Bz week...

this week is the busiest week of the year... yeah... paling bz aku keje... its budget week... no entry this week :-p

uiks.. abis minggu ni dah december... cepat nya dah nak abis tahun 2010...

Apa ada pada nama???

Pagi selasa sudah (ish citer dah dekat seminggu) aku tak tido dgn nyenyak sbb menunggu kan kawan2 jemaah haji baru balik dr mekah/madinah... insyaAllah haji mabrur for them (harap2 sgt doa korang makbul :-) ) sambil2 menunggu teringat gak kisah2 haji aku dulu, sampai la ni lah aku cite benda yg sama... takkan lupa pengalaman dan pengajaran haji Alhamdulillah... (yg terlupa nya nak improve kan diri hehehe... apa da!!!)

so depa ni katanya akan sampai pkl 1.30am, so sbb awal, aku plan lah tido awal dlm pkl 8.45pm aku dah tido, ingatkan blh lah jaga pkl 1am... hmm... tp ntah macam mana pkl 9.30pm aku dah terjaga... n mata segar n tak leh tido sampai pkl 1am... n masa tu plak dpt tahu yg bas kengkawan haji jangka sampai pkl 2.30am... so tido2 ayam... tp jam 2 dpt plak info, bas rosak, sampai dlm pkl 3-4am... tido semula, then terjaga sbb sms etc.. and terjaga sbb akak diba mesej2 dia plak masuk hospital... hmm... and akhirnya lps subuh aku bersiap terus keluar umah g tunggu kat tempat ketibaan, 6.30am br sampai... Alhamdulillah...

akak diba punya cite satu hal plak, tetiba lak ada masalah jantung... harap2 akan pulih kembali ok akak...

kembali citer org g haji or balik haji ni... tahniah kat korang sbb berjaya pulang dengan selamat and dpt merasa buat haji muda2... semoga semua nya memberi berkat.. frankly, aku nak ucapkan tahniah jugak kat zaireen... sungguh gigih ko jaga anak ija... seriously hebat!!! kagum aku, kalau aku sendiri nak jaga... ntah lah... big congrats, semoga Allah memberi ganjaran setimpal kat ko... :-)

ntah mcm mana... sehari lepas aku jumpa org balik haji tu, aku demam selsema... batuk macam org balik haji jugak... rabu aku MC... demam2 aku g gak ofis hari khamis... jumaat flat kat umah... alhamdulillah... sabtu petang lega skit... (tu lah takde update kat blog) lama gak dah tak demam... nasib baik ada org jaga... thanks pada org jaga yg bagi aku minum soup tak sedap tu... yucks!!! :-)

Quick trip : back to doha

last day, flight balik at midnight... sempat lah g naif beli kain AED5 semeter... ada gak yg mahal2... tp aku prefer beli yg murah2... singgah lah semula kat burj khalifa ngan dubai mall, tp tak sempat nak naik ke atas burj tu, dah cari tiket, tiket naik siang2 dah abis... kalau naik waktu malam tak best kot... so skip for that for next time... apart from naik atas burj khalifa, we also missed g mall of emirates, ibn batutta mall, no museum, no global village, deira area... so perhaps next time...

tp malam tu dpt gak spent time ngan haziran tgk area dekat umah dia lagi... the Walk as they name it... marvellous... best... and umah dia pun sebelah dubai marina yatch club... cantik...

dubai mmg best utk visit... tp aku tak rasa aku akan dok sana... not for now... busy n blh menyebabkan poket aku kering selalu... hahaha... anyway, insyaAllah there will be more visit in the coming years...

Quick trip - Musanddam (Day 4)

Last minute decision sebelum kitaorg g ke dubai was to go to musanddam on any of the days. Suggest by Kimie lah... and on the 4th day kat dubai kitaorg g ke musanddam. for those yg nak g musanddam dr dubai, kalau takde kereta paling mudah ialah, call je mana2 travel agent and suruh pick up kat hotel. 6.30am dia pick up... and bawak cross border... makan lunch kat atas boat and balik petang tu... cost lebih kurang USD100 - USD120 lebih kurang lah....

for me, masa aku sewa kereta kat airport aku dah minta permission utk bawak kereta cross border, they charge me AED300 for insurance cross border (or dulu aku dpt offer kena bayar 50% extra daily rates on days out of the country). so kalau dpt insurance ni, blh lah cross border.

