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Long Weekends and Religious Holidays

Long Weekends and Religious Holidays

Due to several well placed Public Holidays, I found myself with an unprecedented five day weekend. Last Thursday 24th Jan was the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, and so naturally a day off here in KL. Yesterday, Sunday 27th was the Hindu festival of Thaipusam, and again…

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New Years 2013!

New Years 2013!

Here are the rest of the photos from my holiday, this time from New Years Eve on the Embankment…

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Christmas 2012!

Christmas 2012!

Here are a couple of snaps taken during the Christmas Holidays – mainly of the two nieces…

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2013 – A new beginning…

2013 – A new beginning…

I apologize for the lack of posts these past few weeks, this was mainly due to me returning home for Christmas and New Years. In total I managed to take an extended break of three weeks to return back to Luton, where I spent most…

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Christmas Office Dinner – Gallery #3

Christmas Office Dinner – Gallery #3

Some more photos taken of that night from my phone. Mainly it’s images of the Grand Lobby of the hotel, a truly vast space. Coincidentally, there was another function occurring at the main hall which the Malaysian Prime Minister was due to attend. We literally…

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Christmas Office Dinner – Gallery #2

Christmas Office Dinner – Gallery #2

After the Gift Exchange, the staff were seated and the feast began. After appetizers, the annual prize giving for all the sporting events took place. Also a special Malaysian equivalent of the Wooden Spoon prize was handed out for the worst Gift Wrapper.

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Christmas Office Dinner – Gallery #1

Christmas Office Dinner – Gallery #1

Last Friday I organised the Annual Christmas Party at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in KL. The theme was a traditional Christmas with a Malaysian twist. The photos here are of the pre-dinner celebrations and present exchange which took place.

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Malay Wedding Crashers…

Malay Wedding Crashers…

This weekend saw me essentially gatecrash a Malay wedding of an apparently famous Malaysian Footballer. I went along with two other guys from the office, one of whom is a casual friend of the brides family. This was our ticket in. Arriving just after 1pm,…

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