In the blink of an eye, the weekend is over. It’s Monday, and the whole cycle begins again.

Before I went to sleep last night, I felt a deep sense of regret. It seems like I have accomplished nothing.

Throughout the night, I felt restless. Even my dreams were uneasy. I kept dreaming that I had work to do, tasks to finish.

And this morning as I was woken up, I felt really unsatisfied because I couldn’t finish the work I had been dreaming about.

Last Friday evening was full of hope, full of possibilities.

Saturday morning was filled with exciting freedom.

Sunday was moody and heartbreaking. And last night was totally depressing.

Poey Chin cooked me a bowl of prawn-mee flavoured instant noodles trying to cheer me up, and it helped.

But as I went to sleep I felt that I could have spent my time better.

Sometimes I wonder if I would feel the same before I die.

Would my life be totally wasted? Would I die feeling unsatisfied, feeling like I wasted all my time?

Even if I accomplish many things, will it matter after I’m gone?

In the end, it’s all nothing. Nothing lasts forever, not even happiness.

Work is meaningless. Wealth is meaningless. Life is meaningless.

Do you want to make more money every month? Do you wonder what it would be like to see thousands of ringgit deposited into your bank account each month?

It’s easy, just send me RM500 and recruit ten more people to do the same. Just kidding!

There are two positions available at my department, and we need the positions filled ASAP.

Are you sick or bored at your current job? Looking for a change in environment? Feel like changing jobs to get a pay increase to cope with rising prices?

It so happens that we are expanding our team, and need 5 programmers and 2 application support staff.

ASP.Net Programmer

• Your primary task will be to develop screens or reports based on provided technical documents
• You must be able to write a ASP .Net / VB program in Visual Studio 2003/2008
• You must be able to write SQL scripts (we’re using MS-SQL)
• Fresh grads are welcome
• Salary depends on the skills and experience you have.
• This position is under contract employment

Application Support

• Your primary task will be first level user support
• You must be able to write simple T-SQL queries
• Salary depends on the skills and experience you have.
• This position is under permanent employment

The Company

I know that money is not everything. You also want a good working environment. Here are some of the wonderful things you can enjoy:

• Healthy, smoke free and safe work environment
• Clubhouse facilities for staff with gym, pool tables, Astro TV, karaoke, mini-bar and fitness classes
• A large team with specialized roles. You don’t have to be ‘one-leg-kick’
• We are an ‘end-user’ company
• Exciting time to join us as we begin development of a new web-based system to replace legacy system
• Job security. Company is one of the leaders in our industry.
• Open, teamwork and sharing environment
• Office is located at Old Klang Road
• 5 days week, and we start work at 9:30 so you can skip morning rush hour!

The Contract

The .Net Programmer position is a contract position. Some of the contract terms are:

• EPF and Socso included
• Renewable annually
• Does not bond you for the full year, you can resign by giving two months notice
• Medical claim
• No annual bonus

How to Apply

If you are interested, please send your latest resume, position applied for and expected salary to my email address (adinochang at gmail dot com).

Photo By: SOCIALisBETTER / Some rights reserved

Last month my aunt came to visit from England and she bought a packet of my favourite chocolate candy bar, the Bounty chocolate bar.

I love Bounty chocolate because I like coconuts. I like coconut ice cream, coconut juice, coconut milk. Even my hair looks like coconut.

This was my last Bounty bar. I ate most of them before I remembered that I was supposed to blog about it.

This is how it looks like once you peeled off the wrapper and placed it on a nice plate. The rounded oval shape and triple three arrow design of this chocolate candy bar is actually patented.

This is how it looks like inside. I broke it in half rather un-professionally. See the sweet coconut filling just bursting out of the chocolate!

So far I’ve only had the opportunity to eat Bounty chocolate candy bars when someone buys them back from the UK or Australia. There is a dark chocolate version in a red wrapper, but I still prefer the blue milk chocolate version.

I have found some Bounty chocolates being sold in Malaysia, but the taste is different. The chocolate doesn’t taste as smooth and rich.

Rachel saw me taking photos of my last piece of Bounty chocolate and came over to see what the fuss was about.

She grabbed a piece from the plate and took a bite. She likes it!

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Don’t touch my chocolate daddy.

Ok, I share share with you daddy…

I don’t indulge too often. I’ll have a packet every couple of years and it’s really a treat.

Have you tried Bounty chocolate? What is your favourite chocolate candy bar?

Last weekend we decided to have KFC for lunch, and I decided to try out the new menu item, the KFC Hot & Spicy Shrimp.

This is how the shrimps look like in the ads.

Here is how they actually look like. Each box comes with five shrimps. For some reason or another, it was packaged in a cheesy wedges box but that’s ok.

The KFC hot and spicy shrimp is coated with the same batter as the hot and spicy chicken, making the shrimp really tasty and crunchy.

The taste is not too bad. It has the slight spicy seasoning mixed with the sweet shrimp. My only complain is the shrimp can be a bit too salty.

Each shrimp makes a nice mouthful and can be finished off in one or two bites. The tail is crispy enough to be eaten as well.

This is how the cross section looks like after I’ve taken a bite. You can also get an idea of the shrimp size from this photo.

I finished off my meal with a large coleslaw. Yummy!

I’m not left handed (in case you wondered), just that I needed my right hand to hold the camera.

The KFC Hot and Spicy Shrimp costs RM5.20 for a box of five shrimp, which seems rather pricy. I’d be happier if the price was revised to RM4 or less.

I’m going mad. I tell you that I’m losing my sanity.

I’m tired of repeating myself. I’m sick of screaming at her, trying to get Rachel to obey.

I’ve tried so many ways, but she just wants to do what she wants to do.

There is no reasoning with her.

It’s frustrating, maddening, infuriating.

It’s tiring. It hurts.

It’s disappointing because I always imagined daughters to be sweet, gentle, obedient and submissive to their daddies.

Nowadays Rachel will easily go into bouts of tantrums that could last hours. She will scream, whine and kick if she doesn’t get her way.

It could be triggered over the smallest things, like not making her milk fast enough, not taking her out, or even Poey Chin carrying Daryl.

I’m okay if this happens once in a while. But it happens multiple times a day.

Even worse, she is now starting to be rude to us. She will point her finger at us when she doesn’t like something. She will glare at us.

Then there’s her curiosity. Last night, after we’ve changed her and gotten her ready for bed, she dipped her hands in Daryl’s diaper rash cream and smeared it all over her clothes and body.

As you know, diaper rash cream is water proof and really hard to clean!

Curiosity is good, but why does it need to happen at 11pm?

People tell me it’s just a stage. I really hope it’s just a stage.

And I hope we’ll move on to the next stage soon. Otherwise it’s going be game over for me.

Being really honest and open with you all, I’m miserable at home. Sometimes I feel like escaping to the office or somewhere else.

But that just makes me as a bad father and a selfish husband, doesn’t it?

So you see, I lose either way.

I’m really ashamed to meet any of my neighbours because our home is just so noisy all the time.

Sometimes I look at Daryl and I really have fear in my heart. I don’t know how I can go through it again in two years time.

Photo By: Lauri Rantala / cc