keterlaluan...

hmm terlalu lama rasanya aku tidak berkarya..

haha..ewah...karya la sangat. but lately i have failed to put into any thoughts into my writing. sebenarnya aku ada jer idea nak tulis...tapi i failed to give it a deep thought and put it into words. so sebelum aku tertimbus di bawah kerja2 yang sangat banyak..aku nekad malam ini satu soalan yg pernah di ajukan kepada ku akan ku jawab. tapi ini sekadar my shallow thoughts. apalah sangat pemikiran aku yg singkat ini...

anyway here is the question.. so kita dah tgk kebagusan sistem pendidikan UK. apa kejayaan sistem pendidikan kita?

so here is my answer. this i pick up during my 6 days at the *horrible* school.

satu kejayaan sistem pendidikan kita ialah melahirkan manusia yg boleh bertanggungjawab at least ke atas diri sendiri. i mean.. look at us. we are totally responsible to our books, homeworks, and stationery. i remember never once in my life my mom kemas kan my bag skolah. never once in my life, my mom check if i bring my pencil case. kerja skolah pun sesekali je mama check. tu pun to see if i did my homework which is almost to never. haha.. but at least im responsible enough to my own education. i did check if i have books, pencils, and etc. and even when our parents didnt check we always have teachers. if we do not bring it to school..hmm siap la kena ngan cikgu. while here, the sistem is different. students comes to school only with their packed lunches [prepared by parents or guardian], gym kit [also prepared by parents or guardian], and one homework book or a piece of paper [tu pun seminggu sekali jer...on friday!]. i have came across incidents that a 9/10 year old students [we are talking about year 5 here..] just sit there and stare until i came to him and asked why he didnt do the work assigned. and he looked at me and said.. I DONT HAVE A PENCIL. huh... dalam hati menyumpah2 aku!! pemalas punya mangkuk ayon! pencil pun nak tunggu aku bagi ker? sebelum bagi pencil tu kat dia.. aku cakap CANT U GET YOUR OWN PENCIL? tu la.. nak kata budak2 kita ni spoon fed.. hmm aku rasa diaorg ni lagi dahsyat! pampered! it even go to the extend that they dont want to think. takde KBKK langsung! ok la take this as example.. last tuesday. cikgu tu ajar pasal kg n g. 1kg = 1000g, 1/2 kg= 0.5 kg = 500g. so bila cikgu bagi latihan suruh buat... suruh padankan kg ngan g.. ramai yg stop bila diaorang get to 1.5kg = x g... duh? ok la.. sorang tanya.. aku terangkan. 2 org tanya..ok lagi.. tapi nak semua yg aku tgk berhenti kat situ...aku pun malas la nak terangkan 15ribu kali kan... so aku cakap la.. u know. take a look at the numbers n white board. answers are there!! THINK! give it a thought. bila aku naik suara sket.. mula la budak2 tu.. I DONT KNOW!! so aku pun psycho la.. do u know how many grams in a kilogram?*yes..1000* and how many g in half a kilogram? *500* whats a kilogram and half then? *buat muka irritated sbb aku make him think..* so u do know.. u dont want to think! kalau kita dulu.. berlumba nak tunjuk pandai kat cikgu... berlumba nak siap cepat.. ye la kita dulu mana ada Teachers Assistant nak tgk kita boleh buat ke tak. mana la cikgu tu ada masa nak pegi tanya sorang2 kan.. even kat sini pun..sorang cikgu dgn 3 orang TA tak dapat nak beri perhatian pada 28orang dalam satu masa.

and during playtime n lunch hour, the students are reminded to think about consequences of their own actions. to be responsible of their own actions. honestly! how many of us...even up to this stage of age really do think of the consequences of our own action. [ok la maybe some of u do think about your actions. i do so... but i dont think of every action. what more to ask from a kid..duh??] kadang2 aku rasa cam kelakar plak.. nak rotan tak boleh.. nak marah pun tak boleh. nak denda suruh berdiri atas kerusi pun tak boleh! [hm.. there u go Izham, your briliant suggestion that i really make homeworks before telling the teacher goes down the drain the moment i finish my sentence.] some parents boleh marah kat cikgu sbb cakap anak dia ada behaviour problem. duh!!??? kalau budak tu tak tahu dia ada behaviour problem...camne dia nak ubah perangai dia? duh.. if dont know a problem, how can we fix it?

