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Since when has blogging become such a chore?

Meh, maybe since I started Uni. I have so much writing to do that blogging isn't relaxing or fun anymore.

It's enough that I have to constantly mull over potential writing-worthy ideas for my modules without having the added stress of maintaining an online diary. Which more often than not, have to be put through repeated cycles of editing and moderating before I am reassured enough to click the 'publish post' button, because I'm deathly afraid of accidentally insulting or offending anyone.

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Anyway, my term has officially ended and my holidays 'supposedly' starting. But pfffft, I feel busier and more pressurized if anything. I have 3 portfolios to perfect by the end of the month, and I just joined the very major project my faculty is currently handling.

It's going to take a lot of commitment and energy on my part. Oh woe is me, do I not have enough on my hands without participating in such a big thing? Meh, at least it'd look amazing on my CV.

Hmm, moving away from dramatic self-pitying, I have promised myself that I'm going to sit my lazy butt in front of the pc and come up with a proper post, so what better time to do this than now?

Actually I'm just putting off tackling my portfolio(s) because I'm suffering from an acute case of writer's block. Everything I come up with either seems too bland or just doesn't feel right, so I'm going a little crazy right now.

Anyway.

One of the nights the best friend and I allow ourselves a few hours to indulge in hot drinks and random chit chats.

That is her applying nuclear science on which take-away place we should order dinner from the next time we don't feel like cooking LOL.

We literally pore over menus for ages, trying to come up with the best deals we can find wtf. We've limit ourselves to the number of times we can eat outside food for both health and monetary reasons, so ordering take-away is something we hold in utmost importance wtf!

So cannot simply order from any cincai rojak ABC place. Must go through bouts of extreme selection and elimination processes.

But I think the real reason behind all this mumbo-jumbo is because the both of us are just procrastinating from the huge amount of work that is lying on our work-table, just waiting for us to go back and dive into. It's so much more enjoyable to argue over prices and stare at pictures of food, don't you think?

Uni life is so sad sometimes.

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Dim Sum a few weeks back.

I swear, China China serves one of the best chinese food in Nottingham! Also, one of the most expensive wtf *watches dollar notes fly sadly away from wallet*

I'm serious, it is so so so so so so SO freakin good I'm salivating right now at the mere memory of their sweet and sour pork and deep-fried prawn dumplings.

Too bad cannot always eat there or else I'm going to end up on the streets begging for money. I can't wait to go back home and eat cheap good dim sum ROAR!

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One of my most satisfied purchases up till now. The uni hoodie!

Set me back by 23 pounds, but I'm still happy-pappy. Now I feel like I'm truly a Notts U student! And it's perfect sleepwear for the crazily cold weather right now. Oh so comfy and thick. =D

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Omg I just found out that Daddy just got the brother a guitar!

Yes it's official already. Say hello to winter.


According to Restaurant City anyway, how cute! Got snow again teehee.

So I've always wanted to live in a country that experiences all four seasons. Growing up in an equatorial climate where you're faced with the sun all 365 days of each and every year, it tends to get a little boring yes?

The one season that I especially wanted to experience was Winter. Summer is permanent in Brunei and Malaysia throughout all twelve months, Spring and Autumn will just be like HK and Taiwan in December, which I've felt firsthand, so no biggie.

Now Winter in Europe, wow. Snow, ice, zero below temperatures, limited sunshine, sounds right up my lane. I hate being caught out in the sun, and it's no secret that I love gloomy, rainy days where the weather is cold and windy.

So Winter in UK sounds perfect for me, doesn't it?

But you know what? I take that back. I take back every single word I've said.

Gloomy, icy days are perfect when you can curl up in bed with some nice hot chocolate and a good, romance novel. This beats a night out partying or clubbing any time. For me at the very least.

But,

A) I do not have a good, romance novel because they're all back home. Omg I miss my bookshelf so freakin much it hurts wtf. I swear, I'm not going to emerge from my room the first week I'm back in Brunei because I'm going to lock myself in and re-read all sixty of them. Bliss.

B) I can't curl up in bed with some nice hot chocolate because I have to go out for classes or do my grocceries-shopping FML.

I don't mind not having much sunlight, but it gets a little tedious sometimes. Like when you look out of your window and it's pitch black and feels like 10pm when in actual fact, it's only 4 in the afternoon.

And my bio-clock is so screwed up that I sleep only at about 4am, and wake up at 3pm. So I basically don't get to see any sunglight at all wtf. Steph says I sleep at dawn and wake up at dusk, so true. Edward Cullen, I can marry you wtf wtf wtf.

And don't get me started on my skin condition. It's terrible. I am NOT adjusting to winter at all well. My skin is drying up because of the weather, and it's making me break out. I feel so ugly right now.

