the.next.chapter.

Inspiration

2009-06-15T11:04:00.001+01:00

I came across THIS today and I think it’s both very inspiring and sad at the same time. When I was younger, I was protected in a bubble that made me naive enough to think that the world is a safe and happy place to live in. That ‘happily ever after’ is not just a fantasy. How wrong was I??

So when I come across stories like these, it depresses me to know that there ARE actually people going through these hardships. I am really glad that there are campaigns like these who commit to help others. I am surely inspired to do the same for those in Brunei. I get really teary-eyed when I hear stories similar to these which are happening in Brunei. I can only pray for the best for everyone.

If you’ve clicked on the link, read ‘Ali’s Story’.

Talents of the Infamous

2009-06-10T11:38:00.001+01:00

Sometimes when I get bored, and have nothing else to browse on the internet… I go to YouTube and search “Acoustic Cover”. Yes, i’m a sucker for awesome acoustic cover versions by the infamous. And most of the time (almost ALL the time), I find someone who is really REALLY good and I just wish I can sing HALF as good as they can. So today… I came across this lady here… Did NOT expect that voice to come out of her.. seriously. Have a listen:

And because of these people… I grab my guitar and motivated to sing like them. BUT TO NO AVAIL!! HAHAHAHA.

I miss watching talented people on stage. I miss watching gigs. Oasis is on tour in the UK at the moment (Cardiff on the 12th i think)… I wanna go!! I should have not gone on seetickets.com. Sakit hati saja.. haha

SURIA’s CALLING ME!!! LATERSSSSSSS

Always start with a dream

2009-06-09T15:43:00.001+01:00

Today… I feel defeated. This is the first time I’ve felt this way ever since I came back. There are so many things that I want to do… buy I’ve recently realized that it is now close to impossible. I envy those who are doing what they are passionate about. Crossing out their list one by one.

Maybe it’s just today. Or maybe it is because i have finally seen how the system really works. And it’s not promising.

My mind has been going crazy ever since I attended the Environment Youth Envoys (EYEs) Workshop for the past 3 days. I have no idea why. Maybe I’m just exhausted because I haven’t had a day off for the past week. I’m physically tired, but now with all this thinking… I am mentally EXHAUSTED! I seriously need a break. My mind needs a break.

“Be the Change You Wish To See in This World” – Mahatma Gandhi

And with that….. Good night everyone.

Let’s hope for a better tomorrow :)

No matter what…… I’m never gonna leave you…

2009-05-08T07:35:00.001+01:00

Poojas at Uncle Lias’ wedding. I totally covered Nadi’s face… hahahaha, sorry beh! AND, Aunty Yati and Uncle Din are such a couple. We were told to freestyle, they BOTH gave the same ‘thumbs-up’ pose. HAHA.

DVD Day on a Friday

2009-05-08T07:29:00.001+01:00

I haven’t had such a productive week since … forever! Work has been good to me, but it really has been a pretty hectic week. Pretty busy that… yesterday, when I finally had the opportunity to actually sit down on my desk and do my own work, i forgot how relaxing it felt. And that was barely 10mins! When I told Hakeem about this, he said “at least you’ve adapted. You are officially a working woman”. That’s when it FINALLY kicked in …that I’m in the next stage on my life – the working life. I may have mentioned it a lot, but it seriously just kicked in. Yup, after 3 months!! THAT, and the fact that I just received my pay. HAHA!

Have I mentioned that I’m part of the Environmental Club in school? HEHE :) If I’m going to make a change, gotta start small right? :)

The poojas finally went out for a movie outting last weekend. Went to watch ‘Wolverine’. I miss movie outtings with the poojas. The rest of the Poojas are coming back next month, Aimi end of this month. Can’t wait to get everyone together under one roof :)

I’m gona go. I was just inspired to blog, seeing other people’s blogs. Especially Nisa’s. Goodness, that girl is amazing. She has 3 blogs and she updates them quite regularly. Nisa, you know you’re awesome! :)

Laters people! <3

P/S: Mother’s Day is on Sunday!!! :)

Rare update

2009-04-08T15:24:00.001+01:00

I’ll admit it. I really don’t have good time management. Which leaves my blog hanging with no daily (or weekly for that matter) updates. I really have been busy. No, not busy with unproductive things. They really have been productive (*proud moment please*) hahahaha. But now, I am just really exhausted. The past three weeks have been seriously hectic. 2 weddings back to back, so my weekends and week-nights were pretty much filled. Work got really REALLY busy as well, days are really long~ And markings are endless.

I have not gone to Lambak in a while. I can’t believe that I am actually homesick, EVEN if I’m back home. Nyeh! I miss the poojas. Will surely arrange an outing soon. Yes poojas?? :D

ALSO, I have not spoken to any of the Miskin babies in ages!!! I haven’t been online much even. (Oh gosh, i feel so uncool hahahaha) I hope you are all alright and enjoying yourselves this easter break. I miss you all loadssss. Talk soon yea???

Lets see… what else happened?

PAPAH’S BIRTHDAY!!! He turned 51 last Monday. We haven’t gone out for proper birthday dinner or anything, because zara has exams going on. Aimi’s birthday card for Papah arrived the next day, and it was awesome. The humour in it! Nyahahaha.

I’m gona go now. I'll leave you with these pictures from Abg Justin’s wedding.

… more next time. I’ve to eat! hehe

Holiday

2009-03-20T03:59:00.001Z

First term holiday!!!

… and I’m working. I already have holiday homework. Yes, even a tutor has holiday homework. Who would have thought =P

Yesterday, at the end of one of my classes, I wished them a happy holiday and to enjoy it. Then two girls went up to me and salam my hand. I was touched, although i felt old too. Haha. But that made my day really. Simple gestures like that can really make someone smile :)

I guess we have settled in the new campus already. The principal and DP actually said that they were impressed at how fast everyone has settled in. Here are just a few pictures from the first day of Meragang.

On another note, today marks the start of the wedding marathon. It should be fun, busy and tiring. Haha. Especially when I have work the next day. Also, we are expecting two new babies this month or next. These sort of events makes me so glad that I am back home =)

And with that….. I’m off!

Til next time lovelies :)

New Campus

2009-03-16T14:01:00.001Z

We have moved to Meragang. And I do NOT enjoy the long traffic at all!! But not to worry, first term break is just around the corner.

BUT next 3 weeks will be filled with Weddings. Good luck to me! I will definitely try to get as much sleep as possible!!!

Laters

Get to know myself better:

2009-03-10T07:19:00.001Z

I've stumbled across THIS whilst checking Iza's blog. I don't usually do this, but figured I have time. And the answers are quite interesting... and ALMOST right. I wouldn't say that my fear is not being accepted by people. I TRY to be accepted by people, but not that HARD. And I really don't care so much about what I'm wearing.. well, maybe not as much as some people. Comfort over Fashion - definitely!

Your view on yourself:

You are intelligent, honest and sweet. You are friendly to everybody and don't like conflict. Because you're so cheerful and fun people are naturally attracted to you and like to talk to you.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:

You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship:

You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love:

Your have very sensible tactics when approaching the opposite sex. In many ways people find your straightforwardness attractive, so you will find yourself with plenty of dates.

Your views on education

Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.

The right job for you:

You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success:

You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of:

You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self:

You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.

Like I said, most of it is right.. especially the whole "afraid of failure" part. I seriously am afraid of failure, but I'm learning to accept that failure is part of learning. And that nobody's perfect.

You should try it. You might be surprised at how accurate it can be.

One fine day.

2009-03-08T10:08:00.001Z

Finally! A Long weekend! A much needed rest. HAHA. Baru jua a week of teaching. I cannot imagine how the others have been doing this for years. I guess you learn to adapt.

It isn't as bad as it sounds. Teaching. It is actually fun, especially when the kids interact with you a lot. And I really do appreciate their sense of humour, surely makes it more fun. I never thought a simple "Thanks teacher" at the end of the lessons would mean a lot. If I knew any better, I would have said it a lot to my teachers back then. It's nice when you get appreciated like that.

I had a lot to talk about, but now I am lost for words. I miss them Pujas in UK. Not to worry, they'll be back soon enough.

I'll just continue next time.

Laters.

Where is the Love

2009-02-20T10:18:00.001Z

Okay.... This person deserves some fame. I've been listening to "Where is the Love" by the Black Eyed Peas a LOT lately, so figured I'd learn the chords of the guitar through youtube. SEKALI this cover of the song totally caught my attention, lawa berabis. You all should give it a listen. I've played it over and over and OVER again. It is simply awesome.

Here you go:

SHOUT OUT..

... to FEESH: Get Well soon babe! Painkillers should do the trick. If not, I'll give you my wisdoms if you want it back =P

Photographer

2009-02-17T13:47:00.001Z

I want to marry Mike Rosenthal. He takes amazing photos. (The fact that he's gorgeous is such a PLUSS PLUSSS) Hahaha.

HERE. For his portfolio.

On other matters:

(i) Work has been good. Lovely people there, although it has been a bit slow paced because I'm still waiting for the new intakes to come in for me to teach. I actually can't wait.

(ii) Just watched 'Slumdog Millionaire' a couple of days ago. I now understand why they won so many awards.

(iii) I was browsing through my pictures in Facebook (those of which I was tagged). And I realised that I miss UK/Uni life a lot, and the people involved in those memories. Gosh, it feels like ages ago. But I've only been back for good for just over 2 months. Must be the whole 'working atmosphere' that's really overwhelming right now.

Oh gosh, I am tired. Good night everyone.

Work work work

2009-02-08T06:18:00.001Z

The transition begins tomorrow. I will be starting my working life tomorrow. Wish me luck! This is going to be a hell of a ride. I am looking forward to it, albeit nervous! Haha =S

Anyways, I went around Bandar last time with Mr Hakeem. Took the opportunity to take pictures of Kampong Ayer. It was a gloomy day, so I had to edit the photos. It has been gloomy for a few days now, although rain hasn't been that bad. So I hope the situation is better now :)

P/s: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FAYE (7th) and NIRA (8th)!! *hugs* I miss youuuu!!

Goodbye January

2009-02-01T11:22:00.001Z

Well, there goes January.

All I can say was that it was pretty much unproductive for me. Days were filled with cinemas, dvds, food and MORE food. But it wasn't all bad, not bad at all actually. Lets see: Hadi's Engagement, Aunty Wani & Family were back, Tasneem's Birthday Bash, Job applications and Diner Dash. So can't complain about January can I? I'm living the life.... except without money. Haha.

Oh, and I finally met up with Nisa (Keriting hehehe!) after soooo long. She has not changed a bit, although her other half has grown so much taller than the last time I met them!! We had lunch with Umie as well, she's back in UK though. (Sorry I didn't send you off mie!!) Was glad I could meet up with her before ya balik :)

One month down, means everything else is getting closer: three family weddings coming up (March, April and August), the Poojas in UK will be coming back in June hopefully!, Suria will be coming back for good this year?, two cousins due in March and April (more babiess! weee).

Nadal is playing against Federer as we speak. I'm rooting for Nadal, although Federer is as good. Plus, dorang BFFs. So I don't mind really.

I need a job man. ASAP. I need some dough to go around. Hahaha.

Okay, I'm gona go. I'm starting to be random.

You put the sun to shame

2009-01-27T03:42:00.001Z

Oh man, it has been raining hard this first month of 2009. It's actually scary. I pray for everyone's safety. Do be careful everybody :)

Anyways, it was Tasneem's belated birthday party last Sunday night. It has been so long since the last time everyone gathered and danced all night. Even Hakeem danced... by forced of course.. and for half a song! Haha. Even doing the 'Pocho-Pocho' (sp?) was fun. Aunty Dayat taught us the simple steps, and everyone did it. In the pictures, you can actually see us lining up, as if dancing to 'Thriller' or something. Hahaha. Pictures up next time though.

And yesterday, Aunty Wani went back to Brisbane. That was sad. Fifi cried berabis. Kesian. Before that, we all gathered in Lambak, and just before leaving, Fifi hugged me tight cos she said "im going Kaka San". Then I said "But Fifi, I'm sending you off to the airport. It's okay". Then she said "But i'm going". Oh, the look on her face. I'm going this little cutie terribly!