so..sebenarnya.. sistem pendidikan UK ni takde la best sangat pun. diaorg slalu highlight benda yg best jer.. kita pun jangan la highlight kegagalan sistem kita je..banyak yg bagusnya sistem pendidikan kita. malah diakui..antara sistem pendidikan yg terbaik seluruh dunia. tak nafikan banyak yg kita boleh belajar dan adapt dari sistem diaorg ni.. tapi sistem kita tak gagal sepenuhnya.. kalau gagal..aku dan kawan2 tak sampai untuk blajar kat luar negara.. korang yg baca tu pun..leh gak membaca kan?? kalau gagal..mesti kita semua tak reti baca kan?? kan? lagi satu kejayaan sistem kita ialah.. melahirkan students yg dapat A in english and B in BM masa SPM.. hehehe... [aku tidak keseorangan rupanya!! YAHUUUUU.... ].

maka dgn ini cancel la idea aku nak kutuk sistem pendidikan british dalam disertation.. terpaksala aku cari idea lain untuk ditulis... hmm...ideas?

saat waktu terhenti lagi...

hahaha... saja nak join the club! sebenarnya waktu tidak terhenti buat aku... cuma aku jer yg takde idea nak blogging! ntahla kenapa...

hari ini waktu tidak terhenti lagi...tanpa sedar hari dah pukul 6ptg rupanya... kat luar pun dah gelap. dah masuk pun waktu isyak.. hmm..apa aku buat hari ni? takde apa... satu lagi hari berlalu tanpa apa2 hasil...

hmm...eQin kata nak wat folio hari ni? apa kes??? apa sudah terjadi?

hangs head in shame!!!


hmm...semoga esok aku lebih produktif!

and thats it...

huh..and today i really had it! ohh that class is soo out of their way! if its up to me.. argghhh!! sekor2 kena gantung dah kat kipas...opps... skolah kat sini takde kipas? umm...gantung kat dinding? haa...gantung kat dinding! mmg patut dan layak...

anyway..thats not what i want to write about. let the memories die as the time pass.. tomorrow. i get half an hour to introduce Malaysia to those students. i put in loads of pictures for them to see.. i will get them to do some work! im not using the power point.. im using a local programme called ActivPrimary. and i really hope it will work!! ohh God..please let it work!

i just hope they will listen and i hope i do have patience to deal with them. its no longer gaining courage to stand infront..its whether u have the determination to keep going or sit down n cry! those students are the toughest ever..

please wish me luck! ohh just lets see what happen tomorrow..hope no one decided to commit suicide!

nafas baru...

ye dgn ini saya merasmikan laptop lama yg telah diberi kehidupan baru..

bertarikh 20 Jan 2006..setahun yg lalu..pada tarikh inilah, kali pertama aku memegang laptop ini.. [erk?? setahun jer laptop ni tahan kat tangan aku???]. dan akhirnya aku mintak sophie reformat...sbb aku give up tgk laptop ini menggila... maka dapat la laptop baru.. dan aku yakin! tahun depan aku format lagi!! =D biasala.. mana2 alat elektronik mmg tak tahan kat tangan aku ni..

tapi...*sob sob* windu... sbb peberet site dulu seme ilang.. esp blog2 yg aku slalu baca...ntah berapa kali lompat tah..entah dari mana sampai kemana tah aku melompat.. akhirnya hilang begitu saja...mana la aku nak cari balik???

kuang kuang kuang...ada jer kalau aku nak baca! leh ajer gi melompat kat partition sebelah.. hehe.. saja nak test XP propesional ni kejap..kalau rasa2 mmg tak best tu..leh jer mintak sophie adjustkan pakai home edition semula.. kan sophie kan??? kan?? =D anyway thanks for doing this.. really appreciate this. tidak tahan lagi aku menanggung derita..

ohhh...this is soo me.. i like familiar things. i dont like changes. i dont like my routine to change. i dont like my stability to be interupted. thats why i use classic start menu.. thats why my documents are arranged in such a manner. thats why i dont like my stuff to be 'touched'.. i know when my things are moved..

