I'm struglling

I had bad days for past few weeks. The worse part because I tried really hard to quick smoking. It's nearly a week I haven't pollute my lungs. Thank God for giving me the strenght. I can't remember how many times I've been trying for give up smoking. But hopefully this will be real.

Honestly, it really tough for me to face the challenge. As a hardcore smoker, I need cigarette when  need for idea or when I'm bored. Since I quit, I can't really focus on my blogging. I kept wasting my time playing pc games or watching TV.

To make a blog entry, I spent approximately overnight to make short 200 words post. Sometimes it stretched to the next day. Seriously to quit smoking is not an easy challenge. That's the reason why smokers can't leave the nicotine addiction.

Anyway, I feel better now, healthier than before. It just need some more time before I can totally forget cigarettes. I have to stay away from smokers and stay relax.

Wish me luck.

I need to buy child safety fences

My boy start using the walker now, I need buy baby gate to separate between family area and the kitchen. He is so happy he can start moving freely in the house. Besides, his cousin age 1 is coming this weekend. So we need the area protected from their ‘naughtiness’.

The one at living room need for extra wide baby gates, because the opening is quite big. I’m afraid if the Baby Gates are not installed, they will harm their selves. Sometimes when my wife cooking, she can’t totally focus on the baby.

The kitchen is not suitable for them to play because the floor is oily and there are lots of sharp edges, plus full of kitchenware. I’ll make sure the baby gates are strong and easy for installation. The most important part, it should be cheap but best for quality.

Unthikable

 Image by Dalla on flickr

I've been busy traveling from Muar - KL- Muar for Adam Harith. Updating my blogs that already growing in numbers. Maintain my ebay stores and my core bisnes. And comes to worse, I got cold since yesterday after came back from KL.

Now I have to reschedule my activities for offline and online business. perhaps it is not too late for me to have my 2010 resolution (I don't have specific resolution on New Year). My hectic life sometimes make me too exhausted.. (I think it is double up when my head had too many things).

I'll try to generate more money from online bisnes, rather than offline. Hope this is will be comes true. I also want to have side income from ebay dropship. I will do it again, to pay up my frustration in 2009 doing ebay dropshipping.

Seriously, I'm exhausted.

I'm soooooooo happyyyyyyyyyy

I'd like to share with you all what makes me so happy today. I just granted ebay Bronze power seller title today.


Still smiling... :)

Happy Mother's Day

You are everything to me... I love you mom.

Happy mother's day.

Kuala Terengganu one day trip

I went to Kuala Terengganu on last Wednesday to pick up Adam Harith. Suddenly he called saying that he missed me. Without second thought, I rushed there after finished pasar malam. Left Muar about 11.30pm. Reach Kuala Terengganu by 5.00am.

I stopped at Sultanah Hajah Zanariah Mosque, Kuala Ibai, famously known as masjid terapung (the floating mosque). I snapped some photo using my camera phone. When I'm done with the night scene image, suddenly a petrol car stopped and ask for my ID and licence. I handed those documents plus my kad nikah (marriage certificate). They came because a phone call from the public. I think that is very good attitude from the polis, to avoid crime and maksiat.

After breakfast, I get to the masjid terapung again to shoot for daylight scenery. Then I go to Adam Harith's grandmom, pick him up, and heading to Muar. I was stopped by police traffic this time at Muazam Shah road block, for speeding. ... Bad boy... One summon credited to me. Actually I've already tired and try to get home as soon as possible.Finally I'm home at 7.30pm (after 1 hour picnic at Gunung Ledang Water Falls).

Today is Saturday. I have to send Adam Harith to Kuala Terenggau. Sorry to Rohaizad for last minute cancellation of personal coaching, which is held today.

Here is another batik painting from me. This time, the quality is better than the previous one. I will get it frame and sell it on caftanOnline.com, not ebay. The price is not expensive as I'm still not a professional artist.

Professionalisme in business : I've done mistake

No matter what you feel, or how stress you are. If you are dealing with your customer, be professional! But me, I did terrrible mistake yesterday.

