For all we know, we have come to the end of the year now. How the time really goes away without us realising it.
2006 is a year of a transition for me. From a student into the real working life. Am I regretting the transition? Nope...not me. Actually, I was looking forward for it. Another set of new challenges in other perspective of life. Yups, I have to agree that It is totally different from the student days but look on the bright side... you are being paid to be there and not the other way round like we used to be in college.
2006 is the year that I finished my degree. Finally done with studying and examinations. No more tutoring or late night study. Imagine I've started schooling since I was 5 years old. I still remembered I was in Tadika Ladybird in SS19 Subang Jaya... Then It was SS19 Primary School. Gosh, I still remembered I was wearing short school pants and a tie... And every year, we'll have a school concert, I was a part of a choir. After primary, I went to my secondary school further from my house, Bukit Bintang Boys School in PJ....Gosh...those were the notorious days!!...Then, did my Diploma in UiTM Shah Alam and lastly...my degree in the UK... Its kinda a soul searching for me....now, its all over...I dont really believe doing masters straight away...so I did applied for a job!!
Another highlights in my 2006 year is working with an oil and gas company, SHELL as a Mechanical Engineer. Working with SHELL is beyond my imagination. Maybe I did dreamt of working with SHELL but not as just as quick as I am. Am I proud of it?...A mixture to be honest... Good in someways that I got to be in a very distinctive multinational company and have the opportunity that one would like to have. Apart from the pay of course, the opportunity that I meant is the opportunity to travel, to converse with different type of people, to educate myself at my own pace and also the opportunity to give decision and some feel of authority accordingly and wisely. The bad part is, SHELL has always regarded the top of the top company wishlist that one could ever imagine to work with or maybe to be associate with. You are at a certain level that you can't go any further apart from working outside SHELL. Maybe if you start your own business and serve for SHELL later on, it will be a lucrative offer, but if you think to work with other company, you have to be the cream of the cream from other people in SHELL before you can be even considered to be a janitor in other oil and gas company (well...i am being over exaggerating)...But whatever it is .. I am thankfull to Allah that I got this opportunity.
The other achievement is my relationship with my sayang... We've gone through the long distance relationship with flying colours. And we dont have any problems now while Im in Miri and shes in KL. We had this mutual understanding that for us to be apart again is for our own good... The future... I love you sayangg..
Those all were on the high side... The sad part of my 2006 story, would be the departed of my 3 beloved family member. My uncle, my grandfather and just recently, my cousin. These three people are very important in my life. My uncle severed from a heart attack, which no one in the family knew until his daughter found his body were laid to rest. I felt bad that I couldnt make it to his funeral as I was in the UK still. He would be my 2nd father. He taught me a lot in self confidence and also about the business world. Thank you Uncle.
Then My late grandfather... The gentlemen of the family... the icon among us...He's departure was a sad one for me as we were close together. People tend to mistaken thought that I was the Junior version of my grandfather. We both share the same facial feature. Everyone loved him and he will be always be remembered. His contribution to the country too was one of his legacy... May Allah rest his soul.
My cousin's departure too was a sad moment. I managed to see her 2 days before her lost. We chatted as usual. She suffered from kidney failure and shes still young. The family have planned her wedding scheduled next month but her wishes couldnt be fulfilled. She too was my guarantor for my Loan. I surely gonna miss her.
Thats a little much of my story in 2006...and another year has yet to come!!.. Cant really wait whats in store for me... May it will be some improvement in life and also for my family. I will write my 2007 wish list soon.. Take care!!
