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Its been awhile since i last blogged....i'm not sure i'm not in the mood to blog these days...maybe because i can't seem to upload pictures on my blog!!! it is really damn irritating!!!

So yeah....I've been here for more than 2 months now and time just flew by like that! In less than 3 weeks, I'll be on my Christmas break for 3 weeks!! So fast!!! I really can't imagine the life after the holiday because i know that it is going to be so packed!!! getting done with the final year project and stuff like that!!! and with the studying!!! I think my brain will start to explode just by thinking of the amount of things i'll have to cramp into my tiny brain!! argh!!!

Talking about holidays.....My holiday this time around would be fun!! GOING TO BARCELONA!!!!! woot!! isnt it cool or what??? Dont really know what to expect out of our 2 nights there but if you guys know anything that we can do there in such a short time, please do give suggestions!! places to go and things like that would really help us!!

After coming back from Barcelona, I'll be heading down to London for about 10 days...meeting up with my cousin and my dad's cousin!! It would be cool to be in London for Christmas and New Year!!! Can't wait.....but for now..its all about the report dateline!! have to settle with those before i can start thinking of partying!!!

Studies has been alright....still really coping..theres a lot of new things to learn and i'm taking it in as fast as i can!!! Someone please help me..i know it is going to be a tough year but i know if i put my heart into it...i'll do fine!! right right??

The life here has been quite alright....have i settled in, you might ask?? yes, i guess so...getting used to the weird weather here which is hard to predict and this is the first time where i have a weather forecast on my laptop and it is updated every now and then!!! I miss being back in Malaysia and not having to think of what to wear because of the weather...over here..i'll have to check the weather forecast and then pick a jacket....this jacket for days which are not so cold, jacket for days which are colder, and jacket for days that is unbearably cold!! When i was back in malaysia, you always think of how nice to experience cold, get to wear all those nice thick furry jackets, but when you come here and have to where it everyday...it really becomes a burden...not say real burden...but just very troublesome la!! Go out from the room, wear jacket, reach class..take it off....change building, have to put on the layers again!!! even wanting to go to the next block i have to bundle up!! madness lar...Back home...wear shorts everywhere is the best!!!

One thing nice about the cold, is that you dont sweat and you dont get sticky by the end of the day! which is good for someone like me who swears like a broken pipe! Without sweating, clothes doesnt have to be washed as often as when i was back home....when i was in Inti, everytime i walked back from college, Id be drenched in sweat and the shirt that i wore would immediately go into the laundry basket...

But i know sweating is good, gets rid of the toxins in the body.....sooo...i have decided to join the sport centre. 20GBP for one whole year....swimming pool, gym and courts!! yeah...gone swimming twice and it was great! missed the water so much!! but realized that my stamina sucks big time!! remember when i was training to be a lifeguard, my stamina was satisfactory, now its down the drain!! So my mission is to build back that stamina i lost with the lack of swim after my lifeguard exams!!

OH ya....it snowed last week!!! just for about 10 minutes before the sun came out!! and it was nice to see snow!!! its not my first time ( first was in beijing), but it was refreshing feeling to see snow (although i know its wet)... but since then, the temperature hasnt been that cold for it to snow again so i guess we'll have to wait till the next time it snows again...

i guess i better get back to work.....as you know time flies...so means i have not much time till my next dateline!! crap!!!

Till then...hugs and kisses everyone!!!!!

Birthday of Baha'u'llah

"Tread ye the path of justice and equity in all things."

~Baha'u'llah~

Today I went over to Durham to celebrate the Birth of Baha'u'llah. Took the bus to Chester-le-street to meet up with Fereshteh to go together to Durham.
The gathering was a fun one, meeting the youth and meeting new people is always a refreshing thing. The programme was really nice, with a play and poetry reading, songs and games. A story of Baha'u'llah was told, a story that spoke about His greatness.
Food after the programme ended was good, persian food is always good!!! yummy!! Dessert were mouth-watering..chocolate pudding!!!!! :P

I really enjoyed myself and was glad that I decided to go. At first I wasn't sure if I was going since I had unfinished assignments, but decided to go since I was already stuck with it and thought that I won't get much work done either in the afternoon. Took pictures but the hall was dark and the pictures are lousy so i wont bother putting it up here....

