N then it becomes clear~

Just today I revisited a social website thingy called Friendster! I know it is dinosaur era now but back then when ol'Jon was active in the web, Friendster was a cool site to hang out and post things. Then along the way came Facebook and after the 2 guys convinced the world that it is a must have thing to be involved in, Friendster became the yucks and euls of the internet savvy crowd. In fact Baskin Lee was having a field day teasing me about me revisiting Friendster when she peek into my laptop.

Fact 1, I had stopped visiting Friendster for more than 1 1/2 years. I was in the site today to try to close down the account(alas I couldn't do so). Fact 2, I do not have a Facebook account(yes I know this is not acceptable but hey, it's a free world) so I could not possible have known how much 'in' Facebook were and how convenient it is. I do not know what is Tag and I do not fancy telling the world (or my list of friends) what I had for lunch, or how smelly Ryan's fart is nor I fancy telling people how I feel about gay people. So, enough of the explaining then...phew, all this because I was 'caught' browsing through my Friendster's page? :-)

I finished updating my resume a while ago, and while waiting for it to be loaded to JobsDB, Jobstreet and so on, I couldn't help by thinking of how defensive I was when I was 'caught' browsing Friendster this afternoon. I mean a couple of  years ago, it was ThE SitE to go to. It was modern, proper, cool and must have thingy and along came Facebook and it has been consigned to the dust bins? I gave a good 10 minutes thoughts into it and came to the conclusion that it is the human nature of wanting the best in life. Given a choice a human beings will ALWAYS want the best(they thought so anyway) for themselves. Second best is not good enough unless the Best comes with a price tag. If it is free, then of course only the best will do. If  say the Government says each tax paying(damn them taxmen!) citizen can get a free car of their choice free of charge, will ol'Jon pick a Ford Mondeo or closer to home a Proton Insprira(clone of Mitsubishi Lancer)? Hell no, give me a 2010 Chevy Camaro SS HPE 650 Supercharged Hennessey please! So the significantly important Friendster was consigned to history whereby its user(I'm sure there is still some die hard fans out there) need to crouch ontop of the toilet bowl with the door shut and put on the stealth mode when they are browsing Friendster. Friendster or Facebook?? It's a no brainer choice, even to a non-Facebooking fella like me....

Also in the menu today when 'browsing' up my Friendster's page was my old blogs in Friendster. I remember 85% of my blog contents were sappy, sad and depressing. Indeed when I started blogging, my love life plunge into disarray!
I broke up with the love of my life, I hung on to lots of girls to ease the pain(sometime doing doubletakes) and I basicall wasting my life with boozes, ciggys and late nights. All unhealthy and bad stuffs, things that I regret doing(the ruining other girls heart part) and things I wouldn't do again(ciggys). Now, all my life people have been telling me that I'm a bad lover. I can get them girls easy but I do not know how to maintain them relationships well. I'm more of a parasite whereby the other party does all the loving after I've reached my objective(nope, not going to reveal anything here) and I will move on and get attracted to other girls a.s.a.p. I felt powerful, egoistic and good doing it but at the same time, I felt horrible, I felt empty and I felt miserable when I'm alone. I couldn't figure it out why this happen to me, why I couldn't just be happy and get on with life. Heck I supposed to be having the time of my life with so many ladies in my life, but deep down I'm just a lonely boy hoping to find love again.

I now understand why I feel that way. I'm also much wiser to see things from different perspective while analysing my own feelings and emotions. I would like to say that ol'Jon felt the love of his life when Silly Bean was with him. When we went our seperate ways, ol'Jon couldn't swim and the fear drowning make me hung on to numerous girls for support and comfort and end up hurting them. ol'Jon had never let go of Silly Bean and it was very sad that we cannot be with the one we loved the most. Silly Bean is the most important person to ol'Jon and without her life was empty. She was full of flaws but I love her to bits nonetheless even though she is imperfect. She makes me feel alive and she completes me. We're never meant to love someone who is perfect but we must love the person we cherish perfectly! I believe this is the reason for the sappy sad blog posting in my Friendster account. Reading back, I can feel the pain residing in me when Silly Bean is not around me and the desperate attempts to forget her only makes it harder and more painful....

When I 'migrate' to blogspot, I no longer write sappy sad blogs anymore because God blessed me with the wonderful CP and our lovely macho son Nathan. For these two people are the singularly most important folks in my life. Hope that idiotic Soon Aik will not comment about my sappy sad blogs ever again coz I'm most certainly could not live without them in my life. If ever CP has doubts on my love for her, she'll just need to know that she is the only person in the world that can make ol'Jon's heart beat faster and slower at the same time.....it always had been and will always be so....

Ikh Ho Van Jo CP! It's a promise~

The Beginning of a New Chapter

Come 29th of October 2010, my association with Keyence will come to an end. It has been a 5 years and 2 months relationship with this company and boy; it is a wild ride indeed. I'm leaving with a clear conscience and stable feelings, sort of the happy break-ups that couples have, though it is rare and ol'Jon has always had nasty break-ups, I would think that this feelings(leaving Keyence) and happy break-ups are the same.

First off, I would say Keyence is a fantastic company for any man/woman to grow his potential and career. It has given me a platform to learn, to do things and to achieve things I wouldn't been able to do if it wasn't for Keyence. Of course I do work my socks off and performed to the high level expected of me by the management in order to reap the fruits of my labor. Many friends were made during this time and relationships strengthened during this 5 years plus in Keyence.

Today, my posting is of gratitude and admirations to the people who are still in Keyence.