I received an email from one of my customer, asking for her item's condition and saying that I didn't reply to her. Without manner, this is my answer,

"I can't send the proof of posting for every item purchased. This is because I have to deal with 5 to 10 transaction + email from buyer everyday. And her letter doesn't say anything that require me to reply".

Then she replied saying sorry. My next reply sounds a bit slower, saying sorry and explain why I am acting very rude- because of my headche and my back is hurt. There were few more reply from both of us until at the end she said," I already lost interest dealing with you".

I am regret because of my badly behaviour, not because of loosing one potential customer. Seriously, this is not a good manner in business or something dealing with professionalisme. I watched Raja Lawak Astro 3rd season on last Friday, "Chot" said, he can't perform because of the cold. The comment from Shamsul Ghaw Ghaw, " No matter what happened to you, or what you feel, you are the performer. You have to perform it well - be professional. The audience doesn't want to know your problem. They want to watch, and enjoy the performance. The entertainer has to make sure the show going on very smooth and entertaining... put aside your mood! ".

This is no different from the professionalisme in business. I've done mistake. I wish I won't do it again, so do you...

For Mrs. NADIA MALIK LAWAJI from Kudat, Sabah, I do apologize.

Muar Sunset.. My new Life (Invitation)

As I passing by Jambatan Kedua Muar, I snap this photo. Very beautiful scenery that made me thought for a moment. The sun setting down. Leaving the day, the bright day turning into dark. Turned another episode of my life.
It was 25th of January 2009 and I turned 33. Something drastically changed my life, and I am officially a husband, a married guy and soul mate to Najwa Farhana binti Ismail. I wish everything would be fine. Our marriage will last till the end of our life. Insyaallah. Marriage is like a rainbow. Full of colours. Interesting, exciting, nice and cool, if we know how to handle it, and navigate it right. The husband as a captain should have a wise decision in any situation or conditions. The wife as an anchor, provide safety to the vessel.

Marriage is wonderful. It has the beauty inside. We have the responsibility to make it cheerful. Personally, I prefer a marriage in term of more organize schedule;- sleep, business, eating, rest, work, barakah and finance. The financial management should be more accurate and efficient. Financing the family is a though job. But Allah is The Almighty. He is really fair. Your income will be enough for both of you to spend.

Since I make 'kenduri' on 01 February 2009, I'd like to invite anyone I missed for the kenduri on this Sunday. Here is the simple sketch of the location plan to my house.

From pasar malam to Lelong... now Tudung Ekin on eBay

At last I can breath...

For the rest of the week, I've bee busy updating tudung ekin on eBay Malaysia, remove almost all listing from Lelong.com.my (besides still got few purchase, paid and still unpaid).

I went to Kuala Terengganu on one day return trip with my Proton Satria for official urgent stuffs. When I was there, can see lots of flags from the candidates of the coming election in Kuala Terengganu. It kind of posters and flags festivals. Those are not really catch my interest as I have 1000 times more important things got to be settled.

Seriously, the tiring and hectic life schedule is up to the end. I'm going to get a 'personal assistant' on my birthday, as a special gift... , hope she is the soulmate. I need someone to assist me, to help me reorganize my schedule, helping me with my offline business and online business as well.

As a one man show businessman, running online business (CaftanOnline.com and Muhasabah_Trading on eBay) + offline busines during pasar malam and pasar pagi / tani. It sounds ridiculous.

Today, I posted an abaya / kurta to Germany, US and Japan + Tudung Ekin, ID, Morocco to Labuan, Pahang, Sabah and Selangor. Previously, I met the pak Imam and Ketua Kampung for their signature, straight away headed to Pejabat Agama Muar. When everything done, I felt so thirsty and hungry for not having them since lunchtime. Got few missed call on my phone. One of them from Hamdi Gemok (Murtabak Singapore Tg. Agas). I rushed to him, having a plate of small murtabak. We had a chat, he got few questions. Then I go home.


It is time to sit back a relax. I am on the full throttle for eBay. Power seller, here I come.

Buy tudung ekin ikin scarf murah here

Push to the limit!

I'm so knackered.

