28/6 - Can't watch ROTF, but had to attend Group Meeting....

Yes, I know the Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen movie was already available at cinemas worldwide, so I take this chance to get back to my home in Ampang.

I tried to go to THE ONLY cinema in Ampang which was available inside Galaxy Ampang to see if I could get the tickets. When I said "THE ONLY", that means there's only one cinema in an Ampang area, which was a large area, which means that every people around Ampang only goes to watch in that same cinema (but they had another choice to go to the more expensive cinemas in Imbi - Times Square, etc...), especially when the hottest movies arrived to the cinema - yeah, that's right...

THE CINEMA WAS ALREADY WAAAAAYYYY TOOO CROWDED!

Almost every day in the weekends, there's always a loooooonnnggg line of queue of people rushing to get the tickets to watch Transformers. I find there's another great movies too at the cinema such as Ice Age 3 (3D Animation, sequel to Ice Age 2), Jangan Pandang Belakang Congkak (Malay horror in humour), and The Last House on the Left (horror), but the line to watch Transformers is ALWAYS long....

Uhhh, I had to postponed my promise to watch it in this week...

But at least... I was able to brought myself a Legends class Bumblebee from Petronas Tesco Ampang!

At 28th June, I had to attend the Score A program's Group Meeting, again at Putrajaya, but in different room. Unlike last time I went there via trains, this time my father send me there via my mother's car! My mother and my little brother followed too... At least we could learn how to travel to Putrajaya with car.

At 9.20am, as I thought I was late, we reached Precint 16 and my father went home after leaving me there. I called Puan Jah where would the meeting conducted, she said it was at the "Lounge Room" at Level 1 (don't confuse with Level G) of the building.

After I found the room, I entered and there's another room inside. The meeting was actually in the "inside room" according to the people who sat in the "outside room", so I get in and it was a neat meeting room with an oval meeting table in the middle. I saw people with shirts and ties and blazers sat around the table, which causes me to be ashamed o myself because I just wore a t-shirt that time (because this is a BUSINESS meeting). So I sat at one of the chairs which was placed near the room's walls, which was assembled like a "secondary chair lines in rounds".

Later, at 9.30am, the room became more and more crowded, causing more chairs had to be put inside the room. And then I saw Puan Jah and Mr. Abdul Aziz (OMG, he came too!) came. And thus, the "meeting" began...

Strangely, I thought this was Puan Jah's meeting since it was conducted MOSTLY by Mr. Abdul Aziz. Basically, IMHO, it was a "repeat" lectures of Mr. Abdul Aziz about his last lectures and tell the attendees about the actions we (I and other attendees) should do to replicate the techniques he teached. I find his approach this time was better and I like it! More again, I let him borrowed my whiteboard marker to him when he requested a marker to write something on the whiteboard behind him, which makes me proud...

The meeting ends at 1.00pm, but, because this meeting conducted by him, he always make sure there are some people express their opinions and experiences in Score A programme. Usually he calls out 6 people, but this time, THE WHOLE ROOM! Quite bored, but at least I was very delighted and amazed to hear the people's thoughts and experiences - some were very happy, some gave more useful tips, some of them cried (because finding Score A programme help them escape from their dreadful life, thankful for finding their life "saviour" and "cure"), some are as young as 19, and more... (Moral to Myself: This is a spice of our life) Oh yeah, I also told them about myself when it was my turn - I told them about how I entered in this Score A programme, the KUIS's "secret ban" of MLM because of Luxor, I didn't proud because still didn't find any prospects, and my promise to continue to learn the tips to get my own downlines. Amusingly, Mr. Abdul Aziz asked me,

"Do you have CONFIDENCE?"

"Yes... but there are some obstacles I had to confront... like transports, time, etc..."

"Don't let the obstacles become restrictions"

"OK... (Understood, and remembered...)"

Before the meeting ends (again), Puan Jah explained she had no secrets to hide about her techniques in MLM and also Mr. Abdul Aziz's painful confession about he was being insulted by his early millionaire brother in the past (until he cried). Then the meeting ends and he had to go for the NDO lectures. After the people dismissed, i took back my marker and rushed to the toilet - my bowel's already full!

Then I met Puan Jah and asked her if I had "performed" well, she said it's okay, but I need to find somebody in two weeks time as soon as possible, because SPEED is a requirement (that was my weakness...). Somehow, there was this attendee from the meeting room asked me if I am a KUIS student. When I say YES, he was delighted - he also "targets" KUIS students too! So, I asked him back "Oh, so you're the one who put that Score A advertisement at the hostel?" He responds YES too! (Too bad the advertisement was taken off for some reason...) Great, a (TAG) TEAM ALLIANCE! He said he would contact me if he had any plans and we exchange phone numbers before we leave. His name is NAIM...