and frankly..this habit of mine..do transfer when i meet stranger. i dont like to mingle with people i dont know. i realise this..whenever i meet somebody new..its always my friends who make the move to introduce us first. i would only exchange friendly smiles. i dont feel comfortable to even sit and talk with anyone. i would just sit there and smile. it takes awhile for me to warm up.. its like i automatically turns into 'safe mode' when i meet somebody new. i dont judge them..its not i dont like them. some of them turns out to be really nice people and be some of my good friends. its just me. i hate unfamiliarity. i hate things to go out of control. i hate things that im not sure of. i hate thing that i cant figure out.

erk..how did we get to this when all i wanted to say was.. my laptop has just been reformated and now, it does not support the font i use in this blog!

there..i have said it.. and i will do something about it later. malas nak pening2..

after all i have so many things to do..

yup so many things to do yet nothing is done..

*yawn* ngantuk la plak.. off to BED now... esok je la aku wat folio.. [hmm...tangguh lagi!]

so much yet nothing..

yup...so much to do yet nothing is done..

my 2 poor fellow housemates cum sisters are not in their pink of health.. [while i am not in the pink of WEALTH.. ehek...] what eva it is girls.. DO GET WELL SOON! i hope the air kelapa tua will do u guys good.. i will get some more if u guys still need more tmrw. anyway, we had fun trying to pecahkan the kelapa ek? and kukur kelapa using cheese grater? hmm ya.. maybe we should make some nasi lemak using the kelapa.. i bet it will taste good. for now u guys dont have that much variety to eat.. but it wont take long. i promise we will have food feast when u guys are feeling much better.. =D [macam la selama ni tak de food feast kat umah ni???]

ohh when will i have the urge to start sitting down n do some work.. maybe what i should do one of this day is..unplug my internet connection wire..and give it to someone like sophie.. or for more torture..abah..[jauh sket nak kena jalan..then have to make appointment first to go to his room n pick it up..]. i know some one who did that.. he could still go online to check his email twice a day..at his friend room. yup. his exam is coming.. and ya eQin..he is only first year student! and u..although u proceed to your 3rd year.. u ought to do much better than this.. and ya.. that 10k words essay u have to write. isnt a head start in reading n digging up stuff to put in the essay would do u good? or much better... isnt deciding on what to write really will put your mind to ease..and when Liz come into the classroom and ask who have decided on what to write u would have something to say?? and when she finally wants to see us one by one, u might already have 100 words to show.. and a good list of things u already read? and some advanced planning and that sort of things? or maybe even better..a summary of your dissertation?

hmm....ya..i guess it would be good! but am i going to do all that?? NAH.... =P
extended christmas holiday worth soo much more than to be spend drowned under piles of academic books!

off i go... to the kitchen.. i have 2 or should i say 3 hungry friends to be fed..or they could eat me instead..

i promise to do some work afterwards..after i clear up the clutter in my room.. and laylee: no. i dont lipat my selimut cos i dont like it too be lipat-ed.. =D

menghitung hari...

hmm thats what i feel now.. 2 things that is about to happen in a couple of weeks. that is a) my allowance coming in to my dried bank account this end of month! oii!! copat la masuk kan duit aku ni!! miskin tahap dewa agong bertapa 9 hari 7 malam sehingga lipan bertukar menjadi ungu dah ni.. b) my juniors is due to arrive on the 11th of Feb. huhuhu...that means i only have a few weeks to enjoy the quietness of this kampung. and it also means that my beloved kampung [student village] will turn into malaysian village... huhu..

ohh..what is to become of me.. i cant think of anything else to say.. lately takde mood nak blogging.. that answers why i dont have that much post.. oh! what to become of me... WHAT???

it has been a while..

i didnt write any post over the weekend as i was doing a little bit of cleaning around in my room on Friday n Saturday.

on Friday night i went out with a bunch of friends. we had a movie marathon that night! starting at 5.20pm with Memoir of Geisha...then, 8.15pm with Brokeback Mountain. as expected.. memoir of geisha is a great movie. obviously didnt follow exactly as it is in the book. having said that.. glad i could watch it after i have just finished the book a few days before. and brokeback mountain.. oh! such terrible gay story! totally disgusting! yikes.. before the movie, one of said.. his friends said that the whole cinema cried when they went and watch it. Oh..really? it was a full house that night.. but certainly nothing sad.. gosh!