Oh... BY THE WAY.... let me say this. I'm not one to hate fireworks. They are amazing! BUT NOT WHEN PLAYED AT 5 IN THE MORNING!!!!! And not when it sounded like a machine gun. TWICE!!! People were sleeping. Who the hell plays fireworks at 5! Hafiohsgohsgfbandvnog!!

Bah ok. Thank you. Have a nice day =D

Go Green

2009-01-17T04:22:00.001Z

I can't believe it's already past 2 weeks of the new year. I haven't exactly done anything much productive, and it sucks. Although, I've had an 'interview' once and reported to Jabatan Sekolah2 already. The rest of the days are filled with house chores, reading books, movies and food. We've had sembahyang & tahlil for the past 2 days and people keep asking me "apatah? kraja sudah?" "interview sudah?" "Jadi apatah?". I didn't think it was going to be this hard. Well, I wouldn't say hard... I'd say confusing. I've probably had more advices these past 2 days than I've had the whole of last year. Haha. Totally grateful though. But i'm confused now. I just want to work now, earn my OWN money and spend my OWN money!

Oh, by the way... I want to thank these people (plus Papah, Mummy and every other Poojas who are missing in the picture):

....and these people:

... for this:

.... and this:

.... respectively :)

Random note:

I've just read 'The Catcher in the Rye'. And there was this one line he said "The best thing... in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody'd move..... Nobody'd be different. The only thing that would be different would be you. Not that you'd be so much older or anything. It wouldn't be that, exactly. You'd just be different, that's all".

Sometimes I wish that my life was that museum. Where nothing and nobody would change. Not even me. But I remember coming back for summer holidays, the first time, it was the total opposite. Well, I might have changed, but I didn't realise it. But everyone else changed, and it hit me hard. It was a different experience that kept repeating everytime I came back. I guess everyone has gone through this at one point in their life. If I had it my way, I'd probably still be living in Lambak with all my Poojas, playing basketball or rollerblades hockey. Eventually though, I got over it and let things change. It wasn't that bad. Plus, once you get around it, you start to realise that some things will never change. And those things are the ones you hold on to for memories :)

Thank You

2009-01-10T04:17:00.001Z

On this rainy day, I would just like to say a BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Thank You to everyone who has greeted me yesterday. Be it on Facebook or Texts. I really appreciate all the words and wishes, mudahan it will all come true.. AMIN!! If that's not enough, here's some more:

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It was my first birthday back in Brunei after Four years. It's great to have 'firsts' again huh? I had dimsum in the morning, thanks to Aunty Wani. Then the rest of the afternoon was spent helping my mom cook for dinner. It was the traditional Puja birthday in Lambak, but hey! I'm one for traditions! And I haven't had that in a while. I had a lovely cake shared with Zara (3rd) and Aunty Nong (2nd), surrounded by family. What more could I have asked for? Hakeem was there too, to see all the commotion that is Lambak. And all the food!!! Oh goshh.... Was I stuffed!!!

Anyways, THANK YOU again! I reallllyyyy reallllyyyy appreciate it :)

Love,

the now 23 year old SANTY xxxxxx

2009 is here!

2009-01-02T08:13:00.001Z

HELLO 2009!! I still can't believe that another year has gone just like that. And again... even if it feels like time has passed by SO fast... you look back and realize that you've actually accomplished a lot. Since yesterday, I've been blog hopping to see what others have done for NYE, their resolutions and such. It's quite interesting to read the different things each person wants to accomplish this year, and how they plan to do it. I've come up with a few resolutions, lets hope I can successfully execute it this year :D

New Year's Eve was mostly spent with the family. Everyone (except Dani.. pasal ya DITCHER!! hahahaha) didn't have any plans but to meet up at Uncle Alias' house for bbq. Food was good. Grilling the burgers ourselves was fun, with special recipes... haha. Then Nadi, Iza, Zara, Mimi, Ka Tuty and I drove around insearch for fireworks. We ended up parking on the side of the highway at Empire Hotel and sat on the grass. It was actually the best seat on the house. That was fun. Oh gosh, it was packed! After that, we got thirsty and went to Coffeezone. Si Nadi karaoked there! Hahaha. Inda lagi tau the songs. We might not have plans earlier, but our NYE together was awesome. My first new year's back home after 4 years. It was great :)

Pictures are up my facebook btw. I'm actually surprised it worked, pasal selalunya failed attempt blablabla.

Oh... it's Aunty Nong's birthday today and Zara's tomorrow. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! :D

I can't wait for the beach gathering this Sunday. I miss the beach here, and haven't been to one since I came back. This should be good. Fun and games :D

Okay, I don't know what else to say. But HAPPY NEW YEAR again! :) Hope everyone will accomplish all their goals for 2009. Mudahan everyone will be successful di dunia dan juga di akhirat. Amin! :)

Resolution Schme-solution

2008-12-29T16:14:00.001Z

I just had an awesome day out with the family. Dimsum with the parents and sisters in the morning, then Bowling and grocery shopping for Aimi. She's going back tomorrow. It will been a bit weird to be waving from the other side this time. Definitely a wake up call - I'm not going back to UK. I miss it already. Anyways, then coffeezone with the Poojas - Aimi's treat (i know... wow! hahahah).

Oh, did I mention... Nadi's back??? Hehehe :D I still have no idea what i'm going to do for new year's. Probably just sleep through it. I'm not one for a new year. I've only just settled with 2008. I'll be turning 23 in 11 days. Oh gosh. When asked what I want for my birthday... I go absolutely blank. I've no wishlist really. Oh, maybe a WII and rockband. Hahaha.

Speaking of new year's and my birthday.... Here's my tradition. (1) Make new year's resolution before 01st of January ends, then (2) if by 9th January I have not succesfully carry out my resolution, restart on this date. But on most occasion, I hardly ever start it. Hahaha. So let my first new year's resolution be: To successfully carry out ANY resolution... MUST!

I have to go back to MOE tomorrow. I've already received my letters BUT banyak mistakesss. So i've to go back there and get it fixed before I report to others.

Bah, I'm off to bed. I think we're going for massage tomorrow, my back hurts!! Good night and incase I skip blogging until next year:

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYBODY!

Hope you all had a wonderful 2008, and hope that 2009 is more awesome and brings lots of joy and happiness to all of you. I know I'm in for a ride. Wish me luck!! :)

Productive day

2008-12-22T13:40:00.001Z

People who call up Radio stations crack me up. Don't get me wrong. Props for them to be able to have the courage to call, but the name they go by REALLY crack me up. Seriously! For example: *insertnameofcar*-girl. Hahaha.

Anyhoo....

... first day of no-amah wasn't so bad. Well, technically yesterday was our first day, but we were hardly home. I woke up to find that my mom already did laundry (and it was only 9.30am!). What's left was to clean up the house. I pretty much just unpacked my boxes (finally) .. and yes, ALL of it. I have so much stuff, it's unbelievable at how much I've gathered just over a year. I've finally put away all my files/notes. Goodbye school years.

I've also reported to MOE. The Cikgu told me to just wait for them to call, for me to pick up a letter from them - to be used for job applications. She mentioned that I should then apply to teach Sekolah menengah2 (errr??). I have no idea what's to become of me. But I shall go with the flowww.

Hakeem was kind enough to dangankan me go everywhere. I think this is the first time (in a longggg time) we get to go out and spend alone time after soooo long. Proper day out, which was pretty much about filling up my face with food. Hahaha.

I miss a lot of people today. I miss them Poojas in UK. I miss the Poojas in Aussie. I miss my MD friends and can't wait to meet them as soon as everyone's not busy. I miss the Miskin Posse (yes Umie, that includes you :).

Most of all though, I miss being a kid and being so carefree *sigh*. Turning 23 in 18 days. I might still be young, but the transition towards working life makes me feel old.

Pictures longgg overdue. From when Umie visited us in Cardiff :)

I don't quite remember where Farid was. Nada his picture like that. Anyways, I'm gona go. Waiting for Ka Diana to skype with us. They're skype-ing with Jem at the moment.

Laters everyone.

Twilight

2008-12-19T18:56:00.001Z

I've just watched 'Twilight' with the Poojas (Finally!).. and I was right, I was disappointed. Lets see... Here's mostly why:

1. There was no mention of Edward's lullaby for Bella (it was the one he played on the piano in his house). This was important!

2. The whole glowing under the sunlight was worst than awful. It was supposed to be more exaggerated! He should have shone more.. seriously!

3. Rosalie was supposed to be gorgeous, actually they all were.

4. When Edward said "I like watching you sleep. It fascinates me", it sounded psycho-ish in the movie than in the book.

5. The place where Bella and Edward laid in the forest (where he showed Bella what happens under the sunlight)... was supposed to be more beautiful than that. Much more!

I don't know... maybe I was comparing the movie and the book too much. Or maybe it's just the book... Everything was really exaggerated. From hers and his feelings, to the places they went, to the things they did... everything seemed more than what was shown in the movie. I guess that's the power of a book. The things you can do with words.

Oh well.... I guess it's a reasonably good first movie. It had to drag to introduce everyone and everything. I'm looking forward for the fourth movie mostly.

Shout out to Hadi:

Happy Birthday Had. Tua sudah, 23!! Hahaha.

It's almost 3am, no wonder I'm sleepy. Goodnight everybody.

P/s: Happy 79mnths Chubbs <3

Back for Good.

2008-12-19T03:53:00.001Z

I'm backkk!! FINALLY!

Was supposed to be back a day earlier, but we were waitlisted as the flight was full. And that my mom and sisters were on staff ticket. So, we were stranded again for another day.... AGAIN! But it's all good... one more day of shopping in the city. Although, we didn't know what else to buy. Haha.

Oh, and my shipment boxes have arrived. Hakeem came and collected his, just under 10 minutes ago, after he had our breakfast at CA Mohd earlier. I think I'm still jetlagged... I woke up at 8.30am this morning, which was technically 10.30am in Aussie. I'm thinking of staying to this routine, so I'll get more hours in a day. And more productive activities done in a day.. like cleaning up my room and finally getting rid of ALL the boxes. Clearing up my closet, and give my old clothes to charity. My main project (during the period of my unemployment days.. or months.. haha) is to fix up the room downstairs and make it our music room. 3 guitars, a piano, record player and my retro old-school mic.

I want to watch Twilight today. And maybe 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'... but I heard reviews are really bad for that one. Low budget-ish. I have to catch up on my movies.. seriously. I miss Cineworld already! Nyehhhh.

My first attempt at bodyboarding. More like an asian drowning. Wahahhahahahhahahhaa!!!

Laters!

Goodbye Brisbane. Goodbye Holiday.

2008-12-16T01:52:00.001Z

My last day in Brisbane. It's been oh-so-awesome. But now.. I think I'm ready to go back home. I feel like I've been away for so long, that I'm longing for home atmosphere. Although, I doubt it would be filled with any productive activities. My first priority is to watch 'Twilight'. I've heard mixed reviews from a lot of people. Those who have read the book thought it was a bit disappointing, pretty much what you'd expect when you compare it with the book. Those who have not read it thought it was awesome. But BOTH thought Robert Pattinson (Edward) is hot. Hahaha. Can't believe that was Cedric Diggory.

I guess Brisbane is the holiday that I needed before work life. I don't actually know if I'm ready for that. I guess no one is ever ready for that kind of transition. Main motivation right now is to earn my own money and see what I can actually do with it. Hehe.

I have no idea what I'm going to do for new year's and for my birthday. Probably just something subtle. Like getting a new car. Hahhahaha.

Pictures!!

Aboriginal Dance Show at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

View of Brisbane City from Southbank. Beautiful right? :) Oh, and that's a man-made swimming pool/beach

And, Happy Belated Birthday to Syasya (13/12/08). Mado Restaurant, Southbank.

The 9pm Belly Dancer at Mado Restaurant. Gila, I'd kill to have a body like hers. Hahaha.

More pictures next time. I'm off to the city now. G'day y'all :)

G'day Mate!

2008-12-13T03:17:00.001Z

Greetings all the way from Brisbane, Australia!!

