It has been 9 days i make Pengerang my 2nd home. Never imagine many years ago i will be here, far away from my hometown. Sound like i am overseas. Living here is not only about work. There are plenty stuff to do but Sunday, as lazy as i am no mater where i lived, i prefer to stay at home. Doing house chores, removing rubbish, pick up my stock of mineral waters from my car. i still have 1.5 boxes to go. cause so heavy, i pick up in staggered.
Open my windows and sliding doors to feel the fresh air. I love fresh air. so good. The sunset today seems beautiful. Didn't manage to watch entirely but see that no cloud blocking the sun. Finish ironing my clothes for 2 days.
mop my floor with serai wangi again. so many ants.
continue working. plan to stop by 930pm and prepare for tomorrow.
It's weekend at last. So many thing happened in 1 week. try to assimilate with the weather and to stay healthy. Still working late until thursday night. plan to swim on friday but the pool was under maintenance. back to room. prepare for work. Got my office at last.
Friday feel so tiring. Settle a few ad hoc work and sleep by 10pm. reached home after quick dinner at the dining hall and start sweeping my floor and wash the bathroom. pack the laundry for tomorrow and sleep. Long sleep at last.
Wake up and try to get some breakfast at dining but nothing there. bought kopi tarik and then nasi lemak bungkus at the small cafe while waiting for my laundry. The dryer is old one. i have to spin 2.5x to get it dried. 1st time, not so dry. 2nd, most of it dry. and i took out most of it and put a few like towel and shirt to spin again. 1 cycle 24 min. so i spent 24+24+10 min for drying my cloth. wash perhaps lot lesser. took 1 cycle only. maybe 20min.
and then about 11am plus i drive out to Bandar Penawar. Plan to go to Penawar and Sg Rengit to have coffee but i am afraid i will miss my prayer, so i rush back at 2pm +. manage to go to Mr DIY and Penawar. Bought groceries at Maslee. And then drive to Speedmart Bukit Pelali for mineral water and fuel up gas at Petronas next to it.
Reach MG3 safe and sound.
Reach home and notice more ant in the house. sweep and wipe again with Serai Wangi. Unpack stuff. and late lunch. i bought cakes just now and durian creep. cant wait to have it as dinner.
will arrange my washed laundry into the wardrobe at night. now feel sleepy but seems The Bucket List wasnt that bad. i, conicidently have my own groceries list for today's outing.
Btw, when i reach the town, i feel like crying. cause the town is small. so much smaller than KL and even Rawang. huhu. feel like crying and missing my mom. Living and working in the complex is not that hard. cause it is still has the working environment. not so much if u work anywhere. but going outside the complex with all the kampung environment surrounding this area. i feel so far away from home.
Skip 4th Jan cause too tired to type my journal. yesterday was sunny too. drizzling in late afternoon but back to normal in the evening. manage to have a walk at the seaside park and capture sunset and rainbow. so beautiful. Alhamdulillah.
grab some dinner at club house. lunch also at club house having their nasi goreng. morning as usual, breakfast in room with my loaf and cheese.
sleep a bit late last night, so many backlog to settle.
today, i woke up a but late 630am. force myself to wake up and go to swimming pool. my room to clubhouse is between 400 to 500 steps. i think about 450 steps.
2 swimmers already there but left after i dip into the pool. later join by my boss. he is also a swimmer. i did my 20 laps, as usual. and in 28 min. improvement from last month of 31 and 30 minutes
Work from "home" today. Settled a few tasks and attended meeting. huhu...skip lunch cause still full with many food in my tummy. had dinner around 530 then walk back home and chit chat with a friend. release a bit tension.
Then, prayer and as usual continue work. Now 1135pm already and i dont know how to recover from fatigue tomorrow. need to force myself to wake up earlier than today.
Can't sleep well last night. feel a bit sick due to the rain. took all the tablet i have to tone down the temperature. still feel under the weather but brave my heart to go to office and update boss and meet people especially commercial people.
my colleague comes to report duty today. so i have someone to talk to and not being alone. then have lunch at the club house. we had nasi padang and milkshake but it is not nice. nasi padang is nice.
i drove to the parking at the hill area. not sure how to walk that far even though it was not raining. then walk to the security office to confirm my pass. later after lunch, together with the team went to the security again to update my ID card. done everything. and submitted all the form.
And big bosses also chase me to understand on the figure. so tired. been taking one call and chat from one another. Cause he didnt get the answer he needs.
So sleepy tonight. had many meeting today. so hot today. later before leave office it starts drizzling. went to dining hall to buy some dinner and 100 plus cause feel like sick today but my temperature is fine. then back to my room, take shower and solat and did my saliva test again. Negative. and after shower i felt much better.
later, read my whatsapp message and saw my mom message to check on my sister cause got double line on 4th day. did pcr test but result will come tomorrow.
it was raining the whole day. didnt get a change to swim. wake up in the morning to sweep the floor, breakfast with bread, cheese and to be expired cream cheese. re-arrange my clothes. feel like i dont bring enough. should bring more.
did my laundry. free laundry here. so happy and then lunch at the club house. got nasi goreng special with sate, egg and fried chicken. love the crispiness.
back pack my laundry. didnt really dry. should use highest warm function.
i need plastic mat for my bathroom. bathroom brush. drawer for clothes and shoes and more rack i guess. and sandwich maker, microwave, multicooker
for now i just eat at the clubhouse.
continue with work and submitting my claim today. talk to my colleague who will come tomorrow.
beli nasi goreng, rojak buah and teh tarik kat dining hall. and mandi, solat, gosok baju and continue work
This is a second time i ever been away from my hometown due to working commitment. First time when i received a job from Accountant Negara in putrajaya back in 2008.
