I'm Killing Myself...... (>.<)

A week had passed.... What have i done?!! Maths ONLY!!! Been slacking ALOT and having TOO MUCH fun!! Especially yesterday and today... This was the FIRST time i played NON-STOP for more than 24 hours(excluded a few hours of sleep)!!

Yesterday, at 12pm i started cooking my chicken curry coz SOMEONE told me they will be arriving around 3pm~! As a result, my curry was over-cooked.....and burnt!! First time cooking+burnt, BUT still finished one whole pot of chicken curry woh~ You can imagine how "delicious" was that la.. :p

Besides my burnt curry, we also had delicious grilled chicken by Ken, excellent ABC soup by Shea Yeong, wonderful belt-fish by Teng Teng, and "no taste + not juicy" grilled lamb by Jason~ :p

After the "meat feast", we started card games such as "King", "Seven", "21", "Good Buddy", "Big 2" and "左轮手枪" plus drink drink drink~!! Half bottle of Whisky, a bottle of Vodka and a bottle of red wine plus 7-ups and a bottle of lemonade ---> killed 3 people....which are Ken, Jason and I........

I dunno what had happened after i collapsed.....and thanks to both Ting&Teng, i was on the bed instead of lying somewhere in the kitchen or the hallway"....

....this morning, they woke me up around 11 plus... Still abit "mabuk + pening"... Then, we started our card games again!! This time, NO MORE drinking!! Just having fun playing while cooking our "onion feast" for "lunch + dinner"... After eating, we rewarded ourselves with Ben's & Jerry's ice cream~ Winners eat~ Losers watch~ HAHA!!

After a nice treat, yet we had our final "punishment" ---> LAST bottle of hot wine~ That bottle of wine was actually not that bad....BUT after drinking TOO MUCH in the previous day, no one is appreciating that anymore... In short, it was wasted..

Finally, we ended our party around 8 something~ Having a gathering once in a blue moon, was truely joyful~ But NOT too often coz i'm getting sick after drinking too much...

Conclusion ---> Drinking is NO GOOD coz in the end, i can do NOTHING but to sleep...(>.<) Tomorrow is Sunday already!! Hopefully i can do some reading before heading to Edinburgh on Monday~ Snowy Edinburgh~ Here we come~ WooHoo~

After exams!! Next round!! Farewell party for Serene!! :)



************Jason ahh.....I want all the photos ahh.....************

~Wonderful Night~

Come to think of it, I’ve been away from home for more than 2 months now. So far, I’ve not been to any other place, except a small town called Leicester (which not many people could have known of it) and London Heathrow (which I only stepped my foot in the airport for less than an hour). That’s right, I’m basically stuck here in Nottingham and having a typical life as a student; study, cook, eat, sleep, play badminton, online, and shop for groceries. What else can I do??

To be honest, I have been really busy for the past few weeks because of my coursework that are constantly due on the same week or even on the same day!!(@.@) It has been a nightmare for me and it still is a nightmare for another 2 more weeks. Well, I do think I’ve been stressing myself a little too much and I do apologise if I did upset anyone for being “unfriendly”. OMG!! I seriously can’t wait to end this all up and take a break man!! Just another 2more weeks!! I’ll be coursework-free!! Woohoo~ (^.^)

After all this while, tonight was indeed the best night I've had, ever since I am here in the UK. Mr Tang (one of our lecturers from M’sia) was here since last week and we finally get to meet up with him tonight. Together, we attended a fabulous lecture regarding soil behaviour by one of the best lecturers named Dr. McDowell. Dr. McDowell, is not only handsome, but also smart and family oriented. The moment that he acknowledged his mother for all the supports she has been giving to him since childhood time was so touching and my tears are rolling in my eyes too.

Anyway, I think I have gone a little too far. What I am trying to say is, “Nice meeting you, Mr Tang!!” Tonight we all really had a wonderful chat with you and Mr Bill. We chatted on almost anything in random but interesting; the history of Civil Engineering in Uni. Of Nottingham, the names of the current buildings of Coates and Pope, the Telford, the sudden massive demands for education in Britain after World War 2, the current economy crisis, and etc. It was just so awesome that we could actually chat freely with our lecturers man~! :)

~More Updates~

Alright, i shall make this simply and fast!! (>.<)
First of all, i wanna show some pictures of 3 pretty trees~ **LOVE**


They were so leafy when we first saw~




Days later....



