Hasannudin Saidin

Curating Hasannudin

This website compiles my past online presence from my inactive blogs to many of my Instagram and LinkedIn contents. From December 2016, I add new posts here (in category “hasansaidin.comBlog”) and I continue importing from elsewhere, including from my professional website/blog, rubah.my (in category “RubahWebsite/Blog”).

Why the albatross? I have been mesmerized by the bird since the 1970's when I first heard the song, "Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac. I looked for and finally in 2014 I saw my albatross in all its splendour in New Zealand.

Click/tap the song title below to play the song.

 Albatross

Hasannudin Saidin: Guiding Light For Learners

In 2015 I decided NOT to retire, but to rewire. After more than 32 years of working in corporate, it was time for me to pay it forward, on my own terms.

I will eventually pay forward to millions of people. For now I make a positive difference to the world around me, person by person, group by group, team by team, organization by organization, nation by nation.

I created my company, Rubah Associates with the tagline of Horizoning our future, like the albatross over the horizon, bringing out the best of people and myself, in finding new horizons. My “rewire” now has me focusing on being a CEO Coach.

You can find ways to contact me or connect online with me at my Linktree page.

Hasan (Hasannudin Saidin)
First posted on 21 December 2016
Latest update on 09 September 2021

Narration for video “Chasing and Being Mesmerized by The Northern Lights”

Below is the text (about 5-minute read) of the narration for the video, “Chasing and Being Mesmerized by The Northern Lights” — the 30 minute video is embedded at the end of this post.

 

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What was it

that brought five souls

to be chasing The Northern Lights?

 

It must have been the dream

and fantasy of seeing

beauty and wonder

created by God

 

that made us spend more than 4 months

- time, energy and money,

preparing and planning

to chase the Northern Lights

 

making sure all the things that

needed to be done

were indeed all done

and all organized.

 

Showcase of videos from Europe trip

October 2022

We took an adventure to travel in the UK and European countries with the ultimate aim of seeing the Northern Lights in Norway!

Select and play videos from the compilation showcase below. More videos of the trip will be added over time.

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Chasing and Being Mesmerized by The Northern Lights

October 2022

We took the adventure of chasing the Northern Lights, visiting the UK and European countries ahead of Norway.

In Norway we chased the Northern Lights in the Lofoten Islands and Tromsø.

Finally blessed to see them in Finland, and then, what happened in Tromsø?

View the movie to find out!

November 2022 Jumps

Jump in celebration of Ironman Rizal

6th November 2022, Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia

 

Jump @ Bukit Merah Lake

7th November 2022, Bukit Merah, Perak, Malaysia

Jump @ Victoria Bridge

8th November 2022, Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia

Celebrating the Ironman and the Ironmates

Close to 20 family members of Rizal Khalid (his Ironmates) went to Langkawi to support and cheer him for his first Ironman race.

It was raining almost throughout the race. HE SUCCESSFULLY FINISHED.

Congratulations, Rizal. How grueling it was. Now you are an Ironman!

The sea was relatively calm for the 3.8km swim. The 180km cycling had him riding “blind” in the rain for 6 hours. He ran the 42km with blisters.

Thank God there were no mishaps for him.

The Ironmates were there for him through the rainy day and night. “Spectate. Wait. Celebrate.”

Fitness and physical strength were not enough — past 13 hours and after halfway running, Rizal was all physically spent and in pain, and he pulled out all his mental energy to make it.

After finishing, “anything is possible” has a true and intense meaning - especially for him, and also for the inspired us, his Ironmates.

Jump away in Europe

Chasing The Northern Lights in Norway was the main goal of my Europe trip in October 2022, and it was mesmerizingly achieved!

Another goal was for me to jump in every country we visit.

Have goals, plan, prepare and achieve!

Here are two jumps in Germany, one each in Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands, and several in Norway.

Oh, although the Norway tour operator took us to a spot in Finland to catch The Northern Lights (our first of two sightings), I did not jump in Finland because it was very cold, windy and icy!

What's in a name?

Hey, it’s up to me how I wanna interpret my own name, right?

Well, I choose to give meaning to it in a way that lifts me up!

Below is excerpt #3  from a recent interview I gave with Ummahpreneur Podcast host, Abby El-Asmar (thank you yet again).

Below is the full video.

Sunrise 1 @ Desaru

Wayang Kulit @ Desaru

Heading Home

Heading home to Kuala Lumpur, after the Penang “WCIT 2022 Malaysia” grand event.

The railway line “floats” on Bukit Merah Lake. Once upon a time Bukit Merah was home. I grew up here before school age.