TODAY - The Power of Google (and google skills)

So on Friday I had some troubles connecting with my Network's shared files. Banyak kerja tak dapat settle coz of that so I called ICT to help set up file sharing on my PERSONAL laptop. (unfortunately government dah takde duit nak bagi staff PC). The ICT staff gave me some instructions... "Taip BACKSLASH dua kali lepas tu taip datastorage... BACKSLASH tau bukan slash biasa..." As if I be dumb and don't know what BACKSLASH is 😑So I did and Windows gave me this SMB V1 and V2 bulls***. I told the ICT staff and she agreed to come check it out. She did and tried the thing she told me to type coz apparently she still couldnt believe I know what BACKSLASH is. The same SMB BullS*** came up.

 Hoping for her to FINALLY understand my problem, I waited in anticipation. What happened? She video-called her supervisor because she didn't know what to do. WOW. After some series of failed googles, she finally said "Cik kena update windows 10 ni..." Then left because "lama lagi ni, nanti lepas update boleh dah masuk server..." So after 3 days of struggling with Windows update I tried the BACKSLASH code thing again. Lol. The same SMB shit came up.

A simple TICK...! Take that, u ICT noobs!

Pi kat Windows Feature and TICK the stupid little box called "Enable SMB1" THAT WAS IT. Restart computer, Voila. Settled. Pa la kau ni ICT staff... Tu pon x dpt figure out ka? I don't need a freaking IT degree to google my way out of a problem. So now I'm happy and I feel smart. Thanks, Google. ICT department needs to recruit REAL ICT people.

p/s : WE KNOW WHAT BACKSLASH IS!!! \\\\\\\\\\\\\\

The "New Girl" Once again

When I was young I had this fear of not having friends. All my life I have been moving here and there. I was always in a new place. I was always that "new girl". And everytime I stepped into the new place, the fear took over me, sinking my heart deeper and deeper.

All hail Miss Poetic.  

A thousand years later, I am still the "new girl". A part of me doesn't care about making new friends. The other part? It gets lonely. Especially when you hear the ladies talking and laughing from the back of the room and you are at your desk way to the front, writing blogs.

Experience have taught me to not give a F*. These people had years and years of getting to know each other. They may have a strong friendship build-up but they missed a lot of fun I had being nomad. I get to know new people all the time. I get to go to places knowing at least ONE person. And despite carrying my reputation with me everywhere I go, I still get a fresh start everytime.

Fresh start! (Again!)

Single... "senang"

7 years I have worked in this education system. 7 years and I have been to 3 polytechnics (plus 1 university) . Some people are lucky. 20 years and still in the same place, same desk, same environment. Talk about being scared of changes. But hey, who am I to judge? I'm single. It's easy for me to move around the country anytime and live anywhere.

That's what they say. Single. Easy. Free. As opposed to having a husband and kids they have to drag around like some kind of burden. Well hey, I probably won't understand it yet. All I have right now is myself and Nugget. I was sent on earth by aliens in a UFO. I have noone in my life to worry about. Right?

LOL

Bullshit. Single people may seem "easy" to be put here and there. In a life where the ultimate goal is to be married with children, they seem to forget to see things through our perspective. Try live the single life in a country where ALL your friends are married with kids. Try carry that loneliness around. Try having no choice but to depend on your own independence to work your way through life. Try being single and live a billion miles away from your family, your parents, the only family you have? Try having no husband to come home to, no kids to worry about, noone to share your problems. You think we don't have problems? Open your mind a bit, we do. We just have different problems, one you could never understand once you say I do. (Unless you undo it by divorce, of course).

Of course I enjoy being single. That's the kind of person I have grown to be. I don't burden myself with the need to be married. I enjoy spending my own money for myself and going wherever whenever I want to. Yes, it gets lonely sometimes. But I get over it quickly once I log on to Barolyra and live my virtual life kicking ass like I do in reality. After dating series of losers I had decided to be single and independent with the help and support of my mom and dad. They are my priority just like your husband and kids are yours. So when you say "ala Anne bujang... senang nak pindah mana-mana...". Take a minute and walk a mile in my shoes. I make it easy. You have no idea how my reality is. You have no idea how moving here and there and still come home to an empty house is like.

It's fine if you enjoy comparing life with others. I understand your problems, I do. I know how hard it must be to move to new places where you have to put your kids into new schools, adjust your routines of being both a mom and career woman... Of course I get it. But at the end of the day, you get to see your kids' faces, and everything is worth it, no? You get to divide your problems in half when you come home to a husband. At least you have a husband to pay your bills and fix your car and be there when you get into trouble.

Everyone has problems. Stop forcing us to empathize with yours when you can't open your eyes to see our side of the world.

Meeting His Family

So I finally met his family. Oh did I tell you I am getting MARRIED this JULY? Can you believe it? Me? FINALLY?

Okay anyways, it's been a month since my trip to KK and I have been busy playing online games that I didn't have time to focus a bit on my blogging. So a month later, I found this draft and since I have a restraint from logging on Barolyra (coz I'm back at work dammit!) I might as well finish it up and publish it. 

Meeting his family was surprisingly fun. Tiring, but fun. They were all good people, treating me nice enough to make me feel welcome. I know it's probably too early to get excited but hey, first impression is important, right?

And all is well in this department. Alhamdulillah. 

Old New Workplace

I had to delete my previous post because it was shallow. Yep I re-read it and realized I was shallow as hell judging people by their size. Daheck Anne? What did 1 and a half year of absence from work turned u into?

Why is it that everytime I look at the clock, it is always STILL 11 am. There should be a thoery on this. Wait let me google.

Aha! Someone wrote this article! Click HERE for 24 Ways to Make a Slow Work Day Go Faster.

Here's some I shortlisted for myself.

1. Get Lost in Social Media. Really? Coz since 2016 Socmed has been a nuisance in my life. I only log in when there is ultimately nothing to do. I don't care much about virals and reading comments. People suck, especially online. 
2. Play an Online Game. OMG you have no idea how I am craving to log on to Ark: Survival Evolved right now. My dinosaurs need some lovin'!
3. Write for fun. Hence, this. 
4. Become an Expert on Something. This is interesting. I know I should start on the book I plan to publish. Tomorrow. 
5. Make plans for after work. Ark, duh!
6. Take a snack break. Hmm... okay. I'll go find some KFC after this. I am starving!
7. Follow a new blog. Interesting. I have never followed any blogs before. I just google whenever I need something lol. Maybe I should start doing it now. 
8. Remind yourself why you like your job. The money. The freetime. 
9. Create an online Shopping wishlist. Now? Neh. I got everything I need and no more space in my room for anything Anymore. 
10. Catch up on the news. Yikes. Maybe I should.