10 cara bagaimana mengenal pasti KAKI GUNUNG

10 cara bagaimana mengenal pasti KAKI GUNUNG di hentian R&R
10 ways on how to spot a GUNUNG KAKI at R&R stops

mereka kerap dijumpai di kawasan tersebut pada musim cuti perayaan ataupun public holiday yang menjadikan weekend lebih panjang dari biasa. arah utara, selatan, timur, barat, bertebaran je nak naik gunung atau masuk mana mana hutan. ini adalah sebagai gambaran kasar sahaja memandangkan komuniti gunung telah berkembang pesat maka lebih banyak kepelbagaian yang wujud.

1. pakai buff. tujuannya untuk melindungi ubun ubun. mungkin kerana mereka selalu dilanda cuaca sejuk maka ubun ubun mereka sensitif dan perlu sentiasa dilindungi bagi mengelak kehilangan haba.

2. pakai selipar. sebab selain kasut pendakian, pendaki gunung juga perlu membawa satu selipar lain untuk kegunaan campsite. kebanyakannya kelihatan seperti selipar toilet. jenama seperti teva, asadi, atau fipper. ringan. so no leather shoes, high heels, sport shoes.. takde. dekat kl je pakai macamtu. eh siapa kata kaki gunung tak tahu dress up? kita always dress to occassion ok.

3. pakai seluar trekking. quick dry material with patches. orang lain tak pakai seluar macam tu. bertampal dekat lutut, bontot.. pattern macam tu.

4. pakai pouchbag. macam handbag la tapi pouchbag. tak tak bukan macam penjual dvd barang baik lima ringgit je bang tu. pouchbag lain.

5. pakai headlamp. tapi biasanya strapped dekat leher bukan dekat head. ada je lampu jalan lampu kedai lampu toilet terang benderang tapi pakai headlamp just in case kena trekking dalam gelap. oh..

6. pakai tshirt ada date. tshirt free or tshirt event. trip mana date bila. tak mustahil satu tshirt dipakai ramai orang dan buat biasa je. tak awkward pun. kalau takde date ialah brand outdoor. atau material cotton atau dryfit.

7. pakai drybag. fungsi sama macam 4. pouchbag. just in case kena cross sungai. ohh...

8. pakai ziplock bag. purse, phone, power bank, electronics pack dalam ziplock bag. duit pun ada dalam tu. boleh jadi disimpan dalam pouchbag mahupun drybag. boleh perhatikan orang tu nak bayar je tiba tiba keluarkan ziplock bag haha. pun just in case hujan ataupun kena cross sungai.. ohhhh..

9. sleep deprived. muka tak cukup tidur. lebih ketara muka penat waktu balik trip. tapi ceria. dan mengantuk.

10. tengok kaki. perhatikan kuku kaki. apakah ada tanda tanda hidup segan mati tak mahu dan kelihatan hitam dan mempunyai bentuk tidak seperti kuku kaki? itulah petanda yang baik. positif pendaki gunung.

sekian saja. selamat mendaki selamat pulang.

March - June travelog

so i went back to KL in March from Yogyakarta.

march is very much of a love hate thing for me. cos as (once) a working class adult, its the month of income tax filing. it can be the case of make or break with tax planning. strategize well, u can max the return, otherwise, minimal to no. worse still, have to pay more.
i was very careful in the previous year so i can harvest the benefit this year hehe. kudos myself!

other than that, i moved out fr rented room. 3 month of no job, no salary and travelling yet having to fork out big chunks out of my piggybank aint the smartest thing to do. so i dont hv a place on my own now. selling most of my stuff too. accumulated quite a bit after about 2 yrs spent in the same place - record high since my i started working life!

and by end of March, packed my bag again, this time to Seoul. after 2 weeks, i took off from Busan to Hanoi.

Upon arrival in Hanoi, i kinda missed the greens so i waste no time venture further up north, one province at a time. exploring around for a week, volunteered in a Homestay for a week and an english centre for 6 weeks. spent last few days experiencing Ramadan in Hanoi, again. also, had one-day trip to Bangkok in April

returned home in almost the same state i left but this time around with another due diligence waiting right at the door. the main reason is to celebrate ramadan and aidilfitri at home with family and friends but its mostly just touching the base before the next leg.

i am still making rounds of meeting everyone - something of nomadic skill i learnt doing and loving- in this short time so hit me up if u r free and up for a coffee or two! me, obviously i got loads of free time more than i could handle here haha!

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Date: 15th Feb 2017 - 15th March 2017 (29 days)

Route: Jakarta - Bandung - Sukabumi - Jakarta - Yogyakarta

Damage: MYR600 + IDR3M = MYR1600

initial budget was MYR2500 all in.
rm500 was for the flight ticket, rm100 ration and supplies, rm100 travel insurance (i get one year so its easier i dont need to keep buying for upcoming trips). the tix is not cheap at all because i always bought last minute. i only managed to grab cheapest of the week because the idea was to just go. i found myself googling for 'where to go after ' hehe. and of course, sometimes, internet result can only get so much, sometimes asking the locals works better.
i also activated most of my cards for overseas transaction and big purchase was done on the cards. i just need to keep track on the dates to not to overdue and hurt my credit rating.

the other essentials would include getting connected by the mean of having internet. bought a simpack for IDR1000 and subscribed 3GB internet for IDR60000 that can last 30 days. just ngam. but my quota finished in mere 2 weeks so i had to topup another IDR60000.

transportation city to city hopping is average rm100 or IDR300k. include main train/bus and local transfer. daily commute would incur somewhere around 50k to 100k. best way to travel around is by renting a motorbike but that wasnt an option for me so i get around mostly by gojek grab bike or uber bike. since the initial plan was to do transjava up to komodo island part, i did check the local flight. it cost just some IDR600k per trip. if one is cash rich but with limited time, wont burn too much in the pocket there. u can perhaps guess my situation here, rich on time but not money of course i can afford sleeping 8hrs on the train haha.

