Dedicated
to my parents, who raised me up
To
the latex of rubber trees, which have been sources of sustenance for my family
Syukur
Alhamdullilah
Countless appreciation to my beloved parents, Tuan Hj. Ali
and Hajah Che Puteh and to all my beloved family members who had supporting me
throughout my life. My special appreciation to Zareene for
her love and understanding .To my little angels, Yasmine and Shahnaz, both
of you are oxygen to me. My special
thanks to my thesis supervisor, Assoc. Professor Dr. Sr. Anuar Alias who had
given me the opportunity to pursue this topic for my dissertation.I must also
thanks Dr. Hasniyati for giving me guidance and good advice for this
dissertation. Her constant support, motivation and valuable guidance were very
important and I must thank her for all her time on checking every word in my
dissertation.
To all of my lecturers especially Dr. Sr. Rosli Said, classmates
and Puan Azuwa at the Department of
Estate Management, Faculty of Built Environment at the University of Malaya for
all the valuable experiences and knowledge I had gained during my study for
this Master of Real Estate programme at the university.
A million thanks for Nasran
Nazli from Felda Prodata for making this possible. He helps me a lot in this
dissertation and I really appreciate our 16 years of friendship. Thank you to
all my friends especially Todd Smirnoff, Alone and everyone in Kulim and Equine
Park for their joy and laughter and not to forget to anyone who had been
involved directly and indirectly in the production of this dissertation.
This
thesis is a dedicated to my homeland, Felda Lubuk Merbau.