Spent the whole morning at Block B, C&S, electrical and mechanical site inspection at
Level 11.
Drats....Mr Kong arrived at 3-00 pm, he brought along
a new computer and a printer for the site office.
Looks like I will have to do lots of paperworks from now on.
En Roslan, the MD, called in the evening, asking me about work
progress and complaining about quality of works which was
labelled "well below par" by the Architect.
He was not happy about it and asked me to do something,
I know it's not fair to drag you into this but please do something about it.
En Roslan, saya ni macam kahwin dengan janda
(I feel like I'm marrying a widow)
Yeah, lots of repair works to be done...hahahaha...
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Went straight to the office this evening, Zainal S was there. So was Zul.
I was chatting with them while checking LIFFE London site. Coffee was trading lower,
tons and tons of news (should I say conflicting news?) regarding frost in Brazil.
Apparently only Parana state was hit by frost and the intensity was not that strong.
Minas Gerais was free from frost the whole day. One report indicated about 30% of
coffee trees was badly damaged. Yet prices went south. Probably that was a bogus report,
I mean, how do they tell the extensive of damage only after about 2 hours of frost?
The real damage can only be ascertained during first flowering season (September)
when cherries start to blossom. Besides, Parana only produce 2.4 million bags of Arabica
and 30 % of damage doesn't mean a thing, total world supply for 2000-2001 is 110 million bags.
And consumption is only 106 million bags.
New York coffee CSCE plunged at the opening bell, took many traders by surprise. I was not
that surprise, I knew it would happen but nobody beleive me when
I said the reason for the downside was because coffee belts were not hit by frost.
Those who went long in anticipation of frost had no choice other than to liquidate
their positions.
Saturday 15/7
Another busy day today at the site, inspection at Block B again. I did not even
go for breakfast, all I had was a bottle of mineral water.
Left at 12-30 pm, traffic was not that heavy and I reached Subang Jaya at about 1-00 pm.
Finding our new office wasn't that difficult, Halim arrived about the same time,
we went in to see the renovation works. Impressive. Bob came in a bit late so we proceeded
for lunch at Lotus restaurant. We had banana-leaf briyani rice,
I was too tired to have a nice meal but enjoyed the afternoon nonetheless.
Halim was a bit reluctant to join us in setting up the brokerage house but he promised to give us his full support.
Reached home at 3-30 pm, went straight to bed only to resurface at 6-30 pm.
Had dinner at Delapan Cafe with Sherif, we chatted until about midnight.
Sunday 16/7
Heck, I think I need to keep myself busy every Sunday. All I could think of today was sleep.
Woke up at 6-30 am to say my Subuh, then logged on to the internet, felt a bit sleepy again.
Was in bed again until 11-30 am. Had a quick brunch at Cik Ngah's Delapan cafe.
Drove to Bukit Unggul, Bangi to see Wak. He called me last Wednesday
for makan durian. I don't really like durian but
he made me eat quite a few. I hate the smell of durian, my car still
smells durian, dah lah hari ni asyik kentut bau durian jer...heh..
Took a nap again in the evening, then spent a few hours online checking a few weather sites. Tempretures in Brazil coffee region will drop to a dangerously low level Monday morning.....
Monday 17/7
I did not go the site today, not even once. Spent the whole
day doing some paperworks at the site office, lots and lots of them. Managed to
go for a quick lunch at 3-00 pm. I feel my body is slowly getting
weaker now but my mind is always occupied.
And I thank God for
walaupun keadaan aku macam ni,
aku rasa tenang, aku rasa aman, aku tahu sebagai orang Islam kalau kita ada masalah
kita berbalik pada Tuhan. Jadi sekarang ni aku cuba baca Quran
hari-hari,aku sembahyang pun
lama sikit,
wirid dengan doa aku pun panjang jugak kalau banding dengan dulu.
Ya Allah, janganlah Kau tarik Hidayat yang
Engkau beri pada hambaMu ini Ya Allah...
Kalau dulu aku selalu tanya diri aku, now,
what do you want ?, tapi sekarang aku selalu tanya now,
how do I handle this?, itu buat aku ingat Tuhan.
Nota:
[ Lama dah aku tak tulis apa
yang ada dalam kepala aku ni, sekali sekala tu nak jugak.
Aku tulis ni hari Selasa sebenarnya,
rileks sikit kalau banding dengan semalam.
Airmata aku mengalir jer bila aku tulis pasal ugama tadi,
aku sedar keciknya aku kat dunia ni.
Aku ni memang mudah sangat keluar airmata
(keluar airmata tu bagi aku bukan menangis)
kalau pasal bab-bab macam ni. Dan aku tak kesah pun kalau
aku menangis keluar air mata pasal ugama,
sekurang-kurangnya aku ingat pada Tuhan, aku ingat siapa diri aku ini.
Entahlah, aku doa semoga Allah sentiasa beri aku petunjuk ke
jalan yang betul. Dulu, aku selalu ingat yang Allah akan
tolong aku sebab aku ni dah lama susah, lagipun aku bukanlah
dikategorikan dalam golongan orang yang jahat. Bodohnya aku masa tu.
Bodohnya aku sekarang ni sebab baru sekarang sedar.
