SCC together with Persatuan Catur Daerah Kuantan (PCDK), are currently busy with proposals and meetings to come up with our 2012 calendar. As at todays date, I can say it looks promising that we shall have more activities compared to last year.
We are planning to have the Team event, Pahang Closed, Kuantan Junior, the SCC Grand Prix Series and our 2nd Grand Finale.
I am guessing after Chinese New Year we'll be announcing the good news! (pray hard it is a good news!)
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
On Doing Chess Full Time...
Honestly I want both! I want the dream Accountant Position and also the luxury with Chess. But in reality I can only choose one... Sad huh?! While i was browsing the internet i came accross En Najib's blog
He mentioned "on my way of going back to work, I applaud Mas for his courage and also to Khairunnisa (of Setia Chess Centre) for going into chess full time basis when I, on the opposite side of the track, going out of chess and back into working life,"
I am going into chess because I love the game, and the more reason why i want to go for it, is because I want to have flexible time at home. I want to have time to have breakfast with my parents, I want to be home for lunch with my mom and remind her to take her medication, and i am available at anytime if there is any emergency at home! But if I'm working, i will spend more time at the office, rather to be home with family. And with the pay I still couldnt afford to hire maid for my mom!
Starting 2010, i started to feel stress, knowing that whatever that i did for the company wasnt enough, they say i am still not qualify to hold a higher position. I have been patience for that whole year until i cant take it anymore on 30th November 2010, when my boss told me, "Oh! I forgot to inform you that the new accountant will be coming in tomorrow". I was speechless at the time. I dont know what to say, and i dont know how to react to the statement. I felt devastated, heartbroken and the worst thing is, I am depressed! Since then i have been applying to find job elsewhere and have been to several interviews, and i got more and more depressed because when i apply for post Accounts Executive they said I am over qualify, but when i apply for the post Accountant they said I am not qualify, so tell me where do i stand? What am i? Am i not worth it? My level of depression was so low that i started to think of the unthinkable things.. then one night i watched my parents sleeping, then i looked at my mom, then i asked myself, i need to change!
Then one day i apply for a job in KL, then days after that i got the interview. Before i left for the interview in KL, i have this feeling that i will get the job, and during that interview i was offered the job. Awesome huh?! For the first time, the feeling of demoralised, was gone! Finally i am positive about myself. But the decision to go or not to go to KL wasnt easy. There are many things under consideration and consent from my family is not that simple to obtain. But at the end, I am gone to KL. Though I promise my family that the life in KL would only be temporarily soonest would be one or two years, but my heart wasnt with me in KL.
A friend of mine said this to me, "Why do i want to be an accountant?" I said, "Because I have dreamt of becoming one", then he asked again, "but why you have that dream?", I said, "coz it comes with authority and huge pay", then he smiled. He said, "In whatever we do, everything goes back to money... what we worked for, and what we earned is all about money". and he continue, "It doesnt matter if you are an accountant, or alam flora workers, all you did is for the money, but isnt it stupid to chase that? why not do what you like to do the most? isnt that money you earned would be much more meaningful than earning money from the salary of working hours daily and your heart still not content?"
Somehow.. that statement moved me.. After a month in KL, I tender my resignation. And yes, the company did persuade me and offered me a better post, but i have made the decision to go back home. During the notice period (in a happy mood in KL), I got a telephone call asking me to come for an interview in Kuantan. Since i have no intention to go back to work, i have been making excuses for not being available on any dates except on the date that i am actually home. Days later, the Finance Manager called and gave me a telephone interview. Towards the end of the conversation he asked me when can i start. How should i react to that? But until today i am still thinking. And while i was thinking, I got another job offer to be the Personal Assistant to the CEO of the my former company also in Kuantan.
And at the same time, I have been doing marketing around Kuantan for chess, but i havent been engaged for any classes yet, not just chess, I am also doing freelance accounts for any company who wish to hire me part time. Lucky for me, it look positive that one co will hire me coz they are setting up new company, and wants me to be consultant there. Though, everything seems to be on positive side, but as long nothing is confirm, there is no time for leisure.
