Kisah AKU n Turning Point!

Assalamualaikum,

Tadi aku keluar minum berseorangan kat Medan Selera berhampiran rumah. Budak dua orang tu takde, so perfect sangat untuk aku munasabah diri memikirkan hidup yang penuh pancaroba ini.
Warning: Entri ni mungkin mengandungi statement terlampau self bragging, reader discretion is advised.

Bila bukak cerita mengenai rezeki. Dah tentu, lain orang lainlah rezekinya. Masing-masing ada bahagian tersendiri. Ada yang cantik je perjalanan hidupnya, ada yang berliku dan ada yang kurang bernasib baik. But as for me, ianya satu laluan berliku. Jatuh naik, dan kadang-kadang rasa ada macam dah give up. Tapi, dari apa yang diajar - selagi nyawa dikandung badan. Maka, masih ada rezeki dan bahagian kita yang Allah nak bagi.

Academically, aku seorang normal student with an average result and fair extra curricular achievement. Alhamdulillah, after SPM aku berjaya sambung pelajaran di UiTM dari Foundation sampailah peringkat Degree. Nak kata berliku tu tak lah sangat, sebab memang cantik je perjalanan akademik aku - tak pernah repeat paper, repeat semester jauh sekali. Aktif dalam persatuan, sukan dan macam-macam lagi lah. Pendek kata, semuanya baik and some of my lecturers even ramalkan yang aku akan easily dapat kerja dalam government, or at least GLC dengan karekter yang aku ada.

Shortly after finishing my final paper in June 2014, aku dapat panggilan interview from Perodua Global for a position of Group Corporate Strategy Executive. I successfully made it to the final stage for this interview but failed to secure the job. I have been told that they wanted a fresh blood with an experience as well. A young and energetic Farid at that time, aku meradang jugaklah - Why put all trouble inviting me to this final stage, when you only want people with experience. You are wasting my time! Aku pun blah from HQ Perodua tu. A week later, dapat panggilan from Perodua Manufacturing for Procurement Executive - similar situation. Made it to the final stage, being in KIV for almost 2 weeks and later, the application was being rejected with similar reason. Fuck Off! Itu je word yang aku cakap time terima e-mel.

After that, dapat interview from Tan Chong Group, Ingress Corporation but still takde hasil. Almost 4 bulan jugak aku menganggur time tu denying prediction made by my lecturers. Jangankan GLC, small company pun tak nak aku at that time. Early of November, aku berjaya jugak masuk ke alam pekerjaan dengan menyertai Trueventus, a multinational company with HQ di Australia as a Business Development Executive. This is a sales job which I really hate and frankly speaking, I'm suffering every minutes here..haha. But amazingly for the sake of my own paycheck, aku berjaya bertahan almost 1 and half year there. Some contribution from this company yang akan aku ingat sampai bila-bila ialah - I paid the deposit for my first car only from my March's Commission (Itu lah sales record paling tinggi yang aku pernah dapat, earning around 14000 USD in a single month)

I resigned from Trueventus early December last year, joining CapSource as a Senior Business Development Executive. More paycheck, more commission bracket and more responsibilities. Still do the cold calling things, but at the same time work on special project given by the CEO. Seperti di company lama, I'm suffering too here. This happens when you have no passion of doing your task. Dah hampir 2 tahun aku berkecimpung didalam kerjaya yang tak pernah aku nak and it's not easy to live in hypocrisy. And just 2 days ago, I put an end to my career here. Perjalanan karier aku tak berapa baik. Tak dapat kerja yang diidamkan, dapat kerja but no passion, resigned twice and now back to square one, struggling.

Panjang lebar kan entri malam ni? Okay, back to the road itself. As far as my initial plan concerned, should things okay along the road. I'll have enough savings to book my first house this December, bertunang on Februari 2017 and start my own family early December 2017. But then, langit tak selalu cerah. Bad luck struck me and I'm completely helpless. Sometimes, memang ada rasa cemburu dihati. Tengok kawan yang ada kerja stabil, married and they seems happy dengan kehidupan yang diorang ada. Unlike them, I'm currently living in a very unstable condition with no permanent job, revising plan and hoping it's not too late to alter this dismal situation.