I put all effort, skills and knowledge that I have, into eBay and my Lelong promotion for Jubah, abaya, kurta and tudung since last week. The results, I have 9 unanswered question on ebay and almost everyday, there were new invoice that I have to confirm on my lelong account. Besides, I'm still running my tudung business at pasar malam, pasar tani and pasar pagi - sometimes I went to both in a day.

Now, I don't have enough sleep, tired and stressed. But I am an idiot for still typing these words at 12.25 midnight and I have to get to pasar tani Muar tomorrow morning by 7.00am. I hope I can stop the ridiculous manners on me before someone has to send me to the hospital.

I was at Puchong last night, sending Adam Harith. (left Muar by 10.30pm, returned home by 3.45 am), with my satria car running, using cooking oil as the engine oil. Managed to Parit Sulong by 8.30am and join the hawkers pretending as normal. Continue with pasar malam Pesta (Muar) and still didn't sleep until now.

This is nuts. I hope someone will stop me. I wish. Not to stop me doing business, but to stop the unorganized life.

God, please guide me.

New year, new resolution, new me..

Happy New Year to all. It's already 6.55 am, 1st of January 2009. I'm still uploading stuffs (tudung) for lelong and ebay since last night. The Internet connection really slow. I have to be patience to get it uploaded or every page loading.

Just visited Taukey's blog and ooppss.. there is a challenge from him that I have to take coz the spirit of 'anak jantan pantang dicabar' :D

How happy I am to accept the challenge. (Completed 2008 challenge from Rohaizad). The spirit to compete for very tough task by him (us actually) is no big deal. As far as we believe in ourselves, dare to fail and dare to fight; Impossible is nothing (am I using Nike's slogan).

Welcome 2009, we are ready to strive for victory. Amin.

FOCUS! drastic change to my online business

4 more days before 2008comes to the end. Still there are lots of target and resolution is accomplised. I got so many challenge and probably lack of experience and focus in doing internet biz.

There were lots of 'koleksi jubah terkini' hit this blog while batik lukis Terengganu sometimes coming in. My condition as a one man show businessman limits the precious time to do online business in batik, jubah (abaya) and tudung while at a same time I have to do offline sales in pasar pagi (morning flee market) and pasar malam (night market).

Tudung Ekin hit the nation with lots of promotion and gimmick from the wedding of Mawi and her. The opportunity grab by most bloggers to get the traffic while the tudung (scarf) supplier and the 'penjual' (seller) too excited listed on the front page of the serch engine.

I tried my luck in doing Google Adsense which seems better (besides struggling is still the keyword here) and the affiliate show up good results in adding extra online money to me as a part time. Clickbank also hit Malaysian in mid of this year when they re- open the market again for us to try our luck.

The world economy entering the dark side as it effected most of big company and factory worker affraid of losing their job. The commodity prices dropping quite bad especially Malaysia really produce big amount of rubber and palm oil. people start to be more careful in spending their money and we also have to provide extra money to prepare for the shcool kids. When the school term starts, parents need to buy new clothing, bag, and the stationery plus writing books.

Me here, doing the internet busines as one of my income stream still have to survive in the open market. The global trade especially ebay and lelong need more effort as more people are exposed to making part time money to keep survive. I have made a deep thought to keep my self employement surviving by dropping batik from my business and focusing on Abaya and tudung with more varities and selection. Pro blogger will be one of my new target in 2009 while I will put more effort in GA, affiliate and perhaps Chitika? My ebook project still not completed. The ebook kambing jamnapari need my final touch before it is publish.

I'm in rush. My wifi internet connection back to normal just today. I got more to write. Hope get more time tonight or tomorrow.

I have to FOCUS.
ciao!

samdaddycool
my SOHO

My wi fi sucks

Something wrong with the connection. I'm sharing the internet connection from my big brother's computer shop, just in front of my house. Don't really know what had happened.
I'm thinking of getting Celcom mobile broadband internet. I have to.
I'm stuck with my online business as I'm checking my email and affiliate program, daily.

Crap.

What you will do ....???

