I have not posted for a while now, because I was on a holiday for nearly a month in Dubai, Malaysia and Singapore. I’m going to write about my trip in more details in another post. I missed my graduation ceremony at Bangor University as it happened 3 days before my arrival in the UK. Anyway I expected that and I was told that I can order a DVD, to be honest with you it does not make any difference with me, at the end we all got our degree certificates . In my case I now hold an MSC accounting and Finance.
Anyway , here is the funny part. After our arrival from our trip to the North Wales my wife had a graduation ceremony , we went with her (me and the kids) to the graduation PJ hall at the Main arts building. My daughter Amina (8 months) was the star of the attendees , she was chatting loudly and screaming in the hall that made every one laugh. I also borrowed my wife’s gown and wore it and took some photos.We met some old university friends and went on to have a light meal at Uno Cafe. We have taken a lot of pictures that day and the days of the master degree are over. We are now in the PHD stage and I’m sure I will have many stories to tell you when I finish.
My daughter Fouz and my son Ahmad go to a school named Hills Groove. Its located in Bangor not far from my home in Anglesey, its only 10-15 minutes by car if there is a traffic in the morning. Well I went to see their Christmas play this afternoon, the funny thing is that I took my little daughter Amina with her mom with me. Amina was asleep the whole time, thanks God she did not cry up there while every one was listening. Speaking of loudness, couple of kids made a huge noise, that attracted every one’s attention. Anyway, they were two plays, one for the little once-Ahmad’s class, and the other was for Fouz-the older class.
While I was there, I missed the Gulf Cup – currently in Yemen- match between our national team Kuwait Vs. Saudi Arabia, because they were playing at the same time as the play. I was told the result and its a draw-nil.
The hot news nowadays in UK is the English (mainly) student protest against the increasing college fees and the unemployment. The students worry about not being able to pay for the high fees, and if they do –if they take loans as usual- they wont have jobs- which will make them unable to pay for their debts. From what I observe about what’s happening in USA and UK now reminds me of a book I read long time ago Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. The book mainly argues that the common advice that we are getting from our parents: “Go to college and get a job” is an obsolete advice. The author finds it very risky to accept this advice in the information age we are living in. He explains that this idea is for and works well in the industrial age. Well what can I say more , I find the reality very much confirms the book’s message. I think many of us are still dependant on pay checks and our jobs, and we don’t feel the risk and the trouble of such dependence until we lose it. People seem to look for security and interestingly when you look for security you lose it. As Kiyosaki puts it: the most secured place in earth is the prison. So if you want security you will live like a prisoner without freedom. This job-no job topic is big, and I’m going to talk about it alone in the future. My advice for myself first and you, is to try to liberate our minds as a first step toward being an information age inhabitant. We also have to watch what kind of advice we are getting and the type of people who are delivering it. Our kids in Hills Groove and the others in the universe should be taught by their parents on how to live according to their generation rules and not ours.
Happy Eid every one and Eid Mubarak. Today is a good day in Anglesey, sunny but a bit cold. I took the kids today to “The Fun Centre” in Caernarfon. They did not go to school, because I wanted them to celebrate the Eid. Its a holiday today in most Muslim countries but not in here the UK. This is my third Eid outside Kuwait (my home). I’m getting used it to it, although I miss being with my family- mom, dad and the rest. The atmosphere is fantastic up there. I spoke to mom (who is in Brighton with my sister) and I congratulated her. I also spoke to my family in Kuwait. My wife and Amina remained at home, because i think its too early for them to leave the house, for one thing its cold and my wife is still tired. Its worth to mention that the number of Kuwaiti students is increasing here at Bangor University in North Wales. Last year we were only 6 students. This year there are almost 13 students. I guess people in Kuwait started to get familiar about Bangor, as it was not known for the majority before. I also find the relationship between the Kuwaiti students warm and strong. Every one seems to care for, help and respect the other. Sometimes being far away from home makes the the students care for their own people.
I have a suggestion for the National Union of Kuwaiti Studentsofficials in London, to consider establishing a student representative for the Kuwaiti students in North Wales, as the number is increasing each year.It would be very helpful for both the students and the Union. I would like to suggest for the Kuwait Cultural Office-Kuwait to improve their web site and add more services and guides for the students. The thing that I have noticed here in UK – for example- , when a new student arrives (including myself), he/she has to find his rights/benefits from older student (that if he knows one) ! The Kuwaiti government provided services for its students, but no one knows them unless you ask or you are being told. I think it would be a better idea if they provide these information on their website or print them in hard copies.
I’m now in London with my family. I will stay in London for two weeks. After that I will head back to my home country “Kuwait” which I haven’t been there for more than a year.I found a site that had a solution that helped me install iTunes for my laptop running windows 7 64 bits. I had a problem installing it before , because the main website did not provide the right 64 bits file. Here is the link and have fun : http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1037 . Once the file is download and installed, do an upgrade to the earlier version.I did all that and its working now. Now I can get my old apps. This is my second iphone (3gs) my first one was a 3g which was ruined when it fell in the water Both of them were given to me as a gift. My wife bought me the first , and my parents bought me the second one . I’m thankful to both.
I have most of these photos taken today. The pictures were taken in our neighborhood in Llandegfan – North Wales.I’m studying Master degree in Accounting and Finance at Bangor University- UK. In my country Kuwait , the weather is totally the opposite than here. Its warm and we do not have snow I’m enjoying my time here with my family and friends. Enjoy the pictures !
Me at night in the snow
Me at noon in the snow
Our Neighborhood
My son Ahmad
My daughter Fouz. You can see my neighbor Rob gathering some snow to fight back
I would like to share a link that aggregates many Kuwaiti blogs and bloggers, its called “Kuwaiti Blogs” . It has a big list. Today I submitted my first essay at Bangor University, the subject was International Financial Markets (IFM) . There are about five Kuwaiti students at Bangor University including me. Im also the accounting representative for post grads. I also updated my photo , you can find it at my “about” page. To know what I am doing at Bangor University, please read my post : MSc Accounting and Finance at Bangor University . I have an advice about blogging : Take it easy during your blogging journey, jot down your thoughts and have fun.
Welcome to Efouz Blog. This is my first post. This blog is all about online business/investing tools/solutions and ideas .
Its going to be fun and big .
BTW My name is Sulaiman Alhasawi , male 36 yr. Im from Kuwait . Im married , have 2 kids , Fouz 5 yr my daughter , and my son Ahmed 3.5 yr . I named this blog eFouz , for two reasons : 1- Fouz is my daughter name . 2- Fouz means in Arabic “Winning” . You all know what e means , so in short my blog means : Winning in the internet . So this blog will bring you winning solutions for your business/startup .
. In my case I now hold an MSC accounting and Finance.
Both of them were given to me as a gift. My wife bought me the first , and my parents bought me the second one . I’m thankful to both.
