Signing off 2007

Sebenarnye, bile tgk org lain dah update blog, terase pulak mcm dipinggirkan. Lepas tu baru la perasan yang rupa2nya, tahun 2007 dah nak habis. Oklah, cukup dah reasons nak update blog yg dah bersawang ni.

Let's see, ape yang dah berlaku pada tahun 2007? ...

Jan 2007 - Yay, selepas bertungkus lumus dlm percubaan nak siapkan FYP. X kire la siap ke x, yang penting lulus. Great news, xde lagi Formation Damage yg men-damagekn otak aku.

Feb 2007 - Kebosanan melanda dgn hebatnye. Best duk umah, tp bosan sbb xde duit nak gi mane2 atau nak buat ape2. 12 Feb - tarikh rasmi diambil keje kat RNZ sebagai engineer. Gaji kecik xkisah, yg penting at least boleh bergelar engineer. Sronok gak ade title engineer ni, rase la mcm dh grown up.

Mac 2007 - Sronok keje sambil menunggu petronas panggil.

April 2007 - Dapat berita gembira dr Kak Fauziah, Schlumberger. Hepi sbb dpt peluang nk terbang jauh2, tgk dunia yg selama ni nmpk kat tv jek. Ramai org kate Norway tu cantik. X sabar nak gi, tp sedih lak nk tinggalkan cinta hati, family kat Malaysia. Xpe, niat dlm hati nak gi kejap je. Muda2 ni kne la berkorban sket, cukup ilmu dan duit, pasti nak balik negara sendiri gak. Sbb xde tempat lain kat dunia ni ade nasi lemak, asam pedas mcm kat M'sia.

May 2007 - Dapat offer petronas, tp dah lambat sbb minggu depannye nak terbang dh. Dah tekad nak gi Norway, so decisions must be made. Maka terbang lah ke Paris, my first stop kat luar Malaysia. First experience kat negara org, susah betol nak communicate klu org x ckp english. Besar rupenye dunia ni. For a while rase lost yang amat sgt. Sampai Paris, beg delay 12 jam kat airport. Termenung gak aku kat tingkap melihat hujan musim Spring kat Paris. Dari Paris ke Stavanger. I hate Schipol airport, 2 kali lalu tempat ni, 2 kali kne delay and miss flight.
First impression of Stavanger: Mcm Shah Alam versi Eropah. Population Stavanger pon mcm Shah Alam kot.

June 2007 - Burfday kat Norway. Special gak, sbb on my burfday, aku terjun dlm North Sea pakai survival suit yg mcm baju astronout. Cool betol baju ni, terjun laut pon, naik atas darat kering mcm xde pape je. Yang paling best psl Norway, keje aku flexible psl office hours ni. Nk gi lambat atau xnk pegi pon, xde org yg pedulik. Yang penting keje siap. Ni klu buat kat Msia, sume org xdtg keje kot. System based on trust, accountability and self-responsibility. Gi offshore 1st time, dpt gi ke platform yg ke-3 besar kat dunia. Antara platform yg ter-best kat dunia gak, dgn facility yg gempak2. If this is the life as Schlumberger FE, not bad jugak la kan.

Jul 2007 - First setback dlm Schlumberger. Kene delay pegi school for 2 months. Perasaan lost gak sbb xtau nak buat ape for 2 months kat Norway ni. Nak pegi offshore, possibility dh almost zero. Tetiba dpt idea utk balik ke convo kat M'sia. Yay, the impossible is now so much possible again. Spend 2 hari kat Oslo on visa-cum-vacation. Beautiful city, tp conclusion, xsronok travel sorg2 ni.

Aug 2007 - Akhirnya dapat pulang ke M'sia. Bukan tu je, pulang nak kuda eMAS. =p Bukan selalu dpt naik golden class kat MAS kan? Plan utk buat Scuba OW license pon menjadi kenyataan. Dunia pon lain 20m dlm laut, walaupun still kat M'sia. Aman sungguh. Cantik ciptaan Allah kan. Dapat pergi ke Convo 2007. Highlight of the year, jumpe kawan2, 3 hari yang sungguh best, sronok dpt bagi 1st class treatment kat my parents. This is what money is for, right? Ni bulan aku kembali single, jodoh ni elusive rupanye. Xpe, I still have time. Nmpk nye mama kne la tunggu lame sket nak tgk cucu ek. =p

Sept 2007 - Cuti2 M'sia 2007 sudah tibe kat penghujungnye. Mase utk ke sekolah. First time terbang lebih dr 2 hari utk sampai ke destinasi: US. Jumpe Bann dan juga kawan2 sekelas kat Sugarland, Houston. Beginning of 10 weeks of total fun. Enjoy food, spend time shopping, dan juga terjun kapal terbang.

Oct 2007 - Working life pon xbest mcm ni. Shopping, skydiving, sight-seeing continues.

Nov 2007 - All good things must come to an end. Sedih gile nak berpisah dgn kawan2 yg aku dh spend 10 weeks bersama. Maybe 1 day, kite akan buat reunion lg. Maybe time aku kawen kot,hahaha..haih,kne carik calon dlu ni. From Houston ke Stavanger, technically, aku dah pun terbang keliling dunia. Sampai ke Stavanger, dh mula nak winter. First time merase snow, walaupun kejap je. Perasaan mcm berjalan atas kapas. Jejak kaki ke UK for the first time, kat Aberdeen.

Dec 2007 - Akhirnya dapat ke offshore semula, selepas hampir 5 bulan since bulan Jun dlu. Rase kekok gak mula2, sbb dh lupe nak pakai survival suit cane, ape perasaan naik helikopter, ape perasaan bekerja kat offshore. 2 minggu yg best. Hopefully xlame lagi bole gi lagi. =) Spend krismas bersama2 kawan2 Malaysian di Malaysian Hall.

So kesimpulannye, I can have little to complain, and so much more to appreciate for being in where I am now. The setting is well prepared for a enjoyable 2008. Life kat Stavanger pon dah hampir stabil, career pon almost getting started, so ape lagi yg boleh aku mintak, except for health of my loved ones back home.

Thus, my quote for the end of year report of my life:

Thus humble let me live and die,
Nor long for Midas' golden touch;
If Heaven more generous gifts deny,
I shall not miss them much,
Too grateful for the blessing lent
Of simple tastes and mind content!

....by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Thank you God for all my fortunes and lessons for this year.

I am signing off 2007 with a...

Cheers~