Bz bz bz...

My parents are here in Doha... :-D

Qatar Total Open...

By now all of you may have known the result of WTA Qatar Total Open... aku planned nak ikut aizal n yeen nak tgk final semlm... so aku balik office awal then aizal ambil aku jam 5 fr my place. Aizal dah ambil tiket free se awal jam 10pg, siap ada seat lagi... tp... i do not know how they, the organiser, organised the tickets distributions... we were denied from entering the main stadium.. reason.. stadium dah penuh... only paid tickets were allowed to get in... tp setelah 20 minit bermula permainan baru lah org-org macam kitaorg dapat masuk...

memang stadium penuh... tp itu pun sbb ada few seats kosong tp org tak betul2 fill up the space... bila dah tgk first set maria sharapova menang 6-1 we think opponent dia tak leh lah fight. so decided to go back and g dinner... :-)

actually aku dah tgk the quarter final match last friday, tu sbb tak de lah rasa rugi... masa tu semua org boleh masuk... aku tgk game rwandska (sp?) vs cibulova (sp?) dan match maria sharapova vs ntah sapa dr denmark. the former match lagi best sebab maria sharapova titik je minah denmark tu :-)

it was very cold... temperature masa tu 17-18 degree ngan angin 52-58 kmh... actually aku bukan lah peminat tennis sangat... tahu lah ranking and rule & regulations... but aku rasa kalau this match happened in KL ke Ipoh ke, tak de nya aku nak g tgk... tp sbb kat sini takde keje... hehehe.. sibuk2 lah nak tgk... tot that i could watch these famous best tennis players dgn lebih dekat nampak nya tak berjaya... ramai plak peminat tennis kat sini. btw, nasib baik bukan sania mirza, india, yg main... kalau dia... lagi lah mencurah2 org2 india kat sini serbu stadium...

ooh... aku terlupa bawak kamera masa aku tgk the quarter final hari tu.. nanti kalau aku dapat gambar dr nije... aku akan upload kat sini...

due for cleaning...

masa aku sekolah asrama dulu (form 1-5) ada masa nya barang aku hilang or misplaced... setelah cari sana sini, tak jumpa jugak... sampai penat mencari n tanya semua orang still tak jumpa... sampai give up n mengharap benda tu muncul sendiri... it an ironic thingy, yg bila kita nak, baru lah benda tu tak jumpa... masa tak nak selalu nampak... (pernah tak alami benda ni???)...

so what normally i do and think... my locker is due for cleaning sesetengah org cakap spring cleaning. so kena lah aku kemas locker... lipat baju yg dah berbasuh... keluar kan baju2 busuk yg belum basuh... buang left over makanan yg ada tertinggal terlupa makan... keluarkan biskut2 n sedekah kat member2.... etc etc (for those yg duduk asrama, i guess u know what i meant, ok... all of you mmg pembersih, tak pernah jumpa nasi lemak bungkus yg dah basi dalam locker).

then setelah kemas semua benda, then baru lah jumpa benda yg dicari... kenkadang kat dalam poket seluar... kenkadang kat dalam beg sekolah etc... which most of the time, tak de effect pun dgn mengemas locker... i always think that, benda tu misplaced dgn sbb nak aku kemas my locker lah...

ironically, benda ni jadi lagi sampai sekarang... or i thought so lah... ha... ada sekali tu, kereta aku membuat bunyi2 mcm something wrong ngan tayar... mmg annoying... tot of g bawak ke mechanic n repair... setelah kenkawan tgk2 pun, depa tak leh nak detect apa punca... tp aku realise kereta aku dah 2-3 minggu tak basuh.. n ada lah tanah2 kering kat tayar... i've decided utk bersih kan kereta then baru g ke worksyop... settle... no need to repair.. cuma kete je kotor... :-)

and it happened again, punca nya... aku dah lama gile tak mengemas umah... since aku balik sini bulan november... aku tak pernah kemas sampai lah early february... 2 bulan lebih... aku asyik ada aje aktiviti yg 'menarik' during weekends hehehehe... n plannya nak kemas bila my parents dah dekat nak datang sini... (read : malas!!!)