Jadi, entri ni didedikasikan kepada diriku di masa hadapan. In Sha Allah, bila aku berada dipuncak kerjaya aku suatu hari nanti. I'll always remember the point where I nearly give up and managed to turn the table with my prayers, intelligence, determination and dedication. Kita akan berjaya, Farid. In Sha Allah.

Muhammad Farid Abd Gani
1.55 AM, 2 April 2016
Bandar Sungai Buaya, Rawang

Kisah AKU n Goodbye CapSource!

Assalamualaikum,

Eh awal update blog hari ni? Bukan tengah office hour ke sekarang? Macam mana boleh update blog ni Ferdi? Haha, aku sekarang ni kerja flexi hour, suka hati lah nak buat apa pun. Okay lah, meh aku cerita sikit apa yang sebenarnya terjadi ni.

Yesterday, 31st of March 2016. I tendered my resignation in CapSource as a full time employee. This resignation was made according to the Management's decision to take down APAC Department where I being placed. As being mentioned repeatedly in this blog, MICE industry depending on the market condition. If the economy is strong, we can sustain. If not, we all suffering. That's what we faced now, not just in CapSource but in other companies too. IQPC and SMP closed it's APAC operation earlier this year and now, it's our turn.

Sebenarnya aku dah expect yang benda ni akan berlaku, cuma tak sangka ianya too imminent. From my calculation by looking on our sales cycle, together with some other seniors here. We expect that the APAC Department will close it's door somewhere around Late May or Early June. Last Wednesday, I have a chat with our CEO in his room. Time tu lah aku diberitahu yang he gonna close the team this week. So, petang tu jugak aku dah start packing fail-fail, dokumen-dokumen yang ada..:-)

Semalam is the final day of March, and also for 5 of us. Datang office macam biasa, buat mana-mana callback yang ada. We had our lunch together at the nearest KFC. After lunch, I had a quick conversation with Wayne and later, signed the resignation letter and effectively remove me from CapSource's payroll.

Around 4PM, I left the office. Sambung melepak dengan diorang kat NZ sampai pukul 7. Bersembang lah mengenai our plan lepas ni. Nia nak sambung Master. Danial pulak ada 2 upcoming interview minggu depan. Our manager pulak wanted to set up his own company and Ernie nak buat online business since she's now pregnant so payah nak cari kerja.

 Actually it's a blessing jugak, since I will have my biggest interview 19 April ni. Boleh la study sikit subjek-subjek lama kat UiTM tu and I need to have that job. I must have it! On to my financial plan, this resignation disrupted my plan to lock RM 10000 by the end of this year. Of course, I still have some 5K in the bank, but for how long it can sustain there without additional pump in every month? Acano nak kahwin ni? haha

Singgah Pasar Malam kat Sungai Buaya. Rasanya dah hampir 5 tahun tak jejak kaki sini. Beli Nasi Dagang dengan Cendol je untuk dinner semalam..:-) 

Simpan lagi benda-benda ni dalam laci yang sama time aku resigned from Trueventus dulu. Bayangkan dalam 2 tahun, I faced 2 resignation. Korang yang ada kerja stabil tu, jaga lah elok-elok but hey, at least you guys tak duduk dalam this cruel industry, correct?

But then, we are lucky enough to have boss like Wayne. He offered us to do freelance there. Takde gaji but we still can use facilities like phone, and even our e-mail. Payment is by commission basis. Currently I agreed to proceed with our inaugural Housing Asia 2016 Conference as a Sales Freelancer and The Inter-Corporation Futsal Championship 2016 as Project Freelancer. At least, takde lah boring duduk rumah sementara tunggu interview tu, we can still visit the office and I'm planning to take 3 days a week.

