Party of Five

Dulu aku ada masalah fasal brand name syarikat, daripada FUKUKIDS WORLD kepada THE KIDS LOCKER. Hari ni aku ada masalah fasal nama syarikat pula, NOVEL CAFE. Tadi aku pergi SSM konon-kononnya nak tambah maklumat syarikat sebab dalam sijil asal tak ada pun nature bisnes yang aku jalankan. Alkisah, pegawai kaunter tu cakap, nama NOVEL CAFE tu hanya untuk kafe semata-mata dan tak boleh nak guna untuk jenis perniagaan lain. Maknanya mereka ni ikut makna secara harafiahlah yer. Bukan semantik atau anafora atau metafora hatta mistik sekali pun? Tapi mengapa nama Cyber Cafe boleh padahal mana ada semua pusat kafe siber menjual makanan dan minuman untuk patronnya. Macam tak adil je kan? Maka kenalah aku mendaftar syarikat baharu dengan nama yang lain. Kelam-kabut aku cari idea dalam waktu yang singkat. Thaqif pula mula dah mengamuk nak beli aiskrim dan tengok LRT Putra lalu kat luar bangunan. Jadi aku call hubby aku tanya. Dia suruh bubuh aje nama kedai. Aku pun malas nak fikir panjang,...

The Kids Locker, dua dari kiri. Nampak tak baju-baju yang bergantungan tu? Hari ini selepas beberapa bulan, aku terasa penat sangat. Walaupun semalam aku menerima dua berita yang begitu menggembirakan, tapi kalau dah penat, memang tak larat langsung dibuatnya. Minggu lepas, dapat kunci kedai. Maka berhempas pulas aku memikul barang-barang naik ke atas kedai tiga hari berturut-turut. Mau turun 3kg lagi...hahaha. Bukan itu saja. Aku penat juga ke hulu ke hilir mengambil stok buku yang dipesan. Alhamdulillah, Novel Kafe mendapat pesanan buku yang bertimbun-timbun semenjak pesta buku yang lepas. Kemudian sibuk pula uruskan hal kedai sana sini. Ulang-alik ke pejabat pos. Semalam aku terima 2 naskhah Mufin Manja versi terjemahan dalam bahasa Indonesia. Kemudian editor A21 telefon beritahu yang novel aku ditukar tajuk kepada ehem ehem ehem. Tak boleh announce dulu. Kut-kut ada pihak tertentu yang Google tajuk tu dan link terus ke blog rahsia aku ni, buat naya aje...hahaha. Tajuk no...

bukan tajuk dan cover sebenar The busiest weeks have already started. Today KLIBF 2011 starts until next week. As a writer, my busy schedule starts. As a retailer, my stocks buying also starts. I have to grab the best deals offered during the fest. Finding new supplier, products and prospects. That I will hopefully do today. Tomorrow, I will attend the fest as a writer~witnessing one of my writer friend's novel launching and collecting my latest royalty...hehehe. On Monday, I have to fetch the keys to The Kids Locker. Yup, the CF has finally released and we can move in. Yippie! Also I will have to visit my supplier at Klang and find new stocks. The next day, Tuesday and Wednesday, The Kids Locker booth will be opened at Wisma Tani, Putrajaya. Then on Thursday, I have an interview for BB ambassador's selection...hahaha. I will tell this story later if I think its worth mentioning. Then on Saturday, I will be back to KLIBF to meet few writer friends. We will have a disc...

Today the lady boss went to visit her new lair. And guess what? The renovation jobs have completed. The only task at hand now is to move all the stocks and fill up the store. Although, I do need to make few decorations here and there. And maybe, some new furniture will be coming in like another offer bin, bookcases, my children's IKEA table set, and the kitchenware; as I have to turn the store into my second home since the lady boss has to work very hard and smart when the store opens....hehehe. a new addition, homemade stands for hanging clothes the combination of purple wall (looks like pink) and ivory floor (looks like light brown) from the front window to the back. the kitchen office is behind the wall the entrance, in the middle of the store We work form a tiny budget. It's all that we can afford right now. If I have 1 million, then I will definitely turn this small store into a business empire...hehe

The name Fukukids World came on the spot. Fuku in Japanese means cloths. Kids are, of course, means kids. Therefore, I'm combining those two words to become Fukukids which means kids clothing. Later I add the word World to add some class to the brand name. But after some time, I begin to realize that the name is pronounced wrongly, could mean something else. Something really not nice. Go figure. Hence, I decided to change it. After much thoughts, I have chosen The Kids Locker . At first, it was The Kids Closet. But somebody else has used it and we are in the same business. I proceed with  The  Kids Locker  after googling it to search whether anybody else is using it. The rationale of the new name: What's in every kid's locker? Cloths, books, stationery, shoes, socks, toys and maybe some snacks. All these items will be in our store soon. So, the name The Kids Locker spell out our business clearly.

As I woke up this morning, my mind starts racing to chart my activities for today. I started off with designing few logos for my company and brands. I came out with four new designs. But not sure whether I'm going to use it for official purpose or not. Hiring a designer for jobs such as these, cost quite a lot. So I better squeezed my creative juices and DIY. And the results are....   What do you think? Can I pass as an amateur designer? Hahaha...I love this job. If I had a chance, I will take up short courses just to master few skills in simple designing. Maybe after my shop is fully operating and when I can afford hiring hands, I will consider this idea. There's no deadline for studying :D

It's the beginning of a new chapter in my private life. No more talk about the past. It's all about me and my impian , here now and the future forward. We have been planning for this for quite some time. At first, we want to open it at his kampung...since originally it was his idea. Mine was to open a bookstore. But after the current unpleasant event, I have decided to proceed with his plan but with my ideas...eheheh. The lady boss rule!!! So here it is...our shop...soon to be opened. stairway to the 1st floor  Our shop is located on the first floor of the two-story building shop lot. plan to put little signboard up there for walk-in customer to see us partly done renovation work in progress from the front view straight to the back Lot's of renovation works need to be done. The partitions have not yet been install. I'm still thinking about the floor. With a limited budget, we can put parquet flooring or even tiles. I would prefer it wil...

Talking about being entrepreneurial, I, without hesitation, as always, act on instinct, kamikaze, set up my own company. I have been thinking about this since 2005. At least I started doing online and soon perhaps have my own physical store. It's still on establishing phase and fragile. Lots of effort has to be pumped in and not forgetting the MONEY....hahaha. Prior to that, I have launched Jajan Packs (a brand under Novel Cafe). Now being run by my housewife sister. She also runs my renting outlet for Novel Kafe (a brand under Novel Cafe). And yesterday, I let my instinct takes control of my action again and as a result, Fukukids World was born.  Three love under one roof. What about my writing? Well since nowadays I was trapped in Facebook gaming center, I don't write anymore. Apart from busy setting up and running my small business, of course. But I know it's not the most right and wisest thing to do...letting yourself indulged too much ...