It's my sixth day today. And I'm having quite a blast. Let's see.... Beaches, Goldcoast, Markets, Kebab, Churros, Wicked Bananas, Swimming, Bodyboarding, Coldrocks and Shopping. Yup, I've got and done pretty much what I came for.

It's so beautiful here, especially where my Aunt is staying (Southbank). I can imagine living here, with the sun out and all. Even at night, it's so serene. I could just lay down on the grass and stare at the awesome view of the city from here. It's awesome. There was this one place where my Aunt brought us, 'Mount Coot-tha', you can view the whole city from there. We went there late at night, it was just so pretty. Such a contrast to dull winter in UK. Hahha. I can't believe I was just in UK a week ago. Shucks.

Okay, I was going to upload pictures. But let's leave it to next time. Maybe just a couple of pictures on Mount Coot-tha.

Oh, and we went to Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday, mostly for the Koala and the Aboriginal Dance Show. That was cool. I want to learn surfing... BUT woman problems. Nyehhhh.

Ok, till then.

Bon Voyage Caerdydd

2008-12-07T15:55:00.001Z

A little something from my last day in Cardiff (Picture below). It was such a bittersweet feeling. It was so emotional, seriously! Tapi it was probably just me with the waterworks. Hehehe. I miss everyone already.

Hehehe. We had a small dinner gathering. And I asked everyone to wear my new specs. Sekali.. semua orang saiz pakai!

Anyhoo... yes, I'm back in Brunei for good. But as of tomorrow noon until 17th December (insyAllah), I'll be in Brisbane. The rest of the family are already there. Aimi and I are home alone at the moment. Partayyyy. Hahahhaha. Kami K.O. berabis and you want to know why???

We were supposed to arrive yesterday, supposed to be in Brisbane already!! BUT.... the damn flight from London was cancelled!! Nyehhhh. One day less in Brisbane. Inda pa2 lah.. asal ke sana! hehehhe :D

Okay, im tired. I'll write a proper post next time.

I miss the posse already. Baz, Jem, Farid, Lina, Faye and Umie..... *hugs*

FINISHED!!

2008-12-01T06:39:00.001Z

It is 6.30AM and I have been waiting for my file to finish uploading onto my e-mail. If not, I would be done with my dissertation by now! Well, off to binding of course.

Oh gosh.... I've forgotten how it feels like to wake up in the morning and NOT worry about the dissertation!

I. AM. DONE!!

I will celebrate tomorrow... actually, later. Weeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will be totally free after this, and I'm going back to Brunei for good in 4 days!

Oh come on... attach already! I am sleepy. This may take a while *sigh*

So long British Weather

2008-11-21T13:39:00.001Z

Ok, this is too much for me to take in - This is my last 2 weeks (15 days to be exact!) of being a student in UK. Well, unless murah rezeki to do my PHD in the future... not anytime soon though. I'm exhausted. Time to earn money for myself and the family. Wow, 4 years of my life in Cardiff. It sure has been amazing, but gosh, 4 years! I'm pretty sure I'm going to miss every bits of it. From Llantrissant street to May street to Miskin Street. From Engineering years to Eco-Hippy years. What a change everything has been. Don't worry, I'll most probably come back here for Aimi's graduation, insyAllah.. and will definitely come down to Cardiff again. 4 years of Welsh atmosphere and still not enough huh? Haha.

I'm not ready to say goodbye yet. Although, I'm more than ready to say goodbye to this endless dissertation of mine. NEVER ENDING BERABIS!! Just can't wait to get it over and done with!!!!!

Saya di Bradford at the moment. Aimi's housemates have been quite awesome. I still haven't gone to the city but i've eaten subway halal!! How more convenient can it get - Subway HALAL infront of the Uni!

I'm going back to Cardiff on the 26th. I hope to hand in my work tarus. So I can enjoy my last days of Miskin Madness. 29th is BDSSW Ice Skating gathering, can't wait for that. More motivation to finish off this work.

And on that note, back to work. Aimi's in Uni at the moment until 3pm.

Pictures to end this quite depressing post.

I just realised that I'm not going back to Aunty Nong's place anymoreeeeeeeeeeee!!! *sigh* Thanks for everything Aunty!!!

Manchester

2008-11-18T18:21:00.001Z

Hello everyone!

I'm in Manchester right now at Aunty Nong's. All the Poojas were here last weekend, it was awesome. I've missed them a lot and it felt so great to be around them after so long. Aimi, Azam, Aiman, Farah, Suria, Jem and Limin were here. 12 people under one roof, how 'Lambak'. Hehehe.

It was pretty much a fun-filled weekend, comprising of awesome FOOD, Guitar Hero World Tour and Shopping! If only I was as carefree as we were once, it would have been more awesome. I am still stuck with my dissertation. I want to say I'm finished, but I'm not. On the process? Yes. Close? Pretty much. But what's left are all the tedious bits and pieces of the dissertation. It's not fun... at all! It's okay, I will be done in just over 2 weeks. Eeeek!

Pictures up next time. I still have to upload them into my laptop.

Bah. I should go dulu.

Back in Caerdydd

2008-11-08T17:06:00.001Z

Hello!

I'm back in Cardiff. Staying over at Miskin Street. It feels different, but everything is the same. Probably the fact that I don't have a room explains much of that difference. It's all good, I spend my nights with Bajizzles ;) Hahahah!

I'm currently in hardcore work mode. I will try my best to finish my dissertation write up before I go off to Manchester next weekend. Everyone's going over to Aunty Nong's place on the 14th. I can't wait! So that's my main motivation: to finish my work or I won't be going. (Although I already bought the ticket HAHA).

I've eaten at Minuet twice now, in a week. And Umie's coming later from Newcastle and she wants to eat at Minuet before she goes off on Tuesday. More minuet!! :D That's where I mostly spend. Kind of financially constraint right now.. my allowance balum lagi ada!! But they've got the approval and HOPEFULLY I'll get my allowance next week. AMIN!!! Or not I'll starve to death. Sudahtah homeless. Hahaha.

Oh man, I can't wait for 'Twilight' the movie to come out. I want to watch it so badly! I've just finished the last book of the saga. It was really... erm... interesting. Makes you rethink the whole classic vampire and werewolves myth. Although...... ONE vampires and werewolves are not real! Hahaha.

Bah... back to work!! :)

Congratulation graduates!

2008-10-29T10:10:00.001Z

It's a nice break from all the rain. Up until two days ago, it has been raining non-stop in Brunei. It has been very cold, especially during the nights. This ought to get me ready for winter once I go back to UK. It's only a few days til I fly off, yet I still have not received my allowance for this one. So, if I won't be receiving anything by Monday, I am dead broke and you will all see me sleeping under a bridge. Hahaha.

I have just finished reading 'Eclipse', the third book of the Twilight sequel. This was better than the second book, but not enough to beat the first one. I still liked the first one, it sort of makes you feel like you're Bella Swan from the book. Second book onwards, I found myself wanting to skip through all Bella's thoughts and words. And skipping to the next conversation with anyone! Hahaha. They're good, nonetheless. I have the final book with me, but should probably leave it til after I rid myself of the guilt for slacking off my dissertation work. Nyeh. Oh, I should thank Hakeem for getting me the books when he was in UK. Told him to get me the next book after Twilight saja, and he ended up buying me the whole set. Keke. Thanks babe! <3

To my poojas in UK: I'm thinking Aunty Nong's place on the 14th-16th weekend. I'm certainly up for meeting you all there!

And before I go, leaving you with this pointless blog, I want to say CONGRATULATIONS to all my friends in UBD who will be graduating tomorrow morning. I'm honestly proud of you all. And have a blast tomorrow! It's one of those days that'll make it to the top ten best days of your life list. Make full use of it, and be sure to take tonnes of pictures. I'll be infront of the tv waiting for all your names to be called out. HEHE.

Toodles~

New HP

2008-10-19T06:39:00.002+01:00

Let me just say that....

I am the first person to purchase the new edition of HP Pavilion DV4 series in Brunei (at least the saleman told me so hehe). They just got their stock yesterday, and I booked it earlier in the week. So weee..... first person in Brunei... and new laptop which is awesome. 4.0GB Ram, 250GB HD and 2.26GHz :D

Bah.. laters. Hahaha

On a Tuesday afternoon...

2008-10-14T15:34:00.001+01:00

.... I am home, procrastinating myself from doing my dissertation. Haha.

Had lunch out with the parents earlier and decided to pick up sister Zara tarus. But in between that, I had an hour to kill. I basically went around Gadong and Kiulap to search for more computer shops to survey more laptops. I think I've finalised my decision on an HP. But we'll see by the end of today. Lets hope I can get one before I fly off (for the last time!!) next month :D

I'm trying to stick to my "strict" schedule on when I should finish my work. I even moved a study desk in my room, and properly set out the table supaya ada mood buat keraja. Oh santy, just get it over and done with will you!!!!

On a different note, I've started reading 'Twilight' by Stephenie Meyer. Just to see what the buzz was all about. My sister and cousins seem to be obsessed with the book, especially with the movie coming out. I'm only on page 33, so I doubt I've touched on anything interesting just yet. But the thought of weird, rich and pale-yet-good-looking bunch of people sure attracts me. Vampires of course.

[[That was suppose to be posted earlier in the mid afternoon, before Zara came in my room and said my EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE IS NOT WORKING!!!!!!!!!]]

So the rest of afternoon was spent of fixing the external harddrive....to no avail!!! Oh pictures... all those memories!! SUGISHGFDSGNFSGUSGNBSG!!!!!! I hope all the pictures can be extracted. I really hope so. Kalau inda, no more laughing our asses off at how chawieeeeeeeee we were dulu. Hahhahaha.I've only some pictures in this laptop. Oh man, this sucks! *breatthheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*

Anyways.... I've been wanting to post this. Dk Aeesya Kumaira. Latest addition to the family :)

And random pictures from Raya 2008 :)

HAZEEQ

FIFI AND BABY AKIL

I should go now. For a more productive day tomorrow! Good night everyone :)

...Continuation

2008-10-12T07:15:00.001+01:00

Wow. It's already the 11th Day of Raya. Yesterday wasn't much of a raya day, but I had fun going out with some friends. Had lunch with Dani, Feesh, Azhim, Hani and Belle. Then Azhim accompanied me to survey laptops. (Thanks zim!) Oh, did I mention my 4 yr old laptop is on the verge of breaking down? The LCD is crap now, lines running down the screen from top to bottom. And the charger port is totally messed up. If I move it a bit, the whole laptop shuts down. Haha. So right now, I'm torn between a HP Pavilion DV1035 and a Dell Vostro 1200. Although, I might also consider a Dell XPS M1330. Help???!? Hehe. If I was done with my dissertation, I wouldn't be so bothered about buying a new laptop A.S.A.P. Nyeh. Lets not dwell on that hehe.

Anyways, lets continue with Raya Photos...

Second Day of Raya:-

Sent Hakeem and the Family off at the airport. Then Hakeem's aunts bawa minum at the Airport restaurant. The rest of the day was spent in Lambak again. And ended the day by convoying to other relatives' houses, including Aunty Hajah's and Aunty Zainab's houses.

Third Day of Raya:-

Open house at Uncle Alias. Then joined Hadi and the others to Airul's house in Manggis. Then went back to Lambak, before I joined Azhim at Tuty's house in Lambak. And later that night, to Bilah's open house and rushed back home to join the family beraya to friends' houses. It was raining HEAVILY that night!! And freaking hot during the day. Didn't take lots of pictures today. Was rushing here and there.

Fourth day of Raya:-

This day was spent in Belait. Went to Farah's open house in Tunggulian, which is about 45minutes from my place. Whilst we were stuffing our face with food in TungTung, apparently there was an accident that caused a horrible traffic for people going from Seria to Bandar... and Bandar to Seria. We dropped by Nini Bungsu's place in Anduki, thinking the traffic would ease off by the time we finished. Tapi masih lagi! The traffic continued from the Anduki junction alllllllllll the way to Tutong. If I got the story right, there were 3 accidents (at different places along the way). And I had to hold my pee for 2 hours! Gilaaa. I slept it off in order to not think about it. Hahahaha. I hope those involved in the accidents are alright though.