Musanddam ni kat dlm Oman, tu lah aku cakap kena insurance utk cross border. Jarak nya tak lah jauh mana dr Dubai, dlm sejam setengah je perjalanan. on that day, we left Dubai secepat mungkin, tp dlm pkl 9am jugak lah... tak lah cepat mana... then aku drive (sorang2.. sbb org2 lain tido :-p) sampai ke border around 10.30am gak...

unlucky us, 2nd day raya haji hari tu (malaysia br nak raya) ramai plak org nak cross border... so lama lah bersesak kat border... no proper line... org potong queue... ada org pass kan passport ke depan.. akhirnya pkl 12.30pm br lepas border UAE, masuk plak border oman. Surprisingly, although the same ppl or crowd kat border UAE, sampai kat Oman, in 30 mins all settled... takde pun sesak2... pkl 1pm br settle semua. tired and hilang dah excited nak jalan.

then aku drive straight ke tempat ambik boat... luckily ada boat, depa charge AED400 utk 3 org.. no lunch just boat ride tgk dolphin. cuma ada fruits je kat boat... fascinating view (although still distracted skit ngan pengalaman border)... but the finale, setelah lepas few ppl g snorkelling and on the way back to jetty, org boat tu bawak cari dolphin sekali lagi... for my very first time aku tgk ada 3-4 ekor dolphin berlumba2 sebelah boat... amazing... hilang semua penat cross border and driving... superb...

balik... same script... 2 jam kat border and sejam setengah lepas tu br sampai umah... tired but satisfied...

Quick trip : Dubai (day 2 - 3)

Second day also didn't start early... bermalasan... sembang ngan haziran yg siap buatkan breakfast :-) then dekat tgh hari br keluar... for day 2 it was kind of shopping day... first g IKEA then g lunch kat indon restaurant (Betawi) and then g ke outlet mall... sampai malam kat sana... ye lah, ada org complain, masa dtg doha bawak baju satu beg, baju dah abis, so kena lah beli baju :-p (dah nak penuh almari dah...)

then 3rd day... it's eid day... :-) selamat hari raya haji...

we went to abu dhabi, with haziran. tp mmg plan utk jalan2 n tgk2 pekan je... no proper plan and did not plan to enter Ferarri World although singgah kejap ambik gambar... mahal gak nak masuk, insyaAllah next time blh g sana...singgah lunch kat kedai indon (again!) and singgah kat corniche yg ada public beach berbayar... if only they have this in doha, sure best. tgk sunset... sebelum balik singgah kat masjid besar tu... :-)penat driving je... but still enjoy the day...

Quick trip : Dubai - the travelling day

Raya haji sudah, since tak plan utk balik Malaysia and cancel all plan to travel far sbb takutkan RP my wife tak siap, we just travel to some place near... Dubai... and plus, Qatar Airways plak bg promotions... mmg just nice lah... we plan for a-4-days holiday, and plan to be back to Doha on the first day of eid. (but since eid is early here compared to Malaysia, and the ticket was book sblm announce eid, so we kind of spent the first 2 days of eid in Dubai).

We flew on Sunday (as the promotion started on Sunday, or else, jumaat dah fly). ambik flight 8.30am, so sebabkan flight awal, by 3.30am dah bangun n bersiap n cab pun dtg on time. tak cukup tido lah kiranya. it's 1 hour flight to Dubai... arrived in Dubai terminal 1, queue for immigration and get our bags. then g ambik kereta kat rental car.

