12:10 pm

Time does make a difference eh?

Now, I'm happily working at ExxonMobil under the Lubrication & Specialty plant as a Product Technician. I'm blessed that I got into this company because I believe that I have a bright future with this company. 

Good thing that I have 2 fellow colleagues who's a freshie like me. We all started on the same day. Zulfadli, a Product Technician too, and Nizar, a Warehouse Technician. At least we're in the same wavelength. Somehow or rather.

Heard from other senior colleagues that they have been working here for 20 to 30years. I wonder what's their pay now because every year they have their own increment depend on their salary group! Hmmm. But it's just a sensitive issue that I wish not to ask.

Marathons settled for the next 3 months!

February: 1) Marina Run 2014 - 21km

March: 1) 2XU Compression Run 2014 - 21km

2) PAssion Run: 10km 

April: 1) NTUC Real Run 350 - 21km

Alot of half marathons lately. A training for my Full Marathon in end of May. I'm looking forward to it. 

Kota Kinabalu is planned from 18-22nd June. Hopefully I can make it. Hopefully my supervisor approve my leave to do what I've been wanting to do all this while. Mount Kinabalu, I'm going to conquer you! Nyeheh. 

I'm going to be a work-oriented person now and you can blame me if I dont have time for any of you guys. :P i'm starting to like my work though. Quite interesting job scope I have. But now training is so tiring. So sleepy la. Haha! Cannot concentrate. 

With love,

Syed Ridwan

2:26 am

Dear Blog,

Next week onward, life will start for me. Things will change. I am not sure how but I know it will change. Probably my sleeping habits, eating habits, exercises, music commitments, I am not too sure either. Work will start and I am so looking forward for it. I can't wait. Quickly end this week please!

Saturday, Run for your Lives. I'm running with a few of my friends and my cousin. Super excited for this run because I've never run with these bunch of people before. I hope I will end the race as a survivor not as an infected person. Gonna sprint my heart out! Catch me if you can Mr. Zombie. Hopefully not. I'm definitely leaving my friends behind. Especially my cousin. She run so slow can! Heh. No offense but she got asthma! >.<

I still have not registered for my February run. Should I go for the Safari Zoo run or Marina Run? If Marina Run, I think I will just go for the 10km instead because 21km start too late. Like around 7.30pm? By the time i end will be 10pm?  Not so bad right? Or should I just go for the 10km that starts at 5.30pm and probably I'll end an hour later. I guess, its final. 10km for the Marina Run on 15 February. Will register once I got my orchestra pay! :P

Mum is getting from bad to worse. I think. She started sniffing all night long and her sleep is affected. Her cough is worsening too. I'll persuade her to go doctor tomorrow morning. Hopefully she'll listen this time round. Or if not, time to be a pharmacist! Shall prescribe medicine for her already! :P Okay. No laughing matter. Hopefully, she'll go tomorrow morning.

My decision to take a break from Orchestras is like not fulfilling at all. I've been having this urge to attend my Sunday practices at BHSO. I'm starting to miss my section and to undergo stress with them. I heard from Daniel that the repertoire isn't easy. Need to attend the practices kind of thing. A good kind of stress though. If there's such thing.

P/S: This week, end faster please!

With love,
Syed Ridwan

10:42 am

I really can't wait for work to start. I really started to feel restless and agitated cause I'm slacking too much. However, I'm making use of this time to train myself. Especially my arms and chest. I want it big and I can see progress especially my biceps. Heh. 

My mum has been falling ill these days. Her bowel problem is getting to her nerves and we can all sees that. What we do is we provide adult diapers for her. Well, it helps cause she really can't feel it coming out. Pity her. Asked her to go doctor, but she say don't want. How stubborn one can be. Nevermind, soon she have to go for blood testing for her diabetes checkup in Polyclinic, I'll inform the doctor as well. 

I've informed Abang Ibrahim, that I'm taking a break from OMS and music also for a short while. I've already stopped BHSO and today is their first rehearsal for April's concert. I'm skipping that. Although they are playing Tchaikovsky, my favorite romantic composer, I guess my health is much more important than that. OrST, is getting on my nerves. I don't know what they want. I see no movement towards our concert in March. No progress. At all. I'm sorry Fir. This is what I feel about your orchestra and your wild ambitions. 

I've been getting lazy when it comes to running nowadays. I always ask myself, the reason why I start doing something. So that is the motivation for me to continue running. And today in the evening, I'm going for my run! Shall complete 10km. My target. 

Time to clip my nails. Super long already! 

With love,

Syed Ridwan

Malam Aku,Dia Dan Lagu

Malam Aku, Dia dan Lagu. One of the memorable concert that I've attended. Its a tribute to this famous lyricist, Cikgu Mohd Nor or well known as Yusnor Ef. 

Like he said, most of his lyrics has stories behind it and to me the song 'Gelisah' is really meaningful to me and left a huge impact on me, after knowing what are the meaning behind it. And yes. It's one of me and Daniel's favorite songs too. Although Daniel isn't a malay, he like that song for its sad tune and melody. 

However, this concert didnt bring me to tears like how 'Tribute to Kartina Dahari' does. I guess its because of Cikgu's sense of humor during his speech, didnt make me feel that way. Nevertheless, I'm proud to be on that stage playing all the songs by Kassim Masdor, A.Ramlee and a few other songwriter, whose lyrics were by Cikgu himself. Never did I think to perform Pop YehYeh songs on stage. Yesterday's concert prove me wrong. 

I was quite shocked by the response of that night's concert. Its full house and everyone responded well. Especially when the artists started singing their songs, and everyone cheered. It feels like Pop YehYeh just reincarnate. 

Anyway, Congrats to Cikgu Yusnor Ef. You have been a great role model to many out there and I guess, for me too. To start writing or composing songs. I guess its time for me to venture to different things out there other than orchestral arrangement. 

To Pak Ngah, I'm sorry if any of my notes abit wrong here and there, or bowings mistakes, nonetheless, its been a great pleasure and an eye-opening experience to be working and playing under your baton. Thank you.

With Love,

Syed Ridwan.