HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!!!

DRESS TO IMPRESS!!!

(EVENTHOUGH I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING)

HAVE FUN TRICK O' TREATING!

Trip to Newcastle

Finished my lab on Friday at around 5.30pm and dashed home to pack my things to go over to Newcastle. I was scared of running late, so I packed my things in a flash... And the next moment, I was out of my room again.

Walked over to the metro station, hoping that the train was coming soon. BUT as I was walking towards the train station, I heard the train coming...DAMN i won't be able to catch this one, even though I ran like a cheetah. So I slowed down my pace, bought the ticket and waited. I knew it was going to be at least a 20 minutes wait.

Arrived Newcastle about 7pm, which was early because I was thinking that I might be late. Actually being there at 7 was just nice, walked to the Baha'i Centre without rushing...

It was a nice short gathering with prayers and a story about the Bab, being that we were there to celebrate the Birth of the Bab. It was a very nice get together, meeting new people and seeing those I met during the youth gathering 2 weeks back.

After some chit chat and refreshments, I walked to Northumbria Uni, to meet up with Lenzja and Stella. It was nice to find out that one of the guy, Daniel lives in the same block as Stella. What a coincidence.

Got Elvin to accompany Lenz and I to hang out. Seeing Newcastle at night, how happening it was made me wanna kick Elvin in the butt for bringing us to some Chicken place to eat, rather than bringing us to some club to party! We were walking past one club and the music was really good. Lenz and I both looked like mad desperate clubbers walking past a club.....We were both craving for the music to seep into our brains.....but it didnt happen that night....

The next day, had lunch with Stella. She cooked porridge, which I haven't had the chance of eating since I came here. So it was really refreshing to have some. Headed out to town again with Lenz and Elvin, for some sightseeing. Went to the Millenium Bridge and this time, they had some exhibition going on, Dott 07 festival at the Baltic Square, which is just next to the bridge. The Exhibition was about how designs can help sustainability. So its was very interesting. Things there were interactive...so we drew and brought home freebies, which is always a good thing...

After spending time around the area, headed back to Lenz room and then to the metro station back to Sunderland. Reached home to a very wonderful dinner, Roasted chicken with chips and Salad.... YYUUUMMM

It was a good weekend overall, until now when i have to start working on lab reports!!

Happy Birthday DAI LOU!

Happy 19th Birthday to DAI LOU!! Wishing you all the best!!! Eventhough i have only known you for exactly a month...it seems that we have known each other a long time, cuz you are such a fun person to hang out with!!!

(you guys must be wondering why we call him dai lou when he is the youngest of us all here..hahaha)

There is a Virus going around

....MSN!!! If your friends from your list sends you a file "images" or something like that....DONT OPEN IT!!!!!...Both of my friends have gotten it!!!!

I'm not sure how to clear it, but i think my friends are trying to see whether uninstalling and installing MSN would work....

So far, the virus causes your msn to stop working....but it keep on sending the "images" file!!


REMEMBER..Dont accept the FILE!!!!! ITS A VIRUS!!!

Museum and Winter Gardens

Murray Library...on the way to the park

The number-i-dont-know-how-many church

Entrace to the park

Posing

The girls

Chee Cheong wanna blow up the girls...he has had enough of us messing with him

Dick and I

Being ladies

In front of a cute little cottage

Me!

Playing chess or hide and seek?

Xin Me, Me and Wen Ying

Being a KID

Future Nutcracker dancers?

See....we love to torture Chee Cheong

Lovely flowers....

Beautiful Garden

Some drunken kids wanting to take pictures with us!

In front of the winter garden

Swans!

Reminds me of back home

Kisses to all of ya!

Planning to go steal the banana

Looking up!

Museum...

Since its a port, there were a lot of ship models in the sunderland museum

Animal Kingdom

Showing different era of things!

Outing Last Friday (5th Oct 2007)

Everyone's ready to chill on a Friday night!
Cheryl and I
Ultimate dorkyness
Group pic...in Wetherspoon
After chilling out, about to go home

Update on ME

This post is dedicated to people who are wondering how I am really doing. Wonder who huh???

I made a few post since I came but never really on how I am coping with the new environment...

WELL, to start...I am no longer doing Pharmacology but now I'm doing Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science...Dont ask why....cuz ITS A LLLLOOONNGGGG SSSTTTOOORRY!!!! So, yeah! Classes started on the 24th...that was about 3 weeks ago. So far, its tough but trying my best to cope. Lecturers are very nice and are very helpful. There are a lot of things to learn, new equipment to familiarize with. Things that are alien to me, I must get to know them as quickly as possible! Their laboratory are well equiped and makes you think that the things that I was using back home is soo OUT-OF-DATE! If we dont understand, the lecturers are more than pleased to help you. With them being so nice, it makes me less worried (note the word "less") about my final year.