Does it worries me not to have any income yet? Oh yes! definitely! (who doesnt? i can feel the worries in my siblings of my situation, and the best part of all, they gave me support and gave the green light to go for it). Many things happened to me since Jan, my car broke down last thursday, and my bro had to take leave to help me out. Then again, my car was broke in two days ago, and my precious GPS was stolen. Mom is not doing well, she kept mumbling about the past and sometimes she thinks she still in the past! At the time that i am so down, I met a friend who is doing well being self employed. He said at time like this, I need to be motivated and meet friends that can motivate me. He told me that when he first started he didnt have big cash, he even bought a motorcycle costs RM50! He said to me, once I have decided to do this, have faith to Allah SWT that He will help me. And he strongly said, "Stop thinking about going back to work, ever!"
But, still, I have until Feb to think about the 2 job offers if chess doesnt worked out...
He mentioned "on my way of going back to work, I applaud Mas for his courage and also to Khairunnisa (of Setia Chess Centre) for going into chess full time basis when I, on the opposite side of the track, going out of chess and back into working life,"
I am going into chess because I love the game, and the more reason why i want to go for it, is because I want to have flexible time at home. I want to have time to have breakfast with my parents, I want to be home for lunch with my mom and remind her to take her medication, and i am available at anytime if there is any emergency at home! But if I'm working, i will spend more time at the office, rather to be home with family. And with the pay I still couldnt afford to hire maid for my mom!
Starting 2010, i started to feel stress, knowing that whatever that i did for the company wasnt enough, they say i am still not qualify to hold a higher position. I have been patience for that whole year until i cant take it anymore on 30th November 2010, when my boss told me, "Oh! I forgot to inform you that the new accountant will be coming in tomorrow". I was speechless at the time. I dont know what to say, and i dont know how to react to the statement. I felt devastated, heartbroken and the worst thing is, I am depressed! Since then i have been applying to find job elsewhere and have been to several interviews, and i got more and more depressed because when i apply for post Accounts Executive they said I am over qualify, but when i apply for the post Accountant they said I am not qualify, so tell me where do i stand? What am i? Am i not worth it? My level of depression was so low that i started to think of the unthinkable things.. then one night i watched my parents sleeping, then i looked at my mom, then i asked myself, i need to change!
Then one day i apply for a job in KL, then days after that i got the interview. Before i left for the interview in KL, i have this feeling that i will get the job, and during that interview i was offered the job. Awesome huh?! For the first time, the feeling of demoralised, was gone! Finally i am positive about myself. But the decision to go or not to go to KL wasnt easy. There are many things under consideration and consent from my family is not that simple to obtain. But at the end, I am gone to KL. Though I promise my family that the life in KL would only be temporarily soonest would be one or two years, but my heart wasnt with me in KL.
A friend of mine said this to me, "Why do i want to be an accountant?" I said, "Because I have dreamt of becoming one", then he asked again, "but why you have that dream?", I said, "coz it comes with authority and huge pay", then he smiled. He said, "In whatever we do, everything goes back to money... what we worked for, and what we earned is all about money". and he continue, "It doesnt matter if you are an accountant, or alam flora workers, all you did is for the money, but isnt it stupid to chase that? why not do what you like to do the most? isnt that money you earned would be much more meaningful than earning money from the salary of working hours daily and your heart still not content?"
Somehow.. that statement moved me.. After a month in KL, I tender my resignation. And yes, the company did persuade me and offered me a better post, but i have made the decision to go back home. During the notice period (in a happy mood in KL), I got a telephone call asking me to come for an interview in Kuantan. Since i have no intention to go back to work, i have been making excuses for not being available on any dates except on the date that i am actually home. Days later, the Finance Manager called and gave me a telephone interview. Towards the end of the conversation he asked me when can i start. How should i react to that? But until today i am still thinking. And while i was thinking, I got another job offer to be the Personal Assistant to the CEO of the my former company also in Kuantan.
And at the same time, I have been doing marketing around Kuantan for chess, but i havent been engaged for any classes yet, not just chess, I am also doing freelance accounts for any company who wish to hire me part time. Lucky for me, it look positive that one co will hire me coz they are setting up new company, and wants me to be consultant there. Though, everything seems to be on positive side, but as long nothing is confirm, there is no time for leisure.
Does it worries me not to have any income yet? Oh yes! definitely! (who doesnt? i can feel the worries in my siblings of my situation, and the best part of all, they gave me support and gave the green light to go for it). Many things happened to me since Jan, my car broke down last thursday, and my bro had to take leave to help me out. Then again, my car was broke in two days ago, and my precious GPS was stolen. Mom is not doing well, she kept mumbling about the past and sometimes she thinks she still in the past! At the time that i am so down, I met a friend who is doing well being self employed. He said at time like this, I need to be motivated and meet friends that can motivate me. He told me that when he first started he didnt have big cash, he even bought a motorcycle costs RM50! He said to me, once I have decided to do this, have faith to Allah SWT that He will help me. And he strongly said, "Stop thinking about going back to work, ever!"
