withdrawn in new york?

I got a call from my bank on Saturday asking me if I had just withdrawn money from New York. New York? I don't even have a US Visa and very much doubt I'll get one anytime soon. Apparently, someone had twice withdrawn $80+ from New York using my card details. $160+ is about £100+! And my card is still with me. It wasn't stolen or anything, so it must have been ATM fraud somewhere.

But I must admit, I was surprised that the bank detected it so fast. Maybe it was because I has also withdrawn money here on the same day. So maybe they were thinking, 'Hang on, two ATM withdrawals in one day, across the Atlantic. Something must be wrong.' I don't know. That's just a guess.

Well, now my card has been canceled and will be replaced soon. And my money will be refunded as well insyaAllah. Haih, dah la duit x banyak sekarang, kena pow la pulak.

On another note, Mr. Bank, why are you so late in sending me my bank statements? I need them for my Leave to Remain application!

finally graduated!

Alhamdulillah, I have now officially graduated from Imperial College London with a Master of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree. We actually received our results about mid-July, so I don't know why our Commemoration Day was held a few months later (22 October to be exact). Nevertheless, I'm happy to have attended the ceremony and it's now time for the next chapter of my life: Work!

My mum and sister attended the ceremony as well. And it was nice to meet my friends again. It was a bit expensive because it was held in Royal Albert Hall. But maybe it was worth it. Big maybe. Anyway, thanks to everyone who came and congratulations to fellow graduates!

Oh and thank you very much for the tie and card! =)

I'm now a graduate. Yeayeah!

Tips for next year's graduates: Wave to the camera when you're on stage, like I did. Well, I just angkat my tangan, but best la jugak. Hehe.

eid in london (again!)

Salam Aidil Fitri everyone. So it was the fifth time that I celebrated Eid in the UK, away from my family at home. How fast time flies. The sad thing is I thought I won't get duit raya for 4 years only because of my 4-year course, but by the time I get to beraya at home (whenever that is), I wont be eligible to get duit raya any more. In fact, I have to give the angpow by then. Oh man. (Please bear with my immature thoughts for now since I'm not in the golongan bekerja just yet.)

At open houses here in London, I realised that I knew less and less people each year. And now, most of my friends are already back home. But raya was still fun though. Sometimes you'll meet your old friends and most of the time you'll make new ones. So it was nice to celebrate Eid with old and new friends while current friends aren't around. But now these old and new friends have become my current friends and hence the current friends which I mentioned before aren't so current anymore, but have become old friends but can still be current friends in the future. Haha pening x baca?

Eid mubarak!