6 months anniversary..(Part 1- the take off)

2nd May 2008 marked 6 months of my existence here in the dry land of doha..dtg dgn membawa sekeping hati yg luka & parah...muahahaha..let me walked down the memory lane..early month of July 2007..i was in the office (SMHB) worked as usual..then kak anom dtg bwk article the star dated 30th June..article about job vacancies with Hyder Consulting in abu dhabi, dubai and doha..never heard about d company before..i updated my cv & took a new pic for the resume & forward my cv..that was my first attempt to change job & to work oversea..This idea was initiated by Haniz..she told me that i need to get away..i need to start fresh..i need a new life..i need everything except what i had..so..i accepted the idea of getting out of my comfort zone..7th July..balik dr umah Kak Izu..her wedding..ujan lebat..br lepas anta achic..mase tuh sunset..tetibe menitik air mata..i was off-guard..kebahagiaan kengkwn..sedikit sebyk mencairkan kekerasan hati ini..i cried..then ade voicemail..hello..miss noor, my name is ben..i'm calling from Hyder Consulting Middle East, i would like to inform you that you are shortlisted for an interview with our company representative..please return this call for the confirmation...hope to hear from you soon..hilang smua nangis2 td..aku menjerit-jerit kegembiraan kt depan traffic light jalan ampang nk balik umah...bile sampai je umah..si haniz tgh tdo mcm udang dlm comforter&aircond yg sejuk mcm dlm igloo..apelg..aku pn dgn excitednyer cerite about the good news...11th July 2007, the interview was held at Nikko Hotel at 2.30pm..went back kindda of rase hopeless since mcm ramai yg pg more experience & dh tue2..anyway..19th July 2007, 2nd interview through the phone with Lara Hijjawi the HR advisor for northern Gulf and Dick Steer the function leader for Hyder in Doha..mase tuh..alhamdullillah..i got the job..i need to report duty on 1st of October 2007 since they gave me 2 months notice to resign from my company..namun disebabkan raya on 13th of October..jgnlah harap aku nk pg before raya..aku extend to 2nd of November..my application was accepted..3 months sebelum dtg ke doha..i started to contact all my frens yg pnah kja oversea..3 months of chaos..mase tuh, i study & research psl doha..mase tuh br tau doha kt mane exactly..hihi..mase tuh dh qatam bace buku qatar explorer:guide for residing in doha, dah puas browse qatarliving..dah start crk accomodation guna gulf times..in short, i was prepared to go..the preparation & the feeling were sooo mixed up..excited to start new life..scared of being away from my family..scared of living alone & not knowing anybody there..tp bile org tanye brape lame pg..my answer was..tgklah..klo tahan lame..klo xtahan baliklah..sbb mase mintak advice kt qatarliving..they adviced me not to expect anything...if my plan to come to earn money..yes..to live like a queen..mm..nope..so..i came with zero, nil, none expectation..

hari raya thn lepas..i enjoyed & really had great times with everybody..tuhan menguji aku bile mama masuk hospital for the first time because of diabetes..i was there with her in the hospital for 4 days..tp mama kuatkan aku & force me to go..sepanjang musim raye tuh..tiap2 ari duk makan tanggung..farewell sane..farewell sini..mmg seronok..dr mase puase lg..mmmg enjoy makan habis habisan..sempatlah jumpe all my best frens..fara, jiah, angah, kak zai, kak izu, achic, mama diah, nik yati, fadzi, nikkit & ramailah...smua memberi motivational words..anyway..dlm pd tuh ade gak yg doa aku xtahan & balik..(yg busuk atilah kan..!!)hihi..tp bukan kawan2 yg aku mention tuhlah..hihi...

A week before take off..mama buat kenduri doa selamat utk aku...all mama punyer adik beradik were there..pak ngah & cik aid usap kepala aku lepas bace yassin..terharu ok..aku tau dyrang risau psl aku yg nk pg sane sorang2..anyway..2nd november 2007, flight msia-doha 4:30 am..berbekalkan semangat, doa & tawakkal..aku melangkah kaki utk kluar dr msia..sebelum aku pg..ade 3 sms yg aku still simpan smpai hari ni...

sms 1 : A'kum & syabas atas kekuatan & kecekalan a'en..Hidup perlu tekad, hidup perlu tabah, Hidup perlu pasrah. Cik Aid berdoa semoga A'en sukses. Semoga selamat pergi & selamat kembali. Jaga diri di rantau orang..Take care for everything...
sms 2 :Feel good all about urself n proud what u do, be good to others, everything will take care..bon voyage..
sms 3: salam sayang dr pak ngah n family, hanya doa yg dpt pak ngah berikan moga dipermudahkan segala urusan & dilindungi kesihatan, keselamatan n d tetapkan iman. Kami akan selalu merindui mu..selamat jln sayang..