saturday morning was spent fixing this blog's template.. something wrong with it.. but i couldnt get it fix. so i leave it like that then i continue spring cleaning. then at about 7pm, we went to Kak Rose house...and stay over night.. for a makan2 at her house on Sunday..

and so i spent the whole day there.. arrive back home at about 8pm last night. straight away get things ready for school today!

gosh... im tired. those students are like mad cows...running n shouting around... oh!

invitation

i would like to propose an invitation to those who would like to have a movie night out to the cinema...

movie: Memoir of Giesha

date: 13 January 2006, Friday [huaarrggghhh Friday the 13th ke?? haa jom kuar gi jenjalan]

time: 7pm kluar umah.. sbb wayang 8.30pm..

venue: VUE kat barbican..

transportation: kalau sempat kita beli tiket return arr.. naik city bus! first bus mahal gila!!

so itu je la.. kalau2 ada yg berminat nak gi tgk wayang weekend ni.. kalau nak marathon, boleh runding.. girls night out pun best.. tapi group outing pun OK jugak.. so hit me back.. eh lupa plak..

rsvp: eQin

jangan salahkan daku...

huhu...salahkan mereka..kerana telah menghantar aku ke town hari ni.. sambil memesan suh belikan ayam 3 ekor ngan santan untuk dibuat rendang supaya kitaorg boleh beraya malam ni. bukan salah daku..kerana berjalan di armada way..yg mana sepanjang perjalanan di kedai2.. besau2 ditulis SALE!! 70% off.. MANY ITEMS £5 and below... buy one free one.. BLUE CROSS SALE.. ahhh!!!! TIDAK!! bukan salah daku kalau baju tu harga dia £5 dan kini telah bergantung kat dalam almari aku.. bukan salah daku kalau jeans yg bersulam manik..sungguh cantik..yg berharga £5 itu telah pun ku lipat tersusun bersama koleksi jeans ku yg lain.. huhuhuhu...

TIDAK!!! bukan salah daku... salah mereka..

kenapa elaun masuk hujung bulan ni???bukan bulan lepas??

tapi..

ada baiknya juga elaun tu masuk bulan depan.. takde la aku borong satu kedai kan???

ohh...seronoknya shopping!!!!

drowned...

hehehe... i have been indulging myself over some books. 3 great wonderful books back to back.. best! the first one is a bit like me. i can sooo relate to the story.. heh! the 2nd is sweet too..about xboyfriend n xgirlfriend.. and the 3rd is Memoir of Geisha. nice, very descriptive n very detailed story. i almost believed that its a true story! full of emotions.. highly recomended! now..cant wait for the movie..

i have nothing else to report. only that i went to my school placement yesterday. spending raya kat Plym View..dgr budak2 ni baca buku..n buat congak! and what did i had for raya? 3keping roti yg disapu ngan peanut butter yg tak beshh langsung!!! waaa...sedey la weh..

such bright day today.. i might as well go out to town. get myself to the bank and get some stuff so we could raya tonite..

ohh!! GET WELL SOON abah..cian abah..demam ek...ehek.. =P

part 4: Edinburgh: 2 and a half..

oppss...sorry for this overdue..hmm which reminds me of my library books! ehek..but thats not the case. i have been indulging myself in reading some books. so here goes the final part of my journey..Edinburgh, Scotland. as i said.. i was doing some reading.. and the book 'easy ways to make a living' by abigail bosanko was depicted in edinburgh. i had just finished the book the night before we are off to the magical city..

we depart from Glasgow at about 11am. along the way..i was lucky enough to saw the train railway i believe was used in Harry Porter's films. the one like its on a long bridge.. it sure does look magical..but it was far away from the motorway and i saw just part of it. so no pictures. what a shame..

we arrived in beautiful edinburgh. i fell in love the moment i set my eyes on the city. with block after block of shops..with the beautiful garden opposite the over streched shops. and the great gallery and most of all the breathtaking magnificient Edinburgh Castle. it looks even lovelier at night. the castle shine on top of the rock believed to be a dead volcano some 3000 years ago.

well thats not the only great part of edinburgh. as i had mentioned before.. we stayed in a four star youth HOSTEL that to me looks like a 5 star HOTEL! it was so grand.. and the area looks like an expensive area. but with £14 pernight per person... i considered myself super lucky. we decided to stay in on the day we arrived.

