Perth@Australia-Day 1/8

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My Honeymoon!

Location: Australia
(Perth, Melbourne, Mornington Peninsula, Philip Island, Yarra Valley, Great Ocean Road, Grampians)

Period: 15 May 2010, Sat - 24 May 2010 Mon ( 10 days/8 days trip)
Season: End of Autumn

Temperature: ~4'C - 18'C

Total spent: ~RM4200 x2
a. Air Ticket =RM 2776.34
b. Accommodation = RM1211.08
c. Car rental = AUD29 x 6days x 3 rate
d. Petrol = RM458.25

This is our route. Air fare ( for 2 peoples):
PNG - KL & KL - PNG = RM146 + RM192
KL - Perth = RM388
Perth - Melbourne = RM953.34
Melbourne - KL = RM 714

Waiting for 11:50PM flight where we arrived LCCT at 6pm -_-|||


Yeah... can depart already after long long wait~


Aust arriving card. Big airplane among AirAsia... Susah to sleep... If I got $, I must buy lay flat seat already... only for long distance trip la.


After ~6 hours flight... after strict custom checking... arrived Perth's arriving hall lastly.


~5:45AM... outside very cold... smoke comes from your mouth when talking.


Calling his friend who in Perth...


Here they are... coming with their Honda! Free riding... hehe.
We went to their house and take shower 1st.


You know what is this? This is mandarin orange tree ahhh. In malaysia, we need to pay only get... here, just pick as you like.

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Riverside Drive@Nedlands.... Nice scene... I love it... captured by FunnySky oh!


Can see this kind of duck in every place where has river.


Cold weather with nice scene... not like M'sia... hot hot hot!


Capture...


And capture.... (capture our shadow)


Good sunshine... made my eyes can't open big big...


Another post...


Syiok horrrr?


Crispin was chasing those ducks... bad guys ;p

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Our 1st breakfast@La Galette de France


variaty of bread...


One of their Menu...


We are in PARIS now!

Their kitchen... just behind their shop in short distance. Crispin & Felicia had been worked here. One of their boss very looks like Diana Pricess who attended C&F wedding on Feb this year. She is nice... from France le.

Proton Satra@ Australia


Our breakfast... ordered too much already... we 4 peoples can't finish it... 'ta-pao' lo, hehe.


Our drinks... why miss one geh? Ohh... Felicia no order...

We just managed to taste the bread in left top. Look like Tosai, right? But it doesn't! It was so so YUMMY! The rest 3... after ta-pao... did not eat after 2 days... throw it ;p

Special croissant... forgot what it call... this is their signature bread... had been reported in their local newspaper leh... very nice... I miss it le... Crispin, make one for me, please.

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After eat, where we go?? --> WAU - university of western australia@Nedlands


Europe acients style... the huge clock looks like an eye...


There is no fence or gate... total open


Blue sky, green glass... so beautiful








She is Felicia...


Lovely husband and wife... Crispin & Felicia










I like this photo... captured by FunnySky!


Captured by Alfonso!

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Next station - Beach@Cottesloe


Freeze, fresh, calm, and clean! Birdy everywhere...











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Their market... E-shed market@Fremantle... Near the sea. Their market is clean and no bad smelling at all. Everything is organised.

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Parking@Fremantle... cari makan lo...







Here, famous Fish & Chip...


Our lunch was here! Was NO1 Fish&Chip... Cicerello's
Address: 44 Mews Road, Fremantle WA 6160

This was our lunch... Family Pack AUD 49.95 which 50% discounted. If no discount, it cost ~AUD100!!! Chips, crab sticks, fish fillets, squids, pieapples & 2 boxes salad. Serve for 4-5 persons. Left top is the bell... it will ring when your food is ready... you may go and get it at counter.

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After lunch, back to their apartment... took whole night flight... is time to rest for a while already. Studio apartment... not so spacious but good enough for 2 persons stay.

What is this? Oven? BBQ rank? It is heather... haha! Cold cold le...

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Energy recharged (nap till ~5pm)... continue lo... This is the Churh which just near by their apartment.

