10 posts tagged “travel”

Last thursday, we went to alton towers and it was a great day out despite the rainy weather. I love going to theme park although im not a thrill seeker but i just love the idea of being in a themepark. Im weak-hearted when it comes to rides, tell me everything about how awesome it is but when i see it, it makes me wanna puke and have an instant heart attack. When we were there, i only got onto two rides and they're are for kids >.< the rest, i just watched them and went: O.M.G. I couldnt do it. lamah semangat :(

Here's the video compilation of all the rides my friends went onto,

Prague, Czech Republic is better than i had imagined. There's 12 of us, we took plane from Birmingham International Airport to Prague, personally i didnt enjoy my first plane ride with RyanAir - i had the roller coaster butterflies few minutes before the plane took off but i managed to shake it off after it stabilised at some point. Plane takes off moment always gives me the creep :s Alhamdulillah everything went on smoothly from the moment we depart till the day we went back home. From 29th March, our 3-nights stay at Prague experiences are very memorable indeed. The place, especially the town itself is very historically beautiful, everything, everywhere is very Kodak moment.

maybe its the holiday spirit, everything felt so care-free while i was in Prague despite the exhaustion from all the walks discovering the place. Upon arriving, i hadnt felt the holiday spirit yet and Prague was not that very appealing but as our taxi rides reached the city area, the excitement slowly sunk in. When we reached our apartment, we were speechless because it was too good to be true. For about less than 25pounds per person for 3 nights, we had the awesome apartment for ourselves equipped with simply everything: big kitchen, big toilet, big rooms, big living room, fully equipped kitchen, washing machine. The place is completely homey as if we were gonna stay for a long time. We rented three rooms: the guys stayed at the first floor, while the girls at the ground floor. So if you guys searching for the best place to stay in Prague, just search for emma apartment, gerenti inda nyasal.

It was raining when we arrive at Prague Airport, after we unpacked our stuffs we went out to get some foods. The Czech language was very hard to learn and the train and metro lines were complicated to read at first. Thanks to Vaclava (aka Malcolm - our apartment chaffeur) generous tips, we learnt how to use the metro lines wisely. It only cost us 18czk to buy the tram tickets and we only need to buy it once. Basically, the transport cost around Prague is free. The currency is a bit confusing at first with the exchange rate of 1pounds=28czk, but apparently the price of goods are quite cheap. When we first found Tesco, it was difficult to browse around because of the Czech price tag and label but it was way cheaper than in the UK.Our first night, as we went hunting for foods we were lost and failed to go anywhere. But we managed to learn that our apartment is blessed with nearby convenience shops and very close to metro lines stop. We finally went to Pizzeria place to buy pizzas for our dinner. First night in Prague, we learnt to read Prague maps and metrolines to plan our next day visit.First day: We covered almost everything within the old town area of Prague. From Charles Bridge to the Dancing House, everything looks so pretty and wonderful. I love the Easter Market they have at the Old Town Square, you can find everything you need about Prague there. And arah market ani ada one stall sells the best waffles ive ever taste, for 3 days i was in Prague, everyday i kept on coming to the same stall to get the waffles. We also managed to find Halal place to eat.Second day: We went to the other side of Prague crossing the bridge: Prague Castle. It's not as enjoyable as our first day, the Prague castle is undergoing some construction and the few visits around the area is not that rewarding. Making things worse, the funicular railway connecting to the top of the observation tower at Petrin Hill was closed till sometime in April. We were so looking forward to go to the tower to view the Prague skyline :( After our lunch, we planned to go to the Royal Garden but it was closed as well till spring time. To ease our disappointment, we went to the Old Town Square again to shop for souvenirs before we headed back to the apartment.Third day: since our plane back was at 4pm, we had to be at the Prague airport by 2pm. Waiting for 2pm, we took our last tram ride to the Charles Bridge and Old Town Square to spent our few remaining Koruna money buying last minute souvenirs and took a last glance at Prague Town. In just 2 days, Im already in love with Prague, its sad to say goodbye to a nice holiday.

the uno nights, the -ski words in every sentences, the pashmina craze, the waffles, the company, everything about Prague =)

 the rest of the pictures and videos are on my facebook.