Aku tulis semua ni bukan untuk apa-apa, kalau apa yang aku tulis ni
menyedarkan diri aku, itu dah bagus. Aku tulis ni untuk aku baca nanti
masa tua (InsyaAllah),
mungkin nanti aku akan gelak sorang-sorang atau mungkin nanti bini aku,
anak-anak aku
,cucu-cucu aku akan malu bila baca benda-benda ni. Tak kisah, apa yang aku tulis ni adalah
sebahgian daripada aku, apa yang ada dalam kepala otak aku yang
berserabut ni.
Aku tak kesah langsung orang yang baca journal
ni buat tafsiran lain, walaupun ada yang baca hari-hari
tapi aku yakin dia orang tak berapa tahu pasal aku, tambah-tambah apa yang ada
dalam kepala aku. Kalau diaorang faham, apasal hari-hari datang, kan? ....heh...
Journal ini semuanya pasal aku, aku tak ada masa nak cerita pasal benda lain,
aku bukan penulis,
aku tak ada cerita pun pasal jerebu yang dah datang balik,
aku tak cerita pun pasal Al'maunah yang dah punah tu, aku langsung tak
tulis pasal tawanan Jolo. Aku tulis pasal aku, aku tulis pasal apa yang berlaku pada aku,
apa yang ada dalam kepala aku masa aku taip, itu saja.
Aku tak edit, mungkin ada (memang ada pun...) benda yang aku tak tulis, bukan tak relevant,
saja aku tak nak tulis. Mungkin masa tulis tu aku tak ada mood. Mungkin aku lupa. Macam tadi, aku tak niat langsung nak tulis sepanjang ni, aku tak niat langsung nak tulis benda-benda ni, dalam Bahasa Melayu pulak tu.
Alamak, panjang dah aku tulis ni, aku nak pergi site pulaklah lepas ni, paperworks semuanya
dah siap. Ada masa InsyaAllah aku tulis lagi.]
Tuesday 18/7
We really are amateur traders, too scared to
enter positions.
Yesterday, weathermen called for frost to hit Parana state Tuesday, Thursday
and Friday mornings,
and because fund managers are heavily short, upswind swing are inevitable.
But we did not take any actions, we merely watched the price movements.
Our only excuse was that "gap" at the opening. The last few days saw gap up at
the opening and re-opening. I don't mind if it gaps up (or down) but sometimes
it goes opposite direction no matter how strong (or weak) the opening is.
And to enter a position when the movement has already been factored is quite dangerous.
And for the very first time this year coffee rallied by 10%, about 1000 points,
equivalent to USD 5500-00 per contract.
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We had a Site Meeting at 9-45 am today, the same bloody boring issues
were discussed. Shoddy workmanship by the Contractor,
delay of payments, non compliance etc. Lucky the meeting ended just before twelve, had a discussion with Mr Kong later on. Told him about En Roslan's intention of holding back
Contractor's monthly payment.
Had lunch at one stall near Pantai Indah apartments, what a nice Kelantanese dish. To Kampung Kerinchi mosque at 12-45 pm, managed to have a few minutes nap.
The next 3 hours saw me doing some paperworks, damn it, the printer was not working well I had to use my own. Zuraimi dropped by just before 5-00 pm, chatted quite a bit and left together at 5-30 pm. Caught in a massive traffic jam, all the way from EPF Building to Subang Jaya. Wasted more than an hour inching my way, and instead of driving home I went straight to the office. Totally exhausted.
London LIFFE surged at the opening, apparently, Minais Gerais was also hit by frost this morning. This state produce about 50% of coffee, mainly Arabica. Early estimates indicated that
Parana suffered about 80-90 % crop damage.
Zainal S laughed at me when I said New York CSCE to open up by at least 1500 points. Charts analysts have been wrong the last few days, coffee is fundamentally driven market, technical analysis and charts looks messy and misleading.
To our horror, CSCE opened with a massive 2000 points upside gap, and stayed there for a good hour. It traded choppily the next 2 hours and closed at 118-10 points. Since last week, coffee has skyrocketed by nearly 40 points, about USD 20,000-00 / contract. Yet we failed to ride the wave.
Wednesday 19/7
Had breakfast with Simon at Pantai Indah at 9-30 am, he was not feeling well so I asked him to go home for a bit of rest.
Made a quick round to Block B Sample Unit to see plastering and
rendering works. No leakege. Asked the Sub-Contractor to monitor
the water level at the toilet area of the unit.
Took the commuter train to KL during lunch hour, parked my car at Angkasapuri station. Settled a few bills, car loan repayment and wired Ani and Yati some money. Managed to find time to go to a few bookshops, at Kotaraya Kompleka and Central Market but there was no latest
.net magazines. I left a bit disappointed.
Said my Zohor at Kampong Kerinchi mosque, the stall I always frequent was closed for a day so I went back to the office without taking lunch. It rained (with fierce lightning and thunderstorm) for a good hour, lucky there was no concreting works today. I don't like concreting works to be carried out in the rain. Somehow it will affect the integrity of the structure.
the project I'm working on - part of Block B
........later perhaps....
Thursday 20/7
I'm on medical leave for a few days, something wrong with my spine,
so said one doctor this morning. I need to take a break, how great God is, a few days ago I was
amazed with myself blah blah blah... and now I'm like a sex sick kitten. Do pray for my speedy recovery, please.....Thanks.