 Without them, I'd most probably commit suicide. No, I'm not being dramatic.

Lip balms are life savers, and I have no idea how many times a day I slap on moisturizer or body lotion. Heck, I have so many I can open up a lotion shop ok? Four different facial moisturizers and four different body lotions wtf!

On the plus side, I think I've lost some weight. But what's the use when I look like I'm walking around with a tomato plantation on my face?

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Omigawwwd, looking back I feel so proud of myself wtf. How on earth did I manage to crap out such a long entry when I'm supposedly in the midst of "an acute case of writer's block"?

Ok toodles. Back to stressing over my portfolio(s).

Yes as you can see, my blog had a little cyber makeoever.

I think I still prefer my old layout. The sidebar for this one looks a little messy, everything seems a bit crammed up together.

But oh well, I was getting tired of the old theme and wanted a change of scenery. So I guess I'll be stuck with this one for the time being, until I find a nicer layout.

It's getting bloody cold right now. We're definitely feeling Winter in all it's icy, chilly glory. But it's alright, tomorrow is my last day of lessons for this sem, yay! I don't need to venture out into freezing weather unneccessarily anymore.

Anyway, I'll blog soon. Cheers.

It's finally the 1st as I sit here typing this.

And I can't help the huge, tired sigh that escapes through my lips.

November has been a trying month in more ways than one. I felt confusion, bewilderment, anger, pain, laughter, joy, freedom, responsibilities...all crammed into the space of thirty, emotionally-volatile days.

So it is with immense relief that I welcome December with a smile and wide, open arms.

Because December would mean the end of Year 2009, the beginning of year 2010, and 7 months closer to the comforts of family and home.

28 more days to awesome, amazing company and what promises to be half a week of fun and laughter-filled moments. I cannot wait. =)

Best friend, thank you for all those 2am coffee chats that I'm sure will be what I'll miss most when I'm all grown up and look back at my uni years. You don't know how grateful I am that I have somebody like you in my life. ♥



Get well soon, "woman" lol too bad I'm not a guy and you did not break a light bulb HAHAHAHA inside joke wtf. It's hard to talk about emo-nemo stuffs or debate over controversial topics when you're hacking your lungs out.

And I'm sorry you had to run out into the cold to buy bread for me even when you're coughing like crazy. Aiyah you know lah, I can never wake up before 2pm wtf! I'm such a rotten best friend, and omg you're going to be stuck with me for the next two years. Wei, don't tear up ok, I promise I'll change wtf wtf wtf!

I'll even start waking up earlier for toilet duty ok I did not just say that.

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PS - I'm sorry for not updating more regularly. Have not been feeling my best, but I think the worst of my mood swings are over already. I'll try to blog more frequently. So keep your hats on people. Yes, I'm talking to you cousin dear, Mr K, and you too Mr Yaw. =p

PPS - Yes, my Jac-Jac is persumably stolen since she's been missing from home for about two weeks now. I'm lazy to go into elaborate details about why I'm positive she was cat-napped. But in some very twisted way, I find myself hoping very much that she was indeed taken away, as opposed to lying dead in a smelly old ditch somewhere.

And yes I am very upset and cried bucketfuls over this matter, need you ask? Oreo's incident all over again. It has not escaped my notice the irony that both of them are jet black with a patch of white over their chests.

I don't want to address this issue anymore. I find it best not to think about things that hurt me, it's so much easier to escape than to face pain don't you think?

PPPS - If you'd noticed how I can alternate between being all gay and happy, and suddenly dropping right down to the deepest darkest corner of depression, all in the space of a few paragraphs, than you'd probably be able to get a rough idea of just what Steph had to contend with for the past few weeks.

 26th of November is a very special day in the Lee household. For one, it's my parents anniversary.  Was it 21 years today, or 22? I can't recall.

And then, there is them.

Happy Birthday!

To the two most important people in my world.

They aren't only my baby sisters, but also my best friends. Six years between us doesn't make a whit of difference. What generation gap? It doesn't exist within the three of us wtf.

We can talk about anything and everything under the sun, and rest assured boy do we talk. I tell them everything, from the tiniest little details that happened in my day to my deepest, darkest secrets.

I remember all the late night chats that lasted for hours. We always had to hide under our blankets and talked in whispers because if the mother discovered that we were still wide awake at 2am, she'd kill us.

Actually come to think of it, she did walk in on us once or twice, and our eardrums almost got blasted clean out of our heads. I think the subject was about boys and we were too excited to keep our volume down wtf.


They're the only people who know me inside out. They lend me their unconditional support, and even if I may be wrong in certain instances, they still loyally stick with me to the end.