Eh, kali ni takde backup plan ke? Haha, memang takde. The best yang aku boleh buat ialah doing freelance work for CapSource and keep focus in my interview. Maybe visit some tuition center kat Rawang for any tutoring opportunities. Lepas interview tu baru kita gila-gila job hunting macam dulu..:-)

So, that's the end of my full-time employment at CapSource. I wish the company the best of luck! Don't worry, pasni aku datang jugak sekali-sekala..:-p

Kisah AKU n Quick Retreat @ Nilai

Assalamualaikum,

Malam ni ingat nak share mengenai my quick vacation kat Nilai with my family. Okay, so kat office macam mana sekarang? Getting better?

Minggu ni kat office nampak encouraging since our team sekarang tengah work on event baru - Housing Asia Week 2016. Event mengenai residential/housing property market kat Asia Tenggara ni, menyentuh tentang aspek social and senior housing, transit-oriented township, ASEAN-ANZ Expansion dan banyak lagi. Best buat event property ni, even kat Trueventus dulu aku earned confirmation and easy money kat property event lah. Good old time..:-)

Okay, back to main content dalam entri ni. Dalam pukul 10 pagi semalam, kami sekeluarga dah keluar dari Sungai Buaya. Singgah breakfast kat Rawang sebelum meneruskan perjalanan ke Nilai.

Perjalanan ke Nilai from Rawang mengambil masa kira-kira 1 jam setengah, depends kat jalan yang korang lalu dan juga traffic condition. Kalau keluar awal pagi dan tak sesak, 1 jam dah boleh sampai.

Arrived around 12 at noon. Kami menginap di Time Hotel yang terletak di tengah pusat bandar, berhampiran Dataran Nilai.

Aku booked family room kat hotel ni dua hari lepas. Sebenarnya kami nak melawat Faris, dah lama tak datang sini plus, esok dia nak ke Perak ada kursus kat sana.

Dah lama tak bercuti dengan family, asyik dengan brotherhood je. Rasanya last time kat Avillion Melaka, waktu tu aku masih lagi menuntut kat UiTM di semester ke-enam. June 2014 tak silap aku, nak dekat 2 tahun jugak tu.

Bilik ni memang simple, tapi interior design memang kemas dan cantik.

Pose wajib dalam bilik hotel. Cari lah mana-mana entri aku tidur hotel, mesti ada gambar macam ni..haha

2PM, mak ayah ke Nilai 3 pakai Myvi aku. Nak berjalan-jalan. Since ada wifi free kat sini, apa lagi memang satu petang tu menghadap laptop cari benda nak download..hehe

Diorang balik sekali dengan bro ni. Nak join tidur sini katanya, haha..konfirm lah aku tidur bawah..lol

 

Malam tu kami ke Giant Nilai. Rare design Giant kat sini, parking kat tengah-tengah, surrounded by 4 blocks of 2-storey building.

Kalau tak amik gambar tak sah. Dasar jantan gila kamera..haha

Nak renew stok rumah budak ni. Biasalah budak universiti, time family datang lah nak memborong. Kalau tak, memang terkulat-kulat lah beli kat kedai runcit sikit-sikit..huu

Had our dinner kat one of restaurant kat situ..:-)

Rasanya dnner kat TESCO Rawang hari tu pun pakai baju ni jugak. Dah takde baju lain ke?

Seawal jam 7 pagi, aku dah hantar adik ke Nilam Court. Pagi tadi dia dah nak gerak ke Perak untuk kursus USIM tu. Singgah breakfast kat nearby restaurant, and isi minyak. Senang, nanti balik shoot terus ke rumah je..:-)

Kami check-out dari Time Hotel around 1PM. Bye-bye Nilai for a good quick retreat. Memang takde benda sangat kat sini lagi-lagi untuk orang muda macam aku, tapi okay lah since aku pun just nak berehat and escape dari office's workload je.

Sampai rumah around 3PM. Solat Zuhur pastu tertidur sampailah pukul 7 tadi. Letih benor tu, bukan apa - panas gila cuaca sekarang ni. So, secara automatik badan kita pun dah jadi letih and cepat penat.

Itu lah cerita trip simple aku minggu ni. Esok start kerja balik. Harap-haraplah boleh masuk registration form baru this week untuk event Housing Asia tu. Amin.