accomodation i'd say, vary from city to city. i prefer hostels and dorm type. in jakarta average is 150k. so it makes sense u dont want to spend more than couple of days here. plus what do u do lol.
in bandung and jogja... it can get you decent hostel for less than 100k per night. ive met couple of travellers who do hostel hopping within same city lol. it is understandably travelling with a buddy can bring the cost down because twim room is always cheaper than a single room.
i used to think its just a place to shut eye. boy was i wrong lol. it can really get cosy and when nothing pushing my butt to pack and leave, i hardly pack and leave lol. talk about fast to adapt. okay that was not quite the case. i am still the antisocial me, i dont like too much people outside it gets crowded or too little people i dont feel at ease. thus getting back to the nest is a natural thing to me.
i also went for camping for mere two nights in bandung. so that was only IDR30k. there are actually lots of camping ground not too far from the city.. like within one hour.. and like it or not, the local glamping scene or they call it camping ceria really is in. they come in buses to spend a day or two in the tenda. u wont get to see other tourist much as well. it can get a little boring.. or exciting depends on the mood lol. and one thing i noticed, they always do pre wedding photoshoot with extensive props and setting all. i should really learn that. and oh, they always have specific entry fee for pre wed photoshoot apart from local and foreigner rate. ha.

food is rather cheap. good portion carb + protein + vege averaged 15 to 30k. and i must really tell myself again and again to eat more fruits. its good and since i find indonesian food often little too rich in seasoning msg-like, fresh fruits should be able to resync ur tummy environment or something. towards the end of my trip, a friend recommended a pizza place so i splurged like 100k per dinner but my flight back is booked so i know my cash would suffice till then. we go there few times, the pizza was that gooood. but actually, like i would back at home, i like skipping meals and just lazy to eat. sometimes to save cost but some other time, i just dont feel the need to. special thank you for other people i met i eat more with people sometimes they cook for me too.

what good city hopping without visiting major attraction eh? skimp on the budget and maybe not here. i dont do that much tho but good chance u can find at least one tour that would tick ur liking. theres something for everyone. in jakarta i went to the very large Grand Indonesia Mall and watched movie. 50k. i went tubing in jogja that was 150k. some major major touristy place ask for up to 300k entry fee. small museums and national parks wont cost u anymore than 5 to 10k.

thats pretty much to it. why 29 days? because one chop in the passport will only get u 30 days and its non extendable. although its quite common ppl overstayed and i can understand why; the bakso land so big they should grant 3months chop minimum and no u cant do obligatory visit to just one part because its different for every part.

wait... the math doesnt check u say? i spent a lot less than the budget (syukur here) because i had a 2-week working holiday volunteering at Tanakita Camping Ground (google it, great place) so my stay and food was well taken care of. let me know if i should explain more on how do i do this part.

and its a DIY kind of trip. (lets not go into whether or not i fit the backpacker definition, never tried to) i have never done this and embarking on my first one month travel on my own was honestly, scary to me. i got homesick few days before the trip. i just met quite everyone not few weeks earlier but i cant remember when the last time i missed them that much. like back in boarding school, all teary calling home and holding on not to sob to the other end with cracky voice. so i had to gather photos and gather them in one folder one on my dekstop and one in my phone. and oh, even videos too. its not embarassing to say this out eh. lol.
well i was even under the impression i might not even last a week before i purchase a flight back to KL.
but syukur again, when i was in airport lugging my pack to find sleeping place with power point, a friend suddenly decided to join me. so i was with him for a week in jakarta and bandung transitioning me into the land, handed over to my volunteer place for two weeks and free and easy for another one week in jogja. like i said, i have never done this, but i find its great that there are other solo traveller on the road and they sometimes get acquainted to one another and tag along.

and of course, good internet keeps my sanity in check id say. i get to talk to other ppl back home, updating my movement how am i doing and all.

i shall now end my log abruptly here. any question, do shoot.
i want to write more but i dont know how to or what to write lol

Travelogue Jan 2017

Travelogue 2017

January 2017

1st - had had great New Year eve night out at the Waikiki Bar with fellow GIFTers. So naturally woke up late and lazed about at home only.

6th - 8th - Drive to Nuang Outdoor Gathering event. Helping out the crews for the day before setting up my booth on the event day, 7th & 8th. Before going back, we detour for seafood feast in Jeram, Kuala Selangor. About an hour away from Shah Alam via Klang.

14th - attended a Fundsupermart event, Where and When to Invest  in Sunway Pyramid. Very informative event mostly the review of 2016 and going forward for 2017. More infra projects and exciting emerging economy markets. The grand plan has been laid out and big change will reshuffle the economy along the route of new port cities as well as fast track trains. And ohhh malaysia general election soon!!!

15th - spent the day out with the family in Taman Warisan Putrajaya. For RM8 entry fee, you have access to huge orchard of many types of fruits and u can pick and eat as u like. There was no other group other than our family at the time but the fruits wasnt much either. Perhaps its not the season but plenty of non seasonal fruits even the rare ones we dont know how to eat or if they are edible at all! Lol but obviously they should. So we googled some of them to learn how to eat haha.

Some tips : bring the following

1. umbrella. It can get pretty hot and given the large area, unpredicted rainfall is just...well... unpredictable. There are gazebos every few hundred metres or so.

2. drinking water. To drink to wash up fruits.

3. knife. U need to pluck, peel, slice, cut the fruit all by yourself. How else do u enjoy a sweet juicy cempedak sans the blade?

4. tissue/wiping cloth - it can get messy u know.. walking and harvesting and eating and scour for next tree to feast.

5. insect repellent/ointment  - not a big fan of deet thingy here and any strong smelling ointment good enough to repel some bugs/mozzies away soothe the bites

19th - took the train to KL sentral and ETS to Gopeng. Important to note that u can buy ETS tickets from most of the major KTM station so u can plan ur journey ahead! Also important to check the fare and schedule as the counter kakak will just sell u anything at all. A trip to Batu Gajah on Silver train is RM24 but the kakak tried to get me the RM44 without asking me any further. Upsell much?

Fr Batu Gajah Jaja picked me up to Gopeng Guesthouse & Cafe in Gopeng town.

20th -  packed for camping trip in Anak Kurau, Taiping, Perak. Reached there in late afternoon. One of its kind journey ahead!

We stopped at the Joe & Adik's house, (stumbled upon Joe's parang making workshop). There was 6 of us, the company for the weekend. We had to ride bikes to get to the trailhead. We were supposed to ride one each but yours truly skillset doesnt include riding motorcycle and not planning on acquiring one. So i hitched on one with Jaja. Shes one good rempiter to say the least! Wasnt very exciting with such terrain. Uphill, downhill, all equally thrilling for me. I dont know people actually having conversation like they would in a car! It was noisy with the engine roaring and the wind, hows that even possible! Apparently i missed kandang rusa maybe i was closing my eyes and didnt hear it when Jaja pointed that out for me. The offroad - farm bike ride last for good one hour thank goodness!

