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Thursday, January 19, 2012
2012 Chess Activities
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 12, 2012
On Doing Chess Full Time...
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.....
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
FINALE 2011
Pictures and latest news will be updated at this blog!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
SCC GRAND FINALE 2011
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!
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Kuantan Rapid Grand Finale Kali Pertama 2011
Pemilihan pemain remaja adalah berdasarkan persembahan terbaik sepanjang Finale. Sepatutnya hanya 5 sahaja yang dipilih, tetapi kerana kesuntukan masa untuk mengadakan pemilihan, jadi untuk Finale kali pertama ini kami benarkan 9 pemain remaja beraksi. Agak rugi juga kalau kami tidak memilih kesemua remaja, sedangkan tujuan utama Finale diwujudkan adalah untuk memberikan remaja-remaja ini peluang bersaing dengan pemain Senior dan meraih pengalaman berharga.
Berikut adalah senarai FINALIST untuk FINALE kali pertama tahun 2011 :
1. IM MAS HAFIZULHILMI (CHAMPION SERIE C - NR 2232)
2. NM KAMALARIFFIN WAHIDDUDDIN ( CHAMPION SERIE A - NR 2008)
3. AHMAD FADZIL NAYAN ( CHAMPION SERIE E - NR 1938)
4. MOHD KHAIR WAHIDDUDDIN (SECOND SERIE B - NR 1889)
5. MUHD SYAZWAN ZULKIFLI (THIRD SERIE D - NR1875)
6. KAMALUDIN YUSUF (SECOND SERIE A - NR 1859)
7. ZAIDAN ZULKIPLI (FOURTH SERIE E -NR 1854)
8. NM ZARUL SHAZWAN ZULLKAFLI (SECOND SERIE D - NR 1807)
9. ABDUL RAHIM RAMLI (FIFTH SERIE B - NR 1780)
10. FAIRUL YUSOFF (FIFTH SERIE D - NR 1766)
11. MOHD HAMIDI TAIB (THIRD SERIE B - NR 1753)
12. RUZENAN ABU BAKAR (SECOND SERIE D - NR 1735)
13. ABDUL KHALID MUSA (CHAMPION SERIE B - NR 1661)
14. ALI AKHBAR KUNING (CHAMPION SERIE D - NR 1626)
15. SUHAIDI MUSTAFA (FOURTH SERIE B - NR 1619)
16. KAMAL AZMI WAHIDUDDIN (FOURTH SERIE C - NR 1614)
17. SULAIMAN JOHARI (SECOND SERIE E - NR 1600)
18. NWM KHAIRUNNISA WAHIDDUDDIN (FOURTH SERIE D - NR 1597)
19. NOOR AHMAD FADZILAH MOHD SAHID (THIRD SERIE E - NR 1595)
20. NWM NURUL HUDA WAHIDUDDIN (THIRD SERIE C - NR 1503)
21. SHARIF MOHD ZAKI (FIFTH SERIE A - NR 1408)
22. ASMAN AMINULLAH (FOURTH SERIE A - NR 1407)
23. NUR SABRINA ALIYA ASMAN (JUNIOR - NR 1400)
24. MEOR AIRIL RAHIMI AYIB ROSDI (JUNIOR - NR 1380)
25. MUHD HAZID EKQUAN MUHD HARUDDIN (JUNIOR - NR 1366)
26. MUHD ASYRAF RAZMAN (FIFTH SERIE C - NR 1361)
27. MUHD FIRDAUS AFIQ ASMAN (JUNIOR - NR 1288)
28. KUHAN GANESAN (JUNIOR - NR 1284)
29. NG ZHENG ANN (FIFTH SERIE E - NR 1260)
30. UMMU HANI SAFRI (JUNIOR - NR 1257)
31. UMAR MUKHTAR UMAR SHUKRI (THIRD SERIE A - NR 1227)
32. MUHD YUSUFF ISMAIL (JUNIOR - NR 1219)
33. KHIRRANYA GANESAN (JUNIOR - NR 1185)
34. ZULKARNAIN SAFRI (JUNIOR - NR 1071)
Mohon kerjasama semua FINALIST diminta menghubungi Khairunnisa' (019-9699879) untuk urusan pengesahan menyertai FINALE dan surat jemputan ke FINALE. Pihak SCC menemui kesukaran untuk berhubung dengan sesetengah FINALIST kerana tidak mempunyai contact number. Antara FINALIST yang tiada dalam senarai contact ialah NOOR AHMAD FADZILAH, SUHAIDI MUSTAFA, ALI AKHBAR KUNING, ABDUL KHALID MUSA, MOHD HAMIDI TAIB, dan ABDUL RAHIM RAMLI. Sila berhubung segera kerana jika ada yang menarik diri kami perlu membuka jemputan kepada peserta yang menduduki ranking seterusnya di Serie yang berkenaan. Jika pemain remaja yang menarik diri, tiada jemputan akan dibuka kecuali terdapat angka ganjil peserta.
