Places that i want to visit before my last breathe~

Channel travel and living has always be my favorite channel on ASTRO. After i had my breakfast, indulged with a mug of nescafe and finished reading newspaper, i switched on TV and i was so lucky to watch this program on #707. It was on 1000 places that u must see before u die..

When i was working with PwC, i never bothered (plus i didn't have much ample time) to appreciate the nature. However, 1 year being abroad has opened my eyes to appreciate god's creations. Alhamdulilah, i managed to see many beautiful and breathtaking views when i was in UK and Europe.



Slowly I've developed my interest in outdoor activities such as hiking and exploring new things in life. There was a man whom i met while i was hiking along the Hadrian's Wall in Newcastle mentioned to me that he admired my courage and braveness to hike along the wall without taking any breaks and wearing a proper gear (especially with the unfriendly weather as it was raining like cats and dogs at that time). My friend and i hike for 2 1/2 mile and it was tremendous experience ever.

Anyway..the places that i wanna visit before my eyes are closed are:

1. Maldives


My jaw dropped on the table when i first saw its pictures on TV. My ideal honeymoon place would be here..yes here! But this thing only happen if i would be able to marry a millionaire! It costs a bomb to spend a night at this resort..




2. Taj Mahal

I would really feel that I'm already in Heaven if i could get few sips of cafe latte with the view of sunrise at Taj Mahal. Nothing would able to describe my feeling at that time, it might be romantic + am i already in heaven? + simply amazing!




3. Giza Pyramids

When i entered the Luvre (a museum in Paris which happens to the largest museum in the world), beside the portrait of Mona Lisa, an Egyptian antiques have always captured my eyes. I love everything about them..from the sculptures to the coffins, i love all the craved stuffs..

And a trip to Giza would be very challenging trip especially the crawling part inside the pyramids and this is a place that i want to visit before i turn 30!






4. Krabi Island in Thailand.

Thailand is synonym with it's speechless beautiful beaches. I hope to spend few nights watching sunset in Thailand. It would be great if i could go with my girlfriends. Insyallah, i shall realize this dream somewhere in 2011.


5. Pulau Sipadan, Pulau Perhentian and Pulau Redang

I am hoping that i would be able to pay these places a visit in 2010. A friend of mine said that it's possible to watch dolphins at Pulau Redang in April. I do hope and always keep my fingers crossed that he would be able to bring me to this place. Although he's always busy with his current job, i do hope that he would be able to keep his word to me. If not, i would really feel devastated.

I never tried snorkeling before and being in these islands, snorkeling is a must thing to do!


There goes my list..my TOP 5..i do have some more..but for a time being, let me only disclose the TOP 5.How about you? I'm sure you also have places that you want to visit before your last breathe.

PMSNAMI~

Lyrics | Michael Buble Lyrics | Haven%27t Met You Yet Lyrics

Seriously, I'm seriously bored waiting for interview calls and that makes me decided to upload more posts here.

I came across this video on Youtube a day ago..and I totally have fond with this. Well, people may say that I'm mushy but the song really suits me.

I'm currently facing heartache and feeling a little bit doomed. Sometimes, i do feel jealous when someone become close to my friend. I don't know why she has to run when he called. It's not that i don't know that he might called her regarding their 'deal'.Maybe it's high time for me to experience my PMS cycle.

Why do i need to feel jealous about?There is nothing between them and there is also nothing between us. People said when you like somebody, your heart beats faster when u met him.But it didn't happen to me.

Nah...Just go with the flow and people always mentioned to me that..if a guy likes you, he will know what to do..Stop giving him excuses..Due that, i won't text him or bug him until he make his first move.

Hope the time flies soon so that i will start my new career..i need to meet new people..broaden friends networking :)

Hello world!! Yes..I’m updating this blog from MALAYSIA. Home sweet home. I think it’s still not too late for me to wish you SALAM EID MUBARAK!

It has been a month since I left my footprints in United Kingdom. At that the time of my departure in Heathrow Airport, I felt so eager and excited to go home. Not only because I miss my parents, I need to get back to the real world after a year I took a career break. Another reason was also because all of my friends that I recently knew, some are already in Malaysia and while the rest are finding their path back home in few weeks time.

The moment my plane touched KLIA, it was the happiest feeling that I ever felt in my life. It’s true that people said wherever you have travelled; you will still want to go back to your own country.

After 2 weeks I came back, I have organized an Iftar gathering with my Kelana Convoy mate. It was held in Putrajaya. Even though only 7 (out of 20 that I have invited), the Iftar gathering went well. Despite of the food which turned not to up my standard, I still felt happy because of the night I spent with them.
Then, my weeks were full with Iftar invitations. I have attended 2 invitations with my PwC and ex-Unitenian clan. Nothing less that I would comment, the dinners were Perfect!

