July 30th, 2010

It's the last day of work for July, and, if you've noticed how many posts I've made, today's the 40th. Hence, it's already a quarter of my internship period!... Hmm...damn...it's only been a quarter...I gotta go through everything I've gone through up until now for another three more times...shit...

Well, today was really slow for me...I was pathetically sick...but as a good intern, I still came to work. But you wanna know something shitty about coming to work today other than the fact that I was sick? Kaber didn't came. Um...actually I shouldn't really say it was shitty. Well, the fact that he didn't came was shitty of course, but he had valid reasons. His grandmother was sick. His aunt called him to come back home when he was already at the train station. So, I really can't fight that. Family first as they say.

Anyways, so today, I just sat at my table and did the PSC extracts till it was time to leave. I'm quite proud to say it though. Because I've done with 6 PSCs, and I'm left with only two more to go. Nice. And yesterday I was only able to complete two out of eight. So, that was really it. Owh, Ada asked me to do something today. Actually it was asked by Tasha, but Tasha told Ada to ask me. It wasn't anything really. I was done in 15 minutes if I'm not mistaken. Really was an easy stuff. It was to convert a clause in a PSC to a formula. Well, I'll just say one thing to that...I have a lawyer for a father...other parents would probably read their children bedtime stories at night, mine read contracts. Haha. That's not really true though. I was simply kidding. But truthfully, I've had several occasions where I fell asleep reading contracts. Therefore, I'd say that it should fall as bedtime stories then. Haha.

Anyways, that was really it. My whole day. Sorry I could say much more about it. Owh, my car broke down today...again...this time it was the clutch... Sigh... I've got nothing to say to that... And the best part was, it broke down after the flyover from the Subang Airport road. It was the main road in front of the Summit. Yeah...that road was also the busiest road everyday... I really don't have nothing to say to this...

So, ladies and gentlemen, all have been said and told, now, I'll be taking my leave then.

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July 29th, 2010

Well today was the day we had to perform...the day we've all been training so hard for...and it was great! Haha. Most of us didn't even want to go back to the office. And since we had to, everyone wasn't in the mood for work. Haha. It was really an interesting day really.

The event started at 7.30 and ended at 2.00. So, since that consumed more than half of the working hours, I guess I'll be telling you about it then. Well, the event began with breakfast at 7.30, but the talks started at 8.00. So, I had breakfast alone today. Even though there were more than a hundred people there, I ate alone...sad...I know... But anyways, the talk started with a paper presentation about carbon emission reduction by industry and how are we tackling the matter. It was quite informative. Though, I've done a paper on the same subject previously hence therefore I find it easier to relate to the matter. I'm not sure about everyone else though. Owh, so here's a snapshot of the paper I did on the subject. It wasn't for Petronas though, it was for a different company.





So, the next paper wasn't related to us at all, it was more towards the enhancement of capabilities of staff throughout the company. Therefore, I didn't really paid much attention on the paper. I even went out to smoke. Then there was a tea break around 10, and the event continued with another presentation about the SKG10. Yeah...wasn't related to us as well... But the session afterward was the most interesting, and I didn't want to miss out on it. It was the Question and Answer session. There were quite a number of questions raised. And all were interesting in their own way. I even debated with Kaber on each and every questions that were asked. You probably don't know me that well, so, I'll just say that I'm someone who loves to answer questions. Haha. And the only thing I love more than to answer question, is to answer it with another question. And thus, I'll make you ponder on the answer yourself. This way, I know that you'll use your brains for sure. Haha.

Well, that was all about the briefing, and then we had our lunch at a different hall. And yes, this was the time we had to perform. Haha. It was great. To be on the stage in front of so many people. It reminded me of the old days when I had a band... Hmm...I missed the lime-light...

Anyways, that was the end of it. We went back to the office afterward. And I continued with my PSC extracts. I'm done with another PSC today. So, that leaves me with five more to go. I think I'll be able to complete it by the weekends.