In 2019, i try to find a job in Johor, almost nailed it but no rezki at that time. Eventually, in 2020 i grab a job in our beloved OnG company. Still based in KL. after almost 2 years, i, with Godwill arrived in Johor to start a new life here and insyaAllah progress my career.
Today is Saturday. I drove from KL to JB on 30 Dec 2021. Meeting a few friends in HRC Puteri Harbour on 30th and 31st Dec 2021. Btw, HRCPH is still new. Open a week ago. So expect long queue. I stayed 2 nights in Holiday Villa. Love the hotel. And check out on 1st Jan 2022 heading to Pengerang. Alhamdulillah the journey was smooth until i loss my way to RG3 instead of MG3. The moment i saw MG1..omg..this is not the right route.
Then drive 10km back to MG3. Alhamdulillah. Arrived safely but head already hot. And, as expected XX forgot to submit my name to the Security Office. I text them, email them. no help at all. Expect everything went well perfectly. Lost my temper and call one of the boss here. Eventually, they allow me in after confirm here and there.
After that, i check in. Have to wait a few minutes but i am fine. I am tired already. They said i can park my car next to the room. No need to go back to hilly parking. Thank God. Good room. Take 30 minutes + to unloaded all my luggage (2 luggage, 1 box, 10 1 bedding bag, 1 laptop bag, 1 hotel bag, 1 pillow, 1 set baju, 6-7 shopping bag, 1 book basket, 1 umbrella and shoes). and i still have a lot in my sister trunk.
Unpack my stuff, clean my bathroom and pantry. But didnt finish sweeping the floor and wardrobe. feel wardrobe too small for me. only 3 doors. i used to live with 6 doors of wardrobe.
After shower and perform prayers, went for dinner at the clubhouse. someone so generous treat me with dinner. Alhamdulillah. kenyang. Semoga dimurahkan rezki.
2 Oct - 5 Oct 2016
From Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Transit in London, England
Arrived in Lisbon, Portugal on 3rd Oct 2016 Flight: British Airways
Accommodation: Lisbon Destination Hostel, Rossio Station
Day 1 (3rd Oct 2016)
1- Rossio Square
2- Belem area (President Residence, Pasteis de Belem, Starbucks, National Museum, Padro Dos Descrobimentos, Windrose compass, Tagus River, 25 April Bridge)
3- Praca do Comercio
4- Santa Justa Lift
End day 1. Check in. Dinner. Rest. Sleep.
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Actually, my flight arrived in Lisbon airport early in the morning but i cannot check in yet. So i just left my luggage in the store and start my adventure alone in Lisboa.
Didn't plan to cover everything on my 1st day. My hostel is located in the strategic area with train and subway connection. And also the touristic area is just a few minutes walk and they got tram everywhere.
So, i went to Rossio Square 1st. take picture and from there, i ride a tram to Belem. A bit far from the main city but must visit. Cause they got the best Egg Tart in Portugal. At least, i thought they were before i found out another brand selling egg tart in another part of the city which i visited them on my 3rd day.
Also, you can find a UNESCO site in Belem which is the Belem Tower. Seriously missed this place on my 1st day, so i end up went to this place for 2nd time on my 3rd day.
But there are plenty of things to do in BELEM. Besides Egg Tart from Pasteis de Belem https://pasteisdebelem.pt/en/ , Belem is the main place for all type of museums. So many museums to visit.
Then, on the riverside of Tagus River, there is some monument built to remember their glory time. You can see the world map, places that Portugese has conqured during their glory day.
The monument is opposite of the museum / egg tart shop. so you have to use underground to cross.
From the monument https://padraodosdescobrimentos.pt/ , you can see the red bridge which look like the Golden Bridge in San Francisco but this one is called 25 Abril Bridge after the Portugese Carnation Revolution 1974. This is the longest suspension bridge in Europe.
Cause, i still feel jetlag and i dont want to sleep early, so i decided to continue my journey. Take a tram back to https://www.lisbon.net/commerce-square Praca do Comercio. The famous square with yellow building opposite the Tagus River. btw, the river is huge and clean.
I just stroll around the area and walk towards Rossio Square. In between, i found the famous lift Elevador de Santa Justa http://www.carris.pt/pt/ascensores-e-elevador/ . it was late afternoon, crowd is still manageable. Once i reach the observation deck, i can see the magnificent view of Baixa, the Tagus River and the San Jose fortress. And late afternoon towards sunset was the best time, other then sunrise. It was a perfect place for sightseeing without too much effort.
After spending less than an hour, i take a lift down and went back to hostel. Ready to check in, clean up myself, take shower and have a simple dinner. Since i have stock of food from Malaysia and it is heavy, i try to finish out all the food and reduce the weight asap.
At 7pm, i am ready to go to my bed. still too early but i am extremely tired and my roommate still not coming in. I only notice them in the morning which most of them wake up late. Since it is shared bathroom, i decided to wake up a bit early, shower, perform my prayer and ready for breakfast and next adventure.