When I hide under my pillows and cry, they know never to force the issue and to leave me alone. The only thing they say to me is "Jie-Jie don't cry anymore. Everything will be alright", which more often than not is the only thing I need though it makes me cry all the more harder when I hear them say that wtf.

And I've lost count on all the tiny, silly little gifts that they've given me over the years. They're all very insignificant, but I treasure them nonetheless. Like that time when I went through a bad bout with the ex and was emo for quite awhile, they went out and bought some Calvin Chen stickers for me HAHAHA so cute!

It's amazing how the both of them can look completely alike on the outside, yet be so different on the inside.

Fang was always the people-pleaser. She'd bend over backwards just to make everyone happy, and sad to say people tend to really take advantage of her.

She's a very complicated person, you never really know what she's thinking. Quite emo at times, pretty timid and very afraid of confrontations, I can't count the number of times I have to come to her rescue and yell obscenities at the online perverts that flock towards her like houseflies, or console her when she's reduced to near tears over problems that happened with her friends.

Ying on the other hand, is so much like me in many different ways. We even look alike when we were young! If you compare our baby photos, we look uncannily like twins.

Laid-back and relaxed, with the infamous cant-be-bothered attitude that I'm also legendary for wtf. She does things in her own way at her own time with her own pace. A little stubborn, a little lazy, very playful and always smiling and laughing. She's a lot simpler than her worrywart twin, maybe because she just plain doesn't bother as much about stuffs.

Omg why are we so alike ah?

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These two idiots seriously brighten up my life. I don't get why some people compete like crazy with their own sisters. I can't imagine a day without mine.

I can recount so many different little memories that still make me smile whenever I think about them.

Like this super stupid incident that happened in HuaHo. I was browsing through some racks of clothes with Fang beside me. Ying went off to look for the mother I think.

So the both of us were walking between rows of clothes when Ying came running back to join us when we were near the dressing rooms. She didn't say anything, just walked quietly beside Fang for awhile before she turned around and went "Jie?"

And Fang screamed wtf! Like literally jumped and went "WAH!!!"

Obviously me and Ying were very confused. Turns out Fang thought Ying was her own reflection so she almost died of her heart attack when her 'reflection' turned around to speak to us HAHAHAHAHA.

And also this other incident that happened recently, right before I left for UK. Fang and I were hanging around, talking to each other while helping the mother iron and fold some clothes.

Mom : *To Fang* So tonight, you and Ying Ying help me make the wantan ok?

Me : I WANT I WANT! I know how to make also! =D

Fang : Ok, Jie-Jie help me make. I know Ying very lazy one.

Me : YAY I MAKE I MAKE! FANG I MAKE WITH YOU!

(This is how I am at home ok. Truly. I act like a baby. Very annoying I know wtf)

Fang : Ok ok you make. I'll tell Ying that she doesn't need to help.

Me : BOOO YING. She always so lazy one! Fang I love you!

(And yes I'm also this random. I grab them out of the blue, shout that I love them and force them to say 'I love you too' back at me wtf)

(We always ask my sisters this question. When you don't pay attention and don't look at their faces, you seriously can't tell who's who because their voices are freakily alike too)

Fang : I'm Ying. =D

Me : Wtf?

Mom : *Not looking up from the ironing board* Oh, you really sound like Fang Fang. Seriously, the older you two get the more alike you both sound.

Fang : =D

Me : You're Ying kan? I could have sworn that you're Fang *utterly confused*

Fang : ...

Fang : EH WAIT! NO NO! I'M FANG! MOMMY I'M FANG!

WTF.

100% true story, I swear. Fang is always damn blur one but this is seriously epic.

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Omg typing all these makes me miss the two of them so much. I can't wait for July to come around so I can indulge in giggly girly talks and lame jokes that only the three of us would understand. Eight months still seem like such a long time away. =(

Happy 13th B! I love you both so so much! ♥

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for always being there when I needed a shoulder to cry on, or someone to rant to. I know there are times when I'm not the best big sister in the world, but know that I've got both your backs, and that I'll always always be there if the two of you need me.

Hugs and kisses. Much love,

Jie.

Hey all!

Yes I'm doing fine and dandy now.

Was a little depressed the past few days, but I think I'm over my emo-nemo mood already. Which is a good thing, I'm terrible company when I'm unhappy. =D

Anyway, pictures.

Anrusha's 19th on Thursday.


Photo credits to Anrusha.

Went Italians to mark the special ocassion.

Zizzi's was insanely busy that night, we had to wait ages for our orders. But it was alright, because the company more than made up for the lost time. =)

The birthday girl herself. She does Economics with Steph.