Owh, and by the way, Stef was really friendly with me today. I saw her glanced at me once in a while...or probably she was the one who noticed I was glancing at her...I don't know... Anyhow, as always, me being a brick on the wall, every time she tried to get closer to me, I acted like...um...a brick...on the wall... Sorry, I can't find any better words for it...I am hopeless...sigh... Now I really feel like banging my head on a brick on the wall... Well, just so you know, I found out that she was a blogger as well. But her last entry was back in 2008. So, yeah...that was quite a while ago... And I also know that she's from LSU and that she published a few articles in a website before. This was probably when she was still in the university. It was dated 2006. And I know that she entered Petronas in 2007... Arrgghh!!! I know...this is really really perverted...sigh... But it is my nature anyways...if I were to dig info about something, I'll dig really really deep... Sorry if this is a bit off from the point of this blog...

Alright, so we'll get back on track then. Another thing that happened today was, I was given a project by Saz to do a research on Unconventional Oil and EOR. So, I'll be going to the library for sometime in the near future. It seems that I'll be doing a report based on what I've researched. So, yeah...unlike the other interns, I'll be doing a report during my internship. I guess it'll fit nicely in my final report later. So, I'm not gonna complain about it.

Well, I guess we're already at the end. I don't have anything else to write down about today. Owh, I'll probably mention this earlier, since I'll be doing the same thing over and over again at work, my post would probably be shorter and shorter as I have nothing else to report about. Tomorrow then...

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July 28th, 2010

Another day at the office...sigh...really tiring...

So, today, in the morning we went to the rehearsal for tomorrow's event. It started around 10.30. Owh, before that, I came at 8.10, and did the PSCs extract. Might as well try to finish it early. And fortunately, I've done with two today. Well, that was the morning, and we had our usual training in the afternoon. Owh, but we had KFC for lunch today. And it was prepared by the department. So, that was something. Owh yeah, and another interesting thing happened while training today was, while we were practicing, Stef played a joke on me. Actually, it wasn't a joke, kind of more like teasing me. We were standing in formation, and Saz was talking about something related to the distance between us while we were performing, and she kind of like pushed me with her flash light - like the way the army would do to straighten their formation. So, yeah...but unfortunately, I wasn't really paying attention, so, in a state of blur, I did exactly the same thing to the person next to me. And she was kind of like disappointed that I don't get what she was doing...Sigh... Damn...yeah...that's all I can say to it... That was the point where I started to feel gloom the rest of the day...sigh...

Well, anyways, after the training, we had our department meeting today. It was a bit late. It started at 4.30. Because our boss was coming from the Prince Court Hospital. He had to do a scan, I'm not really sure what kind, of his shoulder. We were all in the meeting room from 3.00, so we did nothing while waiting and everyone was chatting and eating. Haha. Anyhow, when the man of the hour finally arrived, we had an exciting discussion on stress while working. Haha. The meeting was really lengthy. It was finished around 6.15 or so. This was kind of expected every time we have a department meeting.

Owh, something else that was interesting today, after we were done with our meeting, I met Stef on the way to the toilet, and finally, we had a real conversation! Haha. It wasn't a long one, she said one sentence, and I replied with another, but anyhow, that's progress! Haha. I should have stayed and chatted a little longer. I had the words in my mind, but my mouth refused to say it...sigh... I really fail when it comes to women... Sorry ladies...I'm a bloody shy guy...too shy for my own good it seems...you'll have to start first because I'll never be able to start...sigh...

So, after that, what did we do next? We watched White Collar at our cubicles! Haha. The latest episode. Kaber downloaded it while we were in the meeting. So, I just got one thing to say, if you wanna know how to relieve stress while working, do the things that we do. Haha. Watch movies and series at the office after work!

Afterward, we went down to have dinner. I didn't had any. I wasn't feeling so good. I'm still not feeling so good actually. I'm gonna have a fever...sigh...

Well, it's 10.00, and I've got to get up early tomorrow. The program starts at 7.30...so, I guess this is where we go our separate ways then...

Cheers~

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July 27th, 2010

Well hello there...it's been a while, hasn't it?... Well, first of all, sorry for yesterday...I was really really in a deep-fried shit. So I didn't really had the urge to write anything. So, bear with me today, for I'll tell you all about today, and yesterday as well. Okay, so lets start-off with yesterday's story...

