* kopihangtuah: Things I Did That I Never Thought I Would

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(Not in any particular order)

1. Performed at Hard Rock Cafe in front of the general public

2. Performed with Amy Search on stage in front of the general public

3. Shook hands with Slash, the ex-guitarist of Guns'n'Roses

4. Became a Chief Executive Officer

5. Climbed to the top of Eiffel Tower

6. In the campaign crew for the Prime Minister of Malaysia touring an opposition controlled state, Kelantan.

7. Visited a Pacific island, Guam, that just got thrashed by a cyclone

8. Stranded for a couple of months on a Pacific island, the Republic of Marshall Islands, that has majority of its population infected with HIV virus

9. Being interrogated by the British police under the suspicion of terrorism

10. Being interrogated by the American immigration under the suspicion of terrorism

11. Worked at the world's largest accounting firms in Britain, Australia and the United States of America territories

12. Stared face to face with the mummy of the Egyptian Pharoah, Ramses

13. Rode an elephant in the villages of Thailand

14. Underwent a tumor removing operation

15. Witnessed the Halley's Comet crossing the sky in the 80's

16. Witnessed the discovery of the true tomb of Mahsuri in Langkawi

17. Being robbed at gunpoint on the head

18. Had Awie, Joe, Eddie and Jojet of Wings for dinner at my home in Australia

19. Wrote the speech for the Prime Minister of Malaysia

20. Gave consultancy sessions to McKinsey rather than getting one from them

21. Climbed up in the Pyramids into the chambers of the pharoahs

22. Interviewed M. Nasir for Radio Melayu Melbourne

23. Lost my wedding ring on the rail tracks of London Underground Tube.

24. Shot with a gun

25. Ate kangaroo meat

26. Ate whale meat

27. Ate horse meat

28. Bought paintings from Malaysia's top 10 contemporary visual artists, Shukri Mohamed and Hamir Shoib

29. Stood a metre away from the original Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo Da Vinci

30. Witnessed the grand opening of the first Proton plant by Tun Mahathir in the 80's

31. Audited and became the bearer of the results of Juara Lagu 2003 in secrecy one day prior to the final Juara Lagu concert - The year Misha Omar won

32. Quit smoking

33. Being grilled by BFM89.9

34. Stepped on Greenwich Meridian International Time line in Greenwich

35. Escorted by Police Riders for a 400km on-road journey

36. Witnessed hundreds of penguins mating at Phillips Island

37. Visited the Istana Negara to pay respect to the body of the late Agong, the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah

38. Had a personal non-formal conversation with ex-Chief of Police of Malaysia, Tun Hanif Omar, on the subject matter 'Malaysian politics'

39. Encountered sea snake in the waters of Pulau Tioman

40. Owned a Gibson Les Paul

41. Attended a live show by Donny and Marie Osmand

42. Attended a live concert by Metallica

43. Attended a live concert by Guns'n'Roses with the original Use Your Illusion line-up

44. Attended a live concert by U2

45. Ate marijuana carrot cake in the red light district of Amsterdam

46. Sailed in the gondola of Venice

47. Leaned on the leaning tower of Pisa

48. Fired an employee

49. Rejected a rare offer to enter Malay College Kuala Kangsar

Why only up to 49? What happened to 50? Well,.... item number 50 has not yet happened but I have already booked tickets, hotels, etc to make it happen. Wish me luck!!!! Item number 50 is, or will be:

50. Climb Mount Kinabalu