..... when you feel too lazy to start something, or too tired, or just dunno where to start your newly given task,.....

What you'll do?

Sincere smile

Gambar Adam Harith bersama Sofea

I like this photo. Even it is not a perfect picture of Adam Harith, the smile is beutiful... georgeous , (bak ka ta orang British..) Picture was taken on his 6th birthday , 3rd August 2008 at Muar. Next to him is Sofea (cousin).

I miss him. So much. I didn't see him since last raya puasa, after I sent him back to his mom. He is now in Terengganu, spending school holidays with the grandparents.

It is not easy for me to get strength sometimes, especially when I'm alone at home. That's why I still have to go out, selling tudung at pasar malam.When my life is busy meeting friends and customers, I can forget the pain, rather than staying home doing online business and stuffs online... Once in while, still the wound is bleeding.

It is pain in the ass.

Aku maafkan korang....

Sempena bulan kemerdekaan tahun 2008 ni, aku ada satu cerita titik mula perjalanan aku sebagai anak Muar (Muarian reborn) .

Ogos 2007 - aku balik kampung tahun lepas, dalam keadaan kepala dan poket kosong.... Dataran ledang menyaksikan aku mula berniaga offline menjual tudung, jubah dan batik ...

Alhamdulilah setelah hampir setahun aku berniaga sepenuh masa, hidup aku makin teratur, perjalanan aku dalam mengejar dunia, dan akhirat makin nampak jalannya. Title jutawan mungkin masih jauh lagi, tapi itu yang aku tekadkan untuk melepasi umur 35 tahun..

Pagi tadi, aku masuk bilik air, aku renung cermin... ada satu niat terdetik dalam hati aku... aku maafkan korang.. , aku redha dengan apa yang korang dah buat pada aku, pada Adam Harith. Aku nak tidur lena mulai malam ni. Aku nak hidup aku tenang. Aku taknak fikir yang dah lepas. Aku nak bina semula hala tuju aku...

Doa aku, aku nak bela Adam Harith.. aku nak jadi anak soleh. Hati aku selalu kosong bila teringatkan dia. Ntahlah Adam, please doa everyday ok! Doa what you've been thought by me.. I hope what you wish on the 5th birthday will become true.. Insyaallah
..

Esok aku nak gi Shah Alam, nak ambil dia sebab cuti sekolah dah start. So we can have fun together again...

Dahlah malas nak tulis lagi, cukuplah aku luahkan hati aku kat sini... This is really personal and I think it shouldn't be exposed. But who cares... this is my blog. I rule the post. When I keep thinking of others, sometimes they don't bother and they don't eppreciate.

Prinsip aku sekarang memang senang... share je dalam kepala tu.. kalo simpan pecah kepala buat apa..Aku dah cukup merasa dan menanggung stress lebih setahun... lebih-lebih lagi masa akhir 2007 hingga pertengahan 2008... Kadang-kadang macam nak pecah kepala..

I hope nobody read this crap from me.. Just to release the pressure in my head... Seriously I wish nobody read this.

Wish me all the best Adam Harith! see you tomorrow.

p/s- Aku tulis ni bukan nak burukkan sapa-sapa. Apa yang aku kena khianat, takde sapa yang tahu. Apa yang orang nampak, aku jahat.. sebab tindakan emosional aku. Wajarkah korang jatuhkan hukum pada aku kalau korang dengar cerita daripada satu pihak? Bukan niat aku jatuhkan air muka sapa-sapa. Tulisan ni takde aku mention nama 'personal'. Ni tempat aku membuang gelodak isi perut dan hati .... Cukuplah korang permainkan aku. Aku doakan korang diberi petunjuk dan apa yang korang dah buat... itu urusan korang dengan Allah swt. Cuma aku pinta berhentilah menghasut Adam Harith bin Rosmansham. Berhentilah racuni fikiran dia..

.....13 Mac 2009

Tanjung Emas Muar muddy beach

Adam Harith and I went to Tanjung Emas, Muar on last Wednesday for sight seeing (especially the monkey). This very active @ creative boy start exploring the area... and the results.....