easter holiday starts today! assignments abis, exams timetable menyusul :s

went to the city to meet up with Razan and Diyana to do last minute shop for our 4-day Prague trip, which will be tomorrow :) Went to money shop to buy Czech Republic korona but both shops ran out of korona currency (mesti durang ni yg ngabiskan, hahahaa :p) so last place is at M&S which has lower rate (1pound=27.5czk). After that, we continued to buy the food supplies. As we're leaving the Chinatown, me and Razan separated from Diyana and met Kimin when he insisted we went back to Day In shop because he has never been there. Our last thing in the buy list is to buy 100ml travel bottles (because of the airport liquid limit) but we were so cheapskate we didnt want to buy the one at the Boots shop. we searched at 99p shop, BodyCare and Poundland but to no avail. Last resort, Kimin bought something at Poundland and planned to throw out the content and refill it with shower gel. malas ku mention apa dibalinya :p hahaha tau tah kamu tu nanti. kes desperate tah sudah tu. Back in the train, me and Kimin stopped at university station while Razan took the next stop. Both of us went to the library to get book for Razan and do some printings (which btw is not free as Kimin suggested :p awu walaupun holiday, printing inda free bui~). As we walked home, we noticed the university area is pretty much deserted and quiet now that the holiday just started.

while we're at Day In, Kimin mentioned about the earth hour and as they share the same enthusiasm as me, we decided to do it together later. As for me personally, i genuinely support the cause and join in for the fun of it. I know by doing it, i dont change anything much but it's just for my self-satisfaction because aku paling pantang kalau org bazir karan, especially if they leave their lights on when they leave the room for hours. its just unacceptable. its financially restraint as well, but im just being me, i always been conscious with electricity use. you can say i have ocd about switching off any switch.

At 7pm, i headed to the dawls to hang out with Razan, Hanis and Kimin for the earth hour. Thanks Jajan for the foods <3 and thanks kamu~ i was having so much fun tadi :) At exactly 8.30pm, we switched off the lights, tv and the heater. We had candle light dinner, playing and posing with the glowsticks and one round of uno game. We were having so much fun we extended the 1hr to 2hrs. It was almost 11pm when we realised it's time to go home and none of us has pack our stuffs yet , and we need to wake up early tomorrow for our flight. Plus, the british summer time starts tomorrow which means our clock forward to one hour. one hour less of sleep :smore interesting pictures will be uploaded after i got back from my trip. and maybe the videos as well ;)

im so excited for Prague!gotta finish my packing. see you later peeps.

back from London. what did i get? a sunburn and an empty wallet. i almost killed my feet due to the continuous walking around London. A refreshing getaway, i finally went on the river cruise along the River Thames. The shopping part was therapeutic especially with the summer sale extravagant at every corner of the street.

My London snow globe :) and this Skechers Cali Sandals are super comfy! they saved the day when we almost died from feet exhaustion. tarus pakai on the spot eh. I was torn between these two but then i bought the butterfly ones and Isabelle bought the other one. So me and her are Skechers Cali sister. hehe. Its super uber freaking comfy man.So im back in Birm.

mum gave me her greenlight. of all people, she's the one hard to get approval from. mom's instinct i suppose. the bro sent me concerned emails -- bonding moment. hehe.

im happy. it's not about you anymore. it's just me :)))))))

Me, Nuar and Kenny went to Glasgow Science Centre today. Public transport were against us today. Tube railway were closed due to electrical network problem so we had to resort to bus. The nice friendly driver showed us directly to the science centre.  The Glasgow Science is a three-floor building with round structure view from outside consists of IMAX theatre, Planetarium, Science Exhibitions and Shows and Glasgow Tower. I feel like a primary school child again on a school trip to science expo just discovering science. The centre entrance fee is £5.95 but we paid extra £2 to go up the Glasgow Tower, the tallest tower in the world (according to Guinness World Records) that capable of rotating itself 360 degrees from its base to the top. We spent 20mins at the top viewing Glasgow's skyline, we thought the tower gonna rotate but actually it does not rotate all the time, only that it capable to rotate if there's strong winds. Salah interpret kami atu. The night stars show inside the planetarium was amazing as well, i used to had glow-in-the-dark stars stickers on the ceiling of my room. It's the same concept but the planetarium show is more astonishing! After we finished exploring the centre up till its 3rd floor, we decided to leave. When the bus arrived surprisingly dgn selambanya bus driver atu melintas laju arah bus stop dapan kami meninggalkan muka kami yg bangang. Jadinya inda ia branti???? Lesson learned: next time reached out your hand as far as possible to stop the bus, jgn ingat bus atu stop walaupun arah bus stop. hahaha cali. Salah kami jua luan confident bus atu stop dpn kami. So we waited for another one which was 25mins later, hopped in it turns out the bus was heading the opposite direction so we hopped out and took another bus. Went to Braehead - shopping plus entertainment extreme games centre, browsing around for an hour and a half then we took another bus to another place for Nandos dinner. After dinner, waited for a bus to head home but it happened again. This time, Kenny already reached out his hand tapi dgn lajunya bus atu inda stop dpn kami. hancus! hahaha, so lesson learned again, kalau kan stop bus atu, tantang driver atu dari jauh and tangan yang mendepa atu jgn alang2 biar sampai teblock jua jalan jadinya. C Kenny atu jua nada usul kan menstop bus. Ah well, thats our highlight of the day beside the Glasgow Tower :)

