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A Visit to KAUST

amellie — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:40:51 +0000

* Disclaimer: This post was written in October 2010. So a lot of things, including KAUST policy, might have changed.

About a week ago, I got a chance to visit the campus of King Abdullah University of Science & Technology…

Introducing Saudi Women

amellie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:31:18 +0000

Few years ago, I wrote about a number of accomplished Khaleeji women who became the leader of their men-majority society. Inspired by this post, I decided to wrote one about Saudi women. I previously asked in that post: When will …

Turning 23: A Reflection

amellie — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:24:34 +0000

Exactly 23 years ago I was brought into this world and I still can’t believe that I can get into the stage I am at! All I can say is Alhamdulillah! I am so grateful! Sometimes I wonder, what did …

Organising an Int’l Event

amellie — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:11:59 +0000

Two months ago, I got a job in an event management company. I was offered an interesting temporary position whereby I had a chance to develop a good connection with important people in Saudi Arabia and abroad. I actually had …

Five Rockin’ Girl Blogger Award

amellie — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:56:25 +0000

About 2 months ago, I received an award — Rockin’ Girl Blogger Award — from Jennie S. Bev. I was sooo surprised and felt so honoured to receive the award from such a famous and inspiring person . And …

Mom

amellie — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:02:10 +0000

Mom, do you remember that when I was a little kid, you spent hours and hours working tirelessly helping dad? You dissappeared with heavy bags in the morning, and came back with empty hand in the evening. You always said …

Meet the Khaleeji Women

amellie — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 17:07:00 +0000

Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi

In November 2004, Sheikha Lubna Khalid Sultan al Qasimi became the first woman in the history of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be appointed in a cabinet position as Minister for Economy and Planning. Sheikha Lubna graduated …

Queen Rania

amellie — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 02:39:19 +0000

The world was stunned when King Hussein of Jordan, who was suffered from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, named his eldest son Abdullah his successor, replacing Abdullah’s half-brother Hamzah as crown prince. On 7 February 1999, Abdullah, who became a crown prince on …

Christiane Amanpour: A Speech

amellie — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 15:13:00 +0000

For those of you who have never or hardly watched CNN might not know her. She’s one of my fave CNN reporters (another one is Anderson Cooper for his amazing tsunami coverage). Christiane Amanpour is the most recognized female war …

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you know you like someone when…

amellie — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 03:29:00 +0000

I’m currently busy with my assignments and projects… But I have a very nice opinion by my friend, Mirna, quoted from Mangkalima Group. (mir.. permisi.. gw taro disini… )

Lo tau lo sayang orang itu kalo lo ngeliat dia …

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