the next morning. after breakfast we went to the city centre. only to find me trying super hard not to spend.. but i lost. i lost to 2 super nice blouses i found in NEXT which cost me quite dearly considering i have none in my account. i actually couldnt afford one of those blouse. blame the credit card!!! hehehe...but thats the only thing i bought really..

so we didnt even get the chance to go through all the shops. late that afternoon, Sal, Woo and i walk past a very beautiful figure. it looks like a lady dressed in red gown holding a rose in its hand..standing outside a shops. its only 4.20pm but it was dark. i couldnt see it properly so i went nearer to take a proper look at it.. it sure looks like a doll. the 3 of us couldnt really decide what it is really but as Sal n i stand next to the figure.. i could see his [i think its a he dressed as a lady] tummy was moving... i mean he is breathing! so we took pictures.. i was super excited to see him. when he moved and open his eyes.. i smiled and wave so hard at him.. and he gave me a bow! wow!!! it was an experience for me...

the was a funfair going on in ediburgh right in the heart of the city. after some shopping, Sal, Woo n me went to take a look at some of the rides there.. and i paid Sal to try at one of the booth.. ala..yg baling baling tin tu.. on the second try, we could have won a huge lion! i wasnt dissapointed really..bcos if we had won.. i wondered how we could have carried it onto the plane? hmm...

as we were strolling..going in and out of the shops.. i couldnt help noticing that Scottish men are so much more good looking...especially those in Kilt. ohh..they are so cute!! sadly, Kilt are way too expensive for me to own any. so i bought a miniature kilt that cost me £7. i could have bought a tshirt with that money. we took pictures with a man who was playing a bag pipe in full scotish costume. i do like the bag pipe sound..

on the next day..our final day. we decided to go for a walk along the river.. it was nice. but it was bloody cold!! i for once..felt too brave, did not wear my termal that day and it was below freezing! we took the chance to walk through the garden.. as it was soo cold, we had frost that day.. and the garden look like a scene in Narnia. we also speed up through the city centre and went straight up to the royal mile where it leads to the ediburgh castle. we didnt went into the castle. we had no time. but we took picture with a braveheart warrior. we stroll along the royal mile.. beautiful buildings! and i promised..

if i could..

i would come back to edinburgh during the summer..and spend at least another 2 nights exploring each part of the city and the castle.

i would try to further my study in edinburgh uni..so i could live in this beautiful city for at least another 3years..

i would come back again for my honeymoon with my future husband [ehek..] and walk with him along the garden in the city centre where there is a lot of bench sitting side by side. we could sit there all day..

ok.so it was time to go back.. we had to take a bus to the airport. we leave about 4pm. and reached the airport at about 4.30pm. our flight was at 7.15pm. we had pleanty of time. no worries. then at about 5pm..farah said we could check in already. but our flight was delayed by one hour. im not suprised considering the weather outside has been so frosted n foggy. but when we reached the counter, the lady said if we would like to be trasfered to an earlier flight.. which is due to take off at about 6pm. so we agreed. and after a few moment.i take a look at my watch. 5.30pm. ohh my God! half an hour? can we make it? we finished check in everbody's bag at about 10 to 6. so i said.. RUN GIRLS!!! so all of us was running on the escalator to the first floor. and we ran.. all the way to the screening area. where laylee had been stopped and checked twice! hmm.. it must be ur bangle laylee!! so..me and woo waited for her.. then we ran again.. to the boarding gate only to find out.. we have another like 5 minutes before we could board the plane.. &^%$$!!!! so much for the running!!! heh....

and the plane took off.. bubye edinburgh!! im sure i will miss u..infact i missed u already.. smooth take off...smooth landing.. but we had quite a traffic in heathrow. we couldnt get a parking space. and i was like..huh? full parking? really? we had to wait for 10 minutes or so before we could get a parking. everything was alright. so we took our bags and head for the tube.

ohh.. suddenly, sophie get a call.. all of us was invited to another small gathering in London. but i was wayyyy too tired. mentally, physically, emotionally, and financially drained. so all of us pass the invitation except sophie. no matter what.. all 6 of us took the tube to central london.

