Karen *cheers*

haiz~~ my house was broken in yesterday.. first time in my life experience such a shock!!

when i juz reached home, i saw d cupboard open.. i was saying "which stupid guy open liao din close back.." then look ard.. my dad was saying, got ppl come in our house isit? my mind went black.. we rushed upstr.. GOSH!! my dad’s drawer stuff was all along thw walkway.. my room was messed up totally..

*sob* my laptop gone.. ang pao money gone.. some pound i gave my dad also gone *sob* money gone stil can earn.. d saddest thing is all d stuff in my laptop.. especially those UK photos.. ALL GONE ><… haiiizzzz
*sob* sorry to fbi, fish n cat.. some of d photos taken wif my hp i transfer to laptop, haven burn a copy……… goneee

Praying hard for God’s mercy.. Help us all.. Bless us all..

*p/s: my dear frens.. whoever have any group photos / any photo wif me de can send to me not? juz hoping that can have something to keep as remembrance of our days together… thank u ^^~

First of all, sorry for ‘disappearing’ for 3months plus ^^~

i’m now back in malaysia~

i’ve been to London n stay wif my aunt for ard 3months after leaving sheffield, until my visa expires~ got work part-time in a shoe shop, but sadly, din manage to get any construction permanent jobs =( 

quite a lot of things happened~ but din hv time n connection like when in sheffield so cannot keep things updated.. slowly slowly will update when my mood ‘ngam’ =D~

n after i came back, a lot of things soOoOo messy (my luggage, my house, my pc, my mood, etc etc).. sumore near christmas, church stuff bz, family relatives come visiting, etc etc~ hehe, so wait til now only turn on friendster lor =D

new year, hope got new changes~ positive changes: new work~ new life~ hopefully new car~ n of cuz hoping for more freedom~ kakaka~

actually really miss d time in sheffield, really like heaven on earth =D.. got own room, own toilet, own bed, own timing, own broadband connection~ surrounded wif frens, nvr get bored~ great weather, clean environment (no mosquito, no cockroach, no spider, no lizard)~ like do wat then do wat, wan go where then go where~ haiz~ happy times pass really fast~

but anyway, i’m back ere, well, wif all d ppl i love~ i shall keep all d sweet memories wif me always~ a dream fulfilled but could not last ^^~ but i believe God has better plans for me in d future

haha, k lar, enough d~ Wishing all my friends n relatives: HAPPY n BLESSED NEW YEAR @))*!!!~ ???~ oops: 2008!!! ^^

may God gv me d ability

to see clearly the borderlines in life & wisdom not to cross them…

nvr to stray over the narrow lines between:

Love   &   Possessiveness

Enthusiasm   &   Fanaticism

Self-reliance   &   Obstinacy

Self-confidence   &   Arrogance

Self-awareness &   Self-centredness

Compassion   &   Sentimentality

Helpfulness   &   Interference

Frankness   &   Tactlessness

Admiration   &   Idolatry

Enjoyment   &   Excess

Idealism   &   Naivety

well, a stage of life is over.. wat would the next stage be like?

today i’ve done my exam (pls don’t ask me how was it -.-").. relief? mayb quite a bit~ but its a sudden feeling of lost.. in past, study juz study, short term aim of life is always there, short term future is expectable (although wif many surprises on n off).. but now, juz really has no idea..

my rent in sheffield will only last til 8th of sept.. internet connection, not sure, some say end on 31st of Aug.. scary~ has been so used to broadband, getting in connection wif ppl i love tro msn, skype, email, etc.. almost checking mail everyday.. juz couldn’t imagine life without internet now~

where wil i go after tis? london? stay wif frens? or my aunt? will i b able to find a good job? graduation to be attended ere or back in m’sia? i really hv no idea~

praying hard for God’s direction.. may God show me His way.. ohya, thank God for the scholarship ^^~ His Grace has been more than enough for me.. n I shall trust in HIM~

in between time - a time of struggle.. past n future..

past: missing home, missing my loved ones..

future: better life, better job prospect??

when vision became blur, when hope seems far away, how shall i continue this journey? when people are heading for their ambition, when things are coming to an end, where shall i go?

