Reflecting on 2009, Looking ahead 2010

Reflecting back on 2009

• Am thankful was able to travel during economic recession to KL for Training
• Had great fun meeting up Joo Hwa and Patrick early this year *memories of Joo Hwa :(*
• February went down to Mersing to celebrate Chinese New Year on the East Side of Peninsular Malaysia
• March was a sad month, as my grandma pass away *Memories of Granny*
• The arrival of iphone to Malaysia, when everyone else already have it *DUH
  
• Got My new PC Build up in April. Finally! :P
• Changed my Blog layout in May
• Attended Shoot Like a pro workshop. It was Great!
  
• Helped dad moved to his new work place as well
  
• June was addicted to Facebook Games, My Restaurant reached a 4 star rating hehe
• also visited Titi Kerawang waterfall with Deepak and George
• July was the Month George Got married! and FY became Ah sou! hahaha
• Also cracked my Ipod Touch for ver 3.0 HEHE
• August was the announcement of the new PS3 SLIM! *It's beautiful*
• Hospitalized for 3 days (Viral Infection) when H1N1 was rampant
  
• Had the opportunity to celebrate my birthday in Auckland in the company of two beautiful ladies hehe
• September was hard adjusting to work haha oh yeah.. made the decision to change group
• October bought my very own 70-200 F2.8VR! YEE HAW
• November managed to play CM 2010 on iPod Current achievement
  1st season
  
• Runner's up in Premier League
• Runner's up in FA Cup
• Runner's up in Champions league

2nd Season

• 3place in premier league
• semi-finalist in FA Cup
• Quarter finalist in League Cup
• semi-finalist in Champions league

• And Finally Month of December,
  
• A friend lost her life to cancer. Joo Hwa, we will miss you always ='(
• Another Friend Moved down to KL for new job opportunity. Penang Will Miss You Zaid :) " All the best in your future endeavors
  
• shooting more regularly

3rd Season (Tottenham Hotspurs)

• 1st Place in Premier league
• Cup Champions for FA CUp
• Cup Champions for League Cup
  

• Decided to post my first review on trip advisor! Link

All in All 2009 was filled with Highs and low's
Would like to Thank God for everything
Looking forward to 2010 with optimism
Everyone Happy new year!

Golden Kiwi Fruit

As i recalled the other day,
a few people told me they had not the opportunity to see Golden Kiwi Fruit or yet taste it..
I am Surprised!
Fear Not,
Here's some pictures




























and after a few minutes
they're gone! Sorry people, I'm Hungry
It's sweet by the way. Do have a chance to try them next time :)

Activities This Week

Had an awesome week with friends from KL last weekend.
It was definitely Food, Fun and great Times














First off Dinner at Hai Boey,
A picture of me waiting patiently for the food..
Service that day wasn't that Good, Sadly Haihz














Brinjal with Pork














Kang Kung Belachan...
Darn it was good, sorry didn't take all as everyone including me was pretty HUNGRY!

After Hai Boey, it was off to Hard Rock Cafe














The Band that was entertaining us.
They weren't bad :)





















The Sex on The Beach Drink Hehe

It was definitely enjoyable!
we got home pretty ok
surprizingly on the way there there were massive road blocks by police
Looks like Sherlock Holmes is on the prowl! :P

Merry Christmas k Maybe a day late

I have this song stuck on my head now hehe
Rocking around a Christmas Tree.....

Anyway sorry for the delay but here's late than never
MERRY CHRISTMAS +1 day :p

My First Review on Trip Advisor!

It's a Review on the Hyatt Auckland

anyway that's a first, will be posting more hehe
:)

Check it out here at
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g255106-d256708-r50388434-Hyatt_Regency_Auckland-Auckland_North_Island.html

We Might Not Be Out Of The Woods Yet

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 — Malaysian companies with exposure to Dubai came under some selling pressure yesterday, although many firms maintained that their exposure was minimal.

Local construction firms are unlikely to be affected by the massive debt crisis affecting Dubai as most of the players had either withdrawn or were at the tail-end of completing projects in Dubai, Master Builders Association Malaysia president Ng Kee Leen told local daily The Star. “There aren’t many local construction companies left in Dubai.”

Likewise, state officials foresaw no major fall-out from Dubai’s financial implosion. Johor’s chief minister Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman clarified over the weekend that Damac Properties was the only Dubai-based investor in Iskandar Malaysia and that it had pulled out from a planned purchase of a RM400 million plot of land months before. Most of the proposed Middle East investments in Iskandar amounting to tens of millions of ringgit, are from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi.

Even so, the nervousness is understandable given that since the Asian financial crisis Malaysian officials and company executives have aggressively courted the booming Middle East region for much needed investments and projects.

In July, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced the Saudi government had agreed, through private company PetroSaudi International Ltd, to co-invest in a US$2.5 billion (RM8.49 billion) joint-venture company that would make strategic investments in high-impact projects in Malaysia. Another joint venture amounting to US$1 billion with Abu Dhabi sovereign funds was also reported to be in the pipeline.

It is unclear if it would materialise now that Abu Dhabi — the wealthy United Arab Emirates capital seen by many as Dubai’s saviour — could be caught up in the rescue of its neighbour’s US$80 billion financial mess, the result of indiscriminate borrowing over the years to build grandiose projects.

Malaysian contractors have been generally careful about their Middle East exposure. In an interview with BT in 2007, Gamuda group managing director Lin Yun Ling had said the infrastructure specialist preferred to seek projects in Indo-China rather than in West Asia. Its current projects in the region are in Qatar, and include the Doha International Airport.

An official told The Star over the weekend the company was “not significantly exposed” in the construction sector in Dubai. Even so, its shares have lost about 10 cent since last week, although it rebounded slightly yesterday.

Analysts have pointed out among local construction firms, Gamuda and IJM have the least exposure in the Middle East.

But Malaysian firms had an inkling of the pain to come.

Early this year, construction player WCT had its 2007 joint award of the US$1.3 billion Meydan Racecourse in Dubai abruptly terminated on grounds the project was behind schedule. WCT is disputing the claim.

No local firm bears the pain of over-relying on Dubai more than LCL Corporation. The interior fit out (IFO) firm came to see the Middle East as its “engine of growth” so much so it planned to list its West Asian operations on London’s AIMS market. But its fortunes have literally collapsed in tandem with Dubai’s property play.

Although initially cautious, LCL became one of Dubai’s biggest IFOs after clinching major projects such as Burj Dubai Mall and Palm Jumeirah. More than 85 per cent of its order book is from Dubai, but collections have been an issue since the end of last year, CIMB Research noted. Its shares are now trading at about 31 sen.

Analysts say what could be more worrying is the exposure local banks could have to Dubai’s unravelling debts. But those amounts, if any, remain unclear. — Business Times Singapore