Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Isam is back and will try his best to update his blog regularly

Dear friends,

September came and gone without any blogs being posted. I have started to write again and I started with a series of questions given by Citikoos who wanted to encourage me to continue contributing to my dormant blog. Please accept my sincerest apologies for that.

Since I have started my distant learning Master's Program on Environmental Management and Policy about two weeks ago, I will also take the opportunity to share the experience and knowledge I have gained from it.

At the moment, I can say that I have underestimated the amount of work required for the distant learning but the Dean, the program coordinators and the professors are all very helpful in providing guidance and advice to help me get through this program sanely.

Thank you .. and I hope to see some of you return to reading my blogs regularly.

I have been tagged!!

Rules:
  1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning
  2. Each player answers the questions about themselves
  3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog. Sorry, I am not following this rule! Don't have that many friends! :-)

Starting time : 07:22 AM
Name : Isam d'Allee
Sisters : None, unfortunately ..
Brothers : 2 bigger brothers!
Shoe size : EUR 43
Height : Tall enough but seem to be shrinking (3 cm less) as I grew wider. Either the scales in the US, Switzerland and Japan are wrong or the ones in Malaysia and Austria are. Sucks!
Where do you live : in a humble abode with my wonderful queen and my two charming princes.
Have you ever been on a plane : Hmm .. of course!
Swam in the ocean : Yes, of course.
Fallen asleep at school : I am sure … coz I have fallen asleep at work too.
Broken someone’s heart : Maybe but never intentionally.
Fell off your chair : Maybe but I have seen with my own eyes a friend falling to the floor as the plastic chair he was sitting on broke into two.
Sat by the phone all night waiting for someone to call : Nope .. but I have talked all night (8 pm until 5 am) on the phone during my university days.
Saved e-mails : Yup!
What is your room like : like a box with two doors and two windows!
What’s right beside you: No one … or rather nothing!
What is the last thing you ate : Serunding bun that my wife baked last night …

Ever had...
Chicken pox : Twice … the latest one was one month before my wedding!!
Sore throat : Too many to count but the ultimate one was when I had to remove my tonsils because I had peritonsillar abcess.
Stitches : Technically no because the doctor used some sort of glue on the cut above my eyes when I whacked my head on the tarmac while inlineskating!
Broken nose : Alhamdulillah, I have never had such problems and I have no intention to pursue such problems.

Do you ...
Believe in love at first sight : Used to ..
Like picnics : Used to ..

Who was/were...
The last person you danced with : My youngest son … Adam!
Last made you smile : Again .. Adam!
You last yelled at : My other son .. Ilya!

Today did you...
Talk to someone you like : Of course, to my lovely queen before heading out to work
Kissed anyone : Errr … nope! *blush*
Get sick : No …
Talk to an ex : Of course not …
Miss someone : I miss my boys, my wife, and my parents who are back home in Malaysia.

Who do you really hate: I tend to dislike a person but I don't think I hate anyone!
Do you like your hand-writing : Sometimes but many people don't like it.
Are your toe nails painted : What!?!?
Whose bed other than yours would you rather sleep in : No preference .. as long got pillow and covers, I am fine!
What color shirt are you wearing now : Dark blue
Are you a friendly person : Used to … now I am only friendly to those I feel comfortable with.
Do you have any pets : Used to … but since moving to the new apartment, I had to give up my fish and aquarium to the lady at the restaurant where my family and I often dine!
Do you sleep with the TV on : Sometimes .. when I am away from my family
What are you doing right now : Stupid question .. typing away to answers all these questions.
Can you handle the truth : Of course .. from the outside .. inside, God knows!
Are you closer to your mother or father : Mother but of late, I have been quite close to my dad also.
Do you eat healthy : I agree with Citykoos but since I have been growing wider, then my answer would be no!
Do you still have pictures of you & your ex : I abstained courteously.
If you’re having a bad day, who are you most likely to go to : my wife, of course!
Are you loud or quiet most of the time : Depends …
Are you confident : Sometimes … even though I should be more confident considering what I have had gone through.

5 things I was doing 10 years ago
1998
  • I was working in Switzerland
  • I was having fun in Switzerland
  • I shook hands with Tun Daim
  • I become really close friends with Bull and Ju (I think we are still close friends till now) and
  • I presented to my company's top management and board members on a project I was working on then.

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire in € and nothing less

  • Set up education funds to help the poor to improve their children's livelihood!
  • Build a mosque and a homeless shelter next to it
  • Make sure my family and my wife's family are 'comfortable'.
  • Let my wife go crazy for a while buying all the stuff that matters to her
  • Get a really nice car with at least 4 exhaust tailpipes for Ilya .. and something really nice for Adam .. right now, he just wants food!

5 of my bad habits : I abstain courteously once again.

5 places I am living in : What!?!?