FINALE akan berlangsung selama sehari pada 24 DISEMBER 2011 di SCC jalan Lim Hoe Lek Kuantan, dan pusingan pertama bermula seawal jam 9 pagi. Makan pagi, makan tengahari dan minum petang akan disediakan sepanjang FINALE berlangsung. Chief Arbiter kejohanan adalah En Najib Wahab (candidate FIDE Arbiter).
Friday, December 02, 2011
Karnival Indoor Games Politeknik Malaysia dan IPT Pahang Kali Pertama 2011
Undispute Champ and favourite - Politeknik Merlimau Melaka with players from the recent Asian Amateur Tournament, Aqilah and Syaahil Hamid.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Karnival Sukan Petronas 2011
Currently i am at Petronas Training Centre f.k.a. PERMATA at Bangi, being appointed as the arbiter for the event together with my bro Kamal.
Though chess is not a popular sport at Petronas with only 4 teams taking part (EXPRO, CORPORATE, MARITIME and OIL), but the presents of regular local players (like Irman Ibrahim, Tun Sri Lanang, and few others) is enough to give the impact of this event.
Not to mention during the every tuesday DATCC chess league, petronas are with 2 teams taking part!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
SCC Finale 2011 - The Selected Juniors
And I am having difficulty too because we dont have the time to hold the selection event. We are planning to have it on the 3rd December 2011, since it is the only available date, but who knows.. maybe i just include all the 9 juniors to be in the Finale, and have all 34 finalists.
The date of the Finale is scheduled on 24th December 2011 at SCC (my initial plan was to have it at a hotel, but since the robbery incident took place a month ago, i decided to cut cost and have it at SCC instead). I will make sure all the finalists to be as comfortable as much as I could at the centre, meaning refreshments will be provided for free at the centre.
Those who hails from outside of Kuantan and wish to have a place to stay, just let me know, i can try book a place for you at a nearby hotel. Around the SCC itself, we have the LA Hotel, next to it is a budget hotel, and next to that is Luxury Hotel. Or if you wish to stay in group, there's a homestay just behind the SCC.
I am looking forward for the Finale, not just as a player but as an organiser myself this is the first event that I organised that recognise the best of the best! The success of this event, will mean more tournaments and ideas coming up next for year 2012!
Saturday, October 22, 2011
SCC GP Serie E 22/10/2011 - The Results!
My thank you to all of you for your support in making the GP the most awaited series to compete. And my congratulation to the winners that complete the list of 25 finalists today.
Congratulation to :
Champion - Ahmad Fadzil Nayan - 5.5 points
Second - Sulaiman Johari - 5 points
Third - Noor Ahmad Fazilah - 5 points
Fourth - Zaidan Zulkipli - 4.5 points
Fifth - Ng Zheng Ann - 4.5 points
Best Ladies - Ummu Hani Safri - 4 points
Best U12 - Nur Sabrina Aliya Asman - 4 points
Best U16 - Kuhan Ganesan - 4 points
For full result click here
We will be having a meeting between the PCDK and SCC to select the remaining 5 places from the Best U16, Best U12 and Best Ladies players that have at least playing 3 GP Series.
To all Finalist kindly keep yourself updated with latest news of the Finale at this blog. We may request for your correspondence address, email and your contact number to send out the invitation.
Congratulation again! I will see you all at the FINALE on 24th Dec 2011!
Friday, October 21, 2011
SCC GP SERIE E (22/10/2011) SATURDAY
(Reminder : we shall start round 1 exactly at 9am on that 22/10/2011)
Sunday, October 16, 2011
SCC Serie E 22/10/2011
If you havent register, kindly do so by calling en Khair at 012-6497225.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
SCC Dipecah Masuk!!!!
Agaknya inilah alat yang digunakan pencuri untuk mengumpil dan memasuki centre. Mungkin secara tidak sengaja tertinggal atas meja.. Tetapi air dalam peti ais ada yang di ambil buat minum basah tekak penat mencuri agaknya..
SCC Kena Pecah Masuk!!
CPU yang telah diupgrade sesuai untuk main game, dan Speaker Box beserta peralatan berkaitan yang kami guna untuk tayangan video dipancarkan menggunakan LCD turut dikebas oleh pencuri..
SCC Dipecah Masuk!!!
Kepada yang sudah register dan yang berhasrat untuk register SCC Serie E, tourney tetap akan berjalan seperti yang dijadualkan (insyaALLAH doakan tiada aral).. Hadiah-hadiah yang disediakan tidak menjadi mangsa pencuri ni..