1st payment from Helium

Finally!! Yes finally after almost two months of waiting, Helium.com finally paid me.

Initially it was supposed to take maximum of 4 weeks for the publisher to purchase our article and pay up. But unfortunately something went awry, the payment was twiddled and I had to send many emails to Helium.com to remind them that its PayDay.

I almost thought they were a scam. But luckily they paid up.

Anyway I will still continue to write and enjoy the cash that accompanies it while Well Known Publishers pick and choose the articles written.

Who knows one day I will become a well known journalist or writer. After all, I started from writing fanfiction. Hehehe..

I am not returning to the old work place!

Amazing what desperation does to a person. My previous main contractor that I had temporarily went under their wing wants me back. They are willing to pay me SGD2500 to clean up their dirty mess since I was in charge of that department previously.

Sounds good with the OT rates and all... But after the hell I went through while I was working under them, I forgo the thought. They make their workers like slave to the point we are at their beck and call and have to be on 24hr standby even though its our off day.. Did I mention I was in charge of the RF readings and specs.. And I was paid a meager SGD1500..

So it was a nice call I received this morning especially when I hear the boss pleading for me to return. Back to the hell hole?

Never!

It's slavery.. No way am I ever returning back to them even though I was under training by them. It's enough to give me nightmares!

Control Price Board to be abolished?

It seems that the government is taking their retribution in their hands literally. The Control Price Board is under the discussion for abolishment. Bad news for local consumers.

Imagine, the moment the board is abolished, all the prices of items in Malaysia will increase up to the seller's liking. With no guide and price control, usual sundries and marketing will be double of what it cost now. Previously, the board is responsible in meting out subsidies to items which are considered controlled items.

I shudder to think of the expenses incurred during the holiday season. Oh no...

If the board is abolished, well I can just say Good Luck Malaysians. You brought it amongst yourself. Who ask them not to vote for BN, spiteful towards BN. If all the prices increase with no increase in our salary pool, I am expecting to read more Along cases on the news.

Well, it's Along Bukit Beruntung for the future...

Brokers

Being a broker has its advantages and disadvantages. The profits that is reaped in is very high especially if you deal with the big guns. I should know. But then to get the big whale, you need to do alot of hard work.

Like finding for legit buyers. To get suppliers is easy but to get legit and firm buyers, now thats like finding a needle in a hay stack. Usually we are met with price hunters, the time wasters who just called in for a price without firm buyers.

To enable life for the suppliers to breathe easily, we have requested for LOI or LA from the price hunters to waste our time. Its really irritating answering to these enquiries only to not receive any news from them the moment the prices has been given.

And so.. to kill time and to earn extra cash, I've represented a few of my buyers to search for a legitimate suppliers or vice versa.

I miss the kids..

Three weeks.. that's three weeks since I last had a nonsensical outburst from my siblings.

21 days since my fridge was ransacked and left empty.

504hrs of pure silence.. no occasional outburst which will then be followed by a large "OWW!"

That's how miserable I am. No kids and brats running around loose. No brats hogging the internet. No bed partner!!!

I want my siblings back.. No doubt they are pain in the neck and stubborn as a mule, they are still my siblings. They are the ones that makes everyone feel at ease. They bring out the child in me...

Damn kiddos, oi!! When are you kids coming back home? I'm not missing you, it's dad.. So get your irritating persons here!

Luv,
Your most irritating elder sister

Pixies uploads

Please take note that as of today, all personal pictures whatsoever will now be uploaded and can be viewed at http://zackire.com/pixies. I'm trying to make readers life more easier especially those who are using low speed bandwidth.

So to view all the pictures which I had taken during my trips or just spontaneous ones, please view it at the above mentioned link. You can also become a member and upload your photos there.

Enjoy!

Wedding Bells

On the first day of CNY, I had a gathering with old classmates while the rest of the Chinese Community celebrates the New Year. The gathering was a reunion which was always planned out every 6mths or so just to keep in touch with each other.

And boy did I get a shock of my life when I met my buddies. I knew Lisa was to be married during this year most probably during May or so but I didn't expect to be on March, 16th March 2008. I only have a few weeks left to get a decent clothes for her wedding and a an off day to be granted.

Then came another shocker, Qiuting, a good friend of mine during my school days is getting married and its on May. She wasn't thinking about inviting me but hey... no way am I gonna let my good friend walk down the aisle without me cheering her on. It's a big day for her and even though its just a signing at the ROM, that doesn't mean I will not be there. I don't really care for the fancy type of weddings anyway.

But that was just the icing on the cake. The real shocker came when Kamal, my ex and also my good buddy announced he was in the marriage mart. What?!! Why is everyone getting married? The next thing I know, they'll all be eyeing at me to come up with a wedding invitation card. Uh... Isn't that what's happening right now?

That makes almost 80% of my good buddies getting married by the year's end. Well then well wishes for the soon to be newly weds!

And Quiting you better inform me the date and time of your signing!!!

CNY celebration

The year of the RAT is coming in a few days and being me, I'd likely to forget wishing my Chinese friends.

So..

Happy Chinese New Year to all!!

Try not to get yourself drunk. I know booze runs very freely during the few days, but remember; Don't Drink and Drive.

Overload

It's Monday. Suppose to be a slagging day for everyone. But unfortunately its a super-duper bullet speed happenings in the office.