....the leaves are getting lesser....


But luckily, we managed to snap a pic before they become "botak"~ :p


The "Civil-ers" from M'sia~ (^.^)


~Sunset during Autumn~


Secondly, i wanna say thanks for a friend who had treating us a NICE dinner at her house~


"Thanks Stella(2nd from left)!!" Your cooking is MUCH better than mine~! haha~


Lastly, i wanna thanks a bunch for those who had wished me from across the world or celebrated my 21st birthday, here in the UK~ Thanks alot guys~!! (^.^)


Kebabs with chips and chicken wings, Rice & pitta with lamb and chicken meats PLUS mayo sauce, tomato sauce and garlic sauce!! I LOVE Charcoal Grill~ Yummy~


Thanks for the treat~! (^.^)


May ALL my dreams come true~ I have so sO SOooOO many dreams~ HAHA!


Lovely cheese cake & is very delicious~


Doritos with CHEESE and pasta sauce?


Ken preparing his very own, "secret recipe"~ Very nice ohh~


The Civil-ers: Alex (from HK), Ken, Ting, Jason and I~



ONE thing good about getting older is.......


......I'm legal to buy alchohols in the UK & USA~!! ~~WooHoo~~

~Away from Home~

It has been nearly 3 weeks since I arrived in the UK.. It was the end of summer when I just came here & it is now the beginning of Autumn~
Things have been changing all this while; the environment, the culture, the FOOD!, the cold weather (becoming even colder now), the people, and etc..

From a greenish view...



to the fallen leaves...


Ting Ting & I walking back to Sherwood Hall during our 1st week's of free stay~



In recent weeks, many of them have been asking me the same question, "Are you not homesick??"..
Come to think of it....MAYBE not....


The reason is.....


.....I'm smart enough to bring tonnes of photos (which caused the overweight of my luggage.. :p)

****But I do miss the food so badly... (>.<)****


Anyway, I'm now staying at an off campus self-catered hall at Raleigh Park..
We are jolly lucky to have everything brand new!!


Nice & comfy room together with my lovely blue pillow & Harry Potter(Yeah right, I do admit that I'm abit too slow in reading.. :p)



Study desk & the lovely board~



The toilet....



....and a BIG dining room plus kitchen~



This is part of the Sport Centre in University Park.. There's a total of 12 badminton courts (we have ONLY 2 courts in M'sia campus)!! How cool is that!!
I must admit that the sports' facilities provided are real good.. The reason to this is, we have to pay at least 65 pounds per year.. (>.<)



Archery Club~
How I wish I could have my own equipments in my future house~ :p



Ting Ting with her bow & arrows~



And this is me~ ***shoot until I got blue black on my left arm.. (=.=)***



Trip to Beeston town for groceries shopping & FREE pizzas from Domino's!! Say CHEESE~



When the weather gets colder, I'd tend to eat more and MORE....
These are the things which could keep me warm~
Wine~


3 in 1 white coffee + Milo from M'sia, nuts, chocolates, and biscuits~



Ting & I having our lunch at the lakeside in University Park~



The lakeside~



One of the random pictures in University Park..
Nice OLD structure~ Bricks or stones' structures are so lovely~



Another random picture in the University Park..
The Clock Tower~



A closer view..



Isn't it pretty~?



Old buildings at the City Centre..



Another old building.. But I can't recall what is this called though.. :p



Beeston's Charcoal Grill!! GOOD!!



1 meal for both of us is definitely more than enough..
Kebab+chips+salad with lots of mayo and tomato sauce.. ~yummy~



This simply reminds me of one of the streets in Chicago..



And this, reminds me of my lecturer back in M'sia; Encik Ahmad Fu'ad that taught us Environmental Fluid~
Well, you might be wondering of what this is...
This is actually a detention pond in Jubilee Campus!!
Detention pond is used to reduce peak storm water runoff rates by providing temporary storage..
In short, it's a drainage system with water plants..
The plants in it are actually acting as a natural filter in disolving the pollutants prior to discharge of runoff into the receiving streams..
Isn't that COOL?!!