by FAITH in GOD i shall proceed~ doing d best i can for now~ believing that GOD has HIS Plan for me~ putting my focus on JESUS~

today’s sermon: life is like a maraton, u’ll hv to train before u win.. training requires discipline, u hv to struggle, resist temptation, hold on to ur aim.. when u started training, u’ll feel the relief, u’ll know it is for ur benefit, u’ll discover it is worth it..

i don’t know wat will happen to me after 29th of August (my exam).. but wat i can do know is to settle my assignments, try my best for exam.. i will do my best, n God will do d rest~ keep faith, in between time~

Wow~ it’s been almost a month since i last write my blog ;"p

wat’s up recently? asgn lor~ presentations lor~ haiz, all i can advice after today is : NEVER BE LATE FOR PRESENTATIONS!!! really kena ‘kau-kau’ today by the lecturer~ but, haiz, we hv to pay wif our marks for our mistakes made…

well, despite the bz asgns, i’ve been to Cambridge the previous weekend b4 tis, and then to Cadbury last weekend~ i had my ‘old’ fren May Yen visiting me last week, hehe, so sorry i din manage to bring her ard sheffield (althought there’s nothing much ere) ="p hmm~ i wonder if would i cry when i leave UK =D~

oh well, let’s talk about Cambridge… best experience of all: river punting~ wuahahaa~ although hand is tired after ‘controlling’ in front, but it’s very enjoyable!! i’m really glad to hv experienced it by myself~ hehe, also thanks to PS for transporting us from the back..

then touring ard the colleges in Cambridge~ hehe, curi masuk St. John’s College.. some ppl say the Harry Porter movie was taken ere, some say in Oxford, i also blur ="p~ but anyway, they are all beautiful~

haha, then abt Cadbury: World of CHOCOLATES~ kakaka~ saw how chocs are made, smell d delicious aroma, seen the history of Cadbury Dairy Milk (my favorite when i’m young), sit through a short adventure of choc-lils car, took choc pics, n ofcuz, BUY chocs =D

well, overall tat’s d summary of the period i’m "away" from blog~ kakaka~ now gotta continue on wif my asgns *sob* cheers~

haiz, grey day~ morning wake up, whole sky grey n cloudy~ yup, it’s raining ere again, on n off~ hope it doesn’t flood lor~

sienz, supposed to start doing asgn.. but no mood now~ lazy, moody, dunno wat to do~ how to get myself started n organised ler? how to get my mind clear ler? how to know wat is d right thing to do, when is d right time to move, how is the right way to act?

hmm~ grey day is coming to an end, hope d sun comes out tomorrow to cheer me up~ haha~ weird me~ all d best everyone~

btw, any suggestion of good photo albums? er, i got feedback saying d link i attached to enter my snapfish photo album cannot get in or need register.. is there any photo album tat’s free, unlimited size, can share without hassle? haiz, y yahoo photo wan shut down ler? =(

haha, not to be superstitious, but my day din’t start off very well =")

woke up tis morn, thinking of getting a bread toast, placed it on a plate n put it into d oven.. then i took an apple, went back to room to watch movie while eating, thinking tat by d time i finish my apple, d bread will be fine….

when i finished my apple, went out of room.. walao, smelt my bread burnt!!! quickly off d oven switch, open d oven door, smoke came out~~~~~~~~~ ><.. frighten me, fast fast open all windows n balcony door!! luckily d smoke detector din go off~

disaster isn’t over yet.. i took d plate out, n washed with cold water.. yeah, tat’s wat happen, d plate cracked!! haiz, well, logically thinking, i know it’s hot n possible of breaking with sudden cold water, but somehow, when i panic, mind juz wasn’t tat logic -.-" haiz~ so, wat to do? with shivering hands, thrown d plate away..

well, i hv to pay to learn my lesson.. hv to buy a new plate.. so for those reading my blog (dunno how many will -.-"), juz b careful dun repeat my mistake =D..

lesson to learn: calm down, think before u act.. easy to say, hard to do~ kakakaka~ take care n God Bless

*btw, it’s not snowing now, not yet flood at my place.. juz raining whole day today ^^~

hehehe~ i’m back from d north part of UK~

last thurs is d starting of the journey of our backpacking.. we rented a car, fit d boot wif FoOd n personal stuff, then off we go =>

