Solving Streamyx Problem

Sigh! I have been struggling and battling with the streamyx issue for many months this year. Imagine you are a world wide web junky and the internet is part of your daily life supporting magic. Having to deal with the on and off service disruption was so irritating and tiresome. To put an end to this problem, I rang '100' of TM for assistance. Been calling for over 10 times and even tried emailing them. The response was prompt and they are quite courteous, even responding to me during weekend. Yet, my persistence still didn't pay off as I continue to be haunted by the abrupt disconnection problem. Streamyx technician did come to solve the problem but none of the solutions help. They have changed the port and reconfigured my modem yet, these have not been helpful. Time were wasted and everyday that passed by reflected how much precious time I've lose. I would have been able to do so much online business had I manage to troubleshoot this problem earlier. Sadly, there seems to be no ending to this problem.

As time goes by, I started to loss faith in Streamyx. I began to go around to search for other broadband packages but none of that are as attractive as TM's Streamyx Package. Felt so confused and out of hope. Some friends suggested that I change the telephone line, so I had my line changed at RM120!! The streamyx service didn't get much better. So definitely not the wire problem. In the end, the technician suggested that I change the modem. It sounds so simple but I know that this is my last option. Amazingly, the technician gave a free ASDL modem for me and tested it on a Sunday - and that completely solved my perennial Streamyx misery. Though I've been venting my frustation and dissapointment at Streamyx, now they have regained my trust and the technician who I called regularly did an impressive job. Streamyx is not that bad afterall!

I've learned so many lessons & tips during this predicament. They are:

- Don't turn on the modem 24 hours

- Don't connect the line to the Modem especially during heavy rain for fear of lightning strike effect

- Changing telephone wire can be good especially if you've been using the same wire for 5-10 years. New wire enable data receive and send faster

- Modem should be changed at least 1-2 years (but this is very depends on the condition of your streamyx performance too)

- Get the technician's personal phone no. and contact him whenever you need help. Build a rapport with him

My Dilemma - Sad & Happy

This week, I learned many life lessons that money cannot buy. Going for a return trip to Pulau Tiga was one of my big dreams yet I sacrificed it for a spiritual program held in my church in Papar. Yes, my company's sport & recreation club was organising this trip to Pulau Tiga, in fact, I was very supportive of the idea - failing to realise that the dates chosen clashes with the dates I had committed for some divine work. Yes, I've been to the 'Survivor Island', once famous for CBS's highly rated reality series back in 2000. It was in 2006 my dream of touring that island came true, having to accompany an agent from Holland for a 2D/ 1N FAM visit. Playing in the volcano mud, admiring giant comodos and macaques playing with waves were the highlights of my visit.

This time around, I missed the opportunity to go there in a group of friends. Ironically, in 2006, I envisaged that I'll return to this island with a group of chanting friends. It was because the island is such a lovely island but its not ideal to step in with just two people. It was so lonely. This time, my dream came true but I wasn't in the pictures. Where am I?

I landed in the little known Papar church, secluded and miles & miles away from the hustle and buzzle of city life. People here were so friendly, the air was so fresh, the sound of the surrounding jungle/ bush reminded me of my childhood. I got to make new friends, meet old friends and get to shoulder big responsbility (something I never thought during my childhood that someday I would be) and I got to reflect on my life. Senior people came to me and shared his lifelong experience to me, reminded me of Jim Rohn. In short, my heart was neither here or there. I love both places and it's an opportunity cost no matter which decision I make. I was very fulfilled in my visit to Papar this time (my ex hometown) and I've no regret of missing the Pulau Tiga trip (though I'm still sad).

Hopefully in future I won't encounter such pathetic scenarios again. I know I'm now divided whether to go to Jakarta-Bandung or to Mulu this year, yet, most likely I won't make it to Jakarta since my mission to Mulu is so much relevant to my work. I'd like to visit both places but the issue of 'relevance' is the determining factor. Wish me more luck okay?

The New Facelifted Ex-Sweetheart Spotted!

Hello. I was so blessed to be able to see my ex-car, the Toyota Collora DX when the mechanic who bought the car from me came to fix SA7104 in Kingfisher Park. The second time they came to fix 7104, I managed to reach out to my company camera and snapped the pictures of the facelifted car when they drove 7104 for a test drive. It is so cute now isn't it?