Ugh...

Brain Cells in a multitude of puree.. Too many Sales Enquiries to answer, not enough heads to share. One calculator, One Syikin... Network overload...

Results= Syikin brain shutdown....

Not making any sense am I? That's what I'm feeling now...

Finally got my I-Banking approved

Yesterday I finally managed to get a letter from POSB stating that my application was approved. A few times I had applied online for my E-Banking or was it I-Banking, and it was always turned down, without any valid reason that still made me clueless.

It's not like as if I'm overdraft by a few thousands or there was a big fat ZERO in my bank account. Anyway, it's approved now and that's more important. I can easily track my payments received from my internet based job and plan the budget and job goals each month.

And of course not to forget, pay my bills online. Yup.. Totally happy it got approved this time.

Is it really greener on the other side?

With the increase of the inflation rate and the rise in the electricity bills, I'm making dire decisions on which place is the best to stay.

Singapore or Malaysia.

Being a born and bred in Singapore, its not an easy decision to make since I'm so used to the efficient and comfort life of the clean Singapore. But as the years goes by and maturity strikes in, my mind began sorting out all the calculations that is critically needed to draw the conclusion.

Even though Malaysia has a slagging low level in terms of education and transport, that doesn't mean its out of my decision list. The low cost living in Malaysia is a plus for me even though it has some disadvantages in the public transport. But its much more better than staying in the ever increasing expenses of Singapore living.

Staying in Malaysia and bringing in income from Singapore is wonderland for me. So what if I got to pay CPF and Medisave? It still beats having to scrunge up the meager leftover salary to be divided into different parts to pay for the other expenses if I live in Singapore. If I stay in Malaysia and work in Singapore, I'm reaping in twice the amount I can spend in Singapore.

Duh! Exchange rate my dear friends. SGD1 is equivalent to RM2.23 ok so do your math. See whether living in Malaysia is worth it or not.

Happy New Year!!

New Year's Eve people!!

Happy New Year and may the upcoming year be a very fruitful and prosperous one!!

Now where is my rubber duckie?...

Resolution

What will be my new year's resolution come 2008?

1) Get a long holiday
2) Close more than 10 huge deals
3) Go for full body checkup
4) Send my parents for full body checkup
5) Have a tighter reign on my emotions and anger
6) Make sure Ayu and Arul doesn't cause mayhem
7) Have a monthly bank account deposits of $3000.00
8) Lepaks with Kwn-kWn
9) Learn a new subject most probably some bio diesel topic
10) Get a tighter grip in life

Changes will be made

I'm starting to dislike the current theme I have here. Looks so boring with all white and a Pomegranate fruit as a Star background.

Therefore I shall be doing some other weird changes here and there to make this blog looks better and with more powerful content.

So don't be surprised for the changes that will be implemented.

ciaoz!

Scrambled thoughts

It's a few more days to go and I'm not looking anything forward on it. It's just a day to announce that it is officially one year older and another year closer to death. So nothing new and special for me.

Payments on my Paid Postings have been delayed but at least they have paid me a small sum to make me shut up, I think.

Had my usual day to day rantings with the old man and its usually over a cup of morning coffee or tea. A great way to start my day...

Vampy Re-vamped!

As you can see, my blog here has underwent a major change with the previous static and bored to death template changed. OF course, there are a few missing widgets and links which I had previously installed now went missing.

But please take note that with the new changes that is taking up, I'm gonna do some makeover on the contents of this blog. The previous posts will still be online but the newest ones will now be less Zackire but more Syikin.. It makes no difference to most since both are me, but in personal touches, Syikin is much more outstanding.

So keep coming back and see the changes that will be implemented today.

Paying the bills

Just had a call from dad. I need to pay the water bills. Unfortunately the SAJ Holdings doesn't have RHB as a merchant to pay via internet banking. What a mess and trouble!

It looks like I need to track down to Larkin and pay the bills. Aiyoh.. So leceh siak!

Rants pt2

I just came back from a meeting with a client. Too much coffee in the blood stream, luckily I didn't do anything weird that can tarnish the reputation of the company. So from what I deduce out of the meeting, I'm on standby for the whole of two weeks.

Which means, all my leaves which I had applied for is cancelled or at least not approved yet until the client calls. Business and money is more important than my days off from my messy working lair.

Ugh.. If this drags on, I need to eat my chocolates today. A pathetic way to console myself.. hehehe..

Anyway I need to get back to work..

Rants

Memo Credits, Statement Charge, P&L, Balance Sheet...

Ugh! I hate doing accounting but that is the job I'm stuck in. Financial Reports weekly handed over, Yearly reports to the Auditors... I just don't understand how friends of mine who are accountants can enjoy it.

I'm supposed to be their Technical Eng but got stuck doing this cuz of lack of man power. Hopeless... really hopeless..

Part three on Tips on Making Ca$h Online is up

I've updated my part three of Tips on Making Money online. However the post is not located in this webbie but my other main Web. You can check it out here: http://www.zackire.com/good-web-hosters.htm

The third part consist of list on reliable and money worth for WebHosting Solutions. And with my fussy taste, I get the best of the best... I mean not really THE best in the market but the best for me.

But I'd still advice on taking up Gator Host. Very Good!