After that, I went to perform solat Zohor, I called my father to fetch me but he said he was still resting, so I took this time to go to eat Lamb Chop (yummy!)... and gone to Alamanda, the shopping center which my friends claimed they had went. (The journey from Precint 16 to Alamanda just like I walk from my home to my father's office!)

I like the entrance to the Alamanda, feels just like in a forest! Upon entering, I never thought it was actually a 3 level building - earlier it was a 2 level building, but there was another floor underground! Unlike other shopping malls which always put the "entertainment section"(cinema, bowling, arcade, etc) in the top floor, this one in the bottom! Oh yeah, cinema! Better see how the cinema's promotion on Transformers!

Amusing! Some of the promotions was to allow people to order large custom-made 3D lenticular cards/poster by the staff of Golden Screen Cinema (just like at Times Square since it was GSC there too!), and LG contest to win a large plasma TV. Strangely, both character standees which was usually available at Petronas was also available here!

Then I went around the shopping mall, it seems the building was actually an L-shaped building, with two great shopping markets in both ends: Parkson and Carrefour. The ceiling structure was great, and at the middle, there was a large round hall with small foutains.

I just realize it was 4.00pm when my father called he was already arrived! Damn, just thought to buy the movie tickets! Oh well, maybe sometime... Bye Alamanda...

My parents send me to KUIS hostel at 5.00pm. After we performerd Asar prayer, my brother helped me carry my belongings/baggages into my room and gave me a gift (because 29th June is my birthday!), then they leave me here... at KUIS again...

That midnight, I opened the gift... A neat blue plastic stationery hand bag, and even there's a message in it...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM US, BROTHER! WHEN YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED?

Funny, but touching as well...

Oh, today is 29th, right?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

14th June - Score A's NDO course at Putrajaya!

Looks like now I had to go to many Score A programs this year. This would be an exhausting experience. On 14th June, I should enjoy my last weekend day with my family but for the sake of my father, I need to go this NDO program in Putrajaya (I don't know what is NDO, but read this and you'll know soon) at 9am! (There goes my morning sleep time!). Which means that I need to pack my bags from my weekend holiday and bring them together to Putrajaya to join the program there, and then continue back to KUIS. About Putrajaya, seriously, this is my first time experience! I never went there and know the whereabouts about that place! Fortunately, Puan Jah offered to fetch me after I reached the Putrajaya Station. So, this is a "bonus" to me.

(Please note, to avoid confusion, this happened a week after my "journey" with Fikri)

So in that day, I had to take a bath and pack up my baggages AFTER Subuh. After breakfast (8.00am), my father sent me to Cempaka LRT station and I take the LRT train ride from Cempaka to Bandar Tasik Selatan. Yesterday night, I learned that at Bandar Tasik Selatan there are KLIA Transit train which could go directly to Putrajaya station. So upon reaching BTS, I
"switched" to the KLIA Transit station.

Wow, almost nobody could be in this station! The only available were the ticket sellers and (around 5) people who wishes to travel via this service. This place was "advanced" (IMHO) compared to LRT and Komuter stations - beautiful building design, more escalators, and simple landscapes.

So I just waited at the station for 30 minutes (I felt like 1 hour because still sleepy, yet I was able to come here) and then my train arrives. Wow (again...), the interior design of the train was also quite advanced! Feels like inside a plane (except you are on the rail tracks, lol) and it also got private seats, but unfortunately each pair of seats "facing" the other opposing pair of seats, so not being so private. So I took a "spring-loaded" regular wall seats to sit on it... and I traveled for 20 minutes. (Yes, it was actually late now but the train's current speed was "normal"!)

Finally arrived at the Putrajaya station. Compared to BTS station, this one was very big - complete with public transport stops (taxis, buses, etc) and several shops. I called Puan Jah and called where should I met him. But I waited on the wrong side of the building, lol!

So I went to the other side of the building and I saw Puan Jah's car (Perodua Kenari). I load my bags on the rear seat and I sat on the left fron seat together with Puan Jah. We chat about what our current conditions. She mentions about her disappointment for my father not able to follow me together to go to the program. Speaking about my father, that was a strange case - earlier my father DO agreed to join me together to go to this program, but now he refused because he "want to send my sister, Balqis to her school"(Unacceptable excuse - my mother could do it) and "want to go to car auction" (Last minute excuse?), what is he thinking anyway? Well we continue our (long, uh!) journey anyway. (I think I know why she complained that - she already advanced our registration fees earlier, and since my father rejected last minute, well, there goes her money!)