we hop on the tube..sitting in a group with our huge bags. mine was weighing 13.4kg. at about half way..[it was a super long way from heathrow to central london]something happen. and no. no tube was blew up. but a black man was harassing this indian guy with harsh word. he said.. all those bad words. i cant remember any of it anymore. when the indian guy went off the tube at his station. the black guy start coming towards us.. sophie was sitting nearest to the guy..while i was sitting at the other end. but we were in the last coach. there is nowhere for us to go. i was praying for sophie's safety. huhuhu...when he was near us. he said ONE SHOT!! JUST ONE SHOT!! ohh only God knows.. huhuh..i was hiding my face behind my sleeping bag and pretend to be sleeping. when we didnt respond.. he went to another lady.. and move away from us. then it was our station. paddington. some of us saw there was a man.. trying to slow talk with the black guy. and the man was quite good looking himself. hmm.. ehek

but i was more than happy nothing bad happen. so we let sophy go at about 11.15pm from paddington. so i settled the rest in and took a seat by myself.. hmm...i wished sophie's well being in london... alone... i was fast asleep at about 2am. i woke up at about 4.30am. we were due to arrived in plymouth at about 10 past 5...lucky enough for me to woke up in time when i saw the others was fast asleep.

at last we arrived in Marjon at about quater to 6. i fell asleep till about 11am..

the end of a superbly enriching and tiring 16 day journey..

WONDERFUL.

part 3: Glasgow: Sisters, Skii and Snow

we had to leave for Glasgow. we start the journey at about 9am. i had the chance to call home that morning. so i spend about £3 for a phone call home.

the destination was Furqan Mosque in Glasgow. the deal was bus ride to London. then take the tube to Heathrow. then took a flight to Edinburgh. from Edinburgh airport, took the bus to the city centre and from there..get a bus to Glasgow..and from the Bus Station took a taxi to the Mosque. all in all, it took nearly 12hours to complete that journey. mentally n physically drained!

Menyusuri Jejak Generasi Al-Quran or in English, In The Footsteps of Quranic Generation. that was the theme for the winter gathering. it was hosted by Majlis Syura Muslimum. i was so suprised to see that it wasnt just attended by those in the UK and Ireland..but some came all the way from Germany and even from Canada! unlike while we were in BTN.. the 6 of us stick together all through the programme. literally glued together. dont blame us. we sleep next to each other. were put in the same group [i think it was a consipiracy..ehek!], eat from the same tray [pengalaman makan dalam talam.. ehek ..slalu makan dalam kuali jer]. we make friends with fellow group members Hawa, Liyana and Ain from Atlantic College in Wales..and also Sakinah from Cardiff. and our cute and sweet fasi Kak Ju from Soton. not to forget, everyone else we make friends with. ramai sangat!! and everyone sangat2 best!!seperti biasa.. budak2 plymouth will steal everyone's attention without we wanting it to be like that or not. ohh our group, Ummu Salamah, was announced as the best group!! im not sure why.. we thought it was bcos we eat more than other ppl, we sleep more than other ppl, we arrived late almost every day. we sit there and be quiet till its makan time! ehek.. and i thought if the sisterhood they based their judgement on... it would not be fair bcos 6 of us are one and to love Hawa, Liyana, Ain, Sakinah and Kak Ju as a sister didnt take a muscle or sweat. if the explorace activity was the main reason, all of us have adequate training as traveller and map reading. and the questions asked during the race. yup we answered it all correctly.. we strike the balanced between todays' entertainment world and islamic history.. general issues... and world facts. talk about multiple intelligences..ehek..!

i was there for a reason..the skii trip! as what laylee said..other sisters tak putus2 mengingatkan kitaorg semua untuk membetulkan niat. at first i was like..'big deal!'..but i was lucky enough to actually give it a thought. anyway.. the skii trip was awesome!! although i spend 3/4 of the time of the lesson either sitting on the snow or stand stationary with the skii slade on.. i had a hell of a time! i can still feel the adrenalin rushing through my veins when i first slide down the slope.. i can still remember how i decide to fall or not to fall.. at that moment, just one thing on my mind..if i dont make my self fall down how am i going to stop? the '2 chips' and '1 pizza' trick did not work for me! while all the sisters were trying superbly hard to skii..there were 2 unidentified brothers from next door slope..came macho-ly.. invading our slope and slide down.. happen to be we are at the top of the slope and were one of the first who realise their invasion. ohh!! terlalu lalu lalu berlagak!!! tau la diaorg terror..tapi tak perlu la jadi terrorist dgn menginvade slope kitaorg kan???? but they are lucky not to fall down infront of us!!! kalau jatuh tu...fuyoooo!! aku rasa terbenam kot muka dlm salji tu!!!hehe.. and another experience worth putting on my top 5 praying experience! this one goes straight to number one! pray on the snow!! that means..semayang kat parking lot telah jatuh ke tempat kedua! ehek..

