Raging Rain! STOP PLEASE!!!

From last year until now, all we get is rain. This is getting freaking bad like we might expecting something surprise this year. I really hope we won't get shower with tiny ice blocks from the sky because I ever experience this event before at northern Thailand in the past. People say it won't. Hey, global warming is happening.

Floods are without doubt the most primary concern issues in Brunei. Some places already suffer a huge damage and landslide especially in Tutong and Temburong. KB so far happen on certain areas and my place are lucky at the moment. But if the rains keeps going, no one for sure know what might going to happen next when the crocodile already start visiting. You just got to prepare and careful.

Apart from being unable to get my clothes dry, I am much more worry having water falls into my room. I did a repair two years ago sealing up the damage aluminum foils and lay some plates on top of the ceiling roof to prevent damages in case of waters came through the metal roofs. It's been so many years so it's hard to tell if there are any rust outsides. I just hope it don’t get worsen as now I am damn broke and try not to spend.

A Crap New Year Starts

Anyone expecting a new year to be good start for January. Not me, shit have been happening non stop and trying to avoid as much as possible doesn't seem to work. My anger limits went off last week because I encounter unbelievable things caught my attention and hugely disappointed over no improvement worker at workplace. Yeah, the guy I complain non-stop in the past.

Let's talk about this same guy again we hired on year 2012. To my surprise, he continues to perform like shit and didn't learn how to use common sense ever since. Even though I tried stopping myself scolding him last year and giving him more time to self improve. It was entirely a big mistake and wasted my nine months teaching a useless person who doesn't think of correcting mistake itself. The worst part, he continues to stuck with same repeated working behaviours and just looking at one direction.

So far the only things he gained from learning are skipping the problem. That pisses me off badly after I caught him doing so often because such action actually increases outstanding problems and make users angrier by forcing them direct to my management. Not only that, my colleagues and I had to be the one to clean up his fucking messed. I never told him that he needs to 100% to know everything. If he can't do it all he need just to note it down and report to us. Simple task, yet never do but continue to keep quiet and forgets about it.

This is why my anger went off last week because my boss is the cause of this result as he turns blind on this matter from the days I raise concern of the new guy performance and require extend probation period. It was hugely disappointed outcome not listening its employee suggestions. Of course this is not only the issue I have problem with so far, but somewhat unbelievable shits I don't want to talk about. But I am waiting for confirmation and hopefully it happens sooners so I can get out of this fucking mess.

Upcoming New Directions

2014 is coming very close. Many things have happen a lot this year and I won't forget. Bad or happy are the things of past. Something new in life has to come and next year, upgrading job skills, travels more and financial saving are going to be top priority. This means I have to stop been addictive online shopping bitch next year.

Upgrading job skills will be my highest to do list next year. I hate to say, without new certifications there won't any expectation getting salary raise. Every company (existing) now looking at it and got to keep up with the younger generation. After failing my first Installing and Configuring Microsoft Server 2012 exam, this cause me a huge set back moving to second level. I still haven't decide to retake the exam since it's not cheap. For personal own safety, I heading towards CompTIA A+ which I believe will be the best interest restart my IT learning.

This year, I got to admit spending quite a lots on collections really make me blind with no single saving. This is seriously danger my future and financial support. So I had to get serious about start putting money into the bank. I slowly getting rid some of my collections in the shelves and hope the sales could improve financial saving a bit. But for some reasons, Lego toys are the hardest to sell even I lower the price between 40-50%. I really should carefully not buying Lego anymore unless I only interest themes in.

As for traveling, well, no saving and money. Don't think about travel anywhere.

My Microsoft Server 2012 Exam Over

And I failed. The worst part was knowing the final score right away after the exam time over. Do I feel disappointed, no, I don't. But failing is not something to feel happy about since I folk out a lot of money on this course. To be honest, I didn't expect able to score 525 (700 passing score) in the exam. Well, not bad for the first try on server exam.

I got to admit this exam is not something easily can be pass without touching and working in the real world servers a lot. While nowadays it is easy to deploy in VMware for learning. I personally find it not enough to understanding and familiar with its major built in tools.

Secondly, there are simply too many restriction on real world deployment due to my other colleagues were not familiar (disagreement) with Window Server 2012 even my boss particularly doesn't allow me to implement too much group policy and some great features in the server. This greatly affecting my ability learning not to mention I rarely had the time to sit down properly focusing configuring and check out my first Window Server 2012 standard deploy for the new setup company when I have to deal with my current PC technician profession.

Lastly, virtualization is something I really wanted to try. It simply not possible when a company had restrict funds getting second server, upgrades and licenses for deployment. Only unless I fucking able to hit a big jackpot, I definitely getting server and PC deploy in my own room for live testing and learning which will be much easier. But well, no money, no talk.

I'm not really sure if I want to retake the examination next year. It's not cheap from what I ask from the folks at TechOne Global. But my current plan right now should try to get the CompTIA A+ since I am more familiar and working experience on the field for so long as PC Technician. It just that I need to gather materials and books to study.

Agro-Technology Park Open

To be honest, the name of the park doesn't sound suitable at all. Technology? Sound like big plan ahead, but still, not many details and information how they going to expand this project building better tourist attraction.

I haven't visit yet but I am still left with great impressed with the Garden by the Bay in Singapore.

Back from Two Weeks Journey to Cambodia and Singapore

There are so many things to rearrange and tidy up clothing after coming back from vacation. I am terrible broke right now because the pre-Christmas discount sales in Singapore are getting crazy every few days and I became a bitch shopper over there which I almost went broke.

I need time to sort things out before I can continue talking about my life and different things experience over there. I am glad making right choice taking extra one day off after having a bit jet lag and weird feeling coming back home.

On the Second Thought

Everyone heard about the good services and popularity at BIBD bank. Almost majority of people jump over there open saving account due to the good interest rates and others, loan. I wanted to do the same, but I decided not for my own sake of privacy.

Opening a personal saving account normally an easy task for everyone. However, BIBD done a little changes to the rule and they require your company letter before you can proceed. That I don't understand why. A personal saving account require to involved my company I work for? For what? I'm not requesting any salary transfer or requested by and not to mention I'm not applying any loan or something. It just a personal saving that I wanted to grow my wealth.

I don't really know how other feel about this, for my opinion, this is a stupid request. My personal saving account is 100% for my own personal private life. Requesting a company letter to open a private bank account it's just like exposing and telling your own financial secret to your employer.

For your information, this rule started after the BIBD move to their new office in KB. I'm not sure if their employee made mistake but I still not to happy about such requirement no matter what.