First post of 2010

Woot, its been a month plus since I have the leisure to spend sometime here. Been working tirelessly since the beginning of January 2010 and on this particular weekend, I finally can find some free time to do some update here again.

December 2009 was a great month of course as there were 3 to 4 continuous 3 days holiday starting from Friday till Sunday. However, on the very first month of 2010, there is only 1 and it fall on the last weekend of January spanning from 30th of January till 1st of February which is this weekend. And FINALLY I can yell to my friends that work in Selangor state, I am off on Monday due to FT day. Muahahaha.

Just a little bit update on myself lately. Been working on lots of projects together with my mentor cum superior cum manager. Developing workflow and working on projects that would make life easier for people. Improving the way people are doing things. Setting standards that require employees to follow and learning more and more about trading, food business and oil business. Well, in short, I'm enjoying my work. How about you my dear friend ?

Work aside, my personal life is going on well as well. Its not really as excited as the days I used to have during college or university life but I enjoy doing new things together with friends nowadays. Joined some friends for cycling session, waterfall exploration, jogging in the greenery, meeting some very successful people in some social networking session and others..

Not to forget, in another 15 days we would be celebrating the first Chinese New Year for the decade. This year, its the year of Tiger. Thou technically I am borned in 1987 which is the year of rabbit, but in chinese lunar calendar I was borned before Chinese New Year and thus, my chinese zodiac is Tiger. Haha. Tiger is always associated with character that usually less admired by peace lover. Maybe that is true also, because I am unusually active and loves to stir things up :P. Hahaha.

This year around, I would be celebrating CNY in the place of my origin, Kampar, Ipoh. Its been almost 2 years since I last went back thou it feel just like yesterday. I have my fairshare of memories of Kampar as well thou mostly are on food. Yeah. I lived there for 4 years during my childhood and I eat almost everything that are there back then. The sad thing is, I don't really have friends in Kampar. Hahaha. What to do, I shifted to KL to stay with my parents at 5 and live here all the way till now. But it's always exciting to go back and stay there for 2-3 days just for the sake of the food. Hehe.

Ok, mom is nagging me from the living room liao. Time to go out for CNY shopping with her. I'll try my best to update more often. Till then, take care and Tata !

The end of one chapter. The beginning of another.

Wow... Looking back at my last post, I have left this blog stranded for nearly a month. Can't fulfill my promises on regular posting is one big regret of mine as I don't really have the leisure to sit down and write stories anymore.

18 more days, I would enter another journey of mine. This time, I would be older by one, which seems to become more and more significant than it used to be when we were only a few years old. This time around, I would celebrate my birthday not only with friends and family but also with colleagues, boss and some other business people I got to know during this few months of work.

Also, it marks a very important date. Its a decade into the millennium which reminded me of the way I celebrate new year back in year 2000. I was 2 days to 13 years old then, young, energetic and vibrant. That time I would have thought, what this playful, ambitious, immature young boy would accomplish in 10 years time. Well, not much I guess but I had fulfilled some of my wildest dream. To name some, ermmm, beating my cousins in SPM results (which in the end, I got beaten by my bro. Hell yeah, we are brought up in a very competitive environment), to have my first girlfriend (which in the end, I end up having a few exes -.-"), visited several countries, participated in various activities, turned myself from a homey boy into a very outgoing person, finishing university (which I did, but not in an oversea university) and last but not least - become a son that will make my parents feel proud (my proudest achievement of all).

However, I did flunk up some stuff in between. Fail in relationship time after time, not hardworking enough when it matter most (SPM and Uni Final Semester), involve in road accidents 3 times, have not went to Europe for a backpacking experience and still so playful after all these years.

But all these experience.... ahhhhhh... is a very very wonderful experience for me. I will never forget all these wonderful days with friends whether its from secondary school, college days or uni-mates. I feel that I am so blessed to get to know you guys, for I know you all could be the best- friend on earth. Something that cannot be bought by money, not even Mastercard or WorldCard.