Now I understand why my friends kept going here - it was very fascinating! I could see the government buildings (wow, I wonder the People's money were "wasted" here?) on panoramic roads and the well known Masjid Putrajaya. We also passed the Alamanda shopping complex (But it got Carrefour market in it, BOYCOTT lol!), which my friends claimed that they always went there on weekends. (Hmm, I wish I could had my own vehicle to travel here... alone. But being alone wasn't really fun too!)

Now we arived at Presint 16 Neighbouring Complex, the building which the NDO program event held. The time is 9.35 am! But I had to register my seats first! Since Puan Jah already paid for my seat, I had to pay to her. I paid RM100 since the fee was RM68, and the balance should be RM32, but she didn't pay RM2 balance since she didn't had any changes, she said will pay later. Then I quickly get straight into the "event hall" and I say "woah!" (No, I didn't cried like that! Just surprised!) Too (and already) crowded! Feels like being in UTMKL's lecture hall - except it was really high from below! Thank goodness there are extra chairs in the front row (Phew! at least I didnt need to find empty seats up there!). While I arrived there, actually, the briefing was already going on. The briefing was presented by the same Mr Fendi from ZRB office I went last time, yet for the first talk, it was the same thing as the last Score A briefing - Introduction to Score A. But this time, it included methods on how to manage accounts online, but because I'm too sleepy, I slept on the chair from time to time and I unable to pay attention to the briefing! Briefing ends at 10.30am.

Breakfast time! It's Nasi Lemak! (Yeah, I know it was lame, but I haven't ate it after a long time!)And also cakes, yummy! So, where should I eat? The seats already crowded outside the hall, and people can't eat inside the event hall. But, wait. I saw some people go to the other hall beside the current event hall. So I took this chance to follow them. Yup, it was another "lecture hall"! But currently not used for any event, but the staffs allowed people to eat here since there are too may people need seats. Happily I had my breakfast at the middle row of the hall...

11.00am (so soon?!) - Next "Lecture" - "Business Potential". Err...This one was also as same as last talk at ZRB office (even the talk was handled by Mr fendi again!), but strangely I concentrate this lecture very well, although I didn't still understand fully about the MLM scheme... still again, I sat on the front row, and I assumed this seat is permanent to me for this day...

2.00pm - Lunch time! This time is rice with ayam lemak gravy! And it was well packed in a neat disposable transparent tupperware! (I wish I could bring this back to my hostel but I afraid people would thought it was awkward to bring along DISPOSABLE items) As usual, I ate at the "secondary" hall. After had my lunch, since the time already passsed Zohor prayer time, I tried to find the Surau, by myself. So, I went to the main lobby of the building to see if there are any signboards mentioning location of the building's surau. While I found the sign, I confronted a large crowd coming inside the building. Looks like there's another event happened here, but what is it? So, I peek among the crowd, and I saw a Malay event happened. Hmm... wonderful...

Ah, I shouldn't waste my time - I should go to the surau! So I found the surau - it was located nearby a toddlers' nursery (or a kindergarden?). But the surau was very small - the praying area was as "large" as a "small" room in an apartment! But thankfully I was able to get through the crowd and I able to pray jemaah inside.

After praying, I took some time before the next session starts to look around the building. There are swimming pools - small and big and restaurants on the back side of the building. There also some stalls too.

3.00pm - aah, finally, the "real deal" - NDO session! NDO stands for New Distributor's Orientation. The "lecturer" this time was Mr Abdul Aziz. His face look like Datuk K (Datuk Siti Nurhaliza's husband) but not really large and he is not very fat. Earlier, I thought he would gave a normal speech like previous "lectures". But all of sudden, he SCREAMED during his talk! Halfway of his speech, I felt that this "orientation" was actually a "motivation" program - feels like being in a counseling program. So to be a Score A distributor, I had to get some "motivation"? Damn...

But there are some funny stuffs too despite the speech was quite loud and harsh - Mr Abdul Aziz mentions there are two type of people who refuses to follow the Score A program - KERENGGE (Actually "Kerengga" - red type of ant which annoys people's trees) and SNIOP (Pronounced "Snai-yop", stands for Syndrome of Negative-Influencing & Opposing People). I find that it is funny to mention the word "SNIOP" - I giggled when I heard he pronounce the word.

