much but still make it work.

Tough!

Bought a cooling fan, pH tester, CO2 tablets, but the leaves are getting brown and withered.

The whole thing in the aquarium cost more that whole bunch of stuff in the balcony.

I may end up with plastic plants and cheap guppies, then.

We'll see...

Aquascape and Footballers doing Single Ladies

Went with Is and Sharul to Pet Safari, Ikano, 2 weeks ago. Found some cheap pond, and a purchase with purchase aquarium promo. Then Am and Leo dropped by for an old Thai horror movie, Buppha Rahtree, which kinda scared all of us. To sooth our feelings before leaving, we watched Glee ep 4 - Preggers!



Decided to try to do aquascaping for the aquarium. One of the reference I read through is of course Imran's blog.

The pond will be used to keep cheap kois. And I've bought more plants. Farmville alert.

So, that's my new hobby, hopefully it'll work with limited budget.

Happy Burstday...

..to me

Starting to like my job, but staying in it make me lose my competency and get only 4% increment. What can I do if I leave?

But the offer from the previous company sounds enticing too. At least it'll be about 20% increase from my pay.

Really gotta watch my weight, the good food when I travel to other states add inches to my waist. Nak menolak, dah rezeki, kan?

But much thanx to Damage Control, Hardchub, Farihad for inviting to your Hari Raya open houses. I had a blast. SF4 brought me back the feeling I had when I first tried it bout 20 years ago in Ipoh.

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri 1430H

Another year has passed. I survived the fasting and the celebration again.

What is raya? I pondered this almost every time I wanna drive home. Hiskk, budak ni (yea, I'm THAT young!), raya ni untuk menyambut kemenangan kita menentang hawa nafsu le, itu pun taktau ke?

Sounds like a paradox. Really... do they really believe that? Maybe it doesn't matter what they believe, do I really believe that? I want to...

Isn't it the day when people wanna show off their material things? Would I notice that if I've enough to show off myself?

Maybe they're just happy... and maybe I'm just not happy enough...

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri, maaf zahir dan batin

What to do?

Got some job offers. Now let's see:

1. Current company- Pros: travel inbound almost every week, possible conversion from contract to permanent, good network. Cons: conversion could result with a pay-cut, career prospect not clear
   
2. Previous company- Pros: can travel further, possible longer projects in Middle East and Africa starting after Eid Mubarak. Cons: company still recovering and not doing well, late salary payout (28th instead of 23rd)
3. An established international company - Pros: better prospects ("Hi! I used to work at "), also will be stationed at project sites instead of desk-bound. Cons: no chance of travelling outbound, career prospect not clear
4. A new unit in a construction company - Pros: new focused area, can leverage and develop expertise. Cons: working on Saturdays (gasp!!), desk-bound forever

Guess I'll wait what's the conversion offer is like. Besides, the economy is still bad to job-hop, rite?

More boring bowling

Now... if only I can afford one of em proper bowling balls to get serious...

Mid Year 2009

So far so good... am still surviving. Received some good news, though:

1. My post is being converted from contract to permanent
2. Got half-month bonus, after prorated
3. Pushing for more visibility, hence the launch early August is crucial
4. Finally got my auto-transmission Myvi

What's next?