Ok, now there are about 15 more days to 2010. Next year would be ultimately challenging for me. Might be the time to decide on my career and future. Whether I would be continuing my journey in the current company, do something I like or to get back into the university and start studying for Masters.

Hahahaha. And then, 2010 till 2020. Another 10 years to go. Various things I want to achieve during this period. It's going to be a lot more tougher but I believe, that if you put effort into it, you will at least get half of it.

My friends and colleagues always say, "Alex you always do something extra." "Alex, dont fucking so hardworking can or not." "You are doing great dude, keep up the good work". However, I dont take these praise seriously. I only ask myself one very simple question,

"What's next, Alex Cheang Khai Loon ? ".

Yes. I am a man that is hard to be satisfied. Nothing stays and everything can still be improved. So why stop ? Let's move on and do even better ! !

Young Adult

Hi guys. How are you guys lately ! I feel so sorry for not being able to update you guys as frequent as in the past. Working life is really taking a toll on me. It is just today that I found myself some time to write something about my life lately.


Working fulltime in other's people company is a new thing for me. I feel good so far, having a good boss (very supportive and nice), a few good colleagues that jokes and buy drinks for me and working in an office that is only 5 minutes away from home. I don't have much complaint except for the part whereby my work involve a lot SAP software and also analysis work. Other than that, it is just great !

Lately, I have been travelling a lot. Few weeks ago, I have been to Pasir Gudang on a working trip. It was my first time staying in JB in fact as usually I would just pass by on my way to Singapore. It was a good experience. The fact that JB is fast becoming another major city of Malaysia had opened up my perception towards that place. A good place to invest in, especially in lands near to Nusajaya and Pasir Gudang. And that place really have some good Otak-Otak and Nasi Lemak.

Dunno wat name, but this place can overlook some part of the Singapore and they have the best Nasi Lemak and Satay ayam man !

Then, lately, I have been to Tanjung Sepat for a one day trip and Ipoh for a 2 day trip. This time around, its not a working trip, but rather a short interstate trip with TC and gang. Well, it was fun and I manage to visit some place that I have yet to go even I heard so much about it - Dong Zen Temple, Kellie's Castle and other. However, these type of trip are very tiring and usually I dont get enough rest. Ended up, when I go to office on Monday and if unlucky, when I am called in for meeting - Kantoi ! In meeting room pancing ikan. LOL.

During Tanjung Sepat Trip

After all these trip, I have the need to really concentrate at work. Thou I have been doing averagely good all this while, but I felt my effort is not enough. Is time to push myself to another level so that I can learn things even faster and start contributing to the company. Haha. Well, that is going to be another resolution of mine for next year. Hahaha.

Alright alright. My phone is ringing. Is time to go pick up my friend for a drink. I should update more in future as I found a way to update blog in office. Hehe. Till then, take care !

Take Care Of Young Lady....

Haha. Just finish watching the final episode of "Take care of Young Lady". Damn. I am so going to miss this K-drama. Thanks to you, ML, I am damn addicted to Korean entertainment nowadays.

I will not go too long with this post. Need to sleep early as there will be a meeting for me to attend later. Haha. Going to briefly describe about the drama that I have just watched. Basically that drama is a little bit fresh. Its about Kang Hye Na, a young pretty, very rich girl (Yoon Eun Hye) with very bad attitude that lives in a big house (hence another name for the drama is Lady Castle). Her grandpa owns a big company but have idea on how to educate her. So he hire Seo Dong Chan (Il Won) to become her personal butler and change her attitude.

At first, Seo Jip San (Jip San = Butler in Korean) had a bad intention. He thought of seducing akashi (lady) so that he can cheat her money and use it to repay his debt (he is a good guy, the debt was caused by bills from his sick stricken mother). The story continue from there whereby Seo Jip San accidentally fall in love with the Hye Na but she likes another guy, Lee Tae Yoon. Haha. That is where all the funny things comes in. Believe me, if you need a good laugh, watch this drama. Its so damn freaking funny and it is almost the best K-drama I have ever watched (I know I am little bit bias here, but I hate those crying drama such as Winter Sonata, Stairway to Heaven).