So, I was a little bit late yesterday. But still, Kaber came even later than me. So, It's not really a big of a deal. But still, yeah, just thought I'd say it here since he won't have time to read this. Alright, so, we had our breakfast at the shop, therefore, we took some time for ourselves in the morning. And by the time we got back, it was about 9.30 or somewhere around that. So, the moment I was back at the office, I continued my work on the 302 scenarios. Owh, by the way, I'd like to take a moment to explain the difference between a scenario and a prospect. Well, a prospect is for exploration field, which means that there's no discovery made yet on the block and as such, we make assumptions if we found petroleum. And on the other hand, a scenario is almost the same, but it is in the development period. Whereby, you've already encountered your oil or gas, and from thereon, you assume the production profile the field would behave like during the production period later-on. So, there you have it, a quick definition of the such. Anyways, so I was doing my Sabah 302 field and working on the sensitivity analysis, and suddenly, Sarah came and said that they'd like the montage to be handed over tomorrow, which is today. And therefore, having had experience with this sort of thing, I left my cubicle, and went to Kaber's place and told him the bad news. He was disappointed as well. So, we weren't really in the mood to do it anymore...

So, I completed my work, and was given another to work-on after that, which was also another sensitivity analysis on the same field. But with different percentages of indicator markers. But then, somewhere along the way, we were told about the montage and it's content and we were made known that it was actually a really simple project. Not simple actually, but short. So, our hopes were up again. And we began thinking of the flow of the montage right away.So, we separated our work for the montage, and we concentrated on our own part for the whole video. And almost instantly, we started working on it. I say 'almost instantly' because I finished my work first before starting with it.

Well, anyways, we didn't have the opportunity to continue doing it in the afternoon since we had practice for the performance for Thursday. So, we had to leave it there for a while and join the depressing training. Everyone was feeling really down with having to face the fact that they had to dance this Thursday... However, I didn't. Haha. Why? Because I'm my position is right next to Stef and exactly behind Sarah. Haha. All of a sudden, I'm all fired-up for this performance. Haha. Anyhow, the training took our lunch time, so it seems they've had lunch prepared for us for this entire week.

Once we were done, again, we weren't able to continue with our work because we had an SBO meeting at 2.30. It was a meeting to update our Manager of our recent work and tasks completed or ongoing. Owh, and we had to present ours as well. Haha. Well, that was quite a shocker. Owh, and we had another delegation of duty imposed to us; we had to organize a farewell hi-tea for one of the SBO member whom is leaving in the next two weeks. And it was supposed to be held this Wednesday. So, yeah...our hands were full by that time. We were getting stressed... We finally realized that we were slaves of the department... Anyways, the meeting ended around 5.10 or something. So, we didn't have time to do our montage...

So, what did we do in this situation? We stayed at the office! We completed our parts for the montage, and Kaber said that he'd render it at home. So, he took everything with him. So, in the end, we left the office sometime around 9.30... Yes, we are nerds...

But, the montage wasn't the only reason we were so late actually. I convinced Kaber to do something while we were there. Haha. I convinced him to make name tags on our table like the ones the staff have. Haha. But I did most of the work, and I added in a few things to make ours much more prettier than theirs. Haha. So, here's ours:





Haha. So, this was what actually kept us up there till 9.30. Haha. Afterward, we went back with a mixed feelings of accomplishment and guilt. Haha.

Owh, the main reason why I didn't had the urge to write this yesterday was that when I got to my car, the battery was dried. Shit. And I had to ask my dad to come to jump my car with his. Damn... I got home somewhere around 11.30...

Anyways, that was yesterday's story. Now, for today's. Haha. I know, it's gonna be a very long post. Haha.

Well, this morning, I was still in last night's mood. Therefore, I woke up at 5.25 and I got up, and I thought to myself, I don't wanna do anything today. Fuck the world...I'm gonna sleep today off. But, my parents wouldn't let me. Therefore, I was waken up at 7.00. And so, I left at 7.40, and yes, you've guessed it, I had to go through the morning traffic. Damn...

I got to the office at 9.20, and I was the last to come. Yeah... Anyways, since I was already there, might as well ask Kaber what's the update with the montage. And to my surprise, he didn't do it last night! Because his Sony Vegas 8 crashed... So, we spent the whole morning doing it. And it was grand. Haha. Seriously...grand.