Today's story finished. Yesterday Me and Nuar went to Edinburgh: to Edinburgh Dungeon (its not really up to expectations but still i dont want to go alone if i were given a choice, hehe. This scary bloody cannibal ghost girl were staring and standing close to me while i was paying at the counter. I know its just a makeup but it's still scary), Edinburgh Castle (the overlooking view from the castle tower is spectacular and i could actually sensed the royal medieval times as we explored every corners of the castle) and finally sightseeing the Edinburgh City. The city looks ancient and full of historical structures. And it's hilly! ngalih bejalan~ I'd say Edinburgh city is more preferable for tourist destination than Glasgow as the city of Glasgow has nothing much to see. Extra info: The money they're using here is scottish notes but it has the same value as england notes, different prints saja, value masih sama. Oh oh i bought Edinburgh snow globe <3 hehehehee. Lawaness :)

Thats about it. My days in Glasgow.Thanks Nuar for everything. and Kenny for the movies (and the gifts!).

the panoramic view of Edinburgh city from the castlemy Edinburgh Castle globe
the view of Glasgow from the tower here's a video while we're waiting for 1pm gunshot from the top of Edinburgh castle

Paris is awesome! :D

Depart day 22/03: from Birmingham we took train to London. bought 4pounds single tube ticket (gilaaaaa mahal!) to go from Marylebone to St Pancras station where we took Eurostar train to Paris. 2 hours journey on which i slept most of the time. The night we arrived in Paris, we lost our way to the Etap Hotel. Tired from the journey, the rainy night made things worse but the excitement of stepping foot in Paris overcome all. We walked and walked searching the hotel using the map we got from Google Maps but we failed. Note: do not trust google map 100%. Finally, we gave up and took taxi to the hotel. Checked in - showered - ate - slept.

1st day: Woke up early pkl 6 pagi pasal excited kali kan ke Disneyland. Jln pkl 9 pakai tube double decker ke Disneyland (which is very far from our place, Disneyland is in zone 6 so tube ticketnya 12 euro return) . Paid 47 euro to go in the Disneyland Park (kalau bali online murah lagi rupanya by 10 euro - access to Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios lagi tu...aish mistake!). IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE! My childhood dream come true :) Saw some of Disney characters unfortunately i didnt meet any of the Disney princesses :( Got on Space Mountain ride, it was fast and stomach-sickening swirling ride. Spent the whole day in the magical kingdom, it's pretty much indescribable :) On the evening, we bought takeaway dinner from one of halal fast foods.2nd day: Bought 3-day Metro ticket which costs 19 euro. Went to Eiffel Tower, left some of our groupies at the train station pasal pintu train awal tutup. Sori guys. We chose to take stairs up to the second floor (which is more like 10th floor!) then naik cable car up to the top (it's cheaper by 5 euro if we take the cable car from the ground). So we climbed 700 stairs to the second floor and took cable car upwards. The view is breathtaking! I think i didnt get to enjoy the view as i was too busy snapping pictures. After Eiffel Tower, we went to Trocadero as from there it gives the whole view of Eiffel Tower and took more pictures. We also visited Arc de Triomphe and Musee de Louvre. Heading back to the hotel, we met French Muslim man whom kindly directed us to the 'arab street' where there are large numbers of halal restaurant and shops available. After the meals, we headed back to the hotel.