5.00pm - Take a break for Asar time. The only food they provided was some pisang goreng and tea.

5.30pm - Continued the NDO session. Oh God, I'm exhasusted now! The speech was so loud and there are some "killer" words that feels like a sword coming through my heart! They also put up a video about a handicapped (read:limbless!) Australian motivator who gave a speech to students in Australia about why should we give up if we are able to stand up? Very pity to him (Maybe I could find the video somewhere in YouTube). But during Mr Abdul Aziz's long speech, at least there are some good points to be taken such as "10 Steps to Set Your Goal", "The Attitudes We Should Had" and "6 Negative Ms"(Huh? But my name start with M!).

7.00pm - It should be the end (finally!) now, but the session continues with "in-dark-meditation" session wherre we close our eyes in darkness and Mr Abdul Aziz cried about how hard our mother had taken care of us since we're small (Sigh... feels sad for a while). Next is "self-appreciation" session from selected people abut how there are proud being in Score A program (damn, just end already!). The session ends (finally, really!) with salam with the staffs of Score A program. The time was 7.45pm....

That's it... That's all the "lectures" I had. Try to think after all I had been through, it is quite funny that to become an MLM "agent" we need to had some motivation. But maybe because by having motivation, we would never give up expanding the MLM "pyramid"!

After Maghrib prayer, I waited for Puan Jah but she was busy talking with some people, probably her "downline". After she had done talking (8.30pm), she bring me along to her car and offered to send me back straight to KUIS. While inside the car while we are on our way to KUIS, she asked "How was it? Feels good?". I said, "No, but I feel very MOTIVATED now! But I don't have money!" Yup, that's the ISSUE... So she said that if my father came along, at least he could "see" the chances if he joined the program. Meanwhile, we got some trouble to go to KUIS - the truth is she didn't even know how to go there! I gave her the best solution - go into the PLUS (toll) line and go to Seremban route. Now we got on the right road I asked her about some terms and process in Score A program. BUt while she gave explanation, she still continue to "promote" the MLM process. (Already sick hearing the repeating procedure)

Finally reached KUIS (at 9.15pm) , thank goodness the guard allowed us to get inside KUIS, so Puan Jah could send me straight to my hostel. Before I leave, I mentioned her about the RM2 balance she still didn't gave to me and she was almost forgot about that. However, because she already paid the tolls just to reach here, I said "Halal sajalah duit tu...". And I took the bags and wave goodbye to her...

I returned to my room with exhaustion... Fuhh... finally able to "land" on my own bed...
Currently Lokman and his classmate, Kuven was using Lokman's PC upon reaching the room. After a brief rest, I performed solat Isyak and bought my dinner from nearby cafe - Mee Soup.

Around 11.oopm, I slept...

End of my story!

7th June - Go to Times Square, with Motorcycle!

(Skrg ni susah lah nak upload gambar kat internet sbb prolem nak setting Bluetooth device kat PC, pastu ada limit pulak masa nak upload gambar (only 5 images per upload, connection status, etc). Tu pasal lambat nak update blog ni. Lagipun, skrg byk assignment ngan meeting. So, i just got this new idea - tulis blog dulu, baru upload gambar! Camne? Idea "canggih" kan? Oh ya, pasal blog hari ni, patutnya kena tulis lepas blog yg lepas, tp br bleh post skrg... (sbb masalah td tulah!))

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Today, I woke up at 11.00am (jgn risau, dah solat Subuh!), when Fikri asked me ,"Teman aku pergi Times Square? Aku belanja..." TING! Alright aja aku! Tapi naik apa? Motorsikal kawan dia! Hah? But I didn't dare to ride with him - it's RISKY! Dahlah jauh, naik motor tak bahaya ke? Tapi kesian kat dia plak, mmm... oklah, ikutlah dia!

Pukul 12.00pm, kitorang pun pergilah naik motor bersama - Fikri yang tunggang motor, aku membonceng Fikri! Tapi tak rasa selesa pulak naik motor ni - apasal kaki kanan ni rasa sakit + lenguh je? Tapi memang seronok juga naik motor ni - rasa adventurous la pulak! sekurang-kurangnya tau la skit pasal jalan nak pergi sana...

Around 12.30pm, we stop at Petronas gas station, coz we the motor needs fuel! I take this chance to get into the Petronas Mesra shop, and I found a lot of Transformers caps on one shelf!

