time to go away again..

the month went by so very fast.. and now, it's time to go back to uk.. usually, this is where i start a deeply serious post on how things has changed. how the places that i used to remember how they were aren't anymore and most importantly, how the people that i left behind changed since i went.. yup, i could go into it but i won't. i finally came to realise that i should expect nothing less. ofcourse things change. ofcourse not everything will stay the same, no matter how much you hope and pray that time would stand still until my return. things change and i know that now. but i have the memories and for that i cherish them with all my heart.

anyway, yes, it's time to leave again. i'm leaving in the very early hours of 11am (yes, that is very early in my lazy and unproductive world). i'll be flying off to singapore and will be staying there for, wait for it... 10 hours. yes, you read right.. 10 freakin' long hours. my dad says i can actually go out the airport and walk around. any truth to this guys? please tag. i hope it's true.. my brain will rot from boredom if i get stuck in the airport for that long.. at 11pm, i would be off on a 12hour flight to great brittain. so, how will things be from this uk stay? well, since i'll be on my own this time around, i predict A LOT of dull moments but it won't be that bad, i would think. as long as i have my internet, laptop, dvds and lisa, i'll be a happy bunny. another sure thing is this time, i'm not gonna waste my time over there. i promised myself to do some stuff but i haven't done them yet.

1. go to europe. specifically france. why? disney land ofcourse! i promised the 7-year-old in me that. so, can't let the small guy down.

2. watch a manchester united footie match! now that reading is in the premier league, MU will be going there for their away match, so why not! it's only a 30min train ride.

3. ....i'm sure there are some other bunch of stuff i want to do.. don't remember them right now.

and finally, the verdict of my summer break! how was it? ':) i spent it with my family.. ofcourse it was awesome. and better yet.. i'll get to see one of them in uk real soon. that'll be a major help for my uncurable homesickness...

i'm out!

not so much...

so... how much stuff will i post up this time cause it's been a while since my last? yup, the answer has already been given in the title... not so much... yes, that's right... other than a couple of highlights, it has been a very dull dull week for yours truly... so, why bother blogging? i ask myself that too..

haven't gone out that much lately.. the usual reasons are:

1. no place to go (ofcourse.. it is brunei)

2. when there is a place to go to, there's no one to go with..

3. when there is someone to go with, there's absolutely ziltch things to do!

and because of these reasons, i am at home, bored to tears and very close to diving off the cliff in front of my house so as to have at least the tiniest bit of excitement.. exaggerating, i am not...

so, what upcoming adventures will i be up to in the near future? none what so ever, i'm afraid.. although there's a uk exhibition tomorrow at gadong.. so, what the heck.. i'm gonna crash that. i'm just gonna go to one of them and say, "excuse me. i'm 21 and learning in the uk at the moment and will be earning more than 4 grand in the very near future but i'm not happy.. do you have any university recommendation for me?"

do you think they'll do any bodily harm on me? ':)

i'm going with iffah and her two friends, amy & nadia (who used to like to confuse me with their names! haha!) p.s.: sorry for waking you just now, iffah! hehe.

so, after tomorrow's day out, what lies ahead? hmmmm... watching my 9 cats licks themselves? nahhh.. done that yesterday. watch paint dry? i know it's old stuff but hey, who doesn't like a classic? or watch a snail finish a 100m race? oh gosh! so many things to do, so little time.. what's a guy to do..

a trip to miri!

yup! my day trips get farther and farther... this time, me and my bst mates decided to go to miri! the whole thing was very spontaneous. a few days before the miri trip, we were joking around in naqib's new huge car, "ke miri siuk ni pakai kereta ani!" then, the next day, memie texted me asking if i wanted to join them to go to miri! i was very excited because i wanted to do some serious shopping and where else would it be better to shop at than miri?! very oddly enough, i was the only one who was intended to go on a shopping spree... the others just wanted to hang out. ':s

after having breakfast, we finally went off around 9.30am. so with just us young people in the car, who knew the way? no one.. yup, that's right! everyone had never gone to miri by themselves or without the rents. there was nothing to worry about really.. we had a plan. the plan was to head to belait, pass it and go right to the very end of brunei... after that, we depended solely on memory. hey, i didn't say it was a good plan...

after a few wrong turns, we eventually got to the shops we wanted to go to. i must say, i was rather dissapointed.. i was hoping to go wild and shop till i dropped but in the end, i ended buying only 2 things. a fossil watch (wohoo! can't wait to see that on my creditcard bill! ':s) and a converse bag (which btw i was really hesitant cause i wanted it red but they only had brown.. but to hell with it.. i wanted to spend the money)

all in all, it was still a fun day.

a trip to tutong!

hey people. i don't update so often but i promised ali i would so here it is...


went to tutong today with iffah to visit our friend ka emy. she's flying back to uk tomorrow so, we wanted to spend some time with her before she leaves. and she lives in tutong, so it was a very unusual hang out spot for us. especially for iffah, whom has never EVER been to tutong in her life! so she was pretty much acted like an overseas tourist. haha! i, on the other hand, used to live there all my childhood... so, it was great to see the place again. i took the opportunity to visit my old pals from the past. it was awesome seeing my childhood bestfriend again after not seeing him for over 2years!


i left tutong for over 4 years ago... it was dead then and it's still very dead now... there was absolutely nothing to do! thank god i moved. as i drove along the places i used to see everyday, i was hit with a sense of nostalgia. the school i used to study at... the shops i used to walk around in... the barber shop i used to go to... sigh... sweet memories...


after a long chat with my tutong mates, we had lunch somewhere nearby and after that we went to the civic centre. luckily for us, they were having a go-kart race there. so we went there to see one of the biggest event to ever hit tutong (i assumed ':))

me n iffah being very touristy... hehe

the one time i DON'T want them to crash

tourist!!!

happy 21st birthday ali! may God bless you always my dear friend... see you real soon dude.

the long awaited update

hey people! long time since my last post. as you may or may not know by now, i am back home in brunei! yey! it was a surprise comeback! not even my family knew. well, my dad did spoil it a little.. sigh.. oh and you know what the first thing my mom said to me?

"isshh... you dyed your hair again???"

hahaha! love you too mom! sigh... anyway, it's been super fun since i got back. did a whole lot this past 2weeks. went to tattoo (although that's not a major highlight since it sucked hard! except for china & phillippines. they were the best!), had a bbq at the beach with the brunei hall peeps (that was awesome! thanks guys!), tanglong (which was okay. wished i could see the whole show though..) and the usual hangouts with beloved friends and family.

i'm going back to uk on 2nd september. sigh... 2 more weeks left. sorry that this is a short update. i'd rather go have fun than sitting in front of the computer typing.

oh yeah! a huge congratulations to my sister for getting the scholarship! i wasn't worried for a second. i knew you'd get it even before you sat for your a-level exams. i'm so proud and happy for you. ':)

bye for now!