RepubliqueRoti

Salam perpaduan,

Hari ini genap 8hari RepubliqueRoti beroperasi di Restoran Permata Bukit Indah dengan rendah diri dan rasa bersyukur.Bermula dengan langkah yang kecil dalam serba kekurangan,menjual risol dan beliner melalui tempahan(thanks to brother Fit3,kak yesti,pa'an mama dan papa)Kami,aku yanti dan Ferman a.k.a chef G membeli gerai secondhand untuk belajar berniaga.

Teman2 banyak membantu mempromosikan makanan.Oleh sebab itu,Chef G setuju memberi nama RepubliqueRoti-Sandwich Bakar & Teman sebagai nama perusahaan kecil kami.

InsyaAllah dalam minggu ini,signage dan papan iklan akan dipasang atas pertolongan teman karib kami saudara Syamsul a.k.a Ayai.Dia benar2 berbakat dalam 'design and build' advertising signage and printing industry.Puspakom,Celcom Xpac,SkinClub dan Patchee Bakery antara nama2 yang menggunakan khidmat dia melalui syarikatnya Javareka Sdn Bhd.

Sepanjang 1 bulan ini,kami di RepubliqueRoti sedang sibuk mencuba teknik2,sistem yang sesuai,kesukaan pelanggan,komen dan pujian untuk kelancaran operasi bisnes ini.

Dengan harapan yang tinggi,di harap semuanya berjalan lancar dan tabah menhadapi cabaran mendatang.

Why do we read qur'an even if we can't understand a single arabic words...??

An old man lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading his Qur'an. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.

One day the grandson asked, "Granpa! I try to read the Qur'an just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Qur'an do?" The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, "Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water."

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The Grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and send him back to the river with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his Grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water, I want a basket of water. You're just not trying hard enough." and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.

At this point, the boy knew that it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house. The boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, "See Grandpa, it's useless!" The old man said, "So you think it's useless? Look at the basket."

The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

"Son, that's what happened when you read the Qur'an. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be changed, inside and out. That's the work of Allah in our lives."

This is a beautiful story. May our hearts be openned by it.

Da Bomb!

My Boss screamed!''Everyone..Firwan just drop a bomb!He's resigning!"...it was a week ago.He refused to accept neither look at my resignation letter.

Two month ago....
'Firwan, you are now our new manager.Any challenges please let me know.'Kerja dah buat,title dah dapat,Surat Perlantikan tak dapat2!No black and white...only words.

Yesterday i drop "Da Bomb" again and his reaction...'we are preparing your offer letter'.Then he start preaching..bla bla bla...recession..bla bla...retrench....bla bla bla...Auta kare!

As for now,im serving my 1 month notice.Now they start to show their true colour,pressing,pushing until you breakdown.For the past two days i've been working for more than 15hours perday!!they force me to work from 9am to 12am at night than come back the next morning at 9am to start work!But hey..im willing to face any challenges.

I have to really focus on business now.Just try and learn along the way.If not,sampai bila2 jadi penakut,pengecut.Dare to fail.

Start up!

Minggu lepas aku sekeluarga pulang ke Penang.Hampir 1 tahun tak jenguk 'kampung'.Trip ini begitu bermakna sebab Arafat Ahmad pertama kali liat 'Kampung' nya.Jumpa dan tanya kabar family2 di sana,makan tak berhenti,minum tak 'hengat'.

Yang paling best bila kat rumah nenek belajar macam mana nak buat risol.Dari dulu tau makan saja.Memang susah,remeh.pasal tu lah setiap kali balik jakarta pun siap tapau berkilo kilo risol.Tapi sekarang risol dah jadi Hobi baru aku dan family!Risol dah pandai buat duit...tak banyak tapi adalah sikit...

Aku pening nak explain kat teman teman kalu aku sekarang berniaga Risol.Depa tak paham dan aku pun cari sejarah risol dalam internet.Jangan terkejut,risol datang dari perkataan rissole.(latin word via French and portugese).Di Malaysia orang tak penah dengar tapi di Jakarta,risol cukup terkenal sebagai popular snack food.Depa makan dengan Kecap, Sos Sambel atau cili padi.

Sekarang tempahan sudah bermula thanks to Abang yang promote kat opis disamping supply direct kat restoran kat bukit indah.

Dalam bulan depan akan bermula era baru pola pemakanan masyarakat disini apabila munculnya Republik Roti gerai sandwich bakar ....Nantikan

CNY....

Chinese New Year!

Orang semua hilang.Balik Kampung la,Makan besar la....Aku kena kerja cari rezeki,sesuap nasi segenggam emas,hehehe.

Itulah bezanya kerja shift.Bestnya jalan clear,mall kosong.tapi Office ni juga yang pelik,economy down pun orang tetap ramai.Itulah MLM company.Company lain buang pekerja so all of them join network marketing.

Baik Raya Cina,India,Melayu,hari hari kebesaran,hari orang semua tidur....company ni tak pernah rest!Termasuk aku...

Selamat Tahun Baru Maal Hijrah 1430 hijrah!

Bismillah..Salam
Dear All,

I would love to wish all of you Happy New Year 1430 Hijrah!May Allah bless us in evrything that we do, Amien...

A simple Doa for all of us for this coming New Year...


Ya Allah.. limpahkanlah keselamatan, keberkahan, dan kebahagian serta bertambahnya ilmu, iman dan rizki pada kami, keluarga kami, orang tua kami, saudara-saudara kami, serta muslimin dan muslimat di seluruh dunia.

Ya Allah jauhkanlah kami semua dari godaan syaitan yang terkutuk dan jangan Engkau cabut hidayah yang telah Engkau berikan pada kami. Jadikanlah hati kami condong kepada kebenaran dan lindungilah kami dari perbuatan yang sia-sia.

Ya Allah ya Tuhan yang Maha pengasih lagi Maha penyayang, sayangilah kami, tumbuhkanlah dan perbesarlah rasa cinta kami padaMu, pada NabiMu, pada agamaMu dan pada syariatMu.

Ya Allah ya Tuhan kami, masukkanlah kami secara baik-baik, keluarkan kami secara baik-baik dan berilah kepada kami kekuatan dan kekuasaan yang menolong. Ya Allah yang Maha suci, hanya Engkaulah sebaik-baik penerima dan pengabul doa. Aamien.

Selamat Tahun Baru Islam 1 Muharram 1430 Hijriah, semoga Allah menghapuskan dosa-dosa dan kesalahan kita di tahun lalu, tahun ini dan tahun yang akan datang. Aamien

Masa...

Sakit perut...panik...stress...especially when deadline is near.In life,we also bonded with deadline without realising.Birthday,payday,anniversary,death...is all deadline.

Its the lastday for November2008.Tomorrow is December the first,last month in our calender for 2008.We have another 1month to go to fulfill what we wish for.New year resolution?!We tend to forget about it troughout the year and only remember all the commitment we wish to do at the end of the year...Deadline!!

I've once said to my self to be a good muslim,understand deeper the Kalamullah and ofcourse to be richer in terms of knowledge,health,wealth before the year end.As usual,tak pernah cukup.

1 month to go...masa terus berjalan tanpa menoleh kebelakang.
Bila bicara tentang agama,masa cukup cemburu.
'Demi masa,sesungguhnya manusia sentiasa dalam kerugian'
pegang...sentuh...capai...tenung apa saja yang kita mahu sekarang!
Appriciate what we have before it too late..