For You

hehe. mwah.

malam muda-mudi

i hope we cheered u up lastnite =)

we shud do it more often. buang lamak wah. kurus jua. but next time nda payah mkn la hahaha

be'ah xxx


study tips: dont procrastinate! and i'd like to see anyone who doesnt do so AT ALL.

p/s i tink i've mentioned this b4.. but i'll say it again la. i DONT reli appreciate anonymous comments. so give urselves a name, however silly/crazy/stupid/offensive. please and thank u.

one morning

i feel like a massive weight has been lifted off me shoulders. 3 essays down now. 1 more to go, but i'll do that after my belfast escape. its 2,000 words only anyway, and for law students, thats like, intro and conclusion sja. haha apakan?

anyhoo, i was walking up to uni this morning for my 9o'clock lecture. yes, week 23 and i still have lectures. i was seriously contemplating not to go tho, psl siuk wah tdur pagi hehe. but i needed to send in my essays anyway so might as well. needless to say, i was not in a very cheery mood.

then just before the walk up to eliot footpath i saw two massive black dogs walking towards me with this elderly couple. they werent scary looking plg, despite the huge resemblence to the grim from harry potter aka sirius black the dog. so i was about to just walk on but the dogs got to the fence-y thing first so i took a step back to let them thru first. then the elderly man said to me with a smile:

'tidak suka anjing?'

what? did he just say anjing?

i smiled back at him and asked, 'um.. where did u learn malay?' haha i cudve just walked on but i was so taken aback. i prolly sounded on the verge of rude. he told me that he used to work in malaysia. tres interesting!

somehow that cheered me up. haha i dont knw why but its nice to find some englishman who can speak malay. kalau c ali nda kira, psl he was raised in brunei so even tho ia englishman with broken malay, he still speaks malay =p

oh i so cant wait to go to ireland. where i can hear the sexy irish accent and if im lucky, people talking in gaelic! hehe my kaki sakit tho. ystrdy's football game was prolly one of the most violent games i've ever played. i had my first header -unintentional of course. wani kicked the ball and hit my head =p baik jua nda kana face. and i feel on my behind twice. i dont knw if this means i'm getting better. i havent scored any goals since my first game. ystrdy i was given loads of chances to score, but i suck at kicking the ball. i'm just good in tackling. and i knw that for a fact because i managed to steal the ball from chip 3 times ystrdy. who can say they got the ball from the most skillfull player three times in one game?

apakan. i prolly jinxed my 'handalness' by saying it out. hehe i'll leave it at that then. easter holidays in a week! and leaving for belfast tomoro wheeeee~

much love,
be'ah xxx

2 more weeks

man, UKC is so ketinggalan zaman. most ppl have started their easter hols, are in the middle of it and some end next week. we havent even started ours yet!

anyhoo, 1 essay down. yayy. hehe.

things to look forward to:

allowance - i want to buy the zara tudong and the orangey shoes from office. i blame apip for taking me window shopping. but at least saya tahan, no? i mean, tahan till i have more dosh plg nie hehe.

belfast trip - where i can eat my heart's desire of cakoi. i dont care if i dont find kaya. warm cakoi taste better kosong, in my opinion.

shuk and girlfren's visit - he is finally coming down to canters! and bringing the missus too. about time!

nav and boyfren's visit - the BFF is coming down too! it'll be shopping galore obviously. she wants me to take her to ashford. its a good thing she's coming early in the month.

berlin trip - i am psyched. i dont need to say more. travelling is one of my hidden passions hehe. prolly coz i dont talk abt it as much as i talk abt shopping and exercising.

things i'm NOT looking forward to:

philosophy of law essay - im still clueless on how to write it up. content for the essay is substantial, but i cant seem to type THE first sentence to get me in a flowy writing mood. yea i'm anal like that. mesti first sentence ada wow factor so i can 'feel' my essay. haha or maybe coz its philosophy.

final 2weeks of classes - cant believe they still expect us in class with the amount of essays we have to write up.

aunty tipah and co. leaving - its official. they're leaving on the 12th of april. i least i'd get to see them. leaving for berlin on the 13th btw.