on the way home.. it was snowing. tapi yg bestnya.. kluar gelap..balik pun dah gelap! padahal adalah 3 jam je kot kat skii resort tu! Glasgow was snowing.. it was soo nice. we actually took the chance to play snowball fight. apa lagi...sambung la perang snowball yg tak abis dulu!superbly best!! we attacked and defend each other.. and used all the cars park along the roadside as our kubu! i took the chance to make my own snowman. kecik jer..tak comel cam snowmak n snowson pun!! like most excitement and happiness, this one was short lived as well..

the experience was superb. i totally love it.. totally will recommend it to our juniors!! pegi korang oi... best!! i went to a few kem ibadah before.. but this one really struck to the heart weh! too bad this is our first and last winter gathering..

we stayed behind for another 2 nights.. my new year was as usual. i never had anything special on new years eve. i usually just stayed home.. curl under my blanket with a good book. and this year it was just a bit different. i was in a mosque....still with a book, but in the sleeping bag.

on new year day..we went out to check what glasgow actually looks like. we found Glasgow Uni.. it looks nice. it was too cold for me to be bothered! grrrrr.... jomla balik guys!!

on the 2nd of January 2006.. we are off to Edinburgh.

*to be continued- part4: Edinburgh: 2 and a half...

part 2: BTN & Christmas

ok as promised. report.
i was in london from the 20th to the 24th of December. menghadiri kurus bina negara anjuran BiroTataNegara. ehek..am i that goody to actually be there? ehek..of course la tak.. were there bcos our ticket is paid for. i make some great friends.. mostly juniors [sad to say..ehek..]. all 7 of us[including munir] was spread into the 5 groups. so more or less we know whats going around with all the groups. was reunited with my favourite guy in London..AZMI!! he attended BTN with a superb reason.. malas nak masak! what a reason..dude!!??? nasib baik makan sedap! we had chicken, meat, fish, egg and vege for lunch and dinner.. sedap n banyak! apa pun.. kitaorg berjaya make Azmi the penghulu.. and also make him the president of our small club! [one of our way to entertain ourselves.. 'sapa nak perjuangkan nasib kita nyah????' ehek..]. conversations with Azmi..no matter what the topic is or was.. will always turn to be somewhat academic! and Sal..at one time menjadi ahli forum yg bertajuk Pemimpin. hehehe..lucky it was Sal..the one with things to say! and not me.. the thing i like the most about BTN this time round was.. the 6 of us gather for supper..will discuss some of the arising issues and voice our thoughts.. share some of the most interesting views.. [sapa kata budak TESL tau socialising jer??? ehek...]

thats the social part.. the more geeky part is.. on one bright afternoon, we in our BTN group [mine was group 3: funny how each of us have at least one relation to the number 3...for eg: im the 3rd child] went out to do some field work. the task was to talk to some foreigner about Malaysia.. and get them to sign our piece of paper. so there i was.. join forces with Bun.. it was after lunch time. 2.30pm.. one block next to Bayswater Tube Station..

'excuse me sir! do u have a minute?'
'do you know Malaysia?'
'would u like to visit Malaysia? what do you think it looks like?'
'do u know its so beautiful and peaceful? do u know that we have some of the best beaches and modern cities?'
'have u heard of the Petronas Twin Tower? do u know where it is situated?

so there we were. me and bun..trying to get as many signature as possible. we take turns to boost each other confidence. in the end we manage to get 7 altogther. i didnt get any negative experience. the worst was 'sorry love, i dont have change'. huh? aku tau la aku miskin.. tapi tidak la mengemis.. huhuhuhu... after that field work. we went to Perfect Fried Chicken. celebrating our enriching experience. that night was real.. we report back our experience to our cool facilitator.. Faisal. a young guy[compared to other facilitator. i never get to decide wat to call him. abang sounds too young for him. pakcik sounds too old. encik sounds too formal.he have a wonderful great life experience that really amaze me to the max..] everyone had different experiences. some are great..some are bad.. so now we know what people think about our Malaysia...