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Here's a prayer by Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i Faith

Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope! Through the spirit of power confirm Thou me in Thy Cause, O my Best-Beloved, and by the light of Thy glory reveal unto me Thy path, O Thou the Goal of my desire! Through the power of Thy transcendent might lift me up unto the heaven of Thy holiness, O Source of my being, and by the breezes of Thine eternity gladden me, O Thou Who art my God! Let Thine everlasting melodies breathe tranquility on me, O my Companion, and let the riches of Thine ancient countenance deliver me from all except Thee, O my Master, and let the tidings of the revelation of Thine incorruptible Essence bring me joy, O Thou Who art the most manifest of the manifest and the most hidden of the hidden!

~Baha'u'llah~

Update!!!

I know its been a while since I've really updated on things!!!!!!! So here goes

You now know that I went to Harry Potter Castle (see previous post for pictures). It was fun to go somewhere new! The night before going to the castle, Chee Cheong and I went down to Newcastle to hang out with Lenz, Stella and Elvin (since we already had to be there in the morning to catch the bus). Went there at around 10pm since it was a last minute decision. When we reached there, we gathered a few others to go hang out at night! Clubbing time!!! I haven't club since i got here, and since the clubbing queen, Lenz is here....i got kaki already! wakakakka...We went to this club called HUCCI (dont really like the name), and it was a very nice club, not too many people (maybe not too popular), and the best thing about it was that no smoking allowed....so means to smelling clothings, hair and undergarments!!! WOOT! It was fun, dragging Elvin, Chee Cheong to the dance floor was a sight to see!!!! Stella got her groove on and now she wants to club more!!!! Lenz is not controlling her!! ahahahah.....CLubbed till we were too hungry to dance anymore, so we left to find FOOD.....we found this shop which was still opened at 2.30am and we ordered chips!!!! YUMMY CHIPS!!!!!!! CHips with Cheeze and gravy..it is to die for!!

Got back, showered and plopped on the bed to dreamland....woke up like a few hours later by Xin Me's call, she had arrived with Dai Lou for the castle trip. Got ready like in 1o minutes and headed to the bus station!!!

The ride took us like 1 hour and 45 minutes, and we were got there it started to drizzle. Good thing was that the drizzle stopped. The castle is huge with different parts (which castle only has one part). The castle is open to the public during the summer and closes in the winter for the owners to stay. There are a few museums in the castle and it interesting to see the history of the castle, eventhough i can't remember it all.....history and me...is like oil and milk.

The scenery of the castle is SO BEAUTIFUL!!!! sheeps on fields everywhere!!! so peaceful and nice! The castle also had a garden which was also very beautiful and modern! They had a maze and a garden with different water features (please see the pics)!! they also have poison garden with different types of plants that has toxic that can kill or toxic that has been used in medicinal preparations. The garden partitioned to many parts with different themes, so it takes a while to complete the whole garden.

Overall, it was a very refreshing and fun trip!!!

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Other than that, things are getting very busy. Assignments are catching up. Lab reports are coming in faster than you can say you're done! Trying very hard to move my LAZYBUM to work!!!!!

The weather here has changed since I last came. It starts to get dark at around 4pm and it is SOOO windy! Around 5pm, you think its already 8pm....makes you feel that the day is shorter and you have no time to do anything! and ITS SOOO WINDY......i think i need to go buy another jacket!!!!!! you feel the wind is going to blow you away! I'm heavy and already i feel like the wind is going sweep me off my feet, i wonder how those skinny girls stay grounded!!! hahahahahah

I'll continue this update soon okay? I'm getting tired and I have a lab tomorrow!!! I hate the lab now....it stinks (it stinks so much that my lab coat stinks) and I have to stand for 3 hours! or more on project day!!!!

Hogwart's School of Witch and Wizardry

For the past few days, i can't seem to upload any pictures on my blog.I really don't know why... and i have SO MANY pictures to upload for my parents to see!!!!!!

The links below are my albums on Facebook of my trip to Alnwick Castle. This castle is made famous by a few movies, but the most important of all is Harry Potter!! Remember the scene in Harry Potter: the Philosopher's Stone, where Harry and his friends learn how to use the broom to fly?? That scene was taken in the bailey's of the castle!!!

So click and enjoy the pictures!!!!!!

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Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6