>BACK and FORceTH<

As cliche as it may sound, sososorry for the lack of updates...and the usual lame xcuses that contemplate the sentence, both ends with -zy: la_ _ and acting bu_ _

So, whats up recently?
Well, for my part, i'm back to the old country for a 3 week break after 7 months in UAE land.  Not sure how i coaxed the people up there to grant me such a marathon leave,of which i managed to celebrate Eiduladha backhome in early December, and then back to Sheikh's territory at the end of the month...just in time to pick up my salary...apparently i was being paid for vacationing...sweet...

i am not alone though, as 4 other colleagues joined in the scam


a recrap of whats on during the break:
eiduladha with family - spend quality time with long lost nieces and nephews - buy things ordered by friends back in UAE - balik kampung - buy things ordered by friends - my beloved auntie passed away - spent consecutive nights with their family - buy things ordered by friends - nightly catching up with friends at the new Pelita restaurant in section 9 (i have to keep myself up-to-date with local artiste topix eg: Mawi, Siti Nurhaliza and misai Dato K) - buy things ordered by friends - went to Singapore - ...and hangout with some Japanese - apply for international licence - deliver package as requested by a friend - went to Penang - buy things ordered by friends - Mawi's wedding was live on Astro (kind of a big deal for me) - primary skool class of '89 Reunion (at...McDonalds! yeaaaa....) - farewell dinner with friends at TTdi - buy things for myself
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some pix of the Singapore trip
(solo-rider journey, therefore some of these snaps were shamelessly self-potrait)

board a nitebus from KL, arrived there at dawn
went straight to Sultan Mosque area for prayer, bath and breakfast

apparently the egg paratha of the mat saleh next to me was hijacked by his gf...she practically emptied the plate to the horror of the man...quite a scene...haha
Burpppp...wandering off to Bugis area to find a place to crash

Found one at Cozy Corner. A bed at an open air rooftop for $12, with complimentary breakfast and internet. A backpackers heaven located in the heart of the city...sorta like an international hostel.
Some Rastafarian Japs from Yokohama and Tokyo has stayed there for days. had some interesting conversation with them




i was entertained by their sublime casual mini performance...like a small scale Kitaro set...later (below), checking out the city

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glad that Muzzamil, an old friend of mine is organising a reunion i wrote earlier in the entry...hangout with primary skool classmates from the wonder years era (a pre-puberty time when Aliph and BM2000 skoolshoes were considered cool, and julia rais was royal hot..haha).
I haven't met some of them for nearly 20(!) years....and due to this short period of time we had loads of catching up...too bad i couldnt bring any offspring though

attendees (l-r): muzzamil, nazarul, aziah, tahir, razak, aleh, rafidi, ks, erlena, rohana, along(back), azrin & azmi (not in picture)

just before i flew back to UAE, had a great time dining with my best-mates
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just days before i went back i was informed by my colleagues that our department in Sheikh Essa Tower along the commercial stretch of Sheikh Zayed road has been transfered to the site office in Nad-Al Sheba

(rumours about the relocation has been going on for quite some time, wrote about that here)

i definitely will miss my innocent little workspace ;(. some pix below, snapped on the last days before the shift

XEDL members in picture: Det, Sook Teng, Meow, Ninien, Alex, Sharifah, Ezlin, Saiful, Aie, Mamat, Fadhil, Jamel, jim

Alex,mamat,jamel,saiful,jim,adolf fadzilSang JamelLast day at Sheikh Zayed Road
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soon...


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