My camera is still with Fahmy so I'm stuck at copying people's photos.. Haha!
Showing posts with label Exx events. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exx events. Show all posts
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Osvaldo & Diego - Trip to KL
Our colleagues from Argentina spent the whole 2 weeks in Malaysia and a week in Singapore for training. Aren't they lucky? :P Sadly I was on training on the first week and only met them on the second. It feels like you've known them for ages. They're great, easy going, fun people to be around with.
**The best team in EM**
My camera is still with Fahmy so I'm stuck at copying people's photos.. Haha!
My camera is still with Fahmy so I'm stuck at copying people's photos.. Haha!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
ExxonMobil Community Project 2009
ExxonMobil believes in giving back to the community, not in monetary basis but involving our people into the underprivileged lives. This year I am fortunate enough to able to join into 3 activities which are organized by Drilling, HR and IT departments.
The first event for me is the Car Wash. Last year I joined the same activities and had a lot of fun! So this year, I would never missed out such opportunity. I was placed in the 3rd shift and I knew no one in my group. I am glad however that I see few familiar faces when the time came. According to Harlina, about 40 coupons was sold and we're expecting 50+ cars queuing up throughout the day. I was disappointed at all. Since I have experience the chaos last year, most of the issues are predictable. I had a lot of fun and doing good deeds along the way is just great! :)
The Drilling department has chosen Asrama Damai situated in Kuang Selangor, which is not far from KL. We took 2 buses and we reached there by 8:30 a.m. The facilities are far better than what I expected and it all came from the kind souls. Yes, no government sector sponsored the home and according to the Pengetua, he never writes any letter requesting for donation. I've been assigned as a 'cleaner' and stationed at the Girls dormitory. I am glad that I got the task. Hehe! The room was clean and only needed the windows and the floor to be cleaned. EM has provided new cupboards, shoe racks, bedsheets, paints, matresses and a lot more. I can see a pure joy from the children when they see the bedsheets. Especially the girls. :)
I was hard work when we went helping the other teams. I can see the teams that are in-charged of the store and kitchen had a very hard time fulfilling the task. There were tonnes of foods donated by the people and most of them are past expiration date. The good people actually sorted them out and re-arrange the items accordingly. It was not easy. It requires team work, hard work, determination to make this happen. I was exhausted by the end of the day. The drilling, production and operation team are so welcoming and never once that I feel left out. Thanks for the opportunity. ;0
The last but not least was today's event. We went to Awana Genting and it was organized by none other - EMIT. I was very excited when they decided to change the venue from Bukit Sentosa to Genting. Most of the families that was selected hasn't even step out of KL before. I heard, some other organization throw a similar event to Taman Titiwangsa and they loving each seconds of it. I didn't know what to expect nor to react as I am well known of being "not good" handling children and elderly. Ha-ha! To my surprise, everything works out like a charm. I was teamed in Group Alpha leading by Raj. I am very happy to be within among my friends. However, they divided us into smaller groups and I was in a group with Fiza, Jeya and 5 other mothers. Since safety playing a big role in EM, it's hard to ignore that one of the mothers are pregnant. Me and Fiza are so concerned bout it. She takes good care of herself although I keep on reminding her of being safe all the time. I was so happy to be in the group and so proud by the enthusiasm shown by the mothers. They work and think like a team. We completed every tasks with no sweats at all.
I love the food served by Awana. Truly shows that we care and really want to entertain our guest. Seeing people enjoying their food and happily chatting with one another really brings out the true objective of the event.
Kudos to the committee for their effort, the time that they spent and I am so proud on how they put in their souls in it. I am so happy being apart of it and hoping there'll be another great events from Community Project.