We parked under the trees before continue the journey on foot. Not even 5 minutes up, we reached one small 'dangau'. Its local for hut. Usually built by the farm worker, small and simple shade. Terrible amount of leech greeted us. Then comes the rain. Always, dont they? Unexpected downpour? So we spent more than 30mins not moving, just staying still under the dangau while watching our feet for damn leeches. Joe made this tobacco water- simply tobacco soaked in water - to apply on our socks to repel the leeches away. Thats pretty much what we did everyday there. Effectiveness? Of course it works but knowing for tropical jungle, theres puddles and stream crossing every now and then so it got washed away fast but its good when it lasts.

The rain showed no sign to stop but getting lighter so we quickly track a bit more to reach a cave where we can have a better shelter and its by the river so we can cook dinner. It took us less than 10mins. So u get it, 5 mins of trekking, 1 hour of resting lol. We had simple dinner of maggi mee and tortilla wrap with canned green peas. Finished eating, we continue our journey to the 'dangau' further up.

We reached the dangau at about 11pm. Cold and hungry, the guys set the campfire up so we can cook and enjoy the heat. The dangau is a lean-to type of shelter. Built semi-permanently as the friends, Joe and the wife, Adik, Dikmin, Din come here every weekend or so and they do stock up some supplies of food and dishes so they dont have to carry them everytime. There are benches and few other basic camp furniture, really nice set up. There was a cave like big rocks nearby too, they said they used to camped there when the group is small. Then there was a nice small stream.

We washed up, change and feed ourselves proper dinner and ready to call it a day. It was really nice meal albeit simple. Salted fish, sardine, sambal, all goes little too well with hot white rice. Thats pretty much our meal everyday and i go for second helping almost everytime need i say more? I should really include dried salted fish in my ration next time! But urgh the smell haha

The following day, we just laze about by the campsite. Walk around (not too far) cook, eating, playing card games, sleep some more. We decided to continue our journey to the next dangau. I was getting too comfortable staying there and lazy but Adik insist the campsite is too nice to be missed!

Indeed it is! Larger stream and the dangau is right at the Y junction of the river and theres a also a very nice waterfall (thanks to my love for sleeping i didnt bother to go there) and also a bonus of nice rambai tiong fruits! Its a trunk-attached fruit type almost similar to another infamous brother Tampoi fruit. Alright i cant quite make the diff here. Sour crunchy peel and sour juicy fruit. Damn nice! (im drooling as im typing this). They were so good we had to pack some home. Special thank you to Dikmin for carrying some 5kg of the fruits down.

On Sunday, we packed everything up and make our out and reached the kampong by 5.30pm. we then wash up, had dinner of very nice local delicacies with couple of other friends who showed up before heading back to Gopeng again.

22nd, 23rd, 24th - gopeng guesthouse & cafe again. Did nothing much. Mostly reading anything readable. What a bummer i didnt have my laptop with me! But a good break i guess. And oh nursing the itch from few dozens of leech bites on my legs (and some other parts of the body)

25th - packed for journey up north. Shakeys and Maksu picked me up from the cafe. Heading to taiping for the night.

26th - from taiping, drove further up to kedah, stopped by at Tanjung Dawai and Gunung Jerai, continue for Kuala Perlis.

27th - went Padang Besar, Gua Kelam and back to Kuala Perlis. basically circling whole Perlis state

28th - picked up Kak Lita and Nida and crossing Wang Kelian border to Satun town, the jetty to Koh Lipe. From the jetty we bought the ferry return trip. Can also buy one way but apparently theres discount when u buy both. Be sure to ask for free Koh Lipe map cum travel guide it sure come handy during ur stay! But u can also pick one up in the island later on at no cost at all.

The ferry ride took 2hrs plus. Reaching the beach, we rest by the nearby non operating cafe. We settled for some bread and snacks and gosh u should see the water. Very inviting! It wasnt long until i take my first dip hehe. So be sure to be wearing suitable clothings right at the start of the journey. My quick dry trekking pants wasnt all suitable but i pretty much living in it until the next day.

We stayed at the Koh Lipe Camping  Zone or rather mozzies zone. Damn big fat school of mozzies! Im not exagerating there was really challenging for us all! What more with my fresh leech bite scars the itch just unexplainable! we set up the tent and prepared dinner and hurried out to catch sunset by the sunset beach nearby.

When we get there by the beach, the sun has set we still get to enjoy the twilight tho and just laid by the beach and little did we know its tidal up time! Lol. We then proceed to the happening part of walking street. A bit lost by the many junctions there but once u get the hang of it, should be easy to remember the major landmarks.

By the time we head back to our camping site, the tidal was really high what used to be wide open beach by day is now all water we even had to tiptoed in the water at some places. But the beach is very flat so dont worry its very shallow.

29h - Koh lipe island by myself. Others went for plankton snorkeling sunset island hopping. Koh Lipe is a small and quite densely populated island so its pretty walkable everywhere just watch out for too many dogs sometimes they gang up barking on u. always keep the guide map handy at all time! they are taxi-bike too but walking free body and sweating is not bad at all. So i went beach hopping. As the name suggest, i went to the beach, all three major beaches, hop into the water, soak up nicely and laid down sunbathing like a true western girl y'all. But asian being asian, we seek shades under the tree, covered up in long pants and long sleeved shirt and more cover to face and head and not to forget the trusty sunglasses! It sure hot to sunbathe despite all the covering so before the hair dried i was already back into the water. And its pretty chilly due to the strong breeze.

There are few main attractions of the island

Pattaya beach - the beach for arrival during high season oct - may. Its happening with many beach front joints, high end stays, and travel agency. But too many boats parked by the beach too. They reserved some bays for non parking area so can safely enjoy in the water but still.. lol

Walking street -the entrance is right by the pattaya beach. It literally is walking street - u can walk covering major part of the island but not really. There are lots of bikes and taxi bikes sharing the road too so watch out! Just remember to be mindful of the traffic behind u and give way. The pavement is concrete, beautifully painted at some stretch and its totally fine and cool to walk around barefooted! Some of the shops even require patrons to take the footwear off by the door. The area rather clean. Very sandy, but white sands making it all the more beautiful. Theres more dogs and fat cats too. Most of them are sleeping. But the dogs wandering quite a lot. The friendly lazy kind is fine as long as they didnt get agressive. Been attacked with gang -loud barks twice in my short stay really not the best thing. Oh i got bitten by a fat cat btw. My fault for couldnt refrain myself petting the fluffy furry thing!