MORE TO COME PEOPLE!! :)

P/s: The pictures are mainly dedicated to the Puja's away from home. We miss you all!! *hugs**

EID MUBARAK

2008-10-08T16:23:00.001+01:00

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI TO ALL MUSLIMIN & MUSLIMAT!

I don't think I've properly greet everybody a hari raya. So there you go :)

First in four years. Wow, it sure is nostalgic even when things are a bit different from what I remember four years ago. It felt different..... awesome nonetheless. I really don't know how to describe the feeling and the raya atmosphere this time, but it sure feels good to be back. Missing a few poojas: Aimi, Suria, Jem, Azam and Aiman. And Farah just went back 2 days ago. Speaking of which, shout out to the birthday poojas:

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO AIMAN AND FARAH!!! 5th and 8th October respectively.

Families and Friends are still having open houses, probably until next week. Lets recap the first week of raya shall we?

The eve of Raya, as usual, was spent in Lambak. It was fun fixing up Lambak. Cutting and arranging the cakes. Even the little ones were eager to help out.

The FIRST DAY OF RAYA: Went to Kubur early in the morning as per tradition. Then head back home to look awesome, before going to Lambak to meet everybody. Went to visit Uncle Abang with the rest of mummy's side at ilmullah Nini's place. Most of us have not gone there eversince she passed away, and my mom took it the hardest. I'm proud of her though, to be able to gather that strength to go there still. *hugs* Spent the rest of the day in Lambak at Babu's, and after Maghrib barutah we started convoy-ing to other relatives' houses. And I DROVE! So did Farah, who got sasat in Subok when we were all in Kota Batu! HAHAHA :P

to be continued ....... againnn...... saya letihh hehehe

Home Schweet Home

2008-09-26T17:14:00.001+01:00

Im back!

..... again.... hehe

I arrived yesterday morning. I've never been as tired as I was by the end of yesterday. Although, I had the chance to meet most of my puja's last night when we went sungkai at Jerudong Polo Club. Then today, it was my first sungkai in Lambak after four years. What was great was the fact that nothing has changed. Still too much food and kuih. Haha. Walaupun banyak food, we still managed to go to Excapade in Serusop. We being Farah, Dani, Nadi, Baz and I. And Easyway of course. Sekali kami main badil di Jalan Bedil.... wawawawawaaaaa.

This picture is dedicated to those Pujas in UK... keke. So this must be how you guys felt when I was in UK!! :P

Nadabah... we miss you all! *hugsss*

I'm pretty excited about Raya. I actually can't wait for the whole 'fixing up Lambak' thing. I still haven't bought raya shoes/slippers. I'll probably just end up wearing old ones.

I actually don't have much to say... I'll leave you with pictures...

- Lookie what I bought ......

- Si FIFI kiuttttttttttt....

... to be continued....

One week

2008-09-17T21:47:00.002+01:00

Wow. I am having a hectic HECTIC week. I have it all planned out in my planner, its dang full. But I'm happy that it involves some retail therapy hehehe. One week til Brunei :) weeeeeeeeeeee! Met up with my supervisor today. Random: Taught him how to use skype HAHA. Then went to watch Tropic Thunder. Did NOT realise that was Tom Cruise until Baz pointed it out! Hehehe.

Another random miskin: Someone bell-ed us at 4AM when we were about to have our sahur. Lina almost opened the door until we told her not to. Then we switched off all the lights. Mana ketara! HAHA. I was damn curious though. But glad that we didnt open the door. I think that person was drunk and at the wrong house.

Me and the machine started packing our stuff today. My room feels so bare, it saddened me a bit. I'm moving out of miskin street booohooooohooooo. I'm coming back in November though, to finish up my dissertation. Did I mention my submission date has been moved to 3rd December? Yeap, I have time.

You know what I miss least about raya? Having to buy new shoes and begs. I almost forgot all these little things I have to do for Raya. Its too much effort, time and money.. which I don't have. Hehhe.

I haven't been online in a long while. Even if i do, it's only for a while. My laptop is a bit messed up. So i couldnt be bothered. I just use hakeem's laptop if I have anything to do.

Anyhoo.... I'm gona go. One week my pujas :)

First Week of Ramadhan

2008-09-07T22:34:00.001+01:00

I'm really excited for Aidilfitri. After four whole years... Raya in Brunei should be awesome. Although some people will be missing. Shucks. But on the other hand, this is it guys. I'll be leaving Cardiff for good. It's a sad thought. Bittersweet. It has been a very interesting rollercoaster ride over those years. It has been great nonetheless. I have learnt so much, about myself and about people in general. I have met and grown closer with a lot of different people here. That has been nice. I know I have changed a lot over the years. For one, I have learnt to cook proper and moved away from fried or microwave food. Biggest achievement I think? HEHE. Ehhh... lets not be Emo about leaving just yet. I still have to finish my work. Speaking of which, I passed my exam :) Now, I definitely have to do my dissertation. Hahaha.

Puasa has been great. One week sudah. We have had great food on the table. Just yesterday we had steam fish and mussels a'la Mr Hakeem. Nyaman!

..... I forgot what I was going to say. So I'm going to go now. Latersss

Music Mix

2008-09-05T16:47:00.002+01:00

I think this is a really cool mix. And they have great voices. How jealous am I! Have a look, they're pretty great in my opinion :)

A month of Fasting begins!

2008-09-02T23:14:00.001+01:00

It's the second day of Ramadhan already. It has been good, better than I expected. Although, our pipe in our kitchen, under the sink, is leaking again. Our landlord said he would be coming sometime today with the plumber. It's almost 11pm and no sign of a fixed pipe!!

Me, Hakeem and Baz went to IKEA yesterday afternoon. If we didn't restrain ourselves, I swear we were going to buy everything there! Hahaha. We ended up buying plants. I love mine! I bought it for our living room. Give it some life. HEHE.

And just for fun... the many faces of Mr Hakeem. HEHEHEHEHEHEHE

Oh, and Farid's friends from London (Shah and Nez) came by for dinner one weekend.

We have a new pet by the way. We call him Farid (The Big Head in between the two Hippos)

HAHA! Me and Baz bought the same hippos from IKEA. The rat was just to scare Farid, which didn't work at all! HAHAHA

Anyhoo..... Gotta get back to work now. Toodles. Good night everyone :)

One of those days

2008-08-28T00:58:00.001+01:00

I finally watched 'Get Smart' yesterday with Hakeem, Baz and Farid. It was unexpectedly hilarious, although some lame lines.. but definitely funny. And Anne Hathaway is beautiful. We had a nice day out yesterday, although it was raining ... again! We ate at minuet around 2pm. We met Andreas and eventhough we haven't met him for a longgg while... he still remembered us. And he remembered that we went to Rome and haven't met us ever since that. Wow.. that was really a while back!

Back home, I finally got around to make mummy's 'Kari Laksa'. Nyum!!! Tapi nada greens and chilli. But all is good. Nyaman macam this laksa i ate at a restaurant in Leeds called 'Tampopo'. I don't have to go there anymore! HEHE.

I wanted to take pretty pictures yesterday. But weather did not permit. So I'll leave you with these pictures of the past couple of weeks i've been back :)

This was when Mr Hoda came to fix our drain and toilet. Farid decided to borrow Mr Hoda's cutter to clean our backyard.

And this is the outcome of having to do a dissertation. Berjurit!!

Coke - London Olympics 2012 version

It's just me and Baz in the living room right now. Farid went to bed already. Hakeem went to Leeds to hand-in his dissertation. Siukkk!!! He only has to do half the amount of words I have to do! Unfair! =P

I should go to bed now. My mind isn't working as well at this hour. Another day of sitting infront of the laptop tomorrow. Oh, the eye strain! Lets get this over and done with, shall we? So I can start shopping as soon as possible. HEHE.

Goodnight world. Lets hope for a sunny day tomorrow. I need to buy ink and paper in town.

Too much

2008-08-24T19:26:00.003+01:00

So the olympics came to a close. No more fighting over the remote. Hehehe. Even watching the closing ceremony tadi .. we were fighting over the remote. Who in their right mind would schedule a formula one race at the same time with the Olympics closing ceremony?! Nyehhhh.

Work has been... erm.. progressing. At least i feel good about it now =D But sleep hasn't been proper. I even dreamt about meeting my supervisor and him approving my work before i get it bind. Tsk tsk tsk. Oh speaking of which, one of my dreams last night made me feel great waking up. Although, I went back to sleep right after =P

In the dream, I was supposedly in Africa doing some charity work. During that time, there was a spread of disease and I was helping the people there get their injections before they get infected or something. Then there was this two year old (i assume) who caught my heart. He was all smily and so attached to me. Fast forward my dream - I went to adopt the kid and brought him back to Brunei. I remember waking up thinking - whoa, I did a Jolie. Haha. The feeling was nice. I've actually wanted to do this sort of thing. No, not to have a kid! I want to help the not so fortunate ones. Maybe my subconcious mind is telling me to just go for it. Well, maybe when I have the time and ability to actually help them. Karang I'll be helping them, when I can't even help myself! Hahaha.

I think i should think about my work now. I already have tonnes in my head. I only have about a month left in Cardiff. I have to think about when to actually go back home, when to ship my things bla bla bla. I told myself to think about these things AFTER im done with my dissertation, but then I'll be handing in my work on the 15th Sept most probably. And that doesnt give me much time to think about these things. SHOPPING lagi!?! Hahahaha.

Bah.. bah.. lets go back and do more work shall we? :D

Oh, and i'm thinking about buying Canon Speedlite Flash 580EX II..... hmmmm?

Power up!

2008-08-15T23:32:00.002+01:00

Hakeem, Farid, Baz and I are playing DragonballZ on Farid's wii right now. Kami semua mental main, but it's fun. Haha. Oh and Baz is back! Weeee! Although she lied to us and said she'll be arriving tomorrow!! Tapi inda pa2.... another girl in the house! HEHE. It's a good day today. I handed in my essay, Farid felt good about his exam and Baz is back! :D Now all that's left is my dissertation. My supervisor is still away on holiday.. so that should give me time to write up at least 2 chapters. Gah! I need a day without thinking about any work at all!

Uni work aside, it has been pretty sunny the past few days. But it's still freaking cold! I don't understand how this is summer. British weather tah banar! The flowers have bloomed though and they look really pretty. Took this on my way to the library. Oh btw, I brought my dad's Canon EOS400D.. so be expecting pictures from time to time ;D

I miss Brunei already, and it has only been 8 days. I miss gym-murtabak sessions. Haha. I bought a gym ball to do some daily situps. It arrived 3 days ago and I haven't even tried it. Sitting and bouncing on it doesn't count rite? HAHA.

I've been wanting to blog since this morning, but now I have nothing interesting to say. OH except... Sungkai in Ramadhan here is at 7.59 pm. And sahur ends before 4am :S

Bah good night everybody :)

P/s: HELLO MEH! hehehe.

Back in Caerdydd

2008-08-09T14:56:00.003+01:00

Decided to change my layout yet again. I love my layout for my previous blog so much that i can't seem to find anything similar or better even. So i think im settling for this, something simple and easy. Hehe.

Oh btw, I'm back in Cardiff (For the last time, i hope!). Miskin home somehow feels different, but everything is still the same. It's probably because it's much quieter. It's just me, Hakeem and Farid. Baz should be arriving next week or so. Weee!

I should be studying. I have an exam in 2 days :S And im still jetlagged. Nyeh!! Bah, laters.

Burning!

2008-07-19T06:35:00.001+01:00

As much as I don't want to start another post with "Wow.. it has been a while since i last post...", I really haven't been blogging.. although I keep opening the posting page, ending up closing it again. Can't say I've been busy. Busy bumming .. maybe. HEHE. BUT, i keep trying to start on my dissertation. I've got enough sources and information, I just can't get myself to start. I think I left my mojo back in Cardiff. Nyeh!

Oh, belated birthday wish...

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO JAYJAY!! 18/07

Btw, going back to my previous post. Lovely Bazilah brought my stylus back and singgahkan to my house. Only to find out that we bought the wrong one!!! Gahhhhh. How disappointed were we!?! So, we went and bought a new one, which should arrive next week with Aunty Nong :D I hope it'll fit this time! Really want that record player to start singing!

