It's great to be a CIPS designee... I felt like an International Celebrity Realtor

The early automated phone wake-up call to my room at 5.30am was worth it as I had ample time to get ready to meet fellow CIPS member team from Singapore at the Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel Lobby on early Saturday morning 10th November 2011.






We boarded our shuttle bus at 0700 hrs towards the convention hall and walked over to Mariott Hotel to meet the rest of International delegates at the coveted breakfast meeting with other fellow CIPS designees worldwide.

CIPS stands for Certified International Property Specialist, a certification recognised globally and issued by the American NAR (National Association Realtor) which I took the course and exam last year in 2010.

I must say all the realtors who attended the breakfast meeting were very warm & welcoming. It's certainly feel like home.

Many of them approached me and complimented my outfit especially my headdress which they thought was very unique & fashionable.

On my left is the Singapore delegate Lengson Chiu.






The lady with the Hijab spotted me from afar. Bibi Khan & her realtor husband Walauddin (Buddy) Hoosein are from New York.... I was there last year November 2010. We felt connected being fellow Muslims (a rarity to find here in LA I guess?).

Interestingly Bibi asked me where I got my headdress ensemble....
Ahaaa I got a customer in Muslim fashion already !






Jeff McDonald a Realtor from California was seated with us on the same table for breakfast.





Hmmm this lady, I can't recall her name.





The big guy Don Pasek from Chicago.





Annalisa Weller from Prudential Real Estate, St.Petersburg, Florida.






Now this French lady, I spotted her as soon as I entered the ballroom coz I love her unique jacket with the lace details on it. She said she bought it from France ! Well.... I must go to France one day to get a few unique outfit.

I must remain in contact with her especially for fashion .... Her name is Stella Giudicelli from Moneycorp, Florida. Oh yeah she does international exchange for currency. Moneycorp claimed to have better exchange rates than the banks. Service is for free. So if any foreign investors want to transfer foreign currency to USA electronically, must look for her.







The breakfast meeting was wonderful. It really kick-off my day superbly well.

Then off to the convention hall. There I met Terri Sjodin, the author of bestselling real estate books. She personally autographed the highly acclaimed book I bought: New Sales Speak: The 9 Biggest Sales Presentation Mistakes & How to Avoid them.







Ok. bye for now. Till further update on the glamorous nite this evening.

From Anaheim, LA USA with love
Roza Sure Bagus
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..... And International Celebrity Realtor too....

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Part 4 - Denim & Diamonds Theme Party for International Realtors Party

All the delegates around the World congregate together in the Welcome Party with western cowboy theme.







The newly installed NAR (National Assn of Realtors) President Maurice J Veissi gave a very "moving" speech surrounding the unity of the association, he urged that we be involved in our association back home, devote our time & dedication for the cause of real estate so that with strength in number, the association can champion any cause for thr real estate practitioners.






How wonderful his vision is. I just with our Singapore Institute of Estate Agency (IEA) can be as big as thr NAR with over then 1 million members.

He said that with any house sold, the economy moves because it created so many opportunity for many people: like you need the landscape workers, interiorior designers to renovate the house, buying new furnitures, etc.

Hence the importance of realtors to the economy.

The theme of Western Cowboys was regarded as these Cowboys were the earlier land developers as they venture into new land and build houses and their township.... Hmmm how true it is. I remembered the TV series "Little House of the Prairies".

Now these are our glamourous cowboy outfits:
This is Roza the cowboy of the east from Singapore together with the lovely Tracy Wong, IEA Singapore General Manager.





Hello Cowgirls.... Yee Har !











Group photo just outside the Disney's Paradise Hotel.





Now this picture was taken outside the Convention Hall.





From Anaheim, Los Angeles with Love
Roza Sure Bagus
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Part 3 - 2nd Day in Anaheim, LA USA - My first Disneyland Experience

I never thought I would be able to touch the ground to Disneyland myself.

Today throughout my life history, I did. Dream come true when I was a child only to realise it now after 40s....

I grew up with the Disney characters. Anyway..... I did not take most of the rides due to time constraint.





I set the alarm clock to 0615 LA time but didnt wake up till 0830. So I got to rush take a quick shower to meet rest of the gang at the lobby by 0900hrs.

Wow dead rush eh....

The party of 9 of us walk down the street to have our American breakfast.


Breakfast atbTiffy's













California breakfast: 3 omelletes with olive, bell pepper, tomato, hash brown & sour cream


After that we walked towards Disneyland.






The streets over here are very clean and lined up with so many blooms. One of it is the plant Bird of Paradise:





Ok here is now the fun.... Inside Disneyland !



























Inside Disneyland, the group dispersed. Me and Jacky (Jeff Foo's wife) tagged along each other coz we walked very fast.
We took a Jungle cruise.






The animals alongside are all made made and electronically controlled, inclusive of the pirannha in the rivers.

This elephant looks real...






Fake giraffe with all the sound effects...











This hippo is a real fake too.






Skulls alongside river.... (agaknya Disneyland pada waktu malam berpuaka ah)












After that we went to the "Haunted House" ride.... Not scary laaaah.





Haaa, this Mountain Splash ride makes people scream their lungs out but I dared not go for it.... This is scary aaah!












Then we took this Mark Twain steam ship....






We were privileged to be invited to the Captain's deck.
Me steering the big wheel ..... Yee wheelie!






I got to blow the ship's whistle too.... Toot toot...





Me & Jacky...the captain's co-pilots





Amboi......






Then we walked to the Palace & Castles land...






This fastasy land of snowwhites....





Entering the Snowwhite house.






This is thr Peter Pan ride.






Then Pinocchio ride....






Hhmmmmm, by now my legs so tired !!!!












Admiring the space shuttle....







But we boarded the StarWars Cruise to the outerspace. The long queue was worth waiting for coz it was quite thrilling with the 3D effects



























Time to go as both legs aching already.... So we walked along the street.













Sitting down for a while appreciating a little bit of nature before exiting the Disneyland.





Well that's all for today.

I wished i was there with my family...


From Disneyland with love...
Roza Sure Bagus
10th November 2011.

Location:S West St,Anaheim,United States