What a day

Yesterday- went to Movie World at the GC with my NZ friends. Luckily, a friend’s friend who happened to be there as well helped us by getting our tickets half-priced. For that, I’d like to thank them. It is a huge deal for me especially when I’m going there for the third time. Hehe. So after we got in, we prioritized the big thrill rides and made a brief schedule. First up was Superman, as this was supposedly the best one of all other rides, I anticipated that the line would be long. It turned out otherwise. Well, the queue was still a bit long but it didn’t feel like ages to get on the speed coaster like the first or the last time I went there. Anyway, it was awesome as usual. The guys thought the same they couldn’t even stop talking about their experience haha. Then we went for the Scooby Doo. The line was pretty much the same as the Superman ride so we thought it wasn’t a bad time for us to try it out. The frustrating thing was, just as it was our turn to get on the vehicle a mechanical dysfunction occurred. Everyone was instructed to evacuate the area and as we were leaving for the exit, people were letting out ‘ohhhh’s and ‘boo’s of frustration. Haha. The others we managed to go for were Shrek, Police Academy stunt show, Wild West Water log, Lethal weapon and finally the Batman Swingshot. This Batman ride is the latest installment in the theme park so it wasn’t a surprise that the queue was terribly long. Since it was the first time I was going for this ride, I was really nervous and with the chilly weather this time around just made the feeling worse. Just picture this- you’re blasted into cold air upwards and it goes down again halfway momentarily and up and down again like a yoyo until it reaches down. Good thing it only takes seconds. We had to leave the park early at 4+ to catch the Transformers movie at 6.30.

Transformers. What can I say? I’d give it an 8. Never been a hardcore fan of the cartoon before so I barely knew the behind-story. I kept on asking those beside me this and that for a better understanding of what was going on. I hope I didn’t irritate them. Haha. I wouldn’t reveal anything about it just yet. But you’ll enjoy some good laughs. And oh yeah, the cars as well!

Brrrrr.....

First of all, just a special mention of Esn's b'day few days ago on the 24th.. Happy B'day! Sorry, I haven't gotten you anything. Only my prayers for your good health and well-being.

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Oh yeah, I just wanna thank Afrh for the lunch treat last Saturday. I really liked the idea that we had lunch somewhere else for a change. Maybe we should go Japanese or Indian the next time? hehe.. Anyway thanks again. I haven't tried your keropok/kerepek ketam yet. Will eat them soon and give feedback :).

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Returned to Bris last Sunday. The flight was really empty. I can imagine that everyone in that plane could even take up all the middle three-seats for a place to lie down and sleep. Really comfortable...

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It's really windy and freezing here. I can't stand it. Too cold. I'm like already wearing triple layers of clothing. It's weird to see that some people are still able to wear shorts and just T-shirts. Gila.. I guess I've only just acclimatised to the Bn weather during my short break there that my body thermostat got too slow to revert itself when I got back here.

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Anyway, I've been sort of a tour-guide these past few days. A friend studying in NZ & his friend came and are staying over for a week. Showed them around like city and South bnk. There isn't much here really IMO but I was pleasantly surprised that they find it here I would refer to it as 'wow.' But there were other reasons hehe..

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This morning the two fellas went out on their own. Independent exploration. They went rock-climbing and kayaking at Riverside. Wanted to join them but I had promised an interview at Garden City for my assignment. The interview went well btw and took about just over one and a half hour. It's good that this interviewing process is now over and done with but the sad part is the report write-up. Argh, hate reports.

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Ooops, didn't realise it's morning already. We're heading to GC later this morning. So need to get up early. Going to Movie World.. Again.... for the 3rd time. Oh well, just gonna enjoy myself and this time gonna try out the new Batman ride.

Take me out of my mind

It's now about three months away before the new season of Eng premier league starts. I've already got my new hopes for my team Arsenal. To strive for better performances and regain the top three position by the end of the season or better yet win the whole thing. That's the main thing, but the other thing I wanna mention is their new away kit. Look at the pic. One day I'm gonna get hold of that new jersey. It may seem biased but I find Arsenal's jersey designs always impressive. Simple but nice.

