Fading away..

I have no other description about the feeling I'm having now other than exhausted. It has been 24 straight days of studying and studying from day to night and it really kills me metaphorically speaking. I've been away from the outside world for weeks, and this is not cool. When it seems like the courage is fading away, there will always be someone who cheer me up, to make life happier and less stressful. Support and motivation that you gave is really much appreciated. Thank you. The first paper of exams was difficult. In some ways, it affected me morally. But let the bygone be bygone and I need to look forward for more hurdles in upcoming days. Exams are stressful. Blergh.

Quote of the week

"When a care is pressing down a bit, rest if you must, but do not quit."

Motivation too!

Ngeh ngeh ngeh.

 

 

 

Dunia tanpa wayar & internet mudah alih - Magnificique.

Motivation from far away

Dear you,

Thank you for sending the card from far far away. Though we are separated with miles away, I still know that you're there for me to support and motivate me in any ways. A small surprise like an unexpected delivery on the doorstep to start my day. A simple way on a Saturday morning that brightens the day, the heart, the Universe!

Yours truly,

Me.

Twenty-Ten

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010. I had a splendid winter holiday and now is the time for me to keep focus on my Autumn Semester examination. Might be away from blogging for a while but I will definitely be back. Happy new year everyone~

31st December 2009

He: I wanna car for my birthday present?

She: Okay I'll buy you the mini version of the car..

He: But I cannot drive on the mini version car?

She: But you can drive me crazy..

P/s: Love is something you can't buy.

Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Day 8 and day 9 was Christmas day and Boxing day. London was empty during Christmas. No public transportation, shops were closed, and nothing I can do really. We decided not to just stay at home and went out for a stroll at Edgware and Hyde Park. As expected, there were nothing. It's like Kuala Lumpur during first day of Raya. The next day after Christmas is the day which all the Brits call it as Boxing Day. Today is the day for all shopaholics around England to splurge themselves for shopping spree. Rendevous : Oxford Street. Gosh, for the first time of my life I experienced to see thousands of people rushing for shopping and it was crazy. I am not really a big fan of shopping and this is why I found it weird. Sorry to all shopaholics! This remind me of the movie "Confession of a Shopaholics". Hehe. Anyway I managed to buy some new shirts and I got a cheap price too! But of course I'm not too psyched about it haha. And to be fair, Boxing Day is a must-go for all. But need to bear in mind that you guys need to queue at least 20-30minutes when paying the item you wanna buy. Yep, the line is long so be patient, mate.

Boxing Day in London!

This is what I mean. Macam sardine daa..

Anas and Amer are so happy nak shopping!

To Alep, jangan jealous ye?

Oxford Street, London.

P/s: Oh macam mana pula boxing day in Malaysia and New Zealand? Ada bagussss?

Day 5 - 6 - 7.

On day-5 we went to Southampton to pick up Ewan's friend who's studying there because he wants to join our trip to London. The weather was very sunny and nice! Oh this is why I love Pompey! Only 45 minutes away from Pompey, we arrived there at mid-day. It was snowing the night before and we could still see some melting snow around the road. We managed to stopped by at Hilal's house at Honeysuckle Road just to say hi and what not. Their reaction was " Eh ape ko buat kat sini tiba-tiba je datang?" Hahaha..they quite surprised seeing me knocking in front of their door. The rest of the day we just loafing around at the city centre of Southampton. To be honest, the city is boring and dull hahaha. Then we went back straight to Pompey and Anas cooked for our dinner that night. His chicken Tikka Massala pun boleh tahan. Pakai paste boleh lah brader~

Picture of Honeysuckle Hibernating Inhibitants during Winter.

On day-6 we decided to look around at Pompey city and went to the sea-shore of the South England. Though the chill windy sea breeze made all of us freezing, the scenic view of Pompey is something to be remembered. We brought Ewan to Gunwharf Quay Outlet Shopping Centre and he was very surprised how things are very cheap in the UK. Another confession of a shopaholic hehe. We had jacket-potato for our lunch as Mama recommended to Ewan to try whenever he's in here. Eating hot food in the middle of chilled weather made us feel...aHH~~....Then at night we catched some movie and it was AWESOME. Avatar was nicee. Very recommended to all cinema-goers. But I dont actually prefer to watch the 3D version sebab pening kepala laa...I'm still a big-fan of 2D High Definition version.

Anas' playground for another 3 years.

Gunwharf Quay, Portsmouth.