Anusha's housemates. Left to right, Lizzie, Hannah and Beth. Awesome people.


And Nikki who is the prettiest and most adorable person I'd ever met.

They said Zizzi was a really good place, but I thought the food was just alright. Had the Carbonara, I can't count how many times I've been disappointed with the Carbonara here in UK. I don't know, Brunei's ones just seem so much yummier.

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Went out for with some friends on Friday night for dinner and a movie.


Decided to eat at Nandos. We shared a platter between the three of us, because seriously, their portions are freakin gigantic!


Omg I loveeeee their mash potatoes! Sinfully smooth, creamy goodness. Awwww I want some right now. =(

Went down to the market square for a look-see after our meal because we still had some time left before our movie started.


They've set up an ice-skating rink right smack in the middle of the market square. Which is NOT good news for me, because right now Steph is formulating all kinds of evil plans to drag me down there for a spin *dark*.

Christmas decorations are slowly going up as well.


The city is so pretty at night.


And they've set up loads of the tiniest, most adorable stalls.


The things they sell are so cute omfg I want!!!


I'm planning to head down to the market place again one night. Just to look around, and maybe try out some of the sausages they're selling lalala. We didn't really take a thorough look at all the stalls because we had to head back to the cinema for the movie.


To me, it was just meh.

Alright, some parts were pretty touching and I teared up once or twice but common, you're talking about someone who cried watching Lion King wtf!

But in my opinion, it really didn't deserve all that hype that came with its name. To be honest, I thought it was kind of boring. There wasn't any distinct difference from 2012 and all the other disaster movies out there. The storyline and plot is so overused there wasn't a single ounce of originality left.

Poseidon, The Happening, Armageddon, anyone? Btw I still think Armageddon beats them all.

But hey, this is only MY opinion isn't it? And once I've gotten over all that inner comparing I was making, the movie was pretty alright. =)

By the way the cinema was CRAZY packed because New Moon had just premiered.


Love this poster by the way.

Seriously. Everywhere you go, you see big bunches of girls clustered around in giggly groups. Some of the more extreme ones had 'Team Jacob' or 'Team Edward' painted on their cheeks, or written across their chests wtf.

LOL Steph and I are going to wait until all the fervor has died down before we go watch it.

Not a big fan of Rober Pattinson. Yeah he was really cute in Harry Potter. But not in this movie. Ugh, I thought vampires were supposed to be clean cut and I don't know, pretty?


He looks like he'd just rolled out of bed, and didn't do much of a good job shaving. And his make-up in the moive is damn thick, but I guess this isn't his fault. Plenty of sex appeal, I suppose. With all that rumpled-up bedroom hair and the half-lidded stares.

Steph and I were just discussing the other night that we thought Pattinson's portrayal of Edward Cullen was all wrong. Don't know if it's just us, but he almost always looks like he's going to pounce on Bella and drag her off to the bedroom wtf wtf wtf! 

LOL I used 'almost always'! My Contemporary English Usage lecturer is going to murder me wtf.  

I don't even know why I'm so excited for New Moon. Twilight was a big disappointment, and I'd admit out of all the books, New Moon was and still is my least favourite. To be frank, it was nothing short of a disaster.

So why should I waste 6 pounds on a movie that is guaranteed to put me to sleep ah? Oh wait, I remember now.

HIM. ♥♥♥

Taylor Lautner who plays Jacob Black! So freakin hot. =p


Omg will you just look at that body? *Squeal*

Omg I love his eyes omg omg omg I'm so watching New Moon just for him omg omg omg.

When I first saw him in Twilight, I was pretty depressed actually. He looked terrible. A little bit pudgy, and the hair was just ewww. But now? Omg omg omg I can't stop omg-ing I know but still omg omg omg.

Youtub-ed up the trailer which was a bad thing because there were so many half-naked werewolves wandering around omg omg omg damn hot can omg omg omg HAHAHA I sound like a half-crazed, delusional fan, which I am so not omg omg omg wtf.

Ok I gotta go sleep now. Toodles. =)

So it's been slightly over two months since I'd left home. I still think of the family, but I wouldn't call it homesickness anymore.

Though sometimes I wish that I'd chosen some place nearer to study. Like, I don't know, Singapore or something? When I read about friends going back to Brunei for the weekend and / or the holidays, I get emo and start wishing that I was just a two-hour plane ride away too.

But only sometimes. Most of the time, studying in UK is kick-ass awesome! =D

Anyway, I don't miss the family as much as before, but my cats? Now they are an entirely different story altogether.

HRH Queen Mimi, tra la la la lee.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually miss how she's always hankering after me for food. It gets pretty annoying sometimes, but what I wouldn't give to hear her meow-ing her butt off at me right this moment.

