a few more days, 2009 will be a history. when i looked back at 2009, i was rather proud and excited. 2009 is one of the years that i wont be able to forget... just way too many great things happened. what actually happened?
well.... i finished my master degree without any major problem (i gotta thanks a few friends... they helped me a lot). the best part, i graduated with distinction (1st class honor). something i didn't really expect to get. i actually did quite badly in a few subjects... 54/ 100 for a law subject (i guess that is the result of asking an engineer to take a law subject). anyway, i'm still really proud of myself. my supervisors really love my work/ dissertation.
travelling has always been the biggest passion in my life. this passion has leaded me to visit various amazing destinations in europe and asia in 2009. i have never visited 9 different countries in one single year (excluding uk) before but i done it in 2009. i also visited many interesting places in uk. there is only one place i yet to explore in uk... wales! something i should do in 2010. so, where have i explored in 2009? i explored...
jan - scotland, liverpool & leeds
feb - london
mar - east austria
apr - south england, netherlands
jun - belgium
jul - scotland highland & west germany
aug - sweden
sep - north vietnam
nov - france & north east spain
dec - north italy
well... how can i've visited so many places in one year? most of my friends are still curious. i guess that is the best part of being a student! i think i won't be able to travel that much in 2010 but i have the never say never spirit and let's hope i can explore more places in europe in 2010. i have actually planned a few places to go in 2010....
feb - central italy
mar - switzerland (skiing.... yippee)
apr - czech republic
jun - portugal (for a wedding)
before that, i desperately need a job in uk... which is also my main goal for the new year or else, i will have to pack my things and fly back to malaysia for good (god, please help me... i don't wanna go back to malaysia).
as a big supporter of unesco's world heritage sites, i visited 56 sites in 2009. i bet chee kin yin is cursing me now!!!
new lanark, united kingdom
liverpool – maritime mercantile city, united kingdom
studley royal park including the ruins of fountains abbey, united kingdom
saltaire, united kingdom
tower of london, united kingdom
canterbury cathedral, st augustine's abbey, and st martin's church, united kingdom
historic centre of vienna, austria
palace and gardens of schönbrunn, austria
semmering railways, austria
city of bath, united kingdom
stonehenge, avebury and associated sites, united kingdom
blenheim palace, united kingdom
royal botanic gardens, kew, united kingdom
droogmakerij de beemster (beemster polder), netherlands
defence line of amsterdam, netherlands
mill network at kinderdijk-elshout, netherlands
flemish béguinages, belgium
belfries of belgium, belgium
historic centre of brugge, belgium
plantin-moretus house-workshops-museum complex, belgium
la grand-place, brussels, belgium
major town houses of the architect victor horta, belgium
notre-dame cathedral in tournai, belgium
zollverein coal mine industrial complex in essen, germany
castles of augustusburg and falkenlust at brühl, germany
aachen cathedral, germany
cologne cathedral, germany
upper middle rhine, germany
würzburg residence with the court gardens and residence square, germany
town of bamberg, germany
abbey and altenmünster of lorsch, germany
speyer cathedral, germany
rock carvings in tanum, sweden
birka and hovgården, sweden
skogskyrkogården, sweden
hanseatic town of visby, sweden
mining area of the great copper mountain in falun, sweden
royal domain of drottningholm, sweden
ha long bay, vietnam
paris, banks of the seine, france
palace and park of fontainebleau, france
palace and park of versailles, france
chartres cathedral, france
cathedral of notre-dame, former abbey of saint-remi and palace of tau, reims, france
amiens cathedral, france
works of antoni gaudí, spain
palau de la música catalana and hospital de sant pau, barcelona, spain
la lonja de la seda de valencia, spain
mudejar architecture of aragon, spain
historic walled town of cuenca, spain
archaeological ensemble of tárraco, spain
venice and its lagoon, italy
city of verona, italy
city of vicenza and the palladian villas of the veneto, italy
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, italy
crespi d'adda, italy
hope i can maintain the record in 2010.
what else happened in 2009? mmmm... i went back to malaysia for a short break (in september) and met my beautiful niece for the first time. that little devil is so cute and funny. i was the baby in the family and suddenly there is a real baby in the house... rather awkward! anyway... having her in the family is quite a good thing... why? at least my mom will nag me lesser! on my next trip back to kuantan, she will be calling me uncle (when i last met her a few months ago, she was only able to call mama and papa)... anyway, wondering what my reaction will be when she calls me uncle!
since i left malaysia for my study in uk, i have been missing my friends in malaysia dearly. meeting them again during my trip back to malaysia was another great moment for me in 2009. many things have chanced since i left, pipeline department is no longer in wisma technip. anyway, i still miss my life at technip. wondering whether my ex-boss willing to take me back or not????