masa kat rental car ni lama skit... sbb weekend hari tu, akan ada formula 1 kat abu dhabi, kereta pun dah abis. after 30 mins waiting br dpt kereta, tiida hatchback... everything ready and almost set to go, br perasan yg GPS tak blh berfungsi, the plug electric (sorry aku x sure term sebenar dia) tak leh guna. so kena lah tunggu another 30 mins plus... akhir nya jam 12.30pm br keluar dr airport... tired... straight away g umah haziran (previously dok kat qatar). since dia dok dubai, kitaorg save on accomodation.

on the way to umah haziran... that's burj khalifa

pergh... finally arrived kat umah haziran at Dubai marina... area dia best gile.. umah pun best... and straight away we walked to 'the Walk' which is 300 metres away... sederet kedai2 makan international with sea view... walla... best giler.. after lunch, we went back home, and since we started our day early, we felt so tired to continue the day. decided to relax until maghrib, br keluar... it's nice to have a holiday where u do not need to rush to clear all the must do thing or the tick list... pleasant and relaxing...

umah haziran yg best...

and malam tu, we went to Dubai Mall... sekadar nak window shopping and tgk fountain n big aquarium... met Jo (my fren kat dubai) sembang2 panjang... we went back around 11pm thought nak jalan2 kat the Walk but still tired due to early day today tp sambung sembang ngan tuan umah...

Already a year...

Hari ni hari wukuf di Arafah... it's been a year since i went for Hajj last year... seharusnya balik haji, ada lah perubahan dlm diri, dalam beribadat, dalam cara hidup...

for me, what has change? what has improved? hmmm... if i would like to act as God... i give zero mark to myself... tp Allah yg maha mengasihani dan maha mengetahui, lebih tahu dr apa kita tahu... so tak perlu berangan jadi tuhan... (ada org kata, aku makin gemuk je hehehe)

Anyway, at least, now i am blessed to have a wonderful wife yg sanggup hidup bersama aku. melayan kerenah aku. masuk ke dalam dunia aku. Alhamdulillah... probably that's a gift from Allah to me.... or perhaps that is another test for me to improve as khalifah di muka bumi... Insya Allah... berusaha utk menjadi hamba Allah yg lebih baik...

to my elder bro... insyaAllah mendapat haji mabrur... to kawan2 kat doha yg merasa peluang g haji.. also insyaAllah dapat haji mabrur... :-D (i so miss the whole journey).

"SELAMAT EID ADHA"

Nicol won again...

From 5-12 November, qatar classic plak... heeheh... sian my wife kena drag along tgk2 event kat doha ni... and yeah nicol was here... dtg utk rampas balik kemenangan. she won the classic for 4 times in the last 5th year. kitaorg dtg tgk semi final je, sbb final hari sabtu tu ada plan lain... here are some pictures....yup dia menang the semi final games and finally won the title... :-) ada sessi bergambar dgn dia, tp lama sgt tunggu kat luar, perut dah lapar.... we dashed g cari makan... kenyangkan perut boroi lg baik :-)

Abaya...

ada org tu nak abaya... konon dah dok negara arab ni, sesuai lah ber'abaya'... ha.. dapat pun abaya... tp takut nak pakai bawak ke luar...so test dlm umah je :-pp/s - update, yup, dah pernah bawak keluar, itu pun sbb malas nak gosok baju n dress up, so sarung je abaya tu :-p

p/s - i dont mind u wearing abaya selalu pun :-)

Diet (konon)...

setelah sebulan aku bwk wifey ke Doha and setelah sebulan lebih kawin i realised that my weight macam naik tak leh control2... tiap tiap hari naik berat... seluar g keje makin ketat.. perut makin boroi... pipi makin tembam... quick solution... diet!!!

so we ended up decided utk start buat GM diet... a simple one. first day makan buah, 2nd day makan sayur. third day buah n sayur. 4th day pisang n susu sahaja. 5th day buah n sayur balik. 6th day makan daging and 7th apa2 ntah...religously follow the diet on 1st and 2nd day... result, turun 2-3kg in that 2 days... wow!!! sangat bersemangat... tp kan masa tu, ada courses kat ofis, so terpaksa menyorok bila lunch break and tea time, sbb buffet spread yg best tapi tak leh makan... surprisingly, aku siap boleh bawak bekal buah lg ke office, demi berdiet...but when come the 3rd day... aku dah mula mengira berapa lagi lah nak abis diet ni.. dah sibuk tanya, whether is kismis and nuts considered sayur... whether can i have choclate milk instead of water je... and cornflakes tak leh makan ke? how about bread.. hahahaha... and nak jadi kelakar nya... siap mlm tu pening n slight demam...

