My Happiest Day of The Decade

Today, 12 Nov 2009 is a special day, I passed my Master of Science in Construction Cost Management with merit from University of Reading. I am so happy that I've done it finally...

Study abroad was something I dare not even think about when I was younger... and I still remember a decade ago I was so jealous when the stupid University Teknologi Malaysia sent a much less qualified person to University of Reading to further for the master degree, because of my skin colour...

Life has been on a roller coaster for the past decade, few years of hard work in JB and KL with low wages and I had a rare opportunity to move to the UK... thanks to the stupid UTM again, because the degree was not accredited by RICS I had to take a master degree in order to sit for the APC... with the support from my ex company regardless of my skin colour... and I've made it after two years...


For my mum who worked so hard when I was small... who sent me to tuition with her Yamaha 80... who moved to the old hut to save money for my first degree fees in local U... who sacrificed more than half of her life for me...

Thanks mum.

PVD Music Discovery Project 2009

Six month ago before I left London I enjoyed the best gig ever - Paul Van Dyk at O2 Matter.



I stayed at the music console right in front of PVD for more than 2 hours continuously, even passed him my phone requesting to play my favourite 'Adrenaline', priceless experience indeed.



PVD Music Discovery Project 2009 - a phenomenal show with his band and the symphony orchestra of Hessischer Rundfunk. How could I missed that... it's brilliant!

New Life

Life has changed since I moved to Doha 3 months ago. Although I'm still unwilling to accept the fact that I've left London, a place I like much.

I've got a comfortable pad, with cable TV and internet connection which allow me to connect to the 'outside' world. It's actually better than what I imagined before.

New life is quite routine though...

Sunday - it's 'Sunday blue' now instead of Monday coz weekday begins here. I still don't feel like working coz most friends in the outside world don't have to.

Monday - stock trading day begins which give me a bit of excitement apart from work. The best thing after work is to download the latest HK drama from here and watch it while having dinner.

Tuesday - yeah... it's Heroes day!

Wednesday - yeah... another day before end of the week! Cleaners will clean my mess in my apartment today.

Thursday - yeah... last day at work! Sometimes I'll follow the old folks to do grocery shopping at Family Food Center after work.

Friday - the day when I don't have to work while the my friends in the rest of the world have to. Sometimes will follow the younger people to have roti canai and nasi lemak at Taste of Asia. The stuff here can speak Malay, feels like home. Anyway it's not as bad as the review says. Grocery shopping again at the Carrefours... at Villagio, Landmark or City Center... I only hope there's Tesco or Sainsbury here... Carrefour sux!

Saturday - mostly relax at home... catch some English Premier League actions, watch some movies...

In short, I'm glad and thankful to the people who make their efforts uploading the dramas, movies, live stream sports. Without u, I wouldn't survive here...