In conjunction with our country’s 50th national day celebration, Pos Malaysia has issued new set of stamps commemorating the same.
It’s also our current Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi’s first time appearing in Malaysian stamps
Credits: http://www.pos.com.my
Further to the stamps, Pos Malaysia has issued a set of 3 stamps made of pure gold.
At RM16,800 a set!
Pos Malaysia – Golden Jubilee Celebration of Independence of Malaysia
Related Links
AllMalaysia.info – Stamps to mark golden jubilee
The Star – Stamped into Memory
p/s In AllMalaysia.info – Stamps to mark golden jubilee namely the part where they said, “The third stamp will remain a surprise until it is made available to the public”. I think the third stamp is the stamp above. If you don’t know the background of the above stamp, it was the first stamp issued under the name of Malaysia in 1963.
I have a stamps catalogue of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. I’m a g33k 😛
Month: September 2007
Action and Reaction
Or is it Active and Reactive? Whatever.
Today, some idiot from another department yelled at me on the phone, just because the Human Resource Department did not update their system. Idiot wanted to send me something (work-related) but was unable to locate me as I was just recently transferred to another department.
Firstly, he got mad when the something was returned to his department, reason being that there was no such person there (at the old address). Fair enough, I’d be mad, too.
Then, he yelled into my ear accusing me of not updating the Human Resource Department of my change of address. He yelled and yelled and honestly, I wanted to scream back at him, but with my colleagues around, I didn’t think it was wise.
However, I did raise my voice and told him in return, “HEY! WHY ARE YOU SCOLDING ME?! I’M PISSED OFF AS WELL BECAUSE NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHERE THE STUFF WAS! AND NOW YOU COME AND SCOLD ME?! I WANT TO SCOLD SOMEONE, TOO!”
“WHO SAYS IT’S MY DUTY TO UPDATE HR WHERE I AM! THEY SHOULD UPDATE THEIR SYSTEM!”
Bear in mind, however, the conversation was in Malay. If it were in English, I wouldn’t have been that polite.
He yelled again, that I just said, “You scold me, I scold you! Come lah!”
It is REALLY not easy to keep your calm when someone is yelling into your ear or face. F**king rude, man!
He eventually ran out of things to say and handed the receiver over to his colleague, who was much more polite. Yeah, things got sorted out, but I told him that for goodness sake, they got their instructions from the HR Department and it’s their fault for giving wrong instructions and not mine. Idiots! (I mean HR, of course.)
Anyway, all this yelling when I’ve got a sore throat made things worse. I went to the clinic for some medication and the doctor gave me was:
Err, I can walk into any 7-Eleven for this myself la, doctor!
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p.s. OK, he gave me something called ‘Beazyme’ as well.
Merdeka Eve @ Marketplace, Kuala Lumpur
Despite being down with food poisoning, I headed to Kuala Lumpur to check out the fireworks. To me, no Merdeka Celebration is complete without fireworks.
ivN suggested Marketplace, a pub cum restaurant at Off Jalan Yap Kwan Seng. The place has an excellent view of the Petronas Twin Towers.
Although we foresee that we will be stuck in a massive jam heading to Kuala Lumpur, it took us less than half an hour to reach Kuala Lumpur from Petaling Jaya vide Jalan Tun Razak.
Marketplace was buzzing with people. The place was crowded.
ivN was with his friends while Sharon Dilirius, Melvin, Angeline and I hung out at the balcony waiting for the fireworks to start. One photographer already stationed herself there to catch the fireworks.
5 minutes before the clock hits 12AM, patrons started to gather at the balcony. Some were equipped with party packs such as poppers and whistles.
We had no clock to countdown hence most people waited for the firework as a signal that the clock has hit 12AM.
Then everyone started to realise something is amiss. There were no fireworks!
The disappointed crowd had to fake their own countdown and make use of all the party packs. I guess the most disappointed person would the photographer.
Those whit and yellow spots are actually balloons.
*groan* it’s Monday again.