She's sooooo patient with us. I remember when we went to the vet's to fetch her from her neutering appointment, he told us "she's very very fierce. Be careful when you handle her."

All of our faces were like o.O

Because she isn't like that at home. I can't recall a single time when she stuck her claws out at us. She didn't even mind when we picked up her kittens when they were only 2 days old ok, which in itself is a miracle of the highest level wtf, because

(a) most mother cats are freakin protective and would have gouged our eyes out, which then brings us to...

(b) she's a stray and had only been with us for a little over a month then. That level of trust in us is quite staggering, come to think of it.

But anyway, the doctor said the moment they opened the enclosure's door, she flew at them with claws extended wtf!

Mimi I miss youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

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Fei-Fei.

Hmmm, not much about her that I remember fondly I'm afraid wtf. She's just entirely too independant to be cute. I mean, you wouldn't exactly adore her if she swipes at you if you pick her up when she's in one of her moody, sulky fits would you?

Jac-Jac.

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Boo hoo hoooooooooooooooo.

I miss her scratching and banging at the study room window, yowling to be let in every morning and evening. She doesn't really like being cuddled, but she loves hanging around us.

Every morning, the moment she hears somebody in the house moving about, she'd climb up to the washing machine and butt her head against the window and kick up a major fuss until someone either goes out to shush her, or just open the window to let her crawl in.

Oh, there was this one time when the mother went into the toilet. It was about 6am-ish, and she was the only one up at that time. The toilet downstairs overlooks our wet kitchen, and just under the toilet window is one of our refrigerators.

We always leave the toilet window partially open, and just when the mother was about to do her business, she heard a scuffle, and out of the corner of her eyes saw something black peeking in.

HAHAHAAH DAMN FUNNY she shrieked and rushed out of the toilet, and almost had a heart attack wtf. Later on, when she gathered up enough courage to go back in and see if there really was a black shadow, she saw Jac-Jac trying to force her way in through the small opening.

Cuteeeeeeeeeeeeeee. =D

Eiii my Jac-Jac damn pro ok. She's very good in catching all kinds of things. It has already been an established morning ritual that whenever the mother sweeps the floor outside, she'd come across all kinds of very interesting discoveries.

Hmmmm, like some half-eaten grasshoppers, a few mashed-up lizard, the ocassional dead frog or toad, and oh lots and lots of cockroaches. Only their shells and legs littered around though, the rest of them kena eaten wth ewwwwww.

Prince Romeo.

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Awww my big fat baby. Just looking at his photos makes me wanna cry. =(

He's the most adorable thing I'd ever seen. Damn big idiot also lah, must admit..

Our cats aren't allowed in the living room or dining area. They're restricted to either the kitchen, or the study room. But Romeo loves coming in to look for us, and no matter how many times we yell at him or smack him with the fly-swatter, he never learns.

In fact, he's developed a very silly little habit. The moment we stand up when he comes in, he immediately drops on to his back into what we term the "Romeo surrender mode", and start kicking his legs up in the air. Wtf act cute wtf.

It doesn't matter if we take up the fly-swatter and hit his butt with it. He just plain wouldn't budge and will continue rolling around on his back. So what we have to do is either drag him by his tail all the way back into the kitchen mind you he's still lying on his back wtf, or push-kick him in.

This photo always makes me smile. =)

I was outside helping the mother clean something I think, and as usual the fat-ass idiot followed me around. He hopped on to the washing machine to see what I was doing, and when I turned his way, he started twisting and stretching, manja-ing and begging for me to sayang him.

Paid him no attention, and continued washing. A few minutes later, when I looked up again, he had already fallen asleep. In that position wtf!

His sleeping posture damn cute one. I shall make a compilation post on all the positions I'd found him snoozing in.

Le'sighs. My kittens are exactly eight months old today. ♥

There Nen, I've updated! =D

Dearest Mommy & Daddy, Boy and baby sisters:

I'm doing fantastic here.

Although my bio clock is a little screwed up. I can't sleep before 3am, and I can't wake up before 2pm. How messed up is this?

Lectures are fine. Assignments are piling up, but nothing I can't handle. Course mates have been friendly, they do go out of their way to make me feel comfortable, but it's just hard to click with them at times.

Have been feeling a little restless lately, though I think it's from being cooped up at home for too long. The weather makes it a little annoying to venture out at times though, I rather curl up in bed, or space out in front of the PC with a cup of coffee. Tsk, anti-social.

I'm researching about December holidays currently. Feels like it's going to be a blast.

I miss Brunei, but July will come soon.

Much love.

This blog is on a temporary hiatus. Because I just don't feel like posting nowadays. My emotions are on a rollercoaster ride, for some unknown reason pffft.