Speaking of final year, today I started with my final year project! Whats is it? PRE-FORMULATION STUDIES OF SOME NEW ANTI-PSORIATIC AGENTS. Understand? To simplify it, its just to test certain compounds that may help in psoriasis. Understand? Well, you guys dont have to understand it if you dont, cuz you guys are not the one who is going to do it..I know I am... So far, the project is coming on fine...managed to do something today although we had to stop due to some machine that was not working too well.. So...will continue only next week!

Other than studies wise, things are fine. Weather today is just nice. Didn't even have to wear a jacket out. But the weather here is notoriously horrible, its very unpredicatable! Today cold, tomorrow just nice!!

Tonight, suppose to be going to the Malaysian Night, but didnt manage to get tickets (sold out) so instead, we are going to a play tonight at the Sunderland Empire Theater! Manage to get free tickets (being Uni of Sunderland students), so we are going to watch this show "Carmen".

Anyway, going to cook now.....the chicken is in the oven...yummy yummy!

There is a THIEF among us!

The block that I live in the hostel has a thief.....about 5 of our eggs have gone missing! and just today, our washing brush is missing!!!!

I'm really pissed off....

and on top of that, someone was having a party down and the kitchen last night and messed up the whole place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the floors are so sticky, the rubbish overflowing, the tables are all messed up....and or eggs are missing!!!

ARGH!

The Amazing Race Asia 2

This season will be one cool season!!!! So everyone out there who's got excess to this programme, be sure to tune in. I doubt that i'll have that chance, seeing that I haven't watched any tv since i came....BUT i know you guys do!!!! YOU KNOW WHY YOU HAVE TO WATCH????

my cousin is the one stading second from left and her team mate is the one next her

Because my cousin, Ann will be on it!!! Ain't it cool?? It would be nice being back home and rooting for her...but i can't..so i'm cheering on her all the way from UK!!!! Go Dancing mums (as they are known)!!!!!

GO ANN & DIANE!!!!

(your names even rhyme!)

Baha'i Youth Gathering, Newcastle Baha'i Centre

Yesterday, when I woke up, I still wasn't sure whether I was going to the Baha'i Youth Gathering. I had already decided earlier in the week to go with another friend, Katy. However, the day before, she said that she lost her voice and couldn't make it. Since, I was all alone, I wasn't sure whether it was safe for me to travel alone on my own. Even at 12 noon, I was still making my mind. To go or not to go!

At 12.25pm, I just got up and changed and left! It was a spur of the moment, because I knew if I thought about it a while longer, I wouldn't have gone. So I packed my stuff and headed to the train station.

The night before, I emailed a friend telling that I wasn't not going, but he kinda ask me to try my best to go, he even got me a map! So I felt kinda bad not trying my best to go...

Reached the Baha'i Centre just in time and it was not a very far walk from the Metra station, and it was quite easy to find. Slowly, more and more people turned up. It was nice to see the diversity of it all. Some where from the States, some from Canada, there was one from India, Bahrain, Spain, Portugal......

We had a couple of activities on the duty of youth in this day and age. It was nice to see different views from different people!

Ended at around 5.30pm and they headed to dinner. Wanted to join them, but I didn't want to go all the way back to Sunderland in the dark, so I left right then to come back just in time for dinner.

Overall, it was nice to meet so many new faces from different parts of the world! Hope to see everyone soon!

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"For any person, whether Baha'i or not, his youthful years are those in which he will make many decisions which will set the course of his life. In these years he is most likely to choose his life's work, complete his education, begin to earn his own living, marry, and start to raise his own family. Most important of all, it is during this period that the mind is most questing and that the spiritual values that will guide the person's future behaviour are adopted. These factors present Baha'i youth with their greatest opportunities, their greatest challenges, and their greatest tests - opportunities to truly apprehend the teachings of their Faith and to give them to their contemporaries, challenges to overcome the pressures of the world and to provide leadership for their and succeeding generations, and tests enabling them to exemplify in their lives the high moral standards set forth in the Baha'i writings."

-Universal House of Justice (1996)

My niece starting young..

She's starting to cam-whore! She knows how to work the camera-phone and off she goes taking pictures of everything around her, including herself.... She'll definitely be one pro when she grows up!!!

She's so cute la..miss that kid so much!!!!

JIA WEN!!!! EE MISSES YOU VERY MUCH!!! BE A GOOD GIRL OKAY?

Things I bought last Friday

I bought a few things last friday, which i'm happy about. I know that my main objective being here in the UK is to study, but sometimes temptations just takes over you. Its not that i bought those things just because its cheap, but they are of use.

Things, not a lot, that i bought was a vest with a hood, a book, and a hat.

Reasons to the purchase (trying my best to take the guilt away):

The Hat - used when my hair just wont want to stay...since my hair is really short, my hair stands when i wake up in the mornings. Sometimes wax wont help, but i know that with the hat, my hair can hide underneath it. The best part of it, is that it only cost 1 pound!! RM 7 can't get you a decent hat back home!

The Vest - I have a couple of jackets with me, but they are in a variety of thickness. Needed one that wasn't too thick so that i can wear it now during the autumn so that i can wash the one that i have been wearing since they day i arrived. This vest keeps me warm without suffocating me!