**Will upload pictures later.. Right now, the bed is keep on calling me and I don't want to hurt its feeling.. :P
The first event for me is the Car Wash. Last year I joined the same activities and had a lot of fun! So this year, I would never missed out such opportunity. I was placed in the 3rd shift and I knew no one in my group. I am glad however that I see few familiar faces when the time came. According to Harlina, about 40 coupons was sold and we're expecting 50+ cars queuing up throughout the day. I was disappointed at all. Since I have experience the chaos last year, most of the issues are predictable. I had a lot of fun and doing good deeds along the way is just great! :)
The Drilling department has chosen Asrama Damai situated in Kuang Selangor, which is not far from KL. We took 2 buses and we reached there by 8:30 a.m. The facilities are far better than what I expected and it all came from the kind souls. Yes, no government sector sponsored the home and according to the Pengetua, he never writes any letter requesting for donation. I've been assigned as a 'cleaner' and stationed at the Girls dormitory. I am glad that I got the task. Hehe! The room was clean and only needed the windows and the floor to be cleaned. EM has provided new cupboards, shoe racks, bedsheets, paints, matresses and a lot more. I can see a pure joy from the children when they see the bedsheets. Especially the girls. :)
I was hard work when we went helping the other teams. I can see the teams that are in-charged of the store and kitchen had a very hard time fulfilling the task. There were tonnes of foods donated by the people and most of them are past expiration date. The good people actually sorted them out and re-arrange the items accordingly. It was not easy. It requires team work, hard work, determination to make this happen. I was exhausted by the end of the day. The drilling, production and operation team are so welcoming and never once that I feel left out. Thanks for the opportunity. ;0
The last but not least was today's event. We went to Awana Genting and it was organized by none other - EMIT. I was very excited when they decided to change the venue from Bukit Sentosa to Genting. Most of the families that was selected hasn't even step out of KL before. I heard, some other organization throw a similar event to Taman Titiwangsa and they loving each seconds of it. I didn't know what to expect nor to react as I am well known of being "not good" handling children and elderly. Ha-ha! To my surprise, everything works out like a charm. I was teamed in Group Alpha leading by Raj. I am very happy to be within among my friends. However, they divided us into smaller groups and I was in a group with Fiza, Jeya and 5 other mothers. Since safety playing a big role in EM, it's hard to ignore that one of the mothers are pregnant. Me and Fiza are so concerned bout it. She takes good care of herself although I keep on reminding her of being safe all the time. I was so happy to be in the group and so proud by the enthusiasm shown by the mothers. They work and think like a team. We completed every tasks with no sweats at all.
I love the food served by Awana. Truly shows that we care and really want to entertain our guest. Seeing people enjoying their food and happily chatting with one another really brings out the true objective of the event.
Kudos to the committee for their effort, the time that they spent and I am so proud on how they put in their souls in it. I am so happy being apart of it and hoping there'll be another great events from Community Project.
**Will upload pictures later.. Right now, the bed is keep on calling me and I don't want to hurt its feeling.. :P
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Ramadhan Buffet @ Chinoz on the Park
Our audit turned out a success which is a relief to the team. So my boss decided to have berbuka puasa session combining 3 groups; NAS, PCMS and Net Sec. A few couldn't make it so only 10 people attended the session. Since this week is the last week before Raya, we're in a rush as time constraints and most of the Ramadhan buffet are fully booked. So we opt to Chinoz on the park instead since it's within vicinity and they have wireless, in case someone needed to be online at that hour.
I managed to reach there minutes after berbuka. The ambience was great but that's all. It cost us RM79 Nett for the buffet and there aren't variety of choices to choose from. The "lauk" (malay dish area), there are only 10 dishes and 2 of them are tempe masak merah and telur rebus (boiled egg) masak merah which is relatively cheap and the fact that 1 large fish to cater 40+ of people (at a time) seems to be ridiculous. Sadly, I had the worst spaghetti ever. It's vegetarian and the sauce is made of tomato puree and GARLIC. I like garlic but I'm not crazy bout it. They've put in 3 handful cloves of roast garlic - which I thought it was the mushroom at first. The garlic taste is so over powering and I hated the dish! All you taste was garlic! Even the tomato taste fades away. I love sushi but they only served 3 types of sushi which is very limited - really slow in topping that up too. As for the western area, apart from Spaghetti, I find the beef and lamb was ok. I liked the sauce and gravy. Still, the taste isn't to die for. You can find the same flavour at other restaurants. The desert was not much but they're ok - choc mousse was good - although they did served fruit cocktail from the can.
