ROOM IN ESSEX UNIVERSITY

My room in Essex Univesity. It's messy, excuse me. I live with another 7 girls, which are the brightest brains around Europe and Asia. They are crazy, kind and very much in love with talking. I love them, love them so much and it hurts me really deep when I move to Durham.

I love this room. This is the place where I study, weep, and love. I always wake up in the middle of the night to gaze at the stars and watching the train goes by, wondering, where are they going in this wee morning?

One night, there is a crescent moon and a star. Reflecting both of my mum and dad, I guess.

FIRST EID' IN ESSEX

First raya in overseas, in Essex University. Our malay community is quite large, and needless to say, we enjoy a very yummy festive food! I still remember riding a car with one of the seniors, and meet so many Malays, Bruneians, Indonesians, and Mat Salleh.

MUSIM BUNGA PERTAMA DI DURHAM

Musim pertama di Durham. Owh, sebenarnya saya sampai-sampai sudah musim bunga. Cantik bukan? Daffodils, sakura, daisies, tulips. Ah. Tapi saya masa itu masih menyesuaikan diri. Library yang jauh, town yang agak jauh. Kawan-kawan yang baru dikenali. Dan membaca labour maket theory, serta mencari topic yang sesuai.

*Pengsan*

FIRST TIME TO NEWCASTLE

Pertama kali ke Newcastle untuk membeli ayam daging halal dan barang-barang asia yang lain. Can you imagine travelling for 1/2 hour to get halal food? Many Arabs say that due to the difficulty to get halal food, it is permissionable to buy chicken at any outlets in Durham. Duh. I was in awe. Yah, Durham is so small, Newcastle is really big, in comparison I mean. Still, I'm not fond of it.

CLACTON ON SEA

Berjalan-jalan dengan kekawan di Essex University ke Clacton on Sea. Naik bus cuma 30 minit sahaja. Pada mulanya kami salah menunggu di pondok bas yang lain, sepatutnya pondok bas di seberang sana! Saya sangat merindui laut, makanya mereka merancang trip yang satu ini, padahal mereka cuma mahu shopping. Aduhai, rindu bangat sama mereka.

Terjerat dengan hujan yang turun tiba-tiba, kami terperangkap di sebuah fun-fair. Sessi menangkap gambar tidak dilepaskan. Dan kemudian bershopping di bandarnya!

WATCHING EURO 2008

I stayed in Ustinov College when I first came to Durham University. It meant that I have to watch television in the common room whenever I wanted to, otherwise, I have to pay the TV license if I owned my own tv. This was where I watch one of the Euro 2008 match. With Min, Lutfi and Hairi. I couldn't remember which game, but I think it must be Germany who won, because Min smiled so hugely. I miss her. Miss her so much. Our conversations are colourful, and she is one of the best ladies I've ever met.

And this event is the impetus for my love towards football.

A VISIT BY A FRIEND FROM ABERDEEN

Friend from Aberdeen came for a visit, she's actually a Putri's friend, but we become close. I still owe her a visit, but Aberdeen is soooo far. Will go there, InsyaAllah, one day. She is one of the funniest ladies I've ever met. I couldn't stop laughing when I am with them. I miss them.