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Friends..

Just to inform that, I’ll start with my new blog site starting from today.

No more friendster blogging since I’ve difficulty to access this website..

do visit http://norathirah.wordpress.com/

Okay!

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Guys..have u watch My Girl Korean Drama? Aku tau ini agak ketinggalan zaman..sebabnya aku termissed cerita tu kat TV,lagipun kat Tv guna mandarin language, so macam tak de feeling lah nak tgk. I got my DVD from hanim..and spending most of the time watching Gongcan last week. Dah abisdah 16 episode…I love the hero, of course! Lee Dong Wok, Fiza says that muka dia jambu arr.. tp aku rasa kwon Sang Woo lagi jambu kot!
I like all part in this drama, each and every scene sgt best..heroin pun pandai berlakon, Zhouyoulin.. a very happy-go-lucky women. My favourite parts are every scene inthe lift to 63th floor and when she cross the road by using the zebra crossing. Uarrrgghh..semua ni buat aku berangan sesorang jek! Stop dreaming thir..

15th of March-my commencement date at Single Buoy Mooring Offshore Malaysia..my 3rd company within this 10 month! Sounds weird ke??huuuaaaa…i’m sooo tired…
Anyway..not only me, Ezairi is the president for the 3rd club company..hahhaha.. So, now..I’m dealing with FPSO bussiness, FPSO @ Floating Production Storage and Offloading System, the main asset of SBM. Besides,Floating Storage and Offloading System (FSO)… Tension Leg Platforms (TLPs), monohull and semisubmersible Floating
Production Unit (FPUs) and self elevating Moblie Offshore Production Units (MOPUs) also part of the facilities. Me also not familiar yet with the terms used in this field.. still in the process of learning.

The civil engineering part involved structural design of FPSO components..all are steel structures.I need to used new finite element software..quite similar with  StaadPro, but more complicated analysis need to be done. So, everyday kena buat modelling lah..need to check the stress, fatigue, vortex shedding..
Okay, that are the technical part..currently I’m joining the FPSO BC10 project for Brazillian Deepwater Ltd. & Shell. My part is to analysis the foundation of flare tower..the design is quite complicated, slow gile aku nak faham! hahhaha..aku mmg slow pun. But I’ll try my best to speed it up.

My HOD is a French man..so sometimes I do speak french with him..alah, just a simple2 words. "Merci beaucoup!" "Bonjour" bile nak balik keja.."Au revoir!" I used to learn French Language in SSP, tapi tak terer pon..hahahha..but I can understand a little bit when they speak French among them. He was surprised when he heard me speak french.."Bien! Tu est parlez en francais?"
I just said.." oui, je suis parlez en francais.."

These are some pics during my visit to FPSO Kikeh at Pasir
Gudang Yard. Masa ni baru 2 hari keja beb! huhuhuhu…

First of all, sorry guys for the long wait for this entry. This entry is spashly dedicated to Nor Hidayah binti Adnan@ Doy,wish u

"SELAMAT PENGANTIN BARU, Semoga berkekalan ke akhir hayat hendaknya..Amin".

After resigning from ARSEA, I went to Kelantan with my UTM gang..feel a little bit tired because it tooks almost 8 hours to reach Kota Bahru…what a long journey!! I’m the one who always feel sleepy along the journey..but still can heard Zura’s voice..gossiping each other.ehhehe..Actually, Doy is the first person who get married among the gang 10 budak hitam..ahaks..unexpected beb! My personal expectation is Farah & Faiz..but who knows..maybe within this year, there’ll be another ‘kezutan’?? ahhahha..just wait & see

So, we arrived at Kota Bahru around 6.30pm..Doy picked up us at the bus station, we then straight away went to Wakaf Che Yeh.. do some shopping there..We stayed at Doy’s house at Tumpat that night..spending most of the time ‘chit chat’about everything..and share our feeling with the bakal pengantin..I was very excited, especially mandi perigi. I can’t wait..so aku try satu timba je malam tu.Sejuk beb! Dal..I know u dah try before this..hahahha..