The street has many shops. Convenient stores, 7eleven, restaurants and bars, hotels and hostels, pahrmacies, hospital, travel agency, massage and spa place, hair saloon, souvenir shops... walk further and u will find the quieter side and more local of a shops.. groceries and wet food.. there are also notable strecth of muslim majority area.. but worry not there are many halal makan place all over the walking street.

This island is by no means a nightlife party island. So most of the review stated. On Saturday night, shops closing by 12 or so. By 10pm most of makan place is closed. On Sunday night, lights already out by 11pm! It gets very dark on 12pm!

sunrise beach - if theres only one place u should go, its the sunrise beach. The hue of the water is different way too pretty! The sand is smoother at the pattaya beach, almost clayey sand. The other two is a noticeably coarser but still white but the water is truly emerald green! Very clear. The beach is also steeper so u get to have deeper water here. Less boats parked in this beach too. Not in the season perhaps. This is the arrival/departure beac h for low season only. Nicer hotels and resorts are by this side, high end and more island bungalows, massage gazebos, hammocks.  theres also kampongs and school here.

sunset beach - somewhat rocky side of the island. One end its the cliff, another end is the fisheries department and princess palace and theres a rocky part that eventually connects the sunrise beach on the other side. Not sure the walkability during high tide though.

I watched the sunset on the second day here, next to the fisheries department buildings. Theres nice pine trees in the area and also coconut trees. So setting up campfire was quick and easy.

30th - check out koh lipe, bumpy speedboat ride back to satun and drove all the way back to taiping. By bumpy i really mean it. We were so wise to sit at the front deck. Me with the thai iced tea on one hand, 3/4 finished, another hand holding the rail for dear life, i was pretty much soaked up in thai iced tea that morning. Or at least my jacket was. The concerned driver/pilot/sailor or whatever they call the operator guy even had a brief stop to let us go inside so we dont die. Lol.

Reached taiping, we then rushed to Ipoh Amanjaya to catch bus back to KL.

End of Month #1 yay!

photos

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Hiking attire in tropical rainforest and mountain

We mostly know how to pick hiking attire but how about sleeping attire or set of dry clothes??

IMHO these two should be interchangeable and built with the same principle to that of day hike attire to also serve as backup. With additional of warmer and perhaps more fluffy accessories.

Always remember the first layer of protection is the clothing itself. Shelter, survival kit, first aid kit come second.

PAKAIAN MENDAKI DI HUTAN KHATULISTIWA DAN PERGUNUNGAN

kebanyakan dari kita sudah arif memilih pakaian mendaki terbaik tapi bagaimana pula dengan baju untuk tidur ataupu set pakaian kering?

pada pendapat saya, kedua dua set ini perlu boleh ditukar gantikan dan dibina berasaskan prinsip pemilihan pakaian mendaki supaya dapat menganti pakaian mendaki didalam waktu kecemasan. mungkin hanya perlu sedikit aksesori yang tebal dan gebu untuk lebih kesan pemanasan.

perlu diingatkan, pertahanan pertama ialah pakaian itu sendiri. teduhan, pek survival, pek keselamatan cemas hanya yang kedua. 

its also worth noting that no matter where or what time u planning to attempt a hike, always assume its gonna rain, and u gonna have to cross rivers at least waist deep. so prepare for rain with rain gears like a good rain coat or disposable rain coat, and prepare to get ur bag submerged in water as well. oh, i wrote about equipments and method to pack the bag in here. do visit! hehe :D

perlu diingatkan juga, tidak kira tempat dan waktu anda menrancang untuk mendaki atau berkhemah, sentiasa anggap hujan akan datang dan perlu merentas sungai sekurang kurangnya paras pinggang. jadi bersedialah dengan baju hujan atau baju hujan pakai buang dan bersedia untuk bag juga tenggelam dalam air. saya telah menulis berkenaan kelengkapan mendaki dan cara memuatkan barang kedalam bag disini. sila lawati! :D

my wishlist

1. wide lense. ultra wide angle lense

hehe.
ok maybe not nikon.

third party ones will also do for a fraction of the price (cold sweat)

this gotta set me back RM1000 - RM2000 or so. perhaps i'll opt for the used set.

im actually torn between the tokina 11-16 f/2.8 (because a friend using it) and 12-28 f/4 which more usable for most condition. i always wanted a fast lens but shooting wide i would want sharpness all over and shoot f/8 or even f/11.
and not to mention the high iso capabilities and its on auto some more. that gotta cover the lowlight situation.
f/2.8 can go with a slight longer zoom.. wait... not another..waitttttt!!!

ok. focus. gotta shoot them all tight spaces and dramatic architectural nature landscape!

2. lipstick.

i dont always wear one but always comfortable to carry a good one.

dont have to be a Dior but i love the handbags so a lipstick is easy steal. eh? :P
the price if a little over RM100.

matte is the current hype now eh? not sure if i gonna like it im currently on a very creamy Lancome and i noticed at the end of the day it looks rather matte to me. if i wasnt eating that is haha. but even so reapplying and drinking all over also make it stay for the rest of the day and i guess it got pigmented there for a bit.

actually i dont mind going for cheaper ones like clinique. but i find the colours arent too many but of course it half the price too lol.






now i have 2 more months to fund..... or not...... well life is so full of uncertainties. but gotta love life and make it a good one :D

such an underdog feeling

the other day i joined my friends for a coffee. catching up and just talk and talk.

so my friend introduced me to this FB group of which im excited about. im a little slow on these things. my friend is in his 40s if not 50s but i feel a bit older than to he is. *shrugs*

the thing about exposing self to the wide wild ocean.. it took me awhile to sink in.. how insignificantly small i am as compared to them giant whales and dolphins and mantaray whatever. still havent quite recovered from the shock. 