I thought I wanna ask the staff if I could purchase the caps WITHOUT buying any fuel, products at the shop but Fikri already done filling the gas into his motorcycle. So we continue our adventure...

Around 1.15pm, we finally reached Times Square - after I RECOGNISED the roundabout which leads to the building! We find a good spot under the overhead bridge near the building as I tell him how I am afraid of being sued by the police...

Looks like the Sahibba game still continues. We entered the building via the main lobby, and we could see directly some new cars shows (Toyota if I'm ot mistaken) and on the right... a Transformers toy booth! Oh great! But I can't go there... I need to fulfill Fikri's request - he wants to find a pair of new sandals. So we start to go from the highest floor, and we could get some nice views from top... Oh, solat Zohor dulu!

Then I saw another XL-Shop here! Probably a secondary store to keep exra stocks? I could see the Leader-class Optimus Prime but it's Takara version - RM235! Hmm... not buying...

We get through in front of all shops in each floor, we asked any shops which sells shoes and sandals if there are any type that Fikri want - some doesn't have, some does have, but very expensive...

Then we got to some shop in the corner of some floor (didn't remember while writing this), when there are to opposing shops calling people to have a fish spa. Fish spa? Ooo.. the place where you put your feet into a pool of fishes and then the fishes "massage" your feet - There is once a shop like that at Tesco Ampang. But I didn't know how the fish "massages". To my shock, Fikri actually wanted to do it! He chooses the shop with least (one, actually) person in it and the shopkeeper gave him a hot water feet-bath, before he put it into the pool of fishes, and he chooses 15 minute package (RM12). At first I refused because it is not necessary, then when I put my finger and amazed to see the fishes coming straight into my finger (and also Fikri offered to treat me), I agreed, but late 5 minutes. I had my feet-wash, and put my feet into the pool. You know what actually the fish does? It eats the dead cells! OH MY! It tickles so much (Especially if it eats the underside of your feet!)! There's even the Banjaran-type fish that we could see in aquariums! There's no pain actually! An enjoyable experience, I swear!

I mentioned there's one person at the shop, right? He's name is Siva, came from Sri Lanka, a Hindi. But we do had a good chat with him. Fikri asked if in his village there's any Muslims do tabligh activities around there, and he says "Yes". He also mentioned that the Muslims were very good, and even some invite them to eat together during any Muslim events. (He's sure lucky to met good Muslims like in that story, may Allah gave hidayah to him) He actually came with his wife and around-5-year-old son.

Then we end our fish-eating-deadcells massage after 20 minutes, we shake hands together with Siva and his shy son, then we continues our "mission".

After getting through all the floors, we finally made to this shoe shop. But the shop was expensive to me IMHO, but he bought it anyway.

Then we get to some area near the movie theather's entrance, where we saw a clothes' sale promotion. Fikri also wanted to buy some trousers and clothes! I act as his "bodyguard" while he tested the clothes before he bought them. Then. I'm wondering if he's acually a rich person but somewhat with "low-profile" attitude?

Now it's 4.00pm, and we already done our shoppings (I didn't buy any either!) and Fikri asked about where should we eat. Then I thought for a while - he already spent a lot of money on the clothes, but foods sold here was quite expensive and "dubious", can he live with that? Then, I got an IDEA ("TING!" - light up idea bulb sound, lol) - bring him to my house (Thanks to the roundabout, I actually know how to go back to my condominium)! Not only we could ate something "free", but I could also submit my Score A forms to my father. But, there's a problem - My mother HATE me for riding a motorcycle for a FAR distance! So, I suggest a trick - go to Cempaka LRT station (the nearest LRT station), hide the motorcycle and the helmets somewhere at the parking lot, call my mother to fetch us and pretend that we just went from Bangi/Times Square via LRT. Fikri agreed and we do as what I planned... and it all went well!

At my home, I met my family members and introduce Fikri to my family and my home, and we chat about what we went through just now (except we LIED about how we travel to get here!). For our lunch, luckily, were my favourite foods - Singam and Daging Masak Merah! I ate quite greedily (i'm very hungry, seriously!) while Fikri was quite shy eating his own meal! Then my father came back from work and I submitted the forms to my father, but he just like "Hmm", "OK" only (Strangely HE was the one who wants me to join the program so much, why he became less interested now? Maybe because of the registration fee?). But at least everyone's happy. However, after Asar, my parents want to leave our home for some business which makes us to leave too. So I and Fikri followed my parents via my mother's ATOS car to send us at the Cempaka LRT station. Yet, they never suspected something wrong. Then I salam my parents and gave a farewell wave to them while watching them leaving the LRT area. After 15 minutes to confirm their "non-existence" in this area, Fikri and I took out the motorcycle and had a ride back to KUIS... However, I felt guilty for LYING to my parents... We reached KUIS before Maghrib...