"Muah Zhi" from Taiwan!! This was gifted by one of my flatmates that went to London..
How lovely she is.. But it's not as nice as the one in Taiwan though.. haha~



Talk about Taiwan, there are plenty of things I wanted to write, but am yet to do so.. In fact, I've given up in writing it since my friends had did it so perfectly!! Good job Maura & LaLa~!! (^.^)
***And this really gives me an excuse for not writing.. haha~***


Thanks to Lik Min, we have a wonderful video clip for our first week's of adventures in Taiwan~ Good job too, Alonso Min!! :)

Wall EEeeee~

Yesterday, when I was on my way to a nearby KTM station, I saw this brainless teenager thrown out a plastic bottle that he had just consumed onto the ground.

Something just crossed into my mind at that moment, “What the hell is wrong with you?!! Can’t you see the existing garbage on the ground?!! It’s getting more and MORE each day!! Why can’t you just hold it in your hand and throw it away when you see a garbage bin?? Is it really that hard, you idiot?!!”

Well, maybe this guy should go and buy a movie ticket, stick his butt on a nice cushion and educate himself a little bit more of a simple knowledge by watching Wall-E. If you’re a person just like him, I may probably shout at you and say, “You RUBBISH!! Do you NOT know what the purpose of a garbage bin is?!! Do I have to show you HOW by throwing you IN THERE?!!” Alright, this may sounds a bit too violent. Maybe I should say it in a much proper way, “Good boy/girl, go and watch Wall-E. Go Go Go~”

YES!! This picture shows us exactly what's happening in Malaysia and around the world I'm sure. GARBAGE CRISIS!!


Not clear enough?? Well, maybe this is much better~ For those who've watched Wall-E, I'm sure this looks familiar for you guys and it's happening on our lovely Earth!! Do you know that?!!


I'm pretty sure MOST of you knew about this but NOT MANY of us bother to deal with it. WHY?? I'd say, it's our mentality problem. I've once heard from a friend that, "Everyone is throwing rubbish on the ground or river. Although if I'm not, it won't have make much of a difference" Well, I can't remember whom that "rubbish" was. HmmpH!!

Last summer in Seattle, my aunt told me that it's a MUST for them to segregate their garbage into re-cyclable, non-recyclable and food waste. This is the policy and everyone is doing their job. If we're having such policy in Malaysia, do you think you can do your part TOO??

Whereas in Taiwan, they are having "Rubbish do not touch the ground" policy. By having almost the same amount of population as in Malaysia, but with an area that is almost 10 times smaller, space is definitely precious in Taiwan. Therefore, such policy not only reduces the amount of space taken up by garbage bins, but it also helps in reducing the smelly odour on the streets.

As shown on the picture, the yellow truck is the garbage collector that they are using. From nearby distance, I can guarantee you won't failed to hear the music coming out from the yellow truck. And once the residents heard that music, they'll automatically prepared themselves in front of the door. If they missed it, they'd have to keep the rubbish at home. YES!! At home!! And if you think your garbage stinks, that is when you'd start to reduce the amount of garbage you're producing. So, isn't it a brilliant policy?? If a similar policy is applied in Malaysia, I really wonder how many of us would actually bother to obey it. (>.<)


Next, can you see the blue thing? It is called the "Environmental friendly chopsticks" (EFC). In Taiwan, most of the halker stalls are providing bamboo chopsticks (use & dump). In order to reduce the amount of that usage, they come up with EFC which you can bring around, use it then wash it at home. What a COOL idea right?? All of us; the Malaysians actually bought one pair of those. But after awhile, we're not using that anymore. Well, Malaysians you see. :p


Can you see this cute paper containers? This is the way they pack their take-away food. And in Malaysia?? ---> Polystyrene containers, transparent plastic containers or transparent plastic bags.


As for shopping, plastic bags are not for FREE!! But at least, in Malaysia is now promoting environmental friendly bags. But I don't think this idea works when plastic bags are still giving out for free! Shall start doing something about it maybe?