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Hmm... not sure what this place call. Cruise service which take people from here to opposite where is the Perth City Centre.


Their life looks relax.... I want, I want!



Sky getting dark lo... just ~5:30PM



One Ang Mo Lang offered himself to help take picture for us.

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Dinner@Viet Hoa, Vietmanese Restaurant!
Need to queqe one le... a lot peoples come and eat... not only Asian... they Mat Salleh also like it. Is that really delicious?

Their Menu.... got satay?!! got Bo Lui ( no money)?!! Bo Lui also very expensive. Their food price (for restaurant) is almost same as M'sia. But they are in AUD, we are in MYR. For us, of cause damn expenvise.

Order order.... hungry liao.

Up-mid one very very very very very very NICE! Want to order 1 more for myself... but quite expensive. I ordered dried noodle, just so so. Alfonso, Crispin and Felicia ordered beef/pork noodle soup... their soup is tasty... yummy!

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Night city view from King's Park.
Taken by my compacy Nikon... vs...


Taken by Alfonso's SLR Nikon. Which one better? Hehe.


At least can capture people at night. My compact not bad one oh ;p


STAY TUNE....

Decided leaving SPSN

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Feel BAD about this... but it is a good experience.

Yeah... had been tortured 4 days... I released lastly.

Think back to this 4 days... ya... it was out of my expectation. My reason very simple... got another opportunity and think that this is good for my family in future. That's it!

Well, thing turned out not as simple as I think. Why? Because the big challenge was how to facing my director who is very smart and talented in communication. Yeah, he wants to know what my problem is. Major reason... yes, he agreed. But is that so critical and have to leave at this moment? Why not give ourselves one more year to stay here to think again. I can help to to look for job if you still think that you want to leave. This is the question he was throwing to me. Sorry, boss... I don't like it. I do not need your help in this way. He explained and shared his experience to me about every single reason of my leaving... don't say 'No' so fast... give each other time to think about it and continue talk by tomorrow. I spent a night to think of the answer for this question. Yeah, I managed to 'break' his point. I believe a lot of people walk into his room... 80% of them will agree what he said and think that he is right at that time. Walk out from his room and think again... actually we have some points can argue with him. Even you think that you can argue with him during the conversation... you also will think that better don't go too strong and keep arguing... just let him to be.

The 2nd day, he dated Joshua and Alfonso go for tea. I told Alfonso... this is my matter, ask him no need to bother you again. You can see that, my director can put all his effort to work on my case. Tell you, I never feel that I'm such important. Actually, I understand of his view... he doesn't want people leave. Employee is the main key in one organization. No employee, no organization. He wants to build up his career in PDC in order to let the PDC growing and expand as a top design center in SPSN. Well, he said actually my promotion already in progress... yes, I know it even I talked to my superior. My superior very surprised and told me that I'm will promoted to senior... she is working on it now... this is not because of my leave.... this is the plan already before I tender. I believed... because I can sense it. It may not happen by today... but I believe will be happened in next quarter or this year. He also offered me that he will make my US trip to become a business trip... he can do it easily. Last thing, my pay. I'm not really want to request it. But at that moment, I not yet make up my mind... I said about my pay. Ok, he will work on it. But counter offer is not a healthy thing. Yes, I agree. I also don't like to get something that I wish in this way. If you want to give, you will give me automatically... not I request. I told him there is no guarantee that I will stay if the pay is in what I expected. OK, he accept as long as I sincere.