Every time I MSN / Skype with the family or friends, they always bug me to show them my room. I thought I've blogged about it, but turns out it's not detailed enough.

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Ok fine. Today, I shall make all your wishes come true wth.

Photo tour! Of the place I call home in UK.

Yeps, Raleigh Park. One of the many self-catered student residences littered around in Nottingham.

It's about a fifteen-minute walk to Jubilee Campus, and a fifty-minute walk to University Park (the two main campuses in Nottingham U).

But s'ok, Steph doesn't walk fifty minutes to UP everyday. She walks to Jubilee Campus, catches the free Hopper Bus that our university provides and happily zooms off to her faculty.

Raleigh Park is also about a fifty-minute walk to the city centre omg.

But s'ok, I don't walk an hour to my classes either. =D

If you look closely at the photo above, you'd see a bus stop. I just skip across the road takes me about 10 secs max wth, than I'd be able to take the NCT bus all the way down to the city, almost right at the door step of the building where my lectures are held.

I have it a lot easier than Steph. At least I don't have to walk fifteen minutes to catch a bus, than another ten minutes to my faculty, although her transport is free while mine isn't pffft.

Ok I have to credit Steph for the very adorable drawing of the geeky-looking girl with the HP laptop. It's ME btw, omg why am I so cute? =D

But why do I have a stick-figured body ah? Man I wish I was that thin.

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Our rooms aren't en-suite. We have two toilets that we share between five people. I don't know why but somehow, by some sort of unspoken agreement, Steph and I staked out our territory on the left toilet while the other three flat mates took the right one.  

They're damn small by the way, I feel positively claustrophobic in the shower. Turn this way bang into the wall, turn that way knock my head against the shelf. I miss my own toilet. The shower area alone can fit five people ok. Such a contrast. =(

 Omg my poo so cute! I do declare that I have some artistic abilities hidden inside of me after all *proud of self* wth.

I don't feel like I'm sharing the toilet. Feels like it's all mine, because Steph and I have very different timetables so our showering times never ever clash. Plus, if I run out of shampoo and conveniently forget to re-stock, I can sneakily steal some from her. Not that this has happened lah, Steph don't glare at me wth *hasty*.

In fact, if there's any sneaking going around, it was done by Miss Fifi Chua. She stole some of my body wash a couple of weeks ago. But she told me about it after that, so it doesn't really constitue as stealing does it? More like taking, than fessing' up wth. =p

And the kitchen.

Two refrigerators, a stove-cum-oven, a microwave and a sink. Just nice for five people, though we have to time our meal times carefully because only two people can cook at a time.

Steph and I are normally the earliest in the kitchen, because we're always hungry wth. Either that, or we'd be the latest because we've snacked on something in the afternoon so we're too full to cook at 7pm.

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Haiyah, no wonder my diets never work. Speaking of which, I'm hungry now. And it's already midnight wth.

Anyway, life is awesome here. The flat mates are fantastic people. They're not loud, rude, or obnoxious, they don't steal or use our things without permission, they're very polite, considerate, and most importantly they're CLEAN. We get along exceptionally well. How lucky am I?

I'm no longer feeling homesick, though I still really miss the family sometimes. I miss talking to my Mom, listening to my Daddy lecture me wth, whispering to the sisters in the middle of the night, and bickering with my brother.

Although that last person doesn't seem to be affected by my departure much.

Every time I MSN with him, the brother ignores me pfffft. Because reading manga is more important. And the only time he replies me is to say "you fat" WTF.

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BOY, WHY YOU LIKE THAT ONE? MY HEART VERY PAIN OK.

Sibling love? What sibling love? It doesn't exist in this family *dark* I no buy you presents when I go back next year humph.

Ok ok I shall abruptly end here. Steph is MSN-yelling at me because I have yet to start on my work. I mean, I'd already finished one this afternoon, but I'm supposed to complete two today if I don't want to rush through them next week.

Haihhhhhh, assignments are piling up recently. Not only for me, but for everybody else. In fact, I feel like I haven't seen the flat mates in ages. The only time we come out of our rooms is to grab some water, or eat. Than we have to scrurry back to tackle our Mt Everest-sized work load.

STEPH I'M LEAVING ALREADY. I swear, it's like living with an old woman sometimes. =p

Thursday night was Guy Fawkes Night.

Guy Fawkes Night is an annual celebration on the evening of the 5th of November. It marks the downfall of the Gunpowder Plot of 5 November 1605, in which a number of Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to destroy the Houses of Parliament, in London, United Kingdom.