I am not satisfied with the services either. We requested for cold drinks and it took us 20 mins to get that. I even have to request the waiters to clean up the plates. The part that was ok is when it's time to pay. At least they have the decency to expedite the process. I won't ever organize any dinner, berbuka puasa nor having casual lunch there. The experience was very unpleasant!
Though there's one funny story to share. While waiting to break fast, Fifi did caught a guy doing something really funny. He was with his friends - 3 caucasians and a chinese guy. The Malay guy actually say his break fast prayer out loud and drink a big cold Carlsberg beer. We were speechless to hear that and we burst out laughing. Well, that's between him and God. Nuff said.
Buffet - RM79/pax (nett)
So, here's the verdict:
Food: D
Service: C
Price: E
*This verdict is the compared price to other berbuka puasa buffet price.
Food Portion: C
Ambience: A
Overall: E - It's all about the food..
Rating System:
A : Recommended
B : Worth A Visit
C : Average
D : Below Average
E : Waste Of "Hard-Earned" Money. Seriously, I'm Not Kidding!
Chinoz on the Park
Esplanade (G47), KLCC.
Tel: 603-2166 8277
I managed to reach there minutes after berbuka. The ambience was great but that's all. It cost us RM79 Nett for the buffet and there aren't variety of choices to choose from. The "lauk" (malay dish area), there are only 10 dishes and 2 of them are tempe masak merah and telur rebus (boiled egg) masak merah which is relatively cheap and the fact that 1 large fish to cater 40+ of people (at a time) seems to be ridiculous. Sadly, I had the worst spaghetti ever. It's vegetarian and the sauce is made of tomato puree and GARLIC. I like garlic but I'm not crazy bout it. They've put in 3 handful cloves of roast garlic - which I thought it was the mushroom at first. The garlic taste is so over powering and I hated the dish! All you taste was garlic! Even the tomato taste fades away. I love sushi but they only served 3 types of sushi which is very limited - really slow in topping that up too. As for the western area, apart from Spaghetti, I find the beef and lamb was ok. I liked the sauce and gravy. Still, the taste isn't to die for. You can find the same flavour at other restaurants. The desert was not much but they're ok - choc mousse was good - although they did served fruit cocktail from the can.
I am not satisfied with the services either. We requested for cold drinks and it took us 20 mins to get that. I even have to request the waiters to clean up the plates. The part that was ok is when it's time to pay. At least they have the decency to expedite the process. I won't ever organize any dinner, berbuka puasa nor having casual lunch there. The experience was very unpleasant!
Though there's one funny story to share. While waiting to break fast, Fifi did caught a guy doing something really funny. He was with his friends - 3 caucasians and a chinese guy. The Malay guy actually say his break fast prayer out loud and drink a big cold Carlsberg beer. We were speechless to hear that and we burst out laughing. Well, that's between him and God. Nuff said.
Buffet - RM79/pax (nett)
So, here's the verdict:
Food: D
Service: C
Price: E
*This verdict is the compared price to other berbuka puasa buffet price.
Food Portion: C
Ambience: A
Overall: E - It's all about the food..
Rating System:
A : Recommended
B : Worth A Visit
C : Average
D : Below Average
E : Waste Of "Hard-Earned" Money. Seriously, I'm Not Kidding!
Chinoz on the Park
Esplanade (G47), KLCC.
Tel: 603-2166 8277
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Sahur @ Seri Melayu
Finally, we did carry out our plan to have sahur (late supper/early morning breakfast) at Seri Melayu. It was Helme's crazy idea. He saw the Seri Melayu banner and quickly suggested to have the get together. Only 6 people came to the session; Me, Helme, Oche, Famy, Un and Husein. For RM25 we get Nasi Lemah, Bubur nasi, Mee Rebus, Sup Tulang, Nasi Campur and variety of lauk. We came at approximately 12 a.m. and end up staying till 4 a.m. Hehe! I tasted nearly every dish on the table. The hottest item on the table had to be the Sup tulang, loved by Husein and Un. They got themselves a few bowls and it tasted better wih bread. The food was generally good. I see that few chefs do cook during that time so I don't think it's a leftover food from Berbuka earlier. Ha-ha!