After we finished the montage, we went and showed it to Sarah and Saz, and they liked it...sigh...seriously...'like', not love or anything else which shows more appreciation to the job... Anyways, we handed it over to the person in charge of the video at level 17, and we went back to the office. This was sometime around 2.30 if I'm not mistaken. Owh, we also had our training at 1.00, and had our lunch in the office as well. So, that was that...and that was really it...our morning till afternoon.

At 3.00 though, we were told that we had work to be done and would be given by Siti. Owh, I forgot to mention this earlier just now, Siti is now Kaber's new supervisor since Ida would be going to Australia to continue with her career. So, technically, this is really a delegation of work to us, and not just to help around in the office.

About the job, we were supposed to extract data from PSCs and JOCs of all the new Sabah field. And it was a lot. There were 16 fields, and more than double that for the documents that were related to them. So, Kaber and I split the fields to eight each, and I'd be doing the SB 1, 309, 310, Samarang, Tembungo, Kinabalu Deep East, Deep Water H and Kebabangan. He'll be taking the rest I didn't mention. This is gonna be a job for the weekend it seems to me. But fortunately, she wanted the thing completed by next Wednesday. So, we have quite a lot of time for it. But I didn't want to take any chances. So, I started doing it today. But I wasn't able to do much. Kaber wanted to go home. So, we did. We got off at 5.10, and had bento for dinner, and went back home.

That was today. It was a lot shorter since my fingers are already tired from typing so much. Haha. Anyways, see you tomorrow then...

Owh, Starcraft II was released today!!! Haha

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July 26th, 2010

Too tired to write...just got back...I'll tell you tomorrow what happened today...

Cheers~

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July 23rd, 2010

Today, is the last day for Aqbal to be here with us...and probably even the last day we'll ever meet again...since this is the line that has been drawn to separate us from the rest of our batch... Goodbye Aqbal...may you live forever and prosper...

So, since today was his last day, I thought I'd go and have breakfast with him for the last time. And we did, up until 10.30. Haha. Really was wasting time. We just chatted a bit about investments and G3. Haha. It's been a while since we've heard news about that group haven't we? So, yeah, Aqbal's always been a great listener. I don't know, but I think he just loves hearing my fables and tall-tales. Well, today was probably the last you'll heard of me, Bal. Therefore, remember what I've said, and may the things that I've taught you bring you peace and prosperity hereon. Yeah, so there you go, my morning...

Owh, I forgot to mention, I did came late today. Haha. Well, not really 'late' late, but later than yesterday though. I came at 8.10 for the first time in the week. Haha. It's a lot more fun to come to the office and see friendly faces everywhere instead of just empty chairs in their place. Seeing empty chairs really strikes me with the fact that my live is filled with loneliness...Sigh...well, it's true really. I sleep at 10, whereby my family comes home at 10.30, and I leave for work at 6, when they all wake up at 7, and I haven't seen any of my friends in the Klang Valley since I started my intern, thus, sometimes, I really do feel as if I'm actually living alone by myself... The sound of silence really breaks my heart... So, I think I don't want to come to the office just to find out that it's empty...

Aahh, WTF am I moping about... Well, anyways, today I've completed my sensitivity analysis for the price, production, capex, and opex markers. And I've submitted to my supervisor by 12.00. However, she's been really busy lately. It seems that everyone's been really busy. Therefore, I don't get any work. You know? Today is one of those days that I've spent looking at my monitor, specifically my desktop, and doing nothing but just stare at it. I contemplated the fact that I came to work but have nothing to do. Which, if you think thoroughly, literally would also mean that I'm actually unemployed...sigh... Well, Jacyln actually was dear enough to ask me if she could give me some work, and I said I'd be happy to except. But she didn't gave me any though...sigh... Well, the day's done anyways...

Owh, and yes, I'm sure you've been waiting for this, so, about my dancing training. Haha...yes, I've started, and luckily, we didn't really have to dance, our hands are the only part of the body that have to move. We're doing a flash dance - which here means, a dance of lights emitted by flashlights. Haha. Yeah...quite interesting really... Anyways, the only positive point for me joining this is that both Sarah and Stef are in this dance as well. Haha. Stef looked really lovely today...she did..really... Aahh...if only I was a permanent staff...sigh... God...you really hate me... Well, thank you so much, and I love you...

So, afterward, you wanna know what we did? We went for Johnny's at Times Square! Haha. It's really have been a while since I went there...I really missed the place... We went together, all three of us, and we ate and laughed till our stomachs burst. Haha. A worthy farewell dinner, I'd say. And from there, we went our separate ways...

