Melodies of Life

The place was crowded. You were standing quietly, hands tugged into your straight cut jeans eyes locked on the wide boards over the top of the shelf. There are 2 persons standing in front of you - both larger than you. The first man at the front has been staring at that same wide board for some time now before he started speaking. Your hands began to sweat as you never done this before. You convinced yourself that you are not some hipsters that just got to have overpriced coffee and the only thing stands between you and that green maiden logo was the aroma of the coffee that draw you into the queue. Soon, it is your turn to order, you successfully blurt out a bunch of gibberish words that hipster made cool before giving your name to the cashier in front of you (which most of the time they are going to misspelled it). As you wait for the cashier to key in the last few details of your order, you noticed a small shelf in the place of cardholders at the front left of the cashier's tab...

On the 18th March 2017, I was lucky enough to be invited to Mi Malaysia's Redmi Note 4 Experiential Event held at Monkey Cup Cafe in Penang. Since it is an experiential event, therefore I am going to talk about my experience at the event there. The venue was large enough to accommodate all the invitees and parking spot was easy to find.  Nice cafe feel right?? (Photo credits to Jennifer ) When I first enter the room, I was already given a Redmi Note 4 (3GB RAM + 32GB ROM) to have my hands-on with. For the price of RM 799, my initial reaction before getting the phone was "Hey, it is a budget phone, do not expect too much of it." However, this was not the case. Overall, the phone was build with premium quality with a metal back and a 2.5D curved display glass at the front. When you held it in your hands, the design somehow hold sturdy at your palm. My index finger naturally rest at the fingerprint sensor and the display immediately turns on. The display is AWESOME!...

Working for mulit-national corporation (MNC) has been an eye-opening experience for me so far. When I first started working here, I noticed the employees mostly graduated from private universities (from the likes of Monash University, University of Nottingham, UTAR etc.) rather than public universities like UM, UKM or UMP (my uni, God bless) and this makes me ponder on one question - What happened to the ones from public universities? Are graduates there really that incompetent comparatively? Or is it because of their exposure? OK so it is more than one question however, I would pretty much like to know the answers.  Communications To me, it was several factors, not only the private varsities has more exposure to better companies but better companies are more willing to hire them as well. Why? One, students at public universities has communication problems. Not only they are bad at speaking up, they are bad in English as well (when I say bad, I mean sucky). As much as I ha...

It’s been 3 years since I worked on selling Apple products and finally it comes to the end of a chapter. Today is my last day working at Switch – the widest Apple Authorised Reseller in Malaysia. For 2 years I have been working in that service line has not only improves my communication skills but also makes me hypothesised that humans are not as smart as you think they are. I think I can say that I have come across all kinds of customers in my years working part time there. Some of them just asked the silliest questions I have ever met in life and today I am here to reveal them. Note before I start: -As many of you already walked in to an Apple reseller/store before you already know that they only sells things that are only compatible with Apple products. -Make sure you know what is an iPod, iPad and iPhone first. -Last but not least, I want to say a simple thanks to all my colleagues that help me throughout all these years. Thank you. 1) “Where is the latest Samsung...

Staring at the dark ceiling as I force to shut my eyes - it would not.Turned over to the side of the bed trying to get some sleep - I could not. Staring at my phone, it's half past 3 in the morning what can I do at these times - nothing. These sleepless nights has been dragging on for a week now. It haunt me so bad until I finally decided to blog about it. As I have just graduated, everyone is getting ready for the job world. The job world has a lot of advantage - you get more knowledge, you earn money to reduce your mom's expenditure and finally you can start saving and treat your girlfriend that fancy dinner you saw on TV that you always thought it gives the idea of romance. However, that was not the case for me. Although there's one side of me being happy and finally given that sigh of I-did-shitzzz-in-uni-and-yet-people-want-me. Yea I am happy with the fact that I secured a job, happier when there are job offers but somehow I feel afraid. The worst part - I DON...

So I stumbled across a friend and he said to me "Wah Admund, I read your blog the other day, you mature a lot." My immediate answer was "My blog got porn?? Where? Where? I wanna see it too..." (Hint: It's right after a photo) Then came an awkward reply "No la, I mean in terms of writing compared to last time. Last time, after a while stop and came back you said you improve and better and new la. All sort of things but this time it's different you just go straight into writing the point and I enjoyed it." Okay so the first thing that came to my mind was "You read my blog since long ago? Wow! How long have I been writing?" Guess what? It's more than FOUR YEARS!!!! I never knew I have been blogging for 4 years already. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my avid loyal fans out there. I don't know how much you read but one thing for sure, I have blogged on almost all my feelings in here before. So thank you blogger for...

"Three sentences for getting success: Know more than others. Work more than others. Expect less than others. "(William Shakespeare)   In order to succeed in life, you should put lots of effort to reach that succeeding point. However, do not put an expectations in your effort too high. If you fail to achieve it, you will end up disappointed and demotivated. Now don't get me wrong, not putting your expectations too high does not mean you are not ambitious. You can still set yourself to high goals, just remember - baby steps. You know how baby walks? When they first started walking, they take a few steps then they fall to their crawling position, however they do not give up. Although they did not stand up again but their goal was to reach his/her mother's arms on the other side. Having lower expectations increase ones life too. Humans are really weird being. We tend to think negatively whenever there's a chance. Yes, its true. If not why you think there's ...