So tired!
This is the end!

6th June - Score A Briefing

This was a "mission" given by my father - I had to go to Score A briefing at Bandar Tasik Selatan on 6th. As a "faithful" son, I accepted the "mission" without any questions. Fortunately, it was Saturday, and to reduce my weekend boringness, I take the chance. And I need to reach there before 3.30 pm of the day before it was the time for the briefing began.

After performing Zohor prayer, I asked my roommate, Fikri to send me to Bangi's KTM Komuter Station via motorcycle. Upon reaching there, luckily, after buying the tickets, the train immediately came to the station! Thank goodness it was not the "Sardine-packed" time, but i only leaning by the train's door since every seats already seated.

OK, now reached the BTS (Bandar Tasik Selatan) station. Now, I need to go to a building called "Metro Biz Centre", somewhere nearby to "Wisma TEKUN". Where is that? Thank goodness I had a person to contact with: Puan Jah, the woman whom my father contacted with to get information about this Score A briefing. After able to contact her, she told me to find a large blue building beside a Shell gas station, and find an office named "ZRB". Alright, now I had to walk! (Now, it's 2.45pm)

This is BTS LRT + Komuter Station... far view...


There are some graffittis before the overhead bridge, interesting art talent!


OK, now I'm on the bridge, and OK, I think I'm seeing the Shell logo...


Down from the bridge, I saw a cat under a van! [COMING SOON: Upcoming Posts about Cats!]


OK, forget about the cat, I'm already reaching the Shell station, almost there... Oh? The blue building!


After past the Shell station, now I know that blue building was actually Wisma Tekun! (Third pic was the shop lots on its right)


So, I get to the beyond side of the building. It's a far walk you know...
And I saw the "real" Tekun office!


Then, there's a little gap after the big building. Puan Jah said the place would be beside a shop next to a restaurant called "Aluha". So, I really saw the shop in the gap, and I go straight towards it...


...and she mentions the ZRB office's number was "26-1", but I didn't see the ZRB sign outside the shop. After wandering around in front of the shop for 10 minutes, I decided to find the number "26-1" between the buildings, specifically. And yes, the office was indeed next to the restaurant, there's an open door with an elevator inside, but the number beside the door was a bit small... with a veeeerrrryyy smaaallll "sign"... under the number.


And I entered the door, and there is some stairs next to the elevator. I get to the 2nd floor, and YES! I found the office! (It's 3.15pm now)


Inside the office... (these pics should be linked... into a wide-eye view...)


You can see there's a door with lots of chair and a whiteboard, right? That was the place I heard the briefing. Here's a shot inside the room. I can't take more pics now in this room, coz "If there are some handphone sounds in this room, let us see him together!", said the staff in the room.


So, what it is all about? It's about SCORE A'S MLM PROGRAMME... Let me give my own interpretion about the programme based from what I heard from the briefing....

Score A was an online tuition intended for Standard 1 to Form 3 Students (Form 4 & 5 will be launched at 26th June). It includes several e-test papers for the students to answer via online website, which fits the students' current learning outline. There are many interesting and interactive features that normal test papers wouldn't have. (Of course, it's internet! Not answer-on-the-paper-sheet!) The most interesting thing is its game reward system - sort like a mission-based game - if you could achieve above 80% mark of easy-level questions, then you could proceed to answer the next medium-level questions. These features encourage students to get better marks and faster answering time.

Because of its popularity (among most schools in Malaysia & also approved by Malaysian ministers!), the MLM (multi-level marketing) concept was applied to give chance to people to sell their products and as extra income to the company. So, this briefing tells basic introduction about the MLM strategy but not how to perform the process fully. (Saya pun masih tak paham konsep MLM ni apa sebenarnye!)

After around 1 hour briefing (Tak boring pun!), I met Puan Jah (the woman in the middle in this second pic) to ask again about the MLM concept (but I forgot it again, LOL!) and she tries to make me understand, but since I was kinda blurry, she suggest me to go to next week's full course in Putrajaya with my father (since he's the one who suggest me to hear the briefing), but the registration fee per person is RM68!


Oh, and I'm also still blurr about why I SHOULD hear the briefing, I asked my father about it. My father actually wanted ME to JOIN the MLM programme! He also wanted to join the programme too but he couldn't come to hear the briefing due to several circumstances. My only gripe is if I really COULD joining such marketing programme...