the view from the top of Eiffel Tower3rd day: Went to Stade de France, it was a day before France vs England tournament so the stadium was closed for some renovations. Then, we visited more tourist attractions in Paris (La Defense, Grand Palais, Notre Dame). We stopped by souvenier shops along St Michel street where i got my Paris snow globe <33333. Went back to the hotel with Hanif,Shuhir and Diyana while the others headed to different directions earlier. At 7pm, we went out again to Trocadero to watch Eiffel Tower Light show (every 1 hr). It's beautiful :) Back to the tube station we stumbled upon this chinese hand drawing artist who painted letters in beautiful arts. We paid 5 euro to get our name done.4th day: Packed our luggages. Checked out at 12pm, we left our luggages in the storage room and went out to visit more places and finish our souvenier hunting before our train departs at 9pm. Went back to St Michel street to buy souveniers, walked more behind the street to discover more shops inside and halal restaurants everywhere. Stopped by Crepes shop, i ate nutella banana crepes which is heavenly nyaman! After lunch, we went to the fountain nearby before headed to Moulin Rouge then to Sacre Coeur. By 5pm, we went back to the hotel to get our luggages then went to Gare du Nord to take train back to UK. By 11pm we safely reached London and spent the night at Doni's aunt place. Met Tony and Doni (they're in London bcos they got free tickets from our landlord to watch Brazil vs Sweden that night at Arsenal stadium, lucky!!!). We had nasi katok for late night dinner :)27/03: kami terlampau enjoy tinggal arah auntie c doni we decided to take train back to Birmingham at 8pm. hehe. Thanks for the hospitality :) I spent the whole day sitting on a sofa doing nothing while some of us went out walking around London streets. By 10pm, we reached Birmingham and im back to my room <3333333

Overall minus the confused raining season, Paris was fun! but off course it's because of the great company i had. Diyana and Shuhir, aku cinta kamu abis abisan! to the rest of my travelling BiBers i really had a great time with you guys. Thank you berabis!

Download festival 07. ok, how should i start? pyh ni pyh. haha.

I think just from watching videos i uploaded in my multiply could explain it all

My Videos and Dreamer's Videos

8th June:
First day, we managed to watch Hinder, Megadeth, From autumn to ashes, Saosin, Porcupine tree, Paramore, Velvet Revolver and Iron Maiden. Me and Mona were laidback over the whole thing, we didnt even dressed up for it. I wore a black tshirt with a white hoodie, while Mona's wearing a yellow-striped hoodie. Once we get to Derby shuttle bus, all the people there were wearing black and looked so metal and emo. Kami flashing dashing. LOL. out out. So by the time we arrived at the festival site, Hinder was already playing on the main stage. But before that we had to go through ticket gate, aku kana fikir 16 ah, my god i feel so small. Aku taulah aku inda nampak metal. mental.So yea, after Hinder we walked to the Dimebag Darrell Stage to catch From autumn to ashes appearance and stayed there to watch Saosin, Porcupine tree and Paramore. Pasal kami damit, we managed to get to the front area. What i didnt know is that the moshing part will be ganas, selalunya liat dlm tv org lompat2 liat konsert, rupanya cematutah usulnya tu moshing atu. (OoooOooo, baru saya tau *bangang*). My dear lord, kepisan ku kana himpit especially during Paramore's gig. At last, i gave up and asked the guys around me to get me out of there and so i experienced my first crowd surf. I cannot believe i did that, selalu liat dlm tv mcm berijab usulnya kana crowd surf ani, rupanya inda jua. Siuklah, baik jua durang inda lambung2kan aku. hahaha. After i got out, i could feel that im trembling, shaky wah my hands tarus. First experience and aku inda jara. Now i know it's normal to have moshing during rock concert. *notes to self* fikirku org bekelahi wah at first, rupanya it's just the way they enjoying the music. blonde.

After Paramore, we went back to the main stage to watch Velvet Revolver. My chemical romance was playing after that.
9th June:
So this time me and Mona went all black and emo. haha. and we got company too, Wira. saiztah tu namanya, he's our saviour of the day.
Second day, we watched 30 seconds to mars, Bowling for soup, Machine Head, Silverstein, Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park.

Bowling for soup was very entertaining, They know how to interact with the crowd with their jokes yg mcm nada saja durang buat. Marilyn Manson the other hand is awesome. God never did i imagine that i could watch them live onstage, Marilyn Manson kali tu ah. And yea, he's that scary in real life. Hahaha. Linkin Park up next and by this time, the three of us already standing close to the stage tapi gila, the crowd were already pushing each other during the break. Plus, flying water bottles war were going on at the same time, kalau water inda jua ku ingau ani isinya alcohol and urine. MEMBARI GALI!

Anyway i thought this time i can tahan the moshing but i couldn't. By the time Linkin Park went onstage, the crowd went crazy. I managed to survive through two songs when i lost one of my contact lens and my vision went blurry. So asked the guys around me to get me up again although they were already worried about me from the start. Balik2 durang tanya aku ok kah inda, pasal aku damit atu bah iatah nampak mcm kanak2 tah banar jua. So that's my second crowd surf =D. Nyanyat (sp?). haha.