1. The first person I would like to thank and appreciate will be Charlotte. Oh Charlotte, she is the admin exec who brought me in the office for a test. She even speculated I look like 30 when ol'Jon is barely 22 and by the first week of training in KL, lots and lots of comments were flying in KL about a guy who is 22 but looks like 30 had joined the company. During my time, she helped me a lot with my day to day work and was very patience and supportive in administrative part of my jobs that I need to do. She is also a very hard worker and staying back late to finishes her job(don't you get it? Jobs can't be finished!) and through her dedication and hard work, she basically infect all of us juniors to work extra hours and be a responsible, discipline worker. And she was the role model. I will also never forget her melodious voice singing touchy mandarin songs or her infectious smile that greets me everyday I come in to work. Charlotte my friend, thank you for 5 wonderful years of companion, it has been an honor!
2. Perhaps the second person I would like to mention is Jason Tan. We call each other Bro and for the past 8 months he was my leader. To be honest, he is a great guy to have around and though we have had some frictions in the past, thankfully all is well now. He is a great football 'kaki' and a fantastic singer as well. Rumor has it that he was rejected at the Astro Talent Quest due to his height(for the lack of it) and his age(over-age). Jobless and facing of the prospect of singing at 'getai'(stage singer), he duly signed up for Keyence and his life has changed ever since. Yo Bro, take care and keep on walking...You'll Never Walk Alone.
3. The 3rd person I'm about to say my gratitude will be Simon Lee. Yes he is a wild card entry and he is one of the more passionate person I've met in Keyence. He helped me a lot during my transition period to Automation Division and gave me plenty of advises and support. For all the joint-visit, IDs and help that you gave, thank you Mr. Simon.
4. Wei Ling is one of the vainest person on earth. A self proclaimed Penang Top 3 Beauty, she will check up herself in the pocket mirror every other minute. She also happens to have bad skin thus the name Baskin Lee. She is actually very helpful to ol'Jon and would never shy away from taking on tasks. For all the work you've done for Jon, a big thank you Ms. Baskin Lee
5. Fifth will be Ms. Goh. She is 162 while I'm 161. Thus we're from the same batch and this meant that I've know her for 5 years 2 months. That I think is a long time and thus far I've nothing but good things to say about her. She have good taste in fashion and cars, she also had a fantastic singing ability. Thanks for the 'FIT' namesake!
6. Suprisingly, Reinee gets a shout too. She is the admin exec from KL. And she has the nastiest jokes about my size and outlook. Though she keeps on 'chai'(step on in cantonese) me and say bad things about me but I know she is just joking. She is also ultra sporting, valiantly supportive and ticklishly funny. Poo Wae Wae, I will miss your sick joke!

A good shout out goes to SH Low as well. When he joined Keyence, he told everyone that a condo without a swimming pool is low class. Incidentally my condo doesn't have one. :-) It was all fine until the day he found out I'm his new leader, they say fate has a cruel twist! Another buddy I would like to mention will be Ryan the Giant. He is a big guy with a soft heart. His voice is very very very irritating but I love him nonetheless. Take care guys....

Working in Keyence also let me meet and know very good and steady ppl like;

• Siew (the funny man)
• Gary
• Mathew
• HK Lee
• Chang (leaving at the same day)
• Joan (the siaolang)
• Sung Po

The first week I was depressed and sad that I'm leaving. The second week I was nervous and anxious with my future. The third week I was very happy and excited to leave and embark on a new journey. The last week I'm awashed with grief to leave my group of good friends and brothers...


You'll Never Walk Alone~

Some Futsal snap shots by SH Low ~ 17th September 2010

The night before our Company's Presentation 1H 2010, the few of us from Penang office decided to join our KL comrade for a game of futsal at Setapak Futsal Center. We're straight of the plane, ran to the LRT station, hop on the next train and transit to the futsal field in no time. Our dedication was top notch and kudos to Jason, Ryan and SH Low(photgrapher) for the dedication and passion for the game.

Arrival ~ 5 mins before kick-off (Jason and Jon) getting ready

Jason trying to potray a cute face to hide his Jason the Destroyer image

Simon, looking serious and wanting to hurt someone!

 

Jon posing with a jet-lagged face

 

ol'Jon laughing out loud when he notice that Jason & Jon brought the wrong kit(turf shoes for rubber court)

ol'Jon unleashing a right foot volley ala Didier Drogba style (ol'Jon is a leftist fyi)

 ol'Jon's sidefoot shot beating Simon(eventual goal)

ol'Jon trying to stop Daniel(Red Arsenal shirt) from attacking

Jason's ferocious shot just missing the near post.

Post match pic, from left: Kevin, Simon, Daniel and Chin

Simon weighing his options!

     Ryan's distributing the ball to his players.

 

Jon in the thick of the action again

 Kevin displaying some MessiNess skills.

 Chin trying to catch Daniel's friend

 Daniel ditching Ryan and Chin and enroute to the goal mouth.

Daniel stopped on his track by Jason the Destroyer and Ryan the Great Wall

 ol'Jon trying out some skills he learnt from Fernando Torres!

All in all, it was a good game although the end result ol'Jon's team lost by a 3 goal margin. My team is called the Fat Boyz Roller (Chin, Chin's brother, Ryan, Jason and ol'Jon) whereby one need to weigh more than 85kg to be admitted. Our nemesis, the Slim Boyz Rultz consist of (Daniel, Kevin, Simon, Daniel's Friend 1, Daniel's friend 2). Until 8th of October, the Slim Boyz Rultz is king, but the Fat Boyz Roller will seek the revenge....Revenge of the Fatz Boyz Roller!