Bad Ending for 2008

I hate to mention this but seems like blog is the only place to vent my frustration and grievances. When everything was smooth in 2008 final countdown, I nevert hought that I would run into a disaster. I was taking a shower in my office without expecting any problem to get to church's thanks giving nite. Alas, I broke the handle of my new spectacle, the one which costed me RM300+. Imagine I've just used it for 3 months and now it's broken!!! Then, I've to figure out how am I going to drive to church without proper vision. Day was getting darker. I had to put on the spect with just one handle. Drove 7104 awkwardly and compelled myself to think what is the next course of action to take. Bingo! I drove myself to Giant Likas to buy a pack of superglue. The inevitable obstacle that I've to face is, how am I going to see a superglue in one of the shelves of Giant. You are right. I failed to find a superglue there. I stormed out of Giant and made my way to a nearby sundry shop. Thank God I found a superglue after roaming around in the store.

Time was running out. I need to get to church ASAP for dinner and choir performance. Guess what's next... I can't glue the joint of the broken handle. Argh!!!! My last solution is to call Syn Koh to bring my contact lense to church or else, I won't be able to recognise anybody's face, let alone to sing hymn for Elim choir. Now, when I reached church, I had difficulty to park car due to poor vision. The bad story stopped there but I still have many untold bad things that happened earlier in office. I'd prefer not to reveal them. In short, it was a bad ending for 2008. I doubt I have such a bad experience before, on every 31st Dec. Wish me a good 2009 opening and ending. Thank you and happy New year 2009!

Finally ......

It's been a long time I didn't blog. Dunno why suddenly the momentum is losing. Anyway, I have a good news to share. I finally managed to sell my car. You bet that I'm $$$$ richer? Nope! This car was not an investment like an asset. I made RM1000++ but I lose RM3000++. But the financial issue is not my concern at all. After all, I'm a happier man now after disposing the car to another man who has fallen in love with her. I just let her go and be united with the one she deserves. Ha! ha! No regret for me! I didn't even miss her since I loathe her (so bad ya me?).

Now I have to find new love. Would like to have a go with Iswara A/B or better car but the current global economic crisis really worries me. If things worsen, I might lose my job since tourism is most vulnerable to such unpleasant development. I just keep my fingers closed that life won't be gloomy next year.

Money is the Root of All Doubts

I have lotsa plans in my mind that I wanna achieve. Yet I have so many doubts that hinder me from taking action. Do it or not? That's the question I repeatedly ask myself. My latest craze is online business, given that money is the motivation for me to enjoy a more comfortable life. Been browsing thru websites on my lookout for a decent side-income avenue for the past two years. There are plenty of them but what I was flooded with was heap of doubts that I can do it. My main worry is, I will never get anything started forever becoz I keep looking for the best opportunities but the best opportunity might have slipped away in my obsession of finding one. Perhaps I should learn how to 'manage opportunities'. Time is fast catching up. I will reach my 30th annivesary in less than 4 years (meaning less than 1460 days!). It's a shame to count what I've achieved all this while if money is used as a benchmark for success. To say that I'm employed with four figure income is not good enough. There are young people out there who started from scratch and they are earning a hefty five to six figure income in 30 days. I only have myself to blame if I don't achieve any breakthrough in a year or two. The big question is .... what is it that I really wanna do ....

A Day without a Car

Car is a necessity to travel, much less to release stress through leisurely drive. Though I earned my driving license in 2003, I hardly drive because I didn't own a car. Being a student, I used to take a bus ride whenever I attend college and vice versa. I hate this monotonous experience, especially when I had to jostle with many foreign construction workers - all vying for a seat amid the excessively packed bus. This had been my way of life until I landed a job with my current employer. I had the luxury of riding in my sister in-law's kancil and were exempted from paying any fare for a return ride to and from Kolombong.