Then Eid came. I spent a week in Hometown. Luckily, my bro flight was on a week after Syawal. So after a year been abroad, this is my first Eid with my family.
The month of Eid would not be perfect without Raya Open house. Last Saturday, I went to Aunty Jijah’s Open House whom I met during my trip to Europe. Then, I have invited those I knew during the trip to my house.

Oh I’m still waiting for my future employer to arrange the final stage of interview. I went for an assessment last Friday and I am still keeping my fingers crossed that they will arrange the interview to be held this week.

Oh before i forgot, i would like to inform that my article to wales has been published on Harian Metro yesterday. Go and check it out!
(http://www.hmetro.com.my/Current_News/myMetro/Sunday/Ekspresi/20091004121017/Article/indexv_html)

a wHoLE nEw WoRlD

It has been a week since I stepped out from MAS plane in Malaysia. It feels great to be back!

There no words that can describes my feelings that time. The first place that I went at KLIA was the washroom. Finally, there are water hose in the toilet! Hahahaah
I was so happy to see both of parents waiting for me outside the arrival gate. Hugs and kisses were given and we headed straight back home.

After a year being abroad, I could see there are lots of new improvements in Malaysia. Unfortunately, I don’t really like the weather here. It’s humid and dry. Unlike in UK, even though it’s summer, it’s still breezy.

I’m currently waiting for a GLC company to call me for the final selection process as I’ve gotten the conditional offer when I attended the interview which was conducted in London. Fingers crossed that I could nail it very well.

I had a tremendous time spent in UK especially the finale getaway trip to Wales. It was my final week in UK. I went with friends whom I knew from Kelana Convoy. Luckily, there was a guy in that trip. Hehehe. Felt safer :)

Even though we just knew each other for 2 months, I felt that we knew each other since ages. Thanks to Kadir who droves the car ..you’re the man :)..At least u’ve made my final dream came true. We’ve covered North, West and Southern part of Wales in 4 days! Thanks to Kadir, Hanis and Lina..I REALLY HAD A GREAT TIME IN WALES!! Among the places I went in Wales, I totally fall in love with Rhossili Bay in Swansea and Newgale!

How I wish that a guy could bend on his knee and proposed me to marry him at that place. HAHAHA.

I LOVE NATURES..I hope that someone who is going to spend his whole life has the same interest with me. So that we could spend more time together seeing all those beautiful places that has cliffs, beaches and waterfall!

I always wanted to go to Wales. So in a year, I’ve covered, 3 parts of UK which are England (North-Newcastle, South-Sussex and West- Liverpool), Wales and Scotland!

Now, I have to get back the real world and build my career in Malaysia. Anyway, I hope that I can still get the happiness (that I used to have in UK) in Malaysia. :)

The journey of happiness

20th June 2009 – Day 1:



Departed from Hyde Park, London at 9am and this was my first time got boarded into a double decker coach. Yes, we do have lots of double decker busses in UK, but it’s quite rare to have those for travelling coach.

It was 70 of us. At that time, my friends and I only had an ice breaking session with Vk, Thiong (both from Saudi) and Ana and Fara (Both from Malaysia). They were among new friends we knew on the first day.

The weather was breezy and lots of chatting was going on at the time while waiting for our luggage to be boarded into the bus. I was quite surprised to see most of the people who joined the tour were from Malaysia! I mean, they came all the way from Malaysia just for this trip.

It took us 2 hrs 45 minutes to reach Dover where we entered English Channel Tunnel. I was impressed with the technology as we used a train to cross the English Channel in an hour’s time.

Yeay..We have reached Calais (France) at 12.25pm (UK time) and as we reached France, we were instructed by the tour manager (Khairul) to add 1 hour in our watches as there was a timing difference between UK and European countries.
After an hour ride, we arrived in Brussels. Never thought that we were only in Belgium just to buy the chocolate. Sigh. Similar to Netherlands, Belgium people used Flemish. They do speak in French too. Suddenly, I realized that I should learn French as my third language.
Belgium is famous for its chocolates and beer. As we passed by the highways, we noted that there were lots of wind bines.
After a long journey (Approx 5 hrs), finally we reached Netherlands .

21st June 2009-Day 2


Left the camp site and headed to Cheese Village in Netherlands. It was an opportunity to see how Dutch makes their own clog! I was amazed because it was all HAND-MADE. They used this clogs in all occasions and it symbolized where they are from. Hence, they have different patterns that symbolized their origins. Isn’t that amazing? Oh, we were informed that if a guy wanted to propose a girl, he has to make a pair of clogs with 72 craved flowers. Now, that is what I called EFFORTS babeh! :)

Besides that, we also saw the cheese making demonstration.
After the photography sessions took place, we headed to Volendam. On our way to Volendam, we stopped at 1 traditional wind mill. Volendam is a fishing village and famous for its souvenirs.