So after that, i managed to get to the nearer stage, safe from moshing. I recorded every beginning of their song until my phone memory went full. Linkin Park *sigh* it's a dream come true =DWe had to leave early to catch our last train so we missed few songs from them :(
Worse, we didnt catch the last train. fikir punya fikir we decided to call a cab, 60 pounds yo dari Derby to Birmingham, 45 minutes pulang nganya tu. Then dari Birmingham to my place we took another cab lagi. So iatah cab driver yg to my place ani kambang wah. Ia chatty sama aku, so aku layan saja. aku high kali masatu pasal linkin park still playing on my head. Last last when we were out of the cab barutah ia berani tanya phone number ku. Hahaha, bleh?!?! i just said no and slammed the cab door. Patut tah bejabir usulnya.

So yea, me and Mona survived another day. Linkin Park >>>>>> the 60 pounds taxi ride.

10th June:
We wore emo skirt. Japanese style. hahaha, banar eh this time kana tahan ku lagi pasal my age. Sanak ku sanak.
So third day, i planned to watch Paparoach upfront tapi kami akhir. Pasal sunday train to Derby only operates at noon. By the time kami sampai, Paparoach already playing on the main stage. TAPIIIIIIIIII when i was about to get frustrated, they started to play Scars. OMG! atu nangis ku tarus. Aku cinta lagu atu abis-abisan, i think cintaku arah lagu ani more deep compared with linkin park songs (banaaaa....im serious). proofnya, aku nangis from the beginning of the song until the end of it. oh my, kan gugur jantungku meliat durang live.

Then Mastodon playing after and kami turun and managed to get nearer to the stage barrier. We stayed there watching Mastodon, Lamb of God and Stone Sour . One word, ganas. Baik jua kami hampir barrier, nada moshing sana. Three bands ani hard core gila crowdnya. Then after Stone Sour, we went to the other stage to catch Within Temptation show. Crowdnya byk and im a bit disappointed pasal the song that i want to hear durang inda main. Ada technical problem of some sort. I love Sharon's voice nevertheless.

After that, we went back to the mainstage to catch Evanescence. While waiting for them, we saw Bruneian flag waving at the crowd centre. We got there and saw a guy was holding it and he's not even malay or bruneian. Org putih, maybe ia keraja with Brunei company of some sort kali. Inda kami berani tagur, lagipun ia jauh, indakan dipoke inda pedah2. Hahaha.
So anyway, Evanescence was great. Amy Lee is the idol. wubwub.

Last and the final one!!! Iron Maiden!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG. speechless ku eh. inda ku tau cana kan explain, it was awesome to watch them live onstage. awesomeness!

We did catch the train this time. Tapi during the first 15 minutes, the train hit something and stop in the middle of the track. I bet it hits some iron metal bar or even a bicycle. hahaha imagination running wild. The train was delayed for about half an hour before it continue its journey to Birmingham.

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So, download's over. It was one of the best weekend in my life. Too many stories to tell im not going to bored you with them. Let's just say the 3-day festival worth everything ive spent and done.

Thanks Mona :)ps: do check the video links. just click next for the rest of the videos. Enjoy.

The beautiful Llyn Tegid lakes
I'm back last thursday. There's virus outbreak at the field centre and we got no choice other than to evacuate the place. hahahaha, coolness! a bit disappointed because we were not able to enjoy the outdoor activites planned for us: ropewalk and canoeing. Plus, im in love with the place, waking up in the morning just to see the beautiful lakes and lying on the grass under the lovely sunshine. It feels like a holiday heaven to me. hahaha. But the foods were horrible; fried chips everyday and other common english foods. The works given were exhausting and we were working from 9am to 7pm with lunch, tea and dinner breaks in between. But apart from the stressing workload, the scenery of the whole area are just simply beautiful. calm and peaceful. I am loving my field trip this year, so sad we had to go home a day earlier. I was planning to do my revision sitting on the grass facing the lake enjoying the sun. We were supposed to have our fieldwork test before going back to Birmingham on Friday.

