Anecdotes of my passing...

I just got vaccinated for H1N1. No, I did not get diagnosed for it. It was all paid for by the company.

One of the staff's kid contracted it and the entire family is now under quarantine. This meant that the firm had to take precautionary measures which is the vaccination. It costs RM65 (corporate price) or RM80 (individual).

I must say that I haven't been needle-jabbed in a while. Haha..not that I like it. My arm is a little heavy at the deltoids but apart from that, I'm good. Thank heavens.

I'm now vaccinated against H1N1 and 2 other flu viruses (the vaccine protects against 3 strains of viruses) for life (yea, apparently it lasts for life). From what the doctor told me, the vaccination is determined by WHO every year as to what strain of viruses that a person should be vaccinated against. This year it is the H1N1 and 2 others. It varies from year to year and the doc suggested that one may go about collecting vaccinations each year just to be "protected" against various strains.

I suppose I'm pretty old-fashioned in the sense that I do not like to take medicine/drugs unless I really really have to. If anything I do not want to be too reliant on them lest I may need stronger dosages when it really matters.

That said, if it's free...then why not? :D

I've just attended my first disciplinary board hearing and it was really quite an experience. It wasn't wam-bam-bow-wow kinda experience, but it was eye-opening nonetheless.

The entire proceeding was so informal and very much like a normal mediation. Luckily for me, it was a good hearing because all the parties were courteous and there were proper exchange of questionings and submissions.

Sadly for me this experience cost me nearly my entire working day which only resulted in a further backlog of work when I got back to the office.

Bah!

Took the bus home from Bukit Jalil on Friday. Puduraya station is supposedly being renovated. That’s where all the south-bound buses will be stationed for the time being. It is a lot easier to get to Bukit Jalil from my new place than Puduraya but the ride there is so much longer.

Added to this is the fact that the travelling time on the highway and the overall journey-lah to put it short, can be quite tiring and draining in the emotional and physical sense. Yet, my eyes tell me, on that Friday, that many still brave the road/commuting to get to the station with their luggages for their bus rides to their brief sojourn home. Perhaps it is to refill the very same emotional and physical need that they are using their remaining energies to get back.
I love people watching and the scene that I witnessed was in a way quite inspiring and fulfilling. There were many Malaysians of different races, ages and stations in life all gathered for the same purpose; to get back home/holiday/somewhere. There were a lot of noise and a lot of colours. Despite having to wait for over an hour for my ride, I would say that the time flew by quite quickly. In between my reading of my articles and watching the people around me, I have found (briefly) a new sense of hope for the next few months (maybe even a year).

The electricity in the make-shift tent was momentarily cut for about 15 minutes but I could see that the people were not too bothered and everything went on like nothing happened. Is this the versatility and adaptability that pompous pricks, I mean politicians, like to brag about? I don’t know about them, and frankly, I don’t really care too much, but I do believe in the Malaysian people. Yes, the people.

Some days are a blur, some drag on for excruciating stretches. I’m just trying to fill each day with as much activity as possible and to learn as much as I can.

I’ve seen the glam (perhaps just a slight glimmer) but I’ve also seen (even more of it, I might add) the toil and crap.

Give me liberty or give me death!

No no...not the blog, but my place of residence. It's from one hood to another. A ghetto to the next. Not that I'm saying where I'm staying is a ghetto...

From above a shophouse to an ok apartmentlah. Quite a comfortable living quarters but the size of the room is considerably smaller than my former. Nonetheless, the facilities and the ample space everywhere else more than makes up for it.

The only downside is that getting to work will not be as smooth as when I was in the field of bricks. Let's see how things work out for me..

I'm pretty satisfied at the moment, but of course there'll be teething problems. I'll try to post pictures in my next post.