'i dont want to go to Malaysia bcos its a Muslim country. i will get caught by the police and get beat up.'

so its up to us. Malaysian students in UK to change this views about Malaysia. yup and the TYT Duta M'sia to UK did said in his opening speech that we are Duta Kecil of Malaysia. ehek..

our London trip was end with a makan2 in PFC with Azmi..where he so proudly gave a closing speech. then..we all rush to Oxford and Azmi had to rush to Birmingham..

so off we go to Oxford. we arrived around 5pm and it was dark. we had to get some food for the next day. All the shop will be closed on Christmas.. and we didnt get the chance to buy anything. On Christmas day.. we walk down the famous canal.. there are so many people living on boats there.. spend half the day along the canal. then..walk back to the city centre..which was awfully far. hungry n cold. stop at some of the different schools of Oxford Uni. had a chance to peek at the huge Uni Garden..went to the famous bridge where Oxford Students jump off on a summer's day. [its some kind of tradition thingy...]. bcos daylight was short.. we couldnt cover much. but we had fun!! Oxford was lovely...

that night. once again we had maggie for dinner. and the owner of the hostel [happen to be his family is gathering there for christmas.] host a dinner party that night. an awful lot of food. and the king prawn!!!! nyum nyum... so they invited us to have some of the food. they offer us the seafood..and salad and pasta.. and cheesecake! ohhh... it was all lovely!

that night all of us sleep early with full tummy..as we have a very long journey the next day..

*i still cant get the pictures. i will upload it soon in an online album.. soon!

to be continued to part 3..ehek.. Glasgow: Sisters, Skii and Snow

part 1: overview

finally its all over! finally im home! after superbly magnificient 16days trip with the best of the best girlfriends over to the breathtaking views of 4cities leaving me all drained out..physically, emotionally, and most of all financially! uhuk...[sending SOS to M'sia...SOS...SOS... mummy!!!!save my soul!! before i sell it to the devil..ehek...].

so the best winter holiday was enriching.. filling up every aspect of me.. making me love my country even more.. opening my eyes to the christmas celebration in UK, the culture & the food.. taking me back close to Him.. making me so bloody determined to further my studies.. so i step into a new year with some realistic resolutions..and making small steps to make it real!

i have so much to say.. but right now im suffering from a severe headache.. probably from the 13 hours journey back from edinburgh or more likely the state of my bank balance. hitting the negative integer... huhuhu... ok! sapa mau taja perbelanjaan eQin untuk January?? sila bayar zakat pendapatan korang.. aku layak menerima zakat..sekian terima kasih! by the way i already told them the possibilities of me going to this state of credit!

with that state of financial..i manage to get some nice things from scotland! i also manage to read one of the best story i ever read. and i am reading another story at the moment. i know i havent been a great reader lately but im trying!

i will update about London and most probably about Oxford too..soon! at the moment.. im missing Sophie.. wish her well being in London...alone! sorry sis! with this state of mind and money i couldnt afford to be there with u.. looking forward to see u home tomorrow!

reunited.

im still not home..

just a short update. im so f***ingly homesick..i desprately need to blog. so here is a short update.

anyway i make soooo many friends and i took the opportunity to welcome all of you to my humble blog.. feel free to click to all the links at the side bar. so WELCOME ALL!! friends i met in BTN and during the Winter Gathering! [will blog about it soon..]

currently im in edinburgh.. arrived this afternoon..and now in a youth hostel that look like a 5 star hotel! soo cool... im in their sitting room. i totally love it. planning to read..but couldnt resist their wireless broadband service. ehek..

i had my skii lesson the other day.. i spend 3/4 of the time of the lesson either sitting down on the snow or stand stationary with my skii slade on.. hehehe.. it is definitely not as easy as it looks like it should be.. heh! but i manage to skii down the slope a couple of times. but its freakingly cold.. and it was snowing in glasgow..im going to blog about it soon too...

i will update more later..in stages. it has been a great and tiring journey so far.. so many things had happen..and tomorrow shall be filled with shopping!! can u believed that i havent did any realy shopping yet???

ohh i hope faizan had fun in london.. and abah now in germany! gosh i mish the both of u guys... see u in a couple of days!!! i will be back in plymouth soon!

Gosh... I MISS HOME!!!!!