Sun 29th Apr:
Depart at 12pm from Birmingham university to Bala, Wales. A journey of 2.45 hrs, spent my time sleeping while listening to my ipod. The last hour of the journey i couldn't sleep as i was spellbounded by the town scenery: endless mountains, lakes, cottage houses, a flock of sheep, roadsigns in welsh, very old working train. so towny.
- Arrived at Glan Llyn (the field centre) around 3pm
- sent to our respected room which has 3 bunk beds ( im sharing room with philippa, natasha and tammy)
- unpacking our stuffs
- fieldwork briefing at the lounge
- tea break
- introduction for monday's lake studies
- dinner

Alarm set 7am
Breakfast 8.15am
Tea break 4pm
Dinner 6.30pm

Mon 30th Apr
- breakfast
- went to boat-labhouse for briefing
- went on boat headed to the lake (awesome scenery! i wish i brought my hp but i didnt pasal takut tegugur dlm tasek)
- separated into 2 groups (phytoplankton/zooplankton studies and microfossils studies)
- did some lake studies using some alien equipments (now i know what they are, hahaha)
- back to the boathouse
- working on our collected lake sediments (i have soil odour on my hand for the rest of the day thanks to them)
- lunch break
- back to the lab doing some microscopic identification
- tea break
- continue working with the microscope
- dinner
- reviewed results of our lake studies
- introduction for tuesday's stream study

Tue, 1st May
- breakfast
- headed to Afon Hirnant by van (about 3o minutes from the field centre)
- Afon Hirnant, working on stream study on regulated river. Another groupwork (with Tammy,Peter,Simon and Phillip). Taking physical and chemical measurements of the stream and collecting microinvertebrate samples. Spent 45 minutes.
- headed to Afon Brenig (another 30 minutes from Afon Hirnant)
- Afon Brenig, stream study on unregualted river. Lunch break with our packed lunches before continuing our data collections for that site.
- headed back to Glyn
- tea break
- spending time in the lab working with microscopes and our microinvetebrate samples (for amateur like me, we spent 30 minutes just to identify one single species using step by step booklet given. seriously, this is what ecologists do for a living. working full day on site and another half day at the lab forcing our eyeballs to look at the tiny bugs. sudahtah masa on site terbongkok2 sorang2 mengambil specimens, dlm lab sama jua nya. my eyes are going to pop out by the time i finished all the identification. and im loving it! hahaha, i want to be an ecologist eh for sure.
- dinner
- reviewed results of our stream studies
- introduction to wednesday's group projects

Wed, 2nd May
- breakfast
- sorted out in a group (im with Tammy, Mark, Jack and Simon, we chose to do another stream study in Afon Brenig)
- off to Brenig and working till 2
- back to the field centre continuing our work in the lab
- we were informed about the virus outbreak affecting a group of school children (they stayed in the field centre doing outdoor activities) and given a choice whether we want to stay or not. We chose to stay.
- dinner

Thur, 3rd May
- at around 4am i was awake by the sound of someone moving on the top part of my bunk bed. Since there's 3 bunk beds in the room and only 4 of us stayed in it, the top part of my bunk bed is vacant. I was wondering who or what could the sound mean but im too sleepy to get too worried.
- woke up at 7am to find out the real story. One of the girl from our next door room got sick and the rest of the girls went to our room to avoid the infections.
- by breakfast time, our supervisor decided for us to leave the place and go back home
- packed our stuffs and checked out of our room
- continued our labwork
- lunch
- at 2pm, coach came and we went home.
- back at birmingham at 5pm
- home sweet home! went online, showers, took a nap, at 9pm went to uncle jef's to have dinner. Bless him for inviting us, finally i get to eat proper malay foods. It was fun, i just realised i miss everyone. hehehe.

Fri, 4th May
- continue our work in Birm uni
- my day starts at 9am
- spent 4hrs cracking head finishing our group presentation slides and speeches
- tea break in between
- 20 mins group presentation. There's 4 groups with different project. Our project is: "The effect of habitat type and flow regime on the microinvertebrate community in Afon Brenig". It was fun, i got to present slides on our hypothesis, data collections and site descriptions. There's time i couldn't control my laugh when Jack wrongly typed fat swimmer instead of fast swimmer.
- presentations done.
- 20 mins given for revision
- 1 hr MCQ test about the overall fieldwork: identifying animals, equipments and whatnot.
- test done
- 1o mins presentation feedback: we only received 65% for our group presentation. oh well, at least i enjoyed being in my group. Jack, Mark and Simon really helps me and Tammy a lot. Love them!
- by 6pm, we're officially done
Bless!