Hmm... then I went back to KTM Station to go back to KUIS, but suddenly... bad luck strikes me - my phone's battery went out again! Now I couldn't contact Fikri to fetch me to the station, so I HAD to took a private van ride instead.

Upon reaching KUIS after paid the driver RM3, I remembered that today is Saturday, so...
IT's PASAR MALAM TIEM!!!!

During Maghrib's azan, I reached my dorm to charge my handphone first, before leaving the room to perform solat at masjid together with Fikri (he pitied about my unability to contact him to fetch me at the KTM station before...). I estimated that around 30 minutes, the phone would be charged around 50% of its power. But when I returned to the room to get the handphone, it was 100% - fully charged! Strange, indeed - While I always keep running low on batteries, the handphone charging time was lower than some other phones.

OKlah, so I went to Bandar Seri Putra's only weekly Pasar Malam with Fikri after I haven't "visit" here for some time since semester 5. Fikri revealed that he NEVER went to this Pasar Malam before! Huh?! Well at least I could show him the delicacies available at the Pasar, and told him about how I could spend at least RM8 every time I went to Pasar Malam! But he met his many friends instead... but I don't...




For this night, I bought:

• Sausage Pizza (RM1.50)
• Fried Corn (RM1.50)
• Mee Soup (RM3.00)
• Chocolate Ice Blended (RM2.00)

(Fikri bought a Beef Kebab, Chocolate Ice Blended, and Chicken)

So that's the end of my story, and now I'm exhausted - now I got neck pains!

Transformers ROTF Toy Launch Visit

30th May was the date of worldwide Transformers toys & products launch, and Malaysia also involved (But mostly handled by Toys R Us a.k.a TRU). Since I'm a fan of this live-action + CGI movie, I'll take this chance to see this toy launching event! So, I thought that I sould go to rare places (which I haven't been before), and 1Utama is my first choice. Why? Because the main attraction was Optimus Prime mascot appearance! So, I began my "wanders" that day... with a reason "to buy Umi's and Ati's handphone's 'rubber cover' " (That was the last thing I do!) to my mother.



To 1Utama!

I got off from my home at 2 p.m., according to TRU Malaysia's website, that Optimus Prime mascot would appear there at 3 p.m., and I thought that Kelana Jaya was not very far due to the public transports available in Malaysia, I thought that I would never be late. But the truth is, it was veeerrryyy looonggg...

First I had to ride the LRT from Cempaka station to Masjid Jamek station. From there I jumped into the Kelana Jaya LRT line to Kelana Jaya, but this one was veeeeerryyy far! It took 1 hour to reach Kelana Jaya station. Upon reaching, I took a taxi ride to 1Utama. The driver said that 1Utama was quite near, but I don't think it was really near. This was because of traffic jams!



So I finally reached 1Utama, and the time was... 3.30p.m., which means I was late...
But I didn't regret this, because I already learned the ONLY way to reach 1Utama (according to the taxi driver) and I had a chance to visit 1Utama for the first time & with my own way!



After 5 minutes I made it to TRU 1Utama which was located at Level 2 of the building. Banners and fliers decorating the entrance of TRU, which shows the ROTF toys are already available. The ROTF toys was available in the middle of the shop, and I find amusing to see even makcik also interested to buy Transformers toys! There was also a diorama-in-glass beside it featuring Bumblebee vs Sideways and Scorponok (from 1st movie) vs Sideswipe & Skids. The only dissappointment was the lack of Leader-class Optimus Prime... probably sold out?
[More news here.]



Also dissappointed was about the Optimus Prime mascot, but when I want to went out from TRU, I saw some people wearing pink & yellow costumes at the entrance, coming from no where. Huh? It's Power Rangers! What the fun?! Lain yang nak, lain yang dapat...



Then I wandered around to see other shops available in 1Utama, including Jaya Jusco, which was oddly never had any new Transformers toys. I went to the higher floor level, and I saw Anime-Tech shop! Oh, another branch was also here! But still, the toys were as same as in Mid Valley... But the shop next to it, a comics shop, had a bunch of figurines displayed, including Doraemons! Cute!

As I thought I want to "say goodbye" to 1Utama, I thought that maybe I should check back TRU again... before I could reach there, I saw so many people crowding in front of TRU. What happened? When I came near...

"Optimus Prime" and "Bumblebee" (Huh? It wasn't stated in the website) had apppeared! (Dream come true... but 1 hour late, duh...)




