FOC - Where to go ?

Mr Boss asked why he hasn’t sign my FOC application. Apparently I am the only few who have not submitted the forms.
It didn’t trigger me that my yearly FOC which I earned in 2005 will expire Dec 15th 2006 … in 4 weeks time !!!

Here are my problems :
a) It is difficult to book flight seats at this time of the year, what not with the holiday season.
b) The "ongkos" factor. 2 Eids+school start in a span of 2.5 months ... and no hope of Bonus announcement from Mr MD.
c) The Ayahanda's still-not-finalized plan is yet another major dependency.

I can’t imagine me traveling with the 4 little Wans without another adult. The last air travel (more than 2 hr) was to Melbourne visiting the Doc-sis's family and we had a difficult time trying to keep Uqbah on his seat. Uqbah is a very restless kid plus a bit claustrophobic. He can’t stand being in a confined space for more than 10 minutes. At 2 yrs of age, he's too young to appreciate the Inflight Entertainment. The paracetamol has minimum impact on him. He slept for 1 hour and the balance of the time, he “tawaf-ed” in the plane so many times and we were afraid the food trolley will knock him.

Padan muka sendiri. Plan last minute ni memang memfeninkan kefala, siapa susah ... sendiri juga.

As Mr Tan Sri's bebelan ... "Kan I dah cakap, book 2 3 months ahead, macam I ni ha. Dah settle, November 23rd dah fly ... bye to you" . Ye le Mr Tan Sri, aku yang bersalah .

Last resort is to apply to HR for an extension ... ayooo kena pergi "menghadap". I will leave this for the very very very last option ... just because I don't like to have to "menghadap".

Where would you go if you have FOC air tickets for the whole family on a limited budget and short time like ... 3 or 4 days the most ?



This country do look interesting, isn't it ? No ... that's not Mongolia !
Now who can help me on the "ongkos" part ?

Syawal Greetings

Eid Mubarak ... Minal Aidin Wal Faizin ...

May we be blessed with more Ramadhans to come ...

The so very difficult to take family photos of 12 children ... our attempts ...

My 4 little WANS are the ones in yellow Baju Melayu and kopiah.

Standing L-R :
Azfar * , Iqbal **, Ilyas ** , Nabil ***
Middle Row L-R :
Ilya Yasmin ** , Uqbah * , Aman * , Aziz * , Irfan ***
Front Row L-R :
Imran ** , Aqil **** , Sahli ***

* - anak mak ninuk
** - anak mama ida
*** - anak ibu mimin
**** - anak papa adhit

The Kimanis plan ... yet to be realized

Materialization of a new O&G terminal ... will this be also a materialization of a personal plan of a particular person ? wait and see and pray for the best.
Isn't fun to plan ... and to hope ... and if "tak jadi" ... to re-plan ... again and again :)




Map source ... http://fallingrain.com/world/MY/16/Kimanis.html

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_business.php?id=155353

September 14, 2005 16:52 PM

PETRONAS New Oil And Gas Terminal To Be Built In Kimanis


KOTA KINABALU, Sept 14 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd (PETRONAS) will construct a new oil and gas terminal in Kimanis, about 50 km from here to receive and transfer crude oil and natural gas from the deepwater oil and gas fields in the state, said Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Musa Aman.

The decision to construct the terminal was agreed upon after several meetings with the president and chief executive officer of Petronas, Tan Sri Hassan Marican, he told reporters after chairing his cabinet meeting, here Wednesday.

The new terminal would have a capacity to receive and transfer up to 300,000 barrels of oil per day and 1,250 million standard cubic feet of gas per day, he said.

Musa said the terminal to be operated by Petronas would require an area of between 50ha to 52ha and it was expected to cost between RM874 million and RM988 million.

When asked when the terminal would be operational, Musa said it was expected to be fully operational by January 2010.

Musa said the decision to have new oil and gas terminals came because of the existing crude oil terminal in Labuan and natural gas terminal in Kg Gayang had small production capacities.

Explaining further, Musa said the state needed more plants with greater production capacities as several deepwater oil and gas fields had been discovered in the deepwater areas North West of Sabah since 2000 after intensive exploration activities undertaken by the company through its product sharing contractors in offshore Sabah.

"The major discoveries included those in Kamunsu, Kebabangan, Kikeh, Limbayong, Gamusut/Kakap, Malikai, Ubah Crest and Kinabalu fields," he said.

From 2000 until today some 1.4 billion barrels of oil and about 7.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas have been discovered in those areas.

Kimanis was picked because it has deeper seafront, which is suitable for crude oil export and is located at the centre of the offshore fields which make the project cost effective in terms of pipeline distance, he said.

He said in addition nearby towns such as Kuala Penyu and Papar would also benefit in terms of infrastructure and support service development. Musa said a skill-training centre for youth would be constructed near the terminal to provide technical training needed by the oil and gas industries.

Petronas has also agreed to build an ammonia and urea plant in the state at a cost of RM1.52 billion and the site for this project has yet to be identified, he said.

He said the economic spin off and job opportunities following the building of the terminal would be significant and it would help contribute to Sabah's economic development in a big way.

-- BERNAMA

Ye ye dah jumpa tudung raye

Within one week notice, Mama Ilyas has found the matching tudung for the 2 princesses ...


Matching gitu dengan baju kurung hijau yang dibeli minggu lepas ...

Ye ye Baju Raye Kite ...

Tahun ni mak kite beli baju raye kat kite, adik beradik kite dan sepupu-sepupu kite yang dah boleh jalan. Yang kecik baby tu, mak kite tak belikan.

Ini baju raye kite. Warne hijau. Sepupu lelaki kite pun dapat baju melayu sama warnanye. Tapi mak kite kata songkok,samping mak die beli sendiri le.



Ini baju raye sepupu kite yang perempuan. Warne hijau jugak tapi hijau lain siket.



Mak kate kite semua pakai baju raye hijau mase pagi hari raye kedua. Sebabnya mungkin hari raye pertame mak masing-masing dah beli baju raye lain.

Ye ye ye ... dah nak raye.

Sekian. Yang Benar ,
kite - anak mak ninuk.