3rd day, he called me in and said that the pay will be handled by HR director herself. She will talk to me about my pay. I said, no need to work on it anymore. Money is impotant to me but there also has some factor to want me leave. OK, he accept my leave is because of working in same company with spouse. See, he only takes this reason. But, one thing... he wants me to stay 1 or 1 1/2 months and he dislike I gave short notice. I told why I gave short notice... he only nod his head. But who care, as long as he can get what he wants. He want me to talk to my new manager and extend my stay. If I feel difficulty to talk to him, he willing to talk to my new manager by himslef. I know that he will request me for this. It was happened in few of our ex-collougeu. I knows him well. Tell you, I hate it. You know what he said... he said: you don't want to give any trouble or bad impression to your new manager, then I tell you... I will not happy and you give me bad impression. Semiconductor is very small industry. If you want my any help next time... sorry, I won't. I won't take you as my enermy... I just won't help you in future if you needed. See, he threatening me. Tell you, I very hate him to do this way. I'm trying to make anyone happy... no hard feeling for the leaving. I shown my face how unhappy of me. Ok, as long as you happy. I called my new manager and I explained to him... and he willing to talk to my director. Well, I exposed my company that I heading to and contact number to my director lastly. I'm so so so unhappy, you know... this is not the way that I wish to. End up, I called him and asked for the status of my case. He said he not managed to call to my new manager and he just finished attend the meeting. So, I had to wait for tomorrow morning.

Ok... come to last day. It suppose is my last day. He did not come to me about my case in the morning. I saw he switched off the light of his room and walked out... no choice, I called to his mobile phone. I asked him how about it... He said: ohhh... just know I look for you but you are not around... (kanasai, just now you can't see me... you cannot call me when you walk out just now? Shit people)... he will get back me the date after he see his schedule before lunch... I will get back to you once I receive his email... no worry, I got his mobile phone number already. Ok, ok... what I can do. I wait... after few minutes, HR there called me and told me my reporting day will be on 21 June... 3 weeks after. I think... not at least 1 month meh... can see that, my director not really able to extend my stay as what he wish. After few minutes again... director called me and told me the status. I said: OK, as long as you happy. He said: nola... we both also happy in this way.... blah blah blah. OK... lunch time. After I back from lunch... I directly walked to his room and confirm my last day date. Ok... he talk this and that... blah blah blah again. I want him promise me one thing.. he want me to promise him one thing pula... OK OK... close case.

Yeah... I gain an experience in my life. But it was so terrible. My US trip was gone... and actually my new pay is not that higher if add up my promotion and the EIP in spsn. Well, thing already happened... just let it be. Just hope that I will have new happy life in new company eventhough heard that there a lot of peoples are leaving due to the new managment this and that... yes, this thing has been stopped me to leave spsn but I still insist to leave. He almost mess up my life. I even no mood to go back to hometown in the weekend... thing was not in ideal... everything I need to wait for his answer and end up I only got the answer in last day, last minute. My youngest sister is blaming me... I was promised her to go back Ipoh and meet her earlier. I let my family down. Too bad...

Mou Sou Lou, I tell you now: If one day you old until you fall down on the road side, I see it... I won't lend you my hand and help you! You got it?!!!

Congtras, SPSN!

We did it, Spansion has emerged from Chapter 11!

This morning received the GOOD NEWS from our CEO, John Kispert.
"It has been a long road, but today, i can finally write you and say that we have emerged form Chapter 11. We are now in full control of our future and are no longer under bankruptcy court supervision. Great job, everyone. This is a historic day for the new Spansion."

Wow, how great to hear this news! How many hard works have been worked out by our top management over the past 14 months. Yeah, there is the big contribution from the top management. It is not an easy job to emerge from Chapter 11which without any financial help from others (bank/US government).

Last week, there have few creditors were going to appeal to the court about the approval from court in last month. Actually, court already approved Spansion's re-organization plan. By the law, there has 2 weeks time for those who has any concern about this approval. At last minute, some creditors were coming out for appealing. Well, we all are getting more worries about this action taken by the creditors. Our CEO told me that no need to worry about it, stay focus on our job. Well, today we got the good news from him. Well done, John! :)

If I not mistaken, John will get an one million plus USD as his reward after success emerge from Chapter 11. This is based on his contract. Well, I'm as a small employee... of cause will get some small rewards. What reward is that? Hehe... not yet confirmed. Don't want to reveal in here. Hmm... it should be a very happy thing... but one thing is disturbing me... about my career.

Talk more about this if it is happened. Bring my mood to enjoy my Honeymoon trip 1st ;)