finding the right method to propel my way up aint easy task. i never had to think about this all this while. u know, my intelligence got it covered most of the time. do my things right, score in exams, fill up my times gaining new skills and practice them perform beyond the classroom and wallah i earned that tight spot. i bagged written certs n scrolls to mark my achievments. and then i digest them books and standards and technical specs i can explain well the hows and whys and when people dont listen i cant help but to shut them off. and i feel rightfully so. terminating people and companies is one of my major guilty pleasure. eliminating cause of problem is one of my way to solve a problem. damn cruel but it gets the job done so i didnt do anything wrong alright? not once people telling to my face my attittude is like sheet. but my paymasters like it, im all protecting their interest as long as im doing that, my paycheck never betrayed me. who cares them haters, eh.  

apparently that wasnt good enough. nobody gonna trust me with their money if i am me hahah. bitter truth. im a terrible person as a person. my intelligence has never been proven so limited until now. my crappy people skill will only get myself buried alive. earning a spot in very general setting could be fierce or rough idk i never been there myself! i dont do a job in this capacity im creating one. i dont get automatically paid a the end of every month i gotta work for every ringgit coming in! need to work even more to keep even more of them sweet money coming! im sensing they using different approach to this? yes? no? 

its pressing me just to think about it so i avoided to even think about it anymore. but i want to think about it now. my little incapable self got to start crawling before taking that first baby steps. 

name of my business - something not mouthful. now i have a mouthful name. how do i shorten it?? penjelajah perak emas. tongue twister much? i cant even put it PPE. what? personal preservation of elite? at ease? extraordinaire? earning? economic. preservation of personal economy. personal.preserve.enrich.empower.

finding the right time to sell - sensibly, u gotta have monthly allocation to buy my products la people. do i even need to really tell u this? u have monthly budget for fancy coffee and flowy tudungs why cant u portion out a little to build something that u can recover back with little depreciation or about the same value or even more in the future? u buy cars for its resale value, no? 

target group to buy my products - people of working  class. sell as gift item. sell as souvenir, sell as commemorative token. sell beyond its face value and metal value. all those money u spend u sure have some more money to save. 

the reason im selling what i want to sell - its one of the simplest form of physical asset. a wealth u can hold, carry, inherit, buy and sell with it. its like money but its not money. it used to be money until they revise the money system. but if its not money banks keep buying them. countries keep buying them. they use them to pay debts. if it works in large scale why cant it work in small scale?

channels to market my products - friends and families.. through online medias of course.

where to sell - instagram and facebook. am looking as physical shops to place samples, too. or sell on weekends

little report on how he progress so far...

i'll be honest now. the return so far is pretty handsome. no complain on this. buyers are not skimping once they know the worth of things they are buying. 

but the cashflow is not that smooth flowing. i cant seem to penetrate into new people much?


there must be a way.. right?

charting a new normal

oh i cant sleep so here goes. another blog post hehe

i have been putting a lot of thoughts to this phrase.
'the new normal'
trends, hypes, fads, virals. all its other names.

i was never a follower to these things. shifting from information age to big data age made me learn a thing or two about the fast information travel. first, people never really cross check their info. second, people are eager to feel useful and having sense of purpose. being the first to pass the info can give that satisfaction. third, people love to correct. it doesnt take much to trigger but people can really go on and on beyond the issues at hand.

filtering facts from opinion also seems to be a thing of the past. doesnt matter hitting the sentiments, offensive or not, its what that sells and that will be just what that will be reported as headline. RIP journalism. it crushed my heart when the saying 'a picture can tell a thousand words' now backfired. people can really make up more than a thousand stories from one single picture alone. again, doesnt matter the truth, as long as it sells, it garners likes shares and comments.

so, back to the title.. the new normal. i am always a big believer to fundamental approach. if it ticks all the basics then its for me. i dont wear fancy clothes with ruffels because that might go out of trend and i can use it anymore. i tend to buy as plain clothings as possible because thats the basics. its very hard to change my own mindset and view that that is not where the trends, hypes, fads, and virals is. take beauty for example. how cosmetics company made millions n billions selling unfundamental products. how fashion magazine firms is the cooler workplace of choice than the engineering and architecture firms.

something must be right somewhere.

i suppose it must still be revolving around one fundamental thing or two. instead of purpose, they pulling the crowd by... something very basic, too.
sentiments?
fast real measurable results?


gotta have more intense series of shower thoughts to all this questions hehe

#mytakecharge the take off

we are still in the midst of setting up.. building content.. fronting objectives of this name.

it is supposed to be just a platform to raise awareness. one of the many.

i envision we could eventually inculcate this as a habit and elevate the practice as a new normal. just one person in one family is adequate; given the current state of preparedness in most families.

but lets be honest.. it sounds dull. i wonder if putting numbers would make it all more exciting? ending the persuasive with a clear call for action.

oh.. perhaps that is going to require damn interesting marketing.. maybe thai level. lol. at first u look at it interesting, the next u sakit hati why so funny, then u got the message. damn brilliant!
yeah. lets do that!

ok first thing first get those infographics up!!

#takecharge

what?

we are born leaders. however small our unit is, we all indeed are. first we lead ourselves to the correct path n pray for always shed in the light of guidance. then take a forward step.

my main area of concern is the sustainability. individual, family, community, country, world as a whole an of course, in the hereafter too. big words. but if we can chunk it out into smaller easier to digest chapters, its not impossible.

riding the wave of tough times now and ahead, its important to go back to basic, get down to the fundamental of things. as basic as water and food. as fundamental as cash holding and commodity keeping.

so i am appointing myself to #takecharge in advocating many others to also actively #takecharge of themselves too. a little goes a long way, i really look forward to work on it.

and... not too early to credit my soon to be #takecharge partner onboard, too. two is better than one, huh?

why?

because instead of panicking ourselves over the ever shocking news headlines and complaining and finger pointing, why dont we channel that strong feeling do something about it. we might not be able to do it all but we've got to start somewhere, no?

who?

i am just a concerned citizen. with little experience and knowledge in life and huge curiousity.
and my main target crowd after my family is my neighbours. and then the people in my city. it will be tailored so both urban and rural people will find it useful to them

when?

now is good. procrastination can wait.

i shall work on the timeline first. charting the matters that matter first and then conditioning the #takecharge as new normal and elevate the comfort level to suit different level of interest and capacity.

where?

areas of impact would be led with the closest to self. it is always a priority. increase the capacity as we go along.