It is primarily marked in the United Kingdom where it was compulsory, by fiat, until 1859, to celebrate the deliverance of the King of Great Britain; but, it is also celebrated in former British colonies including New Zealand Newfoundland, South Africa, and parts of the Caribbean.

Bonfire Night was celebrated in Australia until the mid- to late 1970s, when sale and public use of fireworks was made illegal and the celebration was effectively abolished. It is also celebrated in the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. Festivities are centred on the use of fireworks and the lighting of bonfires.

Source.

We heard that there was going to be a bonfire over at Hyson Green, so Steph and I decided to hop over to take a look.

I wasn't very enthusiastic about the whole thing at first. We have to change buses to get there, and the weather was very chilly, with random bouts of drizzle. Not exactly the best of times to prance about outside.

But it only takes place once a year, and there was going to be fireworks! So in the end, we dragged our lazy butts over.

It was fun. =)




The fire was huge. Like seriously, huge huge HUGE. We could feel the heat miles away.




Fireworks photos credits to Steph.

The fireworks display was a little disappointing, but the finale was pretty cool.

The one at Hong Kong Disneland is still THE BEST though. Seriously. They time the fireworks to the music, and it's just awesome. You really have to watch it at least once in your life. The mother and I just kept 'whoah-ing' our way throughout that show. For that short fifteen minutes, you really feel like you're in fairyland or something.

But anyway, Nottingham's one was pretty good too. I was practically jumping up and down in excitement. It's been ages since I last saw a fireworks display. =)

Met up with Chiao Hong after that. We decided to check out some of the games. I'm not proud to say this, but I screamed like a pig about to get slaughtered.

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I'm morbidly terrified of thrill rides. Wtf those two that I got on yesterday night didn't even qualify as 'thrill rides' but I was still scared shitless.

I hate that funny feeling you get in your tummy when you're bouncing up and down in the air. Gravity pulling at you? I don't know. I'm just terrified of that sensation because it feels like I'm falling from a very very high point. I am useless with heights ok? I get nervous even when I'm only at the third storey of a building. I feel like I'm going to fall down and die for some reason, wth.

Anyway, I was shrieking like crazy, and even started tearing up WTF. Chiao Hong was just like 'O.o'. He was laughing throughout the second ride. I bet he was laughing at meeeeeeee, because I kept going "wahhhh still got? Wahhhh why not yet end? STILL GOT? I don't want I don't want I don't want" wth.

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I am now very ashamed to meet him. Dude if you see me, pretend that I don't exist ok? Wth.

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Random Skype session last night this morning.


With WeiHon.


And Hao Han! HAHAHAHA I said it was random. =p

I don't know how we did it, but Wei Hon and I managed to randomly crap for one and a half hours, until 3am my time wth. They were in one of the rooms in UBD, and I forced Hao Han to give me the grand tour LOL.

I miss the besties in Brunei. =(

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This is why I love Big Bang.



Because they keep coming up with such amazing songs. Sighs, a new favourite. It's been on replay in my play list since three days ago. I love the rap part, damn nice can? ♥

TOP looks so freakin hot in there. Those eyes are electrifying *zap till dies* But no worries Seung Ri, I still love youuuu wth. =D

October 30th - Friday

Chiann's train was due at 6pm. She gave very specific instructions that we had better be on time LOL. Reached the rail station with just about ten minutes to spare. =D

Dinner immediately after. A little early, but luckily we were. We managed to beat the dinner rush hour, else we wouldn't have had any seats.

Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet at Flaming Dragon. It was really good, but a little costly.

Needless to say, we stuffed ourselves silly. Haiyah why are we always like that ah? Never learn one. I distinctively remember all of us swearing that we would never eat like that ever again the last time we had a buffet with SinYee omigawwd I miss that chaboh so much, but lookies.

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Yes, homework on Halloween eve. Because uni life is just sad like that. Oh is that vodka I see? =p

October 31st - Saturday

Happy Halloween! And also, the Malaysian Notts Games!

Steph had a netball event. Yeah it was pretty silly, she was playing for Manchester with CheaXin they all. *Koffs* Notts betrayer *Koffs* =p

Chiann and I dragged ourselves out of bed at the ungodly hour of nine because we had to go to the rail station to fetch Derick and Shin, who came up all the way from Warrick.

It was sooooo good to see them again! ♥

Bumped into ERue, and Suang who came up from London. In typical Bruneian fashion, we gathered around in a circle to discuss our next move and conveniently blocked a queue which was lining for the information booth in the station. 

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 Brunch at Nandos.

Shared a platter with Derick, but for some reason I couldn't finish my share. Had 1/4 of the chicken portion and a handful of fries, than pushed the rest off to him. =)

Split up with ERue and Suang after the meal because we were taking different buses to University Park.