On the next day, we went for shopping some more..KB Mall and Pasar Siti Khadijah, obviously, Kelantan famous with various kind of tudung.. rambang mata weh, rasa nak beli semua. hohohoohho…and caye tak kami jalan kaki fromKB Mall to Pasar Siti Khadijah!!! Come on Kelantanese..can u imagine how far is it?? punyalah bersemangat nak shopping. But, we really enjoy the day..on our way back to Tumpat, sempat singgah to Wani’s wedding ( one of my colleague at Arsea ). Congrats to Wani to..:)

Thanks to Doy..sbb sponsor penghinapan satu malam di chalet Pantai Seri Tujuh..We really appreciate your effort Doy!atas air lagi..hohoho..just imagine if 10 of us can spend our time together at that moment..hmmm..bestnya..Then, our dinner was sponsored by Anim’s brother..hmmm..nyum..nyum…again,aku terbayang if Dal n Fira ada, sure makan berentap punye. The meals was sooo delicious! Fresh Seafood maa…can’t forget the great taste of ‘colek’

Doy’s wedding held on Monday..Alhamdullillah, everything run smoothly..NorHidayah telah selamat diijabkabulkan..Seriously..I’m not expected u’ll be the first one to get married..but, inilah dinamakan JODOH..semuanya kerja Tuhan.alrite..need to stop for this topic now..u girls,i just attach a picture here..the rest I’ll send via email..kay?

I’ve started my new career last Thursday..after enjoying a trip to Kelantan with friends last weekend, and also attending Hidayah’s (Doy) wedding there, I’m fully perpared to take a new challenge in my chapter of life. A little bit tired now, coz I’m just back from yard visit at MMHE Pasir Gudang yesterday. Oooppss..I owe an entry for Doy wedding and our adventureous trip to Kelantan, next weekend ya! I just drop by here to check my mail and browse some informations about oil and gas. Yup! I’m doing oil and gas now friends..I wish I could gain more experiences in my new job..thanks to Herve Botta for giving me a chance. And for next entry I’ll post some pics during my visit to FPSO Kikeh. Okay..got to go now.. C ya!

By..Azim Premji, CEO- Wipro

Every company faces the problem of people leaving the company for better pay or profile.

Early this year, Mark, a senior software designer, got an offer from a prestigious international firm to work in its India operations developing specialized software. He was thrilled by the offer.He had heard a lot about the CEO. The salary was great. The company had all the right systems in place employee-friendly human resources (HR) policies, a spanking new office,and the very best technology,even a canteen that served superb food.Twice Mark was sent abroad for training. "My learning curve is the sharpest it’s ever been," he said soon after he joined.

Last week, less than eight months after he joined, Mark walked out of the job.

Why did this talented employee leave ?

Arun quit for the same reason that drives many good people away.
The answer lies in one of the largest studies undertaken by the Gallup Organization. The study surveyed over a million employees and 80,000 managers and was published in a book called "First Break All The Rules". It came up with this surprising finding:

If you’re losing good people, look to their immediate boss.Immediate boss is the reason people stay and thrive in an organization. And he ’s the reason why people leave. When people leave they take knowledge,experience and contacts with them, straight to the competition.

"People leave managers not companies," write the authors Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman.

Mostly manager drives people away?

HR experts say that of all the abuses, employees find humiliation the most intolerable. The first time, an employee may not leave,but a thought has been planted. The second time, that thought gets strengthened. The third time, he looks for another job.

When people cannot retort openly in anger, they do so by passive aggression. By digging their heels in and slowing down. By doing only what they are told to do and no more. By omitting to give the boss crucial information. Dev says: "If you work for a jerk, you basically want to get him into trouble. You don ‘t have your heart and soul in the job."

Different managers can stress out employees in different ways - by being too controlling, too suspicious,too pushy,too critical, but they forget that workers are not fixed assets, they are free agents. When this goes on too long, an employee will quit - often over a trivial issue.

"Talented men leave. Dead wood doesn’t."

"Jack Welch of GE once said. A company’s value lies "between the ears of its employees". 

“RULES: People who are tagged should write a blog post of 6 weird things about them as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says‘you are tagged’ in their comments and tell them to read your blog.”

Ecah!! Serious susah.. I’ve spent the whole weekend to think about my weirdness..hahaha..Am I look weird?? Enjoy reading  Anem’s + Ecah’s blog about their weird habits..~nak pecah perut aku gelak sorang2 tau tak!~and now Ecah tagged me to list down 6 weird things about me!! If Ecah said she had to refer to Anem’s entry, aku pulak siap refer to both of them, so that what I’m gonna write ni tak out of topic..Ecah..serious penat gile nak fikir wierdness diri sendiri,anyway..these are some of them which based on my own perception..Okay!