nak jadi punca, 2 minggu sudah... dengan tak semena-mena aku dapat tahu (masa office hour) yg 3 paip apartment atas apartment aku pecah... dan rumah dia banjir.... dan besar kemungkinan rumah aku pun banjir... this thing happened before, ada kawan aku dulu umah tingkat 6 bocor, umah dia tingkat 4 pun banjir...

so apa lagi lah... aku pun bergegas pulang... memang betul.. banjir satu rumah... mcm mana lah org sini punya construction.... air kat umah atas mengalir melalui tepi2 siling dan turun melalui dinding... basah umah aku.... dari ruang tamu sampai lah ke dapur sehingga bilik tidur...

so dengan paksa rela... terpaksa lah aku mop seluruh rumah aku... penat balik keje terus mengemop for 2 hours.. terus lah aku cuci satu umah... then aku minta security guard angkat carpet2 aku utk jemur kat roof top... hehehehe... (carpet busuk, aku malas angkat hehehe). it took almost 2 days br umah betul2 kering dan hilang bau busuk carpet :-)

since then umah aku dah bersih sampai lah hari ni... sementara menunggu ketibaan ayahanda dan bonda... hik hik hik...

Hepi Birthday ALONG!!!

today is my elder brother birthday.... dah tua dah dia... :-)

SElaMal hARi LaHIr!!!

semoga panjang umur, murah rezeki, dan family berjaya di dunia dan akhirat!!!

Happening in Doha...

My parents will be here in Doha next week!!! Hooray....



So apa lagi.. kena lah plan activities for them for the next 2 weeks!!! yes, they'll be here from 25th Feb 2008 - 10 Mar 2008....



dalam check2 tu... rupa nya byk gak aktiviti kat doha ni... :-) these are some of the activities yg orang2 doha boleh enjoy... this weekend... and next coming weeks...



1. Beautiful horses show kat Equestrian Club... don't tell more about this... i only have this poster... so kena lah g sana n check... dunno where's the equestrian club? dekat ngan padang lumba kuda, E ring rasanya near villagio and Doha zoo...

2. Robot Zoo.... 13 Feb - 2 Mar, tgk2 lah kat corniche tu.. a bit more on this.. check kat website dia robot zoo and kat sini...

3. Qatar Total Open... ada venus williams, maria sharapova, ana ivanovic, jelena jankovic... kira nya banyak lah jugak players top 10 datang, although takde the top 2... kira ok lah :-).... more details on the schedule boleh check kat sini.... date from 18th - 24th February 2008.

4. 7th Doha Cultural Festivals... if you think blh cari kat website dia ni... (here) i do not think korang paham pun... but anyway, it will be from 28th Feb sampai 6 March... ni aku dapat tahu pun masa tgk iklan kat AlJazeera, Qtel sponsor.. so orang2 Qtel ada tak maklumat lanjut?

5. Asean Bazaar 7th Feb 08, ada jual2 and makan2 n Asean cultural show macam last year lah kot... no other info...

ni lah Doha... ada gak aktiviti menarik... tapi promotion memang kurang giler... so kena lah cari sendiri... tanya pak2 arab... kengkawan kat office... aku sekarang ni tgh nak tahu info pasal camel race kat Asshahaniyah... ada sesapa tahu bila???

new gadget...

akhirnya aku berjaya meng-un-kunci kan i-fon aku (hehehehe... saja je tak tulis in english- vnl0ck 1ph0n3, nanti byk plak org masuk blog ni due to this phrase)...

so now i can use my new phone :-) see.. tgk lambang Qtel kat atas phone tu.. hehehe :-)

big thanks to azerdills!!! gigih dia tolong aku... thanks!!! nanti balik doha claim 1 free dinner :-) btw, for orang2 doha yg nak beli unlocked i-fon email to zals.blogspot@gmail.com

Road accident...