Later on, we were brought to Amsterdam for Canal ride (gosh, highly not recommended!). Went to Van Gough museum, Hard Rock Café and Red Light District.

22nd June 2009- Day 3



At 11.50am, we arrived in Frankfurt,Germany. This country is famous for its luxurious cars such as Porsche, BMW and Volkswagen. Germany is the second largest country in Europe and it’s a roman ruler originated country. Guess what, there is no speed limit at autobahns (Highways).

Went to Frankfurt Airport, Central Bank of Europe, Romar square and River Main.

23rd June 2009- Day 4


Departed from Frankfurt at 10.30am and reached in Fussen about an hour later. It’s a place where Mr. Disney got his idea for DISNEYLAND. This place has 2 beautiful castles.

Left Fussen in the evening and 4 hours later, we reached our campsite in Austria.

24th June 2009- Day 5



The view from this campsite was breath taking as the campsite is facing the northern part of Swiss Alps. We went to Innsbruck the morning and Austria is famous for Swarovski.

Day 6- 15..to be continued...

Detour or Exit

I’m standing in the middle of a road which has 2 sign board showing signs of detour and exit.

Half part of me wants me to choose detour while another part wants me to choose exit road. Actually i wanted to come home so badly and work for this company in Malaysia. But it's all still uncertain as i need to undergo the final stage of interview which the session will be conducted by the directors.

Yes, i do miss Malaysia a lot but i was hoping that i could secure a job here as the culture and the working exposure are totally difference.But bottom line is, it's all about $$$..I mean the cost that i need to bear for my visa extension.


Even though when I first came here, all I wanted was to stay and find a work here, but with the current financial turmoil, there is not much of hope left.


However, last week when I’ve paid a visit to All Saints International office, I read statistic from Top 100 graduate employer companies and below is the statistic for sectors that shown positive trend for quarter period of 2009.





The Financial Institutions has surprisingly shown an inward movement despite of the financial turmoil that currently has an adverse effect to UK economy.
However, the green grass in other sectors may not always have the same scenario for other industries. The graph illustrated below shown an adverse effect of the job opportunities in UK market for the quarter period of 2009.





It has been everyone wishes to find a proper job in UK as the working experience is very valuable to our career progression. However, before a decision is made, there are few considerations that we need to be aware of such as;
• Cost analysis (Ensure that the benefits outweigh the costs incurred)
• Visa requirements (Comprised of Qualification perspective and Financial
perspective)
• Leaving your loved ones behind (Parents, siblings, relatives and friends)
• Impossible to get hitched up before 30.

My parents has insisted me to prolong my stay in UK and there is nothing much that I can do as I’m going for my Europe trip this weekend and shall be back in Manchester again by 4th July.

Insyallah, by then everything will be clearer.
Hope Allah will lead me to the right path. Amen.

5Q's in Choosing a Life Partner..

Hey guys,
M back..FREE FROM EXAMS and it means that i have more time to update my blog. Nway, i've received this interesting article from a friend of mine and i found that this article is really relevant to people who are still havent found the love of their lives.


FINDING AND KEEPING A LIFE PARTNER
by Dov Heller, M.A.

When it comes to making the decision about choosing a life partner, no one wants to make a mistake. Yet, with a divorce rate of close to 50%, it appears that many are making serious mistakes in their approach to finding Mr./Miss. Right!

If you ask most couples who are engaged why they're getting married, they'll say: 'We're in love'; I believe this is the ..1 mistake people make when they date. Choosing a life partner should never be based on love. Though this may sound 'not politically correct', there's a profound truth here.

Love is not the basis for getting married. Rather, love is the result of a good marriage. When the other ingredients are right, then the love will come. Let me say it again: 'You can't build a lifetime relationship on love alone'; You need a lot more!!! Here are five questions you must ask yourself if you're serious about finding and keeping a life partner.

QUESTION ..1: Do we share a common life purpose?

Why is this so important? Let me put it this way: If you're married for20 or 30 years, that's a long time to live with someone. What do you plan to do with each other all that time? Travel, eat and jog together? You need to share something deeper and more meaningful. You need a
common life purpose.

Two things can happen in a marriage:
(1) You can grow together
(2)you can grow apart.
50% of the people out there are growing apart.To make a marriage work, you need to know what you want out of life!Bottom line; marry someone who wants the same thing.