But, still, I have until Feb to think about the 2 job offers if chess doesnt worked out...
Monday, January 02, 2012
Celebrating 2012 With DATCC Blitz on 2/1/2012
How to kick start your new year? since my 2012 resolution is to play chess again...I start fresh with 2nd jan 2012 blitz :-))
Friday, December 30, 2011
Tirai 2011 Dilabuhkan.....
1st SCC Grand FINALE 2011 yang berlangsung pada 24hb Disember 2011 adalah merupakan Kejohanan terakhir SCC dan Persatuan Catur Daerah Kuantan (PCDK) sebelum tirai 2011 dilabuhkan. Tarikh yang telah dipilih dan dirancang semenjak SCC Serie A dijalankan pada Februari 2011, adalah cukup bersesuaian sekali kerana kejohanan ulung FINALE ini berjaya menghimpun pemain terbaik dari setiap Grand Prix yang terdiri dari bukan calang-calang pemain!
Selaku pengarah pertandingan FINALE 2011, saya agak terharu dan tersentuh kerana ini merupakan kejohanan terbesar pertama yang pernah saya anjurkan dan dihadiri oleh hampir kesemua FINALIST, dan niat asal untuk memberi pendedahan dan pengalaman kepada pemain-pemain remaja dalam dan luar Kuantan tercapai jua di FINALE kali ini. Saya panjatkan syukur ke hadrat Ilahi!
Walaupun ada juga kelemahan FINALE kali pertama ini, namun saya telah mencuba memberi yang terbaik untuk memuaskan hati semua pemain, para pemerhati, arbiter, serta bloggers yang terlibat. Oleh kerana, jadual yang agak padat - sarapan pagi, makan tengahari dan makan petang disediakan, kemudahan solat juga disediakan seperti biasa, kupon parking diberikan percuma kepada yang parking di tempat letak kereta berbayar.
Ucapan terima kasih yang tidak terhingga kepada Chief Arbiter, En Najib Wahab yang sudi datang dari KL semata-mata untuk FINALE dan atas tahap pengadilan yang memuaskan hati semua pemain. Terima kasih yang tidak terhingga juga kepada bloggers FINALE 2011 iaitu Pn Haslindah Ruslan dan Pn Roslina Marmono yang juga datang daripada KL dan meng"update" blog tersebut sepanjang-panjang FINALE 2011. Ketekunan mereka dalam memberi yang terbaik untuk blog khas FINALE tersebut, amat saya kagumi!
Ucapan terima kasih juga untuk pemerhati yang datang dari dalam dan luar Kuantan, membuatkan kejohanan kali ni cukup meriah - Kehadiran Saprin dan anak-anak, Doni, Anis Nadzar dan rakan, Muhd Qhaider, para ibubapa dan penjaga, dan mereka yang tidak dapat saya sebutkan namanya disini.
Dan ternyata, jika tiada FINALISTs yang bertarung dan memberi yang terbaik serta bersaing dengan yang terbaik, maka tiadalah FINALE kali ini, terima kasih semua!
Sebelum FINALE berlangsung saya memberikan cabaran kepada pemain No. 1 Malaysia - IM Mas Hafizulhilmi, bolehkah dia mendapat markah sempurna - perfect 7/7 dalam FINALE (persetujuan dicapai antara saya dan IM Mas), kerana semasa FINALE saya akan membuat pengumuman, menawarkan insentif RM50 kepada sesiapa yang berjaya menang dengan IM Mas. Tujuan insentif ini ditawarkan ialah untuk memujudkan persaingan dan kesungguhan pemain memberikan cabaran kepada beliau. Kerana IM Mas juga memerlukan pesaingan dalam latihannya untuk menjadi Grandmaster pertama Malaysia. (hmm... rasanya jika FINALE 2012 berlangsung nanti, saya kena menaikkan insentif kepada RM100 pula, kerana tiada seorang pun yang berjaya menumbangkan IM Mas pada FINALE kali ini).