as for the medium of interaction, riding on the hype of social media as we know it today would suit the purpose just find. facebook will be the primary platform, supplemented by instagram too.
physical interaction will also be considered if it sees fit.

how?

i have yet to figure. establishing a steady informed follower group would take a wow marketing to achieve.

i envisioned #takecharge to be one of the primary go-to channel of getting practical do's and dont's of every day things in life.

nice write ups, interesting graphics, reliable source of infos.. mostly just compiling or translating the ready materials to the local audience.



ideas remain ideas until i actually #takecharge to get one move up. lets do this!

of 27

oh hey. ive turned 27 this year. what a beautiful number. i always looking forward to be an adult, proper grown up. im about to be one. yeay!

just 3 more years to the three series. yeay! urm okay. big three O. ookay. sounds bit *cough* old.

thing is im running late. idk perhaps this past few months has been a little slow to me i feel restless. i dont like it i want to change but i dont know where to begin.

and i got myself a car. after much consideration. few mistakes along the way. and i realize. oh hey its nice to be 27.


here's why.

the other day i attended a meeting with IEM Toastmasters Club. i was early. usually i would arrive just ontime via public transport, trains and walk for quite some distance but driving there just took me 30 mins. so i took my time running some errands and have a nice cup of barley while waiting with few other members.

before the meeting started, i went to my car to change my shoes. because the meeting is somewhat in formal setting, ive gotta dress to the occasion, we always have, dont we? when i was walking towards the car, there was a nice shiny Benz parked next to it. admiring it briefly i proceed unlocking my car. looking up, there was my friend, apparently walking behind me without me noticing, fellow Past President of the club, looking quite suprised himself

PP: i thought that was ur car. *pointing to the silver Benz*
Me: wow u did? aameeen to that, LOL.
PP: i was wondering what this young lady do to be driving such car.
Me: haha how i wish its mine. im happy with this now. *glancing towards my very car*
PP: its a nice car. my wife had this before
Me: really? cool, i just bought this recently actually.
(not knowing how to mask my words, LOL)

it struck me until this moment. i do have some expectations towards me. i mean, yeah i always do. but i always so focused towards my goal i never see any need to comply with others general perception of what should i do i just have things my way. if living frugal will retain me most money so i can stick to my plan, thats what i am.

and i also realize i need to have a certain way of carrying myself to get there. how not to be cheap while aiming to save and not spending? this is where it gets tricky.

but thats the nice thing about being young. 27 is still young.
we can afford to be cheap.
we can afford to make mistakes.
we can afford to not knowing goals.

but i am not.
i dont want cheap.
i dont want to be delayed by stupid mistakes.
i dont want to be strayed too much and regret later for not being able to achieve my goals.

27 is like so young but so old. or me, like i always been, having an old soul.

ive gotta stay focused. *feeling determined*

ideal kind of daily schedule

0530 - rise n shine
0615 - morning run/read n write.
0645 - shower and get dressed
0705 - have breakfast
0720 - off to work
0800 - 1700 - work
1800 - evening run
2000 - dinner
2100 - hobby doing
2200 - leisure
2300 - late night light workout
0000 - late night read and write.
0100 - off to bed


pftttt i mean, look at all the gone hours ive spent just to get online. go online n do nothing exactly productive.

and what worried me the most is that i cannot write anymore. i mean writing good length of an article or something.


or it should look soemthing like this

1 day - 24 hours.

8 hours time with ownself - 4 hours sleep, eat, pray, read Quran

8 hours work - focus. give all to it, work. build that handsome building. and to be kind at work. keep sel

8 hours self development - learning new stuff, hobbies, read n write, read more about work. do some calculations.

hmmmm... just some fine tuning to fit in new year resolution.
sounds like a plan

bear w me. i am recalculating.

i dont like it.

but it happens anyway.

its there when its there.

cant deny it.

it has the wisdom.

one thing i treasure of discovering.

for one im struggling to be equipped with.

it went far.

yet can only get so far.

its not right, clearly is wrong.

one sharp end.

i can take it.

take it like a man.

but i found ur shadow.

or actually another,

but why it carry ur shadow i wonder?

its only fair to be fair for the both of us.

Under Construction

hello folks.

i will briefly lay out the steps taken in transforming a flat land into a remarkable building that will enhance the overall view of the neighbouring flat land.

What?

okay this is not an architectural blog. im building just another building which might not be very aestheticcally pleasant to your eyes! or atleast to my eyes. i never liked my clients taste of facade colour scheme applied. haha!

i will try to be as elaborate as a contractor can be. so please bear with this brief one at the moment.


- setting out

get the boundary by whatever means provided by the client. the border stone landmark or coordinate to peg (marking on the earth, using small sticks, often with a nail on top)

1) border point (s)
2) building points
3) piling points (if any)

barricade the area so nobody will come and making any mess that my lost the pegging points.

if the point of reference happens to be far away form the site, make one temporary reference point where the coordinate and level is known. often marked with level

its important to retain this point throughout the projects until completion. so u might want to concrete the base and barricade this point as well. place it at the location with least possible interruption.

- foundation

there are several types of foundation

shallow foundation - footings

deep foundation - piling

nahh few more types of footings and pilings there is.

the most commonly used one is the piling where u pile to set.

upon completion, carry out an as built survey so we can assure any offsets is within the allowed eccentricity.

- pile caps & stump

start with transferring the gridlines from the plan drawing onto the ground.

make sure the pegging/temporary fence for the gridline reference is sturdy enough to stay at least until the casting of ground floor column. not too far surrounding the building but not too close to not to interfere with workers and machines.

cut off the pile head until the designated level.
one rule is finished floor level, minus the slab and beam, stump, pilecaps. study carefully on how much the pile is supposed to be casted inside the pilecaps and the starter bars from the pilehead.
the excavation is slightly lower than the pile head level by whatever length to be casted inside the pilecaps, concrete cover and also the lean concrete.

