A few problems, but one prevalent item was about another sub-con in our Project.
Last June, the Korean Main Con, and I, together with sub-cons of other trade, discussed about "Roof Coordination", how to coordinate our equipment setting out with our pipework route.
We submitted our drawings, and I had to re-do the drawings myself, to suit the site conditions.
Apparently, a full coordinated drawing was made, and from there, equipment plinths were constructed by the Main Con.
What happened this week was, one of the sub-con changed their pipe routing, and proceed their "new" pipework routing.
The pipework run exactly on top of my equipment's plinth. Not only that, their items were scattered all over the Roof floor, hence our team could not get our pump installed.
Last Thursday, I didn't went into full rage because previously I worked as an engineer in a HVAC contractor company. I knew the reason of them doing it. But deep inside, I feel wronged.
The Main-Con didn't take any action. Usually NCR (Non-compliance report) is issued, but here, they seem not to care.
"It's your own business. Not our problem. Go and discuss with that sub-con".
I informed my boss that Thursday of what happened and he instructed me to get it cleared.
Then, that evening, a Whatsapp Group was made by that sub-con, and discussions were made as if Main-Con had agreed the relocation.
I feel raged and wronged, but, since there were Clients, bosses, Consultants, and my own boss is in the Whatsapp Group, I had no choice but to tell them "we need time to look at it, send your Cad file so I can check".
The Saturday discussion with my boss, was mind-opening.
I told Boss, I had few pictures taken, and I will send a Memo to the Main Con saying about obstruction of our installation.
My boss plainly screwed me "You don't go around making enemies at site, ok?"
I was taken aback.
He lets me cool down, then explained to me about construction is basically a Business in nature.
And in Business, you don't simply screw off with other Business. You have to trade in, and you have to consider about the future. We might need other people's help.
In this problem, even though I was right, but business-wise, I have to let go my emotions and deal the issue strictly technical-wise.
We have to trade in, and to make sure everybody wins at the end.
PETALING JAYA: A
construction worker was killed while three were injured in the collapsed
crane incident at Jalan Damansara, here today. Fire and Rescue
Department received a report at approximately 4.50pm and arrived at the
scene 20 minutes later.
The victim is known as Li Ji Yia, 50
while those injured were of Myanmar and Chinese nationals which have yet
to be ascertained.
Muhammad Firdaus said the 25-member rescue squad from Taman Tun Dr
Ismail, Sri Hartamas and Hang Tuah fire stations had to take about two
hours to retrieve Li's body as it was trapped between the platform the
victim was using and the overturned crane.
This week, while Muslim Malays Malaysians were busy talking on social media about open breast-feeding, Be-Like-Rashid memes, and making noises and opinions about issues that they own selves unable to change,
I'm grieving by what happened some days ago. Someone lost his life while trying to earn money for his family.
I work in construction line.
Not just the bloody pressure and work shits, you know that somebody did lose his life on this line. It could be me, who knows?
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And then Jakarta bombing happens on Thursday.
I was in a meeting when one of the Architects, suddenly informs all about the Jakarta attack during the meeting break.
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I remember having Google Hangout chatting with one of the famous bloggers in Malaysia.
I asked him a question.
"Why there's more social ills in Malays society compared to Chinese, when, the Chinese Amois wore more sexy clothes, Chinese drink and gamble but Muslims Malays do not, why is that?"
He gave his reasons, which I wouldn't share here.
One question lingers within my head then.
"This week, a non-muslim in Malaysia died while working, while some Muslims in Indonesia died by killing policemen in public. How come?"
something that I learnt during my University days, when I join UM guys Tabligh 1 days and 3 days outing,
You will feel religion to be sincere if you do it for yourself.
People joining Tabligh knew this.
The Tabligh preaching is not to change the world, but to change your own innerself.
You go preach from house to house, the reasoning is not to change others, but more towards changing yourself.
Giving effort and hardship, will somehow change you from within.
It's never about changing other people.
the idea is despite the intensive preaching, those Quraisy who are close to the Prophet didn't embrace the religion, but people like Salman came from outright Persia just to learn the religion.
And so.
This is my personal opinion and idea.
Just change your self to be better, and you will find the world to be different.
And to the question I ask to the famous blogger,
I found the answer straight within my heart.
We Malays focus too much changing others, but we didn't work much to change ourselves.
KUALA LUMPUR: A
construction worker was killed instantly when a crane collapsed at a
construction site in Jalan Damansara, here, earlier today.
The 4.40pm incident saw the victim Li Yi Jia, 50, pinned by a steel
frame against a concrete pillar, which is being built to support a
flyover there.
City Fire and Rescue Department senior operations commander Muhammad
Firdaus Khan said authorities believed that the victim and two of his
colleagues were on the steel frame when it was being lifted by the
crane.
"When the crane suddenly collapsed, the victim was trapped in between
the steel frame and concrete pillar.
"However, his colleagues were lucky as they only fell to the ground and
suffered minor injuries," he said.
KUALA LUMPUR: A
construction worker was killed instantly when a crane collapsed at a
construction site in Jalan Damansara, here, earlier today.
The 4.40pm incident saw the victim Li Yi Jia, 50, pinned by a steel
frame against a concrete pillar, which is being built to support a
flyover there.
City Fire and Rescue Department senior operations commander Muhammad
Firdaus Khan said authorities believed that the victim and two of his
colleagues were on the steel frame when it was being lifted by the
crane.
"When the crane suddenly collapsed, the victim was trapped in between
the steel frame and concrete pillar.