More importantly, I am a big fan of Yoon Eun Hye ! Haha. The first time I watched her drama was Coffee Prince - DVD that I borrowed from Sharon. Haha. Surpisingly, the DVD is still with me. Sorry ah, forget to return back to you. Lol. Yoon Eun Hye is one of the best Korean actress I have seen so far aside of Jeon Ji Hyun and Kim Hee Sun. As for Seo Dong Chan (Jung Il- Woo), this is the first time I watch a drama he starred in it. Well, I was quite impressive as well. Haha. He can be a good commedian.

My favourite quote from the drama :
"When will I return? I will return when the time is right. When that time comes - if you happiness is me, and my happiness is you, lets fall in love again", Yoon Eun Hye.

Wooo ! Ok la. I will try to update you guys more frequently. I am really busy for weeks to come, due to a lot of site visit and meetings. Till then, take care ! Tata !!!

Working life....

Now, this is real. I am officially employed. Working as a management trainee in a F&B company that deals with trading of dairy product and palm oil. Some you guys might have known, since I frequently update my status on Facebook and Twitter.

Well, how is the "official" work life sounds like ? Don't get me wrong. It's not like I haven't work before. However, this time I am working for other people - all are complete strangers to me. Is it fun ? Well, that depends on how you want me to judge my working "experience" so far.

I choose this company because it is situated quite near to my home and more importantly, I feel they have the potential to expand (they definitely have with revenue over hundred of millions per year). Best of all, they have a really nice HR manager and GM that is really friendly that manage to persuade me to join them. At least, I manage to get through this feel day, because of them. Hahaha.

My job scope ? Haha. Well, I am supposed to be based in Kapar, Klang - one of our factory is located there. As a management trainee, I should learn production work, planning and purchase, some basic marketing and sales and more importantly, to improve my leadership skill as to replace aging managers when they retire. But, the GM feel that since I live quite near to him and I have the passion for production, instead of putting me at Kapar for 24/5, he ask me to stay at Kepong and work at HQ (yeah, their HQ is at Kepong !). My job responsibilities is to assist him in his project - KPI stuff, continuous improvement and bla bla. Other than that, I also have to frequent Kapar factory to get my "supposed" training from the manager there.

Well, it is not a big MNC (yeah yeah, its always my dream to climb the corporate ladder), but well, it's a good chance since they expect something high from me and I felt I am going to learn alot from following the GM around. Well, indeed, I did not misjudge my decision.

The first day at work, I was put into SAP (System, Application and Product - a Germany software that is very popular for business nowdays) team. I was required to adminstrate the SAP of the company, solve any issue and learn how to manipulate the software to benefit the company. Next, I was required to accompany my boss to meet vendors and inspection at factories. Finally, I will be helping my boss on his project in improving the company performance especially the palm oil line.

Now, seriously I miss holiday a lot ! Sorry because I couldn't keep updating the blog as frequently as I could anymore. However, I should be having more free time after these 2 days. Then I will blog more k ? Hahahaha. Till then, Tata !

Choices in life

Everyone have their own choice and there is no absolute right or wrong with one choice. It always depend on how you see, justify and your own preference when choosing a choice. As we grew older, the choice we make would not only have an impact on ourselves but also on people around us - families, partner, friends and so on.....

I might look like a very smart boy on the outside but on the inside, I am always in a dilemma when it comes to choices. Yeah, I might sound arrogant, but I am always spoilt with choices during my entire life. People always tell me, it is always better to have many choice so that you can choose the best one. Bullshit I would say. That is a sign of greed, not choosing for your own good. Something good, does not mean that it should be 100% advantageous to you.

Now, I am in this dilemma again. Career choices. Multinational companies with lots of competent people working together and a very competitive career ? Medium-sized companies that is in a status quo but offers a good package, but require relocation + working in something entirely different from your qualifications ? Small-sized companies that is rapidly expanding but does not offer a bright career path ? Geez.