In 2007, my dream of driving my own car materialised. An old Toyota Corolla Deluxe was delivered by my brother and I was the proud owner of it until recently, when I had to abandon it due to numerous reasons that I had lamented in my previous posts. Yes, I'm now without a car and have to commute to workplace in my brother and sister in-law's car. On Saturday, I'll have to walk 1-2km to take a bus ride to attend my church service. This sounds like nothing but actually, there's a huge difference of having and not having a car. I miss the days I had a car - though I condemn it's annoying threats on my safety and comfort.

Here is a breaking news. I just learned that my car engine is overhauled again (in less than a year), meaning I can't sell it even for just RM2000. My ultimate decision is to chop the body and sell her as scrap metal while her parts can be sold as second hand parts.

How long will I have to do without a car? It's so inconvenient and I enjoy no freedom of travelling! I'm counting down the days when I will buy a replacement car. My heart throbs faster in anxious anticipation of my future car. Uhuk ....

Isk.. why so malang one

Why ah? There are days which seem so dull but there are times our days are so bright and colourful. I hate to be on the flip side but I enjoy as much as possible the happy days that I'm entitled to. I really miss those long gone moments. There are so little time to celebrate yet depressing moment engulfed me most of the time. People said life is like a roller coaster, there is up and down. There's no permanent up and no permanent down because there is still equilibrium in the universe.

Now, my life is so miserable. Day in day out, I'm going to work without my beloved car. I have just had a series of predicament due to my so-called 'overworked' personal computer. Not to mention the avalanche of work that I've to bear. Expecting things to get better? The big seminar that I'm organising in UMS gives me no room to be in comfort. What's more pathetic is the damn sore throat and cough that never let me rest in peace these few weeks. I wish I have had my lung operated to remove the phlegm once and for all.

Saddled with these uninvited experience, I only can pray that the happy days are approaching. A rewarding retreat at my sister's home in Tawau is awaiting me in October. I'm going to take my dad for a vacation, shopping and eating - momentarily letting go all these loathsome miseries. Well, that's not the end of the story. Nobody knows what's up next....

My Nightmare Continues ..

People would have laughed when they read about you. I don't even believe this is true. I thought I would have let you go successfully and that you will never appear in front of my eyes. Sight! I can't imagined that an infidel like you is so loyal to me. Do you still have feeling for me? This morning, when I was on my way to solemnize our divorce, you seemed desperately trying to change my mind. Never had I seen you so calm and cool in the past few weeks. Usually, you would exhibit your bad morning habit on my daily ride to work.

This morning you were so exceptional. You present yourself in your most youthful disposition, and nearly melted my heart. I tried very hard to resist this uninviting temptation. How could I fall in love again with someone who had overly stabbed me from behind? I would have been a fool if I was lured into your seemingly endearing charm. I'm astute enough to differentiate a diamond from a piece of lustrous glass.

Having sent you to the ward this morning, I was happy that you were discharged in the evening. To my surprise, my brother who took a ride on you almost involve in a mishap due to your old sickening temperament. Traumatised by your sabotaging behavior, we agreed that you are an unforgiven criminal. My brother who promised to be your temporaraly caretaker had refused to look after you on my behalf. There came my nightmare again. I had to drive you home again and in uncertainty about our future. Tell me, how long would I have to bear with you. I am now .... speechless .......

Goodbye Sweetheart

Why can't I just get over you? You came into my life out of the blue. Though we have long been together, since I was a kid, I never expected that you will be mine 20 years later. Our special relationship was merely an accident. I liked you because you were so humble and loveable. Though you are old, age was not my concern. We tried to become 'one' but over time, I realised that have never worked. You stumbled, losing your pride repeatedly. I was there to rescue you, like an angel that brought me there. Yet, you never have any affection for me. You tried to kill me many times, but I survived. I hate you, yet I still love you. I needed you and hoped that you will someday repent and give me a chance to reconcile with you. Unfortunately, you have let me down over and over again. You costs me lotsa money. You depleted all the savings I that I need for my future. You are my dream-killer. All hopes are gone now. I've made up my mind to divorce you. It's a tough decision but's it's final. I believe you and I are not meant to be together. I cherish all the fond memories we had together but bygone is bygone. Let all bitter sweet memories fade away. I'm going to leave you and go on without you. Who might know, I will meet with my new sweetheart very soon. Sayonara, my Toyota Corolla DX. Uhu .......