Overall: I love every moments of it :D

A house by the side of the lakes and a spring season all year round would make a perfect home. I miss the lakes...

more pictures

Tue 3rd:
Arrived at Cardiff at 1.40pm. Aku nampak seseorang dari kejauhan, langkahnya panjang eh mcm familiar saja. Nampak seperti dia, tinggi tapi jauh berbeza dari kali terakhir ku berjumpanya. (hahaha, dramatik jua) oh rupanya iatah sudah tu (nah, keluar bahasa brunei tarus). Dilah daffy the spazzy! Aku hanya mampu tertawa melihat perubahan besar terhadap dirinya, Dlm diam terselit perasaan cemburu bagaimana dia mampu menjadi kurus sebegitu. Kenangan lalu mula menerpa dalam fikiran, alangkah seronoknya jika Nuar turut berada di situ. (bah, ngalih ku eh kan bermadah) *change to brulish mode*. So Dilah picked me up from Cardiff coach station and we headed to Bali, a malaysian restaurant. What we had for lunch? sate ayam, pergedil (awu, dlm menu cematu ejaannya, lol) and laksa singapore. nyaman but the laksa was too creamy, too much santan. After lunch, we went to Dilah's hall to place my luggage before we headed to the city to watch a movie: 300 with Tiqah and Fizah. The movie was awesome! watching half-naked spartans marching with their swords are orgasmic. lol. After the movie, we went to Ka Asma's house to have fried mee hoon as our dinner. There, i met Belle and Chloe. We hang out till late before headed home. Dilah has some interesting dvds so we watched them until we fall asleep.

Wed 4th:
Lunch out with Dilah, Tiqah and Belle at Tenkaichi, japanese restaurant to have some sushi. Mmmm, nyaman! After lunch, we went to watch another movie: Mr Bean holiday. He is funny as usual but my favourite part would be when he dances and sings to get some money from the crowd. Mr bombastic, mr loba loba~ hahaha. Later that day, the 3 of us (me,Dilah,Tiqah) went to Cardiff bay and be a camwhore for a day. After strolling along the cardiff bay, we went to bowling alley to play bowling. Interesting story, i slipped my bowling ball towards the player's seating and all i can do is laughing my heart out. Malu kali ah, baik jua org putih nganya sebalah menyabalah kami ani. I scored few strikes though but all in all the games were awesome, recommended for stress people like us. hahaha. We dined out at chicken cottage, another kfc-like fastfood.

Thur 5th:
Lunch out at Cafe Roma, an italian restaurant. I had spaghetti and mango smoothie while Dilah had lasagne and orange smoothie. Ahhhhhh, mango smoothie nya nyaman! *tais liur* and spagetti nya is one of the best so far. Dilah aku tais liur, cana ni???? hahahaha. Bisai wah italian restaurantnya halal. Then we went shopping at cardiff city centre. Bought Dilah his advanced birthday pressies, hahaha. suka hadiah atu? bah jgn lupa aku harijadi bulan 6 ani. hehehe. Hang out at Starbucks, seriously i cant get enough of its hazelnut hot chocolate. I love it i want to indulge to it everytime i go to Starbucks. Its hazelnut hot chocolate >* Anyway, met a group of Bruneians and went to watch a movie again. lol, nada keraja di uk ani kan liat movie tah saja. This time cerita: Sunshine. It's about a group of people assign to work in space on a mission to protect the sun. Aku kalau cerita pasal space ani, inda tah ku suka ni but nada cerita lain kan diliat wah, keabisan cerita udah. hahaa. as predicted, the movie was boring, jgn tah diliat. Kan meliat dvdnya pun jgntah, buang masa saja. After the movie, both of us went to tesco to do some grocery shopping. Back at his room, we ordred nasi biryani for late dinner. Delievery guy nya atu lagi silahau, sasat tia jua. hahaa, mental c dilah menunggu.

Fri 6th:
Went to bbq gathering with the rest of Bruneians in Cardiff. Ramai yo, inda ku biasa. Baik jua ada c dilah and tiqah ada jua dgnku kan mingle. Interesting gathering (sarcastic kah tu? lol). We stayed for awhile then we went to Ka Nora's place and hang out there till late. It was fun, Ka nora's parents were there and it feels nice to chat with elder people for a change. Kata org, org tua dulu makan garam dari kitani. siuk bah mendgr mcm2 cerita durang ani. barutah rasa brunei masa di sana atu sampai telalai ke pkl 1 pagi.

Sat 7th:
I chose to stay at home while Dilah went out with his friends. I'm just too lazy after 3 days of jln2. As usual, i went online. Hehehe, thanks to his fast internet i managed to watch few videos at you tube. Just a lazy work-free satuday. heaven.