So these people were very excited seeing these mascots, and the mascots show-off their "weapons". I find that it is very funny that they really acts like a robot - standing and seeing people senseless. Even kids & TRU staffs tease their backs without the mascots noticing their actions! The costumes were good enough to identify them as the real characters in the movie, but still didn't really accurate to actual movie design. Now, thinking about these costumes, no wonder last month I read a news about why Hasbro trying to find Optimus Prime ad Bumblebee cosplayers in past Transformers conventions...

So now I leave 1Utama to my favourite location...

Berjaya Times Square & Low Yatt Plaza!

Once again I went back to ride the LRT, but in reverse. In Star LRT line, before going into Ampang line, I stopped at Hang Tuah station. From there I walked to Berjaya Times Square first. Heh, before I want to do my mother's "mission", I want to "enjoy" first by "hunting" new Transformers toys at the usual hobby & toy shop near Anime Tech Mid Valley (Not XLShop, unfortunately didn't went there). Surprisingly, there WAS Optimus Prime figure (In retail price, no increase!)! Sheer awesomeness!!!!



I am really proud for seeing this new awesome figure in person (with my own eyes too!) and even had a chance to touch it (at that "Try Me" hole...). But the new "Mech Alive" feature wasn't very impressive... and also the only phrase it said was "I am Optimus Prime" only, unlike other Animated leader-class figures (3 phrases in one!). Also what I hate was the colour applications, the blue was a bit brighter than last movie's toy. There was this Chinese guy who was probably a worker of the shop, told me that he was also dissappointed with the paint problem. I told him that the only best thing about this new figure was his near-to-real design, but instead the guy suggest me to wait at the end of this year for Premium repaints, similar to last year's movie. But I read some news from BotCon 2009 panel that "there is no line complete with repaints", so would that Premium repaint happen?

So what I bought? Legends-class Jetfire (RM15) from Anime Tech shop. Damn, there's no Legends Optimus Prime yet! I want to do the awesome Prime/Jetfire combo! When it would be available retail in Malaysia?

As I want to leave Mid Valley to went to Low Yatt Plaza via escalators, I saw an over-sized replica of Saidina (Malaysia equivalent of Monopoly game) board! Wow, there was a game event actually! But I had not much time to waste!



So I went to Low Yatt Plaza to "hunt" for my mother's and sister's handphone's "rubber cover". I didn't know what it was actually called, until I found one at a shop (forgot the name) where the guy at the shop called it "Silicon case". Unfortunately, only for Sony Ericsson S302 (my mother's phone) was available, not for my sister's LG GB110. Probably due to the handphone being very new, or it was really rare to find accessories for LG phones (Malaysians mostly used Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Motorola brands, so most shops provided accessories for popular brands). The price is RM12.

Next, to Sungei Wang Plaza...
(Boy, sure I'm almost exhausted now, but strangely I hadn't any appetite to eat or drink!)

I tried to find new Transformers figure here, but sadly no luck (the comics & anime shop available only had toys as same as Anime Tech, minus Scouts & Legends sized figures). But surprisingly there was an event I couldn't resist to see...

GUNDAM!!!



(Damn, should take more pictures, but my phone's battery was already out!)

I do love Gundams, before the live-action Transformers craze. Currently the event was about to promote SD Gundam BB Senshi (Cute version of Gundam, but this one had traditional Japanese design, even I didn't understand the story yet!) model kits, but there are also showcases of custom dioramas of Gundams proudly made by Malaysians. Mostly customized was from Gundam 00 and SD Gundam BB Senshi series. These are realy awesome too! Once I wished to participate in this customizing competition, but sadly it maybe just a dream now...

Alright its already 6.45 p.m., time to get home... Continue to LRT Ampang Line...

Rezeki before home...

Upon reaching th Pandan Indah station, it was already Maghrib. I arrived at the usual masjid I always prayed jemaah with my brother and/or father, but strangely they are not there. After I finished performed Maghrib prayer, I went out from the masjid and saw a box of several plastic bags. Of course, those are a bag of free foods! Alhamdulillah... and I brought one home... Then it was revealed it was nasi minyak and some gulai!

Oh yeah, about my mother's silicon case, she was really happy so much seeing it fits very well with her handphone, but was depressed about unavailabality of silicon case for LG handphones. She tried to fit my sister's phone into the case, but found it was really NOT compatible. My mother said that I should seek a silicon case which was as same size as my sister's but want me to customized it...

Oh well... end of today's adventure...