Vained a bit while waiting for the Uni-link 34 bus which would take us directly over to the uni.

Photo credits to Derick.

LOL at the funny ang moh couple!

We didn't know they had slyly sneaked up to pose behind us. Derick had the shock of his life when he turned his camera over to check the picture and saw the two figures. He thought he had accidentally captured something other-wordly in the photo HAHA!

But anyway, for some reason the Uni-link buses weren't running that day. Ten minutes of waiting out in the cold and numerous photos after, I suggested we catch the 28 bus to Jubilee Campus, than take the free Hopper bus up to University Park.

A little bit ma fan and time-consuming since we had to change buses, but oh well. Can't be helped.

Photo credits to Derick.

More vaining while waiting for the Hopper bus. But I'd conveniently forgotten that the bus doesn't run on weekends FML. Another fifteen minutes out in the cold for nothing.

In the end, we decided to forgo the trip to UP and walked back to Raleigh Park for a short break, before heading down to the city to meet up with ERue and Suang.

A whole afternoon of walking and shopping, more walking, and then some more walking.

You know there's something seriously wrong in this world when it's the girls standing outside in the cold waiting for a guy to finish shopping, instead of the other way around.

HAHA no lah. Derick was getting his Halloween costume, and the shop was too small so the three of us decided to wait outside. =p

By the way, that is how Notts is like at 4.30 in the evening. Almost fully dark lor. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I actually miss seeing the sun!

Went back to Raleigh Park at 5-ish. Major relief, because everybody's feet was aching really really badly by then.

Watched Derick tried out his Halloween purchases.

 

And hung out in my room for a bit, chatting and gossiping. About you guessed it, "certain individual". Seriously, why is she such a good conversation-topic? We're still yakking about her, all the way in UK!

Instant noodles for dinner. How sad kan? On Halloween night lagi. But no one had any space left to stomach something too filling.

Derick left soon after because he was hitting the clubbing scene with Aaron and gang. We missed out on it because there weren't enough tickets, and we didn't have any costumes to begin with either.

Chiann, Shin, Steph and I stayed at home and continued our gossip session over some very light alcohol.

I'm not sure if she was getting a little tipsy, or if she'd accidentally breathed in some laughing gas, but this chaboh fell into some really major laughing fits and just wouldn't stop! It went on for ages.

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There she went, laughing...

...laughing...

...laughing...

 ...laughing...

...until she collasped, but she was still laughing wth.

It started with us talking about that Shopaholic movie, than moving on to some reminiscing about her past exploits, where she used to pull stupid little pranks on all of us during Form 3. She laughed majorly loud when she thought of you, SinYee! So mean right?  Tsk tsk.

I'm serious. The things she did could have filled a whole book. I should really write a post about all the evil evil plans she'd came up with when we were 15. It was a very dark time in our lives wth, where all of us had to walk with our backs against the walls for fear of her sticking a 'Kick Me!' sign on our backs.

Serious lor.

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Went to bed at about 1.30am.

November 1st - Sunday

Woke up at 8am, had a leisurely breakfast, than left Raleigh Park for the rail station. Chainn's train was leaving at 11am.


Her train was cancelled though, tough luck. The tunnel down at Corby was flooded so the trains couldn't get through. She had to catch another line and change trains at some odd little place I'd never heard of before.

But she got home alright, so whew. =)

After she left, Steph, Shin and I went back to Broadmash for some light shopping. We didn't have anything else to do since Shin was waiting for Derick to wake up and confirm with her what time they were going back to Warrick.


In the bus station, where we got cornered by the stupid black guy refer to last post *dark*

Derrick finally called at about 2.30pm. He was having lunch with TzeeJun and the rest, so we decided to head over and join them.


May Sum's Chinese buffet is a lot cheaper, and the food is pretty good as well. That's it, I'm boycotting Flaming Dragon for them now. =p

Bumped into Aaron and his friends. All of us went off to the rail station to send the bunch of people off.


Photo credits to Aaron.

Got back home at about 5.30pm-ish. Barely had time to really sit down before I had to prep up for Aaron's birthday dinner at Las Iguanas.


Photo credits to Aaron.

The food was good, but it was a little awkward because I didn't know most of the people there. Luckily I had Steph and ERue beside me.


Cheers to the guy who turned 20! =)


Towards the end of the night, Aaron was getting a little tipsy from all the drinks the others were pushing his way. I mean, he kept laughing at my camera.

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The dinner ended slightly after 11pm. Had to take a cab home because NCT buses didn't run that late.

Overall, the weekend was a blast! The company was fantastic, and it was great meeting up with everybody again.

But I'm going to need a few days to recharge after this. =p