‘the gardens’ photo update March 11, 2010
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structural frameworks in progress
cold morning
Posted by din in : blog , add a commentwoke up really late today.The air conditioner was super freezing.But at least the thermostat is working,switched it to the maximum heat which was 30 degrees…you know how is it when u check in to a hotel where the temperature dial is just the speed of the fan,hi-med-low…and sometimes the temperature gauge just don’t work!…
flight today leaves jakarta at 7 pm.. just hoping there won’t be any fog waiting for us in abu dhabi where we might get delayed on arrival,like how we were on departure day..i dont want to miss my kl flight which will be departing 2 hours after i arrive in abu dhabi.
2 months March 10, 2010
Posted by din in : blog , add a commentwow its been two months since i wrote anything here.been so buzy,yeah that’s what people always say right? too busy for this and that,its just a freaking excuse…cmon we can always make time for something or someone…whether you want it or not.i’m just screwing myself up for saying that.anyhow..so much things really has happened since i last pen something on this ever boring blog of mine which i wonder if anyone still visits…each time they click on www.hazuddin.com,they probably have some kind of anticipation to read something new that has happened to my life or perhaps some shitty article i would write about,but to their dissapointment i believe they were seeing they same last post,which was titled ‘vertigo and insomnia’ i believe….over and over again.
as the title to this post say,2 months..yeah that’s how long i haven’t vivisted my own page!…just thought i had some time now right before i sleep,here in jakarta to write something.Well lets talk about my not so exciting life in abu dhabi,so far….its been 2 years now since i got here the very first time.Coming here was a great blessing in disguise,point taken only for two things,making more new wonderful friends and meeting the love of my life.I swear apart from that,I dont have anything else nice to say about this city….ok its just my anger talking now.ok ok..fine,i learned to live a life on my own,cook and what else….hmm yeah forgetting how to wash a car…i have been paying people to wash my cars,something that i dont normally do in kl,not that i dont want to,there’s no freaking car washing facility at my previous apartment…no tap at the carpark! i remembered i only washed may cars once on my own,with a bucket of water and a sponge.there’s no hose or anyting close to that that i can use to wash a car.well of course the stupid sand and dust from the desert will just accumulate all over the car the following day,at that point,when it happens,you will feel so discourage to wash the car ….ever again.
I have moved from the city to the desert now….yeah literallly a desert!….i dont know why i requested to move out in the first place.I try to do my best to live each and every day,one at a time while I’m still here or else i might just go bonkers.ok,i will continue on this soon…going to hit the bed now…
vertigo and insomnia January 31, 2010
Posted by din in : blog , 2 commentshelp..i cant sleep!! and just awhile ago i was so tired and sleepy while i was on the flight back from abu dhabi…i believe it was the super jet lag i’ve been suffering since a week ago.travelled to a few continents in a span of days…started from abu dhabi a week ago,worked all the way to bangkok,rested one night,flew back all the way to abu dhabi and took the immediate flight to kl,there i had sleepless and restless 4 days attending herbalife’s functions and headed back to abu dhabi. immediately after 6 hours,i reported for duty to toronto on a 15 hour flight,another sleepless and restless 2 nights there,with the freaking temperature below freezing point,and took a long 13 hours flight back to abu dhabi and caught the immediate flight back to kl to attend rueben’s wedding dinner reception which will be held tomorrow.
as soon as i got off the plane today,my head was spinning like as though i drank a whole bottle of tequila the night before.off the plane and into the train to the city with my head still spinning,tried to catch a nap in that 28 minutes ride but failed.somehow managed to drive back home after collecting my car and tried to take a nap with my head still spinning.did a search on the internet and guess i was suffering from vertigo which also means dizziness.i guess i was just plain too tired,disoriented and jet lagged from the sickening travelling in the past few days,or perhaps in the last 7 years of my shit flying job.i think i am getting old for this and my body is really taking a toll on me.honestly am no longer that 19 year old boy who was once so keen to see and travel the globe…my days in the aviation field is coming to an end.i am now certified suffering from insomnia!!..seriously,fuck flying man!!
2nd update on ‘the gardens’… January 28, 2010
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future home is now at foundation stage…just after grounding works..
bangkok… January 20, 2010
Posted by din in : blog , add a commentif only i was here two weeks earlier,then i would have been able to join my close buddies on a short stag trip.They were all here,in thailand exactly 10 days ago celebrating rueben’s last few days as a bachelor.Choy told me there will be more trips to come sometime soon as some of us should be getting married real soon…but defintely i wont miss ben’s wedding reception at the end of the month.
had dinner with the rest of my colleagues as soon as we arrived and checked in.The place was called talay bangkok,right next to the hotel where most of the crew actually call this place ‘long beach’, a mistake commonly made as there is a very huge sign board right above the eatery which misled them.long beach is actually a club.i was one of them.now i know,its called ‘talay bangkok’..ok ok…so we had the usual tom yam,deep fried sea bass,fried calamari,green curry and some other really spicy dishes with lots of steam rice.