Happy B'day to Azm who turns 22 today.. Best wishes...

One night & one more time..

Yesterday was Father's day.. So the night we had Steamboat for dinner. And we bought tiramisu cheese cake for the occasion.

Then we played Clue-do, a board game bought for my lil sis' b'day.. It's the first time I played and I must say it's fun! We should all try it. Though I was just terrible at it hehe. Btw, sorry for the lack of quality in the pictures. Wasn't me. haha. And the picture with me in it - that's the only one. So sad. Haha.

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Today, went out for bowling wt Afrh, Lh, Fau n Mdr. Mdr just came back yesterday from the UK and I was surprised that he was able to make it today, unjet-lagged. If I were him, I'd probably still be in bed hehe.. Anyway, we had two rounds of game btwn the guys and girls. First we won (proud to say that!) but then we lost a close one in the 2nd round ;p. Then we had Jollibee... Yummmm... Btw Mdr, thnx for the goodies. We all got one.

Obviously from the way I write, you can tell that I'm just too lazy so I'll just end it here... See ya.

Innocent

Finally.. I managed to find the name of the band and song.. It's 'Innocent' by Small Mercies. Heard it millions of times on the radio but never really caught the song name & band. Apparently they're from Brisbne. Wow. This song could actually be an international hit now that it's big in OZ mainstream music.

Back in Bn

Waaaah.. Feel so good to be home.. but not for long, so I better make use of it while it lasts. It's only been 5+ months since the last time I was here so there hasn't been that much change. In fact, it stills feel the same as always (selalu aku ckp ni..). Supposedly today there was the royal wedding ceremony and procession but the flight landed in the late afternoon so I couldn't witness the whole event 'live.' I guess there's always the news to give a better coverage.

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Tonight went out for dinner with the family at wywy.. I was craving for yum-cha (aka dimsum) that I ordered three full 'baskets' of them (don't know apa kamu panggil that tmpat simpan). I also had laksa and cendol.. yum (to those yg tais liur I'll just eat for u guys :p..). Tomorrow, my sister from London will be back.. Haven't seen her for over a year now coz she didn't come back for her winter holidays (like my other sis) last December so it's something I'm looking forward to. Other than that, I haven't set any plans yet for tomorrow. Most likely I'll be spending my time chilling at home, enjoying flicking through more TV channels or just enjoy the comfort of dominating the house computer to go online.. hahaha.. and oh yeah, speaking of that I think I should be sending my laptop for fixing instead. I mean it really needs some serious treatment. Hahaa..

Venting...

Yay, exam's over.. done.
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BUT, it didn't go all that well. I had an issue with my timing. Had like an hour left and I had 25 MCQs to answer, 1 problem-based paper to go (only got this paper after I handed in the first set) and another paper only half-way done. So you can imagine how I had to rush through all the questions. Like this one paper the questions were worth big marks! Quality of answers? You get the point. I guess it's because of this other paper which was seemingly 'easy' that I tended to spend most of my time on. That one better be high at least to cover for my loss on the other papers. There's this question which never occurred to me would be put in the exam, coz as far as I can recall the subject wasn't given in lectures. The answers involved 'formulas' so if I had known them.. it would be at least 6/12 marks dead give-away. Oh well, I'm never gonna be able to be satisfied after EVERY exam anyway... Sigh..

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Gonna head back to Bn this Sunday :D. No surprise.

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Fav songs at the mo (some may be old to u guys so it helps if u don't tease me on that :p): Maroon 5- Makes me wonder, Gym Class Heroes- Cupid's Chokehold, MIKA- Grace Kelly, Fall out boy - Thanks For the Memories, Pink - Leave me alone, Rihanna- Umbrella, Thirsty Merc - 20 good reasons, this one song by Rob Thomas, Good Charlotte - Dance Floor Anthem.