- ground beam

- ground slab

- ground floor column

- first floor beam & slab

- first floor column

- roof beam

- roof truss installation

- roof cover installation

- bricklaying

- door & window frame installation

- plumbing

- sanitary lines

- electrical wiring

- air conditioning wiring

- plastering

- floor finishing

- doors, windows & ironmongeries

- ceiling installation

- painting

- sanitary wares

- electrical fittings

- aircondition installation

- painting

- sundries

- drainage

- apron

- fencing & gate

- turfing works/ landscape


these are the words u have got to put in the work programme, site diaries, progress report.

i'll update whenever i feel like.

branded stuff; yay or nay?

heres the quick update fr the previous post. i couldnt get my complete supplies in just yet, i coulnt start the project just yet. bleargh. and oh, some items do not suitable for the projects too. but it shall be put into a good use one the following stage should i get this whole thing actually started.

hiccups. but im in it to win it. insyaAllah :)

ok back to our topic title.. do you prefer branded goods or just anything, regardless of the brand, as long as you feel like you could get it. i mean, of course, if we could afford it all. doesnt matter if we dont, but the overall shopping criteria that is. am i mumbling useless words in here? lol

heres the thing. i appreciate quality, the engineering behind and good and fine workmanship. so, yay for brand to me. 

i tried not to be a victim of capitalism (mehh) and avoid paying the premiums for the marketing these brands have, so sometimes i'll be sourcing for unpopular no brand goods and tried to call myself a bargain hunter. while it cost me less than that of well known brand of similar items, it really challenge my tolerance for quality and reliability too. 

knowing my wide range of interest of hobbies, i rely on my equipments a lot. my Nikon was amongst me first big purchase. i opted the brand than the infamous counterpart, Canon,  simply because it feels right in my hand. the way it fits when i grip it. its a neverending comparison between these two (other brands was rather new at the time) so come decision making time, i tend to inclined to these hidden and unexplainable cues and happily exchange my hard earned money with. 

with the limited resource and unlimited needs and wants it kind of and eyesore for me for those who doesnt appreciate the good goods they have. now im going to sounds like a boring aunty here. i owned a cheap rucksack back then. and i happen to mingle with richkids a lot back then. so obviously their rucksacks are those top in the line and they didnt even pack it well to make it serve the purpose well. i mean, its like they are carrying this four figures priced pack for a few hourse hike and they didnt pack and buckle up properly and they complaint how they got back pain later on? seriously??? even my el cheapo packs can be set up to be more comfortable than their badly used packs.

alright the reason im writing these because i just watched a video on this rich blogger, a daughter of some rich parents, showing her jewellery collection. one whole island wardrobe, few customised drawer to nicely display each and every necklaces bracelets bangles and rings with dedicated velvet trays and all. and you wont believe me where she stored he watches. she got one nice watchbox too, with slots of ten if im not mistaken, but some of them stored in jewellery box, like u do with ur pins!

maybe her watches are expensive enough it wont easily get scrathed and dinged but.. poor watches. they have their pride telling u time, ticking every second even without u wearing, but u put them inside that tiny box like tuna in a can? 

these are also why im a very bad at fashion, clothings, shoes and anything in that department. i dont want to spend so much but i look into the quality if the fabric feels right, if the seams are tight, if the cutting fits my body right. and more often than not, these doesnt come as cheap. the cheap ones is not as good. so i end up bot buying, and keep using the ones i already hv until i cant wear them anymore and forced to be replaced and forced to buy cheap not quality pieces. thats pretty much the cycle. 

sometimes i feel like i could design my own clothes, my own shoes, so i can reserve my comments how badly constructed things are and still be able to dress well. 

but one thing for sure, whatever weightage that governs my decision making acquiring anything i owned, i commit to it. once i have it, i wl appreciate it sometimes a little too much. one of my hiking pants has torn so much but i find a way to patch it up and proudly wearing them again n again because i just can. talk about a deep sense of attachment, i am no lack in that.

*flips hair*

till then, hv a nice day peeps :)

back in business, insyaAllah

yeap. penJelaJahJuJur is thinking of going back into the business.

going back. not going into. gahh i almost forgot i did had some kind of business back then.
albeit a questionable succession achieved. LOL!
but hey, i didn't flop the whole thing so it was rather ok thing going.
it doesn't pay very well, but what i appreciate the most is the convenience it serves people and me, too. a big plus point too when you love what you are doing and the ringgit that comes is bonus.

but business is business. we still have to serve people well and get the profit in return so it has to be taken care of very carefully, the people's expectation, trust, and the ringgits.

i had had my lesson.
my first business was selling prepaid reload. online basis. thats about it. people want, i give. and record. and thanks to my roomate back then, insisting me to chase them customers for payment. it was rather passive kind of marketing but using solely my student loan as the capital, i wasnt very happy having outstanding payment to receive anything above a couple of hundreds.
as a shy person, asking for payment is like wearing some funny mask on my face.
i dont handle my customers well even. it got into personals as well. as my buyers was just among friends, close friends, the conflict was rather childish but lets just hope i outgrew the attitude at this age. very paiseh.

so now, new chapter. new business. gotta have a lot more brainstorming but i got the initial steps taken in the parallel manner. paperworks, paperworks.
going to take sometimes before the actual product launching.

how do i get the idea..

it was 'hey, i need this stuff'
and then 'hey, i could make this'
and 'hey, i could sell this.. and.. profit!'

(note: read it in rather scientific manner like a scientist discovered something new. mythbuster much)


please pray for my success, people.

Thank you :)

Tempat tempat membayar zakat

Disclaimer: tulisan ini untuk rujukan peribadi, andai salah mohon diberikan teguran andai bermanfaat, silalah share sharekan :)

Zakat fitrah, zakat harta, zakat pedapatan, zakat perniagaan, zakat emas, zakat perak, zakat wang simpanan, dan lain lain

Bila rasa diri dah besar, mempunyai kemampuan, dan cukup nisabnya, wajiblah keatas kita mengembalikan apa yang dipinjamkan kepada kita kepada yang hak.

Dan, sebagai seorang yang jahil dan moderate keyboard warrior, hal zakat ini biasanya digoogle atau dijadikan issue untuk disembangkan dengan rakan rakan.. Jadi saya disini mengumpulkan findings yang perlu direkodkan sebab kesan dari banyak termakan semut dan tengok benda benda tak sepatutnya, saya banyak bebeno lupa.

ZAKAT FITRAH- ini setiap sebelum raya Aidilfitri.

Rate zakat ini ialah mengikut majlis agama islam dan biasanya berlainan mengikut negeri, dan juga nengikut beras yang dimakan.
Kadarnya ialah tiga cupak atau 2.7kg, kiraan kasarnya, tetapi ikutlah rate negeri masing masing.