The Book - Heard from many friends that it was a light read but a book that will make you cry. Bought it from the children charity place, so it was part charity...:P During the weekends, it gets really boring and so this book will entertain me, at least for another week (i hope, unless i get really excited about it and finish it tomorrow).

I know i must limit myself from unnecessary spending, but even with the convertion rate of about 7, some things are still a lot cheaper here. Saw shoes selling for 2-4 pounds, boots selling for 6 pounds, sweaters selling for 3 pounds. I mean, even after converting it back to RM, its still sooooooo CHEAP....if you can find a boots selling for RM 50 bucks in malaysia (i'm not saying some cheap stuff, but of good quality and that will keep you warm)....please tell me okay? it might stop me from considering buying it from here...

Firs Nineteen Day Feast in the UK

Yesterday, I went to my first Nineteen Day Feast. A Baha'i who is also studying in University of Sunderland, Fereshteh picked me up to go over to Chester-le-Street where the feast was. Went to her house first since it was still early and she cooked a wonderful dinner. She cooked a Persian dish (she's a persian), which i was familiar with, thanks to Naysan (back home in Labuan). I forgot what it was called and I forgot to ask her what it was called. If you guys know what it is please tell me, okay? Its brinjal with tomotoes and chicken, and spices which made it so mouth watering. It was accompanied with rice cooked with crispy potatos! YUMMY! Home cooked food.....:P

Fereshteh had to go pick some other Bahai's up, who were also students around this region. There was Sara from Portugal and a couple from Iran, Maryam and Fenon.

We then headed to Fereshteh's brother's house where the feast was at and met up with the other Bahai's. Kamran (I'm not sure if i got the name right), the host of the night was really hospitable and made us feel at home. We, the newbies had to introduce ourselves and tell a little bit of where we came from. After prayers and discussion, socializing with the others was fun and manage to get to know some of the people there.

I forgot to take pictures of the night until we were about to leave, so no pics this time. But i'll definitely take pictures next week when i go down to Newcastle for the youth gathering!! Looking forward to meeting up with all the other people from around this region.

till the next post, enjoy the remaining weekend, HAVE FUN!

Happy Autumn Festival!

Autumn is here and so is the mooncake festival!

Too bad that there is no mooncake for me to eat. Looking at this picture above, makes me crave for Tau Sar mooncake. I don't even bother looking for any mooncake here, because definitely it'll be expensive.

So to all of you celebrating it (or may not be celebrating it,like me), may the light that shines from those lanterns bring you and your loved once happiness and everything good!

Hugs and kisses!!!

Day Trip to Newcastle Upon Tyne

Planned to stay a night in Newcastle, but when we reach the train station saturday morning, we were told there were no trains running from a certain station to another. Not being familiar with everything, we went back to our flats and dropped our knapsacks carrying our clothings for the night. Since we weren't staying the night, we bought return tickets to Newcastle

The journey took about 20 minutes and we were already in Newcastle. Eventhough being only 20 minutes away, both places are so different! Newcastle is full of people and its so busy, whereas in Sunderland, its so quiet and you dont see as much people going around as you see in Newcastle.

Met up with classmates from Inti College who are studying in Northumbria University. They took us around the town. The main attraction in Newcastle (which they knew) was the Millennium Bridge. We went there to take pictures, and since it was near The Sage(theatre hall), we too went there to take picture. I found out that tickets to The Nutcracker(the ballet musical) is only about 12 pounds, which is not too bad. After conversion, its about RM100, which is WORTH it!!! I made a promise to myself to go to musicals while i'm here.

After spending about a couple ours that area, we decided to go to China Town, which is not that impressive. It was just a street with chinese shops and restaurants and things are not cheap! We thought of eating there, but 5-6 pounds for a plate of rice is something to consider! So we went to KFC!! Which was only half the price!!

After dinner, we went back to the bridge to take more pictures since the lights were turned on! A whole different scenery. Clubs were now open and you can see everyone dressed up ready to party! The view was nice and the weather was great! It wasn't cold or anything, so we sat on the bridge taking pictures for awhile!

Started to walk back to the train station after that. We were all so tired that while it the train, it was so quiet compared to the journey to Newcastle that morning! A whole total contrast. We walked for about 12 hours, I'm sure that would cover at least 3 days of exercise eh? Hahaha!

Got back "home", showered and everyone konked out!

Anyway. Enjoy the pictures below!

Pictures of Our Day Trip to Newcastle

Metro station on the way to Newcastle
The first thing we see when we reached Newcastle
Stella's dorm in Northumbria University
Bollywood songs! It was so much of fun watching these people playing musicBanghra drummers!
Lunch!!!
DSCAU!

Bridge!

Millennium Bridge!

The Girls

Retractable bridge

Group pic...Xin Me and Thong missing because they are behind the camera

Solar-powered parking machine

Man on pole kissing DSCAU Sept '05Gateshead Millennium BridgeCam whoringWalking on the bridge
Night ViewVandalised train stationLong escalator

KnackeredExhausted!