1. I’m not sure whether people can understand it or not..(people who really know me  may understand I think..) everytime, every hours, every minutes of the day, aku suka ‘mengutil’ kain cotton..faham ke?? Spashly bile time tgh2 nak tido tu aku mmg akan ‘kutil’ hujung bantal aku! I dunno the other words of ‘kutil’..how can I explain erk? Owh..ok, kutil=gentel..(baru teringat vocab mizah nih..sbb habit dia sm ngan aku! aha..). So, menggentel bantal adalah compulsary pada tiap2 malam and I can’t sleep if I’m not doing this! Teruk jugaklah..macam addict plak. hahha..During my childhood, this habit functioned as an indicator to my grandma..kalo aku dah berhenti menggentel bantal tu means that aku dah nyenyak tido..Sampai skarang ok..!sometimes I gentel the bantal sambil lelap2 mata dah, kiranya menggentel bantal tu untuk menidokan diri sendiri lah! Yg weirdnya..masa doa lepas solat pun sometimes aku sempat menggentel kain telekung (..nama pun cottonkan), spontaneous! So, obviously aku mmg tak bleh pakai bj kurung kain cotton..if not, tangan aku mmg tak akan dok diam.

2. Since my primary school, ntah darjah berapa ntah aku involved dgn activity menggigit kulit dihujung2 jari nih,aku pun tak sure. People who look at me will think that I gigit kuku..( ee..geli beb! bnyk bacteria..) buat I actually gigit kulit2 dihujung jari/kuku..( jgn tny kemana perginya kulit2 tu..hahahha)that’s why, since kecik lagi kulit jari2 aku slalu luka..nampak mcm allergic sbb kulit terkoyak2.. tp sebenarnye koyakkan sendiri! ahahaha..sampai skarang tak recover lagi tau! Pedih gile spashly masa skolah2 dulu basuh baju pakai tangan + kena sabun basuh! perggghh…. Sume
jenis lotion aku dah try, medicated ke, tak medicated ke..tak jalan! ( sebenarnye aku sendiri yg kene stop..)Dulu2 slalu kena bebel with my mum, " ha..gigit jari tu sampai penuh dalam perut tu!" huaaa…

3."It’s hard for me to say I’m sorry"..this quote mmg takde dalam kamus idup aku.People said that..aku suka sgt mintak maaf, sikit2 sorry..sorry and sorry..tell u guys, i’m a kind of person yang cepat rasa bersalah, and sometimes orang kata bukan salah aku pun nak say sorry jugak! Maybe that’s why it’s easy for me to ask forgiveness in any situation which I think that I’ve to. But I really hate people who take advantage on me during that situation. In different situation,benda ni jadi lawak lah pulak bila ada sorang kawan tu cakap " eh thirah ni, sikit2 sorry..sikit2 sorry, bukan salah ko pun lah..sorry naik lorry lah!" ahaha..:)

4. Externally, i’m a happy-go-lucky person..(of course ha..since 24 years before!).. people also described me as ‘mental’ gurl..(@ gila-gila). I’m a hard fan of peterpan & s07..music genre mereka sangat menepati citarasa aku. But at the same time,
I enjoy listening to jiwang 80-an songs, spashly masa tengah buat assignment ms kat UTM dulu..all peterpan songs of course ada dalam playlist aku plus lagu2 lama by Adam Ahmad, Ibnor Reza, Visa, Katijah Ibrahim, Aishah..Even sekarang pun kalau tgh mengadap laptop aku prefer dengar lagu2 tu. I’m not sure whether this is considered as wierd or not, tapi people get confused, aku nampak gila2 tapi dgr lagu jiwang jugak rupanya.ahaha..(Dal called me ‘kak mP3 80-an’). Satu lagi..aku jarang sangat dengar lagu omputih..adalah certain2 songs yang aku minat, tp boleh kira lah. (jiwa kemelayuankah aku?)Tak jugak, sbb kdg2 lagi hafal lagu korea daripada lagu omputih..

5. I’m afraid of the dog! This is quite common kot, yang lain sikit…bila dalam kereta nampak anjing tepi jalan pun aku takut tahap kronik. Padehal dalam keta..bknnye anjing tu dapat masuk gigit aku. Tapi rasa2 macam dia tau2 je aku takut ngan dia sbb dia keep staring at me! huhuhu..Fed-up gak kot org yang naik keta ngan aku, siap jerit "alamak..anjinglah, mcmmn ni??" serious, aku tak bleh dok diam kalau nampak anjing. lagi2 yang muka garang gile mcm dah tak saba nak kejo..

6. Never been loved?? Pernah ke dgr org dah umur 24 tahun tak pernah bercinta..ahahaha..it’s me! Is this weird erk? Never mind lah..aku consider as wierd since aku dah kering idea nak tulis ape. Some people said.."tipulah Thirah" Nak tipu ke hape nye benda2 macam ni, takkan nak reka2 yang aku penah bercinta kot. But sincerely, mmg tak pernah ok! Ntahlaa, maybe dgn adanya family and friends dah cukup melengkapkan hidup ini. Of course I hope to meet someone and get married one day..dun worrylah! Yang penting kita enjoy! (version Puteri..ehehe).