I got my results already. Alhamdullilah I passed all my 2nd semester modules. Unfortunately, they couldn't come around and give me just 3 more points for me to pass my Environmental Policy module, which i failed the first semester. GAH! 3 more freaking percent!! But oh well.... lets see how this goes. My worry is coming back for Raya really. Ive already started buying my kain for raya. Hehe. I asked my course director about the whole thing.. he's yet to reply. Nyehhhhhh.

I can't believe Im going back in less than 2 weeks! A month sudah i've been back. Im proud to say that i've been productive... most times. Heheh. Speaking of which..... FARID... if you're reading..... you want anything from Brunei???

Bah, i should go and take a shower now. Its freaking PANAS!

Laters people.

Vinyl Records

2008-06-28T12:58:00.001+01:00

On the way back home last night, Aimi put on The Beatles' songs in the car and my parents started singing along. Then, we ended up talking about them.. the legendary Beatles... and other musicians back in their days. Aimi full of her wikipedia knowledge about them (loser! haha) and my parents talking about their experience. When we reached home, we browsed through my dad's old records. That was awesome. My mom and dad got excited about each record, started singing random lines one record after the other. We're still waiting for the new stylus for the record player. I ordered it about probably kan a month ago, and it still hasn't arrived!! Anyhoo... we probably spent about a good hour talking about my dad's records and the musicians. And the fact that my dad had a story for each record he bought was awesome.

What was amazing was this... something little which kind of overwhelmed me a bit...

(John Lennon shot on the 8th Dec 1980) signed by my dad.

This is written on the cover of Lennon's 'Imagine' record (below)

Oh, and you gotta have MJ!

(Off The Wall album)

The old record player.. waiting for a new stylus!!

Some of the many records my dad had.

I am now angan2 on collecting some myself and set up a corner for the record player and the vinyls. That would really be awesome. It would also go well with my retro mic. HEHE ;)

Anyways, i've to get going now. Gona be late for a movie outing with the Pujas. We're watching 'Wanted'. Im actually excited for this movie. Hello James McAvoy :D And Angelina Jolie too! HEHE

Laters lovelies.

First week back.

2008-06-23T16:45:00.002+01:00

So it has been a week since I arrived. But its day one of dissertation research for me. Been feeling a tad bit guilty for not doing work, so me and the machine went to UBD earlier today. Although, I haven't found as much resource as I thought I would have. I should have e-mailed my supervisor by now. But no worries... we gots some time. I hope! HEHE.

Some pictures of my first week back.

What we bought Ka Puput's baby boy

The proud owner of the awesome and cute Vans shoes + beanie. Hehe.

Aunty Aimi too excited or crazy?!

The Poojas in Lambak

Pooja loving. Mummy Kim and Aunty Laila

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YAAAAAAAAA! (22-06-08)

Love you yaaaaaaaaa!

Papah couldnt stand the loud noise (Santy and Suria are back! HAHA)

Dani's classic 'prasan' pose! HAHA

Anyhoo.... I'm gona go. Been trying to post these pictures and many more on Facebook. But it keeps failing. Nyeh.

Laters peeps.

P/s: Missing you Miskin posse. And Congrats Farid on the results. Proud of you :)

It's a baby boy!

2008-06-20T16:44:00.001+01:00

It's a baby boyy!!

Congratulations Kaka Puput and Abg Amy. Alhamdullilah :)

It was my first time being there the whole time she was in labour. Actually I came to send off Azam at the hospital pasal ya sleepover there. So tarus visit Ka Puput. Sekali she was already having her contractions (sp?) and apparently her water already broke. I was getting too excited. So i stayed over til the end. Man... that was worth it!! Alhamdullilah. A healthy baby boy. A new addition to the Puja family.

Being back home has really been awesome. I've ate everything that i said i was going to eat the first week back. I'm yet to meet the rest of the family from mummy's side. Babu hasn't come back from Brisbane, insyAllah early June. I haven't met any of my friends yet =X I shall! Serious! :D It sure is great to be back :)

Oh gosh, i should go to bed. Have to wake up early tomorrow to renew my driver's license. Shucks. Good night then people :)

2008-06-16T18:00:00.002+01:00

I'm backkkkkkk.

And already, I ate Dim Sum and ambuyat. Drank cincau, coconut drink and teh tarik ping. Brunei, oh sweet home. It surely has been a while!

I'm tired. Jet-lagged. Got a busy day tomorrow. Pampering myself after waiting 9 months! Weeeee~

Good night.

Btw, HAPPY BIRTHDAY FEESH!! :)

2008-06-05T00:33:00.004+01:00

Oh, i forgot to post this. Haha. We finally found Krispy Kremes as well in Manch. Quite close to the Picadilly Garden.

While we were chilling in Picadilly Gardens

Model. HAHA

Krispy Kreme Workers On the Streets

Krispy Kreme Advertising

Manchester

2008-06-04T23:56:00.005+01:00

03.06.2008 - Arrived in Manchester with 2 homeless people, namely Mr Hakeem and Miss Aimi Bulat. HAHA.

We had to drag 6 begs altogether from Leeds to Manch. Heavy too!

We bought Zamri a super soaker for a belated birthday gift and gave it a test that afternoon. We didn't know the Z's bought waterguns already. So they have 4 now! Plus, Zamri has the water bagpack. I think I was the most excited. Haha. Victim of the day: AIMI! Nyahahahah.

Of course someone was bound to fall over slipper floors. It had to be ME! Nyeh! HAHA

That was fun. Aimi was soaked! Everyone targeted her. Hahaha.

Random thought: If Michael Jackson was to have another comeback concert, I'd definitely go. AND when i have kids, i'll make them listen to him and make him dance like him! =D

Anyway, today we were on a quest to find a post office in Manchester. Somewhere in the city, since we wanted to eat at 'Rice' for lunch. Atu jauh the post office! Oh, how happy i was when we finally found it!

It was sunny today. It was nice, after many gloomy days. Oh gosh, i can't wait for sunny Brunei and the beaches. Oh, and i finally got Papah his stylus for his old record player. Pretty excited about that too! I can't wait to get it working =D

Im gona go watch Kingdom of Heaven now. Laters!

Suria's arriving tomorrow!! Yayyyyy!

T-minus 8 days til Jem's Birthday
T-minus 10 days til Brunei!

2008-06-02T00:58:00.003+01:00

It surely has been a while since i last blogged. Been in Leeds since the 24th of May, for the Slamdunk Festival the next day with Hakeem, Aimi, Farah, Jem, Umie, Faye, Lehin and Zeerah. It was better than i expected, although BLG was pretty disappointing, especially for the last act.

Oh, i should mention this:

I am done with MSc SPEP! (Except the dissertation of course!) But who cares, I probably won't be doing anymore coursework for a while. Again.. except for the 20000 words dissertation. But im done!! :D

Anyhoo... eversince Slamdunk Festival, Hakeem, Aimi and I have been busy.. erm... mastering the arts of time wasting. HAHA. Actually, Hakeem was busy packing his stuff. Aimi busy being homeless. Hahah. Me.. well... helping them out. We just got back from Hull earlier today. We rented a car to move Hakeem's stuff to Hull for his sister. Returning it back tomorrow. Boring! It was fun while it lasted. Especially when i dont have to walk up steep hills in Leeds!! Heheheh. We went to Xscape Shopping Outlet as well earlier today on the way back from Hull. Didnt buy much, but the sale at the Nike store was crazy. They were giving out 10% vouchers. And some of the shoes had an extra 30% discount. So altogether 40% discounts. How awesome. I bought 2 shirts and shorts saja though.

What you need for a road trip. Music, Directions and SHIA!!! Hahahaha

Funny thing... Everything i ate/drank today nada rasaaa. I dont know if it was just me or everything i chose to eat/drink was tasteless. But seriously, the Caramel Machiatto i had at Starbucks was bitter! Nyeh.

Allowance tomorrow! Woohoooo! Me and Aimi have a long list of what to buy for the family. Don't know where to start. HEHE. Gona wake up early tomorrow to return the car then probably go to town or something. Leaving for Manchester the day after. I can't wait. Suria coming down to Manch as well, on the 5th .. then we all leave for Cardiff! Woohooo! :D

T-minus 11 days til Jem's Birthday.
T-minus 12 days til Balik Brunei! CANT WAIT!!

Sunnnnshaaaainnneeeee

2008-05-09T12:25:00.001+01:00

We were blessed with sunshine for the last three days. And it has been wonderful :) The Sun really makes your day!

I handed in my Transport essay last Tuesday. Oh gosh, that was the worst essay i've ever done. I had about 3 days to do it. So it was properly planned that i should finish in time and sleep well too. BUT i only realised that i misread the essay question about 8pm the night before the deadline. (Thanks Jerry for stating the obvious) How stressed out was I?! I just wasted Saturday, Sunday and the whole Monday afternoon doing something totally wrong. But Thank God, the essay became easier. Everything was in the handouts. Can you imagine doing a 4000 words essay the night before deadline, without any books (well, only about 3!). So I had to settle for online journals, and thank you google scholar. HAHA. But reading from the pc can only make you more sleepy. So i decided to sleep for about an hour at 3am, cos my brain was to tired to think! But i ended up sleeping til 6am, and worked my way til 1pm. Bad experience!! I would have done it earlier, but i had another 4000words assignment the Friday before. Gah! Stress!!!!!

Now, im studying for my exam next Tuesday. I just emailed asking my AgriFood lecturer for an extension for the essay due the day after exam. I seriously can't cope, there's just too much work! It's beyond crazy.

Anyways, without sleeping after the whole crazy night and thanks to Milo Mocha, i was hyped up for the day. Just relieved that it was done. Alhamdullilah. Who wouldnt be?! So, after i handed in that essay, joined the Posse to Troy along City Road for some sheesh kebab. Called home before that, and had a nice talk with the parents. My day was getting better. We were in Troy a long time, Baz joined after work. It was really sunny, it was awesome. Everyone looked like they were going to the beach. Haha. When we reached home, we decided to chill arah our backyard. Tanning tarus. HAHA. Jerry came over soon after. Oh, and he cooked us his awesome ayam masak merah.

Jerry and Jem has filled the Miskin house the past three days as well. It's nice to have people around :) Especially when everyone has coursework/exam to do/study for. So sama2 we all do our thang. Sama2 stress! haha.

I can't wait to go back home man. I was just telling Aimi (who just finished her exam today. Nyeh!), that it's always around this time that you think about going back the most, cause it's just so near. And that, that's what makes you slack a bit. But what you do is slap yourself so your head returns to study mode. I can't wait!

Oh, the Posse and Jem are going over Hakeem's place on the 24th, joined by Aimi, Farah and Lehin, for Slamdunk Festical at Leeds University Union on the 25th. Boys Like Girls, The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Cute is What We Aim For, We The Kings, The Blackout... and many more... are playing. I CANT WAIT!

BACK TO WORK EVERYBODY!

That reminds me i've to confiscate Faye's Nintendo DS from them. I feel like a mom HAHA. But it's for the better FAERID!!!!!

Hope every one of you have a good day today. Although it's a bit gloomy now. hehe.

Tagged

2008-05-07T21:56:00.001+01:00

Was tagged by my cousin Iza ;)

1. At what age do you wish to marry?
- Hmm... ideally between 25-30. But it's all about earning enough money for the wedding, so i don't really mind when, as long as my bank account agrees with me :)

2. Where will you go if someone sponsor you a tour ticket?
- A trip around the world. Ah... how i wish.

3. What's your favorite thing to do?
- Eat!

4. Do you think money can buy happiness?
- Like Iza said, temporarily.

5. What's your favourite scent?
- Vanilla :)

6. Do you believe you can survive without money?
- Studying in UK? No! Back at home.. i think i'll manage for a while :P

7. What are you afraid to lose the most?
- The loved ones definitely.

8. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
- Gosh, i'd do so much with it! I don't know where to start.

9. If you meet someone that you love, would you confess to him/her?
- I already have. HEHEHEHEHE

10. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you?
- My cousin iza: adorable, loves to sing and dance, gorgeous.

11. What are the requirements that you wish from the other half?
- Everything Hakeem is. *self score!*

12. What type of person do you hate the most?
- Hmm... i'd say i can't tolerate people who are too selfish and self absorbed. Most importantly, people who do not appreciate everything infront of them, and don't realise that not everyone gets opportunities like them. Oh, and people who spoilt beyond words!

13. What is your ambition?
- Something along the line of ... saving the world, or at least changing something that will lead to big changes. Ambitious enough? HEHE

14. If you can teleport once, where would you go?
- The moon. But then i'd die of lack of oxygen. HEHE.

15. What do you think is the most important thing in your life?
- Family.

16. If you could undo doing one mistake in the past, what would it be?
- There are a couple, but part of me feel that if it didn't happen, i wouldn't be where and how i am right now, stronger :)

17. If you have a chance, which part of your character would you like to change?
- Being nosy i guess. Because sometimes it's better not knowing. But then again, it's cool to know things. HAHA

18. What music have you been listening to recently?
- One Republic - Won't stop

19. What is your least favourite animal?
- Icky crawly animals.

20. What would you do if you feel very emotional?
- Cry. I'm not even ashamed to admit it, cos it does make you feel better. OR i'd talk about whatever was bothering me with my family or hakeem or my friends.

Lets be farmers!

2008-05-03T15:45:00.002+01:00

I'm home ALONE right now. Just finished cleaning up the kitchen and living room. Everyone else went to Oakwood Theme Park. I would have gone if I didn't have a 4000words essay this Tuesday. Nyeh! I'm seriously mentally exhausted already, and I STILL have 4 more to do! I just handed in my Research Proposal yesterday, im glad that's done and over with. 20 more days til im free!!!

Anyhoo, life has been pretty slow lately, when all you do is work! Haven't been doing much at all. Although, i had an awesome fieldtrip to the Riverford Organic Farm yesterday. The moment we arrived there, we had our lunch. I became a vegetarian that lunch. The first 5 mins of absorbing all the veggies were alright (most probably cause i was hungry), then as i ate on, i felt like vomitting. Haha! The others berabis makan. Thank God it was free. Haha. It was nice though to try something new, and the fact that those veggies (except the asparagus apparently) were all from the farm. That definitely reduces food miles. For dessert, i had pavlova. Oh, lushhh. The thing i liked about the restaurant (they call it the field kitchen) was that everyone ate at the same time and the same food. Proper family-like lunch. Darren (the guy who gave us the tour) said that that was what they're trying to promote. That's nice :)

I forgot to borrow a camera, so i dont have nice clear pictures, just these from my phone.

I know more about organic farming now. Dapat jadi farmer! HEHE. We even got some free fresh veggies that we picked ourselves. Got some spring onions, wet garlic (which looked like spring onions) and courgette (which is now in my pot). Ohhh, and we got to go on a tractor ride :D It was a nice day out, the place was so serene. I can imagine sitting on the high fields at night overlooking other many fields and watching the stars. How nice would that be huh? *sigh*

I arrived back home around 8, where Baz and Umie were making lasagne. Nyum! Thanks guys! :) Then, they said they were gona watch 'Iron Man' at 9.50pm. I figured since i wasn't gona go out anytime soon, might as well go out. PLUS! Robert Downey Jr ah please! Oh my goshhh... that movie was awesome. Rugged berabis! I liked his character berabis. Ohh, im in love with him all over again. Haha! Sekalikan ... when we went out, turun the escalator sudah ... we said goodnight to Sean the Security Guy.. sekali ya cakap "did you watch the bit after the credits?"... sekali me, umie and baz went back up the escalator. Si farid n jem sampat lagi naik the other escalator. Sekali thank you long credits!!! HAHA. It was awesome :D I think i'll watch the movie again. hehe.

Oh, then i checked IMDB. Robert Downey Jr will be in 'The Incredible Hulk' as Tony Stark again. You know what that means? ;)

I'm gona make myself lunch now. Laters people. Mwah

Bulat's Birthday

2008-04-28T16:13:00.004+01:00

HAPPY BELATED 20TH BIRTHDAY AIMI BULAT!!!

Nyahahahhahaha. Hope you had a great one. And enjoys MUMMY's present! :P

Love you dude!

See you soon

2008-04-21T23:13:00.002+01:00

Late shout out to the boyfriend and cousin.

Happy Belated Birthday to Kaka Tuty (11/04)

and

Happy Belated Birthday to the Hakeem Machine (18/04)

Hakeemo just left today, EARLY in the morning. Glad he was here for his birthday so we could surprise you with the cake. Im sure you were surprised! :P Hope you like the presents :) Keeping the story short, Hakeemo got a cupcake suprise AND got waterballoon-ed by the Miskin Posse on midnight of his birthday. That was fun! Although, he was expecting a proper cake :P Then, the next day, we had a birthday dinner for him. Had Jem, Huda and Jerry over for that night. Hakeem got loads of presents, turning more and more aemo. Haha.

So back to work *sigh*. I feel so mentally tired already. HELP!

Deadlines:

2nd May - Research Proposal Essay (4000 words)
6th May - Transport Essay (4000 words)
13th May - Environmental Law Exam
14th May - Agri-Food Essay (2000 words)
16th May - Sustainability in Practice Reflective Journal (3000 words - 1000 done)
23rd May - Rural Issues Report (2000 words)

I'm in for a treat. Wooopeee =/ Im going crazy just thinking about it. Right now, im trying to finish up my research proposal. Actually, i dont know where to start. Nyahhh. Anyone know anything about brunei's waste management and the waste-to-enery system? =D

Aimi's birthday countdown : t-minus 6 days

Oh man, i can't wait to go back home. Two of my cousins are pregnant, another two cute little ones for the family. I can't wait!

Ok then, im off! <3

2008-04-15T21:25:00.004+01:00

Alhamdullilah. Two essays and one presentation down. I believe it all went well. Well, at least i hope so. I feel so relieved. Although, five more to go and another presentation in a couple weeks time. But it's okay... i can spare one relaxing night. HEE!

Btw, i bought a keyboard :) I've always wanted to buy for a while now, but they cheapest i could find (even on ebay) was 70pounds. So, when i walked back from the movies and saw that this house was selling keyboards... and fortunately... one was for 30pounds! So what the heck right? I bought it! Now, i know how to play 'Bubbly' and 'Apologize' hehehee. [Don't worry meh, its gona be passed down to Aimi before going back for good :D] Worth it lahhhh :)

Picture:

Oh... and i got 61 for my Sustainability in Practice module that i handed in before easter break. Heee! :D

I dont know what else to say....... Oh, except my exam is on the 13th of May. And my last coursework is due on the 23rd. Brunei, here i come! HEHE.

Bah, laters...

Waiting for the world to change.

2008-04-08T00:13:00.001+01:00

Homagawd! The rural planning essay is killing me! I have no flow whatsoever. I can't seem to connect my introduction to my content. And i've written the essay all over again.. 3 freakin times! Blarrghhhhhhh. I am setting tomorrow to be my last day for doing this essay. Boring sudahhhh. I have Environmental Law to do next. Nyah.

On a brighter note, the Miskin Posse had a moment last night. We had our first "family" dinner. HAHA. We are all in study-mode at the moment. Sorang2 had assignments to do. So we set up the long table in the middle of the living room and did our work together around the table. When it was time for dinner, we cleared up the table and finally had a proper dinner on a dining table. Haha. Sekadar, but i missed it. It was nice. Little things huh? :) We had another family dinner tonight, with Jem this time. Im guessing this will be go on for a while, cos everyone still has work/exams to do/study for the next month or so. I know i do!

Watched 'Dashboard Confessional Solo Acoustic' show last Friday night. Chris Carabba was awesome. That's one to cross out from my list :) It was really great. Also, it was my first gig with the Chubbs. Hehe. There was a BDSSW bbq earlier that day, but decided to skip that. Had to do my work. Sacrificed free food for work, what was i thinking??! HAHA. Then we had our annual Easter games at Roath Park the next morning. It was great. Faye was the organiser. My teammates were Ceej, Zirah, Amin, Nuar, Fadoo, Freddy, Nadia and Zae (sp?). And we were the SUPERFRIENDS! HAHA. We won 2 games and were awesome at it. Nyahahhaa.

Bah, i'm going to bed now. Good night everybody :)

2008-04-06T15:50:00.001+01:00

HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY TO MY DAD, HAJI ROSLI HJ MD SALLEH :)Love youuuuu <3

Scribble my name on the wall

2008-04-02T20:39:00.001+01:00

Easter break is technically over for me. Now its time to concentrate on work. 7 coursework and 2 presentations to do within just over a month. The first 2 weeks of Easter break was awesome. I got to spend time with the family and Hakeem.

Went to Leeds on the 15th to visit Chubbs and eat Subway Halal. Haha. Then we both went down to Manchester together to Aunty Nong's on the 20th. Aimi was there already, and Farah came that evening. Oh, bliss. Family loving. The next day we went to watch 'Spiderwick' in IMAX cinema. That was awesome. It looked almost 3D. My first IMAX experience. HEHE. The next day started REALLY early! We had to catch our 6am train to Glasgow and jumpa Suria!!! weee! Oh gosh, it felt like the last time i met Suria was ages agooo! What was more awesome was that our hotel was technically IN the station. So it was easy for us to buy stuff and such.

Glasgow was awesome. Maybe also because the company was awesome. [[ Shout out to Aunty Nong for EVERYTHING! THANK YOU :D ]] Edinburgh was BEAUTIFUL. We got the chance to visit the Edinburgh castle and the dungeon. It was REALLY cold that day. It was snowing, just a bit. Enough to give Farah a snowing experience. Hehe. The view from the castle was really beautiful. You should all go there. We left Glasgow on the 26th early morning. Sedih berabis tinggalkan Suria! Ya pun sedih. We would have dragged her to come down to Cardiff with us, if only she was already on holidays!

So we were back in Manchester on the 26th. Left for Cardiff on the 28th, with Aunty Nong and the kids.. and persuaded Aimi to join. She didn't have classes! :D It was fun bringing the family around Cardiff. They stayed at Aunty Ann and Unc Mohd's place. The 2nd day here, we went to Bridgend for shopping. 3rd day to Barry Island. We couldnt be more blessed with the Sunny weather. It was awesome. We went on rides, although there weren't many. Baz came along as well, cos we didn't want to leave her alone at home. The rest of the Posse were in London at that time. Last day, we visited the Cardiff Castle. Although it was my second time visiting, it was actually worth it. Cos there were some rooms that were under restoration the last time i went there and finally got to see it. Lawa lah the rooms.

Having kids around was nice. It makes you feel like a kid sometimes. Oh! We dressed Zafri up like a girl at Bridgend's Next. It was hilarious. I would post the picture, but Aimi has it. HAHAHHA.

Okay, malas sudah bercerita. Time to do work.

Btw, i changed the blog template cos the last one didnt have any archives and i tried adding the codes in but it didnt work. Blargh. So, here's to the new template :)

I miss my poojjaaaassss. I hope to be back in June. AMIN!! :))

Good night lovelies <3

2008-03-25T20:32:00.000Z

Zafri's scottish warriors.

2008-03-25T18:26:00.001Z

Last day in glasgow. Dinner at Lemon Tree. Aimi k.o. food poisening.

2008-03-24T17:09:00.001Z

Me and the guys in the mall. Needed retail therapy after edinburgh dungeon.

2008-03-24T10:52:00.001Z

2008-03-24T10:50:00.001Z

Day 3 - edinburgh

2008-03-23T23:13:00.000Z

Buffet at Charcoal's.

We're going to Edinburgh tomorrow. And its freaking cold!

2008-03-23T12:27:00.001Z

2nd day in Glasgow.

2008-03-22T11:20:00.001Z

Walking along glasgow city.

2008-03-22T07:38:00.001Z

My company throughout the journey. ZzzZzz

2008-03-22T07:35:00.001Z

Aunty nong 'studying' hehe. And the z's playing cards.

2008-03-22T07:33:00.001Z

Chubbs watching movies on his laptop, killing time.

2008-03-22T07:30:00.001Z

Aimi and farah on the train to glasgow.

2008-03-21T13:22:00.003Z

Bad news Coke and Pepsi lovers.

I was told about this and didnt really believe it .. until i did some research online. Apparently, there are pig extracts in both drinks.

http://forum.mpacuk.org/showthread.php?t=15128

I dont know how far you'll believe this. But i'm already 'was-was'... so im gona back off from both products. Besides, i dont really drink them anyways.

2008-03-16T22:54:00.003Z

Hello world!

The Easter Break has officially started! (Well, actually, im still on my reading week. But who cares, im on holiday!) HEHE. Im in LEEDS at the Chubbubs at the moment. Arrived yesterday evening whilst everyone else was attending the BruNotts games. Congrats to the Cardiff teams, although we didnt bring home a trophy. But who cares.. we won some games :)

The journey from Cardiff to Leeds was smooth alhamdullilah. ALTHOUGH... the journey from home to Cardiff central station couldnt have been more worst. Note to self: Dont make plans on Rugby match day. First, the cathays train to central was full and banyak orang minum2 sudah. Then, thinking i'd have it easy to just go straight to the next platform, i actually had to go AROUND the station. I couldnt go down the usual stairs. I was directed to follow everyone... meaning go out the back and walk with my heavy luggage to the front of the station. Lucky it wasnt raining heavily. Gosh. Thank God i had enough time! I'd be REALLY pissed if i missed the train. Oh, and Wales won the rugby match.

When i arrived here, Chubbs was awesome enough to make me BBQ lamb. Something i havent had in a longggg time. It was nyummyyy. This is the start of my nonstop eating i tell you. Oh, when we were in town last Friday, there was this free test stall next to the Capitol building and i had my free BMI test. And apparently, im in the healthy range :) So is Baz and Faye. Im 21.5. Oh, and Aimi's weighing scale that she left in Miskin is right.. so siapa kan bertimbang .. agatah! :P

Ok, im gona go. Chubbs and I are gona have a little ProEvo tournament which im guessing won't end well.

Before that... i REFUSE to discuss the formula1 results! Bad start to the season for Ferrari. Sucks ass. No worries.. it's gona be an interesting season.. Cant wait!

Good night all.

2008-03-14T17:24:00.001Z

Starbucks picture 2 - ceej, wafi (hidden), jem, nuar n nabil.

2008-03-14T17:13:00.001Z

Starbucks Picture 1 - umie, santy and ceej.

2008-03-13T23:42:00.001Z

Video convo with the otherside. (They're only 10mins away) our attempt at being emo. C umie n ceej andang emo pulang. HAHA

Plant

2008-03-12T23:36:00.001Z

My wilting plant.
Its ok. I watered it earlier and its looking healthy :)

Oh, i think its spring soon (Minus the strong wind!) I saw flowers blooming on trees. Cant wait for warm weather, seriously!!

Formula One 2008

2008-03-12T17:08:00.001Z

2008 Formula One Schedule

ING AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX (Melbourne) 14 - 16 Mar

PETRONAS MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX (Kuala Lumpur)21 - 23 Mar

GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX (Bahrain) 04 - 06 Apr

GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFONICA 2008 (Catalunya) 25 - 27 Apr

PETROL OFISI TURKISH GRAND PRIX (Istanbul) 09 - 11 May

GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2008 (Monte Carlo) 22 - 25 May

GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2008 (Montreal) 06 - 08 Jun

GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2008 (Magny-Cours) 20 - 22 Jun

SANTANDER BRITISH GRAND PRIX (Silverstone) 04 - 06 Jul

GROSSER PREIS SANTANDER VON DEUTSCHLAND 2008 (Hockenheim) 18 - 20 Jul

ING MAGYAR NAGYDIJ 2008 (Budapest) 01 - 03 Aug

GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE (Valencia) 22 - 24 Aug

ING BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps) 05 - 07 Sep

GRAN PREMIO SANTANDER D'ITALIA 2008 (Monza) 12 - 14 Sep

SINGTEL SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Singapore) 26 - 28 Sep

FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX (Fuji Speedway) 10 - 12 Oct

SINOPEC CHINESE GRAND PRIX (Shanghai) 17 - 19 Oct

GRANDE PREMIO DO BRASIL 2008 (Sao Paulo) 31 Oct - 02 Nov

I CANT WAITTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-03-10T02:07:00.000Z

Meet the bunny who winks. Haha. Just testing out blogging on my phone

Post essay writing

2008-03-10T01:41:00.001Z

Just finished finalising my essay which is due tomorrow. The fact that all coursework should be sent to the reception by 3.30pm is awesome. More time for any last minute things, which you shouldn't do.. potential bad luck and screw ups (coming from experience) HAHA. One essay done. 7 more to go! =S

So in between doing my work, I finished doing ALL my laundry today. Four rounds. Incase you don't already know, im such a Monica when it comes to laundry. Mesti everything separated. Towels, pants, whites, coloured and darks. Not so eco-friendly huh? BUT i try to put in as much as possible. That makes up for it doesnt it? =D When I was folding my stuff, i realized that i have EIGHT same kind of plain black socks. Hahaha.

I think i've been thinking about the possibility of celebrating Raya back home end of this year. Sampai i dreamt about it. I dreamt that i was in Lambak with the Pujas and i said "Kamuu... This is the first time in four years that i'm celebrating Raya with kamu semua in Brunei!". Oh gosh... i really hope Uni will be done by then!

Okay, going to bed! Noite!

Another.attempt.

2008-03-05T23:41:00.001Z

This is another typical attempt to blog after realizing how long i haven't updated...

Hmm.. Lets see...

I finally went to one of the SPEP outings after class one Friday afternoon. Went to this really nice decent Pub/restaurant and just sat, had lunch and chat. It was fun. I planned to stay a short while saja, but ended up being the last to leave with Tom. When it was just me, Laura, Tom and Lloyd... we ended up playing cards (we borrowed from the bar, with a 5pounds deposit mind you). We played bullshit (they call it Cheat).. then Big2.. and i thought them how to play Hello Jack! HAHA. That was fun. I kind of expected them to be mabuk, but i was wrong. They did drink, but they kept their cool for me and offered to buy me more coke. HAHA.

Then there's ... erm.. not much really. I just recovered from a very tiring weekend. Although, i enjoyed the company :) Aimi, Farah, Chubbs and Lehin came down to attend our National Day celebration called "Dirgahayu Darussalam". By Saturday afternoon, we were all SO exhausted. We planned to go to Metros, but everyone was too tired and just chillax-ed at home. I've been ill since then, actually.. before that sudah. Til now!

The Miskin Posse Table

Me and the Machine

For Mummy.. Showing off my new baju :)

Farah and Jem's baby.

The whole lot with the guest of honours.

First time in my whole entire life, I won the lucky draw and got an uber awesome Handheld Vacuum Cleaner. Aimi won as well and got a weighing scale. Her reaction: "Wow. That's an insult!!" HAHAHA

Miskin Posse (Picture stolen from Facebook)

The Miskin Entourage (Again, from Facebook)

Of course, I had to steal THIS picture. HAHA.

Bah, sudah tah kali ah. Just wanted to show some pics to people in Brunei (esp you Mummy and Zara, incase Aimi balum send to you) HEHE.

Well, its back to business after that. I'm panicking to the thought of having 7 courseworks and 2 presentations for after easter break. So i'm trying to do as much as possible before i go away during the break with the Pujas. I can't wait!!

[[ Umie, im using Windows Live Writer. It really is awesome and easy to use :D ]]

Okies, back to work.... *ZzzzZZzzz*

Oh, and girls, I won't be able to make it to Sheffield sleepover this weekend. Tonnes of work!! Raincheck??

Until next update everybody....

Good night <3

2008-02-20T21:13:00.004Z

This week feels so tiring. Im exhausted as it is, although i only had one class today. Im thinking it was probably because of the trip at the start of this week to Centre of Alternative Technology, a total of 7 hours in the bus for a 4 hour experience. That was tiring!

Oh pictures..

The scenery on the way there. It was pretty.

Remember to recycle everyone :)

Solar panel used to generate electricity for phone calls

Effective way of saving space, no?

For once! haha

The mole hole.

Inside the hole.

More solar panels.

The SPEP group, entertained by the duckies in a frozen lake. Hehe.

I can't believe that Easter break is just in less than 3 weeks. And within that time.. I have 1 one-page brief dissertation proposal (done) to hand in next friday, plus a draft of my reflective journal (currently doing it but having a hard time) to hand in 3rd March and an essay on 10th March (i need the books!! selalu nada in the library!). Also, there's the paintball tourney this Sat which im not going im proud to say =P, the Cardiff National Day celebration next Saturday (Pooja loving!) and probably Sheffield sleepover the weekend after. We'll see how this goes. I'm kind of ahead of myself apparently. I've never finished an assignment more than a week before hand in date. So that has to be good rite? HEHE

Im watching 'Family Fortune' with Baz at the moment. Wow. The last time i watched this game show was AGES ago. The fashion style, the hair... you just know how long this game has been. Another game show... which is still awesome to me is 'Crystal Maze', which i watched with Baz also earlier. I love the bald guy. HEHE.

HAHA. Chubbs just registered for Facebook...

Carve Your Heart Out Yourself says (21:53):
ok im in
Carve Your Heart Out Yourself says (21:53):
udh ahha
Carve Your Heart Out Yourself says (21:53):
cool udh me ni
Carve Your Heart Out Yourself says (21:53):
lol
i am santy. i am my own master. says (21:56):
esehhh
i am santy. i am my own master. says (21:56):
u feel cool? hahahahha
Carve Your Heart Out Yourself says (21:57):
im in the cool crowd udh ryt?

HAHAHA. Oh, and we're hitting 6 years in exactly 3months. InsyAllah. AMIN! :)

Alrighty. Back to my reflective journal. Good night everyone.

2008-02-16T16:09:00.002Z

I have finalised my dissertation topic! weeee. MY DAD IS AWESOME! Now to make my one-page brief proposal. Im just happy that i've narrowed down my options.. and focus on one thing :D

Watched 'Jumper' again yesterday afternoon to accompany Umie. Then watched 'Bucket List' with Baz and oh..my... god.... the things they did!! Okay, watching Jumper made me smile cos i've been to the places that they went to in Rome, it was all so familiar with me. Then when i watched Bucket List, it made me feel like i havent been anywhere!! It motivated me to save more money so i can go to all those places and do all the things they did.

I think im gona shower now. I feel so dead lazy to do anything.. its not even Sunday. Haha. I should shower now.

Laterssss.

2008-02-14T23:03:00.002Z

I dont know if it was just me... But everything seemed fast today. The walk to Uni was quicker than usual. Class was well... nothing is fast when you're having Environmental Law HAHA. Besides that, everything else seemed fast. That cant be good right? I didnt even have coffee today. Hehe.

After class, i went to town to buy some stuff. But i had some spare time before meeting Baz, so i decided to just sit and read a book at Borders. So, i picked up this book called "Rules for life". I only reached to the 5th Rule when Baz called.

It was really interesting if you have time to read it. The first rule was something about not telling everything you do to people. Just keep it under the hat. Like when someone asks you how you are, the only answer they're expecting is "Fine". Then everyone just goes on with their day. Half of me agrees with that, but the other half thinks that if your family or closest of friends asks you how you are... I doubt i'll just say fine if something was bothering me.. and vice versa.

There was this one rule that went something like... everyone is a human being, and human beings are known for their complexity. This complexity involves making mistakes. However, everyone wants to be perfect. But you're suppose to do the opposite. You have to accept who you are. Making mistakes is part of making who you are now. You shouldnt dwell on your mistakes, because we're allowed to. The important thing is how you handle your mistake. You should learn from your mistake and move on.. and hopefully not make the same one again. You shouldnt let yourself be stuck in life by that one mistake.

Another rule was about the cliche birthday saying "the older you are, the wiser you get". It kind of ties up with the previous rule.. in that, as you get older, you tend to make more mistakes.. but that's how you become wiser. Because you learn from them. Everyone gets older. And everyone is naive at one point. Like for example, if you had a bad relationship.... it might be because both or one of you were naive enough to think it would have worked. And that it was probably just that part of your life that made you a stronger person. He also mentioned that... the more mistakes you make during your youth period, the less you'll have to encounter after that. Haha. New problems will just keep appearing as you grow older. THAT I KNOW! Nothing comes easy.

Ok, i should stop. I might have totally said differently than was intended. You should read it yourself =D Im gona go back and get that book with my 20% voucher i have to print off .. weee :D Actually, i still have 2 books i havent finished reading. I'll consider. Or should i just go back and read the book in the store. Borders is awesome. HEHE.

Oh.. and i didnt get another sunny day today. It was actually REALLY cold today. I wouldnt be surprised if it'll snow tomorrow.

Good night everyone.

2008-02-14T00:46:00.002Z

I like this video. Adele - Chasing Pavements.

The song is sad though. "Should i give up or should i just keep chasing pavements even if it leads nowhere" .. How sad. But, her voice and the music makes you feel happy. Weird feeling.

My day has been productive, at least from 11-1pm. Then i had nothing to do. So i bummed at home. We're watching 'Jumper' tomorrow night. But im promising myself to stay in the library after class and before movie. Oh, i did an essay in one day and got 58%.. better than what i got for an essay which i spent weeks on. Maybe i should resolve to last minute work. HAHA.

Dissertation!!! I'm going nuts thinking about it. Nyeh!

Im off to bed. Goodnight world. I hope to be blessed with another sunny and beautiful warm day :)

2008-02-12T22:13:00.000Z

I'd date him anytime!

Yes, i've watched 'Penelope'. It was a cute movie.

I've been catching up on my movies. Was teary eyed for most of the movies, which made me realise that i'm more emotional than i thought i was. 'Definitely, Maybe' was suppose to be a comedy, but yes, i cried! Abigail Breslin is so much thinner compared to when she was in 'Little Miss Sunshine'. She's awesome at acting.

Im gona go. Just wanted to show James Mcavoy to everyone. *drools* hahaha

2008-02-10T22:27:00.000Z

I've been trying to blog for the past week, but i keep clicking the 'exit' button. So here i am again attempting to blog.

Kaka Jo's birthday was on the 7th, also Faye's. Nira's was on the 8th. So..

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Faye had a small birthday party last night. Highlight of the night: us playing 'Hello Jack' hahahha!

Uni has been great actually. Except that i had to watch the processing of Pigs last Monday, which was awful and insensitive. But Friday was erm... different. We studied about focus groups and did a run on it. So we were filmed and taped whilst being asked questions. That was awkward, but fun. I'm looking forward for my first field trip in a week or so.

I still havent finalised my dissertation topic. After calling Papah, im more confused now! I had rough ideas around 3 topics... now i have 6 topics! And i've to hand in a proposal by the end of this month. Oh gosh. This is why i dont like choosing my own topics!

*half an hour later*

Got distracted with browsing through my photo albums. Man, so much memories. It's amazing how with just a picture, you can tell so many stories. Memories start coming back when you look back at pictures. It's nice. I liked the fact that my sister aimi wrote "Go back to your happy place" on top of the pictures she pasted on her wall. It really does help when you're feeling down. You really do go back to your happy place with all those happy memories :)

Im gonna go now. I've been bumming the whole day. Sunday, of course. But hey, we filmed in my room today, of Jem and Syai playing Brand New's 'The Quiet things that noone ever knows'. That was awesome! You'll get to watch it when Umie uploads it later.

Alrite everyone. Have a good week ahead.

<3

2008-02-03T19:37:00.000Z

I want to blog. But i've nothing to say.

Hmm.... Lets see....

- Watching American Idol 2008 at the moment. I've been bumming around the whole day. Kind of deserve a lazy day. I've been infront of the television with my laptop on my lap since early this afternoon.

- Watched 'Cloverfield' last Friday and puked my heart out. Its a good movie, dont get me wrong. I just cant stand handheld shots for more than half an hour.

- I have to decide on a dissertation topic by end of this month. I have a couple in mind, but requires me to go back to Brunei for research and interviews. I dont mind at all ;) HEHE.

- I wana go for another Europe trip, something new with the Chubbubs, but i've no idea where to go to. Anyone?

- I miss home and the whole family *sigh* End of the term feels so far away. I'm definitely motivated to be back in time for Raya!!

Ohh, and i think this is cool..

The coolest Starbucks i've seen so far. This was in Hull, the new mall close to the Station.

I'm outtie people. Oh, the new Orange pre-movie advert at Cineworld with SnoopDogg in it is awesome. HEHE. Fo shizzle.

Good night people <3

2008-01-29T12:09:00.000Z

In the span of 10 days, i managed to go to Manchester, Leeds, Bradford and Hull. How awesome. Not for my bank account though. HEHE. But all is good, February is just around the corner. Now im back in Cardiff, and uni starts in about 2 hours. I should shower, i'll do that soon.

Anyhoo, i just wanted to say:

CONGRATULATIONS TO MY SISTER, ZARA!! FOR GETTING 8O's!!!!

See, told you.. you can do it yah :) We are ALL so proud of you. You have done so well, and proved so many people wrong.

Also, i wanted to show this! A birthday present from my awesome boyfriend:

A retro Mic. I've always wanted one. Thanks chubbs!! :D

Bah, i should shower now. Gona drop by the library to return some books first, and i owe them 7pounds. Nyeh!

Have a good day everyone :)

2008-01-22T22:58:00.000Z

Oh gosh.....

Not another drug-related celebrity death. And he has been a favourite of mine, especially in '10 Things I Hate About You'..... Plus, he's playing Joker in the new Batman movie that's coming out *sigh*

Heath Ledger found dead in New York

2008-01-21T16:09:00.000Z

Hello world!

Despite the constant gloomy British weather that has been filling us this past week, it has been a good week for me :) Im in Leeds at the Chubbster's house...chillaxing while he's in Uni for another 2 hours. Just arrived here at around 10.30 this morning, after a tummy-filled weekend at Aunty Nong's with Aimi. Now, im just catching up on the series "Weeds", which i started watching last week. And im already on season 3. Yes, it's messed up! But the mom's pretty. Haha.

I still have a 2000 word essay due this Friday, which i just got approval on the topic from Francesca this morning. But i've lost all will to write another essay. Haha. I havent had a proper rest since exams were over. So i deserve some lazy time =D Right!

This is what i wrote for the past 5hours. Got sidetracked. Hehe. Will update soon then :)

Btw, Manchester to Leeds for 2.50 and Leeds to Bradford for 1.90 (day return).... How awesome right? :D

2008-01-15T13:00:00.000Z

One down and one more in 2 days. I guess it went alright. The moment i saw the questions, i just put in everything i know about the 2 topics. Relevant or not. Haha. That's the way to do it. I guess its not bad that there are no right or wrong answers. Its your opinion that counts. In my case, i just elaborated authors' opinions from the books i read. Haha.

Then, when i got home, mummy called to make sure i woke up. HAHA. Talked to papah as well. It was nice :) I miss them. Oh, and somehow Farid and I could be related, not blood though. Thru two marriages. haha. Small country Brunei is. Seriously!

Oh, i watched OTH season 5. It made me depressed a bit. The fact that Brooke had her dreams come true and got everything she wanted, just not everything. And Peyton quit her job that didnt promise her dream career, was so close though. Then Nathan.. well... just watch *sigh* It was so different. It made me think about my career and where im going, whether i'll be happy or not. But at least, i'll have my family close by back home if anything goes wrong :) Not that i want anything to go wrong or anything!!

Omg. Im being lazy right now. Im in bed.

Ok, Baz just went in my room and motivated me to go out with food. Haha. Laterssss

your warm embrace

2008-01-14T02:17:00.000Z

Cramming my head with Theories and Principles of Sustainable Development (TPSD), first paper on the 15th. Environmental Policy on the 17th. The fact that the two modules are interconnected makes life much muchhhh simpler. Im more nervous of the fact that i have to answer it in essay form. Im so used to doing math and having just one answer rather than writing down whatever opinion i have in this deteriorating brain of mine. When Farid was trying to make me practice my essay skills.. I said "All i know is that introductions are 10% of the essay and Conclusions 7-8%... supposedly" (right?) .... Farid went "Stop using numbers!" HAHA. I didnt even realise it. I miss math *snorts* haha. But seriously.... i miss having to deal with numbers.

Mummy texted me earlier today wishing me luck for my exam, although she thought it was tomorrow. Then she asked "mau mummy bangunkan esok? just incase inda terbangun hehe". HAHA. How nice of her :) She never fails to forget the time when i almost missed my exam. I overslept! Tsk tsk tsk. Late nighters before exam is not a good idea. It messes with your mind.. seriously.. so i've learnt the hard way.

My room is a mess. And i feel gross cos i havent showered all day. HAHA. I dont care right now. I'll clean up after the exams. I promise! Oh, the room i meant. Dont worry, i plan to shower tomorrow morning. Hehe.

The essay due on the 18th has been pushed back to 25th. ALHAMDULLILAH! Seriously, everyone is just over their heads with the workload. Thanks to Laura and Dave for complaining to Andrew Flynn! :D

Oh, and did i mention that i managed to have to send my laptop to the IT shop twice in the span of a month. First, it was a hard drive failure. Second, my laptop fell off the bed and had to change the whole hardware for the charger pin. To think it was only a pin! Pfft. The IT shop dude said "i thought you looked familiar" when i said that they might have my details already. HAHA. The next day (not that im asking for it) my laptop fails on me, im buying a new one! with the non-existent money =D So much for saving money. Both occasions happened when i had essays due. How unlucky huh!

Alright, going to bed now. The plan is to wake up at 10am. Not the initial 8 hours i hoped for. hehe.

Good night everyone.

P/S: To Belle, Hani, Azhim, Zul and the rest.... Seriously, save money to come here in July!! I guarantee you we'll have a blast! Food is on me and Hakeem :D

Birthday baby

2008-01-13T03:22:00.000Z

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY

SITI UMMI KALTHUM!!

P/s: Hope you like all the presents :)

Worth waiting for

2008-01-12T15:47:00.000Z

HELLO!

Actually, this blog was supposed to start when I turned 22.. A new start to MY new year i guess... esehhhh. But due to the amount of essays that i had to do, it has caused some delays... Plus, i havent been bothered to blog lately. I guess this is another reason to a new blog. The motivation to fill up an empty space =)

A LOT has happened. Me turning 22 was a big highlight. I would like to THANK my housemates + Jem + Ceej + Nabil for the birthday surprise at the turn of midnight of the 9th and the awesome chocolate cake they made! Also, THANK YOU Mummy, Papah & Zara for calling me twice, both at 11ish-pm on 8th(Mummy forgot that winter's 8hr time difference) and when they woke me up the 9th =) THANK YOU also Aimi for wishing me balik2! =P THANK YOU to My Mr Machine as well, for making sure he was the first one to wish me birthday (Brunei time). Lastly, to all those who wished me... i REALLY REALLY appreciate it everyone =) *hugsss*

Christmas break has been awesome. First it was rome with the housemates, Chubbs and Aimi. Then Farah came down to Cardiff later on. And well, boxing day happened. Plus, the Blackout and New Years hapenned.. plus a lot of bumming. Oh, not forgetting the pipe burst. HAHAHA. I'll leave it at that, just so i'll remember it next time i read this.

Going to Manchester on the 18th. Finally get to meet up Aunty nong and the boys after so long. Plus, my stuff from family is with her :) Then, going to Leeds for the first time on the 21st morning. And in between that and going back to Cardiff, i hope to go to Aimi's place for a day trip at least.

I should be studying now. I've listed which i need to cover, this should be interesting: my first essay based exams after 4 years.

Have a good day everyone.

xoxo

Starting off the new chapter at 22

2008-01-09T04:44:00.000Z

This move from santyness is merely making new space for a new chapter in my life. It is not the new me. It is not me moving away from my pasts. It is just me moving a day at a time .. only in a new space.

Mel's bday dinner at Bali.

2007-10-30T20:32:00.001Z

Umie taking over here. I just popped santy's NEW phone blog system. The posse, jem2 and bday gak Melina are having dinner in Bali atm. After this, we are going to watch SawIV at VUE. Cant wait! Signing off, your truly awesomeness, umie xx