I personally think it's a great idea. It's more like hangout with friends late at night, having a good conversations and basically enjoy life. Since I am on-call this week, I had to bring my precious laptop in case I receive a call. Thankfully I didn't although there were a few schedule change that night. The downturn is, I had to wake up early in the morning to assist on the delayed changes. I bet they're -still- having a good morning sleep till late after noon. LOL!
Seri Melayu doesn't require reservation for sahur session as the crowd wasn't that much. According to one of the staff, this is the first time that Seri Melayu held such event. There were actually very slow nights during the first 2 weeks of Ramadhan. Now, I see that the crowd is quite good. Some even came when it rains heavily. ;)
We part ways when the rain started to go wild. We were starting to miss our bed terribly and call it a night. Ha-ha! Hopefully we're going to have more sahur get together next year! :D
No. 1 Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Reservations: 03 - 2145 1833
Fax: 03-2145 1755
You can find the map here. ;)
**Sorry no pictures, out of battery :P **
I personally think it's a great idea. It's more like hangout with friends late at night, having a good conversations and basically enjoy life. Since I am on-call this week, I had to bring my precious laptop in case I receive a call. Thankfully I didn't although there were a few schedule change that night. The downturn is, I had to wake up early in the morning to assist on the delayed changes. I bet they're -still- having a good morning sleep till late after noon. LOL!
Seri Melayu doesn't require reservation for sahur session as the crowd wasn't that much. According to one of the staff, this is the first time that Seri Melayu held such event. There were actually very slow nights during the first 2 weeks of Ramadhan. Now, I see that the crowd is quite good. Some even came when it rains heavily. ;)
We part ways when the rain started to go wild. We were starting to miss our bed terribly and call it a night. Ha-ha! Hopefully we're going to have more sahur get together next year! :D
No. 1 Jalan Conlay, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Reservations: 03 - 2145 1833
Fax: 03-2145 1755
You can find the map here. ;)
**Sorry no pictures, out of battery :P **
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Berbuka puasa @ Tupai Tupai Restaurant & Café
We just had our berbuka puasa organized by Fahmy at Tupai Tupai. It has ample parking space but I don't think it can accommodate more than 30 cars. It was packed with people. The staff who was guarding the entrance told us that, there were >300 people that night. I went there once before so I got a good look of the place. It was on lunch hours and they served a really good Malay cuisine. It wasn't pricey though it wasn't cheap either. Ha-ha! I think I had a good price. :)
OK, back to our berbuka puasa, they served a variety of food; Malay, Chinese and Western. I love buffet style but I don't know why I didn't eat much that night. Maybe when you're fasting, it's easy for you to get full or it wasn't just my day. :) The nasi campur was good although I couldn't say the same thing to the Spaghetti bolognaise and the Assam Laksa. I was craving for Spaghetti so I had to have a try on it. The spaghetti sauce wasn't good at all. It seems like it has been cook and reheat for several days. Then, my colleague asked me to try the Assam Laksa. Fauzy helped me getting the dish and I asked him to put in extra gravy on it. Well, he did put 1 thing extra alright. ;P The infamous chilli padi and makes it unbearable. Ha-ha! After that, I don't have a stomach for anything.
Zhafran was having a mild fever and thankfully a lot of uncles and aunties hold him throughout dinner. He was a bit mellow and quiet. I couldn't really walk or eat when Zhafran is around. He can't seat in the baby seat yet so I only eat when someone wants to hold him. Ahh.. That's alright. I still have fun chatting and eating with my colleagues. :)
Oh yeah! One more thing, there's a warning sign. Ha-ha! Be careful! :P
"Perhatian: Pembaziran melebihi 100gm akan dikenakan bayaran RM10/100gm" (Notice: Wastage more than 100gm will be charged RM10/100gm)
Buffet - RM46/pax
So, here's the verdict:
Food: B
Service: B
Price: B (Depends on how much you can eat)
*This verdict is the compared price to other berbuka puasa buffet price.
Food Portion: A
Ambience: B
Overall: B+
Rating System:
A : Recommended
B : Worth A Visit
C : Average
D : Below Average
E : Waste Of "Hard-Earned" Money. Seriously, I'm Not Kidding!
