Chinese New Year

Coming into Chinese New Year, i faced one my the most challenging task ahead of me. To get streamyx to be installed at my new home. Just when i was applying for my streamyx, my phoneline failed on me. Now, in order that they can proceed to register my streamyx application, the phoneline need to be fixed. And as everyone knows TM, it will be the most challenging task ... much more challenging than to pass my physics and chemistry exams added together.

In addition to the already headache i have, my house started to leak here and there. And my chinese contractors will not be able to help me to fixed it until after 15th day of chinese new year .... they close shop because of "Pantang" .... well ..... what can i say, chinese tradition is always full of "the don'ts" .... so what to do ... just leave it leaking at the mean time ....

Anyway nevermind the problems, i hereby like to wish everybody a Happy Chinese New Year !!!!! May this year be another wonderful year :-)


Gong Xi Fa Cai !!!!!!!

p/s: to those married friends out there ... please reserved ang pow for me .... :-P

My Graduation Day

After all the hardwork ......



all the endless hours with the computers .....




and all the messy days and nights i have to bear with to study for my exam .......

the moment that i have been waiting for has finally arrived, the last day which is also my graduation day ...... of the MWD academy 1 that i have attended for the past 3 months ....

Now that i can breathe a sigh of relief that finally everything is over ....

I am always a strong believer in hardwork, effort and determination .... and this time around, this academy has been squeezing every single drop of effort and hardwork that my brain and my body can offer .... another meaningful lesson on life that i can take back from here .... and i am glad that i eventually weather through all the challenges .... together with all my highly determined colleagues .... together we have fought hard throughout the academy ....

Well done everyone .... and good luck !!!!!!!

Jumeirah Adventure

December 2, 2008 - UAE National Day .... instead of wrapping myself with blanket in my room, me and my friend have decided check out Jumeirah .... a street which houses some of the most fascinating places at Dubai ... one which include the infamous Burj Al-Arab ... a 7 star hotel that almost everyone would immediately recognize ....

This was also my first bus trip at Dubai .... we downloaded the map from the internet and wait patiently at the bus station ... hoping for the right bus to come by ... well we are lucky enuf ... here it comes, C10 ... the bus that will take us all the way to Jumeirah Beach Park ....

Air-condition bus stop ... walau ... where to find ????

The bus bring us along the Juimerah Road ... and at some point we passed by the Jumeirah Mosque .... one of the favourite tourist destination here .... but unfortunately, it is just open for visitors only on Thursday .... and that day was not a Thursday .... so we felt that there is no point to actually stopped by .... anyway, i think this mosque is one of the few that actually allow tourist to visit ... so far i never heard any mosque in malaysia that did the same ....

So our first stop, Juimeirah Beach Park

Good weather at this time of the year, winter at around 20 degC
Many people seen to be relaxing and chilling out at the beach

and some having fun picnic at the park ...

From there, we took another bus to the open beach just next to Burj Al Arab ... well not exactly to the beach .... it took quite a walk to actually reach the beach from the point our bus stopped ... but since the weather was good .... we wouldnt mind walking .....

2nd stop, Jumeirah Open Beach

From the beach here, we can see the Burj Al Arab

This picture took a lot of effort to be taken, since the sun was not friendly and my lousy camera was not helping either

We didnt spent much time here tough ... everyone is enjoying themselves dipping into the sea ... but i dun it was a good idea for me to get myself wet .... the water was ice cold ......

So we walked again along the road and wa la !!!! we reached the entrance of Burj Al Arab ..... many tourist was seen taking pictures there .... if i knew we can get such a good shot here .... no need to waste time snapping from the beach .....

3rd stop, Entrance of Burj Al Arab

Me and Benjamin at the entance of Burj Al Arab

After snapping photos to our heart content .... and at the same time helping some of the tourist there so take picture also .... we finally proceed to our last destination ....

4th stop .... Souk Madinat

I have never been a fan for visiting shopping mall ... but this one was really different .... ancient architecture combined with the great ambience and magnificent atmosphere .... i was really amazed .... now i know why people always tell me about how fascinating the architecture at Dubai .... well it's true ....

Before we head or way back to our apartment, we stopped by at Hard Rock Cafe .... since i have heard from my friends here that they were having some discounted items available .... so we think why not stopped by and have a drink and dinner there ... well sorry NO ALCOHOLIC DRINK .... what a dissappointment .... apparently the lose their licence to serve alcohol .... :-(

This is a real car hanging on the ceiling of the restaurant ... safety hazard :-P

A new chapter of life

2008 is gone .... it's time to embrace ourself with the upcoming year 2009 .... another wonderful year that await us ....

I still remember during new year at Bali last year .... i make a new year resolution that i hope to move back to KL .... and I am very fortunate that it actually comes true .... even tough it takes some effort and courage from me to actually quit my job at Miri ... and to start all over again .... with all the challenges and uncertainty yet to come ....

2008 has definitely been a busy year for me .... having to work offshore almost indefinitely during the peak oil price boom period at the middle of the year .... and at the same time trying to squeeze out some time to work things out on my new house at Kota Kemuning .... legal procedures, bank loans, renovations, new furniture ....... but despite all this i am most happy that i am still able to spend some quality time with my family and close friends ... with have always been very important to me ....

I think at my age right now ... it is unavoidable but to every now and then to receive "red bombs" from my friends .... but i am very sorry that i have not able to attend almost all of it ... except one at early of last year .... a wonderful wedding reception of my friend Alex at Bintulu ....

Year 2008 has also seen 2 of my close friends from unversity actually leave the country to pursue a better career on foreign land ... in addition to many that have left b4 this ... and this coming year ... i have already received confirmation that one more will be following suit .... even tough this somehow did lit up my desire to actually follow suit .... but i am sure the time is not now .... definitely not at the moment .....

To usher me through this new year here at Dubai .... i have make 3 new year resolution ....

1) Travel to at least 3 new places .....
2) All this while i have been receiving my good share of luck ...so i really hope to give back by putting in time, money and effort for some charitable work ....
3) There is always a saying that if you want a wish to come true, never tell it out .... so i will reserve the last one for myself :-P

I would like to wish all my friends out there, from every corner of the globe .... HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 .....

"Put the past behind us, and let's work hard for a better year ahead" :-)