QUESTION ..2: Do I feel safe expressing my feelings and thoughts with this person?

This question goes to the core of the quality of your relationship. Feeling safe means you can communicate openly with this person. The basis of having good communication is trust i.e.. trust that I won't get 'punished'; or hurt for expressing my honest thoughts and feelings.
A colleague of mine defines an abusive person as someone with whom you feel afraid to express your thoughts and feelings. Be honest with yourself on this one. Make sure you feel emotionally safe with the person you plan to marry.

QUESTION ..3: Is he/she a mensch?

A mensch is someone who is a refined and sensitive person. How can you test? Here are some suggestions. Do they work on personal growth on a regular basis? Are they serious about improving themselves? A teacher of mine defines a good person as 'someone who is always striving to be good and do the right ';. So ask about your significant other: What do they
do with their time? Is this person materialistic? Usually a materialistic person is not someone whose top priority is character refinement.

There are essentially two types of people in the world:
(1) People who are dedicated to personal growth.
(2) People who are dedicated to seeking comfort.

Someone whose goal in life is to be comfortable will put personal comfort ahead of doing the right thing. You need to know that before walking down the aisle.

QUESTION ..4: How does he/she treat other people?

The one most important thing that makes any relationship work is the ability to give. By giving, we mean the ability to give another person pleasure.

Ask: Is this someone who enjoys giving pleasure to others or are they wrapped up in themselves and self absorbed? To measure this, think about the following: How do they treat people
whom they do not have to be nice to, such as waiters, bus boys, taxi drivers, etc.. How do they treat their parents and siblings? Do they have gratitude and appreciation? If they don't have gratitude for the people who have given them everything; can you do nearly as much for them? You can be sure that someone, who treats others poorly, will eventually treat you poorly as
well.


QUESTION ..5: Is there anything I'm hoping to change about this person after we're married?

Too many people make the mistake of marrying someone with the intention of trying to 'improve'; them after they're married. As a colleague of mine puts it: 'You can probably expect someone to change after marriage for the worse' If you cannot fully accept this person the way they are now, then you are not ready to marry them. In conclusion, dating doesn't have to be difficult and treacherous. The key is to try leading a little more with your head and less with
your heart. It pays to be as objective as possible when you are dating; to be sure to ask questions that will help you get to the key issues. Falling in love is a great feeling, but when you wake up with a ring on your finger, you don't want to find yourself trouble because you didn't do your homework.

Another perspective...
There are some people in your life that need to be loved from a distance.. It's amazing what you can accomplish when you let go of or at least minimize your time with draining, negative, incompatible, not going anywhere relationships. Observe the relationships around you.
Pay attention...Which ones lift and which ones lean?
Which ones encourage and which ones discourage?
Which ones are on a path of growth uphill and which ones are going downhill?
When you leave certain people do you feel better or feel worse?
Which ones dont appreciate you?
Which ones make you feel good, praises you, boosts you with loving and
caring words or annotations.

The more you seek quality, respect, growth, peace of mind, love and truth around you...the easier it will become for you to decide who gets to sit in the front row and who should be moved to the balcony of your life.

An African proverb states, 'Before you get married, keep both eyes open, and after you marry, close one eye'; Before you get involved and make a commitment to someone, don't let lust, desperation, immaturity, ignorance, pressure from others or a low selfâ€'esteem make you blind to warning signs. Keep your eyes open, and don't fool yourself that you can change someone or that what you see as faults aren't really that important.
Do you bring out the best in each other?
Do you compliment and compromise with each other, or do you compete, compare and control?
What do you bring to the relationship?
Do you bring past relationships, past hurt, past mistrust, past pain?
You can't take someone to the altar to alter them. You can't make someone love you or make someone stay.
If you develop selfâ€'esteem, spiritual discernment, and 'a life'; you won't find yourself making someone else responsible for your happiness or responsible for your pain. Seeking status, sex, and security are the wrong reasons to be in a relationship.

WHAT KEEPS A RELATIONSHIP STRONG IS:
1. TRUST
2. COMMUNICATION
3. INTIMACY
4. A SENSE OF HUMOR
5. SHARING TASKS
6. DAILY EXCHANGES (meal, shared activity, hug, call, touch, notes,etc.)
7. SHARING COMMON GOALS AND INTERESTS
8. GIVING EACH OTHER SPACE TO GROW WITHOUT FEELING INSECURE
9.GIVING EACH OTHER A SENSE OF BELONGING AND ASSURANCES OF COMMITMENT
10. CONCERN AND CARE FOR YOUR LOVER IN YOUR OWN WAYS.

If these qualities are missing, the relationship will erode as resentment withdrawal, abuse, neglect, and dishonesty; and pain will replace.