First Anniversary as an Agricultural Officer.

Alhamdulillah alhamdulillah. 

I remembered when I was 10 years old, papa asked us to put our ambition on the  pc desktop. Mine was Surgeon. Heart Surgeon to be exact. 15 years later, here I am, 'playing' with paddy and its pests and diseases. This might continue up to another 35 years. Fuuuuuh~ get ready Ernnie. 

On the interview day to get this job, I was late! It's due to an unforgettable incident whereby I forgot to bring all my documents to the interview session. Bayangkan, lagi 3 minit nak sampai MADA and suddenly mama tanya : 

M : eh adik, hang takkan pi tak bawak dokumen apa-apa. 

Me : mesti la kena bawak. (Busy clipping my nails). 

- Long pause -

Me : Ma, Pa, jangan marah adik langsung . Boleh tak patah balik rumah sebab satu file pun adik tak bawak. 

I know that my father was very very mad but he's being so calm as he doesn't want to pressure me. Patah la balik. Mind you, it took about 25-30 minutes from my house to MADA. Sampai dekat bilik menunggu, Kakak kerani (Kak Rina) tanya, bawak surat beranak? I'm like no wayyyy I'm bringing my birth certificate. No. Thank God I remembered my no surat beranak and she said its okay not to have it since I remember it. 

And that was 356 days before. Sekarang dah selamat jadi pegawai pertanian dah. 

QnA sessions

1. How do you find your job now? Suka? Benci? Menyampah? 

- for me it can be a mixture of those. One day I'm telling myself how cool it is to be an AO, another day it's like, cepatlah bila nak pencen ni. Hahaha. However, the experience that I've gained in this very short time is like so many. U guys might just want to check my IG and see it for yourself. In the end, me myself yang kena  put some passion in my working life. 

2. What are the things that you hated the most within this 1 year? 

- When I cannot find a tune for my work-life balance. I have a family. By saying that it means I'm staying with my parents (not yet married okay). Sometimes they do get a bit annoying when I came back late. Maghrib baru sampai rumah. I did that in my first 2-3 month, tapi sekarang I'm trying to go back before or at 5:30 pm. Bayangkan, kadang sampai rumah pukul 7. My parents would be at surau at that time. When they get back, Ernnie dah pun tido. Time jumpa adalah waktu pagi between 6:30-7:30. Sejam jumpa sedangkan tinggal dengan family. Imagine that. ^^ 

- ada lagi tapi tu semua faktor orang lain dan bukan diri sendiri. Malas nak cerita kat sini. 

3. Do you see yourself still being an AO in   20 years time perhaps? 

No. Hahaha. Bukan taknak jadi AO tapi for  this question Ernnie tak nampak. I'm not a person who is always predicting my future. Kadang go with the flow je. Who knows another 15 years I might be the specialist in interior design kan? Haha. Random.

 

4. What motivates you in becoming a good Agricultural Officer? 

- Helping people. That is the main goal in my life-mantra. There are a lot of hikmah of why I cannot fulfill my chilhood ambition. However, Allah granted my biggest wish i.e to help people. I'm so grateful getting this job since it's like a straightforward pathway for me to help people (farmers). You're dealing with those complaints, anger, unresolved issues etc. On one day I might coming back with a tears, another day I'm coming back with that satisfied smile on my face :). 

 

 

5. Something that you want to improve? 

- Absolutely! My knowledge in agriculture.  I'm not an agricultural student back in uni. Thus there are heaps of agriculture 'jargon' that I'm not yet familiar with. Alhamdulillah my bosses and staff are always helping me in various ways. I do need time to getting everything in hand. I would say I'm still a toddler in this arena. Hopefully, with all the supports and encouragements that I've received, it will push me to become a better human being InsyaAllah. 

Bahiyah Girls School ex-Student Alumni Dinner 2015

Salam dan salam sejahtera.

Perkara ni memang takdak dalam calendar Ernnie but somehow it happened.

Perkara ni bermula dengan Ernnie dan Kak Zurina (colleague dan juga senior Bahiyah Ernnie) berjumpa dengan Cikgu Sabariah di salah sebuah majlis bersama anak yatim sebulan yang lepas. Tak sangka Cikgu masih aktif dalam persatuan so on and so forth.

Satu hari Cikgu ajak Kak Ina dengan Ernnie untuk join dinner Alumni. Tanpa fikir dua kali, kami bagitau okay nak join. Siap join terus jadi alumni yang berdaftar. Untuk dinner tu RM50 dan untuk menjadi alumni sekolah, kena bayar RM20 je setahun.