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i thrive on lists. huhu. altho making the essay plan/list for philosophy aint helping. the list just keeps getting longer but still no first paragraph. i tink i shud just remove the bullet points and make them into an essay?

i'll do that when im desperate.

it snowed today, in the late morning. was coming down real thick and heavy at one point. unfortunately it didnt settle. ah well. merajuk ku sudah. i dont want snow anymore. im ready for spring and flip flops and breezy clothes. i wanna wear my shades and my spring coat please. im tired of wearing my boots, even if i know theyre gorgeous hehe

much love,
be'ah xxx

Good Friday

i know this is a time and again repetitive question but nobody reli got around to telling me.. so

WHY is it called Good Friday today?

kalau dlm Islam, every friday is good. so maybe they think other fridays are bad?

huhu. lame attempt at a joke. oh wait, i shudve put an 'UHRHRHR' there. gawd saya rindu the old ms crowd and the choir. been reminiscing muchos abt the choir since syubs set up that group on facebook.

so this week has been an eventful week. i've done two-thirds of my property essay and i'm ready to start my phil of law essay after that talk with steve-o the man. been binge-eating for the last couple of days, but i guess essay-writing comes with that price. but the food has been good. specifically, i had the much-anticipated mee jawa aka mee lydia special, after TEN looong months of waiting for the moment.

and shes gonna give me the recipe soon =D then nanti i can make it for me family back home time puasa! my mummy's still gonna be in spore, so i guess i can conquer the kitchen huhu. apakan? time my mum ada, masuk dapur pun payah. well, now that shes in spore, nada power struggle in the kitchen.. yataaaah.

eh kenapa aku lame today? anyhoo, it was maulud nabi ystrdy. went over to aunty may's and cooked and smbhyg jemaah and tahlil =) i got a couple more drawings from the girls, but as usual, i left them drawings there =s teruk jua eh baru 21 sudah lupa2x. it was a nice one too.. with sparkles and sequins. huhu i feel special. kamu sja jadi my little sisters ah?

anyhoo, last nite was a total food fest. the mee lydia was absolutely mouth-watering and sinfully delish! right amount of padas and everything. obviously killed my diet. i had 3 helpings of it haha. kes membalas dendam after so long waiting to eat it. and i know im a bit paranoid now with my weight (most ppl will prolly be rolling their eyes and saying 'ya think??') but because of my mee lydia and buttermilk chicken (probably THE MOST fattening recipe ever. i mean, eggs, flour, milk, butter?) overdose, i decided to go on a detox diet. yes, im admitting that i've succumbed to dieting. but its just gonna be for 3days. haha. i tink thats the longest i can tahan without meat and bread. but i've just stocked up on yogurt so i'd prolly O.D. on that.

i've just heard sad news. aunty tipah and family are leaving soon. yes its been in the air for awhile now but we thought they'd stay till june. but now the word is that after the 28th (which is the day for the national day evening cruise), they're gonna proper pack up and leave. im kinda in a dilemma here coz i'd be leaving for belfast that day, but I NEED to see them before they go. that family has been so nice and hospitable. i'm gonna miss them. esp the belabih rirah and aufa =p hopefully they'll still be around after my belfast getaway so i can say a proper thank u and everything.

okay, moving on to brighter news, my BFFs are coming down to canters in 2weeks time. aku saja label shuk as my BFF coz i knw ali will be jealous lol. when nav dtg, it will be shopping mania! or in my case, window shopping mania. haha sad. but i'm going to berlin so yea.

oh, exam timetables are out. my last paper's on the 22nd. i wanna balik asap, but then my cousin is coming to uk allll the way from australia. so maybe i shud wait and hang with her. liat la. im very indecisive about my dates to balik. to boyfren, this means an extra one month of NOT seeing me. but then i've never spent summer in uk. and jem and apip will be around. how now, brown cow? hehe eh nanti tah bepikir. buat essays dulu.

much love,
be'ah xxx

tulibu dibu douchoo

she got thru and learned a bit of english. thanx bee for the vid lol.