3 of my collegues were in the above car... depa dalam perjalanan dari Mesaaid ke Doha Jumaat sudah. Dalam perjalanan balik, dirt bike/buggy yg ditarik oleh kereta depan mereka telah terpelanting dan merempuh kereta mereka...

pemandu telah meninggal dunia di tempat kejadian... Alhamdulillah, 2 lagi penumpang, 1 girl who sits in front of me and the other is org yg menjemput aku kat airport masa first time aku jejak doha ni, terselamat. But both are shocked and still dlm trauma. dengar cite nya tak injured pun.

Alfatihah kepada driver yang telah meninggal dunia... kadang2 kalau kita memandu berhati-hati pun, tak semestinya kita terselamat... tp.. ye lah.. ajal n maut di tangan Allah...

Peluang musnah...

One might be wondering kenapa lah tetiba aku tanya pasal hawkers stall kat penang... it's a sad story... aku terlepas peluang pertama aku untuk pergi buat fieldwork shooting... :-(

cerita nya mcm ni, minggu sudah ada producer kat operation dept bercadang buat program kat Penang berkaitan street food and nak cuba dapatkan chef dr malaysia... dia tanya aku sapa paling popular, aku bg tahu lah chef no 1 kat malaysia. dia pun buat research pasal chef tu and agree utk ambil chef wan as a guest... aku pun volunteer lah nak carikan contact utk chef ni... and dapat no hp dia... :-)

last sunday, dia masuk office cakap, akhirnya dia dpt cakap ngan chef and chef agreed to appear kat dalam show. and aku tumpang gembira je lah... but petang tu dia kata, why not aku join sekali shooting tu... and the director pun agree and cost aku masuk dalam bajet...

since aku bukan dalam operation department, director tu hantar email minta permission dr boss arab dept aku.. aku patiently tunggu sbb the director wanted to deal directly with my boss... tp tanpa membuang masa cuba lah buat research skit2 termasuk lah minta idea kat blog ni... setelah 2 hari tak de reply dr boss aku, director operation suruh aku rush boss... (rupanya aku dapat tahu, my dept head ni blh tanya org bawahan dia whether ok ke tak aku pergi???)

pagi tadi, aku jumpa lah boss aku n tanya apa citer? dia kata should be ok... nanti dia confirm kan thru email. tp sampai tengahari, no email and bajet perlu diapprove dah and the director operation terpaksa decide aku tak dapat pergi :-( sejam lepas tu br lah my boss hantar email cakap yg dia ok if i go tp kena dapat permission from my boss's boss (director of the dept) yg tak masuk office sampai ahad. too late...

bajet dah approve without my name in it :-( and aku terpaksa melupakan angan2 aku untuk pergi turun padang buat shooting... memahami secara langsung apa itu production... hilang peluang aku balik malaysia... dan hilang peluang aku try makan2 kat penang... semua nya sbb birokrasi orang lain... kelembapan orang lain... am so sad...

best sungguh aku berangan dah... this is the second time peluang aku utk buat keje luar terbantut... aku tak paham kenapa susah sangat utk arab2 ni nak approve aku keluar... mungkin sbb depa takde peluang kot... ntah lah.. harap2 ada peluang lain satu masa nanti...

Hawkers' stall, Pulau Pinang...

anyone of you know where's the best place for hawkers food in Pulau Pinang...??? Gurney Drive?