- first station - York [28 June]

we reach abt afternoon, went to a museum (i forgot the name) got a tower n court, but we din go in cuz need to pay, juz took photo externally ^^~ then we go to the national railway museum~ free entrance~ amazing to c lotz n lotz of trains.. steam train to bullet train.. but too bad we reach late, their almost closing when we reach, missed a lot of opportunity to explore more about d trains.. then we had our dinner in the car, after tat we drove ard towards the Minster cathedral.. n walk ard the walls.. it drizzled there, we took photos, n almost got a ’saman’ for simply parking too long in resident’s area ="p.. but we’re lucky to get back to our car in time to avoid such hazard ^A^~

- second station - Newcastle upon Tyne [28-29 June]

it was raining when we get there.. sumore we din know how to adjust the air-conditioner, it started to get midst on the windows.. in m’sia, midst is on d outside, but ere, d midst is in th inside.. er, dunno whether u all understand wat i’m saying =D.. juz d point is we almost got lost there, but luckily in d end we’re stil able to find the way.. we saw the millenium bridge, very damn beautiful, but due to chilled weather condition, did not went down to take photos (i got a bit regret abt tis - therefore the following stations no matter how cold, i’ll get down ^^~ ) then meet the other in the team (well, there’s 5 cars in our team, we left early to stop at York)

first night sleeping in the car.. before we sleep, we went ard the town to search for places to clean up, luckily there’s a 24hours Tesco, we borrowed the toilet to brush up ^^~ then only sleep in d car in d car park~ next morning, visited Tesco again.. but tis time got buy sumthing lar, so not so obvious juz use toilet lor =D

- third station - Edinburgh [29 - 30 June]

before reaching Edinburgh we stop at the border of scotland n england ^^~ also at Jedburgh juz stopped a while for photos as usual =D juz for additional information "burgh" is like a grant for certain cities, tat’s y scotland got many places with the ending of "burgh"

Edinburgh we first stopped at the carpark, went in St. James shopping complex use toilet, then went to Calton Hill.. beautiful~ wated to go up the tower actually, but not enough time.. due to car park charges =D

then we went Edinburgh Castle~ WOW~ nice~ sumore we’re lucky enough to see Cannon shoot~ it is bcuz the Queen went Scotland on the day, therefore they blow Cannon from Edinburgh Castle as a welcome sign~

we stayed a night in Globetrotter Inn, beside d sea.. well, facilities not bad, anyone planning to go can stay there.. first time staying in such dorm, double decker bed, common shared toilets, shared kitchen n dining area.. nice experience, chatting in shower room =D

- fourth station - Stirling Castle [30 June]

From Edinburgh, we continue our journey to Stirling Castle.. nice place, but not as big n interesting as Edinburgh Castle, but scenery is beautiful.. actually all sceneries from castles are beautiful de, cuz king stay de mar =D..

- fifth station - Perthshire [30 June]

in perthshire we juz stop at the wineyard - Dewar’s World of Whisky, Aberfeldy Distillery.. saw the process of whisky making.. it’s nice tat there’s a museum like exhibition and provides us with a walky-talky stuff tat allow us to listen accordingly.. too bad we dun hv enough time.. after watching a film, walking through the exhibition, the person in charge ‘blow’ us to try a lil of whisky.. hehe, first time feel warm in Scotland due to ‘chemical reaction’ =D.. then we toured the making process.. nice experience~

- sixth station - John O’ Groats [30 June - 1 July]

before reaching John O’ Groats, we stopped at Inverness for dinner - McDonald.. cuz everything is expensive / closed.. then a long journey up to John O’ Groats - stopped near a small cottage hotel to curi use toilet (but it is nice cottage feel with nice wallpaper).. and we saw a lot A LOT of sheeps on our way ^^

too bad it rained in John O’ Groats.. the scenery wasn’t as nice as expected due to lack of sunshine.. n the wind was damn strong.. the coldest point we ever experienced.. slept in car, juz went out a while to take pics then again curi use hotel’s toilet for brushing up ="p

We also went Thurso to see if there’s any boat trip out to see dolphins and seals.. but too bad it is raining thus no boat going out.. so on the way to next station, we stopped ata place to take group photo n from far, we saw some seals ^^~ kakaka~