So, pada 13 November hari tu, Ernnie dengan Kak Ina attended this 'Arabian Night & Dinner'. memang best. Cumanya lagi best kalau ramai lagi student Bahiyah yang join. Buat masa sekarang, mungkin ramai yang belum tahu akan kewujudan Alumni Bahiyah yang berdaftar.

Bertemakan Arabian, Ernnie just pakai Jubah yang Ernnie beli di Makkah tempoh hari. Nak pakai yang tu pun dah rasa segan. Bajet macam too much sangat. Tengok-tengok bila sampai dekat sana, Ernnie takpayah nak risau. Semua yang lain lagi 10 kali ganda glamour kau. Memang arabic betul, dengan ada bau-bau arabic, lagu arabic, makanan, hiasan, lagu yang dipilih. I'm like wow.

Since Bahiyah's school is a girl school, so memang lelaki is totally no-no jugak dalam dewan ni. Ada lah beberapa acara yang kena menari, gelek so on and so forth. yang jadi waiter pun kena halau keluar. hahaha. Ada jugak jemputan daripaday student Bahiyah sendiri yang masuk nasyid untuk menyanyikan beberapa lagu Arab. Teringat dulu Ernnie jugak pernah masuk Nasyid time form 2-3. :) 

Dan tunggu punya tunggu, Ernnie dapat set alat make-up untuk lucky draw. Hehehe :) Sapa tak seronok kan. Kiranya balik tu tak la tangan kosong pun. Paling best sebab dapat jumpa guru-guru, Teacher Zalifa, Cikgu Azizah (ajar Science) dengan Cikgu Sabariah (ajar Geografi). 

Bila nampak Cikgu Azizah, I'm like terus peluk Cikgu ketat-ketat. Menjerit je tak sebab ramai orang dekat situ. Cikgu maybe dah tak berapa perasan Ernnie tapi takpa Cikgu, Ernnie faham. Cikgu cakap yang cikgu ingat lagi muka Ernnie as one of her student pun dah over the rainbow dah hahaha. Cikgu Azizah adalah cikgu yang mengajar sains, bagi sampai student dia paham. Bila time eksperimen, paling the best sebab Cikgu memang all out.

Kak Ina, my colleague as well as my super senior at Bahiyah

 

The cutest and petite Cikgu Sabariah . I still remember her neat drawing of maps on the blackboard. Rasanya untuk Folio Geografi, Ernnie memang buat betul-betul. and to be honest, waktu PMR, subject favourite Ernnie ialah Geografi. Geog adalah satu-satunya paper yang Ernnie terus check betul tak jawapan lepas habis exam. Sebab suka sangat. Part of me liking this subject is obviously due to its teacher ^^. 

Lombong arang batu terbesar dunia? Sechuan, China. :) #masihdalamingatan

Alhamdulillah, the dinner night went well. I'm having fun. Kalau ada kawan-kawan atau senior atau junior yang nak join jadi alumni, u can contact me through my email 

einnre.ramo@gmail.com

Bayaran yang dikenakan hanyalah RM20 annually. Bagi Ernnie alumni yang kuat reflected the awesomeness of that school. dan being an alumni in this school is so grateful. Ernnie rasa tahun Ernnie berada di Bahiyah adalah tahun dimana cikgu-cikgu dan kawan-kawan ni mould Ernnie menjadi seorang manusia. My environment in that school taught me everything. So apa lagi jom la join alumni Bahiyah! :)

World Islamic Economic Forum 2015

Mula - mula kena datang untuk hias booth, tapi atas sebab yang tak dapat dielakkan,Ernnie telah dipilih untuk menjadi salah seorang exhibitor untuk booth Kedah di bahagian pertanian. 

1. Apa kaitan Kedah dengan WIEF? 

Soalan ni banyak ditanya. Sebabnya tahun hadapan adalah merupakan tahun melawat negeri Kedah. Kerajaan Kedah dalam usaha mempromosikan Kedah di mata masyarakat dunia dengan pengenalan kepada tapak-tapak untuk pelaburan dari segi ekonomi, pendidikan dan pelancongan khususnya. :) 

2. Apa kaitan Ernnie sebagai exhibitor? 

Okay, bagi bidang pertanian, tempat yang Ernnie kerja sekarang merupakan agensi yang utama dalam bidang pertanian di negeri Kedah. Orang Kedah mana yang tak tau MADA? Dan disebabkan itu, MADA telah dipilih untuk menjadi pempamer untuk sub-pertanian di bawah booth Kedah. Dan Ernnie dipilih atas tiket Peg.Pertanian yang akan memberi sedikit sebanyak maklumat berkaitan pertanian di Kedah. 