right now,listening to my ipod,of course weezer, at 4 am in the morning.don’t know what else to write.still thinking whether or not to go to the mall tomorrow morning.i mean shortly later today.flight will be departing back for abu dhabi at 6 pm.Cant wait to get back as i will be catching the next flight back to kl immediately that night after i touch down.Will be attending a huge event in kl, spectacular 2010 and the arabian nights party as a celebration for herbalife’s 4th anniversary in malaysia.till i log on next…hitting the sack.
when boredom strikes?..cook and bake January 11, 2010
Posted by din in : blog , add a commentI’ve been savouring alot of interesting dishes and desserts for the past few days…all home cooked by clara..so this is what she does when boredom strikes….
the 21 rules of success January 7, 2010
Posted by din in : blog , add a comment1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
2. Work at something you enjoy and that’s worthy of your time and talent.
3. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
4. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
5. Be forgiving of yourself and others.
6. Be generous.
7. Have a grateful heart.
8. Persistence, persistence, persistence.
9. Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.
10. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
11. Commit yourself to constant improvement.
12. Commit yourself to quality.
13. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationship with people you love and respect.
14. Be loyal.
15. Be honest.
16. Be a self-starter.
17. Be decisive even it it means you’ll sometimes be wrong.
18. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
19. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you’ll regret the things you didn’t do more than the ones you did.
20. Take good care of those you love.
21. Don’t do anything that wouldn’t make your Mom proud.
-H. Jackson Brown Jr.
new year 2010 January 1, 2010
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wow…what a night.never thought the year would end with a countdown with some banglas…lots of banglas!!…come on,how many people out there would get a chance to do this right?..hehe anyway though i am away this year from my loved ones,i still manage to have a good time with the help of my colleagues,members of flight EY 256.during briefing,our captain made sure everyone comes out and not be a party pooper and have a good night after arriving and checking into the hotel of the radisson,in dhaka,bangladesh.after catching a short power nap,we were all out again dressed in whatever best clothes we packed in our suitcase and headed down to the hotel restaurant for a new year’s eve buffet dinner.all 13 showed up and we had a fantastic new years’s eve dinner.
the hotel did a magnificent job with the deco and preparations for the new year’s eve party.we decided to choose a corner just for us,and so the countdown was held on the corridor of the third floor overlooking a live band performing at the lobby and had loads of drinks bought from the duty free shop at the airport before the flight,an arrangement made by our captain of course.we did the usual,taking pictures,drinking,singing,dancing and sang auld lang syne as soon as the the huge countdown digital timer which was displyed on a big screen struck midnight.a big thank you the the guys of flight 256 for not ending my 2009 with depression for being away from home and loved ones….thanks to all the banglas for making this night memorable too.
nothing to shout about for 2009.as it has brought me lots of challenges….i can say it has been quite a tough and tricky year.I’ve learnt to understand myself better and hope to apply my negative behaviors and attitude to a much positive and patient self.I have made lots of plans for 2010.I can feel its gonna be a very exciting and fast moving year for me.thanks to mom for being ever supportive in every path i took this year and to my lovely soon to be wife clara,thank you for being there for me in everything that i do and taking wonderful care of me and being so very patient with me and for making 2008 yet another fulfulling year in our ever lasting relationship.happy new year to everyone and may 2010 brings more unlimited ever flowing success in everyting that we do! cheers!
latest addition to the weezer mobile family December 29, 2009
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thank you herbalife…
the 2 weezer mobiles in desert land,abu dhabi….
frankfurt 2009 December 27, 2009
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radisson blu,frankfurt
compliments from the hotel,chocolate cookie in a shape of the hotel
lobby of the hotel?..
not…its actually the bathroom in the rooms!!
the last time i was here was exactly one year ago during christmas.We’ve been put up at the radisson hotel by the company..a very odd shaped building with design of a very huge coin….wasn’t very cold here compared to where i was in toronto.it was cold but a manageable cold.i guess the shnapps helped.yeah ,we had some after dinner at a nearby german house,while everyone else was having their pork knuckle and sausage,i was my pretty much enjoying my beef steak.the owner of the pub cum restaurant was very kind to give us a taste of the shnapps on the house,as a dessert.the walk back to the hotel was quite torturous ue to the cold but it was a worth while night out with the guys.
E36 coupe/cabriolet…clara’s new ride… December 26, 2009
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best drivers in the world December 24, 2009
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yet another meal
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this is how my typical lunch and dinner looks like when i eat alone at home.you might say it’s very healthy,looks good,perhaps must be nice…but to me its just simply boring!
skype with ashley December 23, 2009
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oh i guess ashley misses me too and wants to ‘chat’ with me..on skype!!