Anywhere else?

where's the best stall for Char Kue Teow (chinese ok, melayu style pun ok)

how about Lor Bak? Nasi Kandar? apa lagi yer?

dah lama betul aku tak g pulau pinang... so sesapa dr pulau pinang, kalau blh guide me, let me know

CNY BBQ dinner...

it's been ages since the last time aku citer pasal makan2 kat blog ni... hehehe.... selalunya dulu tiap2 minggu... hehehe... in fact tahun ni masih belum ada lagi makan-makan.... so secara sukarela aiyeen family menjemput kitaorg buat bbq kat umah dia... lagipun parents depa dah nak balik semula ke Malaysia next week, so kiranya makan-makan terakhir lah ngan kitaorg...

hehehe... dan we've chosen, mlm CNY (kat malaysia lah, sini mana ada celebrate CNY, kebetulan je) asalnya aiyeen nak jemput skit2 je... hehehe tapi manalah blh buat skit2 kan.. :-)

so apa in the menu... hmm... since dah lama tak makan2 ni, masing2 nak contribute :-) tuan rumah ngan bihun, superdelicious ayam percik, nasi lemak last minute dan ikan pari bakar yg sedap giler :-) dan yang lain2 bawak ketam, ribs, udang dan of course dessert satu meja... pelbagai kuih, bubur, salad dan kek yummy... makanan giler2 banyak... ooh, and che' le siap bawak kaki kambing 3 batang... :-)

dan mana boleh makan-makan kat umah aiyeen without aktiviti lain selain dari makan... aizal br beli meja pingpong... so apa lagi, main ping pong lah... plus, as meraikan pak mertuanya, sesi karaoke lah.. seperti biasa... yg habis jam 1am!!! :-) dan surprise2... sapa buka gelanggang... we found out new vocalist... Adam... tapi kan, masih tak jumpa lagi vocalist wanita... ramai je akak2 yg datang tp tak sapa nak sumbangkan vocal...

setelah lama tak buat makan2... seronok betul jumpa group kitaorang ni, masa makan-makan lah baru nak jumpa... and since semua contribute skit-skit... punya lah banyak food... and all supremely delicious!!! bila lah nak buat makan2 lagi.. nak try plak total indoor bbq lah plak :-)

Revalue of QR???

I've highlighted about this before in this entry... de-peg??? Revalue??? but until now... no news about it...

However, in today's newspaper... ada some hint on it... :-)

UAE likely to revalue currency: Report Tuesday, February 05, 2008

DUBAI • The United Arab Emirates is likely to revalue its currency against the flagging dollar in a bid to bring down inflation and meet criteria for a single Gulf currency, an industry report said yesterday.

It is "most likely that the UAE central bank will revalue the dirham against the US dollar in line with other GCC currencies," the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) said.

hmm.. if UAE do it, there's more possibility Qatar will follow... i really hope for it!!! oooh if you wanna read the news, click here... peninsula

Membaca amalan mulia... :-)

Aku rasa the last time aku membaca buku/novel dari front page til the end was in 2006, The Da Vinci Code dan Angels and Demon. Selain buku related to my exam (btw, i've failed my December exam very badly, not thinking to re-sit until am totally prepared), aku rasa dah lama benar aku tak membaca buku. baik buku ilmiah, or buku motivasi, or novel... currently my reading material cuma online newspapers dan kenkadang magazine Qatar Today, and travel guides (boleh terima ke?).. and can we consider blog as a reading material... sungguh tak berilmiah... hahaha...

Reading was my only hobby masa kecik-kecik dulu... tapi lepas habis study, aku rasa macam aku dah malas membaca. semlm aku bersembang ngan my company's chairman legal adviser, and discuss abt economy and middle east, nampak sangat kurang my knowledge pasal tu. nampak sangat that i know the surface of it. rasa betul-betul inferior.

so as a start, i need to find good books yg boleh inspired me to read. baik fiction or non-fiction, buku agama or buku novel, or buku motivasi. Anyone of you read a very good book lately? my target is to finish a book in at least 2 weeks... thats approximately 26 books a year... (since tahun ni dah habis 4 minggu so 24 books je lah, cukup tak?). I've chosen a book regarding my current company to start with. so for you out there, please suggest me a very good book that i should read. :-) but not those books yg dah or will ada filem like the kite runner, harry porter, pride n prejudice, or even devil wears prada... hehehe.. i would rather watch the movie...