3. Pengalaman paling best? 

- setiap pengalaman di sana Ernnie jadikan moment yang Ernnie tak akan lupa. Dengar cliche tapi memang betul. Bukan senang nak jumpa delegates dari pelbagai negara. Bertukar pendapat dengan yang hadir, networking la yang paling banyak Ernnie dapat. 

Paling tak sangka Ernnie dapat berjumpa dan beramah mesra bersama Mantan PM ; Tun Abdullah. Even better, time Tun datang, takda orang sangat sebab mostly orang tengah lunch. So memang literally beramah mesra dengan Tun. Siap suruh tun sign buku personal Ernnie sebagai kenangan. Di situ jugak baru tahu yang Tun Jane adalah penaung untuk satu NGO berkaitandengan hutan, replanting, herbs, tree and forest mcm tu. Very enthusiastic person. 

Secara peribadi Ernnie tengok Tun ni adalah seorang yang ingin tahu berkaitan dengan produk usahawan yang mendapat bantuan dari agensi mahupun Kerajaan. Sebab waktu masuk booth tu, Tun belek satu- satu produk siap tengok tempat penghasilan dari mana.

I mentioned to him that I took Biotech as my degree and partly because of him at that time. Memang Tun sangat menggalakkan pelajar untuk menyambung pelajaran dalam bidang Biotech kan time tu? Walaupun Biotech di Malaysia ni tak la berkembang sangat dari segi kerjaya, but hey, none of my friend is actually menganggur.

On the 2nd day of WIEF, I met Miss lovely Iman. Thank you Iman sebab belanja kak Ernnie makan Johny Rockets. Makcik ni dah kerja dah pun. Kerja pun dekat tempat yang mantop kebabom kau. I'm happy to see you enjoying your life now. Ececece~ Siap ajak Iman tido dekat hotel dengan Ernnie. Best!

And on the same page, there's this arts and music festival happening in the same building. Correspond to this WIEF jugaklah. It's like a networking channel untuk orang-orang arts ni untuk get together, changing ideas and stuff. Ada la jugak jual barang-barang indie dekat situ. Sempat lari kejap je sebab Ernnie lebih banyak di Exhibition Hall. 

Last but not least, I met Aziemah on the last day of the Forum. Thanks Aziemah sebab datang. She's among my best friends that I can count of. Being so supportive as always. Lunch sekali dengan Aziemah tapi Jiemah ni kene balik awal pulak time tu. Ntah sebab apa ntah. Kalau tak boleh ngedate lagi lama.

After that I went to my-X-school. Kat mana lagi kalau bukan KMS kan? Jumpa students semua. Memang seronok la Ernnie. They are like my Sushi King, My shoes, my handbags semua lah. Banyak mana Ernnie suka semua ni, banyak tu jugak lah Ernnie suka dekat the Whole KMSians. ^^

9 by Design by The Novogratz

Assalamualaikum.

This one might be a bit random. But have you guys watch the 9 by design show on the Li channel in Astro? I'm a big fan of that. Basically I'm a fan of those interior design shows. Macam best je. Nowadays, that 728 channel is like my best friend. Korean drama pun kalah. 

There's one random day that I've asked my sister for her opinion of me randomly wanting to do another degree in interior designer. Her answer was super super long but her point was like "don't waste your time doing it" kinda. Hahahaha. 

Okay back to The Novogratz's family. I'm so impressed with the parents (Courtney and Robert) basically on how awesome there are in raising 7 kids and at the same time doing what they like which is designing. 7 kids is something unusual in the west family I guess, but they managed to pull it. With a lot of yelling, shoutings, and disciplines of course. 

And to my surprise, the show that is on the television was actually the 2009 show. So it was like 6 years ago and I wonder how they look like (their child). 

Amagad, they are looking good. By saying that I mean all of them. ALL. 

1. Wolfgang Novogratz

2. Bellamy Novogratz

3. Tallulah Novogratz

4. Breaker Novogratz

5. Five Novogratz

6. Holleder Novogratz

7. Major Novogratz

Noleh check Family dia punya website 

www.thenovogratz.com

atau search dekat IG the_novogratz

Basically nak pin point dekat yang sulung tu je. Memang muka model kau!

Bellamy and Talullah are twins. So do Five and Holly. Ade 2 set twins in this family :)

Breaker and Bellamy

Wolfie and Tallulah