Last but not least..it’s up to u to judge, whether I’m weird or not. Hohoho..this is the best part,  so the list goes to:

1. Dalila (Dal)
- please do this assignment Dal! hahha..last time I tagged u jugak kan?? hehehhe..
2. Arin
3. Lela
4. Zura
5. Farah Azmin
6. CT ( the one and only SSPian friend that I tagged! )

can’t wait to read ur blog guys!

C ya!

This entry is special dedicated to my dearest friend..Farah & Zura..


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A friend of mine..Farah, telah berjaya ke KPLI sekaligus akan mendapat gelaran
‘Cikgu Farah’ dalam masa setahun lagi. Alhamdulillah..akhirnya tercapai juga
hasrat dan cita2nya.. Mind u, she has Bachelor in Civil Engineering ok! Tak
salah jurutera nak jadi pendidik kan..asalkan selari dgn minat + kemahuan,
Insyaallah..segalanya pasti berjaya! All the best to Farah & hope that u’ll
success in ur study..career and marriage ya!
Zura, the cutest friend of mine..she got offer from JKR..as a civil engineer.
She’s already working as an engineer in a consultant firm. Congrats Azura!
i know u can do it bebeh! Bile nak bawak aku jejalan naik picanto?? ehehe..
Bila dah jadi JD (a.k.a Jurutera Daerah) nanti jgn lupe aku yek! hehehe..

Alhamdulillah..afterall, berjaya jugak aku menghadapi satu situation yang tak dapat aku bayangkan macam mana ia akan berlaku. Situation yang sama dihadapi Nik + Fira.I just pray to Allah, I can leave ACE with the best way..

Early Thursday Morning..

Thirah :"Ir X, I have something to inform u. Boleh Athirah explain it to u?"

Ir X : "Sure.Kenape..kamu dapat offer ea?"

Thirah : ?? (Get confused..mana pulak dia tau) Angguk.

Ir X : Dah agak dah.

Thirah : Yes, I got better offer. Athirah dah fikir panjang dah and my father encourage me to go.

So, I decide to grab the chance…Besides, I think this is a good opportunities for me & my career path. But of course,I’ll give 1 month notices to settle all my pending jobs here.

Ir x : Okay..Good, at least u inform me earlier..so that I tak terkejut. Athirah dapat mana Athirah?

Thirah : bla..bla..bla..

Ir x : oo..ok..It’s a good  field to join…even me n Ir Y also want to join oil n gas. So, when they want you to start?

Thirah: owh..they’re very flexible.. I may start after a month.

Ir x : It’s ok..it’s ok..you can even back date your resignation letter. We’ll reduce your work load.. the most important thing is that u should compile all the design work for building yang u dah design…

And the conversation continue until 1/2 an hour. Thank God, aku tak spoilt his mood on that day..if not, mmg satu ofis terasa tempiasnya.

Only people who knows the reason, will understand my situation. Not only my situation..but also Nik & Fira. Yelah..Kitorang ni kan "dapat ajaran dari lecturer & Universiti yang salah!" kami kan "emotional" kami kan "basic knowledge tak strong"…what else?  kami kan "tak cukup proactive" "jgn jd engineer la if bla..bla..bla…" … daaa…

Tak bolehla nak cerita everything..quite P&C! Sape yang suka tukar2 keja banyak kalikan..so penat u know! Within 8 months,ni kali yang ketiga tau. Actually I’m planning to stay here for at least a few years to gain experiences..kira ni  first experience keja lah since my first job at Gamuda tu akukerja 2 weeks je (tak kira as an experience pun..quit pn sbb reason yang tak dapat dielakkan..family matter). Lompat2 bnyk kali pun tak guna jugak. But then, tak semua perjalanan hidup orang tu sama..ada yang terus dapat dream job and stay for a long time. In my situation, at first rasa macam my first job at Gamuda is the best for me..it’s actually the best for me but not the best for my mum. So it’s still tak sempurna u know..and I have to sacrifice, tinggalkan je cita2 aku tu eventhough arin advice aku supaya berdegil-degil sket. ( but aku still  dapat masuk SMART tunnel ms under construction tau!haha..we go for site visit during induction).

Tapi alhamdulillah, kesabaran mengatasi segala-galanya. Aku rasa ni the best offer yg aku dapat berbanding dua yang dulu.Mak ok..Abah ok..aku pun oklah ( family-oriented kah aku??)I’ll try my best in whatever I do. Insyaallah! Pray for me ya!