Tupai Tupai Restaurant & Café
No. 551A, Jalan Bukit Petaling
50460 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel : 03-2143 2525
**Credit to Fahmy. My camera broke down after only 1 year of service. :( **
OK, back to our berbuka puasa, they served a variety of food; Malay, Chinese and Western. I love buffet style but I don't know why I didn't eat much that night. Maybe when you're fasting, it's easy for you to get full or it wasn't just my day. :) The nasi campur was good although I couldn't say the same thing to the Spaghetti bolognaise and the Assam Laksa. I was craving for Spaghetti so I had to have a try on it. The spaghetti sauce wasn't good at all. It seems like it has been cook and reheat for several days. Then, my colleague asked me to try the Assam Laksa. Fauzy helped me getting the dish and I asked him to put in extra gravy on it. Well, he did put 1 thing extra alright. ;P The infamous chilli padi and makes it unbearable. Ha-ha! After that, I don't have a stomach for anything.
Zhafran was having a mild fever and thankfully a lot of uncles and aunties hold him throughout dinner. He was a bit mellow and quiet. I couldn't really walk or eat when Zhafran is around. He can't seat in the baby seat yet so I only eat when someone wants to hold him. Ahh.. That's alright. I still have fun chatting and eating with my colleagues. :)
Oh yeah! One more thing, there's a warning sign. Ha-ha! Be careful! :P
"Perhatian: Pembaziran melebihi 100gm akan dikenakan bayaran RM10/100gm" (Notice: Wastage more than 100gm will be charged RM10/100gm)
Buffet - RM46/pax
So, here's the verdict:
Food: B
Service: B
Price: B (Depends on how much you can eat)
*This verdict is the compared price to other berbuka puasa buffet price.
Food Portion: A
Ambience: B
Overall: B+
Rating System:
A : Recommended
B : Worth A Visit
C : Average
D : Below Average
E : Waste Of "Hard-Earned" Money. Seriously, I'm Not Kidding!
Tupai Tupai Restaurant & Café
No. 551A, Jalan Bukit Petaling
50460 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel : 03-2143 2525
**Credit to Fahmy. My camera broke down after only 1 year of service. :( **
Friday, August 21, 2009
1 million safe hours celebrations!
It was as per invitation only. Who cares! It's for all - because each and everyone of you contributes the success of it. I enjoyed the ceremonny. S&W team did a great job organizing the event. I love the video montage, don't know who has the time to do it though. Hehe!
We were anticipating the good news from Intan - can't wait for her to announce what do we get for this year: 1 million safe hours. Last 2 years we were getting MP4. The quality was very poor. My MP4 only survive for 2 months. Even the installer had virus in it! HAHAHAHA! Many people commented on it. It's not like you're being ungrateful. It's just that at least get the quality stuff. The company allocated a huge amount of money for these. It's a waste. :(
Ok, the past is the past. Now we move on to this year's 1 million safe hours! The company spent an insane figure for this one! RM175K for the whole EMIT! Mindblowing, I'd say! Phew~! I wish I get that for a salary. Haha! :)
Drum roll please~~!! It's the IPOD SHUFFLE for everyone! Yes, for contractors as well!!! YAY!!
Can't wait for it to arrive! huhu!!~~~
We were anticipating the good news from Intan - can't wait for her to announce what do we get for this year: 1 million safe hours. Last 2 years we were getting MP4. The quality was very poor. My MP4 only survive for 2 months. Even the installer had virus in it! HAHAHAHA! Many people commented on it. It's not like you're being ungrateful. It's just that at least get the quality stuff. The company allocated a huge amount of money for these. It's a waste. :(
Ok, the past is the past. Now we move on to this year's 1 million safe hours! The company spent an insane figure for this one! RM175K for the whole EMIT! Mindblowing, I'd say! Phew~! I wish I get that for a salary. Haha! :)
Drum roll please~~!! It's the IPOD SHUFFLE for everyone! Yes, for contractors as well!!! YAY!!
Can't wait for it to arrive! huhu!!~~~
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