so, my hope for 2010.... get a good job in europe! my other dreams and targets won't be able to take place without a proper job. therefore, i hope i can start 2010 with a job offer! wish me luck folks!
travelling has always been the biggest passion in my life. this passion has leaded me to visit various amazing destinations in europe and asia in 2009. i have never visited 9 different countries in one single year (excluding uk) before but i done it in 2009. i also visited many interesting places in uk. there is only one place i yet to explore in uk... wales! something i should do in 2010. so, where have i explored in 2009? i explored...
jan - scotland, liverpool & leeds
feb - london
mar - east austria
apr - south england, netherlands
jun - belgium
jul - scotland highland & west germany
aug - sweden
sep - north vietnam
nov - france & north east spain
dec - north italy
well... how can i've visited so many places in one year? most of my friends are still curious. i guess that is the best part of being a student! i think i won't be able to travel that much in 2010 but i have the never say never spirit and let's hope i can explore more places in europe in 2010. i have actually planned a few places to go in 2010....
feb - central italy
mar - switzerland (skiing.... yippee)
apr - czech republic
jun - portugal (for a wedding)
before that, i desperately need a job in uk... which is also my main goal for the new year or else, i will have to pack my things and fly back to malaysia for good (god, please help me... i don't wanna go back to malaysia).
as a big supporter of unesco's world heritage sites, i visited 56 sites in 2009. i bet chee kin yin is cursing me now!!!
new lanark, united kingdom
liverpool – maritime mercantile city, united kingdom
studley royal park including the ruins of fountains abbey, united kingdom
saltaire, united kingdom
tower of london, united kingdom
canterbury cathedral, st augustine's abbey, and st martin's church, united kingdom
historic centre of vienna, austria
palace and gardens of schönbrunn, austria
semmering railways, austria
city of bath, united kingdom
stonehenge, avebury and associated sites, united kingdom
blenheim palace, united kingdom
royal botanic gardens, kew, united kingdom
droogmakerij de beemster (beemster polder), netherlands
defence line of amsterdam, netherlands
mill network at kinderdijk-elshout, netherlands
flemish béguinages, belgium
belfries of belgium, belgium
historic centre of brugge, belgium
plantin-moretus house-workshops-museum complex, belgium
la grand-place, brussels, belgium
major town houses of the architect victor horta, belgium
notre-dame cathedral in tournai, belgium
zollverein coal mine industrial complex in essen, germany
castles of augustusburg and falkenlust at brühl, germany
aachen cathedral, germany
cologne cathedral, germany
upper middle rhine, germany
würzburg residence with the court gardens and residence square, germany
town of bamberg, germany
abbey and altenmünster of lorsch, germany
speyer cathedral, germany
rock carvings in tanum, sweden
birka and hovgården, sweden
skogskyrkogården, sweden
hanseatic town of visby, sweden
mining area of the great copper mountain in falun, sweden
royal domain of drottningholm, sweden
ha long bay, vietnam
paris, banks of the seine, france
palace and park of fontainebleau, france
palace and park of versailles, france
chartres cathedral, france
cathedral of notre-dame, former abbey of saint-remi and palace of tau, reims, france
amiens cathedral, france
works of antoni gaudí, spain
palau de la música catalana and hospital de sant pau, barcelona, spain
la lonja de la seda de valencia, spain
mudejar architecture of aragon, spain
historic walled town of cuenca, spain
archaeological ensemble of tárraco, spain
venice and its lagoon, italy
city of verona, italy
city of vicenza and the palladian villas of the veneto, italy
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, italy
crespi d'adda, italy
hope i can maintain the record in 2010.
what else happened in 2009? mmmm... i went back to malaysia for a short break (in september) and met my beautiful niece for the first time. that little devil is so cute and funny. i was the baby in the family and suddenly there is a real baby in the house... rather awkward! anyway... having her in the family is quite a good thing... why? at least my mom will nag me lesser! on my next trip back to kuantan, she will be calling me uncle (when i last met her a few months ago, she was only able to call mama and papa)... anyway, wondering what my reaction will be when she calls me uncle!
since i left malaysia for my study in uk, i have been missing my friends in malaysia dearly. meeting them again during my trip back to malaysia was another great moment for me in 2009. many things have chanced since i left, pipeline department is no longer in wisma technip. anyway, i still miss my life at technip. wondering whether my ex-boss willing to take me back or not????
so, my hope for 2010.... get a good job in europe! my other dreams and targets won't be able to take place without a proper job. therefore, i hope i can start 2010 with a job offer! wish me luck folks!
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