The moral of the story..kita manusia hanya merancang, Tuhan menentukan. Yang penting kena sabar, redha + tabah dgn ujian-Nya kerana Dia Maha Mengetahui apa yang terbaik untuk kita & pasti ada hikmah disebalik apa yang berlaku.

Thinking about my colleagues here..yang selalu menghavoc2 kan suasana. sedih jugak..huhu..takpelah, ada 20 days lagi..

Special thanx to

::Azie - for your support all this while..u are great supporter!Thanks for ur doa too..
::Fizah - for your notes on o&g.. sgt membantu!
::Paan - for your e mail about FPSO & FSO - aku kan budak baru belajar.( and for ur doa too!)
::Farahana - tq anta kan cv!hehehe..
::Fira - almost every night dgr prob aku..msti bosan kan? don’t worry..no more *** after this! yeay!
::Ezairi - always encourage 3 sekawan! hahaha..
::all gang 10 budak hitam..

uhuuu…sorry for the long silence..i’m back again blogging here. Actually,i’m looking foward to use blogspot…tapi tak sempat2 nak touch up blog tu. Maybe because I’m not so familiar with blogspot..bnyk benda nak kena explore. Anyway, kat sini pun ok what? simple and user friendly eventhough tak dapat buat skin sendiri..(hohoho..I wish to create a pink colour skin). PINK?? hahhaha..I love this colour..really like it. Warna kegemaran Rasulullah juga kan? hmm..what I want to jot down here is about Anem’s Engagement last Sunday..Thinking about SSP friends mmg best!havoc & happening of course..kalo jumpa mmg sampai sakit2 tekak bercakap..huh..so, i decided to spend my weekends with them ( don’t ask me to work on Sunday
ok!)
As usual, all gurls..Anem (org yg nak bertunang), Mizah, Shera, Cipah, Siti, Ecah, Erin, Aliza & Fadhilah & me ( the gurls yang tak berhenti bercakap till the end of the ceremony)

Early in the morning, Ecah pick me up… she called me around 8.45am, rupenye Erin overslept! hahhaha..so, Ecah singgah rumah dulu and having breakfast together. Around 9.30 am ++ kami pick up Erin kat lrt and straight away pegi Kajang… Masa ber chit chat dalam kereta..obviously…rasa macam aku still kurang matured compared with Erin!( eventhough i’m older than her) hahha.. banyak cerita…from A to Z, tu tak sampai rumah anem lagi. Direction to Sg Merab mmg ada.. but then disebabkan masalah2 teknikal, ktorg lost! at last, berenti tanya kat kedai tepi jalan…belasahla.. asalkan sampai..

Shera, Cipah & Siti sampai seawal 10am! semangat nyer shera..nak belaja2 ea sher!ehehe..at the moment we arrived at anem’s house, mizah called me. " Cicak! tggu aku, masuk sesama..aku dah kuar exit Bangi ni" perghh…lame betul aku tak jumpa cik Mizah ( a.k.a. cik lalat) ni..since abis degree kat UTM lah. Masuk bilik Anem..all dress up in pink!! waaa..so sweet. Ha..except for Mizah yang tak pakai pink..( our captain lah!) hehhe..Sambil ttgu pihak lelaki sampai and Anem bersiap2..again, ber chit chat dgn semua org! hot topics skarang of course la pasal kerja kan..and common statement from Shera, "Thirah! Sangat kurus ok!" then bila nak balik.. "Thirah, make sure next time jumpa gemuk sikit!" hehehe.. Shera..I wish to have an ideal weight tau..tapi until now still below 40! uarrrrghhh..and friends keep asking me.."Thirah, bila nak ada bf?" -no comment-

The ceremony run smoothly… Anem nampak cool..Congratulations Anem & Meba!!

This is the story of the gurls..

Anem - the most beautiful gurl on that day..
Ecah - the gurl who always make people laugh on that day.. (sakit perut aku gelak everytime ko buat jokes)
Cipah - the gurl who looks different on that day.. (lebih berseri2 kots!apa rahsia anda?)
Siti - the most ‘ayu’ gurl .. (Siti always ayu lah i think..)
Shera - also the gurl who looks different on that day..but still happy-go-lucky (ehehe..u thinking of what cik shera??:))
Mizah - the only gurl yang tak dress up in pink ( shows that she’s still our kapitan..captain kan slalu lain dr yg lain)
Aliza - the gurl yang agak pendiam on that day..(anyway aliza..thanks for sending me home..)
Fadhilah- unexpected gurl on that day..(tak sangka ko kol pagi tu..i thought u blum balik mesia lg)
Erin - the youngest gurl among us