People always come around and tell me, "Alex, your first job is normally a stepping stone for a better job in the future. Most likely you wont stay there for more than 3-4 years". However, is this statement true for all ? Or for certain people that value material more than loyalty? Sorry, but I can say I am very much a loyal person but I demand for a good career path as well. For me, your first job ain't a stepping stone but an educational institution that serve to teach you on the principles and philosophy of working life. And I am pretty sure, if I were about to join a company as my first job, I would serve them for up to 7-10 years, before deciding that I should head somewhere else. Loyalty is what counts. We are not talking about contract position where by your job will expired after a certain period. We are talking about, company hiring you because they think you will be loyal to them, serving them and develop a bright career with them. Trust me, a CV with more than 5 different companies name will not sound as good as a CV with 2 companies name, with both CV having the same amount of working experience.

However, how you decide on these choices will be one important factor determining where you will be in 5 years time. This is where the headache comes in. I have yet to make a decision but most likely, I am more into an MNC whereby I will have plenty of opportunities to learn different kind of things. A medium size company with a good package can be considered as well, as I would be given a lot decision making opportunity and test my leadership ability. A small company would definitely give me even more decision making opportunity but with limited career development opportunity. Pros and cons.... Lol.

Maybe I shouldn't think too much on this beautiful Friday and the much anticipated Saturday. Let me do the thinking on Sunday. For now, I should concentrate on my remaining work and have a good night tonight ! After all, my schoolmates will be in town again and it is time to party out our weekends ! Hahaha. When I have finally figured out a choice, I will post again :D. Till then, tata and take care !

p/s: Just some random crap :P

Convocation Part II

Wow, time flies and my convocation is a 2 weeks history ! This post, I would share with you what happen exactly during the convocation day, the up and the downs.

On 8th of August 2009, I am going to attend my convocation at Wisma MCA at about 1 pm. Few days prior to that glorious day, I already start planning the schedule for myself, family and friends.

On 7th of August 2009, I plan to sleep a little bit early, at around 1 am so that I could be fresh the next day. All of a sudden, my phone rang at approximately 10 pm. It was Jonas. He called me to change and get ready as the whole gang is coming to pick me up. I was like wtf ? I changed and my gang drag me out for a drinking session. Well, they have a good intention of celebrating my last night as a non-graduand. Lol. However, the drinking session lasted for a few hours and by the time I look at my watch, its already 3 am+ and its time to go. It's getting late and I need to wake up at 9 am to get things ready for my convocation.

I slept at 4 am ++ and it was a really good sleep (I thought that I would be excited gila until cannot fall asleep at first). When I woke up it's about 9.15 am. Then I remembered my date with TC and TM @ Melati Utama at 10.30 am. "Fuck" I said, and I have to rush to get things ready. It was really quite a scene as I run around my house, going to the bathroom, have my breakfast in the kitchen, changed into the formality clothes, get my gown and blazers ready, style my hair (yeah, I know we are wearing that hood thingy, but heck, before that I don't wear anything so styling my hair is a must !), den put the stuff into my car and rush to MU. No luck, I caught in a jam near Batu Caves and I arrived at MU around 11 am, 30 minutes late =.=". Only then I found out, TM's parents were inside his car. Feel so guilty to have auntie and uncle wait me for 30 minutes =.=".

Without much delay, we started off our journey from MU at 11am +. I lead the way, while two of them follow me from behind. By the time we reach there, Sean called and he is already parking his car in some menara. We parked our cars in Menara Citibank and met up with Sean and Han Wee at Menara Citibank.

Tau Ciunn, Me, Sean, Han Wee, Teik Min @ Menara Citibank

We wait there for a while for others to arrive. We manage to do some catching up and gossip abit before heading towards Wisma MCA at 12.15 pm ++. There we met up with Hoi Ling, Kai Jie and others before we went into the robing room. I was quite surprised when Eunice told me that they are going to give out the scroll according to honour class. For my class, I am the first to receive my scroll, as they are following alphabetical descending order and I have a "C" in front. God, what a blow, that basically mean I am the first to get the scroll for my course. Nervous and anxious, both feelings struck me at the same time.