Saya juga agak terkilan kerana pada pusingan akhir harapan untuk melihat pemain-pemain dari Kuantan untuk menduduki top 5 hanya tinggal harapan semata kerana Mohd Khair tumpas kepada Kamaludin Yusuf dalam saingan yang cukup sengit dengan masa masing-masing hanya tinggal beberapa saat sahaja, Ali Akbar (yang sebelumnya bertindak cemerlang menumpaskan NM Kamal Arifin, serta seri dengan Kamaludin Yusuf) yang hanya memerlukan seri untuk kedudukan top 5 gagal ditangan IM Mas, dan Hamidi Taib yang hampir-hampir membuat kejutan dengan Juara Amatur Asia Ahmad Fadzil Nayan juga gagal memanipulasi kedudukan yang memihak kepada beliau pada asalnya. Pada pusingan sebelumnya, pemain Kuantan - Sharif Zaki yang memiliki kelebihan 1 Bishop juga gagal untuk menang keatas NM Zarul Shazwan. Saya juga mengalami nasib yang sama apabila dipusingan akhir di"pair"kan menentang NM Kamal Arifin.
Selaku pengarah pertandingan FINALE 2011, saya agak terharu dan tersentuh kerana ini merupakan kejohanan terbesar pertama yang pernah saya anjurkan dan dihadiri oleh hampir kesemua FINALIST, dan niat asal untuk memberi pendedahan dan pengalaman kepada pemain-pemain remaja dalam dan luar Kuantan tercapai jua di FINALE kali ini. Saya panjatkan syukur ke hadrat Ilahi!
Walaupun ada juga kelemahan FINALE kali pertama ini, namun saya telah mencuba memberi yang terbaik untuk memuaskan hati semua pemain, para pemerhati, arbiter, serta bloggers yang terlibat. Oleh kerana, jadual yang agak padat - sarapan pagi, makan tengahari dan makan petang disediakan, kemudahan solat juga disediakan seperti biasa, kupon parking diberikan percuma kepada yang parking di tempat letak kereta berbayar.
Ucapan terima kasih yang tidak terhingga kepada Chief Arbiter, En Najib Wahab yang sudi datang dari KL semata-mata untuk FINALE dan atas tahap pengadilan yang memuaskan hati semua pemain. Terima kasih yang tidak terhingga juga kepada bloggers FINALE 2011 iaitu Pn Haslindah Ruslan dan Pn Roslina Marmono yang juga datang daripada KL dan meng"update" blog tersebut sepanjang-panjang FINALE 2011. Ketekunan mereka dalam memberi yang terbaik untuk blog khas FINALE tersebut, amat saya kagumi!
Ucapan terima kasih juga untuk pemerhati yang datang dari dalam dan luar Kuantan, membuatkan kejohanan kali ni cukup meriah - Kehadiran Saprin dan anak-anak, Doni, Anis Nadzar dan rakan, Muhd Qhaider, para ibubapa dan penjaga, dan mereka yang tidak dapat saya sebutkan namanya disini.
Dan ternyata, jika tiada FINALISTs yang bertarung dan memberi yang terbaik serta bersaing dengan yang terbaik, maka tiadalah FINALE kali ini, terima kasih semua!
Sebelum FINALE berlangsung saya memberikan cabaran kepada pemain No. 1 Malaysia - IM Mas Hafizulhilmi, bolehkah dia mendapat markah sempurna - perfect 7/7 dalam FINALE (persetujuan dicapai antara saya dan IM Mas), kerana semasa FINALE saya akan membuat pengumuman, menawarkan insentif RM50 kepada sesiapa yang berjaya menang dengan IM Mas. Tujuan insentif ini ditawarkan ialah untuk memujudkan persaingan dan kesungguhan pemain memberikan cabaran kepada beliau. Kerana IM Mas juga memerlukan pesaingan dalam latihannya untuk menjadi Grandmaster pertama Malaysia. (hmm... rasanya jika FINALE 2012 berlangsung nanti, saya kena menaikkan insentif kepada RM100 pula, kerana tiada seorang pun yang berjaya menumbangkan IM Mas pada FINALE kali ini).