Sun 8th:
My departure day. Planned kan lunch out di cafe Roma for the last time pasal nyaman berabis! tapi betapa hancurnya hatiku tutup tia jua. aduh~ awal akhirnya makan di chicken cottage tah saja kami. Then we're off to cardiff coach station, thanks to Dilah and Tiqah for sending me off. Thanks to Dilah for my cardiff memories. It was fun all the way. Nantitah lagi tani hang out complete 3 sekawan, hehehe.

Now im back in Birmingham. home sweet homicide. ingat birmingham, ingat assignment. aiyo~ I have 3 weeks to finish off my project proposal.

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Alongside his games, he remembers me. Thank you

Blackpool outing was organised by Pg Iskandar and his family as part of BiBers outing. BiB stands for Bruneians in Birmingham and we call ourselves as BiBers. We've been planning this holiday since January and alhamdulillah it was successful. Our blackpool holiday was the most memorable experience we've ever had. We hired one car and a van plus uncle ngian's car and went on a roadtrip to Blackpool. In blackpool, we stayed at Marton Mere holiday caravan village, 6 of us share a caravan which has 3 bedrooms, a kitchen, a toilet and a living room. Since there are 16 of us, we hired 3 caravan for the weekend. Our caravan holiday lasted for 4 days.

23rd March (1st day)
Departs from Birmingham at 7pm. Our journey lasted about 2 hours with one stop at one of the many service stop along the highway. I was in the same car with Baby, Saiful,Huda,Tony and Ka Pp as our driver and we sang for the whole journey. Arrived at the caravan village at about 10+pm, unpacking our luggage and had a dinner.24th March (2nd day)
We had barbecue outside our caravan. Chicken wings, corns and mushrooms, nyaman! Uncle ngian cooked mee mamak for us too. It was fun the whole afternoon. After lunch, we headed off to Blackpool themepark just for sight-seeing and the views are spectacular. From afar, we can already see the tallest rollercoaster ride in europe. Meliat org main pun sudah kan gugur jantung ku meliat, curam berabis tingginya. Blackpool beachnya lawa and we entered Ripley's believe it or not house with just 2.50 pounds entrance fee. The inside displays were awesome, kami sakai! hahaha, we were amazed by the Ripley's museum and taking our time to examine all the displays. After Ripley's house, we headed back to our caravan village. Singgah sekajap at one of the amusement centre in the village to check out the area. We had steamboat dinner that night and had our guitar and singing session.25th March (3rd day)
We headed to Blackpool themepark again. Bought unlimited wristband for 15 pounds which means we can take unlimited rides just by showing our wristband at the ride entrance. Seeing all the rides, i had all the adrenaline rush all over me. I wish i am brave enough to try all of them. Hahaha. My first ride was river cave where we sat in a boat and entered into different caves of different era. Interesting~ My next ride was avalanche and u know how it feels when u enter those kind of ride kan so no need for me to explain it to you. adrenaline rush,the height,the fast turning, scary but it only lasted for a few minutes and when it's over all i can say was,"that's it?". hahaha, the rush is addictive though but it takes me awhile to decide whether i want to take the ride or not. The undecisive feeling, u want it but it's either you chicken out or u challenge yourselves. I decided not to try pepsi max ride, that's the tallest and the fastest rides in Europe. i regretted a bit though since riding that ride would be the most important experience you gonna have in Blackpool but i chicken out. Aku salute durang2 yg naik that rides, tabik yo~. Hahaha. I did try other rides too and i want to ride the waterlog ride but unfortunately the queue were impossibly too long. We stayed until 7pm. It was the most priceless experience i had while i was in the park. Kinda brings back my jerudong park memories but this is way better. After blackpool themepark, we headed to carpark lot and took pictures of blackpool tower from afar. Later on the night, i cooked 2 types of nasi goreng: nasi goreng cornbeef and nasi goreng clam and we all had our last dinner before we headed home on the next day.26th March (4th day)
At 7am, we left our caravan village and went back to Birmingham. But at our first stop, we decided to stop by at Cheshire Oak factory outlet for shopping spree. Hahaha, singgah sekajap since it's along the way jua. Factory outletnya basar eh, dari hujung ke hujung and all the prices went extra low. Temptations went high seeing all the price tag, unbelievably cheap. At 1pm, we continued our journey back to Birmingham and at 5pm we're home. Home sweet home. Nothing is sweeter than getting back to your own bedroom, own bed,own toilet but the tiredness started to engulf me. 4 days of holidays sudah balik baru terasa ngalihnya and now i'm still tired. But it was worth it. A journey with all the Bibers was unforgettable.

Too many stories to tell but the memories are amazing. A big thanks to uncle ngian and his family for organising this holiday for us. Aku love the BiBers!