Guest of the Year 2007

2007 is everything but boring. And it is a year of blessing for me. Alhamdulillah, I'm so thankful to Allah for so many rezeki that I've received this year. Here I am, sitting in front of my laptop, in my cozy room in the university hall, doing my final post for the year. Like what I've said earlier, this time it's about picking the first winner for graha residenKu's Guest of the Year.

There are eight individuals and one couple who undeniably have given so much colours to my life. And each and everyone of them impacted me in their unique ways. Here are a brief description about all the finalists before I reveal our winner.


Ajoi
The newest kid among all "contestants", he is more than a tenant to me. When a friend of mine first brought him to Graha Residen, I was surprised to see him because his face really, really reminds me of a long lost friend of mine. This sincere and good-natured engineer made me one of the best days in 2007 by surprising me with the latest CD of Anuar Zain. Thank you very much for taking a good care of my Graha Residen. Hopefully, both of you don't find me a bad landlord either.

Faizal
He is such a dear and loyal friend. I'm so happy to be one of the earliest persons (if I'm not mistaken, second after his beloved mother) to know about his plan to tie the knot. Thank you very much for introducing me to the indescribable experience of topping the Bukit Tabuh (yes KLnites, you really have a cool place for two or three hours of fat burning activity!) as well as assisting me with my finance affairs. In addition, Faizal is a HBH excellence award winner (a.k.a. akHBH winner).

Mus
Another akHBH winner, he was my dormmate, classmate and housemate. I would love to believe that I've beat him in everything, but unfortunately it is far from true. He is still a better writer than me by... miles. And he's funnier than me too. Other than that, I think... hehehe.

My parents
I guess this year I cried more than my father, and I didn't have a chance to see my mother cries. I tell you, you can consider yourself super lucky if you see one. My parents, especially my beloved mother is my source of strength and happiness. Alhamdulillah, I'm so lucky to still have these wonderful two in my life. And they've never, ever spoilt any of my days with THE question, which most of my single friends have trouble to answer. [Note: my mother is one of the akHBH's Hall of Fame members a.k.a. Warga Gemilang and my father is also an akHBH winner.]

Noris
I really admire his courage in pursuing betterment of himself, specifically betterment in career and knowledge. He surprised me with his thoughtful greeting cards, in fact I just received his New Year card a few days ago. One thing (out of a couple of things) that I learned from him is always thankful and grateful to still have my beloved parents to be around, overseeing my journey in this life. I totally agree with him, no money can buy the enjoy to see happiness in our parents' sparkling eyes.

Reena
She appeared on tamu arenaKu in November 2007 with so much sincerity and passion. Although I've only know her less than a year, but her presence in my life is so noticeable. A strong believer in accepting people as they are, she taught me a valuable lesson i.e. the importance of not being judgemental.

Yusof
Similar to Mus, he too was my classmate and housemate. Although we're hardly in touch, he still impress me with his financial management and strategic planning skills.

Zack
Another engineer by profession, he too is a good natured person who value his friendship dearly. There was one time, he even braved the heavy rain from Rawang to Pandan Indah to comfort a friend of us who was troubled emotionally. But, he still owes me swimming lessons.

Zetty
One of the most attractive ladies I ever met in my life. Only God knows how many tests she has gone through so far, and I strongly believe, she is a survivor herself. We have many things in common but yet we're totally different. From what I observed, she "enjoyed" all her ups and downs in life and learn from each one of them. I think that's her secret in being so attractive and inspiring. She is also an akHBH winning friend.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm proudly to announce, with "enter-frame" appearances totalling t0 14 posts, the first winner of graha residenKu's Guest of the Year is... ( I hope you guys can hear the drum rolling)

Congratulations to Mus, and of course to other finalists. And a happy new year to all citizens of the world.

p/s: Besides Reena, other finalists who have appeared on tamu arenaKu are Mus, Zetty and Yusof.