so on the 3rd day noon.... aku pun belasah nasi beriani masa lunch break... there goes my diet... hahahaa... too bad. i call it off... no more diet, i have to start getting the fact that menjadi gemuk adalah asam garam rumah tangga... :-D

DTFF - still kelam kabut

As said in previous entry, minggu 26 October - 31 October ni, byk event... i.e. to be specific 2 je lah.. tp 2 big events... we had WTA championship and Doha Tribeca Film Festival. 2 world events. as tahun lepas aku tak g opening tribeca, tahun ni aku plan to go... along with my wife, zaireen and fairul...Tahun ni opening kat the newly open cultural village.. impressive build up tp setahu aku sejak aku dtg sini, tempat ni dibina for no reason... finally setelah 4 tahun br siap and set for DTFF... akhirnya... as the village is apparently out of nowhere, jauh skit dr town and takde proper parking. depa set parking kat convention center and prepare shuttle bus... and i can say, tranportation dia excellent... above expectation.

sesampai je kitaorg, sbb tmpt tu luas jugak, agak clueless where to go... so ikut2 org lah... and we ended up at the red carpet... felt the glimpse of jadi fan of celebrity sbb kebetulan salma hayek (i think the only real international celebrity malam tu) tgh lalu kat red carpet.. nampak lah dia dr jauh... wifey kata baju dia horrendously ugly... i said she was quite petite and pretty... hehehe... this is the best picture we got...then kitaorg pun menuju ke area where they show the opening show. it's advertise as free seating theatre... agak jauh gak lah... and the area tu mmg lawa lah... and we were very impressive with the design etc... sesampai je kat pintu masuk, tak de pun ramai sgt org beratur nak masuk, so we thought that it will be a smooth process and very well controlled crowd... once sampai depa suruh ambik free passes on the small table dkt2 situ... which at that time, kata minah jaga table tu plak dah abis... bengong!!!ramai actually confused with the system... dia kata free viewing tp tak plak dia advertise to get the passes and only limited to 2000 viewers... bengong!!! penat lah zaireen dress up (sorry yup u remind me to check earlier kena ada passes ke tak... too confident konon sistem bagus, we do not need one... but too bad, tak dpt masuk) actually we were slight early, sbb lepas kitaorg dpt tahu tak dpt masuk, mula lah ada ramai org gaduh2 kat gate tu, sbb tak dpt masuk. ada yg dah siap baju evening dress with tux lah, still tak dpt masuk... so we make a move balik lah.. :-( frustrated!!! seriously frustrated. totally understand the procedure, but please bg tahu lah kat website korang yg the seating is limited to 2000 je... last year buat open area blh je ribu2 org datang. u are in the 2nd year please expect lagi ramai dtg ok! next year buat lagi baik ok!but that's not all lah... i mean, on the final day wifey and i g tgk salah satu movie dlm festival. its a bosnian film. mula2 nya byk gile film kitaorg nak tgk... tp fikir2, nanti lg byk plak film kitaorg tgk mengalahkan jury festival plak... heheeh... and since zaireen dah beli terlebih tiket, kitaorg cuma beli tiket zaireen tu je... it was a good movie (for me...) its a life story about current bosnian culture...

interesting enough... sblm movie start the organiser cakap the film maker akan tunggu sampai abis film utk Q&A session... the main actor was there jugak, tp tak leh nak jawab soalan sbb flight malam tu... tp kitaorg tak tunggu because that was on saturday midnight, ahad aku nak keje... better ciao right after the movie.... good experience joining the festival.. tahun dpn nak try dpt vip passes g masuk opening :-)...