Ahh. yes... Black Day (April 14)~ A day where all singles get together and talk about how sad and pathetic their lives are... BITCH PLEASE... Not necessary when you are single you are sad and pathetic. There are lots of things to do out there as single. For 24 years staying single, I have been observing those who are actually in a relationship. Trust me, just because you found someone to be with in your life, does not mean you will feel complete and happy. Being in a relationship has its downside, there's commitment we single people cannot see when in a relationship. What we see its only on the outside, what happen between those two internally might be a different story. Being single has its perks, you gain more freedom. You can do your personal things/hobby anytime you want without another person bothering you. You have the whole bed to yourself. You can dress as messy on days you are lazy. You can flirt with that cute girl over the counter. You can sleep  in the night anytim...

Awake upon the realisation that varsity is not a stepping stone is not the only thing I experience during internship period. If you have read my last few writes, I have been seeing someone lately. We did went out for a few dates and I think it is one of those best moments in life yet. When I go out with her, it is not only happiness rekindle in my once innocent life but I learnt a lot from her as well. When we are on semester, I would travel to Kuala Lumpur to find her. I get to experience things I never thought it would come to me this fast - travelling alone. What's more? I'm on a tight budget. I learn how to be independent and wiser. See, 2 lessons in 1 already. But seriously, although we were from different streams, different course, different uni, yet somehow we clique. We exchange ideas and knowledge well yet we share the same passion for things (not the same things though). I know what you wanna say - "But you guys live like 300 km away from each other..."...

A little catch up on my life here. Its been almost a year since I write. Yet this entry still feels empty. Not that my life is not exciting as others, it's just less open from others. There's not going to be much visual here so use your imagination well. When we last stop, I was serving my internship. Although its quite far from home, its one of the laziest journey I ever been on my life. Met lots of new Indian friends and learn things that shocked my life. "The things I learnt in varsity does not prepare me for the working world." For those who is on the path going into university, people around you will tell you that university is like your stepping stone to your real life. I have to disagree with that statement to a certain degree. To me, universities are like schools - CAGES. Food will be given. Knowledge will be given. Shit will be taken. Same routine, same life, everything is the same except the cage is bigger. However unlike school cages, these cages are v...

It's been a while since I last blogged. Actually, I have decided not to blog again already as I feel I lacked the 'magic touch' on these stuffs but somehow there is this something on mind that I cannot seem to get it out from my mouth. So I decided to do it here since now its mostly empty, so I am free to write whatever I want. Those who follow me on Twitter and Facebook, I'm into my internship for 2 weeks now. Everything seems fine except it's a small factory and if some people are jealous of you, you cannot do anything to change that. The factory was divided into 2 - production and office. Production includes QA and packing while the office is just mainly for business deals and paperworks. So the first day, I get to know Ms. J, the admin manager, she's been working there for over 30 years already and she is very kind towards us interns. However, we were not under her. We were assigned to QA and lab test department under Mr. S. On my first week, work were e...

A lot of people says my thinking is different from others. I say otherwise, it is on your perspective. If only you open your mind, I think you will see the endless possibilities to thinking. You see the problem with human is LAZINESS. We are all lazy. If there's a shortcut, we take it while animals like the antelopes  when they are being chased they are not afraid to take a big round turn. Actually that's what they were hoping for - to tire the predator. See perspective, they are not stupid. They know their advantage is to run fast. Just like the story here about this smart boy. Although you think he is all smart and show off and all but deep inside himself, he's honest~ Here  how it starts~ (PS: It's a bit dirty to those who are dirty minded) Enjoy~ A Filipino boy was very sad in class. The teacher asked, “KULITS what is your problem?” KULITS answered, “I’m too smart for the first-grade. My sister is in the third-grade and I’m smarter than she is! I thi...

Admit it... You miss me blogging some random stuffs here... Well, since Chinese New Year is coming, you might wanna consider repainting your house. What's better way than to blog about it. There are about 20 tips on painting that new colour to that wall of yours. Trust me, colour is a powerful tool that is able to inspire emotions, making space illusions (like magic...) or even set the atmosphere for that particular room. Try some of these... 1) Bright colours to create illusion of space. Have a small house? Afraid of people might get too close for comfort when there's party? Try some bright and vibrant colours like yellows or eggshells to make your home look larger than it really is. Note: Although the common white colour is helpful, but it is not as effective as tinted colours. 2) For study rooms, try not to put colours that are too bright. Colours that are too bright sometimes blind the eyes of the person studying. Also try avoiding colours that are too dull like ...

Its Monday again tomorrow... The slightest thought of having a class is so demotivating.... What's more, I have a test tomorrow night and projects and assignments due date... Argh! Give me a break! Sometimes I feel like skipping class. But then again, I play by my rules? What rules? These rules...

10 months ago, I wrote about 51 things girls may not know about guys  but as I went net browsing, I came across this Russian female blogger that write 50 things guys wish girls knew and trust me she writes like a boss. Not only she knows what guys feels, she express it well. How does she do it? Here are the 50 things... Guys aren’t  psychic , mind telling them what you mean? Guys don’t like to be used as pawns in trying to make your friends jealous. Guys tend to get serious with their relationship and become too possessive. Better watch out girls. The biggest turn off for guys is to see girls smoking. The biggest turn on for guys are the girls who workout. Girls who don’t want to  listen to the  truth shouldn’t be asking any  questions . Ending a heated conversation with “Fine” or “Whatever” isn’t considered acceptable. If you want sex, just ask. Don’t expect guys to say as many sweet things as they do in  the movies . It takes 10 couples to com...