Then we went "check in" into the robing room, where we gonna put on our robes, assisted by some officials from UTAR. For the first time after graduation, the entire course finally gathered again in that room. We all look extremely excited for what may happen in the next few hours. What do you expect, since most of us have spend more than 18 years studying to earn a degree. We start changing into our graduation attire and of course, start camwhoring in that attire. What we do best when we have a camera ? Camwhore. Lol.


After lining up according to the name and honours, we were lead to the a waiting area, where we are stood in lines and wait for the entry ceremony to begin. There, while waiting, we camwhore again (that is how addicted we are into taking nice photos).

With Hoi Ling

With Eunice

With Natasha

With some of the girls !

After staying at the corridor for approximately 20 minutes, we were ushered into the hall by the marshal and we walk into the hall proudly with flashes from cameras beaming on us. Our entry marks the begin of the entry ceremony - first the graduands, then the academicians, the council members, president and the guest of honours. All in an ordered sequence. The first few of us were quite lucky as the camera was directly facing us when we make our entry. Hence, a few of us did appear on the screen that day and we also appeared on the DVD of the entire ceremony. Here are some pictures of that entry ceremony,



After we are being seated, we wait for other graduates to make their entrance. We are the first few courses to enter the hall and thus we have are seated quite front. There, we start doing what we love most again... camwhore !!

Taking some pictures before the ceremony begins

Teik Min with the rest of them

Our guest of honour for my graduation session is the current health Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Liow Tiong Lai. I hoped Dr. Ling Liong Sik would be present but I was a little disappointed to know he did attend the session I am in, but instead he was represented by a UTAR council member, Dr. Milton. Then of course, the speech ceremony begins, with Dr. Milton giving a speech followed by a super duper long speech by the President and then the guest of honour.

Then, the most anticipated event begin- the scroll giving ceremony. We were being ushered off to the side and line up there and wait for our turn. As the first graduand from my course getting the scroll, I was entrusted with 2 digital cards, one displaying my course name and the other one displaying my name and picture on the 2 big screen. ROFL, damn high man that time. Nervous, anxious, happy, excited, crazy, sad. All the feelings just jump into me at that moment !

Then it was my turn. I was on the stage, waiting for them to announce my course name. But before they call on to my name, I am already into this highly excited mode that I start to walk a step or two towards the guest of honour, only to be pull back by the marshall on stage. Many might not notice that, but if you have bought the DVD, you will notice how anxious I am that time ! Haha.



Dang dang ! Finally, at 3.40 pm ++, I received my scroll from Dato' Seri Liow Tiong Lai, marking a "temporary" end on my remarkable journey in education, from 4 years old, a kid that knows nothing, to 22 years old, a young adult that know something, at least. Hahaha. Right after receiving my scroll, my memories start to flash back on all these major events that happen during this 18 years. Its just like, in a blip of an eye, I am 22, a degree holder and what I can expect in the future ? Man... the future is just full of uncertainities. It is fun to live with uncertainities, cause that is what makes life fun :D.

Us with our scrolls in our hands - finally !

When the ceremony is over I went out of the hall and search through the crowd for all my beloved friends that have come to see their friend, me, graduating from his degree course. So touch, and best of all, Jonas purposely come back from Hong Kong for a few days just to attend this (thou his main intention is holiday and clubbing) before returning to Adelaide.

With Mei Fen

With Choon Yih and Eng Soon

With Yei Yuen

With Yen Sun

With Jonas (Thanks bro ! I will be at your convo even if I need to swipe card for that! )

Also, took some pictures with my family....

With my nucleus family..

With my maternal side family..

Guess what. This post alone took me more than 2 weeks to write. I just dont have enough time these days... I like err.. keep dragging things instead of getting it done on the spot. I apologize for not updating the blog regularly. The life now is really taking a toll on me. I am totally occupied on weekdays and I can only take a good break on weekend. Hence dont be surprised to see me dancing away my weekend at some clubs, cause I really need something to chill my mind :D. Till the next post, take care ya everyone !