Saya juga agak terkilan kerana pada pusingan akhir harapan untuk melihat pemain-pemain dari Kuantan untuk menduduki top 5 hanya tinggal harapan semata kerana Mohd Khair tumpas kepada Kamaludin Yusuf dalam saingan yang cukup sengit dengan masa masing-masing hanya tinggal beberapa saat sahaja, Ali Akbar (yang sebelumnya bertindak cemerlang menumpaskan NM Kamal Arifin, serta seri dengan Kamaludin Yusuf) yang hanya memerlukan seri untuk kedudukan top 5 gagal ditangan IM Mas, dan Hamidi Taib yang hampir-hampir membuat kejutan dengan Juara Amatur Asia Ahmad Fadzil Nayan juga gagal memanipulasi kedudukan yang memihak kepada beliau pada asalnya. Pada pusingan sebelumnya, pemain Kuantan - Sharif Zaki yang memiliki kelebihan 1 Bishop juga gagal untuk menang keatas NM Zarul Shazwan. Saya juga mengalami nasib yang sama apabila dipusingan akhir di"pair"kan menentang NM Kamal Arifin.
Berdiri dari kiri - NWM Khairunnisa (Hadiah Wanita Terbaik), NM Kamal Arifin (Tempat ke-5), NM Zarul Shazwan (Tempat ke-3), IM Mas Hafizul (Juara 1st SCC Grand FINALE 2011), Kamaludin Yusuf (Tempat ke-2) dan Juara Amatur Asia 2011 - Ahmad Fadzil Nayan (Tempat ke-4)Duduk dari kiri - Asman Aminullah (Naib Presiden PCDK), Nordin Md Yamin (Setiausaha PCDK), Kamal Azmi (Presiden PCDK), Najib Wahab (Chief Arbiter FINALE 2011) dan Razman Maulot (AJK PCDK).
Secara peribadi sebagai penganjur, ucapan terima kasih kepada seluruh ahli keluarga saya yang berterusan menyokong perjuangan SCC dari awal hingga kini, sebagai pengarah pertandingan, terima kasih kepada PCDK kerana nama inilah yang memantapkan perjuangan SCC di Kuantan, sebagai pemain, terima kasih kepada semua pemain lain termasuk semua lawan saya :-))
Sehingga kita bertemu lagi! insyaAllah!
Wassalam,
NWM Khairunnisa' W
Friday, December 23, 2011
Learn Chessbase Like IM Mas!
Bersungguh-sungguh IM Mas memberi penerangan.
SCC dan PCDK mengucapkan terima kasih tidak terhingga kepada IM Mas yang sudi berkongsi idea dan cara latihan yang beliau amalkan dengan menggunakan Chessbase. Beliau acapkali mengingatkan para peserta bengkel tentang pentingnya Chessbase dan ianya adalah "tool" terbaik dalam latihan sehari-hari. InsyaAllah SCC akan cuba mengadakan sessi Chessbase ini kepada kumpulan yang lebih besar lagi pada tahun hadapan.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
SCC GRAND FINALE BLOG
All news on FINALE will be posted at our new blog :
FINALE 2011
Pictures and latest news will be updated at this blog!
FINALE 2011
Pictures and latest news will be updated at this blog!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
SCC GRAND FINALE 2011
Suhaidi Mustafa from SCC GP Serie B has withdraw from the event, therefore his place will be filled by no 6th in the same Serie, which is Salleh Omar. Invitation has been sent out to him, and yes, he will take part!.
There will be new blog open specifically for the FINALE, just to get all the viewers out there to feel the intense and pressure of our FINALE, which to me is quite tough with Malaysia's No 1 participating, and several others inclusive of our newly crowned Asia Amateur's champion :-))
I am back home and this time for good, just in time to take care of the FINALE, there are many things that need to be done as i am still tired from the life in KL (finishing off work before resigning), therefore, i am doing things a bit slow here..
Announcement :
On friday 23rd December 2011, there will be talk/workshop by IM Mas Hafizul on how he use Chessbase as his tool in trainings starting at 2.30pm - 5pm at SCC. Only member's of SCC, PCDK and KCK are invited to join the workshop. Those who have yet to register kindly do so now!
There will be new blog open specifically for the FINALE, just to get all the viewers out there to feel the intense and pressure of our FINALE, which to me is quite tough with Malaysia's No 1 participating, and several others inclusive of our newly crowned Asia Amateur's champion :-))
I am back home and this time for good, just in time to take care of the FINALE, there are many things that need to be done as i am still tired from the life in KL (finishing off work before resigning), therefore, i am doing things a bit slow here..
Announcement :
On friday 23rd December 2011, there will be talk/workshop by IM Mas Hafizul on how he use Chessbase as his tool in trainings starting at 2.30pm - 5pm at SCC. Only member's of SCC, PCDK and KCK are invited to join the workshop. Those who have yet to register kindly do so now!
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