Well, since I'm already at it, I'd just like to say to all my friends whom I'll no longer will be seeing in the near future, I have one thing to say, "Entomb my epic persona in the abyss of your memory, and engrave my name at the back of your head. You'll never forget me. I'm sure of it." And with that, I bid my thanks, and farewell...

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July 22nd, 2010

Well, another Thursday, and, yeah...you've guessed it...another movie for today. So, today's movie was The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and it was, as Kaber mentioned before the movie which he got from the reviews, readable but entertaining. Well, I couldn't find any more accurate words to describe it. It really was readable but entertaining. I'm okay with it really, since it's a movie by Disney, hence, I think it's made to cater for children. Thus, the movie was made under that pretense therefore the storyline wasn't complicated. But, the effects were great though. And of course, being a 'guru' for After Effects, I really enjoyed seeing all the fireworks and magic in the movie since they were all made using After Effects. Particles to be more exact. Haha. The movie was genuinely a great watch for the video effects maniacs. It was really great. All the effects were smooth, and it looked so real. The particles helped a lot in making them look great. Anyways, go watch it if you want. I wont complain. But, don't expect too much.

Alright, so, work today? It started off really slow. I even went for breakfast in the morning with Kaber. Owh, was the first one to get to the office again. Damn. I'm starting to feel hated...Sigh... You know? I even slowed my pace since I stepped out of the house. I was about 30 minutes later than yesterday, but I still got there first. Sigh...I feel like coming late tomorrow... Well, lets just wait and see how it goes...

Owh, forgot to mention about work. So, after breakfast I asked Bro to take a look at my PEEP since it was creating problems with the Addin. Therefore, he spent quite a lot of time. He was even starting to feel irritated with it. And I do empathize him, especially when he found out that in the end, I used an old Model which was no longer in existence in the database. Haha. Yeah...so it was my fault in the end... I'm sorry Bro, I didn't know...I really hope you're reading this... Well, once that was done, so, I had nothing to do. Hmm...when I think of it, I actually did nothing as well in the morning. I just sat beside Bro and watch him do his thing. Up until it was done, it was already somewhere around 11.00. Haha...Sigh...

Well, fortunately for me, I have a really workaholic supervisor, therefore, she gave me something to do. But not without advertising to the whole department asking if anyone got any work for me to do. Haha. She really asked everyone else who was there for work. And they all wanted to give me something, but in the end, she was the one who gave me work since everyone else was fighting among each other to win over me. Haha. How unfortunate. Maybe next time guys. Just wait till I'm done with this one. Haha.

Therefore, today, I did a sensitivity analysis for the North Dameitta block. And wow, it was shit-full. Literally shit...full... full of shit... So okay, what made it so shit-full was the fact that PEEP doesn't have an 'undo' function. Don't be fooled, it has an 'undo' button, but it does nothing. Seriously! NOTHING!!! WTF?? I had to redo a few things twice. And the most outrageous part is, sometime, when you press 'delete', it does nothing, so, you'd see a button that says 'clear', and believe me when I say this, you don't want to press that button! It clears EVERYTHING!!! WTFF??? (FF means Fucking Fuck, it's not a typo). So, my whole damn work for today was utterly useless since at around 4.45, I pressed the 'clear' button... Sigh...gotta start over tomorrow...

Okay, enough with all that bullshit, and here's a little enlightenment. Today, Sarah came and speak to me again! Haha. But I don't think it qualifies as a conversation. It was more of an order. She 'asked' if I could join the department's performance team for the SKG10 next week, and she even answered it for me. All that was done it about 3 seconds, I didn't even have time to react. My neurons weren't even finished processing the info. So, yeah, that was it. Haha. I think it was because she was shy to talk to me. Hence, she did the talking for me as well, so she'd get the reply that she'd want. Haha. I don't really know this. But she was trying to avoid eye contact though... Hmm...maybe she hates me... I don't know, I really can't say... So, anyways, she talked to me again today, and...yeah...it seems that I'd be dancing on stage Thursday next week... Wow...that was a lot to process...no wonder I was speechless...

So, ladies and gentlemen, my Thursday...thank you so much for wasting your time with this...

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