Dimana?

1. Booth booth zakat banyak terdapat di bazar ramadhan, shopping mall, masjid. Amil yang dilantik dari Pusat Pungutan Zakat tempatan.
2. Sistem SMS - limited to sesetengah telco yang offer dan negeri yabg dilibatkan.
3. Online - google sahaja pusat pungutan zakat/majlis agama islam dan pilih yang tertentu, biasanya akan dinyatakan bagaimana untuk transfer secara online.

Sebaiknya dapatkan resit dan simpan jika anda bakal dikenakan cukai atau memang dah kena cukai supaya boleh claim balik.

ZAKAT LAIN LAIN - seperti yang dinyatakan diatas,

Rate zakat ini ialah spesifik bergantung kepada jenis zakat yang diwajibkan. Misalnya zakat pendapatan ialah 2.5% atau gunakan sahaja kalkulator (google: kalkulator zakat) guna yang myeg atau e-zakat.com.my. ada dua jenis pengiraan, yang simple atau dengan deductions (income -(self+parents+epf) x 2.5%). Boleh buat monthly atau lumpsum annually.
Zakat emas dan perak pula ikut gram dipakai dan gram disimpan. Please please refer to kalkulator zakat juga.

Saluran pembayaran juga seperti diatas, kecuali dah takde booth, amil amil bukak meja dekat shopping mall dan bazar ramadhan/pasarmalam mahupun masjid.
Sistem SMS juga afaik tiada. Jenuh kalian nak topup empat ribu semata mata nak bayar zakat tiga ribu lima ratus? Contoh ye, contoh.
Biasanya zakat kategori ini ialah lebih banyak daripada zakat fitrah.

Utamakan orang paling rapat dengan anda. Ingatlah, sedekah terbaik ialah kepada orang yang paling rapat dengan anda. Begitu juga zakat. Asalkan penerima yang layak menerima zakat itu bukanlah orang tanggungan anda yang itu ialah dipanggil nafkah dan termasuk perbelanjaan terkecuali zakat. Kelebihannya ialah dapat melaksanakan kewajipan berzakat disamping mengeratkan silaturrahim sesama kita.

Asnaf asnaf ialah terbahagi kepada beberapa kategori seperti yang telah anda pelajari disekolah dahulu, sila rujuk rujukan lanjut untuk penerangannya. Jadi setelah yakin anda berjumpa personally asnaf berkenaan, berilah zakat anda kepadanya dengan niat zakat lillahitaala.

Jika anda inginkan resit pengecualian cukai pula, takkan lah nak suruh Mak Limah jiran sekampung anda keluarkan resit pula, maka anda boleh menyalurkan kepada pusat pungutan zakat tempatan

atau

badan badan NGO yang dipastikan dengan adil mampu menyalurkan hasil kutipan kepada asnaf yang layak. Alternatif ini ialah untuk anda yang pasti dengan cause ataupun aktiviti NGO tersebut dan ialah berdaftar supaya resit dia laku besok nak claim cukai.

Membayar kepada pusat pungutan zakat kerajaan atau bukan kerajaan ada kelebihan masing masing. Namun satu perkara yang menjadi pilihan orang ramai ialah kerana badan NGO ialah amat proaktif dalam mencari dan mengesan asnaf walau mereka terpinggir dan tidak banyak karenah birokrasi mahupun kena isi Borang A dan B berserta lapan lampiran lengkap dengan chop ketua kampung JKKKKK apa bagai.

Memetik kata kata seorang family friend 'bagi duit untuk orang susah tu senang, tapi kalau dapat pergi sendiri jumpa dan bagi sendiri, satu kesan mendalam pasti hadir dalam diri kita'

So contoh contoh NGO yang boleh menjadi tempat kita keluarkan zakat ialah yang berkaitan fakir, miskin, muallaf, orang yang berjuang fisabilillah dalam negara atau negara miskin/bergolak.

Perlu diingatkan sekali lagi, utamakan mereka yang paling rapat dengan kita, atau seperti tips pelabur pelabur pasaran saham

Diversify, diversify, diversify.
Laburlah dengan baik untuk pasaran akhirat kita.

InsyaAllah.

Raya.

For this coming Raya im setting somer ground rules for all to be observed.

Failure to do so will result in deep frustration and uneasy feelings on my end.

Im wishing each and everyone of you Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Maaf Zahir Batin.

If you dont already informed where will i be spending my Raya, expect no answer from me.

Friends and families are welcomed to datang beraya but strictly to inform yours truly prior to ur visit.

Again, no suprise visit.

And if you are generally far, please dont expect us to raya together. No invitation to raya at ur place shall be entertained. And to save us some reason making, do not even think of asking.

Raya is indeed a crucial time for everyone my age. Dont try to ruin it.

That would be all.

Have a fun raya everyone!

The only creature who would resort to getting a hair cut in the to do list after any long tiring negotiation with life issues and missing the hair later only to grow the hair longer having the Disney's princess-ey look theu longed.

One of the favourite past time activity she would enjoy doing by herself is playing dress up getting out her fav clothes, mix n match, dress and undress repeatedly be amazed or otherwise upon glancing the reflection in her largest mirror in the house and too tired to put it back nicely in the wardrobe and found herself go 'i have nothing to wear' every other day.

No matter how much a lady go around telling her friends 'im not like other ladies, i dont shop as much' chances are she definitely did not realize how much time she has spent wandering about that shopping mall and still have clothes in her closet she has not worn since she bought it unless of course during her play-dress-up time.

Never try to understand woman. We are too shy to admit these silly things.

:blushed:

Women.

The only creature who would resort to getting a hair cut in the to do list after any long tiring negotiation with life issues and missing the hair later only to grow the hair longer having the Disney's princess-ey look the longed.

One of the favourite past time activity she would enjoy doing by herself is playing dress up getting out her fav clothes, mix n match, dress and undress repeatedly and too tired to put it back nicely in the wardrobe and found herself go 'i have nothing to wear' every other day.

No matter how much a lady go around telling her friends 'im not like other ladies, i dont shop as much' chances are she definitely did not realize how much time she has spent wandering about that shopping mall and still have clothes in her closet she has not worn since she bought it unless of course during her play-dress-up time.

Never try to understand woman. We are too shy to admit these silly things.

:blushed: