Charm is more than beauty

finally! a post from icham!!

2007-01-16T02:13:00.000Z

assalamualaikum semua!!

batah udah inda memblog anie, sampai lupa password segala ani bah.. huhuhu

i really shouldn't be blogging so late at night like this.. i actually have a 10 o clock lecture on 'law for accountants' which is a real snoozefest.. ugh.. and i could do with some proper rest.. tapi palak2 masih mata anie na mau tidur.. macam2 saja kraja ku malam anie.. when i really ought to be sorting my school work out, i'm doing other silly things instead but for the benefit of your reading pleasure, thy art blogging :oD

seronok yea?

anyhoo.. tonight has been pretty much uneventful compared to the past few days which i assure u has been full of adventures and all..

like meez said, my phone ilang and kana curi.. kurang sopan itu orang!! sasak ku...
i texted my number yang kana curi right saying 'whoever has this phone, can you please hand over to the Student Advice Centre of the Boswirth house? God bless You" [that god bless you bit was said in an effeort to scare that person off lah tu; which of course DID NOT WORK!, read on..] and the person actually had the audacity to text back: "hi, u shud have taken better care of your phone, finders keepers, losers sweepers, thanks for the credit by the way"

kurang ajar.. sasak jua ku tue!! and just before i texted, si mas and si yus kana telipon, CONSECUTIVELY, oleh pompuan yang kana withheld numbor nya saying, "u wanna meet up? i'm eighteen, i saw u at a store blahdiblahdiblah..." cematu lah, the boys just tutup.. skali mas was like, "barangkali its the person who stole your phone!!"

and i was like "awu ahhhh!!" yatah ku text atu..

then i called the number up and this is a summary of what was said

icham : who is this?
on the other line : who is this?
i : who is this? you have my phone!
o : no i dont this is my phone!
i : thats my phone! i'm calling my own phone number! u stole my phone!!
o : well i'm not gonna give it back!
[at this point i was already fuming angry! sehingga i couldnt think of what to say!!]
i : would u be so kind enough to give it back?
o : oh, i'm not that kind...
i : I NEVER SAID YOU WERE! i'm just asking you to be nice

pokoknya that was the essence of the conversation sama orang yang sungguh kurang ajar dan sopan itu and she cut me off..

tangah ku marah2, si yus sama si mas had to calm me down with several repetitions of the "lailahailla anta subhanaka inni kuntum minazzalimin"

it calmed me a bit

but straight after that, i called the o2 stolen phones hotline and got the phone barred..

i still dint feel calm then..

the thing is you see.. i'm not so much as concerned with the sim card/number.. but the phone, no mater how buruk and pacah it was, it had sentimental value in it..

iman punya baby picures and videos were in it, and gambar2 yang banyak kenangan, and video meez as a cuban delegate and elush's ode to ***** [hehe], pokoknya banyak lah.. and i lost it..

i just hope karma will work its way thru with that person! what goes around, comes around.. hopefully in twofold!! ishk sasak kue.. like meez said, ada udang di sebalik batu maybe??

i told meez and elush this just now on the phone and the harshest possible comeback elush could make was...

"BURUK TU SIKU NYA!"

hahahaha funny lah elush anie.. hahaha we ended up laughing ourselves up with her comment.. hahhaa i hope elush doen't mind me posting this.. thanks for the good laugh lush!! i so miss you!

and in the light of what meez blogged, it wasnt that phone, instead, it was that phone only in a light powder pink colour.. ehehe its so cute, i really could NOT resist.. hehehe and it also came with a little pink pouch and really pretty charms that had the design on the phone itself.. in love with it. hehe

but dont worry meez, i do not wish to kick your ass for getting is WRONG! haha nada deh.. mun ganya atu.. i still love you!! hehe

p.s i must apologise for the constant procrastination.. hehehe i keep on saying 'i'll blog later' but only end up blogging after months!! hehe sorry meez, viewers have to count on you to keep this blog up.. but dont you worry viewers, meez has so many things on her mind and she will without doubt entertain you all even more so that i could ever possibl do.. huhu

ok my dolings, until next time, peace out,
assalamualaikum,

icham the chantique ;o)

An Echam Update

2007-01-14T01:34:00.000Z

Hey everyone,

I know it says "an echam update" but this is meez and i'll be updating you guys on what's been happening with our lovely echam since she couldnt be bothered to blog.

So, if anyone's trying to get a hold of her on her phone, just to let you guys know...a terrible tragedy has happened (Drama much?) Haha. Anyways...echam has misplaced (a better way of saying lost) her phone so she most probably lost all u guys' punya numbers. But not to worry, she has gone and got herself a new phone and a new number so be kind and give her a shout out of your phone numbers when shes around ok?

The phone she got is uber cool and eventho its not the latest in the nokia collection, its definitely funky and Schweeeet looking and fits with her personality. The picture below is the phone she got...if im not mistaken. Cham..if i get this wrong...feel free to edit this post and proceed in smacking me in the bum. Hahaha. Its the nokia 7370 from the L'amour Collection.

I think it was time for her to get a new phone jua bah. As they say... ada udang disebalik batu. Baik jua teliponmu kana curi coz kalau inda, u wouldn't have gotten this phone which is kick ass and NEW. Should've seen her old nokia..its been though a lot over the past 3 years. It was definitely a trooper that fone. It will sadly be missed... LoL.

Hope that shed some light on what echam is up to at the moment. Hehe. Thats it for now from Meez.

Ciao Bella.

P.S. Cham...howd u like the post? Hehe. Love u toots.

Out of sorts

2007-01-14T01:13:00.000Z

Assalamualaikum y'all,

Got up in a funk today. Feel so unproductive and useless this whole entire day. Sometimes having the internet and speedy internet connection is not all thats cracked up to be...especially when you have exams to study for...urghhs.

I think i may have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed coz i feel so lost this whole entire time. Yesterday i was fine and dandy...but today, something just switched off. And i don't know what made it switch off and what exactly was switched off. It might be the fact that i sleep at around 4 in the morning and wake up at noon, so basically i wasted half the day away. Maybe thats getting to me...the guilt. *shrugs* Entah lah labu...

Hopefully i'll get over this funk before my exams. Oh yeah, i have exams next wk, on Monday on Musics of the World. Currently revising up on North Indian music and will be moving onto Brazilian samba and...african music. Wish me luck. Hope i can ace this one. Amiin.

Catch up with u guys later.

Gudnyte...Ciao bellas....Meez

Emo Lingo

2007-01-14T01:05:00.000Z

Heya people,

Told you i would follow up on what exactly EMO means. This term has been in circulation for a long time now and most people don't have a clear idea what it is. Even me. They listen to a particular kinda of music like My Chemical Romance, Bullet for My Valentine, Panic! At the Disco and Fall out Boy (though this is just mostly based on assumptions). I listen to these kinds of music but i dont think im an emo.

ANyways, found a picture of what a stereotypical EMO kid wud look like. And i got one definition for what EMO means from www.urbandictionary.com. So check it out for urselves.

EMO:
One who rejects "pop culture" and joins the counter-culture realm. Usually has ideas contrary to popular opinion and seeks to gain a better understanding of life through artistic venues. May appear depressed, have black or red hair, and dress in a way that is contrary to what is popular. Thrift stores, art, coffee shops, underground music, and poetry are usually of great interest. Contrary to popular opinion, though an emo kid may seem depressed, within their own group there is an element of deep understanding and friendship. Emo kids see the world as beautiful, but its inhabitants as lost and depressing.

So thats it on emo okay? Open and shut case? I zink zo. Lets stop this madness and save us the headache. =)

Ciao bellas.

Meezah Aziz

What's the deal with alcohol?

2007-01-12T20:10:00.000Z

Hey y'all, this is gna be a heavy topic so just please bear with me okay?

I just went down to my kitchen just now to wash my dishes and i saw 4 bottles of alcohol lying around, 3 unopened and another which was opened and obviously empty. And there were also like grl's stuff around..like purses and hair straighteners and everything. Just thought it was strange since my girl hallmates don't drink and why would their stuff be at the common room?

I was in the middle of doing my dishes when my guy hallmate came down with his friends. This guy i dont really like that much. He has that emo vibe going..not that i dont hav a thing against emos, its just that hm in particular just rubs me the wrong way. He hardly speaks to me unless spoken to, but when james (my other hallmate) is around, he talks like there's no tomoro. What is the deal? Walaupun usulku bukan mcm urg putih..pandai kali ku beckp englis kali ahh...better than u kali.

Before we get on the subject of alcohol, let me just give you my definition of what an EMO is.

EMO. A contracted version of EMOTIVE which is often associated to youth subcultures who are into emo music and the notion that nothing and noone gives a shit abt them also known as "tortured soul syndrome". Dress code:Skinny jeans for both guys and girls, hoodies,sneakers, heavy eye makeup and long fringe/bangs in the face kind of thing. Preferred genre of music: Emo music.

I promise to put up a stereotypical image of what an emo is supposed to look like, just have to go find it. And the definition above may or may not apply, but dont take my word for it, go out and observe.

But yeah..getting back on topic, what the hell is up with alcohol and these urg putihs?? It's like they can't function without alcohol...especially when it comes to having a great time. I just don't get how their whole lives are centred around alcohol. Take my hallmate for example, there were 4 bottles of alcohol okay? Mcm...drg 3 urg...i thought to myself...oh no...somebody is really gna get smashed tonight. I mean, i know because of my faith and religion i tend to be super biased abt alcohol but knowing what i know abt it, like in excess it can damage ur liver and make you lose all inhibitions which may or may not cause harm to yourself, alcohol can be bad for you.

If i wasnt brought up in this faith pun i couldn't see myself being that dependent on alcohol. I mean i can imagine myself accompanying my meals with wine and stuff but never binge drinking. I guess its the whole culture thing...they've been around this substance from the day they can walk probably, so maybe they see it as a normal progression into adult life. Well i just think that its stupid...especially when they abuse it.

Why am i acting so crazy abt this? Maybe this tension i have for my hallmate is just bubbling over...i just dont like him that much. Hahaha. Atu baru brutal honesty. Inda apa, just a few more months and i wont have to see his face ever again.

Told u this was gonne be a bit heavy. Ah well. And as i am typing this, i can hear the effects of alcohol taking over already..the craziness has set in. Woohooo...go alcohol....NOT!

Stay away from alcohol..(esp if u're muslim).if you're not please don't abuse it.

Ciao bellas.

Fickle English Weather

2007-01-12T15:47:00.000Z

Ola gorgeous people,

Its a beautiful morning...well..afternoon...since i just woke up a few hrs ago. Buruk banar. Ah well, exams exhausted me, so i deseved those few hrs in bed. I had my 2nd exam yesterday, Historical Approaches to Popular Music and it went better than i had hoped seeing that it was, in my opinion, one of the tougher modules. I managed to write a lot on this paper and im just hoping that its enough for me to score good marks.

ANyways here are some picture of the day before the exams. Somehow it reflected how i was feeling at that time.

This was when it tarus2 rained...symbolised how i was so not ready for exams.

The rain is slightly lighting up...feeling much better about going thru the exams.

The sun is starting to shine through again...feeling a LOT better abt exams.

Order is restored...beautiful day...its a sign...i can do these exams! Bring it.

This goes to show u how exams, like the weather is so FICKLE. One minute u're all down and depressed abt it, another minute u're fine about it and theres that one perfect moment where u think that you'll be alright...that u can do anything and beat these exam blues. I'm going through the same exact motions and hopefully i come out as the big kahuna in the end. AMiin.

"The light will shine through at the end of a struggle"

Ciao bellas.
Meez72

Just because

2007-01-10T02:27:00.000Z

Hellooo beautiful people,

Just because it's such a quiet and peaceful night i decided to blog. I'm quite surprised that it is this quiet here at my halls because it never happens because some of the people here are pretty crazy tapi good crazy. You know, the first thing i saw when i looked out the window this morning was this huge ORANGE traffic cone outside someone's window. Either it was a gift or somebody got super super drunk. Hahaha.

I'm so loving how quiet it is.There's not even rain and howling wind to spoil the happy picture of silence. Bisai..wish every time ada kraja it was this quiet...makes concentration a definite possibility. Oh yeah, i just wanted to say that i got off from skyping with echam. She and i have discovered the wonders of skyping which is cool. Kdg2 we'll just be silent and do our own thing but the fact that we know that we're on opposite ends of the phone(?) is comforting. She's fine by the way, in case you guys have become uber bored with me posting saja. She has exams this friday so shes studying really hard..so people please wish her luck when u get the chance.

Other than that...she'll be going to London next weekend to catch 'Wicked', a musical about the witches of Oz's side of the story. I've heard that its based on the book..so definitely have to get the book. Cheaper entertainment. Haha. But i bet the musical will be one to remember.

We even talked about where to live next year..or rather the end of this year. She's been house hunting udah and from the sounds of it the house seems really homey and huge..with a basement and 3 floors kali. I'm also gonna start house hunting after exams are done. Theres 2 possibilities...either i live in halls tapi dgn sue and the rest of the bruneians or.. we look for a house with 4/5 rooms and living room. I feel that i really2 want a house because i like the idea of coming home to people and conversing. Kalau in halls, u can be very anti-social when u want to..bekurung saja dibilik and avoid people. Tapi yes..i do like the idea of a shared living room where everyone can hang. So..gonna wait till february to go look at houses. I need to make a list.

Oh, in case you guys don't know. I like to make lists. Not just lists for important stuff, i even write daily "what to do's"..well not EVERYday..im not that pathetic. But yes i definitely like lists. The longer it is the more i can cross out. Haha.

Thats it for now..gonna go fit in a session with Wentworth *wiggles eyebrows*

Stay healthy people..drop the Krispy Kremes!

Ciao bellas,

Meez =) ( i am Tiger Lily....hear me roar....ROOOOOOAAAAARRRRR )

Like a house of cards...it will all come crashing down

2007-01-09T15:21:00.000Z

Hey people,

Exams officially started for me. Finished about 3 hrs ago at 12 and the relief was immense. The paper was not as bad as i would've thought but i wasn't fully satisfied with it. The questions weren't too hard but they weren't exactly easy either so i don't want to be too confident on my performance so i'll just leave it at..."It was OK".

The moment i got home i ripped down the post-it paper of today's exam and promptly crumpled it and put it in the bin. I can't wait until i rip all of them down! Because right now there's 3 post-it notes which seem to mock me from where they are. Reminding me of the other exams i've yet to sit for. Well...like a house of cards...it will all come down eventually. Mwahahaha. Can't wait for that day. I'm seriously thinking of making a huge event out of it. Invite friends over and see me rip them down. All of them! Mwahahahahaaha.

Now i have to revise for another exam for this week. Wish me more luck on that one.

P.S. 2-week hiatus my ass...lakat jua blogging nie. Like you and me...i just couldn't stay away... =S

Until later,

Be pure of thought and of mind and of soul and of heart and of segala2nya. Kay...rambling has set in. Better go.

Ciao bellas.

It's Now or Never

2007-01-09T00:31:00.000Z

Nine hours and 30 minutes to my first ever Uni exam. I keep stressing over the fact that its my first batch of uni exams..my FIRST!!. Why do i keep thinking its so special? Coz exams suck and therefore don't deserve a space for specialness, so there.

But yet...if i do kick ass on this paper...then it will deserve its place of specialness..i will place it high on a pedestal for years to come and be glad that i've overcome it. Oh how i wish this will definitely2 come true. Amiin.

9 hrs and 25 mins to go..its now or never. Wish me luck!!

Ciao bellas

Updates updates updates

2007-01-08T13:34:00.000Z

Heya cham,lush and everyone else.

This post is just an update of what's been happening because i'll probably be on a 2 wk hiatus due to exams. Exams...uurrghhh.. mudahan tah sanang. Amiiin.

So here goes:-

(1) My first exam is in less than 24hrs for Music, Cinema and Broadcasting at 10-12 pm.

(2) Finished season 2 of Prison Break and anxiously awaiting the season continuation come Jan 22/29.

(3) For the first time in 4 months, my cupboard is fully stocked with food.

(4) Starting to like the idea of wearing the tudung tapi still in the experimental stages.

(5) Usually sleep at arnd 4-5 am during hols due to....gilmore girling, prison breaking, grey's anatomy-ing and heroing. Its so bad i know...i just love TV series =D

(6) Echam only has 2 papers to do and she starts and finishes in 1 day..so yea...a bit jealous of that. Nda apa cham. =P

(7) Put in money into my bank account...still unsure of how to do it but managed fine at the end.

(8) Had a case of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) when i vacuumed the common room and cleaned the kitchen. Rimas ku meliat, bejurit bah hallmates ku ani. I dunno if that was OCD or just because i didnt want to get back to studying. Maybe a bit of both.

(9) Its SNOWING!!! Is what i would say if i could actually see snow falling from the sky...but no...alum..but it is getting colder tho.

(10) My aunt celebrated her __th birthday today.

(11)I miss everyone =(. From Elush, to Echam, to Beb to Rosie to Umi to Jirin and to Kaka Ziah to everyone back home.

(12) In 5 months time..we'll be done with our first year as undergraduates...hopefully semua bejalan lancar for our second year. Amiiin.

Oraits...thats it for now..gotta go "study" and hopefully i can ace this exam berabis-berabisly. No kidding. =) Gue akan cuba sedaya upaya. Like the AF moto..."saya akan cuba yg TERBAIK".

Assalamualaikum and Love all you beautiful people...yes you behind the computer =D

Ciao bella. x x x x

Cardiff and Elush

2007-01-06T21:06:00.000Z

Assalamualaikum,

Here are some long overdue pictures of our vacation arah Cardiff, Wales at Elush's Llantarnam Rd pad. Seronoks eventho it was uber cold...we survived by sleeping with each other. Hahaha. I'll leave u to think about that one...long and hard.

This is the picture of me eating pasta arah this place where the theme was on classical music geniuses like Beethoven, Chopin and Bach.

This one is of me, elush and echam after riding the ferris wheel. Super fun but sikit lagi muak coz the handlers kept spinning us around everytime kami bepusing.

Ummm....yg ani....i just think they were hungry esp c echam. =P

This is us with our hosts...emma and jules and elush!

Chillin arah living room with our pajama bottoms...aku suka!

Friends reunited...i miss elush and echam...=(

Eventhough there are a lot more pictures of us...im afraid i have to put them on reserve coz of a number of reasons:
(a) Aku ngalih.
(b) Something's wrong with the format of this stupid blogger shite...inda ku pandai.
(c) Takutku kamu sasak meliat muka kami saja.
(d) Takutku kamu tecabar meliat kami luan lawa bah...kami 3 tah lagi (i think i've osmosis-ed a bit of echam's vainness). =P
(e) Everything hurts from my eyes, to my back to my fingers to even my laptop's keyboard.
(f) Ngalihku banar.. haha. =P

Bah, thats it for now..i will probably blog again in the wee hrs of the morning. Maybe..most likely. Dari not blogging...baik blogging kan. =P

Ciao bellas.

Serenade me with beautiful music

2007-01-02T01:02:00.000Z

Ola friends,

Its now 1 am and i'm still up and about not intending to sleep at all. Cham, you're nowhere online so i'm left to my own devices to keep me occupied..nyeeh..did u get a hangover from all the partying? Hehehe. Nada deh...just kidding.

I've been online since the moment i woke up and i don't know if thats worrying or healthy. Lol. Worrying because it seems like im not being very productive, healthy because i'm connected to the world, like i'm able to talk to my family and everything. So, it's not too bad. I'll get the studying done eventually. Amiin.

This afternoon, i stole the radio from the kitchen and firmly placed it in my room. Hehe, nanti saya turunkan balik. I've had the radio on for about 2 hrs now and its been lovely. Its been serenading me with beautiful music, pure escapism. The music is just right because i've not turned the dial once, which is unusual for me since i'm so antsy and restless all the time. So, i'm pretty much content with my environment right now...because of what im listening to.

Okay...atu pulang gnya aku kan ckp, i know its random, i know it might be boring...but i dont care coz its what im feeling right now. Either deal with it or cari blog lain. Mwahahaha.

Since its 2007, find something to make you happy. This is making me happy..so i'm one step closer. Closer to what? Even i don't know the answer to that yet. Nyeeh.

Ciao beautiful people.

Gimme RaiNboWs in 2007

2007-01-01T14:16:00.000Z

H a p p y N e W Y e a r 2 0 0 7.

Hello people!!

Had a good new year's? I had a really quiet one with friends. Due to the strong winds in Liverpool, the mayor cancelled the fireworks and countdown events for new year's eve. Boringks. Tapi udah kami kluar, mcm okay pun weathernya. Boooo. But i did manage to catch the fireworks display at the London Eye on TV...it was so beautiful makes me kinda wish i was actually there to experience it. Tapikan...mcm ramai urg di river Thames atu so maybe that wouldn't be such a good idea.

Ah well...theres gonna be loads of new year's eve celebrations in the following years so im not too depressed by it. And i think it's more memorable to spend it with loved ones, baru ada kick. I was even tempted to go to Leicester just for 2 days so i had someone to celebrate new year's with. But i've spent way too much oredi, if the train ticket was cheap i wud've treated myself but kan exam bah. Banyak excuses aku ah. Nanti saja cham ahh. Love u. Hehe.

My new year's eve was prety uneventful, i was planning to enjoy a movie marathon at the cinema...alone...sendiri but then i got delayed so i missed my movies so i decided to save it for today. But then i woke up late lagi so im still contemplating whether i should go out in the wet and cold and walk for 15 mins towards the cinema. Antah lah labu, i could save me some money. Haha.

I've reached a mental block right about now. Have a prosperous new year everyone. May it be better and more eventful for you, me and everyone else. Amiin. I hope 2007 will be a good year for me both on the academics side and the social side. Amiin. =P

Love u all, be merry and enjoy the year to the fullest.

Ciao bellas

Home sweet Home

2006-12-24T23:58:00.001Z

Heya!

Im home...im back in Liverpool. Thank Godness. Don't tagur my spelling of godness because i do mean Godness...not goodness. Hehehe. The train ride was bloody long...kusutku. THanks to aidah, jirah and umi for dangani-ing me to Euston station to carry my stuff. Thanx banget gitu lho, without u guys inda kali ku tebala bawa segala luggage and kotak2ku balik ke Liverpool.

The other thing is that.....IM SICK!! Fudge it to hell. This is the second time i've been sick in the 3 months i've been in the UK. And that is not good because i never get sick. Ask echam, i never get sick. My antibodies are quite strong you know. Ahaks. But yeah, i've been attacked by the flu and cough bug. Thanx cham, i think that was your parting gift to me. LoL. Im not blaming you tho, maybe it was time for me to get sick. Mwahaha.

As i am blogging, i am comfortably settled into Noor's comfy couch and begumpal in blankets and duvets watching Love Actually. Oh, its Christmas Eve by the way. How fast time passes by..Sighh.....baik jua ada Noor....kalau inda..i go crajie in halls kali. Wahaha. Thank God for SKY TV as well.

Exam is in 2 weeks, essay is still in progress...research for it hasn't even started yet but me thinks me can do it. As always....amiiinnn. DEar God, please help me out on this one. To tell you the truth i am really scared about the exam simply because its the first uni exam of my life and i do not know how to go about it. Sigh... Ah well...time will unfadge everything. I hope i'll do alright...amazing i hope. Amiin.

Im gonna rest for a few more days...do a bit of reading and research *insyaallah* and i am so looking forward to BOXING DAY SHOPPING and everything else under the foggy sun. Hehehe. I wanna see what i can get at a cheaper and more reduced retail price. YAY! I will keep u updated on how that'll turn out.

For now, i will get back to recuperating from my cold..blast it all. Bleegghh.. Hoping to lose my appetite? Yes but i don't think it'll happen anytime soon. Masa winter tah lagi...ALUUUMMM.

With a parting word...

"Love is actually all around"

S e l a m a t H a r i N a t a L
Ciao bellas.

Cold cold cold COLD

2006-12-22T21:26:00.000Z

Heya people,

Greetings from London...Brunei Hall to be exact. I have been here for the past 2 days and its been alright. Just buntu kdg2 thinking of places to go in the cold. I know its London and everything but to me, its not all that its cracked up to be. I think if u have loads of $$ to burn, then you'll fit right in with the London social scene of clubbing, shopping, dining out and everything. I know its ...whats the word....very capi of me to over-generalize the situation in London because you can have a good time on a budget sini if you know the cheap and affordable places to go to.

But for me...its still way too expensive. I would love to live in a city as bustling as London, like you'll never get bored..there's always something to do. Kalau ku ada sugar daddy atau laki kaya atau aku a successful professional who earns like millions every week barutah kali tu. Wahahaha. Amiin.

We left Cardiff on Thursday afternoon and when we said our goodbyes to the girls, elush cried. Kesian. Mcm aku pun kan nangis tapi aku tahan. Because alum tantu when we'll be seeing each other next and she made us feel really2 welcomed in Cardiff. I loved the days i spent with her, i love her housemates, Jules and Emah...as crazy as they are..they are just lovely people. I think i even fell in love with Cardiff just a teeny tiny bit.

Anyways...eventho im in the heart of the Uk.....swinging LONDON...i can't help but feel restless. I can't wait to get back home to my bubble where everything is sort of familiar...can't wait to get back to Liverpool. Can't wait to get back on my feet and get some studying done. Exam in 2 weeks yo. I have an essay due masa reopening of school. The hellll.... booooo.

For now, its a happy christmas and a good night.

Ciao bellas,

Be happy with the one u're with...spread the love. Make it a merry KISS-mas. Mwwaaahhzzz

Welcome to Cardiff...Hawddamor tua Caerdydd

2006-12-18T15:06:00.000Z

Assalamualaikum,

Greetings from Cardiff.

Hi!! Me and echam arrived in Cardiff on Saturday masa last week and met up with elush and her funny2 housemates, Emma and Jules. Right from the start i knew id like Cardiff. Its such a cool city. Bisai lah. So different from Liverpool. I mean Liverpool is great but alum sampai standard Cardiff prasanku.

So...when i got to Cardiff, elush bawa saya balik so i could drop off my stuff and rest for a while. At 3.45 pm we went back to town to pick up echam. Atu ya when we got to the train station, she came running out and gave us a huge hug!! It was like a mini reunion...so mcm siok lah.

Lapas atu kami ke Chicken Cottage coz echam lapar berabis..and when we got to chicken cottage, she ordered 2 sets of 4 BBQ lamb ribs, Chicken and fries...onion rings and minuman.. Yatah saya tebangang coz banyak..so i asked..."Are you ordering for everyone?" And she answered me with a straight face....."INDA". Hahahaha. Classic jawapannya atu...

After kami kenyang...we went back home to Elush's place. I like rumahnya...apart from it being cold..its very cozy and homey. Come to think of it, rumah diBrunei slalunya be-air conditioning jua...so i dunno y the cold is bothering me...but it does kadang2. Pfftt..what the hell..im on holiday. Hehehe.

On Sunday, the girls and I went to the city and we did the environmental thing and walked to the city through this pretty park. The only problem with the park is that there were a lot of dogs!! Bekeliaran...they weren't even on a leash. And it was so funny, everytime ada kuyuk, we all wud get into one line and walk to a side...hehe...ketara wah takut ahh. Then after we went to the city, since kelaparan, kami mengaga this place called 'BALI' its a mix of singaporean, indonesian and malaysian cuisine. I was in heaven coz lama udah inda makan makanan melayu bah. I had the nasi goreng and elush had the singapore noodles and echam had the sambal ayam with plain rice. NYaman!!! Udah atu kami kekanyangan mcm ular abis makan a whole buffalo. Hahaha. Nasib saja we walked..at least inda jus burut sangat.

We also went to Winter Wonderland yg opposite the Town Hall and the Museum.. The place wasn't that huge but there were a lot of people. Happening lah. There were merry-go-rounds, ferris wheel, skating rink and mcm2 lagi. Me, echam, lush, jules and emma went on the ferris wheel. We were excited kan naik ahh..like little school kids.

Bah...atu saja dulu...my creative juices has been used up and im hungry....Lushhh.....FOOODD!!!

Ciao Bellas,

Merry Christmas

Christmas Break!!

2006-12-15T20:01:00.001Z

Assalamualikum people,

I have been missing in action for quite a few days now seeing that i am already in the holiday mood and uni is just BLEEEGGGHH now everytime i think abt it. This week has been pretty eventful and productive somewhat.

Well...for one thing, last week i passed up all my major assignments...three essays handed in on 3 consecutive days. Almost pengsan saya membuat...but alhamdulillah i got thru it. As soon as i handed the last coursework in, my mind went into hyper holiday/relaxation mood. Inda kira ahh. Hehe. And that weekend's BruManch talentime made it go into overdrive...i was that happy with handing in my work and not having to care about it anymore. Kudos to aidah for bringing us around and staying arah ka syidah punya place. Nda rugi ku ke manchester. Aidah fed me well..

So, this week is a very long weekend prasanku. I finished school masa on wednesday, but technically i finished on tuesday coz on wednesday atu tutorial ganya....abt 15 mins. Then me, sue, aimi, noor, sanny, razif, amal and dk went to watch 'The Holiday'. It is sooooo gooooddd.. I recommend anyone to watch it. Bring a friend...most likely of an opposite sex...its so siok. After the movie, me and sue slept over arah aimi and noor's house. AKu suka rumah drg coz they had the one thing aku rindu berabis....a TV and SKY. Hahaha. I was in heaven the whole night...inda lapas the remote from my hand. Hahaha. Sanny and Razif joined us and we slept so late.....around kul 5 pagi. Sanny tu....hyper....we were all hyper because of Noor's teh-tastic teh tarique. I like...

Tomoro morning i will be headed to Cardiff to go see my elush. I havent seen her in 2 months so its gna be great.And Echam's gna meet up with me there..Hehe. I was actually supposed to sleep over arah dk and amal's place tonight then bangun awal and head to the train station since inda jauh, but then tonight is pretty crappy coz its been raining and i dont want to have to go all the way to the city in the rain...esuk sama jua...baik saja dari sini. Kan kan kan? Kaaaaaannnnn...

So i will be on break for abt a week and a half. I will be in ardiff for abt a week and london for the weekend. Then back to sweet old Liverpool on the 24th of Dec. But i will be staying arah rumah noor sampai whenever...alum tau. Hehe. Then it'll be studying time for exams in january. Cursed exams....booo.

Anyways...thats the update for now. I will try my best to blog over the holidays...but don;t hold ur breath waiting for it. Okay? I promise some pictures and everything. Insyaallah.

Orait geng, assalamualaikum and have a good christamas break.

Ciao bellas.

People I Miss

2006-12-05T18:51:00.000Z

Assalamualaikum all,

Felt a bit blue and all today since its such a gloomy day, so decided to put up some pics to nyamankan hatiku. Plus, i have loads of pictures i wanted to show, so might as well. HAhaha.

So here are the people i miss habis didunia. If i could just spend 10 mins with them pun alhamdulillah.

1. My younger sisters, Jim and Pis. They can be annoying tapi i would do anyything for them...within reason that is.

2. My cheeky cheeky cousins..tapi polite. Amin and Amir (the twins) and Nazmi (a.k.a. OWEN)

3. Mama and Bapa (goes w/o saying)

4. Si JIM. Aku suka adiku.

5. Kakaku..

6. My cool as woolies aunties, makayah and teenoi.

7. The rest of the angel's squad..especially ezah.
8. Everyone in this picture..termasuk org yg mengambarnya dan orang2 yg kepalanya terpotong dan those dudes with the tupi haji.

Bah, kalau i missed out anybody gtau saja..tapi right now, this looks about right. Cham, aku nda rindu kau coz ko malar telipun aku and aku jumpa ko masa Xmas break anyways...plus ko urg UK udah, nda jua ku payah ngunjar sangat. Wahaha.

Love one another

Peace in the world.

Ciao bella

Gail Force 9

2006-12-03T18:01:00.000Z

Sssuuupppp...

Ever experienced winds so strong that it could literally pick you off the ground? Well my friends...i experienced such winds today. And it wasnt sekada "winds" ganya....it was GAIL FORCES to the power of 9 i tell you. And i so did not make that up. Haha..welll...thats a lie..i did. =P Tapi kan...aku mana exageratting coz the winds were really strong.

So, i woke up late today, but the day looked sunny except for the super strong winds..at 2 pm it looked pretty fine. And it looked like a good day to get out of the house and get food stuff. So, after i finished mandi and everything, i looked outside and it was turning dark and it wasnt even 3 yet. Somehow i knew it was gonna rain but i was hopeful that it wouldn't. So i kept asking God to delay the rain which he did until i reached the city. Thank God the rain wasnt as heavy but the winds were such a bitch and i was sensible enough not to bring an umbrella coz my the angin would've kicked my umbrella's ass by tturning it inside out.

Then, went to ICELAND, this super cheap store where u can get your groceries in bulk and at cheap prices. I went crazy in there. Bananas, apples, juice, keropoks, biskut..siok ahh. I was apretty happy shopper until i got to the checkpoint and memikirkan cana kan mengangkut. Baik jua saya ada bawa beg sikut. Atu pun, not everyting muat. Carrying it over my shoulders with 2 more plastic bags in my hands and up a hill to get to my place wasnt an easy task my friends. TORTURE habis.

And all the while im thinking...okay im gna have really nice muscles...HAHAHA...baru ya..optimistic banar. Tapi udah ku balik...banar ih...ada definition. Cham and lush...nanti ku nunjukkan ahh. =P Hahahaha. Then, when i got home, had to climb 4 flights of stairs and open 3 doors before getting to my room. After that i was so tired and hungry..i ate 2 bananas, 2 kropoks and a bottle of water. Mcm belumba marathon...masa ribut taufan. And i think some small pebble hit me in the cheek coz mcm merah cheekku..tapi nda sakit. Bloody GAiL Forces 9.

Anyways, aku kan goreng popia dulu...lama udah ku mengidam popia. Popia frozen pun jadilahhh....asal ada.. Alhamdulillah.

I will probably blog again seeing how bored i am today..so keep-a-reading.

Gail Force 9...over and out!

Ciao bellas

Reality calling..

2006-12-03T13:55:00.000Z

Mi Familia (minus kaka zee, ampun ka!)

Assalamualikum everyone,

Today was another lazt day for me, again i set the alarm clock for 9/10 am and somehow my subconcious is really really stubborn. Inda ya mau bangun....its made up its mind to just wake up at 1 pm anyway.

Well...to defend my subconcious...and me also..dimalam payah tdor coz bunyi diluar window atu mcm ribut taufan. It was raining cats and dogs and the wind was howling like mad...so that disrupted my sleep lah. So aku ahir bangun is JUSTIFIED by that. And i prasanku today i woke up early than previous2 days coz i was woken up by mama's phonecall.

She always catches me offguard that woman, like masa ku tangah nyaman2 tidur where im all buruk and suara nda mau keluar. So, as usual, when u've just woken up and kan answer the phone, u test out ur "answering phone" voice. Usually goes.."Hello...hello..HELLO...eh helllo" and i tied that tadi. Let the phone ring for a few seconds, then i answered all chirpy and perky like. SEkali......twang twang twang....she didnt buy it. Mama somehow knew i was faking it. Sheesshh..payah2 saja ku praktis suara telfonku. Mwhahaha.

It was good talking to mom, when i hung up sedihku coz i miss her so much. She can be funny at times and can be annoying when she doesnt listen to what u're trying to say padahal u're in front of her udah..but I LOVE MY MOM. haha. Iatah that quirky and zany personality of hers yg saya rndu habis2. When she called, it brightened up my day and somehow reminds me what im here for..what im meant to do. So reality came-a-calling and i really liked it.

Ciao bellas,

Catch up with u later...

Can this weekend be anymore boring?? Seriously..

2006-12-02T20:29:00.000Z

Assalamualaikum semua,

A big shout out to my sister, kaka ziah, for being a faithful follower of this blog. Thanx ka. Hehehe. Im working on getting a tagboard on here, it will take a while, ko tau how computer illiterate i can be. Wahaha.

Well..about this weekend. I can sum it up in one word...one word!! BORING!! Seriously. Kan menangis saja ku inda memikirkan ahh. I mean, compared to last weekend's activities such as Liverpool Games and the raya closing open house at DK's and Amal's..this weekend is proving to be very bland indeed. The only thing to look forward to is finishing my effin assignments...atupun ick.

My weekend started on thursday night essentially coz my i dont have class on Fridays. So, instead of studying and getting a start on those assignments...what did i do? I went ahead with my Grey's Anatomy marathon. Its addictive!! And im starting to use words like "SERIOUSLY" all the time now. Curse u GA. Haha. And i think im a nocturnal creature, i dont do well in daytime but i flourish at night! I sleep kdg2 at 2 am, even 4 am during weekends. Cubatah class ani malam2, baru ya. Gets my brain working tu. Hahahaha.

So, on Friday, woke up late, went online and chatted with wei and jim and a couple more people. Showered, prayed and waited for sue to come so she could borrow my luggage. I was happily chatting away online when i heard a booming knock on my door...sekalinya siapanah? c Sue!! Haha. For such a tiny girl, she knocks like a freakin' giant. LOL.

Since we were both bored and had no idea what to eat for dinner, we decided to go out. Kami plan kan bawa urg lain, but since drg ada plan masing, it was just the two of us. We headed to the new KIMOs and sat there talking and eating. We went out at 6 and i went home around 9. Siok jua udah tu. Siok coz i was getting out of the house and had someone to talk to. And no...i am not pathetic...im just bummed these days okay.

Anyways, that was the highlight to my weekend. Theres still Sunday to look forward to, but....apa ada? I have no plans. Unless you call finishing up 2 essays a plan...bukan plan tu...thats torture with a capital T. The highlight of today was my sister calling me, thanx for calling ka! Love u to the very2. Gila...sukaku mendangar suaranya ahh and i didnt mind being put over loudspeaker...hahaha..biar suaruku bergema di Brisbane. Mwahahaha.

This was meant to be a short post, but its MEEZ you're talking abt, i NEVER write short posts. Boooo.

Oh guys......i need ur help. Please pray that i'll finish these bloody assignments in time. Amiiiinnn.

Will catchup with u people later, yes?

Love u to the highest mountains.

Ciao bellas

Liverpool Games 2006

2006-11-26T19:02:00.000Z

Heya girls! And anyone else who's reading..

Liverpool Games 2006 hosted by the Liverpool Malaysian society is a one day event where netball and football teams from all over the UK compete in Liverpool.

Hahaha, technical banar aku mendescribe atu, mcm buat newspaper. Anyways, believe it or not, Liverpool Games (LG) was organised like 2 wks before it was meant to happens, so organisation-wise, it was very hectic. Prasanku lah. I mean it got up and running tapi several teams didnt show up on saturday atu.

So, the Liverpool girls, basically me, Aimi and Sue decided to join in wth the Leeds team 2-3 days before LG. How crazy is that?? Mcm spur of the moment kind of thing. Well..i kinda wanted to play actually coz i missed netball so much. Baik jua ada dangan kan main, the Leeds team! Whoop whoop.

Abbee ckp it shud just be a praktis kind of thing for the BruNotts thingy next yr, so aku pun mana saja lah. We just wanted to experience playing together. The team consisted mainly of Malaysians and they were very nice...and very handal. Coming from me, thats a huge compliment. Wahahaha.

From L-R: Filah, Me and Lizah and the person holding the ball like a halo over my head is AIMI..shes THAT small, u cant even see her.

Me, abbee and Filah.

The Leeds-Liv Connection. Its strange, kami baru jumpa, and tarus click.

Bananas anyone? Look how yellow it is.

L-R: Lizah, Ina, Jijah, Filah, Sue, Me, Aimi, Abbee and Ruzana

Me and Sue. I look like i have no boobs...flat..hahaha...but i so do!! Its just the layers and layers of shirts underneath. =P

Me and Aimi and the amazingly blue yet SAKIT ball.

For that one day i was known as...HUDA.

Abbee brought an extra jersey, so might as well pakai kan. Tapi it disrupted the guy eye candy game coz drg nda tau namaku sebenar...booo. Hahahaha.

So, the netball tourney was so much fun. I admit i was a tad out of prakis but prasanku main netball ani like riding a bike, once u learn u never forget. Bukan kah gitu cham? Hehe. There were supposed to be 7 teams that day tapi only 4 teams turned up, 2 teams from Cardiff, Liverpool and Leeds. We played 4 games each and we had 3 wins and 1 tie. Pretty good statistics considering kami baru bejumpa and baru jua kan main sama2. HAndal jua udah tu. The malaysians were very good players. And we had this super tall GA, Min and shes amazing. Mcm galah ani wah. I was so glad i wasnt going against her. Hahaha. Tinggi amat deh.

Oh, just in case saya terlupa, we played OUTSIDE!! In the freaking cold where it was just bagas ujan and the wind was freaking windy and COLD! Baru tah ku pernah main sajuk2 diluar. Hahaha. It was a good experience pulang, prepares us for Notts games nanti. Wahahaha.

And another thing..i terpelicok again.. damn this right ankle. I was extra careful. I swear cham! Haha. just landed the wrong way....AGAIN! Ahahaha. Tapi baik jua not as bad as masa sprain di MS masa atu, i could still play 4 more games after that. I paid 4 pounds for LG, i deserve to get the most out of it. KAn? kan? kan? kan?

Okay...atu saja dulu ya...i need to do a crapload of laundry...its 3 weeks worth...so i hope its gna fit dlm the washing machine. Im gna try. Hahaha. Wish me luck. I will post up some more pictures soon insyallah. Enjoy these ones dulu ya?

Love u all,

Ciao bellas....

London Calling....Part I

2006-11-16T22:03:00.000Z

Assalamualaikum lush and cham,

As promised i have posted up these pictures from the weekend in London. Its gonna be a two-part post, maybe even 3. Kita lihat lah dulu ye kawan2. Hehe.

London was fabulous eventho i didnt get anything there. Touring pun sadang2 saja, the weekend wasnt enough to go round London. Hehe. I loved the hustle and bustle of the city, but i knew aku nda tahan tinggal sana, mcm the people are so self involved in their own lives, dari usulnya lah. That was my first impression of it. Tapi kdg2 te-fantasize pulak saye...what if i did live in London...siok kali. Kalau ada urg finance kan. Lol.

Anyways, back to the pictures...

This is a picture of me and echam outside brunei hall. Sampai jugak kita gambar kat luar nie kan cham. Siok lah. We made our mark di Brunei Hall eventho a lil mark, a mark all the same.

Cham, jan ko prasan ah, aku sengaja randahkan diriku supaya ko usulmu tinggi. Plus....u were on ut tippy toes. Nyahahaha.

Ani arah tampat main futsal, astro turf kah namanya masa di Leicester masa atu. Gila sajuk Leicester atu...mengiggil ku all the way balik kerumah echam. I didnt wana soak myself in hot water tarus for fear everything might just fall off. hahahaha. It was THAT cold.

Starbucks anyone? One of our many starbucks outings...well...for me anyway.

Eiseymen tukang simen.......BLESS cham...

I like this picture...notice the yin-yang coordination of the baju and the cute pose. Hehe. And notice the white furry thing arah telinga c yus. Classic gambar anie.

Me at Hyde Park trying to get the squirrel to talk to the pigeon. They were having a bit of an argument.

This was taken arah Train Station di Leicester..gagas kami kesana kan menuju London.

Me and echam again arah London Underground. I remember that day kami malar train hopping. It was fun tapi mengelirukan. Hahaha. Tapi its a learning experience kan. So....why not?

I will post some more pictures up nanti. Maybe tomoro maybe next week. Ive got a lot to do this weekend. And i havent even started on the essay which is due next week. Fun huh? Any of u girls mau buatkan for me? Aku lanja to free massages nanti udah balik brunei. Hahahahaha.

Well...i hope u girls are well and fine in ur respective places. I wud love to just drop everything and come visit for a week or so, but cannot....ada assignment and shit. But..i do miss you and wish we weren't that far away to begin with so jumpa2 ani not that big a deal.

Ah well.....this can be categorized as a challenge and obstacle yes? Im sure we'll (esp me) will get over it. Xmas holidays is not that far away, insyaallah we'll meet sooner than each of us will think. Amiinnnn.

Right....atu saja dulu yea? Gotta get back to reading which i would probably not do and leave for the ever so handsome Wentworth Miller. Wawaweywa. haha.

Love u girls, take care of yourselves...

Mwaaahhzzzzz to infinity

LIVERPOOL ROCKS..so come visit.

2006-11-16T01:31:00.000Z

Hii lush..hi cham!!

First and foremost....just wanna say that....LIVERPOOL FREAKIN' ROCKS!! It's finally kicked in. Hahaha. I mean, London was okay too..but cukup tah for the weekend saja. Coz i really missed Liverpool when i was away for the weekend. Which i found quite odd. Hehe/

Anyways...this weekend...monday was tough coz it was hard to get back into that whole school routine thing, mcm over the weekend, te-ilang sikit that groove. Manakan, i was having too much fun seeing everyone. Despite several people being moody and unresponsive, t was pretty alright. Had fun with echam. And finally got to see syazwie after so long. That was great.

I will post up the london pictures soon, right now i just wanna elaborate on how awesome liverpool is. So, monday was a pretty easy day for me. Class started at 12 and lasted for an hr saja...so inda luan strenuous (luruskah ejaannya tu...aku na peduli rite now). Then on tuesday, we had this group presentation meeting arah guild, its like a place for students to hang out.

Me and gemma noticed like buses and big trucks arah the back of the Guild ani, and i remebered yg c yuud kata ada Bullet for my Valentine playing. Sekali i told c gemma, and kami pikir tickets sold out, and rupanya ada lakat. Kami terus beli. Aku lagi tia, impulse banar coz i dont even know the band that well. I've only heard of ONE song saja.

So,kami pergi liat lah this band. Banyak kanak2 emo/punk. Mcm cawie rasaku, i felt so old, eventho aku dress mcm drg, like with black hoodie and converse shoes, tapi mcm rasaku tua bah. They look so young. And masa kami meliat the band, this kid who looked abt 12 came up to us and just gave us a hug, sorang2 lagi tu. And it was a good, proper hug. Bisai. Tapinya the kid was drunk. Capi bah. Random banar lagi tu. We didnt even know him.
This picture is a really good one, he's the bassist for 'Bullet for My Valentine". Look at how close i was, mcm bisai aku ambil gambarnya, Haha. The band was okay, its too heavy metal for my taste. Ada some songs lawa, like Tears don't fall sama...All these things. Tapi throughout it was really heavy and urg lagi asak2, mengandat2 yatah annoying sikit. And someone spilled beer arah my feet, so that was pretty disgusting coz beer has this kinda sick smell to it. Bida baunya. haha. Gonna have to wash my clothes soon then. Another picture of the bassist...i think he's dead FIT. Thats the new slang aku pick up disini...FIT meaning HOT...lawa..Hemsem to the max.

That was the concert on Tuesday night, tonight, i went out again coz my lecturer bawa me and my coursemates out to drink arah this really cool pub called the PHILHARMONIC pub. I liked the pub, apparently john lennon pernah pegi minum sana. So it has a lot of history then. I decided to go coz it wasn't far from Mulberry and i thought itd be nice to bond with my coursemates.

AT first i didnt noe what to wear coz ive never been out masa malam2, yth i contemplated on what to wear. Then i remembered this really gorgeous top yg echam bagi, so i have YOU to thank CHam, my best friend in the whole dunia. IT looked really nice. I wore that with my black trousers and beads and heels. I finally looked like a pretty girly girl after like what...2 months of looking like a boy with boobs...or as Gem would say...'i look like a butch lesbian'. hahahahaha....inda ku tepikir kan phrases catu.

So here are some pictures from tonight...

This is me and Lisa and her boyfriend Mickus. Lisa is nice and Mickus calie berabis, he''s one of those people, like, when u meet them for the first time, drg biasa tarus. Bisai lah. Ngam ya dgn c Lisa. Dua2 crack. Hehe.

Another picture of the bassist, can;t get enough of him. He has that rough voice..mcm rimau...coz its that kind of music yg ada mcm ngauman singa atu. Remember when i used to do it cham? Lush? Zah?

This is me and Jon...aku sorang saja panggil ya Jon...Nama sebenarnya Jonathan Greenstein a.k.a Jonny..tapi i find Jonny too long a name to say, yth ku panggil Jon. He's nice but a bit crack-ish..he's a bit of a crackhead too. Lol..eksen..hehehe.

Ayaka and Meez: This is my japanese friend. She's so perky all the time and shes nice too. Hehe. Everytime you tell her something..shed go.."Really??!?". That cracks me up all the time. Tapi now aku ada kwn jepun, so ada connection ke Japan nie. Set.

Gemma and Meez ---> Shes the first person i met in Liverpool and she happened to be in my course and became my first friend. Sukaku ya ani. Calie jua, crack jua...bisai. Sukaku hang out sama ya. Shes teaching me how to loosen up and stuff and shes nice. Definite friend material.

Lead singer, bassist and the drummer. Ada another member, tapi luan jauh. I love this pic. Lawa.

These are my two other coursemates, Lyndsay/Lindsey (i dunno how she spells her name) is the blonde and Sam, the brunette. They both actually started uni last yr udah but this yr drg tukar course, so yth bebalik arah first year undergrad lagi. So i think they're like 20-ish kali. U never know kan... Sam is nice, she talks to everyone and she doesnt seem to be the type to judge and look at u from top to bottom. Just plain nice. Lindsey is okay-ish. Aku alum brapa biasa with her, so starting to get to know her...hopefully ia baik jua...banyak jua ku kwn kan. Hahaha.

I've said too much already and aku pun ngantuks gila nie. Hehe. I have seminars tomorrow which i am so not looking forward to. But there are some things to look forward too..like drooling over these 2 hot guys di class. Me and gemma panggil drg Fittie #1 and Fittie #2. HOT amat gitu lo.

Hope you girls love the pictures as much as i loved getting them and experiencing Liverpool at night. I'm starting to get the hang of this. Insyaallah i'll be a pro by next year. Amiin.

Parting words: LIVERPOOL ROCKS...so come and visit.

Oh and P.S: I didnt drink, i just had soft drinks and i didnt even need to spend 1 p on anything since lecturersku lanja. Cool ah? haha. Baru ya. It was awkward pulang seeing ur teachers outside the classroom, tapi i think its for the better coz they're getting to know us better and vice versa. So Cool Beans!

Really got to go. Don't be shy to leave comments. Love to hear what u girls think. And anyone else for that matter. Does it look like i've lost weight? Im curious coz i don't see it and people hav been telling me that i have. Opinions please..

Ciao my beautiful bellas,

I will see u when the sun rises and when the moon shines through (apakan??) Hahaha.

P.P.S: I missed you in London Lush..hope to see you very very very soon insyaallah. LOve u lots. YOu too cham.

Peace

Purple Rain

2006-11-07T22:53:00.002Z

hey y'all!!

tis officially winter!! times have gone back an hour, the days are pretty much shorter, sunlight only lasts like till 4 pm and its freezing cold!! aaaa
played netball in the malaysian nottingham games on saturday and macam we had to wake up at 5.45 sal the bus was SUPPOSED to leave at 6.30... hahaha gila ahh.. malam maseh wah di luar! sajuk lagey! ehh sakit eh.. had to sleep over at ka fizah supaya na payah jauh bejalan ke bus coz we were meeting up at leicester uni. my play wasnt particularly 'mantap'.. twas so.. ugh.. bida lah rasak ku aku main... ngaleh jua lah.. udah tah na cukup tidur and we lost only by 1 point to go into the quarter finals.. :( tapi takpe.. am not complaining lah.. ngaleh jua udah.. dunno if we (the team) cudve gone on jua.. most of the girls got so tired and took the train home instead of the bus sal klu kai bus we needed to wait till like 5.30 i think.. ugh. haha tidur lah on the way back.
on sunday, we invited the 'hazelians' over for showing our (me & yus) gratitude for helping us get settled in.. kira raya open house trus jua lah.. haha thanks ya y'all hazelians yang sedang membaca.. masak pun inda brapa.. compared to how y'all masak.. huhu

tengah memasak, yus said he was gonna get the tickets that we bought online for our london trip this weekend.. SUPPOSEDLY.. and udahnya membali tiket, ada tia mentext 'm otw dah nie' and then another text came and it read 'syg, aku bawa kawan uni ni ah' and i was ok with it plang na plang papa but then the 'jemputan' was at 6.30 and at the time it was ONLY 3.30! haha and aku ani mikirkan.. awal anie kah masa makan karang.. calie jua tu.. tangah masak kan melayan om puteh kah tu sapa kah tu.. cawie jua tuuu and it dint help that all i had on was a buruk t shirt and sluar tidur and an apron ganyaaaa ughh.. hahahaha

skalinya inda batah atu ada tia bebunyi loceng pintu! ku buka JENG JENG JENG... C MAS!! ehhhhh capie.. caya ku nada drg gito aku ya datang... udah ku bukakan pintu dengan penuh excitement dan sufress (surprise) nya.. aku ani nunggu c meez to jump out from NO WHERE to kajutkan aku.. and panya ya nada.. c mas datang atu pun impromptu... uhuu.. ssiuk lah ada c mas, tapi klu ada c meez and elush lagiiiii siuk

HUHU the boys went mad shopping!! haha mendulur wah c yus ah.. u all, sapa2 yang kemari under 'supervision' c icham sama c yus inda kamu lapar tuu i assure you! mas can vouch for that!! ah mas? c yus got 2 coats!! believe it or not! d burton and mas got a pair of slacks that i think looked good on him.. good choice mas..

oh and we also went to gap!! and ada this bubble vest yang gap kids pnya and lawaaaa habees.. aku sukaa! and muat aku!! so there are perks to being.. i wont say SMALL & FAT, i'll say vertically/horizontally CHALLENGED! hahaha wooohoo.. but it like costed 25 pounds.. uhuuu inda ku tebali! mahal yo.. i already bought one in purple anyhoo.. so maybe.. i thought.. id get it on sale klu masih ada.. huhu and this was on monday yea?

and today (Tuesaday) i went to lectures [Law (a real snooze fest) and Management Accounting] and met up with yus after.. i thought kan jumpa for lunch tapi nya c yus jumpa d newarke and i did.. ya suruh naik dulu and i wanted to borrow the toilet and a sweatshirt sal sejuk banar tadi pagee.. and then nya c yus.. bah ngambil sweatshirt dulu bawah katil, and i was like thinking eh.. behapa ya menaruh sweatshirt bawah katil ani? aku layan ja.. my immediate train of thought told me that it was because he had too many baju begantung already in his closet that this was just extra stuff that was nda important..

kalinya masa naikkan the tilam and the door to the bawah of the be.. i saw a gap bag and dint think much of it.. and then there it was.. c yus pulled it out THE EXACT BUBBLE VEST THAT I SO WANTED!! uhuuuuu ya belikannn!! aku sukaaaa habeees!! hehehee

hahahaa i dont think i can take anymore surprises!! haha macam aku na suka surprises tapi suka jua...! hahahaha u get me?

notice that its reversible!! huhu cool kaan? sukaa habees

A special terima kasih kepada kasih ku 'YUSREZA YUSSIN'

SHOES...glorious....SHOES..

2006-11-02T13:01:00.000Z

SHOESSS ARE LIFE'S GUILTY PLEASURES.

These are my raya shoes which i got for 3 pounds saja. Usulnya macam sakit pulang, but lawaaaaaa....

Pain is beauty as they say.. Hello girls!!

Just wanted to share with you the latest shoes i've gotten. Teruk ihh, mcm theres more shoes in my room then there is food. Hahahahaha. But i love shoes! Esp PUMAS and the trip to Cheshire Oaks was really really really worth it.

If you girls kan turun ke Liverpool, i so know where to take u. CHESHIRE OAKS man, its only 3.50 pounds return from city centre. And theres like loads of factory outlet stores...and mana alang2, its DESIGNER!!. Theres GAP, LEVIS, NIKE, PUMA, BURBERRY...mcm2 lagi lah. BAH turun ahh. Hehehe.

Anyways...here are the shoes that i so so so love..

My puma trainers..proper gym shoes!!

My sports boots..PUMA sports boots..comfy and warm. I LIKE IT.

These ones are adorable, i liked the design on them , mcm oriental dragon design..and it was only 10 pounds!! Bargain. Pandai ku mengunjar. Hehe, sesi angkat bakul.

So far, i've kept myself occupied with my shoes, ada yg aku lum berani pakai keluar. Too nice. Hehehe.

Cham, its shows that we're kindered spirits! We even got shoes yg sama masa di Lester masa atu, suka ku ihh barang2 murah anii. Hahahaha.

So, we've established the fact that Shoes are EVIL but they're a necessary evil...hehe. Whatever that means. Pokoknya aku suka kasut lah. Titik. Full stop. End of story.

I love you girls very much,

Post as much as you can soon. Otay?

Ciao bellas,

ShoeAddict----> Meezah Aziz

HELLO winter...GOODBYE sanity!

2006-11-01T14:53:00.000Z

Hi cham, lush and siapa2 yg sedia membaca..

Hari ani sajuk sekali didunia, eventho the sun is shining habis and generally gives the ILLUSION of warmth...it's not. But at least its a good thing its not raining coz rain + sajuk....not a good combination.

I guess winter is fastly approaching...mudahan tah okay..amiiin. And by okay i mean when i wake up nanti from sleep,i wont have frost hanging off my eyes and nose and other parts. Hahahaha. Ani udah ku kesajukkan, alum lagi masa ia banar2 sajuk...snow segala.

So, the main reason why im doing this post is to do another list. A part II of a 2 part series on "things you dont have to worry about living in the uk" but this time, it's things you DO need to worry about living in the uk.

Here goes.....

THINGS YOU DO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT LIVING IN THE UK.

Waking up in time for your classes, selalunya either parents or amah yg bangunkan.
What to have for breakfast. lunch and dinner everyday. Selalunya mama udah masakkan..miss mom's cooking =(
Sorting out your own bank details.
Paying rent on time...since its the first time you're away from home.
Eating more junk than you're supposed to. And don't blame it on winter and stuff.. =P
Budgeting and spending beyond your means.
Doing the right thing i.e to party or not to party...that is the question.
Having clean clothes (well not a major thing to worry abt, but kdg2 membari malas wah buat laundry anie)
Forgetting people back home, either intentionally or unintentionally.
Being alone for the first time in 19 years.

All this is not a definite and absolute list because this is just my take on it lah, especially being in a place where urg brunei inda brapa banyak and dispersed. Sama lah mcm kamu cham, tapi at least kami ramai-er than in leicester and lush, you have the ramai-est urg brunei di sana. MAke use of them, exploit them, use them, befriend them. Mwahaha.

It's not so bad being away from home for the first time in 19 years, all these things u worry about now will be nothing by next year. You actually do a lot of growing up during your uni years, so im hoping i become really mature and independent these coming months..amiiin.

What is your take on this? Living in the UK...YAY or NAY? I vote YAY eventho right now the NAY seems to be winning at certain times. Hahaha. UK just needs to open up to me, and vice versa.

I leave with this....welcome winter!! Dont be too cold now. Psssshhhhh

Ciao bellas,

Love u girls to the highest mountains.

P.S. Someone should tell izah about this blog. Havent heard from her in ages.

Things which you don't have to worry about living in the UK

2006-10-31T15:06:00.000Z

Hi cham and lush,

I've been MIA from the blogging scene lately and mostly because i've either been studying for this bloody assignment due next week, or just plain malas. I opt for the latter since i;ve been such a lazy bum2.

My weekend went pretty alright, lonely tho. Slept over at sue's for the weekend and watched a movie arah the ODEON, STEP UP with channing tatum. He's really2 hot in that one..and who knew he could dance?? Amazing!!

Welll...this post sebenarnya was inspired when i was in the bathroom and thinking of random stuff to put in the blog...and one idea came to mind.What are the things which you don't have to worry about living here?

So.......i've made a list. TAaaaadaaaaaaa....hope u like it, and u're free to add on to it.

THINGS WHICH YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT LIVING IN THE UK

1. Chocolates supply won't melt cause England is so bloody cold most of the time

2. No ants in the kitchen or your room..(big plus for me)

3. Getting sunburnt...not likely to happen for these 4 months.

4. Getting sweaty...again because its so so so cold.

5. Showering twice in a day...once is enough thank you very much.

Reason? (a) It's such a hassle.

(b) The water's too cold

(d) Esuk sama jua mandi

(e) Nobody cares if you mandi once or twice.

6. Coming home late and being scolded by your parents "ada org jahat krg....jga kau"...sorry mum.

7. Being sloppy in your room and not having someone nag you because of it.

8. Knowing someone just because he/she is anak si atu yg nininya c polan and stuff like that...here...we're NORMAL.

9. Being caught in traffic since we walk almost everywhere...cheapest form of transportation ever!

10. No mosquitoes and hence...no mosquito bites. Nyahahaha.

That is my list for the things which you don't have to worry about being in the UK. Maybe you guys kan sahut me with another list of things which we DO need to worry about in the UK. I can think of 10 already. Hehehe.

Ciao bellas,

I love u all very dearly.

Meez

Open House in Leicester with M'sian Society

2006-10-29T21:08:00.000Z

hey readers, a special shout out to elush and meez who i am sure is to read this ;)

'twas such a beautiful day today.. sunny and warm but a bit chilly but lawa nonetheless.. hehe the weekend was a little slow but managed to finish the assignment i've been dreading the whole week that's like due tomorrow..! hahahaha at last... buleh lagi buat report.. ish na ku pandai.. hahaha macam the tutors ajar in the lecture pun some of the info yang dorang include macam irrelevant.. prasan ku lah..

talked to elush for like 40 mins kali on the phone while watching c yus main footie and macam panjaaaaaang ceta kami sal macam2!! lushhh!! ke london lah for the weekend for the raya celebration!! i got u a ticket!! meez!! help me convince her! ya takut pigeh sorang2 naik train.. uhu... o0o0o that reminds me, i need to check out the thetrainline.co.uk or nationalrail.co.uk for train schedule dri cardiff k london/leicester tuk c lush.. come lah lush... hehe u will have to travel alone sooner or later so might as well be this time.. ;) hehehehe we'll have so much fun i promise!! hehehee i miss you two so very much that i think if we were to meet up the three of us i might just cry randomly.. hahaha but then again that may just be the PMS/hormones talking. i really wanna see u both togeva!

all the best and luck to elush on settling in and catching on missed work and stuff and WELL DONE on buying HALAL chicken! hahha na payah sembalih sendiri ha lush? hehehe *inside joke*

oh.. yesterday, we had a raya open house di leicester uni by the malaysian society! and macam nyamaaaaan habees ya punya makanan! u know wat.. i have this theory:

ALL MALAYSIANS CAN COOK! THEY REALLY CAN!! EVEN THE BOYS!!

like the other day right, we had nasi impit/ketupat and lodeh and kuah kacang and they MADE it THEMSELVES arah Hazel 7! NYAMAN!! and also masa rah 1st day raya, ada c 'Sungkai' ya buat ayam rendang... PHEW nyamaaaan! i tell u!!! di leicester ani na pandai lapar!! ada saja kan di makan!! cemana kan kurus ni.. haiyaaa... but seriously, i thought coming here id lose weight.. HAHAHAH YEA RIGHT!!! makaaaan tia ganya kaja ku!

oh and i got a raya card from mummy dearest and aku macam tenangis.. uhu.. pilu ku.. mama was like... 'first time away from raya ha? sabar k? fi sabilillah..' uhuuu macam rindwu habees lah saya..

ok picture time!! hehehe
me, ka fizah and yus

a post grad, zimah, ka fizah, yours truly and yusra

farah, zimah, icham and ka feezah zimah and the 'charm'

Self Professed Shoeholic/ShoeAddict/ShoeWhore... AND PROUD OF IT!

2006-10-25T23:49:00.000Z

the past week has been a week of indulgence!! hahaha so teruk la... went shoe shopping! initially to buy a nice pair of heels for raya.. haha and then came across this:

believe it or not it only costed me 5 quid!!! woohoo!! bargain or wat!! hahaha and yus punya choice ni.. hehe not bad yea? ;o) and look!! its cork!! gw sukaaa bwanget cork!

then on a saturday after netball practice, yus and i decided we needed to get proper running shoes for my netballing and his futballing so we went to the city and checked out JD sports and dint find nyfin i like so went kesebalahnya , sports world, and ada a 17 quid pair of shoes yang ada MY size!! hahaha thank god for small feet sal they just happened to be yang for juniors-kanak2 hehe yatah murah! huhu here it is:

after paying for it at the till, 'twas on thy'st way to the exit then terserempak this other shoe converse yang na payah shoe lace hehe and it was only like 15 pounds! haha apa lagi! meliat klu ada size lah!! self service lagie tue! muahahahahhaa yus and i liked it sooo much, we both got a pair, me a size 4[my birthday is on april the fourteeth just FYI ;)], and yus a 8.. hehe and now we walk around with identical shoes and theyre like soooo cool!!

haha i'm a sucker for bargains! hahah like a big punnet of big strawberries at the market for like a pound! huhu, poundland and poundstretcher and the depot! hahahaha tsk tsk tsk.. thanks for introducing the strawberries and how to eat 'em with susu manis meez!! tis an addiction i tell you!! hahaha ok, till next time!

love you,

freshie blogger,
THE chamster

ps, ADA KASUT YANG BRAND NYA 'BABYCHAM' AND I INTEND TO GET MYSELF A PAIR@!! AAAAA

Raya at Liverpool- Part II

2006-10-25T18:14:00.000Z

Hi cham,

Here you have it. Some more pictures from the first day of raya. There are some pictures masa takbir raya jua. Hope you like the pictures....

Look at me just munching away..bubur kacang again...hahaNoor Square -----> Noor and meAnd we're thinking........

Advertisement kurma and the reluctant buyer.

Amal, DK, Aimi and Me in our takbir jubahs.

Perempuan-perempuan solehah.

Si sue prasaan arab...urg lain inda pun..

Either kami yg tebalik or the camera?

The ladies with the big man of Liverpool...Sanny =D

That's all the pictures i have so far...

Hope you have a blast with raya in Leicester.. miss u always.

Love u to the very2.

Ciao belladino

Raya at Liverpool - Part I

2006-10-24T15:52:00.000Z

Hi cham!!

These are some of the pictures from the raya celebration arah Independence Inn masa Ezah's family came down to visit for raya from London.

The food was good, company was good and the feel for raya was there but i still missed home. But, i had a good time all the same. Ahir lagi balik tu. Hahaha. This is me and ezah, shes really tiny isnt she?

Me, sue, yuud and aiman..tinggi the chairs...

The meez and the sue
Ezah's mum, aunty aishah with us..wondeful host

Munchies!!!

The Liverpoolian ladies

Aimi, DK, Noor, Me, Sanny, Sue, Aunty Aishah and Amal..capi sanny ah
Me: Yay! Picture time

Sanny: What the..? But its okay...:P

Ezah: Posing habis

Silly pictures but still beautiful

Wait...theres more!! Stay tuned for part II if i know how to work this effin thing. Hahaha.

Cheers mate

raya @ leicester 2006 pictures

2006-10-24T15:46:00.000Z

me and ka fizah sembayang raya

post sembayang raya group photo!!

yus , me and ka fizah post sembayang raya

the malaysian boys + yus post sembayang raya group photo

the ever so funny kamdar-barbie-pose sifu.. hahaha i still dont know how u keep a straight face doing those poses lah zimah... muahhaha

the bruneians at the 2nd year malaysian soc 's opal court open house [thanks for the great food y'all!!!]

yus, me and a new malaysian friend JOY [i'm her 1st dmu friend! hehehe *i'm touched*]

Raya and dark rolling clouds..

2006-10-23T23:02:00.000Z

Hi cham,

First of all...Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!! Just wanna take the opportunity to say sorry for all the mistakes ive done to hurt or offend you, either intentionally or unintentionally. In other words...im sorry now...and if i do it again...i'll say sorry next raya...hahahaha..

How's your raya going so far? Mine has been going okay-ish. Well..there was the open house at ezah's mum punya apartment to look forward to masa 1st day raya...so thats not too bad. At least ada jua feel raya atuu..and there were kueh everywhere..haha. So i was pretty content and right now aku kanyang berabis..alhamdulillah. Hehe.

Apart from the festivities...ive been feeling pretty crappy. I don't know if its just because of raya away from home or not seeing or talking to u or being alone in this place or a combination of all of those but i feel so down.

And im waiting for my parents to call so i can properly cry and let it out so i'll feel better afterwards. Tapi so far, i havent had that yet. Mcm..id start but its not a full on cry fest so its a bit disappointing. Im left all disgruntled and stuff. Ish..

Its as if all week long a dark cloud has been hovering over my head, its thunderstorming and the cloud is getting heavier n blacker by the day but it hasnt reached its breaking point yet. Just needed to let that out coz my mind is a mess right now.

I dont mean to ruin ur raya mood..maaf zahir batin. Hehe. But yeah..thats my week so far...and it's not even the middle of the week yet. =S

I actually wanted to post a bunch of pictures dari raya celebration kami di liverpool ani, but i dunno how todo multiple images and have it not end up at the very top of the post.

Howd u do it cham? Please enlighten me...hehe

Anywayz...have a good raya and insyaallah i will see u sooner than u and i both think. Insyaallah.

Love you

Ciao bella

this weekend:nothing to look forward to

2006-10-20T11:56:00.000Z

hey meez!!

elush ada sini!!!! woohooo!!!!!! pecaya ku ya na gitau tani ya kan kemari..! surprise banar! hahahaha thank you for the delightful surprise lush [if you're reading this ]

this weekend macam nothing to look forward to.. mebbe sal bakas kamu kemari last weekend atu kali wah and we like had SO MUCH FUN!this weekend? hmmm behapa ku banar ah.... aside from ada netball friendly game with loughborough malaysian team..

hm.. there really is nothing else to.. mebbe kami ronda2 saja lagi kota leicester ani to see unchartered territory.. haha and hopefully the weather will be prettyful to walk around in.. here are just some of the many pictures we took masa u guys came over.. uhu... lets have another weekend like this yea? till next time!

ngaleh nunggu aku betipon.. huhu sorry guys

cooking for sahur

baru banguuun

walking past the famous bede park slide

awu meez.. that's my new key chain

mas: ahoyy matey!!
meez: *think ayu*haha

Strawberry Fields Forever.

2006-10-19T20:21:00.000Z

Hi cham,

This is just a short post

I just wanted to say hey and see how u were doing. Hehe. Aku dgr ko arah ka fizah malam ani, ada tahlil kah? How come aku selalu chatting sama c yus pulang and not you? Cmon man... i need to talk to u sometimes, bukan lagi sometimes....all the time! Hehehe. Creditku pun kan habis....so chatting is the only other option. Unless you call me up...hehehehe...please do beng..

Raya is coming soon....inda kerasahan puasa kan sebulan udah apa lagi the feel for raya....mcm nada ahh. I think i'll miss salam-ing my parents masa first day raya and going to my nini's house..im gna miss the kueh n the duit raya. Im gna miss getting paning in the car udah kan beraya2. And i'll miss not being able to raya with the girls, like actually get in BB or Carlos and visit ppl's houses properly. Sighh....miss the good old days.

In Liverpool there's gna be a small raya celebration thing arah apartment parents si ezah. Parentsnya coming up from London and theres gna be proper malay food....i hope....so i can't wait for that. I hope u n yus have a good first day of raya...i promise i'll make the one in london count nanti.

Talk to u later yea?

And cham......you're a STAR!!!!!

Love u to the highest mountains

Ciao dalengs,

Meez

The Yin Yang Team

2006-10-16T19:58:00.000Z

Heya cham, yus n mas ( if you boys are reading)

Last weekend was something to remember and i loved every moment of it. I'd just like to post gambar kita coz we make a good combination. So, we definitely should do it again. Hehe.

Cheers.

Okay....masa atu mau ya gambar ah...ani buat hal ya pulang. So gotta postpone the picture for now...sorry guys.

Ciao

Best Weekend So far...=D

2006-10-16T04:30:00.000Z

Hi cham!

I just want to THANK YOU for giving me a weekend to remember. I actually cried all the way to Nuneaton that night. Mcm..tarus2 tia i had to leave..sedihku.

I had such a good time with you and yus and mas. I can't think of any other combination that works so well. Im gonna say it again...we, the 4 of us make a good team. Apanyangku? Yin and Yang... Its true you know. Hahaha.

I actually felt a little lost not having you around udahku dibilik ani, mcm i expect you to pop out of nowhere. Its been less than 24 hours and already i miss you, i even miss yus. Calie wah kamu 2gether, inda karing gusi sama kamu, which is a good deal. Baik happy dari inda kan.. i think i'll miss that the most.

Insyaallah kalau ada extra money, i'll come visit u again, or u can come up kah, whichever. But...what i know for sure is that i am definitely gonna see you for raya di London and the BruManch Talentime. Now im thinking of joining jua...ahahaha. Just for the fun of it. I'll let you know my travel plans nanti ah.

Anyways, thats all i have to say. To sum up, i loved the weekend i spent with you guys and wish i cud do it every wk. I loved your hospitality and your city, such a cool n cozy place, siok to just walk around and pass time. I loved the fact that you're here in the UK, at least i know you're sorta near. I loved that i got to stay up late and borak2 with you and have great sleepovers arah newarke point n waterway. Pokoknya everything was siok that weekend. I loved the fact that i got 2 pairs of shoes for 11 pounds saja. Bargain!

I love you to bits you know? Im even startng to love yus a bit too. Hahahaha. Nadadeh. (that jumping-pointing motion inspired by jamie foxx) Hehehe.Paksa tah ku nunggu jumpa kamu lagi before i can do that properly. Hahaha.

Thanks again for the best weekend i've had so far and im sure there's more of it to come along...im SURE of it.

I love you to the highest mountains

Ciao Belladino,

From Liverpool to Waterway/Newarke Point

"YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE"

Rock 'n' Roll in the 1960s

2006-10-11T13:05:00.000Z

Hi cham!!

Yep, 1960s rock n roll, that was the topic of my lecture today. Cool ah. And it was a different lecturer and i really liked her, mcm siok caranya beckp, but bnyk pulang notes ah. Inda ter-concentrate at what she was saying.

Anywho, my day started off pretty groggy. Ko tau dimalam, aku tdor kul 2 finishing drawing up the stupid storyboard, abis udah skill melukis ahh. But it turned out alright lah. I suppose. So slept at 2, woke up at 5 to sahur, then read a bit, then tdor balik at 6, then bangun at around 9. Bunyinya mcm hectic....i so cant wait for the weekend! Dapat jua sleep in, well...most of the time.

Selalunya the module on Wednesdays for me are a bit dull, maybe its because of the lecturer, kdg2 it seemed to go on for longer than 2 hours. Pasrah ku meliat jamku everytime and when aku liat pun, on 5 minutes has passed. 5 minutes which seemed like 15 freakin minutes! Tapi surprisingly, the class tadi was siok. I enjoyed it.

Im sorry if im going on and on about my class today, but i feel like i have to share. It was about the British invasion of Rock n Roll di US. And the woman made us listen to songs by The Beatles, The Who, The Kinks and The Rolling Stones. You know how much i like 1960s music kan, so it was really cool to listen in, makes me want to go out and get their album, kalau ku obsess lagi, go out and get their VINYL album. Capi udah tuu.

Its times like these where i miss Capital Gold, how useful it wud be to have it around so i can dgr lagu2 lama. Its so relevant for this module. Sigh...but i did ask syazwie to download all these bands punya lagu tho and burn it on a cd, coz i really2 wanna listen. Kalau ku kan minjam dri OP sini ani, malu ku jua krg drg liat aku and say...'you don't know The Who? Where have u been all your life? Under a rock?' Hahaha. Malu jua ku tue.

You know, from ur posts, u even sound like how yus would sound. And i know thats crazy to detect through a post, but yeah, cara ko taip up ur post mcm ia. I can just imagine you saying that arahku and id go...'cham...stop it! You sound like yus.'

Uh-oh, you have been hanging around him for too long, you need new blood. Don't worry, me and mas will be coming this weekend, inda jua saturated banar timemu ngan si dia.

Oraits, thats all i have to say this time, but maybe i'll write in lagi later. Ko tau aku suka beckp? Inda?? well...you do now! Hehe.

Love u to the highest mountain to kilimanjaro.

Keep up the beat with MerseyBeat! haha

Ciao belladino,
Meez

2 days to Leicester...and counting!!

2006-10-10T20:27:00.000Z

Hi cham!!

Oh my God! It's so good to hear from you. Mcm..texting pun nda satisfying. I feel the need to talk to you in person! And i can't believe i'm only 2 days away from seeing you. IM so EXKITED!!!

So, i should really be blogging about this dimalam, tapi dimalam i was too swamped with work and the heaters in my room drove me insane...yatah malas jua ku memblog. Plus, i didnt want to blog banyak2 when ko balum banyak posts mu...nda fair krg.

Dimalam was the very first time aku masak dihalls ku punya kitchen. For once, there was noone in the kitchen cooking jua, and the common room looked clean for once.

And you know y ia bersih? It was because masa ptg atu, when i got home from lectures, i was so bored and jobless, aku vacuum wah common room ah. Vacuuming has become my new obsession disini ani. Gerigitan ku meliat common room atu, its so bejurit, so aku vacuum berabis. Bisai jua usulnya once i was done.

I started cooking at 6 i think, and i made the easiest dish in the world. Pasta with ready made tomato sauce. But, aku campur boiled veggies and cheese and sos cili maggi. Tapi it looked really nice. And my side dish was wholewheat bun, aku grill and smeared with butter. Is your mouth watering right now? Hehehe.

So, remember my housemate James? Yatah..ya masuk dapur wah, and ia liat aku masak and he said "what r u cooking?....smells nice". And aku senyum saja, saying its just pasta.

Then siap udah ku memasak, sungkai ku...sekalinya ia masuk balik kitchen with these really short shorts. And he went..."what do u think?". Aku ketawa saja..and said..."hmmm..sexy." Tapi in a sarcastic way. Hahaha. Calie. Ia kan pegi clubbing, so drg bebaju catu, pakai shorts saja. And he said he should eat something since he'll be out all night. And he was looking in the fridge for food bah, so bepikirku...y dont i offer him some of my pasta since aku buat banyak. Sekali ku offer tah..and ia mau!!

But i said it wasnt anythin fancy or anything, just biasa...main campur2 ganya. Sekali ya makan and ia kenyamanan! Nya.."this is nice, whatd u put in this?" Hehehe, iskiku meliat ya mkn ah. Ia ckp im his new best friend, or something like that. Hehe. Ani baru masakkan yg main campur2 saja, alum lagi banar2 ku memasak. Hahahaha. Indaku tau ulahnya cana udh ku masak banar2.

And he said he'll cook for me next time. Imagine that! For once a guy who WANTS to cook for me. Hahaha. Terhiburku malam atu walaupun sungkai sendiri. Hehe.

Bah, can't wait to spend the weekend with you. Kan melukis ku dulu.

Ciao belladino

P.S. Siok ya ke sheffield in the middle of the week. You get to watch SKY!! Capii... :P

2006-10-09T11:13:00.000Z

hahahahhahhahaahahahahahahahaha

oh my god meez!! macam aku membaca your blog on you poise perfume aku giggling and smirking the whole way through!! even now writing this!! wahahaha caley eh.. hahahahaha sounds real good la meez...

this week baru properly going to class i think and macam still everyone is very aloof.. macam na kan tagur... ambung2 urg cni ko tau.. sasak kue.. hai... loner jadi nya ku di sini..

the other day, there was this one girl i met in my business communication class.. betudong and she looked like indian/arabic ish.. and she WAS nice at first.. and she introduced herself as aqeela and myself as Alyaa..

Qeela: wow! i'm shocked.. you dont even wear a headscarf
Icham: from where i come from its no biggie.. brunei is quite liberal in that sort of thing.
Q: well its just that i feel sorry for you because you dont know wat youre missing
I: Let's jut put it this way, at least i know the consequences of my actions
Q: ok... so where r u breaking your fast? you wanna break it together?
I: yea sure but can i bring my boyfriend along?
Q: you have a boyfriend?
I: yea...
Q: and your parents are ok with it..
I: yea...

pas atu ya start ceramaha aku sal how being in a relationship is against the religion and stuff like that.. and i was like inda jua papa asal no 'hanky panky' wahh.. sasak kue!! and then after class we went to morrisons to get spme stuff tuk d masak and ko tau!!! hahaha masa ya tanya aku mau bali apa, and i said i wanna get fish.. u know wat she said???!?!?!?!

QEELA: Oh you want HALAL fish..

dalam ati ku... 'i wonder how stupid she sounds right now....' wahahahahaahahahaha ada halal fish panya... hahahahahaha yatah nya c yus ' lain kali mazhab nya..' hahaha kaaaan?? macam eeeeeeeh?? hahahaha paloi lah.. ya atu.. macam panjang lagi ceta nya ni .. to the point where ya ani hypocriticaaaaal habis.. banci ku! atu tarus ku tipon kaming and she was like 'you better watch out for peepol like her..'

awu ehh!! geyla kalieeee... and it doesnt help meez, that she's in my group that my tutor assigned me to! shit! hahahaha sabar saja.. at least i dont have to hang with her like 24/7.. o0o0o0o0o0o0o that would be horrendous!

oh!! ko tau urg malaysia panggil sungkai apa?? IFTAR!!! COOL AH?? hehehee sakai ku mendangar.. and also riatu kami ada meeting up with all the bruneians di lester di rumah senior kami.. inda ramai ko tau bruneians di sini.. and i met yazid and he said he met you last weekend in liverpool... panya geprennya urg lester..

oh and i played netball with the malaysians here... siok!! lama dah inda main! yang sakitnya.. posa2 wah main ah.. gila... baru tah ku pernah.. well, at least it was not hot.. so i realy shouldnt be complaining.. huhu

i really cant wait for you to come here.. yea it costs £20 but dont worry, aku tanggung smua makanan mu k?? selimut tuala hairdryer smua ada!! talkung pun jantah bawa... uhm...

today i had this lecture on business computing.. BORIIIIIIIIIIIING HABEEEES! i really wishi i dint need to do this module macam smua udah ku blajar in business class dulu.. macam snooze fest wah tadi ah..... it got sooo bad.. like 15 mins into the lecture people started to whisper and stuff but later into the lecture bising wah dorang ah.. macam kasian jua lecturer nya inda kana pay attention.. he was a real bore lah.. i have to say...

mmbah, aku ciao dulu k? aku ke town jap.. hey, did i mention my uni is like 10-15 mins walk to the city centre?? haha siok ah.. i have been in town literally everyday!! kekadang boleh 2 kali sehari!! hahaha handal jua udah tue! mmbah.. nando's sini sedang menunggu kehadiran mu..

i love you!!

freshie blogger,

icham

2006-10-06T21:26:00.000Z

Hi Cham!

I just got back from Nandos and kanyang habisku. I ate really slowly coz i wanted to savour all the flavours. Nyaman sekali didunia. Hehehe.

The price..kalau kali 3 wah...mahal pulang, but kalau inda dikali 3...its the standard price. I mean...it would be the same spending budget if we were eating out arah places like TPH or Taurean di Brunei. So...i guess its okay.

Getting to the place was a problem, we actually rounded like 2-3 huge buildings before we found where it was. Padahal we couldve gone thru a shortcut. Hehe. Calii...and it was freezing. The wind was so sajuk and so gusty.

Then, kami makan arah tingkat 2 of Nandos and rupanya ramai lagi urg Brunei, but i didnt know anyone of the, Ive never met them before. And they looked kinda older. Since they were at the far end of the table, i couldnt be bothered to make small talk. I was too concentrated on my food. Hehe.

then, i went to the toilets, which was so far away, had to go down 3 flights of stairs before i got to it. Hehe. And the funny thing was...di dalam jambannya ada music wah, and it was the latino/samba kinda music. I so wanted to dance. So...aku tunggu dulu org lain keluar and made sure none of the stalls ada urg.

As soon as the other lady keluar and the door swung shut...aku start menari. Siok sendiri aku ahh. Hehe. I did all the hip Salsa movements, siok!!Haven't danced in a while to that kinda music. Revitalized me somewhat. Siok lah, walaupun dijamban. Hehe

Anyway..the picture diatas atu is of us di Nandos.

Lapas kami ke Nandos, we walked around Liverpool to find tampat liat movie, arah the ODEON. Kami planning kan liat movie esuk malam, the Devil Wears Prada. Hehe. Teunjar jua kami and that part of the city mcm happening, banyak org. Apatah lagi on saturday night nie krg. Hehe.

Tell me how ur day went. You owe me like 5 posts. Better catch up...

I love u to the very very

Ciao Bella,

Meez

The True Love Manual Guide

2006-10-06T12:36:00.000Z

Hi cham!

I just got this email, and i think i sent it to you udah, but i'll just post it up here coz i think it's so true.

So..here goes..

* Find a guy who calls you BEAUTIFUL instead of HOT.
* Who calls you back when you hang up on him.
* Who will stay awake just to watch you sleep.
* Wait for a guy who kisses your forehead.
* Who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats.
* Who holds your hand in front of his friends.
* Wait for the one who is constantly reminding you how lucky he is to have you.

* Wait for the one who turns to his friends and say,"...that's her."

Well...i guess it'd be sorta impossible to get a guy who fits all this criteria but im optimistic tho. Tapi krg because i have a list...its hard jua coz u tend to want that guy to fit the list and u sort of dismiss those who are nearly perfect but not exactly perfect. You get me?

Di Uni ku ani ramai laki2 lawa, mcm guys so handsome n attractive, tediam ulihnya. Hehe. I even have this roomate or rather flatmate who's a guy, James namanya. Handsome. Hehe. And he's doing civil engineering which tells me he's smart and he's tall!. You know how tall guys get to me. Hehe. But, he's nice, ia ada bawa aku beckp masa atu. Nice piece of eye candy too. Haha. Mudahan tah ia nda tebca blog ani. Hehe.

There's a lot of potential disini anie, but nooone in particular has caught my eye yet. Im gna give it time. It'll be so much easier if the guy does all the chasing. Hehe.

Kay..thats it from me for now mate.

Add ur comments.

Love u to the highest mountains.

Ciao Belladino

Between me and you

2006-10-05T22:04:00.000Z

Hi cham!!

Just wanted to post this really quickly before i forget.

You know how you and i have been friends...well...best friends for quite a while now right?

Well...im looking around my room and came to the realization that you and i took quite a lot of pictures of just us. Just the two of us. Banyak, i think theres like 9 pictures stuck up in my room. And thats not including the ones yg i havent put up yet. And those doesnt include pictures yg ada muamu. Banyak sekali.

So here is a list of pictures yg aku ada around my room.
-You and me hugging masa gulintangan '04
-You and me about to eat arah Curry House after GT competition, posing with our red phones.
-You and me di skulah, tudung inda betantu, u holding a guitar.
-Black n white photo of us arah GT di jubilee park
-The same photo di jubilee park tapi in color, both pictures of us holding coffee cups.
-You n me di changing room MS rimba before Teachers Day where i was hosting n u were abt to perform.
-You alone with the "ketawa paling melabang" trophy in your delicious prom dress.
-Me n you in our gorgeous gold n green prom dresses.
-Me and you at BGIC III

Atu lah saja yg aku dpt list out right now. Hehehe. Ngalihku udah. Haha.

Bah..see u soon yeah?

Sleep well and dream of me...or yus....watever. Hahaha. I don't know where i was going with that but.....yeah. hahaha.

Ciao Belladino.

Leicester or Bust

2006-10-05T21:35:00.000Z

HI CHAM!

Just bear with me for another post ah.

The other day u texted me about going there this weekend, and im so sorry but i have to take a raincheck on that coz aku buat plans udh dgn the Liverpoolians.

But i am thinking of going there next weekend. Hehe. Ive been checking the train schedule and everything and im just preparing my journey to Leicester. Since my class finishes at 4 on a Thursday, i could catch the 5 pm train ke Lester and reach there by 7 n finally balik on a Sunday but the times im not quite sure. Conpius aku.But its like 24 pounds kah. Mahal ahh. Well..its less mahal than going to London...but still. Hopefully aku dpt my debit card by then supaya sanang.

So...what i need to know form u is that....
i) Where will i be staying?
ii) All my food n drink semua boleh ko yg tanggung for the weekend im there? Hehehe.
iii) Where will u be taking me?
iv) Ko ada tuala extra n hair dryer? Coz aku nda mau bawa tualaku yg basar atu.
v) Bulihku minjam shampoomu saja kalau aku disana?

Hehe, These are all the necessary things i need to know mate. Insyaallah kalau evrything okay, saya akan berhijrah ke Leicester next weekend for the weekend (does that make sense?). Mudahan tah evrything okay. Amiiin.

I love u to the very very cham, call me soon.

Mwaaaahhhzzz.

Veteran blogger of 4 days....ur bestest friend...Meez

Crash and Burn

2006-10-05T21:12:00.000Z

Hi cham!!

Another post, alum ku puas.

Well, since the last post was about how my day went..this post was how my night went, well, my evening lah.

So, it was raining pretty hard when i got home and stuff and i didn't like the feeling of your jeans getting soaked. Hate that feeling. Me n sue kinda promised each other that we'd cook tonight eventho kalau simple berabis gnya, asal ada bah.

Original plan was to cook at my kitchen since arah c yuud punya kitchen they cook around 6-6.30. so krg mcm berabut. But..when we got to my kitchen, these 3 chinese girls sedang memasak udah. And they were cooking stuff yg mcm healthy banar2 ani wah. Like sayur sayuran. Bisai pulang tapi the smell menusuk ke kalbu yo. Tajam wah. I didnt noe what they put in there, but we had to leave the room and go to yuud's place.

We made boiled eggs and beans. all pretty simple peasant food. Then i tried to cook this potato dish which i got from c Nigella Lawson punya website, its like potatoes with cheese (parmesan n cheddar) n milk, topped off with Ritz biscuits. Prasanku nyaman wah, dari bunyinya udah. When i tried it, it was not bad...but it wasnt great either. Mcm...no one wanted to rasa. And i made like a lot! I think we ate only 1/5th of it. I had to throw it away coz aku nda mau simpan. Sayang i noe...but i apologized to God already, and hes cool with it.

So thats where i crashed and burned...my first attempt to cook was horrible. Mainly because im not used to the kitchen n i dont like urg menyamak2 and have stuff everywhere which is 1) Not mine 2) I cant use 3) the damn small space.

Bottomline, i don't like cooking beramai2. Membari malas...

But the company tonight was great. I love flatmates si yuud than i do mine. Not that my roomates is inda great, but i hardly see them, and they hardly see each other, so aku pun malas. Arah c yuud atu homey rasanya, u have people to talk to and urg2nya mau bawa beckp.

So, theres Jack n Tim who are best friends from Hong Kong. Their english is bisai, nda sebuting2 drg menyabut. Drg crack sikit, beibun saja bah. Then theres Camilla from Oxford, whos doing History n English, then theres Sarah from Cambridge who's doing Sociology n Archaeology. And then theres Fizi whos malaysian tapi nda hang same kami tadi.

Siok lah tadi kami ckp2 sama drg, drg bawa beibun n bawa beckp n stuff. I especially like c Jack n Tim, they can be funny. annoying ada jua. U noe my potato dish atu? Drg rasa one potato n said it tasted weird. Haha. Bayie. Banar pulang...but say it closer to my face y don't you. I wasnt insulted or anything coz i noe it was crap that thing atu.

Anywho....thats how my night went. How did urs go?

Blog again blog often

Ciao bella

Gue suka kamu amat2

They like me...they really like me... :P

2006-10-05T20:11:00.000Z

Hai cham!!

I was so glad u wrote in the blog. Calie ko ani ihh. It just reminds me betapa rindunya aku akan dirimu. Haha. Ko tau, this coming 19th, will be sebulan udah kita inda bejumpa. Welll..that is if we dont jumpa next weekend and im sure we will. Insyaallah. Amiin. Hehehe.

Well...today my classes were pretty okay, just went to seminars/tutorials. From 11-12 then another one at 3-4. Aku suka yg the 3-4 tutorial, coz it was the 'Analysing Communication' module of my course. And sekalinya...we had to do this rough draft of this advert assignment due next week. Aku buat advert on a brand of perfume and i called it POISE. And slogannya "be in control".

Why i picked the name n the slogan? Poise ertinya "a state of balance" and in order to be in a state of balance you have to be in control. Get me? Hehe. I was impressed with myself actually for coming up with that.

Sekali we had to do this kinda story board kinda thing where u describe the scenes u wanna put in ur advert. So..this was how mine went, mind you, its supposed to be a 30 sec advert but rasaku mine ani mcm panjang.

The scene opens with a HOT guy sitting at a sidewalk cafe minding his own business and behind him its just urg sibuk with their daily routine. All of a sudden he hears a "spritz" and the scene goes black n white. He sort of stops what hes doing and kinda catches a whiff of something. Then a spritz again..and hes up from his seat and frantically looking for the source.

And the music that goes with it is this haunting piano n violin duet, moderate in tempo but kinda speeds up as the scene progresses. Kinda like searching music (eg Vanessa Mae's Night Flight) and hes kinda frantic looking for this girl. Mcm the scenes/clips laju unravelling. Everytime ada spritz atu the scene goes black n white. And voiceover "i must find her".

Then, the music will reach a crescendo and stop all of a sudden n replaced by heartbeat..the guy's heartbeat. Because the guy is getting closer to the girl. He found her..shes behind a desk and theres a long que in front of her. Then a close shot of their eyes meeting. (Mata bertentang mata lah kononnya) Hehe.

Then the guy sort of pulls her up to him and says..."ive found you". And the girls goes to touch his face and says..."Get in line then". She then grabs a random guy from the que and walks off without a backward glance at the guy. Then funky, girl powerm upbeat music plays.She sort of looks directly at the camera, smiling devilishly n waving the bottle of perfume, POISE.

Then the last scene will be a still shot with a voiceover saying..
"Poise....be in control".

What u think? The description saja panjang bunyinya, but i think it'll fit in 30 seconds. Haha. And my coursemates really liked my idea, they said it was witty and the name n slogan of the perfume fits. And the twist at the end...noone kinda expects that. Hehe.

Suka hatiku....mcm...i feel like i belong. And there were some more good ideas around the class but mcm i felt the most prepared..well...presentation wise that is. Alum tau how i'll write it up.

Nya c yuud nya OPs anie confidence level drg tinggi berabis, like, even kalau drg buat salah or dont do anything at all, they still are confident abt it. And udah ku liat coursemates lainku atu...im thinkin....eh....banar jua ahhh. Tau cakap wah saja drg ah.

Well...thats my post on how everything went in class today. So far everything going well. Just cant stand one class. Still getting used to that one.

Atu saja dulu, sorry kalau banyak banar. Hehehe.

Ciao bella

Hijrah ku ke Lufbraaaaaaa

2006-10-05T09:32:00.001Z

haha sorry meez aku blog in lagi k?

kemarins, yus and i went to lugboro.. ahaks.. aka loughborough aka lufbra tuk dgnkan c yus mengambil barang nya yang kakanya tinggalkan d rumah c yasmin and masnur.

inda mahal ko tau trip k sana dri cni.. klu kai YP card only like 2/3 quid.. and the journey lasted like 15 mins? inda batah lah pokok nya.. and from the station we took a taxi and macam jauh panya rumah drg c yasmin ani dri the station.. baik jua kai taxi! and the taxi driver was this oldish pakistani yang kurus habis and masa ngangkat2 barang atu inda ya tebala.. hahahahahaha palui... gugur lagey tu oleh nya.. hahahaha

udah tah atu ah... ya brake lagi lambat ah... eh sasak kue eh.. kan melatup saja kepala ku.. and when we told him 'its the next left' like 2-3 times just to let him noe, macam marah tia pulang!! caya kue.. nya nya 'yea i heard you!' ehhhhhh I HEARD YOU NYA!!! kurang asam banar pakistani ani.. mana inda ku DAHUP.. hahahaha nadadeh.. klakar ku bah.. ok.. udah atu kan udah sampai ke destinasi, caya ko.. kami kan unload the stuff.. yang BANYAK AND BARAT HABIIIIS, tahan2 ya dalam driver's seatnya.. kurang ajar!! inda lagi mau menolong!! caya ku!! skali nyangku, 'U mind giving us a hand here mate?!?!?!' eh.. ilang cool ku eh.. hahaha palui banar eh...

astaghfirullah... mencabar 'kepuasaan' ku! hahaha menaip blog ani pun macam adrenalin rush kue.. hahaha palui...

haha kira meluahkan prasaan jua udah tu ah..?

hahaha mmbah atu pulang aja...

till next time,

the freshie blogger, icham

Greetings from the land of banyak kadai makanan halal d uk!

2006-10-05T09:15:00.000Z

HEY MEEZ!

OMAIGOD GITU LHO! rinda bwanget sama lho! today has been slow.. woke up at 8 to jalan to get stuff done like get an internet connection d bilik and getting receipts for my tuition fees.

dari rumah trus lah gw pergi ke rumah c yus and we left for the income department and guess wat! buka nya kul 10! ehhh sasak kue eh.. tapi takpe... at least i managed to come online here. huhu and post this and itdoesnt help that it started to drizzle on my way here..

ey meez, aku kir kan wah, kalau hujan sini paksa tah bejalan bepayung tu ah? hahahaha macam its sooooo english!! hahaha caleyy eh..

i'm adapting sooo slow to my new environment and having to step ut of my 'comfort zone' i like to call, has been real tough.. macam selalu biasa bangun pagi, jalan sama ko tau c yus and makan breakfast [hahaha padan tah lampuh!] and then go window shopping kah... aero kah.. hang out liat tv saja kah.. hahaha aduii.. ani mana2 mau pergi mesti jalan kaki.. jauh again! haha hey! i shouldnt be complaining ...! haha my uni is smack right in the middle of the city centre... hahaha hampir jua lah meez..

for the past few days i have had to buy stuff tuk bilik apa and ko tau apa!! POUNDLAND is my NEW fave shop at the moment! huhu simply because everything is only a pound and macam kadai uras!! sana ada kah? klu sana nada, aku bawa ko ke poundland di sini ah?

i wish u were coming over this weekend.. uhu.. tis like 'behapa ku ah weekend ani...' hahaha ko kemari aku bawa ko makan kebab and pizaa rah dis kebab place called TIPOO[pronounced TIPU] and macam nyaman banaaaar!! and also nando's and ko tau sini ada dixy..? haha cool ha? we have a like 2 small shopping malls.. kecil but at least ada all the high street brands.. like primark(also one of my fave shops sal murah!) huhu and H&M.

haha panjang dah panya aku post ani.. sorry meez, i got carried away.. pasal aku lum jumpa ko for so long wah ni..! i NEEDS to see you!! uwaaaaaaaaaa mm bah, signing off.

love loads, freshie blogger, icham

Another dreary day in Liverpool

2006-10-02T12:26:00.000Z

Hi cham,

Before i started this post, it started to drizzle. Talk about bad British weather...sigh...udah tah tadi berangin sajuk mcm esbok, ani ujan tia. Dear God, im sick already as it is, can u please give us a little sunshine? Thank you.

Today was a hilarious day, i woke up around 8 am, because my class starts at 10 and so i got ready and did my hair. I was finished at 9.30 and played around with my laptop for another 15 minutes. I got out of my place at around 9.45, got to school ata around 9.50-9.55, and guess what?? I didnt noe where i was supposed to be!!

The people waiting around were none i had ever seen before and i was just confused! I was sure my lecture was at that room. Sekalinya.....i came at the wrong time!! My lecture was supposed to start at 12 and end at 1 pm. How stupid of me. Shouldve checked bnar2 the night before. I mean, i cudve had like 2 extra hours of sleep or sumthing. Hehe.

But at least i got things done in the morning, like get my student id card and go to the bookstore (eventho bukuku nada).

This was meant to be a short post, and once again, i have gone overboard. Hehe. Sorry again cham.

Cheers mate

Ciao bella

New surroundings...new adventure

2006-10-01T17:03:00.000Z

Bismillahirahmannirrahim,

Dengan sukacitanya saya ingin mengumumkan akan pembukaan rasmi blog 'charm is more than beauty' pada hari Ahad, 1 Oktober 2006.

Hehe. Nice intro cham? What you think? I still got my malay skills lah.

Orait...here goes the first entry...

Assalamualaikum everyone, or echam alone. The 1st of October marks the 13th day i have been away from Brunei. And it's been a really hectic experience, getting to Heathrow..going thru medical checkup...heading to Brunei Hall and finally getting to Liverpool. Everything's been sucha rollercoaster ride, im still catching up with the emotions.

As you know, im studying Communication, Media and Popular Music at LU (Liverpool University) and i have been to a week's worth of lectures and seminars already. And i must say, the modules so far are really interesting, like Musics of the World and Music, Cinema and Broadcasting...but tends to be confusing. By confusing, i mean they tend to bring up stuff from the UK saja, and i'm the only asian in my course, and coming from an ASTRO background seems insufficient to being from a SKY background. They're much more exposed to the media than we are and got me feeling a bit worried.

But, insyaallah, i'll be able to persevere and get over that obstacle because this is what i'm passionate in and i want to be able to graduate and bring something back to Brunei. Hopefully to shake things up at RTB. Amiiin.

To tell you the truth, i was really scared to leave Brunei. I still am, kind of. I think it was 2-3 days before i was supposed to fly off to the UK, i couldn't stop crying. I mean, it got so overwhelming that the thought of leaving my wonderful family and my comfort zone made me cry. The littlest thing could just set me off. I mean, u experienced it cham, i cried in your car the day i was supposed to fly off. Remember? It's so heartwrenching this experience.

I thought my tears were all dried up since i cried almost every night before my flight, rupanya ada lakat. It got worse at the airport! Its so embarassing to go through the gates with splotchy red face and blocked nose but the emotion was so intense bah.

In the plane pun i kept seeing my dad's face, my mom, jim n pis and teenoi and i kept tearing up. It was so silly, i mean, noone else in the plane cried. There was this feeling of loss settling in my gut. I was leaving something behind..

After a few days in London and subsequently in Liverpool, i started to get a grip on my emotions. I had to, because there was no way i could move forward if i didn't. But..at certain times..homesickness does appear..esp at nights when u don't have much to do.

The bottom line is, i miss my family and i miss home. But otherwise, Liverpool means new surroundings which means new adventure. Insyaallah i'll make the most use of my time here and not think of Brunei and family too much.

Sorry for the long blog cham, but its official opening, so mesti banyak. Hehe.

Ciao Bella