Well, this post is NOT meant to criticise our lovely country, Malaysia. We're still developing you see. A country will never improved if the citizens are not co-orperating. And of course, the government MUST do things in a MORE "proper" way.


In the next decades, will this nice green mountains be replaced by garbage mountains?? No one knows, but I hope NOT~

~~再见 台湾~~

想起台湾　我就会想起Seven Eleven(台湾是全世界最多Seven的地方吧），Family Mart（跟Seven一样），水煎包，爱玉冰，１０１，捷运（train），多多冰沙（Ice Blended Yakult），碗糕，六福村(Amusement Park)，酒(好便宜！)，海带，新鲜的sashimi和海鲜，'oh ah"面线，香肠，Costco(美式Hypermarket)，夜市，绿绿的山，呼啦圈挂在树上都没人偷的大公园，没有石膏味的豆花，温泉(如果跟利猫猫，LaLa和Nicky去是有点可怕的)，珍珠奶茶(有大小珍珠哦)，ColdStone(马来西亚没有叻)，and etc.... 太多了啦...

Anyway，真的好久好久没ｕｐｄａｔｅ我的部落格了耶～
我想说，今天是０８０８０８的难得好日子啊～
那就开始记载“一下”我在台湾度过的一切一切吧！




首先是，我们大马“巨宾”被热情如火的台湾朋友们迎接的那一刻~
她们亲手做了一个大大欢迎cardboard，还当场高唱伍佰的“你是我的花朵”~
那时可能太热闹吧，大家的歌声都完全被淹没了 :p



有看到李国典的笑容吗？我们那时的心情都是一样的兴奋惊讶！
仿佛成了明星一样 有点儿受宠若惊的感觉~
而且，大部分大马人都比较保守吧 不太懂得如何表达自己~
相信我，我们那时真的非常感动 那一刻是永不难忘的~ ^_^



好！要出发环岛一星期了！先来个合照吧~
很可惜的是，Josefina, Helen & KK　都无法参与我们的行程~



这辆就是陪伴我们环岛的战车 上下了好多山路 还好我们有很棒的Alonso Min, Alonso Tien & Alonso Tan~
一开始 车子真的没被刮花耶 都是我不好吧 抱歉了大家 :(
以后我还是骑机车或单车比较好~



我饿了很久很久 也在车憋尿憋超久 好遥远的路程 而且还下大雨~
终于到达了环岛第一站，台中逢甲夜市~
放进我嘴里的第一杯饮料就是台湾很有名的50岚珍珠奶茶！一个字，赞！！



来台湾当然就是 吃！吃！吃！嘛~

接下来就是我蒙昧以求的水煎包！赞赞赞！！！



火鸡饭~



汤饺~



汤包~

别看它们的长相不是很好 在放进嘴里的那一刻 就只有“超好吃”三个字来形容吧~


而这个，长相看起来不错的炸鸡扒饭就还好而已~
里面黄黄的竹笋其实是我一直以来想尝试的东西~
但吃了之后 我和Toi Toi 都觉得它怪怪 味道有点像尿尿 :p



看！老板在做的是我们大马人都觉得可怕的…….



……..Bloody Rice Cake!!!!! 太可怕了~



可怕的东东可以忘了它~
接下来就是又大又好吃的香烤鱿鱼 好吃好吃~



在等待我们Shopping Queen Nicky的期间，大家选择了去投篮运动运动“一下”~
而且过后我们还能不停的免费投篮 真是好lucky啊~
所谓“happy go lucky”嘛~



Oh对了！那时Leta(台中人，白衣那位)也陪我们逛夜市 还带我们去一个不懂叫什么名字的地方看夜景~
隔天还请我们吃凤爪　人很好耶～



隔天，我们终于吃到在台湾的第一份早餐 ---- 是白萝卜糕，蛋饼(马来西亚没有)和豆浆哦~




好！该上路到阿里山咯~
“阿里山”是啦啦的山，“啦啦山”也是啦啦的山，在台湾还有什么山是妳的呢？~


写到有点累了～
真不明白　为什么利猫猫可以写那么快？？
还是．．．．．




To be continue吧.....


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