The Glorious Donut

its high time i make a post specially dedicated to the most wonderful food of all times. i may be obsessed about losing that extra bit of fat on my tummy, but i really truly am at heart, a homer simpson - donut lover to the core. plus it makes sense, wat with the new hype about donuts d brunei.

so how did this love affair with donuts start for me? obviously not in brunei. back when we had dunkin' donuts, i was still about 10 and still subjected to my parents' buying permission. if they say no donuts, then i cant reli say anything coz i didnt have the money or the license to drive myself to yayasan to get one. pokoknya i was oblivious to the magical wonders of The Donut. back then, it was chocolate that ruled my life. chocolate and cheese. which, not surprisingly, gave me endless migrane attacks.

but thats beside the point. so i grew up and made do with chocolate and ice cream. yes, if by now u cannot tell, i have an extremely sweet tooth. i think im making up for lost time. according to my mum, back when i was a kid i'd throw away sweets because 'they're bad for my teeth' or sumthing like that. so i finished alevel, came here to the uk and had my first taste of the much-talked about krispy kreme.

ah, heaven! the sugary dough just melts in your mouth. i know some people find it too sweet and i admit, at times i do too, but it was the best thing that has ever made contact with my tongue, ever! we dont have krispy kreme in canters so i made do with the donuts of bake n' bite, which personally, is just as good. there was a time in first year where i'd be eating 2 donuts per day. i even notice the price hike when 2007 rolled in - i was always around the campus shop to check if they have donuts in and i'd come every half hour to see if they've come in yet. okay, that sounds sad, but yea. thats what i did. the campus shop was less than 2mins walk from my room anyway.

needless to say, it was at this time that my weight ballooned to crazy proportions. and i was always going to london and when i came back, its always with not just one, but TWO dozens of krispy kreme. granted, i'd share them with my flatmates, but they'd only take one each, which leaves me with about 15 donuts. crazy days. and i'd finish it in 2 days. i'd have donuts for breakfast, lunch and dinner, plus in between meals. it was obviously unhealthy but at least i didnt become some fat girl with acne all over. maybe just the fat girl part. lol.

old frens would probably know me as a chocoholic but ppl in kent would know better. there was even a time where i wudnt share a donut. thinking retrospectively, i guess that was a bit much. haha. but back then it was like 'rabz does not share donuts'. fullstop. no back-talking, unless u wanted to be subjected to my evil glare. god, that was so karit of me!

so why is The Donut sooo sinfully good? well, u know how bad stuff always taste good? like sugary stuff, fried stuff and bad carbs. well, The Donut is a combination of everything sinful. haha. i guess i shudve figured that out last year but it just crossed my mind. The Donut is essentially deep-fried carbs coated with sugar. putting it that way makes it sound nasty lol but hey, its good! its also versatile. u can have chocolate donut, which covers chocolate lovers, put it with ice cream, give it sprinkles, fill it with whip-cream, give it apple pie filling -oh the possibilities are endless!

i admit, wat with this new me being a bit more obsessed with losing weight, my relationship with donuts have simmered down muchos. just last week alijandro brought back donuts from londres, and i only had 2 out of the 11 he got us. and i ate half a donut in one sitting. thats willpower for u! =p haha a girl who used to eat 3-4 donuts in one sitting; now i eat half a donut in one sitting. at least im not denying myself the pleasure of eating donuts. i'd prolly be suicidal. haahaa.

but now im craving for cakoi. huhu which is just as bad since its fried carbs covered with kaya. i hope i can find kaya later at the thai shop! all this donut talk is making me hungerrs. but yea, me and The Donut will always have a special relationship no matter what. its like me and sushi. both food groups fill that void in me. haha dramatic much?

i'll leave it at that. i think i got my point acrossed. basically whoever invented the donut is a genius!

much love,
be'ah xxx

p/s i wanted to put up this post with a picture of a donut, but i cant decide on one from my google search. they all look so GORGEOUS!