Day-7. We took a train to London which only cost us 1pound. Thanx to megatrain winter offer hehe. Arrived in London at 1pm and we went straight ahead to our hostel. It is actually a flat rented by a Malaysian-family business and we got a cheap rate for student. Then we went to the London city and for Ewan, Anas and Amer, it was their first time experience to be in here. Oh we met with Amil and her friends at London Eye and what a coincidence was that? Still cant believe how many coincidence that we had. We then went to Big Ben, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace and all other tourist attractions.

The 5 of us.

With Amil and friends.

Budak SDAR Reunion hehe.

The cousins in front of Buckingham Palace.

Tower Bridge, London.

Will update on London Boxing Day soon. Oh by the way, tomorrow is Christmas and London Metropolitan City will be like bandar cow-boy. Happy holiday again my friends~

Day 3 & 4

Anas and I departed from Portsmouth at 6pm sharp to London Stanstead Airport to pick Ewan and Amer. The journey took 2 hours and 45 minutes though it says only 2 hours 15minutes on our navigation system. Pepatah melayu berkata, "biar lambat asal selamat." The road were slippery and it's unsafe to exceed the speed limit. It surprised me that motorways (highways) in UK dont have enough street lights and it was pitch dark and scarry. Once again we need to be proud of our PLUS highways. He he. Anyhow, we safely arrived at the airport and snow were everywhere. Beruntunglah si Amer who could experience the real winter with snow. We waited for almost 3 hours at the airport due to flight delay as the weather around UK was horrible. At 12.45am, Amer and Ewan were seen at the arrival gate. Gosh, the last time I met with Ewan was 2 years back! Rambut pendek mesti sebab babah dah jenuh marah dia la tu! Keh keh keh. Welcome to England guys! Dont complain about the weather ye?

Day 2 - relaxing

Day 2 is just for waking up late, pampering the feeling of laziness, having breakfast at 3pm, enjoying a little bit of sunshine down under, and a short trip to the town and wandering around. Portsmouth is great because it has plenty of sunshineee yipppeee! But it’s colder down here though. Never mind, I personally think this city is much better than Sheffield. And the reasons are:

1. Obviously the number 1 reason is the chance of having more sunshine than Sheffield.

2. The city has everything in 1km radius – The train station, the university, the shopping centre, the post office, the football stadium and lastly, the panoramic view of the southern sea. It’s just lovely.

3. It’s much closer to the capital city of England – which is LondON!

4. Can’t think of any reason yet.

Mama called today to just check up my plan about ewan’s trip. Don’t worry ma, everything is under controlled. You can count on me, ma! Tomorrow I will drive to London to pick up my brother,woohoo! I love driving! I purposely bought a set of empty CD to burn some of my favorite music from iTunes just to listen to it while driving.Well everyone knows UK’s radio stations are sucks. Hope for a clear weather tomorrow and safely arrive to and fro London.Till then, later!

Sheffield - London - Pompey (Portsmouth)

It’s Friday morning 18th December. I started my journey down to southern England, Portsmouth to visit my cousin who is currently studying there for his B.Ed in Tesl. Holiday is already here! Feel a bit relaxed and stress-free while enjoying every second of my precious holiday. I’m still on a train to London now and will reach St. Pancras International train station in another 2 hours. The view along my journey is splendid! All over the place is plain white covered with thick snow and it’s still snowing. The very first time it’s snowing on December and this time it’s crazier than previous year. I guess it will be even crazier in the year after. I use every opportunity to keep update my blog throughout my journey all around England. Oh, actually my little brother will come to visit me as he got his “graduation present” from mama and babah. Yeah my adik is already graduated! Cant believe it that he managed to finish his study earlier than me. Ah-ha. Lucky him. Anyway I’m proud of you lil bro. Be a great accountant with Petronas or anywhere you’ll work. Though he went through some rocky roads along to his graduation day, but I think that entire things are worth to go through. You deserve this sponsored trip bro! ;)

Due to the heavy snow downfall, the train experienced some technical problems and we all need to change another train in the middle of the snow blizzard. Arrived at London St Pancras at 3pm and it was crowded with all kinds of people rushing to their hometowns as Christmas is just around. I took a tube to take a train to Portsmouth at London Waterloo train station. Finally I safely arrived at Portsmouth at 5.45pm and its freezing cold down here. Anas picked me up upon arrival at Portsmouth & Southsea train station where his flat is just 5 minutes away. So later peeps, I will keep updating my blogpost the next time I have the chance. Happy holiday!

 

P/s: Watched Home Alone in the train makes the snowy season during Christmas is just too good to be true.