Return to my country - Malaysia

After 16 months staying in UK, finally I am going back to Malaysia about end of January.

Before I returned to Malaysia, my friends were having a farewell dinner with me in a steam-bot restaurant at Birmingham. That was the last day I stayed in UK.

The weather at Kuala Lumpur was very hot. Maybe because I stayed at UK for a short period. I can't get used to the current weather compare to the weather at UK. I was kind of miss the weather at there althought it was bloody cold during the winter.

I was very busy when I reached at Kuala Lumpur because the Chinese New Year was around the corner and I was spending my time to shopping mall with my friend. I bought two new clothes for my self and some chinese favourite food - "Rou Gan". I stayed in KL for few days then going back to hometown to celebrate Chinese New year.

Berlin Trip

Taking Brussels Airline to Berlin - Germany in the afternoon. Arrived in Berlin Tegel Airport around 6.15pm. Took the bus to Berlin Hauptbahnhof Train Central Station. The station just completed 2 years ago because of the World Cup 2006. It is beutiful and it has few levels including some shops and fast food restaurant such as McDonald.

Took the train to Zoological Station and then bus to the hotel that i had booked - Savoy Hotel Pension. It is near to the metro station and a lot of shops and some chinese restaurant. Finally, we able to find out the hotel. The lift was out of order and we had to carry our luggage to first floor.

After settle down and get some rest. Then we went to take dinner in a chinese restaurant. After that, there is place just like "German Market". We took a visit at there and bought something as souvenir from there. Then return to hotel and sleep. ZZzzzz

The next day, we went to Gendarmenmarkt then went to Fernsehturm. Fernsehturm just like the KL Tower. Next, we took a walk around the area. We walked passed Berliner Dom, Lustgarten fountain, Neue Wache, Humboldt Universitat, Brandenburg Gate and finally Reichstag. It was dizzling that night, so we just stayed at there for few min. Return to hotel after had taken the picture. End of another day again.

Take train to Prague the next day...............
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Brussels Trip

After visited Amsterdam, Brussels - Belgium is my next destination. We took train to go Brussels. I had canceled to take Eurostar to Brussels because I cannot get the ticket from Amsterdam Centraal Station. So, lucky I asked a day before the travel date. I took HiSpeed train at the end.

It was comfortable although we sat at second class. It took approximately 2 hours to reach there. We stayed at Hotel Ibis near to the Brussels Gare du Midi train station. The hotel located at a very convenient location, but it was a bit noisy at night.

In the evening, we just had a walk around Brussels Central Station. We went to the Grand Palace and the Hotel de Ville. The place is beautiful, decorated with christmas tree, lights and music. It is awsome. We felt tired after our dinner. We took Chinses food because my mum didn't get use to the western food like spagetti, grill food and others. Before we returned to hotel, we visited the Cathedral - Saint Micheal (Picture on the left).

The next day, I started my trip from the Bruparck where you will see the Mini Europe and the famost building - Atomium (Picture on the right). We spent at least 2 hours at there; seeing the mini europe, taking pictures and having lunch. The weather was cold and a bit foggy. Next, we went to Cinquantenaire and returned to hotel after that due to the cold weather.

I missed a lot of interesting places in Brussels. I hope I will come here again in the future.

Amsterdam Trip

The trip was on 12 December 2008. This is my parents and I first time come to Amsterdam - Netherlands. I arrived at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport around 6.15pm. The weather here was bloody cold. It was only 1 degree, colder than the weather in Birmingham.

I tried to look for the Amstel Botel near to the Nemo once I arrived at the centraal station, but i failed because it has moved to new location where I had to take GVB boat. Amstel botel is not a building but a "Big Boat Hotel". The public transportations provided here are trains, trams, buses, boats and taxies. It is very convenient because it has a stop to most of the sightseeing places.

Well, to anyone who want to visit here. I suggest you to book a room at Hotel Ibis. It is located just next to the Amsterdam Centraal Station. You do not have to take boat and floating on the sea.

The next day, I woke up early in the moring. After taking my breakfast, then start my journey in Amsterdam.First place that I visited was a shopping mall. Then went to Dam Square and Waterloo. The weather was very cold. I unable to visit all the places due to lack of time and my parents cannot stand under the cold weather and walk for a long disctance whole day.

I will take train to Brussels, Belgium tomorrow by HiSpeed Train.

Wish You All the Best

Gradution Day

Finally, I have successfully completed MSc Internet Software Systems from University of Birmingham with Merit. I am very happy just like the day I graduated for my first degree in KL.

Well, the graduation ceremony was vry simple, I felt disappointed. All students were sitting there and wait for their name to be called and shake hand with the UoB chancellor. Neither a scroll nor a piece of certificate was received from the chancellor.

MSc is my last education level. I do not want to go for Phd unless requested by my future company.

Wish Me Good Luck, my fellow's reader.

Trip to Bath and Stonehenge

The trip to Bath and Stonehenge was planned suddenly. I did expect that we will visit the place during weekday. My friend, Tong suddenly asked me where to go tomorrow (18/11/08) because he does not has class on that day and did not has to rush his weekly assignment.

We arrived there around 12noon, we did not have much time took a walk there because we had booked a tour van to Stonehenge and Lacock village at 1pm. So, we just visited the Roman Bath and Bath Abbey only before 1pm.

Roman Bath, is a nice place where the water in the pool is hot and the design of course is Roman style. We walked very fast so that we can see everything inside there within the short period. Of course at the end, we can't really explore the entire place.

We reached at Stonehenge around 2.15pm. The place is awesome and is bloody cold there. What can we see at there? We can only see the stone, sheep and the a big ground. and that all.. nothing special. As my friend said, we paid to Stonehenge just see the stone, sheep and grasses.

We departed at 3:30pm to Lacock Village. That village is protected by Local National Trust. Only employees and employers, local people can stay at there. If you have a lot of money but you are no local people, you are not allow to stay at there. All the houses and shops are built with traditional tecnique. Along the way to the village, the driver explained some hourse with sculpture. I have no idea what is that. There is a Sculpture bird on the roof and the roof is different from what you seen nowaday.

Glamorous Halloween Ball @ Gatecrasher

Gatecrasher at Broad Street is a club. I went there last night with my house-mates and friends for the Glamorous Halloween Ball event.

It was nice and I was very enjoy there with them. We drank alcoholic drink and dance at there. Poor me, because I do not know to dance. Most of the girls wore very sexy and masked themselves whatever they like. Some of them look very horrible, cute and funny,

We arrived there about 9pm, we went to withdraw money and then queued up. Although the queue was not long, but the weather was bloody cold. It was raining and windy, guess the temperature was about 3-4 degrees only.

We stayed there for approximately 4 hours then we returned home.It was nice and enjoyably to go out with them. That is my first time celebrated Halloween here.

You can view some pictures that I had taken at Photo Gallery at the bottom of the page. CHEERS.....

Early Snowing in Birmingham

The climate is changed from year to year and temperature is getting colder than preious year.

The first snowing in Birmingham last year was on early November, but it happened in the end of October which was yesterday 28-October 2008 evening.

I was so excited although this is not the first time I see the snow. After this year, I have no chance to experience snowing again because I will return to my home country next year January unless I go to some other country for my holiday.

The snowing was stopped around 6pm and snowing again about 5am. Why I say so, because I saw the snow at my house backyard when I woke up early this morning. I have taken some pictures and it's beautiful. The sun is rising, and the snow is melting from time to time and everything will get back to usual at the end. When I can see snowing again? Hopefully, I do not have to wait for aged.


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