2008 Revisited

I haven't written an entry to recap my 2008 yet... so here it is!

Key events of 2008, grouped into categories and not in chronological order. For chronology, check out a pictorial recap that I made and uploaded onto my Facebook account here.

Come and Go

• Nina moved into new apartment
• I moved out of my Putrajaya house and into a rented condominium in Damansara Perdana
• MakTeh & UncaBob return to KL for a few weeks
• Hairie completed his studies and returned home from Durham
• Saie & Cipau move into new apartment
• Fiqrie left for Singapore
• Ili left for Manchester

Holidays and Trips

• Family holiday to Jakarta & Bandung
• Grads' trip to Singapore (I partially joined)
• Terengganu road trip with Afiza, Jorge, Wee Kee and Sabun
• First trip Miri and Bintulu for work
• First trip to Pakistan for work
• First trip to Dubai
  

Marriages

• Zai & Ulfah got married (and I emcee'd the dinner function with Johan)
  
• P.E. got married
  
• Azida got married
  
• Shahril got married
• Bobol got married
• Noreen got married
• Shahrin & Ririn got married
• E'am got married
• Lavinia & Martin got engaged
• Thomas got married
• Stella got married
• Fatim got married
• Chris & Janenette got married
• Azwan & Liza got married
  

Babies and Birthdays

• Rykal's Akikah and 1st Birthday
• Alham & Fasihah had a baby girl
• PakBoy & KakLin announced their pregnancy
• Zai & Ulfah had a baby girl
• Emir's 1st birthday
  

Concerts & Events

• Sold Offiicial Switchfoot merchandise at their Kuala Lumpur concert (hence getting into the show for free!)
• Explosions in the Sky concert in Ruums, Kuala Lumpur
• Got free tickets to watch Backstreet Boys at Sunway Lagoon
• Watched We Will Rock You the musical TWICE, in Singapore
• Incubus in Singapore
• Incubus in Malaysia (Sunburst Music Festival)
• Sunburst Music Festival (list of acts here)
• Own band performance at Shell IT's annual dinner
• Goodnight Electric in Ipoh
• Performed at Shahrin & Ririn's wedding
• Watched Chelsea FC vs Malaysia football friendly
• Got free passes to Daughtry live at One Utama
• ENVY in Singapore
• Death Cab for Cutie in Singapore
• Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller & Victor Wooten in Singapore
• George Michael live in Abu Dhabi (opening by Alicia Keys)
  

Personal High/Low-lights

• Bought and took over operations of Hoxe's Bookstore & Cafe
• Started working with Muna & Eema at Hoxe's
• Started on a new role at Shell as a Business Analyst with an HR Programme, consquently moving work location. Left Cyberjaya for Damansara Heights
• Made my first investment in Unit Trust
• MET AND TALKED TO INCUBUS LIKE OMG OMG OMG!!!! (except for Ben Kenney.. sigh)
• Birthday surprise party thrown for my benefit, at my own cafe! Haha
• Punked Bonnie big time on April Fools Day
• Went for my HUGE family gathering (tracing back 4 generations).. the Abdul Rahman-Maimunah family
• Passport stolen in Singapore
• Lost my cat, Misfit, who was catnapped
• Gained a cat, Coca Fandango, whom I adopted after the mother abandoned it

Phew, that was quite a year (and still I may have overlooked a few happenings here and there)! I can't wait to see what 2009 brings...

Soundtrack: British Sea Power - A Trip Out
Mood: Nostalgic
Location: Shah Alam home
Random thought: I need badminton rackets.