- seventh station - Portree [1 - 2 July]

well, we stayed a night in Portree, it’s also a hostel, but less as comfortable as the previous one.. but not too bad, cuz we’re exhausted sumhow =D.. got bed sleep is alr GREAT~ kakaka~

we went out for a boat trip from Portree.. saw Puffin (a kind of sea bird) , sea eagle, a lot of sea gulls, and a lil bit of dolphin.. as it was drizzling, dolphin din jump out, juz saw a lil of its back from the surface of sea.. *sob*.. n Isle of Skye wasn’t like i imagined, with sharp cliff n stuff.. but anyway, the scenery is still marvellous ^^~

- eighth station - Loch Ness n Urquhart Castle [2 July]

Loch Ness, legendary of monster / water beast staying inside.. Urquhart Castle, we’re drained by rain water when we’re in there.. the castle was very much destroyed therefore unable to shelter us much.. so we went back to the gift shop, which we got the chance to watch the film of its history.. the castle has been passed through many hands, and the last burned the castle to sustain its freedom….

the legend of water beast i supposed started off with Columba’s mission visit, which when a follower of Christ when down the water to get the boat almost got attacked by a water beast, but when Columba shouted "Leave the man alone, turn back and do not hurt him", the beast seems to be afraid of sumthing in a sudden n disappeared in the water… do u believe in God’s power? kakaka~

- ninth station - Fort William [2 July]

before reaching Fort William, we stopped at the Dunvegan Castle, din get in, juz take photo from far.. then stopped at Eliean Donan Castle.. we did not managed to visit the castle as well.. we juz parked n take photos externally.. very comfortable view for my lunch / tea =D..

we stopped at Fort William for dinner - Cod and Chips.. walao~ missed the taste of fish ^^~ sheffield has no fresh fish.. no fresh seafood.. miss seafood so much ><.. Fort William is famous for the highest hill in Britain.. but too bad the weather wasn’t very good, most hills are covered with clouds and midst, therefore we’re unable to identify which hill is it..

- tenth station - Oban [2 - 3 July]

Wow~ the port is beautiful.. we saw swans at night, but din managed to stop for photo (no parking there).. then we went to a parking space, found a sport complex with water tap outside, brushed our teeth there.. then we parked near Tesco n sleep.. brushed up in Tesco next morning..

then we went to the "Crown of Oban" - McGrieg’s Tower.. took photos.. nice view~ then we went to the sealife sanctuary.. haha~ saw seals, otter, sharks, star fish.. like seaworld but smaller ^^~ so cute the otter swam, i video it, but wasn’t very clear =(

- twelfth station - Sheffield [3 July]

haha, before tat we stopped at Loch Lomond.. wow~ nice lake view.. took photos.. saw ducks very near.. feed them wif bread n in the end the ducks fight -.-" male ducks are beautiful, but very fierce.. poor female ducks dun get to eat, sumore kena bite -.-"..

then we also passed through city of Glascow (Glascow airport was bombed therefore we diverted not to pass the airport).. then went straight back to Sheffield…..

hehehe~ well on the way we stoped at many unidentified placed to take photos too.. and we saw many different animals~ sheeps wif black head, white head, furry, un-furred, furry cows, normal cows, goats, n lots n lots more.. too bad din hv chance to c the deer with horns.. er, if u call it horn =D.. so as a conclusion.. nice trip, thank God for d safe journey.. looking forward to net backpacking tour to the south ^^~ *cheers*

wow~ it’s raining again in Sheffield.. non-stop rain -.-".. hope it doesn’t flood tis time..

haha, one of my lecturer say our ‘feng shui’ no good, cuz Uni’s computer system was always ok until we came, the computer system went down.. then Sheffield experience flood, n there’s a fire somewhere visible from our hostel~ haha, shui o not ler?

but amazingly is sat, when our house is almost out of food, it juz drizzled once in a while so we managed to go buy food.. n sun morning d sun was good, i went to a Methodist church~ but it rained when i came out of church, not too heavy either, so went to Millenium Gallery to meet my frens (although i become a lamp post ="p)~ n walk ard to search for the cheapest printer..

haha, well, hope it stops raining tmr~ cuz i’m a lazy person who doesn’t like to use umbrella =D